NFL game summary for 12/08/1973:

Bobby Bryant intercepted three passes, returning one 46 yards for a touchdown, and Fran Tarkenton threw scoring passes to Stu Voigt and John Gilliam in the 31-7 Minnesota victory. Chuck Foreman carried 19 times for 100 yards as the Vikings bounced back from their defeat in Cincinnati. John Brockington gained 124 yards for a season total of 1,002 and his third straight 1,000-yard season. Tarkenton's performance (8 for 12, 79 yards, 2 TDs) moved him into first place among NFC passers.

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

Team		Rush Yds/Gm	Pass Yds/Gm	Tot Yds/Gm	Turnovers
Minnesota Vikings	OFFENSE	162.8  (7)	145.2  (13)	308.1  (8)	24
	DEFENSE	142.5  (13)	132.7  (10)	275.2  (11)	29
Green Bay Packers	OFFENSE	126.9  (20)	88.6  (25)	215.5  (26)	22
	DEFENSE	144.7  (14)	139.2  (14)	283.9  (13)	30

Line: Vikings by 10

Team	1	2	3	4	F
Minnesota Vikings (11-2-0)	14	14	3	0	31
Green Bay Packers (4-7-2)	0	0	0	7	7

( 7- 0) MIN Stu Voigt 21 yard pass from Fran Tarkenton (Fred Cox kick)
(14- 0) MIN Bobby Bryant 46 yard interception return (Fred Cox kick)
(21- 0) MIN Chuck Foreman 50 yard rush (Fred Cox kick)
(28- 0) MIN John Gilliam 20 yard pass from Fran Tarkenton (Fred Cox kick)
(31- 0) MIN Fred Cox 15 yard field goal
(31- 7) GB  Barry Smith 17 yard pass from Jim Del Gaizo (Chester Marcol kick)

                     MIN             GB
First Downs:         10              17
Rushes-yards:        37-138          36-152
Yards/rush:          3.7             4.2
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     10-19-91-0      14-32-159-4
Sacked-yards:        1-8             1-11
Net pass yards:      83              148
Net yards/pass:      4.2             4.5
Total net yards:     221             300
Total plays:         57 (64% run)    69 (52% run)  
Yards/play:          3.9             4.3
Fumbles-lost:        0-0             1-1
Turnovers:           0               5
Penalties-yards:     2-10            4-37

Attendance: 53,830

Passing:
MIN: Fran Tarkenton, 8 of 12 for 79 yards and 2 TDs; Bob Berry, 2 of 7 for 12 yards
GB: Jerry Tagge, 10 of 25 for 98 yards (3 int); Jim Del Gaizo, 4 of 7 for 61 yards and 1 TD (1 int)

Rushing:
MIN: Chuck Foreman, 19 for 100 yards and 1 TD; Oscar Reed, 8 for 18 yards; Brent McClanahan, 5 for 8 yards; Bill Brown, 3 for 11 yards; Dave Osborn, 2 for 1 yard
GB: John Brockington, 27 for 124 yards; MacArthur Lane, 8 for 26 yards; Jerry Tagge, 1 for 2 yards

Receiving:
MIN: Chuck Foreman, 3 for 21 yards; John Gilliam, 2 for 33 yards and 1 TD; Oscar Reed, 2 for 4 yards; Stu Voigt, 1 for 21 yards and 1 TD; Carroll Dale, 1 for 9 yards; Bill Brown, 1 for 3 yards
GB: Barry Smith, 4 for 55 yards and 1 TD; Rich McGeorge, 3 for 43 yards; MacArthur Lane, 2 for 1 yard; Paul Staroba, 1 for 23 yards; Perry Williams, 1 for 14 yards; John Brockington, 1 for 8 yards; Leland Glass, 1 for 8 yards; Jon Staggers, 1 for 7 yards

Kick returns:
MIN: Brent McClanahan, 1 for 17 yards; Jeff Wright, 1 for 0 yards
GB: Ken Ellis, 3 for 74 yards; Larry Krause, 2 for 57 yards; Aaron Brown, 1 for 7 yards

Punt returns:
MIN: Bobby Bryant, 1 for 1 yard
GB: Jon Staggers, 3 for 2 yards; Ken Ellis, 1 for -4 yards

Interceptions:
MIN: Bobby Bryant, 3 for 86 yards and 1 TD; Jeff Wright, 1 for 25 yards

Punting:
MIN: Mike Eischeid, 8 for 291 yards
GB: Paul Staroba, 5 for 161 yards

Field Goals:
MIN: Fred Cox, 1/2
GB: Chester Marcol, 0/2

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