Английская Википедия:1974 Minnesota Vikings season

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Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Use mdy dates Шаблон:Infobox NFL team season The 1974 season was the Minnesota Vikings' 14th in the National Football League (NFL). They won the NFC Central with a 10–4 record, before defeating the St. Louis Cardinals 30–14 in the NFC divisional playoff game, followed by a 14–10 win over the Los Angeles Rams to claim their second consecutive NFC championship. They then lost 16–6 to the Pittsburgh Steelers in Super Bowl IX at Tulane Stadium in New Orleans, Louisiana, becoming the first team to lose consecutive Super Bowls.

Offseason

1974 Draft

Pro Bowler

colspan="6" style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle"| 1974 Minnesota Vikings Draft
colspan="2" style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle"| Draft order	rowspan="2" style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle"| Player name	rowspan="2" style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle"| Position	rowspan="2" style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle"| College	rowspan="2" style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle"| Notes
style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle"| Round	style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle"| Selection
1	17	Fred McNeill	Linebacker	UCLA	from FalconsШаблон:Ref
	25	Steve Riley	Offensive tackle	USC
2	29	John Holland	Wide receiver	Tennessee State	from ChargersШаблон:Ref
	51	Matt Blair	Linebacker	Iowa State
3	64	Steve Craig	Tight end	Northwestern	from Packers via ChargersШаблон:Ref
	77	Scott Anderson	Center	Missouri
4	86	Mike Townsend	Defensive back	Notre Dame	from SaintsШаблон:Ref
	103	Traded to the Cincinnati BengalsШаблон:Ref
5	120	Jim Ferguson	Defensive back	Stanford	from BroncosШаблон:Ref
	128	Traded to the Philadelphia EaglesШаблон:Ref			from RamsШаблон:Ref
	129	Traded to the Baltimore ColtsШаблон:Ref
6	155	Mark Kellar	Running back	Northern Illinois
7	181	Fred Tabron	Running back	Southwest Missouri State
8	207	Berl Simmons	Kicker	TCU
9	232	Sam McCullum	Wide receiver	Montana State
10	259	Barry Reed	Running back	Peru State
11	285	Dave Boone	Defensive end	Eastern Michigan
12	311	Randy Poltl	Defensive back	Stanford
13	337	Gary Keller	Defensive tackle	Utah
14	363	Alan Dixon	Running back	Harding
15	389	Kurt Wachtler	Defensive tackle	St. John's
16	415	John Goebel	Running back	St. Thomas
17	441	Earl Garrett	Defensive back	Boston State

^{Шаблон:Note} The Vikings traded QB Bob Lee and LB Lonnie Warwick to the Atlanta Falcons in exchange for Atlanta's first-round selection (17th overall) and QB Bob Berry.

^{Шаблон:Note} The Vikings traded LB Carl Gersbach and RB Clinton Jones to the San Diego Chargers in exchange for San Diego's second-round selection and the third-round selection they received from the Green Bay Packers (29th and 64th overall).

^{Шаблон:Note} The Vikings traded TE Bob Brown to the New Orleans Saints in exchange for New Orleans' fourth-round selection (86th overall) and 1973 sixth-round selection.

^{Шаблон:Note} The Vikings traded their fourth-round selection (103rd overall) to the Cincinnati Bengals in exchange for OG Steve Lawson.

^{Шаблон:Note} The Vikings traded WR Gene Washington to the Denver Broncos in exchange for Denver's fifth-round selection (120th overall) and WR Rod Sherman.

^{Шаблон:Note} The Vikings traded their fifth-round selection (129th overall) to the Baltimore Colts in exchange for DB Charlie Stukes.

^{Шаблон:Note} The Vikings traded DB Charlie Stukes to the Los Angeles Rams in exchange for Los Angeles' fifth-round selection (128th overall).

^{Шаблон:Note} The Vikings traded the fifth-round selection they received from the Los Angeles Rams (128th overall) to the Philadelphia Eagles in exchange for LB Ron Porter.

Preseason

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Attendance
1	August 10	at Denver Broncos	L 21–27	0–1	Mile High Stadium	23,822
2	August 19	at Miami Dolphins	L 9–21	0–2	Miami Orange Bowl	67,693
3	August 25	Buffalo Bills	W 32–13	1–2	Metropolitan Stadium	46,553
4	August 31	at St. Louis Cardinals	W 14–10	2–2	Busch Memorial Stadium	38,040
5	September 7	San Diego Chargers	W 42–0	3–2	Metropolitan Stadium	46,553

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Attendance
1	September 15	at Green Bay Packers	W 32–17	1–0	Lambeau Field	56,267
2	September 22	at Detroit Lions	W 7–6	2–0	Tiger Stadium	49,703
3	September 29	Chicago Bears	W 11–7	3–0	Metropolitan Stadium	46,217
4	October 6	at Dallas Cowboys	W 23–21	4–0	Texas Stadium	57,847
5	October 13	Houston Oilers	W 51–10	5–0	Metropolitan Stadium	48,006
6	October 20	Detroit Lions	L 16–20	5–1	Metropolitan Stadium	47,807
7	October 27	New England Patriots	L 14–17	5–2	Metropolitan Stadium	48,177
8	November 3	at Chicago Bears	W 17–0	6–2	Soldier Field	33,343
9	Шаблон:Tooltip	at St. Louis Cardinals	W 28–24	7–2	Civic Center Busch Memorial Stadium	50,183
10	November 17	Green Bay Packers	L 7–19	7–3	Metropolitan Stadium	47,924
11	November 24	at Los Angeles Rams	L 17–20	7–4	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum	90,266
12	December 1	New Orleans Saints	W 29–9	8–4	Metropolitan Stadium	44,202
13	Шаблон:Tooltip	Atlanta Falcons	W 23–10	9–4	Metropolitan Stadium	47,105
14	Шаблон:Tooltip	at Kansas City Chiefs	W 35–15	10–4	Arrowhead Stadium	35,480

Playoffs

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Venue	Attendance
Divisional	December 21	St. Louis Cardinals	W 30–14	Metropolitan Stadium	48,150
Conference	December 29	Los Angeles Rams	W 14–10	Metropolitan Stadium	48,444
Super Bowl IX	January 12	Pittsburgh Steelers	L 6–16	Tulane Stadium	80,997

Game summaries

NFC Divisional Playoff: vs. St. Louis Cardinals

Шаблон:Americanfootballbox Aided by the Cardinals' turnovers, the Vikings scored 16 points in less than 7 minutes in the third quarter. On their first possession of the game, St. Louis drove to the Vikings 35-yard line, but lost the ball on a failed 4th-and-1 conversion attempt. St. Louis eventually got onto the scoreboard first with quarterback Jim Hart's 13-yard touchdown pass to receiver Earl Thomas, but Minnesota countered when quarterback Fran Tarkenton completed a 16-yard touchdown pass to John Gilliam. The 7–7 tie would last till the end of the half. The Cardinals had a chance to take the lead with a 56-yard drive to the Vikings 6-yard line, but Jim Bakken missed a 23-yard field goal attempt as time expired.

On the third play of the second half, Vikings defensive back Jeff Wright intercepted a pass from Hart and returned it 18 yards to set up Fred Cox's 37-yard field goal, giving his team a 10–7 lead. Exactly 60 seconds later, on the Cardinals' ensuing drive, Terry Metcalf lost a fumble while being leveled by Vikings linemen Alan Page and Carl Eller. Cornerback Nate Wright picked up the loose ball and returned it 20 yards for a touchdown that increased Minnesota's lead to 17–7. A few minutes later, Tarkenton finished off a 16-point quarter with a 38-yard touchdown pass to Gilliam. In the fourth quarter, Vikings running back Chuck Foreman, who finished the game with 114 rushing yards and 5 receptions for 54 yards, recorded a 4-yard touchdown run to give Minnesota a 30–7 lead. By the time Metcalf rushed for an 11-yard fourth-quarter touchdown, the game was already out of reach for the Cardinals.

NFC Championship Game: vs. Los Angeles Rams

Шаблон:Americanfootballbox On an unusually balmy day for December in Minnesota, the Vikings were able to hold onto the ball for the final 5:37 of the game to preserve a 14–10 victory. After a scoreless first quarter, Minnesota quarterback Fran Tarkenton threw a 29-yard touchdown to Jim Lash. Rams kicker David Ray later added a 27-yard field goal to cut the lead to 7–3 before halftime. In the third quarter, Los Angeles advanced the ball from their own 1-yard line to the Minnesota 1-yard line. The big play on the drive was a 73-yard pass play to Harold Jackson, who was finally pushed out of bounds at the Vikings 2 by safety Jeff Wright. With the ball inside the one-yard line, Rams guard Tom Mack was controversially called for illegal procedure (replays showed Mack did not move). Moved back to the six-yard line, the Rams were forced to pass for a touchdown on third down but the pass was deflected and Vikings linebacker Wally Hilgenberg intercepted the ball in the end zone for a touchback. Minnesota then went on a 15-play drive that took almost eight minutes off the clock to score on Dave Osborn's 4-yard touchdown run. With 7:15 left to play in the game, the Rams then cut the deficit to 14–10 with Harold Jackson's 44-yard touchdown reception. Then after forcing the Vikings to punt, Los Angeles drove to the Minnesota 45-yard line. But a third down sack forced the Rams to punt again and the Vikings kept the ball to run out the clock.

Statistics

Team leaders

width=150px style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle"| Category	width=150px style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle"| Player(s)	width=75px style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle"| Value
Passing yards	Fran Tarkenton	2,598
Passing touchdowns	Fran Tarkenton	17
Rushing yards	Chuck Foreman	777
Rushing touchdowns	Chuck Foreman	9
Receiving yards	Jim Lash	631
Receiving touchdowns	Chuck Foreman	6
Points	Chuck Foreman	90
Kickoff return yards	Brent McClanahan	549
Punt return yards	Jackie Wallace	191
Interceptions	Nate Wright	6

League rankings

width=150px style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle" | Category	width=100px style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle" | Total yards	width=110px style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle" | Yards per game	width=80px style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle" | NFL rank Шаблон:Small
Passing offense	2,755	196.8	2nd
Rushing offense	1,856	132.6	15th
Total offense	4,611	329.4	3rd
Passing defense	2,302	164.4	18th
Rushing defense	1,605	114.6	5th
Total defense	3,907	279.1	10th