Week 3, 2028

played in St. Louis, MO

68 degrees, fair, calm

Minnesota Vikings	0	21	14	3	-	38
St. Louis Rams	0	7	0	0	-	7

Scoring Summary
2Q: 15:00 MIN - Jeremy Kirk 5 run (Kevin Matthews extra point)
2Q: 10:11 STL - Colin Whiting 8 run (Jeff Bullock extra point)
2Q: 07:52 MIN - Sammy Brewer 6 pass from Frankie Giles (Kevin Matthews extra point)
2Q: 02:37 MIN - B.J. Dodge 19 pass from Frankie Giles (Kevin Matthews extra point)
3Q: 11:06 MIN - Bernie Hassler 14 pass from Frankie Giles (Kevin Matthews extra point)
3Q: 02:36 MIN - B.J. Dodge 5 pass from Frankie Giles (Kevin Matthews extra point)
4Q: 08:04 MIN - Kevin Matthews 29 field goal

Scoring Summary
2Q: 15:00 MIN - Jeremy Kirk 5 run (Kevin Matthews extra point)
2Q: 10:11 STL - Colin Whiting 8 run (Jeff Bullock extra point)
2Q: 07:52 MIN - Sammy Brewer 6 pass from Frankie Giles (Kevin Matthews extra point)
2Q: 02:37 MIN - B.J. Dodge 19 pass from Frankie Giles (Kevin Matthews extra point)
3Q: 11:06 MIN - Bernie Hassler 14 pass from Frankie Giles (Kevin Matthews extra point)
3Q: 02:36 MIN - B.J. Dodge 5 pass from Frankie Giles (Kevin Matthews extra point)
4Q: 08:04 MIN - Kevin Matthews 29 field goal

Team Statistics MIN STL
Record 2-1 0-3
First Downs 25 15
- by Rushing 3 5
- by Passing 22 8
- by Penalty 0 2
Total Net Yards 513 246
- Offensive Plays 69 53
- Yards per Play 7.43 4.64
Net Rushing Yards 67 99
- Rushing Attempts 37 16
- Yards per Rush 1.81 6.19
Net Passing Yards 446 147
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 31 - 25 - 1 33 - 20 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 453 171
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/7 4/24
- Yards per Pass Play 13.94 3.97
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 7/14 3/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.0 10.7
4th Down Conversions 1/1 1/2
Penalties/Yards 1/5 8/53
Punt Returns/Yards 3/16 2/24
Kick Returns/Yards 0/0 5/88
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 1/24
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 6 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 5/1 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 29 OWN 29
Time of Possession 36:34 23:26

Team Statistics	MIN	STL
Record	2-1	0-3
First Downs	25	15
- by Rushing	3	5
- by Passing	22	8
- by Penalty	0	2
Total Net Yards	513	246
- Offensive Plays	69	53
- Yards per Play	7.43	4.64
Net Rushing Yards	67	99
- Rushing Attempts	37	16
- Yards per Rush	1.81	6.19
Net Passing Yards	446	147
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	31 - 25 - 1	33 - 20 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	453	171
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/7	4/24
- Yards per Pass Play	13.94	3.97
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	7/14	3/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.0	10.7
4th Down Conversions	1/1	1/2
Penalties/Yards	1/5	8/53
Punt Returns/Yards	3/16	2/24
Kick Returns/Yards	0/0	5/88
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	1/24
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	6	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	5/1	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 29	OWN 29
Time of Possession	36:34	23:26

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:31	6:12	OWN 8	12	59	Interception
1	2:25	2:35	OWN 25	5	75	Touchdown
2	10:04	2:21	OWN 20	5	80	Touchdown
2	5:43	3:15	OWN 39	9	61	Touchdown
2	0:38	0:38	OWN 2	3	59	Half
3	15:00	4:01	OWN 20	8	80	Touchdown
3	9:00	2:08	OWN 32	4	20	Punt
3	5:21	2:55	OWN 45	6	55	Touchdown
4	14:38	6:42	OWN 44	11	44	Field Goal
4	3:48	1:55	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
4	1:40	1:40	OPP 27	3	0	Game

St. Louis Rams
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:29	OWN 29	8	28	Punt
1	4:19	1:54	OWN 37	3	7	Punt
2	14:50	4:46	OWN 42	9	58	Touchdown
2	7:43	2:00	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
2	2:28	1:50	OWN 34	7	20	Punt
3	10:59	1:59	OWN 25	3	4	Punt
3	6:52	1:31	OWN 29	3	-4	Punt
3	2:26	2:48	OWN 23	6	33	Downs
4	7:56	4:08	OWN 20	10	75	Interception
4	1:53	0:13	OWN 34	1	-7	Fumble

Game MVP: Frankie Giles, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	TD
Jeremy Kirk	19	37	1.95	6	1
Lincoln Coffey	11	19	1.73	7	0
Bo Nowakowski	3	2	0.67	3	0
Frankie Giles	2	5	2.50	6	0
Bernie Hassler	1	2	2.00	2	0
Clyde Uerling	1	2	2.00	2	0

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Colin Whiting	9	83	9.22	25	3	1
Kerry Birchall	4	-3	-0.75	2	0	0
Billy Andrews	3	19	6.33	10	1	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Frankie Giles	31	25	453	1/7	4	52	1	144.9

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Billy Andrews	33	20	171	4/24	0	15	1	61.5

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Sherman Styles	7	7	137	19.57	27	38	0
WR Bernie Hassler	6	7	169	28.17	83	52	1
WR Sammy Brewer	4	7	35	8.75	4	13	1
TE B.J. Dodge	3	4	40	13.33	23	19	2
WR Matthew Mathews	2	2	21	10.50	9	18	0
WR Dixon Cash	1	1	32	32.00	3	32	0
FB Clyde Uerling	1	1	8	8.00	2	8	0
TE Josh Harding	1	1	11	11.00	0	11	0
RB Jeremy Kirk	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

St. Louis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Bernie Garner	4	7	24	6.00	1	14
WR Ricky Kiddoo	3	5	32	10.67	3	14
RB Colin Whiting	3	3	27	9.00	13	13
TE Jason Granberry	3	4	12	4.00	0	7
WR Ty Jonas	3	6	29	9.67	10	15
WR Cedric Rodriguez	2	3	24	12.00	0	15
TE Brian Bullock	2	3	23	11.50	10	15
WR Brady Stoughton	0	2	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Emmitt Caldwell	1	0	0.00	0

St. Louis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Richard Newman	1	24	24.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Jeff Roman	0	1	0	0
Dwayne Hastings	0	0	1	0

St. Louis	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Billy Andrews	1	0	0	0

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jorge Howe	2	86	43.0	31.0	52	1

St. Louis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jeff Bullock	6	229	38.2	35.5	44	2

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Kevin Matthews	1/1	0/0	0/0	29	5/5

St. Louis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jeff Bullock	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Matthew Mathews	3	16	5.3	0

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bernie Garner	1	9	9.0	0
Zach Graham	1	15	15.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Walt Levi	5	88	17.6	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Emmitt Caldwell	5	1	0.0	15	35
S Earnest May	5	1	0.0	12	30
OLB Jeff Roman	5	0	0.0	13	26
DE Dwayne Hastings	4	1	2.0	12	22
DE Carey Richardson	4	0	0.5	12	31
CB Damon Jennings	4	0	0.0	14	34
ILB Jerald Terry	3	1	0.0	14	29
CB Earl Gramble	3	0	0.0	8	24
DT Chris Roberson	1	2	1.5	6	12
DT Edwin Duerr	1	1	0.0	12	26
CB Todd Livesey	1	1	0.0	11	20
OLB Shannon McKenzie	1	0	0.0	3	11
CB Les McFarlane	1	0	0.0	13	31
CB Lenny LaRiche	1	0	0.0	8	26
WR Sammy Brewer	1	0	---	---	---
DT George Geddes	0	1	0.0	4	6
DE Britt Wynn	0	1	0.0	8	21
DT Phillip Montgomery	0	1	0.0	7	14

St. Louis	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Randall Money	9	3	0.0	36	32
CB Ross Bensen	7	3	0.0	33	31
DT Malcolm Beustring	6	3	0.0	26	26
S Clay Van Pelt	4	3	0.0	24	22
ILB Heath McQuilken	4	2	0.0	15	9
DE Alvin Roseman	4	1	0.0	16	8
CB Terrance Devaney	4	1	0.0	20	20
S Glen Polamalu	4	0	0.0	27	20
DT Max Coles	3	0	0.0	15	10
DE Jose Prescott	2	2	1.0	26	24
CB Lewis Bledsoe	2	3	0.0	16	22
ILB Van Cochrane	2	2	0.0	31	25
CB Dennis Brock	2	0	0.0	25	20
DT Earl Kormelink	1	3	0.0	19	16
ILB Jorge Maxey	1	1	0.0	16	11
DE Shawn McElroy	1	1	0.0	15	15
QB Billy Andrews	1	0	---	---	---
DE Christian Stuart	1	0	0.0	17	17
S Richard Newman	0	1	0.0	15	13

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Dwayne Hastings	2.0	0	0	1	22
DT Chris Roberson	1.5	0	0	0	12
DE Carey Richardson	0.5	0	4	7	31
S Emmitt Caldwell	0.0	1	0	0	35
CB Les McFarlane	0.0	0	1	0	31
ILB Jerald Terry	0.0	0	1	0	29
DE Britt Wynn	0.0	0	0	1	21

St. Louis	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Jose Prescott	1.0	0	2	1	24

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Earnest May	4	0	0	30
CB Damon Jennings	3	2	0	34
OLB Jeff Roman	3	0	0	26
S Emmitt Caldwell	2	0	1	35
DE Carey Richardson	2	0	0	31
CB Earl Gramble	2	0	0	24
CB Les McFarlane	1	1	0	31
OLB Shannon McKenzie	1	0	0	11
CB Lenny LaRiche	1	0	0	26
DE Dwayne Hastings	1	0	0	22

St. Louis	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Randall Money	5	0	0	32
CB Ross Bensen	4	1	0	31
CB Terrance Devaney	3	0	0	20
S Glen Polamalu	3	0	0	20
CB Dennis Brock	2	0	0	20
S Clay Van Pelt	2	0	0	22
CB Lewis Bledsoe	2	0	0	22
ILB Heath McQuilken	2	0	0	9
DT Earl Kormelink	1	0	0	16
ILB Van Cochrane	1	0	0	25
S Richard Newman	0	0	1	13

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Brent Finkes	4	12	1	33	0	30
Marshall Burns	1	4	0	33	0	28
Wes Pentasuglio	0	9	0	36	1	29
Graham Walker	0	3	0	33	0	28
Moe Kleinecke	0	3	0	35	0	31
Troy Branch	0	1	0	4	0	4
B.J. Dodge	0	1	0	31	0	20
Clyde Uerling	0	1	0	24	0	20
Josh Harding	0	1	0	16	0	11

St. Louis	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Buddy Georges	2	3	12	1	29
Teddy Buchanan	1	3	9	0	22
Steven Humphries	1	2	4	0	10
Tyrell Breneman	1	1	10	0	19
Amos Brock	0	4	16	1	34
Teddy Fulcher	0	0	6	2	19

Special Teams Statistics

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Bo Nowakowski	3	16
Dixon Cash	2	8
Sammy Brewer	1	14
Lenny LaRiche	1	9
Les McFarlane	0	21
Matthew Mathews	0	16
Josh Harding	0	12
Shannon McKenzie	0	11
Clyde Uerling	0	10
Earl Gramble	0	10
B.J. Dodge	0	9
Roman Cassidy	0	9
Kevin Matthews	0	8
Britt Wynn	0	5
Gary Frederick	0	4
Troy Branch	0	3
Toby Banks	0	3
Pete Luster	0	3
Chris Roberson	0	3
Trevor Graveson	0	3
Jorge Howe	0	3
Jeremy Kirk	0	2
Graham Walker	0	2
Earnest Shepherd	0	2
Todd Livesey	0	2
Phillip Montgomery	0	2
Earnest May	0	2
Bernie Hassler	0	1
Carey Richardson	0	1
Emmitt Caldwell	0	1
Edwin Duerr	0	1
Richard Pillmeier	0	1
Dwayne Hastings	0	1

St. Louis	Tackles	STPlays
Walt Levi	2	17
Emmitt Rickman	1	16
Zach Graham	0	16
Brian Bullock	0	14
Lewis Bledsoe	0	13
Jason Granberry	0	12
Kerry Birchall	0	10
Jorge Maxey	0	9
Cedric Rodriguez	0	9
Brady Stoughton	0	9
Richard Newman	0	9
Jeff Bullock	0	8
Tyrell Breneman	0	6
Steven Humphries	0	6
Colin Whiting	0	6
Kris Kagan	0	6
Tyrus Lyden	0	6
Christian Stuart	0	3
Stephen Guenther	0	3
Randall Money	0	2
Ricky Kiddoo	0	2
Roman Long	0	2
Heath McQuilken	0	2
Jose Prescott	0	1
Teddy Buchanan	0	1
Max Coles	0	1
Ross Bensen	0	1
Ty Jonas	0	1
Bernie Garner	0	1
Clay Van Pelt	0	1
Shawn McElroy	0	1
Alvin Roseman	0	1
Lewis Gray	0	1
Van Cochrane	0	1
Terrance Devaney	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	16	26	1.6
Middle	14	26	1.9
Right	6	16	2.7
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	19	3.8
Middle	6	20	3.3
Right	5	60	12.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Frankie Giles	31	25	7	0	2	1	2	1	1

St. Louis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Billy Andrews	33	20	0	1	1	3	6	9	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	8	4.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	9	118	11.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	9	141	11.8
Long (19+ Yds)	7	5	186	26.6

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	13	13.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	12	93	5.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	7	65	5.9
Long (19+ Yds)	5	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Bernie Hassler	7	6	0	169	3	29
WR Sherman Styles	7	7	0	137	3	24
WR Sammy Brewer	7	4	2	35	0	15
TE B.J. Dodge	4	3	0	40	0	20
WR Matthew Mathews	2	2	0	21	0	7
RB Jeremy Kirk	1	0	0	0	0	20
WR Dixon Cash	1	1	0	32	1	3
FB Clyde Uerling	1	1	0	8	0	20
TE Josh Harding	1	1	0	11	0	11

St. Louis	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
WR Bernie Garner	7	4	0	24	25
WR Ty Jonas	6	3	1	29	23
WR Ricky Kiddoo	5	3	0	32	19
TE Jason Granberry	4	3	0	12	22
WR Cedric Rodriguez	3	2	0	24	18
RB Colin Whiting	3	3	0	27	26
TE Brian Bullock	3	2	0	23	20
WR Brady Stoughton	2	0	0	0	8

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Jeremy Kirk	5	10	2.00	1.95
Lincoln Coffey	2	3	1.50	1.73

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Colin Whiting	2	17	8.50	9.22

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Frankie Giles	6	5	55	9.17	14.61

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Billy Andrews	3	1	14	4.67	5.18

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE B.J. Dodge	3	2	24	8.00	10.00
WR Bernie Hassler	1	1	14	14.00	24.14
TE Josh Harding	1	1	11	11.00	11.00
WR Sammy Brewer	1	1	6	6.00	5.00

St. Louis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Bernie Garner	2	1	14	7.00	3.43
WR Brady Stoughton	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Jeremy Kirk	3	1
Lincoln Coffey	2	0
Frankie Giles	1	0

St. Louis	Rushes	Conversions
Billy Andrews	1	0
Colin Whiting	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Frankie Giles	8	7	6

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Billy Andrews	9	6	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Bernie Hassler	5	4	4
WR Sherman Styles	2	2	1
WR Matthew Mathews	1	1	1

St. Louis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Ricky Kiddoo	3	2	1
WR Bernie Garner	2	2	1
WR Cedric Rodriguez	1	1	0
RB Colin Whiting	1	1	0
TE Jason Granberry	1	0	0
WR Ty Jonas	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 20,800 (66,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 5,100 (20,400)
End Zone 4,200 (14,700)
Mezzanine 3,200 (8,500)
Sideline Seats 4,900 (13,000)
Club Seats 2,400 (6,300)
Luxury Boxes 1,000 (3,100)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	20,800 (66,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	5,100 (20,400)
End Zone	4,200 (14,700)
Mezzanine	3,200 (8,500)
Sideline Seats	4,900 (13,000)
Club Seats	2,400 (6,300)
Luxury Boxes	1,000 (3,100)