| Super Bowl VIII - Minnesota Vikings at Miami Dolphins Game Statistics |
| Date: January 13, 1974 Location: Houston, TX |
| Venue: Rice Stadium Attendance: 68142 |
| Weather: Smoke Haze Temp: 56 F Humidty: 72% Wind: 10 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota VikingsMIN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Miami DolphinsMIA | 14 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 24 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | MIN | MIA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Larry Csonka 5 run (Garo Yepremian kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Jim Kiick 1 run (Garo Yepremian kick) | 0 | 14 |
| 2 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Garo Yepremian 28 FG | 0 | 17 |
| 3 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Larry Csonka 2 run (Garo Yepremian kick) | 0 | 24 |
| 4 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Fran Tarkenton 4 run (Fred Cox kick) | 7 | 24 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||
| Offense | ||
| 84 | WR | Carroll Dale |
| 42 | WR | John Gilliam |
| 67 | LOT | Grady Alderman |
| 62 | LOG | Ed White |
| 53 | C | Mick Tingelhoff |
| 66 | ROG | Frank Gallagher |
| 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 |
| 20 | RCB | Bobby Bryant |
| Miami Dolphins | ||
| Offense | ||
| 86 | WR | Marlin Briscoe |
| 42 | WR | Paul Warfield |
| 79 | LOT | Wayne Moore |
| 67 | LOG | Bob Kuechenberg |
| 62 | C | Jim Langer |
| 66 | ROG | Larry Little |
| 73 | ROT | Norm Evans |
| 88 | TE | Jim Mandich |
| 12 | QB | Bob Griese |
| 39 | RB | Larry Csonka |
| 22 | RB | Mercury Morris |
| Defense | ||
| 83 | LDE | Vern Den Herder |
| 75 | LDT | Manny Fernandez |
| 72 | RDT | Bob Heinz |
| 84 | RDE | Bill Stanfill |
| 59 | LLB | Doug Swift |
| 85 | MLB | Nick Buoniconti |
| 57 | RLB | Mike Kolen |
| 26 | LCB | Lloyd Mumphord |
| 40 | LS | Dick Anderson |
| 13 | RS | Jake Scott |
| 45 | RCB | Curtis Johnson |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Oscar Reed | 11 | 32 | 2.9 | 9 | 0 |
| Chuck Foreman | 7 | 18 | 2.6 | 5 | 0 |
| Fran Tarkenton | 4 | 17 | 4.3 | 8 | 1 |
| Ed Marinaro | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Bill Brown | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Larry Csonka | 33 | 145 | 4.4 | 16 | 2 |
| Mercury Morris | 11 | 34 | 3.1 | 27 | 0 |
| Jim Kiick | 7 | 10 | 1.4 | 5 | 1 |
| Bob Griese | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 5 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||||||||
| Fran Tarkenton | 28 | 18 | 64.3 | 1 | 182 | 6.5 | 30 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 67.9 |
| Miami Dolphins | |||||||||||
| Bob Griese | 7 | 6 | 85.7 | 0 | 73 | 10.4 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 110.1 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Chuck Foreman | 5 | 27 | 5.4 | 10 | 0 |
| John Gilliam | 4 | 44 | 11.0 | 30 | 0 |
| Stu Voigt | 3 | 46 | 15.3 | 17 | 0 |
| Ed Marinaro | 2 | 39 | 19.5 | 27 | 0 |
| Bill Brown | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Doug Kingsriter | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Jim Lash | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Oscar Reed | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Paul Warfield | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 27 | 0 |
| Jim Mandich | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 13 | 0 |
| Marlin Briscoe | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 13 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Curtis Johnson | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Mike Eischeid | 5 | 211 | 42.2 | 48 | 0 |
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Larry Seiple | 3 | 119 | 39.7 | 57 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Bobby Bryant | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Miami Dolphins | ||||||
| Jake Scott | 3 | 1 | 20 | 6.7 | 12 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| John Gilliam | 2 | 41 | 20.5 | 21 | 0 | |
| Charlie West | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 15 | 0 | |
| Miami Dolphins | ||||||
| Jake Scott | 2 | 47 | 23.5 | 31 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||
| Alan Page | 1.0 | 10.0 |
| Miami Dolphins | ||
| Vern Den Herder | 1.0 | 10.0 |
| Manny Fernandez | 1.0 | 6.0 |
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