Conference Finals, 1974

played in Minnesota, MN

11 degrees, fair, 3 mph wind

Tampa Bay Buccaneers31400-17
Minnesota Vikings1010143-37

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:09 MIN - Horst Muhlmann 43 field goal
1Q: 06:16 TBY - Jim Turner 38 field goal
1Q: 02:27 MIN - Don McCauley 6 pass from Fran Tarkenton (Horst Muhlmann extra point)
2Q: 13:40 TBY - Al Dodd 14 pass from Sonny Jurgensen (Jim Turner extra point)
2Q: 09:58 MIN - Paul Krause 24 interception return (Horst Muhlmann extra point)
2Q: 02:28 MIN - Horst Muhlmann 24 field goal
2Q: 00:51 TBY - Wayne Mosley 1 run (Jim Turner extra point)
3Q: 07:58 MIN - Bob Gresham 1 run (Horst Muhlmann extra point)
3Q: 03:56 MIN - Chuck Foreman 21 run (Horst Muhlmann extra point)
4Q: 02:00 MIN - Horst Muhlmann 28 field goal

Team StatisticsTBYMIN
Record13-615-3
First Downs1822
- by Rushing36
- by Passing1114
- by Penalty42
Total Net Yards288347
- Offensive Plays6468
- Yards per Play4.505.10
Net Rushing Yards73127
- Rushing Attempts2136
- Yards per Rush3.483.53
Net Passing Yards215220
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt42 - 19 - 331 - 21 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards223224
- Sacks/Yards Lost1/81/4
- Yards per Pass Play5.006.88
Fumbles/Lost3/22/2
3rd Down Conversions3/128/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down8.68.3
4th Down Conversions0/10/0
Penalties/Yards8/5811/91
Punt Returns/Yards2/371/37
Kick Returns/Yards7/1983/65
Interception Ret./Yards0/03/27
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits24
- Red Zone TDs/FGs2/02/2
Avg. Drive StartOWN 30OWN 43
Time of Possession25:0035:00

Drive Charts

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
110:033:55OWN 45734Field Goal
14:070:09OWN 1516Fumble
12:183:46OWN 20780Touchdown
210:080:21OWN 173-6Interception
29:472:21OWN 333-2Punt
27:011:32OWN 3132Punt
22:211:39OWN 40560Touchdown
315:002:00OWN 3433Punt
37:481:39OWN 413-1Punt
36:090:08OWN 3810Interception
33:381:16OWN 40315Fumble
414:452:52OWN 39625Missed FG
48:362:28OWN 6946Interception
43:440:38OWN 1840Downs
41:531:53OWN 35727Game
Minnesota Vikings
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:004:57OWN 361038Field Goal
16:082:01OWN 20424Punt
13:581:40OPP 21321Touchdown
213:323:24OWN 25616Punt
27:260:25OWN 3630Punt
25:293:08OWN 31762Field Goal
20:420:42OWN 28110Half
313:005:12OWN 361064Touchdown
36:012:23OPP 44544Touchdown
32:222:37OPP 4657Fumble
411:533:17OWN 43912Punt
46:082:24OWN 4135Punt
43:061:13OPP 1837Field Goal

Game MVP: Sweeny Williams, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Tampa BayAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Wayne Mosley13544.151411
George Amundson8192.38800
MinnesotaAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Chuck Foreman25833.322121
Bob Gresham7162.29601
Clarence Davis2157.50800
Fran Tarkenton11212.001210
Lewis Rockett111.00100

Passing Statistics

Tampa BayAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Sonny Jurgensen26151810/0132259.9
John Gordon164421/8016113.5
MinnesotaAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Fran Tarkenton31212241/4137099.4

Receiving Statistics

Tampa BayCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Al Dodd3123411.330141
WR Ron Jessie37268.674190
TE Jim Mitchell374414.6715220
RB Wayne Mosley34124.008100
WR Barry Pearson356622.0027320
WR Freddie Scott23178.500110
FB Barty Smith121414.0016140
WR Norm Doyle121010.000100
MinnesotaCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
RB Chuck Foreman67498.1726110
WR Frank Pitts474310.755150
WR Don McCauley34289.332161
RB Bob Gresham22126.001180
WR Lance Rentzel232512.509180
TE Lewis Rockett23136.505100
TE Kent Kramer113737.0011370
WR Ronald Fitzgerald131717.000170
FB Larry Schreiber0100.00000

Interception Statistics

Tampa BayIntsYardsAvgTD
MinnesotaIntsYardsAvgTD
CB Bobby Howard133.000
S Paul Krause12424.001
DE Sweeny Williams100.000

Fumble Statistics

Tampa BayFumbRecovForceTD
Wayne Mosley2000
Freddie Scott1000
Jim Mitchell0100
Bob Rowe0100
Donnie Shell0100
Julius Adams0010
Barty Smith0010
MinnesotaFumbRecovForceTD
Chuck Foreman1000
Fran Tarkenton1000
Paul Krause0110
Bob Atkins0100
Lee Roy Jordan0010
John Rowser0010

Punting Statistics

Tampa BayPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Montrae Jones413132.824.0360
MinnesotaPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Bob Parsons522344.637.2585

Kicking Statistics

Tampa BayFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Jim Turner1/20/10/1382/2
MinnesotaFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Horst Muhlmann3/31/10/0434/4

Punt Return Statistics

Tampa BayRetYardsAvgTD
Al Dodd23718.50
MinnesotaRetYardsAvgTD
Chuck Foreman13737.00

Kick Return Statistics

Tampa BayRetYardsAvgTD
Ron Jessie617629.30
Al Dodd12222.00
MinnesotaRetYardsAvgTD
Del Ross36521.70

Defensive Statistics

Tampa BayTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
S Donnie Shell900.03028
ILB Mark Arneson660.03631
OLB Chris Hanburger610.03632
CB Tony Plummer510.03023
DE Julius Adams431.03427
DT Bob Rowe420.03229
S Burgess Owens410.02825
CB Mel Renfro330.03330
DT John Mendenhall300.02622
CB Jim Stienke220.02726
RB Wayne Mosley20---------
DT Garry Pettigrew200.01212
S Bert Horn200.025
S John Saunders100.085
WR Freddie Scott10---------
DE Kevin Calhoun100.02930
DE Derek Check100.097
OLB Vincent Boutte100.044
CB Everett Allen100.032
ILB Phil Villapiano010.01112
MinnesotaTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
ILB Lee Roy Jordan810.02041
DT Alan Page510.01743
OLB Floyd Rice410.01518
CB John Rowser400.01141
S Paul Krause310.02142
CB Del Ross300.0425
DE Sweeny Williams201.02043
DE Carl Eller210.02043
DE Don Croft200.072
S Bob Atkins120.01842
CB Zeke Moore120.01941
CB Bobby Howard100.01940
OLB Dave Washington100.0125
DE Ike Howard100.010
ILB Amos Martin010.052

Pass Rush Statistics

Tampa BaySackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Julius Adams1.000027
DT Bob Rowe0.001029
DE Kevin Calhoun0.001030
MinnesotaSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Sweeny Williams1.013343
DT Alan Page0.001243
DE Carl Eller0.001043
DT Fred Nolan0.001018

Pass Defense Statistics

Tampa BayCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
OLB Chris Hanburger40032
S Donnie Shell40028
CB Tony Plummer31023
CB Mel Renfro21030
ILB Mark Arneson20031
CB Jim Stienke20026
S Bert Horn2005
S Burgess Owens12025
DT Garry Pettigrew10012
S John Saunders0105
OLB Vincent Boutte0104
MinnesotaCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
ILB Lee Roy Jordan40041
S Paul Krause31142
CB John Rowser31041
CB Del Ross31025
S Bob Atkins20042
CB Zeke Moore11041
DE Carl Eller10043
DT Alan Page10043
OLB Floyd Rice10018
CB Bobby Howard00140
DE Sweeny Williams00143

Blocking Statistics

Tampa BayKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Sid Smith35019037
Ray Schoenke27012020
Ralph Neely13020041
Charles Goodrum12118137
Al Chandler010200
Dave Foley01019039
Barty Smith01010017
Norbert Bryant010105
MinnesotaKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Ron Yary211136032
Aaron Meyer2402109
Dan Medlin17035129
Dave Manders15028027
Jim Pietrzak130805
Ed George02015023
Tom Forrest0101009
Pat Matson01027026
Larry Schreiber010509

Special Teams Tackles

Tampa BayTacklesSTPlays
Al Dodd117
Mel Renfro111
Donnie Shell110
Barty Smith15
MinnesotaTacklesSTPlays
Carl Capria416
Clarence Davis224
William Humphrey120
Luke Szorcsik110
Kent Kramer18

Participation

Tampa BayRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Mel Renfro------33301174
Chris Hanburger------3632371
Mark Arneson------3631370
Donnie Shell------30281068
Bob Rowe------3229364
Julius Adams------3427263
Sid Smith1937------662
Dave Foley1939------361
Ralph Neely2041---------61
Kevin Calhoun------2930261
Al Dodd933------1759
Burgess Owens------2825457
Tony Plummer------3023457
Charles Goodrum1837---------55
Jim Stienke------2726255
John Mendenhall------2622654
Jim Mitchell2027------552
Ron Jessie1031------849
George Amundson816------2347
Sonny Jurgensen2126---------47
Ed Newman1230------345
Freddie Scott726------1144
Barry Pearson1527------143
Ray Schoenke1220------638
Wayne Mosley1324---------37
Barty Smith1017------532
Phil Villapiano------1112932
Bruce Coslet115------1329
Garry Pettigrew------1212327
John Saunders------851427
Norm Doyle09------1423
Gregg Bingham------002121
Al Chandler20------1820
John Gordon017---------17
Booker Brown46------616
Derek Check------97---16
Everett Allen------32813
Norbert Bryant15------612
Herb Mayes------62412
Isaac Fulcher------001212
Vincent Boutte------44412
Bert Horn------25411
Jim Turner00------66
Montrae Jones00------66
Quentin Vaughn00---------0
MinnesotaRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Fran Tarkenton3632---------68
Ron Yary3632---------68
Dan Medlin3529------367
Paul Krause------2142366
Zeke Moore------1941666
Carl Eller------2043265
Lee Roy Jordan------2041465
Sweeny Williams------2043265
Bob Atkins------1842464
Bobby Howard------1940463
Alan Page------1743262
Pat Matson2726------861
Frank Pitts1921------1757
Dave Manders2827---------55
Kent Kramer2818------854
John Rowser------1141254
Lance Rentzel2825---------53
Lewis Rockett2118------948
Chuck Foreman2515------444
Ed George1523------543
Don McCauley1711------1543
Del Ross------4251342
Aaron Meyer219------838
Floyd Rice------1518437
Ronald Fitzgerald1720---------37
Clarence Davis45------2433
Bob Gresham912------1233
Bill Peterson------223833
William Humphrey76------2033
Fred Nolan------1218131
Tom Forrest109------827
Jim Pietrzak85------821
Larry Schreiber59------721
Amos Martin------521118
Carl Capria------011617
Dave Washington------125---17
Art Thoms------71412
Luke Szorcsik------021012
Horst Muhlmann00------1111
Don Croft------72---9
Ike Howard------1089
Brock Green------0077
Bob Parsons00------55
Otis Hastings00------33
Lamar Martin------10---1
Dennis McKenzie00---------0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left3144.7
Middle7223.1
Right11373.4
None000.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left11635.7
Middle14332.4
Right11312.8
None000.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Tampa BayAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Sonny Jurgensen26153142232
John Gordon1640132421
MinnesotaAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Fran Tarkenton31211026200

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen44369.0
Short (0-8 Yds)106353.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)206874.4
Long (19+ Yds)83658.1
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen65376.2
Short (0-8 Yds)1210826.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)74517.3
Long (19+ Yds)62549.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Tampa BayTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Al Dodd123334033
WR Ron Jessie73226031
TE Jim Mitchell73044127
WR Barry Pearson53266227
RB Wayne Mosley43012024
WR Freddie Scott32017026
FB Barty Smith21014017
WR Norm Doyle2101009
MinnesotaTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
RB Chuck Foreman76049015
WR Frank Pitts74043021
WR Don McCauley43128011
WR Lance Rentzel32025025
TE Lewis Rockett32013018
WR Ronald Fitzgerald31117020
RB Bob Gresham22012012
TE Kent Kramer11037118
FB Larry Schreiber100009

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Tampa BayAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
George Amundson155.002.38
Wayne Mosley111.004.15
MinnesotaAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Chuck Foreman6172.833.32
Bob Gresham362.002.29

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Tampa BayAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Sonny Jurgensen111414.006.96
MinnesotaAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Fran Tarkenton43184.507.23

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Tampa BayTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Al Dodd111414.002.83
MinnesotaTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
RB Chuck Foreman1155.007.00
WR Don McCauley1166.007.00
WR Lance Rentzel1177.008.33
TE Lewis Rockett1000.004.33

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Tampa BayRushesConversions
George Amundson20
MinnesotaRushesConversions
Bob Gresham42
Clarence Davis21

Third Down Passing Statistics

Tampa BayAttCompConversions
Sonny Jurgensen732
John Gordon311
MinnesotaAttCompConversions
Fran Tarkenton1055

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Tampa BayTargCatchConversions
WR Al Dodd400
WR Ron Jessie211
TE Jim Mitchell211
WR Barry Pearson111
WR Freddie Scott110
MinnesotaTargCatchConversions
WR Frank Pitts533
RB Bob Gresham111
WR Don McCauley100
FB Larry Schreiber100
TE Lewis Rockett100
WR Ronald Fitzgerald111

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)