NFL game summary for 12/05/1971:

The Chargers exploded for 20 points in the final period, directed by QB John Hadl, and wrapped up a victory over the Vikings on a five-yard pass to Mike Garrett and a pair of field goals by Dennis Partee. Linebacker Pete Barnes grabbed a pass from Norm Snead in the last fifteen seconds and returned it for a TD. It was the highest point total registered against Minnesota since 1968.

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

Team		Rush Yds/Gm	Pass Yds/Gm	Tot Yds/Gm	Turnovers
Minnesota Vikings	OFFENSE	120.3  (18)	111.7  (25)	232.0  (24)	20
	DEFENSE	112.7  (6)	118.7  (2)	231.5  (2)	39
San Diego Chargers	OFFENSE	110.2  (21)	225.4  (1)	335.5  (4)	37
	DEFENSE	168.4  (24)	155.1  (15)	323.5  (23)	19

Line: Vikings by 10

Team	1	2	3	4	F
Minnesota Vikings (9-3-0)	7	7	0	0	14
San Diego Chargers (5-7-0)	7	3	0	20	30

( 0- 7) SD  Gary Garrison 5 yard pass from John Hadl (Dennis Partee kick)
( 7- 7) MIN Oscar Reed 10 yard rush (Fred Cox kick)
( 7-10) SD  Dennis Partee 12 yard field goal
(14-10) MIN Clint Jones 1 yard rush (Fred Cox kick)
(14-17) SD  Mike Garrett 5 yard pass from John Hadl (Dennis Partee kick)
(14-20) SD  Dennis Partee 43 yard field goal
(14-23) SD  Dennis Partee 22 yard field goal
(14-30) SD  Pete Barnes 36 yard interception return (Dennis Partee kick)

                     MIN             SD
First Downs:         19              21
Rushes-yards:        34-142          32-149
Yards/rush:          4.2             4.7
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     12-28-173-4     20-29-165-1
Sacked-yards:        0-0             0-0
Net pass yards:      173             165
Net yards/pass:      6.2             5.7
Total net yards:     315             314
Total plays:         62 (54% run)    61 (52% run)  
Yards/play:          5.1             5.1
Fumbles-lost:        1-1             0-0
Turnovers:           5               1
Penalties-yards:     6-67            7-95

Attendance: 54,505

Passing:
MIN: Bob Lee, 8 of 20 for 122 yards (1 int); Norm Snead, 4 of 8 for 51 yards (3 int)
SD: John Hadl, 20 of 29 for 165 yards and 2 TDs (1 int)

Rushing:
MIN: Clint Jones, 26 for 96 yards and 1 TD; Oscar Reed, 4 for 33 yards and 1 TD; Bill Brown, 4 for 13 yards
SD: Mike Garrett, 16 for 49 yards; Jeff Queen, 14 for 39 yards; Jerry LeVias, 2 for 61 yards

Receiving:
MIN: Bob Grim, 4 for 49 yards; Bill Brown, 3 for 61 yards; Bob Brown, 2 for 31 yards; Gene Washington, 2 for 20 yards; Oscar Reed, 1 for 12 yards
SD: Jerry LeVias, 7 for 56 yards; Gary Garrison, 5 for 45 yards and 1 TD; Mike Garrett, 5 for 28 yards and 1 TD; Pettis Norman, 3 for 36 yards

Kick returns:
MIN: Charlie West, 6 for 122 yards; Clint Jones, 1 for 35 yards
SD: Jerry LeVias, 2 for 48 yards; Chris Fletcher, 1 for 25 yards

Punt returns:
SD: Chris Fletcher, 2 for 21 yards; Jerry LeVias, 1 for 11 yards

Interceptions:
MIN: Charlie West, 1 for 6 yards
SD: Bryant Salter, 2 for 4 yards; Pete Barnes, 1 for 36 yards and 1 TD; Chris Fletcher, 1 for 19 yards

Punting:
MIN: Bob Lee, 3 for 138 yards
SD: Dennis Partee, 2 for 89 yards

Field Goals:
MIN: Fred Cox, 0/2
SD: Dennis Partee, 3/5

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