NFL game summary for 12/20/1975:

Fran Tarkenton broke John Unitas' record with his 291st touchdown pass and O. J. Simpson scored his 23rd touchdown of the season, topping Gale Sayers' NFL mark of 22 set in 1965 as Minnesota beat Buffalo 35-13 in a snowstorm. Chuck Foreman scored four times, twice on passes from Tarkenton, running his season total to 22, matching Sayers' old mark and tying Simpson and Lydell Mitchell for the most points scored in a single game in the NFL in 1975. Foreman came close to scoring again but fumbled near the goal line and a teammate recovered for a score. Simpson finished the season with 1,817 yards and Foreman's 85 yards rushing gave him 1,070 for the season. The record-breaking score by Simpson came on a pass from Gary Marangi, the backup quarterback, on a 64-yard play.

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

	Rush Yds/Gm	Pass Yds/Gm	Tot Yds/Gm	Turnovers
OFFENSE	148.2 (11)	203.2 (3)	351.4 (6)	24
DEFENSE	108.6 (2)	110.2 (1)	218.8 (1)	37
OFFENSE	219.5 (1)	177.2 (9)	396.8 (1)	29
DEFENSE	140.4 (14)	220.1 (26)	360.5 (24)	43

Line: Vikings by 4

Team	1	2	3	4	F
Minnesota Vikings (12-2-0)	14	7	14	0	35
Buffalo Bills (8-6-0)	0	7	6	0	13

( 7- 0) MIN Chuck Foreman 4 yard rush (Fred Cox kick) (14- 0) MIN Jim Lash 0 yard fumble return (Fred Cox kick) (21- 0) MIN Chuck Foreman 1 yard rush (Fred Cox kick) (21- 7) BUF O.J. Simpson 24 yard rush (John Leypoldt kick) (28- 7) MIN Chuck Foreman 1 yard pass from Fran Tarkenton (Fred Cox kick) (35- 7) MIN Chuck Foreman 6 yard pass from Fran Tarkenton (Fred Cox kick) (35-13) BUF O.J. Simpson 64 yard pass from Gary Marangi (kick failed)

                     MIN             BUF
First Downs:         28              20
Rushes-yards:        41-168          26-120
Yards/rush:          4.1             4.6
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     27-43-242-1     16-37-212-4
Sacked-yards:        2-23            3-23
Net pass yards:      219             189
Net yards/pass:      4.9             4.7
Total net yards:     387             309
Total plays:         86 (47% run)    66 (39% run)  
Yards/play:          4.5             4.7
Fumbles-lost:        5-1             1-1
Turnovers:           2               5
Penalties-yards:     8-44            5-35

Attendance: 54,993

Passing:
MIN: Fran Tarkenton, 25 of 36 for 216 yards and 2 TDs; Bob Lee, 2 of 7 for 26 yards (1 int) BUF: Gary Marangi, 10 of 21 for 161 yards and 1 TD (1 int); Joe Ferguson, 6 of 16 for 51 yards (3 int)
Rushing:
MIN: Chuck Foreman, 19 for 85 yards and 2 TDs; Brent McClanahan, 12 for 47 yards; Dave Osborn, 6 for 20 yards; Ed Marinaro, 3 for 16 yards; Bob Lee, 1 for 0 yards BUF: O.J. Simpson, 12 for 57 yards and 1 TD; Jim Braxton, 7 for 26 yards; Gary Marangi, 3 for 25 yards; Vic Washington, 2 for 3 yards; Joe Ferguson, 1 for 6 yards; Gary Hayman, 1 for 3 yards
Receiving:
MIN: Chuck Foreman, 10 for 87 yards and 2 TDs; Jim Lash, 4 for 61 yards; John Gilliam, 4 for 35 yards; Stu Voigt, 3 for 36 yards; Ed Marinaro, 3 for 15 yards; Brent McClanahan, 3 for 8 yards BUF: Bob Chandler, 4 for 33 yards; O.J. Simpson, 3 for 66 yards and 1 TD; Reuben Gant, 3 for 33 yards; Vic Washington, 2 for 21 yards; Jim Braxton, 2 for 15 yards; J.D. Hill, 1 for 26 yards; Paul Seymour, 1 for 18 yards
Kick returns:
MIN: Brent McClanahan, 2 for 61 yards BUF: Vic Washington, 3 for 81 yards; Steven Schnarr, 3 for 62 yards
Punt returns:
MIN: Sam McCullum, 1 for 3 yards BUF: Gary Hayman, 3 for 11 yards; John Holland, 2 for 25 yards
Interceptions:
MIN: Bobby Bryant, 2 for 59 yards; Terry Brown, 1 for 18 yards; Pete Athas, 1 for 0 yards BUF: Ed Jones, 1 for 13 yards
Punting:
MIN: Neil Clabo, 5 for 204 yards BUF: Marv Bateman, 3 for 119 yards
Field Goals:
BUF: John Leypoldt, 0/1