| Baltimore Colts at San Francisco 49ers Game Statistics |
| Date: December 16, 1961 Location: San Francisco, CA |
| Venue: Kezar Stadium Attendance: 45517 |
| Weather: Smoke Haze Temp: 52 F Humidty: 80% Wind: 6 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baltimore ColtsBAL | 3 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 27 |
| Minnesota VikingsMIN | 14 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 35 |
| Chicago BearsCHIB | 7 | 14 | 24 | 7 | 52 |
| San Francisco 49ersSF | 10 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | BAL | SF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Baltimore ColtsBAL | Steve Myhra 20 FG | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Tommy Davis 45 FG | 3 | 3 |
| 1 | San Francisco 49ersSF | R.C. Owens 35 pass from John Brodie (Tommy Davis kick) | 3 | 10 |
| 2 | Baltimore ColtsBAL | Mark Smolinski 19 pass from Johnny Unitas (Steve Myhra kick) | 10 | 10 |
| 2 | Baltimore ColtsBAL | Jim Mutscheller 25 pass from Johnny Unitas (Steve Myhra kick) | 17 | 10 |
| 2 | Baltimore ColtsBAL | Steve Myhra 28 FG | 20 | 10 |
| 3 | San Francisco 49ersSF | John Brodie 8 run (Tommy Davis kick) | 20 | 17 |
| 3 | Baltimore ColtsBAL | Jimmy Orr 20 pass from Johnny Unitas (Steve Myhra kick) | 27 | 17 |
| 4 | San Francisco 49ersSF | R.C. Owens 20 pass from John Brodie (Tommy Davis kick) | 27 | 24 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Baltimore Colts | ||
| Minnesota Vikings | ||
| Offense | ||
| Offense | ||
| 82 | SE | Raymond Berry |
| 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 |
| 25 | HB | Alex Hawkins |
| 28 | FL | Jimmy Orr |
| 32 | FB | Mark Smolinski |
| Defense | ||
| Defense | ||
| 89 | LDE | Gino Marchetti |
| 70 | LDT | Art Donovan |
| 75 | RDT | Jim Colvin |
| 83 | RDE | Billy Ray Smith |
| 55 | LLB | Jackie Burkett |
| 36 | MLB | Bill Pellington |
| 66 | RLB | Don Shinnick |
| 40 | LCB | Bobby Boyd |
| 80 | LS | Andy Nelson |
| 43 | RS | Lenny Lyles |
| 47 | RCB | Gary Glick |
| Chicago Bears | ||
| San Francisco 49ers | ||
| Offense | ||
| Offense | ||
| 89 | SE | Aaron Thomas |
| 78 | LOT | John Thomas |
| 77 | LOG | Bruce Bosley |
| 53 | C | Frank Morze |
| 64 | ROG | Ted Connolly |
| 76 | ROT | Len Rohde |
| 85 | TE | Monty Stickles |
| 12 | QB | John Brodie |
| 24 | HB | J.D. Smith |
| 27 | FL | R.C. Owens |
| 30 | FB | Bernie Casey |
| Defense | ||
| Defense | ||
| 86 | LDE | Dan Colchico |
| 73 | LDT | Leo Nomellini |
| 70 | RDT | Charlie Krueger |
| 60 | RDE | Roland Lakes |
| 83 | LLB | Gorden Kelley |
| 54 | MLB | Bob Harrison |
| 55 | RLB | Matt Hazeltine |
| 80 | LCB | Jerry Mertens |
| 25 | LS | Dave Baker |
| 44 | RS | Eddie Dove |
| 37 | RCB | Jimmy Johnson |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baltimore Colts | |||||
| Mark Smolinski | 11 | 38 | 3.5 | 11 | 0 |
| Alex Hawkins | 11 | 29 | 2.6 | 10 | 0 |
| Johnny Unitas | 5 | 26 | 5.2 | 18 | 0 |
| Jerry Hill | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| J.D. Smith | 21 | 93 | 4.4 | 12 | 0 |
| John Brodie | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 8t | 1 |
| Don McIlhenny | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Ray Norton | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Aaron Thomas | 1 | -15 | -15.0 | -15 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baltimore Colts | |||||||||||
| Johnny Unitas | 34 | 19 | 55.9 | 0 | 314 | 9.2 | 64 | 3 | 45 | 116.5 | |
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||||||||
| John Brodie | 38 | 16 | 42.1 | 1 | 292 | 7.7 | 54 | 2 | 30 | 75.8 | |
| J.D. Smith | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | ||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baltimore Colts | |||||
| Mark Smolinski | 6 | 80 | 13.3 | 23 | 1 |
| Jimmy Orr | 4 | 105 | 26.3 | 64 | 1 |
| Raymond Berry | 4 | 68 | 17.0 | 34 | 0 |
| Jim Mutscheller | 4 | 62 | 15.5 | 25 | 1 |
| Alex Hawkins | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Monty Stickles | 7 | 143 | 20.4 | 54 | 0 |
| R.C. Owens | 6 | 100 | 16.7 | 35t | 2 |
| Aaron Thomas | 2 | 32 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| J.D. Smith | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baltimore Colts | |||||
| Don Shinnick | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Bobby Boyd | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baltimore Colts | |||||
| Tom Gilburg | 4 | 177 | 44.3 | 55 | 0 |
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Tommy Davis | 3 | 114 | 38.0 | 52 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baltimore Colts | ||||||
| Bobby Boyd | 1 | 0 | 38 | 38.0 | 38 | 0 |
| Alex Hawkins | 1 | 0 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| San Francisco 49ers | ||||||
| Abe Woodson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eddie Dove | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baltimore Colts | ||||||
| Jim Welch | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 27 | 0 | |
| Marv Matuszak | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 | |
| San Francisco 49ers | ||||||
| Don McIlhenny | 2 | 62 | 31.0 | 49 | 0 | |
| Abe Woodson | 2 | 47 | 23.5 | 31 | 0 | |
| Ray Norton | 0 | 39 | 39L | 0 | ||
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