| Pittsburgh Steelers at Minnesota Vikings Game Statistics |
| Date: October 18, 1964 Location: Bloomington, MN |
| Venue: Metropolitan Stadium Attendance: 39873 |
| Weather: Cloudy Temp: 51 F Humidty: 48% Wind: 16 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Minnesota VikingsMIN | 6 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 30 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | PIT | MIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Mike Clark 12 FG | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Bill Brown 6 pass from Fran Tarkenton (Fred Cox kick failed) | 3 | 6 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Dick Hoak 17 pass from Ed Brown (Mike Clark kick) | 10 | 6 |
| 2 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Bill Brown 59 pass from Fran Tarkenton (Fred Cox kick) | 10 | 13 |
| 3 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Bill Brown 1 run (Fred Cox kick) | 10 | 20 |
| 4 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Fred Cox 25 FG | 10 | 23 |
| 4 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Rip Hawkins 56 interception return (Fred Cox kick) | 10 | 30 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 89 | SE | Jim Kelly |
| 77 | LOT | Dan James |
| 62 | LOG | Mike Sandusky |
| 51 | C | Buzz Nutter |
| 72 | ROG | Ray Lemek |
| 71 | ROT | Charlie Bradshaw |
| 88 | TE | John Powers |
| 15 | QB | Ed Brown |
| 36 | HB | Clarence Peaks |
| 20 | FL | Paul Martha |
| 35 | FB | John Henry Johnson |
| Defense | ||
| 78 | LDE | John Baker |
| 87 | LDT | Danny LaRose |
| 75 | RDT | Joe Krupa |
| 60 | RDE | Ben McGee |
| 30 | LLB | Bob Harrison |
| 34 | MLB | Bob Soleau |
| 31 | RLB | Ed Holler |
| 26 | LCB | Brady Keys |
| 28 | LS | Clendon Thomas |
| 24 | RS | Jim Bradshaw |
| 44 | RCB | Willie Daniel |
| Minnesota Vikings | ||
| Offense | ||
| 85 | SE | Paul Flatley |
| 67 | LOT | Grady Alderman |
| 69 | LOG | Palmer Pyle |
| 53 | C | Mick Tingelhoff |
| 61 | ROG | Larry Bowie |
| 73 | ROT | Errol Linden |
| 89 | TE | Jerry Reichow |
| 10 | QB | Fran Tarkenton |
| 20 | HB | Tommy Mason |
| 28 | FL | Tom Hall |
| 30 | FB | Bill Brown |
| Defense | ||
| 81 | LDE | Carl Eller |
| 79 | LDT | Jim Prestel |
| 76 | RDT | Paul Dickson |
| 70 | RDE | Jim Marshall |
| 60 | LLB | Roy Winston |
| 58 | MLB | Rip Hawkins |
| 57 | RLB | Bill Jobko |
| 44 | LCB | George Rose |
| 29 | LS | Karl Kassulke |
| 22 | RS | Bill Butler |
| 45 | RCB | Ed Sharockman |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| John Henry Johnson | 16 | 53 | 3.3 | 18 | 0 |
| Clarence Peaks | 10 | 26 | 2.6 | 7 | 0 |
| Dick Hoak | 5 | 13 | 2.6 | 9 | 0 |
| John Powers | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Theron Sapp | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Paul Martha | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Tommy Mason | 14 | 114 | 8.1 | 28 | 0 |
| Bill Brown | 19 | 73 | 3.8 | 19 | 1 |
| Fran Tarkenton | 4 | 21 | 5.3 | 7 | 0 |
| Tom Michel | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Tom Hall | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||||||||
| Ed Brown | 21 | 8 | 38.1 | 1 | 162 | 7.7 | 54 | 1 | 5 | 45 | 62.0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||||||||
| Fran Tarkenton | 12 | 6 | 50.0 | 0 | 110 | 9.2 | 59t | 2 | 2 | 27 | 121.5 |
| Ron Vander Kelen | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100.0 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Paul Martha | 3 | 84 | 28.0 | 54 | 0 |
| John Henry Johnson | 2 | -2 | -1.0 | 8 | 0 |
| John Powers | 1 | 38 | 38.0 | 38 | 0 |
| Jim Kelly | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 |
| Dick Hoak | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17t | 1 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Bill Brown | 4 | 86 | 21.5 | 59t | 2 |
| Tom Hall | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 8 | 0 |
| Paul Flatley | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Rip Hawkins | 1 | 56 | 56.0 | 56t | 1 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Ed Holler | 4 | 182 | 45.5 | 64 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Bobby Walden | 3 | 125 | 41.7 | 49 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Paul Martha | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Bill Butler | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Karl Kassulke | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Clendon Thomas | 3 | 85 | 28.3 | 37 | 0 | |
| Paul Martha | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 | |
| Theron Sapp | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 | |
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Tom Michel | 1 | 29 | 29.0 | 29 | 0 | |
| Bill Brown | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 | |
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