| Minnesota Vikings at Green Bay Packers Game Statistics |
| Date: October 29, 1961 Location: Milwaukee, WI |
| Venue: County Stadium Attendance: 44112 |
| Weather: Light Rain Temp: 63 F Humidty: 87% Wind: 6 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota VikingsMIN | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
| Green Bay PackersGB | 14 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 28 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | MIN | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Green Bay PackersGB | Paul Hornung 1 run (Paul Hornung kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | Green Bay PackersGB | Ron Kramer 10 pass from Paul Hornung (Paul Hornung kick) | 0 | 14 |
| 2 | Green Bay PackersGB | Jim Taylor 8 pass from Bart Starr (Paul Hornung kick) | 0 | 21 |
| 2 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Jerry Reichow 19 pass from George Shaw (Mike Mercer kick) | 7 | 21 |
| 3 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Mike Mercer 13 FG | 10 | 21 |
| 4 | Green Bay PackersGB | Max McGee 23 pass from Bart Starr (Paul Hornung kick) | 10 | 28 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||
| Offense | ||
| 82 | SE | A.D. Williams |
| 67 | LOT | Grady Alderman |
| 65 | LOG | Gerry Huth |
| 52 | C | Bill Lapham |
| 64 | ROG | Mike Rabold |
| 72 | ROT | Frank Youso |
| 87 | TE | Gordon Smith |
| 10 | QB | Fran Tarkenton |
| 39 | HB | Hugh McElhenny |
| 89 | FL | Jerry Reichow |
| 32 | FB | Ray Hayes |
| Defense | ||
| 59 | LDE | Jim Leo |
| 79 | LDT | Jim Prestel |
| 71 | RDT | Ed Culpepper |
| 83 | RDE | Don Joyce |
| 31 | LLB | Clancy Osborne |
| 58 | MLB | Rip Hawkins |
| 54 | RLB | Karl Rubke |
| 40 | LCB | Jack Morris |
| 25 | LS | Dean Derby |
| 26 | RS | Charlie Sumner |
| 22 | RCB | Dick Pesonen |
| Green Bay Packers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 85 | SE | Max McGee |
| 78 | LOT | Norm Masters |
| 63 | LOG | Fuzzy Thurston |
| 51 | C | Jim Ringo |
| 64 | ROG | Jerry Kramer |
| 75 | ROT | Forrest Gregg |
| 88 | TE | Ron Kramer |
| 15 | QB | Bart Starr |
| 5 | HB | Paul Hornung |
| 86 | FL | Boyd Dowler |
| 31 | FB | Jim Taylor |
| Defense | ||
| 87 | LDE | Willie Davis |
| 79 | LDT | Dave Hanner |
| 74 | RDT | Henry Jordan |
| 83 | RDE | Bill Quinlan |
| 58 | LLB | Dan Currie |
| 66 | MLB | Ray Nitschke |
| 71 | RLB | Bill Forester |
| 46 | LCB | Hank Gremminger |
| 27 | LS | John Symank |
| 24 | RS | Willie Wood |
| 47 | RCB | Jesse Whittenton |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Hugh McElhenny | 12 | 99 | 8.3 | 39 | 0 |
| Doug Mayberry | 5 | 26 | 5.2 | 13 | 0 |
| George Shaw | 3 | 25 | 8.3 | 19 | 0 |
| Fran Tarkenton | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Tommy Mason | 3 | 12 | 4.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Ray Hayes | 2 | -1 | -0.5 | 2 | 0 |
| Mike Mercer | 1 | -32 | -32.0 | -32 | 0 |
| Green Bay Packers | |||||
| Paul Hornung | 12 | 70 | 5.8 | 11 | 1 |
| Jim Taylor | 16 | 54 | 3.4 | 6 | 0 |
| Tom Moore | 7 | 35 | 5.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Ron Kramer | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Elijah Pitts | 2 | -4 | -2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||||||||
| George Shaw | 18 | 9 | 50.0 | 1 | 119 | 6.6 | 33 | 1 | 17 | 66.7 | |
| Fran Tarkenton | 6 | 1 | 16.7 | 0 | 19 | 3.2 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 40.3 | |
| Green Bay Packers | |||||||||||
| Bart Starr | 24 | 18 | 75.0 | 0 | 311 | 13.0 | 48 | 2 | 11 | 144.4 | |
| Paul Hornung | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 10 | 10.0 | 10t | 1 | 0 | 147.9 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Jerry Reichow | 4 | 52 | 13.0 | 19t | 1 |
| Gordon Smith | 2 | 38 | 19.0 | 33 | 0 |
| Dave Middleton | 2 | 36 | 18.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Tommy Mason | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Doug Mayberry | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Green Bay Packers | |||||
| Max McGee | 6 | 102 | 17.0 | 29 | 1 |
| Boyd Dowler | 5 | 121 | 24.2 | 48 | 0 |
| Ron Kramer | 4 | 71 | 17.8 | 29 | 1 |
| Jim Taylor | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 12 | 1 |
| Tom Moore | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Paul Hornung | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Green Bay Packers | |||||
| Willie Wood | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Mike Mercer | 4 | 143 | 35.8 | 40 | 0 |
| Green Bay Packers | |||||
| Boyd Dowler | 2 | 75 | 37.5 | 0 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Tommy Mason | 1 | 0 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Hugh McElhenny | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Green Bay Packers | ||||||
| Willie Wood | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Tommy Mason | 3 | 67 | 22.3 | 30 | 0 | |
| Justin Rowland | 2 | 37 | 18.5 | 21 | 0 | |
| Green Bay Packers | ||||||
| Tom Moore | 2 | 55 | 27.5 | 0 | ||
| Herb Adderley | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 | |
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