Conference Semifinals, 2023

played in Philadelphia, PA

44 degrees, fair, 6 mph wind

Minnesota Vikings	7	17	0	3	-	27
Philadelphia Eagles	7	3	3	7	-	20

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:32 MIN - Jumbo Kudlacz 44 pass from Matt Ryan (Ron Kariger extra point)
1Q: 01:55 PHI - Martellus Bennett 15 pass from Broderick Hanks (Mason Crosby extra point)
2Q: 13:15 MIN - Ron Kariger 48 field goal
2Q: 09:01 PHI - Mason Crosby 18 field goal
2Q: 04:08 MIN - Emmitt Palmer 25 pass from Matt Ryan (Ron Kariger extra point)
2Q: 00:47 MIN - Nicky Winters 2 run (Ron Kariger extra point)
3Q: 07:12 PHI - Mason Crosby 25 field goal
4Q: 10:27 PHI - Todd McQuistan 5 pass from Broderick Hanks (Mason Crosby extra point)
4Q: 00:47 MIN - Ron Kariger 32 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:32 MIN - Jumbo Kudlacz 44 pass from Matt Ryan (Ron Kariger extra point)
1Q: 01:55 PHI - Martellus Bennett 15 pass from Broderick Hanks (Mason Crosby extra point)
2Q: 13:15 MIN - Ron Kariger 48 field goal
2Q: 09:01 PHI - Mason Crosby 18 field goal
2Q: 04:08 MIN - Emmitt Palmer 25 pass from Matt Ryan (Ron Kariger extra point)
2Q: 00:47 MIN - Nicky Winters 2 run (Ron Kariger extra point)
3Q: 07:12 PHI - Mason Crosby 25 field goal
4Q: 10:27 PHI - Todd McQuistan 5 pass from Broderick Hanks (Mason Crosby extra point)
4Q: 00:47 MIN - Ron Kariger 32 field goal

Team Statistics MIN PHI
Record 15-3 12-5
First Downs 19 22
- by Rushing 7 7
- by Passing 12 12
- by Penalty 0 3
Total Net Yards 318 318
- Offensive Plays 57 69
- Yards per Play 5.58 4.61
Net Rushing Yards 129 137
- Rushing Attempts 27 34
- Yards per Rush 4.78 4.03
Net Passing Yards 189 181
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 28 - 16 - 0 34 - 20 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 200 187
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/11 1/6
- Yards per Pass Play 6.30 5.17
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 6/12 6/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.0 5.0
4th Down Conversions 0/0 2/2
Penalties/Yards 5/50 2/6
Punt Returns/Yards 1/1 2/20
Kick Returns/Yards 4/96 2/37
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 2/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 33 OWN 25
Time of Possession 25:34 34:26

Team Statistics	MIN	PHI
Record	15-3	12-5
First Downs	19	22
- by Rushing	7	7
- by Passing	12	12
- by Penalty	0	3
Total Net Yards	318	318
- Offensive Plays	57	69
- Yards per Play	5.58	4.61
Net Rushing Yards	129	137
- Rushing Attempts	27	34
- Yards per Rush	4.78	4.03
Net Passing Yards	189	181
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	28 - 16 - 0	34 - 20 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	200	187
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/11	1/6
- Yards per Pass Play	6.30	5.17
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	6/12	6/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.0	5.0
4th Down Conversions	0/0	2/2
Penalties/Yards	5/50	2/6
Punt Returns/Yards	1/1	2/20
Kick Returns/Yards	4/96	2/37
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	2/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 33	OWN 25
Time of Possession	25:34	34:26

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:46	OWN 20	5	10	Punt
1	11:40	1:00	OWN 31	3	-5	Punt
1	8:47	4:31	OWN 3	10	97	Touchdown
1	1:44	3:36	OWN 43	6	26	Field Goal
2	8:54	5:03	OWN 25	8	75	Touchdown
2	1:33	0:53	OPP 30	5	30	Touchdown
3	7:07	3:30	OWN 36	6	26	Punt
4	10:21	1:43	OWN 37	3	2	Punt
4	5:32	4:51	OWN 37	11	48	Field Goal

Philadelphia Eagles
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:14	1:34	OWN 19	3	1	Punt
1	10:40	1:53	OWN 29	3	9	Punt
1	4:16	1:47	OWN 20	3	-8	Punt
1	2:29	0:45	OPP 21	2	21	Touchdown
2	13:08	4:14	OWN 20	8	79	Field Goal
2	3:51	2:18	OWN 20	8	39	Missed FG
2	0:40	0:40	OWN 27	3	11	Half
3	15:00	7:53	OWN 20	13	72	Field Goal
3	3:37	8:16	OWN 20	19	80	Touchdown
4	8:38	3:06	OWN 4	5	16	Punt
4	0:41	0:41	OWN 20	4	18	Game

Game MVP: Matt Ryan, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Nicky Winters	13	50	3.85	16	1	1
Gerald Clark	9	49	5.44	23	3	0
Matt Ryan	4	25	6.25	8	0	0
A.J. Murray	1	5	5.00	5	0	0

Philadelphia	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Todd McQuistan	24	102	4.25	21	3
Broderick Hanks	7	35	5.00	9	0
Darren McFadden	3	0	0.00	3	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Matt Ryan	28	16	200	2/11	2	44	0	103.3

Philadelphia	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Broderick Hanks	34	20	187	1/6	2	33	0	93.6

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Emmitt Palmer	9	13	98	10.89	19	25	1
RB Nicky Winters	2	4	11	5.50	6	6	0
WR Louis Murphy	2	5	22	11.00	9	12	0
TE Jumbo Kudlacz	1	1	44	44.00	0	44	1
WR Shane Williams	1	4	10	10.00	10	10	0
TE Aaron Hernandez	1	1	15	15.00	5	15	0

Philadelphia	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Jermaine Gresham	6	8	46	7.67	17	12	0
WR Jay Diaz	3	9	55	18.33	29	33	0
RB Todd McQuistan	3	4	24	8.00	10	12	1
WR Everett Murray	2	2	18	9.00	6	15	0
FB Darryl Schwartz	2	2	7	3.50	0	5	0
RB Darren McFadden	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
TE Martellus Bennett	1	2	15	15.00	11	15	1
WR Clyde DeVault	1	1	9	9.00	0	9	0
WR Tony Kelley	1	1	7	7.00	0	7	0
WR Billy Reardon	0	3	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Philadelphia	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Allen Weber	1	0	0	0
Wayne Calixto	0	0	1	0

Philadelphia	Fumb	Recov	Force
Everett Murray	1	1	0
Levi Brown	0	1	0
J.R. Woolley	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Kevin Huber	4	211	52.8	42.8	58	3

Philadelphia	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Brenden McDonald	4	202	50.5	50.3	65	1

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ron Kariger	2/2	1/1	0/0	48	3/3

Philadelphia	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Mason Crosby	2/3	0/1	0/1	25	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Allen Weber	1	1	1.0	0

Philadelphia	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Clyde DeVault	2	20	10.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Wayne Calixto	4	96	24.0	0

Philadelphia	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Everett Murray	2	37	18.5	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Allen Weber	16	1	0.0	32	31
OLB Keith Rivers	5	1	0.0	30	27
S J.C. Blackwell	5	0	0.0	27	30
ILB Andre Poston	4	2	0.0	23	11
ILB Phil Gaylor	4	1	0.0	32	32
OLB Slade Norris	3	2	0.0	27	17
CB Jon Swinton	3	0	0.0	25	28
DE Edward Connell	2	0	1.0	23	20
DE Ron Brace	2	3	0.0	20	13
OLB Cary Torres	2	2	0.0	12	12
CB T.J. Ward	2	0	0.0	22	28
ILB Rufus Rasmussen	1	0	0.0	2	3
DE DeMario Pressley	1	0	0.0	23	19
S Harry Anaya	1	0	0.0	8	10
DT Scottie Benton	0	2	0.0	16	23
CB Chad Neasman	0	1	0.0	16	24
DE Shawn Carpenter	0	1	0.0	11	16

Philadelphia	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Aaron Curry	6	3	0.0	25	30
ILB Benjamin Pearson	6	1	0.0	26	27
CB Bryant Turnbull	5	1	0.0	19	20
S Rufus Francis	4	0	0.0	20	24
DE Brett Honigstein	3	0	1.0	20	21
S Sherman Kufahl	3	1	0.0	10	12
CB Kenneth Cadrez	3	0	0.0	9	13
DT Bennie LaPointe	3	0	0.0	26	29
DE Erik Sanderson	2	0	1.0	20	24
CB Kenny Phillips	2	4	0.0	25	24
S Chip Vaughn	2	2	0.0	21	24
DT Glenn Dorsey	1	0	0.0	13	18
OLB J.T. Amaral	1	0	0.0	1	0
OLB Timothy Rood	1	0	0.0	7	7
S Quentin Demps	0	1	0.0	10	7
CB Myron Lewis	0	1	0.0	18	25
ILB Jared Lethert	0	1	0.0	1	3

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Edward Connell	1.0	0	1	0	20
OLB Slade Norris	0.0	1	1	1	17
DT Scottie Benton	0.0	0	1	0	23
DE Shawn Carpenter	0.0	0	1	0	16
DE Terry Fitzgerald	0.0	0	1	0	15

Philadelphia	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Brett Honigstein	1.0	1	1	0	21
DE Erik Sanderson	1.0	1	0	0	24
DT Pat Dodge	0.0	0	1	0	9
DT Bennie LaPointe	0.0	0	0	1	29

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Phil Gaylor	5	1	32
S Allen Weber	5	0	31
CB T.J. Ward	2	1	28
S J.C. Blackwell	2	0	30
OLB Keith Rivers	1	1	27
CB Jon Swinton	1	1	28
OLB Cary Torres	1	1	12
ILB Rufus Rasmussen	1	0	3
S Harry Anaya	1	0	10
ILB Andre Poston	1	0	11

Philadelphia	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Rufus Francis	3	2	24
OLB Aaron Curry	3	1	30
S Chip Vaughn	2	0	24
CB Kenneth Cadrez	2	0	13
S Sherman Kufahl	2	0	12
CB Kenny Phillips	1	0	24
DT Bennie LaPointe	1	0	29
ILB Benjamin Pearson	1	0	27
CB Bryant Turnbull	1	0	20
CB Myron Lewis	0	1	25

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Renaldo Becker	5	7	1	26	1	28
Casey Heath	2	8	1	23	0	23
Peter Jennings	0	2	0	23	1	30
Kennedy Gaylord	0	2	0	27	0	30
Sam Young	0	2	0	27	0	30
Levon McIntyre	0	1	0	4	0	7
Aaron Hernandez	0	1	0	16	0	19

Philadelphia	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Trent Williams	4	8	1	34	0	35
Paul Fanaika	1	4	0	33	1	33
Herb Diaz	1	4	0	34	0	34
Levi Brown	1	3	0	6	0	8
Ronald Forbes	1	1	0	26	0	27
Rico Soward	0	3	0	28	0	27
Ty Poston	0	2	0	9	0	11
Jermaine Gresham	0	2	0	32	0	32

Special Teams Tackles

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Gerald Clark	1	16
Cary Torres	1	15
Jumbo Kudlacz	1	13
Wayne Calixto	1	13
Fernando Sanford	1	8

Philadelphia	Tackles	STPlays
Myron Lewis	2	19
J.R. Woolley	1	22
Martellus Bennett	1	18
Jared Peterson	1	14

Participation

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Jon Swinton	---	---	25	28	22	75
Allen Weber	---	---	32	31	7	70
Phil Gaylor	---	---	32	32	3	67
Kennedy Gaylord	27	30	---	---	6	63
Keith Rivers	---	---	30	27	4	61
J.C. Blackwell	---	---	27	30	4	61
Peter Jennings	23	30	---	---	5	58
Matt Ryan	27	30	---	---	---	57
Emmitt Palmer	27	30	---	---	---	57
Sam Young	27	30	---	---	---	57
Renaldo Becker	26	28	---	---	---	54
T.J. Ward	---	---	22	28	2	52
Chad Neasman	---	---	16	24	8	48
Casey Heath	23	23	---	---	1	47
Slade Norris	---	---	27	17	3	47
Edward Connell	---	---	23	20	3	46
DeMario Pressley	---	---	23	19	2	44
Scottie Benton	---	---	16	23	2	41
Louis Murphy	17	23	---	---	---	40
Cary Torres	---	---	12	12	15	39
Aaron Hernandez	16	19	---	---	4	39
Nicky Winters	16	21	---	---	1	38
Ron Brace	---	---	20	13	5	38
Jumbo Kudlacz	15	9	---	---	13	37
Andre Poston	---	---	23	11	3	37
A.J. Murray	16	13	---	---	8	37
Gerald Clark	11	9	---	---	16	36
Shawn Carpenter	---	---	11	16	5	32
Harry Anaya	---	---	8	10	12	30
Gino Moser	6	9	---	---	15	30
Frankie Sanford	6	4	---	---	17	27
Terry Fitzgerald	---	---	11	15	---	26
Shane Williams	5	13	---	---	5	23
Sean Smith	---	---	8	6	7	21
Desmond Hout	---	---	2	15	2	19
Levon McIntyre	4	7	---	---	6	17
Fernando Sanford	---	---	4	5	8	17
Rufus Rasmussen	---	---	2	3	11	16
Wayne Calixto	0	0	---	---	13	13
Daniel Garrison	5	2	---	---	6	13
Ron Kariger	0	0	---	---	8	8
Roger George	0	0	---	---	6	6
Kevin Huber	0	0	---	---	4	4
Aaron Rodgers	0	0	---	---	2	2
Tracy Sherry	---	---	0	0	---	0
Joe Webb	0	0	---	---	---	0

Philadelphia	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Herb Diaz	34	34	---	---	7	75
Broderick Hanks	34	35	---	---	---	69
Jermaine Gresham	32	32	---	---	5	69
Trent Williams	34	35	---	---	---	69
Paul Fanaika	33	33	---	---	---	66
Myron Lewis	---	---	18	25	19	62
Ronald Forbes	26	27	---	---	7	60
Todd McQuistan	31	27	---	---	---	58
Aaron Curry	---	---	25	30	2	57
Bennie LaPointe	---	---	26	29	2	57
Rico Soward	28	27	---	---	---	55
Benjamin Pearson	---	---	26	27	2	55
Darryl Schwartz	21	15	---	---	17	53
Kenny Phillips	---	---	25	24	3	52
Martellus Bennett	12	20	---	---	18	50
Chip Vaughn	---	---	21	24	2	47
Rufus Francis	---	---	20	24	3	47
Erik Sanderson	---	---	20	24	3	47
Brett Honigstein	---	---	20	21	1	42
Bryant Turnbull	---	---	19	20	1	40
Jay Diaz	20	17	---	---	---	37
Tony Kelley	12	19	---	---	6	37
Billy Reardon	22	14	---	---	---	36
Clyde DeVault	11	14	---	---	10	35
Sherman Kufahl	---	---	10	12	12	34
Glenn Dorsey	---	---	13	18	2	33
Everett Murray	4	8	---	---	15	27
Ty Poston	9	11	---	---	7	27
Pat Dodge	---	---	11	9	6	26
J.R. Woolley	0	0	---	---	22	22
Darren McFadden	5	9	---	---	8	22
Kenneth Cadrez	---	---	9	13	---	22
Levi Brown	6	8	---	---	7	21
Quentin Demps	---	---	10	7	---	17
Ricardo Fleming	---	---	4	1	12	17
Shannon Darrow	---	---	5	9	2	16
J.T. Amaral	---	---	1	0	15	16
Timothy Rood	---	---	7	7	1	15
Jared Peterson	0	0	---	---	14	14
Jared Lethert	---	---	1	3	10	14
Keith Stuart	---	---	6	3	1	10
Mason Crosby	0	0	---	---	8	8
Jimmy Concepcion	0	0	---	---	7	7
Brenden McDonald	0	0	---	---	4	4
Tim McDonald	0	0	---	---	3	3
Vernon Marroquin	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	28	4.0
Middle	13	75	5.8
Right	7	26	3.7
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	12	62	5.2
Middle	9	50	5.6
Right	12	27	2.3
None	1	-2	-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Matt Ryan	28	16	2	1	3	4	2	1	0

Philadelphia	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Broderick Hanks	34	20	1	1	1	5	5	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	2	15	3.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	9	83	8.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	3	33	6.6
Long (19+ Yds)	9	2	69	7.7

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	1	5	1.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	24	18	168	7.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	1	14	2.8
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Emmitt Palmer	13	9	1	98	1	30
WR Louis Murphy	5	2	0	22	0	23
RB Nicky Winters	4	2	1	11	0	21
WR Shane Williams	4	1	1	10	0	13
TE Jumbo Kudlacz	1	1	0	44	1	9
TE Aaron Hernandez	1	1	0	15	0	19

Philadelphia	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Jay Diaz	9	3	0	55	1	17
TE Jermaine Gresham	8	6	0	46	0	32
RB Todd McQuistan	4	3	0	24	0	27
WR Billy Reardon	3	0	1	0	0	14
TE Martellus Bennett	2	1	0	15	0	20
WR Everett Murray	2	2	0	18	0	8
FB Darryl Schwartz	2	2	0	7	0	15
RB Darren McFadden	1	1	0	6	0	9
WR Clyde DeVault	1	1	0	9	0	14
WR Tony Kelley	1	1	0	7	0	19

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Nicky Winters	4	4	1.00	3.85
Gerald Clark	2	7	3.50	5.44

Philadelphia	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Todd McQuistan	5	5	1.00	4.25
Darren McFadden	1	-3	-3.00	0.00
Broderick Hanks	1	7	7.00	5.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Philadelphia	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Broderick Hanks	7	4	28	4.00	5.50

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Philadelphia	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Martellus Bennett	2	1	15	7.50	7.50
WR Jay Diaz	1	0	0	0.00	6.11
WR Billy Reardon	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
RB Todd McQuistan	1	1	5	5.00	6.00
TE Jermaine Gresham	1	1	1	1.00	5.75
WR Tony Kelley	1	1	7	7.00	7.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Nicky Winters	3	2

Philadelphia	Rushes	Conversions
Todd McQuistan	3	1
Broderick Hanks	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Matt Ryan	9	5	4

Philadelphia	Att	Comp	Conversions
Broderick Hanks	10	5	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Emmitt Palmer	5	3	3
WR Louis Murphy	2	2	1
RB Nicky Winters	1	0	0
WR Shane Williams	1	0	0

Philadelphia	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jay Diaz	3	1	1
RB Todd McQuistan	2	2	1
TE Martellus Bennett	1	0	0
WR Billy Reardon	1	0	0
TE Jermaine Gresham	1	1	1
WR Tony Kelley	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 64,500 (68,500 capacity)
Upper Deck 18,900 (20,400)
End Zone 13,500 (14,700)
Mezzanine 7,900 (8,500)
Sideline Seats 12,700 (13,000)
Club Seats 8,600 (9,000)
Luxury Boxes 2,900 (2,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	64,500 (68,500 capacity)
Upper Deck	18,900 (20,400)
End Zone	13,500 (14,700)
Mezzanine	7,900 (8,500)
Sideline Seats	12,700 (13,000)
Club Seats	8,600 (9,000)
Luxury Boxes	2,900 (2,900)