Sunday October 15, 1972
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

NFL game summary for 10/15/1972:



Fran Tarkenton's 31-yard pass to Gene Washington with 17 seconds left gave the Vikings a victory after the Broncos had apparently clinched it 36 seconds previously. Floyd Little scored three TDs for Denver and carried for 100 yards, his 12th 100-or-more career effort.

Team stats coming into this game (NFL ranks in parentheses):

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
OFFENSE155.5  (8)144.5  (16)300.0  (14)8
DEFENSE116.0  (8)117.0  (5)233.0  (3)8
OFFENSE153.0  (10)169.5  (7)322.5  (7)13
DEFENSE104.0  (3)150.2  (12)254.2  (6)6

Line: Vikings by 10½

Team1234F
Minnesota Vikings (2-3-0)3310723
Denver Broncos (1-4-0)0701320

( 3- 0) MIN Fred Cox 40 yard field goal ( 6- 0) MIN Fred Cox 9 yard field goal ( 6- 7) DEN Floyd Little 36 yard pass from Charley Johnson (Jim Turner kick) ( 9- 7) MIN Fred Cox 30 yard field goal (16- 7) MIN Bill Brown 1 yard rush (Fred Cox kick) (16-14) DEN Floyd Little 27 yard rush (Jim Turner kick) (16-20) DEN Floyd Little 2 yard rush (run failed) (23-20) MIN Gene Washington 31 yard pass from Fran Tarkenton (Fred Cox kick)
                     MIN             DEN
First Downs:         21              15
Rushes-yards:        31-128          33-161
Yards/rush:          4.1             4.9
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     19-30-182-0     15-27-175-2
Sacked-yards:        1-5             0-0
Net pass yards:      177             175
Net yards/pass:      5.7             6.5
Total net yards:     305             336
Total plays:         62 (50% run)    60 (55% run)  
Yards/play:          4.9             5.6
Fumbles-lost:        2-1             2-0
Turnovers:           1               2
Penalties-yards:     4-30            5-73

Attendance: 51,656

Passing:
MIN: Fran Tarkenton, 19 of 30 for 182 yards and 1 TD DEN: Charley Johnson, 12 of 22 for 164 yards and 1 TD (1 int); Steve Ramsey, 3 of 5 for 11 yards (1 int)
Rushing:
MIN: Oscar Reed, 12 for 53 yards; Dave Osborn, 10 for 42 yards; Bill Brown, 5 for 5 yards and 1 TD; Fran Tarkenton, 2 for 21 yards; Clint Jones, 2 for 7 yards DEN: Floyd Little, 18 for 100 yards and 2 TDs; Bobby Anderson, 14 for 58 yards; Steve Ramsey, 1 for 3 yards
Receiving:
MIN: Oscar Reed, 5 for 24 yards; Gene Washington, 4 for 56 yards and 1 TD; Dave Osborn, 4 for 24 yards; John Gilliam, 2 for 21 yards; John Beasley, 2 for 19 yards; Bill Brown, 1 for 22 yards; Ed Marinaro, 1 for 16 yards DEN: Rod Sherman, 5 for 93 yards; Bobby Anderson, 4 for 18 yards; Jerry Simmons, 3 for 13 yards; Floyd Little, 2 for 39 yards and 1 TD; Riley Odoms, 1 for 12 yards
Kick returns:
MIN: Clint Jones, 2 for 66 yards; Charlie West, 1 for 29 yards DEN: Joe Dawkins, 2 for 51 yards; Randy Montgomery, 2 for 38 yards; Floyd Little, 1 for 8 yards
Punt returns:
MIN: Bobby Bryant, 2 for 13 yards DEN: Mike Simone, 1 for 5 yards
Interceptions:
MIN: Paul Krause, 2 for 52 yards
Punting:
MIN: Mike Eischeid, 4 for 196 yards DEN: Billy Van Heusen, 5 for 253 yards
Field Goals:
MIN: Fred Cox, 3/4 DEN: Jim Turner, 0/2


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