Minnesota Vikings
Vs.
Denver Broncos
August 17, 1968
DENVER ERRS; VIKINGS GET VICTORY, 39-16
Denver, Aug. 17- Minnesota scored 27 points in the first 17 minutes, mostly on Denver errors, to gain revenge with a 39 to 16 exhibition football victory over the Broncos tonight.
The National Football League Vikings, avenging a loss to the American Football League Broncos last season, cashed in two Denver fumbles and a pass interception in the early spurt that left Denver trailing, 27 to 3 after two minutes of the second quarter.
Viking Paul Krause ran back a stolen Steve Tensi pass 29 yards in the big play of Minnesota's quick getaway. Two fumbles by Denver's Floyd Little, one on his 27 and the other on his one, were turned into a 25-yard field goal by Minnesota's Fred Cox and a 1-yard touchdown plunge by Bill Brown.
Charlie West's 58 yard punt return to Denver's 17 opened the way for Gary Cuozzo to drill a pass on the next play to Tom Hall in the endzone.
|
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
4th |
Final |
|
|
Vikings |
20 |
13 |
6 |
0 |
39 |
|
Broncos |
3 |
6 |
0 |
7 |
16 |
Scoring Summary
First Quarter
DEN- FG Humphries 18
MINN- FG Cox 39
MINN- FG Cox 25
MINN- Krause 29 yard interception return (Osborn pass from Cuozzo)
MINN_ Brown 1 run (Osborn run)
Second Quarter
MINN- Hall 17 yard pass from Cuozzo (Washington pass from Cuozzo)
DEN- Little 63 yard punt return (kick failed)
MINN- Brown 5 yard pass from Berry (run failed)
Third Quarter
MINN- FG Cox 24
MINN- FG Cox 28
Fourth Quarter
DEN- Erwin 17 yard pass from McCormick (Erwin run)
Att-20,901
