NFL game summary for 09/16/1973:
Fran Tarkenton fired two TD passes and Bill Brown ran six yards on a draw play for the clincher as the Vikings lost an early lead but rallied to win. A goal-line stand made the Raiders settle for a third George Blanda FG and a 16-10 edge in the third period before Tarkenton led a drive climaxed by a TD pass to rookie RB Chuck Foreman. Linebacker Jeff Siemon recovered a fumble and Tarkenton scrambled 13 yards to set up Brown's score. The only Raiders' TD was a 63-yard punt return by George Atkinson.
Line: Vikings by 3
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Oakland Raiders (0-1-0) | 0 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 16 |
 Minnesota Vikings (1-0-0) | 10 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
( 0- 3) MIN Fred Cox 22 yard field goal
( 0-10) MIN John Gilliam 43 yard pass from Fran Tarkenton (Fred Cox kick)
( 3-10) OAK George Blanda 16 yard field goal
( 6-10) OAK George Blanda 25 yard field goal
(13-10) OAK George Atkinson 63 yard punt return (George Blanda kick)
(16-10) OAK George Blanda 9 yard field goal
(16-17) MIN Chuck Foreman 9 yard pass from Fran Tarkenton (Fred Cox kick)
(16-24) MIN Bill Brown 6 yard rush (Fred Cox kick)
OAK MIN
First Downs: 19 16
Rushes-yards: 39-200 35-103
Yards/rush: 5.1 2.9
Comp-Att-Yd-INT: 13-30-183-2 13-31-187-1
Sacked-yards: 4-30 2-17
Net pass yards: 153 170
Net yards/pass: 4.5 5.2
Total net yards: 353 273
Total plays: 73 (53% run) 68 (51% run)
Yards/play: 4.8 4.0
Fumbles-lost: 4-2 1-1
Turnovers: 4 2
Penalties-yards: 6-70 3-22
Attendance: 44,818
Passing:
OAK: Daryle Lamonica, 13 of 30 for 183 yards (2 int) MIN: Fran Tarkenton, 13 of 31 for 187 yards and 2 TDs (1 int)
Rushing:
OAK: Marv Hubbard, 16 for 61 yards; Clarence Davis, 12 for 73 yards; Charlie Smith, 10 for 66 yards; Daryle Lamonica, 1 for 0 yards MIN: Chuck Foreman, 9 for 26 yards; Ed Marinaro, 8 for 15 yards; Fran Tarkenton, 6 for 27 yards; Oscar Reed, 5 for 10 yards; Dave Osborn, 4 for 10 yards; Bill Brown, 2 for 13 yards and 1 TD; Stu Voigt, 1 for 2 yards
Receiving:
OAK: Mike Siani, 6 for 111 yards; Charlie Smith, 3 for 31 yards; Fred Biletnikoff, 2 for 24 yards; Marv Hubbard, 1 for 9 yards; Pete Banaszak, 1 for 8 yards MIN: Chuck Foreman, 6 for 53 yards and 1 TD; John Gilliam, 4 for 90 yards and 1 TD; Stu Voigt, 1 for 43 yards; Oscar Reed, 1 for 5 yards; Dave Osborn, 1 for -4 yards
Kick returns:
OAK: Clarence Davis, 3 for 67 yards; Bob Hudson, 1 for 16 yards MIN: John Gilliam, 2 for 49 yards; Bill Brown, 1 for 18 yards
Punt returns:
OAK: George Atkinson, 4 for 78 yards and 1 TD; Tommy Maxwell, 1 for 0 yards MIN: Bobby Bryant, 1 for 1 yard
Interceptions:
OAK: George Atkinson, 1 for 0 yards MIN: Bobby Bryant, 1 for 9 yards; Jeff Wright, 1 for 0 yards
Punting:
OAK: Ray Guy, 5 for 248 yards MIN: Mike Eischeid, 7 for 280 yards
Field Goals:
OAK: George Blanda, 3/3 MIN: Fred Cox, 1/1
OAK: Daryle Lamonica, 13 of 30 for 183 yards (2 int) MIN: Fran Tarkenton, 13 of 31 for 187 yards and 2 TDs (1 int)
Rushing:
OAK: Marv Hubbard, 16 for 61 yards; Clarence Davis, 12 for 73 yards; Charlie Smith, 10 for 66 yards; Daryle Lamonica, 1 for 0 yards MIN: Chuck Foreman, 9 for 26 yards; Ed Marinaro, 8 for 15 yards; Fran Tarkenton, 6 for 27 yards; Oscar Reed, 5 for 10 yards; Dave Osborn, 4 for 10 yards; Bill Brown, 2 for 13 yards and 1 TD; Stu Voigt, 1 for 2 yards
Receiving:
OAK: Mike Siani, 6 for 111 yards; Charlie Smith, 3 for 31 yards; Fred Biletnikoff, 2 for 24 yards; Marv Hubbard, 1 for 9 yards; Pete Banaszak, 1 for 8 yards MIN: Chuck Foreman, 6 for 53 yards and 1 TD; John Gilliam, 4 for 90 yards and 1 TD; Stu Voigt, 1 for 43 yards; Oscar Reed, 1 for 5 yards; Dave Osborn, 1 for -4 yards
Kick returns:
OAK: Clarence Davis, 3 for 67 yards; Bob Hudson, 1 for 16 yards MIN: John Gilliam, 2 for 49 yards; Bill Brown, 1 for 18 yards
Punt returns:
OAK: George Atkinson, 4 for 78 yards and 1 TD; Tommy Maxwell, 1 for 0 yards MIN: Bobby Bryant, 1 for 1 yard
Interceptions:
OAK: George Atkinson, 1 for 0 yards MIN: Bobby Bryant, 1 for 9 yards; Jeff Wright, 1 for 0 yards
Punting:
OAK: Ray Guy, 5 for 248 yards MIN: Mike Eischeid, 7 for 280 yards
Field Goals:
OAK: George Blanda, 3/3 MIN: Fred Cox, 1/1