| Detroit Lions at Minnesota Vikings Game Statistics |
| Date: October 20, 1974 Location: Bloomington, MN |
| Venue: Metropolitan Stadium Attendance: 47807 |
| Weather: Clear Temp: 44 F Humidty: 41% Wind: 13 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit LionsDET | 0 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 20 |
| Minnesota VikingsMIN | 0 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 16 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | DET | MIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Fred Cox 23 FG | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | Detroit LionsDET | Errol Mann 36 FG | 3 | 3 |
| 2 | Detroit LionsDET | Errol Mann 27 FG | 6 | 3 |
| 3 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Chuck Foreman 1 run (Fred Cox kick) | 6 | 10 |
| 3 | Detroit LionsDET | Altie Taylor 1 run (Errol Mann kick) | 13 | 10 |
| 3 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Chuck Foreman 9 pass from Fran Tarkenton (Fred Cox kick blocked) | 13 | 16 |
| 4 | Detroit LionsDET | Altie Taylor 8 run (Errol Mann kick) | 20 | 16 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | ||
| Offense | ||
| 89 | WR | Ron Jessie |
| 49 | WR | Larry Walton |
| 75 | LOT | Jim Yarbrough |
| 63 | LOG | Chuck Walton |
| 54 | C | Ed Flanagan |
| 66 | ROG | Bob Kowalkowski |
| 76 | ROT | Rocky Freitas |
| 88 | TE | Charlie Sanders |
| 19 | QB | Bill Munson |
| 30 | RB | Jim Hooks |
| 36 | RB | Steve Owens |
| Defense | ||
| 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 |
| 20 | LCB | Lem Barney |
| 40 | LS | Doug Wyatt |
| 26 | RS | Dick Jauron |
| 23 | RCB | Levi Johnson |
| 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 |
| 41 | RB | Dave Osborn |
| Offense | ||
| 81 | LDE | Carl Eller |
| 77 | LDT | Gary Larsen |
| 88 | RDT | Alan Page |
| 70 | RDE | Jim Marshall |
| 60 | LLB | Roy Winston |
| 50 | MLB | Jeff Siemon |
| 55 | RLB | Amos Martin |
| 43 | LCB | Nate Wright |
| 24 | LS | Terry Brown |
| 22 | RS | Paul Krause |
| 25 | RCB | Jackie Wallace |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Steve Owens | 13 | 59 | 4.5 | 0 | |
| Altie Taylor | 8 | 27 | 3.4 | 2 | |
| Bill Munson | 3 | 4 | 1.3 | 0 | |
| Jim Hooks | 4 | -1 | -0.3 | 0 | |
| Larry Walton | 1 | -7 | -7.0 | -7 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Dave Osborn | 14 | 96 | 6.9 | 0 | |
| Chuck Foreman | 13 | 55 | 4.2 | 14 | 1 |
| Fran Tarkenton | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Ed Marinaro | 3 | 1 | 0.3 | 0 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||||||||
| Bill Munson | 32 | 22 | 68.8 | 0 | 276 | 8.6 | 0 | 95.3 | |||
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||||||||
| Fran Tarkenton | 30 | 18 | 60.0 | 1 | 229 | 7.6 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 81.1 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Ron Jessie | 10 | 116 | 11.6 | 0 | |
| Steve Owens | 5 | 39 | 7.8 | 0 | |
| Larry Walton | 3 | 66 | 22.0 | 0 | |
| Altie Taylor | 2 | 41 | 20.5 | 0 | |
| Charlie Sanders | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Ed Marinaro | 6 | 59 | 9.8 | 0 | |
| Jim Lash | 4 | 89 | 22.3 | 0 | |
| Chuck Foreman | 3 | 36 | 12.0 | 15 | 1 |
| Dave Osborn | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | |
| Stu Voigt | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| John Gilliam | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Bill Brown | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Lem Barney | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Herman Weaver | 2 | 69 | 34.5 | 0 | |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Mike Eischeid | 2 | 75 | 37.5 | 0 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Jimmie Lee Jones | 3 | 68 | 22.7 | 0 | ||
| Leon Crosswhite | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 | |
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Larry Marshall | 2 | 39 | 19.5 | 0 | ||
| Brent McClanahan | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 0 | ||
| Dave Osborn | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |
| Minnesota Vikings | |
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