Week 14, 2034

played in Buffalo, NY

26 degrees, fair, 3 mph wind

Minnesota Vikings	3	3	0	3	-	9
Buffalo Bills	0	6	7	0	-	13

Scoring Summary
1Q: 01:04 MIN - Emmitt Savoie 38 field goal
2Q: 07:49 BUF - Ken Goldberg 48 field goal
2Q: 02:20 MIN - Emmitt Savoie 43 field goal
2Q: 01:11 BUF - Ken Goldberg 38 field goal
3Q: 04:01 BUF - Chester Murray 11 pass from Ernie Sims (Ken Goldberg extra point)
4Q: 05:56 MIN - Emmitt Savoie 42 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 01:04 MIN - Emmitt Savoie 38 field goal
2Q: 07:49 BUF - Ken Goldberg 48 field goal
2Q: 02:20 MIN - Emmitt Savoie 43 field goal
2Q: 01:11 BUF - Ken Goldberg 38 field goal
3Q: 04:01 BUF - Chester Murray 11 pass from Ernie Sims (Ken Goldberg extra point)
4Q: 05:56 MIN - Emmitt Savoie 42 field goal

Team Statistics MIN BUF
Record 4-8-1 6-7
First Downs 17 18
- by Rushing 6 7
- by Passing 9 9
- by Penalty 2 2
Total Net Yards 220 308
- Offensive Plays 68 66
- Yards per Play 3.24 4.67
Net Rushing Yards 70 141
- Rushing Attempts 21 26
- Yards per Rush 3.33 5.42
Net Passing Yards 150 167
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 44 - 24 - 1 38 - 16 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 171 181
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/21 2/14
- Yards per Pass Play 3.19 4.18
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 6/17 5/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.4 10.0
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 3/40 8/60
Punt Returns/Yards 2/13 3/28
Kick Returns/Yards 2/48 4/114
Interception Ret./Yards 2/13 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/2 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 26 OWN 31
Time of Possession 31:41 28:19

Team Statistics	MIN	BUF
Record	4-8-1	6-7
First Downs	17	18
- by Rushing	6	7
- by Passing	9	9
- by Penalty	2	2
Total Net Yards	220	308
- Offensive Plays	68	66
- Yards per Play	3.24	4.67
Net Rushing Yards	70	141
- Rushing Attempts	21	26
- Yards per Rush	3.33	5.42
Net Passing Yards	150	167
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	44 - 24 - 1	38 - 16 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	171	181
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/21	2/14
- Yards per Pass Play	3.19	4.18
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	6/17	5/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.4	10.0
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	3/40	8/60
Punt Returns/Yards	2/13	3/28
Kick Returns/Yards	2/48	4/114
Interception Ret./Yards	2/13	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/2	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 26	OWN 31
Time of Possession	31:41	28:19

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:57	OWN 30	4	17	Punt
1	9:12	8:15	OWN 13	16	66	Field Goal
2	12:06	0:34	OWN 29	3	0	Punt
2	11:05	0:59	OWN 17	3	2	Punt
2	7:44	1:48	OWN 30	3	28	Interception
2	5:01	2:47	OWN 45	7	29	Field Goal
2	1:03	1:03	OWN 20	3	20	Half
3	12:52	4:15	OWN 2	8	40	Punt
3	3:51	1:57	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
4	14:54	1:49	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
4	10:54	1:49	OWN 20	7	28	Punt
4	8:17	2:28	OPP 31	5	6	Field Goal
4	2:11	0:48	OWN 34	4	0	Downs

Buffalo Bills
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:03	2:51	OWN 20	6	19	Punt
1	0:57	3:51	OWN 35	6	25	Interception
2	11:32	0:27	OWN 35	3	0	Punt
2	10:06	2:22	OWN 43	7	26	Field Goal
2	5:56	0:55	OWN 16	3	-1	Punt
2	2:14	1:11	OWN 47	5	32	Field Goal
3	15:00	2:08	OWN 35	5	14	Punt
3	8:37	4:46	OWN 9	12	91	Touchdown
3	1:54	2:00	OWN 29	6	22	Punt
4	13:05	2:11	OWN 24	4	26	Punt
4	9:05	0:48	OWN 20	2	-7	Interception
4	5:49	3:38	OWN 31	5	42	Missed FG
4	1:23	1:23	OPP 34	4	19	Game

Game MVP: Donald Loftus, Buffalo Bills

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Mo Scanlon	13	29	2.23	9	0
Matt Woodard	7	38	5.43	14	2
Jack Starks	1	3	3.00	3	0

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Donald Loftus	15	101	6.73	28	5
Archie Carmona	5	25	5.00	9	0
Richard Robertson	3	11	3.67	4	0
Ernie Sims	2	5	2.50	6	0
Bart Geib	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Albert Prior	44	24	171	3/21	0	27	1	54.2

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ernie Sims	38	16	181	2/14	1	36	2	43.9

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Wally Blanchard	7	8	66	9.43	2	27
WR Rusty Humphrey	6	10	32	5.33	3	10
WR Lamont Monroe	3	10	23	7.67	10	10
RB Mo Scanlon	2	3	4	2.00	2	3
TE Pete Shepherd	1	3	11	11.00	3	11
WR Nathan Burrow	1	3	6	6.00	0	6
RB Jack Starks	1	2	15	15.00	2	15
RB Matt Woodard	1	1	4	4.00	2	4
FB Harris Savoie	1	2	1	1.00	0	1
TE Percy Broussard	1	2	9	9.00	1	9

Buffalo	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Zack Kelley	5	7	95	19.00	44	36	0
RB Donald Loftus	4	10	23	5.75	2	11	0
WR Cedric Sellers	2	5	18	9.00	0	10	0
WR Steve Monroe	2	4	9	4.50	2	10	0
WR Dixon Cash	1	6	13	13.00	0	13	0
RB Archie Carmona	1	2	12	12.00	0	12	0
WR Chester Murray	1	2	11	11.00	0	11	1
FB Richard Robertson	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Bart Geib	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Jerald Terry	1	13	13.00	0
CB Erik Irizarry	1	0	0.00	0

Buffalo	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Earl Wombacher	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Buffalo	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Seth Luster	7	329	47.0	40.1	58	3

Buffalo	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Broderick Collins	6	296	49.3	40.5	52	3

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Emmitt Savoie	3/3	2/2	0/0	43	0/0

Buffalo	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ken Goldberg	2/3	1/2	0/0	48	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rusty Humphrey	1	12	12.0	0
Dean Kubis	1	1	1.0	0

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Chester Murray	2	19	9.5	0
Pat Arians	1	9	9.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rusty Humphrey	2	48	24.0	0

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Toby Castanie	3	85	28.3	0
Jumbo Makuch	1	29	29.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Jerald Terry	7	1	0.0	22	35
S Howard Wallenbrock	5	0	0.0	19	25
OLB Bernie Marshak	4	2	0.0	13	21
DT Juan Godfrey	4	0	0.0	21	28
OLB Everett Knight	3	1	0.0	20	33
DE Lamont Scouten	2	1	1.0	18	24
DE Edwin Duerr	2	1	0.5	25	34
CB Quentin Pitcher	2	1	0.0	12	9
CB Reuben Brooks	2	1	0.0	21	39
S Dean Kubis	2	1	0.0	21	37
ILB Riddick Howard	1	0	0.5	8	15
S Ted Porter	1	2	0.0	14	22
OLB Jeff Roman	1	1	0.0	9	12
ILB Randal Albee	1	1	0.0	4	5
DE Rodney Young	1	1	0.0	9	22
CB Rob Riazi	1	1	0.0	13	21
ILB Terrell Spencer	1	0	0.0	9	9
CB Erik Irizarry	1	0	0.0	23	37
WR Wally Blanchard	1	0	---	---	---

Buffalo	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Ethan Devine	5	0	0.0	14	32
DE Howie Handwerker	4	0	1.0	17	29
ILB Matt Ramaswami	4	1	0.0	18	42
OLB Ian Gunn	4	1	0.0	12	22
CB Everett Dunlap	4	0	0.0	15	24
S Edwin Castillo	3	2	0.0	20	46
ILB Chuck McDaniel	3	1	0.0	11	24
S Hardy Nixon	3	1	0.0	9	19
CB Ricky Conway	3	0	0.0	10	24
CB Earl Wombacher	3	0	0.0	10	35
OLB Deon Riley	2	1	1.0	18	40
DE Amos Reagor	2	0	1.0	18	35
DT Damon Towle	2	2	0.0	16	26
ILB Patrick Walters	2	1	0.0	10	12
CB Bobby Parker	1	1	0.0	11	31
TE Zack Kelley	1	0	---	---	---
WR Chester Murray	1	0	---	---	---
DE Tyrone Koslosky	1	0	0.0	3	12
S Jumbo Makuch	1	0	0.0	3	12
OLB Emmitt Rickman	0	1	0.0	7	13

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Lamont Scouten	1.0	0	3	1	24
DE Edwin Duerr	0.5	0	1	0	34
ILB Riddick Howard	0.5	0	0	0	15
ILB Jerald Terry	0.0	1	1	0	35
OLB Everett Knight	0.0	0	1	1	33
DT Juan Godfrey	0.0	0	1	0	28

Buffalo	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Amos Reagor	1.0	3	2	35
OLB Deon Riley	1.0	3	1	40
DE Howie Handwerker	1.0	1	0	29
DE J.T. Salinas	0.0	1	0	18
DT Wayne Lundy	0.0	1	0	21
S Jumbo Makuch	0.0	1	0	12

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Jerald Terry	5	5	1	35
S Dean Kubis	2	3	0	37
S Howard Wallenbrock	2	1	0	25
CB Erik Irizarry	2	0	1	37
CB Reuben Brooks	2	0	0	39
OLB Everett Knight	1	0	0	33
CB Quentin Pitcher	1	0	0	9
DT Juan Godfrey	1	0	0	28

Buffalo	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Earl Wombacher	3	2	1	35
CB Ricky Conway	3	0	0	24
S Ethan Devine	3	0	0	32
CB Everett Dunlap	3	0	0	24
S Hardy Nixon	3	0	0	19
CB Bobby Parker	2	2	0	31
ILB Matt Ramaswami	2	0	0	42
OLB Ian Gunn	2	0	0	22
S Edwin Castillo	1	0	0	46
OLB Deon Riley	1	0	0	40
ILB Chuck McDaniel	1	0	0	24

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Dave Kelly	4	6	20	0	41
Fred Carpenter	1	2	20	1	40
Deion Harden	1	2	15	1	36
Pete Shepherd	1	2	17	0	29
Brent Finkes	1	1	11	0	36
Carlos Crump	0	6	20	1	40
Ellis Finney	0	2	10	0	11

Buffalo	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Melvin Bryant	3	6	2	26	0	40
Alfred Gilmore	3	4	1	19	0	31
Korey Fox	2	5	0	22	1	32
Lawrence Dunkin	2	2	0	10	0	17
Sedrick Douthit	0	3	0	23	0	32
Bart Geib	0	1	1	10	0	12
Bruce Fulcher	0	1	0	3	1	8
Richard Robertson	0	1	0	18	0	31
Norm Hampton	0	1	0	19	0	22

Special Teams Statistics

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Matt Woodard	2	20
Jack Starks	2	18
Pete Shepherd	2	16
Harris Savoie	1	18
Quentin Pitcher	0	21
Rusty Humphrey	0	16
Ted Porter	0	14
Terrell Spencer	0	13
Nathan Burrow	0	12
D.J. Castillo	0	10
Seth Luster	0	10
Bernie Marshak	0	10
Wally Blanchard	0	10
Les Shields	0	10
Donald Harness	0	10
Alex Schwartz	0	10
Deion Harden	0	8
Emmitt Savoie	0	7
Reuben Brooks	0	7
Jerald Terry	0	6
Rodney Young	0	6
Phil Carpenter	0	6
Randal Albee	0	5
Mo Scanlon	0	4
Dean Kubis	0	4
Edwin Duerr	0	3
Lamont Scouten	0	3
Rob Riazi	0	3
Percy Broussard	0	3
Juan Godfrey	0	3
Everett Knight	0	2
Erik Irizarry	0	2
Howard Wallenbrock	0	2
Ellis Finney	0	2
Riddick Howard	0	2
Lamont Monroe	0	1

Buffalo	Tackles	STPlays
Hardy Nixon	2	14
Bart Geib	1	11
Bruce Fulcher	1	9
Emmitt Rickman	0	24
Deon Riley	0	17
Mark Zimmerman	0	17
Archie Carmona	0	16
Ricky Conway	0	14
Chester Murray	0	14
Richard Robertson	0	13
Dixon Cash	0	11
Everett Dunlap	0	11
Toby Castanie	0	10
Melvin Bryant	0	9
J.T. Salinas	0	9
Korey Fox	0	9
Broderick Collins	0	9
Norm Hampton	0	9
Lawrence Dunkin	0	9
Ken Goldberg	0	7
Zack Kelley	0	7
Chuck McDaniel	0	6
Wayne Lundy	0	5
Damon Towle	0	5
Ethan Devine	0	5
Matt Ramaswami	0	4
Earl Wombacher	0	4
Jumbo Makuch	0	4
Bobby Parker	0	3
Edwin Castillo	0	3
Tyrone Koslosky	0	2
Cedric Sellers	0	1
Amos Reagor	0	1
Donald Loftus	0	1
Howie Handwerker	0	1
Patrick Walters	0	1
Pat Arians	0	1
Ian Gunn	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	23	5.8
Middle	13	22	1.7
Right	4	25	6.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	8	2.7
Middle	12	46	3.8
Right	10	88	8.8
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Albert Prior	44	24	1	2	3	4	10	3	1

Buffalo	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ernie Sims	38	16	2	1	2	9	7	2	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	13	2.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	23	14	77	3.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	5	54	4.2
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	27	9.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	1	-1	-0.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	7	71	5.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	8	111	11.1
Long (19+ Yds)	8	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Lamont Monroe	10	3	0	23	0	42
WR Rusty Humphrey	10	6	1	32	0	45
WR Wally Blanchard	8	7	0	66	1	29
TE Pete Shepherd	3	1	0	11	0	29
WR Nathan Burrow	3	1	0	6	0	6
RB Mo Scanlon	3	2	0	4	0	21
RB Jack Starks	2	1	1	15	0	15
FB Harris Savoie	2	1	1	1	0	15
TE Percy Broussard	2	1	0	9	0	16
RB Matt Woodard	1	1	0	4	0	17

Buffalo	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB Donald Loftus	10	4	0	23	0	25
TE Zack Kelley	7	5	0	95	2	33
WR Dixon Cash	6	1	0	13	0	21
WR Cedric Sellers	5	2	1	18	0	16
WR Steve Monroe	4	2	0	9	0	33
RB Archie Carmona	2	1	0	12	0	16
WR Chester Murray	2	1	0	11	0	12
FB Richard Robertson	1	0	0	0	0	31
TE Bart Geib	1	0	1	0	0	12

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Donald Loftus	1	9	9.00	6.73
Ernie Sims	1	-1	-1.00	2.50

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ernie Sims	1	1	11	11.00	4.76

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Buffalo	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Chester Murray	1	1	11	11.00	5.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Matt Woodard	2	2
Jack Starks	1	0

Buffalo	Rushes	Conversions
Richard Robertson	1	1
Donald Loftus	1	1
Archie Carmona	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Albert Prior	14	6	4

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ernie Sims	12	5	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Rusty Humphrey	4	2	1
WR Lamont Monroe	3	1	0
RB Jack Starks	2	1	1
WR Wally Blanchard	2	2	2
WR Nathan Burrow	1	0	0
RB Mo Scanlon	1	0	0
FB Harris Savoie	1	0	0

Buffalo	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Cedric Sellers	2	1	0
WR Dixon Cash	2	0	0
RB Donald Loftus	2	1	0
TE Zack Kelley	2	2	2
RB Archie Carmona	2	1	1
WR Steve Monroe	1	0	0
FB Richard Robertson	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 73,400 (95,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,500 (23,500)
End Zone 13,800 (16,900)
Mezzanine 8,100 (9,800)
Sideline Seats 12,600 (15,000)
Club Seats 14,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes 4,500 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	73,400 (95,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,500 (23,500)
End Zone	13,800 (16,900)
Mezzanine	8,100 (9,800)
Sideline Seats	12,600 (15,000)
Club Seats	14,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes	4,500 (9,900)