Week 9, 2015

played in Minnesota, MN

47 degrees, fair, 12 mph wind

St. Louis Rams	6	10	3	0	-	19
Minnesota Vikings	3	6	12	2	-	23

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:25 STL - Greg Zuerlein 30 field goal
1Q: 05:46 MIN - Graham Harden 34 field goal
1Q: 02:25 STL - Greg Zuerlein 30 field goal
2Q: 03:36 STL - Jerome Felton 10 pass from Cam Newton (Greg Zuerlein extra point)
2Q: 01:07 MIN - Mike Wallace 51 pass from Teddy Bridgewater (Graham Harden extra point failed)
2Q: 00:03 STL - Greg Zuerlein 32 field goal
3Q: 10:41 MIN - Mike Wallace 13 pass from Teddy Bridgewater (Graham Harden extra point failed)
3Q: 05:09 MIN - Graham Harden 45 field goal
3Q: 02:47 STL - Greg Zuerlein 43 field goal
3Q: 00:33 MIN - Graham Harden 47 field goal
4Q: 01:58 MIN - Safety, holding called in the end zone

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:25 STL - Greg Zuerlein 30 field goal
1Q: 05:46 MIN - Graham Harden 34 field goal
1Q: 02:25 STL - Greg Zuerlein 30 field goal
2Q: 03:36 STL - Jerome Felton 10 pass from Cam Newton (Greg Zuerlein extra point)
2Q: 01:07 MIN - Mike Wallace 51 pass from Teddy Bridgewater (Graham Harden extra point failed)
2Q: 00:03 STL - Greg Zuerlein 32 field goal
3Q: 10:41 MIN - Mike Wallace 13 pass from Teddy Bridgewater (Graham Harden extra point failed)
3Q: 05:09 MIN - Graham Harden 45 field goal
3Q: 02:47 STL - Greg Zuerlein 43 field goal
3Q: 00:33 MIN - Graham Harden 47 field goal
4Q: 01:58 MIN - Safety, holding called in the end zone

Team Statistics STL MIN
Record 5-3 5-3
First Downs 17 22
- by Rushing 8 9
- by Passing 8 12
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 276 398
- Offensive Plays 59 66
- Yards per Play 4.68 6.03
Net Rushing Yards 118 176
- Rushing Attempts 24 36
- Yards per Rush 4.92 4.89
Net Passing Yards 158 222
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 33 - 13 - 0 26 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 169 242
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/11 4/20
- Yards per Pass Play 4.51 7.40
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/13 4/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.1 7.9
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/1
Penalties/Yards 4/30 9/65
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 3/15
Kick Returns/Yards 3/99 3/84
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/3 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 26 OWN 29
Time of Possession 25:17 34:43

Team Statistics	STL	MIN
Record	5-3	5-3
First Downs	17	22
- by Rushing	8	9
- by Passing	8	12
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	276	398
- Offensive Plays	59	66
- Yards per Play	4.68	6.03
Net Rushing Yards	118	176
- Rushing Attempts	24	36
- Yards per Rush	4.92	4.89
Net Passing Yards	158	222
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	33 - 13 - 0	26 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	169	242
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/11	4/20
- Yards per Pass Play	4.51	7.40
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/13	4/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.1	7.9
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/1
Penalties/Yards	4/30	9/65
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	3/15
Kick Returns/Yards	3/99	3/84
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/3	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 26	OWN 29
Time of Possession	25:17	34:43

Drive Charts

St. Louis Rams
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:41	OWN 38	8	49	Field Goal
1	5:41	3:24	OWN 20	6	67	Field Goal
2	12:45	2:02	OWN 37	4	16	Punt
2	8:54	5:25	OWN 27	12	73	Touchdown
2	0:53	0:53	OWN 37	5	48	Field Goal
3	10:34	1:12	OWN 20	3	-1	Punt
3	5:01	2:22	OPP 42	6	16	Field Goal
3	0:27	0:50	OWN 20	3	-5	Punt
4	13:02	1:59	OWN 18	3	-10	Punt
4	8:55	3:25	OWN 9	9	28	Punt
4	1:58	0:11	OWN 4	1	-10	Safety

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:19	5:38	OWN 20	11	63	Field Goal
1	2:17	4:32	OWN 38	8	32	Missed FG
2	10:43	1:49	OWN 23	3	5	Punt
2	3:29	2:36	OWN 26	5	74	Touchdown
3	15:00	4:26	OWN 20	9	80	Touchdown
3	9:22	4:21	OWN 32	9	40	Field Goal
3	2:39	2:12	OWN 20	5	50	Field Goal
4	14:37	1:35	OWN 45	3	3	Punt
4	11:03	2:08	OPP 45	3	-6	Punt
4	5:30	3:32	OWN 26	6	22	Punt
4	1:47	1:47	OWN 23	4	10	Game

Game MVP: Teddy Bridgewater, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Benny Cunningham	12	65	5.42	15	2
Cam Newton	7	42	6.00	10	1
Tre Mason	5	11	2.20	17	1

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Adrian Peterson	27	136	5.04	22	7
Clarence Sawahata	5	24	4.80	8	0
Teddy Bridgewater	4	16	4.00	10	1

Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Cam Newton	33	13	169	2/11	1	48	0	66.3

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Teddy Bridgewater	26	19	242	4/20	2	51	0	127.4

Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Kenny Britt	4	10	54	13.50	6	18	0
TE Jared Cook	2	3	13	6.50	0	8	0
WR Brian Quick	2	5	53	26.50	10	48	0
WR Tavon Austin	2	7	25	12.50	0	20	0
FB Jerome Felton	1	2	10	10.00	9	10	1
RB Benny Cunningham	1	1	7	7.00	5	7	0
RB Tre Mason	1	2	7	7.00	0	7	0
TE Lance Kendricks	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Stedman Bailey	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Mike Wallace	7	10	154	22.00	49	51	2
TE Kyle Rudolph	4	6	22	5.50	0	10	0
WR Teddy Williams	4	6	35	8.75	6	20	0
RB Adrian Peterson	2	2	13	6.50	0	10	0
WR Cordarrelle Patterson	2	2	18	9.00	1	14	0

Interception Statistics

St. Louis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

St. Louis	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Chris Long	0	0	1	0

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Teddy Bridgewater	1	0	0	0
Phil Loadholt	0	1	0	0

Punting Statistics

St. Louis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Johnny Hekker	5	193	38.6	35.6	44	1

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Vince Knight	4	169	42.3	42.3	48	3

Kicking Statistics

St. Louis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Greg Zuerlein	4/4	1/1	0/0	43	1/1

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Graham Harden	3/4	2/3	0/0	47	0/2

Punt Return Statistics

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Lucas Klepfer	2	9	4.5	0
Captain Munnerlyn	1	6	6.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tavon Austin	2	55	27.5	0
Janoris Jenkins	1	44	44.0	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mike Wallace	3	84	28.0	0

Defensive Statistics

St. Louis	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S T.J. McDonald	8	1	0.5	36	30
ILB James Laurinaitis	8	1	0.0	35	29
OLB Bruce Irvin	5	1	0.5	30	26
DE Robert Quinn	4	0	1.0	34	28
S Rodney McLeod	4	1	0.0	34	29
S Mark Barron	4	0	0.0	10	10
DE Chris Long	3	1	1.0	28	22
DT Aaron Donald	3	4	0.5	31	25
CB Curtis Banks	3	2	0.0	33	25
CB Patrick Robinson	3	0	0.0	16	15
OLB Alec Ogletree	3	0	0.0	18	13
OLB Akeem Ayers	2	1	0.5	8	6
DT Michael Brockers	2	0	0.0	17	15
CB Janoris Jenkins	2	0	0.0	34	29
DE Eugene Sims	1	0	0.0	6	4
CB Lamarcus Joyner	1	0	0.0	3	5

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Anthony Barr	7	0	0.0	24	31
ILB Audie Cole	4	2	1.0	11	23
CB Terence Newman	4	0	0.0	13	24
DE Everson Griffen	4	0	0.0	20	26
CB Trae Waynes	3	1	0.0	24	35
S Harrison Smith	2	1	0.0	24	35
DT Sharrif Floyd	2	1	0.0	17	25
DT Linval Joseph	2	0	0.0	18	23
DT Tom Johnson	2	0	0.0	13	19
CB Xavier Rhodes	2	0	0.0	23	33
ILB Eric Kendricks	2	0	0.0	11	11
OLB Leon Romig	2	0	0.0	11	11
DE Scott Crichton	1	0	1.0	14	20
S Andrew Sendejo	1	1	0.0	23	32
S Marcus Sherels	0	2	0.0	7	10

Pass Rush Statistics

St. Louis	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Robert Quinn	1.0	1	1	28
DE Chris Long	1.0	0	0	22
OLB Akeem Ayers	0.5	0	0	6
OLB Bruce Irvin	0.5	0	0	26
S T.J. McDonald	0.5	0	0	30
DT Aaron Donald	0.5	0	0	25

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
ILB Audie Cole	1.0	0	0	23
DE Scott Crichton	1.0	0	0	20
DT Linval Joseph	0.0	2	0	23
DE Brian Robison	0.0	1	0	9
DE Everson Griffen	0.0	0	1	26
DT Tom Johnson	0.0	0	1	19
DT Sharrif Floyd	0.0	0	1	25
DE Danielle Hunter	0.0	0	1	10

Pass Defense Statistics

St. Louis	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Rodney McLeod	3	0	29
ILB James Laurinaitis	2	1	29
CB Patrick Robinson	2	0	15
OLB Bruce Irvin	2	0	26
S T.J. McDonald	2	0	30
OLB Alec Ogletree	2	0	13
CB Curtis Banks	2	0	25
DE Eugene Sims	1	0	4
OLB Akeem Ayers	1	0	6
S Mark Barron	1	0	10
DT Michael Brockers	1	0	15
CB Janoris Jenkins	0	1	29

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Anthony Barr	3	0	31
CB Trae Waynes	2	5	35
CB Terence Newman	2	0	24
ILB Audie Cole	2	0	23
CB Captain Munnerlyn	1	1	2
CB Xavier Rhodes	1	1	33
S Harrison Smith	1	0	35
OLB Leon Romig	1	0	11
S Andrew Sendejo	0	1	32

Blocking Statistics

St. Louis	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Andrew Donnal	3	5	1	24	0	35
Tim Barnes	2	4	0	24	2	35
Rob Havenstein	2	4	0	24	0	35
Rodger Saffold	1	1	1	24	0	35
Jerome Felton	1	1	0	14	0	17
Jamon Brown	0	3	0	24	0	35

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Michael Harris	5	7	0	36	2	30
Brandon Fusco	3	6	0	36	0	30
John Sullivan	2	8	0	36	0	30
Matt Kalil	2	5	1	36	1	30
Phil Loadholt	1	3	0	36	1	30
Kyle Rudolph	1	2	1	32	0	28
Zach Line	0	2	1	17	0	14

Special Teams Tackles

St. Louis	Tackles	STPlays
Wes Welker	2	21
Jerome Felton	1	25
Rodney McLeod	1	16
Lance Kendricks	1	13
Jamon Brown	1	9

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Lucas Klepfer	1	23
Reginald Lynch	1	15
Adrian Peterson	1	2

Participation

St. Louis	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Rodney McLeod	---	---	34	29	16	79
T.J. McDonald	---	---	36	30	12	78
Janoris Jenkins	---	---	34	29	10	73
James Laurinaitis	---	---	35	29	6	70
Bruce Irvin	---	---	30	26	12	68
Jamon Brown	24	35	---	---	9	68
Kenny Britt	24	31	---	---	11	66
Robert Quinn	---	---	34	28	4	66
Curtis Banks	---	---	33	25	4	62
Rodger Saffold	24	35	---	---	---	59
Cam Newton	24	35	---	---	---	59
Tim Barnes	24	35	---	---	---	59
Aaron Donald	---	---	31	25	3	59
Andrew Donnal	24	35	---	---	---	59
Rob Havenstein	24	35	---	---	---	59
Lance Kendricks	20	25	---	---	13	58
Tavon Austin	22	30	---	---	6	58
Jerome Felton	14	17	---	---	25	56
Chris Long	---	---	28	22	1	51
Benny Cunningham	18	26	---	---	1	45
Mark Barron	---	---	10	10	23	43
Patrick Robinson	---	---	16	15	4	35
Michael Brockers	---	---	17	15	3	35
Jared Cook	4	8	---	---	19	31
Brian Quick	10	21	---	---	---	31
Alec Ogletree	---	---	18	13	---	31
Cristian Golson	---	---	16	11	2	29
Akeem Ayers	---	---	8	6	11	25
Stedman Bailey	2	8	---	---	15	25
Wes Welker	0	0	---	---	21	21
Eugene Sims	---	---	6	4	7	17
Chase Reynolds	0	0	---	---	15	15
Tre Mason	6	9	---	---	---	15
Matt Longacre	---	---	6	7	2	15
Greg Zuerlein	0	0	---	---	10	10
Garrett Reynolds	0	0	---	---	9	9
Cody Wichmann	0	0	---	---	9	9
Corbin Freeman	0	0	---	---	9	9
Nicholas Nagi	0	0	---	---	9	9
Lamarcus Joyner	---	---	3	5	---	8
Braxton Craig	---	---	1	1	5	7
Johnny Hekker	0	0	---	---	5	5
Cory Harkey	0	0	---	---	4	4
Sean Mannion	0	0	---	---	4	4
Jerome Stevenson	0	0	---	---	---	0
Unknown	0	0	---	---	---	0

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Mike Wallace	36	30	---	---	17	83
Michael Harris	36	30	---	---	8	74
Teddy Bridgewater	36	30	---	---	4	70
Teddy Williams	30	27	---	---	12	69
Kyle Rudolph	32	28	---	---	8	68
John Sullivan	36	30	---	---	---	66
Phil Loadholt	36	30	---	---	---	66
Brandon Fusco	36	30	---	---	---	66
Matt Kalil	36	30	---	---	---	66
Harrison Smith	---	---	24	35	4	63
Trae Waynes	---	---	24	35	3	62
Adrian Peterson	30	29	---	---	2	61
Xavier Rhodes	---	---	23	33	4	60
Andrew Sendejo	---	---	23	32	4	59
Anthony Barr	---	---	24	31	4	59
Everson Griffen	---	---	20	26	4	50
Zach Line	17	14	---	---	19	50
Linval Joseph	---	---	18	23	6	47
Sharrif Floyd	---	---	17	25	1	43
Terence Newman	---	---	13	24	5	42
Audie Cole	---	---	11	23	8	42
Scott Crichton	---	---	14	20	2	36
Tom Johnson	---	---	13	19	3	35
Marcus Sherels	---	---	7	10	13	30
Cordarrelle Patterson	15	14	---	---	---	29
Rhett Ellison	8	2	---	---	18	28
Captain Munnerlyn	---	---	1	2	21	24
Danielle Hunter	---	---	4	10	10	24
Eric Kendricks	---	---	11	11	2	24
Leon Romig	---	---	11	11	2	24
Lucas Klepfer	0	0	---	---	23	23
Stefon Diggs	0	1	---	---	20	21
Jason Trusnik	---	---	0	4	12	16
Clarence Sawahata	6	1	---	---	9	16
Reginald Lynch	---	---	0	1	15	16
Brian Robison	---	---	4	9	1	14
Chad Greenway	---	---	2	1	9	12
Ricardo Lockette	6	4	---	---	---	10
Graham Harden	0	0	---	---	10	10
Kevin McDermott	0	0	---	---	8	8
T.J. Clemmings	0	0	---	---	8	8
Brayden Lyle	0	0	---	---	8	8
Anthony Meyer	0	0	---	---	8	8
Vince Knight	0	0	---	---	4	4
Derek Anderson	0	0	---	---	---	0
Kaleb Arnold	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	37	7.4
Middle	12	51	4.3
Right	7	30	4.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	55	6.1
Middle	17	82	4.8
Right	9	41	4.6
None	1	-2	-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Cam Newton	33	13	2	2	3	8	4	0	0

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Teddy Bridgewater	26	19	4	2	1	2	1	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	10	10.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	8	59	4.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	2	32	4.0
Long (19+ Yds)	12	2	68	5.7

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	7	2.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	10	91	6.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	3	3	44	14.7
Long (19+ Yds)	5	3	100	20.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Kenny Britt	10	4	1	54	0	31
WR Tavon Austin	7	2	1	25	1	30
WR Brian Quick	5	2	1	53	1	21
TE Jared Cook	3	2	0	13	0	8
FB Jerome Felton	2	1	0	10	0	17
WR Stedman Bailey	2	0	0	0	0	8
RB Tre Mason	2	1	0	7	0	9
TE Lance Kendricks	1	0	0	0	0	25
RB Benny Cunningham	1	1	0	7	0	26

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Mike Wallace	10	7	0	154	3	30
TE Kyle Rudolph	6	4	0	22	0	28
WR Teddy Williams	6	4	1	35	1	27
RB Adrian Peterson	2	2	0	13	0	29
WR Cordarrelle Patterson	2	2	0	18	0	14

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Cam Newton	1	8	8.00	6.00
Benny Cunningham	1	-4	-4.00	5.42
Tre Mason	1	-3	-3.00	2.20

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Cam Newton	3	2	17	5.67	5.12

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Teddy Bridgewater	1	1	13	13.00	9.31

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
FB Jerome Felton	1	1	10	10.00	5.00
WR Tavon Austin	1	0	0	0.00	3.57
RB Benny Cunningham	1	1	7	7.00	7.00

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Mike Wallace	1	1	13	13.00	15.40

Third Down Rushing Statistics

St. Louis	Rushes	Conversions
Cam Newton	2	1
Tre Mason	1	0

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Adrian Peterson	5	2
Teddy Bridgewater	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Cam Newton	9	6	4

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Teddy Bridgewater	5	3	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Kenny Britt	2	1	1
TE Jared Cook	2	2	1
WR Tavon Austin	2	1	1
WR Brian Quick	1	0	0
RB Benny Cunningham	1	1	0
RB Tre Mason	1	1	1

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Kyle Rudolph	2	0	0
WR Teddy Williams	2	2	1
RB Adrian Peterson	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 67,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,100 (21,400)
End Zone 14,600 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,500 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 13,100 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	67,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,100 (21,400)
End Zone	14,600 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,500 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	13,100 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (3,300)