Week 1, 1974

played in Green Bay, WI

65 degrees, fair, 3 mph wind

Minnesota Vikings	7	13	3	3	-	26
Green Bay Packers	0	0	0	0	-	0

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:53 MIN - Chuck Foreman 3 run (Horst Muhlmann extra point)
2Q: 07:45 MIN - Frank Pitts 15 pass from Fran Tarkenton (Horst Muhlmann extra point)
2Q: 06:16 MIN - Horst Muhlmann 42 field goal
2Q: 01:58 MIN - Horst Muhlmann 29 field goal
3Q: 03:52 MIN - Horst Muhlmann 27 field goal
4Q: 02:45 MIN - Horst Muhlmann 23 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:53 MIN - Chuck Foreman 3 run (Horst Muhlmann extra point)
2Q: 07:45 MIN - Frank Pitts 15 pass from Fran Tarkenton (Horst Muhlmann extra point)
2Q: 06:16 MIN - Horst Muhlmann 42 field goal
2Q: 01:58 MIN - Horst Muhlmann 29 field goal
3Q: 03:52 MIN - Horst Muhlmann 27 field goal
4Q: 02:45 MIN - Horst Muhlmann 23 field goal

Team Statistics MIN GBY
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 22 11
- by Rushing 8 1
- by Passing 13 10
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 365 158
- Offensive Plays 74 57
- Yards per Play 4.93 2.77
Net Rushing Yards 157 34
- Rushing Attempts 41 9
- Yards per Rush 3.83 3.78
Net Passing Yards 208 124
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 29 - 19 - 0 44 - 19 - 5
- Gross Passing Yards 234 151
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/26 4/27
- Yards per Pass Play 6.30 2.58
Fumbles/Lost 2/2 2/2
3rd Down Conversions 5/16 4/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.0 9.4
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/2
Penalties/Yards 5/30 6/30
Punt Returns/Yards 3/4 2/36
Kick Returns/Yards 1/19 7/170
Interception Ret./Yards 5/51 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 5 0
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/3 0/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 45 OWN 30
Time of Possession 39:34 20:26

Team Statistics	MIN	GBY
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	22	11
- by Rushing	8	1
- by Passing	13	10
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	365	158
- Offensive Plays	74	57
- Yards per Play	4.93	2.77
Net Rushing Yards	157	34
- Rushing Attempts	41	9
- Yards per Rush	3.83	3.78
Net Passing Yards	208	124
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	29 - 19 - 0	44 - 19 - 5
- Gross Passing Yards	234	151
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/26	4/27
- Yards per Pass Play	6.30	2.58
Fumbles/Lost	2/2	2/2
3rd Down Conversions	5/16	4/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.0	9.4
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/2
Penalties/Yards	5/30	6/30
Punt Returns/Yards	3/4	2/36
Kick Returns/Yards	1/19	7/170
Interception Ret./Yards	5/51	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	5	0
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/3	0/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 45	OWN 30
Time of Possession	39:34	20:26

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:02	5:41	OWN 11	10	51	Punt
1	7:15	1:29	OPP 23	4	23	Touchdown
1	1:46	3:22	OWN 24	6	20	Punt
2	10:57	3:17	OWN 11	6	89	Touchdown
2	6:58	0:49	OPP 29	3	4	Field Goal
2	5:01	3:09	OWN 47	11	41	Field Goal
2	1:05	0:12	OPP 18	1	-7	Fumble
2	0:23	0:23	OWN 28	3	33	Half
3	15:00	1:36	OWN 28	3	6	Punt
3	12:10	3:13	OWN 21	6	38	Punt
3	7:24	3:38	OPP 36	6	26	Field Goal
3	0:36	3:44	OWN 19	6	10	Punt
4	11:42	1:54	OPP 44	3	5	Punt
4	8:15	2:35	OPP 41	3	-7	Punt
4	5:00	2:23	OPP 14	3	8	Field Goal

Green Bay Packers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:58	OWN 38	3	0	Punt
1	7:21	0:06	OWN 20	1	3	Fumble
1	5:46	4:00	OWN 30	6	17	Punt
2	13:24	2:27	OWN 46	5	7	Punt
2	7:40	0:42	OWN 37	2	18	Interception
2	6:09	1:08	OWN 38	3	15	Fumble
2	1:52	0:47	OWN 25	3	0	Interception
2	0:53	0:30	OWN 25	3	0	Punt
3	13:24	1:14	OWN 35	3	4	Punt
3	8:57	1:33	OWN 20	3	10	Interception
3	3:46	3:10	OWN 33	6	38	Interception
4	11:52	0:10	OWN 29	1	0	Interception
4	9:48	0:54	OWN 20	3	-8	Punt
4	8:54	0:39	OWN 35	4	6	Downs
4	5:40	0:40	OWN 20	4	-6	Downs
4	2:37	2:37	OWN 35	7	29	Game

Game MVP: Chuck Foreman, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Chuck Foreman	29	135	4.66	13	5	1
Clarence Davis	9	0	0.00	5	0	0
Fran Tarkenton	3	22	7.33	10	1	0

Green Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Edgar Billmaier	4	10	2.50	5	0
Kermit Johnson	3	6	2.00	3	0
Bob Berry	2	18	9.00	14	1

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Fran Tarkenton	29	19	234	4/26	1	44	0	101.7

Green Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bob Berry	44	19	151	4/27	0	18	5	12.8

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Frank Pitts	6	7	115	19.17	18	33	1
RB Chuck Foreman	5	6	24	4.80	2	14	0
WR Bob Newland	4	7	63	15.75	30	44	0
TE Kent Kramer	2	2	16	8.00	0	11	0
WR Lance Rentzel	1	2	12	12.00	3	12	0
FB Larry Schreiber	1	1	4	4.00	3	4	0
WR Ronald Fitzgerald	0	4	0	0.00	0	0	0

Green Bay	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Glenn Doughty	4	7	46	11.50	8	18
TE Jean Fugett	3	5	22	7.33	2	16
WR John Fuqua	3	4	16	5.33	0	12
RB Kermit Johnson	2	3	7	3.50	0	10
FB MacArthur Lane	2	3	24	12.00	11	13
RB Edgar Billmaier	2	3	10	5.00	8	9
WR Eddie Bell	1	7	3	3.00	0	3
WR Ray Bradley	1	4	13	13.00	0	13
WR Gilbert Bradley	1	7	10	10.00	0	10
WR Charlie Jackson	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg
CB Bobby Howard	1	0	0.00
S Paul Krause	1	36	36.00
CB Zeke Moore	1	9	9.00
OLB Bill Peterson	1	0	0.00
CB John Rowser	1	6	6.00

Green Bay	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force
Bob Atkins	1	0	1
Fran Tarkenton	1	0	0
Art Thoms	0	1	0
Ike Howard	0	1	0
Luke Szorcsik	0	0	1

Green Bay	Fumb	Recov	Force
Bob Berry	1	0	0
Edgar Billmaier	1	0	0
Craig Cotton	0	1	0
Mike McCoy	0	1	0
Jim Hill	0	0	1
Mitchell Woodley	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Bob Parsons	7	285	40.7	24.1	48	1

Green Bay	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Lincoln Garrison	6	230	38.3	37.7	51	3

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Horst Muhlmann	4/4	1/1	0/0	42	2/2

Green Bay	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bob Atkins	3	4	1.3	0

Green Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ben Davis	2	36	18.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Del Ross	1	19	19.0	0

Green Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg
Eddie Bell	5	131	26.2
Kermit Johnson	1	25	25.0
Steven Stone	1	14	14.0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Bill Peterson	4	2	1.0	3	43
CB John Rowser	4	1	0.0	5	44
S Paul Krause	4	0	0.0	9	48
DE Carl Eller	3	0	1.0	8	47
CB Zeke Moore	3	1	0.0	7	47
DT Alan Page	2	0	1.0	7	48
OLB Floyd Rice	2	1	0.5	4	4
CB Del Ross	2	2	0.0	2	26
CB Brock Green	2	0	0.0	3	44
DT Fred Nolan	1	1	0.5	5	20
ILB Lee Roy Jordan	1	3	0.0	7	46
CB Bobby Howard	1	2	0.0	7	47
DE Don Croft	1	1	0.0	2	1
S Bob Atkins	1	0	0.0	5	3
CB Luke Szorcsik	0	1	0.0	3	3

Green Bay	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Fred Carr	9	4	0.0	41	33
S Jim Kearney	9	2	0.0	37	33
DE Bob Bell	7	1	1.0	36	32
DT Cody Jones	7	2	0.0	33	28
CB Robert James	5	2	0.0	40	33
CB Ken Ellis	4	2	0.0	28	30
S Neal Craig	3	0	0.0	35	28
ILB Ken Criter	3	0	0.0	29	26
OLB Sedrick Gourdoux	3	0	0.0	13	9
DE Alden Roche	2	2	1.0	32	27
DT Mike McCoy	2	2	0.5	40	32
ILB Willie Hall	2	1	0.0	12	7
WR Eddie Bell	2	0	---	---	---
S Jim Hill	2	0	0.0	11	4
DE Mitchell Woodley	1	1	1.5	9	6
CB Ben Davis	1	2	0.0	26	24
TE Jean Fugett	1	0	---	---	---
FB MacArthur Lane	1	0	---	---	---
WR Ray Bradley	1	0	---	---	---
DT Charles Brogan	1	0	0.0	4	1
CB Steven Stone	1	0	0.0	13	3

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Alan Page	1.0	3	1	48
DE Carl Eller	1.0	2	0	47
OLB Bill Peterson	1.0	1	0	43
OLB Floyd Rice	0.5	0	0	4
DT Fred Nolan	0.5	0	0	20
ILB Lee Roy Jordan	0.0	2	0	46
DE Sweeny Williams	0.0	1	1	21
DE Ike Howard	0.0	1	0	27

Green Bay	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Mitchell Woodley	1.5	0	0	6
DE Alden Roche	1.0	0	1	27
DE Bob Bell	1.0	0	0	32
DT Mike McCoy	0.5	0	0	32
DT Cody Jones	0.0	1	1	28
OLB Fred Carr	0.0	1	0	33

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB John Rowser	4	1	1	44
S Paul Krause	3	0	1	48
CB Zeke Moore	3	0	1	47
OLB Bill Peterson	3	0	1	43
CB Brock Green	2	1	0	44
DE Don Croft	1	0	0	1
DE Carl Eller	1	0	0	47
DT Alan Page	1	0	0	48
CB Del Ross	1	0	0	26
CB Bobby Howard	0	3	1	47

Green Bay	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Robert James	4	2	33
S Neal Craig	2	2	28
OLB Fred Carr	2	0	33
ILB Ken Criter	2	0	26
ILB Willie Hall	2	0	7
S Jim Kearney	2	0	33
CB Ben Davis	1	0	24
S Jim Hill	1	0	4
DT Cody Jones	1	0	28
OLB Sedrick Gourdoux	1	0	9
CB Steven Stone	1	0	3

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Dan Medlin	3	4	0	39	2	31
Dave Manders	2	7	0	35	0	27
Ron Yary	2	6	1	41	1	33
Aaron Meyer	2	3	0	13	0	7
Ed George	1	7	0	28	0	26
Pat Matson	0	10	0	37	0	23
Larry Schreiber	0	1	0	18	0	18
Jim Pietrzak	0	0	0	6	1	6

Green Bay	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Barry Darrow	2	7	2	32
Larron Jackson	2	4	1	14
Woody Peoples	1	8	1	44
Gale Gillingham	1	5	0	36
MacArthur Lane	1	6	0	30

Special Teams Tackles

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Clarence Davis	3	24
Lance Rentzel	2	18
Lewis Rockett	2	16
Bob Atkins	1	16
Vincent Horton	1	11

Green Bay	Tackles	STPlays
Jim Hill	2	13
Mike Jenke	1	27
Eddie Bell	1	14

Participation

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Ron Yary	41	33	---	---	---	74
Pat Matson	37	23	---	---	11	71
Dan Medlin	39	31	---	---	---	70
Fran Tarkenton	35	33	---	---	---	68
Bob Newland	33	25	---	---	8	66
Ed George	28	26	---	---	11	65
Dave Manders	35	27	---	---	---	62
Chuck Foreman	31	26	---	---	1	58
Kent Kramer	29	19	---	---	9	57
Paul Krause	---	---	9	48	---	57
Carl Eller	---	---	8	47	---	55
Bobby Howard	---	---	7	47	1	55
Zeke Moore	---	---	7	47	1	55
Alan Page	---	---	7	48	---	55
Lee Roy Jordan	---	---	7	46	1	54
Bill Peterson	---	---	3	43	6	52
Lance Rentzel	16	16	---	---	18	50
John Rowser	---	---	5	44	---	49
Brock Green	---	---	3	44	1	48
Frank Pitts	21	22	---	---	2	45
Larry Schreiber	18	18	---	---	9	45
Ronald Fitzgerald	18	13	---	---	12	43
Clarence Davis	10	7	---	---	24	41
Lewis Rockett	13	12	---	---	16	41
Del Ross	---	---	2	26	12	40
Ike Howard	---	---	4	27	6	37
Aaron Meyer	13	7	---	---	11	31
Vincent Horton	13	7	---	---	11	31
Tom Forrest	6	12	---	---	11	29
Sweeny Williams	---	---	5	21	3	29
Fred Nolan	---	---	5	20	3	28
Bob Atkins	---	---	5	3	16	24
Jim Pietrzak	6	6	---	---	11	23
Luke Szorcsik	---	---	3	3	13	19
Bob Gresham	0	0	---	---	11	11
Amos Martin	---	---	3	1	7	11
Horst Muhlmann	0	0	---	---	11	11
Art Thoms	---	---	3	2	6	11
Dave Washington	---	---	6	5	---	11
Otis Hastings	6	0	---	---	4	10
Floyd Rice	---	---	4	4	1	9
Bob Parsons	0	0	---	---	7	7
Don Croft	---	---	2	1	---	3
Don McCauley	3	0	---	---	---	3
Lamar Martin	---	---	1	1	---	2
Dennis McKenzie	0	0	---	---	---	0

Green Bay	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Ben Davis	---	---	26	24	30	80
Fred Carr	---	---	41	33	4	78
Robert James	---	---	40	33	4	77
Mike McCoy	---	---	40	32	4	76
Jim Kearney	---	---	37	33	4	74
Bob Bell	---	---	36	32	4	72
Neal Craig	---	---	35	28	5	68
Ken Criter	---	---	29	26	11	66
Cody Jones	---	---	33	28	4	65
Alden Roche	---	---	32	27	4	63
Ken Ellis	---	---	28	30	2	60
Bob Berry	9	48	---	---	---	57
Eddie Bell	7	35	---	---	14	56
Woody Peoples	8	44	---	---	1	53
MacArthur Lane	6	30	---	---	14	50
Glenn Doughty	7	31	---	---	9	47
Jean Fugett	5	35	---	---	7	47
John Hill	9	38	---	---	---	47
Gale Gillingham	5	36	---	---	5	46
Barry Darrow	7	32	---	---	6	45
Lionel Antoine	7	31	---	---	6	44
Ross Murray	4	33	---	---	---	37
Gilbert Bradley	3	32	---	---	---	35
John Fuqua	1	15	---	---	14	30
Jim Hill	---	---	11	4	13	28
Mike Jenke	---	---	0	0	27	27
Sedrick Gourdoux	---	---	13	9	5	27
Ray Bradley	3	23	---	---	---	26
Larron Jackson	4	14	---	---	6	24
Kermit Johnson	4	14	---	---	6	24
Mitchell Woodley	---	---	9	6	7	22
Willie Hall	---	---	12	7	2	21
Craig Cotton	3	3	---	---	14	20
Jim Copeland	1	12	---	---	6	19
Steven Stone	---	---	13	3	3	19
Edgar Billmaier	4	14	---	---	---	18
Ray Ingram	---	---	10	7	---	17
Charlie Jackson	1	7	---	---	8	16
Charles Brogan	---	---	4	1	7	12
Steve Owens	1	1	---	---	7	9
Ken Stone	---	---	2	0	5	7
Lincoln Garrison	0	0	---	---	6	6
Jan Stenerud	0	0	---	---	1	1
Unknown	---	---	0	0	---	0
Ted Hendricks	---	---	0	0	---	0
Kim Reedy	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	44	4.4
Middle	23	84	3.7
Right	8	29	3.6
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	0	0	0.0
Middle	7	31	4.4
Right	2	3	1.5
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Fran Tarkenton	29	19	3	1	1	4	2	0	0

Green Bay	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bob Berry	44	19	0	3	2	5	10	2	5

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	-3	-1.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	7	41	4.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	7	125	9.6
Long (19+ Yds)	4	3	71	17.8

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	5	21	2.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	7	6	28	4.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	19	8	102	5.4
Long (19+ Yds)	10	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Bob Newland	7	4	1	63	1	25
WR Frank Pitts	7	6	0	115	2	22
RB Chuck Foreman	6	5	0	24	0	26
WR Ronald Fitzgerald	4	0	0	0	0	13
TE Kent Kramer	2	2	0	16	0	19
WR Lance Rentzel	2	1	0	12	0	16
FB Larry Schreiber	1	1	0	4	0	18

Green Bay	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
WR Eddie Bell	7	1	1	3	35
WR Glenn Doughty	7	4	0	46	31
WR Gilbert Bradley	7	1	1	10	32
TE Jean Fugett	5	3	0	22	35
WR John Fuqua	4	3	0	16	15
WR Ray Bradley	4	1	0	13	23
RB Kermit Johnson	3	2	0	7	14
FB MacArthur Lane	3	2	0	24	30
RB Edgar Billmaier	3	2	0	10	14
WR Charlie Jackson	1	0	0	0	7

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Chuck Foreman	6	16	2.67	4.66
Clarence Davis	4	11	2.75	0.00
Fran Tarkenton	1	5	5.00	7.33

Green Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Fran Tarkenton	3	2	20	6.67	8.07

Green Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Chuck Foreman	1	0	0	0.00	4.00
TE Kent Kramer	1	1	5	5.00	8.00
WR Frank Pitts	1	1	15	15.00	16.43

Green Bay	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Third Down Rushing Statistics

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

Green Bay	Rushes	Conversions
Bob Berry	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Fran Tarkenton	10	6	4

Green Bay	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bob Berry	9	4	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Bob Newland	3	1	0
RB Chuck Foreman	2	1	0
WR Frank Pitts	2	2	2
WR Lance Rentzel	2	1	1
TE Kent Kramer	1	1	1

Green Bay	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Glenn Doughty	2	1	1
TE Jean Fugett	2	1	0
WR Gilbert Bradley	2	0	0
WR Eddie Bell	1	0	0
WR John Fuqua	1	1	1
WR Ray Bradley	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 56,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,100 (21,400)
End Zone 12,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,100 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 11,000 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,900 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,600 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	56,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,100 (21,400)
End Zone	12,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,100 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	11,000 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,900 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,600 (3,300)