Week 14, 2022

played in Buffalo, NY

23 degrees, fair, 9 mph wind

Minnesota Vikings73721-38
Buffalo Bills101776-40

Scoring Summary
1Q: 13:51 BUF - Colin Saenz 63 pass from Phillip Rotzell (Taylor Mehlhaff extra point)
1Q: 06:29 BUF - Taylor Mehlhaff 18 field goal
1Q: 01:05 MIN - Emmitt Palmer 36 pass from Matt Ryan (Ron Kariger extra point)
2Q: 13:54 BUF - Kendall Carswell 69 pass from Phillip Rotzell (Taylor Mehlhaff extra point)
2Q: 03:29 BUF - Taylor Mehlhaff 21 field goal
2Q: 01:39 BUF - Gabe Blasingame 17 pass from Phillip Rotzell (Taylor Mehlhaff extra point)
2Q: 00:05 MIN - Ron Kariger 48 field goal
3Q: 07:54 MIN - Nicky Winters 2 run (Ron Kariger extra point)
3Q: 02:07 BUF - Kendall Carswell 9 pass from Phillip Rotzell (Taylor Mehlhaff extra point)
4Q: 14:49 MIN - Gino Moser 5 pass from Matt Ryan (Ron Kariger extra point)
4Q: 08:37 BUF - Taylor Mehlhaff 18 field goal
4Q: 03:25 MIN - Matt Ryan 1 run (Ron Kariger extra point)
4Q: 01:40 BUF - Taylor Mehlhaff 18 field goal
4Q: 01:11 MIN - Louis Murphy 70 pass from Matt Ryan (Ron Kariger extra point)

Team StatisticsMINBUF
Record9-48-5
First Downs2618
- by Rushing83
- by Passing1815
- by Penalty00
Total Net Yards483545
- Offensive Plays6462
- Yards per Play7.558.79
Net Rushing Yards11691
- Rushing Attempts2424
- Yards per Rush4.833.79
Net Passing Yards367454
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt36 - 27 - 036 - 23 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards393468
- Sacks/Yards Lost4/262/14
- Yards per Pass Play9.1811.95
Fumbles/Lost1/10/0
3rd Down Conversions5/108/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down9.07.0
4th Down Conversions0/00/0
Penalties/Yards6/412/20
Punt Returns/Yards3/293/20
Kick Returns/Yards6/1484/87
Interception Ret./Yards0/00/0
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits36
- Red Zone TDs/FGs3/02/4
Avg. Drive StartOWN 29OWN 32
Time of Possession30:1929:41

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
113:352:04OWN 20418Punt
16:231:39OWN 2635Punt
12:562:08OWN 30570Touchdown
213:381:32OWN 163-7Punt
210:243:30OWN 36832Missed FG
23:241:11OWN 3534Fumble
21:331:33OWN 37532Field Goal
315:007:12OWN 201280Touchdown
32:012:22OWN 32568Touchdown
413:451:27OWN 423-4Punt
48:315:17OWN 201180Touchdown
41:340:43OWN 35265Touchdown
Buffalo Bills
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:001:25OWN 20380Touchdown
111:315:08OWN 18881Field Goal
14:441:48OWN 2239Punt
10:482:10OWN 18482Touchdown
212:061:42OWN 2932Punt
26:543:30OWN 39957Field Goal
22:130:40OPP 33533Touchdown
37:485:47OWN 33967Touchdown
414:390:54OWN 1930Punt
412:183:47OWN 33866Field Goal
43:141:40OWN 36563Field Goal
40:510:51OPP 452-4Game

Game MVP: Phillip Rotzell, Buffalo Bills

Rushing Statistics

MinnesotaAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Nicky Winters18814.501611
Gerald Clark4287.001610
Matt Ryan273.50601
BuffaloAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Gabe Blasingame11312.821310
Kenneth Hopper9596.563220
Marshall Quaccia252.50400
Phillip Rotzell2-4-2.00-200

Passing Statistics

MinnesotaAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Matt Ryan36273934/263700137.8
BuffaloAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Phillip Rotzell36234682/144690144.4

Receiving Statistics

MinnesotaCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Emmitt Palmer111513912.6436361
WR Louis Murphy7718326.1461701
RB Nicky Winters36124.003110
WR Gino Moser343612.0011211
TE Aaron Hernandez34237.67090
BuffaloCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
TE Kendall Carswell5812124.2089692
WR Colin Saenz4413834.5064631
WR Irv Buckner4611127.7554590
FB Marshall Quaccia34289.3310140
WR Earnest Schepis344314.334240
WR Levon Givens23115.50080
RB Gabe Blasingame26168.0013171
RB Kenneth Hopper0100.00000

Interception Statistics

MinnesotaIntsYardsAvgTD
BuffaloIntsYardsAvgTD

Fumble Statistics

MinnesotaFumbRecovForceTD
Matt Ryan1000
BuffaloFumbRecovForceTD
Chris Long0100
Carlton OBrien0010

Punting Statistics

MinnesotaPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Kevin Huber419448.543.5543
BuffaloPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Thomas Morstead314046.737.0490

Kicking Statistics

MinnesotaFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Ron Kariger1/21/20/0485/5
BuffaloFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Taylor Mehlhaff4/40/00/0214/4

Punt Return Statistics

MinnesotaRetYardsAvgTD
Allen Weber3299.70
BuffaloRetYardsAvgTD
Jamie Allen3206.70

Kick Return Statistics

MinnesotaRetYardsAvgTD
Wayne Calixto512024.00
Chad Neasman12828.00
BuffaloRetYardsAvgTD
Levon Givens24522.50
Earnest Schepis24221.00

Defensive Statistics

MinnesotaTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
S Allen Weber930.02435
ILB Phil Gaylor510.02233
CB Desmond Hout430.01630
OLB Harvey Emmons311.52335
S R.J. Dodge300.01929
DE DeMario Pressley300.01010
S Harry Anaya300.0824
DE Shannon Darrow220.51428
OLB Fernando Sanford210.02024
ILB Lester Jacobs200.078
ILB Andre Poston200.058
DE Shawn Carpenter100.0720
DE Kelly Rose100.01718
WR Louis Murphy10---------
DE Ron Brace100.01014
CB Sean Smith100.0110
CB T.J. Ward100.02025
CB Chad Neasman020.01620
DT Scottie Benton010.01527
BuffaloTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
CB Ethan Gaytan720.02133
ILB James Laurinaitis630.02238
S Jamie Allen600.02035
DT Everett Kinsella511.02131
DE Carlton OBrien402.02336
ILB Sean Lee421.02337
DT Teddy Richard410.01623
CB Fernando Mathews320.02232
CB Benjamin King220.01723
S Ted McGregor210.044
CB Jerome Murphy200.0923
S Roosevelt Webster110.01729
CB Curtis Ackerman110.024
S Toby Swanger100.026
S Harvey Keith100.0711
OLB Cameron Sheffield100.008

Pass Rush Statistics

MinnesotaSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
OLB Harvey Emmons1.501235
DE Shannon Darrow0.510028
S R.J. Dodge0.001029
OLB Louie Shaw0.00103
BuffaloSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Carlton OBrien2.001136
DT Everett Kinsella1.000031
ILB Sean Lee1.000037
DE Mark Fredrickson0.00109
DE Doug Worthington0.001027

Pass Defense Statistics

MinnesotaCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
S R.J. Dodge41029
CB Desmond Hout40030
ILB Phil Gaylor40033
S Harry Anaya30024
S Allen Weber21035
CB Chad Neasman11020
OLB Fernando Sanford11024
ILB Lester Jacobs1008
CB Sean Smith10010
OLB Harvey Emmons10035
CB T.J. Ward10025
BuffaloCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Ethan Gaytan50033
S Jamie Allen40035
CB Fernando Mathews30032
ILB Sean Lee30037
ILB James Laurinaitis21038
DE Carlton OBrien20036
S Ted McGregor2004
S Roosevelt Webster12029
CB Benjamin King10023
S Toby Swanger1006
DT Teddy Richard10023
CB Curtis Ackerman1004
OLB Cameron Sheffield1008

Blocking Statistics

MinnesotaKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Renaldo Becker39123039
Aaron Hernandez33016030
Casey Heath13119036
B.J. LaRiche12017130
Burt Cavoretto1208011
Sam Young1107013
Roger George02022331
BuffaloKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Louis Vasquez23022038
Jorge Lynn15021032
Kendall Carswell12021037
J.C. Iafrate11018031
Jimmy Concepcion040506
Neil Clark02024136
Michael Oher02019035
Marshall Quaccia02019020
Korey Blades010607
Dwight Watson000513

Special Teams Tackles

MinnesotaTacklesSTPlays
Cary Torres412
T.J. Ward212
Rufus Rasmussen115
BuffaloTacklesSTPlays
Earnest Schepis219
Sean Lee215
Harvey Keith213
Marshall Quaccia126
Shawn Nelson122
Toby Swanger113

Participation

MinnesotaRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Allen Weber------2435665
Matt Ryan2440---------64
Emmitt Palmer2440---------64
Renaldo Becker2339---------62
Harvey Emmons------2335462
Phil Gaylor------2233560
Roger George2231------659
Aaron Hernandez1630------1157
T.J. Ward------20251257
Kennedy Gaylord1936---------55
Casey Heath1936---------55
B.J. LaRiche1730------653
Leon Beltramini1318------2152
Harry Anaya------8242052
R.J. Dodge------1929250
Nicky Winters2030---------50
Fernando Sanford------2024549
Chad Neasman------16201248
Desmond Hout------1630248
Shannon Darrow------1428446
Scottie Benton------1527446
Louis Murphy1430---------44
Gino Moser1220------941
A.J. Murray1017------1340
Gerald Clark410------2438
Kelly Rose------1718237
Shawn Carpenter------720633
Ron Brace------1014327
Sam Young713------626
Burt Cavoretto811------625
Courtney Kazadi42------1824
Wayne Calixto33------1723
Andre Poston------581023
Tracy Sherry------161522
Rufus Rasmussen------421521
DeMario Pressley------1010121
Lester Jacobs------78419
Levon McIntyre54------615
Andre Fields------49215
Sean Smith------110213
Cary Torres------001212
Ron Kariger00------88
Louie Shaw------1337
Kevin Huber00------44
Aaron Rodgers00------22
Joe Webb00---------0
BuffaloRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Sean Lee------23371575
Carlton OBrien------2336665
Marshall Quaccia1920------2665
James Laurinaitis------2238464
Jamie Allen------2035863
Phillip Rotzell2438---------62
Kendall Carswell2137------462
Neil Clark2436------161
Louis Vasquez2238---------60
Fernando Mathews------2232660
Ethan Gaytan------2133559
Earnest Schepis1426------1959
J.C. Iafrate1831------655
Everett Kinsella------2131254
Michael Oher1935---------54
Benjamin King------17231454
Jorge Lynn2132---------53
Roosevelt Webster------1729450
Kenneth Hopper1013------2245
Chris Long------1825---43
Doug Worthington------1327242
Teddy Richard------1623241
Colin Saenz1322------540
Irv Buckner1426---------40
Gabe Blasingame1327---------40
Levon Givens1216------634
Jerome Murphy------923234
Harvey Keith------7111331
Shawn Nelson41------2227
Toby Swanger------261321
Harvey Horn02------1921
Korey Blades67------720
Jimmy Concepcion56------718
Dwayne Abeykoon------211417
Dwight Watson53------715
Taylor Mehlhaff00------1313
Bryan Covington------13913
Cameron Sheffield------08412
Mark Fredrickson------29---11
Ted McGregor------44311
Graham Casher02------79
Curtis Ackerman------2417
Donald Rudoff------2237
Rhett Bomar00------44
Thomas Morstead00------33
Will Stock00---------0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left7385.4
Middle14614.4
Right3175.7
None000.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left1-2-2.0
Middle14463.3
Right7517.3
None2-4-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

MinnesotaAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Matt Ryan36277123310
BuffaloAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Phillip Rotzell36238324320

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen31-1-0.3
Short (0-8 Yds)20151075.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)8712315.4
Long (19+ Yds)5416432.8
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen4261.5
Short (0-8 Yds)20111839.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)65589.7
Long (19+ Yds)6522136.8

Detailed Receiving Statistics

MinnesotaTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Emmitt Palmer15111139240
WR Louis Murphy770183430
RB Nicky Winters63012030
WR Gino Moser43036120
TE Aaron Hernandez43123030
BuffaloTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
TE Kendall Carswell851121237
WR Irv Buckner640111226
RB Gabe Blasingame62016027
WR Colin Saenz440138322
FB Marshall Quaccia43028020
WR Earnest Schepis43043126
WR Levon Givens32011016
RB Kenneth Hopper1010013

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

MinnesotaAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Nicky Winters284.004.50
Matt Ryan111.003.50
BuffaloAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Gabe Blasingame410.252.82
Marshall Quaccia252.502.50
Kenneth Hopper144.006.56

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

MinnesotaAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Matt Ryan43184.5010.92
BuffaloAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Phillip Rotzell126514.2513.00

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

MinnesotaTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Emmitt Palmer32134.339.27
WR Gino Moser1155.009.00
BuffaloTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Irv Buckner31103.3318.50
FB Marshall Quaccia2173.507.00
RB Gabe Blasingame21178.502.67
TE Kendall Carswell2194.5015.13
WR Levon Givens1188.003.67
WR Colin Saenz1100.0034.50
RB Kenneth Hopper1000.000.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

MinnesotaRushesConversions
Matt Ryan10
Nicky Winters11
Gerald Clark11
BuffaloRushesConversions
Kenneth Hopper11
Marshall Quaccia10

Third Down Passing Statistics

MinnesotaAttCompConversions
Matt Ryan653
BuffaloAttCompConversions
Phillip Rotzell1397

Third Down Receiving Statistics

MinnesotaTargCatchConversions
WR Emmitt Palmer221
WR Gino Moser211
RB Nicky Winters110
WR Louis Murphy111
BuffaloTargCatchConversions
WR Irv Buckner421
TE Kendall Carswell333
WR Levon Givens211
WR Earnest Schepis210
WR Colin Saenz111
RB Gabe Blasingame111

SectionAttendance
Stadium33,800 (75,300 capacity)
Upper Deck9,200 (23,100)
End Zone7,300 (16,700)
Mezzanine4,400 (9,600)
Sideline Seats7,500 (14,800)
Club Seats4,300 (8,900)
Luxury Boxes1,100 (2,200)