| Detroit Lions at Minnesota Vikings Game Statistics |
| Date: November 19, 1961 Location: Bloomington, MN |
| Venue: Metropolitan Stadium Attendance: 32296 |
| Weather: Scattered Clouds Temp: 35 F Humidty: 78% Wind: 9 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit LionsDET | 0 | 14 | 9 | 14 | 37 |
| Minnesota VikingsMIN | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | DET | MIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Mike Mercer 13 FG | 0 | 3 |
| 1 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Jerry Reichow 23 pass from Fran Tarkenton (Mike Mercer kick) | 0 | 10 |
| 2 | Detroit LionsDET | Nick Pietrosante 1 run (Jim Martin kick) | 7 | 10 |
| 2 | Detroit LionsDET | Terry Barr 18 pass from Earl Morrall (Jim Martin kick) | 14 | 10 |
| 3 | Detroit LionsDET | Jim Martin 15 FG | 17 | 10 |
| 3 | Detroit LionsDET | Gail Cogdill 37 pass from Earl Morrall (Jim Martin kick blocked) | 23 | 10 |
| 4 | Detroit LionsDET | Terry Barr 9 pass from Earl Morrall (Jim Martin kick) | 30 | 10 |
| 4 | Detroit LionsDET | Joe Schmidt 8 interception return (Jim Martin kick) | 37 | 10 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | ||
| Offense | ||
| 89 | SE | Gail Cogdill |
| 79 | LOT | John Gonzaga |
| 66 | LOG | Harley Sewell |
| 50 | C | Bob Scholtz |
| 73 | ROG | Ollie Spencer |
| 77 | ROT | Danny LaRose |
| 80 | TE | Jim Gibbons |
| 15 | QB | Jim Ninowski |
| 45 | HB | Danny Lewis |
| 41 | FL | Terry Barr |
| 33 | FB | Nick Pietrosante |
| Defense | ||
| 78 | LDE | Darris McCord |
| 71 | LDT | Alex Karras |
| 76 | RDT | Roger Brown |
| 53 | RDE | Bill Glass |
| 57 | LLB | Carl Brettschneider |
| 56 | MLB | Joe Schmidt |
| 55 | RLB | Wayne Walker |
| 81 | LCB | Dick Lane |
| 43 | LS | Gary Lowe |
| 28 | RS | Yale Lary |
| 44 | RCB | Dick LeBeau |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 71 | LDT | Ed Culpepper |
| 79 | RDT | Jim Prestel |
| 70 | RDE | Jim Marshall |
| 50 | LLB | Dick Grecni |
| 58 | MLB | Rip Hawkins |
| 54 | RLB | Karl Rubke |
| 40 | LCB | Jack Morris |
| 25 | LS | Dean Derby |
| 26 | RS | Charlie Sumner |
| 47 | RCB | Justin Rowland |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Earl Morrall | 7 | 62 | 8.9 | 25 | 0 |
| Danny Lewis | 12 | 48 | 4.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Nick Pietrosante | 14 | 39 | 2.8 | 12 | 1 |
| Jim Ninowski | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Johnny Olszewski | 5 | 11 | 2.2 | 8 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Tommy Mason | 3 | 36 | 12.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Hugh McElhenny | 10 | 24 | 2.4 | 8 | 0 |
| Fran Tarkenton | 3 | 14 | 4.7 | 17 | 0 |
| Mel Triplett | 3 | 7 | 2.3 | 3 | 0 |
| Ray Hayes | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Jerry Reichow | 1 | -15 | -15.0 | -15 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||||||||
| Earl Morrall | 17 | 13 | 76.5 | 0 | 154 | 9.1 | 37t | 3 | 0 | 143.1 | |
| Jim Ninowski | 6 | 2 | 33.3 | 1 | 33 | 5.5 | 25 | 0 | 8 | 13.2 | |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||||||||
| Fran Tarkenton | 24 | 13 | 54.2 | 2 | 116 | 4.8 | 46 | 1 | 59 | 46.5 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Terry Barr | 8 | 97 | 12.1 | 25 | 2 |
| Gail Cogdill | 2 | 59 | 29.5 | 37t | 1 |
| Danny Lewis | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 17 | 0 |
| Howard Cassady | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Nick Pietrosante | 1 | -6 | -6.0 | -6 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Dave Middleton | 3 | 60 | 20.0 | 46 | 0 |
| Jerry Reichow | 3 | 54 | 18.0 | 23t | 1 |
| Hugh McElhenny | 3 | 4 | 1.3 | 11 | 0 |
| Mel Triplett | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 6 | 0 |
| Ray Hayes | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Jamie Caleb | 1 | -13 | -13.0 | -13 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Yale Lary | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Joe Schmidt | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8t | 1 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Justin Rowland | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Yale Lary | 5 | 239 | 47.8 | 58 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Mike Mercer | 5 | 194 | 38.8 | 48 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Pat Studstill | 1 | 2 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Hugh McElhenny | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 | |
| Tommy Mason | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Howard Cassady | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 | |
| Pat Studstill | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 | |
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Justin Rowland | 3 | 65 | 21.7 | 23 | 0 | |
| Jamie Caleb | 2 | 48 | 24.0 | 38 | 0 | |
| Tommy Mason | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 | |
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