| Minnesota Vikings at Detroit Lions Game Statistics |
| Date: October 7, 1973 Location: Detroit, MI |
| Venue: Tiger Stadium Attendance: 49544 |
| Weather: Mostly Cloudy Temp: 67 F Humidty: 52% Wind: 8 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota VikingsMIN | 14 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 23 |
| Detroit LionsDET | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | MIN | DET |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Ed Marinaro 12 pass from Fran Tarkenton (Fred Cox kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 1 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Ed Marinaro 8 pass from Fran Tarkenton (Fred Cox kick) | 14 | 0 |
| 1 | Detroit LionsDET | Errol Mann 37 FG | 14 | 3 |
| 2 | Detroit LionsDET | Errol Mann 15 FG | 14 | 6 |
| 2 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Fred Cox 38 FG | 17 | 6 |
| 2 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Fred Cox 37 FG | 20 | 6 |
| 3 | Detroit LionsDET | Errol Mann 33 FG | 20 | 9 |
| 4 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Fred Cox 27 FG | 23 | 9 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||
| Offense | ||
| 84 | WR | Carroll Dale |
| 42 | WR | John Gilliam |
| 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 |
| 77 | LDT | Gary Larsen |
| 88 | RDT | Alan Page |
| 70 | RDE | Jim Marshall |
| 60 | LLB | Roy Winston |
| 50 | MLB | Jeff Siemon |
| 58 | RLB | Wally Hilgenberg |
| 43 | LCB | Nate Wright |
| 23 | LS | Jeff Wright |
| 22 | RS | Paul Krause |
| 20 | RCB | Bobby Bryant |
| Detroit Lions | ||
| Offense | ||
| 89 | WR | Ron Jessie |
| 49 | WR | Larry Walton |
| 64 | LOT | Gordon Jolley |
| 63 | LOG | Chuck Walton |
| 54 | C | Ed Flanagan |
| 66 | ROG | Bob Kowalkowski |
| 76 | ROT | Rocky Freitas |
| 88 | TE | Charlie Sanders |
| 11 | QB | Greg Landry |
| 24 | RB | Mel Farr |
| 42 | RB | Altie Taylor |
| Offense | ||
| 82 | LDE | Ken Sanders |
| 80 | LDT | Herb Orvis |
| 72 | RDT | Ernie Price |
| 74 | RDE | Larry Hand |
| 50 | LLB | Paul Naumoff |
| 53 | MLB | Mike Lucci |
| 59 | RLB | Charlie Weaver |
| 20 | LCB | Lem Barney |
| 28 | LS | Mike Weger |
| 26 | RS | Dick Jauron |
| 23 | RCB | Levi Johnson |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Chuck Foreman | 16 | 114 | 7.1 | 26 | 0 |
| Oscar Reed | 6 | 17 | 2.8 | 0 | |
| Ed Marinaro | 6 | 12 | 2.0 | 0 | |
| Brent McClanahan | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | |
| Fran Tarkenton | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Mel Farr | 11 | 52 | 4.7 | 0 | |
| Altie Taylor | 12 | 29 | 2.4 | 0 | |
| Larry Walton | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 |
| Greg Landry | 4 | 19 | 4.8 | 0 | |
| Ron Jessie | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Bill Munson | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||||||||
| Fran Tarkenton | 24 | 17 | 70.8 | 2 | 199 | 8.3 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 88.7 | |
| Detroit Lions | |||||||||||
| Greg Landry | 24 | 14 | 58.3 | 3 | 110 | 4.6 | 0 | 30.2 | |||
| Bill Munson | 7 | 4 | 57.1 | 0 | 21 | 3.0 | 0 | 62.2 | |||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| John Gilliam | 5 | 79 | 15.8 | 0 | |
| Ed Marinaro | 5 | 31 | 6.2 | 2 | |
| Carroll Dale | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 0 | |
| Chuck Foreman | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Oscar Reed | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 0 | |
| Stu Voigt | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Mel Farr | 11 | 85 | 7.7 | 0 | |
| Altie Taylor | 4 | 20 | 5.0 | 0 | |
| Charlie Sanders | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 0 | |
| Larry Walton | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Jeff Siemon | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Paul Krause | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nate Wright | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Levi Johnson | 2 | 37 | 18.5 | 0 | |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Mike Eischeid | 4 | 160 | 40.0 | 0 | |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Herman Weaver | 2 | 109 | 54.5 | 0 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Bobby Bryant | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 | |
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Lem Barney | 3 | 40 | 13.3 | 0 | ||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Brent McClanahan | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 | |
| Oscar Reed | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 | |
| John Gilliam | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 | |
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Dick Jauron | 3 | 68 | 22.7 | 0 | ||
| Al Barnes | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Willie Germany | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |
| Detroit Lions | |
| Ken Sanders | 1.3 |
| Larry Hand | 1.3 |
| Ernie Price | 0.3 |
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