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Minnesota Vikings 33 at Baltimore Colts 34

Sunday, October 1, 1961

Minnesota Vikings 33, Baltimore Colts 34

1234Final
Minnesota Vikings (1-2-0)310101033
Baltimore Colts (2-1-0)7771334

Scoring

MINBAL
1stMINMike Mercer 20 yard field goal30
BALLenny Moore 72 yard pass from Johnny Unitas (Steve Myhra kick)37
2ndMINA.D. Williams 7 yard pass from George Shaw (Mike Mercer kick)107
BALLenny Moore 4 yard rush (Steve Myhra kick)1014
MINMike Mercer 26 yard field goal1314
3rdBALLenny Moore 17 yard pass from Lamar McHan (Steve Myhra kick)1321
MINMike Mercer 10 yard field goal1621
MINJerry Reichow 23 yard pass from George Shaw (Mike Mercer kick)2321
4thBALLenny Moore 23 yard pass from Johnny Unitas (Steve Myhra kick)2328
MINRay Hayes 4 yard rush (Mike Mercer kick)3028
BALSteve Myhra 37 yard field goal3031
MINMike Mercer 29 yard field goal3331
BALSteve Myhra 52 yard field goal3334

Team Stats

MINBAL
First downs2116
Rush-yards-TDs37-124-116-82-1
Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT17-30-208-2-014-33-301-3-3
Sacked-yards8-712-17
Net pass yards137284
Total yards261366
Fumbles-lost2-02-2
Turnovers05
Penalties-yards1-158-50

Rushing & Receiving

Passing Rushing Receiving
Tm Cmp Att Yds TD Int Lng Att Yds TD Lng Rec Yds TD Lng
George Shaw MIN 17 30 208 2 0 0 1 3 0 0
Ray Hayes MIN 12 31 1 0 4 69 0 0
Jerry Reichow MIN 6 69 1 0
Tommy Mason MIN 10 45 0 0 1 9 0 0
A.D. Williams MIN 3 46 1 0
Mel Triplett MIN 11 34 0 0 1 -8 0 0
Dave Middleton MIN 1 18 0 0
Jamie Caleb MIN 3 11 0 0 1 5 0 0
Passing Rushing Receiving
Tm Cmp Att Yds TD Int Lng Att Yds TD Lng Rec Yds TD Lng
Johnny Unitas BAL 13 27 284 2 1 0 2 26 0 0
Lenny Moore BAL 4 20 1 0 5 143 3 0
Raymond Berry BAL 6 96 0 0
Mike Sommer BAL 4 12 0 0 1 31 0 0
Jim Mutscheller BAL 2 31 0 0
Joe Perry BAL 6 24 0 0
Lamar McHan BAL 1 6 17 1 2 0

Defense & Returns

Def Interceptions Fumbles Kick Returns Punt Returns
Tm Sk Int Yds TD Lng FR Yds TD Rt Yds Y/Rt TD Lng Ret Yds Y/R TD Lng
Jamie Caleb MIN 0 0 0 0 1 29 29.0 0 0
Tommy Mason MIN 0 0 0 0 3 68 22.7 0 0 4 56 14.0 0 0
Clancy Osborne MIN 1 10 0 0
Dick Pesonen MIN 1 28 0 0 1 3 3.0 0 0
Karl Rubke MIN 1 12 0 0
Mel Triplett MIN 0 0 0 0 1 18 18.0 0 0
Def Interceptions Fumbles Kick Returns Punt Returns
Tm Sk Int Yds TD Lng FR Yds TD Rt Yds Y/Rt TD Lng Ret Yds Y/R TD Lng
Bobby Boyd BAL 0 0 0 0 1 7 7.0 0 0
Ken Gregory BAL 0 0 0 0 1 3 3.0 0 0
Bob Harrison BAL 0 0 0 0 4 93 23.3 0 0
Joe Lewis BAL 0 0 0 0 1 14 14.0 0 0
Lenny Lyles BAL 0 0 0 0 1 20 20.0 0 0
Carl Taseff BAL 0 0 0 0 2 11 5.5 0 0
Jim Welch BAL 0 0 0 0 1 18 18.0 0 0