| 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 VikingsMIN | 0 | 14 | 7 | 10 | 31 |
| Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | 7 | 7 | 12 | 13 | 39 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | MIN | PIT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | John Henry Johnson 2 run (Lou Michaels kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Joe Womack 3 run (Lou Michaels kick) | 0 | 14 |
| 2 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Tommy Mason 37 pass from Fran Tarkenton (Jim Christopherson kick) | 7 | 14 |
| 2 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Charley Ferguson 19 pass from Fran Tarkenton (Jim Christopherson kick) | 14 | 14 |
| 3 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Safety, Gerry Huth tackled in end zone by Ernie Stautner | 14 | 16 |
| 3 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Lou Michaels 32 FG | 14 | 19 |
| 3 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | John Henry Johnson 2 run (Lou Michaels kick) | 14 | 26 |
| 3 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Jerry Reichow 4 pass from Fran Tarkenton (Jim Christopherson kick) | 21 | 26 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Lou Michaels 38 FG | 21 | 29 |
| 4 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Charley Ferguson 59 pass from Fran Tarkenton (Jim Christopherson kick) | 28 | 29 |
| 4 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Jim Christopherson 42 FG | 31 | 29 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Lou Michaels 31 FG | 31 | 32 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Dick Hoak 16 run (Lou Michaels kick) | 31 | 39 |
| 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 |
| 33 | FB | Mel Triplett |
| 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 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 86 | SE | Johnny Burrell |
| 77 | LOT | Dan James |
| 62 | LOG | Mike Sandusky |
| 51 | C | Buzz Nutter |
| 72 | ROG | Ray Lemek |
| 71 | ROT | Charlie Bradshaw |
| 40 | TE | Preston Carpenter |
| 22 | QB | Bobby Layne |
| 32 | HB | Joe Womack |
| 84 | FL | Buddy Dial |
| 35 | FB | John Henry Johnson |
| Defense | ||
| 79 | LDE | Lou Michaels |
| 75 | LDT | Joe Krupa |
| 76 | RDT | Gene Lipscomb |
| 70 | RDE | Ernie Stautner |
| 82 | LLB | George Tarasovic |
| 65 | MLB | Tom Bettis |
| 37 | RLB | Ken Kirk |
| 28 | LCB | Clendon Thomas |
| 27 | LS | Dick Haley |
| 44 | RS | Willie Daniel |
| 26 | RCB | Brady Keys |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Mel Triplett | 5 | 36 | 7.2 | 18 | 0 |
| Tommy Mason | 10 | 27 | 2.7 | 12 | 0 |
| Fran Tarkenton | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| John Henry Johnson | 25 | 91 | 3.6 | 23 | 2 |
| Joe Womack | 12 | 43 | 3.6 | 24 | 1 |
| Dick Hoak | 4 | 31 | 7.8 | 18 | 1 |
| Bobby Layne | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Johnny Burrell | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 14 | 0 |
| Tom Tracy | 3 | -2 | -0.7 | 2 | 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 | 59t | 4 | 33 | 125.5 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||||||||
| Bobby Layne | 28 | 16 | 57.1 | 1 | 254 | 9.1 | 23 | 0 | 27 | 72.6 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Charley Ferguson | 4 | 106 | 26.5 | 59t | 2 |
| Tommy Mason | 4 | 66 | 16.5 | 37t | 1 |
| Steve Stonebreaker | 2 | 46 | 23.0 | 35 | 0 |
| Jerry Reichow | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 24 | 1 |
| Mel Triplett | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 27 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Buddy Dial | 6 | 103 | 17.2 | 21 | 0 |
| Dick Hoak | 4 | 67 | 16.8 | 23 | 0 |
| John Henry Johnson | 3 | 37 | 12.3 | 18 | 0 |
| Johnny Burrell | 2 | 30 | 15.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Preston Carpenter | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 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 | 45 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Ed Brown | 4 | 131 | 32.8 | 38 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Ed Sharockman | 1 | 0 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Bill Butler | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Brady Keys | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | |
| Dick Haley | 1 | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Bill Butler | 2 | 53 | 26.5 | 32 | 0 | |
| Ed Sharockman | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 24 | 0 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Dick Haley | 2 | 42 | 21.0 | 23 | 0 | |
| Glenn Glass | 2 | 39 | 19.5 | 25 | 0 | |
| Brady Keys | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 | |
| Bob Ferguson | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 | |
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