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Record: 6-8-0, Finished 3rd in NFC Central Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 210 points (15.0/g), 21st of 26 in the NFL.
Allowed 206 points (14.7/g), 5th.
Differential of 4 points (0.3/g), 14th.
Expected W-L: 7.2-6.8.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -2 (-0.1/g), 16th.
Coached by Dan Devine (6-8-0)
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1974 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
| Score | Offense | Defense | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week | Date | Rec | Opp | Tm | Opp | 1stD | TotYd | PassY | RushY | TO | 1stD | TotYd | PassY | RushY | TO | ||||
| 1 | Sun | September 15 | box | L | 0-1 | Minnesota Vikings | 17 | 32 | 12 | 191 | 95 | 96 | 4 | 20 | 262 | 97 | 165 | 2 | |
| 2 | Sun | September 22 | box | W | 1-1 | @ | Baltimore Colts | 20 | 13 | 13 | 193 | 109 | 84 | 2 | 19 | 282 | 149 | 133 | 4 |
| 3 | Sun | September 29 | box | W | 2-1 | Detroit Lions | 21 | 19 | 19 | 354 | 200 | 154 | 3 | 11 | 290 | 219 | 71 | ||
| 4 | Sun | October 6 | box | L | 2-2 | Buffalo Bills | 7 | 27 | 18 | 231 | 131 | 100 | 3 | 22 | 305 | 157 | 148 | 2 | |
| 5 | Sun | October 13 | box | W | 3-2 | Los Angeles Rams | 17 | 6 | 10 | 142 | -1 | 143 | 1 | 16 | 251 | 94 | 157 | 5 | |
| 6 | Mon | October 21 | box | L | 3-3 | @ | Chicago Bears | 9 | 10 | 16 | 231 | 140 | 91 | 2 | 13 | 244 | 85 | 159 | 2 |
| 7 | Sun | October 27 | box | L | 3-4 | @ | Detroit Lions | 17 | 19 | 22 | 313 | 216 | 97 | 2 | 18 | 364 | 249 | 115 | 1 |
| 8 | Sun | November 3 | box | L | 3-5 | Washington Redskins | 6 | 17 | 15 | 254 | 158 | 96 | 3 | 14 | 237 | 137 | 100 | 2 | |
| 9 | Sun | November 10 | box | W | 4-5 | Chicago Bears | 20 | 3 | 9 | 215 | 119 | 96 | 3 | 16 | 235 | 149 | 86 | 5 | |
| 10 | Sun | November 17 | box | W | 5-5 | @ | Minnesota Vikings | 19 | 7 | 20 | 393 | 191 | 202 | 1 | 14 | 284 | 210 | 74 | 2 |
| 11 | Sun | November 24 | box | W | 6-5 | San Diego Chargers | 34 | 0 | 15 | 297 | 224 | 73 | 1 | 13 | 193 | 84 | 109 | 3 | |
| 12 | Sun | December 1 | box | L | 6-6 | @ | Philadelphia Eagles | 14 | 36 | 17 | 302 | 221 | 81 | 6 | 15 | 214 | 122 | 92 | 1 |
| 13 | Sun | December 8 | box | L | 6-7 | @ | San Francisco 49ers | 6 | 7 | 14 | 228 | 95 | 133 | 3 | 17 | 283 | 180 | 103 | 2 |
| 14 | Sun | December 15 | box | L | 6-8 | @ | Atlanta Falcons | 3 | 10 | 14 | 263 | 138 | 125 | 3 | 10 | 197 | 68 | 129 | 4 |
| Passing | Rushing | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pts | Yds | Ply | Y/P | 1stD | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | 1stD | Att | Yds | TD | 1stD | TO | FL | 1stPy | |||
| Team Offense | 210 | 3607 | 884 | 4.1 | 214 | 187 | 385 | 2036 | 5 | 21 | 5.1 | 108 | 482 | 1571 | 10 | 3.3 | 87 | 37 | 16 | 19 |
| Team Defense | 206 | 3641 | 876 | 4.2 | 343 | 188 | 383 | 2000 | 10 | 23 | 4.9 | 106 | 465 | 1641 | 10 | 3.5 | 218 | 35 | 12 | 19 |
| Lg Rank Offense | 21 | 21 | 22 | 11 | 17 | 25 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 19 | 21 | 24 | 18 | 22 | ||||||
| Lg Rank Defense | 5 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 17 | ||||||
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Sk | Yds | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Hadl | 34 | qb | 8 | 6 | 89 | 184 | 48.4 | 1072 | 3 | 1.6 | 8 | 4.3 | 68 | 5.8 | 4.0 | 12.0 | 134.0 | 54.0 | 9 | 70 | 5.2 | 3.5 | 4.7 |
| Jerry Tagge | 24 | QB | 7 | 6 | 70 | 146 | 47.9 | 709 | 1 | 0.7 | 10 | 6.8 | 30 | 4.9 | 1.8 | 10.1 | 101.3 | 36.0 | 5 | 35 | 4.5 | 1.5 | 3.3 |
| Jack Concannon | 31 | 14 | 2 | 28 | 54 | 51.9 | 381 | 1 | 1.9 | 3 | 5.6 | 56 | 7.1 | 4.7 | 13.6 | 27.2 | 57.7 | 3 | 21 | 6.3 | 4.1 | 5.3 | |
| MacArthur Lane | 32 | RB | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 39.6 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |
| Team Total | 26.3 | 14 | 187 | 385 | 48.6 | 2162 | 5 | 1.3 | 21 | 5.5 | 68 | 5.6 | 3.3 | 11.6 | 154.4 | 47.6 | 17 | 126 | 5.1 | 2.8 | 4.2 | ||
| Opp Total | 14 | 188 | 383 | 49.1 | 2000 | 10 | 2.6 | 23 | 6.0 | 5.2 | 2.8 | 10.6 | 142.9 | 48.4 | 28 | 254 | 4.9 | 2.0 |
| Rushing | Receiving | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | YScm | RRTD | Fmb | |||||||
| John Brockington | 26 | FB | 14 | 0 | 266 | 883 | 5 | 33 | 3.3 | 63.1 | 19.0 | 43 | 314 | 7.3 | 0 | 29 | 3.1 | 22.4 | 1197 | 5 | 6 |
| MacArthur Lane | 32 | RB | 14 | 0 | 137 | 362 | 3 | 20 | 2.6 | 25.9 | 9.8 | 34 | 315 | 9.3 | 3 | 68 | 2.4 | 22.5 | 677 | 6 | 3 |
| Les Goodman | 24 | 13 | 0 | 20 | 101 | 0 | 47 | 5.1 | 7.8 | 1.5 | 5 | 19 | 3.8 | 0 | 12 | 0.4 | 1.5 | 120 | 0 | 1 | |
| Jerry Tagge | 24 | QB | 7 | 6 | 18 | 58 | 0 | 12 | 3.2 | 8.3 | 2.6 | 58 | 0 | 5 | |||||||
| Eric Torkelson | 22 | 14 | 0 | 13 | 60 | 0 | 21 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 0.9 | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | 8 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 70 | 0 | 0 | |
| Barty Smith | 22 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 19 | 0 | 4 | 2.1 | 2.4 | 1.1 | 19 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| John Hadl | 34 | qb | 8 | 6 | 8 | -3 | 0 | 6 | -0.4 | -0.4 | 1.0 | -3 | 0 | 4 | |||||||
| Steve Odom | 22 | RET | 14 | 0 | 6 | 66 | 1 | 28 | 11.0 | 4.7 | 0.4 | 15 | 249 | 16.6 | 1 | 57 | 1.1 | 17.8 | 315 | 2 | 5 |
| Jack Concannon | 31 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 2.3 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||
| Charlie Leigh | 29 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Randy Walker | 23 | P | 14 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 18 | 18.0 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 18 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Jon Staggers | 26 | WR | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 32 | 450 | 14.1 | 0 | 63 | 2.3 | 32.1 | 450 | 0 | 0 | |
| Rich McGeorge | 26 | TE | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 30 | 440 | 14.7 | 0 | 51 | 2.1 | 31.4 | 440 | 0 | 0 | |
| Barry Smith | 23 | WR | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 20 | 294 | 14.7 | 1 | 27 | 1.4 | 21.0 | 294 | 1 | 0 | |
| Ken Payne | 24 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5 | 63 | 12.6 | 0 | 18 | 0.4 | 5.3 | 63 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mike Donohoe | 29 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Team Total | 26.3 | 14 | 482 | 1571 | 10 | 47 | 3.3 | 112.2 | 34.4 | 187 | 2162 | 11.6 | 5 | 68 | 13.4 | 154.4 | 3733 | 15 | 25 | ||
| Opp Total | 14 | 465 | 1641 | 10 | 3.5 | 117.2 | 33.2 | 188 | 2000 | 10.6 | 10 | 13.4 | 142.9 | 3641 | 20 | 19 | |||||
| Punt Returns | Kick Returns | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | APYd | |||
| Steve Odom | 22 | RET | 14 | 0 | 15 | 191 | 1 | 95 | 12.7 | 31 | 713 | 0 | 52 | 23.0 | 1219 |
| Jon Staggers | 26 | WR | 14 | 0 | 22 | 222 | 1 | 68 | 10.1 | 672 | |||||
| Charlie Leigh | 29 | 10 | 0 | 9 | 201 | 0 | 30 | 22.3 | 201 | ||||||
| Les Goodman | 24 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 49 | 0 | 20 | 12.3 | 169 | ||||||
| Ken Ellis* | 27 | RCB | 14 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 1.0 | 3 | |||||
| Steve Okoniewski | 25 | RDT | 14 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 5.5 | 11 | |||||
| Eric Torkelson | 22 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 20 | 20.0 | 90 | |
| Larry Hefner | 25 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||
| Larry Krause | 26 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | ||||||
| Pete Van Valkenberg | 24 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | ||||||
| Team Total | 26.3 | 14 | 42 | 416 | 2 | 95 | 9.9 | 49 | 1022 | 0 | 52 | 20.9 | 5171 | ||
| Opp Total | 14 | 48 | 0 | 55 | 1156 | 0 | 21.0 | ||||||||
| 0--19 | 20--29 | 30--39 | 40--49 | 50+ | Tot | PAT | Punting | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | Pos | G | GS | FGA | FGM | FGA | FGM | FGA | FGM | FGA | FGM | FGA | FGM | FGA | FGM | XPA | XPM | Pnt | Yds | Lng | Blck | ||||
| Randy Walker | 23 | P | 14 | 0 | 69 | 2648 | 58 | 0 | 38.4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Chester Marcol*+ | 25 | K | 14 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 39 | 25 | 64.1% | 19 | 19 | 100.0% | |||||
| Team Total | 26.3 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 39 | 25 | 64.1% | 19 | 19 | 100.0% | 69 | 2648 | 58 | 0 | 38.4 | ||
| Opp Total | 14 | 26 | 17 | 65.4% | 23 | 17 | 73.9% | 84 | 3074 | 36.6 | |||||||||||||||
| Def Interceptions | Fumbles | Tackles | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Sk | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | PD | FF | Fmb | FR | Yds | TD | Tkl | Ast | Sfty | |
| John Brockington | 26 | FB | 14 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Willie Buchanon* | 24 | LCB | 14 | 14 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Fred Carr | 28 | RLB | 14 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Jim Carter | 26 | MLB | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 0 | ||||||
| Ken Ellis* | 27 | RCB | 14 | 14 | 3 | 56 | 1 | 38 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Les Goodman | 24 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||
| John Hadl | 34 | qb | 8 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Charlie V. Hall | 26 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 0 | 19 | |||||||||||
| Larry Hefner | 25 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||
| Ted Hendricks*+ | 27 | LLB | 14 | 0 | 5 | 74 | 0 | 44 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||||
| Jim Hill | 28 | FS | 14 | 0 | 2 | 47 | 0 | 24 | ||||||||||
| Dick Himes | 28 | RT | 13 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| MacArthur Lane | 32 | RB | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Dave Mason | 25 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 0 | |||||||||||
| Al Matthews | 27 | SS | 14 | 0 | 3 | 41 | 0 | 32 | ||||||||||
| Mike McCoy | 26 | LDT | 14 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Rich McGeorge | 26 | TE | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Steve Odom | 22 | RET | 14 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Alden Roche | 29 | RDE | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Harry Schuh | 32 | LT | 14 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Perry Smith | 23 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||
| Jerry Tagge | 24 | QB | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1 | -6 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Eric Torkelson | 22 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 1 | |||||||||||
| Sweeny Williams | 28 | LDE | 14 | 14 | 1 | 23 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Team Total | 26.3 | 14 | 23 | 278 | 1 | 44 | 25 | 20 | 61 | 1 | 1 | |||||||
| Opp Total | 14 | 17 | 19 | 7 | ||||||||||||||
| Age | Pos | G | GS | RshTD | RecTD | PR TD | KR TD | FblTD | IntTD | OthTD | 2PM | XPM | FGM | Sfty | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chester Marcol*+ | 25 | K | 14 | 0 | 19 | 25 | 94 | |||||||||
| MacArthur Lane | 32 | RB | 14 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 36 | |||||||||
| John Brockington | 26 | FB | 14 | 0 | 5 | 30 | ||||||||||
| Steve Odom | 22 | RET | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 18 | ||||||||
| Jack Concannon | 31 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 6 | |||||||||||
| Ken Ellis* | 27 | RCB | 14 | 14 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||||
| Barry Smith | 23 | WR | 14 | 0 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||||
| Jon Staggers | 26 | WR | 14 | 0 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||||
| Eric Torkelson | 22 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 6 | |||||||||||
| Ted Hendricks*+ | 27 | LLB | 14 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||
| Team Total | 26.3 | 14 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 25 | 1 | 210 | |||||
| Opp Total | 14 | 10 | 10 | 17 | 17 | 206 |