| Minnesota Vikings at Detroit Lions |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: September 22, 1974 Location: Detroit, MI Venue: Tiger Stadium Attendance: 44546 |
| Weather: Mostly Cloudy Temp: 50 F Humidty: 48% Wind: 17 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota VikingsMIN | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Detroit LionsDET | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | MIN | DET |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Detroit LionsDET | Errol Mann 29 FG | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Chuck Foreman 11 run (Fred Cox kick) | 7 | 3 |
| 4 | Detroit LionsDET | Errol Mann 40 FG | 7 | 6 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||
| Offense | ||
| 42 | WR | John Gilliam |
| 82 | WR | Jim Lash |
| 68 | LOT | Charlie Goodrum |
| 62 | LOG | Ed White |
| 53 | C | Mick Tingelhoff |
| 65 | ROG | Steve Lawson |
| 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 |
| 58 | RLB | Wally Hilgenberg |
| 43 | LCB | Nate Wright |
| 23 | LS | Jeff Wright |
| 22 | RS | Paul Krause |
| 25 | RCB | Jackie Wallace |
| Detroit Lions | ||
| Offense | ||
| 45 | WR | Ray Jarvis |
| 49 | WR | Larry Walton |
| 64 | LOT | Gordon Jolley |
| 63 | LOG | Chuck Walton |
| 54 | C | Ed Flanagan |
| 66 | ROG | Bob Kowalkowski |
| 76 | ROT | Rocky Freitas |
| 88 | TE | Charlie Sanders |
| 19 | QB | Bill Munson |
| 36 | RB | Steve Owens |
| 42 | RB | Altie Taylor |
| Offense | ||
| 72 | LDE | Ernie Price |
| 80 | LDT | Herb Orvis |
| 83 | RDT | Jim Mitchell |
| 82 | RDE | Ken Sanders |
| 50 | LLB | Paul Naumoff |
| 52 | MLB | Jim Laslavic |
| 59 | RLB | Charlie Weaver |
| 23 | LCB | Levi Johnson |
| 47 | LS | Charlie West |
| 26 | RS | Dick Jauron |
| 29 | RCB | Ben Davis |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIN | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 2/11 | 1/1 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 2 | |
| DET | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 4/15 | 0/1 | 3 | 30 | 0 | 0 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Chuck Foreman | 13 | 83 | 6.4 | 21 | 1 |
| Oscar Reed | 9 | 30 | 3.3 | 0 | |
| Fran Tarkenton | 5 | 13 | 2.6 | 0 | |
| Dave Osborn | 3 | 8 | 2.7 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 30 | 134 | 4.5 | 1 | |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Altie Taylor | 16 | 57 | 3.6 | 0 | |
| Steve Owens | 17 | 54 | 3.2 | 0 | |
| Jimmie Lee Jones | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 34 | 123 | 3.6 | 0 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||||||||
| Fran Tarkenton | 24 | 12 | 50.0 | 0 | 142 | 5.9 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 68.4 | |
| Team Totals | 24 | 12 | 50.0 | 0 | 142 | 5.9 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 68.4 | |
| Detroit Lions | |||||||||||
| Bill Munson | 18 | 12 | 66.7 | 0 | 56 | 3.1 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 70.6 | |
| Team Totals | 18 | 12 | 66.7 | 0 | 56 | 3.1 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 70.6 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| John Gilliam | 4 | 87 | 21.8 | 0 | |
| Oscar Reed | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 0 | |
| Jim Lash | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | |
| Chuck Foreman | 2 | -1 | -0.5 | 4 | 0 |
| Dave Osborn | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Stu Voigt | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 12 | 142 | 11.8 | 0 | |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Steve Owens | 5 | 29 | 5.8 | 0 | |
| Charlie Sanders | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | |
| Altie Taylor | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | |
| Larry Walton | 2 | -1 | -0.5 | 0 | |
| Ray Jarvis | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 12 | 56 | 4.7 | 0 | |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Mike Eischeid | 7 | 228 | 32.6 | 47 | 1 |
| Team Totals | 7 | 228 | 32.6 | 47 | |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Herman Weaver | 8 | 291 | 36.4 | 46 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 8 | 291 | 36.4 | 1 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Jackie Wallace | 3 | 0 | 31 | 10.3 | 16 | 0 |
| Larry Marshall | 2 | 1 | 8 | 4.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Sam McCullum | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Dick Jauron | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 0 | ||
| Charlie West | 2 | 0 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | |
| Ray Jarvis | 1 | 0 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Brent McClanahan | 2 | 43 | 21.5 | 23 | 0 | |
| Larry Marshall | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Jimmie Lee Jones | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 | |
| Ray Jarvis | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |
| Team Totals | 3.0 |
| Detroit Lions | |
| Team Totals | 3.0 |