Week 12, 2013

played in Cincinnati, OH

37 degrees, fair, 8 mph wind

Minnesota Vikings	0	10	0	3	-	13
Cincinnati Bengals	7	0	3	0	-	10

Scoring Summary
1Q: 01:52 CIN - Adam Hodges 3 run (Irv Terry extra point)
2Q: 12:52 MIN - Ernest Sullivan 26 pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Donnell Wilcox extra point)
2Q: 01:35 MIN - Donnell Wilcox 27 field goal
3Q: 09:16 CIN - Irv Terry 25 field goal
4Q: 06:07 MIN - Donnell Wilcox 35 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 01:52 CIN - Adam Hodges 3 run (Irv Terry extra point)
2Q: 12:52 MIN - Ernest Sullivan 26 pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Donnell Wilcox extra point)
2Q: 01:35 MIN - Donnell Wilcox 27 field goal
3Q: 09:16 CIN - Irv Terry 25 field goal
4Q: 06:07 MIN - Donnell Wilcox 35 field goal

Team Statistics MIN CIN
Record 7-4 1-10
First Downs 22 12
- by Rushing 9 7
- by Passing 13 4
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 378 240
- Offensive Plays 67 48
- Yards per Play 5.64 5.00
Net Rushing Yards 144 145
- Rushing Attempts 34 29
- Yards per Rush 4.24 5.00
Net Passing Yards 234 95
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 32 - 23 - 0 18 - 9 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 242 100
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/8 1/5
- Yards per Pass Play 7.09 5.00
Fumbles/Lost 2/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 6/15 2/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.3 6.6
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/27 2/15
Punt Returns/Yards 4/50 1/1
Kick Returns/Yards 3/71 4/69
Interception Ret./Yards 2/9 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/2 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 33 OWN 19
Time of Possession 33:49 26:11

Team Statistics	MIN	CIN
Record	7-4	1-10
First Downs	22	12
- by Rushing	9	7
- by Passing	13	4
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	378	240
- Offensive Plays	67	48
- Yards per Play	5.64	5.00
Net Rushing Yards	144	145
- Rushing Attempts	34	29
- Yards per Rush	4.24	5.00
Net Passing Yards	234	95
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	32 - 23 - 0	18 - 9 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	242	100
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/8	1/5
- Yards per Pass Play	7.09	5.00
Fumbles/Lost	2/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	6/15	2/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.3	6.6
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/27	2/15
Punt Returns/Yards	4/50	1/1
Kick Returns/Yards	3/71	4/69
Interception Ret./Yards	2/9	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/2	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 33	OWN 19
Time of Possession	33:49	26:11

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:45	OWN 19	5	26	Punt
1	10:48	3:45	OWN 33	6	13	Punt
1	1:43	4:05	OWN 21	9	79	Touchdown
2	10:44	3:28	OWN 30	5	27	Punt
2	5:32	4:03	OWN 35	9	55	Field Goal
2	0:44	0:44	OWN 26	2	12	Half
3	9:10	2:38	OWN 38	5	29	Punt
3	4:28	3:59	OWN 36	6	32	Missed FG
3	0:17	1:38	OWN 17	4	27	Punt
4	11:40	1:39	50	3	6	Punt
4	8:24	2:24	OPP 40	5	22	Field Goal
4	2:41	2:41	OWN 32	8	30	Game

Cincinnati Bengals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:15	1:27	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
1	7:03	5:20	OWN 7	11	93	Touchdown
2	12:38	1:54	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
2	7:16	1:44	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
2	1:29	0:45	OWN 29	3	3	Punt
3	15:00	5:50	OWN 26	10	66	Field Goal
3	6:32	2:04	OWN 20	5	36	Interception
3	0:29	0:12	OWN 39	1	0	Interception
4	13:39	1:59	OWN 6	3	9	Punt
4	10:01	1:37	OWN 4	3	4	Punt
4	6:00	3:19	OWN 20	4	11	Punt

Game MVP: Ben Roethlisberger, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Richie Forbes	21	109	5.19	18	5
Glen Jeffers	12	36	3.00	11	1
Ben Roethlisberger	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Adam Hodges	22	125	5.68	17	5	1
Max Lynn	4	10	2.50	5	0	0
Charles Dodge	3	10	3.33	4	0	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ben Roethlisberger	32	23	242	1/8	1	26	0	103.9

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Charles Dodge	18	9	100	1/5	0	37	2	27.3

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Alvin Cortez	7	10	94	13.43	33	21	0
TE Calvin Truong	4	4	40	10.00	3	21	0
WR Ernest Sullivan	4	5	57	14.25	21	26	1
WR Jose Scott	3	4	21	7.00	3	12	0
FB Bernard Branch	2	2	13	6.50	7	8	0
TE Grant Clinton	1	4	6	6.00	0	6	0
WR Ted O'Neill	1	1	5	5.00	6	5	0
RB Richie Forbes	1	2	6	6.00	0	6	0

Cincinnati	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
RB Adam Hodges	5	5	47	9.40	1	24
WR Ross Leandri	1	2	37	37.00	4	37
WR Wes Wentland	1	1	13	13.00	4	13
FB Norman Newton	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1
WR Mack Simmons	1	2	4	4.00	0	4
TE Teddy Rottinghaus	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
FB Scott Capers	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
WR Freddie Newell	0	5	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Percy Garcia	1	6	6.00	0
S Richard Kerner	1	3	3.00	0

Cincinnati	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force
Michael Lehan	1	0	0
Glen Jeffers	1	0	0
Butch McConnell	0	1	0
Daniel Shearer	0	1	0
Chuck Laxdal	0	0	1

Cincinnati	Fumb	Recov	Force
Charles Dodge	1	0	0
Scott Capers	0	1	0
Leslie Poston	0	0	1
Kerry Dye	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Herman Burns	6	269	44.8	34.7	55	3

Cincinnati	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mercury Scholl	7	329	47.0	39.9	57	2

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Donnell Wilcox	2/3	0/1	0/0	35	1/1

Cincinnati	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Irv Terry	1/1	0/0	0/0	25	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Michael Lehan	4	50	12.5	0

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Keiwan Ratliff	1	1	1.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Michael Lehan	2	53	26.5	0
Dwight Grolitzer	1	18	18.0	0

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Max Lynn	3	46	15.3	0
Ross Leandri	1	23	23.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Warren Elrifai	7	0	0.0	28	19
S Richard Kerner	6	0	0.0	28	19
ILB Kurt Willis	5	0	0.0	29	18
DT Junior Siavii	4	3	0.0	24	16
DE Randy Murray	3	0	0.0	24	19
DE Chuck Laxdal	2	0	0.5	25	19
DT Vincent Nece	2	3	0.0	26	12
CB Daniel Shearer	2	1	0.0	19	15
CB Percy Garcia	2	0	0.0	27	18
OLB Louis Downs	2	0	0.0	12	4
DT Joel Dole	1	2	0.0	12	4
CB Calvin Bauer	1	1	0.0	28	19
S Carl Menoskey	1	0	0.0	2	6
DE Hunter Meadows	1	0	0.0	8	1
S Kirk Baum	0	1	0.5	23	17
OLB Tyrone Prosser	0	1	0.0	2	1

Cincinnati	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Leslie Poston	10	4	0.0	29	28
CB Keiwan Ratliff	10	2	0.0	29	29
DE Adrian Williamson	6	0	0.0	34	32
DE Cary Tindall	6	0	0.0	31	33
S Nicky LeBlanc	5	2	0.0	33	31
CB Tom Allen	5	1	0.0	31	31
OLB Brad Dunham	4	2	1.0	31	33
CB Quentin Thomason	4	0	0.0	32	30
DT Bert Gietzen	3	0	0.0	30	30
ILB Landon Johnson	1	1	0.0	5	5
S Stuart Schweigert	1	1	0.0	27	27
WR Freddie Newell	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Spencer Parrish	1	0	0.0	7	8
TE Jumbo Riley	1	0	---	---	---
DT Cornelius Hemphill	0	2	0.0	28	27
S Bennie Henderson	0	1	0.0	10	7

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Chuck Laxdal	0.5	1	1	19
S Kirk Baum	0.5	0	0	17
DT Junior Siavii	0.0	0	1	16

Cincinnati	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Brad Dunham	1.0	0	0	0	33
ILB Leslie Poston	0.0	1	0	0	28
DE Cary Tindall	0.0	0	3	1	33
DT Bert Gietzen	0.0	0	2	0	30
DE Adrian Williamson	0.0	0	1	0	32

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Warren Elrifai	3	0	0	19
CB Percy Garcia	1	1	1	18
S Richard Kerner	1	1	1	19
S Carl Menoskey	1	0	0	6
DE Hunter Meadows	1	0	0	1
ILB Kurt Willis	1	0	0	18
CB Daniel Shearer	1	0	0	15
CB Calvin Bauer	0	2	0	19

Cincinnati	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Keiwan Ratliff	6	0	29
CB Tom Allen	3	1	31
ILB Leslie Poston	3	0	28
CB Quentin Thomason	3	0	30
DE Adrian Williamson	2	0	32
OLB Brad Dunham	1	1	33
ILB Landon Johnson	1	0	5
S Nicky LeBlanc	1	0	31
DE Cary Tindall	1	0	33
DT Bert Gietzen	1	0	30
OLB Spencer Parrish	1	0	8

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Dwayne Moline	4	9	0	26	0	26
Britt Sims	3	7	1	29	0	28
Howie Prior	2	4	0	32	0	29
Damon Manning	1	5	0	27	0	24
Antoine Upshaw	1	2	0	25	1	22
Clyde Jordan	1	2	0	13	0	16
Will Mendheim	1	1	0	5	0	5
Chad Ward	0	2	0	13	0	15
Calvin Truong	0	1	0	26	0	25

Cincinnati	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Burt Gerhardt	6	7	25	0	16
Albert Mathis	5	7	28	0	18
Toby Liliedahl	1	4	23	1	14
Rufus Winger	1	1	7	0	4
Oliver Carfagno	0	4	24	0	15
Teddy Rottinghaus	0	2	27	0	16
Scott Capers	0	1	8	0	5
Brady Wilmsmeyer	0	1	12	0	9

Special Teams Statistics

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Chris Hope	1	15
Jose Scott	1	14
Grant Clinton	1	13
Bernard Branch	1	10
Kirk Baum	1	8
Butch McConnell	0	23
Michael Lehan	0	20
Tyrone Prosser	0	17
Dana Dakis	0	16
Daniel Shearer	0	16
Antoine Stein	0	10
Chad Ward	0	9
Calvin Truong	0	9
Clyde Jordan	0	9
Damon Manning	0	8
Will Mendheim	0	8
Junior Siavii	0	7
Eddie Moore	0	7
Donnell Wilcox	0	7
Dwight Grolitzer	0	7
Edgar Morrison	0	6
Herman Burns	0	6
Louis Downs	0	4
Jackie Huntley	0	3
Vincent Nece	0	2
Antoine Upshaw	0	2
Carl Menoskey	0	1
Calvin Bauer	0	1
Chuck Laxdal	0	1
Percy Garcia	0	1
Richard Kerner	0	1
Warren Elrifai	0	1
Kurt Willis	0	1
Randy Murray	0	1

Cincinnati	Tackles	STPlays
Earnest Brandon	2	15
Max Lynn	1	15
Leslie Poston	1	12
Kerry Dye	1	10
Burt Gerhardt	1	8
Curtis Farley	1	8
Norman Newton	1	6
Corwin Bostic	0	19
Mack Simmons	0	11
Scott Capers	0	10
Wes Wentland	0	10
Bennie Henderson	0	9
Vernon Hymes	0	9
Landon Johnson	0	8
Ross Leandri	0	8
Rufus Winger	0	8
Bert Gietzen	0	8
Quentin Thomason	0	8
Brady Wilmsmeyer	0	8
Mercury Scholl	0	7
Teddy Rottinghaus	0	6
Mitch Farrell	0	6
Dwight McGee	0	6
Toby Liliedahl	0	6
Timothy Floyd	0	5
Jumbo Riley	0	5
Keiwan Ratliff	0	4
Irv Terry	0	4
Nicky LeBlanc	0	3
Adrian Williamson	0	3
Sammie May	0	3
Spencer Parrish	0	3
Levon Wagner	0	2
Brad Dunham	0	2
Cornelius Hemphill	0	2
Cary Tindall	0	2
Freddie Newell	0	2
Tom Allen	0	2
Skip Etheridge	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	13	75	5.8
Middle	16	48	3.0
Right	4	22	5.5
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	14	87	6.2
Middle	15	58	3.9
Right	0	0	0.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ben Roethlisberger	32	23	4	0	0	2	6	1	0

Cincinnati	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Charles Dodge	18	9	2	1	1	4	1	2	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	30	7.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	12	74	4.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	8	138	12.5
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	2	1.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	5	4	24	4.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	4	1	13	3.3
Long (19+ Yds)	7	2	61	8.7

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Alvin Cortez	10	7	94	2	26
WR Ernest Sullivan	5	4	57	1	32
TE Grant Clinton	4	1	6	0	11
TE Calvin Truong	4	4	40	1	25
WR Jose Scott	4	3	21	0	12
FB Bernard Branch	2	2	13	0	13
RB Richie Forbes	2	1	6	0	21
WR Ted O'Neill	1	1	5	0	6

Cincinnati	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB Adam Hodges	5	5	0	47	1	15
WR Freddie Newell	5	0	1	0	0	12
WR Ross Leandri	2	1	0	37	1	12
WR Mack Simmons	2	1	0	4	0	5
TE Teddy Rottinghaus	1	0	0	0	0	16
FB Scott Capers	1	0	0	0	0	5
WR Wes Wentland	1	1	0	13	0	16
FB Norman Newton	1	1	0	-1	0	5

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Glen Jeffers	1	-3	-3.00	3.00
Richie Forbes	1	0	0.00	5.19

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Adam Hodges	2	6	3.00	5.68
Max Lynn	1	2	2.00	2.50

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ben Roethlisberger	1	0	0	0.00	7.56

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Charles Dodge	3	2	12	4.00	5.56

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Alvin Cortez	1	0	0	0.00	9.40

Cincinnati	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Teddy Rottinghaus	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
RB Adam Hodges	1	1	13	13.00	9.40
FB Norman Newton	1	1	-1	-1.00	-1.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Glen Jeffers	2	1
Richie Forbes	1	0

Cincinnati	Rushes	Conversions
Adam Hodges	1	1
Max Lynn	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ben Roethlisberger	11	6	5

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Conversions
Charles Dodge	8	3	0

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Alvin Cortez	5	3	2
WR Ernest Sullivan	2	2	2
TE Grant Clinton	1	0	0
WR Jose Scott	1	0	0
WR Ted O'Neill	1	1	1
RB Richie Forbes	1	0	0

Cincinnati	Targ	Catch
WR Freddie Newell	3	0
RB Adam Hodges	2	2
TE Teddy Rottinghaus	1	0
WR Ross Leandri	1	0
WR Mack Simmons	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 28,800 (65,500 capacity)
Upper Deck 7,100 (19,800)
End Zone 6,500 (14,300)
Mezzanine 3,700 (8,300)
Sideline Seats 6,000 (12,700)
Club Seats 3,400 (7,600)
Luxury Boxes 2,100 (2,800)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	28,800 (65,500 capacity)
Upper Deck	7,100 (19,800)
End Zone	6,500 (14,300)
Mezzanine	3,700 (8,300)
Sideline Seats	6,000 (12,700)
Club Seats	3,400 (7,600)
Luxury Boxes	2,100 (2,800)