Week 12, 2015

played in Oakland, CA

61 degrees, fair, 10 mph wind

Minnesota Vikings	7	7	0	7	-	21
Oakland Raiders	14	10	7	0	-	31

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:49 OAK - Anquan Boldin 2 pass from Carson Palmer (Oliver Williams extra point)
1Q: 03:16 MIN - Horace McGregor 24 run (Nate Kaeding extra point)
1Q: 00:43 OAK - C.J. Farrell 18 pass from Carson Palmer (Oliver Williams extra point)
2Q: 09:35 OAK - C.J. Farrell 3 pass from Carson Palmer (Oliver Williams extra point)
2Q: 01:16 MIN - Timothy Hightower 4 run (Nate Kaeding extra point)
2Q: 00:05 OAK - Oliver Williams 55 field goal
3Q: 00:35 OAK - Ellis Skaggs 11 run (Oliver Williams extra point)
4Q: 02:21 MIN - Bert Farmer 8 pass from Jason Campbell (Nate Kaeding extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:49 OAK - Anquan Boldin 2 pass from Carson Palmer (Oliver Williams extra point)
1Q: 03:16 MIN - Horace McGregor 24 run (Nate Kaeding extra point)
1Q: 00:43 OAK - C.J. Farrell 18 pass from Carson Palmer (Oliver Williams extra point)
2Q: 09:35 OAK - C.J. Farrell 3 pass from Carson Palmer (Oliver Williams extra point)
2Q: 01:16 MIN - Timothy Hightower 4 run (Nate Kaeding extra point)
2Q: 00:05 OAK - Oliver Williams 55 field goal
3Q: 00:35 OAK - Ellis Skaggs 11 run (Oliver Williams extra point)
4Q: 02:21 MIN - Bert Farmer 8 pass from Jason Campbell (Nate Kaeding extra point)

Team Statistics MIN OAK
Record 4-7 8-3
First Downs 28 24
- by Rushing 8 6
- by Passing 19 17
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 425 314
- Offensive Plays 60 58
- Yards per Play 7.08 5.41
Net Rushing Yards 142 118
- Rushing Attempts 24 34
- Yards per Rush 5.92 3.47
Net Passing Yards 283 196
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 35 - 28 - 2 24 - 21 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 290 196
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/7 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 7.86 8.17
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/9 8/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.6 5.9
4th Down Conversions 1/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 3/15 4/20
Punt Returns/Yards 2/13 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 3/52 3/84
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 2/60
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 4/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 25 OWN 39
Time of Possession 28:52 31:08

Team Statistics	MIN	OAK
Record	4-7	8-3
First Downs	28	24
- by Rushing	8	6
- by Passing	19	17
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	425	314
- Offensive Plays	60	58
- Yards per Play	7.08	5.41
Net Rushing Yards	142	118
- Rushing Attempts	24	34
- Yards per Rush	5.92	3.47
Net Passing Yards	283	196
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	35 - 28 - 2	24 - 21 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	290	196
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/7	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	7.86	8.17
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/9	8/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.6	5.9
4th Down Conversions	1/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	3/15	4/20
Punt Returns/Yards	2/13	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	3/52	3/84
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	2/60
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	4/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 25	OWN 39
Time of Possession	28:52	31:08

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	7:43	4:41	OWN 20	8	80	Touchdown
1	0:37	3:31	OWN 27	6	37	Interception
2	9:29	4:03	OWN 21	6	27	Punt
2	3:40	2:30	OWN 25	10	75	Touchdown
3	15:00	6:37	OWN 20	11	38	Punt
3	0:27	2:42	OWN 26	4	40	Interception
4	9:45	3:12	OWN 31	7	63	Fumble
4	4:06	1:51	OWN 30	8	70	Touchdown

Oakland Raiders
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	7:17	OWN 43	12	57	Touchdown
1	3:02	2:25	50	4	50	Touchdown
2	12:06	2:37	OPP 30	6	30	Touchdown
2	5:26	1:46	OWN 20	4	17	Punt
2	1:10	1:10	OWN 35	3	27	Field Goal
3	8:23	7:56	OWN 20	15	80	Touchdown
4	12:45	3:00	OPP 48	5	24	Missed FG
4	6:33	2:27	OWN 6	3	5	Punt
4	2:15	2:15	OPP 40	6	24	Game

Game MVP: Carson Palmer, Oakland Raiders

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Horace McGregor	17	84	4.94	24	3	1
Timothy Hightower	6	56	9.33	23	3	1
Carnell Williams	1	2	2.00	2	0	0

Oakland	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Clifton Fisk	19	50	2.63	10	1	0
Ellis Skaggs	12	54	4.50	13	3	1
Emmanuel Rodriguez	2	16	8.00	11	1	0
Carson Palmer	1	-2	-2.00	-2	0	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Trent Edwards	29	24	254	1/7	0	21	2	74.4
Jason Campbell	6	4	36	0/0	1	14	0	122.2

Oakland	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Carson Palmer	24	21	196	0/0	3	19	0	140.3

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Lenny Piller	6	7	66	11.00	6	21	0
RB Horace McGregor	4	4	35	8.75	5	17	0
WR Steve Smith	4	4	73	18.25	15	21	0
WR D.J. Monroe	4	7	45	11.25	19	18	0
WR Warren Nieto	3	3	18	6.00	0	11	0
TE Bert Farmer	2	2	14	7.00	0	8	1
FB Josh Talent	2	3	3	1.50	0	5	0
WR B.J. Alcott	1	1	20	20.00	0	20	0
TE O.J. Checkovich	1	3	10	10.00	0	10	0
RB Timothy Hightower	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0

Oakland	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Anquan Boldin	6	7	61	10.17	10	19	1
WR C.J. Farrell	4	5	32	8.00	8	18	2
TE Courtney Berry	3	3	33	11.00	12	13	0
FB Owen Schmitt	3	4	27	9.00	9	13	0
RB Clifton Fisk	2	2	12	6.00	12	12	0
WR Harry Douglas	2	2	28	14.00	3	15	0
WR Alfred Stevens	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Oakland	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB D'Qwell Jackson	1	21	21.00	0
S Martin Cooper	1	39	39.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Steve Smith	1	0	0	0

Oakland	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Martin Cooper	0	1	1	0

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Charles Shackelford	2	94	47.0	27.0	52	0

Oakland	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Colin Zook	2	110	55.0	48.5	67	0

Kicking Statistics

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

Oakland	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Oliver Williams	1/2	1/2	1/1	55	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Carnell Williams	1	5	5.0	0
R.J. Cassidy	1	8	8.0	0

Oakland	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Claude Wheeler	3	52	17.3	0

Oakland	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Alfred Stevens	2	54	27.0	0
Willie Tanner	1	30	30.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Boomer Grigsby	8	7	0.0	30	22
S Gerald Alexander	8	1	0.0	30	22
DT Scottie Benton	6	0	0.0	32	24
CB R.J. Cassidy	4	1	0.0	26	19
CB Irving Givens	3	2	0.0	30	19
CB Corey Graham	3	1	0.0	14	8
S Caleb Campbell	3	1	0.0	8	14
OLB Phillip Wolfe	3	0	0.0	14	16
OLB Andy Lyle	2	2	0.0	22	10
OLB Phil Graham	2	1	0.0	14	11
DE Norman Bradley	1	1	0.0	22	16
DE Jay Moore	1	1	0.0	14	8
DE Winfred Gerhardt	1	1	0.0	29	21
DT Bucky Sawczyn	1	1	0.0	25	14
DT A.J. Hudson	1	0	0.0	6	2
WR D.J. Monroe	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Bryan Waller	1	0	0.0	4	2
TE O.J. Checkovich	1	0	---	---	---
CB Travis Gerak	1	0	0.0	8	5
S Thomas DeCoud	1	0	0.0	4	2
S Cameron Worrell	0	3	0.0	20	10

Oakland	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Oscar Joppru	8	1	0.0	22	31
CB Mickey Huntley	7	1	0.0	24	35
CB Frank Edgerton	6	2	0.0	24	36
ILB D'Qwell Jackson	5	3	0.0	24	34
OLB Terna Nande	4	1	0.0	18	22
DT Oliver Porter	4	1	0.0	23	34
DT Darrin Oliver	3	0	1.0	17	22
S Maurice Murphy	3	1	0.0	23	34
DE Seth Small	3	0	0.0	23	34
OLB Keyaron Fox	2	3	0.0	8	18
DE Jamaal Anderson	2	0	0.0	24	34
S Martin Cooper	1	1	0.0	24	34
ILB Leon Alcott	1	0	0.0	0	2
CB Rickey Gaylor	0	1	0.0	6	14

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Scottie Benton	0.0	0	1	0	24

Oakland	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Darrin Oliver	1.0	0	0	0	22
CB Mickey Huntley	0.0	1	0	0	35
DE Jamaal Anderson	0.0	0	2	0	34
DE Seth Small	0.0	0	0	1	34
DT Oliver Porter	0.0	0	0	1	34

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB R.J. Cassidy	3	1	19
S Caleb Campbell	3	0	14
ILB Boomer Grigsby	2	1	22
OLB Phillip Wolfe	2	0	16
CB Irving Givens	2	0	19
OLB Andy Lyle	2	0	10
OLB Phil Graham	2	0	11
CB Claude Wheeler	1	0	5
CB Corey Graham	1	0	8
DT Scottie Benton	1	0	24
DT Bucky Sawczyn	1	0	14
CB Travis Gerak	1	0	5

Oakland	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Mickey Huntley	7	1	0	35
CB Oscar Joppru	6	0	0	31
CB Frank Edgerton	4	0	0	36
OLB Terna Nande	3	0	0	22
ILB D'Qwell Jackson	2	0	1	34
S Martin Cooper	2	0	1	34
OLB Keyaron Fox	1	0	0	18
S Maurice Murphy	1	0	0	34
DT Darrin Oliver	1	0	0	22
ILB Leon Alcott	1	0	0	2

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Alex Stepanovich	3	8	1	24	0	32
Uche Nwaneri	3	5	0	19	0	26
Sammy Schlesinger	2	4	0	21	0	28
Justin Blaylock	1	4	0	18	0	31
Johnnie Thatcher	1	2	0	3	0	8
Kennedy Gaylord	0	1	0	20	0	30
Carl Nicks	0	0	0	10	1	11

Oakland	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Tony Ugoh	6	8	28	20
Jamie Hill	2	7	30	20
Samson Satele	2	6	32	22
Eric Steinbach	1	1	28	20
Issac Sowells	1	1	6	5
Kendall Morris	1	1	9	9
Aaron McGrath	0	4	25	19
Courtney Berry	0	2	17	9
Charles Spencer	0	1	12	9
Devin Vaughn	0	1	9	5
Owen Schmitt	0	1	14	12

Special Teams Tackles

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Phillip Wolfe	2	12
B.J. Alcott	1	9

Oakland	Tackles	STPlays
Ellis Skaggs	1	14
Alfred Stevens	1	13
Clarence Lutzen	1	10
C.J. Farrell	1	9
Courtney Berry	1	5

Participation

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Scottie Benton	---	---	32	24	2	58
Alex Stepanovich	24	32	---	---	---	56
Boomer Grigsby	---	---	30	22	3	55
Gerald Alexander	---	---	30	22	3	55
Trent Edwards	24	30	---	---	---	54
Winfred Gerhardt	---	---	29	21	2	52
Irving Givens	---	---	30	19	2	51
Justin Blaylock	18	31	---	---	2	51
Sammy Schlesinger	21	28	---	---	2	51
Kennedy Gaylord	20	30	---	---	---	50
D.J. Monroe	17	26	---	---	5	48
R.J. Cassidy	---	---	26	19	3	48
Uche Nwaneri	19	26	---	---	2	47
Warren Nieto	21	23	---	---	---	44
Phillip Wolfe	---	---	14	16	12	42
Lenny Piller	15	24	---	---	2	41
Bert Farmer	13	17	---	---	11	41
Norman Bradley	---	---	22	16	3	41
Horace McGregor	17	23	---	---	---	40
Bucky Sawczyn	---	---	25	14	1	40
Steve Smith	9	16	---	---	11	36
Andy Lyle	---	---	22	10	4	36
O.J. Checkovich	10	20	---	---	3	33
Cameron Worrell	---	---	20	10	2	32
Josh Talent	9	12	---	---	10	31
Corey Graham	---	---	14	8	6	28
Phil Graham	---	---	14	11	2	27
Caleb Campbell	---	---	8	14	5	27
Corey Middleton	---	---	14	11	1	26
Jay Moore	---	---	14	8	1	23
Carl Nicks	10	11	---	---	2	23
Sammie Hodges	5	14	---	---	2	21
Claude Wheeler	---	---	4	5	11	20
B.J. Alcott	2	6	---	---	9	17
Carnell Williams	1	4	---	---	12	17
Thomas DeCoud	---	---	4	2	11	17
Hugh Hopper	---	---	4	3	9	16
Timothy Hightower	6	9	---	---	---	15
Travis Gerak	---	---	8	5	---	13
Johnnie Thatcher	3	8	---	---	---	11
A.J. Hudson	---	---	6	2	2	10
Bryan Waller	---	---	4	2	1	7
Jason Campbell	0	6	---	---	---	6
Nate Kaeding	0	0	---	---	4	4
Charles Shackelford	0	0	---	---	2	2
Andre' Woodson	0	0	---	---	---	0

Oakland	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Frank Edgerton	---	---	24	36	---	60
Martin Cooper	---	---	24	34	2	60
Maurice Murphy	---	---	23	34	2	59
D'Qwell Jackson	---	---	24	34	1	59
Mickey Huntley	---	---	24	35	---	59
Carson Palmer	34	24	---	---	---	58
Jamaal Anderson	---	---	24	34	---	58
Oliver Porter	---	---	23	34	1	58
Seth Small	---	---	23	34	---	57
C.J. Farrell	27	20	---	---	9	56
Oscar Joppru	---	---	22	31	2	55
Samson Satele	32	22	---	---	1	55
Jamie Hill	30	20	---	---	2	52
Anquan Boldin	27	23	---	---	---	50
Eric Steinbach	28	20	---	---	2	50
Alfred Stevens	23	12	---	---	13	48
Tony Ugoh	28	20	---	---	---	48
Aaron McGrath	25	19	---	---	---	44
Terna Nande	---	---	18	22	---	40
Darrin Oliver	---	---	17	22	---	39
Clifton Fisk	19	19	---	---	1	39
Keyaron Fox	---	---	8	18	9	35
Ellis Skaggs	13	5	---	---	14	32
Courtney Berry	17	9	---	---	5	31
Harry Douglas	15	7	---	---	9	31
Kendall Morris	9	9	---	---	12	30
Owen Schmitt	14	12	---	---	4	30
Rickey Gaylor	---	---	6	14	8	28
Charles Spencer	12	9	---	---	4	25
Devin Vaughn	9	5	---	---	4	18
Clarence Lutzen	3	3	---	---	10	16
Issac Sowells	6	5	---	---	4	15
Willie Tanner	1	1	---	---	13	15
Dana Fox	---	---	0	1	11	12
Oliver Williams	0	0	---	---	7	7
Alex Castillo	---	---	1	3	2	6
Bryan Kehl	---	---	0	1	5	6
Edward Connell	---	---	2	3	---	5
Leon Alcott	---	---	0	2	3	5
Colin Zook	0	0	---	---	4	4
Kris Rivers	---	---	1	2	1	4
Emmanuel Rodriguez	2	0	---	---	---	2
Desmond Hout	---	---	0	2	---	2
Drew Brees	0	0	---	---	---	0
Will Stock	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	27	5.4
Middle	16	77	4.8
Right	3	38	12.7
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	36	3.6
Middle	16	64	4.0
Right	7	20	2.9
None	1	-2	-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Trent Edwards	29	24	4	0	1	0	2	2	2
Jason Campbell	6	4	0	0	0	1	0	0	0

Oakland	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Carson Palmer	24	21	0	0	0	2	1	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	2	-6	-1.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	11	75	5.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	13	180	12.0
Long (19+ Yds)	3	2	41	13.7

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	17	3.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	11	92	7.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	6	87	14.5
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Lenny Piller	7	6	1	66	1	24
WR D.J. Monroe	7	4	0	45	0	26
RB Horace McGregor	4	4	0	35	0	23
WR Steve Smith	4	4	0	73	2	16
WR Warren Nieto	3	3	0	18	0	23
TE O.J. Checkovich	3	1	0	10	0	20
FB Josh Talent	3	2	0	3	0	12
TE Bert Farmer	2	2	0	14	0	17
WR B.J. Alcott	1	1	0	20	1	6
RB Timothy Hightower	1	1	0	6	0	9

Oakland	Targt	Caugt	Yards	PPlay
WR Anquan Boldin	7	6	61	23
WR C.J. Farrell	5	4	32	20
FB Owen Schmitt	4	3	27	12
TE Courtney Berry	3	3	33	9
RB Clifton Fisk	2	2	12	19
WR Harry Douglas	2	2	28	7
WR Alfred Stevens	1	1	3	12

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Horace McGregor	1	-3	-3.00	4.94
Timothy Hightower	1	4	4.00	9.33

Oakland	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Clifton Fisk	3	0	0.00	2.63
Ellis Skaggs	3	15	5.00	4.50
Carson Palmer	1	-2	-2.00	-2.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jason Campbell	1	1	8	8.00	6.00
Trent Edwards	1	1	15	15.00	8.76

Oakland	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Carson Palmer	7	6	47	6.71	8.17

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Horace McGregor	1	1	15	15.00	8.75
TE Bert Farmer	1	1	8	8.00	7.00

Oakland	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Anquan Boldin	2	1	2	1.00	8.71
RB Clifton Fisk	2	2	12	6.00	6.00
WR C.J. Farrell	2	2	21	10.50	6.40
TE Courtney Berry	1	1	12	12.00	11.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Horace McGregor	1	1

Oakland	Rushes	Conversions
Emmanuel Rodriguez	2	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Trent Edwards	7	7	4
Jason Campbell	1	0	0

Oakland	Att	Comp	Conversions
Carson Palmer	9	8	7

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Lenny Piller	2	2	2
WR D.J. Monroe	2	1	1
FB Josh Talent	2	2	1
RB Horace McGregor	1	1	0
WR Steve Smith	1	1	0

Oakland	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR C.J. Farrell	4	3	2
WR Anquan Boldin	3	3	3
WR Harry Douglas	2	2	2

Section Attendance
Stadium 53,300 (62,500 capacity)
Upper Deck 15,700 (18,100)
End Zone 11,300 (13,100)
Mezzanine 6,500 (7,600)
Sideline Seats 9,700 (11,600)
Club Seats 7,200 (9,000)
Luxury Boxes 2,900 (3,100)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	53,300 (62,500 capacity)
Upper Deck	15,700 (18,100)
End Zone	11,300 (13,100)
Mezzanine	6,500 (7,600)
Sideline Seats	9,700 (11,600)
Club Seats	7,200 (9,000)
Luxury Boxes	2,900 (3,100)