Week 12, 2017

played in Cincinnati, OH

27 degrees, fair, 10 mph wind

Minnesota Vikings	14	0	7	6	-	27
Cincinnati Bengals	0	10	0	0	-	10

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:38 MIN - Quentin Giles 21 pass from Brad Patino (Donnell Wilcox extra point)
1Q: 00:06 MIN - Bryce Perkins 6 pass from Frankie Giles (Donnell Wilcox extra point)
2Q: 07:01 CIN - Shannon Algoe 37 field goal
2Q: 06:09 CIN - Alvin Meier 32 interception return (Shannon Algoe extra point)
3Q: 07:22 MIN - Claude Adams 17 pass from Frankie Giles (Donnell Wilcox extra point)
4Q: 15:00 MIN - Donnell Wilcox 27 field goal
4Q: 04:19 MIN - Donnell Wilcox 30 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:38 MIN - Quentin Giles 21 pass from Brad Patino (Donnell Wilcox extra point)
1Q: 00:06 MIN - Bryce Perkins 6 pass from Frankie Giles (Donnell Wilcox extra point)
2Q: 07:01 CIN - Shannon Algoe 37 field goal
2Q: 06:09 CIN - Alvin Meier 32 interception return (Shannon Algoe extra point)
3Q: 07:22 MIN - Claude Adams 17 pass from Frankie Giles (Donnell Wilcox extra point)
4Q: 15:00 MIN - Donnell Wilcox 27 field goal
4Q: 04:19 MIN - Donnell Wilcox 30 field goal

Team Statistics MIN CIN
Record 10-1 2-9
First Downs 16 10
- by Rushing 7 3
- by Passing 9 7
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 320 181
- Offensive Plays 62 54
- Yards per Play 5.16 3.35
Net Rushing Yards 185 57
- Rushing Attempts 41 17
- Yards per Rush 4.51 3.35
Net Passing Yards 135 124
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 19 - 13 - 1 35 - 24 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 149 136
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/14 2/12
- Yards per Pass Play 6.43 3.35
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/13 2/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.2 6.9
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/2
Penalties/Yards 4/35 6/45
Punt Returns/Yards 3/35 1/-1
Kick Returns/Yards 3/90 3/90
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 1/32
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 5 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/2 0/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 37 OWN 24
Time of Possession 33:29 26:31

Team Statistics	MIN	CIN
Record	10-1	2-9
First Downs	16	10
- by Rushing	7	3
- by Passing	9	7
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	320	181
- Offensive Plays	62	54
- Yards per Play	5.16	3.35
Net Rushing Yards	185	57
- Rushing Attempts	41	17
- Yards per Rush	4.51	3.35
Net Passing Yards	135	124
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	19 - 13 - 1	35 - 24 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	149	136
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/14	2/12
- Yards per Pass Play	6.43	3.35
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/13	2/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.2	6.9
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/2
Penalties/Yards	4/35	6/45
Punt Returns/Yards	3/35	1/-1
Kick Returns/Yards	3/90	3/90
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	1/32
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	5	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/2	0/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 37	OWN 24
Time of Possession	33:29	26:31

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:34	OWN 46	4	54	Touchdown
1	9:54	1:54	OWN 25	3	5	Punt
1	6:02	6:02	OWN 29	11	71	Touchdown
2	13:08	2:03	OWN 5	3	8	Punt
2	6:53	0:55	OWN 42	2	-13	Interception
2	5:58	1:57	OWN 36	3	7	Punt
2	2:34	0:47	OWN 41	3	3	Punt
2	0:35	0:27	OWN 47	3	4	Punt
3	11:34	4:19	OWN 34	8	66	Touchdown
3	4:17	4:25	OWN 32	9	58	Field Goal
4	12:41	1:58	50	3	0	Punt
4	6:34	2:23	OPP 19	3	6	Field Goal
4	2:58	2:58	OWN 23	7	31	Game

Cincinnati Bengals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:26	2:32	OWN 37	3	6	Punt
1	8:00	1:58	OWN 29	3	4	Punt
2	15:00	1:52	OWN 43	3	5	Punt
2	11:05	4:12	OWN 37	9	43	Field Goal
2	4:01	1:27	OWN 6	3	9	Punt
2	1:47	1:12	OWN 6	3	2	Punt
2	0:08	0:08	OWN 20	1	-2	Half
3	15:00	3:26	OPP 46	6	19	Missed FG
3	7:15	2:58	OWN 8	4	16	Punt
4	14:52	2:11	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
4	10:43	4:09	OWN 12	12	7	Downs
4	4:11	1:13	OWN 20	5	36	Interception

Game MVP: Rod Erickson, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Richie Forbes	32	159	4.97	30	4
Glen Jeffers	8	28	3.50	13	1
Greg Haynes	1	-2	-2.00	-2	0

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Adam Hodges	7	37	5.29	11	1
Norman Newton	5	6	1.20	3	0
Harvey Swanger	4	12	3.00	7	0
Floyd Lengfelder	1	2	2.00	2	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Frankie Giles	13	7	73	2/14	2	22	1	77.9
Brad Patino	5	5	55	0/0	1	21	0	152.1
Greg Haynes	1	1	21	0/0	0	21	0	118.8

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Harvey Swanger	33	24	136	2/12	0	15	0	79.9
Mel Mathews	2	0	0	0/0	0	0	1	0.0

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Bryce Perkins	4	4	46	11.50	5	21	1
WR Claude Adams	3	6	46	15.33	15	21	1
TE Jose Mueller	2	3	9	4.50	1	6	0
FB Bernard Branch	1	1	2	2.00	0	2	0
RB Glen Jeffers	1	1	3	3.00	1	3	0
RB Richie Forbes	1	2	22	22.00	16	22	0
WR Quentin Giles	1	2	21	21.00	13	21	1

Cincinnati	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
RB Adam Hodges	5	6	14	2.80	2	7
WR Gabe Britt	4	8	6	1.50	0	3
RB Floyd Lengfelder	3	3	27	9.00	12	10
TE Terry Jean	3	4	17	5.67	0	10
TE Harry Torres	3	4	28	9.33	7	14
WR Eugene Lochner	2	3	6	3.00	0	5
WR Ronald Howard	2	5	21	10.50	5	11
FB Norman Newton	1	1	2	2.00	1	2
WR Grady Corcoleotes	1	1	15	15.00	5	15

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Kurt Willis	1	0	0.00	0

Cincinnati	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Alvin Meier	1	32	32.00	1

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Richie Forbes	1	0	0	0
Britt Sims	0	1	0	0

Cincinnati	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Mitch Farrell	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Herman Burns	6	272	45.3	42.2	51	3

Cincinnati	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Ryan McConnell	7	297	42.4	37.4	54	2

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Donnell Wilcox	2/2	0/0	0/0	30	3/3

Cincinnati	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Shannon Algoe	1/2	0/1	0/0	37	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Oliver Palmer	3	35	11.7	0

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Grady Corcoleotes	1	-1	-1.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dwight Grolitzer	3	90	30.0	0

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ronald Howard	3	90	30.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Richard Kerner	7	2	0.0	17	37
OLB Shannon Bynaker	5	1	0.0	17	27
ILB Robbie Cassidy	5	0	0.0	14	36
CB Percy Garcia	4	3	0.0	16	35
ILB Kurt Willis	4	3	0.0	17	37
S Jose Turner	4	0	0.0	17	37
CB Daniel Shearer	3	3	0.0	14	33
CB Dwight Grolitzer	3	0	0.0	14	32
DE Dexter Rose	2	1	1.5	14	34
DT Randy Murray	2	0	0.5	13	34
S Leslie Fields	2	0	0.0	0	9
DE Chuck Laxdal	1	1	0.0	5	6
ILB Timothy Floyd	0	2	0.0	2	6
DE Brent Beeston	0	1	0.0	15	34

Cincinnati	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Mitch Farrell	7	1	0.0	24	12
S Nicky LeBlanc	6	0	0.0	27	11
DE Nicky Mesaros	5	2	0.5	39	21
CB Kenneth Wheeler	4	2	0.0	35	21
S Desmond Clancy	4	1	0.0	22	13
ILB Brett Cobb	4	1	0.0	36	20
CB Alvin Meier	3	2	0.0	29	17
DT Edgar Morrison	3	1	0.0	29	16
DT Deion Sheldon	3	1	0.0	38	21
S Fred Clancy	3	1	0.0	25	17
DE Leo Abell	2	0	1.0	36	18
OLB Xavier Offutt	2	1	0.0	18	5
ILB Jim Fridlund	2	0	0.0	6	1
DT Warren Carlisle	1	1	0.5	6	3
OLB Tommy Begian	1	3	0.0	32	20
DT Jon Franklin	1	1	0.0	13	4
WR Gabe Britt	1	0	---	---	---
CB Marc Wilson	1	0	0.0	21	9
OLB Will Jessup	0	1	0.0	11	2

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Dexter Rose	1.5	1	0	34
DT Randy Murray	0.5	1	1	34
DE Brent Beeston	0.0	1	1	34
ILB Robbie Cassidy	0.0	1	0	36

Cincinnati	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Leo Abell	1.0	0	0	18
DE Nicky Mesaros	0.5	0	0	21
DT Warren Carlisle	0.5	0	0	3
DT Deion Sheldon	0.0	1	1	21

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Richard Kerner	5	0	0	37
CB Percy Garcia	3	3	0	35
CB Dwight Grolitzer	3	0	0	32
ILB Robbie Cassidy	3	0	0	36
S Leslie Fields	2	0	0	9
CB Daniel Shearer	2	0	0	33
OLB Shannon Bynaker	2	0	0	27
S Jose Turner	2	0	0	37
ILB Kurt Willis	1	0	1	37
DE Chuck Laxdal	1	0	0	6
ILB Timothy Floyd	0	1	0	6

Cincinnati	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Alvin Meier	3	0	1	17
CB Mitch Farrell	2	0	0	12
S Desmond Clancy	2	0	0	13
S Nicky LeBlanc	1	1	0	11
S Fred Clancy	1	0	0	17
ILB Jim Fridlund	1	0	0	1
OLB Tommy Begian	1	0	0	20
CB Kenneth Wheeler	1	0	0	21
ILB Brett Cobb	1	0	0	20

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Rod Erickson	7	14	39	0	15
Luther Winslett	2	10	33	0	18
Britt Sims	1	8	41	0	21
Clyde Jordan	1	4	39	0	20
Bernard Branch	1	1	22	0	10
Ralph Ingram	0	2	16	0	11
Tom Swisher	0	1	34	2	18

Cincinnati	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Oliver Carfagno	1	5	0	17	0	35
Burt Gerhardt	1	3	0	17	0	32
Randy Gindin	1	2	1	17	2	37
Norman Newton	1	1	0	9	0	17
Albert Mathis	0	1	0	15	0	29
Dustin Buff	0	1	0	9	0	13

Special Teams Statistics

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Alvin Harrison	2	15
Roman Ferrari	1	16
Quentin Thomason	1	9
Bernard Branch	0	24
Tyrone Prosser	0	22
Todd Gauthier	0	17
Arnold Gaden	0	16
Kirk Baum	0	15
Oliver Palmer	0	12
Bruce Clements	0	11
Timothy Floyd	0	9
Dexter Rose	0	9
Daniel Shearer	0	9
Ralph Ingram	0	8
Will Mendheim	0	8
Kendall Rawson	0	8
Donnell Wilcox	0	8
Jose Mueller	0	7
Kris Gough	0	7
Britt Sims	0	6
Herman Burns	0	6
Dwight Grolitzer	0	6
Rod Erickson	0	6
Leslie Fields	0	5
Shannon Bynaker	0	4
Glen Jeffers	0	3
Clyde Jordan	0	2
Brent Beeston	0	2
Percy Garcia	0	2
Richard Kerner	0	2
Greg Haynes	0	2
Kurt Willis	0	2
Randy Murray	0	2
Ernest May	0	2
Robbie Cassidy	0	2
Jose Turner	0	2

Cincinnati	Tackles	STPlays
Terry Jean	3	18
Clarence Coolidge	2	11
Nicky LeBlanc	1	13
Floyd Lengfelder	0	24
Xavier Offutt	0	19
Marc Wilson	0	17
Howard Lester	0	15
Alvin Meier	0	13
Harry Torres	0	13
Norman Newton	0	11
Ryan McConnell	0	10
Will Jessup	0	10
Burt Gerhardt	0	9
Mitch Farrell	0	9
Joel McDonald	0	9
Dustin Buff	0	9
Tom Allen	0	8
Ben Cavanaugh	0	8
Keith Lockley	0	7
Ronald Howard	0	6
Grady Corcoleotes	0	6
Clay Bridges	0	5
Randal Grui	0	5
Edgar Morrison	0	4
Warren Carlisle	0	4
Fred Clancy	0	3
Oliver Carfagno	0	3
Deion Sheldon	0	2
Arnold Webster	0	2
Leo Abell	0	2
Nicky Mesaros	0	2
Mark Gaudio	0	2
Shannon Algoe	0	2
Brett Cobb	0	2
Jon Franklin	0	1
Tommy Begian	0	1
Kenneth Wheeler	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	12	32	2.7
Middle	22	98	4.5
Right	6	57	9.5
None	1	-2	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	2	1.0
Middle	13	52	4.0
Right	1	5	5.0
None	1	-2	-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Intc
Frankie Giles	13	7	1	2	1	1	1
Brad Patino	5	5	2	0	0	0	0
Greg Haynes	1	1	1	0	0	0	0

Cincinnati	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Harvey Swanger	33	24	0	0	1	4	4	2	0
Mel Mathews	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	2	2.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	9	101	7.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	3	2	25	8.3
Long (19+ Yds)	1	1	21	21.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	22	21	101	4.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	3	35	3.9
Long (19+ Yds)	4	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Claude Adams	6	3	1	46	1	14
WR Bryce Perkins	4	4	0	46	1	16
TE Jose Mueller	3	2	1	9	0	10
RB Richie Forbes	2	1	0	22	1	12
WR Quentin Giles	2	1	0	21	1	11
FB Bernard Branch	1	1	0	2	0	10
RB Glen Jeffers	1	1	0	3	0	7

Cincinnati	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
WR Gabe Britt	8	4	0	6	25
RB Adam Hodges	6	5	0	14	19
WR Ronald Howard	5	2	0	21	31
TE Terry Jean	4	3	0	17	14
TE Harry Torres	4	3	1	28	22
WR Eugene Lochner	3	2	1	6	12
RB Floyd Lengfelder	3	3	0	27	7
FB Norman Newton	1	1	0	2	17
WR Grady Corcoleotes	1	1	0	15	18

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Richie Forbes	5	10	2.00	4.97
Glen Jeffers	2	6	3.00	3.50

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Frankie Giles	7	5	39	5.57	5.62

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Harvey Swanger	2	1	-1	-0.50	4.12

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Claude Adams	3	1	17	5.67	7.67
WR Bryce Perkins	2	2	13	6.50	11.50
TE Jose Mueller	2	2	9	4.50	3.00

Cincinnati	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Adam Hodges	2	1	-1	-0.50	2.33

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Richie Forbes	4	1
Glen Jeffers	1	0

Cincinnati	Rushes	Conversions
Harvey Swanger	2	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Frankie Giles	5	3	3
Brad Patino	1	1	0
Greg Haynes	1	1	1

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Conversions
Harvey Swanger	9	7	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Bryce Perkins	2	2	2
FB Bernard Branch	1	1	0
RB Richie Forbes	1	0	0
WR Quentin Giles	1	0	0
WR Claude Adams	1	1	1
TE Jose Mueller	1	1	1

Cincinnati	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Gabe Britt	4	2	0
WR Eugene Lochner	2	2	0
RB Adam Hodges	2	2	0
TE Harry Torres	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 34,700 (65,500 capacity)
Upper Deck 9,100 (19,800)
End Zone 7,500 (14,300)
Mezzanine 4,300 (8,300)
Sideline Seats 7,100 (12,700)
Club Seats 4,200 (7,600)
Luxury Boxes 2,500 (2,800)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	34,700 (65,500 capacity)
Upper Deck	9,100 (19,800)
End Zone	7,500 (14,300)
Mezzanine	4,300 (8,300)
Sideline Seats	7,100 (12,700)
Club Seats	4,200 (7,600)
Luxury Boxes	2,500 (2,800)