| Western Conference Championship - Los Angeles Rams at Minnesota Vikings Game Statistics |
| Date: December 27, 1969 Location: Bloomington, MN |
| Venue: Metropolitan Stadium Attendance: 47900 |
| Weather: Smoke Haze Temp: 25 F Humidty: 78% Wind: 13 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles RamsLARM | 7 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 20 |
| Minnesota VikingsMIN | 7 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 23 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | LARM | MIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Los Angeles RamsLARM | Bob Klein 3 pass from Roman Gabriel (Bruce Gossett kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 1 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Dave Osborn 1 run (Fred Cox kick) | 7 | 7 |
| 2 | Los Angeles RamsLARM | Bruce Gossett 20 FG | 10 | 7 |
| 2 | Los Angeles RamsLARM | Billy Truax 2 pass from Roman Gabriel (Bruce Gossett kick) | 17 | 7 |
| 3 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Dave Osborn 1 run (Fred Cox kick) | 17 | 14 |
| 4 | Los Angeles RamsLARM | Bruce Gossett 27 FG | 20 | 14 |
| 4 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Joe Kapp 2 run (Fred Cox kick) | 20 | 21 |
| 4 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Safety, Roman Gabriel tackled in end zone by Carl Eller | 20 | 23 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | ||
| Offense | ||
| 84 | WR | Jack Snow |
| 14 | WR | Wendell Tucker |
| 73 | LOT | Charlie Cowan |
| 65 | LOG | Tom Mack |
| 50 | C | Ken Iman |
| 64 | ROG | Mike LaHood |
| 76 | ROT | Bob Brown |
| 87 | TE | Billy Truax |
| 18 | QB | Roman Gabriel |
| 34 | RB | Les Josephson |
| 38 | RB | Larry Smith |
| Defense | ||
| 75 | LDE | Deacon Jones |
| 74 | LDT | Merlin Olsen |
| 79 | RDT | Coy Bacon |
| 72 | RDE | Diron Talbert |
| 32 | LLB | Jack Pardee |
| 57 | MLB | Doug Woodlief |
| 55 | RLB | Maxie Baughan |
| 24 | LCB | Clancy Williams |
| 17 | LS | Richie Petitbon |
| 21 | RS | Eddie Meador |
| 19 | RCB | Jim Nettles |
| Minnesota Vikings | ||
| Offense | ||
| 80 | WR | John Henderson |
| 84 | WR | Gene Washington |
| 67 | LOT | Grady Alderman |
| 63 | LOG | Jim Vellone |
| 53 | C | Mick Tingelhoff |
| 64 | ROG | Milt Sunde |
| 73 | ROT | Ron Yary |
| 87 | TE | John Beasley |
| 11 | QB | Joe Kapp |
| 30 | RB | Bill Brown |
| 41 | RB | Dave Osborn |
| 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 | |||||
| Larry Smith | 11 | 60 | 5.5 | 12 | 0 |
| Roman Gabriel | 4 | 26 | 6.5 | 13 | 0 |
| Willie Ellison | 4 | 22 | 5.5 | 17 | 0 |
| Les Josephson | 10 | 16 | 1.6 | 7 | 0 |
| Tommy Mason | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Joe Kapp | 7 | 42 | 6.0 | 15 | 1 |
| Dave Osborn | 13 | 30 | 2.3 | 12 | 2 |
| Bill Brown | 8 | 22 | 2.8 | 6 | 0 |
| Oscar Reed | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||||||||
| Roman Gabriel | 32 | 22 | 68.8 | 1 | 150 | 4.7 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 86.7 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||||||||
| Joe Kapp | 19 | 12 | 63.2 | 2 | 196 | 10.3 | 41 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 58.1 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||
| Les Josephson | 7 | 41 | 5.9 | 13 | 0 |
| Larry Smith | 6 | 36 | 6.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Billy Truax | 5 | 47 | 9.4 | 18 | 1 |
| Wendell Tucker | 3 | 23 | 7.7 | 9 | 0 |
| Bob Klein | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3t | 1 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Gene Washington | 4 | 90 | 22.5 | 41 | 0 |
| John Henderson | 4 | 68 | 17.0 | 24 | 0 |
| Bill Brown | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Oscar Reed | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 12 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||
| Eddie Meador | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Richie Petitbon | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Alan Page | 1 | 29 | 29.0 | 29 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||
| Pat Studstill | 3 | 110 | 36.7 | 51 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Bob Lee | 3 | 118 | 39.3 | 43 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | ||||||
| Alvin Haymond | 2 | 0 | 8 | 4.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Ron Smith | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Charlie West | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | ||||||
| Ron Smith | 3 | 47 | 15.7 | 18 | 0 | |
| Alvin Haymond | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 | |
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Charlie West | 4 | 93 | 23.3 | 28 | 0 | |
| Bob Grim | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 | |
| Ed White | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | ||
| Coy Bacon | 0.5 | 2.0 |
| Merlin Olsen | 0.5 | 2.0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | ||
| Carl Eller | 2.0 | 13.0 |
| Jim Marshall | 1.0 | 8.0 |
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