NFL game summary for 10/21/1973:
John Gilliam sped 44 yards on a reverse and caught a TD pass from Fran Tarkenton to help Minnesota remain unbeaten with six straight victories. The Eagles moved within a touchdown of the Vikings with 4:05 to play when tight end Charles Young swept 17 yards on an end-around. Eagles' RB Po James led all rushers with 78 yards. Tarkenton completed 16 of 21 passes for 202 yards.
Team stats coming into this game (NFL ranks in parentheses):
| Team | Rush Yds/Gm | Pass Yds/Gm | Tot Yds/Gm | Turnovers | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | OFFENSE | 133.4 (17) | 218.4 (1) | 351.8 (3) | 10 |
| DEFENSE | 141.2 (9) | 197.4 (25) | 338.6 (23) | 8 | |
 | OFFENSE | 148.0 (11) | 134.4 (14) | 282.4 (14) | 11 |
| DEFENSE | 150.8 (17) | 161.6 (18) | 312.4 (19) | 17 |
Line: Vikings by 14
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Eagles (1-4-1) | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
| Minnesota Vikings (6-0-0) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
( 0- 7) MIN John Gilliam 44 yard rush (Fred Cox kick)
( 0-14) MIN Oscar Reed 1 yard rush (Fred Cox kick)
( 7-14) PHI Po James 12 yard rush (Tom Dempsey kick)
( 7-21) MIN John Gilliam 24 yard pass from Fran Tarkenton (Fred Cox kick)
(14-21) PHI Lee Bouggess 2 yard rush (Tom Dempsey kick)
(14-28) MIN Chuck Foreman 5 yard rush (Fred Cox kick)
(21-28) PHI Charle Young 17 yard rush (Tom Dempsey kick)
PHI MIN
First Downs: 19 25
Rushes-yards: 26-126 44-217
Yards/rush: 4.8 4.9
Comp-Att-Yd-INT: 23-32-201-0 16-21-202-0
Sacked-yards: 2-12 1-10
Net pass yards: 189 192
Net yards/pass: 5.6 8.7
Total net yards: 315 409
Total plays: 60 (43% run) 66 (66% run)
Yards/play: 5.2 6.2
Fumbles-lost: 2-0 2-1
Turnovers: 0 1
Penalties-yards: 2-30 3-11
Attendance: 47,478
Passing:
PHI: Roman Gabriel, 23 of 32 for 201 yards MIN: Fran Tarkenton, 16 of 21 for 202 yards and 1 TD
Rushing:
PHI: Po James, 11 for 78 yards and 1 TD; Tom Sullivan, 8 for 35 yards; Lee Bouggess, 3 for 2 yards and 1 TD; Norm Bulaich, 2 for -8 yards; Charle Young, 1 for 17 yards and 1 TD; Roman Gabriel, 1 for 2 yards MIN: Chuck Foreman, 21 for 68 yards and 1 TD; Oscar Reed, 13 for 56 yards and 1 TD; Fran Tarkenton, 9 for 49 yards; John Gilliam, 1 for 44 yards and 1 TD
Receiving:
PHI: Charle Young, 6 for 86 yards; Harold Carmichael, 6 for 52 yards; Po James, 6 for 25 yards; Tom Sullivan, 3 for 22 yards; Don Zimmerman, 2 for 16 yards MIN: John Gilliam, 6 for 116 yards and 1 TD; Oscar Reed, 3 for 29 yards; Chuck Foreman, 3 for 17 yards; Stu Voigt, 2 for 27 yards; Carroll Dale, 1 for 10 yards; Ed Marinaro, 1 for 3 yards
Kick returns:
PHI: Al Nelson, 3 for 75 yards MIN: Brent McClanahan, 3 for 80 yards
Punt returns:
MIN: Bobby Bryant, 3 for 25 yards; Jeff Wright, 1 for 0 yards
Interceptions:
Punting:
PHI: Tom McNeill, 5 for 209 yards MIN: Mike Eischeid, 2 for 83 yards
Field Goals:
PHI: Tom Dempsey, 0/1 MIN: Fred Cox, 0/2
PHI: Roman Gabriel, 23 of 32 for 201 yards MIN: Fran Tarkenton, 16 of 21 for 202 yards and 1 TD
Rushing:
PHI: Po James, 11 for 78 yards and 1 TD; Tom Sullivan, 8 for 35 yards; Lee Bouggess, 3 for 2 yards and 1 TD; Norm Bulaich, 2 for -8 yards; Charle Young, 1 for 17 yards and 1 TD; Roman Gabriel, 1 for 2 yards MIN: Chuck Foreman, 21 for 68 yards and 1 TD; Oscar Reed, 13 for 56 yards and 1 TD; Fran Tarkenton, 9 for 49 yards; John Gilliam, 1 for 44 yards and 1 TD
Receiving:
PHI: Charle Young, 6 for 86 yards; Harold Carmichael, 6 for 52 yards; Po James, 6 for 25 yards; Tom Sullivan, 3 for 22 yards; Don Zimmerman, 2 for 16 yards MIN: John Gilliam, 6 for 116 yards and 1 TD; Oscar Reed, 3 for 29 yards; Chuck Foreman, 3 for 17 yards; Stu Voigt, 2 for 27 yards; Carroll Dale, 1 for 10 yards; Ed Marinaro, 1 for 3 yards
Kick returns:
PHI: Al Nelson, 3 for 75 yards MIN: Brent McClanahan, 3 for 80 yards
Punt returns:
MIN: Bobby Bryant, 3 for 25 yards; Jeff Wright, 1 for 0 yards
Interceptions:
Punting:
PHI: Tom McNeill, 5 for 209 yards MIN: Mike Eischeid, 2 for 83 yards
Field Goals:
PHI: Tom Dempsey, 0/1 MIN: Fred Cox, 0/2