Week 15, 1974

played in St. Louis, MO

49 degrees, fair, 8 mph wind

Minnesota Vikings	0	0	0	3	-	3
St. Louis Cardinals	9	3	14	0	-	26

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:57 STL - Safety: Roger Wehrli tackled receiver in end zone
1Q: 02:13 STL - Terry Metcalf 66 punt return (John Leypoldt extra point)
2Q: 00:14 STL - John Leypoldt 40 field goal
3Q: 09:20 STL - Altie Taylor 3 run (John Leypoldt extra point)
3Q: 01:44 STL - Terry Metcalf 3 run (John Leypoldt extra point)
4Q: 04:31 MIN - Horst Muhlmann 32 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:57 STL - Safety: Roger Wehrli tackled receiver in end zone
1Q: 02:13 STL - Terry Metcalf 66 punt return (John Leypoldt extra point)
2Q: 00:14 STL - John Leypoldt 40 field goal
3Q: 09:20 STL - Altie Taylor 3 run (John Leypoldt extra point)
3Q: 01:44 STL - Terry Metcalf 3 run (John Leypoldt extra point)
4Q: 04:31 MIN - Horst Muhlmann 32 field goal

Team Statistics MIN STL
Record 11-3 10-4
First Downs 12 19
- by Rushing 3 11
- by Passing 8 6
- by Penalty 1 2
Total Net Yards 218 280
- Offensive Plays 59 71
- Yards per Play 3.69 3.94
Net Rushing Yards 73 132
- Rushing Attempts 15 44
- Yards per Rush 4.87 3.00
Net Passing Yards 145 148
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 39 - 20 - 2 25 - 17 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 182 161
- Sacks/Yards Lost 5/37 2/13
- Yards per Pass Play 3.30 5.48
Fumbles/Lost 4/3 2/2
3rd Down Conversions 2/11 6/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.6 7.6
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 10/90 6/30
Punt Returns/Yards 4/28 2/72
Kick Returns/Yards 5/143 3/86
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 2/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 31 OWN 36
Time of Possession 22:59 37:01

Team Statistics	MIN	STL
Record	11-3	10-4
First Downs	12	19
- by Rushing	3	11
- by Passing	8	6
- by Penalty	1	2
Total Net Yards	218	280
- Offensive Plays	59	71
- Yards per Play	3.69	3.94
Net Rushing Yards	73	132
- Rushing Attempts	15	44
- Yards per Rush	4.87	3.00
Net Passing Yards	145	148
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	39 - 20 - 2	25 - 17 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	182	161
- Sacks/Yards Lost	5/37	2/13
- Yards per Pass Play	3.30	5.48
Fumbles/Lost	4/3	2/2
3rd Down Conversions	2/11	6/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.6	7.6
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	10/90	6/30
Punt Returns/Yards	4/28	2/72
Kick Returns/Yards	5/143	3/86
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	2/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 31	OWN 36
Time of Possession	22:59	37:01

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:53	OWN 33	3	-3	Punt
1	10:54	1:31	OWN 33	3	1	Punt
1	6:57	0:07	OWN 1	1	-1	Safety
1	3:53	1:49	OWN 3	3	8	Punt
1	2:04	2:10	OWN 43	6	9	Punt
2	12:10	1:23	OWN 40	3	3	Punt
2	6:22	2:54	OWN 28	8	35	Punt
2	1:49	0:27	OPP 45	2	-2	Fumble
2	0:08	0:08	OWN 34	1	-1	Half
3	9:11	0:37	OWN 34	2	0	Interception
3	7:42	2:13	OWN 20	6	18	Fumble
3	1:37	1:42	OWN 47	5	18	Punt
4	12:39	0:40	OWN 26	2	21	Fumble
4	10:06	5:43	OWN 20	10	65	Field Goal
4	2:36	0:10	OPP 43	1	0	Interception
4	0:57	0:40	OWN 36	5	-8	Downs

St. Louis Cardinals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:07	2:13	OWN 32	3	-7	Punt
1	9:23	2:26	OWN 9	8	47	Punt
1	6:50	2:57	OWN 43	4	7	Punt
2	14:54	2:44	OWN 20	6	7	Punt
2	10:47	4:25	OWN 22	8	68	Fumble
2	3:28	1:39	OWN 5	3	6	Punt
2	1:22	1:14	OWN 47	5	30	Field Goal
3	15:00	5:49	OWN 42	10	58	Touchdown
3	8:34	0:52	OPP 35	3	-2	Punt
3	5:29	3:52	OPP 38	7	38	Touchdown
4	14:55	2:16	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
4	11:59	1:53	OPP 47	3	9	Punt
4	4:23	1:47	OWN 40	3	3	Fumble
4	2:26	1:29	OWN 11	5	16	Punt
4	0:17	0:17	OPP 28	1	-1	Game

Game MVP: Terry Metcalf, St. Louis Cardinals

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Chuck Foreman	7	23	3.29	7	0
Bob Gresham	6	47	7.83	29	1
Otis Hastings	2	3	1.50	4	0

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Terry Metcalf	21	91	4.33	16	4	1
Altie Taylor	18	40	2.22	10	1	1
Tom Bailey	4	2	0.50	4	0	0
Gary Huff	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Otis Hastings	39	20	182	5/37	0	18	2	42.9

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Charley Johnson	25	17	161	2/13	0	25	0	85.6

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Don McCauley	4	10	45	11.25	15	16
WR Ronald Fitzgerald	4	4	61	15.25	2	18
RB Chuck Foreman	3	6	13	4.33	7	8
FB Larry Schreiber	3	3	1	0.33	0	1
WR Frank Pitts	2	9	22	11.00	0	18
WR Lance Rentzel	2	3	21	10.50	0	18
RB Bob Gresham	1	1	6	6.00	6	6
TE Kent Kramer	1	2	13	13.00	0	13
FB Vincent Horton	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

St. Louis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Bubba O'Neil	6	7	56	9.33	6	16
WR Ken Payne	3	3	15	5.00	0	6
WR Terry Metcalf	2	5	24	12.00	24	23
RB Altie Taylor	2	2	16	8.00	0	10
FB Norm Bulaich	1	1	17	17.00	17	17
TE Rich Caster	1	1	3	3.00	3	3
WR Ray Jarvis	1	3	25	25.00	1	25
WR Cotton Speyrer	1	3	5	5.00	0	5

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

St. Louis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Dwight Lewis	1	0	0.00	0
S Mike Weger	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force
Ronald Fitzgerald	1	1	0
Bob Gresham	1	0	0
Lance Rentzel	1	0	0
Otis Hastings	1	0	0
Zeke Moore	0	2	0
Bobby Howard	0	0	1
Lee Roy Jordan	0	0	1

St. Louis	Fumb	Recov	Force
Altie Taylor	1	0	0
Bubba O'Neil	1	0	0
Will Foster	0	2	0
Billy Howard	0	1	1
Mike Weger	0	0	2
Dwight Lewis	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Bob Parsons	7	306	43.7	29.3	57	3

St. Louis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Al Blake	9	387	43.0	35.4	53	2

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Horst Muhlmann	1/1	0/0	0/0	32	0/0

St. Louis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
John Leypoldt	1/1	1/1	0/0	40	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bob Atkins	3	21	7.0	0
Chuck Foreman	1	7	7.0	0

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Terry Metcalf	2	72	36.0	1

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Zeke Moore	3	83	27.7	0
Del Ross	2	60	30.0	0

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jim Tolbert	3	86	28.7	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Bob Atkins	14	1	0.0	36	22
ILB Lee Roy Jordan	8	4	0.0	42	27
OLB Dave Washington	6	1	0.0	26	10
DT Alan Page	5	5	1.0	35	24
DE Carl Eller	4	1	0.0	39	27
CB Zeke Moore	3	0	1.0	39	24
OLB Floyd Rice	3	2	0.0	30	19
DE Sweeny Williams	3	1	0.0	40	24
DT Fred Nolan	3	1	0.0	25	20
DE Don Croft	2	1	0.0	16	3
CB Bobby Howard	2	1	0.0	38	26
S Paul Krause	2	0	0.0	11	16
ILB Amos Martin	1	1	0.0	14	4
DT Art Thoms	1	1	0.0	17	5
WR Frank Pitts	1	0	---	---	---
WR Lance Rentzel	1	0	---	---	---
CB Brock Green	1	0	0.0	33	14
CB John Rowser	0	1	0.0	23	18

St. Louis	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Mike Weger	6	0	1.0	15	44
OLB Dwight Lewis	5	1	0.0	14	42
DE Ron Yankowski	4	1	2.0	14	42
S Jim Tolbert	4	0	1.0	9	41
CB Roger Wehrli	4	0	0.0	14	42
ILB Will Foster	3	1	0.0	13	40
OLB Jim Merlo	3	0	0.0	8	5
DE Billy Howard	2	0	1.0	14	43
CB Al Clark	2	2	0.0	15	42
DT Geoff Carr	2	1	0.0	6	4
S Dan Myers	1	2	0.0	6	18
CB Hugh Rodgers	1	1	0.0	8	40
G Sam Davis	1	0	---	---	---
CB Ray Easterling	0	1	0.0	0	4
DT Dale Norman	0	1	0.0	3	0

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Alan Page	1.0	0	0	1	24
CB Zeke Moore	1.0	0	0	0	24
DE Carl Eller	0.0	1	1	0	27
DE Sweeny Williams	0.0	0	0	1	24

St. Louis	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Ron Yankowski	2.0	0	1	42
DE Billy Howard	1.0	0	1	43
S Jim Tolbert	1.0	0	0	41
S Mike Weger	1.0	0	0	44
DT John Grant	0.0	1	0	42
OLB Dwight Lewis	0.0	1	0	42

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Bob Atkins	5	1	22
ILB Lee Roy Jordan	4	0	27
CB Zeke Moore	2	1	24
CB Bobby Howard	2	0	26
OLB Dave Washington	2	0	10
S Paul Krause	1	0	16
OLB Floyd Rice	1	0	19
CB John Rowser	0	1	18

St. Louis	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Dwight Lewis	5	2	1	42
CB Roger Wehrli	3	3	0	42
S Mike Weger	3	1	1	44
S Jim Tolbert	3	0	0	41
ILB Will Foster	2	0	0	40
CB Al Clark	1	1	0	42
CB Hugh Rodgers	1	1	0	40
DE Ron Yankowski	1	0	0	42
S Dan Myers	1	0	0	18

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Dave Manders	2	5	14	0	38
Dan Medlin	1	3	12	3	35
Tom Forrest	1	1	6	1	18
Ed George	1	1	10	0	32
Ron Yary	0	3	15	0	44
Jim Pietrzak	0	0	1	1	6

St. Louis	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Dan Dierdorf	4	10	41	0	24
Len Hauss	4	10	38	0	23
Joe Scibelli	2	5	32	0	21
Tom Funchess	1	4	39	1	20
Norm Bulaich	1	4	18	0	8
Vincent Forbes	1	1	20	1	11
Jim Arneson	0	4	6	0	5
Sam Davis	0	3	36	0	22
Larry Brown	0	1	17	0	10
Ron Mikolajczyk	0	1	8	0	9

Special Teams Tackles

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Clarence Davis	3	19
Don McCauley	1	9

St. Louis	Tackles	STPlays
Jerald Whiting	3	9
Mark Cooney	2	17
Tom Bailey	1	18
Roy Winston	1	18
Todd McQuarters	1	18
Ray Easterling	1	7

Participation

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Bob Atkins	---	---	36	22	15	73
Lee Roy Jordan	---	---	42	27	2	71
Zeke Moore	---	---	39	24	6	69
Carl Eller	---	---	39	27	1	67
Bobby Howard	---	---	38	26	2	66
Sweeny Williams	---	---	40	24	1	65
Brock Green	---	---	33	14	14	61
Alan Page	---	---	35	24	1	60
Otis Hastings	15	44	---	---	1	60
Ron Yary	15	44	---	---	---	59
Pat Matson	12	35	---	---	8	55
Dave Manders	14	38	---	---	---	52
Lance Rentzel	13	38	---	---	1	52
Ed George	10	32	---	---	8	50
Floyd Rice	---	---	30	19	---	49
Fred Nolan	---	---	25	20	3	48
Dan Medlin	12	35	---	---	---	47
Ronald Fitzgerald	6	22	---	---	15	43
John Rowser	---	---	23	18	1	42
Del Ross	---	---	8	7	27	42
Kent Kramer	12	21	---	---	8	41
Chuck Foreman	9	28	---	---	3	40
Don McCauley	4	27	---	---	9	40
Dave Washington	---	---	26	10	3	39
Frank Pitts	9	24	---	---	2	35
Bob Gresham	6	16	---	---	11	33
Larry Schreiber	7	19	---	---	7	33
Tom Forrest	6	18	---	---	8	32
Lewis Rockett	5	16	---	---	9	30
Art Thoms	---	---	17	5	7	29
Paul Krause	---	---	11	16	---	27
Amos Martin	---	---	14	4	8	26
Aaron Meyer	5	12	---	---	8	25
Bill Peterson	---	---	3	4	16	23
Clarence Davis	0	2	---	---	19	21
Ike Howard	---	---	4	3	14	21
Don Croft	---	---	16	3	1	20
Vincent Horton	4	7	---	---	9	20
William Humphrey	0	0	---	---	16	16
Jim Pietrzak	1	6	---	---	8	15
Bob Parsons	0	0	---	---	7	7
Lamar Martin	---	---	5	0	---	5
Horst Muhlmann	0	0	---	---	4	4
Luke Szorcsik	---	---	0	0	3	3
Fran Tarkenton	0	0	---	---	---	0
Dennis McKenzie	0	0	---	---	---	0

St. Louis	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Len Hauss	38	23	---	---	10	71
Sam Davis	36	22	---	---	9	67
Dan Dierdorf	41	24	---	---	2	67
Charley Johnson	40	27	---	---	---	67
Hugh Rodgers	---	---	8	40	15	63
Mike Weger	---	---	15	44	1	60
Roger Wehrli	---	---	14	42	4	60
Al Clark	---	---	15	42	2	59
Tom Funchess	39	20	---	---	---	59
Jim Tolbert	---	---	9	41	9	59
Billy Howard	---	---	14	43	1	58
Rich Caster	31	20	---	---	6	57
Dwight Lewis	---	---	14	42	1	57
Ron Yankowski	---	---	14	42	1	57
John Grant	---	---	13	42	1	56
Will Foster	---	---	13	40	2	55
Joe Scibelli	32	21	---	---	1	54
Ken Payne	18	14	---	---	13	45
Terry Metcalf	21	17	---	---	6	44
Ray Jarvis	28	12	---	---	2	42
Vincent Forbes	20	11	---	---	10	41
Cotton Speyrer	25	15	---	---	---	40
Matt Braxton	13	9	---	---	18	40
Eric Kasay	---	---	8	27	3	38
Bubba O'Neil	17	19	---	---	---	36
Larry Brown	17	10	---	---	7	34
Dan Myers	---	---	6	18	6	30
Norm Bulaich	18	8	---	---	1	27
Ron Mikolajczyk	8	9	---	---	10	27
Altie Taylor	19	6	---	---	---	25
Todd McQuarters	6	1	---	---	18	25
Tom Bailey	4	2	---	---	18	24
Willie Harper	---	---	1	2	21	24
Mark Cooney	---	---	2	2	17	21
Jim Arneson	6	5	---	---	8	19
Roy Winston	---	---	0	1	18	19
Jim Merlo	---	---	8	5	1	14
Jerald Whiting	3	2	---	---	9	14
Ray Easterling	---	---	0	4	7	11
Dale Norman	---	---	3	0	7	10
Al Blake	0	0	---	---	10	10
Sammy Danko	---	---	2	3	5	10
Geoff Carr	---	---	6	4	---	10
John Leypoldt	0	0	---	---	6	6
Gary Huff	4	0	---	---	---	4
Jeff Gainey	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	9	3.0
Middle	7	21	3.0
Right	4	44	11.0
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	1	10	10.0
Middle	26	94	3.6
Right	16	29	1.8
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Otis Hastings	39	20	0	5	0	8	2	0	2

St. Louis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Charley Johnson	25	17	2	2	1	3	1	2	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	6	36	4.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	8	4	7	0.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	8	103	7.4
Long (19+ Yds)	9	2	36	4.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	44	8.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	7	7	40	5.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	5	52	5.2
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	25	8.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Yards	PPlay
WR Don McCauley	10	4	45	27
WR Frank Pitts	9	2	22	24
RB Chuck Foreman	6	3	13	28
WR Ronald Fitzgerald	4	4	61	22
WR Lance Rentzel	3	2	21	38
FB Larry Schreiber	3	3	1	19
TE Kent Kramer	2	1	13	21
RB Bob Gresham	1	1	6	16
FB Vincent Horton	1	0	0	7

St. Louis	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Bubba O'Neil	7	6	1	56	0	19
WR Terry Metcalf	5	2	0	24	1	17
WR Ray Jarvis	3	1	0	25	1	12
WR Ken Payne	3	3	0	15	0	14
WR Cotton Speyrer	3	1	0	5	0	15
RB Altie Taylor	2	2	0	16	0	6
FB Norm Bulaich	1	1	0	17	0	8
TE Rich Caster	1	1	0	3	0	20

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Terry Metcalf	2	19	9.50	4.33
Altie Taylor	2	10	5.00	2.22

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Otis Hastings	3	1	1	0.33	4.67

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Chuck Foreman	1	0	0	0.00	2.17
WR Don McCauley	1	0	0	0.00	4.50
FB Larry Schreiber	1	1	1	1.00	0.33

St. Louis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Bob Gresham	1	1

St. Louis	Rushes	Conversions
Terry Metcalf	2	1
Altie Taylor	2	0
Tom Bailey	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Otis Hastings	9	4	1

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Charley Johnson	10	6	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Frank Pitts	4	1	0
RB Chuck Foreman	2	1	0
WR Don McCauley	2	1	1
WR Ronald Fitzgerald	1	1	0

St. Louis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Terry Metcalf	5	2	1
WR Ken Payne	2	2	1
FB Norm Bulaich	1	1	1
WR Cotton Speyrer	1	0	0
WR Bubba O'Neil	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 59,900 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 18,600 (21,400)
End Zone 13,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,700 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 11,200 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,300 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,800 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	59,900 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	18,600 (21,400)
End Zone	13,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,700 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	11,200 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,300 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,800 (3,300)