Exhibition Week 4, 2046

played in Buffalo, NY

75 degrees, fair, 11 mph wind

Minnesota Vikings	0	0	7	0	-	7
Buffalo Bills	7	14	0	0	-	21

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:05 BUF - Carter Dunlap 5 run (Benjamin Sipes extra point)
2Q: 12:36 BUF - Elliot March 8 pass from Garrett Grayson (Benjamin Sipes extra point)
2Q: 07:21 BUF - Landon Newhart 11 pass from Garrett Grayson (Benjamin Sipes extra point)
3Q: 07:35 MIN - Ruben Imlay 50 pass from Byron Rhodes (Dixon Hawthorne extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:05 BUF - Carter Dunlap 5 run (Benjamin Sipes extra point)
2Q: 12:36 BUF - Elliot March 8 pass from Garrett Grayson (Benjamin Sipes extra point)
2Q: 07:21 BUF - Landon Newhart 11 pass from Garrett Grayson (Benjamin Sipes extra point)
3Q: 07:35 MIN - Ruben Imlay 50 pass from Byron Rhodes (Dixon Hawthorne extra point)

Team Statistics MIN BUF
Record 0-3 1-2
First Downs 10 18
- by Rushing 1 10
- by Passing 9 8
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 288 319
- Offensive Plays 56 70
- Yards per Play 5.14 4.56
Net Rushing Yards 60 118
- Rushing Attempts 15 44
- Yards per Rush 4.00 2.68
Net Passing Yards 228 201
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 38 - 17 - 2 24 - 19 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 261 215
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/33 2/14
- Yards per Pass Play 5.56 7.73
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 2/14 6/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 11.9 9.2
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 7/38 2/15
Punt Returns/Yards 3/12 7/92
Kick Returns/Yards 1/24 1/25
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 2/20
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 0 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/0 3/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 20 OWN 37
Time of Possession 23:56 36:04

Team Statistics	MIN	BUF
Record	0-3	1-2
First Downs	10	18
- by Rushing	1	10
- by Passing	9	8
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	288	319
- Offensive Plays	56	70
- Yards per Play	5.14	4.56
Net Rushing Yards	60	118
- Rushing Attempts	15	44
- Yards per Rush	4.00	2.68
Net Passing Yards	228	201
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	38 - 17 - 2	24 - 19 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	261	215
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/33	2/14
- Yards per Pass Play	5.56	7.73
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	2/14	6/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	11.9	9.2
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	7/38	2/15
Punt Returns/Yards	3/12	7/92
Kick Returns/Yards	1/24	1/25
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	2/20
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	0	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/0	3/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 20	OWN 37
Time of Possession	23:56	36:04

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:35	1:36	OPP 45	3	6	Interception
1	9:20	0:42	OWN 10	2	4	Interception
1	6:56	2:01	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
1	2:16	2:52	OWN 2	6	18	Punt
2	12:28	1:20	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
2	7:11	1:05	OWN 20	3	-1	Punt
2	4:35	2:32	OWN 3	8	49	Punt
3	15:00	2:24	OWN 24	3	3	Punt
3	11:12	1:16	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
3	8:21	1:01	OWN 20	3	80	Touchdown
3	3:43	2:00	OWN 17	4	36	Punt
4	13:51	1:13	OWN 44	3	-17	Punt
4	11:08	3:19	OWN 20	7	36	Punt
4	1:05	0:53	OWN 11	5	35	Downs

Buffalo Bills
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:25	OWN 20	5	17	Interception
1	10:59	1:39	OWN 41	3	-4	Punt
1	8:38	1:42	OPP 28	5	28	Touchdown
1	4:55	2:39	OWN 32	4	20	Punt
2	14:24	1:56	OWN 43	4	57	Touchdown
2	11:08	3:57	OWN 44	8	56	Touchdown
2	6:06	1:31	OWN 48	3	7	Punt
2	2:03	2:03	OWN 20	5	55	Missed FG
3	12:36	1:24	OWN 37	3	0	Punt
3	9:56	1:35	OWN 46	3	7	Punt
3	7:20	3:37	OWN 26	5	16	Punt
3	1:43	2:52	OWN 6	6	13	Punt
4	12:38	1:30	OPP 40	3	-7	Punt
4	7:49	6:44	OWN 9	12	46	Punt
4	0:12	0:12	OPP 46	1	-2	Game

Game MVP: Garrett Grayson, Buffalo Bills

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
J.R. England	6	12	2.00	9	0
Walt Lane	4	1	0.25	4	0
Rick Silas	3	42	14.00	33	1
Byron Rhodes	2	5	2.50	3	0

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Carter Dunlap	15	32	2.13	7	0	1
Gage Dela Cruz	15	20	1.33	10	1	0
Josue Van DeWege	9	47	5.22	11	1	0
Al Blades	4	21	5.25	14	2	0
Garrett Grayson	1	-2	-2.00	-2	0	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Byron Rhodes	32	14	232	2/17	1	50	0	79.1
Walt Harris	6	3	29	1/16	0	14	2	24.3

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Garrett Grayson	16	14	148	2/14	2	31	0	144.8
Al Blades	8	5	67	0/0	0	47	1	49.5

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Ruben Imlay	7	10	107	15.29	0	50	1
WR Silas Fuller	4	11	40	10.00	7	14	0
TE Derrick Brechbill	3	5	57	19.00	21	30	0
WR Mike Evans	1	4	21	21.00	1	21	0
RB J.R. England	1	2	14	14.00	5	14	0
RB Walt Lane	1	1	22	22.00	22	22	0
RB Rick Silas	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Julio Herndon	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Malik Cox	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Buffalo	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Landon Newhart	5	7	64	12.80	24	31	1
TE Elliot March	4	4	84	21.00	52	47	1
RB Josue Van DeWege	2	2	8	4.00	0	8	0
RB Carter Dunlap	2	2	-5	-2.50	0	-1	0
WR Renaldo Moylan	2	3	14	7.00	4	9	0
FB Austin Lane	1	1	11	11.00	1	11	0
WR Marqise Lee	1	2	7	7.00	0	7	0
TE Kirk McKenzie	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
WR Dan Murphy	1	2	29	29.00	20	29	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Dillon Shaeffer	1	0	0.00	0

Buffalo	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Dave Gochanour	1	4	4.00	0
OLB Jay Cooks	1	16	16.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
J.R. England	1	0	0	0
Dan Ogden	0	1	0	0

Buffalo	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Ray Howe	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Tucker Compton	10	447	44.7	33.5	52	2

Buffalo	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Conner Poston	9	422	46.9	38.9	63	5

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Dixon Hawthorne	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	1/1

Buffalo	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Benjamin Sipes	0/1	0/1	0/0	0	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Silas Fuller	3	12	4.0	0

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dan Murphy	7	92	13.1	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Silas Fuller	1	24	24.0	0

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dan Murphy	1	25	25.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DE Dave Sutter	8	3	1.5	31	20
S Benjamin Stone	7	2	0.0	40	22
ILB Alonzo O'Neal	7	1	0.0	24	15
S Drake Fender	7	0	0.0	34	17
CB Andy Wright	5	0	0.0	31	19
OLB Moe Stewart	4	2	0.0	25	16
S Braxton Summers	4	2	0.0	19	15
CB Dillon Shaeffer	4	1	0.0	30	18
OLB Keegan George	3	0	0.0	10	10
ILB Jimmy Wayne	3	0	0.0	20	11
CB Ezra Ellis	2	2	0.0	33	17
DE Herman Shannon	2	0	0.0	13	6
DT Cristian Brandon	1	2	0.5	26	13
DT K.C. Bryant	1	3	0.0	34	21
CB Kevin Johnson	1	1	0.0	16	10
ILB Jarvis Jones	1	0	0.0	33	15
TE Derrick Brechbill	1	0	---	---	---
DE Elias Batista	1	0	0.0	28	14
TE Bruce Barnes	1	0	---	---	---
DT Trent Schroeder	0	2	0.0	21	15

Buffalo	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Greg Dawson	9	3	0.5	11	28
S Brett Mowen	4	0	0.0	7	26
ILB Maxwell Lester	3	2	0.5	12	24
CB Keith Flannery	3	1	0.0	9	19
S Emmanuel Bennett	2	1	0.0	14	37
OLB Jay Cooks	2	1	0.0	7	26
S Miles Vance	2	0	0.0	6	29
CB Carter Falconer	2	0	0.0	6	27
CB Byron Jones	2	0	0.0	12	25
DT Mario Nelson	1	1	1.0	12	33
DE Darryl Frierson	1	0	1.0	10	24
DT Benjamin Gibbs	1	2	0.0	15	37
OLB Ray Howe	1	0	0.0	3	0
S Deone Bucannon	1	0	0.0	8	19
RB Josue Van DeWege	1	0	---	---	---

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Dave Sutter	1.5	0	2	20
DT Cristian Brandon	0.5	0	0	13
DE Sedrick Matthews	0.0	1	1	12

Buffalo	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DT Mario Nelson	1.0	3	33
DE Darryl Frierson	1.0	2	24
ILB Greg Dawson	0.5	1	28
ILB Maxwell Lester	0.5	0	24
DT Benjamin Gibbs	0.0	2	37
DE Rex Jones	0.0	1	18
DT Pedro Hanks	0.0	1	25

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Andy Wright	3	0	0	19
S Benjamin Stone	2	1	0	22
CB Dillon Shaeffer	2	0	1	18
OLB Keegan George	2	0	0	10
ILB Jimmy Wayne	2	0	0	11
S Braxton Summers	2	0	0	15
DT Trent Schroeder	1	0	0	15
DE Dave Sutter	1	0	0	20
OLB Moe Stewart	1	0	0	16
CB Kevin Johnson	1	0	0	10
DT Cristian Brandon	1	0	0	13
CB Ezra Ellis	1	0	0	17

Buffalo	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Greg Dawson	5	1	0	28
S Brett Mowen	3	1	0	26
CB Keith Flannery	3	0	0	19
S Emmanuel Bennett	2	0	0	37
OLB Jay Cooks	1	0	1	26
S Miles Vance	1	0	0	29
S Deone Bucannon	1	0	0	19
CB Carter Falconer	1	0	0	27
S Dave Gochanour	0	0	1	33

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Brandon Scherff	1	3	1	14	0	38
Horace Dillon	1	1	0	5	0	21
Reggie Higdon	0	2	0	11	1	32
Dan Ogden	0	2	0	11	0	23
John Raymond	0	1	0	6	1	23
Jerome West	0	1	0	9	1	20
Earnest Hammontree	0	1	0	9	0	18
Bob Huntley	0	1	0	3	0	5
Bruce Barnes	0	1	0	9	0	10

Buffalo	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Kerry Coyle	2	7	29	0	17
Joshua Card	2	4	29	1	14
Kirk Sitz	2	4	21	0	13
Mo Strickland	2	4	29	0	20
Austin Lane	2	2	16	0	11
Ezra Burmeister	1	5	32	0	20
Toby Mino	1	4	27	0	18
Duane Gough	1	3	28	0	16
Elliot March	1	1	19	0	9
Albert Bertolone	0	3	15	0	9
Kaden Yeung	0	2	15	1	6

Special Teams Tackles

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Walt Lane	2	25
Derrick Brechbill	2	16
Silas Fuller	1	18
Horace Dillon	1	10
Jerome West	1	10
Dan Ogden	1	8

Buffalo	Tackles	STPlays
Miles Vance	2	15
Kirk Sitz	1	12
Ezra Burmeister	1	5

Participation

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Andy Wright	---	---	31	19	29	79
Jarvis Jones	---	---	33	15	22	70
Benjamin Stone	---	---	40	22	1	63
Silas Fuller	10	35	---	---	18	63
Dave Sutter	---	---	31	20	11	62
K.C. Bryant	---	---	34	21	2	57
Walt Lane	5	25	---	---	25	55
Dillon Shaeffer	---	---	30	18	7	55
Drake Fender	---	---	34	17	4	55
Brandon Scherff	14	38	---	---	2	54
Derrick Brechbill	10	25	---	---	16	51
Ezra Ellis	---	---	33	17	1	51
Ruben Imlay	12	29	---	---	7	48
Reggie Higdon	11	32	---	---	---	43
Alonzo O'Neal	---	---	24	15	4	43
Dan Ogden	11	23	---	---	8	42
Elias Batista	---	---	28	14	---	42
Byron Rhodes	8	34	---	---	---	42
Moe Stewart	---	---	25	16	1	42
Cristian Brandon	---	---	26	13	3	42
Juan Prescott	10	30	---	---	---	40
Jerome West	9	20	---	---	10	39
Trent Schroeder	---	---	21	15	1	37
Horace Dillon	5	21	---	---	10	36
Braxton Summers	---	---	19	15	1	35
John Raymond	6	23	---	---	5	34
Jimmy Wayne	---	---	20	11	3	34
Bruce Barnes	9	10	---	---	15	34
Earnest Hammontree	9	18	---	---	5	32
Sedrick Matthews	---	---	16	12	1	29
Malik Cox	4	21	---	---	4	29
Kevin Johnson	---	---	16	10	1	27
Mike Evans	6	14	---	---	5	25
Herman Shannon	---	---	13	6	6	25
Freddie Johnstone	0	7	---	---	17	24
Bob Huntley	3	5	---	---	13	21
Keegan George	---	---	10	10	---	20
Julio Herndon	5	14	---	---	---	19
Rick Silas	5	13	---	---	---	18
Walt Harris	7	7	---	---	---	14
J.R. England	6	7	---	---	1	14
Joshua Hampton	0	0	---	---	10	10
Tucker Compton	0	0	---	---	10	10
Harrison Voinovich	---	---	0	0	5	5
Dixon Hawthorne	0	0	---	---	2	2
Colton Novak	0	0	---	---	---	0

Buffalo	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Dave Gochanour	---	---	10	33	21	64
Renaldo Moylan	27	14	---	---	18	59
Dan Murphy	23	15	---	---	19	57
Maxwell Lester	---	---	12	24	21	57
Ezra Burmeister	32	20	---	---	5	57
Mario Nelson	---	---	12	33	9	54
Benjamin Gibbs	---	---	15	37	1	53
Emmanuel Bennett	---	---	14	37	---	51
Garrett Grayson	33	18	---	---	---	51
Miles Vance	---	---	6	29	15	50
Kirk McKenzie	18	16	---	---	16	50
Kerry Coyle	29	17	---	---	4	50
Gage Dela Cruz	15	9	---	---	26	50
Joshua Card	29	14	---	---	6	49
Mo Strickland	29	20	---	---	---	49
Landon Newhart	28	13	---	---	7	48
Kirk Sitz	21	13	---	---	12	46
Austin Lane	16	11	---	---	18	45
Greg Dawson	---	---	11	28	6	45
Toby Mino	27	18	---	---	---	45
Duane Gough	28	16	---	---	---	44
Carter Falconer	---	---	6	27	6	39
Brett Mowen	---	---	7	26	5	38
Pedro Hanks	---	---	12	25	---	37
Byron Jones	---	---	12	25	---	37
Zack Martin	16	10	---	---	10	36
Jay Cooks	---	---	7	26	2	35
Darryl Frierson	---	---	10	24	---	34
Hunter Deiulio	---	---	5	18	10	33
Kaden Yeung	15	6	---	---	10	31
Albert Bertolone	15	9	---	---	5	29
Marqise Lee	17	12	---	---	---	29
Carter Dunlap	18	11	---	---	---	29
Keith Flannery	---	---	9	19	1	29
Elliot March	19	9	---	---	---	28
Deone Bucannon	---	---	8	19	---	27
Rex Jones	---	---	5	18	---	23
Al Blades	11	8	---	---	---	19
Josue Van DeWege	11	5	---	---	---	16
Bo Murphy	---	---	1	3	8	12
Dale Levi	0	0	---	---	10	10
Julio Van DeWege	7	2	---	---	---	9
Conner Poston	0	0	---	---	9	9
Benjamin Sipes	0	0	---	---	5	5
Ray Howe	---	---	3	0	---	3
Cory Hamilton	0	0	---	---	1	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	3	0.6
Middle	7	18	2.6
Right	3	39	13.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	18	3.0
Middle	32	78	2.4
Right	5	24	4.8
None	1	-2	-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Byron Rhodes	32	14	6	2	3	2	10	0	0
Walt Harris	6	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	2

Buffalo	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Garrett Grayson	16	14	2	1	1	0	0	3	0
Al Blades	8	5	1	0	0	1	1	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	1	22	11.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	7	74	5.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	5	48	3.7
Long (19+ Yds)	9	4	117	13.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	-5	-2.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	12	170	14.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	5	50	5.6
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Silas Fuller	11	4	2	40	0	35
WR Ruben Imlay	10	7	0	107	2	29
TE Derrick Brechbill	5	3	0	57	2	25
WR Mike Evans	4	1	0	21	1	14
RB J.R. England	2	1	0	14	0	7
WR Julio Herndon	2	0	1	0	0	14
RB Walt Lane	1	1	0	22	1	25
RB Rick Silas	1	0	0	0	0	13
RB Malik Cox	1	0	0	0	0	21

Buffalo	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Landon Newhart	7	5	1	64	1	13
TE Elliot March	4	4	0	84	1	9
WR Renaldo Moylan	3	2	0	14	0	14
WR Marqise Lee	2	1	0	7	0	12
WR Dan Murphy	2	1	0	29	1	15
RB Josue Van DeWege	2	2	0	8	0	5
RB Carter Dunlap	2	2	0	-5	0	11
FB Austin Lane	1	1	0	11	0	11
TE Kirk McKenzie	1	1	0	3	0	16

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Josue Van DeWege	3	17	5.67	5.22
Carter Dunlap	3	5	1.67	2.13

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Garrett Grayson	3	3	18	6.00	9.25

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Buffalo	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Elliot March	1	1	8	8.00	21.00
RB Carter Dunlap	1	1	-1	-1.00	-2.50
WR Landon Newhart	1	1	11	11.00	9.14

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Rick Silas	1	0

Buffalo	Rushes	Conversions
Carter Dunlap	3	1
Gage Dela Cruz	3	2
Al Blades	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Byron Rhodes	10	3	1
Walt Harris	3	2	1

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Conversions
Garrett Grayson	7	6	3
Al Blades	1	1	0

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Silas Fuller	5	2	2
WR Ruben Imlay	4	2	0
TE Derrick Brechbill	2	1	0
RB Rick Silas	1	0	0
WR Julio Herndon	1	0	0

Buffalo	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Landon Newhart	5	4	2
TE Kirk McKenzie	1	1	0
RB Josue Van DeWege	1	1	0
TE Elliot March	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 35,900 (75,300 capacity)
Upper Deck 8,500 (23,100)
End Zone 8,100 (16,700)
Mezzanine 5,400 (9,600)
Sideline Seats 8,200 (14,800)
Club Seats 4,300 (8,900)
Luxury Boxes 1,400 (2,200)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	35,900 (75,300 capacity)
Upper Deck	8,500 (23,100)
End Zone	8,100 (16,700)
Mezzanine	5,400 (9,600)
Sideline Seats	8,200 (14,800)
Club Seats	4,300 (8,900)
Luxury Boxes	1,400 (2,200)