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Minnesota Vikings
Minnesota Vikings
@
Detroit Lions
Detroit Lions
Date
September 20, 1971
Kickoff
09:00 PM ET
06:00 PM PT
Score
MIN 16 — DET 13 F

Stadium

Capacity: 65,000

Inaugurated: 01/01/1912

Broadcast

Announcers

Frank Gifford, Don Meredith, Howard Cosell

Summary

MIN and DET combined for 293 passing yards and 2 passing touchdowns. On the ground, Jim Lindsey led MIN with 21 rushing yards while Altie Taylor paced DET with 51. Through the air, Bob Grim topped MIN with 126 receiving yards while Larry Walton led DET with 22.

Expected Points Summary

Team Stats

Stat MIN DET
First Downs 14 15
Rush-Yds-TDs 29-43-0 38-160-0
Cmp-Att-Yd-TD-INT 19-32-232-1-2 8-26-61-1-0
Sacked-Yards 0-0 0-0
Net Pass Yards 232 61
Total Yards 275 221
Fumbles-Lost 3-2 2-2
Turnovers 4 2
Penalties-Yards 6-65 5-52

Expected Points Detail

Officials

Boxscore Team Stats

Stat MIN DET
First Downs 14 15
Rush-Yds-TDs 29-43-0 38-160-0
Cmp-Att-Yd-TD-INT 19-32-232-1-2 8-26-61-1-0
Sacked-Yards 0-0 0-0
Net Pass Yards 232 61
Total Yards 275 221
Fumbles-Lost 3-2 2-2
Turnovers 4 2
Penalties-Yards 6-65 5-52

Scoring Summary

Q Team Detail Score
1 Lions Errol Mann 20 yard field goal 0-3
Lions Mel Farr 3 yard pass from Greg Landry (Errol Mann kick) 0-10
2 Lions Errol Mann 36 yard field goal 0-13
Vikings Fred Cox 13 yard field goal 3-13
3 Vikings Bob Grim 45 yard pass from Gary Cuozzo (Fred Cox kick) 10-13
4 Vikings Fred Cox 42 yard field goal 13-13
Vikings Fred Cox 9 yard field goal 16-13

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