| Minnesota Vikings at Chicago Bears Game Statistics |
| Date: September 23, 1973 Location: Chicago, IL |
| Venue: Soldier Field Attendance: 52035 |
| Weather: Mostly Cloudy Temp: 63 F Humidty: 70% Wind: 12 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota VikingsMIN | 0 | 13 | 0 | 9 | 22 |
| Chicago BearsCHIB | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 13 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | MIN | CHIB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Bobby Douglass 1 run (Mac Percival kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Mac Percival 31 FG | 0 | 10 |
| 2 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Fred Cox 41 FG | 3 | 10 |
| 2 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | John Beasley 3 pass from Fran Tarkenton (Fred Cox kick) | 10 | 10 |
| 2 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Fred Cox 25 FG | 13 | 10 |
| 4 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Fred Cox 14 FG | 16 | 10 |
| 4 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Fred Cox 11 FG | 19 | 10 |
| 4 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Mac Percival 12 FG | 19 | 13 |
| 4 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Fred Cox 35 FG | 22 | 13 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 44 | RB | Chuck Foreman |
| 49 | RB | Ed Marinaro |
| Defense | ||
| 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 |
| Chicago Bears | ||
| Offense | ||
| 43 | WR | George Farmer |
| 82 | WR | Earl Thomas |
| 65 | LOT | Randy Jackson |
| 61 | LOG | Glen Holloway |
| 52 | C | Rich Coady |
| 78 | ROG | Bob Newton |
| 74 | ROT | Bob Asher |
| 80 | TE | Craig Cotton |
| 10 | QB | Bobby Douglass |
| 26 | RB | Carl Garrett |
| 35 | RB | Jim Harrison |
| Offense | ||
| 85 | LDE | Willie Holman |
| 68 | LDT | Jim Osborne |
| 60 | RDT | Wally Chambers |
| 71 | RDE | Tony McGee |
| 55 | LLB | Doug Buffone |
| 51 | MLB | Dick Butkus |
| 20 | RLB | Jimmy Gunn |
| 32 | LCB | Charlie Ford |
| 25 | LS | Craig Clemons |
| 44 | RS | Garry Lyle |
| 20 | RCB | Joe Taylor |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Chuck Foreman | 16 | 116 | 7.3 | 41 | 0 |
| Ed Marinaro | 11 | 33 | 3.0 | 0 | |
| Fran Tarkenton | 6 | 18 | 3.0 | 0 | |
| John Gilliam | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Oscar Reed | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Carl Garrett | 25 | 90 | 3.6 | 0 | |
| Bobby Douglass | 10 | 63 | 6.3 | 1 | |
| Joe Moore | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 0 | |
| Jim Harrison | 5 | 19 | 3.8 | 0 | |
| Ike Hill | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||||||||
| Fran Tarkenton | 18 | 12 | 66.7 | 1 | 189 | 10.5 | 1 | 7 | 68 | 96.8 | |
| Chicago Bears | |||||||||||
| Bobby Douglass | 19 | 10 | 52.6 | 0 | 184 | 9.7 | 0 | 86.3 | |||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Chuck Foreman | 4 | 46 | 11.5 | 24 | 0 |
| Carroll Dale | 2 | 53 | 26.5 | 0 | |
| Stu Voigt | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 0 | |
| John Gilliam | 1 | 50 | 50.0 | 50 | 0 |
| Oscar Reed | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| John Beasley | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3t | 1 |
| Ed Marinaro | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Craig Cotton | 3 | 88 | 29.3 | 0 | |
| Tom Reynolds | 3 | 31 | 10.3 | 0 | |
| Earl Thomas | 1 | 38 | 38.0 | 38 | 0 |
| George Farmer | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Carl Garrett | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Jim Harrison | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Garry Lyle | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Mike Eischeid | 5 | 227 | 45.4 | 0 | |
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Bobby Joe Green | 4 | 151 | 37.8 | 0 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Bobby Bryant | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Jeff Wright | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
| Ike Hill | 4 | 12 | 3.0 | 0 | ||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Brent McClanahan | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 | |
| John Gilliam | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 | |
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
| Ike Hill | 3 | 56 | 18.7 | 0 | ||
| Cecil Turner | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 0 | ||
| Carl Garrett | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 | |
| Jim Osborne | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
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