| Philadelphia Eagles at Minnesota Vikings |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: October 21, 1973 Location: Bloomington, MN Venue: Metropolitan Stadium Attendance: 47478 |
| Weather: Clear Temp: 69 F Humidty: 51% Wind: 14 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia EaglesPHI | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
| Minnesota VikingsMIN | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | PHI | MIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | John Gilliam 44 run (Fred Cox kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Oscar Reed 1 run (Fred Cox kick) | 0 | 14 |
| 2 | Philadelphia EaglesPHI | Ron James 12 run (Tom Dempsey kick) | 7 | 14 |
| 3 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | John Gilliam 24 pass from Fran Tarkenton (Fred Cox kick) | 7 | 21 |
| 3 | Philadelphia EaglesPHI | Lee Bouggess 2 run (Tom Dempsey kick) | 14 | 21 |
| 4 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Chuck Foreman 5 run (Fred Cox kick) | 14 | 28 |
| 4 | Philadelphia EaglesPHI | Charle Young 17 run (Tom Dempsey kick) | 21 | 28 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Eagles | ||
| Offense | ||
| 17 | WR | Harold Carmichael |
| 80 | WR | Don Zimmerman |
| 74 | LOT | Steve Smith |
| 72 | LOG | Wade Key |
| 62 | C | Guy Morriss |
| 68 | ROG | Mark Nordquist |
| 76 | ROT | Jerry Sisemore |
| 86 | TE | Charle Young |
| 5 | QB | Roman Gabriel |
| 36 | RB | Norm Bulaich |
| 25 | RB | Tom Sullivan |
| Defense | ||
| 71 | LDE | Will Wynn |
| 84 | LDT | Rich Harris |
| 61 | RDT | Bill Dunstan |
| 75 | RDE | Denny Wirgowski |
| 89 | LLB | Steve Zabel |
| 85 | MLB | Marlin McKeever |
| 95 | RLB | John Bunting |
| 26 | LCB | Al Nelson |
| 41 | LS | Randy Logan |
| 28 | RS | Bill Bradley |
| 30 | RCB | Joe Lavender |
| Minnesota Vikings | ||
| Offense | ||
| 84 | WR | Carroll Dale |
| 42 | WR | John Gilliam |
| 67 | LOT | Grady Alderman |
| 62 | LOG | Ed White |
| 53 | C | Mick Tingelhoff |
| 64 | ROG | Milt Sunde |
| 73 | ROT | Ron Yary |
| 83 | TE | Stu Voigt |
| 10 | QB | Fran Tarkenton |
| 44 | RB | Chuck Foreman |
| 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 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PHI | 19 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 6/12 | / | 2 | 30 | 2 | 0 | |
| MIN | 25 | 15 | 10 | 0 | 9/17 | / | 3 | 11 | 2 | 1 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Eagles | |||||
| Ron James | 11 | 78 | 7.1 | 1 | |
| Tom Sullivan | 8 | 35 | 4.4 | 0 | |
| Charle Young | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17t | 1 |
| Lee Bouggess | 3 | 2 | 0.7 | 1 | |
| Roman Gabriel | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Norm Bulaich | 2 | -8 | -4.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 26 | 126 | 4.8 | 3 | |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Chuck Foreman | 21 | 68 | 3.2 | 16 | 1 |
| Oscar Reed | 13 | 56 | 4.3 | 1 | |
| Fran Tarkenton | 9 | 49 | 5.4 | 0 | |
| John Gilliam | 1 | 44 | 44.0 | 44t | 1 |
| Team Totals | 44 | 217 | 4.9 | 3 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Eagles | |||||||||||
| Roman Gabriel | 32 | 23 | 71.9 | 0 | 201 | 6.3 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 88.2 | |
| Team Totals | 32 | 23 | 71.9 | 0 | 201 | 6.3 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 88.2 | |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||||||||
| Fran Tarkenton | 21 | 16 | 76.2 | 0 | 202 | 9.6 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 121.5 | |
| Team Totals | 21 | 16 | 76.2 | 0 | 202 | 9.6 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 121.5 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Eagles | |||||
| Charle Young | 6 | 86 | 14.3 | 0 | |
| Harold Carmichael | 6 | 52 | 8.7 | 0 | |
| Ron James | 6 | 25 | 4.2 | 0 | |
| Tom Sullivan | 3 | 22 | 7.3 | 0 | |
| Don Zimmerman | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 23 | 201 | 8.7 | 0 | |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| John Gilliam | 6 | 116 | 19.3 | 1 | |
| Oscar Reed | 3 | 29 | 9.7 | 0 | |
| Chuck Foreman | 3 | 17 | 5.7 | 17 | 0 |
| Stu Voigt | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 0 | |
| Carroll Dale | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Ed Marinaro | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 16 | 202 | 12.6 | 1 | |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Eagles | |||||
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Eagles | |||||
| Tom McNeill | 5 | 209 | 41.8 | 53 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 5 | 209 | 41.8 | 1 | |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Mike Eischeid | 2 | 83 | 41.5 | 48 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 83 | 41.5 | 1 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Eagles | ||||||
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Bobby Bryant | 3 | 0 | 25 | 8.3 | 12 | 0 |
| Jeff Wright | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Eagles | ||||||
| Al Nelson | 3 | 75 | 25.0 | 33 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Brent McClanahan | 3 | 80 | 26.7 | 29 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Philadelphia Eagles | |
| Team Totals | 1.0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |
| Team Totals | 2.0 |