| NFC Divisional Playoff |
| St. Louis Cardinals at Minnesota Vikings |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: December 21, 1974 Location: Bloomington, MN Venue: Metropolitan Stadium Attendance: 44626 |
| Weather: Light Snow Temp: 20 F Humidty: 81% Wind: 12 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis CardinalsSTL | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| Minnesota VikingsMIN | 0 | 7 | 16 | 7 | 30 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | STL | MIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | St. Louis CardinalsSTL | Earl Thomas 13 pass from Jim Hart (Jim Bakken kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 2 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | John Gilliam 16 pass from Fran Tarkenton (Fred Cox kick) | 7 | 7 |
| 3 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Fred Cox 37 FG | 7 | 10 |
| 3 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Nate Wright 20 opponents fumble recovery (Fred Cox kick) | 7 | 17 |
| 3 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | John Gilliam 38 pass from Fran Tarkenton (Fred Cox kick failed) | 7 | 23 |
| 4 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Chuck Foreman 4 run (Fred Cox kick) | 7 | 30 |
| 4 | St. Louis CardinalsSTL | Terry Metcalf 11 run (Jim Bakken kick) | 14 | 30 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals | ||
| Offense | ||
| 85 | WR | Mel Gray |
| 82 | WR | Earl Thomas |
| 60 | LOT | Roger Finnie |
| 64 | LOG | Bob Young |
| 51 | C | Tom Brahaney |
| 66 | ROG | Conrad Dobler |
| 72 | ROT | Dan Dierdorf |
| 81 | TE | Jackie Smith |
| 17 | QB | Jim Hart |
| 21 | RB | Terry Metcalf |
| 35 | RB | Jim Otis |
| Defense | ||
| 74 | LDE | Council Rudolph |
| 70 | LDT | Leo Brooks |
| 75 | RDT | Bob Rowe |
| 78 | RDE | Ron Yankowski |
| 67 | LLB | Larry Stallings |
| 57 | MLB | Mark Arneson |
| 59 | RLB | Pete Barnes |
| 43 | LCB | Norm Thompson |
| 45 | LS | Jim Tolbert |
| 41 | RS | Clarence Duren |
| 22 | RCB | Roger Wehrli |
| Minnesota Vikings | ||
| Offense | ||
| 42 | WR | John Gilliam |
| 82 | WR | Jim Lash |
| 68 | LOT | Charlie Goodrum |
| 66 | LOG | Andy Maurer |
| 53 | C | Mick Tingelhoff |
| 62 | ROG | Ed White |
| 73 | ROT | Ron Yary |
| 83 | TE | Stu Voigt |
| 10 | QB | Fran Tarkenton |
| 44 | RB | Chuck Foreman |
| 41 | RB | Dave Osborn |
| Defense | ||
| 81 | LDE | Carl Eller |
| 69 | LDT | Doug Sutherland |
| 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 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STL | 17 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 6/15 | 1/2 | 1 | 15 | 2 | 1 | |
| MIN | 19 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 5/14 | 2/2 | 4 | 39 | 0 | 0 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||
| Terry Metcalf | 15 | 55 | 3.7 | 13 | 1 |
| Jim Otis | 8 | 35 | 4.4 | 12 | 0 |
| Jim Hart | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Ken Willard | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 25 | 100 | 4.0 | 13 | 1 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Chuck Foreman | 23 | 114 | 5.0 | 19 | 1 |
| Dave Osborn | 16 | 67 | 4.2 | 12 | 0 |
| John Gilliam | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Fran Tarkenton | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 42 | 197 | 4.7 | 19 | 1 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||||||||
| Jim Hart | 40 | 18 | 45.0 | 1 | 200 | 5.0 | 29 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 58.3 |
| Team Totals | 40 | 18 | 45.0 | 1 | 200 | 5.0 | 29 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 58.3 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||||||||
| Fran Tarkenton | 23 | 13 | 56.5 | 2 | 169 | 7.3 | 38t | 2 | 1 | 3 | 72.6 |
| Team Totals | 23 | 13 | 56.5 | 2 | 169 | 7.3 | 38 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 72.6 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||
| Earl Thomas | 6 | 64 | 10.7 | 14 | 1 |
| Mel Gray | 5 | 77 | 15.4 | 29 | 0 |
| Terry Metcalf | 4 | 43 | 10.8 | 29 | 0 |
| Gary Hammond | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Jackie Smith | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Jim Otis | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 18 | 200 | 11.1 | 29 | 1 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Chuck Foreman | 5 | 54 | 10.8 | 19 | 0 |
| Dave Osborn | 4 | 36 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| John Gilliam | 2 | 54 | 27.0 | 38t | 2 |
| Stu Voigt | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 16 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 13 | 169 | 13.0 | 38 | 2 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||
| Roger Wehrli | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Mark Arneson | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 10 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Jeff Wright | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||
| Hal Roberts | 7 | 255 | 36.4 | 41 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 7 | 255 | 36.4 | 41 | |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Mike Eischeid | 5 | 191 | 38.2 | 46 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 5 | 191 | 38.2 | 46 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals | ||||||
| Terry Metcalf | 3 | 1 | 18 | 6.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 1 | 18 | 6.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Jackie Wallace | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Nate Wright | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals | ||||||
| Terry Metcalf | 3 | 85 | 28.3 | 24 | 0 | |
| Greg Hartle | 3 | 14 | 4.7 | 11 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 6 | 99 | 16.5 | 24 | 0 | |
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Sam McCullum | 2 | 49 | 24.5 | 26 | 0 | |
| Doug Kingsriter | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 3 | 49 | 16.3 | 26 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals | ||
| Team Totals | 1.0 | 3.0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | ||
| Doug Sutherland | 1.0 | 10.0 |
| Bob Lurtsema | 1.0 | 6.0 |
| Team Totals | 2.0 | 16.0 |