Week 2, 1974

played in Minnesota, MN

55 degrees, rain, 4 mph wind

Baltimore Colts	0	0	11	0	-	11
Minnesota Vikings	7	14	0	10	-	31

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:16 MIN - Chuck Foreman 7 pass from Fran Tarkenton (Horst Muhlmann extra point)
2Q: 12:39 MIN - Frank Pitts 11 pass from Fran Tarkenton (Horst Muhlmann extra point)
2Q: 06:18 MIN - Lance Rentzel 29 pass from Fran Tarkenton (Horst Muhlmann extra point)
3Q: 10:08 BAL - Fred Cox 42 field goal
3Q: 09:33 BAL - Brad Kimberly 12 pass from Steve Spurrier (Tommy Thompson run for conversion)
4Q: 10:41 MIN - Clarence Davis 1 run (Horst Muhlmann extra point)
4Q: 02:00 MIN - Horst Muhlmann 42 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:16 MIN - Chuck Foreman 7 pass from Fran Tarkenton (Horst Muhlmann extra point)
2Q: 12:39 MIN - Frank Pitts 11 pass from Fran Tarkenton (Horst Muhlmann extra point)
2Q: 06:18 MIN - Lance Rentzel 29 pass from Fran Tarkenton (Horst Muhlmann extra point)
3Q: 10:08 BAL - Fred Cox 42 field goal
3Q: 09:33 BAL - Brad Kimberly 12 pass from Steve Spurrier (Tommy Thompson run for conversion)
4Q: 10:41 MIN - Clarence Davis 1 run (Horst Muhlmann extra point)
4Q: 02:00 MIN - Horst Muhlmann 42 field goal

Team Statistics BAL MIN
Record 0-2 2-0
First Downs 14 28
- by Rushing 4 7
- by Passing 10 16
- by Penalty 0 5
Total Net Yards 157 415
- Offensive Plays 61 69
- Yards per Play 2.57 6.01
Net Rushing Yards 63 125
- Rushing Attempts 15 40
- Yards per Rush 4.20 3.13
Net Passing Yards 94 290
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 39 - 19 - 2 28 - 22 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 145 296
- Sacks/Yards Lost 7/51 1/6
- Yards per Pass Play 2.04 10.00
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 4/14 4/9
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 10.5 5.3
4th Down Conversions 2/3 0/0
Penalties/Yards 11/82 6/50
Punt Returns/Yards 1/19 3/23
Kick Returns/Yards 5/124 2/45
Interception Ret./Yards 1/9 2/37
2pt Conversions 1/1 0/0
Red Zone Visits 0 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/0 3/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 33 OWN 36
Time of Possession 25:19 34:41

Team Statistics	BAL	MIN
Record	0-2	2-0
First Downs	14	28
- by Rushing	4	7
- by Passing	10	16
- by Penalty	0	5
Total Net Yards	157	415
- Offensive Plays	61	69
- Yards per Play	2.57	6.01
Net Rushing Yards	63	125
- Rushing Attempts	15	40
- Yards per Rush	4.20	3.13
Net Passing Yards	94	290
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	39 - 19 - 2	28 - 22 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	145	296
- Sacks/Yards Lost	7/51	1/6
- Yards per Pass Play	2.04	10.00
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	4/14	4/9
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	10.5	5.3
4th Down Conversions	2/3	0/0
Penalties/Yards	11/82	6/50
Punt Returns/Yards	1/19	3/23
Kick Returns/Yards	5/124	2/45
Interception Ret./Yards	1/9	2/37
2pt Conversions	1/1	0/0
Red Zone Visits	0	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/0	3/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 33	OWN 36
Time of Possession	25:19	34:41

Drive Charts

Baltimore Colts
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:37	2:21	OWN 10	5	3	Punt
1	7:07	2:14	OWN 28	3	5	Punt
1	4:06	2:00	OPP 38	4	0	Punt
2	12:31	2:39	OWN 30	4	14	Punt
2	6:03	3:12	OWN 21	7	14	Punt
3	15:00	4:59	OWN 30	10	45	Field Goal
3	9:33	0:06	OPP 12	1	12	Touchdown
3	6:47	1:40	OWN 20	3	5	Punt
3	0:14	2:55	OWN 20	7	10	Fumble
4	10:31	2:30	OWN 38	6	3	Downs
4	6:16	1:49	OWN 31	9	32	Interception
4	1:55	0:34	OWN 28	2	-6	Interception

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:23	OWN 32	4	16	Punt
1	10:16	3:09	OWN 31	6	69	Touchdown
1	4:53	0:47	OWN 37	2	-1	Interception
1	2:06	4:35	OWN 19	9	81	Touchdown
2	9:52	3:49	OWN 7	9	93	Touchdown
2	2:51	2:51	OWN 17	9	49	Half
3	10:01	0:28	OWN 20	2	-8	Fumble
3	9:27	2:40	OWN 25	4	20	Punt
3	5:07	4:53	OWN 37	11	52	Missed FG
4	12:19	1:48	OPP 30	4	30	Touchdown
4	8:01	1:45	OPP 41	4	-12	Punt
4	4:27	2:32	OWN 46	6	29	Field Goal
4	1:21	1:21	OPP 29	2	-1	Game

Game MVP: Fran Tarkenton, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Baltimore	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Tommy Thompson	10	54	5.40	14	3	0
Calvin Hill	5	9	1.80	5	0	0

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Chuck Foreman	23	63	2.74	15	1	0
Clarence Davis	15	61	4.07	13	2	1
Fran Tarkenton	1	3	3.00	3	0	0
Otis Hastings	1	-2	-2.00	-2	0	0

Passing Statistics

Baltimore	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Steve Spurrier	39	19	145	7/51	1	15	2	45.3

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Fran Tarkenton	28	22	296	1/6	3	38	1	131.5

Receiving Statistics

Baltimore	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Steve Odom	5	10	46	9.20	1	14	0
FB Bill Brown	3	4	9	3.00	4	8	0
RB Tommy Thompson	2	3	6	3.00	2	4	0
WR Juan Jamison	2	7	26	13.00	10	14	0
WR Carlos Stevens	2	4	19	9.50	0	11	0
WR Brad Kimberly	2	5	13	6.50	0	12	1
TE Len Garrett	1	3	15	15.00	0	15	0
RB Les Goodman	1	2	2	2.00	0	2	0
RB Calvin Hill	1	1	9	9.00	0	9	0

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Chuck Foreman	6	9	36	6.00	14	15	1
WR Frank Pitts	5	6	112	22.40	28	38	1
WR Bob Newland	2	4	22	11.00	5	11	0
WR Lance Rentzel	2	2	34	17.00	5	29	1
FB Larry Schreiber	2	2	21	10.50	9	15	0
WR Ronald Fitzgerald	2	2	32	16.00	0	21	0
RB Clarence Davis	1	1	14	14.00	6	14	0
WR Don McCauley	1	1	21	21.00	0	21	0
FB Vincent Horton	1	1	4	4.00	3	4	0

Interception Statistics

Baltimore	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Bruce Laird	1	9	9.00	0

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Bobby Howard	1	16	16.00	0
OLB Bill Peterson	1	21	21.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Baltimore	Fumb	Recov	Force
Steve Spurrier	1	0	0
Bobby Bryant	0	1	0
Chip Myrtle	0	0	1
Rusty Tillman	0	0	1

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force
Clarence Davis	1	0	0
Chuck Foreman	1	0	0
Dan Medlin	0	1	0
Fred Nolan	0	1	0
Carl Eller	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Baltimore	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Dennis Partee	6	268	44.7	40.8	59	3

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Bob Parsons	3	135	45.0	32.0	55	2

Kicking Statistics

Baltimore	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Fred Cox	1/1	1/1	0/0	42	0/0

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

Punt Return Statistics

Baltimore	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bruce Laird	1	19	19.0	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bob Atkins	3	23	7.7	0

Kick Return Statistics

Baltimore	Ret	Yards	Avg
Po James	3	82	27.3
Benny Barnes	1	17	17.0
Bruce Laird	1	25	25.0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Del Ross	2	45	22.5	0

Defensive Statistics

Baltimore	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Bobby Bryant	9	2	0.0	38	23
CB Harold Powell	7	0	0.0	31	23
DT John Dutton	5	0	1.0	38	27
CB Rick Volk	5	1	0.0	29	24
OLB Chip Myrtle	4	2	0.0	16	11
S Ray Brown	4	0	0.0	14	15
ILB Mike Curtis	4	0	0.0	13	7
S Bruce Laird	3	3	0.0	38	26
OLB Ken Geddes	3	2	0.0	21	21
ILB Rusty Tillman	3	2	0.0	27	22
CB Benny Barnes	2	0	0.0	2	3
CB Bruce Taylor	2	0	0.0	32	27
DE Donny Sellers	2	0	0.0	15	5
DE Jamie Castillo	2	0	0.0	29	14
OLB Wayne Colman	1	1	0.0	16	8
DT Sugar Bear Hamilton	1	1	0.0	11	8
TE Len Garrett	1	0	---	---	---
DE Joe Schmiesing	1	0	0.0	5	6
WR Carlos Stevens	1	0	---	---	---
DT Kyle Hendon	0	2	0.0	25	24
DE Fred Cook	0	1	0.0	36	25

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DE Carl Eller	7	0	3.0	15	45
CB John Rowser	6	0	0.0	11	43
ILB Lee Roy Jordan	5	4	0.5	15	45
DT Alan Page	3	2	1.0	15	44
S Paul Krause	3	1	0.0	15	46
CB Zeke Moore	3	0	0.0	15	45
DE Sweeny Williams	2	0	1.0	10	28
DT Fred Nolan	2	0	1.0	11	27
OLB Bill Peterson	2	1	0.0	11	40
S Bob Atkins	2	0	0.0	1	5
OLB Dave Washington	1	1	0.5	4	6
CB Bobby Howard	1	2	0.0	15	43
CB Del Ross	1	1	0.0	4	16
WR Frank Pitts	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Floyd Rice	1	0	0.0	2	4
CB Brock Green	1	0	0.0	12	40

Pass Rush Statistics

Baltimore	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT John Dutton	1.0	0	0	0	27
DE Joe Schmiesing	0.0	1	0	0	6

Minnesota	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Carl Eller	3.0	2	2	45
DT Alan Page	1.0	2	2	44
DE Sweeny Williams	1.0	1	4	28
DT Fred Nolan	1.0	0	0	27
ILB Lee Roy Jordan	0.5	0	0	45
OLB Dave Washington	0.5	0	0	6
OLB Bill Peterson	0.0	1	0	40

Pass Defense Statistics

Baltimore	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Bobby Bryant	4	1	0	23
OLB Ken Geddes	4	0	0	21
CB Rick Volk	4	0	0	24
CB Harold Powell	2	2	0	23
S Ray Brown	2	0	0	15
S Bruce Laird	1	0	1	26
CB Benny Barnes	1	0	0	3
DT Sugar Bear Hamilton	1	0	0	8
OLB Chip Myrtle	1	0	0	11
CB Bruce Taylor	1	0	0	27
ILB Rusty Tillman	1	0	0	22
DT John Dutton	0	1	0	27

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB John Rowser	4	0	0	43
CB Zeke Moore	3	2	0	45
DE Carl Eller	2	0	0	45
ILB Lee Roy Jordan	2	0	0	45
CB Bobby Howard	1	3	1	43
OLB Bill Peterson	1	1	1	40
CB Brock Green	1	1	0	40
S Bob Atkins	1	0	0	5
S Paul Krause	1	0	0	46
OLB Floyd Rice	1	0	0	4
CB Del Ross	1	0	0	16
DT Fred Nolan	1	0	0	27

Blocking Statistics

Baltimore	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Elbert Drungo	2	2	13	1	35
Tim Stokes	1	3	11	0	35
John Fitzgerald	1	2	10	0	38
Conrad Dobler	1	1	12	2	38
Donnie Green	1	1	6	2	22
Kendall Blair	0	3	5	1	8
Cornell Forte	0	1	10	1	35
George Daney	0	1	8	0	19
Len Garrett	0	1	11	0	23

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Dave Manders	4	8	1	33	0	26
Ron Yary	2	8	0	40	0	29
Pat Matson	2	7	0	30	0	26
Ed George	1	3	0	29	1	21
Tom Forrest	1	3	0	13	0	7
Dan Medlin	1	3	0	37	0	25
Jim Pietrzak	1	3	0	7	0	3
Aaron Meyer	1	1	0	11	0	8
Vincent Horton	1	1	0	7	0	9
Larry Schreiber	0	1	0	21	0	15

Special Teams Tackles

Baltimore	Tackles	STPlays
Steve Odom	2	12
Jim Mandich	1	16
Po James	1	8
Len Garrett	1	3

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Lance Rentzel	3	12
Ronald Fitzgerald	2	14
Clarence Davis	1	20

Participation

Baltimore	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Bruce Laird	---	---	38	26	9	73
John Dutton	---	---	38	27	2	67
Bruce Taylor	---	---	32	27	7	66
Bobby Bryant	---	---	38	23	3	64
Fred Cook	---	---	36	25	2	63
Steve Spurrier	15	46	---	---	---	61
Conrad Dobler	12	38	---	---	7	57
Harold Powell	---	---	31	23	2	56
John Fitzgerald	10	38	---	---	7	55
Steve Odom	7	36	---	---	12	55
Rick Volk	---	---	29	24	2	55
Rusty Tillman	---	---	27	22	2	51
Elbert Drungo	13	35	---	---	2	50
Kyle Hendon	---	---	25	24	1	50
Tim Stokes	11	35	---	---	---	46
Brad Kimberly	10	35	---	---	---	45
Cornell Forte	10	35	---	---	---	45
Jamie Castillo	---	---	29	14	1	44
Ken Geddes	---	---	21	21	1	43
Juan Jamison	11	21	---	---	11	43
Chip Myrtle	---	---	16	11	14	41
Ray Brown	---	---	14	15	10	39
Bill Brown	5	20	---	---	13	38
Len Garrett	11	23	---	---	3	37
Donnie Green	6	22	---	---	7	35
Carlos Stevens	7	28	---	---	---	35
George Daney	8	19	---	---	7	34
Wayne Colman	---	---	16	8	9	33
Les Goodman	1	12	---	---	19	32
Jim Mandich	3	13	---	---	16	32
Tommy Thompson	10	22	---	---	---	32
Mike Curtis	---	---	13	7	6	26
Calvin Hill	5	10	---	---	8	23
Po James	5	10	---	---	8	23
Donny Sellers	---	---	15	5	3	23
Sugar Bear Hamilton	---	---	11	8	---	19
Kendall Blair	5	8	---	---	5	18
Benny Barnes	---	---	2	3	9	14
Joe Schmiesing	---	---	5	6	3	14
Dennis Partee	0	0	---	---	7	7
Mike Varty	---	---	4	0	3	7
Fred Cox	0	0	---	---	4	4
Mike Hennigan	---	---	0	0	3	3
Irv Singleton	---	---	0	0	3	3
Bert Jones	0	0	---	---	---	0
Bill Troup	0	0	---	---	---	0

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Ron Yary	40	29	---	---	---	69
Bill Peterson	---	---	11	40	14	65
Zeke Moore	---	---	15	45	4	64
John Rowser	---	---	11	43	9	63
Brock Green	---	---	12	40	11	63
Lee Roy Jordan	---	---	15	45	2	62
Paul Krause	---	---	15	46	1	62
Dan Medlin	37	25	---	---	---	62
Carl Eller	---	---	15	45	1	61
Pat Matson	30	26	---	---	5	61
Bobby Howard	---	---	15	43	2	60
Alan Page	---	---	15	44	1	60
Dave Manders	33	26	---	---	---	59
Bob Newland	29	23	---	---	7	59
Fran Tarkenton	29	29	---	---	---	58
Ed George	29	21	---	---	5	55
Kent Kramer	26	21	---	---	7	54
Ronald Fitzgerald	22	11	---	---	14	47
Chuck Foreman	23	22	---	---	---	45
Clarence Davis	17	7	---	---	20	44
Lance Rentzel	19	12	---	---	12	43
Larry Schreiber	21	15	---	---	5	41
Fred Nolan	---	---	11	27	1	39
Sweeny Williams	---	---	10	28	---	38
Lewis Rockett	13	10	---	---	13	36
Frank Pitts	19	14	---	---	1	34
Ike Howard	---	---	5	18	8	31
Del Ross	---	---	4	16	8	28
Tom Forrest	13	7	---	---	5	25
Vincent Horton	7	9	---	---	9	25
Aaron Meyer	11	8	---	---	5	24
Jim Pietrzak	7	3	---	---	5	15
Luke Szorcsik	---	---	0	2	13	15
Bob Atkins	---	---	1	5	7	13
Amos Martin	---	---	2	2	9	13
Otis Hastings	11	0	---	---	2	13
Dave Washington	---	---	4	6	1	11
Bob Gresham	0	0	---	---	8	8
Horst Muhlmann	0	0	---	---	8	8
Art Thoms	---	---	0	3	5	8
Floyd Rice	---	---	2	4	---	6
Don Croft	---	---	2	3	---	5
Don McCauley	4	1	---	---	---	5
Bob Parsons	0	0	---	---	3	3
Lamar Martin	---	---	0	1	---	1
Dennis McKenzie	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	13	4.3
Middle	11	48	4.4
Right	1	2	2.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	38	3.8
Middle	15	42	2.8
Right	14	47	3.4
None	1	-2	-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Baltimore	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Steve Spurrier	39	19	0	3	2	7	6	8	2

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Fran Tarkenton	28	22	5	0	0	4	0	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	5	8	1.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	6	43	4.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	8	94	7.2
Long (19+ Yds)	12	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	14	3.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	8	6	40	5.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	9	133	13.3
Long (19+ Yds)	6	4	109	18.2

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Baltimore	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
WR Steve Odom	10	5	0	46	36
WR Juan Jamison	7	2	1	26	21
WR Brad Kimberly	5	2	0	13	35
FB Bill Brown	4	3	0	9	20
WR Carlos Stevens	4	2	1	19	28
TE Len Garrett	3	1	0	15	23
RB Tommy Thompson	3	2	0	6	22
RB Les Goodman	2	1	0	2	12
RB Calvin Hill	1	1	0	9	10

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB Chuck Foreman	9	6	36	0	22
WR Frank Pitts	6	5	112	2	14
WR Bob Newland	4	2	22	0	23
WR Lance Rentzel	2	2	34	1	12
FB Larry Schreiber	2	2	21	0	15
WR Ronald Fitzgerald	2	2	32	1	11
RB Clarence Davis	1	1	14	0	7
WR Don McCauley	1	1	21	1	1
FB Vincent Horton	1	1	4	0	9

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Baltimore	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Chuck Foreman	6	9	1.50	2.74
Clarence Davis	2	1	0.50	4.07

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Baltimore	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Steve Spurrier	1	1	12	12.00	3.72

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Fran Tarkenton	3	3	14	4.67	10.57

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Baltimore	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Brad Kimberly	1	1	12	12.00	2.60

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Chuck Foreman	2	2	3	1.50	4.00
WR Frank Pitts	1	1	11	11.00	18.67

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Baltimore	Rushes	Conversions

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Clarence Davis	4	2
Chuck Foreman	2	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Baltimore	Att	Comp	Conversions
Steve Spurrier	13	8	4

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Fran Tarkenton	3	2	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Baltimore	Targ	Catch	Conversions
FB Bill Brown	2	1	0
WR Steve Odom	2	2	1
WR Juan Jamison	2	1	1
WR Carlos Stevens	2	1	0
WR Brad Kimberly	2	1	0
TE Len Garrett	1	0	0
RB Les Goodman	1	1	1
RB Calvin Hill	1	1	1

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Clarence Davis	1	1	1
RB Chuck Foreman	1	0	0
WR Don McCauley	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 55,100 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,900 (21,400)
End Zone 12,100 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,000 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 10,700 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,800 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,600 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	55,100 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,900 (21,400)
End Zone	12,100 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,000 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	10,700 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,800 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,600 (3,300)