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New York Jets 21 at Minnesota Vikings 29

Sunday, October 12, 1975

New York Jets 21, Minnesota Vikings 29

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New York Jets (2-2-0)707721
Minnesota Vikings (4-0-0)3314929

Scoring

NYJMIN
1stMINFred Cox 40 yard field goal03
NYJJohn Riggins 1 yard rush (Pat Leahy kick)73
2ndMINFred Cox 36 yard field goal76
3rdMINChuck Foreman 13 yard pass from Fran Tarkenton (Fred Cox kick)713
MINChuck Foreman 9 yard pass from Fran Tarkenton (Fred Cox kick)720
NYJJohn Riggins 11 yard pass from Joe Namath (Pat Leahy kick)1420
4thNYJCarl Garrett 2 yard rush (Pat Leahy kick)2120
MINSafety, Blahak blocked punt thru end zone2122
MINChuck Foreman 4 yard rush (Fred Cox kick)2129

Team Stats

NYJMIN
First downs1725
Rush-yards-TDs32-115-242-174-1
Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT12-21-195-1-218-28-244-2-1
Sacked-yards1-51-11
Net pass yards190233
Total yards305407
Fumbles-lost1-02-1
Turnovers22
Penalties-yards9-917-73

Rushing & Receiving

Passing Rushing Receiving
Tm Cmp Att Yds TD Int Lng Att Yds TD Lng Rec Yds TD Lng
John Riggins NYJ 15 45 1 12 4 77 1 34
Joe Namath NYJ 12 21 195 1 2 34
Rich Caster NYJ 3 78 0 33
Carl Garrett NYJ 16 65 1 16 2 12 0 7
Lou Piccone NYJ 1 14 0 14
Eddie Bell NYJ 2 14 0 8
Jazz Jackson NYJ 1 5 0 5
Passing Rushing Receiving
Tm Cmp Att Yds TD Int Lng Att Yds TD Lng Rec Yds TD Lng
Chuck Foreman MIN 25 96 1 17 9 105 2 33
Fran Tarkenton MIN 18 28 244 2 1 35
John Gilliam MIN 1 22 0 22 4 74 0 35
Ed Marinaro MIN 10 35 0 12 2 23 0 16
Stu Voigt MIN 2 25 0 14
Brent McClanahan MIN 5 18 0 9
Jim Lash MIN 1 17 0 17
Dave Osborn MIN 1 3 0 3

Defense & Returns

Def Interceptions Fumbles Kick Returns Punt Returns
Tm Sk Int Yds TD Lng FR Yds TD Rt Yds Y/Rt TD Lng Ret Yds Y/R TD Lng
Steve Davis NYJ 0 0 0 0 2 30 15.0 0 0
Lou Piccone NYJ 0 0 0 0 2 34 17.0 0 0
Bob Prout NYJ 1 10 0 0
Richard Wood NYJ 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.0 0 0
Def Interceptions Fumbles Kick Returns Punt Returns
Tm Sk Int Yds TD Lng FR Yds TD Rt Yds Y/Rt TD Lng Ret Yds Y/R TD Lng
Bobby Bryant MIN 1 0 0 0 1 11 11.0 0 0
Chuck Foreman MIN 0 0 0 0 1 4 4.0 0 0
Brent McClanahan MIN 0 0 0 0 1 26 26.0 0 0
Sam McCullum MIN 0 0 0 0 2 77 38.5 0 0
Jeff Siemon MIN 1 0 0 0