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Sunday November 3, 1974
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

NFL game summary for 11/03/1974:



The Vikings snapped a two-game losing slide on the strength of their first shutout since 1971, a 23-yard field goal by Fred Cox, a pair of second-half touchdown passes by Fran Tarkenton, and a strong running attack which amassed 190 yards during a windy, rain-swept afternoon. Dave Osborn ran for 98 yards and Chuck Foreman added 80 as Minnesota swept its season series with Chicago.

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

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
Minnesota VikingsOFFENSE138.3  (14)210.0  (1)348.3  (3)12
DEFENSE113.4  (7)149.7  (11)263.1  (7)20
Chicago BearsOFFENSE108.4  (22)152.9  (15)261.3  (21)14
DEFENSE111.6  (5)128.3  (8)239.9  (5)14

Line: Vikings by 8

Team1234F
Minnesota Vikings (6-2-0)307717
Chicago Bears (3-5-0)00000

( 3- 0) MIN Fred Cox 23 yard field goal
(10- 0) MIN John Gilliam 35 yard pass from Fran Tarkenton (Fred Cox kick)
(17- 0) MIN Stu Voigt 4 yard pass from Fran Tarkenton (Fred Cox kick)
                     MIN             CHI
First Downs:         17              10
Rushes-yards:        53-190          16-58
Yards/rush:          3.6             3.6
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     10-20-83-1      15-41-120-2
Sacked-yards:        1-4             2-20
Net pass yards:      79              100
Net yards/pass:      3.8             2.3
Total net yards:     269             158
Total plays:         74 (71% run)    59 (27% run)  
Yards/play:          3.6             2.7
Fumbles-lost:        3-1             3-1
Turnovers:           2               3
Penalties-yards:     4-48            6-49

Attendance: 33,343
Passing:
MIN: Fran Tarkenton, 9 of 18 for 80 yards and 2 TDs (1 int); Bob Berry, 1 of 2 for 3 yards
CHI: Gary Huff, 11 of 24 for 74 yards (1 int); Bobby Douglass, 4 of 17 for 46 yards (1 int)

Rushing:
MIN: Dave Osborn, 24 for 98 yards; Chuck Foreman, 21 for 80 yards; Bill Brown, 4 for 8 yards; Ed Marinaro, 3 for 4 yards; Brent McClanahan, 1 for 0 yards
CHI: Ken Grandberry, 9 for 17 yards; Carl Garrett, 4 for 23 yards; Perry Williams, 2 for 1 yard; Bobby Douglass, 1 for 17 yards

Receiving:
MIN: Stu Voigt, 4 for 9 yards and 1 TD; Dave Osborn, 2 for 8 yards; John Gilliam, 1 for 35 yards and 1 TD; Doug Kingsriter, 1 for 21 yards; Chuck Foreman, 1 for 7 yards; Steve Craig, 1 for 3 yards
CHI: Ken Grandberry, 9 for 33 yards; Jim Kelly, 2 for 38 yards; Bo Rather, 2 for 18 yards; Fred Pagac, 1 for 24 yards; Cliff Taylor, 1 for 7 yards

Kick returns:
MIN: Brent McClanahan, 1 for 33 yards
CHI: Cliff Taylor, 2 for 39 yards; Ken Grandberry, 1 for 23 yards; Fred Pagac, 1 for 17 yards

Punt returns:
MIN: Sam McCullum, 3 for 21 yards; Jackie Wallace, 2 for 9 yards
CHI: Ike Hill, 4 for 37 yards

Interceptions:
MIN: Jeff Wright, 1 for 2 yards; Matt Blair, 1 for -3 yards
CHI: Craig Clemons, 1 for 24 yards

Punting:
MIN: Mike Eischeid, 7 for 235 yards
CHI: Bob Parsons, 8 for 270 yards

Field Goals:
MIN: Fred Cox, 1/1




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