Week 8, 2034

played in Minnesota, MN

45 degrees, fair, 12 mph wind

Washington Redskins	0	3	0	0	-	3
Minnesota Vikings	14	14	6	6	-	40

Scoring Summary
1Q: 13:34 MIN - Melvin Austin 47 pass from Caleb Greathouse (J.R. Hardy extra point)
1Q: 03:58 MIN - Melvin Austin 24 pass from Caleb Greathouse (J.R. Hardy extra point)
2Q: 12:35 WAS - Connor Osterhaus 31 field goal
2Q: 08:14 MIN - Earnest Newman 12 run (J.R. Hardy extra point)
2Q: 02:50 MIN - Robert Franz 10 pass from Caleb Greathouse (J.R. Hardy extra point)
3Q: 12:37 MIN - J.R. Hardy 45 field goal
3Q: 05:31 MIN - J.R. Hardy 24 field goal
4Q: 12:56 MIN - J.R. Hardy 38 field goal
4Q: 03:02 MIN - J.R. Hardy 47 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 13:34 MIN - Melvin Austin 47 pass from Caleb Greathouse (J.R. Hardy extra point)
1Q: 03:58 MIN - Melvin Austin 24 pass from Caleb Greathouse (J.R. Hardy extra point)
2Q: 12:35 WAS - Connor Osterhaus 31 field goal
2Q: 08:14 MIN - Earnest Newman 12 run (J.R. Hardy extra point)
2Q: 02:50 MIN - Robert Franz 10 pass from Caleb Greathouse (J.R. Hardy extra point)
3Q: 12:37 MIN - J.R. Hardy 45 field goal
3Q: 05:31 MIN - J.R. Hardy 24 field goal
4Q: 12:56 MIN - J.R. Hardy 38 field goal
4Q: 03:02 MIN - J.R. Hardy 47 field goal

Team Statistics WAS MIN
Record 4-3 5-2
First Downs 13 20
- by Rushing 2 8
- by Passing 10 12
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 264 402
- Offensive Plays 64 65
- Yards per Play 4.13 6.18
Net Rushing Yards 35 137
- Rushing Attempts 18 33
- Yards per Rush 1.94 4.15
Net Passing Yards 229 265
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 43 - 25 - 0 31 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 249 273
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/20 1/8
- Yards per Pass Play 4.98 8.28
Fumbles/Lost 2/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/18 6/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 10.2 7.1
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 8/58 3/25
Punt Returns/Yards 1/5 6/79
Kick Returns/Yards 3/41 1/26
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 3/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 20 OWN 37
Time of Possession 29:23 30:37

Team Statistics	WAS	MIN
Record	4-3	5-2
First Downs	13	20
- by Rushing	2	8
- by Passing	10	12
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	264	402
- Offensive Plays	64	65
- Yards per Play	4.13	6.18
Net Rushing Yards	35	137
- Rushing Attempts	18	33
- Yards per Rush	1.94	4.15
Net Passing Yards	229	265
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	43 - 25 - 0	31 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	249	273
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/20	1/8
- Yards per Pass Play	4.98	8.28
Fumbles/Lost	2/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/18	6/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	10.2	7.1
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	8/58	3/25
Punt Returns/Yards	1/5	6/79
Kick Returns/Yards	3/41	1/26
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	3/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 20	OWN 37
Time of Possession	29:23	30:37

Drive Charts

Washington Redskins
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:26	OWN 25	3	3	Punt
1	13:18	4:22	OWN 14	8	47	Punt
1	3:46	6:18	OWN 25	12	61	Field Goal
2	8:08	1:34	OWN 25	3	9	Punt
2	5:21	1:16	OWN 20	3	5	Punt
2	2:42	2:01	OWN 25	5	23	Punt
3	12:30	4:16	OWN 25	10	50	Missed FG
3	5:25	3:13	OWN 20	7	13	Punt
4	12:51	1:30	OWN 25	3	7	Punt
4	9:46	2:17	OWN 7	4	13	Punt
4	5:07	0:52	OWN 7	3	0	Punt
4	2:55	1:20	OWN 25	4	10	Punt

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:34	0:16	OPP 47	1	47	Touchdown
1	8:56	5:10	OWN 3	12	97	Touchdown
2	12:28	4:20	OWN 37	7	63	Touchdown
2	6:34	1:13	OWN 32	3	4	Punt
2	4:05	1:23	OPP 42	5	42	Touchdown
2	0:41	0:41	OWN 22	3	-4	Punt
3	15:00	2:30	OWN 25	6	47	Field Goal
3	8:14	2:49	OWN 32	8	61	Field Goal
3	2:12	4:21	OWN 47	8	32	Field Goal
4	11:21	1:35	OWN 39	3	7	Punt
4	7:29	2:22	OWN 45	3	4	Punt
4	4:15	1:20	OPP 37	3	7	Field Goal
4	1:35	1:35	OWN 29	3	-5	Game

Game MVP: Caleb Greathouse, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Washington	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
WR Wally Joseph	9	28	3.11	15	1	0
RB Wyatt Joens	9	7	0.78	7	0	0

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Earnest Newman	20	36	1.80	12	1	1
RB Drake Nastiuk	6	64	10.67	26	3	0
QB Rico Sharp	3	12	4.00	7	0	0
RB Reuben Thompson	2	21	10.50	16	1	0
WR Dominic Richard	2	4	2.00	3	0	0

Passing Statistics

Washington	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Rico Fjelstad	27	17	170	1/6	0	21	0	80.8
Walter Hayward	16	8	79	2/14	0	25	0	64.3

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Caleb Greathouse	25	15	247	1/8	3	47	0	132.8
Rico Sharp	6	4	26	0/0	0	11	0	75.7

Receiving Statistics

Washington	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Gene Hopper	11	13	138	12.55	48	25
WR B.J. Gourdine	5	11	49	9.80	18	21
WR Wally Joseph	3	4	7	2.33	0	5
TE Timothy Carlisle	3	6	37	12.33	0	21
WR Chester Barbee	2	6	15	7.50	0	8
RB Wyatt Joens	1	2	3	3.00	0	3
WR Thomas Weaver	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Melvin Austin	5	8	108	21.60	68	47	2
WR Robert Franz	5	7	62	12.40	29	35	1
TE Wade Cuviello	4	11	50	12.50	26	29	0
WR Dominic Richard	3	3	34	11.33	22	27	0
RB Earnest Newman	1	1	13	13.00	6	13	0
TE Jerry Blackwell	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0

Interception Statistics

Washington	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Washington	Fumb	Recov
WR Gene Hopper	1	0
RB Wyatt Joens	1	0
T Paul Shaeffer	0	1
WR Wally Joseph	0	1

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
DT Desmond Newton	0	0	1	0
CB Ryan Haines	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Washington	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Daryl Evans	10	365	36.5	28.6	52	1

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Bradley Figures	4	190	47.5	46.3	52	2

Kicking Statistics

Washington	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Connor Osterhaus	1/2	0/1	0/0	31	0/0

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
J.R. Hardy	4/4	2/2	0/0	47	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

Washington	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Christian Preston	1	5	5.0	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jerome Lindsay	6	79	13.2	0

Kick Return Statistics

Washington	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Christian Preston	3	41	13.7	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Earnest Newman	1	26	26.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Washington	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DE Chuck Preston	10	2	0.0	32	31
S Corwin Osborne	6	3	0.0	33	32
OLB Pete Whiting	6	2	0.0	32	29
DT Clifton Joens	3	0	1.0	23	27
ILB Trenton Benson	3	1	0.0	24	30
DE DeAndre Donaldson	3	1	0.0	22	14
S Louis Campbell	3	0	0.0	29	30
OLB Frank Horton	2	1	0.0	25	13
CB Kyle Nelson	2	0	0.0	21	25
CB Bucky Blackburn	2	0	0.0	21	10
CB Harry Goodwin	1	2	0.0	12	2
CB Ryan Randle	1	2	0.0	13	22
ILB Joe Saba	1	1	0.0	2	4
CB Bryson McKnight	1	1	0.0	22	8
DT Marcus Blake	1	1	0.0	11	18
DE Corbin Blake	1	0	0.0	12	18
S Chandler Peters	1	0	0.0	5	15
ILB Ben Williams	1	0	0.0	9	7

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Christian Franz	7	1	0.0	18	43
S Clyde Morley	7	0	0.0	18	43
ILB Roderick Downs	4	2	1.0	14	34
DT Desmond Newton	4	0	1.0	10	23
S Craig Hopper	4	1	0.0	18	46
OLB Fernando Scales	3	3	0.0	17	38
OLB Wes Stokley	2	2	1.0	11	28
CB Tony Ramsey	2	1	0.0	16	34
DT Elliot O'Donnell	2	0	0.0	10	27
DE Branden Hayes	2	0	0.0	13	31
OLB Michael Friedman	2	0	0.0	9	16
CB Ryan Haines	2	0	0.0	1	15
DE Dashawn Holmes	1	2	0.0	11	22
CB Julian Gunderson	1	1	0.0	8	28
CB Mitchell Box	1	0	0.0	6	21
OLB Edward Ross	1	0	0.0	1	11
S Bobby Flanigan	1	0	0.0	1	3
DT Glenn Stephens	0	1	0.0	12	24

Pass Rush Statistics

Washington	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Clifton Joens	1.0	0	0	0	27
OLB Frank Horton	0.0	0	1	0	13

Minnesota	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Wes Stokley	1.0	3	4	28
DT Desmond Newton	1.0	2	0	23
ILB Roderick Downs	1.0	0	0	34
DE Branden Hayes	0.0	2	2	31
DT Glenn Stephens	0.0	1	0	24

Pass Defense Statistics

Washington	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
DE Chuck Preston	4	0	31
S Louis Campbell	3	2	30
CB Kyle Nelson	2	1	25
S Corwin Osborne	2	1	32
CB Ryan Randle	2	0	22
CB Bucky Blackburn	2	0	10
S Chandler Peters	1	2	15
OLB Pete Whiting	1	1	29
CB Bryson McKnight	1	0	8
ILB Trenton Benson	1	0	30

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Christian Franz	4	1	43
ILB Roderick Downs	3	1	34
S Clyde Morley	3	0	43
CB Tony Ramsey	2	2	34
DE Branden Hayes	2	0	31
DT Desmond Newton	2	0	23
CB Ryan Haines	2	0	15
OLB Edward Ross	1	1	11
OLB Fernando Scales	1	0	38
S Craig Hopper	1	0	46
CB Julian Gunderson	1	0	28
DE Dashawn Holmes	1	0	22
CB Mitchell Box	1	0	21
S Bobby Flanigan	1	0	3
OLB Michael Friedman	0	1	16

Blocking Statistics

Washington	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Paul Shaeffer	2	4	18	0	46
G Jeff Bell	1	4	18	2	46
G Benjamin Rincon	1	4	18	0	46
C Devon Carr	1	3	18	0	46
T Steve Eisner	0	3	17	1	37

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Ramon Hatch	4	9	24	0	32
T Dale Bennett	3	8	33	0	32
G Bobby Dodge	1	6	33	0	32
C Craig Andrews	1	3	24	0	32
C Bryson Fannon	1	1	24	0	32
TE Jacob Schrader	0	1	11	0	2
T Stan Johnson	0	1	9	0	0
G Ike Maloney	0	1	9	0	0
RB Drake Nastiuk	0	0	7	1	15

Special Teams Tackles

Washington	Tackles	STPlays
Timothy Carlisle	2	27
Corbin Blake	2	24
Leon Upton	2	22
Travis Tkachuk	1	12

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Jacob Schrader	2	29
Steven McDaniel	1	29
Adam Bernard	1	25

Participation

Washington	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
WR Chester Barbee	17	45	---	---	27	89
TE Timothy Carlisle	17	41	---	---	27	85
S Corwin Osborne	---	---	33	32	19	84
T Paul Shaeffer	18	46	---	---	12	76
G Jeff Bell	18	46	---	---	12	76
S Louis Campbell	---	---	29	30	17	76
WR B.J. Gourdine	18	46	---	---	11	75
DE Chuck Preston	---	---	32	31	4	67
G Benjamin Rincon	18	46	---	---	---	64
C Devon Carr	18	46	---	---	---	64
OLB Pete Whiting	---	---	32	29	3	64
ILB Trenton Benson	---	---	24	30	4	58
WR Gene Hopper	13	43	---	---	---	56
DE Corbin Blake	---	---	12	18	24	54
T Steve Eisner	17	37	---	---	---	54
DT Clifton Joens	---	---	23	27	2	52
CB Kyle Nelson	---	---	21	25	1	47
WR Wally Joseph	9	32	---	---	3	44
OLB Frank Horton	---	---	25	13	3	41
QB Rico Fjelstad	11	28	---	---	---	39
CB Bryson McKnight	---	---	22	8	8	38
DE DeAndre Donaldson	---	---	22	14	2	38
CB Ryan Randle	---	---	13	22	1	36
RB Wyatt Joens	9	14	---	---	12	35
CB Bucky Blackburn	---	---	21	10	2	33
DT Marcus Blake	---	---	11	18	2	31
S Christian Preston	---	---	8	7	15	30
RB Eugene Harter	0	2	---	---	27	29
QB Walter Hayward	7	18	---	---	---	25
T Ralph Campana	1	9	---	---	12	22
DE Leon Upton	---	---	0	0	22	22
S Chandler Peters	---	---	5	15	---	20
TE Ernest Ruark	5	4	---	---	9	18
DE Karl Heuvicq	---	---	6	6	6	18
ILB Ben Williams	---	---	9	7	1	17
CB Harry Goodwin	---	---	12	2	2	16
ILB Joe Saba	---	---	2	4	6	12
P Daryl Evans	0	0	---	---	12	12
C Dominique Swinford	0	0	---	---	12	12
G Travis Tkachuk	0	0	---	---	12	12
OLB Gabe Buchanan	---	---	1	2	5	8
K Connor Osterhaus	0	0	---	---	4	4
WR Thomas Weaver	1	3	---	---	---	4
TE Mickey Howe	1	0	---	---	---	1
DE Bernard Rhodes	---	---	0	1	---	1
ILB Zachery Anaya	---	---	0	1	---	1

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
WR Robert Franz	31	32	---	---	29	92
S Craig Hopper	---	---	18	46	23	87
S Clyde Morley	---	---	18	43	22	83
G Bobby Dodge	33	32	---	---	8	73
T Dale Bennett	33	32	---	---	---	65
T Ramon Hatch	24	32	---	---	8	64
S Christian Franz	---	---	18	43	2	63
WR Melvin Austin	30	31	---	---	1	62
OLB Fernando Scales	---	---	17	38	2	57
C Bryson Fannon	24	32	---	---	---	56
C Craig Andrews	24	32	---	---	---	56
OLB Wes Stokley	---	---	11	28	14	53
CB Tony Ramsey	---	---	16	34	1	51
RB Earnest Newman	22	13	---	---	15	50
ILB Roderick Downs	---	---	14	34	---	48
DT Elliot O'Donnell	---	---	10	27	10	47
TE Wade Cuviello	17	30	---	---	---	47
DE Branden Hayes	---	---	13	31	2	46
DT Desmond Newton	---	---	10	23	12	45
QB Caleb Greathouse	14	26	---	---	4	44
TE Jacob Schrader	11	2	---	---	29	42
CB Julian Gunderson	---	---	8	28	2	38
DT Glenn Stephens	---	---	12	24	1	37
WR Dominic Richard	14	20	---	---	---	34
DE Dashawn Holmes	---	---	11	22	---	33
FB Steven McDaniel	1	0	---	---	29	30
TE Jerry Blackwell	11	13	---	---	6	30
WR Tre Villasenor	16	4	---	---	9	29
CB Mitchell Box	---	---	6	21	1	28
OLB Adam Bernard	---	---	0	1	25	26
OLB Michael Friedman	---	---	9	16	---	25
QB Rico Sharp	19	6	---	---	---	25
RB Drake Nastiuk	7	15	---	---	1	23
DT Jermaine Cauthen	---	---	3	17	1	21
WR Jerome Lindsay	3	0	---	---	18	21
T Stan Johnson	9	0	---	---	8	17
G Ike Maloney	9	0	---	---	8	17
CB Ryan Haines	---	---	1	15	1	17
OLB Edward Ross	---	---	1	11	2	14
K J.R. Hardy	0	0	---	---	13	13
DT Shane Kiehl	---	---	1	1	10	12
RB Reuben Thompson	2	0	---	---	10	12
C Perry Andrews	9	0	---	---	---	9
C Jackie Perkins	0	0	---	---	8	8
S Bobby Flanigan	---	---	1	3	2	6
P Bradley Figures	0	0	---	---	4	4

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	11	1.8
Middle	10	9	0.9
Right	2	15	7.5
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	15	3.0
Middle	14	78	5.6
Right	13	45	3.5
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Washington	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Rico Fjelstad	27	17	2	1	2	4	3	0	0
Walter Hayward	16	8	1	0	1	2	5	6	0

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Caleb Greathouse	25	15	6	2	1	6	1	0	0
Rico Sharp	6	4	0	0	1	1	0	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	5	46	6.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	20	12	82	4.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	6	81	7.4
Long (19+ Yds)	5	2	40	8.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	5	92	18.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	10	132	10.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	3	39	3.9
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	10	3.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Washington	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Gene Hopper	13	11	0	138	1	43
WR B.J. Gourdine	11	5	0	49	1	46
WR Chester Barbee	6	2	1	15	0	45
TE Timothy Carlisle	6	3	1	37	1	41
WR Wally Joseph	4	3	0	7	0	32
RB Wyatt Joens	2	1	0	3	0	14
WR Thomas Weaver	1	0	1	0	0	3

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Wade Cuviello	11	4	1	50	1	30
WR Melvin Austin	8	5	1	108	3	31
WR Robert Franz	7	5	0	62	1	32
WR Dominic Richard	3	3	0	34	1	20
RB Earnest Newman	1	1	0	13	0	13
TE Jerry Blackwell	1	1	0	6	0	13

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Washington	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Wyatt Joens	1	0	0.00	0.78

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Earnest Newman	1	12	12.00	1.80

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Washington	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Rico Fjelstad	2	1	4	2.00	6.30

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Rico Sharp	4	2	8	2.00	4.33
Caleb Greathouse	3	2	23	7.67	9.88

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Washington	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Gene Hopper	1	0	0	0.00	10.62
TE Timothy Carlisle	1	1	4	4.00	6.17

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Wade Cuviello	4	1	4	1.00	4.55
WR Robert Franz	2	2	14	7.00	8.86
RB Earnest Newman	1	1	13	13.00	13.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Washington	Rushes	Conversions
RB Wyatt Joens	1	1

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
RB Earnest Newman	3	0
QB Rico Sharp	2	0
WR Dominic Richard	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Washington	Att	Comp	Conversions
Rico Fjelstad	10	8	3
Walter Hayward	7	2	1

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Caleb Greathouse	7	5	4
Rico Sharp	2	1	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Washington	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Chester Barbee	5	1	0
WR Gene Hopper	5	5	3
WR Wally Joseph	3	2	0
TE Timothy Carlisle	3	2	1
WR B.J. Gourdine	1	0	0

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Melvin Austin	3	2	2
WR Robert Franz	3	2	2
TE Wade Cuviello	2	1	1
WR Dominic Richard	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 70,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,800 (19,800)
End Zone 14,200 (14,200)
Mezzanine 8,200 (8,200)
Sideline Seats 12,600 (12,600)
Club Seats 7,700 (7,700)
Luxury Boxes 7,500 (7,500)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	70,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,800 (19,800)
End Zone	14,200 (14,200)
Mezzanine	8,200 (8,200)
Sideline Seats	12,600 (12,600)
Club Seats	7,700 (7,700)
Luxury Boxes	7,500 (7,500)