Week 2, 2036

played in Indianapolis, IN

79 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

Minnesota Vikings	3	10	3	3	-	19
Indianapolis Colts	7	10	0	10	-	27

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:15 IND - Tito Gallop 27 pass from Junior Lake (Kirk Preston extra point)
1Q: 02:28 MIN - J.R. Hardy 18 field goal
2Q: 13:01 IND - Kirk Preston 23 field goal
2Q: 07:26 MIN - J.R. Hardy 35 field goal
2Q: 02:10 IND - Kim Henson 13 run (Kirk Preston extra point)
2Q: 00:37 MIN - Wade Cuviello 14 pass from Rico Sharp (J.R. Hardy extra point)
3Q: 03:34 MIN - J.R. Hardy 41 field goal
4Q: 12:02 IND - Kirk Preston 40 field goal
4Q: 06:57 IND - Junior Lake 5 run (Kirk Preston extra point)
4Q: 00:25 MIN - J.R. Hardy 52 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:15 IND - Tito Gallop 27 pass from Junior Lake (Kirk Preston extra point)
1Q: 02:28 MIN - J.R. Hardy 18 field goal
2Q: 13:01 IND - Kirk Preston 23 field goal
2Q: 07:26 MIN - J.R. Hardy 35 field goal
2Q: 02:10 IND - Kim Henson 13 run (Kirk Preston extra point)
2Q: 00:37 MIN - Wade Cuviello 14 pass from Rico Sharp (J.R. Hardy extra point)
3Q: 03:34 MIN - J.R. Hardy 41 field goal
4Q: 12:02 IND - Kirk Preston 40 field goal
4Q: 06:57 IND - Junior Lake 5 run (Kirk Preston extra point)
4Q: 00:25 MIN - J.R. Hardy 52 field goal

Team Statistics MIN IND
Record 0-2 2-0
First Downs 21 23
- by Rushing 4 10
- by Passing 15 9
- by Penalty 2 4
Total Net Yards 379 360
- Offensive Plays 73 60
- Yards per Play 5.19 6.00
Net Rushing Yards 93 141
- Rushing Attempts 28 30
- Yards per Rush 3.32 4.70
Net Passing Yards 286 219
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 43 - 31 - 0 29 - 13 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 299 226
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/13 1/7
- Yards per Pass Play 6.36 7.30
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 4/14 6/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 10.1 8.3
4th Down Conversions 0/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 11/85 11/85
Punt Returns/Yards 2/35 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 1/36 2/38
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/2 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 35 OWN 34
Time of Possession 32:36 27:24

Team Statistics	MIN	IND
Record	0-2	2-0
First Downs	21	23
- by Rushing	4	10
- by Passing	15	9
- by Penalty	2	4
Total Net Yards	379	360
- Offensive Plays	73	60
- Yards per Play	5.19	6.00
Net Rushing Yards	93	141
- Rushing Attempts	28	30
- Yards per Rush	3.32	4.70
Net Passing Yards	286	219
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	43 - 31 - 0	29 - 13 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	299	226
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/13	1/7
- Yards per Pass Play	6.36	7.30
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	4/14	6/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	10.1	8.3
4th Down Conversions	0/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	11/85	11/85
Punt Returns/Yards	2/35	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	1/36	2/38
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/2	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 35	OWN 34
Time of Possession	32:36	27:24

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:32	2:49	OPP 40	5	6	Missed FG
1	8:02	5:41	OWN 25	11	74	Field Goal
2	12:56	5:35	OWN 25	13	57	Field Goal
2	2:03	1:37	OWN 25	6	75	Touchdown
3	15:00	3:53	OWN 25	8	32	Punt
3	9:21	1:26	OWN 45	3	5	Punt
3	5:17	1:51	OPP 28	3	4	Field Goal
3	1:38	3:29	OWN 30	7	33	Downs
4	11:57	1:02	OWN 25	3	-1	Fumble
4	6:45	3:12	OWN 38	7	14	Downs
4	2:15	1:55	OWN 20	8	45	Field Goal

Indianapolis Colts
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:28	OWN 25	3	22	Fumble
1	10:43	2:41	OWN 41	5	59	Touchdown
1	2:21	4:25	OWN 25	10	69	Field Goal
2	7:21	5:18	OWN 30	14	70	Touchdown
2	0:26	0:26	OWN 30	1	3	Half
3	11:07	1:46	OWN 20	4	5	Punt
3	7:55	2:38	OWN 1	5	10	Punt
3	3:26	1:48	OWN 25	4	17	Punt
4	13:09	1:12	OWN 37	4	40	Field Goal
4	10:55	4:10	OPP 24	7	24	Touchdown
4	3:33	1:18	OWN 48	3	8	Punt
4	0:20	0:20	OPP 46	1	-2	Game

Game MVP: Rico Sharp, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Joel Kaitola	15	39	2.60	23	2
QB Rico Sharp	8	49	6.13	12	1
RB Charles Martin	3	1	0.33	3	0
WR Tre Villasenor	2	4	2.00	4	0

Indianapolis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Edwin Ballard	15	55	3.67	14	2	0
RB Kim Henson	8	57	7.13	14	4	1
QB Junior Lake	5	30	6.00	12	2	1
WR Tito Gallop	1	-6	-6.00	-6	0	0
RB Russell Bush	1	5	5.00	5	0	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Rico Sharp	43	31	299	2/13	1	38	0	98.8

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Junior Lake	29	13	226	1/7	1	45	0	83.4

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Melvin Austin	11	16	88	8.00	17	21	0
WR Robert Franz	9	11	110	12.22	18	38	0
TE Jerry Blackwell	5	6	51	10.20	12	28	0
WR Dominic Richard	3	6	26	8.67	0	18	0
TE Wade Cuviello	2	3	24	12.00	0	14	1
RB Charles Martin	1	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Indianapolis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Tito Gallop	7	14	145	20.71	60	45	1
TE Reggie McKnight	3	7	46	15.33	30	39	0
TE Herman Bundy	1	3	11	11.00	0	11	0
FB Orlando Beechler	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
WR Amir Arnold	1	1	21	21.00	21	21	0
TE Darrin Mozart	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Russell Bush	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Indianapolis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force
QB Rico Sharp	1	0	0
DT Glenn Stephens	0	1	0
DE Branden Hayes	0	0	1

Indianapolis	Fumb	Recov	Force
QB Junior Lake	1	0	0
DE Terrell Culberson	0	1	0
S Cesar Chellgren	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Van Bernard	2	92	46.0	36.0	49	1

Indianapolis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Scottie Benson	4	154	38.5	24.8	46	1

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
J.R. Hardy	4/5	2/3	1/2	52	1/1

Indianapolis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Kirk Preston	2/2	1/1	0/0	40	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jerome Lindsay	2	35	17.5	0

Indianapolis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bobby Flanigan	1	36	36.0	0

Indianapolis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Amir Arnold	2	38	19.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Clyde Morley	10	0	0.0	30	30
S Bobby Flanigan	6	1	0.0	25	28
ILB Peter Plyler	5	1	0.0	30	30
OLB Elijah Mage	5	0	0.0	11	25
DT Glenn Stephens	4	1	0.0	25	26
S Craig Hopper	3	1	0.0	28	30
CB Tony Ramsey	2	1	0.0	28	28
DE Branden Hayes	1	2	1.0	30	30
DT Desmond Newton	1	1	0.0	11	9
DT Kendall Patter	1	0	0.0	23	26
OLB Wes Stokley	1	0	0.0	7	5
DT Broderick Dawson	1	0	0.0	23	25
OLB Edward Ross	0	1	0.0	30	29

Indianapolis	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Cesar Chellgren	8	4	0.0	28	45
ILB Caiden White	7	4	0.0	18	40
S Kyle Crocker	6	1	0.0	19	36
CB Jerald Farr	6	1	0.0	17	37
ILB Max Talley	6	0	0.0	28	44
OLB Donnie Delgado	5	3	0.0	28	45
DE Eddie Strickland	4	0	1.0	23	26
CB Alejandro Griffith	4	1	0.0	17	32
CB Aaron Roberge	4	0	0.0	21	31
DT Duane Whitfield	2	1	1.0	10	17
CB Devonte Connell	2	2	0.0	17	24
DE Terrell Culberson	2	0	0.0	18	34
ILB Steve Moore	1	1	0.0	7	7
S Bucky Garcia	1	0	0.0	14	13
TE Reggie McKnight	1	0	---	---	---
DT Barry Filby	1	0	0.0	16	34

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Branden Hayes	1.0	0	0	30
DT Desmond Newton	0.0	1	1	9
DT Broderick Dawson	0.0	1	1	25
OLB Elijah Mage	0.0	0	1	25

Indianapolis	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Duane Whitfield	1.0	1	2	17
DE Eddie Strickland	1.0	0	1	26
DE Terrell Culberson	0.0	1	1	34
DE Frankie Guderian	0.0	0	1	14

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Clyde Morley	4	2	30
ILB Peter Plyler	3	1	30
OLB Elijah Mage	3	0	25
CB Tony Ramsey	1	1	28
S Bobby Flanigan	1	1	28
S Craig Hopper	1	0	30
CB Zachary Houston	0	1	3
OLB Edward Ross	0	1	29

Indianapolis	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Caiden White	7	0	40
CB Aaron Roberge	5	0	31
S Cesar Chellgren	4	1	45
S Kyle Crocker	4	0	36
CB Jerald Farr	4	0	37
CB Alejandro Griffith	3	1	32
OLB Donnie Delgado	2	1	45
ILB Max Talley	1	0	44
DE Eddie Strickland	1	0	26

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Dale Bennett	2	2	28	0	45
C Darien Borders	1	7	28	0	45
T Clay McCaslin	1	5	28	0	45
C Bryson Fannon	0	4	28	1	45
G Derek Cerda	0	3	28	0	45
RB Charles Martin	0	0	10	1	35

Indianapolis	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Carlos Reinhardt	3	6	2	30	0	30
G Roman Carlisle	2	5	0	30	0	30
C Kennedy Elliott	2	4	0	30	0	30
T Marc Bullock	2	3	0	30	0	30
G Myles Espino	1	6	0	30	1	30
FB Orlando Beechler	1	1	0	5	0	15
TE Herman Bundy	0	1	0	29	0	25

Special Teams Tackles

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Mercury Morrissey	1	23
Adam Bernard	1	18

Indianapolis	Tackles	STPlays
Darrin Mozart	1	19
Devonte Connell	1	17
Donnie Delgado	1	15

Participation

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
T Dale Bennett	28	45	---	---	7	80
C Darien Borders	28	45	---	---	7	80
S Clyde Morley	---	---	30	30	18	78
C Bryson Fannon	28	45	---	---	---	73
QB Rico Sharp	28	45	---	---	---	73
G Derek Cerda	28	45	---	---	---	73
T Clay McCaslin	28	45	---	---	---	73
WR Melvin Austin	26	44	---	---	1	71
TE Jerry Blackwell	19	45	---	---	---	64
WR Dominic Richard	26	37	---	---	---	63
DE Branden Hayes	---	---	30	30	2	62
ILB Peter Plyler	---	---	30	30	2	62
OLB Edward Ross	---	---	30	29	2	61
S Bobby Flanigan	---	---	25	28	8	61
S Craig Hopper	---	---	28	30	2	60
WR Robert Franz	19	38	---	---	1	58
CB Tony Ramsey	---	---	28	28	2	58
DT Glenn Stephens	---	---	25	26	6	57
DT Kendall Patter	---	---	23	26	2	51
RB Charles Martin	10	35	---	---	6	51
DT Broderick Dawson	---	---	23	25	2	50
RB Joel Kaitola	16	8	---	---	17	41
OLB Elijah Mage	---	---	11	25	2	38
OLB Wes Stokley	---	---	7	5	16	28
WR Tre Villasenor	15	7	---	---	5	27
TE Mercury Morrissey	1	1	---	---	23	25
DT Desmond Newton	---	---	11	9	4	24
CB Kurt Bowser	---	---	18	6	---	24
TE Jacob Schrader	0	0	---	---	23	23
FB Steven McDaniel	0	0	---	---	23	23
TE Wade Cuviello	5	10	---	---	8	23
OLB Adam Bernard	---	---	0	0	18	18
CB Zachary Houston	---	---	6	3	6	15
WR Jerome Lindsay	3	0	---	---	9	12
K J.R. Hardy	0	0	---	---	11	11
DE Reuben Oates	---	---	0	0	10	10
C Jackie Perkins	0	0	---	---	7	7
G Gus Pifott	0	0	---	---	7	7
P Van Bernard	0	0	---	---	7	7
T Bryant McDonald	0	0	---	---	7	7
DE Harris Shepard	---	---	1	0	4	5
S Ashton Hudson	---	---	3	0	---	3
ILB Roderick Downs	---	---	1	0	---	1
QB C.J. Joseph	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Craig Andrews	0	0	---	---	---	0
CB Ethan McCarthy	---	---	0	0	---	0

Indianapolis	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
OLB Donnie Delgado	---	---	28	45	15	88
S Cesar Chellgren	---	---	28	45	5	78
ILB Max Talley	---	---	28	44	5	77
WR Tito Gallop	29	29	---	---	16	74
G Roman Carlisle	30	30	---	---	6	66
T Carlos Reinhardt	30	30	---	---	6	66
G Myles Espino	30	30	---	---	6	66
T Marc Bullock	30	30	---	---	6	66
ILB Caiden White	---	---	18	40	5	63
S Kyle Crocker	---	---	19	36	6	61
QB Junior Lake	30	30	---	---	---	60
C Kennedy Elliott	30	30	---	---	---	60
CB Jerald Farr	---	---	17	37	4	58
CB Devonte Connell	---	---	17	24	17	58
DE Terrell Culberson	---	---	18	34	4	56
TE Herman Bundy	29	25	---	---	1	55
CB Alejandro Griffith	---	---	17	32	6	55
CB Aaron Roberge	---	---	21	31	2	54
DT Barry Filby	---	---	16	34	4	54
WR Amir Arnold	24	21	---	---	6	51
DE Eddie Strickland	---	---	23	26	1	50
S Bucky Garcia	---	---	14	13	16	43
WR Ezra Dotson	18	4	---	---	16	38
FB Orlando Beechler	5	15	---	---	16	36
OLB Harris Plantilla	---	---	10	6	19	35
RB Kim Henson	10	23	---	---	1	34
DT Duane Whitfield	---	---	10	17	4	31
TE Reggie McKnight	8	20	---	---	---	28
TE Darrin Mozart	2	5	---	---	19	26
DE Sherman Ellis	---	---	10	9	6	25
RB Russell Bush	2	5	---	---	17	24
ILB Steve Moore	---	---	7	7	8	22
DE Frankie Guderian	---	---	7	14	---	21
RB Edwin Ballard	18	2	---	---	---	20
WR Quentin Osborn	1	0	---	---	12	13
K Kirk Preston	0	0	---	---	8	8
P Scottie Benson	0	0	---	---	6	6
C Robbie Gibson	0	0	---	---	6	6
WR Gino Clemmons	4	1	---	---	---	5
DT Charlie Hedrick	---	---	0	1	---	1
G Trevor Cuellar	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Bucky Harris	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Blake Hansen	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Nickolas Shiancoe	0	0	---	---	---	0
OLB Preston Borders	---	---	0	0	---	0
G Chad Coffey	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	23	5.8
Middle	13	63	4.8
Right	11	7	0.6
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	37	5.3
Middle	19	82	4.3
Right	3	24	8.0
None	1	-2	-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Rico Sharp	43	31	4	1	6	3	2	5	0

Indianapolis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Junior Lake	29	13	5	2	2	7	3	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	6	7	0.9
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	12	79	4.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	10	129	10.8
Long (19+ Yds)	6	3	84	14.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	54	13.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	8	3	34	4.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	5	93	6.6
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	45	15.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Melvin Austin	16	11	1	88	1	44
WR Robert Franz	11	9	2	110	1	38
TE Jerry Blackwell	6	5	1	51	2	45
WR Dominic Richard	6	3	2	26	0	37
TE Wade Cuviello	3	2	0	24	0	10
RB Charles Martin	1	1	0	0	0	35

Indianapolis	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Tito Gallop	14	7	1	145	3	29
TE Reggie McKnight	7	3	1	46	1	20
TE Herman Bundy	3	1	0	11	0	25
TE Darrin Mozart	2	0	0	0	0	5
FB Orlando Beechler	1	1	0	3	0	15
WR Amir Arnold	1	1	0	21	1	21
RB Russell Bush	1	0	0	0	0	5

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Joel Kaitola	2	0	0.00	2.60

Indianapolis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Edwin Ballard	2	0	0.00	3.67
RB Kim Henson	2	16	8.00	7.13
QB Junior Lake	1	5	5.00	6.00
RB Russell Bush	1	5	5.00	5.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Rico Sharp	6	5	23	3.83	6.95

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Junior Lake	3	0	0	0.00	7.79

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Melvin Austin	3	2	4	1.33	5.50
WR Robert Franz	1	1	9	9.00	10.00
TE Wade Cuviello	1	1	14	14.00	8.00
TE Jerry Blackwell	1	1	-4	-4.00	8.50

Indianapolis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Tito Gallop	2	0	0	0.00	10.36
TE Reggie McKnight	1	0	0	0.00	6.57

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
QB Rico Sharp	2	0

Indianapolis	Rushes	Conversions
RB Kim Henson	3	2
QB Junior Lake	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Rico Sharp	12	8	4

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Junior Lake	8	3	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Melvin Austin	5	3	1
WR Robert Franz	2	2	1
TE Jerry Blackwell	2	2	1
WR Dominic Richard	2	0	0
TE Wade Cuviello	1	1	1

Indianapolis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Tito Gallop	4	1	1
TE Reggie McKnight	3	2	2
TE Darrin Mozart	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 99,900 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck 25,300 (25,300)
End Zone 18,200 (18,200)
Mezzanine 10,500 (10,500)
Sideline Seats 16,100 (16,100)
Club Seats 19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes 9,900 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	99,900 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck	25,300 (25,300)
End Zone	18,200 (18,200)
Mezzanine	10,500 (10,500)
Sideline Seats	16,100 (16,100)
Club Seats	19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes	9,900 (9,900)