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at the Pittsburgh 20. The possession led to a 24-yard field goal after Minnesota only gained three yards. The Vikings followed with a low kickoff due to the wind conditions, and Pittsburgh started again from their own 48, but punted without a first down. The Vikings got the game rolling in an unusual
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on the following play. The extra point was blocked, and the Steelers led 16–10. They quickly got the ball back, taking Minnesota's punt to the Vikings 39, but were held to a missed field goal attempt. The Vikings then took their last meaningful shot, but failed on fourth down at their own 29. The
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Pittsburgh came into the game 5–0 at home for the season, while Minnesota was riding a four-game win streak. It was quite windy in the stadium at gametime, as the ball blew off the tee twice during the opening kickoff. Once it was kicked, the Vikings began with a good return to their own 45-yard
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The second half started with a Steelers punt, and then a Vikings punt which the Steelers fumbled at their own 47 after a good return. The Vikings recovered and drove to the 7-yard line but, incredibly, they again bobbled a field goal attempt and again failed to gain any points. On the following
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performed a fantastic improvised punt while scrambling. It began raining at this point, and after a Steelers punt, the Vikings drove all the way to the 4-yard line, only to settle for a bobbled field goal attempt for a turnover. The Steelers gave it back on an interception by
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ran it across the 50-yard line. Despite a good drive, the Vikings were held scoreless after failing to gain a foot on a fourth down attempt at the 8. The Steelers then punted again, and late in the first quarter got a turnover at the Vikings' 12 when
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hit the upright on a potential game-winning field goal. The team recovered from their slow start, winning five of their next six to sit at 6–4. However, the Vikings would lose three of their final four games to finish the season at an even 7–7.
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kicked a 51-yard field goal and later a 42-yard field goal with 5:23 left in the third quarter after Miami re-gained possession. The Vikings then executed an 80-yard, 13-play drive which consumed all time remaining in the third quarter.
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The Steelers quickly responded with a 61-yard Franco Harris run to the 1-yard line, giving Harris 100-plus rushing yards for the fifth consecutive game. The Steelers scored with a QB sneak by
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in Minnesota for a match against the Vikings in week 3. Miami trailed Minnesota for much of the game. In the first quarter, the Vikings scored a touchdown via a 56-yard pass from quarterback
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The Vikings continued their miscues in the second quarter, as their possession stalled with penalties and the snap was bobbled on the punt, although punter
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The Vikings finished with a record of seven wins and seven losses, 4 games worse than their 11–3 record from
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As the fourth quarter started, Minnesota scored a touchdown via a 1-yard run by running back
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to the Vikings along with second- and fourth-round draft picks in 1973. Cardinals coach
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was familiar with Cuozzo, having served as Minnesota's defensive coordinator under
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intercepted and returned the ball to Minnesota's 37-yard line. Dolphins kicker
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at the Minnesota 28-yard line, but was intercepted by Dolphins defensive back
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The Vikings traded their fourth-round selection (102nd overall) and CB
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The Vikings traded their fifth-round selection (128th overall) to the
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Week 11: Minnesota Vikings at Pittsburgh Steelers – Game summary
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second- and sixth-round selections (50th and 154th overall) and OL
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Steelers possession, they hit on a big play with a swing pass to
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in exchange for Green Bay's third-round selection (59th overall).
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The Vikings originally chose 180th overall but passed allowing
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The Vikings traded their third-round selection (76th overall),
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The Vikings traded their first-round selection (24th overall),
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on Tarkenton. Miami's next drive, which included a 22-yard
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Steelers then sealed the game with a touchdown catch by
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17-yard pass from Terry Bradshaw (Roy Gerela kick).
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April 27, 1972. p. 38. 3100:"Scramble Back To The Deep Purple" 2974: 239:in a deal that sent wide receiver 14: 4556: 3548:Gary Anderson's missed field goal 3227:Mike Schwebel (October 2, 1972). 3180:Mike Schwebel (October 2, 1972). 2806: 2017: 1551: 3250: 3203: 2234: 162: 2824: 2091:Week 11: at Pittsburgh Steelers 1983: 1953: 1923: 1892: 1861: 1831: 1801: 1770: 1739: 1708: 1678: 1648: 1617: 1585: 3220: 3211: 3154:. Pro-Football-Reference.com. 3144: 3130: 3092: 2775: 2541: 1: 3182:"No Names Slay The Big Names" 3085: 2819: 2442:fumbled a catch and teammate 1885:Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 787:and RB Vince Clements to the 302:1972 Minnesota Vikings Draft 275: 3831:National Football Conference 3729:Conference championships (4) 3421:Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome 2815:– Yards per reception (22.0) 2546: 2536: 2494: 1368: 270: 7: 4545:1972 in sports in Minnesota 3817:Current league affiliations 3613:Division championships (21) 3247:– via Newspapers.com. 3200:– via Newspapers.com. 2987: 2984: 2981: 2834: 2831: 2750:OT Ron Yary (NEA-2, PFWA-2) 2725: 2721:Awards, records, and honors 2358:– 24/43, 235 yards, TD, INT 2329:1-yard run (kick blocked). 1556: 10: 4561: 2990: 2837: 2501: 2491:, making the final 23–10. 2386:– 17 rushes, 128 yards, TD 2229:Pro-Football-Reference.com 2023:Week 3: vs. Miami Dolphins 874: 279: 207:. It marked the return of 4535:Minnesota Vikings seasons 4494: 4330: 4295: 4290: 4223: 3887: 3880:Minnesota Vikings seasons 3816: 3775: 3759: 3728: 3612: 3571: 3510: 3441: 3408: 3332: 3301: 2508: 2365:– 7/19, 93 yards, TD, INT 2027:The Dolphins traveled to 862: 470: 452: 434: 402: 365: 331: 318: 315: 312: 309: 306: 301: 170: 161: 156: 124: 96: 86: 75: 67: 62: 52: 42: 32: 23: 3825:National Football League 3760:League championships (1) 3528:Ed Thorp Memorial Trophy 2575: 2570: 2565: 2560: 2555: 2550: 2545: 2540: 2535: 2407:– 2 receptions, 52 yards 2400:– 9 receptions, 62 yards 2198:: 38 °F (3 °C) 2177:Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 2119: 2116: 2113: 2110: 2107: 2071:pass from wide receiver 205:National Football League 199:The 1972 season was the 3360:First-round draft picks 3563:Minneapolis Miracle II 3312:Minneapolis, Minnesota 798:The Vikings traded QB 3543:Herschel Walker trade 3502:"Higher" (Creed song) 3462:How I Met Your Mother 2764:(AP-2, NEA-2, PFWA-2) 2379:– 16 rushes, 56 yards 1977:Metropolitan Stadium 1947:Metropolitan Stadium 1855:Metropolitan Stadium 1825:Metropolitan Stadium 1702:Metropolitan Stadium 1672:Metropolitan Stadium 1511:Metropolitan Stadium 760:The Vikings received 3449:Purple People Eaters 3416:Metropolitan Stadium 3233:Fort Lauderdale News 3186:Fort Lauderdale News 3120:"Vikes trade Cuozzo" 2934:Kickoff return yards 2908:Receiving touchdowns 2259:24-yard field goal. 2208:TV announcers ( 2192:: 1:00 p.m. EDT 2173:Three Rivers Stadium 2029:Metropolitan Stadium 1916:Three Rivers Stadium 1610:Metropolitan Stadium 1451:War Memorial Stadium 1420:Metropolitan Stadium 704:East Tennessee State 597:South Carolina State 57:Metropolitan Stadium 3558:Minneapolis Miracle 3108:. 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1804: 1800: 1799: 1796: 1791: 1788: 1782: 1776: 1773: 1769: 1768: 1765: 1760: 1757: 1751: 1745: 1742: 1738: 1737: 1734: 1729: 1726: 1720: 1718:Denver Broncos 1714: 1711: 1707: 1706: 1703: 1700: 1697: 1691: 1684: 1681: 1677: 1676: 1673: 1670: 1667: 1661: 1658:Miami Dolphins 1654: 1651: 1647: 1646: 1643: 1638: 1635: 1629: 1623: 1620: 1616: 1615: 1612: 1607: 1604: 1598: 1591: 1588: 1584: 1583: 1580: 1577: 1574: 1571: 1568: 1565: 1558: 1555: 1553: 1552:Regular season 1550: 1547: 1546: 1543: 1538: 1535: 1529: 1527:Miami Dolphins 1523: 1520: 1516: 1515: 1512: 1509: 1506: 1500: 1498:Houston Oilers 1495: 1492: 1488: 1487: 1484: 1479: 1476: 1470: 1464: 1461: 1457: 1456: 1453: 1448: 1445: 1439: 1433: 1430: 1426: 1425: 1422: 1417: 1414: 1408: 1403: 1400: 1396: 1395: 1392: 1389: 1386: 1383: 1380: 1377: 1370: 1367: 1364: 1363: 1351: 1350: 1336:Practice squad 1332: 1330: 1329: 1328: 1319: 1304: 1303: 1294: 1285: 1276: 1267: 1258: 1249: 1240: 1225: 1224: 1216: 1214:Lonnie Warwick 1208: 1198: 1188: 1180: 1167: 1165: 1164: 1163: 1154: 1145: 1136: 1128: 1119: 1104: 1103: 1094: 1085: 1076: 1067: 1058: 1049: 1040: 1037:Grady Alderman 1026: 1024: 1023: 1022: 1014: 1000: 999: 991: 989:John Henderson 983: 974: 961:Wide receivers 958: 957: 949: 941: 931: 923: 915: 901: 900: 892: 890:Fran Tarkenton 879: 876: 875: 864: 861: 860: 859: 852: 841: 834:Denver Broncos 826: 807: 796: 793:Fran Tarkenton 773: 755: 754: 752: 747: 744: 741: 738: 734: 733: 731: 726: 721: 716: 713: 709: 708: 706: 701: 698: 695: 692: 688: 687: 685: 680: 677: 674: 671: 667: 666: 664: 662:Alcorn A&M 659: 656: 653: 650: 646: 645: 643: 638: 637:Defensive back 635: 632: 629: 625: 624: 622: 617: 615:Defensive back 612: 609: 606: 602: 601: 599: 594: 591: 588: 585: 581: 580: 578: 573: 568: 563: 560: 556: 555: 553: 548: 543: 538: 535: 531: 530: 523: 518: 513: 510: 507: 503: 502: 500: 495: 492: 487: 484: 480: 479: 473:Traded to the 469: 466: 462: 461: 457:Denver Broncos 455:Traded to the 451: 448: 444: 443: 437:Traded to the 433: 429: 428: 422: 417: 412: 407: 404: 400: 399: 397: 392: 387: 382: 379: 375: 374: 368:Traded to the 364: 360: 359: 353: 348: 343: 338: 335: 329: 328: 325: 321: 320: 317: 314: 311: 308: 304: 303: 295: 294: 289: 282:1972 NFL draft 280:Main article: 277: 274: 272: 269: 229:Vince Clements 209:Fran Tarkenton 203:' 12th in the 195: 194: 192: 191: 185: 178: 171: 168: 167: 159: 158: 154: 153: 128: 122: 121: 100: 94: 93: 88: 87:Playoff finish 84: 83: 77: 76:Division place 73: 72: 69: 65: 64: 60: 59: 54: 50: 49: 44: 40: 39: 34: 30: 29: 15: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 4557: 4546: 4543: 4541: 4538: 4536: 4533: 4532: 4530: 4515: 4512: 4510: 4507: 4505: 4502: 4500: 4497: 4496: 4493: 4485: 4483: 4481: 4480: 4476: 4474: 4472: 4470: 4467: 4466: 4463: 4462:San Francisco 4460: 4458: 4455: 4453: 4450: 4448: 4445: 4443: 4440: 4438: 4435: 4434: 4431: 4428: 4426: 4423: 4421: 4418: 4416: 4413: 4411: 4408: 4406: 4405: 4401: 4400: 4397: 4394: 4392: 4389: 4387: 4384: 4382: 4379: 4377: 4374: 4372: 4369: 4368: 4365: 4362: 4360: 4357: 4355: 4352: 4350: 4347: 4345: 4342: 4340: 4337: 4336: 4333: 4328: 4325: 4323: 4320: 4318: 4315: 4313: 4310: 4308: 4305: 4303: 4300: 4298: 4294: 4289: 4285: 4278: 4273: 4271: 4266: 4264: 4259: 4258: 4255: 4244: 4240: 4235: 4232:(1920–69) or 4231: 4227: 4222: 4216: 4213: 4211: 4208: 4206: 4203: 4201: 4198: 4196: 4193: 4191: 4188: 4186: 4183: 4181: 4178: 4176: 4173: 4171: 4168: 4166: 4163: 4161: 4158: 4156: 4153: 4151: 4148: 4146: 4143: 4141: 4138: 4136: 4133: 4131: 4128: 4126: 4123: 4121: 4118: 4116: 4113: 4111: 4108: 4106: 4103: 4101: 4098: 4096: 4093: 4091: 4088: 4086: 4083: 4081: 4078: 4076: 4073: 4071: 4068: 4066: 4063: 4061: 4058: 4056: 4053: 4051: 4048: 4046: 4043: 4041: 4038: 4036: 4033: 4031: 4028: 4026: 4023: 4021: 4018: 4016: 4013: 4011: 4008: 4006: 4003: 4001: 3998: 3996: 3993: 3991: 3988: 3986: 3983: 3981: 3978: 3976: 3975: 3971: 3969: 3966: 3964: 3963: 3959: 3957: 3956: 3952: 3950: 3947: 3945: 3942: 3940: 3937: 3935: 3934: 3930: 3928: 3925: 3923: 3920: 3918: 3915: 3913: 3910: 3908: 3905: 3903: 3900: 3898: 3895: 3893: 3890: 3889: 3886: 3882: 3873: 3868: 3866: 3861: 3859: 3854: 3853: 3850: 3838: 3834: 3832: 3828: 3826: 3822: 3821: 3819: 3815: 3809: 3806: 3804: 3801: 3799: 3796: 3794: 3791: 3789: 3786: 3784: 3781: 3780: 3778: 3774: 3768: 3765: 3764: 3762: 3758: 3752: 3749: 3747: 3744: 3742: 3739: 3737: 3734: 3733: 3731: 3727: 3721: 3718: 3716: 3713: 3711: 3708: 3706: 3703: 3701: 3698: 3696: 3693: 3691: 3688: 3686: 3683: 3681: 3678: 3676: 3673: 3671: 3668: 3666: 3663: 3661: 3658: 3656: 3653: 3651: 3648: 3646: 3643: 3641: 3638: 3636: 3633: 3631: 3628: 3626: 3623: 3621: 3618: 3617: 3615: 3611: 3605: 3602: 3600: 3597: 3595: 3592: 3590: 3589:Detroit Lions 3587: 3585: 3582: 3580: 3579:Chicago Bears 3577: 3576: 3574: 3570: 3564: 3561: 3559: 3556: 3554: 3551: 3549: 3546: 3544: 3541: 3539: 3536: 3534: 3531: 3529: 3526: 3524: 3521: 3519: 3516: 3515: 3513: 3509: 3503: 3500: 3498: 3497: 3493: 3491: 3488: 3486: 3483: 3481: 3478: 3474: 3471: 3469: 3466: 3465: 3464: 3463: 3459: 3456: 3455:Skol, Vikings 3452: 3450: 3447: 3446: 3444: 3440: 3434: 3433: 3429: 3427: 3424: 3422: 3419: 3417: 3414: 3413: 3411: 3407: 3401: 3398: 3396: 3393: 3391: 3388: 3386: 3383: 3381: 3378: 3376: 3373: 3371: 3368: 3366: 3363: 3361: 3358: 3356: 3353: 3351: 3348: 3346: 3343: 3341: 3338: 3337: 3335: 3331: 3325: 3324: 3317: 3315: 3314: 3307: 3304: 3303: 3300: 3296: 3287: 3282: 3280: 3275: 3273: 3268: 3267: 3264: 3253: 3238: 3234: 3230: 3223: 3214: 3206: 3191: 3187: 3183: 3176: 3174: 3157: 3153: 3147: 3139: 3133: 3125: 3121: 3115: 3107: 3106: 3101: 3095: 3091: 3078: 3075: 3072: 3070:Total defense 3069: 3068: 3064: 3061: 3058: 3055: 3054: 3050: 3047: 3044: 3041: 3040: 3036: 3033: 3030: 3028:Total offense 3027: 3026: 3022: 3019: 3016: 3013: 3012: 3008: 3005: 3002: 2999: 2998: 2980: 2967: 2965: 2962: 2960:Interceptions 2959: 2958: 2954: 2952: 2949: 2946: 2945: 2941: 2939: 2936: 2933: 2932: 2928: 2926: 2923: 2920: 2919: 2915: 2913: 2910: 2907: 2906: 2902: 2900: 2897: 2894: 2893: 2889: 2887: 2884: 2881: 2880: 2876: 2874: 2871: 2869:Rushing yards 2868: 2867: 2863: 2861: 2858: 2855: 2854: 2850: 2848: 2845: 2843:Passing yards 2842: 2841: 2830: 2814: 2811: 2810: 2802: 2798: 2796: 2792: 2790: 2786: 2784: 2780: 2779: 2770: 2766: 2763: 2759: 2756: 2752: 2749: 2748: 2747: 2746: 2739: 2735: 2734: 2733: 2732: 2713: 2710: 2707: 2704: 2701: 2698: 2695: 2692: 2689: 2687: 2686:Chicago Bears 2684: 2683: 2679: 2676: 2673: 2670: 2667: 2664: 2661: 2658: 2655: 2653: 2650: 2649: 2645: 2642: 2639: 2636: 2633: 2630: 2627: 2624: 2621: 2619: 2618:Detroit Lions 2616: 2615: 2611: 2608: 2605: 2602: 2599: 2596: 2593: 2590: 2587: 2585: 2582: 2581: 2530: 2525: 2523: 2518: 2516: 2511: 2510: 2507: 2504: 2500: 2492: 2490: 2485: 2480: 2478: 2474: 2468: 2466: 2461: 2460:Mike Eischeid 2456: 2454: 2453:Franco Harris 2450: 2445: 2441: 2436: 2432: 2428: 2427:three-and-out 2412: 2406: 2402: 2399: 2395: 2394: 2393: 2392: 2391:Top receivers 2385: 2384:Franco Harris 2381: 2378: 2374: 2373: 2372: 2371: 2364: 2360: 2357: 2353: 2352: 2351: 2350: 2346: 2342: 2338: 2334: 2332: 2328: 2324: 2322: 2318: 2314: 2310: 2309: 2308: 2307: 2301: 2297: 2296: 2295: 2294: 2293:Third quarter 2288: 2285: 2284: 2283: 2282: 2276: 2275:Steelers 7–0. 2272: 2269:12-yard run ( 2268: 2267:Franco Harris 2264: 2262: 2258: 2254: 2253: 2252: 2251: 2250:First quarter 2247: 2246: 2242: 2241: 2237: 2236: 2230: 2227: 2225: 2221: 2220:George Connor 2217: 2213: 2211: 2206: 2203: 2200: 2197: 2194: 2191: 2188: 2186:: November 26 2185: 2182: 2181: 2180: 2179: 2178: 2174: 2164: 2161: 2158: 2155: 2152: 2149: 2146: 2145: 2142: 2139: 2136: 2133: 2130: 2127: 2124: 2123: 2104: 2103: 2099: 2088: 2086: 2082: 2078: 2075:to tight end 2074: 2070: 2066: 2062: 2058: 2054: 2049: 2046: 2042: 2038: 2034: 2030: 2010: 2008: 2005: 2002: 1999: 1996: 1994: 1990: 1987: 1984: 1979: 1976: 1973: 1970: 1967: 1965: 1964: 1960: 1957: 1954: 1949: 1946: 1943: 1940: 1937: 1935: 1934: 1933:Chicago Bears 1930: 1927: 1924: 1919: 1917: 1914: 1911: 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1480: 1477: 1474: 1471: 1469: 1465: 1462: 1459: 1458: 1454: 1452: 1449: 1446: 1443: 1440: 1438: 1437:Buffalo Bills 1434: 1431: 1428: 1427: 1423: 1421: 1418: 1415: 1412: 1409: 1407: 1404: 1401: 1398: 1397: 1393: 1390: 1387: 1384: 1381: 1378: 1375: 1374: 1362: 1357: 1348: 1347: 1340: 1339: 1338: 1337: 1333: 1331: 1326: 1320: 1317: 1316:Mike Eischeid 1311: 1310: 1309: 1308: 1307:Special teams 1301: 1295: 1292: 1286: 1283: 1277: 1274: 1273:Ed Sharockman 1268: 1265: 1259: 1256: 1255:Karl Kassulke 1250: 1247: 1241: 1238: 1232: 1231: 1230: 1229: 1223: 1217: 1215: 1209: 1207: 1206: 1199: 1197: 1196: 1189: 1187: 1181: 1179: 1178:Carl Gersbach 1173: 1172: 1171: 1168: 1166: 1161: 1155: 1152: 1146: 1143: 1137: 1135: 1129: 1126: 1120: 1117: 1111: 1110: 1109: 1108: 1101: 1095: 1092: 1086: 1083: 1077: 1074: 1068: 1065: 1059: 1056: 1050: 1047: 1041: 1038: 1032: 1031: 1030: 1027: 1025: 1021: 1015: 1013: 1007: 1006: 1005: 1004: 998: 992: 990: 984: 981: 975: 973: 972: 971:Calvin Demery 965: 964: 963: 962: 956: 950: 948: 942: 940: 939: 932: 930: 924: 922: 921:Clinton Jones 916: 914: 908: 907: 906: 905: 904:Running backs 899: 893: 891: 885: 884: 883: 880: 878: 877: 873: 870: 857: 853: 850: 846: 842: 839: 835: 831: 827: 824: 820: 816: 812: 808: 805: 801: 797: 794: 790: 786: 782: 778: 774: 771: 767: 763: 762:New England's 759: 758: 753: 751: 748: 746:Wide receiver 745: 742: 739: 736: 735: 732: 730: 727: 725: 722: 720: 717: 714: 711: 710: 707: 705: 702: 699: 696: 693: 690: 689: 686: 684: 681: 678: 675: 672: 669: 668: 665: 663: 660: 657: 654: 651: 648: 647: 644: 642: 641:Montana State 639: 636: 633: 630: 627: 626: 623: 621: 618: 616: 613: 610: 607: 604: 603: 600: 598: 595: 592: 589: 586: 583: 582: 579: 577: 574: 572: 569: 567: 564: 561: 558: 557: 554: 552: 551:Arizona State 549: 547: 546:Wide receiver 544: 542: 541:Calvin Demery 539: 536: 533: 532: 528: 524: 522: 519: 517: 516:Defensive end 514: 511: 508: 505: 504: 501: 499: 496: 493: 491: 488: 485: 482: 481: 478: 477: 476: 467: 464: 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Retrieved 3146: 3132: 3123: 3114: 3103: 3094: 2985:Total yards 2951:Charlie West 2938:John Gilliam 2912:John Gilliam 2899:John Gilliam 2825:Team leaders 2813:John Gilliam 2783:John Gilliam 2744: 2743: 2730: 2729: 2651: 2481: 2473:Ron Shanklin 2469: 2465:Charlie West 2457: 2444:John Gilliam 2423: 2410: 2405:Ron Shanklin 2390: 2389: 2369: 2368: 2348: 2347: 2340: 2330: 2320: 2305: 2304: 2299: 2292: 2291: 2286: 2280: 2279: 2274: 2261:Vikings 3–0. 2260: 2249: 2248: 2207: 2201: 2196:Game weather 2195: 2189: 2183: 2170: 2169: 2162: 2140: 2097: 2059:intercepted 2050: 2037:John Gilliam 2026: 1997: 1988:December 16 1968: 1961: 1958:December 10 1938: 1931: 1906: 1897:November 26 1875: 1866:November 19 1846: 1839: 1836:November 12 1816: 1809: 1784: 1753: 1722: 1693: 1686: 1663: 1656: 1631: 1600: 1593: 1531: 1502: 1494:September 4 1472: 1441: 1410: 1355: 1352: 1344: 1335: 1334: 1306: 1305: 1282:Charlie West 1246:Bobby Bryant 1227: 1226: 1203: 1193: 1169: 1142:Jim Marshall 1134:Bob Lurtsema 1106: 1105: 1028: 1020:John Beasley 1002: 1001: 980:John Gilliam 969: 960: 959: 936: 903: 902: 882:Quarterbacks 881: 868: 830:John Charles 766:John Charles 743:Dick Schmalz 679:Running back 658:Running back 593:Running back 472: 471: 454: 453: 436: 435: 390:Running back 367: 366: 310:Player name 307:Draft order 253: 241:John Gilliam 198: 180: 104:John Gilliam 90: 18: 4437:New England 4430:New Orleans 4396:Los Angeles 4381:Kansas City 3496:Quarterback 2994:(out of 26) 2964:Paul Krause 2801:Paul Krause 2776:Pro Bowlers 2769:Paul Krause 2745:Second team 2503:NFC Central 2489:Frank Lewis 2440:Ed Marinaro 2398:Ed Marinaro 2370:Top rushers 2349:Top passers 2337:Frank Lewis 2321:Tied 10–10. 2224:Andy Musser 2077:Jim Mandich 2057:Roy Winston 1928:December 3 1806:November 5 1775:October 29 1744:October 23 1713:October 15 1582:Attendance 1394:Attendance 1300:Nate Wright 1291:Jeff Wright 1264:Paul Krause 1237:Terry Brown 1222:Roy Winston 1205:Jeff Siemon 1195:Amos Martin 1170:Linebackers 1125:Gary 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Index

Jim Finks
Bud Grant
Metropolitan Stadium
NFC Central
Pro Bowlers
John Gilliam
Paul Krause
Alan Page
Ron Yary
AP All-Pros
Ron Yary
Carl Eller
Paul Krause
Alan Page

1971
Vikings seasons
1973
Minnesota Vikings
National Football League
Fran Tarkenton
New York Giants
1967
Norm Snead
Bob Grim
Vince Clements
Gary Cuozzo
St. Louis Cardinals
John Gilliam
Bob Hollway

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