Week 9, 1974

played in Minnesota, MN

26 degrees, fair, 12 mph wind

Birmingham Bombers	0	0	3	10	-	13
Minnesota Vikings	3	13	7	0	-	23

Scoring Summary
1Q: 01:18 MIN - Horst Muhlmann 31 field goal
2Q: 08:42 MIN - Horst Muhlmann 46 field goal
2Q: 03:54 MIN - Chuck Foreman 90 punt return (Horst Muhlmann extra point)
2Q: 00:33 MIN - Horst Muhlmann 50 field goal
3Q: 09:55 BIR - Bucky Wallace 45 field goal
3Q: 01:08 MIN - Lance Rentzel 9 pass from Fran Tarkenton (Horst Muhlmann extra point)
4Q: 06:23 BIR - Bucky Wallace 30 field goal
4Q: 00:10 BIR - Boobie Clark 32 pass from Andy Sutter (Bucky Wallace extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 01:18 MIN - Horst Muhlmann 31 field goal
2Q: 08:42 MIN - Horst Muhlmann 46 field goal
2Q: 03:54 MIN - Chuck Foreman 90 punt return (Horst Muhlmann extra point)
2Q: 00:33 MIN - Horst Muhlmann 50 field goal
3Q: 09:55 BIR - Bucky Wallace 45 field goal
3Q: 01:08 MIN - Lance Rentzel 9 pass from Fran Tarkenton (Horst Muhlmann extra point)
4Q: 06:23 BIR - Bucky Wallace 30 field goal
4Q: 00:10 BIR - Boobie Clark 32 pass from Andy Sutter (Bucky Wallace extra point)

Team Statistics BIR MIN
Record 3-5 7-1
First Downs 15 14
- by Rushing 2 7
- by Passing 11 7
- by Penalty 2 0
Total Net Yards 234 304
- Offensive Plays 60 61
- Yards per Play 3.90 4.98
Net Rushing Yards 64 120
- Rushing Attempts 21 27
- Yards per Rush 3.05 4.44
Net Passing Yards 170 184
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 33 - 22 - 0 33 - 20 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards 207 189
- Sacks/Yards Lost 6/37 1/5
- Yards per Pass Play 4.36 5.41
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 2/13 5/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.3 7.2
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 5/25 7/71
Punt Returns/Yards 1/8 5/128
Kick Returns/Yards 3/53 0/0
Interception Ret./Yards 3/16 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 34
Time of Possession 27:33 32:27

Team Statistics	BIR	MIN
Record	3-5	7-1
First Downs	15	14
- by Rushing	2	7
- by Passing	11	7
- by Penalty	2	0
Total Net Yards	234	304
- Offensive Plays	60	61
- Yards per Play	3.90	4.98
Net Rushing Yards	64	120
- Rushing Attempts	21	27
- Yards per Rush	3.05	4.44
Net Passing Yards	170	184
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	33 - 22 - 0	33 - 20 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards	207	189
- Sacks/Yards Lost	6/37	1/5
- Yards per Pass Play	4.36	5.41
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	2/13	5/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.3	7.2
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	5/25	7/71
Punt Returns/Yards	1/8	5/128
Kick Returns/Yards	3/53	0/0
Interception Ret./Yards	3/16	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 27	OWN 34
Time of Possession	27:33	32:27

Drive Charts

Birmingham Bombers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:01	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
1	11:38	1:50	OPP 40	6	13	Missed FG
1	8:54	1:16	OPP 49	3	-8	Punt
1	1:11	1:48	OWN 23	3	8	Punt
2	8:36	2:05	OWN 19	3	15	Fumble
2	5:08	1:25	OWN 25	3	6	Punt
2	3:43	2:37	OWN 6	3	9	Punt
2	0:28	0:28	OWN 25	3	7	Half
3	13:25	3:38	OWN 36	7	36	Field Goal
3	6:33	1:21	OWN 36	3	5	Punt
3	1:01	1:53	OWN 20	3	-5	Punt
4	12:36	6:19	OWN 20	12	67	Field Goal
4	2:06	2:06	OWN 15	9	85	Touchdown

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:59	1:21	OWN 28	3	0	Interception
1	9:48	0:54	OWN 34	2	8	Interception
1	7:38	6:27	OWN 25	11	61	Field Goal
2	14:23	5:47	OWN 35	10	36	Field Goal
2	6:31	1:23	OPP 34	4	9	Downs
2	1:06	0:38	OPP 40	3	7	Field Goal
3	15:00	1:35	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
3	9:47	3:14	OWN 20	8	31	Interception
3	5:12	4:11	OWN 23	8	77	Touchdown
4	14:08	1:32	OWN 47	4	-5	Punt
4	6:17	4:11	OWN 20	6	31	Punt

Game MVP: Lee Roy Jordan, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Birmingham	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
David Goodwin	12	32	2.67	6	0
Darnell Goodwin	8	33	4.13	11	1
Steve Ramsey	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Chuck Foreman	18	79	4.39	23	2	0
Bob Gresham	9	41	4.56	12	1	0

Passing Statistics

Birmingham	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Steve Ramsey	26	18	147	6/37	0	24	0	83.3
Andy Sutter	7	4	60	0/0	1	32	0	125.0

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Fran Tarkenton	33	20	189	1/5	1	36	3	48.6

Receiving Statistics

Birmingham	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
FB Boobie Clark	6	6	68	11.33	46	32	1
WR Al Walker	5	9	34	6.80	0	11	0
TE Dustin Stone	3	3	15	5.00	4	12	0
WR Ken Bailey	3	3	43	14.33	19	24	0
WR Hugh Stopek	3	6	27	9.00	12	13	0
WR Calvin Hickman	2	3	20	10.00	0	13	0
RB Darnell Goodwin	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB David Goodwin	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Ken Garcia	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Chuck Foreman	6	6	31	5.17	24	12	0
WR Bob Newland	4	11	58	14.50	0	36	0
WR Frank Pitts	4	6	33	8.25	6	11	0
TE Kent Kramer	2	2	18	9.00	0	17	0
WR Don McCauley	1	1	18	18.00	0	18	0
WR Lance Rentzel	1	3	9	9.00	0	9	1
FB Larry Schreiber	1	1	9	9.00	4	9	0
TE Lewis Rockett	1	2	13	13.00	6	13	0
WR Ronald Fitzgerald	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Birmingham	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Bill Bradley	2	15	7.50	0
ILB Jack Reynolds	1	1	1.00	0

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Birmingham	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
David Goodwin	1	0	0	0
Terrance Dulaney	0	0	1	0

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force
Chuck Foreman	1	0	0
Lee Roy Jordan	0	1	1
Ed George	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Birmingham	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Ian Mooberry	7	307	43.9	30.0	59	3

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Bob Parsons	3	115	38.3	35.7	46	2

Kicking Statistics

Birmingham	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Bucky Wallace	2/3	1/2	0/0	45	1/1

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

Punt Return Statistics

Birmingham	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Al Walker	1	8	8.0	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bob Atkins	4	38	9.5	0
Chuck Foreman	1	90	90.0	1

Kick Return Statistics

Birmingham	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ken Sawyer	3	53	17.7	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Defensive Statistics

Birmingham	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Jack Reynolds	10	1	0.0	26	34
CB Terrance Dulaney	6	4	0.0	16	28
S Bill Bradley	5	3	0.0	25	34
OLB Ron Pritchard	5	0	0.0	23	24
CB Ken Sawyer	4	0	0.0	24	32
DE Nick Roman	3	1	1.0	25	30
CB Earl Dvorak	3	0	0.0	24	30
OLB Jack Ham	2	2	0.0	16	18
DE Bill Kollar	2	1	0.0	26	32
DT Gary Fair	2	1	0.0	21	24
S Bill Simpson	2	0	0.0	22	29
S Willie Germany	1	0	0.0	5	9
OLB Broderick Kimsey	1	0	0.0	1	1

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Lee Roy Jordan	7	1	2.0	18	32
CB Del Ross	6	0	0.0	15	33
DT Alan Page	5	3	1.5	21	30
CB Bobby Howard	5	3	0.0	19	35
CB Brock Green	5	0	0.0	13	31
S Paul Krause	4	2	0.0	20	39
OLB Dave Washington	3	0	0.0	8	9
DT Fred Nolan	3	0	0.0	13	17
OLB Bill Peterson	2	1	1.0	14	31
DE Sweeny Williams	2	1	1.0	19	38
WR Bob Newland	2	0	---	---	---
CB Luke Szorcsik	2	0	0.0	6	24
DE Carl Eller	1	1	0.5	21	39
S Bob Atkins	1	2	0.0	7	8
OLB Floyd Rice	1	0	0.0	5	8
FB Vincent Horton	1	0	---	---	---
CB Lonnie Murray	1	0	0.0	0	4
ILB Amos Martin	0	1	0.0	5	3
CB Zeke Moore	0	1	0.0	20	36

Pass Rush Statistics

Birmingham	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Nick Roman	1.0	4	1	30
DT Gary Fair	0.0	2	0	24
DT Otis Sistrunk	0.0	1	0	32

Minnesota	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
ILB Lee Roy Jordan	2.0	0	0	32
DT Alan Page	1.5	0	0	30
OLB Bill Peterson	1.0	0	0	31
DE Sweeny Williams	1.0	0	0	38
DE Carl Eller	0.5	2	1	39

Pass Defense Statistics

Birmingham	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Terrance Dulaney	4	0	0	28
CB Ken Sawyer	3	0	0	32
S Bill Simpson	3	0	0	29
ILB Jack Reynolds	2	1	1	34
S Bill Bradley	2	0	2	34
OLB Ron Pritchard	2	0	0	24
CB Earl Dvorak	2	0	0	30
OLB Jack Ham	1	1	0	18
S Willie Germany	1	0	0	9
DT Craig Fulcher	0	1	0	7

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Del Ross	6	1	33
CB Bobby Howard	3	1	35
CB Brock Green	2	1	31
ILB Lee Roy Jordan	2	0	32
CB Luke Szorcsik	2	0	24
S Paul Krause	1	1	39
DT Alan Page	1	0	30
OLB Bill Peterson	1	0	31
OLB Floyd Rice	1	0	8
OLB Dave Washington	1	0	9
DT Fred Nolan	1	0	17
CB Lonnie Murray	1	0	4
CB Zeke Moore	0	1	36

Blocking Statistics

Birmingham	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Carlton Malone	2	2	0	5	1	5
Kris Wheeler	1	3	0	16	1	30
Darryl Kenyon	1	3	0	16	0	32
Greg Sampson	1	2	1	18	2	33
Claude Minor	1	2	0	5	0	6
Juan Bruce	1	2	0	16	0	34
Dan Ryczek	1	1	0	5	1	9
Boobie Clark	0	3	0	17	0	30
Pete Adams	0	1	0	16	1	32
Mike Vardell	0	1	0	4	0	5
Ken Garcia	0	1	0	11	0	20

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Pat Matson	3	5	0	23	0	31
Dan Medlin	2	5	1	24	1	30
Ron Yary	2	5	0	27	0	34
Dave Manders	1	6	0	23	0	29
Ed George	1	4	0	20	0	25
Larry Schreiber	1	1	0	11	0	17
Kent Kramer	0	1	0	17	0	21

Special Teams Tackles

Birmingham	Tackles	STPlays
Shane Harrison	1	13
Claude Minor	1	10
Carlton Malone	1	10
Dan Ryczek	1	8

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Clarence Davis	1	15
Larry Schreiber	1	15
Brock Green	1	11
Lance Rentzel	1	9

Participation

Birmingham	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Ken Sawyer	---	---	24	32	9	65
Bill Bradley	---	---	25	34	5	64
Jack Reynolds	---	---	26	34	3	63
Bill Kollar	---	---	26	32	3	61
Nick Roman	---	---	25	30	3	58
Earl Dvorak	---	---	24	30	4	58
Boobie Clark	17	30	---	---	10	57
Otis Sistrunk	---	---	20	32	3	55
Bill Simpson	---	---	22	29	3	54
David Goodwin	12	21	---	---	21	54
Darryl Kenyon	16	32	---	---	6	54
Steve Ramsey	21	32	---	---	---	53
Greg Sampson	18	33	---	---	---	51
Pete Adams	16	32	---	---	2	50
Ron Pritchard	---	---	23	24	3	50
Juan Bruce	16	34	---	---	---	50
Gary Fair	---	---	21	24	3	48
Al Walker	10	28	---	---	10	48
Kris Wheeler	16	30	---	---	2	48
Terrance Dulaney	---	---	16	28	3	47
Jack Ham	---	---	16	18	10	44
Ken Bailey	8	16	---	---	17	41
Ken Garcia	11	20	---	---	9	40
Dustin Stone	9	14	---	---	16	39
Hugh Stopek	12	19	---	---	7	38
Calvin Hickman	13	24	---	---	---	37
Darnell Goodwin	9	18	---	---	1	28
Larry Jarvis	8	14	---	---	6	28
Willie Germany	---	---	5	9	11	25
Dan Ryczek	5	9	---	---	8	22
Claude Minor	5	6	---	---	10	21
Mike Vardell	4	5	---	---	12	21
Carlton Malone	5	5	---	---	10	20
Ronnie Covington	---	---	3	2	13	18
Craig Fulcher	---	---	10	7	---	17
Shane Harrison	---	---	1	0	13	14
Tyrell Garrison	---	---	2	4	5	11
Andy Sutter	0	7	---	---	3	10
Karlos Rasmussen	---	---	1	1	5	7
Dusty Oliver	---	---	3	1	3	7
Broderick Kimsey	---	---	1	1	5	7
Ian Mooberry	0	0	---	---	7	7
Gerald Blackburn	---	---	2	0	5	7
Bucky Wallace	0	0	---	---	6	6
Will Wynn	---	---	1	2	---	3
Unknown	---	---	0	0	---	0

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Del Ross	---	---	15	33	28	76
Carl Eller	---	---	21	39	3	63
Zeke Moore	---	---	20	36	7	63
Paul Krause	---	---	20	39	3	62
Fran Tarkenton	27	34	---	---	---	61
Ron Yary	27	34	---	---	---	61
Bobby Howard	---	---	19	35	6	60
Pat Matson	23	31	---	---	6	60
Bill Peterson	---	---	14	31	15	60
Sweeny Williams	---	---	19	38	3	60
Brock Green	---	---	13	31	11	55
Lee Roy Jordan	---	---	18	32	4	54
Dan Medlin	24	30	---	---	---	54
Alan Page	---	---	21	30	3	54
Dave Manders	23	29	---	---	---	52
Ed George	20	25	---	---	6	51
Kent Kramer	17	21	---	---	13	51
Chuck Foreman	18	25	---	---	2	45
Bob Newland	18	25	---	---	---	43
Larry Schreiber	11	17	---	---	15	43
Don McCauley	13	13	---	---	16	42
Lance Rentzel	18	15	---	---	9	42
Frank Pitts	17	24	---	---	---	41
Luke Szorcsik	---	---	6	24	5	35
Fred Nolan	---	---	13	17	3	33
Bob Gresham	9	9	---	---	8	26
Lewis Rockett	5	10	---	---	9	24
Bob Atkins	---	---	7	8	7	22
Aaron Meyer	7	9	---	---	6	22
Vincent Horton	6	9	---	---	7	22
Tom Forrest	7	7	---	---	6	20
Art Thoms	---	---	4	11	5	20
Dave Washington	---	---	8	9	1	18
Ronald Fitzgerald	3	2	---	---	12	17
Amos Martin	---	---	5	3	8	16
Clarence Davis	0	0	---	---	15	15
Jim Pietrzak	4	5	---	---	6	15
Ike Howard	---	---	2	1	12	15
Floyd Rice	---	---	5	8	---	13
Horst Muhlmann	0	0	---	---	9	9
Lonnie Murray	---	---	0	4	---	4
Bob Parsons	0	0	---	---	3	3
Otis Hastings	0	0	---	---	3	3
Don Croft	---	---	1	0	---	1
Dennis McKenzie	0	0	---	---	---	0
Lamar Martin	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	11	2.2
Middle	10	33	3.3
Right	6	20	3.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	59	5.9
Middle	10	34	3.4
Right	7	27	3.9
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Birmingham	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Steve Ramsey	26	18	1	4	0	3	1	1	0
Andy Sutter	7	4	1	0	0	2	1	0	0

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Fran Tarkenton	33	20	1	0	0	3	7	1	3

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	6	56	9.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	9	63	6.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	7	88	5.9
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	22	5.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	8	43	3.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	8	88	6.8
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	36	7.2

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Birmingham	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Al Walker	9	5	34	0	28
FB Boobie Clark	6	6	68	1	30
WR Hugh Stopek	6	3	27	0	19
TE Dustin Stone	3	3	15	0	14
WR Ken Bailey	3	3	43	1	16
WR Calvin Hickman	3	2	20	0	24
RB Darnell Goodwin	1	0	0	0	18
RB David Goodwin	1	0	0	0	21
TE Ken Garcia	1	0	0	0	20

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Bob Newland	11	4	58	1	25
RB Chuck Foreman	6	6	31	0	25
WR Frank Pitts	6	4	33	0	24
WR Lance Rentzel	3	1	9	0	15
TE Kent Kramer	2	2	18	0	21
TE Lewis Rockett	2	1	13	0	10
WR Don McCauley	1	1	18	0	13
FB Larry Schreiber	1	1	9	0	17
WR Ronald Fitzgerald	1	0	0	0	2

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Birmingham	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
David Goodwin	1	1	1.00	2.67

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Chuck Foreman	3	14	4.67	4.39

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Birmingham	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Steve Ramsey	1	1	3	3.00	5.65

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Fran Tarkenton	1	1	9	9.00	5.73

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Birmingham	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Ken Bailey	1	1	3	3.00	14.33

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Lance Rentzel	1	1	9	9.00	3.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Birmingham	Rushes	Conversions
Darnell Goodwin	1	0
David Goodwin	1	0

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Bob Gresham	3	2
Chuck Foreman	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Birmingham	Att	Comp	Conversions
Steve Ramsey	8	5	1
Andy Sutter	1	1	1

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Fran Tarkenton	10	6	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Birmingham	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Al Walker	3	2	1
FB Boobie Clark	1	1	1
TE Dustin Stone	1	1	0
TE Ken Garcia	1	0	0
WR Ken Bailey	1	1	0
WR Hugh Stopek	1	1	0
WR Calvin Hickman	1	0	0

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Frank Pitts	3	2	0
RB Chuck Foreman	2	2	1
TE Kent Kramer	2	2	1
WR Bob Newland	2	0	0
TE Lewis Rockett	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 57,100 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,500 (21,400)
End Zone 12,600 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,200 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 11,100 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,000 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,700 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	57,100 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,500 (21,400)
End Zone	12,600 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,200 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	11,100 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,000 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,700 (3,300)