NFL game summary for 11/17/1974:

After Chester Marcol kicked four field goals to provide the Packers with a 12-0 lead, Viking Fran Tarkenton completed a 24-yard touchdown pass to Chuck Foreman to threaten the Green Bay lead midway through the final period. Then, with 3:29 remaining, John Hadl and MacArthur Lane combined on a 68-yard touchdown pass which protected the victory and saved the Packers from being eliminated from the NFC Central Division race. Hadl's 199 passing yards made him the fifth NFL passer to throw for 30,000 yards, finishing the game with 30,043. Tarkenton's 222 yards boosted his career total to 35,177, second to John Unitas.

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

	Rush Yds/Gm	Pass Yds/Gm	Tot Yds/Gm	Turnovers
OFFENSE	106.3 (22)	129.7 (21)	236.0 (25)	23
DEFENSE	126.0 (11)	148.4 (11)	274.4 (10)	23
OFFENSE	148.4 (10)	186.1 (3)	334.6 (5)	15
DEFENSE	105.2 (4)	165.4 (14)	270.7 (8)	26

Line: Vikings by 11

Team	1	2	3	4	F
Green Bay Packers (5-5-0)	0	6	3	10	19
Minnesota Vikings (7-3-0)	0	0	0	7	7

( 3- 0) GB Chester Marcol 28 yard field goal ( 6- 0) GB Chester Marcol 31 yard field goal ( 9- 0) GB Chester Marcol 19 yard field goal (12- 0) GB Chester Marcol 18 yard field goal (12- 7) MIN Chuck Foreman 24 yard pass from Fran Tarkenton (Fred Cox kick) (19- 7) GB MacArthur Lane 68 yard pass from John Hadl (Chester Marcol kick)

                     GB              MIN
First Downs:         20              14
Rushes-yards:        52-202          20-74
Yards/rush:          3.9             3.7
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     10-19-199-0     15-31-222-1
Sacked-yards:        2-8             2-12
Net pass yards:      191             210
Net yards/pass:      9.1             6.4
Total net yards:     393             284
Total plays:         73 (71% run)    53 (37% run)  
Yards/play:          5.4             5.4
Fumbles-lost:        1-1             1-1
Turnovers:           1               2
Penalties-yards:     3-33            5-59

Attendance: 47,924

Passing:
GB: John Hadl, 10 of 19 for 199 yards and 1 TD MIN: Fran Tarkenton, 15 of 31 for 222 yards and 1 TD (1 int)
Rushing:
GB: John Brockington, 32 for 137 yards; Les Goodman, 7 for 23 yards; MacArthur Lane, 6 for 33 yards; John Hadl, 4 for 3 yards; Barty Smith, 2 for 3 yards; Eric Torkelson, 1 for 3 yards MIN: Chuck Foreman, 10 for 39 yards; Oscar Reed, 10 for 35 yards
Receiving:
GB: John Brockington, 3 for 66 yards; Les Goodman, 3 for 16 yards; MacArthur Lane, 1 for 68 yards and 1 TD; Rich McGeorge, 1 for 20 yards; Jon Staggers, 1 for 15 yards; Steve Odom, 1 for 14 yards MIN: Jim Lash, 6 for 136 yards; Chuck Foreman, 4 for 51 yards and 1 TD; John Gilliam, 2 for 19 yards; Oscar Reed, 2 for 10 yards; Ed Marinaro, 1 for 6 yards
Kick returns:
GB: Steve Odom, 2 for 44 yards MIN: Sam McCullum, 3 for 61 yards; Brent McClanahan, 1 for 25 yards; Bill Brown, 1 for 19 yards
Punt returns:
GB: Jon Staggers, 2 for 19 yards; Steve Odom, 2 for 6 yards MIN: Jackie Wallace, 1 for 6 yards
Interceptions:
GB: Al Matthews, 1 for 32 yards
Punting:
GB: Randy Walker, 2 for 86 yards MIN: Mike Eischeid, 6 for 197 yards
Field Goals:
GB: Chester Marcol, 4/6 MIN: Fred Cox, 0/1