Week 16, 2022

played in Minnesota, MN

68 degrees, fair, calm

New England Patriots	0	6	0	7	-	13
Minnesota Vikings	24	10	14	0	-	48

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:21 MIN - Bernie Hassler 45 pass from Frankie Giles (Gary McCarthy extra point)
1Q: 07:57 MIN - Gary McCarthy 33 field goal
1Q: 06:36 MIN - Quentin Giles 25 pass from Frankie Giles (Gary McCarthy extra point)
1Q: 01:28 MIN - Quentin Giles 2 pass from Frankie Giles (Gary McCarthy extra point)
2Q: 08:30 MIN - Craig Bennetts 9 run (Gary McCarthy extra point)
2Q: 06:00 NED - Charlie Flannery 27 field goal
2Q: 01:24 MIN - Gary McCarthy 27 field goal
2Q: 00:10 NED - Charlie Flannery 33 field goal
3Q: 08:24 MIN - Jose Mueller 10 pass from Frankie Giles (Gary McCarthy extra point)
3Q: 02:01 MIN - Michael Huffman 31 interception return (Gary McCarthy extra point)
4Q: 09:08 NED - Terrell Boyd 7 pass from J.C. Devine (Charlie Flannery extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:21 MIN - Bernie Hassler 45 pass from Frankie Giles (Gary McCarthy extra point)
1Q: 07:57 MIN - Gary McCarthy 33 field goal
1Q: 06:36 MIN - Quentin Giles 25 pass from Frankie Giles (Gary McCarthy extra point)
1Q: 01:28 MIN - Quentin Giles 2 pass from Frankie Giles (Gary McCarthy extra point)
2Q: 08:30 MIN - Craig Bennetts 9 run (Gary McCarthy extra point)
2Q: 06:00 NED - Charlie Flannery 27 field goal
2Q: 01:24 MIN - Gary McCarthy 27 field goal
2Q: 00:10 NED - Charlie Flannery 33 field goal
3Q: 08:24 MIN - Jose Mueller 10 pass from Frankie Giles (Gary McCarthy extra point)
3Q: 02:01 MIN - Michael Huffman 31 interception return (Gary McCarthy extra point)
4Q: 09:08 NED - Terrell Boyd 7 pass from J.C. Devine (Charlie Flannery extra point)

Team Statistics NED MIN
Record 3-12 11-4
First Downs 16 21
- by Rushing 3 7
- by Passing 12 13
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 319 438
- Offensive Plays 68 58
- Yards per Play 4.69 7.55
Net Rushing Yards 89 161
- Rushing Attempts 22 32
- Yards per Rush 4.05 5.03
Net Passing Yards 230 277
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 44 - 23 - 3 25 - 15 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 241 283
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/11 1/6
- Yards per Pass Play 5.00 10.65
Fumbles/Lost 3/1 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 6/15 4/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.9 7.1
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/83 4/33
Punt Returns/Yards 2/12 3/22
Kick Returns/Yards 7/142 4/105
Interception Ret./Yards 1/21 3/32
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/2 3/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 30 OWN 34
Time of Possession 28:51 31:09

Team Statistics	NED	MIN
Record	3-12	11-4
First Downs	16	21
- by Rushing	3	7
- by Passing	12	13
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	319	438
- Offensive Plays	68	58
- Yards per Play	4.69	7.55
Net Rushing Yards	89	161
- Rushing Attempts	22	32
- Yards per Rush	4.05	5.03
Net Passing Yards	230	277
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	44 - 23 - 3	25 - 15 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	241	283
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/11	1/6
- Yards per Pass Play	5.00	10.65
Fumbles/Lost	3/1	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	6/15	4/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.9	7.1
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/83	4/33
Punt Returns/Yards	2/12	3/22
Kick Returns/Yards	7/142	4/105
Interception Ret./Yards	1/21	3/32
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/2	3/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 30	OWN 34
Time of Possession	28:51	31:09

Drive Charts

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:52	0:31	OWN 14	2	4	Interception
1	12:04	1:29	OWN 21	3	4	Punt
1	7:52	1:16	OWN 14	2	11	Fumble
1	6:20	2:09	OWN 20	4	17	Punt
1	1:18	2:57	OWN 20	6	15	Punt
2	12:24	1:59	OWN 21	3	4	Punt
2	8:22	2:27	OWN 27	8	63	Field Goal
2	4:01	0:33	OWN 12	3	0	Punt
2	1:16	1:12	OWN 46	4	38	Field Goal
3	15:00	3:37	OWN 23	6	34	Interception
3	8:13	2:32	OWN 35	5	22	Punt
3	2:01	0:13	OWN 20	1	0	Interception
3	1:48	1:55	OWN 24	3	6	Punt
4	12:47	2:28	OPP 47	5	5	Punt
4	10:08	1:11	OPP 2	3	2	Touchdown
4	3:55	3:55	OWN 33	10	59	Game

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:08	OWN 38	3	3	Punt
1	12:21	0:17	OPP 45	1	45	Touchdown
1	10:35	2:43	OWN 40	7	44	Field Goal
1	6:36	0:16	OPP 25	1	25	Touchdown
1	4:11	2:53	OWN 27	6	73	Touchdown
2	13:21	0:57	OWN 28	3	9	Punt
2	10:25	2:03	OWN 33	4	67	Touchdown
2	5:55	1:54	OWN 42	3	1	Punt
2	3:28	2:12	OWN 45	6	45	Field Goal
3	11:23	3:10	OWN 32	7	68	Touchdown
3	5:41	3:40	OWN 20	7	37	Punt
4	14:53	2:06	OWN 5	3	7	Punt
4	10:19	0:11	OWN 8	1	0	Interception
4	8:57	5:02	OWN 37	6	37	Missed FG

Game MVP: Frankie Giles, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG
Cory Blackburn	11	39	3.55	7
Brian Thompson	4	30	7.50	9
J.C. Devine	3	5	1.67	2
Bernard Escalante	2	8	4.00	6
Rickey Whalen	2	7	3.50	6

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Craig Bennetts	18	92	5.11	18	4	1
Tony Petitgout	11	46	4.18	23	1	0
Frankie Giles	3	23	7.67	9	0	0

Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bernard Escalante	26	13	152	0/0	0	47	1	52.1
J.C. Devine	12	6	55	2/11	1	18	2	51.0
Bobby McMichael	6	4	34	0/0	0	12	0	81.2

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Frankie Giles	25	15	283	1/6	4	45	1	122.2

Receiving Statistics

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Shaun Schwartz	8	13	82	10.25	40	47	0
WR Terrell Boyd	4	7	38	9.50	17	18	1
TE Harry Torres	3	5	33	11.00	17	15	0
WR Jesse Marshall	2	4	30	15.00	0	21	0
WR Ricardo Burns	2	5	24	12.00	4	13	0
FB Timothy Arroyo	1	1	12	12.00	6	12	0
FB Jerome Alexander	1	1	9	9.00	1	9	0
TE Ken Stone	1	3	3	3.00	3	3	0
RB Brian Thompson	1	1	10	10.00	2	10	0
WR Nathan Osborne	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Cory Blackburn	0	3	0	0.00	0	0	0

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Quentin Giles	5	7	75	15.00	39	25	2
TE Jose Mueller	4	5	75	18.75	36	31	1
WR Bernie Hassler	3	6	96	32.00	54	45	1
RB Craig Bennetts	2	4	24	12.00	10	17	0
WR Joey Webb	1	2	13	13.00	0	13	0
WR Bryce Perkins	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Kelly Franz	1	21	21.00	0

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Jim Abrams	1	0	0.00	0
ILB Corey Logan	1	1	1.00	0
CB Michael Huffman	1	31	31.00	1

Fumble Statistics

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force
Shaun Schwartz	1	0	0
Cory Blackburn	1	0	0
Ricardo Burns	1	0	0
Otis Porter	0	1	0
Reuben Lester	0	1	0
Kirk McCarthy	0	0	1

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force
Craig Bennetts	1	0	0
Trent Dawson	0	1	1
Kurt Drake	0	1	0
Max Wedderburn	0	0	1
Teddy Davison	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Lance Summers	8	350	43.8	38.5	65	3

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Marlon Delgadillo	5	222	44.4	38.0	52	3

Kicking Statistics

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Charlie Flannery	2/2	0/0	0/0	33	1/1

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Gary McCarthy	2/3	0/1	0/0	33	6/6

Punt Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ricardo Burns	2	12	6.0	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Nick Blackburn	3	22	7.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg
Jesse Marshall	3	57	19.0
John Van Meter	3	72	24.0
Nathan Osborne	1	13	13.0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Austin Scott	2	47	23.5	0
Frank Schueler	2	58	29.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DT Vernon Garrett	7	3	0.0	32	26
CB Gene Levine	6	2	0.0	17	21
CB Donnell Arnold	4	0	0.0	21	15
S Gino Fackleman	3	0	0.0	15	13
CB Kelly Franz	3	0	0.0	24	16
ILB Luke Wayne	2	0	1.0	6	10
DT Gus Bensen	2	2	0.0	27	21
S Cris Farr	2	2	0.0	19	16
OLB Kirk Bobro	2	1	0.0	16	14
ILB Quentin Davidson	2	1	0.0	26	16
CB Marshall Fairley	2	0	0.0	17	14
DE Kelvin Harbert	1	2	0.0	16	16
DE Joel Lucic	1	1	0.0	21	21
OLB Reuben Lester	1	1	0.0	15	12
S John Van Meter	1	1	0.0	19	12
DE Kendrick Fox	1	0	0.0	15	8
S Kirk McCarthy	1	0	0.0	13	15
OLB Alfred Cooley	1	0	0.0	6	5
WR Terrell Boyd	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Warren Stewart	1	0	0.0	10	2
RB Rickey Whalen	1	0	---	---	---

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DE Teddy Davison	7	0	2.0	17	34
ILB Corey Logan	6	2	0.0	21	44
S Trent Dawson	5	2	0.0	16	39
CB Michael Huffman	4	1	0.0	21	41
DE Carey Richardson	4	1	0.0	22	41
DE Dave Patterson	3	1	0.0	12	26
CB Nick Blackburn	3	1	0.0	19	35
S Jim Abrams	3	0	0.0	17	34
OLB Max Wedderburn	3	0	0.0	20	38
S Austin Scott	2	1	0.0	7	14
OLB Brad Jeffries	2	0	0.0	3	8
CB Doug Wright	1	4	0.0	10	29
CB J.C. Sturm	1	1	0.0	13	27
OLB Ricardo Compton	1	0	0.0	1	1
TE Jose Mueller	1	0	---	---	---
S Jose Turner	0	1	0.0	10	24

Pass Rush Statistics

New England	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
ILB Luke Wayne	1.0	1	10
DT Vernon Garrett	0.0	1	26
OLB Alfred Cooley	0.0	1	5

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Teddy Davison	2.0	0	2	6	34
DT Terrance Fullerton	0.0	1	0	2	46
DE Dave Patterson	0.0	1	0	0	26
DE Carey Richardson	0.0	0	2	5	41
ILB Corey Logan	0.0	0	1	0	44

Pass Defense Statistics

New England	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Gene Levine	2	1	0	21
CB Kelly Franz	2	0	1	16
OLB Kirk Bobro	2	0	0	14
CB Marshall Fairley	2	0	0	14
S Gino Fackleman	1	1	0	13
S Kirk McCarthy	1	0	0	15
OLB Alfred Cooley	1	0	0	5
DT Gus Bensen	1	0	0	21
S Cris Farr	1	0	0	16
CB Donnell Arnold	1	0	0	15
S John Van Meter	1	0	0	12

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Michael Huffman	3	1	1	41
S Austin Scott	3	1	0	14
DE Teddy Davison	3	0	0	34
CB Nick Blackburn	2	1	0	35
S Jim Abrams	2	0	1	34
ILB Corey Logan	2	0	1	44
OLB Brad Jeffries	2	0	0	8
S Trent Dawson	2	0	0	39
DE Carey Richardson	2	0	0	41
OLB Ricardo Compton	1	0	0	1
CB J.C. Sturm	1	0	0	27
S Jose Turner	0	2	0	24
OLB Max Wedderburn	0	1	0	38

Blocking Statistics

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Victor Barton	2	3	13	0	28
Jesse O'Neill	1	5	15	0	35
Lenny Spindler	1	2	11	0	25
Harry Torres	1	2	11	0	23
Darren Smith	1	2	12	0	20
Xavier Dawson	0	2	18	0	32
Otis Porter	0	1	18	0	40
Jerome Alexander	0	1	9	0	14
Lewis Culpepper	0	0	13	1	24
Charlie Andrade	0	0	10	1	26

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Donald Starks	4	8	26	0	25
Rod Erickson	3	11	30	0	25
Jose Mueller	1	2	26	0	19
Kurt Drake	0	3	23	0	19
Marshall Burns	0	2	32	0	24
Moe Adderly	0	1	11	1	9
Britt Sims	0	1	32	0	26
Cory Russell	0	1	6	0	2

Special Teams Statistics

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Brian Thompson	2	27
Nathan Osborne	1	24
Timothy Arroyo	1	22
Jesse Marshall	1	16
Rickey Whalen	1	11
Cole Robles	1	10
Marshall Fairley	0	22
Ken Stone	0	22
Ricardo Burns	0	17
Gino Fackleman	0	15
Reuben Lester	0	13
Alfred Cooley	0	12
John Van Meter	0	11
Warren Stewart	0	10
Charlie Andrade	0	10
Xavier Dawson	0	10
Lance Summers	0	8
Gus Bensen	0	8
Otis Porter	0	7
Darren Smith	0	7
Charlie Flannery	0	6
Harry Torres	0	6
Gabe Shea	0	6
Shaun Schwartz	0	5
Jesse O'Neill	0	5
Kirk Bobro	0	4
Gene Levine	0	4
Vernon Garrett	0	3
Luke Wayne	0	3
Quentin Davidson	0	3
Kelvin Harbert	0	2
Bobby McMichael	0	2
Jerome Alexander	0	2
Joel Lucic	0	2
Cris Farr	0	2
Kendrick Fox	0	1
Lewis Culpepper	0	1
Kelly Franz	0	1
Donnell Arnold	0	1

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Nick Blackburn	2	21
Roman Ferrari	2	20
Max Wedderburn	2	16
Jose Mueller	1	22
Lewis Gredzinski	1	21
Marshall Burns	1	8
Brad Jeffries	0	29
Roger Farr	0	20
Joey Webb	0	16
Michael Huffman	0	15
Doug Wright	0	14
Trent Dawson	0	14
Gary McCarthy	0	12
Bryce Perkins	0	12
Moe Adderly	0	8
Cory Russell	0	8
Kris Gough	0	8
Perry Wilkerson	0	8
Deion Palmer	0	8
Hunter Parrish	0	8
Marlon Delgadillo	0	8
Rod Erickson	0	5
Austin Scott	0	4
Britt Sims	0	3
Corey Logan	0	3
Ricardo Compton	0	3
Dominic Henry	0	3
Nolan Money	0	3
Bernie Hassler	0	3
Jose Turner	0	2
Teddy Davison	0	2
Tony Petitgout	0	2
Frank Schueler	0	2
Terrance Fullerton	0	2
Carey Richardson	0	2
Jim Abrams	0	1
Quentin Giles	0	1
Dave Patterson	0	1
Glenn Tate	0	1
J.C. Sturm	0	1
Craig Bennetts	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	15	3.8
Middle	14	60	4.3
Right	4	14	3.5
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	29	5.8
Middle	15	73	4.9
Right	12	59	4.9
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bernard Escalante	26	13	2	0	2	6	3	5	1
J.C. Devine	12	6	0	0	1	0	2	7	2
Bobby McMichael	6	4	0	2	0	0	0	1	0

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Frankie Giles	25	15	6	0	4	2	3	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	9	7	41	4.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	9	78	5.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	6	101	7.2
Long (19+ Yds)	6	1	21	3.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	9	135	10.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	5	124	12.4
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	24	12.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Shaun Schwartz	13	8	0	82	1	30
WR Terrell Boyd	7	4	0	38	0	24
TE Harry Torres	5	3	1	33	0	23
WR Ricardo Burns	5	2	0	24	0	16
WR Jesse Marshall	4	2	0	30	1	16
TE Ken Stone	3	1	1	3	0	33
RB Cory Blackburn	3	0	1	0	0	25
WR Nathan Osborne	1	0	0	0	0	9
FB Timothy Arroyo	1	1	0	12	0	19
FB Jerome Alexander	1	1	0	9	0	14
RB Brian Thompson	1	1	0	10	0	7

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Quentin Giles	7	5	1	75	2	16
WR Bernie Hassler	6	3	2	96	3	20
TE Jose Mueller	5	4	0	75	1	19
RB Craig Bennetts	4	2	1	24	0	19
WR Joey Webb	2	1	0	13	0	9
WR Bryce Perkins	1	0	0	0	0	14

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Cory Blackburn	1	0	0.00	3.55

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Tony Petitgout	3	3	1.00	4.18
Craig Bennetts	2	10	5.00	5.11

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bernard Escalante	4	1	3	0.75	5.85
Bobby McMichael	3	2	11	3.67	5.67
J.C. Devine	1	1	7	7.00	4.58

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Frankie Giles	2	2	12	6.00	11.32

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Terrell Boyd	3	2	11	3.67	5.43
WR Shaun Schwartz	2	1	7	3.50	6.31
TE Harry Torres	1	0	0	0.00	6.60
TE Ken Stone	1	1	3	3.00	1.00
RB Cory Blackburn	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Quentin Giles	1	1	2	2.00	10.71
TE Jose Mueller	1	1	10	10.00	15.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New England	Rushes	Conversions
Brian Thompson	2	1
Bernard Escalante	1	0
Cory Blackburn	1	0

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Frankie Giles	3	0
Craig Bennetts	3	0
Tony Petitgout	2	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bernard Escalante	5	1	1
J.C. Devine	3	2	2
Bobby McMichael	2	2	2

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Frankie Giles	4	3	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jesse Marshall	2	0	0
WR Terrell Boyd	2	1	1
WR Ricardo Burns	2	0	0
TE Harry Torres	1	1	1
WR Shaun Schwartz	1	1	1
TE Ken Stone	1	1	1
RB Brian Thompson	1	1	1

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Bernie Hassler	2	2	2
WR Bryce Perkins	1	0	0
TE Jose Mueller	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 90,600 (91,500 capacity)
Upper Deck 24,800 (24,800)
End Zone 17,900 (17,900)
Mezzanine 10,400 (10,400)
Sideline Seats 15,900 (15,900)
Club Seats 17,500 (17,500)
Luxury Boxes 4,100 (5,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	90,600 (91,500 capacity)
Upper Deck	24,800 (24,800)
End Zone	17,900 (17,900)
Mezzanine	10,400 (10,400)
Sideline Seats	15,900 (15,900)
Club Seats	17,500 (17,500)
Luxury Boxes	4,100 (5,000)