| League Championship |
| Cleveland Browns at Minnesota Vikings |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: January 4, 1970 Location: Bloomington, MN Venue: Metropolitan Stadium Attendance: 46503 |
| Weather: Clear Temp: 11 F Humidty: 66% Wind: 8 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland BrownsCLE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Minnesota VikingsMIN | 14 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 27 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | CLE | MIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Joe Kapp 7 run (Fred Cox kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Gene Washington 75 pass from Joe Kapp (Fred Cox kick) | 0 | 14 |
| 2 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Fred Cox 30 FG | 0 | 17 |
| 2 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Dave Osborn 20 run (Fred Cox kick) | 0 | 24 |
| 3 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Fred Cox 32 FG | 0 | 27 |
| 4 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Gary Collins 3 pass from Bill Nelsen (Don Cockroft kick) | 7 | 27 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | ||
| Offense | ||
| 86 | WR | Gary Collins |
| 42 | WR | Paul Warfield |
| 77 | LOT | Dick Schafrath |
| 65 | LOG | John Demarie |
| 54 | C | Fred Hoaglin |
| 66 | ROG | Gene Hickerson |
| 73 | ROT | Monte Clark |
| 89 | TE | Milt Morin |
| 16 | QB | Bill Nelsen |
| 44 | RB | Leroy Kelly |
| 35 | RB | Bo Scott |
| Defense | ||
| 88 | LDE | Ron Snidow |
| 71 | LDT | Walter Johnson |
| 69 | RDT | Jim Kanicki |
| 81 | RDE | Jack Gregory |
| 82 | LLB | Jim Houston |
| 51 | MLB | Dale Lindsey |
| 50 | RLB | John Garlington |
| 40 | LCB | Erich Barnes |
| 24 | LS | Ernie Kellerman |
| 34 | RS | Mike Howell |
| 29 | RCB | Walt Sumner |
| Minnesota Vikings | ||
| Offense | ||
| 80 | WR | John Henderson |
| 84 | WR | Gene Washington |
| 67 | LOT | Grady Alderman |
| 63 | LOG | Jim Vellone |
| 53 | C | Mick Tingelhoff |
| 64 | ROG | Milt Sunde |
| 73 | ROT | Ron Yary |
| 87 | TE | John Beasley |
| 11 | QB | Joe Kapp |
| 30 | RB | Bill Brown |
| 41 | RB | Dave Osborn |
| 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 |
| 58 | RLB | Wally Hilgenberg |
| 46 | LCB | Earsell Mackbee |
| 29 | LS | Karl Kassulke |
| 22 | RS | Paul Krause |
| 45 | RCB | Ed Sharockman |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLE | 14 | 4 | 10 | 0 | / | / | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | |
| MIN | 18 | 13 | 5 | 0 | / | / | 3 | 33 | 0 | 0 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Leroy Kelly | 15 | 80 | 5.3 | 22 | 0 |
| Bo Scott | 6 | 17 | 2.8 | 5 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 21 | 97 | 4.6 | 22 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Dave Osborn | 18 | 108 | 6.0 | 20t | 1 |
| Joe Kapp | 8 | 57 | 7.1 | 19 | 1 |
| Bill Brown | 12 | 43 | 3.6 | 9 | 0 |
| Oscar Reed | 5 | 7 | 1.4 | 5 | 0 |
| Clint Jones | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 6 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 45 | 222 | 4.9 | 20 | 2 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | |||||||||||
| Bill Nelsen | 33 | 17 | 51.5 | 2 | 181 | 5.5 | 35 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 52.7 |
| Team Totals | 33 | 17 | 51.5 | 2 | 181 | 5.5 | 28 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 52.7 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||||||||
| Joe Kapp | 13 | 7 | 53.8 | 0 | 169 | 13.0 | 75t | 1 | 1 | 8 | 124.7 |
| Team Totals | 13 | 7 | 53.8 | 0 | 169 | 13.0 | 46t | 1 | 1 | 8 | 124.7 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Bo Scott | 5 | 56 | 11.2 | 35 | 0 |
| Gary Collins | 5 | 43 | 8.6 | 16 | 1 |
| Paul Warfield | 4 | 47 | 11.8 | 18 | 0 |
| Leroy Kelly | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 9 | 0 |
| Milt Morin | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 17 | 181 | 10.6 | 28 | 1 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Gene Washington | 3 | 120 | 40.0 | 75t | 1 |
| John Henderson | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 9 | 0 |
| Bill Brown | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| John Beasley | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 7 | 169 | 24.1 | 46t | 1 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Wally Hilgenberg | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Krause | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Don Cockroft | 3 | 99 | 33.0 | 38 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 99 | 33.0 | 38 | |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Bob Lee | 3 | 123 | 41.0 | 48 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 123 | 41.0 | 48 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | ||||||
| Leroy Kelly | 2 | 0 | 10 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Reece Morrison | 1 | 0 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 0 | 21 | 7.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Charlie West | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | ||||||
| Bo Scott | 4 | 60 | 15.0 | 21 | 0 | |
| Reece Morrison | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 5 | 83 | 16.6 | 23 | 0 | |
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Charlie West | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 | |
| Clint Jones | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 2 | 42 | 21.0 | 22 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Jack Gregory | 1.0 | 8.0 |
| Team Totals | 1.0 | 8.0 |
| Alan Page | 1.0 | 6.0 |
| Roy Winston | 1.0 | 4.0 |
| Team Totals | 2.0 | 10.0 |