| Oakland Raiders at Minnesota Vikings |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: September 16, 1973 Location: Bloomington, MN Venue: Metropolitan Stadium Attendance: 44818 |
| Weather: Overcast Temp: 54 F Humidty: 69% Wind: 6 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oakland RaidersOAK | 0 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 16 |
| Minnesota VikingsMIN | 10 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | OAK | MIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Fred Cox 22 FG | 0 | 3 |
| 1 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | John Gilliam 43 pass from Fran Tarkenton (Fred Cox kick) | 0 | 10 |
| 2 | Oakland RaidersOAK | George Blanda 16 FG | 3 | 10 |
| 2 | Oakland RaidersOAK | George Blanda 25 FG | 6 | 10 |
| 2 | Oakland RaidersOAK | George Atkinson 63 punt return (George Blanda kick) | 13 | 10 |
| 3 | Oakland RaidersOAK | George Blanda 9 FG | 16 | 10 |
| 3 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Chuck Foreman 9 pass from Fran Tarkenton (Fred Cox kick) | 16 | 17 |
| 4 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Bill Brown 6 run (Fred Cox kick) | 16 | 24 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Oakland Raiders | ||
| Offense | ||
| 25 | WR | Fred Biletnikoff |
| 49 | WR | Mike Siani |
| 78 | LOT | Art Shell |
| 63 | LOG | Gene Upshaw |
| 00 | C | Jim Otto |
| 64 | ROG | George Buehler |
| 76 | ROT | Bob Brown |
| 88 | TE | Bob Moore |
| 3 | QB | Daryle Lamonica |
| 44 | RB | Marv Hubbard |
| 23 | RB | Charlie Smith |
| Defense | ||
| 77 | LDE | Bubba Smith |
| 60 | LDT | Otis Sistrunk |
| 80 | RDT | Art Thoms |
| 82 | RDE | Horace Jones |
| 41 | LLB | Phil Villapiano |
| 55 | MLB | Dan Conners |
| 86 | RLB | Gerald Irons |
| 26 | LCB | Skip Thomas |
| 43 | LS | George Atkinson |
| 31 | RS | Jack Tatum |
| 24 | RCB | Willie Brown |
| Minnesota Vikings | ||
| Offense | ||
| 42 | WR | John Gilliam |
| 82 | WR | Jim Lash |
| 67 | LOT | Grady Alderman |
| 62 | LOG | Ed White |
| 53 | C | Mick Tingelhoff |
| 72 | ROG | John Ward |
| 73 | ROT | Ron Yary |
| 83 | TE | Stu Voigt |
| 10 | QB | Fran Tarkenton |
| 41 | RB | Dave Osborn |
| 32 | RB | Oscar Reed |
| Offense | ||
| 81 | LDE | Carl Eller |
| 75 | LDT | Bob Lurtsema |
| 88 | RDT | Alan Page |
| 70 | RDE | Jim Marshall |
| 60 | LLB | Roy Winston |
| 50 | MLB | Jeff Siemon |
| 55 | RLB | Amos Martin |
| 43 | LCB | Nate Wright |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OAK | 19 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 7/17 | / | 6 | 70 | 4 | 2 | |
| MIN | 16 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 6/16 | / | 3 | 22 | 1 | 1 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oakland Raiders | |||||
| Clarence Davis | 12 | 73 | 6.1 | 0 | |
| Charlie Smith | 10 | 66 | 6.6 | 0 | |
| Marv Hubbard | 16 | 61 | 3.8 | 0 | |
| Daryle Lamonica | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 39 | 200 | 5.1 | 18 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Fran Tarkenton | 6 | 27 | 4.5 | 0 | |
| Chuck Foreman | 9 | 26 | 2.9 | 11 | 0 |
| Ed Marinaro | 8 | 15 | 1.9 | 0 | |
| Bill Brown | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 7 | 1 |
| Oscar Reed | 5 | 10 | 2.0 | 0 | |
| Dave Osborn | 4 | 10 | 2.5 | 0 | |
| Stu Voigt | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 35 | 103 | 2.9 | 13 | 1 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oakland Raiders | |||||||||||
| Daryle Lamonica | 30 | 13 | 43.3 | 2 | 183 | 6.1 | 0 | 4 | 30 | 35.8 | |
| Team Totals | 30 | 13 | 43.3 | 2 | 183 | 6.1 | 48 | 0 | 4 | 30 | 35.8 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||||||||
| Fran Tarkenton | 31 | 13 | 41.9 | 1 | 187 | 6.0 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 70.2 | |
| Team Totals | 31 | 13 | 41.9 | 1 | 187 | 6.0 | 42t | 2 | 2 | 17 | 70.2 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oakland Raiders | |||||
| Mike Siani | 6 | 111 | 18.5 | 0 | |
| Charlie Smith | 3 | 31 | 10.3 | 0 | |
| Fred Biletnikoff | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 0 | |
| Marv Hubbard | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Pete Banaszak | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 13 | 183 | 14.1 | 48 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Chuck Foreman | 6 | 53 | 8.8 | 14 | 1 |
| John Gilliam | 4 | 90 | 22.5 | 1 | |
| Stu Voigt | 1 | 43 | 43.0 | 43 | 0 |
| Oscar Reed | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Dave Osborn | 1 | -4 | -4.0 | -4 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 13 | 187 | 14.4 | 42t | 2 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oakland Raiders | |||||
| George Atkinson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Bobby Bryant | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Jeff Wright | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 9 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oakland Raiders | |||||
| Ray Guy | 5 | 248 | 49.6 | 68 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 5 | 248 | 49.6 | 68 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Mike Eischeid | 7 | 280 | 40.0 | 47 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 7 | 280 | 40.0 | 47 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oakland Raiders | ||||||
| George Atkinson | 4 | 78 | 19.5 | 1 | ||
| Tommy Maxwell | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 5 | 2 | 78 | 15.6 | 63t | 1 |
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Bobby Bryant | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oakland Raiders | ||||||
| Clarence Davis | 3 | 67 | 22.3 | 23 | 0 | |
| Bob Hudson | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 4 | 83 | 20.8 | 23 | 0 | |
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| John Gilliam | 2 | 49 | 24.5 | 29 | 0 | |
| Bill Brown | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 3 | 67 | 22.3 | 29 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Oakland Raiders | |
| Horace Jones | 1.0 |
| Team Totals | 2.0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |
| Team Totals | 4.0 |