Week 16, 2054

played in New England, MA

24 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

Minnesota Vikings	7	3	7	0	-	17
New England Patriots	0	3	3	0	-	6

Scoring Summary
1Q: 03:15 MIN - Taylor Turner 6 run (Caleb Marquis extra point)
2Q: 14:15 NED - Ross Maurice 36 field goal
2Q: 06:57 MIN - Caleb Marquis 28 field goal
3Q: 06:20 NED - Ross Maurice 28 field goal
3Q: 01:07 MIN - Ed Wolf 3 pass from Brock Dixon (Caleb Marquis extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 03:15 MIN - Taylor Turner 6 run (Caleb Marquis extra point)
2Q: 14:15 NED - Ross Maurice 36 field goal
2Q: 06:57 MIN - Caleb Marquis 28 field goal
3Q: 06:20 NED - Ross Maurice 28 field goal
3Q: 01:07 MIN - Ed Wolf 3 pass from Brock Dixon (Caleb Marquis extra point)

Team Statistics MIN NED
Record 5-10 10-5
First Downs 19 23
- by Rushing 7 5
- by Passing 11 13
- by Penalty 1 5
Total Net Yards 256 363
- Offensive Plays 59 60
- Yards per Play 4.34 6.05
Net Rushing Yards 125 129
- Rushing Attempts 35 25
- Yards per Rush 3.57 5.16
Net Passing Yards 131 234
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 22 - 15 - 0 34 - 22 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 143 237
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/12 1/3
- Yards per Pass Play 5.46 6.69
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 6/12 3/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.5 9.8
4th Down Conversions 0/0 2/2
Penalties/Yards 11/82 13/83
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 2/30
Kick Returns/Yards 2/36 0/0
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 0/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 26 OWN 26
Time of Possession 30:00 30:00

Team Statistics	MIN	NED
Record	5-10	10-5
First Downs	19	23
- by Rushing	7	5
- by Passing	11	13
- by Penalty	1	5
Total Net Yards	256	363
- Offensive Plays	59	60
- Yards per Play	4.34	6.05
Net Rushing Yards	125	129
- Rushing Attempts	35	25
- Yards per Rush	3.57	5.16
Net Passing Yards	131	234
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	22 - 15 - 0	34 - 22 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	143	237
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/12	1/3
- Yards per Pass Play	5.46	6.69
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	6/12	3/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.5	9.8
4th Down Conversions	0/0	2/2
Penalties/Yards	11/82	13/83
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	2/30
Kick Returns/Yards	2/36	0/0
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	0/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 26	OWN 26
Time of Possession	30:00	30:00

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	8:21	5:12	OPP 37	10	37	Touchdown
2	14:07	7:15	OWN 29	11	60	Field Goal
2	3:05	2:09	OWN 20	7	6	Punt
2	0:20	0:20	OWN 20	1	-2	Half
3	15:00	2:21	OWN 25	6	11	Punt
3	6:14	5:14	OWN 26	11	74	Touchdown
4	11:57	3:14	OWN 10	6	18	Punt
4	4:42	2:42	OWN 4	5	17	Punt
4	2:00	1:55	OWN 39	3	4	Punt

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	6:39	OWN 25	12	49	Missed FG
1	3:09	4:02	OWN 25	6	56	Field Goal
2	6:52	3:47	OWN 25	10	35	Punt
2	0:56	0:36	OWN 41	4	19	Punt
3	12:39	6:25	OWN 38	11	51	Field Goal
3	1:00	4:03	OWN 9	6	40	Punt
4	8:43	4:01	OWN 44	12	39	Interception
4	0:05	0:05	OWN 2	1	50	Game

Game MVP: Gregory Hill, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Archie Clayton	14	59	4.21	17	1	0
FB Logan Terrell	10	35	3.50	9	0	0
RB Taylor Turner	8	19	2.38	12	1	1
QB Brock Dixon	2	5	2.50	7	0	0
WR Ashton Esiason	1	7	7.00	7	0	0

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Angel Reilly	16	91	5.69	17	3
RB Frederick Heybach	6	20	3.33	18	1
QB Giovanni Mayes	3	18	6.00	10	1

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Brock Dixon	22	15	143	2/12	1	19	0	101.1

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Giovanni Mayes	34	22	237	1/3	0	50	1	72.8

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Louis McCarthy	4	4	36	9.00	11	15	0
WR Melvin Joseph	3	4	30	10.00	0	15	0
TE Bert Hanks	3	5	30	10.00	2	17	0
FB Logan Terrell	2	4	27	13.50	22	19	0
RB Taylor Turner	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	0
WR Ed Wolf	1	2	3	3.00	0	3	1
WR Ashton Esiason	1	2	13	13.00	0	13	0

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Ashton Arias	7	11	103	14.71	27	50
WR Cris Mueller	6	10	52	8.67	18	16
TE Tommy Henry	4	5	33	8.25	17	18
WR Levon Russell	2	5	20	10.00	0	14
TE Bryson Montgomery	1	1	14	14.00	5	14
WR DeAndre Bruseloff	1	1	7	7.00	1	7
TE Dwight Boothe	1	1	8	8.00	0	8

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Gregory Hill	1	0	0.00	0

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force
QB Brock Dixon	1	0	0
G James Harrison	0	1	0
G Bob Hawthorne	0	1	0
OLB Colton Wilcox	0	0	1

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
RB Frederick Heybach	1	0	0	0
DT Ashton Dugans	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Ernest Coleman	5	190	38.0	32.0	55	1

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
C.J. Peterson	3	121	40.3	27.0	41	1

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Caleb Marquis	1/1	0/0	0/0	28	2/2

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ross Maurice	2/3	0/1	0/0	36	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Frederick Heybach	2	30	15.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Oliver Auguston	2	36	18.0	0

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Gregory Hill	10	1	0.0	25	35
S Tyler Diaz	7	3	0.0	25	35
OLB Colton Wilcox	6	1	0.0	25	29
ILB Dominic Collins	5	2	0.0	24	26
DT Ross Kelly	4	2	0.0	24	26
CB Peter Ginwright	4	0	0.0	4	22
CB Elijah Wynn	3	0	0.0	14	28
S Corwin Clancy	2	2	0.0	25	35
ILB Phil Mathis	2	1	0.0	1	9
DE Leroy Huffman	2	0	0.0	25	30
DT Carl Cervantes	1	0	1.0	4	18
DT Reggie Sidney	1	1	0.0	12	12
DE Ramon Shepard	1	0	0.0	10	19
CB Oliver Auguston	0	1	0.0	22	14
DT Gilbert Crook	0	1	0.0	25	34
CB Mason Hulten	0	1	0.0	0	1

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Jordan Moln	10	5	0.0	35	24
OLB Kris Corona	9	2	0.0	33	22
ILB Dana Bethel	6	1	0.0	35	24
DT Ashton Dugans	5	0	2.0	29	18
CB Cooper Hines	4	1	0.0	33	23
S Colton Peterson	3	1	0.0	32	24
ILB Zach Fisk	3	1	0.0	17	8
CB Bryan Goloboy	2	4	0.0	35	24
DE Mike Walsh	2	0	0.0	23	13
DT Leon White	2	0	0.0	15	10
DT Bingo Robertson	1	2	0.0	23	14
S Luis Gillespie	1	1	0.0	5	6
S Bryson Stone	1	0	0.0	15	10
WR Levon Russell	1	0	---	---	---
DE Gus Richard	0	1	0.0	18	8

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Carl Cervantes	1.0	0	1	0	18
DE Leroy Huffman	0.0	1	1	2	30
DT Gilbert Crook	0.0	0	1	1	34
DE Ramon Shepard	0.0	0	1	0	19
ILB Dominic Collins	0.0	0	1	0	26

New England	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DT Ashton Dugans	2.0	0	1	18
DT Bingo Robertson	0.0	1	0	14
OLB Rex Kurre	0.0	0	1	4

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Gregory Hill	4	1	1	35
CB Peter Ginwright	4	0	0	22
OLB Colton Wilcox	3	1	0	29
CB Elijah Wynn	3	0	0	28
ILB Phil Mathis	2	1	0	9
ILB Dominic Collins	2	0	0	26
S Tyler Diaz	2	0	0	35
DT Ross Kelly	1	0	0	26
S Corwin Clancy	1	0	0	35
CB Oliver Auguston	0	1	0	14
DE Leroy Huffman	0	1	0	30

New England	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Dana Bethel	3	0	24
S Jordan Moln	3	0	24
ILB Zach Fisk	3	0	8
OLB Kris Corona	2	1	22
CB Cooper Hines	2	0	23
S Bryson Stone	1	0	10
S Luis Gillespie	1	0	6

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Rondell Osborne	3	7	35	1	24
G Colin Clayton	3	7	35	0	24
G Reuben Fitzgerald	2	4	35	1	24
C Shaquille Thornton	1	7	35	0	24
G James Harrison	1	7	35	0	24
TE David Greene	1	1	16	0	5

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Dakota Tharpe	3	7	1	25	0	35
C Brandon Maloney	2	4	1	25	0	35
T Ross Tyler	1	4	0	25	0	35
C Ellis Gaines	1	4	0	25	0	35
T Danny Gayle	1	2	0	25	0	35
TE Tommy Henry	1	1	0	25	0	31
RB Frederick Heybach	0	0	0	7	1	12

Special Teams Tackles

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Colton Wilcox	1	17
Taylor Turner	1	16

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Damian Tankersley	1	15
Bryson Montgomery	1	13

Participation

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
OLB Colton Wilcox	---	---	25	29	17	71
TE Bert Hanks	33	22	---	---	16	71
S Tyler Diaz	---	---	25	35	6	66
G Reuben Fitzgerald	35	24	---	---	6	65
DT Gilbert Crook	---	---	25	34	6	65
S Gregory Hill	---	---	25	35	3	63
S Corwin Clancy	---	---	25	35	3	63
WR Louis McCarthy	35	19	---	---	7	61
QB Brock Dixon	35	24	---	---	---	59
C Shaquille Thornton	35	24	---	---	---	59
C Rondell Osborne	35	24	---	---	---	59
G Colin Clayton	35	24	---	---	---	59
G James Harrison	35	24	---	---	---	59
CB Elijah Wynn	---	---	14	28	16	58
DE Leroy Huffman	---	---	25	30	2	57
DT Ross Kelly	---	---	24	26	2	52
ILB Dominic Collins	---	---	24	26	2	52
WR Melvin Joseph	27	20	---	---	4	51
CB Oliver Auguston	---	---	22	14	11	47
WR Ashton Esiason	19	19	---	---	---	38
RB Taylor Turner	10	8	---	---	16	34
FB Logan Terrell	20	13	---	---	---	33
DE Ramon Shepard	---	---	10	19	3	32
CB Peter Ginwright	---	---	4	22	2	28
RB Archie Clayton	15	5	---	---	8	28
DT Reggie Sidney	---	---	12	12	3	27
ILB Phil Mathis	---	---	1	9	16	26
DT Carl Cervantes	---	---	4	18	2	24
TE David Greene	16	5	---	---	---	21
OLB Johnathan Crummey	---	---	10	5	1	16
WR Raul Arora	0	4	---	---	10	14
S Liam Shea	---	---	0	0	10	10
CB Buddy Shula	---	---	0	6	1	7
C Marcos Rice	0	0	---	---	6	6
T Owen Bachofen	0	0	---	---	6	6
G Jalen Bunten	0	0	---	---	6	6
G Bob Hawthorne	0	0	---	---	6	6
P Ernest Coleman	0	0	---	---	6	6
K Caleb Marquis	0	0	---	---	5	5
WR Ed Wolf	0	4	---	---	---	4
CB Mason Hulten	---	---	0	1	1	2
OLB Brant Dawkins	---	---	0	1	---	1
TE Cody Bryant	0	1	---	---	---	1
QB Glen Buckner	0	0	---	---	---	0
RB Kirk Briggs	0	0	---	---	---	0
Unknown	0	0	---	---	---	0

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
T Dakota Tharpe	25	35	---	---	6	66
T Ross Tyler	25	35	---	---	3	63
QB Giovanni Mayes	25	35	---	---	3	63
ILB Dana Bethel	---	---	35	24	1	60
C Brandon Maloney	25	35	---	---	---	60
C Ellis Gaines	25	35	---	---	---	60
S Jordan Moln	---	---	35	24	1	60
T Danny Gayle	25	35	---	---	---	60
CB Bryan Goloboy	---	---	35	24	1	60
CB Cooper Hines	---	---	33	23	1	57
S Colton Peterson	---	---	32	24	1	57
OLB Kris Corona	---	---	33	22	1	56
WR Ashton Arias	22	34	---	---	---	56
TE Tommy Henry	25	31	---	---	---	56
WR Cris Mueller	23	30	---	---	---	53
DT Ashton Dugans	---	---	29	18	---	47
WR Levon Russell	14	27	---	---	4	45
DT Bingo Robertson	---	---	23	14	---	37
DE Mike Walsh	---	---	23	13	---	36
RB Angel Reilly	18	17	---	---	---	35
OLB Lenny Christo	---	---	20	14	---	34
DE Gus Richard	---	---	18	8	8	34
TE Bryson Montgomery	11	9	---	---	13	33
RB Frederick Heybach	7	12	---	---	9	28
WR DeAndre Bruseloff	1	11	---	---	15	27
S Bryson Stone	---	---	15	10	---	25
DT Shaun Kalter	---	---	5	8	12	25
DT Leon White	---	---	15	10	---	25
ILB Zach Fisk	---	---	17	8	---	25
S Luis Gillespie	---	---	5	6	13	24
TE Dwight Boothe	3	1	---	---	18	22
DE Oliver Lincoln	---	---	5	5	9	19
RB Junior Dimick	1	0	---	---	18	19
OLB Damian Tankersley	---	---	1	2	15	18
CB Paul Ackerman	---	---	3	1	12	16
OLB Rex Kurre	---	---	2	4	6	12
WR Sam Gameau	0	3	---	---	7	10
CB Dixon Scheid	---	---	0	2	5	7
C Jose Blake	0	0	---	---	6	6
K Ross Maurice	0	0	---	---	6	6
G Darryl Stone	0	0	---	---	6	6
G Connor Castillo	0	0	---	---	6	6
P C.J. Peterson	0	0	---	---	3	3
S Brant Gerhardt	---	---	1	0	---	1
QB Justin Williamson	0	0	---	---	---	0
CB Lincoln Schembechler	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	26	3.3
Middle	12	33	2.8
Right	14	68	4.9
None	1	-2	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	23	5.8
Middle	16	65	4.1
Right	5	41	8.2
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Brock Dixon	22	15	0	2	1	1	2	0	0

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Giovanni Mayes	34	22	1	0	0	5	5	3	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	36	12.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	8	5	25	3.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	7	82	8.2
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	4	5	0.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	12	123	7.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	5	59	5.4
Long (19+ Yds)	1	1	50	50.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
TE Bert Hanks	5	3	0	30	22
WR Louis McCarthy	4	4	0	36	19
WR Melvin Joseph	4	3	1	30	20
FB Logan Terrell	4	2	0	27	13
WR Ed Wolf	2	1	0	3	4
WR Ashton Esiason	2	1	0	13	19
RB Taylor Turner	1	1	0	4	8

New England	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Ashton Arias	11	7	103	1	34
WR Cris Mueller	10	6	52	0	30
TE Tommy Henry	5	4	33	0	31
WR Levon Russell	5	2	20	0	27
TE Bryson Montgomery	1	1	14	0	9
WR DeAndre Bruseloff	1	1	7	0	11
TE Dwight Boothe	1	1	8	0	1

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Archie Clayton	5	4	0.80	4.21
RB Taylor Turner	1	6	6.00	2.38
WR Ashton Esiason	1	7	7.00	7.00

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Angel Reilly	3	1	0.33	5.69
QB Giovanni Mayes	1	10	10.00	6.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Brock Dixon	5	4	31	6.20	6.50

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Giovanni Mayes	1	0	0	0.00	6.97

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Louis McCarthy	1	1	15	15.00	9.00
WR Melvin Joseph	1	1	8	8.00	7.50
TE Bert Hanks	1	1	5	5.00	6.00
WR Ed Wolf	1	1	3	3.00	1.50
WR Ashton Esiason	1	0	0	0.00	6.50

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Levon Russell	1	0	0	0.00	4.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
RB Taylor Turner	5	1
FB Logan Terrell	1	1

New England	Rushes	Conversions
QB Giovanni Mayes	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Brock Dixon	6	6	4

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Giovanni Mayes	9	6	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Louis McCarthy	2	2	1
TE Bert Hanks	2	2	1
RB Taylor Turner	1	1	1
WR Ed Wolf	1	1	1

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Ashton Arias	4	1	1
TE Bryson Montgomery	1	1	1
TE Tommy Henry	1	1	1
WR Cris Mueller	1	1	0
WR DeAndre Bruseloff	1	1	0
TE Dwight Boothe	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 70,000 (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 9,900 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	70,000 (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	9,900 (9,900)