| Chicago Bears at Minnesota Vikings Game Statistics |
| Date: October 2, 1966 Location: Bloomington, MN |
| Venue: Metropolitan Stadium Attendance: 47426 |
| Weather: Overcast Temp: 73 F Humidty: 37% Wind: 17 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago BearsCHIB | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 13 |
| Minnesota VikingsMIN | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 10 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | CHIB | MIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Roger LeClerc 25 FG | 3 | 0 |
| 3 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Paul Flatley 33 pass from Fran Tarkenton (Fred Cox kick) | 3 | 7 |
| 4 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Fred Cox 26 FG | 3 | 10 |
| 4 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Roger LeClerc 12 FG | 6 | 10 |
| 4 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Mike Ditka 19 pass from Rudy Bukich (Roger LeClerc kick) | 13 | 10 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | ||
| Offense | ||
| 80 | SE | Jimmy Jones |
| 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 |
| 45 | FL | Dick Gordon |
| 29 | FB | Ronnie Bull |
| Defense | ||
| 87 | LDE | Ed O'Bradovich |
| 74 | LDT | Bob Kilcullen |
| 79 | RDT | Dick Evey |
| 81 | RDE | Doug Atkins |
| 31 | LLB | Joe Fortunato |
| 51 | MLB | Dick Butkus |
| 53 | RLB | Jim Purnell |
| 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 |
| 71 | ROT | Doug Davis |
| 40 | TE | Preston Carpenter |
| 10 | QB | Fran Tarkenton |
| 21 | HB | Jim Lindsey |
| 28 | FL | Tom Hall |
| 30 | FB | Bill Brown |
| Defense | ||
| 81 | LDE | Carl Eller |
| 77 | LDT | Gary Larsen |
| 76 | RDT | Paul Dickson |
| 70 | RDE | Jim Marshall |
| 60 | LLB | Roy Winston |
| 59 | MLB | Lonnie Warwick |
| 36 | RLB | John Kirby |
| 46 | LCB | Earsell Mackbee |
| 29 | LS | Karl Kassulke |
| 49 | RS | Dale Hackbart |
| 45 | RCB | Ed Sharockman |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Ronnie Bull | 13 | 43 | 3.3 | 13 | 0 |
| Gale Sayers | 9 | 40 | 4.4 | 17 | 0 |
| Jon Arnett | 4 | 22 | 5.5 | 8 | 0 |
| Joe Marconi | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Rudy Bukich | 3 | -4 | -1.3 | 2 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Bill Brown | 20 | 51 | 2.6 | 8 | 0 |
| Jim Lindsey | 6 | 31 | 5.2 | 14 | 0 |
| Bobby Walden | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Dave Osborn | 6 | 15 | 2.5 | 6 | 0 |
| Phil King | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Fran Tarkenton | 3 | -1 | -0.3 | 18 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||||||||
| Rudy Bukich | 25 | 13 | 52.0 | 1 | 179 | 7.2 | 32 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 71.9 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||||||||
| Fran Tarkenton | 29 | 15 | 51.7 | 1 | 205 | 7.1 | 33t | 1 | 3 | 36 | 71.8 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Gale Sayers | 5 | 71 | 14.2 | 32 | 0 |
| Jimmy Jones | 3 | 59 | 19.7 | 31 | 0 |
| Mike Ditka | 3 | 41 | 13.7 | 19t | 1 |
| Ronnie Bull | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Jim Lindsey | 6 | 50 | 8.3 | 17 | 0 |
| Paul Flatley | 5 | 118 | 23.6 | 33t | 1 |
| Tom Hall | 3 | 31 | 10.3 | 14 | 0 |
| Dave Osborn | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Dave Whitsell | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Karl Kassulke | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Bobby Joe Green | 7 | 267 | 38.1 | 48 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Bobby Walden | 6 | 270 | 45.0 | 70 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
| Jon Arnett | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 | |
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Ed Sharockman | 2 | 0 | 18 | 9.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Jim Lindsey | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Lance Rentzel | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
| Dick Gordon | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 | |
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Tom Hall | 3 | 63 | 21.0 | 25 | 0 | |
| Jim Young | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 | |
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