Bears 45-37 Vikings (Oct 17, 1965)

CHI

MIN

1

14

0

2

3

13

3

7

10

4

21

14

45

37

1Q

7 - 0

R. Bull 33-yard TD run.

Touchdown

Made XP

1Q

14 - 0

J. Morris 14-yard TD catch from R. Bukich.

Touchdown

Made XP

2Q

14 - 3

F. Cox 38-yard field goal.

FG Made

2Q

14 - 10

T. Mason 4-yard TD run.

Touchdown

Made XP

2Q

17 - 10

R. LeClerc 12-yard field goal.

FG Made

2Q

17 - 13

F. Cox 40-yard field goal.

FG Made

3Q

17 - 16

F. Cox 28-yard field goal.

FG Made

3Q

17 - 23

B. Brown 40-yard TD run.

Touchdown

Made XP

3Q

24 - 23

G. Sayers 18-yard TD catch from R. Bukich.

Touchdown

Made XP

4Q

24 - 30

F. Tarkenton 2-yard TD run.

Touchdown

Made XP

4Q

31 - 30

G. Sayers 25-yard TD catch from R. Bukich.

Touchdown

Made XP

4Q

31 - 37

T. Mason 4-yard TD run.

Touchdown

Made XP

4Q

38 - 37

G. Sayers 96-yard TD kickoff return.

Touchdown

Made XP

4Q

45 - 37

G. Sayers 10-yard TD run.

Touchdown

Made XP

Top Performers

Pass Yds

121

Tarkenton

MIN

Rush Yds

117

Brown

MIN

Rec Yds

78

Flatley

MIN

Scrim TD

3

Sayers

CHI

Matchup

Pass Rush Rec

Rudy Bukich

CHI QB #10

Fran Tarkenton

MIN QB #10

113

Pass Yds

121

3

Pass TD

0

1

Int

2

CHI

Team Stats

MIN

316

Total Yds

413

16

1st Downs

26

1

Turnovers

5

1965 AFL

Team	W	L	T	PCT
Browns	11	3	0	.786
Chargers	9	2	3	.750
Packers	10	3	1	.750
Colts	10	3	1	.750
Bills	10	3	1	.750
Raiders	8	5	1	.607
Bears	9	5	0	.643
Chiefs	7	5	2	.571
49ers	7	6	1	.536
Jets	5	8	1	.393
Giants	7	7	0	.500
Patriots	4	8	2	.357
Cowboys	7	7	0	.500
Vikings	7	7	0	.500
Broncos	4	10	0	.286
Oilers	4	10	0	.286
Lions	6	7	1	.464
Redskins	6	8	0	.429
Cardinals	5	9	0	.357
Eagles	5	9	0	.357
Rams	4	10	0	.286
Steelers	2	12	0	.143

Game Summary

The Minnesota Vikings fell to the Chicago Bears, 45 to 37, on October 17, 1965.

Passing	Comp	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	Sck	Rtg
Rudy Bukich R. Bukich #10	9/19	113	5.9	3	1	0-0	84.0
Gale Sayers G. Sayers #40	1/1	27	27.0	0	0	0-0	118.8

Passing	Comp	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	Sck	Rtg
Fran Tarkenton F. Tarkenton #10	10/20	121	6.1	0	2	0-0	29.4

Rushing	Att	Yds	Avg	TD
Ronnie Bull R. Bull #29	10	92	9.2	1
Gale Sayers G. Sayers #40	13	64	4.9	1
Rudy Bukich R. Bukich #10	2	25	12.5	0
Andy Livingston A. Livingston #48	5	1	0.2	0

Rushing	Att	Yds	Avg	TD
Bill Brown B. Brown #30	15	117	7.8	1
Tommy Mason T. Mason #20	18	90	5.0	2
Fran Tarkenton F. Tarkenton #10	8	71	8.9	1
Dave Osborn D. Osborn #41	2	16	8.0	0
Phil King P. King #24	3	10	3.3	0

Receiving	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD
Gale Sayers G. Sayers #40	0/0	63	15.8	2
Dick Gordon D. Gordon #45	0/0	27	27.0	0
Johnny Morris J. Morris #47	0/0	23	11.5	1
Jim Jones J. Jones #80	0/0	15	15.0	0
Ronnie Bull R. Bull #29	0/0	12	6.0	0

Receiving	Rec	Yds	Avg
Paul Flatley P. Flatley #85	0/0	78	19.5
Bill Brown B. Brown #30	0/0	31	10.3
Jim Phillips J. Phillips #82	0/0	20	10.0

Fumbles	Fum	Lost	Rec

Fumbles	Fum	Lost	Rec

Defense	Tkl-Solo	TFL	Sacks	Int	FF	TD
Richie Petitbon R. Petitbon #17	0-0	0	0	1	0	0
Dick Butkus D. Butkus #51	0-0	0	0	1	0	0

Defense	Tkl-Solo	TFL	Sacks	Int	FF	TD
Ed Sharockman E. Sharockman #45	0-0	0	0	1	0	0

Kicking	FG	XP	Pts	Long
Roger LeClerc R. LeClerc #83	1/1	6/6	9	0

Kicking	FG	XP	Pts	Long
Fred Cox F. Cox #14	3/3	4/4	13	0

Punting	No	Yds	Avg	Long
Bobby Joe Green B. Joe Green #88	6	223	37.2	0

Punting	No	Yds	Avg	Long
Bobby Walden B. Walden #39	2	86	43.0	0

Kick Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Gale Sayers G. Sayers #40	4	170	42.5	0	1
Dick Gordon D. Gordon #45	1	22	22.0	0	0

Kick Return	No	Yds	Avg
Phil King P. King #24	1	14	14.0
Dave Osborn D. Osborn #41	5	128	25.6
Tom Hall T. Hall #86	2	48	24.0

Punt Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD

Punt Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Tom Hall T. Hall #86	2	18	9.0	0	0
Tommy Mason T. Mason #20	1	3	3.0	0	0

Passing	Comp	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	Sck	Rtg
Rudy Bukich R. Bukich #10	9/19	113	5.9	3	1	0-0	84.0
Gale Sayers G. Sayers #40	1/1	27	27.0	0	0	0-0	118.8

Rushing	Att	Yds	Avg	TD
Ronnie Bull R. Bull #29	10	92	9.2	1
Gale Sayers G. Sayers #40	13	64	4.9	1
Rudy Bukich R. Bukich #10	2	25	12.5	0
Andy Livingston A. Livingston #48	5	1	0.2	0

Receiving	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD
Gale Sayers G. Sayers #40	0/0	63	15.8	2
Dick Gordon D. Gordon #45	0/0	27	27.0	0
Johnny Morris J. Morris #47	0/0	23	11.5	1
Jim Jones J. Jones #80	0/0	15	15.0	0
Ronnie Bull R. Bull #29	0/0	12	6.0	0

Fumbles	Fum	Lost	Rec

Defense	Tkl-Solo	TFL	Sacks	Int	FF	TD
Richie Petitbon R. Petitbon #17	0-0	0	0	1	0	0
Dick Butkus D. Butkus #51	0-0	0	0	1	0	0

Kicking	FG	XP	Pts	Long
Roger LeClerc R. LeClerc #83	1/1	6/6	9	0

Punting	No	Yds	Avg	Long
Bobby Joe Green B. Joe Green #88	6	223	37.2	0

Kick Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Gale Sayers G. Sayers #40	4	170	42.5	0	1
Dick Gordon D. Gordon #45	1	22	22.0	0	0

Punt Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD

Passing	Comp	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	Sck	Rtg
Fran Tarkenton F. Tarkenton #10	10/20	121	6.1	0	2	0-0	29.4

Rushing	Att	Yds	Avg	TD
Bill Brown B. Brown #30	15	117	7.8	1
Tommy Mason T. Mason #20	18	90	5.0	2
Fran Tarkenton F. Tarkenton #10	8	71	8.9	1
Dave Osborn D. Osborn #41	2	16	8.0	0
Phil King P. King #24	3	10	3.3	0

Receiving	Rec	Yds	Avg
Paul Flatley P. Flatley #85	0/0	78	19.5
Bill Brown B. Brown #30	0/0	31	10.3
Jim Phillips J. Phillips #82	0/0	20	10.0

Fumbles	Fum	Lost	Rec

Defense	Tkl-Solo	TFL	Sacks	Int	FF	TD
Ed Sharockman E. Sharockman #45	0-0	0	0	1	0	0

Kicking	FG	XP	Pts	Long
Fred Cox F. Cox #14	3/3	4/4	13	0

Punting	No	Yds	Avg	Long
Bobby Walden B. Walden #39	2	86	43.0	0

Kick Return	No	Yds	Avg
Phil King P. King #24	1	14	14.0
Dave Osborn D. Osborn #41	5	128	25.6
Tom Hall T. Hall #86	2	48	24.0

Punt Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Tom Hall T. Hall #86	2	18	9.0	0	0
Tommy Mason T. Mason #20	1	3	3.0	0	0

CHI

MIN

1

14

0

2

3

13

3

7

10

4

21

14

45

37

CHI

Team Stats

MIN

316

Total Yds

413

134

Pass Yds

109

182

Rush Yds

304

51

Total Plays

67

6.2

Yards Per Play

6.2

6.4

Yards Per Pass

5.2

6.1

Yards Per Rush

6.6

16

1st Downs

26

6

Punts

2

1

Turnovers

5

1

Interceptions Thrown

2

0

Fumbles Lost

3

5

Penalties

4

1.0

Sacks

1.0

1

D/ST TD

0

2-3 CHI

MIN 2-3

Top Performers

Matchup

Team Stats

1965 AFL

Game Summary

Team Stats