| Minnesota Vikings at Atlanta Falcons |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: October 29, 1967 Location: Atlanta, GA Venue: Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Attendance: 52859 |
| Weather: Clear Temp: 64 F Humidty: 27% Wind: 8 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota VikingsMIN | 0 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 20 |
| Atlanta FalconsATL | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | MIN | ATL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Tommy McDonald 41 pass from Randy Johnson (Wade Traynham kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Tommy McDonald 10 pass from Randy Johnson (Wade Traynham kick) | 0 | 14 |
| 2 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Gene Washington 9 pass from Ron Vander Kelen (Fred Cox kick) | 7 | 14 |
| 2 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Fred Cox 21 FG | 10 | 14 |
| 3 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Fred Cox 40 FG | 13 | 14 |
| 4 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Tommy Nobis 41 interception return (Wade Traynham kick) | 13 | 21 |
| 4 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Bob Grim 7 pass from Ron Vander Kelen (Fred Cox kick) | 20 | 21 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||
| Offense | ||
| 85 | SE | Paul Flatley |
| 67 | LOT | Grady Alderman |
| 63 | LOG | Jim Vellone |
| 53 | C | Mick Tingelhoff |
| 71 | ROG | Larry Bowie |
| 71 | ROT | Doug Davis |
| 86 | TE | Marlin McKeever |
| 11 | QB | Joe Kapp |
| 41 | HB | Dave Osborn |
| 82 | FL | Jim Phillips |
| 30 | FB | Bill Brown |
| Defense | ||
| 81 | LDE | Carl Eller |
| 88 | LDT | Alan Page |
| 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 |
| 22 | RS | Jeff Jordan |
| 45 | RCB | Ed Sharockman |
| Atlanta Falcons | ||
| Offense | ||
| 40 | SE | Ron Smith |
| 72 | LOT | Don Talbert |
| 65 | LOG | Lou Kirouac |
| 53 | C | Frank Marchlewski |
| 66 | ROG | Jim Simon |
| 73 | ROT | Errol Linden |
| 85 | TE | Billy Martin |
| 11 | QB | Randy Johnson |
| 21 | HB | Tom Moore |
| 8 | FL | Tommy McDonald |
| 34 | FB | Junior Coffey |
| Defense | ||
| 70 | LDE | Jim Norton |
| 74 | LDT | Karl Rubke |
| 77 | RDT | Chuck Sieminski |
| 88 | RDE | Sam Williams |
| 52 | LLB | Marion Rushing |
| 60 | MLB | Tommy Nobis |
| 55 | RLB | Ralph Heck |
| 36 | LCB | Ken Reaves |
| 49 | LS | Floyd Hudlow |
| 20 | RS | Bob Riggle |
| 22 | RCB | Lee Calland |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIN | 22 | 10 | 10 | 2 | / | / | 6 | 49 | 2 | 0 | |
| ATL | 12 | 5 | 6 | 1 | / | / | 7 | 45 | 2 | 2 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Dave Osborn | 22 | 103 | 4.7 | 21 | 0 |
| Bill Brown | 17 | 50 | 2.9 | 9 | 0 |
| Ron Vander Kelen | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Joe Kapp | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 41 | 177 | 4.3 | 21 | 0 |
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Junior Coffey | 12 | 51 | 4.3 | 9 | 0 |
| Tom Moore | 10 | 21 | 2.1 | 6 | 0 |
| Billy Lothridge | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Randy Johnson | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Perry Lee Dunn | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 25 | 95 | 3.8 | 16 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||||||||
| Ron Vander Kelen | 25 | 12 | 48.0 | 1 | 163 | 6.5 | 27 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 79.2 |
| Joe Kapp | 4 | 1 | 25.0 | 1 | 11 | 2.8 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 31 | 0.0 |
| Team Totals | 29 | 13 | 44.8 | 2 | 174 | 6.0 | 27 | 2 | 4 | 37 | 58.7 |
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||||||||
| Randy Johnson | 17 | 9 | 52.9 | 0 | 118 | 6.9 | 41t | 2 | 3 | 27 | 114.3 |
| Team Totals | 17 | 9 | 52.9 | 0 | 118 | 6.9 | 41t | 2 | 3 | 27 | 114.3 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Dave Osborn | 3 | 23 | 7.7 | 16 | 0 |
| Paul Flatley | 2 | 40 | 20.0 | 27 | 0 |
| Bob Grim | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 24 | 1 |
| Gene Washington | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 20 | 1 |
| John Beasley | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 16 | 0 |
| Bill Brown | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 13 | 174 | 13.4 | 27 | 2 |
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Jerry Simmons | 3 | 56 | 18.7 | 30 | 0 |
| Tommy McDonald | 3 | 49 | 16.3 | 41t | 2 |
| Junior Coffey | 3 | 13 | 4.3 | 9 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 9 | 118 | 13.1 | 41 | 2 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Tommy Nobis | 2 | 49 | 24.5 | 41t | 1 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 49 | 24.5 | 41t | 1 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Bobby Walden | 3 | 130 | 43.3 | 55 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 130 | 43.3 | 55 | 0 |
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Billy Lothridge | 6 | 254 | 42.3 | 52 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 6 | 254 | 42.3 | 52 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Bob Grim | 3 | 1 | -1 | -0.3 | 4 | 0 |
| Ed Sharockman | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0.3 | 4 | 0 |
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Ron Smith | 2 | 0 | -5 | -2.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Floyd Hudlow | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 0 | -3 | -1.0 | 2 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Jim Lindsey | 2 | 57 | 28.5 | 37 | 0 | |
| Bob Grim | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 23 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 4 | 83 | 20.8 | 37 | 0 | |
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Ron Smith | 3 | 72 | 24.0 | 26 | 0 | |
| Billy Martin | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 4 | 72 | 18.0 | 26 | 0 | |