Week 2, 2040

played in Indianapolis, IN

65 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

Minnesota Vikings	7	3	3	0	-	13
Indianapolis Colts	0	3	0	3	-	6

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:43 MIN - Dominic Richard 5 pass from Rico Sharp (J.R. Hardy extra point)
2Q: 04:15 MIN - J.R. Hardy 32 field goal
2Q: 00:06 IND - Carlton Belichick 54 field goal
3Q: 04:22 MIN - J.R. Hardy 18 field goal
4Q: 09:53 IND - Carlton Belichick 25 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:43 MIN - Dominic Richard 5 pass from Rico Sharp (J.R. Hardy extra point)
2Q: 04:15 MIN - J.R. Hardy 32 field goal
2Q: 00:06 IND - Carlton Belichick 54 field goal
3Q: 04:22 MIN - J.R. Hardy 18 field goal
4Q: 09:53 IND - Carlton Belichick 25 field goal

Team Statistics MIN IND
Record 2-0 0-2
First Downs 17 8
- by Rushing 8 1
- by Passing 8 7
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 323 152
- Offensive Plays 68 57
- Yards per Play 4.75 2.67
Net Rushing Yards 141 34
- Rushing Attempts 33 24
- Yards per Rush 4.27 1.42
Net Passing Yards 182 118
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 33 - 22 - 0 32 - 14 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards 189 122
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/7 1/4
- Yards per Pass Play 5.20 3.58
Fumbles/Lost 3/2 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/14 4/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.1 7.3
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 7/45 4/20
Punt Returns/Yards 4/43 5/25
Kick Returns/Yards 2/54 3/73
Interception Ret./Yards 3/13 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/2 0/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 34 OWN 27
Time of Possession 34:26 25:34

Team Statistics	MIN	IND
Record	2-0	0-2
First Downs	17	8
- by Rushing	8	1
- by Passing	8	7
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	323	152
- Offensive Plays	68	57
- Yards per Play	4.75	2.67
Net Rushing Yards	141	34
- Rushing Attempts	33	24
- Yards per Rush	4.27	1.42
Net Passing Yards	182	118
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	33 - 22 - 0	32 - 14 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards	189	122
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/7	1/4
- Yards per Pass Play	5.20	3.58
Fumbles/Lost	3/2	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/14	4/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.1	7.3
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	7/45	4/20
Punt Returns/Yards	4/43	5/25
Kick Returns/Yards	2/54	3/73
Interception Ret./Yards	3/13	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/2	0/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 34	OWN 27
Time of Possession	34:26	25:34

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:36	OWN 36	6	55	Fumble
1	9:47	4:13	OWN 30	8	70	Touchdown
1	2:58	3:34	OWN 29	7	33	Punt
2	10:24	1:30	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
2	7:18	3:08	OPP 46	5	31	Field Goal
2	2:55	1:54	OWN 20	5	16	Punt
3	12:54	1:34	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
3	9:44	5:27	OPP 41	10	40	Field Goal
3	3:05	1:25	OWN 35	3	7	Punt
3	0:03	1:27	OWN 22	4	12	Punt
4	12:11	0:15	OWN 23	1	1	Fumble
4	9:46	3:52	OWN 29	6	16	Punt
4	2:35	1:29	OWN 41	5	20	Punt
4	0:51	0:51	OPP 38	2	-4	Game

Indianapolis Colts
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:24	1:37	OWN 23	3	8	Punt
1	5:34	2:36	OWN 20	3	-1	Punt
2	14:24	4:00	OWN 20	8	30	Punt
2	8:54	1:36	OWN 28	3	-5	Punt
2	4:10	1:15	OWN 35	4	15	Punt
2	1:01	1:01	OWN 11	5	52	Field Goal
3	15:00	2:06	OWN 46	3	4	Punt
3	11:20	1:36	OWN 27	3	4	Interception
3	4:17	1:12	OWN 25	3	-2	Punt
3	1:40	1:37	OWN 21	3	5	Punt
4	13:36	1:25	OWN 28	3	2	Punt
4	11:56	2:10	OPP 24	5	16	Field Goal
4	5:54	3:19	OWN 20	9	24	Interception
4	1:06	0:15	OWN 8	2	0	Interception

Game MVP: Rico Sharp, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Eduardo Hardy	17	80	4.71	15	3
QB Rico Sharp	7	40	5.71	12	2
RB Blaine Justice	6	14	2.33	6	0
RB Tevin Cook	3	7	2.33	6	0

Indianapolis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Russell Bush	13	9	0.69	8	0
RB Fernando Strong	9	16	1.78	6	0
FB Leroy Bronson	2	9	4.50	10	1

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Rico Sharp	33	22	189	2/7	1	33	0	91.6

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Nathaniel Borders	32	14	122	1/4	0	39	3	15.4

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Jerry Blackwell	5	6	26	5.20	0	7	0
WR Tucker Clayton	5	7	42	8.40	29	25	0
WR Eduardo Packer	4	5	38	9.50	25	12	0
WR Dexter Picken	3	4	33	11.00	26	21	0
WR Dominic Richard	2	3	5	2.50	0	5	1
RB Tevin Cook	2	3	40	20.00	26	33	0
TE Wade Cuviello	1	5	5	5.00	1	5	0

Indianapolis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Rickey Fisher	3	11	60	20.00	30	39
WR Keegan Rheams	3	4	22	7.33	0	10
WR Amir Arnold	2	6	7	3.50	0	4
TE Wes Berry	2	2	6	3.00	4	6
TE Otis Delgado	2	4	11	5.50	0	8
RB Fernando Strong	1	2	1	1.00	0	1
FB Leroy Bronson	1	3	15	15.00	15	15

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg
CB Dustin Henry	1	0	0.00
ILB Peter Plyler	1	0	0.00
CB Efrain Earley	1	13	13.00

Indianapolis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov
QB Rico Sharp	1	0
RB Eduardo Hardy	1	0
WR Dexter Picken	1	0
G Derek Cerda	0	1

Indianapolis	Recov	Force
DE Frankie Guderian	1	1
OLB Edward Ross	1	0
CB Zachary Houston	0	1
DE Leland Paradis	0	1

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Terrence Hanks	8	371	46.4	38.3	55	3

Indianapolis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Kendrick Castillo	9	446	49.6	38.1	59	2

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
J.R. Hardy	2/2	0/0	0/0	32	1/1

Indianapolis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Carlton Belichick	2/2	1/1	1/1	54	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dexter Picken	4	43	10.8	0

Indianapolis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Keegan Rheams	5	25	5.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Eduardo Packer	2	54	27.0	0

Indianapolis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Fernando Strong	2	55	27.5	0
Rickey Fisher	1	18	18.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Rex King	10	2	0.0	24	32
ILB Peter Plyler	6	2	0.0	24	33
S Jeff Baker	5	0	0.0	24	33
DT Abraham Atkins	4	2	0.0	24	33
DE Dillon Sloan	3	0	1.0	24	32
ILB Luke Irwin	2	2	0.0	11	4
CB Kurt Bowser	2	1	0.0	12	24
DT Broderick Dawson	2	1	0.0	24	18
CB Ethan McCarthy	2	0	0.0	23	27
T Bryant McDonald	1	0	---	---	---
DE Riley Farr	1	0	0.0	0	14
DE Jerald Smith	1	0	0.0	24	32
CB Efrain Earley	1	0	0.0	21	31
S Sean Orosco	0	3	0.0	22	33
DE Harris Shepard	0	1	0.0	0	3

Indianapolis	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Tito Spears	8	3	0.0	33	35
OLB Jameson Rhodes	8	1	0.0	32	34
S Dillon Fabian	7	2	0.0	33	35
DE Frankie Guderian	7	0	0.0	33	29
CB Zachary Houston	5	0	0.0	31	34
OLB Everett Lincoln	4	0	0.0	16	19
OLB Edward Ross	3	4	0.0	32	34
S Cesar Chellgren	3	1	0.0	33	35
DE Eddie Strickland	2	2	1.0	29	25
DE Leland Paradis	2	0	1.0	20	28
DT Raul Rosenfels	2	0	0.0	18	18
WR Amir Arnold	2	0	---	---	---
DE Jerald Tubbs	1	0	0.0	17	17
WR Rickey Fisher	1	0	---	---	---
CB Jumbo Carruthers	1	0	0.0	13	6
DT Charlie Hedrick	0	3	0.0	13	16

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Dillon Sloan	1.0	1	1	2	32
DE Jerald Smith	0.0	0	3	0	32
DE Riley Farr	0.0	0	1	1	14

Indianapolis	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Eddie Strickland	1.0	0	1	0	25
DE Leland Paradis	1.0	0	0	0	28
DE Frankie Guderian	0.0	1	1	1	29
DE Jerald Tubbs	0.0	0	2	0	17

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Peter Plyler	4	1	1	33
OLB Rex King	3	0	0	32
CB Efrain Earley	1	0	1	31
CB Kurt Bowser	1	0	0	24
DT Broderick Dawson	1	0	0	18
S Jeff Baker	1	0	0	33
ILB Luke Irwin	1	0	0	4
DE Riley Farr	1	0	0	14
DT Abraham Atkins	1	0	0	33
CB Ethan McCarthy	0	1	0	27
DE Jerald Smith	0	1	0	32
CB Dustin Henry	0	0	1	12

Indianapolis	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Zachary Houston	5	0	34
OLB Jameson Rhodes	4	1	34
S Dillon Fabian	3	0	35
S Tito Spears	3	0	35
OLB Everett Lincoln	2	1	19
S Cesar Chellgren	2	0	35
OLB Edward Ross	1	0	34
CB Chris Middleton	1	0	6
CB Jumbo Carruthers	1	0	6

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Clay McCaslin	3	10	33	0	35
G Chandler Abrams	3	7	33	0	35
T Bryant McDonald	2	5	33	0	35
C Bryson Fannon	1	2	33	1	35
G Derek Cerda	0	2	33	1	35

Indianapolis	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Joe Wilson	2	7	0	24	0	33
T Marc Bullock	1	2	0	24	0	33
C Kennedy Elliott	0	7	1	24	0	33
G James Colleran	0	5	0	24	0	33
G Dean Winters	0	3	0	24	1	33

Special Teams Tackles

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Jerald Smith	3	23
Mercury Morrissey	2	25
Eduardo Packer	2	25
Eduardo Hardy	1	16

Indianapolis	Tackles	STPlays
James Colleran	2	13
Jameson Rhodes	2	13
Rondell Jacobs	1	22
Dean Winters	1	11

Participation

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
OLB Rex King	---	---	24	32	25	81
DE Jerald Smith	---	---	24	32	23	79
T Clay McCaslin	33	35	---	---	10	78
WR Dexter Picken	23	31	---	---	15	69
C Bryson Fannon	33	35	---	---	---	68
QB Rico Sharp	33	35	---	---	---	68
G Chandler Abrams	33	35	---	---	---	68
G Derek Cerda	33	35	---	---	---	68
T Bryant McDonald	33	35	---	---	---	68
DE Dillon Sloan	---	---	24	32	11	67
TE Wade Cuviello	32	34	---	---	---	66
WR Eduardo Packer	21	18	---	---	25	64
ILB Peter Plyler	---	---	24	33	2	59
S Jeff Baker	---	---	24	33	2	59
DT Abraham Atkins	---	---	24	33	2	59
S Sean Orosco	---	---	22	33	2	57
RB Eduardo Hardy	22	17	---	---	16	55
CB Efrain Earley	---	---	21	31	2	54
DT Broderick Dawson	---	---	24	18	10	52
CB Ethan McCarthy	---	---	23	27	2	52
TE Jerry Blackwell	16	21	---	---	11	48
CB Kurt Bowser	---	---	12	24	2	38
WR Dominic Richard	20	15	---	---	---	35
TE Mercury Morrissey	6	2	---	---	25	33
CB Dustin Henry	---	---	4	12	15	31
WR Tucker Clayton	13	16	---	---	---	29
FB Colton Prentice	0	1	---	---	17	18
RB Tevin Cook	4	13	---	---	---	17
ILB Luke Irwin	---	---	11	4	---	15
DE Riley Farr	---	---	0	14	1	15
OLB Buddy Richmond	---	---	0	0	15	15
DE Harris Shepard	---	---	0	3	11	14
RB Blaine Justice	7	6	---	---	---	13
TE Colton Seifert	0	0	---	---	11	11
P Terrence Hanks	0	0	---	---	10	10
G J.J. Brazil	0	0	---	---	10	10
C Josiah Pendergraft	0	0	---	---	10	10
WR Alec Stone	1	1	---	---	6	8
K J.R. Hardy	0	0	---	---	6	6
S Bobby Flanigan	---	---	3	1	---	4
CB Jack Bennett	---	---	0	1	---	1
QB Bart Blackburn	0	0	---	---	---	0
OLB Kirk Wiebe	---	---	0	0	---	0
G Alexander Jones	0	0	---	---	---	0
DT Brant Buffington	---	---	0	0	---	0
OLB Kelvin Lazuka	---	---	0	0	---	0

Indianapolis	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
OLB Jameson Rhodes	---	---	32	34	13	79
S Dillon Fabian	---	---	33	35	3	71
S Cesar Chellgren	---	---	33	35	2	70
G James Colleran	24	33	---	---	13	70
S Tito Spears	---	---	33	35	2	70
OLB Edward Ross	---	---	32	34	2	68
T Marc Bullock	24	33	---	---	11	68
G Joe Wilson	24	33	---	---	11	68
G Dean Winters	24	33	---	---	11	68
CB Zachary Houston	---	---	31	34	2	67
DE Frankie Guderian	---	---	33	29	2	64
WR Rickey Fisher	23	33	---	---	4	60
C Kennedy Elliott	24	33	---	---	---	57
QB Nathaniel Borders	24	33	---	---	---	57
DE Eddie Strickland	---	---	29	25	1	55
TE Wes Berry	12	18	---	---	25	55
RB Fernando Strong	11	24	---	---	16	51
DE Leland Paradis	---	---	20	28	2	50
WR Amir Arnold	20	25	---	---	1	46
DT Raul Rosenfels	---	---	18	18	8	44
DE Jerald Tubbs	---	---	17	17	9	43
TE Otis Delgado	15	23	---	---	---	38
OLB Everett Lincoln	---	---	16	19	2	37
WR Keegan Rheams	12	15	---	---	8	35
FB Leroy Bronson	10	7	---	---	16	33
DT Charlie Hedrick	---	---	13	16	1	30
CB Jerald Farr	---	---	3	6	14	23
RB Russell Bush	13	8	---	---	1	22
OLB Rondell Jacobs	---	---	0	0	22	22
WR Timothy Blackwell	0	3	---	---	16	19
CB Chris Middleton	---	---	4	6	9	19
CB Jumbo Carruthers	---	---	13	6	---	19
ILB Mackenzie Barringer	---	---	1	1	12	14
S Kenny Strong	---	---	0	0	13	13
TE Dennis Hardy	4	8	---	---	---	12
P Kendrick Castillo	0	0	---	---	11	11
C Robbie Gibson	0	0	---	---	11	11
DT Duane Whitfield	---	---	2	7	1	10
T Chester Schwartz	0	0	---	---	9	9
WR Bob Foreman	0	1	---	---	5	6
K Carlton Belichick	0	0	---	---	4	4
RB Ashton Stubblefield	0	0	---	---	4	4
QB Edgar Garciaparra	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Britt Gardner	0	0	---	---	---	0
Unknown	---	---	0	0	---	0
DE Kenneth Howard	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	25	4.2
Middle	18	96	5.3
Right	7	24	3.4
None	2	-4	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	1	0.2
Middle	14	18	1.3
Right	5	15	3.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Rico Sharp	33	22	3	3	1	2	4	1	0

Indianapolis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Nathaniel Borders	32	14	1	3	3	3	5	3	3

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	6	45	5.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	22	14	132	6.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	3	2	12	4.0
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	2	24	6.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	9	41	2.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	2	18	2.0
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	39	9.8

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Tucker Clayton	7	5	0	42	1	16
TE Jerry Blackwell	6	5	0	26	0	21
TE Wade Cuviello	5	1	0	5	0	34
WR Eduardo Packer	5	4	0	38	0	18
WR Dexter Picken	4	3	0	33	1	31
WR Dominic Richard	3	2	0	5	0	15
RB Tevin Cook	3	2	1	40	1	13

Indianapolis	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Rickey Fisher	11	3	2	60	1	33
WR Amir Arnold	6	2	0	7	0	25
TE Otis Delgado	4	2	1	11	0	23
WR Keegan Rheams	4	3	0	22	0	15
FB Leroy Bronson	3	1	0	15	0	7
RB Fernando Strong	2	1	0	1	0	24
TE Wes Berry	2	2	0	6	0	18

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Eduardo Hardy	2	7	3.50	4.71
QB Rico Sharp	1	6	6.00	5.71
RB Tevin Cook	1	0	0.00	2.33

Indianapolis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Russell Bush	2	12	6.00	0.69
FB Leroy Bronson	1	-1	-1.00	4.50

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Rico Sharp	7	5	19	2.71	5.73

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Nathaniel Borders	2	0	0	0.00	3.81

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Dominic Richard	3	2	5	1.67	1.67
TE Wade Cuviello	1	0	0	0.00	1.00
TE Jerry Blackwell	1	1	7	7.00	4.33
WR Dexter Picken	1	1	11	11.00	8.25
WR Tucker Clayton	1	1	-4	-4.00	6.00

Indianapolis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Rickey Fisher	2	0	0	0.00	5.45

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
RB Tevin Cook	2	0
QB Rico Sharp	1	0

Indianapolis	Rushes	Conversions
RB Fernando Strong	2	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Rico Sharp	11	5	4

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Nathaniel Borders	14	5	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Eduardo Packer	3	2	2
WR Dominic Richard	2	1	1
WR Tucker Clayton	2	1	1
TE Wade Cuviello	1	0	0
TE Jerry Blackwell	1	0	0
WR Dexter Picken	1	1	0
RB Tevin Cook	1	0	0

Indianapolis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Amir Arnold	4	1	1
WR Rickey Fisher	3	1	1
RB Fernando Strong	2	1	0
FB Leroy Bronson	2	0	0
WR Keegan Rheams	2	2	2
TE Otis Delgado	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)