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You Are Here > Pro-Football-Reference.com > Boxscores > Los Angeles Rams at Minnesota Vikings - December 27th, 1969
Los Angeles Rams 20 at Minnesota Vikings 23
Saturday, December 27, 1969
Los Angeles Rams 20, Minnesota Vikings 23| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams (11-4-0) | 7 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 20 |
| Minnesota Vikings (13-2-0) | 7 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 23 |
Scoring
| RAM | MIN | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | RAM | Bob Klein 3 yard pass from Roman Gabriel (Bruce Gossett kick) | 7 | 0 |
| MIN | Dave Osborn 1 yard rush (Fred Cox kick) | 7 | 7 | |
| 2nd | RAM | Bruce Gossett 20 yard field goal | 10 | 7 |
| RAM | Billy Truax 2 yard pass from Roman Gabriel (Bruce Gossett kick) | 17 | 7 | |
| 3rd | MIN | Dave Osborn 1 yard rush (Fred Cox kick) | 17 | 14 |
| 4th | RAM | Bruce Gossett 27 yard field goal | 20 | 14 |
| MIN | Joe Kapp 2 yard rush (Fred Cox kick) | 20 | 21 | |
| MIN | Safety, Gabriel tackled in end zone by Eller | 20 | 23 |
Team Stats
| RAM | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 19 | 18 |
| Rush-yards-TDs | 30-126-0 | 29-97-3 |
| Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT | 22-32-150-2-1 | 12-19-196-0-2 |
| Sacked-yards | 3-21 | 2-18 |
| Net pass yards | 129 | 178 |
| Total yards | 255 | 275 |
| Fumbles-lost | 1-0 | 3-1 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 3 |
| Penalties-yards | 4-37 | 4-36 |
Rushing & Receiving
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Roman Gabriel | RAM | 22 | 32 | 150 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 4 | 26 | 0 | 13 | ||||
| Larry Smith | RAM | 11 | 60 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 36 | 0 | 10 | ||||||
| Les Josephson | RAM | 10 | 16 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 41 | 0 | 13 | ||||||
| Billy Truax | RAM | 5 | 47 | 1 | 18 | ||||||||||
| Wendell Tucker | RAM | 3 | 23 | 0 | 9 | ||||||||||
| Willie Ellison | RAM | 4 | 22 | 0 | 17 | ||||||||||
| Bob Klein | RAM | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||
| Tommy Mason | RAM | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Joe Kapp | MIN | 12 | 19 | 196 | 0 | 2 | 41 | 7 | 42 | 1 | 15 | ||||
| Gene Washington | MIN | 4 | 90 | 0 | 41 | ||||||||||
| John Henderson | MIN | 4 | 68 | 0 | 24 | ||||||||||
| Bill Brown | MIN | 8 | 22 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 12 | ||||||
| Dave Osborn | MIN | 13 | 30 | 2 | 12 | ||||||||||
| Oscar Reed | MIN | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 12 | ||||||
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 | |||
| Coy Bacon | RAM | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Alvin Haymond | RAM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 0 | 22 | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 | 11 | ||||
| Eddie Meador | RAM | 1 | 15 | 0 | 15 | ||||||||||||||
| Merlin Olsen | RAM | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Richie Petitbon | RAM | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| Jim Purnell | RAM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Ron Smith | RAM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 47 | 15.7 | 0 | 18 | |||||||||
| Def Interceptions | Fumbles | Kick Returns | Punt Returns | ||||||||||||||||
| Tm | Sk | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | FR | Yds | TD | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | |||
| Carl Eller | MIN | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Bob Grim | MIN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | 13 | |||||||||
| Jim Marshall | MIN | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Alan Page | MIN | 1 | 29 | 0 | 29 | ||||||||||||||
| Mick Tingelhoff | MIN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Charlie West | MIN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 93 | 23.3 | 0 | 28 | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 | ||||
| Ed White | MIN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 | |||||||||
Los Angeles Rams Starting Lineup
| Roman Gabriel | QB |
| Larry Smith | HB |
| Les Josephson | FB |
| Wendell Tucker | FL |
| Jack Snow | SE |
| Billy Truax | TE |
| Charley Cowan | LT |
| Tom Mack | LG |
| Ken Iman | C |
| Mike LaHood | RG |
| Bob Brown | RT |
| Deacon Jones | LDE |
| Merlin Olsen | LDT |
| Coy Bacon | RDT |
| Diron Talbert | RDE |
| Jack Pardee | LLB |
| Doug Woodlief | MLB |
| Maxie Baughan | RLB |
| Clancy Williams | LCB |
| Jim Nettles | RCB |
| Richie Petitbon | SS |
| Eddie Meador | FS |
Minnesota Vikings Starting Lineup
| Joe Kapp | QB |
| Dave Osborn | HB |
| Bill Brown | FB |
| John Henderson | WR |
| Gene Washington | WR |
| John Beasley | TE |
| Grady Alderman | LT |
| Jim Vellone | LG |
| Mick Tingelhoff | C |
| Milt Sunde | RG |
| Ron Yary | RT |
| Carl Eller | LDE |
| Gary Larsen | LDT |
| Alan Page | 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 |