NFL game summary for 11/05/1972:

The Vikings' point total (37) was their highest since the final game of the 1970 season. Oscar Reed paced the offense, rushing for 93 yards, while Fran Tarkenton threw two touchdown passes. Cornerback Jeff Wright, making his first NFL start, intercepted two New Orleans passes.

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

Team		Rush Yds/Gm	Pass Yds/Gm	Tot Yds/Gm	Turnovers
New Orleans Saints	OFFENSE	76.6  (26)	170.4  (9)	247.0  (23)	21
	DEFENSE	156.0  (22)	167.3  (19)	323.3  (20)	21
Minnesota Vikings	OFFENSE	136.1  (14)	168.3  (11)	304.4  (10)	16
	DEFENSE	131.7  (12)	117.0  (5)	248.7  (3)	18

Line: Vikings by 16

Team	1	2	3	4	F
New Orleans Saints (1-6-1)	0	0	3	3	6
Minnesota Vikings (4-4-0)	7	13	7	10	37

( 0- 7) MIN Oscar Reed 1 yard rush (Fred Cox kick)
( 0-10) MIN Fred Cox 29 yard field goal
( 0-17) MIN John Beasley 9 yard pass from Fran Tarkenton (Fred Cox kick)
( 0-20) MIN Fred Cox 32 yard field goal
( 3-20) NO  Charlie Durkee 14 yard field goal
( 3-27) MIN Bill Brown 3 yard pass from Fran Tarkenton (Fred Cox kick)
( 6-27) NO  Charlie Durkee 36 yard field goal
( 6-30) MIN Fred Cox 45 yard field goal
( 6-37) MIN John Gilliam 2 yard pass from Bob Lee (Fred Cox kick)

                     NO              MIN
First Downs:         16              23
Rushes-yards:        21-123          32-148
Yards/rush:          5.9             4.6
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     19-35-155-3     22-31-253-1
Sacked-yards:        1-8             2-20
Net pass yards:      147             233
Net yards/pass:      4.1             7.1
Total net yards:     270             381
Total plays:         57 (36% run)    65 (49% run)  
Yards/play:          4.7             5.9
Fumbles-lost:        3-1             1-0
Turnovers:           4               1
Penalties-yards:     5-31            6-60

Attendance: 49,784

Passing:
NO: Archie Manning, 19 of 35 for 155 yards (3 int)
MIN: Fran Tarkenton, 19 of 26 for 178 yards and 2 TDs (1 int); Bob Lee, 3 of 5 for 75 yards and 1 TD

Rushing:
NO: Archie Manning, 9 for 73 yards; Bob Gresham, 5 for 33 yards; Jim Strong, 3 for 12 yards; Bill Butler, 2 for 6 yards; Joe Williams, 2 for -1 yards
MIN: Oscar Reed, 16 for 93 yards and 1 TD; Ed Marinaro, 8 for 14 yards; Dave Osborn, 4 for 13 yards; Bill Brown, 3 for 27 yards; Fran Tarkenton, 1 for 1 yard

Receiving:
NO: Danny Abramowicz, 5 for 50 yards; Bob Brown, 3 for 43 yards; Jim Strong, 3 for 24 yards; Bob Newland, 3 for 16 yards; Bob Gresham, 2 for 5 yards; Creston Whitaker, 1 for 6 yards; Margene Adkins, 1 for 6 yards; Bill Butler, 1 for 5 yards
MIN: John Gilliam, 5 for 111 yards and 1 TD; John Beasley, 4 for 34 yards and 1 TD; Ed Marinaro, 4 for 32 yards; Jim Lindsey, 3 for 28 yards; Oscar Reed, 3 for 23 yards; Gene Washington, 1 for 15 yards; Dave Osborn, 1 for 7 yards; Bill Brown, 1 for 3 yards and 1 TD

Kick returns:
NO: Margene Adkins, 5 for 126 yards; Joe Williams, 1 for 15 yards; Bill Butler, 1 for 14 yards
MIN: John Gilliam, 2 for 73 yards; Charlie West, 1 for 25 yards

Punt returns:
NO: Tom Myers, 1 for 0 yards
MIN: Charlie West, 4 for 57 yards

Interceptions:
NO: Tom Roussel, 1 for 11 yards
MIN: Jeff Wright, 2 for 31 yards; Charlie West, 1 for 0 yards

Punting:
NO: Julian Fagan, 4 for 192 yards
MIN: Mike Eischeid, 3 for 131 yards

Field Goals:
NO: Charlie Durkee, 2/3
MIN: Fred Cox, 3/3

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