Week 1, 2090

played in Edmonton, WI

41 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

Minnesota Vikings	3	14	0	0	-	17
Edmonton Eskimos	3	14	0	3	-	20

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:08 EDE - B.J. Johnson 23 field goal
1Q: 06:49 MIN - Neil Rhodes 39 field goal
2Q: 12:20 MIN - Derek Bingenheimer 4 run (Neil Rhodes extra point)
2Q: 12:09 EDE - Floyd Clayton 75 pass from Devan Jefferson (B.J. Johnson extra point)
2Q: 03:33 EDE - Ellis Walter 6 pass from Devan Jefferson (B.J. Johnson extra point)
2Q: 00:29 MIN - Jorge Salter 3 pass from Jackson Atchison (Neil Rhodes extra point)
4Q: 14:34 EDE - B.J. Johnson 23 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:08 EDE - B.J. Johnson 23 field goal
1Q: 06:49 MIN - Neil Rhodes 39 field goal
2Q: 12:20 MIN - Derek Bingenheimer 4 run (Neil Rhodes extra point)
2Q: 12:09 EDE - Floyd Clayton 75 pass from Devan Jefferson (B.J. Johnson extra point)
2Q: 03:33 EDE - Ellis Walter 6 pass from Devan Jefferson (B.J. Johnson extra point)
2Q: 00:29 MIN - Jorge Salter 3 pass from Jackson Atchison (Neil Rhodes extra point)
4Q: 14:34 EDE - B.J. Johnson 23 field goal

Team Statistics MIN EDE
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 19 16
- by Rushing 5 5
- by Passing 14 10
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 359 329
- Offensive Plays 63 59
- Yards per Play 5.70 5.58
Net Rushing Yards 106 113
- Rushing Attempts 17 33
- Yards per Rush 6.24 3.42
Net Passing Yards 253 216
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 45 - 28 - 0 24 - 18 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 260 234
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/7 2/18
- Yards per Pass Play 5.50 8.31
Fumbles/Lost 3/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 3/12 4/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.4 7.0
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 8/50 5/29
Punt Returns/Yards 4/10 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 0/0 3/59
Interception Ret./Yards 1/6 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 1/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 22 OWN 27
Time of Possession 27:15 32:45

Team Statistics	MIN	EDE
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	19	16
- by Rushing	5	5
- by Passing	14	10
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	359	329
- Offensive Plays	63	59
- Yards per Play	5.70	5.58
Net Rushing Yards	106	113
- Rushing Attempts	17	33
- Yards per Rush	6.24	3.42
Net Passing Yards	253	216
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	45 - 28 - 0	24 - 18 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	260	234
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/7	2/18
- Yards per Pass Play	5.50	8.31
Fumbles/Lost	3/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	3/12	4/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.4	7.0
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	8/50	5/29
Punt Returns/Yards	4/10	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	0/0	3/59
Interception Ret./Yards	1/6	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	1/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 22	OWN 27
Time of Possession	27:15	32:45

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:02	OWN 18	5	15	Punt
1	11:00	4:17	OWN 25	8	53	Field Goal
1	1:24	1:19	OWN 9	3	-1	Punt
2	14:16	2:07	OWN 33	4	67	Touchdown
2	11:55	2:18	OWN 25	6	18	Punt
2	3:26	3:08	OWN 8	9	92	Touchdown
3	11:11	3:50	OWN 14	7	43	Punt
4	14:28	1:53	OWN 25	6	20	Punt
4	9:06	2:20	OWN 12	6	28	Punt
4	5:04	1:54	OWN 31	3	9	Punt
4	2:00	1:04	50	6	9	Downs

Edmonton Eskimos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:58	0:58	OPP 11	3	5	Field Goal
1	6:43	5:19	OWN 15	8	32	Punt
1	0:05	0:49	OWN 31	3	-1	Interception
2	12:09	0:14	OWN 25	1	75	Touchdown
2	9:37	6:11	OWN 19	11	81	Touchdown
2	0:18	0:18	OWN 26	2	8	Half
3	15:00	3:49	OWN 13	5	12	Punt
3	7:21	7:53	OWN 20	13	74	Field Goal
4	12:35	3:29	OWN 20	5	27	Punt
4	6:46	1:42	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
4	3:10	1:10	OWN 6	3	7	Punt
4	0:56	0:56	OWN 41	2	-4	Game

Game MVP: Devan Jefferson, Edmonton Eskimos

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Derek Bingenheimer	9	34	3.78	7	0	1
RB Patrick Humphrey	3	44	14.67	35	1	0
QB Jackson Atchison	2	6	3.00	3	0	0
WR Nate Hitchcock	2	18	9.00	13	1	0
FB Kenyon Lentzner	1	4	4.00	4	0	0

Edmonton	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Jason Palmer	20	93	4.65	16	2
QB Devan Jefferson	7	17	2.43	10	1
RB Clay Horton	4	4	1.00	5	0
WR Jeffrey Doolittle	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0
RB Ronnie Klews	1	0	0.00	0	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jackson Atchison	45	28	260	1/7	1	40	0	85.4

Edmonton	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Devan Jefferson	24	18	234	2/18	2	75	1	115.6

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Jorge Salter	7	10	55	7.86	13	16	1
RB Derek Bingenheimer	4	5	27	6.75	16	21	0
WR Antonio Schwartz	4	5	34	8.50	7	18	0
WR Nate Hitchcock	3	10	53	17.67	25	30	0
WR Clay Floyd	2	4	43	21.50	32	40	0
FB Kenyon Lentzner	2	2	3	1.50	2	2	0
TE Marshall Umphenour	2	3	23	11.50	2	14	0
RB Lenny Henson	2	2	6	3.00	2	7	0
TE Giovanni Meinke	1	2	9	9.00	0	9	0
WR Mason O'Neill	1	1	7	7.00	0	7	0
WR Roberto Coles	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Edmonton	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Jeffrey Doolittle	5	6	71	14.20	39	18	0
TE Floyd Clayton	4	4	100	25.00	62	75	1
WR Ellis Walter	4	7	36	9.00	0	16	1
RB Jason Palmer	3	3	12	4.00	9	7	0
WR Alfred Ward	1	1	12	12.00	0	12	0
RB Ronnie Klews	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
WR Diego Sawyer	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Clay Horton	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Charles Lyon	1	6	6.00	0

Edmonton	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov
RB Derek Bingenheimer	1	0
WR Roberto Coles	1	0
RB Patrick Humphrey	1	0
WR Clay Floyd	0	1
CB Aaron Winslett	0	1
C Carter Hammond	0	1

Edmonton	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
OLB Curtis Humble	0	0	1	0
G Roell Bunzel	0	0	1	0
CB Avery Gress	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Willie Lovell	7	311	44.4	35.9	61	2

Edmonton	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Salvador Blackwell	5	231	46.2	44.2	65	3

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Neil Rhodes	1/1	0/0	0/0	39	2/2

Edmonton	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
B.J. Johnson	2/2	0/0	0/0	23	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Roberto Coles	4	10	2.5	0

Edmonton	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Edmonton	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Clay Horton	2	42	21.0	0
Ellis Walter	1	17	17.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Morris Curtis	7	2	1.0	33	23
CB Deron Shaye	6	1	0.0	32	26
OLB Darrin Quinn	5	2	0.0	33	17
S Ivan Bell	5	1	0.0	32	13
DT Karl Maloney	4	4	0.0	32	15
S Charles Lyon	3	3	0.0	33	26
DT Philip Kelley	3	1	0.0	23	20
S Gary Burton	3	1	0.0	1	13
OLB Tracy Mills	3	0	0.0	15	14
CB Roy Rhodes	3	0	0.0	30	23
DE Henry Florio	2	0	0.5	12	12
DE Bernie Pianigiani	2	0	0.0	23	22
CB Courtney Leagra	2	0	0.0	14	11
DE Wilson Perkins	1	0	0.0	31	18
ILB Gilbert Perras	0	1	0.5	0	3
CB Aaron Winslett	0	1	0.0	8	12
DT Alfred Sermon	0	1	0.0	11	13

Edmonton	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Kerry Pearson	8	0	0.0	17	44
CB Avery Gress	7	1	0.0	17	46
OLB Rico Carlson	6	1	0.0	16	44
CB Marshall Pagano	4	2	0.0	16	46
S Pedro Cooley	4	1	0.0	7	27
OLB Curtis Humble	3	2	0.0	11	24
S Joshua Breeze	3	2	0.0	16	34
S Larry Littlejohn	2	2	0.0	10	29
CB Dashawn Gaines	2	0	0.0	7	20
DE Hector Washington	1	1	1.0	9	26
CB Melvin Wilkins	1	1	0.0	1	13
DT Harold Edwards	1	1	0.0	16	46
RB Ronnie Klews	1	0	---	---	---
DE Jose Maxwell	1	0	0.0	15	31
DE Brent Brewer	1	0	0.0	9	22

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Block	PPlay
ILB Morris Curtis	1.0	0	23
DE Henry Florio	0.5	0	12
ILB Gilbert Perras	0.5	0	3
DE Wilson Perkins	0.0	1	18
OLB Darrin Quinn	0.0	1	17

Edmonton	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Hector Washington	1.0	0	2	1	26
DT Harold Edwards	0.0	1	1	0	46
OLB Curtis Humble	0.0	0	2	0	24
DT Bart Geisen	0.0	0	2	0	38
OLB Parker Tucker	0.0	0	0	1	0

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Deron Shaye	4	0	0	26
S Charles Lyon	3	0	1	26
S Gary Burton	3	0	0	13
OLB Darrin Quinn	2	1	0	17
OLB Tracy Mills	2	0	0	14
CB Roy Rhodes	2	0	0	23
S Ivan Bell	1	0	0	13
CB Landon Brooks	1	0	0	1
ILB Morris Curtis	0	1	0	23
CB Aaron Winslett	0	1	0	12

Edmonton	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Marshall Pagano	4	2	46
CB Avery Gress	4	1	46
S Pedro Cooley	4	0	27
ILB Kerry Pearson	4	0	44
OLB Curtis Humble	2	1	24
S Larry Littlejohn	2	0	29
S Joshua Breeze	2	0	34
CB Dashawn Gaines	2	0	20
OLB Rico Carlson	1	1	44
CB Melvin Wilkins	1	0	13
DT Harold Edwards	1	0	46
DE Jose Maxwell	1	0	31
ILB Ezra Barrett	0	1	2

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Cornelius Norton	3	4	2	17	0	46
T Conner Spiliotis	2	4	0	17	0	46
G Garrett Ferguson	1	3	0	17	0	46
C Carter Hammond	1	2	0	17	0	46
G Vaughn Tate	1	1	1	17	0	46
TE Marshall Umphenour	0	1	0	8	0	21
RB Derek Bingenheimer	0	0	0	12	1	32

Edmonton	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Dana Fields	3	5	33	1	26
T Ian Pierce	2	6	33	0	26
T Branden Tatum	2	5	33	1	26
G Randy Stevens	1	6	33	0	26
G Roell Bunzel	1	5	33	0	26
TE Floyd Clayton	1	1	29	0	21

Special Teams Tackles

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Charles Lyon	2	13
Gary Burton	1	15

Edmonton	Tackles	STPlays
Parker Tucker	2	21
Ronnie Klews	1	22
Roell Bunzel	1	7

Participation

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
S Charles Lyon	---	---	33	26	13	72
G Garrett Ferguson	17	46	---	---	8	71
CB Roy Rhodes	---	---	30	23	14	67
T Conner Spiliotis	17	46	---	---	---	63
T Cornelius Norton	17	46	---	---	---	63
C Carter Hammond	17	46	---	---	---	63
QB Jackson Atchison	17	46	---	---	---	63
G Vaughn Tate	17	46	---	---	---	63
WR Nate Hitchcock	17	45	---	---	---	62
CB Deron Shaye	---	---	32	26	2	60
TE Jorge Salter	15	44	---	---	---	59
ILB Morris Curtis	---	---	33	23	2	58
DE Bernie Pianigiani	---	---	23	22	6	51
OLB Darrin Quinn	---	---	33	17	1	51
DT Philip Kelley	---	---	23	20	7	50
DE Wilson Perkins	---	---	31	18	1	50
WR Antonio Schwartz	16	34	---	---	---	50
DT Karl Maloney	---	---	32	15	1	48
S Ivan Bell	---	---	32	13	1	46
RB Derek Bingenheimer	12	32	---	---	---	44
CB Aaron Winslett	---	---	8	12	15	35
OLB Tracy Mills	---	---	15	14	4	33
WR Clay Floyd	7	21	---	---	1	29
S Gary Burton	---	---	1	13	15	29
TE Giovanni Meinke	0	7	---	---	22	29
TE Marshall Umphenour	8	21	---	---	---	29
CB Courtney Leagra	---	---	14	11	4	29
FB Kenyon Lentzner	5	7	---	---	15	27
DE Henry Florio	---	---	12	12	2	26
DT Alfred Sermon	---	---	11	13	1	25
RB Lenny Henson	0	7	---	---	17	24
WR Roberto Coles	0	5	---	---	15	20
OLB Jerald Arntson	---	---	0	0	19	19
WR Mason O'Neill	0	2	---	---	13	15
ILB Gilbert Perras	---	---	0	3	10	13
CB Landon Brooks	---	---	0	1	10	11
RB Patrick Humphrey	5	5	---	---	---	10
T Christian Hitchcock	0	0	---	---	8	8
P Willie Lovell	0	0	---	---	8	8
C Parker Barnett	0	0	---	---	8	8
T Chase Rowland	0	0	---	---	8	8
G Doug Raymond	0	0	---	---	8	8
K Neil Rhodes	0	0	---	---	5	5
DT Brock Howard	---	---	0	4	---	4
QB Mark Winslett	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Efrain Cote	0	0	---	---	---	0

Edmonton	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
T Ian Pierce	33	26	---	---	7	66
G Randy Stevens	33	26	---	---	7	66
G Roell Bunzel	33	26	---	---	7	66
T Branden Tatum	33	26	---	---	7	66
CB Avery Gress	---	---	17	46	1	64
CB Marshall Pagano	---	---	16	46	1	63
DT Harold Edwards	---	---	16	46	1	63
ILB Kerry Pearson	---	---	17	44	1	62
OLB Rico Carlson	---	---	16	44	1	61
QB Devan Jefferson	33	26	---	---	---	59
C Dana Fields	33	26	---	---	---	59
WR Jeffrey Doolittle	31	26	---	---	---	57
DE Jose Maxwell	---	---	15	31	10	56
DT Bart Geisen	---	---	17	38	---	55
RB Jason Palmer	29	14	---	---	12	55
S Pedro Cooley	---	---	7	27	17	51
WR Alfred Ward	27	23	---	---	---	50
S Joshua Breeze	---	---	16	34	---	50
TE Floyd Clayton	29	21	---	---	---	50
DE Hector Washington	---	---	9	26	11	46
TE Sherman Castillo	10	7	---	---	23	40
S Larry Littlejohn	---	---	10	29	1	40
DE Brent Brewer	---	---	9	22	8	39
WR Ellis Walter	16	17	---	---	4	37
OLB Curtis Humble	---	---	11	24	---	35
RB Clay Horton	14	8	---	---	11	33
CB Melvin Wilkins	---	---	1	13	17	31
RB Ronnie Klews	1	6	---	---	22	29
CB Dashawn Gaines	---	---	7	20	---	27
WR Leroy Skjerven	0	4	---	---	18	22
OLB Parker Tucker	---	---	1	0	21	22
DT Hector Marshall	---	---	1	11	8	20
ILB Ezra Barrett	---	---	0	2	11	13
WR Diego Sawyer	2	1	---	---	9	12
TE Henry Daily	6	3	---	---	---	9
CB Pete Sicotte	---	---	1	0	7	8
C Joey Hansen	0	0	---	---	7	7
P Salvador Blackwell	0	0	---	---	7	7
K B.J. Johnson	0	0	---	---	7	7
CB Burt Strong	---	---	0	2	---	2
OLB Enrique Rogers	---	---	0	1	---	1
QB Steve Patterson	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Wesley Cox	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Taylor Brewer	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Trevor Bryan	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Devonte Vaughn	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	33	6.6
Middle	7	25	3.6
Right	5	48	9.6
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	29	4.1
Middle	16	54	3.4
Right	8	34	4.3
None	2	-4	-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jackson Atchison	45	28	3	1	2	6	7	2	0

Edmonton	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Devan Jefferson	24	18	1	0	0	3	0	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	6	6	0.9
Short (0-8 Yds)	25	16	174	7.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	6	80	6.2
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	4	44	6.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	8	8	54	6.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	5	120	20.0
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	16	5.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Jorge Salter	10	7	1	55	0	44
WR Nate Hitchcock	10	3	0	53	1	45
RB Derek Bingenheimer	5	4	0	27	1	32
WR Antonio Schwartz	5	4	0	34	0	34
WR Clay Floyd	4	2	0	43	1	21
TE Marshall Umphenour	3	2	0	23	0	21
FB Kenyon Lentzner	2	2	0	3	0	7
TE Giovanni Meinke	2	1	0	9	0	7
RB Lenny Henson	2	2	0	6	0	7
WR Roberto Coles	1	0	1	0	0	5
WR Mason O'Neill	1	1	0	7	0	2

Edmonton	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Ellis Walter	7	4	36	0	17
WR Jeffrey Doolittle	6	5	71	0	26
TE Floyd Clayton	4	4	100	1	21
RB Jason Palmer	3	3	12	0	14
WR Diego Sawyer	1	0	0	0	1
WR Alfred Ward	1	1	12	0	23
RB Ronnie Klews	1	1	3	0	6
RB Clay Horton	1	0	0	0	8

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Derek Bingenheimer	1	4	4.00	3.78

Edmonton	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Clay Horton	2	4	2.00	1.00
RB Jason Palmer	1	1	1.00	4.65

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jackson Atchison	4	4	18	4.50	5.78

Edmonton	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Devan Jefferson	4	2	15	3.75	9.75

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Jorge Salter	1	1	3	3.00	5.50
TE Marshall Umphenour	1	1	9	9.00	7.67
WR Mason O'Neill	1	1	7	7.00	7.00
RB Lenny Henson	1	1	-1	-1.00	3.00

Edmonton	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Ellis Walter	3	1	6	2.00	5.14
WR Jeffrey Doolittle	1	1	9	9.00	11.83

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
QB Jackson Atchison	1	1

Edmonton	Rushes	Conversions
RB Ronnie Klews	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jackson Atchison	10	6	2

Edmonton	Att	Comp	Conversions
Devan Jefferson	10	8	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Derek Bingenheimer	3	3	1
TE Jorge Salter	2	1	1
WR Nate Hitchcock	2	1	0
WR Clay Floyd	1	0	0
TE Giovanni Meinke	1	0	0
WR Antonio Schwartz	1	1	0

Edmonton	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jeffrey Doolittle	4	4	2
WR Ellis Walter	3	1	1
TE Floyd Clayton	2	2	1
RB Ronnie Klews	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 54,000 (72,500 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,000 (23,300)
End Zone 11,900 (16,800)
Mezzanine 7,300 (9,700)
Sideline Seats 11,300 (14,800)
Club Seats 1,500 (1,900)
Luxury Boxes 5,000 (6,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	54,000 (72,500 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,000 (23,300)
End Zone	11,900 (16,800)
Mezzanine	7,300 (9,700)
Sideline Seats	11,300 (14,800)
Club Seats	1,500 (1,900)
Luxury Boxes	5,000 (6,000)