| NFC Divisional Playoff - Washington Redskins at Minnesota Vikings Game Statistics |
| Date: December 22, 1973 Location: Bloomington, MN |
| Venue: Metropolitan Stadium Attendance: 45475 |
| Weather: Overcast Temp: 24 F Humidty: 74% Wind: 9 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington RedskinsWAS | 0 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 20 |
| Minnesota VikingsMIN | 0 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 27 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | WAS | MIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Fred Cox 19 FG | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | Washington RedskinsWAS | Larry Brown 3 run (Curt Knight kick) | 7 | 3 |
| 3 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Bill Brown 2 run (Fred Cox kick) | 7 | 10 |
| 3 | Washington RedskinsWAS | Curt Knight 52 FG | 10 | 10 |
| 4 | Washington RedskinsWAS | Curt Knight 42 FG | 13 | 10 |
| 4 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | John Gilliam 28 pass from Fran Tarkenton (Fred Cox kick) | 13 | 17 |
| 4 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | John Gilliam 6 pass from Fran Tarkenton (Fred Cox kick) | 13 | 24 |
| 4 | Washington RedskinsWAS | Roy Jefferson 28 pass from Billy Kilmer (Curt Knight kick) | 20 | 24 |
| 4 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Fred Cox 30 FG | 20 | 27 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | ||
| Offense | ||
| 80 | WR | Roy Jefferson |
| 42 | WR | Charley Taylor |
| 75 | LOT | Terry Hermeling |
| 73 | LOG | Paul Laaveg |
| 56 | C | Len Hauss |
| 60 | ROG | John Wilbur |
| 74 | ROT | George Starke |
| 87 | TE | Jerry Smith |
| 17 | QB | Billy Kilmer |
| 43 | RB | Larry Brown |
| 31 | RB | Charley Harraway |
| Defense | ||
| 79 | LDE | Ron McDole |
| 77 | LDT | Bill Brundige |
| 72 | RDT | Diron Talbert |
| 86 | RDE | Verlon Biggs |
| 89 | LLB | Dave Robinson |
| 66 | MLB | Myron Pottios |
| 55 | RLB | Chris Hanburger |
| 37 | LCB | Pat Fischer |
| 27 | LS | Ken Houston |
| 23 | RS | Brig Owens |
| 41 | RCB | Mike Bass |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| Larry Brown | 29 | 115 | 4.0 | 14 | 1 |
| Charley Harraway | 13 | 40 | 3.1 | 9 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Oscar Reed | 17 | 95 | 5.6 | 46 | 0 |
| Chuck Foreman | 11 | 40 | 3.6 | 7 | 0 |
| Ed Marinaro | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Bill Brown | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2t | 1 |
| Fran Tarkenton | 4 | 1 | 0.3 | 4 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | |||||||||||
| Billy Kilmer | 24 | 13 | 54.2 | 1 | 159 | 6.6 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 71.4 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||||||||
| Fran Tarkenton | 28 | 16 | 57.1 | 1 | 222 | 7.9 | 50 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 91.7 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| Roy Jefferson | 6 | 84 | 14.0 | 30 | 1 |
| Charley Taylor | 4 | 56 | 14.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Larry Brown | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 17 | 0 |
| Charley Harraway | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Oscar Reed | 5 | 76 | 15.2 | 50 | 0 |
| Stu Voigt | 3 | 39 | 13.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Chuck Foreman | 3 | 23 | 7.7 | 14 | 0 |
| John Gilliam | 2 | 36 | 18.0 | 28t | 2 |
| Carroll Dale | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 16 | 0 |
| Jim Lash | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| Mike Bass | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 28 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Nate Wright | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| Mike Bragg | 4 | 149 | 37.3 | 45 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Mike Eischeid | 6 | 191 | 31.8 | 43 | 1 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | ||||||
| Speedy Duncan | 3 | 1 | 8 | 2.7 | 5 | 0 |
| Herb Mul-Key | 1 | 0 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Bobby Bryant | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1.5 | 3 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | ||||||
| Herb Mul-Key | 3 | 69 | 23.0 | 25 | 0 | |
| Bob Brunet | 2 | 35 | 17.5 | 19 | 0 | |
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| John Gilliam | 3 | 78 | 26.0 | 31 | 0 | |
| Charlie West | 2 | 49 | 24.5 | 25 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | ||
| Pat Fischer | 1.0 | 4.0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | ||
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