Sunday October 11, 1970
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

NFL game summary for 10/11/1970:



The Vikings registered their second shutout of the season as Alan Page grabbed a fumble in midair and ran 65 yards for a touchdown. Minnesota also had three interceptions. Gene Washington caught eight passes for 122 yards.

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

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
Minnesota VikingsOFFENSE98.3  (18)144.0  (19)242.3  (20)8
DEFENSE88.0  (4)86.0  (1)174.0  (3)10
Chicago BearsOFFENSE57.7  (26)147.0  (15)204.7  (25)7
DEFENSE96.3  (5)231.7  (26)328.0  (21)5

Line: n/a

Team1234F
Minnesota Vikings (3-1-0)7107024
Chicago Bears (2-2-0)00000

( 7- 0) MIN Chris Jones 7 yard rush (Fred Cox kick)
(14- 0) MIN Alan Page 65 yard fumble return (Fred Cox kick)
(17- 0) MIN Fred Cox 22 yard field goal
(24- 0) MIN Gene Washington 49 yard pass from Gary Cuozzo (Fred Cox kick)
                     MIN             CHI
First Downs:         17              9
Rushes-yards:        34-142          18-62
Yards/rush:          4.2             3.4
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     17-33-219-1     19-35-112-3
Sacked-yards:        2-19            4-37
Net pass yards:      200             75
Net yards/pass:      5.7             1.9
Total net yards:     342             137
Total plays:         69 (49% run)    57 (31% run)  
Yards/play:          5.0             2.4
Fumbles-lost:        4-2             4-3
Turnovers:           3               6
Penalties-yards:     8-101           5-45

Attendance: 45,485
Passing:
MIN: Gary Cuozzo, 17 of 31 for 219 yards and 1 TD (1 int); Bob Lee, 0 of 2 for 0 yards
CHI: Jack Concannon, 19 of 35 for 112 yards (3 int)

Rushing:
MIN: Clint Jones, 12 for 55 yards and 1 TD; Oscar Reed, 8 for 38 yards; Dave Osborn, 7 for 24 yards; Bill Brown, 4 for 11 yards; Jim Lindsey, 2 for 13 yards; Gary Cuozzo, 1 for 1 yard
CHI: Gale Sayers, 6 for 9 yards; Ross Montgomery, 3 for 14 yards; Mike Hull, 3 for 5 yards; Craig Baynham, 2 for 14 yards; Jack Concannon, 2 for 9 yards; Dick Gordon, 1 for 7 yards; Ralph Kurek, 1 for 4 yards

Receiving:
MIN: Gene Washington, 8 for 122 yards and 1 TD; Bob Grim, 4 for 34 yards; Dave Osborn, 2 for 32 yards; Bill Brown, 1 for 17 yards; Clint Jones, 1 for 7 yards; John Henderson, 1 for 7 yards
CHI: Dick Gordon, 5 for 51 yards; Mike Hull, 5 for 2 yards; Jimmy Hester, 3 for 30 yards; Bob Wallace, 3 for 12 yards; Ross Montgomery, 2 for 12 yards; Linzy Cole, 1 for 5 yards

Kick returns:
MIN: Clint Jones, 1 for 29 yards
CHI: Cecil Turner, 3 for 24 yards; Ross Montgomery, 1 for 21 yards; Ron Smith, 1 for 21 yards

Punt returns:
MIN: Charlie West, 3 for 16 yards; Bob Grim, 1 for -6 yards
CHI: Linzy Cole, 2 for 17 yards; Ron Smith, 2 for 10 yards

Interceptions:
MIN: Wally Hilgenberg, 1 for 33 yards; Bobby Bryant, 1 for 1 yard; Ed Sharockman, 1 for -15 yards
CHI: Bennie McRae, 1 for 0 yards

Punting:
MIN: Tom McNeill, 6 for 247 yards
CHI: Bobby Joe Green, 8 for 332 yards

Field Goals:
MIN: Fred Cox, 1/3
CHI: Mac Percival, 0/1




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