| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings (2-6-0) | 0 | 14 | 7 | 10 | 31 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers (4-4-0) | 7 | 7 | 12 | 13 | 39 |
| Game Info | |
|---|---|
| Stadium | Forbes Field |
| Surface | grass |
| Weather | 39 degrees, relative humidity 79%, wind 7 mph |
| Vegas Line | Pick |
| Over/Under | 0.0 (over) |
| MIN | PIT | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Steelers | John Henry Johnson 2 yard rush (Lou Michaels kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 2nd | Steelers | Joe Womack 3 yard rush (Lou Michaels kick) | 0 | 14 |
| Vikings | Tommy Mason 37 yard pass from Fran Tarkenton (Jim Christopherson kick) | 7 | 14 | |
| Vikings | Charley Ferguson 19 yard pass from Fran Tarkenton (Jim Christopherson kick) | 14 | 14 | |
| 3rd | Steelers | Safety, Huth recovered fumble in end zone | 14 | 16 |
| Steelers | Lou Michaels 32 yard field goal | 14 | 19 | |
| Steelers | John Henry Johnson 2 yard rush (Lou Michaels kick) | 14 | 26 | |
| Vikings | Jerry Reichow 4 yard pass from Fran Tarkenton (Jim Christopherson kick) | 21 | 26 | |
| 4th | Steelers | Lou Michaels 38 yard field goal | 21 | 29 |
| Vikings | Charley Ferguson 59 yard pass from Fran Tarkenton (Jim Christopherson kick) | 28 | 29 | |
| Vikings | Jim Christopherson 42 yard field goal | 31 | 29 | |
| Steelers | Lou Michaels 31 yard field goal | 31 | 32 | |
| Steelers | Dick Hoak 16 yard rush (Lou Michaels kick) | 31 | 39 |
| MIN | PIT | |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 15 | 29 |
| Rush-yards-TDs | 17-79-0 | 48-212-4 |
| Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT | 13-21-273-4-1 | 16-28-254-0-1 |
| Sacked-yards | 4-33 | 3-27 |
| Net pass yards | 240 | 227 |
| Total yards | 319 | 439 |
| Fumbles-lost | 2-1 | 1-0 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 1 |
| Penalties-yards | 5-66 | 7-63 |
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Fran Tarkenton | MIN | 13 | 21 | 273 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Charley Ferguson | MIN | 4 | 106 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Tommy Mason | MIN | 10 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 66 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| Mel Triplett | MIN | 5 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Steve Stonebreaker | MIN | 2 | 46 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Jerry Reichow | MIN | 2 | 28 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Bobby Layne | PIT | 16 | 28 | 254 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 28 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| John Henry Johnson | PIT | 25 | 91 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 37 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Buddy Dial | PIT | 6 | 103 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Dick Hoak | PIT | 4 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 67 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| John Burrell | PIT | 2 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 30 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Joe Womack | PIT | 12 | 43 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Preston Carpenter | PIT | 1 | 17 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Tom Tracy | PIT | 3 | -2 | 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 | |||
| Bill Butler | MIN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 53 | 26.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Tom Franckhauser | MIN | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Ed Sharockman | MIN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 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 | |||
| Willie Daniel | PIT | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Bob Ferguson | PIT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Glenn Glass | PIT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 39 | 19.5 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Dick Haley | PIT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 42 | 21.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Brady Keys | PIT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| PAT | FG | Punting | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | XPM | XPA | FGM | FGA | Pnt | Yds | Lng | ||
| Jim Christopherson | MIN | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| John McCormick | MIN | 6 | 229 | 38.2 | 0 | ||||
| PAT | FG | Punting | |||||||
| Tm | XPM | XPA | FGM | FGA | Pnt | Yds | Lng | ||
| Ed Brown | PIT | 4 | 131 | 32.8 | 0 | ||||
| Lou Michaels | PIT | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |