| Minnesota Vikings at Green Bay Packers |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: October 17, 1971 Location: Green Bay, WI Venue: Lambeau Field Attendance: 56263 |
| Weather: Drizzle Temp: 69 F Humidty: 71% Wind: 8 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota VikingsMIN | 7 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 24 |
| Green Bay PackersGB | 0 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 13 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | MIN | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Dave Osborn 6 pass from Gary Cuozzo (Fred Cox kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 2 | Green Bay PackersGB | Scott Hunter 1 run (Lou Michaels kick) | 7 | 7 |
| 3 | Green Bay PackersGB | Carroll Dale 56 pass from Scott Hunter (Lou Michaels kick blocked) | 7 | 13 |
| 3 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Stu Voigt 8 pass from Gary Cuozzo (Fred Cox kick) | 14 | 13 |
| 4 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Bob Grim 24 pass from Gary Cuozzo (Fred Cox kick) | 21 | 13 |
| 4 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Fred Cox 22 FG | 24 | 13 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||
| Offense | ||
| 86 | WR | Al Denson |
| 27 | WR | Bob Grim |
| 71 | LOT | Doug Davis |
| 62 | LOG | Ed White |
| 53 | C | Mick Tingelhoff |
| 64 | ROG | Milt Sunde |
| 73 | ROT | Ron Yary |
| 83 | TE | Stu Voigt |
| 15 | QB | Gary Cuozzo |
| 41 | HB | Dave Osborn |
| 30 | FB | Bill Brown |
| Defense | ||
| 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 |
| Green Bay Packers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 84 | WR | Carroll Dale |
| 85 | WR | John Spilis |
| 71 | LOT | Francis Peay |
| 62 | LOG | Bill Lueck |
| 57 | C | Ken Bowman |
| 68 | ROG | Gale Gillingham |
| 72 | ROT | Dick Himes |
| 81 | TE | Rich McGeorge |
| 16 | QB | Scott Hunter |
| 44 | RB | Donny Anderson |
| 42 | RB | John Brockington |
| Offense | ||
| 83 | LDE | Clarence Williams |
| 76 | LDT | Mike McCoy |
| 78 | RDT | Bob Brown |
| 82 | RDE | Lionel Aldridge |
| 89 | LLB | Dave Robinson |
| 50 | MLB | Jim Carter |
| 53 | RLB | Fred Carr |
| 48 | LCB | Ken Ellis |
| 43 | LS | Doug Hart |
| 24 | RS | Willie Wood |
| 29 | RCB | Al Matthews |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Dave Osborn | 15 | 59 | 3.9 | 11 | 0 |
| Bill Brown | 10 | 30 | 3.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Oscar Reed | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 5 | 0 |
| Gary Cuozzo | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Green Bay Packers | |||||
| Donny Anderson | 22 | 62 | 2.8 | 18 | 0 |
| John Brockington | 12 | 59 | 4.9 | 13 | 0 |
| Scott Hunter | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 1 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||||||||
| Gary Cuozzo | 32 | 17 | 53.1 | 1 | 182 | 5.7 | 24t | 3 | 1 | 10 | 88.3 |
| Bob Grim | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | |
| Green Bay Packers | |||||||||||
| Scott Hunter | 24 | 12 | 50.0 | 3 | 230 | 9.6 | 56t | 1 | 1 | 9 | 58.0 |
| Donny Anderson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||||||||
| Bob Grim | 7 | 101 | 14.4 | 24t | 1 | ||||||
| Dave Osborn | 6 | 26 | 4.3 | 8 | 1 | ||||||
| Bob Grim | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | |
| Al Denson | 3 | 47 | 15.7 | 17 | 0 | ||||||
| Stu Voigt | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8t | 1 | ||||||
| Green Bay Packers | |||||||||||
| Carroll Dale | 8 | 151 | 18.9 | 56t | 1 | ||||||
| John Spilis | 2 | 38 | 19.0 | 26 | 0 | ||||||
| Donny Anderson | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 | ||||||
| Rich McGeorge | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 | ||||||
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Ed Sharockman | 2 | 40 | 20.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Bobby Bryant | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Green Bay Packers | |||||
| Ken Ellis | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||||||||
| Bob Lee | 7 | 313 | 44.7 | 46 | 0 | ||||||
| Green Bay Packers | |||||||||||
| Donny Anderson | 5 | 231 | 46.2 | 58 | 0 | ||||||
| Donny Anderson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Bobby Bryant | 1 | 0 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Green Bay Packers | ||||||
| Ken Ellis | 2 | 0 | 30 | 15.0 | 30 | 0 |
| Elijah Pitts | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2.5 | 5 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Charlie West | 2 | 69 | 34.5 | 36 | 0 | |
| Bobby Bryant | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 | |
| Green Bay Packers | ||||||
| Larry Krause | 3 | 49 | 16.3 | 17 | 0 | |
| Elijah Pitts | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
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