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- Fran played in his first NFL game
- on September 17, 1961, at Metro-
- politan Stadium in Bloomington,
- Minnesota, against the Chicago
- Bears. Fran was not the starting
- quarterback, but he came off the
- bench to lead the Vikings to five
- touchdowns, four passing and one
- rushing (by Fran himself). The
- Vikings won, 37-13, in a big upset.
- Why was it such an upset? Not only
- was it FranΓÇÖs debut, it was also the
- Vikings first game ever!