Week 2, 2015

played in San Diego, CA

63 degrees, rain, 5 mph wind

Minnesota Vikings	7	0	14	0	-	21
San Diego Chargers	0	0	0	0	-	0

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:05 MIN - Roscoe Parrish 26 pass from Trent Edwards (Nate Kaeding extra point)
3Q: 13:22 MIN - D.J. Monroe 9 pass from Trent Edwards (Nate Kaeding extra point)
3Q: 06:59 MIN - Cameron Worrell 12 interception return (Nate Kaeding extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:05 MIN - Roscoe Parrish 26 pass from Trent Edwards (Nate Kaeding extra point)
3Q: 13:22 MIN - D.J. Monroe 9 pass from Trent Edwards (Nate Kaeding extra point)
3Q: 06:59 MIN - Cameron Worrell 12 interception return (Nate Kaeding extra point)

Team Statistics MIN SDO
Record 1-1 1-1
First Downs 14 16
- by Rushing 2 6
- by Passing 9 9
- by Penalty 3 1
Total Net Yards 298 333
- Offensive Plays 51 68
- Yards per Play 5.84 4.90
Net Rushing Yards 128 128
- Rushing Attempts 30 26
- Yards per Rush 4.27 4.92
Net Passing Yards 170 205
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 19 - 13 - 0 40 - 21 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 181 216
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/11 2/11
- Yards per Pass Play 8.10 4.88
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 4/13 4/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.6 9.2
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 6/35 12/77
Punt Returns/Yards 4/63 1/9
Kick Returns/Yards 0/0 3/67
Interception Ret./Yards 2/12 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 0/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 28 OWN 21
Time of Possession 28:43 31:17

Team Statistics	MIN	SDO
Record	1-1	1-1
First Downs	14	16
- by Rushing	2	6
- by Passing	9	9
- by Penalty	3	1
Total Net Yards	298	333
- Offensive Plays	51	68
- Yards per Play	5.84	4.90
Net Rushing Yards	128	128
- Rushing Attempts	30	26
- Yards per Rush	4.27	4.92
Net Passing Yards	170	205
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	19 - 13 - 0	40 - 21 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	181	216
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/11	2/11
- Yards per Pass Play	8.10	4.88
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	4/13	4/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.6	9.2
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	6/35	12/77
Punt Returns/Yards	4/63	1/9
Kick Returns/Yards	0/0	3/67
Interception Ret./Yards	2/12	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	0/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 28	OWN 21
Time of Possession	28:43	31:17

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:22	1:14	OWN 38	3	9	Punt
1	9:14	1:22	OWN 29	3	71	Touchdown
1	4:11	2:42	OWN 1	6	29	Punt
2	13:06	4:53	OWN 1	9	45	Punt
2	6:06	1:26	OWN 35	3	7	Punt
2	0:11	0:11	OWN 6	1	-1	Half
3	15:00	1:46	OWN 20	4	80	Touchdown
3	9:29	2:30	OWN 42	3	2	Punt
3	2:21	2:08	OWN 35	3	-2	Punt
4	10:43	6:49	OWN 4	11	51	Punt
4	2:54	0:28	OPP 31	3	6	Missed FG
4	1:50	1:50	OPP 38	3	1	Game

San Diego Chargers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:38	OWN 20	3	-1	Punt
1	12:08	2:54	OWN 20	6	11	Punt
1	7:52	3:41	OWN 40	5	16	Punt
1	1:29	3:23	OWN 29	9	57	Interception
2	8:13	2:07	OWN 5	5	22	Punt
2	4:40	4:29	OWN 20	11	74	Fumble
3	13:14	3:45	OWN 39	5	26	Missed FG
3	6:59	0:13	OWN 5	1	0	Interception
3	6:46	4:25	OWN 28	8	44	Missed FG
3	0:13	4:30	OWN 7	8	38	Punt
4	3:54	1:00	OWN 7	3	5	Punt
4	2:26	0:36	OWN 32	4	6	Downs

Game MVP: Trent Edwards, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Horace McGregor	19	62	3.26	10	1
Timothy Hightower	8	69	8.63	51	1
Trent Edwards	2	-2	-1.00	-1	0
Carnell Williams	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0

San Diego	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Ted Shea	12	40	3.33	11	1
Jorge Scutaro	11	78	7.09	21	2
Rich Funk	2	6	3.00	4	0
Maurice Greer	1	4	4.00	4	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Trent Edwards	19	13	181	2/11	2	67	0	133.8

San Diego	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Rich Funk	28	16	146	1/5	0	18	2	41.7
Maurice Greer	12	5	70	1/6	0	20	0	61.1

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR D.J. Monroe	4	4	43	10.75	1	14	1
WR Warren Nieto	2	5	16	8.00	1	10	0
TE Alan Beecroft	2	2	10	5.00	2	9	0
WR Roscoe Parrish	2	3	93	46.50	65	67	1
RB Carnell Williams	1	1	8	8.00	0	8	0
RB Horace McGregor	1	2	2	2.00	2	2	0
WR Steve Smith	1	2	9	9.00	0	9	0

San Diego	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
TE Martrez Milner	7	7	68	9.71	33	15
RB Ted Shea	5	5	18	3.60	1	11
WR Russell Lucas	3	8	47	15.67	5	18
WR Cris Browning	2	7	34	17.00	9	20
WR Thurman Koethe	2	4	24	12.00	8	13
TE Norbert England	1	2	13	13.00	1	13
WR Dan Wells	1	7	12	12.00	3	12

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Cameron Worrell	1	12	12.00	1
CB R.J. Cassidy	1	0	0.00	0

San Diego	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Travis Gerak	0	1	0	0
Boomer Grigsby	0	0	1	0

San Diego	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Jorge Scutaro	1	0	0	0

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Charles Shackelford	7	353	50.4	43.4	58	4

San Diego	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Neil Sullivan	6	297	49.5	39.0	55	3

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Nate Kaeding	0/1	0/1	0/0	0	3/3

San Diego	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Sebastian Janikowski	0/2	0/2	0/1	0	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Carnell Williams	3	27	9.0	0
R.J. Cassidy	1	36	36.0	0

San Diego	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dan Wells	1	9	9.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

San Diego	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tanard Jackson	2	39	19.5	0
Tim Lawler	1	28	28.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Cameron Worrell	9	1	0.0	25	38
S Gerald Alexander	8	3	1.0	25	42
ILB Boomer Grigsby	6	2	0.0	25	42
DT Scottie Benton	5	0	1.0	25	42
OLB Andy Lyle	5	0	0.0	20	29
CB Irving Givens	3	1	0.0	24	41
DE Winfred Gerhardt	3	1	0.0	25	41
CB Travis Gerak	3	1	0.0	25	35
OLB Phillip Wolfe	2	2	0.0	7	11
DT A.J. Hudson	2	0	0.0	20	25
CB R.J. Cassidy	2	0	0.0	24	42
DE Norman Bradley	1	0	0.0	26	42
S Thomas DeCoud	0	1	0.0	1	0
S Caleb Campbell	0	1	0.0	5	8

San Diego	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Grady Peters	7	2	0.0	30	19
OLB Shawne Merriman	6	0	0.5	29	21
CB Jared Bates	4	1	0.0	12	12
DT Jake Morton	3	1	0.5	20	15
ILB Ross Pieper	3	4	0.0	29	17
S Kevin Payne	3	1	0.0	16	16
DT Mark Chipokas	3	0	0.0	28	17
DE Mack Hayes	2	3	1.0	26	19
CB Steve Pauley	2	1	0.0	30	21
CB Tanard Jackson	2	1	0.0	27	21
DE Lawrence Jackson	2	1	0.0	28	19
DT Jackie Brecher	2	0	0.0	10	6
OLB R.J. Mifflin	2	0	0.0	13	8
WR Russell Lucas	1	0	---	---	---

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Scottie Benton	1.0	1	1	1	42
S Gerald Alexander	1.0	0	0	0	42
DE Norman Bradley	0.0	0	2	0	42
CB Irving Givens	0.0	0	1	0	41
DE Winfred Gerhardt	0.0	0	1	0	41

San Diego	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DE Mack Hayes	1.0	0	19
DT Jake Morton	0.5	1	15
OLB Shawne Merriman	0.5	0	21

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Cameron Worrell	7	1	1	38
ILB Boomer Grigsby	4	0	0	42
CB Irving Givens	3	0	0	41
S Gerald Alexander	2	1	0	42
CB R.J. Cassidy	2	0	1	42
OLB Andy Lyle	2	0	0	29
CB Travis Gerak	1	1	0	35

San Diego	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Shawne Merriman	4	0	21
S Grady Peters	2	1	19
CB Tanard Jackson	2	0	21
S Kevin Payne	1	1	16
CB Steve Pauley	1	0	21
DT Jackie Brecher	1	0	6
ILB Ross Pieper	1	0	17
CB Jared Bates	1	0	12

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Justin Blaylock	3	6	0	25	0	18
Johnnie Thatcher	1	4	1	22	0	18
Sammie Hodges	1	3	0	13	0	1
Kennedy Gaylord	1	2	0	24	2	18
Uche Nwaneri	1	2	0	25	0	17
Ken Shackleford	1	1	0	10	0	3
Alex Stepanovich	0	4	0	17	0	21
Sammy Schlesinger	0	3	0	14	0	9
Alan Beecroft	0	2	0	24	0	11
Josh Talent	0	1	0	12	0	9

San Diego	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Van Kelley	4	5	0	23	0	39
Hunter Keisel	1	5	0	19	0	30
Jake Long	1	3	0	22	1	38
Victor Meadows	1	3	0	17	0	18
Charles Dann	1	2	1	24	0	34
Robert Spence	1	2	0	7	0	12
Martrez Milner	1	1	0	23	0	39
Jeremy Zuttah	1	1	0	22	0	33
Max Jean-Gilles	0	1	0	7	0	12
Zack Edwards	0	0	0	4	1	4

Special Teams Tackles

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Phil Graham	2	16
Caleb Campbell	2	4

San Diego	Tackles	STPlays
Dan Wells	1	16
Victor Meadows	1	13
Grady Peters	1	10
Dominque Rodgers-Cromartie	1	7

Participation

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Norman Bradley	---	---	26	42	2	70
Gerald Alexander	---	---	25	42	3	70
Boomer Grigsby	---	---	25	42	2	69
Scottie Benton	---	---	25	42	2	69
R.J. Cassidy	---	---	24	42	3	69
Winfred Gerhardt	---	---	25	41	2	68
Irving Givens	---	---	24	41	2	67
Cameron Worrell	---	---	25	38	2	65
Travis Gerak	---	---	25	35	3	63
Andy Lyle	---	---	20	29	3	52
Trent Edwards	30	21	---	---	---	51
Justin Blaylock	25	18	---	---	8	51
Uche Nwaneri	25	17	---	---	8	50
Alan Beecroft	24	11	---	---	13	48
A.J. Hudson	---	---	20	25	2	47
Warren Nieto	26	19	---	---	1	46
Kennedy Gaylord	24	18	---	---	---	42
Johnnie Thatcher	22	18	---	---	---	40
Horace McGregor	21	18	---	---	---	39
Alex Stepanovich	17	21	---	---	---	38
Roscoe Parrish	23	13	---	---	---	36
Josh Talent	12	9	---	---	11	32
Steve Smith	12	13	---	---	6	31
Sammy Schlesinger	14	9	---	---	8	31
D.J. Monroe	5	10	---	---	10	25
Phillip Wolfe	---	---	7	11	4	22
Sammie Hodges	13	1	---	---	8	22
Carnell Williams	1	2	---	---	18	21
Ken Shackleford	10	3	---	---	8	21
Corwin Becker	10	3	---	---	8	21
Phil Graham	---	---	1	4	16	21
Bert Farmer	8	5	---	---	6	19
Hugh Hopper	---	---	1	2	15	18
Caleb Campbell	---	---	5	8	4	17
Claude Wheeler	---	---	2	1	12	15
Thomas DeCoud	---	---	1	0	12	13
Bucky Sawczyn	---	---	3	5	4	12
Timothy Hightower	8	2	---	---	1	11
Jackie Maxwell	---	---	0	8	---	8
Jay Moore	---	---	1	1	6	8
Charles Shackelford	0	0	---	---	8	8
Nate Kaeding	0	0	---	---	5	5
Bryan Waller	---	---	1	3	1	5
Marty Rose	---	---	0	0	4	4
Jason Campbell	0	0	---	---	---	0
Andre' Woodson	0	0	---	---	---	0

San Diego	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Martrez Milner	23	39	---	---	12	74
Van Kelley	23	39	---	---	6	68
Jake Long	22	38	---	---	---	60
Grady Peters	---	---	30	19	10	59
Charles Dann	24	34	---	---	---	58
Jeremy Zuttah	22	33	---	---	---	55
Tanard Jackson	---	---	27	21	5	53
Steve Pauley	---	---	30	21	1	52
Shawne Merriman	---	---	29	21	1	51
Hunter Keisel	19	30	---	---	2	51
Thurman Koethe	15	23	---	---	12	50
Ted Shea	16	30	---	---	3	49
Victor Meadows	17	18	---	---	13	48
Ross Pieper	---	---	29	17	2	48
Lawrence Jackson	---	---	28	19	1	48
Mack Hayes	---	---	26	19	1	46
Mark Chipokas	---	---	28	17	1	46
Rich Funk	16	29	---	---	---	45
Jorge Scutaro	11	14	---	---	19	44
Dan Wells	10	15	---	---	16	41
Cris Browning	12	25	---	---	1	38
Russell Lucas	13	25	---	---	---	38
Jake Morton	---	---	20	15	2	37
Kevin Payne	---	---	16	16	1	33
Norbert England	8	9	---	---	13	30
R.J. Mifflin	---	---	13	8	5	26
Jared Bates	---	---	12	12	2	26
Robert Spence	7	12	---	---	6	25
Maurice Greer	10	13	---	---	2	25
Danny Duff	---	---	3	0	19	22
Dominque Rodgers-Cromartie	---	---	9	6	7	22
Max Jean-Gilles	7	12	---	---	2	21
Arron Sears	2	8	---	---	8	18
Barry Dennis	---	---	7	5	6	18
Jason Jones	---	---	6	5	6	17
Jackie Brecher	---	---	10	6	---	16
Trent Woodland	4	9	---	---	3	16
Zack Edwards	4	4	---	---	8	16
Randal Jeffrey	---	---	4	2	7	13
Tim Lawler	1	3	---	---	8	12
Ronald Westbrook	---	---	2	2	6	10
Neil Sullivan	0	0	---	---	6	6
Clarence Gretzky	---	---	1	0	5	6
Sebastian Janikowski	0	0	---	---	3	3
Preston McClellan	0	0	---	---	---	0
Trevor Concepcion	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	66	9.4
Middle	18	58	3.2
Right	3	6	2.0
None	2	-2	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	10	2.5
Middle	12	59	4.9
Right	10	59	5.9
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Trent Edwards	19	13	2	1	2	2	1	0	0

San Diego	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Rich Funk	28	16	0	2	2	1	4	0	2
Maurice Greer	12	5	1	2	2	2	1	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	69	34.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	7	5	32	4.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	5	54	9.0
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	26	6.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	6	12	2.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	7	5	60	8.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	17	10	144	8.5
Long (19+ Yds)	10	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Warren Nieto	5	2	1	16	0	19
WR D.J. Monroe	4	4	0	43	0	10
WR Roscoe Parrish	3	2	1	93	2	13
TE Alan Beecroft	2	2	0	10	0	11
RB Horace McGregor	2	1	0	2	0	18
WR Steve Smith	2	1	0	9	0	13
RB Carnell Williams	1	1	0	8	0	2

San Diego	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Russell Lucas	8	3	1	47	0	25
WR Cris Browning	7	2	2	34	1	25
TE Martrez Milner	7	7	0	68	0	39
WR Dan Wells	7	1	1	12	0	15
RB Ted Shea	5	5	0	18	0	30
WR Thurman Koethe	4	2	0	24	0	23
TE Norbert England	2	1	0	13	0	9

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

San Diego	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Jorge Scutaro	2	9	4.50	7.09

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Trent Edwards	1	1	9	9.00	9.53

San Diego	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Rich Funk	1	0	0	0.00	5.21

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR D.J. Monroe	1	1	9	9.00	10.75

San Diego	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Russell Lucas	1	0	0	0.00	5.88

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Carnell Williams	1	0
Horace McGregor	1	1
Trent Edwards	1	0
Timothy Hightower	1	0

San Diego	Rushes	Conversions
Ted Shea	4	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Trent Edwards	8	5	3

San Diego	Att	Comp	Conversions
Rich Funk	6	6	2
Maurice Greer	3	2	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Warren Nieto	2	0	0
WR Roscoe Parrish	2	1	1
TE Alan Beecroft	1	1	1
RB Carnell Williams	1	1	0
RB Horace McGregor	1	1	1
WR Steve Smith	1	1	0

San Diego	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Martrez Milner	2	2	1
WR Thurman Koethe	2	2	1
WR Cris Browning	1	0	0
RB Ted Shea	1	1	0
TE Norbert England	1	1	0
WR Dan Wells	1	1	0
WR Russell Lucas	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 45,700 (71,600 capacity)
Upper Deck 14,300 (22,000)
End Zone 10,200 (15,800)
Mezzanine 5,800 (9,100)
Sideline Seats 9,100 (14,000)
Club Seats 4,800 (7,900)
Luxury Boxes 1,500 (2,800)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	45,700 (71,600 capacity)
Upper Deck	14,300 (22,000)
End Zone	10,200 (15,800)
Mezzanine	5,800 (9,100)
Sideline Seats	9,100 (14,000)
Club Seats	4,800 (7,900)
Luxury Boxes	1,500 (2,800)