Exhibition Week 2, 2017

played in New England, MA

62 degrees, rain, 5 mph wind

Minnesota Vikings	0	14	0	0	-	14
New England Patriots	0	6	7	0	-	13

Scoring Summary
2Q: 13:07 NED - Mo George 41 field goal
2Q: 10:04 MIN - Richie Forbes 54 run (Donnell Wilcox extra point)
2Q: 06:22 NED - Mo George 32 field goal
2Q: 00:39 MIN - Richie Forbes 8 run (Donnell Wilcox extra point)
3Q: 03:10 NED - Darren McKnight 6 pass from Tyrone Carlson (Mo George extra point)

Scoring Summary
2Q: 13:07 NED - Mo George 41 field goal
2Q: 10:04 MIN - Richie Forbes 54 run (Donnell Wilcox extra point)
2Q: 06:22 NED - Mo George 32 field goal
2Q: 00:39 MIN - Richie Forbes 8 run (Donnell Wilcox extra point)
3Q: 03:10 NED - Darren McKnight 6 pass from Tyrone Carlson (Mo George extra point)

Team Statistics MIN NED
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 15 18
- by Rushing 5 2
- by Passing 10 16
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 345 307
- Offensive Plays 54 70
- Yards per Play 6.39 4.39
Net Rushing Yards 153 59
- Rushing Attempts 29 22
- Yards per Rush 5.28 2.68
Net Passing Yards 192 248
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 25 - 16 - 0 46 - 30 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 192 258
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 2/10
- Yards per Pass Play 7.68 5.17
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 3/11 6/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.4 7.5
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/2
Penalties/Yards 5/37 5/36
Punt Returns/Yards 2/4 2/9
Kick Returns/Yards 3/39 2/26
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 22 OWN 28
Time of Possession 25:25 34:35

Team Statistics	MIN	NED
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	15	18
- by Rushing	5	2
- by Passing	10	16
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	345	307
- Offensive Plays	54	70
- Yards per Play	6.39	4.39
Net Rushing Yards	153	59
- Rushing Attempts	29	22
- Yards per Rush	5.28	2.68
Net Passing Yards	192	248
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	25 - 16 - 0	46 - 30 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	192	258
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	2/10
- Yards per Pass Play	7.68	5.17
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	3/11	6/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.4	7.5
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/2
Penalties/Yards	5/37	5/36
Punt Returns/Yards	2/4	2/9
Kick Returns/Yards	3/39	2/26
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 22	OWN 28
Time of Possession	25:25	34:35

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:46	5:42	OWN 8	9	52	Punt
1	3:20	1:20	OWN 11	3	7	Punt
2	13:00	3:13	OWN 20	6	80	Touchdown
2	6:15	1:13	OWN 18	2	23	Fumble
2	2:11	1:40	OWN 38	8	62	Touchdown
3	15:00	1:24	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
3	10:34	0:34	OWN 24	4	-12	Punt
3	3:05	4:37	OWN 25	8	38	Punt
4	9:58	3:04	OWN 1	5	26	Punt
4	5:32	3:05	OWN 30	4	27	Punt
4	0:26	0:26	50	3	6	Game

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:14	OWN 24	6	20	Punt
1	6:04	2:44	OWN 20	4	22	Punt
1	2:00	4:00	OWN 48	8	28	Field Goal
2	9:47	3:32	OWN 20	9	65	Field Goal
2	5:02	2:51	OPP 41	6	10	Missed FG
2	0:25	0:25	OWN 30	1	-1	Half
3	13:36	3:02	OWN 12	5	19	Punt
3	10:00	6:55	OWN 39	12	61	Touchdown
4	13:28	3:30	OWN 20	6	27	Punt
4	6:54	1:22	OWN 25	3	6	Punt
4	2:27	2:01	OWN 20	10	30	Downs

Game MVP: Richie Forbes, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Richie Forbes	24	146	6.08	54	3	2
Glen Jeffers	3	5	1.67	5	0	0
Frankie Giles	2	2	1.00	3	0	0

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Edwin Blair	10	41	4.10	12	1
Clay Orton	8	15	1.88	6	0
Tyrone Carlson	3	2	0.67	2	0
Kendall Flickinger	1	1	1.00	1	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Frankie Giles	25	16	192	0/0	0	21	0	87.4

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Tyrone Carlson	33	20	175	1/5	1	21	0	84.8
Bernard Escalante	13	10	83	1/5	0	26	0	92.8

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
RB Richie Forbes	5	5	26	5.20	4	12
WR Quentin Giles	5	7	70	14.00	10	21
WR Bruce Clements	3	4	47	15.67	25	20
WR Bryce Perkins	2	3	33	16.50	17	20
WR Arnold Gaden	1	1	16	16.00	3	16
WR Claude Adams	0	3	0	0.00	0	0
TE Jose Mueller	0	2	0	0.00	0	0

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Darren McKnight	9	11	64	7.11	10	26	1
WR Luke Gross	8	9	84	10.50	18	21	0
WR Nathan Osborne	6	10	63	10.50	22	21	0
RB Kendall Flickinger	2	2	14	7.00	2	11	0
RB Edwin Blair	2	3	12	6.00	0	6	0
TE Elton Kinney	1	1	9	9.00	0	9	0
WR Wesley Walker	1	6	9	9.00	0	9	0
TE Ross Shannon	1	2	3	3.00	0	3	0
RB Clay Orton	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov
Arnold Gaden	1	0
Richie Forbes	1	0
Bruce Clements	0	1

New England	Recov	Force
Aaron Piccarreta	1	0
Tracy Raymond	0	1
Kelly Franz	0	1

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Herman Burns	7	311	44.4	34.6	57	0

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Robbie Burgess	5	235	47.0	46.2	52	3

Kicking Statistics

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

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Mo George	2/3	1/2	0/0	41	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Arnold Gaden	1	1	1.0	0
Oliver Palmer	1	3	3.0	0

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Gene Levine	1	8	8.0	0
Kelly Franz	1	1	1.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Oliver Palmer	2	27	13.5	0
Arnold Gaden	1	12	12.0	0

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Darren McKnight	1	16	16.0	0
Gene Levine	1	10	10.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Kurt Willis	13	3	0.0	22	48
S Jose Turner	6	3	0.0	22	48
DT Clarence Snellings	6	1	0.0	17	32
OLB Shannon Bynaker	4	1	0.0	18	34
S Leslie Fields	4	0	0.0	14	31
CB Quentin Thomason	4	0	0.0	18	38
OLB Louis Downs	3	1	0.0	8	17
S Richard Kerner	3	0	0.0	5	19
DT Randy Murray	2	1	1.5	22	48
CB Daniel Shearer	2	0	0.0	15	36
CB Dwight Grolitzer	2	0	0.0	7	12
DE Chuck Laxdal	1	0	0.5	22	48
CB Percy Garcia	1	0	0.0	12	28
OLB Tyrone Prosser	1	0	0.0	3	14

New England	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
CB Gene Levine	7	2	19	20
CB Kelly Franz	6	3	28	24
OLB Tracy Raymond	6	2	27	24
ILB Sedrick Davison	5	4	24	24
DE Aaron Piccarreta	3	2	29	25
S Mo Morton	3	1	29	25
DT Wally Moore	3	0	28	25
CB Freddie Robak	2	1	25	24
DE Courtney Harrison	2	1	18	10
DE Alan Woodard	2	1	25	23
S Earl Shimada	2	0	20	21
ILB Byron Crist	1	0	5	1
DT Colin Bullock	0	1	15	16
DE Tony Dewacht	0	1	7	3

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Randy Murray	1.5	4	0	48
DE Chuck Laxdal	0.5	0	0	48
DT Dexter Rose	0.0	1	2	47
DT Clarence Snellings	0.0	1	0	32
DE Brent Beeston	0.0	0	1	15

New England	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Alan Woodard	1	3	23
DE Aaron Piccarreta	1	1	25
DT Wally Moore	0	1	25

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Kurt Willis	5	0	48
CB Quentin Thomason	4	0	38
S Jose Turner	3	2	48
S Leslie Fields	3	1	31
CB Daniel Shearer	3	0	36
OLB Louis Downs	3	0	17
S Richard Kerner	2	0	19
CB Dwight Grolitzer	2	0	12
OLB Shannon Bynaker	2	0	34
CB Percy Garcia	1	0	28
OLB Tyrone Prosser	1	0	14
DT Clarence Snellings	1	0	32

New England	Caught	PPlay
CB Gene Levine	4	20
CB Kelly Franz	4	24
OLB Tracy Raymond	3	24
CB Freddie Robak	2	24
ILB Sedrick Davison	2	24
DE Alan Woodard	1	23

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Britt Sims	2	5	21	20
Rod Erickson	2	5	29	25
Clyde Jordan	1	6	15	14
Ralph Ingram	1	2	29	25
Bernard Branch	1	2	14	5
Tom Swisher	0	4	21	13
Jose Mueller	0	2	24	15
Luther Winslett	0	1	14	11

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Gerald VanEck	2	5	18	0	30
Amos Duncan	1	1	5	0	11
Ross Shannon	1	1	11	0	19
Lewis Gredzinski	1	1	5	0	22
Jeremy Hibdon	0	3	15	0	27
Wade Robbins	0	2	11	1	32
Luke Ayers	0	2	12	0	34
Damon Beede	0	1	12	1	20
Lee Attico	0	1	22	0	43
Otis Porter	0	1	13	0	31
Trevor Bynaker	0	1	7	0	23

Special Teams Statistics

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Max Wedderburn	1	24
Bernard Branch	1	14
Jose Mueller	1	12
Clyde Jordan	1	7
Roman Ferrari	0	15
Kirk Baum	0	14
Glen Jeffers	0	11
Quentin Thomason	0	10
Arnold Gaden	0	9
Bruce Clements	0	9
Oliver Palmer	0	9
Randy Murray	0	8
Will Mendheim	0	7
Timothy Floyd	0	7
Kendall Rawson	0	7
Herman Burns	0	7
Claude Adams	0	7
Dwight Grolitzer	0	6
Ralph Ingram	0	5
Tyrone Prosser	0	5
Kris Gough	0	5
Tom Swisher	0	4
Shannon Bynaker	0	4
Chuck Laxdal	0	3
Percy Garcia	0	3
Leslie Fields	0	3
Britt Sims	0	3
Kurt Willis	0	3
Donnell Wilcox	0	3
Dexter Rose	0	3
Daniel Shearer	0	3
Ernest May	0	3
Jose Turner	0	3
Richard Kerner	0	2
Rod Erickson	0	2
Clarence Snellings	0	2

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Kelly Franz	2	15
Will Jessup	1	26
Fernando Gildon	1	21
Kendall Flickinger	1	14
Darren McKnight	0	14
Elton Kinney	0	12
Lewis Gredzinski	0	12
Amos Duncan	0	10
Wesley Walker	0	10
Ross Shannon	0	10
Wade Robbins	0	8
Trevor Bynaker	0	8
Gerald VanEck	0	7
Aaron Piccarreta	0	7
Byron Crist	0	7
Damon Beede	0	7
Mo George	0	7
Tony Dewacht	0	7
Trent Huffman	0	6
Luke Ayers	0	6
Gene Levine	0	6
Robbie Burgess	0	5
Freddie Robak	0	4
Tyrone Carlson	0	3
Jeremy Hibdon	0	3
Dana Fields	0	3
Earl Shimada	0	1
Clay Orton	0	1
Nathan Osborne	0	1
Lee Attico	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	37	6.2
Middle	16	95	5.9
Right	6	22	3.7
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	1	4	4.0
Middle	17	40	2.4
Right	3	16	5.3
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Frankie Giles	25	16	3	0	2	0	5	0	0

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Tyrone Carlson	33	20	1	5	0	2	6	2	0
Bernard Escalante	13	10	2	2	0	1	0	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	21	7.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	6	5	56	9.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	8	115	8.2
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	14	4.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	23	16	99	4.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	16	11	145	9.1
Long (19+ Yds)	4	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Quentin Giles	7	5	0	70	1	13
RB Richie Forbes	5	5	0	26	0	18
WR Bruce Clements	4	3	1	47	1	19
WR Bryce Perkins	3	2	0	33	1	16
WR Claude Adams	3	0	1	0	0	13
TE Jose Mueller	2	0	0	0	0	15
WR Arnold Gaden	1	1	0	16	0	5

New England	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Darren McKnight	11	9	64	1	38
WR Nathan Osborne	10	6	63	1	29
WR Luke Gross	9	8	84	1	30
WR Wesley Walker	6	1	9	0	22
RB Edwin Blair	3	2	12	0	28
RB Clay Orton	2	0	0	0	18
RB Kendall Flickinger	2	2	14	0	8
TE Ross Shannon	2	1	3	0	19
TE Elton Kinney	1	1	9	0	15

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Richie Forbes	2	11	5.50	6.08

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Clay Orton	2	6	3.00	1.88
Kendall Flickinger	1	1	1.00	1.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Tyrone Carlson	5	3	17	3.40	5.30

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Edwin Blair	2	1	6	3.00	4.00
WR Darren McKnight	1	1	6	6.00	5.82
WR Luke Gross	1	1	5	5.00	9.33
WR Nathan Osborne	1	0	0	0.00	6.30

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Frankie Giles	1	0

New England	Rushes	Conversions

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Frankie Giles	10	7	3

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Tyrone Carlson	11	7	4
Bernard Escalante	4	3	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Richie Forbes	4	4	0
WR Bruce Clements	2	1	1
WR Quentin Giles	2	2	2
WR Bryce Perkins	1	0	0
WR Claude Adams	1	0	0

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Luke Gross	4	3	2
WR Darren McKnight	3	3	2
WR Nathan Osborne	3	1	0
WR Wesley Walker	3	1	1
RB Edwin Blair	2	2	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 57,900 (68,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 15,100 (21,600)
End Zone 13,700 (15,600)
Mezzanine 8,400 (9,000)
Sideline Seats 13,100 (13,800)
Club Seats 5,900 (6,000)
Luxury Boxes 1,700 (2,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	57,900 (68,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	15,100 (21,600)
End Zone	13,700 (15,600)
Mezzanine	8,400 (9,000)
Sideline Seats	13,100 (13,800)
Club Seats	5,900 (6,000)
Luxury Boxes	1,700 (2,000)