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Baltimore Colts 20 at Minnesota Vikings 28
Sunday, November 12, 1961
Stadium: Metropolitan Stadium, Surface: grass,
Weather: 50 degrees, relative humidity 77%, wind 12 mph
Weather: 50 degrees, relative humidity 77%, wind 12 mph
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baltimore Colts (4-5-0) | 0 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 20 |
| Minnesota Vikings (2-7-0) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
Scoring
| BAL | MIN | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Vikings | Mel Triplett 1 yard rush (Mike Mercer kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 2nd | Colts | Alex Hawkins 2 yard rush (Steve Myhra kick) | 7 | 7 |
| Vikings | Hugh McElhenny 1 yard rush (Mike Mercer kick) | 7 | 14 | |
| Colts | Lenny Moore 3 yard rush (Steve Myhra kick) | 14 | 14 | |
| 3rd | Colts | Steve Myhra 37 yard field goal | 17 | 14 |
| Vikings | Dave Middleton 57 yard pass from Fran Tarkenton (Mike Mercer kick) | 17 | 21 | |
| 4th | Colts | Steve Myhra 38 yard field goal | 20 | 21 |
| Vikings | Fran Tarkenton 1 yard rush (Mike Mercer kick) | 20 | 28 |
Team Stats
| BAL | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 21 | 19 |
| Rush-yards-TDs | 43-216-2 | 34-159-3 |
| Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT | 14-31-138-0-2 | 11-18-179-1-1 |
| Sacked-yards | 0-0 | 7-63 |
| Net pass yards | 138 | 116 |
| Total yards | 354 | 275 |
| Fumbles-lost | 0-0 | 1-0 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 1 |
| Penalties-yards | 3-25 | 2-18 |
Passing, Rushing, & Receiving
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Joe Perry | BAL | 19 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Raymond Berry | BAL | 8 | 86 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Lenny Moore | BAL | 12 | 77 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Johnny Unitas | BAL | 14 | 31 | 138 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Alex Hawkins | BAL | 8 | 34 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 25 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Dee Mackey | BAL | 1 | 19 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Fran Tarkenton | MIN | 11 | 18 | 179 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 58 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Hugh McElhenny | MIN | 12 | 57 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 35 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Dave Middleton | MIN | 3 | 76 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Jerry Reichow | MIN | 2 | 50 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Mel Triplett | MIN | 11 | 44 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Gordie Smith | MIN | 1 | 18 | 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 | |||
| Bobby Boyd | BAL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Gary Glick | BAL | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Bob Harrison | BAL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 76 | 25.3 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Lenny Lyles | BAL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 55 | 27.5 | 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 | |||
| Dean Derby | MIN | 1 | 30 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Rip Hawkins | MIN | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Tommy Mason | MIN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 65 | 32.5 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Justin Rowland | MIN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 73 | 24.3 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
Kicking & Punting
| PAT | FG | Punting | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | XPM | XPA | FGM | FGA | Pnt | Yds | Lng | ||
| Tom Gilburg | BAL | 1 | 44 | 44.0 | 0 | ||||
| Steve Myhra | BAL | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| PAT | FG | Punting | |||||||
| Tm | XPM | XPA | FGM | FGA | Pnt | Yds | Lng | ||
| Mike Mercer | MIN | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 135 | 33.8 | 0 | |