Week 13, 2040

played in Los Angeles (N), MO

29 degrees, snow, 8 mph wind

Minnesota Vikings	12	0	6	2	-	20
Los Angeles (N) Rams	0	7	7	0	-	14

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:52 MIN - Rico Sharp 14 run (J.R. Hardy extra point failed)
1Q: 02:31 MIN - Dexter Picken 17 pass from Rico Sharp (J.R. Hardy extra point failed)
2Q: 13:38 LAR - Zach Wilkerson 1 pass from Dustin Humphries (Graham Sherman extra point)
3Q: 09:41 MIN - Tucker Clayton 27 pass from Rico Sharp (J.R. Hardy extra point failed)
3Q: 04:11 LAR - Pedro Higbee 7 pass from Dustin Humphries (Graham Sherman extra point)
4Q: 07:57 MIN - Safety: Peter Plyler tackled receiver in end zone

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:52 MIN - Rico Sharp 14 run (J.R. Hardy extra point failed)
1Q: 02:31 MIN - Dexter Picken 17 pass from Rico Sharp (J.R. Hardy extra point failed)
2Q: 13:38 LAR - Zach Wilkerson 1 pass from Dustin Humphries (Graham Sherman extra point)
3Q: 09:41 MIN - Tucker Clayton 27 pass from Rico Sharp (J.R. Hardy extra point failed)
3Q: 04:11 LAR - Pedro Higbee 7 pass from Dustin Humphries (Graham Sherman extra point)
4Q: 07:57 MIN - Safety: Peter Plyler tackled receiver in end zone

Team Statistics MIN LAR
Record 9-3 7-5
First Downs 15 13
- by Rushing 8 1
- by Passing 5 11
- by Penalty 2 1
Total Net Yards 314 260
- Offensive Plays 60 66
- Yards per Play 5.23 3.94
Net Rushing Yards 147 53
- Rushing Attempts 32 29
- Yards per Rush 4.59 1.83
Net Passing Yards 167 207
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 26 - 17 - 0 35 - 20 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 177 221
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/10 2/14
- Yards per Pass Play 5.96 5.59
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/13 2/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.5 8.3
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/3
Penalties/Yards 9/70 5/23
Punt Returns/Yards 6/78 2/7
Kick Returns/Yards 2/55 3/78
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 38 OWN 20
Time of Possession 31:14 28:46

Team Statistics	MIN	LAR
Record	9-3	7-5
First Downs	15	13
- by Rushing	8	1
- by Passing	5	11
- by Penalty	2	1
Total Net Yards	314	260
- Offensive Plays	60	66
- Yards per Play	5.23	3.94
Net Rushing Yards	147	53
- Rushing Attempts	32	29
- Yards per Rush	4.59	1.83
Net Passing Yards	167	207
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	26 - 17 - 0	35 - 20 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	177	221
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/10	2/14
- Yards per Pass Play	5.96	5.59
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/13	2/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.5	8.3
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/3
Penalties/Yards	9/70	5/23
Punt Returns/Yards	6/78	2/7
Kick Returns/Yards	2/55	3/78
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 38	OWN 20
Time of Possession	31:14	28:46

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:34	OWN 44	3	8	Punt
1	10:50	3:09	OWN 48	6	52	Touchdown
1	5:23	2:59	OWN 21	6	79	Touchdown
2	13:27	4:48	OWN 25	8	19	Punt
2	6:03	3:00	OWN 37	6	11	Punt
2	1:36	0:49	OWN 39	3	2	Punt
2	0:09	0:09	OWN 30	1	8	Half
3	13:35	4:07	OWN 23	9	77	Touchdown
3	4:04	2:47	OWN 25	4	10	Punt
4	13:28	1:20	OWN 35	3	6	Punt
4	10:40	1:39	OWN 49	3	9	Punt
4	7:50	1:59	OWN 30	3	3	Punt
4	2:51	0:36	OWN 47	3	4	Punt
4	0:48	0:48	OPP 17	2	-4	Game

Los Angeles (N) Rams
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:26	1:36	OWN 12	3	7	Punt
1	7:41	2:18	OWN 37	3	6	Punt
1	2:24	3:57	OWN 35	7	65	Touchdown
2	8:39	2:36	OWN 20	6	43	Downs
2	3:03	1:27	OWN 23	7	17	Punt
2	0:47	0:38	OWN 15	3	3	Punt
3	15:00	1:25	OWN 25	3	6	Punt
3	9:28	5:24	OWN 23	10	77	Touchdown
3	1:17	2:49	OWN 18	5	20	Punt
4	12:08	1:28	OWN 13	3	4	Punt
4	9:01	1:11	OWN 1	3	-1	Safety
4	5:51	1:49	OWN 7	3	3	Punt
4	4:02	1:11	50	4	3	Downs
4	2:15	1:27	OWN 3	7	14	Downs

Game MVP: Rico Sharp, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Blaine Justice	18	95	5.28	20	3	0
RB Eduardo Hardy	8	24	3.00	6	0	0
QB Rico Sharp	6	28	4.67	14	1	1

Los Angeles (N)	Att	Yards	Avg	LG
RB Ryan Palazzo	22	43	1.95	7
QB Dustin Humphries	5	9	1.80	6
RB Brandon Walker	2	1	0.50	1

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Rico Sharp	26	17	177	2/10	2	35	0	110.5

Los Angeles (N)	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Dustin Humphries	35	20	221	2/14	2	35	0	95.0

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Tucker Clayton	6	9	71	11.83	8	29	1
TE Jerry Blackwell	5	7	18	3.60	0	8	0
WR Eduardo Packer	4	8	36	9.00	3	12	0
WR Dexter Picken	2	2	52	26.00	32	35	1

Los Angeles (N)	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Zach Wilkerson	5	7	50	10.00	25	28	1
WR Ezra Rigby	4	8	30	7.50	13	11	0
TE Pedro Higbee	3	6	60	20.00	52	35	1
WR Robert Franz	2	3	17	8.50	0	18	0
WR Joshua Blaine	2	5	20	10.00	0	11	0
WR Mack Dixon	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
RB Ryan Palazzo	1	2	7	7.00	0	7	0
TE Brian Rachmaninoff	1	2	29	29.00	25	29	0
TE Brent Nekolny	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Los Angeles (N)	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov
CB Dustin Henry	1	0
QB Rico Sharp	1	0
T Clay McCaslin	0	1

Los Angeles (N)	Recov	Force
G Kurt Wells	1	0
DE Joshua Dawkins	0	1
TE Brian Rachmaninoff	0	1

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Terrence Hanks	9	412	45.8	42.8	60	8

Los Angeles (N)	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Ernest Rosado	8	365	45.6	35.9	54	1

Kicking Statistics

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

Los Angeles (N)	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Graham Sherman	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dustin Henry	3	38	12.7	0
Dexter Picken	3	40	13.3	0

Los Angeles (N)	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brent Cooper	2	7	3.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Eduardo Packer	2	55	27.5	0

Los Angeles (N)	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Joshua Blaine	3	78	26.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Peter Plyler	15	4	0.5	29	37
DT Broderick Dawson	6	0	1.0	29	35
OLB Rex King	5	1	0.0	24	17
CB Ethan McCarthy	4	2	0.0	26	32
CB Efrain Earley	4	2	0.0	27	37
S Jeff Baker	3	1	0.0	29	37
DE Riley Farr	2	3	0.0	24	25
CB Dustin Henry	2	0	0.0	6	19
DE Jerald Smith	2	0	0.0	27	34
S Sean Orosco	2	0	0.0	29	37
DT William Westbrook	1	1	0.5	27	23
DE Dillon Sloan	1	1	0.0	28	36
OLB Kelvin Lazuka	1	0	0.0	1	13
CB Kurt Bowser	0	1	0.0	5	10
OLB Kirk Wiebe	0	1	0.0	4	4

Los Angeles (N)	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Marvin Swift	7	2	0.0	32	28
ILB Kody London	6	1	0.0	18	11
S Ronnie Hegamin	6	1	0.0	31	26
S Taylor Keeling	4	1	0.0	19	20
ILB Martin Gillespie	4	1	0.0	16	17
CB A.J. May	4	1	0.0	32	26
OLB Brad Velevis	3	2	0.5	32	28
DE Gus Jenkins	3	2	0.0	32	27
DE Bryant King	2	1	0.0	21	15
OLB Howie Ashmore	2	0	0.0	18	20
DE Joshua Dawkins	1	0	1.0	18	13
DE Kelly Niklos	1	0	0.5	10	12
DE Elijah Hancock	1	0	0.0	12	8
CB Dan Makovicka	1	0	0.0	13	7
CB Logan Piotte	1	0	0.0	16	18

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Broderick Dawson	1.0	0	0	35
DT William Westbrook	0.5	0	0	23
ILB Peter Plyler	0.5	0	0	37
DE Riley Farr	0.0	1	0	25
DE Dillon Sloan	0.0	0	2	36
DE Jerald Smith	0.0	0	1	34

Los Angeles (N)	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Joshua Dawkins	1.0	0	0	13
DE Kelly Niklos	0.5	1	0	12
OLB Brad Velevis	0.5	0	0	28
DE Gus Jenkins	0.0	2	0	27
ILB Martin Gillespie	0.0	0	1	17

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Peter Plyler	5	0	37
CB Efrain Earley	3	2	37
OLB Rex King	3	0	17
CB Ethan McCarthy	2	2	32
S Sean Orosco	2	0	37
OLB Kelvin Lazuka	2	0	13
S Jeff Baker	1	1	37
CB Dustin Henry	1	0	19
DE Riley Farr	1	0	25
CB Kurt Bowser	0	1	10
CB Jack Bennett	0	1	2

Los Angeles (N)	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Marvin Swift	3	0	28
S Ronnie Hegamin	3	0	26
OLB Howie Ashmore	2	1	20
CB Logan Piotte	2	1	18
ILB Martin Gillespie	2	0	17
CB A.J. May	2	0	26
S Taylor Keeling	1	2	20
DE Elijah Hancock	1	0	8
CB Dan Makovicka	1	0	7

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
G J.J. Brazil	5	6	1	32	0	28
T Clay McCaslin	2	5	0	32	1	28
T Bryant McDonald	2	4	0	32	1	28
G Chandler Abrams	1	5	0	32	0	28
G Derek Cerda	1	5	0	32	0	28
TE Mercury Morrissey	0	1	0	16	0	8

Los Angeles (N)	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Ricardo Kuehler	1	6	29	0	37
T Quentin Luzar	1	3	29	0	37
T Clyde Newton	1	2	29	0	37
G Kurt Wells	0	6	29	2	37
G Patrick Sjostrom	0	5	29	0	37
TE Zach Wilkerson	0	1	29	0	36
TE Brian Rachmaninoff	0	1	9	0	11

Special Teams Tackles

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Eduardo Hardy	2	17
Eduardo Packer	1	25
Mercury Morrissey	1	17
Dustin Henry	1	16

Los Angeles (N)	Tackles	STPlays
Brian Rachmaninoff	3	25
Howie Ashmore	2	25
Sam Nardone	1	8
Mack Dixon	1	3
Marvin Swift	1	1

Participation

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
DE Jerald Smith	---	---	27	34	21	82
WR Eduardo Packer	25	25	---	---	25	75
DT Broderick Dawson	---	---	29	35	8	72
G Chandler Abrams	32	28	---	---	9	69
T Clay McCaslin	32	28	---	---	9	69
DE Dillon Sloan	---	---	28	36	3	67
ILB Peter Plyler	---	---	29	37	---	66
S Jeff Baker	---	---	29	37	---	66
OLB Rex King	---	---	24	17	25	66
S Sean Orosco	---	---	29	37	---	66
CB Efrain Earley	---	---	27	37	---	64
QB Rico Sharp	32	28	---	---	---	60
G Derek Cerda	32	28	---	---	---	60
T Bryant McDonald	32	28	---	---	---	60
G J.J. Brazil	32	28	---	---	---	60
TE Jerry Blackwell	32	27	---	---	---	59
DT William Westbrook	---	---	27	23	8	58
CB Ethan McCarthy	---	---	26	32	---	58
WR Tucker Clayton	28	25	---	---	---	53
DE Riley Farr	---	---	24	25	---	49
CB Dustin Henry	---	---	6	19	16	41
TE Mercury Morrissey	16	8	---	---	17	41
RB Eduardo Hardy	10	14	---	---	17	41
WR Dexter Picken	18	13	---	---	10	41
RB Blaine Justice	22	13	---	---	---	35
TE Colton Seifert	0	0	---	---	25	25
DE Harris Shepard	---	---	3	9	12	24
WR Dominic Richard	6	10	---	---	---	16
FB Colton Prentice	0	0	---	---	16	16
S Artie Randle	---	---	0	0	16	16
CB Kurt Bowser	---	---	5	10	---	15
OLB Kelvin Lazuka	---	---	1	13	---	14
TE Wade Cuviello	3	4	---	---	4	11
P Terrence Hanks	0	0	---	---	9	9
G Alexander Jones	0	0	---	---	9	9
C Josiah Pendergraft	0	0	---	---	9	9
OLB Kirk Wiebe	---	---	4	4	---	8
K J.R. Hardy	0	0	---	---	4	4
CB Jack Bennett	---	---	0	2	2	4
RB Tevin Cook	0	1	---	---	1	2
OLB Juan Winslett	---	---	1	0	---	1
QB Bart Blackburn	0	0	---	---	---	0
WR Alec Stone	0	0	---	---	---	0
C O.J. Dubord	0	0	---	---	---	0
DT Brant Buffington	---	---	0	0	---	0

Los Angeles (N)	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
TE Zach Wilkerson	29	36	---	---	25	90
T Quentin Luzar	29	37	---	---	8	74
G Kurt Wells	29	37	---	---	8	74
G Patrick Sjostrom	29	37	---	---	8	74
OLB Brad Velevis	---	---	32	28	12	72
CB A.J. May	---	---	32	26	13	71
C Ricardo Kuehler	29	37	---	---	---	66
T Clyde Newton	29	37	---	---	---	66
QB Dustin Humphries	29	37	---	---	---	66
TE Pedro Higbee	18	21	---	---	25	64
OLB Howie Ashmore	---	---	18	20	25	63
S Marvin Swift	---	---	32	28	1	61
RB Ryan Palazzo	27	33	---	---	1	61
DE Gus Jenkins	---	---	32	27	---	59
WR Ezra Rigby	27	30	---	---	---	57
S Ronnie Hegamin	---	---	31	26	---	57
WR Robert Franz	25	29	---	---	1	55
S Taylor Keeling	---	---	19	20	16	55
ILB Martin Gillespie	---	---	16	17	13	46
TE Brian Rachmaninoff	9	11	---	---	25	45
DE Joshua Dawkins	---	---	18	13	9	40
CB Dan Makovicka	---	---	13	7	17	37
DE Bryant King	---	---	21	15	---	36
CB Logan Piotte	---	---	16	18	---	34
DE Kelly Niklos	---	---	10	12	9	31
ILB Kody London	---	---	18	11	---	29
WR Joshua Blaine	6	13	---	---	4	23
OLB Zachery Keaton	---	---	13	8	---	21
DE Elijah Hancock	---	---	12	8	---	20
DT Toby Coker	---	---	13	7	---	20
RB Brandon Walker	2	4	---	---	8	14
WR Mack Dixon	2	6	---	---	3	11
DE Dana Poff	---	---	2	9	---	11
CB Hector Pollard	---	---	3	6	---	9
WR Brent Cooper	0	0	---	---	9	9
P Ernest Rosado	0	0	---	---	8	8
C Allen Sweeney	0	0	---	---	8	8
C Sam Nardone	0	0	---	---	8	8
TE Brent Nekolny	0	2	---	---	4	6
K Graham Sherman	0	0	---	---	4	4
OLB Lonnie Fairbanks	---	---	1	2	---	3
RB Myron Garner	0	0	---	---	3	3
QB Lenny Dennis	0	0	---	---	---	0
WR Lucas Benton	0	0	---	---	---	0
WR Samuel Giannetti	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Lenny Griffin	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	16	3.2
Middle	15	94	6.3
Right	10	41	4.1
None	2	-4	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	2	0.5
Middle	18	36	2.0
Right	7	15	2.1
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Rico Sharp	26	17	3	1	1	4	3	1	0

Los Angeles (N)	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Dustin Humphries	35	20	3	3	4	7	1	3	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	2	0.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	9	81	8.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	4	38	4.8
Long (19+ Yds)	5	2	56	11.2

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	64	16.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	11	100	7.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	6	57	4.1
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Tucker Clayton	9	6	0	71	2	25
WR Eduardo Packer	8	4	1	36	0	25
TE Jerry Blackwell	7	5	0	18	0	27
WR Dexter Picken	2	2	0	52	1	13

Los Angeles (N)	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Ezra Rigby	8	4	2	30	0	30
TE Zach Wilkerson	7	5	0	50	1	36
TE Pedro Higbee	6	3	0	60	1	21
WR Joshua Blaine	5	2	0	20	0	13
WR Robert Franz	3	2	1	17	0	29
RB Ryan Palazzo	2	1	1	7	0	33
TE Brian Rachmaninoff	2	1	0	29	1	11
WR Mack Dixon	1	1	0	3	0	6
TE Brent Nekolny	1	1	0	5	0	2

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
QB Rico Sharp	3	10	3.33	4.67

Los Angeles (N)	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Ryan Palazzo	2	4	2.00	1.95

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Rico Sharp	1	1	17	17.00	6.81

Los Angeles (N)	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Dustin Humphries	2	2	8	4.00	6.31

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Dexter Picken	1	1	17	17.00	26.00

Los Angeles (N)	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Pedro Higbee	1	1	7	7.00	10.00
TE Zach Wilkerson	1	1	1	1.00	7.14

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
RB Eduardo Hardy	2	1
QB Rico Sharp	1	0

Los Angeles (N)	Rushes	Conversions
RB Ryan Palazzo	1	0
QB Dustin Humphries	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Rico Sharp	9	7	3

Los Angeles (N)	Att	Comp	Conversions
Dustin Humphries	13	6	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Eduardo Packer	4	3	1
WR Tucker Clayton	3	2	1
TE Jerry Blackwell	1	1	0
WR Dexter Picken	1	1	1

Los Angeles (N)	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Ezra Rigby	3	2	1
WR Joshua Blaine	3	2	1
WR Robert Franz	2	1	0
RB Ryan Palazzo	2	1	0
TE Pedro Higbee	1	0	0
TE Zach Wilkerson	1	0	0
TE Brian Rachmaninoff	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 70,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 21,400 (21,400)
End Zone 15,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 13,600 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	70,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	21,400 (21,400)
End Zone	15,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	13,600 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (3,300)