| Detroit Lions at Minnesota Vikings Game Statistics |
| Date: November 12, 1967 Location: Bloomington, MN |
| Venue: Metropolitan Stadium Attendance: 40032 |
| Weather: Overcast Temp: 33 F Humidty: 61% Wind: 17 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit LionsDET | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| Minnesota VikingsMIN | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | DET | MIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Fred Cox 25 FG | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Earsell Mackbee 55 opponents fumble recovery (Fred Cox kick) | 0 | 10 |
| 3 | Detroit LionsDET | Bill Malinchak 26 pass from Karl Sweetan (Wayne Walker kick) | 7 | 10 |
| 3 | Detroit LionsDET | Wayne Walker 12 FG | 10 | 10 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | ||
| Offense | ||
| 89 | SE | Gail Cogdill |
| 52 | LOT | Bill Cottrell |
| 63 | LOG | Chuck Walton |
| 54 | C | Ed Flanagan |
| 75 | ROG | John Gordy |
| 79 | ROT | Charlie Bradshaw |
| 88 | TE | Ron Kramer |
| 14 | QB | Karl Sweetan |
| 24 | HB | Mel Farr |
| 87 | FL | John Henderson |
| 35 | FB | Tom Nowatzke |
| Defense | ||
| 78 | LDE | Darris McCord |
| 71 | LDT | Alex Karras |
| 82 | RDT | Jerry Rush |
| 74 | RDE | Larry Hand |
| 59 | LLB | Ernie Clark |
| 53 | MLB | Mike Lucci |
| 55 | RLB | Wayne Walker |
| 20 | LCB | Lem Barney |
| 21 | LS | Bruce Maher |
| 48 | RS | Tommy Vaughn |
| 44 | RCB | Dick LeBeau |
| Minnesota Vikings | ||
| Offense | ||
| 84 | SE | Gene Washington |
| 67 | LOT | Grady Alderman |
| 63 | LOG | Jim Vellone |
| 53 | C | Mick Tingelhoff |
| 71 | ROG | Larry Bowie |
| 75 | ROT | Bob Breitenstein |
| 86 | TE | Marlin McKeever |
| 11 | QB | Joe Kapp |
| 41 | HB | Dave Osborn |
| 85 | FL | Paul Flatley |
| 30 | FB | Bill Brown |
| Defense | ||
| 81 | LDE | Carl Eller |
| 88 | LDT | Alan Page |
| 77 | RDT | Gary Larsen |
| 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 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Mel Farr | 24 | 197 | 8.2 | 57 | 0 |
| Tom Nowatzke | 13 | 55 | 4.2 | 12 | 0 |
| Karl Sweetan | 4 | 20 | 5.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Ed Flanagan | 0 | 5 | 5L | 0 | |
| Bobby Felts | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Bill Brown | 16 | 70 | 4.4 | 15 | 0 |
| Dave Osborn | 14 | 67 | 4.8 | 25 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||||||||
| Karl Sweetan | 19 | 10 | 52.6 | 1 | 96 | 5.1 | 26t | 1 | 1 | 7 | 62.6 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||||||||
| Joe Kapp | 15 | 6 | 40.0 | 0 | 68 | 4.5 | 24 | 0 | 3 | 28 | 54.3 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Gail Cogdill | 3 | 22 | 7.3 | 9 | 0 |
| Tom Nowatzke | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 11 | 0 |
| Mel Farr | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Bill Malinchak | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26t | 1 |
| Jim Gibbons | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Chuck Walton | 1 | -4 | -4.0 | -4 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Dave Osborn | 3 | 21 | 7.0 | 23 | 0 |
| Marlin McKeever | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 12 | 0 |
| Paul Flatley | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Lonnie Warwick | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Lem Barney | 4 | 146 | 36.5 | 46 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Bobby Walden | 9 | 342 | 38.0 | 56 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Tommy Vaughn | 1 | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Lem Barney | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Bobby Felts | 1 | 0 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| Tommy Watkins | 1 | -5 | -5.0 | -5 | 0 | |
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Brady Keys | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ed Sharockman | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Tommy Vaughn | 2 | 75 | 37.5 | 51 | 0 | |
| Tommy Watkins | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 | |
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Clint Jones | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 16 | 0 | |
| Ed Sharockman | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 | |
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