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Minnesota Vikings 17 at Los Angeles Rams 31

Sunday, November 5, 1961

Minnesota Vikings 17, Los Angeles Rams 31

1234Final
Minnesota Vikings (1-7-0)737017
Los Angeles Rams (2-6-0)14301431

Scoring

MINRAM
1stRAMJon Arnett 3 yard rush (Danny Villanueva kick)07
RAMOllie Matson 15 yard rush (Danny Villanueva kick)014
MINGordie Smith 29 yard pass from Fran Tarkenton (Mike Mercer kick)714
2ndRAMDanny Villanueva 16 yard field goal717
MINMike Mercer 34 yard field goal1017
3rdMINFran Tarkenton 52 yard rush (Mike Mercer kick)1717
4thRAMTommy Wilson 14 yard rush (Danny Villanueva kick)1724
RAMJoe Marconi 7 yard rush (Danny Villanueva kick)1731

Team Stats

MINRAM
First downs2123
Rush-yards-TDs39-253-142-295-4
Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT12-22-156-1-210-28-97-0-1
Sacked-yards1-100-0
Net pass yards14697
Total yards399392
Fumbles-lost4-30-0
Turnovers51
Penalties-yards2-203-25

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
A.D. Williams MIN 3 24 0 0
Jerry Reichow MIN 0 3 0 0 1 0 2 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 Y/Rt TD Lng Ret Yds Y/R 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 Y/Rt TD Lng Ret Yds Y/R 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