| Minnesota Vikings at Chicago Bears Game Statistics |
| Date: October 27, 1975 Location: Chicago, IL |
| Venue: Soldier Field Attendance: 51259 |
| Weather: Clear Temp: 60 F Humidty: 51% Wind: 13 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota VikingsMIN | 0 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 13 |
| Chicago BearsCHIB | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | MIN | CHIB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Mike Adamle 14 run (Bob Thomas kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Fred Cox 52 FG | 3 | 7 |
| 2 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Jim Lash 45 pass from Fran Tarkenton (Fred Cox kick) | 10 | 7 |
| 3 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Safety, Fran Tarkenton tackled in end zone by Mike Hartenstine | 10 | 9 |
| 3 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Fred Cox 46 FG | 13 | 9 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||
| Offense | ||
| 42 | WR | John Gilliam |
| 82 | WR | Jim Lash |
| 68 | LOT | Charlie Goodrum |
| 72 | LOG | John Ward |
| 53 | C | Mick Tingelhoff |
| 62 | ROG | Ed White |
| 73 | ROT | Ron Yary |
| 84 | TE | Steve Craig |
| 10 | QB | Fran Tarkenton |
| 44 | RB | Chuck Foreman |
| 49 | RB | Ed Marinaro |
| 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 | S | Jeff Wright |
| 22 | S | Paul Krause |
| 20 | RCB | Bobby Bryant |
| Chicago Bears | ||
| Offense | ||
| 27 | WR | Bob Grim |
| 80 | WR | Bo Rather |
| 79 | LOT | Lionel Antoine |
| 65 | LOG | Noah Jackson |
| 53 | C | Dan Peiffer |
| 63 | ROG | Mark Nordquist |
| 75 | ROT | Jeff Sevy |
| 86 | TE | Bob Parsons |
| 19 | QB | Gary Huff |
| 20 | RB | Mike Adamle |
| 35 | RB | Roland Harper |
| Offense | ||
| 73 | LDE | Mike Hartenstine |
| 71 | LDT | Roger Stillwell |
| 60 | RDT | Wally Chambers |
| 72 | RDE | Gary Hrivnak |
| 55 | LLB | Doug Buffone |
| 54 | MLB | Larry Ely |
| 50 | RLB | Waymond Bryant |
| 48 | LCB | Allan Ellis |
| 46 | LS | Doug Plank |
| 45 | RS | Craig Clemons |
| 21 | RCB | Nemiah Wilson |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Chuck Foreman | 26 | 102 | 3.9 | 13 | 0 |
| Robert Miller | 5 | 20 | 4.0 | 0 | |
| Ed Marinaro | 8 | 19 | 2.4 | 0 | |
| Fran Tarkenton | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Mike Adamle | 14 | 65 | 4.6 | 1 | |
| Walter Payton | 10 | 44 | 4.4 | 27 | 0 |
| Roland Harper | 6 | 25 | 4.2 | 0 | |
| Gary Huff | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||||||||
| Fran Tarkenton | 30 | 16 | 53.3 | 0 | 234 | 7.8 | 1 | 4 | 53 | 90.1 | |
| Chicago Bears | |||||||||||
| Gary Huff | 22 | 10 | 45.5 | 2 | 97 | 4.4 | 0 | 20.5 | |||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Ed Marinaro | 5 | 42 | 8.4 | 0 | |
| Jim Lash | 4 | 95 | 23.8 | 1 | |
| Steve Craig | 3 | 36 | 12.0 | 0 | |
| Chuck Foreman | 3 | 34 | 11.3 | 21 | 0 |
| John Gilliam | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 27 | 0 |
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Bo Rather | 4 | 59 | 14.8 | 0 | |
| Bob Grim | 3 | 25 | 8.3 | 0 | |
| Mike Adamle | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | |
| Roland Harper | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Joe Blahak | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Autry Beamon | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Neil Clabo | 8 | 328 | 41.0 | 0 | |
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Bob Parsons | 9 | 308 | 34.2 | 0 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Matt Blair | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Bobby Bryant | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
| Virgil Livers | 4 | 72 | 18.0 | 0 | ||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Robert Miller | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 | |
| Ed Marinaro | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 | |
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
| Walter Payton | 2 | 78 | 39.0 | 0 | ||
| Virgil Livers | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 | |
| Ted Vactor | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 | |
| Earl Douthitt | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |
| Chicago Bears | |
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