Week 16, 2062

played in New England, MA

45 degrees, fair, calm

Minnesota Vikings	10	10	14	3	-	37
New England Patriots	6	7	0	0	-	13

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:39 MIN - Carl Guthrie 18 pass from Josue Lindsay (J.B. Cooley extra point)
1Q: 10:52 NED - Elliot Dillon 82 pass from T.J. Harmon (Cary Tarpley extra point failed)
1Q: 06:13 MIN - J.B. Cooley 44 field goal
2Q: 14:50 MIN - Ronnie Bauer 42 interception return (J.B. Cooley extra point)
2Q: 03:57 NED - Edgar Jacobs 61 interception return (Cary Tarpley extra point)
2Q: 00:03 MIN - J.B. Cooley 19 field goal
3Q: 11:27 MIN - Ray Andersen 4 pass from Josue Lindsay (J.B. Cooley extra point)
3Q: 04:51 MIN - Hardy Mathews 15 run (J.B. Cooley extra point)
4Q: 06:24 MIN - J.B. Cooley 29 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:39 MIN - Carl Guthrie 18 pass from Josue Lindsay (J.B. Cooley extra point)
1Q: 10:52 NED - Elliot Dillon 82 pass from T.J. Harmon (Cary Tarpley extra point failed)
1Q: 06:13 MIN - J.B. Cooley 44 field goal
2Q: 14:50 MIN - Ronnie Bauer 42 interception return (J.B. Cooley extra point)
2Q: 03:57 NED - Edgar Jacobs 61 interception return (Cary Tarpley extra point)
2Q: 00:03 MIN - J.B. Cooley 19 field goal
3Q: 11:27 MIN - Ray Andersen 4 pass from Josue Lindsay (J.B. Cooley extra point)
3Q: 04:51 MIN - Hardy Mathews 15 run (J.B. Cooley extra point)
4Q: 06:24 MIN - J.B. Cooley 29 field goal

Team Statistics MIN NED
Record 7-8 7-8
First Downs 21 14
- by Rushing 8 5
- by Passing 9 9
- by Penalty 4 0
Total Net Yards 367 285
- Offensive Plays 70 59
- Yards per Play 5.24 4.83
Net Rushing Yards 184 85
- Rushing Attempts 43 20
- Yards per Rush 4.28 4.25
Net Passing Yards 183 200
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 25 - 14 - 1 37 - 15 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 191 212
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/8 2/12
- Yards per Pass Play 6.78 5.13
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/14 3/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.4 9.3
4th Down Conversions 1/1 0/1
Penalties/Yards 3/20 10/95
Punt Returns/Yards 3/45 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 2/60 3/82
Interception Ret./Yards 2/72 1/61
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 0
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/2 0/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 39 OWN 28
Time of Possession 34:52 25:08

Team Statistics	MIN	NED
Record	7-8	7-8
First Downs	21	14
- by Rushing	8	5
- by Passing	9	9
- by Penalty	4	0
Total Net Yards	367	285
- Offensive Plays	70	59
- Yards per Play	5.24	4.83
Net Rushing Yards	184	85
- Rushing Attempts	43	20
- Yards per Rush	4.28	4.25
Net Passing Yards	183	200
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	25 - 14 - 1	37 - 15 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	191	212
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/8	2/12
- Yards per Pass Play	6.78	5.13
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/14	3/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.4	9.3
4th Down Conversions	1/1	0/1
Penalties/Yards	3/20	10/95
Punt Returns/Yards	3/45	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	2/60	3/82
Interception Ret./Yards	2/72	1/61
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	0
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/2	0/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 39	OWN 28
Time of Possession	34:52	25:08

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:29	OWN 25	7	75	Touchdown
1	10:36	4:30	OWN 22	10	51	Field Goal
1	1:47	1:27	OWN 20	3	2	Punt
2	10:41	1:26	OWN 36	3	9	Punt
2	4:40	0:55	OWN 4	2	9	Interception
2	3:45	1:44	OWN 45	5	27	Missed FG
2	1:28	1:28	OWN 49	6	49	Field Goal
3	13:23	2:05	OPP 15	5	15	Touchdown
3	10:13	4:24	50	9	23	Missed FG
3	4:51	0:06	OPP 15	1	15	Touchdown
3	3:11	3:10	OWN 23	7	30	Punt
4	13:08	6:51	OWN 6	11	82	Field Goal
4	4:40	2:25	OPP 33	3	5	Missed FG

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:31	0:55	OWN 23	1	77	Touchdown
1	6:06	4:19	OWN 25	9	27	Punt
1	0:20	0:39	OWN 42	2	-7	Interception
2	14:41	4:00	OWN 25	8	46	Missed FG
2	9:15	4:35	OWN 8	11	41	Punt
2	2:01	0:33	OWN 35	4	-13	Punt
3	15:00	1:37	OWN 29	3	-6	Punt
3	11:18	1:05	OWN 25	3	0	Punt
3	5:49	0:58	OWN 34	2	-2	Interception
3	4:45	1:34	OWN 39	3	-1	Punt
3	0:01	1:53	OWN 20	6	26	Punt
4	6:17	1:37	OWN 25	4	8	Downs
4	2:15	2:15	OWN 35	5	39	Game

Game MVP: Hardy Mathews, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Hardy Mathews	34	117	3.44	15	4	1
RB Donte Reinert	7	52	7.43	36	1	0
QB Josue Lindsay	2	15	7.50	10	1	0

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Duane Driver	9	28	3.11	15	1
RB Angel Ratini	8	33	4.13	19	2
QB Donny Blair	1	11	11.00	11	1
WR Daryl Hoosier	1	4	4.00	4	0
QB T.J. Harmon	1	9	9.00	9	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Josue Lindsay	25	14	191	2/8	2	29	1	90.6

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
T.J. Harmon	31	12	184	2/12	1	82	2	42.9
Donny Blair	6	3	28	0/0	0	13	0	63.2

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Andres Bates	7	10	92	13.14	20	25	0
TE Carl Guthrie	3	6	55	18.33	16	29	1
RB Hardy Mathews	2	4	20	10.00	0	15	0
WR Ray Andersen	2	2	24	12.00	12	20	1
WR Kai Scott	0	3	0	0.00	0	0	0

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Elliot Dillon	5	14	122	24.40	84	82	1
WR Vincent Duran	5	14	60	12.00	5	20	0
TE Ed Posavec	2	4	14	7.00	0	9	0
WR Daryl Hoosier	1	2	4	4.00	0	4	0
G Drew Ogeary	1	1	13	13.00	0	13	0
RB Angel Ratini	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
TE Vincent Jacobs	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Eddie Watts	1	30	30.00	0
OLB Ronnie Bauer	1	42	42.00	1

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Edgar Jacobs	1	61	61.00	1

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Everett Sampson	3	130	43.3	36.7	47	1

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Butch Shea	7	281	40.1	30.9	53	3

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
J.B. Cooley	3/6	1/4	0/0	44	4/4

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Cary Tarpley	0/1	0/1	0/0	0	1/2

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ben Talley	3	45	15.0	0

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ray Soltys	2	60	30.0	0

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Vincent Duran	3	82	27.3	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Ronnie Bauer	6	0	0.0	18	39
CB Eddie Watts	5	0	0.0	20	39
DT Cameron Edwards	4	0	1.0	12	29
CB Ben Talley	4	3	0.0	20	39
DE Isaiah Farrell	3	0	1.0	11	9
ILB Jerome Laird	3	1	0.0	18	38
CB Matt Peterson	3	1	0.0	18	34
DT Kai Clements	2	0	0.0	11	29
S Kai Finley	2	0	0.0	19	37
S Grant Andersen	1	2	0.0	10	23
DE Samuel Burke	1	0	0.0	9	30
DE Jack Lane	1	0	0.0	19	24
DT Wendell Kuhlmann	1	0	0.0	9	10
OLB Elias Fisher	0	2	0.0	12	14
CB Connor Swindal	0	1	0.0	5	9

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Renaldo McConnell	10	4	0.0	37	23
S Claude Clancy	8	5	0.0	42	25
OLB Theodore Cora	6	1	0.0	40	25
DT Conrad Brewer	4	1	0.5	23	18
CB Gerald Mills	4	6	0.0	28	14
S Dwayne Lestage	4	3	0.0	42	25
DE Eugene Morton	4	0	0.0	29	18
OLB Angel Kramer	3	3	0.0	13	14
DE Bryan Sampras	3	0	0.0	34	19
DE Brent Penn	2	0	1.0	19	15
DT Roosevelt Watson	2	2	0.0	31	16
DE Cameron Wilcox	2	1	0.0	26	12
CB Daquan Nakajo	2	0	0.0	43	25
ILB Ty Daggett	1	0	0.0	2	2
S Edgar Jacobs	1	0	0.0	13	14
WR Vincent Duran	1	0	---	---	---
DE Clay Fiset	0	1	0.5	9	8

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Cameron Edwards	1.0	0	4	4	29
DE Isaiah Farrell	1.0	0	0	0	9
DE Samuel Burke	0.0	1	1	1	30
DT Kai Clements	0.0	1	0	0	29

New England	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Brent Penn	1.0	0	0	1	15
DT Conrad Brewer	0.5	0	0	0	18
DE Clay Fiset	0.5	0	0	0	8
DE Cameron Wilcox	0.0	1	0	1	12
ILB Renaldo McConnell	0.0	1	0	0	23
OLB Theodore Cora	0.0	0	1	0	25

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Eddie Watts	3	1	1	39
ILB Jerome Laird	2	3	0	38
CB Ben Talley	2	2	0	39
CB Matt Peterson	2	1	0	34
OLB Ronnie Bauer	1	2	1	39
DT Kai Clements	1	0	0	29
DT Cameron Edwards	1	0	0	29
OLB Elias Fisher	1	0	0	14
DE Jack Lane	1	0	0	24
S Kai Finley	1	0	0	37

New England	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Renaldo McConnell	4	0	0	23
S Claude Clancy	2	2	0	25
OLB Theodore Cora	2	1	0	25
S Dwayne Lestage	2	0	0	25
S Edgar Jacobs	1	2	1	14
OLB Angel Kramer	1	0	0	14
DE Brent Penn	1	0	0	15
CB Daquan Nakajo	1	0	0	25
OLB Manuel Venable	0	1	0	2

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Corwin McKnight	4	10	40	0	27
T Bert Bell	4	9	43	1	27
T Alfred Lee	2	9	43	0	27
C Christopher Jamison	2	7	43	1	27
C Bill Harmon	2	6	43	0	27

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Ken Doyle	2	6	20	0	39
T T.J. Probin	1	4	20	1	39
C Horace Kelley	1	4	20	0	39
TE Ed Posavec	1	2	16	0	32
T Cesar Schulte	1	1	20	1	39
G Alec McNeil	0	1	20	0	39

Special Teams Tackles

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Andres Bates	1	26
Hardy Mathews	1	19
Kai Clements	1	18

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Angel Ratini	2	18
Theodore Cora	1	25
Elliot Dillon	1	10
Drew Ogeary	1	8

Participation

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
TE Andres Bates	37	27	---	---	26	90
T Bert Bell	43	27	---	---	9	79
T Alfred Lee	43	27	---	---	9	79
CB Ben Talley	---	---	20	39	16	75
S Kai Finley	---	---	19	37	18	74
RB Hardy Mathews	35	18	---	---	19	72
C Christopher Jamison	43	27	---	---	---	70
C Bill Harmon	43	27	---	---	---	70
CB Eddie Watts	---	---	20	39	10	69
QB Josue Lindsay	40	27	---	---	---	67
T Corwin McKnight	40	27	---	---	---	67
DT Kai Clements	---	---	11	29	18	58
WR Kai Scott	33	22	---	---	3	58
OLB Ronnie Bauer	---	---	18	39	1	58
ILB Jerome Laird	---	---	18	38	1	57
WR Ray Andersen	35	18	---	---	---	53
DE Jack Lane	---	---	19	24	10	53
CB Matt Peterson	---	---	18	34	1	53
WR Nicholas Farr	27	10	---	---	10	47
WR Ray Soltys	13	8	---	---	23	44
DT Cameron Edwards	---	---	12	29	1	42
DE Samuel Burke	---	---	9	30	1	40
DE Harvey McCuistion	---	---	8	22	8	38
S Grant Andersen	---	---	10	23	1	34
TE Carl Guthrie	14	17	---	---	---	31
FB Dominic Sampson	0	0	---	---	26	26
OLB Elias Fisher	---	---	12	14	---	26
DE Isaiah Farrell	---	---	11	9	---	20
OLB Wade Lydzinski	---	---	0	0	20	20
DT Wendell Kuhlmann	---	---	9	10	---	19
RB Donte Reinert	8	9	---	---	---	17
RB Nickolas Whiting	5	0	---	---	10	15
CB Connor Swindal	---	---	5	9	---	14
K J.B. Cooley	0	0	---	---	13	13
G Sedrick Schweitzer	3	0	---	---	9	12
QB Wayne Howe	3	0	---	---	6	9
C Santiago Hulten	0	0	---	---	9	9
G Ramon Canter	0	0	---	---	9	9
WR Ted Fox	6	2	---	---	---	8
DT Bo Berosik	---	---	0	0	7	7
TE Tracy Strong	2	4	---	---	---	6
P Everett Sampson	0	0	---	---	3	3
S Tony Lake	---	---	1	2	---	3
ILB Vincent Swift	---	---	0	2	---	2
DE Tyrell Lester	---	---	0	0	---	0
OLB Greg Gwinn	---	---	0	0	---	0

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
OLB Theodore Cora	---	---	40	25	25	90
S Dwayne Lestage	---	---	42	25	18	85
DE Bryan Sampras	---	---	34	19	24	77
CB Daquan Nakajo	---	---	43	25	8	76
S Claude Clancy	---	---	42	25	5	72
T T.J. Probin	20	39	---	---	8	67
WR Elliot Dillon	18	38	---	---	10	66
ILB Renaldo McConnell	---	---	37	23	5	65
WR Vincent Duran	17	37	---	---	7	61
G Ken Doyle	20	39	---	---	---	59
T Cesar Schulte	20	39	---	---	---	59
TE Ed Posavec	16	32	---	---	11	59
C Horace Kelley	20	39	---	---	---	59
G Alec McNeil	20	39	---	---	---	59
RB Angel Ratini	12	25	---	---	18	55
DT Roosevelt Watson	---	---	31	16	7	54
CB Van McDermott	---	---	26	12	16	54
QB T.J. Harmon	19	33	---	---	---	52
TE Vincent Jacobs	10	20	---	---	21	51
RB Duane Driver	12	16	---	---	21	49
DE Eugene Morton	---	---	29	18	2	49
DT Conrad Brewer	---	---	23	18	5	46
CB Gerald Mills	---	---	28	14	3	45
DE Cameron Wilcox	---	---	26	12	3	41
DE Brent Penn	---	---	19	15	3	37
WR Daryl Hoosier	11	21	---	---	---	32
OLB Angel Kramer	---	---	13	14	3	30
S Edgar Jacobs	---	---	13	14	2	29
DE Clay Fiset	---	---	9	8	6	23
S Jesse Fulcher	---	---	8	4	3	15
S Carl Page	---	---	6	4	3	13
WR Lance LaFleur	0	0	---	---	13	13
G Drew Ogeary	0	1	---	---	8	9
WR Clifton Schwirzke	1	0	---	---	8	9
P Butch Shea	0	0	---	---	8	8
C Donovan Buckley	0	0	---	---	8	8
G Rob Alaniz	0	0	---	---	8	8
QB Donny Blair	1	6	---	---	---	7
ILB Ty Daggett	---	---	2	2	1	5
TE Leslie Malone	2	3	---	---	---	5
OLB Manuel Venable	---	---	1	2	1	4
K Cary Tarpley	0	0	---	---	4	4
DT Sammie Greer	---	---	1	2	---	3
RB Diego Sutton	1	2	---	---	---	3
DT Monty Anthony	---	---	0	0	1	1
ILB Scott McNeil	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	39	4.3
Middle	24	111	4.6
Right	10	34	3.4
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	21	5.3
Middle	9	31	3.4
Right	7	33	4.7
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Josue Lindsay	25	14	3	1	0	6	1	2	1

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
T.J. Harmon	31	12	2	2	2	7	4	5	2
Donny Blair	6	3	0	0	0	2	1	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	13	4.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	7	3	46	6.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	8	103	9.4
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	29	7.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	18	18.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	6	20	1.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	23	8	174	7.6
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Andres Bates	10	7	92	1	27
TE Carl Guthrie	6	3	55	1	17
RB Hardy Mathews	4	2	20	0	18
WR Kai Scott	3	0	0	0	22
WR Ray Andersen	2	2	24	1	18

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Elliot Dillon	14	5	2	122	1	38
WR Vincent Duran	14	5	0	60	1	37
TE Ed Posavec	4	2	0	14	0	32
WR Daryl Hoosier	2	1	0	4	0	21
TE Vincent Jacobs	1	0	0	0	0	20
G Drew Ogeary	1	1	0	13	0	1
RB Angel Ratini	1	1	0	-1	0	25

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Hardy Mathews	5	30	6.00	3.44
QB Josue Lindsay	1	10	10.00	7.50

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Josue Lindsay	5	3	30	6.00	7.64

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Carl Guthrie	2	1	18	9.00	9.17
TE Andres Bates	1	1	8	8.00	9.20
WR Kai Scott	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Ray Andersen	1	1	4	4.00	12.00

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
RB Donte Reinert	3	1
QB Josue Lindsay	1	0
RB Hardy Mathews	1	0

New England	Rushes	Conversions
RB Angel Ratini	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Josue Lindsay	9	3	3

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
T.J. Harmon	10	4	3
Donny Blair	1	0	0

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Andres Bates	4	2	2
WR Kai Scott	2	0	0
TE Carl Guthrie	2	0	0
WR Ray Andersen	1	1	1

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Elliot Dillon	8	2	1
WR Vincent Duran	3	2	2

Section Attendance
Stadium 90,000 (90,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 21,800 (21,800)
End Zone 15,600 (15,600)
Mezzanine 9,000 (9,000)
Sideline Seats 13,800 (13,800)
Club Seats 19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes 9,900 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	90,000 (90,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	21,800 (21,800)
End Zone	15,600 (15,600)
Mezzanine	9,000 (9,000)
Sideline Seats	13,800 (13,800)
Club Seats	19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes	9,900 (9,900)