The Minnesota Vikings defeated the St. Louis Cardinals, 30 to 14, in the 1974 NFC divisional game on December 21, 1974.

Final

Cardinals

0-1-0

14

Vikings

1-0-0

30

Team

STL

MIN

1

0

2

7

3

0

16

4

7

Total

14

30

Summary

Team Stats

Player Stats

2nd quarter

STL

MIN

Earl Thomas 13-yard pass from Jim Hart (Jim Bakken kick)

7

0

John Gilliam 16-yard pass from Fran Tarkenton (Fred Cox kick)

7

3rd quarter

STL

MIN

Fred Cox 37-yard field goal

7

10

Nate Wright 20-yard fumble return (Fred Cox kick)

7

17

John Gilliam 38-yard pass from Fran Tarkenton (kick failed)

7

23

4th quarter

STL

MIN

Chuck Foreman 4-yard run (Fred Cox kick)

7

30

Terry Metcalf 11-yard run (Jim Bakken kick)

14

30

Cardinals

Vikings

1st Downs

17

19

Passing 1st Downs

Rushing 1st Downs

1st downs from penalties

3rd down efficiency

-

4th down efficiency

-

Total Plays

67

66

Total Yards

284

363

Yards per play

4.2

5.5

Passing

184

166

Comp - Att

18 - 40

13 - 23

Yards per pass

4.4

6.9

Interceptions thrown

1

2

Sacks - Yards lost

2 - 16

1 - 3

Rushing

100

197

Rushing Attempts

25

42

Yards per rush

4.0

4.7

Penalties

1

4

Turnovers

2

Fumbles lost

1

0

Interceptions

1

2

Possession

Cardinals

Vikings

Passing

NAME	CMP	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SCK	RATE
Jim Hart	18	40	200	5.0	1	1	2	58.3
Team	18	40	184	5.0	1	1	2	58.3

Rushing

NAME	ATT	YDS	YPC	TD
Terry Metcalf	15	55	3.7	1
Jim Otis	8	35	4.4	0
Jim Hart	1	10	10.0	0
Ken Willard	1	0	0.0	0
Team	25	100	4.0	1

Receiving

NAME	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	TRG
Mel Gray	5	77	15.4	0
Earl Thomas	6	64	10.7	1
Terry Metcalf	4	43	10.8	0
Gary Hammond	1	10	10.0	0
Jackie Smith	1	7	7.0	0
Jim Otis	1	-1	-1.0	0
Team	18	200	5.0	1	0

Fumbles

NAME	FUM	LOST	FR
Team	2	1	0

Defense

NAME	COMB	TKL	SCK	TFL	PDEF	QBH
Team			1.0

Kicking

NAME	FGM	FGA	LNG	XPM	PTS
Jim Bakken	0	1		2	2
Team	0	1		2	2

Punting

NAME	PUNT	YDS	AVG	LNG
Hal Roberts	7	255	36.4	41
Team	7	255	36.4

Kick Return

NAME	KR	YDS	AVG	LNG
Terry Metcalf	3	85	28.3	24
Greg Hartle	3	14	4.7	11
Team	6	99	16.5

Punt Return

NAME	PR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Terry Metcalf	3	18	6.0	0	17
Team	3	18	6.0	0

Passing

NAME	CMP	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SCK	RATE
Fran Tarkenton	13	23	169	7.3	2	2	1	72.6
Team	13	23	166	7.3	2	2	1	72.6

Rushing

NAME	ATT	YDS	YPC	TD
Chuck Foreman	23	114	5.0	1
Dave Osborn	16	67	4.2	0
John Gilliam	1	16	16.0	0
Fran Tarkenton	2	0	0.0	0
Team	42	197	4.7	1

Receiving

NAME	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	TRG
Chuck Foreman	5	54	10.8	0
John Gilliam	2	54	27.0	2
Dave Osborn	4	36	9.0	0
Stu Voigt	2	25	12.5	0
Team	13	169	7.3	2	0

Fumbles

NAME	FUM	LOST	FR
Team	0	0	1

Defense

NAME	COMB	TKL	SCK	TFL	PDEF	QBH
Team			2.0

Kicking

NAME	FGM	FGA	LNG	XPM	PTS
Fred Cox	1	1		3	6
Team	1	1		3	6

Punting

NAME	PUNT	YDS	AVG	LNG
Mike Eischeid	5	191	38.2	46
Team	5	191	38.2

Kick Return

NAME	KR	YDS	AVG	LNG
Sam McCullum	2	49	24.5	26
Doug Kingsriter	1	0	0.0	0
Team	3	49	16.3

Punt Return

NAME	PR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Jackie Wallace	1	3	3.0	0	3
Team	1	3	3.0	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 defeated the St. Louis Cardinals, 30 to 14, in the 1974 NFC divisional game on December 21, 1974.

Final

Cardinals

14

Vikings

30

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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More Vikings Stats

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