Exhibition Week 2, 2026

played in Minnesota, MN

68 degrees, fair, calm

New England Patriots	0	7	0	3	-	10
Minnesota Vikings	7	7	17	0	-	31

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:16 MIN - Bernie Hassler 31 pass from Frankie Giles (Jose Reed extra point)
2Q: 13:25 MIN - Sherman Styles 5 pass from Frankie Giles (Jose Reed extra point)
2Q: 02:09 NED - Jesse Marshall 11 pass from Bobby McMichael (Walter Dawkins extra point)
3Q: 15:00 MIN - Butch Blackwood 85 kickoff return (Jose Reed extra point)
3Q: 11:06 MIN - Jose Reed 44 field goal
3Q: 06:23 MIN - Jeremy Kirk 35 run (Jose Reed extra point)
4Q: 13:37 NED - Walter Dawkins 25 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:16 MIN - Bernie Hassler 31 pass from Frankie Giles (Jose Reed extra point)
2Q: 13:25 MIN - Sherman Styles 5 pass from Frankie Giles (Jose Reed extra point)
2Q: 02:09 NED - Jesse Marshall 11 pass from Bobby McMichael (Walter Dawkins extra point)
3Q: 15:00 MIN - Butch Blackwood 85 kickoff return (Jose Reed extra point)
3Q: 11:06 MIN - Jose Reed 44 field goal
3Q: 06:23 MIN - Jeremy Kirk 35 run (Jose Reed extra point)
4Q: 13:37 NED - Walter Dawkins 25 field goal

Team Statistics NED MIN
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 20 18
- by Rushing 3 6
- by Passing 15 11
- by Penalty 2 1
Total Net Yards 318 322
- Offensive Plays 64 56
- Yards per Play 4.97 5.75
Net Rushing Yards 75 144
- Rushing Attempts 17 34
- Yards per Rush 4.41 4.24
Net Passing Yards 243 178
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 41 - 26 - 2 21 - 17 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 278 183
- Sacks/Yards Lost 6/35 1/5
- Yards per Pass Play 5.17 8.09
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 3/12 6/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 10.0 5.4
4th Down Conversions 0/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/33 7/50
Punt Returns/Yards 3/27 1/0
Kick Returns/Yards 5/135 1/85
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 2/42
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 5 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 35 OWN 29
Time of Possession 27:14 32:46

Team Statistics	NED	MIN
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	20	18
- by Rushing	3	6
- by Passing	15	11
- by Penalty	2	1
Total Net Yards	318	322
- Offensive Plays	64	56
- Yards per Play	4.97	5.75
Net Rushing Yards	75	144
- Rushing Attempts	17	34
- Yards per Rush	4.41	4.24
Net Passing Yards	243	178
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	41 - 26 - 2	21 - 17 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	278	183
- Sacks/Yards Lost	6/35	1/5
- Yards per Pass Play	5.17	8.09
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	3/12	6/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	10.0	5.4
4th Down Conversions	0/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/33	7/50
Punt Returns/Yards	3/27	1/0
Kick Returns/Yards	5/135	1/85
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	2/42
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	5	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 35	OWN 29
Time of Possession	27:14	32:46

Drive Charts

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:45	OWN 40	8	33	Interception
1	9:49	1:24	OWN 20	3	-10	Punt
1	7:05	3:29	OWN 32	4	39	Missed FG
2	13:15	6:35	OWN 49	10	41	Missed FG
2	3:58	1:58	OWN 32	7	68	Touchdown
2	0:29	0:29	OWN 29	3	14	Half
3	14:45	0:30	OWN 22	1	0	Interception
3	11:00	1:44	OWN 8	3	0	Punt
3	6:09	2:23	OWN 40	4	20	Punt
3	1:31	3:02	OPP 42	5	34	Field Goal
4	11:14	3:04	OWN 49	7	49	Downs
4	4:18	2:25	OWN 49	10	45	Downs

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:15	2:26	OPP 36	5	25	Missed FG
1	8:25	1:20	OPP 43	4	43	Touchdown
1	3:36	5:21	OWN 36	9	64	Touchdown
2	6:40	2:42	OWN 20	7	55	Missed FG
2	2:00	1:31	OWN 20	3	1	Punt
3	14:15	3:15	OPP 40	6	13	Field Goal
3	9:16	3:07	OWN 38	5	62	Touchdown
3	3:46	2:15	OWN 3	3	18	Punt
4	13:29	2:15	OWN 20	3	5	Punt
4	8:10	3:52	OWN 2	6	20	Punt
4	1:53	1:53	OWN 6	5	11	Game

Game MVP: Frankie Giles, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Martin Mills	9	28	3.11	6	0
Cory Blackburn	3	30	10.00	15	2
Donald Scukanec	3	6	2.00	5	0
Bobby McMichael	2	11	5.50	8	0

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Jeremy Kirk	21	113	5.38	35	4	1
Mitch Fulcher	12	32	2.67	8	0	0
Frankie Giles	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0

Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bobby McMichael	34	23	234	4/25	1	28	1	84.7
Blake Clancy	7	3	44	2/10	0	31	1	24.4

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Frankie Giles	21	17	183	1/5	2	31	0	134.7

Receiving Statistics

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Mark Rhoads	8	10	76	9.50	26	16	0
WR Don Abrams	5	7	56	11.20	4	31	0
WR Terrell Boyd	4	5	85	21.25	27	28	0
WR Ricardo Burns	3	4	35	11.67	10	12	0
TE Cole Francis	2	4	8	4.00	3	5	0
WR Jesse Marshall	1	3	11	11.00	1	11	1
RB Martin Mills	1	2	6	6.00	0	6	0
TE Chester Akaka	1	2	2	2.00	0	2	0
FB John Kelley	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
FB Jerome Alexander	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Cory Blackburn	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Donald Scukanec	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Bernie Hassler	5	5	77	15.40	35	31	1
WR Sherman Styles	5	6	23	4.60	11	12	1
WR Dixon Cash	4	5	50	12.50	6	21	0
WR Rick Collins	2	2	21	10.50	4	11	0
RB Jeremy Kirk	1	2	12	12.00	4	12	0
TE B.J. Dodge	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB J.C. Sturm	1	0	0.00	0
CB Earl Gramble	1	42	42.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Lester Laxdal	3	124	41.3	41.3	54	1

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Gino McDaniel	4	153	38.3	31.5	52	0

Kicking Statistics

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Walter Dawkins	1/3	0/1	0/0	25	1/1

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jose Reed	1/3	1/2	0/0	44	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jesse Marshall	2	15	7.5	0
Don Abrams	1	12	12.0	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Earl Gramble	1	0	0.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jesse Marshall	5	135	27.0	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Butch Blackwood	1	85	85.0	1

Defensive Statistics

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Donnell Arnold	7	5	0.0	25	18
DT Clay Johnston	4	1	1.0	31	18
ILB Jay Willis	4	5	0.0	22	13
CB Rick Harmon	4	1	0.0	20	13
S Stanley Hudson	4	0	0.0	14	12
OLB Spencer Doyle	3	0	0.0	21	13
S David Tynik	3	0	0.0	24	13
DT T.K.O. Schofer	3	0	0.0	34	20
CB Gerald Smeenge	2	2	0.0	19	17
OLB Jackie Bard	2	1	0.0	12	9
DE Ryan Lyon	2	1	0.0	19	11
S Malcolm Specter	2	1	0.0	21	14
DE Ernie Sturgeon	2	0	0.0	22	16
OLB Warren Stewart	2	0	0.0	17	8
DE Kerry Townes	1	1	0.0	16	14
WR Don Abrams	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Otis Forbes	1	0	0.0	7	2
TE Chester Akaka	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Randall Meier	1	0	0.0	13	9
CB Corey Craven	1	0	0.0	25	16
DT Johnny Connell	0	2	0.0	12	6

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DT Tyrone Sawyers	5	1	2.0	11	24
S Harry Hines	4	1	0.0	16	38
S Emmitt Caldwell	4	1	0.0	16	44
CB Earl Gramble	4	0	0.0	13	40
DE Carey Richardson	3	1	2.0	14	43
DE Mark Archer	3	0	1.5	13	35
OLB Jeff Roman	3	2	0.5	10	37
ILB Roman Cassidy	3	1	0.0	12	36
S Jorge Winkler	3	0	0.0	3	20
CB Michael Huffman	3	0	0.0	13	29
DT Deion Palmer	3	0	0.0	8	22
OLB Shannon McKenzie	3	0	0.0	8	10
S Leslie Ramthun	2	1	0.0	4	17
CB Les McFarlane	1	1	0.0	12	30
CB J.C. Sturm	1	0	0.0	7	31
DE Britt Wynn	1	0	0.0	6	14
DT Edwin Duerr	1	0	0.0	11	28
OLB Earnest Shepherd	1	0	0.0	3	2

Pass Rush Statistics

New England	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Clay Johnston	1.0	0	0	0	18
DE Kerry Townes	0.0	0	3	0	14

Minnesota	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Carey Richardson	2.0	1	4	43
DT Tyrone Sawyers	2.0	0	0	24
DE Mark Archer	1.5	1	1	35
OLB Jeff Roman	0.5	0	0	37
S Emmitt Caldwell	0.0	1	0	44
DE Britt Wynn	0.0	0	1	14

Pass Defense Statistics

New England	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Stanley Hudson	3	0	12
OLB Spencer Doyle	2	0	13
S David Tynik	2	0	13
CB Donnell Arnold	2	0	18
CB Rick Harmon	2	0	13
CB Corey Craven	1	1	16
OLB Warren Stewart	1	0	8
OLB Otis Forbes	1	0	2
ILB Jay Willis	1	0	13
CB Gerald Smeenge	1	0	17
S Malcolm Specter	1	0	14

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Michael Huffman	3	2	0	29
OLB Jeff Roman	3	2	0	37
CB Earl Gramble	3	0	1	40
S Jorge Winkler	3	0	0	20
ILB Roman Cassidy	3	0	0	36
S Harry Hines	2	1	0	38
S Leslie Ramthun	2	0	0	17
CB J.C. Sturm	1	0	1	31
S Emmitt Caldwell	1	0	0	44
DE Mark Archer	1	0	0	35
DT Edwin Duerr	1	0	0	28
OLB Earnest Shepherd	1	0	0	2
OLB Shannon McKenzie	1	0	0	10
CB Les McFarlane	1	0	0	30

Blocking Statistics

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Shannon Lyons	1	4	13	2	29
Xavier England	1	2	10	1	33
Shawn Stowers	1	1	11	1	24
Leland Roundy	1	1	11	0	29
Jerome Alexander	0	2	7	0	18
Brady Hatley	0	1	10	2	26
Charlie Andrade	0	1	5	0	21
Chester Akaka	0	1	6	0	13
Ralph Oliveira	0	1	7	0	20
Chad Hudspeth	0	1	7	0	21

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Marshall Burns	2	6	1	32	0	21
Donald Starks	2	6	0	33	1	17
Pete Luster	2	5	0	13	0	10
Clyde Uerling	2	3	0	24	0	9
Lamar Martin	1	8	0	27	0	19
Rod Erickson	1	2	0	26	0	22
Brent Finkes	1	2	0	26	0	15
Keith Blake	0	1	0	10	0	0

Special Teams Statistics

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Shannon Lyons	1	1
Cory Blackburn	0	19
Rick Harmon	0	19
Randall Meier	0	16
Jesse Marshall	0	15
Donnell Arnold	0	12
John Kelley	0	12
Cole Francis	0	12
Terrell Boyd	0	11
Malcolm Specter	0	9
Jackie Bard	0	8
Ricardo Burns	0	7
Chester Akaka	0	7
Charlie Andrade	0	6
Mark Rhoads	0	6
Ralph Oliveira	0	6
Shawn Stowers	0	6
Walter Dawkins	0	6
Chad Hudspeth	0	6
Stanley Hudson	0	5
Otis Forbes	0	5
Johnny Connell	0	4
Xavier England	0	4
Ryan Lyon	0	4
Bobby McMichael	0	3
Jerome Alexander	0	3
Spencer Doyle	0	3
David Tynik	0	3
Lester Laxdal	0	3
Kerry Townes	0	3
Jay Willis	0	3
Gerald Smeenge	0	3
Clay Johnston	0	3
Don Abrams	0	2
Ernie Sturgeon	0	2
T.K.O. Schofer	0	2
Brady Hatley	0	1
Warren Stewart	0	1
Corey Craven	0	1

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Dixon Cash	3	11
Rick Collins	2	11
Damon Morris	1	14
Jorge Winkler	1	12
Clyde Uerling	1	9
Mitch Fulcher	0	18
Les McFarlane	0	17
Josh Harding	0	15
Butch Blackwood	0	12
Brady Spencer	0	10
Jose Reed	0	9
Keith Blake	0	7
Lamar Martin	0	7
Troy Branch	0	7
Pete Luster	0	7
Bo Nowakowski	0	7
Shannon McKenzie	0	7
Tyrone Sawyers	0	5
Earnest Shepherd	0	5
Leslie Ramthun	0	4
Deion Palmer	0	4
Carey Richardson	0	4
Brent Finkes	0	4
Gino McDaniel	0	4
Rod Erickson	0	3
Darryl Desrosiers	0	3
Michael Huffman	0	3
Jeremy Kirk	0	3
Emmitt Caldwell	0	3
Mark Archer	0	3
Jeff Roman	0	3
Earl Gramble	0	3
B.J. Dodge	0	2
Roman Cassidy	0	2
J.C. Sturm	0	1
Harry Hines	0	1
Britt Wynn	0	1
Edwin Duerr	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	9	3.0
Middle	13	51	3.9
Right	1	15	15.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	13	93	7.2
Middle	12	26	2.2
Right	8	26	3.3
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bobby McMichael	34	23	3	2	2	3	3	6	1
Blake Clancy	7	3	1	1	0	2	0	0	1

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Frankie Giles	21	17	2	0	0	1	3	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	19	3.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	13	130	7.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	16	7	70	4.4
Long (19+ Yds)	2	2	59	29.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	12	100	6.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	4	62	12.4
Long (19+ Yds)	1	1	21	21.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Mark Rhoads	10	8	1	76	0	29
WR Don Abrams	7	5	0	56	1	28
WR Terrell Boyd	5	4	0	85	3	28
WR Ricardo Burns	4	3	0	35	0	24
TE Cole Francis	4	2	0	8	0	20
WR Jesse Marshall	3	1	0	11	0	17
RB Martin Mills	2	1	1	6	0	16
TE Chester Akaka	2	1	0	2	0	13
FB Jerome Alexander	1	0	0	0	0	18
RB Cory Blackburn	1	0	0	0	0	10
RB Donald Scukanec	1	0	0	0	0	18
FB John Kelley	1	1	0	-1	0	14

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Sherman Styles	6	5	23	0	15
WR Bernie Hassler	5	5	77	1	15
WR Dixon Cash	5	4	50	1	15
RB Jeremy Kirk	2	1	12	0	17
WR Rick Collins	2	2	21	0	10
TE B.J. Dodge	1	0	0	0	12

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Cory Blackburn	2	15	7.50	10.00
Donald Scukanec	2	6	3.00	2.00

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Jeremy Kirk	2	-1	-0.50	5.38
Mitch Fulcher	1	1	1.00	2.67

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bobby McMichael	9	5	32	3.56	6.88

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Frankie Giles	1	1	5	5.00	8.71

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Jesse Marshall	2	1	11	5.50	3.67
WR Don Abrams	1	1	-1	-1.00	8.00
WR Terrell Boyd	1	1	8	8.00	17.00
RB Cory Blackburn	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Ricardo Burns	1	1	12	12.00	8.75
RB Martin Mills	1	0	0	0.00	3.00
TE Chester Akaka	1	1	2	2.00	1.00
TE Cole Francis	1	0	0	0.00	2.00

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Sherman Styles	1	1	5	5.00	3.83

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New England	Rushes	Conversions
Cory Blackburn	3	1

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Jeremy Kirk	2	0
Mitch Fulcher	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bobby McMichael	5	3	2
Blake Clancy	2	1	0

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Frankie Giles	9	7	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Mark Rhoads	2	2	2
WR Terrell Boyd	1	0	0
RB Cory Blackburn	1	0	0
WR Ricardo Burns	1	1	0
TE Chester Akaka	1	0	0
TE Cole Francis	1	1	0

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Sherman Styles	3	2	1
WR Rick Collins	2	2	2
RB Jeremy Kirk	1	1	1
WR Bernie Hassler	1	1	1
TE B.J. Dodge	1	0	0
WR Dixon Cash	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 90,000 (91,500 capacity)
Upper Deck 24,800 (24,800)
End Zone 17,700 (17,900)
Mezzanine 10,100 (10,400)
Sideline Seats 15,900 (15,900)
Club Seats 17,500 (17,500)
Luxury Boxes 4,000 (5,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	90,000 (91,500 capacity)
Upper Deck	24,800 (24,800)
End Zone	17,700 (17,900)
Mezzanine	10,100 (10,400)
Sideline Seats	15,900 (15,900)
Club Seats	17,500 (17,500)
Luxury Boxes	4,000 (5,000)