NFL game summary for 09/23/1973:

Rookie Chuck Foreman gained 116 yards on 16 carries and Fred Cox kicked five FGs in a second straight come-from-behind win by the Vikings. Trailing 10-0 in the second quarter, Minnesota scored on a Cox FG, a Fran Tarkenton pass to John Beasley, and Cox's second FG after Nate Wright recovered a fumbled kickoff return. Chicago missed a chance at a 13-13 tie in the third period when Mirro Roder's 47-yard FG attempt hit an upright.

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

Team		Rush Yds/Gm	Pass Yds/Gm	Tot Yds/Gm	Turnovers
Minnesota Vikings	OFFENSE	103.0  (21)	170.0  (9)	273.0  (14)	2
	DEFENSE	200.0  (21)	153.0  (14)	353.0  (20)	4
Chicago Bears	OFFENSE	172.0  (9)	30.0  (24)	202.0  (22)	6
	DEFENSE	188.0  (19)	84.0  (7)	272.0  (12)	3

Line: Vikings by 6

Team	1	2	3	4	F
Minnesota Vikings (2-0-0)	0	13	0	9	22
Chicago Bears (0-2-0)	7	3	0	3	13

( 0- 7) CHI Bobby Douglass 1 yard rush (Mac Percival kick)
( 0-10) CHI Mac Percival 31 yard field goal
( 3-10) MIN Fred Cox 41 yard field goal
(10-10) MIN John Beasley 3 yard pass from Fran Tarkenton (Fred Cox kick)
(13-10) MIN Fred Cox 25 yard field goal
(16-10) MIN Fred Cox 14 yard field goal
(19-10) MIN Fred Cox 11 yard field goal
(19-13) CHI Mac Percival 12 yard field goal
(22-13) MIN Fred Cox 35 yard field goal

                     MIN             CHI
First Downs:         13              16
Rushes-yards:        35-188          43-200
Yards/rush:          5.4             4.7
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     12-18-189-1     10-19-184-0
Sacked-yards:        7-68            1-10
Net pass yards:      121             174
Net yards/pass:      4.8             8.7
Total net yards:     309             374
Total plays:         60 (58% run)    63 (68% run)  
Yards/play:          5.2             5.9
Fumbles-lost:        2-0             4-2
Turnovers:           1               2
Penalties-yards:     3-35            6-70

Attendance: 52,035

Passing:
MIN: Fran Tarkenton, 12 of 18 for 189 yards and 1 TD (1 int)
CHI: Bobby Douglass, 10 of 19 for 184 yards

Rushing:
MIN: Chuck Foreman, 16 for 116 yards; Ed Marinaro, 11 for 33 yards; Fran Tarkenton, 6 for 18 yards; John Gilliam, 1 for 14 yards; Oscar Reed, 1 for 7 yards
CHI: Carl Garrett, 25 for 90 yards; Bobby Douglass, 10 for 63 yards and 1 TD; Jim Harrison, 5 for 19 yards; Joe Moore, 2 for 23 yards; Ike Hill, 1 for 5 yards

Receiving:
MIN: Chuck Foreman, 4 for 46 yards; Carroll Dale, 2 for 53 yards; Stu Voigt, 2 for 26 yards; John Gilliam, 1 for 50 yards; Oscar Reed, 1 for 8 yards; Ed Marinaro, 1 for 3 yards; John Beasley, 1 for 3 yards and 1 TD
CHI: Craig Cotton, 3 for 88 yards; Tom Reynolds, 3 for 31 yards; Earl Thomas, 1 for 38 yards; George Farmer, 1 for 15 yards; Carl Garrett, 1 for 7 yards; Jim Harrison, 1 for 5 yards

Kick returns:
MIN: Brent McClanahan, 1 for 22 yards; John Gilliam, 1 for 14 yards
CHI: Ike Hill, 3 for 56 yards; Cecil Turner, 2 for 23 yards; Carl Garrett, 1 for 16 yards; Jim Osborne, 1 for 0 yards

Punt returns:
MIN: Bobby Bryant, 1 for 3 yards; Jeff Wright, 1 for 0 yards
CHI: Ike Hill, 4 for 12 yards

Interceptions:
CHI: Garry Lyle, 1 for 9 yards

Punting:
MIN: Mike Eischeid, 5 for 227 yards
CHI: Bobby Joe Green, 4 for 151 yards

Field Goals:
MIN: Fred Cox, 5/6
CHI: Mac Percival, 2/3; Mirro Roder, 0/1

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