most receiving yards in the first game for the vikings

The Minnesota Vikings had their most receiving yards in their first game against the Bears on September 17, 1961, with 272 yards.

Interpreted as:
most receiving yards in a game in the first game for the vikings
NAMEREC YDSTEAMDATETMOPPRECTRGAVGREC TDRUSH YDSATTYPCRUSH TD
1Vikings
G. Alderman
0
Vikings
Vikings
9/17/1961
vs
0
0
0
0
0
2Vikings
E. Culpepper
0
Vikings
Vikings
9/17/1961
vs
0
0
0
0
0
3Vikings
B. Denton
0
Vikings
Vikings
9/17/1961
vs
0
0
0
0
0
4Vikings
D. Grecni
0
Vikings
Vikings
9/17/1961
vs
0
0
0
0
0
5Vikings
R. Hawkins
0
Vikings
Vikings
9/17/1961
vs
0
0
0
0
0
6Vikings
J. Huth
0
Vikings
Vikings
9/17/1961
vs
0
0
0
0
0
7Vikings
D. Joyce
0
Vikings
Vikings
9/17/1961
vs
0
0
0
0
0
8Vikings
B. Lapham
0
Vikings
Vikings
9/17/1961
vs
0
0
0
0
0
9Vikings
J. Leo
0
Vikings
Vikings
9/17/1961
vs
0
0
0
0
0
10Vikings
J. Marshall
0
Vikings
Vikings
9/17/1961
vs
0
0
0
0
0
11Vikings
T. Mason
16
Vikings
Vikings
9/17/1961
vs
2
8.0
0
8
4
2.0
0
12Vikings
D. Mayberry
0
Vikings
Vikings
9/17/1961
vs
0
0
8
4
2.0
0
13Vikings
H. McElhenny
54
Vikings
Vikings
9/17/1961
vs
6
9.0
1
25
6
4.2
0
14Vikings
M. Mercer
0
Vikings
Vikings
9/17/1961
vs
0
0
0
0
0
15Vikings
D. Middleton
50
Vikings
Vikings
9/17/1961
vs
4
12.5
1
0
0
0
16Vikings
J. Morris
0
Vikings
Vikings
9/17/1961
vs
0
0
0
0
0
17Vikings
C. Osborne
0
Vikings
Vikings
9/17/1961
vs
0
0
0
0
0
18Vikings
J. Prestel
0
Vikings
Vikings
9/17/1961
vs
0
0
0
0
0
19Vikings
M. Rabold
0
Vikings
Vikings
9/17/1961
vs
0
0
0
0
0
20Vikings
J. Reichow
103
Vikings
Vikings
9/17/1961
vs
3
34.3
1
0
0
0
21Vikings
B. Schnelker
22
Vikings
Vikings
9/17/1961
vs
2
11.0
1
0
0
0
22Vikings
G. Shaw
0
Vikings
Vikings
9/17/1961
vs
0
0
1
3
0.3
0
23Vikings
C. Sumner
0
Vikings
Vikings
9/17/1961
vs
0
0
0
0
0
24Vikings
F. Tarkenton
0
Vikings
Vikings
9/17/1961
vs
0
0
11
4
2.8
1
25Vikings
M. Triplett
27
Vikings
Vikings
9/17/1961
vs
2
13.5
0
26
8
3.3
0
Average10.50.714.30.23.01.12.70.0
Total2721914.3479292.71
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete game-level data for receiving yards going back to the 1960 season.

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.714
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.429
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