The Los Angeles Rams handily defeated the Minnesota Vikings, 31 to 17, on November 5, 1961.
1st quarter
MIN
LA
Jon Arnett 3-yard run (Danny Villanueva kick)
0
7
Ollie Matson 15-yard run (Danny Villanueva kick)
0
14
Gordon Smith 29-yard pass from Fran Tarkenton (Mike Mercer kick)
7
14
2nd quarter
MIN
LA
Danny Villanueva 16-yard field goal
7
17
Mike Mercer 34-yard field goal
10
17
3rd quarter
MIN
LA
Fran Tarkenton 52-yard run (Mike Mercer kick)
17
17
4th quarter
MIN
LA
Tommy Wilson 14-yard run (Danny Villanueva kick)
17
24
Joe Marconi 7-yard run (Danny Villanueva kick)
17
31
Vikings
Rams
1st Downs
21
23
Passing 1st Downs
Rushing 1st Downs
1st downs from penalties
3rd down efficiency
-
-
4th down efficiency
-
-
Total Plays
62
70
Total Yards
399
392
Yards per play
6.4
5.6
Passing
146
97
Comp - Att
12 - 22
10 - 28
Yards per pass
6.3
3.5
Interceptions thrown
2
1
Sacks - Yards lost
1 - 10
0 - 0
Rushing
253
295
Rushing Attempts
39
42
Yards per rush
6.5
7.0
Penalties
2
3
Turnovers
5
1
Fumbles lost
3
0
Interceptions
2
1
Possession
NAME | CMP | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SCK | RATE |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Fran Tarkenton | 12 | 19 | 156 | 8.2 | 1 | 1 | 84.5 | |
Jerry Reichow | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | |
Team | 12 | 22 | 146 | 7.1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 54.4 |
NAME | ATT | YDS | YPC | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|
Fran Tarkenton | 11 | 99 | 9.0 | 1 |
Ray Hayes | 13 | 79 | 6.1 | 0 |
Hugh McElhenny | 8 | 33 | 4.1 | 0 |
Jerry Reichow | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 0 |
Mel Triplett | 3 | 13 | 4.3 | 0 |
Tommy Mason | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 |
Team | 39 | 253 | 6.5 | 1 |
NAME | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | TRG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gordon Smith | 2 | 49 | 24.5 | 1 | |
Will Sherman | 2 | 40 | 20.0 | 0 | |
A.D. Williams | 3 | 24 | 8.0 | 0 | |
Hugh McElhenny | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 0 | |
Dave Middleton | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | |
Mel Triplett | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | |
Ray Hayes | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | |
Team | 12 | 156 | 7.1 | 1 | 0 |
NAME | FUM | LOST | FR |
---|---|---|---|
Team | 4 | 3 | 0 |
NAME | COMB | TKL | SCK | TFL | PDEF | QBH |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 0.0 |
NAME | FGM | FGA | LNG | XPM | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mike Mercer | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | |
Team | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
NAME | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LNG |
---|---|---|---|---|
Mike Mercer | 2 | 97 | 48.5 | |
Team | 2 | 97 | 48.5 |
NAME | KR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tommy Mason | 3 | 63 | 21.0 | 0 | |
Jamie Caleb | 2 | 36 | 18.0 | 0 | |
Team | 5 | 99 | 19.8 | 0 |
NAME | PR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tommy Mason | 3 | 18 | 6.0 | 0 | |
Hugh McElhenny | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | |
Team | 4 | 24 | 6.0 | 0 |
NAME | CMP | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SCK | RATE |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Frank Ryan | 6 | 16 | 59 | 3.7 | 0 | 1 | 22.7 | |
Zeke Bratkowski | 3 | 10 | 31 | 3.1 | 0 | 0 | 40.0 | |
Jon Arnett | 1 | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | 0 | 58.3 | |
Team | 10 | 28 | 97 | 3.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 31.4 |
NAME | ATT | YDS | YPC | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|
Ollie Matson | 8 | 64 | 8.0 | 1 |
Tommy Wilson | 4 | 62 | 15.5 | 1 |
Jon Arnett | 12 | 54 | 4.5 | 1 |
Joe Marconi | 7 | 40 | 5.7 | 1 |
Frank Ryan | 6 | 34 | 5.7 | 0 |
Dick Bass | 3 | 29 | 9.7 | 0 |
Pervis Atkins | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 |
Team | 42 | 295 | 7.0 | 4 |
NAME | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | TRG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jon Arnett | 2 | 36 | 18.0 | 0 | |
Jim Phillips | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 0 | |
Carroll Dale | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 | |
Ollie Matson | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | |
Pervis Atkins | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | |
Joe Marconi | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | |
Joe Scibelli | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | |
Team | 10 | 97 | 3.5 | 0 | 0 |
NAME | FUM | LOST | FR |
---|---|---|---|
Team | 0 | 0 | 3 |
NAME | COMB | TKL | SCK | TFL | PDEF | QBH |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 1.0 |
NAME | FGM | FGA | LNG | XPM | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Danny Villanueva | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | |
Team | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
NAME | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LNG |
---|---|---|---|---|
Danny Villanueva | 5 | 171 | 34.2 | |
Team | 5 | 171 | 34.2 |
NAME | KR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dick Bass | 2 | 63 | 31.5 | 0 | |
Jon Arnett | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 0 | |
Team | 3 | 91 | 30.3 | 0 |
NAME | PR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jon Arnett | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | |
Team | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 |
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