NFL game summary for 12/20/1970:

Minnesota's Fred Cox kicked three field goals and added four extra points to win his second scoring title with 125 points, and quarterback Gary Cuozzo returned to complete 13 of 20 passes after missing two games because of a sprained ankle. Minnesota won the Central Division with a 12-2 record.

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

Team		Rush Yds/Gm	Pass Yds/Gm	Tot Yds/Gm	Turnovers
Minnesota Vikings	OFFENSE	115.2  (15)	147.6  (17)	262.8  (20)	28
	DEFENSE	101.5  (5)	104.1  (1)	205.5  (1)	40
Atlanta Falcons	OFFENSE	119.5  (12)	134.3  (22)	253.8  (23)	34
	DEFENSE	122.0  (16)	145.5  (5)	267.5  (8)	32

Line: n/a

Team	1	2	3	4	F
Minnesota Vikings (12-2-0)	3	21	7	6	37
Atlanta Falcons (4-8-2)	7	0	0	0	7

( 3- 0) MIN Fred Cox 40 yard field goal
( 3- 7) ATL John Mallory 75 yard punt return (Ken Vinyard kick)
(10- 7) MIN Dave Osborn 1 yard rush (Fred Cox kick)
(17- 7) MIN John Beasley 8 yard pass from Gary Cuozzo (Fred Cox kick)
(24- 7) MIN Clint Jones 1 yard rush (Fred Cox kick)
(31- 7) MIN Dave Osborn 28 yard pass from Bob Lee (Fred Cox kick)
(34- 7) MIN Fred Cox 15 yard field goal
(37- 7) MIN Fred Cox 37 yard field goal

                     MIN             ATL
First Downs:         21              12
Rushes-yards:        38-136          19-46
Yards/rush:          3.6             2.4
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     19-30-278-2     19-33-162-3
Sacked-yards:        2-16            9-77
Net pass yards:      262             85
Net yards/pass:      8.2             2.0
Total net yards:     398             131
Total plays:         70 (54% run)    61 (31% run)  
Yards/play:          5.7             2.1
Fumbles-lost:        1-1             1-1
Turnovers:           3               4
Penalties-yards:     3-45            3-25

Attendance: 57,992

Passing:
MIN: Gary Cuozzo, 13 of 20 for 175 yards and 1 TD (1 int); Bob Lee, 6 of 10 for 103 yards and 1 TD (1 int)
ATL: Randy Johnson, 19 of 33 for 162 yards (3 int)

Rushing:
MIN: Clint Jones, 14 for 46 yards and 1 TD; Dave Osborn, 10 for 23 yards and 1 TD; Bill Brown, 6 for 41 yards; Jim Lindsey, 6 for 18 yards; Bob Lee, 2 for 8 yards
ATL: Paul Gipson, 8 for 4 yards; Harmon Wages, 4 for 10 yards; Cannonball Butler, 3 for 6 yards; Randy Johnson, 2 for 16 yards; Jim Mitchell, 1 for 8 yards; Art Malone, 1 for 2 yards

Receiving:
MIN: John Henderson, 7 for 129 yards; Dave Osborn, 4 for 37 yards and 1 TD; John Beasley, 3 for 45 yards and 1 TD; Gene Washington, 3 for 36 yards; Bob Grim, 2 for 31 yards
ATL: Jim Mitchell, 5 for 77 yards; Paul Flatley, 5 for 41 yards; Paul Gipson, 4 for 19 yards; Art Malone, 2 for 16 yards; Harmon Wages, 2 for 4 yards; Todd Snyder, 1 for 5 yards

Kick returns:
MIN: Charlie West, 1 for 66 yards
ATL: Grady Cavness, 3 for 61 yards; Paul Gipson, 2 for 41 yards; Cannonball Butler, 1 for 24 yards; Art Malone, 1 for 4 yards

Punt returns:
MIN: Charlie West, 1 for 6 yards
ATL: John Mallory, 2 for 90 yards and 1 TD; Tom McCauley, 2 for 0 yards

Interceptions:
MIN: Paul Krause, 1 for 21 yards; Karl Kassulke, 1 for 11 yards; Bobby Bryant, 1 for 0 yards
ATL: Tom McCauley, 1 for 32 yards; Ken Reaves, 1 for 28 yards

Punting:
MIN: Tom McNeill, 4 for 153 yards
ATL: Billy Lothridge, 6 for 193 yards

Field Goals:
MIN: Fred Cox, 3/4
ATL: Ken Vinyard, 0/1

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