Week 16, 2014

played in New England, MA

20 degrees, fair, 9 mph wind

Minnesota Vikings	7	3	0	0	-	10
New England Patriots	0	14	7	3	-	24

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:45 MIN - Butch McConnell 5 run (Donnell Wilcox extra point)
2Q: 14:05 MIN - Donnell Wilcox 37 field goal
2Q: 06:03 NED - Bethel Johnson 38 pass from Tom Brady (Charlie Flannery extra point)
2Q: 00:22 NED - Byron Lewis 6 run (Charlie Flannery extra point)
3Q: 00:03 NED - Bethel Johnson 9 pass from Tom Brady (Charlie Flannery extra point)
4Q: 12:00 NED - Charlie Flannery 48 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:45 MIN - Butch McConnell 5 run (Donnell Wilcox extra point)
2Q: 14:05 MIN - Donnell Wilcox 37 field goal
2Q: 06:03 NED - Bethel Johnson 38 pass from Tom Brady (Charlie Flannery extra point)
2Q: 00:22 NED - Byron Lewis 6 run (Charlie Flannery extra point)
3Q: 00:03 NED - Bethel Johnson 9 pass from Tom Brady (Charlie Flannery extra point)
4Q: 12:00 NED - Charlie Flannery 48 field goal

Team Statistics MIN NED
Record 11-4 9-6
First Downs 21 22
- by Rushing 7 7
- by Passing 12 14
- by Penalty 2 1
Total Net Yards 335 424
- Offensive Plays 69 67
- Yards per Play 4.86 6.33
Net Rushing Yards 125 144
- Rushing Attempts 30 28
- Yards per Rush 4.17 5.14
Net Passing Yards 210 280
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 38 - 18 - 2 38 - 23 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 216 286
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/6 1/6
- Yards per Pass Play 5.38 7.18
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 2/13 9/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.5 9.6
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/43 9/68
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 1/7
Kick Returns/Yards 2/67 1/20
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 2/50
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 24 OWN 34
Time of Possession 30:32 29:28

Team Statistics	MIN	NED
Record	11-4	9-6
First Downs	21	22
- by Rushing	7	7
- by Passing	12	14
- by Penalty	2	1
Total Net Yards	335	424
- Offensive Plays	69	67
- Yards per Play	4.86	6.33
Net Rushing Yards	125	144
- Rushing Attempts	30	28
- Yards per Rush	4.17	5.14
Net Passing Yards	210	280
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	38 - 18 - 2	38 - 23 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	216	286
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/6	1/6
- Yards per Pass Play	5.38	7.18
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	2/13	9/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.5	9.6
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/43	9/68
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	1/7
Kick Returns/Yards	2/67	1/20
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	2/50
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 24	OWN 34
Time of Possession	30:32	29:28

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:44	1:29	OWN 17	4	11	Punt
1	9:07	4:31	OWN 40	9	60	Touchdown
1	2:56	3:58	OWN 22	10	58	Field Goal
2	10:22	1:54	OWN 7	3	9	Punt
2	5:43	3:51	OWN 20	8	48	Missed FG
2	0:13	0:13	OWN 33	1	-1	Half
3	15:00	2:02	OWN 40	4	12	Punt
3	7:20	4:21	OWN 20	9	52	Missed FG
4	15:00	2:23	OWN 20	4	25	Interception
4	11:53	1:06	OWN 20	3	2	Punt
4	5:43	2:53	OWN 39	9	22	Downs
4	1:55	1:20	OWN 20	7	14	Interception

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:16	OWN 8	2	29	Interception
1	12:15	3:08	OWN 30	7	37	Missed FG
1	4:36	1:40	OWN 23	3	7	Punt
2	13:58	3:36	OWN 20	8	28	Punt
2	8:28	2:45	OWN 42	5	58	Touchdown
2	1:52	1:39	OWN 39	7	61	Touchdown
3	12:58	5:38	OWN 3	11	55	Punt
3	2:59	2:59	OWN 35	8	65	Touchdown
4	12:37	0:44	OPP 31	3	0	Field Goal
4	10:47	5:04	OWN 36	8	32	Missed FG
4	2:50	0:55	OWN 39	4	14	Punt
4	0:35	0:35	OPP 27	1	-2	Game

Game MVP: Tom Brady, New England Patriots

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Butch McConnell	16	49	3.06	8	0	1
Lionel Hutchins	9	59	6.56	15	3	0
Jackie Huntley	5	17	3.40	6	0	0

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Byron Lewis	17	98	5.76	24	4	1
Kendall Flickinger	8	43	5.38	16	2	0
Tom Brady	3	3	1.00	5	0	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jackie Huntley	38	18	216	1/6	0	20	2	43.3

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Tom Brady	38	23	286	1/6	2	38	1	90.4

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Quentin Giles	9	15	116	12.89	29	20
TE Grant Clinton	2	4	28	14.00	13	17
WR Ted O'Neill	2	5	29	14.50	4	17
TE Calvin Truong	1	2	8	8.00	8	8
WR Roosevelt Crane	1	5	14	14.00	0	14
WR Warren Pigg	1	3	4	4.00	0	4
RB Lionel Hutchins	1	2	2	2.00	2	2
WR Antoine Stein	1	2	15	15.00	0	15

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Luke Gross	5	8	81	16.20	19	35	0
WR Nathan Osborne	4	6	38	9.50	7	18	0
WR Bethel Johnson	3	4	51	17.00	3	38	2
TE Ben Watson	2	2	19	9.50	0	11	0
WR Roger Daniels	2	8	34	17.00	13	19	0
RB Byron Lewis	2	4	9	4.50	1	6	0
TE Ross Shannon	2	3	6	3.00	0	6	0
FB Mercury Legay	1	1	9	9.00	6	9	0
WR Howie Hoffman	1	1	21	21.00	0	21	0
RB Kendall Flickinger	1	1	18	18.00	14	18	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Rico Strickland	1	0	0.00	0

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Heath Hitchcock	1	30	30.00	0
CB Tito Mallard	1	20	20.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Dwight Grolitzer	1	0	0	0
Lionel Hutchins	0	1	0	0

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Kendall Flickinger	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Herman Burns	4	178	44.5	42.8	49	1

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Robbie Burgess	4	182	45.5	35.5	48	1

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Donnell Wilcox	1/3	0/2	0/0	37	1/1

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Charlie Flannery	1/3	1/3	0/1	48	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brian Ellis	1	7	7.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dwight Grolitzer	2	67	33.5	0

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brian Ellis	1	20	20.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Leslie Fields	8	3	0.0	26	37
S Carl Menoskey	8	1	0.0	25	36
ILB Marcus Reese	7	2	0.0	24	36
OLB Louis Downs	4	2	0.0	12	16
S Mo Harvey	4	1	0.0	24	35
DE Randy Murray	3	1	1.0	26	38
CB Walt Tanner	3	0	0.0	27	37
OLB Tyrone Prosser	3	0	0.0	27	38
CB Rico Strickland	3	0	0.0	26	37
DE Hunter Meadows	2	0	0.0	23	35
DT Omari Jordan	1	1	0.0	23	36
DE Chuck Laxdal	1	1	0.0	5	4
DT Junior Siavii	1	0	0.0	19	29
WR Roosevelt Crane	1	0	---	---	---
WR Antoine Stein	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Warren Elrifai	0	1	0.0	1	1
CB Dwight Grolitzer	0	1	0.0	3	3

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Eugene Wilson	6	2	0.0	30	38
OLB Christian Howe	6	1	0.0	26	38
ILB Luke Wayne	5	3	0.0	29	38
S Sean Taylor	5	1	0.0	25	34
CB Brant Norton	5	0	0.0	28	37
DT Vernon Garrett	4	3	0.5	25	33
DT Vince Wilfork	4	0	0.0	20	17
S Heath Hitchcock	3	3	0.0	22	31
DE Kendrick Fox	3	0	0.0	21	17
DE Freddie Preston	2	1	0.5	26	38
OLB Lamar Marshall	2	1	0.0	8	9
DE Leon Matheny	1	0	0.0	19	30
RB Byron Lewis	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Cole Monroe	1	0	0.0	4	1
CB Tito Mallard	0	1	0.0	28	38
CB Brian Ellis	0	1	0.0	11	22

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Randy Murray	1.0	0	3	38
ILB Marcus Reese	0.0	1	0	36
DE Hunter Meadows	0.0	0	2	35
DT Junior Siavii	0.0	0	1	29

New England	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Freddie Preston	0.5	0	3	0	38
DT Vernon Garrett	0.5	0	1	1	33

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Leslie Fields	6	0	0	37
CB Rico Strickland	4	2	1	37
S Mo Harvey	3	0	0	35
OLB Tyrone Prosser	3	0	0	38
CB Walt Tanner	2	1	0	37
ILB Marcus Reese	2	0	0	36
OLB Louis Downs	2	0	0	16
S Carl Menoskey	1	1	0	36
DE Randy Murray	0	1	0	38

New England	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Brant Norton	4	1	0	37
S Sean Taylor	3	0	0	34
OLB Christian Howe	3	0	0	38
S Heath Hitchcock	2	2	1	31
S Eugene Wilson	2	1	0	38
OLB Lamar Marshall	2	0	0	9
ILB Luke Wayne	1	0	0	38
OLB Cole Monroe	1	0	0	1
CB Tito Mallard	0	2	1	38
CB Brian Ellis	0	2	0	22
CB Fernando Gildon	0	1	0	2

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Dwayne Moline	3	7	26	0	33
Will Mendheim	2	3	28	0	39
Michael Shaw	1	4	25	0	27
Howie Prior	1	3	23	1	34
Ricardo Sirmon	1	3	28	0	30
Bernard Branch	1	2	16	0	15
Clyde Jordan	0	2	17	0	27
Calvin Truong	0	1	13	0	17

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Van Perry	3	4	0	25	0	32
Dan Koppen	2	6	1	24	1	32
Darren Wall	1	3	0	21	0	29
Leonard Lytle	1	3	0	26	0	32
Lee Attico	1	1	0	5	0	7
Brady Garrison	1	1	0	8	0	15
Lenny Spindler	0	5	0	23	0	33
Mercury Legay	0	2	0	20	0	17
Jeremy Hibdon	0	1	0	5	0	8

Special Teams Statistics

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Mo Harvey	2	26
Bernard Branch	0	15
Antoine Stein	0	15
Calvin Truong	0	14
Louis Downs	0	13
Lionel Hutchins	0	12
Warren Pigg	0	10
Walt Tanner	0	10
Tyrone Prosser	0	10
Grant Clinton	0	7
Roosevelt Crane	0	7
Clyde Jordan	0	7
Ricardo Sirmon	0	7
Michael Shaw	0	7
Dwight Grolitzer	0	7
Marc Lewis	0	7
Damon Manning	0	6
Donnell Wilcox	0	6
Edgar Morrison	0	5
Marcus Reese	0	4
Jose Scott	0	4
Brent Beeston	0	4
Chuck Laxdal	0	4
Herman Burns	0	4
Omari Jordan	0	3
Junior Siavii	0	3
Carl Menoskey	0	3
Hunter Meadows	0	3
Leslie Fields	0	3
Jackie Huntley	0	3
Warren Elrifai	0	3
Randy Murray	0	3
Rico Strickland	0	3
Dwayne Moline	0	1
Joel Dole	0	1
Butch McConnell	0	1
Kurt Willis	0	1

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Kendall Flickinger	2	19
Heath Hitchcock	0	17
Fernando Gildon	0	16
Ross Shannon	0	15
Howie Hoffman	0	11
Wesley Walker	0	11
Nathan Osborne	0	10
Louis Tennyson	0	10
Fernando LaStarza	0	8
Charlie Flannery	0	8
Cole Monroe	0	8
Dan Koppen	0	7
Vince Wilfork	0	7
Lee Attico	0	7
Jared Merrifield	0	7
Moe Schwartz	0	7
Lenny Spindler	0	7
Jeremy Hibdon	0	6
Mercury Legay	0	5
Brian Ellis	0	5
Ben Watson	0	4
Bethel Johnson	0	4
Leon Matheny	0	4
Robbie Burgess	0	4
Eugene Wilson	0	3
Sean Taylor	0	3
Rene Wingo	0	3
Vernon Garrett	0	3
Brant Norton	0	3
Freddie Preston	0	3
Christian Howe	0	3
Tito Mallard	0	3
Kendrick Fox	0	3
Luke Wayne	0	3
Terrell Terry	0	2
Lamar Marshall	0	1
Luke Gross	0	1
Brady Garrison	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	29	5.8
Middle	18	80	4.4
Right	6	17	2.8
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	7	2.3
Middle	18	96	5.3
Right	6	43	7.2
None	1	-2	-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jackie Huntley	38	18	2	2	3	9	4	1	2

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Tom Brady	38	23	3	0	2	5	6	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	10	5.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	8	91	8.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	17	7	98	5.8
Long (19+ Yds)	8	1	17	2.1

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	25	8.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	14	109	6.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	4	58	5.3
Long (19+ Yds)	6	3	94	15.7

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Quentin Giles	15	9	2	116	2	27
WR Roosevelt Crane	5	1	0	14	0	20
WR Ted O'Neill	5	2	0	29	0	18
TE Grant Clinton	4	2	1	28	0	28
WR Warren Pigg	3	1	0	4	0	21
TE Calvin Truong	2	1	0	8	0	17
RB Lionel Hutchins	2	1	0	2	0	17
WR Antoine Stein	2	1	0	15	0	4

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Roger Daniels	8	2	1	34	0	25
WR Luke Gross	8	5	1	81	1	33
WR Nathan Osborne	6	4	0	38	0	25
WR Bethel Johnson	4	3	0	51	1	22
RB Byron Lewis	4	2	0	9	0	23
TE Ross Shannon	3	2	0	6	0	12
TE Ben Watson	2	2	0	19	0	17
FB Mercury Legay	1	1	0	9	0	17
WR Howie Hoffman	1	1	0	21	1	3
RB Kendall Flickinger	1	1	0	18	0	16

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Butch McConnell	2	12	6.00	3.06
Jackie Huntley	1	5	5.00	3.40
Lionel Hutchins	1	2	2.00	6.56

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Byron Lewis	2	9	4.50	5.76
Kendall Flickinger	1	1	1.00	5.38

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jackie Huntley	1	0	0	0.00	5.68

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Tom Brady	3	2	19	6.33	7.53

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Quentin Giles	1	0	0	0.00	7.73

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Bethel Johnson	1	1	9	9.00	12.75
WR Roger Daniels	1	0	0	0.00	4.25
WR Luke Gross	1	1	10	10.00	10.13

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions

New England	Rushes	Conversions
Byron Lewis	3	2
Kendall Flickinger	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jackie Huntley	12	3	2

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Tom Brady	12	8	7

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Quentin Giles	7	2	1
WR Warren Pigg	2	0	0
WR Ted O'Neill	2	1	1
WR Antoine Stein	1	0	0

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Luke Gross	4	3	3
WR Nathan Osborne	3	2	1
FB Mercury Legay	1	1	1
WR Roger Daniels	1	0	0
WR Howie Hoffman	1	1	1
RB Byron Lewis	1	0	0
RB Kendall Flickinger	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 60,200 (68,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 15,900 (21,600)
End Zone 14,100 (15,600)
Mezzanine 8,900 (9,000)
Sideline Seats 13,300 (13,800)
Club Seats 6,000 (6,000)
Luxury Boxes 2,000 (2,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	60,200 (68,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	15,900 (21,600)
End Zone	14,100 (15,600)
Mezzanine	8,900 (9,000)
Sideline Seats	13,300 (13,800)
Club Seats	6,000 (6,000)
Luxury Boxes	2,000 (2,000)