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| Week 10 1961 1961 gms | Chargers 19 @Broncos 16 |
Browns 45 Eagles 24 |
Colts 16 Cardinals 0 |
Cowboys 28 Redskins 28 |
Packers 35 Rams 17 |
Lions 37 @Vikings 10 |
Giants 42 Steelers 21 |
Oilers 49 Titans 13 |
| 49ers 41 Bears 31 |
Detroit Lions 37 at Minnesota Vikings 10
Sunday, November 19, 1961
Stadium: Metropolitan Stadium, Surface: grass,
Weather: 23 degrees, relative humidity 76%, wind 7 mph, wind chill 15
Weather: 23 degrees, relative humidity 76%, wind 7 mph, wind chill 15
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions (6-3-1) | 0 | 14 | 9 | 14 | 37 |
| Minnesota Vikings (2-8-0) | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
Scoring
| DET | MIN | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Vikings | Mike Mercer 13 yard field goal | 0 | 3 |
| Vikings | Jerry Reichow 23 yard pass from Fran Tarkenton (Mike Mercer kick) | 0 | 10 | |
| 2nd | Lions | Nick Pietrosante 1 yard rush (Jim Martin kick) | 7 | 10 |
| Lions | Terry Barr 18 yard pass from Earl Morrall (Jim Martin kick) | 14 | 10 | |
| 3rd | Lions | Jim Martin 15 yard field goal | 17 | 10 |
| Lions | Gail Cogdill 37 yard pass from Earl Morrall (kick failed) | 23 | 10 | |
| 4th | Lions | Terry Barr 9 yard pass from Earl Morrall (Jim Martin kick) | 30 | 10 |
| Lions | Joe Schmidt 8 yard interception return (Jim Martin kick) | 37 | 10 |
Team Stats
| DET | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 20 | 8 |
| Rush-yards-TDs | 39-172-1 | 21-69-0 |
| Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT | 15-23-187-3-1 | 13-24-116-1-2 |
| Sacked-yards | 1-8 | 7-59 |
| Net pass yards | 179 | 57 |
| Total yards | 351 | 126 |
| Fumbles-lost | 4-2 | 1-1 |
| Turnovers | 3 | 3 |
| Penalties-yards | 5-52 | 0-0 |
Passing, Rushing, & Receiving
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Earl Morrall | DET | 13 | 17 | 154 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 62 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Terry Barr | DET | 8 | 97 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Dan Lewis | DET | 12 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 25 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Gail Cogdill | DET | 2 | 59 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Nick Pietrosante | DET | 14 | 39 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -6 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Jim Ninowski | DET | 2 | 6 | 33 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Howard Cassady | DET | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Johnny Olszewski | DET | 5 | 11 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Fran Tarkenton | MIN | 13 | 24 | 116 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Dave Middleton | MIN | 3 | 60 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Jerry Reichow | MIN | 1 | -15 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 54 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| Tommy Mason | MIN | 3 | 36 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Hugh McElhenny | MIN | 10 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Mel Triplett | MIN | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Ray Hayes | MIN | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Jamie Caleb | MIN | 1 | -13 | 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 | |||
| Howard Cassady | DET | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Yale Lary | DET | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Joe Schmidt | DET | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Pat Studstill | DET | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 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 | |||
| Jamie Caleb | MIN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 48 | 24.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Tommy Mason | MIN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Hugh McElhenny | MIN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Justin Rowland | MIN | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 65 | 21.7 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
Kicking & Punting
| PAT | FG | Punting | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | XPM | XPA | FGM | FGA | Pnt | Yds | Lng | ||
| Yale Lary | DET | 5 | 239 | 47.8 | 0 | ||||
| Jim Martin | DET | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| PAT | FG | Punting | |||||||
| Tm | XPM | XPA | FGM | FGA | Pnt | Yds | Lng | ||
| Mike Mercer | MIN | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 184 | 36.8 | 0 |