| Minnesota Vikings at Baltimore Colts Game Statistics |
| Date: October 1, 1961 Location: Baltimore, MD |
| Venue: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 54259 |
| Weather: Mostly Clear Temp: 75 F Humidty: 52% Wind: 9 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota VikingsMIN | 3 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 33 |
| Baltimore ColtsBAL | 7 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 34 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | MIN | BAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Mike Mercer 20 FG | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | Baltimore ColtsBAL | Lenny Moore 72 pass from Johnny Unitas (Steve Myhra kick) | 3 | 7 |
| 2 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | A.D. Williams 7 pass from George Shaw (Mike Mercer kick) | 10 | 7 |
| 2 | Baltimore ColtsBAL | Lenny Moore 4 run (Steve Myhra kick) | 10 | 14 |
| 2 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Mike Mercer 26 FG | 13 | 14 |
| 3 | Baltimore ColtsBAL | Lenny Moore 17 pass from Lamar McHan (Steve Myhra kick) | 13 | 21 |
| 3 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Mike Mercer 10 FG | 16 | 21 |
| 3 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Jerry Reichow 23 pass from George Shaw (Mike Mercer kick) | 23 | 21 |
| 4 | Baltimore ColtsBAL | Lenny Moore 23 pass from Johnny Unitas (Steve Myhra kick) | 23 | 28 |
| 4 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Ray Hayes 4 run (Mike Mercer kick) | 30 | 28 |
| 4 | Baltimore ColtsBAL | Steve Myhra 37 FG | 30 | 31 |
| 4 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Mike Mercer 29 FG | 33 | 31 |
| 4 | Baltimore ColtsBAL | Steve Myhra 52 FG | 33 | 34 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||
| Offense | ||
| 39 | SE | Dave Middleton |
| 67 | LOT | Grady Alderman |
| 65 | LOG | Gerry Huth |
| 52 | C | Bill Lapham |
| 64 | ROG | Mike Rabold |
| 72 | ROT | Frank Youso |
| 85 | TE | Bob Schnelker |
| 14 | QB | George Shaw |
| 89 | HB | Jerry Reichow |
| 20 | FL | Tommy Mason |
| 33 | FB | Mel Triplett |
| Defense | ||
| 70 | LDE | Jim Marshall |
| 79 | LDT | Jim Prestel |
| 71 | RDT | Ed Culpepper |
| 83 | RDE | Don Joyce |
| 31 | LLB | Clancy Osborne |
| 58 | MLB | Rip Hawkins |
| 54 | RLB | Karl Rubke |
| 40 | LCB | Jack Morris |
| 24 | LS | Rich Mostardi |
| 26 | RS | Charlie Sumner |
| 22 | RCB | Dick Pesonen |
| Baltimore Colts | ||
| Offense | ||
| 28 | SE | Jimmy Orr |
| 77 | LOT | Jim Parker |
| 62 | LOG | Palmer Pyle |
| 52 | C | Dick Szymanski |
| 68 | ROG | Alex Sandusky |
| 60 | ROT | George Preas |
| 84 | TE | Jim Mutscheller |
| 19 | QB | Johnny Unitas |
| 26 | HB | Mike Sommer |
| 24 | FL | Lenny Moore |
| 34 | FB | Joe Perry |
| Defense | ||
| 89 | LDE | Gino Marchetti |
| 70 | LDT | Art Donovan |
| 75 | RDT | Jim Colvin |
| 81 | RDE | Ordell Braase |
| 36 | LLB | Bill Pellington |
| 64 | MLB | Marv Matuszak |
| 66 | RLB | Don Shinnick |
| 40 | LCB | Bobby Boyd |
| 80 | LS | Andy Nelson |
| 20 | RS | Bob Harrison |
| 23 | RCB | Carl Taseff |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Tommy Mason | 10 | 45 | 4.5 | 19 | 0 |
| Mel Triplett | 11 | 34 | 3.1 | 7 | 0 |
| Ray Hayes | 12 | 31 | 2.6 | 16 | 1 |
| Jamie Caleb | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 4 | 0 |
| George Shaw | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Baltimore Colts | |||||
| Johnny Unitas | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Joe Perry | 6 | 24 | 4.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Lenny Moore | 4 | 20 | 5.0 | 12 | 1 |
| Mike Sommer | 4 | 12 | 3.0 | 9 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||||||||
| George Shaw | 30 | 17 | 56.7 | 0 | 208 | 6.9 | 23 | 2 | 71 | 100.4 | |
| Baltimore Colts | |||||||||||
| Johnny Unitas | 27 | 13 | 48.1 | 1 | 284 | 10.5 | 72t | 2 | 8 | 95.3 | |
| Lamar McHan | 6 | 1 | 16.7 | 2 | 17 | 2.8 | 17t | 1 | 9 | 39.6 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Jerry Reichow | 6 | 69 | 11.5 | 23t | 1 |
| Ray Hayes | 4 | 69 | 17.3 | 22 | 0 |
| A.D. Williams | 3 | 46 | 15.3 | 22 | 1 |
| Dave Middleton | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Tommy Mason | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Jamie Caleb | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Mel Triplett | 1 | -8 | -8.0 | -8 | 0 |
| Baltimore Colts | |||||
| Raymond Berry | 6 | 96 | 16.0 | 32 | 0 |
| Lenny Moore | 5 | 143 | 28.6 | 72t | 3 |
| Jim Mutscheller | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 26 | 0 |
| Mike Sommer | 1 | 31 | 31.0 | 31 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Dick Pesonen | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 28 | 0 |
| Karl Rubke | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Clancy Osborne | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Baltimore Colts | |||||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Mike Mercer | 7 | 262 | 37.4 | 58 | 1 |
| Baltimore Colts | |||||
| Tom Gilburg | 4 | 168 | 42.0 | 55 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Tommy Mason | 4 | 0 | 56 | 14.0 | 23 | 0 |
| Baltimore Colts | ||||||
| Carl Taseff | 2 | 0 | 11 | 5.5 | 11 | 0 |
| Bobby Boyd | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Tommy Mason | 3 | 68 | 22.7 | 36 | 0 | |
| Jamie Caleb | 1 | 29 | 29.0 | 29 | 0 | |
| Mel Triplett | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 | |
| Dick Pesonen | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Baltimore Colts | ||||||
| Bob Harrison | 4 | 93 | 23.3 | 27 | 0 | |
| Lenny Lyles | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 | |
| Jim Welch | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 | |
| Joe Lewis | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 | |
| Ken Gregory | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | |
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