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Detroit Lions 10 at Minnesota Vikings 24
Sunday, October 6, 1968
Stadium: Metropolitan Stadium, Surface: grass,
Weather: 49 degrees, relative humidity 85%, wind 10 mph
Weather: 49 degrees, relative humidity 85%, wind 10 mph
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions (2-2-0) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
| Minnesota Vikings (3-1-0) | 0 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 24 |
Scoring
| DET | MIN | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Lions | Jerry DePoyster 33 yard field goal | 3 | 0 |
| 2nd | Vikings | Jim Lindsey 3 yard rush (Fred Cox kick) | 3 | 7 |
| 3rd | Vikings | Fred Cox 29 yard field goal | 3 | 10 |
| 4th | Lions | Mel Farr 30 yard pass from Bill Munson (Jerry DePoyster kick) | 10 | 10 |
| Vikings | Bill Brown 1 yard rush (Fred Cox kick) | 10 | 17 | |
| Vikings | Bill Brown 1 yard rush (Fred Cox kick) | 10 | 24 |
Team Stats
| DET | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 9 | 18 |
| Rush-yards-TDs | 21-79-0 | 38-135-3 |
| Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT | 13-18-196-1-0 | 11-22-146-0-0 |
| Sacked-yards | 5-28 | 2-16 |
| Net pass yards | 168 | 130 |
| Total yards | 247 | 265 |
| Fumbles-lost | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 0 |
| Penalties-yards | 5-63 | 4-30 |
Passing, Rushing, & Receiving
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Mel Farr | DET | 11 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 86 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| Bill Munson | DET | 13 | 18 | 196 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Earl McCullouch | DET | 3 | 66 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Bill Triplett | DET | 9 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Billy Gambrell | DET | 1 | 20 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Charlie Sanders | DET | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Tom Nowatzke | DET | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Gene Washington | MIN | 4 | 92 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Joe Kapp | MIN | 6 | 14 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 33 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Bill Brown | MIN | 18 | 56 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Jim Lindsey | MIN | 10 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Gary Cuozzo | MIN | 5 | 8 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| John Beasley | MIN | 2 | 19 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Tom Hall | MIN | 1 | 16 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Clint Jones | MIN | 6 | 16 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Bill Martin | MIN | 1 | 9 | 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 | |||
| Lem Barney | DET | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 66 | 22.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Bobby Thompson | DET | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 41 | 20.5 | 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 | |||
| Bobby Bryant | MIN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 45 | 22.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Charlie West | MIN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Kicking & Punting
| PAT | FG | Punting | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | XPM | XPA | FGM | FGA | Pnt | Yds | Lng | ||
| Jerry DePoyster | DET | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 279 | 39.9 | 0 |
| PAT | FG | Punting | |||||||
| Tm | XPM | XPA | FGM | FGA | Pnt | Yds | Lng | ||
| Fred Cox | MIN | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bill Martin | MIN | 5 | 200 | 40.0 | 0 | ||||