Week 7, 2012

played in Minnesota, MN

68 degrees, fair, calm

St. Louis Rams	14	0	7	14	0	-	35
Minnesota Vikings	7	3	11	14	3	-	38

Scoring Summary
1Q: 13:50 MIN - Ernest Sullivan 53 pass from Oscar Abrams (Martin Gramatica extra point)
1Q: 09:05 STL - Rudi Johnson 2 run (Andrew Greathouse extra point)
1Q: 02:25 STL - Dana Swenson 7 run (Andrew Greathouse extra point)
2Q: 04:25 MIN - Martin Gramatica 40 field goal
3Q: 13:15 MIN - Martin Gramatica 33 field goal
3Q: 08:40 STL - Ronnie Wilson 4 pass from Marc Bulger (Andrew Greathouse extra point)
3Q: 00:33 MIN - Ted O'Neill 16 pass from Oscar Abrams (Lionel Hutchins run for conversion)
4Q: 13:49 MIN - Junior Siavii 47 fumble return (Martin Gramatica extra point)
4Q: 08:48 STL - Dane Looker 7 pass from Marc Bulger (Andrew Greathouse extra point)
4Q: 04:27 STL - Dana Swenson 2 pass from Marc Bulger (Andrew Greathouse extra point)
4Q: 01:15 MIN - Ted O'Neill 8 pass from Oscar Abrams (Martin Gramatica extra point)
OT: 02:25 MIN - Martin Gramatica 43 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 13:50 MIN - Ernest Sullivan 53 pass from Oscar Abrams (Martin Gramatica extra point)
1Q: 09:05 STL - Rudi Johnson 2 run (Andrew Greathouse extra point)
1Q: 02:25 STL - Dana Swenson 7 run (Andrew Greathouse extra point)
2Q: 04:25 MIN - Martin Gramatica 40 field goal
3Q: 13:15 MIN - Martin Gramatica 33 field goal
3Q: 08:40 STL - Ronnie Wilson 4 pass from Marc Bulger (Andrew Greathouse extra point)
3Q: 00:33 MIN - Ted O'Neill 16 pass from Oscar Abrams (Lionel Hutchins run for conversion)
4Q: 13:49 MIN - Junior Siavii 47 fumble return (Martin Gramatica extra point)
4Q: 08:48 STL - Dane Looker 7 pass from Marc Bulger (Andrew Greathouse extra point)
4Q: 04:27 STL - Dana Swenson 2 pass from Marc Bulger (Andrew Greathouse extra point)
4Q: 01:15 MIN - Ted O'Neill 8 pass from Oscar Abrams (Martin Gramatica extra point)
OT: 02:25 MIN - Martin Gramatica 43 field goal

Team Statistics STL MIN
Record 5-2 1-5
First Downs 32 20
- by Rushing 9 6
- by Passing 21 14
- by Penalty 2 0
Total Net Yards 452 418
- Offensive Plays 77 72
- Yards per Play 5.87 5.81
Net Rushing Yards 146 153
- Rushing Attempts 28 28
- Yards per Rush 5.21 5.46
Net Passing Yards 306 265
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 47 - 32 - 3 41 - 24 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 316 287
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/10 3/22
- Yards per Pass Play 6.24 6.02
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 8/14 5/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.6 9.6
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/1
Penalties/Yards 5/35 10/76
Punt Returns/Yards 2/3 2/21
Kick Returns/Yards 2/48 5/91
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 3/14
2pt Conversions 0/0 1/1
Red Zone Visits 5 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 5/0 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 28 OWN 35
Time of Possession 38:11 34:30

Team Statistics	STL	MIN
Record	5-2	1-5
First Downs	32	20
- by Rushing	9	6
- by Passing	21	14
- by Penalty	2	0
Total Net Yards	452	418
- Offensive Plays	77	72
- Yards per Play	5.87	5.81
Net Rushing Yards	146	153
- Rushing Attempts	28	28
- Yards per Rush	5.21	5.46
Net Passing Yards	306	265
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	47 - 32 - 3	41 - 24 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	316	287
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/10	3/22
- Yards per Pass Play	6.24	6.02
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	8/14	5/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.6	9.6
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/1
Penalties/Yards	5/35	10/76
Punt Returns/Yards	2/3	2/21
Kick Returns/Yards	2/48	5/91
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	3/14
2pt Conversions	0/0	1/1
Red Zone Visits	5	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	5/0	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 28	OWN 35
Time of Possession	38:11	34:30

Drive Charts

St. Louis Rams
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:30	4:33	OWN 20	8	80	Touchdown
1	7:31	5:12	OWN 37	9	63	Touchdown
2	14:25	1:35	OWN 8	3	-1	Punt
2	11:20	3:14	OWN 20	5	15	Punt
2	4:18	2:44	OWN 20	7	21	Punt
3	15:00	0:10	OWN 20	1	0	Interception
3	13:08	4:37	OWN 20	9	80	Touchdown
3	3:32	1:10	OWN 20	3	1	Punt
3	0:27	1:47	OWN 28	4	19	Fumble
4	13:40	0:32	OWN 30	1	0	Interception
4	11:36	2:58	OPP 37	6	37	Touchdown
4	7:57	3:39	OPP 39	8	39	Touchdown
4	1:08	1:08	OWN 20	6	45	Half
OT1	13:12	1:55	OWN 33	3	10	Punt
OT1	6:36	1:59	OWN 24	4	23	Interception

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:30	OWN 32	2	68	Touchdown
1	8:57	1:26	OWN 33	4	-14	Punt
1	2:19	2:54	OWN 20	7	27	Punt
2	12:50	1:30	OWN 43	3	-2	Punt
2	8:06	3:48	OWN 36	8	41	Field Goal
2	1:34	1:34	OWN 13	3	7	Half
3	14:50	1:42	OPP 24	3	8	Field Goal
3	8:31	4:59	OWN 18	10	44	Punt
3	2:22	1:55	OWN 35	4	65	Touchdown
4	13:08	1:32	OPP 34	3	7	Missed FG
4	8:38	0:41	OWN 20	2	-7	Interception
4	4:18	3:10	OWN 36	7	64	Touchdown
OT1	15:00	1:48	OWN 24	3	6	Punt
OT1	11:17	4:41	OWN 6	9	22	Punt
OT1	4:37	2:18	OWN 47	5	27	Field Goal

Game MVP: Junior Siavii, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Dana Swenson	23	132	5.74	18	4	1
Rudi Johnson	5	14	2.80	11	1	1

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Lionel Hutchins	18	109	6.06	49	3
Stephen Hope	9	40	4.44	13	1
Oscar Abrams	1	4	4.00	4	0

Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Marc Bulger	47	32	316	2/10	3	29	3	81.5

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Oscar Abrams	41	24	287	3/22	3	53	1	94.3

Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Dane Looker	9	13	92	10.22	10	17	1
RB Dana Swenson	8	8	42	5.25	4	16	1
WR Ronnie Wilson	8	11	133	16.63	23	29	1
WR Curtis Weber	2	5	13	6.50	4	12	0
TE Carl Denney	2	5	25	12.50	5	13	0
FB Greg Jones	1	2	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
TE Teyo Johnson	1	2	4	4.00	3	4	0
WR Roosevelt Crane	1	1	8	8.00	0	8	0

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Ernest Sullivan	6	13	127	21.17	51	53	1
WR Alvin Cortez	6	11	64	10.67	11	18	0
WR Ted O'Neill	5	6	51	10.20	10	20	2
TE Graham Farias	2	2	4	2.00	0	5	0
RB Lionel Hutchins	2	3	13	6.50	4	15	0
WR Artie Willis	2	5	25	12.50	0	15	0
FB Bernard Branch	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0

Interception Statistics

St. Louis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Leon Wright	1	0	0.00	0

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Richard Kerner	2	5	2.50	0
CB Daniel Shearer	1	9	9.00	0

Fumble Statistics

St. Louis	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Rudi Johnson	1	0	0	0
Chris Tilly	0	0	1	0

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Lionel Hutchins	1	0	0	0
Junior Siavii	0	1	0	1
Will Mendheim	0	1	0	0
Marcus Reese	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

St. Louis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Ryan McConnell	5	237	47.4	43.2	54	2

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Herman Burns	6	274	45.7	38.5	59	1

Kicking Statistics

St. Louis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Andrew Greathouse	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	5/5

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Martin Gramatica	3/4	2/3	0/0	43	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Curtis Weber	2	3	1.5	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Warren Pigg	2	21	10.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Cedric Upshaw	2	48	24.0	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dwight Grolitzer	5	91	18.2	0

Defensive Statistics

St. Louis	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Michael Porter	10	4	0.0	28	43
OLB Brandon Chillar	9	1	0.0	28	44
DE Gilbert Hillenmeyer	5	0	0.0	24	38
DT Trevor Austin	4	1	1.0	25	40
DT Ian Kanpurwala	4	1	0.5	24	38
S Henry Setayesh	4	2	0.0	28	41
CB Chris Tilly	4	0	0.0	24	41
OLB Will Witherspoon	3	0	0.0	10	13
DE Orlando Murray	2	2	1.5	26	41
S Sam Eloms	2	3	0.0	22	35
CB Leon Wright	2	0	0.0	26	40
RB Rudi Johnson	1	0	---	---	---
WR Dane Looker	1	0	---	---	---
CB Rufus Foster	1	0	0.0	13	24
S Otis Sinclair	1	0	0.0	2	6
WR Ronnie Wilson	1	0	---	---	---
CB Cedric Upshaw	1	0	0.0	8	13
OLB Dominique Stevenson	0	1	0.0	3	2
DT Glenn O'Pope	0	1	0.0	10	10

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Warren Elrifai	11	2	0.0	28	49
DT Junior Siavii	7	0	2.0	22	39
S Richard Kerner	6	3	0.0	24	41
CB Kenny Russell	6	1	0.0	23	41
CB Dwight Grolitzer	5	0	0.0	22	47
CB Daniel Shearer	4	4	0.0	28	47
ILB Marcus Reese	4	2	0.0	26	47
S Kirk Baum	3	2	0.0	27	47
OLB Irv Gartland	2	1	0.0	5	11
OLB Gerald Hayes	2	0	0.0	6	1
DT Joel Dole	2	0	0.0	8	12
DE Hunter Meadows	2	0	0.0	23	45
DE Randy Murray	1	2	0.0	26	47
ILB Kawika Mitchell	1	0	0.0	2	2
CB Adam Archuleta	1	0	0.0	3	8
WR Ted O'Neill	1	0	---	---	---

Pass Rush Statistics

St. Louis	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Orlando Murray	1.5	2	0	1	41
DT Trevor Austin	1.0	0	0	0	40
DT Ian Kanpurwala	0.5	0	1	0	38
DE Gilbert Hillenmeyer	0.0	1	3	0	38
CB Leon Wright	0.0	0	1	0	40

Minnesota	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Junior Siavii	2.0	1	0	39
DT Matthias Askew	0.0	2	0	40
OLB Warren Elrifai	0.0	1	1	49

Pass Defense Statistics

St. Louis	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Brandon Chillar	6	1	0	44
CB Chris Tilly	4	0	0	41
ILB Michael Porter	3	0	0	43
OLB Will Witherspoon	2	0	0	13
S Henry Setayesh	2	0	0	41
CB Leon Wright	1	1	1	40
CB Rufus Foster	1	1	0	24
OLB Dominique Stevenson	1	0	0	2
DT Trevor Austin	1	0	0	40
S Sam Eloms	1	0	0	35
DE Gilbert Hillenmeyer	1	0	0	38
CB Cedric Upshaw	1	0	0	13
S Otis Sinclair	0	1	0	6

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Warren Elrifai	8	1	0	49
CB Kenny Russell	5	1	0	41
S Richard Kerner	4	0	2	41
CB Dwight Grolitzer	4	0	0	47
ILB Marcus Reese	3	0	0	47
OLB Irv Gartland	3	0	0	11
CB Daniel Shearer	2	1	1	47
DE Hunter Meadows	1	1	0	45
CB Adam Archuleta	1	0	0	8
S Ty Dollar	1	0	0	4

Blocking Statistics

St. Louis	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Reggie Wells	5	5	1	25	0	37
Lenny Hairston	4	7	0	22	0	40
Vincent Manuwai	3	4	0	23	2	38
Amos Webster	1	4	0	27	0	47
Greg Jones	1	1	0	14	0	29
Teyo Johnson	1	1	0	20	0	23
Jerald Bumpers	1	1	0	3	0	12
Ken Amato	0	4	0	16	0	30
Paul Zukauskas	0	1	0	5	0	11

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Damon Manning	5	9	2	24	2	40
Antoine Upshaw	2	4	0	19	0	35
Britt Sims	1	4	0	22	0	33
Dwayne Moline	0	4	0	27	0	33
Bernard Branch	0	2	0	10	0	16
Will Mendheim	0	2	0	10	0	21
Howie Prior	0	1	0	28	1	44
Clyde Jordan	0	1	0	9	0	9

Special Teams Statistics

St. Louis	Tackles	STPlays
Carl Denney	2	17
Roosevelt Crane	2	16
Rufus Foster	1	14
Jerald Bumpers	1	5
Leon Wright	1	4
Rudi Johnson	0	25
Cedric Upshaw	0	21
Dane Looker	0	20
Curtis Weber	0	20
Jermaine Phillips	0	19
Dexter Farrell	0	19
Greg Jones	0	18
Dominique Stevenson	0	14
Sam Eloms	0	13
Teyo Johnson	0	9
Glenn O'Pope	0	8
Max Clemons	0	7
Andrew Greathouse	0	7
Will Witherspoon	0	6
Paul Zukauskas	0	5
Billy Ah Yat	0	5
Lorenzo Thomas	0	5
Ryan McConnell	0	5
Vincent Manuwai	0	4
Brandon Chillar	0	4
Michael Porter	0	4
Chris Tilly	0	4
Henry Setayesh	0	4
Gilbert Hillenmeyer	0	3
Otis Sinclair	0	3
Orlando Murray	0	3
Ian Kanpurwala	0	3
Trevor Austin	0	2
Chris Demaree	0	1
Ricky Ward	0	1
Barry Houston	0	1

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Gerald Hayes	1	30
Warren Pigg	1	25
Dana Dakis	1	21
Adam Archuleta	1	14
Michael Turner	0	29
Troy Edwards	0	18
Artie Willis	0	18
Keith Hogh	0	14
Bernard Branch	0	14
Kawika Mitchell	0	12
Martin Gramatica	0	11
Joe Lane	0	10
Howie Prior	0	10
Damon Manning	0	10
Clyde Jordan	0	10
Kenny Russell	0	10
Graham Farias	0	9
Paul Whalen	0	9
Will Mendheim	0	8
Dwight Grolitzer	0	7
Herman Burns	0	6
Van Briscoe	0	5
Brock Huard	0	4
Matthias Askew	0	3
Irv Gartland	0	3
Marcus Reese	0	2
Junior Siavii	0	2
Dwayne Moline	0	2
Ty Dollar	0	2
Ernest Sullivan	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	54	7.7
Middle	16	63	3.9
Right	5	29	5.8
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	67	9.6
Middle	15	62	4.1
Right	6	24	4.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Marc Bulger	47	32	3	2	2	4	4	1	3

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Oscar Abrams	41	24	3	1	3	4	5	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	6	14	2.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	11	81	5.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	20	13	166	8.3
Long (19+ Yds)	7	2	55	7.9

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	13	6.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	8	34	2.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	20	11	167	8.4
Long (19+ Yds)	7	3	73	10.4

Detailed Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Dane Looker	13	9	2	92	0	36
WR Ronnie Wilson	11	8	0	133	3	39
RB Dana Swenson	8	8	0	42	0	37
WR Curtis Weber	5	2	0	13	0	23
TE Carl Denney	5	2	0	25	0	23
FB Greg Jones	2	1	0	-1	0	29
TE Teyo Johnson	2	1	0	4	0	23
WR Roosevelt Crane	1	1	0	8	0	20

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Ernest Sullivan	13	6	2	127	2	34
WR Alvin Cortez	11	6	0	64	0	30
WR Ted O'Neill	6	5	1	51	1	25
WR Artie Willis	5	2	0	25	0	20
RB Lionel Hutchins	3	2	0	13	0	30
TE Graham Farias	2	2	0	4	0	16
FB Bernard Branch	1	1	0	3	0	16

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Dana Swenson	6	39	6.50	5.74
Rudi Johnson	2	4	2.00	2.80

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Lionel Hutchins	1	-5	-5.00	6.06

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Marc Bulger	4	4	18	4.50	6.72

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Oscar Abrams	3	2	24	8.00	7.00

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Dane Looker	2	2	12	6.00	7.08
RB Dana Swenson	1	1	2	2.00	5.25
WR Ronnie Wilson	1	1	4	4.00	12.09

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Ted O'Neill	2	2	24	12.00	8.50
WR Alvin Cortez	1	0	0	0.00	5.82

Third Down Rushing Statistics

St. Louis	Rushes	Conversions
Dana Swenson	1	1

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Lionel Hutchins	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Marc Bulger	13	10	7

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Oscar Abrams	15	8	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Dane Looker	3	3	3
RB Dana Swenson	2	2	0
WR Curtis Weber	2	1	1
TE Carl Denney	2	1	1
FB Greg Jones	1	0	0
TE Teyo Johnson	1	1	0
WR Roosevelt Crane	1	1	1
WR Ronnie Wilson	1	1	1

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Alvin Cortez	4	2	1
WR Ernest Sullivan	3	1	0
WR Ted O'Neill	3	2	1
RB Lionel Hutchins	2	1	1
WR Artie Willis	2	1	1
TE Graham Farias	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 62,900 (64,100 capacity)
Upper Deck 21,400 (22,100)
End Zone 15,700 (15,900)
Mezzanine 9,100 (9,200)
Sideline Seats 13,900 (14,100)
Luxury Boxes 2,800 (2,800)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	62,900 (64,100 capacity)
Upper Deck	21,400 (22,100)
End Zone	15,700 (15,900)
Mezzanine	9,100 (9,200)
Sideline Seats	13,900 (14,100)
Luxury Boxes	2,800 (2,800)