The Minnesota Vikings easily beat the New York Giants, 40 to 14, on October 9, 1965.
1st quarter
NYG
MIN
Bill Brown 3-yard run (Fred Cox kick)
0
7
Steve Thurlow 3-yard run (Andy Stynchula kick)
7
7
2nd quarter
NYG
MIN
Bill Brown 1-yard run (Fred Cox kick)
7
14
Fred Cox 33-yard field goal
7
17
3rd quarter
NYG
MIN
Paul Flatley 7-yard pass from Fran Tarkenton (Fred Cox kick)
7
24
Gordon Smith 19-yard pass from Fran Tarkenton (Fred Cox kick)
7
31
Tommy Mason 5-yard run (Fred Cox kick)
7
38
4th quarter
NYG
MIN
Steve Thurlow 1-yard run (Andy Stynchula kick)
14
38
Safety by Jim Prestel
14
40
Giants
Vikings
1st Downs
13
22
Passing 1st Downs
Rushing 1st Downs
1st downs from penalties
3rd down efficiency
-
-
4th down efficiency
-
-
Total Plays
51
62
Total Yards
245
360
Yards per play
4.8
5.8
Passing
184
187
Comp - Att
14 - 26
14 - 24
Yards per pass
6.6
7.5
Interceptions thrown
1
0
Sacks - Yards lost
2 - 19
1 - 9
Rushing
61
173
Rushing Attempts
23
37
Yards per rush
2.7
4.7
Penalties
4
6
Turnovers
3
1
Fumbles lost
2
1
Interceptions
1
0
Possession
NAME | CMP | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SCK | RATE |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Earl Morrall | 14 | 22 | 203 | 9.2 | 0 | 0 | 93.6 | |
Tucker Frederickson | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | |
Gary Wood | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | |
Team | 14 | 26 | 184 | 7.8 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 63.5 |
NAME | ATT | YDS | YPC | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|
Tucker Frederickson | 11 | 27 | 2.5 | 0 |
Earl Morrall | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 |
Ernie Koy | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 |
Steve Thurlow | 8 | 7 | 0.9 | 2 |
Smith Reed | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 |
Team | 23 | 61 | 2.7 | 2 |
NAME | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | TRG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaron Thomas | 4 | 117 | 29.3 | 0 | |
Joe Morrison | 4 | 49 | 12.3 | 0 | |
Homer Jones | 1 | 34 | 34.0 | 0 | |
Del Shofner | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | |
Steve Thurlow | 2 | -1 | -0.5 | 0 | |
Tucker Frederickson | 2 | -2 | -1.0 | 0 | |
Team | 14 | 203 | 7.8 | 0 | 0 |
NAME | FUM | LOST | FR |
---|---|---|---|
Team | 2 | 2 | 1 |
NAME | COMB | TKL | SCK | TFL | PDEF | QBH |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 1.0 |
NAME | FGM | FGA | LNG | XPM | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Andy Stynchula | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
Bob Timberlake | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Team | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
NAME | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LNG |
---|---|---|---|---|
Ernie Koy | 5 | 195 | 39.0 | |
Team | 5 | 195 | 39.0 |
NAME | KR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Clarence Childs | 2 | 66 | 33.0 | 0 | |
Ernie Koy | 3 | 54 | 18.0 | 0 | |
Team | 5 | 120 | 24.0 | 0 |
NAME | PR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 0 | 0 | 0 |
NAME | CMP | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SCK | RATE |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Fran Tarkenton | 14 | 22 | 196 | 8.9 | 2 | 0 | 122.5 | |
Bob Berry | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | |
Team | 14 | 24 | 187 | 8.2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 112.5 |
NAME | ATT | YDS | YPC | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|
Bill Brown | 11 | 54 | 4.9 | 2 |
Tommy Mason | 9 | 40 | 4.4 | 1 |
Phil King | 8 | 37 | 4.6 | 0 |
Fran Tarkenton | 4 | 23 | 5.8 | 0 |
Billy Ray Barnes | 4 | 16 | 4.0 | 0 |
Ron Vander Kelen | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 |
Team | 37 | 173 | 4.7 | 3 |
NAME | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | TRG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gordon Smith | 4 | 92 | 23.0 | 1 | |
Tommy Mason | 4 | 31 | 7.8 | 0 | |
Jim Phillips | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 0 | |
Bill Brown | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 0 | |
Paul Flatley | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 1 | |
Phil King | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | |
Team | 14 | 196 | 8.2 | 2 | 0 |
NAME | FUM | LOST | FR |
---|---|---|---|
Team | 1 | 1 | 2 |
NAME | COMB | TKL | SCK | TFL | PDEF | QBH |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 2.0 |
NAME | FGM | FGA | LNG | XPM | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Fred Cox | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | |
Team | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 |
NAME | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LNG |
---|---|---|---|---|
Bobby Walden | 4 | 172 | 43.0 | |
Team | 4 | 172 | 43.0 |
NAME | KR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dave Osborn | 2 | 53 | 26.5 | 0 | |
Dick James | 2 | 45 | 22.5 | 0 | |
Team | 4 | 98 | 24.5 | 0 |
NAME | PR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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