| Baltimore Colts at Minnesota Vikings Game Statistics |
| Date: September 23, 1962 Location: Bloomington, MN |
| Venue: Metropolitan Stadium Attendance: 30787 |
| Weather: Cloudy Temp: 68 F Humidty: 63% Wind: 12 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baltimore ColtsBAL | 7 | 7 | 3 | 17 | 34 |
| Minnesota VikingsMIN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | BAL | MIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Baltimore ColtsBAL | Dee Mackey 11 pass from Johnny Unitas (Dick Bielski kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 2 | Baltimore ColtsBAL | Tom Matte 3 run (Dick Bielski kick) | 14 | 0 |
| 3 | Baltimore ColtsBAL | Dick Bielski 37 FG | 17 | 0 |
| 4 | Baltimore ColtsBAL | Dee Mackey 17 pass from Lamar McHan (Dick Bielski kick) | 24 | 0 |
| 4 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Tommy Mason 2 run (Mike Mercer kick) | 24 | 7 |
| 4 | Baltimore ColtsBAL | Dick Bielski 40 FG | 27 | 7 |
| 4 | Baltimore ColtsBAL | Mark Smolinski 33 pass from Lamar McHan (Dick Bielski kick) | 34 | 7 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Baltimore Colts | ||
| Offense | ||
| 82 | SE | Raymond Berry |
| 77 | LOT | Jim Parker |
| 62 | LOG | Palmer Pyle |
| 52 | C | Dick Szymanski |
| 68 | ROG | Alex Sandusky |
| 60 | ROT | George Preas |
| 85 | TE | Dee Mackey |
| 19 | QB | Johnny Unitas |
| 41 | HB | Tom Matte |
| 28 | FL | Jimmy Orr |
| 32 | FB | Mark Smolinski |
| Defense | ||
| 89 | LDE | Gino Marchetti |
| 75 | LDT | Jim Colvin |
| 74 | RDT | Billy Ray Smith |
| 81 | RDE | Ordell Braase |
| 55 | LLB | Jackie Burkett |
| 36 | MLB | Bill Pellington |
| 66 | RLB | Don Shinnick |
| 40 | LCB | Bobby Boyd |
| 80 | LS | Andy Nelson |
| 46 | RS | Jim Welch |
| 26 | RCB | Wendell Harris |
| Minnesota Vikings | ||
| Offense | ||
| 84 | SE | Oscar Donahue |
| 67 | LOT | Grady Alderman |
| 62 | LOG | Bob Denton |
| 53 | C | Mick Tingelhoff |
| 64 | ROG | Mike Rabold |
| 72 | ROT | Frank Youso |
| 82 | TE | Steve Stonebreaker |
| 10 | QB | Fran Tarkenton |
| 39 | HB | Hugh McElhenny |
| 89 | FL | Jerry Reichow |
| 35 | FB | Doug Mayberry |
| Defense | ||
| 51 | LDE | Jim Leo |
| 79 | LDT | Jim Prestel |
| 61 | RDT | Larry Bowie |
| 70 | RDE | Jim Marshall |
| 55 | LLB | Cliff Livingston |
| 58 | MLB | Rip Hawkins |
| 31 | RLB | Clancy Osborne |
| 25 | LCB | Dean Derby |
| 22 | LS | Bill Butler |
| 21 | RS | Chuck Lamson |
| 45 | RCB | Ed Sharockman |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baltimore Colts | |||||
| Mark Smolinski | 21 | 71 | 3.4 | 9 | 0 |
| Tom Matte | 12 | 47 | 3.9 | 16 | 1 |
| Joe Perry | 8 | 32 | 4.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Bob Clemens | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 6 | 0 |
| Johnny Unitas | 3 | -6 | -2.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Hugh McElhenny | 6 | 20 | 3.3 | 6 | 0 |
| Fran Tarkenton | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | |
| Tommy Mason | 6 | 8 | 1.3 | 5 | 1 |
| Doug Mayberry | 3 | 7 | 2.3 | 4 | 0 |
| Bill Brown | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 3 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baltimore Colts | |||||||||||
| Johnny Unitas | 21 | 13 | 61.9 | 2 | 133 | 6.3 | 44 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 56.4 |
| Lamar McHan | 4 | 3 | 75.0 | 0 | 62 | 15.5 | 33 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 156.2 |
| Tom Matte | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 39.6 | |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||||||||
| Fran Tarkenton | 31 | 15 | 48.4 | 1 | 199 | 6.4 | 41 | 0 | 86 | 55.7 | |
| John McCormick | 3 | 2 | 66.7 | 1 | 20 | 6.7 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 45.8 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baltimore Colts | |||||
| Raymond Berry | 5 | 36 | 7.2 | 12 | 0 |
| Dee Mackey | 3 | 37 | 12.3 | 17 | 2 |
| Jimmy Orr | 2 | 55 | 27.5 | 44 | 0 |
| Mark Smolinski | 2 | 35 | 17.5 | 33t | 1 |
| Dick Bielski | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Tom Matte | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Joe Perry | 1 | -6 | -6.0 | -6 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Tommy Mason | 7 | 92 | 13.1 | 41 | 0 |
| Steve Stonebreaker | 3 | 52 | 17.3 | 25 | 0 |
| Jerry Reichow | 3 | 40 | 13.3 | 23 | 0 |
| Oscar Donahue | 3 | 27 | 9.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Doug Mayberry | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baltimore Colts | |||||
| Wendell Harris | 1 | 38 | 38.0 | 38 | 0 |
| Andy Nelson | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Dean Derby | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baltimore Colts | |||||
| Tom Gilburg | 4 | 164 | 41.0 | 50 | 0 |
| Lamar McHan | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Mike Mercer | 7 | 282 | 40.3 | 52 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baltimore Colts | ||||||
| Wendell Harris | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | |
| Bake Turner | 1 | 0 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Andy Nelson | 1 | 0 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Bobby Boyd | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Hawkins | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Bill Butler | 2 | 1 | 26 | 13.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Bobby Reed | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baltimore Colts | ||||||
| Bake Turner | 2 | 39 | 19.5 | 20 | 0 | |
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Bobby Reed | 5 | 143 | 28.6 | 33 | 0 | |
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