Week 12, 1974

played in Jacksonville, FL

69 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

Minnesota Vikings	14	0	3	6	-	23
Jacksonville Jaguars	0	7	7	0	-	14

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:39 MIN - Lance Rentzel 14 pass from Fran Tarkenton (Horst Muhlmann extra point)
1Q: 04:25 MIN - Chuck Foreman 4 pass from Fran Tarkenton (Horst Muhlmann extra point)
2Q: 02:09 JAX - Ed Porcher 6 pass from Marty Domres (Ernest Spivey extra point)
3Q: 05:37 MIN - Horst Muhlmann 42 field goal
3Q: 03:53 JAX - Harrison Davis 12 pass from Marty Domres (Ernest Spivey extra point)
4Q: 15:00 MIN - Horst Muhlmann 32 field goal
4Q: 01:04 MIN - Horst Muhlmann 18 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:39 MIN - Lance Rentzel 14 pass from Fran Tarkenton (Horst Muhlmann extra point)
1Q: 04:25 MIN - Chuck Foreman 4 pass from Fran Tarkenton (Horst Muhlmann extra point)
2Q: 02:09 JAX - Ed Porcher 6 pass from Marty Domres (Ernest Spivey extra point)
3Q: 05:37 MIN - Horst Muhlmann 42 field goal
3Q: 03:53 JAX - Harrison Davis 12 pass from Marty Domres (Ernest Spivey extra point)
4Q: 15:00 MIN - Horst Muhlmann 32 field goal
4Q: 01:04 MIN - Horst Muhlmann 18 field goal

Team Statistics MIN JAX
Record 9-2 2-9
First Downs 19 12
- by Rushing 4 3
- by Passing 13 9
- by Penalty 2 0
Total Net Yards 354 213
- Offensive Plays 67 63
- Yards per Play 5.28 3.38
Net Rushing Yards 108 90
- Rushing Attempts 29 23
- Yards per Rush 3.72 3.91
Net Passing Yards 246 123
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 34 - 26 - 1 36 - 17 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 269 147
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/23 4/24
- Yards per Pass Play 6.47 3.08
Fumbles/Lost 3/2 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 6/16 3/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.4 7.3
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/2
Penalties/Yards 8/65 5/32
Punt Returns/Yards 4/17 2/18
Kick Returns/Yards 2/62 4/105
Interception Ret./Yards 2/5 1/6
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/2 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 40 OWN 32
Time of Possession 33:16 26:44

Team Statistics	MIN	JAX
Record	9-2	2-9
First Downs	19	12
- by Rushing	4	3
- by Passing	13	9
- by Penalty	2	0
Total Net Yards	354	213
- Offensive Plays	67	63
- Yards per Play	5.28	3.38
Net Rushing Yards	108	90
- Rushing Attempts	29	23
- Yards per Rush	3.72	3.91
Net Passing Yards	246	123
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	34 - 26 - 1	36 - 17 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	269	147
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/23	4/24
- Yards per Pass Play	6.47	3.08
Fumbles/Lost	3/2	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	6/16	3/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.4	7.3
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/2
Penalties/Yards	8/65	5/32
Punt Returns/Yards	4/17	2/18
Kick Returns/Yards	2/62	4/105
Interception Ret./Yards	2/5	1/6
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/2	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 40	OWN 32
Time of Possession	33:16	26:44

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:29	OWN 49	8	51	Touchdown
1	8:43	4:24	OWN 28	8	72	Touchdown
1	1:50	1:30	OWN 27	3	8	Punt
2	8:37	3:52	OWN 22	8	48	Punt
2	3:01	0:20	OWN 24	1	-15	Fumble
2	2:03	1:23	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
3	11:19	1:51	OWN 23	3	-2	Punt
3	7:26	1:57	OWN 22	6	53	Field Goal
3	3:44	3:50	OWN 33	8	52	Field Goal
4	13:02	1:15	OWN 40	3	5	Punt
4	10:36	2:14	OPP 40	5	8	Punt
4	8:06	0:09	OPP 23	1	0	Interception
4	6:50	4:44	OWN 16	6	27	Punt
4	1:32	0:34	OPP 8	3	7	Field Goal
4	0:16	0:16	OPP 27	1	-1	Game

Jacksonville Jaguars
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:31	1:26	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
1	9:05	0:22	OPP 22	1	-10	Interception
1	4:19	2:29	OWN 20	5	17	Punt
1	0:20	6:43	OWN 31	12	54	Missed FG
2	4:45	1:44	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
2	2:41	0:38	OPP 9	3	9	Touchdown
2	0:40	0:40	OWN 30	4	34	Half
3	15:00	3:41	OWN 19	6	21	Punt
3	9:28	2:02	OWN 41	4	12	Punt
3	5:29	1:45	OPP 33	3	33	Touchdown
4	14:54	1:52	OWN 27	3	-1	Punt
4	11:47	1:11	OWN 6	3	6	Punt
4	8:22	0:16	OWN 20	2	0	Interception
4	7:57	1:07	OWN 21	3	8	Punt
4	2:06	0:34	OWN 8	4	0	Downs
4	0:58	0:42	OWN 27	4	0	Downs

Game MVP: Lee Roy Jordan, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Chuck Foreman	17	73	4.29	29	1
Bob Gresham	10	29	2.90	8	0
Fran Tarkenton	2	6	3.00	7	0

Jacksonville	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Lydell Mitchell	16	65	4.06	10	1	0
Robert Newhouse	7	25	3.57	8	0	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Fran Tarkenton	34	26	269	4/23	2	34	1	106.1

Jacksonville	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Marty Domres	36	17	147	4/24	2	19	2	53.8

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Don McCauley	5	5	48	9.60	7	22	0
WR Bob Newland	5	9	65	13.00	3	34	0
RB Chuck Foreman	4	7	15	3.75	3	4	1
WR Lance Rentzel	4	4	56	14.00	3	27	1
RB Clarence Davis	3	4	29	9.67	7	14	0
RB Bob Gresham	3	3	23	7.67	18	13	0
TE Kent Kramer	1	1	17	17.00	0	17	0
TE Lewis Rockett	1	1	16	16.00	3	16	0

Jacksonville	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Harrison Davis	4	6	37	9.25	0	17	1
TE Raymond Chester	3	4	23	7.67	2	10	0
WR Marlin Briscoe	2	5	37	18.50	5	19	0
FB Robert Newhouse	2	3	6	3.00	0	4	0
WR Melvin Wilber	2	8	13	6.50	0	10	0
RB Lydell Mitchell	1	2	8	8.00	3	8	0
WR Speedy Thomas	1	5	4	4.00	3	4	0
TE Artie Francis	1	1	13	13.00	0	13	0
WR Ed Porcher	1	2	6	6.00	0	6	1

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Lee Roy Jordan	1	5	5.00	0
S Paul Krause	1	0	0.00	0

Jacksonville	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Ron Bolton	1	6	6.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov
Bob Atkins	1	0
Chuck Foreman	1	0
Fran Tarkenton	1	0
Jim Pietrzak	0	1

Jacksonville	Recov	Force
Aaron Buchanan	1	0
Harry Weis	1	0
Ed Jones	0	1
Charlie Leigh	0	1
Randal Rhett	0	1

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Bob Parsons	7	294	42.0	33.7	49	2

Jacksonville	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Russell Fabian	8	310	38.8	36.6	49	1

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Horst Muhlmann	3/3	1/1	0/0	42	2/2

Jacksonville	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ernest Spivey	0/1	0/0	0/0	0	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bob Atkins	3	19	6.3	0
Chuck Foreman	1	-2	-2.0	0

Jacksonville	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Charlie Leigh	2	18	9.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Zeke Moore	1	28	28.0	0
Del Ross	1	34	34.0	0

Jacksonville	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Eldridge Small	2	73	36.5	0
Spencer Brubaker	2	32	16.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Lee Roy Jordan	9	1	1.0	21	38
S Paul Krause	8	1	0.0	22	40
OLB Dave Washington	4	0	1.0	15	9
DE Sweeny Williams	3	1	1.0	20	38
CB Del Ross	3	1	0.0	13	33
CB Zeke Moore	3	0	0.0	19	37
OLB Bill Peterson	2	3	1.0	8	31
OLB Floyd Rice	2	0	0.0	10	4
CB Brock Green	2	0	0.0	11	30
S Bob Atkins	1	1	0.0	9	7
ILB Amos Martin	1	1	0.0	7	7
DT Art Thoms	1	1	0.0	14	23
DE Don Croft	1	0	0.0	14	21
DE Carl Eller	1	0	0.0	21	38
RB Chuck Foreman	1	0	---	---	---
CB Luke Szorcsik	1	0	0.0	4	14
DT Fred Nolan	0	1	0.0	15	23

Jacksonville	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Mike Hammond	10	1	0.0	15	25
DT Manny Fernandez	9	1	1.5	28	37
S Mike Wagner	9	4	1.0	28	32
OLB Matt Blair	4	2	0.0	29	36
CB Tony Greene	4	1	0.0	20	35
DE Harry Weis	4	1	0.0	27	32
DE Ed Jones	3	1	1.5	28	38
OLB Andy Collins	3	3	0.0	23	29
ILB Randal Rhett	3	3	0.0	16	17
CB Eldridge Small	3	2	0.0	28	34
CB Ron Bolton	2	0	0.0	25	33
S Spencer Brubaker	1	1	0.0	7	15
WR Harrison Davis	1	0	---	---	---
RB Lydell Mitchell	1	0	---	---	---
DE Percy Kirkwood	1	0	0.0	8	4
DT Paul Godfrey	0	1	0.0	23	30

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Sweeny Williams	1.0	0	4	2	38
ILB Lee Roy Jordan	1.0	0	0	0	38
OLB Bill Peterson	1.0	0	0	0	31
OLB Dave Washington	1.0	0	0	0	9
DE Carl Eller	0.0	1	0	0	38
DT Art Thoms	0.0	1	0	0	23
DT Fred Nolan	0.0	0	1	0	23

Jacksonville	Sack	PPlay
DT Manny Fernandez	1.5	37
DE Ed Jones	1.5	38
S Mike Wagner	1.0	32

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Del Ross	4	0	0	33
S Paul Krause	3	0	1	40
CB Zeke Moore	2	1	0	37
ILB Lee Roy Jordan	2	0	1	38
OLB Bill Peterson	2	0	0	31
CB Luke Szorcsik	1	2	0	14
CB Brock Green	1	1	0	30
ILB Amos Martin	1	0	0	7
OLB Dave Washington	1	0	0	9
CB Bobby Howard	0	2	0	39

Jacksonville	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Mike Hammond	6	1	0	25
S Mike Wagner	4	0	0	32
OLB Matt Blair	2	2	0	36
OLB Andy Collins	2	2	0	29
CB Ron Bolton	2	1	1	33
CB Tony Greene	2	0	0	35
CB Eldridge Small	2	0	0	34
DE Harry Weis	2	0	0	32
DT Manny Fernandez	1	0	0	37
DE Ed Jones	1	0	0	38
ILB Randal Rhett	1	0	0	17
S Spencer Brubaker	1	0	0	15

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Ron Yary	3	4	0	29	0	38
Dave Manders	2	6	1	23	1	33
Ed George	1	4	0	21	0	32
Tom Forrest	1	1	0	11	1	21
Aaron Meyer	1	1	0	8	1	6
Dan Medlin	0	6	0	25	1	26
Pat Matson	0	2	0	22	0	29
Kent Kramer	0	1	0	19	0	16
Larry Schreiber	0	1	0	9	0	15
Vincent Horton	0	1	0	7	0	6

Jacksonville	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Rich Saul	4	10	23	0	40
Dave Thompson	2	3	10	0	13
Joe De Lamielleure	1	3	21	1	37
Robert Newhouse	1	3	16	0	31
Ed Fisher	1	1	19	0	29
Jimmie Burks	0	1	13	2	28
Jon Kolb	0	1	16	1	35
Tommy Lyons	0	1	4	0	13

Special Teams Tackles

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Lance Rentzel	2	11
Del Ross	1	28
Larry Schreiber	1	16
Aaron Meyer	1	10
Brock Green	1	9
Clarence Davis	1	8

Jacksonville	Tackles	STPlays
Evan Jolitz	3	26
Charlie Leigh	2	25
Alonzo Becker	1	18

Participation

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Del Ross	---	---	13	33	28	74
Fran Tarkenton	29	38	---	---	---	67
Ron Yary	29	38	---	---	---	67
Bobby Howard	---	---	22	39	3	64
Ed George	21	32	---	---	10	63
Paul Krause	---	---	22	40	1	63
Lee Roy Jordan	---	---	21	38	3	62
Pat Matson	22	29	---	---	10	61
Zeke Moore	---	---	19	37	5	61
Carl Eller	---	---	21	38	1	60
Sweeny Williams	---	---	20	38	1	59
Lance Rentzel	23	24	---	---	11	58
Bill Peterson	---	---	8	31	18	57
Dave Manders	23	33	---	---	---	56
Don McCauley	12	22	---	---	17	51
Dan Medlin	25	26	---	---	---	51
Brock Green	---	---	11	30	9	50
Clarence Davis	19	20	---	---	8	47
Bob Gresham	11	18	---	---	18	47
Kent Kramer	19	16	---	---	11	46
Bob Newland	15	30	---	---	1	46
Tom Forrest	11	21	---	---	10	42
Fred Nolan	---	---	15	23	3	41
Larry Schreiber	9	15	---	---	16	40
Art Thoms	---	---	14	23	3	40
Chuck Foreman	18	20	---	---	1	39
Lewis Rockett	9	13	---	---	16	38
Don Croft	---	---	14	21	1	36
Ronald Fitzgerald	3	6	---	---	18	27
Bob Atkins	---	---	9	7	9	25
Dave Washington	---	---	15	9	1	25
Aaron Meyer	8	6	---	---	10	24
Vincent Horton	7	6	---	---	11	24
Amos Martin	---	---	7	7	9	23
Jim Pietrzak	6	5	---	---	10	21
Luke Szorcsik	---	---	4	14	1	19
Ike Howard	---	---	3	2	11	16
Floyd Rice	---	---	10	4	---	14
Lamar Martin	---	---	5	5	1	11
Horst Muhlmann	0	0	---	---	9	9
Bob Parsons	0	0	---	---	7	7
Lonnie Murray	---	---	0	1	3	4
Otis Hastings	0	0	---	---	3	3
Dennis McKenzie	0	0	---	---	---	0

Jacksonville	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Eldridge Small	---	---	28	34	9	71
Matt Blair	---	---	29	36	3	68
Manny Fernandez	---	---	28	37	3	68
Ed Jones	---	---	28	38	2	68
Ron Bolton	---	---	25	33	9	67
Marty Domres	23	40	---	---	1	64
Rich Saul	23	40	---	---	1	64
Mike Wagner	---	---	28	32	3	63
Harry Weis	---	---	27	32	3	62
Joe De Lamielleure	21	37	---	---	---	58
Tony Greene	---	---	20	35	3	58
Paul Godfrey	---	---	23	30	5	58
Marlin Briscoe	11	28	---	---	16	55
Andy Collins	---	---	23	29	2	54
Ed Fisher	19	29	---	---	4	52
Robert Newhouse	16	31	---	---	5	52
Raymond Chester	18	19	---	---	14	51
Jon Kolb	16	35	---	---	---	51
Randal Rhett	---	---	16	17	10	43
Mike Hammond	---	---	15	25	2	42
Jimmie Burks	13	28	---	---	---	41
Harrison Davis	13	27	---	---	---	40
Wilbert Martin	10	14	---	---	16	40
Melvin Wilber	13	27	---	---	---	40
Spencer Brubaker	---	---	7	15	14	36
Artie Francis	8	11	---	---	16	35
Ronald Cinkovsky	---	---	4	7	22	33
Evan Jolitz	---	---	2	4	26	32
Dave Thompson	10	13	---	---	9	32
Lydell Mitchell	16	15	---	---	---	31
Speedy Thomas	8	22	---	---	1	31
Tommy Lyons	4	13	---	---	9	26
Charlie Leigh	0	0	---	---	25	25
Keith Wortman	9	5	---	---	9	23
Alonzo Becker	0	0	---	---	18	18
Ed Porcher	2	6	---	---	10	18
Percy Kirkwood	---	---	8	4	1	13
Aaron Brown	---	---	2	6	4	12
Randy Davison	---	---	3	1	7	11
Ken Johnson	---	---	1	0	8	9
Russell Fabian	0	0	---	---	8	8
Kurt Sexson	---	---	2	3	1	6
Aaron Buchanan	0	0	---	---	5	5
Ernest Spivey	0	0	---	---	4	4
Joe Barnes	0	0	---	---	---	0
Korey Francis	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	19	3.8
Middle	17	53	3.1
Right	6	37	6.2
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	22	3.1
Middle	10	41	4.1
Right	6	27	4.5
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Fran Tarkenton	34	26	3	0	1	6	0	0	1

Jacksonville	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Marty Domres	36	17	0	4	0	6	5	2	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	8	2.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	15	105	6.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	6	73	8.1
Long (19+ Yds)	5	3	83	16.6

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	2	2.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	9	50	3.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	17	6	77	4.5
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	18	4.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Bob Newland	9	5	1	65	1	30
RB Chuck Foreman	7	4	0	15	0	20
WR Don McCauley	5	5	0	48	1	22
RB Clarence Davis	4	3	0	29	0	20
WR Lance Rentzel	4	4	0	56	1	24
RB Bob Gresham	3	3	0	23	0	18
TE Kent Kramer	1	1	0	17	0	16
TE Lewis Rockett	1	1	0	16	0	13

Jacksonville	Targt	Caugt	Yards	PPlay
WR Melvin Wilber	8	2	13	27
WR Harrison Davis	6	4	37	27
WR Marlin Briscoe	5	2	37	28
WR Speedy Thomas	5	1	4	22
TE Raymond Chester	4	3	23	19
FB Robert Newhouse	3	2	6	31
RB Lydell Mitchell	2	1	8	15
WR Ed Porcher	2	1	6	6
TE Artie Francis	1	1	13	11

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Chuck Foreman	4	7	1.75	4.29
Bob Gresham	2	11	5.50	2.90

Jacksonville	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Lydell Mitchell	2	3	1.50	4.06
Robert Newhouse	1	1	1.00	3.57

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Fran Tarkenton	2	2	18	9.00	7.91

Jacksonville	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Marty Domres	4	4	25	6.25	4.08

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Chuck Foreman	1	1	4	4.00	2.14
WR Lance Rentzel	1	1	14	14.00	14.00

Jacksonville	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Harrison Davis	1	1	12	12.00	6.17
WR Speedy Thomas	1	1	4	4.00	0.80
WR Melvin Wilber	1	1	3	3.00	1.63
WR Ed Porcher	1	1	6	6.00	3.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Bob Gresham	3	1

Jacksonville	Rushes	Conversions
Robert Newhouse	2	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Fran Tarkenton	11	10	5

Jacksonville	Att	Comp	Conversions
Marty Domres	12	5	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

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

Jacksonville	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Marlin Briscoe	3	1	1
WR Melvin Wilber	3	0	0
WR Speedy Thomas	2	1	0
WR Ed Porcher	2	1	1
TE Raymond Chester	1	1	0
WR Harrison Davis	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 53,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,400 (21,400)
End Zone 12,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine 6,800 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 10,400 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,600 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,500 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	53,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,400 (21,400)
End Zone	12,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine	6,800 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	10,400 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,600 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,500 (3,300)