Week 17, 1975

played in Minnesota, MN

28 degrees, snow, 11 mph wind

Chicago Bears	0	7	0	0	-	7
Minnesota Vikings	14	3	3	6	-	26

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:10 MIN - Bob Newland 12 pass from Fran Tarkenton (Horst Muhlmann extra point)
1Q: 00:23 MIN - Bob Newland 8 pass from Fran Tarkenton (Horst Muhlmann extra point)
2Q: 06:32 CHI - Preston Pearson 3 run (Errol Mann extra point)
2Q: 01:33 MIN - Horst Muhlmann 25 field goal
3Q: 05:47 MIN - Horst Muhlmann 36 field goal
4Q: 08:52 MIN - Horst Muhlmann 48 field goal
4Q: 00:27 MIN - Horst Muhlmann 47 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:10 MIN - Bob Newland 12 pass from Fran Tarkenton (Horst Muhlmann extra point)
1Q: 00:23 MIN - Bob Newland 8 pass from Fran Tarkenton (Horst Muhlmann extra point)
2Q: 06:32 CHI - Preston Pearson 3 run (Errol Mann extra point)
2Q: 01:33 MIN - Horst Muhlmann 25 field goal
3Q: 05:47 MIN - Horst Muhlmann 36 field goal
4Q: 08:52 MIN - Horst Muhlmann 48 field goal
4Q: 00:27 MIN - Horst Muhlmann 47 field goal

Team Statistics CHI MIN
Record 6-10 12-4
First Downs 11 23
- by Rushing 4 11
- by Passing 7 12
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 189 379
- Offensive Plays 49 72
- Yards per Play 3.86 5.26
Net Rushing Yards 107 168
- Rushing Attempts 22 45
- Yards per Rush 4.86 3.73
Net Passing Yards 82 211
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 26 - 15 - 2 26 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 87 218
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/5 1/7
- Yards per Pass Play 3.04 7.81
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 3/10 8/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.2 6.6
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 3/25 2/15
Punt Returns/Yards 2/13 4/10
Kick Returns/Yards 7/201 1/24
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 2/37
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 2/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 35 OWN 25
Time of Possession 21:45 38:15

Team Statistics	CHI	MIN
Record	6-10	12-4
First Downs	11	23
- by Rushing	4	11
- by Passing	7	12
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	189	379
- Offensive Plays	49	72
- Yards per Play	3.86	5.26
Net Rushing Yards	107	168
- Rushing Attempts	22	45
- Yards per Rush	4.86	3.73
Net Passing Yards	82	211
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	26 - 15 - 2	26 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	87	218
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/5	1/7
- Yards per Pass Play	3.04	7.81
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	3/10	8/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.2	6.6
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	3/25	2/15
Punt Returns/Yards	2/13	4/10
Kick Returns/Yards	7/201	1/24
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	2/37
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	2/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 35	OWN 25
Time of Possession	21:45	38:15

Drive Charts

Chicago Bears
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:03	1:37	OWN 45	3	1	Punt
1	0:16	2:01	OWN 36	3	7	Punt
2	11:04	4:40	OPP 38	9	38	Touchdown
2	1:26	0:58	OWN 36	3	9	Punt
3	15:00	4:23	OWN 34	8	60	Fumble
3	9:12	0:45	OWN 38	3	2	Punt
3	5:40	1:43	OWN 32	2	-6	Punt
3	2:33	2:25	OWN 35	5	7	Punt
4	12:16	2:03	OWN 17	6	13	Interception
4	8:47	1:42	OWN 33	3	5	Punt
4	2:14	0:44	OWN 20	3	27	Interception
4	0:20	0:20	OWN 38	1	1	Game

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:57	OWN 34	9	66	Touchdown
1	8:26	8:10	OWN 6	16	94	Touchdown
2	13:15	2:11	OWN 3	3	9	Punt
2	6:24	4:58	OWN 20	11	72	Field Goal
2	0:28	0:28	OWN 14	1	-7	Half
3	10:37	1:25	OWN 17	3	7	Punt
3	8:27	2:47	OWN 22	6	59	Field Goal
3	3:57	1:24	OWN 16	3	7	Punt
3	0:08	2:52	OWN 9	6	32	Punt
4	10:13	1:26	OPP 37	3	6	Field Goal
4	7:05	4:51	OWN 25	8	31	Punt
4	1:30	1:10	OPP 28	3	-2	Field Goal

Game MVP: Fran Tarkenton, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Otis Armstrong	13	72	5.54	23	2	0
Preston Pearson	7	30	4.29	9	0	1
Steve Joachim	2	5	2.50	3	0	0

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Chuck Foreman	31	126	4.06	15	5
Bob Gresham	13	35	2.69	8	0
Fran Tarkenton	1	7	7.00	7	0

Passing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Steve Joachim	26	15	87	1/5	0	21	2	32.0

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Fran Tarkenton	26	19	218	1/7	2	54	0	123.5

Receiving Statistics

Chicago	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
FB Carl Garrett	4	4	28	7.00	8	11
WR J.D. Hill	3	5	7	2.33	0	3
TE Boyd Brown	2	4	15	7.50	0	9
WR Roger Carr	2	4	12	6.00	3	9
FB Cid Edwards	1	1	0	0.00	0	0
RB Preston Pearson	1	2	1	1.00	0	1
WR Ronnie Talley	1	3	21	21.00	10	21
TE Greg McCrary	1	2	3	3.00	2	3
WR Terry Carrol	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Bob Newland	5	7	62	12.40	9	22	2
TE Lewis Rockett	4	5	78	19.50	49	54	0
WR Danny Buggs	4	4	31	7.75	3	14	0
WR Tom Stropka	3	3	31	10.33	0	14	0
RB Chuck Foreman	1	3	6	6.00	0	6	0
WR Frank Pitts	1	2	2	2.00	0	2	0
FB Larry Schreiber	1	1	8	8.00	0	8	0
WR Don McCauley	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Chicago	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Bobby Howard	1	12	12.00	0
CB Del Ross	1	25	25.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Chicago	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Otis Armstrong	1	0	0	0

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Del Ross	0	1	0	0
Floyd Rice	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Chicago	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jeremy Woodcock	7	325	46.4	45.0	51	6

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Bob Parsons	5	205	41.0	34.4	49	1

Kicking Statistics

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

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Horst Muhlmann	4/4	2/2	0/0	48	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Chicago	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rob Scribner	2	13	6.5	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Danny Buggs	4	10	2.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Chicago	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Preston Pearson	6	181	30.2	0
Rob Scribner	1	20	20.0	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Zeke Moore	1	24	24.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Chicago	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DE Larry Hand	8	2	1.0	43	26
S Craig Clemons	7	2	0.0	40	25
CB Billy Joe Bridges	7	0	0.0	38	25
DT Wally Chambers	6	4	0.0	39	26
OLB Brad Van Pelt	5	2	0.0	23	5
ILB Tom Hicks	5	2	0.0	41	25
DE Ron Rydalich	4	0	0.0	30	16
S Tim Gray	4	0	0.0	14	12
DE Fred Dryer	3	3	0.0	41	26
DT Rick Dvorak	3	2	0.0	20	4
OLB Duane Benson	2	5	0.0	42	25
CB Durwood Keeton	2	1	0.0	39	25
S Kirk Robbins	2	1	0.0	28	22
S Vinny Hoover	2	1	0.0	5	2
CB Curtis Johnson	2	0	0.0	25	23
DE Bill Belk	1	0	0.0	8	2
WR Roger Carr	1	0	---	---	---
WR J.D. Hill	1	0	---	---	---
WR Terry Carrol	1	0	---	---	---

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DT Alan Page	5	3	1.0	22	24
S Bob Atkins	5	1	0.0	22	27
ILB Lee Roy Jordan	4	2	0.0	13	19
CB Zeke Moore	4	0	0.0	21	24
OLB Floyd Rice	4	0	0.0	22	26
DE Sweeny Williams	4	0	0.0	22	25
CB Bobby Howard	3	1	0.0	22	25
CB Del Ross	3	1	0.0	18	21
CB John Rowser	1	3	0.0	9	10
S Carl Capria	1	1	0.0	17	22
DE Carl Eller	1	1	0.0	22	27
OLB Thomas Henderson	1	1	0.0	1	5
CB Brock Green	1	0	0.0	2	5

Pass Rush Statistics

Chicago	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Larry Hand	1.0	1	1	26
DT Wally Chambers	0.0	0	1	26
DE Fred Dryer	0.0	0	1	26

Minnesota	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Alan Page	1.0	1	1	24
DE Carl Eller	0.0	1	3	27
DT Bill Dunstan	0.0	1	2	17
DE Sweeny Williams	0.0	1	2	25

Pass Defense Statistics

Chicago	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Billy Joe Bridges	6	0	25
S Craig Clemons	4	0	25
S Tim Gray	3	1	12
OLB Duane Benson	2	0	25
S Vinny Hoover	2	0	2
CB Curtis Johnson	1	1	23
CB Durwood Keeton	1	0	25
DT Wally Chambers	0	1	26

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Bobby Howard	3	2	1	25
CB Zeke Moore	3	0	0	24
ILB Lee Roy Jordan	2	1	0	19
OLB Floyd Rice	2	0	0	26
CB Del Ross	1	0	1	21
S Carl Capria	1	0	0	22
DE Carl Eller	1	0	0	27
CB Brock Green	1	0	0	5
OLB Thomas Henderson	1	0	0	5
S Bob Atkins	0	1	0	27

Blocking Statistics

Chicago	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Hubert Camarillo	2	6	17	0	11
Rocky Freitas	1	3	10	0	11
Rich Coady	1	2	8	0	12
Alberto White	1	2	16	0	22
Phil LaPorta	1	1	14	1	14
Jim Clack	1	1	15	0	21
Bob Young	1	1	12	0	10
Cedric Chapman	1	1	6	0	18
Carl Garrett	0	2	10	0	13
Cid Edwards	0	1	5	0	4

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Ron Yary	4	10	45	0	27
Ed George	2	7	38	0	23
Art Kuehn	2	5	28	0	19
Lewis Rockett	2	3	22	0	15
Dan Medlin	1	9	42	1	24
Pat Matson	1	6	32	0	17
Aaron Meyer	1	1	7	0	4
Tom Forrest	0	2	13	0	10
Kent Kramer	0	1	33	0	9

Special Teams Tackles

Chicago	Tackles	STPlays
Cid Edwards	4	16
Curtis Johnson	1	29

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Ray Kiddoo	4	27
Larry Schreiber	2	8
Bob Gresham	1	24
Don McCauley	1	13
Brock Green	1	6

Participation

Chicago	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Curtis Johnson	---	---	25	23	29	77
Larry Hand	---	---	43	26	4	73
Fred Dryer	---	---	41	26	4	71
Craig Clemons	---	---	40	25	5	70
Duane Benson	---	---	42	25	2	69
Tom Hicks	---	---	41	25	3	69
Wally Chambers	---	---	39	26	3	68
Durwood Keeton	---	---	39	25	4	68
Billy Joe Bridges	---	---	38	25	3	66
Boyd Brown	18	20	---	---	16	54
Kirk Robbins	---	---	28	22	4	54
Ron Rydalich	---	---	30	16	3	49
Steve Joachim	22	27	---	---	---	49
Terry Carrol	13	18	---	---	12	43
Otis Armstrong	14	19	---	---	7	40
Jim Clack	15	21	---	---	4	40
Alberto White	16	22	---	---	---	38
Preston Pearson	8	8	---	---	20	36
Roger Carr	8	15	---	---	11	34
J.D. Hill	13	18	---	---	2	33
Brad Van Pelt	---	---	23	5	5	33
Hubert Camarillo	17	11	---	---	3	31
Doug Allen	---	---	6	3	21	30
Cedric Chapman	6	18	---	---	5	29
Tim Gray	---	---	14	12	3	29
Rocky Freitas	10	11	---	---	7	28
Carl Garrett	10	13	---	---	5	28
Phil LaPorta	14	14	---	---	---	28
Jeff Sevy	12	16	---	---	---	28
Bob Young	12	10	---	---	6	28
Rich Coady	8	12	---	---	7	27
Rick Dvorak	---	---	20	4	1	25
Cid Edwards	5	4	---	---	16	25
Ronnie Talley	12	11	---	---	2	25
Greg McCrary	8	9	---	---	8	25
Vinny Hoover	---	---	5	2	9	16
Bill Belk	---	---	8	2	5	15
Don Rives	---	---	4	2	8	14
Rob Scribner	1	0	---	---	13	14
Maurice Cherpeski	---	---	7	2	2	11
Jeremy Woodcock	0	0	---	---	7	7
Jimmy Nakis	---	---	2	1	4	7
Errol Mann	0	0	---	---	2	2
Scott Hunter	0	0	---	---	---	0
O.J. Fujimoto	0	0	---	---	---	0

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Dan Medlin	42	24	---	---	8	74
Fran Tarkenton	45	27	---	---	---	72
Ron Yary	45	27	---	---	---	72
Ed George	38	23	---	---	---	61
Bob Newland	35	21	---	---	---	56
Del Ross	---	---	18	21	16	55
Kent Kramer	33	9	---	---	12	54
Larry Schreiber	33	13	---	---	8	54
Carl Capria	---	---	17	22	14	53
Chuck Foreman	32	19	---	---	1	52
Bob Atkins	---	---	22	27	2	51
Lewis Rockett	22	15	---	---	13	50
Carl Eller	---	---	22	27	---	49
Bobby Howard	---	---	22	25	2	49
Pat Matson	32	17	---	---	---	49
Floyd Rice	---	---	22	26	---	48
Art Kuehn	28	19	---	---	1	48
Zeke Moore	---	---	21	24	2	47
Sweeny Williams	---	---	22	25	---	47
Alan Page	---	---	22	24	---	46
Bob Gresham	13	8	---	---	24	45
Jim Pietrzak	20	11	---	---	9	40
Frank Pitts	21	15	---	---	---	36
Lee Roy Jordan	---	---	13	19	2	34
Ray Kiddoo	---	---	4	3	27	34
Danny Buggs	13	13	---	---	7	33
Tom Forrest	13	10	---	---	9	32
Bill Dunstan	---	---	13	17	---	30
Tom Stropka	14	16	---	---	---	30
John Rowser	---	---	9	10	7	26
Amos Martin	---	---	9	7	8	24
Vincent Horton	8	5	---	---	10	23
Aaron Meyer	7	4	---	---	9	20
Ronald Fitzgerald	0	0	---	---	16	16
Don McCauley	1	1	---	---	13	15
Ike Howard	---	---	3	4	7	14
Brock Green	---	---	2	5	6	13
Fred Nolan	---	---	0	5	7	12
Horst Muhlmann	0	0	---	---	11	11
Thomas Henderson	---	---	1	5	5	11
Greg Horton	0	0	---	---	9	9
Bob Parsons	0	0	---	---	5	5
Otis Hastings	0	0	---	---	4	4
Bill Peterson	---	---	0	1	1	2
Mike Boryla	0	0	---	---	---	0
Steve Rogers	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	30	5.0
Middle	13	51	3.9
Right	3	26	8.7
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	38	4.2
Middle	23	65	2.8
Right	13	65	5.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Steve Joachim	26	15	1	1	0	4	4	8	2

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Fran Tarkenton	26	19	2	0	0	3	3	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	12	3.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	9	34	3.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	3	41	5.1
Long (19+ Yds)	4	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	10	107	7.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	8	94	10.4
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	17	8.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Chicago	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR J.D. Hill	5	3	7	0	18
TE Boyd Brown	4	2	15	0	20
WR Roger Carr	4	2	12	0	15
FB Carl Garrett	4	4	28	0	13
WR Ronnie Talley	3	1	21	1	11
RB Preston Pearson	2	1	1	0	8
TE Greg McCrary	2	1	3	0	9
FB Cid Edwards	1	1	0	0	4
WR Terry Carrol	1	0	0	0	18

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Bob Newland	7	5	62	1	21
TE Lewis Rockett	5	4	78	1	15
WR Danny Buggs	4	4	31	0	13
RB Chuck Foreman	3	1	6	0	19
WR Tom Stropka	3	3	31	0	16
WR Frank Pitts	2	1	2	0	15
WR Don McCauley	1	0	0	0	1
FB Larry Schreiber	1	1	8	0	13

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Otis Armstrong	3	7	2.33	5.54
Preston Pearson	2	7	3.50	4.29

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Chuck Foreman	3	4	1.33	4.06
Bob Gresham	2	4	2.00	2.69
Fran Tarkenton	1	7	7.00	7.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Steve Joachim	3	3	6	2.00	3.35

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Fran Tarkenton	6	2	20	3.33	8.38

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Chicago	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
FB Cid Edwards	1	1	0	0.00	0.00
WR J.D. Hill	1	1	3	3.00	1.40
TE Greg McCrary	1	1	3	3.00	1.50

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Bob Newland	2	2	20	10.00	8.86
RB Chuck Foreman	1	0	0	0.00	2.00
WR Don McCauley	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Frank Pitts	1	0	0	0.00	1.00
TE Lewis Rockett	1	0	0	0.00	15.60

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Chicago	Rushes	Conversions
Steve Joachim	2	0

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Chuck Foreman	2	0
Bob Gresham	2	2

Third Down Passing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Comp	Conversions
Steve Joachim	7	4	3

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Fran Tarkenton	13	9	6

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Chicago	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR J.D. Hill	4	2	2
TE Boyd Brown	1	1	0
WR Ronnie Talley	1	0	0
TE Greg McCrary	1	1	1

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Bob Newland	3	2	1
RB Chuck Foreman	2	1	0
TE Lewis Rockett	2	1	1
WR Tom Stropka	2	2	2
WR Danny Buggs	2	2	1
WR Frank Pitts	1	0	0
FB Larry Schreiber	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 67,800 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,100 (21,400)
End Zone 14,900 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,800 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 13,400 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,300 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	67,800 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,100 (21,400)
End Zone	14,900 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,800 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	13,400 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,300 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (3,300)