| Minnesota Vikings at Los Angeles Rams Game Statistics |
| Date: September 27, 1964 Location: Los Angeles, CA |
| Venue: Memorial Coliseum Attendance: 50009 |
| Weather: Drizzle Temp: 70 F Humidty: 61% Wind: 14 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota VikingsMIN | 0 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 13 |
| Los Angeles RamsLARM | 6 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 22 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | MIN | LARM |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Los Angeles RamsLARM | Bruce Gossett 23 FG | 0 | 3 |
| 1 | Los Angeles RamsLARM | Bruce Gossett 38 FG | 0 | 6 |
| 2 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Gordon Smith 37 pass from Fran Tarkenton (Fred Cox kick) | 7 | 6 |
| 2 | Los Angeles RamsLARM | Dick Bass 2 run (Bruce Gossett kick) | 7 | 13 |
| 3 | Los Angeles RamsLARM | Carroll Dale 32 pass from Bill Munson (Bruce Gossett kick failed) | 7 | 19 |
| 4 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Bill McWatters 5 lateral from Fran Tarkenton 7 run (Fred Cox kick failed) | 13 | 19 |
| 4 | Los Angeles RamsLARM | Bruce Gossett 10 FG | 13 | 22 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 21 | HB | Tom Michel |
| 86 | FL | Hal Bedsole |
| 32 | FB | Bill McWatters |
| 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 |
| Los Angeles Rams | ||
| Offense | ||
| 81 | SE | Carroll Dale |
| 63 | LOT | Joe Carollo |
| 73 | LOG | Charlie Cowan |
| 54 | C | Joe Wendryhoski |
| 71 | ROG | Joe Scibelli |
| 70 | ROT | Frank Varrichione |
| 86 | TE | Marlin McKeever |
| 19 | QB | Bill Munson |
| 22 | HB | Dick Bass |
| 82 | FL | Jim Phillips |
| 36 | FB | Ben Wilson |
| Defense | ||
| 75 | LDE | Deacon Jones |
| 74 | LDT | Merlin Olsen |
| 76 | RDT | Rosey Grier |
| 85 | RDE | Lamar Lundy |
| 34 | LLB | Jack Pardee |
| 53 | MLB | Mike Henry |
| 89 | RLB | Cliff Livingston |
| 43 | LCB | Jerry Richardson |
| 41 | LS | Lindon Crow |
| 21 | RS | Eddie Meador |
| 23 | RCB | Bobby Smith |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Bill McWatters | 10 | 44 | 4.4 | 16 | 1 |
| Fran Tarkenton | 5 | 33 | 6.6 | 10 | 0 |
| Bill Brown | 11 | 20 | 1.8 | 15 | 0 |
| Tommy Mason | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Bill Butler | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||
| Dick Bass | 9 | 92 | 10.2 | 59 | 1 |
| Ben Wilson | 22 | 70 | 3.2 | 14 | 0 |
| Terry Baker | 9 | 61 | 6.8 | 18 | 0 |
| Carver Shannon | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||||||||
| Fran Tarkenton | 22 | 10 | 45.5 | 0 | 150 | 6.8 | 37 | 1 | 4 | 39 | 83.5 |
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||||||||
| Bill Munson | 18 | 9 | 50.0 | 1 | 170 | 9.4 | 32 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 78.5 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Gordon Smith | 4 | 90 | 22.5 | 37 | 1 |
| Bill Brown | 2 | 32 | 16.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Paul Flatley | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 17 | 0 |
| Bill McWatters | 2 | -1 | -0.5 | 1 | 0 |
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||
| Carroll Dale | 4 | 63 | 15.8 | 32 | 1 |
| Terry Baker | 3 | 53 | 17.7 | 31 | 0 |
| Ben Wilson | 1 | 30 | 30.0 | 30 | 0 |
| Dick Bass | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| George Rose | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Bobby Walden | 6 | 286 | 47.7 | 65 | 0 |
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||
| Danny Villanueva | 5 | 206 | 41.2 | 53 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Bill Butler | 2 | 0 | 13 | 6.5 | 8 | 0 |
| Los Angeles Rams | ||||||
| Bobby Smith | 1 | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Carver Shannon | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Bill Butler | 3 | 73 | 24.3 | 29 | 0 | |
| Tom Michel | 2 | 57 | 28.5 | 34 | 0 | |
| Los Angeles Rams | ||||||
| Carver Shannon | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 | |
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