Week 6, 2015

played in Arizona, AZ

96 degrees, fair, calm

Minnesota Vikings314137-37
Arizona Cardinals3770-17

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:59 ARI - Les Haber 27 field goal
1Q: 05:52 MIN - Nate Kaeding 36 field goal
2Q: 11:27 MIN - Timothy Hightower 1 run (Nate Kaeding extra point)
2Q: 03:20 ARI - Rob Sherman 13 pass from Dan Orlovsky (Les Haber extra point)
2Q: 01:38 MIN - Cameron Worrell 81 interception return (Nate Kaeding extra point)
3Q: 12:24 MIN - Nate Kaeding 25 field goal
3Q: 11:09 MIN - R.J. Cassidy 32 interception return (Nate Kaeding extra point)
3Q: 06:51 ARI - Shaun Casper 16 pass from Dan Orlovsky (Les Haber extra point)
3Q: 04:00 MIN - Nate Kaeding 49 field goal
4Q: 12:23 MIN - Warren Nieto 29 pass from Trent Edwards (Nate Kaeding extra point)

Team StatisticsMINARI
Record3-23-3
First Downs1322
- by Rushing48
- by Passing912
- by Penalty02
Total Net Yards317353
- Offensive Plays5185
- Yards per Play6.224.15
Net Rushing Yards57117
- Rushing Attempts2427
- Yards per Rush2.384.33
Net Passing Yards260236
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt25 - 17 - 256 - 25 - 4
- Gross Passing Yards269246
- Sacks/Yards Lost2/92/10
- Yards per Pass Play9.634.07
Fumbles/Lost1/13/1
3rd Down Conversions3/106/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down7.27.0
4th Down Conversions0/02/5
Penalties/Yards4/305/27
Punt Returns/Yards2/340/0
Kick Returns/Yards3/715/72
Interception Ret./Yards4/1132/0
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits33
- Red Zone TDs/FGs1/22/1
Avg. Drive StartOWN 41OWN 30
Time of Possession27:3932:21

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
112:120:12OWN 371-8Fumble
19:534:08OWN 40741Field Goal
11:054:46OWN 171083Touchdown
23:140:48OWN 39214Interception
315:002:41OWN 20472Field Goal
312:091:00OPP 252-2Interception
38:501:31OWN 3232Punt
36:442:50OWN 42626Field Goal
31:251:16OWN 4236Punt
413:381:32OPP 49449Touchdown
410:114:16OPP 41619Missed FG
44:081:48OPP 3931Punt
40:100:10OWN 281-1Game
Arizona Cardinals
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:002:48OWN 20638Interception
112:002:07OPP 1939Field Goal
15:454:40OWN 25843Interception
211:198:05OWN 311669Touchdown
22:261:00OWN 32322Interception
21:261:26OWN 25724Punt
311:090:11OWN 1810Interception
310:582:08OWN 2139Punt
37:190:35OPP 20220Touchdown
33:542:29OWN 20621Punt
30:091:31OWN 433Punt
412:061:55OWN 20821Downs
45:551:47OWN 29810Downs
42:202:10OWN 201152Downs

Game MVP: R.J. Cassidy, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

MinnesotaAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Horace McGregor16352.191610
Timothy Hightower571.40301
Trent Edwards2168.001110
Jason Campbell1-1-1.00-100
ArizonaAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Shaun Casper11373.36900
Dan Orlovsky9687.561330
Jimmy Sutter6142.33700
James Jones1-2-2.00-200

Passing Statistics

MinnesotaAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Trent Edwards25172692/9163283.6
ArizonaAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Dan Orlovsky56252462/10223439.7

Receiving Statistics

MinnesotaCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Lenny Piller454411.006170
WR Roscoe Parrish345117.007300
WR Warren Nieto263517.500291
TE Alan Beecroft229447.0054630
RB Horace McGregor2394.50050
RB Timothy Hightower2231.50040
TE Bert Farmer112222.000220
WR Steve Smith111111.000110
FB Corwin Becker0100.00000
ArizonaCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Sinorice Moss69518.503160
RB Shaun Casper58316.2017161
WR Rob Sherman48297.250131
WR James Jones3105317.6719220
WR Spencer Schulz363812.679230
FB Kyle Littlejohn222512.5026190
RB Jimmy Sutter1133.00030
WR Kenneth Moore111616.006160
TE Joseph Mare0200.00000
FB Jeff Cole0100.00000
TE Tom Santi0300.00000
WR Derrick Reilly0500.00000

Interception Statistics

MinnesotaIntsYardsAvgTD
S Cameron Worrell18181.001
CB Corey Graham100.000
OLB Andy Lyle100.000
CB R.J. Cassidy13232.001
ArizonaIntsYardsAvgTD
OLB Andy Hilgendorf100.000
CB David Irons100.000

Fumble Statistics

MinnesotaFumbRecovForceTD
Trent Edwards1000
Corwin Becker0100
Winfred Gerhardt0010
Phil Graham0010
R.J. Cassidy0010
ArizonaFumbRecovForceTD
Dan Orlovsky1000
Shaun Casper1000
Derrick Reilly1000
Earnest Tatum0100
Bernard Sisson0100
Rod Beekman0100
Darrin Evans0010

Punting Statistics

MinnesotaPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Charles Shackelford38628.722.0481
ArizonaPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Cary Erwin418245.532.0521

Kicking Statistics

MinnesotaFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Nate Kaeding3/41/10/0494/4
ArizonaFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Les Haber1/10/00/0272/2

Punt Return Statistics

MinnesotaRetYardsAvgTD
R.J. Cassidy23417.00
ArizonaRetYardsAvgTD

Kick Return Statistics

MinnesotaRetYardsAvgTD
Claude Wheeler37123.70
ArizonaRetYardsAvgTD
Derrick Reilly33812.70
Kenneth Moore23417.00

Defensive Statistics

MinnesotaTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
CB Corey Graham810.01954
CB R.J. Cassidy810.02257
S Thomas DeCoud720.02456
S Cameron Worrell530.02055
ILB Boomer Grigsby510.02757
OLB Andy Lyle410.02131
DE Winfred Gerhardt301.02357
OLB Phillip Wolfe300.0527
DT Scottie Benton201.02758
CB Irving Givens200.02458
DT A.J. Hudson110.033
S Gerald Alexander110.032
RB Horace McGregor10---------
G Uche Nwaneri10---------
FB Corwin Becker10---------
DT Bucky Sawczyn100.02131
OLB Phil Graham100.074
CB Travis Gerak100.051
ArizonaTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
ILB Maurice Andrews830.02115
S Rico Burton710.52126
OLB Andy Hilgendorf630.02424
S Haruki Nakamura500.01121
DE Darrin Evans311.52224
CB Cedric Griffin310.02024
CB David Irons210.0815
DT Bernard Sisson120.02122
CB Glenn Hubbard110.02118
WR Spencer Schulz10---------
WR Rob Sherman10---------
ILB Floyd Harrison100.036
ILB Roderick Pressnall100.019
DE Cornell Parker100.02325
DT Zach Word100.058
CB Gerald Amado010.0512
DE Trevor Scott010.0146
S Emmitt Hall010.031

Pass Rush Statistics

MinnesotaSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Winfred Gerhardt1.014057
DT Scottie Benton1.004258
DT Bucky Sawczyn0.011031
DE Norman Bradley0.004055
ILB Boomer Grigsby0.001057
OLB Andy Lyle0.001031
ArizonaSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Darrin Evans1.501024
S Rico Burton0.500026
DE Cornell Parker0.002025

Pass Defense Statistics

MinnesotaCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB R.J. Cassidy53157
S Cameron Worrell51155
CB Corey Graham50154
CB Irving Givens22058
OLB Phillip Wolfe20027
ILB Boomer Grigsby20057
S Thomas DeCoud20056
DT Scottie Benton10058
DT Bucky Sawczyn10031
OLB Andy Lyle01131
ArizonaCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
OLB Andy Hilgendorf30124
S Haruki Nakamura30021
S Rico Burton20026
CB Cedric Griffin20024
ILB Maurice Andrews20015
CB David Irons10115
S Craig Gordon1008
DE Darrin Evans10024
CB Glenn Hubbard10018
DE Cornell Parker10025

Blocking Statistics

MinnesotaKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Johnnie Thatcher12014017
Alan Beecroft12020016
Sammy Schlesinger11020019
Alex Stepanovich05024027
Uche Nwaneri04020123
Kennedy Gaylord04023125
Justin Blaylock03018022
ArizonaKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Earnest Tatum23024045
Dwayne Forguson14025050
Aaron Beaton13022046
Junior Hopkins13011024
Kyle Littlejohn11013014
Rod Beekman04023248
Levon McIntyre0103012

Special Teams Tackles

MinnesotaTacklesSTPlays
Phil Graham215
Steve Smith116
D.J. Monroe116
Thomas DeCoud116
ArizonaTacklesSTPlays
David Irons217
Derrick Reilly217
Aaron Beaton15

Participation

MinnesotaRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Thomas DeCoud------24561696
Scottie Benton------2758186
Boomer Grigsby------2757185
Corey Graham------19541285
R.J. Cassidy------2257584
Irving Givens------2458183
Winfred Gerhardt------2357181
Cameron Worrell------2055176
Norman Bradley------2055176
Bucky Sawczyn------2131355
Andy Lyle------2131153
Alex Stepanovich2427---------51
Trent Edwards2327---------50
Uche Nwaneri2023------750
Kennedy Gaylord2325---------48
Justin Blaylock1822------747
Warren Nieto2223---------45
Alan Beecroft2016------844
Sammy Schlesinger2019------544
Timothy Hightower710------2340
Caleb Campbell------1027---37
Phillip Wolfe------527436
Steve Smith613------1635
Horace McGregor1717---------34
Johnnie Thatcher1417------233
Bert Farmer96------1530
Josh Talent127------1029
Corwin Becker69------1328
Lenny Piller819---------27
Roscoe Parrish1314---------27
Phil Graham------741526
Hugh Hopper------202022
Claude Wheeler------311822
D.J. Monroe01------1617
Jay Moore------73616
Nate Kaeding00------1212
Ken Shackleford12------710
Sammie Hodges00------77
Charles Shackelford00------77
A.J. Hudson------33---6
Gerald Alexander------3216
Travis Gerak------51---6
Corey Middleton------41---5
Bryan Waller------0022
Jason Campbell10---------1
Andre' Woodson00---------0
ArizonaRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Dan Orlovsky2758---------85
Dwayne Forguson2550---------75
Aaron Beaton2246------573
Hardy Brewer2147------472
Rod Beekman2348---------71
Earnest Tatum2445------170
James Jones1441------1570
Rob Sherman1539---------54
Shaun Casper1638---------54
Andy Hilgendorf------2424452
Cornell Parker------2325452
Darrin Evans------2224450
Rico Burton------2126350
Sinorice Moss1930---------49
Cedric Griffin------2024448
Bernard Sisson------2122346
Britt Floyd------1921444
Derrick Reilly225------1744
Glenn Hubbard------2118342
Spencer Schulz1123------842
Tom Santi1325------341
David Irons------8151740
Junior Hopkins1124------540
Maurice Andrews------2115339
Kyle McElroy------1712837
Haruki Nakamura------1121436
Kyle Littlejohn1314------835
Joseph Mare1520---------35
Jeff Cole613------1231
Gerald Amado------5121229
Norm Russ618------529
Craig Gordon------581427
Kenneth Moore28------1525
Trevor Scott------146424
Floyd Harrison------361322
Jimmy Sutter913---------22
Levon McIntyre312------520
Roderick Pressnall------19919
Phil Grimley01------1718
Mike McDonald00------1717
Zach Word------58316
Les Haber00------55
Emmitt Hall------3115
Cary Erwin00------44
Oscar Vinnick00------11
Richard Kerr00---------0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left620.3
Middle11373.4
Right6193.2
None1-1-1.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left4153.8
Middle19894.7
Right4133.3
None000.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

MinnesotaAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Trent Edwards25175120302
ArizonaAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Dan Orlovsky562520371524

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen1144.0
Short (0-8 Yds)77365.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)9410011.1
Long (19+ Yds)8512916.1
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen43287.0
Short (0-8 Yds)2014944.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)1671016.3
Long (19+ Yds)161231.4

Detailed Receiving Statistics

MinnesotaTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Warren Nieto62135123
WR Lenny Piller54044019
WR Roscoe Parrish43151114
RB Horace McGregor3209017
TE Alan Beecroft22094216
RB Timothy Hightower2203010
TE Bert Farmer1102216
WR Steve Smith11011013
FB Corwin Becker100009
ArizonaTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR James Jones103153141
WR Sinorice Moss96051030
WR Rob Sherman84129039
RB Shaun Casper85031038
WR Spencer Schulz63138123
WR Derrick Reilly5000025
TE Tom Santi3000025
FB Kyle Littlejohn22025014
TE Joseph Mare2000020
RB Jimmy Sutter1103013
FB Jeff Cole1000013
WR Kenneth Moore1101608

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

MinnesotaAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Horace McGregor492.252.19
Timothy Hightower111.001.40
ArizonaAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Jimmy Sutter3-1-0.332.33
Shaun Casper155.003.36

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

MinnesotaAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Trent Edwards1144.0010.76
ArizonaAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Dan Orlovsky444010.004.39

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

MinnesotaTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
RB Timothy Hightower1144.001.50
ArizonaTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Rob Sherman22178.503.63
WR Sinorice Moss1177.005.67
RB Shaun Casper111616.003.88

Third Down Rushing Statistics

MinnesotaRushesConversions
Timothy Hightower21
Horace McGregor10
ArizonaRushesConversions
Shaun Casper22
Dan Orlovsky11
Jimmy Sutter11

Third Down Passing Statistics

MinnesotaAttCompConversions
Trent Edwards652
ArizonaAttCompConversions
Dan Orlovsky1342

Third Down Receiving Statistics

MinnesotaTargCatchConversions
WR Lenny Piller221
WR Warren Nieto211
RB Horace McGregor110
RB Timothy Hightower110
ArizonaTargCatchConversions
WR James Jones311
WR Rob Sherman311
WR Sinorice Moss210
RB Shaun Casper210
WR Spencer Schulz100
TE Joseph Mare100
TE Tom Santi100

SectionAttendance
Stadium43,300 (63,000 capacity)
Upper Deck12,100 (17,600)
End Zone9,000 (12,700)
Mezzanine5,100 (7,300)
Sideline Seats7,300 (11,200)
Club Seats8,600 (12,000)
Luxury Boxes1,200 (2,200)