NFL game summary for 12/19/1971:

Quarterback Bob Lee threw two touchdown passes and Fred Cox kicked a pair of field goals as Minnesota closed its season with a 27-10 victory and its fourth straight NFC Central Division title. The Vikings allowed 139 points throughout the season, the second lowest yield for 14 games, and the 14 TDs scored by the opposition matched the fewest TDs ever allowed.

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

Team		Rush Yds/Gm	Pass Yds/Gm	Tot Yds/Gm	Turnovers
Minnesota Vikings	OFFENSE	121.4  (15)	109.5  (25)	230.8  (25)	27
	DEFENSE	115.1  (7)	123.1  (3)	238.2  (2)	45
Chicago Bears	OFFENSE	102.3  (23)	130.5  (23)	232.8  (24)	42
	DEFENSE	153.8  (21)	167.1  (19)	320.8  (23)	42

Line: Vikings by 6

Team	1	2	3	4	F
Minnesota Vikings (11-3-0)	10	7	7	3	27
Chicago Bears (6-8-0)	0	0	10	0	10

( 7- 0) MIN Dave Osborn 1 yard rush (Fred Cox kick)
(10- 0) MIN Fred Cox 25 yard field goal
(17- 0) MIN Bob Grim 6 yard pass from Bob Lee (Fred Cox kick)
(17- 3) CHI Mac Percival 22 yard field goal
(24- 3) MIN Bob Grim 40 yard pass from Bob Lee (Fred Cox kick)
(24-10) CHI Dick Gordon 6 yard pass from Bobby Douglass (Mac Percival kick)
(27-10) MIN Fred Cox 39 yard field goal

                     MIN             CHI
First Downs:         16              14
Rushes-yards:        38-117          30-104
Yards/rush:          3.1             3.5
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     13-23-271-0     15-40-206-2
Sacked-yards:        4-39            0-0
Net pass yards:      232             206
Net yards/pass:      8.6             5.2
Total net yards:     349             310
Total plays:         65 (58% run)    70 (42% run)  
Yards/play:          5.4             4.4
Fumbles-lost:        4-3             2-2
Turnovers:           3               4
Penalties-yards:     6-72            8-91

Attendance: 55,049

Passing:
MIN: Bob Lee, 13 of 22 for 271 yards and 2 TDs; Norm Snead, 0 of 1 for 0 yards
CHI: Bobby Douglass, 9 of 23 for 147 yards and 1 TD (1 int); Kent Nix, 6 of 17 for 59 yards (1 int)

Rushing:
MIN: Clint Jones, 14 for 90 yards; Dave Osborn, 6 for -2 yards and 1 TD; Oscar Reed, 5 for 16 yards; Jim Lindsey, 5 for 12 yards; Norm Snead, 3 for 2 yards; Bill Brown, 3 for 0 yards; Bob Lee, 2 for -1 yards
CHI: Joe Moore, 15 for 45 yards; Bill Tucker, 8 for 15 yards; Bobby Douglass, 3 for 27 yards; Jim Harrison, 3 for 16 yards; Kent Nix, 1 for 1 yard

Receiving:
MIN: Bob Grim, 4 for 69 yards and 2 TDs; Bob Brown, 2 for 95 yards; Gene Washington, 2 for 58 yards; John Henderson, 2 for 18 yards; Dave Osborn, 2 for 15 yards; Clint Jones, 1 for 16 yards
CHI: George Farmer, 7 for 128 yards; Dick Gordon, 4 for 36 yards and 1 TD; Bob Wallace, 2 for 25 yards; Jim Harrison, 1 for 12 yards; Bill Tucker, 1 for 5 yards

Kick returns:
MIN: Charlie West, 1 for 26 yards; Clint Jones, 1 for 18 yards
CHI: Cecil Turner, 4 for 93 yards

Punt returns:
MIN: Charlie West, 1 for 16 yards
CHI: Ron Smith, 2 for 10 yards; Cecil Turner, 1 for 6 yards

Interceptions:
MIN: Charlie West, 1 for 89 yards; Bobby Bryant, 1 for 19 yards

Punting:
MIN: Bob Lee, 6 for 256 yards
CHI: Bobby Joe Green, 8 for 313 yards

Field Goals:
MIN: Fred Cox, 2/3
CHI: Mac Percival, 1/1

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