Week 7, 2021

played in Minnesota, MN

68 degrees, fair, calm

St. Louis Rams	0	3	0	3	-	6
Minnesota Vikings	7	17	7	3	-	34

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:21 MIN - Emmitt Palmer 12 pass from Matt Ryan (Ron Kariger extra point)
2Q: 14:08 MIN - Ron Kariger 19 field goal
2Q: 07:00 MIN - Nicky Winters 1 run (Ron Kariger extra point)
2Q: 02:58 MIN - Ike Dodge 13 pass from Matt Ryan (Ron Kariger extra point)
2Q: 00:19 STL - Teddy Monroe 28 field goal
3Q: 02:51 MIN - Nicky Winters 12 pass from Matt Ryan (Ron Kariger extra point)
4Q: 14:24 STL - Teddy Monroe 41 field goal
4Q: 09:43 MIN - Ron Kariger 39 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:21 MIN - Emmitt Palmer 12 pass from Matt Ryan (Ron Kariger extra point)
2Q: 14:08 MIN - Ron Kariger 19 field goal
2Q: 07:00 MIN - Nicky Winters 1 run (Ron Kariger extra point)
2Q: 02:58 MIN - Ike Dodge 13 pass from Matt Ryan (Ron Kariger extra point)
2Q: 00:19 STL - Teddy Monroe 28 field goal
3Q: 02:51 MIN - Nicky Winters 12 pass from Matt Ryan (Ron Kariger extra point)
4Q: 14:24 STL - Teddy Monroe 41 field goal
4Q: 09:43 MIN - Ron Kariger 39 field goal

Team Statistics STL MIN
Record 3-4 4-2
First Downs 11 26
- by Rushing 3 13
- by Passing 6 13
- by Penalty 2 0
Total Net Yards 205 473
- Offensive Plays 57 67
- Yards per Play 3.60 7.06
Net Rushing Yards 93 239
- Rushing Attempts 16 38
- Yards per Rush 5.81 6.29
Net Passing Yards 112 234
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 36 - 15 - 1 29 - 20 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 144 234
- Sacks/Yards Lost 5/32 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 2.73 8.07
Fumbles/Lost 2/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 3/15 5/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.3 5.8
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 3/10 8/78
Punt Returns/Yards 3/30 5/50
Kick Returns/Yards 4/79 3/88
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/5
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/2 4/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 22 OWN 29
Time of Possession 24:26 35:34

Team Statistics	STL	MIN
Record	3-4	4-2
First Downs	11	26
- by Rushing	3	13
- by Passing	6	13
- by Penalty	2	0
Total Net Yards	205	473
- Offensive Plays	57	67
- Yards per Play	3.60	7.06
Net Rushing Yards	93	239
- Rushing Attempts	16	38
- Yards per Rush	5.81	6.29
Net Passing Yards	112	234
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	36 - 15 - 1	29 - 20 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	144	234
- Sacks/Yards Lost	5/32	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	2.73	8.07
Fumbles/Lost	2/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	3/15	5/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.3	5.8
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	3/10	8/78
Punt Returns/Yards	3/30	5/50
Kick Returns/Yards	4/79	3/88
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/5
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/2	4/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 22	OWN 29
Time of Possession	24:26	35:34

Drive Charts

St. Louis Rams
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:38	3:14	OWN 27	6	6	Punt
1	6:14	1:32	OWN 20	3	2	Punt
2	14:00	3:21	OWN 24	7	35	Punt
2	9:41	0:10	OWN 45	1	0	Interception
2	6:52	1:15	OWN 25	3	-7	Punt
2	2:49	2:38	OWN 20	10	69	Field Goal
3	15:00	2:54	OWN 31	5	17	Punt
3	8:13	1:05	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
3	2:40	3:21	OWN 23	8	53	Field Goal
4	9:37	2:43	OWN 20	6	18	Punt
4	5:10	1:24	OWN 5	3	9	Punt
4	1:53	1:53	OWN 8	3	5	Punt

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:22	OWN 31	5	16	Punt
1	9:24	3:10	OWN 20	7	80	Touchdown
1	4:42	5:42	OWN 26	11	72	Field Goal
2	10:39	0:58	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
2	9:31	2:39	OWN 35	5	65	Touchdown
2	5:37	2:48	OWN 43	7	57	Touchdown
2	0:11	0:11	OWN 21	0	-10	Half
3	12:06	3:53	OWN 14	7	31	Punt
3	7:08	4:28	OWN 23	8	77	Touchdown
4	14:19	4:42	OWN 43	8	35	Field Goal
4	6:54	1:44	OWN 37	3	9	Punt
4	3:46	1:53	OWN 46	3	8	Punt

Game MVP: Matt Ryan, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Karl Chapman	12	80	6.67	35	2
Lincoln Murphy	3	3	1.00	4	0
Roosevelt Murphy	1	10	10.00	10	1

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Nicky Winters	24	153	6.38	18	7	1
Gerald Clark	9	42	4.67	12	2	0
Matt Ryan	2	13	6.50	8	0	0
A.J. Murray	2	12	6.00	8	0	0
Emmitt Palmer	1	19	19.00	19	1	0

Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Roosevelt Murphy	29	12	133	3/20	0	22	1	41.3
Bart Grant	7	3	11	2/12	0	5	0	50.3

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Matt Ryan	29	20	234	0/0	3	40	0	127.6

Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
RB Karl Chapman	5	6	54	10.80	23	20
WR Kim Tate	3	5	42	14.00	6	22
WR Bennie Nori	2	6	9	4.50	0	8
RB Lincoln Murphy	2	2	13	6.50	0	7
WR James Hardy	2	6	21	10.50	9	12
WR Courtney Kazadi	1	8	5	5.00	0	5
TE Dan Terrell	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
TE Travis Beckum	0	2	0	0.00	0	0

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Eddie Royal	7	9	59	8.43	3	12	0
WR Emmitt Palmer	7	10	71	10.14	12	21	1
RB Nicky Winters	2	3	24	12.00	13	12	1
TE Ike Dodge	2	2	53	26.50	27	40	1
WR Adrian Brizzolara	1	2	27	27.00	26	27	0
FB A.J. Murray	1	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Leon Beltramini	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Gerald Clark	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

St. Louis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Chad Neasman	1	5	5.00	0

Fumble Statistics

St. Louis	Fumb	Recov	Force
Kim Tate	1	1	0
Scott Foster	1	0	0
Ernie Halkin	0	1	0
Lester Sargent	0	0	1

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force
Nicky Winters	1	0	0
Deron Roberson	0	1	0
Chad Neasman	0	0	1
Leon Beltramini	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

St. Louis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Frank Cole	9	416	46.2	36.2	67	1

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Kevin Huber	5	210	42.0	36.0	49	4

Kicking Statistics

St. Louis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Teddy Monroe	2/2	1/1	0/0	41	0/0

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ron Kariger	2/2	0/0	0/0	39	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Scott Foster	3	30	10.0	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Allen Weber	3	34	11.3	0
Harry Anaya	2	16	8.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Scott Foster	4	79	19.8	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Chad Neasman	2	62	31.0	0
Wayne Calixto	1	26	26.0	0

Defensive Statistics

St. Louis	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Herb McCurdy	8	2	0.0	31	27
OLB Gary Foreman	6	1	0.0	20	12
CB Kim Kraft	5	1	0.0	29	22
DT Robert Henderson	4	2	0.0	16	18
OLB Brian Cushing	4	2	0.0	23	20
OLB Lester Sargent	4	2	0.0	27	19
DE Ernie Halkin	3	3	0.0	27	21
ILB Hardy Falk	3	2	0.0	11	10
S Bryant Turnbull	3	1	0.0	29	27
DE Walt Tyler	3	1	0.0	26	13
OLB Victor Wallace	3	1	0.0	8	9
CB Scott Foster	2	4	0.0	27	26
DE Robert Ayers	2	1	0.0	24	20
S Harvey Stevenson	2	0	0.0	19	15
CB Morris Sawyer	1	1	0.0	32	16
DE Andy Parrish	1	0	0.0	29	17
RB Howard Nyboer	1	0	---	---	---
DT Charlie Kolker	0	2	0.0	30	22

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Allen Weber	8	3	0.0	16	39
CB Chad Neasman	4	3	0.0	11	29
S R.J. Dodge	3	0	0.5	11	30
DE Terry Fitzgerald	3	0	0.5	5	15
CB R.J. Cassidy	3	0	0.0	11	32
DE Tim Crowder	2	1	2.0	8	31
OLB Fernando Sanford	2	0	1.0	9	25
OLB Harvey Emmons	2	2	0.5	15	40
ILB Lester Jacobs	2	1	0.0	5	15
CB Desmond Hout	2	0	0.0	5	12
S Tracy Sherry	2	0	0.0	4	4
DT Scottie Benton	1	3	0.5	15	34
ILB Phil Gaylor	1	1	0.0	16	41
S Caleb Campbell	1	0	0.0	10	23

Pass Rush Statistics

St. Louis	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
S Harvey Stevenson	1	0	0	15
DE Ernie Halkin	0	1	1	21
DT Robert Henderson	0	1	0	18
DT Charlie Kolker	0	1	0	22
S Herb McCurdy	0	1	0	27
DE Andy Parrish	0	0	2	17

Minnesota	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Tim Crowder	2.0	0	0	31
OLB Fernando Sanford	1.0	0	0	25
OLB Harvey Emmons	0.5	4	3	40
DE Terry Fitzgerald	0.5	2	0	15
S R.J. Dodge	0.5	0	0	30
DT Scottie Benton	0.5	0	0	34
DE Shawn Carpenter	0.0	2	0	26

Pass Defense Statistics

St. Louis	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Scott Foster	3	1	26
OLB Brian Cushing	3	0	20
CB Kim Kraft	3	0	22
S Bryant Turnbull	2	0	27
OLB Gary Foreman	2	0	12
OLB Victor Wallace	2	0	9
S Herb McCurdy	1	1	27
ILB Hardy Falk	1	0	10
DE Robert Ayers	1	0	20
DE Andy Parrish	1	0	17
OLB Lester Sargent	1	0	19

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Allen Weber	3	2	0	39
CB Chad Neasman	3	0	1	29
CB R.J. Cassidy	2	0	0	32
S Tracy Sherry	2	0	0	4
ILB Lester Jacobs	1	1	0	15
CB Desmond Hout	1	1	0	12
S R.J. Dodge	1	0	0	30
S Caleb Campbell	1	0	0	23
DE Terry Fitzgerald	1	0	0	15
ILB Phil Gaylor	0	1	0	41

Blocking Statistics

St. Louis	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Sebastian Vollmer	1	3	6	1	20
Geoff Burks	1	3	10	0	26
Dennis Hannam	1	1	10	2	15
Nick Knauls	0	4	10	0	21
Ty Poston	0	2	6	0	15
B.J. LaRiche	0	1	6	0	26
Garrett Reynolds	0	1	9	0	29
Craig Young	0	0	11	2	27

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Casey Heath	4	9	3	34	23
Roger George	3	6	0	26	19
Renaldo Becker	3	5	0	38	29
Stanley Olmstead	3	4	0	32	21
Uche Nwaneri	2	5	0	23	22
Deron Roberson	2	2	0	16	7
Leon Beltramini	1	1	0	24	17
O.J. Riley	0	2	0	14	15
Levon McIntyre	0	1	0	7	9
A.J. Murray	0	1	0	23	16

Special Teams Tackles

St. Louis	Tackles	STPlays
Bryant Turnbull	4	32
Deron Wolfe	3	19
Geoff Burks	1	9

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Andrew Linquist	3	15
Tracy Sherry	3	12
Leon Beltramini	1	14

Participation

St. Louis	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Bryant Turnbull	---	---	29	27	32	88
Herb McCurdy	---	---	31	27	10	68
Scott Foster	---	---	27	26	13	66
Kim Kraft	---	---	29	22	12	63
Ernie Halkin	---	---	27	21	8	56
Morris Sawyer	---	---	32	16	8	56
Charlie Kolker	---	---	30	22	3	55
Courtney Kazadi	11	29	---	---	12	52
Howard Nyboer	6	22	---	---	24	52
Dan Terrell	9	23	---	---	19	51
Travis Beckum	13	22	---	---	16	51
Andy Parrish	---	---	29	17	2	48
Karl Chapman	13	25	---	---	9	47
Lester Sargent	---	---	27	19	1	47
Geoff Burks	10	26	---	---	9	45
Robert Ayers	---	---	24	20	1	45
Brian Cushing	---	---	23	20	2	45
Kim Tate	9	20	---	---	15	44
Nick Knauls	10	21	---	---	11	42
Gary Foreman	---	---	20	12	10	42
Walt Tyler	---	---	26	13	3	42
Roosevelt Murphy	9	32	---	---	---	41
Craig Young	11	27	---	---	---	38
Garrett Reynolds	9	29	---	---	---	38
Dennis Hannam	10	15	---	---	11	36
Robert Henderson	---	---	16	18	1	35
Harvey Stevenson	---	---	19	15	---	34
Deron Wolfe	---	---	10	5	19	34
B.J. LaRiche	6	26	---	---	---	32
Hardy Falk	---	---	11	10	11	32
Ty Poston	6	15	---	---	11	32
Alvin Jarvis	7	12	---	---	11	30
Bennie Nori	6	23	---	---	---	29
James Hardy	8	20	---	---	---	28
Sebastian Vollmer	6	20	---	---	---	26
Lincoln Murphy	3	18	---	---	---	21
Shane Underwood	5	14	---	---	2	21
Bart Grant	7	9	---	---	2	18
Victor Wallace	---	---	8	9	1	18
Mark Samuels	2	3	---	---	5	10
Frank Cole	0	0	---	---	9	9
Teddy Monroe	0	0	---	---	5	5
Truck Walsh	0	0	---	---	---	0
Henry Nowlin	0	0	---	---	---	0
Jack Battle	0	0	---	---	---	0

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Ike Dodge	36	18	---	---	15	69
Renaldo Becker	38	29	---	---	2	69
Matt Ryan	38	29	---	---	---	67
Emmitt Palmer	38	29	---	---	---	67
Eddie Royal	24	23	---	---	19	66
Allen Weber	---	---	16	39	9	64
Harry Anaya	---	---	11	30	22	63
A.J. Murray	23	16	---	---	21	60
Casey Heath	34	23	---	---	2	59
Phil Gaylor	---	---	16	41	2	59
Harvey Emmons	---	---	15	40	2	57
Leon Beltramini	24	17	---	---	14	55
Scottie Benton	---	---	15	34	4	53
Stanley Olmstead	32	21	---	---	---	53
Uche Nwaneri	23	22	---	---	7	52
Roger George	26	19	---	---	7	52
Nicky Winters	27	20	---	---	---	47
R.J. Cassidy	---	---	11	32	3	46
Caleb Campbell	---	---	10	23	12	45
Tim Crowder	---	---	8	31	5	44
Chad Neasman	---	---	11	29	4	44
R.J. Dodge	---	---	11	30	2	43
Shawn Carpenter	---	---	11	26	4	41
Fernando Sanford	---	---	9	25	6	40
Gerald Clark	10	9	---	---	14	33
O.J. Riley	14	15	---	---	3	32
Terry Fitzgerald	---	---	5	15	11	31
Deron Roberson	16	7	---	---	7	30
Lester Jacobs	---	---	5	15	8	28
Levon McIntyre	7	9	---	---	7	23
Cody Brown	---	---	1	3	16	20
Tracy Sherry	---	---	4	4	12	20
Andrew Linquist	---	---	1	3	15	19
Desmond Hout	---	---	5	12	2	19
DeMario Pressley	---	---	8	10	---	18
Louis Murphy	3	9	---	---	3	15
Andre Poston	---	---	2	2	10	14
Wayne Calixto	1	0	---	---	12	13
Adrian Brizzolara	4	4	---	---	3	11
Ron Kariger	0	0	---	---	9	9
Ron Brace	---	---	1	7	---	8
Kevin Huber	0	0	---	---	5	5
Louie Shaw	---	---	0	0	5	5
Aaron Rodgers	0	0	---	---	2	2
Howard Harrison	0	0	---	---	2	2
Unknown	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	48	12.0
Middle	8	34	4.3
Right	4	11	2.8
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	54	9.0
Middle	27	126	4.7
Right	5	59	11.8
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Roosevelt Murphy	29	12	2	1	3	4	8	3	1
Bart Grant	7	3	0	1	2	1	0	0	0

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Matt Ryan	29	20	3	1	1	2	4	3	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	5	37	7.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	8	6	42	5.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	18	3	43	2.4
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	22	4.4

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	13	4.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	12	131	8.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	5	90	10.0
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Courtney Kazadi	8	1	1	5	0	29
WR Bennie Nori	6	2	1	9	0	23
WR James Hardy	6	2	2	21	0	20
RB Karl Chapman	6	5	0	54	1	25
WR Kim Tate	5	3	1	42	1	20
RB Lincoln Murphy	2	2	0	13	0	18
TE Travis Beckum	2	0	0	0	0	22
TE Dan Terrell	1	0	0	0	0	23

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Emmitt Palmer	10	7	0	71	1	29
WR Eddie Royal	9	7	0	59	0	23
RB Nicky Winters	3	2	0	24	0	20
WR Adrian Brizzolara	2	1	0	27	1	4
TE Ike Dodge	2	2	0	53	1	18
TE Leon Beltramini	1	0	0	0	0	17
RB Gerald Clark	1	0	1	0	0	9
FB A.J. Murray	1	1	0	0	0	16

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Karl Chapman	1	1	1.00	6.67

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Nicky Winters	3	3	1.00	6.38
Gerald Clark	1	10	10.00	4.67

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Roosevelt Murphy	3	0	0	0.00	4.59
Bart Grant	1	0	0	0.00	1.57

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Matt Ryan	8	6	59	7.38	8.07

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Target	Overall Avg
WR Kim Tate	1	8.40
TE Dan Terrell	1	0.00
WR Courtney Kazadi	1	0.63
TE Travis Beckum	1	0.00

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Emmitt Palmer	4	3	27	6.75	7.10
RB Nicky Winters	2	1	12	6.00	8.00
WR Eddie Royal	1	1	7	7.00	6.56
TE Ike Dodge	1	1	13	13.00	26.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

St. Louis	Rushes	Conversions
Karl Chapman	2	1
Lincoln Murphy	1	0

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Nicky Winters	3	1
Gerald Clark	1	1
A.J. Murray	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Roosevelt Murphy	8	3	2
Bart Grant	2	1	0

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Matt Ryan	7	3	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Bennie Nori	3	1	0
WR Courtney Kazadi	2	0	0
RB Karl Chapman	2	2	1
WR Kim Tate	1	0	0
RB Lincoln Murphy	1	1	1
WR James Hardy	1	0	0

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Eddie Royal	2	1	1
RB Nicky Winters	2	1	1
WR Adrian Brizzolara	1	0	0
TE Ike Dodge	1	1	1
WR Emmitt Palmer	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 79,000 (86,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 27,900 (29,400)
End Zone 19,500 (21,300)
Mezzanine 11,300 (12,300)
Sideline Seats 17,200 (18,800)
Club Seats 400 (500)
Luxury Boxes 2,700 (3,700)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	79,000 (86,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	27,900 (29,400)
End Zone	19,500 (21,300)
Mezzanine	11,300 (12,300)
Sideline Seats	17,200 (18,800)
Club Seats	400 (500)
Luxury Boxes	2,700 (3,700)