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Minnesota Vikings 23 at Detroit Lions 37

Sunday, December 9, 1962

Minnesota Vikings 23, Detroit Lions 37

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Minnesota Vikings (2-10-1)1400923
Detroit Lions (11-2-0)101413037

Scoring

MINDET
1stMINGordie Smith 13 yard pass from Fran Tarkenton (Jim Christopherson kick)70
DETMilt Plum 22 yard field goal73
DETDick LeBeau 26 yard fumble return (Wayne H. Walker kick)710
MINEd Sharockman 88 yard fumble return (Jim Christopherson kick)1410
2ndDETDan Lewis 20 yard pass from Milt Plum (Wayne H. Walker kick)1417
DETGail Cogdill 11 yard pass from Milt Plum (Wayne H. Walker kick)1424
3rdDETGail Cogdill 7 yard fumble return (Wayne H. Walker kick)1431
DETDick LeBeau 31 yard interception return (run failed)1437
4thMINSafety, Webb tackled in end zone by Leo1637
MINMel Triplett 3 yard rush (Jim Christopherson kick)2337

Team Stats

MINDET
First downs1516
Rush-yards-TDs32-203-134-145-0
Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT8-26-185-1-512-27-218-2-4
Sacked-yards2-174-38
Net pass yards168180
Total yards371325
Fumbles-lost6-53-2
Turnovers106
Penalties-yards2-305-55

Rushing & Receiving

Passing Rushing Receiving
Tm Cmp Att Yds TD Int Lng Att Yds TD Lng Rec Yds TD Lng
Tommy Mason MIN 0 1 0 0 1 0 16 138 0 0 3 55 0 0
Fran Tarkenton MIN 8 25 185 1 4 0 1 17 0 0
Oscar Donahue MIN 2 72 0 0
Tom Adams MIN 2 45 0 0
Doug Mayberry MIN 8 34 0 0
Gordie Smith MIN 1 13 1 0
Hugh McElhenny MIN 3 11 0 0
Mel Triplett MIN 3 5 1 0
Bill Brown MIN 1 -2 0 0
Passing Rushing Receiving
Tm Cmp Att Yds TD Int Lng Att Yds TD Lng Rec Yds TD Lng
Milt Plum DET 11 24 218 2 2 0 1 1 0 0
Gail Cogdill DET 5 103 1 0
Ken Webb DET 10 55 0 0 3 14 0 0
Pat Studstill DET 2 65 0 0
Dan Lewis DET 12 30 0 0 1 20 1 0
Earl Morrall DET 1 3 0 0 2 0 2 31 0 0
Tom Watkins DET 7 24 0 0
Nick Pietrosante DET 2 4 0 0 1 16 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
Bill Butler MIN 0 0 0 0 2 56 28.0 0 0 1 8 8.0 0 0
Bob Denton MIN 0 0 0 0 1 17 17.0 0 0
Rip Hawkins MIN 1 3 0 0
Tommy Mason MIN 0 0 0 0 2 37 18.5 0 0
Hugh McElhenny MIN 0 0 0 0 1 6 6.0 0 0
Ed Sharockman MIN 1 14 0 0
Charlie Sumner MIN 2 14 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
Yale Lary DET 2 0 0 0
Dick LeBeau DET 2 48 1 0
Pat Studstill DET 0 0 0 0 2 46 23.0 0 0
Wayne H. Walker DET 1 47 0 0
Tom Watkins DET 0 0 0 0 2 59 29.5 0 0