| Minnesota Vikings at Detroit Lions Game Statistics |
| Date: December 9, 1962 Location: Detroit, MI |
| Venue: Tiger Stadium Attendance: 42256 |
| Weather: Smoke Haze Temp: 22 F Humidty: 77% Wind: 7 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota VikingsMIN | 14 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 23 |
| Detroit LionsDET | 10 | 14 | 13 | 0 | 37 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | MIN | DET |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Gordon Smith 13 pass from Fran Tarkenton (Jim Christopherson kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 1 | Detroit LionsDET | Milt Plum 22 FG | 7 | 3 |
| 1 | Detroit LionsDET | Dick LeBeau 26 opponents fumble recovery (Wayne Walker kick) | 7 | 10 |
| 1 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Ed Sharockman 88 opponents fumble recovery (Jim Christopherson kick) | 14 | 10 |
| 2 | Detroit LionsDET | Danny Lewis 20 pass from Milt Plum (Wayne Walker kick) | 14 | 17 |
| 2 | Detroit LionsDET | Gail Cogdill 11 pass from Milt Plum (Wayne Walker kick) | 14 | 24 |
| 3 | Detroit LionsDET | Gail Cogdill 7 own fumble recovery (Wayne Walker kick) | 14 | 31 |
| 3 | Detroit LionsDET | Dick LeBeau 31 interception return (run failed) | 14 | 37 |
| 4 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Safety, Ken Webb tackled in end zone by Jim Leo | 16 | 37 |
| 4 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Mel Triplett 3 run (Jim Christopherson kick) | 23 | 37 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||
| Offense | ||
| 84 | SE | Oscar Donahue |
| 67 | LOT | Grady Alderman |
| 65 | LOG | Gerry Huth |
| 53 | C | Mick Tingelhoff |
| 64 | ROG | Mike Rabold |
| 73 | ROT | Errol Linden |
| 87 | TE | Gordon Smith |
| 10 | QB | Fran Tarkenton |
| 20 | HB | Tommy Mason |
| 85 | FL | Tom Adams |
| 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 |
| 22 | LS | Bill Butler |
| 21 | RS | Chuck Lamson |
| 45 | RCB | Ed Sharockman |
| Detroit Lions | ||
| Offense | ||
| 89 | SE | Gail Cogdill |
| 79 | LOT | John Gonzaga |
| 73 | LOG | Paul Ward |
| 51 | C | Bob Whitlow |
| 75 | ROG | John Gordy |
| 77 | ROT | Danny LaRose |
| 80 | TE | Jim Gibbons |
| 16 | QB | Milt Plum |
| 45 | HB | Danny Lewis |
| 25 | FL | Pat Studstill |
| 33 | FB | Nick Pietrosante |
| Defense | ||
| 78 | LDE | Darris McCord |
| 71 | LDT | Alex Karras |
| 76 | RDT | Roger Brown |
| 88 | RDE | Sam Williams |
| 57 | LLB | Carl Brettschneider |
| 56 | MLB | Joe Schmidt |
| 55 | RLB | Wayne Walker |
| 81 | LCB | Dick Lane |
| 43 | LS | Gary Lowe |
| 28 | RS | Yale Lary |
| 44 | RCB | Dick LeBeau |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Tommy Mason | 16 | 138 | 8.6 | 71 | 0 |
| Doug Mayberry | 8 | 34 | 4.3 | 11 | 0 |
| Fran Tarkenton | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Hugh McElhenny | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 11 | 0 |
| Mel Triplett | 3 | 5 | 1.7 | 3t | 1 |
| Bill Brown | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Ken Webb | 10 | 55 | 5.5 | 25 | 0 |
| Earl Morrall | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 29 | 0 |
| Danny Lewis | 12 | 30 | 2.5 | 8 | 0 |
| Tommy Watkins | 7 | 24 | 3.4 | 11 | 0 |
| Nick Pietrosante | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Milt Plum | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||||||||
| Fran Tarkenton | 25 | 8 | 32.0 | 4 | 185 | 7.4 | 53 | 1 | 17 | 33.3 | |
| Tommy Mason | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Detroit Lions | |||||||||||
| Milt Plum | 24 | 11 | 45.8 | 2 | 218 | 9.1 | 63 | 2 | 35 | 71.2 | |
| Earl Morrall | 3 | 1 | 33.3 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2.8 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Tommy Mason | 3 | 55 | 18.3 | 41 | 0 |
| Oscar Donahue | 2 | 72 | 36.0 | 53 | 0 |
| Tom Adams | 2 | 45 | 22.5 | 22 | 0 |
| Gordon Smith | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13t | 1 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Gail Cogdill | 5 | 103 | 20.6 | 63 | 1 |
| Ken Webb | 3 | 14 | 4.7 | 18 | 0 |
| Pat Studstill | 2 | 65 | 32.5 | 51 | 0 |
| Danny Lewis | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20t | 1 |
| Nick Pietrosante | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Charlie Sumner | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Ed Sharockman | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Rip Hawkins | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Dick LeBeau | 2 | 48 | 24.0 | 31t | 1 |
| Yale Lary | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wayne Walker | 1 | 47 | 47.0 | 47 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| John McCormick | 2 | 64 | 32.0 | 32 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Yale Lary | 2 | 86 | 43.0 | 48 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Bill Butler | 1 | 0 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Pat Studstill | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Bill Butler | 2 | 56 | 28.0 | 38 | 0 | |
| Tommy Mason | 2 | 37 | 18.5 | 23 | 0 | |
| Bob Denton | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 | |
| Hugh McElhenny | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 | |
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Tommy Watkins | 2 | 59 | 29.5 | 35 | 0 | |
| Pat Studstill | 2 | 46 | 23.0 | 26 | 0 | |
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