NFL game summary for 10/27/1974:

Jim Plunkett completed a third-and-one pass from his own 35-yard line to Randy Vataha for 55 yards to the Minnesota 10, then connected with Bob Windsor for a decisive 10-yard touchdown with three seconds remaining as the Patriots erased a 14-10 deficit by moving 86 yards in seven plays in the final 1:53 of play. Plunkett completed 15 passes for 238 yards and two touchdowns. Minnesota's Fran Tarkenton gained 281 yards on 19 completions, but had three intercepted.

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

Team		Rush Yds/Gm	Pass Yds/Gm	Tot Yds/Gm	Turnovers
New England Patriots	OFFENSE	174.7  (1)	152.8  (14)	327.5  (5)	10
	DEFENSE	109.3  (6)	170.0  (20)	279.3  (12)	15
Minnesota Vikings	OFFENSE	142.3  (12)	202.2  (2)	344.5  (2)	9
	DEFENSE	103.0  (3)	138.3  (12)	241.3  (4)	16

Line: Vikings by 6

Team	1	2	3	4	F
New England Patriots (6-1-0)	3	7	0	7	17
Minnesota Vikings (5-2-0)	0	0	0	14	14

( 3- 0) NE  John Smith 37 yard field goal
(10- 0) NE  Steve Schubert 21 yard pass from Jim Plunkett (John Smith kick)
(10- 7) MIN Chuck Foreman 2 yard rush (Fred Cox kick)
(10-14) MIN Fran Tarkenton 3 yard rush (Fred Cox kick)
(17-14) NE  Bob Windsor 10 yard pass from Jim Plunkett (John Smith kick)

                     NE              MIN
First Downs:         18              20
Rushes-yards:        41-176          30-114
Yards/rush:          4.3             3.8
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     15-28-238-2     19-39-281-3
Sacked-yards:        2-20            2-24
Net pass yards:      218             257
Net yards/pass:      7.3             6.3
Total net yards:     394             371
Total plays:         71 (57% run)    71 (42% run)  
Yards/play:          5.5             5.2
Fumbles-lost:        2-2             2-0
Turnovers:           4               3
Penalties-yards:     9-122           5-43

Attendance: 48,177

Passing:
NE: Jim Plunkett, 15 of 28 for 238 yards and 2 TDs (2 int)
MIN: Fran Tarkenton, 19 of 39 for 281 yards (3 int)

Rushing:
NE: Sam Cunningham, 22 for 129 yards; Mack Herron, 14 for 30 yards; Jim Plunkett, 3 for 16 yards; John Tarver, 1 for 2 yards; Josh Ashton, 1 for -1 yards
MIN: Chuck Foreman, 17 for 68 yards and 1 TD; Oscar Reed, 9 for 26 yards; Fran Tarkenton, 3 for 17 yards and 1 TD; Dave Osborn, 1 for 3 yards

Receiving:
NE: Sam Cunningham, 5 for 40 yards; Mack Herron, 4 for 51 yards; Reggie Rucker, 3 for 61 yards; Randy Vataha, 1 for 55 yards; Steve Schubert, 1 for 21 yards and 1 TD; Bob Windsor, 1 for 10 yards and 1 TD
MIN: Chuck Foreman, 7 for 73 yards; John Gilliam, 5 for 117 yards; Jim Lash, 4 for 56 yards; John Holland, 1 for 20 yards; Oscar Reed, 1 for 9 yards; Stu Voigt, 1 for 6 yards

Kick returns:
NE: Mack Herron, 3 for 59 yards
MIN: John Gilliam, 3 for 86 yards; Ed Marinaro, 1 for 5 yards

Punt returns:
NE: Mack Herron, 5 for 55 yards
MIN: Jackie Wallace, 4 for 13 yards; Sam McCullum, 1 for 2 yards

Interceptions:
NE: Ron Bolton, 2 for 0 yards; Jack Mildren, 1 for 10 yards
MIN: Jeff Wright, 1 for 7 yards; Amos Martin, 1 for 0 yards

Punting:
NE: Bruce Barnes, 7 for 277 yards
MIN: Mike Eischeid, 6 for 267 yards

Field Goals:
NE: John Smith, 1/1
MIN: Fred Cox, 0/2

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