| Los Angeles Rams at Minnesota Vikings Game Statistics |
| Date: December 1, 1968 Location: Bloomington, MN |
| Venue: Metropolitan Stadium Attendance: 47644 |
| Weather: Overcast Temp: 34 F Humidty: 92% Wind: 14 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles RamsLARM | 7 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 31 |
| Minnesota VikingsMIN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | LARM | MIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Los Angeles RamsLARM | Willie Ellison 2 run (Bruce Gossett kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 2 | Los Angeles RamsLARM | Wendell Tucker 10 pass from Roman Gabriel (Bruce Gossett kick) | 14 | 0 |
| 2 | Los Angeles RamsLARM | Bruce Gossett 33 FG | 17 | 0 |
| 4 | Los Angeles RamsLARM | Wendell Tucker 25 pass from Roman Gabriel (Bruce Gossett kick) | 24 | 0 |
| 4 | Los Angeles RamsLARM | Wendell Tucker 9 pass from Roman Gabriel (Bruce Gossett kick) | 31 | 0 |
| 4 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Fred Cox 19 FG | 31 | 3 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | ||
| Offense | ||
| 84 | SE | Jack Snow |
| 63 | LOT | Joe Carollo |
| 65 | LOG | Tom Mack |
| 50 | C | Ken Iman |
| 71 | ROG | Joe Scibelli |
| 73 | ROT | Charlie Cowan |
| 87 | TE | Billy Truax |
| 18 | QB | Roman Gabriel |
| 33 | HB | Willie Ellison |
| 14 | FL | Wendell Tucker |
| 22 | FB | Dick Bass |
| Defense | ||
| 75 | LDE | Deacon Jones |
| 74 | LDT | Merlin Olsen |
| 78 | RDT | Roger Brown |
| 81 | RDE | Gregg Schumacher |
| 32 | LLB | Jack Pardee |
| 66 | MLB | Myron Pottios |
| 55 | RLB | Maxie Baughan |
| 24 | LCB | Clancy Williams |
| 41 | LS | Ron Smith |
| 21 | RS | Eddie Meador |
| 27 | RCB | Irv Cross |
| Minnesota Vikings | ||
| Offense | ||
| 84 | SE | Gene Washington |
| 67 | LOT | Grady Alderman |
| 63 | LOG | Jim Vellone |
| 53 | C | Mick Tingelhoff |
| 64 | ROG | Milt Sunde |
| 71 | ROT | Doug Davis |
| 87 | TE | John Beasley |
| 11 | QB | Joe Kapp |
| 26 | HB | Clint Jones |
| 86 | FL | Tom Hall |
| 30 | FB | Bill Brown |
| Defense | ||
| 81 | LDE | Carl Eller |
| 77 | LDT | Gary Larsen |
| 88 | RDT | Alan Page |
| 70 | RDE | Jim Marshall |
| 60 | LLB | Roy Winston |
| 59 | MLB | Lonnie Warwick |
| 58 | RLB | Wally Hilgenberg |
| 46 | LCB | Earsell Mackbee |
| 29 | LS | Karl Kassulke |
| 22 | RS | Paul Krause |
| 45 | RCB | Ed Sharockman |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||
| Willie Ellison | 25 | 93 | 3.7 | 10 | 1 |
| Dick Bass | 13 | 58 | 4.5 | 15 | 0 |
| Tommy Mason | 9 | 35 | 3.9 | 10 | 0 |
| Eddie Meador | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Roman Gabriel | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Vilnis Ezerins | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Mike Dennis | 2 | -1 | -0.5 | 1 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Bill Brown | 11 | 49 | 4.5 | 13 | 0 |
| Dave Osborn | 6 | 25 | 4.2 | 12 | 0 |
| Clint Jones | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Jim Lindsey | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 4 | 0 |
| Joe Kapp | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||||||||
| Roman Gabriel | 16 | 10 | 62.5 | 2 | 123 | 7.7 | 45 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 86.2 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||||||||
| Joe Kapp | 18 | 7 | 38.9 | 1 | 99 | 5.5 | 26 | 0 | 5 | 52 | 34.3 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||
| Dick Bass | 4 | 28 | 7.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Wendell Tucker | 3 | 44 | 14.7 | 25t | 3 |
| Jack Snow | 1 | 45 | 45.0 | 45 | 0 |
| Willie Ellison | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Tommy Mason | 1 | -6 | -6.0 | -6 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| John Henderson | 3 | 33 | 11.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Gene Washington | 2 | 32 | 16.0 | 23 | 0 |
| Bill Brown | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 |
| Tom Hall | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||
| Clancy Williams | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Ed Sharockman | 2 | 34 | 17.0 | 22 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||
| Pat Studstill | 3 | 95 | 31.7 | 38 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| King Hill | 7 | 285 | 40.7 | 53 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | ||||||
| Ron Smith | 3 | 0 | 30 | 10.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Eddie Meador | 2 | 1 | 15 | 7.5 | 9 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Charlie West | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Bryant | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | ||||||
| Willie Ellison | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 | |
| Dave Pivec | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Charlie West | 3 | 70 | 23.3 | 25 | 0 | |
| Bobby Bryant | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 18 | 0 | |
| Earl Denny | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 | |
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