NFL game summary for 11/07/1971:

The 49ers defense twice stopped the Vikings from scoring touchdowns from position inside San Francisco's 10-yard line in the third period, then San Francisco safety Rosey Taylor intercepted a Norm Snead pass at the 49ers three-yard line with one minute remaining. A six-yard touchdown pass from John Brodie to Gene Washington broke a 6-6 tie in the final period.

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

Team		Rush Yds/Gm	Pass Yds/Gm	Tot Yds/Gm	Turnovers
San Francisco 49ers	OFFENSE	150.6  (8)	198.0  (3)	348.6  (3)	25
	DEFENSE	120.9  (11)	127.9  (5)	248.7  (5)	19
Minnesota Vikings	OFFENSE	105.3  (20)	141.4  (21)	246.7  (20)	13
	DEFENSE	102.4  (6)	132.1  (7)	234.6  (4)	25

Line: Vikings by 4

Team	1	2	3	4	F
San Francisco 49ers (6-2-0)	3	3	0	7	13
Minnesota Vikings (6-2-0)	3	0	3	3	9

( 3- 0) SF  Bruce Gossett 44 yard field goal
( 3- 3) MIN Fred Cox 18 yard field goal
( 6- 3) SF  Bruce Gossett 12 yard field goal
( 6- 6) MIN Fred Cox 16 yard field goal
(13- 6) SF  Gene Washington 6 yard pass from John Brodie (Bruce Gossett kick)
(13- 9) MIN Fred Cox 27 yard field goal

                     SF              MIN
First Downs:         14              10
Rushes-yards:        36-119          26-91
Yards/rush:          3.3             3.5
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     13-30-110-2     6-25-94-1
Sacked-yards:        1-7             3-18
Net pass yards:      103             76
Net yards/pass:      3.3             2.7
Total net yards:     222             167
Total plays:         67 (53% run)    54 (48% run)  
Yards/play:          3.3             3.1
Fumbles-lost:        4-3             1-0
Turnovers:           5               1
Penalties-yards:     2-20            5-28

Attendance: 49,784

Passing:
SF: John Brodie, 13 of 30 for 110 yards and 1 TD (2 int)
MIN: Norm Snead, 6 of 15 for 94 yards (1 int); Gary Cuozzo, 0 of 10 for 0 yards

Rushing:
SF: Ken Willard, 20 for 43 yards; Vic Washington, 12 for 62 yards; John Brodie, 2 for 1 yard; Ted Kwalick, 1 for 12 yards; Doug Cunningham, 1 for 1 yard
MIN: Clint Jones, 16 for 39 yards; Jim Lindsey, 6 for 42 yards; Gary Cuozzo, 1 for 8 yards; Oscar Reed, 1 for 2 yards; Bill Brown, 1 for 0 yards; Al Denson, 1 for 0 yards

Receiving:
SF: Gene Washington, 4 for 39 yards and 1 TD; Ken Willard, 4 for 16 yards; Ted Kwalick, 3 for 28 yards; Doug Cunningham, 1 for 21 yards; Preston Riley, 1 for 6 yards
MIN: Bob Grim, 2 for 39 yards; Gene Washington, 1 for 22 yards; Clint Jones, 1 for 18 yards; Oscar Reed, 1 for 12 yards; Jim Lindsey, 1 for 3 yards

Kick returns:
SF: Doug Cunningham, 2 for 50 yards; Vic Washington, 1 for 24 yards; Bob Windsor, 1 for 6 yards
MIN: Clint Jones, 2 for 58 yards; Charlie West, 2 for 49 yards

Punt returns:
SF: Bruce Taylor, 4 for 66 yards

Interceptions:
SF: Rosey Taylor, 1 for 0 yards
MIN: Paul Krause, 2 for 44 yards

Punting:
SF: Jim McCann, 3 for 105 yards
MIN: Bob Lee, 7 for 240 yards

Field Goals:
SF: Bruce Gossett, 2/3
MIN: Fred Cox, 3/3

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