Week 8, 1975

played in Chicago, IL

55 degrees, rain, 14 mph wind

Minnesota Vikings	0	7	0	13	-	20
Chicago Bears	0	10	3	0	-	13

Scoring Summary
2Q: 13:39 MIN - Lewis Rockett 11 pass from Fran Tarkenton (Horst Muhlmann extra point)
2Q: 06:48 CHI - Errol Mann 19 field goal
2Q: 02:01 CHI - Otis Armstrong 5 run (Errol Mann extra point)
3Q: 03:28 CHI - Errol Mann 21 field goal
4Q: 12:32 MIN - Bob Gresham 2 run (Horst Muhlmann extra point)
4Q: 05:22 MIN - Horst Muhlmann 46 field goal
4Q: 01:14 MIN - Horst Muhlmann 44 field goal

Scoring Summary
2Q: 13:39 MIN - Lewis Rockett 11 pass from Fran Tarkenton (Horst Muhlmann extra point)
2Q: 06:48 CHI - Errol Mann 19 field goal
2Q: 02:01 CHI - Otis Armstrong 5 run (Errol Mann extra point)
3Q: 03:28 CHI - Errol Mann 21 field goal
4Q: 12:32 MIN - Bob Gresham 2 run (Horst Muhlmann extra point)
4Q: 05:22 MIN - Horst Muhlmann 46 field goal
4Q: 01:14 MIN - Horst Muhlmann 44 field goal

Team Statistics MIN CHI
Record 6-2 4-3
First Downs 18 15
- by Rushing 7 10
- by Passing 11 5
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 330 235
- Offensive Plays 67 54
- Yards per Play 4.93 4.35
Net Rushing Yards 161 133
- Rushing Attempts 41 31
- Yards per Rush 3.93 4.29
Net Passing Yards 169 102
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 25 - 15 - 0 22 - 14 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 174 108
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/5 1/6
- Yards per Pass Play 6.50 4.43
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 9/16 3/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.8 5.2
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 7/44 3/15
Punt Returns/Yards 4/14 2/11
Kick Returns/Yards 3/59 3/82
Interception Ret./Yards 2/1 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 1/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 34 OWN 30
Time of Possession 31:48 28:12

Team Statistics	MIN	CHI
Record	6-2	4-3
First Downs	18	15
- by Rushing	7	10
- by Passing	11	5
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	330	235
- Offensive Plays	67	54
- Yards per Play	4.93	4.35
Net Rushing Yards	161	133
- Rushing Attempts	41	31
- Yards per Rush	3.93	4.29
Net Passing Yards	169	102
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	25 - 15 - 0	22 - 14 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	174	108
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/5	1/6
- Yards per Pass Play	6.50	4.43
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	9/16	3/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.8	5.2
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	7/44	3/15
Punt Returns/Yards	4/14	2/11
Kick Returns/Yards	3/59	3/82
Interception Ret./Yards	2/1	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	1/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 34	OWN 30
Time of Possession	31:48	28:12

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:58	OWN 20	9	42	Punt
1	8:09	3:40	OWN 21	9	38	Punt
1	3:06	4:37	OWN 41	10	59	Touchdown
2	6:42	2:09	OWN 28	3	-3	Punt
2	1:54	1:48	OWN 20	7	47	Missed FG
3	10:11	1:48	OWN 8	3	0	Punt
3	3:22	5:59	OWN 26	11	74	Touchdown
4	10:30	1:08	OWN 31	3	4	Punt
4	8:16	3:00	OPP 44	5	15	Field Goal
4	2:44	1:35	50	5	23	Field Goal
4	0:56	0:56	OPP 22	2	-3	Game

Chicago Bears
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:02	1:53	OWN 20	5	29	Punt
1	4:29	1:23	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
2	13:29	6:47	OWN 22	12	76	Field Goal
2	4:33	2:39	OWN 45	6	55	Touchdown
2	0:06	0:06	OWN 40	1	-6	Half
3	15:00	4:49	OWN 31	8	26	Punt
3	8:23	5:01	OPP 34	8	30	Field Goal
4	12:23	1:53	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
4	9:22	1:06	OWN 13	3	-1	Punt
4	5:16	2:32	OWN 42	4	6	Interception
4	1:09	0:13	OWN 20	1	0	Interception

Game MVP: Chuck Foreman, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Chuck Foreman	28	131	4.68	16	2	0
Bob Gresham	11	33	3.00	9	0	1
Fran Tarkenton	2	-3	-1.50	-1	0	0

Chicago	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Otis Armstrong	17	79	4.65	21	2	1
Preston Pearson	12	49	4.08	16	2	0
Terry Carrol	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0
Steve Joachim	1	6	6.00	6	0	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Fran Tarkenton	25	15	174	1/5	1	20	0	94.4

Chicago	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Steve Joachim	22	14	108	1/6	0	16	2	37.6

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Bob Newland	4	7	66	16.50	6	20	0
WR Frank Pitts	3	4	31	10.33	4	12	0
WR Danny Buggs	3	5	31	10.33	9	12	0
WR Tom Stropka	2	3	18	9.00	0	13	0
RB Chuck Foreman	1	3	15	15.00	1	15	0
FB Larry Schreiber	1	1	2	2.00	0	2	0
TE Lewis Rockett	1	1	11	11.00	0	11	1
WR Don McCauley	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Chicago	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
TE Boyd Brown	3	3	26	8.67	2	11
WR J.D. Hill	3	3	29	9.67	0	16
WR Ronnie Talley	2	3	23	11.50	0	14
TE Devin Lockett	2	2	6	3.00	2	3
RB Otis Armstrong	1	1	4	4.00	3	4
WR Roger Carr	1	2	11	11.00	0	11
FB Cid Edwards	1	3	6	6.00	4	6
FB Carl Garrett	1	4	3	3.00	0	3
WR Terry Carrol	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Bobby Howard	1	1	1.00	0
CB Del Ross	1	0	0.00	0

Chicago	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Chicago	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Bob Parsons	5	198	39.6	29.4	55	1

Chicago	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jeremy Woodcock	5	184	36.8	34.0	42	2

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Horst Muhlmann	2/3	2/3	0/1	46	2/2

Chicago	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Errol Mann	2/2	0/0	0/0	21	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Danny Buggs	4	14	3.5	0

Chicago	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rob Scribner	2	11	5.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Del Ross	2	41	20.5	0
Zeke Moore	1	18	18.0	0

Chicago	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Preston Pearson	3	82	27.3	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Floyd Rice	8	0	0.0	28	22
S Carl Capria	6	0	0.0	18	18
DT Alan Page	5	3	0.0	28	22
CB Del Ross	5	1	0.0	16	18
S Bob Atkins	4	1	0.0	28	23
CB Zeke Moore	4	0	0.0	29	23
CB Bobby Howard	3	1	0.0	28	23
DE Sweeny Williams	2	1	1.0	26	23
ILB Lee Roy Jordan	2	3	0.0	25	15
DT Bill Dunstan	2	1	0.0	23	15
DT Fred Nolan	1	1	0.0	12	4
OLB Thomas Henderson	1	1	0.0	9	1
ILB Amos Martin	1	0	0.0	6	8
OLB Ray Kiddoo	1	0	0.0	8	4
DE Carl Eller	0	1	0.0	28	23
CB John Rowser	0	1	0.0	8	8
CB Brock Green	0	1	0.0	10	2

Chicago	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Duane Benson	9	1	0.0	38	26
DT Wally Chambers	7	1	1.0	36	25
S Craig Clemons	5	5	0.0	36	26
DE Fred Dryer	5	1	0.0	37	24
ILB Tom Hicks	5	1	0.0	39	26
DE Ron Rydalich	3	3	0.0	28	16
DE Larry Hand	3	2	0.0	39	25
OLB Brad Van Pelt	3	0	0.0	15	4
CB Ron Mabra	2	4	0.0	24	22
S Kirk Robbins	2	3	0.0	27	23
DT Rick Dvorak	2	1	0.0	14	2
CB Curtis Johnson	2	1	0.0	27	21
CB Billy Joe Bridges	2	0	0.0	39	25
S Tim Gray	1	2	0.0	15	11
FB Cid Edwards	1	0	---	---	---
FB Carl Garrett	1	0	---	---	---
CB Durwood Keeton	1	0	0.0	14	5
S Vinny Hoover	1	0	0.0	5	0
ILB Doug Allen	0	1	0.0	7	1
ILB Don Rives	0	1	0.0	2	0

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Sweeny Williams	1.0	0	1	1	23
DE Carl Eller	0.0	0	1	0	23

Chicago	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DT Wally Chambers	1.0	1	0	25
DE Larry Hand	0.0	1	0	25
DE Fred Dryer	0.0	0	1	24
ILB Tom Hicks	0.0	0	1	26

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Carl Capria	4	0	0	18
CB Del Ross	3	0	1	18
CB Zeke Moore	2	1	0	23
CB Bobby Howard	1	0	1	23
S Bob Atkins	1	0	0	23
DT Bill Dunstan	1	0	0	15
DT Alan Page	1	0	0	22
OLB Floyd Rice	1	0	0	22
OLB Bill Peterson	0	1	0	1

Chicago	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Curtis Johnson	2	1	21
CB Billy Joe Bridges	2	1	25
DE Fred Dryer	2	0	24
S Tim Gray	2	0	11
ILB Tom Hicks	2	0	26
S Craig Clemons	1	1	26
DT Rick Dvorak	1	0	2
CB Durwood Keeton	1	0	5
OLB Brad Van Pelt	1	0	4
CB Ron Mabra	1	0	22
OLB Duane Benson	0	2	26

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Ron Yary	5	12	2	41	0	26
Ed George	4	5	0	32	0	23
Tom Forrest	1	5	0	16	1	9
Pat Matson	1	5	0	27	0	17
Dan Medlin	1	4	0	36	0	21
Jim Pietrzak	1	2	0	16	0	12
Aaron Meyer	1	2	0	9	0	3
Kent Kramer	1	1	1	34	0	15
Art Kuehn	1	1	0	28	0	19
Larry Schreiber	0	1	0	18	0	15
Vincent Horton	0	1	0	12	0	5

Chicago	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Phil LaPorta	4	5	25	0	15
Hubert Camarillo	2	3	20	1	12
Jeff Sevy	1	4	19	0	17
Bob Young	1	4	18	0	15
Jim Clack	1	3	20	0	15
Carl Garrett	1	3	16	0	10
Boyd Brown	1	2	20	0	16
Cid Edwards	1	1	9	0	5
Alberto White	1	1	19	0	16
Rich Coady	0	2	11	0	8
Cedric Chapman	0	2	11	0	11

Special Teams Tackles

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Ray Kiddoo	2	21
Bob Gresham	1	21
Vincent Horton	1	13
Don McCauley	1	12

Chicago	Tackles	STPlays
Curtis Johnson	2	21
Roger Carr	2	12
Cid Edwards	1	16
Terry Carrol	1	14
Vinny Hoover	1	9

Participation

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Fran Tarkenton	41	26	---	---	---	67
Ron Yary	41	26	---	---	---	67
Dan Medlin	36	21	---	---	7	64
Kent Kramer	34	15	---	---	9	58
Zeke Moore	---	---	29	23	4	56
Ed George	32	23	---	---	---	55
Bob Atkins	---	---	28	23	3	54
Bobby Howard	---	---	28	23	3	54
Carl Eller	---	---	28	23	2	53
Alan Page	---	---	28	22	2	52
Floyd Rice	---	---	28	22	2	52
Sweeny Williams	---	---	26	23	2	51
Bob Newland	32	18	---	---	---	50
Del Ross	---	---	16	18	16	50
Carl Capria	---	---	18	18	13	49
Art Kuehn	28	19	---	---	1	48
Chuck Foreman	29	15	---	---	1	45
Bob Gresham	12	11	---	---	21	44
Pat Matson	27	17	---	---	---	44
Lee Roy Jordan	---	---	25	15	3	43
Bill Dunstan	---	---	23	15	3	41
Larry Schreiber	18	15	---	---	4	37
Jim Pietrzak	16	12	---	---	8	36
Lewis Rockett	12	10	---	---	13	35
Danny Buggs	17	13	---	---	5	35
Tom Forrest	16	9	---	---	8	33
Ray Kiddoo	---	---	8	4	21	33
Frank Pitts	19	13	---	---	---	32
Tom Stropka	18	12	---	---	2	32
Vincent Horton	12	5	---	---	13	30
John Rowser	---	---	8	8	8	24
Amos Martin	---	---	6	8	9	23
Aaron Meyer	9	3	---	---	8	20
Fred Nolan	---	---	12	4	4	20
Brock Green	---	---	10	2	8	20
Don McCauley	2	3	---	---	12	17
Ronald Fitzgerald	0	0	---	---	14	14
Ike Howard	---	---	8	0	5	13
Thomas Henderson	---	---	9	1	3	13
Greg Horton	0	0	---	---	8	8
Horst Muhlmann	0	0	---	---	8	8
Bill Peterson	---	---	3	1	3	7
Bob Parsons	0	0	---	---	5	5
Otis Hastings	0	0	---	---	3	3
Mike Boryla	0	0	---	---	---	0
Steve Rogers	0	0	---	---	---	0

Chicago	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Curtis Johnson	---	---	27	21	21	69
Tom Hicks	---	---	39	26	3	68
Duane Benson	---	---	38	26	3	67
Larry Hand	---	---	39	25	3	67
Billy Joe Bridges	---	---	39	25	3	67
Craig Clemons	---	---	36	26	3	65
Wally Chambers	---	---	36	25	3	64
Fred Dryer	---	---	37	24	3	64
Steve Joachim	31	23	---	---	2	56
Kirk Robbins	---	---	27	23	2	52
Ron Mabra	---	---	24	22	2	48
Boyd Brown	20	16	---	---	10	46
Ron Rydalich	---	---	28	16	2	46
Terry Carrol	16	15	---	---	14	45
Preston Pearson	14	10	---	---	19	43
Phil LaPorta	25	15	---	---	---	40
Bob Young	18	15	---	---	7	40
Jim Clack	20	15	---	---	2	37
Devin Lockett	15	8	---	---	14	37
Otis Armstrong	17	13	---	---	6	36
Jeff Sevy	19	17	---	---	---	36
Hubert Camarillo	20	12	---	---	3	35
Alberto White	19	16	---	---	---	35
J.D. Hill	18	14	---	---	2	34
Ronnie Talley	21	12	---	---	---	33
Carl Garrett	16	10	---	---	6	32
Tim Gray	---	---	15	11	6	32
Cid Edwards	9	5	---	---	16	30
Roger Carr	7	10	---	---	12	29
Durwood Keeton	---	---	14	5	10	29
Cedric Chapman	11	11	---	---	6	28
Doug Allen	---	---	7	1	19	27
Rocky Freitas	12	6	---	---	7	25
Rich Coady	11	8	---	---	5	24
Brad Van Pelt	---	---	15	4	2	21
Rob Scribner	2	2	---	---	13	17
Bill Belk	---	---	7	3	6	16
Rick Dvorak	---	---	14	2	---	16
Vinny Hoover	---	---	5	0	9	14
Don Rives	---	---	2	0	5	7
Jimmy Nakis	---	---	2	1	4	7
Errol Mann	0	0	---	---	6	6
Jeremy Woodcock	0	0	---	---	5	5
Scott Hunter	0	0	---	---	---	0
O.J. Fujimoto	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	37	4.6
Middle	21	75	3.6
Right	10	52	5.2
None	2	-3	-1.5

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	57	5.2
Middle	10	34	3.4
Right	10	42	4.2
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Fran Tarkenton	25	15	2	0	1	5	2	0	0

Chicago	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Steve Joachim	22	14	0	1	1	2	2	1	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	7	62	6.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	6	72	7.2
Long (19+ Yds)	5	2	40	8.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	5	32	5.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	4	24	2.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	5	52	8.7
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Bob Newland	7	4	1	66	2	18
WR Danny Buggs	5	3	0	31	0	13
WR Frank Pitts	4	3	0	31	0	13
RB Chuck Foreman	3	1	0	15	0	15
WR Tom Stropka	3	2	0	18	0	12
WR Don McCauley	1	0	0	0	0	3
FB Larry Schreiber	1	1	0	2	0	15
TE Lewis Rockett	1	1	0	11	0	10

Chicago	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
FB Carl Garrett	4	1	0	3	10
TE Boyd Brown	3	3	0	26	16
FB Cid Edwards	3	1	0	6	5
WR J.D. Hill	3	3	0	29	14
WR Ronnie Talley	3	2	0	23	12
WR Roger Carr	2	1	1	11	10
TE Devin Lockett	2	2	0	6	8
RB Otis Armstrong	1	1	0	4	13
WR Terry Carrol	1	0	0	0	15

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Chuck Foreman	3	6	2.00	4.68
Bob Gresham	2	11	5.50	3.00

Chicago	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Otis Armstrong	5	7	1.40	4.65
Preston Pearson	3	5	1.67	4.08

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Fran Tarkenton	1	1	11	11.00	6.96

Chicago	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Steve Joachim	2	2	22	11.00	4.91

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Lewis Rockett	1	1	11	11.00	11.00

Chicago	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Boyd Brown	1	1	8	8.00	8.67
WR Ronnie Talley	1	1	14	14.00	7.67

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Bob Gresham	3	2
Chuck Foreman	1	0

Chicago	Rushes	Conversions
Preston Pearson	3	0
Otis Armstrong	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Fran Tarkenton	12	8	7

Chicago	Att	Comp	Conversions
Steve Joachim	7	5	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Danny Buggs	4	2	2
RB Chuck Foreman	2	1	1
WR Bob Newland	2	2	2
WR Don McCauley	1	0	0
WR Frank Pitts	1	1	1
TE Lewis Rockett	1	1	1
WR Tom Stropka	1	1	0

Chicago	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Roger Carr	2	1	1
WR J.D. Hill	2	2	1
TE Boyd Brown	1	1	0
WR Ronnie Talley	1	0	0
TE Devin Lockett	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 58,800 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,200 (21,400)
End Zone 13,500 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,600 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 10,300 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,900 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	58,800 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,200 (21,400)
End Zone	13,500 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,600 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	10,300 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,900 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,300 (3,300)