Sunday, October 6, 1963
St. Louis Cardinals 56, Minnesota Vikings 14| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals (3-1-0) | 7 | 14 | 7 | 28 | 56 |
| Minnesota Vikings (2-2-0) | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| STL | MIN | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | STL | Bill Triplett 8 yard rush (Jim Bakken kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 2nd | STL | Bill Triplett 5 yard pass from Charley Johnson (Jim Bakken kick) | 14 | 0 |
| STL | Bob Paremore 1 yard fumble return (Jim Bakken kick) | 21 | 0 | |
| MIN | Tommy Mason 7 yard rush (Fred Cox kick) | 21 | 7 | |
| 3rd | STL | Sonny Randle 21 yard pass from Charley Johnson (Jim Bakken kick) | 28 | 7 |
| 4th | STL | Sonny Randle 68 yard pass from Charley Johnson (Jim Bakken kick) | 35 | 7 |
| STL | Bill Thornton 55 yard rush (Jim Bakken kick) | 42 | 7 | |
| STL | John Symank 21 yard interception return (Jim Bakken kick) | 49 | 7 | |
| MIN | Tommy Mason 1 yard rush (Fred Cox kick) | 49 | 14 | |
| STL | Sonny Randle 15 yard pass from Buddy Humphrey (Jim Bakken kick) | 56 | 14 |
| STL | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 26 | 17 |
| Rush-yards-TDs | 31-186-2 | 26-73-2 |
| Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT | 20-30-397-4-0 | 14-35-174-0-1 |
| Sacked-yards | 7-63 | 3-29 |
| Net pass yards | 334 | 145 |
| Total yards | 520 | 218 |
| Fumbles-lost | 5-1 | 4-2 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 3 |
| Penalties-yards | 5-40 | 0-0 |
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Charley Johnson | STL | 16 | 25 | 301 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Sonny Randle | STL | 6 | 159 | 3 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Joe Childress | STL | 14 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 58 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Bobby Joe Conrad | STL | 7 | 69 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Bill Triplett | STL | 9 | 43 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| Bill Thornton | STL | 2 | 58 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Bob Paremore | STL | 4 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 36 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Billy Gambrell | STL | 2 | 49 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Buddy Humphrey | STL | 4 | 5 | 96 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Bobby Reed | MIN | 2 | 58 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Tommy Mason | MIN | 14 | 44 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Ron Vander Kelen | MIN | 5 | 10 | 93 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||
| Fran Tarkenton | MIN | 9 | 25 | 81 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Bill Brown | MIN | 12 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Jerry Reichow | MIN | 2 | 29 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Ray Poage | MIN | 2 | 28 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Gordie Smith | MIN | 1 | 18 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Paul Flatley | MIN | 3 | 14 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Leon Clarke | MIN | 1 | 14 | 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 | |||
| Pat Fischer | STL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Bob Paremore | STL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 53 | 26.5 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| John Symank | STL | 1 | 21 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Bill Triplett | STL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 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 | |||
| Larry Bowie | MIN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Bill Butler | MIN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 70 | 23.3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Bobby Reed | MIN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 107 | 35.7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||