Exhibition Week 2, 2034

played in New England, MA

56 degrees, fair, 4 mph wind

Minnesota Vikings	3	7	3	3	-	16
New England Patriots	0	14	7	6	-	27

Scoring Summary
1Q: 01:08 MIN - J.R. Hardy 43 field goal
2Q: 13:09 NED - Kerry Ballard 9 pass from Xavier Gerhardt (Fred Benson extra point)
2Q: 02:04 MIN - Tre Villasenor 5 pass from Deion Strickland (J.R. Hardy extra point)
2Q: 00:44 NED - Kerry Ballard 17 pass from Arnie Sinclair (Fred Benson extra point)
3Q: 04:45 MIN - J.R. Hardy 43 field goal
3Q: 03:00 NED - Javier Buerfeind 4 run (Fred Benson extra point)
4Q: 10:47 NED - Fred Benson 21 field goal
4Q: 08:08 MIN - J.R. Hardy 46 field goal
4Q: 04:17 NED - Fred Benson 39 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 01:08 MIN - J.R. Hardy 43 field goal
2Q: 13:09 NED - Kerry Ballard 9 pass from Xavier Gerhardt (Fred Benson extra point)
2Q: 02:04 MIN - Tre Villasenor 5 pass from Deion Strickland (J.R. Hardy extra point)
2Q: 00:44 NED - Kerry Ballard 17 pass from Arnie Sinclair (Fred Benson extra point)
3Q: 04:45 MIN - J.R. Hardy 43 field goal
3Q: 03:00 NED - Javier Buerfeind 4 run (Fred Benson extra point)
4Q: 10:47 NED - Fred Benson 21 field goal
4Q: 08:08 MIN - J.R. Hardy 46 field goal
4Q: 04:17 NED - Fred Benson 39 field goal

Team Statistics MIN NED
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 21 21
- by Rushing 6 9
- by Passing 15 12
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 341 445
- Offensive Plays 75 56
- Yards per Play 4.55 7.95
Net Rushing Yards 125 143
- Rushing Attempts 24 26
- Yards per Rush 5.21 5.50
Net Passing Yards 216 302
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 47 - 30 - 1 28 - 15 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 241 309
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/25 2/7
- Yards per Pass Play 4.24 10.07
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 8/17 5/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.2 9.3
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 3/20 1/5
Punt Returns/Yards 3/40 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 1/19 3/60
Interception Ret./Yards 2/0 1/4
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 6
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 3/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 28 OWN 24
Time of Possession 35:13 24:47

Team Statistics	MIN	NED
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	21	21
- by Rushing	6	9
- by Passing	15	12
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	341	445
- Offensive Plays	75	56
- Yards per Play	4.55	7.95
Net Rushing Yards	125	143
- Rushing Attempts	24	26
- Yards per Rush	5.21	5.50
Net Passing Yards	216	302
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	47 - 30 - 1	28 - 15 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	241	309
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/25	2/7
- Yards per Pass Play	4.24	10.07
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	8/17	5/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.2	9.3
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	3/20	1/5
Punt Returns/Yards	3/40	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	1/19	3/60
Interception Ret./Yards	2/0	1/4
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	6
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	3/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 28	OWN 24
Time of Possession	35:13	24:47

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:35	OWN 25	4	21	Punt
1	8:14	7:13	OWN 20	11	54	Field Goal
2	12:58	2:12	OWN 25	4	15	Punt
2	7:28	4:46	OWN 27	9	54	Interception
2	2:33	0:37	OPP 30	2	30	Touchdown
2	0:35	0:35	OWN 25	2	-16	Half
3	13:11	4:11	OWN 31	9	18	Punt
3	8:06	3:27	OWN 46	7	28	Field Goal
3	2:52	2:43	OWN 25	6	36	Punt
4	10:41	2:40	OWN 25	6	46	Field Goal
4	4:09	2:28	OWN 25	10	21	Downs
4	1:05	1:05	OWN 3	5	14	Game

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:25	4:11	OWN 20	8	73	Interception
1	1:01	3:03	OWN 25	7	75	Touchdown
2	10:46	3:18	OWN 20	6	16	Punt
2	2:42	0:09	OWN 15	1	0	Interception
2	1:56	1:21	OWN 25	5	75	Touchdown
3	15:00	1:49	OWN 25	3	-8	Punt
3	9:00	0:54	OWN 20	3	1	Punt
3	4:39	1:47	OWN 22	3	78	Touchdown
3	0:09	4:28	OWN 20	11	76	Field Goal
4	8:01	3:52	OWN 26	6	52	Field Goal
4	1:41	0:36	OPP 46	3	2	Punt

Game MVP: Tracy Ford, New England Patriots

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Reuben Thompson	14	66	4.71	24	2
RB Drake Nastiuk	5	-2	-0.40	4	0
QB Rico Sharp	3	34	11.33	15	2
WR Deion Strickland	1	7	7.00	7	0
WR Jerome Lindsay	1	20	20.00	20	1

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Javier Buerfeind	13	112	8.62	52	3	1
RB Donnie Merrifield	6	27	4.50	11	1	0
QB Arnie Sinclair	3	-2	-0.67	6	0	0
QB Xavier Gerhardt	3	9	3.00	5	0	0
WR Kerry Ballard	1	-3	-3.00	-3	0	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Deion Strickland	41	25	196	3/20	1	36	1	70.8
Rico Sharp	6	5	45	1/5	0	17	0	97.9

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Arnie Sinclair	14	6	133	1/4	1	38	0	101.2
Xavier Gerhardt	14	9	176	1/3	1	36	2	92.0

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Melvin Austin	10	16	65	6.50	2	13	0
WR Tre Villasenor	9	9	64	7.11	12	25	1
RB Reuben Thompson	4	7	55	13.75	47	36	0
RB Drake Nastiuk	3	4	32	10.67	15	16	0
WR Robert Franz	2	3	18	9.00	0	11	0
TE Jacob Schrader	1	7	4	4.00	0	4	0
FB Steven McDaniel	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Jose Rivers	4	6	114	28.50	85	36	0
WR Kerry Ballard	4	9	86	21.50	48	38	2
RB Javier Buerfeind	2	2	53	26.50	52	31	0
RB Donnie Merrifield	2	2	25	12.50	16	21	0
WR Jimmie Dobbs	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
TE Terry Richardson	1	3	13	13.00	5	13	0
WR Casey Athanas	1	2	15	15.00	7	15	0
WR Heath Terrell	0	3	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Fernando Scales	1	0	0.00	0
CB Mitchell Box	1	0	0.00	0

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Tracy Ford	1	4	4.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
DT Desmond Newton	0	0	1	0

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
RB Javier Buerfeind	1	0	0	0
C Toby Van Verth	0	1	0	0

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Bradley Figures	4	204	51.0	31.0	60	0

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Kris Miller	4	203	50.8	40.8	67	3

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
J.R. Hardy	3/3	3/3	0/0	46	1/1

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Fred Benson	2/2	0/0	0/0	39	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jerome Lindsay	3	40	13.3	0

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Samuel Stegall	1	19	19.0	0

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Donnie Merrifield	3	60	20.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Fernando Scales	6	3	0.0	26	29
CB Tony Ramsey	6	1	0.0	26	30
S Craig Hopper	4	0	0.0	26	30
DT Elliot O'Donnell	3	0	0.5	24	29
ILB Roderick Downs	3	3	0.0	16	20
DT Desmond Newton	3	0	0.0	21	26
S Bobby Flanigan	3	0	0.0	16	16
DE Dashawn Holmes	2	2	0.5	9	10
OLB Michael Friedman	2	2	0.0	21	20
S Clyde Morley	2	1	0.0	26	30
OLB Wes Stokley	2	0	0.0	17	24
OLB Adam Bernard	1	0	1.0	3	7
ILB Peter Plyler	1	3	0.0	9	9
DT Jermaine Cauthen	1	1	0.0	6	4
CB Ryan Haines	1	1	0.0	5	10
RB Reuben Thompson	1	0	---	---	---
CB Mitchell Box	0	1	0.0	23	20

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Butch Booker	7	0	0.0	23	48
ILB Tracy Ford	6	3	1.0	20	50
OLB Kelly Newton	6	1	1.0	22	40
S Edgar Salari	6	5	0.0	20	49
CB Anthony Klingensmith	6	0	0.0	24	51
S Peter Stoops	5	2	0.0	14	31
OLB Aiden Ward	5	1	0.0	19	49
ILB Taylor Schwartz	5	1	0.0	10	16
DE Ruben Fillion	4	0	0.0	16	39
DE Stan Evans	3	2	2.0	24	48
S Amari Ojeda	2	0	0.0	5	5
CB Dixon Cassidy	1	1	0.0	14	36
CB Ruben Owens	1	1	0.0	10	16
TE Jose Rivers	1	0	---	---	---
QB Xavier Gerhardt	1	0	---	---	---
DT Xavier Beyer	0	1	0.0	14	33

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Adam Bernard	1.0	0	7
DT Elliot O'Donnell	0.5	0	29
DE Dashawn Holmes	0.5	0	10
DE Branden Hayes	0.0	1	12
OLB Michael Friedman	0.0	1	20
OLB Wes Stokley	0.0	1	24

New England	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Stan Evans	2.0	1	3	2	48
ILB Tracy Ford	1.0	0	1	1	50
OLB Kelly Newton	1.0	0	0	0	40
DE Ruben Fillion	0.0	1	0	0	39
DT Xavier Beyer	0.0	0	1	0	33

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Tony Ramsey	4	0	0	30
OLB Fernando Scales	3	1	1	29
S Clyde Morley	3	0	0	30
ILB Roderick Downs	2	1	0	20
S Craig Hopper	1	0	0	30
OLB Wes Stokley	1	0	0	24
S Bobby Flanigan	1	0	0	16
DT Desmond Newton	0	1	0	26
CB Mitchell Box	0	0	1	20

New England	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Butch Booker	6	0	0	48
S Edgar Salari	6	0	0	49
OLB Aiden Ward	4	0	0	49
S Peter Stoops	3	2	0	31
ILB Tracy Ford	3	1	1	50
CB Anthony Klingensmith	3	1	0	51
ILB Taylor Schwartz	2	0	0	16
DE Ruben Fillion	1	0	0	39
CB Dixon Cassidy	1	0	0	36
S Amari Ojeda	1	0	0	5
CB Erik Bout	0	1	0	16

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Bryson Fannon	2	3	0	11	0	21
G Bobby Dodge	1	4	0	24	1	51
T Dale Bennett	1	4	0	24	1	51
G Ike Maloney	1	3	1	24	1	51
T Trevor Sandlin	1	3	0	13	0	30
G Abel Cash	0	3	0	13	0	30
TE Wade Cuviello	0	0	0	9	1	15

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Toby Van Verth	4	8	0	26	1	30
G Donnie Searcy	2	5	2	26	0	30
T Jim Smith	1	6	0	26	0	30
G J.T. Briggs	1	2	0	11	0	16
FB Asher Kostinko	1	1	0	3	0	7
G Luis McGee	0	1	0	15	1	14
T Kendall Snyder	0	1	0	26	0	30

Special Teams Tackles

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Jacob Schrader	2	22
Reuben Thompson	1	5

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Aiden Ward	1	22
Jose Rivers	1	10
Kendall Snyder	1	6
J.T. Briggs	1	6

Participation

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Bobby Dodge	24	51	---	---	---	75
T Dale Bennett	24	51	---	---	---	75
G Ike Maloney	24	51	---	---	---	75
WR Robert Franz	23	49	---	---	---	72
TE Jacob Schrader	12	34	---	---	22	68
WR Melvin Austin	19	46	---	---	---	65
WR Deion Strickland	15	44	---	---	3	62
S Clyde Morley	---	---	26	30	3	59
RB Reuben Thompson	15	39	---	---	5	59
S Craig Hopper	---	---	26	30	2	58
CB Tony Ramsey	---	---	26	30	2	58
OLB Fernando Scales	---	---	26	29	2	57
DT Elliot O'Donnell	---	---	24	29	2	55
DT Desmond Newton	---	---	21	26	6	53
G Abel Cash	13	30	---	---	7	50
T Trevor Sandlin	13	30	---	---	7	50
S Bobby Flanigan	---	---	16	16	17	49
WR Tre Villasenor	12	36	---	---	---	48
OLB Wes Stokley	---	---	17	24	6	47
CB Mitchell Box	---	---	23	20	2	45
T Stan Johnson	11	21	---	---	12	44
OLB Michael Friedman	---	---	21	20	2	43
TE Jerry Blackwell	6	18	---	---	18	42
ILB Roderick Downs	---	---	16	20	2	38
FB Steven McDaniel	6	9	---	---	22	37
C Bryson Fannon	11	21	---	---	---	32
OLB Adam Bernard	---	---	3	7	19	29
WR Dominic Richard	5	2	---	---	22	29
ILB Peter Plyler	---	---	9	9	10	28
CB Ryan Haines	---	---	5	10	10	25
TE Wade Cuviello	9	15	---	---	---	24
DE Branden Hayes	---	---	10	12	---	22
WR Jerome Lindsay	5	2	---	---	15	22
DE Dashawn Holmes	---	---	9	10	---	19
CB Samuel Stegall	---	---	1	3	15	19
QB Rico Sharp	9	7	---	---	---	16
RB Drake Nastiuk	8	5	---	---	---	13
DT Jermaine Cauthen	---	---	6	4	---	10
K J.R. Hardy	0	0	---	---	8	8
C Jackie Perkins	0	0	---	---	7	7
C Craig Andrews	0	0	---	---	7	7
S Ashton Hudson	---	---	0	0	5	5
P Bradley Figures	0	0	---	---	4	4
DT Gabriel Sexton	---	---	1	1	---	2
DE Renaldo Bunkley	---	---	0	0	---	0
DE Reuben Oates	---	---	0	0	---	0

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
OLB Aiden Ward	---	---	19	49	22	90
S Edgar Salari	---	---	20	49	17	86
CB Anthony Klingensmith	---	---	24	51	8	83
ILB Tracy Ford	---	---	20	50	12	82
DE Stan Evans	---	---	24	48	3	75
OLB Kelly Newton	---	---	22	40	13	75
S Butch Booker	---	---	23	48	2	73
CB Dixon Cassidy	---	---	14	36	17	67
G Donnie Searcy	26	30	---	---	6	62
T Jim Smith	26	30	---	---	6	62
T Kendall Snyder	26	30	---	---	6	62
TE Jose Rivers	23	29	---	---	10	62
DE Ruben Fillion	---	---	16	39	6	61
C Toby Van Verth	26	30	---	---	---	56
RB Javier Buerfeind	18	18	---	---	17	53
DT Xavier Beyer	---	---	14	33	3	50
S Peter Stoops	---	---	14	31	2	47
WR Kerry Ballard	22	21	---	---	---	43
WR Camden Gauthier	14	11	---	---	17	42
TE Nicholas Riffe	6	9	---	---	21	36
DE Dustin Johnston	---	---	10	19	5	34
G J.T. Briggs	11	16	---	---	6	33
WR Heath Terrell	12	8	---	---	11	31
QB Arnie Sinclair	15	15	---	---	---	30
G Luis McGee	15	14	---	---	---	29
WR Jimmie Dobbs	13	15	---	---	---	28
CB Erik Bout	---	---	7	16	5	28
RB Donnie Merrifield	7	12	---	---	9	28
FB Asher Kostinko	3	7	---	---	17	27
ILB Taylor Schwartz	---	---	10	16	1	27
CB Ruben Owens	---	---	10	16	---	26
QB Xavier Gerhardt	11	15	---	---	---	26
WR Casey Athanas	11	12	---	---	---	23
DT Adam Fulton	---	---	8	14	---	22
S Amari Ojeda	---	---	5	5	2	12
K Fred Benson	0	0	---	---	8	8
C Malcolm Wooden	0	0	---	---	6	6
TE Terry Richardson	1	5	---	---	---	6
P Kris Miller	0	0	---	---	6	6
OLB Bucky Lewis	---	---	4	1	---	5
RB Richard Poston	0	3	---	---	---	3
WR Peter Sheldon	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Oscar Goble	0	0	---	---	---	0
DE Kaleb Tomei	---	---	0	0	---	0
G Dave Doyle	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Martin Melaragni	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	62	5.6
Middle	11	64	5.8
Right	2	-1	-0.5
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	78	8.7
Middle	12	45	3.8
Right	5	20	4.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Deion Strickland	41	25	2	1	2	5	5	3	1
Rico Sharp	6	5	0	0	1	0	0	0	0

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Arnie Sinclair	14	6	3	2	2	3	1	0	0
Xavier Gerhardt	14	9	5	0	1	0	2	0	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	5	55	7.9
Short (0-8 Yds)	20	17	83	4.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	16	8	103	6.4
Long (19+ Yds)	4	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	78	15.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	7	141	9.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	3	52	10.4
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	38	12.7

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Melvin Austin	16	10	2	65	0	46
WR Tre Villasenor	9	9	0	64	1	36
TE Jacob Schrader	7	1	0	4	0	34
RB Reuben Thompson	7	4	0	55	1	39
RB Drake Nastiuk	4	3	1	32	0	5
WR Robert Franz	3	2	0	18	0	49
FB Steven McDaniel	1	1	0	3	0	9

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Kerry Ballard	9	4	0	86	2	21
TE Jose Rivers	6	4	0	114	3	29
WR Heath Terrell	3	0	1	0	0	8
TE Terry Richardson	3	1	1	13	0	5
RB Javier Buerfeind	2	2	0	53	2	18
WR Casey Athanas	2	1	1	15	0	12
RB Donnie Merrifield	2	2	0	25	1	12
WR Jimmie Dobbs	1	1	0	3	0	15

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Javier Buerfeind	4	7	1.75	8.62

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Deion Strickland	3	2	4	1.33	4.78

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Arnie Sinclair	4	2	30	7.50	9.50
Xavier Gerhardt	2	1	9	4.50	12.57

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Melvin Austin	1	1	-1	-1.00	4.06
RB Reuben Thompson	1	0	0	0.00	7.86
WR Tre Villasenor	1	1	5	5.00	7.11

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Kerry Ballard	4	2	26	6.50	9.56
TE Jose Rivers	1	0	0	0.00	19.00
TE Terry Richardson	1	1	13	13.00	4.33

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
WR Deion Strickland	1	1
RB Reuben Thompson	1	0
QB Rico Sharp	1	1

New England	Rushes	Conversions
QB Arnie Sinclair	1	1
QB Xavier Gerhardt	1	1
RB Javier Buerfeind	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Deion Strickland	11	6	5
Rico Sharp	3	2	1

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Arnie Sinclair	4	0	0
Xavier Gerhardt	4	3	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Reuben Thompson	6	3	3
TE Jacob Schrader	3	1	1
WR Melvin Austin	3	2	1
WR Tre Villasenor	2	2	1

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Kerry Ballard	3	0	0
TE Jose Rivers	2	2	2
WR Heath Terrell	2	0	0
WR Casey Athanas	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 66,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 13,800 (14,600)
End Zone 9,600 (10,500)
Mezzanine 5,800 (6,100)
Sideline Seats 8,900 (9,300)
Club Seats 19,400 (19,600)
Luxury Boxes 9,200 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	66,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	13,800 (14,600)
End Zone	9,600 (10,500)
Mezzanine	5,800 (6,100)
Sideline Seats	8,900 (9,300)
Club Seats	19,400 (19,600)
Luxury Boxes	9,200 (9,900)