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Minnesota Vikings
Minnesota Vikings
@
Detroit Lions
Detroit Lions
Date
October 7, 1973
Kickoff
04:00 PM ET
01:00 PM PT
Score
MIN 23 — DET 9 F

Stadium

Capacity: 65,000

Inaugurated: 01/01/1912

Broadcast

Announcers

Ray Scott, Pat Summerall, Bart Starr

Summary

MIN and DET combined for 309 passing yards and 2 passing touchdowns. On the ground, Chuck Foreman led MIN with 114 rushing yards while Mel Farr paced DET with 52. Through the air, John Gilliam topped MIN with 79 receiving yards while Mel Farr led DET with 85.

Expected Points Summary

Team Stats

Stat MIN DET
First Downs 17 15
Rush-Yds-TDs 31-147-0 30-154-0
Cmp-Att-Yd-TD-INT 17-24-199-2-2 18-31-131-0-3
Sacked-Yards 3-20 5-40
Net Pass Yards 179 91
Total Yards 326 245
Fumbles-Lost 3-1 3-1
Turnovers 3 4
Penalties-Yards 5-42 2-18

Expected Points Detail

Officials

Boxscore Team Stats

Stat MIN DET
First Downs 17 15
Rush-Yds-TDs 31-147-0 30-154-0
Cmp-Att-Yd-TD-INT 17-24-199-2-2 18-31-131-0-3
Sacked-Yards 3-20 5-40
Net Pass Yards 179 91
Total Yards 326 245
Fumbles-Lost 3-1 3-1
Turnovers 3 4
Penalties-Yards 5-42 2-18

Scoring Summary

Q Team Detail Score
1 Vikings Ed Marinaro 12 yard pass from Fran Tarkenton (Fred Cox kick) 7-0
Vikings Ed Marinaro 8 yard pass from Fran Tarkenton (Fred Cox kick) 14-0
Lions Errol Mann 37 yard field goal 14-3
2 Lions Errol Mann 15 yard field goal 14-6
Vikings Fred Cox 38 yard field goal 17-6
Vikings Fred Cox 37 yard field goal 20-6
3 Lions Errol Mann 33 yard field goal 20-9
4 Vikings Fred Cox 27 yard field goal 23-9

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