The Minnesota Vikings barely put up a fight against the Chicago Bears, 28 to 7, on September 22, 1963.
Final
1st quarter
CHI
MIN
Ronnie Bull 24-yard pass from Billy Wade (Bob Jencks kick)
7
0
2nd quarter
CHI
MIN
Jerry Reichow 24-yard pass from Fran Tarkenton (Fred Cox kick)
7
7
Mike Ditka 36-yard pass from Billy Wade (Bob Jencks kick)
14
7
4th quarter
CHI
MIN
Billy Wade 1-yard run (Bob Jencks kick)
21
7
Mike Ditka 10-yard pass from Billy Wade (Bob Jencks kick)
28
7
Bears
Vikings
1st Downs
24
20
Passing 1st Downs
Rushing 1st Downs
1st downs from penalties
3rd down efficiency
-
-
4th down efficiency
-
-
Total Plays
60
64
Total Yards
359
326
Yards per play
6.0
5.1
Passing
253
174
Comp - Att
23 - 33
16 - 27
Yards per pass
7.7
5.8
Interceptions thrown
0
3
Sacks - Yards lost
0 - 0
3 - 23
Rushing
106
152
Rushing Attempts
27
34
Yards per rush
3.9
4.5
Penalties
8
5
Turnovers
1
5
Fumbles lost
1
2
Interceptions
0
3
Possession
Passing
Rushing
| NAME | ATT | YDS | YPC | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Bull | 14 | 53 | 3.8 | 0 |
R. Casares | 7 | 53 | 7.6 | 0 |
J. Marconi | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 |
B. Wade | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 |
W. Galimore | 2 | -2 | -1.0 | 0 |
C. Bivins | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | 0 |
Team | 27 | 106 | 3.9 | 1 |
Receiving
| NAME | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | TRG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Ditka | 8 | 124 | 15.5 | 2 | |
J. Morris | 7 | 86 | 12.3 | 0 | |
R. Bull | 3 | 22 | 7.3 | 1 | |
R. Casares | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 0 | |
B. Jencks | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | |
W. Galimore | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | |
Team | 23 | 253 | 7.7 | 3 | 0 |
Fumbles
| NAME | FUM | LOST | FR |
|---|---|---|---|
Team | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Defense
| NAME | COMB | TKL | SCK | TFL | PDEF | QBH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 3.0 |
Kicking
| NAME | FGM | FGA | LNG | XPM | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Jencks | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | |
Team | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
Punting
| NAME | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Joe Green | 1 | 44 | 44.0 | |
Team | 1 | 44 | 44.0 |
Kick Return
| NAME | KR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Taylor | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 0 | |
Team | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 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 | 13 | 22 | 167 | 7.6 | 1 | 3 | 58.5 | |
R. Vander Kelen | 3 | 5 | 30 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | 77.1 | |
Team | 16 | 27 | 174 | 7.3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 54.6 |
Rushing
| NAME | ATT | YDS | YPC | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Mason | 11 | 60 | 5.5 | 0 |
B. Reed | 7 | 37 | 5.3 | 0 |
B. Brown | 12 | 24 | 2.0 | 0 |
R. Vander Kelen | 3 | 22 | 7.3 | 0 |
F. Tarkenton | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 |
Team | 34 | 152 | 4.5 | 0 |
Receiving
| NAME | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | TRG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Poage | 5 | 67 | 13.4 | 0 | |
P. Flatley | 6 | 61 | 10.2 | 0 | |
J. Reichow | 2 | 41 | 20.5 | 1 | |
T. Mason | 1 | 37 | 37.0 | 0 | |
B. Reed | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | |
B. Brown | 1 | -11 | -11.0 | 0 | |
Team | 16 | 197 | 7.3 | 1 | 0 |
Fumbles
| NAME | FUM | LOST | FR |
|---|---|---|---|
Team | 4 | 2 | 1 |
Defense
| NAME | COMB | TKL | SCK | TFL | PDEF | QBH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 0.0 |
Kicking
| NAME | FGM | FGA | LNG | XPM | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
F. Cox | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Team | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Punting
| NAME | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
F. Cox | 2 | 70 | 35.0 | |
Team | 2 | 70 | 35.0 |
Punt Return
| NAME | PR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Butler | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | |
Team | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 |
More Vikings Stats
PPG
26.1
8th
OPP PPG
18.8
7th
RUSH YDS/G
114.1
21st
PASS YDS/G
243.3
11th
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Chargers | NFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Commanders | 7 | 2 | 0 | .778 |
 Eagles | 6 | 2 | 0 | .750 |
| NFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
 Lions | 7 | 1 | 0 | .875 |
 Vikings | 6 | 2 | 0 | .750 |
| NFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
 Falcons | 6 | 3 | 0 | .667 |
 Buccaneers | 4 | 5 | 0 | .444 |
| NFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
 Cardinals | 5 | 4 | 0 | .556 |
 Rams | 4 | 4 | 0 | .500 |
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