| Chicago Bears at Minnesota Vikings Game Statistics |
| Date: October 17, 1965 Location: Bloomington, MN |
| Venue: Metropolitan Stadium Attendance: 47426 |
| Weather: Cloudy Temp: 77 F Humidty: 62% Wind: 15 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago BearsCHIB | 14 | 3 | 7 | 21 | 45 |
| Minnesota VikingsMIN | 0 | 13 | 10 | 14 | 37 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | CHIB | MIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Ronnie Bull 33 run (Roger LeClerc kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 1 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Johnny Morris 14 pass from Rudy Bukich (Roger LeClerc kick) | 14 | 0 |
| 2 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Fred Cox 38 FG | 14 | 3 |
| 2 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Tommy Mason 4 run (Fred Cox kick) | 14 | 10 |
| 2 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Roger LeClerc 12 FG | 17 | 10 |
| 2 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Fred Cox 40 FG | 17 | 13 |
| 3 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Fred Cox 28 FG | 17 | 16 |
| 3 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Bill Brown 40 run (Fred Cox kick) | 17 | 23 |
| 3 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Gale Sayers 18 pass from Rudy Bukich (Roger LeClerc kick) | 24 | 23 |
| 4 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Fran Tarkenton 2 run (Fred Cox kick) | 24 | 30 |
| 4 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Gale Sayers 25 pass from Rudy Bukich (Roger LeClerc kick) | 31 | 30 |
| 4 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Tommy Mason 4 run (Fred Cox kick) | 31 | 37 |
| 4 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Gale Sayers 96 kickoff return (Roger LeClerc kick) | 38 | 37 |
| 4 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Gale Sayers 10 run (Roger LeClerc kick) | 45 | 37 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | ||
| Offense | ||
| 45 | SE | Dick Gordon |
| 70 | LOT | Herm Lee |
| 64 | LOG | Mike Rabold |
| 50 | C | Mike Pyle |
| 72 | ROG | Jim Cadile |
| 63 | ROT | Bob Wetoska |
| 89 | TE | Mike Ditka |
| 10 | QB | Rudy Bukich |
| 40 | HB | Gale Sayers |
| 47 | FL | Johnny Morris |
| 34 | FB | Joe Marconi |
| Defense | ||
| 79 | LDE | Dick Evey |
| 74 | LDT | Bob Kilcullen |
| 71 | RDT | Earl Leggett |
| 81 | RDE | Doug Atkins |
| 31 | LLB | Joe Fortunato |
| 51 | MLB | Dick Butkus |
| 33 | RLB | Larry Morris |
| 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 |
| 64 | LOG | Milt Sunde |
| 53 | C | Mick Tingelhoff |
| 61 | ROG | Larry Bowie |
| 73 | ROT | Errol Linden |
| 87 | TE | Gordon Smith |
| 10 | QB | Fran Tarkenton |
| 20 | HB | Tommy Mason |
| 82 | FL | Jim Phillips |
| 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 |
| 45 | LS | Ed Sharockman |
| 25 | RS | Larry Vargo |
| 23 | RCB | Lee Calland |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Ronnie Bull | 10 | 92 | 9.2 | 33t | 1 |
| Gale Sayers | 13 | 64 | 4.9 | 14 | 1 |
| Rudy Bukich | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 24 | 0 |
| Andy Livingston | 5 | 1 | 0.2 | 4 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Bill Brown | 15 | 117 | 7.8 | 40t | 1 |
| Tommy Mason | 18 | 90 | 5.0 | 16 | 2 |
| Fran Tarkenton | 8 | 71 | 8.9 | 14 | 1 |
| Dave Osborn | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Phil King | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 7 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||||||||
| Rudy Bukich | 19 | 9 | 47.4 | 1 | 113 | 5.9 | 25t | 3 | 1 | 6 | 84.0 |
| Gale Sayers | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 27 | 27.0 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 118.8 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||||||||
| Fran Tarkenton | 20 | 10 | 50.0 | 2 | 121 | 6.1 | 38 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 29.4 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Gale Sayers | 4 | 63 | 15.8 | 25t | 2 |
| Johnny Morris | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 14t | 1 |
| Ronnie Bull | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Dick Gordon | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 27 | 0 |
| Jimmy Jones | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Paul Flatley | 4 | 78 | 19.5 | 38 | 0 |
| Bill Brown | 3 | 31 | 10.3 | 21 | 0 |
| Jim Phillips | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Tommy Mason | 1 | -8 | -8.0 | -8 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Dick Butkus | 1 | 35 | 35.0 | 35 | 0 |
| Richie Petitbon | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Ed Sharockman | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Bobby Joe Green | 6 | 223 | 37.2 | 44 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Bobby Walden | 2 | 86 | 43.0 | 49 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Tom Hall | 2 | 1 | 18 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Tommy Mason | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
| Gale Sayers | 4 | 170 | 42.5 | 96t | 1 | |
| Dick Gordon | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 | |
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Dave Osborn | 5 | 128 | 25.6 | 36 | 0 | |
| Tom Hall | 2 | 48 | 24.0 | 29 | 0 | |
| Phil King | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 | |
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