New England Patriots
Minnesota Vikings
Stadium
Capacity: 66,655
Inaugurated: 01/01/1956
Broadcast
Announcers
Jim Simpson, John Brodie
Summary
NE and MIN combined for 519 passing yards and 2 passing touchdowns. On the ground, Sam Cunningham led NE with 129 rushing yards while Chuck Foreman paced MIN with 68. Through the air, Reggie Rucker topped NE with 61 receiving yards while John Gilliam led MIN with 117.
Expected Points Summary
Team Stats
Stat
NE
MIN
First Downs
18
20
Rush-Yds-TDs
41-176-0
30-114-2
Cmp-Att-Yd-TD-INT
15-28-238-2-2
19-39-281-0-3
Sacked-Yards
2-20
2-24
Net Pass Yards
218
257
Total Yards
394
371
Fumbles-Lost
2-2
2-0
Turnovers
4
3
Penalties-Yards
9-122
5-43
Expected Points Detail
Officials
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Boxscore Team Stats
Stat
NE
MIN
First Downs
18
20
Rush-Yds-TDs
41-176-0
30-114-2
Cmp-Att-Yd-TD-INT
15-28-238-2-2
19-39-281-0-3
Sacked-Yards
2-20
2-24
Net Pass Yards
218
257
Total Yards
394
371
Fumbles-Lost
2-2
2-0
Turnovers
4
3
Penalties-Yards
9-122
5-43
Scoring Summary
Q
Team
Detail
Score
1
Patriots
John Smith 37 yard field goal
3-0
2
Patriots
Steve Schubert 21 yard pass from Jim Plunkett (John Smith kick)
10-0
4
Vikings
Chuck Foreman 2 yard rush (Fred Cox kick)
10-7
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Vikings
Fran Tarkenton 3 yard rush (Fred Cox kick)
10-14
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Patriots
Bob Windsor 10 yard pass from Jim Plunkett (John Smith kick)
17-14