Week 1, 1974

played in Green Bay, WI

65 degrees, fair, 3 mph wind

Minnesota Vikings71333-26
Green Bay Packers0000-0

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

Team StatisticsMINGBY
Record1-00-1
First Downs2211
- by Rushing81
- by Passing1310
- by Penalty10
Total Net Yards365158
- Offensive Plays7457
- Yards per Play4.932.77
Net Rushing Yards15734
- Rushing Attempts419
- Yards per Rush3.833.78
Net Passing Yards208124
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt29 - 19 - 044 - 19 - 5
- Gross Passing Yards234151
- Sacks/Yards Lost4/264/27
- Yards per Pass Play6.302.58
Fumbles/Lost2/22/2
3rd Down Conversions5/164/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down8.09.4
4th Down Conversions0/00/2
Penalties/Yards5/306/30
Punt Returns/Yards3/42/36
Kick Returns/Yards1/197/170
Interception Ret./Yards5/510/0
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits50
- Red Zone TDs/FGs2/30/0
Avg. Drive StartOWN 45OWN 30
Time of Possession39:3420:26

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
113:025:41OWN 111051Punt
17:151:29OPP 23423Touchdown
11:463:22OWN 24620Punt
210:573:17OWN 11689Touchdown
26:580:49OPP 2934Field Goal
25:013:09OWN 471141Field Goal
21:050:12OPP 181-7Fumble
20:230:23OWN 28333Half
315:001:36OWN 2836Punt
312:103:13OWN 21638Punt
37:243:38OPP 36626Field Goal
30:363:44OWN 19610Punt
411:421:54OPP 4435Punt
48:152:35OPP 413-7Punt
45:002:23OPP 1438Field Goal
Green Bay Packers
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:001:58OWN 3830Punt
17:210:06OWN 2013Fumble
15:464:00OWN 30617Punt
213:242:27OWN 4657Punt
27:400:42OWN 37218Interception
26:091:08OWN 38315Fumble
21:520:47OWN 2530Interception
20:530:30OWN 2530Punt
313:241:14OWN 3534Punt
38:571:33OWN 20310Interception
33:463:10OWN 33638Interception
411:520:10OWN 2910Interception
49:480:54OWN 203-8Punt
48:540:39OWN 3546Downs
45:400:40OWN 204-6Downs
42:372:37OWN 35729Game

Game MVP: Chuck Foreman, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

MinnesotaAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Chuck Foreman291354.661351
Clarence Davis900.00500
Fran Tarkenton3227.331010
Green BayAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Edgar Billmaier4102.50500
Kermit Johnson362.00300
Bob Berry2189.001410

Passing Statistics

MinnesotaAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Fran Tarkenton29192344/261440101.7
Green BayAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Bob Berry44191514/27018512.8

Receiving Statistics

MinnesotaCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Frank Pitts6711519.1718331
RB Chuck Foreman56244.802140
WR Bob Newland476315.7530440
TE Kent Kramer22168.000110
WR Lance Rentzel121212.003120
FB Larry Schreiber1144.00340
WR Ronald Fitzgerald0400.00000
Green BayCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Glenn Doughty474611.508180
TE Jean Fugett35227.332160
WR John Fuqua34165.330120
RB Kermit Johnson2373.500100
FB MacArthur Lane232412.0011130
RB Edgar Billmaier23105.00890
WR Eddie Bell1733.00030
WR Ray Bradley141313.000130
WR Gilbert Bradley171010.000100
WR Charlie Jackson0100.00000

Interception Statistics

MinnesotaIntsYardsAvgTD
CB Bobby Howard100.000
S Paul Krause13636.000
CB Zeke Moore199.000
OLB Bill Peterson100.000
CB John Rowser166.000
Green BayIntsYardsAvgTD

Fumble Statistics

MinnesotaFumbRecovForceTD
Bob Atkins1010
Fran Tarkenton1000
Art Thoms0100
Ike Howard0100
Luke Szorcsik0010
Green BayFumbRecovForceTD
Bob Berry1000
Edgar Billmaier1000
Craig Cotton0100
Mike McCoy0100
Jim Hill0010
Mitchell Woodley0010

Punting Statistics

MinnesotaPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Bob Parsons728540.724.1481
Green BayPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Lincoln Garrison623038.337.7513

Kicking Statistics

MinnesotaFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Horst Muhlmann4/41/10/0422/2
Green BayFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT

Punt Return Statistics

MinnesotaRetYardsAvgTD
Bob Atkins341.30
Green BayRetYardsAvgTD
Ben Davis23618.00

Kick Return Statistics

MinnesotaRetYardsAvgTD
Del Ross11919.00
Green BayRetYardsAvgTD
Eddie Bell513126.20
Kermit Johnson12525.00
Steven Stone11414.00

Defensive Statistics

MinnesotaTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
OLB Bill Peterson421.0343
CB John Rowser410.0544
S Paul Krause400.0948
DE Carl Eller301.0847
CB Zeke Moore310.0747
DT Alan Page201.0748
OLB Floyd Rice210.544
CB Del Ross220.0226
CB Brock Green200.0344
DT Fred Nolan110.5520
ILB Lee Roy Jordan130.0746
CB Bobby Howard120.0747
DE Don Croft110.021
S Bob Atkins100.053
CB Luke Szorcsik010.033
Green BayTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
OLB Fred Carr940.04133
S Jim Kearney920.03733
DE Bob Bell711.03632
DT Cody Jones720.03328
CB Robert James520.04033
CB Ken Ellis420.02830
S Neal Craig300.03528
ILB Ken Criter300.02926
OLB Sedrick Gourdoux300.0139
DE Alden Roche221.03227
DT Mike McCoy220.54032
ILB Willie Hall210.0127
WR Eddie Bell20---------
S Jim Hill200.0114
DE Mitchell Woodley111.596
CB Ben Davis120.02624
TE Jean Fugett10---------
FB MacArthur Lane10---------
WR Ray Bradley10---------
DT Charles Brogan100.041
CB Steven Stone100.0133

Pass Rush Statistics

MinnesotaSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DT Alan Page1.003148
DE Carl Eller1.002047
OLB Bill Peterson1.001043
OLB Floyd Rice0.50004
DT Fred Nolan0.500020
ILB Lee Roy Jordan0.002046
DE Sweeny Williams0.001121
DE Ike Howard0.001027
Green BaySackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Mitchell Woodley1.50006
DE Alden Roche1.001027
DE Bob Bell1.000032
DT Mike McCoy0.500032
DT Cody Jones0.011028
OLB Fred Carr0.010033

Pass Defense Statistics

MinnesotaCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB John Rowser41144
S Paul Krause30148
CB Zeke Moore30147
OLB Bill Peterson30143
CB Brock Green21044
DE Don Croft1001
DE Carl Eller10047
DT Alan Page10048
CB Del Ross10026
CB Bobby Howard03147
Green BayCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Robert James42033
S Neal Craig22028
OLB Fred Carr20033
ILB Ken Criter20026
ILB Willie Hall2007
S Jim Kearney20033
CB Ben Davis10024
S Jim Hill1004
DT Cody Jones10028
OLB Sedrick Gourdoux1009
CB Steven Stone1003

Blocking Statistics

MinnesotaKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Dan Medlin34039231
Dave Manders27035027
Ron Yary26141133
Aaron Meyer2301307
Ed George17028026
Pat Matson010037023
Larry Schreiber01018018
Jim Pietrzak000616
Green BayKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Barry Darrow0207232
Larron Jackson0204114
Woody Peoples0108144
Gale Gillingham0105036
MacArthur Lane0106030

Special Teams Tackles

MinnesotaTacklesSTPlays
Clarence Davis324
Lance Rentzel218
Lewis Rockett216
Bob Atkins116
Vincent Horton111
Green BayTacklesSTPlays
Jim Hill213
Mike Jenke127
Eddie Bell114

Participation

MinnesotaRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Ron Yary4133---------74
Pat Matson3723------1171
Dan Medlin3931---------70
Fran Tarkenton3533---------68
Bob Newland3325------866
Ed George2826------1165
Dave Manders3527---------62
Chuck Foreman3126------158
Kent Kramer2919------957
Paul Krause------948---57
Carl Eller------847---55
Bobby Howard------747155
Zeke Moore------747155
Alan Page------748---55
Lee Roy Jordan------746154
Bill Peterson------343652
Lance Rentzel1616------1850
John Rowser------544---49
Brock Green------344148
Frank Pitts2122------245
Larry Schreiber1818------945
Ronald Fitzgerald1813------1243
Clarence Davis107------2441
Lewis Rockett1312------1641
Del Ross------2261240
Ike Howard------427637
Aaron Meyer137------1131
Vincent Horton137------1131
Tom Forrest612------1129
Sweeny Williams------521329
Fred Nolan------520328
Bob Atkins------531624
Jim Pietrzak66------1123
Luke Szorcsik------331319
Bob Gresham00------1111
Amos Martin------31711
Horst Muhlmann00------1111
Art Thoms------32611
Dave Washington------65---11
Otis Hastings60------410
Floyd Rice------4419
Bob Parsons00------77
Don Croft------21---3
Don McCauley30---------3
Lamar Martin------11---2
Dennis McKenzie00---------0
Green BayRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Ben Davis------26243080
Fred Carr------4133478
Robert James------4033477
Mike McCoy------4032476
Jim Kearney------3733474
Bob Bell------3632472
Neal Craig------3528568
Ken Criter------29261166
Cody Jones------3328465
Alden Roche------3227463
Ken Ellis------2830260
Bob Berry948---------57
Eddie Bell735------1456
Woody Peoples844------153
MacArthur Lane630------1450
Glenn Doughty731------947
Jean Fugett535------747
John Hill938---------47
Gale Gillingham536------546
Barry Darrow732------645
Lionel Antoine731------644
Ross Murray433---------37
Gilbert Bradley332---------35
John Fuqua115------1430
Jim Hill------1141328
Mike Jenke------002727
Sedrick Gourdoux------139527
Ray Bradley323---------26
Larron Jackson414------624
Kermit Johnson414------624
Mitchell Woodley------96722
Willie Hall------127221
Craig Cotton33------1420
Jim Copeland112------619
Steven Stone------133319
Edgar Billmaier414---------18
Ray Ingram------107---17
Charlie Jackson17------816
Charles Brogan------41712
Steve Owens11------79
Ken Stone------2057
Lincoln Garrison00------66
Jan Stenerud00------11
Unknown------00---0
Ted Hendricks------00---0
Kim Reedy00---------0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left10444.4
Middle23843.7
Right8293.6
None000.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left000.0
Middle7314.4
Right231.5
None000.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

MinnesotaAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Fran Tarkenton29193114200
Green BayAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Bob Berry441903251025

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen22-3-1.5
Short (0-8 Yds)107414.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)1371259.6
Long (19+ Yds)437117.8
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen85212.6
Short (0-8 Yds)76284.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)1981025.4
Long (19+ Yds)10000.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

MinnesotaTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Bob Newland74163125
WR Frank Pitts760115222
RB Chuck Foreman65024026
WR Ronald Fitzgerald4000013
TE Kent Kramer22016019
WR Lance Rentzel21012016
FB Larry Schreiber1104018
Green BayTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Eddie Bell7113035
WR Glenn Doughty74046031
WR Gilbert Bradley71110032
TE Jean Fugett53022035
WR John Fuqua43016015
WR Ray Bradley41013023
RB Kermit Johnson3207014
FB MacArthur Lane32024030
RB Edgar Billmaier32010014
WR Charlie Jackson100007

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

MinnesotaAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Chuck Foreman6162.674.66
Clarence Davis4112.750.00
Fran Tarkenton155.007.33
Green BayAttYardsAvgOverall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

MinnesotaAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Fran Tarkenton32206.678.07
Green BayAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

MinnesotaTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
RB Chuck Foreman1000.004.00
TE Kent Kramer1155.008.00
WR Frank Pitts111515.0016.43
Green BayTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg

Third Down Rushing Statistics

MinnesotaRushesConversions
Clarence Davis20
Chuck Foreman20
Fran Tarkenton11
Green BayRushesConversions
Bob Berry11

Third Down Passing Statistics

MinnesotaAttCompConversions
Fran Tarkenton1064
Green BayAttCompConversions
Bob Berry943

Third Down Receiving Statistics

MinnesotaTargCatchConversions
WR Bob Newland310
RB Chuck Foreman210
WR Frank Pitts222
WR Lance Rentzel211
TE Kent Kramer111
Green BayTargCatchConversions
WR Glenn Doughty211
TE Jean Fugett210
WR Gilbert Bradley200
WR Eddie Bell100
WR John Fuqua111
WR Ray Bradley111

SectionAttendance
Stadium56,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck17,100 (21,400)
End Zone12,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine7,100 (8,900)
Sideline Seats11,000 (13,600)
Club Seats5,900 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes2,600 (3,300)