| Minnesota Vikings at Atlanta Falcons Game Statistics |
| Date: November 19, 1973 Location: Atlanta, GA |
| Venue: Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Attendance: 56519 |
| Weather: Cloudy Temp: 64 F Humidty: 46% Wind: 3 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota VikingsMIN | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| Atlanta FalconsATL | 0 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 20 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | MIN | ATL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Nick Mike-Mayer 25 FG | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | John Gilliam 39 pass from Fran Tarkenton (Fred Cox kick) | 7 | 3 |
| 2 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Dave Hampton 19 pass from Bob Lee (Nick Mike-Mayer kick) | 7 | 10 |
| 2 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Eddie Ray 39 pass from Bob Lee (Nick Mike-Mayer kick) | 7 | 17 |
| 3 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Nick Mike-Mayer 49 FG | 7 | 20 |
| 4 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Bill Brown 2 pass from Fran Tarkenton (Fred Cox kick) | 14 | 20 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 30 | RB | Bill Brown |
| 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 |
| Atlanta Falcons | ||
| Offense | ||
| 84 | WR | Tom Geredine |
| 80 | WR | Louis Neal |
| 61 | LOT | Bill Sandeman |
| 64 | LOG | Andy Maurer |
| 57 | C | Jeff Van Note |
| 56 | ROG | Dennis Havig |
| 75 | ROT | George Kunz |
| 86 | TE | Jim Mitchell |
| 19 | QB | Bob Lee |
| 43 | RB | Dave Hampton |
| 44 | RB | Eddie Ray |
| Offense | ||
| 87 | LDE | Claude Humphrey |
| 74 | LDT | Mike Tilleman |
| 69 | RDT | Mike Lewis |
| 71 | RDE | John Zook |
| 58 | LLB | Don Hansen |
| 60 | MLB | Tommy Nobis |
| 50 | RLB | Greg Brezina |
| 36 | LCB | Ken Reaves |
| 34 | LS | Ray Brown |
| 29 | RS | Clarence Ellis |
| 27 | RCB | Tom Hayes |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Chuck Foreman | 9 | 38 | 4.2 | 13 | 0 |
| Bill Brown | 8 | 17 | 2.1 | 4 | 0 |
| Fran Tarkenton | 5 | 16 | 3.2 | 0 | |
| Dave Osborn | 6 | 6 | 1.0 | 0 | |
| Ed Marinaro | 4 | 5 | 1.3 | 0 | |
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Dave Hampton | 23 | 108 | 4.7 | 0 | |
| Eddie Ray | 12 | 61 | 5.1 | 0 | |
| Bob Lee | 6 | 6 | 1.0 | 0 | |
| Jim Mitchell | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||||||||
| Fran Tarkenton | 30 | 17 | 56.7 | 1 | 214 | 7.1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 87.4 | |
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||||||||
| Bob Lee | 23 | 11 | 47.8 | 1 | 171 | 7.4 | 2 | 83.8 | |||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| John Gilliam | 4 | 97 | 24.3 | 1 | |
| Ed Marinaro | 4 | 21 | 5.3 | 0 | |
| Chuck Foreman | 3 | 46 | 15.3 | 23 | 0 |
| Rhett Dawson | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 0 | |
| Stu Voigt | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 0 | |
| Bill Brown | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 4 | 1 |
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Dave Hampton | 3 | 55 | 18.3 | 1 | |
| Tom Geredine | 3 | 52 | 17.3 | 0 | |
| Jim Mitchell | 3 | 21 | 7.0 | 0 | |
| Eddie Ray | 1 | 39 | 39.0 | 39t | 1 |
| Louis Neal | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Paul Krause | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Ray Brown | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Mike Eischeid | 5 | 204 | 40.8 | 0 | |
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| John James | 3 | 129 | 43.0 | 0 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Bobby Bryant | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | ||
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Ray Brown | 3 | 15 | 5.0 | 0 | ||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Brent McClanahan | 3 | 81 | 27.0 | 0 | ||
| John Gilliam | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 | |
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Joe Washington | 2 | 47 | 23.5 | 0 | ||
| Tom Geredine | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |
| Atlanta Falcons | |
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