| NFC Championship |
| Los Angeles Rams at Minnesota Vikings |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: December 29, 1974 Location: Bloomington, MN Venue: Metropolitan Stadium Attendance: 47404 |
| Weather: Clear Temp: 30 F Humidty: 75% Wind: 12 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles RamsLARM | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
| Minnesota VikingsMIN | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | LARM | MIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Jim Lash 29 pass from Fran Tarkenton (Fred Cox kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | Los Angeles RamsLARM | David Ray 27 FG | 3 | 7 |
| 4 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Dave Osborn 1 run (Fred Cox kick) | 3 | 14 |
| 4 | Los Angeles RamsLARM | Harold Jackson 44 pass from James Harris (David Ray kick) | 10 | 14 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | ||
| Offense | ||
| 29 | WR | Harold Jackson |
| 84 | WR | Jack Snow |
| 73 | LOT | Charlie Cowan |
| 65 | LOG | Tom Mack |
| 50 | C | Ken Iman |
| 71 | ROG | Joe Scibelli |
| 75 | ROT | John Williams |
| 80 | TE | Bob Klein |
| 12 | QB | James Harris |
| 45 | RB | Jim Bertelsen |
| 30 | RB | Lawrence McCutcheon |
| Defense | ||
| 85 | LDE | Jack Youngblood |
| 74 | LDT | Merlin Olsen |
| 90 | RDT | Larry Brooks |
| 89 | RDE | Fred Dryer |
| 36 | LLB | Ken Geddes |
| 64 | MLB | Jack Reynolds |
| 58 | RLB | Isiah Robertson |
| 47 | LCB | Charlie Stukes |
| 42 | SS | Dave Elmendorf |
| 48 | FS | Bill Simpson |
| 44 | RCB | Al Clark |
| 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 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||
| Jim Bertelsen | 14 | 65 | 4.6 | 11 | 0 |
| Lawrence McCutcheon | 12 | 32 | 2.7 | 6 | 0 |
| James Harris | 3 | 17 | 5.7 | 8 | 0 |
| John Cappelletti | 3 | 8 | 2.7 | 5 | 0 |
| Tony Baker | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Chuck Foreman | 22 | 80 | 3.6 | 18 | 0 |
| Dave Osborn | 20 | 76 | 3.8 | 3 | 1 |
| Fran Tarkenton | 4 | 5 | 1.3 | 3 | 0 |
| Ed Marinaro | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||||||||
| James Harris | 23 | 13 | 56.5 | 2 | 248 | 10.8 | 73 | 1 | 2 | 29 | 72.4 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||||||||
| Fran Tarkenton | 20 | 10 | 50.0 | 1 | 123 | 6.2 | 29t | 1 | 2 | 18 | 65.2 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||
| Jim Bertelsen | 5 | 53 | 10.6 | 13 | 0 |
| Harold Jackson | 3 | 139 | 46.3 | 73 | 1 |
| Lawrence McCutcheon | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Jack Snow | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Bob Klein | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| John Cappelletti | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Stu Voigt | 4 | 43 | 10.8 | 16 | 0 |
| Jim Lash | 2 | 40 | 20.0 | 29t | 1 |
| John Gilliam | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 18 | 0 |
| Ed Marinaro | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Dave Osborn | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||
| Charlie Stukes | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Randy Poltl | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Wally Hilgenberg | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||
| Mike Burke | 5 | 219 | 43.8 | 49 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Mike Eischeid | 6 | 235 | 39.2 | 55 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | ||||||
| Cullen Bryant | 3 | 0 | 18 | 6.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Rob Scribner | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jim Bertelsen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Sam McCullum | 3 | 0 | 20 | 6.7 | 8 | 0 |
| Nate Wright | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | ||||||
| Cullen Bryant | 3 | 57 | 19.0 | 25 | 0 | |
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Brent McClanahan | 2 | 55 | 27.5 | 32 | 0 | |
| Sam McCullum | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | ||
| Jack Youngblood | 1.0 | 13.0 |
| Fred Dryer | 1.0 | 5.0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | ||
| Carl Eller | 0.5 | 8.5 |
| Doug Sutherland | 0.5 | 8.5 |
| Bob Lurtsema | 0.3 | 4.0 |
| Jim Marshall | 0.3 | 4.0 |
| Alan Page | 0.3 | 4.0 |
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