Week 6, 2012

played in Arizona, AZ

52 degrees, fair, calm

Minnesota Vikings	3	7	7	7	-	24
Arizona Cardinals	3	14	3	6	-	26

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:22 ARI - Mike Scifres 19 field goal
1Q: 02:52 MIN - Martin Gramatica 43 field goal
2Q: 14:23 ARI - Johnny Aalders 5 run (Mike Scifres extra point)
2Q: 04:53 MIN - Hunter Meadows 72 blocked field goal return (Martin Gramatica extra point)
2Q: 00:30 ARI - Johnny Aalders 15 run (Mike Scifres extra point)
3Q: 10:00 MIN - Ernest Sullivan 2 pass from Oscar Abrams (Martin Gramatica extra point)
3Q: 03:22 ARI - Mike Scifres 35 field goal
4Q: 11:35 ARI - Mike Scifres 27 field goal
4Q: 01:20 MIN - Bernard Branch 1 pass from Oscar Abrams (Martin Gramatica extra point)
4Q: 00:04 ARI - Mike Scifres 19 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:22 ARI - Mike Scifres 19 field goal
1Q: 02:52 MIN - Martin Gramatica 43 field goal
2Q: 14:23 ARI - Johnny Aalders 5 run (Mike Scifres extra point)
2Q: 04:53 MIN - Hunter Meadows 72 blocked field goal return (Martin Gramatica extra point)
2Q: 00:30 ARI - Johnny Aalders 15 run (Mike Scifres extra point)
3Q: 10:00 MIN - Ernest Sullivan 2 pass from Oscar Abrams (Martin Gramatica extra point)
3Q: 03:22 ARI - Mike Scifres 35 field goal
4Q: 11:35 ARI - Mike Scifres 27 field goal
4Q: 01:20 MIN - Bernard Branch 1 pass from Oscar Abrams (Martin Gramatica extra point)
4Q: 00:04 ARI - Mike Scifres 19 field goal

Team Statistics MIN ARI
Record 0-5 3-3
First Downs 14 27
- by Rushing 4 6
- by Passing 10 20
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 281 537
- Offensive Plays 46 75
- Yards per Play 6.11 7.16
Net Rushing Yards 85 161
- Rushing Attempts 16 36
- Yards per Rush 5.31 4.47
Net Passing Yards 196 376
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 29 - 21 - 0 38 - 27 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 202 381
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/6 1/5
- Yards per Pass Play 6.53 9.64
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 2/0
3rd Down Conversions 3/9 7/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.0 6.7
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 1/5 4/33
Punt Returns/Yards 1/2 1/-2
Kick Returns/Yards 4/75 2/54
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 6
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 2/4
Avg. Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 23
Time of Possession 22:58 37:02

Team Statistics	MIN	ARI
Record	0-5	3-3
First Downs	14	27
- by Rushing	4	6
- by Passing	10	20
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	281	537
- Offensive Plays	46	75
- Yards per Play	6.11	7.16
Net Rushing Yards	85	161
- Rushing Attempts	16	36
- Yards per Rush	5.31	4.47
Net Passing Yards	196	376
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	29 - 21 - 0	38 - 27 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	202	381
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/6	1/5
- Yards per Pass Play	6.53	9.64
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	2/0
3rd Down Conversions	3/9	7/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.0	6.7
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	1/5	4/33
Punt Returns/Yards	1/2	1/-2
Kick Returns/Yards	4/75	2/54
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	6
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	2/4
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 27	OWN 23
Time of Possession	22:58	37:02

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:14	2:13	OWN 24	4	41	Punt
1	5:14	2:30	OWN 37	6	37	Field Goal
2	14:16	6:32	OWN 20	10	48	Missed FG
2	0:23	0:23	OWN 24	1	-1	Half
3	15:00	5:09	OWN 32	10	68	Touchdown
3	7:21	1:33	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
3	3:14	1:17	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
4	11:27	1:54	OWN 24	4	19	Punt
4	2:24	1:10	OWN 42	5	58	Touchdown

Arizona Cardinals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:46	OWN 15	11	83	Field Goal
1	7:01	1:47	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
1	2:44	3:28	OWN 20	7	80	Touchdown
2	7:44	3:04	OWN 39	7	34	Missed FG
2	4:40	4:17	OWN 9	11	91	Touchdown
3	9:51	2:30	OWN 33	3	9	Punt
3	5:48	2:34	OWN 30	5	52	Field Goal
3	1:57	5:30	OWN 25	12	65	Field Goal
4	9:33	7:09	OWN 7	12	58	Missed FG
4	1:14	1:14	OWN 41	4	57	Field Goal

Game MVP: Carson Palmer, Arizona Cardinals

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Lionel Hutchins	12	64	5.33	17	1
Stephen Hope	2	21	10.50	20	1
Oscar Abrams	2	0	0.00	1	0

Arizona	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Johnny Aalders	17	111	6.53	24	3	2
Terrell Ragland	16	36	2.25	7	0	0
Carson Palmer	3	14	4.67	8	0	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Oscar Abrams	29	21	202	1/6	2	48	0	114.4

Arizona	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Carson Palmer	38	27	381	1/5	0	45	0	103.0

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Ernest Sullivan	5	7	28	5.60	1	12	1
RB Lionel Hutchins	5	6	24	4.80	0	14	0
WR Alvin Cortez	3	5	7	2.33	0	5	0
WR Ted O'Neill	3	6	66	22.00	10	33	0
TE Graham Farias	2	2	21	10.50	0	17	0
WR Warren Pigg	1	1	48	48.00	8	48	0
FB Bernard Branch	1	1	1	1.00	0	1	1
RB Paul Whalen	1	1	7	7.00	5	7	0

Arizona	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
FB Terrell Ragland	7	7	70	10.00	22	25
WR Anquan Boldin	6	10	111	18.50	10	44
WR Larry Fitzgerald	5	7	73	14.60	8	23
WR Vince Powell	3	4	86	28.67	13	45
TE Derek Sherp	3	4	24	8.00	3	16
RB Johnny Aalders	2	2	6	3.00	5	4
TE Sean Berton	1	1	11	11.00	0	11
WR Bryant Johnson	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
WR Mario Canidate	0	2	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Arizona	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Force	TD
Gerald Hayes	1	0
Richard Kerner	1	0
Hunter Meadows	0	1

Arizona	Fumb	Recov
Mario Canidate	1	1
Larry Fitzgerald	1	0
Floyd Goldsmith	0	1

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Herman Burns	4	177	44.3	39.8	51	1

Arizona	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Leon Venegas	2	100	50.0	39.0	58	0

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Martin Gramatica	1/2	1/2	0/0	43	3/3

Arizona	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Mike Scifres	4/6	0/2	0/1	35	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Warren Pigg	1	2	2.0	0

Arizona	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mario Canidate	1	-2	-2.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dwight Grolitzer	4	75	18.8	0

Arizona	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mario Canidate	2	54	27.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Marcus Reese	12	3	0.0	32	39
CB Dwight Grolitzer	12	2	0.0	34	38
S Richard Kerner	6	6	0.0	28	36
OLB Warren Elrifai	5	4	0.0	36	39
DT Junior Siavii	5	2	0.0	31	33
CB Daniel Shearer	5	1	0.0	35	39
S Kirk Baum	4	1	0.0	36	38
CB Kenny Russell	3	1	0.0	23	34
OLB Irv Gartland	3	1	0.0	16	5
DE Hunter Meadows	2	0	0.5	32	39
DT Matthias Askew	2	1	0.0	32	37
ILB Kawika Mitchell	2	0	0.0	4	0
DT Joel Dole	1	1	0.0	11	4
DE Randy Murray	0	1	0.5	31	38

Arizona	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Adrian Wilson	6	1	0.0	15	24
S Matt Bowen	4	0	0.0	15	24
CB Brad Moore	4	0	0.0	16	29
ILB Artie Gredzinski	4	0	0.0	16	28
OLB Marlon Hiscock	3	0	0.0	15	29
CB Ty Gibson	3	0	0.0	13	23
CB Horace Porterfield	3	0	0.0	16	30
OLB Wayne Witte	3	0	0.0	14	26
DE Mo Perlman	2	0	1.0	13	22
DT Joe Dunn	1	1	0.0	16	29
ILB Karlos Dansby	1	0	0.0	2	1
ILB Bart Wright	1	0	0.0	3	8
DE Terry Crist	0	1	0.0	15	29
DE Ray Mahon	0	1	0.0	1	1
S Artie McDaniel	0	1	0.0	2	10

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Hunter Meadows	0.5	1	2	0	39
DE Randy Murray	0.5	0	1	0	38
DT Matthias Askew	0.0	1	0	1	37
DT Junior Siavii	0.0	0	1	0	33

Arizona	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Mo Perlman	1.0	1	0	22
DE Terry Crist	0.0	1	1	29
OLB Wayne Witte	0.0	1	0	26

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Dwight Grolitzer	7	1	38
ILB Marcus Reese	4	0	39
CB Daniel Shearer	4	0	39
OLB Warren Elrifai	3	2	39
S Richard Kerner	2	1	36
DT Junior Siavii	2	0	33
CB Kenny Russell	2	0	34
S Kirk Baum	2	0	38
OLB Irv Gartland	1	0	5

Arizona	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Wayne Witte	3	1	26
CB Brad Moore	3	0	29
OLB Marlon Hiscock	3	0	29
CB Horace Porterfield	3	0	30
S Matt Bowen	2	1	24
S Adrian Wilson	2	0	24
ILB Bart Wright	2	0	8
ILB Artie Gredzinski	1	0	28
DT Cornelius Sturdivant	1	0	7
DE Mo Perlman	1	0	22
ILB Karlos Dansby	0	1	1

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Britt Sims	3	4	1	14	0	22
Antoine Upshaw	2	2	0	13	0	18
Chad Ward	1	2	0	12	1	24
Dwayne Moline	1	2	0	12	0	24
Will Mendheim	1	1	0	9	0	15
Howie Prior	0	3	0	16	0	30

Arizona	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Wade Smith	3	9	2	34	1	38
Shaun Dworak	2	8	0	26	0	32
Floyd Goldsmith	2	4	0	35	0	36
Cameron Spikes	2	2	0	21	0	24
Maurice Williams	0	4	0	30	0	35
Trey Teague	0	2	0	10	0	9
Sean Berton	0	1	0	23	0	14
Terrell Ragland	0	1	0	22	0	28
Duane Loucks	0	1	0	16	0	15
Tom Swisher	0	1	0	6	0	4

Special Teams Statistics

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Gerald Hayes	1	19
Warren Pigg	1	17
Adam Archuleta	1	12
Michael Turner	0	19
Bernard Branch	0	14
Dana Dakis	0	14
Troy Edwards	0	13
Ty Dollar	0	13
Dwight Grolitzer	0	12
Artie Willis	0	11
Kawika Mitchell	0	10
Kenny Russell	0	9
Marcus Reese	0	7
Martin Gramatica	0	7
Matthias Askew	0	6
Chad Ward	0	6
Joe Lane	0	6
Clyde Jordan	0	6
Hunter Meadows	0	6
Warren Elrifai	0	6
Randy Murray	0	6
Daniel Shearer	0	6
Kirk Baum	0	6
Junior Siavii	0	5
Howie Prior	0	5
Graham Farias	0	5
Will Mendheim	0	5
Richard Kerner	0	5
Herman Burns	0	4
Joel Dole	0	3
Paul Whalen	0	3
Brock Huard	0	2
Ernest Sullivan	0	2
George Burnett	0	2
Dwayne Moline	0	1
Britt Sims	0	1
Irv Gartland	0	1

Arizona	Tackles	STPlays
Desmond Clark	2	13
Derek Sherp	1	18
Bryant Johnson	1	16
Floyd Goldsmith	1	8
Clay Walters	0	23
Ty Gibson	0	19
Terrell Ragland	0	18
Mario Canidate	0	14
Sean Berton	0	13
Mike Scifres	0	12
Matt Bowen	0	12
Karlos Dansby	0	11
Larry Fitzgerald	0	9
Shaun Dworak	0	8
Terrell Murphy	0	8
Duane Loucks	0	8
Anquan Boldin	0	6
Anthony Uerling	0	6
Adrian Wilson	0	5
Trey Teague	0	5
Wayne Witte	0	5
Brad Moore	0	4
Cornelius Sturdivant	0	4
Justin Alexander	0	4
Robbie Peebles	0	4
Marcus Schroeder	0	3
Tom Swisher	0	3
Leon Venegas	0	2
Joe Dunn	0	2
Artie Gredzinski	0	2
Marlon Hiscock	0	2
Terry Crist	0	2
Horace Porterfield	0	2
Mo Perlman	0	2
Vince Powell	0	1
Artie McDaniel	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	17	4.3
Middle	7	33	4.7
Right	4	36	9.0
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	17	2.4
Middle	24	103	4.3
Right	5	41	8.2
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Oscar Abrams	29	21	2	2	0	3	3	1	0

Arizona	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Carson Palmer	38	27	7	0	1	4	4	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	-2	-0.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	9	29	1.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	5	58	9.7
Long (19+ Yds)	5	4	117	23.4

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	8	2.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	8	7	62	7.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	17	10	134	7.9
Long (19+ Yds)	9	6	177	19.7

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Ernest Sullivan	7	5	28	0	21
RB Lionel Hutchins	6	5	24	0	23
WR Ted O'Neill	6	3	66	1	19
WR Alvin Cortez	5	3	7	0	22
TE Graham Farias	2	2	21	0	17
WR Warren Pigg	1	1	48	1	2
FB Bernard Branch	1	1	1	0	11
RB Paul Whalen	1	1	7	0	12

Arizona	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Anquan Boldin	10	6	1	111	2	34
WR Larry Fitzgerald	7	5	0	73	2	29
FB Terrell Ragland	7	7	0	70	1	28
WR Vince Powell	4	3	0	86	2	26
TE Derek Sherp	4	3	0	24	0	24
WR Mario Canidate	2	0	0	0	0	15
RB Johnny Aalders	2	2	0	6	0	20
WR Bryant Johnson	1	0	0	0	0	5
TE Sean Berton	1	1	0	11	0	14

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Oscar Abrams	1	1	1.00	0.00

Arizona	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Johnny Aalders	5	26	5.20	6.53
Terrell Ragland	1	1	1.00	2.25

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Oscar Abrams	5	4	10	2.00	6.97

Arizona	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Carson Palmer	8	7	43	5.38	10.03

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Ernest Sullivan	1	1	2	2.00	4.00
FB Bernard Branch	1	1	1	1.00	1.00
TE Graham Farias	1	1	4	4.00	10.50
RB Lionel Hutchins	1	1	3	3.00	4.00
WR Alvin Cortez	1	0	0	0.00	1.40

Arizona	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Anquan Boldin	3	2	20	6.67	11.10
FB Terrell Ragland	2	2	12	6.00	10.00
TE Sean Berton	1	1	11	11.00	11.00
TE Derek Sherp	1	1	-2	-2.00	6.00
RB Johnny Aalders	1	1	2	2.00	3.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions

Arizona	Rushes	Conversions
Terrell Ragland	2	0
Carson Palmer	1	1
Johnny Aalders	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Oscar Abrams	9	7	3

Arizona	Att	Comp	Conversions
Carson Palmer	10	8	6

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Alvin Cortez	3	2	0
WR Ernest Sullivan	2	2	1
FB Bernard Branch	1	1	1
TE Graham Farias	1	1	1
RB Lionel Hutchins	1	1	0
WR Ted O'Neill	1	0	0

Arizona	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Larry Fitzgerald	3	3	3
WR Anquan Boldin	2	1	0
FB Terrell Ragland	2	2	2
TE Derek Sherp	2	2	1
WR Mario Canidate	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 44,400 (63,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 12,300 (17,600)
End Zone 8,800 (12,700)
Mezzanine 5,100 (7,300)
Sideline Seats 8,000 (11,200)
Club Seats 8,800 (12,000)
Luxury Boxes 1,400 (2,200)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	44,400 (63,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	12,300 (17,600)
End Zone	8,800 (12,700)
Mezzanine	5,100 (7,300)
Sideline Seats	8,000 (11,200)
Club Seats	8,800 (12,000)
Luxury Boxes	1,400 (2,200)