| New York Jets at Minnesota Vikings Game Statistics |
| Date: October 12, 1975 Location: Bloomington, MN |
| Venue: Metropolitan Stadium Attendance: 47739 |
| Weather: Clear Temp: 71 F Humidty: 47% Wind: 15 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York JetsNYJ | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
| Minnesota VikingsMIN | 3 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 29 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | NYJ | MIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Fred Cox 40 FG | 0 | 3 |
| 1 | New York JetsNYJ | John Riggins 1 run (Pat Leahy kick) | 7 | 3 |
| 2 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Fred Cox 36 FG | 7 | 6 |
| 3 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Chuck Foreman 13 pass from Fran Tarkenton (Fred Cox kick) | 7 | 13 |
| 3 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Chuck Foreman 9 pass from Fran Tarkenton (Fred Cox kick) | 7 | 20 |
| 3 | New York JetsNYJ | John Riggins 11 pass from Joe Namath (Pat Leahy kick) | 14 | 20 |
| 4 | New York JetsNYJ | Carl Garrett 2 run (Pat Leahy kick) | 21 | 20 |
| 4 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Safety, Greg Gantt punt blocked out of end zone by Joe Blahak | 21 | 22 |
| 4 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Chuck Foreman 4 run (Fred Cox kick) | 21 | 29 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | ||
| Offense | ||
| 7 | WR | Eddie Bell |
| 89 | WR | Lou Piccone |
| 72 | LOT | Robert Woods |
| 66 | LOG | Randy Rasmussen |
| 50 | C | Wayne Mulligan |
| 78 | ROG | Garry Puetz |
| 75 | ROT | Winston Hill |
| 88 | TE | Rich Caster |
| 12 | QB | Joe Namath |
| 26 | RB | Carl Garrett |
| 44 | RB | John Riggins |
| Defense | ||
| 87 | LDE | Billy Newsome |
| 77 | LDT | Carl Barzilauskas |
| 85 | RDT | Ed Galigher |
| 76 | RDE | Jim Bailey |
| 56 | LLB | Godwin Turk |
| 52 | MLB | Steve Reese |
| 57 | RLB | Rich Lewis |
| 46 | LCB | Rich Sowells |
| 22 | LS | Burgess Owens |
| 25 | RS | Bob Prout |
| 47 | RCB | Roscoe Word |
| Minnesota Vikings | ||
| Offense | ||
| 42 | WR | John Gilliam |
| 82 | WR | Jim Lash |
| 68 | LOT | Charlie Goodrum |
| 66 | LOG | Andy Maurer |
| 53 | C | Mick Tingelhoff |
| 62 | ROG | Ed White |
| 73 | ROT | Ron Yary |
| 83 | TE | Stu Voigt |
| 10 | QB | Fran Tarkenton |
| 44 | RB | Chuck Foreman |
| 33 | RB | Brent McClanahan |
| Offense | ||
| 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 |
| 43 | LS | Terry Brown |
| 22 | RS | Paul Krause |
| 20 | RCB | Bobby Bryant |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | |||||
| Carl Garrett | 16 | 65 | 4.1 | 1 | |
| John Riggins | 15 | 45 | 3.0 | 12 | 1 |
| Jazz Jackson | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Chuck Foreman | 25 | 96 | 3.8 | 17 | 1 |
| Sam McCullum | 2 | 77 | 38.5 | 0 | |
| Ed Marinaro | 10 | 35 | 3.5 | 0 | |
| John Gilliam | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Brent McClanahan | 5 | 18 | 3.6 | 0 | |
| Dave Osborn | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | |||||||||||
| Joe Namath | 21 | 12 | 57.1 | 2 | 195 | 9.3 | 1 | 64.7 | |||
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||||||||
| Fran Tarkenton | 28 | 18 | 64.3 | 1 | 244 | 8.7 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 100.9 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | |||||
| John Riggins | 4 | 77 | 19.3 | 34 | 1 |
| Rich Caster | 3 | 78 | 26.0 | 0 | |
| Eddie Bell | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | |
| Carl Garrett | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | |
| Lou Piccone | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Chuck Foreman | 9 | 105 | 11.7 | 33 | 2 |
| John Gilliam | 4 | 74 | 18.5 | 0 | |
| Stu Voigt | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 0 | |
| Ed Marinaro | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 0 | |
| Jim Lash | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | |||||
| Bob Prout | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Bobby Bryant | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Siemon | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | |||||
| Greg Gantt | 4 | 149 | 37.3 | 1 | |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Neil Clabo | 2 | 36 | 18.0 | 1 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | ||||||
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Bobby Bryant | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | ||||||
| Lou Piccone | 2 | 34 | 17.0 | 0 | ||
| Steve Davis | 2 | 30 | 15.0 | 0 | ||
| Richard Wood | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Brent McClanahan | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
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