Monday November 11, 1974
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

NFL game summary for 11/11/1974:



The Vikings took advantage of two Cardinals' fumbles to score a pair of first period touchdowns, but had to rally from a 17-14 halftime St. Louis lead for the victory. A 13-yard Chuck Foreman run for his 12th touchdown of the season and quarterback Fran Tarkenton's 11-yard score were too much for St. Louis to overcome. The Cardinals reduced the Minnesota margin to the final score on a four-yard touchdown run by Jim Hart, but a final drive, which took the Cardinals from their own 5 to the Vikings' 30, failed as time expired. Hart completed 28 passes for 353 yards and two touchdowns.

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

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
OFFENSE144.8  (12)193.6  (3)338.4  (4)14
DEFENSE106.5  (4)143.5  (11)250.0  (7)23
OFFENSE161.6  (7)146.8  (16)308.4  (10)7
DEFENSE125.4  (11)192.9  (25)318.2  (19)13

Line: Vikings by 3

Team1234F
Minnesota Vikings (7-2-0)1407728
St. Louis Cardinals (7-2-0)7100724

( 7- 0) MIN Dave Osborn 1 yard rush (Fred Cox kick) ( 7- 7) STL J.V. Cain 40 yard pass from Jim Hart (Jim Bakken kick) (14- 7) MIN John Gilliam 10 yard pass from Fran Tarkenton (Fred Cox kick) (14-10) STL Jim Bakken 46 yard field goal (14-17) STL Earl Thomas 12 yard pass from Jim Hart (Jim Bakken kick) (21-17) MIN Chuck Foreman 13 yard rush (Fred Cox kick) (28-17) MIN Fran Tarkenton 11 yard rush (Fred Cox kick) (28-24) STL Jim Hart 4 yard rush (Jim Bakken kick)
                     MIN             STL
First Downs:         18              23
Rushes-yards:        38-178          25-95
Yards/rush:          4.7             3.8
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     14-29-137-1     28-43-353-1
Sacked-yards:        1-11            2-12
Net pass yards:      126             341
Net yards/pass:      4.2             7.6
Total net yards:     304             436
Total plays:         68 (55% run)    70 (35% run)  
Yards/play:          4.5             6.2
Fumbles-lost:        0-0             5-2
Turnovers:           1               3
Penalties-yards:     3-20            5-50

Attendance: 50,183

Passing:
MIN: Fran Tarkenton, 14 of 29 for 137 yards and 1 TD (1 int) STL: Jim Hart, 28 of 43 for 353 yards and 2 TDs (1 int)
Rushing:
MIN: Dave Osborn, 23 for 98 yards and 1 TD; Chuck Foreman, 13 for 68 yards and 1 TD; Fran Tarkenton, 1 for 11 yards and 1 TD; Oscar Reed, 1 for 1 yard STL: Jim Otis, 14 for 50 yards; Terry Metcalf, 8 for 29 yards; Donny Anderson, 2 for 12 yards; Jim Hart, 1 for 4 yards and 1 TD
Receiving:
MIN: Dave Osborn, 7 for 71 yards; Chuck Foreman, 3 for 20 yards; Stu Voigt, 2 for 27 yards; John Gilliam, 1 for 10 yards and 1 TD; John Holland, 1 for 9 yards STL: Mel Gray, 6 for 91 yards; Jackie Smith, 6 for 84 yards; Terry Metcalf, 5 for 50 yards; Earl Thomas, 4 for 35 yards and 1 TD; Jim Otis, 3 for 27 yards; Donny Anderson, 2 for 17 yards; J.V. Cain, 1 for 40 yards and 1 TD; Gary Hammond, 1 for 9 yards
Kick returns:
MIN: Brent McClanahan, 3 for 62 yards; Bill Brown, 1 for 0 yards STL: Gary Hammond, 2 for 47 yards; Terry Metcalf, 2 for 44 yards; Eddie Moss, 1 for 12 yards
Punt returns:
MIN: Jackie Wallace, 5 for 41 yards STL: Terry Metcalf, 2 for 12 yards; Gary Hammond, 2 for 4 yards
Interceptions:
MIN: Terry Brown, 1 for 11 yards STL: Clarence Duren, 1 for 20 yards
Punting:
MIN: Mike Eischeid, 8 for 288 yards STL: Hal Roberts, 6 for 224 yards
Field Goals:
STL: Jim Bakken, 1/1


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