Foreman was struck in the eye by a snowball thrown by a Bills fan and suffered from blurred vision as a result. Although he later scored a fourth touchdown in the game to tie the record at 22, head coach Bud Grant pulled Foreman from the game for the fourth quarter as a precaution. Simpson broke the record on a 64-yard touchdown reception to bring his total on the season to 23. Later that day, Jim Otis of the St. Louis Cardinals surpassed Foreman's season rushing total by 6 yards. This left Foreman in second place with 1,070 yards, becoming the first 1,000-yard rusher in Vikings franchise history. Foreman was awarded first-team All-Pro honors and appeared in a third-consecutive Pro Bowl for his 1975 season. The Vikings also won the NFC Central for a third-consecutive season with a 12–2 record. However, they were defeated in the divisional round of the playoffs by the Dallas Cowboys in what has become known as the Hail Mary Game, during which Cowboys quarterback Roger Staubach completed a game-winning 50-yard touchdown pass to Drew Pearson in the final seconds. Foreman amassed 51 touchdowns over a three-year span (1974–1976), and he played in three Super Bowls with the Vikings. In game 7 of 1976, he became the only Viking to rush for 200 yards in a game until Adrian Peterson in 2007. Injuries plagued him throughout the 1978 and 1979 seasons and Foreman was subsequently traded to the New England Patriots, where he spent the 1980 season before retiring. He ended his career with 5,950 rushing yards on 1,556 carries (3.8 yard average), and 53 rushing touchdowns. He had 350 receptions, one of 51 receivers to reach that number up to that point. At the time he had retired, he was ranked 17th in league history in rushing yards, 15th in carries, and 11th in rushing touchdowns; Foreman now ranks in the top 75 (as of 2023) in touchdowns. Personal life Chuck's son Jay Foreman played linebacker in the NFL from 1999 to 2006 Chuck is a substitute teacher in Minnesota at Bloomington Kennedy High School and Valley View Middle School in Bloomington, Minnesota Chuck hosts a weekly internet radio talk show called SPIN IT! with Chuck Foreman Sound Advice For Life is a student development program established by Chuck Foreman to provide positive reinforcement and guidelines for a productive life. NFL career statistics NFL records