| Minnesota Vikings at Los Angeles Rams Game Statistics |
| Date: October 20, 1963 Location: Los Angeles, CA |
| Venue: Memorial Coliseum Attendance: 30555 |
| Weather: Overcast Temp: 71 F Humidty: 61% Wind: 13 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota VikingsMIN | 0 | 10 | 14 | 0 | 24 |
| Los Angeles RamsLARM | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 27 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | MIN | LARM |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Los Angeles RamsLARM | Carroll Dale 13 pass from Roman Gabriel (Danny Villanueva kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Fred Cox 46 FG | 3 | 7 |
| 2 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Jerry Reichow 57 pass from Fran Tarkenton (Fred Cox kick) | 10 | 7 |
| 2 | Los Angeles RamsLARM | Art Perkins 2 run (Danny Villanueva kick) | 10 | 14 |
| 3 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Bill Brown 78 kickoff return (Fred Cox kick) | 17 | 14 |
| 3 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Bill Brown 7 pass from Fran Tarkenton (Fred Cox kick) | 24 | 14 |
| 3 | Los Angeles RamsLARM | Roman Gabriel 1 run (Danny Villanueva kick) | 24 | 21 |
| 4 | Los Angeles RamsLARM | Danny Villanueva 27 FG | 24 | 24 |
| 4 | Los Angeles RamsLARM | Danny Villanueva 27 FG | 24 | 27 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 57 | RLB | Bill Jobko |
| 23 | LCB | Lee Calland |
| 21 | LS | Chuck Lamson |
| 40 | RS | Tom Franckhauser |
| 45 | RCB | Ed Sharockman |
| Los Angeles Rams | ||
| Offense | ||
| 81 | SE | Carroll Dale |
| 63 | LOT | Joe Carollo |
| 73 | LOG | Charlie Cowan |
| 56 | C | Art Hunter |
| 62 | ROG | Don Chuy |
| 70 | ROT | Frank Varrichione |
| 87 | TE | John Adams |
| 18 | QB | Roman Gabriel |
| 22 | HB | Dick Bass |
| 82 | FL | Jim Phillips |
| 36 | FB | Ben Wilson |
| Defense | ||
| 79 | LDE | Stan Fanning |
| 74 | LDT | Merlin Olsen |
| 76 | RDT | Rosey Grier |
| 85 | RDE | Lamar Lundy |
| 32 | LLB | Jack Pardee |
| 53 | MLB | Mike Henry |
| 86 | RLB | Marlin McKeever |
| 45 | LCB | John Griffin |
| 41 | LS | Lindon Crow |
| 44 | RS | Nat Whitmyer |
| 23 | RCB | Bobby Smith |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Tommy Mason | 11 | 53 | 4.8 | 36 | 0 |
| Bill Brown | 9 | 38 | 4.2 | 7 | 0 |
| Fran Tarkenton | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 8 | 0 |
| Bill Butler | 3 | 7 | 2.3 | 4 | 0 |
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||
| Ben Wilson | 13 | 60 | 4.6 | 21 | 0 |
| Dick Bass | 8 | 17 | 2.1 | 10 | 0 |
| Art Perkins | 8 | 13 | 1.6 | 8 | 1 |
| Roman Gabriel | 5 | 9 | 1.8 | 3 | 1 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||||||||
| Fran Tarkenton | 24 | 14 | 58.3 | 2 | 202 | 8.4 | 57t | 2 | 6 | 102 | 78.8 |
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||||||||
| Roman Gabriel | 26 | 12 | 46.2 | 1 | 202 | 7.8 | 42 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 69.7 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Paul Flatley | 4 | 51 | 12.8 | 21 | 0 |
| Tommy Mason | 4 | 34 | 8.5 | 12 | 0 |
| Jerry Reichow | 3 | 83 | 27.7 | 57t | 1 |
| Bill Brown | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 11 | 1 |
| Ray Poage | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||
| Jim Phillips | 7 | 133 | 19.0 | 42 | 0 |
| Carroll Dale | 3 | 51 | 17.0 | 20 | 1 |
| Ben Wilson | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Art Perkins | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Roy Winston | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||
| Nat Whitmyer | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 27 | 0 |
| Jack Pardee | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Fred Cox | 2 | 76 | 38.0 | 38 | 0 |
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||
| Danny Villanueva | 5 | 204 | 40.8 | 47 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Tommy Mason | 2 | 0 | 21 | 10.5 | 19 | 0 |
| Bill Butler | 1 | 0 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Los Angeles Rams | ||||||
| Pervis Atkins | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Lee Calland | 2 | 45 | 22.5 | 25 | 0 | |
| Bill Butler | 2 | 37 | 18.5 | 23 | 0 | |
| Bill Brown | 1 | 78 | 78.0 | 78t | 1 | |
| John Campbell | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 | |
| Los Angeles Rams | ||||||
| Carver Shannon | 2 | 47 | 23.5 | 25 | 0 | |
| Nat Whitmyer | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 28 | 0 | |
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