Week 8
Final
MIN
LA1Q
0 - 7
J. Arnett 3-yard TD run.
Touchdown
Made XP
1Q
0 - 14
O. Matson 15-yard TD run.
Touchdown
Made XP
1Q
7 - 14
G. Smith 29-yard TD catch from F. Tarkenton.
Touchdown
Made XP
2Q
7 - 17
D. Villanueva 16-yard field goal.
FG Made
2Q
10 - 17
M. Mercer 34-yard field goal.
FG Made
3Q
17 - 17
F. Tarkenton 52-yard TD run.
Touchdown
Made XP
4Q
17 - 24
T. Wilson 14-yard TD run.
Touchdown
Made XP
4Q
17 - 31
J. Marconi 7-yard TD run.
Touchdown
Made XP
Top Performers
Pass Yds
156
Tarkenton
MIN
Rush Yds
99
Tarkenton
MIN
Rec Yds
49
Smith
MIN
Scrim TD
1
Smith
MIN
Matchup
Pass Rush Rec
1961 Western Conference
Packers
Lions
Bears
Colts
49ers
Rams
VikingsGame Summary
The Los Angeles Rams decisively defeated the Minnesota Vikings, 31 to 17, on November 5, 1961.
Game Info
November 4, 1961
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
F. Tarkenton #10 | 12/19 | 156 | 8.2 | 1 | 1 | 0-0 | 84.5 |
J. Reichow #89 | 0/3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 0.0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
F. Ryan #13 | 6/16 | 59 | 3.7 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 22.7 |
Z. Bratkowski #12 | 3/10 | 31 | 3.1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 40.0 |
J. Arnett #26 | 1/2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 58.3 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
F. Tarkenton #10 | 11 | 99 | 9.0 | 1 | 0 |
R. Hayes #32 | 13 | 79 | 6.1 | 0 | 0 |
H. McElhenny #39 | 8 | 33 | 4.1 | 0 | 0 |
J. Reichow #89 | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Triplett #33 | 3 | 13 | 4.3 | 0 | 0 |
T. Mason #20 | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
O. Matson #33 | 8 | 64 | 8.0 | 1 | 0 |
T. Wilson #24 | 4 | 62 | 15.5 | 1 | 0 |
J. Arnett #26 | 12 | 54 | 4.5 | 1 | 0 |
J. Marconi #34 | 7 | 40 | 5.7 | 1 | 0 |
F. Ryan #13 | 6 | 34 | 5.7 | 0 | 0 |
D. Bass #22 | 3 | 29 | 9.7 | 0 | 0 |
P. Atkins #27 | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Smith #87 | 0/0 | 49 | 24.5 | 1 | 0 |
W. Sherman #43 | 0/0 | 40 | 20.0 | 0 | 0 |
A.D. Williams #82 | 0/0 | 24 | 8.0 | 0 | 0 |
H. McElhenny #39 | 0/0 | 21 | 21.0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Middleton #84 | 0/0 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Triplett #33 | 0/0 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Hayes #32 | 0/0 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Arnett #26 | 0/0 | 36 | 18.0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Phillips #82 | 0/0 | 17 | 8.5 | 0 | 0 |
C. Dale #84 | 0/0 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 | 0 |
O. Matson #33 | 0/0 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | 0 |
P. Atkins #27 | 0/0 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Marconi #34 | 0/0 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Scibelli #71 | 0/0 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Osborne #81 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Jobko #57 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
B. Long #86 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Mercer #10 | 1/2 | 2/2 | 5 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Villanueva #11 | 1/1 | 4/4 | 7 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Mercer #10 | 2 | 97 | 48.5 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Villanueva #11 | 5 | 171 | 34.2 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Mason #20 | 3 | 63 | 21.0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Caleb #36,47 | 2 | 36 | 18.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Bass #22 | 2 | 63 | 31.5 | 0 | 0 |
J. Arnett #26 | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Mason #20 | 3 | 18 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 |
H. McElhenny #39 | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Arnett #26 | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
F. Tarkenton #10 | 12/19 | 156 | 8.2 | 1 | 1 | 0-0 | 84.5 |
J. Reichow #89 | 0/3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 0.0 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
F. Tarkenton #10 | 11 | 99 | 9.0 | 1 | 0 |
R. Hayes #32 | 13 | 79 | 6.1 | 0 | 0 |
H. McElhenny #39 | 8 | 33 | 4.1 | 0 | 0 |
J. Reichow #89 | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Triplett #33 | 3 | 13 | 4.3 | 0 | 0 |
T. Mason #20 | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Smith #87 | 0/0 | 49 | 24.5 | 1 | 0 |
W. Sherman #43 | 0/0 | 40 | 20.0 | 0 | 0 |
A.D. Williams #82 | 0/0 | 24 | 8.0 | 0 | 0 |
H. McElhenny #39 | 0/0 | 21 | 21.0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Middleton #84 | 0/0 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Triplett #33 | 0/0 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Hayes #32 | 0/0 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Osborne #81 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Mercer #10 | 1/2 | 2/2 | 5 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Mercer #10 | 2 | 97 | 48.5 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Mason #20 | 3 | 63 | 21.0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Caleb #36,47 | 2 | 36 | 18.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Mason #20 | 3 | 18 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 |
H. McElhenny #39 | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
F. Ryan #13 | 6/16 | 59 | 3.7 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 22.7 |
Z. Bratkowski #12 | 3/10 | 31 | 3.1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 40.0 |
J. Arnett #26 | 1/2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 58.3 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
O. Matson #33 | 8 | 64 | 8.0 | 1 | 0 |
T. Wilson #24 | 4 | 62 | 15.5 | 1 | 0 |
J. Arnett #26 | 12 | 54 | 4.5 | 1 | 0 |
J. Marconi #34 | 7 | 40 | 5.7 | 1 | 0 |
F. Ryan #13 | 6 | 34 | 5.7 | 0 | 0 |
D. Bass #22 | 3 | 29 | 9.7 | 0 | 0 |
P. Atkins #27 | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Arnett #26 | 0/0 | 36 | 18.0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Phillips #82 | 0/0 | 17 | 8.5 | 0 | 0 |
C. Dale #84 | 0/0 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 | 0 |
O. Matson #33 | 0/0 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | 0 |
P. Atkins #27 | 0/0 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Marconi #34 | 0/0 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Scibelli #71 | 0/0 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Jobko #57 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
B. Long #86 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Villanueva #11 | 1/1 | 4/4 | 7 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Villanueva #11 | 5 | 171 | 34.2 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Bass #22 | 2 | 63 | 31.5 | 0 | 0 |
J. Arnett #26 | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Arnett #26 | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | 0 |
399
Total Yds
392
146
Pass Yds
97
253
Rush Yds
295
62
Total Plays
70
6.4
Yards Per Play
5.6
6.3
Yards Per Pass
3.5
6.5
Yards Per Rush
7.0
21
1st Downs
23
2
Punts
5
5
Turnovers
1
2
Interceptions Thrown
1
3
Fumbles Lost
0
2
Penalties
3
20
Penalty Yards
25
0
Sacks
1
0
Sack Yards
10
0
D/ST TD
0
