| Minnesota Vikings at Baltimore Colts Game Statistics |
| Date: September 19, 1965 Location: Baltimore, MD |
| Venue: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 56562 |
| Weather: Drizzle Temp: 91 F Humidty: 50% Wind: 8 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota VikingsMIN | 10 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 16 |
| Baltimore ColtsBAL | 0 | 14 | 7 | 14 | 35 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | MIN | BAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Hal Bedsole 36 pass from Fran Tarkenton (Fred Cox kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 1 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Fred Cox 35 FG | 10 | 0 |
| 2 | Baltimore ColtsBAL | Lenny Moore 1 run (Lou Michaels kick) | 10 | 7 |
| 2 | Baltimore ColtsBAL | Jerry Logan 38 interception return (Lou Michaels kick) | 10 | 14 |
| 3 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Fred Cox 37 FG | 13 | 14 |
| 3 | Baltimore ColtsBAL | Jimmy Orr 9 pass from Johnny Unitas (Lou Michaels kick) | 13 | 21 |
| 3 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Fred Cox 39 FG | 16 | 21 |
| 4 | Baltimore ColtsBAL | John Mackey 31 pass from Johnny Unitas (Lou Michaels kick) | 16 | 28 |
| 4 | Baltimore ColtsBAL | Jerry Hill 8 run (Lou Michaels kick) | 16 | 35 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||
| Offense | ||
| 85 | SE | Paul Flatley |
| 64 | LOT | Milt Sunde |
| 66 | LOG | Ken Byers |
| 53 | C | Mick Tingelhoff |
| 61 | ROG | Larry Bowie |
| 73 | ROT | Errol Linden |
| 86 | TE | Hal Bedsole |
| 10 | QB | Fran Tarkenton |
| 20 | HB | Tommy Mason |
| 82 | FL | Jim Phillips |
| 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 |
| 45 | LS | Ed Sharockman |
| 25 | RS | Larry Vargo |
| 23 | RCB | Lee Calland |
| Baltimore Colts | ||
| Offense | ||
| 82 | SE | Raymond Berry |
| 72 | LOT | Bob Vogel |
| 77 | LOG | Jim Parker |
| 50 | C | Buzz Nutter |
| 68 | ROG | Alex Sandusky |
| 60 | ROT | George Preas |
| 88 | TE | John Mackey |
| 19 | QB | Johnny Unitas |
| 24 | HB | Lenny Moore |
| 28 | FL | Jimmy Orr |
| 45 | FB | Jerry Hill |
| Defense | ||
| 79 | LDE | Lou Michaels |
| 75 | LDT | Guy Reese |
| 74 | RDT | Billy Ray Smith |
| 81 | RDE | Ordell Braase |
| 31 | LLB | Steve Stonebreaker |
| 53 | MLB | Dennis Gaubatz |
| 66 | RLB | Don Shinnick |
| 40 | LCB | Bobby Boyd |
| 46 | LS | Jim Welch |
| 26 | RS | Wendell Harris |
| 43 | RCB | Lenny Lyles |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Fran Tarkenton | 3 | 47 | 15.7 | 27 | 0 |
| Tommy Mason | 15 | 33 | 2.2 | 15 | 0 |
| Bill Brown | 7 | 12 | 1.7 | 8 | 0 |
| Dave Osborn | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Lance Rentzel | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| Baltimore Colts | |||||
| Jerry Hill | 7 | 30 | 4.3 | 8t | 1 |
| Johnny Unitas | 3 | 23 | 7.7 | 10 | 0 |
| Tony Lorick | 6 | 22 | 3.7 | 8 | 0 |
| Lenny Moore | 10 | 20 | 2.0 | 10 | 1 |
| Tom Matte | 6 | 12 | 2.0 | 12 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||||||||
| Fran Tarkenton | 24 | 10 | 41.7 | 2 | 201 | 8.4 | 39 | 1 | 4 | 39 | 50.9 |
| Ron Vander Kelen | 3 | 1 | 33.3 | 0 | 12 | 4.0 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 46.5 |
| Baltimore Colts | |||||||||||
| Johnny Unitas | 22 | 14 | 63.6 | 2 | 224 | 10.2 | 52 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 90.0 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Bill Brown | 3 | 60 | 20.0 | 39 | 0 |
| Tommy Mason | 3 | 55 | 18.3 | 29 | 0 |
| Paul Flatley | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Hal Bedsole | 1 | 36 | 36.0 | 36t | 1 |
| Tom Hall | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Gordon Smith | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Baltimore Colts | |||||
| Raymond Berry | 5 | 56 | 11.2 | 15 | 0 |
| Jimmy Orr | 4 | 96 | 24.0 | 52 | 1 |
| John Mackey | 3 | 50 | 16.7 | 31t | 1 |
| Jerry Hill | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Tony Lorick | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Larry Vargo | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Baltimore Colts | |||||
| Jerry Logan | 1 | 38 | 38.0 | 38t | 1 |
| Bobby Boyd | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Bobby Walden | 3 | 124 | 41.3 | 44 | 0 |
| Baltimore Colts | |||||
| Tom Gilburg | 2 | 74 | 37.0 | 52 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Tommy Mason | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Baltimore Colts | ||||||
| Alvin Haymond | 3 | 0 | 35 | 11.7 | 14 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Lance Rentzel | 5 | 100 | 20.0 | 23 | 0 | |
| Baltimore Colts | ||||||
| Bobby Felts | 4 | 90 | 22.5 | 27 | 0 | |
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