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Detroit Lions
Detroit Lions
@
Minnesota Vikings
Minnesota Vikings
Date
December 11, 1971
Kickoff
01:00 PM ET
10:00 AM PT
Score
DET 10 — MIN 29 F

Stadium

Capacity: 66,655

Inaugurated: 01/01/1956

Broadcast

Announcers

Ray Scott, Pat Summerall, Bruce Roberts

Summary

DET and MIN combined for 128 passing yards and 1 passing touchdowns. On the ground, Steve Owens led DET with 65 rushing yards while Clint Jones paced MIN with 53. Through the air, Craig Cotton topped DET with 79 receiving yards while Oscar Reed led MIN with 10.

Expected Points Summary

Team Stats

Stat DET MIN
First Downs 17 7
Rush-Yds-TDs 32-107-0 32-113-1
Cmp-Att-Yd-TD-INT 15-32-149-1-3 4-15-21-0-2
Sacked-Yards 2-20 0-0
Net Pass Yards 129 21
Total Yards 236 134
Fumbles-Lost 5-2 1-0
Turnovers 5 2
Penalties-Yards 4-59 13-105

Expected Points Detail

Officials

Boxscore Team Stats

Stat DET MIN
First Downs 17 7
Rush-Yds-TDs 32-107-0 32-113-1
Cmp-Att-Yd-TD-INT 15-32-149-1-3 4-15-21-0-2
Sacked-Yards 2-20 0-0
Net Pass Yards 129 21
Total Yards 236 134
Fumbles-Lost 5-2 1-0
Turnovers 5 2
Penalties-Yards 4-59 13-105

Scoring Summary

Q Team Detail Score
1 Vikings Roy Winston 29 yard interception return (Fred Cox kick) 0-7
Lions Errol Mann 35 yard field goal 3-7
2 Vikings Clint Jones 3 yard rush (Fred Cox kick) 3-14
3 Vikings Fred Cox 10 yard field goal 3-17
Lions Larry Walton 4 yard pass from Bill Munson (Errol Mann kick) 10-17
4 Vikings Safety, Page blocked punt through end zone 10-19
Vikings Fred Cox 32 yard field goal 10-22
Vikings Jim Lindsey special teams fumble recovery in end zone (Fred Cox kick) 10-29

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