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Sunday, December 17, 1961

	1	2	3	4	Final
Vikings (3-11-0)	14	7	7	7	35
Bears (8-6-0)	7	14	24	7	52

Scoring

			MIN	CHI
1st	Vikings	Hugh McElhenny 81 yard punt return (Mike Mercer kick)	7	0
	Vikings	Jerry Reichow 30 yard pass from Fran Tarkenton (Mike Mercer kick)	14	0
	Bears	Angelo Coia 62 yard pass from Billy Wade (Roger LeClerc kick)	14	7
2nd	Bears	Willie Galimore 8 yard rush (Roger LeClerc kick)	14	14
	Bears	Mike Ditka 2 yard pass from Billy Wade (Roger LeClerc kick)	14	21
	Vikings	Jerry Reichow 11 yard pass from Fran Tarkenton (Mike Mercer kick)	21	21
3rd	Bears	Angelo Coia 16 yard pass from Billy Wade (Roger LeClerc kick)	21	28
	Bears	Roger LeClerc 17 yard field goal	21	31
	Bears	Mike Ditka 30 yard pass from Billy Wade (Roger LeClerc kick)	21	38
	Vikings	Gordie Smith 10 yard pass from Fran Tarkenton (Mike Mercer kick)	28	38
	Bears	Charlie Bivins 30 yard rush (Roger LeClerc kick)	28	45
4th	Vikings	Jerry Reichow 24 yard pass from Fran Tarkenton (Mike Mercer kick)	35	45
	Bears	Willie Galimore 60 yard rush (Roger LeClerc kick)	35	52

Team Stats

	MIN	CHI
First downs	12	25
Rush-yards-TDs	24-149-0	30-205-3
Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT	12-22-161-4-1	23-36-355-4-2
Sacked-yards	12-104	1-8
Net pass yards	57	347
Total yards	206	552
Fumbles-lost	3-2	2-2
Turnovers	3	4
Penalties-yards	1-5	3-35

Passing, Rushing, & Receiving

		Passing						Rushing				Receiving
Player	Tm	Cmp	Att	Yds	TD	Int	Lng	Att	Yds	TD	Lng	Rec	Yds	TD	Lng
Mel Triplett	MIN							15	121	0	0	1	0	0	0
Jerry Reichow	MIN											6	90	3	0
Fran Tarkenton	MIN	12	22	161	4	1	0	2	-4	0	0
Gordie Smith	MIN											2	51	1	0
Hugh McElhenny	MIN							7	32	0	0	1	8	0	0
Dave Middleton	MIN											1	6	0	0
Ray Hayes	MIN											1	6	0	0
Billy Wade	CHI	23	34	355	4	1	0
Willie Galimore	CHI							13	97	2	0	3	41	0	0
Mike Ditka	CHI											8	102	2	0
Rick Casares	CHI							10	41	0	0	2	48	0	0
Angelo Coia	CHI											2	78	2	0
Johnny Morris	CHI											4	52	0	0
Charlie Bivins	CHI							3	41	1	0
Harlon Hill	CHI											2	28	0	0
Bill Brown	CHI							1	20	0	0	2	6	0	0
J.D. Smith	CHI							3	6	0	0
Ed Brown	CHI	0	2	0	0	1	0

Defense & Returns

			Def Interceptions				Fumbles			Kick Returns					Punt Returns
Player	Tm	Sk	Int	Yds	TD	Lng	FR	Yds	TD	Rt	Yds	Y/Rt	TD	Lng	Ret	Yds	Y/R	TD	Lng
Jamie Caleb	MIN	0.0	0	0	0	0									1	8	8.0	0	0
Rip Hawkins	MIN	0.0	1	4	0	0
Jim Leo	MIN	0.0	0	0	0	0				1	0	0.0	0	0
Hugh McElhenny	MIN	0.0	0	0	0	0									1	81	81.0	1	0
Jack Morris	MIN	0.0	1	65	0	0
Dick Pesonen	MIN	0.0	0	0	0	0				5	133	26.6	0	0
Mel Triplett	MIN	0.0	0	0	0	0				1	5	5.0	0	0
Charlie Bivins	CHI	0.0	0	0	0	0				1	31	31.0	0	0
Willie Galimore	CHI	0.0	0	0	0	0				2	45	22.5	0	0
Johnny Morris	CHI	0.0	0	0	0	0				2	46	23.0	0	0	4	11	2.8	0	0
Richie Petitbon	CHI	0.0	1	16	0	0

Kicking & Punting

		Scoring				Punting
Player	Tm	XPM	XPA	FGM	FGA	Pnt	Yds	Y/P	Lng
Mike Mercer	MIN	5	5		1	7	257	36.7	0
Ed Brown	CHI					2	60	30.0	0
Roger LeClerc	CHI	7	7	1	3	0	0		0

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