Week 1, 2018

played in Green Bay, WI

67 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

Minnesota Vikings	7	0	3	7	-	17
Green Bay Packers	14	14	3	7	-	38

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:42 GBY - Norbert Covington 13 run (Ed Winslett extra point)
1Q: 08:12 MIN - Claude Adams 4 pass from Frankie Giles (Donnell Wilcox extra point)
1Q: 06:47 GBY - Martinez Whitfield 52 pass from Brock Boyle (Ed Winslett extra point)
2Q: 02:27 GBY - Adrian Covington 3 pass from Bryant Flowers (Ed Winslett extra point)
2Q: 00:05 GBY - Martinez Whitfield 38 pass from Bryant Flowers (Ed Winslett extra point)
3Q: 12:04 MIN - Donnell Wilcox 43 field goal
3Q: 03:19 GBY - Ed Winslett 19 field goal
4Q: 09:23 MIN - Bryce Perkins 4 pass from Frankie Giles (Donnell Wilcox extra point)
4Q: 02:21 GBY - Norbert Covington 17 run (Ed Winslett extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:42 GBY - Norbert Covington 13 run (Ed Winslett extra point)
1Q: 08:12 MIN - Claude Adams 4 pass from Frankie Giles (Donnell Wilcox extra point)
1Q: 06:47 GBY - Martinez Whitfield 52 pass from Brock Boyle (Ed Winslett extra point)
2Q: 02:27 GBY - Adrian Covington 3 pass from Bryant Flowers (Ed Winslett extra point)
2Q: 00:05 GBY - Martinez Whitfield 38 pass from Bryant Flowers (Ed Winslett extra point)
3Q: 12:04 MIN - Donnell Wilcox 43 field goal
3Q: 03:19 GBY - Ed Winslett 19 field goal
4Q: 09:23 MIN - Bryce Perkins 4 pass from Frankie Giles (Donnell Wilcox extra point)
4Q: 02:21 GBY - Norbert Covington 17 run (Ed Winslett extra point)

Team Statistics MIN GBY
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 18 27
- by Rushing 0 12
- by Passing 17 15
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 326 450
- Offensive Plays 54 73
- Yards per Play 6.04 6.16
Net Rushing Yards 35 175
- Rushing Attempts 11 42
- Yards per Rush 3.18 4.17
Net Passing Yards 291 275
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 41 - 23 - 2 30 - 20 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 303 280
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/12 1/5
- Yards per Pass Play 6.77 8.87
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 2/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/11 10/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.5 5.0
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 7/55 4/32
Punt Returns/Yards 3/27 2/16
Kick Returns/Yards 5/94 3/102
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 2/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 3/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 28 OWN 31
Time of Possession 23:02 36:58

Team Statistics	MIN	GBY
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	18	27
- by Rushing	0	12
- by Passing	17	15
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	326	450
- Offensive Plays	54	73
- Yards per Play	6.04	6.16
Net Rushing Yards	35	175
- Rushing Attempts	11	42
- Yards per Rush	3.18	4.17
Net Passing Yards	291	275
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	41 - 23 - 2	30 - 20 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	303	280
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/12	1/5
- Yards per Pass Play	6.77	8.87
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	2/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/11	10/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.5	5.0
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	7/55	4/32
Punt Returns/Yards	3/27	2/16
Kick Returns/Yards	5/94	3/102
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	2/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	3/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 28	OWN 31
Time of Possession	23:02	36:58

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:35	3:29	OWN 33	6	67	Touchdown
1	6:31	2:57	OWN 38	5	15	Punt
2	14:40	2:24	OWN 8	6	32	Punt
2	10:30	1:02	OPP 46	3	6	Punt
2	2:18	0:34	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
3	15:00	3:03	OWN 45	5	29	Field Goal
3	3:12	1:44	OWN 35	3	-5	Punt
4	14:50	5:36	OWN 12	12	88	Touchdown
4	7:21	0:42	OWN 19	3	21	Interception
4	2:03	1:49	OWN 21	8	40	Interception

Green Bay Packers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:25	50	7	50	Touchdown
1	8:06	1:35	OWN 46	3	54	Touchdown
1	3:34	3:54	OWN 21	8	40	Punt
2	12:16	1:46	OWN 15	4	5	Punt
2	9:28	7:10	OWN 20	14	80	Touchdown
2	1:44	1:44	OWN 29	6	71	Touchdown
3	11:57	8:45	OWN 8	15	90	Field Goal
3	1:28	1:38	OWN 34	3	6	Punt
4	9:14	1:53	OWN 36	3	-3	Punt
4	6:39	4:36	OPP 43	9	43	Touchdown
4	0:14	0:14	OWN 31	1	-1	Game

Game MVP: Bryant Flowers, Green Bay Packers

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG
Dominic Henry	6	17	2.83	8
Randall Papadopulos	3	7	2.33	5
Frankie Giles	2	11	5.50	6

Green Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Norbert Covington	29	138	4.76	17	5	2
Mike Houston	12	38	3.17	11	1	0
Bryant Flowers	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Frankie Giles	41	23	303	2/12	2	28	2	75.5

Green Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bryant Flowers	19	14	185	1/5	2	38	0	139.1
Brock Boyle	11	6	95	0/0	1	52	0	113.8

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Edwin Holliday	8	13	144	18.00	39	28	0
WR Bryce Perkins	6	9	78	13.00	24	26	1
TE Jose Mueller	4	6	56	14.00	17	18	0
WR Claude Adams	2	6	7	3.50	1	4	1
FB Bernard Branch	1	2	3	3.00	0	3	0
WR Arnold Gaden	1	1	7	7.00	1	7	0
WR Bruce Clements	1	3	8	8.00	0	8	0
RB Dominic Henry	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Green Bay	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Adrian Covington	7	10	81	11.57	12	17	1
WR Martinez Whitfield	6	10	134	22.33	60	52	2
TE Donnell Bryant	2	2	28	14.00	1	21	0
RB Norbert Covington	2	2	13	6.50	8	12	0
RB Mike Houston	1	1	12	12.00	0	12	0
RB J.R. Alexander	1	1	7	7.00	5	7	0
WR Troy Frederick	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0
WR Brant Shaw	0	3	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Green Bay	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Tony Perez	1	0	0.00	0
CB Lance Irwin	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force
Austin Scott	1	0	0
Dwight Grolitzer	0	1	0
Clay Szymanski	0	0	1
J.C. Sturm	0	0	1

Green Bay	Fumb	Recov	Force
Donnell Bryant	1	1	0
Norbert Covington	1	0	0
Joe Troxel	0	1	0
Kent Meadows	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Herman Burns	5	226	45.2	38.0	49	2

Green Bay	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Grady Peterson	4	180	45.0	38.3	57	3

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Donnell Wilcox	1/1	1/1	0/0	43	2/2

Green Bay	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ed Winslett	1/1	0/0	0/0	19	5/5

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Oliver Palmer	3	27	9.0	0

Green Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Adrian Covington	2	16	8.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Austin Scott	5	94	18.8	0

Green Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Martinez Whitfield	3	102	34.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Kurt Willis	9	2	0.0	42	31
DT Randy Murray	7	2	0.0	37	30
OLB Neal Kelleher	5	2	1.0	34	30
S Richard Kerner	5	2	0.0	26	27
S Jose Turner	5	2	0.0	32	29
DE Clay Szymanski	4	2	0.0	37	29
S Gino Shields	4	2	0.0	19	9
ILB Archie O'Neal	4	1	0.0	21	6
CB Percy Garcia	4	0	0.0	34	29
CB Nick Blackburn	3	2	0.0	39	30
CB J.C. Sturm	2	3	0.0	30	26
OLB Shannon Bynaker	2	0	0.0	40	27
DE Frank Lyle	2	0	0.0	29	28
DE Chuck Laxdal	1	0	0.0	15	5
WR Bryce Perkins	1	0	---	---	---
WR Claude Adams	1	0	---	---	---
DT Clarence Snellings	0	1	0.0	14	2

Green Bay	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Lance Irwin	6	0	0.0	11	42
CB Broderick Burns	5	0	0.0	11	40
DE Lester Harvey	4	1	1.0	11	43
CB Tony Perez	4	2	0.0	8	37
S Trent Dawson	4	2	0.0	11	39
S Lonnie Brinkley	2	1	0.0	9	41
S Steve Fanwick	2	1	0.0	4	16
DE Tyrone Kanpurwala	2	0	0.0	11	35
OLB Bernard Henderson	2	0	0.0	7	27
DT Howie Glasthal	1	0	1.0	1	9
DT Cory Rose	1	1	0.0	11	41
OLB Harris Runyon	1	0	0.0	6	21

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Neal Kelleher	1.0	0	3	2	30
DE Frank Lyle	0.0	1	0	1	28
DE Clay Szymanski	0.0	0	2	4	29

Green Bay	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Lester Harvey	1.0	1	4	0	43
DT Howie Glasthal	1.0	1	0	0	9
DE Tyrone Kanpurwala	0.0	1	1	1	35
OLB Bernard Henderson	0.0	1	0	0	27
ILB Cris Penberthy	0.0	0	2	0	38
DT Heath Fangboner	0.0	0	1	0	26

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Percy Garcia	4	1	29
S Jose Turner	3	2	29
S Richard Kerner	3	0	27
CB Nick Blackburn	3	0	30
OLB Neal Kelleher	2	0	30
CB J.C. Sturm	2	0	26
ILB Kurt Willis	1	0	31
S Gino Shields	1	0	9
DE Frank Lyle	1	0	28

Green Bay	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Tony Perez	5	0	1	37
CB Lance Irwin	4	0	1	42
CB Broderick Burns	3	1	0	40
S Lonnie Brinkley	2	1	0	41
OLB Harris Runyon	2	0	0	21
DE Tyrone Kanpurwala	2	0	0	35
S Trent Dawson	2	0	0	39
S Steve Fanwick	2	0	0	16
OLB Bernard Henderson	1	0	0	27
S Cedric Horn	0	1	0	4

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Rod Erickson	1	3	1	8	0	38
Britt Sims	0	3	0	11	0	43
Clyde Jordan	0	1	0	7	1	27
Ralph Ingram	0	1	0	5	0	11
Rico Cade	0	1	0	9	0	39
Kurt Drake	0	0	0	8	1	35

Green Bay	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Teddy Price	5	8	0	20	0	11
Joe Troxel	4	12	0	37	0	28
Reggie Wagner	3	5	1	30	0	16
Wayne Owens	2	5	0	29	0	24
Antoine McGee	1	6	0	38	0	22
Donnell Bryant	1	2	0	32	0	19
Korey Lavalais	1	1	0	30	1	21
Corey Duncan	0	1	0	18	0	12
Deion Steven	0	1	0	7	0	10

Special Teams Statistics

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Neal Kelleher	4	9
Kirk Baum	1	15
Vinny Bryant	0	19
Bernard Branch	0	16
Roman Ferrari	0	16
Bruce Clements	0	14
Donnell Crosland	0	14
Arnold Gaden	0	11
Dwight Grolitzer	0	10
Oliver Palmer	0	10
Austin Scott	0	9
Jose Mueller	0	7
Ralph Ingram	0	6
Will Mendheim	0	6
Tom Swisher	0	6
Robbie Cassidy	0	6
Chuck Laxdal	0	5
Herman Burns	0	5
Donnell Wilcox	0	5
Archie O'Neal	0	5
Rod Erickson	0	5
Clarence Snellings	0	5
J.C. Sturm	0	5
Jay Griffith	0	4
Gino Shields	0	4
Britt Sims	0	3
Randall Papadopulos	0	2
Clyde Jordan	0	1
Percy Garcia	0	1
Clay Szymanski	0	1
Kurt Willis	0	1
Randy Murray	0	1
Shannon Bynaker	0	1
Jose Turner	0	1
Frankie Giles	0	1
Nick Blackburn	0	1

Green Bay	Tackles	STPlays
J.R. Alexander	4	11
Ronnie Davidson	1	18
Brant Shaw	1	11
Martinez Whitfield	1	10
Kent Meadows	1	6
Antoine McGee	1	3
Mike Houston	0	20
Troy Frederick	0	19
Donnell Bryant	0	14
Lonnie Brinkley	0	12
Corey Duncan	0	10
Victor Carter	0	10
Lance Price	0	10
Adrian Covington	0	9
Ed Winslett	0	7
Steve Fanwick	0	6
Kennedy Letcher	0	5
Reggie Wagner	0	5
Ian Kanpurwala	0	5
Harris Runyon	0	5
Deion Steven	0	5
Teddy Price	0	5
Grady Peterson	0	5
James Horn	0	5
Broderick Burns	0	3
Wayne Owens	0	3
Joe Troxel	0	2
Cory Rose	0	1
Tony Perez	0	1
Lester Harvey	0	1
Lance Irwin	0	1
Tyrone Kanpurwala	0	1
Trent Dawson	0	1
Cris Penberthy	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	10	3.3
Middle	7	20	2.9
Right	1	5	5.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	13	73	5.6
Middle	27	97	3.6
Right	1	6	6.0
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Frankie Giles	41	23	5	0	1	3	8	1	2

Green Bay	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bryant Flowers	19	14	1	0	0	3	1	6	0
Brock Boyle	11	6	2	0	1	0	4	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	12	81	4.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	17	9	175	10.3
Long (19+ Yds)	5	2	47	9.4

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	14	4.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	7	56	5.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	8	137	12.5
Long (19+ Yds)	6	2	73	12.2

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Edwin Holliday	13	8	0	144	3	35
WR Bryce Perkins	9	6	0	78	2	28
WR Claude Adams	6	2	0	7	0	30
TE Jose Mueller	6	4	0	56	0	21
WR Bruce Clements	3	1	1	8	0	20
FB Bernard Branch	2	1	0	3	0	15
WR Arnold Gaden	1	1	0	7	0	10
RB Dominic Henry	1	0	0	0	0	18

Green Bay	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Martinez Whitfield	10	6	0	134	2	22
WR Adrian Covington	10	7	0	81	0	28
WR Brant Shaw	3	0	1	0	0	7
TE Donnell Bryant	2	2	0	28	1	19
RB Norbert Covington	2	2	0	13	0	18
RB Mike Houston	1	1	0	12	0	10
RB J.R. Alexander	1	1	0	7	0	6
WR Troy Frederick	1	1	0	5	0	15

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Randall Papadopulos	1	0	0.00	2.33

Green Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Norbert Covington	6	38	6.33	4.76
Mike Houston	5	12	2.40	3.17

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Frankie Giles	7	4	22	3.14	7.39

Green Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bryant Flowers	3	2	17	5.67	9.74

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Bryce Perkins	2	2	10	5.00	8.67
WR Claude Adams	2	1	4	2.00	1.17
TE Jose Mueller	2	1	8	4.00	9.33
WR Edwin Holliday	1	0	0	0.00	11.08

Green Bay	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Adrian Covington	3	2	17	5.67	8.10

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions

Green Bay	Rushes	Conversions
Norbert Covington	3	2
Mike Houston	2	2

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Frankie Giles	11	5	5

Green Bay	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bryant Flowers	5	4	4
Brock Boyle	4	2	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Jose Mueller	3	2	2
WR Bryce Perkins	2	1	1
WR Bruce Clements	2	1	1
WR Edwin Holliday	2	0	0
WR Claude Adams	2	1	1

Green Bay	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Martinez Whitfield	4	2	2
RB Mike Houston	1	1	1
WR Brant Shaw	1	0	0
TE Donnell Bryant	1	1	1
WR Adrian Covington	1	1	1
RB Norbert Covington	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 71,500 (85,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,500 (21,200)
End Zone 13,100 (15,300)
Mezzanine 7,700 (8,800)
Sideline Seats 12,000 (13,500)
Club Seats 15,700 (17,500)
Luxury Boxes 5,500 (8,700)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	71,500 (85,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,500 (21,200)
End Zone	13,100 (15,300)
Mezzanine	7,700 (8,800)
Sideline Seats	12,000 (13,500)
Club Seats	15,700 (17,500)
Luxury Boxes	5,500 (8,700)