Week 4
Final
DLC
MIN1Q
7 - 0
B. Howton 12-yard TD catch from D. Meredith.
Touchdown
Made XP
2Q
14 - 0
D. Perkins 3-yard TD run.
Touchdown
Made XP
3Q
21 - 0
F. Clarke 23-yard TD catch from E. LeBaron.
Touchdown
Made XP
4Q
28 - 0
F. Clarke 52-yard TD catch from D. Meredith.
Touchdown
Made XP
Top Performers
Pass Yds
151
Tarkenton
MIN
Rush Yds
73
Perkins
DLC
Rec Yds
91
Clarke
DLC
Scrim TD
2
Clarke
DLC
Matchup
Pass Rush Rec
1961 AFL
| Team | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Packers | 11 | 3 | 0 | .786 |
 Chargers | 12 | 2 | 0 | .857 |
 Giants | 10 | 3 | 1 | .750 |
 Oilers | 10 | 3 | 1 | .750 |
 Eagles | 10 | 4 | 0 | .714 |
 Patriots | 9 | 4 | 1 | .679 |
 Lions | 8 | 5 | 1 | .607 |
 Browns | 8 | 5 | 1 | .607 |
 Texans | 6 | 8 | 0 | .429 |
 Titans | 7 | 7 | 0 | .500 |
 Broncos | 3 | 11 | 0 | .214 |
 Bills | 6 | 8 | 0 | .429 |
 Bears | 8 | 6 | 0 | .571 |
 Colts | 8 | 6 | 0 | .571 |
 49ers | 7 | 6 | 1 | .536 |
 Raiders | 2 | 12 | 0 | .143 |
 Cardinals | 7 | 7 | 0 | .500 |
 Steelers | 6 | 8 | 0 | .429 |
 Cowboys | 4 | 9 | 1 | .321 |
 Rams | 4 | 10 | 0 | .286 |
 Vikings | 3 | 11 | 0 | .214 |
 Redskins | 1 | 12 | 1 | .107 |
Game Summary
The Minnesota Vikings were easily defeated by the Dallas Cowboys, 28 to 0, on October 8, 1961.
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Meredith #17 | 8/16 | 124 | 7.8 | 2 | 0 | 0-0 | 115.6 |
E. LeBaron #14 | 6/11 | 76 | 6.9 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 106.6 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
F. Tarkenton #10 | 10/21 | 151 | 7.2 | 0 | 2 | 0-0 | 32.1 |
G. Shaw #14 | 2/5 | 14 | 2.8 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 8.3 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Perkins #43 | 19 | 73 | 3.8 | 1 | 0 |
A. Marsh #31 | 13 | 32 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 |
M. Douglas #36 | 3 | 12 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 |
D. McIlhenny #42 | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Meredith #17 | 1 | -4 | -4.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Triplett #33 | 9 | 44 | 4.9 | 0 | 0 |
H. McElhenny #39 | 7 | 29 | 4.1 | 0 | 0 |
T. Mason #20 | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Hayes #32 | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
F. Tarkenton #10 | 1 | -4 | -4.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
F. Clarke #82 | 0/0 | 91 | 30.3 | 2 | 0 |
B. Howton #86 | 0/0 | 59 | 11.8 | 1 | 0 |
D. Bielski #36 | 0/0 | 28 | 14.0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Perkins #43 | 0/0 | 17 | 5.7 | 0 | 0 |
A. Marsh #31 | 0/0 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Reichow #89 | 0/0 | 74 | 18.5 | 0 | 0 |
T. Mason #20 | 0/0 | 26 | 13.0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Middleton #84 | 0/0 | 23 | 23.0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Schnelker #85 | 0/0 | 20 | 20.0 | 0 | 0 |
A.D. Williams #82 | 0/0 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | 0 |
H. McElhenny #39 | 0/0 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Bishop #44 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
J. Harris #44 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Green #61 | 0/0 | 4/4 | 4 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Mercer #10 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Green #61 | 7 | 266 | 38.0 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Mercer #10 | 5 | 218 | 43.6 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Perkins #43 | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Mason #20 | 3 | 73 | 24.3 | 0 | 0 |
J. Caleb #37 | 2 | 46 | 23.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Marsh #31 | 3 | 8 | 2.7 | 0 | 0 |
W. Livingston #41 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
H. McElhenny #39 | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Meredith #17 | 8/16 | 124 | 7.8 | 2 | 0 | 0-0 | 115.6 |
E. LeBaron #14 | 6/11 | 76 | 6.9 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 106.6 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Perkins #43 | 19 | 73 | 3.8 | 1 | 0 |
A. Marsh #31 | 13 | 32 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 |
M. Douglas #36 | 3 | 12 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 |
D. McIlhenny #42 | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Meredith #17 | 1 | -4 | -4.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
F. Clarke #82 | 0/0 | 91 | 30.3 | 2 | 0 |
B. Howton #86 | 0/0 | 59 | 11.8 | 1 | 0 |
D. Bielski #36 | 0/0 | 28 | 14.0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Perkins #43 | 0/0 | 17 | 5.7 | 0 | 0 |
A. Marsh #31 | 0/0 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Bishop #44 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
J. Harris #44 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Green #61 | 0/0 | 4/4 | 4 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Green #61 | 7 | 266 | 38.0 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Perkins #43 | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Marsh #31 | 3 | 8 | 2.7 | 0 | 0 |
W. Livingston #41 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
F. Tarkenton #10 | 10/21 | 151 | 7.2 | 0 | 2 | 0-0 | 32.1 |
G. Shaw #14 | 2/5 | 14 | 2.8 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 8.3 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Triplett #33 | 9 | 44 | 4.9 | 0 | 0 |
H. McElhenny #39 | 7 | 29 | 4.1 | 0 | 0 |
T. Mason #20 | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Hayes #32 | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
F. Tarkenton #10 | 1 | -4 | -4.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Reichow #89 | 0/0 | 74 | 18.5 | 0 | 0 |
T. Mason #20 | 0/0 | 26 | 13.0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Middleton #84 | 0/0 | 23 | 23.0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Schnelker #85 | 0/0 | 20 | 20.0 | 0 | 0 |
A.D. Williams #82 | 0/0 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | 0 |
H. McElhenny #39 | 0/0 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Mercer #10 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Mercer #10 | 5 | 218 | 43.6 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Mason #20 | 3 | 73 | 24.3 | 0 | 0 |
J. Caleb #37 | 2 | 46 | 23.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
H. McElhenny #39 | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
297
Total Yds
183
180
Pass Yds
100
117
Rush Yds
83
66
Total Plays
53
4.5
Yards Per Play
3.5
6.2
Yards Per Pass
3
3.2
Yards Per Rush
4.2
18
1st Downs
14
7
Punts
5
0
Turnovers
5
0
Interceptions Thrown
3
0
Fumbles Lost
2
2
Penalties
2
7.0
Sacks
2.0
0
D/ST TD
0
