| Atlanta Falcons at Minnesota Vikings Game Statistics |
| Date: December 4, 1966 Location: Bloomington, MN |
| Venue: Metropolitan Stadium Attendance: 37117 |
| Weather: Overcast Temp: 25 F Humidty: 84% Wind: 12 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta FalconsATL | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| Minnesota VikingsMIN | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 13 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | ATL | MIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Preston Carpenter 52 pass from Bob Berry (Fred Cox kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Randy Johnson 1 run (Lou Kirouac kick) | 7 | 7 |
| 2 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Ernie Wheelwright 1 run (Lou Kirouac kick failed) | 13 | 7 |
| 2 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Bob Riggle 62 interception return (Lou Kirouac kick) | 20 | 7 |
| 2 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Fred Cox 40 FG | 20 | 10 |
| 3 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Fred Cox 26 FG | 20 | 13 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | ||
| Offense | ||
| 84 | SE | Vern Burke |
| 66 | LOT | Jim Simon |
| 75 | LOG | Ed Cook |
| 53 | C | Frank Marchlewski |
| 67 | ROG | Dan Grimm |
| 73 | ROT | Errol Linden |
| 85 | TE | Billy Martin |
| 11 | QB | Randy Johnson |
| 34 | HB | Junior Coffey |
| 25 | FL | Alex Hawkins |
| 30 | FB | Ernie Wheelwright |
| Defense | ||
| 68 | LDE | Bobby Richards |
| 74 | LDT | Karl Rubke |
| 77 | RDT | Chuck Sieminski |
| 88 | RDE | Sam Williams |
| 52 | LLB | Marion Rushing |
| 60 | MLB | Tommy Nobis |
| 57 | RLB | Bill Jobko |
| 40 | LCB | Ron Smith |
| 43 | LS | Jerry Richardson |
| 20 | RS | Bob Riggle |
| 22 | RCB | Lee Calland |
| Minnesota Vikings | ||
| Offense | ||
| 85 | SE | Paul Flatley |
| 67 | LOT | Grady Alderman |
| 64 | LOG | Milt Sunde |
| 53 | C | Mick Tingelhoff |
| 63 | ROG | Jim Vellone |
| 71 | ROT | Doug Davis |
| 40 | TE | Preston Carpenter |
| 17 | QB | Bob Berry |
| 21 | HB | Jim Lindsey |
| 82 | FL | Jim Phillips |
| 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 |
| 51 | RLB | Dave Tobey |
| 46 | LCB | Earsell Mackbee |
| 29 | LS | Karl Kassulke |
| 49 | RS | Dale Hackbart |
| 44 | RCB | George Rose |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Junior Coffey | 16 | 55 | 3.4 | 13 | 0 |
| Ernie Wheelwright | 12 | 10 | 0.8 | 4 | 1 |
| Randy Johnson | 5 | 7 | 1.4 | 9 | 1 |
| Perry Lee Dunn | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Bill Brown | 22 | 72 | 3.3 | 9 | 0 |
| Bobby Walden | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Jim Lindsey | 7 | 12 | 1.7 | 4 | 0 |
| Bob Berry | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 5 | 0 |
| Jeff Williams | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||||||||
| Randy Johnson | 22 | 11 | 50.0 | 0 | 114 | 5.2 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 65.3 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||||||||
| Bob Berry | 33 | 12 | 36.4 | 5 | 203 | 6.2 | 52t | 1 | 6 | 42 | 28.5 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Alex Hawkins | 5 | 49 | 9.8 | 16 | 0 |
| Billy Martin | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Vern Burke | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 8 | 0 |
| Ernie Wheelwright | 1 | 35 | 35.0 | 35 | 0 |
| Junior Coffey | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Preston Carpenter | 5 | 97 | 19.4 | 52t | 1 |
| Paul Flatley | 5 | 77 | 15.4 | 32 | 0 |
| Jim Phillips | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 27 | 0 |
| Bill Brown | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Bob Riggle | 2 | 68 | 34.0 | 62t | 1 |
| Jerry Richardson | 2 | 34 | 17.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Bill Jobko | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Billy Lothridge | 9 | 314 | 34.9 | 51 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Bobby Walden | 3 | 88 | 29.3 | 42 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Ron Smith | 2 | 0 | 9 | 4.5 | 8 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Lance Rentzel | 1 | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | -3 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Nick Rassas | 2 | 45 | 22.5 | 23 | 0 | |
| Ron Smith | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 | |
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Jeff Williams | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 | |
| Phil King | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 | |
| Roy Winston | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | |
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