| Minnesota Vikings at Chicago Bears Game Statistics |
| Date: October 27, 1968 Location: Chicago, IL |
| Venue: Wrigley Field Attendance: 45562 |
| Weather: Overcast Temp: 52 F Humidty: 43% Wind: 29 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota VikingsMIN | 7 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 24 |
| Chicago BearsCHIB | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 26 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | MIN | CHIB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Jim Lindsey 1 run (Fred Cox kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 1 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Bob Wallace 12 pass from Virgil Carter (Mac Percival kick) | 7 | 7 |
| 2 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Mac Percival 12 FG | 7 | 10 |
| 2 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Gene Washington 54 pass from Joe Kapp (Fred Cox kick) | 14 | 10 |
| 2 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Mac Percival 42 FG | 14 | 13 |
| 2 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Dick Gordon 50 pass from Virgil Carter (Mac Percival kick) | 14 | 20 |
| 3 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Fred Cox 38 FG | 17 | 20 |
| 4 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Mac Percival 21 FG | 17 | 23 |
| 4 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Gene Washington 25 pass from Joe Kapp (Fred Cox kick) | 24 | 23 |
| 4 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Mac Percival 47 FG | 24 | 26 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Chicago Bears | ||
| Offense | ||
| 45 | SE | Dick Gordon |
| 65 | LOT | Randy Jackson |
| 67 | LOG | George Seals |
| 50 | C | Mike Pyle |
| 72 | ROG | Jim Cadile |
| 63 | ROT | Bob Wetoska |
| 84 | TE | Austin Denney |
| 15 | QB | Virgil Carter |
| 40 | HB | Gale Sayers |
| 21 | FL | Cecil Turner |
| 29 | FB | Ronnie Bull |
| Defense | ||
| 87 | LDE | Ed O'Bradovich |
| 73 | LDT | Frank Cornish |
| 79 | RDT | Dick Evey |
| 86 | RDE | Loyd Phillips |
| 55 | LLB | Doug Buffone |
| 51 | MLB | Dick Butkus |
| 53 | RLB | Jim Purnell |
| 26 | LCB | Bennie McRae |
| 17 | LS | Richie Petitbon |
| 31 | RS | Rosey Taylor |
| 20 | RCB | Joe Taylor |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Clint Jones | 11 | 47 | 4.3 | 13 | 0 |
| Bill Brown | 12 | 33 | 2.8 | 12 | 0 |
| Joe Kapp | 4 | 16 | 4.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Jim Lindsey | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1t | 1 |
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Gale Sayers | 18 | 143 | 7.9 | 49 | 0 |
| Virgil Carter | 6 | 40 | 6.7 | 18 | 0 |
| Ronnie Bull | 6 | 30 | 5.0 | 24 | 0 |
| Garry Lyle | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 |
| Brian Piccolo | 3 | 8 | 2.7 | 6 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||||||||
| Joe Kapp | 27 | 16 | 59.3 | 1 | 205 | 7.6 | 54t | 2 | 3 | 28 | 92.4 |
| Chicago Bears | |||||||||||
| Virgil Carter | 28 | 12 | 42.9 | 1 | 184 | 6.6 | 50t | 2 | 1 | 13 | 74.1 |
| Ronnie Bull | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Gene Washington | 6 | 133 | 22.2 | 54t | 2 |
| Bill Brown | 3 | 8 | 2.7 | 11 | 0 |
| John Beasley | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 12 | 0 |
| Clint Jones | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 9 | 0 |
| Jim Lindsey | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Tom Hall | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Billy Martin | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Gale Sayers | 4 | 33 | 8.3 | 21 | 0 |
| Ronnie Bull | 3 | 42 | 14.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Dick Gordon | 2 | 69 | 34.5 | 50t | 1 |
| Bob Wallace | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 19 | 1 |
| Cecil Turner | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Paul Krause | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Rosey Taylor | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Billy Martin | 4 | 133 | 33.3 | 42 | 0 |
| King Hill | 2 | 103 | 51.5 | 52 | 0 |
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Garry Lyle | 4 | 134 | 33.5 | 39 | 0 |
| Bobby Joe Green | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Charlie West | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Bobby Bryant | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
| Gale Sayers | 1 | 0 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Cecil Turner | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Charlie West | 2 | 43 | 21.5 | 22 | 0 | |
| Bobby Bryant | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 | |
| Clint Jones | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 | |
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
| Gale Sayers | 3 | 48 | 16.0 | 21 | 0 | |
| Dick Gordon | 1 | 44 | 44.0 | 44 | 0 | |
| Cecil Turner | 1 | 29 | 29.0 | 29 | 0 | |
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