NFL game summary for 09/21/1975:

There was nothing spectacular about the Vikings' opening victory as they began a quest for a third consecutive NFC title. The defense kept the 49ers under control with four sacks and recovered three fumbles, including strong safety Terry Brown's pickup and 26-yard return for a touchdown. Brent McClanahan, starting in place of Chuck Foreman, who had just recovered from a sore knee, rushed 61 yards and caught six passes for 73. John Gilliam caught three passes for 43 yards as Fran Tarkenton completed 14 of 26 for 165 yards and a 10-yard touchdown to McClanahan.

Line: Vikings by 7

Team	1	2	3	4	F
San Francisco 49ers (0-1-0)	0	10	0	7	17
Minnesota Vikings (1-0-0)	3	10	0	14	27

( 0- 3) MIN Fred Cox 28 yard field goal ( 0- 6) MIN Fred Cox 29 yard field goal ( 0-13) MIN Terry Brown 26 yard fumble return (Fred Cox kick) ( 3-13) SF Steve Mike-Mayer 19 yard field goal (10-13) SF Gene Washington 22 yard pass from Norm Snead (Steve Mike-Mayer kick) (10-20) MIN Brent McClanahan 10 yard pass from Fran Tarkenton (Fred Cox kick) (10-27) MIN Chuck Foreman 1 yard rush (Fred Cox kick) (17-27) SF Dave Washington 15 yard return of blocked punt (Steve Mike-Mayer kick)

                     SF              MIN
First Downs:         16              17
Rushes-yards:        28-100          38-126
Yards/rush:          3.6             3.3
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     14-27-173-0     14-26-165-2
Sacked-yards:        4-28            2-12
Net pass yards:      145             153
Net yards/pass:      4.7             5.5
Total net yards:     245             279
Total plays:         59 (47% run)    66 (57% run)  
Yards/play:          4.2             4.2
Fumbles-lost:        4-3             0-0
Turnovers:           3               2
Penalties-yards:     9-60            6-40

Attendance: 46,479

Passing:
SF: Norm Snead, 10 of 18 for 149 yards and 1 TD; Steve Spurrier, 4 of 9 for 24 yards MIN: Fran Tarkenton, 14 of 26 for 165 yards and 1 TD (2 int)
Rushing:
SF: Wilbur Jackson, 15 for 59 yards; Larry Schreiber, 7 for 21 yards; Norm Snead, 3 for 10 yards; Steve Spurrier, 1 for 10 yards; Delvin Williams, 1 for 1 yard; Bob Hayes, 1 for -1 yards MIN: Brent McClanahan, 16 for 61 yards; Ed Marinaro, 10 for 36 yards; Dave Osborn, 5 for 11 yards; Chuck Foreman, 5 for 8 yards and 1 TD; Fran Tarkenton, 2 for 10 yards
Receiving:
SF: Gene Washington, 6 for 86 yards and 1 TD; Larry Schreiber, 3 for 30 yards; Tom Mitchell, 2 for 23 yards; Wilbur Jackson, 2 for -2 yards; Bob Hayes, 1 for 36 yards MIN: Brent McClanahan, 6 for 73 yards and 1 TD; John Gilliam, 3 for 43 yards; Jim Lash, 2 for 21 yards; Stu Voigt, 1 for 19 yards; Chuck Foreman, 1 for 6 yards; Ed Marinaro, 1 for 3 yards
Kick returns:
SF: Wayne Baker, 2 for 19 yards; Mike Holmes, 1 for 44 yards; Delvin Williams, 1 for 24 yards; Windlan Hall, 1 for 18 yards; Keith Fahnhorst, 1 for 13 yards MIN: Dave Osborn, 1 for 38 yards; Ed Marinaro, 1 for 17 yards; Brent McClanahan, 1 for 15 yards
Punt returns:
SF: Ralph McGill, 3 for 28 yards MIN: Bobby Bryant, 3 for 35 yards
Interceptions:
SF: Bruce Taylor, 1 for 14 yards; Jimmy Johnson, 1 for 0 yards
Punting:
SF: Tom Wittum, 5 for 194 yards MIN: Neil Clabo, 5 for 188 yards
Field Goals:
SF: Steve Mike-Mayer, 1/1 MIN: Fred Cox, 2/2