Week 3, 1975

played in St. Louis, MO

61 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

Minnesota Vikings	6	7	3	0	-	16
St. Louis Cardinals	3	14	0	17	-	34

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:19 MIN - Horst Muhlmann 36 field goal
1Q: 09:19 MIN - Horst Muhlmann 40 field goal
1Q: 05:43 STL - John Leypoldt 47 field goal
2Q: 15:00 STL - Warren Bankston 19 run (John Leypoldt extra point)
2Q: 09:40 STL - Warren Bankston 3 run (John Leypoldt extra point)
2Q: 05:06 MIN - Chuck Foreman 4 pass from Fran Tarkenton (Horst Muhlmann extra point)
3Q: 00:12 MIN - Horst Muhlmann 33 field goal
4Q: 08:14 STL - Terry Metcalf 3 run (John Leypoldt extra point)
4Q: 06:01 STL - Warren Bankston 54 run (John Leypoldt extra point)
4Q: 02:00 STL - John Leypoldt 30 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:19 MIN - Horst Muhlmann 36 field goal
1Q: 09:19 MIN - Horst Muhlmann 40 field goal
1Q: 05:43 STL - John Leypoldt 47 field goal
2Q: 15:00 STL - Warren Bankston 19 run (John Leypoldt extra point)
2Q: 09:40 STL - Warren Bankston 3 run (John Leypoldt extra point)
2Q: 05:06 MIN - Chuck Foreman 4 pass from Fran Tarkenton (Horst Muhlmann extra point)
3Q: 00:12 MIN - Horst Muhlmann 33 field goal
4Q: 08:14 STL - Terry Metcalf 3 run (John Leypoldt extra point)
4Q: 06:01 STL - Warren Bankston 54 run (John Leypoldt extra point)
4Q: 02:00 STL - John Leypoldt 30 field goal

Team Statistics MIN STL
Record 1-2 3-0
First Downs 13 25
- by Rushing 3 10
- by Passing 7 13
- by Penalty 3 2
Total Net Yards 301 394
- Offensive Plays 58 66
- Yards per Play 5.19 5.97
Net Rushing Yards 117 177
- Rushing Attempts 26 36
- Yards per Rush 4.50 4.92
Net Passing Yards 184 217
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 29 - 18 - 0 28 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 200 231
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/16 2/14
- Yards per Pass Play 5.75 7.23
Fumbles/Lost 3/2 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 4/14 9/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.9 5.9
4th Down Conversions 1/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 7/45 6/37
Punt Returns/Yards 2/14 1/0
Kick Returns/Yards 7/208 5/132
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/2 3/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 36 OWN 34
Time of Possession 26:33 33:27

Team Statistics	MIN	STL
Record	1-2	3-0
First Downs	13	25
- by Rushing	3	10
- by Passing	7	13
- by Penalty	3	2
Total Net Yards	301	394
- Offensive Plays	58	66
- Yards per Play	5.19	5.97
Net Rushing Yards	117	177
- Rushing Attempts	26	36
- Yards per Rush	4.50	4.92
Net Passing Yards	184	217
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	29 - 18 - 0	28 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	200	231
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/16	2/14
- Yards per Pass Play	5.75	7.23
Fumbles/Lost	3/2	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	4/14	9/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.9	5.9
4th Down Conversions	1/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	7/45	6/37
Punt Returns/Yards	2/14	1/0
Kick Returns/Yards	7/208	5/132
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/2	3/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 36	OWN 34
Time of Possession	26:33	33:27

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:46	OPP 47	6	28	Field Goal
1	11:09	1:55	OPP 32	3	9	Field Goal
1	5:35	1:57	OWN 40	3	3	Punt
2	14:47	1:02	OWN 33	2	22	Fumble
2	9:30	4:29	OWN 28	9	72	Touchdown
2	1:51	1:27	OWN 20	4	47	Fumble
3	10:38	4:27	OWN 20	8	39	Punt
3	3:54	3:48	OWN 45	9	39	Field Goal
4	8:07	1:34	OWN 22	3	9	Punt
4	5:40	1:26	OWN 21	4	13	Downs
4	1:54	1:54	OPP 48	7	17	Game

St. Louis Cardinals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:14	3:39	OWN 36	6	34	Field Goal
1	3:38	3:51	OWN 24	8	76	Touchdown
2	13:45	4:15	OWN 45	9	55	Touchdown
2	5:01	3:10	OWN 20	7	27	Punt
2	0:24	0:24	OWN 43	3	18	Half
3	15:00	4:22	OWN 38	8	21	Punt
3	6:11	2:17	OWN 5	4	18	Punt
3	0:06	6:59	OWN 34	13	66	Touchdown
4	6:33	0:53	OWN 37	2	63	Touchdown
4	4:14	2:20	OPP 34	6	21	Field Goal

Game MVP: Warren Bankston, St. Louis Cardinals

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Chuck Foreman	14	54	3.86	9	0
Bob Gresham	8	35	4.38	19	1
Fran Tarkenton	4	28	7.00	11	1

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Terry Metcalf	22	65	2.95	12	1	1
Warren Bankston	13	111	8.54	54	2	3
Norm Bulaich	1	1	1.00	1	0	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Fran Tarkenton	29	18	200	3/16	1	30	0	94.0

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jim Hart	28	19	231	2/14	0	23	0	93.0

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Chuck Foreman	5	7	20	4.00	7	7	1
WR Danny Buggs	5	9	53	10.60	0	29	0
WR Frank Pitts	4	6	66	16.50	18	26	0
TE Kent Kramer	1	1	7	7.00	0	7	0
WR Don McCauley	1	2	30	30.00	20	30	0
TE Lewis Rockett	1	1	6	6.00	1	6	0
WR Ronald Fitzgerald	1	2	18	18.00	2	18	0
WR Robert West	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

St. Louis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Ray Jarvis	7	9	94	13.43	17	23
FB Norm Bulaich	3	4	23	7.67	0	11
WR Ken Payne	3	3	50	16.67	0	22
WR Cotton Speyrer	3	5	34	11.33	6	14
WR Terry Metcalf	2	3	20	10.00	0	11
WR Alfred Jenkins	1	2	10	10.00	0	10
TE Rich Caster	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
FB Matt Braxton	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

St. Louis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force
Fran Tarkenton	2	0	0
Frank Pitts	1	0	0
Ed George	0	1	0
Bill Peterson	0	1	0
Robert West	0	0	1

St. Louis	Fumb	Recov	Force
Jim Tolbert	1	0	0
Stan Hindman	0	1	1
Roger Wehrli	0	1	0
John Grant	0	0	1
Hugh Rodgers	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Bob Parsons	3	101	33.7	33.7	36	1

St. Louis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Al Blake	3	120	40.0	28.7	44	1

Kicking Statistics

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

St. Louis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
John Leypoldt	2/2	1/1	0/0	47	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Danny Buggs	2	14	7.0	0

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Terry Metcalf	1	0	0.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Zeke Moore	6	191	31.8	0
Danny Buggs	1	17	17.0	0

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jim Tolbert	4	110	27.5	0
Roger Wehrli	1	22	22.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Bob Atkins	7	3	0.0	34	29
S Paul Krause	7	0	0.0	29	26
DT Alan Page	6	1	0.5	33	27
DE Sweeny Williams	5	0	0.0	30	29
ILB Lee Roy Jordan	4	4	0.0	35	28
CB Bobby Howard	4	1	0.0	35	28
CB Zeke Moore	3	1	1.0	34	28
DE Carl Eller	3	0	0.5	35	29
OLB Floyd Rice	3	0	0.0	35	28
DT Bill Dunstan	2	1	0.0	24	24
CB John Rowser	2	1	0.0	21	22
OLB Thomas Henderson	2	0	0.0	7	6
ILB Amos Martin	1	2	0.0	7	6
T Ed George	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Bill Peterson	1	0	0.0	5	2
DT Fred Nolan	1	0	0.0	10	4
CB Brock Green	1	0	0.0	7	6
CB Luke Szorcsik	1	0	0.0	3	3

St. Louis	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Mike Weger	8	1	0.0	25	31
DE Ron Yankowski	5	2	1.5	25	29
ILB Will Foster	5	0	0.0	23	28
CB Hugh Rodgers	4	2	0.0	22	29
S Jim Tolbert	4	0	0.0	22	27
OLB Dwight Lewis	3	4	1.0	24	31
CB Al Clark	3	3	0.0	22	25
CB Roger Wehrli	3	1	0.0	24	30
DT Eric Kasay	2	0	0.0	15	17
DE Sammy Danko	2	0	0.0	22	31
DT John Grant	1	2	0.5	25	30
OLB Jim Merlo	1	1	0.0	7	9
S Tony Peters	1	1	0.0	10	16
OLB Willie Harper	1	0	0.0	2	1
DT Dale Norman	1	0	0.0	5	6

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
CB Zeke Moore	1.0	0	28
DE Carl Eller	0.5	3	29
DT Alan Page	0.5	2	27
OLB Floyd Rice	0.0	1	28

St. Louis	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Ron Yankowski	1.5	0	1	29
OLB Dwight Lewis	1.0	0	0	31
DT John Grant	0.5	1	0	30
DE Sammy Danko	0.0	0	3	31

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Bobby Howard	3	0	28
S Paul Krause	3	0	26
S Bob Atkins	2	0	29
CB Zeke Moore	2	0	28
OLB Floyd Rice	1	1	28
OLB Thomas Henderson	1	1	6
DE Carl Eller	1	0	29
ILB Lee Roy Jordan	1	0	28
ILB Amos Martin	1	0	6
DT Alan Page	1	0	27
CB John Rowser	1	0	22
DE Sweeny Williams	1	0	29
CB Luke Szorcsik	1	0	3

St. Louis	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Hugh Rodgers	3	1	29
CB Al Clark	2	1	25
S Jim Tolbert	2	0	27
CB Roger Wehrli	2	0	30
S Mike Weger	1	1	31
DT Dale Norman	1	1	6
S Tony Peters	1	1	16
ILB Will Foster	1	0	28
OLB Willie Harper	1	0	1
DE Stan Hindman	1	0	5
OLB Dwight Lewis	1	0	31
OLB Jim Merlo	1	0	9
DE Ron Yankowski	1	0	29

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Ron Yary	2	7	1	26	2	32
Dave Manders	2	5	0	15	0	20
Ed George	2	3	0	19	0	27
Dan Medlin	1	3	0	22	0	28
Pat Matson	0	2	0	21	0	29
Tom Forrest	0	1	0	6	0	6
Jim Pietrzak	0	1	0	14	0	13
Aaron Meyer	0	0	0	7	1	5

St. Louis	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Len Hauss	5	12	1	35	0	28
Glen Holloway	4	9	0	32	0	29
Revie Sorey	1	6	0	30	2	24
Jabar Green	1	2	0	9	0	7
Matt Braxton	1	1	0	7	0	4
Dan Dierdorf	0	2	0	34	0	27
Bob Willis	0	2	0	11	0	8
Norm Bulaich	0	1	0	18	0	17
Rich Caster	0	1	0	22	0	19

Special Teams Tackles

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Robert West	2	15
Steve Rogers	2	8
Bill Peterson	1	20
Larry Schreiber	1	17

St. Louis	Tackles	STPlays
Charlie Smith	3	10
Alvin Reed	2	17
Mark Cooney	2	16
Larry Brown	2	9
Jim Tolbert	1	9

Participation

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Zeke Moore	---	---	34	28	9	71
Bobby Howard	---	---	35	28	5	68
Lee Roy Jordan	---	---	35	28	5	68
Bob Atkins	---	---	34	29	4	67
Carl Eller	---	---	35	29	2	66
Paul Krause	---	---	29	26	11	66
Floyd Rice	---	---	35	28	2	65
Alan Page	---	---	33	27	2	62
Sweeny Williams	---	---	30	29	2	61
Fran Tarkenton	26	32	---	---	---	58
Ron Yary	26	32	---	---	---	58
John Rowser	---	---	21	22	14	57
Dan Medlin	22	28	---	---	5	55
Bill Dunstan	---	---	24	24	2	50
Pat Matson	21	29	---	---	---	50
Danny Buggs	16	22	---	---	10	48
Ed George	19	27	---	---	---	46
Larry Schreiber	11	14	---	---	17	42
Don McCauley	12	14	---	---	15	41
Bob Gresham	9	14	---	---	17	40
Frank Pitts	16	23	---	---	---	39
Ronald Fitzgerald	18	21	---	---	---	39
Lewis Rockett	9	13	---	---	15	37
Chuck Foreman	17	18	---	---	1	36
Dave Manders	15	20	---	---	1	36
Kent Kramer	17	12	---	---	6	35
Jim Pietrzak	14	13	---	---	6	33
Bill Peterson	---	---	5	2	20	27
Thomas Henderson	---	---	7	6	11	24
Robert West	1	4	---	---	15	20
Ike Howard	---	---	12	5	3	20
Tom Forrest	6	6	---	---	6	18
Aaron Meyer	7	5	---	---	6	18
Fred Nolan	---	---	10	4	3	17
Amos Martin	---	---	7	6	3	16
Brock Green	---	---	7	6	2	15
Vincent Horton	4	5	---	---	4	13
Horst Muhlmann	0	0	---	---	8	8
Steve Rogers	0	0	---	---	8	8
Luke Szorcsik	---	---	3	3	1	7
Greg Horton	0	0	---	---	6	6
Bob Parsons	0	0	---	---	3	3
Otis Hastings	0	0	---	---	3	3
Mike Boryla	0	0	---	---	---	0
Del Ross	---	---	0	0	---	0
Art Kuehn	0	0	---	---	---	0

St. Louis	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Len Hauss	35	28	---	---	5	68
Jim Hart	36	30	---	---	---	66
Dan Dierdorf	34	27	---	---	1	62
Roger Wehrli	---	---	24	30	8	62
Glen Holloway	32	29	---	---	---	61
Mike Weger	---	---	25	31	3	59
Ron Yankowski	---	---	25	29	5	59
John Grant	---	---	25	30	3	58
Dwight Lewis	---	---	24	31	3	58
Jim Tolbert	---	---	22	27	9	58
Sammy Danko	---	---	22	31	5	58
Revie Sorey	30	24	---	---	3	57
Will Foster	---	---	23	28	3	54
Hugh Rodgers	---	---	22	29	3	54
Al Clark	---	---	22	25	3	50
Ray Jarvis	25	23	---	---	---	48
Terry Metcalf	22	23	---	---	3	48
Alfred Jenkins	23	25	---	---	---	48
Ron Mikolajczyk	25	22	---	---	---	47
Rich Caster	22	19	---	---	3	44
Norm Bulaich	18	17	---	---	6	41
Cotton Speyrer	23	18	---	---	---	41
Warren Bankston	13	5	---	---	20	38
Ken Payne	12	11	---	---	15	38
Tony Peters	---	---	10	16	11	37
Eric Kasay	---	---	15	17	4	36
Ray Easterling	---	---	4	6	18	28
Larry Brown	11	4	---	---	9	24
Bob Willis	11	8	---	---	5	24
Willie Harper	---	---	2	1	18	21
Jabar Green	9	7	---	---	3	19
Mark Cooney	---	---	2	0	16	18
Alvin Reed	1	0	---	---	17	18
Bubba O'Neil	3	1	---	---	14	18
Jim Merlo	---	---	7	9	1	17
Matt Braxton	7	4	---	---	2	13
Stan Hindman	---	---	6	5	1	12
Dale Norman	---	---	5	6	---	11
Tom Funchess	2	3	---	---	5	10
Charlie Smith	0	0	---	---	10	10
John Leypoldt	0	0	---	---	9	9
Jim Arneson	2	2	---	---	3	7
Al Blake	0	0	---	---	5	5
Bob Breunig	---	---	1	1	1	3
Jack Concannon	0	0	---	---	---	0
Gary Huff	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	25	3.6
Middle	15	75	5.0
Right	4	17	4.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	82	8.2
Middle	20	69	3.5
Right	6	26	4.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Fran Tarkenton	29	18	3	0	1	5	4	0	0

St. Louis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jim Hart	28	19	2	0	1	2	6	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	11	2.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	8	7	45	5.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	7	115	10.5
Long (19+ Yds)	6	1	29	4.8

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	6	50	5.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	11	136	10.5
Long (19+ Yds)	5	2	45	9.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Danny Buggs	9	5	1	53	1	22
RB Chuck Foreman	7	5	0	20	0	18
WR Frank Pitts	6	4	0	66	1	23
WR Don McCauley	2	1	0	30	1	14
WR Ronald Fitzgerald	2	1	0	18	0	21
TE Kent Kramer	1	1	0	7	0	12
WR Robert West	1	0	0	0	0	4
TE Lewis Rockett	1	1	0	6	0	13

St. Louis	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Ray Jarvis	9	7	0	94	1	23
WR Cotton Speyrer	5	3	0	34	0	18
FB Norm Bulaich	4	3	0	23	0	17
WR Terry Metcalf	3	2	0	20	0	23
WR Ken Payne	3	3	0	50	1	11
WR Alfred Jenkins	2	1	1	10	0	25
TE Rich Caster	1	0	0	0	0	19
FB Matt Braxton	1	0	0	0	0	4

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Chuck Foreman	2	6	3.00	3.86
Bob Gresham	2	1	0.50	4.38

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Terry Metcalf	7	17	2.43	2.95
Warren Bankston	3	23	7.67	8.54

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Fran Tarkenton	2	1	4	2.00	6.90

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jim Hart	2	2	19	9.50	8.25

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Chuck Foreman	1	1	4	4.00	2.86
WR Danny Buggs	1	0	0	0.00	5.89

St. Louis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Ray Jarvis	1	1	10	10.00	10.44
WR Cotton Speyrer	1	1	9	9.00	6.80

Third Down Rushing Statistics

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

St. Louis	Rushes	Conversions
Terry Metcalf	3	2
Warren Bankston	1	1
Norm Bulaich	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Fran Tarkenton	7	3	3

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jim Hart	8	6	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Chuck Foreman	2	1	1
WR Frank Pitts	2	1	1
WR Danny Buggs	2	1	1
WR Don McCauley	1	0	0

St. Louis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
FB Norm Bulaich	3	2	1
WR Ken Payne	3	3	3
WR Ray Jarvis	2	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 65,200 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,900 (21,400)
End Zone 14,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,300 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 12,600 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,900 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,100 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	65,200 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,900 (21,400)
End Zone	14,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,300 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	12,600 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,900 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,100 (3,300)