| Minnesota Vikings at Los Angeles Rams Game Statistics |
| Date: October 21, 1962 Location: Los Angeles, CA |
| Venue: Memorial Coliseum Attendance: 33071 |
| Weather: Smoke Haze Temp: 75 F Humidty: 50% Wind: 12 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota VikingsMIN | 14 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 38 |
| Los Angeles RamsLARM | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 14 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | MIN | LARM |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Doug Mayberry 13 pass from Fran Tarkenton (Jim Christopherson kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 1 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Charley Ferguson 15 pass from Fran Tarkenton (Jim Christopherson kick) | 14 | 0 |
| 2 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Doug Mayberry 5 run (Jim Christopherson kick) | 21 | 0 |
| 2 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Bill Butler 39 interception return (Jim Christopherson kick) | 28 | 0 |
| 2 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Jim Christopherson 32 FG | 31 | 0 |
| 3 | Los Angeles RamsLARM | Duane Allen 43 pass from Zeke Bratkowski (Danny Villanueva kick) | 31 | 7 |
| 3 | Los Angeles RamsLARM | Dick Bass 5 run (Danny Villanueva kick) | 31 | 14 |
| 4 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Tommy Mason 25 pass from Fran Tarkenton (Jim Christopherson kick) | 38 | 14 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||
| Offense | ||
| 89 | SE | Jerry Reichow |
| 67 | LOT | Grady Alderman |
| 65 | LOG | Gerry Huth |
| 53 | C | Mick Tingelhoff |
| 64 | ROG | Mike Rabold |
| 72 | ROT | Frank Youso |
| 82 | TE | Steve Stonebreaker |
| 10 | QB | Fran Tarkenton |
| 20 | HB | Tommy Mason |
| 88 | FL | Charley Ferguson |
| 35 | FB | Doug Mayberry |
| Defense | ||
| 51 | LDE | Jim Leo |
| 79 | LDT | Jim Prestel |
| 76 | RDT | Paul Dickson |
| 70 | RDE | Jim Marshall |
| 55 | LLB | Cliff Livingston |
| 58 | MLB | Rip Hawkins |
| 31 | RLB | Clancy Osborne |
| 40 | LCB | Tom Franckhauser |
| 21 | LS | Chuck Lamson |
| 22 | RS | Bill Butler |
| 45 | RCB | Ed Sharockman |
| Los Angeles Rams | ||
| Offense | ||
| 81 | SE | Carroll Dale |
| 78 | LOT | Jim Boeke |
| 73 | LOG | Charlie Cowan |
| 31 | C | Larry Hayes |
| 71 | ROG | Joe Scibelli |
| 63 | ROT | Joe Carollo |
| 82 | TE | Jim Phillips |
| 12 | QB | Zeke Bratkowski |
| 37 | HB | Art Perkins |
| 27 | FL | Pervis Atkins |
| 22 | FB | Dick Bass |
| Defense | ||
| 75 | LDE | Deacon Jones |
| 74 | LDT | Merlin Olsen |
| 79 | RDT | Larry Stephens |
| 85 | RDE | Lamar Lundy |
| 53 | LLB | Mike Henry |
| 48 | MLB | Les Richter |
| 86 | RLB | Marlin McKeever |
| 21 | LCB | Eddie Meador |
| 41 | LS | Lindon Crow |
| 17 | RS | Charley Britt |
| 47 | RCB | Carver Shannon |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Tommy Mason | 17 | 67 | 3.9 | 12 | 0 |
| Doug Mayberry | 13 | 52 | 4.0 | 17 | 1 |
| Fran Tarkenton | 4 | 48 | 12.0 | 31 | 0 |
| Hugh McElhenny | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 20 | 0 |
| Mel Triplett | 3 | 22 | 7.3 | 11 | 0 |
| Bill Brown | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 3 | 0 |
| John McCormick | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Reed | 2 | -2 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||
| Dick Bass | 9 | 19 | 2.1 | 8 | 1 |
| Art Perkins | 3 | 19 | 6.3 | 9 | 0 |
| Roman Gabriel | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 3 | 0 |
| Jon Arnett | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||||||||
| Fran Tarkenton | 22 | 13 | 59.1 | 0 | 163 | 7.4 | 25t | 3 | 23 | 121.8 | |
| John McCormick | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | 53 | 26.5 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 95.8 |
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||||||||
| Zeke Bratkowski | 17 | 7 | 41.2 | 3 | 99 | 5.8 | 43t | 1 | 15 | 40.7 | |
| Ron Miller | 10 | 4 | 40.0 | 0 | 50 | 5.0 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 56.2 | |
| Roman Gabriel | 3 | 1 | 33.3 | 0 | 11 | 3.7 | 11 | 0 | 9 | 45.1 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Tommy Mason | 5 | 74 | 14.8 | 25t | 1 |
| Doug Mayberry | 2 | 34 | 17.0 | 21 | 1 |
| Jerry Reichow | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Oscar Donahue | 1 | 53 | 53.0 | 53 | 0 |
| Charley Ferguson | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15t | 1 |
| Hugh McElhenny | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Steve Stonebreaker | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Bill Brown | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | -3 | 0 |
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||
| Jim Phillips | 4 | 52 | 13.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Dick Bass | 4 | 25 | 6.3 | 11 | 0 |
| Duane Allen | 2 | 54 | 27.0 | 43t | 1 |
| Pervis Atkins | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 17 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Bill Butler | 1 | 39 | 39.0 | 39t | 1 |
| Tom Franckhauser | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chuck Lamson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| John McCormick | 1 | 49 | 49.0 | 49 | 0 |
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||
| Danny Villanueva | 6 | 256 | 42.7 | 56 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Bill Butler | 3 | 0 | 60 | 20.0 | 46 | 0 |
| Tommy Mason | 1 | 0 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Bobby Reed | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Los Angeles Rams | ||||||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Tommy Mason | 2 | 58 | 29.0 | 30 | 0 | |
| Bobby Reed | 1 | 30 | 30.0 | 30 | 0 | |
| Los Angeles Rams | ||||||
| Dick Bass | 3 | 46 | 15.3 | 22 | 0 | |
| Pervis Atkins | 2 | 44 | 22.0 | 24 | 0 | |
| Alvin Hall | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 | |
| Bobby Smith | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 | |
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