| Western Conference Championship |
| Minnesota Vikings at Baltimore Colts |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: December 22, 1968 Location: Baltimore, MD Venue: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 60238 |
| Weather: Light Rain Temp: 35 F Humidty: 72% Wind: 6 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota VikingsMIN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 |
| Baltimore ColtsBAL | 0 | 7 | 14 | 3 | 24 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | MIN | BAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Baltimore ColtsBAL | Tom Mitchell 3 pass from Earl Morrall (Lou Michaels kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 3 | Baltimore ColtsBAL | John Mackey 49 pass from Earl Morrall (Lou Michaels kick) | 0 | 14 |
| 3 | Baltimore ColtsBAL | Mike Curtis 60 opponents fumble recovery (Lou Michaels kick) | 0 | 21 |
| 4 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Billy Martin 1 pass from Joe Kapp (Fred Cox kick) | 7 | 21 |
| 4 | Baltimore ColtsBAL | Lou Michaels 33 FG | 7 | 24 |
| 4 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Bill Brown 7 pass from Joe Kapp (Fred Cox kick) | 14 | 24 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 30 | RB | Bill Brown |
| 41 | RB | Dave Osborn |
| 80 | FL | John Henderson |
| Defense | ||
| 81 | LDE | Carl Eller |
| 88 | LDT | Alan Page |
| 77 | RDT | Gary Larsen |
| 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 |
| Baltimore Colts | ||
| Offense | ||
| 28 | SE | Jimmy Orr |
| 72 | LOT | Bob Vogel |
| 62 | LOG | Glenn Ressler |
| 50 | C | Bill Curry |
| 71 | ROG | Dan Sullivan |
| 73 | ROT | Sam Ball |
| 88 | TE | John Mackey |
| 15 | QB | Earl Morrall |
| 41 | RB | Tom Matte |
| 26 | RB | Preston Pearson |
| 87 | FL | Willie Richardson |
| Defense | ||
| 78 | LDE | Bubba Smith |
| 74 | LDT | Billy Ray Smith |
| 76 | RDT | Fred Miller |
| 81 | RDE | Ordell Braase |
| 32 | LLB | Mike Curtis |
| 53 | MLB | Dennis Gaubatz |
| 66 | RLB | Don Shinnick |
| 40 | LCB | Bobby Boyd |
| 20 | LS | Jerry Logan |
| 21 | RS | Rick Volk |
| 43 | RCB | Lenny Lyles |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIN | 22 | 4 | 17 | 1 | 5/13 | 1/2 | 4 | 30 | 2 | 1 | |
| BAL | 15 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 4/11 | 0/0 | 2 | 38 | 1 | 1 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Joe Kapp | 10 | 52 | 5.2 | 9 | 0 |
| Bill Brown | 10 | 30 | 3.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Dave Osborn | 5 | 4 | 0.8 | 3 | 0 |
| Clint Jones | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Lindsey | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 28 | 85 | 3.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Baltimore Colts | |||||
| Tom Matte | 14 | 31 | 2.2 | 11 | 0 |
| Jerry Hill | 8 | 10 | 1.3 | 9 | 0 |
| John Mackey | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Preston Pearson | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 37 | 50 | 1.4 | 11 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||||||||
| Joe Kapp | 44 | 26 | 59.1 | 2 | 287 | 6.5 | 28 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 74.7 |
| Team Totals | 44 | 26 | 59.1 | 2 | 287 | 6.5 | 28 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 74.7 |
| Baltimore Colts | |||||||||||
| Earl Morrall | 22 | 13 | 59.1 | 1 | 280 | 12.7 | 49t | 2 | 4 | 35 | 114.8 |
| Team Totals | 22 | 13 | 59.1 | 1 | 280 | 12.7 | 49t | 2 | 4 | 35 | 114.8 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Bill Brown | 8 | 82 | 10.3 | 14 | 1 |
| Gene Washington | 5 | 95 | 19.0 | 28 | 0 |
| John Beasley | 5 | 69 | 13.8 | 25 | 0 |
| John Henderson | 5 | 33 | 6.6 | 10 | 0 |
| Jim Lindsey | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Billy Martin | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1t | 1 |
| Dave Osborn | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 26 | 287 | 11.0 | 28 | 2 |
| Baltimore Colts | |||||
| Willie Richardson | 6 | 148 | 24.7 | 38 | 0 |
| John Mackey | 3 | 92 | 30.7 | 49t | 1 |
| Jimmy Orr | 2 | 36 | 18.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Tom Mitchell | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3t | 1 |
| Preston Pearson | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 13 | 280 | 21.5 | 49t | 2 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Ed Sharockman | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Baltimore Colts | |||||
| Jerry Logan | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 |
| Bobby Boyd | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 44 | 22.0 | 24 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| King Hill | 6 | 238 | 39.7 | 48 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 6 | 238 | 39.6 | 48 | |
| Baltimore Colts | |||||
| David Lee | 5 | 202 | 40.4 | 46 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 5 | 202 | 40.4 | 46 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Charlie West | 3 | 1 | -3 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 1 | -3 | -1.0 | -3 | 0 |
| Baltimore Colts | ||||||
| Rick Volk | 2 | 1 | 11 | 5.5 | 7 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 1 | 11 | 5.5 | 7 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Clint Jones | 2 | 53 | 26.5 | 35 | 0 | |
| Charlie West | 2 | 30 | 15.0 | 16 | 0 | |
| Earl Denny | 1 | 30 | 30.0 | 30 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 5 | 113 | 22.6 | 35 | 0 | |
| Baltimore Colts | ||||||
| Preston Pearson | 1 | 31 | 31.0 | 31 | 0 | |
| Tom Matte | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 | |
| Tom Mitchell | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 3 | 54 | 18.0 | 23 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||
| Carl Eller | 1.5 | 14.5 |
| Jim Marshall | 1.5 | 12.0 |
| Gary Larsen | 1.0 | 10.5 |
| Team Totals | 4.0 | 35.0 |
| Baltimore Colts | ||
| Fred Miller | 2.0 | 11.0 |
| Team Totals | 3.0 | 21.0 |