Exhibition Week 2, 2037

played in New England, MA

80 degrees, rain, 6 mph wind

Minnesota Vikings 71309-29
New England Patriots 00017-17

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:49 MIN - Kevin Daniels 12 pass from Rico Sharp (J.R. Hardy extra point)
2Q: 15:00 MIN - Dominic Richard 16 pass from Rico Sharp (J.R. Hardy extra point)
2Q: 11:32 MIN - J.R. Hardy 44 field goal
2Q: 03:41 MIN - J.R. Hardy 20 field goal
4Q: 13:49 NED - Fred Benson 26 field goal
4Q: 09:52 MIN - Wade Cuviello 3 pass from Bart Blackburn (J.R. Hardy extra point)
4Q: 09:45 NED - Drake Durgin 93 kickoff return (Leon Griesen pass to Jose Rivers for conversion)
4Q: 04:40 NED - Zachery Nesbitt 80 pass from Leon Griesen (Leon Griesen pass for conversion failed)
4Q: 00:37 MIN - Safety: Ashton Hudson tackled receiver in end zone

Team StatisticsMINNED
Record1-00-1
First Downs1713
- by Rushing53
- by Passing127
- by Penalty03
Total Net Yards337251
- Offensive Plays6957
- Yards per Play4.884.40
Net Rushing Yards11260
- Rushing Attempts3222
- Yards per Rush3.502.73
Net Passing Yards225191
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt34 - 22 - 031 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards245211
- Sacks/Yards Lost3/204/20
- Yards per Pass Play6.085.46
Fumbles/Lost2/13/3
3rd Down Conversions4/143/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down8.47.6
4th Down Conversions0/00/0
Penalties/Yards6/604/34
Punt Returns/Yards3/514/57
Kick Returns/Yards1/153/129
Interception Ret./Yards0/00/0
2pt Conversions0/02/1
Red Zone Visits41
- Red Zone TDs/FGs3/10/1
Avg. Drive StartOWN 36OWN 27
Time of Possession33:0626:54

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:003:19OWN 25775Touchdown
19:321:37OWN 323-1Punt
15:150:46OWN 3728Fumble
13:123:21OWN 20880Touchdown
212:331:06OPP 3336Field Goal
28:272:10OWN 16412Punt
25:522:18OPP 48745Field Goal
21:091:09OWN 27421Half
311:252:14OWN 3058Punt
37:071:57OWN 293-12Punt
413:442:44OWN 25532Punt
410:380:53OPP 232Touchdown
49:284:48OWN 25840Punt
44:071:45OWN 2531Punt
41:471:10OPP 4831Punt
40:300:30OWN 251-1Game
New England Patriots
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
111:412:09OWN 253-3Punt
17:552:40OWN 48422Missed FG
14:291:17OPP 4536Punt
214:512:18OWN 25618Fumble
211:273:00OWN 25519Punt
26:170:25OWN 3230Punt
23:342:25OWN 15428Punt
315:003:35OWN 28515Punt
39:112:04OWN 233-4Punt
35:106:26OWN 361755Field Goal
411:000:22OWN 201-8Fumble
44:400:33OWN 20180Touchdown
42:220:35OWN 35330Fumble
40:370:07OWN 11-1Safety

Game MVP: Rico Sharp, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

MinnesotaAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
RB Eduardo Hardy24702.921620
RB Charles Martin4246.001110
QB Rico Sharp3196.331010
QB Bart Blackburn1-1-1.00-100
New EnglandAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
RB Glenn Brennan13362.771510
RB Lukas Duffy7192.711910
QB Leland Barlow100.00000
QB Leon Griesen155.00500

Passing Statistics

MinnesotaAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Rico Sharp28192071/52320113.2
Bart Blackburn63382/151190109.7
New EnglandAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Leon Griesen25151863/16180096.4
Leland Barlow64251/4011075.0

Receiving Statistics

MinnesotaCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Robert Franz711618.716160
WR Larry Rasmussen44348.5014230
TE Wade Cuviello34217.001151
TE Jerry Blackwell354816.0025320
WR Kevin Daniels364615.3314311
WR Daniel Richardson111919.0019190
WR Dominic Richard131616.009161
New EnglandCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR D.J. Glover57397.8029250
WR Zachery Nesbitt4410726.7582801
TE Jose Rivers353311.003120
RB Glenn Brennan3541.33230
WR Camden Gauthier25147.00090
TE Devin Reid24147.00090
FB Asher Kostinko0100.00000

Interception Statistics

MinnesotaIntsYardsAvgTD
New EnglandIntsYardsAvgTD

Fumble Statistics

MinnesotaFumbRecovForceTD
RB Charles Martin1000
QB Bart Blackburn1000
S Craig Hopper0110
C Darien Borders0100
DT Broderick Dawson0100
ILB Peter Plyler0100
DT Desmond Newton0010
S Ashton Hudson0010
New EnglandFumbRecovForceTD
QB Leon Griesen2000
WR Zachery Nesbitt1000
CB Ryan Grandt0100
S Steven Boyd0010
DT Cristian Hansen0010

Punting Statistics

MinnesotaPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Van Bernard836745.933.8583
New EnglandPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Alexis Bode730143.032.9523

Kicking Statistics

MinnesotaFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
J.R. Hardy2/21/10/0443/3
New EnglandFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Fred Benson1/20/10/0260/0

Punt Return Statistics

MinnesotaRetYardsAvgTD
Jerome Lindsay35117.00
New EnglandRetYardsAvgTD
Camden Gauthier45714.30

Kick Return Statistics

MinnesotaRetYardsAvgTD
Zachary Houston11515.00
New EnglandRetYardsAvgTD
Glenn Brennan23618.00
Drake Durgin19393.01

Defensive Statistics

MinnesotaTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
S Ashton Hudson810.01834
OLB Edward Ross730.02232
ILB Peter Plyler551.52135
DE Reuben Oates411.51733
DT Desmond Newton411.01931
S Bobby Flanigan410.01830
CB Kurt Bowser300.01226
S Craig Hopper210.02233
DT Broderick Dawson110.01732
CB Zachary Houston110.02132
ILB Manuel Ulrich100.059
CB Ethan McCarthy100.027
Unknown100.020
New EnglandTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
DT Renaldo Daniels731.03032
S Steven Boyd710.02928
Unknown70---------
CB Ken Lane400.02523
OLB Rod Boscarino400.02120
DT Cristian Hansen321.02322
ILB Max Brock340.02426
OLB Bucky Lewis320.03034
ILB Blake Robbins310.0913
S Terry Lovejoy300.02324
DE Horace Bakker231.02120
S Mercury Kramer210.01728
DE Daryl Van Hoose200.01021
DT Buddy Lacasse110.01120
FB Asher Kostinko10---------
S Amari Ojeda100.02315
T Bo Dumont10---------
DE Cesar Harden100.03134
QB Leon Griesen10---------

Pass Rush Statistics

MinnesotaSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Reuben Oates1.501233
ILB Peter Plyler1.500135
DT Desmond Newton1.010131
OLB Rex King0.01004
DT Broderick Dawson0.001132
DE Harris Shepard0.001035
New EnglandSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Horace Bakker1.001120
DT Renaldo Daniels1.001032
DT Cristian Hansen1.001022
DE Cesar Harden0.002034
DE Daryl Van Hoose0.001021

Pass Defense Statistics

MinnesotaCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
S Ashton Hudson60034
ILB Peter Plyler31035
OLB Edward Ross30032
S Bobby Flanigan30030
CB Kurt Bowser20026
CB Zachary Houston11032
CB Ethan McCarthy1007
New EnglandCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
OLB Rod Boscarino30020
S Amari Ojeda20015
S Mercury Kramer20028
S Terry Lovejoy20024
DE Daryl Van Hoose20021
OLB Bucky Lewis11034
DE Horace Bakker11020
CB Ken Lane10023
S Steven Boyd10028
ILB Blake Robbins10013

Blocking Statistics

MinnesotaKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
T Clay McCaslin413032037
C Bryson Fannon16032037
G Chandler Abrams13032037
T Bryant McDonald11012026
T Drew Delap03020111
C Darien Borders01020011
TE Wade Cuviello01017021
G Derek Cerda00012126
RB Eduardo Hardy00029132
New EnglandKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
C Paul Polk26015013
G Marlon Wolf12015013
G Josh Clouse11015013
T Marc Loendorf0307022
FB Asher Kostinko0209124
T Bo Dumont02022035
Unknown0207022
T Miles Mathews02015013
TE Devin Reid01016126
RB Glenn Brennan00014133
RB Lukas Duffy00010111

Special Teams Tackles

MinnesotaTacklesSTPlays
Mercury Morrissey328
Steven McDaniel128
Wade Cuviello119
Paul McKnight110
New EnglandTacklesSTPlays
Camden Gauthier121
Asher Kostinko121
Jose Rivers113
Unknown19

Participation

MinnesotaRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
RB Eduardo Hardy2932------2889
T Clay McCaslin3237------1079
DE Harris Shepard------22352077
DE Reuben Oates------17332070
C Bryson Fannon3237---------69
G Chandler Abrams3237---------69
WR Robert Franz2834------668
TE Jerry Blackwell3135---------66
DT Desmond Newton------19311363
CB Zachary Houston------2132760
DT Broderick Dawson------1732958
ILB Peter Plyler------2135258
TE Wade Cuviello1721------1957
S Craig Hopper------2233156
OLB Edward Ross------2232155
S Bobby Flanigan------1830755
S Ashton Hudson------1834254
QB Rico Sharp1429---------43
C Darien Borders2011------1041
T Drew Delap2011------1041
CB Kurt Bowser------1226240
ILB Manuel Ulrich------592640
TE Mercury Morrissey64------2838
G Derek Cerda1226---------38
T Bryant McDonald1226---------38
FB Steven McDaniel61------2835
WR Dominic Richard1716---------33
WR Kevin Daniels1220---------32
QB Bart Blackburn188---------26
RB Charles Martin47------1324
WR Daniel Richardson77------620
DE Dillon Sloan------92718
DT Abel Lelie------87116
C Jackie Perkins00------1010
WR Jerome Lindsay12------710
P Van Bernard00------1010
CB Ethan McCarthy------27110
G Paul McKnight00------1010
OLB Rex King------64---10
Unknown------2079
K J.R. Hardy00------88
WR Larry Rasmussen26---------8
OLB Manuel Manning------1315
C Deon Mathis00---------0
OLB Will Kelley------00---0
DE Riley Farr------00---0
New EnglandRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
WR Camden Gauthier2234------2177
DT Renaldo Daniels------30321072
TE Devin Reid1626------2769
CB Ken Lane------25231967
DE Cesar Harden------3134267
TE Jose Rivers2132------1366
OLB Bucky Lewis------3034165
S Steven Boyd------2928259
S Amari Ojeda------23152058
WR Zachery Nesbitt1126------2158
T Bo Dumont2235---------57
FB Asher Kostinko924------2154
RB Glenn Brennan1433------653
ILB Max Brock------2426151
S Terry Lovejoy------2324148
DT Cristian Hansen------2322247
S Mercury Kramer------1728146
OLB Rod Boscarino------2120344
QB Leon Griesen1628---------44
DE Horace Bakker------2120142
RB Lukas Duffy1011------2041
T Marc Loendorf722------938
Unknown722------938
G Marlon Wolf1513------937
G Josh Clouse1513------937
ILB Blake Robbins------9131537
CB Ryan Grandt------1024135
Unknown1122------235
DE Daryl Van Hoose------1021132
DT Buddy Lacasse------1120---31
C Paul Polk1513---------28
T Miles Mathews1513---------28
WR D.J. Glover819---------27
OLB Fernando Coyne------002525
WR Dan Baker1112------124
QB Leland Barlow67---------13
DE Jackson Conyers------21811
WR Cameron Boivin10------910
Unknown------1089
C Philip McDonald00------99
P Alexis Bode00------99
K Fred Benson00------77
WR Drake Durgin00------66
TE Gabe Chapman12---------3
OLB Ashton Carter------1012
OLB Ezekiel Duhart------00---0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left5112.2
Middle14574.1
Right12453.8
None1-1-1.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left691.5
Middle11353.2
Right5163.2
None000.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

MinnesotaAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Rico Sharp28193112510
Bart Blackburn630110100
New EnglandAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Leon Griesen25152312340
Leland Barlow640010010

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen53285.6
Short (0-8 Yds)128776.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)16111408.8
Long (19+ Yds)1000.0
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen97404.4
Short (0-8 Yds)1581218.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)74507.1
Long (19+ Yds)0000.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

MinnesotaTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Robert Franz117061034
WR Kevin Daniels63046120
TE Jerry Blackwell53048135
TE Wade Cuviello43121021
WR Larry Rasmussen4403416
WR Dominic Richard31116016
WR Daniel Richardson1101907
New EnglandTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR D.J. Glover75039119
WR Camden Gauthier52214034
TE Jose Rivers53033032
RB Glenn Brennan5304033
WR Zachery Nesbitt440107126
TE Devin Reid42014026
FB Asher Kostinko1000024

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

MinnesotaAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
RB Eduardo Hardy231.502.92
New EnglandAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
RB Glenn Brennan2-2-1.002.77

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

MinnesotaAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Rico Sharp54367.207.39
Bart Blackburn2131.506.33
New EnglandAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Leon Griesen1000.007.44

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

MinnesotaTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Robert Franz2142.005.55
WR Kevin Daniels21126.007.67
TE Wade Cuviello1133.005.25
WR Dominic Richard111616.005.33
WR Larry Rasmussen1144.008.50
New EnglandTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Camden Gauthier1000.002.80

Third Down Rushing Statistics

MinnesotaRushesConversions
RB Eduardo Hardy30
RB Charles Martin11
New EnglandRushesConversions
RB Lukas Duffy10
QB Leon Griesen10

Third Down Passing Statistics

MinnesotaAttCompConversions
Rico Sharp631
Bart Blackburn322
New EnglandAttCompConversions
Leon Griesen642
Leland Barlow321

Third Down Receiving Statistics

MinnesotaTargCatchConversions
WR Robert Franz542
TE Wade Cuviello111
TE Jerry Blackwell100
WR Dominic Richard100
WR Kevin Daniels100
New EnglandTargCatchConversions
WR Camden Gauthier420
TE Jose Rivers222
WR Zachery Nesbitt111
RB Glenn Brennan110
WR D.J. Glover100

SectionAttendance
Stadium69,200 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck14,600 (14,600)
End Zone10,200 (10,500)
Mezzanine6,100 (6,100)
Sideline Seats9,300 (9,300)
Club Seats19,600 (19,600)
Luxury Boxes9,400 (9,900)