| Minnesota Vikings at Baltimore Colts Game Statistics |
| Date: December 16, 1962 Location: Baltimore, MD |
| Venue: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 53645 |
| Weather: Cloudy Temp: 36 F Humidty: 56% Wind: 14 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota VikingsMIN | 7 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
| Baltimore ColtsBAL | 7 | 0 | 7 | 28 | 42 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | MIN | BAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Fran Tarkenton 20 run (Jim Christopherson kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 1 | Baltimore ColtsBAL | Jimmy Orr 6 pass from Johnny Unitas (Dick Bielski kick) | 7 | 7 |
| 2 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Jim Christopherson 39 FG | 10 | 7 |
| 3 | Baltimore ColtsBAL | Lenny Moore 10 run (Dick Bielski kick) | 10 | 14 |
| 4 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Bill Brown 15 pass from Fran Tarkenton (Jim Christopherson kick) | 17 | 14 |
| 4 | Baltimore ColtsBAL | Raymond Berry 10 pass from Johnny Unitas (Dick Bielski kick) | 17 | 21 |
| 4 | Baltimore ColtsBAL | Jimmy Orr 30 pass from Johnny Unitas (Dick Bielski kick) | 17 | 28 |
| 4 | Baltimore ColtsBAL | Lenny Moore 80 pass from Johnny Unitas (Dick Bielski kick) | 17 | 35 |
| 4 | Baltimore ColtsBAL | Bake Turner 74 pass from Lamar McHan (Dick Bielski kick) | 17 | 42 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 85 | FL | Tom Adams |
| 35 | FB | Doug Mayberry |
| 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 |
| Baltimore Colts | ||
| Offense | ||
| 82 | SE | Raymond Berry |
| 73 | LOT | Tom Gilburg |
| 77 | LOG | Jim Parker |
| 52 | C | Dick Szymanski |
| 68 | ROG | Alex Sandusky |
| 60 | ROT | George Preas |
| 85 | TE | Dee Mackey |
| 19 | QB | Johnny Unitas |
| 24 | HB | Lenny Moore |
| 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 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Tommy Mason | 20 | 143 | 7.2 | 25 | 0 |
| Fran Tarkenton | 3 | 23 | 7.7 | 20t | 1 |
| Bill Brown | 6 | 14 | 2.3 | 5 | 0 |
| Doug Mayberry | 7 | 11 | 1.6 | 3 | 0 |
| Baltimore Colts | |||||
| Lenny Moore | 14 | 84 | 6.0 | 20 | 1 |
| Joe Perry | 7 | 38 | 5.4 | 11 | 0 |
| Johnny Unitas | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Mark Smolinski | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Lamar McHan | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | -3 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||||||||
| Fran Tarkenton | 18 | 6 | 33.3 | 1 | 66 | 3.7 | 16 | 1 | 39 | 40.5 | |
| John McCormick | 6 | 2 | 33.3 | 0 | 15 | 2.5 | 9 | 0 | 16 | 42.4 | |
| Baltimore Colts | |||||||||||
| Johnny Unitas | 34 | 19 | 55.9 | 4 | 385 | 11.3 | 80t | 4 | 18 | 95.5 | |
| Lamar McHan | 4 | 2 | 50.0 | 0 | 84 | 21.0 | 74t | 1 | 0 | 0 | 135.4 |
| Tom Matte | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Doug Mayberry | 3 | 34 | 11.3 | 16 | 0 |
| Bill Brown | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 15t | 1 |
| Gordon Smith | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Tom Adams | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Tommy Mason | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Baltimore Colts | |||||
| Raymond Berry | 8 | 131 | 16.4 | 37 | 1 |
| Jimmy Orr | 5 | 71 | 14.2 | 30t | 2 |
| Joe Perry | 3 | 37 | 12.3 | 23 | 0 |
| Dee Mackey | 2 | 66 | 33.0 | 57 | 0 |
| Lenny Moore | 1 | 80 | 80.0 | 80t | 1 |
| Bake Turner | 1 | 74 | 74.0 | 74t | 1 |
| Tom Matte | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Ed Sharockman | 2 | 32 | 16.0 | 32 | 0 |
| Charlie Sumner | 1 | 32 | 32.0 | 32 | 0 |
| Tom Franckhauser | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 |
| Baltimore Colts | |||||
| Andy Nelson | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| John McCormick | 6 | 231 | 38.5 | 53 | 0 |
| Baltimore Colts | |||||
| Tom Gilburg | 1 | 38 | 38.0 | 38 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Bill Butler | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Baltimore Colts | ||||||
| Alex Hawkins | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1.5 | 2 | 0 |
| Bobby Boyd | 1 | 0 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 |
| Don Shinnick | 0 | 0 | 29 | 29L | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Bill Butler | 4 | 104 | 26.0 | 45 | 0 | |
| Jim Prestel | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 | |
| Hugh McElhenny | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 | |
| Baltimore Colts | ||||||
| Tom Matte | 2 | 60 | 30.0 | 42 | 0 | |
| Bake Turner | 2 | 38 | 19.0 | 10 | 0 | |
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