Week 7, 1974

played in Chicago, IL

66 degrees, fair, 12 mph wind

Minnesota Vikings	0	3	7	3	-	13
Chicago Bears	6	7	10	0	-	23

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:23 CHI - Errol Mann 51 field goal
1Q: 01:55 CHI - Errol Mann 44 field goal
2Q: 07:28 CHI - Joseph Bach 10 pass from Scott Hunter (Errol Mann extra point)
2Q: 03:24 MIN - Horst Muhlmann 36 field goal
3Q: 09:31 CHI - Errol Mann 45 field goal
3Q: 05:19 CHI - Kirk Robbins 62 interception return (Errol Mann extra point)
3Q: 01:30 MIN - Bob Newland 5 pass from Fran Tarkenton (Horst Muhlmann extra point)
4Q: 09:01 MIN - Horst Muhlmann 47 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:23 CHI - Errol Mann 51 field goal
1Q: 01:55 CHI - Errol Mann 44 field goal
2Q: 07:28 CHI - Joseph Bach 10 pass from Scott Hunter (Errol Mann extra point)
2Q: 03:24 MIN - Horst Muhlmann 36 field goal
3Q: 09:31 CHI - Errol Mann 45 field goal
3Q: 05:19 CHI - Kirk Robbins 62 interception return (Errol Mann extra point)
3Q: 01:30 MIN - Bob Newland 5 pass from Fran Tarkenton (Horst Muhlmann extra point)
4Q: 09:01 MIN - Horst Muhlmann 47 field goal

Team Statistics MIN CHI
Record 6-1 4-3
First Downs 20 12
- by Rushing 2 5
- by Passing 16 7
- by Penalty 2 0
Total Net Yards 369 268
- Offensive Plays 71 63
- Yards per Play 5.20 4.25
Net Rushing Yards 46 101
- Rushing Attempts 12 36
- Yards per Rush 3.83 2.81
Net Passing Yards 323 167
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 59 - 26 - 1 26 - 17 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 323 174
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 1/7
- Yards per Pass Play 5.47 6.19
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 3/15 7/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.3 7.6
4th Down Conversions 2/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 11/63 6/35
Punt Returns/Yards 4/22 4/28
Kick Returns/Yards 2/62 2/37
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/62
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 28 OWN 27
Time of Possession 26:25 33:35

Team Statistics	MIN	CHI
Record	6-1	4-3
First Downs	20	12
- by Rushing	2	5
- by Passing	16	7
- by Penalty	2	0
Total Net Yards	369	268
- Offensive Plays	71	63
- Yards per Play	5.20	4.25
Net Rushing Yards	46	101
- Rushing Attempts	12	36
- Yards per Rush	3.83	2.81
Net Passing Yards	323	167
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	59 - 26 - 1	26 - 17 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	323	174
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	1/7
- Yards per Pass Play	5.47	6.19
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	3/15	7/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.3	7.6
4th Down Conversions	2/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	11/63	6/35
Punt Returns/Yards	4/22	4/28
Kick Returns/Yards	2/62	2/37
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/62
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 28	OWN 27
Time of Possession	26:25	33:35

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:05	OWN 33	3	0	Punt
1	12:30	1:22	OWN 33	3	3	Punt
1	7:17	2:25	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
1	1:48	2:21	OWN 20	7	42	Punt
2	7:23	4:04	OWN 20	11	61	Field Goal
2	1:57	0:54	OWN 27	4	14	Punt
2	0:01	0:01	OWN 23	1	-1	Half
3	9:25	1:07	OWN 39	3	0	Punt
3	6:20	1:10	OWN 20	4	23	Interception
3	5:10	3:49	OWN 20	8	80	Touchdown
4	14:53	1:00	OWN 24	3	5	Punt
4	12:20	3:24	OWN 47	6	23	Field Goal
4	7:55	1:10	OPP 28	3	0	Missed FG
4	2:29	2:29	OWN 7	12	69	Game

Chicago Bears
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:55	1:25	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
1	11:08	3:51	OWN 27	6	39	Field Goal
1	4:52	3:04	OWN 44	6	29	Field Goal
2	14:27	7:04	OWN 20	13	80	Touchdown
2	3:19	1:22	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
2	1:03	1:02	OWN 25	4	16	Punt
3	15:00	3:49	OWN 12	6	16	Punt
3	11:11	1:46	OPP 36	3	8	Field Goal
3	8:18	1:58	OWN 20	5	38	Punt
3	1:21	1:28	OWN 27	3	5	Punt
4	13:53	1:33	OWN 18	3	3	Punt
4	8:56	1:01	OWN 24	2	4	Fumble
4	6:45	4:16	OWN 35	6	12	Punt

Game MVP: Scott Hunter, Chicago Bears

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Chuck Foreman	8	33	4.13	11	2
Fran Tarkenton	3	10	3.33	6	0
Bob Gresham	1	3	3.00	3	0

Chicago	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Otis Armstrong	18	30	1.67	11	1
Andy Johnson	12	62	5.17	18	2
Carl Garrett	6	9	1.50	6	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Fran Tarkenton	59	26	323	0/0	1	36	1	60.2

Chicago	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Scott Hunter	26	17	174	1/7	1	40	0	97.2

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Don McCauley	6	10	82	13.67	4	21	0
WR Bob Newland	6	16	77	12.83	2	36	1
WR Frank Pitts	4	16	45	11.25	0	17	0
WR Lance Rentzel	4	6	72	18.00	28	33	0
RB Chuck Foreman	2	3	9	4.50	7	5	0
RB Bob Gresham	2	2	19	9.50	0	14	0
FB Larry Schreiber	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0
TE Lewis Rockett	1	5	14	14.00	2	14	0

Chicago	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Otis Armstrong	4	4	19	4.75	16	14	0
WR Roger Carr	4	4	46	11.50	9	19	0
WR Terry Carrol	3	7	60	20.00	4	40	0
WR Ronnie Talley	3	6	32	10.67	5	21	0
TE Boyd Brown	2	2	7	3.50	0	7	0
WR Joseph Bach	1	2	10	10.00	0	10	1
FB Cid Edwards	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Chicago	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Kirk Robbins	1	62	62.00	1

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force
Bob Atkins	1	0	0
Del Ross	1	0	0
Bobby Howard	0	1	0
Luke Szorcsik	0	1	0
Dave Washington	0	0	1

Chicago	Fumb	Recov	Force
Otis Armstrong	1	0	0
Boyd Brown	0	1	0
Cid Edwards	0	0	2

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Bob Parsons	7	327	46.7	37.0	67	3

Chicago	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Merritt Kersey	8	345	43.1	37.9	51	2

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Horst Muhlmann	2/3	1/2	0/0	47	1/1

Chicago	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Errol Mann	3/3	3/3	1/1	51	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bob Atkins	4	22	5.5	0

Chicago	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Terry Carrol	2	11	5.5	0
Paul Johnson	2	17	8.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Del Ross	2	62	31.0	0

Chicago	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Otis Armstrong	1	14	14.0	0
Paul Johnson	1	23	23.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Lee Roy Jordan	8	4	0.0	35	24
S Paul Krause	6	1	0.0	36	27
OLB Dave Washington	5	1	0.0	17	10
DT Alan Page	5	0	0.0	32	26
CB Bobby Howard	4	1	1.0	31	22
DE Sweeny Williams	3	2	0.0	35	26
CB Del Ross	3	1	0.0	19	17
CB Zeke Moore	3	0	0.0	34	26
CB Brock Green	3	0	0.0	17	16
DE Carl Eller	2	2	0.0	36	25
DE Don Croft	2	0	0.0	11	4
ILB Amos Martin	2	0	0.0	10	7
OLB Bill Peterson	2	0	0.0	19	17
CB Luke Szorcsik	2	0	0.0	9	10
DT Fred Nolan	1	2	0.0	28	20
S Bob Atkins	1	0	0.0	12	8
OLB Floyd Rice	1	0	0.0	10	7

Chicago	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
CB Billy Joe Bridges	6	2	10	54
S Kirk Robbins	5	0	10	59
CB Paul Johnson	4	2	12	56
ILB Don Rives	4	1	12	54
S Craig Clemons	4	0	12	59
S Brant Ofodile	4	0	4	26
DE Larry Hand	3	0	12	58
DT Wally Chambers	2	2	12	58
OLB Duane Benson	2	0	12	57
CB Durwood Keeton	2	0	12	57
DE Fred Dryer	0	1	12	57
DE Ron Rydalich	0	1	8	28

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
CB Bobby Howard	1.0	0	0	22
DT Fred Nolan	0.0	2	0	20
DE Carl Eller	0.0	1	0	25
DT Alan Page	0.0	0	1	26

Chicago	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Wally Chambers	2	4	0	58
DE Larry Hand	0	6	0	58
DE Fred Dryer	0	3	2	57
ILB Don Rives	0	1	0	54

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Bobby Howard	3	0	22
CB Zeke Moore	2	2	26
ILB Lee Roy Jordan	2	1	24
CB Luke Szorcsik	2	1	10
ILB Amos Martin	2	0	7
CB Brock Green	2	0	16
S Paul Krause	1	0	27
OLB Floyd Rice	1	0	7
OLB Dave Washington	1	0	10
CB Del Ross	1	0	17

Chicago	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Billy Joe Bridges	6	2	0	54
S Kirk Robbins	5	2	1	59
CB Paul Johnson	3	2	0	56
S Craig Clemons	3	1	0	59
ILB Don Rives	3	1	0	54
S Brant Ofodile	2	2	0	26
CB Durwood Keeton	2	1	0	57
OLB Duane Benson	2	0	0	57

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Dave Manders	2	3	1	10	45
Ron Yary	1	2	0	12	59
Ed George	0	1	0	9	50
Dan Medlin	0	1	0	12	50
Jim Pietrzak	0	1	0	2	14
Vincent Horton	0	1	0	3	9

Chicago	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Carl Garrett	3	5	1	30	0	16
Hubert Camarillo	2	6	0	29	0	21
Alberto White	1	7	0	31	0	24
Rich Coady	1	6	0	26	0	18
Phil LaPorta	1	4	0	29	0	19
Jim Clack	1	1	0	10	0	9
Dave Hill	0	3	0	27	0	22
Boyd Brown	0	2	0	23	0	15
Cedric Chapman	0	2	0	7	0	6
Bob Young	0	0	0	12	1	11

Special Teams Tackles

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Kent Kramer	2	20
Clarence Davis	1	28
Ronald Fitzgerald	1	13
Lance Rentzel	1	9
Larry Schreiber	1	9

Chicago	Tackles	STPlays
Cid Edwards	4	19
Dave Edwards	1	31
Lester Tresca	1	15

Participation

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Pat Matson	8	55	---	---	10	73
Fran Tarkenton	12	59	---	---	---	71
Ron Yary	12	59	---	---	---	71
Ed George	9	50	---	---	10	69
Zeke Moore	---	---	34	26	9	69
Paul Krause	---	---	36	27	3	66
Carl Eller	---	---	36	25	4	65
Del Ross	---	---	19	17	29	65
Sweeny Williams	---	---	35	26	3	64
Lee Roy Jordan	---	---	35	24	4	63
Dan Medlin	12	50	---	---	---	62
Alan Page	---	---	32	26	3	61
Bobby Howard	---	---	31	22	4	57
Kent Kramer	6	31	---	---	20	57
Don McCauley	9	29	---	---	18	56
Lance Rentzel	7	40	---	---	9	56
Dave Manders	10	45	---	---	---	55
Fred Nolan	---	---	28	20	6	54
Bob Newland	7	46	---	---	---	53
Chuck Foreman	8	41	---	---	---	49
Bill Peterson	---	---	19	17	11	47
Frank Pitts	6	35	---	---	---	41
Bob Atkins	---	---	12	8	20	40
Brock Green	---	---	17	16	4	37
Larry Schreiber	4	21	---	---	9	34
Bob Gresham	4	18	---	---	11	33
Lewis Rockett	4	20	---	---	8	32
Dave Washington	---	---	17	10	2	29
Clarence Davis	0	0	---	---	28	28
Amos Martin	---	---	10	7	11	28
Luke Szorcsik	---	---	9	10	9	28
Tom Forrest	4	13	---	---	10	27
Jim Pietrzak	2	14	---	---	10	26
Vincent Horton	3	9	---	---	11	23
Floyd Rice	---	---	10	7	5	22
Aaron Meyer	3	9	---	---	10	22
Ronald Fitzgerald	2	5	---	---	13	20
Don Croft	---	---	11	4	1	16
Ike Howard	---	---	1	1	13	15
Art Thoms	---	---	4	2	6	12
Horst Muhlmann	0	0	---	---	7	7
Bob Parsons	0	0	---	---	7	7
Otis Hastings	0	0	---	---	3	3
Lamar Martin	---	---	0	2	---	2
Dennis McKenzie	0	0	---	---	---	0
Lonnie Murray	---	---	0	0	---	0

Chicago	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Paul Johnson	---	---	12	56	12	80
Craig Clemons	---	---	12	59	4	75
Wally Chambers	---	---	12	58	3	73
Larry Hand	---	---	12	58	3	73
Duane Benson	---	---	12	57	3	72
Fred Dryer	---	---	12	57	3	72
Durwood Keeton	---	---	12	57	3	72
Kirk Robbins	---	---	10	59	2	71
Carl Garrett	30	16	---	---	23	69
Don Rives	---	---	12	54	3	69
Billy Joe Bridges	---	---	10	54	2	66
Scott Hunter	36	27	---	---	---	63
Hubert Camarillo	29	21	---	---	10	60
Boyd Brown	23	15	---	---	20	58
Alberto White	31	24	---	---	---	55
Dave Hill	27	22	---	---	---	49
Roger Carr	14	17	---	---	17	48
Phil LaPorta	29	19	---	---	---	48
Rich Coady	26	18	---	---	2	46
Terry Carrol	26	15	---	---	2	43
Ron Rydalich	---	---	8	28	5	41
Andy Johnson	12	8	---	---	20	40
Brant Ofodile	---	---	4	26	10	40
Otis Armstrong	18	16	---	---	5	39
Andre Tillman	16	10	---	---	13	39
Bob Young	12	11	---	---	11	34
Joseph Bach	17	17	---	---	---	34
Dave Edwards	---	---	0	2	31	33
Ronnie Talley	19	14	---	---	---	33
Jim Clack	10	9	---	---	9	28
Maurice Cherpeski	---	---	0	6	21	27
Cid Edwards	3	4	---	---	19	26
Jeff Sevy	9	5	---	---	11	25
Lester Tresca	2	3	---	---	15	20
Cedric Chapman	7	6	---	---	5	18
Brad Van Pelt	---	---	2	6	8	16
Doug Allen	---	---	0	1	10	11
Merritt Kersey	0	0	---	---	11	11
Rick Dvorak	---	---	2	6	1	9
Errol Mann	0	0	---	---	9	9
Tom Sutton	---	---	0	2	7	9
Dan Buffone	---	---	0	2	4	6
Bill Belk	---	---	0	1	3	4
Rodney Dawkins	---	---	0	0	1	1
Unknown	0	0	---	---	---	0
O.J. Fujimoto	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	13	6.5
Middle	7	32	4.6
Right	2	2	1.0
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	13	32	2.5
Middle	17	66	3.9
Right	6	3	0.5
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Fran Tarkenton	59	26	4	2	3	11	14	2	1

Chicago	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Scott Hunter	26	17	2	0	2	4	3	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	9	4.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	9	80	8.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	26	12	156	6.0
Long (19+ Yds)	21	3	78	3.7

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	22	7.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	8	43	3.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	4	48	6.9
Long (19+ Yds)	5	2	61	12.2

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Bob Newland	16	6	1	77	2	46
WR Frank Pitts	16	4	2	45	0	35
WR Don McCauley	10	6	0	82	1	29
WR Lance Rentzel	6	4	0	72	1	40
TE Lewis Rockett	5	1	0	14	0	20
RB Chuck Foreman	3	2	0	9	0	41
RB Bob Gresham	2	2	0	19	0	18
FB Larry Schreiber	1	1	0	5	0	21

Chicago	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Terry Carrol	7	3	2	60	1	15
WR Ronnie Talley	6	3	0	32	1	14
RB Otis Armstrong	4	4	0	19	0	16
WR Roger Carr	4	4	0	46	0	17
TE Boyd Brown	2	2	0	7	0	15
WR Joseph Bach	2	1	0	10	0	17
FB Cid Edwards	1	0	0	0	0	4

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Chuck Foreman	1	5	5.00	4.13

Chicago	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Otis Armstrong	1	2	2.00	1.67

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Fran Tarkenton	2	1	5	2.50	5.47

Chicago	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Scott Hunter	3	2	18	6.00	6.69

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Bob Newland	2	1	5	2.50	4.81

Chicago	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Roger Carr	1	1	8	8.00	11.50
WR Terry Carrol	1	0	0	0.00	8.57
WR Joseph Bach	1	1	10	10.00	5.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Chuck Foreman	1	0

Chicago	Rushes	Conversions
Otis Armstrong	3	2
Andy Johnson	2	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Fran Tarkenton	14	4	3

Chicago	Att	Comp	Conversions
Scott Hunter	13	10	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Bob Newland	4	1	0
WR Don McCauley	3	1	1
WR Frank Pitts	3	0	0
WR Lance Rentzel	2	1	1
RB Bob Gresham	1	1	1
TE Lewis Rockett	1	0	0

Chicago	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Roger Carr	4	4	2
RB Otis Armstrong	3	3	1
WR Terry Carrol	3	2	1
TE Boyd Brown	1	1	0
FB Cid Edwards	1	0	0
WR Joseph Bach	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 56,500 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,300 (21,400)
End Zone 12,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,200 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 11,100 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,900 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,600 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	56,500 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,300 (21,400)
End Zone	12,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,200 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	11,100 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,900 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,600 (3,300)