| New York Giants at Minnesota Vikings Game Statistics |
| Date: October 9, 1965 Location: Bloomington, MN |
| Venue: Metropolitan Stadium Attendance: 44283 |
| Weather: Mostly Clear Temp: 45 F Humidty: 83% Wind: 3 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| Minnesota Vikings | 7 | 10 | 21 | 2 | 40 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | NYG | MIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Minnesota Vikings | Bill Brown 3 run (Fred Cox kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | New York Giants | Steve Thurlow 3 run (Andy Stynchula kick) | 7 | 7 |
| 2 | Minnesota Vikings | Bill Brown 1 run (Fred Cox kick) | 7 | 14 |
| 2 | Minnesota Vikings | Fred Cox 33 FG | 7 | 17 |
| 3 | Minnesota Vikings | Paul Flatley 7 pass from Fran Tarkenton (Fred Cox kick) | 7 | 24 |
| 3 | Minnesota Vikings | Gordon Smith 19 pass from Fran Tarkenton (Fred Cox kick) | 7 | 31 |
| 3 | Minnesota Vikings | Tommy Mason 5 run (Fred Cox kick) | 7 | 38 |
| 4 | New York Giants | Steve Thurlow 1 run (Andy Stynchula kick) | 14 | 38 |
| 4 | Minnesota Vikings | Safety, Gary Wood tackled in end zone by Jim Prestel | 14 | 40 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | |||||
| Tucker Frederickson | 11 | 27 | 2.5 | 0 | |
| Earl Morrall | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Steve Thurlow | 8 | 7 | 0.9 | 2 | |
| Ernie Koy | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | |
| Smith Reed | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Bill Brown | 11 | 54 | 4.9 | 15 | 2 |
| Tommy Mason | 9 | 40 | 4.4 | 1 | |
| Phil King | 8 | 37 | 4.6 | 0 | |
| Fran Tarkenton | 4 | 23 | 5.8 | 0 | |
| Billy Ray Barnes | 4 | 16 | 4.0 | 0 | |
| Ron Vander Kelen | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | |||||||||||
| Earl Morrall | 22 | 14 | 63.6 | 0 | 203 | 9.2 | 0 | 93.6 | |||
| Gary Wood | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 | |||
| Tucker Frederickson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | |||
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||||||||
| Fran Tarkenton | 22 | 14 | 63.6 | 0 | 196 | 8.9 | 2 | 122.5 | |||
| Bob Berry | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 | |||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | |||||
| Aaron Thomas | 4 | 117 | 29.3 | 0 | |
| Joe Morrison | 4 | 49 | 12.3 | 0 | |
| Steve Thurlow | 2 | -1 | -0.5 | 0 | |
| Tucker Frederickson | 2 | -2 | -1.0 | 0 | |
| Homer Jones | 1 | 34 | 34.0 | 34 | 0 |
| Del Shofner | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Gordon Smith | 4 | 92 | 23.0 | 1 | |
| Tommy Mason | 4 | 31 | 7.8 | 0 | |
| Jim Phillips | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 0 | |
| Paul Flatley | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 1 | |
| Bill Brown | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 |
| Phil King | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | |||||
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Ed Sharockman | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | |||||
| Ernie Koy | 5 | 195 | 39.0 | 0 | |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Bobby Walden | 4 | 172 | 43.0 | 0 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | ||||||
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | ||||||
| Ernie Koy | 3 | 54 | 18.0 | 0 | ||
| Clarence Childs | 2 | 66 | 33.0 | 0 | ||
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Dave Osborn | 2 | 53 | 26.5 | 0 | ||
| Dick James | 2 | 45 | 22.5 | 0 | ||
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