Week 16, 2042

played in New England, MA

40 degrees, rain, 8 mph wind

Minnesota Vikings	10	7	3	3	-	23
New England Patriots	14	0	0	7	-	21

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:06 NED - Leo Booker 82 interception return (Fred Benson extra point)
1Q: 08:08 MIN - J.R. Hardy 51 field goal
1Q: 02:08 NED - Eduardo Packer 12 pass from Fernando O'Connor (Fred Benson extra point)
1Q: 01:57 MIN - Jack Bennett 100 kickoff return (J.R. Hardy extra point)
2Q: 05:21 MIN - Colton Riley 4 run (J.R. Hardy extra point)
3Q: 09:10 MIN - J.R. Hardy 35 field goal
4Q: 06:45 NED - Jonathan Hatcher 2 pass from Fernando O'Connor (Fred Benson extra point)
4Q: 02:01 MIN - J.R. Hardy 28 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:06 NED - Leo Booker 82 interception return (Fred Benson extra point)
1Q: 08:08 MIN - J.R. Hardy 51 field goal
1Q: 02:08 NED - Eduardo Packer 12 pass from Fernando O'Connor (Fred Benson extra point)
1Q: 01:57 MIN - Jack Bennett 100 kickoff return (J.R. Hardy extra point)
2Q: 05:21 MIN - Colton Riley 4 run (J.R. Hardy extra point)
3Q: 09:10 MIN - J.R. Hardy 35 field goal
4Q: 06:45 NED - Jonathan Hatcher 2 pass from Fernando O'Connor (Fred Benson extra point)
4Q: 02:01 MIN - J.R. Hardy 28 field goal

Team Statistics MIN NED
Record 3-12 7-8
First Downs 22 13
- by Rushing 9 5
- by Passing 12 8
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 364 248
- Offensive Plays 68 52
- Yards per Play 5.35 4.77
Net Rushing Yards 143 92
- Rushing Attempts 32 17
- Yards per Rush 4.47 5.41
Net Passing Yards 221 156
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 34 - 23 - 2 34 - 25 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 237 160
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/16 1/4
- Yards per Pass Play 6.14 4.46
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/12 3/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.2 10.5
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 4/21 10/85
Punt Returns/Yards 5/47 1/8
Kick Returns/Yards 2/122 3/85
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 2/86
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/2 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 26 OWN 35
Time of Possession 33:23 26:37

Team Statistics	MIN	NED
Record	3-12	7-8
First Downs	22	13
- by Rushing	9	5
- by Passing	12	8
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	364	248
- Offensive Plays	68	52
- Yards per Play	5.35	4.77
Net Rushing Yards	143	92
- Rushing Attempts	32	17
- Yards per Rush	4.47	5.41
Net Passing Yards	221	156
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	34 - 23 - 2	34 - 25 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	237	160
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/16	1/4
- Yards per Pass Play	6.14	4.46
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/12	3/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.2	10.5
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	4/21	10/85
Punt Returns/Yards	5/47	1/8
Kick Returns/Yards	2/122	3/85
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	2/86
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/2	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 26	OWN 35
Time of Possession	33:23	26:37

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:06	OWN 26	6	32	Interception
1	11:54	3:51	OWN 25	7	41	Field Goal
2	12:10	7:00	OWN 14	14	86	Touchdown
2	4:13	2:08	OWN 42	5	28	Interception
2	0:33	0:33	OWN 22	1	-2	Half
3	13:23	4:20	OWN 42	8	40	Field Goal
3	6:14	3:18	OWN 22	7	32	Punt
3	0:53	1:27	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
4	12:58	1:26	OWN 4	3	9	Punt
4	6:36	4:42	OWN 25	10	64	Field Goal
4	1:01	1:01	OPP 48	4	16	Game

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	8:03	6:06	OWN 25	10	75	Touchdown
1	1:41	4:31	OWN 25	9	27	Punt
2	5:10	0:57	OWN 34	4	-10	Punt
2	2:05	1:32	OWN 28	5	11	Punt
3	15:00	1:37	OWN 25	3	-4	Punt
3	9:03	2:49	OWN 33	3	6	Punt
3	2:56	2:03	OWN 31	4	20	Punt
4	14:26	1:28	OWN 48	3	5	Punt
4	11:32	4:56	OPP 39	9	39	Touchdown
4	1:54	0:53	OWN 44	4	4	Downs

Game MVP: Fernando O'Connor, New England Patriots

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Colton Riley	19	91	4.79	11	4	1
RB Blaine Justice	12	53	4.42	15	2	0
QB Randall Giles	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Jonathan Hatcher	10	57	5.70	13	2
QB Fernando O'Connor	4	33	8.25	19	1
RB Samuel Dillon	3	2	0.67	5	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Randall Giles	34	23	237	2/16	0	29	2	63.0

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Fernando O'Connor	34	25	160	1/4	2	22	0	102.5

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Dexter Picken	7	8	94	13.43	29	29
WR Alexis Prior	6	6	73	12.17	13	20
RB Colton Riley	3	4	8	2.67	1	8
TE Terry Porter	3	7	14	4.67	1	6
WR Timothy Humphrey	2	2	28	14.00	23	28
TE Bart Gray	2	5	20	10.00	12	17
WR Tucker Clayton	0	2	0	0.00	0	0

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Terrence Hooper	8	10	53	6.63	29	12	0
WR Cole Harmatz	6	6	48	8.00	7	22	0
TE Scottie Brown	2	3	11	5.50	0	6	0
WR Joshua Orlando	2	6	15	7.50	3	8	0
RB Samuel Dillon	2	3	3	1.50	0	3	0
TE Xavier Ramsey	2	2	13	6.50	0	12	0
RB Jonathan Hatcher	2	3	5	2.50	0	3	1
WR Eduardo Packer	1	1	12	12.00	0	12	1

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
DT Kendrick Kalu	1	4	4.00	0
CB Leo Booker	1	82	82.00	1

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
J.R. Hardy	3	74	24.7	22.0	34	0

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Alexis Bode	7	322	46.0	36.4	49	4

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
J.R. Hardy	3/3	1/1	1/1	51	2/2

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Fred Benson	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dexter Picken	5	47	9.4	0

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Cole Harmatz	1	8	8.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jack Bennett	2	122	61.0	1

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Cole Harmatz	2	66	33.0	0
Eduardo Packer	1	19	19.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Jorge Castillo	5	3	0.0	15	30
OLB Deion Carder	5	2	0.0	9	15
CB Chandler Ickes	5	1	0.0	17	32
DE Dillon Sloan	4	1	1.0	16	34
OLB Juan Winslett	4	1	0.0	9	14
ILB Earl Vinnick	3	3	0.0	7	21
DT Abraham Atkins	3	0	0.0	11	22
OLB Rickey Barrett	3	0	0.0	7	16
S Bobby Flanigan	2	0	0.0	3	7
CB Efrain Earley	2	0	0.0	12	30
ILB Johnnie Gillette	2	0	0.0	5	8
CB Jack Bennett	1	2	0.0	15	32
WR Tucker Clayton	1	0	---	---	---
DT Percy Blackmon	1	0	0.0	6	14
DT Stanley Emerson	0	2	0.0	16	35
DE Daryl Van Hoose	0	1	0.0	2	9
S Artie Randle	0	1	0.0	17	34

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DE Dale Mathis	11	5	1.0	32	36
CB Rico Coleman	7	0	0.0	29	35
ILB Trent Ramirez	6	1	0.0	31	28
S Wes Handel	5	3	0.0	28	27
CB Leo Booker	5	1	0.0	32	36
OLB Alex Sham	5	1	0.0	18	18
DT Gary Paulsen	4	0	1.0	29	25
DE Cesar Harden	3	2	0.0	21	28
CB Tristan Terrell	3	1	0.0	32	36
DE Otis Poock	2	1	0.0	30	35
DE Connor LeBoeuf	1	2	0.0	24	26
DT Kendrick Kalu	1	1	0.0	10	13
S Louie Seim	1	1	0.0	5	9
DE Timothy Tatum	1	0	0.0	14	17
CB Micah Scott	0	2	0.0	13	18

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Dillon Sloan	1.0	0	1	1	34
DT Percy Blackmon	0.0	1	0	0	14
DT Stanley Emerson	0.0	0	1	0	35
ILB Johnnie Gillette	0.0	0	1	0	8

New England	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Gary Paulsen	1.0	1	0	25
DE Dale Mathis	1.0	0	0	36
ILB Trent Ramirez	0.0	1	0	28
DE Cesar Harden	0.0	0	1	28

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Juan Winslett	4	1	14
S Jorge Castillo	4	1	30
CB Chandler Ickes	3	1	32
ILB Earl Vinnick	2	1	21
DE Dillon Sloan	2	0	34
CB Efrain Earley	2	0	30
OLB Deion Carder	2	0	15
OLB Rickey Barrett	2	0	16
CB Mitch Bell	1	0	4
S Bobby Flanigan	1	0	7
DE Riley Farr	1	0	22
S Artie Randle	1	0	34

New England	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
DE Dale Mathis	5	0	0	36
CB Rico Coleman	4	0	0	35
OLB Alex Sham	3	1	0	18
ILB Trent Ramirez	3	0	0	28
S Wes Handel	3	0	0	27
CB Tristan Terrell	2	0	0	36
DE Cesar Harden	1	0	0	28
DT Gary Paulsen	1	0	0	25
S Louie Seim	1	0	0	9
OLB Steven Burke	0	2	0	8
CB Leo Booker	0	1	1	36
DT Kendrick Kalu	0	0	1	13

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
G J.J. Brazil	5	9	1	32	0	36
T Bryant McDonald	3	7	1	32	1	36
G Alexander Jones	3	7	0	32	0	36
C Bryson Fannon	2	5	0	32	0	35
C DeAndre Corbett	1	3	0	32	1	36

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Stanley Wallace	3	3	17	0	35
G J.R. Kamin	2	4	17	1	35
T Donnell Jacques	1	2	17	0	35
G Damon Kramer	0	3	17	0	35
FB Shannon West	0	1	2	0	3
T Peyton McGee	0	1	17	0	35

Special Teams Tackles

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Colton Riley	1	23
Stanley Emerson	1	17
Terry Porter	1	16
Alexis Prior	1	9

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Micah Scott	3	23
Eduardo Packer	2	17
Donnell Jacques	1	7

Participation

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
TE Terry Porter	32	36	---	---	16	84
RB Colton Riley	20	32	---	---	23	75
T Bryant McDonald	32	36	---	---	6	74
G J.J. Brazil	32	36	---	---	6	74
G Alexander Jones	32	36	---	---	6	74
QB Randall Giles	32	36	---	---	3	71
DT Stanley Emerson	---	---	16	35	17	68
S Artie Randle	---	---	17	34	17	68
C DeAndre Corbett	32	36	---	---	---	68
C Bryson Fannon	32	35	---	---	---	67
WR Dexter Picken	21	21	---	---	17	59
WR Alexis Prior	24	25	---	---	9	58
CB Jack Bennett	---	---	15	32	4	51
DE Dillon Sloan	---	---	16	34	---	50
CB Chandler Ickes	---	---	17	32	---	49
DT Abraham Atkins	---	---	11	22	12	45
S Jorge Castillo	---	---	15	30	---	45
CB Efrain Earley	---	---	12	30	---	42
ILB Earl Vinnick	---	---	7	21	9	37
DE Riley Farr	---	---	13	22	---	35
WR Tucker Clayton	21	14	---	---	---	35
TE Bart Gray	15	16	---	---	---	31
OLB Juan Winslett	---	---	9	14	7	30
RB Blaine Justice	12	12	---	---	6	30
TE Mercury Morrissey	4	2	---	---	23	29
WR Timothy Humphrey	8	21	---	---	---	29
WR Alec Stone	2	0	---	---	23	25
OLB Deion Carder	---	---	9	15	---	24
OLB Rickey Barrett	---	---	7	16	---	23
DE Jerald Smith	---	---	3	6	11	20
DT Percy Blackmon	---	---	6	14	---	20
DE Daryl Van Hoose	---	---	2	9	7	18
CB Mitch Bell	---	---	2	4	7	13
ILB Johnnie Gillette	---	---	5	8	---	13
K J.R. Hardy	0	0	---	---	12	12
S Bobby Flanigan	---	---	3	7	---	10
G Chandler Abrams	0	1	---	---	6	7
C Josiah Pendergraft	0	0	---	---	6	6
RB Adam Purslow	1	1	---	---	---	2
ILB Peter Plyler	---	---	1	0	---	1
DT Ruben McWilliams	---	---	1	0	---	1
P Terrence Hanks	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Derek Cerda	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Clay McCaslin	0	0	---	---	---	0
T D.J. Colston	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Bart Blackburn	0	0	---	---	---	0

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Leo Booker	---	---	32	36	10	78
CB Tristan Terrell	---	---	32	36	3	71
DE Dale Mathis	---	---	32	36	3	71
ILB Trent Ramirez	---	---	31	28	9	68
DE Otis Poock	---	---	30	35	3	68
CB Rico Coleman	---	---	29	35	3	67
WR Eduardo Packer	17	29	---	---	17	63
WR Cole Harmatz	17	35	---	---	9	61
G Damon Kramer	17	35	---	---	7	59
G Stanley Wallace	17	35	---	---	7	59
T Peyton McGee	17	35	---	---	7	59
T Donnell Jacques	17	35	---	---	7	59
S Wes Handel	---	---	28	27	---	55
DT Gary Paulsen	---	---	29	25	---	54
CB Micah Scott	---	---	13	18	23	54
DE Connor LeBoeuf	---	---	24	26	3	53
DE Cesar Harden	---	---	21	28	3	52
G J.R. Kamin	17	35	---	---	---	52
QB Fernando O'Connor	17	35	---	---	---	52
RB Jonathan Hatcher	12	26	---	---	10	48
TE Terrence Hooper	16	31	---	---	---	47
DE Timothy Tatum	---	---	14	17	6	37
OLB Alex Sham	---	---	18	18	---	36
WR Joshua Orlando	13	20	---	---	---	33
S Louie Seim	---	---	5	9	16	30
DT Kendrick Kalu	---	---	10	13	3	26
FB Shannon West	2	3	---	---	20	25
WR Santiago Boyd	1	9	---	---	13	23
OLB Ezekiel Duhart	---	---	0	0	20	20
RB Earnest Hancock	0	0	---	---	20	20
TE Scottie Brown	3	13	---	---	---	16
OLB Steven Burke	---	---	1	8	3	12
WR Theodore Elias	0	0	---	---	10	10
RB Samuel Dillon	4	5	---	---	---	9
P Alexis Bode	0	0	---	---	7	7
C Devon Brentley	0	0	---	---	7	7
K Fred Benson	0	0	---	---	4	4
TE Xavier Ramsey	0	4	---	---	---	4
S Terrell Foster	---	---	3	1	---	4
QB Clifton Clinton	0	0	---	---	---	0
OLB Andrew Coutant	---	---	0	0	---	0
C Will Burns	0	0	---	---	---	0
DE Sammie Urbanchek	---	---	0	0	---	0
CB Curtis McCarthy	---	---	0	0	---	0
G Butch Bahn	0	0	---	---	---	0
CB Ernie Leake	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	69	6.3
Middle	13	26	2.0
Right	7	49	7.0
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	8	4.0
Middle	9	50	5.6
Right	6	34	5.7
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Randall Giles	34	23	4	0	3	4	2	1	2

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Fernando O'Connor	34	25	1	0	1	4	3	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	35	7.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	21	15	129	6.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	3	44	8.8
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	29	9.7

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	9	7	35	3.9
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	12	56	3.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	4	35	5.8
Long (19+ Yds)	3	2	34	11.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Dexter Picken	8	7	0	94	2	21
TE Terry Porter	7	3	1	14	0	36
WR Alexis Prior	6	6	0	73	1	25
TE Bart Gray	5	2	1	20	0	16
RB Colton Riley	4	3	0	8	0	32
WR Timothy Humphrey	2	2	0	28	1	21
WR Tucker Clayton	2	0	1	0	0	14

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Terrence Hooper	10	8	1	53	0	31
WR Joshua Orlando	6	2	0	15	0	20
WR Cole Harmatz	6	6	0	48	1	35
TE Scottie Brown	3	2	0	11	0	13
RB Samuel Dillon	3	2	0	3	0	5
RB Jonathan Hatcher	3	2	0	5	0	26
TE Xavier Ramsey	2	2	0	13	0	4
WR Eduardo Packer	1	1	0	12	0	29

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Colton Riley	2	4	2.00	4.79
RB Blaine Justice	1	6	6.00	4.42

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Jonathan Hatcher	2	11	5.50	5.70
RB Samuel Dillon	1	1	1.00	0.67

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Randall Giles	6	3	14	2.33	6.97

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Fernando O'Connor	3	3	17	5.67	4.71

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Terry Porter	3	2	11	3.67	2.00
WR Dexter Picken	2	1	3	1.50	11.75
TE Bart Gray	1	0	0	0.00	4.00

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Jonathan Hatcher	2	2	5	2.50	1.67
WR Eduardo Packer	1	1	12	12.00	12.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
RB Colton Riley	2	2
RB Blaine Justice	1	1

New England	Rushes	Conversions
QB Fernando O'Connor	1	0
RB Jonathan Hatcher	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Randall Giles	9	4	2

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Fernando O'Connor	8	5	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Alexis Prior	3	3	2
WR Dexter Picken	2	1	0
TE Terry Porter	2	0	0
RB Colton Riley	1	0	0
TE Bart Gray	1	0	0

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Joshua Orlando	4	1	1
TE Terrence Hooper	2	2	0
TE Scottie Brown	1	1	1
TE Xavier Ramsey	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 69,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 14,600 (14,600)
End Zone 10,500 (10,500)
Mezzanine 6,100 (6,100)
Sideline Seats 9,300 (9,300)
Club Seats 19,600 (19,600)
Luxury Boxes 9,600 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	69,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	14,600 (14,600)
End Zone	10,500 (10,500)
Mezzanine	6,100 (6,100)
Sideline Seats	9,300 (9,300)
Club Seats	19,600 (19,600)
Luxury Boxes	9,600 (9,900)