The Minnesota Vikings schooled the New Orleans Saints, 29 to 9, on December 1, 1974.

Final

Saints

4-8-0

9

Vikings

8-4-0

29

Team

NO

MIN

1

3

6

2

6

3

0

3

4

0

14

Total

9

29

Summary

Team Stats

Player Stats

1st quarter

NO

MIN

Dave Osborn 2-yard run (kick failed)

0

6

Bill McClard 27-yard field goal

3

6

2nd quarter

NO

MIN

Alvin Maxson 1-yard run (kick failed)

9

6

Stu Voigt 4-yard pass from Fran Tarkenton (kick failed)

9

12

3rd quarter

NO

MIN

Fred Cox 25-yard field goal

9

15

4th quarter

NO

MIN

John Gilliam 13-yard pass from Fran Tarkenton (Fred Cox kick)

9

22

John Gilliam 22-yard pass from Fran Tarkenton (Fred Cox kick)

9

29

Saints

Vikings

1st Downs

13

19

Passing 1st Downs

Rushing 1st Downs

1st downs from penalties

3rd down efficiency

-

4th down efficiency

-

Total Plays

57

63

Total Yards

226

405

Yards per play

4.0

6.4

Passing

81

308

Comp - Att

10 - 21

20 - 29

Yards per pass

3.4

10.3

Interceptions thrown

0

Sacks - Yards lost

3 - 29

1 - 9

Rushing

145

97

Rushing Attempts

33

Yards per rush

4.4

2.9

Penalties

6

4

Turnovers

0

1

Fumbles lost

0

1

Interceptions

0

Possession

Saints

Vikings

Passing

NAME	CMP	ATT	YDS	AVG	SCK	RATE
Archie Manning	9	18	100	5.6		66.9
Bobby Scott	1	3	10	3.3		43.8
Team	10	21	81	5.2	3	63.6

Rushing

NAME	ATT	YDS	YPC	TD
Alvin Maxson	18	98	5.4	1
Jess Phillips	13	38	2.9	0
Archie Manning	1	5	5.0	0
Howard Stevens	1	4	4.0	0
Team	33	145	4.4	1

Receiving

NAME	REC	YDS	AVG	TRG
Bob Newland	2	51	25.5
Alvin Maxson	3	31	10.3
Paul Seal	1	15	15.0
Joel Parker	3	12	4.0
Howard Stevens	1	1	1.0
Team	10	110	5.2	0

Fumbles

NAME	FUM	LOST	FR
Team	0	0	1

Defense

NAME	COMB	TKL	SCK	TFL	PDEF	QBH
Team			1.0

Kicking

NAME	FGM	FGA	LNG	XPM	PTS
Bill McClard	1	2		0	3
Team	1	2		0	3

Punting

NAME	PUNT	YDS	AVG	LNG
Tom Blanchard	8	275	34.4
Team	8	275	34.4

Kick Return

NAME	KR	YDS	AVG
Howard Stevens	3	28	9.3
Rick Middleton	2	18	9.0
Jess Phillips	1	4	4.0
Team	6	50	8.3

Punt Return

NAME	PR	YDS	AVG
Chris Farasopoulos	1	18	18.0
Howard Stevens	1	2	2.0
Team	2	20	10.0

Passing

NAME	CMP	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SCK	RATE
Fran Tarkenton	20	29	317	10.9	3	0		139.6
Team	20	29	308	10.9	3	0	1	139.6

Rushing

NAME	ATT	YDS	YPC	TD
Chuck Foreman	19	54	2.8	0
Dave Osborn	9	28	3.1	1
Bill Brown	2	6	3.0	0
Fran Tarkenton	1	6	6.0	0
Brent McClanahan	2	3	1.5	0
Team	33	97	2.9	1

Receiving

NAME	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	TRG
Jim Lash	3	112	37.3	0
John Gilliam	5	109	21.8	2
Stu Voigt	7	61	8.7	1
Chuck Foreman	3	25	8.3	0
Dave Osborn	2	10	5.0	0
Team	20	317	10.9	3	0

Fumbles

NAME	FUM	LOST	FR
Team	3	1	0

Defense

NAME	COMB	TKL	SCK	TFL	PDEF	QBH
Team			3.0

Kicking

NAME	FGM	FGA	LNG	XPM	PTS
Fred Cox	1	1		2	5
Team	1	1		2	5

Punting

NAME	PUNT	YDS	AVG	LNG
Mike Eischeid	5	170	34.0
Team	5	170	34.0

Kick Return

NAME	KR	YDS	AVG
Sam McCullum	2	43	21.5
Brent McClanahan	1	30	30.0
Team	3	73	24.3

Punt Return

NAME	PR	YDS	AVG
Sam McCullum	2	16	8.0
Jackie Wallace	3	14	4.7
Team	5	30	6.0

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Team Leaders

PASS

2,331

Cousins

RUSH

700

Mattison

REC

1,074

Jefferson

Team Rankings

PPG

20.2

22nd

OPP PPG

21.3

13th

RUSH YDS/G

91.4

29th

PASS YDS/G

276.5

1st

2023 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Lions	12	5	.706
Packers	9	8	.529
Bears	7	10	.412
Vikings	7	10	.412

Last Game

Lions

12-5-0

30

Final

20

Vikings

7-10-0

Sun 7 Jan 2024

NFL 2023 Leaders

Playoff Pass Yards Leaders

1,051

Mahomes

837

Goff

774

Purdy

Playoff Rush Yards Leaders

313

Pacheco

268

McCaffrey

226

Jones

Playoff Rec Yards Leaders

355

Kelce

274

Brown

262

Rice

Playoff Pass TD Leaders

6

Mayfield

6

Mahomes

5

Love

Playoff Rush TD Leaders

4

McCaffrey

3

Gibbs

3

Pacheco

Playoff Rec TD Leaders

3

Ferguson

3

Kelce

2

Shakir

Playoff QB Rating Leaders

120.9

Stafford

109.3

Stroud

108.6

Love

Playoff Sack Leaders

3.0

Hutchinson

3.0

Karlaftis

2.0

Hinish

NFL 2023 Rankings

Playoff PPG Rankings

34.5

32.0

28.7

27.5

27.5

27.5

Playoff Opp PPG Rankings

13.5

15.8

20.0

22.0

24.0

24.0

Playoff Total Yards Rankings

510.0

425.0

417.0

389.0

386.0

383.7

Playoff Rush Yards Rankings

180.5

155.0

139.5

128.0

125.3

125.0

Playoff Pass Yards Rankings

403.0

367.0

343.0

307.0

279.0

265.0

Playoff Sack Leaders

8.0

7.0

5.0

NFL 2023 Betting

Best Record ATS

14-6

13-7-1

11-6-1

12-7

10-6-1

Worst Record ATS

5-12

5-11-1

5-11-1

6-11

6-10-1

6-10-1

NFL 2023 Division Standings

	AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
1	Ravens	13	4	0	.765
2	Browns	11	6	0	.647
	AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
1	Bills	11	6	0	.647
2	Dolphins	11	6	0	.647
	AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
1	Chiefs	11	6	0	.647
2	Raiders	8	9	0	.471
	AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
1	Texans	10	7	0	.588
2	Jaguars	9	8	0	.529

	NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
1	Lions	12	5	0	.706
2	Packers	9	8	0	.529
	NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
1	49ers	12	5	0	.706
2	Rams	10	7	0	.588
	NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
1	Cowboys	12	5	0	.706
2	Eagles	11	6	0	.647
	NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
1	Buccaneers	9	8	0	.529
2	Saints	9	8	0	.529

NFL 2023 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Sat 2/10	SF	@	KC	22-25
Sat 1/27	KC	@	BAL	17-10
Sat 1/27	DET	@	SF	31-34
Sat 1/20	TB	@	DET	23-31
Sat 1/20	KC	@	BUF	27-24

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Fri 9/6	GB	@	PHI	1:00 PM

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The Minnesota Vikings schooled the New Orleans Saints, 29 to 9, on December 1, 1974.

Final

Saints

9

Vikings

29

Passing

Rushing

Receiving

Fumbles

Defense

Kicking

Punting

Kick Return

Punt Return

Passing

Rushing

Receiving

Fumbles

Defense

Kicking

Punting

Kick Return

Punt Return

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2,331

700

1,074

NFL 2023 Leaders

1,051

837

774

313

268

226

355

274

262

6

6

5

4

3

3

3

3

2

120.9

109.3

108.6

3.0

3.0

2.0

NFL 2023 Rankings

NFL 2023 Betting

NFL 2023 Division Standings

NFL 2023 Scores & Schedule