| Minnesota Vikings at Buffalo Bills Game Statistics |
| Date: December 20, 1975 Location: Orchard Park, NY |
| Venue: Rich Stadium Attendance: 54993 |
| Weather: Light Snow Temp: 23 F Humidty: 88% Wind: 10 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota VikingsMIN | 14 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 35 |
| Buffalo BillsBUF | 0 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 13 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | MIN | BUF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Chuck Foreman 4 run (Fred Cox kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 1 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Jim Lash EZ own fumble recovery (Fred Cox kick) | 14 | 0 |
| 2 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Chuck Foreman 1 run (Fred Cox kick) | 21 | 0 |
| 2 | Buffalo BillsBUF | O.J. Simpson 24 run (John Leypoldt kick) | 21 | 7 |
| 3 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Chuck Foreman 1 pass from Fran Tarkenton (Fred Cox kick) | 28 | 7 |
| 3 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Chuck Foreman 6 pass from Fran Tarkenton (Fred Cox kick) | 35 | 7 |
| 3 | Buffalo BillsBUF | O.J. Simpson 64 pass from Gary Marangi (John Leypoldt kick failed) | 35 | 13 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||
| Offense | ||
| 42 | WR | John Gilliam |
| 82 | WR | Jim Lash |
| 78 | LOT | Steve Riley |
| 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 |
| 49 | RB | Ed Marinaro |
| Defense | ||
| 81 | LDE | Carl Eller |
| 69 | LDT | Doug Sutherland |
| 88 | RDT | Alan Page |
| 70 | RDE | Jim Marshall |
| 54 | LLB | Fred McNeill |
| 50 | MLB | Jeff Siemon |
| 58 | RLB | Wally Hilgenberg |
| 43 | LCB | Nate Wright |
| 43 | S | Terry Brown |
| 22 | S | Paul Krause |
| 20 | RCB | Bobby Bryant |
| Buffalo Bills | ||
| Offense | ||
| 81 | WR | Bob Chandler |
| 40 | WR | J.D. Hill |
| 78 | LOT | Dave Foley |
| 67 | LOG | Reggie McKenzie |
| 53 | C | Mike Montler |
| 68 | ROG | Joe DeLamielleure |
| 74 | ROT | Donnie Green |
| 87 | TE | Paul Seymour |
| 12 | QB | Joe Ferguson |
| 34 | RB | Jim Braxton |
| 32 | RB | O.J. Simpson |
| Offense | ||
| 85 | LDE | Walt Patulski |
| 72 | LDT | Don Croft |
| 73 | RDT | Earl Edwards |
| 55 | RDE | John Skorupan |
| 59 | LLB | Doug Allen |
| 54 | MLB | Tom Ruud |
| 30 | RLB | Bo Cornell |
| 43 | LCB | Tony Greene |
| 26 | LS | Ed Jones |
| 22 | RS | Steve Freeman |
| 28 | RCB | Dwight Harrison |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Chuck Foreman | 19 | 85 | 4.5 | 10 | 2 |
| Brent McClanahan | 12 | 47 | 3.9 | 0 | |
| Dave Osborn | 6 | 20 | 3.3 | 0 | |
| Ed Marinaro | 3 | 16 | 5.3 | 0 | |
| Bob Lee | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| O.J. Simpson | 12 | 57 | 4.8 | 24 | 1 |
| Jim Braxton | 7 | 26 | 3.7 | 0 | |
| Gary Marangi | 3 | 25 | 8.3 | 0 | |
| Joe Ferguson | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Vic Washington | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | |
| Gary Hayman | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||||||||
| Fran Tarkenton | 36 | 25 | 69.4 | 0 | 216 | 6.0 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 103.5 | |
| Bob Lee | 7 | 2 | 28.6 | 1 | 26 | 3.7 | 0 | 3.0 | |||
| Buffalo Bills | |||||||||||
| Gary Marangi | 21 | 10 | 47.6 | 1 | 161 | 7.7 | 1 | 69.7 | |||
| Joe Ferguson | 16 | 6 | 37.5 | 3 | 51 | 3.2 | 0 | 7.0 | |||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Chuck Foreman | 10 | 87 | 8.7 | 25 | 2 |
| Jim Lash | 4 | 61 | 15.3 | 0 | |
| John Gilliam | 4 | 35 | 8.8 | 0 | |
| Stu Voigt | 3 | 36 | 12.0 | 0 | |
| Ed Marinaro | 3 | 15 | 5.0 | 0 | |
| Brent McClanahan | 3 | 8 | 2.7 | 0 | |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Bob Chandler | 4 | 33 | 8.3 | 0 | |
| O.J. Simpson | 3 | 66 | 22.0 | 64 | 1 |
| Reuben Gant | 3 | 33 | 11.0 | 0 | |
| Vic Washington | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 0 | |
| Jim Braxton | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | |
| J.D. Hill | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 |
| Paul Seymour | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Bobby Bryant | 2 | 59 | 29.5 | 0 | |
| Terry Brown | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Pete Athas | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Ed Jones | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Neil Clabo | 5 | 204 | 40.8 | 0 | |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Marv Bateman | 3 | 119 | 39.7 | 0 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Sam McCullum | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Gary Hayman | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 0 | ||
| John Holland | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 0 | ||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Brent McClanahan | 2 | 61 | 30.5 | 0 | ||
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Vic Washington | 3 | 81 | 27.0 | 0 | ||
| Steve Schnarr | 3 | 62 | 20.7 | 0 | ||
| SACKS | NO |
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