| Minnesota Vikings at Los Angeles Rams |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: November 19, 1972 Location: Los Angeles, CA Venue: Memorial Coliseum Attendance: 77982 |
| Weather: Clear Temp: 64 F Humidty: 56% Wind: 14 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota VikingsMIN | 3 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 45 |
| Los Angeles RamsLARM | 7 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 41 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | MIN | LARM |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Los Angeles RamsLARM | Jim Bertelsen 1 run (David Ray kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Fred Cox 37 FG | 3 | 7 |
| 2 | Los Angeles RamsLARM | David Ray 33 FG | 3 | 10 |
| 2 | Los Angeles RamsLARM | Roman Gabriel 1 run (David Ray kick) | 3 | 17 |
| 2 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Bill Brown 1 run (Fred Cox kick) | 10 | 17 |
| 2 | Los Angeles RamsLARM | David Ray 34 FG | 10 | 20 |
| 3 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Paul Krause 30 opponents fumble recovery (Fred Cox kick) | 17 | 20 |
| 3 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Bill Brown 76 pass from Fran Tarkenton (Fred Cox kick) | 24 | 20 |
| 3 | Los Angeles RamsLARM | Jim Bertelsen 1 run (David Ray kick) | 24 | 27 |
| 4 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | John Henderson 70 pass from Fran Tarkenton (Fred Cox kick) | 31 | 27 |
| 4 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Bill Brown 5 pass from Fran Tarkenton (Fred Cox kick) | 38 | 27 |
| 4 | Los Angeles RamsLARM | Willie Ellison 7 run (David Ray kick) | 38 | 34 |
| 4 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | John Gilliam 66 pass from Fran Tarkenton (Fred Cox kick) | 45 | 34 |
| 4 | Los Angeles RamsLARM | Joe Sweet 17 pass from Roman Gabriel (David Ray kick) | 45 | 41 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||
| Offense | ||
| 42 | WR | John Gilliam |
| 84 | WR | Gene Washington |
| 67 | LOT | Grady Alderman |
| 62 | LOG | Ed White |
| 53 | C | Mick Tingelhoff |
| 64 | ROG | Milt Sunde |
| 73 | ROT | Ron Yary |
| 87 | TE | John Beasley |
| 10 | QB | Fran Tarkenton |
| 49 | RB | Ed Marinaro |
| 32 | RB | Oscar Reed |
| Defense | ||
| 81 | LDE | Carl Eller |
| 77 | LDT | Gary Larsen |
| 88 | RDT | Alan Page |
| 70 | RDE | Jim Marshall |
| 60 | LLB | Roy Winston |
| 50 | MLB | Jeff Siemon |
| 58 | RLB | Wally Hilgenberg |
| 40 | LCB | Charlie West |
| 23 | LS | Jeff Wright |
| 22 | RS | Paul Krause |
| 20 | RCB | Bobby Bryant |
| Los Angeles Rams | ||
| Offense | ||
| 13 | WR | Lance Rentzel |
| 84 | WR | Jack Snow |
| 73 | LOT | Charlie Cowan |
| 65 | LOG | Tom Mack |
| 50 | C | Ken Iman |
| 71 | ROG | Joe Scibelli |
| 76 | ROT | Harry Schuh |
| 80 | TE | Bob Klein |
| 18 | QB | Roman Gabriel |
| 45 | RB | Jim Bertelsen |
| 33 | RB | Willie Ellison |
| Offense | ||
| 85 | LDE | Jack Youngblood |
| 74 | LDT | Merlin Olsen |
| 90 | RDT | Larry Brooks |
| 79 | RDE | Coy Bacon |
| 53 | LLB | Jim Purnell |
| 86 | MLB | Marlin McKeever |
| 58 | RLB | Isiah Robertson |
| 24 | LCB | Clancy Williams |
| 42 | LS | Dave Elmendorf |
| 19 | RS | Jim Nettles |
| 21 | RCB | Gene Howard |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIN | 14 | 3 | 10 | 1 | / | / | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| LARM | 25 | 13 | 17 | 0 | / | / | 3 | 38 | 1 | 1 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Bill Brown | 9 | 17 | 1.9 | 5 | 1 |
| Dave Osborn | 5 | 14 | 2.8 | 0 | |
| Oscar Reed | 3 | 14 | 4.7 | 0 | |
| Fran Tarkenton | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Ed Marinaro | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 22 | 56 | 2.5 | 1 | |
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||
| Willie Ellison | 16 | 104 | 6.5 | 1 | |
| Bob Thomas | 8 | 49 | 6.1 | 0 | |
| Jim Bertelsen | 12 | 35 | 2.9 | 2 | |
| Larry Smith | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Roman Gabriel | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | |
| Team Totals | 39 | 191 | 4.9 | 4 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||||||||
| Fran Tarkenton | 28 | 14 | 50.0 | 0 | 319 | 11.4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 130.8 | |
| Team Totals | 28 | 14 | 50.0 | 0 | 319 | 11.4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 130.8 | |
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||||||||
| Roman Gabriel | 33 | 25 | 75.8 | 1 | 240 | 7.3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 93.0 | |
| Team Totals | 33 | 25 | 75.8 | 1 | 240 | 7.3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 93.0 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Bill Brown | 5 | 116 | 23.2 | 76 | 2 |
| John Gilliam | 4 | 105 | 26.3 | 1 | |
| John Henderson | 2 | 81 | 40.5 | 1 | |
| John Beasley | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | |
| Ed Marinaro | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 14 | 319 | 22.8 | 4 | |
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||
| Jack Snow | 8 | 112 | 14.0 | 0 | |
| Bob Klein | 6 | 39 | 6.5 | 0 | |
| Jim Bertelsen | 3 | 35 | 11.7 | 0 | |
| Larry Smith | 3 | 27 | 9.0 | 0 | |
| Willie Ellison | 3 | 5 | 1.7 | 0 | |
| Joe Sweet | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17t | 1 |
| Lance Rentzel | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 25 | 240 | 9.6 | 1 | |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Bobby Bryant | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 28 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 0 | |||
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Mike Eischeid | 6 | 253 | 42.2 | 48 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 6 | 253 | 42.2 | 0 | |
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||
| Dave Chapple | 4 | 163 | 40.8 | 52 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 163 | 40.8 | 0 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Bobby Bryant | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Charlie West | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| Los Angeles Rams | ||||||
| Jim Bertelsen | 3 | 0 | 53 | 17.7 | 24 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| John Gilliam | 3 | 82 | 27.3 | 41 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| Los Angeles Rams | ||||||
| John Pergine | 3 | 46 | 15.3 | 19 | 0 | |
| Willie Ellison | 2 | 58 | 29.0 | 29 | 0 | |
| Bob Thomas | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |
| Team Totals | 1.0 |
| Los Angeles Rams | |
| Team Totals | 0.0 |