The Chicago Bears beat the Minnesota Vikings, 52 to 35, on December 17, 1961.

Final

Vikings

3-11-0

35

Bears

8-6-0

52

Team

MIN

CHI

1

14

7

2

7

14

3

7

24

4

7

Total

35

52

Summary

Team Stats

Player Stats

1st quarter

MIN

CHI

Hugh McElhenny 81-yard punt return (Mike Mercer kick)

7

0

Jerry Reichow 30-yard pass from Fran Tarkenton (Mike Mercer kick)

14

0

Angelo Coia 62-yard pass from Billy Wade (Roger LeClerc kick)

14

7

2nd quarter

MIN

CHI

Willie Galimore 8-yard run (Roger LeClerc kick)

14

Mike Ditka 2-yard pass from Billy Wade (Roger LeClerc kick)

14

21

Jerry Reichow 11-yard pass from Fran Tarkenton (Mike Mercer kick)

21

3rd quarter

MIN

CHI

Angelo Coia 16-yard pass from Billy Wade (Roger LeClerc kick)

21

28

Roger LeClerc 17-yard field goal

21

31

Mike Ditka 30-yard pass from Billy Wade (Roger LeClerc kick)

21

38

Gordon Smith 10-yard pass from Fran Tarkenton (Mike Mercer kick)

28

38

Charlie Bivins 30-yard run (Roger LeClerc kick)

28

45

4th quarter

MIN

CHI

Jerry Reichow 24-yard pass from Fran Tarkenton (Mike Mercer kick)

35

45

Willie Galimore 60-yard run (Roger LeClerc kick)

35

52

Vikings

Bears

1st Downs

12

25

Passing 1st Downs

Rushing 1st Downs

1st downs from penalties

3rd down efficiency

-

4th down efficiency

-

Total Plays

58

67

Total Yards

206

552

Yards per play

3.6

8.2

Passing

57

347

Comp - Att

12 - 22

23 - 36

Yards per pass

1.7

9.4

Interceptions thrown

1

2

Sacks - Yards lost

12 - 104

1 - 8

Rushing

149

205

Rushing Attempts

24

30

Yards per rush

6.2

6.8

Penalties

1

3

Turnovers

3

4

Fumbles lost

2

Interceptions

1

2

Possession

Vikings

Bears

Passing

NAME	CMP	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SCK	RATE
Fran Tarkenton	12	22	161	7.3	4	1		98.7
Team	12	22	57	7.3	4	1	12	98.7

Rushing

NAME	ATT	YDS	YPC
Mel Triplett	15	121	8.1
Hugh McElhenny	7	32	4.6
Fran Tarkenton	2	-4	-2.0
Team	24	149	6.2

Receiving

NAME	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	TRG
Jerry Reichow	6	90	15.0	3
Gordon Smith	2	51	25.5	1
Hugh McElhenny	1	8	8.0	0
Ray Hayes	1	6	6.0	0
Dave Middleton	1	6	6.0	0
Mel Triplett	1	0	0.0	0
Team	12	161	7.3	4	0

Fumbles

NAME	FUM	LOST	FR
Team	3	2	2

Defense

NAME	COMB	TKL	SCK	TFL	PDEF	QBH
Team			1.0

Kicking

NAME	FGM	FGA	LNG	XPM	PTS
Mike Mercer	0	1		5	5
Team	0	1		5	5

Punting

NAME	PUNT	YDS	AVG	LNG
Mike Mercer	7	257	36.7
Team	7	257	36.7

Kick Return

NAME	KR	YDS	AVG
Dick Pesonen	5	133	26.6
Mel Triplett	1	5	5.0
Jim Leo	1	0	0.0
Team	7	138	19.7

Punt Return

NAME	PR	YDS	AVG	TD
Hugh McElhenny	1	81	81.0	1
Jamie Caleb	1	8	8.0	0
Team	2	89	44.5	1

Passing

NAME	CMP	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SCK	RATE
Billy Wade	23	34	355	10.4	4	1		128.9
Ed Brown	0	2	0	0.0	0	1		0.0
Team	23	36	347	9.9	4	2	1	110.3

Rushing

NAME	ATT	YDS	YPC	TD
Willie Galimore	13	97	7.5	2
Charlie Bivins	3	41	13.7	1
Rick Casares	10	41	4.1	0
Bill Brown	1	20	20.0	0
J.D. Smith	3	6	2.0	0
Team	30	205	6.8	3

Receiving

NAME	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	TRG
Mike Ditka	8	102	12.8	2
Angelo Coia	2	78	39.0	2
Johnny Morris	4	52	13.0	0
Rick Casares	2	48	24.0	0
Willie Galimore	3	41	13.7	0
Harlon Hill	2	28	14.0	0
Bill Brown	2	6	3.0	0
Team	23	355	9.9	4	0

Fumbles

NAME	FUM	LOST	FR
Team	2	2	2

Defense

NAME	COMB	TKL	SCK	TFL	PDEF	QBH
Team			12.0

Kicking

NAME	FGM	FGA	LNG	XPM	PTS
Roger LeClerc	1	3		7	10
Team	1	3		7	10

Punting

NAME	PUNT	YDS	AVG	LNG
Ed Brown	2	60	30.0
Team	2	60	30.0

Kick Return

NAME	KR	YDS	AVG
Johnny Morris	2	46	23.0
Willie Galimore	2	45	22.5
Charlie Bivins	1	31	31.0
Team	5	122	24.4

Punt Return

NAME	PR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Johnny Morris	4	11	2.8	0
Team	4	11	2.8	0

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Team Leaders

PASS

2,562

Fields

RUSH

657

Fields

REC

1,364

Moore

Team Rankings

PPG

21.2

18th

OPP PPG

22.3

20th

RUSH YDS/G

141.1

2nd

PASS YDS/G

201.2

27th

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

Packers

9-8-0

17

Final

9

Bears

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 Chicago Bears beat the Minnesota Vikings, 52 to 35, on December 17, 1961.

Final

Vikings

35

Bears

52

Passing

Rushing

Receiving

Fumbles

Defense

Kicking

Punting

Kick Return

Punt Return

Passing

Rushing

Receiving

Fumbles

Defense

Kicking

Punting

Kick Return

Punt Return

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2,562

657

1,364

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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NFL 2023 Division Standings

NFL 2023 Scores & Schedule