Week 6, 1974

played in Minnesota, MN

63 degrees, fair, 8 mph wind

Detroit Lions	14	7	3	0	-	24
Minnesota Vikings	0	24	0	7	-	31

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:45 DET - Tyrone Hall 1 run (Kris Stevenson extra point)
1Q: 04:00 DET - Tyrone Hall 3 run (Kris Stevenson extra point)
2Q: 15:00 MIN - Lance Rentzel 18 pass from Fran Tarkenton (Horst Muhlmann extra point)
2Q: 05:16 MIN - Bob Newland 4 pass from Fran Tarkenton (Horst Muhlmann extra point)
2Q: 03:15 MIN - Bob Atkins 90 punt return (Horst Muhlmann extra point)
2Q: 03:08 DET - Wally Francis 87 kickoff return (Kris Stevenson extra point)
2Q: 00:54 MIN - Horst Muhlmann 35 field goal
3Q: 09:14 DET - Kris Stevenson 51 field goal
4Q: 01:12 MIN - Chuck Foreman 11 run (Horst Muhlmann extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:45 DET - Tyrone Hall 1 run (Kris Stevenson extra point)
1Q: 04:00 DET - Tyrone Hall 3 run (Kris Stevenson extra point)
2Q: 15:00 MIN - Lance Rentzel 18 pass from Fran Tarkenton (Horst Muhlmann extra point)
2Q: 05:16 MIN - Bob Newland 4 pass from Fran Tarkenton (Horst Muhlmann extra point)
2Q: 03:15 MIN - Bob Atkins 90 punt return (Horst Muhlmann extra point)
2Q: 03:08 DET - Wally Francis 87 kickoff return (Kris Stevenson extra point)
2Q: 00:54 MIN - Horst Muhlmann 35 field goal
3Q: 09:14 DET - Kris Stevenson 51 field goal
4Q: 01:12 MIN - Chuck Foreman 11 run (Horst Muhlmann extra point)

Team Statistics DET MIN
Record 3-2 6-0
First Downs 18 20
- by Rushing 9 5
- by Passing 6 13
- by Penalty 3 2
Total Net Yards 285 295
- Offensive Plays 71 61
- Yards per Play 4.01 4.84
Net Rushing Yards 151 74
- Rushing Attempts 27 24
- Yards per Rush 5.59 3.08
Net Passing Yards 134 221
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 42 - 23 - 1 37 - 25 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 150 221
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/16 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 3.05 5.97
Fumbles/Lost 3/0 3/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/16 4/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.3 5.4
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 2/20 6/45
Punt Returns/Yards 3/35 4/106
Kick Returns/Yards 6/227 2/45
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 3/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 28 OWN 31
Time of Possession 33:18 26:42

Team Statistics	DET	MIN
Record	3-2	6-0
First Downs	18	20
- by Rushing	9	5
- by Passing	6	13
- by Penalty	3	2
Total Net Yards	285	295
- Offensive Plays	71	61
- Yards per Play	4.01	4.84
Net Rushing Yards	151	74
- Rushing Attempts	27	24
- Yards per Rush	5.59	3.08
Net Passing Yards	134	221
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	42 - 23 - 1	37 - 25 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	150	221
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/16	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	3.05	5.97
Fumbles/Lost	3/0	3/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/16	4/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.3	5.4
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	2/20	6/45
Punt Returns/Yards	3/35	4/106
Kick Returns/Yards	6/227	2/45
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	3/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 28	OWN 31
Time of Possession	33:18	26:42

Drive Charts

Detroit Lions
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:25	OWN 22	12	78	Touchdown
1	7:37	3:45	OWN 46	9	54	Touchdown
2	14:53	2:15	OWN 45	3	9	Punt
2	11:34	2:10	OWN 29	3	5	Punt
2	5:09	2:01	OWN 47	3	6	Punt
2	0:48	0:48	OWN 36	3	-7	Punt
3	13:45	0:41	OWN 26	2	4	Interception
3	11:42	2:35	OWN 20	4	46	Field Goal
3	7:12	1:34	OWN 12	3	6	Punt
3	3:47	2:28	OWN 3	8	39	Punt
4	15:00	5:58	OWN 6	11	48	Punt
4	5:29	2:34	OPP 46	5	16	Missed FG
4	1:04	0:57	OWN 27	6	14	Downs

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:35	1:58	OWN 13	3	3	Punt
1	3:52	3:59	OWN 32	7	68	Touchdown
2	12:38	1:04	OWN 20	3	2	Punt
2	9:24	4:15	OWN 11	10	89	Touchdown
2	2:54	2:06	OWN 47	7	35	Field Goal
3	15:00	1:15	OWN 20	3	2	Punt
3	13:04	1:22	OPP 46	3	7	Punt
3	9:07	1:55	OWN 20	6	16	Punt
3	5:38	1:51	OPP 43	3	8	Punt
3	1:19	1:19	OWN 24	3	5	Punt
4	9:02	3:33	OWN 11	6	20	Punt
4	2:55	1:51	OWN 37	7	63	Touchdown
4	0:07	0:07	OPP 41	1	-2	Game

Game MVP: Fran Tarkenton, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Carlos Spencer	15	75	5.00	18	4	0
Tyrone Hall	12	76	6.33	42	2	2

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Chuck Foreman	14	50	3.57	11	1	1
Bob Gresham	8	17	2.13	11	1	0
Fran Tarkenton	2	7	3.50	9	0	0

Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bill Demory	42	23	150	2/16	0	18	1	52.7

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Fran Tarkenton	37	25	221	0/0	2	19	0	101.3

Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Wally Francis	5	7	34	6.80	3	14
WR Frank Lewis	3	8	27	9.00	0	10
TE Charlie Sanders	3	9	19	6.33	8	9
FB Eddie Ray	2	2	8	4.00	0	7
RB Chuck Wingle	2	2	3	1.50	0	3
RB Tyrone Hall	2	2	9	4.50	7	8
WR Tyrell Fleming	2	5	21	10.50	3	15
RB Carlos Spencer	2	2	6	3.00	3	4
WR Lamont Marrow	2	5	23	11.50	19	18

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Don McCauley	8	9	92	11.50	4	16	0
RB Chuck Foreman	5	6	31	6.20	5	16	0
WR Bob Newland	4	7	40	10.00	6	19	1
RB Bob Gresham	2	2	5	2.50	1	6	0
WR Frank Pitts	2	4	16	8.00	1	11	0
WR Lance Rentzel	2	6	29	14.50	15	18	1
FB Larry Schreiber	2	2	8	4.00	0	6	0
TE Kent Kramer	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Detroit	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Paul Krause	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Detroit	Fumb	Recov	Force
Carlos Spencer	2	0	0
Bill Demory	1	1	0
John Didion	0	1	0
Eddie Ray	0	1	0
Tom Hayes	0	0	1
Mel Phillips	0	0	1
Skip Thomas	0	0	1

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force
Don McCauley	1	1	0
Chuck Foreman	1	0	0
Zeke Moore	1	0	0
Bob Atkins	0	1	1
Dan Medlin	0	1	0
Sweeny Williams	0	0	1
Del Ross	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Detroit	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Duane Carrell	7	280	40.0	28.9	56	4

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Bob Parsons	8	377	47.1	40.3	65	3

Kicking Statistics

Detroit	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Kris Stevenson	1/2	1/2	1/1	51	3/3

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Horst Muhlmann	1/1	0/0	0/0	35	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Charlie West	3	35	11.7	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bob Atkins	4	106	26.5	1

Kick Return Statistics

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Wally Francis	4	160	40.0	1
Charlie West	2	67	33.5	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Zeke Moore	1	22	22.0	0
Del Ross	1	23	23.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Detroit	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Lem Barney	9	0	0.0	23	36
OLB Ed O'Neil	7	1	0.0	22	35
CB Skip Thomas	6	0	0.0	22	32
S Mel Phillips	4	4	0.0	23	35
S Doug Wyatt	4	0	0.0	17	26
ILB Merv Krakau	3	1	0.0	5	5
DT Herb Orvis	3	1	0.0	21	30
DE Sherman White	3	1	0.0	24	34
S Charlie West	2	1	0.0	19	27
DE Bill Gergory	1	1	0.0	7	14
OLB Charlie Weaver	1	1	0.0	24	37
WR Frank Lewis	1	0	---	---	---
DE Tim Rossovich	1	0	0.0	23	34
DT Greg Wojcik	1	0	0.0	9	17
OLB Larry Ball	0	2	0.0	5	12
S Chuck Crist	0	1	0.0	3	7
DT Bob Pollard	0	1	0.0	15	24
ILB Artie Prior	0	1	0.0	2	2

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Lee Roy Jordan	7	7	0.0	26	43
OLB Bill Peterson	6	0	0.0	9	27
DE Carl Eller	5	2	1.0	25	43
S Bob Atkins	5	0	0.0	10	9
CB Del Ross	4	2	0.0	12	28
CB Luke Szorcsik	4	0	0.0	8	15
DE Sweeny Williams	3	0	1.0	25	40
DT Alan Page	3	1	0.0	25	42
OLB Dave Washington	3	0	0.0	18	17
S Paul Krause	2	2	0.0	27	43
ILB Amos Martin	2	1	0.0	9	12
CB Zeke Moore	2	0	0.0	24	43
CB Brock Green	2	0	0.0	10	27
OLB Floyd Rice	1	1	0.0	10	6
CB Bobby Howard	1	0	0.0	22	41

Pass Rush Statistics

Detroit	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Sherman White	1	1	34
DT Herb Orvis	1	0	30
DT Bob Pollard	0	1	24

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Carl Eller	1.0	0	4	0	43
DE Sweeny Williams	1.0	0	1	3	40
OLB Dave Washington	0.0	1	0	0	17
DT Alan Page	0.0	0	3	1	42
OLB Floyd Rice	0.0	0	0	1	6

Pass Defense Statistics

Detroit	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Lem Barney	6	2	36
CB Skip Thomas	5	0	32
OLB Ed O'Neil	4	0	35
S Mel Phillips	3	0	35
S Doug Wyatt	3	0	26
OLB Larry Ball	1	0	12
DE Bill Gergory	1	0	14
ILB Merv Krakau	1	0	5
OLB Charlie Weaver	1	0	37
S Charlie West	0	1	27

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Lee Roy Jordan	4	1	0	43
OLB Bill Peterson	4	0	0	27
CB Luke Szorcsik	3	0	0	15
DE Carl Eller	2	0	0	43
CB Zeke Moore	2	0	0	43
CB Del Ross	2	0	0	28
CB Bobby Howard	1	2	0	41
S Bob Atkins	1	0	0	9
ILB Amos Martin	1	0	0	12
DT Alan Page	1	0	0	42
DE Sweeny Williams	1	0	0	40
CB Brock Green	1	0	0	27
S Paul Krause	0	1	1	43

Blocking Statistics

Detroit	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Don Morrison	4	6	24	1	39
John Didion	2	6	21	0	31
Charlie Sanders	1	3	25	0	42
Emmanuel Zanders	1	3	25	0	41
Eddie Ray	1	2	13	0	24
Ronnie Carroll	0	3	20	1	27
Paul Fersen	0	1	10	0	20
Paul Howard	0	1	2	0	5
Tom Luken	0	1	5	0	12
Dan Neal	0	1	6	0	13

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Ron Yary	3	7	24	37
Kent Kramer	2	2	19	14
Dave Manders	1	6	22	28
Pat Matson	1	3	21	31
Dan Medlin	0	3	23	34
Ed George	0	1	20	31

Special Teams Tackles

Detroit	Tackles	STPlays
Tom Hayes	3	17
Tyrone Hall	1	20
Chuck Wingle	1	13

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Lance Rentzel	3	12
Clarence Davis	2	26
Ronald Fitzgerald	1	12
Larry Schreiber	1	8
Bobby Howard	1	3

Participation

Detroit	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Charlie Sanders	25	42	---	---	9	76
Emmanuel Zanders	25	41	---	---	6	72
Bill Demory	27	44	---	---	---	71
Ed O'Neil	---	---	22	35	13	70
Don Morrison	24	39	---	---	---	63
Lem Barney	---	---	23	36	3	62
Charlie Weaver	---	---	24	37	1	62
Wally Francis	19	29	---	---	13	61
Mel Phillips	---	---	23	35	1	59
Charlie West	---	---	19	27	13	59
Sherman White	---	---	24	34	1	59
Tim Rossovich	---	---	23	34	1	58
Tyrone Hall	12	26	---	---	20	58
John Didion	21	31	---	---	5	57
Skip Thomas	---	---	22	32	2	56
Sam Adams	22	32	---	---	1	55
Doug Wyatt	---	---	17	26	12	55
Frank Lewis	20	27	---	---	6	53
Herb Orvis	---	---	21	30	1	52
Tyrell Fleming	8	22	---	---	19	49
Ronnie Carroll	20	27	---	---	---	47
Eddie Ray	13	24	---	---	7	44
Larry Ball	---	---	5	12	24	41
Lamont Marrow	17	24	---	---	---	41
Bob Pollard	---	---	15	24	1	40
Paul Fersen	10	20	---	---	9	39
Greg Wojcik	---	---	9	17	8	34
Carlos Spencer	15	18	---	---	---	33
Bill Gergory	---	---	7	14	8	29
Tom Luken	5	12	---	---	9	26
Chuck Wingle	6	7	---	---	13	26
Dan Neal	6	13	---	---	5	24
Chuck Crist	---	---	3	7	11	21
Merv Krakau	---	---	5	5	10	20
Chester Crites	0	0	---	---	20	20
Tom Hayes	---	---	0	0	17	17
Paul Howard	2	5	---	---	9	16
Earl Thomas	0	1	---	---	8	9
Artie Prior	---	---	2	2	5	9
Duane Carrell	0	0	---	---	7	7
Kris Stevenson	0	0	---	---	7	7
Dominic Bruce	---	---	0	0	6	6
Eugene Johnstone	---	---	0	0	6	6
Gary Marangi	0	0	---	---	2	2
Charles Swift	0	0	---	---	---	0
Carl Grant	0	0	---	---	---	0

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Zeke Moore	---	---	24	43	7	74
Lee Roy Jordan	---	---	26	43	3	72
Paul Krause	---	---	27	43	2	72
Carl Eller	---	---	25	43	2	70
Alan Page	---	---	25	42	2	69
Sweeny Williams	---	---	25	40	2	67
Del Ross	---	---	12	28	27	67
Bobby Howard	---	---	22	41	3	66
Pat Matson	21	31	---	---	9	61
Fran Tarkenton	24	37	---	---	---	61
Ron Yary	24	37	---	---	---	61
Ed George	20	31	---	---	9	60
Dan Medlin	23	34	---	---	---	57
Lance Rentzel	14	26	---	---	12	52
Fred Nolan	---	---	19	30	3	52
Bob Newland	18	32	---	---	1	51
Dave Manders	22	28	---	---	---	50
Don McCauley	12	20	---	---	17	49
Bill Peterson	---	---	9	27	10	46
Chuck Foreman	16	27	---	---	2	45
Kent Kramer	19	14	---	---	8	41
Bob Atkins	---	---	10	9	20	39
Brock Green	---	---	10	27	2	39
Dave Washington	---	---	18	17	1	36
Frank Pitts	11	23	---	---	1	35
Luke Szorcsik	---	---	8	15	12	35
Lewis Rockett	6	10	---	---	18	34
Larry Schreiber	9	15	---	---	8	32
Bob Gresham	8	10	---	---	13	31
Amos Martin	---	---	9	12	10	31
Clarence Davis	0	0	---	---	26	26
Tom Forrest	4	9	---	---	9	22
Floyd Rice	---	---	10	6	5	21
Jim Pietrzak	2	9	---	---	9	20
Vincent Horton	4	4	---	---	12	20
Ronald Fitzgerald	3	4	---	---	12	19
Aaron Meyer	4	6	---	---	9	19
Art Thoms	---	---	7	4	6	17
Ike Howard	---	---	2	4	11	17
Don Croft	---	---	7	8	---	15
Bob Parsons	0	0	---	---	8	8
Horst Muhlmann	0	0	---	---	7	7
Lamar Martin	---	---	2	1	---	3
Otis Hastings	0	0	---	---	1	1
Lonnie Murray	---	---	0	1	---	1
Dennis McKenzie	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	26	5.2
Middle	11	49	4.5
Right	11	76	6.9
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	1	0.3
Middle	9	37	4.1
Right	11	38	3.5
None	1	-2	-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bill Demory	42	23	0	4	1	4	8	5	1

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Fran Tarkenton	37	25	0	1	4	3	2	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	5	24	4.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	23	14	78	3.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	4	48	4.4
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	5	15	2.1
Short (0-8 Yds)	6	6	40	6.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	22	14	166	7.5
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
TE Charlie Sanders	9	3	0	19	42
WR Frank Lewis	8	3	0	27	27
WR Wally Francis	7	5	1	34	29
WR Tyrell Fleming	5	2	0	21	22
WR Lamont Marrow	5	2	0	23	24
FB Eddie Ray	2	2	0	8	24
RB Chuck Wingle	2	2	0	3	7
RB Tyrone Hall	2	2	0	9	26
RB Carlos Spencer	2	2	0	6	18

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
WR Don McCauley	9	8	0	92	20
WR Bob Newland	7	4	2	40	32
RB Chuck Foreman	6	5	1	31	27
WR Lance Rentzel	6	2	1	29	26
WR Frank Pitts	4	2	0	16	23
RB Bob Gresham	2	2	0	5	10
FB Larry Schreiber	2	2	0	8	15
TE Kent Kramer	1	0	0	0	14

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Tyrone Hall	4	6	1.50	6.33
Carlos Spencer	2	-2	-1.00	5.00

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Chuck Foreman	5	21	4.20	3.57
Bob Gresham	1	0	0.00	2.13

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bill Demory	2	2	11	5.50	3.57

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Fran Tarkenton	3	2	22	7.33	5.97

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Charlie Sanders	1	1	9	9.00	2.11
RB Carlos Spencer	1	1	2	2.00	3.00

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Kent Kramer	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Bob Newland	1	1	4	4.00	5.71
WR Lance Rentzel	1	1	18	18.00	4.83

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Rushes	Conversions
Tyrone Hall	2	1
Carlos Spencer	1	1

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Bob Gresham	4	1
Fran Tarkenton	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bill Demory	13	10	3

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Fran Tarkenton	8	6	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Wally Francis	5	5	2
WR Tyrell Fleming	2	2	1
WR Lamont Marrow	2	1	0
WR Frank Lewis	1	0	0
TE Charlie Sanders	1	0	0
RB Chuck Wingle	1	1	0
RB Tyrone Hall	1	1	0

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Chuck Foreman	2	2	0
RB Bob Gresham	1	1	0
WR Don McCauley	1	1	1
WR Bob Newland	1	1	1
WR Frank Pitts	1	0	0
WR Lance Rentzel	1	0	0
FB Larry Schreiber	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 57,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,700 (21,400)
End Zone 12,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,300 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 11,200 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,100 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,700 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	57,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,700 (21,400)
End Zone	12,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,300 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	11,200 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,100 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,700 (3,300)