| Minnesota Vikings at Detroit Lions |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: November 17, 1968 Location: Detroit, MI Venue: Tiger Stadium Attendance: 48654 |
| Weather: Overcast Temp: 45 F Humidty: 86% Wind: 9 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota VikingsMIN | 3 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 13 |
| Detroit LionsDET | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | MIN | DET |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Fred Cox 30 FG | 3 | 0 |
| 3 | Detroit LionsDET | Wayne Walker 33 FG | 3 | 3 |
| 3 | Detroit LionsDET | Wayne Walker 28 FG | 3 | 6 |
| 3 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Jim Lindsey 2 run (Fred Cox kick) | 10 | 6 |
| 4 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Fred Cox 27 FG | 13 | 6 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||
| Offense | ||
| 84 | SE | Gene Washington |
| 67 | LOT | Grady Alderman |
| 63 | LOG | Jim Vellone |
| 53 | C | Mick Tingelhoff |
| 64 | ROG | Milt Sunde |
| 71 | ROT | Doug Davis |
| 87 | TE | John Beasley |
| 11 | QB | Joe Kapp |
| 26 | HB | Clint Jones |
| 86 | FL | Tom Hall |
| 30 | FB | Bill Brown |
| Defense | ||
| 81 | LDE | Carl Eller |
| 77 | LDT | Gary Larsen |
| 88 | RDT | Alan Page |
| 70 | RDE | Jim Marshall |
| 60 | LLB | Roy Winston |
| 59 | MLB | Lonnie Warwick |
| 58 | RLB | Wally Hilgenberg |
| 46 | LCB | Earsell Mackbee |
| 29 | LS | Karl Kassulke |
| 22 | RS | Paul Krause |
| 45 | RCB | Ed Sharockman |
| Detroit Lions | ||
| Offense | ||
| 25 | SE | Earl McCullouch |
| 73 | LOT | Roger Shoals |
| 63 | LOG | Chuck Walton |
| 54 | C | Ed Flanagan |
| 66 | ROG | Bob Kowalkowski |
| 79 | ROT | Charlie Bradshaw |
| 88 | TE | Charlie Sanders |
| 19 | QB | Bill Munson |
| 43 | HB | Dave Kopay |
| 3 | FL | Billy Gambrell |
| 38 | FB | Bill Triplett |
| Defense | ||
| 78 | LDE | John Baker |
| 71 | LDT | Alex Karras |
| 82 | RDT | Jerry Rush |
| 70 | RDE | Denis Moore |
| 58 | LLB | Paul Naumoff |
| 53 | MLB | Mike Lucci |
| 55 | RLB | Wayne Walker |
| 20 | LCB | Lem Barney |
| 28 | LS | Mike Weger |
| 48 | RS | Tommy Vaughn |
| 44 | RCB | Dick LeBeau |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIN | 15 | 8 | 6 | 1 | / | / | 4 | 28 | 1 | 0 | |
| DET | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | / | / | 4 | 32 | 1 | 0 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Bill Brown | 17 | 41 | 2.4 | 17 | 0 |
| Joe Kapp | 7 | 35 | 5.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Jim Lindsey | 13 | 33 | 2.5 | 9 | 1 |
| Clint Jones | 10 | 30 | 3.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 47 | 139 | 3.0 | 17 | 1 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Mel Farr | 15 | 72 | 4.8 | 11 | 0 |
| Bill Triplett | 5 | 17 | 3.4 | 7 | 0 |
| Tom Nowatzke | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Charlie Sanders | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 22 | 93 | 4.2 | 11 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||||||||
| Joe Kapp | 10 | 6 | 60.0 | 3 | 126 | 12.6 | 37 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 64.6 |
| Team Totals | 10 | 6 | 60.0 | 3 | 126 | 12.6 | 37 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 64.6 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||||||||
| Bill Munson | 20 | 6 | 30.0 | 1 | 77 | 3.9 | 44 | 0 | 4 | 39 | 22.3 |
| Team Totals | 20 | 6 | 30.0 | 1 | 77 | 3.9 | 44 | 0 | 4 | 39 | 22.3 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Gene Washington | 3 | 42 | 14.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Tom Hall | 2 | 52 | 26.0 | 37 | 0 |
| Bill Brown | 1 | 32 | 32.0 | 32 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 6 | 126 | 21.0 | 37 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Mel Farr | 5 | 33 | 6.6 | 14 | 0 |
| Billy Gambrell | 1 | 44 | 44.0 | 44 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 6 | 77 | 12.8 | 44 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Paul Krause | 1 | 29 | 29.0 | 29 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 29 | 29.0 | 29 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Dick LeBeau | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 7 | 0 |
| Lem Barney | 1 | 62 | 62.0 | 62 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 69 | 23.0 | 62 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| King Hill | 6 | 264 | 44.0 | 51 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 6 | 264 | 44.0 | 51 | |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Jerry DePoyster | 8 | 325 | 40.6 | 60 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 8 | 325 | 40.6 | 60 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Charlie West | 4 | 1 | 24 | 6.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Bobby Bryant | 2 | 0 | -4 | -2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 6 | 1 | 20 | 3.3 | 15 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Lem Barney | 2 | 1 | 21 | 10.5 | 16 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 1 | 21 | 10.5 | 16 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Bobby Bryant | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 16 | 0 | |
| Billy Martin | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 3 | 28 | 9.3 | 16 | 0 | |
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Lem Barney | 2 | 47 | 23.5 | 26 | 0 | |
| Bobby Thompson | 2 | 43 | 21.5 | 23 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 4 | 90 | 22.5 | 26 | 0 | |