The Minnesota Vikings easily beat the Chicago Bears, 37 to 13, on September 17, 1961.

1961 Minnesota Vikings

Final

CHI

Bears

0-1-0

13

MIN

Vikings

1-0-0

37

1

0

3

2

6

7

3

0

14

4

7

13

Total

13

37

1st quarter

CHI

MIN

Vikings

Mike Mercer 12-yard field goal

0

3

2nd quarter

CHI

MIN

Vikings

Bob Schnelker 14-yard pass from Fran Tarkenton (Mike Mercer kick)

0

10

Bears

Rick Casares 3-yard run (kick failed)

6

10

3rd quarter

CHI

MIN

Vikings

Jerry Reichow 29-yard pass from Fran Tarkenton (Mike Mercer kick)

6

17

Vikings

Hugh McElhenny 2-yard pass from Fran Tarkenton (Mike Mercer kick)

6

24

4th quarter

CHI

MIN

Vikings

Fran Tarkenton 2-yard run (Mike Mercer kick)

6

31

Vikings

Dave Middleton 2-yard pass from Fran Tarkenton (kick failed)

6

37

Bears

Willie Galimore 10-yard pass from Billy Wade (Roger LeClerc kick)

13

37

Bears

Vikings

1st Downs

20

17

Passing 1st Downs

Rushing 1st Downs

1st downs from penalties

3rd down efficiency

-

-

4th down efficiency

-

-

Total Plays

53

58

Total Yards

270

336

Yards per play

5.1

5.8

Passing

136

257

Comp - Att

8 - 17

19 - 27

Yards per pass

7.6

8.9

Interceptions thrown

4

0

Sacks - Yards lost

1 - 10

2 - 15

Rushing

134

79

Rushing Attempts

35

29

Yards per rush

3.8

2.7

Penalties

3

5

Turnovers

5

1

Fumbles lost

1

1

Interceptions

4

0

Possession

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RATE
Billy Wade 6 10 109 10.9 1 2 91.3
Ed Brown 2 7 37 5.3 0 2 9.5
Team 8 17 136 8.6 1 4 1 57.1

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
Willie Galimore 12 47 3.9 0
Rick Casares 11 38 3.5 1
Billy Wade 2 30 15.0 0
Ed Brown 4 29 7.3 0
Bill Brown 2 14 7.0 0
John Adams 4 -24 -6.0 0
Team 35 134 3.8 1

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
Johnny Morris 4 92 23.0 0
Angelo Coia 2 26 13.0 0
Mike Ditka 1 18 18.0 0
Willie Galimore 1 10 10.0 1
Team 8 146 8.6 1 0

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team 4 1 1

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Team 2.0

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
Roger LeClerc 0 0 1 1
Team 0 0 1 1

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
John Adams 2 56 28.0
Ed Brown 1 30 30.0
Team 3 86 28.7

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
Charlie Bivins 2 39 19.5 0
Willie Galimore 2 20 10.0 0
Bill Brown 1 14 14.0 0
Team 5 73 14.6 0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
Johnny Morris 1 5 5.0 0
Team 1 5 5.0 0

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RATE
Fran Tarkenton 17 23 250 10.9 4 0 148.6
George Shaw 2 3 22 7.3 0 0 88.2
Hugh McElhenny 0 1 0 0.0 0 0 39.6
Team 19 27 257 10.1 4 0 2 142.3

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
Mel Triplett 8 26 3.3 0
Hugh McElhenny 6 25 4.2 0
Fran Tarkenton 4 11 2.8 1
Tommy Mason 4 8 2.0 0
Doug Mayberry 4 8 2.0 0
George Shaw 3 1 0.3 0
Team 29 79 2.7 1

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
Jerry Reichow 3 103 34.3 1
Hugh McElhenny 6 54 9.0 1
Dave Middleton 4 50 12.5 1
Mel Triplett 2 27 13.5 0
Bob Schnelker 2 22 11.0 1
Tommy Mason 2 16 8.0 0
Team 19 272 10.1 4 0

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team 3 1 1

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Team 1.0

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
Mike Mercer 1 2 4 7
Team 1 2 4 7

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
Mike Mercer 3 138 46.0
Team 3 138 46.0

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
Tommy Mason 2 62 31.0 0
Jim Leo 1 0 0.0 0
Team 3 62 20.7 0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
Hugh McElhenny 1 20 20.0 0
Team 1 20 20.0 0

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Team Leaders

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PASS

2,331

Cousins

Kirk Cousins

RUSH

700

Mattison

Alexander Mattison

REC

1,074

Jefferson

Justin Jefferson

Team Rankings

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PPG

20.2

22nd

OPP PPG

21.3

13th

RUSH YDS/G

91.4

29th

PASS YDS/G

276.5

1st

2023 Division Standings

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TEAM W L T PCT
Lions Lions
12 5 0 .706
Packers Packers
9 8 0 .529
Bears Bears
7 10 0 .412
Vikings Vikings
7 10 0 .412

Last Game

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DET Lions

12-5-0

30

Final

20

MIN Vikings

7-10-0

Sun 7 Jan 2024

NFL 2023 Leaders

NFL 2023 Rankings

NFL 2023 Betting

NFL 2023 Division Standings

AFC North W L T PCT
1
Ravens Ravens
13 4 0 .765
2
Browns Browns
11 6 0 .647
AFC East W L T PCT
1
Bills Bills
11 6 0 .647
2
Dolphins Dolphins
11 6 0 .647
AFC West W L T PCT
1
Chiefs Chiefs
11 6 0 .647
2
Raiders Raiders
8 9 0 .471
AFC South W L T PCT
1
Texans Texans
10 7 0 .588
2
Jaguars Jaguars
9 8 0 .529
NFC North W L T PCT
1
Lions Lions
12 5 0 .706
2
Packers Packers
9 8 0 .529
NFC West W L T PCT
1
49ers 49ers
12 5 0 .706
2
Rams Rams
10 7 0 .588
NFC East W L T PCT
1
Cowboys Cowboys
12 5 0 .706
2
Eagles Eagles
11 6 0 .647
NFC South W L T PCT
1
Buccaneers Buccaneers
9 8 0 .529
2
Saints Saints
9 8 0 .529

NFL 2023 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Sat
2/10
SF SF
@
KC KC
22-25
Sat
1/27
KC KC
@
BAL BAL
17-10
Sat
1/27
DET DET
@
SF SF
31-34
Sat
1/20
TB TB
@
DET DET
23-31
Sat
1/20
KC KC
@
BUF BUF
27-24

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Fri
9/6
GB GB
@
PHI PHI
1:00 PM