NFL game summary for 09/27/1970:
Karl Kassulke blocked a Saints punt and Ed Sharockman recovered it in the end zone for one touchdown, and Mike McGill picked up a fumble by the New Orleans punter and ran it in for a second Minnesota score. Fred Cox kicked four field goals.
Team stats coming into this game (NFL ranks in parentheses):
| Team | Rush Yds/Gm | Pass Yds/Gm | Tot Yds/Gm | Turnovers | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | OFFENSE | 85.0 (19) | 150.0 (11) | 235.0 (17) | 2 |
| DEFENSE | 149.0 (18) | 116.0 (6) | 265.0 (12) | 2 | |
 | OFFENSE | 132.0 (11) | 88.0 (23) | 220.0 (20) | 3 |
| DEFENSE | 63.0 (4) | 155.0 (17) | 218.0 (6) | 4 |
Line: n/a
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints (0-2-0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings (2-0-0) | 7 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 26 |
( 0- 7) MIN Ed Sharockman 0 yard fumble return (Fred Cox kick)
( 0-10) MIN Fred Cox 22 yard field goal
( 0-13) MIN Fred Cox 14 yard field goal
( 0-16) MIN Fred Cox 15 yard field goal
( 0-19) MIN Fred Cox 47 yard field goal
( 0-26) MIN Mike McGill 5 yard fumble return (Fred Cox kick)
NO MIN
First Downs: 8 12
Rushes-yards: 25-60 41-106
Yards/rush: 2.4 2.6
Comp-Att-Yd-INT: 15-35-71-2 12-28-190-1
Sacked-yards: 0-0 1-5
Net pass yards: 71 185
Net yards/pass: 2.0 6.4
Total net yards: 131 291
Total plays: 60 (41% run) 70 (58% run)
Yards/play: 2.2 4.2
Fumbles-lost: 4-2 2-1
Turnovers: 4 2
Penalties-yards: 8-74 4-40
Attendance: 47,900
Passing:
NO: Billy Kilmer, 6 of 20 for 16 yards (2 int); Edd Hargett, 9 of 15 for 55 yards MIN: Gary Cuozzo, 11 of 27 for 191 yards (1 int); Fred Cox, 1 of 1 for -1 yards
Rushing:
NO: Tony Baker, 15 for 50 yards; Vic Nyvall, 5 for 6 yards; Jim Otis, 2 for -4 yards; Al Dodd, 1 for 14 yards; Billy Kilmer, 1 for 0 yards; Julian Fagan, 1 for -6 yards MIN: Clint Jones, 14 for 35 yards; Dave Osborn, 13 for 35 yards; Oscar Reed, 7 for 18 yards; Bill Brown, 7 for 18 yards
Receiving:
NO: Danny Abramowicz, 4 for 46 yards; Tony Baker, 4 for 11 yards; Jim Otis, 3 for 6 yards; Vic Nyvall, 2 for -1 yards; Al Dodd, 1 for 7 yards; Ken Burrough, 1 for 2 yards MIN: Bob Grim, 3 for 66 yards; Dave Osborn, 3 for 24 yards; Clint Jones, 2 for 81 yards; Gene Washington, 2 for 22 yards; Oscar Reed, 1 for -1 yards; Bill Brown, 1 for -2 yards
Kick returns:
NO: Ken Burrough, 2 for 36 yards; Gary Lewis, 1 for 19 yards
Punt returns:
NO: Gene Howard, 2 for 5 yards; Doug Wyatt, 1 for 15 yards MIN: Charlie West, 3 for 27 yards; Bob Grim, 1 for 2 yards
Interceptions:
NO: Dicky Lyons, 1 for 12 yards MIN: Lonnie Warwick, 1 for 23 yards; Paul Krause, 1 for 0 yards
Punting:
NO: Julian Fagan, 8 for 340 yards MIN: Tom McNeill, 3 for 130 yards
Field Goals:
NO: Tom Dempsey, 0/3 MIN: Fred Cox, 4/6
NO: Billy Kilmer, 6 of 20 for 16 yards (2 int); Edd Hargett, 9 of 15 for 55 yards MIN: Gary Cuozzo, 11 of 27 for 191 yards (1 int); Fred Cox, 1 of 1 for -1 yards
Rushing:
NO: Tony Baker, 15 for 50 yards; Vic Nyvall, 5 for 6 yards; Jim Otis, 2 for -4 yards; Al Dodd, 1 for 14 yards; Billy Kilmer, 1 for 0 yards; Julian Fagan, 1 for -6 yards MIN: Clint Jones, 14 for 35 yards; Dave Osborn, 13 for 35 yards; Oscar Reed, 7 for 18 yards; Bill Brown, 7 for 18 yards
Receiving:
NO: Danny Abramowicz, 4 for 46 yards; Tony Baker, 4 for 11 yards; Jim Otis, 3 for 6 yards; Vic Nyvall, 2 for -1 yards; Al Dodd, 1 for 7 yards; Ken Burrough, 1 for 2 yards MIN: Bob Grim, 3 for 66 yards; Dave Osborn, 3 for 24 yards; Clint Jones, 2 for 81 yards; Gene Washington, 2 for 22 yards; Oscar Reed, 1 for -1 yards; Bill Brown, 1 for -2 yards
Kick returns:
NO: Ken Burrough, 2 for 36 yards; Gary Lewis, 1 for 19 yards
Punt returns:
NO: Gene Howard, 2 for 5 yards; Doug Wyatt, 1 for 15 yards MIN: Charlie West, 3 for 27 yards; Bob Grim, 1 for 2 yards
Interceptions:
NO: Dicky Lyons, 1 for 12 yards MIN: Lonnie Warwick, 1 for 23 yards; Paul Krause, 1 for 0 yards
Punting:
NO: Julian Fagan, 8 for 340 yards MIN: Tom McNeill, 3 for 130 yards
Field Goals:
NO: Tom Dempsey, 0/3 MIN: Fred Cox, 4/6