Week 2, 2021

played in Cleveland, OH

58 degrees, fair, 10 mph wind

Minnesota Vikings	7	14	7	10	-	38
Cleveland Browns	7	6	3	0	-	16

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:02 MIN - Bernie Hassler 78 pass from Frankie Giles (A.J. Neiderer extra point)
1Q: 03:29 CLE - Jay Mayers 3 run (Percy Robinson extra point)
2Q: 10:11 MIN - Dominic Henry 3 run (A.J. Neiderer extra point)
2Q: 08:10 CLE - Percy Robinson 52 field goal
2Q: 02:05 CLE - Percy Robinson 25 field goal
2Q: 00:27 MIN - Quentin Giles 34 pass from Frankie Giles (A.J. Neiderer extra point)
3Q: 04:14 MIN - Frankie Giles 2 run (A.J. Neiderer extra point)
3Q: 01:20 CLE - Percy Robinson 49 field goal
4Q: 10:50 MIN - Jose Mueller 2 pass from Frankie Giles (A.J. Neiderer extra point)
4Q: 02:23 MIN - A.J. Neiderer 51 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:02 MIN - Bernie Hassler 78 pass from Frankie Giles (A.J. Neiderer extra point)
1Q: 03:29 CLE - Jay Mayers 3 run (Percy Robinson extra point)
2Q: 10:11 MIN - Dominic Henry 3 run (A.J. Neiderer extra point)
2Q: 08:10 CLE - Percy Robinson 52 field goal
2Q: 02:05 CLE - Percy Robinson 25 field goal
2Q: 00:27 MIN - Quentin Giles 34 pass from Frankie Giles (A.J. Neiderer extra point)
3Q: 04:14 MIN - Frankie Giles 2 run (A.J. Neiderer extra point)
3Q: 01:20 CLE - Percy Robinson 49 field goal
4Q: 10:50 MIN - Jose Mueller 2 pass from Frankie Giles (A.J. Neiderer extra point)
4Q: 02:23 MIN - A.J. Neiderer 51 field goal

Team Statistics MIN CLE
Record 2-0 0-2
First Downs 20 16
- by Rushing 7 8
- by Passing 13 6
- by Penalty 0 2
Total Net Yards 408 251
- Offensive Plays 62 56
- Yards per Play 6.58 4.48
Net Rushing Yards 142 154
- Rushing Attempts 39 33
- Yards per Rush 3.64 4.67
Net Passing Yards 266 97
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 23 - 19 - 0 22 - 10 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 266 108
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 1/11
- Yards per Pass Play 11.57 4.22
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 4/2
3rd Down Conversions 9/14 2/9
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.4 6.8
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 4/40 4/30
Punt Returns/Yards 3/18 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 3/60 6/129
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/0 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 33 OWN 24
Time of Possession 33:47 26:13

Team Statistics	MIN	CLE
Record	2-0	0-2
First Downs	20	16
- by Rushing	7	8
- by Passing	13	6
- by Penalty	0	2
Total Net Yards	408	251
- Offensive Plays	62	56
- Yards per Play	6.58	4.48
Net Rushing Yards	142	154
- Rushing Attempts	39	33
- Yards per Rush	3.64	4.67
Net Passing Yards	266	97
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	23 - 19 - 0	22 - 10 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	266	108
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	1/11
- Yards per Pass Play	11.57	4.22
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	4/2
3rd Down Conversions	9/14	2/9
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.4	6.8
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	4/40	4/30
Punt Returns/Yards	3/18	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	3/60	6/129
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/0	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 33	OWN 24
Time of Possession	33:47	26:13

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:01	1:18	OWN 15	3	85	Touchdown
1	3:22	8:20	OWN 20	15	80	Touchdown
2	8:02	2:26	OWN 19	3	8	Punt
2	1:59	1:44	OWN 20	6	80	Touchdown
3	15:00	2:08	OWN 16	3	7	Punt
3	11:41	1:17	OWN 26	3	8	Punt
3	8:42	4:41	OWN 31	9	69	Touchdown
3	1:15	1:30	OWN 25	3	9	Punt
4	12:37	1:53	OPP 21	4	21	Touchdown
4	7:52	5:37	OWN 34	8	32	Field Goal
4	2:00	2:00	OPP 17	5	14	Game

Cleveland Browns
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:59	OWN 30	3	-3	Punt
1	11:43	8:21	OWN 32	13	68	Touchdown
2	10:02	2:00	OWN 24	5	41	Field Goal
2	5:36	3:37	OWN 27	11	65	Field Goal
2	0:15	0:15	OWN 20	1	-2	Half
3	12:52	1:11	OWN 25	3	4	Punt
3	10:24	1:42	OWN 16	3	4	Punt
3	4:01	2:46	OWN 31	5	37	Field Goal
4	14:45	2:08	OWN 6	4	30	Fumble
4	10:44	2:52	OWN 28	9	38	Downs
4	2:15	0:15	OWN 28	1	-11	Fumble

Game MVP: Frankie Giles, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Dominic Henry	22	90	4.09	23	2	1
Levon Neri	11	42	3.82	12	1	0
Frankie Giles	6	10	1.67	6	0	1

Cleveland	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Norm Dotson	17	67	3.94	25	2	0
Jay Mayers	6	56	9.33	26	2	1
Ian Beyer	6	15	2.50	6	0	0
Terry Sawyer	3	13	4.33	10	1	0
J.C. Anthony	1	3	3.00	3	0	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Frankie Giles	23	19	266	0/0	3	78	0	154.4

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Terry Sawyer	22	10	108	1/11	0	31	0	60.4

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Bernie Hassler	7	7	126	18.00	77	78	1
WR Quentin Giles	5	7	90	18.00	36	34	1
TE Jose Mueller	3	3	24	8.00	0	15	1
TE Roman Ferrari	2	2	6	3.00	0	5	0
RB Dominic Henry	1	2	9	9.00	0	9	0
WR Joey Webb	1	1	11	11.00	0	11	0
WR Bryce Perkins	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Cleveland	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR J.C. Anthony	3	5	27	9.00	1	14
TE Dana Knoyle	3	8	20	6.67	0	8
TE Thomas Hodges	1	1	31	31.00	7	31
WR Kendrick Galloway	1	1	7	7.00	0	7
WR Rod McCullough	1	2	10	10.00	0	10
RB Ian Beyer	1	1	13	13.00	8	13
FB Gary Pegram	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
WR Antoine Feazell	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
WR Ian Hitchcock	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
FB Greg Harper	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Cleveland	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Recov	Force
Teddy Davison	1	1
Archie O'Neal	1	0
Kurt Willis	0	1
Nick Blackburn	0	1
Michael Huffman	0	1

Cleveland	Fumb	Recov
Terry Sawyer	2	0
J.C. Anthony	1	0
Norm Dotson	1	0
Shaun Bell	0	1
Dana Knoyle	0	1

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Herman Burns	4	203	50.8	50.8	55	2

Cleveland	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Robbie Burgess	3	170	56.7	50.7	63	1

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
A.J. Neiderer	1/1	1/1	1/1	51	5/5

Cleveland	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Percy Robinson	3/3	2/2	1/1	52	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bernie Hassler	2	14	7.0	0
Nick Blackburn	1	4	4.0	0

Cleveland	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Frank Schueler	2	43	21.5	0
Austin Scott	1	17	17.0	0

Cleveland	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kendrick Galloway	3	66	22.0	0
Ian Beyer	3	63	21.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Kurt Willis	7	4	0.0	33	23
ILB Archie O'Neal	5	4	0.0	24	9
S Jose Turner	5	0	0.0	33	23
DE Jared Gardner	4	0	0.0	17	16
CB J.C. Sturm	4	0	0.0	25	11
DE Winfred Dalton	3	0	0.0	19	10
DE Teddy Davison	2	1	1.0	29	19
OLB J.B. Winkler	2	1	0.0	26	14
OLB Ricardo Compton	2	1	0.0	21	9
S Harry Hines	2	1	0.0	23	15
CB Michael Huffman	2	0	0.0	12	14
DT Randy Murray	1	2	0.0	16	17
CB Nick Blackburn	1	1	0.0	32	23
S Trent Dawson	1	0	0.0	1	1
OLB Kris Gough	1	0	0.0	7	9
OLB Max Wedderburn	0	2	0.0	8	10
DT Clarence Snellings	0	1	0.0	19	7

Cleveland	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Marshall Ford	8	1	0.0	36	20
S Cory Lamar	5	3	0.0	26	18
CB Mickey Bensen	5	0	0.0	17	17
ILB Dan Fuller	4	6	0.0	27	9
DT Darrin Grueneich	4	3	0.0	29	15
OLB Dwight Barnes	3	1	0.0	19	5
S Dennis Zawilinski	3	1	0.0	26	19
OLB Alvin Noble	3	0	0.0	20	13
DE Howie Barrett	3	0	0.0	30	16
CB Steve Joseph	2	0	0.0	20	5
S Ted Carlson	2	0	0.0	15	5
DT Glenn Tate	1	2	0.0	25	17
OLB Leo Fort	1	1	0.0	22	16
ILB A.J. Sexton	1	1	0.0	11	14
S Bubba Lane	1	1	0.0	15	12
CB Lance Moroney	1	1	0.0	7	10
DT Timothy Insley	1	1	0.0	23	9
CB Jack Stewart	1	1	0.0	15	7
DE Herb Kemp	1	0	0.0	14	10
DE Randall Spatz	1	0	0.0	32	16
G Deon Springer	1	0	---	---	---

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Teddy Davison	1.0	1	4	1	19
OLB J.B. Winkler	0.0	0	1	2	14
DT Randy Murray	0.0	0	1	0	17
DE Jared Gardner	0.0	0	1	0	16
OLB Kris Gough	0.0	0	1	0	9

Cleveland	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Howie Barrett	1	1	16
DE Herb Kemp	1	0	10
DT Darrin Grueneich	1	0	15

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Jose Turner	3	0	23
CB Michael Huffman	1	2	14
S Harry Hines	1	1	15
ILB Kurt Willis	1	0	23
ILB Archie O'Neal	1	0	9
OLB Ricardo Compton	1	0	9
OLB Kris Gough	1	0	9
CB J.C. Sturm	1	0	11

Cleveland	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Mickey Bensen	6	0	17
CB Marshall Ford	4	0	20
S Cory Lamar	3	0	18
CB Lance Moroney	2	0	10
OLB Alvin Noble	1	1	13
DT Darrin Grueneich	1	0	15
S Dennis Zawilinski	1	0	19
CB Jack Stewart	1	0	7

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Cory Russell	3	5	0	28	19
Britt Sims	2	6	1	39	22
Moe Adderly	2	6	0	32	16
Rod Erickson	2	5	0	34	16
Clarence Cassidy	2	2	1	10	10
Kurt Drake	1	4	0	32	20
Donald Starks	1	2	0	11	4
Jose Mueller	0	2	0	36	21
Curtis Farley	0	1	0	8	6
Scott Hastings	0	1	0	1	2

Cleveland	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Shaun Bell	4	6	28	0	18
Shane Robinson	2	5	23	1	21
Trent Rodgers	1	5	26	0	13
Gary Pegram	1	2	26	0	18
Dana Knoyle	1	1	31	0	21
Thomas Hodges	1	1	7	0	4
Conrad Chandler	1	1	12	0	12
Vernon Farr	0	3	25	0	21
Brady Scanlon	0	3	29	0	20
Deon Springer	0	3	15	0	8

Special Teams Statistics

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Max Wedderburn	2	20
Jose Mueller	1	16
Bryce Perkins	1	15
Marcus Bernstein	1	14
Harry Hines	1	13
Levon Neri	0	18
Craig Bennetts	0	16
Trent Dawson	0	13
Joey Webb	0	13
Brad Jeffries	0	11
A.J. Neiderer	0	8
Austin Scott	0	7
Roman Ferrari	0	7
Michael Huffman	0	7
Frank Schueler	0	6
Curtis Farley	0	5
Scott Hastings	0	5
Winfred Dalton	0	5
Clarence Cassidy	0	5
Britt Sims	0	4
Herman Burns	0	4
Kurt Willis	0	4
Rod Erickson	0	4
Kris Gough	0	4
Nick Blackburn	0	4
Randy Murray	0	3
Jim Abrams	0	3
Jose Turner	0	3
Teddy Davison	0	3
J.B. Winkler	0	2
J.C. Sturm	0	2
Bernie Hassler	0	2
Quentin Giles	0	1
Archie O'Neal	0	1
Jared Gardner	0	1
Ricardo Compton	0	1
Kirk Hammond	0	1
Roger Farr	0	1
Donald Starks	0	1

Cleveland	Tackles	STPlays
Gary Pegram	2	17
Greg Harper	2	17
Thomas Hodges	1	10
Deon Springer	1	6
Alvin Noble	0	22
Ian Beyer	0	22
Tommy Galloway	0	18
Antoine Feazell	0	16
J.C. Anthony	0	14
Bubba Lane	0	13
A.J. Sexton	0	12
Kendrick Galloway	0	11
Jack Stewart	0	11
Mickey Bensen	0	9
Percy Robinson	0	8
Jamie Hoffman	0	6
Conrad Chandler	0	6
Randall Spatz	0	5
Shane Robinson	0	4
Robbie Burgess	0	3
Grant Webb	0	3
Dan Fuller	0	3
Leo Fort	0	2
Marshall Ford	0	2
Vernon Farr	0	2
Timothy Insley	0	2
Glenn Tate	0	2
Dennis Zawilinski	0	2
Herb Kemp	0	1
Cory Lamar	0	1
Howie Barrett	0	1
Darrin Grueneich	0	1
Steve Joseph	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	32	4.6
Middle	17	76	4.5
Right	13	36	2.8
None	2	-2	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	65	8.1
Middle	20	82	4.1
Right	4	9	2.3
None	1	-2	-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Frankie Giles	23	19	3	0	0	1	3	1	0

Cleveland	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Terry Sawyer	22	10	1	0	0	3	8	3	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	12	143	10.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	7	123	13.7
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	6	48	4.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	3	29	3.6
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	31	10.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Quentin Giles	7	5	90	2	14
WR Bernie Hassler	7	7	126	1	21
TE Jose Mueller	3	3	24	0	21
RB Dominic Henry	2	1	9	0	17
TE Roman Ferrari	2	2	6	0	17
WR Bryce Perkins	1	0	0	0	11
WR Joey Webb	1	1	11	0	3

Cleveland	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Dana Knoyle	8	3	20	0	21
WR J.C. Anthony	5	3	27	0	11
WR Rod McCullough	2	1	10	0	15
FB Gary Pegram	1	0	0	0	18
WR Antoine Feazell	1	0	0	0	7
WR Ian Hitchcock	1	0	0	0	9
FB Greg Harper	1	0	0	0	3
TE Thomas Hodges	1	1	31	1	4
WR Kendrick Galloway	1	1	7	0	3
RB Ian Beyer	1	1	13	0	4

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Frankie Giles	4	6	1.50	1.67
Dominic Henry	4	14	3.50	4.09
Levon Neri	3	23	7.67	3.82

Cleveland	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Jay Mayers	2	4	2.00	9.33
J.C. Anthony	1	3	3.00	3.00
Norm Dotson	1	2	2.00	3.94
Ian Beyer	1	0	0.00	2.50

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Frankie Giles	1	1	2	2.00	11.57

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Terry Sawyer	5	2	16	3.20	4.91

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Jose Mueller	1	1	2	2.00	8.00

Cleveland	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Dana Knoyle	2	1	6	3.00	2.50
WR Rod McCullough	2	1	10	5.00	5.00
WR Antoine Feazell	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Dominic Henry	4	2
Levon Neri	1	1

Cleveland	Rushes	Conversions
Norm Dotson	2	0
J.C. Anthony	1	1
Jay Mayers	1	0
Ian Beyer	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Frankie Giles	9	8	6

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Conversions
Terry Sawyer	4	1	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Bernie Hassler	4	4	3
RB Dominic Henry	2	1	1
WR Quentin Giles	1	1	1
TE Jose Mueller	1	1	1
TE Roman Ferrari	1	1	0

Cleveland	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR J.C. Anthony	1	1	1
TE Dana Knoyle	1	0	0
WR Ian Hitchcock	1	0	0
WR Rod McCullough	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 73,200 (73,200 capacity)
Upper Deck 22,000 (22,000)
End Zone 15,800 (15,800)
Mezzanine 9,100 (9,100)
Sideline Seats 14,000 (14,000)
Club Seats 8,600 (8,600)
Luxury Boxes 3,700 (3,700)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	73,200 (73,200 capacity)
Upper Deck	22,000 (22,000)
End Zone	15,800 (15,800)
Mezzanine	9,100 (9,100)
Sideline Seats	14,000 (14,000)
Club Seats	8,600 (8,600)
Luxury Boxes	3,700 (3,700)