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1964 Minnesota Vikings

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Record: 8-5-1, Finished 2nd in NFL West Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 355 points (25.4/g), 4th of 14 in the NFL.
 Allowed 296 points (21.1/g), 6th.
 Differential of 59 points (4.2/g), 4th.
 Expected W-L: 8.5-5.5.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +5 (0.4/g), 5th.

Simple Rating System: Total 5.9, Offense: 4.7, Defense: 1.2, SoS: 1.7, versus averages of 0.0.

Coached by Norm Van Brocklin

Training Camp: Bemidji State (Bemidji, Minnesota)

Team Stats and Rankings

Tot Yds & TO Passing Rushing
Pts Yds Ply Y/P 1stD Cmp Att Yds TD Int NY/A 1stD Att Yds TD Y/A 1stD TO FL 1stPy
Team Offense 355 4306 893 4.8 258 179 326 2123 23 12 5.7 115 519 2183 14 4.2 124 30 18 19
Team Defense 296 4340 800 5.4 216 182 375 2724 23 19 6.6 105 389 1616 10 4.2 94 35 16 17
Lg Rank Offense 4 6 2 12 11 4 3 8 1 2 5 5 4 9
Lg Rank Defense 6 10 3 4 13 10 5 14 1 5 2 9 7 8

Team Games & Schedule

Score Offense Defense
Week Day Date OT Rec Opp Tm Opp 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO
1 Sun September 13 boxscore W 1-0 Baltimore Colts 34 24 27 463 150 313 3 11 230 170 60 1
2 Sun September 20 boxscore L 1-1 Chicago Bears 28 34 20 413 305 108 3 24 432 344 88 1
3 Sun September 27 boxscore L 1-2 @ Los Angeles Rams 13 22 15 214 111 103 1 19 379 156 223 1
4 Sun October 4 boxscore W 2-2 @ Green Bay Packers 24 23 21 332 153 179 1 17 325 197 128 1
5 Sun October 11 boxscore L 2-3 Detroit Lions 20 24 17 241 141 100 4 14 272 133 139 4
6 Sun October 18 boxscore W 3-3 Pittsburgh Steelers 30 10 20 310 91 219 1 15 227 117 110 2
7 Sun October 25 boxscore W 4-3 @ San Francisco 49ers 27 22 15 215 105 110 3 18 392 276 116 8
8 Sun November 1 boxscore L 4-4 Green Bay Packers 13 42 8 167 95 72 2 19 350 164 186
9 Sun November 8 boxscore W 5-4 San Francisco 49ers 24 7 24 396 254 142 2 11 237 155 82 2
10 Sun November 15 boxscore L 5-5 @ Baltimore Colts 14 17 22 306 85 221 3 18 381 274 107
11 Sun November 22 boxscore T 5-5-1 @ Detroit Lions 23 23 15 230 73 157 3 13 289 224 65 6
12 Sun November 29 boxscore W 6-5-1 Los Angeles Rams 34 13 15 257 185 72 1 13 309 158 151 5
13 Sun December 6 boxscore W 7-5-1 @ New York Giants 30 21 17 330 193 137 2 15 335 221 114 2
14 Sun December 13 boxscore W 8-5-1 @ Chicago Bears 41 14 22 432 182 250 1 9 182 135 47 2

Passing

ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),
No. Age Pos G GS QBrec Cmp Att Cmp% Yds TD TD% Int Int% Lng Y/A AY/A Y/C Y/G Rate QBR Sk Yds NY/A ANY/A Sk% 4QC GWD
10 Fran Tarkenton* 24 QB 14 14 8-5-1 171 306 55.9 2506 22 7.2 11 3.6 64 8.2 8.0 14.7 179.0 91.8 3 3
15 Ron Vander Kelen 25 5 0 7 19 36.8 78 0 0.0 1 5.3 18 4.1 1.7 11.1 15.6 28.0
20 Tommy Mason* 25 HB 13 12 1 1 100.0 30 1 100.0 0 0.0 30 30.0 50.0 30.0 2.3 158.3
Team Total 24.8 14 8-5-1 179 326 54.9 2614 23 7.1 12 3.7 64 8.0 7.8 14.6 186.7 89.4 3 3
Opp Total 14 182 375 48.5 2993 23 6.1 19 5.1 8.0 6.93 16.4 213.8 75.1 36 269 6.6 5.7 8.8

Rushing & Receiving

ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),
Rushing Receiving
No. Age Pos G GS Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G A/G Rec Yds Y/R TD Lng R/G Y/G YScm RRTD Fmb
30 Bill Brown* 26 FB 14 14 226 866 7 48 3.8 61.9 16.1 48 703 14.6 9 64 3.4 50.2 1569 16 9
20 Tommy Mason* 25 HB 13 12 169 691 4 51 4.1 53.2 13.0 26 239 9.2 1 29 2.0 18.4 930 5 9
10 Fran Tarkenton* 24 QB 14 14 50 330 2 31 6.6 23.6 3.6 330 2 6
21 Tom Michel 24 hb 11 4 39 129 0 14 3.3 11.7 3.5 1 14 14.0 0 14 0.1 1.3 143 0 3
32 Bill McWatters 22 11 0 14 60 1 16 4.3 5.5 1.3 2 -1 -0.5 0 1 0.2 -0.1 59 1 2
22 Bill Butler 27 KR/PR 14 0 5 11 0 6 2.2 0.8 0.4 1 58 58.0 0 58 0.1 4.1 69 0 4
24 Ted Dean 26 2 0 5 30 0 9 6.0 15.0 2.5 1 23 23.0 0 23 0.5 11.5 53 0 0
28 Tom Hall 24 14 0 4 -4 0 5 -1.0 -0.3 0.3 23 325 14.1 2 32 1.6 23.2 321 2 0
31 Darrell Lester 24 6 0 4 18 0 7 4.5 3.0 0.7 18 0 0
87 Gordie Smith 25 12 0 1 2 0 2 2.0 0.2 0.1 10 211 21.1 1 44 0.8 17.6 213 1 0
15 Ron Vander Kelen 25 5 0 1 10 0 10 10.0 2.0 0.2 10 0 0
39 Bobby Walden 26 P 14 0 1 18 0 18 18.0 1.3 0.1 18 0 0
85 Paul Flatley 23 WR 10 9 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 28 450 16.1 3 48 2.8 45.0 450 3 0
89 Jerry Reichow 30 WR 14 12 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 20 284 14.2 2 51 1.4 20.3 284 2 1
86 Hal Bedsole 23 TE 14 12 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 18 295 16.4 5 43 1.3 21.1 295 5 0
83 Larry Vargo 25 RS 14 12 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 1 13 13.0 0 13 0.1 0.9 13 0 0
Team Total 24.8 14 519 2183 14 51 4.2 155.9 37.1 179 2614 14.6 23 64 12.8 186.7 4797 37 37
Opp Total 14 389 1616 10 4.2 115.4 27.8 182 2724 15.0 23 13.0 194.6 4340 33 32

Kick & Punt Returns

ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),
Punt Returns Kick Returns
No. Age Pos G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
22 Bill Butler 27 KR/PR 14 0 22 156 0 32 7.1 26 597 0 34 23.0 822
20 Tommy Mason* 25 HB 13 12 10 150 0 45 15.0 2 36 0 25 18.0 1116
21 Tom Michel 24 hb 11 4 8 192 0 40 24.0 335
44 George Rose 22 LCB 14 13 8 180 0 38 22.5 180
30 Bill Brown* 26 FB 14 14 5 68 0 23 13.6 1637
24 Ted Dean 26 2 0 2 0 0 0 0.0 3 50 0 23 16.7 103
29 Karl Kassulke 23 LS 14 14 1 0 0 0 0.0 0
32 Bill McWatters 22 11 0 1 7 0 7 7.0 66
Team Total 24.8 14 35 306 0 45 8.7 53 1130 0 40 21.3 6233
Opp Total 14 30 0 57 1324 2 23.2

Kicking & Punting

ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),
0-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ Tot PAT Punting
No. Age Pos G GS FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FG% XPA XPM XP% Pnt Yds Lng Blck Y/P
14 Fred Cox 26 K 14 0 5 5 5 5 8 5 12 6 3 33 21 63.6% 42 40 95.2%
39 Bobby Walden 26 P 14 0 72 3341 73 0 46.4
Team Total 24.8 14 5 5 5 5 8 5 12 6 3 33 21 63.6% 42 40 95.2% 72 3341 73 0 46.4
Opp Total 14 28 13 46.4% 37 33 89.2% 71 3110 43.8

Defense & Fumbles

ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),
Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
No. Age Pos G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
30 Bill Brown* 26 FB 14 14 0 9 4 0 0
20 Tommy Mason* 25 HB 13 12 0 9 2 0 0
22 Bill Butler 27 KR/PR 14 0 2 15 0 15 0 0 4 3 0 0
10 Fran Tarkenton* 24 QB 14 14 0 6 2 0 0
44 George Rose 22 LCB 14 13 6 48 1 32 0 0 1 0 0 0
21 Tom Michel 24 hb 11 4 0 3 3 0 0
29 Karl Kassulke 23 LS 14 14 3 4 0 4 0 0 1 1 5 0
81 Carl Eller 22 LDE 14 14 0 0 4 45 1
58 Rip Hawkins 25 MLB 14 14 2 85 2 56 0 0 0 2 25 0
32 Bill McWatters 22 11 0 0 2 2 0 0
45 Ed Sharockman 25 RCB 14 14 1 22 0 22 0 0 1 1 28 0
83 Larry Vargo 25 RS 14 12 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
60 Roy Winston 24 LLB 14 14 3 24 0 15 0
73 Errol Linden 27 RT 14 14 0 0 2 0 0
70 Jim Marshall 27 RDE 14 14 0 0 2 0 0
75 Mike Bundra 25 4 0 0 0 1 0 0
66 Ken Byers 24 g 6 2 0 0 1 0 0
57 Bill Jobko 29 RLB 9 9 0 0 1 0 0
36 John Kirby 22 14 0 0 0 1 0 0
79 Jim Prestel 27 LDT 14 14 1 26 1 26 0
89 Jerry Reichow 30 WR 14 12 0 1 0 0 0
52 Bill Swain 23 14 0 0 0 1 0 0
Team Total 24.8 14 19 224 4 56 0 0 37 35 103 1
Opp Total 14 48 32 16 1

Scoring Summary

ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),
No. Age Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD AllTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
14 Fred Cox 26 K 14 0 40 21 103
30 Bill Brown* 26 FB 14 14 7 9 16 96
86 Hal Bedsole 23 TE 14 12 5 5 30
20 Tommy Mason* 25 HB 13 12 4 1 5 30
85 Paul Flatley 23 WR 10 9 3 3 18
28 Tom Hall 24 14 0 2 2 12
58 Rip Hawkins 25 MLB 14 14 2 2 12
89 Jerry Reichow 30 WR 14 12 2 2 12
10 Fran Tarkenton* 24 QB 14 14 2 2 12
81 Carl Eller 22 LDE 14 14 1 1 6
32 Bill McWatters 22 11 0 1 1 6
79 Jim Prestel 27 LDT 14 14 1 1 6
44 George Rose 22 LCB 14 13 1 1 6
87 Gordie Smith 25 12 0 1 1 6
Team Total 24.8 14 14 23 1 4 42 40 21 355
Opp Total 14 10 23 2 33 13 1 296