Sunday, October 31, 1965
Minnesota Vikings 27, Cleveland Browns 17| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings (4-3-0) | 7 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 27 |
| Cleveland Browns (5-2-0) | 3 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
| MIN | CLE | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| CLE | Lou Groza 20 yard field goal | 0 | 3 |
| MIN | Bill Brown 1 yard rush (Fred Cox kick) | 7 | 3 |
| CLE | Ernie Green 1 yard rush (Lou Groza kick) | 7 | 10 |
| MIN | Tommy Mason 72 yard pass from Fran Tarkenton (Fred Cox kick) | 14 | 10 |
| MIN | Bill Brown 2 yard pass from Fran Tarkenton (Fred Cox kick) | 21 | 10 |
| MIN | Fred Cox 30 yard field goal | 24 | 10 |
| CLE | Jim Brown 1 yard rush (Lou Groza kick) | 24 | 17 |
| MIN | Fred Cox 18 yard field goal | 27 | 17 |
| MIN | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 25 | 11 |
| Rush-yards-TDs | 41-196-1 | 28-34-2 |
| Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT | 17-27-234-2-0 | 9-23-137-0-0 |
| Sacked-yards | 3-22 | 1-4 |
| Net pass yards | 212 | 133 |
| Total yards | 408 | 167 |
| Fumbles-lost | 1-1 | 1-0 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 0 |
| Penalties-yards | 5-62 | 1-15 |
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | |
| Bill Brown | MIN | 26 | 138 | 1 | ||||||||
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | ||||||||||
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | |
| Gary Collins | CLE | 4 | 116 | 0 | ||||||||