| Chicago Bears at Minnesota Vikings |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: September 26, 1971 Location: Bloomington, MN Venue: Metropolitan Stadium Attendance: 47900 |
| Weather: Drizzle Temp: 58 F Humidty: 83% Wind: 14 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago BearsCHIB | 0 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 20 |
| Minnesota VikingsMIN | 0 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 17 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | CHIB | MIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Bob Grim 4 pass from Gary Cuozzo (Fred Cox kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 3 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Mac Percival 45 FG | 3 | 7 |
| 3 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Bob Grim 52 pass from Gary Cuozzo (Fred Cox kick) | 3 | 14 |
| 3 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Fred Cox 14 FG | 3 | 17 |
| 4 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Dick Gordon 36 pass from Kent Nix (Mac Percival kick) | 10 | 17 |
| 4 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Mac Percival 45 FG | 13 | 17 |
| 4 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Dick Gordon 19 pass from Kent Nix (Mac Percival kick) | 20 | 17 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | ||
| Offense | ||
| 43 | WR | George Farmer |
| 45 | WR | Dick Gordon |
| 65 | LOT | Randy Jackson |
| 61 | LOG | Glen Holloway |
| 52 | C | Rich Coady |
| 72 | ROG | Jim Cadile |
| 73 | ROT | Steve Wright |
| 89 | TE | Bob Wallace |
| 11 | QB | Jack Concannon |
| 33 | RB | Jim Grabowski |
| 24 | RB | Don Shy |
| Defense | ||
| 85 | LDE | Willie Holman |
| 67 | LDT | George Seals |
| 76 | RDT | Bill Staley |
| 87 | RDE | Ed O'Bradovich |
| 55 | LLB | Doug Buffone |
| 51 | MLB | Dick Butkus |
| 31 | RLB | Ross Brupbacher |
| 20 | LCB | Joe Taylor |
| 48 | LS | Ron Smith |
| 18 | RS | Jerry Moore |
| 32 | RCB | Charlie Ford |
| Minnesota Vikings | ||
| Offense | ||
| 27 | WR | Bob Grim |
| 84 | WR | Gene Washington |
| 67 | LOT | Grady Alderman |
| 62 | LOG | Ed White |
| 53 | C | Mick Tingelhoff |
| 64 | ROG | Milt Sunde |
| 73 | ROT | Ron Yary |
| 83 | TE | Stu Voigt |
| 15 | QB | Gary Cuozzo |
| 26 | HB | Clint Jones |
| 32 | FB | Oscar Reed |
| Offense | ||
| 81 | LDE | Carl Eller |
| 77 | LDT | Gary Larsen |
| 88 | RDT | Alan Page |
| 70 | RDE | Jim Marshall |
| 60 | LLB | Roy Winston |
| 56 | MLB | Carl Gersbach |
| 58 | RLB | Wally Hilgenberg |
| 40 | LCB | Charlie West |
| 29 | LS | Karl Kassulke |
| 22 | RS | Paul Krause |
| 45 | RCB | Ed Sharockman |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Don Shy | 10 | 34 | 3.4 | 7 | 0 |
| Jim Grabowski | 5 | 28 | 5.6 | 12 | 0 |
| Bill Tucker | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Cyril Pinder | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Jack Concannon | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Kent Nix | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Clint Jones | 8 | 32 | 4.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Jim Lindsey | 6 | 27 | 4.5 | 13 | 0 |
| Dave Osborn | 10 | 16 | 1.6 | 7 | 0 |
| Oscar Reed | 3 | 7 | 2.3 | 3 | 0 |
| Gary Cuozzo | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||||||||
| Jack Concannon | 37 | 23 | 62.2 | 1 | 187 | 5.1 | 25 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 63.7 |
| Kent Nix | 5 | 3 | 60.0 | 0 | 81 | 16.2 | 36t | 2 | 1 | 8 | 143.8 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||||||||
| Gary Cuozzo | 26 | 11 | 42.3 | 1 | 162 | 6.2 | 52t | 2 | 2 | 16 | 72.9 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Dick Gordon | 10 | 115 | 11.5 | 36t | 2 |
| Bob Wallace | 4 | 60 | 15.0 | 26 | 0 |
| George Farmer | 4 | 43 | 10.8 | 18 | 0 |
| Jim Grabowski | 2 | 34 | 17.0 | 25 | 0 |
| Cyril Pinder | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Bill Tucker | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 4 | 0 |
| Don Shy | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Bob Grim | 5 | 91 | 18.2 | 52t | 2 |
| Stu Voigt | 2 | 44 | 22.0 | 25 | 0 |
| Oscar Reed | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Dave Osborn | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Bill Brown | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Ron Smith | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 27 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Karl Kassulke | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 27 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Bobby Joe Green | 3 | 117 | 39.0 | 43 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Bob Lee | 7 | 252 | 36.0 | 0 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
| Ron Smith | 3 | 14 | 4.7 | 0 | ||
| Cecil Turner | 2 | 1 | 19 | 9.5 | 10 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Bob Grim | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
| Ron Smith | 3 | 102 | 34.0 | 0 | ||
| Cecil Turner | 1 | 29 | 29.0 | 29 | 0 | |
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Bob Grim | 2 | 52 | 26.0 | 29 | 0 | |
| Charlie West | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 0 | ||
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
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