| Miami Dolphins at Minnesota Vikings Game Statistics |
| Date: October 1, 1972 Location: Bloomington, MN |
| Venue: Metropolitan Stadium Attendance: 47900 |
| Weather: Mostly Clear Temp: 71 F Humidty: 44% Wind: 3 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami DolphinsMIA | 0 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 16 |
| Minnesota VikingsMIN | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | MIA | MIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | John Gilliam 56 pass from Fran Tarkenton (Fred Cox kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 3 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Garo Yepremian 38 FG | 3 | 7 |
| 3 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Garo Yepremian 42 FG | 6 | 7 |
| 4 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Bill Brown 1 run (Fred Cox kick) | 6 | 14 |
| 4 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Garo Yepremian 51 FG | 9 | 14 |
| 4 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Jim Mandich 3 pass from Bob Griese (Garo Yepremian kick) | 16 | 14 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | ||
| Offense | ||
| 86 | WR | Marlin Briscoe |
| 42 | WR | Paul Warfield |
| 79 | LOT | Wayne Moore |
| 67 | LOG | Bob Kuechenberg |
| 62 | C | Jim Langer |
| 66 | ROG | Larry Little |
| 73 | ROT | Norm Evans |
| 80 | TE | Marv Fleming |
| 12 | QB | Bob Griese |
| 39 | RB | Larry Csonka |
| 22 | RB | Mercury Morris |
| Defense | ||
| 83 | LDE | Vern Den Herder |
| 75 | LDT | Manny Fernandez |
| 78 | RDT | Jim Dunaway |
| 84 | RDE | Bill Stanfill |
| 59 | LLB | Doug Swift |
| 86 | MLB | Nick Buoniconti |
| 57 | RLB | Mike Kolen |
| 25 | LCB | Tim Foley |
| 13 | LS | Jake Scott |
| 40 | RS | Dick Anderson |
| 45 | RCB | Curtis Johnson |
| Minnesota Vikings | ||
| Offense | ||
| 42 | WR | John Gilliam |
| 84 | WR | Gene Washington |
| 67 | LOT | Grady Alderman |
| 62 | LOG | Ed White |
| 53 | C | Mick Tingelhoff |
| 64 | ROG | Milt Sunde |
| 73 | ROT | Ron Yary |
| 87 | TE | John Beasley |
| 10 | QB | Fran Tarkenton |
| 41 | RB | Dave Osborn |
| 32 | RB | Oscar Reed |
| Offense | ||
| 81 | LDE | Carl Eller |
| 77 | LDT | Gary Larsen |
| 88 | RDT | Alan Page |
| 70 | RDE | Jim Marshall |
| 60 | LLB | Roy Winston |
| 59 | MLB | Lonnie Warwick |
| 58 | RLB | Wally Hilgenberg |
| 40 | LCB | Charlie West |
| 29 | LS | Karl Kassulke |
| 22 | RS | Paul Krause |
| 20 | RCB | Bobby Bryant |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Larry Csonka | 10 | 66 | 6.6 | 19 | 0 |
| Mercury Morris | 8 | 28 | 3.5 | 0 | |
| Jim Kiick | 7 | 21 | 3.0 | 0 | |
| Bob Griese | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Oscar Reed | 9 | 52 | 5.8 | 0 | |
| Dave Osborn | 14 | 47 | 3.4 | 0 | |
| Bill Brown | 6 | 16 | 2.7 | 7 | 1 |
| Fran Tarkenton | 6 | 16 | 2.7 | 0 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | |||||||||||
| Bob Griese | 33 | 16 | 48.5 | 2 | 127 | 3.8 | 1 | 43.4 | |||
| Marlin Briscoe | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 | 118.8 | ||
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||||||||
| Fran Tarkenton | 23 | 10 | 43.5 | 3 | 142 | 6.2 | 1 | 5 | 33 | 38.9 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Jim Mandich | 3 | 39 | 13.0 | 1 | |
| Jim Kiick | 3 | 25 | 8.3 | 0 | |
| Marlin Briscoe | 3 | 20 | 6.7 | 0 | |
| Howard Twilley | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 0 | |
| Paul Warfield | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | |
| Marv Fleming | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | |
| Larry Csonka | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Mercury Morris | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| John Gilliam | 3 | 91 | 30.3 | 1 | |
| John Beasley | 3 | 23 | 7.7 | 0 | |
| Gene Washington | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Oscar Reed | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Bill Brown | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Dave Osborn | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Tim Foley | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Doug Swift | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Lloyd Mumphord | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Roy Winston | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 |
| Bobby Bryant | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Larry Seiple | 6 | 264 | 44.0 | 0 | |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Mike Eischeid | 7 | 320 | 45.7 | 0 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | ||||||
| Charlie Leigh | 4 | 45 | 11.3 | 0 | ||
| Dick Anderson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Charlie West | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | ||||||
| Mercury Morris | 3 | 76 | 25.3 | 0 | ||
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| John Gilliam | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | |
| Minnesota Vikings | |
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