| Detroit Lions at Minnesota Vikings |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: November 18, 1962 Location: Bloomington, MN Venue: Metropolitan Stadium Attendance: 31257 |
| Weather: Overcast Temp: 32 F Humidty: 56% Wind: 8 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit LionsDET | 0 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 17 |
| Minnesota VikingsMIN | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | DET | MIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Jim Christopherson 16 FG | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | Detroit LionsDET | Milt Plum 32 FG | 3 | 3 |
| 2 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Jim Christopherson 14 FG | 3 | 6 |
| 4 | Detroit LionsDET | Jim Gibbons 5 pass from Earl Morrall (Wayne Walker kick) | 10 | 6 |
| 4 | Detroit LionsDET | Jim Gibbons 2 pass from Earl Morrall (Wayne Walker kick) | 17 | 6 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | ||
| Offense | ||
| 89 | SE | Gail Cogdill |
| 79 | LOT | John Gonzaga |
| 66 | LOG | Harley Sewell |
| 51 | C | Bob Whitlow |
| 75 | ROG | John Gordy |
| 77 | ROT | Danny LaRose |
| 80 | TE | Jim Gibbons |
| 16 | QB | Milt Plum |
| 23 | HB | Tommy Watkins |
| 25 | FL | Pat Studstill |
| 34 | FB | Ken Webb |
| Defense | ||
| 78 | LDE | Darris McCord |
| 71 | LDT | Alex Karras |
| 76 | RDT | Roger Brown |
| 88 | RDE | Sam Williams |
| 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 | ||
| 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 |
| 39 | FB | Hugh McElhenny |
| 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 |
| 22 | LS | Bill Butler |
| 21 | RS | Chuck Lamson |
| 45 | RCB | Ed Sharockman |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Tommy Watkins | 16 | 79 | 4.9 | 60 | 0 |
| Ken Webb | 13 | 49 | 3.8 | 14 | 0 |
| Bruce Maher | 3 | 8 | 2.7 | 7 | 0 |
| Earl Morrall | 2 | -1 | -0.5 | 2 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Tommy Mason | 10 | 30 | 3.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Fran Tarkenton | 3 | 26 | 8.7 | 14 | 0 |
| Hugh McElhenny | 9 | 17 | 1.9 | 12 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||||||||
| Earl Morrall | 18 | 11 | 61.1 | 1 | 137 | 7.6 | 29 | 2 | 11 | 98.6 | |
| Milt Plum | 17 | 8 | 47.1 | 1 | 97 | 5.7 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40.6 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||||||||
| Fran Tarkenton | 25 | 10 | 40.0 | 1 | 135 | 5.4 | 59 | 0 | 28 | 41.2 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Gail Cogdill | 5 | 73 | 14.6 | 29 | 0 |
| Pat Studstill | 5 | 65 | 13.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Tommy Watkins | 3 | 43 | 14.3 | 29 | 0 |
| Ken Webb | 3 | 33 | 11.0 | 24 | 0 |
| Jim Gibbons | 3 | 20 | 6.7 | 13 | 2 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Jerry Reichow | 4 | 44 | 11.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Tommy Mason | 3 | 49 | 16.3 | 59 | 0 |
| Hugh McElhenny | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Steve Stonebreaker | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Bill Brown | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Dick Lane | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Ed Sharockman | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Bill Butler | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Yale Lary | 3 | 130 | 43.3 | 47 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| John McCormick | 7 | 281 | 40.1 | 47 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Pat Studstill | 4 | 0 | 17 | 4.3 | 12 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Hugh McElhenny | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 | |
| Tommy Mason | 1 | 0 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Tommy Watkins | 2 | 50 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 | |
| Bruce Maher | 1 | 30 | 30.0 | 30 | 0 | |
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Tommy Mason | 2 | 47 | 23.5 | 31 | 0 | |
| Bill Butler | 2 | 43 | 21.5 | 24 | 0 | |
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