Exhibition Week 2, 2065

played in Buffalo, NY

63 degrees, fair, 4 mph wind

Minnesota Vikings71493-33
Buffalo Bills7370-17

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:35 BUF - Gene Jennings 17 pass from Josue Lindsay (Lance Hixson extra point)
1Q: 04:08 MIN - Angel Espinal 5 run (J.B. Cooley extra point)
2Q: 12:11 MIN - Theodore Lynn 1 run (J.B. Cooley extra point)
2Q: 05:29 BUF - Lance Hixson 29 field goal
2Q: 00:21 MIN - Ted Fox 10 pass from Angel Espinal (J.B. Cooley extra point)
3Q: 09:49 MIN - J.B. Cooley 47 field goal
3Q: 05:18 MIN - Carl Guthrie 3 pass from Angel Espinal (J.B. Cooley extra point failed)
3Q: 00:02 BUF - Randy Owen 11 pass from Luis Ramirez (Lance Hixson extra point)
4Q: 05:00 MIN - J.B. Cooley 37 field goal

Team StatisticsMINBUF
Record1-00-1
First Downs2215
- by Rushing105
- by Passing129
- by Penalty01
Total Net Yards324266
- Offensive Plays6264
- Yards per Play5.234.16
Net Rushing Yards16389
- Rushing Attempts3625
- Yards per Rush4.533.56
Net Passing Yards161177
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt24 - 16 - 037 - 22 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards176186
- Sacks/Yards Lost2/152/9
- Yards per Pass Play6.194.54
Fumbles/Lost1/10/0
3rd Down Conversions6/134/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down6.09.9
4th Down Conversions0/02/4
Penalties/Yards2/2010/83
Punt Returns/Yards4/782/12
Kick Returns/Yards2/436/113
Interception Ret./Yards0/00/0
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits43
- Red Zone TDs/FGs4/02/1
Avg. Drive StartOWN 41OWN 31
Time of Possession31:4028:20

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:004:50OWN 25920Fumble
17:283:28OWN 29671Touchdown
12:415:39OWN 381062Touchdown
25:242:10OWN 3733Punt
21:541:43OWN 26574Touchdown
312:212:37OPP 3868Field Goal
38:012:53OPP 34634Touchdown
415:001:24OWN 2531Punt
410:481:03OWN 20417Punt
48:133:20OPP 46426Field Goal
42:310:46OPP 43419Missed FG
40:320:32OPP 442-3Game
Buffalo Bills
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
110:102:42OPP 35635Touchdown
14:001:19OWN 2531Punt
212:026:38OWN 181070Field Goal
23:141:20OWN 2434Punt
20:110:11OWN 3310Half
315:002:39OWN 253-2Punt
39:441:43OWN 273-6Punt
35:085:08OWN 301270Touchdown
413:362:48OWN 25533Punt
49:451:32OWN 374-8Punt
44:532:22OWN 32811Downs
41:451:13OWN 31813Downs

Game MVP: Angel Espinal, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

MinnesotaAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
RB Theodore Lynn22713.231731
RB Donte Reinert7466.572220
QB Wayne Howe2-3-1.50-100
QB Angel Espinal2199.501411
FB Brody Hickman294.50700
WR Ted Fox12121.002110
BuffaloAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
RB Scottie Siavii11494.451210
QB Luis Ramirez6305.001210
RB Clifton Castillo571.40600
RB Sammie Swindle2-7-3.50-300
WR Mitchell Tanner11010.001010

Passing Statistics

MinnesotaAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Angel Espinal21161762/152340132.2
Wayne Howe3000/000039.6
BuffaloAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Luis Ramirez32181572/9127079.8
Josue Lindsay54290/01170130.4

Receiving Statistics

MinnesotaCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
TE Justics Shepherd33144.67080
WR Mo Burnside224120.5019240
TE Carl Guthrie24147.000111
RB Greg Schuster232914.506150
FB Wally Willis22105.00070
WR Trent Stephens225025.004340
WR Ted Fox151010.000101
RB Theodore Lynn1133.00030
FB Brody Hickman1155.00050
WR Jonah Schanding0100.00000
BuffaloCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Randy Owen612538.8316271
TE Gene Jennings444511.255171
FB Caiden Berman3510.33030
FB Kai Finch33165.33670
WR Bobby Fernandez263819.0020240
WR Mitchell Tanner121111.001110
RB Scottie Siavii121414.007140
WR Nick Hartwig1255.00050
TE Garrett Fritz1133.00030

Interception Statistics

MinnesotaIntsYardsAvgTD
BuffaloIntsYardsAvgTD

Fumble Statistics

MinnesotaFumbRecovForceTD
QB Angel Espinal1000
BuffaloFumbRecovForceTD
DE Kai Hitchcock0110

Punting Statistics

MinnesotaPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Caiden Cote312541.737.7510
BuffaloPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Steven Harden624741.224.8500

Kicking Statistics

MinnesotaFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
J.B. Cooley2/31/20/0473/4
BuffaloFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Lance Hixson1/10/00/0292/2

Punt Return Statistics

MinnesotaRetYardsAvgTD
Ben Talley47819.50
BuffaloRetYardsAvgTD
Tre McLaurin2126.00

Kick Return Statistics

MinnesotaRetYardsAvgTD
Mo Burnside12323.00
Trent Stephens12020.00
BuffaloRetYardsAvgTD
Nick Hartwig611318.80

Defensive Statistics

MinnesotaTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
ILB Ed Kaiafas720.02438
S Ben Talley710.02237
OLB Jeff Abel600.01322
CB Matt Peterson500.02539
S Zane Locklear400.01830
OLB Jerome Laird321.02437
OLB Nolan Jarvis310.01011
DE Samuel Burke220.02035
CB Luke Ellison200.0413
CB Connor Swindal200.068
DE Jack Lane101.02137
DT Wendell Kuhlmann110.063
T Alfred Lee10---------
S Kai Finley100.01021
CB Jacob Cox100.02334
DE Don Doyle020.043
S Darrin Reid010.01011
DT Orlando Riordan010.065
BuffaloTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
OLB Donald Lowe821.03424
CB Kurt Verba540.03523
DE Kai Hitchcock401.02824
ILB Cory Solik450.03420
OLB Skip Atkins410.03019
CB Amir Crawford320.02722
OLB Ellis Kometani310.02521
S Brody Wimberly300.03119
CB Ronald Joyner300.02919
DT Brayden Rzentkowski220.02422
CB Everett Barker200.025
S Tre McLaurin110.03424
DE Don Lockhart110.01516
S Jesse Ibanez110.026
S Kristopher Moore100.075
DE Cesar Auyeung100.0133
ILB Dale Rodriguez100.0128
OLB Isaac Dunn100.022

Pass Rush Statistics

MinnesotaSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Jack Lane1.013037
OLB Jerome Laird1.011137
DE Samuel Burke0.010035
BuffaloSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
OLB Donald Lowe1.001024
DE Kai Hitchcock1.000124
OLB Ellis Kometani0.001021

Pass Defense Statistics

MinnesotaCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Matt Peterson40039
OLB Jeff Abel40022
S Ben Talley31037
CB Luke Ellison30013
OLB Nolan Jarvis21011
OLB Jerome Laird20037
ILB Ed Kaiafas20038
S Zane Locklear10030
CB Jacob Cox10034
S Darrin Reid01011
DE Samuel Burke01035
BuffaloCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
OLB Donald Lowe40024
CB Kurt Verba21023
CB Amir Crawford20022
CB Everett Barker2005
OLB Skip Atkins20019
CB Ronald Joyner11019
S Tre McLaurin10024
DE Don Lockhart10016
S Jesse Ibanez1006
ILB Dale Rodriguez0108

Blocking Statistics

MinnesotaKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
T Corwin McKnight46036026
G Dylan Delhomme37036026
G Grant Harner24019014
C Freddie Berger18036026
T Alfred Lee14036026
T Marshall Garrison03017112
RB Greg Schuster000115
BuffaloKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
G Artie Hernandez28025039
C David Erickson13112011
G Harold Pinto13025039
T Edward Foley11025039
FB Caiden Berman02017032
T Dwight Harper01013128
T Kent Fulton01012011
G Philip Foley00013128

Special Teams Tackles

MinnesotaTacklesSTPlays
Steve Johannson317
Zane Locklear217
Jack Lane121
Kai Finley117
Roderick Bernstein117
BuffaloTacklesSTPlays
Artie Hernandez37
Ronald Joyner213
Don Lockhart110

Participation

MinnesotaRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
DE Jack Lane------21372179
DT Steve Johannson------20361773
T Alfred Lee3626------668
G Dylan Delhomme3626------668
S Ben Talley------2237867
S Zane Locklear------18301765
CB Matt Peterson------2539165
ILB Ed Kaiafas------2438163
T Corwin McKnight3626---------62
C Freddie Berger3626---------62
OLB Jerome Laird------2437---61
TE Carl Guthrie2214------2359
WR Mo Burnside2925------458
CB Jacob Cox------2334158
DE Samuel Burke------2035156
QB Angel Espinal2623---------49
WR Ted Fox1711------2048
S Kai Finley------10211748
WR Jonah Schanding2621---------47
RB Theodore Lynn2417---------41
G Grant Harner1914------639
TE Justics Shepherd2315---------38
OLB Jeff Abel------1322136
T Marshall Garrison1712------635
FB Wally Willis46------2030
S Darrin Reid------1011728
DT Roderick Bernstein------361726
FB Brody Hickman113------1125
RB Greg Schuster15------1723
WR Trent Stephens118------423
OLB Nolan Jarvis------1011---21
CB Luke Ellison------413---17
DE Don Doyle------431017
QB Wayne Howe103------316
CB Connor Swindal------68---14
RB Donte Reinert94---------13
DT Orlando Riordan------65---11
K J.B. Cooley00------1010
DE Harvey McCuistion------63---9
DT Wendell Kuhlmann------63---9
C Bernie Leeper00------66
TE J.B. Bryant31---------4
P Caiden Cote00------33
ILB Henry Shapiro------00---0
C Eduardo Conley00---------0
OLB Derek Baker------00---0
BuffaloRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
OLB Donald Lowe------34242381
S Tre McLaurin------34241775
WR Randy Owen2235------1572
G Harold Pinto2539------771
CB Kurt Verba------35231371
T Edward Foley2539------771
G Artie Hernandez2539------771
CB Amir Crawford------27221766
FB Caiden Berman1732------1564
CB Ronald Joyner------29191361
RB Scottie Siavii1527------1860
ILB Cory Solik------3420357
S Brody Wimberly------3119656
DE Kai Hitchcock------2824355
QB Luis Ramirez2134---------55
OLB Skip Atkins------3019352
DT Brayden Rzentkowski------2422652
WR Mitchell Tanner1722------1150
OLB Ellis Kometani------2521349
DE Don Lockhart------15161041
G Philip Foley1328---------41
T Dwight Harper1328---------41
TE Gene Jennings1421---------35
WR Nick Hartwig1216------735
T Kent Fulton1211------730
ILB Dale Rodriguez------1281030
WR Bobby Fernandez916---------25
C David Erickson1211---------23
TE Garrett Fritz01------2021
DE Cesar Auyeung------133319
DT Blaine Minter------124---16
FB Kai Finch113---------14
S Kristopher Moore------75---12
RB Clifton Castillo64---------10
QB Josue Lindsay45---------9
WR Allen Flowers54---------9
TE Logan Whitaker43------18
S Jesse Ibanez------26---8
C Arnie Floyd00------77
CB Everett Barker------25---7
P Steven Harden00------77
K Lance Hixson00------55
RB Sammie Swindle31---------4
OLB Isaac Dunn------22---4
T Winslow Reilly00---------0
T Dominic Oxendine00---------0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left8567.0
Middle13473.6
Right13634.8
None2-3-1.5
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left3144.7
Middle17502.9
Right5255.0
None000.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

MinnesotaAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Angel Espinal21162012210
Wayne Howe300021000
BuffaloAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Luis Ramirez32182223410
Josue Lindsay540001000

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen212412.0
Short (0-8 Yds)87334.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)106686.8
Long (19+ Yds)425112.8
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen66172.8
Short (0-8 Yds)159734.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)126695.8
Long (19+ Yds)41276.8

Detailed Receiving Statistics

MinnesotaTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Ted Fox51110011
TE Carl Guthrie42114014
RB Greg Schuster3212905
TE Justics Shepherd33014015
WR Mo Burnside22041125
FB Wally Willis2201006
WR Trent Stephens2205018
WR Jonah Schanding1000021
RB Theodore Lynn1103017
FB Brody Hickman110503
BuffaloTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Randy Owen126153135
WR Bobby Fernandez62038116
FB Caiden Berman5311032
TE Gene Jennings44045021
FB Kai Finch33016013
WR Mitchell Tanner21011022
RB Scottie Siavii21014027
WR Nick Hartwig2105016
TE Garrett Fritz110301

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

MinnesotaAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
RB Theodore Lynn6101.673.23
QB Angel Espinal155.009.50
BuffaloAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
QB Luis Ramirez231.505.00
RB Sammie Swindle1-3-3.00-3.50

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

MinnesotaAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Angel Espinal64315.178.38
BuffaloAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Luis Ramirez43225.504.91
Josue Lindsay22136.505.80

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

MinnesotaTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
TE Carl Guthrie32144.673.50
WR Ted Fox111010.002.00
WR Jonah Schanding1000.000.00
FB Wally Willis1177.005.00
BuffaloTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Randy Owen21115.504.42
TE Gene Jennings222512.5011.25
FB Caiden Berman11-4-4.000.20
TE Garrett Fritz1133.003.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

MinnesotaRushesConversions
RB Theodore Lynn41
BuffaloRushesConversions
QB Luis Ramirez20
RB Scottie Siavii11

Third Down Passing Statistics

MinnesotaAttCompConversions
Angel Espinal755
Wayne Howe100
BuffaloAttCompConversions
Luis Ramirez962
Josue Lindsay211

Third Down Receiving Statistics

MinnesotaTargCatchConversions
WR Ted Fox300
RB Greg Schuster222
FB Wally Willis222
TE Justics Shepherd111
BuffaloTargCatchConversions
WR Randy Owen532
FB Kai Finch220
FB Caiden Berman110
WR Mitchell Tanner100
TE Gene Jennings111
WR Bobby Fernandez100

SectionAttendance
Stadium94,800 (95,000 capacity)
Upper Deck23,500 (23,500)
End Zone16,900 (16,900)
Mezzanine9,800 (9,800)
Sideline Seats15,000 (15,000)
Club Seats19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes9,700 (9,900)