| St. Louis Cardinals at Minnesota Vikings Game Statistics |
| Date: October 6, 1963 Location: Bloomington, MN |
| Venue: Metropolitan Stadium Attendance: 30220 |
| Weather: Clear Temp: 80 F Humidty: 31% Wind: 7 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis CardinalsSTL | 7 | 14 | 7 | 28 | 56 |
| Minnesota VikingsMIN | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | STL | MIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | St. Louis CardinalsSTL | Bill Triplett 8 run (Jim Bakken kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 2 | St. Louis CardinalsSTL | Bill Triplett 5 pass from Charley Johnson (Jim Bakken kick) | 14 | 0 |
| 2 | St. Louis CardinalsSTL | Bob Paremore 1 run (Jim Bakken kick) | 21 | 0 |
| 2 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Tommy Mason 7 run (Fred Cox kick) | 21 | 7 |
| 3 | St. Louis CardinalsSTL | Sonny Randle 21 pass from Charley Johnson (Jim Bakken kick) | 28 | 7 |
| 4 | St. Louis CardinalsSTL | Sonny Randle 68 pass from Charley Johnson (Jim Bakken kick) | 35 | 7 |
| 4 | St. Louis CardinalsSTL | Bill Thornton 55 run (Jim Bakken kick) | 42 | 7 |
| 4 | St. Louis CardinalsSTL | John Symank 21 interception return (Jim Bakken kick) | 49 | 7 |
| 4 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Tommy Mason 1 run (Fred Cox kick) | 49 | 14 |
| 4 | St. Louis CardinalsSTL | Sonny Randle 15 pass from Buddy Humphrey (Jim Bakken kick) | 56 | 14 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals | ||
| Offense | ||
| 88 | SE | Sonny Randle |
| 55 | LOT | Irv Goode |
| 75 | LOG | Ed Cook |
| 61 | C | Bob DeMarco |
| 64 | ROG | Ken Gray |
| 73 | ROT | Ernie McMillan |
| 81 | TE | Jackie Smith |
| 12 | QB | Charley Johnson |
| 38 | HB | Bill Triplett |
| 40 | FL | Bobby Joe Conrad |
| 35 | FB | Joe Childress |
| Defense | ||
| 84 | LDE | Joe Robb |
| 70 | LDT | Don Owens |
| 78 | RDT | Luke Owens |
| 86 | RDE | Don Brumm |
| 67 | LLB | Larry Stallings |
| 62 | MLB | Dale Meinert |
| 34 | RLB | Bill Koman |
| 37 | LCB | Pat Fischer |
| 21 | LS | Jerry Stovall |
| 8 | RS | Larry Wilson |
| 41 | RCB | Jimmy Hill |
| Minnesota Vikings | ||
| Offense | ||
| 85 | SE | Paul Flatley |
| 67 | LOT | Grady Alderman |
| 65 | LOG | Gerry Huth |
| 53 | C | Mick Tingelhoff |
| 61 | ROG | Larry Bowie |
| 73 | ROT | Errol Linden |
| 89 | TE | Jerry Reichow |
| 10 | QB | Fran Tarkenton |
| 20 | HB | Tommy Mason |
| 86 | FL | Ray Poage |
| 30 | FB | Bill Brown |
| Defense | ||
| 83 | LDE | Don Hultz |
| 79 | LDT | Jim Prestel |
| 76 | RDT | Paul Dickson |
| 70 | RDE | Jim Marshall |
| 60 | LLB | Roy Winston |
| 58 | MLB | Rip Hawkins |
| 82 | RLB | Steve Stonebreaker |
| 23 | LCB | Lee Calland |
| 26 | LS | Terry Kosens |
| 40 | RS | Tom Franckhauser |
| 45 | RCB | Ed Sharockman |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||
| Bill Thornton | 2 | 58 | 29.0 | 55t | 1 |
| Joe Childress | 14 | 55 | 3.9 | 19 | 0 |
| Bill Triplett | 9 | 43 | 4.8 | 14 | 1 |
| Bob Paremore | 4 | 16 | 4.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Charley Johnson | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Tommy Mason | 14 | 44 | 3.1 | 8 | 2 |
| Bill Brown | 12 | 29 | 2.4 | 5 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||||||||
| Charley Johnson | 25 | 16 | 64.0 | 0 | 301 | 12.0 | 68 | 3 | 6 | 63 | 145.2 |
| Buddy Humphrey | 5 | 4 | 80.0 | 0 | 96 | 19.2 | 33 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 158.3 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||||||||
| Fran Tarkenton | 25 | 9 | 36.0 | 0 | 81 | 3.2 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 45.6 |
| Ron Vander Kelen | 10 | 5 | 50.0 | 1 | 93 | 9.3 | 45 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 42.9 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||
| Bobby Joe Conrad | 7 | 69 | 9.9 | 21 | 0 |
| Sonny Randle | 6 | 159 | 26.5 | 68 | 3 |
| Billy Gambrell | 2 | 49 | 24.5 | 33 | 0 |
| Bob Paremore | 2 | 36 | 18.0 | 32 | 0 |
| Bill Triplett | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 21 | 1 |
| Joe Childress | 1 | 58 | 58.0 | 58 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Paul Flatley | 3 | 14 | 4.7 | 12 | 0 |
| Bobby Reed | 2 | 58 | 29.0 | 45 | 0 |
| Jerry Reichow | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 18 | 0 |
| Ray Poage | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Tommy Mason | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 3 | 0 |
| Gordon Smith | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Leon Clarke | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Bill Brown | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||
| John Symank | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21t | 1 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||
| Jerry Stovall | 4 | 161 | 40.3 | 49 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Fred Cox | 7 | 269 | 38.4 | 45 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals | ||||||
| Pat Fischer | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Billy Gambrell | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bobby Joe Conrad | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Bill Butler | 2 | 0 | 14 | 7.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Bobby Reed | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals | ||||||
| Bob Paremore | 2 | 53 | 26.5 | 34 | 0 | |
| Bill Triplett | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 | |
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Bobby Reed | 3 | 107 | 35.7 | 51 | 0 | |
| Bill Butler | 3 | 70 | 23.3 | 32 | 0 | |
| Larry Bowie | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
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