The Detroit Lions handily defeated the Minnesota Vikings, 37 to 23, on December 9, 1962.

Final

Vikings

2-10-1

23

Lions

11-2-0

37

Team

MIN

DET

1

14

10

2

0

14

3

0

13

4

9

0

Total

23

37

Summary

Team Stats

Player Stats

1st quarter

MIN

DET

Gordon Smith 13-yard pass from Fran Tarkenton (Jim Christopherson kick)

7

0

Milt Plum 22-yard field goal

7

3

Dick LeBeau 26-yard fumble return (Wayne Walker kick)

7

10

Ed Sharockman 88-yard fumble return (Jim Christopherson kick)

14

10

2nd quarter

MIN

DET

Dan Lewis 20-yard pass from Milt Plum (Wayne Walker kick)

14

17

Gail Cogdill 11-yard pass from Milt Plum (Wayne Walker kick)

14

24

3rd quarter

MIN

DET

Gail Cogdill 7-yard fumble return (Wayne Walker kick)

14

31

Dick LeBeau 31-yard interception return (kick failed)

14

37

4th quarter

MIN

DET

Safety by Jim Leo

16

37

Mel Triplett 3-yard run (Jim Christopherson kick)

23

37

Vikings

Lions

1st Downs

15

16

Passing 1st Downs

Rushing 1st Downs

1st downs from penalties

3rd down efficiency

-

4th down efficiency

-

Total Plays

60

65

Total Yards

371

325

Yards per play

6.2

5.0

Passing

168

180

Comp - Att

8 - 26

12 - 27

Yards per pass

6

5.8

Interceptions thrown

5

4

Sacks - Yards lost

2 - 17

4 - 38

Rushing

203

145

Rushing Attempts

32

34

Yards per rush

6.3

4.3

Penalties

2

5

Turnovers

10

6

Fumbles lost

5

2

Interceptions

5

4

Possession

Vikings

Lions

Passing

NAME	CMP	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SCK	RATE
Fran Tarkenton	8	25	185	7.4	1	4		33.3
Tommy Mason	0	1	0	0.0	0	1		0.0
Team	8	26	168	7.1	1	5	2	30.6

Rushing

NAME	ATT	YDS	YPC	TD
Tommy Mason	16	138	8.6	0
Doug Mayberry	8	34	4.3	0
Fran Tarkenton	1	17	17.0	0
Hugh McElhenny	3	11	3.7	0
Mel Triplett	3	5	1.7	1
Bill Brown	1	-2	-2.0	0
Team	32	203	6.3	1

Receiving

NAME	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	TRG
Oscar Donahue	2	72	36.0	0
Tommy Mason	3	55	18.3	0
Tom Adams	2	45	22.5	0
Gordon Smith	1	13	13.0	1
Team	8	185	7.1	1	0

Fumbles

NAME	FUM	LOST	FR
Team	6	5	2

Defense

NAME	COMB	TKL	SCK	TFL	PDEF	QBH
Team			4.0

Kicking

NAME	FGM	FGA	LNG	XPM	PTS
Jim Christopherson	0	1		3	3
Team	0	1		3	3

Punting

NAME	PUNT	YDS	AVG	LNG
John McCormick	2	64	32.0
Team	2	64	32.0

Kick Return

NAME	KR	YDS	AVG
Bill Butler	2	56	28.0
Tommy Mason	2	37	18.5
Bob Denton	1	17	17.0
Hugh McElhenny	1	6	6.0
Team	6	116	19.3

Punt Return

NAME	PR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Bill Butler	1	8	8.0	0
Team	1	8	8.0	0

Passing

NAME	CMP	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SCK	RATE
Milt Plum	11	24	218	9.1	2	2		71.2
Earl Morrall	1	3	0	0.0	0	2		2.8
Team	12	27	180	8.1	2	4	4	57.9

Rushing

NAME	ATT	YDS	YPC
Ken Webb	10	55	5.5
Earl Morrall	2	31	15.5
Dan Lewis	12	30	2.5
Tom Watkins	7	24	3.4
Nick Pietrosante	2	4	2.0
Milt Plum	1	1	1.0
Team	34	145	4.3

Receiving

NAME	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	TRG
Gail Cogdill	5	103	20.6	1
Pat Studstill	2	65	32.5	0
Dan Lewis	1	20	20.0	1
Nick Pietrosante	1	16	16.0	0
Ken Webb	3	14	4.7	0
Team	12	218	8.1	2	0

Fumbles

NAME	FUM	LOST	FR
Team	3	2	5

Defense

NAME	COMB	TKL	SCK	TFL	PDEF	QBH
Team			2.0

Kicking

NAME	FGM	FGA	XPM	PTS
Milt Plum	1	2	0	3
Wayne Walker	0	0	4	4
Team	1	2	4	7

Punting

NAME	PUNT	YDS	AVG	LNG
Yale Lary	2	86	43.0
Team	2	86	43.0

Kick Return

NAME	KR	YDS	AVG
Tom Watkins	2	59	29.5
Pat Studstill	2	46	23.0
Team	4	105	26.3

Punt Return

NAME	PR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Team	0	0		0

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Team Leaders

PASS

4,575

Goff

RUSH

1,015

Montgomery

REC

1,515

Brown

Team Rankings

PPG

27.1

5th

OPP PPG

23.2

23rd

RUSH YDS/G

135.9

5th

PASS YDS/G

270.9

4th

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

49ers

2-0-0

34

Final

31

Lions

2-1-0

Sun 28 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 Detroit Lions handily defeated the Minnesota Vikings, 37 to 23, on December 9, 1962.

Final

Vikings

23

Lions

37

Passing

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Receiving

Fumbles

Defense

Kicking

Punting

Kick Return

Punt Return

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Receiving

Fumbles

Defense

Kicking

Punting

Kick Return

Punt Return

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4,575

1,015

1,515

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

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