| Atlanta Falcons at Minnesota Vikings |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: November 28, 1971 Location: Bloomington, MN Venue: Metropolitan Stadium Attendance: 49784 |
| Weather: Light Snow Temp: 28 F Humidty: 85% Wind: 12 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta FalconsATL | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Minnesota VikingsMIN | 0 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 24 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | ATL | MIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Clint Jones 73 run (Fred Cox kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Jim Mitchell 55 own fumble recovery (Bill Bell kick) | 7 | 7 |
| 3 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Fred Cox 19 FG | 7 | 10 |
| 3 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Bill Brown 23 run (Fred Cox kick) | 7 | 17 |
| 4 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Bill Brown 1 run (Fred Cox kick) | 7 | 24 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | ||
| Offense | ||
| 82 | WR | Ken Burrow |
| 81 | WR | Wes Chesson |
| 61 | LOT | Bill Sandeman |
| 64 | LOG | Andy Maurer |
| 57 | C | Jeff Van Note |
| 63 | ROG | Dick Enderle |
| 75 | ROT | George Kunz |
| 86 | TE | Jim Mitchell |
| 17 | QB | Bob Berry |
| 45 | RB | Sonny Campbell |
| 25 | RB | Art Malone |
| Defense | ||
| 87 | LDE | Claude Humphrey |
| 66 | LDT | John Small |
| 88 | RDT | Glen Condren |
| 71 | RDE | John Zook |
| 52 | LLB | Ron Acks |
| 58 | MLB | Don Hansen |
| 50 | RLB | Greg Brezina |
| 36 | LCB | Ken Reaves |
| 22 | LS | John Mallory |
| 34 | RS | Ray Brown |
| 27 | RCB | Tom Hayes |
| 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 |
| 89 | TE | Bob Brown |
| 19 | QB | Bob Lee |
| 26 | HB | Clint Jones |
| 30 | FB | Bill Brown |
| 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 |
| 20 | LS | Bobby Bryant |
| 22 | RS | Paul Krause |
| 45 | RCB | Ed Sharockman |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATL | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | / | / | 6 | 60 | 2 | 0 | |
| MIN | 19 | 13 | 5 | 1 | / | / | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Sonny Campbell | 9 | 26 | 2.9 | 7 | 0 |
| Willie Belton | 5 | 14 | 2.8 | 6 | 0 |
| Art Malone | 5 | 14 | 2.8 | 5 | 0 |
| Harmon Wages | 3 | 14 | 4.7 | 11 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 22 | 68 | 3.1 | 11 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Clint Jones | 22 | 155 | 7.0 | 73t | 1 |
| Bill Brown | 18 | 85 | 4.7 | 23t | 2 |
| Bob Lee | 4 | 9 | 2.3 | 3 | 0 |
| Jim Lindsey | 3 | 8 | 2.7 | 4 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 47 | 257 | 5.5 | 73t | 3 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||||||||
| Bob Berry | 23 | 11 | 47.8 | 3 | 76 | 3.3 | 19 | 0 | 4 | 21 | 16.1 |
| Team Totals | 23 | 11 | 47.8 | 3 | 76 | 3.3 | 19 | 0 | 4 | 21 | 16.1 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||||||||
| Bob Lee | 23 | 10 | 43.5 | 2 | 59 | 2.6 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 14.6 |
| Team Totals | 23 | 10 | 43.5 | 2 | 59 | 2.6 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 14.6 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Art Malone | 4 | 12 | 3.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Wes Chesson | 3 | 39 | 13.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Harmon Wages | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 9 | 0 |
| Ken Burrow | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 11 | 76 | 6.9 | 19 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Bob Grim | 4 | 31 | 7.8 | 13 | 0 |
| Bob Brown | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 18 | 0 |
| Bill Brown | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 5 | 0 |
| Gene Washington | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Jim Lindsey | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 10 | 59 | 5.9 | 18 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Greg Brezina | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Don Hansen | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 11 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Paul Krause | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Bobby Bryant | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 0 | |||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Billy Lothridge | 9 | 321 | 35.7 | 48 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 9 | 321 | 35.7 | 48 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Bob Lee | 6 | 218 | 36.3 | 42 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 6 | 218 | 36.3 | 42 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Willie Belton | 2 | 0 | 34 | 27.0 | 32 | 0 |
| John Mallory | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 0 | 36 | 12.0 | 32 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Charlie West | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bobby Bryant | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Willie Belton | 3 | 60 | 20.0 | 30 | 0 | |
| Sonny Campbell | 1 | 33 | 33.0 | 33 | 0 | |
| Dick Enderle | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 5 | 113 | 22.6 | 33 | 0 | |
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Charlie West | 2 | 51 | 25.5 | 26 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 2 | 51 | 25.5 | 26 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |
| Team Totals | 1.0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |
| Team Totals | 4.0 |