1970 Minnesota Vikings (NFL) |
| 1st place • National Football Conference • Central Division • 12-2-0 .857 |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| NFC Divisional Playoff | |||||||||
| Sun | 12/27/1970 | H | San Francisco 49ers | 14-17 | L | Bloomington, MN | Metropolitan Stadium | 41050 | |
| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| Grady Alderman | 67 | LOT | 6-2 | 242 | 32 | Detroit Mercy | 1 | 1 |
| John Beasley | 87 | TE | 6-3 | 231 | 25 | California | 1 | 1 |
| Bill Brown | 30 | RB | 5-11 | 225 | 32 | Illinois | 1 | 0 |
| Bobby Bryant | 20 | LCB | 6-0 | 176 | 26 | South Carolina | 1 | 1 |
| Fred Cox | 14 | K | 5-10 | 200 | 32 | Pittsburgh | 1 | 0 |
| Gary Cuozzo | 15 | QB | 6-1 | 195 | 29 | Virginia | 1 | 1 |
| Paul Dickson | 76 | DT | 6-5 | 252 | 33 | Baylor | 1 | 0 |
| Carl Eller | 81 | LDE | 6-6 | 252 | 28 | Minnesota | 1 | 1 |
| Bob Grim | 27 | WR | 6-0 | 196 | 25 | Oregon State | 1 | 0 |
| Dale Hackbart | 49 | DB | 6-3 | 210 | 32 | Wisconsin | 1 | 0 |
| John Henderson | 80 | WR | 6-3 | 191 | 27 | Michigan | 1 | 1 |
| Wally Hilgenberg | 58 | RLB | 6-2 | 230 | 28 | Iowa | 1 | 1 |
| Clint Jones | 26 | RB | 6-0 | 204 | 25 | Michigan State | 1 | 1 |
| Karl Kassulke | 29 | LS | 6-0 | 194 | 29 | Marquette; Drake | 1 | 1 |
| Kent Kramer | 89 | TE | 6-5 | 235 | 26 | Minnesota | 1 | 0 |
| Paul Krause | 22 | RS | 6-3 | 199 | 28 | Iowa | 1 | 1 |
| Gary Larsen | 77 | LDT | 6-5 | 256 | 30 | Concordia (Moorhead) | 1 | 1 |
| Jim Lindsey | 21 | RB | 6-2 | 210 | 26 | Arkansas | 1 | 0 |
| Jim Marshall | 70 | RDE | 6-3 | 239 | 33 | Ohio State | 1 | 1 |
| Mike McGill | 55 | LB | 6-2 | 235 | 24 | Notre Dame | 1 | 0 |
| Tom McNeill | 12 | K | 6-1 | 195 | 28 | Wharton County JC; Stephen F. Austin State | 1 | 0 |
| Dave Osborn | 41 | RB | 6-0 | 204 | 27 | North Dakota | 1 | 1 |
| Alan Page | 88 | RDT | 6-5 | 255 | 25 | Notre Dame | 1 | 1 |
| Ted Provost | 28 | DB | 6-2 | 190 | 22 | Ohio State | 1 | 0 |
| Oscar Reed | 32 | RB | 5-11 | 222 | 26 | Colorado State | 1 | 0 |
| Ed Sharockman | 45 | RCB | 6-0 | 200 | 31 | Pittsburgh | 1 | 1 |
| Steve Smith | 74 | OT | 6-5 | 246 | 26 | Michigan | 1 | 0 |
| Milt Sunde | 64 | ROG | 6-2 | 245 | 28 | Minnesota | 1 | 1 |
| Mick Tingelhoff | 53 | C | 6-1 | 237 | 30 | Nebraska | 1 | 1 |
| Jim Vellone | 63 | LOG | 6-2 | 255 | 26 | Cerritos JC; Southern California | 1 | 1 |
| John Ward | 72 | DE | 6-4 | 250 | 22 | Oklahoma State | 1 | 0 |
| Lonnie Warwick | 59 | MLB | 6-3 | 235 | 28 | Tennessee; Tennessee Tech | 1 | 1 |
| Gene Washington | 84 | WR | 6-3 | 212 | 26 | Michigan State | 1 | 1 |
| Charlie West | 40 | DB | 6-1 | 190 | 24 | Angelo State; Texas-El Paso | 1 | 0 |
| Ed White | 62 | OG | 6-2 | 264 | 23 | California | 1 | 0 |
| Roy Winston | 60 | LLB | 6-1 | 228 | 30 | Louisiana State | 1 | 1 |
| Ron Yary | 73 | ROT | 6-6 | 256 | 24 | Cerritos JC; Southern California | 1 | 1 |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| Opponents Totals | 7 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1ST DOWNS | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3RD DOWN EFFICIENCY | 4TH DOWN EFFICIENCY | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 14 | 7 | 6 | 1 | / % | / % | 1 | 5 | |
| Opponents Totals | 14 | 5 | 8 | 1 | / % | / % | 3 | 37 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Krause | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Gene Washington | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Fred Cox | 0 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 14 |
| Opponents Totals | 2 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 0 | 17 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Cox | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/1 | 0/1 | 0/0 |
| OWN | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/1 | 0/1 | 0/0 |
| OPP | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/1 | 1/1 | 0/0 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clint Jones | 15 | 60 | 4.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Dave Osborn | 12 | 41 | 3.4 | 22 | 0 |
| Gary Cuozzo | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Bill Brown | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 3 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 30 | 117 | 3.9 | 22 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 38 | 96 | 2.5 | 14 | 1 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Cuozzo | 27 | 9 | 33.3 | 16 | 146 | 5.4 | 16.2 | 46 | 1 | 3.7 | 2 | 7.4 | 3 | 22 | 124 | 33.9 |
| Team Totals | 27 | 9 | 33.3 | 16 | 146 | 5.4 | 16.2 | 46 | 1 | 3.7 | 2 | 7.4 | 3 | 22 | 124 | 33.9 |
| Opponents Totals | 32 | 16 | 50.0 | 16 | 201 | 6.3 | 12.6 | 41 | 1 | 3.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 8 | 193 | 80.3 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Henderson | 5 | 80 | 16.0 | 46 | 0 | ||
| Bob Grim | 2 | 37 | 18.5 | 19 | 0 | ||
| Gene Washington | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24t | 1 | ||
| Clint Jones | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 9 | 146 | 16.2 | 46 | 1 | ||
| Opponents Totals | 16 | 201 | 12.6 | 1 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Opponents Totals | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 5 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom McNeill | 7 | 276 | 39.4 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 69 | 207 | 29.6 |
| Team Totals | 7 | 276 | 39.4 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 69 | 207 | 29.6 |
| Opponents Totals | 8 | 270 | 33.8 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 270 | 33.8 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Bryant | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Charlie West | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Opponents Totals | 5 | 1 | 69 | 13.8 | 30 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clint Jones | 3 | 49 | 16.3 | 20 | 0 | |
| Bill Brown | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 4 | 72 | 18.0 | 23 | 0 | |
| Opponents Totals | 3 | 30 | 10.0 | 17 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Alan Page | 1.0 | 8.0 |
| Team Totals | 1.0 | 8.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 3.0 | 22.0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Bryant | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Clint Jones | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Krause | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 34 | 1 |
| Dave Osborn | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 34 | 1 |
| Opponents Totals | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
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