| Minnesota Vikings at Chicago Bears Game Statistics |
| Date: November 11, 1962 Location: Chicago, IL |
| Venue: Wrigley Field Attendance: 46984 |
| Weather: Overcast Temp: 48 F Humidty: 61% Wind: 10 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota VikingsMIN | 7 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 30 |
| Chicago BearsCHIB | 0 | 14 | 7 | 10 | 31 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | MIN | CHIB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Charley Ferguson 23 pass from Fran Tarkenton (Jim Christopherson kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 2 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Jim Christopherson 38 FG | 10 | 0 |
| 2 | Chicago BearsCHIB | John Adams 20 pass from Billy Wade (Roger LeClerc kick) | 10 | 7 |
| 2 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Mike Ditka 7 pass from Billy Wade (Roger LeClerc kick) | 10 | 14 |
| 3 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Charley Ferguson 89 pass from Fran Tarkenton (Jim Christopherson kick) | 17 | 14 |
| 3 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Charley Ferguson 18 pass from Fran Tarkenton (Jim Christopherson kick) | 24 | 14 |
| 3 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Angelo Coia 71 pass from Billy Wade (Roger LeClerc kick) | 24 | 21 |
| 3 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Jim Christopherson 38 FG | 27 | 21 |
| 4 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Billy Wade 1 run (Roger LeClerc kick) | 27 | 28 |
| 4 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Jim Christopherson 10 FG | 30 | 28 |
| 4 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Roger LeClerc 17 FG | 30 | 31 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||
| Offense | ||
| 89 | SE | Jerry Reichow |
| 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 |
| 88 | FL | Charley Ferguson |
| 33 | FB | Mel Triplett |
| Defense | ||
| 51 | LDE | Jim Leo |
| 79 | LDT | Jim Prestel |
| 76 | RDT | Paul Dickson |
| 70 | RDE | Jim Marshall |
| 55 | LLB | Cliff Livingston |
| 58 | MLB | Rip Hawkins |
| 31 | RLB | Clancy Osborne |
| 25 | LCB | Dean Derby |
| 21 | LS | Chuck Lamson |
| 22 | RS | Bill Butler |
| 45 | RCB | Ed Sharockman |
| 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 | ||
| 87 | LDE | Ed O'Bradovich |
| 75 | LDT | Fred Williams |
| 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 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Tommy Mason | 10 | 46 | 4.6 | 20 | 0 |
| Mel Triplett | 10 | 34 | 3.4 | 9 | 0 |
| Hugh McElhenny | 5 | 28 | 5.6 | 27 | 0 |
| Fran Tarkenton | 3 | 23 | 7.7 | 25 | 0 |
| Doug Mayberry | 5 | 12 | 2.4 | 13 | 0 |
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Rick Casares | 13 | 52 | 4.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Ronnie Bull | 10 | 23 | 2.3 | 6 | 0 |
| Billy Wade | 3 | 13 | 4.3 | 9 | 1 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||||||||
| Fran Tarkenton | 23 | 6 | 26.1 | 1 | 173 | 7.5 | 89t | 3 | 26 | 79.9 | |
| John McCormick | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Chicago Bears | |||||||||||
| Billy Wade | 42 | 26 | 61.9 | 5 | 274 | 6.5 | 71t | 3 | 15 | 65.1 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Charley Ferguson | 3 | 130 | 43.3 | 89t | 3 |
| Jerry Reichow | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 17 | 0 |
| Tommy Mason | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Johnny Morris | 8 | 74 | 9.3 | 19 | 0 |
| Mike Ditka | 7 | 59 | 8.4 | 10 | 1 |
| Ronnie Bull | 5 | 11 | 2.2 | 13 | 0 |
| Angelo Coia | 3 | 85 | 28.3 | 71t | 1 |
| John Adams | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20t | 1 |
| Bo Farrington | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Rick Casares | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Ed Sharockman | 2 | 32 | 16.0 | 32 | 0 |
| Bill Butler | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Dean Derby | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Bennie McRae | 1 | 47 | 47.0 | 47 | 0 |
| Rosey Taylor | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| John McCormick | 7 | 239 | 34.1 | 43 | 0 |
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Bobby Joe Green | 4 | 172 | 43.0 | 55 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Tommy Mason | 1 | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Bill Butler | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
| Johnny Morris | 3 | 3 | 37 | 12.3 | 33 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Bill Butler | 4 | 94 | 23.5 | 39 | 0 | |
| Hugh McElhenny | 1 | 40 | 40.0 | 40 | 0 | |
| Tommy Mason | 1 | 38 | 38.0 | 38 | 0 | |
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
| Billy Martin | 3 | 52 | 17.3 | 0 | ||
| Charlie Bivins | 2 | 36 | 18.0 | 0 | ||
| Ronnie Bull | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 27 | 0 | |
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