Week 12, 2025

played in Cincinnati, OH

39 degrees, fair, 8 mph wind

Minnesota Vikings	7	3	7	10	-	27
Cincinnati Bengals	0	6	3	0	-	9

Scoring Summary
1Q: 00:51 MIN - Bernie Hassler 33 pass from Frankie Giles (Kevin Matthews extra point)
2Q: 06:47 CIN - Deion Wayne 41 field goal
2Q: 01:39 MIN - Kevin Matthews 46 field goal
2Q: 00:16 CIN - Deion Wayne 33 field goal
3Q: 02:38 CIN - Deion Wayne 44 field goal
3Q: 00:35 MIN - Nolan Money 43 fumble return (Kevin Matthews extra point)
4Q: 09:02 MIN - Dixon Cash 11 pass from Frankie Giles (Kevin Matthews extra point)
4Q: 03:27 MIN - Kevin Matthews 47 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 00:51 MIN - Bernie Hassler 33 pass from Frankie Giles (Kevin Matthews extra point)
2Q: 06:47 CIN - Deion Wayne 41 field goal
2Q: 01:39 MIN - Kevin Matthews 46 field goal
2Q: 00:16 CIN - Deion Wayne 33 field goal
3Q: 02:38 CIN - Deion Wayne 44 field goal
3Q: 00:35 MIN - Nolan Money 43 fumble return (Kevin Matthews extra point)
4Q: 09:02 MIN - Dixon Cash 11 pass from Frankie Giles (Kevin Matthews extra point)
4Q: 03:27 MIN - Kevin Matthews 47 field goal

Team Statistics MIN CIN
Record 8-3 7-4
First Downs 16 17
- by Rushing 5 4
- by Passing 9 13
- by Penalty 2 0
Total Net Yards 268 345
- Offensive Plays 59 69
- Yards per Play 4.54 5.00
Net Rushing Yards 86 105
- Rushing Attempts 29 23
- Yards per Rush 2.97 4.57
Net Passing Yards 182 240
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 30 - 17 - 2 45 - 21 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards 182 246
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 1/6
- Yards per Pass Play 6.07 5.22
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 3/2
3rd Down Conversions 3/12 5/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.8 6.7
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/2
Penalties/Yards 3/30 2/20
Punt Returns/Yards 1/21 1/11
Kick Returns/Yards 1/26 5/109
Interception Ret./Yards 3/21 2/18
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 0/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 37 OWN 27
Time of Possession 29:38 30:22

Team Statistics	MIN	CIN
Record	8-3	7-4
First Downs	16	17
- by Rushing	5	4
- by Passing	9	13
- by Penalty	2	0
Total Net Yards	268	345
- Offensive Plays	59	69
- Yards per Play	4.54	5.00
Net Rushing Yards	86	105
- Rushing Attempts	29	23
- Yards per Rush	2.97	4.57
Net Passing Yards	182	240
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	30 - 17 - 2	45 - 21 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards	182	246
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	1/6
- Yards per Pass Play	6.07	5.22
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	3/2
3rd Down Conversions	3/12	5/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.8	6.7
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/2
Penalties/Yards	3/30	2/20
Punt Returns/Yards	1/21	1/11
Kick Returns/Yards	1/26	5/109
Interception Ret./Yards	3/21	2/18
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	0/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 37	OWN 27
Time of Possession	29:38	30:22

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:59	OWN 20	4	10	Punt
1	10:44	0:59	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
1	4:36	4:02	OWN 20	9	80	Touchdown
2	14:51	2:10	OPP 37	5	24	Interception
2	6:42	1:39	OWN 44	3	1	Punt
2	3:21	1:50	OPP 48	5	19	Field Goal
2	1:26	0:11	OPP 33	1	0	Interception
2	0:11	0:11	OWN 24	1	-2	Half
3	10:41	3:06	OWN 17	7	37	Punt
3	2:30	1:55	OWN 18	3	6	Punt
4	13:58	5:06	OWN 26	9	74	Touchdown
4	7:13	3:54	OPP 49	5	19	Field Goal
4	2:00	2:00	OPP 30	5	11	Missed FG

Cincinnati Bengals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:01	2:17	OWN 20	4	30	Punt
1	9:45	5:09	OWN 42	12	43	Interception
1	0:34	0:43	OWN 22	2	2	Interception
2	12:41	5:59	OWN 20	11	56	Field Goal
2	5:03	1:42	OWN 33	3	-5	Punt
2	1:15	1:04	OWN 45	5	39	Field Goal
3	15:00	4:19	OWN 20	9	73	Missed FG
3	7:35	5:05	OWN 12	10	61	Field Goal
3	0:35	0:07	OWN 35	1	8	Fumble
3	0:28	1:30	OWN 26	3	1	Punt
4	8:52	1:39	OWN 39	3	23	Interception
4	3:19	1:19	OWN 16	6	14	Downs

Game MVP: Nolan Money, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Jeremy Kirk	19	63	3.32	13	2
Mitch Fulcher	8	24	3.00	16	1
Frankie Giles	2	-1	-0.50	1	0

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
K.C. Carter	12	65	5.42	24	2
Richie Reichardt	7	19	2.71	8	0
Fred Mount	4	21	5.25	6	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Frankie Giles	30	17	182	0/0	2	33	2	69.0

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Fred Mount	45	21	246	1/6	0	28	3	36.0

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Bernie Hassler	7	13	87	12.43	29	33	1
WR Sherman Styles	3	5	31	10.33	6	13	0
TE B.J. Dodge	2	4	35	17.50	4	23	0
WR Dixon Cash	2	3	15	7.50	5	11	1
FB Clyde Uerling	2	2	13	6.50	0	8	0
RB Mitch Fulcher	1	1	1	1.00	1	1	0
WR Quentin Giles	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Roman Ferrari	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Cincinnati	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Will Tanner	5	10	71	14.20	22	28
WR Kennedy Hallman	4	8	52	13.00	14	21
TE Thurman Hutchison	4	7	44	11.00	2	20
RB K.C. Carter	3	4	37	12.33	2	23
WR Mercury Dawkins	2	3	25	12.50	1	13
RB Richie Reichardt	2	5	8	4.00	0	6
WR Roger Farr	1	4	9	9.00	2	9
FB Charlie Sanford	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
WR D.J. Miklusicak	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
TE Kirk Perales	0	2	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg
ILB Nolan Money	1	0	0.00
CB Michael Huffman	1	0	0.00
S Harry Hines	1	21	21.00

Cincinnati	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Ben Battles	1	18	18.00	0
ILB Sammy Freeman	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Mitch Fulcher	1	0	0	0
Dixon Cash	0	1	1	0
Nolan Money	0	1	0	1
Bernie Hassler	0	1	0	0
Deion Palmer	0	0	1	0
Emmitt Caldwell	0	0	1	0

Cincinnati	Fumb	Recov	Force
Billy Joe Maxwell	2	0	0
Richie Reichardt	1	0	0
Richard Blackston	0	1	0
Monty Magnone	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Gino McDaniel	5	192	38.4	36.2	50	1

Cincinnati	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rodney Restifo	3	118	39.3	32.3	47	0

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Kevin Matthews	2/3	2/2	0/0	47	3/3

Cincinnati	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Deion Wayne	3/4	2/2	0/0	44	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Nick Blackburn	1	21	21.0	0

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Billy Joe Maxwell	1	11	11.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Butch Blackwood	1	26	26.0	0

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Billy Joe Maxwell	4	89	22.3	0
D.J. Miklusicak	1	20	20.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Emmitt Caldwell	5	3	0.5	21	44
OLB Jeff Roman	5	2	0.0	18	33
CB Michael Huffman	5	0	0.0	18	38
ILB Nolan Money	4	2	0.0	20	33
S Harry Hines	4	0	0.0	18	41
DE Carey Richardson	3	2	0.5	22	34
CB Nick Blackburn	3	1	0.0	15	29
DT Deion Palmer	3	1	0.0	11	21
DT Tyrone Sawyers	3	1	0.0	19	28
CB Edwin Forbes	2	2	0.0	13	24
DT Bucky Bullock	2	1	0.0	13	20
S Leslie Ramthun	2	0	0.0	11	30
ILB Roman Cassidy	2	0	0.0	10	22
DT Chris Roberson	1	1	0.0	18	32
DE Dave Patterson	1	0	0.0	8	24
QB Frankie Giles	1	0	---	---	---
WR Bernie Hassler	1	0	---	---	---

Cincinnati	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Doug Fleming	6	0	0.0	22	25
S Rex Ramirez	5	1	0.0	29	30
CB Randall Henry	4	2	0.0	25	25
DT Eugene Schwartz	4	1	0.0	27	29
S Cris Farr	3	3	0.0	25	25
CB J.B. Lee	3	2	0.0	20	26
DT Rickey Wolf	3	0	0.0	13	12
OLB Ted Ottis	3	0	0.0	22	21
ILB Sammy Freeman	2	3	0.0	26	24
DE Monty Magnone	2	1	0.0	25	22
OLB Robbie Thomason	1	2	0.0	7	9
S Wes Chechetts	1	1	0.0	14	15
DE Jack Blackwell	1	1	0.0	15	15
QB Fred Mount	1	0	---	---	---
WR Kennedy Hallman	1	0	---	---	---
CB Wes Huntley	1	0	0.0	9	9
S Tony Kingsley	1	0	0.0	4	5
DT Victor Borders	1	0	0.0	5	4
RB K.C. Carter	1	0	---	---	---
DE Tony Nixon	0	1	0.0	16	22

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Carey Richardson	0.5	1	4	0	34
S Emmitt Caldwell	0.5	0	0	0	44
DT Tyrone Sawyers	0.0	1	0	0	28
DT Bucky Bullock	0.0	0	2	1	20
OLB Archie Burton	0.0	0	1	0	14
DE Gerald Rosow	0.0	0	1	0	12

Cincinnati	Block	Hurry	PPlay
ILB Pat Gelbart	1	0	6
DT Eugene Schwartz	1	0	29
DE Monty Magnone	0	2	22
DT Rickey Wolf	0	1	12

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Michael Huffman	3	2	1	38
S Harry Hines	3	2	1	41
ILB Nolan Money	3	0	1	33
OLB Jeff Roman	3	0	0	33
S Leslie Ramthun	2	0	0	30
CB Nick Blackburn	2	0	0	29
S Emmitt Caldwell	1	2	0	44
DE Dave Patterson	1	0	0	24
DE Carey Richardson	1	0	0	34
DT Chris Roberson	1	0	0	32
ILB Roman Cassidy	1	0	0	22

Cincinnati	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Doug Fleming	5	0	0	25
S Rex Ramirez	2	1	0	30
ILB Sammy Freeman	2	0	1	24
OLB Robbie Thomason	2	0	0	9
CB Randall Henry	2	0	0	25
OLB Ted Ottis	2	0	0	21
S Cris Farr	1	2	0	25
CB Wes Huntley	1	0	0	9
OLB Ben Battles	0	0	1	5

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Marshall Burns	3	9	26	26
Wes Pentasuglio	2	6	21	21
Rod Erickson	2	4	22	25
Lamar Martin	2	2	7	7
Pete Luster	1	2	23	24
Roman Ferrari	1	1	13	17
Donald Starks	0	2	24	25
Brent Finkes	0	1	6	6

Cincinnati	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Gus Murphy	2	6	23	0	46
Charlie Sanford	2	2	12	0	25
Mickey Edwards	1	3	23	1	41
Nick Vigil	1	3	18	0	39
Thurman Hutchison	1	2	22	0	34
Christian Roosenraad	0	2	20	0	37
Kirk Perales	0	1	4	0	8

Special Teams Statistics

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Harry Hines	2	18
Dixon Cash	2	18
Clyde Uerling	1	18
Emmitt Caldwell	1	14
Mitch Fulcher	0	20
Roman Ferrari	0	16
Roman Cassidy	0	16
Butch Blackwood	0	13
Edwin Forbes	0	13
B.J. Dodge	0	11
Leslie Ramthun	0	9
Lamar Martin	0	8
Nolan Money	0	8
Troy Branch	0	8
Kris Arnold	0	8
Hunter Parrish	0	8
Rod Erickson	0	6
Nick Blackburn	0	6
Michael Huffman	0	6
Jose Reed	0	6
Chris Roberson	0	6
Gino McDaniel	0	5
J.C. Sturm	0	4
Carey Richardson	0	4
Quentin Giles	0	3
Darryl Desrosiers	0	3
Gerald Rosow	0	3
Kevin Matthews	0	3
Dave Patterson	0	2
Archie Burton	0	2
Jeremy Kirk	0	2
Deion Palmer	0	2
Bucky Bullock	0	2
Marshall Burns	0	1
Tyrone Sawyers	0	1
Brent Finkes	0	1
Jeff Roman	0	1

Cincinnati	Tackles	STPlays
Billy Joe Maxwell	1	20
Mercury Dawkins	1	16
Broderick Darquea	0	21
Kirk Perales	0	17
Robbie Thomason	0	13
Wes Huntley	0	12
J.B. Lee	0	12
D.J. Miklusicak	0	11
Wes Chechetts	0	11
Pat Gelbart	0	10
Charlie Sanford	0	9
Nick Vigil	0	7
Gus Murphy	0	7
Ben Battles	0	7
Christian Roosenraad	0	7
Thurman Hutchison	0	7
Mo Powell	0	7
Sedrick Connell	0	7
Kennedy Hallman	0	6
Richie Reichardt	0	6
Jack Blackwell	0	6
Rickey Wolf	0	5
Monty Magnone	0	5
Mark Gaudio	0	4
Cris Farr	0	4
Tony Nixon	0	4
Deion Wayne	0	4
Percy Humphries	0	4
Sammy Freeman	0	4
Ted Ottis	0	4
Eugene Schwartz	0	3
Rodney Restifo	0	3
Rex Ramirez	0	3
Richard Blackston	0	3
Doug Fleming	0	3
Roger Farr	0	1
Victor Borders	0	1
Randall Henry	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	13	61	4.7
Middle	9	7	0.8
Right	5	19	3.8
None	2	-1	-0.5

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	37	9.3
Middle	17	63	3.7
Right	2	5	2.5
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Frankie Giles	30	17	2	0	3	3	3	0	2

Cincinnati	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Fred Mount	45	21	5	1	4	6	8	1	3

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	11	3.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	9	80	5.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	3	35	5.0
Long (19+ Yds)	5	2	56	11.2

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	3	9	1.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	10	87	6.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	22	5	87	4.0
Long (19+ Yds)	5	3	63	12.6

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Bernie Hassler	13	7	2	87	1	23
WR Sherman Styles	5	3	0	31	0	13
TE B.J. Dodge	4	2	0	35	1	20
WR Dixon Cash	3	2	0	15	0	14
FB Clyde Uerling	2	2	0	13	0	19
WR Quentin Giles	1	0	0	0	0	10
TE Roman Ferrari	1	0	1	0	0	17
RB Mitch Fulcher	1	1	0	1	0	11

Cincinnati	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Will Tanner	10	5	0	71	2	34
WR Kennedy Hallman	8	4	1	52	1	40
TE Thurman Hutchison	7	4	1	44	1	34
RB Richie Reichardt	5	2	2	8	0	25
WR Roger Farr	4	1	0	9	0	15
RB K.C. Carter	4	3	0	37	1	21
WR Mercury Dawkins	3	2	0	25	0	22
TE Kirk Perales	2	0	0	0	0	8
FB Charlie Sanford	1	0	0	0	0	25
WR D.J. Miklusicak	1	0	0	0	0	1

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Jeremy Kirk	2	1	0.50	3.32
Frankie Giles	1	1	1.00	-0.50
Mitch Fulcher	1	1	1.00	3.00

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Frankie Giles	3	1	11	3.67	6.07

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Fred Mount	6	2	8	1.33	5.47

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE B.J. Dodge	1	0	0	0.00	8.75
WR Dixon Cash	1	1	11	11.00	5.00
WR Sherman Styles	1	0	0	0.00	6.20

Cincinnati	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Will Tanner	3	1	6	2.00	7.10
WR Kennedy Hallman	1	0	0	0.00	6.50
FB Charlie Sanford	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
RB Richie Reichardt	1	1	2	2.00	1.60

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Mitch Fulcher	2	0
Frankie Giles	1	0
Jeremy Kirk	1	1

Cincinnati	Rushes	Conversions
Richie Reichardt	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Frankie Giles	8	3	2

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Conversions
Fred Mount	13	6	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Bernie Hassler	3	1	0
TE B.J. Dodge	2	1	1
WR Quentin Giles	1	0	0
WR Dixon Cash	1	0	0
WR Sherman Styles	1	1	1

Cincinnati	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Will Tanner	4	1	0
WR Roger Farr	3	1	1
TE Thurman Hutchison	2	2	2
WR Kennedy Hallman	1	1	1
WR Mercury Dawkins	1	1	1
WR D.J. Miklusicak	1	0	0
RB Richie Reichardt	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 38,600 (65,500 capacity)
Upper Deck 10,800 (19,800)
End Zone 8,100 (14,300)
Mezzanine 4,700 (8,300)
Sideline Seats 7,700 (12,700)
Club Seats 4,700 (7,600)
Luxury Boxes 2,600 (2,800)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	38,600 (65,500 capacity)
Upper Deck	10,800 (19,800)
End Zone	8,100 (14,300)
Mezzanine	4,700 (8,300)
Sideline Seats	7,700 (12,700)
Club Seats	4,700 (7,600)
Luxury Boxes	2,600 (2,800)