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| Week 8 1961 1961 gms | Oilers 28 @Bills 16 |
Chargers 37 Broncos 0 |
Steelers 17 @Browns 13 |
Colts 45 Packers 21 |
Cardinals 31 @Cowboys 17 |
Giants 53 Redskins 0 |
Eagles 16 Bears 14 |
Rams 31 Vikings 17 |
| Lions 20 @49ers 20 |
Minnesota Vikings 17 at Los Angeles Rams 31
Sunday, November 5, 1961
Stadium: Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Surface: grass,
Weather: 65 degrees, relative humidity 52%, wind 4 mph
Weather: 65 degrees, relative humidity 52%, wind 4 mph
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings (1-7-0) | 7 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
| Los Angeles Rams (2-6-0) | 14 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 31 |
Scoring
| MIN | RAM | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Rams | Jon Arnett 3 yard rush (Danny Villanueva kick) | 0 | 7 |
| Rams | Ollie Matson 15 yard rush (Danny Villanueva kick) | 0 | 14 | |
| Vikings | Gordie Smith 29 yard pass from Fran Tarkenton (Mike Mercer kick) | 7 | 14 | |
| 2nd | Rams | Danny Villanueva 16 yard field goal | 7 | 17 |
| Vikings | Mike Mercer 34 yard field goal | 10 | 17 | |
| 3rd | Vikings | Fran Tarkenton 52 yard rush (Mike Mercer kick) | 17 | 17 |
| 4th | Rams | Tommy Wilson 14 yard rush (Danny Villanueva kick) | 17 | 24 |
| Rams | Joe Marconi 7 yard rush (Danny Villanueva kick) | 17 | 31 |
Team Stats
| MIN | RAM | |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 21 | 23 |
| Rush-yards-TDs | 39-253-1 | 42-295-4 |
| Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT | 12-22-156-1-2 | 10-28-97-0-1 |
| Sacked-yards | 1-10 | 0-0 |
| Net pass yards | 146 | 97 |
| Total yards | 399 | 392 |
| Fumbles-lost | 4-3 | 0-0 |
| Turnovers | 5 | 1 |
| Penalties-yards | 2-20 | 3-25 |
Passing, Rushing, & Receiving
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Fran Tarkenton | MIN | 12 | 19 | 156 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 99 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Ray Hayes | MIN | 13 | 79 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Hugh McElhenny | MIN | 8 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Gordie Smith | MIN | 2 | 49 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Will Sherman | MIN | 2 | 40 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Jerry Reichow | MIN | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| A.D. Williams | MIN | 3 | 24 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Mel Triplett | MIN | 3 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Dave Middleton | MIN | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Tommy Mason | MIN | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Jon Arnett | RAM | 1 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 54 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 36 | 0 | 0 |
| Ollie Matson | RAM | 8 | 64 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Frank Ryan | RAM | 6 | 16 | 59 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 34 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Tommy Wilson | RAM | 4 | 62 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Joe Marconi | RAM | 7 | 40 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Dick Bass | RAM | 3 | 29 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Pervis Atkins | RAM | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Red Phillips | RAM | 2 | 17 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Carroll Dale | RAM | 1 | 16 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Zeke Bratkowski | RAM | 3 | 10 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Joe Scibelli | RAM | 1 | 1 | 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 | |||
| Jamie Caleb | MIN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 36 | 18.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Tommy Mason | MIN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 63 | 21.0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Hugh McElhenny | MIN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 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 | |||
| Jon Arnett | RAM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Dick Bass | RAM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 63 | 31.5 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Bill Jobko | RAM | 1 | 16 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Bob W. Long | RAM | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
Kicking & Punting
| PAT | FG | Punting | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | XPM | XPA | FGM | FGA | Pnt | Yds | Lng | ||
| Mike Mercer | MIN | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 97 | 48.5 | 0 |
| PAT | FG | Punting | |||||||
| Tm | XPM | XPA | FGM | FGA | Pnt | Yds | Lng | ||
| Danny Villanueva | RAM | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 171 | 34.2 | 0 |