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Sunday October 28, 1973
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NFL game summary for 10/28/1973:



The battle of the unbeatens wound up in a defensive struggle as the Vikings opened up a 10-0 lead and then forced the Rams to settle for three FGs. Fred Cox kicked a 15-yarder and Fran Tarkenton threw to Chuck Foreman for a nine-yard scoring play. The Rams pecked away, with David Ray kicking FGs from the 30, 35, and 47, but Jeff Siemon sacked John Hadl for a 15-yard loss to blunt the last Los Angeles threat.

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

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
Los Angeles RamsOFFENSE204.5  (2)157.0  (10)361.5  (1)7
DEFENSE71.7  (1)135.8  (13)207.5  (2)17
Minnesota VikingsOFFENSE159.5  (11)144.0  (13)303.5  (9)12
DEFENSE146.7  (12)166.2  (21)312.8  (19)17

Line: Vikings by 2

Team1234F
Los Angeles Rams (6-1-0)03339
Minnesota Vikings (7-0-0)370010

( 0- 3) MIN Fred Cox 15 yard field goal
( 0-10) MIN Chuck Foreman 9 yard pass from Fran Tarkenton (Fred Cox kick)
( 3-10) LA  David Ray 30 yard field goal
( 6-10) LA  David Ray 35 yard field goal
( 9-10) LA  David Ray 47 yard field goal
                     LA              MIN
First Downs:         11              19
Rushes-yards:        30-89           45-182
Yards/rush:          3.0             4.0
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     10-20-87-2      8-16-91-0
Sacked-yards:        2-19            3-20
Net pass yards:      68              71
Net yards/pass:      3.1             3.7
Total net yards:     157             253
Total plays:         52 (57% run)    64 (70% run)  
Yards/play:          3.0             4.0
Fumbles-lost:        2-0             1-1
Turnovers:           2               1
Penalties-yards:     3-25            3-25

Attendance: 47,787
Passing:
LA: John Hadl, 10 of 20 for 87 yards (2 int)
MIN: Fran Tarkenton, 8 of 16 for 91 yards and 1 TD

Rushing:
LA: Larry Smith, 16 for 63 yards; Jim Bertelsen, 12 for 29 yards; John Hadl, 2 for -3 yards
MIN: Chuck Foreman, 23 for 86 yards; Oscar Reed, 19 for 67 yards; Fran Tarkenton, 2 for 12 yards; John Gilliam, 1 for 17 yards

Receiving:
LA: Jim Bertelsen, 4 for 41 yards; Larry Smith, 3 for 10 yards; Harold Jackson, 2 for 31 yards; Bob Klein, 1 for 5 yards
MIN: Stu Voigt, 3 for 40 yards; Carroll Dale, 2 for 27 yards; Oscar Reed, 2 for 15 yards; Chuck Foreman, 1 for 9 yards and 1 TD

Kick returns:
LA: Larry Smith, 1 for 16 yards
MIN: Brent McClanahan, 1 for 28 yards; John Gilliam, 1 for 5 yards

Punt returns:
LA: Dave Elmendorf, 2 for 10 yards; Jim Bertelsen, 1 for 3 yards
MIN: Bobby Bryant, 1 for 2 yards

Interceptions:
MIN: Jeff Wright, 1 for 6 yards; Nate Wright, 1 for 0 yards

Punting:
LA: Dave Chapple, 4 for 124 yards
MIN: Mike Eischeid, 5 for 184 yards

Field Goals:
LA: David Ray, 3/5
MIN: Fred Cox, 1/4




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