The Minnesota Vikings lost to the Dallas Cowboys, 28 to 0, on October 8, 1961.

Final

Cowboys

3-1-0

28

Vikings

1-3-0

0

Team

DLC

MIN

1

7

0

2

7

0

3

7

0

4

7

0

Total

28

0

Summary

Team Stats

Player Stats

1st quarter

DLC

MIN

Billy Howton 12-yard pass from Don Meredith (Allen Green kick)

7

0

2nd quarter

DLC

MIN

Don Perkins 3-yard run (Allen Green kick)

14

0

3rd quarter

DLC

MIN

Frank Clarke 23-yard pass from Eddie LeBaron (Allen Green kick)

21

0

4th quarter

DLC

MIN

Frank Clarke 52-yard pass from Don Meredith (Allen Green kick)

28

0

Cowboys

Vikings

1st Downs

18

14

Passing 1st Downs

Rushing 1st Downs

1st downs from penalties

3rd down efficiency

-

4th down efficiency

-

Total Plays

66

53

Total Yards

297

183

Yards per play

4.5

3.5

Passing

180

100

Comp - Att

14 - 27

12 - 26

Yards per pass

6.2

3

Interceptions thrown

0

3

Sacks - Yards lost

2 - 20

7 - 65

Rushing

117

83

Rushing Attempts

37

20

Yards per rush

3.2

4.2

Penalties

2

Turnovers

0

5

Fumbles lost

0

2

Interceptions

0

3

Possession

Cowboys

Vikings

Passing

NAME	CMP	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	SCK	RATE
Don Meredith	8	16	124	7.8	2		115.6
Eddie LeBaron	6	11	76	6.9	1		106.6
Team	14	27	180	7.4	3	2	113.2

Rushing

NAME	ATT	YDS	YPC	TD
Don Perkins	19	73	3.8	1
Amos Marsh	13	32	2.5	0
Merrill Douglas	3	12	4.0	0
Don McIlhenny	1	4	4.0	0
Don Meredith	1	-4	-4.0	0
Team	37	117	3.2	1

Receiving

NAME	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	TRG
Frank Clarke	3	91	30.3	2
Billy Howton	5	59	11.8	1
Dick Bielski	2	28	14.0	0
Don Perkins	3	17	5.7	0
Amos Marsh	1	5	5.0	0
Team	14	200	7.4	3	0

Fumbles

NAME	FUM	LOST	FR
Team	1	0	2

Defense

NAME	COMB	TKL	SCK	TFL	PDEF	QBH
Team			7.0

Kicking

NAME	FGM	FGA	LNG	XPM	PTS
Allen Green	0	0		4	4
Team	0	0		4	4

Punting

NAME	PUNT	YDS	AVG	LNG
Allen Green	7	266	38.0
Team	7	266	38.0

Kick Return

NAME	KR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Don Perkins	1	22	22.0	0
Team	1	22	22.0	0

Punt Return

NAME	PR	YDS	AVG
Amos Marsh	3	8	2.7
Warren Livingston	1	1	1.0
Team	4	9	2.3

Passing

NAME	CMP	ATT	YDS	AVG	INT	SCK	RATE
Fran Tarkenton	10	21	151	7.2	2		32.1
George Shaw	2	5	14	2.8	1		8.3
Team	12	26	100	6.3	3	7	27.4

Rushing

NAME	ATT	YDS	YPC
Mel Triplett	9	44	4.9
Hugh McElhenny	7	29	4.1
Tommy Mason	2	12	6.0
Ray Hayes	1	2	2.0
Fran Tarkenton	1	-4	-4.0
Team	20	83	4.2

Receiving

NAME	REC	YDS	AVG	TRG
Jerry Reichow	4	74	18.5
Tommy Mason	2	26	13.0
Dave Middleton	1	23	23.0
Bob Schnelker	1	20	20.0
A.D. Williams	2	15	7.5
Hugh McElhenny	1	7	7.0
Mel Triplett	1	0	0.0
Team	12	165	6.3	0

Fumbles

NAME	FUM	LOST	FR
Team	2	2	0

Defense

NAME	COMB	TKL	SCK	TFL	PDEF	QBH
Team			2.0

Kicking

NAME	FGM	FGA	LNG	XPM	PTS
Mike Mercer	0	1		0	0
Team	0	1		0	0

Punting

NAME	PUNT	YDS	AVG	LNG
Mike Mercer	5	218	43.6
Team	5	218	43.6

Kick Return

NAME	KR	YDS	AVG
Tommy Mason	3	73	24.3
Jamie Caleb	2	46	23.0
Team	5	119	23.8

Punt Return

NAME	PR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Hugh McElhenny	1	2	2.0	0
Team	1	2	2.0	0

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Team Leaders

PASS

2,331

Cousins

RUSH

700

Mattison

REC

1,074

Jefferson

Team Rankings

PPG

20.2

22nd

OPP PPG

21.3

13th

RUSH YDS/G

91.4

29th

PASS YDS/G

276.5

1st

2023 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Lions	12	5	.706
Packers	9	8	.529
Bears	7	10	.412
Vikings	7	10	.412

Last Game

Lions

12-5-0

30

Final

20

Vikings

7-10-0

Sun 7 Jan 2024

NFL 2023 Leaders

Playoff Pass Yards Leaders

1,051

Mahomes

837

Goff

774

Purdy

Playoff Rush Yards Leaders

313

Pacheco

268

McCaffrey

226

Jones

Playoff Rec Yards Leaders

355

Kelce

274

Brown

262

Rice

Playoff Pass TD Leaders

6

Mayfield

6

Mahomes

5

Love

Playoff Rush TD Leaders

4

McCaffrey

3

Gibbs

3

Pacheco

Playoff Rec TD Leaders

3

Ferguson

3

Kelce

2

Shakir

Playoff QB Rating Leaders

120.9

Stafford

109.3

Stroud

108.6

Love

Playoff Sack Leaders

3.0

Hutchinson

3.0

Karlaftis

2.0

Hinish

NFL 2023 Rankings

Playoff PPG Rankings

34.5

32.0

28.7

27.5

27.5

27.5

Playoff Opp PPG Rankings

13.5

15.8

20.0

22.0

24.0

24.0

Playoff Total Yards Rankings

510.0

425.0

417.0

389.0

386.0

383.7

Playoff Rush Yards Rankings

180.5

155.0

139.5

128.0

125.3

125.0

Playoff Pass Yards Rankings

403.0

367.0

343.0

307.0

279.0

265.0

Playoff Sack Leaders

8.0

7.0

5.0

NFL 2023 Betting

Best Record ATS

14-6

13-7-1

11-6-1

12-7

10-6-1

Worst Record ATS

5-12

5-11-1

5-11-1

6-11

6-10-1

6-10-1

NFL 2023 Division Standings

	AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
1	Ravens	13	4	0	.765
2	Browns	11	6	0	.647
	AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
1	Bills	11	6	0	.647
2	Dolphins	11	6	0	.647
	AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
1	Chiefs	11	6	0	.647
2	Raiders	8	9	0	.471
	AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
1	Texans	10	7	0	.588
2	Jaguars	9	8	0	.529

	NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
1	Lions	12	5	0	.706
2	Packers	9	8	0	.529
	NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
1	49ers	12	5	0	.706
2	Rams	10	7	0	.588
	NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
1	Cowboys	12	5	0	.706
2	Eagles	11	6	0	.647
	NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
1	Buccaneers	9	8	0	.529
2	Saints	9	8	0	.529

NFL 2023 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Sat 2/10	SF	@	KC	22-25
Sat 1/27	KC	@	BAL	17-10
Sat 1/27	DET	@	SF	31-34
Sat 1/20	TB	@	DET	23-31
Sat 1/20	KC	@	BUF	27-24

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Fri 9/6	GB	@	PHI	1:00 PM

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The Minnesota Vikings lost to the Dallas Cowboys, 28 to 0, on October 8, 1961.

Final

Cowboys

28

Vikings

0

Passing

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Receiving

Fumbles

Defense

Kicking

Punting

Kick Return

Punt Return

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Receiving

Fumbles

Defense

Kicking

Punting

Kick Return

Punt Return

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2,331

700

1,074

NFL 2023 Leaders

1,051

837

774

313

268

226

355

274

262

6

6

5

4

3

3

3

3

2

120.9

109.3

108.6

3.0

3.0

2.0

NFL 2023 Rankings

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