Week 14, 2022

played in Buffalo, NY

21 degrees, fair, 5 mph wind

Minnesota Vikings	0	21	14	3	-	38
Buffalo Bills	7	3	0	0	-	10

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:54 BUF - Benjamin Dantzler 36 run (Darrin Mathews extra point)
2Q: 11:22 MIN - Quentin Giles 2 pass from Frankie Giles (Gary McCarthy extra point)
2Q: 06:53 BUF - Darrin Mathews 27 field goal
2Q: 06:46 MIN - Frank Schueler 96 kickoff return (Gary McCarthy extra point)
2Q: 04:41 MIN - Bernie Hassler 44 pass from Frankie Giles (Gary McCarthy extra point)
3Q: 13:37 MIN - Bernie Hassler 65 pass from Frankie Giles (Gary McCarthy extra point)
3Q: 06:19 MIN - Bernie Hassler 4 pass from Frankie Giles (Gary McCarthy extra point)
4Q: 03:04 MIN - Gary McCarthy 32 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:54 BUF - Benjamin Dantzler 36 run (Darrin Mathews extra point)
2Q: 11:22 MIN - Quentin Giles 2 pass from Frankie Giles (Gary McCarthy extra point)
2Q: 06:53 BUF - Darrin Mathews 27 field goal
2Q: 06:46 MIN - Frank Schueler 96 kickoff return (Gary McCarthy extra point)
2Q: 04:41 MIN - Bernie Hassler 44 pass from Frankie Giles (Gary McCarthy extra point)
3Q: 13:37 MIN - Bernie Hassler 65 pass from Frankie Giles (Gary McCarthy extra point)
3Q: 06:19 MIN - Bernie Hassler 4 pass from Frankie Giles (Gary McCarthy extra point)
4Q: 03:04 MIN - Gary McCarthy 32 field goal

Team Statistics MIN BUF
Record 9-4 6-7
First Downs 26 9
- by Rushing 7 3
- by Passing 19 5
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 502 207
- Offensive Plays 65 46
- Yards per Play 7.72 4.50
Net Rushing Yards 115 82
- Rushing Attempts 36 27
- Yards per Rush 3.19 3.04
Net Passing Yards 387 125
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 27 - 24 - 0 19 - 11 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 401 125
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/14 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 13.34 6.58
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 7/11 1/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.8 8.0
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/40 3/15
Punt Returns/Yards 4/22 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 3/141 4/97
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 0/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 22 OWN 31
Time of Possession 37:04 22:56

Team Statistics	MIN	BUF
Record	9-4	6-7
First Downs	26	9
- by Rushing	7	3
- by Passing	19	5
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	502	207
- Offensive Plays	65	46
- Yards per Play	7.72	4.50
Net Rushing Yards	115	82
- Rushing Attempts	36	27
- Yards per Rush	3.19	3.04
Net Passing Yards	387	125
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	27 - 24 - 0	19 - 11 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	401	125
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/14	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	13.34	6.58
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	7/11	1/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.8	8.0
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/40	3/15
Punt Returns/Yards	4/22	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	3/141	4/97
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	0/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 22	OWN 31
Time of Possession	37:04	22:56

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:13	1:43	OPP 45	3	2	Punt
1	8:34	1:40	OWN 19	4	28	Fumble
1	6:38	3:08	OWN 40	5	10	Punt
2	14:33	3:21	OWN 5	7	95	Touchdown
2	5:10	0:47	OWN 39	2	61	Touchdown
2	2:30	2:29	OWN 18	7	44	Missed FG
3	15:00	1:37	OWN 30	3	70	Touchdown
3	11:09	4:57	OWN 13	9	87	Touchdown
3	4:11	4:04	OWN 2	6	3	Punt
4	14:00	11:04	OWN 4	17	81	Field Goal
4	1:21	1:21	OWN 27	2	1	Game

Buffalo Bills
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:47	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
1	11:30	2:56	OWN 7	5	28	Punt
1	6:54	0:16	OPP 36	1	36	Touchdown
1	3:30	3:57	OWN 20	8	41	Punt
2	11:12	4:26	OWN 20	8	70	Field Goal
2	6:30	1:20	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
2	4:23	1:53	OWN 21	4	14	Punt
2	0:01	0:01	OWN 45	1	-5	Half
3	13:23	2:14	OWN 33	5	19	Punt
3	6:12	2:01	OWN 42	3	5	Punt
3	0:07	1:07	OPP 44	3	-7	Punt
4	2:56	1:35	OWN 27	3	-2	Punt

Game MVP: Frankie Giles, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Craig Bennetts	19	50	2.63	12	2
Dominic Henry	13	49	3.77	11	2
Frankie Giles	4	16	4.00	7	0

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Benjamin Dantzler	17	59	3.47	36	2	1
Lance Becnel	6	22	3.67	8	0	0
Greg Janssen	2	-2	-1.00	0	0	0
Dennis Taylor	1	-4	-4.00	-4	0	0
Ralph Maxwell	1	7	7.00	7	0	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Frankie Giles	27	24	401	2/14	4	65	0	158.3

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ralph Maxwell	19	11	125	0/0	0	36	0	77.7

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Bernie Hassler	7	8	181	25.86	122	65	3
WR Bryce Perkins	5	5	134	26.80	84	40	0
TE Jose Mueller	5	6	41	8.20	5	16	0
WR Quentin Giles	4	5	39	9.75	8	20	1
RB Dominic Henry	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
WR Joey Webb	1	1	7	7.00	0	7	0
RB Tony Petitgout	1	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Buffalo	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Roger Davenport	4	5	47	11.75	9	16
WR Spencer Matias	2	6	33	16.50	3	29
WR Pat Douglas	2	4	39	19.50	27	36
FB Dennis Taylor	1	1	1	1.00	0	1
WR Brock Ogden	1	1	0	0.00	0	0
WR Dennis Linquist	1	2	5	5.00	4	5

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Buffalo	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Craig Bennetts	1	0	0	0
Trent Dawson	0	0	1	0

Buffalo	Fumb	Recov	Force
Greg Janssen	1	0	0
Tracy Marohl	0	1	0
Lamar Toews	0	1	0
Edward Arnold	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Marlon Delgadillo	3	125	41.7	35.0	50	1

Buffalo	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rico Miiles	9	383	42.6	40.1	54	6

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Gary McCarthy	1/2	0/1	0/1	32	5/5

Buffalo	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Darrin Mathews	1/1	0/0	0/0	27	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Nick Blackburn	3	24	8.0	0
Bernie Hassler	1	-2	-2.0	0

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Frank Schueler	3	141	47.0	1

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mack Alston	3	72	24.0	0
Spencer Matias	1	25	25.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Brad Jeffries	6	2	0.0	22	14
OLB Max Wedderburn	6	0	0.0	25	16
S Jose Turner	5	4	0.0	27	19
ILB Nolan Money	3	1	0.0	11	8
CB Nick Blackburn	3	0	0.0	25	18
CB Michael Huffman	2	1	0.0	21	16
CB Doug Wright	2	0	0.0	4	7
DE Carey Richardson	2	0	0.0	21	16
S Jim Abrams	1	3	0.0	22	15
DE Teddy Davison	1	2	0.0	20	14
DE Dave Patterson	1	1	0.0	18	11
DT Deion Palmer	1	1	0.0	12	6
DT Terrance Fullerton	1	1	0.0	23	17
S Trent Dawson	1	0	0.0	11	10
S Austin Scott	1	0	0.0	1	2
CB J.C. Sturm	1	0	0.0	15	11
C Marshall Burns	1	0	---	---	---

Buffalo	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Lamar Toews	8	5	0.0	33	29
ILB Kendrick Sersland	6	1	0.0	31	25
S Mack Alston	6	0	0.0	31	28
DE Edward Arnold	5	2	0.5	28	20
DT Adrian Ellis	5	3	0.0	24	22
S Victor Paoletti	5	1	0.0	31	21
S Ron Peeples	4	0	0.0	23	16
DT Deron Sharman	4	0	0.0	26	22
DE Jamal Stokes	3	0	1.0	24	25
OLB Claude Hutton	3	2	0.5	28	20
ILB Shawn Fazande	3	1	0.0	20	20
ILB Nolan Adderly	2	2	0.0	18	11
S Leslie Ramthun	2	1	0.0	21	21
DE Jessie Heath	2	0	0.0	12	4
CB David Evans	0	3	0.0	13	10

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Teddy Davison	1	1	1	14
S Jim Abrams	0	1	0	15
DE Carey Richardson	0	1	0	16

Buffalo	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Jamal Stokes	1.0	0	0	3	25
DE Edward Arnold	0.5	0	0	0	20
OLB Claude Hutton	0.5	0	0	0	20
DE Jessie Heath	0.0	1	0	0	4
DT Deron Sharman	0.0	0	1	0	22
ILB Shawn Fazande	0.0	0	1	0	20

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Max Wedderburn	3	0	16
CB Nick Blackburn	2	0	18
CB Michael Huffman	2	0	16
S Jose Turner	1	2	19
OLB Brad Jeffries	1	0	14
S Austin Scott	1	0	2
ILB Nolan Money	1	0	8
CB J.C. Sturm	0	1	11

Buffalo	Caught	PPlay
CB Lamar Toews	7	29
ILB Kendrick Sersland	6	25
S Mack Alston	4	28
S Victor Paoletti	2	21
S Ron Peeples	2	16
S Leslie Ramthun	1	21
ILB Shawn Fazande	1	20
ILB Nolan Adderly	1	11

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Rod Erickson	2	5	1	30	0	25
Donald Starks	2	5	1	31	0	23
Kurt Drake	2	4	0	26	1	22
Britt Sims	1	8	0	36	0	28
Marshall Burns	1	7	1	33	1	27
Moe Adderly	0	1	0	18	0	11
Jose Mueller	0	1	0	32	0	22
Cory Russell	0	1	0	6	0	9

Buffalo	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Earnest Bailey	2	9	27	19
Everett Mullins	2	2	16	15
Dennis Taylor	1	3	12	7
Mercury Hartman	0	4	24	17
Raymond Matos	0	3	14	7
Deion Steven	0	3	23	15
Lawrence Asher	0	2	24	16

Special Teams Statistics

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Nick Blackburn	2	19
Roman Ferrari	1	14
Nolan Money	1	9
Craig Bennetts	0	22
Joey Webb	0	19
Brad Jeffries	0	17
Michael Huffman	0	17
Jose Mueller	0	13
Grady Roberson	0	12
Bryce Perkins	0	11
Trent Dawson	0	11
Max Wedderburn	0	11
Doug Wright	0	10
Gary McCarthy	0	9
Perry Wilkerson	0	9
Kris Gough	0	8
Deion Palmer	0	6
Frank Schueler	0	6
Moe Adderly	0	5
Dave Patterson	0	5
Cory Russell	0	5
Hunter Parrish	0	5
Marlon Delgadillo	0	5
Rod Erickson	0	4
Marshall Burns	0	4
Carey Richardson	0	4
Austin Scott	0	3
Britt Sims	0	2
Dominic Henry	0	2
Teddy Davison	0	2
Jim Abrams	0	1
Jose Turner	0	1
Glenn Tate	0	1
Tony Petitgout	0	1
Bernie Hassler	0	1
Terrance Fullerton	0	1

Buffalo	Tackles	STPlays
Mack Alston	2	20
Xavier Hernandez	1	20
Christian Howe	1	16
Greg Janssen	1	12
Everett Mullins	1	7
Lance Becnel	0	20
Ron Peeples	0	20
Brock Ogden	0	14
Lamar Toews	0	12
Roger Davenport	0	10
Raymond Matos	0	10
Lawrence Asher	0	10
Trent Rodgers	0	9
Rico Miiles	0	9
Claude Hutton	0	9
Nolan Adderly	0	9
Kendrick Sersland	0	7
Spencer Matias	0	7
David Evans	0	7
Raymond Alexander	0	7
Dennis Taylor	0	4
Darrin Mathews	0	4
Dennis Linquist	0	4
J.T. Shapiro	0	3
Tracy Marohl	0	3
Victor Paoletti	0	3
Earnest Bailey	0	3
Jessie Heath	0	3
Shawn Fazande	0	3
Nathan McIntyre	0	2
Deron Sharman	0	2
Adrian Ellis	0	2
Leslie Ramthun	0	1
Deion Steven	0	1
Jamal Stokes	0	1
Joel McElrath	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	12	39	3.3
Middle	16	28	1.8
Right	8	48	6.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	1	0.3
Middle	13	23	1.8
Right	11	58	5.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Frankie Giles	27	24	7	0	0	0	2	3	0

Buffalo	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ralph Maxwell	19	11	2	0	1	3	3	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	19	293	15.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	3	71	11.8
Long (19+ Yds)	2	2	37	18.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	7	6	15	2.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	4	81	9.0
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	29	9.7

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Bernie Hassler	8	7	181	3	25
TE Jose Mueller	6	5	41	0	22
WR Bryce Perkins	5	5	134	3	18
WR Quentin Giles	5	4	39	1	17
RB Dominic Henry	1	1	-1	0	18
WR Joey Webb	1	1	7	0	7
RB Tony Petitgout	1	1	0	0	11

Buffalo	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Spencer Matias	6	2	0	33	1	15
WR Roger Davenport	5	4	0	47	0	14
WR Pat Douglas	4	2	0	39	1	9
WR Dennis Linquist	2	1	1	5	0	6
FB Dennis Taylor	1	1	0	1	0	7
WR Brock Ogden	1	1	0	0	0	4

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Dominic Henry	1	0	0.00	3.77

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Lance Becnel	1	4	4.00	3.67
Greg Janssen	1	-2	-2.00	-1.00
Benjamin Dantzler	1	1	1.00	3.47

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Frankie Giles	2	2	6	3.00	14.85

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Quentin Giles	1	1	2	2.00	7.80
WR Bernie Hassler	1	1	4	4.00	22.63

Buffalo	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Dominic Henry	2	2
Craig Bennetts	1	0

Buffalo	Rushes	Conversions
Greg Janssen	1	0
Benjamin Dantzler	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Frankie Giles	7	5	5

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ralph Maxwell	9	4	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Bernie Hassler	3	2	2
TE Jose Mueller	2	2	2
WR Quentin Giles	1	0	0
WR Joey Webb	1	1	1

Buffalo	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Spencer Matias	4	2	1
WR Pat Douglas	2	1	0
WR Roger Davenport	1	0	0
WR Brock Ogden	1	1	0
WR Dennis Linquist	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 63,300 (75,300 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,400 (23,100)
End Zone 14,100 (16,700)
Mezzanine 8,100 (9,600)
Sideline Seats 12,700 (14,800)
Club Seats 7,400 (8,900)
Luxury Boxes 1,600 (2,200)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	63,300 (75,300 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,400 (23,100)
End Zone	14,100 (16,700)
Mezzanine	8,100 (9,600)
Sideline Seats	12,700 (14,800)
Club Seats	7,400 (8,900)
Luxury Boxes	1,600 (2,200)