Week 3
Final2Q
2 - 0
Safety by D. White.
3Q
9 - 0
F. Harris 9-yard TD run.
Made XP
4Q
9 - 6
T. Brown 0-yard TD blocked punt return.
Missed XP
4Q
16 - 6
L. Brown 4-yard TD catch from T. Bradshaw.
Made XP
Pass Yds
102
Tarkenton
MIN

Rush Yds
158
Harris
PIT

Rec Yds
50
Foreman
MIN

Scrim TD
1
Brown
PIT

The Minnesota Vikings were decisively beaten by the Pittsburgh Steelers, 16 to 6, in Super Bowl IX on January 12, 1975.
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Bradshaw #12 | 9/14 | 96 | 6.9 | 1 | 0 | 2-12 | 108.0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
F. Tarkenton #10 | 11/26 | 102 | 3.9 | 0 | 3 | 0-0 | 14.1 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
F. Harris #32 | 34 | 158 | 4.6 | 1 | 25 |
R. Bleier #20 | 17 | 65 | 3.8 | 0 | 18 |
T. Bradshaw #12 | 5 | 33 | 6.6 | 0 | 17 |
L. Swann #88 | 1 | -7 | -7.0 | 0 | -7 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Foreman #44 | 12 | 18 | 1.5 | 0 | 12 |
F. Tarkenton #10 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Osborn #41 | 8 | -1 | -0.1 | 0 | 2 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
L. Brown #79 | 0/0 | 49 | 16.3 | 1 | 20 |
J. Stallworth #82 | 0/0 | 24 | 8.0 | 0 | 22 |
F. Lewis #82 | 0/0 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 12 |
R. Bleier #20 | 0/0 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | 6 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Foreman #44 | 0/0 | 50 | 10.0 | 0 | 17 |
S. Voigt #83 | 0/0 | 31 | 15.5 | 0 | 28 |
J. Gilliam #42 | 0/0 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 | 16 |
D. Osborn #41 | 0/0 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | 4 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Blount #47 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
M. Wagner #23 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
J. Greene #75 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Gerela #10 | 0/1 | 2/2 | 2 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
F. Cox #14 | 0/1 | 0/1 | 0 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Walden #39 | 7 | 243 | 34.7 | 52 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Eischeid #11 | 6 | 223 | 37.2 | 42 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
P. Pearson #26 | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Harrison #46 | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. McClanahan #33 | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 0 | 0 |
S. McCullum #84 | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Brown #30 | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
L. Swann #88 | 3 | 34 | 11.3 | 17 | 0 |
G. Edwards #27 | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. McCullum #84 | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 6 | 0 |
N. Wright #43 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Bradshaw #12 | 9/14 | 96 | 6.9 | 1 | 0 | 2-12 | 108.0 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
F. Harris #32 | 34 | 158 | 4.6 | 1 | 25 |
R. Bleier #20 | 17 | 65 | 3.8 | 0 | 18 |
T. Bradshaw #12 | 5 | 33 | 6.6 | 0 | 17 |
L. Swann #88 | 1 | -7 | -7.0 | 0 | -7 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
L. Brown #79 | 0/0 | 49 | 16.3 | 1 | 20 |
J. Stallworth #82 | 0/0 | 24 | 8.0 | 0 | 22 |
F. Lewis #82 | 0/0 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 12 |
R. Bleier #20 | 0/0 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | 6 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Blount #47 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
M. Wagner #23 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
J. Greene #75 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Gerela #10 | 0/1 | 2/2 | 2 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Walden #39 | 7 | 243 | 34.7 | 52 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
P. Pearson #26 | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Harrison #46 | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
L. Swann #88 | 3 | 34 | 11.3 | 17 | 0 |
G. Edwards #27 | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
F. Tarkenton #10 | 11/26 | 102 | 3.9 | 0 | 3 | 0-0 | 14.1 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Foreman #44 | 12 | 18 | 1.5 | 0 | 12 |
F. Tarkenton #10 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Osborn #41 | 8 | -1 | -0.1 | 0 | 2 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Foreman #44 | 0/0 | 50 | 10.0 | 0 | 17 |
S. Voigt #83 | 0/0 | 31 | 15.5 | 0 | 28 |
J. Gilliam #42 | 0/0 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 | 16 |
D. Osborn #41 | 0/0 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | 4 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
F. Cox #14 | 0/1 | 0/1 | 0 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Eischeid #11 | 6 | 223 | 37.2 | 42 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. McClanahan #33 | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 0 | 0 |
S. McCullum #84 | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Brown #30 | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. McCullum #84 | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 6 | 0 |
N. Wright #43 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
333
Total Yds
119
84
Pass Yds
102
249
Rush Yds
17
73
Total Plays
47
4.6
Yards Per Play
2.5
5.3
Yards Per Pass
3.9
4.4
Yards Per Rush
0.8
17
1st Downs
9
7
Punts
6
2
Turnovers
5
0
Interceptions Thrown
3
2
Fumbles Lost
2
8
Penalties
4
122
Penalty Yards
18
0
Sacks
2
0
Sack Yards
12
0
D/ST TD
0