1961 Minnesota Vikings

The Minnesota Vikings were defeated by the Dallas Cowboys, 28 to 0, on October 8, 1961.

Final

DLC

Cowboys

3-1-0

28

MIN

Vikings

1-3-0

0

1

7

0

2

7

0

3

7

0

4

7

0

Total

28

0

1st quarter

DLC

MIN

Cowboys

Billy Howton 12-yard pass from Don Meredith (Allen Green kick)

7

0

2nd quarter

DLC

MIN

Cowboys

Don Perkins 3-yard run (Allen Green kick)

14

0

3rd quarter

DLC

MIN

Cowboys

Frank Clarke 23-yard pass from Eddie LeBaron (Allen Green kick)

21

0

4th quarter

DLC

MIN

Cowboys

Frank Clarke 52-yard pass from Don Meredith (Allen Green kick)

28

0

Cowboys

Vikings

1st Downs

18

14

Passing 1st Downs

Rushing 1st Downs

1st downs from penalties

3rd down efficiency

-

-

4th down efficiency

-

-

Total Plays

66

53

Total Yards

297

183

Yards per play

4.5

3.5

Passing

180

100

Comp - Att

14 - 27

12 - 26

Yards per pass

6.2

3

Interceptions thrown

0

3

Sacks - Yards lost

2 - 20

7 - 65

Rushing

117

83

Rushing Attempts

37

20

Yards per rush

3.2

4.2

Penalties

2

2

Turnovers

0

5

Fumbles lost

0

2

Interceptions

0

3

Possession

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RTG
D. Meredith
8
16
124
7.8
2
0
115.6
E. LeBaron
6
11
76
6.9
1
0
106.6
Team
14
27
180
7.4
3
0
2
113.2

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
D. Perkins
19
73
3.8
1
A. Marsh
13
32
2.5
0
M. Douglas
3
12
4.0
0
D. McIlhenny
1
4
4.0
0
D. Meredith
1
-4
-4.0
0
Team
37
117
3.2
1

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
F. Clarke
3
91
30.3
2
B. Howton
5
59
11.8
1
D. Bielski
2
28
14.0
0
D. Perkins
3
17
5.7
0
A. Marsh
1
5
5.0
0
Team
14
200
7.4
3
0

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team
1
0
2

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Team
7.0

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
A. Green
0
0
4
4
Team
0
0
4
4

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
A. Green
7
266
38.0
Team
7
266
38.0

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
D. Perkins
1
22
22.0
0
Team
1
22
22.0
0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
A. Marsh
3
8
2.7
0
W. Livingston
1
1
1.0
0
Team
4
9
2.3
0

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RTG
F. Tarkenton
10
21
151
7.2
0
2
32.1
G. Shaw
2
5
14
2.8
0
1
8.3
Team
12
26
100
6.3
0
3
7
27.4

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
M. Triplett
9
44
4.9
0
H. McElhenny
7
29
4.1
0
T. Mason
2
12
6.0
0
R. Hayes
1
2
2.0
0
F. Tarkenton
1
-4
-4.0
0
Team
20
83
4.2
0

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
J. Reichow
4
74
18.5
0
T. Mason
2
26
13.0
0
D. Middleton
1
23
23.0
0
B. Schnelker
1
20
20.0
0
A.D. Williams
2
15
7.5
0
H. McElhenny
1
7
7.0
0
M. Triplett
1
0
0.0
0
Team
12
165
6.3
0
0

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team
2
2
0

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Team
2.0

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
M. Mercer
0
1
0
0
Team
0
1
0
0

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
M. Mercer
5
218
43.6
Team
5
218
43.6

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
T. Mason
3
73
24.3
0
J. Caleb
2
46
23.0
0
Team
5
119
23.8
0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
H. McElhenny
1
2
2.0
0
Team
1
2
2.0
0

More Vikings Stats

Team Rankings

PPG

26.1

8th

OPP PPG

18.8

7th

RUSH YDS/G

114.1

21st

PASS YDS/G

243.3

11th

2024 Division Standings
TEAM W L T PCT
Lions Lions
7
1
0
.875
Vikings Vikings
6
2
0
.750
Packers Packers
6
3
0
.667
Bears Bears
4
4
0
.500
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sun
11/10
MIN MIN
@
JAX JAX
1:00 PM
Sun
11/17
MIN MIN
@
TEN TEN
1:00 PM
Sun
11/24
MIN MIN
@
CHI CHI
1:00 PM
Sun
12/1
ARI ARI
@
MIN MIN
1:00 PM
Sun
12/8
ATL ATL
@
MIN MIN
1:00 PM
Last Game
MIN Vikings

6-2-0

21

Final

13

IND Colts

4-5-0

Sun 3 Nov 2024

NFL 2024 Leaders

NFL 2024 Rankings

NFL Fantasy 2024

NFL 2024 Betting

NFL 2024 Division Standings

AFC East W L T PCT
Bills Bills
7
2
0
.778
Jets Jets
3
6
0
.333
AFC North W L T PCT
Steelers Steelers
6
2
0
.750
Ravens Ravens
6
3
0
.667
AFC South W L T PCT
Texans Texans
6
3
0
.667
Colts Colts
4
5
0
.444
AFC West W L T PCT
Chiefs Chiefs
8
0
0
1.000
Chargers Chargers
5
3
0
.625
NFC East W L T PCT
Commanders Commanders
7
2
0
.778
Eagles Eagles
6
2
0
.750
NFC North W L T PCT
Lions Lions
7
1
0
.875
Vikings Vikings
6
2
0
.750
NFC South W L T PCT
Falcons Falcons
6
3
0
.667
Buccaneers Buccaneers
4
5
0
.444
NFC West W L T PCT
Cardinals Cardinals
5
4
0
.556
Rams Rams
4
4
0
.500

NFL 2024 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Sun
11/3
TB TB
@
KC KC
24-30
Sat
11/2
IND IND
@
MIN MIN
13-21
Sat
11/2
LAR LAR
@
SEA SEA
26-20
Sat
11/2
DET DET
@
GB GB
24-14
Sat
11/2
JAX JAX
@
PHI PHI
23-28

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Thu
11/7
CIN CIN
@
BAL BAL
8:15 PM
Sun
11/10
NYG NYG
@
CAR CAR
9:30 AM
Sun
11/10
SF SF
@
TB TB
1:00 PM
Sun
11/10
ATL ATL
@
NO NO
1:00 PM
Sun
11/10
DEN DEN
@
KC KC
1:00 PM