| Detroit Lions at Minnesota Vikings Game Statistics |
| Date: November 24, 1963 Location: Bloomington, MN |
| Venue: Metropolitan Stadium Attendance: 28763 |
| Weather: Overcast Temp: 32 F Humidty: 58% Wind: 15 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit LionsDET | 0 | 21 | 7 | 3 | 31 |
| Minnesota VikingsMIN | 10 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 34 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | DET | MIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Tommy Wilson 1 run (Fred Cox kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Fred Cox 14 FG | 0 | 10 |
| 2 | Detroit LionsDET | Terry Barr 10 pass from Earl Morrall (Wayne Walker kick) | 7 | 10 |
| 2 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Tommy Mason 9 run (Fred Cox kick) | 7 | 17 |
| 2 | Detroit LionsDET | Nick Pietrosante 4 run (Wayne Walker kick) | 14 | 17 |
| 2 | Detroit LionsDET | Gail Cogdill 22 pass from Earl Morrall (Wayne Walker kick) | 21 | 17 |
| 3 | Detroit LionsDET | Earl Morrall 4 run (Wayne Walker kick) | 28 | 17 |
| 3 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Gordon Smith 54 pass from Fran Tarkenton (Fred Cox kick) | 28 | 24 |
| 3 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Fred Cox 17 FG | 28 | 27 |
| 4 | Detroit LionsDET | Wayne Walker 26 FG | 31 | 27 |
| 4 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Tommy Mason 2 run (Fred Cox kick) | 31 | 34 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | ||
| Offense | ||
| 89 | SE | Gail Cogdill |
| 70 | LOT | Daryl Sanders |
| 79 | LOG | John Gonzaga |
| 51 | C | Bob Whitlow |
| 75 | ROG | John Gordy |
| 61 | ROT | Lucien Reeberg |
| 80 | TE | Jim Gibbons |
| 14 | QB | Earl Morrall |
| 45 | HB | Danny Lewis |
| 41 | FL | Terry Barr |
| 33 | FB | Nick Pietrosante |
| Defense | ||
| 78 | LDE | Darris McCord |
| 72 | LDT | Floyd Peters |
| 76 | RDT | Roger Brown |
| 88 | RDE | Sam Williams |
| 59 | LLB | Ernie Clark |
| 56 | MLB | Joe Schmidt |
| 55 | RLB | Wayne Walker |
| 86 | LCB | Tom Hall |
| 85 | LS | Larry Vargo |
| 21 | RS | Bruce Maher |
| 44 | RCB | Dick LeBeau |
| 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 |
| 87 | TE | Gordon Smith |
| 10 | QB | Fran Tarkenton |
| 20 | HB | Tommy Mason |
| 89 | FL | Jerry Reichow |
| 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 |
| 57 | RLB | Bill Jobko |
| 23 | LCB | Lee Calland |
| 21 | LS | Chuck Lamson |
| 25 | RS | Terry Dillon |
| 45 | RCB | Ed Sharockman |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Danny Lewis | 17 | 58 | 3.4 | 11 | 0 |
| Nick Pietrosante | 11 | 34 | 3.1 | 7 | 1 |
| Earl Morrall | 3 | 27 | 9.0 | 15 | 1 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Tommy Mason | 17 | 85 | 5.0 | 22 | 2 |
| Tommy Wilson | 10 | 38 | 3.8 | 9 | 1 |
| Fran Tarkenton | 4 | 9 | 2.3 | 6 | 0 |
| Bill Brown | 3 | 5 | 1.7 | 4 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||||||||
| Earl Morrall | 34 | 21 | 61.8 | 0 | 264 | 7.8 | 27 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 105.5 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||||||||
| Fran Tarkenton | 24 | 16 | 66.7 | 1 | 261 | 10.9 | 59 | 1 | 5 | 47 | 99.5 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Terry Barr | 7 | 119 | 17.0 | 27 | 1 |
| Gail Cogdill | 7 | 78 | 11.1 | 25 | 1 |
| Nick Pietrosante | 4 | 41 | 10.3 | 13 | 0 |
| Jim Gibbons | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Danny Lewis | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Paul Flatley | 6 | 174 | 29.0 | 59 | 0 |
| Tommy Mason | 4 | 12 | 3.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Tommy Wilson | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 9 | 0 |
| Gordon Smith | 1 | 54 | 54.0 | 54t | 1 |
| Bill Butler | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Jerry Reichow | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Bill Brown | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | -3 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Darris McCord | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Earl Morrall | 2 | 79 | 39.5 | 41 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Fred Cox | 3 | 119 | 39.7 | 42 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Bruce Maher | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Tom Hall | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Bill Butler | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Tom Hall | 3 | 57 | 19.0 | 24 | 0 | |
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Bill Butler | 4 | 86 | 21.5 | 27 | 0 | |
| Ed Sharockman | 2 | 37 | 18.5 | 23 | 0 | |
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