Week 1, 1975

played in Detroit, MI

70 degrees, fair, 3 mph wind

Minnesota Vikings	0	14	10	0	-	24
Detroit Lions	3	3	0	0	-	6

Scoring Summary
1Q: 01:32 DET - Mercury Tchaikovski 29 field goal
2Q: 11:55 MIN - Chuck Foreman 1 run (Horst Muhlmann extra point)
2Q: 07:19 DET - Mercury Tchaikovski 52 field goal
2Q: 05:21 MIN - Larry Schreiber 4 pass from Fran Tarkenton (Horst Muhlmann extra point)
3Q: 12:02 MIN - Horst Muhlmann 46 field goal
3Q: 03:15 MIN - Chuck Foreman 9 pass from Fran Tarkenton (Horst Muhlmann extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 01:32 DET - Mercury Tchaikovski 29 field goal
2Q: 11:55 MIN - Chuck Foreman 1 run (Horst Muhlmann extra point)
2Q: 07:19 DET - Mercury Tchaikovski 52 field goal
2Q: 05:21 MIN - Larry Schreiber 4 pass from Fran Tarkenton (Horst Muhlmann extra point)
3Q: 12:02 MIN - Horst Muhlmann 46 field goal
3Q: 03:15 MIN - Chuck Foreman 9 pass from Fran Tarkenton (Horst Muhlmann extra point)

Team Statistics MIN DET
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 20 11
- by Rushing 6 2
- by Passing 13 9
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 353 159
- Offensive Plays 61 61
- Yards per Play 5.79 2.61
Net Rushing Yards 132 40
- Rushing Attempts 35 26
- Yards per Rush 3.77 1.54
Net Passing Yards 221 119
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 26 - 18 - 1 31 - 16 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 221 147
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 4/28
- Yards per Pass Play 8.50 3.40
Fumbles/Lost 4/2 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 6/13 5/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.8 10.3
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/2
Penalties/Yards 6/35 5/45
Punt Returns/Yards 3/17 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 3/73 4/83
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/10
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/0 0/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 38 OWN 35
Time of Possession 31:44 28:16

Team Statistics	MIN	DET
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	20	11
- by Rushing	6	2
- by Passing	13	9
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	353	159
- Offensive Plays	61	61
- Yards per Play	5.79	2.61
Net Rushing Yards	132	40
- Rushing Attempts	35	26
- Yards per Rush	3.77	1.54
Net Passing Yards	221	119
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	26 - 18 - 1	31 - 16 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	221	147
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	4/28
- Yards per Pass Play	8.50	3.40
Fumbles/Lost	4/2	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	6/13	5/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.8	10.3
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/2
Penalties/Yards	6/35	5/45
Punt Returns/Yards	3/17	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	3/73	4/83
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/10
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/0	0/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 38	OWN 35
Time of Possession	31:44	28:16

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:08	5:53	OWN 27	12	53	Interception
1	1:27	4:41	OWN 36	9	64	Touchdown
2	9:51	1:14	OWN 13	4	18	Fumble
2	7:11	1:56	OWN 42	3	58	Touchdown
2	1:47	1:47	OWN 20	4	29	Half
3	15:00	3:06	OWN 41	5	30	Field Goal
3	10:04	6:59	OWN 36	12	64	Touchdown
4	11:23	0:43	OWN 47	3	3	Punt
4	6:38	2:33	OWN 26	3	0	Punt
4	2:35	0:41	OPP 45	3	8	Punt
4	1:23	1:23	OPP 25	3	1	Game

Detroit Lions
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:52	OWN 22	5	5	Punt
1	6:15	3:53	OWN 24	7	29	Punt
1	2:22	0:55	OPP 8	3	-4	Field Goal
2	11:46	1:55	OWN 28	3	7	Punt
2	8:37	1:26	OPP 24	3	-11	Field Goal
2	5:15	3:28	OWN 32	6	21	Punt
3	11:54	1:50	OWN 32	3	-5	Punt
3	3:05	6:42	OWN 16	12	49	Fumble
4	10:40	4:02	OWN 9	9	28	Punt
4	4:05	1:30	OWN 35	7	10	Downs
4	1:54	0:31	OWN 20	4	5	Downs

Game MVP: Chuck Foreman, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Chuck Foreman	22	69	3.14	14	1	1
Bob Gresham	11	54	4.91	19	2	0
Fran Tarkenton	2	9	4.50	10	1	0

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Jess Phillips	15	16	1.07	12	1	0
Carlos Spencer	11	24	2.18	8	0	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Fran Tarkenton	26	18	221	0/0	2	53	1	104.8

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bill Demory	23	16	147	4/28	0	18	0	86.7
Charles Swift	8	0	0	0/0	0	0	0	39.6

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Chuck Foreman	7	9	110	15.71	75	53	1
WR Frank Pitts	3	5	52	17.33	6	33	0
FB Larry Schreiber	3	3	19	6.33	5	12	1
TE Lewis Rockett	2	2	7	3.50	0	4	0
WR Ronald Fitzgerald	2	3	23	11.50	5	13	0
TE Kent Kramer	1	1	10	10.00	0	10	0
WR Jerald Whiting	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Danny Buggs	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Detroit	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Frank Lewis	4	6	54	13.50	21	16
WR Lamont Marrow	4	9	44	11.00	3	18
WR Wally Francis	2	5	18	9.00	8	10
FB Eddie Ray	2	2	5	2.50	0	3
RB Jess Phillips	1	3	8	8.00	0	8
TE Earl Thomas	1	2	7	7.00	0	7
RB Carlos Spencer	1	1	5	5.00	0	5
WR Jack Dolbin	1	2	6	6.00	0	6
TE Charlie Sanders	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Detroit	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Charlie West	1	10	10.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force
Frank Pitts	1	1	0
Chuck Foreman	1	0	0
Lewis Rockett	1	0	0
Danny Buggs	1	0	0
John Rowser	0	1	0
Vincent Horton	0	1	0
Carl Eller	0	0	1

Detroit	Fumb	Recov	Force
Bill Demory	1	0	0
Bruce Coslet	0	1	1
Charlie West	0	1	0
Mel Phillips	0	0	2
Mike Tilleman	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Bob Parsons	3	117	39.0	32.3	41	1

Detroit	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jeff West	6	275	45.8	39.7	52	3

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Horst Muhlmann	1/1	1/1	0/0	46	3/3

Detroit	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Mercury Tchaikovski	2/2	1/1	1/1	52	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Danny Buggs	2	8	4.0	0
Chuck Foreman	1	9	9.0	0

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Zeke Moore	3	73	24.3	0

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Charlie West	4	83	20.8	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Bob Atkins	8	1	0.0	25	35
ILB Lee Roy Jordan	7	2	1.0	25	31
DT Alan Page	7	1	0.0	23	35
CB Zeke Moore	6	0	0.0	25	35
DT Bill Dunstan	5	0	1.0	17	15
DE Carl Eller	3	0	1.5	22	35
CB Bobby Howard	3	3	0.0	25	35
OLB Floyd Rice	2	3	0.5	25	34
CB John Rowser	2	2	0.0	16	33
DE Sweeny Williams	1	2	0.0	23	35
S Paul Krause	1	1	0.0	19	34
RB Chuck Foreman	1	0	---	---	---
T Ed George	1	0	---	---	---
CB Del Ross	1	0	0.0	8	20

Detroit	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Mel Phillips	9	1	0.0	31	25
DT Herb Orvis	6	0	0.0	31	25
CB Lem Barney	5	5	0.0	28	25
OLB Ed O'Neil	4	2	0.0	31	25
DT Mike Tilleman	3	2	0.0	22	22
S Doug Wyatt	3	1	0.0	27	20
DE Tim Rossovich	3	0	0.0	31	26
DT Bob Pollard	2	1	0.0	14	6
CB Skip Thomas	2	1	0.0	26	26
DE Sherman White	2	1	0.0	27	26
OLB Larry Ball	2	0	0.0	15	7
OLB Charlie Weaver	1	2	0.0	32	23
DE Bill Gergory	1	1	0.0	8	0
CB Tom Hayes	1	1	0.0	9	1
S Chuck Crist	1	0	0.0	12	3
ILB Merv Krakau	1	0	0.0	4	1
OLB Mike Varty	1	0	0.0	8	3
S Charlie West	1	0	0.0	21	21
WR Lamont Marrow	1	0	---	---	---

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Carl Eller	1.5	0	0	0	35
DT Bill Dunstan	1.0	0	0	0	15
ILB Lee Roy Jordan	1.0	0	0	0	31
OLB Floyd Rice	0.5	0	0	0	34
DE Sweeny Williams	0.0	1	3	2	35
DT Alan Page	0.0	0	1	0	35

Detroit	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Sherman White	0.0	0	1	1	26
DT Herb Orvis	0.0	0	1	0	25

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Zeke Moore	5	0	35
CB Bobby Howard	3	2	35
OLB Floyd Rice	2	1	34
CB Del Ross	1	1	20
S Bob Atkins	1	0	35
DT Bill Dunstan	1	0	15
ILB Lee Roy Jordan	1	0	31
DT Alan Page	1	0	35
CB John Rowser	1	0	33
S Paul Krause	0	1	34

Detroit	Caught	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Lem Barney	5	0	25
S Mel Phillips	4	0	25
OLB Ed O'Neil	3	0	25
S Doug Wyatt	2	0	20
DE Tim Rossovich	1	0	26
CB Skip Thomas	1	0	26
DT Mike Tilleman	1	0	22
OLB Charlie Weaver	1	0	23
S Charlie West	0	1	21

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Ron Yary	5	8	35	26
Dan Medlin	2	7	34	20
Aaron Meyer	2	3	11	4
Ed George	1	3	25	23
Dave Manders	1	3	23	23
Jim Pietrzak	1	3	12	7
Pat Matson	0	3	26	19
Tom Forrest	0	2	9	8
Larry Schreiber	0	1	17	11

Detroit	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
John Didion	2	6	19	0	16
Tom Luken	1	5	24	1	35
Don Morrison	1	1	19	1	18
Emmanuel Zanders	1	1	13	0	14
Ronnie Carroll	0	5	17	0	19
Paul Howard	0	3	13	2	21
Charlie Sanders	0	3	24	0	23
Eddie Ray	0	1	10	0	12
Pat Donovan	0	1	9	0	16

Special Teams Tackles

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Ray Kiddoo	3	23
Carl Capria	1	11

Detroit	Tackles	STPlays
Bruce Coslet	2	16
Lem Barney	2	11
Wally Francis	1	13
Lamont Marrow	1	6

Participation

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
John Rowser	---	---	16	33	21	70
Zeke Moore	---	---	25	35	5	65
Bob Atkins	---	---	25	35	3	63
Bobby Howard	---	---	25	35	3	63
Floyd Rice	---	---	25	34	2	61
Fran Tarkenton	35	26	---	---	---	61
Ron Yary	35	26	---	---	---	61
Alan Page	---	---	23	35	2	60
Sweeny Williams	---	---	23	35	2	60
Carl Eller	---	---	22	35	2	59
Lee Roy Jordan	---	---	25	31	3	59
Paul Krause	---	---	19	34	6	59
Dan Medlin	34	20	---	---	4	58
Ed George	25	23	---	---	4	52
Chuck Foreman	24	21	---	---	2	47
Dave Manders	23	23	---	---	---	46
Pat Matson	26	19	---	---	---	45
Ronald Fitzgerald	27	18	---	---	---	45
Danny Buggs	22	18	---	---	5	45
Kent Kramer	21	15	---	---	7	43
Larry Schreiber	17	11	---	---	12	40
Don McCauley	15	10	---	---	14	39
Frank Pitts	17	17	---	---	---	34
Bill Dunstan	---	---	17	15	1	33
Del Ross	---	---	8	20	4	32
Lewis Rockett	11	7	---	---	11	29
Ray Kiddoo	---	---	4	1	23	28
Bob Gresham	11	5	---	---	11	27
Jim Pietrzak	12	7	---	---	4	23
Tom Forrest	9	8	---	---	4	21
Aaron Meyer	11	4	---	---	4	19
Jerald Whiting	5	4	---	---	9	18
Vincent Horton	5	4	---	---	6	15
Amos Martin	---	---	6	2	6	14
Carl Capria	---	---	2	0	11	13
Thomas Henderson	---	---	3	0	7	10
Don Croft	---	---	3	0	6	9
Ike Howard	---	---	3	0	6	9
Fred Nolan	---	---	7	1	---	8
Horst Muhlmann	0	0	---	---	6	6
Luke Szorcsik	---	---	1	4	---	5
Ralph Bullock	---	---	4	0	---	4
Bob Parsons	0	0	---	---	3	3
Otis Hastings	0	0	---	---	1	1
Mike Boryla	0	0	---	---	---	0
Steve Rogers	0	0	---	---	---	0

Detroit	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Tom Luken	24	35	---	---	8	67
Lem Barney	---	---	28	25	11	64
Tim Rossovich	---	---	31	26	1	58
Ed O'Neil	---	---	31	25	1	57
Herb Orvis	---	---	31	25	1	57
Mel Phillips	---	---	31	25	1	57
Charlie Sanders	24	23	---	---	10	57
Doug Wyatt	---	---	27	20	10	57
Charlie Weaver	---	---	32	23	1	56
Wally Francis	18	23	---	---	13	54
Jess Phillips	16	22	---	---	16	54
Sherman White	---	---	27	26	1	54
Bill Demory	26	27	---	---	---	53
Skip Thomas	---	---	26	26	1	53
Charlie West	---	---	21	21	7	49
Frank Lewis	14	22	---	---	11	47
Mike Tilleman	---	---	22	22	---	44
Paul Howard	13	21	---	---	8	42
Lamont Marrow	13	20	---	---	6	39
Jack Dolbin	17	16	---	---	5	38
Don Morrison	19	18	---	---	---	37
Larry Ball	---	---	15	7	14	36
Ronnie Carroll	17	19	---	---	---	36
Eddie Ray	10	12	---	---	14	36
Bruce Coslet	6	13	---	---	16	35
John Didion	19	16	---	---	---	35
Paul Fersen	7	17	---	---	8	32
Emmanuel Zanders	13	14	---	---	4	31
Dan Neal	7	19	---	---	2	28
Carlos Spencer	11	17	---	---	---	28
Pat Donovan	9	16	---	---	3	28
Tom Hayes	---	---	9	1	10	20
Bob Pollard	---	---	14	6	---	20
Chuck Crist	---	---	12	3	3	18
Earl Thomas	1	7	---	---	10	18
Mike Varty	---	---	8	3	---	11
Merv Krakau	---	---	4	1	5	10
Bill Gergory	---	---	8	0	---	8
Charles Swift	0	8	---	---	---	8
Roger Stillwell	---	---	4	1	3	8
Greg Wojcik	---	---	4	0	3	7
Jeff West	0	0	---	---	6	6
Mercury Tchaikovski	0	0	---	---	5	5
Sam Adams	2	0	---	---	---	2
Gary Marangi	0	0	---	---	2	2

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	12	2.4
Middle	17	76	4.5
Right	12	45	3.8
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	-2	-0.4
Middle	14	24	1.7
Right	7	18	2.6
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Fran Tarkenton	26	18	2	1	4	0	2	1	1

Detroit	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bill Demory	23	16	0	2	0	4	1	0	0
Charles Swift	8	0	0	1	2	1	3	2	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	1	7	3.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	11	126	11.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	5	55	5.0
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	33	16.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	11	83	6.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	4	46	3.3
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	18	4.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB Chuck Foreman	9	7	0	110	1	21
WR Frank Pitts	5	3	2	52	1	17
FB Larry Schreiber	3	3	0	19	0	11
WR Ronald Fitzgerald	3	2	0	23	0	18
TE Lewis Rockett	2	2	0	7	0	7
WR Danny Buggs	2	0	1	0	0	18
TE Kent Kramer	1	1	0	10	0	15
WR Jerald Whiting	1	0	1	0	0	4

Detroit	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
WR Lamont Marrow	9	4	1	44	20
WR Frank Lewis	6	4	1	54	22
WR Wally Francis	5	2	0	18	23
RB Jess Phillips	3	1	0	8	22
FB Eddie Ray	2	2	0	5	12
TE Earl Thomas	2	1	0	7	7
WR Jack Dolbin	2	1	0	6	16
TE Charlie Sanders	1	0	0	0	23
RB Carlos Spencer	1	1	0	5	17

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Chuck Foreman	5	4	0.80	3.14
Bob Gresham	2	1	0.50	4.91

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Carlos Spencer	1	1	1.00	2.18

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Fran Tarkenton	4	3	26	6.50	8.50

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bill Demory	2	0	0	0.00	6.39

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Chuck Foreman	2	1	9	4.50	12.22
FB Larry Schreiber	1	1	4	4.00	6.33
WR Ronald Fitzgerald	1	1	13	13.00	7.67

Detroit	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Lamont Marrow	1	0	0	0.00	4.89
WR Jack Dolbin	1	0	0	0.00	3.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Chuck Foreman	2	0
Fran Tarkenton	1	0

Detroit	Rushes	Conversions
Jess Phillips	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Fran Tarkenton	10	9	6

Detroit	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bill Demory	11	7	5
Charles Swift	2	0	0

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Chuck Foreman	4	3	2
WR Frank Pitts	2	2	2
FB Larry Schreiber	2	2	1
TE Lewis Rockett	1	1	0
WR Ronald Fitzgerald	1	1	1

Detroit	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Frank Lewis	5	3	2
WR Lamont Marrow	4	3	2
WR Wally Francis	2	1	1
TE Earl Thomas	1	0	0
WR Jack Dolbin	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 47,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 13,900 (21,400)
End Zone 10,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine 6,500 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 9,300 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,200 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,100 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	47,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	13,900 (21,400)
End Zone	10,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine	6,500 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	9,300 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,200 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,100 (3,300)