Week 12, 2026

played in Minnesota, MN

68 degrees, fair, calm

Miami Dolphins	0	0	0	0	-	0
Minnesota Vikings	0	10	0	9	-	19

Scoring Summary
2Q: 13:03 MIN - Joey Sadler 8 pass from Matt Ryan (David Buehler extra point)
2Q: 00:33 MIN - David Buehler 49 field goal
4Q: 15:00 MIN - David Buehler 35 field goal
4Q: 08:22 MIN - David Buehler 43 field goal
4Q: 03:18 MIN - David Buehler 41 field goal

Scoring Summary
2Q: 13:03 MIN - Joey Sadler 8 pass from Matt Ryan (David Buehler extra point)
2Q: 00:33 MIN - David Buehler 49 field goal
4Q: 15:00 MIN - David Buehler 35 field goal
4Q: 08:22 MIN - David Buehler 43 field goal
4Q: 03:18 MIN - David Buehler 41 field goal

Team Statistics MIA MIN
Record 5-6 6-5
First Downs 12 20
- by Rushing 4 12
- by Passing 7 8
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 196 332
- Offensive Plays 53 75
- Yards per Play 3.70 4.43
Net Rushing Yards 89 178
- Rushing Attempts 16 40
- Yards per Rush 5.56 4.45
Net Passing Yards 107 154
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 32 - 17 - 2 35 - 21 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 140 154
- Sacks/Yards Lost 5/33 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 2.89 4.40
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 2/10 7/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 10.6 5.5
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 3/28 6/54
Punt Returns/Yards 4/31 1/8
Kick Returns/Yards 5/164 1/11
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 2/13
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/0 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 31 OWN 32
Time of Possession 23:44 36:16

Team Statistics	MIA	MIN
Record	5-6	6-5
First Downs	12	20
- by Rushing	4	12
- by Passing	7	8
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	196	332
- Offensive Plays	53	75
- Yards per Play	3.70	4.43
Net Rushing Yards	89	178
- Rushing Attempts	16	40
- Yards per Rush	5.56	4.45
Net Passing Yards	107	154
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	32 - 17 - 2	35 - 21 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	140	154
- Sacks/Yards Lost	5/33	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	2.89	4.40
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	2/10	7/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	10.6	5.5
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	3/28	6/54
Punt Returns/Yards	4/31	1/8
Kick Returns/Yards	5/164	1/11
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	2/13
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/0	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 31	OWN 32
Time of Possession	23:44	36:16

Drive Charts

Miami Dolphins
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:09	OWN 31	7	32	Punt
1	9:12	2:08	OWN 42	4	22	Punt
1	5:46	1:43	OWN 29	3	1	Punt
2	12:52	1:50	OWN 48	3	5	Punt
2	7:16	2:23	OWN 44	6	22	Interception
2	2:43	0:50	OWN 32	3	14	Interception
2	0:28	0:28	OWN 34	2	7	Half
3	12:07	1:11	OWN 23	3	5	Punt
3	9:44	5:44	OWN 8	12	61	Missed FG
4	14:52	2:22	OWN 20	5	7	Punt
4	8:15	1:10	OWN 39	2	0	Fumble
4	3:13	0:53	OWN 32	4	5	Downs

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:51	1:39	OWN 3	3	8	Punt
1	7:04	1:18	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
1	4:03	6:11	OWN 10	17	90	Touchdown
2	11:02	3:46	OWN 17	9	46	Missed FG
2	4:53	2:10	OWN 27	3	8	Punt
2	1:53	1:25	OWN 49	5	19	Field Goal
3	15:00	2:53	OWN 24	5	13	Punt
3	10:56	1:12	OWN 32	3	4	Punt
3	4:00	4:08	OWN 38	10	44	Field Goal
4	12:30	4:15	OPP 49	6	23	Field Goal
4	7:05	3:52	OPP 39	5	15	Field Goal
4	2:20	2:20	OPP 37	7	21	Game

Game MVP: Matt Ryan, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Miami	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Tyrus Bell	11	58	5.27	12	3	0
Nick Foreman	5	31	6.20	11	1	0

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Marc Scott	24	101	4.21	17	2
Lance Radecki	11	63	5.73	14	3
Rich Hampton	2	8	4.00	4	0
David Abrams	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0
Frankie Sanford	1	5	5.00	5	0
Artie Purvis	1	2	2.00	2	0

Passing Statistics

Miami	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Mitchell Robinson	32	17	140	5/33	0	41	2	38.5

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Matt Ryan	35	21	154	0/0	1	16	0	79.9

Receiving Statistics

Miami	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Ian Jacob	5	8	77	15.40	14	41
WR Ryan Davison	4	5	10	2.50	0	5
WR Irv Buckner	3	5	15	5.00	9	12
WR Oscar Gomes	2	6	24	12.00	0	14
WR Derrick Williams	1	2	9	9.00	0	9
RB Nick Foreman	1	1	-4	-4.00	0	-4
TE Johnny Mayes	1	1	9	9.00	0	9
TE Dustin Keller	0	3	0	0.00	0	0
TE Emmanuel Chrisman	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Joey Sadler	4	7	21	5.25	2	8	1
RB Marc Scott	4	6	26	6.50	18	12	0
WR Darnell Mathis	4	6	35	8.75	11	16	0
WR Thomas Kelly	3	7	26	8.67	15	11	0
WR Louis Murphy	2	2	18	9.00	3	14	0
WR Ray Karau	2	2	23	11.50	8	15	0
TE Aaron Hernandez	1	3	4	4.00	3	4	0
TE J.C. Van Pelt	1	2	1	1.00	0	1	0

Interception Statistics

Miami	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB T.J. Ward	1	0	0.00	0
CB Alex Banks	1	13	13.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Miami	Fumb	Recov	Force
Mitchell Robinson	2	0	0
Tyrus Bell	0	1	0
Eric Berry	0	0	1

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force
Marc Scott	1	0	0
Aaron Hernandez	0	1	0
Ernie Downs	0	1	0
Deron Rice	0	0	1
Alex Banks	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Miami	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Maurice Dimcheff	6	221	36.8	32.2	51	3

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Kevin Huber	5	254	50.8	44.6	60	2

Kicking Statistics

Miami	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Claude Hopkins	0/1	0/1	0/0	0	0/0

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
David Buehler	4/5	3/4	0/1	49	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Miami	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jamie Allen	4	31	7.8	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Neil Lucky	1	8	8.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Miami	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Edward Botte	3	100	33.3	0
Oscar Gomes	2	64	32.0	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Darnell Mathis	1	11	11.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Miami	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Terrell Leibforth	8	3	0.0	35	33
OLB Zack Roberson	8	1	0.0	27	21
DE Tom Anania	4	2	0.0	31	24
CB Greg Pelton	4	2	0.0	24	26
DT Darren Molden	4	2	0.0	30	27
CB Jeremy Owens	4	1	0.0	30	18
DT Cornell DeAngelis	4	0	0.0	23	17
S Eric Berry	3	4	0.0	37	31
ILB Edwin Wretzky	3	3	0.0	25	21
CB Alterraun Vernor	3	2	0.0	25	17
DE Zach Springer	3	1	0.0	20	19
S Jamie Allen	2	1	0.0	9	10
CB Wesley Shepard	2	0	0.0	21	27
DE Darrin Dillon	2	0	0.0	27	19
OLB Chris Whitfield	2	0	0.0	17	15
DT Nate Tate	1	2	0.0	14	16
OLB Sergio Kindle	1	1	0.0	15	15
ILB Omar Erdahl	1	1	0.0	15	14
TE Emmanuel Chrisman	1	0	---	---	---
WR Ian Jacob	1	0	---	---	---
DT J.J. Blanco	0	1	0.0	10	10

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Walter James	5	1	1.0	14	24
DE Jerome Daughtry	4	1	0.5	13	29
CB Alex Banks	4	1	0.5	12	29
S Tracy Sherry	4	0	0.0	5	11
ILB Phil Gaylor	3	1	1.0	10	24
CB Neil Lucky	3	1	0.0	6	17
DT Randal Tanner	2	3	1.0	12	29
OLB Keith Rivers	2	0	0.0	2	8
S J.C. Blackwell	2	0	0.0	15	37
S Allen Weber	2	0	0.0	14	29
DT Darryl Ortmeier	2	0	0.0	7	13
DE Deron Rice	1	1	1.0	12	27
ILB Andre Poston	1	1	0.0	6	13
CB Daniel Bronson	1	1	0.0	10	22
DT Ernie Downs	1	0	0.0	8	23
OLB Walt Causey	1	0	0.0	1	1
OLB Fernando Sanford	0	1	0.0	2	13
CB T.J. Ward	0	1	0.0	14	24

Pass Rush Statistics

Miami	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Cornell DeAngelis	1	0	0	17
DE Tom Anania	0	3	1	24
DT Darren Molden	0	2	0	27

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Deron Rice	1.0	1	2	0	27
DT Randal Tanner	1.0	0	0	1	29
ILB Phil Gaylor	1.0	0	0	0	24
OLB Walter James	1.0	0	0	0	24
DE Jerome Daughtry	0.5	0	2	0	29
CB Alex Banks	0.5	0	0	0	29
ILB Andre Poston	0.0	1	0	0	13
DT Darryl Ortmeier	0.0	0	1	0	13

Pass Defense Statistics

Miami	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Zack Roberson	4	0	21
S Terrell Leibforth	3	0	33
CB Greg Pelton	3	0	26
DE Zach Springer	2	0	19
CB Wesley Shepard	2	0	27
OLB Chris Whitfield	2	0	15
ILB Edwin Wretzky	1	1	21
CB Alterraun Vernor	1	0	17
CB Jeremy Owens	1	0	18
DT Darren Molden	1	0	27
ILB Omar Erdahl	1	0	14
OLB Sergio Kindle	0	1	15
S Eric Berry	0	1	31

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Walter James	4	0	0	24
CB Neil Lucky	3	0	0	17
S Tracy Sherry	2	0	0	11
OLB Keith Rivers	1	1	0	8
S J.C. Blackwell	1	1	0	37
S Allen Weber	1	1	0	29
CB Alex Banks	1	0	1	29
ILB Phil Gaylor	1	0	0	24
ILB Andre Poston	1	0	0	13
CB Daniel Bronson	1	0	0	22
DE Jerome Daughtry	1	0	0	29
CB T.J. Ward	0	1	1	24

Blocking Statistics

Miami	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Bill Horn	5	9	1	15	2	33
Brandon Burrows	1	3	0	11	1	32
Mike Mayes	1	1	0	13	1	32
Marlon Clemons	1	1	0	16	0	34
Jason Smith	0	1	0	16	0	35
Emmanuel Chrisman	0	1	0	8	0	14
Omar Jordan	0	0	0	5	1	6

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Vladimir Ducasse	5	8	0	29	23
Peter Jennings	2	10	0	35	26
Casey Heath	2	8	1	37	33
Benjamin Colman	2	3	0	11	16
Jimmy Concepcion	2	2	0	14	14
Tito Greer	1	2	0	34	24
Sam Young	1	2	0	29	19
Artie Purvis	1	2	0	21	15
Ty Poston	1	1	0	6	11
Damon Butterfield	1	1	0	5	9

Special Teams Tackles

Miami	Tackles	STPlays
Omar Erdahl	1	15
Dexter Engelke	1	9

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Joey Sadler	2	16
Tracy Sherry	2	13
Rich Hampton	1	21
Frankie Sanford	1	17
Billy Joe Easter	1	14
Neil Lucky	1	13
Damon Butterfield	1	10

Participation

Miami	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Eric Berry	---	---	37	31	5	73
Terrell Leibforth	---	---	35	33	4	72
Alterraun Vernor	---	---	25	17	21	63
Darren Molden	---	---	30	27	4	61
Tom Anania	---	---	31	24	4	59
Bill Horn	15	33	---	---	7	55
Jason Smith	16	35	---	---	2	53
Mitchell Robinson	16	37	---	---	---	53
Jeremy Owens	---	---	30	18	4	52
Edwin Wretzky	---	---	25	21	5	51
Wesley Shepard	---	---	21	27	3	51
Greg Pelton	---	---	24	26	1	51
Chris Whitfield	---	---	17	15	19	51
Marlon Clemons	16	34	---	---	---	50
Darrin Dillon	---	---	27	19	4	50
Zack Roberson	---	---	27	21	1	49
Mike Mayes	13	32	---	---	4	49
Zach Springer	---	---	20	19	7	46
Brandon Burrows	11	32	---	---	1	44
Omar Erdahl	---	---	15	14	15	44
Dustin Keller	12	19	---	---	10	41
Cornell DeAngelis	---	---	23	17	1	41
Ian Jacob	11	30	---	---	---	41
Oscar Gomes	9	23	---	---	6	38
Ryan Davison	12	26	---	---	---	38
Jamie Allen	---	---	9	10	17	36
Tyrus Bell	11	24	---	---	---	35
Nate Tate	---	---	14	16	4	34
Sergio Kindle	---	---	15	15	3	33
Irv Buckner	6	19	---	---	7	32
Nick Foreman	5	13	---	---	14	32
Emmanuel Chrisman	8	14	---	---	5	27
J.J. Blanco	---	---	10	10	5	25
Dexter Engelke	4	9	---	---	9	22
Omar Jordan	5	6	---	---	7	18
Dennis Gindin	3	8	---	---	7	18
Derrick Williams	2	7	---	---	8	17
Edward Botte	---	---	5	5	6	16
Johnny Mayes	0	1	---	---	14	15
Robert Brewster	1	5	---	---	7	13
Stanley O'Neill	0	0	---	---	12	12
Maurice Dimcheff	0	0	---	---	6	6
Claude Hopkins	0	0	---	---	2	2
Chuck Agee	---	---	0	0	2	2
Buddy Johnstone	0	0	---	---	1	1
Anthony Hopkins	0	0	---	---	---	0

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Casey Heath	37	33	---	---	3	73
Matt Ryan	33	35	---	---	---	68
Peter Jennings	35	26	---	---	---	61
Vladimir Ducasse	29	23	---	---	8	60
Joey Sadler	23	19	---	---	16	58
Tito Greer	34	24	---	---	---	58
Aaron Hernandez	25	20	---	---	9	54
J.C. Blackwell	---	---	15	37	1	53
Marc Scott	26	27	---	---	---	53
Walter James	---	---	14	24	13	51
Louis Murphy	24	19	---	---	7	50
Darnell Mathis	22	26	---	---	1	49
Sam Young	29	19	---	---	---	48
Jerome Daughtry	---	---	13	29	6	48
Allen Weber	---	---	14	29	1	44
Artie Purvis	21	15	---	---	8	44
Alex Banks	---	---	12	29	2	43
Randal Tanner	---	---	12	29	1	42
J.C. Van Pelt	16	11	---	---	14	41
Deron Rice	---	---	12	27	---	39
T.J. Ward	---	---	14	24	1	39
Phil Gaylor	---	---	10	24	4	38
Ernie Downs	---	---	8	23	7	38
Billy Joe Easter	---	---	6	18	14	38
Jimmy Concepcion	14	14	---	---	9	37
Neil Lucky	---	---	6	17	13	36
Daniel Bronson	---	---	10	22	1	33
Frankie Sanford	9	5	---	---	17	31
Benjamin Colman	11	16	---	---	3	30
Ray Karau	7	9	---	---	14	30
Tracy Sherry	---	---	5	11	13	29
Thomas Kelly	13	16	---	---	---	29
Ty Poston	6	11	---	---	10	27
Andre Poston	---	---	6	13	7	26
Rich Hampton	2	2	---	---	21	25
Damon Butterfield	5	9	---	---	10	24
Cornell Kaczmarek	---	---	7	16	1	24
Darryl Ortmeier	---	---	7	13	1	21
Fernando Sanford	---	---	2	13	4	19
Lance Radecki	12	6	---	---	1	19
Keith Rivers	---	---	2	8	1	11
David Buehler	0	0	---	---	11	11
David Abrams	5	0	---	---	5	10
Kevin Huber	0	0	---	---	5	5
Walt Causey	---	---	1	1	1	3
Scottie Kirk	2	0	---	---	---	2

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	34	6.8
Middle	10	45	4.5
Right	1	10	10.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	39	5.6
Middle	25	108	4.3
Right	7	32	4.6
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Miami	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Mitchell Robinson	32	17	2	0	2	4	5	1	2

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Matt Ryan	35	21	0	2	3	3	5	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	1	-4	-2.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	10	41	2.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	5	62	5.2
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	41	13.7

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	10	7	34	3.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	11	88	5.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	3	32	5.3
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Miami	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Ian Jacob	8	5	0	77	2	30
WR Oscar Gomes	6	2	0	24	0	23
WR Irv Buckner	5	3	1	15	0	19
WR Ryan Davison	5	4	0	10	0	26
TE Dustin Keller	3	0	0	0	0	19
WR Derrick Williams	2	1	1	9	0	7
RB Nick Foreman	1	1	0	-4	0	13
TE Emmanuel Chrisman	1	0	0	0	0	14
TE Johnny Mayes	1	1	0	9	0	1

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
WR Joey Sadler	7	4	1	21	19
WR Thomas Kelly	7	3	1	26	16
RB Marc Scott	6	4	0	26	27
WR Darnell Mathis	6	4	1	35	26
TE Aaron Hernandez	3	1	0	4	20
WR Louis Murphy	2	2	0	18	19
TE J.C. Van Pelt	2	1	0	1	11
WR Ray Karau	2	2	0	23	9

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Miami	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Marc Scott	3	5	1.67	4.21
David Abrams	1	-1	-1.00	-1.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Miami	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Matt Ryan	3	1	8	2.67	4.40

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Miami	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Marc Scott	2	0	0	0.00	4.33
WR Joey Sadler	1	1	8	8.00	3.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Miami	Rushes	Conversions

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Marc Scott	3	3
Lance Radecki	1	1
Artie Purvis	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Miami	Att	Comp	Conversions
Mitchell Robinson	9	5	2

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Matt Ryan	12	9	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Miami	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Oscar Gomes	3	1	1
WR Ryan Davison	2	2	0
WR Ian Jacob	2	1	0
WR Irv Buckner	1	1	1
WR Derrick Williams	1	0	0

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Joey Sadler	4	3	1
RB Marc Scott	2	2	1
WR Thomas Kelly	2	1	1
WR Louis Murphy	1	1	0
TE Aaron Hernandez	1	1	0
WR Darnell Mathis	1	0	0
WR Ray Karau	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 84,400 (86,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 29,400 (29,400)
End Zone 21,300 (21,300)
Mezzanine 12,300 (12,300)
Sideline Seats 18,800 (18,800)
Club Seats 500 (500)
Luxury Boxes 2,100 (3,700)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	84,400 (86,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	29,400 (29,400)
End Zone	21,300 (21,300)
Mezzanine	12,300 (12,300)
Sideline Seats	18,800 (18,800)
Club Seats	500 (500)
Luxury Boxes	2,100 (3,700)