NFL game summary for 10/06/1974:

Minnesota won its fourth straight game on Fred Cox's 27-yard field goal with one second remaining. Minnesota had fallen behind 21-20, with 2:26 remaining, when Fran Tarkenton directed a drive from the Vikings' 22 to set up the Cox field goal -- his third of the game and 236th of his career. Cox replaced Lou Groza as runner-up to George Blanda, who has kicked the most field goals in NFL history. Chuck Foreman scored twice for Minnesota on passes from Tarkenton that covered 66 and 13 yards, while catching five for 131 yards and rushing for 72.

Team stats coming into this game (NFL ranks in parentheses):

	Rush Yds/Gm	Pass Yds/Gm	Tot Yds/Gm	Turnovers
OFFENSE	145.7 (11)	127.0 (17)	272.7 (12)	7
DEFENSE	112.0 (6)	98.7 (8)	210.7 (3)	7
OFFENSE	161.7 (6)	214.7 (2)	376.3 (1)	10
DEFENSE	113.7 (9)	79.7 (4)	193.3 (2)	9

Line: Vikings by 1

Team	1	2	3	4	F
Minnesota Vikings (4-0-0)	3	10	7	3	23
Dallas Cowboys (1-3-0)	7	0	0	14	21

( 0- 7) DAL Golden Richards 58 yard pass from Roger Staubach (Efren Herrera kick) ( 3- 7) MIN Fred Cox 46 yard field goal (10- 7) MIN Chuck Foreman 66 yard pass from Fran Tarkenton (Fred Cox kick) (13- 7) MIN Fred Cox 30 yard field goal (20- 7) MIN Chuck Foreman 13 yard pass from Fran Tarkenton (Fred Cox kick) (20-14) DAL Walt Garrison 5 yard pass from Roger Staubach (Efren Herrera kick) (20-21) DAL Calvin Hill 6 yard rush (Efren Herrera kick) (23-21) MIN Fred Cox 27 yard field goal

                     MIN             DAL
First Downs:         18              16
Rushes-yards:        35-111          32-144
Yards/rush:          3.2             4.5
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     17-27-283-0     9-20-144-4
Sacked-yards:        2-18            2-15
Net pass yards:      265             129
Net yards/pass:      9.1             5.9
Total net yards:     376             273
Total plays:         64 (54% run)    54 (59% run)  
Yards/play:          5.9             5.1
Fumbles-lost:        3-0             1-0
Turnovers:           0               4
Penalties-yards:     4-55            3-20

Attendance: 57,847

Passing:
MIN: Fran Tarkenton, 17 of 27 for 283 yards and 2 TDs DAL: Roger Staubach, 9 of 20 for 144 yards and 2 TDs (4 int)
Rushing:
MIN: Chuck Foreman, 23 for 72 yards; Dave Osborn, 8 for 20 yards; Fran Tarkenton, 2 for 12 yards; Ed Marinaro, 2 for 7 yards DAL: Calvin Hill, 21 for 95 yards and 1 TD; Walt Garrison, 9 for 22 yards; Billy Joe DuPree, 1 for 20 yards; Roger Staubach, 1 for 7 yards
Receiving:
MIN: Chuck Foreman, 5 for 131 yards and 2 TDs; John Holland, 3 for 55 yards; Jim Lash, 3 for 38 yards; Ed Marinaro, 2 for 27 yards; Stu Voigt, 2 for 25 yards; Dave Osborn, 1 for 7 yards; John Gilliam, 1 for 0 yards DAL: Calvin Hill, 2 for 18 yards; Billy Joe DuPree, 2 for 16 yards; Walt Garrison, 2 for 14 yards and 1 TD; Golden Richards, 1 for 58 yards and 1 TD; Drew Pearson, 1 for 28 yards; Doug Dennison, 1 for 10 yards
Kick returns:
MIN: Brent McClanahan, 2 for 54 yards; Larry Marshall, 1 for 17 yards; Bill Brown, 1 for 0 yards DAL: Dennis Morgan, 3 for 55 yards; Charley Young, 3 for 44 yards
Punt returns:
DAL: Cliff Harris, 4 for 24 yards
Interceptions:
MIN: Nate Wright, 2 for 2 yards; Amos Martin, 1 for 11 yards; Terry Brown, 1 for 4 yards
Punting:
MIN: Mike Eischeid, 6 for 201 yards DAL: Marv Bateman, 3 for 140 yards
Field Goals:
MIN: Fred Cox, 3/3