1965 Minnesota Vikings

The Minnesota Vikings easily beat the New York Giants, 40 to 14, on October 9, 1965.

Final

NYG

Giants

2-2-0

14

MIN

Vikings

2-2-0

40

1

7

7

2

0

10

3

0

21

4

7

2

Total

14

40

1st quarter

NYG

MIN

Vikings

Bill Brown 3-yard run (Fred Cox kick)

0

7

Giants

Steve Thurlow 3-yard run (Andy Stynchula kick)

7

7

2nd quarter

NYG

MIN

Vikings

Bill Brown 1-yard run (Fred Cox kick)

7

14

Vikings

Fred Cox 33-yard field goal

7

17

3rd quarter

NYG

MIN

Vikings

Paul Flatley 7-yard pass from Fran Tarkenton (Fred Cox kick)

7

24

Vikings

Gordon Smith 19-yard pass from Fran Tarkenton (Fred Cox kick)

7

31

Vikings

Tommy Mason 5-yard run (Fred Cox kick)

7

38

4th quarter

NYG

MIN

Giants

Steve Thurlow 1-yard run (Andy Stynchula kick)

14

38

Vikings

Safety by Jim Prestel

14

40

Giants

Vikings

1st Downs

13

22

Passing 1st Downs

Rushing 1st Downs

1st downs from penalties

3rd down efficiency

-

-

4th down efficiency

-

-

Total Plays

51

62

Total Yards

245

360

Yards per play

4.8

5.8

Passing

184

187

Comp - Att

14 - 26

14 - 24

Yards per pass

6.6

7.5

Interceptions thrown

1

0

Sacks - Yards lost

2 - 19

1 - 9

Rushing

61

173

Rushing Attempts

23

37

Yards per rush

2.7

4.7

Penalties

4

6

Turnovers

3

1

Fumbles lost

2

1

Interceptions

1

0

Possession

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RTG
E. Morrall
14
22
203
9.2
0
0
93.6
T. Frederickson
0
1
0
0.0
0
1
0.0
G. Wood
0
3
0
0.0
0
0
39.6
Team
14
26
184
7.8
0
1
2
63.5

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
T. Frederickson
11
27
2.5
0
E. Morrall
1
14
14.0
0
E. Koy
2
7
3.5
0
S. Thurlow
8
7
0.9
2
S. Reed
1
6
6.0
0
Team
23
61
2.7
2

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
A. Thomas
4
117
29.3
0
J. Morrison
4
49
12.3
0
H. Jones
1
34
34.0
0
D. Shofner
1
6
6.0
0
S. Thurlow
2
-1
-0.5
0
T. Frederickson
2
-2
-1.0
0
Team
14
203
7.8
0
0

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team
2
2
1

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Team
1.0

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
A. Stynchula
0
1
2
2
B. Timberlake
0
1
0
0
Team
0
2
2
2

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
E. Koy
5
195
39.0
Team
5
195
39.0

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
C. Childs
2
66
33.0
0
E. Koy
3
54
18.0
0
Team
5
120
24.0
0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
Team
0
0
0

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RTG
F. Tarkenton
14
22
196
8.9
2
0
122.5
B. Berry
0
2
0
0.0
0
0
39.6
Team
14
24
187
8.2
2
0
1
112.5

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
B. Brown
11
54
4.9
2
T. Mason
9
40
4.4
1
P. King
8
37
4.6
0
F. Tarkenton
4
23
5.8
0
B. Ray Barnes
4
16
4.0
0
R. Vander Kelen
1
3
3.0
0
Team
37
173
4.7
3

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
G. Smith
4
92
23.0
1
T. Mason
4
31
7.8
0
J. Phillips
2
28
14.0
0
B. Brown
1
24
24.0
0
P. Flatley
2
20
10.0
1
P. King
1
1
1.0
0
Team
14
196
8.2
2
0

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team
1
1
2

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Team
2.0

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
F. Cox
1
2
5
8
Team
1
2
5
8

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
B. Walden
4
172
43.0
Team
4
172
43.0

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
D. Osborn
2
53
26.5
0
D. James
2
45
22.5
0
Team
4
98
24.5
0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
Team
0
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
7
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
4
0
.500
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
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
Sat
11/2
CHI CHI
@
ARI ARI
9-29

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Mon
11/4
TB TB
@
KC KC
8:15 PM
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