Exhibition Week 2, 1974

played in Minnesota, MN

54 degrees, fair, 8 mph wind

Portland (OR) Shockers	3	10	3	0	-	16
Minnesota Vikings	0	0	0	10	-	10

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:58 POR - Willie Baxter 41 field goal
2Q: 10:24 POR - Willie Baxter 18 field goal
2Q: 04:43 POR - Duane Thomas 14 run (Willie Baxter extra point)
3Q: 06:46 POR - Willie Baxter 27 field goal
4Q: 11:24 MIN - Horst Muhlmann 42 field goal
4Q: 03:33 MIN - Bob Newland 10 pass from Dennis McKenzie (Horst Muhlmann extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:58 POR - Willie Baxter 41 field goal
2Q: 10:24 POR - Willie Baxter 18 field goal
2Q: 04:43 POR - Duane Thomas 14 run (Willie Baxter extra point)
3Q: 06:46 POR - Willie Baxter 27 field goal
4Q: 11:24 MIN - Horst Muhlmann 42 field goal
4Q: 03:33 MIN - Bob Newland 10 pass from Dennis McKenzie (Horst Muhlmann extra point)

Team Statistics POR MIN
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 21 13
- by Rushing 11 2
- by Passing 9 10
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 346 185
- Offensive Plays 65 49
- Yards per Play 5.32 3.78
Net Rushing Yards 186 101
- Rushing Attempts 44 19
- Yards per Rush 4.23 5.32
Net Passing Yards 160 84
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 20 - 15 - 1 28 - 16 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 167 98
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/7 2/14
- Yards per Pass Play 7.62 2.80
Fumbles/Lost 4/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 7/15 4/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.1 8.0
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/45 5/30
Punt Returns/Yards 3/26 2/21
Kick Returns/Yards 3/60 5/126
Interception Ret./Yards 1/6 1/10
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/2 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 28 OWN 32
Time of Possession 39:18 20:42

Team Statistics	POR	MIN
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	21	13
- by Rushing	11	2
- by Passing	9	10
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	346	185
- Offensive Plays	65	49
- Yards per Play	5.32	3.78
Net Rushing Yards	186	101
- Rushing Attempts	44	19
- Yards per Rush	4.23	5.32
Net Passing Yards	160	84
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	20 - 15 - 1	28 - 16 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	167	98
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/7	2/14
- Yards per Pass Play	7.62	2.80
Fumbles/Lost	4/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	7/15	4/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.1	8.0
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/45	5/30
Punt Returns/Yards	3/26	2/21
Kick Returns/Yards	3/60	5/126
Interception Ret./Yards	1/6	1/10
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/2	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 28	OWN 32
Time of Possession	39:18	20:42

Drive Charts

Portland (OR) Shockers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:40	4:48	OWN 35	7	41	Field Goal
1	6:36	1:01	OPP 48	3	2	Interception
1	4:03	8:44	OWN 19	14	80	Field Goal
2	8:14	3:38	OWN 23	7	77	Touchdown
2	2:29	2:04	OWN 6	3	5	Punt
3	15:00	8:21	OWN 21	13	69	Field Goal
3	5:34	3:47	OPP 44	7	22	Missed FG
4	11:19	3:28	OWN 16	5	26	Punt
4	3:28	2:20	OWN 24	6	14	Punt

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:20	OWN 32	3	-2	Punt
1	7:52	1:16	OWN 42	2	7	Interception
1	5:35	1:32	OWN 29	3	8	Punt
2	10:19	2:05	OWN 38	3	8	Punt
2	4:36	2:07	OWN 33	6	11	Punt
2	0:25	0:25	OWN 48	3	3	Half
3	6:39	1:05	OWN 24	3	-5	Punt
3	1:47	5:28	OWN 29	11	46	Field Goal
4	7:51	4:23	OWN 24	10	76	Touchdown
4	1:08	1:08	OWN 26	6	33	Game

Game MVP: Duane Thomas, Portland (OR) Shockers

Rushing Statistics

Portland (OR)	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Duane Thomas	22	115	5.23	29	4	1
Ron Johnson	19	62	3.26	9	0	0
Mike Phipps	3	9	3.00	4	0	0

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Chuck Foreman	12	78	6.50	19	2
Clarence Davis	6	21	3.50	8	0
Otis Hastings	1	2	2.00	2	0

Passing Statistics

Portland (OR)	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Mike Phipps	17	14	150	1/7	0	36	1	78.9
Joe Gilliam	3	1	17	0/0	0	17	0	53.4

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Otis Hastings	20	11	56	2/14	0	15	1	39.6
Dennis McKenzie	8	5	42	0/0	1	11	0	115.6

Receiving Statistics

Portland (OR)	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR John Gilliam	5	6	60	12.00	9	36
TE Bob Tucker	3	4	42	14.00	2	19
WR Gary Garrison	2	2	36	18.00	9	19
WR Mike Goff	2	3	14	7.00	0	12
WR Jon Staggers	1	3	4	4.00	0	4
RB Duane Thomas	1	1	10	10.00	11	10
TE Francis Hartings	1	1	1	1.00	0	1

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Bob Newland	4	6	26	6.50	0	11	1
WR Frank Pitts	3	6	25	8.33	1	15	0
RB Clarence Davis	2	2	20	10.00	6	11	0
TE Lewis Rockett	2	2	7	3.50	0	4	0
RB Chuck Foreman	1	2	6	6.00	4	6	0
TE Kent Kramer	1	3	4	4.00	0	4	0
WR Lance Rentzel	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
Unknown	1	4	5	5.00	0	5	0
FB Vincent Horton	1	1	2	2.00	2	2	0

Interception Statistics

Portland (OR)	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Curtis Johnson	1	6	6.00	0

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Paul Krause	1	10	10.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Portland (OR)	Fumb	Recov
Ron Johnson	2	0
Larry Marshall	1	0
Francis Hartings	1	0
Gary Garrison	0	2
George Buehler	0	1
Wayne Moore	0	1

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Paul Krause	0	0	2	0
Don Croft	0	0	1	0
Alan Page	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Portland (OR)	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rick Bruce	3	132	44.0	37.0	47	2

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Bob Parsons	5	206	41.2	36.0	45	3

Kicking Statistics

Portland (OR)	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Willie Baxter	3/4	1/1	0/0	41	1/1

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Horst Muhlmann	1/1	1/1	0/0	42	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Portland (OR)	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Larry Marshall	3	26	8.7	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Chuck Foreman	2	21	10.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Portland (OR)	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jon Staggers	2	44	22.0	0
Gary Garrison	1	16	16.0	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ronald Fitzgerald	3	65	21.7	0
Zeke Moore	2	61	30.5	0

Defensive Statistics

Portland (OR)	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DT Bill Brundige	6	1	0.0	18	30
S Dick Anderson	6	0	0.0	17	28
S John Charles	5	0	1.0	17	29
ILB Bob Matheson	5	3	0.0	19	27
DE Pat Toomay	3	0	0.5	16	30
S William Semple	3	1	0.0	10	15
OLB Doug Swift	2	1	0.0	16	29
CB Curtis Johnson	2	0	0.0	14	25
CB Larry Marshall	2	0	0.0	16	29
CB Walt Sumner	1	1	0.0	18	30
WR Mike Goff	1	0	---	---	---
DE Pete Duranko	0	3	0.5	18	29
CB Ken Reaves	0	1	0.0	3	2

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Amos Martin	8	4	0.0	33	18
DE Don Croft	7	0	0.0	32	16
S Bob Atkins	6	2	0.0	36	19
S Paul Krause	5	0	0.0	26	13
DT Art Thoms	5	0	0.0	32	16
DE Sweeny Williams	4	1	1.0	36	20
CB Bobby Howard	4	2	0.0	26	15
DE Carl Eller	3	0	0.0	42	20
ILB Lee Roy Jordan	3	0	0.0	16	4
OLB Dave Washington	3	0	0.0	33	13
CB John Rowser	2	2	0.0	37	19
CB Zeke Moore	2	1	0.0	29	15
DT Alan Page	2	1	0.0	14	4
CB Del Ross	2	0	0.0	16	6
OLB Bill Peterson	1	2	0.0	14	6
OLB Floyd Rice	1	1	0.0	18	12
CB Brock Green	1	1	0.0	17	7
TE Kent Kramer	1	0	---	---	---
DT Fred Nolan	0	2	0.0	16	6

Pass Rush Statistics

Portland (OR)	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
S John Charles	1.0	0	0	29
DE Pete Duranko	0.5	1	4	29
DE Pat Toomay	0.5	0	2	30

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Sweeny Williams	1.0	0	0	1	20
DT Alan Page	0.0	0	0	1	4

Pass Defense Statistics

Portland (OR)	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Bob Matheson	4	0	0	27
S William Semple	3	0	0	15
OLB Doug Swift	2	1	0	29
CB Larry Marshall	2	0	0	29
CB Curtis Johnson	1	0	1	25
DT Bill Brundige	1	0	0	30
S John Charles	1	0	0	29
ILB Harold McLinton	1	0	0	3
CB Walt Sumner	1	0	0	30

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Paul Krause	3	0	1	13
CB Bobby Howard	3	0	0	15
ILB Amos Martin	3	0	0	18
CB John Rowser	2	0	0	19
S Bob Atkins	1	1	0	19
CB Zeke Moore	1	0	0	15
DE Sweeny Williams	1	0	0	20
CB Del Ross	1	0	0	6
OLB Bill Peterson	0	1	0	6
OLB Dave Washington	0	1	0	13

Blocking Statistics

Portland (OR)	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Doug Wilkerson	3	8	28	0	14
Burgess Robinson	3	7	20	1	16
Royce Smith	3	4	19	0	8
Bob Asher	2	2	26	0	13
Montique Anderson	1	5	18	0	8
Wayne Moore	1	4	27	0	16
Fran Lynch	1	2	25	0	7
Ken Mendenhall	0	5	24	0	5
Tom Mack	0	3	33	0	12
George Buehler	0	1	25	0	13

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Tom Forrest	2	3	14	0	19
Jim Pietrzak	1	3	8	0	16
Ed George	1	2	13	1	10
Dave Manders	1	2	11	0	22
Ron Yary	1	2	10	0	20
Pat Matson	1	1	12	1	20
Kent Kramer	0	2	13	0	16
Dan Medlin	0	1	15	0	24
Larry Schreiber	0	1	7	0	10
Vincent Horton	0	1	5	0	10

Special Teams Tackles

Portland (OR)	Tackles	STPlays
Ron Johnson	3	19
Curtis Johnson	1	19
Robert Foug	1	15
John Charles	1	9
Harold McLinton	1	7

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Paul Krause	3	12
Clarence Davis	1	14
Lance Rentzel	1	14
William Humphrey	1	14

Participation

Portland (OR)	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Curtis Johnson	---	---	14	25	19	58
Bob Matheson	---	---	19	27	12	58
John Charles	---	---	17	29	9	55
Mike Phipps	33	18	---	---	---	51
Ron Johnson	19	12	---	---	19	50
Larry Marshall	---	---	16	29	5	50
Bob Tucker	33	12	---	---	5	50
Dick Anderson	---	---	17	28	4	49
Bill Brundige	---	---	18	30	1	49
Walt Sumner	---	---	18	30	1	49
Doug Wilkerson	28	14	---	---	7	49
Pete Duranko	---	---	18	29	1	48
John Gilliam	29	15	---	---	3	47
Pat Toomay	---	---	16	30	1	47
Doug Swift	---	---	16	29	1	46
Gary Garrison	21	11	---	---	13	45
Tom Mack	33	12	---	---	---	45
Wayne Moore	27	16	---	---	---	43
Burgess Robinson	20	16	---	---	7	43
Bob Asher	26	13	---	---	3	42
George Buehler	25	13	---	---	3	41
Fran Lynch	25	7	---	---	4	36
Royce Smith	19	8	---	---	7	34
Duane Thomas	25	9	---	---	---	34
Mike Goff	21	12	---	---	1	34
John McMakin	17	6	---	---	9	32
Montique Anderson	18	8	---	---	6	32
Ken Mendenhall	24	5	---	---	2	31
Jon Staggers	18	11	---	---	2	31
Jeff Kinney	9	8	---	---	9	26
William Semple	---	---	10	15	1	26
Ron East	---	---	9	15	1	25
Francis Hartings	2	1	---	---	14	17
Robert Foug	1	1	---	---	15	17
Joe Gilliam	11	3	---	---	---	14
Harold McLinton	---	---	3	3	7	13
Maurice Tyler	---	---	2	3	7	12
Mark Lomas	---	---	5	1	5	11
Ted Choma	---	---	2	4	3	9
Willie Baxter	0	0	---	---	9	9
Diron Talbert	---	---	2	1	5	8
Jeff Staggs	---	---	4	0	3	7
Ken Reaves	---	---	3	2	---	5
Ted Fargas	0	0	---	---	4	4
Rick Bruce	0	0	---	---	3	3
John Folkins	---	---	0	0	---	0

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Carl Eller	---	---	42	20	4	66
Sweeny Williams	---	---	36	20	4	60
Bob Atkins	---	---	36	19	4	59
John Rowser	---	---	37	19	3	59
Amos Martin	---	---	33	18	5	56
Don Croft	---	---	32	16	4	52
Bobby Howard	---	---	26	15	11	52
Paul Krause	---	---	26	13	12	51
Zeke Moore	---	---	29	15	7	51
Art Thoms	---	---	32	16	3	51
Dave Washington	---	---	33	13	3	49
Dan Medlin	15	24	---	---	6	45
Ronald Fitzgerald	16	18	---	---	11	45
Otis Hastings	19	22	---	---	1	42
Clarence Davis	7	17	---	---	14	38
Dave Manders	11	22	---	---	5	38
Tom Forrest	14	19	---	---	4	37
Del Ross	---	---	16	6	14	36
Ron Yary	10	20	---	---	5	35
Unknown	11	16	---	---	7	34
Pat Matson	12	20	---	---	1	33
Kent Kramer	13	16	---	---	3	32
Floyd Rice	---	---	18	12	2	32
Aaron Meyer	12	19	---	---	---	31
Bill Peterson	---	---	14	6	10	30
Jim Pietrzak	8	16	---	---	6	30
Lee Roy Jordan	---	---	16	4	9	29
Bob Newland	6	21	---	---	2	29
Brock Green	---	---	17	7	4	28
Ed George	13	10	---	---	3	26
Chuck Foreman	12	10	---	---	3	25
Fred Nolan	---	---	16	6	3	25
Frank Pitts	10	14	---	---	---	24
Larry Schreiber	7	10	---	---	6	23
Vincent Horton	5	10	---	---	8	23
Lewis Rockett	6	11	---	---	3	20
Alan Page	---	---	14	4	1	19
Lance Rentzel	2	3	---	---	14	19
Lamar Martin	---	---	11	2	3	16
William Humphrey	0	1	---	---	14	15
Dennis McKenzie	0	8	---	---	---	8
Bob Parsons	0	0	---	---	5	5
Horst Muhlmann	0	0	---	---	4	4
Bob Gresham	0	3	---	---	---	3
Don McCauley	0	0	---	---	---	0
Fran Tarkenton	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	15	49	3.3
Middle	20	80	4.0
Right	9	57	6.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	33	6.6
Middle	8	32	4.0
Right	6	36	6.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Portland (OR)	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Mike Phipps	17	14	1	0	0	2	0	2	1
Joe Gilliam	3	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Otis Hastings	20	11	0	0	1	1	5	0	1
Dennis McKenzie	8	5	0	1	0	0	1	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	1	10	5.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	6	6	20	3.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	6	82	11.7
Long (19+ Yds)	5	2	55	11.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	1	2	1.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	11	49	3.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	4	47	5.9
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Portland (OR)	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR John Gilliam	6	5	1	60	1	15
TE Bob Tucker	4	3	0	42	0	12
WR Jon Staggers	3	1	0	4	0	11
WR Mike Goff	3	2	0	14	0	12
WR Gary Garrison	2	2	0	36	0	11
RB Duane Thomas	1	1	0	10	0	9
TE Francis Hartings	1	1	0	1	0	1

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
WR Bob Newland	6	4	0	26	21
WR Frank Pitts	6	3	0	25	14
Unknown	4	1	0	5	16
TE Kent Kramer	3	1	1	4	16
RB Clarence Davis	2	2	0	20	17
RB Chuck Foreman	2	1	0	6	10
TE Lewis Rockett	2	2	0	7	11
WR Lance Rentzel	1	1	0	3	3
FB Vincent Horton	1	1	0	2	10

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Portland (OR)	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Duane Thomas	6	22	3.67	5.23

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Clarence Davis	1	2	2.00	3.50

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Portland (OR)	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Mike Phipps	2	2	12	6.00	8.82

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Otis Hastings	2	2	8	4.00	2.80
Dennis McKenzie	2	2	9	4.50	5.25

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Portland (OR)	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR John Gilliam	1	1	11	11.00	10.00
TE Francis Hartings	1	1	1	1.00	1.00

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Kent Kramer	1	1	4	4.00	1.33
WR Bob Newland	1	1	10	10.00	4.33
WR Frank Pitts	1	1	-1	-1.00	4.17
TE Lewis Rockett	1	1	4	4.00	3.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Portland (OR)	Rushes	Conversions
Ron Johnson	7	4
Duane Thomas	1	1

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Clarence Davis	1	0
Otis Hastings	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Portland (OR)	Att	Comp	Conversions
Mike Phipps	5	4	2
Joe Gilliam	1	0	0

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Otis Hastings	8	4	3
Dennis McKenzie	1	1	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Portland (OR)	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR John Gilliam	2	1	0
WR Gary Garrison	1	1	1
TE Bob Tucker	1	1	1
TE Francis Hartings	1	1	0
WR Mike Goff	1	0	0

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Frank Pitts	4	1	1
WR Bob Newland	2	2	1
Unknown	2	1	1
TE Kent Kramer	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 52,200 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,000 (21,400)
End Zone 11,500 (15,400)
Mezzanine 6,600 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 10,200 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,500 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,400 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	52,200 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,000 (21,400)
End Zone	11,500 (15,400)
Mezzanine	6,600 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	10,200 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,500 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,400 (3,300)