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Scoring
| MIN | DET | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2nd | Lions | Jim Ninowski 7 yard rush (Jim Martin kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 3rd | Vikings | Hugh McElhenny 2 yard pass from Fran Tarkenton (Mike Mercer kick) | 7 | 7 |
| Lions | Jim Martin 43 yard field goal | 7 | 10 | |
| 4th | Lions | Jim Martin 23 yard field goal | 7 | 13 |
Team Stats
| MIN | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 18 | 15 |
| Rush-yards-TDs | 33-116-0 | 36-120-1 |
| Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT | 15-34-141-1-3 | 10-28-188-0-1 |
| Sacked-yards | 1-6 | 1-13 |
| Net pass yards | 135 | 175 |
| Total yards | 251 | 295 |
| Fumbles-lost | 5-3 | 3-3 |
| Turnovers | 6 | 4 |
| Penalties-yards | 6-43 | 6-66 |
Passing, Rushing, & Receiving
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng |
| Fran Tarkenton | MIN | 15 | 34 | 141 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 42 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Jerry Reichow | MIN | 4 | 69 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Mel Triplett | MIN | 7 | 53 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Dave Middleton | MIN | 4 | 45 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Hugh McElhenny | MIN | 10 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| Ray Hayes | MIN | 9 | 14 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Tommy Mason | MIN | 2 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Jim Ninowski | DET | 8 | 20 | 157 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Jim Gibbons | DET | 6 | 84 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Nick Pietrosante | DET | 19 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Gail Cogdill | DET | 2 | 70 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Dan Lewis | DET | 12 | 52 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Earl Morrall | DET | 2 | 8 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Terry Barr | DET | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
Defense & Returns
| Def Interceptions | Fumbles | Kick Returns | Punt Returns | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Tm | Sk | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | FR | Yds | TD | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | ||
| Jamie Caleb | MIN | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 52 | 17.3 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Dean Derby | MIN | 0.0 | 1 | 24 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Howard Cassady | DET | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Night Train Lane | DET | 0.0 | 2 | 39 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Gary Lowe | DET | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Pat Studstill | DET | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
Kicking & Punting
| Scoring | Punting | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Tm | XPM | XPA | FGM | FGA | Pnt | Yds | Lng | |
| Mike Mercer | MIN | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 136 | 34.0 | 0 | |
| Yale Lary | DET | 3 | 162 | 54.0 | 0 | ||||
| Jim Martin | DET | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
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