Week 6, 1975

played in Atlanta, GA

46 degrees, fair, 5 mph wind

Minnesota Vikings	0	10	10	7	-	27
Atlanta Falcons	0	3	0	0	-	3

Scoring Summary
2Q: 13:24 MIN - Bob Gresham 2 run (Horst Muhlmann extra point)
2Q: 02:46 ATL - Ricky Fisher 25 field goal
2Q: 00:51 MIN - Horst Muhlmann 26 field goal
3Q: 10:30 MIN - Horst Muhlmann 33 field goal
3Q: 01:58 MIN - Chuck Foreman 11 run (Horst Muhlmann extra point)
4Q: 06:40 MIN - Chuck Foreman 3 run (Horst Muhlmann extra point)

Scoring Summary
2Q: 13:24 MIN - Bob Gresham 2 run (Horst Muhlmann extra point)
2Q: 02:46 ATL - Ricky Fisher 25 field goal
2Q: 00:51 MIN - Horst Muhlmann 26 field goal
3Q: 10:30 MIN - Horst Muhlmann 33 field goal
3Q: 01:58 MIN - Chuck Foreman 11 run (Horst Muhlmann extra point)
4Q: 06:40 MIN - Chuck Foreman 3 run (Horst Muhlmann extra point)

Team Statistics MIN ATL
Record 4-2 3-3
First Downs 24 15
- by Rushing 14 3
- by Passing 10 9
- by Penalty 0 3
Total Net Yards 385 213
- Offensive Plays 64 52
- Yards per Play 6.02 4.10
Net Rushing Yards 213 44
- Rushing Attempts 41 21
- Yards per Rush 5.20 2.10
Net Passing Yards 172 169
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 23 - 14 - 1 28 - 17 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 172 185
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 3/16
- Yards per Pass Play 7.48 5.45
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 2/0
3rd Down Conversions 8/12 5/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 4.4 6.2
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 7/45 3/15
Punt Returns/Yards 3/6 1/-2
Kick Returns/Yards 2/68 5/106
Interception Ret./Yards 1/33 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 5 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/2 0/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 32 OWN 25
Time of Possession 34:15 25:45

Team Statistics	MIN	ATL
Record	4-2	3-3
First Downs	24	15
- by Rushing	14	3
- by Passing	10	9
- by Penalty	0	3
Total Net Yards	385	213
- Offensive Plays	64	52
- Yards per Play	6.02	4.10
Net Rushing Yards	213	44
- Rushing Attempts	41	21
- Yards per Rush	5.20	2.10
Net Passing Yards	172	169
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	23 - 14 - 1	28 - 17 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	172	185
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	3/16
- Yards per Pass Play	7.48	5.45
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	2/0
3rd Down Conversions	8/12	5/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	4.4	6.2
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	7/45	3/15
Punt Returns/Yards	3/6	1/-2
Kick Returns/Yards	2/68	5/106
Interception Ret./Yards	1/33	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	5	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/2	0/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 32	OWN 25
Time of Possession	34:15	25:45

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:18	2:16	OWN 29	5	11	Punt
1	5:05	6:49	OWN 37	14	63	Touchdown
2	9:38	2:15	OWN 20	5	14	Interception
2	2:39	1:54	OPP 48	5	39	Field Goal
3	15:00	4:37	OWN 38	8	46	Field Goal
3	7:50	5:59	OWN 23	10	77	Touchdown
3	0:03	0:56	OWN 39	4	17	Punt
4	10:15	3:42	OWN 20	6	80	Touchdown
4	4:34	4:34	OWN 38	7	33	Game

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:42	OWN 20	8	18	Punt
1	8:02	2:57	OWN 15	6	55	Missed FG
2	13:16	3:38	OWN 30	7	26	Punt
2	7:23	4:44	50	9	42	Field Goal
2	0:45	0:45	OWN 27	3	14	Half
3	10:23	2:33	OWN 29	3	4	Punt
3	1:51	1:48	OWN 24	3	-11	Punt
4	14:07	3:52	OWN 5	9	51	Punt
4	6:33	1:59	OWN 26	5	39	Interception

Game MVP: Chuck Foreman, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Chuck Foreman	21	135	6.43	22	5	2
Bob Gresham	18	67	3.72	13	2	1
Larry Schreiber	1	3	3.00	3	0	0
Fran Tarkenton	1	8	8.00	8	0	0

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Vince Wilkerson	12	23	1.92	5	0
Mack Herron	6	8	1.33	5	0
Reuben Fields	3	13	4.33	10	1

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Fran Tarkenton	23	14	172	0/0	0	45	1	65.8

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Reuben Fields	24	16	175	3/16	0	43	0	88.0
Wayne England	4	1	10	0/0	0	10	1	0.0

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Frank Pitts	4	5	45	11.25	0	13
WR Danny Buggs	3	3	51	17.00	28	45
RB Chuck Foreman	2	3	28	14.00	11	18
WR Don McCauley	2	3	25	12.50	0	15
FB Larry Schreiber	1	1	1	1.00	0	1
TE Lewis Rockett	1	1	6	6.00	6	6
WR Ronald Fitzgerald	1	5	16	16.00	5	16
TE Kent Kramer	0	2	0	0.00	0	0

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Jim Robinson	4	6	46	11.50	10	29
TE Len Garrett	2	2	49	24.50	29	43
RB Mack Herron	2	2	12	6.00	0	9
WR Charley Young	2	3	25	12.50	2	15
WR Lionel Summers	2	3	14	7.00	4	13
TE Russ Francis	2	3	15	7.50	0	12
FB Mark Van Eeghen	1	3	4	4.00	3	4
RB Vince Wilkerson	1	3	10	10.00	3	10
WR Robert Miller	1	3	10	10.00	0	10

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Bob Atkins	1	33	33.00	0

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Bernie Jackson	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Zeke Moore	0	0	1	0
Sweeny Williams	0	0	1	0

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov
Reuben Fields	2	0
George Kunz	0	1
Matt Atkins	0	1

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Bob Parsons	2	82	41.0	42.0	43	2

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Tom Wittum	5	219	43.8	34.6	49	1

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Horst Muhlmann	2/2	0/0	0/0	33	3/3

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ricky Fisher	1/2	0/1	0/0	25	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Danny Buggs	3	6	2.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mack Herron	1	-2	-2.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Zeke Moore	2	68	34.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ken Grandberry	4	84	21.0	0
Ralph McGill	1	22	22.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Bob Atkins	7	2	0.0	20	31
OLB Floyd Rice	5	1	0.0	20	30
DT Alan Page	4	0	0.0	20	31
DE Sweeny Williams	3	1	2.0	19	28
ILB Lee Roy Jordan	3	3	0.0	16	17
S Carl Capria	3	1	0.0	13	29
CB John Rowser	3	1	0.0	5	16
DE Carl Eller	3	0	0.0	21	31
CB Zeke Moore	2	0	0.0	20	29
CB Del Ross	2	0	0.0	11	26
DT Fred Nolan	1	1	1.0	5	4
DT Bill Dunstan	1	1	0.0	12	13
WR Ronald Fitzgerald	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Ray Kiddoo	1	0	0.0	8	4
OLB Thomas Henderson	1	0	0.0	3	3
CB Bobby Howard	0	1	0.0	21	29

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Tom MacLeod	11	2	0.0	36	19
OLB John Pergine	9	3	0.0	37	23
CB Randy Logan	5	2	0.0	31	10
DT Randy Crowder	5	0	0.0	28	19
DE Coy Bacon	3	0	0.0	33	23
S Bernie Jackson	2	1	0.0	11	14
DE John Zook	2	1	0.0	38	21
CB Allan Ellis	2	0	0.0	36	22
CB Rolland Lawrence	2	0	0.0	31	20
S Ralph McGill	2	0	0.0	33	20
DE Thomas Hinton	2	0	0.0	24	7
OLB Richie Minter	2	0	0.0	24	8
DE Carl Wafer	1	2	0.0	15	5
DT Dave Pear	1	2	0.0	30	17
ILB Steve Shull	1	0	0.0	5	4
CB Ernie McGee	1	0	0.0	19	15
S Nate Crane	1	0	0.0	3	2
TE Russ Francis	1	0	---	---	---

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Sweeny Williams	2.0	0	1	28
DT Fred Nolan	1.0	0	0	4
DE Carl Eller	0.0	4	0	31
DT Alan Page	0.0	2	2	31
ILB Amos Martin	0.0	1	0	14

Atlanta	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Randy Crowder	1	0	0	19
DE John Zook	0	2	0	21
DT Dave Pear	0	1	0	17
DE Coy Bacon	0	0	1	23

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Floyd Rice	4	0	0	30
CB John Rowser	3	0	0	16
S Bob Atkins	2	1	1	31
S Carl Capria	2	0	0	29
ILB Lee Roy Jordan	2	0	0	17
CB Del Ross	2	0	0	26
CB Zeke Moore	1	0	0	29
OLB Ray Kiddoo	1	0	0	4
CB Bobby Howard	0	1	0	29

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Tom MacLeod	3	1	0	19
S Ralph McGill	2	1	0	20
CB Randy Logan	2	0	0	10
OLB John Pergine	2	0	0	23
S Bernie Jackson	1	1	1	14
CB Ernie McGee	1	1	0	15
DT Randy Crowder	1	0	0	19
CB Rolland Lawrence	1	0	0	20
S Nate Crane	1	0	0	2

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Ron Yary	4	12	41	23
Pat Matson	4	7	28	18
Tom Forrest	3	4	13	6
Jim Pietrzak	3	3	23	10
Ed George	2	6	32	15
Dan Medlin	1	4	39	20
Dave Manders	1	3	19	15
Larry Schreiber	0	1	21	12

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jeff Van Note	2	6	20	0	28
Mark Van Eeghen	1	4	15	0	20
Jon Morris	1	2	20	0	27
Matt Atkins	0	2	15	2	24
Dave Burk	0	2	10	0	14
George Kunz	0	1	17	1	23
Travis Roach	0	1	18	0	29

Special Teams Tackles

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Larry Schreiber	2	10
John Rowser	2	7
Lewis Rockett	1	12
Vincent Horton	1	7

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Randy Logan	2	12
Vince Wilkerson	1	16
Nate Crane	1	10
Ted Fritsch	1	7

Participation

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Fran Tarkenton	41	23	---	---	---	64
Ron Yary	41	23	---	---	---	64
Dan Medlin	39	20	---	---	3	62
Carl Capria	---	---	13	29	14	56
Bob Atkins	---	---	20	31	3	54
Carl Eller	---	---	21	31	2	54
Bobby Howard	---	---	21	29	3	53
Zeke Moore	---	---	20	29	4	53
Alan Page	---	---	20	31	2	53
Floyd Rice	---	---	20	30	2	52
Kent Kramer	28	18	---	---	5	51
Del Ross	---	---	11	26	13	50
Ed George	32	15	---	---	1	48
Sweeny Williams	---	---	19	28	1	48
Pat Matson	28	18	---	---	---	46
Larry Schreiber	21	12	---	---	10	43
Don McCauley	17	11	---	---	13	41
Chuck Foreman	23	15	---	---	2	40
Frank Pitts	25	13	---	---	---	38
Danny Buggs	23	11	---	---	4	38
Bob Gresham	18	8	---	---	11	37
Jim Pietrzak	23	10	---	---	4	37
Lee Roy Jordan	---	---	16	17	3	36
Ronald Fitzgerald	22	14	---	---	---	36
Dave Manders	19	15	---	---	---	34
Lewis Rockett	16	5	---	---	12	33
Ray Kiddoo	---	---	8	4	21	33
John Rowser	---	---	5	16	7	28
Bill Dunstan	---	---	12	13	2	27
Amos Martin	---	---	5	14	7	26
Tom Forrest	13	6	---	---	4	23
Vincent Horton	11	5	---	---	7	23
Aaron Meyer	9	8	---	---	4	21
Ike Howard	---	---	8	4	6	18
Tom Stropka	1	3	---	---	10	14
Fred Nolan	---	---	5	4	5	14
Brock Green	---	---	3	1	5	9
Horst Muhlmann	0	0	---	---	8	8
Thomas Henderson	---	---	3	3	1	7
Greg Horton	1	0	---	---	4	5
Bill Peterson	---	---	1	1	2	4
Bob Parsons	0	0	---	---	2	2
Otis Hastings	0	0	---	---	2	2
Mike Boryla	0	0	---	---	---	0
Steve Rogers	0	0	---	---	---	0

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
John Pergine	---	---	37	23	2	62
Allan Ellis	---	---	36	22	3	61
Ralph McGill	---	---	33	20	8	61
John Zook	---	---	38	21	2	61
Coy Bacon	---	---	33	23	2	58
Tom MacLeod	---	---	36	19	3	58
Rolland Lawrence	---	---	31	20	2	53
Randy Logan	---	---	31	10	12	53
Travis Roach	18	29	---	---	6	53
Dave Pear	---	---	30	17	2	49
Jon Morris	20	27	---	---	1	48
Jeff Van Note	20	28	---	---	---	48
Reuben Fields	21	27	---	---	---	48
Vince Wilkerson	14	18	---	---	16	48
Randy Crowder	---	---	28	19	---	47
George Kunz	17	23	---	---	7	47
Mark Van Eeghen	15	20	---	---	7	42
Matt Atkins	15	24	---	---	---	39
Russ Francis	13	17	---	---	8	38
Thomas Hinton	---	---	24	7	3	34
Richie Minter	---	---	24	8	2	34
Ernie McGee	---	---	19	15	---	34
Charley Young	12	21	---	---	---	33
Len Garrett	11	19	---	---	2	32
Dave Burk	10	14	---	---	7	31
Bernie Jackson	---	---	11	14	2	27
Lionel Summers	10	16	---	---	---	26
Willie Frazier	5	5	---	---	15	25
Mack Herron	7	13	---	---	3	23
Carl Wafer	---	---	15	5	3	23
Jim Robinson	9	13	---	---	---	22
Robert Miller	9	12	---	---	---	21
Kyle Mathis	4	6	---	---	7	17
Ken Mitchell	---	---	4	0	12	16
Van Terry	---	---	5	1	10	16
Nate Crane	---	---	3	2	10	15
Steve Shull	---	---	5	4	5	14
Jorge Ballard	---	---	8	3	3	14
Ted Fritsch	1	4	---	---	7	12
Dick Gordon	0	1	---	---	10	11
Ken Grandberry	0	0	---	---	10	10
Fred Willis	0	0	---	---	6	6
Wayne England	0	4	---	---	2	6
Tom Wittum	0	0	---	---	5	5
Ricky Fisher	0	0	---	---	4	4
John Hufnagel	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	21	2.6
Middle	22	104	4.7
Right	11	88	8.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	1	-1	-1.0
Middle	13	32	2.5
Right	6	14	2.3
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Fran Tarkenton	23	14	1	0	0	4	3	1	1

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Reuben Fields	24	16	2	0	0	2	6	3	0
Wayne England	4	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	18	4.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	1	1	5	5.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	9	149	9.9
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	9	47	4.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	7	109	9.9
Long (19+ Yds)	6	1	29	4.8

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Frank Pitts	5	4	45	0	13
WR Ronald Fitzgerald	5	1	16	0	14
RB Chuck Foreman	3	2	28	0	15
WR Don McCauley	3	2	25	0	11
WR Danny Buggs	3	3	51	1	11
TE Kent Kramer	2	0	0	0	18
FB Larry Schreiber	1	1	1	0	12
TE Lewis Rockett	1	1	6	0	5

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Jim Robinson	6	4	46	1	13
FB Mark Van Eeghen	3	1	4	0	20
WR Charley Young	3	2	25	0	21
WR Lionel Summers	3	2	14	0	16
RB Vince Wilkerson	3	1	10	0	18
TE Russ Francis	3	2	15	0	17
WR Robert Miller	3	1	10	0	12
TE Len Garrett	2	2	49	1	19
RB Mack Herron	2	2	12	0	13

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Bob Gresham	7	8	1.14	3.72
Chuck Foreman	3	13	4.33	6.43
Fran Tarkenton	1	8	8.00	8.00

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Vince Wilkerson	1	0	0.00	1.92

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Fran Tarkenton	1	1	13	13.00	7.48

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Reuben Fields	2	1	4	2.00	7.29

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Frank Pitts	1	1	13	13.00	9.00

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Robert Miller	1	0	0	0.00	3.33
WR Jim Robinson	1	1	4	4.00	7.67

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Bob Gresham	5	4
Fran Tarkenton	1	0

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Mack Herron	1	1
Reuben Fields	1	1
Vince Wilkerson	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Fran Tarkenton	6	4	4

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Reuben Fields	7	3	2
Wayne England	1	0	0

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Frank Pitts	3	2	2
RB Chuck Foreman	1	0	0
WR Don McCauley	1	1	1
WR Danny Buggs	1	1	1

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Russ Francis	2	1	1
TE Len Garrett	1	1	1
FB Mark Van Eeghen	1	0	0
WR Charley Young	1	0	0
RB Vince Wilkerson	1	0	0
WR Robert Miller	1	0	0
WR Jim Robinson	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 42,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 12,600 (21,400)
End Zone 9,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine 5,500 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 8,400 (13,600)
Club Seats 4,600 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 1,800 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	42,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	12,600 (21,400)
End Zone	9,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine	5,500 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	8,400 (13,600)
Club Seats	4,600 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	1,800 (3,300)