| Detroit Lions at Minnesota Vikings Game Statistics |
| Date: October 19, 1975 Location: Bloomington, MN |
| Venue: Metropolitan Stadium Attendance: 47872 |
| Weather: Cloudy Temp: 64 F Humidty: 35% Wind: 10 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit LionsDET | 3 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 19 |
| Minnesota VikingsMIN | 0 | 13 | 12 | 0 | 25 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | DET | MIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Detroit LionsDET | Errol Mann 22 FG | 3 | 0 |
| 2 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Fred Cox 35 FG | 3 | 3 |
| 2 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Stu Voigt 4 pass from Fran Tarkenton (Fred Cox kick) | 3 | 10 |
| 2 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Fred Cox 28 FG | 3 | 13 |
| 3 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Ed Marinaro 10 pass from Fran Tarkenton (Fred Cox kick) | 3 | 20 |
| 3 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Safety, Bill Munson tackled in end zone by Autry Beamon | 3 | 22 |
| 3 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Fred Cox 32 FG | 3 | 25 |
| 4 | Detroit LionsDET | Charlie Sanders 2 pass from Bill Munson (Errol Mann kick) | 10 | 25 |
| 4 | Detroit LionsDET | Errol Mann 42 FG | 13 | 25 |
| 4 | Detroit LionsDET | Jon Staggers 5 pass from Bill Munson (Errol Mann kick blocked) | 19 | 25 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | ||
| Offense | ||
| 45 | WR | Ray Jarvis |
| 86 | WR | Jon Staggers |
| 75 | LOT | Jim Yarbrough |
| 62 | LOG | Lynn Boden |
| 63 | C | Jon Morris |
| 66 | ROG | Bob Kowalkowski |
| 76 | ROT | Rocky Freitas |
| 88 | TE | Charlie Sanders |
| 19 | QB | Bill Munson |
| 24 | RB | Dexter Bussey |
| 42 | RB | Altie Taylor |
| Defense | ||
| 82 | LDE | Ken Sanders |
| 80 | LDT | Herb Orvis |
| 74 | RDT | Larry Hand |
| 83 | RDE | Jim Mitchell |
| 50 | LLB | Paul Naumoff |
| 52 | MLB | Jim Laslavic |
| 59 | RLB | Charlie Weaver |
| 20 | LCB | Lem Barney |
| 40 | LS | Charlie West |
| 28 | RS | Mike Weger |
| 23 | RCB | Levi Johnson |
| Minnesota Vikings | ||
| Offense | ||
| 42 | WR | John Gilliam |
| 82 | WR | Jim Lash |
| 68 | LOT | Charlie Goodrum |
| 72 | LOG | John Ward |
| 53 | C | Mick Tingelhoff |
| 62 | ROG | Ed White |
| 73 | ROT | Ron Yary |
| 83 | TE | Stu Voigt |
| 10 | QB | Fran Tarkenton |
| 44 | RB | Chuck Foreman |
| 49 | RB | Ed Marinaro |
| Offense | ||
| 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 | S | Jeff Wright |
| 22 | S | Paul Krause |
| 20 | RCB | Bobby Bryant |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Horace King | 7 | 49 | 7.0 | 0 | |
| Altie Taylor | 10 | 28 | 2.8 | 0 | |
| Dexter Bussey | 7 | 14 | 2.0 | 0 | |
| Bobby Thompson | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | |
| Bill Munson | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Chuck Foreman | 22 | 107 | 4.9 | 23 | 0 |
| Sam McCullum | 3 | 82 | 27.3 | 0 | |
| Ed Marinaro | 10 | 37 | 3.7 | 0 | |
| Fran Tarkenton | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | |
| Dave Osborn | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||||||||
| Bill Munson | 37 | 22 | 59.5 | 1 | 212 | 5.7 | 2 | 82.3 | |||
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||||||||
| Fran Tarkenton | 24 | 15 | 62.5 | 0 | 148 | 6.2 | 2 | 4 | 27 | 107.6 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Ray Jarvis | 6 | 100 | 16.7 | 0 | |
| Charlie Sanders | 5 | 48 | 9.6 | 1 | |
| Jon Staggers | 4 | 33 | 8.3 | 1 | |
| Altie Taylor | 3 | 15 | 5.0 | 0 | |
| Bobby Thompson | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | |
| Horace King | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Jim Lash | 4 | 61 | 15.3 | 0 | |
| Stu Voigt | 4 | 35 | 8.8 | 1 | |
| Ed Marinaro | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 1 | |
| John Gilliam | 2 | 39 | 19.5 | 0 | |
| Sam McCullum | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Chuck Foreman | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Paul Krause | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Herman Weaver | 4 | 150 | 37.5 | 0 | |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Neil Clabo | 4 | 173 | 43.3 | 0 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Lem Barney | 3 | 30 | 10.0 | 0 | ||
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Sam McCullum | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | ||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Leonard Thompson | 3 | 69 | 23.0 | 0 | ||
| Bobby Thompson | 1 | 30 | 30.0 | 30 | 0 | |
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Ed Marinaro | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 0 | ||
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |
| Minnesota Vikings | |
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