. . "Colts"@en . . "Cowboys"@en . . . . . . . . "DT"@en . . . . . . "First quarter\n*GB \u2013 Paul Hornung 1-yard run . Packers 7\u20130.\n*GB \u2013 Ron Kramer 10-yard pass from Paul Hornung . Packers 14\u20130.\nSecond quarter\n*GB \u2013 Jim Taylor 8-yard pass from Bart Starr . Packers 21\u20130.\n*MIN \u2013 Jerry Reichow 19-yard pass from George Shaw . Packers 21\u20137.\nThird quarter\n*MIN \u2013 Mike Mercer 13-yard field goal. Packers 21\u201310.\nFourth quarter\n*GB \u2013 Max McGee 23-yard pass from Bart Starr . Packers 28\u201310."@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . "211"^^ . . . . . . "Vikings"@en . "197"^^ . "Week 7: Minnesota Vikings at Green Bay Packers \u2013 Game summary"@en . "Cowboys"@en . . "Top passers\n*DET \u2013 Earl Morrall \u2013 13/17, 154 yards, 3 TD\n*MIN \u2013 Fran Tarkenton \u2013 13/24, 116 yards, TD\nTop rushers\n*DET \u2013 Earl Morrall \u2013 7 rushes, 62 yards\n*MIN \u2013 Tommy Mason \u2013 3 rushes, 36 yards\nTop receivers\n*DET \u2013 Terry Barr \u2013 8 receptions, 97 yards, 2 TD\n*MIN \u2013 Dave Middleton \u2013 3 receptions, 60 yards"@en . . . . "253"^^ . . . . . . . "Top passers\n*MIN \u2013 Fran Tarkenton \u2013 12/22, 161 yards, 4 TD\n*CHI \u2013 Bill Wade \u2013 23/34, 355 yards, 4 TD\nTop rushers\n*MIN \u2013 Mel Triplett \u2013 15 rushes, 121 yards\n*CHI \u2013 Willie Galimore \u2013 13 rushes, 97 yards, 2 TD\nTop receivers\n*MIN \u2013 Jerry Reichow \u2013 6 receptions, 90 yards, 3 TD\n*CHI \u2013 Mike Ditka \u2013 8 receptions, 102 yards, 2 TD"@en . . . . . "--09-24"^^ . "Top passers\n*MIN \u2013 Fran Tarkenton \u2013 15/34, 141 yards, TD\n*DET \u2013 Jim Ninowski \u2013 8/20, 157 yards\nTop rushers\n*MIN \u2013 Mel Triplett \u2013 7 rushes, 53 yards\n*DET \u2013 Dan Lewis \u2013 12 rushes, 52 yards\nTop receivers\n*MIN \u2013 Jerry Reichow \u2013 4 receptions, 69 yards\n*DET \u2013 Jim Gibbons \u2013 6 receptions, 84 yards"@en . . . . "239"^^ . . . . . . . . "Week 11: Minnesota Vikings at San Francisco 49ers \u2013 Game summary"@en . . "225"^^ . . . . . . . "49"^^ . . "true"@en . "155"^^ . . "Week 14: Minnesota Vikings at Chicago Bears \u2013 Game summary"@en . . "--10-22"^^ . "1961"^^ . "1961"^^ . . . "141"^^ . . . . . . . . . "Played with Vikings in 1962\u201363"@en . . . . . . . "Rams"@en . . . . . . . . . . . "183"^^ . . "--12-10"^^ . . "First quarter\n*MIN \u2013 Mike Mercer 12-yard field goal. Vikings 3\u20130.\nSecond quarter\n*MIN \u2013 Bob Schnelker 14-yard pass from Fran Tarkenton . Vikings 10\u20130.\n*CHI \u2013 Rick Casares 3-yard run . Vikings 10\u20136.\nThird quarter\n*MIN \u2013 Jerry Reichow 29-yard pass from Fran Tarkenton . Vikings 17\u20136.\n*MIN \u2013 Hugh McElhenny 2-yard pass from Fran Tarkenton . Vikings 24\u20136.\nFourth quarter\n*MIN \u2013 Fran Tarkenton 2-yard run . Vikings 31\u20136.\n*MIN \u2013 Dave Middleton 2-yard pass from Fran Tarkenton . Vikings 37\u20136.\n*CHI \u2013 Willie Galimore 10-yard pass from Bill Wade . Vikings 37\u201313."@en . "--09-17"^^ . . "autocollapse"@en . "169"^^ . . . . "yes"@en . . "None"@en . "85"^^ . . "Week 2: Minnesota Vikings at Dallas Cowboys \u2013 Game summary"@en . . "Week 8: Minnesota Vikings at Los Angeles Rams \u2013 Game summary"@en . . "Week 5: San Francisco 49ers at Minnesota Vikings \u2013 Game summary"@en . . . . . "Minnesota Vikings 1961"@it . . . . . "--10-08"^^ . . . "71"^^ . . . . . . . . "127"^^ . "; ;text-align:center;"@en . . . . "Week 4: Dallas Cowboys at Minnesota Vikings \u2013 Game summary"@en . "Top passers\n*GB \u2013 Bart Starr \u2013 9/19, 206 yards, TD\n*MIN \u2013 Fran Tarkenton \u2013 15/24, 130 yards\nTop rushers\n*GB \u2013 Tom Moore \u2013 16 rushes, 159 yards\n*MIN \u2013 Hugh McElhenny \u2013 11 rushes, 57 yards\nTop receivers\n*GB \u2013 Boyd Dowler \u2013 2 receptions, 100 yards, TD\n*MIN \u2013 Jerry Reichow \u2013 5 receptions, 50 yards"@en . "Week 12: Los Angeles Rams at Minnesota Vikings \u2013 Game summary"@en . "113"^^ . . "Week 9: Baltimore Colts at Minnesota Vikings \u2013 Game summary"@en . . . "First quarter\n*MIN \u2013 Mike Mercer 13-yard field goal. Vikings 3\u20130.\n*MIN \u2013 Jerry Reichow 23-yard pass from Fran Tarkenton . Vikings 10\u20130.\nSecond quarter\n*DET \u2013 Nick Pietrosante 1-yard run . Vikings 10\u20137.\n*DET \u2013 Terry Barr 18-yard pass from Earl Morrall . Lions 14\u201310.\nThird quarter\n*DET \u2013 Jim Martin 15-yard field goal. Lions 17\u201310.\n*DET \u2013 Gail Cogdill 37-yard pass from Earl Morrall . Lions 23\u201310.\nFourth quarter\n*DET \u2013 Terry Barr 9-yard pass from Earl Morrall . Lions 30\u201310.\n*DET \u2013 Joe Schmidt 8-yard interception return . Lions 37\u201310."@en . "FB"@en . "1961 Minnesota Vikings season"@en . "Week 6: Green Bay Packers at Minnesota Vikings \u2013 Game summary"@en . "99"^^ . . "29"^^ . "Colts"@en . . . "Top passers\n*MIN \u2013 George Shaw \u2013 17/30, 208 yards, 2 TD\n*BAL \u2013 Johnny Unitas \u2013 13/27, 284 yards, 2 TD\nTop rushers\n*MIN \u2013 Tommy Mason \u2013 10 rushes, 45 yards\n*BAL \u2013 Johnny Unitas \u2013 2 rushes, 26 yards\nTop receivers\n*MIN \u2013 Ray Hayes \u2013 4 receptions, 69 yards\n*BAL \u2013 Lenny Moore \u2013 5 receptions, 143 yards, 3 TD"@en . . . . . . . . "Bears"@en . . . "Allan Ferrie"@en . . . "15"^^ . . "49"^^ . . . . "Paul Lindquist"@en . . . . "1"^^ . . . . . . "57"^^ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "Bob Voigt"@en . . . "43"^^ . "Week 1: Chicago Bears at Minnesota Vikings \u2013 Game summary"@en . . "14"^^ . "13"^^ . . "10"^^ . . . "Bill Hill"@en . . "7"^^ . . "Top passers\n*DAL \u2013 Don Meredith \u2013 8/16, 124 yards, 2 TD\n*MIN \u2013 Fran Tarkenton \u2013 10/21, 151 yards\nTop rushers\n*DAL \u2013 Don Perkins \u2013 19 rushes, 73 yards, TD\n*MIN \u2013 Mel Triplett \u2013 9 rushes, 44 yards\nTop receivers\n*DAL \u2013 Franklin Clarke \u2013 3 receptions, 91 yards, 2 TD\n*MIN \u2013 Jerry Reichow \u2013 4 receptions, 74 yards"@en . . "Top passers\n*CHI \u2013 Bill Wade \u2013 6/10, 109 yards, TD\n*MIN \u2013 Fran Tarkenton \u2013 17/23, 250 yards, 4 TD\nTop rushers\n*CHI \u2013 Willie Galimore \u2013 12 rushes, 47 yards\n*MIN \u2013 Mel Triplett \u2013 8 rushes, 26 yards\nTop receivers\n*CHI \u2013 Johnny Morris \u2013 4 receptions, 92 yards\n*MIN \u2013 Jerry Reichow \u2013 3 receptions, 103 yards, TD"@en . . "3"^^ . . . "0"^^ . . . . . "La stagione NFL 1961 coincise con la stagione di debutto dei Minnesota Vikings nella Lega come expansion team. I Vikings, che furono la 14\u00AA squadra in ordine cronologico a far parte della NFL, guidati da Norm Van Brocklin, capo-allenatore anch'egli al debutto (fino alla stagione precedente aveva infatti ricoperto il ruolo di quarterback per i Philadelphia Eagles, ebbero il loro battesimo il 27 dicembre 1960 al contro i Chicago Bears che riuscirono sorprendentemente a piegare per 37-13 grazie ad una maiuscola prestazione del proprio quarterback, Fran Tarkenton, che pass\u00F2 per 250 yard, lanci\u00F2 per 4 e corse per 1 touchdown: quarterback titolare era l'ex New York Giants George Shaw, il quale per\u00F2 infortunandosi nel primo quarto lasci\u00F2 campo libero al giovane Tarkenton che con i numeri sopracitati segn\u00F2 uno dei debutti pi\u00F9 impressionanti nella storia della NFL. Destinati ad entrare nella storia della franchigia anche il kicker Mike Mercer, che con un field goal dalle 12 yards mise a segno i primi punti della franchigia, e Bob Schnelker, che mise a segno il primo touchdown della franchigia su passaggio di 14 yards di Tarkenton. Tuttavia, nel prosieguo della stagione, i Vikings non riuscirono a ripetersi e chiusero l'annata con un record negativo di 3 vittorie e 11 sconfitte, riuscendo a cogliere solo altre due vittorie, una contro i Baltimore Colts e l'altra contro i Los Angeles Rams (entrambe al ), che valse loro il settimo ed ultimo posto nella e la conseguente esclusione dai playoff."@it . "--11-26"^^ . . "Top passers\n*BAL \u2013 Johnny Unitas \u2013 14/31, 138 yards\n*MIN \u2013 Fran Tarkenton \u2013 11/18, 179 yards, TD\nTop rushers\n*BAL \u2013 Joe Perry \u2013 19 rushes, 100 yards\n*MIN \u2013 Fran Tarkenton \u2013 11 rushes, 58 yards, TD\nTop receivers\n*BAL \u2013 Raymond Berry \u2013 8 receptions, 86 yards\n*MIN \u2013 Dave Middleton \u2013 3 receptions, 76 yards, TD"@en . . "24"^^ . . . . . . "First quarter\n*MIN \u2013 Mel Triplett 1-yard run . Vikings 7\u20130.\nSecond quarter\n*BAL \u2013 Alex Hawkins 2-yard run . Tied 7\u20137.\n*MIN \u2013 Hugh McElhenny 1-yard run . Vikings 14\u20137.\n*BAL \u2013 Lenny Moore 3-yard run . Tied 14\u201314.\nThird quarter\n*BAL \u2013 Steve Myhra 37-yard field goal. Colts 17\u201314.\n*MIN \u2013 Dave Middleton 57-yard pass from Fran Tarkenton . Vikings 21\u201317.\nFourth quarter\n*BAL \u2013 Steve Myhra 38-yard field goal. Vikings 21\u201320.\n*MIN \u2013 Fran Tarkenton 1-yard run . Vikings 28\u201320."@en . "La stagione NFL 1961 coincise con la stagione di debutto dei Minnesota Vikings nella Lega come expansion team. I Vikings, che furono la 14\u00AA squadra in ordine cronologico a far parte della NFL, guidati da Norm Van Brocklin, capo-allenatore anch'egli al debutto (fino alla stagione precedente aveva infatti ricoperto il ruolo di quarterback per i Philadelphia Eagles, ebbero il loro battesimo il 27 dicembre 1960 al contro i Chicago Bears che riuscirono sorprendentemente a piegare per 37-13 grazie ad una maiuscola prestazione del proprio quarterback, Fran Tarkenton, che pass\u00F2 per 250 yard, lanci\u00F2 per 4 e corse per 1 touchdown: quarterback titolare era l'ex New York Giants George Shaw, il quale per\u00F2 infortunandosi nel primo quarto lasci\u00F2 campo libero al giovane Tarkenton che con i numeri sopraci"@it . "Willie Jones"@en . "First quarter\n*MIN \u2013 Hugh McElhenny 17-yard pass from Fran Tarkenton . Vikings 7\u20130.\nSecond quarter\n*MIN \u2013 Tommy Mason 1-yard run . Vikings 14\u20130.\n*LA \u2013 Ollie Matson 69-yard run . Vikings 14\u20137.\n*MIN \u2013 Jerry Reichow 51-yard pass from Fran Tarkenton . Vikings 21\u20137.\n*LA \u2013 Red Phillips 10-yard pass from Zeke Bratkowski . Vikings 21\u201314.\nThird quarter\n*LA \u2013 Dick Bass 73-yard run . Tied 21\u201321.\n*MIN \u2013 Jerry Reichow 9-yard pass from Fran Tarkenton . Vikings 28\u201321.\n*MIN \u2013 Ray Hayes 2-yard run . Vikings 35\u201321.\nFourth quarter\n*MIN \u2013 Gordie Smith 12-yard pass from Fran Tarkenton . Vikings 42\u201321."@en . . . . . . "7"^^ . . . . . . . . "First quarter\n*No scoring plays.\nSecond quarter\n*DET \u2013 Jim Ninowski 7-yard run . Lions 7\u20130.\nThird quarter\n*MIN \u2013 Hugh McElhenny 2-yard pass from Fran Tarkenton . Tied 7\u20137.\n*DET \u2013 Jim Martin 43-yard field goal. Lions 10\u20137.\nFourth quarter\n*DET \u2013 Jim Martin 23-yard field goal. Lions 13\u20137."@en . . . . . . . . . . . . "Detroit"@en . . . "Top passers\n*LA \u2013 Zeke Bratkowski \u2013 12/23, 153 yards, TD\n*MIN \u2013 Fran Tarkenton \u2013 21/30, 252 yards, 4 TD\nTop rushers\n*LA \u2013 Dick Bass \u2013 8 rushes, 113 yards, TD\n*MIN \u2013 Ray Hayes \u2013 18 rushes, 123 yards, TD\nTop receivers\n*LA \u2013 Ollie Matson \u2013 4 receptions, 75 yards\n*MIN \u2013 Jerry Reichow \u2013 6 receptions, 112 yards, 2 TD"@en . "Week 13: Minnesota Vikings at Detroit Lions \u2013 Game summary"@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "Minnesota Vikings"@en . "Top passers\n*SF \u2013 John Brodie \u2013 11/14, 209 yards\n*MIN \u2013 George Shaw \u2013 7/17, 85 yards, TD\nTop rushers\n*SF \u2013 Billy Kilmer \u2013 20 rushes, 115 yards, 4 TD\n*MIN \u2013 Hugh McElhenny \u2013 10 rushes, 81 yards\nTop receivers\n*SF \u2013 Monty Stickles \u2013 5 receptions, 102 yards\n*MIN \u2013 Jerry Reichow \u2013 2 receptions, 54 yards, TD"@en . . . . "Minnesota Vikings"@en . . . . . . "First quarter\n*GB \u2013 Boyd Dowler 78-yard pass from Bart Starr . Packers 7\u20130\n*GB \u2013 Paul Hornung 14-yard field goal. Packers 10\u20130.\nSecond quarter\n*MIN \u2013 Fran Tarkenton 1-yard run . Packers 10\u20137.\n*GB \u2013 Paul Hornung 18-yard field goal. Packers 13\u20137.\nThird quarter\n*GB \u2013 Paul Hornung 13-yard field goal. Packers 16\u20137.\nFourth quarter'\n*GB \u2013 Paul Hornung 16-yard field goal. Packers 19\u20137.\n*GB \u2013 Jim Taylor 3-yard run . Packers 26\u20137.\n*GB \u2013 Dan Currie 21-yard interception return . Packers 33\u20137."@en . "Packers"@en . "53"^^ . . . . "The 1961 season was the Minnesota Vikings' first in the National Football League (NFL) after being created as an expansion franchise to become the league's fourteenth team. Their inaugural regular season game was a 37\u201313 victory at home to the Chicago Bears; rookie quarterback Fran Tarkenton came off the bench to toss four touchdown passes and run for another. However, under head coach Norm Van Brocklin, the Vikings won just two of their remaining 13 games, including a seven-game losing streak, and finished the season with a 3\u201311 record."@en . "--11-19"^^ . . . "First quarter\n*SF \u2013 J. D. Smith 6-yard run . 49ers 7\u20130.\n*SF \u2013 R. C. Owens 40-yard pass from John Brodie . 49ers 14\u20130.\nSecond quarter\n*SF \u2013 C. R. Roberts 1-yard run . 49ers 21\u20130.\n*MIN \u2013 Tommy Mason 9-yard run . 49ers 21\u20137.\n*SF \u2013 Tommy Davis 42-yard field goal. 49ers 24\u20137.\n*MIN \u2013 Jerry Reichow 17-yard pass from Fran Tarkenton . 49ers 24\u201314.\nThird quarter\n*SF \u2013 J. D. Smith 15-yard run . 49ers 31\u201314.\n*MIN \u2013 Gordie Smith 71-yard pass from Fran Tarkenton . 49ers 31\u201321.\nFourth quarter\n*SF \u2013 John Brodie 16-yard run . 49ers 38\u201321.\n*MIN \u2013 Fran Tarkenton 1-yard run . 49ers 38\u201328."@en . . . "2"^^ . . "3"^^ . . "1"^^ . "Top passers\n*MIN \u2013 Fran Tarkenton \u2013 8/24, 117 yards\n*DAL \u2013 Don Meredith \u2013 12/22, 163 yards, TD\nTop rushers\n*MIN \u2013 Mel Triplett \u2013 9 rushes, 57 yards\n*DAL \u2013 Don Perkins \u2013 17 rushes, 108 yards\nTop receivers\n*MIN \u2013 A. D. Williams \u2013 4 receptions, 78 yards\n*DAL \u2013 Don Perkins \u2013 5 receptions, 61 yards"@en . . "6"^^ . "7"^^ . "4"^^ . "5"^^ . . "10"^^ . "11"^^ . . "8"^^ . "9"^^ . . "14"^^ . "--11-12"^^ . . "Top passers\n*MIN \u2013 Fran Tarkenton \u2013 12/19, 156 yards, TD\n*LA \u2013 Frank Ryan \u2013 6/16, 59 yards\nTop rushers\n*MIN \u2013 Fran Tarkenton \u2013 11 rushes, 99 yards, TD\n*LA \u2013 Ollie Matson \u2013 8 rushes, 64 yards, TD\nTop receivers\n*MIN \u2013 Gordie Smith \u2013 2 receptions, 49 yards, TD\n*LA \u2013 Jon Arnett \u2013 2 receptions, 36 yards"@en . "15"^^ . . "12"^^ . "13"^^ . "18"^^ . . "19"^^ . "First quarter\n*LA \u2013 Jon Arnett 3-yard run . Rams 7\u20130.\n*LA \u2013 Ollie Matson 15-yard run . Rams 14\u20130.\n*MIN \u2013 Gordie Smith 29-yard pass from Fran Tarkenton . Rams 14\u20137.\nSecond quarter\n*LA \u2013 Danny Villanueva 16-yard field goal. Rams 17\u20137.\n*MIN \u2013 Mike Mercer 34-yard field goal. Rams 17\u201310.\nThird quarter\n*MIN \u2013 Fran Tarkenton 52-yard run . Tied 17\u201317.\nFourth quarter\n*LA \u2013 Tommy Wilson 14-yard run . Rams 24\u201317.\n*LA \u2013 Joe Marconi 7-yard run . Rams 31\u201317."@en . . "16"^^ . "17"^^ . . "--10-29"^^ . "Dan Sheehan"@en . . . "20"^^ . . . . . . . "Ted Karpowicz"@en . "First quarter\n*MIN \u2013 Mike Mercer 20-yard field goal. Vikings 3\u20130.\n*BAL \u2013 Lenny Moore 72-yard pass from Johnny Unitas . Colts 7\u20133.\nSecond quarter\n*MIN \u2013 A. D. Williams 7-yard pass from George Shaw . Vikings 10\u20137.\n*BAL \u2013 Lenny Moore 4-yard run . Colts 14\u201310.\n*MIN \u2013 Mike Mercer 26-yard field goal. Colts 14\u201313.\nThird quarter\n*BAL \u2013 Lenny Morre 17-yard pass from Lamar McHan . Colts 21\u201313.\n*MIN \u2013 Mike Mercer 10-yard field goal. Colts 21\u201316.\n*MIN \u2013 Jerry Reichow 23-yard pass from George Shaw . Vikings 23\u201321.\nFourth quarter\n*BAL \u2013 Lenny Morre 23-yard pass from Johnny Unitas . Colts 28\u201323.\n*MIN \u2013 Ray Hayes 4-yard run . Vikings 30\u201328.\n*BAL \u2013 Steve Myhra 37-yard field goal. Colts 31\u201330.\n*MIN \u2013 Mike Mercer 29-yard field goal. Vikings 33\u201331.\n*BAL \u2013 Steve Myhra 52-yard field goal. Colts 34\u201333."@en . "Vikings seasons"@en . "3"^^ . . "Mike McFarland"@en . . . . . . . . . "First quarter\n*DAL \u2013 Amos Marsh 6-yard run . Cowboys 7\u20130.\nSecond quarter\n*DAL \u2013 Don Meredith 20-yard run . Cowboys 14\u20130.\n*MIN \u2013 Tommy Mason 4-yard run . Cowboys 14\u20137.\nThird quarter\n*No scoring plays.\nFourth quarter\n*DAL \u2013 Amos Marsh 20-yard pass from Don Meredith . Cowboys 21\u20137."@en . "3"^^ . "45533"^^ . . "0"^^ . . . . "6"^^ . "7"^^ . "Did not qualify"@en . . . "10"^^ . . "Rams"@en . . "9"^^ . "5"^^ . "14"^^ . . . "17"^^ . . . . "Metropolitan Stadium, Bloomington, Minnesota"@en . . . . "--10-01"^^ . . . . "Vikings"@en . . . . "5"^^ . "720.0"^^ . "--12-03"^^ . . . . . . . . . . "First quarter\n*MIN \u2013 Hugh McElhenny 81-yard punt return . Vikings 7\u20130.\n*MIN \u2013 Jerry Reichow 30-yard pass from Fran Tarkenton . Vikings 14\u20130.\n*CHI \u2013 Angelo Coia 62-yard pass from Billy Wade . Vikings 14\u20137.\nSecond quarter\n*CHI \u2013 Willie Galimore 8-yard run . Tied 14\u201314.\n*CHI \u2013 Mike Ditka 2-yard pass from Billy Wade . Bears 21\u201314.\n*MIN \u2013 Jerry Reichow 11-yard pass from Fran Tarkenton . Tied 21\u201321.\nThird quarter\n*CHI \u2013 Angelo Coia 16-yard pass from Billy Wade . Bears 28\u201321.\n*CHI \u2013 Roger LeClerc 17-yard field goal. Bears 31\u201321.\n*CHI \u2013 Mike Ditka 30-yard pass from Billy Wade . Bears 38\u201321.\n*MIN \u2013 Gordie Smith 10-yard pass from Fran Tarkenton . Bears 38\u201328.\n*CHI \u2013 Charlie Bivins 30-yard run . Bears 45\u201328.\nFourth quarter\n*MIN \u2013 Jerry Reichow 24-yard pass from Fran Tarkenton . Bears 45\u201335.\n*CHI \u2013 Willie Galimore 60-yard run . Bears 52\u201335."@en . . . . . . . . "LB"@en . . . . "267"^^ . . . "yes"@en . . . . "Packers"@en . . "Week 3: Minnesota Vikings at Baltimore Colts \u2013 Game summary"@en . . . . . . "10360656"^^ . . . . . . "Top passers\n*MIN \u2013 Fran Tarkenton \u2013 16/24, 277 yards, 2 TD\n*SF \u2013 John Brodie \u2013 14/24, 246 yards, TD\nTop rushers\n*MIN \u2013 Tommy Mason \u2013 14 rushes, 62 yards, TD\n*SF \u2013 J. D. Smith \u2013 28 rushes, 168 yards, 2 TD\nTop receivers\n*MIN \u2013 Gordie Smith \u2013 3 receptions, 123 yards, TD\n*SF \u2013 R. C. Owens \u2013 5 receptions, 138 yards, TD"@en . "First quarter\n*DAL \u2013 Billy Howton 12-yard pass from Don Meredith . Cowboys 7\u20130.\nSecond quarter\n*DAL \u2013 Don Perkins 3-yard run . Cowboys 14\u20130\nThird quarter\n*DAL \u2013 Frank Clarke 23-yard pass from Eddie LeBaron . Cowboys 21\u20130.\nFourth quarter'\n*DAL \u2013 Frank Clarke 52-yard pass from Don Meredith . Cowboys 28\u20130."@en . . . . . "--12-17"^^ . . . . . . "Week 10: Detroit Lions at Minnesota Vikings \u2013 Game summary"@en . "First quarter\n*SF \u2013 Bob Waters 6-yard run . 49ers 7\u20130.\n*MIN \u2013 Hugh McElhenny 13-yard run . Tied 7\u20137.\nSecond quarter\n*MIN \u2013 Jerry Reichow 42-yard pass from George Shaw . Vikings 14\u20137.\n*MIN \u2013 Mike Mercer 24-yard field goal. Vikings 17\u20137.\n*SF \u2013 Billy Kilmer 1-yard run . Vikings 17\u201314.\nThird quarter\n*SF \u2013 Billy Kilmer 2-yard run . 49ers 21\u201317.\n*MIN \u2013 Hugh McElhenny 32-yard run . Vikings 24\u201321.\n*SF \u2013 Tommy Davis 12-yard field goal. Tied 24\u201324.\nFourth quarter\n*SF \u2013 Billy Kilmer 5-yard run . 49ers 31\u201324.\n*SF \u2013 Billy Kilmer 20-yard run . 49ers 38\u201324."@en . . . . . . . . . "52364"^^ . . . . . . . . . "--11-05"^^ . . "yes"@en . "--10-15"^^ . . . "Lions"@en . . . . . . "Lions"@en . . "The 1961 season was the Minnesota Vikings' first in the National Football League (NFL) after being created as an expansion franchise to become the league's fourteenth team. Their inaugural regular season game was a 37\u201313 victory at home to the Chicago Bears; rookie quarterback Fran Tarkenton came off the bench to toss four touchdown passes and run for another. However, under head coach Norm Van Brocklin, the Vikings won just two of their remaining 13 games, including a seven-game losing streak, and finished the season with a 3\u201311 record. The Vikings' defense surrendered 5.41 rushing yards per attempt in 1961, the fifth-most of all time."@en . . "Bears"@en . . "Top passers\n*MIN \u2013 George Shaw \u2013 9/18, 119 yards, TD\n*GB \u2013 Bart Starr \u2013 18/24, 311 yards, 2 TD\nTop rushers\n*MIN \u2013 Hugh McElhenny \u2013 12 rushes, 99 yards\n*GB \u2013 Paul Hornung \u2013 12 rushes, 70 yards, TD\nTop receivers\n*MIN \u2013 Jerry Reichow \u2013 4 receptions, 52 yards, TD\n*GB \u2013 Boyd Dowler \u2013 5 receptions, 121 yards"@en . . . . . . . . . "QB"@en . . . . "1111131188"^^ . . . . . . . . . . . . . .