Week 5, 1974

played in New Orleans, LA

77 degrees, fair, 9 mph wind

Minnesota Vikings	7	17	0	6	-	30
New Orleans Saints	0	0	3	7	-	10

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:41 MIN - Vincent Horton 5 pass from Fran Tarkenton (Horst Muhlmann extra point)
2Q: 12:34 MIN - Horst Muhlmann 40 field goal
2Q: 11:35 MIN - Bob Newland 8 pass from Fran Tarkenton (Horst Muhlmann extra point)
2Q: 04:00 MIN - Chuck Foreman 8 run (Horst Muhlmann extra point)
3Q: 07:36 NOS - Jim Bakken 34 field goal
4Q: 12:34 NOS - Sam Cunningham 4 pass from Archie Manning (Jim Bakken extra point)
4Q: 02:35 MIN - Horst Muhlmann 38 field goal
4Q: 00:50 MIN - Horst Muhlmann 32 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:41 MIN - Vincent Horton 5 pass from Fran Tarkenton (Horst Muhlmann extra point)
2Q: 12:34 MIN - Horst Muhlmann 40 field goal
2Q: 11:35 MIN - Bob Newland 8 pass from Fran Tarkenton (Horst Muhlmann extra point)
2Q: 04:00 MIN - Chuck Foreman 8 run (Horst Muhlmann extra point)
3Q: 07:36 NOS - Jim Bakken 34 field goal
4Q: 12:34 NOS - Sam Cunningham 4 pass from Archie Manning (Jim Bakken extra point)
4Q: 02:35 MIN - Horst Muhlmann 38 field goal
4Q: 00:50 MIN - Horst Muhlmann 32 field goal

Team Statistics MIN NOS
Record 5-0 2-3
First Downs 18 15
- by Rushing 6 6
- by Passing 11 8
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 297 195
- Offensive Plays 61 60
- Yards per Play 4.87 3.25
Net Rushing Yards 149 100
- Rushing Attempts 33 21
- Yards per Rush 4.52 4.76
Net Passing Yards 148 95
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 27 - 19 - 0 30 - 18 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 159 151
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/11 9/56
- Yards per Pass Play 5.29 2.44
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 4/2
3rd Down Conversions 4/13 4/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 10.1 7.3
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/3
Penalties/Yards 11/66 3/25
Punt Returns/Yards 3/16 1/3
Kick Returns/Yards 3/74 5/97
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/2 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 43 OWN 24
Time of Possession 32:53 27:07

Team Statistics	MIN	NOS
Record	5-0	2-3
First Downs	18	15
- by Rushing	6	6
- by Passing	11	8
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	297	195
- Offensive Plays	61	60
- Yards per Play	4.87	3.25
Net Rushing Yards	149	100
- Rushing Attempts	33	21
- Yards per Rush	4.52	4.76
Net Passing Yards	148	95
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	27 - 19 - 0	30 - 18 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	159	151
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/11	9/56
- Yards per Pass Play	5.29	2.44
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	4/2
3rd Down Conversions	4/13	4/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	10.1	7.3
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/3
Penalties/Yards	11/66	3/25
Punt Returns/Yards	3/16	1/3
Kick Returns/Yards	3/74	5/97
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/2	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 43	OWN 24
Time of Possession	32:53	27:07

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:29	OWN 30	6	70	Touchdown
1	8:13	3:06	OWN 20	6	6	Punt
1	3:00	5:33	OWN 19	11	58	Field Goal
2	11:35	0:09	OPP 8	1	8	Touchdown
2	8:31	2:37	OWN 22	7	28	Punt
2	4:00	0:09	OPP 8	1	8	Touchdown
2	1:18	1:18	OWN 6	2	4	Half
3	7:28	7:18	OWN 27	12	44	Missed FG
4	12:29	3:39	OWN 24	7	30	Punt
4	7:17	2:17	OWN 31	3	-2	Punt
4	4:13	1:45	OPP 26	3	5	Field Goal
4	1:50	1:08	OPP 12	3	-3	Field Goal

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:31	3:18	OWN 20	6	27	Punt
1	5:07	2:07	OWN 27	4	23	Punt
2	12:27	0:52	OWN 20	3	-12	Fumble
2	11:26	2:55	OWN 21	3	4	Punt
2	5:54	1:54	OWN 1	4	7	Fumble
2	3:51	2:33	OWN 32	9	26	Punt
3	15:00	7:32	OWN 42	12	41	Field Goal
3	0:10	2:41	OWN 36	6	64	Touchdown
4	8:50	1:33	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
4	5:00	0:47	OWN 30	4	-4	Downs
4	2:28	0:38	OWN 18	4	-6	Downs
4	0:42	0:42	OWN 21	2	19	Game

Game MVP: Sweeny Williams, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Chuck Foreman	24	105	4.38	25	2	1
Bob Gresham	7	27	3.86	6	0	0
Fran Tarkenton	2	17	8.50	10	1	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Jim Kiick	13	45	3.46	15	1
Matt Muhammad	7	46	6.57	18	2
Archie Manning	1	9	9.00	9	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Fran Tarkenton	27	19	159	1/11	2	23	0	109.9

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Archie Manning	29	17	142	9/56	1	23	0	82.8
John Hadl	1	1	9	0/0	0	9	0	104.2

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Chuck Foreman	5	6	34	6.80	2	15	0
RB Bob Gresham	3	3	26	8.67	12	15	0
WR Bob Newland	3	5	34	11.33	6	16	1
FB Vincent Horton	3	3	17	5.67	4	8	1
TE Kent Kramer	2	2	12	6.00	0	7	0
WR Don McCauley	2	4	13	6.50	11	11	0
WR Lance Rentzel	1	2	23	23.00	0	23	0
WR Frank Pitts	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
FB Larry Schreiber	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Sam Cunningham	4	4	16	4.00	1	5	1
WR Larry Wilcox	4	9	59	14.75	9	23	0
WR Ike Harris	3	4	21	7.00	0	10	0
WR Richard Sims	3	3	15	5.00	0	9	0
TE Eric Cook	2	2	25	12.50	3	19	0
WR Bob Grim	1	1	11	11.00	0	11	0
RB Jim Kiick	1	2	4	4.00	0	4	0
WR Tony Galloway	0	5	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Recov	Force
Carl Eller	1	1
Alan Page	1	1
Paul Krause	0	1
Luke Szorcsik	0	1

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov
Archie Manning	3	0
Ike Harris	1	1
Sam Cunningham	0	1

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Bob Parsons	4	186	46.5	40.8	49	1

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jerrel Wilson	5	232	46.4	39.2	57	3

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Horst Muhlmann	3/4	1/2	0/0	40	3/3

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jim Bakken	1/1	0/0	0/0	34	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Chuck Foreman	2	12	6.0	0
Bob Atkins	1	4	4.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Larry Wilcox	1	3	3.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Del Ross	2	52	26.0	0
Zeke Moore	1	22	22.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bob Grim	4	83	20.8	0
Ike Harris	1	14	14.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Lee Roy Jordan	7	3	1.0	21	36
DT Alan Page	4	2	0.5	20	38
CB Bobby Howard	4	0	0.0	18	36
DE Sweeny Williams	3	2	3.0	20	37
S Paul Krause	3	3	1.0	21	39
OLB Dave Washington	3	0	1.0	6	9
CB Brock Green	3	4	0.0	15	31
OLB Bill Peterson	3	0	0.0	15	30
CB Luke Szorcsik	3	0	0.0	6	16
DE Carl Eller	2	0	0.5	20	36
CB Del Ross	2	4	0.0	16	34
CB Zeke Moore	2	1	0.0	20	35
S Bob Atkins	2	0	0.0	4	6
ILB Amos Martin	2	0	0.0	2	3
DT Art Thoms	1	1	1.5	2	6
DE Lamar Martin	1	1	0.5	1	3
DT Fred Nolan	1	0	0.0	16	21
CB Lonnie Murray	1	0	0.0	0	3

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Joe Federspiel	8	4	0.0	25	26
S Tommy Myers	5	1	0.0	28	26
OLB Sammy Everett	5	0	0.0	15	8
DT Ricardo Browning	4	0	1.0	27	27
OLB Dave Wilcox	4	2	0.0	24	18
CB Walt Tamaarkin	4	1	0.0	26	24
S Lenny Richard	3	1	0.0	16	7
S Tracy Hanks	2	1	0.0	19	22
ILB Carl Gersbach	2	0	0.0	9	10
DE Jim White	2	0	0.0	21	11
CB J.B. Conway	2	0	0.0	18	23
OLB Chester Kuehl	2	0	0.0	10	5
CB Robbie Magana	2	0	0.0	23	20
DT Derland Moore	1	2	0.0	30	24
DE Shawn Hollingsworth	1	2	0.0	26	23
DE Karl Lorch	1	0	0.0	23	22
CB John Brandon	1	0	0.0	7	5

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Sweeny Williams	3.0	0	2	1	37
DT Art Thoms	1.5	0	0	0	6
ILB Lee Roy Jordan	1.0	0	1	0	36
S Paul Krause	1.0	0	0	0	39
OLB Dave Washington	1.0	0	0	0	9
DE Carl Eller	0.5	1	0	0	36
DT Alan Page	0.5	0	2	2	38
DE Lamar Martin	0.5	0	0	0	3
OLB Bill Peterson	0.0	0	1	0	30

New Orleans	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DT Ricardo Browning	1.0	0	27
DT Derland Moore	0.0	1	24
DE Shawn Hollingsworth	0.0	1	23
DT Harris Malinowski	0.0	1	5

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Bobby Howard	3	0	36
CB Luke Szorcsik	3	0	16
CB Zeke Moore	2	1	35
ILB Lee Roy Jordan	2	0	36
ILB Amos Martin	2	0	3
OLB Bill Peterson	2	0	30
CB Del Ross	1	1	34
S Paul Krause	1	0	39
CB Brock Green	1	0	31
CB Lonnie Murray	1	0	3

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Walt Tamaarkin	4	0	24
OLB Sammy Everett	3	0	8
CB J.B. Conway	2	2	23
S Tommy Myers	2	1	26
ILB Joe Federspiel	2	0	26
OLB Dave Wilcox	2	0	18
ILB Carl Gersbach	1	0	10
OLB Chester Kuehl	1	0	5
CB Robbie Magana	1	0	20
S Tracy Hanks	1	0	22

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Dave Manders	2	3	1	25	0	27
Ron Yary	1	10	0	33	1	28
Ed George	1	5	0	28	0	18
Pat Matson	1	5	0	19	0	23
Vincent Horton	1	2	0	7	0	8
Dan Medlin	1	1	0	31	0	26
Larry Schreiber	1	1	0	10	0	11
Tom Forrest	0	3	0	16	0	7
Jim Pietrzak	0	1	0	8	0	1

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Clarence Hironaka	2	4	15	0	27
Randy Rasmussen	1	4	12	1	33
Stephen Johnstone	1	3	14	3	20
Bruce Rasmussen	1	2	17	1	28
J.B. Aarhus	1	2	7	1	19
Thurman Cowley	1	2	10	1	23
John Demarie	0	3	17	2	32

Special Teams Tackles

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Clarence Davis	5	23
Lance Rentzel	1	11

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Tommy Nobis	3	15
Chester Kuehl	1	17
Tracy Hanks	1	12
Sam Cunningham	1	10

Participation

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Del Ross	---	---	16	34	18	68
Paul Krause	---	---	21	39	1	61
Fran Tarkenton	33	28	---	---	---	61
Ron Yary	33	28	---	---	---	61
Lee Roy Jordan	---	---	21	36	3	60
Zeke Moore	---	---	20	35	4	59
Alan Page	---	---	20	38	1	59
Sweeny Williams	---	---	20	37	1	58
Carl Eller	---	---	20	36	1	57
Bobby Howard	---	---	18	36	3	57
Dan Medlin	31	26	---	---	---	57
Ed George	28	18	---	---	8	54
Dave Manders	25	27	---	---	---	52
Bill Peterson	---	---	15	30	7	52
Pat Matson	19	23	---	---	8	50
Bob Newland	29	19	---	---	---	48
Lance Rentzel	19	18	---	---	11	48
Brock Green	---	---	15	31	2	48
Kent Kramer	21	16	---	---	7	44
Chuck Foreman	25	16	---	---	2	43
Don McCauley	12	14	---	---	15	41
Fred Nolan	---	---	16	21	4	41
Frank Pitts	22	16	---	---	---	38
Lewis Rockett	10	7	---	---	16	33
Tom Forrest	16	7	---	---	8	31
Bob Gresham	8	12	---	---	11	31
Luke Szorcsik	---	---	6	16	8	30
Vincent Horton	7	8	---	---	13	28
Larry Schreiber	10	11	---	---	5	26
Bob Atkins	---	---	4	6	13	23
Clarence Davis	0	0	---	---	23	23
Aaron Meyer	5	10	---	---	8	23
Ronald Fitzgerald	2	3	---	---	14	19
Jim Pietrzak	8	1	---	---	8	17
Dave Washington	---	---	6	9	---	15
Amos Martin	---	---	2	3	9	14
Floyd Rice	---	---	4	6	2	12
Art Thoms	---	---	2	6	4	12
Horst Muhlmann	0	0	---	---	11	11
Ike Howard	---	---	1	2	7	10
Don Croft	---	---	3	2	---	5
Bob Parsons	0	0	---	---	4	4
Otis Hastings	0	0	---	---	4	4
Lamar Martin	---	---	1	3	---	4
Lonnie Murray	---	---	0	3	---	3
Dennis McKenzie	0	0	---	---	---	0

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Henry Childs	19	31	---	---	14	64
Archie Manning	21	38	---	---	1	60
Tommy Myers	---	---	28	26	5	59
Derland Moore	---	---	30	24	4	58
Ricardo Browning	---	---	27	27	4	58
Joe Federspiel	---	---	25	26	5	56
Robbie Magana	---	---	23	20	12	55
John Demarie	17	32	---	---	5	54
Walt Tamaarkin	---	---	26	24	4	54
Shawn Hollingsworth	---	---	26	23	4	53
Tracy Hanks	---	---	19	22	12	53
Randy Rasmussen	12	33	---	---	6	51
Karl Lorch	---	---	23	22	4	49
Dave Wilcox	---	---	24	18	6	48
Bruce Rasmussen	17	28	---	---	3	48
Clarence Hironaka	15	27	---	---	6	48
Richard Sims	16	23	---	---	7	46
Ike Harris	12	24	---	---	8	44
J.B. Conway	---	---	18	23	3	44
Tony Galloway	8	21	---	---	13	42
Larry Wilcox	13	24	---	---	4	41
Sam Cunningham	10	18	---	---	10	38
Jim Kiick	13	22	---	---	2	37
Matt Muhammad	7	12	---	---	18	37
Jim White	---	---	21	11	4	36
Thurman Cowley	10	23	---	---	3	36
Stephen Johnstone	14	20	---	---	---	34
Eric Cook	5	15	---	---	13	33
J.B. Aarhus	7	19	---	---	6	32
Chester Kuehl	---	---	10	5	17	32
Carl Gersbach	---	---	9	10	9	28
Terry Owens	13	13	---	---	---	26
Tommy Nobis	---	---	8	2	15	25
Sammy Everett	---	---	15	8	1	24
Lenny Richard	---	---	16	7	1	24
John Brandon	---	---	7	5	11	23
Bob Grim	2	5	---	---	11	18
Harris Malinowski	---	---	8	5	4	17
Jerrel Wilson	0	0	---	---	5	5
Jim Bakken	0	0	---	---	4	4
John Hadl	0	1	---	---	---	1
Tom Blanchard	0	0	---	---	---	0
Bobby Scott	0	0	---	---	---	0
Unknown	---	---	0	0	---	0
Ross Robertson	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	4	1.3
Middle	13	67	5.2
Right	17	78	4.6
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	30	4.3
Middle	8	49	6.1
Right	6	21	3.5
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Fran Tarkenton	27	19	1	0	2	3	3	0	0

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Archie Manning	29	17	1	1	2	2	6	3	0
John Hadl	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	5	27	5.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	7	46	4.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	6	63	7.9
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	23	7.7

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	14	4.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	6	6	30	5.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	16	8	89	5.6
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	18	3.6

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB Chuck Foreman	6	5	0	34	0	16
WR Bob Newland	5	3	0	34	0	19
WR Don McCauley	4	2	1	13	0	14
RB Bob Gresham	3	3	0	26	0	12
FB Vincent Horton	3	3	0	17	0	8
TE Kent Kramer	2	2	0	12	0	16
WR Lance Rentzel	2	1	1	23	1	18
WR Frank Pitts	1	0	0	0	0	16
FB Larry Schreiber	1	0	0	0	0	11

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Larry Wilcox	9	4	0	59	1	24
WR Tony Galloway	5	0	1	0	0	21
RB Sam Cunningham	4	4	0	16	0	18
WR Ike Harris	4	3	0	21	0	24
WR Richard Sims	3	3	0	15	0	23
RB Jim Kiick	2	1	1	4	0	22
TE Eric Cook	2	2	0	25	0	15
WR Bob Grim	1	1	0	11	0	5

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Chuck Foreman	3	10	3.33	4.38
Bob Gresham	1	5	5.00	3.86

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Fran Tarkenton	4	4	28	7.00	5.89

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Archie Manning	2	2	7	3.50	4.90

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
FB Vincent Horton	2	2	13	6.50	5.67
TE Kent Kramer	1	1	7	7.00	6.00
WR Bob Newland	1	1	8	8.00	6.80

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Sam Cunningham	2	2	7	3.50	4.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Chuck Foreman	3	1
Bob Gresham	2	1
Fran Tarkenton	1	0

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Jim Kiick	4	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Fran Tarkenton	7	5	2

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Archie Manning	7	5	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Chuck Foreman	2	2	1
TE Kent Kramer	1	1	1
WR Don McCauley	1	1	0
WR Lance Rentzel	1	0	0
FB Larry Schreiber	1	0	0
FB Vincent Horton	1	1	0

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Eric Cook	2	2	2
RB Sam Cunningham	1	1	0
WR Ike Harris	1	1	1
WR Tony Galloway	1	0	0
WR Richard Sims	1	1	0
WR Larry Wilcox	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 55,800 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,100 (21,400)
End Zone 12,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,100 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 10,800 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,900 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,600 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	55,800 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,100 (21,400)
End Zone	12,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,100 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	10,800 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,900 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,600 (3,300)