| Chicago Bears at Minnesota Vikings Game Statistics |
| Date: September 22, 1963 Location: Bloomington, MN |
| Venue: Metropolitan Stadium Attendance: 33923 |
| Weather: Overcast Temp: 59 F Humidty: 69% Wind: 7 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 28 |
| Minnesota Vikings | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | CHIB | MIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chicago Bears | Ronnie Bull 24 pass from Billy Wade (Bob Jencks kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 2 | Minnesota Vikings | Jerry Reichow 24 pass from Fran Tarkenton (Fred Cox kick) | 7 | 7 |
| 2 | Chicago Bears | Mike Ditka 36 pass from Billy Wade (Bob Jencks kick) | 14 | 7 |
| 4 | Chicago Bears | Billy Wade 1 run (Bob Jencks kick) | 21 | 7 |
| 4 | Chicago Bears | Mike Ditka 10 pass from Billy Wade (Bob Jencks kick) | 28 | 7 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | ||
| Offense | ||
| 84 | SE | Bo Farrington |
| 70 | LOT | Herm Lee |
| 67 | LOG | Ted Karras |
| 50 | C | Mike Pyle |
| 63 | ROG | Bob Wetoska |
| 73 | ROT | Steve Barnett |
| 89 | TE | Mike Ditka |
| 9 | QB | Billy Wade |
| 29 | HB | Ronnie Bull |
| 47 | FL | Johnny Morris |
| 35 | FB | Rick Casares |
| Defense | ||
| 74 | LDE | Bob Kilcullen |
| 78 | LDT | Stan Jones |
| 71 | RDT | Earl Leggett |
| 81 | RDE | Doug Atkins |
| 31 | LLB | Joe Fortunato |
| 61 | MLB | Bill George |
| 33 | RLB | Larry Morris |
| 26 | LCB | Bennie McRae |
| 17 | LS | Richie Petitbon |
| 24 | RS | Rosey Taylor |
| 23 | RCB | Dave Whitsell |
| Minnesota Vikings | ||
| Offense | ||
| 85 | SE | Paul Flatley |
| 67 | LOT | Grady Alderman |
| 65 | LOG | Gerry Huth |
| 53 | C | Mick Tingelhoff |
| 61 | ROG | Larry Bowie |
| 73 | ROT | Errol Linden |
| 89 | TE | Jerry Reichow |
| 10 | QB | Fran Tarkenton |
| 20 | HB | Tommy Mason |
| 86 | FL | Ray Poage |
| 30 | FB | Bill Brown |
| Defense | ||
| 83 | LDE | Don Hultz |
| 79 | LDT | Jim Prestel |
| 76 | RDT | Paul Dickson |
| 70 | RDE | Jim Marshall |
| 60 | LLB | Roy Winston |
| 58 | MLB | Rip Hawkins |
| 82 | RLB | Steve Stonebreaker |
| 23 | LCB | Lee Calland |
| 26 | LS | Terry Kosens |
| 40 | RS | Tom Franckhauser |
| 45 | RCB | Ed Sharockman |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Ronnie Bull | 14 | 53 | 3.8 | 13 | 0 |
| Rick Casares | 7 | 53 | 7.6 | 28 | 0 |
| Joe Marconi | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Billy Wade | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1t | 1 |
| Willie Galimore | 2 | -2 | -1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Charlie Bivins | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | -3 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Tommy Mason | 11 | 60 | 5.5 | 11 | 0 |
| Bobby Reed | 7 | 37 | 5.3 | 12 | 0 |
| Bill Brown | 12 | 24 | 2.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Ron Vander Kelen | 3 | 22 | 7.3 | 10 | 0 |
| Fran Tarkenton | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||||||||
| Billy Wade | 32 | 23 | 71.9 | 0 | 253 | 7.9 | 36t | 3 | 0 | 0 | 126.2 |
| Ronnie Bull | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||||||||
| Fran Tarkenton | 22 | 13 | 59.1 | 3 | 167 | 7.6 | 37 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 58.5 |
| Ron Vander Kelen | 5 | 3 | 60.0 | 0 | 30 | 6.0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 77.1 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Mike Ditka | 8 | 124 | 15.5 | 36t | 2 |
| Johnny Morris | 7 | 86 | 12.3 | 35 | 0 |
| Ronnie Bull | 3 | 22 | 7.3 | 24t | 1 |
| Rick Casares | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 10 | 0 |
| Bob Jencks | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Willie Galimore | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Paul Flatley | 6 | 61 | 10.2 | 20 | 0 |
| Ray Poage | 5 | 67 | 13.4 | 28 | 0 |
| Jerry Reichow | 2 | 41 | 20.5 | 24t | 1 |
| Tommy Mason | 1 | 37 | 37.0 | 37 | 0 |
| Bobby Reed | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Bill Brown | 1 | -11 | -11.0 | -11 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Dave Whitsell | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Bennie McRae | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Roger LeClerc | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Rosey Taylor | 0 | 8 | 8L | 0 | |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Bobby Joe Green | 1 | 44 | 44.0 | 44 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Fred Cox | 2 | 70 | 35.0 | 50 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Bill Butler | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
| Rosey Taylor | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 15 | 0 | |
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Bobby Reed | 2 | 55 | 27.5 | 28 | 0 | |
| Bill Butler | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 28 | 0 | |
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