| Minnesota Vikings at Cincinnati Bengals Game Statistics |
| Date: December 2, 1973 Location: Cincinnati, OH |
| Venue: Riverfront Stadium Attendance: 57859 |
| Weather: Scattered Clouds Temp: 57 F Humidty: 47% Wind: 8 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota VikingsMIN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cincinnati BengalsCIN | 0 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 27 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | MIN | CIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Cincinnati BengalsCIN | Horst Muhlmann 22 FG | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | Cincinnati BengalsCIN | Lemar Parrish 23 opponents fumble recovery (Horst Muhlmann kick) | 0 | 10 |
| 3 | Cincinnati BengalsCIN | Essex Johnson 40 run (Horst Muhlmann kick) | 0 | 17 |
| 3 | Cincinnati BengalsCIN | Horst Muhlmann 38 FG | 0 | 20 |
| 4 | Cincinnati BengalsCIN | Bob Trumpy 7 pass from Ken Anderson (Horst Muhlmann kick) | 0 | 27 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||
| Offense | ||
| 84 | WR | Carroll Dale |
| 42 | WR | John Gilliam |
| 67 | LOT | Grady Alderman |
| 62 | LOG | Ed White |
| 53 | C | Mick Tingelhoff |
| 64 | ROG | Milt Sunde |
| 73 | ROT | Ron Yary |
| 83 | TE | Stu Voigt |
| 10 | QB | Fran Tarkenton |
| 44 | RB | Chuck Foreman |
| 32 | RB | Oscar Reed |
| Defense | ||
| 81 | LDE | Carl Eller |
| 77 | LDT | Gary Larsen |
| 88 | RDT | Alan Page |
| 70 | RDE | Jim Marshall |
| 60 | LLB | Roy Winston |
| 50 | MLB | Jeff Siemon |
| 55 | RLB | Amos Martin |
| 43 | LCB | Nate Wright |
| 23 | LS | Jeff Wright |
| 22 | RS | Paul Krause |
| 20 | RCB | Bobby Bryant |
| Cincinnati Bengals | ||
| Offense | ||
| 85 | WR | Isaac Curtis |
| 18 | WR | Charlie Joiner |
| 71 | LOT | Rufus Mayes |
| 72 | LOG | Howard Fest |
| 54 | C | Bob Johnson |
| 73 | ROG | Pat Matson |
| 76 | ROT | Vern Holland |
| 84 | TE | Bob Trumpy |
| 14 | QB | Ken Anderson |
| 35 | RB | Boobie Clark |
| 19 | RB | Essex Johnson |
| Offense | ||
| 82 | LDE | Royce Berry |
| 74 | LDT | Mike Reid |
| 70 | RDT | Ron Carpenter |
| 83 | RDE | Sherm White |
| 58 | LLB | Al Beauchamp |
| 66 | MLB | Bill Bergey |
| 51 | RLB | Ken Avery |
| 20 | LCB | Lemar Parrish |
| 34 | LS | Neal Craig |
| 23 | RS | Bernie Jackson |
| 13 | RCB | Ken Riley |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Chuck Foreman | 11 | 38 | 3.5 | 12 | 0 |
| Oscar Reed | 9 | 30 | 3.3 | 0 | |
| Bill Brown | 3 | 14 | 4.7 | 13 | 0 |
| Dave Osborn | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | |
| Ed Marinaro | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||
| Essex Johnson | 9 | 79 | 8.8 | 1 | |
| Boobie Clark | 13 | 67 | 5.2 | 0 | |
| Lenvil Elliott | 11 | 57 | 5.2 | 0 | |
| Joe Wilson | 3 | 13 | 4.3 | 0 | |
| Ken Anderson | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 0 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||||||||
| Fran Tarkenton | 18 | 11 | 61.1 | 0 | 73 | 4.1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 69.9 | |
| Bob Berry | 11 | 5 | 45.5 | 1 | 54 | 4.9 | 0 | 22.5 | |||
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||||||||
| Ken Anderson | 17 | 12 | 70.6 | 0 | 105 | 6.2 | 1 | 106.2 | |||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Oscar Reed | 5 | 30 | 6.0 | 0 | |
| Chuck Foreman | 4 | 28 | 7.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Carroll Dale | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 0 | |
| Stu Voigt | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Jim Lash | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Ed Marinaro | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Bill Brown | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Dave Osborn | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||
| Bob Trumpy | 4 | 37 | 9.3 | 1 | |
| Boobie Clark | 4 | 30 | 7.5 | 0 | |
| Essex Johnson | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | |
| Charlie Joiner | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 |
| Isaac Curtis | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||
| Bill Bergey | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Mike Eischeid | 7 | 297 | 42.4 | 0 | |
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||
| Dave Lewis | 5 | 210 | 42.0 | 0 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Bobby Bryant | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 | |
| Cincinnati Bengals | ||||||
| Lemar Parrish | 3 | 17 | 5.7 | 0 | ||
| Lyle Blackwood | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | ||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Charlie West | 1 | 42 | 42.0 | 42 | 0 | |
| Brent McClanahan | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 | |
| John Gilliam | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 | |
| Cincinnati Bengals | ||||||
| Bernie Jackson | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 28 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |
| Cincinnati Bengals | |
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