The St. Louis Cardinals came up just a bit short against the Minnesota Vikings, 28 to 24, on November 11, 1974.
1st quarter
MIN
STL
Dave Osborn 1-yard run (Fred Cox kick)
7
0
J.V. Cain 40-yard pass from Jim Hart (Jim Bakken kick)
7
7
John Gilliam 10-yard pass from Fran Tarkenton (Fred Cox kick)
14
7
2nd quarter
MIN
STL
Jim Bakken 46-yard field goal
14
10
Earl Thomas 12-yard pass from Jim Hart (Jim Bakken kick)
14
17
3rd quarter
MIN
STL
Chuck Foreman 13-yard run (Fred Cox kick)
21
17
4th quarter
MIN
STL
Fran Tarkenton 11-yard run (Fred Cox kick)
28
17
Jim Hart 4-yard run (Jim Bakken kick)
28
24
Vikings
Cardinals
1st Downs
18
23
Passing 1st Downs
Rushing 1st Downs
1st downs from penalties
3rd down efficiency
-
-
4th down efficiency
-
-
Total Plays
68
70
Total Yards
304
436
Yards per play
4.5
6.2
Passing
126
341
Comp - Att
14 - 29
28 - 43
Yards per pass
4.2
7.6
Interceptions thrown
1
1
Sacks - Yards lost
1 - 11
2 - 12
Rushing
178
95
Rushing Attempts
38
25
Yards per rush
4.7
3.8
Penalties
3
5
Turnovers
1
3
Fumbles lost
0
2
Interceptions
1
1
Possession
| NAME | CMP | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SCK | RATE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fran Tarkenton | 14 | 29 | 137 | 4.7 | 1 | 1 | 59.1 | |
| Team | 14 | 29 | 126 | 4.7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 59.1 |
| NAME | ATT | YDS | YPC | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Osborn | 23 | 98 | 4.3 | 1 |
| Chuck Foreman | 13 | 68 | 5.2 | 1 |
| Fran Tarkenton | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 1 |
| Oscar Reed | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 |
| Team | 38 | 178 | 4.7 | 3 |
| NAME | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | TRG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Osborn | 7 | 71 | 10.1 | 0 | |
| Stu Voigt | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 0 | |
| Chuck Foreman | 3 | 20 | 6.7 | 0 | |
| John Gilliam | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 1 | |
| John Holland | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | |
| Team | 14 | 137 | 4.7 | 1 | 0 |
| NAME | FUM | LOST | FR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| NAME | COMB | TKL | SCK | TFL | PDEF | QBH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 2.0 |
| NAME | FGM | FGA | LNG | XPM | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Cox | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | |
| Team | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| NAME | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Eischeid | 8 | 288 | 36.0 | |
| Team | 8 | 288 | 36.0 |
| NAME | KR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brent McClanahan | 3 | 62 | 20.7 | 0 | |
| Bill Brown | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Team | 4 | 62 | 15.5 | 0 |
| NAME | PR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jackie Wallace | 5 | 41 | 8.2 | 0 | |
| Team | 5 | 41 | 8.2 | 0 |
| NAME | CMP | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SCK | RATE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Hart | 28 | 43 | 353 | 8.2 | 2 | 1 | 96.4 | |
| Team | 28 | 43 | 341 | 8.2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 96.4 |
| NAME | ATT | YDS | YPC | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Otis | 14 | 50 | 3.6 | 0 |
| Terry Metcalf | 8 | 29 | 3.6 | 0 |
| Donny Anderson | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 |
| Jim Hart | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 1 |
| Team | 25 | 95 | 3.8 | 1 |
| NAME | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | TRG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mel Gray | 6 | 91 | 15.2 | 0 | |
| Jackie Smith | 6 | 84 | 14.0 | 0 | |
| Terry Metcalf | 5 | 50 | 10.0 | 0 | |
| J.V. Cain | 1 | 40 | 40.0 | 1 | |
| Earl Thomas | 4 | 35 | 8.8 | 1 | |
| Jim Otis | 3 | 27 | 9.0 | 0 | |
| Donny Anderson | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 0 | |
| Gary Hammond | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | |
| Team | 28 | 353 | 8.2 | 2 | 0 |
| NAME | FUM | LOST | FR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| NAME | COMB | TKL | SCK | TFL | PDEF | QBH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 1.0 |
| NAME | FGM | FGA | LNG | XPM | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Bakken | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | |
| Team | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| NAME | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hal Roberts | 6 | 224 | 37.3 | |
| Team | 6 | 224 | 37.3 |
| NAME | KR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Hammond | 2 | 47 | 23.5 | 0 | |
| Terry Metcalf | 2 | 44 | 22.0 | 0 | |
| Eddie Moss | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | |
| Team | 5 | 103 | 20.6 | 0 |
| NAME | PR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terry Metcalf | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | |
| Gary Hammond | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | |
| Team | 4 | 16 | 4.0 | 0 |
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