| Chicago Bears at Minnesota Vikings Game Statistics |
| Date: September 20, 1964 Location: Bloomington, MN |
| Venue: Metropolitan Stadium Attendance: 41387 |
| Weather: Overcast Temp: 56 F Humidty: 93% Wind: 9 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago BearsCHIB | 0 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 34 |
| Minnesota VikingsMIN | 0 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | CHIB | MIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Bill Brown 19 pass from Fran Tarkenton (Fred Cox kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Rick Casares 51 pass from Billy Wade (Bob Jencks kick) | 7 | 7 |
| 2 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Johnny Morris 13 pass from Billy Wade (Bob Jencks kick) | 14 | 7 |
| 2 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Hal Bedsole 34 pass from Fran Tarkenton (Fred Cox kick) | 14 | 14 |
| 3 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Johnny Morris 10 pass from Billy Wade (Bob Jencks kick) | 21 | 14 |
| 3 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Jerry Reichow 10 pass from Fran Tarkenton (Fred Cox kick) | 21 | 21 |
| 3 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Billy Wade 1 run (Bob Jencks kick failed) | 27 | 21 |
| 4 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Joe Marconi 3 run (Bob Jencks kick) | 34 | 21 |
| 4 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Hal Bedsole 26 pass from Fran Tarkenton (Fred Cox kick) | 34 | 28 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | ||
| Offense | ||
| 82 | SE | Rich Kreitling |
| 70 | LOT | Herm Lee |
| 67 | LOG | Ted Karras |
| 50 | C | Mike Pyle |
| 72 | ROG | Jim Cadile |
| 63 | ROT | Bob Wetoska |
| 89 | TE | Mike Ditka |
| 9 | QB | Billy Wade |
| 29 | HB | Ronnie Bull |
| 47 | FL | Johnny Morris |
| 34 | FB | Joe Marconi |
| Defense | ||
| 79 | LDE | Dick Evey |
| 78 | LDT | Stan Jones |
| 71 | RDT | Earl Leggett |
| 81 | RDE | Doug Atkins |
| 31 | LLB | Joe Fortunato |
| 62 | MLB | Mike Reilly |
| 83 | RLB | Roger LeClerc |
| 26 | LCB | Bennie McRae |
| 17 | LS | Richie Petitbon |
| 24 | RS | Rosey Taylor |
| 23 | RCB | Dave Whitsell |
| Minnesota Vikings | ||
| Offense | ||
| 85 | SE | Paul Flatley |
| 67 | LOT | Grady Alderman |
| 69 | LOG | Palmer Pyle |
| 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 | Hal Bedsole |
| 30 | FB | Bill Brown |
| Defense | ||
| 81 | LDE | Carl Eller |
| 79 | LDT | Jim Prestel |
| 76 | RDT | Paul Dickson |
| 70 | RDE | Jim Marshall |
| 60 | LLB | Roy Winston |
| 58 | MLB | Rip Hawkins |
| 57 | RLB | Bill Jobko |
| 44 | LCB | George Rose |
| 29 | LS | Karl Kassulke |
| 17 | RS | Charley Britt |
| 45 | RCB | Ed Sharockman |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Ronnie Bull | 18 | 63 | 3.5 | 13 | 0 |
| Joe Marconi | 4 | 12 | 3.0 | 4 | 1 |
| Billy Wade | 4 | 11 | 2.8 | 6 | 1 |
| Rick Casares | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Bill Brown | 12 | 77 | 6.4 | 29 | 0 |
| Tommy Mason | 7 | 16 | 2.3 | 12 | 0 |
| Ted Dean | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 9 | 0 |
| Fran Tarkenton | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||||||||
| Billy Wade | 31 | 23 | 74.2 | 1 | 341 | 11.0 | 51t | 3 | 2 | 10 | 128.6 |
| Ronnie Bull | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | 13 | 6.5 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 70.8 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||||||||
| Fran Tarkenton | 34 | 22 | 64.7 | 1 | 311 | 9.1 | 51 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 121.1 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Johnny Morris | 10 | 135 | 13.5 | 47 | 2 |
| Mike Ditka | 6 | 62 | 10.3 | 15 | 0 |
| Ronnie Bull | 3 | 20 | 6.7 | 9 | 0 |
| Gary Barnes | 2 | 44 | 22.0 | 33 | 0 |
| Rick Casares | 1 | 51 | 51.0 | 51t | 1 |
| Joe Marconi | 1 | 29 | 29.0 | 29 | 0 |
| Rich Kreitling | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Bill Brown | 7 | 35 | 5.0 | 19t | 1 |
| Hal Bedsole | 5 | 82 | 16.4 | 34t | 2 |
| Jerry Reichow | 4 | 82 | 20.5 | 51 | 1 |
| Paul Flatley | 3 | 72 | 24.0 | 33 | 0 |
| Tommy Mason | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 13 | 0 |
| Ted Dean | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Dave Whitsell | 1 | 41 | 41.0 | 41 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| George Rose | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Bobby Joe Green | 4 | 177 | 44.3 | 52 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Bobby Walden | 6 | 254 | 42.3 | 49 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
| Jon Arnett | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2.5 | 5 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Bill Butler | 1 | 0 | 32 | 32.0 | 32 | 0 |
| Ted Dean | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
| Billy Martin | 2 | 72 | 36.0 | 36 | 0 | |
| Charlie Bivins | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 | |
| Joe Marconi | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Bill Butler | 4 | 92 | 23.0 | 24 | 0 | |
| Ted Dean | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 | |
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