Sunday October 4, 1970
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

NFL game summary for 10/04/1970:



Linebacker Dave Robinson led a Green Bay defense that kept Minnesota without a touchdown until the final two minutes, and Dave Hampton provided the winning points with a 101-yard kickoff return early in the fourth period.

Team stats coming into this game (NFL ranks in parentheses):

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
Minnesota VikingsOFFENSE119.0  (13)136.5  (19)255.5  (17)5
DEFENSE61.5  (2)113.0  (3)174.5  (2)8
Green Bay PackersOFFENSE68.0  (25)161.0  (13)229.0  (23)6
DEFENSE189.0  (26)202.0  (21)391.0  (26)6

Line: n/a

Team1234F
Minnesota Vikings (2-1-0)0001010
Green Bay Packers (2-1-0)303713

( 0- 3) GB  Dale Livingston 28 yard field goal
( 0- 6) GB  Dale Livingston 33 yard field goal
( 3- 6) MIN Fred Cox 24 yard field goal
( 3-13) GB  Dave Hampton 101 yard kickoff return (Dale Livingston kick)
(10-13) MIN Gene Washington 12 yard pass from Gary Cuozzo (Fred Cox kick)
                     MIN             GB
First Downs:         13              9
Rushes-yards:        21-57           39-141
Yards/rush:          2.7             3.6
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     19-38-198-2     8-15-69-1
Sacked-yards:        6-39            3-37
Net pass yards:      159             32
Net yards/pass:      3.6             1.8
Total net yards:     216             173
Total plays:         65 (32% run)    57 (68% run)  
Yards/play:          3.3             3.0
Fumbles-lost:        1-1             2-1
Turnovers:           3               2
Penalties-yards:     5-81            8-72

Attendance: 47,967
Passing:
MIN: Gary Cuozzo, 19 of 38 for 198 yards and 1 TD (2 int)
GB: Bart Starr, 8 of 15 for 69 yards (1 int)

Rushing:
MIN: Dave Osborn, 7 for 23 yards; Bill Brown, 7 for 21 yards; Oscar Reed, 5 for 7 yards; Clint Jones, 2 for 6 yards
GB: Donny Anderson, 14 for 59 yards; Travis Williams, 14 for 46 yards; Perry Williams, 5 for 13 yards; Bart Starr, 3 for 16 yards; Dave Hampton, 3 for 7 yards

Receiving:
MIN: Bob Grim, 5 for 64 yards; Gene Washington, 4 for 61 yards and 1 TD; Oscar Reed, 4 for 44 yards; Dave Osborn, 4 for 18 yards; Bill Brown, 1 for 7 yards; Clint Jones, 1 for 4 yards
GB: John Hilton, 4 for 29 yards; Carroll Dale, 3 for 33 yards; Donny Anderson, 1 for 7 yards

Kick returns:
MIN: Clint Jones, 2 for 45 yards
GB: Dave Hampton, 2 for 121 yards and 1 TD

Punt returns:
MIN: Charlie West, 3 for 8 yards; Bob Grim, 2 for 31 yards; Paul Dickson, 1 for 1 yard
GB: Travis Williams, 2 for 17 yards; Willie Wood, 1 for 9 yards

Interceptions:
MIN: Paul Krause, 1 for 15 yards
GB: Willie Wood, 1 for 24 yards; Doug Hart, 1 for 14 yards

Punting:
MIN: Tom McNeill, 8 for 343 yards
GB: Donny Anderson, 8 for 342 yards; Dale Livingston, 1 for 47 yards

Field Goals:
MIN: Fred Cox, 1/2
GB: Dale Livingston, 2/2




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