Week 16, 2090

played in New England, MA

21 degrees, fair, 9 mph wind

Minnesota Vikings	3	7	0	3	-	13
New England Patriots	0	7	6	7	-	20

Scoring Summary
1Q: 03:27 MIN - Neil Rhodes 34 field goal
2Q: 08:48 NED - Brenden Gaylor 2 run (Neal Politopoulos extra point)
2Q: 00:37 MIN - Clay Floyd 4 pass from Jackson Atchison (Neil Rhodes extra point)
3Q: 09:30 NED - Neal Politopoulos 29 field goal
3Q: 04:10 NED - Neal Politopoulos 46 field goal
4Q: 11:38 NED - Todd Cox 4 pass from Devonte Leyes (Neal Politopoulos extra point)
4Q: 04:32 MIN - Neil Rhodes 46 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 03:27 MIN - Neil Rhodes 34 field goal
2Q: 08:48 NED - Brenden Gaylor 2 run (Neal Politopoulos extra point)
2Q: 00:37 MIN - Clay Floyd 4 pass from Jackson Atchison (Neil Rhodes extra point)
3Q: 09:30 NED - Neal Politopoulos 29 field goal
3Q: 04:10 NED - Neal Politopoulos 46 field goal
4Q: 11:38 NED - Todd Cox 4 pass from Devonte Leyes (Neal Politopoulos extra point)
4Q: 04:32 MIN - Neil Rhodes 46 field goal

Team Statistics MIN NED
Record 8-7 8-7
First Downs 19 17
- by Rushing 3 7
- by Passing 15 10
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 323 309
- Offensive Plays 65 67
- Yards per Play 4.97 4.61
Net Rushing Yards 68 75
- Rushing Attempts 21 29
- Yards per Rush 3.24 2.59
Net Passing Yards 255 234
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 44 - 32 - 1 38 - 26 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 255 234
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 5.80 6.16
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 7/16 9/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 4.9 7.6
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 1/3 6/35
Punt Returns/Yards 5/43 2/27
Kick Returns/Yards 2/46 0/0
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/6
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 25 OWN 29
Time of Possession 27:43 32:17

Team Statistics	MIN	NED
Record	8-7	8-7
First Downs	19	17
- by Rushing	3	7
- by Passing	15	10
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	323	309
- Offensive Plays	65	67
- Yards per Play	4.97	4.61
Net Rushing Yards	68	75
- Rushing Attempts	21	29
- Yards per Rush	3.24	2.59
Net Passing Yards	255	234
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	44 - 32 - 1	38 - 26 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	255	234
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	5.80	6.16
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	7/16	9/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	4.9	7.6
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	1/3	6/35
Punt Returns/Yards	5/43	2/27
Kick Returns/Yards	2/46	0/0
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/6
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 25	OWN 29
Time of Possession	27:43	32:17

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:10	OWN 26	7	23	Downs
1	10:26	7:06	OWN 7	13	76	Field Goal
1	0:13	2:03	OWN 20	4	14	Punt
2	8:40	2:13	OWN 25	6	19	Punt
2	3:12	2:45	OWN 27	8	73	Touchdown
3	9:25	2:05	OWN 25	5	21	Punt
3	4:05	3:20	OWN 25	6	27	Punt
4	11:27	2:16	OWN 28	3	6	Punt
4	7:07	2:40	OWN 29	8	42	Field Goal
4	2:34	1:01	OWN 40	5	29	Interception

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:50	1:24	OPP 49	4	4	Punt
1	3:20	3:07	OWN 25	6	18	Punt
2	13:10	4:30	OWN 35	10	65	Touchdown
2	6:27	3:15	OWN 16	6	19	Punt
2	0:27	0:27	OWN 25	3	0	Punt
3	15:00	5:35	OWN 25	12	63	Field Goal
3	7:20	3:15	OWN 20	7	51	Field Goal
3	0:45	1:26	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
4	14:19	2:52	OPP 29	6	29	Touchdown
4	9:11	2:04	OWN 28	3	7	Punt
4	4:27	1:53	OWN 25	3	6	Punt
4	1:33	1:33	OWN 13	4	19	Game

Game MVP: Devonte Leyes, New England Patriots

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG
RB Derek Bingenheimer	12	43	3.58	9
RB Patrick Humphrey	6	24	4.00	5
QB Jackson Atchison	2	3	1.50	5
WR Micah Kosier	1	-2	-2.00	-2

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Brenden Gaylor	14	63	4.50	13	2	1
RB Mitchell Conerty	11	7	0.64	12	1	0
QB Devonte Leyes	2	-2	-1.00	0	0	0
WR Denzel Porcaro	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Glenn Jerome	1	7	7.00	7	0	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jackson Atchison	44	32	255	0/0	1	22	1	84.9

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Devonte Leyes	38	26	234	0/0	1	35	0	93.5

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Jorge Salter	10	14	63	6.30	15	17	0
WR Clay Floyd	9	11	96	10.67	12	22	1
WR Mason O'Neill	6	8	49	8.17	8	12	0
RB Patrick Humphrey	4	6	42	10.50	21	19	0
FB Kenyon Lentzner	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
RB Derek Bingenheimer	1	1	-4	-4.00	0	-4	0
WR Micah Kosier	1	3	6	6.00	0	6	0

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Jamal Hardy	10	15	96	9.60	18	35	0
TE Arturo Van Diver	5	6	30	6.00	9	14	0
WR Denzel Porcaro	4	5	32	8.00	11	17	0
WR Malik Dotson	2	5	16	8.00	9	8	0
TE Todd Cox	2	2	3	1.50	4	4	1
RB Mitchell Conerty	1	1	29	29.00	23	29	0
WR Cooper Bishop	1	2	18	18.00	8	18	0
RB Brenden Gaylor	1	1	10	10.00	0	10	0
TE Ramon Gonser	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Cristian Myers	1	6	6.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
WR Roberto Coles	2	0	0	0
TE Giovanni Meinke	0	1	0	0

New England	Recov	Force
G Victor Franz	1	0
TE Ramon Gonser	0	1
RB Brenden Gaylor	0	1

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Willie Lovell	5	238	47.6	34.2	56	2

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Ethan Turner	7	321	45.9	39.7	52	3

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Neil Rhodes	2/2	1/1	0/0	46	1/1

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Neal Politopoulos	2/2	1/1	0/0	46	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Roberto Coles	5	43	8.6	0

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Denzel Porcaro	2	27	13.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Aaron Winslett	1	17	17.0	0
Landon Brooks	1	29	29.0	0

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Morris Curtis	8	2	0.0	27	38
CB Deron Shaye	6	3	0.0	28	38
S Ivan Bell	5	2	0.0	25	25
S Charles Lyon	5	0	0.0	28	38
OLB Darrin Quinn	4	2	0.0	26	28
DE Wilson Perkins	4	0	0.0	27	31
DT Karl Maloney	4	0	0.0	27	30
OLB Tracy Mills	3	0	0.0	4	18
CB Roy Rhodes	2	3	0.0	26	32
DE Bernie Pianigiani	2	1	0.0	14	30
S Gary Burton	2	0	0.0	4	15
OLB Jerald Arntson	2	0	0.0	13	6
DT Philip Kelley	1	2	0.0	17	31
DT Alfred Sermon	1	0	0.0	13	15
CB Landon Brooks	1	0	0.0	4	4
WR Micah Kosier	1	0	---	---	---
DT Brock Howard	1	0	0.0	2	0
CB Courtney Leagra	1	0	0.0	12	16
DE Henry Florio	0	1	0.0	16	10
CB Aaron Winslett	0	1	0.0	4	13

New England	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Brody Fierro	8	4	20	35
OLB Edward Faber	8	1	21	44
S Alex Nager	6	1	9	20
CB Howard Hopper	5	0	21	44
ILB Pat Wallace	5	0	13	24
S Cristian Myers	5	0	12	26
CB Eric Beach	4	0	21	44
OLB Harold Lang	2	2	21	44
S Mo Roberson	2	1	18	32
DT Harold Chenard	2	0	15	30
DE Irv Grier	1	2	18	35
DE Derrick LaTendresse	1	1	20	40
OLB Eugene Pegues	1	0	1	3
CB Winfred Bernstein	1	0	8	22
S Luke Newsome	1	0	1	8

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Wilson Perkins	3	0	31
DE Henry Florio	1	1	10
DT Philip Kelley	1	0	31
DE Bernie Pianigiani	1	0	30
DT Karl Maloney	1	0	30

New England	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Derrick LaTendresse	4	4	40
OLB Sebastian McCurdy	1	0	3
OLB Harold Lang	1	0	44

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Morris Curtis	6	1	38
S Charles Lyon	4	0	38
CB Deron Shaye	3	1	38
OLB Tracy Mills	3	0	18
OLB Darrin Quinn	3	0	28
S Ivan Bell	2	1	25
S Gary Burton	2	0	15
DE Wilson Perkins	1	0	31
CB Roy Rhodes	1	0	32
CB Courtney Leagra	1	0	16

New England	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Brody Fierro	6	0	0	35
S Cristian Myers	5	0	1	26
CB Eric Beach	3	1	0	44
CB Howard Hopper	3	1	0	44
S Mo Roberson	3	0	0	32
ILB Pat Wallace	3	0	0	24
S Alex Nager	2	1	0	20
OLB Edward Faber	2	0	0	44
CB Winfred Bernstein	1	1	0	22
OLB Harold Lang	1	0	0	44
OLB Eugene Pegues	1	0	0	3
DE Derrick LaTendresse	1	0	0	40
S Luke Newsome	1	0	0	8

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
G Vaughn Tate	4	9	1	21	44
G Garrett Ferguson	2	5	0	21	44
T Conner Spiliotis	0	3	1	21	44
T Cornelius Norton	0	2	0	21	44
TE Giovanni Meinke	0	1	0	2	3
TE Marshall Umphenour	0	1	0	9	19

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
G Alexis Herron	4	8	1	29	38
T Grady Hernandez	3	5	0	29	38
T Derrick Byrd	2	4	1	29	38
C Braden Branch	1	8	0	29	38
G Victor Franz	0	3	0	29	38

Special Teams Tackles

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Giovanni Meinke	1	23
Charles Lyon	1	23

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Denzel Porcaro	2	23
Ramon Gonser	2	23
Brenden Gaylor	1	23
Sebastian McCurdy	1	21
Edward Faber	1	14

Participation

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
S Charles Lyon	---	---	28	38	23	89
CB Roy Rhodes	---	---	26	32	16	74
G Garrett Ferguson	21	44	---	---	7	72
CB Deron Shaye	---	---	28	38	2	68
ILB Morris Curtis	---	---	27	38	2	67
T Conner Spiliotis	21	44	---	---	---	65
T Cornelius Norton	21	44	---	---	---	65
TE Jorge Salter	21	44	---	---	---	65
C Carter Hammond	21	44	---	---	---	65
QB Jackson Atchison	21	44	---	---	---	65
G Vaughn Tate	21	44	---	---	---	65
DE Wilson Perkins	---	---	27	31	1	59
DT Karl Maloney	---	---	27	30	1	58
DT Philip Kelley	---	---	17	31	8	56
OLB Darrin Quinn	---	---	26	28	1	55
WR Mason O'Neill	18	36	---	---	---	54
S Ivan Bell	---	---	25	25	2	52
DE Bernie Pianigiani	---	---	14	30	8	52
WR Micah Kosier	18	33	---	---	---	51
OLB Tracy Mills	---	---	4	18	23	45
RB Derek Bingenheimer	13	27	---	---	---	40
WR Clay Floyd	10	28	---	---	1	39
CB Aaron Winslett	---	---	4	13	16	33
DT Alfred Sermon	---	---	13	15	2	30
FB Kenyon Lentzner	4	7	---	---	18	29
TE Giovanni Meinke	2	3	---	---	23	28
TE Marshall Umphenour	9	19	---	---	---	28
CB Courtney Leagra	---	---	12	16	---	28
DE Henry Florio	---	---	16	10	1	27
WR Roberto Coles	2	6	---	---	18	26
CB Landon Brooks	---	---	4	4	16	24
RB Patrick Humphrey	7	14	---	---	---	21
S Gary Burton	---	---	4	15	1	20
OLB Jerald Arntson	---	---	13	6	1	20
WR Antonio Schwartz	1	3	---	---	15	19
RB Devan Roberts	0	0	---	---	16	16
ILB Gilbert Perras	---	---	2	0	12	14
T Christian Hitchcock	0	0	---	---	7	7
P Willie Lovell	0	0	---	---	7	7
C Parker Barnett	0	0	---	---	7	7
T Chase Rowland	0	0	---	---	7	7
G Doug Raymond	0	0	---	---	7	7
K Neil Rhodes	0	0	---	---	6	6
DT Brock Howard	---	---	2	0	---	2
QB Mark Winslett	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Efrain Cote	0	0	---	---	---	0

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
T Grady Hernandez	29	38	---	---	14	81
OLB Edward Faber	---	---	21	44	14	79
G Victor Franz	29	38	---	---	9	76
G Alexis Herron	29	38	---	---	9	76
T Derrick Byrd	29	38	---	---	9	76
WR Denzel Porcaro	21	30	---	---	23	74
CB Eric Beach	---	---	21	44	6	71
QB Devonte Leyes	29	38	---	---	---	67
C Braden Branch	29	38	---	---	---	67
CB Howard Hopper	---	---	21	44	2	67
OLB Harold Lang	---	---	21	44	2	67
WR Jamal Hardy	28	38	---	---	---	66
RB Brenden Gaylor	17	23	---	---	23	63
DE Derrick LaTendresse	---	---	20	40	2	62
DE Irv Grier	---	---	18	35	6	59
ILB Brody Fierro	---	---	20	35	1	56
S Cristian Myers	---	---	12	26	16	54
TE Todd Cox	20	17	---	---	16	53
TE Arturo Van Diver	14	29	---	---	9	52
S Mo Roberson	---	---	18	32	1	51
WR Malik Dotson	20	31	---	---	---	51
DT Harold Chenard	---	---	15	30	2	47
ILB Pat Wallace	---	---	13	24	2	39
CB Winfred Bernstein	---	---	8	22	7	37
S Alex Nager	---	---	9	20	---	29
TE Ramon Gonser	2	3	---	---	23	28
RB Mitchell Conerty	12	14	---	---	---	26
OLB Sebastian McCurdy	---	---	1	3	21	25
DT Sawyer Cucina	---	---	6	15	---	21
DE Harry Floyd	---	---	3	9	6	18
RB Glenn Jerome	10	3	---	---	4	17
OLB Eugene Pegues	---	---	1	3	9	13
CB Ryan Bosley	---	---	0	0	13	13
S Luke Newsome	---	---	1	8	1	10
C Santiago Chandler	0	0	---	---	9	9
P Ethan Turner	0	0	---	---	9	9
S T.J. Thomas	---	---	2	6	---	8
K Neal Politopoulos	0	0	---	---	7	7
WR Cooper Bishop	1	2	---	---	---	3
QB Brent Croxton	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Roberto Farlow	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Darrell Watson	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Dashawn Waugh	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Wayne Jaster	0	0	---	---	---	0
CB Reginald Horner	---	---	0	0	---	0
G Elijah Riley	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	22	3.1
Middle	9	37	4.1
Right	5	9	1.8
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	29	5.8
Middle	16	35	2.2
Right	7	13	1.9
None	1	-2	-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jackson Atchison	44	32	1	0	1	4	6	4	1

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Devonte Leyes	38	26	3	0	2	3	7	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	10	7	19	1.9
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	15	114	7.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	10	122	9.4
Long (19+ Yds)	5	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	4	10	1.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	26	16	123	4.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	5	80	16.0
Long (19+ Yds)	1	1	21	21.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Jorge Salter	14	10	1	63	0	44
WR Clay Floyd	11	9	0	96	1	28
WR Mason O'Neill	8	6	0	49	0	36
RB Patrick Humphrey	6	4	0	42	0	14
WR Micah Kosier	3	1	0	6	0	33
FB Kenyon Lentzner	1	1	0	3	0	7
RB Derek Bingenheimer	1	1	0	-4	0	27

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Jamal Hardy	15	10	1	96	2	38
TE Arturo Van Diver	6	5	0	30	0	29
WR Denzel Porcaro	5	4	0	32	0	30
WR Malik Dotson	5	2	0	16	0	31
TE Todd Cox	2	2	0	3	0	17
WR Cooper Bishop	2	1	0	18	0	2
RB Mitchell Conerty	1	1	0	29	1	14
TE Ramon Gonser	1	0	1	0	0	3
RB Brenden Gaylor	1	1	0	10	0	23

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
QB Jackson Atchison	1	-2	-2.00	1.50

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Mitchell Conerty	1	-1	-1.00	0.64
RB Brenden Gaylor	1	2	2.00	4.50

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jackson Atchison	3	2	19	6.33	5.80

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Devonte Leyes	7	4	19	2.71	6.16

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Jorge Salter	2	1	15	7.50	4.50
WR Clay Floyd	1	1	4	4.00	8.73

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Jamal Hardy	2	2	15	7.50	6.40
WR Denzel Porcaro	1	1	0	0.00	6.40
WR Malik Dotson	1	0	0	0.00	3.20
TE Todd Cox	1	1	4	4.00	1.50
WR Cooper Bishop	1	0	0	0.00	9.00
TE Arturo Van Diver	1	0	0	0.00	5.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
RB Derek Bingenheimer	3	1
RB Patrick Humphrey	1	1

New England	Rushes	Conversions
RB Brenden Gaylor	2	0
RB Glenn Jerome	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jackson Atchison	12	9	5

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Devonte Leyes	15	12	8

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Jorge Salter	4	3	1
WR Mason O'Neill	4	3	2
WR Clay Floyd	3	3	2
WR Micah Kosier	1	0	0

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jamal Hardy	6	4	3
WR Malik Dotson	2	1	1
TE Arturo Van Diver	2	2	1
WR Denzel Porcaro	1	1	1
RB Mitchell Conerty	1	1	1
TE Todd Cox	1	1	0
WR Cooper Bishop	1	1	0
RB Brenden Gaylor	1	1	1

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)