| Minnesota Vikings at Chicago Bears Game Statistics |
| Date: December 17, 1961 Location: Chicago, IL |
| Venue: Wrigley Field Attendance: 34539 |
| Weather: Overcast Temp: 35 F Humidty: 82% Wind: 17 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | 14 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 35 |
| Chicago Bears | 7 | 14 | 24 | 7 | 52 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | MIN | CHIB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Minnesota Vikings | Hugh McElhenny 81 punt return (Mike Mercer kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 1 | Minnesota Vikings | Jerry Reichow 30 pass from Fran Tarkenton (Mike Mercer kick) | 14 | 0 |
| 1 | Chicago Bears | Angelo Coia 62 pass from Billy Wade (Roger LeClerc kick) | 14 | 7 |
| 2 | Chicago Bears | Willie Galimore 8 run (Roger LeClerc kick) | 14 | 14 |
| 2 | Chicago Bears | Mike Ditka 2 pass from Billy Wade (Roger LeClerc kick) | 14 | 21 |
| 2 | Minnesota Vikings | Jerry Reichow 11 pass from Fran Tarkenton (Mike Mercer kick) | 21 | 21 |
| 3 | Chicago Bears | Angelo Coia 16 pass from Billy Wade (Roger LeClerc kick) | 21 | 28 |
| 3 | Chicago Bears | Roger LeClerc 17 FG | 21 | 31 |
| 3 | Chicago Bears | Mike Ditka 30 pass from Billy Wade (Roger LeClerc kick) | 21 | 38 |
| 3 | Minnesota Vikings | Gordon Smith 10 pass from Fran Tarkenton (Mike Mercer kick) | 28 | 38 |
| 3 | Chicago Bears | Charlie Bivins 30 run (Roger LeClerc kick) | 28 | 45 |
| 4 | Minnesota Vikings | Jerry Reichow 24 pass from Fran Tarkenton (Mike Mercer kick) | 35 | 45 |
| 4 | Chicago Bears | Willie Galimore 60 run (Roger LeClerc kick) | 35 | 52 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Mel Triplett | 15 | 121 | 8.1 | 0 | |
| Hugh McElhenny | 7 | 32 | 4.6 | 15 | 0 |
| Dave Middleton | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Fran Tarkenton | 2 | -4 | -2.0 | 0 | |
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Willie Galimore | 13 | 97 | 7.5 | 2 | |
| Johnny Morris | 4 | 52 | 13.0 | 0 | |
| Rick Casares | 10 | 41 | 4.1 | 12 | 0 |
| Charlie Bivins | 3 | 41 | 13.7 | 1 | |
| Bill Brown | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Jim Smith | 3 | 6 | 2.0 | 0 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||||||||
| Fran Tarkenton | 22 | 12 | 54.5 | 1 | 161 | 7.3 | 4 | 98.7 | |||
| Chicago Bears | |||||||||||
| Billy Wade | 34 | 23 | 67.6 | 1 | 355 | 10.4 | 62 | 4 | 8 | 128.9 | |
| Ed Brown | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | ||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Jerry Reichow | 6 | 90 | 15.0 | 3 | |
| Gordon Smith | 2 | 51 | 25.5 | 1 | |
| Hugh McElhenny | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Ray Hayes | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Mel Triplett | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Mike Ditka | 8 | 102 | 12.8 | 2 | |
| Willie Galimore | 3 | 41 | 13.7 | 0 | |
| Angelo Coia | 2 | 78 | 39.0 | 2 | |
| Rick Casares | 2 | 48 | 24.0 | 31 | 0 |
| Bill Brown | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 13 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Jack Morris | 1 | 65 | 65.0 | 65 | 0 |
| Rip Hawkins | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Richie Petitbon | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Mike Mercer | 7 | 257 | 36.7 | 0 | |
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Ed Brown | 2 | 60 | 30.0 | 30 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Hugh McElhenny | 1 | 81 | 81.0 | 81t | 1 | |
| Jamie Caleb | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 | |
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
| Johnny Morris | 4 | 11 | 2.8 | 0 | ||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Dick Pesonen | 5 | 133 | 26.6 | 0 | ||
| Mel Triplett | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 | |
| Jim Leo | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
| Johnny Morris | 2 | 46 | 23.0 | 0 | ||
| Willie Galimore | 2 | 45 | 22.5 | 0 | ||
| Charlie Bivins | 1 | 31 | 31.0 | 31 | 0 | |
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