| Minnesota Vikings at San Francisco 49ers Game Statistics |
| Date: December 16, 1972 Location: San Francisco, CA |
| Venue: Candlestick Park Attendance: 61214 |
| Weather: Light Rain Temp: 42 F Humidty: 86% Wind: 0 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota VikingsMIN | 7 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 17 |
| San Francisco 49ersSF | 0 | 6 | 0 | 14 | 20 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | MIN | SF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Ed Marinaro 18 pass from Fran Tarkenton (Fred Cox kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 2 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Bruce Gossett 14 FG | 7 | 3 |
| 2 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Bruce Gossett 37 FG | 7 | 6 |
| 3 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Fred Cox 43 FG | 10 | 6 |
| 3 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | John Gilliam 31 pass from Fran Tarkenton (Fred Cox kick) | 17 | 6 |
| 4 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Gene Washington 24 pass from John Brodie (Bruce Gossett kick) | 17 | 13 |
| 4 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Dick Witcher 2 pass from John Brodie (Bruce Gossett kick) | 17 | 20 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 56 | LLB | Carl Gersbach |
| 50 | MLB | Jeff Siemon |
| 58 | RLB | Wally Hilgenberg |
| 40 | LCB | Charlie West |
| 29 | LS | Karl Kassulke |
| 22 | RS | Paul Krause |
| 20 | RCB | Bobby Bryant |
| San Francisco 49ers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 85 | WR | Preston Riley |
| 18 | WR | Gene Washington |
| 75 | LOT | Len Rohde |
| 65 | LOG | Randy Beisler |
| 75 | C | Forrest Blue |
| 69 | ROG | Woody Peoples |
| 79 | ROT | Cas Banaszek |
| 82 | TE | Ted Kwalick |
| 11 | QB | Steve Spurrier |
| 22 | RB | Vic Washington |
| 40 | RB | Ken Willard |
| Offense | ||
| 53 | LDE | Tommy Hart |
| 70 | LDT | Charlie Krueger |
| 74 | RDT | Earl Edwards |
| 86 | RDE | Cedrick Hardman |
| 64 | LLB | Dave Wilcox |
| 50 | MLB | Ed Beard |
| 52 | RLB | Skip Vanderbundt |
| 37 | LCB | Jimmy Johnson |
| 32 | LS | Mel Phillips |
| 38 | RS | Mike Simpson |
| 44 | RCB | Bruce Taylor |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Ed Marinaro | 16 | 70 | 4.4 | 0 | |
| Bill Brown | 10 | 41 | 4.1 | 11 | 0 |
| Oscar Reed | 7 | 30 | 4.3 | 0 | |
| Fran Tarkenton | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 0 | |
| John Gilliam | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 0 | |
| Mike Eischeid | 1 | -13 | -13.0 | -13 | 0 |
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Larry Schreiber | 12 | 67 | 5.6 | 0 | |
| Vic Washington | 10 | 43 | 4.3 | 0 | |
| Ken Willard | 5 | 25 | 5.0 | 16 | 0 |
| John Isenbarger | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | |
| Jimmy Thomas | 4 | 7 | 1.8 | 0 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||||||||
| Fran Tarkenton | 25 | 11 | 44.0 | 2 | 144 | 5.8 | 2 | 4 | 48 | 56.1 | |
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||||||||
| John Brodie | 15 | 10 | 66.7 | 2 | 165 | 11.0 | 2 | 103.5 | |||
| Steve Spurrier | 14 | 7 | 50.0 | 3 | 76 | 5.4 | 0 | 26.8 | |||
| John Isenbarger | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 | |||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| John Gilliam | 4 | 62 | 15.5 | 1 | |
| Bill Brown | 3 | 54 | 18.0 | 31 | 0 |
| Ed Marinaro | 3 | 22 | 7.3 | 1 | |
| Oscar Reed | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Gene Washington | 4 | 119 | 29.8 | 1 | |
| Vic Washington | 4 | 36 | 9.0 | 0 | |
| Ted Kwalick | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 0 | |
| Ken Willard | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 15 | 0 |
| Larry Schreiber | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 0 | |
| John Isenbarger | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Preston Riley | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Dick Witcher | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2t | 1 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Paul Krause | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 0 | |
| Jeff Siemon | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 0 | |
| Charlie West | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Dave Wilcox | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Mike Simpson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Mike Eischeid | 6 | 254 | 42.3 | 0 | |
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Jim McCann | 3 | 116 | 38.7 | 0 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Charlie West | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 | |
| San Francisco 49ers | ||||||
| Ralph McGill | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 0 | ||
| Bruce Taylor | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Clint Jones | 2 | 67 | 33.5 | 0 | ||
| Jim Lindsey | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 | |
| San Francisco 49ers | ||||||
| Vic Washington | 2 | 78 | 39.0 | 0 | ||
| Frank Nunley | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
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