Week 16, 2018

played in New England, MA

51 degrees, rain, 10 mph wind

Minnesota Vikings	7	14	14	0	-	35
New England Patriots	0	7	0	10	-	17

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:08 MIN - Bryce Perkins 4 pass from Frankie Giles (Donnell Wilcox extra point)
2Q: 12:48 MIN - Edwin Holliday 11 pass from Frankie Giles (Donnell Wilcox extra point)
2Q: 02:12 MIN - Frankie Giles 3 run (Donnell Wilcox extra point)
2Q: 00:17 NED - Will Cave 6 run (Charlie Flannery extra point)
3Q: 12:31 MIN - Quentin Giles 4 pass from Frankie Giles (Donnell Wilcox extra point)
3Q: 04:06 MIN - Jose Mueller 1 pass from Frankie Giles (Donnell Wilcox extra point)
4Q: 13:50 NED - Charlie Flannery 21 field goal
4Q: 02:07 NED - Byron Lewis 2 run (Charlie Flannery extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:08 MIN - Bryce Perkins 4 pass from Frankie Giles (Donnell Wilcox extra point)
2Q: 12:48 MIN - Edwin Holliday 11 pass from Frankie Giles (Donnell Wilcox extra point)
2Q: 02:12 MIN - Frankie Giles 3 run (Donnell Wilcox extra point)
2Q: 00:17 NED - Will Cave 6 run (Charlie Flannery extra point)
3Q: 12:31 MIN - Quentin Giles 4 pass from Frankie Giles (Donnell Wilcox extra point)
3Q: 04:06 MIN - Jose Mueller 1 pass from Frankie Giles (Donnell Wilcox extra point)
4Q: 13:50 NED - Charlie Flannery 21 field goal
4Q: 02:07 NED - Byron Lewis 2 run (Charlie Flannery extra point)

Team Statistics MIN NED
Record 9-6 10-5
First Downs 30 20
- by Rushing 9 4
- by Passing 16 16
- by Penalty 5 0
Total Net Yards 391 300
- Offensive Plays 77 62
- Yards per Play 5.08 4.84
Net Rushing Yards 158 58
- Rushing Attempts 39 16
- Yards per Rush 4.05 3.63
Net Passing Yards 233 242
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 35 - 23 - 0 46 - 26 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 250 242
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/17 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 6.13 5.26
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 2/0
3rd Down Conversions 11/17 5/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.9 6.9
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/33 5/57
Punt Returns/Yards 3/8 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 1/36 5/105
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 5 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 5/0 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 28 OWN 25
Time of Possession 35:48 24:12

Team Statistics	MIN	NED
Record	9-6	10-5
First Downs	30	20
- by Rushing	9	4
- by Passing	16	16
- by Penalty	5	0
Total Net Yards	391	300
- Offensive Plays	77	62
- Yards per Play	5.08	4.84
Net Rushing Yards	158	58
- Rushing Attempts	39	16
- Yards per Rush	4.05	3.63
Net Passing Yards	233	242
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	35 - 23 - 0	46 - 26 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	250	242
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/17	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	6.13	5.26
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	2/0
3rd Down Conversions	11/17	5/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.9	6.9
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/33	5/57
Punt Returns/Yards	3/8	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	1/36	5/105
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	5	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	5/0	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 28	OWN 25
Time of Possession	35:48	24:12

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	14:25	5:26	OWN 35	12	65	Touchdown
1	7:21	3:46	OWN 14	8	38	Punt
1	2:11	4:28	OWN 34	11	66	Touchdown
2	10:26	0:46	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
2	8:37	1:55	OWN 29	3	2	Punt
2	4:36	2:35	OWN 20	8	80	Touchdown
2	0:10	0:10	OWN 20	1	-1	Half
3	15:00	2:35	OWN 36	5	64	Touchdown
3	10:05	6:07	OWN 25	15	75	Touchdown
4	13:44	5:38	OWN 20	12	46	Punt
4	1:59	0:42	OPP 43	3	-5	Punt

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	0:35	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
1	8:59	1:38	OWN 37	3	5	Punt
1	3:35	1:24	OWN 12	3	5	Punt
2	12:43	2:17	OWN 34	5	11	Punt
2	9:40	1:03	OWN 25	3	3	Punt
2	6:42	2:06	OWN 20	7	20	Punt
2	2:01	1:51	OWN 30	9	70	Touchdown
3	12:25	2:20	OWN 29	3	9	Punt
3	3:58	5:14	OWN 30	9	66	Field Goal
4	8:06	6:07	OWN 20	12	80	Touchdown
4	1:17	1:17	OWN 20	5	41	Game

Game MVP: Frankie Giles, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Randall Papadopulos	21	68	3.24	10	1	0
Dominic Henry	10	28	2.80	10	1	0
Donnell Crosland	4	43	10.75	33	1	0
Frankie Giles	4	19	4.75	11	1	1

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	TD
Byron Lewis	8	30	3.75	8	1
Will Cave	4	8	2.00	6	1
Bernard Escalante	4	20	5.00	6	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Frankie Giles	35	23	250	3/17	4	21	0	124.7

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bernard Escalante	46	26	242	0/0	0	19	0	71.1

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Edwin Holliday	7	10	79	11.29	36	19	1
WR Quentin Giles	7	11	91	13.00	17	21	1
WR Bryce Perkins	4	8	39	9.75	14	13	1
TE Jose Mueller	3	3	27	9.00	16	15	1
WR Claude Adams	2	3	14	7.00	0	8	0

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
TE Mack Prescott	12	14	80	6.67	15	14
WR Tony Lyons	6	15	70	11.67	29	19
WR Ronnie Wilson	2	5	32	16.00	11	19
WR Nathan Osborne	2	5	20	10.00	0	16
WR Nolan Hampton	2	3	29	14.50	12	17
RB Will Cave	1	2	11	11.00	0	11
RB Edwin Blair	1	1	0	0.00	0	0
TE Teddy Rottinghaus	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force
Frankie Giles	1	0	0
Ralph Ingram	0	1	0
Neal Kelleher	0	0	2

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force
Nolan Hampton	2	0	0
Nathan Osborne	0	1	0
Mack Prescott	0	1	0
Kendrick Fox	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Herman Burns	5	214	42.8	34.8	49	1

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Robbie Burgess	7	319	45.6	41.6	55	1

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Donnell Wilcox	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	5/5

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Charlie Flannery	1/1	0/0	0/0	21	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Oliver Palmer	3	8	2.7	0

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Austin Scott	1	36	36.0	0

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Nolan Hampton	5	105	21.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Kurt Willis	6	2	16	46
CB Nick Blackburn	6	2	16	46
S Jose Turner	5	0	16	46
S Richard Kerner	4	3	15	41
S Kirk Baum	4	1	6	32
DE Frank Lyle	4	1	15	46
CB Percy Garcia	3	2	15	46
OLB Shannon Bynaker	3	0	10	14
OLB Neal Kelleher	2	0	16	46
CB J.C. Sturm	1	2	14	41
DE Clay Szymanski	1	0	15	44
S Gino Shields	1	0	1	4
DT Randy Murray	0	1	15	44
ILB Archie O'Neal	0	1	2	5

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DT Vernon Garrett	7	2	0.0	36	31
CB Cornell Clemons	7	1	0.0	28	28
ILB Luke Wayne	6	4	0.0	37	33
S Gino Fackleman	6	1	0.0	17	15
DE Kendrick Fox	4	0	1.5	35	36
CB Gene Levine	4	0	0.0	34	32
S Mo Morton	4	0	0.0	22	23
CB Dominic Goodwin	3	4	0.5	33	28
S Lee Ayi	3	1	0.0	18	19
DT Colin Bullock	2	3	0.0	31	28
OLB Kirk Bobro	2	0	0.0	30	26
DT Wally Moore	2	0	0.0	9	13
DE Alan Woodard	2	0	0.0	8	10
DE Kelvin Harbert	1	0	1.0	33	31
S Heath Hitchcock	1	2	0.0	25	22
OLB Louis Downs	1	2	0.0	19	20
ILB Quentin Davidson	1	1	0.0	2	5
ILB Byron Crist	1	0	0.0	3	5
OLB Darryl Harts	1	0	0.0	4	6

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Clay Szymanski	1	6	1	44
DE Frank Lyle	0	2	0	46
DT Randy Murray	0	1	0	44

New England	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Kendrick Fox	1.5	0	3	3	36
DE Kelvin Harbert	1.0	0	1	0	31
CB Dominic Goodwin	0.5	0	0	0	28
OLB Louis Downs	0.0	1	0	0	20

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Jose Turner	5	3	46
CB Nick Blackburn	5	1	46
S Kirk Baum	4	0	32
ILB Kurt Willis	3	1	46
CB Percy Garcia	2	1	46
OLB Neal Kelleher	2	0	46
DE Frank Lyle	2	0	46
S Richard Kerner	1	2	41
DE Clay Szymanski	1	0	44
CB J.C. Sturm	1	0	41

New England	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Gino Fackleman	4	0	15
CB Cornell Clemons	4	0	28
S Mo Morton	3	0	23
CB Gene Levine	2	1	32
CB Dominic Goodwin	2	1	28
S Heath Hitchcock	2	0	22
S Lee Ayi	2	0	19
ILB Luke Wayne	1	1	33
DT Colin Bullock	1	0	28
DE Kendrick Fox	1	0	36
OLB Louis Downs	1	0	20
OLB Kirk Bobro	0	1	26

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Britt Sims	6	11	1	39	1	38
Rod Erickson	6	10	0	35	0	36
Kurt Drake	1	4	0	31	1	33
Luther Winslett	1	3	0	11	0	8
Sean Loucks	1	1	0	23	0	16
Ralph Ingram	0	3	0	34	0	32
Clyde Jordan	0	2	0	27	1	30
Will Mendheim	0	1	0	4	0	2

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Leonard Lytle	3	4	14	40
Jeremy Hibdon	1	1	3	11
Van Perry	1	1	16	46
Courtney Henson	0	2	16	45
Teddy Rottinghaus	0	1	3	10
Billy Ah Yat	0	1	13	35
Mack Prescott	0	1	16	42
Otis Porter	0	1	4	16

Special Teams Statistics

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Kirk Baum	3	16
Neal Kelleher	1	12
Arnold Gaden	1	10
Donnell Crosland	0	20
Claude Adams	0	15
Roman Ferrari	0	15
Kurt Willis	0	14
Sean Loucks	0	11
Oliver Palmer	0	11
Vinny Bryant	0	10
Dwight Grolitzer	0	10
Austin Scott	0	8
J.C. Sturm	0	8
Chuck Laxdal	0	7
Jose Mueller	0	7
Donnell Wilcox	0	6
Archie O'Neal	0	6
Shannon Bynaker	0	6
Clarence Snellings	0	6
Ralph Ingram	0	5
Will Mendheim	0	5
Herman Burns	0	5
Tom Swisher	0	5
Dominic Henry	0	5
Britt Sims	0	4
Robbie Cassidy	0	4
Rod Erickson	0	4
Gino Shields	0	3
Richard Kerner	0	2
Randall Papadopulos	0	2
Edwin Holliday	0	2
Quentin Giles	0	2
Clyde Jordan	0	1
Percy Garcia	0	1
Clay Szymanski	0	1
Randy Murray	0	1
Jose Turner	0	1
Frank Lyle	0	1
Nick Blackburn	0	1

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Will Cave	2	23
Ross Shannon	1	18
Mack Prescott	1	7
Darryl Harts	0	26
Fernando Gildon	0	18
Nolan Hampton	0	15
Lewis Gredzinski	0	13
Ronnie Wilson	0	11
Cornell Clemons	0	11
Heath Hitchcock	0	10
Byron Crist	0	10
Nathan Osborne	0	9
Jeremy Hibdon	0	8
Lee Attico	0	8
Wade Robbins	0	8
Edwin Blair	0	8
Robbie Burgess	0	7
Billy Ah Yat	0	6
Rex Diaz	0	6
Teddy Rottinghaus	0	5
Alan Woodard	0	5
Quentin Davidson	0	5
Colin Bullock	0	4
Mo George	0	4
Otis Porter	0	2
Louis Downs	0	2
Juan Getson	0	1
Charlie Flannery	0	1
Wally Moore	0	1
Dominic Goodwin	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	13	1.3
Middle	15	76	5.1
Right	13	70	5.4
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	6	2.0
Middle	7	28	4.0
Right	6	24	4.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Frankie Giles	35	23	1	2	1	4	4	3	0

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bernard Escalante	46	26	0	1	1	8	9	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	15	133	7.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	8	117	8.4
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	3	0.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	20	16	158	7.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	6	81	5.8
Long (19+ Yds)	8	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Quentin Giles	11	7	1	91	1	25
WR Edwin Holliday	10	7	0	79	0	30
WR Bryce Perkins	8	4	0	39	0	27
WR Claude Adams	3	2	0	14	0	16
TE Jose Mueller	3	3	0	27	0	21

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
WR Tony Lyons	15	6	0	70	39
TE Mack Prescott	14	12	0	80	42
WR Ronnie Wilson	5	2	0	32	19
WR Nathan Osborne	5	2	1	20	31
WR Nolan Hampton	3	2	0	29	12
RB Will Cave	2	1	0	11	21
TE Teddy Rottinghaus	1	0	0	0	10
RB Edwin Blair	1	1	0	0	11

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Randall Papadopulos	2	16	8.00	3.24
Dominic Henry	2	6	3.00	2.80
Frankie Giles	1	3	3.00	4.75

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Byron Lewis	3	4	1.33	3.75
Will Cave	2	6	3.00	2.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Frankie Giles	9	7	45	5.00	7.14

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bernard Escalante	4	3	21	5.25	5.26

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Edwin Holliday	4	3	28	7.00	7.90
WR Quentin Giles	2	1	4	2.00	8.27
WR Bryce Perkins	1	1	4	4.00	4.88
WR Claude Adams	1	1	8	8.00	4.67
TE Jose Mueller	1	1	1	1.00	9.00

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Tony Lyons	2	1	4	2.00	4.67
TE Mack Prescott	2	2	17	8.50	5.71

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Randall Papadopulos	1	1
Donnell Crosland	1	0
Frankie Giles	1	1

New England	Rushes	Conversions
Bernard Escalante	2	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Frankie Giles	12	9	9

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bernard Escalante	11	7	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Bryce Perkins	4	3	3
WR Quentin Giles	4	3	3
WR Edwin Holliday	2	1	1
TE Jose Mueller	2	2	2

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Tony Lyons	5	3	2
TE Mack Prescott	4	3	1
WR Ronnie Wilson	1	1	1
RB Will Cave	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 58,600 (68,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 15,300 (21,600)
End Zone 13,800 (15,600)
Mezzanine 8,500 (9,000)
Sideline Seats 13,200 (13,800)
Club Seats 6,000 (6,000)
Luxury Boxes 1,800 (2,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	58,600 (68,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	15,300 (21,600)
End Zone	13,800 (15,600)
Mezzanine	8,500 (9,000)
Sideline Seats	13,200 (13,800)
Club Seats	6,000 (6,000)
Luxury Boxes	1,800 (2,000)