| Los Angeles Rams at Minnesota Vikings |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: October 16, 1966 Location: Bloomington, MN Venue: Metropolitan Stadium Attendance: 47426 |
| Weather: Overcast Temp: 45 F Humidty: 60% Wind: 14 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles RamsLARM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Minnesota VikingsMIN | 0 | 21 | 7 | 7 | 35 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | LARM | MIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Jim Phillips 68 pass from Fran Tarkenton (Fred Cox kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Jim Lindsey 2 run (Fred Cox kick) | 0 | 14 |
| 2 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Jim Lindsey 2 pass from Fran Tarkenton (Fred Cox kick) | 0 | 21 |
| 3 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Fran Tarkenton 2 run (Fred Cox kick) | 0 | 28 |
| 4 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Paul Flatley 33t pass from Fran Tarkenton (Fred Cox kick) | 0 | 35 |
| 4 | Los Angeles RamsLARM | Dick Bass 1 run (Bruce Gossett kick) | 7 | 35 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | ||
| Offense | ||
| 84 | SE | Jack Snow |
| 63 | LOT | Joe Carollo |
| 65 | LOG | Tom Mack |
| 50 | C | Ken Iman |
| 71 | ROG | Joe Scibelli |
| 73 | ROT | Charlie Cowan |
| 87 | TE | Billy Truax |
| 18 | QB | Roman Gabriel |
| 25 | HB | Tom Moore |
| 29 | FL | Tommy McDonald |
| 22 | FB | Dick Bass |
| Defense | ||
| 75 | LDE | Deacon Jones |
| 74 | LDT | Merlin Olsen |
| 76 | RDT | Rosey Grier |
| 85 | RDE | Lamar Lundy |
| 32 | LLB | Jack Pardee |
| 66 | MLB | Myron Pottios |
| 55 | RLB | Maxie Baughan |
| 24 | LCB | Clancy Williams |
| 44 | LS | Chuck Lamson |
| 21 | RS | Eddie Meador |
| 27 | RCB | Irv Cross |
| Minnesota Vikings | ||
| Offense | ||
| 85 | SE | Paul Flatley |
| 67 | LOT | Grady Alderman |
| 64 | LOG | Milt Sunde |
| 53 | C | Mick Tingelhoff |
| 61 | ROG | Larry Bowie |
| 71 | ROT | Doug Davis |
| 40 | TE | Preston Carpenter |
| 10 | QB | Fran Tarkenton |
| 21 | HB | Jim Lindsey |
| 82 | FL | Jim Phillips |
| 30 | FB | Bill Brown |
| Defense | ||
| 81 | LDE | Carl Eller |
| 77 | LDT | Gary Larsen |
| 76 | RDT | Paul Dickson |
| 70 | RDE | Jim Marshall |
| 60 | LLB | Roy Winston |
| 59 | MLB | Lonnie Warwick |
| 36 | RLB | John Kirby |
| 46 | LCB | Earsell Mackbee |
| 29 | LS | Karl Kassulke |
| 49 | RS | Dale Hackbart |
| 45 | RCB | Ed Sharockman |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LARM | 13 | 5 | 7 | 1 | / | / | 5 | 28 | 0 | 0 | |
| MIN | 20 | 5 | 13 | 2 | / | / | 8 | 87 | 2 | 0 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||
| Dick Bass | 14 | 52 | 3.7 | 11 | 1 |
| Tom Moore | 6 | 26 | 4.3 | 18 | 0 |
| Roman Gabriel | 3 | 6 | 2.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 23 | 84 | 3.7 | 18 | 1 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Bill Brown | 12 | 28 | 2.3 | 8 | 0 |
| Jim Lindsey | 13 | 14 | 1.1 | 4 | 1 |
| Dave Osborn | 3 | 13 | 4.3 | 7 | 0 |
| Fran Tarkenton | 5 | 10 | 2.0 | 8 | 1 |
| Phil King | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 37 | 65 | 1.8 | 8 | 2 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||||||||
| Roman Gabriel | 22 | 9 | 40.9 | 3 | 125 | 5.7 | 54 | 0 | 4 | 34 | 20.3 |
| Bill Munson | 11 | 7 | 63.6 | 0 | 64 | 5.8 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 79.4 |
| Team Totals | 33 | 16 | 48.5 | 3 | 189 | 5.7 | 54 | 0 | 6 | 43 | 28.5 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||||||||
| Fran Tarkenton | 31 | 21 | 67.7 | 1 | 327 | 10.5 | 68t | 3 | 3 | 23 | 121.3 |
| Ron Vander Kelen | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 104.2 |
| Team Totals | 32 | 22 | 68.8 | 1 | 336 | 10.5 | 68t | 3 | 3 | 23 | 121.4 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||
| Tom Moore | 4 | 44 | 11.0 | 25 | 0 |
| Billy Truax | 4 | 44 | 11.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Tommy McDonald | 3 | 35 | 11.7 | 16 | 0 |
| Jack Snow | 2 | 57 | 28.5 | 54 | 0 |
| Dick Bass | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Jim Stiger | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 16 | 189 | 11.8 | 54 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Jim Phillips | 6 | 142 | 23.7 | 68t | 1 |
| Bill Brown | 5 | 27 | 5.4 | 14 | 0 |
| Paul Flatley | 4 | 84 | 21.0 | 33t | 1 |
| Jim Lindsey | 3 | 34 | 11.3 | 23 | 1 |
| Preston Carpenter | 2 | 40 | 20.0 | 25 | 0 |
| Dave Osborn | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 9 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 22 | 336 | 15.3 | 68t | 3 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||
| Clancy Williams | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Dale Hackbart | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 5 | 0 |
| Lonnie Warwick | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 32 | 10.7 | 23 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||
| Jon Kilgore | 4 | 149 | 37.3 | 39 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 149 | 37.3 | 39 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Bobby Walden | 5 | 196 | 39.2 | 45 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 5 | 196 | 39.2 | 45 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | ||||||
| Jim Stiger | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2.5 | 5 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2.5 | 5 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Ed Sharockman | 1 | 0 | 76 | 76.0 | 76 | 0 |
| Tommy Mason | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 1 | 79 | 39.5 | 76 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | ||||||
| Clancy Williams | 3 | 85 | 28.3 | 30 | 0 | |
| Irv Cross | 2 | 105 | 52.5 | 67 | 0 | |
| Henry Dyer | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 6 | 190 | 31.7 | 67 | 0 | |
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Dave Osborn | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 | |
| Tom Hall | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 2 | 37 | 18.5 | 19 | 0 | |