NFL game summary for 12/11/1971:

Vikings linebacker Roy Winston intercepted a Greg Landry pass on the third play from scrimmage and raced 29 yards for a touchdown that ignited a superior defensive effort as Minnesota clinched its fourth consecutive NFC Central Division title. Minnesota had three interceptions, two fumble recoveries and blocked a Detroit punt for a safety.

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

Team		Rush Yds/Gm	Pass Yds/Gm	Tot Yds/Gm	Turnovers
Detroit Lions	OFFENSE	177.9  (2)	158.0  (10)	335.9  (3)	27
	DEFENSE	129.8  (15)	150.8  (12)	280.7  (12)	30
Minnesota Vikings	OFFENSE	122.1  (16)	116.8  (25)	238.9  (22)	25
	DEFENSE	115.8  (6)	122.6  (3)	238.3  (2)	40

Line: n/a

Team	1	2	3	4	F
Detroit Lions (7-5-1)	3	0	7	0	10
Minnesota Vikings (10-3-0)	7	7	3	12	29

( 0- 7) MIN Roy Winston 29 yard interception return (Fred Cox kick)
( 3- 7) DET Errol Mann 35 yard field goal
( 3-14) MIN Clint Jones 3 yard rush (Fred Cox kick)
( 3-17) MIN Fred Cox 10 yard field goal
(10-17) DET Larry Walton 4 yard pass from Bill Munson (Errol Mann kick)
(10-19) MIN Safety, Alan Page blocked punt through end zone
(10-22) MIN Fred Cox 32 yard field goal
(10-29) MIN Jim Lindsey 0 yard fumble return (Fred Cox kick)

                     DET             MIN
First Downs:         17              7
Rushes-yards:        32-107          32-113
Yards/rush:          3.3             3.5
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     15-32-149-3     4-15-21-2
Sacked-yards:        2-20            0-0
Net pass yards:      129             21
Net yards/pass:      3.8             1.4
Total net yards:     236             134
Total plays:         66 (48% run)    47 (68% run)  
Yards/play:          3.6             2.9
Fumbles-lost:        5-2             1-0
Turnovers:           5               2
Penalties-yards:     4-59            13-105

Attendance: 49,784

Passing:
DET: Bill Munson, 9 of 16 for 107 yards and 1 TD (1 int); Greg Landry, 6 of 16 for 42 yards (2 int)
MIN: Gary Cuozzo, 4 of 15 for 21 yards (2 int)

Rushing:
DET: Steve Owens, 17 for 65 yards; Altie Taylor, 11 for 34 yards; Greg Landry, 4 for 8 yards
MIN: Clint Jones, 16 for 53 yards and 1 TD; Dave Osborn, 7 for 20 yards; Oscar Reed, 6 for 28 yards; Bill Brown, 2 for 0 yards; Bob Grim, 1 for 12 yards

Receiving:
DET: Craig Cotton, 5 for 79 yards; Steve Owens, 4 for 22 yards; Altie Taylor, 3 for 24 yards; Larry Walton, 3 for 24 yards and 1 TD
MIN: Oscar Reed, 2 for 10 yards; Gene Washington, 1 for 9 yards; Bill Brown, 1 for 2 yards

Kick returns:
DET: Ron Jessie, 3 for 57 yards; Lem Barney, 2 for 39 yards; Bill Triplett, 1 for 13 yards
MIN: Charlie West, 3 for 63 yards; Clint Jones, 1 for 16 yards

Punt returns:
DET: Lem Barney, 3 for 7 yards
MIN: Charlie West, 1 for 1 yard

Interceptions:
DET: Lem Barney, 1 for 27 yards; Wayne Rasmussen, 1 for 2 yards
MIN: Ed Sharockman, 1 for 33 yards; Roy Winston, 1 for 29 yards and 1 TD; Wally Hilgenberg, 1 for 6 yards

Punting:
DET: Herman Weaver, 5 for 144 yards
MIN: Bob Lee, 6 for 245 yards

Field Goals:
DET: Errol Mann, 1/2
MIN: Fred Cox, 2/3

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