| Minnesota Vikings at St. Louis Cardinals Game Statistics |
| Date: November 11, 1974 Location: St. Louis, MO |
| Venue: Busch Memorial Stadium Attendance: 50183 |
| Weather: Partly Cloudy Temp: 45 F Humidty: 73% Wind: 9 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota VikingsMIN | 14 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
| St. Louis CardinalsSTL | 7 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 24 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | MIN | STL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Dave Osborn 1 run (Fred Cox kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 1 | St. Louis CardinalsSTL | J.V. Cain 40 pass from Jim Hart (Jim Bakken kick) | 7 | 7 |
| 1 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | John Gilliam 10 pass from Fran Tarkenton (Fred Cox kick) | 14 | 7 |
| 2 | St. Louis CardinalsSTL | Jim Bakken 46 FG | 14 | 10 |
| 2 | St. Louis CardinalsSTL | Earl Thomas 12 pass from Jim Hart (Jim Bakken kick) | 14 | 17 |
| 3 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Chuck Foreman 13 run (Fred Cox kick) | 21 | 17 |
| 4 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Fran Tarkenton 11 run (Fred Cox kick) | 28 | 17 |
| 4 | St. Louis CardinalsSTL | Jim Hart 4 run (Jim Bakken kick) | 28 | 24 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 59 | LLB | Matt Blair |
| 50 | MLB | Jeff Siemon |
| 58 | RLB | Wally Hilgenberg |
| 43 | LCB | Nate Wright |
| 24 | LS | Terry Brown |
| 22 | RS | Paul Krause |
| 23 | RCB | Jeff Wright |
| St. Louis Cardinals | ||
| Offense | ||
| 85 | WR | Mel Gray |
| 82 | WR | Earl Thomas |
| 73 | LOT | Ernie McMillan |
| 60 | LOG | Roger Finnie |
| 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 |
| Offense | ||
| 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 |
| 45 | LCB | Jim Tolbert |
| 36 | LS | Ken Reaves |
| 41 | RS | Clarence Duren |
| 22 | RCB | Roger Wehrli |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Dave Osborn | 23 | 98 | 4.3 | 1 | |
| Chuck Foreman | 13 | 68 | 5.2 | 17 | 1 |
| Fran Tarkenton | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11t | 1 |
| Oscar Reed | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||
| Jim Otis | 14 | 50 | 3.6 | 0 | |
| Terry Metcalf | 8 | 29 | 3.6 | 0 | |
| Donny Anderson | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | |
| Jim Hart | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4t | 1 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||||||||
| Fran Tarkenton | 29 | 14 | 48.3 | 1 | 137 | 4.7 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 59.1 | |
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||||||||
| Jim Hart | 43 | 28 | 65.1 | 1 | 353 | 8.2 | 2 | 96.4 | |||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Dave Osborn | 7 | 71 | 10.1 | 0 | |
| Chuck Foreman | 3 | 20 | 6.7 | 13 | 0 |
| Stu Voigt | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 0 | |
| John Gilliam | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10t | 1 |
| John Holland | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||
| Mel Gray | 6 | 91 | 15.2 | 0 | |
| Jackie Smith | 6 | 84 | 14.0 | 0 | |
| Terry Metcalf | 5 | 50 | 10.0 | 0 | |
| Earl Thomas | 4 | 35 | 8.8 | 1 | |
| Jim Otis | 3 | 27 | 9.0 | 0 | |
| Donny Anderson | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 0 | |
| J.V. Cain | 1 | 40 | 40.0 | 40t | 1 |
| Gary Hammond | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Terry Brown | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||
| Clarence Duren | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Mike Eischeid | 8 | 288 | 36.0 | 0 | |
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||
| Hal Roberts | 6 | 224 | 37.3 | 0 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Jackie Wallace | 5 | 41 | 8.2 | 0 | ||
| St. Louis Cardinals | ||||||
| Terry Metcalf | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | ||
| Gary Hammond | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | ||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Brent McClanahan | 3 | 62 | 20.7 | 0 | ||
| St. Louis Cardinals | ||||||
| Gary Hammond | 2 | 47 | 23.5 | 0 | ||
| Terry Metcalf | 2 | 44 | 22.0 | 0 | ||
| Eddie Moss | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |
| St. Louis Cardinals | |
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