Week 14, 1975

played in Minnesota, MN

28 degrees, fair, 9 mph wind

Denver Broncos	0	0	0	3	-	3
Minnesota Vikings	7	0	7	6	-	20

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:52 MIN - Bob Gresham 4 run (Horst Muhlmann extra point)
3Q: 01:08 MIN - Chuck Foreman 3 run (Horst Muhlmann extra point)
4Q: 09:54 DEN - David Ray 44 field goal
4Q: 02:32 MIN - Horst Muhlmann 42 field goal
4Q: 00:30 MIN - Horst Muhlmann 45 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:52 MIN - Bob Gresham 4 run (Horst Muhlmann extra point)
3Q: 01:08 MIN - Chuck Foreman 3 run (Horst Muhlmann extra point)
4Q: 09:54 DEN - David Ray 44 field goal
4Q: 02:32 MIN - Horst Muhlmann 42 field goal
4Q: 00:30 MIN - Horst Muhlmann 45 field goal

Team Statistics DEN MIN
Record 8-5 9-4
First Downs 11 19
- by Rushing 2 10
- by Passing 7 8
- by Penalty 2 1
Total Net Yards 166 288
- Offensive Plays 52 68
- Yards per Play 3.19 4.24
Net Rushing Yards 77 176
- Rushing Attempts 21 44
- Yards per Rush 3.67 4.00
Net Passing Yards 89 112
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 27 - 15 - 3 21 - 15 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 112 128
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/23 3/16
- Yards per Pass Play 2.87 4.67
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/14 8/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.8 5.8
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/42 4/45
Punt Returns/Yards 4/33 2/-1
Kick Returns/Yards 4/98 1/19
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 3/8
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 0 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/0 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 23 OWN 31
Time of Possession 22:37 37:23

Team Statistics	DEN	MIN
Record	8-5	9-4
First Downs	11	19
- by Rushing	2	10
- by Passing	7	8
- by Penalty	2	1
Total Net Yards	166	288
- Offensive Plays	52	68
- Yards per Play	3.19	4.24
Net Rushing Yards	77	176
- Rushing Attempts	21	44
- Yards per Rush	3.67	4.00
Net Passing Yards	89	112
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	27 - 15 - 3	21 - 15 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	112	128
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/23	3/16
- Yards per Pass Play	2.87	4.67
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/14	8/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.8	5.8
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/42	4/45
Punt Returns/Yards	4/33	2/-1
Kick Returns/Yards	4/98	1/19
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	3/8
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	0	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/0	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 23	OWN 31
Time of Possession	22:37	37:23

Drive Charts

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	7:46	2:24	OPP 48	4	15	Interception
1	2:20	4:05	OWN 18	10	46	Interception
2	10:35	1:58	OWN 1	3	6	Punt
2	6:41	2:23	OWN 30	5	19	Punt
3	15:00	1:32	OWN 26	3	1	Punt
3	11:17	3:05	OWN 15	5	-1	Punt
3	1:01	1:09	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
4	13:25	3:38	OWN 33	9	40	Field Goal
4	7:49	2:37	OWN 9	8	35	Downs
4	2:24	0:18	OWN 27	1	0	Interception
4	0:22	0:22	OWN 27	3	3	Game

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	7:14	OWN 27	13	73	Touchdown
1	5:22	3:02	OWN 29	5	17	Punt
2	13:15	2:40	OWN 18	7	36	Punt
2	8:37	1:56	OWN 45	3	-3	Punt
2	4:18	4:18	OWN 6	8	22	Punt
3	13:28	2:11	OWN 28	4	14	Punt
3	8:12	7:11	OWN 16	13	84	Touchdown
4	14:52	1:27	OWN 30	3	7	Punt
4	9:47	1:58	OWN 20	4	18	Punt
4	5:12	2:48	OPP 44	6	19	Field Goal
4	2:06	1:44	OPP 34	3	6	Field Goal

Game MVP: Chuck Foreman, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Floyd Little	16	55	3.44	10	1
Ed Podolak	4	16	4.00	6	0
Billy Kilmer	1	6	6.00	6	0

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Chuck Foreman	24	107	4.46	14	5	1
Bob Gresham	18	65	3.61	9	0	1
Fran Tarkenton	2	4	2.00	5	0	0

Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Billy Kilmer	27	15	112	4/23	0	21	3	26.0

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Fran Tarkenton	21	15	128	3/16	0	20	0	87.0

Receiving Statistics

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
RB Floyd Little	5	5	39	7.80	10	11
TE Riley Odoms	4	7	20	5.00	0	7
WR Jack Snow	2	4	20	10.00	0	21
WR Dick Drake	2	4	29	14.50	2	15
FB Buddy Hudson	1	1	1	1.00	0	1
FB Roosevelt Leaks	1	1	3	3.00	0	3
WR Ron Shanklin	0	3	0	0.00	0	0
WR Howard Twilley	0	2	0	0.00	0	0

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Frank Pitts	4	6	32	8.00	1	12
WR Bob Newland	2	3	14	7.00	3	11
TE Lewis Rockett	2	2	7	3.50	0	4
RB Chuck Foreman	1	2	2	2.00	0	2
RB Bob Gresham	1	1	5	5.00	0	5
TE Kent Kramer	1	1	16	16.00	1	16
WR Don McCauley	1	1	20	20.00	0	20
FB Larry Schreiber	1	2	15	15.00	10	15
WR Tom Stropka	1	1	14	14.00	3	14
WR Danny Buggs	1	2	3	3.00	0	3

Interception Statistics

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Bobby Howard	2	8	4.00	0
OLB Floyd Rice	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Floyd Little	1	1	0	0
George Webster	0	0	1	0

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force
Bob Gresham	1	0	0
Pat Matson	0	1	0
Lee Roy Jordan	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Dave Chapple	5	239	47.8	48.0	55	1

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Bob Parsons	7	297	42.4	37.7	50	5

Kicking Statistics

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
David Ray	1/1	1/1	0/0	44	0/0

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Horst Muhlmann	2/2	2/2	0/0	45	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Billy Thompson	4	33	8.3	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Chuck Foreman	1	0	0.0	0
Danny Buggs	1	-1	-1.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Floyd Little	4	98	24.5	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Del Ross	1	19	19.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Randy Gradishar	10	3	0.0	44	24
S Billy Thompson	9	6	0.0	43	23
DE Lyle Alzado	7	2	1.0	41	23
OLB George Webster	6	2	0.0	43	23
DE Stan Lewis	5	0	0.5	39	22
DT Josh Lane	4	3	0.5	39	20
CB Leslie Drake	4	2	0.0	33	16
OLB Guy Roberts	3	2	0.0	13	10
CB Joe Beauchamp	3	1	0.0	37	21
OLB Rick Kingrea	2	0	0.0	1	1
S Garry Lyle	2	0	0.0	35	18
TE Riley Odoms	2	0	---	---	---
S Al Randolph	2	0	0.0	17	8
CB Jimmy Warren	1	0	1.0	38	21
DT Paul Smith	1	1	0.0	25	16
WR Jack Snow	1	0	---	---	---
CB Blake Gaylor	1	0	0.0	7	3
DE Orlando Matsui	0	1	0.0	9	8
S Tommy Jeffries	0	1	0.0	1	1
OLB Drew Mahalic	0	1	0.0	4	1

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Lee Roy Jordan	7	1	0.0	17	16
DE Sweeny Williams	5	3	0.5	19	30
OLB Floyd Rice	4	3	1.0	19	31
DT Alan Page	4	7	0.5	19	30
S Carl Capria	4	0	0.0	16	28
DT Bill Dunstan	3	2	1.5	14	18
CB Del Ross	3	1	0.0	12	25
CB John Rowser	3	0	0.0	6	13
S Bob Atkins	2	1	0.0	19	31
CB Bobby Howard	2	1	0.0	18	30
CB Zeke Moore	1	1	0.0	20	29
ILB Amos Martin	1	0	0.0	4	13
DE Carl Eller	0	1	0.5	19	30
DT Fred Nolan	0	1	0.0	8	4
OLB Ray Kiddoo	0	1	0.0	5	2
OLB Thomas Henderson	0	1	0.0	5	3

Pass Rush Statistics

Denver	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DE Lyle Alzado	1.0	1	23
CB Jimmy Warren	1.0	0	21
DT Josh Lane	0.5	1	20
DE Stan Lewis	0.5	1	22

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Bill Dunstan	1.5	0	1	0	18
OLB Floyd Rice	1.0	0	1	0	31
DE Carl Eller	0.5	1	0	0	30
DT Alan Page	0.5	1	0	0	30
DE Sweeny Williams	0.5	0	2	2	30

Pass Defense Statistics

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Joe Beauchamp	3	0	21
ILB Randy Gradishar	2	0	24
S Al Randolph	2	0	8
OLB Guy Roberts	2	0	10
CB Leslie Drake	2	0	16
OLB George Webster	1	1	23
OLB Rick Kingrea	1	0	1
S Billy Thompson	1	0	23
CB Blake Gaylor	1	0	3

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Floyd Rice	3	0	1	31
ILB Lee Roy Jordan	3	0	0	16
CB John Rowser	3	0	0	13
CB Del Ross	2	1	0	25
S Carl Capria	2	0	0	28
CB Bobby Howard	1	0	2	30
CB Zeke Moore	1	0	0	29

Blocking Statistics

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Bruce Van Dyke	3	5	21	1	30
John Schmitt	1	4	20	1	31
Glenn Resslet	1	3	20	0	27
Francis Peay	1	2	20	2	26
Roosevelt Leaks	0	2	11	0	16
Riley Odoms	0	1	16	0	21
Buddy Hudson	0	1	5	0	5
Darryl Carlton	0	1	17	0	27
Steve Knutson	0	1	1	0	4

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Ron Yary	5	12	2	44	0	24
Pat Matson	3	7	1	32	0	14
Art Kuehn	3	4	0	29	1	18
Ed George	2	6	0	33	0	18
Dan Medlin	1	4	0	39	1	22
Jim Pietrzak	1	3	0	18	0	7
Larry Schreiber	1	2	0	29	0	7
Aaron Meyer	0	2	0	11	0	6
Tom Forrest	0	1	0	14	1	10
Lewis Rockett	0	1	0	22	0	11
Vincent Horton	0	1	0	7	0	9

Special Teams Tackles

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Al Randolph	2	11
Ed Podolak	1	6

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Carl Capria	3	14
Kent Kramer	2	16
Ray Kiddoo	1	22
Bob Gresham	1	20
Ronald Fitzgerald	1	12

Participation

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Billy Thompson	---	---	43	23	14	80
Randy Gradishar	---	---	44	24	3	71
George Webster	---	---	43	23	2	68
Lyle Alzado	---	---	41	23	2	66
Joe Beauchamp	---	---	37	21	7	65
Stan Lewis	---	---	39	22	3	64
Jimmy Warren	---	---	38	21	2	61
Josh Lane	---	---	39	20	1	60
Garry Lyle	---	---	35	18	2	55
John Schmitt	20	31	---	---	4	55
Bruce Van Dyke	21	30	---	---	2	53
Billy Kilmer	21	31	---	---	---	52
Francis Peay	20	26	---	---	4	50
Leslie Drake	---	---	33	16	---	49
Riley Odoms	16	21	---	---	11	48
Glenn Resslet	20	27	---	---	---	47
Darryl Carlton	17	27	---	---	---	44
Paul Smith	---	---	25	16	2	43
Floyd Little	16	21	---	---	5	42
Jack Snow	10	15	---	---	12	37
Al Randolph	---	---	17	8	11	36
Howard Twilley	14	21	---	---	---	35
Roosevelt Leaks	11	16	---	---	4	31
Guy Roberts	---	---	13	10	7	30
Ron Shanklin	10	18	---	---	2	30
Blake Gaylor	---	---	7	3	20	30
Dick Drake	11	16	---	---	---	27
Jack Novak	6	6	---	---	10	22
Ed Podolak	5	10	---	---	6	21
Milt Sunde	5	10	---	---	6	21
Cullen Bryant	0	0	---	---	20	20
Buddy Hudson	5	5	---	---	10	20
Orlando Matsui	---	---	9	8	3	20
Brison Manor	---	---	5	2	13	20
John Barnes	1	6	---	---	8	15
Drew Mahalic	---	---	4	1	10	15
Steve Knutson	1	4	---	---	6	11
Rolf Krueger	---	---	3	1	6	10
Craig Hanneman	---	---	7	2	---	9
Rick Kingrea	---	---	1	1	6	8
Zach Waite	1	0	---	---	6	7
Dave Chapple	0	0	---	---	5	5
Tommy Jeffries	---	---	1	1	3	5
David Ray	0	0	---	---	3	3
Terry Hanratty	0	0	---	---	1	1
Joe Ferguson	0	0	---	---	---	0

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Dan Medlin	39	22	---	---	8	69
Fran Tarkenton	44	24	---	---	---	68
Ron Yary	44	24	---	---	---	68
Carl Capria	---	---	16	28	14	58
Bobby Howard	---	---	18	30	8	56
Bob Atkins	---	---	19	31	3	53
Kent Kramer	27	10	---	---	16	53
Ed George	33	18	---	---	1	52
Zeke Moore	---	---	20	29	3	52
Floyd Rice	---	---	19	31	1	51
Carl Eller	---	---	19	30	1	50
Alan Page	---	---	19	30	1	50
Sweeny Williams	---	---	19	30	1	50
Del Ross	---	---	12	25	13	50
Bob Newland	35	14	---	---	---	49
Bob Gresham	18	9	---	---	20	47
Art Kuehn	29	18	---	---	---	47
Pat Matson	32	14	---	---	---	46
Larry Schreiber	29	7	---	---	8	44
Chuck Foreman	26	15	---	---	2	43
Lee Roy Jordan	---	---	17	16	7	40
Lewis Rockett	22	11	---	---	5	38
Frank Pitts	22	14	---	---	---	36
Jim Pietrzak	18	7	---	---	9	34
Tom Forrest	14	10	---	---	9	33
Tom Stropka	16	17	---	---	---	33
Bill Dunstan	---	---	14	18	---	32
Danny Buggs	17	10	---	---	4	31
Ray Kiddoo	---	---	5	2	22	29
Aaron Meyer	11	6	---	---	9	26
Vincent Horton	7	9	---	---	8	24
Amos Martin	---	---	4	13	5	22
John Rowser	---	---	6	13	1	20
Fred Nolan	---	---	8	4	5	17
Brock Green	---	---	5	5	5	15
Don McCauley	1	4	---	---	9	14
Ronald Fitzgerald	0	0	---	---	12	12
Greg Horton	0	1	---	---	9	10
Ike Howard	---	---	4	1	5	10
Thomas Henderson	---	---	5	3	1	9
Horst Muhlmann	0	0	---	---	7	7
Bob Parsons	0	0	---	---	7	7
Bill Peterson	---	---	2	2	1	5
Otis Hastings	0	0	---	---	2	2
Mike Boryla	0	0	---	---	---	0
Steve Rogers	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	17	4.3
Middle	14	41	2.9
Right	3	19	6.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	60	5.5
Middle	26	86	3.3
Right	7	30	4.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Billy Kilmer	27	15	1	0	2	1	4	2	3

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Fran Tarkenton	21	15	1	0	2	1	3	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	7	2.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	7	40	4.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	4	44	5.5
Long (19+ Yds)	7	1	21	3.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	1	2	1.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	10	64	5.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	3	3	42	14.0
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	20	5.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Riley Odoms	7	4	0	20	0	21
RB Floyd Little	5	5	0	39	0	21
WR Jack Snow	4	2	0	20	1	15
WR Dick Drake	4	2	0	29	0	16
WR Ron Shanklin	3	0	1	0	0	18
WR Howard Twilley	2	0	1	0	0	21
FB Buddy Hudson	1	1	0	1	0	5
FB Roosevelt Leaks	1	1	0	3	0	16

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Frank Pitts	6	4	1	32	0	14
WR Bob Newland	3	2	0	14	0	14
RB Chuck Foreman	2	1	0	2	0	15
FB Larry Schreiber	2	1	0	15	0	7
TE Lewis Rockett	2	2	0	7	0	11
WR Danny Buggs	2	1	1	3	0	10
RB Bob Gresham	1	1	0	5	0	9
TE Kent Kramer	1	1	0	16	0	10
WR Don McCauley	1	1	0	20	1	4
WR Tom Stropka	1	1	0	14	0	17

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Bob Gresham	3	14	4.67	3.61
Chuck Foreman	2	3	1.50	4.46

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
Floyd Little	3	0
Ed Podolak	2	2

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Chuck Foreman	3	1
Bob Gresham	3	2

Third Down Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Billy Kilmer	8	4	3

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Fran Tarkenton	8	6	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Floyd Little	2	2	1
WR Jack Snow	2	1	1
TE Riley Odoms	1	1	1
WR Ron Shanklin	1	0	0
WR Howard Twilley	1	0	0
WR Dick Drake	1	0	0

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Bob Newland	2	2	1
WR Frank Pitts	2	1	1
WR Danny Buggs	2	1	1
WR Don McCauley	1	1	1
WR Tom Stropka	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 67,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,900 (21,400)
End Zone 14,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,700 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 13,300 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,200 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,200 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	67,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,900 (21,400)
End Zone	14,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,700 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	13,300 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,200 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,200 (3,300)