Week 11, 1974

played in Tampa Bay, FL

67 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

Minnesota Vikings	3	0	3	0	-	6
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	0	10	7	14	-	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)

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 Statistics MIN TBY
Record 8-2 5-5
First Downs 9 19
- by Rushing 4 6
- by Passing 3 12
- by Penalty 2 1
Total Net Yards 225 405
- Offensive Plays 62 60
- Yards per Play 3.63 6.75
Net Rushing Yards 93 155
- Rushing Attempts 21 32
- Yards per Rush 4.43 4.84
Net Passing Yards 132 250
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 39 - 17 - 1 27 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 145 257
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/13 1/7
- Yards per Pass Play 3.22 8.93
Fumbles/Lost 3/2 3/3
3rd Down Conversions 3/15 5/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.1 7.8
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 11/91 4/25
Punt Returns/Yards 2/7 4/51
Kick Returns/Yards 5/116 3/74
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/12
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 33 OWN 33
Time of Possession 28:05 31:55

Team Statistics	MIN	TBY
Record	8-2	5-5
First Downs	9	19
- by Rushing	4	6
- by Passing	3	12
- by Penalty	2	1
Total Net Yards	225	405
- Offensive Plays	62	60
- Yards per Play	3.63	6.75
Net Rushing Yards	93	155
- Rushing Attempts	21	32
- Yards per Rush	4.43	4.84
Net Passing Yards	132	250
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	39 - 17 - 1	27 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	145	257
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/13	1/7
- Yards per Pass Play	3.22	8.93
Fumbles/Lost	3/2	3/3
3rd Down Conversions	3/15	5/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.1	7.8
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	11/91	4/25
Punt Returns/Yards	2/7	4/51
Kick Returns/Yards	5/116	3/74
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/12
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 33	OWN 33
Time of Possession	28:05	31:55

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:17	OWN 37	5	34	Fumble
1	8:31	6:19	OWN 3	11	59	Punt
1	1:37	1:34	OPP 21	3	-1	Field Goal
2	13:39	1:34	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
2	12:05	0:45	OPP 40	3	6	Fumble
2	7:39	2:43	OWN 12	5	21	Punt
2	3:15	1:19	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
2	0:04	0:04	OWN 40	1	0	Half
3	13:01	0:36	OWN 20	2	6	Interception
3	10:26	2:42	OWN 28	5	18	Punt
3	5:32	1:32	OPP 15	3	1	Field Goal
4	15:00	2:35	OWN 27	5	17	Punt
4	10:50	1:24	OWN 39	4	-2	Punt
4	8:35	0:56	OWN 12	4	0	Downs
4	6:40	1:31	OWN 36	3	6	Punt
4	1:08	1:08	OWN 24	2	9	Game

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:43	3:12	OWN 34	6	26	Punt
1	2:12	0:35	OWN 20	2	15	Fumble
1	0:03	1:24	OWN 34	3	7	Punt
2	11:20	3:41	OWN 38	7	62	Touchdown
2	4:56	1:41	OWN 28	4	47	Field Goal
2	1:56	1:52	OWN 26	4	41	Missed FG
3	15:00	1:59	OWN 35	4	28	Punt
3	12:25	1:59	OPP 46	4	46	Touchdown
3	7:44	2:12	OWN 20	6	10	Fumble
3	4:00	4:00	OWN 21	6	26	Punt
4	12:25	1:35	OWN 8	3	3	Punt
4	9:26	0:51	OWN 40	2	60	Touchdown
4	7:39	0:59	OPP 12	4	12	Touchdown
4	5:09	4:01	OWN 23	6	13	Punt

Game MVP: Sonny Jurgensen, Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Chuck Foreman	18	84	4.67	14	1
Bob Gresham	2	2	1.00	3	0
Fran Tarkenton	1	7	7.00	7	0

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Wayne Mosley	18	105	5.83	59	2	1
George Amundson	14	50	3.57	16	2	1

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Fran Tarkenton	39	17	145	2/13	0	22	1	43.2

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Sonny Jurgensen	27	19	257	1/7	2	45	0	125.0

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
RB Chuck Foreman	4	5	18	4.50	11	7
WR Lance Rentzel	4	6	48	12.00	0	14
RB Clarence Davis	3	8	44	14.67	0	22
WR Don McCauley	2	6	9	4.50	0	5
FB Larry Schreiber	2	2	6	3.00	0	4
RB Bob Gresham	1	1	13	13.00	5	13
WR Bob Newland	1	9	7	7.00	0	7
TE Kent Kramer	0	2	0	0.00	0	0

Tampa Bay	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Jim Mitchell	6	6	65	10.83	34	20	0
WR Barry Pearson	4	5	97	24.25	20	45	0
WR Ron Jessie	3	5	28	9.33	6	20	0
FB Barty Smith	2	2	10	5.00	4	7	1
RB George Amundson	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
WR Al Dodd	1	3	34	34.00	12	34	1
RB Wayne Mosley	1	1	10	10.00	0	10	0
WR Freddie Scott	1	2	10	10.00	0	10	0
TE Bruce Coslet	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Eddie Moss	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Tampa Bay	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Mel Renfro	1	12	12.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force
Lance Rentzel	1	0	1
Chuck Foreman	1	0	0
Larry Schreiber	1	0	0
Tom Forrest	0	1	0
Dan Medlin	0	1	0
Bill Peterson	0	1	0
Luke Szorcsik	0	1	0
Paul Krause	0	0	1
Del Ross	0	0	1

Tampa Bay	Fumb	Recov	Force
George Amundson	1	0	0
Wayne Mosley	1	0	0
Isaac Fulcher	1	0	0
Tony Plummer	0	1	1
Mark Arneson	0	1	0
Chris Hanburger	0	0	1
Jim Stienke	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Bob Parsons	8	371	46.4	35.0	57	3

Tampa Bay	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Montrae Jones	6	219	36.5	32.0	44	1

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Horst Muhlmann	2/2	0/0	0/0	39	0/0

Tampa Bay	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jim Turner	1/2	1/2	0/1	42	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bob Atkins	1	3	3.0	0
Chuck Foreman	1	4	4.0	0

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Al Dodd	2	29	14.5	0
Isaac Fulcher	2	22	11.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Del Ross	3	53	17.7	0
Zeke Moore	2	63	31.5	0

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ron Jessie	2	53	26.5	0
Al Dodd	1	21	21.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Lee Roy Jordan	10	4	0.0	31	27
S Paul Krause	5	2	0.0	32	28
DE Carl Eller	4	3	0.5	31	27
CB Bobby Howard	4	0	0.0	28	27
CB Zeke Moore	4	0	0.0	27	27
DT Fred Nolan	3	0	0.5	16	19
DT Art Thoms	3	1	0.0	25	17
S Bob Atkins	3	0	0.0	10	2
OLB Bill Peterson	3	0	0.0	16	21
CB Del Ross	2	2	0.0	21	22
DE Sweeny Williams	2	1	0.0	31	25
CB Brock Green	1	2	0.0	17	24
CB Luke Szorcsik	1	1	0.0	10	9
DE Don Croft	1	0	0.0	17	12
RB Clarence Davis	1	0	---	---	---
RB Chuck Foreman	1	0	---	---	---
T Ed George	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Floyd Rice	1	0	0.0	9	4
OLB Dave Washington	1	0	0.0	16	7

Tampa Bay	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Mel Renfro	6	3	0.0	21	40
DT Bob Rowe	4	2	1.0	21	40
ILB Mark Arneson	4	4	0.0	21	40
CB Jim Stienke	4	2	0.0	19	35
S Donnie Shell	3	3	0.0	21	41
S Burgess Owens	3	1	0.0	19	38
OLB Chris Hanburger	3	0	0.0	18	33
DE Kevin Calhoun	2	0	1.0	21	40
DE Julius Adams	2	1	0.0	20	37
CB Tony Plummer	2	1	0.0	20	39
DT Garry Pettigrew	2	0	0.0	14	33
S John Saunders	2	0	0.0	7	8
OLB Gregg Bingham	1	0	0.0	3	8
WR Ron Jessie	1	0	---	---	---
T Ralph Neely	1	0	---	---	---

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Carl Eller	0.5	0	1	27
DT Fred Nolan	0.5	0	1	19
DE Ike Howard	0.0	1	0	3

Tampa Bay	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Bob Rowe	1.0	0	1	0	40
DE Kevin Calhoun	1.0	0	1	0	40
DT Garry Pettigrew	0.0	2	3	2	33
DE Julius Adams	0.0	0	5	0	37
ILB Mark Arneson	0.0	0	1	0	40

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Lee Roy Jordan	5	0	27
OLB Bill Peterson	4	0	21
CB Bobby Howard	3	1	27
S Paul Krause	2	1	28
S Bob Atkins	1	0	2
CB Zeke Moore	1	0	27
OLB Floyd Rice	1	0	4
DT Fred Nolan	1	0	19
CB Luke Szorcsik	1	0	9
OLB Dave Washington	0	1	7
CB Del Ross	0	1	22

Tampa Bay	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Mel Renfro	5	3	1	40
CB Jim Stienke	3	1	0	35
CB Tony Plummer	3	0	0	39
S Donnie Shell	2	1	0	41
ILB Mark Arneson	1	0	0	40
OLB Gregg Bingham	1	0	0	8
OLB Chris Hanburger	1	0	0	33
S Burgess Owens	1	0	0	38
OLB Vincent Boutte	0	1	0	2

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Ron Yary	3	4	21	0	41
Dave Manders	1	6	20	0	34
Tom Forrest	1	2	12	0	18
Dan Medlin	1	2	18	0	33
Pat Matson	1	1	12	1	31
Ed George	0	2	16	1	35
Kent Kramer	0	1	12	0	17
Jim Pietrzak	0	1	1	0	7
Aaron Meyer	0	1	5	0	6

Tampa Bay	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Ralph Neely	3	9	29	0	25
Sid Smith	3	9	28	0	26
Charles Goodrum	1	3	24	0	23
Dave Foley	0	4	29	0	23
Ray Schoenke	0	4	15	0	14
Jim Mitchell	0	1	26	0	25
Ed Newman	0	1	24	0	18
Barty Smith	0	1	12	0	9
Norbert Bryant	0	0	11	1	11

Special Teams Tackles

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Bob Atkins	2	16
Larry Schreiber	2	10
Lance Rentzel	1	10
Clarence Davis	1	9
Vincent Horton	1	9

Tampa Bay	Tackles	STPlays
Donnie Shell	6	14
Isaac Fulcher	1	10

Participation

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Del Ross	---	---	21	22	23	66
Paul Krause	---	---	32	28	2	62
Zeke Moore	---	---	27	27	8	62
Fran Tarkenton	21	41	---	---	---	62
Ron Yary	21	41	---	---	---	62
Ed George	16	35	---	---	10	61
Lee Roy Jordan	---	---	31	27	3	61
Carl Eller	---	---	31	27	2	60
Bobby Howard	---	---	28	27	3	58
Sweeny Williams	---	---	31	25	2	58
Lance Rentzel	15	30	---	---	10	55
Dave Manders	20	34	---	---	---	54
Pat Matson	12	31	---	---	9	52
Dan Medlin	18	33	---	---	1	52
Bill Peterson	---	---	16	21	14	51
Clarence Davis	16	25	---	---	9	50
Chuck Foreman	19	29	---	---	1	49
Don McCauley	9	23	---	---	15	47
Bob Newland	14	32	---	---	---	46
Brock Green	---	---	17	24	3	44
Art Thoms	---	---	25	17	1	43
Tom Forrest	12	18	---	---	10	40
Bob Gresham	2	12	---	---	24	38
Kent Kramer	12	17	---	---	8	37
Fred Nolan	---	---	16	19	---	35
Larry Schreiber	11	13	---	---	10	34
Don Croft	---	---	17	12	2	31
Luke Szorcsik	---	---	10	9	10	29
Bob Atkins	---	---	10	2	16	28
Lewis Rockett	3	7	---	---	17	27
Ronald Fitzgerald	3	8	---	---	14	25
Dave Washington	---	---	16	7	1	24
Amos Martin	---	---	8	4	9	21
Aaron Meyer	5	6	---	---	10	21
Vincent Horton	1	9	---	---	9	19
Jim Pietrzak	1	7	---	---	10	18
Floyd Rice	---	---	9	4	5	18
Ike Howard	---	---	1	3	11	15
Lamar Martin	---	---	6	3	---	9
Bob Parsons	0	0	---	---	8	8
Horst Muhlmann	0	0	---	---	5	5
Otis Hastings	0	0	---	---	2	2
Dennis McKenzie	0	0	---	---	---	0
Lonnie Murray	---	---	0	0	---	0

Tampa Bay	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Donnie Shell	---	---	21	41	14	76
Burgess Owens	---	---	19	38	14	71
Mark Arneson	---	---	21	40	3	64
Mel Renfro	---	---	21	40	2	63
Bob Rowe	---	---	21	40	2	63
Kevin Calhoun	---	---	21	40	2	63
Tony Plummer	---	---	20	39	3	62
Sid Smith	28	26	---	---	8	62
Dave Foley	29	23	---	---	8	60
Sonny Jurgensen	32	28	---	---	---	60
Julius Adams	---	---	20	37	2	59
Jim Mitchell	26	25	---	---	8	59
George Amundson	14	17	---	---	25	56
Jim Stienke	---	---	19	35	2	56
Ralph Neely	29	25	---	---	---	54
Chris Hanburger	---	---	18	33	2	53
Ed Newman	24	18	---	---	8	50
Ron Jessie	21	18	---	---	10	49
Garry Pettigrew	---	---	14	33	2	49
Charles Goodrum	24	23	---	---	---	47
Al Dodd	14	12	---	---	16	42
Freddie Scott	17	19	---	---	3	39
Ray Schoenke	15	14	---	---	8	37
Gregg Bingham	---	---	3	8	24	35
Barry Pearson	13	18	---	---	---	31
Norbert Bryant	11	11	---	---	8	30
Wayne Mosley	18	11	---	---	---	29
Eddie Moss	13	8	---	---	6	27
Barty Smith	12	9	---	---	5	26
John Saunders	---	---	7	8	8	23
Al Chandler	1	0	---	---	17	18
John Mendenhall	---	---	3	7	8	18
Bruce Coslet	7	3	---	---	6	16
Norm Doyle	4	0	---	---	11	15
Phil Villapiano	---	---	2	7	3	12
Everett Allen	---	---	0	1	10	11
Isaac Fulcher	---	---	0	0	10	10
Vincent Boutte	---	---	1	2	7	10
Herb Mayes	---	---	0	1	8	9
Jim Turner	0	0	---	---	8	8
Montrae Jones	0	0	---	---	8	8
Bert Horn	---	---	0	0	8	8
Derek Check	---	---	0	1	---	1
Booker Brown	0	0	---	---	---	0
John Gordon	0	0	---	---	---	0
Quentin Vaughn	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	24	4.8
Middle	13	57	4.4
Right	3	12	4.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	25	3.1
Middle	16	86	5.4
Right	8	44	5.5
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Fran Tarkenton	39	17	1	0	2	6	11	2	1

Tampa Bay	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Sonny Jurgensen	27	19	5	0	1	4	2	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	8	4.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	7	38	2.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	20	7	77	3.9
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	22	5.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	13	4.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	10	111	8.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	4	4	54	13.5
Long (19+ Yds)	7	2	79	11.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Bob Newland	9	1	1	7	0	32
RB Clarence Davis	8	3	0	44	1	25
WR Don McCauley	6	2	1	9	0	23
WR Lance Rentzel	6	4	0	48	0	30
RB Chuck Foreman	5	4	0	18	0	29
TE Kent Kramer	2	0	0	0	0	17
FB Larry Schreiber	2	2	0	6	0	13
RB Bob Gresham	1	1	0	13	0	12

Tampa Bay	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Jim Mitchell	6	6	0	65	1	25
WR Ron Jessie	5	3	0	28	1	18
WR Barry Pearson	5	4	0	97	2	18
WR Al Dodd	3	1	1	34	1	12
WR Freddie Scott	2	1	0	10	0	19
FB Barty Smith	2	2	0	10	0	9
RB George Amundson	1	1	0	3	0	17
TE Bruce Coslet	1	0	0	0	0	3
RB Wayne Mosley	1	1	0	10	0	11
RB Eddie Moss	1	0	0	0	0	8

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Chuck Foreman	1	2	2.00	4.67
Bob Gresham	1	-1	-1.00	1.00

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
George Amundson	2	6	3.00	3.57
Wayne Mosley	1	0	0.00	5.83

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Fran Tarkenton	1	0	0	0.00	3.72

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Sonny Jurgensen	2	2	16	8.00	9.52

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Bob Newland	1	0	0	0.00	0.78

Tampa Bay	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Jim Mitchell	1	1	9	9.00	10.83
FB Barty Smith	1	1	7	7.00	5.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Chuck Foreman	1	1
Bob Gresham	1	1

Tampa Bay	Rushes	Conversions
George Amundson	5	2

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Fran Tarkenton	13	6	1

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Conversions
Sonny Jurgensen	7	4	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Lance Rentzel	4	2	0
RB Clarence Davis	2	1	1
RB Chuck Foreman	2	2	0
WR Don McCauley	2	0	0
TE Kent Kramer	1	0	0
WR Bob Newland	1	0	0
FB Larry Schreiber	1	1	0

Tampa Bay	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Al Dodd	3	1	1
WR Ron Jessie	2	2	2
RB George Amundson	1	1	0
WR Barry Pearson	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 55,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 15,100 (21,400)
End Zone 13,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,500 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 11,000 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,200 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,800 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	55,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	15,100 (21,400)
End Zone	13,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,500 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	11,000 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,200 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,800 (3,300)