Detroit Lions
Minnesota Vikings
Stadium
Capacity: 66,655
Inaugurated: 01/01/1956
Broadcast
Announcers
Lindsey Nelson, Bart Starr
Summary
DET and MIN combined for 505 passing yards and 1 passing touchdowns. On the ground, Steve Owens led DET with 59 rushing yards while Dave Osborn paced MIN with 96. Through the air, Ron Jessie topped DET with 116 receiving yards while Jim Lash led MIN with 89.
Expected Points Summary
Team Stats
Stat
DET
MIN
First Downs
23
25
Rush-Yds-TDs
29-82-2
31-161-1
Cmp-Att-Yd-TD-INT
22-32-276-0-0
18-30-229-1-1
Sacked-Yards
0-0
2-19
Net Pass Yards
276
210
Total Yards
358
371
Fumbles-Lost
3-1
1-1
Turnovers
1
2
Penalties-Yards
6-45
2-15
Expected Points Detail
Officials
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Boxscore Team Stats
Stat
DET
MIN
First Downs
23
25
Rush-Yds-TDs
29-82-2
31-161-1
Cmp-Att-Yd-TD-INT
22-32-276-0-0
18-30-229-1-1
Sacked-Yards
0-0
2-19
Net Pass Yards
276
210
Total Yards
358
371
Fumbles-Lost
3-1
1-1
Turnovers
1
2
Penalties-Yards
6-45
2-15
Scoring Summary
Q
Team
Detail
Score
2
Vikings
Fred Cox 23 yard field goal
0-3
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Lions
Errol Mann 36 yard field goal
3-3
—
Lions
Errol Mann 27 yard field goal
6-3
3
Vikings
Chuck Foreman 1 yard rush (Fred Cox kick)
6-10
—
Lions
Altie Taylor 1 yard rush (Errol Mann kick)
13-10
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Vikings
Chuck Foreman 9 yard pass from Fran Tarkenton
13-16
4
Lions
Altie Taylor 8 yard rush (Errol Mann kick)
20-16