Week 16, 2078

played in New England, MA

39 degrees, rain, 10 mph wind

Minnesota Vikings	7	18	0	3	0	-	28
New England Patriots	0	14	3	11	6	-	34

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:14 MIN - Louis Fairbairn 3 pass from Levi Burkhead (Perry Rivera extra point)
2Q: 14:37 NED - Rex Halvorsen 2 run (Lewis Barton extra point)
2Q: 11:36 MIN - Norman Jeffries 33 pass from Levi Burkhead (Perry Rivera extra point)
2Q: 04:38 NED - Rex Halvorsen 7 pass from Hershel Compton (Lewis Barton extra point)
2Q: 03:43 MIN - Louis Fairbairn 69 pass from Levi Burkhead (Perry Rivera extra point failed)
2Q: 00:46 MIN - Safety: Rodolfo Sherp tackled ball carrier in end zone
2Q: 00:03 MIN - Perry Rivera 40 field goal
3Q: 08:07 NED - Lewis Barton 21 field goal
4Q: 10:50 NED - Lewis Barton 47 field goal
4Q: 02:34 NED - Tristan Boone 8 pass from Hershel Compton (Hershel Compton pass to Fernando Reeves for conversion)
4Q: 00:39 MIN - Perry Rivera 18 field goal
OT: 05:13 NED - Frank Stegeman 0 blocked punt return

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:14 MIN - Louis Fairbairn 3 pass from Levi Burkhead (Perry Rivera extra point)
2Q: 14:37 NED - Rex Halvorsen 2 run (Lewis Barton extra point)
2Q: 11:36 MIN - Norman Jeffries 33 pass from Levi Burkhead (Perry Rivera extra point)
2Q: 04:38 NED - Rex Halvorsen 7 pass from Hershel Compton (Lewis Barton extra point)
2Q: 03:43 MIN - Louis Fairbairn 69 pass from Levi Burkhead (Perry Rivera extra point failed)
2Q: 00:46 MIN - Safety: Rodolfo Sherp tackled ball carrier in end zone
2Q: 00:03 MIN - Perry Rivera 40 field goal
3Q: 08:07 NED - Lewis Barton 21 field goal
4Q: 10:50 NED - Lewis Barton 47 field goal
4Q: 02:34 NED - Tristan Boone 8 pass from Hershel Compton (Hershel Compton pass to Fernando Reeves for conversion)
4Q: 00:39 MIN - Perry Rivera 18 field goal
OT: 05:13 NED - Frank Stegeman 0 blocked punt return

Team Statistics MIN NED
Record 5-10 7-8
First Downs 23 21
- by Rushing 7 7
- by Passing 15 13
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 422 399
- Offensive Plays 67 71
- Yards per Play 6.30 5.62
Net Rushing Yards 86 141
- Rushing Attempts 28 30
- Yards per Rush 3.07 4.70
Net Passing Yards 336 258
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 37 - 27 - 0 41 - 25 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 362 258
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/26 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 8.62 6.29
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 6/14 6/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.2 7.1
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/1
Penalties/Yards 8/56 7/44
Punt Returns/Yards 3/15 3/29
Kick Returns/Yards 4/79 3/49
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 1/1
Red Zone Visits 2 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 3/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 19
Time of Possession 33:27 31:33

Team Statistics	MIN	NED
Record	5-10	7-8
First Downs	23	21
- by Rushing	7	7
- by Passing	15	13
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	422	399
- Offensive Plays	67	71
- Yards per Play	6.30	5.62
Net Rushing Yards	86	141
- Rushing Attempts	28	30
- Yards per Rush	3.07	4.70
Net Passing Yards	336	258
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	37 - 27 - 0	41 - 25 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	362	258
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/26	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	8.62	6.29
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	6/14	6/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.2	7.1
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/1
Penalties/Yards	8/56	7/44
Punt Returns/Yards	3/15	3/29
Kick Returns/Yards	4/79	3/49
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	1/1
Red Zone Visits	2	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	3/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 27	OWN 19
Time of Possession	33:27	31:33

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:05	OWN 25	6	9	Punt
1	11:06	7:02	OWN 29	13	71	Touchdown
2	14:31	3:05	OWN 34	5	66	Touchdown
2	4:30	1:22	OWN 25	2	75	Touchdown
2	1:16	0:30	OPP 48	3	-2	Punt
2	0:39	0:39	OWN 49	3	28	Field Goal
3	13:26	2:35	OWN 16	5	14	Punt
3	8:01	2:28	OWN 17	5	1	Punt
3	4:35	5:22	OWN 4	11	31	Punt
4	10:44	3:40	OWN 24	5	36	Punt
4	2:23	1:50	OWN 25	7	74	Field Goal
OT1	6:21	1:21	OWN 1	3	2	Punt

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:55	0:49	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
1	4:04	4:33	OWN 22	10	78	Touchdown
2	11:26	6:56	OWN 13	13	87	Touchdown
2	3:08	1:52	OWN 6	3	2	Punt
2	0:46	0:07	OWN 4	1	-4	Safety
3	15:00	1:34	OWN 25	3	9	Punt
3	10:51	2:50	OWN 19	5	77	Field Goal
3	5:33	0:58	OWN 35	3	4	Punt
4	14:13	3:29	OWN 21	12	49	Field Goal
4	7:04	4:41	OWN 20	10	80	Touchdown
4	0:33	0:33	OWN 25	3	0	Half
OT1	10:00	3:39	OWN 15	6	19	Punt

Game MVP: Hershel Compton, New England Patriots

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Ernest Lyle	14	51	3.64	10	3
RB Pat Krenn	10	26	2.60	8	0
QB Jerome Noriega	3	5	1.67	2	0
WR Norman Jeffries	1	4	4.00	4	0

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Brock Marsh	14	36	2.57	16	1	0
RB Rex Halvorsen	13	85	6.54	75	1	1
QB Hershel Compton	1	13	13.00	13	1	0
FB Brant Hyman	1	-3	-3.00	-3	0	0
WR Fernando Reeves	1	10	10.00	10	1	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Levi Burkhead	25	20	251	2/26	3	69	0	148.1
Jerome Noriega	12	7	111	0/0	0	55	0	89.2

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Hershel Compton	41	25	258	0/0	2	44	0	95.3

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Grady Burks	10	11	85	8.50	45	24	0
WR Louis Fairbairn	9	14	151	16.78	69	69	2
TE Mickey Sullivan	4	5	78	19.50	54	55	0
RB Ernest Lyle	2	2	1	0.50	0	2	0
WR Norman Jeffries	1	3	33	33.00	33	33	1
C Braxton Ofodile	1	2	14	14.00	11	14	0

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Tristan Boone	9	12	88	9.78	33	44	1
WR Shaquille Maloney	4	8	61	15.25	39	19	0
WR Fernando Reeves	4	6	31	7.75	9	29	0
TE Phillip Urbanus	2	2	16	8.00	5	10	0
RB Rex Halvorsen	2	3	30	15.00	16	23	1
RB Brock Marsh	2	3	10	5.00	0	5	0
TE Rusty Tyler	1	4	6	6.00	0	6	0
WR Donnie Kanou	1	3	16	16.00	0	16	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
QB Levi Burkhead	1	0	0	0
TE Mickey Sullivan	0	1	0	0

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
DE Preston Grier	0	0	1	0
WR Frank Stegeman	0	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Melvin Bradley	7	323	46.1	36.3	66	3

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Avery Galoob	5	274	54.8	51.8	65	3

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Perry Rivera	2/2	1/1	0/0	40	2/3

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Lewis Barton	2/2	1/1	0/0	47	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dustin Vilma	3	15	5.0	0

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Donnie Kanou	3	29	9.7	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Sawyer Harkins	4	79	19.8	0

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jamie Manning	3	49	16.3	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Vince Burns	9	1	24	20
OLB Joey Cornehl	7	2	27	41
OLB Bryant Upshaw	6	1	27	31
S Dustin Vilma	6	0	27	29
S Sawyer Harkins	4	0	29	32
DE Adam Fisk	3	1	28	30
CB Les Leyh	3	1	30	41
CB Liam Heiser	3	0	10	36
S Chance Farmer	2	1	5	22
CB Gerald Samuels	2	0	10	25
DT Quentin Orlaskey	2	0	3	0
OLB Devon Stephenson	1	2	6	21
OLB Harrison Michalewicz	1	1	18	3
DT Tracy Fisher	1	1	27	30
DE Darnell Wright	1	1	25	27
DE Rodolfo Sherp	1	0	5	14
CB Damien Kassell	0	1	21	26

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Bill Mayes	9	1	0.0	26	38
S Nicolas Shupp	8	4	0.0	28	39
OLB Peter Biden	8	2	0.0	28	39
DE Preston Grier	3	1	1.0	24	38
OLB Anthony Strong	3	0	1.0	10	7
S Jorge Ellard	3	2	0.0	24	31
S Ralph Lane	3	1	0.0	7	16
DT Darien Jamison	3	1	0.0	24	25
DE J.B. Garrett	3	0	0.0	24	25
CB Jamie Manning	2	3	0.0	22	36
CB Donnell Gerdes	2	2	0.0	25	37
DT Tyrell Imme	2	1	0.0	24	32
OLB Jordan Whalen	2	0	0.0	15	21
CB Harold Schwartz	2	0	0.0	5	7
DE Darius Herndon	1	0	0.0	8	17
DE Ralph Alfaro	1	0	0.0	2	1

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Darnell Wright	1	1	27
DE Robert Griffin	1	0	12
DE Rodolfo Sherp	1	0	14

New England	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Preston Grier	1.0	1	1	38
OLB Anthony Strong	1.0	0	0	7
DE J.B. Garrett	0.0	1	0	25
DT Tyrell Imme	0.0	0	1	32

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Vince Burns	4	0	20
OLB Joey Cornehl	3	0	41
CB Liam Heiser	3	0	36
S Dustin Vilma	3	0	29
S Sawyer Harkins	2	3	32
OLB Devon Stephenson	2	1	21
CB Les Leyh	2	1	41
CB Gerald Samuels	2	0	25
S Chance Farmer	2	0	22
DE Darnell Wright	1	0	27
OLB Bryant Upshaw	1	0	31
CB Damien Kassell	0	1	26
OLB Harrison Michalewicz	0	1	3

New England	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Bill Mayes	6	2	38
S Ralph Lane	4	0	16
OLB Peter Biden	3	1	39
S Nicolas Shupp	2	1	39
OLB Jordan Whalen	2	1	21
CB Donnell Gerdes	2	0	37
CB Harold Schwartz	2	0	7
CB Jamie Manning	2	0	36
S Jorge Ellard	1	1	31
DE Preston Grier	1	0	38
DT Darien Jamison	1	0	25
DE J.B. Garrett	1	0	25

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Owen Dotson	5	11	28	1	39
T Roy Horton	2	5	28	0	39
C Jeremy Tyler	2	2	28	0	39
G Horace Maxwell	1	7	28	0	39
T Tony Camudgeon	0	2	28	1	39

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
G Santiago Smoot	3	8	30	41
G Andrew Sherrod	3	7	30	41
T Chad Hoffman	2	6	30	41
T Neal Woods	1	2	30	41
C Fernando Cooley	0	4	30	41
FB Brant Hyman	0	2	15	6

Special Teams Tackles

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Quentin Orlaskey	2	13
Les Leyh	1	15
Phil Arnold	1	12
Stephen Johnston	1	9
Shannon Talley	1	9

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Anthony Strong	3	13
Donnell Gerdes	1	22
Mason Booker	1	20
J.B. Garrett	1	14
Dennis Henson	1	7

Participation

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Les Leyh	---	---	30	41	15	86
OLB Bryant Upshaw	---	---	27	31	14	72
OLB Joey Cornehl	---	---	27	41	2	70
S Dustin Vilma	---	---	27	29	14	70
S Sawyer Harkins	---	---	29	32	7	68
T Roy Horton	28	39	---	---	---	67
C Jeremy Tyler	28	39	---	---	---	67
G Horace Maxwell	28	39	---	---	---	67
G Owen Dotson	28	39	---	---	---	67
T Tony Camudgeon	28	39	---	---	---	67
TE Mickey Sullivan	28	35	---	---	---	63
WR Louis Fairbairn	23	38	---	---	---	61
DE Adam Fisk	---	---	28	30	2	60
WR Grady Burks	21	38	---	---	---	59
DT Tracy Fisher	---	---	27	30	1	58
CB Gerald Samuels	---	---	10	25	20	55
DE Darnell Wright	---	---	25	27	2	54
OLB Devon Stephenson	---	---	6	21	27	54
CB Liam Heiser	---	---	10	36	7	53
CB Damien Kassell	---	---	21	26	---	47
S Chance Farmer	---	---	5	22	20	47
RB Ernest Lyle	18	28	---	---	---	46
OLB Vince Burns	---	---	24	20	---	44
WR Norman Jeffries	23	19	---	---	1	43
QB Levi Burkhead	11	27	---	---	---	38
FB Norbert Radda	3	12	---	---	20	35
TE Brayden Rowell	5	1	---	---	27	33
QB Jerome Noriega	17	12	---	---	---	29
RB J.R. Barlow	0	0	---	---	22	22
DE Robert Griffin	---	---	5	12	5	22
WR Percy Burke	0	2	---	---	20	22
OLB Harrison Michalewicz	---	---	18	3	---	21
RB Pat Krenn	10	11	---	---	---	21
DT Cristian Mueller	---	---	3	11	6	20
C Braxton Ofodile	9	11	---	---	---	20
DE Rodolfo Sherp	---	---	5	14	---	19
DT Quentin Orlaskey	---	---	3	0	13	16
WR Phil Arnold	0	0	---	---	12	12
T Stephen Johnston	0	0	---	---	9	9
P Melvin Bradley	0	0	---	---	9	9
C Shannon Talley	0	0	---	---	9	9
T Stan Conley	0	0	---	---	9	9
C Nickolas Clark	0	0	---	---	9	9
G Morris Daughtry	0	0	---	---	9	9
K Perry Rivera	0	0	---	---	8	8
DE Tom Hutchins	---	---	0	0	---	0

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Donnell Gerdes	---	---	25	37	22	84
T Neal Woods	30	41	---	---	7	78
S Jorge Ellard	---	---	24	31	22	77
CB Jamie Manning	---	---	22	36	14	72
QB Hershel Compton	30	41	---	---	---	71
C Fernando Cooley	30	41	---	---	---	71
T Chad Hoffman	30	41	---	---	---	71
G Santiago Smoot	30	41	---	---	---	71
G Andrew Sherrod	30	41	---	---	---	71
S Nicolas Shupp	---	---	28	39	2	69
WR Tristan Boone	28	41	---	---	---	69
OLB Peter Biden	---	---	28	39	2	69
ILB Bill Mayes	---	---	26	38	2	66
DE Preston Grier	---	---	24	38	1	63
DE J.B. Garrett	---	---	24	25	14	63
OLB Jordan Whalen	---	---	15	21	26	62
WR Shaquille Maloney	22	39	---	---	---	61
DT Tyrell Imme	---	---	24	32	1	57
WR Fernando Reeves	14	34	---	---	8	56
DT Darien Jamison	---	---	24	25	2	51
TE Rusty Tyler	20	27	---	---	---	47
TE Phillip Urbanus	9	10	---	---	27	46
FB Brant Hyman	15	6	---	---	22	43
DT Justin Sigmon	---	---	10	19	8	37
RB Brock Marsh	16	18	---	---	---	34
DE Darius Herndon	---	---	8	17	8	33
RB Rex Halvorsen	14	17	---	---	---	31
OLB Anthony Strong	---	---	10	7	13	30
WR Donnie Kanou	0	7	---	---	22	29
S Ralph Lane	---	---	7	16	1	24
WR Frank Stegeman	0	3	---	---	18	21
RB Mason Booker	0	0	---	---	20	20
ILB Winfred Weber	---	---	2	1	13	16
CB Harold Schwartz	---	---	5	7	---	12
TE Drake Blades	8	3	---	---	---	11
K Lewis Barton	0	0	---	---	9	9
P Avery Galoob	0	0	---	---	7	7
G Dexter Shapiro	0	0	---	---	7	7
T Antoine Brooks	0	0	---	---	7	7
C Clyde Everett	0	0	---	---	7	7
C Dennis Henson	0	0	---	---	7	7
TE Santiago Peterson	4	0	---	---	---	4
DE Ralph Alfaro	---	---	2	1	---	3
QB Marty Wait	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Gerald Van Pelt	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	30	3.0
Middle	13	39	3.0
Right	5	17	3.4
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	90	12.9
Middle	19	38	2.0
Right	4	13	3.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Levi Burkhead	25	20	3	1	0	4	0	0	0
Jerome Noriega	12	7	2	0	1	2	2	2	0

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Hershel Compton	41	25	3	3	3	7	3	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	10	10	104	10.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	12	134	8.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	4	96	13.7
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	28	7.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	4	29	4.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	22	14	99	4.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	5	85	10.6
Long (19+ Yds)	5	2	45	9.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Louis Fairbairn	14	9	0	151	2	38
WR Grady Burks	11	10	0	85	1	38
TE Mickey Sullivan	5	4	0	78	1	35
WR Norman Jeffries	3	1	1	33	1	19
RB Ernest Lyle	2	2	0	1	0	28
C Braxton Ofodile	2	1	0	14	0	11

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Tristan Boone	12	9	0	88	1	41
WR Shaquille Maloney	8	4	2	61	0	39
WR Fernando Reeves	6	4	1	31	1	34
TE Rusty Tyler	4	1	0	6	0	27
WR Donnie Kanou	3	1	0	16	0	7
RB Rex Halvorsen	3	2	0	30	1	17
RB Brock Marsh	3	2	0	10	0	18
TE Phillip Urbanus	2	2	0	16	0	10

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Ernest Lyle	2	-1	-0.50	3.64
RB Pat Krenn	2	2	1.00	2.60

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Brock Marsh	4	-4	-1.00	2.57
RB Rex Halvorsen	2	1	0.50	6.54

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Levi Burkhead	3	3	13	4.33	10.04

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Hershel Compton	6	5	33	5.50	6.29

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Louis Fairbairn	2	2	10	5.00	10.79
TE Mickey Sullivan	1	1	3	3.00	15.60

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Tristan Boone	3	3	16	5.33	7.33
TE Phillip Urbanus	1	1	10	10.00	8.00
WR Shaquille Maloney	1	0	0	0.00	7.63
RB Rex Halvorsen	1	1	7	7.00	10.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
RB Ernest Lyle	2	1

New England	Rushes	Conversions
RB Rex Halvorsen	2	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Levi Burkhead	6	6	3
Jerome Noriega	6	3	2

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Hershel Compton	14	8	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Louis Fairbairn	6	6	4
WR Norman Jeffries	2	0	0
TE Mickey Sullivan	1	1	1
WR Grady Burks	1	1	0
RB Ernest Lyle	1	1	0
C Braxton Ofodile	1	0	0

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Tristan Boone	6	5	3
WR Shaquille Maloney	2	1	1
WR Fernando Reeves	2	1	0
RB Rex Halvorsen	2	1	1
WR Donnie Kanou	1	0	0
RB Brock Marsh	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 75,000 (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 9,900 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	75,000 (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	9,900 (9,900)