Week 7, 2015

played in Minnesota, MN

68 degrees, fair, calm

St. Louis Rams	7	10	0	3	-	20
Minnesota Vikings	0	7	7	0	-	14

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:49 STL - Dexter Tharp 16 pass from Corey Reynolds (David Akers extra point)
2Q: 15:00 STL - James Hardy 13 pass from Corey Reynolds (David Akers extra point)
2Q: 05:56 MIN - Lenny Piller 19 pass from Trent Edwards (Nate Kaeding extra point)
2Q: 03:36 STL - David Akers 24 field goal
3Q: 09:32 MIN - Warren Nieto 10 pass from Trent Edwards (Nate Kaeding extra point)
4Q: 01:43 STL - David Akers 34 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:49 STL - Dexter Tharp 16 pass from Corey Reynolds (David Akers extra point)
2Q: 15:00 STL - James Hardy 13 pass from Corey Reynolds (David Akers extra point)
2Q: 05:56 MIN - Lenny Piller 19 pass from Trent Edwards (Nate Kaeding extra point)
2Q: 03:36 STL - David Akers 24 field goal
3Q: 09:32 MIN - Warren Nieto 10 pass from Trent Edwards (Nate Kaeding extra point)
4Q: 01:43 STL - David Akers 34 field goal

Team Statistics STL MIN
Record 7-0 3-3
First Downs 15 25
- by Rushing 3 4
- by Passing 11 18
- by Penalty 1 3
Total Net Yards 318 424
- Offensive Plays 60 65
- Yards per Play 5.30 6.52
Net Rushing Yards 85 120
- Rushing Attempts 26 18
- Yards per Rush 3.27 6.67
Net Passing Yards 233 304
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 30 - 20 - 0 44 - 29 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 257 321
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/24 3/17
- Yards per Pass Play 6.85 6.47
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 5/14 7/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.9 6.3
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/45 7/55
Punt Returns/Yards 2/1 1/9
Kick Returns/Yards 2/52 3/79
Interception Ret./Yards 2/35 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/2 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 28 OWN 25
Time of Possession 32:37 27:23

Team Statistics	STL	MIN
Record	7-0	3-3
First Downs	15	25
- by Rushing	3	4
- by Passing	11	18
- by Penalty	1	3
Total Net Yards	318	424
- Offensive Plays	60	65
- Yards per Play	5.30	6.52
Net Rushing Yards	85	120
- Rushing Attempts	26	18
- Yards per Rush	3.27	6.67
Net Passing Yards	233	304
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	30 - 20 - 0	44 - 29 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	257	321
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/24	3/17
- Yards per Pass Play	6.85	6.47
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	5/14	7/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.9	6.3
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/45	7/55
Punt Returns/Yards	2/1	1/9
Kick Returns/Yards	2/52	3/79
Interception Ret./Yards	2/35	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/2	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 28	OWN 25
Time of Possession	32:37	27:23

Drive Charts

St. Louis Rams
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:25	OWN 31	6	18	Punt
1	9:27	1:47	OWN 36	4	64	Touchdown
1	5:06	5:11	OWN 42	11	58	Touchdown
2	14:13	1:49	OPP 36	3	-12	Punt
2	9:13	1:42	OWN 14	3	2	Punt
2	5:50	2:21	OWN 20	4	73	Field Goal
2	0:27	0:27	OWN 20	2	-9	Half
3	9:22	1:51	OWN 48	3	5	Punt
3	5:00	1:20	OWN 12	3	-6	Punt
3	1:00	4:08	OWN 20	8	43	Punt
4	8:25	6:48	OWN 6	13	77	Field Goal

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:35	1:08	OWN 16	3	7	Punt
1	7:40	2:34	OWN 20	5	43	Interception
2	14:55	0:42	OWN 48	1	0	Interception
2	12:24	3:11	OWN 5	8	29	Punt
2	7:31	1:41	OWN 43	5	57	Touchdown
2	3:29	3:02	OWN 25	10	35	Punt
3	15:00	5:38	OWN 29	11	71	Touchdown
3	7:31	2:31	OWN 11	5	29	Punt
3	3:40	2:40	50	4	10	Punt
4	11:52	3:27	OWN 20	8	74	Fumble
4	1:37	1:37	OWN 16	6	64	Game

Game MVP: Corey Reynolds, St. Louis Rams

Rushing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Matthew MacIver	18	69	3.83	9	0	0
Rico Blair	8	16	2.00	5	0	0

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Horace McGregor	12	89	7.42	39	1
Timothy Hightower	4	4	1.00	3	0
Trent Edwards	2	27	13.50	23	1

Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Corey Reynolds	30	20	257	4/24	2	64	0	115.5

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Trent Edwards	44	29	321	3/17	2	34	2	83.6

Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Matthew MacIver	5	6	51	10.20	38	40	0
WR Bennie Nori	4	7	98	24.50	35	64	0
WR Dexter Tharp	3	4	47	15.67	0	21	1
WR Jason Atkins	3	5	29	9.67	19	13	0
RB Rico Blair	2	4	12	6.00	12	7	0
FB JD Runnels	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
RB Jamaal Charles	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	0
WR James Hardy	1	2	13	13.00	0	13	1

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Warren Nieto	9	14	111	12.33	5	31	1
WR Roscoe Parrish	6	8	63	10.50	0	24	0
WR Lenny Piller	4	5	46	11.50	1	19	1
RB Horace McGregor	3	6	24	8.00	2	16	0
TE Alan Beecroft	2	2	17	8.50	9	10	0
FB Josh Talent	2	2	11	5.50	2	8	0
RB Timothy Hightower	2	2	15	7.50	1	12	0
WR Steve Smith	1	3	34	34.00	2	34	0

Interception Statistics

St. Louis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Danieal Manning	1	27	27.00	0
S Michael Huff	1	8	8.00	0

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

St. Louis	Recov	Force
Grant Howard	1	0
Quinn Castillo	0	1
Michael Huff	0	1

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Horace McGregor	1	1	0	0
Trent Edwards	1	0	0	0

Punting Statistics

St. Louis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Brady Huntley	6	245	40.8	36.0	45	3

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Charles Shackelford	5	222	44.4	36.2	51	2

Kicking Statistics

St. Louis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
David Akers	2/2	0/0	0/0	34	2/2

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Nate Kaeding	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jamaal Charles	2	1	0.5	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
R.J. Cassidy	1	9	9.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Matthew MacIver	2	52	26.0	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Claude Wheeler	2	51	25.5	0
Timothy Hightower	1	28	28.0	0

Defensive Statistics

St. Louis	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Sam Gambrell	8	2	0.0	17	45
S Michael Huff	6	2	1.0	18	46
OLB Van Stegeman	5	1	0.0	11	27
CB Zach Walz	5	0	0.0	12	40
DT Grant Howard	4	2	0.5	13	29
CB Karl Paymah	4	4	0.0	17	45
CB Mike Jenkins	4	0	0.0	16	44
DT Quinn Castillo	3	2	0.5	16	44
OLB Chad Greenway	2	1	0.5	12	25
S Danieal Manning	2	1	0.0	12	41
DE Jarvis Moss	1	1	0.5	17	45
DE Jake Pilkington	1	0	0.0	1	4
ILB Tyrone Bronson	1	0	0.0	2	4
DE Ernie Halkin	1	0	0.0	17	44
S Quentin Demps	1	0	0.0	8	21

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DT Scottie Benton	6	0	0.5	25	32
S Cameron Worrell	5	1	1.0	17	27
ILB Boomer Grigsby	5	3	0.0	23	33
OLB Phil Graham	4	0	1.0	10	8
CB Corey Graham	4	2	0.0	13	24
S Gerald Alexander	4	0	0.0	24	33
OLB Andy Lyle	4	0	0.0	23	28
DT Bucky Sawczyn	3	2	0.0	22	30
DE Norman Bradley	2	5	1.5	17	27
DE Winfred Gerhardt	2	1	0.0	26	33
DT A.J. Hudson	2	0	0.0	10	7
ILB Bryan Waller	2	0	0.0	3	1
WR Warren Nieto	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Phillip Wolfe	1	0	0.0	4	5
CB Irving Givens	1	0	0.0	24	32
T Justin Blaylock	1	0	---	---	---
DE Jay Moore	1	0	0.0	9	7
CB R.J. Cassidy	1	0	0.0	22	32
S Thomas DeCoud	1	0	0.0	2	1

Pass Rush Statistics

St. Louis	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
S Michael Huff	1.0	0	0	0	46
DE Jarvis Moss	0.5	1	0	0	45
DT Grant Howard	0.5	0	2	0	29
DT Quinn Castillo	0.5	0	0	0	44
OLB Chad Greenway	0.5	0	0	0	25
DE Ernie Halkin	0.0	0	1	1	44

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Norman Bradley	1.5	0	0	0	27
S Cameron Worrell	1.0	0	0	0	27
OLB Phil Graham	1.0	0	0	0	8
DT Scottie Benton	0.5	1	0	1	32
DE Winfred Gerhardt	0.0	0	1	0	33
DT Bucky Sawczyn	0.0	0	1	0	30

Pass Defense Statistics

St. Louis	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Michael Huff	5	1	1	46
CB Mike Jenkins	4	2	0	44
OLB Van Stegeman	4	1	0	27
CB Zach Walz	3	1	0	40
CB Karl Paymah	3	0	0	45
ILB Sam Gambrell	3	0	0	45
OLB Chad Greenway	2	0	0	25
DT Quinn Castillo	1	0	0	44
DE Jake Pilkington	1	0	0	4
ILB Tyrone Bronson	1	0	0	4
DE Ernie Halkin	1	0	0	44
S Quentin Demps	1	0	0	21
S Danieal Manning	0	0	1	41

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Gerald Alexander	4	1	33
S Cameron Worrell	3	2	27
OLB Andy Lyle	3	0	28
CB Corey Graham	2	0	24
OLB Phil Graham	2	0	8
OLB Phillip Wolfe	1	0	5
DE Norman Bradley	1	0	27
DT A.J. Hudson	1	0	7
CB Irving Givens	1	0	32
DT Scottie Benton	1	0	32
CB R.J. Cassidy	1	0	32
S Caleb Campbell	0	1	6

Blocking Statistics

St. Louis	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Kenneth Sanderson	3	5	22	0	26
Corey Clark	2	3	22	1	27
Chris Colmer	1	6	22	2	30
B.J. LaRiche	1	3	23	0	29
Jamey Richard	1	1	4	0	8
Vinny Preston	0	4	16	0	30
JD Runnels	0	3	11	0	13
Blaine Moon	0	1	8	0	11
Marcus Johnson	0	0	13	1	9

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Justin Blaylock	2	3	16	0	41
Alex Stepanovich	1	5	18	0	47
Sammy Schlesinger	1	2	16	0	36
Kennedy Gaylord	0	2	17	2	39
Uche Nwaneri	0	2	15	1	36
Johnnie Thatcher	0	1	7	0	28
Josh Talent	0	1	8	0	18

Special Teams Tackles

St. Louis	Tackles	STPlays
Ben Hartsock	2	15
Rico Blair	1	21
Jermichael Finley	1	13

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Phil Graham	1	16
Steve Smith	1	14
Alan Beecroft	1	13
Thomas DeCoud	1	13

Participation

St. Louis	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Michael Huff	---	---	18	46	12	76
Karl Paymah	---	---	17	45	---	62
Sam Gambrell	---	---	17	45	---	62
Jarvis Moss	---	---	17	45	---	62
Ernie Halkin	---	---	17	44	---	61
Mike Jenkins	---	---	16	44	1	61
Quinn Castillo	---	---	16	44	---	60
Corey Reynolds	26	34	---	---	---	60
Danieal Manning	---	---	12	41	2	55
Kenneth Sanderson	22	26	---	---	6	54
B.J. LaRiche	23	29	---	---	2	54
Chris Colmer	22	30	---	---	---	52
Zach Walz	---	---	12	40	---	52
Vinny Preston	16	30	---	---	6	52
Corey Clark	22	27	---	---	---	49
James Hardy	14	20	---	---	13	47
Rico Blair	8	17	---	---	21	46
Bennie Nori	17	26	---	---	3	46
Chad Greenway	---	---	12	25	8	45
Jumbo Kudlacz	14	22	---	---	8	44
Dexter Tharp	13	18	---	---	11	42
Grant Howard	---	---	13	29	---	42
Van Stegeman	---	---	11	27	---	38
Matthew MacIver	18	15	---	---	4	37
Jermichael Finley	14	10	---	---	13	37
JD Runnels	11	13	---	---	12	36
Quentin Demps	---	---	8	21	7	36
Marcus Johnson	13	9	---	---	8	30
Blaine Moon	8	11	---	---	8	27
Jason Atkins	8	19	---	---	---	27
Jamaal Charles	8	5	---	---	12	25
Ben Hartsock	4	0	---	---	15	19
Jamey Richard	4	8	---	---	7	19
Tyrone Bronson	---	---	2	4	11	17
Joshua Barrett	---	---	2	4	11	17
Oscar Irvine	---	---	1	2	10	13
Frank Okam	---	---	5	5	---	10
Brady Huntley	0	0	---	---	8	8
David Akers	0	0	---	---	7	7
Jake Pilkington	---	---	1	4	2	7
Ryan Willoughby	1	5	---	---	---	6
Kurt Porto	---	---	1	2	3	6
Steven Franklin	---	---	0	0	---	0
Kenneth Robbins	0	0	---	---	---	0
Roosevelt Murphy	0	0	---	---	---	0

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Alex Stepanovich	18	47	---	---	---	65
Trent Edwards	18	47	---	---	---	65
Justin Blaylock	16	41	---	---	5	62
R.J. Cassidy	---	---	22	32	8	62
Winfred Gerhardt	---	---	26	33	2	61
Gerald Alexander	---	---	24	33	2	59
Scottie Benton	---	---	25	32	2	59
Boomer Grigsby	---	---	23	33	2	58
Irving Givens	---	---	24	32	2	58
Warren Nieto	14	43	---	---	---	57
Uche Nwaneri	15	36	---	---	5	56
Kennedy Gaylord	17	39	---	---	---	56
Bucky Sawczyn	---	---	22	30	3	55
Andy Lyle	---	---	23	28	3	54
Sammy Schlesinger	16	36	---	---	2	54
Horace McGregor	13	36	---	---	---	49
Steve Smith	12	22	---	---	14	48
Alan Beecroft	13	21	---	---	13	47
Cameron Worrell	---	---	17	27	---	44
Norman Bradley	---	---	17	27	---	44
Corey Graham	---	---	13	24	7	44
Josh Talent	8	18	---	---	15	41
Johnnie Thatcher	7	28	---	---	3	38
Roscoe Parrish	7	30	---	---	---	37
Phil Graham	---	---	10	8	16	34
Lenny Piller	7	26	---	---	---	33
Jay Moore	---	---	9	7	13	29
Timothy Hightower	5	11	---	---	13	29
Bert Farmer	4	16	---	---	6	26
Corwin Becker	6	9	---	---	9	24
Hugh Hopper	---	---	2	3	15	20
A.J. Hudson	---	---	10	7	2	19
Claude Wheeler	---	---	2	2	14	18
Thomas DeCoud	---	---	2	1	13	16
Caleb Campbell	---	---	4	6	6	16
Phillip Wolfe	---	---	4	5	5	14
Ken Shackleford	1	8	---	---	5	14
D.J. Monroe	1	3	---	---	8	12
Bryan Waller	---	---	3	1	5	9
Travis Gerak	---	---	4	2	---	6
Sammie Hodges	0	0	---	---	5	5
Charles Shackelford	0	0	---	---	5	5
Nate Kaeding	0	0	---	---	3	3
Corey Middleton	---	---	0	1	---	1
Jason Campbell	0	0	---	---	---	0
Andre' Woodson	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	27	3.9
Middle	8	24	3.0
Right	11	34	3.1
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	24	4.0
Middle	8	80	10.0
Right	4	16	4.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Corey Reynolds	30	20	4	1	2	4	2	1	0

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Trent Edwards	44	29	3	1	1	5	3	1	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	11	9	46	4.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	5	4	67	13.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	4	43	6.1
Long (19+ Yds)	7	3	101	14.4

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	14	78	4.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	17	11	135	7.9
Long (19+ Yds)	7	4	108	15.4

Detailed Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Bennie Nori	7	4	0	98	2	26
RB Matthew MacIver	6	5	0	51	1	15
WR Jason Atkins	5	3	0	29	0	19
WR Dexter Tharp	4	3	1	47	1	18
RB Rico Blair	4	2	1	12	0	17
WR James Hardy	2	1	0	13	0	20
FB JD Runnels	1	1	0	3	0	13
RB Jamaal Charles	1	1	0	4	0	5

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Warren Nieto	14	9	0	111	1	43
WR Roscoe Parrish	8	6	1	63	1	30
RB Horace McGregor	6	3	0	24	0	36
WR Lenny Piller	5	4	0	46	0	26
WR Steve Smith	3	1	0	34	1	22
TE Alan Beecroft	2	2	0	17	0	21
FB Josh Talent	2	2	0	11	0	18
RB Timothy Hightower	2	2	0	15	0	11

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Matthew MacIver	5	10	2.00	3.83
Rico Blair	1	0	0.00	2.00

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Horace McGregor	2	14	7.00	7.42

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Corey Reynolds	6	5	44	7.33	8.57

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Trent Edwards	2	2	29	14.50	7.30

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Dexter Tharp	2	2	26	13.00	11.75
RB Matthew MacIver	2	1	4	2.00	8.50
WR Bennie Nori	1	1	1	1.00	14.00
WR James Hardy	1	1	13	13.00	6.50

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Lenny Piller	1	1	19	19.00	9.20
WR Warren Nieto	1	1	10	10.00	7.93

Third Down Rushing Statistics

St. Louis	Rushes	Conversions
Rico Blair	2	0
Matthew MacIver	1	0

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Horace McGregor	2	2
Trent Edwards	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Corey Reynolds	10	8	5

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Trent Edwards	8	5	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Rico Blair	4	2	1
WR Dexter Tharp	2	2	2
WR Bennie Nori	2	2	1
FB JD Runnels	1	1	0
WR James Hardy	1	1	1

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Roscoe Parrish	3	2	1
WR Lenny Piller	2	1	1
WR Warren Nieto	1	1	1
RB Horace McGregor	1	1	1
WR Steve Smith	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 84,900 (86,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 29,100 (29,400)
End Zone 21,000 (21,300)
Mezzanine 12,100 (12,300)
Sideline Seats 18,600 (18,800)
Club Seats 400 (500)
Luxury Boxes 3,700 (3,700)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	84,900 (86,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	29,100 (29,400)
End Zone	21,000 (21,300)
Mezzanine	12,100 (12,300)
Sideline Seats	18,600 (18,800)
Club Seats	400 (500)
Luxury Boxes	3,700 (3,700)