Week 11, 1974

played in Tampa Bay, FL

67 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

Minnesota Vikings3030-6
Tampa Bay Buccaneers010714-31

Scoring Summary
1Q: 00:08 MIN - Horst Muhlmann 39 field goal
2Q: 07:47 TBY - Barty Smith 7 pass from Sonny Jurgensen (Jim Turner extra point)
2Q: 03:21 TBY - Jim Turner 42 field goal
3Q: 10:37 TBY - Al Dodd 34 pass from Sonny Jurgensen (Jim Turner extra point)
3Q: 04:08 MIN - Horst Muhlmann 31 field goal
4Q: 08:56 TBY - Wayne Mosley 59 run (Jim Turner extra point)
4Q: 06:48 TBY - George Amundson 8 run (Jim Turner extra point)

Team StatisticsMINTBY
Record8-25-5
First Downs919
- by Rushing46
- by Passing312
- by Penalty21
Total Net Yards225405
- Offensive Plays6260
- Yards per Play3.636.75
Net Rushing Yards93155
- Rushing Attempts2132
- Yards per Rush4.434.84
Net Passing Yards132250
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt39 - 17 - 127 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards145257
- Sacks/Yards Lost2/131/7
- Yards per Pass Play3.228.93
Fumbles/Lost3/23/3
3rd Down Conversions3/155/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down9.17.8
4th Down Conversions0/10/0
Penalties/Yards11/914/25
Punt Returns/Yards2/74/51
Kick Returns/Yards5/1163/74
Interception Ret./Yards0/01/12
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits12
- Red Zone TDs/FGs0/12/0
Avg. Drive StartOWN 33OWN 33
Time of Possession28:0531:55

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:003:17OWN 37534Fumble
18:316:19OWN 31159Punt
11:371:34OPP 213-1Field Goal
213:391:34OWN 2033Punt
212:050:45OPP 4036Fumble
27:392:43OWN 12521Punt
23:151:19OWN 2038Punt
20:040:04OWN 4010Half
313:010:36OWN 2026Interception
310:262:42OWN 28518Punt
35:321:32OPP 1531Field Goal
415:002:35OWN 27517Punt
410:501:24OWN 394-2Punt
48:350:56OWN 1240Downs
46:401:31OWN 3636Punt
41:081:08OWN 2429Game
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
111:433:12OWN 34626Punt
12:120:35OWN 20215Fumble
10:031:24OWN 3437Punt
211:203:41OWN 38762Touchdown
24:561:41OWN 28447Field Goal
21:561:52OWN 26441Missed FG
315:001:59OWN 35428Punt
312:251:59OPP 46446Touchdown
37:442:12OWN 20610Fumble
34:004:00OWN 21626Punt
412:251:35OWN 833Punt
49:260:51OWN 40260Touchdown
47:390:59OPP 12412Touchdown
45:094:01OWN 23613Punt

Game MVP: Sonny Jurgensen, Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Rushing Statistics

MinnesotaAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Chuck Foreman18844.671410
Bob Gresham221.00300
Fran Tarkenton177.00700
Tampa BayAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Wayne Mosley181055.835921
George Amundson14503.571621

Passing Statistics

MinnesotaAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Fran Tarkenton39171452/13022143.2
Tampa BayAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Sonny Jurgensen27192571/72450125.0

Receiving Statistics

MinnesotaCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
RB Chuck Foreman45184.501170
WR Lance Rentzel464812.000140
RB Clarence Davis384414.670220
WR Don McCauley2694.50050
FB Larry Schreiber2263.00040
RB Bob Gresham111313.005130
WR Bob Newland1977.00070
TE Kent Kramer0200.00000
Tampa BayCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
TE Jim Mitchell666510.8334200
WR Barry Pearson459724.2520450
WR Ron Jessie35289.336200
FB Barty Smith22105.00471
RB George Amundson1133.00030
WR Al Dodd133434.0012341
RB Wayne Mosley111010.000100
WR Freddie Scott121010.000100
TE Bruce Coslet0100.00000
RB Eddie Moss0100.00000

Interception Statistics

MinnesotaIntsYardsAvgTD
Tampa BayIntsYardsAvgTD
CB Mel Renfro11212.000

Fumble Statistics

MinnesotaFumbRecovForceTD
Lance Rentzel1010
Chuck Foreman1000
Larry Schreiber1000
Tom Forrest0100
Dan Medlin0100
Bill Peterson0100
Luke Szorcsik0100
Paul Krause0010
Del Ross0010
Tampa BayFumbRecovForceTD
George Amundson1000
Wayne Mosley1000
Isaac Fulcher1000
Tony Plummer0110
Mark Arneson0100
Chris Hanburger0010
Jim Stienke0010

Punting Statistics

MinnesotaPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Bob Parsons837146.435.0573
Tampa BayPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Montrae Jones621936.532.0441

Kicking Statistics

MinnesotaFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Horst Muhlmann2/20/00/0390/0
Tampa BayFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Jim Turner1/21/20/1424/4

Punt Return Statistics

MinnesotaRetYardsAvgTD
Bob Atkins133.00
Chuck Foreman144.00
Tampa BayRetYardsAvgTD
Al Dodd22914.50
Isaac Fulcher22211.00

Kick Return Statistics

MinnesotaRetYardsAvgTD
Del Ross35317.70
Zeke Moore26331.50
Tampa BayRetYardsAvgTD
Ron Jessie25326.50
Al Dodd12121.00

Defensive Statistics

MinnesotaTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
ILB Lee Roy Jordan1040.03127
S Paul Krause520.03228
DE Carl Eller430.53127
CB Bobby Howard400.02827
CB Zeke Moore400.02727
DT Fred Nolan300.51619
DT Art Thoms310.02517
S Bob Atkins300.0102
OLB Bill Peterson300.01621
CB Del Ross220.02122
DE Sweeny Williams210.03125
CB Brock Green120.01724
CB Luke Szorcsik110.0109
DE Don Croft100.01712
RB Clarence Davis10---------
RB Chuck Foreman10---------
T Ed George10---------
OLB Floyd Rice100.094
OLB Dave Washington100.0167
Tampa BayTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
CB Mel Renfro630.02140
DT Bob Rowe421.02140
ILB Mark Arneson440.02140
CB Jim Stienke420.01935
S Donnie Shell330.02141
S Burgess Owens310.01938
OLB Chris Hanburger300.01833
DE Kevin Calhoun201.02140
DE Julius Adams210.02037
CB Tony Plummer210.02039
DT Garry Pettigrew200.01433
S John Saunders200.078
OLB Gregg Bingham100.038
WR Ron Jessie10---------
T Ralph Neely10---------

Pass Rush Statistics

MinnesotaSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Carl Eller0.501027
DT Fred Nolan0.501019
DE Ike Howard0.01003
Tampa BaySackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DT Bob Rowe1.001040
DE Kevin Calhoun1.001040
DT Garry Pettigrew0.023233
DE Julius Adams0.005037
ILB Mark Arneson0.001040

Pass Defense Statistics

MinnesotaCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
ILB Lee Roy Jordan50027
OLB Bill Peterson40021
CB Bobby Howard31027
S Paul Krause21028
S Bob Atkins1002
CB Zeke Moore10027
OLB Floyd Rice1004
DT Fred Nolan10019
CB Luke Szorcsik1009
OLB Dave Washington0107
CB Del Ross01022
Tampa BayCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Mel Renfro53140
CB Jim Stienke31035
CB Tony Plummer30039
S Donnie Shell21041
ILB Mark Arneson10040
OLB Gregg Bingham1008
OLB Chris Hanburger10033
S Burgess Owens10038
OLB Vincent Boutte0102

Blocking Statistics

MinnesotaKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Ron Yary34021041
Dave Manders16020034
Tom Forrest12012018
Dan Medlin12018033
Pat Matson11012131
Ed George02016135
Kent Kramer01012017
Jim Pietrzak010107
Aaron Meyer010506
Tampa BayKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Ralph Neely39029025
Sid Smith39028026
Charles Goodrum13024023
Dave Foley04029023
Ray Schoenke04015014
Jim Mitchell01026025
Ed Newman01024018
Barty Smith0101209
Norbert Bryant00011111

Special Teams Tackles

MinnesotaTacklesSTPlays
Bob Atkins216
Larry Schreiber210
Lance Rentzel110
Clarence Davis19
Vincent Horton19
Tampa BayTacklesSTPlays
Donnie Shell614
Isaac Fulcher110

Participation

MinnesotaRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Del Ross------21222366
Paul Krause------3228262
Zeke Moore------2727862
Fran Tarkenton2141---------62
Ron Yary2141---------62
Ed George1635------1061
Lee Roy Jordan------3127361
Carl Eller------3127260
Bobby Howard------2827358
Sweeny Williams------3125258
Lance Rentzel1530------1055
Dave Manders2034---------54
Pat Matson1231------952
Dan Medlin1833------152
Bill Peterson------16211451
Clarence Davis1625------950
Chuck Foreman1929------149
Don McCauley923------1547
Bob Newland1432---------46
Brock Green------1724344
Art Thoms------2517143
Tom Forrest1218------1040
Bob Gresham212------2438
Kent Kramer1217------837
Fred Nolan------1619---35
Larry Schreiber1113------1034
Don Croft------1712231
Luke Szorcsik------1091029
Bob Atkins------1021628
Lewis Rockett37------1727
Ronald Fitzgerald38------1425
Dave Washington------167124
Amos Martin------84921
Aaron Meyer56------1021
Vincent Horton19------919
Jim Pietrzak17------1018
Floyd Rice------94518
Ike Howard------131115
Lamar Martin------63---9
Bob Parsons00------88
Horst Muhlmann00------55
Otis Hastings00------22
Dennis McKenzie00---------0
Lonnie Murray------00---0
Tampa BayRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Donnie Shell------21411476
Burgess Owens------19381471
Mark Arneson------2140364
Mel Renfro------2140263
Bob Rowe------2140263
Kevin Calhoun------2140263
Tony Plummer------2039362
Sid Smith2826------862
Dave Foley2923------860
Sonny Jurgensen3228---------60
Julius Adams------2037259
Jim Mitchell2625------859
George Amundson1417------2556
Jim Stienke------1935256
Ralph Neely2925---------54
Chris Hanburger------1833253
Ed Newman2418------850
Ron Jessie2118------1049
Garry Pettigrew------1433249
Charles Goodrum2423---------47
Al Dodd1412------1642
Freddie Scott1719------339
Ray Schoenke1514------837
Gregg Bingham------382435
Barry Pearson1318---------31
Norbert Bryant1111------830
Wayne Mosley1811---------29
Eddie Moss138------627
Barty Smith129------526
John Saunders------78823
Al Chandler10------1718
John Mendenhall------37818
Bruce Coslet73------616
Norm Doyle40------1115
Phil Villapiano------27312
Everett Allen------011011
Isaac Fulcher------001010
Vincent Boutte------12710
Herb Mayes------0189
Jim Turner00------88
Montrae Jones00------88
Bert Horn------0088
Derek Check------01---1
Booker Brown00---------0
John Gordon00---------0
Quentin Vaughn00---------0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left5244.8
Middle13574.4
Right3124.0
None000.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left8253.1
Middle16865.4
Right8445.5
None000.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

MinnesotaAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Fran Tarkenton391710261121
Tampa BayAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Sonny Jurgensen27195014200

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen2284.0
Short (0-8 Yds)137382.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)207773.9
Long (19+ Yds)41225.5
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen33134.3
Short (0-8 Yds)13101118.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)445413.5
Long (19+ Yds)727911.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

MinnesotaTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Bob Newland9117032
RB Clarence Davis83044125
WR Don McCauley6219023
WR Lance Rentzel64048030
RB Chuck Foreman54018029
TE Kent Kramer2000017
FB Larry Schreiber2206013
RB Bob Gresham11013012
Tampa BayTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
TE Jim Mitchell66065125
WR Ron Jessie53028118
WR Barry Pearson54097218
WR Al Dodd31134112
WR Freddie Scott21010019
FB Barty Smith2201009
RB George Amundson1103017
TE Bruce Coslet100003
RB Wayne Mosley11010011
RB Eddie Moss100008

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

MinnesotaAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Chuck Foreman122.004.67
Bob Gresham1-1-1.001.00
Tampa BayAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
George Amundson263.003.57
Wayne Mosley100.005.83

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

MinnesotaAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Fran Tarkenton1000.003.72
Tampa BayAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Sonny Jurgensen22168.009.52

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

MinnesotaTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Bob Newland1000.000.78
Tampa BayTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
TE Jim Mitchell1199.0010.83
FB Barty Smith1177.005.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

MinnesotaRushesConversions
Chuck Foreman11
Bob Gresham11
Tampa BayRushesConversions
George Amundson52

Third Down Passing Statistics

MinnesotaAttCompConversions
Fran Tarkenton1361
Tampa BayAttCompConversions
Sonny Jurgensen743

Third Down Receiving Statistics

MinnesotaTargCatchConversions
WR Lance Rentzel420
RB Clarence Davis211
RB Chuck Foreman220
WR Don McCauley200
TE Kent Kramer100
WR Bob Newland100
FB Larry Schreiber110
Tampa BayTargCatchConversions
WR Al Dodd311
WR Ron Jessie222
RB George Amundson110
WR Barry Pearson100

SectionAttendance
Stadium55,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck15,100 (21,400)
End Zone13,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine7,500 (8,900)
Sideline Seats11,000 (13,600)
Club Seats6,200 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes2,800 (3,300)