| Minnesota Vikings at Chicago Bears |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: December 1, 1963 Location: Chicago, IL Venue: Wrigley Field Attendance: 47249 |
| Weather: Overcast Temp: 30 F Humidty: 66% Wind: 6 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota VikingsMIN | 3 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| Chicago BearsCHIB | 3 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 17 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | MIN | CHIB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Fred Cox 16 FG | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Roger LeClerc 16 FG | 3 | 3 |
| 2 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Tommy Wilson 2 run (Fred Cox kick) | 10 | 3 |
| 2 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Gordon Smith 53 pass from Ron Vander Kelen (Fred Cox kick) | 17 | 3 |
| 3 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Billy Wade 1 run (Bob Jencks kick) | 17 | 10 |
| 4 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Joe Marconi 8 pass from Billy Wade (Bob Jencks kick) | 17 | 17 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||
| Offense | ||
| 85 | SE | Paul Flatley |
| 67 | LOT | Grady Alderman |
| 65 | LOG | Gerry Huth |
| 53 | C | Mick Tingelhoff |
| 61 | ROG | Larry Bowie |
| 73 | ROT | Errol Linden |
| 87 | TE | Gordon Smith |
| 10 | QB | Fran Tarkenton |
| 20 | HB | Tommy Mason |
| 89 | FL | Jerry Reichow |
| 30 | FB | Bill Brown |
| Defense | ||
| 83 | LDE | Don Hultz |
| 79 | LDT | Jim Prestel |
| 76 | RDT | Paul Dickson |
| 70 | RDE | Jim Marshall |
| 60 | LLB | Roy Winston |
| 58 | MLB | Rip Hawkins |
| 57 | RLB | Bill Jobko |
| 23 | LCB | Lee Calland |
| 21 | LS | Chuck Lamson |
| 25 | RS | Terry Dillon |
| 45 | RCB | Ed Sharockman |
| Chicago Bears | ||
| Offense | ||
| 84 | SE | Bo Farrington |
| 70 | LOT | Herm Lee |
| 67 | LOG | Ted Karras |
| 50 | C | Mike Pyle |
| 72 | ROT | Jim Cadile |
| 63 | ROT | Bob Wetoska |
| 89 | TE | Mike Ditka |
| 9 | QB | Billy Wade |
| 28 | HB | Willie Galimore |
| 47 | FL | Johnny Morris |
| 34 | FB | Joe Marconi |
| Defense | ||
| 74 | LDE | Bob Kilcullen |
| 78 | LDT | Stan Jones |
| 71 | RDT | Earl Leggett |
| 81 | RDE | Doug Atkins |
| 31 | LLB | Joe Fortunato |
| 61 | MLB | Bill George |
| 33 | RLB | Larry Morris |
| 26 | LCB | Bennie McRae |
| 17 | LS | Richie Petitbon |
| 24 | RS | Rosey Taylor |
| 23 | RCB | Dave Whitsell |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Tommy Mason | 19 | 53 | 2.8 | 8 | 0 |
| Tommy Wilson | 10 | 22 | 2.2 | 7 | 1 |
| Ron Vander Kelen | 3 | 14 | 4.7 | 20 | 0 |
| Bill Butler | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Fran Tarkenton | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Bill Brown | 3 | 8 | 2.7 | 4 | 0 |
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Ronnie Bull | 14 | 31 | 2.2 | 13 | 0 |
| Willie Galimore | 8 | 19 | 2.4 | 8 | 0 |
| Joe Marconi | 6 | 12 | 2.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Billy Wade | 5 | 5 | 1.0 | 7 | 1 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||||||||
| Ron Vander Kelen | 9 | 5 | 55.6 | 1 | 116 | 12.9 | 53t | 1 | 3 | 28 | 97.9 |
| Fran Tarkenton | 4 | 1 | 25.0 | 0 | 4 | 1.0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 39.6 |
| Chicago Bears | |||||||||||
| Billy Wade | 32 | 16 | 50.0 | 0 | 164 | 5.1 | 29 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 75.5 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Gordon Smith | 2 | 83 | 41.5 | 53t | 1 |
| Bill Butler | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Paul Flatley | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Tommy Wilson | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Mike Ditka | 5 | 76 | 15.2 | 18 | 0 |
| Joe Marconi | 4 | 50 | 12.5 | 29 | 1 |
| Angelo Coia | 3 | 28 | 9.3 | 12 | 0 |
| Bo Farrington | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 10 | 0 |
| Willie Galimore | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| Ronnie Bull | 1 | -4 | -4.0 | -4 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Joe Fortunato | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Fred Cox | 8 | 316 | 39.5 | 51 | 0 |
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Bobby Joe Green | 7 | 367 | 52.4 | 55 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Tommy Mason | 2 | 0 | 42 | 21.0 | 23 | 0 |
| Bill Butler | 2 | 0 | 21 | 10.5 | 18 | 0 |
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
| Rosey Taylor | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Ed Sharockman | 2 | 40 | 20.0 | 22 | 0 | |
| Bill Butler | 2 | 39 | 19.5 | 23 | 0 | |
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
| Billy Martin | 3 | 74 | 24.7 | 26 | 0 | |
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