Front Office Championship, 1974

played in Modesto (CA), CA

30 degrees, fair, calm

Minnesota Vikings	0	10	0	7	-	17
Pittsburgh Steelers	7	6	7	0	-	20

Scoring Summary
1Q: 14:50 PIT - Frank Nunley 51 interception return (Mark Moseley extra point)
2Q: 14:54 PIT - Mark Moseley 28 field goal
2Q: 10:32 MIN - Horst Muhlmann 21 field goal
2Q: 07:33 MIN - Don McCauley 2 pass from Fran Tarkenton (Horst Muhlmann extra point)
2Q: 01:54 PIT - Mark Moseley 33 field goal
3Q: 10:01 PIT - Terry Bradshaw 2 run (Mark Moseley extra point)
4Q: 09:34 MIN - Frank Pitts 37 pass from Fran Tarkenton (Horst Muhlmann extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 14:50 PIT - Frank Nunley 51 interception return (Mark Moseley extra point)
2Q: 14:54 PIT - Mark Moseley 28 field goal
2Q: 10:32 MIN - Horst Muhlmann 21 field goal
2Q: 07:33 MIN - Don McCauley 2 pass from Fran Tarkenton (Horst Muhlmann extra point)
2Q: 01:54 PIT - Mark Moseley 33 field goal
3Q: 10:01 PIT - Terry Bradshaw 2 run (Mark Moseley extra point)
4Q: 09:34 MIN - Frank Pitts 37 pass from Fran Tarkenton (Horst Muhlmann extra point)

Team Statistics MIN PIT
Record 15-4 15-4
First Downs 19 15
- by Rushing 2 6
- by Passing 14 9
- by Penalty 3 0
Total Net Yards 346 327
- Offensive Plays 64 60
- Yards per Play 5.41 5.45
Net Rushing Yards 52 127
- Rushing Attempts 16 35
- Yards per Rush 3.25 3.63
Net Passing Yards 294 200
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 46 - 25 - 2 25 - 15 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 307 200
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/13 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 6.13 8.00
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 3/1
3rd Down Conversions 6/14 5/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.4 5.8
4th Down Conversions 0/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/50 6/40
Punt Returns/Yards 1/9 2/29
Kick Returns/Yards 3/71 3/76
Interception Ret./Yards 1/16 2/72
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 1/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 31 OWN 33
Time of Possession 28:58 31:02

Team Statistics	MIN	PIT
Record	15-4	15-4
First Downs	19	15
- by Rushing	2	6
- by Passing	14	9
- by Penalty	3	0
Total Net Yards	346	327
- Offensive Plays	64	60
- Yards per Play	5.41	5.45
Net Rushing Yards	52	127
- Rushing Attempts	16	35
- Yards per Rush	3.25	3.63
Net Passing Yards	294	200
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	46 - 25 - 2	25 - 15 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	307	200
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/13	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	6.13	8.00
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	3/1
3rd Down Conversions	6/14	5/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.4	5.8
4th Down Conversions	0/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/50	6/40
Punt Returns/Yards	1/9	2/29
Kick Returns/Yards	3/71	3/76
Interception Ret./Yards	1/16	2/72
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	1/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 31	OWN 33
Time of Possession	28:58	31:02

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	0:23	OWN 20	2	0	Interception
1	14:37	5:47	OWN 15	10	58	Missed FG
1	4:58	2:12	OWN 8	5	10	Punt
2	14:48	4:23	OWN 30	6	66	Field Goal
2	9:00	1:33	OPP 21	3	21	Touchdown
2	1:46	1:28	OWN 30	5	12	Punt
3	9:53	4:36	OWN 20	8	26	Punt
3	2:23	2:35	OWN 18	8	33	Downs
4	13:30	1:38	OWN 20	3	17	Interception
4	10:51	1:32	OWN 37	6	63	Touchdown
4	7:51	1:39	OPP 38	5	4	Punt
4	1:00	0:43	OWN 38	4	6	Downs

Pittsburgh Steelers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	8:50	3:52	OWN 34	8	15	Punt
1	2:46	2:58	OWN 43	6	46	Field Goal
2	10:25	1:25	OWN 20	3	8	Interception
2	7:27	5:41	OWN 35	10	49	Field Goal
2	0:18	0:18	OWN 29	1	5	Half
3	15:00	5:07	OWN 21	8	79	Touchdown
3	5:17	2:54	OWN 17	5	20	Punt
4	14:48	1:18	OWN 49	3	6	Punt
4	11:52	1:01	OPP 32	3	2	Missed FG
4	9:19	1:28	OWN 26	3	12	Fumble
4	6:12	5:12	OWN 3	10	66	Missed FG
4	0:17	0:17	OPP 44	1	-1	Game

Game MVP: Frank Nunley, Pittsburgh Steelers

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Chuck Foreman	11	36	3.27	9	0	0
Bob Gresham	5	16	3.20	8	0	0

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Franco Harris	24	76	3.17	19	1	0
Bo Scott	9	50	5.56	19	2	0
Terry Bradshaw	2	1	0.50	2	0	1

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Fran Tarkenton	46	25	307	2/13	2	47	2	71.5

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Terry Bradshaw	25	15	200	0/0	0	34	1	68.8

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Frank Pitts	9	13	159	17.67	34	47	1
RB Chuck Foreman	3	5	2	0.67	3	4	0
TE Kent Kramer	3	3	47	15.67	6	20	0
WR Ronald Fitzgerald	3	8	41	13.67	0	22	0
WR Don McCauley	2	4	6	3.00	0	4	1
WR Lance Rentzel	2	5	40	20.00	5	24	0
RB John Cappelletti	1	1	6	6.00	6	6	0
RB Bob Gresham	1	5	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
FB Vincent Horton	1	1	7	7.00	9	7	0

Pittsburgh	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR John Stallworth	6	9	99	16.50	8	34
WR Lynn Swann	3	5	38	12.67	0	19
RB Franco Harris	2	3	16	8.00	9	8
RB Bo Scott	2	2	20	10.00	3	13
TE Bob Windsor	2	4	27	13.50	2	24
FB Don Nottingham	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
WR Dean Perez	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Lee Roy Jordan	1	16	16.00	0

Pittsburgh	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Chris Fletcher	1	21	21.00	0
ILB Frank Nunley	1	51	51.00	1

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force
Bob Gresham	1	0	0
Bob Atkins	0	1	1
Don McCauley	0	1	0
Carl Capria	0	0	1
Paul Krause	0	0	1

Pittsburgh	Fumb	Recov	Force
Franco Harris	2	0	0
Al Matthews	1	0	0
Elmer Collett	0	1	0
Lloyd Mumphord	0	1	0
Mel Blount	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Bob Parsons	4	168	42.0	34.8	58	3

Pittsburgh	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
David Lee	3	142	47.3	37.7	54	2

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Horst Muhlmann	1/2	0/1	0/0	21	2/2

Pittsburgh	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Mark Moseley	2/4	0/2	0/0	33	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Chuck Foreman	1	9	9.0	0

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Al Matthews	2	29	14.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Del Ross	2	41	20.5	0
Zeke Moore	1	30	30.0	0

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bo Scott	3	76	25.3	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Bob Atkins	11	5	0.0	29	23
S Paul Krause	7	2	0.0	33	25
ILB Lee Roy Jordan	6	4	0.0	33	25
OLB Dave Washington	4	4	0.0	16	12
DE Carl Eller	4	2	0.0	32	21
DT Alan Page	3	1	0.0	35	22
CB John Rowser	3	0	0.0	24	16
DE Sweeny Williams	2	1	0.0	32	21
CB Zeke Moore	2	0	0.0	30	24
OLB Floyd Rice	2	0	0.0	22	19
CB Bobby Howard	1	3	0.0	30	21
ILB Amos Martin	1	0	0.0	10	3
WR Lance Rentzel	1	0	---	---	---
CB Del Ross	1	0	0.0	10	4
DT Fred Nolan	1	0	0.0	22	15
S Carl Capria	0	1	0.0	2	0
OLB Bill Peterson	0	1	0.0	5	4
DT Art Thoms	0	1	0.0	5	4

Pittsburgh	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Andy Russell	8	1	0.0	16	46
DT Joe Greene	5	1	1.0	15	48
S Chris Fletcher	5	1	0.0	15	47
CB Charlie Stukes	4	0	0.0	15	46
CB Mel Blount	3	4	0.0	16	47
ILB Frank Nunley	3	2	0.0	15	48
CB Lloyd Mumphord	3	1	0.0	11	44
S John Sanders	3	0	0.0	0	13
DT Robert Brown	1	0	1.0	14	47
OLB Steve Kiner	1	2	0.0	6	6
OLB Nat Allen	1	2	0.0	12	35
S Al Matthews	1	1	0.0	15	45
DT Dave Costa	1	0	0.0	14	47
RB Franco Harris	1	0	---	---	---
DE Wentford Rouse	1	0	0.0	3	2

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Carl Eller	2	0	1	21
DT Alan Page	0	1	0	22
OLB Bill Peterson	0	1	0	4
DT Fred Nolan	0	1	0	15
DE Lamar Martin	0	1	0	4
DE Sweeny Williams	0	0	4	21

Pittsburgh	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Robert Brown	1.0	0	1	0	47
DT Joe Greene	1.0	0	0	2	48
DT Dave Costa	0.0	2	0	0	47
OLB Andy Russell	0.0	0	2	0	46
OLB Nat Allen	0.0	0	2	0	35
S Chris Fletcher	0.0	0	1	0	47

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Paul Krause	5	0	0	25
S Bob Atkins	3	0	0	23
CB John Rowser	2	0	0	16
OLB Dave Washington	2	0	0	12
CB Bobby Howard	1	1	0	21
ILB Amos Martin	1	0	0	3
CB Zeke Moore	1	0	0	24
CB Brock Green	0	1	0	1
ILB Lee Roy Jordan	0	0	1	25

Pittsburgh	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Mel Blount	4	2	0	47
ILB Frank Nunley	4	1	1	48
CB Charlie Stukes	4	0	0	46
CB Lloyd Mumphord	3	1	0	44
S Chris Fletcher	3	0	1	47
S John Sanders	3	0	0	13
OLB Andy Russell	2	0	0	46
S Al Matthews	1	1	0	45
DT Joe Greene	1	0	0	48

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Dan Medlin	2	3	16	0	44
Ron Yary	1	5	16	0	48
Ed George	1	2	13	1	38
Lewis Rockett	1	1	8	0	11
Pat Matson	0	2	12	0	37
Tom Forrest	0	1	4	0	15
Kent Kramer	0	1	6	0	21
Vincent Horton	0	1	9	0	17
Dave Manders	0	0	13	1	38

Pittsburgh	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Mark Nordquist	3	9	32	24
Jim Yarbrough	3	8	34	21
Mick Tinglehoff	2	4	31	23
Guy Dennis	1	1	3	1
Elmer Collett	0	4	31	21
Rufus Mayes	0	2	30	23
Don Nottingham	0	2	20	8
Ken Iman	0	1	4	2
Bobby Maples	0	1	5	2
J.T. Galles	0	1	8	3

Special Teams Tackles

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Carl Capria	3	11
Don McCauley	1	13
Pat Matson	1	6
Jim Pietrzak	1	6

Pittsburgh	Tackles	STPlays
Dean Perez	2	7
Bob Windsor	1	12
Bobby Maples	1	7

Participation

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Lee Roy Jordan	---	---	33	25	6	64
Fran Tarkenton	16	48	---	---	---	64
Ron Yary	16	48	---	---	---	64
Zeke Moore	---	---	30	24	9	63
Paul Krause	---	---	33	25	4	62
Alan Page	---	---	35	22	4	61
Dan Medlin	16	44	---	---	---	60
Bob Atkins	---	---	29	23	6	58
Carl Eller	---	---	32	21	4	57
Ed George	13	38	---	---	6	57
Bobby Howard	---	---	30	21	6	57
Sweeny Williams	---	---	32	21	4	57
Ronald Fitzgerald	11	32	---	---	13	56
Pat Matson	12	37	---	---	6	55
Dave Manders	13	38	---	---	---	51
Lance Rentzel	12	36	---	---	---	48
Don McCauley	8	25	---	---	13	46
John Rowser	---	---	24	16	5	45
Floyd Rice	---	---	22	19	3	44
Frank Pitts	7	33	---	---	1	41
Fred Nolan	---	---	22	15	4	41
Chuck Foreman	11	22	---	---	3	36
Vincent Horton	9	17	---	---	9	35
Lewis Rockett	8	11	---	---	14	33
Kent Kramer	6	21	---	---	5	32
Bob Gresham	5	22	---	---	4	31
Dave Washington	---	---	16	12	3	31
John Cappelletti	1	10	---	---	18	29
Tom Forrest	4	15	---	---	6	25
Del Ross	---	---	10	4	11	25
Amos Martin	---	---	10	3	10	23
Jim Pietrzak	3	10	---	---	6	19
Aaron Meyer	3	10	---	---	6	19
Clarence Davis	2	11	---	---	5	18
Don Croft	---	---	8	7	1	16
Bill Peterson	---	---	5	4	6	15
Carl Capria	---	---	2	0	11	13
Art Thoms	---	---	5	4	3	12
Ike Howard	---	---	3	4	5	12
Brock Green	---	---	1	1	7	9
Lamar Martin	---	---	3	4	---	7
Horst Muhlmann	0	0	---	---	6	6
Bob Parsons	0	0	---	---	4	4
Luke Szorcsik	---	---	0	0	3	3
Otis Hastings	0	0	---	---	2	2
Dennis McKenzie	0	0	---	---	---	0

Pittsburgh	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Lloyd Mumphord	---	---	11	44	18	73
Mel Blount	---	---	16	47	3	66
Al Matthews	---	---	15	45	6	66
John Stallworth	35	25	---	---	6	66
Chris Fletcher	---	---	15	47	3	65
Joe Greene	---	---	15	48	2	65
Frank Nunley	---	---	15	48	2	65
Andy Russell	---	---	16	46	2	64
Bob Windsor	31	21	---	---	12	64
Robert Brown	---	---	14	47	2	63
Dave Costa	---	---	14	47	2	63
Charlie Stukes	---	---	15	46	2	63
Mark Nordquist	32	24	---	---	6	62
Terry Bradshaw	35	25	---	---	---	60
Mick Tinglehoff	31	23	---	---	1	55
Jim Yarbrough	34	21	---	---	---	55
Rufus Mayes	30	23	---	---	---	53
Elmer Collett	31	21	---	---	---	52
Lynn Swann	23	18	---	---	11	52
Nat Allen	---	---	12	35	2	49
Franco Harris	26	17	---	---	2	45
Warren Sandstrom	11	14	---	---	9	34
Don Nottingham	20	8	---	---	4	32
Bo Scott	9	8	---	---	14	31
Mel Gray	5	6	---	---	14	25
John Sanders	---	---	0	13	12	25
J.T. Galles	8	3	---	---	8	19
Dean Perez	6	5	---	---	7	18
Pete Barnes	---	---	1	2	13	16
Steve Kiner	---	---	6	6	4	16
Bobby Maples	5	2	---	---	7	14
Wentford Rouse	---	---	3	2	8	13
Ken Iman	4	2	---	---	6	12
Dave Simonson	1	4	---	---	7	12
Moe Dixon	1	0	---	---	11	12
Guy Dennis	3	1	---	---	7	11
Joe Taylor	---	---	1	1	8	10
Mark Moseley	0	0	---	---	9	9
Richie Evans	4	4	---	---	1	9
Jerry Patton	---	---	4	3	---	7
Clint Longley	0	0	---	---	4	4
Sean Clark	---	---	0	0	4	4
David Lee	0	0	---	---	3	3
Ron McDole	---	---	2	1	---	3
Dave Butz	---	---	1	0	---	1
Ethan Leaskey	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	8	4.0
Middle	9	21	2.3
Right	5	23	4.6
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	10	2.5
Middle	16	55	3.4
Right	14	63	4.5
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Fran Tarkenton	46	25	5	1	4	5	6	2	2

Pittsburgh	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Terry Bradshaw	25	15	2	0	1	2	4	5	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	4	16	2.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	9	43	3.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	7	119	11.9
Long (19+ Yds)	15	5	129	8.6

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	8	8.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	8	5	32	4.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	6	83	9.2
Long (19+ Yds)	7	3	77	11.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Frank Pitts	13	9	1	159	2	33
WR Ronald Fitzgerald	8	3	1	41	1	32
RB Chuck Foreman	5	3	0	2	0	22
RB Bob Gresham	5	1	1	-1	0	22
WR Lance Rentzel	5	2	0	40	1	36
WR Don McCauley	4	2	1	6	0	25
TE Kent Kramer	3	3	0	47	1	21
RB John Cappelletti	1	1	0	6	0	10
FB Vincent Horton	1	1	0	7	0	17

Pittsburgh	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR John Stallworth	9	6	0	99	1	25
WR Lynn Swann	5	3	1	38	0	18
TE Bob Windsor	4	2	0	27	1	21
RB Franco Harris	3	2	0	16	0	17
RB Bo Scott	2	2	0	20	0	8
FB Don Nottingham	1	0	0	0	0	8
WR Dean Perez	1	0	0	0	0	5

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Chuck Foreman	2	-1	-0.50	3.27
Bob Gresham	1	-1	-1.00	3.20

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Franco Harris	4	12	3.00	3.17
Terry Bradshaw	1	2	2.00	0.50

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Fran Tarkenton	2	2	1	0.50	6.67

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Terry Bradshaw	4	1	3	0.75	8.00

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Chuck Foreman	1	1	-1	-1.00	0.40
WR Don McCauley	1	1	2	2.00	1.50

Pittsburgh	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Bob Windsor	2	1	3	1.50	6.75
FB Don Nottingham	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Lynn Swann	1	0	0	0.00	7.60

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Bob Gresham	1	1

Pittsburgh	Rushes	Conversions
Franco Harris	4	1
Bo Scott	3	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Fran Tarkenton	13	7	5

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Conversions
Terry Bradshaw	7	4	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Frank Pitts	4	3	3
RB Bob Gresham	3	0	0
WR Ronald Fitzgerald	2	1	1
RB Chuck Foreman	1	1	0
TE Kent Kramer	1	1	0
WR Lance Rentzel	1	1	1

Pittsburgh	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Franco Harris	3	2	1
FB Don Nottingham	1	0	0
RB Bo Scott	1	1	1
WR John Stallworth	1	1	1
WR Lynn Swann	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 60,500 (60,500 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,800 (20,800)
End Zone 15,100 (15,100)
Mezzanine 8,700 (8,700)
Sideline Seats 13,300 (13,300)
Luxury Boxes 2,600 (2,600)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	60,500 (60,500 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,800 (20,800)
End Zone	15,100 (15,100)
Mezzanine	8,700 (8,700)
Sideline Seats	13,300 (13,300)
Luxury Boxes	2,600 (2,600)