| New York Giants at Minnesota Vikings Game Statistics |
| Date: October 9, 1965 Location: Bloomington, MN |
| Venue: Metropolitan Stadium Attendance: 44283 |
| Weather: Mostly Clear Temp: 45 F Humidty: 83% Wind: 3 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York GiantsNYG | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| Minnesota VikingsMIN | 7 | 10 | 21 | 2 | 40 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | NYG | MIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Bill Brown 3 run (Fred Cox kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | New York GiantsNYG | Steve Thurlow 3 run (Andy Stynchula kick) | 7 | 7 |
| 2 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Bill Brown 1 run (Fred Cox kick) | 7 | 14 |
| 2 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Fred Cox 33 FG | 7 | 17 |
| 3 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Paul Flatley 7 pass from Fran Tarkenton (Fred Cox kick) | 7 | 24 |
| 3 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Gordon Smith 19 pass from Fran Tarkenton (Fred Cox kick) | 7 | 31 |
| 3 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Tommy Mason 5 run (Fred Cox kick) | 7 | 38 |
| 4 | New York GiantsNYG | Steve Thurlow 1 run (Andy Stynchula kick) | 14 | 38 |
| 4 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Safety, Gary Wood tackled in end zone by Jim Prestel | 14 | 40 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | ||
| Offense | ||
| 85 | SE | Del Shofner |
| 79 | LOT | Rosey Brown |
| 65 | LOG | Pete Case |
| 55 | C | Bob Scholtz |
| 63 | ROG | Bookie Bolin |
| 71 | ROT | Frank Lasky |
| 88 | TE | Aaron Thomas |
| 11 | QB | Earl Morrall |
| 27 | HB | Steve Thurlow |
| 40 | FL | Joe Morrison |
| 24 | FB | Tucker Frederickson |
| Defense | ||
| 75 | LDE | Jim Katcavage |
| 78 | LDT | Roger LaLonde |
| 74 | RDT | Mike Bundra |
| 72 | RDE | Andy Stynchula |
| 52 | LLB | Bill Swain |
| 60 | MLB | Jim Carroll |
| 54 | RLB | Olen Underwood |
| 43 | LCB | Carl Lockhart |
| 28 | LS | Henry Carr |
| 20 | RS | Jimmy Patton |
| 22 | RCB | Dick Lynch |
| Minnesota Vikings | ||
| Offense | ||
| 85 | SE | Paul Flatley |
| 67 | LOT | Grady Alderman |
| 64 | LOG | Milt Sunde |
| 53 | C | Mick Tingelhoff |
| 61 | ROG | Larry Bowie |
| 73 | ROT | Errol Linden |
| 87 | TE | Gordon Smith |
| 10 | QB | Fran Tarkenton |
| 20 | HB | Tommy Mason |
| 82 | FL | Jim Phillips |
| 30 | FB | Bill Brown |
| Defense | ||
| 81 | LDE | Carl Eller |
| 79 | LDT | Jim Prestel |
| 76 | RDT | Paul Dickson |
| 70 | RDE | Jim Marshall |
| 60 | LLB | Roy Winston |
| 58 | MLB | Rip Hawkins |
| 57 | RLB | Bill Jobko |
| 44 | LCB | George Rose |
| 45 | LS | Ed Sharockman |
| 25 | RS | Larry Vargo |
| 23 | RCB | Lee Calland |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | |||||
| Tucker Frederickson | 11 | 27 | 2.5 | 7 | 0 |
| Earl Morrall | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Steve Thurlow | 8 | 7 | 0.9 | 5 | 2 |
| Ernie Koy | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 5 | 0 |
| Smith Reed | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Bill Brown | 11 | 54 | 4.9 | 15 | 2 |
| Tommy Mason | 9 | 40 | 4.4 | 10 | 1 |
| Phil King | 8 | 37 | 4.6 | 15 | 0 |
| Fran Tarkenton | 4 | 23 | 5.8 | 15 | 0 |
| Billy Ray Barnes | 4 | 16 | 4.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Ron Vander Kelen | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | |||||||||||
| Earl Morrall | 22 | 14 | 63.6 | 0 | 203 | 9.2 | 55 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 93.6 |
| Gary Wood | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | |
| Tucker Frederickson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||||||||
| Fran Tarkenton | 22 | 14 | 63.6 | 0 | 196 | 8.9 | 49 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 122.5 |
| Bob Berry | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | |||||
| Aaron Thomas | 4 | 117 | 29.3 | 55 | 0 |
| Joe Morrison | 4 | 49 | 12.3 | 17 | 0 |
| Steve Thurlow | 2 | -1 | -0.5 | 6 | 0 |
| Tucker Frederickson | 2 | -2 | -1.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Homer Jones | 1 | 34 | 34.0 | 34 | 0 |
| Del Shofner | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Gordon Smith | 4 | 92 | 23.0 | 49 | 1 |
| Tommy Mason | 4 | 31 | 7.8 | 16 | 0 |
| Jim Phillips | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Paul Flatley | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 13 | 1 |
| Bill Brown | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 |
| Phil King | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | |||||
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Ed Sharockman | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | |||||
| Ernie Koy | 5 | 195 | 39.0 | 49 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Bobby Walden | 4 | 172 | 43.0 | 47 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | ||||||
| Willie Williams | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Henry Carr | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Tommy Mason | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | ||||||
| Clarence Childs | 3 | 69 | 23.0 | 24 | 0 | |
| Ernie Koy | 2 | 51 | 25.5 | 26 | 0 | |
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Dave Osborn | 2 | 53 | 26.5 | 38 | 0 | |
| Dick James | 2 | 45 | 22.5 | 0 | ||
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