| Chicago Bears at Minnesota Vikings |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: December 3, 1972 Location: Bloomington, MN Venue: Metropolitan Stadium Attendance: 49784 |
| Weather: Overcast Temp: -2 F Humidty: 43% Wind: 10 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago BearsCHIB | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
| Minnesota VikingsMIN | 3 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 23 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | CHIB | MIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Fred Cox 19 FG | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Fred Cox 24 FG | 0 | 6 |
| 2 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | John Henderson 15 pass from Fran Tarkenton (Fred Cox kick) | 0 | 13 |
| 2 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Mac Percival 27 FG | 3 | 13 |
| 3 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Bobby Bryant 24 opponents fumble recovery (Fred Cox kick) | 3 | 20 |
| 4 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Fred Cox 14 FG | 3 | 23 |
| 4 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Gary Kosins 7 pass from Bobby Douglass (Mac Percival kick) | 10 | 23 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | ||
| Offense | ||
| 43 | WR | George Farmer |
| 84 | WR | Jim Seymour |
| 65 | LOT | Randy Jackson |
| 61 | LOG | Glen Holloway |
| 52 | C | Rich Coady |
| 78 | ROG | Bob Newton |
| 74 | ROT | Bob Asher |
| 82 | TE | Earl Thomas |
| 10 | QB | Bobby Douglass |
| 35 | RB | Jim Harrison |
| 24 | RB | Don Shy |
| Defense | ||
| 71 | LDE | Tony McGee |
| 68 | LDT | Jim Osborne |
| 67 | RDT | Bill Line |
| 87 | RDE | Steve DeLong |
| 55 | LLB | Doug Buffone |
| 51 | MLB | Dick Butkus |
| 31 | RLB | Ross Brupbacher |
| 32 | LCB | Charlie Ford |
| 48 | LS | Ron Smith |
| 18 | RS | Jerry Moore |
| 20 | RCB | Joe Taylor |
| Minnesota Vikings | ||
| Offense | ||
| 42 | WR | John Gilliam |
| 80 | WR | John Henderson |
| 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 |
| 41 | RB | Dave Osborn |
| 32 | RB | Oscar Reed |
| Offense | ||
| 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 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHIB | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | / | / | 2 | 20 | 2 | 2 | |
| MIN | 19 | 5 | 13 | 1 | / | / | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Jim Harrison | 13 | 55 | 4.2 | 0 | |
| Bobby Douglass | 5 | 23 | 4.6 | 0 | |
| Cyril Pinder | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | |
| Don Shy | 7 | 3 | 0.4 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 27 | 90 | 3.3 | 0 | |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Oscar Reed | 18 | 50 | 2.8 | 0 | |
| Dave Osborn | 15 | 40 | 2.7 | 0 | |
| Bill Brown | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| John Gilliam | 1 | -12 | -12.0 | -12 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 35 | 80 | 2.3 | 0 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||||||||
| Bobby Douglass | 13 | 2 | 15.4 | 1 | 8 | 0.6 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 33.2 | |
| Team Totals | 13 | 2 | 15.4 | 1 | 8 | 0.6 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 33.2 | |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||||||||
| Fran Tarkenton | 39 | 21 | 53.8 | 1 | 261 | 6.7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 72.7 | |
| Team Totals | 39 | 21 | 53.8 | 1 | 261 | 6.7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 72.7 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Gary Kosins | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7t | 1 |
| Earl Thomas | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 1 | |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Dave Osborn | 7 | 66 | 9.4 | 0 | |
| John Gilliam | 5 | 111 | 22.2 | 0 | |
| John Henderson | 4 | 45 | 11.3 | 1 | |
| Oscar Reed | 4 | 24 | 6.0 | 0 | |
| John Beasley | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 21 | 261 | 12.4 | 1 | |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Bob Jeter | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 0 | |||
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Bobby Bryant | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 0 | |||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Bobby Joe Green | 7 | 239 | 34.1 | 40 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 7 | 239 | 34.1 | ||
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Mike Eischeid | 4 | 180 | 45.0 | 51 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 180 | 45.0 | 0 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
| Ron Smith | 1 | 0 | 29 | 29.0 | 29 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Charlie West | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bobby Bryant | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
| Cecil Turner | 3 | 90 | 30.0 | 57 | 0 | |
| Glen Holloway | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 28 | 0 | |
| Ron Smith | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 | |
| Cyril Pinder | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| John Gilliam | 2 | 64 | 32.0 | 45 | 0 | |
| Stu Voigt | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |
| Team Totals | 0.0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |
| Team Totals | 3.0 |