| Western Conference Championship - Minnesota Vikings at Baltimore Colts Game Statistics |
| Date: December 22, 1968 Location: Baltimore, MD |
| Venue: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 60238 |
| Weather: Light Rain Temp: 35 F Humidty: 72% Wind: 6 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 |
| Baltimore Colts | 0 | 7 | 14 | 3 | 24 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | MIN | BAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Baltimore Colts | Tom Mitchell 3 pass from Earl Morrall (Lou Michaels kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 3 | Baltimore Colts | John Mackey 49 pass from Earl Morrall (Lou Michaels kick) | 0 | 14 |
| 3 | Baltimore Colts | Mike Curtis 60 opponents fumble recovery (Lou Michaels kick) | 0 | 21 |
| 4 | Minnesota Vikings | Billy Martin 1 pass from Joe Kapp (Fred Cox kick) | 7 | 21 |
| 4 | Baltimore Colts | Lou Michaels 33 FG | 7 | 24 |
| 4 | Minnesota Vikings | Bill Brown 7 pass from Joe Kapp (Fred Cox kick) | 14 | 24 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Joe Kapp | 10 | 52 | 5.2 | 9 | 0 |
| Bill Brown | 10 | 30 | 3.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Dave Osborn | 5 | 4 | 0.8 | 3 | 0 |
| Clint Jones | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Lindsey | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| Baltimore Colts | |||||
| Tom Matte | 14 | 31 | 2.2 | 11 | 0 |
| Jerry Hill | 8 | 10 | 1.3 | 9 | 0 |
| John Mackey | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Preston Pearson | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||||||||
| Joe Kapp | 44 | 26 | 59.1 | 2 | 287 | 6.5 | 28 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 74.7 |
| Baltimore Colts | |||||||||||
| Earl Morrall | 22 | 13 | 59.1 | 1 | 280 | 12.7 | 49t | 2 | 4 | 35 | 114.8 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Bill Brown | 8 | 82 | 10.3 | 14 | 1 |
| Gene Washington | 5 | 95 | 19.0 | 28 | 0 |
| John Beasley | 5 | 69 | 13.8 | 25 | 0 |
| John Henderson | 5 | 33 | 6.6 | 10 | 0 |
| Jim Lindsey | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Billy Martin | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1t | 1 |
| Dave Osborn | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| Baltimore Colts | |||||
| Willie Richardson | 6 | 148 | 24.7 | 38 | 0 |
| John Mackey | 3 | 92 | 30.7 | 49t | 1 |
| Jimmy Orr | 2 | 36 | 18.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Tom Mitchell | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3t | 1 |
| Preston Pearson | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Ed Sharockman | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Baltimore Colts | |||||
| Jerry Logan | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 |
| Bobby Boyd | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Charlie West | 3 | 1 | -3 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Baltimore Colts | ||||||
| Rick Volk | 2 | 1 | 11 | 5.5 | 7 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Clint Jones | 2 | 53 | 26.5 | 35 | 0 | |
| Charlie West | 2 | 30 | 15.0 | 16 | 0 | |
| Earl Denny | 1 | 30 | 30.0 | 30 | 0 | |
| Baltimore Colts | ||||||
| Preston Pearson | 1 | 31 | 31.0 | 31 | 0 | |
| Tom Matte | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 | |
| Tom Mitchell | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Carl Eller | 1.5 |
| Jim Marshall | 1.5 |
| Gary Larsen | 1.0 |
| Fred Miller | 2.0 |
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