Sunday, October 27, 1974
New England Patriots 17, Minnesota Vikings 14| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots (6-1-0) | 3 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
| Minnesota Vikings (5-2-0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 |
| NWE | MIN | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| NWE | John Smith 37 yard field goal | 3 | 0 |
| NWE | Steve Schubert 21 yard pass from Jim Plunkett (John Smith kick) | 10 | 0 |
| MIN | Chuck Foreman 2 yard rush (Fred Cox kick) | 10 | 7 |
| MIN | Fran Tarkenton 3 yard rush (Fred Cox kick) | 10 | 14 |
| NWE | Bob Windsor 10 yard pass from Jim Plunkett (John Smith kick) | 17 | 14 |
| NWE | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 18 | 20 |
| Rush-yards-TDs | 41-176-0 | 30-114-2 |
| Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT | 15-28-238-2-2 | 19-39-281-0-3 |
| Sacked-yards | 2-20 | 2-24 |
| Net pass yards | 218 | 257 |
| Total yards | 394 | 371 |
| Fumbles-lost | 2-2 | 2-0 |
| Turnovers | 4 | 3 |
| Penalties-yards | 9-122 | 5-43 |
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | |
| Sam Cunningham | NWE | 22 | 129 | 0 | ||||||||
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | ||||||||||
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | |
| John Gilliam | MIN | 5 | 117 | 0 | ||||||||