Minnesota Vikings at Chicago Bears - December 17th, 1961
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | 14 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 35 | |
| Chicago Bears | 7 | 14 | 24 | 7 | 52 |
Scoring
| Quarter | Tm | Detail | MIN | CHI |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vikings | Hugh McElhenny 81 yard punt return (Mike Mercer kick) | 7 | 0 |
| Vikings | Jerry Reichow 30 yard pass from Fran Tarkenton (Mike Mercer kick) | 14 | 0 | |
| Bears | Angelo Coia 62 yard pass from Billy Wade (Roger LeClerc kick) | 14 | 7 | |
| 2 | Bears | Willie Galimore 8 yard rush (Roger LeClerc kick) | 14 | 14 |
| Bears | Mike Ditka 2 yard pass from Billy Wade (Roger LeClerc kick) | 14 | 21 | |
| Vikings | Jerry Reichow 11 yard pass from Fran Tarkenton (Mike Mercer kick) | 21 | 21 | |
| 3 | Bears | Angelo Coia 16 yard pass from Billy Wade (Roger LeClerc kick) | 21 | 28 |
| Bears | Roger LeClerc 17 yard field goal | 21 | 31 | |
| Bears | Mike Ditka 30 yard pass from Billy Wade (Roger LeClerc kick) | 21 | 38 | |
| Vikings | Gordie Smith 10 yard pass from Fran Tarkenton (Mike Mercer kick) | 28 | 38 | |
| Bears | Charlie Bivins 20 yard rush (Roger LeClerc kick) | 28 | 45 | |
| 4 | Vikings | Jerry Reichow 24 yard pass from Fran Tarkenton (Mike Mercer kick) | 35 | 45 |
| Bears | Willie Galimore 60 yard rush (Roger LeClerc kick) | 35 | 52 |
Game Info
Team Stats
Passing, Rushing, & Receiving
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Sk | Yds | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Fran Tarkenton | MIN | 12 | 22 | 161 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 104 | 41 | 98.7 | 2 | -4 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| Mel Triplett | MIN | 15 | 121 | 0 | 37 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Hugh McElhenny | MIN | 7 | 32 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 | |||||||||
| Jerry Reichow | MIN | 6 | 90 | 3 | 30 | |||||||||||||
| Gordie Smith | MIN | 2 | 51 | 1 | 41 | |||||||||||||
| Dave Middleton | MIN | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||||||
| Ray Hayes | MIN | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||||||
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | ||||||||||||||||
| Player | Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Sk | Yds | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Billy Wade | CHI | 23 | 34 | 355 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 64 | 128.9 | ||||||||
| Ed Brown | CHI | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||
| Willie Galimore | CHI | 13 | 97 | 2 | 60 | 3 | 41 | 0 | 28 | |||||||||
| Rick Casares | CHI | 10 | 41 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 48 | 0 | 31 | |||||||||
| Charlie Bivins | CHI | 3 | 41 | 1 | 20 | |||||||||||||
| Bill Brown | CHI | 1 | 20 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 13 | |||||||||
| J.D. Smith | CHI | 3 | 6 | 0 | 5 | |||||||||||||
| Mike Ditka | CHI | 8 | 102 | 2 | 30 | |||||||||||||
| Angelo Coia | CHI | 2 | 78 | 2 | 62 | |||||||||||||
| Johnny Morris | CHI | 4 | 52 | 0 | 27 | |||||||||||||
| Harlon Hill | CHI | 2 | 28 | 0 | 14 | |||||||||||||
Defense
Kick/Punt Returns
Kicking & Punting
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