| Chicago Bears at Minnesota Vikings |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: October 7, 1962 Location: Bloomington, MN Venue: Metropolitan Stadium Attendance: 33141 |
| Weather: Light Rain Temp: 55 F Humidty: 100% Wind: 10 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago BearsCHIB | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 13 |
| Minnesota VikingsMIN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | CHIB | MIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Roger LeClerc 13 FG | 3 | 0 |
| 3 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Ronnie Bull 24 run (Roger LeClerc kick) | 10 | 0 |
| 4 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Roger LeClerc 40 FG | 13 | 0 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | ||
| Offense | ||
| 84 | SE | Bo Farrington |
| 70 | LOT | Herm Lee |
| 67 | LOG | Ted Karras |
| 50 | C | Mike Pyle |
| 60 | ROG | Roger Davis |
| 79 | ROT | Art Anderson |
| 89 | TE | Mike Ditka |
| 9 | QB | Billy Wade |
| 29 | HB | Ronnie Bull |
| 47 | FL | Johnny Morris |
| 35 | FB | Rick Casares |
| Defense | ||
| 82 | LDE | Maury Youmans |
| 74 | LDT | Bob Kilcullen |
| 71 | RDT | Earl Leggett |
| 81 | RDE | Doug Atkins |
| 31 | LLB | Joe Fortunato |
| 61 | MLB | Bill George |
| 33 | RLB | Larry Morris |
| 25 | LCB | J.C. Caroline |
| 17 | LS | Richie Petitbon |
| 24 | RS | Rosey Taylor |
| 23 | RCB | Dave Whitsell |
| Minnesota Vikings | ||
| Offense | ||
| 84 | SE | Oscar Donahue |
| 67 | LOT | Grady Alderman |
| 65 | LOG | Gerry Huth |
| 53 | C | Mick Tingelhoff |
| 64 | ROG | Mike Rabold |
| 72 | ROT | Frank Youso |
| 82 | TE | Steve Stonebreaker |
| 10 | QB | Fran Tarkenton |
| 20 | HB | Tommy Mason |
| 89 | FL | Jerry Reichow |
| 35 | FB | Doug Mayberry |
| Defense | ||
| 51 | LDE | Jim Leo |
| 79 | LDT | Jim Prestel |
| 76 | RDT | Paul Dickson |
| 70 | RDE | Jim Marshall |
| 31 | LLB | Clancy Osborne |
| 60 | MLB | Roy Winston |
| 36 | RLB | Jim Christopherson |
| 25 | LCB | Dean Derby |
| 21 | LS | Chuck Lamson |
| 22 | RS | Bill Butler |
| 45 | RCB | Ed Sharockman |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Ronnie Bull | 11 | 56 | 5.1 | 24t | 1 |
| Rick Casares | 10 | 39 | 3.9 | 9 | 0 |
| Billy Wade | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Joe Marconi | 3 | 7 | 2.3 | 3 | 0 |
| Willie Galimore | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Tommy Mason | 15 | 82 | 5.5 | 17 | 0 |
| Doug Mayberry | 9 | 26 | 2.9 | 10 | 0 |
| Mel Triplett | 6 | 16 | 2.7 | 12 | 0 |
| John McCormick | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Bill Brown | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 2 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||||||||
| Billy Wade | 29 | 13 | 44.8 | 0 | 156 | 5.4 | 30 | 0 | 21 | 61.8 | |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||||||||
| Fran Tarkenton | 19 | 10 | 52.6 | 1 | 179 | 9.4 | 0 | 59 | 63.3 | ||
| John McCormick | 5 | 2 | 40.0 | 2 | 16 | 3.2 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 9.2 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Mike Ditka | 4 | 69 | 17.3 | 23 | 0 |
| Johnny Morris | 4 | 45 | 11.3 | 16 | 0 |
| Joe Marconi | 1 | 30 | 30.0 | 30 | 0 |
| Ronnie Bull | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Willie Galimore | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Angelo Coia | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Rick Casares | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Oscar Donahue | 5 | 63 | 12.6 | 24 | 0 |
| Steve Stonebreaker | 3 | 74 | 24.7 | 56 | 0 |
| Jerry Reichow | 3 | 50 | 16.7 | 23 | 0 |
| Tommy Mason | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Larry Morris | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 9 | 0 |
| Dave Whitsell | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Bobby Joe Green | 7 | 295 | 42.1 | 48 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Mike Mercer | 3 | 122 | 40.7 | 43 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
| Billy Martin | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Bobby Reed | 4 | 0 | 36 | 9.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Bill Butler | 1 | 0 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
| Ed O'Bradovich | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 | |
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Bill Butler | 3 | 64 | 21.3 | 26 | 0 | |
| Bobby Reed | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 | |
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