Wild Card Playoff Games, 2046

played in St. Louis, MO

68 degrees, fair, calm

Minnesota Vikings	7	7	0	7	-	21
St. Louis Rams	0	7	6	6	-	19

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:31 MIN - Ruben Imlay 3 pass from Walt Harris (Dixon Hawthorne extra point)
2Q: 11:32 MIN - Julio Herndon 4 pass from Walt Harris (Dixon Hawthorne extra point)
2Q: 06:40 STL - Phil Flowers 9 run (Teddy Manning extra point)
3Q: 09:59 STL - Teddy Manning 28 field goal
3Q: 03:33 STL - Teddy Manning 51 field goal
4Q: 13:39 MIN - Walt Lane 7 run (Dixon Hawthorne extra point)
4Q: 06:57 STL - Asher Mathai 3 pass from Herb Westbrook (Phil Hatcher run for conversion failed)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:31 MIN - Ruben Imlay 3 pass from Walt Harris (Dixon Hawthorne extra point)
2Q: 11:32 MIN - Julio Herndon 4 pass from Walt Harris (Dixon Hawthorne extra point)
2Q: 06:40 STL - Phil Flowers 9 run (Teddy Manning extra point)
3Q: 09:59 STL - Teddy Manning 28 field goal
3Q: 03:33 STL - Teddy Manning 51 field goal
4Q: 13:39 MIN - Walt Lane 7 run (Dixon Hawthorne extra point)
4Q: 06:57 STL - Asher Mathai 3 pass from Herb Westbrook (Phil Hatcher run for conversion failed)

Team Statistics MIN STL
Record 10-7 9-8
First Downs 23 23
- by Rushing 7 9
- by Passing 16 14
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 380 348
- Offensive Plays 63 68
- Yards per Play 6.03 5.12
Net Rushing Yards 104 158
- Rushing Attempts 30 28
- Yards per Rush 3.47 5.64
Net Passing Yards 276 190
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 33 - 24 - 1 39 - 23 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 276 194
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 1/4
- Yards per Pass Play 8.36 4.75
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 6/11 7/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.5 6.2
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/1
Penalties/Yards 1/5 0/0
Punt Returns/Yards 1/5 3/29
Kick Returns/Yards 3/50 1/22
Interception Ret./Yards 2/26 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 1/0
Red Zone Visits 4 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/0 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 29 OWN 22
Time of Possession 29:14 30:46

Team Statistics	MIN	STL
Record	10-7	9-8
First Downs	23	23
- by Rushing	7	9
- by Passing	16	14
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	380	348
- Offensive Plays	63	68
- Yards per Play	6.03	5.12
Net Rushing Yards	104	158
- Rushing Attempts	30	28
- Yards per Rush	3.47	5.64
Net Passing Yards	276	190
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	33 - 24 - 1	39 - 23 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	276	194
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	1/4
- Yards per Pass Play	8.36	4.75
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	6/11	7/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.5	6.2
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/1
Penalties/Yards	1/5	0/0
Punt Returns/Yards	1/5	3/29
Kick Returns/Yards	3/50	1/22
Interception Ret./Yards	2/26	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	1/0
Red Zone Visits	4	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/0	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 29	OWN 22
Time of Possession	29:14	30:46

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:48	OWN 27	9	36	Punt
1	8:59	2:38	OWN 36	7	64	Touchdown
1	5:07	1:54	OWN 28	4	17	Punt
1	0:18	1:15	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
2	13:52	2:26	OPP 28	6	28	Touchdown
2	6:33	3:34	OWN 22	8	62	Interception
2	0:29	0:29	OWN 21	2	33	Half
3	9:52	2:48	OWN 14	5	12	Punt
3	3:25	4:55	OWN 20	11	80	Touchdown
4	6:48	4:50	OWN 20	7	38	Punt
4	0:41	0:41	OWN 46	1	-2	Game

St. Louis Rams
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:12	1:13	OWN 20	3	2	Punt
1	6:21	1:14	OWN 20	3	5	Punt
1	3:13	2:55	OWN 28	6	22	Punt
2	14:03	0:11	OWN 39	1	0	Interception
2	11:26	4:53	OWN 23	9	77	Touchdown
2	2:59	2:30	OWN 20	8	27	Punt
3	15:00	5:08	OWN 20	10	69	Field Goal
3	7:04	3:39	OWN 25	7	41	Field Goal
4	13:30	6:42	OWN 20	13	80	Touchdown
4	1:58	1:17	OWN 5	8	25	Interception

Game MVP: Walt Harris, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
J.R. England	19	48	2.53	14	1	0
Rick Silas	6	51	8.50	27	2	0
Walt Lane	3	6	2.00	7	0	1
Walt Harris	2	-1	-0.50	1	0	0

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Phil Hatcher	18	101	5.61	21	2	0
Phil Flowers	9	56	6.22	15	2	1
Burt McCray	1	1	1.00	1	0	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Walt Harris	33	24	276	0/0	2	40	1	105.1

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Herb Westbrook	39	23	194	1/4	1	34	2	59.1

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Silas Fuller	6	6	102	17.00	20	40	0
WR Mike Evans	5	8	78	15.60	23	22	0
WR Julio Herndon	5	7	38	7.60	5	15	1
WR Ruben Imlay	4	6	38	9.50	7	15	1
RB J.R. England	1	1	13	13.00	14	13	0
RB Walt Lane	1	1	-3	-3.00	0	-3	0
RB Rick Silas	1	2	6	6.00	0	6	0
TE Bruce Barnes	1	2	4	4.00	0	4	0

St. Louis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Kelly Carlson	11	15	130	11.82	29	34	0
WR A.J. Rinehart	4	11	23	5.75	0	11	0
TE Rodney Umenyiora	3	5	20	6.67	2	12	0
RB Phil Hatcher	2	3	-2	-1.00	0	-1	0
RB Phil Flowers	1	2	11	11.00	0	11	0
WR Brody Shirley	1	1	9	9.00	0	9	0
TE Asher Mathai	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	1
TE Abraham Dunn	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Kevin Johnson	1	0	0.00	0
S Braxton Summers	1	26	26.00	0

St. Louis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Damian Repko	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Herman Shannon	0	0	1	0

St. Louis	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Phil Hatcher	1	0	0	0
Burt McCray	0	1	0	0

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Tucker Compton	5	213	42.6	32.8	54	2

St. Louis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Myles Benedict	4	176	44.0	37.8	50	0

Kicking Statistics

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

St. Louis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Teddy Manning	2/2	1/1	1/1	51	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Silas Fuller	1	5	5.0	0

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Myles Reel	3	29	9.7	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Silas Fuller	3	50	16.7	0

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Roosevelt Webster	1	22	22.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Braxton Summers	10	1	0.0	28	40
CB Kevin Johnson	6	3	0.0	28	40
ILB Jimmy Wayne	6	2	0.0	28	40
CB Dillon Shaeffer	4	2	0.0	20	33
DE Sedrick Matthews	4	0	0.0	24	35
CB Ivan Chandler	4	0	0.0	28	40
OLB Moe Stewart	3	1	0.0	19	25
DE Elias Batista	3	0	0.0	21	12
DE Herman Shannon	2	1	0.0	23	28
OLB Keegan George	2	0	0.0	12	15
DT Trent Schroeder	1	3	0.5	15	28
DE Dave Sutter	1	0	0.5	5	12
S Benjamin Stone	1	3	0.0	27	35
ILB Jarvis Jones	1	0	0.0	5	7
QB Walt Harris	1	0	---	---	---
DT K.C. Bryant	1	0	0.0	16	30
S Drake Fender	1	0	0.0	6	17

St. Louis	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Junior Stephens	9	2	0.0	30	33
ILB Eric Kendricks	8	2	0.0	30	33
ILB Walt Turnbull	6	0	0.0	20	14
S Ken Hickman	4	2	0.0	27	31
CB Kim Nelson	4	0	0.0	13	22
DT Austin Holmes	3	1	0.0	21	19
DE Rodney Wolfe	2	3	0.0	25	23
CB Damian Repko	2	3	0.0	30	33
CB Jeremiah Beidler	2	1	0.0	27	30
OLB Lorenzo Baude	2	0	0.0	8	10
OLB Renaldo Gardner	2	0	0.0	21	22
DE Dee Ford	2	0	0.0	20	21
DT Mark Chun	1	1	0.0	10	14
OLB Abraham Andruzzi	1	1	0.0	23	30
DE Quentin Davis	1	0	0.0	5	10
OLB Emmitt McCormick	1	0	0.0	5	3
WR A.J. Rinehart	1	0	---	---	---
WR Kelly Carlson	1	0	---	---	---

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DT Trent Schroeder	0.5	0	0	28
DE Dave Sutter	0.5	0	0	12
DE Herman Shannon	0.0	2	2	28
OLB Keegan George	0.0	1	0	15
DE Sedrick Matthews	0.0	0	1	35
CB Ivan Chandler	0.0	0	1	40

St. Louis	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Dee Ford	0.0	0	1	0	21
OLB Emmitt McCormick	0.0	0	0	1	3

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Kevin Johnson	5	2	1	40
S Braxton Summers	4	1	1	40
CB Ivan Chandler	3	0	0	40
CB Dillon Shaeffer	3	0	0	33
ILB Jimmy Wayne	2	0	0	40
ILB Jarvis Jones	1	0	0	7
DE Sedrick Matthews	1	0	0	35
S Benjamin Stone	1	0	0	35
OLB Keegan George	1	0	0	15
OLB Moe Stewart	1	0	0	25
DE Herman Shannon	1	0	0	28

St. Louis	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Ken Hickman	4	1	0	31
ILB Walt Turnbull	3	0	0	14
CB Kim Nelson	2	2	0	22
CB Damian Repko	2	1	1	33
OLB Lorenzo Baude	2	0	0	10
DE Rodney Wolfe	2	0	0	23
S Junior Stephens	2	0	0	33
CB Jeremiah Beidler	2	0	0	30
ILB Eric Kendricks	2	0	0	33
DT Austin Holmes	1	0	0	19
OLB Renaldo Gardner	1	0	0	22
OLB Emmitt McCormick	1	0	0	3

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Reggie Higdon	4	8	0	30	33
Juan Prescott	3	6	0	30	33
Brandon Scherff	3	5	1	30	33
Dan Ogden	3	4	0	30	33
Earnest Hammontree	0	4	0	30	33
Bruce Barnes	0	1	0	16	19

St. Louis	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jeffrey Nixon	4	8	28	0	40
Jessie Barnett	4	7	28	1	40
Rodney Umenyiora	2	3	27	0	38
Burt McCray	2	2	11	0	26
Johnny Lang	1	4	28	0	40
Bart McNeil	1	2	28	0	40
Connor Brandon	1	2	28	0	40

Special Teams Tackles

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Ethan Langhoff	1	13
J.R. England	1	9
Bob Huntley	1	8
Jerome West	1	5

St. Louis	Tackles	STPlays
Collin Thornton	2	13
Jeremiah Beidler	2	5

Participation

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Ivan Chandler	---	---	28	40	11	79
Jimmy Wayne	---	---	28	40	2	70
Kevin Johnson	---	---	28	40	2	70
Braxton Summers	---	---	28	40	2	70
Dan Ogden	30	33	---	---	5	68
Benjamin Stone	---	---	27	35	2	64
Reggie Higdon	30	33	---	---	---	63
Earnest Hammontree	30	33	---	---	---	63
Walt Harris	30	33	---	---	---	63
Brandon Scherff	30	33	---	---	---	63
Juan Prescott	30	33	---	---	---	63
Sedrick Matthews	---	---	24	35	2	61
Silas Fuller	21	24	---	---	13	58
Dillon Shaeffer	---	---	20	33	2	55
Herman Shannon	---	---	23	28	3	54
Bruce Barnes	16	19	---	---	14	49
K.C. Bryant	---	---	16	30	2	48
Trent Schroeder	---	---	15	28	3	46
Moe Stewart	---	---	19	25	2	46
Julio Herndon	23	22	---	---	---	45
J.R. England	21	13	---	---	9	43
Mike Evans	16	21	---	---	1	38
Ruben Imlay	13	15	---	---	9	37
Walt Lane	13	9	---	---	13	35
Bob Huntley	12	15	---	---	8	35
Drake Fender	---	---	6	17	12	35
Elias Batista	---	---	21	12	1	34
Keegan George	---	---	12	15	5	32
Jarvis Jones	---	---	5	7	16	28
Freddie Johnstone	7	9	---	---	8	24
Dave Sutter	---	---	5	12	6	23
Malik Cox	2	4	---	---	15	21
Rick Silas	6	14	---	---	---	20
Ethan Langhoff	0	0	---	---	13	13
Harrison Voinovich	---	---	0	1	8	9
Joshua Hampton	0	0	---	---	5	5
John Raymond	0	0	---	---	5	5
Horace Dillon	0	0	---	---	5	5
Tucker Compton	0	0	---	---	5	5
Jerome West	0	0	---	---	5	5
Gus Zimmerman	---	---	3	2	---	5
Dixon Hawthorne	0	0	---	---	4	4
Alonzo O'Neal	---	---	0	0	1	1
Gus Pries	---	---	0	0	1	1
Colton Novak	0	0	---	---	---	0
Byron Rhodes	0	0	---	---	---	0

St. Louis	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Jeffrey Nixon	28	40	---	---	6	74
Rodney Umenyiora	27	38	---	---	5	70
Bart McNeil	28	40	---	---	---	68
Connor Brandon	28	40	---	---	---	68
Johnny Lang	28	40	---	---	---	68
Jessie Barnett	28	40	---	---	---	68
Herb Westbrook	28	40	---	---	---	68
Kelly Carlson	28	40	---	---	---	68
Junior Stephens	---	---	30	33	1	64
Eric Kendricks	---	---	30	33	---	63
Damian Repko	---	---	30	33	---	63
Jeremiah Beidler	---	---	27	30	5	62
Ken Hickman	---	---	27	31	---	58
A.J. Rinehart	22	30	---	---	4	56
Abraham Andruzzi	---	---	23	30	1	54
Rodney Wolfe	---	---	25	23	1	49
Phil Hatcher	18	30	---	---	1	49
Burt McCray	11	26	---	---	8	45
Renaldo Gardner	---	---	21	22	---	43
Dee Ford	---	---	20	21	2	43
Kim Nelson	---	---	13	22	8	43
Lorenzo Baude	---	---	8	10	23	41
Austin Holmes	---	---	21	19	1	41
Phil Flowers	10	10	---	---	18	38
Walt Turnbull	---	---	20	14	2	36
Abraham Dunn	8	13	---	---	8	29
Asher Mathai	7	7	---	---	15	29
Mark Chun	---	---	10	14	---	24
Devon Heflin	---	---	10	12	---	22
Quentin Davis	---	---	5	10	6	21
Myles Reel	---	---	5	2	13	20
Emmitt McCormick	---	---	5	3	9	17
Brody Shirley	8	5	---	---	4	17
Donny George	1	1	---	---	14	16
Collin Thornton	---	---	0	1	13	14
Roosevelt Webster	0	0	---	---	11	11
Teddy Manning	0	0	---	---	7	7
Nicolas Minnich	0	0	---	---	6	6
Ernie Kaplan	0	0	---	---	6	6
Joshua Huffman	0	0	---	---	6	6
Tyrus Sica	0	0	---	---	6	6
Myles Benedict	0	0	---	---	4	4
Earl Crawford	---	---	0	0	4	4
Jorge Rudebusch	0	0	---	---	2	2
Jose Taves	0	0	---	---	---	0
Kaden Tubbs	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	52	4.7
Middle	12	15	1.3
Right	6	39	6.5
None	1	-2	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	33	4.7
Middle	11	70	6.4
Right	10	55	5.5
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Walt Harris	33	24	4	0	3	4	1	1	1

St. Louis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Herb Westbrook	39	23	3	2	2	3	4	0	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	16	5.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	13	114	6.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	6	88	8.8
Long (19+ Yds)	3	2	58	19.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	-3	-3.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	15	91	6.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	5	48	3.2
Long (19+ Yds)	8	2	58	7.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Mike Evans	8	5	0	78	2	21
WR Julio Herndon	7	5	1	38	0	22
WR Silas Fuller	6	6	0	102	2	24
WR Ruben Imlay	6	4	1	38	0	15
RB Rick Silas	2	1	1	6	0	14
TE Bruce Barnes	2	1	0	4	0	19
RB J.R. England	1	1	0	13	0	13
RB Walt Lane	1	1	0	-3	0	9

St. Louis	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Kelly Carlson	15	11	1	130	3	40
WR A.J. Rinehart	11	4	0	23	0	30
TE Rodney Umenyiora	5	3	1	20	0	38
RB Phil Hatcher	3	2	0	-2	0	30
RB Phil Flowers	2	1	0	11	0	10
TE Abraham Dunn	1	0	0	0	0	13
WR Brody Shirley	1	1	0	9	0	5
TE Asher Mathai	1	1	0	3	0	7

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
J.R. England	4	14	3.50	2.53
Walt Lane	2	8	4.00	2.00

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Phil Flowers	2	15	7.50	6.22

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Walt Harris	5	3	16	3.20	8.36

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Herb Westbrook	4	2	2	0.50	4.97

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Mike Evans	2	1	9	4.50	9.75
WR Julio Herndon	1	1	4	4.00	5.43
TE Bruce Barnes	1	0	0	0.00	2.00
WR Ruben Imlay	1	1	3	3.00	6.33

St. Louis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR A.J. Rinehart	2	1	-1	-0.50	2.09
RB Phil Flowers	1	0	0	0.00	5.50
TE Asher Mathai	1	1	3	3.00	3.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Walt Lane	2	1
J.R. England	1	0

St. Louis	Rushes	Conversions
Phil Flowers	2	2
Phil Hatcher	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Walt Harris	8	6	5

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Herb Westbrook	11	6	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

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

St. Louis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Kelly Carlson	4	3	2
TE Rodney Umenyiora	2	1	1
RB Phil Hatcher	2	1	0
RB Phil Flowers	2	1	1
WR A.J. Rinehart	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 73,900 (79,800 capacity)
Upper Deck 22,600 (24,600)
End Zone 15,200 (17,700)
Mezzanine 9,500 (10,200)
Sideline Seats 15,000 (15,700)
Club Seats 6,300 (6,300)
Luxury Boxes 5,300 (5,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	73,900 (79,800 capacity)
Upper Deck	22,600 (24,600)
End Zone	15,200 (17,700)
Mezzanine	9,500 (10,200)
Sideline Seats	15,000 (15,700)
Club Seats	6,300 (6,300)
Luxury Boxes	5,300 (5,300)