Week 16, 2038

played in New England, MA

24 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

Minnesota Vikings	0	3	10	7	-	20
New England Patriots	0	10	7	14	-	31

Scoring Summary
2Q: 10:12 NED - Tim Givens 4 pass from Jimmie Matock (Richard Burgess extra point)
2Q: 05:36 MIN - Desmond Patton 34 field goal
2Q: 01:48 NED - Richard Burgess 43 field goal
3Q: 13:44 NED - Casey Greer 45 pass from Jimmie Matock (Richard Burgess extra point)
3Q: 09:54 MIN - Desmond Patton 28 field goal
3Q: 05:32 MIN - Chester Harris 11 pass from Jake Locker (Desmond Patton extra point)
4Q: 11:30 MIN - Austin Conway 2 pass from Jake Locker (Desmond Patton extra point)
4Q: 03:21 NED - Mason Tate 9 run (Richard Burgess extra point)
4Q: 01:49 NED - Mason Tate 3 run (Richard Burgess extra point)

Scoring Summary
2Q: 10:12 NED - Tim Givens 4 pass from Jimmie Matock (Richard Burgess extra point)
2Q: 05:36 MIN - Desmond Patton 34 field goal
2Q: 01:48 NED - Richard Burgess 43 field goal
3Q: 13:44 NED - Casey Greer 45 pass from Jimmie Matock (Richard Burgess extra point)
3Q: 09:54 MIN - Desmond Patton 28 field goal
3Q: 05:32 MIN - Chester Harris 11 pass from Jake Locker (Desmond Patton extra point)
4Q: 11:30 MIN - Austin Conway 2 pass from Jake Locker (Desmond Patton extra point)
4Q: 03:21 NED - Mason Tate 9 run (Richard Burgess extra point)
4Q: 01:49 NED - Mason Tate 3 run (Richard Burgess extra point)

Team Statistics MIN NED
Record 2-13 10-5
First Downs 18 20
- by Rushing 3 5
- by Passing 14 15
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 316 369
- Offensive Plays 65 66
- Yards per Play 4.86 5.59
Net Rushing Yards 59 98
- Rushing Attempts 17 21
- Yards per Rush 3.47 4.67
Net Passing Yards 257 271
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 44 - 27 - 2 41 - 27 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 279 296
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/22 4/25
- Yards per Pass Play 5.35 6.02
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 6/15 8/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.0 7.6
4th Down Conversions 0/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 2/15 3/25
Punt Returns/Yards 3/14 2/11
Kick Returns/Yards 4/129 3/82
Interception Ret./Yards 1/21 2/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/2 3/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 28 OWN 38
Time of Possession 31:10 28:50

Team Statistics	MIN	NED
Record	2-13	10-5
First Downs	18	20
- by Rushing	3	5
- by Passing	14	15
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	316	369
- Offensive Plays	65	66
- Yards per Play	4.86	5.59
Net Rushing Yards	59	98
- Rushing Attempts	17	21
- Yards per Rush	3.47	4.67
Net Passing Yards	257	271
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	44 - 27 - 2	41 - 27 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	279	296
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/22	4/25
- Yards per Pass Play	5.35	6.02
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	6/15	8/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.0	7.6
4th Down Conversions	0/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	2/15	3/25
Punt Returns/Yards	3/14	2/11
Kick Returns/Yards	4/129	3/82
Interception Ret./Yards	1/21	2/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/2	3/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 28	OWN 38
Time of Possession	31:10	28:50

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:58	OWN 39	3	-1	Punt
1	11:07	0:09	OWN 33	1	0	Interception
1	9:14	0:55	OWN 21	2	33	Interception
1	4:56	7:14	OWN 9	13	63	Missed FG
2	10:02	4:33	OWN 44	8	39	Field Goal
2	1:41	1:02	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
3	13:30	1:13	OWN 20	3	-1	Punt
3	11:44	1:56	OPP 37	6	26	Field Goal
3	7:49	2:27	OWN 37	4	63	Touchdown
3	2:08	5:47	OWN 20	11	80	Touchdown
4	7:45	1:42	OWN 1	3	2	Punt
4	3:15	0:48	OWN 32	4	-7	Downs
4	1:41	0:51	OWN 31	4	1	Downs

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:02	1:55	OWN 16	3	6	Punt
1	10:58	1:44	OWN 36	3	4	Punt
1	8:19	3:23	OWN 24	7	21	Punt
2	12:42	2:40	OWN 35	6	65	Touchdown
2	5:29	3:48	OWN 28	9	46	Field Goal
2	0:39	0:39	OWN 39	3	21	Missed FG
3	15:00	1:30	OWN 49	3	51	Touchdown
3	12:17	0:33	OWN 40	2	6	Interception
3	9:48	1:59	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
3	5:22	3:14	OWN 31	5	24	Punt
4	11:21	3:36	OWN 20	8	32	Punt
4	6:03	2:48	OPP 43	7	43	Touchdown
4	2:27	0:46	OPP 25	5	25	Touchdown
4	0:50	0:50	OPP 32	2	-3	Game

Game MVP: Casey Greer, New England Patriots

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Steve Meier	13	53	4.08	14	1
Jake Locker	1	6	6.00	6	0
Terry Maloney	1	1	1.00	1	0
Chester Harris	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0
Kennedy Appleton	1	0	0.00	0	0

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Mason Tate	10	49	4.90	9	0	2
Jimmie Matock	5	12	2.40	6	0	0
Lewis Paraiso	4	26	6.50	15	1	0
Jared Rayburn	2	11	5.50	6	0	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jake Locker	44	27	279	4/22	2	49	2	75.9

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jimmie Matock	41	27	296	4/25	2	45	1	93.1

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Barry Washington	7	15	77	11.00	16	33	0
WR Julio Jones	6	11	53	8.83	20	25	0
WR Austin Conway	6	6	72	12.00	34	49	1
WR Chester Harris	3	6	22	7.33	5	11	1
RB Steve Meier	2	3	41	20.50	28	28	0
WR Frankie Boyd	1	1	6	6.00	4	6	0
FB Kennedy Appleton	1	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Omar Murray	1	1	8	8.00	0	8	0

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Casey Greer	11	14	142	12.91	58	45	1
WR Tim Givens	7	11	50	7.14	1	11	1
RB Mason Tate	3	4	33	11.00	12	14	0
WR Bobby Freeman	3	6	41	13.67	9	21	0
WR Pat Carr	2	4	12	6.00	1	11	0
WR Butch Sonntag	1	2	18	18.00	7	18	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Benjamin Stone	1	21	21.00	0

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Bart Stanton	2	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Sedrick Matthews	0	0	1	0

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Jimmie Matock	1	0	0	0
Butch Sonntag	0	1	0	0

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Brady Graham	4	171	42.8	40.0	49	1

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Glenn Darusmont	6	271	45.2	39.5	49	3

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Desmond Patton	2/3	0/1	0/0	34	2/2

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Richard Burgess	1/2	1/2	0/1	43	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Frankie Boyd	3	14	4.7	0

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tim Givens	2	11	5.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Frankie Boyd	4	129	32.3	0

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bart Stanton	2	52	26.0	0
Casey Greer	1	30	30.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Benjamin Stone	6	1	0.0	21	43
DE Sedrick Matthews	5	2	2.0	20	43
OLB Ken Applegate	5	1	0.0	18	29
S Matt Johnson	4	2	0.0	21	43
CB Vernon Nelson	4	0	0.0	20	34
DT Mark Chun	3	0	1.0	17	40
ILB Gino Mahoney	3	0	1.0	4	18
CB Bernie Hunsinger	3	2	0.0	19	40
ILB Blake Sacco	3	1	0.0	14	40
DT Mike Daniels	3	0	0.0	14	33
CB Alejandro Farmer	3	0	0.0	14	39
ILB Donovan Hickman	2	1	0.0	7	7
RB Terry Maloney	1	0	---	---	---
DT Trent Schroeder	1	0	0.0	11	11
S Johnny Fleming	1	0	0.0	1	7
WR Barry Washington	1	0	---	---	---
S Roderick Hutton	0	4	0.0	3	15
DE Joey Sweeney	0	1	0.0	8	10

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Luther Riazi	7	0	0.0	16	47
CB Tony Page	7	0	0.0	14	42
S Brant Bryant	6	1	0.0	15	45
CB Kris Schwantes	5	2	0.0	15	44
CB Bart Stanton	5	0	0.0	17	47
DE Chase Lester	4	0	1.0	14	38
ILB Xavier Sheriff	4	3	0.0	17	48
DE Mitch Harper	2	1	1.0	9	30
OLB Jon Welch	2	1	1.0	17	43
ILB Percy Chustz	2	0	0.0	15	32
DT Evan Westbrook	1	0	1.0	15	38
DT Brock Scott	1	0	0.0	14	39
WR Butch Sonntag	1	0	---	---	---
S Billy Joe Mattson	0	1	0.0	3	15
OLB Lucas Middleton	0	1	0.0	4	7

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Sedrick Matthews	2.0	0	1	43
DT Mark Chun	1.0	0	0	40
ILB Gino Mahoney	1.0	0	0	18
DE Edwin Woolson	0.0	1	3	37
ILB Blake Sacco	0.0	1	0	40
DT Mike Daniels	0.0	0	1	33

New England	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Mitch Harper	1.0	5	2	30
DE Chase Lester	1.0	2	0	38
OLB Jon Welch	1.0	0	5	43
DT Evan Westbrook	1.0	0	0	38
DT Brock Scott	0.0	2	0	39

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Alejandro Farmer	4	1	0	39
OLB Ken Applegate	4	0	0	29
S Matt Johnson	4	0	0	43
S Benjamin Stone	3	0	1	43
ILB Blake Sacco	3	0	0	40
CB Vernon Nelson	3	0	0	34
ILB Donovan Hickman	2	0	0	7
CB Bernie Hunsinger	1	2	0	40
ILB Gino Mahoney	1	0	0	18
S Johnny Fleming	1	0	0	7
DE Sedrick Matthews	1	0	0	43
S Roderick Hutton	0	1	0	15

New England	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Tony Page	8	0	0	42
S Brant Bryant	5	0	0	45
CB Bart Stanton	4	0	2	47
CB Kris Schwantes	3	0	0	44
S Luther Riazi	3	0	0	47
ILB Xavier Sheriff	2	1	0	48
DE Mitch Harper	1	0	0	30
OLB Lucas Middleton	1	0	0	7
ILB Percy Chustz	0	1	0	32
OLB Jon Welch	0	1	0	43
S Billy Joe Mattson	0	1	0	15

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jose Boyer	2	6	17	0	48
Reggie Higdon	1	4	17	2	48
Mike Pouncey	1	3	17	1	48
Curtis Price	1	2	17	0	48
Seth Malone	0	1	17	1	48

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Lance Harding	3	3	0	13	0	23
Corey Edwards	1	5	1	21	0	45
Kennedy Humphrey	1	2	0	21	0	45
Jonathan Schroeder	1	1	0	21	1	45
Joey Daughtry	0	4	0	21	3	45
Jessie Shea	0	1	0	21	0	45

Special Teams Tackles

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Michael Bernard	3	18
Alejandro Farmer	1	12
Ken Applegate	1	11

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Butch Sonntag	2	19
Brant Bryant	2	14
Tim Givens	1	15
Billy Joe Mattson	1	12
Mo Stephenson	1	8

Participation

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Jose Boyer	17	48	---	---	7	72
Seth Malone	17	48	---	---	7	72
Blake Sacco	---	---	14	40	14	68
Matt Johnson	---	---	21	43	2	66
Benjamin Stone	---	---	21	43	2	66
Jake Locker	17	48	---	---	---	65
Mike Pouncey	17	48	---	---	---	65
Curtis Price	17	48	---	---	---	65
Reggie Higdon	17	48	---	---	---	65
Sedrick Matthews	---	---	20	43	2	65
Alejandro Farmer	---	---	14	39	12	65
Mark Chun	---	---	17	40	7	64
Bernie Hunsinger	---	---	19	40	2	61
Austin Conway	11	37	---	---	11	59
Ken Applegate	---	---	18	29	11	58
Vernon Nelson	---	---	20	34	2	56
Barry Washington	12	42	---	---	---	54
Edwin Woolson	---	---	13	37	1	51
Julio Jones	10	40	---	---	---	50
Mike Daniels	---	---	14	33	2	49
Steve Meier	16	33	---	---	---	49
Omar Murray	10	21	---	---	14	45
Chester Harris	6	25	---	---	12	43
Gino Mahoney	---	---	4	18	12	34
Frankie Boyd	3	8	---	---	20	31
Roderick Hutton	---	---	3	15	12	30
Kennedy Appleton	8	16	---	---	5	29
Michael Bernard	4	4	---	---	18	26
Joey Sweeney	---	---	8	10	7	25
Antoine Kiss	0	0	---	---	24	24
Terry Maloney	1	10	---	---	11	22
Trent Schroeder	---	---	11	11	---	22
Donovan Hickman	---	---	7	7	6	20
Mickey Talley	---	---	6	4	5	15
Donovan Ellison	---	---	0	2	12	14
Darrin Hudson	4	4	---	---	3	11
Johnny Fleming	---	---	1	7	1	9
Desmond Patton	0	0	---	---	8	8
Emmanuel Ramsey	0	0	---	---	7	7
Roman Nolan	0	0	---	---	7	7
Blaine Craig	0	0	---	---	7	7
Tito Griffin	0	0	---	---	6	6
Brady Graham	0	0	---	---	4	4
Dan Fouts	0	0	---	---	3	3
Bruce Gaines	---	---	0	0	---	0
Roger Collins	0	0	---	---	---	0

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Tim Givens	21	43	---	---	15	79
Tony Page	---	---	14	42	21	77
Casey Greer	21	39	---	---	15	75
Brant Bryant	---	---	15	45	14	74
Jessie Shea	21	45	---	---	8	74
Kennedy Humphrey	21	45	---	---	8	74
Bart Stanton	---	---	17	47	8	72
Xavier Sheriff	---	---	17	48	4	69
Joey Daughtry	21	45	---	---	---	66
Luther Riazi	---	---	16	47	3	66
Jimmie Matock	21	45	---	---	---	66
Corey Edwards	21	45	---	---	---	66
Jonathan Schroeder	21	45	---	---	---	66
Kris Schwantes	---	---	15	44	4	63
Jon Welch	---	---	17	43	3	63
Evan Westbrook	---	---	15	38	7	60
Brock Scott	---	---	14	39	6	59
Lance Harding	13	23	---	---	19	55
Chase Lester	---	---	14	38	1	53
Percy Chustz	---	---	15	32	4	51
Adrian Foreman	11	21	---	---	17	49
Mitch Harper	---	---	9	30	3	42
Mason Tate	12	25	---	---	---	37
Pat Carr	10	23	---	---	---	33
Jared Rayburn	2	7	---	---	23	32
Billy Joe Mattson	---	---	3	15	12	30
Bobby Freeman	6	22	---	---	---	28
Butch Sonntag	1	7	---	---	19	27
Gabriel Flannery	---	---	1	9	13	23
Jesse Villanueva	2	7	---	---	6	15
Lewis Paraiso	6	8	---	---	---	14
Lucas Middleton	---	---	4	7	3	14
Isaac McSwain	---	---	0	0	10	10
Richard Burgess	0	0	---	---	8	8
Reuben Bernal	0	0	---	---	8	8
Reggie Combs	0	0	---	---	8	8
Mo Stephenson	0	0	---	---	8	8
Glenn Darusmont	0	0	---	---	6	6
Weston Quinn	---	---	1	4	---	5
Korey Prior	0	0	---	---	2	2
Skip Heilprin	0	0	---	---	---	0
Desmond Wheeler	0	0	---	---	---	0
Earl Niebauer	---	---	0	0	---	0
Daniel Vaughn	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	21	5.3
Middle	11	32	2.9
Right	2	6	3.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	7	3.5
Middle	14	87	6.2
Right	3	7	2.3
None	2	-3	-1.5

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jake Locker	44	27	4	1	1	4	9	7	2

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jimmie Matock	41	27	2	1	1	4	5	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	7	8	1.1
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	12	101	5.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	7	137	12.5
Long (19+ Yds)	7	1	33	4.7

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	4	26	4.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	12	130	10.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	17	9	102	6.0
Long (19+ Yds)	6	2	38	6.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Barry Washington	15	7	1	77	1	42
WR Julio Jones	11	6	0	53	1	40
WR Chester Harris	6	3	0	22	0	25
WR Austin Conway	6	6	0	72	1	37
RB Steve Meier	3	2	0	41	1	33
WR Frankie Boyd	1	1	0	6	0	8
FB Kennedy Appleton	1	1	0	0	0	16
TE Omar Murray	1	1	0	8	0	21

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Casey Greer	14	11	0	142	1	39
WR Tim Givens	11	7	0	50	0	43
WR Bobby Freeman	6	3	0	41	1	22
WR Pat Carr	4	2	0	12	0	23
RB Mason Tate	4	3	1	33	0	25
WR Butch Sonntag	2	1	0	18	0	7

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Chester Harris	1	-1	-1.00	-1.00

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Mason Tate	2	12	6.00	4.90
Jared Rayburn	1	5	5.00	5.50
Lewis Paraiso	1	8	8.00	6.50

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jake Locker	5	3	13	2.60	6.34

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jimmie Matock	4	3	27	6.75	7.22

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Julio Jones	1	0	0	0.00	4.82
WR Chester Harris	1	1	11	11.00	3.67
WR Austin Conway	1	1	2	2.00	12.00
FB Kennedy Appleton	1	1	0	0.00	0.00
WR Barry Washington	1	0	0	0.00	5.13

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Tim Givens	2	2	11	5.50	4.55
WR Casey Greer	1	1	16	16.00	10.14
WR Bobby Freeman	1	0	0	0.00	6.83

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions

New England	Rushes	Conversions
Jimmie Matock	2	1
Lewis Paraiso	2	2
Mason Tate	2	1
Jared Rayburn	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jake Locker	13	9	6

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jimmie Matock	8	6	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Julio Jones	4	1	1
WR Austin Conway	4	4	3
WR Barry Washington	3	3	1
WR Chester Harris	1	0	0
TE Omar Murray	1	1	1

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Casey Greer	4	4	3
WR Pat Carr	2	1	0
WR Bobby Freeman	2	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 74,600 (75,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 18,100 (18,100)
End Zone 13,000 (13,000)
Mezzanine 7,500 (7,500)
Sideline Seats 11,500 (11,500)
Club Seats 15,000 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes 9,500 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	74,600 (75,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	18,100 (18,100)
End Zone	13,000 (13,000)
Mezzanine	7,500 (7,500)
Sideline Seats	11,500 (11,500)
Club Seats	15,000 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes	9,500 (9,900)