| Atlanta Falcons at Minnesota Vikings Game Statistics |
| Date: September 14, 1968 Location: Bloomington, MN |
| Venue: Metropolitan Stadium Attendance: 45563 |
| Weather: Mostly Clear Temp: 70 F Humidty: 63% Wind: 13 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta FalconsATL | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Minnesota VikingsMIN | 3 | 28 | 3 | 13 | 47 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | ATL | MIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Fred Cox 43 FG | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Billy Martin 15 pass from Joe Kapp (Fred Cox kick) | 0 | 10 |
| 2 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Bill Brown 1 run (Fred Cox kick) | 0 | 17 |
| 2 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Bill Brown 37 pass from Joe Kapp (Fred Cox kick) | 0 | 24 |
| 2 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Tom Hall 21 pass from Joe Kapp (Fred Cox kick) | 0 | 31 |
| 3 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Brendan McCarthy 1 run (Bob Etter kick) | 7 | 31 |
| 3 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Fred Cox 35 FG | 7 | 34 |
| 4 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Jim Lindsey 2 run (Fred Cox kick failed) | 7 | 40 |
| 4 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Bill Brown 1 run (Fred Cox kick) | 7 | 47 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | ||
| Offense | ||
| 44 | SE | Jerry Simmons |
| 72 | LOT | Don Talbert |
| 66 | LOG | Jim Simon |
| 53 | C | Frank Marchlewski |
| 67 | ROG | Dan Grimm |
| 73 | ROT | Errol Linden |
| 28 | TE | Ray Ogden |
| 11 | QB | Randy Johnson |
| 32 | HB | Charlie Bryant |
| 80 | FL | Bob Long |
| 41 | FB | Brendan McCarthy |
| Defense | ||
| 87 | LDE | Claude Humphrey |
| 70 | LDT | Jim Norton |
| 79 | RDT | Carlton Dabney |
| 78 | RDE | Jerry Shay |
| 52 | LLB | Marion Rushing |
| 60 | MLB | Tommy Nobis |
| 55 | RLB | Ralph Heck |
| 36 | LCB | Ken Reaves |
| 42 | LS | Phil Spiller |
| 49 | RS | Jimmy Burson |
| 22 | RCB | Lee Calland |
| Minnesota Vikings | ||
| Offense | ||
| 84 | SE | Gene Washington |
| 67 | LOT | Grady Alderman |
| 63 | LOG | Jim Vellone |
| 53 | C | Mick Tingelhoff |
| 61 | ROG | Larry Bowie |
| 71 | ROT | Doug Davis |
| 89 | TE | Billy Martin |
| 11 | QB | Joe Kapp |
| 26 | HB | Clint Jones |
| 86 | FL | Tom Hall |
| 30 | FB | Bill Brown |
| Defense | ||
| 81 | LDE | Carl Eller |
| 77 | LDT | Gary Larsen |
| 88 | RDT | Alan Page |
| 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 | Paul Krause |
| 45 | RCB | Ed Sharockman |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Charlie Bryant | 7 | 29 | 4.1 | 7 | 0 |
| Harmon Wages | 4 | 22 | 5.5 | 11 | 0 |
| Perry Lee Dunn | 3 | 20 | 6.7 | 10 | 0 |
| Brendan McCarthy | 5 | 9 | 1.8 | 4 | 1 |
| Randy Johnson | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bruce Lemmerman | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Clint Jones | 17 | 101 | 5.9 | 43 | 0 |
| Bill Brown | 15 | 38 | 2.5 | 13 | 2 |
| Joe Kapp | 3 | 26 | 8.7 | 13 | 0 |
| Earl Denny | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 9 | 0 |
| Oscar Reed | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Gary Cuozzo | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Jim Lindsey | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2t | 1 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||||||||
| Randy Johnson | 28 | 15 | 53.6 | 0 | 164 | 5.9 | 30 | 0 | 4 | 29 | 71.1 |
| Bruce Lemmerman | 7 | 1 | 14.3 | 1 | 18 | 2.6 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||||||||
| Joe Kapp | 20 | 16 | 80.0 | 0 | 191 | 9.6 | 37t | 3 | 1 | 14 | 146.0 |
| Gary Cuozzo | 3 | 3 | 100.0 | 0 | 41 | 13.7 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 118.8 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Jerry Simmons | 4 | 56 | 14.0 | 30 | 0 |
| Brendan McCarthy | 4 | 40 | 10.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Bob Long | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 18 | 0 |
| Paul Flatley | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 7 | 0 |
| Ray Ogden | 1 | 29 | 29.0 | 29 | 0 |
| Perry Lee Dunn | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Charlie Bryant | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Harmon Wages | 1 | -5 | -5.0 | -5 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Bill Brown | 6 | 65 | 10.8 | 37t | 1 |
| Gene Washington | 4 | 33 | 8.3 | 10 | 0 |
| Billy Martin | 3 | 41 | 13.7 | 15t | 1 |
| Tom Hall | 2 | 34 | 17.0 | 21t | 1 |
| John Beasley | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 12 | 0 |
| Art Powell | 1 | 31 | 31.0 | 31 | 0 |
| Bob Goodridge | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Karl Kassulke | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Billy Lothridge | 6 | 284 | 47.3 | 60 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Billy Martin | 3 | 133 | 44.3 | 47 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Nick Rassas | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Phil Spiller | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Charlie West | 4 | 0 | 32 | 8.0 | 16 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Charlie Bryant | 3 | 72 | 24.0 | 29 | 0 | |
| Nick Rassas | 3 | 66 | 22.0 | 24 | 0 | |
| Phil Spiller | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 | |
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Charlie West | 2 | 53 | 26.5 | 32 | 0 | |
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