NFL game summary for 12/03/1972:

In sub-zero temperature with a wind-chill factor of 26-below, the Vikings' defense limited the Bears to 91 yards total offense -- including a Minnesota club record low yield of one yard net passing -- and cornerback Bobby Bryant ran 24 yards for a touchdown with a recovered fumble and intercepted a pass in the end zone. John Gilliam caught five passes for 111 yards -- his fifth 100-yard day of the season -- and set a Minnesota receiving yardage record of 930 for the season.

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

Team		Rush Yds/Gm	Pass Yds/Gm	Tot Yds/Gm	Turnovers
Chicago Bears	OFFENSE	172.2  (4)	94.4  (26)	266.5  (19)	27
	DEFENSE	127.0  (9)	145.1  (9)	272.1  (9)	24
Minnesota Vikings	OFFENSE	129.9  (18)	188.7  (3)	318.6  (7)	23
	DEFENSE	140.4  (16)	128.5  (3)	268.8  (5)	28

Line: Vikings by 13

Team	1	2	3	4	F
Chicago Bears (3-8-1)	0	3	0	7	10
Minnesota Vikings (7-5-0)	3	10	7	3	23

( 0- 3) MIN Fred Cox 19 yard field goal
( 0- 6) MIN Fred Cox 24 yard field goal
( 0-13) MIN John Henderson 15 yard pass from Fran Tarkenton (Fred Cox kick)
( 3-13) CHI Mac Percival 27 yard field goal
( 3-20) MIN Bobby Bryant 24 yard fumble return (Fred Cox kick)
( 3-23) MIN Fred Cox 14 yard field goal
(10-23) CHI Gary Kosins 7 yard pass from Bobby Douglass (Mac Percival kick)

                     CHI             MIN
First Downs:         5               19
Rushes-yards:        27-90           35-80
Yards/rush:          3.3             2.3
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     2-13-8-1        21-39-261-1
Sacked-yards:        3-7             0-0
Net pass yards:      1               261
Net yards/pass:      0.1             6.7
Total net yards:     91              341
Total plays:         43 (62% run)    74 (47% run)  
Yards/play:          2.1             4.6
Fumbles-lost:        2-2             5-2
Turnovers:           3               3
Penalties-yards:     2-20            0-0

Attendance: 49,784

Passing:
CHI: Bobby Douglass, 2 of 13 for 8 yards and 1 TD (1 int)
MIN: Fran Tarkenton, 21 of 39 for 261 yards and 1 TD (1 int)

Rushing:
CHI: Jim Harrison, 13 for 55 yards; Don Shy, 7 for 3 yards; Bobby Douglass, 5 for 23 yards; Cyril Pinder, 2 for 9 yards
MIN: Oscar Reed, 18 for 50 yards; Dave Osborn, 15 for 40 yards; Bill Brown, 1 for 2 yards; John Gilliam, 1 for -12 yards

Receiving:
CHI: Gary Kosins, 1 for 7 yards and 1 TD; Earl Thomas, 1 for 1 yard
MIN: Dave Osborn, 7 for 66 yards; John Gilliam, 5 for 111 yards; John Henderson, 4 for 45 yards and 1 TD; Oscar Reed, 4 for 24 yards; John Beasley, 1 for 15 yards

Kick returns:
CHI: Cecil Turner, 3 for 90 yards; Glen Holloway, 1 for 28 yards; Ron Smith, 1 for 25 yards; Cyril Pinder, 1 for 14 yards
MIN: John Gilliam, 2 for 64 yards; Stu Voigt, 1 for 2 yards

Punt returns:
CHI: Ron Smith, 1 for 29 yards
MIN: Charlie West, 1 for 1 yard

Interceptions:
CHI: Bob Jeter, 1 for 0 yards
MIN: Bobby Bryant, 1 for 0 yards

Punting:
CHI: Bobby Joe Green, 7 for 239 yards
MIN: Mike Eischeid, 4 for 180 yards

Field Goals:
CHI: Mac Percival, 1/2
MIN: Fred Cox, 3/4

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