Week 16, 2030

played in New England, MA

44 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

Minnesota Vikings	7	21	7	3	-	38
New England Patriots	3	14	0	0	-	17

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:53 MIN - Lester Miller 9 run (Kevin Elliott extra point)
1Q: 05:39 NED - Danny Vaughn 29 field goal
2Q: 15:00 MIN - Reggie McKnight 27 pass from Conner Wisniewski (Kevin Elliott extra point)
2Q: 11:12 NED - Kim Henson 1 run (Danny Vaughn extra point)
2Q: 11:01 MIN - Al Shelton 75 pass from Conner Wisniewski (Kevin Elliott extra point)
2Q: 02:03 NED - Kim Henson 13 pass from Caleb Greathouse (Danny Vaughn extra point)
2Q: 00:23 MIN - Al Shelton 5 pass from Conner Wisniewski (Kevin Elliott extra point)
3Q: 10:10 MIN - Vinny de la Garza 65 blocked field goal return (Kevin Elliott extra point)
4Q: 14:16 MIN - Kevin Elliott 23 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:53 MIN - Lester Miller 9 run (Kevin Elliott extra point)
1Q: 05:39 NED - Danny Vaughn 29 field goal
2Q: 15:00 MIN - Reggie McKnight 27 pass from Conner Wisniewski (Kevin Elliott extra point)
2Q: 11:12 NED - Kim Henson 1 run (Danny Vaughn extra point)
2Q: 11:01 MIN - Al Shelton 75 pass from Conner Wisniewski (Kevin Elliott extra point)
2Q: 02:03 NED - Kim Henson 13 pass from Caleb Greathouse (Danny Vaughn extra point)
2Q: 00:23 MIN - Al Shelton 5 pass from Conner Wisniewski (Kevin Elliott extra point)
3Q: 10:10 MIN - Vinny de la Garza 65 blocked field goal return (Kevin Elliott extra point)
4Q: 14:16 MIN - Kevin Elliott 23 field goal

Team Statistics MIN NED
Record 14-1 8-7
First Downs 22 28
- by Rushing 5 9
- by Passing 14 18
- by Penalty 3 1
Total Net Yards 411 495
- Offensive Plays 57 77
- Yards per Play 7.21 6.43
Net Rushing Yards 118 166
- Rushing Attempts 25 30
- Yards per Rush 4.72 5.53
Net Passing Yards 293 329
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 30 - 22 - 1 43 - 27 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 308 351
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/15 4/22
- Yards per Pass Play 9.16 7.00
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 3/9 1/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 4.2 9.8
4th Down Conversions 0/0 2/4
Penalties/Yards 3/20 9/78
Punt Returns/Yards 1/13 4/10
Kick Returns/Yards 2/44 3/63
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 1/13
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 31 OWN 23
Time of Possession 25:35 34:25

Team Statistics	MIN	NED
Record	14-1	8-7
First Downs	22	28
- by Rushing	5	9
- by Passing	14	18
- by Penalty	3	1
Total Net Yards	411	495
- Offensive Plays	57	77
- Yards per Play	7.21	6.43
Net Rushing Yards	118	166
- Rushing Attempts	25	30
- Yards per Rush	4.72	5.53
Net Passing Yards	293	329
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	30 - 22 - 1	43 - 27 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	308	351
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/15	4/22
- Yards per Pass Play	9.16	7.00
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	3/9	1/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	4.2	9.8
4th Down Conversions	0/0	2/4
Penalties/Yards	3/20	9/78
Punt Returns/Yards	1/13	4/10
Kick Returns/Yards	2/44	3/63
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	1/13
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 31	OWN 23
Time of Possession	25:35	34:25

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:53	2:06	OPP 43	4	43	Touchdown
1	5:32	1:17	OWN 25	3	6	Punt
1	2:01	2:15	OWN 37	5	63	Touchdown
2	11:01	0:16	OWN 25	1	75	Touchdown
2	7:47	4:00	OWN 1	9	73	Interception
2	1:54	1:41	OWN 31	9	69	Touchdown
3	15:00	1:52	OWN 21	3	8	Punt
3	6:34	1:44	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
3	2:06	2:58	OWN 47	9	47	Field Goal
4	11:04	1:24	OWN 20	3	-4	Punt
4	5:41	3:30	OWN 19	6	29	Punt
4	1:14	1:14	OPP 26	4	15	Game

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:07	OWN 9	3	1	Punt
1	10:47	5:15	OWN 25	9	63	Field Goal
1	4:15	2:14	OWN 38	6	32	Missed FG
2	14:46	3:45	OWN 33	7	67	Touchdown
2	10:45	2:58	OWN 25	6	21	Punt
2	3:47	1:53	OWN 21	5	79	Touchdown
2	0:13	0:13	OWN 20	1	-2	Half
3	13:08	3:10	OWN 23	6	43	Missed FG
3	9:58	3:24	OWN 25	7	35	Punt
3	4:50	2:44	OWN 32	5	16	Interception
4	14:08	3:04	OWN 21	5	41	Punt
4	9:40	3:59	OWN 29	13	52	Downs
4	2:11	0:57	OWN 9	5	17	Downs

Game MVP: Conner Wisniewski, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Lester Miller	19	89	4.68	13	1	1
QB Conner Wisniewski	4	11	2.75	8	0	0
RB Tanner Kingry	2	18	9.00	11	1	0

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Kim Henson	26	147	5.65	19	5	1
QB Caleb Greathouse	4	19	4.75	8	0	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Conner Wisniewski	30	22	308	2/15	3	75	1	125.4

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Caleb Greathouse	43	27	351	4/22	1	30	1	86.5

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Al Shelton	8	14	184	23.00	148	75	2
TE Reggie McKnight	8	9	78	9.75	27	27	1
RB Lester Miller	2	2	15	7.50	13	13	0
FB Heath Marzano	1	2	8	8.00	0	8	0
TE Michael Baek	1	1	11	11.00	5	11	0
WR Luis Krumrei	1	1	8	8.00	3	8	0
WR Damian Athanas	1	1	4	4.00	6	4	0

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Randal Albrecht	6	12	92	15.33	36	29	0
TE Jose Rivers	5	8	54	10.80	12	17	0
RB Kim Henson	5	6	63	12.60	60	18	1
FB Asher Kostinko	4	5	41	10.25	14	25	0
WR Erik Mooney	3	4	55	18.33	37	29	0
TE Nicholas Riffe	2	3	12	6.00	0	9	0
TE Matthew Lee	1	1	30	30.00	16	30	0
WR Dana Daniels	1	4	4	4.00	4	4	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Clyde Morley	1	0	0.00	0

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Donovan Stevenson	1	13	13.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
ILB Vinny de la Garza	0	0	0	1

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Cornell Harden	5	228	45.6	43.6	54	2

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rickey Dilly	4	177	44.3	31.0	53	1

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Kevin Elliott	1/1	0/0	0/0	23	5/5

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Danny Vaughn	1/3	0/2	0/1	29	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Cristian Cogan	1	13	13.0	0

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Donovan Stevenson	4	10	2.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ezra Determann	1	15	15.0	0
Tanner Kingry	1	29	29.0	0

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Seth Butler	2	44	22.0	0
Carson Young	1	19	19.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Fernando Scales	10	4	0.5	30	47
OLB Roosevelt Conley	8	1	1.0	28	42
ILB Vinny de la Garza	5	3	2.0	27	45
S Clyde Morley	5	5	0.0	30	47
S Moe Tygart	5	4	0.0	29	45
CB Lance Cambini	5	0	0.0	28	40
DE Branden Hayes	4	0	0.5	28	40
ILB Austin Baumert	4	1	0.0	16	18
S C.J. Girling	4	1	0.0	26	46
DT Jermaine Cauthen	2	2	0.0	20	29
CB Julian Gunderson	2	1	0.0	17	27
DT Jessie Kinney	1	1	0.0	26	28
CB Rob Fisk	1	0	0.0	5	11
TE Reggie McKnight	1	0	---	---	---
DT Dwayne McElroy	1	0	0.0	13	29
DE Dashawn Holmes	1	0	0.0	6	17
S Rickey Ritschel	0	1	0.0	1	6

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Marvin Summers	8	3	0.0	25	30
S Lawrence Hutchins	6	1	0.0	25	32
ILB Emmett Manning	4	3	0.0	16	19
DT Dustin Burnett	4	0	0.0	13	21
OLB Ronnie Jacobus	4	0	0.0	23	30
OLB Troy Sawyer	3	1	1.0	25	32
S Curtis Hammond	3	0	0.0	25	32
CB Denzel Beyer	2	1	0.0	9	13
S Donovan Stevenson	2	0	0.0	13	17
DE Dustin Johnston	2	0	0.0	9	11
DE Ruben Fillion	2	0	0.0	20	24
DE Kenyon Duncan	1	1	1.0	20	25
CB Harrison Breen	1	2	0.0	22	30
WR Dana Daniels	1	0	---	---	---

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
ILB Vinny de la Garza	2.0	3	1	45
OLB Roosevelt Conley	1.0	0	1	42
DE Branden Hayes	0.5	3	3	40
OLB Fernando Scales	0.5	0	0	47
DE Dashawn Holmes	0.0	1	1	17

New England	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Kenyon Duncan	1.0	0	0	25
OLB Troy Sawyer	1.0	0	0	32
S Lawrence Hutchins	0.0	1	0	32
DT Dustin Burnett	0.0	1	0	21
DE Ruben Fillion	0.0	0	1	24
OLB Ronnie Jacobus	0.0	0	1	30

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Fernando Scales	5	1	0	47
CB Lance Cambini	4	0	0	40
OLB Roosevelt Conley	4	0	0	42
ILB Austin Baumert	3	0	0	18
S Moe Tygart	2	3	0	45
S Clyde Morley	2	1	1	47
S C.J. Girling	2	1	0	46
CB Julian Gunderson	2	0	0	27
CB Rob Fisk	1	0	0	11
DT Jermaine Cauthen	1	0	0	29
ILB Vinny de la Garza	1	0	0	45

New England	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Ronnie Jacobus	5	0	0	30
ILB Marvin Summers	4	0	0	30
ILB Emmett Manning	3	1	0	19
S Lawrence Hutchins	3	0	0	32
CB Denzel Beyer	2	1	0	13
OLB Troy Sawyer	2	0	0	32
S Donovan Stevenson	1	0	1	17
CB Harrison Breen	1	0	0	30
S Curtis Hammond	1	0	0	32

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Joey Benveniste	3	4	25	0	32
C Aidan Bissonnette	3	4	25	0	32
T Ramon Hatch	2	5	25	1	32
G Bobby Dodge	2	4	25	0	32
T Dale Bennett	2	4	25	0	32
RB Lester Miller	0	0	23	1	31

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Toby Van Verth	6	10	30	1	47
G Donnie Searcy	3	4	30	0	47
T Jim Smith	2	2	30	1	47
G Bradley McGregor	2	2	30	0	47
T Kendall Snyder	1	5	30	2	47
TE Nicholas Riffe	1	1	11	0	14
TE Matthew Lee	0	1	4	0	5
TE Jose Rivers	0	1	29	0	43

Special Teams Tackles

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Heath Marzano	3	21
Everett Cortez	1	21
Moe Tygart	1	17
Joey Benveniste	1	6
Kerry Meacham	1	6

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Asher Kostinko	1	19
Seth Butler	1	16
Lawrence Hutchins	1	10

Participation

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
S Moe Tygart	---	---	29	45	17	91
CB Lance Cambini	---	---	28	40	15	83
OLB Fernando Scales	---	---	30	47	3	80
S Clyde Morley	---	---	30	47	3	80
OLB Roosevelt Conley	---	---	28	42	8	78
ILB Vinny de la Garza	---	---	27	45	3	75
S C.J. Girling	---	---	26	46	3	75
DE Branden Hayes	---	---	28	40	3	71
WR Al Shelton	25	32	---	---	12	69
G Joey Benveniste	25	32	---	---	6	63
T Ramon Hatch	25	32	---	---	6	63
QB Conner Wisniewski	25	32	---	---	---	57
C Aidan Bissonnette	25	32	---	---	---	57
G Bobby Dodge	25	32	---	---	---	57
T Dale Bennett	25	32	---	---	---	57
TE Reggie McKnight	23	29	---	---	4	56
RB Lester Miller	23	31	---	---	1	55
DT Jessie Kinney	---	---	26	28	---	54
DT Jermaine Cauthen	---	---	20	29	---	49
CB Julian Gunderson	---	---	17	27	1	45
DT Dwayne McElroy	---	---	13	29	3	45
TE Michael Baek	13	14	---	---	17	44
WR Damian Athanas	20	22	---	---	---	42
FB Heath Marzano	5	15	---	---	21	41
ILB Austin Baumert	---	---	16	18	4	38
DE Dashawn Holmes	---	---	6	17	6	29
TE Everett Cortez	3	0	---	---	21	24
WR Ezra Determann	1	4	---	---	19	24
WR Luis Krumrei	10	11	---	---	---	21
CB Rob Fisk	---	---	5	11	3	19
OLB Adam Bernard	---	---	0	0	19	19
RB Tanner Kingry	2	2	---	---	10	14
S Rickey Ritschel	---	---	1	6	2	9
K Kevin Elliott	0	0	---	---	8	8
OLB Colton Torres	---	---	0	0	8	8
S Kelly McKnight	---	---	0	0	6	6
C Jackie Perkins	0	0	---	---	6	6
G Fernando Franklin	0	0	---	---	6	6
T Kerry Meacham	0	0	---	---	6	6
P Cornell Harden	0	0	---	---	5	5
WR Cristian Cogan	0	0	---	---	4	4
RB Alfredo Stanfield	0	0	---	---	4	4
QB Donnell Conley	0	0	---	---	1	1
QB Jimmie Hodges	0	0	---	---	---	0
WR Peter Sheldon	0	0	---	---	---	0
OLB Abraham Familo	---	---	0	0	---	0

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Bradley McGregor	30	47	---	---	7	84
G Donnie Searcy	30	47	---	---	7	84
T Jim Smith	30	47	---	---	7	84
T Kendall Snyder	30	47	---	---	7	84
OLB Troy Sawyer	---	---	25	32	21	78
C Toby Van Verth	30	47	---	---	---	77
QB Caleb Greathouse	30	47	---	---	---	77
WR Dana Daniels	30	45	---	---	---	75
RB Kim Henson	30	43	---	---	---	73
TE Jose Rivers	29	43	---	---	---	72
S Lawrence Hutchins	---	---	25	32	10	67
WR Erik Mooney	26	38	---	---	---	64
S Curtis Hammond	---	---	25	32	1	58
ILB Marvin Summers	---	---	25	30	---	55
OLB Ronnie Jacobus	---	---	23	30	1	54
CB Harrison Breen	---	---	22	30	1	53
DE Ruben Fillion	---	---	20	24	5	49
TE Nicholas Riffe	11	14	---	---	23	48
DE Kenyon Duncan	---	---	20	25	1	46
S Tyrus Gowins	---	---	12	17	16	45
WR Randal Albrecht	15	29	---	---	---	44
DE Dustin Johnston	---	---	9	11	21	41
S Donovan Stevenson	---	---	13	17	6	36
ILB Emmett Manning	---	---	16	19	1	36
FB Asher Kostinko	4	13	---	---	19	36
DT Dustin Burnett	---	---	13	21	1	35
CB Denzel Beyer	---	---	9	13	12	34
DT Stan Strong	---	---	12	11	5	28
WR Raul Fulton	0	2	---	---	19	21
RB Alexis Matthews	1	1	---	---	18	20
CB Seth Butler	---	---	0	0	16	16
WR Heath Terrell	0	2	---	---	11	13
TE Matthew Lee	4	5	---	---	---	9
DE Lonnie Huntley	---	---	3	6	---	9
C Malcolm Wooden	0	0	---	---	7	7
K Danny Vaughn	0	0	---	---	7	7
P Rickey Dilly	0	0	---	---	7	7
CB Ben Auyeung	---	---	3	2	1	6
RB Carson Young	0	0	---	---	6	6
T Jay Oliver	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Jamal Bradford	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Hunter Delmonico	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Vernon Forbes	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Ben Ball	0	0	---	---	---	0
S Harry McGregor	---	---	0	0	---	0
OLB Minky Magro	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	23	4.6
Middle	14	81	5.8
Right	4	17	4.3
None	2	-3	-1.5

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	61	8.7
Middle	14	72	5.1
Right	8	35	4.4
None	1	-2	-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Conner Wisniewski	30	22	5	0	1	2	2	0	1

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Caleb Greathouse	43	27	4	0	2	6	7	6	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	9	7	76	8.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	14	217	13.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	4	1	15	3.8
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	11	9	80	7.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	9	94	7.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	8	148	9.9
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	29	5.8

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Al Shelton	14	8	1	184	4	32
TE Reggie McKnight	9	8	0	78	1	29
FB Heath Marzano	2	1	0	8	0	15
RB Lester Miller	2	2	0	15	0	31
TE Michael Baek	1	1	0	11	0	14
WR Luis Krumrei	1	1	0	8	0	11
WR Damian Athanas	1	1	0	4	0	22

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Randal Albrecht	12	6	2	92	1	29
TE Jose Rivers	8	5	0	54	0	43
RB Kim Henson	6	5	0	63	0	43
FB Asher Kostinko	5	4	0	41	1	13
WR Dana Daniels	4	1	0	4	0	45
WR Erik Mooney	4	3	0	55	1	38
TE Nicholas Riffe	3	2	0	12	0	14
TE Matthew Lee	1	1	0	30	1	5

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
QB Conner Wisniewski	2	-3	-1.50	2.75
RB Lester Miller	1	9	9.00	4.68

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Kim Henson	4	6	1.50	5.65

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Conner Wisniewski	6	3	24	4.00	10.27

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Caleb Greathouse	8	4	27	3.38	8.16

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Al Shelton	3	2	11	3.67	13.14
FB Heath Marzano	1	0	0	0.00	4.00
RB Lester Miller	1	1	13	13.00	7.50
TE Reggie McKnight	1	0	0	0.00	8.67

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
FB Asher Kostinko	2	1	-3	-1.50	8.20
WR Randal Albrecht	2	0	0	0.00	7.67
RB Kim Henson	2	2	16	8.00	10.50
WR Dana Daniels	1	0	0	0.00	1.00
WR Erik Mooney	1	1	14	14.00	13.75

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
RB Lester Miller	2	1
RB Tanner Kingry	1	1

New England	Rushes	Conversions
RB Kim Henson	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Conner Wisniewski	5	3	1

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Caleb Greathouse	12	5	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Al Shelton	4	2	1
FB Heath Marzano	1	1	0

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Jose Rivers	4	2	0
WR Randal Albrecht	3	0	0
WR Dana Daniels	2	0	0
TE Nicholas Riffe	1	1	0
FB Asher Kostinko	1	1	0
RB Kim Henson	1	1	1

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

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