1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | Total | |
| 1971 New Orleans | 0 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 16 |
| 1971 Minnesota | 3 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 24 |
| Scoring Plays | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qtr | Clock | Poss | Scoring Description(Extra Point) | Score | ||
| 1 | 9:18 | 1971 Minnesota | F.Cox 14 yd. field goal | 3-0 MNN | ||
| 2 | 14:24 | 1971 Minnesota | B.Grim 21 yd. pass from B.Lee (F.Cox kick) | 10-0 MNN | ||
| 2 | 7:48 | 1971 Minnesota | B.Brown 5 yd. run (F.Cox kick) | 17-0 MNN | ||
| 2 | 1:22 | 1971 New Orleans | C.Durkee 19 yd. field goal | 17-3 MNN | ||
| 3 | 0:18 | 1971 New Orleans | B.Newland 23 yd. pass from A.Manning (kick failed) | 17-9 MNN | ||
| 4 | 12:18 | 1971 Minnesota | B.Brown 3 yd. pass from B.Lee (F.Cox kick) | 24-9 MNN | ||
| 4 | 2:24 | 1971 New Orleans | J.Strong 27 yd. run (C.Durkee kick) | 24-16 MNN | ||
Team Statistics | ||
| 1971 New Orleans | 1971 Minnesota | |
| First Downs by Rush-Pass-Pen-Total | 6-11-1-18 | 6-10-2-18 |
| Third Down Efficiency | 6-17-35% | 5-14-36% |
| Fourth Down Efficiency | 3-4-75% | 0-0-0% |
| Red Zone Efficiency (pts-poss-pct) | 3-7-43% | 24-35-69% |
| Total Offense-Plays-Avg Yards Per Play | 306-72-4.3 | 297-63-4.7 |
| Total Net Yards Rushing | 112 | 155 |
| Total Rushes | 25 | 36 |
| Average Per Rush | 4.5 | 4.3 |
| Passes Completed/Attempted | 18/45 (40.0%) | 13/25 (52.0%) |
| Net Yards Passing | 194 | 142 |
| Avg Yards Per Pass | 4.5 | 6.3 |
| Sacked/Yards Lost | 2/9 | 2/16 |
| Punts/Average | 4/48.0 | 5/43.0 |
| Punts Received/Return Yardage | 1/3 | 1/4 |
| Kickoffs/Returns | 5/83 | 3/78 |
| Interceptions/Returns | 0/0 | 2/56 |
| Penalties/Yards | 4/53 | 4/50 |
| Total Fumbles/Fumbles Lost | 2/1 | 3/2 |
| Time of Possession | 31 mins 31 secs | 28 mins 29 secs |
| Average Drive Start | NON 23 | MNN 42 |
Passing Stats | ||||||||||||
| Att | Comp | Yds | Comp % | Yds/Att | TD | TD % | INT | INT % | Long | Sack | Rating | |
| Archie Manning | 45 | 18 | 203 | 40.0 | 4.5 | 1 | 2.2 | 2 | 4.4 | 34 | 2/9 | 43.1 |
| Bob Lee | 25 | 13 | 158 | 52.0 | 6.3 | 2 | 8.0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 2/16 | 98.4 |
Rushing Stats | |||||||||||
| No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD | 2 Pt Conv | Fumbles/Lost | |||||
| Jim Strong | 10 | 51 | 5.1 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 2/1 | ||||
| Archie Manning | 5 | 34 | 6.8 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | ||||
| James Ford | 5 | 17 | 3.4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | ||||
| Tony Baker | 4 | 12 | 3.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | ||||
| Hoyle Granger | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | ||||
| Clint Jones | 15 | 62 | 4.1 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1/1 | ||||
| Dave Osborn | 7 | 23 | 3.3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1/1 | ||||
| Oscar Reed | 6 | 14 | 2.3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | ||||
| Jim Lindsey | 4 | 27 | 6.8 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | ||||
| Bill Brown | 3 | 30 | 10.0 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0/0 | ||||
| Bob Lee | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | ||||
Receiving Stats | |||||||||||
| No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD | 2 Pt Conv | ||||||
| Tony Baker | 5 | 31 | 6.2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Dan Abramowicz | 4 | 30 | 7.5 | 13 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Jim Strong | 4 | 34 | 8.5 | 14 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Dave Parks | 2 | 41 | 20.5 | 34 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Bob Newland | 2 | 36 | 18.0 | 23 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Al Dodd | 1 | 31 | 31.0 | 31 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Oscar Reed | 3 | 18 | 6.0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Bill Brown | 3 | 43 | 14.3 | 30 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Clint Jones | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Dave Osborn | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Gene Washington | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Stu Voigt | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Bob E. Brown | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Bob Grim | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 1 | 0 | |||||
Field Goals | |||||||||||
| 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ | Totals | % Made | |||||
| Charlie Durkee | 1/1 | 0/0 | 0/1 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 1/3 | 33.3 | ||||
| Fred Cox | 1/2 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 1/3 | 33.3 | ||||
Punting | |||||||||||
| No | Avg | Net | Tb | Inside 20 | Long | Blocked | |||||
| Julian Fagan | 4 | 48.0 | 47.0 | 0 | 2 | 49 | 0 | ||||
| Bob Lee | 5 | 43.0 | 42.4 | 0 | 5 | 49 | 0 | ||||
Kickoff Returns | |||||||||||
| No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD | |||||||
| Virgil Robinson | 3 | 60 | 20.0 | 23 | 0 | ||||||
| Al Dodd | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 12 | 0 | ||||||
| Charlie West | 2 | 58 | 29.0 | 31 | 0 | ||||||
| Clint Jones | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 | ||||||
Punt Returns | |||||||||||
| Ret | FC | Yds | Avg | Long | TD | ||||||
| Reynaud Moore | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | |||||
| Al Dodd | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Bobby Bryant | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 | |||||
Individual Defense | |||||||||||
| Tackles | Sacks | Fum Rec | |||||||||
| Carl Cunningham | 8 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Jim M. Flanigan | 8 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| Delles Howell | 7 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Wayne Colman | 5 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||
| Hugo Hollas | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Doug Wyatt | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Dave Long | 4 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||
| Bob Pollard | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| D'Artagnan Martin | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Joe Owens | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Richard Neal | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Archie Manning | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||
| Wally Hilgenberg | 11 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||
| Roy Winston | 7 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Bobby Bryant | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Paul Krause | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Alan Page | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Carl Eller | 3 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||
| Carl Gersbach | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Ed Sharockman | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Gary Larsen | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||
| Charlie West | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Jim Marshall | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Karl Kassulke | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Oscar Reed | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||
Interceptions | |||||||||||
| No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD | |||||||
| Bobby Bryant | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 27 | 0 | ||||||
| Ed Sharockman | 1 | 29 | 29.0 | 29 | 0 | ||||||
Game Story | |||||
| It was a close game as Minnesota defeated New Orleans by the score of 24 to 16. Clint Jones carried the ball 15 times for 62 yards. Minnesota took the lead into the locker room at the half 17 to 3. | |||||