| Los Angeles Rams at Minnesota Vikings |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: October 28, 1973 Location: Bloomington, MN Venue: Metropolitan Stadium Attendance: 47787 |
| Weather: Overcast Temp: 43 F Humidty: 68% Wind: 17 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles RamsLARM | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
| Minnesota VikingsMIN | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | LARM | MIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Fred Cox 15 FG | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Chuck Foreman 9 pass from Fran Tarkenton (Fred Cox kick) | 0 | 10 |
| 2 | Los Angeles RamsLARM | David Ray 30 FG | 3 | 10 |
| 3 | Los Angeles RamsLARM | David Ray 35 FG | 6 | 10 |
| 4 | Los Angeles RamsLARM | David Ray 47 FG | 9 | 10 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | ||
| Offense | ||
| 29 | WR | Harold Jackson |
| 84 | WR | Jack Snow |
| 72 | LOT | Charlie Cowan |
| 65 | LOG | Tom Mack |
| 50 | C | Ken Iman |
| 71 | ROG | Joe Scibelli |
| 75 | ROT | John Williams |
| 80 | TE | Bob Klein |
| 21 | QB | John Hadl |
| 45 | RB | Jim Bertelsen |
| 38 | RB | Larry Smith |
| Defense | ||
| 85 | LDE | Jack Youngblood |
| 74 | LDT | Merlin Olsen |
| 90 | RDT | Larry Brooks |
| 89 | RDE | Fred Dryer |
| 36 | LLB | Ken Geddes |
| 64 | MLB | Jack Reynolds |
| 58 | RLB | Isiah Robertson |
| 47 | LCB | Charlie Stukes |
| 42 | LS | Dave Elmendorf |
| 20 | RS | Steve Preece |
| 41 | RCB | Eddie McMillan |
| Minnesota Vikings | ||
| Offense | ||
| 84 | WR | Carroll Dale |
| 42 | WR | John Gilliam |
| 67 | LOT | Grady Alderman |
| 62 | LOG | Ed White |
| 53 | C | Mick Tingelhoff |
| 72 | ROG | John Ward |
| 73 | ROT | Ron Yary |
| 83 | TE | Stu Voigt |
| 10 | QB | Fran Tarkenton |
| 44 | RB | Chuck Foreman |
| 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 |
| 50 | MLB | Jeff Siemon |
| 58 | RLB | Wally Hilgenberg |
| 43 | LCB | Nate Wright |
| 23 | LS | Jeff Wright |
| 22 | RS | Paul Krause |
| 20 | RCB | Bobby Bryant |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LARM | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 3/12 | / | 3 | 25 | 2 | 0 | |
| MIN | 19 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 5/15 | / | 3 | 25 | 1 | 1 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||
| Larry Smith | 16 | 63 | 3.9 | 0 | |
| Jim Bertelsen | 12 | 29 | 2.4 | 0 | |
| John Hadl | 2 | -3 | -1.5 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 30 | 89 | 3.0 | 0 | |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Chuck Foreman | 23 | 86 | 3.7 | 13 | 0 |
| Oscar Reed | 19 | 67 | 3.5 | 0 | |
| John Gilliam | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Fran Tarkenton | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 45 | 182 | 4.0 | 0 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||||||||
| John Hadl | 20 | 10 | 50.0 | 2 | 87 | 4.4 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 22.3 | |
| Team Totals | 20 | 10 | 50.0 | 2 | 87 | 4.4 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 22.3 | |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||||||||
| Fran Tarkenton | 16 | 8 | 50.0 | 0 | 91 | 5.7 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 88.3 | |
| Team Totals | 16 | 8 | 50.0 | 0 | 91 | 5.7 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 88.3 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||
| Jim Bertelsen | 4 | 41 | 10.3 | 0 | |
| Larry Smith | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 0 | |
| Harold Jackson | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 0 | |
| Bob Klein | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 10 | 87 | 8.7 | 0 | |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Stu Voigt | 3 | 40 | 13.3 | 0 | |
| Carroll Dale | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 0 | |
| Oscar Reed | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | |
| Chuck Foreman | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9t | 1 |
| Team Totals | 8 | 91 | 11.4 | 1 | |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Jeff Wright | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Nate Wright | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 0 | |||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||
| Dave Chapple | 4 | 124 | 31.0 | 42 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 124 | 31.0 | 1 | |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Mike Eischeid | 5 | 184 | 36.8 | 47 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 5 | 184 | 36.8 | ||
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | ||||||
| Dave Elmendorf | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | ||
| Jim Bertelsen | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Bobby Bryant | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | ||||||
| Larry Smith | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Brent McClanahan | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 28 | 0 | |
| John Gilliam | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | |
| Team Totals | 3.0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |
| Team Totals | 2.0 |