Conference Semifinals, 1974

played in Minnesota, MN

5 degrees, fair, 3 mph wind

St. Louis Cardinals3777-24
Minnesota Vikings331015-31

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:00 MIN - Horst Muhlmann 23 field goal
1Q: 05:57 STL - John Leypoldt 39 field goal
2Q: 13:56 MIN - Horst Muhlmann 19 field goal
2Q: 10:34 STL - Bubba O'Neil 11 pass from Jeff Gainey (John Leypoldt extra point)
3Q: 11:00 MIN - Frank Pitts 19 pass from Fran Tarkenton (Horst Muhlmann extra point)
3Q: 07:51 STL - Tom Bailey 39 run (John Leypoldt extra point)
3Q: 02:21 MIN - Horst Muhlmann 35 field goal
4Q: 05:41 MIN - Frank Pitts 28 pass from Fran Tarkenton (Chuck Foreman run for conversion)
4Q: 03:09 STL - Cotton Speyrer 9 pass from Jeff Gainey (John Leypoldt extra point)
4Q: 00:30 MIN - Lance Rentzel 9 pass from Fran Tarkenton (Horst Muhlmann extra point)

Team StatisticsSTLMIN
Record13-514-3
First Downs1322
- by Rushing24
- by Passing917
- by Penalty21
Total Net Yards202401
- Offensive Plays5975
- Yards per Play3.425.35
Net Rushing Yards7483
- Rushing Attempts1719
- Yards per Rush4.354.37
Net Passing Yards128318
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt39 - 18 - 153 - 31 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards151335
- Sacks/Yards Lost3/233/17
- Yards per Pass Play3.055.68
Fumbles/Lost0/00/0
3rd Down Conversions3/145/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down8.97.2
4th Down Conversions0/00/0
Penalties/Yards6/269/75
Punt Returns/Yards1/43/47
Kick Returns/Yards6/1765/146
Interception Ret./Yards2/01/0
2pt Conversions0/01/1
Red Zone Visits26
- Red Zone TDs/FGs2/03/3
Avg. Drive StartOWN 29OWN 40
Time of Possession26:0733:53

Drive Charts

St. Louis Cardinals
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:001:08OWN 3523Interception
19:544:05OPP 46624Field Goal
12:431:17OWN 283-10Punt
213:503:26OPP 44644Touchdown
28:061:38OWN 3935Punt
25:021:48OWN 3330Punt
22:220:36OWN 2331Punt
20:290:29OWN 3430Punt
310:553:25OWN 35665Touchdown
35:501:26OWN 1939Punt
32:151:27OWN 413-3Punt
410:311:55OWN 338Punt
47:231:03OWN 832Punt
45:302:30OWN 37763Touchdown
42:010:34OWN 437Punt
40:200:20OWN 202-7Game
Minnesota Vikings
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
113:523:58OWN 42752Field Goal
15:493:06OWN 3049Punt
11:262:36OPP 48746Field Goal
210:242:18OWN 4537Interception
26:281:26OWN 1338Punt
23:140:52OWN 3631Punt
21:461:17OWN 29524Interception
315:004:05OWN 39761Touchdown
37:301:40OWN 4731Punt
34:242:09OWN 43639Field Goal
30:485:17OWN 141241Punt
48:361:13OWN 4632Punt
46:200:50OPP 30530Touchdown
43:000:59OWN 4337Punt
41:271:07OPP 43543Touchdown

Game MVP: Fran Tarkenton, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

St. LouisAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Terry Metcalf11211.91500
Tom Bailey34314.333911
Altie Taylor3103.33800
MinnesotaAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Chuck Foreman11484.36800
Bob Gresham3103.33500
Fran Tarkenton3227.331010
Clarence Davis122.00200
Don McCauley111.00100

Passing Statistics

St. LouisAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Jeff Gainey39181513/23230163.1
MinnesotaAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Fran Tarkenton53313353/17328280.3

Receiving Statistics

St. LouisCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Bubba O'Neil4115714.256301
WR Ken Payne36237.674130
WR Ray Jarvis252010.000100
WR Cotton Speyrer24199.500101
RB Altie Taylor2384.00260
TE Larry Brown111515.003150
FB Norm Bulaich1133.00130
TE Rich Caster1233.00030
WR Terry Metcalf15-3-3.000-30
FB Matt Braxton1166.00060
MinnesotaCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Frank Pitts101313513.5024282
WR Lance Rentzel5116513.007221
TE Kent Kramer47287.00390
RB Chuck Foreman3393.00030
RB Bob Gresham33186.001170
TE Lewis Rockett232412.005160
WR Ronald Fitzgerald253919.500210
WR Don McCauley141414.0013140
FB Larry Schreiber1433.00030

Interception Statistics

St. LouisIntsYardsAvgTD
OLB Dwight Lewis100.000
CB Roger Wehrli100.000
MinnesotaIntsYardsAvgTD
CB Bobby Howard100.000

Fumble Statistics

St. LouisFumbRecovForceTD
MinnesotaFumbRecovForceTD

Punting Statistics

St. LouisPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Al Blake1040640.635.9502
MinnesotaPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Bob Parsons728841.140.6464

Kicking Statistics

St. LouisFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
John Leypoldt1/10/00/0393/3
MinnesotaFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Horst Muhlmann3/30/00/0352/2

Punt Return Statistics

St. LouisRetYardsAvgTD
Terry Metcalf144.00
MinnesotaRetYardsAvgTD
Chuck Foreman34715.70

Kick Return Statistics

St. LouisRetYardsAvgTD
Jim Tolbert515130.20
Roger Wehrli12525.00
MinnesotaRetYardsAvgTD
Del Ross514629.20

Defensive Statistics

St. LouisTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
ILB Will Foster940.01955
S Mike Weger710.01851
OLB Dwight Lewis520.01853
S Jim Tolbert510.01645
CB Roger Wehrli410.01553
DE Sammy Danko321.01956
CB Al Clark310.01649
CB Hugh Rodgers310.01439
DE Ron Yankowski211.01751
S Dan Myers200.0321
DT John Grant110.51851
DT Eric Kasay110.51438
CB Ray Easterling100.048
OLB Jim Merlo100.0717
WR Ken Payne10---------
DT Dale Norman100.0514
DT Geoff Carr100.037
MinnesotaTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
DT Alan Page501.01642
ILB Lee Roy Jordan550.01741
DE Sweeny Williams432.01739
S Bob Atkins410.01339
CB Bobby Howard400.01638
OLB Floyd Rice300.0929
CB John Rowser300.01133
S Paul Krause220.01740
OLB Dave Washington200.0611
DE Carl Eller100.01541
ILB Amos Martin100.044
CB Zeke Moore100.01739
WR Lance Rentzel10---------
WR Ronald Fitzgerald10---------
DT Fred Nolan010.0826

Pass Rush Statistics

St. LouisSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Ron Yankowski1.001151
DE Sammy Danko1.001056
DT John Grant0.500051
DT Eric Kasay0.500038
OLB Dwight Lewis0.010053
DT Dale Norman0.010014
ILB Will Foster0.001055
OLB Jim Merlo0.001017
MinnesotaSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Sweeny Williams2.011039
DT Alan Page1.001042
DE Carl Eller0.003141
DE Don Croft0.00107
OLB Floyd Rice0.001029
DT Fred Nolan0.001026

Pass Defense Statistics

St. LouisCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Roger Wehrli43153
CB Al Clark42049
S Mike Weger42051
ILB Will Foster41055
OLB Dwight Lewis40153
S Jim Tolbert40045
OLB Jim Merlo20017
S Dan Myers20021
CB Hugh Rodgers12039
CB Ray Easterling1008
DT Dale Norman10014
MinnesotaCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Bobby Howard50138
ILB Lee Roy Jordan30041
OLB Floyd Rice30029
CB John Rowser30033
OLB Dave Washington20011
S Paul Krause10040
CB Zeke Moore10039
S Bob Atkins02039
S Carl Capria0102

Blocking Statistics

St. LouisKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Len Hauss27117037
Dan Dierdorf22014131
Glen Holloway13015232
Sam Davis01016034
Tom Funchess01013033
Ron Mikolajczyk0107018
Joe Scibelli0103017
Matt Braxton0101012
MinnesotaKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Dave Manders25016143
Dan Medlin23016054
Ron Yary14019156
Pat Matson11013137
Tom Forrest1109021
Ed George01016041
Jim Pietrzak0103013

Special Teams Tackles

St. LouisTacklesSTPlays
Mark Cooney222
Roy Winston218
Cotton Speyrer119
Jim Arneson111
Sam Davis110
Norm Bulaich19
MinnesotaTacklesSTPlays
Clarence Davis232
Carl Capria219
Lewis Rockett213
John Rowser112

Participation

St. LouisRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Sammy Danko------19561085
Roger Wehrli------15531078
Will Foster------1955377
Dwight Lewis------1853374
John Grant------1851372
Mike Weger------1851372
Ron Yankowski------1751371
Al Clark------1649469
Jim Tolbert------1645869
Hugh Rodgers------14391568
Len Hauss1737------1165
Sam Davis1634------1060
Jeff Gainey1742---------59
Eric Kasay------1438658
Cotton Speyrer1122------1952
Glen Holloway1532---------47
Tom Funchess1333---------46
Dan Dierdorf1431---------45
Rich Caster1026------743
Bubba O'Neil1429---------43
Terry Metcalf1124------742
Ken Payne623------1342
Dan Myers------3211438
Ron Mikolajczyk718------1136
Ray Jarvis1024---------34
Norm Bulaich1014------933
Larry Brown516------1132
Joe Scibelli317------1131
Willie Harper------132630
Tom Bailey32------2328
Jim Merlo------717327
Todd McQuarters12------2326
Ray Easterling------481224
Roy Winston------241824
Mark Cooney------012223
Matt Braxton112------1023
Dale Norman------514221
Jim Arneson08------1119
Altie Taylor316---------19
Geoff Carr------37414
Al Blake00------1111
John Leypoldt00------66
Vincent Forbes00------11
Gary Huff00---------0
Charley Johnson00---------0
MinnesotaRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Fran Tarkenton1956---------75
Ron Yary1956---------75
Dan Medlin1654---------70
Ed George1641------1067
Zeke Moore------1739763
Ronald Fitzgerald1029------2362
Dave Manders1643------261
Lee Roy Jordan------1741260
Paul Krause------1740360
Bobby Howard------1638559
Alan Page------1642159
Pat Matson1337------858
Sweeny Williams------1739258
Carl Eller------1541157
Lance Rentzel1443---------57
Chuck Foreman1431------1156
John Rowser------11331256
Kent Kramer1430------1155
Don McCauley1125------1854
Bob Atkins------1339153
Larry Schreiber935------953
Frank Pitts934------144
Lewis Rockett723------1343
Clarence Davis26------3240
Tom Forrest921------1040
Floyd Rice------929139
Fred Nolan------826539
Bob Gresham422------834
Del Ross------4121733
Bill Peterson------5111632
Aaron Meyer315------1028
Jim Pietrzak313------1026
Dave Washington------611724
William Humphrey12------2124
Carl Capria------021921
Amos Martin------441119
Ike Howard------031619
Art Thoms------43815
Brock Green------101213
Don Croft------57---12
Horst Muhlmann00------1010
Bob Parsons00------77
Otis Hastings00------33
Lamar Martin------21---3
Luke Szorcsik------01---1
Dennis McKenzie00---------0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left45313.3
Middle11111.0
Right2105.0
None000.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left177.0
Middle12635.3
Right6132.2
None000.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

St. LouisAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Jeff Gainey39181443811
MinnesotaAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Fran Tarkenton533130410412

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
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Short (0-8 Yds)75213.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)189945.2
Long (19+ Yds)91303.3
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
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Short (0-8 Yds)17131036.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)21101376.5
Long (19+ Yds)103686.8

Detailed Receiving Statistics

St. LouisTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Bubba O'Neil114157129
WR Ken Payne63123023
WR Ray Jarvis52020024
WR Terry Metcalf511-3024
WR Cotton Speyrer42119022
RB Altie Taylor3208016
TE Rich Caster2103026
TE Larry Brown11015016
FB Norm Bulaich1103014
FB Matt Braxton1106012
MinnesotaTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Frank Pitts13100135134
WR Lance Rentzel115065143
TE Kent Kramer74228030
WR Ronald Fitzgerald52039129
WR Don McCauley41014025
FB Larry Schreiber4113035
RB Chuck Foreman3309031
RB Bob Gresham33018022
TE Lewis Rockett32124023

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

St. LouisAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
MinnesotaAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Chuck Foreman294.504.36
Fran Tarkenton177.007.33

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

St. LouisAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Jeff Gainey43297.253.87
MinnesotaAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Fran Tarkenton95495.446.32

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

St. LouisTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Bubba O'Neil21115.505.18
WR Ken Payne1199.003.83
WR Cotton Speyrer1199.004.75
MinnesotaTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Frank Pitts32258.3310.38
WR Lance Rentzel32155.005.91
TE Kent Kramer1199.004.00
WR Don McCauley1000.003.50
FB Larry Schreiber1000.000.75

Third Down Rushing Statistics

St. LouisRushesConversions
MinnesotaRushesConversions
Clarence Davis10
Fran Tarkenton10

Third Down Passing Statistics

St. LouisAttCompConversions
Jeff Gainey1373
MinnesotaAttCompConversions
Fran Tarkenton1465

Third Down Receiving Statistics

St. LouisTargCatchConversions
WR Bubba O'Neil511
WR Terry Metcalf200
TE Larry Brown111
FB Norm Bulaich110
TE Rich Caster110
WR Cotton Speyrer110
RB Altie Taylor111
FB Matt Braxton110
MinnesotaTargCatchConversions
RB Bob Gresham222
WR Don McCauley211
WR Frank Pitts211
FB Larry Schreiber200
TE Lewis Rockett221
WR Ronald Fitzgerald200
TE Kent Kramer100
WR Lance Rentzel100

SectionAttendance
Stadium60,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck18,600 (21,400)
End Zone13,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine7,700 (8,900)
Sideline Seats11,800 (13,600)
Club Seats6,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes2,800 (3,300)