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Minnesota Vikings 7 at Dallas Cowboys 21
Sunday, September 24, 1961
Minnesota Vikings 7, Dallas Cowboys 21| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings (1-1-0) | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Dallas Cowboys (2-0-0) | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
Scoring
| MIN | DAL | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | DAL | Amos Marsh 6 yard rush (Allen Green kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 2nd | DAL | Don Meredith 20 yard rush (Allen Green kick) | 0 | 14 |
| MIN | Tommy Mason 4 yard rush (Mike Mercer kick) | 7 | 14 | |
| 4th | DAL | Amos Marsh 20 yard pass from Don Meredith (Allen Green kick) | 7 | 21 |
Team Stats
| MIN | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 16 | 22 |
| Rush-yards-TDs | 25-125-1 | 36-208-2 |
| Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT | 13-31-150-0-3 | 17-30-238-1-2 |
| Sacked-yards | 3-24 | 1-9 |
| Net pass yards | 126 | 229 |
| Total yards | 251 | 437 |
| Fumbles-lost | 2-0 | 3-1 |
| Turnovers | 3 | 3 |
| Penalties-yards | 3-25 | 4-50 |
Rushing & Receiving
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| A.D. Williams | MIN | 4 | 78 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Fran Tarkenton | MIN | 8 | 24 | 117 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Hugh McElhenny | MIN | 9 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Mel Triplett | MIN | 9 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -3 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Dick Haley | MIN | 2 | 21 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Dave Middleton | MIN | 1 | 19 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| George Shaw | MIN | 5 | 7 | 33 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||
| Doug Mayberry | MIN | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Tommy Mason | MIN | 4 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -5 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Jerry Reichow | MIN | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Don Perkins | DAL | 17 | 108 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 61 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Don Meredith | DAL | 12 | 22 | 163 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 36 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Amos Marsh | DAL | 11 | 64 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 37 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| Frank Clarke | DAL | 3 | 58 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Billy Howton | DAL | 2 | 46 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Eddie LeBaron | DAL | 5 | 8 | 75 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||
| Dick Bielski | DAL | 1 | 15 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| L.G. Dupre | DAL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Jim Doran | DAL | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Don McIlhenny | DAL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Defense & Returns
| Def Interceptions | Fumbles | Kick Returns | Punt Returns | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Sk | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | FR | Yds | TD | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | |||
| Billy Gault | MIN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 41 | 20.5 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Rip Hawkins | MIN | 1 | 35 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Tommy Mason | MIN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 42 | 21.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Hugh McElhenny | MIN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Clancy Osborne | MIN | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Def Interceptions | Fumbles | Kick Returns | Punt Returns | ||||||||||||||||
| Tm | Sk | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | FR | Yds | TD | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | |||
| Bob Bercich | DAL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Don Bishop | DAL | 1 | 24 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Warren Livingston | DAL | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Amos Marsh | DAL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Don Perkins | DAL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||