Sunday December 3, 1972
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

NFL game summary for 12/03/1972:



In sub-zero temperature with a wind-chill factor of 26-below, the Vikings' defense limited the Bears to 91 yards total offense -- including a Minnesota club record low yield of one yard net passing -- and cornerback Bobby Bryant ran 24 yards for a touchdown with a recovered fumble and intercepted a pass in the end zone. John Gilliam caught five passes for 111 yards -- his fifth 100-yard day of the season -- and set a Minnesota receiving yardage record of 930 for the season.

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

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
OFFENSE172.2  (4)94.4  (26)266.5  (19)27
DEFENSE127.0  (9)145.1  (9)272.1  (9)24
OFFENSE129.9  (18)188.7  (3)318.6  (7)23
DEFENSE140.4  (16)128.5  (3)268.8  (5)28

Line: Vikings by 13

Team1234F
Chicago Bears (3-8-1)030710
Minnesota Vikings (7-5-0)3107323

( 0- 3) MIN Fred Cox 19 yard field goal ( 0- 6) MIN Fred Cox 24 yard field goal ( 0-13) MIN John Henderson 15 yard pass from Fran Tarkenton (Fred Cox kick) ( 3-13) CHI Mac Percival 27 yard field goal ( 3-20) MIN Bobby Bryant 24 yard fumble return (Fred Cox kick) ( 3-23) MIN Fred Cox 14 yard field goal (10-23) CHI Gary Kosins 7 yard pass from Bobby Douglass (Mac Percival kick)
                     CHI             MIN
First Downs:         5               19
Rushes-yards:        27-90           35-80
Yards/rush:          3.3             2.3
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     2-13-8-1        21-39-261-1
Sacked-yards:        3-7             0-0
Net pass yards:      1               261
Net yards/pass:      0.1             6.7
Total net yards:     91              341
Total plays:         43 (62% run)    74 (47% run)  
Yards/play:          2.1             4.6
Fumbles-lost:        2-2             5-2
Turnovers:           3               3
Penalties-yards:     2-20            0-0

Attendance: 49,784

Passing:
CHI: Bobby Douglass, 2 of 13 for 8 yards and 1 TD (1 int) MIN: Fran Tarkenton, 21 of 39 for 261 yards and 1 TD (1 int)
Rushing:
CHI: Jim Harrison, 13 for 55 yards; Don Shy, 7 for 3 yards; Bobby Douglass, 5 for 23 yards; Cyril Pinder, 2 for 9 yards MIN: Oscar Reed, 18 for 50 yards; Dave Osborn, 15 for 40 yards; Bill Brown, 1 for 2 yards; John Gilliam, 1 for -12 yards
Receiving:
CHI: Gary Kosins, 1 for 7 yards and 1 TD; Earl Thomas, 1 for 1 yard MIN: Dave Osborn, 7 for 66 yards; John Gilliam, 5 for 111 yards; John Henderson, 4 for 45 yards and 1 TD; Oscar Reed, 4 for 24 yards; John Beasley, 1 for 15 yards
Kick returns:
CHI: Cecil Turner, 3 for 90 yards; Glen Holloway, 1 for 28 yards; Ron Smith, 1 for 25 yards; Cyril Pinder, 1 for 14 yards MIN: John Gilliam, 2 for 64 yards; Stu Voigt, 1 for 2 yards
Punt returns:
CHI: Ron Smith, 1 for 29 yards MIN: Charlie West, 1 for 1 yard
Interceptions:
CHI: Bob Jeter, 1 for 0 yards MIN: Bobby Bryant, 1 for 0 yards
Punting:
CHI: Bobby Joe Green, 7 for 239 yards MIN: Mike Eischeid, 4 for 180 yards
Field Goals:
CHI: Mac Percival, 1/2 MIN: Fred Cox, 3/4


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