| 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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