1966N Minnesota Vikings Season Summary - Final Injuries
Record (6-7-1)
Wk Result Opponent
1 W 17-14 at San Francisco
2 W 27-7 Baltimore
3 L 13-20 at Dallas
4 L 7-23 Chicago
6 L 17-27 LA Rams
7 T 20-20 at Baltimore
8 L 17-38 San Francisco
9 W 20-14 at Green Bay
10 L 17-24 Detroit
11 L 0-30 at LA Rams
12 L 20-27 Green Bay
13 W 28-0 Atlanta
14 W 27-10 at Detroit
15 W 6-0 at Chicago
Team Statistics
Vikings Opp.
Total First Downs 228 227
Rushing 95 97
Passing 115 116
Penalty 18 14
Third Down: Made/Att 69-204 63-193
Third Down Pct. 33.8 32.6
Fourth Down: Made/Att 8-19 7-18
Fourth Down Pct. 42.1 38.9
Total Net Yards 4072 3892
Avg.Per Game 290.9 278.0
Total Plays 910 884
Avg.Per Play 4.5 4.4
Net Yards Rushing 1791 1753
Avg.Per Game 127.9 125.2
Total Rushes 485 449
Net Yards Passing 2281 2139
Avg.Per Game 162.9 152.8
Sacked-Yds Lost 41-300 19-122
Gross Yards 4372 4014
Att-Completions 384-208 416-218
Completion Pct. 54.2 52.4
Had Intercepted 11 19
Punts-Avg. 89-39.1 79-40.3
Net Punting Avg. 36.1 36.6
Penalties-Yards Lost 67-579 71-536
Fumbles-Ball Lost 25-11 18-8
Touchdowns 26 30
Rushing 9 12
Passing 16 14
Returns 1 4
Total Pts. 236 254
Avg. Time of Poss. 30:52 29:08
PASSING Att Cmp Pct Yds Lng TD Int Sk SkY Rate
R.Vander Kelen 18 9 50.0 111 36 1 0 0 0 88.0
F.Tarkenton 352 195 55.4 2,424 68 15 9 38 288 80.5
B.Walden 2 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 39.6
B.Berry 12 4 33.3 46 22 0 2 3 12 6.2
Vikings 384 208 54.2 2,581 68 16 11 41 300 77.2
Opponents 416 218 52.4 2,261 70 14 19 19 122 60.6
SCORING R P Ret PAT FG Saf Pts
F.Cox 0 0 0 26/26 18/27 0 80
B.Brown 5 3 0 0/0 0/0 0 48
P.Carpenter 1 4 0 0/0 0/0 0 30
P.Flatley 0 4 0 0/0 0/0 0 24
F.Tarkenton 3 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 18
J.Phillips 0 2 0 0/0 0/0 0 12
T.Hall 0 2 0 0/0 0/0 0 12
J.Lindsey 0 1 0 0/0 0/0 0 6
J.Kirby 0 0 1 0/0 0/0 0 6
Vikings 9 16 1 26/26 18/27 0 236
Opponents 12 14 4 29/30 15/30 0 254
FIELD GOALS 1-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50
F.Cox 6/6 3/3 7/14 2/3 0/1
Vikings 6/6 3/3 7/14 2/3 0/1
Opponents 2/2 4/7 5/12 3/8 1/1
RUSHING Att Yards Avg Long TD
B.Brown 257 846 3.3 26 5
F.Tarkenton 75 385 5.1 15 3
D.Osborn 80 303 3.8 11 0
J.Lindsey 55 168 3.1 18 0
P.King 11 46 4.2 16 0
P.Carpenter 2 23 11.5 26 1
R.Vander Kelen 2 16 8.0 12 0
B.Berry 3 4 1.3 4 0
Vikings 485 1,791 3.7 26 9
Opponents 449 1,753 3.9 44 12
RECEIVING Rec Yards Avg Long TD
P.Flatley 52 719 13.8 49 4
B.Brown 37 389 10.5 68 3
J.Phillips 29 493 17.0 68 2
P.Carpenter 29 311 10.7 44 4
J.Lindsey 28 262 9.4 28 1
T.Hall 23 276 12.0 27 2
D.Osborn 8 90 11.2 35 0
P.King 2 41 20.5 34 0
Vikings 208 2,581 12.4 68 16
Opponents 218 2,261 10.4 70 14
PUNT RETURNS No FC Yds Avg Lng TD
E.Sharockman 24 3 166 6.9 53 0
L.Rentzel 12 11 26 2.2 14 0
Vikings 36 14 192 5.3 53 0
Opponents 38 17 165 4.3 20 0
KO RETURNS No Yds Avg Long TD
M.Fitzgerald 13 327 25.2 36 0
T.Hall 13 230 17.7 29 0
L.Rentzel 9 155 17.2 24 0
P.King 11 147 13.4 25 0
Vikings 46 859 18.7 36 0
Opponents 46 1,125 24.5 48 0
PUNTING Att Yds GAvg In20 Long
B.Walden 89 3,481 39.1 19 78
Vikings 89 3,481 39.1 19 78
Opponents 79 3,181 40.3 30 64
INTERCEPTIONS No Yds Avg Long TD
D.Hackbart 10 162 16.2 29 0
K.Kassulke 3 86 28.7 39 0
M.Fitzgerald 2 30 15.0 20 0
E.Mackbee 2 23 11.5 12 0
E.Sharockman 1 16 16.0 16 0
L.Warwick 1 10 10.0 10 0
Vikings 19 327 17.2 39 0
Opponents 11 96 8.7 38 0
SACKS No Yds Avg SAF
J.Shay 3 16 5.3 0
L.Warwick 3 17 5.7 0
C.Eller 2 12 6.0 0
J.Marshall 2 14 7.0 0
P.Dickson 2 19 9.5 0
M.Tilleman 2 17 8.5 0
J.Kirby 2 14 7.0 0
D.Tobey 2 10 5.0 0
R.Winston 1 3 3.0 0
Vikings 19 122 6.4 0
Opponents 41 300 7.3 0