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Detroit Lions
Detroit Lions
@
Minnesota Vikings
Minnesota Vikings
Date
November 12, 1972
Kickoff
04:00 PM ET
01:00 PM PT
Score
DET 14 — MIN 16 F

Stadium

Capacity: 66,655

Inaugurated: 01/01/1956

Broadcast

Announcers

Jack Buck, Tom Brookshier, Ron Barr

Summary

DET and MIN combined for 253 passing yards and 2 passing touchdowns. On the ground, Altie Taylor led DET with 54 rushing yards while Oscar Reed paced MIN with 124. Through the air, Larry Walton topped DET with 97 receiving yards while Gene Washington led MIN with 35.

Expected Points Summary

Team Stats

Stat DET MIN
First Downs 9 17
Rush-Yds-TDs 24-102-0 40-177-1
Cmp-Att-Yd-TD-INT 11-18-132-2-0 15-27-121-0-0
Sacked-Yards 4-6 0-0
Net Pass Yards 126 121
Total Yards 228 298
Fumbles-Lost 1-1 4-3
Turnovers 1 3
Penalties-Yards 4-39 2-10

Expected Points Detail

Officials

Boxscore Team Stats

Stat DET MIN
First Downs 9 17
Rush-Yds-TDs 24-102-0 40-177-1
Cmp-Att-Yd-TD-INT 11-18-132-2-0 15-27-121-0-0
Sacked-Yards 4-6 0-0
Net Pass Yards 126 121
Total Yards 228 298
Fumbles-Lost 1-1 4-3
Turnovers 1 3
Penalties-Yards 4-39 2-10

Scoring Summary

Q Team Detail Score
1 Vikings Fred Cox 41 yard field goal 0-3
3 Vikings Oscar Reed 20 yard rush (Fred Cox kick) 0-10
Lions Larry Walton 48 yard pass from Greg Landry (Errol Mann kick) 7-10
Lions Larry Walton 20 yard pass from Greg Landry (Errol Mann kick) 14-10
4 Vikings Fred Cox 18 yard field goal 14-13
Vikings Fred Cox 23 yard field goal 14-16

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