Week 16, 2018

played in New England, MA

40 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

Minnesota Vikings	13	7	3	7	-	30
New England Patriots	3	10	7	0	-	20

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:01 NED - Gabriel Daniels 43 field goal
1Q: 09:37 MIN - Mike Wallace 22 pass from Teddy Bridgewater (Bert Herndon extra point failed)
1Q: 05:35 MIN - Abraham Leak 1 run (Kris Maxwell extra point)
2Q: 09:57 NED - Gabriel Daniels 33 field goal
2Q: 07:39 MIN - Mike Wallace 68 pass from Teddy Bridgewater (Kris Maxwell extra point)
2Q: 01:01 NED - Lee Smith 12 pass from Jimmy Garoppolo (Gabriel Daniels extra point)
3Q: 10:09 MIN - Kris Maxwell 49 field goal
3Q: 00:02 NED - Andre Williams 1 pass from Jimmy Garoppolo (Gabriel Daniels extra point)
4Q: 09:36 MIN - Abraham Leak 5 run (Kris Maxwell extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:01 NED - Gabriel Daniels 43 field goal
1Q: 09:37 MIN - Mike Wallace 22 pass from Teddy Bridgewater (Bert Herndon extra point failed)
1Q: 05:35 MIN - Abraham Leak 1 run (Kris Maxwell extra point)
2Q: 09:57 NED - Gabriel Daniels 33 field goal
2Q: 07:39 MIN - Mike Wallace 68 pass from Teddy Bridgewater (Kris Maxwell extra point)
2Q: 01:01 NED - Lee Smith 12 pass from Jimmy Garoppolo (Gabriel Daniels extra point)
3Q: 10:09 MIN - Kris Maxwell 49 field goal
3Q: 00:02 NED - Andre Williams 1 pass from Jimmy Garoppolo (Gabriel Daniels extra point)
4Q: 09:36 MIN - Abraham Leak 5 run (Kris Maxwell extra point)

Team Statistics MIN NED
Record 10-5 3-12
First Downs 21 17
- by Rushing 11 4
- by Passing 10 12
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 433 288
- Offensive Plays 55 63
- Yards per Play 7.87 4.57
Net Rushing Yards 159 70
- Rushing Attempts 37 19
- Yards per Rush 4.30 3.68
Net Passing Yards 274 218
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 18 - 13 - 1 43 - 28 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 274 230
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 1/12
- Yards per Pass Play 15.22 4.95
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/10 4/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.0 9.5
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/2
Penalties/Yards 2/20 5/40
Punt Returns/Yards 2/9 1/4
Kick Returns/Yards 2/40 4/81
Interception Ret./Yards 1/13 1/32
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 29 OWN 32
Time of Possession 29:44 30:16

Team Statistics	MIN	NED
Record	10-5	3-12
First Downs	21	17
- by Rushing	11	4
- by Passing	10	12
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	433	288
- Offensive Plays	55	63
- Yards per Play	7.87	4.57
Net Rushing Yards	159	70
- Rushing Attempts	37	19
- Yards per Rush	4.30	3.68
Net Passing Yards	274	218
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	18 - 13 - 1	43 - 28 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	274	230
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	1/12
- Yards per Pass Play	15.22	4.95
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/10	4/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.0	9.5
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/2
Penalties/Yards	2/20	5/40
Punt Returns/Yards	2/9	1/4
Kick Returns/Yards	2/40	4/81
Interception Ret./Yards	1/13	1/32
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 29	OWN 32
Time of Possession	29:44	30:16

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:55	1:30	OWN 27	2	73	Touchdown
1	7:27	1:58	OWN 40	4	60	Touchdown
2	14:48	0:09	OWN 16	1	0	Interception
2	9:51	2:29	OWN 18	5	82	Touchdown
2	5:26	3:10	OWN 21	5	22	Punt
2	0:52	0:52	OWN 20	3	13	Half
3	15:00	4:56	OWN 20	9	48	Field Goal
3	8:51	4:28	OWN 6	7	41	Punt
4	15:00	5:30	OWN 20	11	80	Touchdown
4	4:20	2:06	OWN 42	5	22	Punt
4	1:33	1:33	OPP 10	3	2	Game

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:48	OWN 27	4	13	Punt
1	12:12	1:17	OPP 31	3	5	Field Goal
1	9:25	1:58	OWN 20	3	-12	Punt
1	5:29	5:41	OWN 29	10	50	Interception
2	14:39	4:48	OPP 34	9	18	Field Goal
2	7:22	1:56	OWN 31	3	6	Punt
2	2:16	1:24	OWN 22	5	78	Touchdown
3	10:04	1:13	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
3	4:23	4:23	OWN 15	11	85	Touchdown
4	9:30	5:10	OWN 34	10	31	Missed FG
4	2:14	0:41	OWN 20	4	-10	Downs

Game MVP: Teddy Bridgewater, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Abraham Leak	17	75	4.41	19	1	2
Ameer Abdullah	12	54	4.50	17	1	0
Teddy Bridgewater	7	32	4.57	17	1	0
Sammy Ostwald	1	-2	-2.00	-2	0	0

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Matt Tubbs	7	31	4.43	19	2
Jim Pintsak	6	6	1.00	3	0
Ronnie Hillman	4	2	0.50	5	0
Jimmy Garoppolo	2	31	15.50	19	2

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Teddy Bridgewater	18	13	274	0/0	2	68	1	128.3

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jimmy Garoppolo	43	28	230	1/12	2	50	1	84.4

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Mike Wallace	7	9	196	28.00	52	68	2
WR Sammy Watkins	5	7	74	14.80	14	31	0
WR Brice Butler	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	0
RB Abraham Leak	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Terrell Monroe	11	14	111	10.09	7	50	0
WR Andre Williams	4	7	30	7.50	0	14	1
TE Lee Smith	3	9	29	9.67	6	12	1
WR Griff Whalen	3	3	23	7.67	0	14	0
WR Andrew Hawkins	2	4	15	7.50	4	14	0
FB Mel Dawkins	2	2	-2	-1.00	0	-1	0
RB Ronnie Hillman	1	1	5	5.00	4	5	0
RB Jim Pintsak	1	1	4	4.00	6	4	0
TE Duane Weiser	1	1	15	15.00	0	15	0
WR Allen Hurns	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Henry Hickman	1	13	13.00	0

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Tarell Brown	1	32	32.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov
Mike Wallace	1	0
Charlie Sinclair	1	0
Anthony Barr	0	1

New England	Recov	Force
Van Hannan	1	0
Nate Ebner	0	1
Ronnie Hillman	0	1

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Kris Maxwell	3	113	37.7	29.7	42	1

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
R.J. Dobler	4	193	48.3	46.0	61	2

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Kris Maxwell	1/1	1/1	0/0	49	3/3
Bert Herndon	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	0/1

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Gabriel Daniels	2/3	1/2	0/1	43	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Charlie Sinclair	2	9	4.5	0

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mario Butler	1	4	4.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mike Wallace	1	27	27.0	0
Alec Clarke	1	13	13.0	0

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mario Butler	4	81	20.3	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Henry Hickman	9	1	0.0	19	44
OLB Anthony Barr	7	2	0.0	16	38
ILB Eric Kendricks	6	2	0.0	19	42
S Xavier Rhodes	4	2	0.0	19	44
S T.J. Carrie	4	1	0.0	19	43
DT Brandon Holliday	2	1	1.0	17	39
CB Trae Waynes	2	1	0.0	19	44
DE Scott Crichton	2	0	0.0	12	30
DE Cristian Strong	2	0	0.0	10	19
DE Everson Griffen	1	3	0.0	16	39
S Matt Elam	1	2	0.0	13	38
CB Lamarcus Joyner	1	1	0.0	7	20
ILB Julian Israel	1	1	0.0	8	9
DT Linval Joseph	1	0	0.0	10	20
CB Sam Vernon	1	0	0.0	0	3
TE James Burton	1	0	---	---	---

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Daryl Bravata	6	3	0.0	37	18
OLB Jamie Collins	6	0	0.0	30	15
DT Taylor Van	5	1	0.0	25	13
S Duron Harmon	4	0	0.0	34	17
CB Tarell Brown	3	1	0.0	36	17
CB Logan Ryan	3	1	0.0	36	18
DE Geneo Grissom	3	1	0.0	36	16
S Mario Butler	3	0	0.0	37	17
CB Darqueze Dennard	3	0	0.0	9	4
DT Malcom Brown	3	0	0.0	30	13
DT Sealver Siliga	2	1	0.0	14	9
S Nate Ebner	1	0	0.0	1	0
DE Chandler Jones	1	0	0.0	29	15
WR Andre Williams	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Ramon Mathews	1	0	0.0	21	11
CB Justin Coleman	0	2	0.0	7	1

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Brandon Holliday	1.0	0	0	39
DE Everson Griffen	0.0	2	3	39
DT Kenny Batchelder	0.0	1	0	10
DE Scott Crichton	0.0	0	2	30

New England	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Chandler Jones	0.0	0	2	1	15
DT Malcom Brown	0.0	0	0	1	13

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Henry Hickman	10	1	1	44
OLB Anthony Barr	5	1	0	38
ILB Eric Kendricks	3	0	0	42
S T.J. Carrie	2	2	0	43
S Xavier Rhodes	2	0	0	44
CB Trae Waynes	2	0	0	44
DE Scott Crichton	1	0	0	30
CB Lamarcus Joyner	1	0	0	20
ILB Julian Israel	1	0	0	9
CB Sam Vernon	1	0	0	3
S Matt Elam	0	2	0	38
OLB Trent Murphy	0	1	0	2

New England	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Tarell Brown	5	0	1	17
ILB Daryl Bravata	3	0	0	18
OLB Jamie Collins	2	0	0	15
S Mario Butler	1	1	0	17
S Duron Harmon	1	0	0	17
CB Logan Ryan	1	0	0	18
OLB Trevor Reilly	0	1	0	4

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Ricky Wagner	4	8	2	37	18
John Miller	4	7	0	37	18
Phil Loadholt	2	7	0	37	18
Matt Kalil	2	3	0	37	18
Ethan Mickus	2	3	0	37	18
James Burton	1	2	0	29	18

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Marshall Newhouse	1	6	0	19	1	44
Mel Dawkins	1	2	1	8	0	13
Troy Toth	1	1	0	19	0	44
Bryan Stork	0	3	0	19	0	44
Tre Jackson	0	3	0	19	0	44
Nate Solder	0	1	0	19	0	44
Duane Weiser	0	1	0	5	0	7

Special Teams Tackles

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Alex Forbes	3	16
Ameer Abdullah	1	16
Sammy Ostwald	1	11

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Ronnie Hillman	2	21
Nate Ebner	2	11

Participation

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Xavier Rhodes	---	---	19	44	14	77
Henry Hickman	---	---	19	44	14	77
Sammy Watkins	36	18	---	---	15	69
Anthony Barr	---	---	16	38	13	67
Trae Waynes	---	---	19	44	3	66
T.J. Carrie	---	---	19	43	3	65
Eric Kendricks	---	---	19	42	3	64
James Burton	29	18	---	---	14	61
Brandon Holliday	---	---	17	39	4	60
Ethan Mickus	37	18	---	---	4	59
Mike Wallace	35	18	---	---	4	57
Everson Griffen	---	---	16	39	2	57
Matt Elam	---	---	13	38	6	57
Phil Loadholt	37	18	---	---	---	55
Matt Kalil	37	18	---	---	---	55
Ricky Wagner	37	18	---	---	---	55
Teddy Bridgewater	37	18	---	---	---	55
John Miller	37	18	---	---	---	55
Sammy Ostwald	25	11	---	---	11	47
Scott Crichton	---	---	12	30	4	46
Ameer Abdullah	14	6	---	---	16	36
Cristian Strong	---	---	10	19	6	35
Abraham Leak	21	12	---	---	---	33
Linval Joseph	---	---	10	20	2	32
Lamarcus Joyner	---	---	7	20	2	29
Brice Butler	19	7	---	---	---	26
Julian Israel	---	---	8	9	9	26
Trent Murphy	---	---	1	2	14	17
Alex Forbes	1	0	---	---	16	17
Alec Clarke	2	0	---	---	12	14
Kenny Batchelder	---	---	4	10	---	14
Sam Vernon	---	---	0	3	8	11
Charlie Sinclair	---	---	0	0	9	9
Kris Maxwell	0	0	---	---	8	8
MyCole Pruitt	1	0	---	---	5	6
Andre Smith	0	0	---	---	4	4
T.J. Clemmings	0	0	---	---	4	4
Brayden Lyle	0	0	---	---	4	4
Roosevelt Fullerton	0	0	---	---	4	4
Joseph Gibson	2	0	---	---	1	3
Bert Herndon	0	0	---	---	2	2
Thad Lewis	0	0	---	---	1	1
Jason Schleinat	---	---	0	0	1	1
Akeem Ayers	---	---	0	0	---	0
Burt Baldridge	0	0	---	---	---	0
Zachary Schroeder	0	0	---	---	---	0

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Marshall Newhouse	19	44	---	---	7	70
Tre Jackson	19	44	---	---	7	70
Terrell Monroe	16	41	---	---	11	68
Tarell Brown	---	---	36	17	12	65
Mario Butler	---	---	37	17	10	64
Nate Solder	19	44	---	---	---	63
Jimmy Garoppolo	19	44	---	---	---	63
Bryan Stork	19	44	---	---	---	63
Troy Toth	19	44	---	---	---	63
Andrew Hawkins	12	31	---	---	14	57
Logan Ryan	---	---	36	18	2	56
Daryl Bravata	---	---	37	18	1	56
Geneo Grissom	---	---	36	16	1	53
Duron Harmon	---	---	34	17	1	52
Lee Smith	16	32	---	---	---	48
Jamie Collins	---	---	30	15	2	47
Andre Williams	13	34	---	---	---	47
Chandler Jones	---	---	29	15	1	45
Malcom Brown	---	---	30	13	1	44
Taylor Van	---	---	25	13	1	39
Mel Dawkins	8	13	---	---	16	37
Allen Hurns	4	13	---	---	18	35
Ronnie Hillman	4	7	---	---	21	32
Ramon Mathews	---	---	21	11	---	32
Jim Pintsak	7	24	---	---	---	31
Duane Weiser	5	7	---	---	16	28
Sealver Siliga	---	---	14	9	1	24
Matt Tubbs	8	13	---	---	---	21
Darqueze Dennard	---	---	9	4	7	20
Jeffery Poole	---	---	7	3	9	19
Justin Coleman	---	---	7	1	9	17
Trevor Reilly	---	---	9	4	2	15
Christian Covington	---	---	8	3	3	14
Nate Ebner	---	---	1	0	11	12
Dannell Ellerbe	---	---	0	0	11	11
Matt Spaeth	1	1	---	---	7	9
Gabriel Daniels	0	0	---	---	8	8
Leger Douzable	---	---	1	4	2	7
Joe Cardona	0	0	---	---	7	7
Shaq Mason	0	0	---	---	7	7
Van Hannan	0	0	---	---	7	7
Griff Whalen	1	4	---	---	---	5
R.J. Dobler	0	0	---	---	4	4
Hunter Pieters	0	0	---	---	3	3
Jarvis Jenkins	---	---	0	0	2	2
Roy Patterson	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	23	3.3
Middle	21	88	4.2
Right	7	50	7.1
None	2	-2	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	15	3.0
Middle	6	37	6.2
Right	8	18	2.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Teddy Bridgewater	18	13	6	0	0	2	2	2	1

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jimmy Garoppolo	43	28	1	1	3	7	3	5	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	-2	-2.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	5	5	41	8.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	1	1	8	8.0
Long (19+ Yds)	11	6	227	20.6

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	6	11	1.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	13	77	4.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	8	92	6.1
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	50	25.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Mike Wallace	9	7	196	4	18
WR Sammy Watkins	7	5	74	2	18
WR Brice Butler	1	1	4	0	7
RB Abraham Leak	1	0	0	0	12

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Terrell Monroe	14	11	1	111	1	41
TE Lee Smith	9	3	1	29	0	32
WR Andre Williams	7	4	0	30	0	34
WR Andrew Hawkins	4	2	0	15	0	31
WR Griff Whalen	3	3	0	23	0	4
FB Mel Dawkins	2	2	0	-2	0	13
RB Ronnie Hillman	1	1	0	5	0	7
WR Allen Hurns	1	0	1	0	0	13
RB Jim Pintsak	1	1	0	4	0	24
TE Duane Weiser	1	1	0	15	0	7

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Abraham Leak	4	25	6.25	4.41
Teddy Bridgewater	2	-2	-1.00	4.57
Ameer Abdullah	1	4	4.00	4.50

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Matt Tubbs	2	-1	-0.50	4.43
Ronnie Hillman	1	-3	-3.00	0.50
Jim Pintsak	1	3	3.00	1.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jimmy Garoppolo	7	6	33	4.71	5.35

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Lee Smith	3	2	17	5.67	3.22
RB Ronnie Hillman	1	1	5	5.00	5.00
WR Griff Whalen	1	1	3	3.00	7.67
WR Andre Williams	1	1	1	1.00	4.29
WR Terrell Monroe	1	1	7	7.00	7.93

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Teddy Bridgewater	3	1
Abraham Leak	3	2

New England	Rushes	Conversions
Ronnie Hillman	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Teddy Bridgewater	4	4	2

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jimmy Garoppolo	12	7	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Mike Wallace	3	3	2
WR Sammy Watkins	1	1	0

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Terrell Monroe	4	3	1
WR Andre Williams	3	1	1
WR Andrew Hawkins	2	0	0
TE Lee Smith	1	1	1
WR Griff Whalen	1	1	1
RB Jim Pintsak	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 69,500 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 21,100 (21,400)
End Zone 15,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,700 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 13,600 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	69,500 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	21,100 (21,400)
End Zone	15,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,700 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	13,600 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (3,300)