Conference Finals, 1975

played in Portland (OR), OR

55 degrees, fair, 8 mph wind

Minnesota Vikings	0	3	0	9	-	12
Portland (OR) Shockers	7	0	7	0	-	14

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:37 POR - Jon Staggers 20 pass from Mike Phipps (Willie Baxter extra point)
2Q: 10:01 MIN - Horst Muhlmann 20 field goal
3Q: 06:31 POR - John Gilliam 13 pass from Mike Phipps (Willie Baxter extra point)
4Q: 14:13 MIN - Horst Muhlmann 40 field goal
4Q: 03:16 MIN - Bob Gresham 2 run (Chuck Foreman run for conversion failed)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:37 POR - Jon Staggers 20 pass from Mike Phipps (Willie Baxter extra point)
2Q: 10:01 MIN - Horst Muhlmann 20 field goal
3Q: 06:31 POR - John Gilliam 13 pass from Mike Phipps (Willie Baxter extra point)
4Q: 14:13 MIN - Horst Muhlmann 40 field goal
4Q: 03:16 MIN - Bob Gresham 2 run (Chuck Foreman run for conversion failed)

Team Statistics MIN POR
Record 13-5 15-3
First Downs 24 16
- by Rushing 6 5
- by Passing 16 6
- by Penalty 2 5
Total Net Yards 364 226
- Offensive Plays 73 49
- Yards per Play 4.99 4.61
Net Rushing Yards 95 144
- Rushing Attempts 34 36
- Yards per Rush 2.79 4.00
Net Passing Yards 269 82
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 38 - 27 - 1 12 - 9 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 275 89
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/6 1/7
- Yards per Pass Play 6.90 6.31
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 8/15 4/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.5 7.9
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 9/78 8/65
Punt Returns/Yards 2/15 2/32
Kick Returns/Yards 3/74 4/124
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/12
2pt Conversions 1/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/2 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 21 OWN 37
Time of Possession 35:27 24:33

Team Statistics	MIN	POR
Record	13-5	15-3
First Downs	24	16
- by Rushing	6	5
- by Passing	16	6
- by Penalty	2	5
Total Net Yards	364	226
- Offensive Plays	73	49
- Yards per Play	4.99	4.61
Net Rushing Yards	95	144
- Rushing Attempts	34	36
- Yards per Rush	2.79	4.00
Net Passing Yards	269	82
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	38 - 27 - 1	12 - 9 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	275	89
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/6	1/7
- Yards per Pass Play	6.90	6.31
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	8/15	4/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.5	7.9
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	9/78	8/65
Punt Returns/Yards	2/15	2/32
Kick Returns/Yards	3/74	4/124
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/12
2pt Conversions	1/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/2	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 21	OWN 37
Time of Possession	35:27	24:33

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:57	OWN 29	3	6	Punt
1	5:26	2:01	OWN 40	3	-5	Punt
1	1:18	6:25	OWN 20	12	77	Field Goal
2	7:32	1:32	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
2	3:56	2:34	OWN 21	7	39	Interception
2	0:19	0:19	OWN 31	2	-4	Half
3	13:18	5:00	OWN 1	11	60	Fumble
3	6:25	7:20	OWN 27	12	50	Field Goal
4	10:10	7:00	OWN 20	14	80	Touchdown
4	1:29	1:29	OWN 1	7	53	Downs

Portland (OR) Shockers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:03	7:37	OWN 33	14	67	Touchdown
1	3:25	2:07	OWN 45	3	8	Punt
2	9:53	2:21	OWN 40	5	1	Punt
2	6:00	2:04	OWN 29	4	13	Punt
2	1:22	1:03	OWN 46	5	30	Missed FG
3	15:00	1:42	OWN 33	3	5	Punt
3	8:18	1:53	OWN 39	6	61	Touchdown
4	14:05	3:55	OWN 37	6	22	Punt
4	3:10	1:41	OWN 33	6	27	Punt

Game MVP: John Charles, Portland (OR) Shockers

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Chuck Foreman	23	77	3.35	11	2	0
Bob Gresham	8	16	2.00	4	0	1
Fran Tarkenton	3	2	0.67	6	0	0

Portland (OR)	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Duane Thomas	16	45	2.81	12	2
Ron Johnson	14	86	6.14	32	3
Mike Phipps	5	12	2.40	6	0
Francis Hartings	1	1	1.00	1	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Fran Tarkenton	38	27	275	1/6	0	34	1	80.4

Portland (OR)	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Mike Phipps	12	9	89	1/7	2	20	0	135.0

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
RB Chuck Foreman	6	7	49	8.17	26	13
WR Bob Newland	5	8	54	10.80	5	17
FB Larry Schreiber	3	3	18	6.00	0	8
WR Tom Stropka	3	3	25	8.33	0	11
WR Danny Buggs	3	6	38	12.67	16	21
RB Bob Gresham	2	2	19	9.50	4	14
TE Kent Kramer	2	2	10	5.00	0	6
WR Frank Pitts	2	3	28	14.00	7	21
TE Lewis Rockett	1	2	34	34.00	19	34

Portland (OR)	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Bob Tucker	3	3	26	8.67	1	10	0
WR John Gilliam	1	2	13	13.00	0	13	1
RB Jeff Kinney	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0
FB Fran Lynch	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
WR Jon Staggers	1	1	20	20.00	0	20	1
TE Francis Hartings	1	1	17	17.00	6	17	0
WR Marshall Johnson	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0
RB Duane Thomas	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Morris Owens	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Portland (OR)	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S John Charles	1	12	12.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Chuck Foreman	1	0	0	0

Portland (OR)	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
John Charles	0	1	0	0
Dave Brown	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Bob Parsons	3	132	44.0	33.3	48	0

Portland (OR)	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Lincoln Garrison	6	279	46.5	37.3	61	4

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Horst Muhlmann	2/2	1/1	0/0	40	0/0

Portland (OR)	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Willie Baxter	0/1	0/1	0/0	0	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Danny Buggs	2	15	7.5	0

Portland (OR)	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Larry Marshall	2	32	16.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Zeke Moore	2	48	24.0	0
Danny Buggs	1	26	26.0	0

Portland (OR)	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jon Staggers	3	94	31.3	0
John Gilliam	1	30	30.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Floyd Rice	8	3	0.5	32	12
ILB Lee Roy Jordan	7	3	0.0	29	12
DT Alan Page	6	2	0.5	35	13
DT Bill Dunstan	4	2	0.0	21	11
DE Don Croft	4	1	0.0	15	3
S Bob Atkins	2	4	0.0	33	12
DE Carl Eller	2	1	0.0	31	12
CB Bobby Howard	2	1	0.0	34	12
CB John Rowser	2	1	0.0	20	11
DE Sweeny Williams	2	0	0.0	29	12
S Paul Krause	1	2	0.0	29	12
RB Chuck Foreman	1	0	---	---	---
CB Zeke Moore	1	0	0.0	31	13
OLB Bill Peterson	1	0	0.0	4	1
OLB Ray Kiddoo	1	0	0.0	6	2

Portland (OR)	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Larry Marshall	10	3	0.0	25	35
S Dick Anderson	7	4	0.0	34	39
ILB Bob Matheson	6	3	0.0	34	36
DT Diron Talbert	6	3	0.0	26	24
CB Walt Sumner	6	1	0.0	30	38
OLB Doug Swift	6	1	0.0	33	39
DE Pete Duranko	3	0	0.0	30	39
OLB Ted Choma	3	0	0.0	11	4
S John Charles	2	1	1.0	26	36
CB Dave Brown	2	1	0.0	31	39
DT Bill Brundige	2	0	0.0	34	39
DT Ron East	2	0	0.0	5	2
DE Pat Toomay	1	1	0.0	34	39
S William Semple	1	1	0.0	7	14
DE Mark Lomas	1	0	0.0	8	2

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Knock	PPlay
DT Alan Page	0.5	1	13
OLB Floyd Rice	0.5	0	12
ILB Lee Roy Jordan	0.0	1	12

Portland (OR)	Sack	Block	Knock	PPlay
S John Charles	1.0	0	0	36
DE Pat Toomay	0.0	1	2	39
DE Pete Duranko	0.0	1	0	39

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Floyd Rice	4	0	12
ILB Lee Roy Jordan	2	0	12
CB Zeke Moore	1	0	13
DT Alan Page	1	0	13
OLB Bill Peterson	1	0	1
CB Bobby Howard	0	1	12
CB John Rowser	0	1	11

Portland (OR)	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Walt Sumner	5	1	0	38
CB Larry Marshall	5	0	0	35
S Dick Anderson	4	2	0	39
CB Dave Brown	3	1	0	39
OLB Doug Swift	3	0	0	39
DT Diron Talbert	2	0	0	24
S John Charles	1	0	1	36
ILB Bob Matheson	1	0	0	36
DE Pat Toomay	1	0	0	39
OLB Ted Choma	1	0	0	4
S William Semple	1	0	0	14

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Dan Medlin	3	7	28	0	34
Jim Pietrzak	3	5	30	0	35
Art Kuehn	2	3	10	0	9
Pat Matson	1	8	29	0	36
Ron Yary	1	4	34	0	39
Aaron Meyer	1	1	10	1	13
Tom Forrest	0	1	5	0	3
Kent Kramer	0	1	23	0	22
Larry Schreiber	0	1	21	0	26

Portland (OR)	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Doug Wilkerson	2	6	33	0	11
Bob Asher	2	4	35	0	12
Burgess Robinson	1	6	26	1	9
Tom Mack	1	6	33	0	10
Wayne Moore	1	6	29	0	12
Montique Anderson	1	1	9	0	2
Bob Tucker	0	2	29	0	8
George Buehler	0	1	5	0	4
Ken Mendenhall	0	1	10	0	5

Special Teams Tackles

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Ray Kiddoo	3	20
Ronald Fitzgerald	1	13
Steve Rogers	1	7
Brock Green	1	6

Portland (OR)	Tackles	STPlays
William Semple	2	9
Jeff Kinney	2	5
Ron Johnson	1	16

Participation

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Fran Tarkenton	34	39	---	---	---	73
Ron Yary	34	39	---	---	---	73
Jim Pietrzak	30	35	---	---	5	70
Dan Medlin	28	34	---	---	4	66
Pat Matson	29	36	---	---	---	65
Bob Newland	28	27	---	---	---	55
Chuck Foreman	26	27	---	---	1	54
Kent Kramer	23	22	---	---	9	54
Ed George	24	26	---	---	---	50
Larry Schreiber	21	26	---	---	3	50
Danny Buggs	17	24	---	---	9	50
Alan Page	---	---	35	13	1	49
Bobby Howard	---	---	34	12	2	48
Zeke Moore	---	---	31	13	4	48
Bob Atkins	---	---	33	12	2	47
Floyd Rice	---	---	32	12	2	46
Carl Eller	---	---	31	12	1	44
Lewis Rockett	17	17	---	---	9	43
Lee Roy Jordan	---	---	29	12	1	42
Paul Krause	---	---	29	12	1	42
Sweeny Williams	---	---	29	12	1	42
Bob Gresham	8	12	---	---	17	37
Bill Dunstan	---	---	21	11	---	32
John Rowser	---	---	20	11	1	32
Del Ross	---	---	11	1	19	31
Tom Stropka	11	17	---	---	---	28
Aaron Meyer	10	13	---	---	5	28
Ray Kiddoo	---	---	6	2	20	28
Don Croft	---	---	15	3	6	24
Vincent Horton	7	6	---	---	9	22
Frank Pitts	11	10	---	---	---	21
Art Kuehn	10	9	---	---	1	20
Ike Howard	---	---	11	1	6	18
Thomas Henderson	---	---	12	1	4	17
Amos Martin	---	---	7	1	8	16
Don McCauley	1	5	---	---	9	15
Ronald Fitzgerald	0	2	---	---	13	15
Tom Forrest	5	3	---	---	5	13
Brock Green	---	---	6	1	6	13
Bill Peterson	---	---	4	1	2	7
Steve Rogers	0	0	---	---	7	7
Horst Muhlmann	0	0	---	---	6	6
Greg Horton	0	0	---	---	5	5
Bob Parsons	0	0	---	---	3	3
Otis Hastings	0	0	---	---	2	2
Mike Boryla	0	0	---	---	---	0

Portland (OR)	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Dick Anderson	---	---	34	39	3	76
Bill Brundige	---	---	34	39	2	75
Pat Toomay	---	---	34	39	2	75
Doug Swift	---	---	33	39	2	74
Bob Matheson	---	---	34	36	3	73
Dave Brown	---	---	31	39	2	72
Pete Duranko	---	---	30	39	2	71
Walt Sumner	---	---	30	38	2	70
Larry Marshall	---	---	25	35	6	66
John Charles	---	---	26	36	2	64
Diron Talbert	---	---	26	24	4	54
Doug Wilkerson	33	11	---	---	6	50
Mike Phipps	36	13	---	---	---	49
Bob Asher	35	12	---	---	1	48
Tom Mack	33	10	---	---	---	43
John Gilliam	25	12	---	---	5	42
Burgess Robinson	26	9	---	---	7	42
Wayne Moore	29	12	---	---	---	41
Bob Tucker	29	8	---	---	3	40
Ron Johnson	16	6	---	---	16	38
Jon Staggers	21	6	---	---	6	33
Morris Owens	20	5	---	---	8	33
William Semple	---	---	7	14	9	30
Fran Lynch	14	8	---	---	6	28
John McMakin	11	3	---	---	13	27
Duane Thomas	20	7	---	---	---	27
Francis Hartings	11	3	---	---	10	24
Marshall Johnson	10	6	---	---	7	23
Ken Mendenhall	10	5	---	---	7	22
Ted Choma	---	---	11	4	4	19
Montique Anderson	9	2	---	---	7	18
John Folkins	---	---	4	1	13	18
George Buehler	5	4	---	---	7	16
Mark Lomas	---	---	8	2	3	13
Richard Wood	---	---	1	0	9	10
Jeff Kinney	3	1	---	---	5	9
Tony Plummer	---	---	0	2	6	8
Ron East	---	---	5	2	---	7
Harold McLinton	---	---	0	1	6	7
Lincoln Garrison	0	0	---	---	6	6
Corey Mamula	---	---	1	0	3	4
Willie Baxter	0	0	---	---	4	4
Joe Gilliam	0	0	---	---	1	1
Brent Sexton	---	---	0	0	1	1
Ted Fargas	0	0	---	---	---	0
Rick Bruce	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	21	4.2
Middle	20	58	2.9
Right	7	20	2.9
None	2	-4	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	25	3.1
Middle	21	50	2.4
Right	7	69	9.9
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Fran Tarkenton	38	27	3	0	2	4	0	2	1

Portland (OR)	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Mike Phipps	12	9	1	1	0	2	0	2	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	5	31	5.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	13	113	8.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	9	131	10.1
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	6	4	19	3.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	4	4	50	12.5
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	20	10.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Bob Newland	8	5	0	54	0	27
RB Chuck Foreman	7	6	1	49	0	27
WR Danny Buggs	6	3	1	38	1	24
WR Frank Pitts	3	2	0	28	1	10
FB Larry Schreiber	3	3	0	18	0	26
WR Tom Stropka	3	3	0	25	0	17
RB Bob Gresham	2	2	0	19	0	12
TE Kent Kramer	2	2	0	10	0	22
TE Lewis Rockett	2	1	0	34	1	17

Portland (OR)	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Bob Tucker	3	3	26	0	8
WR John Gilliam	2	1	13	0	12
RB Jeff Kinney	1	1	5	0	1
FB Fran Lynch	1	1	3	0	8
WR Jon Staggers	1	1	20	1	6
RB Duane Thomas	1	0	0	0	7
TE Francis Hartings	1	1	17	0	3
WR Marshall Johnson	1	1	5	0	6
WR Morris Owens	1	0	0	0	5

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Chuck Foreman	3	4	1.33	3.35
Bob Gresham	2	1	0.50	2.00

Portland (OR)	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Ron Johnson	1	5	5.00	6.14
Duane Thomas	1	-1	-1.00	2.81

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Fran Tarkenton	4	4	23	5.75	7.24

Portland (OR)	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Mike Phipps	2	2	33	16.50	7.42

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Kent Kramer	1	1	4	4.00	5.00
WR Bob Newland	1	1	11	11.00	6.75
FB Larry Schreiber	1	1	2	2.00	6.00
WR Tom Stropka	1	1	6	6.00	8.33

Portland (OR)	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR John Gilliam	1	1	13	13.00	6.50
WR Jon Staggers	1	1	20	20.00	20.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Bob Gresham	5	3

Portland (OR)	Rushes	Conversions
Ron Johnson	5	2
Mike Phipps	2	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Fran Tarkenton	9	5	5

Portland (OR)	Att	Comp	Conversions
Mike Phipps	3	2	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Frank Pitts	2	1	1
WR Tom Stropka	2	2	2
RB Chuck Foreman	1	0	0
WR Bob Newland	1	1	1
FB Larry Schreiber	1	1	1
WR Danny Buggs	1	0	0

Portland (OR)	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jon Staggers	1	1	1
TE Bob Tucker	1	1	1
WR Morris Owens	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 63,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,900 (21,400)
End Zone 14,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,200 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 11,900 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,500 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,800 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	63,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,900 (21,400)
End Zone	14,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,200 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	11,900 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,500 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,800 (3,300)