Week 16, 2046

played in Minnesota, MN

68 degrees, fair, calm

New England Patriots	0	7	10	10	-	27
Minnesota Vikings	3	3	3	0	-	9

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:20 MIN - Dixon Hawthorne 32 field goal
2Q: 09:22 NED - Jonah Stenstrom 22 run (Francisco Howland extra point)
2Q: 02:00 MIN - Dixon Hawthorne 32 field goal
3Q: 10:03 NED - Francisco Howland 45 field goal
3Q: 02:28 MIN - Dixon Hawthorne 40 field goal
3Q: 00:23 NED - Chester Chandler 94 punt return (Francisco Howland extra point)
4Q: 07:26 NED - Tony Allen 26 pass from Jonah Stenstrom (Francisco Howland extra point)
4Q: 02:03 NED - Francisco Howland 32 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:20 MIN - Dixon Hawthorne 32 field goal
2Q: 09:22 NED - Jonah Stenstrom 22 run (Francisco Howland extra point)
2Q: 02:00 MIN - Dixon Hawthorne 32 field goal
3Q: 10:03 NED - Francisco Howland 45 field goal
3Q: 02:28 MIN - Dixon Hawthorne 40 field goal
3Q: 00:23 NED - Chester Chandler 94 punt return (Francisco Howland extra point)
4Q: 07:26 NED - Tony Allen 26 pass from Jonah Stenstrom (Francisco Howland extra point)
4Q: 02:03 NED - Francisco Howland 32 field goal

Team Statistics NED MIN
Record 7-8 8-7
First Downs 15 19
- by Rushing 7 5
- by Passing 8 14
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 279 388
- Offensive Plays 58 69
- Yards per Play 4.81 5.62
Net Rushing Yards 131 82
- Rushing Attempts 32 23
- Yards per Rush 4.09 3.57
Net Passing Yards 148 306
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 24 - 16 - 0 46 - 23 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 153 306
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/5 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 5.69 6.65
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/14 6/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.4 7.9
4th Down Conversions 1/1 0/2
Penalties/Yards 5/30 8/55
Punt Returns/Yards 3/113 3/15
Kick Returns/Yards 1/19 4/88
Interception Ret./Yards 1/41 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 0/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 32 OWN 29
Time of Possession 30:11 29:49

Team Statistics	NED	MIN
Record	7-8	8-7
First Downs	15	19
- by Rushing	7	5
- by Passing	8	14
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	279	388
- Offensive Plays	58	69
- Yards per Play	4.81	5.62
Net Rushing Yards	131	82
- Rushing Attempts	32	23
- Yards per Rush	4.09	3.57
Net Passing Yards	148	306
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	24 - 16 - 0	46 - 23 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	153	306
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/5	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	5.69	6.65
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/14	6/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.4	7.9
4th Down Conversions	1/1	0/2
Penalties/Yards	5/30	8/55
Punt Returns/Yards	3/113	3/15
Kick Returns/Yards	1/19	4/88
Interception Ret./Yards	1/41	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	0/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 32	OWN 29
Time of Possession	30:11	29:49

Drive Charts

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:12	1:43	OWN 19	4	13	Punt
1	5:30	1:15	OWN 6	3	-5	Punt
1	2:30	1:47	OWN 36	3	-3	Punt
2	14:02	4:51	OWN 28	9	72	Touchdown
2	7:17	1:49	OWN 44	4	15	Punt
2	1:52	1:52	OWN 20	3	10	Half
3	15:00	5:03	OWN 20	9	52	Field Goal
3	6:59	1:39	OPP 32	3	2	Missed FG
3	2:20	1:01	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
4	12:36	5:25	OWN 20	11	80	Touchdown
4	4:54	2:57	OPP 27	6	12	Field Goal

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:48	OWN 20	8	65	Field Goal
1	9:29	3:59	OWN 18	9	43	Punt
1	4:15	1:45	OPP 42	4	6	Downs
1	0:43	1:41	OWN 16	4	15	Punt
2	9:11	1:54	OWN 13	4	7	Punt
2	5:28	3:36	OWN 20	6	65	Field Goal
3	9:57	2:58	OWN 35	5	35	Interception
3	5:20	3:00	OWN 45	6	32	Field Goal
3	1:19	1:03	OWN 43	3	-2	Punt
3	0:16	2:40	OWN 20	7	41	Punt
4	7:11	2:17	OWN 18	6	9	Downs
4	1:57	1:57	OWN 42	7	22	Game

Game MVP: Jonah Stenstrom, New England Patriots

Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Antonio Spencer	17	52	3.06	18	3	0
Zayden Carrillo	13	46	3.54	11	2	0
Jonah Stenstrom	2	33	16.50	22	2	1

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
J.R. England	12	55	4.58	14	4
Rick Silas	7	23	3.29	9	0
Walt Harris	2	9	4.50	5	0
Mike Evans	1	-2	-2.00	-2	0
Walt Lane	1	-3	-3.00	-3	0

Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jonah Stenstrom	24	16	153	2/5	1	27	0	98.0

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Walt Harris	46	23	306	0/0	0	35	1	62.4

Receiving Statistics

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Donte Hatcher	3	4	43	14.33	25	27	0
WR Aidan Cambell	3	4	17	5.67	4	10	0
FB Tony Allen	3	4	51	17.00	31	26	1
RB Antonio Spencer	2	2	5	2.50	0	5	0
WR Caden Rohrbacher	2	2	7	3.50	0	11	0
TE Brenden Flynn	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
WR Chester Chandler	1	1	14	14.00	1	14	0
WR Frankie Parker	1	4	13	13.00	8	13	0
WR Donald Horoszowski	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Avery Shaw	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Mike Evans	5	13	76	15.20	26	32
WR Silas Fuller	4	9	51	12.75	8	17
WR Ruben Imlay	4	5	69	17.25	14	25
RB J.R. England	3	5	29	9.67	25	26
WR Julio Herndon	2	4	21	10.50	10	11
TE Freddie Johnstone	1	1	35	35.00	25	35
FB Bob Huntley	1	1	-4	-4.00	0	-4
RB Rick Silas	1	2	10	10.00	10	10
TE Bruce Barnes	1	1	8	8.00	1	8
WR Ethan Langhoff	1	4	11	11.00	0	11
RB Walt Lane	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Hunter Reynolds	1	41	41.00	0

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Jonah Stenstrom	1	0	0	0
Trenton Brahms	0	1	0	0

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Jarvis Jones	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Desmond Byner	5	229	45.8	38.8	56	2

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Tucker Compton	5	221	44.2	25.8	53	2

Kicking Statistics

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Francisco Howland	2/3	1/2	0/0	45	3/3

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Dixon Hawthorne	3/3	1/1	0/0	40	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Chester Chandler	3	113	37.7	1

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Silas Fuller	3	15	5.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ralph Wagner	1	19	19.0	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Silas Fuller	3	77	25.7	0
Ethan Langhoff	1	11	11.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New England	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Ryan Shazier	5	1	19	34
S Ezekiel Keck	5	1	21	40
CB Hunter Reynolds	5	0	23	37
S Lionel Franks	5	0	19	44
S Spencer Arnold	4	1	10	36
DT Jack Mills	3	0	16	35
DT Nate Orchard	3	0	13	16
CB Max Hauck	2	1	8	30
DT Jason Sellers	2	1	14	25
ILB Oscar Sumter	2	1	11	6
ILB Randall Vijitakula	2	0	12	36
DE Dalton Buzzanca	2	0	16	33
OLB Terry Izzo	2	0	4	12
OLB Chris Price	1	2	11	9
DE Danny Shelton	1	1	12	30
S Stanley Patton	1	0	7	10
CB Terrance Murack	1	0	0	2

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Braxton Summers	9	2	0.0	31	24
ILB Jimmy Wayne	7	2	0.0	29	25
OLB Moe Stewart	6	1	0.0	26	17
CB Ivan Chandler	5	0	0.0	30	24
S Benjamin Stone	4	2	0.0	30	25
DT Trent Schroeder	3	2	0.0	21	16
CB Kevin Johnson	2	1	0.0	31	23
DE Herman Shannon	2	1	0.0	25	21
DT K.C. Bryant	2	0	0.0	22	20
CB Dillon Shaeffer	2	0	0.0	16	22
S Drake Fender	2	0	0.0	12	10
DE Dave Sutter	1	1	1.0	7	5
ILB Jarvis Jones	1	0	1.0	4	5
OLB Keegan George	1	1	0.0	16	9
FB Bob Huntley	1	0	---	---	---
DT Cristian Brandon	1	0	0.0	16	10
DE Sedrick Matthews	0	2	0.0	28	23

Pass Rush Statistics

New England	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Dalton Buzzanca	1	3	4	33
DE Danny Shelton	1	1	2	30
DT Philip Babinchak	1	1	0	19
DT Jack Mills	1	0	0	35
OLB Ryan Shazier	0	2	0	34

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
ILB Jarvis Jones	1.0	0	0	0	5
DE Dave Sutter	1.0	0	0	0	5
DE Sedrick Matthews	0.0	1	0	0	23
DT Trent Schroeder	0.0	0	1	0	16
OLB Moe Stewart	0.0	0	1	0	17
DT K.C. Bryant	0.0	0	0	1	20

Pass Defense Statistics

New England	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Hunter Reynolds	5	0	1	37
S Spencer Arnold	3	0	0	36
S Lionel Franks	3	0	0	44
ILB Randall Vijitakula	2	1	0	36
OLB Ryan Shazier	2	0	0	34
OLB Terry Izzo	2	0	0	12
CB Max Hauck	1	3	0	30
DT Jack Mills	1	0	0	35
DE Dalton Buzzanca	1	0	0	33
DT Nate Orchard	1	0	0	16
S Stanley Patton	1	0	0	10
CB Terrance Murack	1	0	0	2
CB Jacob Parrish	0	1	0	18

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Jimmy Wayne	4	1	25
S Braxton Summers	4	1	24
CB Ivan Chandler	3	0	24
OLB Moe Stewart	2	0	17
CB Dillon Shaeffer	1	1	22
CB Kevin Johnson	1	0	23
DE Herman Shannon	1	0	21

Blocking Statistics

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Trenton Brahms	3	9	0	32	1	26
Al Castellano	3	6	0	32	1	26
Xavier Marschalk	1	6	1	32	0	26
Lamont Thomason	1	5	0	32	0	26
Bruce Heath	0	4	0	32	0	26

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Horace Dillon	2	6	23	42
Juan Prescott	2	4	23	44
Reggie Higdon	2	2	23	42
Earnest Hammontree	1	8	23	45
Bob Huntley	0	1	13	19

Special Teams Tackles

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Antonio Spencer	2	23
Stanley Patton	2	12
Brenden Flynn	1	17
Tony Allen	1	13
Isaiah Fabbrizzi	1	10

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
J.R. England	2	10
Walt Lane	1	22

Participation

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Bruce Heath	32	26	---	---	8	66
Lamont Thomason	32	26	---	---	8	66
Ezekiel Keck	---	---	21	40	5	66
Xavier Marschalk	32	26	---	---	8	66
Lionel Franks	---	---	19	44	2	65
Hunter Reynolds	---	---	23	37	3	63
Antonio Spencer	18	18	---	---	23	59
Trenton Brahms	32	26	---	---	---	58
Jonah Stenstrom	32	26	---	---	---	58
Al Castellano	32	26	---	---	---	58
Spencer Arnold	---	---	10	36	9	55
Ryan Shazier	---	---	19	34	2	55
Tony Allen	26	16	---	---	13	55
Jack Mills	---	---	16	35	3	54
Randall Vijitakula	---	---	12	36	3	51
Dalton Buzzanca	---	---	16	33	2	51
Frankie Parker	14	21	---	---	11	46
Aidan Cambell	25	21	---	---	---	46
Danny Shelton	---	---	12	30	3	45
Max Hauck	---	---	8	30	4	42
Jason Sellers	---	---	14	25	2	41
Philip Babinchak	---	---	14	19	8	41
Donte Hatcher	21	18	---	---	1	40
Zayden Carrillo	16	8	---	---	13	37
Jacob Parrish	---	---	15	18	4	37
Avery Shaw	18	8	---	---	7	33
Terry Izzo	---	---	4	12	16	32
Brenden Flynn	9	5	---	---	17	31
Nate Orchard	---	---	13	16	---	29
Stanley Patton	---	---	7	10	12	29
Donald Horoszowski	5	6	---	---	17	28
Isaiah Fabbrizzi	---	---	1	14	10	25
Chris Price	---	---	11	9	4	24
Jameson Ellison	---	---	5	14	4	23
Oscar Sumter	---	---	11	6	4	21
Chester Chandler	0	1	---	---	16	17
Caden Rohrbacher	8	8	---	---	---	16
Ralph Wagner	---	---	2	6	7	15
Francisco Howland	0	0	---	---	9	9
Tommy Blanton	0	0	---	---	8	8
Louie Bornstein	0	0	---	---	8	8
Terrance Murack	---	---	0	2	4	6
Desmond Byner	0	0	---	---	5	5
Julio Burgess	0	0	---	---	3	3
Charles Pruett	0	0	---	---	---	0
Ian Garcia	0	0	---	---	---	0

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Horace Dillon	23	42	---	---	8	73
Walt Harris	23	46	---	---	---	69
Earnest Hammontree	23	45	---	---	---	68
Jerome West	23	45	---	---	---	68
Ivan Chandler	---	---	30	24	13	67
Juan Prescott	23	44	---	---	---	67
Reggie Higdon	23	42	---	---	---	65
Silas Fuller	17	37	---	---	11	65
Benjamin Stone	---	---	30	25	3	58
Jimmy Wayne	---	---	29	25	3	57
Kevin Johnson	---	---	31	23	3	57
Braxton Summers	---	---	31	24	1	56
Sedrick Matthews	---	---	28	23	3	54
Walt Lane	5	26	---	---	22	53
Mike Evans	19	32	---	---	1	52
Bruce Barnes	13	19	---	---	18	50
Bob Huntley	13	19	---	---	17	49
Herman Shannon	---	---	25	21	3	49
Ruben Imlay	12	22	---	---	15	49
K.C. Bryant	---	---	22	20	6	48
Moe Stewart	---	---	26	17	3	46
Dillon Shaeffer	---	---	16	22	3	41
Trent Schroeder	---	---	21	16	3	40
J.R. England	13	16	---	---	10	39
Julio Herndon	13	25	---	---	---	38
Drake Fender	---	---	12	10	15	37
Keegan George	---	---	16	9	6	31
Jarvis Jones	---	---	4	5	19	28
Ethan Langhoff	1	8	---	---	18	27
Cristian Brandon	---	---	16	10	1	27
Freddie Johnstone	1	14	---	---	10	25
Rick Silas	8	11	---	---	---	19
Dave Sutter	---	---	7	5	7	19
John Raymond	0	7	---	---	8	15
Harrison Voinovich	---	---	1	3	10	14
Aidan Quinn	0	5	---	---	8	13
Joshua Hampton	0	0	---	---	8	8
Dan Ogden	0	0	---	---	8	8
Tucker Compton	0	0	---	---	8	8
Dixon Hawthorne	0	0	---	---	7	7
Elias Batista	---	---	4	3	---	7
Malik Cox	0	1	---	---	5	6
Alonzo O'Neal	---	---	3	1	2	6
Colton Novak	0	0	---	---	---	0
Byron Rhodes	0	0	---	---	---	0
Gus Pries	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	12	42	3.5
Middle	12	60	5.0
Right	8	29	3.6
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	25	5.0
Middle	8	31	3.9
Right	10	26	2.6
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jonah Stenstrom	24	16	2	1	1	3	2	1	0

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Walt Harris	46	23	5	0	6	5	7	6	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	5	35	5.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	7	71	7.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	4	47	6.7
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	9	6	45	5.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	8	108	7.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	20	8	132	6.6
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	21	7.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Donte Hatcher	4	3	0	43	1	18
WR Frankie Parker	4	1	0	13	0	21
WR Aidan Cambell	4	3	1	17	0	21
FB Tony Allen	4	3	0	51	1	16
RB Antonio Spencer	2	2	0	5	0	18
WR Caden Rohrbacher	2	2	0	7	0	8
WR Donald Horoszowski	1	0	0	0	0	6
TE Brenden Flynn	1	1	0	3	0	5
WR Chester Chandler	1	1	0	14	0	1
TE Avery Shaw	1	0	0	0	0	8

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Mike Evans	13	5	3	76	1	32
WR Silas Fuller	9	4	1	51	0	37
RB J.R. England	5	3	0	29	1	16
WR Ruben Imlay	5	4	0	69	2	22
WR Julio Herndon	4	2	1	21	0	25
WR Ethan Langhoff	4	1	0	11	0	8
RB Rick Silas	2	1	0	10	0	11
TE Freddie Johnstone	1	1	0	35	1	14
RB Walt Lane	1	0	1	0	0	26
FB Bob Huntley	1	1	0	-4	0	19
TE Bruce Barnes	1	1	0	8	0	19

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Antonio Spencer	3	0	0.00	3.06

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
J.R. England	1	-4	-4.00	4.58
Rick Silas	1	2	2.00	3.29

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Walt Harris	1	0	0	0.00	6.65

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Mike Evans	1	0	0	0.00	5.85

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New England	Rushes	Conversions
Antonio Spencer	4	1
Zayden Carrillo	1	1
Jonah Stenstrom	1	1

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Mike Evans	1	0
Rick Silas	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jonah Stenstrom	7	4	2

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Walt Harris	14	6	6

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Donte Hatcher	2	1	1
WR Frankie Parker	2	1	0
WR Caden Rohrbacher	2	2	1
WR Donald Horoszowski	1	0	0

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Silas Fuller	5	2	2
WR Ruben Imlay	4	3	3
WR Mike Evans	1	0	0
RB Walt Lane	1	0	0
RB Rick Silas	1	1	1
WR Julio Herndon	1	0	0
WR Ethan Langhoff	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 86,000 (86,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 26,800 (26,800)
End Zone 19,300 (19,300)
Mezzanine 11,100 (11,100)
Sideline Seats 17,000 (17,000)
Club Seats 1,900 (1,900)
Luxury Boxes 9,900 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	86,000 (86,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	26,800 (26,800)
End Zone	19,300 (19,300)
Mezzanine	11,100 (11,100)
Sideline Seats	17,000 (17,000)
Club Seats	1,900 (1,900)
Luxury Boxes	9,900 (9,900)