| Minnesota Vikings at Pittsburgh Steelers Game Statistics |
| Date: November 4, 1962 Location: Pittsburgh, PA |
| Venue: Forbes Field Attendance: 14642 |
| Weather: Overcast Temp: 44 F Humidty: 65% Wind: 9 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | 0 | 14 | 7 | 10 | 31 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 7 | 7 | 12 | 13 | 39 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | MIN | PIT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pittsburgh Steelers | John Henry Johnson 2 run (Lou Michaels kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Joe Womack 3 run (Lou Michaels kick) | 0 | 14 |
| 2 | Minnesota Vikings | Tommy Mason 37 pass from Fran Tarkenton (Jim Christopherson kick) | 7 | 14 |
| 2 | Minnesota Vikings | Charley Ferguson 19 pass from Fran Tarkenton (Jim Christopherson kick) | 14 | 14 |
| 3 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Safety, Gerry Huth tackled in end zone by Ernie Stautner | 14 | 16 |
| 3 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Lou Michaels 32 FG | 14 | 19 |
| 3 | Pittsburgh Steelers | John Henry Johnson 2 run (Lou Michaels kick) | 14 | 26 |
| 3 | Minnesota Vikings | Jerry Reichow 4 pass from Fran Tarkenton (Jim Christopherson kick) | 21 | 26 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Lou Michaels 38 FG | 21 | 29 |
| 4 | Minnesota Vikings | Charley Ferguson 59 pass from Fran Tarkenton (Jim Christopherson kick) | 28 | 29 |
| 4 | Minnesota Vikings | Jim Christopherson 42 FG | 31 | 29 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Lou Michaels 31 FG | 31 | 32 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Dick Hoak 16 run (Lou Michaels kick) | 31 | 39 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Mel Triplett | 5 | 36 | 7.2 | 0 | |
| Tommy Mason | 10 | 27 | 2.7 | 0 | |
| Fran Tarkenton | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 0 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| John Henry Johnson | 25 | 91 | 3.6 | 23 | 2 |
| Joe Womack | 12 | 43 | 3.6 | 1 | |
| Dick Hoak | 4 | 31 | 7.8 | 1 | |
| Bobby Layne | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 0 | |
| Johnny Burrell | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 0 | |
| Preston Carpenter | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Tom Tracy | 3 | -2 | -0.7 | 0 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||||||||
| Fran Tarkenton | 21 | 13 | 61.9 | 1 | 273 | 13.0 | 4 | 125.5 | |||
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||||||||
| Bobby Layne | 28 | 16 | 57.1 | 1 | 254 | 9.1 | 0 | 27 | 72.6 | ||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Charley Ferguson | 4 | 106 | 26.5 | 2 | |
| Tommy Mason | 4 | 66 | 16.5 | 1 | |
| Steve Stonebreaker | 2 | 46 | 23.0 | 0 | |
| Jerry Reichow | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 1 | |
| Mel Triplett | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 27 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Buddy Dial | 6 | 103 | 17.2 | 0 | |
| Dick Hoak | 4 | 67 | 16.8 | 0 | |
| John Henry Johnson | 3 | 37 | 12.3 | 18 | 0 |
| Johnny Burrell | 2 | 30 | 15.0 | 0 | |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Tom Franckhauser | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Willie Daniel | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| John McCormick | 6 | 229 | 38.2 | 0 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Ed Brown | 4 | 131 | 32.8 | 38 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Ed Sharockman | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 | |
| Bill Butler | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Brady Keys | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | ||
| Dick Haley | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Bill Butler | 2 | 53 | 26.5 | 0 | ||
| Ed Sharockman | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 0 | ||
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Dick Haley | 2 | 42 | 21.0 | 0 | ||
| Glenn Glass | 2 | 39 | 19.5 | 0 | ||
| Brady Keys | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 | |
| Bob Ferguson | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 | |
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