Exhibition Week 4, 2021

played in Buffalo, NY

74 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

Minnesota Vikings	7	3	3	3	-	16
Buffalo Bills	0	3	0	3	-	6

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:39 MIN - Ernest House 1 run (Kevin Elliott extra point)
2Q: 09:09 BUF - Emmanuel Madison 49 field goal
2Q: 00:06 MIN - Kevin Elliott 42 field goal
3Q: 00:51 MIN - Kevin Elliott 52 field goal
4Q: 08:32 BUF - Emmanuel Madison 38 field goal
4Q: 03:59 MIN - Kevin Elliott 46 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:39 MIN - Ernest House 1 run (Kevin Elliott extra point)
2Q: 09:09 BUF - Emmanuel Madison 49 field goal
2Q: 00:06 MIN - Kevin Elliott 42 field goal
3Q: 00:51 MIN - Kevin Elliott 52 field goal
4Q: 08:32 BUF - Emmanuel Madison 38 field goal
4Q: 03:59 MIN - Kevin Elliott 46 field goal

Team Statistics MIN BUF
Record 1-2 0-3
First Downs 19 11
- by Rushing 6 2
- by Passing 11 9
- by Penalty 2 0
Total Net Yards 305 224
- Offensive Plays 70 60
- Yards per Play 4.36 3.73
Net Rushing Yards 78 59
- Rushing Attempts 34 21
- Yards per Rush 2.29 2.81
Net Passing Yards 227 165
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 33 - 24 - 0 36 - 20 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 240 189
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/13 3/24
- Yards per Pass Play 6.31 4.23
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 7/18 3/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.0 8.1
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 7/50 7/35
Punt Returns/Yards 5/39 2/25
Kick Returns/Yards 2/34 2/75
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 0
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 0/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 29 OWN 28
Time of Possession 33:56 26:04

Team Statistics	MIN	BUF
Record	1-2	0-3
First Downs	19	11
- by Rushing	6	2
- by Passing	11	9
- by Penalty	2	0
Total Net Yards	305	224
- Offensive Plays	70	60
- Yards per Play	4.36	3.73
Net Rushing Yards	78	59
- Rushing Attempts	34	21
- Yards per Rush	2.29	2.81
Net Passing Yards	227	165
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	33 - 24 - 0	36 - 20 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	240	189
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/13	3/24
- Yards per Pass Play	6.31	4.23
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	7/18	3/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.0	8.1
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	7/50	7/35
Punt Returns/Yards	5/39	2/25
Kick Returns/Yards	2/34	2/75
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	0
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	0/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 29	OWN 28
Time of Possession	33:56	26:04

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:35	4:05	OWN 42	8	58	Touchdown
1	7:45	5:36	OWN 13	10	41	Punt
2	14:50	3:14	OWN 11	6	21	Punt
2	9:02	2:38	OWN 20	6	-2	Punt
2	5:06	1:28	OWN 14	4	12	Punt
2	1:38	1:38	OWN 26	6	49	Field Goal
3	15:00	4:01	OWN 36	9	29	Missed FG
3	8:45	2:50	OWN 20	6	20	Punt
3	2:33	1:49	OPP 43	3	8	Field Goal
4	12:54	1:42	OWN 6	4	-1	Punt
4	8:27	4:35	OWN 34	6	37	Field Goal
4	2:43	0:36	OWN 48	3	-1	Punt
4	0:32	0:32	OPP 47	1	-1	Game

Buffalo Bills
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:25	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
1	9:30	1:45	OWN 35	3	-2	Punt
1	2:09	2:19	OWN 20	5	19	Punt
2	11:36	2:34	OWN 32	5	36	Field Goal
2	6:24	1:18	OWN 36	3	6	Punt
2	3:38	2:00	OWN 21	8	15	Punt
3	10:59	2:14	OWN 42	4	14	Punt
3	5:55	3:22	OWN 2	5	6	Punt
3	0:44	2:50	OWN 20	6	29	Punt
4	11:12	2:45	OPP 45	5	24	Field Goal
4	3:52	1:09	OPP 49	4	8	Missed FG
4	2:07	1:35	OWN 2	9	45	Downs

Game MVP: Kevin Elliott, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Cesar Levine	14	15	1.07	5	0	0
Ernest House	13	37	2.85	11	2	1
Victor Hopkins	4	20	5.00	13	1	0
Damon Anthony	2	0	0.00	1	0	0
Teddy Bridgewater	1	6	6.00	6	0	0

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	LG
C.J. Carlson	6	14	2.33	4
Nathaniel Koss	6	21	3.50	9
Karlos Williams	5	4	0.80	7
Rufus Albers	4	20	5.00	8

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Damon Anthony	22	14	156	1/4	0	33	0	84.6
Teddy Bridgewater	11	10	84	2/9	0	15	0	98.5

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Rufus Albers	27	15	130	2/16	0	21	0	68.4
Russell Wilson	9	5	59	1/8	0	34	0	75.7

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Lionel Oliver	6	6	86	14.33	32	33
TE Nick O'Leary	3	3	30	10.00	0	13
WR Breshad Perriman	3	4	31	10.33	10	12
RB Cesar Levine	3	3	37	12.33	26	18
WR Jared Abbrederis	2	7	15	7.50	0	12
TE Matt Coffey	2	2	9	4.50	1	6
WR Johnny Scott	2	3	11	5.50	0	11
WR Sammy Watkins	1	2	6	6.00	0	6
FB Ernest House	1	2	9	9.00	0	9
RB Victor Hopkins	1	1	6	6.00	0	6

Buffalo	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Aaron Dobson	6	8	56	9.33	11	16
RB C.J. Carlson	4	4	24	6.00	7	12
WR Victor Cruz	3	6	28	9.33	8	21
WR Antonio Brown	2	9	21	10.50	4	17
TE Jimmy Graham	2	4	35	17.50	25	34
FB Nathaniel Koss	2	2	21	10.50	18	19
TE Randall Telfer	1	1	4	4.00	4	4
RB Karlos Williams	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
WR Korey Woodard	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Buffalo	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Buffalo	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Edgar Thornton	7	355	50.7	44.3	58	3

Buffalo	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
J.C. Henry	8	383	47.9	40.5	58	5

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Kevin Elliott	3/4	3/4	1/2	52	1/1

Buffalo	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Emmanuel Madison	2/3	1/2	0/1	49	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jared Abbrederis	4	34	8.5	0
Cesar Levine	1	5	5.0	0

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Donovan Malone	2	25	12.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Johnny Scott	2	34	17.0	0

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Phillip Gaines	2	75	37.5	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Jerome Banks	6	3	0.0	13	34
ILB Trent Murphy	5	0	0.5	10	20
ILB Harvey Huntley	5	0	0.0	11	14
DE Jeff Abraham	4	1	1.0	14	25
S Mykkele Thompson	4	1	0.0	16	28
OLB Jim Hughes	4	1	0.0	18	24
OLB Bud Dupree	3	1	0.5	6	18
CB Trae Waynes	3	0	0.0	18	35
S Leonard Dancy	3	0	0.0	9	24
CB Henry Hickman	2	2	0.0	16	32
CB Ken Faine	2	1	0.0	19	37
DE Scott Crichton	1	0	1.0	18	32
CB Walter Nachman	1	1	0.0	17	31
DT Pat McVay	1	0	0.0	20	39

Buffalo	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Marty Ioane	7	2	0.0	28	32
OLB Christian Gepetto	5	1	0.0	13	16
ILB Ray Tolliver	4	2	1.0	12	6
S Shamarko Thomas	4	3	0.0	19	17
CB Phillip Gaines	4	1	0.0	26	31
ILB David Bass	4	0	0.0	20	18
CB Eric Spiller	4	0	0.0	17	16
DT Corbin Bryant	3	4	0.0	27	30
S Duron Harmon	3	2	0.0	25	20
CB Donovan Malone	3	2	0.0	18	15
OLB Arthur Moats	3	0	0.0	21	16
DT Star Lotulelei	3	0	0.0	26	25
CB Darrin Hoffman	3	0	0.0	5	17
OLB Howie Roberts	2	0	0.5	10	15
ILB Luke Kuechly	2	2	0.0	13	9
CB Gary Fox	2	1	0.0	17	20
DE Philip Hampton	1	1	1.0	32	32
S Devin Gray	1	3	0.0	11	20
DE Khalil Mack	1	1	0.0	9	10
DT Terrance Knighton	0	1	0.5	9	11
S Caleb Horn	0	4	0.0	16	20

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Scott Crichton	1.0	1	1	32
DE Jeff Abraham	1.0	0	0	25
ILB Trent Murphy	0.5	1	0	20
OLB Bud Dupree	0.5	0	0	18
DT Samuel Robbins	0.0	1	1	14
DT Brandon Holliday	0.0	1	0	16
DT Pat McVay	0.0	1	0	39

Buffalo	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Philip Hampton	1.0	2	0	32
ILB Ray Tolliver	1.0	0	0	6
DT Terrance Knighton	0.5	0	0	11
OLB Howie Roberts	0.5	0	0	15
DT Corbin Bryant	0.0	1	0	30
DE Khalil Mack	0.0	0	3	10

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Mykkele Thompson	3	1	28
OLB Jim Hughes	3	1	24
CB Ken Faine	2	3	37
S Leonard Dancy	2	0	24
S Jerome Banks	2	0	34
CB Trae Waynes	1	1	35
DT Pat McVay	1	1	39
ILB Trent Murphy	1	0	20
OLB Bud Dupree	1	0	18
DE Jeff Abraham	1	0	25
ILB Harvey Huntley	1	0	14
CB Henry Hickman	1	0	32
CB Walter Nachman	1	0	31

Buffalo	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Marty Ioane	4	0	32
CB Phillip Gaines	3	2	31
OLB Arthur Moats	3	0	16
CB Eric Spiller	3	0	16
CB Donovan Malone	2	1	15
ILB Ray Tolliver	2	0	6
OLB Christian Gepetto	2	0	16
ILB David Bass	1	0	18
DT Corbin Bryant	1	0	30
DE Khalil Mack	1	0	10
S Devin Gray	1	0	20
CB Gary Fox	1	0	20
S Duron Harmon	0	1	20

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Ricky Wagner	3	9	1	30	1	32
Ethan Mickus	2	3	0	21	0	24
Zachary Schroeder	1	6	0	25	0	18
Matt Kalil	1	5	1	31	1	31
Seth Martinez	0	4	0	16	0	16
Anthony Meyer	0	2	0	22	0	21
T.J. Johnson	0	1	0	12	1	18
Lenny Summers	0	1	0	13	0	20
Matt Coffey	0	1	0	19	0	13

Buffalo	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Spencer Long	2	3	17	0	25
Jimmy Graham	1	1	10	0	25
Don Carlisle	1	1	7	0	12
Derek Newton	0	5	18	1	35
Jeremiah Forest	0	2	15	1	30
Scottie Anhalt	0	2	14	0	27
Robert Myers	0	1	13	1	27
Sebastian Vollmer	0	1	10	0	27
Nathaniel Koss	0	1	12	0	16

Special Teams Tackles

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Cesar Levine	4	25

Buffalo	Tackles	STPlays
Devin Gray	3	16
Phillip Gaines	2	19
Moe Hancock	1	16
Jimmy Graham	1	12

Participation

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Walter Nachman	---	---	17	31	29	77
Cesar Levine	24	24	---	---	25	73
Pat McVay	---	---	20	39	11	70
Matt Kalil	31	31	---	---	5	67
Jim Hughes	---	---	18	24	24	66
Ricky Wagner	30	32	---	---	2	64
Ken Faine	---	---	19	37	3	59
Henry Hickman	---	---	16	32	9	57
Trae Waynes	---	---	18	35	3	56
Jared Abbrederis	13	21	---	---	21	55
Duane Weiser	20	17	---	---	18	55
Mykkele Thompson	---	---	16	28	10	54
Scott Crichton	---	---	18	32	3	53
Anthony Meyer	22	21	---	---	9	52
Damon Anthony	23	23	---	---	4	50
Jerome Banks	---	---	13	34	3	50
Sammy Watkins	15	16	---	---	16	47
Ethan Mickus	21	24	---	---	---	45
Lenny Summers	13	20	---	---	11	44
Matt Coffey	19	13	---	---	12	44
Zachary Schroeder	25	18	---	---	---	43
Seth Martinez	16	16	---	---	11	43
Jeff Abraham	---	---	14	25	2	41
Johnny Scott	10	23	---	---	8	41
Ernest House	19	12	---	---	9	40
Lionel Oliver	16	23	---	---	---	39
T.J. Johnson	12	18	---	---	6	36
Nick O'Leary	15	9	---	---	11	35
Leonard Dancy	---	---	9	24	1	34
Trent Murphy	---	---	10	20	3	33
Breshad Perriman	14	13	---	---	5	32
Samuel Robbins	---	---	13	14	1	28
Harvey Huntley	---	---	11	14	1	26
Bud Dupree	---	---	6	18	1	25
Teddy Bridgewater	11	13	---	---	---	24
Brandon Holliday	---	---	4	16	1	21
Alvin Demski	---	---	7	5	7	19
Victor Hopkins	5	9	---	---	3	17
Roosevelt Fullerton	0	0	---	---	11	11
Kevin Elliott	0	0	---	---	8	8
Edgar Thornton	0	0	---	---	7	7
Liam Tyler	---	---	2	1	3	6
Chase Rose	---	---	0	0	1	1
Paul Booker	0	0	---	---	---	0
Aidan Reichardt	0	0	---	---	---	0
Arnold Kucharski	0	0	---	---	---	0

Buffalo	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Phillip Gaines	---	---	26	31	19	76
Philip Hampton	---	---	32	32	4	68
Corbin Bryant	---	---	27	30	10	67
Marty Ioane	---	---	28	32	5	65
Antonio Brown	19	31	---	---	10	60
Derek Newton	18	35	---	---	7	60
Aaron Dobson	16	30	---	---	14	60
Star Lotulelei	---	---	26	25	3	54
Spencer Long	17	25	---	---	10	52
Arthur Moats	---	---	21	16	14	51
Jeremiah Forest	15	30	---	---	5	50
Duron Harmon	---	---	25	20	3	48
Jimmy Graham	10	25	---	---	12	47
Devin Gray	---	---	11	20	16	47
Moe Hancock	16	15	---	---	16	47
Eric Spiller	---	---	17	16	13	46
Donovan Malone	---	---	18	15	13	46
Nathaniel Koss	12	16	---	---	18	46
David Bass	---	---	20	18	7	45
Caleb Horn	---	---	16	20	9	45
Rufus Albers	15	29	---	---	---	44
Scottie Anhalt	14	27	---	---	---	41
Robert Myers	13	27	---	---	---	40
Victor Cruz	14	25	---	---	---	39
Shamarko Thomas	---	---	19	17	3	39
Gary Fox	---	---	17	20	1	38
Sebastian Vollmer	10	27	---	---	---	37
Joe Cooper	11	12	---	---	11	34
Christian Gepetto	---	---	13	16	3	32
Karlos Williams	7	24	---	---	---	31
Luke Kuechly	---	---	13	9	8	30
Don Carlisle	7	12	---	---	11	30
Darrin Hoffman	---	---	5	17	8	30
C.J. Carlson	6	12	---	---	10	28
Howie Roberts	---	---	10	15	3	28
Randall Telfer	4	9	---	---	12	25
Ray Tolliver	---	---	12	6	4	22
Terrance Knighton	---	---	9	11	1	21
Khalil Mack	---	---	9	10	1	20
Russell Wilson	6	10	---	---	---	16
Colby Bolyn	0	0	---	---	11	11
Korey Woodard	1	8	---	---	---	9
J.C. Henry	0	0	---	---	8	8
Barry Wooden	---	---	0	0	7	7
Emmanuel Madison	0	0	---	---	6	6
Henry Clancy	0	0	---	---	3	3

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	10	0.9
Middle	17	54	3.2
Right	5	15	3.0
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	1	2	2.0
Middle	15	51	3.4
Right	5	6	1.2
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Damon Anthony	22	14	1	1	1	4	2	0	0
Teddy Bridgewater	11	10	0	0	0	0	1	3	0

Buffalo	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Rufus Albers	27	15	1	1	2	4	5	1	0
Russell Wilson	9	5	1	0	1	3	0	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	24	6.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	12	96	7.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	9	120	10.9
Long (19+ Yds)	5	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	9	2.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	11	101	6.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	6	79	6.6
Long (19+ Yds)	4	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Jared Abbrederis	7	2	1	15	0	21
WR Lionel Oliver	6	6	0	86	1	23
WR Breshad Perriman	4	3	0	31	0	13
TE Nick O'Leary	3	3	0	30	0	9
RB Cesar Levine	3	3	0	37	0	24
WR Johnny Scott	3	2	0	11	0	23
WR Sammy Watkins	2	1	0	6	0	16
FB Ernest House	2	1	0	9	0	12
TE Matt Coffey	2	2	0	9	0	13
RB Victor Hopkins	1	1	0	6	0	9

Buffalo	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Antonio Brown	9	2	1	21	0	31
WR Aaron Dobson	8	6	0	56	0	30
WR Victor Cruz	6	3	0	28	1	25
TE Jimmy Graham	4	2	0	35	1	25
RB C.J. Carlson	4	4	0	24	0	12
FB Nathaniel Koss	2	2	0	21	0	16
TE Randall Telfer	1	1	0	4	0	9
RB Karlos Williams	1	0	1	0	0	24
WR Korey Woodard	1	0	1	0	0	8

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Ernest House	1	1	1.00	2.85

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Teddy Bridgewater	1	1	13	13.00	7.64

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Nick O'Leary	1	1	13	13.00	10.00

Buffalo	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Ernest House	3	1
Cesar Levine	2	0
Teddy Bridgewater	1	1

Buffalo	Rushes	Conversions
Karlos Williams	1	0
Nathaniel Koss	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Damon Anthony	9	6	4
Teddy Bridgewater	2	2	1

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Conversions
Rufus Albers	9	5	3
Russell Wilson	3	0	0

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jared Abbrederis	3	1	1
WR Lionel Oliver	3	3	2
WR Johnny Scott	3	2	0
WR Breshad Perriman	1	1	1
RB Cesar Levine	1	1	1

Buffalo	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Antonio Brown	6	2	2
WR Victor Cruz	2	2	1
TE Jimmy Graham	2	0	0
WR Aaron Dobson	2	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 56,800 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,900 (21,400)
End Zone 11,800 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,700 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 11,400 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,200 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,800 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	56,800 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,900 (21,400)
End Zone	11,800 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,700 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	11,400 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,200 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,800 (3,300)