Exhibition Week 5, 1974

played in Dallas, TX

85 degrees, fair, 10 mph wind

Minnesota Vikings	0	21	3	9	-	33
Dallas Cowboys	0	3	0	6	-	9

Scoring Summary
2Q: 12:11 MIN - Chuck Foreman 2 pass from Fran Tarkenton (Horst Muhlmann extra point)
2Q: 09:11 MIN - Bobby Howard 66 interception return (Horst Muhlmann extra point)
2Q: 06:17 MIN - Lance Rentzel 22 pass from Fran Tarkenton (Horst Muhlmann extra point)
2Q: 00:13 DAL - Garo Yepremian 26 field goal
3Q: 08:25 MIN - Horst Muhlmann 43 field goal
4Q: 13:26 MIN - Horst Muhlmann 31 field goal
4Q: 08:11 DAL - Bob Hayes 3 pass from Joe Reed (Joe Reed pass for conversion failed)
4Q: 04:02 MIN - Horst Muhlmann 39 field goal
4Q: 02:08 MIN - Horst Muhlmann 31 field goal

Scoring Summary
2Q: 12:11 MIN - Chuck Foreman 2 pass from Fran Tarkenton (Horst Muhlmann extra point)
2Q: 09:11 MIN - Bobby Howard 66 interception return (Horst Muhlmann extra point)
2Q: 06:17 MIN - Lance Rentzel 22 pass from Fran Tarkenton (Horst Muhlmann extra point)
2Q: 00:13 DAL - Garo Yepremian 26 field goal
3Q: 08:25 MIN - Horst Muhlmann 43 field goal
4Q: 13:26 MIN - Horst Muhlmann 31 field goal
4Q: 08:11 DAL - Bob Hayes 3 pass from Joe Reed (Joe Reed pass for conversion failed)
4Q: 04:02 MIN - Horst Muhlmann 39 field goal
4Q: 02:08 MIN - Horst Muhlmann 31 field goal

Team Statistics MIN DAL
Record 1-3 2-2
First Downs 18 20
- by Rushing 8 5
- by Passing 10 11
- by Penalty 0 4
Total Net Yards 282 279
- Offensive Plays 63 61
- Yards per Play 4.48 4.57
Net Rushing Yards 132 105
- Rushing Attempts 38 14
- Yards per Rush 3.47 7.50
Net Passing Yards 150 174
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 25 - 19 - 0 45 - 30 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards 150 185
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 2/11
- Yards per Pass Play 6.00 3.70
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 5/13 3/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.2 7.5
4th Down Conversions 1/1 0/1
Penalties/Yards 5/48 7/48
Punt Returns/Yards 1/5 1/4
Kick Returns/Yards 1/17 7/187
Interception Ret./Yards 3/126 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 1/0
Red Zone Visits 4 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/2 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 42 OWN 29
Time of Possession 34:26 25:34

Team Statistics	MIN	DAL
Record	1-3	2-2
First Downs	18	20
- by Rushing	8	5
- by Passing	10	11
- by Penalty	0	4
Total Net Yards	282	279
- Offensive Plays	63	61
- Yards per Play	4.48	4.57
Net Rushing Yards	132	105
- Rushing Attempts	38	14
- Yards per Rush	3.47	7.50
Net Passing Yards	150	174
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	25 - 19 - 0	45 - 30 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards	150	185
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	2/11
- Yards per Pass Play	6.00	3.70
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	5/13	3/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.2	7.5
4th Down Conversions	1/1	0/1
Penalties/Yards	5/48	7/48
Punt Returns/Yards	1/5	1/4
Kick Returns/Yards	1/17	7/187
Interception Ret./Yards	3/126	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	1/0
Red Zone Visits	4	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/2	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 42	OWN 29
Time of Possession	34:26	25:34

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:31	4:18	OWN 20	10	45	Punt
1	4:51	1:43	OWN 48	3	2	Punt
2	14:25	2:24	OPP 49	4	49	Touchdown
2	7:26	1:25	OPP 21	3	21	Touchdown
2	4:30	2:26	OWN 20	5	14	Punt
2	0:08	0:08	OWN 31	1	-1	Half
3	15:00	6:42	OWN 20	11	54	Field Goal
3	5:10	6:52	OWN 13	15	73	Field Goal
4	8:01	4:07	OPP 42	6	20	Field Goal
4	3:15	1:13	OPP 22	3	8	Field Goal
4	0:46	0:46	OWN 46	2	-3	Game

Dallas Cowboys
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:29	OWN 30	5	20	Punt
1	7:13	2:22	OWN 20	3	-2	Punt
1	3:08	3:43	OWN 5	12	50	Interception
2	12:01	3:01	OWN 38	5	17	Interception
2	9:00	1:34	OWN 40	3	9	Interception
2	6:01	1:31	OWN 43	4	15	Punt
2	2:04	1:56	OWN 22	10	69	Field Goal
3	8:18	3:08	OWN 30	5	21	Punt
4	13:18	5:17	OPP 46	10	46	Touchdown
4	3:54	0:39	OWN 22	4	0	Downs
4	2:02	1:16	OWN 20	3	34	Fumble

Game MVP: Fran Tarkenton, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Chuck Foreman	22	81	3.68	15	2
Clarence Davis	11	37	3.36	8	0
Fran Tarkenton	5	14	2.80	10	1

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Don Calhoun	7	63	9.00	24	3
Art Malone	6	35	5.83	13	1
Roger Staubach	1	7	7.00	7	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Fran Tarkenton	25	19	150	0/0	2	37	0	117.1

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Joe Reed	33	20	137	1/4	1	17	2	54.7
Roger Staubach	12	10	48	1/7	0	12	1	48.6

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Frank Pitts	8	10	97	12.13	6	37	0
RB Chuck Foreman	6	6	21	3.50	10	5	1
WR Lance Rentzel	3	3	31	10.33	0	22	1
TE Kent Kramer	1	1	2	2.00	0	2	0
WR Ronald Fitzgerald	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
WR Bob Newland	0	4	0	0.00	0	0	0

Dallas	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Art Malone	8	9	41	5.13	1	10	0
TE Rich McGeorge	8	9	33	4.13	9	9	0
WR Bob Hayes	6	9	44	7.33	2	12	1
WR Fred Biletnikoff	3	6	29	9.67	5	12	0
WR Randy Grossman	3	5	16	5.33	1	6	0
FB Larry Watkins	1	1	5	5.00	4	5	0
WR Tony Rogers	1	5	17	17.00	0	17	0
RB Don Calhoun	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Bobby Howard	2	83	41.50	1
OLB Bill Peterson	1	43	43.00	0

Dallas	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Recov	Force
Del Ross	1	0
Bobby Howard	0	1
Paul Krause	0	1

Dallas	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Fred Biletnikoff	1	1	0	0
Rich McGeorge	1	0	0	0

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Bob Parsons	3	128	42.7	34.7	48	2

Dallas	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Grady Grier	4	167	41.8	30.5	50	1

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Horst Muhlmann	4/4	1/1	0/0	43	3/3

Dallas	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Garo Yepremian	1/1	0/0	0/0	26	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Chuck Foreman	1	5	5.0	0

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bob Hayes	1	4	4.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Del Ross	1	17	17.0	0

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg
Cliff Harris	4	105	26.3
Bob Hayes	2	64	32.0
Fred Biletnikoff	1	18	18.0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Paul Krause	9	0	1.0	14	45
CB Brock Green	7	2	0.0	11	39
OLB Bill Peterson	4	1	1.0	13	42
CB Bobby Howard	4	1	0.0	13	45
CB Zeke Moore	4	1	0.0	12	46
ILB Lee Roy Jordan	2	3	0.0	14	42
CB John Rowser	2	2	0.0	12	41
S Bob Atkins	2	1	0.0	3	6
DT Art Thoms	2	0	0.0	2	6
CB Luke Szorcsik	2	0	0.0	2	3
CB Del Ross	1	1	0.0	4	25
DE Ike Howard	1	1	0.0	5	27
DE Carl Eller	1	0	0.0	14	47
ILB Amos Martin	1	0	0.0	1	7
DE Sweeny Williams	1	0	0.0	9	20
DT Fred Nolan	0	1	0.0	9	22

Dallas	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Ken Avery	10	1	0.0	30	18
ILB Gerald Irons	9	1	0.0	29	21
S Bruce Finch	5	0	0.0	24	16
CB Cliff Harris	4	2	0.0	23	20
DT Ernie Holmes	3	3	0.0	28	16
S Charlie Waters	3	3	0.0	28	21
S Phil Wise	3	0	0.0	26	22
OLB Billy Andrews	2	1	0.0	17	10
ILB Ben Unverzagt	2	1	0.0	9	4
OLB Doug Adams	2	0	0.0	10	3
OLB Russell Salo	1	1	0.0	8	7
DT Larry Brooks	1	0	0.0	28	19
DE Larry Cole	1	0	0.0	28	19
WR Bob Hayes	1	0	---	---	---
DE Stan Hindman	1	0	0.0	10	6
DT Bob Maddox	1	0	0.0	12	9
S Steve Preece	1	0	0.0	15	7
DE Ken Sanders	1	0	0.0	28	21
S Rich Sowells	1	0	0.0	11	4
CB Henry Stuckey	1	0	0.0	34	22
G Chris Daniels	1	0	---	---	---

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
S Paul Krause	1.0	0	0	45
OLB Bill Peterson	1.0	0	0	42
DE Carl Eller	0.0	3	1	47
DE Ike Howard	0.0	2	0	27
DT Alan Page	0.0	0	1	45
DE Sweeny Williams	0.0	0	1	20

Dallas	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Larry Brooks	0.0	1	0	0	19
DE Ken Sanders	0.0	1	0	0	21

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Paul Krause	5	0	0	45
CB Bobby Howard	4	1	2	45
CB Zeke Moore	4	0	0	46
CB Brock Green	4	0	0	39
CB John Rowser	3	0	0	41
DT Art Thoms	2	0	0	6
S Bob Atkins	1	1	0	6
CB Del Ross	1	1	0	25
OLB Bill Peterson	1	0	1	42
ILB Lee Roy Jordan	1	0	0	42
ILB Amos Martin	1	0	0	7
DE Sweeny Williams	1	0	0	20
DE Ike Howard	1	0	0	27
CB Luke Szorcsik	1	0	0	3

Dallas	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Ken Avery	4	0	18
S Phil Wise	3	0	22
S Bruce Finch	3	0	16
OLB Billy Andrews	2	0	10
CB Cliff Harris	1	1	20
DE Stan Hindman	1	0	6
ILB Gerald Irons	1	0	21
DT Bob Maddox	1	0	9
CB Henry Stuckey	1	0	22
S Charlie Waters	1	0	21
OLB Russell Salo	1	0	7

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Dave Manders	4	9	28	23
Ed George	3	6	33	14
Ron Yary	2	6	32	24
Dan Medlin	1	5	35	19
Jim Pietrzak	1	1	10	2
Kent Kramer	0	2	26	16
Pat Matson	0	2	27	22
Tom Forrest	0	1	14	9
Aaron Meyer	0	1	11	12

Dallas	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Bob De Marco	3	3	0	13	0	28
Randy Beisler	1	4	1	10	0	27
Chris Daniels	1	4	0	9	1	39
Dave Guyton	1	1	0	6	0	26
Blaine Nye	0	1	0	6	0	32
Don Kanell	0	0	0	8	1	23

Special Teams Tackles

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Brock Green	4	12
Unknown	1	15
Vincent Horton	1	12
Jim Pietrzak	1	7
Bobby Howard	1	2

Dallas	Tackles	STPlays
Fred Biletnikoff	2	14

Participation

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Fran Tarkenton	38	25	---	---	---	63
Carl Eller	---	---	14	47	1	62
Zeke Moore	---	---	12	46	4	62
Brock Green	---	---	11	39	12	62
Bill Peterson	---	---	13	42	6	61
Bobby Howard	---	---	13	45	2	60
Paul Krause	---	---	14	45	1	60
Alan Page	---	---	13	45	1	59
Lee Roy Jordan	---	---	14	42	2	58
Ron Yary	32	24	---	---	---	56
Pat Matson	27	22	---	---	6	55
Dan Medlin	35	19	---	---	1	55
Ed George	33	14	---	---	7	54
John Rowser	---	---	12	41	1	54
Chuck Foreman	26	21	---	---	5	52
Dave Manders	28	23	---	---	---	51
Lance Rentzel	21	17	---	---	13	51
Bob Newland	27	19	---	---	2	48
Kent Kramer	26	16	---	---	5	47
Del Ross	---	---	4	25	13	42
Lewis Rockett	14	7	---	---	17	38
Clarence Davis	12	4	---	---	21	37
Ike Howard	---	---	5	27	5	37
Fred Nolan	---	---	9	22	4	35
Frank Pitts	16	17	---	---	---	33
Sweeny Williams	---	---	9	20	4	33
Ronald Fitzgerald	20	10	---	---	1	31
Tom Forrest	14	9	---	---	7	30
Aaron Meyer	11	12	---	---	7	30
Larry Schreiber	14	7	---	---	7	28
Unknown	6	4	---	---	15	25
Vincent Horton	8	3	---	---	12	23
Bob Atkins	---	---	3	6	11	20
Jim Pietrzak	10	2	---	---	7	19
Amos Martin	---	---	1	7	10	18
Luke Szorcsik	---	---	2	3	10	15
Horst Muhlmann	0	0	---	---	12	12
Bob Gresham	0	0	---	---	10	10
Floyd Rice	---	---	2	4	3	9
Art Thoms	---	---	2	6	---	8
Dave Washington	---	---	1	5	1	7
Otis Hastings	0	0	---	---	4	4
Bob Parsons	0	0	---	---	3	3
Don McCauley	0	0	---	---	---	0
Dennis McKenzie	0	0	---	---	---	0
Lamar Martin	---	---	0	0	---	0

Dallas	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Henry Stuckey	---	---	34	22	10	66
Randy Grossman	11	34	---	---	16	61
Charlie Waters	---	---	28	21	5	54
Gerald Irons	---	---	29	21	3	53
Ken Sanders	---	---	28	21	4	53
Chris Daniels	9	39	---	---	4	52
Larry Cole	---	---	28	19	4	51
Cliff Harris	---	---	23	20	8	51
Phil Wise	---	---	26	22	3	51
Ken Avery	---	---	30	18	2	50
Larry Brooks	---	---	28	19	3	50
Ernie Holmes	---	---	28	16	5	49
Fred Biletnikoff	8	26	---	---	14	48
Tony Rogers	10	31	---	---	6	47
Bob De Marco	13	28	---	---	5	46
Rich McGeorge	10	32	---	---	4	46
Blaine Nye	6	32	---	---	5	43
Joe Reed	9	34	---	---	---	43
Bruce Finch	---	---	24	16	2	42
Don Calhoun	8	17	---	---	16	41
Bob Hayes	6	24	---	---	9	39
Billy Andrews	---	---	17	10	10	37
Randy Beisler	10	27	---	---	---	37
Dave Guyton	6	26	---	---	5	37
Billy Joe Dupree	3	17	---	---	15	35
Jim Miller	9	24	---	---	2	35
Steve Preece	---	---	15	7	13	35
Art Malone	6	26	---	---	---	32
Don Kanell	8	23	---	---	---	31
Larry Watkins	4	10	---	---	14	28
Forrest Blue	1	22	---	---	4	27
Drew Lincoln	4	18	---	---	5	27
Rich Sowells	---	---	11	4	11	26
Doug Adams	---	---	10	3	12	25
Ben Unverzagt	---	---	9	4	10	23
Bob Maddox	---	---	12	9	1	22
Rayfield Wright	8	14	---	---	---	22
Doug Sutherland	---	---	10	6	4	20
Russell Salo	---	---	8	7	5	20
Roger Staubach	5	13	---	---	---	18
Byron Alexander	---	---	10	4	4	18
Stan Hindman	---	---	10	6	1	17
Grady Grier	0	0	---	---	5	5
Garo Yepremian	0	0	---	---	4	4
Nate Wright	---	---	0	0	---	0
Unknown	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	49	8.2
Middle	16	48	3.0
Right	13	39	3.0
None	3	-4	-1.3

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	45	9.0
Middle	6	21	3.5
Right	3	39	13.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Fran Tarkenton	25	19	2	0	3	1	0	0	0

Dallas	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Joe Reed	33	20	0	3	1	2	5	1	2
Roger Staubach	12	10	0	0	0	1	0	2	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	6	25	4.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	9	39	3.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	2	27	5.4
Long (19+ Yds)	4	2	59	14.8

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	5	17	2.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	20	18	104	5.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	16	6	47	2.9
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	17	5.7

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Frank Pitts	10	8	2	97	1	17
RB Chuck Foreman	6	6	0	21	0	21
WR Bob Newland	4	0	1	0	0	19
WR Lance Rentzel	3	3	0	31	1	17
TE Kent Kramer	1	1	0	2	0	16
WR Ronald Fitzgerald	1	1	0	-1	0	10

Dallas	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
WR Bob Hayes	9	6	0	44	24
RB Art Malone	9	8	0	41	26
TE Rich McGeorge	9	8	1	33	32
WR Fred Biletnikoff	6	3	0	29	26
WR Randy Grossman	5	3	0	16	34
WR Tony Rogers	5	1	0	17	31
RB Don Calhoun	1	0	0	0	17
FB Larry Watkins	1	1	0	5	10

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Clarence Davis	3	4	1.33	3.36
Chuck Foreman	3	0	0.00	3.68

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Art Malone	1	9	9.00	5.83

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Fran Tarkenton	3	2	7	2.33	6.00

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Joe Reed	4	4	19	4.75	4.15

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Frank Pitts	2	1	5	2.50	9.70
RB Chuck Foreman	1	1	2	2.00	3.50

Dallas	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Art Malone	2	2	12	6.00	4.56
WR Randy Grossman	1	1	4	4.00	3.20
WR Bob Hayes	1	1	3	3.00	4.89

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Clarence Davis	5	1
Chuck Foreman	2	1
Fran Tarkenton	1	0

Dallas	Rushes	Conversions
Art Malone	2	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Fran Tarkenton	5	3	3

Dallas	Att	Comp	Conversions
Joe Reed	6	2	2
Roger Staubach	2	1	0

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Frank Pitts	3	2	2
WR Bob Newland	1	0	0
WR Lance Rentzel	1	1	1

Dallas	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Randy Grossman	2	0	0
WR Bob Hayes	2	1	1
WR Fred Biletnikoff	1	0	0
RB Art Malone	1	1	0
TE Rich McGeorge	1	0	0
WR Tony Rogers	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 52,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,400 (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	52,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,400 (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)