NFL game summary for 11/11/1973:

Bill Brown gained 101 yards on 19 carries and Fran Tarkenton completed 11 of 15 passes in Minnesota's ninth straight victory, which clinched the NFC Central title. Detroit took an early lead but the Vikings came back to tie and then go ahead when Wally Hilgenberg scored after recovering a Detroit fumble. Dave Osborn gained 79 yards and Ed Marinaro 52 in Minnesota's 248-yard ground attack.

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

Team		Rush Yds/Gm	Pass Yds/Gm	Tot Yds/Gm	Turnovers
Detroit Lions	OFFENSE	176.0  (5)	137.9  (13)	313.9  (8)	22
	DEFENSE	143.5  (13)	137.0  (13)	280.5  (14)	24
Minnesota Vikings	OFFENSE	167.5  (7)	135.9  (14)	303.4  (10)	14
	DEFENSE	129.9  (8)	142.5  (14)	272.4  (12)	22

Line: Vikings by 10

Team	1	2	3	4	F
Detroit Lions (3-5-1)	7	0	0	0	7
Minnesota Vikings (9-0-0)	7	7	14	0	28

( 7- 0) DET Ron Jessie 33 yard pass from Bill Munson (Jim O'Brien kick)
( 7- 7) MIN Bill Brown 1 yard rush (Fred Cox kick)
( 7-14) MIN Wally Hilgenberg 2 yard fumble return (Fred Cox kick)
( 7-21) MIN Ed Marinaro 7 yard rush (Fred Cox kick)
( 7-28) MIN John Gilliam 33 yard pass from Fran Tarkenton (Fred Cox kick)

                     DET             MIN
First Downs:         17              23
Rushes-yards:        24-127          48-248
Yards/rush:          5.3             5.2
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     16-34-152-1     11-16-177-1
Sacked-yards:        4-33            3-22
Net pass yards:      119             155
Net yards/pass:      3.1             8.2
Total net yards:     246             403
Total plays:         62 (38% run)    67 (71% run)  
Yards/play:          4.0             6.0
Fumbles-lost:        2-1             3-0
Turnovers:           2               1
Penalties-yards:     3-40            3-45

Attendance: 47,911

Passing:
DET: Bill Munson, 16 of 34 for 152 yards and 1 TD (1 int)
MIN: Fran Tarkenton, 11 of 15 for 177 yards and 1 TD; Bob Berry, 0 of 1 for 0 yards (1 int)

Rushing:
DET: Altie Taylor, 9 for 49 yards; Mel Farr, 6 for 20 yards; Jim Hooks, 4 for 32 yards; Steve Owens, 4 for 27 yards; Larry Walton, 1 for -1 yards
MIN: Bill Brown, 19 for 101 yards and 1 TD; Dave Osborn, 14 for 79 yards; Ed Marinaro, 10 for 52 yards and 1 TD; Brent McClanahan, 3 for 16 yards; John Gilliam, 1 for 1 yard; Fran Tarkenton, 1 for -1 yards

Receiving:
DET: Ron Jessie, 5 for 71 yards and 1 TD; Mel Farr, 4 for 17 yards; Larry Walton, 3 for 41 yards; Altie Taylor, 2 for 8 yards; Steve Owens, 1 for 8 yards; Charlie Sanders, 1 for 7 yards
MIN: John Gilliam, 5 for 129 yards and 1 TD; Ed Marinaro, 2 for 17 yards; Stu Voigt, 2 for 12 yards; Doug Kingsriter, 1 for 13 yards; Bill Brown, 1 for 6 yards

Kick returns:
DET: Altie Taylor, 1 for 26 yards; Jim Thrower, 1 for 23 yards; Dick Jauron, 1 for 19 yards
MIN: John Gilliam, 2 for 46 yards

Punt returns:
DET: Larry Walton, 1 for 9 yards
MIN: Bobby Bryant, 4 for 24 yards

Interceptions:
DET: Miller Farr, 1 for 0 yards
MIN: Nate Wright, 1 for 6 yards

Punting:
DET: Herman Weaver, 6 for 303 yards
MIN: Mike Eischeid, 4 for 141 yards

Field Goals:
MIN: Fred Cox, 0/1

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