NFL game summary for 10/08/1972:

Quarterback Gary Cuozzo, traded by Minnesota to St. Louis in the offseason, threw a pair of 24-yard touchdown passes to rookie wide receiver Bobby Moore. The decisive Cuozzo-to-Moore TD came with 1:38 to play and climaxed a six-play-70-yard drive in 66 seconds. Viking Fred Cox's 26-yard field goal attempt for victory with four seconds left hit the right upright.

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

Team		Rush Yds/Gm	Pass Yds/Gm	Tot Yds/Gm	Turnovers
St. Louis Cardinals	OFFENSE	61.0  (25)	139.3  (19)	200.3  (25)	7
	DEFENSE	150.3  (17)	182.3  (18)	332.7  (20)	5
Minnesota Vikings	OFFENSE	147.7  (9)	155.0  (13)	302.7  (14)	6
	DEFENSE	118.3  (11)	105.0  (3)	223.3  (3)	8

Line: Vikings by 14

Team	1	2	3	4	F
St. Louis Cardinals (2-2-0)	3	3	6	7	19
Minnesota Vikings (1-3-0)	0	7	0	10	17

( 3- 0) STL Jim Bakken 27 yard field goal
( 6- 0) STL Jim Bakken 13 yard field goal
( 6- 7) MIN Clint Jones 4 yard rush (Fred Cox kick)
(12- 7) STL Ahmad Rashad 24 yard pass from Gary Cuozzo (kick failed)
(12-14) MIN Gene Washington 4 yard pass from Fran Tarkenton (Fred Cox kick)
(12-17) MIN Fred Cox 37 yard field goal
(19-17) STL Ahmad Rashad 24 yard pass from Gary Cuozzo (Jim Bakken kick)

                     STL             MIN
First Downs:         12              21
Rushes-yards:        31-109          45-179
Yards/rush:          3.5             4.0
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     12-23-153-0     15-23-124-1
Sacked-yards:        0-0             2-11
Net pass yards:      153             113
Net yards/pass:      6.7             4.5
Total net yards:     262             292
Total plays:         54 (57% run)    70 (64% run)  
Yards/play:          4.9             4.2
Fumbles-lost:        1-0             1-1
Turnovers:           0               2
Penalties-yards:     3-25            3-35

Attendance: 49,687

Passing:
STL: Gary Cuozzo, 11 of 22 for 115 yards and 2 TDs; Donny Anderson, 1 of 1 for 38 yards
MIN: Fran Tarkenton, 15 of 23 for 124 yards and 1 TD (1 int)

Rushing:
STL: Donny Anderson, 14 for 46 yards; Johnny Roland, 5 for 18 yards; Leon Burns, 5 for 15 yards; Tom Woodeshick, 3 for 11 yards; Ahmad Rashad, 2 for 15 yards; Jackie Smith, 1 for 3 yards; Cannonball Butler, 1 for 1 yard
MIN: Clint Jones, 16 for 68 yards and 1 TD; Bill Brown, 13 for 47 yards; Fran Tarkenton, 5 for 31 yards; Oscar Reed, 5 for 5 yards; Dave Osborn, 4 for 10 yards; John Gilliam, 1 for 14 yards; Ed Marinaro, 1 for 4 yards

Receiving:
STL: Walker Gillette, 5 for 68 yards; Ahmad Rashad, 4 for 67 yards and 2 TDs; Jackie Smith, 2 for 14 yards; Johnny Roland, 1 for 4 yards
MIN: Gene Washington, 4 for 38 yards and 1 TD; John Beasley, 4 for 32 yards; Ed Marinaro, 2 for 19 yards; Clint Jones, 2 for 14 yards; John Gilliam, 1 for 11 yards; Dave Osborn, 1 for 8 yards; Oscar Reed, 1 for 2 yards

Kick returns:
STL: Larry Willingham, 3 for 67 yards; Cannonball Butler, 1 for 16 yards
MIN: Clint Jones, 3 for 96 yards; Charlie West, 1 for 29 yards

Punt returns:
STL: Larry Willingham, 2 for 7 yards
MIN: Charlie West, 2 for 19 yards; Bobby Bryant, 1 for 0 yards

Interceptions:
STL: Mike McGill, 1 for 2 yards

Punting:
STL: Donny Anderson, 6 for 233 yards
MIN: Mike Eischeid, 6 for 242 yards

Field Goals:
STL: Jim Bakken, 2/3
MIN: Fred Cox, 1/2

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