Exhibition Week 2, 2089

played in New England, MA

79 degrees, fair, 4 mph wind

Minnesota Vikings	7	7	14	0	-	28
New England Patriots	0	21	7	3	-	31

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:58 MIN - Jorge Salter 3 pass from Jackson Atchison (Neil Rhodes extra point)
2Q: 14:33 NED - Larry Perez 4 run (Neal Politopoulos extra point)
2Q: 14:23 MIN - Skip Marchese 104 kickoff return (Neil Rhodes extra point)
2Q: 03:03 NED - Malik Dotson 14 pass from Brent Croxton (Neal Politopoulos extra point)
2Q: 00:59 NED - Trey Stanton 60 fumble return (Neal Politopoulos extra point)
3Q: 10:38 MIN - Ethan Bergsman 1 pass from Mitch Hammond (Neil Rhodes extra point)
3Q: 03:16 MIN - Micah Kosier 7 pass from Mitch Hammond (Neil Rhodes extra point)
3Q: 01:39 NED - Edward Faber 48 interception return (Neal Politopoulos extra point)
4Q: 02:46 NED - Neal Politopoulos 52 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:58 MIN - Jorge Salter 3 pass from Jackson Atchison (Neil Rhodes extra point)
2Q: 14:33 NED - Larry Perez 4 run (Neal Politopoulos extra point)
2Q: 14:23 MIN - Skip Marchese 104 kickoff return (Neil Rhodes extra point)
2Q: 03:03 NED - Malik Dotson 14 pass from Brent Croxton (Neal Politopoulos extra point)
2Q: 00:59 NED - Trey Stanton 60 fumble return (Neal Politopoulos extra point)
3Q: 10:38 MIN - Ethan Bergsman 1 pass from Mitch Hammond (Neil Rhodes extra point)
3Q: 03:16 MIN - Micah Kosier 7 pass from Mitch Hammond (Neil Rhodes extra point)
3Q: 01:39 NED - Edward Faber 48 interception return (Neal Politopoulos extra point)
4Q: 02:46 NED - Neal Politopoulos 52 field goal

Team Statistics MIN NED
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 27 18
- by Rushing 9 5
- by Passing 17 9
- by Penalty 1 4
Total Net Yards 450 268
- Offensive Plays 71 58
- Yards per Play 6.34 4.62
Net Rushing Yards 209 69
- Rushing Attempts 39 22
- Yards per Rush 5.36 3.14
Net Passing Yards 241 199
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 30 - 24 - 2 35 - 22 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 248 200
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/7 1/1
- Yards per Pass Play 7.53 5.53
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 8/13 2/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 4.7 9.6
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 8/55 5/25
Punt Returns/Yards 1/8 3/14
Kick Returns/Yards 3/139 0/0
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 2/103
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/0 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 22 OWN 26
Time of Possession 34:15 25:45

Team Statistics	MIN	NED
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	27	18
- by Rushing	9	5
- by Passing	17	9
- by Penalty	1	4
Total Net Yards	450	268
- Offensive Plays	71	58
- Yards per Play	6.34	4.62
Net Rushing Yards	209	69
- Rushing Attempts	39	22
- Yards per Rush	5.36	3.14
Net Passing Yards	241	199
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	30 - 24 - 2	35 - 22 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	248	200
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/7	1/1
- Yards per Pass Play	7.53	5.53
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	8/13	2/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	4.7	9.6
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	8/55	5/25
Punt Returns/Yards	1/8	3/14
Kick Returns/Yards	3/139	0/0
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	2/103
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/0	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 22	OWN 26
Time of Possession	34:15	25:45

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:48	4:00	OWN 30	8	70	Touchdown
1	8:11	4:00	OWN 20	7	39	Punt
2	12:13	0:52	OWN 20	4	12	Punt
2	10:07	3:17	OWN 20	6	60	Interception
2	2:53	2:07	OWN 25	7	35	Fumble
2	0:46	0:46	OWN 19	2	11	Half
3	15:00	4:31	OWN 25	9	75	Touchdown
3	7:52	4:46	OWN 20	10	80	Touchdown
3	1:39	0:09	OWN 42	1	0	Interception
3	1:30	5:16	OWN 16	8	31	Punt
4	9:05	3:38	OWN 10	6	19	Punt
4	2:41	1:29	OWN 25	3	3	Punt

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:12	OWN 25	3	7	Punt
1	9:48	1:37	OWN 25	5	21	Punt
1	4:11	4:48	OWN 5	10	95	Touchdown
2	14:09	1:56	OWN 25	4	12	Punt
2	11:21	1:14	OWN 30	4	23	Punt
2	6:50	3:57	OPP 43	8	43	Touchdown
3	10:29	2:37	OWN 25	7	27	Punt
3	3:06	1:27	OWN 25	3	-7	Punt
4	11:14	2:09	OWN 20	5	23	Punt
4	5:27	2:46	OWN 26	6	39	Field Goal
4	1:12	1:12	OWN 24	4	0	Game

Game MVP: Trey Stanton, New England Patriots

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Derek Bingenheimer	35	171	4.89	17	6
RB Lenny Henson	3	29	9.67	13	2
QB Jackson Atchison	1	9	9.00	9	0

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Larry Perez	13	40	3.08	10	1	1
RB Mitchell Conerty	5	37	7.40	21	1	0
QB Brent Croxton	3	-6	-2.00	-2	0	0
RB Amos Humphries	1	-2	-2.00	-2	0	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Mitch Hammond	20	17	170	2/7	2	28	1	114.6
Jackson Atchison	10	7	78	0/0	1	26	1	86.7

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Brent Croxton	24	16	117	1/1	1	24	0	91.8
Devonte Leyes	11	6	83	0/0	0	33	0	79.0

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Ethan Bergsman	5	5	32	6.40	7	16	1
WR Myron Huffman	4	4	73	18.25	19	28	0
TE Jorge Salter	3	3	40	13.33	3	26	1
WR Clay Floyd	2	2	12	6.00	5	6	0
FB Kenyon Lentzner	2	2	9	4.50	0	6	0
RB Derek Bingenheimer	2	2	20	10.00	8	18	0
TE Giovanni Meinke	2	6	19	9.50	3	15	0
WR Antonio Schwartz	2	4	21	10.50	0	11	0
WR Micah Kosier	1	1	7	7.00	0	7	1
WR Nate Hitchcock	1	1	15	15.00	0	15	0

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Malik Dotson	8	14	74	9.25	25	24	1
WR Jamal Hardy	7	11	56	8.00	26	19	0
RB Larry Perez	3	3	31	10.33	25	33	0
WR Denzel Porcaro	1	2	4	4.00	0	4	0
RB Mitchell Conerty	1	1	7	7.00	0	7	0
TE Percy George	1	3	21	21.00	8	21	0
WR Gustavo Lane	1	1	7	7.00	1	7	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Eric Beach	1	55	55.00	0
OLB Edward Faber	1	48	48.00	1

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
QB Mitch Hammond	1	0	0	0

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
DE Trey Stanton	0	1	0	1
DE Derrick LaTendresse	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Willie Lovell	5	234	46.8	40.0	54	2

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Connor Conlan	7	325	46.4	36.7	54	1

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Neil Rhodes	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	4/4

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Neal Politopoulos	1/1	1/1	1/1	52	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Skip Marchese	1	8	8.0	0

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Denzel Porcaro	3	14	4.7	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Skip Marchese	2	120	60.0	1
Ivan Bell	1	19	19.0	0

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Morris Curtis	6	1	0.0	21	35
S Alonzo Saylor	5	1	0.0	22	36
DE Wilson Perkins	4	3	0.0	21	35
CB Deron Shaye	4	1	0.0	17	31
CB Roy Rhodes	4	0	0.0	9	18
OLB Tracy Mills	3	2	0.0	13	12
DT Brock Howard	3	1	0.0	22	32
OLB Joey Argentati	3	1	0.0	12	14
OLB Darrin Quinn	2	2	0.0	9	14
S Ivan Bell	2	1	0.0	21	31
CB Daquan Auguston	2	1	0.0	16	34
DT Alfred Sermon	2	0	0.0	12	23
DE Karl Hundley	1	1	1.0	21	32
TE Giovanni Meinke	1	0	---	---	---

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Harold Lang	9	5	0.0	39	32
S T.J. Thomas	8	0	0.0	37	32
OLB Edward Faber	7	2	0.0	39	31
DE Trey Stanton	6	2	1.0	36	30
OLB Eugene Pegues	6	5	0.0	35	30
S Kris Fitzgerald	5	2	0.0	30	26
DE Derrick LaTendresse	4	3	1.0	38	31
DT Gilbert Digler	4	0	0.0	25	21
ILB Pat Wallace	3	0	0.0	6	3
CB Winfred Bernstein	3	0	0.0	6	6
CB Eric Beach	2	1	0.0	39	32
ILB Levon Dennison	2	1	0.0	8	7
CB Howard Hopper	1	1	0.0	39	32
CB Freddie Sutter	1	1	0.0	22	17
DT Harold Chenard	1	0	0.0	10	8

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Karl Hundley	1.0	0	1	32
DT Karl Maloney	0.0	1	1	12
DE Thomas Robbins	0.0	1	0	5
DE Wilson Perkins	0.0	0	2	35

New England	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Trey Stanton	1.0	0	0	30
DE Derrick LaTendresse	1.0	0	0	31
OLB Harold Lang	0.0	1	1	32

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Morris Curtis	5	0	35
CB Deron Shaye	4	1	31
CB Roy Rhodes	4	0	18
CB Daquan Auguston	2	1	34
S Alonzo Saylor	2	1	36
OLB Joey Argentati	2	1	14
OLB Tracy Mills	2	0	12
OLB Darrin Quinn	1	0	14
S Ivan Bell	0	1	31

New England	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S T.J. Thomas	6	0	0	32
OLB Edward Faber	4	0	1	31
CB Winfred Bernstein	3	1	0	6
S Kris Fitzgerald	3	0	0	26
OLB Harold Lang	3	0	0	32
CB Howard Hopper	2	1	0	32
CB Eric Beach	1	0	1	32
DE Derrick LaTendresse	1	0	0	31
ILB Pat Wallace	1	0	0	3

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Conner Spiliotis	4	10	39	1	32
T Cornelius Norton	3	7	39	0	32
C Carter Hammond	3	7	39	0	32
C Efrain Cote	1	4	22	1	15
G Doug Raymond	1	2	17	0	17
FB Kenyon Lentzner	1	1	12	0	14
TE Jorge Salter	1	1	22	0	20
T Chase Rowland	0	2	22	0	15
G Vaughn Tate	0	2	17	0	17
TE Giovanni Meinke	0	1	22	0	21
TE Marshall Umphenour	0	1	7	0	6

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Alexis Herron	2	4	22	0	36
T Cris Feaser	2	3	22	0	36
T Nicholas Chapman	1	4	13	0	21
G Victor Franz	1	3	9	0	15
G Elijah Riley	1	2	13	0	21
C Kim Fredrickson	0	4	22	1	36

Special Teams Tackles

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Wilson Perkins	3	18

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Edward Faber	2	23
Kris Fitzgerald	1	16

Participation

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
ILB Morris Curtis	---	---	21	35	24	80
DE Wilson Perkins	---	---	21	35	18	74
T Conner Spiliotis	39	32	---	---	---	71
S Ivan Bell	---	---	21	31	19	71
T Cornelius Norton	39	32	---	---	---	71
C Carter Hammond	39	32	---	---	---	71
RB Derek Bingenheimer	36	31	---	---	---	67
S Alonzo Saylor	---	---	22	36	7	65
TE Giovanni Meinke	22	21	---	---	22	65
TE Jorge Salter	22	20	---	---	17	59
DT Brock Howard	---	---	22	32	1	55
DE Karl Hundley	---	---	21	32	1	54
CB Daquan Auguston	---	---	16	34	1	51
CB Roy Rhodes	---	---	9	18	23	50
FB Kenyon Lentzner	12	14	---	---	23	49
CB Deron Shaye	---	---	17	31	1	49
WR Ethan Bergsman	27	20	---	---	---	47
QB Mitch Hammond	24	22	---	---	---	46
WR Antonio Schwartz	17	10	---	---	18	45
S Skip Marchese	---	---	11	17	14	42
T Chase Rowland	22	15	---	---	5	42
G Vaughn Tate	17	17	---	---	5	39
C Efrain Cote	22	15	---	---	---	37
DT Alfred Sermon	---	---	12	23	1	36
WR Myron Huffman	20	14	---	---	---	34
G Doug Raymond	17	17	---	---	---	34
TE Marshall Umphenour	7	6	---	---	16	29
DT Karl Maloney	---	---	10	12	7	29
OLB Joey Argentati	---	---	12	14	---	26
OLB Tracy Mills	---	---	13	12	---	25
QB Jackson Atchison	15	10	---	---	---	25
OLB Darrin Quinn	---	---	9	14	---	23
WR Clay Floyd	13	9	---	---	---	22
WR Micah Kosier	9	7	---	---	---	16
ILB Charlie Minevich	---	---	1	1	13	15
WR Nate Hitchcock	7	7	---	---	---	14
CB Marco Sadowski	---	---	1	1	12	14
S Gary Burton	---	---	1	8	1	10
DE Thomas Robbins	---	---	1	5	---	6
DE Henry Florio	---	---	1	5	---	6
P Willie Lovell	0	0	---	---	5	5
K Neil Rhodes	0	0	---	---	5	5
C Parker Barnett	0	0	---	---	5	5
RB Lenny Henson	3	0	---	---	---	3
WR Roberto Coles	0	1	---	---	---	1
WR Mason O'Neill	0	0	---	---	---	0

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
OLB Edward Faber	---	---	39	31	23	93
S Kris Fitzgerald	---	---	30	26	16	72
CB Eric Beach	---	---	39	32	---	71
CB Howard Hopper	---	---	39	32	---	71
DE Trey Stanton	---	---	36	30	5	71
OLB Harold Lang	---	---	39	32	---	71
WR Malik Dotson	17	36	---	---	16	69
S T.J. Thomas	---	---	37	32	---	69
DE Derrick LaTendresse	---	---	38	31	---	69
G Alexis Herron	22	36	---	---	8	66
WR Denzel Porcaro	15	26	---	---	24	65
OLB Eugene Pegues	---	---	35	30	---	65
T Cris Feaser	22	36	---	---	---	58
C Kim Fredrickson	22	36	---	---	---	58
WR Jamal Hardy	20	36	---	---	---	56
RB Larry Perez	16	20	---	---	11	47
DT Gilbert Digler	---	---	25	21	---	46
TE Percy George	16	28	---	---	---	44
G Elijah Riley	13	21	---	---	8	42
QB Brent Croxton	16	25	---	---	---	41
CB Freddie Sutter	---	---	22	17	---	39
T Nicholas Chapman	13	21	---	---	---	34
RB Amos Humphries	5	4	---	---	24	33
TE Ramon Gonser	3	1	---	---	24	28
G Victor Franz	9	15	---	---	---	24
G Dashawn Waugh	9	15	---	---	---	24
WR Gustavo Lane	1	4	---	---	18	23
CB Winfred Bernstein	---	---	6	6	10	22
RB Jorge Bradley	10	11	---	---	---	21
OLB Steve Stelick	---	---	11	8	---	19
ILB Pat Wallace	---	---	6	3	10	19
CB Reginald Horner	---	---	2	1	16	19
DT Harold Chenard	---	---	10	8	---	18
QB Devonte Leyes	6	11	---	---	---	17
RB Mitchell Conerty	5	10	---	---	1	16
ILB Levon Dennison	---	---	8	7	---	15
DT Sawyer Cucina	---	---	4	3	5	12
TE Arturo Van Diver	2	3	---	---	6	11
P Connor Conlan	0	0	---	---	8	8
C Santiago Chandler	0	0	---	---	8	8
T Wayne Jaster	0	0	---	---	8	8
T Derrick Byrd	0	0	---	---	8	8
K Neal Politopoulos	0	0	---	---	7	7
DE Eugene Wilkins	---	---	3	2	---	5
WR Cooper Bishop	0	1	---	---	---	1
G Darrell Watson	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	35	3.9
Middle	22	123	5.6
Right	8	51	6.4
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	6	2.0
Middle	13	53	4.1
Right	4	14	3.5
None	2	-4	-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Mitch Hammond	20	17	2	1	0	1	0	0	1
Jackson Atchison	10	7	1	0	0	1	1	1	1

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Brent Croxton	24	16	2	0	1	4	3	0	0
Devonte Leyes	11	6	1	0	1	1	1	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	5	22	3.1
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	13	125	8.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	4	55	9.2
Long (19+ Yds)	3	2	46	15.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	4	25	4.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	13	108	5.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	4	43	5.4
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	24	12.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Giovanni Meinke	6	2	19	0	21
WR Ethan Bergsman	5	5	32	0	20
WR Myron Huffman	4	4	73	2	14
WR Antonio Schwartz	4	2	21	0	10
TE Jorge Salter	3	3	40	1	20
WR Clay Floyd	2	2	12	0	9
FB Kenyon Lentzner	2	2	9	0	14
RB Derek Bingenheimer	2	2	20	0	31
WR Micah Kosier	1	1	7	0	7
WR Nate Hitchcock	1	1	15	0	7

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Malik Dotson	14	8	0	74	1	36
WR Jamal Hardy	11	7	1	56	0	36
TE Percy George	3	1	1	21	1	28
RB Larry Perez	3	3	0	31	1	20
WR Denzel Porcaro	2	1	0	4	0	26
RB Mitchell Conerty	1	1	0	7	0	10
WR Gustavo Lane	1	1	0	7	0	4

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Derek Bingenheimer	3	20	6.67	4.89

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Larry Perez	2	9	4.50	3.08

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Mitch Hammond	3	3	19	6.33	8.50
Jackson Atchison	2	1	3	1.50	7.80

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Brent Croxton	3	3	19	6.33	4.88

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Jorge Salter	2	2	14	7.00	13.33
WR Ethan Bergsman	1	1	1	1.00	6.40
WR Micah Kosier	1	1	7	7.00	7.00
TE Giovanni Meinke	1	0	0	0.00	3.17

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Malik Dotson	2	2	16	8.00	5.29
WR Jamal Hardy	1	1	3	3.00	5.09

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
RB Derek Bingenheimer	5	2

New England	Rushes	Conversions
RB Amos Humphries	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Mitch Hammond	6	6	6
Jackson Atchison	1	0	0

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Brent Croxton	6	4	1
Devonte Leyes	3	1	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Ethan Bergsman	2	2	2
WR Myron Huffman	2	2	2
TE Jorge Salter	1	1	1
TE Giovanni Meinke	1	1	1
WR Antonio Schwartz	1	0	0

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Malik Dotson	5	3	1
TE Percy George	2	0	0
WR Denzel Porcaro	1	1	0
WR Jamal Hardy	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 74,700 (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 9,600 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	74,700 (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	9,600 (9,900)