1st |
2nd |
3rd |
4th |
OT |
Total |
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| 1975 St. Louis | 0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
| 1975 Minnesota | 7 |
10 |
0 |
14 |
0 |
31 |
| Scoring Plays | ||||||
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| Qtr | Clock | Team | Scoring Description(Extra Point) | Score | ||
| 1 | 4:01 | 1975 Minnesota | C.Foreman 8 yd. pass from F.Tarkenton (F.Cox kick) | 7-0 MNN | ||
| 2 | 11:30 | 1975 Minnesota | R.Miller 4 yd. run (F.Cox kick) | 14-0 MNN | ||
| 2 | 6:00 | 1975 St. Louis | J.Bakken 28 yd. field goal | 14-3 MNN | ||
| 2 | 4:06 | 1975 Minnesota | F.Cox 32 yd. field goal | 17-3 MNN | ||
| 4 | 8:36 | 1975 Minnesota | C.Foreman 8 yd. run (F.Cox kick) | 24-3 MNN | ||
| 4 | 0:45 | 1975 Minnesota | C.Foreman 16 yd. run (F.Cox kick) | 31-3 MNN | ||
Team Statistics |
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| 1975 St. Louis | 1975 Minnesota | |
| First Downs by Rush-Pass-Pen-Total | 8-6-1-15 | 8-16-0-24 |
| Third Down Efficiency | 2-10-20% | 11-17-65% |
| Fourth Down Efficiency | 0-2-0% | 1-1-100% |
| Red Zone Efficiency (pts-poss-pct) | 3-7-43% | 31-42-74% |
| Total Offense-Plays-Avg Yards Per Play | 259-60-4.3 | 385-72-5.3 |
| Total Net Yards Rushing | 159 | 146 |
| Total Rushes | 30 | 41 |
| Average Per Rush | 5.3 | 3.6 |
| Passes Completed/Attempted | 10/26 (38.5%) | 24/30 (80.0%) |
| Net Yards Passing | 100 | 239 |
| Avg Yards Per Pass | 4.7 | 8.2 |
| Sacked/Yards Lost | 4/21 | 1/6 |
| Punts/Average | 4/38.8 | 4/37.0 |
| Punts Received/Return Yardage | 1/17 | 2/8 |
| Kickoffs/Returns | 5/110 | 1/63 |
| Interceptions/Returns | 1/0 | 2/17 |
| Penalties/Yards | 4/19 | 6/50 |
| Total Fumbles/Fumbles Lost | 1/1 | 2/0 |
| Time of Possession | 25 mins 28 secs | 34 mins 32 secs |
| Average Drive Start | SLN 25 | MNN 40 |
Passing Stats |
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| Att | Comp | Yds | Comp % | Yds/Att | TD | TD % | INT | INT % | Long | Sack | Rating | |
| Jim Hart | 26 | 10 | 121 | 38.5 | 4.7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7.7 | 30 | 3/18 | 21.5 |
| Dennis Shaw | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/3 | 0.0 | |||
| Fran Tarkenton | 30 | 24 | 245 | 80.0 | 8.2 | 1 | 3.3 | 1 | 3.3 | 18 | 1/6 | 97.9 |
Rushing Stats |
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| No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD | 2 Pt Conv | Fumbles/Lost | |||||
| Jim Otis | 13 | 63 | 4.8 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | ||||
| Terry Metcalf | 11 | 77 | 7.0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | ||||
| Steve Jones | 5 | 19 | 3.8 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | ||||
| Jerry Latin | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | ||||
| Chuck Foreman | 19 | 86 | 4.5 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0/0 | ||||
| Ed Marinaro | 8 | 23 | 2.9 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | ||||
| Brent McClanahan | 6 | 18 | 3.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | ||||
| Robert Miller | 4 | 9 | 2.3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1/0 | ||||
| Dave Osborn | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | ||||
| Fran Tarkenton | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | ||||
Receiving Stats |
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| No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD | 2 Pt Conv | ||||||
| Terry Metcalf | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Ike Harris | 2 | 30 | 15.0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Jackie Smith | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Earl Thomas | 1 | 30 | 30.0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Mel D. Gray | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Jim Otis | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Steve Jones | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Chuck Foreman | 6 | 52 | 8.7 | 10 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Ed Marinaro | 5 | 43 | 8.6 | 17 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Stu Voigt | 4 | 52 | 13.0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Jim Lash | 4 | 40 | 10.0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| John Gilliam | 3 | 49 | 16.3 | 18 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Brent McClanahan | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |||||
Field Goals |
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| 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ | Totals | % Made | |||||
| Jim Bakken | 0/0 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 1/2 | 50.0 | ||||
| Fred Cox | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1/1 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 1/2 | 50.0 | ||||
Punting |
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| No | Avg | Net | Tb | Inside 20 | Long | Blocked | |||||
| Jeff West | 4 | 38.8 | 31.8 | 1 | 1 | 43 | 0 | ||||
| Neil Clabo | 4 | 37.0 | 32.8 | 0 | 2 | 47 | 0 | ||||
Kickoff Returns |
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| No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD | |||||||
| Terry Metcalf | 5 | 110 | 22.0 | 29 | 0 | ||||||
| Sam McCullum | 1 | 63 | 63.0 | 63 | 0 | ||||||
Punt Returns |
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| Ret | FC | Yds | Avg | Long | TD | ||||||
| Terry Metcalf | 1 | 0 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 | |||||
| Sam McCullum | 2 | 0 | 8 | 4.0 | 11 | 0 | |||||
Individual Defense |
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| Tackles | Sacks | Fum Rec | |||||||||
| Mark Arneson | 21 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Roger Wehrli | 9 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Clarence Duren | 7 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Larry Stallings | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Bob Bell | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Ken Reaves | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Pete Barnes | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Norm Thompson | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Bob Rowe | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||
| Jeff Siemon | 11 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||
| Roy Winston | 9 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Alan Page | 5 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| Nate Wright | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Paul Krause | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Wally Hilgenberg | 3 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||
| Carl Eller | 3 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||
| Terry Brown | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Bobby Bryant | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Doug Sutherland | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Pete Athas | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Jim Marshall | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Ron Yary | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||
| John Ward | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||
Interceptions |
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| No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD | |||||||
| Norm Thompson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Jeff Siemon | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 | ||||||
| Wally Hilgenberg | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
Game Story | |||||
| Chuck Foreman was locked in as Minnesota dominated St. Louis by the score of 31 to 3. Foreman ran the ball 19 times for 86 yards scoring 2 times. Fran Tarkenton passed 30 times for 245 yards adding a touchdown. Minnesota consistently beat St. Louis on third down, converting on 11 of 17 opportunities. They won the air battle out-passing St. Louis 245 to 121 yards. Minnesota had the advantage in time of possession, having the ball for 34:32. Minnesota was on top at the half 17 to 3. | |||||