| Chicago Bears at Minnesota Vikings Game Statistics |
| Date: September 17, 1961 Location: Bloomington, MN |
| Venue: Metropolitan Stadium Attendance: 32326 |
| Weather: Clear Temp: 75 F Humidty: 48% Wind: 21 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago BearsCHIB | 0 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 13 |
| Minnesota VikingsMIN | 3 | 7 | 14 | 13 | 37 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | CHIB | MIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Mike Mercer 12 FG | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Bob Schnelker 14 pass from Fran Tarkenton (Mike Mercer kick) | 0 | 10 |
| 2 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Rick Casares 3 run (Roger LeClerc kick failed) | 6 | 10 |
| 3 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Jerry Reichow 29 pass from Fran Tarkenton (Mike Mercer kick) | 6 | 17 |
| 3 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Hugh McElhenny 2 pass from Fran Tarkenton (Mike Mercer kick) | 6 | 24 |
| 4 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Fran Tarkenton 2 run (Mike Mercer kick) | 6 | 31 |
| 4 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Dave Middleton 2 pass from Fran Tarkenton (Mike Mercer kick failed) | 6 | 37 |
| 4 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Willie Galimore 10 pass from Billy Wade (Roger LeClerc kick) | 13 | 37 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | ||
| Offense | ||
| 46 | SE | Angelo Coia |
| 79 | LOT | Art Anderson |
| 78 | LOG | Stan Jones |
| 50 | C | Mike Pyle |
| 60 | ROG | Roger Davis |
| 70 | ROT | Herm Lee |
| 89 | TE | Mike Ditka |
| 15 | QB | Ed Brown |
| 28 | HB | Willie Galimore |
| 47 | FL | Johnny Morris |
| 35 | FB | Rick Casares |
| Defense | ||
| 82 | LDE | Maury Youmans |
| 75 | LDT | Fred Williams |
| 76 | RDT | John Mellekas |
| 81 | RDE | Doug Atkins |
| 31 | LLB | Joe Fortunato |
| 71 | MLB | Bill George |
| 33 | RLB | Larry Morris |
| 25 | LCB | J.C. Caroline |
| 17 | LS | Richie Petitbon |
| 87 | RS | Harlon Hill |
| 23 | RCB | Dave Whitsell |
| Minnesota Vikings | ||
| Offense | ||
| 39 | SE | Dave Middleton |
| 67 | LOT | Grady Alderman |
| 65 | LOG | Gerry Huth |
| 52 | C | Bill Lapham |
| 64 | ROG | Mike Rabold |
| 72 | ROT | Frank Youso |
| 85 | TE | Bob Schnelker |
| 14 | QB | George Shaw |
| 28 | HB | Dick Haley |
| 39 | FL | Hugh McElhenny |
| 33 | FB | Mel Triplett |
| Defense | ||
| 70 | LDE | Jim Marshall |
| 79 | LDT | Jim Prestel |
| 73 | RDT | Bill Bishop |
| 83 | RDE | Don Joyce |
| 31 | LLB | Clancy Osborne |
| 58 | MLB | Rip Hawkins |
| 54 | RLB | Karl Rubke |
| 40 | LCB | Jack Morris |
| 24 | LS | Rich Mostardi |
| 26 | RS | Charlie Sumner |
| 22 | RCB | Dick Pesonen |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Willie Galimore | 12 | 47 | 3.9 | 10 | 0 |
| Rick Casares | 11 | 38 | 3.5 | 7 | 1 |
| Billy Wade | 2 | 30 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Ed Brown | 4 | 29 | 7.3 | 13 | 0 |
| Bill Brown | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| John Adams | 4 | -24 | -6.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Mel Triplett | 8 | 26 | 3.3 | 7 | 0 |
| Hugh McElhenny | 6 | 25 | 4.2 | 20 | 0 |
| Fran Tarkenton | 4 | 11 | 2.8 | 9 | 1 |
| Tommy Mason | 4 | 8 | 2.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Doug Mayberry | 4 | 8 | 2.0 | 3 | 0 |
| George Shaw | 3 | 1 | 0.3 | 1 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||||||||
| Billy Wade | 10 | 6 | 60.0 | 2 | 109 | 10.9 | 42 | 1 | 0 | 91.2 | |
| Ed Brown | 7 | 2 | 28.6 | 2 | 37 | 5.3 | 23 | 0 | 10 | 9.5 | |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||||||||
| Fran Tarkenton | 23 | 17 | 73.9 | 0 | 250 | 10.9 | 48 | 4 | 15 | 148.6 | |
| George Shaw | 3 | 2 | 66.7 | 0 | 22 | 7.3 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 88.2 | |
| Hugh McElhenny | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | ||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Johnny Morris | 4 | 92 | 23.0 | 42 | 0 |
| Angelo Coia | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Mike Ditka | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Willie Galimore | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10t | 1 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Hugh McElhenny | 6 | 54 | 9.0 | 26 | 1 |
| Dave Middleton | 4 | 50 | 12.5 | 24 | 1 |
| Jerry Reichow | 3 | 103 | 34.3 | 48 | 1 |
| Mel Triplett | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 15 | 0 |
| Bob Schnelker | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 14t | 1 |
| Tommy Mason | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 11 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Jack Morris | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 |
| Dick Grecni | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Rip Hawkins | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Charlie Sumner | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| John Adams | 2 | 56 | 28.0 | 43 | 0 |
| Ed Brown | 1 | 30 | 30.0 | 30 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Mike Mercer | 3 | 138 | 46.0 | 59 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
| Johnny Morris | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Hugh McElhenny | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
| Charlie Bivins | 2 | 39 | 19.5 | 30 | 0 | |
| Willie Galimore | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 20 | 0 | |
| Bill Brown | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 | |
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Tommy Mason | 2 | 62 | 31.0 | 35 | 0 | |
| Jim Leo | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
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