| Minnesota Vikings at Kansas City Chiefs |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: December 14, 1974 Location: Kansas City, MO Venue: Arrowhead Stadium Attendance: 35480 |
| Weather: Mostly Cloudy Temp: 49 F Humidty: 83% Wind: 13 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota VikingsMIN | 0 | 14 | 7 | 14 | 35 |
| Kansas City ChiefsKC | 3 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 15 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | MIN | KC |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kansas City ChiefsKC | Jan Stenerud 37 FG | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | Kansas City ChiefsKC | Jan Stenerud 32 FG | 0 | 6 |
| 2 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Sam McCullum 34 pass from Fran Tarkenton (Fred Cox kick) | 7 | 6 |
| 2 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Sam McCullum 10 pass from Fran Tarkenton (Fred Cox kick) | 14 | 6 |
| 2 | Kansas City ChiefsKC | Emmitt Thomas 73 interception return (Jan Stenerud kick failed) | 14 | 12 |
| 3 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Ed Marinaro 7 pass from Bob Berry (Fred Cox kick) | 21 | 12 |
| 4 | Kansas City ChiefsKC | Jan Stenerud 29 FG | 21 | 15 |
| 4 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Oscar Reed 3 pass from Bob Berry (Fred Cox kick) | 28 | 15 |
| 4 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Brent McClanahan 6 run (Fred Cox kick) | 35 | 15 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||
| Offense | ||
| 42 | WR | John Gilliam |
| 82 | WR | Jim Lash |
| 67 | LOT | Grady Alderman |
| 66 | LOG | Andy Maurer |
| 53 | C | Mick Tingelhoff |
| 62 | ROG | Ed White |
| 73 | ROT | Ron Yary |
| 83 | TE | Stu Voigt |
| 10 | QB | Fran Tarkenton |
| 49 | RB | Ed Marinaro |
| 32 | RB | Oscar Reed |
| Defense | ||
| 81 | LDE | Carl Eller |
| 69 | LDT | Doug Sutherland |
| 88 | RDT | Alan Page |
| 70 | RDE | Jim Marshall |
| 60 | LLB | Roy Winston |
| 50 | MLB | Jeff Siemon |
| 58 | RLB | Wally Hilgenberg |
| 43 | LCB | Nate Wright |
| 23 | LS | Jeff Wright |
| 22 | RS | Paul Krause |
| 25 | RCB | Jackie Wallace |
| Kansas City Chiefs | ||
| Offense | ||
| 83 | WR | Larry Brunson |
| 89 | WR | Otis Taylor |
| 77 | LOT | Charlie Getty |
| 71 | LOG | Ed Budde |
| 58 | C | Jack Rudnay |
| 60 | ROG | George Daney |
| 76 | ROT | Tom Drougas |
| 88 | TE | Morris Stroud |
| 16 | QB | Len Dawson |
| 31 | RB | Jeff Kinney |
| 30 | RB | Cleo Miller |
| Offense | ||
| 81 | LDE | Marvin Upshaw |
| 79 | LDT | John Matuszak |
| 74 | RDT | Tom Keating |
| 99 | RDE | Wilbur Young |
| 78 | LLB | Bobby Bell |
| 63 | MLB | Willie Lanier |
| 51 | RLB | Jim Lynch |
| 48 | LCB | Nate Allen |
| 20 | LS | Mike Sensibaugh |
| 18 | RS | Emmitt Thomas |
| 46 | RCB | Jim Kearney |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIN | 22 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 7/13 | 1/1 | 4 | 25 | 3 | 1 | |
| KC | 17 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 6/14 | 1/2 | 4 | 20 | 1 | 1 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Oscar Reed | 15 | 57 | 3.8 | 0 | |
| Ed Marinaro | 12 | 31 | 2.6 | 0 | |
| Brent McClanahan | 3 | 25 | 8.3 | 14 | 1 |
| Bill Brown | 3 | 1 | 0.3 | 2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 33 | 114 | 3.5 | 1 | |
| Kansas City Chiefs | |||||
| Cleo Miller | 12 | 45 | 3.8 | 24 | 0 |
| Jeff Kinney | 9 | 28 | 3.1 | 0 | |
| Dean Carlson | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 11 | 0 |
| Wendell Hayes | 3 | 4 | 1.3 | 0 | |
| Larry Brunson | 1 | -11 | -11.0 | -11 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 27 | 83 | 3.1 | 0 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||||||||
| Fran Tarkenton | 17 | 8 | 47.1 | 1 | 135 | 7.9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 89.1 | |
| Bob Berry | 12 | 11 | 91.7 | 0 | 111 | 9.3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 144.8 | |
| Team Totals | 29 | 19 | 65.5 | 1 | 246 | 8.5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 117.2 | |
| Kansas City Chiefs | |||||||||||
| Len Dawson | 16 | 9 | 56.3 | 1 | 124 | 7.8 | 51 | 0 | 3 | 29 | 55.2 |
| Dean Carlson | 15 | 7 | 46.7 | 1 | 116 | 7.7 | 34 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 45.4 |
| Team Totals | 31 | 16 | 51.6 | 2 | 240 | 7.7 | 0 | 5 | 42 | 50.5 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Sam McCullum | 6 | 118 | 19.7 | 34t | 2 |
| Oscar Reed | 6 | 37 | 6.2 | 1 | |
| Doug Kingsriter | 2 | 34 | 17.0 | 0 | |
| Jim Lash | 2 | 30 | 15.0 | 0 | |
| Ed Marinaro | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 1 | |
| Brent McClanahan | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 19 | 246 | 12.9 | 4 | |
| Kansas City Chiefs | |||||
| Cleo Miller | 4 | 66 | 16.5 | 0 | |
| Jeff Kinney | 4 | 42 | 10.5 | 0 | |
| Elmo Wright | 3 | 75 | 25.0 | 0 | |
| Otis Taylor | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 0 | |
| Barry Pearson | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 0 | |
| Wendell Hayes | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 16 | 240 | 15.0 | 0 | |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Jeff Siemon | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Wally Hilgenberg | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 0 | |||
| Kansas City Chiefs | |||||
| Emmitt Thomas | 1 | 73 | 73.0 | 73t | 1 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 1 | |||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Mike Eischeid | 3 | 98 | 32.7 | 35 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 96 | 32.0 | ||
| Kansas City Chiefs | |||||
| Jerrel Wilson | 3 | 149 | 49.7 | 64 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 147 | 49.0 | ||
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Sam McCullum | 1 | 0 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| Kansas City Chiefs | ||||||
| Larry Brunson | 2 | 0 | 16 | 8.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Brent McClanahan | 2 | 84 | 42.0 | 52 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| Kansas City Chiefs | ||||||
| Bill Thomas | 2 | 55 | 27.5 | 28 | 0 | |
| Cleo Miller | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 | |
| Tommy Humphrey | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |
| Team Totals | 5.0 |
| Kansas City Chiefs | |
| Jim Kearney | 0.5 |
| Marvin Upshaw | 0.5 |
| Team Totals | 1.0 |