Week 16, 2014

played in New England, MA

20 degrees, fair, 9 mph wind

Minnesota Vikings7300-10
New England Patriots01473-24

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

Team StatisticsMINNED
Record11-49-6
First Downs2122
- by Rushing77
- by Passing1214
- by Penalty21
Total Net Yards335424
- Offensive Plays6967
- Yards per Play4.866.33
Net Rushing Yards125144
- Rushing Attempts3028
- Yards per Rush4.175.14
Net Passing Yards210280
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt38 - 18 - 238 - 23 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards216286
- Sacks/Yards Lost1/61/6
- Yards per Pass Play5.387.18
Fumbles/Lost1/00/0
3rd Down Conversions2/139/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down8.59.6
4th Down Conversions0/10/0
Penalties/Yards6/439/68
Punt Returns/Yards0/01/7
Kick Returns/Yards2/671/20
Interception Ret./Yards1/02/50
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits22
- Red Zone TDs/FGs1/12/0
Avg. Drive StartOWN 24OWN 34
Time of Possession30:3229:28

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
113:441:29OWN 17411Punt
19:074:31OWN 40960Touchdown
12:563:58OWN 221058Field Goal
210:221:54OWN 739Punt
25:433:51OWN 20848Missed FG
20:130:13OWN 331-1Half
315:002:02OWN 40412Punt
37:204:21OWN 20952Missed FG
415:002:23OWN 20425Interception
411:531:06OWN 2032Punt
45:432:53OWN 39922Downs
41:551:20OWN 20714Interception
New England Patriots
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:001:16OWN 8229Interception
112:153:08OWN 30737Missed FG
14:361:40OWN 2337Punt
213:583:36OWN 20828Punt
28:282:45OWN 42558Touchdown
21:521:39OWN 39761Touchdown
312:585:38OWN 31155Punt
32:592:59OWN 35865Touchdown
412:370:44OPP 3130Field Goal
410:475:04OWN 36832Missed FG
42:500:55OWN 39414Punt
40:350:35OPP 271-2Game

Game MVP: Tom Brady, New England Patriots

Rushing Statistics

MinnesotaAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Butch McConnell16493.06801
Lionel Hutchins9596.561530
Jackie Huntley5173.40600
New EnglandAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Byron Lewis17985.762441
Kendall Flickinger8435.381620
Tom Brady331.00500

Passing Statistics

MinnesotaAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Jackie Huntley38182161/6020243.3
New EnglandAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Tom Brady38232861/6238190.4

Receiving Statistics

MinnesotaCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Quentin Giles91511612.8929200
TE Grant Clinton242814.0013170
WR Ted O'Neill252914.504170
TE Calvin Truong1288.00880
WR Roosevelt Crane151414.000140
WR Warren Pigg1344.00040
RB Lionel Hutchins1222.00220
WR Antoine Stein121515.000150
New EnglandCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Luke Gross588116.2019350
WR Nathan Osborne46389.507180
WR Bethel Johnson345117.003382
TE Ben Watson22199.500110
WR Roger Daniels283417.0013190
RB Byron Lewis2494.50160
TE Ross Shannon2363.00060
FB Mercury Legay1199.00690
WR Howie Hoffman112121.000210
RB Kendall Flickinger111818.0014180

Interception Statistics

MinnesotaIntsYardsAvgTD
CB Rico Strickland100.000
New EnglandIntsYardsAvgTD
S Heath Hitchcock13030.000
CB Tito Mallard12020.000

Fumble Statistics

MinnesotaFumbRecovForceTD
Dwight Grolitzer1000
Lionel Hutchins0100
New EnglandFumbRecovForceTD
Kendall Flickinger0010

Punting Statistics

MinnesotaPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Herman Burns417844.542.8491
New EnglandPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Robbie Burgess418245.535.5481

Kicking Statistics

MinnesotaFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Donnell Wilcox1/30/20/0371/1
New EnglandFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Charlie Flannery1/31/30/1483/3

Punt Return Statistics

MinnesotaRetYardsAvgTD
New EnglandRetYardsAvgTD
Brian Ellis177.00

Kick Return Statistics

MinnesotaRetYardsAvgTD
Dwight Grolitzer26733.50
New EnglandRetYardsAvgTD
Brian Ellis12020.00

Defensive Statistics

MinnesotaTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
S Leslie Fields830.02637
S Carl Menoskey810.02536
ILB Marcus Reese720.02436
OLB Louis Downs420.01216
S Mo Harvey410.02435
DE Randy Murray311.02638
CB Walt Tanner300.02737
OLB Tyrone Prosser300.02738
CB Rico Strickland300.02637
DE Hunter Meadows200.02335
DT Omari Jordan110.02336
DE Chuck Laxdal110.054
DT Junior Siavii100.01929
WR Roosevelt Crane10---------
WR Antoine Stein10---------
OLB Warren Elrifai010.011
CB Dwight Grolitzer010.033
New EnglandTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
S Eugene Wilson620.03038
OLB Christian Howe610.02638
ILB Luke Wayne530.02938
S Sean Taylor510.02534
CB Brant Norton500.02837
DT Vernon Garrett430.52533
DT Vince Wilfork400.02017
S Heath Hitchcock330.02231
DE Kendrick Fox300.02117
DE Freddie Preston210.52638
OLB Lamar Marshall210.089
DE Leon Matheny100.01930
RB Byron Lewis10---------
OLB Cole Monroe100.041
CB Tito Mallard010.02838
CB Brian Ellis010.01122

Pass Rush Statistics

MinnesotaSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Randy Murray1.003038
ILB Marcus Reese0.010036
DE Hunter Meadows0.002035
DT Junior Siavii0.001029
New EnglandSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Freddie Preston0.503038
DT Vernon Garrett0.501133

Pass Defense Statistics

MinnesotaCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
S Leslie Fields60037
CB Rico Strickland42137
S Mo Harvey30035
OLB Tyrone Prosser30038
CB Walt Tanner21037
ILB Marcus Reese20036
OLB Louis Downs20016
S Carl Menoskey11036
DE Randy Murray01038
New EnglandCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Brant Norton41037
S Sean Taylor30034
OLB Christian Howe30038
S Heath Hitchcock22131
S Eugene Wilson21038
OLB Lamar Marshall2009
ILB Luke Wayne10038
OLB Cole Monroe1001
CB Tito Mallard02138
CB Brian Ellis02022
CB Fernando Gildon0102

Blocking Statistics

MinnesotaKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Dwayne Moline37026033
Will Mendheim23028039
Michael Shaw14025027
Howie Prior13023134
Ricardo Sirmon13028030
Bernard Branch12016015
Clyde Jordan02017027
Calvin Truong01013017
New EnglandKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Van Perry34025032
Dan Koppen26124132
Darren Wall13021029
Leonard Lytle13026032
Lee Attico110507
Brady Garrison1108015
Lenny Spindler05023033
Mercury Legay02020017
Jeremy Hibdon010508

Special Teams Statistics

MinnesotaTacklesSTPlays
Mo Harvey226
Bernard Branch015
Antoine Stein015
Calvin Truong014
Louis Downs013
Lionel Hutchins012
Warren Pigg010
Walt Tanner010
Tyrone Prosser010
Grant Clinton07
Roosevelt Crane07
Clyde Jordan07
Ricardo Sirmon07
Michael Shaw07
Dwight Grolitzer07
Marc Lewis07
Damon Manning06
Donnell Wilcox06
Edgar Morrison05
Marcus Reese04
Jose Scott04
Brent Beeston04
Chuck Laxdal04
Herman Burns04
Omari Jordan03
Junior Siavii03
Carl Menoskey03
Hunter Meadows03
Leslie Fields03
Jackie Huntley03
Warren Elrifai03
Randy Murray03
Rico Strickland03
Dwayne Moline01
Joel Dole01
Butch McConnell01
Kurt Willis01
New EnglandTacklesSTPlays
Kendall Flickinger219
Heath Hitchcock017
Fernando Gildon016
Ross Shannon015
Howie Hoffman011
Wesley Walker011
Nathan Osborne010
Louis Tennyson010
Fernando LaStarza08
Charlie Flannery08
Cole Monroe08
Dan Koppen07
Vince Wilfork07
Lee Attico07
Jared Merrifield07
Moe Schwartz07
Lenny Spindler07
Jeremy Hibdon06
Mercury Legay05
Brian Ellis05
Ben Watson04
Bethel Johnson04
Leon Matheny04
Robbie Burgess04
Eugene Wilson03
Sean Taylor03
Rene Wingo03
Vernon Garrett03
Brant Norton03
Freddie Preston03
Christian Howe03
Tito Mallard03
Kendrick Fox03
Luke Wayne03
Terrell Terry02
Lamar Marshall01
Luke Gross01
Brady Garrison01

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left5295.8
Middle18804.4
Right6172.8
None1-1-1.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left372.3
Middle18965.3
Right6437.2
None1-2-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

MinnesotaAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Jackie Huntley38182239412
New EnglandAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Tom Brady38233025601

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen22105.0
Short (0-8 Yds)118918.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)177985.8
Long (19+ Yds)81172.1
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen32258.3
Short (0-8 Yds)18141096.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)114585.3
Long (19+ Yds)639415.7

Detailed Receiving Statistics

MinnesotaTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Quentin Giles1592116227
WR Roosevelt Crane51014020
WR Ted O'Neill52029018
TE Grant Clinton42128028
WR Warren Pigg3104021
TE Calvin Truong2108017
RB Lionel Hutchins2102017
WR Antoine Stein2101504
New EnglandTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Roger Daniels82134025
WR Luke Gross85181133
WR Nathan Osborne64038025
WR Bethel Johnson43051122
RB Byron Lewis4209023
TE Ross Shannon3206012
TE Ben Watson22019017
FB Mercury Legay1109017
WR Howie Hoffman1102113
RB Kendall Flickinger11018016

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

MinnesotaAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Butch McConnell2126.003.06
Jackie Huntley155.003.40
Lionel Hutchins122.006.56
New EnglandAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Byron Lewis294.505.76
Kendall Flickinger111.005.38

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

MinnesotaAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Jackie Huntley1000.005.68
New EnglandAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Tom Brady32196.337.53

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

MinnesotaTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Quentin Giles1000.007.73
New EnglandTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Bethel Johnson1199.0012.75
WR Roger Daniels1000.004.25
WR Luke Gross111010.0010.13

Third Down Rushing Statistics

MinnesotaRushesConversions
New EnglandRushesConversions
Byron Lewis32
Kendall Flickinger10

Third Down Passing Statistics

MinnesotaAttCompConversions
Jackie Huntley1232
New EnglandAttCompConversions
Tom Brady1287

Third Down Receiving Statistics

MinnesotaTargCatchConversions
WR Quentin Giles721
WR Warren Pigg200
WR Ted O'Neill211
WR Antoine Stein100
New EnglandTargCatchConversions
WR Luke Gross433
WR Nathan Osborne321
FB Mercury Legay111
WR Roger Daniels100
WR Howie Hoffman111
RB Byron Lewis100
RB Kendall Flickinger111

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Stadium60,200 (68,000 capacity)
Upper Deck15,900 (21,600)
End Zone14,100 (15,600)
Mezzanine8,900 (9,000)
Sideline Seats13,300 (13,800)
Club Seats6,000 (6,000)
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