1966N - Week 13
Atlanta Falcons at Minnesota Vikings
At Metropolitan Stadium Sunday, December 4, 1966
Team 1 2 3 4 Total
Atlanta Falcons 0 0 0 0 0
Minnesota Vikings 0 21 7 0 28
Scoring Plays Falcons Vikings
2nd Quarter
Vikings 12:43 P.Carpenter 26 yard run ( F.Cox kick ) ( 9-80, 3:59 ) 0 7
Vikings 6:25 P.Flatley 40 yard pass from F.Tarkenton ( F.Cox kick ) ( 2-43, 0:50 ) 0 14
Vikings 1:15 T.Hall 7 yard pass from F.Tarkenton ( F.Cox kick ) ( 10-66, 2:57 ) 0 21
3rd Quarter
Vikings 13:10 P.Flatley 46 yard pass from F.Tarkenton ( F.Cox kick ) ( 4-69, 1:50 ) 0 28

MVP: Fran Tarkenton QB (Minnesota)
Passing: 219 Yds, 3 TD, 133 Rating, Rushing: 58 Yds.

Unavailable
ATL: G.Reese (DT), G.Barnes (WR), J.Sidle (KR)
MIN: T.Mason (HB\PR), J.Kirby (LB), J.Phillips (WR)
In-Game Injuries
ATL: D.Talbert (T)
MIN: None.
Temp: 16°. Clear Skies. Wind 7 mph (Slight Crosswind).
Surface: Grass
Drive Charts
Atlanta Falcons Minnesota Vikings
Start Time Drive # of Yards Start Time Drive # of Yards
Time Poss Began Plays Gained Result Time Poss Began Plays Gained Result
15:00 0:28 50 2 -2 Interception 14:32 2:19 MIN 44 3 2 Punt
12:13 1:33 ATL 22 3 -3 Punt 10:40 2:09 MIN 38 3 -3 Punt
8:31 6:49 ATL 31 9 47 Missed FG 1:42 3:59 MIN 20 9 80 Touchdown
12:43 3:12 ATL 20 6 45 Punt 9:31 1:19 MIN 20 3 -7 Punt
8:12 0:57 ATL 29 2 14 Fumble 7:15 0:50 ATL 43 2 43 Touchdown
6:25 2:13 ATL 38 4 -8 Punt 4:12 2:57 MIN 34 10 66 Touchdown
1:15 0:58 ATL 45 6 14 Downs 0:17 0:17 MIN 41 2 49 End of Half
13:10 2:59 ATL 20 6 22 Punt 15:00 1:50 MIN 31 4 69 Touchdown
4:14 2:31 ATL 5 5 16 Punt 10:11 5:57 MIN 23 10 32 Punt
15:00 1:47 ATL 28 3 9 Punt 1:43 1:43 MIN 47 3 -14 Punt
10:46 1:03 ATL 31 3 1 Punt 13:13 2:27 MIN 23 3 9 Punt
7:16 3:12 ATL 32 6 35 Interception 9:43 2:27 MIN 35 3 4 Punt
1:52 1:52 ATL 20 4 70 End of Game 4:04 2:12 ATL 42 3 6 Punt
29:34 ATL 29 59 260 30:26 MIN 36 58 336
Time of Possession by Quarter 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total
Atlanta Falcons 8:50 7:20 5:30 7:54 29:34
Minnesota Vikings 6:10 7:40 9:30 7:06 30:26
Team Statistics Falcons Vikings
Total Points 0 28
1st Downs 16 19
Rushing 7 10
Passing 8 8
Penalty 1 1
3rd-Down Conversions 2-12 2-10
4th-Down Conversions 1-2 0-0
Penalties-Yards 2-22 5-46
Fumbles-Lost 4-1 0-0
Time Of Pos. 29:34 30:26
Total Net Yards 259 359
Total Plays 59 58
Average Gain 4.4 6.2
Net Yards Rushing 130 171
Rushes 29 35
Avg. Per Rush 4.5 4.9
Net Yards Passing 129 188
Completions 17 11
Attempts 28 20
Completion % 60.7 55.0
Yards Per Completion 8.2 19.9
Times Sacked 2 3
Had Intercepted 2 0
Touchdowns 0 4
Rushing 0 1
Passing 0 3
Other 0 0
Extra Points 0-0 4-4
Field Goals 0-1 0-0
Atlanta Falcons Minnesota Vikings
Rushing Att Yds Avg LG TD Rushing Att Yds Avg LG TD
Junior Coffey 11 37 3.4 21 0 Bill Brown 18 55 3.1 7 0
Ernie Wheelwright 8 40 5.0 18 0 Jim Lindsey 5 12 2.4 4 0
Dennis Claridge 5 24 4.8 12 0 Fran Tarkenton 5 58 11.6 15 0
Charley Scales 2 2 1.0 1 0 Dave Osborn 3 11 3.7 7 0
Perry Lee Dunn 2 6 3.0 4 0 Phil King 2 10 5.0 6 0
Vern Burke 1 21 21.0 21 0 Preston Carpenter 1 26 26.0 26 1
Bob Berry 1 -1 -1.0 0 0
Totals 29 130 4.5 21 0 Totals 35 171 4.9 26 1
Passing Att Cm Yds Sk Yds TD LG IN RT Passing Att Cm Yds Sk Yds TD LG IN RT
Dennis Claridge 28 17 140 2 11 0 35 2 44 Fran Tarkenton 20 11 219 3 31 3 49 0 133
Totals 28 17 140 2 11 0 35 2 44 Totals 20 11 219 3 31 3 49 0 133
Receiving Rec Yds Avg LG TD Receiving Rec Yds Avg LG TD
Perry Lee Dunn 5 23 4.6 12 0 Paul Flatley 7 177 25.3 49 2
Bill Martin 3 9 3.0 10 0 Tom Hall 2 23 11.5 16 1
Alex Hawkins 3 47 15.7 35 0 Jim Lindsey 1 10 10.0 10 0
Ernie Wheelwright 2 11 5.5 11 0 Preston Carpenter 1 9 9.0 9 0
Taz Anderson 2 16 8.0 16 0
Junior Coffey 2 34 17.0 24 0
Totals 17 140 8.2 35 0 Totals 11 219 19.9 49 3
Defense Tkl Int Yds TD Sck Stf Hur PD FF Defense Tkl Int Yds TD Sck Stf Hur PD FF
Jerry Richardson 8 - - - - - - - - Earsell Mackbee 9 - - - - - - 1 1
Tommy Nobis 7 - - - - - - - - Ed Sharockman 8 - - - - - - - 1
Nick Rassas 5 - - - - - - - - Bob Schmitz 7 - - - - - - - -
Bill Jobko 4 - - - - - - - - Lonnie Warwick 6 1 10 - - - - - -
Marion Rushing 4 - - - - - - - - Roy Winston 6 - - - - - - - -
Ron Smith 4 - - - - - - - - Karl Kassulke 6 1 39 - - - - - -
Lee Calland 4 - - - - - - 2 - Dave Tobey 4 - - - - 1 - - 1
Bob Riggle 4 - - - - - 1 - - Jim Marshall 4 - - - - 1 1 - -
Karl Rubke 3 - - - - 1 1 - - Paul Dickson 4 - - - - 1 - - -
Carl Silvestri 3 - - - - - - - - Dale Hackbart 3 - - - - - - - -
Bobby Richards 2 - - - 1 - - - - Mike Tilleman 3 - - - 1 - - - -
Sam Williams 2 - - - 1 1 - - - Don Hansen 3 - - - - 1 - 1 -
Larry C. Morris 2 - - - - - - - - Carl Eller 2 - - - 1 - - - -
Jerry Jones 2 - - - - - - - - George Rose 2 - - - - - - - -
Bud Marshall 2 - - - - 2 - - - Jeff F. Jordan 2 - - - - - - - -
Joe Szczecko 2 - - - 1 - - - - Gary Larsen 1 - - - - - - - -
Ralph Heck 1 - - - - - - - - Mike Fitzgerald 1 - - - - - - - 1
Chuck Sieminski 1 - - - - - - - - Jerry Shay 1 - - - - - - - -
Ken Reaves 1 - - - - - - - -
Totals 61 - - - 3 4 2 2 - Totals 72 2 49 - 2 4 1 2 4
Fumbles No Lost Rec OPRec Yds Fumbles No Lost Rec OPRec Yds
Junior Coffey 2 0 0 0 0 Paul Dickson 0 0 0 1 0
Perry Lee Dunn 1 1 0 0 0
Bill Martin 1 0 0 0 0
Dan Grimm 0 0 1 0 0
Errol Linden 0 0 1 0 0
Totals 4 1 3 0 0 Totals 0 0 0 1 0
Punting No Yds Avg TB In20 LG Punting No Yds Avg TB In20 LG
Billy Lothridge 7 252 36.0 1 0 43 Bobby Walden 8 329 41.1 1 1 58
Totals 7 252 36.0 1 0 43 Totals 8 329 41.1 1 1 58
Punt Returns No Yds Avg FC LG TD Punt Returns No Yds Avg FC LG TD
Ron Smith 3 24 8.0 0 11 0 Lance Rentzel 3 0 0.0 2 7 0
Totals 3 24 8.0 0 11 0 Totals 3 0 0.0 2 7 0
Kickoff Returns No Yds Avg LG TD Kickoff Returns No Yds Avg LG TD
Ron Smith 2 80 40.0 41 0 Mike Fitzgerald 1 25 25.0 25 0
Nick Rassas 1 29 29.0 29 0
Totals 3 109 36.3 41 0 Totals 1 25 25.0 25 0
Kicking FGA FGM LG XPA XPM Kicking FGA FGM LG XPA XPM
Lou Kirouac 1 0 0 0 0 Fred Cox 0 0 0 4 4
Totals 1 0 0 0 0 Totals 0 0 0 4 4

 

Minnesota Vikings
15:00 MIN 40 Fred Cox kicks 51 yards to ATL 9. Ron Smith to Midfield for 41 yards.
Atlanta Falcons
14:48 1 & 10 50 Junior Coffey Outside to ATL 48 for -2 yards. FUMBLE
Fumble went Out of Bounds at ATL 48 RBL
14:41 2 & 12 ATL 48 Dennis Claridge medium long intended for Vern Burke. INTERCEPTED by Lonnie Warwick at MIN 34.
Lonnie Warwick to MIN 44 for 10 yards. BFS
Minnesota Vikings
14:32 1 & 10 MIN 44 Bill Brown Outside to MIN 47 for 3 yards. RBL
13:48 2 & 7 MIN 47 Fran Tarkenton sacked by Bobby Richards to MIN 40 for -7 yards. AP
13:05 3 & 14 MIN 40 Phil King Draw to MIN 46 for 6 yards. ZON
12:20 4 & 8 MIN 46 Bobby Walden punts 39 yards to ATL 15. Ron Smith to ATL 22 for 7 yards. NOR
Atlanta Falcons
12:13 1 & 10 ATL 22 Dennis Claridge flare to Perry Lee Dunn pushed ob at ATL 24 for 2 yards. RUN
12:07 2 & 8 ATL 24 Dennis Claridge sacked by Carl Eller to ATL 17 for -7 yards. AP
11:25 3 & 15 ATL 17 Dennis Claridge QB Scramble to ATL 19 for 2 yards. PAS
10:47 4 & 13 ATL 19 Billy Lothridge punts 41 yards to MIN 40. Lance Rentzel to MIN 38 for -2 yards. NOR
Minnesota Vikings
10:40 1 & 10 MIN 38 Bill Brown Outside to MIN 38 for 0 yards. BLB
9:59 2 & 10 MIN 38 Fran Tarkenton sacked by Sam Williams to MIN 27 for -11 yards. ZON
9:24 3 & 21 MIN 27 Fran Tarkenton medium to Paul Flatley to MIN 35 for 8 yards. PRE
8:40 4 & 13 MIN 35 Bobby Walden punts 34 yards to ATL 31. Ball rolls out of bounds. NOR
Atlanta Falcons
8:31 1 & 10 ATL 31 Ernie Wheelwright Outside to ATL 35 for 4 yards. PAS
7:43 2 & 6 ATL 35 Junior Coffey Inside to ATL 35 for 0 yards. AP
7:03 3 & 6 ATL 35 Dennis Claridge medium short to Ernie Wheelwright to ATL 46 for 11 yards. P1 AP
6:17 1 & 10 ATL 46 Ernie Wheelwright Inside to Midfield for 4 yards. B+R
5:28 2 & 6 50 Ernie Wheelwright Outside to MIN 49 for 1 yard. AP
4:40 3 & 5 MIN 49 Ernie Wheelwright Outside to MIN 31 for 18 yards. R1 B+R
3:55 1 & 10 MIN 31 Dennis Claridge flare to Perry Lee Dunn to MIN 28 for 3 yards. B+R
3:09 2 & 7 MIN 28 Dennis Claridge QB Scramble to MIN 26 for 2 yards. AP
2:23 3 & 5 MIN 26 Ernie Wheelwright Inside to MIN 22 for 4 yards. AP
1:46 4 & 1 MIN 22 Lou Kirouac 29 yard field goal is No Good
Minnesota Vikings
1:42 1 & 10 MIN 20 Fran Tarkenton medium long to Paul Flatley to MIN 35 for 15 yards. P1 SM
1:03 1 & 10 MIN 35 Bill Brown Outside pushed ob at MIN 42 for 7 yards. BFS
0:56 2 & 3 MIN 42 Jim Lindsey Inside to MIN 46 for 4 yards. R1 AP
0:11 1 & 10 MIN 46 Phil King Outside to Midfield for 4 yards. ZON
15:00 2 & 6 50 Bill Brown Inside to ATL 44 for 6 yards. R2 RBL
14:20 1 & 10 ATL 44 Fran Tarkenton medium incomplete to Paul Flatley. ZON
14:12 2 & 10 ATL 44 Fran Tarkenton QB Run to ATL 30 for 14 yards. R3 PAS
13:32 1 & 10 ATL 30 Jim Lindsey Inside to ATL 26 for 4 yards. SM
12:51 2 & 6 ATL 26 Preston Carpenter end-around for 26 yards. TOUCHDOWN 0 - 6 R4 ZON
12:43 ATL 2 Fred Cox extra point is Good 0 - 7
12:43 MIN 40 Fred Cox kicks 60 yards to end zone, Touchback.
Atlanta Falcons
12:43 1 & 10 ATL 20 Junior Coffey Outside pushed ob at ATL 41 for 21 yards. (Don Talbert Injured) R2 B+R
12:34 1 & 10 ATL 41 Dennis Claridge medium incomplete to Alex Hawkins. B+R
12:25 2 & 10 ATL 41 Vern Burke end-around to MIN 38 for 21 yards. R3 PAS
11:43 1 & 10 MIN 38 Junior Coffey Inside to MIN 36 for 2 yards. RUN
11:04 2 & 8 MIN 36 Charley Scales Draw to MIN 35 for 1 yard. AP
10:26 3 & 7 MIN 35 Dennis Claridge screen to Ernie Wheelwright to MIN 35 for 0 yards. AP
9:38 4 & 7 MIN 35 Billy Lothridge punts 33 yards to end zone, Touchback FAK
Minnesota Vikings
9:31 1 & 10 MIN 20 Bill Brown Inside to MIN 20 for 0 yards. ZON
PENALTY on Minnesota, Holding, 10 yards, enforced at MIN 20, No play.
9:21 1 & 20 MIN 10 Fran Tarkenton medium short incomplete to Bill Brown. ZON
9:13 2 & 20 MIN 10 Dave Osborn Outside to MIN 13 for 3 yards. ZON
8:27 3 & 17 MIN 13 Fran Tarkenton medium short incomplete to Bill Brown. SM
8:21 4 & 17 MIN 13 Bobby Walden punts 58 yards to ATL 29. Ball rolls out of bounds. NOR
Atlanta Falcons
8:12 1 & 10 ATL 29 Dennis Claridge medium to Taz Anderson to ATL 45 for 16 yards. P2 B+R
7:24 1 & 10 ATL 45 Dennis Claridge flare to Perry Lee Dunn to ATL 43 for -2 yards. FUMBLE
Recovered by Paul Dickson (MIN). B+R
Minnesota Vikings
7:15 1 & 10 ATL 43 Jim Lindsey Outside to ATL 40 for 3 yards. RBL
6:34 2 & 7 ATL 40 Fran Tarkenton long to Paul Flatley for 40 yards. TOUCHDOWN 0 - 13 P2 AP
6:25 ATL 2 Fred Cox extra point is Good 0 - 14
6:25 MIN 40 Fred Cox kicks 51 yards to ATL 9. Nick Rassas to ATL 38 for 29 yards.
Atlanta Falcons
6:15 1 & 10 ATL 38 Dennis Claridge medium to Junior Coffey to ATL 48 for 10 yards. FUMBLE
Recovered by Dan Grimm (ATL). P3 AP
6:06 1 & 10 ATL 48 Junior Coffey Outside to ATL 49 for 1 yard. B+R
5:24 2 & 9 ATL 49 Dennis Claridge quick toss to Taz Anderson to MIN 45 for 6 yards. BLB
PENALTY on Atlanta, Holding, 15 yards, enforced at ATL 49, No play.
5:16 2 & 24 ATL 34 Dennis Claridge medium short incomplete to Alex Hawkins. PAS
5:07 3 & 24 ATL 34 Dennis Claridge sacked by Mike Tilleman to ATL 30 for -4 yards. ZON
4:20 4 & 28 ATL 30 Billy Lothridge punts 43 yards to MIN 27. Lance Rentzel to MIN 34 for 7 yards. NOR
Minnesota Vikings
4:12 1 & 10 MIN 34 Bill Brown Outside to MIN 38 for 4 yards. SM
3:35 2 & 6 MIN 38 Bill Brown Outside to MIN 42 for 4 yards. RBL
2:52 3 & 2 MIN 42 Bill Brown Outside to MIN 45 for 3 yards. R5 BFS
2:15 1 & 10 MIN 45 Fran Tarkenton long incomplete to Preston Carpenter. BFS
2:03 2 & 10 MIN 45 Fran Tarkenton medium short to Tom Hall to ATL 39 for 16 yards. P3 ZON
1:56 1 & 10 ATL 39 Fran Tarkenton medium to Paul Flatley pushed ob at ATL 29 for 10 yards. P4 AP
1:49 1 & 10 ATL 29 Bill Brown Inside to ATL 25 for 4 yards. TIMEOUT Minnesota RUN
1:39 2 & 6 ATL 25 Fran Tarkenton QB Scramble pushed ob at ATL 18 for 7 yards. R6 AP
1:31 1 & 10 ATL 18 Play Flagged Dead SM
PENALTY on Minnesota, False start, 5 yards, enforced at ATL 18, No play.
1:31 1 & 15 ATL 23 Fran Tarkenton medium to Paul Flatley to ATL 14 for 9 yards. X1 ZON
PENALTY on Atlanta, Roughing the passer, 7 yards, enforced at ATL 14.
1:24 1 & GL ATL 7 Fran Tarkenton medium to Tom Hall for 7 yards. TOUCHDOWN 0 - 20 P5 RBL
1:15 ATL 2 Fred Cox extra point is Good 0 - 21
1:15 MIN 40 Fred Cox kicks 54 yards to ATL 6. Ron Smith to ATL 45 for 39 yards.
Atlanta Falcons
1:03 1 & 10 ATL 45 Dennis Claridge flare to Perry Lee Dunn pushed ob at MIN 47 for 8 yards. BAL
0:57 2 & 2 MIN 47 Perry Lee Dunn Inside to MIN 45 for 2 yards. TIMEOUT Atlanta R4 PAS
0:50 1 & 10 MIN 45 Play Flagged Dead B+R
PENALTY on Minnesota, Encroachment, 5 yards, enforced at MIN 45, No play.
0:50 1 & 5 MIN 40 Dennis Claridge QB Run to MIN 44 for -4 yards. TIMEOUT Atlanta RUN
0:43 2 & 9 MIN 44 Ernie Wheelwright Inside to MIN 41 for 3 yards. TIMEOUT Atlanta AP
0:34 3 & 6 MIN 41 Dennis Claridge medium long incomplete to Vern Burke. B+R
0:24 4 & 6 MIN 41 Dennis Claridge medium incomplete to Alex Hawkins. B+R
Minnesota Vikings
0:17 1 & 10 MIN 41 Fran Tarkenton medium long incomplete to Paul Flatley. SM
0:10 2 & 10 MIN 41 Fran Tarkenton medium to Paul Flatley to ATL 10 for 49 yards. P6 BFS
Atlanta Falcons
15:00 ATL 40 Lou Kirouac kicks 54 yards to MIN 6. Mike Fitzgerald pushed ob at MIN 31 for 25 yards.
Minnesota Vikings
14:49 1 & 10 MIN 31 Fran Tarkenton medium incomplete to Preston Carpenter. ZON
14:41 2 & 10 MIN 31 Fran Tarkenton medium to Jim Lindsey to MIN 41 for 10 yards. P7 SM
13:56 1 & 10 MIN 41 Fran Tarkenton QB Run to ATL 46 for 13 yards. R7 BFS
13:17 1 & 10 ATL 46 Fran Tarkenton long to Paul Flatley for 46 yards. TOUCHDOWN 0 - 27 P8 AP
13:10 ATL 2 Fred Cox extra point is Good 0 - 28
13:10 MIN 40 Fred Cox kicks 60 yards to end zone, Touchback.
Atlanta Falcons
13:10 1 & 10 ATL 20 Ernie Wheelwright Inside to ATL 18 for -2 yards. B+R
12:27 2 & 12 ATL 18 Dennis Claridge QB Scramble to ATL 30 for 12 yards. R5 PAS
11:42 1 & 10 ATL 30 Junior Coffey Outside pushed ob at ATL 32 for 2 yards. B+R
11:33 2 & 8 ATL 32 Dennis Claridge medium incomplete to Bill Martin. X1 AP
PENALTY on Minnesota, Pass interference, 11 yards, enforced at ATL 32, No play.
11:25 1 & 10 ATL 43 Dennis Claridge quick toss to Bill Martin to ATL 43 for 0 yards. FUMBLE
Recovered by Errol Linden (ATL). PAS
10:37 2 & 10 ATL 43 Dennis Claridge quick toss to Bill Martin pushed ob at ATL 42 for -1 yards. B+R
10:28 3 & 11 ATL 42 Dennis Claridge medium long incomplete to Alex Hawkins. BLB
10:20 4 & 11 ATL 42 Billy Lothridge punts 35 yards to MIN 23. Ball rolls out of bounds. NOR
Minnesota Vikings
10:11 1 & 10 MIN 23 Bill Brown Outside to MIN 26 for 3 yards. RUN
9:23 2 & 7 MIN 26 Dave Osborn Inside to MIN 33 for 7 yards. R8 ZON
8:37 1 & 10 MIN 33 Fran Tarkenton medium incomplete to Paul Flatley. ZON
8:28 2 & 10 MIN 33 Fran Tarkenton QB Scramble pushed ob at MIN 48 for 15 yards. R9 AP
8:18 1 & 10 MIN 48 Bill Brown Inside to ATL 46 for 6 yards. BFS
7:38 2 & 4 ATL 46 Bill Brown Inside to ATL 48 for -2 yards. RBL
6:57 3 & 6 ATL 48 Fran Tarkenton QB Scramble to ATL 39 for 9 yards. R10 BLB
6:14 1 & 10 ATL 39 Jim Lindsey Inside to ATL 34 for 5 yards. ZON
PENALTY on Minnesota, Holding, 15 yards, enforced at ATL 39, No play.
6:04 1 & 25 MIN 46 Bill Brown Inside to ATL 47 for 7 yards. PAS
5:19 2 & 18 ATL 47 Fran Tarkenton P/A - medium short incomplete to Bill Brown. BLB
5:10 3 & 18 ATL 47 Bill Brown Inside to ATL 45 for 2 yards. SM
4:22 4 & 16 ATL 45 Bobby Walden punts 40 yards to ATL 5. Ball rolls out of bounds. NOR
Atlanta Falcons
4:14 1 & 10 ATL 5 Perry Lee Dunn Inside to ATL 9 for 4 yards. B+R
3:30 2 & 6 ATL 9 Dennis Claridge medium to Alex Hawkins pushed ob at ATL 19 for 10 yards. P4 AP
3:23 1 & 10 ATL 19 Junior Coffey Inside to ATL 21 for 2 yards. PAS
2:39 2 & 8 ATL 21 Dennis Claridge quick toss to Taz Anderson to ATL 21 for 0 yards. B+R
1:57 3 & 8 ATL 21 Dennis Claridge screen incomplete to Alex Hawkins. BLB
1:50 4 & 8 ATL 21 Billy Lothridge punts 32 yards to MIN 47. Fair catch by Lance Rentzel. NOR
Minnesota Vikings
1:43 1 & 10 MIN 47 Jim Lindsey Inside to MIN 46 for -1 yards. ZON
0:59 2 & 11 MIN 46 Fran Tarkenton sacked by Joe Szczecko to MIN 33 for -13 yards. PAS
0:12 3 & 24 MIN 33 Fran Tarkenton medium incomplete to Jim Lindsey. BLB
0:04 4 & 24 MIN 33 Bobby Walden punts 39 yards to ATL 28. Ball rolls out of bounds. NOR
Atlanta Falcons
15:00 1 & 10 ATL 28 Dennis Claridge medium incomplete to Alex Hawkins. AP
14:52 2 & 10 ATL 28 Junior Coffey Draw to ATL 27 for -1 yards. AP
14:07 3 & 11 ATL 27 Dennis Claridge screen to Bill Martin to ATL 37 for 10 yards. PAS
13:19 4 & 1 ATL 37 Billy Lothridge punts 35 yards to MIN 28. Lance Rentzel to MIN 23 for -5 yards. NOR
Minnesota Vikings
13:13 1 & 10 MIN 23 Bill Brown Inside to MIN 25 for 2 yards. RBL
12:26 2 & 8 MIN 25 Bill Brown Inside to MIN 23 for -2 yards. RBL
11:38 3 & 10 MIN 23 Fran Tarkenton medium to Preston Carpenter to MIN 32 for 9 yards. AP
10:53 4 & 1 MIN 32 Bobby Walden punts 43 yards to ATL 25. Ron Smith to ATL 31 for 6 yards. NOR
Atlanta Falcons
10:46 1 & 10 ATL 31 Dennis Claridge quick toss incomplete to Bill Martin. B+R
10:37 2 & 10 ATL 31 Dennis Claridge flare incomplete to Junior Coffey. AP
10:29 3 & 10 ATL 31 Charley Scales Draw to ATL 32 for 1 yard. B+R
9:49 4 & 9 ATL 32 Billy Lothridge punts 33 yards to MIN 35. Fair catch by Lance Rentzel. NOR
Minnesota Vikings
9:43 1 & 10 MIN 35 Bob Berry QB Run to MIN 34 for -1 yards. RUN
8:57 2 & 11 MIN 34 Bill Brown Inside to MIN 37 for 3 yards. AP
8:08 3 & 8 MIN 37 Jim Lindsey Inside to MIN 39 for 2 yards. PAS
7:24 4 & 6 MIN 39 Bobby Walden punts 40 yards to ATL 21. Ron Smith to ATL 32 for 11 yards. NOR
Atlanta Falcons
7:16 1 & 10 ATL 32 Dennis Claridge medium to Junior Coffey to MIN 44 for 24 yards. P5 B+R
6:40 1 & 10 MIN 44 Junior Coffey Inside to MIN 44 for 0 yards. AP
6:04 2 & 10 MIN 44 Ernie Wheelwright Draw to MIN 36 for 8 yards. PAS
5:20 3 & 2 MIN 36 Junior Coffey Outside to MIN 35 for 1 yard. AP
4:36 4 & 1 MIN 35 Dennis Claridge medium short to Alex Hawkins to MIN 33 for 2 yards. P6 B+R
4:14 1 & 10 MIN 33 Dennis Claridge medium intended for Alex Hawkins. INTERCEPTED by Karl Kassulke at MIN 19.
Karl Kassulke to ATL 42 for 39 yards. B+R
Minnesota Vikings
4:04 1 & 10 ATL 42 Bill Brown Inside to ATL 37 for 5 yards. RUN
3:16 2 & 5 ATL 37 Bill Brown Inside to ATL 37 for 0 yards. AP
2:32 3 & 5 ATL 37 Dave Osborn Outside to ATL 36 for 1 yard. AP
2:00 4 & 4 ATL 36 Bobby Walden punts 36 yards to end zone, Touchback FAK
Atlanta Falcons
1:52 1 & 10 ATL 20 Dennis Claridge QB Run to ATL 32 for 12 yards. R6 BLB
1:07 1 & 10 ATL 32 Dennis Claridge quick toss to Alex Hawkins pushed ob at MIN 33 for 35 yards. P7 BLB
0:55 1 & 10 MIN 33 Junior Coffey Inside to MIN 22 for 11 yards. R7 PAS
0:19 1 & 10 MIN 22 Dennis Claridge flare to Perry Lee Dunn to MIN 10 for 12 yards. P8 B+R