Week 2, 1975

played in San Diego, CA

72 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

Minnesota Vikings	3	0	14	7	-	24
San Diego Chargers	10	10	7	0	-	27

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:45 SDO - Ken Burrough 10 pass from Dan Fouts (Chester Marcol extra point)
1Q: 06:07 MIN - Horst Muhlmann 49 field goal
1Q: 00:47 SDO - Chester Marcol 35 field goal
2Q: 08:13 SDO - Chester Marcol 25 field goal
2Q: 01:38 SDO - Mike Siani 18 pass from Dan Fouts (Chester Marcol extra point)
3Q: 11:28 MIN - Danny Buggs 19 pass from Fran Tarkenton (Horst Muhlmann extra point)
3Q: 06:33 MIN - Bob Gresham 28 run (Horst Muhlmann extra point)
3Q: 00:30 SDO - Monroe Eley 5 pass from Dan Fouts (Chester Marcol extra point)
4Q: 07:38 MIN - Fran Tarkenton 7 run (Horst Muhlmann extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:45 SDO - Ken Burrough 10 pass from Dan Fouts (Chester Marcol extra point)
1Q: 06:07 MIN - Horst Muhlmann 49 field goal
1Q: 00:47 SDO - Chester Marcol 35 field goal
2Q: 08:13 SDO - Chester Marcol 25 field goal
2Q: 01:38 SDO - Mike Siani 18 pass from Dan Fouts (Chester Marcol extra point)
3Q: 11:28 MIN - Danny Buggs 19 pass from Fran Tarkenton (Horst Muhlmann extra point)
3Q: 06:33 MIN - Bob Gresham 28 run (Horst Muhlmann extra point)
3Q: 00:30 SDO - Monroe Eley 5 pass from Dan Fouts (Chester Marcol extra point)
4Q: 07:38 MIN - Fran Tarkenton 7 run (Horst Muhlmann extra point)

Team Statistics MIN SDO
Record 1-1 1-1
First Downs 18 29
- by Rushing 8 6
- by Passing 10 19
- by Penalty 0 4
Total Net Yards 361 402
- Offensive Plays 52 68
- Yards per Play 6.94 5.91
Net Rushing Yards 182 95
- Rushing Attempts 21 27
- Yards per Rush 8.67 3.52
Net Passing Yards 179 307
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 29 - 17 - 0 40 - 27 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 190 312
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/11 1/5
- Yards per Pass Play 5.77 7.49
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 2/10 5/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.1 5.7
4th Down Conversions 1/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 8/53 1/10
Punt Returns/Yards 2/27 2/5
Kick Returns/Yards 5/156 4/77
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 3/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 31 OWN 21
Time of Possession 24:14 35:46

Team Statistics	MIN	SDO
Record	1-1	1-1
First Downs	18	29
- by Rushing	8	6
- by Passing	10	19
- by Penalty	0	4
Total Net Yards	361	402
- Offensive Plays	52	68
- Yards per Play	6.94	5.91
Net Rushing Yards	182	95
- Rushing Attempts	21	27
- Yards per Rush	8.67	3.52
Net Passing Yards	179	307
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	29 - 17 - 0	40 - 27 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	190	312
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/11	1/5
- Yards per Pass Play	5.77	7.49
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	2/10	5/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.1	5.7
4th Down Conversions	1/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	8/53	1/10
Punt Returns/Yards	2/27	2/5
Kick Returns/Yards	5/156	4/77
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	3/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 31	OWN 21
Time of Possession	24:14	35:46

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:40	4:40	OWN 32	9	36	Field Goal
1	0:39	2:10	OWN 32	4	19	Punt
2	8:07	2:16	50	3	-3	Punt
2	1:29	1:05	OWN 33	3	5	Punt
3	15:00	3:39	OWN 9	7	91	Touchdown
3	10:28	1:22	OWN 22	3	7	Punt
3	7:55	1:39	OWN 26	4	74	Touchdown
3	0:20	4:46	OWN 30	9	13	Punt
4	8:51	1:22	OWN 42	3	58	Touchdown
4	4:24	2:30	OWN 36	7	41	Missed FG

San Diego Chargers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:20	OWN 28	9	72	Touchdown
1	6:00	5:21	OWN 32	8	50	Field Goal
2	13:29	5:22	OWN 20	10	72	Field Goal
2	5:51	4:22	OWN 7	11	93	Touchdown
2	0:24	0:24	OWN 7	2	23	Half
3	11:21	0:53	OWN 20	3	1	Punt
3	9:06	1:11	OWN 30	3	9	Punt
3	6:16	5:56	OWN 21	10	79	Touchdown
4	10:34	1:43	OWN 14	3	4	Punt
4	7:29	3:05	OWN 30	5	7	Punt
4	1:54	1:54	OWN 30	5	9	Game

Game MVP: Dan Fouts, San Diego Chargers

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Bob Gresham	10	123	12.30	44	4	1
Chuck Foreman	9	46	5.11	11	2	0
Fran Tarkenton	2	13	6.50	7	0	1

San Diego	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Monroe Eley	12	25	2.08	8	0
Stan Fritts	12	68	5.67	16	1
Luther Middleton	2	4	2.00	6	0
Dan Fouts	1	-2	-2.00	-2	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Fran Tarkenton	29	17	190	2/11	1	28	0	89.7

San Diego	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Dan Fouts	40	27	312	1/5	3	31	0	115.8

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Danny Buggs	5	11	77	15.40	4	28	1
RB Chuck Foreman	4	4	25	6.25	7	11	0
WR Frank Pitts	3	5	54	18.00	11	24	0
WR Ronald Fitzgerald	2	5	11	5.50	0	7	0
WR Don McCauley	1	1	8	8.00	0	8	0
FB Larry Schreiber	1	1	8	8.00	2	8	0
WR Robert West	1	1	7	7.00	0	7	0
RB Bob Gresham	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

San Diego	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Mike Siani	7	12	113	16.14	57	31	1
RB Monroe Eley	5	7	32	6.40	2	10	1
WR Johnny Rodgers	5	7	81	16.20	10	22	0
WR Ken Burrough	4	6	40	10.00	6	23	1
WR Broderick Van Pelt	2	3	15	7.50	0	10	0
FB Bo Matthews	1	1	5	5.00	3	5	0
TE Mike Hawkins	1	1	10	10.00	0	10	0
FB Michael Burhart	1	1	5	5.00	6	5	0
RB Stan Fritts	1	1	11	11.00	0	11	0
RB Luther Middleton	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

San Diego	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force
Danny Buggs	1	0	0
Don McCauley	0	1	0
Floyd Rice	0	0	1

San Diego	Fumb	Recov	Force
Mike Siani	1	0	0
Johnny Rodgers	0	1	0
Claude Dawson	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Bob Parsons	5	239	47.8	42.8	52	4

San Diego	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mike Bragg	4	186	46.5	39.8	68	1

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Horst Muhlmann	1/2	1/2	0/0	49	3/3

San Diego	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Chester Marcol	2/2	0/0	0/0	35	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Danny Buggs	2	27	13.5	0

San Diego	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Johnny Rodgers	2	5	2.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Zeke Moore	3	96	32.0	0
Danny Buggs	2	60	30.0	0

San Diego	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ken Burrough	3	61	20.3	0
Johnny Rodgers	1	16	16.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Bob Atkins	10	5	0.0	27	40
S Paul Krause	8	0	0.0	23	40
OLB Floyd Rice	5	0	0.0	27	40
CB John Rowser	4	2	0.0	20	33
DE Sweeny Williams	4	0	0.0	27	37
DE Carl Eller	3	1	1.0	26	39
DT Bill Dunstan	3	1	0.0	18	32
CB Bobby Howard	3	0	0.0	27	38
DT Alan Page	2	2	0.0	26	37
ILB Amos Martin	2	1	0.0	4	2
CB Zeke Moore	2	0	0.0	25	39
OLB Thomas Henderson	2	0	0.0	3	6
ILB Lee Roy Jordan	1	4	0.0	26	41
DE Don Croft	1	0	0.0	3	3
OLB Bill Peterson	1	0	0.0	3	3

San Diego	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Monte Jackson	8	1	0.0	21	30
S Charlie Babb	4	2	0.0	19	28
OLB Ray May	4	2	0.0	20	29
OLB Charles Anthony	3	0	0.5	20	27
S Dick Conn	3	2	0.0	20	28
S Sam Williams	3	2	0.0	10	12
DE Mel Lunsford	3	1	0.0	20	29
DE Ron Carpenter	3	0	0.0	21	30
CB Ernie Jackson	2	2	0.0	20	29
CB Bobby Brooks	2	0	0.0	19	27
DT Bob Lurtsema	1	1	1.0	11	20
OLB Don Goode	1	0	0.0	3	6
DE Mike Barnes	0	2	0.5	20	29
DT Charles Davis	0	1	0.0	1	4

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Carl Eller	1.0	1	0	39
DT Alan Page	0.0	1	3	37
DT Bill Dunstan	0.0	1	1	32
OLB Floyd Rice	0.0	1	1	40
DE Sweeny Williams	0.0	0	2	37

San Diego	Sack	Block	PPlay
DT Bob Lurtsema	1.0	0	20
OLB Charles Anthony	0.5	1	27
DE Mike Barnes	0.5	0	29
DE Mel Lunsford	0.0	1	29

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Floyd Rice	7	0	40
S Bob Atkins	4	1	40
S Paul Krause	4	0	40
CB Bobby Howard	2	2	38
CB John Rowser	2	2	33
CB Zeke Moore	2	0	39
OLB Thomas Henderson	2	0	6
DT Bill Dunstan	1	0	32
ILB Lee Roy Jordan	1	0	41
ILB Amos Martin	1	0	2
DE Sweeny Williams	1	0	37

San Diego	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Monte Jackson	5	1	30
OLB Ray May	4	0	29
S Sam Williams	2	1	12
CB Bobby Brooks	2	0	27
S Dick Conn	1	3	28
CB Ernie Jackson	1	2	29
OLB Charles Anthony	1	0	27
DE Mel Lunsford	1	0	29

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Ron Yary	2	6	21	1	31
Dave Manders	2	3	14	0	21
Tom Forrest	2	2	5	0	4
Pat Matson	2	2	16	0	28
Dan Medlin	2	2	20	0	24
Larry Schreiber	1	2	11	0	11
Ed George	1	1	18	0	21
Jim Pietrzak	0	1	8	1	16

San Diego	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Tom Condon	2	4	19	0	25
Russ Washington	2	4	21	0	25
Solomon Freelon	1	5	15	1	30
Joe Brunson	1	4	15	0	20
Dave Lapham	1	2	13	0	22
Seth Hallen	1	2	9	0	23
Chester Brennan	1	2	9	0	14
Bill Story	1	2	16	0	19
Michael Burhart	0	1	4	0	9

Special Teams Tackles

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Bill Peterson	2	25
Steve Rogers	2	10
Robert West	1	13
Dan Medlin	1	6

San Diego	Tackles	STPlays
Sam Williams	3	15
Levi Johnson	1	17
Claude Dawson	1	16
Don Goode	1	10
Charlie Babb	1	4

Participation

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Paul Krause	---	---	23	40	12	75
Bobby Howard	---	---	27	38	7	72
Zeke Moore	---	---	25	39	8	72
John Rowser	---	---	20	33	19	72
Bob Atkins	---	---	27	40	3	70
Lee Roy Jordan	---	---	26	41	3	70
Floyd Rice	---	---	27	40	2	69
Carl Eller	---	---	26	39	2	67
Sweeny Williams	---	---	27	37	2	66
Alan Page	---	---	26	37	1	64
Bill Dunstan	---	---	18	32	2	52
Fran Tarkenton	21	31	---	---	---	52
Ron Yary	21	31	---	---	---	52
Dan Medlin	20	24	---	---	6	50
Danny Buggs	12	24	---	---	10	46
Pat Matson	16	28	---	---	---	44
Ed George	18	21	---	---	1	40
Kent Kramer	15	17	---	---	8	40
Don McCauley	8	15	---	---	15	38
Larry Schreiber	11	11	---	---	16	38
Chuck Foreman	9	26	---	---	2	37
Dave Manders	14	21	---	---	---	35
Frank Pitts	16	18	---	---	---	34
Bob Gresham	12	5	---	---	16	33
Ronald Fitzgerald	8	24	---	---	---	32
Bill Peterson	---	---	3	3	25	31
Jim Pietrzak	8	16	---	---	7	31
Lewis Rockett	9	8	---	---	14	31
Aaron Meyer	3	10	---	---	7	20
Thomas Henderson	---	---	3	6	10	19
Robert West	0	4	---	---	13	17
Tom Forrest	5	4	---	---	7	16
Brock Green	---	---	6	8	---	14
Vincent Horton	5	3	---	---	6	14
Don Croft	---	---	3	3	5	11
Steve Rogers	0	0	---	---	10	10
Fred Nolan	---	---	4	4	1	9
Horst Muhlmann	0	0	---	---	7	7
Ike Howard	---	---	0	4	3	7
Art Kuehn	0	0	---	---	7	7
Amos Martin	---	---	4	2	---	6
Bob Parsons	0	0	---	---	5	5
Luke Szorcsik	---	---	1	3	---	4
Ralph Bullock	---	---	1	2	---	3
Otis Hastings	0	0	---	---	2	2
Mike Boryla	0	0	---	---	---	0

San Diego	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Dan Fouts	27	41	---	---	---	68
Ken Burrough	21	25	---	---	16	62
Bobby Brooks	---	---	19	27	9	55
Ron Carpenter	---	---	21	30	2	53
Monte Jackson	---	---	21	30	2	53
Broderick Van Pelt	15	24	---	---	13	52
Charles Anthony	---	---	20	27	4	51
Charlie Babb	---	---	19	28	4	51
Mike Barnes	---	---	20	29	2	51
Ernie Jackson	---	---	20	29	2	51
Mel Lunsford	---	---	20	29	2	51
Ray May	---	---	20	29	2	51
Dick Conn	---	---	20	28	2	50
Johnny Rodgers	15	25	---	---	10	50
Mike Siani	17	27	---	---	5	49
Tom Condon	19	25	---	---	4	48
Russ Washington	21	25	---	---	---	46
Mike Hawkins	14	23	---	---	9	46
Solomon Freelon	15	30	---	---	---	45
Carl Mauck	18	27	---	---	---	45
Bo Matthews	12	17	---	---	14	43
Dave Lapham	13	22	---	---	6	41
Joe Brunson	15	20	---	---	6	41
Seth Hallen	9	23	---	---	6	38
Sam Williams	---	---	10	12	15	37
Claude Dawson	7	14	---	---	16	37
Monroe Eley	12	23	---	---	1	36
Bob Lurtsema	---	---	11	20	4	35
Bill Story	16	19	---	---	---	35
Chester Brennan	9	14	---	---	3	26
Luther Middleton	5	5	---	---	16	26
Stan Fritts	13	13	---	---	---	26
Michael Burhart	4	9	---	---	10	23
Don Goode	---	---	3	6	10	19
Levi Johnson	---	---	1	1	17	19
Nathan Conrady	---	---	0	1	15	16
Dominic Rojas	---	---	1	2	7	10
Ron Fernandes	---	---	2	2	5	9
Jack LeVeck	---	---	1	4	4	9
Chester Marcol	0	0	---	---	8	8
Ed Benson	---	---	1	2	5	8
Charles Davis	---	---	1	4	---	5
Mike Bragg	0	0	---	---	4	4
Bruce Mangum	---	---	0	1	2	3
Dean Carlson	0	0	---	---	2	2
Bill Munson	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	45	9.0
Middle	9	59	6.6
Right	7	78	11.1
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	33	4.7
Middle	12	35	2.9
Right	7	29	4.1
None	1	-2	-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Fran Tarkenton	29	17	2	0	3	7	0	0	0

San Diego	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Dan Fouts	40	27	5	1	3	5	4	7	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	9	4.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	9	72	7.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	3	38	3.8
Long (19+ Yds)	7	3	71	10.1

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	12	3.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	14	149	9.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	6	67	4.8
Long (19+ Yds)	7	4	84	12.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Danny Buggs	11	5	2	77	1	24
WR Frank Pitts	5	3	1	54	1	18
WR Ronald Fitzgerald	5	2	0	11	0	24
RB Chuck Foreman	4	4	0	25	0	26
RB Bob Gresham	1	0	0	0	0	5
WR Don McCauley	1	1	0	8	0	15
FB Larry Schreiber	1	1	0	8	0	11
WR Robert West	1	1	0	7	0	4

San Diego	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Mike Siani	12	7	1	113	2	27
RB Monroe Eley	7	5	1	32	0	23
WR Johnny Rodgers	7	5	0	81	2	25
WR Ken Burrough	6	4	0	40	1	25
WR Broderick Van Pelt	3	2	1	15	0	24
FB Bo Matthews	1	1	0	5	0	17
TE Mike Hawkins	1	1	0	10	0	23
RB Luther Middleton	1	0	0	0	0	5
FB Michael Burhart	1	1	0	5	0	9
RB Stan Fritts	1	1	0	11	0	13

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Fran Tarkenton	1	7	7.00	6.50

San Diego	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Luther Middleton	1	-2	-2.00	2.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Fran Tarkenton	1	1	19	19.00	6.55

San Diego	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Dan Fouts	5	3	33	6.60	7.80

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Danny Buggs	1	1	19	19.00	7.00

San Diego	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Mike Siani	2	1	18	9.00	9.42
WR Ken Burrough	1	1	10	10.00	6.67
RB Monroe Eley	1	1	5	5.00	4.57
WR Johnny Rodgers	1	0	0	0.00	11.57

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Bob Gresham	2	2
Chuck Foreman	1	0
Fran Tarkenton	1	0

San Diego	Rushes	Conversions
Stan Fritts	3	3
Luther Middleton	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Fran Tarkenton	5	2	0

San Diego	Att	Comp	Conversions
Dan Fouts	7	2	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch
WR Danny Buggs	2	1
RB Chuck Foreman	1	1
WR Frank Pitts	1	0
WR Ronald Fitzgerald	1	0

San Diego	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Mike Siani	4	1	1
RB Monroe Eley	1	0	0
WR Broderick Van Pelt	1	1	1
RB Luther Middleton	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 56,900 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,600 (21,400)
End Zone 11,800 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,000 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 12,100 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,500 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,900 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	56,900 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,600 (21,400)
End Zone	11,800 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,000 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	12,100 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,500 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,900 (3,300)