| Minnesota Vikings at Baltimore Colts Game Statistics |
| Date: December 8, 1963 Location: Baltimore, MD |
| Venue: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 54122 |
| Weather: Overcast Temp: 51 F Humidty: 59% Wind: 14 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota VikingsMIN | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
| Baltimore ColtsBAL | 3 | 21 | 10 | 7 | 41 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | MIN | BAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Baltimore ColtsBAL | Jim Martin 15 FG | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | Baltimore ColtsBAL | Raymond Berry 24 pass from Johnny Unitas (Jim Martin kick) | 0 | 10 |
| 2 | Baltimore ColtsBAL | John Mackey 61 pass from Johnny Unitas (Jim Martin kick) | 0 | 17 |
| 2 | Baltimore ColtsBAL | Lenny Lyles 36 interception return (Jim Martin kick) | 0 | 24 |
| 2 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Jim Boylan 18 pass from Fran Tarkenton (Fred Cox kick) | 7 | 24 |
| 3 | Baltimore ColtsBAL | Jim Martin 11 FG | 7 | 27 |
| 3 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Fred Cox 36 FG | 10 | 27 |
| 3 | Baltimore ColtsBAL | John Mackey 27 pass from Johnny Unitas (Jim Martin kick) | 10 | 34 |
| 4 | Baltimore ColtsBAL | Tom Matte 1 run (Jim Martin kick) | 10 | 41 |
| 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 |
| 87 | TE | Gordon Smith |
| 10 | QB | Fran Tarkenton |
| 20 | HB | Tommy Mason |
| 89 | FL | Jerry Reichow |
| 24 | FB | Tommy Wilson |
| 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 |
| 25 | RS | Terry Dillon |
| 45 | RCB | Ed Sharockman |
| Baltimore Colts | ||
| Offense | ||
| 82 | SE | Raymond Berry |
| 72 | LOT | Bob Vogel |
| 77 | LOG | Jim Parker |
| 52 | C | Dick Szymanski |
| 68 | ROG | Alex Sandusky |
| 60 | ROT | George Preas |
| 88 | TE | John Mackey |
| 19 | QB | Johnny Unitas |
| 41 | HB | Tom Matte |
| 28 | FL | Jimmy Orr |
| 45 | FB | Jerry Hill |
| Defense | ||
| 89 | LDE | Gino Marchetti |
| 75 | LDT | Jim Colvin |
| 76 | RDT | Fred Miller |
| 81 | RDE | Ordell Braase |
| 55 | LLB | Jackie Burkett |
| 36 | MLB | Bill Pellington |
| 66 | RLB | Don Shinnick |
| 40 | LCB | Bobby Boyd |
| 20 | LS | Jerry Logan |
| 46 | RS | Jim Welch |
| 43 | RCB | Lenny Lyles |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Tommy Mason | 10 | 36 | 3.6 | 8 | 0 |
| Bill Brown | 4 | 25 | 6.3 | 9 | 0 |
| Tommy Wilson | 4 | 20 | 5.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Fran Tarkenton | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Bill Butler | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 3 | 0 |
| Bob Ferguson | 3 | 1 | 0.3 | 1 | 0 |
| Baltimore Colts | |||||
| Jerry Hill | 13 | 58 | 4.5 | 16 | 0 |
| Tom Matte | 6 | 26 | 4.3 | 12 | 1 |
| Gary Cuozzo | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 |
| J.W. Lockett | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 9 | 0 |
| Johnny Unitas | 3 | 2 | 0.7 | 3 | 0 |
| Alex Hawkins | 2 | -2 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||||||||
| Fran Tarkenton | 19 | 10 | 52.6 | 2 | 123 | 6.5 | 23 | 1 | 4 | 21 | 50.9 |
| Ron Vander Kelen | 7 | 2 | 28.6 | 0 | 20 | 2.9 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 39.6 |
| Baltimore Colts | |||||||||||
| Johnny Unitas | 22 | 17 | 77.3 | 0 | 344 | 15.6 | 61t | 3 | 5 | 31 | 158.1 |
| Gary Cuozzo | 4 | 3 | 75.0 | 0 | 16 | 4.0 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 81.2 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Jerry Reichow | 4 | 53 | 13.3 | 23 | 0 |
| Jim Boylan | 3 | 51 | 17.0 | 19 | 1 |
| Paul Flatley | 2 | 42 | 21.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Bill Brown | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Tommy Wilson | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Tommy Mason | 1 | -5 | -5.0 | -5 | 0 |
| Baltimore Colts | |||||
| Raymond Berry | 8 | 127 | 15.9 | 47 | 1 |
| John Mackey | 5 | 144 | 28.8 | 61t | 2 |
| Tom Matte | 3 | 32 | 10.7 | 19 | 0 |
| Jimmy Orr | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 28 | 0 |
| Willie Richardson | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Jerry Hill | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| R.C. Owens | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Baltimore Colts | |||||
| Lenny Lyles | 1 | 36 | 36.0 | 36t | 1 |
| Bobby Boyd | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Fred Cox | 6 | 203 | 33.8 | 39 | 0 |
| Baltimore Colts | |||||
| Tom Gilburg | 2 | 70 | 35.0 | 36 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Bill Butler | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Tommy Mason | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Baltimore Colts | ||||||
| Alex Hawkins | 4 | 0 | 70 | 17.5 | 50 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Bill Butler | 5 | 91 | 18.2 | 20 | 0 | |
| Tom Franckhauser | 3 | 68 | 22.7 | 25 | 0 | |
| Bill Brown | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 | |
| Baltimore Colts | ||||||
| Wendell Harris | 2 | 44 | 22.0 | 25 | 0 | |
| John Mackey | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 | |
| In Memoriam |
| NFL Boxscores |
| NFL Game Officials |
| NFL Training Camps |
| NFL Roster Limits |
| Pro Football Hall of Fame |
| Super Bowl |
| Privacy Policy |
| ©2006-2025 Pro Football Archives. All Rights Reserved. |
| Last Updated: August 26, 2025 |