Exhibition Week 4, 2027

played in Cleveland, OH

73 degrees, fair, 4 mph wind

Minnesota Vikings	7	0	3	0	-	10
Cleveland Browns	0	3	0	10	-	13

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:14 MIN - Aaron Hernandez 6 pass from Scottie Kirk (David Buehler extra point)
2Q: 01:24 CLE - Mike Mahoney 28 field goal
3Q: 04:38 MIN - David Buehler 40 field goal
4Q: 15:00 CLE - Dennis Evans 7 run (Mike Mahoney extra point)
4Q: 06:13 CLE - Mike Mahoney 26 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:14 MIN - Aaron Hernandez 6 pass from Scottie Kirk (David Buehler extra point)
2Q: 01:24 CLE - Mike Mahoney 28 field goal
3Q: 04:38 MIN - David Buehler 40 field goal
4Q: 15:00 CLE - Dennis Evans 7 run (Mike Mahoney extra point)
4Q: 06:13 CLE - Mike Mahoney 26 field goal

Team Statistics MIN CLE
Record 1-2 2-1
First Downs 11 21
- by Rushing 5 9
- by Passing 5 11
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 179 289
- Offensive Plays 46 70
- Yards per Play 3.89 4.13
Net Rushing Yards 71 132
- Rushing Attempts 20 33
- Yards per Rush 3.55 4.00
Net Passing Yards 108 157
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 25 - 11 - 2 35 - 25 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 117 178
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/9 2/21
- Yards per Pass Play 4.15 4.24
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 2/9 8/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.4 5.7
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 5/40 4/25
Punt Returns/Yards 3/8 2/19
Kick Returns/Yards 3/52 3/68
Interception Ret./Yards 1/5 2/20
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 1/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 28 OWN 38
Time of Possession 24:26 35:34

Team Statistics	MIN	CLE
Record	1-2	2-1
First Downs	11	21
- by Rushing	5	9
- by Passing	5	11
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	179	289
- Offensive Plays	46	70
- Yards per Play	3.89	4.13
Net Rushing Yards	71	132
- Rushing Attempts	20	33
- Yards per Rush	3.55	4.00
Net Passing Yards	108	157
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	25 - 11 - 2	35 - 25 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	117	178
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/9	2/21
- Yards per Pass Play	4.15	4.24
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	2/9	8/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.4	5.7
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	5/40	4/25
Punt Returns/Yards	3/8	2/19
Kick Returns/Yards	3/52	3/68
Interception Ret./Yards	1/5	2/20
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	1/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 28	OWN 38
Time of Possession	24:26	35:34

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:42	OWN 28	3	3	Punt
1	9:23	1:16	OPP 48	3	48	Touchdown
1	5:05	1:24	OWN 35	3	-2	Punt
1	2:05	1:02	OWN 49	3	-4	Interception
2	12:06	3:59	OWN 20	5	11	Punt
2	1:18	1:18	OWN 13	3	21	Half
3	12:48	8:18	OWN 17	13	60	Field Goal
4	14:54	1:32	OWN 30	3	3	Punt
4	9:34	0:36	OWN 11	2	-4	Interception
4	6:05	3:36	OWN 25	8	28	Punt

Cleveland Browns
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:18	3:55	OWN 46	6	2	Downs
1	8:07	3:02	OWN 25	6	11	Punt
1	3:41	1:36	OWN 7	3	5	Punt
1	1:03	3:57	OWN 28	9	29	Punt
2	8:07	6:49	OWN 38	15	51	Field Goal
3	15:00	2:12	OPP 49	3	32	Interception
3	4:30	4:36	OWN 24	9	76	Touchdown
4	13:22	3:48	OWN 26	7	27	Punt
4	8:58	2:53	OPP 29	5	20	Field Goal
4	2:29	1:23	OWN 20	5	20	Punt
4	1:06	1:06	OPP 8	2	6	Game

Game MVP: Shannon Stearns, Cleveland Browns

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Kendall Hunter	11	29	2.64	8	0
J.C. Coe	4	15	3.75	9	0
Lance Radecki	3	8	2.67	4	0
Marc Scott	1	15	15.00	15	1
Artie Purvis	1	4	4.00	4	0

Cleveland	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Shannon Stearns	17	82	4.82	12	3	0
Dennis Evans	12	40	3.33	8	0	1
Henry Nowlin	2	2	1.00	3	0	0
Jimmy Sherman	1	7	7.00	7	0	0
Frankie Fournier	1	1	1.00	1	0	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Scottie Kirk	15	8	86	0/0	1	38	1	64.8
Matt Ryan	10	3	31	1/9	0	19	1	0.4

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Henry Nowlin	25	18	152	1/5	0	25	1	70.8
Troy Blake	10	7	26	1/16	0	7	0	72.9

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Aaron Hernandez	3	3	47	15.67	19	38	1
WR Julio Jones	3	7	48	16.00	8	20	0
WR Kirk Cole	2	5	8	4.00	2	5	0
WR Jeremy Kerley	2	4	7	3.50	0	8	0
WR Ray Karau	1	4	7	7.00	0	7	0
TE Drew Haslett	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Maurice Glover	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Cleveland	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Jerry Mathis	5	6	48	9.60	3	17
TE Jimmy Sherman	4	4	39	9.75	13	20
RB Dennis Evans	3	4	10	3.33	5	5
WR Austin Collie	2	4	4	2.00	0	3
FB Darrell Erickson	2	2	4	2.00	2	2
RB Shannon Stearns	2	2	27	13.50	21	25
TE Ian Widell	2	2	11	5.50	3	7
WR Frankie Fournier	2	4	9	4.50	0	6
WR Stephen Burton	2	5	19	9.50	0	15
TE Robert Housler	1	2	7	7.00	0	7

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Prince Amukamara	1	5	5.00	0

Cleveland	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Rondell Kurtz	1	4	4.00	0
S Richard Donakowski	1	16	16.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Neil Lucky	1	0	0	0

Cleveland	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Anthony Sneller	0	1	0	0
Darrell Erickson	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Dennis Thomsen	5	221	44.2	36.4	60	1

Cleveland	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Les Johnson	5	207	41.4	35.8	45	2

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
David Buehler	1/1	1/1	0/0	40	1/1

Cleveland	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Mike Mahoney	2/2	0/0	0/0	28	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Neil Lucky	3	8	2.7	0

Cleveland	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Michael Hamlin	2	19	9.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg
Kirk Cole	1	17	17.0
Fred Caldwell	1	16	16.0
Ray Karau	1	19	19.0

Cleveland	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Michael Hamlin	2	46	23.0	0
Robert Gerleman	1	22	22.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Dwayne Gadsden	9	1	0.0	19	26
S Robert Sands	7	4	0.0	28	36
OLB Walt Causey	5	1	0.0	14	11
CB Prince Amukamara	5	1	0.0	26	34
OLB Brian Rolle	4	3	0.0	20	10
DE Gilbert Finch	4	1	0.0	22	27
S Butch Kleinman	4	0	0.0	11	10
DT Randal Tanner	3	0	1.0	27	29
DE Jeremy Beal	3	2	0.0	19	18
ILB Phil Gaylor	3	0	0.0	13	16
DE Jerome Daughtry	2	1	1.0	24	24
OLB Fernando Sanford	2	2	0.0	20	21
CB Neil Lucky	2	0	0.0	6	6
DT Ernie Downs	1	2	0.0	23	24
CB Alex Banks	1	1	0.0	15	22
WR Kirk Cole	1	0	---	---	---
S Tracy Sherry	1	0	0.0	20	24
CB Fred Caldwell	1	0	0.0	15	16
RB Lance Radecki	1	0	---	---	---
CB Billy Joe Easter	1	0	0.0	21	24
DE Cornell Kaczmarek	0	3	0.0	17	24
Unknown	0	1	---	---	---

Cleveland	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Curtis Fitzgerald	4	0	0.0	13	24
S Darrell Stuckey	3	0	0.0	10	15
S Robert Gerleman	3	0	0.0	8	12
ILB Greg Quinn	2	2	0.0	15	20
DE Vaughn Martin	2	1	0.0	19	22
OLB Sean Weatherspoon	2	1	0.0	11	12
S Richard Donakowski	2	1	0.0	10	11
S Jumbo Houston	2	0	0.0	13	19
DE Bryan Henderson	2	0	0.0	11	15
OLB Shaun Kroinek	2	0	0.0	15	13
DT Dixon Joe	1	0	1.0	9	12
DT Rondell Dillingham	1	1	0.0	10	16
DT Norman Malano	1	1	0.0	13	10
CB Ken Horner	1	1	0.0	10	14
S Michael Hamlin	1	0	0.0	3	5
CB Moe Plake	1	0	0.0	12	18
WR Stephen Burton	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Corwin Jamison	1	0	0.0	5	3

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DT Randal Tanner	1.0	2	29
DE Jerome Daughtry	1.0	0	24
DE Jeremy Beal	0.0	1	18

Cleveland	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Dixon Joe	1.0	0	0	0	12
DE Vaughn Martin	0.0	1	0	1	22
DT Rondell Dillingham	0.0	0	1	0	16
DT Torell Troup	0.0	0	1	0	10
DE Bryan Henderson	0.0	0	1	0	15

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Dwayne Gadsden	5	1	0	26
CB Prince Amukamara	4	1	1	34
S Butch Kleinman	3	0	0	10
OLB Walt Causey	3	0	0	11
S Robert Sands	3	0	0	36
OLB Brian Rolle	2	0	0	10
OLB Fernando Sanford	1	1	0	21
CB Neil Lucky	1	0	0	6
CB Alex Banks	1	0	0	22
DE Gilbert Finch	1	0	0	27
CB Billy Joe Easter	1	0	0	24
ILB Phil Gaylor	0	1	0	16
S Tracy Sherry	0	1	0	24

Cleveland	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Curtis Fitzgerald	3	1	0	24
OLB Sean Weatherspoon	2	1	0	12
CB Moe Plake	1	1	0	18
S Jumbo Houston	1	1	0	19
CB Ken Horner	1	1	0	14
OLB Rondell Kurtz	1	0	1	10
S Michael Hamlin	1	0	0	5
S Robert Gerleman	1	0	0	12
CB Marcus Gilchrist	0	1	0	13
S Richard Donakowski	0	0	1	11

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
John Moffitt	3	5	19	0	23
Jessie Hoitink	2	3	16	0	26
Vladimir Ducasse	2	2	13	1	17
Quentin Pierce	1	2	7	0	12
Mike Pouncey	0	4	19	0	22
Sam Young	0	2	12	0	13
Aaron Hernandez	0	1	13	0	11
Edwin Veldheer	0	1	13	0	13

Cleveland	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Clifton Mills	5	8	1	32	1	34
Julio Elliott	2	8	0	25	0	32
Jerome Riley	2	4	0	15	1	17
Anthony Sneller	2	3	0	27	0	32
Xavier Gunn	1	5	0	27	0	25
Jimmy Sherman	1	1	0	19	0	18
Sean Worsham	1	1	0	21	0	25
Paul Shepherd	0	1	0	18	0	20

Special Teams Tackles

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Butch Kleinman	2	9
Lance Radecki	1	18
Kirk Cole	1	12
Aaron Hernandez	1	10

Cleveland	Tackles	STPlays
Darrell Erickson	4	17
Jerry Mathis	1	12
Sean Worsham	1	7

Participation

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Robert Sands	---	---	28	36	2	66
Prince Amukamara	---	---	26	34	2	62
Randal Tanner	---	---	27	29	1	57
Gilbert Finch	---	---	22	27	6	55
Jerome Daughtry	---	---	24	24	6	54
Ernie Downs	---	---	23	24	2	49
Dwayne Gadsden	---	---	19	26	4	49
Jessie Hoitink	16	26	---	---	6	48
Billy Joe Easter	---	---	21	24	2	47
Tracy Sherry	---	---	20	24	1	45
Fred Caldwell	---	---	15	16	14	45
John Moffitt	19	23	---	---	3	45
Fernando Sanford	---	---	20	21	3	44
Cornell Kaczmarek	---	---	17	24	2	43
Mike Pouncey	19	22	---	---	1	42
Phil Gaylor	---	---	13	16	12	41
Kirk Cole	7	20	---	---	12	39
Jeremy Beal	---	---	19	18	2	39
Alex Banks	---	---	15	22	1	38
Julio Jones	17	16	---	---	2	35
Aaron Hernandez	13	11	---	---	10	34
Ray Karau	7	17	---	---	10	34
Brian Rolle	---	---	20	10	4	34
Vladimir Ducasse	13	17	---	---	3	33
Walt Causey	---	---	14	11	8	33
Butch Kleinman	---	---	11	10	9	30
Jeremy Kerley	10	20	---	---	---	30
Edwin Veldheer	13	13	---	---	---	26
Drew Haslett	7	6	---	---	13	26
Sam Young	12	13	---	---	---	25
Lance Radecki	3	4	---	---	18	25
Quentin Pierce	7	12	---	---	6	25
Matt Ryan	13	11	---	---	---	24
Artie Purvis	11	8	---	---	5	24
Scottie Kirk	7	15	---	---	---	22
J.C. Van Pelt	7	3	---	---	12	22
Kendall Hunter	11	11	---	---	---	22
Neil Lucky	---	---	6	6	7	19
J.C. Coe	5	7	---	---	3	15
Maurice Glover	1	4	---	---	10	15
Unknown	3	5	---	---	3	11
O.J. Cunningham	1	4	---	---	5	10
Dennis Thomsen	0	0	---	---	5	5
David Buehler	0	0	---	---	4	4
Marc Scott	1	3	---	---	---	4
David Abrams	0	0	---	---	1	1

Cleveland	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Clifton Mills	32	34	---	---	6	72
Anthony Sneller	27	32	---	---	7	66
Xavier Gunn	27	25	---	---	7	59
Julio Elliott	25	32	---	---	1	58
Sean Worsham	21	25	---	---	7	53
Stephen Burton	24	25	---	---	3	52
Henry Nowlin	25	26	---	---	---	51
Ian Widell	17	22	---	---	12	51
Frankie Fournier	16	22	---	---	12	50
Dennis Evans	16	17	---	---	16	49
Jimmy Sherman	19	18	---	---	11	48
Robert Housler	20	16	---	---	7	43
Vaughn Martin	---	---	19	22	1	42
Austin Collie	19	21	---	---	---	40
Curtis Fitzgerald	---	---	13	24	2	39
Jerry Mathis	10	17	---	---	12	39
Jerome Riley	15	17	---	---	7	39
Paul Shepherd	18	20	---	---	---	38
Greg Quinn	---	---	15	20	3	38
Shannon Stearns	18	18	---	---	1	37
Ken Horner	---	---	10	14	12	36
Jumbo Houston	---	---	13	19	1	33
Darrell Erickson	6	9	---	---	17	32
Moe Plake	---	---	12	18	1	31
Marcus Gilchrist	---	---	15	13	3	31
Sean Weatherspoon	---	---	11	12	7	30
Shaun Kroinek	---	---	15	13	2	30
Darrell Stuckey	---	---	10	15	3	28
Norman Malano	---	---	13	10	5	28
Rondell Dillingham	---	---	10	16	1	27
Bryan Henderson	---	---	11	15	1	27
Dixon Joe	---	---	9	12	5	26
Robert Gerleman	---	---	8	12	4	24
Rondell Kurtz	---	---	3	10	11	24
Michael Hamlin	---	---	3	5	14	22
Richard Donakowski	---	---	10	11	1	22
Torell Troup	---	---	10	10	---	20
Troy Blake	8	11	---	---	---	19
Chris Akaka	---	---	5	11	1	17
Corwin Jamison	---	---	5	3	2	10
Les Johnson	0	0	---	---	5	5
Donny Duran	0	0	---	---	4	4
Mike Mahoney	0	0	---	---	2	2
Jared Clemons	0	0	---	---	2	2
Claude Shapiro	---	---	0	1	1	2
Keith Null	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	17	4.3
Middle	10	28	2.8
Right	6	26	4.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	46	4.2
Middle	16	60	3.8
Right	5	27	5.4
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Scottie Kirk	15	8	2	1	0	2	2	1	1
Matt Ryan	10	3	0	0	1	4	1	0	1

Cleveland	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Henry Nowlin	25	18	2	1	0	3	2	0	1
Troy Blake	10	7	0	0	0	2	1	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	3	3.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	4	4	13	3.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	4	43	3.3
Long (19+ Yds)	7	2	58	8.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	9	8	44	4.9
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	12	71	5.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	5	63	7.0
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Julio Jones	7	3	0	48	1	16
WR Kirk Cole	5	2	1	8	0	20
WR Ray Karau	4	1	0	7	0	17
WR Jeremy Kerley	4	2	0	7	0	20
TE Aaron Hernandez	3	3	0	47	1	11
TE Drew Haslett	1	0	0	0	0	6
WR Maurice Glover	1	0	0	0	0	4

Cleveland	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Jerry Mathis	6	5	48	0	17
WR Stephen Burton	5	2	19	0	25
WR Austin Collie	4	2	4	0	21
RB Dennis Evans	4	3	10	0	17
TE Jimmy Sherman	4	4	39	1	18
WR Frankie Fournier	4	2	9	0	22
FB Darrell Erickson	2	2	4	0	9
RB Shannon Stearns	2	2	27	1	18
TE Ian Widell	2	2	11	0	22
TE Robert Housler	2	1	7	0	16

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Kendall Hunter	3	7	2.33	2.64

Cleveland	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Shannon Stearns	3	15	5.00	4.82
Henry Nowlin	2	2	1.00	1.00
Dennis Evans	1	7	7.00	3.33
Frankie Fournier	1	1	1.00	1.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Scottie Kirk	1	1	6	6.00	5.73

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Henry Nowlin	5	3	27	5.40	6.08

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Aaron Hernandez	1	1	6	6.00	15.67

Cleveland	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Jimmy Sherman	2	2	13	6.50	9.75
WR Stephen Burton	2	0	0	0.00	3.80
WR Jerry Mathis	1	1	14	14.00	8.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Marc Scott	1	1
Lance Radecki	1	1

Cleveland	Rushes	Conversions
Shannon Stearns	2	1
Dennis Evans	2	2

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Scottie Kirk	4	1	0
Matt Ryan	3	0	0

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Conversions
Henry Nowlin	8	5	4
Troy Blake	4	3	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch
WR Kirk Cole	3	0
WR Julio Jones	2	0
WR Maurice Glover	1	0
WR Jeremy Kerley	1	1

Cleveland	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Frankie Fournier	3	2	2
WR Stephen Burton	3	1	0
WR Austin Collie	2	1	0
RB Dennis Evans	2	2	1
WR Jerry Mathis	1	1	1
TE Jimmy Sherman	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 69,700 (72,300 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,600 (21,600)
End Zone 15,400 (15,600)
Mezzanine 8,900 (9,000)
Sideline Seats 13,600 (13,800)
Club Seats 8,500 (8,600)
Luxury Boxes 3,700 (3,700)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	69,700 (72,300 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,600 (21,600)
End Zone	15,400 (15,600)
Mezzanine	8,900 (9,000)
Sideline Seats	13,600 (13,800)
Club Seats	8,500 (8,600)
Luxury Boxes	3,700 (3,700)