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Minnesota Vikings
Minnesota Vikings
@
Detroit Lions
Detroit Lions
Date
September 24, 1972
Kickoff
04:00 PM ET
01:00 PM PT
Score
MIN 34 — DET 10 F

Stadium

Capacity: 65,000

Inaugurated: 01/01/1912

Broadcast

Announcers

Ray Scott, Pat Summerall, Bruce Roberts

Summary

MIN and DET combined for 247 passing yards and 2 passing touchdowns. On the ground, Dave Osborn led MIN with 48 rushing yards while Steve Owens paced DET with 53. Through the air, John Gilliam topped MIN with 109 receiving yards while Altie Taylor led DET with 27.

Expected Points Summary

Team Stats

Stat MIN DET
First Downs 13 16
Rush-Yds-TDs 36-130-2 25-89-1
Cmp-Att-Yd-TD-INT 8-16-158-2-0 17-40-128-0-4
Sacked-Yards 1-2 2-4
Net Pass Yards 156 124
Total Yards 286 213
Fumbles-Lost 0-0 2-1
Turnovers 0 5
Penalties-Yards 7-53 2-10

Expected Points Detail

Officials

Boxscore Team Stats

Stat MIN DET
First Downs 13 16
Rush-Yds-TDs 36-130-2 25-89-1
Cmp-Att-Yd-TD-INT 8-16-158-2-0 17-40-128-0-4
Sacked-Yards 1-2 2-4
Net Pass Yards 156 124
Total Yards 286 213
Fumbles-Lost 0-0 2-1
Turnovers 0 5
Penalties-Yards 7-53 2-10

Scoring Summary

Q Team Detail Score
1 Lions Errol Mann 36 yard field goal 0-3
Vikings Fred Cox 35 yard field goal 3-3
2 Vikings Dave Osborn 14 yard rush (Fred Cox kick) 10-3
Vikings John Gilliam 40 yard pass from Fran Tarkenton (Fred Cox kick) 17-3
3 Vikings Fred Cox 37 yard field goal 20-3
Vikings Dave Osborn 1 yard rush (Fred Cox kick) 27-3
Vikings Dave Osborn 13 yard pass from Fran Tarkenton (Fred Cox kick) 34-3
4 Lions Altie Taylor 3 yard rush (Errol Mann kick) 34-10

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