The Minnesota Vikings came up just a bit short against the Baltimore Colts, 37 to 34, on November 17, 1963.
1st quarter
BAL
MIN
John Mackey 56-yard pass from Johnny Unitas (Jim Martin kick)
7
0
Safety by Jim Colvin
9
0
Jerry Hill 2-yard pass from Johnny Unitas (Jim Martin kick)
16
0
2nd quarter
BAL
MIN
Fred Cox 37-yard field goal
16
3
Paul Flatley 54-yard pass from Fran Tarkenton (Fred Cox kick)
16
10
Fred Cox 19-yard field goal
16
13
3rd quarter
BAL
MIN
Tommy Mason 21-yard pass from Fran Tarkenton (Fred Cox kick)
16
20
4th quarter
BAL
MIN
Tommy Wilson 30-yard run (Fred Cox kick)
16
27
Tom Matte 2-yard run (Jim Martin kick)
23
27
Tommy Mason 70-yard run (Fred Cox kick)
23
34
Jimmy Orr 60-yard pass from Johnny Unitas (Jim Martin kick)
30
34
Jimmy Orr 13-yard pass from Johnny Unitas (Jim Martin kick)
37
34
Colts
Vikings
1st Downs
18
16
Passing 1st Downs
Rushing 1st Downs
1st downs from penalties
3rd down efficiency
-
-
4th down efficiency
-
-
Total Plays
58
62
Total Yards
408
426
Yards per play
7.0
6.9
Passing
303
150
Comp - Att
19 - 31
14 - 20
Yards per pass
9.5
5.4
Interceptions thrown
0
0
Sacks - Yards lost
1 - 6
8 - 75
Rushing
105
276
Rushing Attempts
26
34
Yards per rush
4.0
8.1
Penalties
4
5
Turnovers
2
0
Fumbles lost
2
0
Interceptions
0
0
Possession
| NAME | CMP | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SCK | RATE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnny Unitas | 14 | 23 | 248 | 10.8 | 4 | 0 | 137.3 | |
| Gary Cuozzo | 5 | 8 | 61 | 7.6 | 0 | 0 | 85.9 | |
| Team | 19 | 31 | 303 | 10.0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 134.3 |
| NAME | ATT | YDS | YPC | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerry Hill | 10 | 49 | 4.9 | 0 |
| Tom Matte | 11 | 40 | 3.6 | 1 |
| Johnny Unitas | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 |
| John Mackey | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 |
| Alex Hawkins | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Gary Cuozzo | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 |
| Team | 26 | 105 | 4.0 | 1 |
| NAME | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | TRG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Mackey | 3 | 84 | 28.0 | 1 | |
| Jimmy Orr | 3 | 84 | 28.0 | 2 | |
| Raymond Berry | 3 | 74 | 24.7 | 0 | |
| Tom Matte | 5 | 37 | 7.4 | 0 | |
| Jerry Hill | 5 | 30 | 6.0 | 1 | |
| Team | 19 | 309 | 10.0 | 4 | 0 |
| NAME | FUM | LOST | FR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| NAME | COMB | TKL | SCK | TFL | PDEF | QBH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 8.0 |
| NAME | FGM | FGA | LNG | XPM | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Martin | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | |
| Team | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 |
| NAME | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Gilburg | 7 | 283 | 40.4 | |
| Team | 7 | 283 | 40.4 |
| NAME | KR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Mackey | 2 | 78 | 39.0 | 0 | |
| Wendell Harris | 3 | 76 | 25.3 | 0 | |
| Willie Richardson | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 | |
| Team | 6 | 170 | 28.3 | 0 |
| NAME | PR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerry Logan | 5 | 42 | 8.4 | 0 | |
| Alex Hawkins | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | |
| Team | 6 | 49 | 8.2 | 0 |
| NAME | CMP | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SCK | RATE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fran Tarkenton | 14 | 20 | 225 | 11.3 | 2 | 0 | 140.6 | |
| Team | 14 | 20 | 150 | 11.3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 140.6 |
| NAME | ATT | YDS | YPC | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tommy Mason | 12 | 146 | 12.2 | 1 |
| Tommy Wilson | 13 | 73 | 5.6 | 1 |
| Fran Tarkenton | 4 | 46 | 11.5 | 0 |
| Bill Brown | 5 | 11 | 2.2 | 0 |
| Team | 34 | 276 | 8.1 | 2 |
| NAME | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | TRG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Flatley | 7 | 156 | 22.3 | 1 | |
| Tommy Mason | 4 | 53 | 13.3 | 1 | |
| Tommy Wilson | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | |
| Gordon Smith | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | |
| Bill Brown | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | |
| Team | 14 | 225 | 11.3 | 2 | 0 |
| NAME | FUM | LOST | FR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| NAME | COMB | TKL | SCK | TFL | PDEF | QBH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 1.0 |
| NAME | FGM | FGA | LNG | XPM | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Cox | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | |
| Team | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 |
| NAME | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Cox | 6 | 269 | 44.8 | |
| Team | 6 | 269 | 44.8 |
| NAME | KR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ed Sharockman | 3 | 62 | 20.7 | 0 | |
| Tommy Mason | 2 | 40 | 20.0 | 0 | |
| Bill Butler | 1 | 31 | 31.0 | 0 | |
| Team | 6 | 133 | 22.2 | 0 |
| NAME | PR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Butler | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | |
| Team | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 |
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