Week 2, 2041

played in Minnesota, MN

65 degrees, fair, 4 mph wind

Cleveland Browns	0	10	3	7	-	20
Minnesota Vikings	17	10	7	3	-	37

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:07 MIN - J.R. Hardy 40 field goal
1Q: 01:36 MIN - Jerry Blackwell 6 pass from Bart Blackburn (J.R. Hardy extra point)
1Q: 00:09 MIN - Dexter Picken 25 pass from Bart Blackburn (J.R. Hardy extra point)
2Q: 07:03 MIN - J.R. Hardy 24 field goal
2Q: 06:56 CLE - Fernando Strong 99 kickoff return (Otis Sheridan extra point)
2Q: 04:51 MIN - Bart Blackburn 4 run (J.R. Hardy extra point)
2Q: 02:31 CLE - Otis Sheridan 32 field goal
3Q: 09:26 CLE - Otis Sheridan 34 field goal
3Q: 03:20 MIN - Mason Loper 11 pass from Bart Blackburn (J.R. Hardy extra point)
4Q: 11:44 CLE - Jerry Walker 16 pass from Alan Hardy (Otis Sheridan extra point)
4Q: 00:29 MIN - J.R. Hardy 31 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:07 MIN - J.R. Hardy 40 field goal
1Q: 01:36 MIN - Jerry Blackwell 6 pass from Bart Blackburn (J.R. Hardy extra point)
1Q: 00:09 MIN - Dexter Picken 25 pass from Bart Blackburn (J.R. Hardy extra point)
2Q: 07:03 MIN - J.R. Hardy 24 field goal
2Q: 06:56 CLE - Fernando Strong 99 kickoff return (Otis Sheridan extra point)
2Q: 04:51 MIN - Bart Blackburn 4 run (J.R. Hardy extra point)
2Q: 02:31 CLE - Otis Sheridan 32 field goal
3Q: 09:26 CLE - Otis Sheridan 34 field goal
3Q: 03:20 MIN - Mason Loper 11 pass from Bart Blackburn (J.R. Hardy extra point)
4Q: 11:44 CLE - Jerry Walker 16 pass from Alan Hardy (Otis Sheridan extra point)
4Q: 00:29 MIN - J.R. Hardy 31 field goal

Team Statistics CLE MIN
Record 0-2 2-0
First Downs 12 32
- by Rushing 2 15
- by Passing 10 15
- by Penalty 0 2
Total Net Yards 217 501
- Offensive Plays 51 77
- Yards per Play 4.25 6.51
Net Rushing Yards 35 212
- Rushing Attempts 14 31
- Yards per Rush 2.50 6.84
Net Passing Yards 182 289
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 35 - 19 - 0 44 - 27 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 193 299
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/11 2/10
- Yards per Pass Play 4.92 6.28
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/13 5/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.3 6.1
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 2/20 3/20
Punt Returns/Yards 1/8 1/-4
Kick Returns/Yards 5/191 2/56
Interception Ret./Yards 2/3 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 7
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/2 3/3
Avg. Drive Start OWN 28 OWN 32
Time of Possession 22:48 37:12

Team Statistics	CLE	MIN
Record	0-2	2-0
First Downs	12	32
- by Rushing	2	15
- by Passing	10	15
- by Penalty	0	2
Total Net Yards	217	501
- Offensive Plays	51	77
- Yards per Play	4.25	6.51
Net Rushing Yards	35	212
- Rushing Attempts	14	31
- Yards per Rush	2.50	6.84
Net Passing Yards	182	289
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	35 - 19 - 0	44 - 27 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	193	299
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/11	2/10
- Yards per Pass Play	4.92	6.28
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/13	5/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.3	6.1
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	2/20	3/20
Punt Returns/Yards	1/8	1/-4
Kick Returns/Yards	5/191	2/56
Interception Ret./Yards	2/3	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	7
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/2	3/3
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 28	OWN 32
Time of Possession	22:48	37:12

Drive Charts

Cleveland Browns
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:00	4:50	OWN 17	9	45	Punt
1	1:28	0:48	OWN 27	1	-2	Fumble
2	15:00	0:54	OWN 25	3	1	Punt
2	4:42	2:19	OWN 46	5	39	Field Goal
2	1:35	0:42	OWN 40	3	6	Punt
3	15:00	5:42	OWN 33	9	50	Field Goal
3	6:21	0:31	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
3	3:14	6:40	OWN 25	12	75	Touchdown
4	9:29	1:32	OWN 24	3	8	Punt
4	0:24	0:24	OWN 25	3	0	Game

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:00	OWN 25	10	52	Field Goal
1	5:10	3:42	OWN 20	8	80	Touchdown
1	0:40	0:40	OPP 25	2	25	Touchdown
2	14:06	7:10	OWN 26	15	67	Field Goal
2	6:39	1:57	OWN 38	8	62	Touchdown
2	2:23	0:48	OWN 25	4	21	Interception
2	0:53	0:53	OWN 22	2	30	Half
3	9:18	2:57	OWN 38	6	46	Interception
3	5:50	2:36	OWN 42	7	58	Touchdown
4	11:34	2:05	OWN 25	3	5	Punt
4	7:57	7:33	OWN 26	13	60	Field Goal

Game MVP: Colton Riley, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Cleveland	Att	Yards	Avg	LG
RB Fernando Strong	7	11	1.57	3
RB Wes Ruby	4	8	2.00	5
WR Jerry Walker	2	9	4.50	8
QB Alan Hardy	1	7	7.00	7

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Colton Riley	20	174	8.70	30	8	0
RB Tevin Cook	5	12	2.40	5	0	0
RB Eduardo Hardy	4	16	4.00	7	0	0
QB Bart Blackburn	2	10	5.00	6	0	1

Passing Statistics

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Alan Hardy	35	19	193	2/11	1	24	0	79.8

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bart Blackburn	44	27	299	2/10	3	35	2	85.3

Receiving Statistics

Cleveland	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Kurt Guthrie	6	9	83	13.83	25	24	0
WR Gabe Hernandez	6	6	28	4.67	0	6	0
WR Jerry Walker	4	12	52	13.00	28	21	1
TE Adam Durham	2	4	20	10.00	8	17	0
TE Otis Monroe	1	2	10	10.00	0	10	0
WR Damon Edwards	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Dexter Picken	10	12	118	11.80	30	35	1
WR Alec Stone	4	5	39	9.75	4	16	0
WR Tucker Clayton	4	10	35	8.75	1	17	0
WR Mason Loper	3	4	17	5.67	13	11	1
TE Terry Porter	3	5	57	19.00	26	26	0
TE Jerry Blackwell	1	3	6	6.00	1	6	1
WR Dominic Richard	1	3	7	7.00	0	7	0
RB Tevin Cook	1	1	20	20.00	12	20	0
FB Colton Prentice	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Cleveland	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Casey Dail	1	3	3.00	0
CB William Behrendt	1	0	0.00	0

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Cleveland	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
QB Alan Hardy	1	0	0	0

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
DE Daryl Van Hoose	0	1	0	0
ILB Peter Plyler	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Cleveland	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Amos Breiten	5	194	38.8	35.6	44	0

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Terrence Hanks	1	54	54.0	46.0	54	1

Kicking Statistics

Cleveland	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Otis Sheridan	2/2	0/0	0/0	34	2/2

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
J.R. Hardy	3/3	1/1	0/0	40	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

Cleveland	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jerry Walker	1	8	8.0	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dexter Picken	1	-4	-4.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Cleveland	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tanner Hoffman	3	70	23.3	0
Fernando Strong	2	121	60.5	1

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jack Bennett	2	56	28.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Cleveland	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Casey Dail	11	2	0.0	31	44
OLB Donovan Richardson	9	0	0.0	31	46
DT Grant Lauritzen	6	0	1.0	28	31
ILB Luke Irwin	5	3	0.0	17	21
OLB Douglas Chavez	4	0	0.0	17	25
OLB Bart Gonzalez	3	0	0.0	14	15
S Jesse Allen	3	0	0.0	14	19
DT Devan Alston	2	1	1.0	15	29
DE Dana Poff	2	2	0.0	30	43
S Denzel Evans	2	2	0.0	30	45
CB William Behrendt	2	1	0.0	13	20
CB Tanner Hoffman	2	0	0.0	2	12
CB Tracy Woolford	2	0	0.0	31	46
S Ernie Houck	2	0	0.0	17	27
DE Damian Thornton	1	0	0.0	3	16
DT Damon Apel	0	3	0.0	16	28
S Cory Norton	0	1	0.0	0	2

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Rex King	6	2	0.0	14	33
CB Efrain Earley	6	0	0.0	14	37
ILB Peter Plyler	5	0	1.0	14	37
S Jorge Castillo	4	1	0.0	13	32
S Artie Randle	4	0	0.0	14	37
DE Dillon Sloan	3	0	1.0	14	37
DT Ruben McWilliams	2	0	0.0	9	19
S Bobby Flanigan	1	1	0.0	2	5
CB Jack Bennett	1	1	0.0	12	36
TE Jerry Blackwell	1	0	---	---	---
CB Ethan McCarthy	1	0	0.0	9	25
WR Tucker Clayton	1	0	---	---	---
DT Percy Blackmon	1	0	0.0	7	24
DE Riley Farr	0	1	0.0	6	11
DE Jerald Smith	0	1	0.0	6	26

Pass Rush Statistics

Cleveland	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DT Grant Lauritzen	1.0	0	1	31
DT Devan Alston	1.0	0	0	29
OLB Donovan Richardson	0.0	1	0	46
DE Dana Poff	0.0	0	3	43
DE Damian Thornton	0.0	0	1	16
DE Junior Rheams	0.0	0	1	31

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Dillon Sloan	1.0	1	2	1	37
ILB Peter Plyler	1.0	0	0	0	37
DT Percy Blackmon	0.0	2	0	0	24
CB Efrain Earley	0.0	1	0	0	37
DT Glenn Aghemo	0.0	0	1	0	31
DE Jerald Smith	0.0	0	0	1	26

Pass Defense Statistics

Cleveland	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Casey Dail	8	0	1	44
OLB Douglas Chavez	3	0	0	25
CB William Behrendt	2	2	1	20
S Denzel Evans	2	1	0	45
OLB Bart Gonzalez	2	0	0	15
ILB Luke Irwin	2	0	0	21
CB Tanner Hoffman	2	0	0	12
S Jesse Allen	2	0	0	19
CB Tracy Woolford	1	1	0	46
OLB Donovan Richardson	1	1	0	46
DE Damian Thornton	1	0	0	16
S Ernie Houck	1	0	0	27
DE Junior Rheams	0	1	0	31

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Rex King	4	2	33
CB Efrain Earley	4	0	37
ILB Peter Plyler	3	0	37
S Jorge Castillo	3	0	32
S Artie Randle	2	3	37
CB Jack Bennett	1	1	36
S Bobby Flanigan	1	0	5
CB Ethan McCarthy	1	0	25

Blocking Statistics

Cleveland	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Kurt Lane	2	6	14	0	37
C Blaine Linquist	0	4	14	1	37
T Tucker Joseph	0	1	10	1	23
C Carter Zabriskie	0	1	14	0	37
TE Adam Durham	0	1	11	0	25

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Bryson Fannon	4	7	1	31	1	46
T Bryant McDonald	4	6	2	31	0	46
G Chandler Abrams	3	8	0	31	1	46
G Derek Cerda	3	3	2	31	0	46
T Clay McCaslin	2	4	0	31	0	46
TE Terry Porter	1	1	0	31	0	40

Special Teams Tackles

Cleveland	Tackles	STPlays
Omar Parker	1	19
Tucker Joseph	1	7
Wes Ruby	1	5

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Jerald Smith	3	21
Mason Loper	1	21
Colton Prentice	1	21

Participation

Cleveland	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Tracy Woolford	---	---	31	46	17	94
S Denzel Evans	---	---	30	45	17	92
OLB Donovan Richardson	---	---	31	46	4	81
S Casey Dail	---	---	31	44	3	78
DE Dana Poff	---	---	30	43	3	76
WR Jerry Walker	14	37	---	---	21	72
WR Kurt Guthrie	14	35	---	---	14	63
DE Junior Rheams	---	---	29	31	---	60
DT Grant Lauritzen	---	---	28	31	---	59
C Carter Zabriskie	14	37	---	---	7	58
G Kurt Lane	14	37	---	---	7	58
T Josh Kennedy	14	37	---	---	7	58
QB Alan Hardy	14	37	---	---	---	51
C Blaine Linquist	14	37	---	---	---	51
RB Fernando Strong	9	19	---	---	21	49
DT Damon Apel	---	---	16	28	4	48
DT Devan Alston	---	---	15	29	3	47
OLB Douglas Chavez	---	---	17	25	2	44
S Ernie Houck	---	---	17	27	---	44
T Tucker Joseph	10	23	---	---	7	40
ILB Luke Irwin	---	---	17	21	---	38
TE Adam Durham	11	25	---	---	---	36
S Jesse Allen	---	---	14	19	3	36
T Ty Guidry	4	14	---	---	15	33
CB William Behrendt	---	---	13	20	---	33
WR Gabe Hernandez	8	24	---	---	---	32
OLB Bart Gonzalez	---	---	14	15	1	30
WR Damon Edwards	1	3	---	---	21	25
CB Tanner Hoffman	---	---	2	12	11	25
RB Wes Ruby	5	15	---	---	5	25
TE Otis Monroe	5	16	---	---	1	22
DE Damian Thornton	---	---	3	16	3	22
OLB Omar Parker	---	---	0	0	19	19
OLB Rondell Jacobs	---	---	0	0	19	19
FB Ricky McWilliams	3	10	---	---	---	13
DT Nickolas Frenzel	---	---	3	5	---	8
TE Dwight Edelstein	0	1	---	---	7	8
C Sedrick Morton	0	0	---	---	7	7
P Amos Breiten	0	0	---	---	7	7
K Otis Sheridan	0	0	---	---	7	7
S Cory Norton	---	---	0	2	---	2
DE Nate Hutton	---	---	0	1	1	2
QB Edgar Garciaparra	0	0	---	---	---	0
WR Justics Anderson	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Dwayne Franklin	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Tanner Laporte	0	0	---	---	---	0

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
WR Dexter Picken	30	36	---	---	18	84
C Bryson Fannon	31	46	---	---	---	77
G Chandler Abrams	31	46	---	---	---	77
G Derek Cerda	31	46	---	---	---	77
T Clay McCaslin	31	46	---	---	---	77
T Bryant McDonald	31	46	---	---	---	77
QB Bart Blackburn	31	46	---	---	---	77
TE Terry Porter	31	40	---	---	4	75
S Artie Randle	---	---	14	37	21	72
WR Tucker Clayton	25	37	---	---	---	62
WR Alec Stone	15	26	---	---	14	55
CB Jack Bennett	---	---	12	36	7	55
ILB Peter Plyler	---	---	14	37	3	54
DE Dillon Sloan	---	---	14	37	2	53
DE Jerald Smith	---	---	6	26	21	53
CB Efrain Earley	---	---	14	37	2	53
DT Glenn Aghemo	---	---	12	31	7	50
CB Ethan McCarthy	---	---	9	25	15	49
OLB Rex King	---	---	14	33	2	49
S Jorge Castillo	---	---	13	32	2	47
TE Jerry Blackwell	18	25	---	---	---	43
RB Colton Riley	21	21	---	---	---	42
RB Eduardo Hardy	5	13	---	---	17	35
DT Percy Blackmon	---	---	7	24	2	33
DT Ruben McWilliams	---	---	9	19	---	28
TE Mercury Morrissey	4	1	---	---	22	27
WR Mason Loper	0	5	---	---	21	26
DE Daryl Van Hoose	---	---	7	11	5	23
FB Colton Prentice	0	1	---	---	21	22
OLB Juan Winslett	---	---	1	1	18	20
DE Riley Farr	---	---	6	11	---	17
WR Dominic Richard	1	13	---	---	---	14
RB Tevin Cook	5	8	---	---	---	13
K J.R. Hardy	0	0	---	---	11	11
ILB Earl Vinnick	---	---	0	1	9	10
S Bobby Flanigan	---	---	2	5	---	7
T Ezra Fryday	0	0	---	---	4	4
P Terrence Hanks	0	0	---	---	4	4
G J.J. Brazil	0	0	---	---	4	4
RB Blaine Justice	0	4	---	---	---	4
G Alexander Jones	0	0	---	---	4	4
C Josiah Pendergraft	0	0	---	---	4	4
CB Arnold Lingen	---	---	0	4	---	4
QB J.B. Delcorio	0	0	---	---	---	0
ILB Johnnie Gillette	---	---	0	0	---	0
C DeAndre Corbett	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	10	3.3
Middle	9	24	2.7
Right	2	1	0.5
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	42	7.0
Middle	19	108	5.7
Right	6	62	10.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Cleveland	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Alan Hardy	35	19	3	0	3	6	3	2	0

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bart Blackburn	44	27	4	0	2	6	6	0	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	1	4	2.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	9	57	4.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	17	9	132	7.8
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	10	7	44	4.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	23	13	124	5.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	5	71	10.1
Long (19+ Yds)	4	2	60	15.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Cleveland	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Jerry Walker	12	4	1	52	1	37
WR Kurt Guthrie	9	6	0	83	2	35
WR Gabe Hernandez	6	6	0	28	0	24
TE Adam Durham	4	2	1	20	0	25
TE Otis Monroe	2	1	0	10	0	16
WR Damon Edwards	2	0	1	0	0	3

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Dexter Picken	12	10	0	118	2	36
WR Tucker Clayton	10	4	1	35	0	37
WR Alec Stone	5	4	0	39	0	26
TE Terry Porter	5	3	0	57	1	40
WR Mason Loper	4	3	0	17	0	5
TE Jerry Blackwell	3	1	0	6	0	25
WR Dominic Richard	3	1	1	7	0	13
RB Tevin Cook	1	1	0	20	1	8
FB Colton Prentice	1	0	0	0	0	1

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Cleveland	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Wes Ruby	2	4	2.00	2.00
WR Jerry Walker	1	8	8.00	4.50

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Eduardo Hardy	3	15	5.00	4.00
RB Colton Riley	3	0	0.00	8.70
RB Tevin Cook	2	6	3.00	2.40
QB Bart Blackburn	1	4	4.00	5.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Alan Hardy	5	3	24	4.80	5.51

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bart Blackburn	10	3	29	2.90	6.80

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Cleveland	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Adam Durham	2	1	3	1.50	5.00
WR Jerry Walker	1	1	16	16.00	4.33
WR Kurt Guthrie	1	0	0	0.00	9.22
WR Gabe Hernandez	1	1	5	5.00	4.67

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Tucker Clayton	4	0	0	0.00	3.50
TE Jerry Blackwell	1	1	6	6.00	2.00
WR Dominic Richard	1	0	0	0.00	2.33
WR Mason Loper	1	1	11	11.00	4.25
WR Alec Stone	1	1	12	12.00	7.80
WR Dexter Picken	1	0	0	0.00	9.83
TE Terry Porter	1	0	0	0.00	11.40

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Cleveland	Rushes	Conversions
RB Fernando Strong	2	1

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
RB Eduardo Hardy	2	1
RB Tevin Cook	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Conversions
Alan Hardy	10	5	4

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bart Blackburn	6	4	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Cleveland	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jerry Walker	5	1	1
WR Kurt Guthrie	4	3	3
WR Gabe Hernandez	1	1	0

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Tucker Clayton	3	2	2
WR Dexter Picken	2	1	1
WR Dominic Richard	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 85,000 (85,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 23,700 (23,700)
End Zone 17,000 (17,000)
Mezzanine 9,800 (9,800)
Sideline Seats 15,000 (15,000)
Club Seats 9,600 (9,600)
Luxury Boxes 9,900 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	85,000 (85,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	23,700 (23,700)
End Zone	17,000 (17,000)
Mezzanine	9,800 (9,800)
Sideline Seats	15,000 (15,000)
Club Seats	9,600 (9,600)
Luxury Boxes	9,900 (9,900)