Vikings 31-39 Steelers (Nov 4, 1962)

MIN

PIT

1

0

7

2

14

7

3

7

12

4

10

13

31

39

1Q

0 - 7

J. Henry Johnson 2-yard TD run.

Touchdown

Made XP

2Q

0 - 14

J. Womack 3-yard TD run.

Touchdown

Made XP

2Q

7 - 14

T. Mason 37-yard TD catch from F. Tarkenton.

Touchdown

Made XP

2Q

14 - 14

C. Ferguson 19-yard TD catch from F. Tarkenton.

Touchdown

Made XP

3Q

14 - 16

Safety by E. Stautner.

Safety

3Q

14 - 19

L. Michaels 32-yard field goal.

FG Made

3Q

14 - 26

J. Henry Johnson 2-yard TD run.

Touchdown

Made XP

3Q

21 - 26

J. Reichow 4-yard TD catch from F. Tarkenton.

Touchdown

Made XP

4Q

21 - 29

L. Michaels 38-yard field goal.

FG Made

4Q

28 - 29

C. Ferguson 59-yard TD catch from F. Tarkenton.

Touchdown

Made XP

4Q

31 - 29

J. Christopherson 42-yard field goal.

FG Made

4Q

31 - 32

L. Michaels 31-yard field goal.

FG Made

4Q

31 - 39

D. Hoak 16-yard TD run.

Touchdown

Made XP

Top Performers

Pass Yds

273

Tarkenton

MIN

Rush Yds

91

Henry Johnson

PIT

Rec Yds

106

Ferguson

MIN

Scrim TD

2

Ferguson

MIN

Matchup

Pass Rush Rec

Fran Tarkenton

MIN QB #10

Bobby Layne

PIT QB #22

273

Pass Yds

254

4

Pass TD

0

1

Int

1

MIN

Team Stats

PIT

319

Total Yds

439

15

1st Downs

29

2

Turnovers

1

1962 AFL

Team	W	L	T	PCT
Packers	13	1	0	.929
Texans	11	3	0	.786
Oilers	11	3	0	.786
Giants	12	2	0	.857
Lions	11	3	0	.786
Patriots	9	4	1	.679
Bears	9	5	0	.643
Steelers	9	5	0	.643
Broncos	7	7	0	.500
Bills	7	6	1	.536
Browns	7	6	1	.536
Titans	5	9	0	.357
Colts	7	7	0	.500
Chargers	4	10	0	.286
49ers	6	8	0	.429
Raiders	1	13	0	.071
Redskins	5	7	2	.429
Cowboys	5	8	1	.393
Cardinals	4	9	1	.321
Eagles	3	10	1	.250
Vikings	2	11	1	.179
Rams	1	12	1	.107

Game Summary

The Pittsburgh Steelers emerged victorious over the Minnesota Vikings, 39 to 31, on November 4, 1962.

Passing	Comp	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	Sck	Rtg
Fran Tarkenton F. Tarkenton #10	13/21	273	13.0	4	1	0-0	125.5

Passing	Comp	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	Sck	Rtg
Bobby Layne B. Layne #22	16/28	254	9.1	0	1	0-0	72.6

Rushing	Att	Yds	Avg
Mel Triplett M. Triplett #33	5	36	7.2
Tommy Mason T. Mason #20	10	27	2.7
Fran Tarkenton F. Tarkenton #10	2	16	8.0

Rushing	Att	Yds	Avg	TD
John Henry Johnson J. Henry Johnson #35	25	91	3.6	2
Joe Womack J. Womack #32	12	43	3.6	1
Dick Hoak D. Hoak #42	4	31	7.8	1
Bobby Layne B. Layne #22	2	28	14.0	0
John Burrell J. Burrell #86	2	21	10.5	0
Tom Tracy T. Tracy #30	3	-2	-0.7	0

Receiving	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD
Charley Ferguson C. Ferguson #80	0/0	106	26.5	2
Tommy Mason T. Mason #20	0/0	66	16.5	1
Steve Stonebreaker S. Stonebreaker #31	0/0	46	23.0	0
Jerry Reichow J. Reichow #89	0/0	28	14.0	1
Mel Triplett M. Triplett #33	0/0	27	27.0	0

Receiving	Rec	Yds	Avg
Buddy Dial B. Dial #84	0/0	103	17.2
Dick Hoak D. Hoak #42	0/0	67	16.8
John Henry Johnson J. Henry Johnson #35	0/0	37	12.3
John Burrell J. Burrell #86	0/0	30	15.0
Preston Carpenter P. Carpenter #40	0/0	17	17.0

Fumbles	Fum	Lost	Rec

Fumbles	Fum	Lost	Rec

Defense	Tkl-Solo	TFL	Sacks	Int	FF	TD
Tom Franckhauser T. Franckhauser #40	0-0	0	0	1	0	0

Defense	Tkl-Solo	TFL	Sacks	Int	FF	TD
Willie Daniel W. Daniel #44	0-0	0	0	1	0	0

Kicking	FG	XP	Pts	Long
Jim Christopherson J. Christopherson #36	1/1	4/4	7	0

Kicking	FG	XP	Pts	Long
Lou Michaels L. Michaels #79	3/5	4/4	13	0

Punting	No	Yds	Avg	Long
John McCormick J. McCormick #11	6	229	38.2	0

Punting	No	Yds	Avg	Long
Ed Brown E. Brown #15	4	131	32.8	0

Kick Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Ed Sharockman E. Sharockman #45	2	24	12.0	0	0
Bill Butler B. Butler #22	2	53	26.5	0	0

Kick Return	No	Yds	Avg
Brady Keys B. Keys #26	1	12	12.0
Bob Ferguson B. Ferguson #46	1	9	9.0
Glenn Glass G. Glass #49	2	39	19.5
Dick Haley D. Haley #27	2	42	21.0

Punt Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Ed Sharockman E. Sharockman #45	1	16	16.0	0	0
Bill Butler B. Butler #22	1	2	2.0	0	0

Punt Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Dick Haley D. Haley #27	1	13	13.0	0	0
Brady Keys B. Keys #26	2	3	1.5	0	0

Passing	Comp	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	Sck	Rtg
Fran Tarkenton F. Tarkenton #10	13/21	273	13.0	4	1	0-0	125.5

Rushing	Att	Yds	Avg
Mel Triplett M. Triplett #33	5	36	7.2
Tommy Mason T. Mason #20	10	27	2.7
Fran Tarkenton F. Tarkenton #10	2	16	8.0

Receiving	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD
Charley Ferguson C. Ferguson #80	0/0	106	26.5	2
Tommy Mason T. Mason #20	0/0	66	16.5	1
Steve Stonebreaker S. Stonebreaker #31	0/0	46	23.0	0
Jerry Reichow J. Reichow #89	0/0	28	14.0	1
Mel Triplett M. Triplett #33	0/0	27	27.0	0

Fumbles	Fum	Lost	Rec

Defense	Tkl-Solo	TFL	Sacks	Int	FF	TD
Tom Franckhauser T. Franckhauser #40	0-0	0	0	1	0	0

Kicking	FG	XP	Pts	Long
Jim Christopherson J. Christopherson #36	1/1	4/4	7	0

Punting	No	Yds	Avg	Long
John McCormick J. McCormick #11	6	229	38.2	0

Kick Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Ed Sharockman E. Sharockman #45	2	24	12.0	0	0
Bill Butler B. Butler #22	2	53	26.5	0	0

Punt Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Ed Sharockman E. Sharockman #45	1	16	16.0	0	0
Bill Butler B. Butler #22	1	2	2.0	0	0

Passing	Comp	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	Sck	Rtg
Bobby Layne B. Layne #22	16/28	254	9.1	0	1	0-0	72.6

Rushing	Att	Yds	Avg	TD
John Henry Johnson J. Henry Johnson #35	25	91	3.6	2
Joe Womack J. Womack #32	12	43	3.6	1
Dick Hoak D. Hoak #42	4	31	7.8	1
Bobby Layne B. Layne #22	2	28	14.0	0
John Burrell J. Burrell #86	2	21	10.5	0
Tom Tracy T. Tracy #30	3	-2	-0.7	0

Receiving	Rec	Yds	Avg
Buddy Dial B. Dial #84	0/0	103	17.2
Dick Hoak D. Hoak #42	0/0	67	16.8
John Henry Johnson J. Henry Johnson #35	0/0	37	12.3
John Burrell J. Burrell #86	0/0	30	15.0
Preston Carpenter P. Carpenter #40	0/0	17	17.0

Fumbles	Fum	Lost	Rec

Defense	Tkl-Solo	TFL	Sacks	Int	FF	TD
Willie Daniel W. Daniel #44	0-0	0	0	1	0	0

Kicking	FG	XP	Pts	Long
Lou Michaels L. Michaels #79	3/5	4/4	13	0

Punting	No	Yds	Avg	Long
Ed Brown E. Brown #15	4	131	32.8	0

Kick Return	No	Yds	Avg
Brady Keys B. Keys #26	1	12	12.0
Bob Ferguson B. Ferguson #46	1	9	9.0
Glenn Glass G. Glass #49	2	39	19.5
Dick Haley D. Haley #27	2	42	21.0

Punt Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Dick Haley D. Haley #27	1	13	13.0	0	0
Brady Keys B. Keys #26	2	3	1.5	0	0

MIN

PIT

1

0

7

2

14

7

3

7

12

4

10

13

31

39

MIN

Team Stats

PIT

319

Total Yds

439

240

Pass Yds

227

79

Rush Yds

212

42

Total Plays

79

7.6

Yards Per Play

5.6

9.6

Yards Per Pass

7.3

4.6

Yards Per Rush

4.4

15

1st Downs

29

6

Punts

4

2

Turnovers

1

Interceptions Thrown

1

Fumbles Lost

0

5

Penalties

7

3.0

Sacks

4.0

0

D/ST TD

0

2-6 MIN

PIT 4-4

Top Performers

Matchup

Team Stats

1962 AFL

Game Summary

Team Stats