| Detroit Lions at Minnesota Vikings Game Statistics |
| Date: November 13, 1966 Location: Bloomington, MN |
| Venue: Metropolitan Stadium Attendance: 43939 |
| Weather: Scattered Clouds Temp: 39 F Humidty: 70% Wind: 12 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit LionsDET | 0 | 12 | 6 | 14 | 32 |
| Minnesota VikingsMIN | 10 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 31 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | DET | MIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Fred Cox 15 FG | 0 | 3 |
| 1 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Dale Hackbart 41 interception return (Fred Cox kick) | 0 | 10 |
| 2 | Detroit LionsDET | Garo Yepremian 33 FG | 3 | 10 |
| 2 | Detroit LionsDET | Garo Yepremian 26 FG | 6 | 10 |
| 2 | Detroit LionsDET | Garo Yepremian 15 FG | 9 | 10 |
| 2 | Detroit LionsDET | Garo Yepremian 20 FG | 12 | 10 |
| 3 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Dave Osborn 2 run (Fred Cox kick) | 12 | 17 |
| 3 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Bill Brown 12 run (Fred Cox kick) | 12 | 24 |
| 3 | Detroit LionsDET | Garo Yepremian 28 FG | 15 | 24 |
| 3 | Detroit LionsDET | Garo Yepremian 32 FG | 18 | 24 |
| 4 | Detroit LionsDET | Mike Lucci 63 interception return (Garo Yepremian kick) | 25 | 24 |
| 4 | Detroit LionsDET | Bobby Felts 3 run (Garo Yepremian kick) | 32 | 24 |
| 4 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Billy Ray Barnes 3 run (Fred Cox kick) | 32 | 31 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | ||
| Offense | ||
| 89 | SE | Gail Cogdill |
| 70 | LOT | Daryl Sanders |
| 66 | LOG | Bob Kowalkowski |
| 54 | C | Ed Flanagan |
| 75 | ROG | John Gordy |
| 72 | ROT | J.D. Smith |
| 88 | TE | Ron Kramer |
| 14 | QB | Karl Sweetan |
| 31 | HB | Amos Marsh |
| 25 | FL | Pat Studstill |
| 35 | FB | Tom Nowatzke |
| Defense | ||
| 78 | LDE | Darris McCord |
| 71 | LDT | Alex Karras |
| 76 | RDT | Roger Brown |
| 74 | RDE | Larry Hand |
| 59 | LLB | Ernie Clark |
| 53 | MLB | Mike Lucci |
| 55 | RLB | Wayne Walker |
| 27 | LCB | Bobby Thompson |
| 21 | LS | Bruce Maher |
| 47 | RS | Wayne Rasmussen |
| 44 | RCB | Dick LeBeau |
| Minnesota Vikings | ||
| Offense | ||
| 19 | SE | Lance Rentzel |
| 67 | LOT | Grady Alderman |
| 64 | LOG | Milt Sunde |
| 53 | C | Mick Tingelhoff |
| 63 | ROG | Jim Vellone |
| 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 |
| 55 | RLB | Don Hansen |
| 46 | LCB | Earsell Mackbee |
| 29 | LS | Karl Kassulke |
| 49 | RS | Dale Hackbart |
| 45 | RCB | Ed Sharockman |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Tom Nowatzke | 10 | 18 | 1.8 | 4 | 0 |
| Amos Marsh | 5 | 16 | 3.2 | 6 | 0 |
| Karl Sweetan | 5 | 8 | 1.6 | 8 | 0 |
| Bobby Felts | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 5 | 1 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Fran Tarkenton | 4 | 53 | 13.3 | 21 | 0 |
| Bill Brown | 13 | 45 | 3.5 | 12t | 1 |
| Dave Osborn | 16 | 39 | 2.4 | 6 | 1 |
| Billy Ray Barnes | 4 | 12 | 3.0 | 4 | 1 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||||||||
| Karl Sweetan | 41 | 24 | 58.5 | 1 | 226 | 5.5 | 36 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 63.7 |
| Tom Myers | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||||||||
| Fran Tarkenton | 24 | 11 | 45.8 | 5 | 106 | 4.4 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 19.1 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Pat Studstill | 9 | 116 | 12.9 | 36 | 0 |
| Ron Kramer | 6 | 28 | 4.7 | 7 | 0 |
| Tom Nowatzke | 5 | 35 | 7.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Gail Cogdill | 4 | 47 | 11.8 | 21 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Bill Brown | 3 | 17 | 5.7 | 6 | 0 |
| Preston Carpenter | 2 | 40 | 20.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Lance Rentzel | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Dave Osborn | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 4 | 0 |
| Billy Ray Barnes | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Jim Phillips | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Mike Lucci | 3 | 82 | 27.3 | 63t | 1 |
| Bobby Thompson | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 |
| Tommy Vaughn | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Dale Hackbart | 1 | 41 | 41.0 | 41t | 1 |
| Ed Sharockman | 1 | 38 | 38.0 | 38 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Pat Studstill | 2 | 76 | 38.0 | 38 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Bobby Walden | 5 | 200 | 40.0 | 55 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Johnnie Robinson | 2 | 0 | 68 | 34.0 | 64 | 0 |
| Tommy Vaughn | 1 | 2 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Lance Rentzel | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Ed Sharockman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Tommy Vaughn | 4 | 79 | 19.8 | 24 | 0 | |
| Lou Slaby | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 | |
| Bobby Felts | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 | |
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Mike FitzGerald | 2 | 53 | 26.5 | 30 | 0 | |
| Lance Rentzel | 2 | 35 | 17.5 | 22 | 0 | |
| Phil King | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 | |
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