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You Are Here > Pro-Football-Reference.com > Boxscores > Minnesota Vikings at Baltimore Colts - December 22nd, 1968
Minnesota Vikings 14 at Baltimore Colts 24
Sunday, December 22, 1968
Minnesota Vikings 14, Baltimore Colts 24| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings (8-7-0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 |
| Baltimore Colts (14-1-0) | 0 | 7 | 14 | 3 | 24 |
Scoring
| MIN | BAL | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2nd | BAL | Tom Mitchell 3 yard pass from Earl Morrall (Lou Michaels kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 3rd | BAL | John Mackey 49 yard pass from Earl Morrall (Lou Michaels kick) | 0 | 14 |
| BAL | Mike Curtis 60 yard fumble return (Lou Michaels kick) | 0 | 21 | |
| 4th | MIN | Bill Martin 1 yard pass from Joe Kapp (Fred Cox kick) | 7 | 21 |
| BAL | Lou Michaels 33 yard field goal | 7 | 24 | |
| MIN | Bill Brown 7 yard pass from Joe Kapp (Fred Cox kick) | 14 | 24 |
Team Stats
| MIN | BAL | |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 22 | 15 |
| Rush-yards-TDs | 28-85-0 | 27-50-0 |
| Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT | 26-44-287-2-2 | 13-22-280-2-1 |
| Sacked-yards | 2-21 | 4-35 |
| Net pass yards | 266 | 245 |
| Total yards | 351 | 295 |
| Fumbles-lost | 2-1 | 1-1 |
| Turnovers | 3 | 2 |
| Penalties-yards | 4-30 | 2-28 |
Rushing & Receiving
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Joe Kapp | MIN | 26 | 44 | 287 | 2 | 2 | 28 | 10 | 52 | 0 | 9 | ||||
| Bill Brown | MIN | 10 | 30 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 82 | 1 | 14 | ||||||
| Gene Washington | MIN | 5 | 95 | 0 | 28 | ||||||||||
| John Beasley | MIN | 5 | 69 | 0 | 25 | ||||||||||
| John Henderson | MIN | 5 | 33 | 0 | 10 | ||||||||||
| Jim Lindsey | MIN | 1 | -1 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9 | ||||||
| Dave Osborn | MIN | 5 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | -2 | 0 | -2 | ||||||
| Bill Martin | MIN | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
| Clint Jones | MIN | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Willie Richardson | BAL | 6 | 148 | 0 | 38 | ||||||||||
| Earl Morrall | BAL | 13 | 22 | 280 | 2 | 1 | 49 | ||||||||
| John Mackey | BAL | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 92 | 1 | 49 | ||||||
| Jimmy Orr | BAL | 2 | 36 | 0 | 22 | ||||||||||
| Tom Matte | BAL | 14 | 31 | 0 | 11 | ||||||||||
| Jerry Hill | BAL | 8 | 10 | 0 | 9 | ||||||||||
| Tom Mitchell | BAL | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||
| Preston Pearson | BAL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||
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 | |||
| Earl Denny | MIN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 30.0 | 0 | 30 | |||||||||
| Carl Eller | MIN | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Clint Jones | MIN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 53 | 26.5 | 0 | 35 | |||||||||
| Gary Larsen | MIN | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Earsell Mackbee | MIN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Jim Marshall | MIN | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Ed Sharockman | MIN | 1 | 21 | 0 | 21 | ||||||||||||||
| Charlie West | MIN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 30 | 15.0 | 0 | 16 | 3 | -3 | -1.0 | 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 | |||
| Bobby Boyd | BAL | 1 | 20 | 0 | 20 | ||||||||||||||
| Mike Curtis | BAL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Jerry Logan | BAL | 1 | 24 | 0 | 24 | ||||||||||||||
| Tom Matte | BAL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 0 | 23 | |||||||||
| Fred Miller | BAL | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Tom Mitchell | BAL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Preston Pearson | BAL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 31 | 31.0 | 0 | 31 | |||||||||
| Rick Volk | BAL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | 7 | |||||||||
Minnesota Vikings Starting Lineup
| Joe Kapp | QB |
| Dave Osborn | RB |
| Bill Brown | FB |
| Gene Washington | WR |
| John Henderson | WR |
| John Beasley | TE |
| Grady Alderman | LT |
| Jim Vellone | LG |
| Mick Tingelhoff | C |
| Milt Sunde | RG |
| Doug Davis | RT |
| Carl Eller | LDE |
| Alan Page | LDT |
| Gary Larsen | RDT |
| Jim Marshall | RDE |
| Roy Winston | LLB |
| Lonnie Warwick | MLB |
| Wally Hilgenberg | RLB |
| Earsell Mackbee | LCB |
| Ed Sharockman | RCB |
| Karl Kassulke | SS |
| Paul Krause | FS |
Baltimore Colts Starting Lineup
| Earl Morrall | QB |
| Preston Pearson | RB |
| Tom Matte | HB |
| Willie Richardson | FL |
| Jimmy Orr | SE |
| John Mackey | TE |
| Bob Vogel | LT |
| Glenn Ressler | LG |
| Bill Curry | C |
| Dan Sullivan | RG |
| Sam Ball | RT |
| Bubba Smith | LDE |
| Billy Ray Sr. Smith | LDT |
| Fred Miller | RDT |
| Ordell Braase | RDE |
| Mike Curtis | LLB |
| Dennis Gaubatz | MLB |
| Don Shinnick | RLB |
| Bobby Boyd | LCB |
| Lenny Lyles | RCB |
| Jerry Logan | SS |
| Rick Volk | FS |