The home schedule continues against the Minnesota Vikings on 1966-10-30 at Metropolitan Stadium. The 49ers' offensive line continues to anchor the calendar's identity heading into Week 8.
The roster's lead back rotation and receiver room project the kind of game-script the staff has been working through. The Minnesota Vikings arrive tracking their own divisional standing.[1]
The calendar's next matchup against the Minnesota Vikings is the kind of road game where the offensive line has the matchup the coaching staff has been pointing toward all week. The Sunday's biggest unknown is the front rotation against the Minnesota Vikings' offensive line. The week of preparation produced the kind of game-plan continuity the staff has been building toward.
Around the league Week 8 continues to shape the playoff race. The conference's projected leaders carry through the calendar with the kind of pace the wire copy has been writing into. The road matchup with the Minnesota Vikings is the calendar's sense-check on the 49ers' divisional posture. The Sunday-night and Monday-night games close the week with their own playoff implications.
Through 7 games the 49ers are tracking the kind of pace that, in calendar 1966, defines the divisional posture. The lead back's rushing workload is the staff's projected call. The receiver room's distribution is the offense's signature. The Minnesota Vikings are tracking their own standing. Vegas opens the lines accordingly. A figure to follow: the offensive line's pass-protection rate.
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals | 5-1-1 | L1 |
| Dallas Cowboys | 4-1-1 | L1 |
| Cleveland Browns | 4-2 | W3 |
| Philadelphia Eagles | 4-3 | W2 |
| Washington Redskins | 4-3 | W1 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 1-4-1 | L4 |
| New York Giants | 1-5-1 | L1 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Green Bay Packers | 6-1 | W2 |
| Baltimore Colts | 4-2 | W2 |
| Los Angeles Rams | 4-3 | L2 |
| San Francisco 49ers | 3-2-1 | W3 |
| Chicago Bears | 3-3 | W1 |
| Detroit Lions | 2-5 | L4 |
| Minnesota Vikings | 1-4-1 | L1 |
| Atlanta Falcons | 0-7 | L7 |
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
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| San Francisco 49ers | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00333 |
| Minnesota Vikings | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 77142828 |
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| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Vikings | Fran Tarkenton 18 yard rush ( Fred Cox kick) | 0-7 |
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| No scoring this quarter. | ||
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Vikings | Red Phillips 8 yard pass from Fran Tarkenton ( Fred Cox kick) | 0-14 |
| 49ers | Tommy Davis 19 yard field goal | 3-14 |
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Vikings | Fran Tarkenton 5 yard rush ( Fred Cox kick) | 3-21 |
| Vikings | Preston Carpenter 40 yard pass from Fran Tarkenton ( Fred Cox kick) | 3-28 |
The 49ers' home effort ended in a 3-28 loss on the road the Minnesota Vikings on 1966-10-30. John Brodie went 12 of 23 for 110 yards with 0 touchdowns and 1 interceptions. Ken Willard ran for 16 on 9 carries. Dave Parks caught 4 for 49. On the other side Fran Tarkenton went 17 of 31 for 278 yards with 2 touchdowns and 1 interceptions. Fran Tarkenton ran for 71 on 10 carries with 2 touchdowns.[1]
The 49ers lost 3-28 against the Minnesota Vikings on 1966-10-30. John Brodie went 12 of 23 for 110 yards with 0 touchdowns and 1 interceptions. Ken Willard ran for 16 on 9 carries. Dave Parks caught 4 for 49.
The Sunday's outcome maps to the kind of game-script the staff has been working through across the calendar's middle weeks. The offensive line's pocket time produced the dropbacks the playbook calls. The defensive unit's pressure produced the kind of takeaway the unit has been generating. The Sunday's outcome sets the next week's posture across the divisional standings.
The Minnesota Vikings produced the kind of game-script the wire copy projected. The next-week matchup is the calendar's next sense-check on the 49ers' divisional pacing.
49ers 3, Minnesota Vikings 28. Margin: minus 25. Box score reads: John Brodie went 12 of 23 for 110 yards with 0 touchdowns and 1 interceptions. Ken Willard ran for 16 on 9 carries. Dave Parks caught 4 for 49. John David Crow caught 3 for 35. On the Minnesota Vikings' side: Fran Tarkenton went 17 of 31 for 278 yards with 2 touchdowns and 1 interceptions. Fran Tarkenton ran for 71 on 10 carries with 2 touchdowns.
A 3-28 road loss at the Minnesota Vikings. The 49ers' calendar continues to shape across the kind of game-script the staff has been projecting.
How it unfolded
John Brodie went 12 of 23 for 110 yards with 0 touchdowns and 1 interceptions. Ken Willard ran for 16 on 9 carries. Dave Parks caught 4 for 49. The Sunday's offensive output produced the kind of full-sixty pace the playbook has been working through. On the defensive side Fran Tarkenton went 17 of 31 for 278 yards with 2 touchdowns and 1 interceptions for the Minnesota Vikings, and Fran Tarkenton ran for 71 on 10 carries with 2 touchdowns.
The turning point
The in-game adjustment that, in calendar 1966, decided the closing two quarters. The defensive front's pressure on the third-down dropbacks produced the kind of pass-rush volume the unit has been generating across the year. The receiver room's route distribution produced the kind of timing-route conversions the playbook calls.
By the numbers
John Brodie went 12 of 23 for 110 yards with 0 touchdowns and 1 interceptions. The lead-back rotation: Ken Willard ran for 16 on 9 carries, plus John David Crow ran for 2 on 6 carries. Receiver room: Dave Parks caught 4 for 49, and John David Crow caught 3 for 35.
Personnel watch
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | Int | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SFO | |||||
| John Brodie | 12/23 | 110 | 0 | 1 | |
| George Mira | 1/3 | 13 | 0 | 1 | |
| MIN | |||||
| Fran Tarkenton | 17/31 | 278 | 2 | 1 | |
| Ron Vander Kelen | 3/4 | 38 | 0 | 0 | |
| Phil King | 1/1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | |
| Player | Att | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SFO | ||||
| Ken Willard | 9 | 16 | 0 | 6 |
| Gary Lewis | 2 | 13 | 0 | 11 |
| George Mira | 2 | 12 | 0 | 9 |
| Dave Kopay | 2 | 7 | 0 | 4 |
| John David Crow | 6 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Dave Parks | 1 | -1 | 0 | -1 |
| MIN | ||||
| Fran Tarkenton | 10 | 71 | 2 | 18 |
| Bill Brown | 20 | 68 | 0 | 19 |
| Bobby Walden | 1 | 45 | 0 | 45 |
| Tommy Mason | 6 | 30 | 0 | 8 |
| Phil King | 4 | 24 | 0 | 12 |
| Jim Lindsey | 6 | 20 | 0 | 11 |
| Dave Osborn | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Ron Vander Kelen | 1 | -5 | 0 | -5 |
| Preston Carpenter | 1 | -10 | 0 | -10 |
| Player | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SFO | ||||
| Dave Parks | 4 | 49 | 0 | 20 |
| John David Crow | 3 | 35 | 0 | 32 |
| Bernie Casey | 2 | 13 | 0 | 9 |
| Kay McFarland | 1 | 13 | 0 | 13 |
| Ken Willard | 2 | 8 | 0 | 6 |
| Monty Stickles | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| MIN | ||||
| Red Phillips | 7 | 80 | 1 | 19 |
| Bill Brown | 3 | 67 | 0 | 56 |
| Jim Lindsey | 2 | 47 | 0 | 46 |
| Preston Carpenter | 2 | 47 | 1 | 40 |
| Paul Flatley | 4 | 43 | 0 | 17 |
| Dave Osborn | 2 | 23 | 0 | 14 |
| Tom Hall | 1 | 18 | 0 | 18 |
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