Minnesota Vikings
Buffalo Bills
Stadium
Capacity: 71,608
Inaugurated: 01/01/1973
Broadcast
Announcers
Vin Scully, Sonny Jurgensen
Summary
MIN and BUF combined for 377 passing yards and 3 passing touchdowns. On the ground, Chuck Foreman led MIN with 85 rushing yards while O.J. Simpson paced BUF with 57. Through the air, Chuck Foreman topped MIN with 87 receiving yards while O.J. Simpson led BUF with 66.
Expected Points Summary
Team Stats
Stat
MIN
BUF
First Downs
28
20
Rush-Yds-TDs
41-168-2
26-120-1
Cmp-Att-Yd-TD-INT
27-43-242-2-1
16-37-212-1-4
Sacked-Yards
2-23
3-23
Net Pass Yards
219
189
Total Yards
387
309
Fumbles-Lost
5-1
1-1
Turnovers
2
5
Penalties-Yards
8-44
5-35
Expected Points Detail
Officials
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Boxscore Team Stats
Stat
MIN
BUF
First Downs
28
20
Rush-Yds-TDs
41-168-2
26-120-1
Cmp-Att-Yd-TD-INT
27-43-242-2-1
16-37-212-1-4
Sacked-Yards
2-23
3-23
Net Pass Yards
219
189
Total Yards
387
309
Fumbles-Lost
5-1
1-1
Turnovers
2
5
Penalties-Yards
8-44
5-35
Scoring Summary
Q
Team
Detail
Score
1
Vikings
Chuck Foreman 4 yard rush (Fred Cox kick)
7-0
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Vikings
Jim Lash offensive fumble recovery in end zone (Fred Cox kick)
14-0
2
Vikings
Chuck Foreman 1 yard rush (Fred Cox kick)
21-0
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Bills
O.J. Simpson 24 yard rush (John Leypoldt kick)
21-7
3
Vikings
Chuck Foreman 1 yard pass from Fran Tarkenton (Fred Cox kick)
28-7
—
Vikings
Chuck Foreman 6 yard pass from Fran Tarkenton (Fred Cox kick)
35-7
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Bills
O.J. Simpson 64 yard pass from Gary Marangi
35-13