Week 16, 2014

played in Boston, MA

30 degrees, fair, calm

Minnesota Vikings	7	3	7	3	-	20
Boston Patriots	0	7	3	7	-	17

Scoring Summary
1Q: 00:26 MIN - Horace McGregor 1 run (Nate Kaeding extra point)
2Q: 11:00 BOS - Nate Burleson 2 pass from Raymond Burgess (Ricardo Huff extra point)
2Q: 02:21 MIN - Nate Kaeding 19 field goal
3Q: 03:50 BOS - Ricardo Huff 51 field goal
3Q: 00:56 MIN - Horace McGregor 27 run (Nate Kaeding extra point)
4Q: 05:25 BOS - Artie Andrews 2 pass from Raymond Burgess (Ricardo Huff extra point)
4Q: 01:01 MIN - Nate Kaeding 20 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 00:26 MIN - Horace McGregor 1 run (Nate Kaeding extra point)
2Q: 11:00 BOS - Nate Burleson 2 pass from Raymond Burgess (Ricardo Huff extra point)
2Q: 02:21 MIN - Nate Kaeding 19 field goal
3Q: 03:50 BOS - Ricardo Huff 51 field goal
3Q: 00:56 MIN - Horace McGregor 27 run (Nate Kaeding extra point)
4Q: 05:25 BOS - Artie Andrews 2 pass from Raymond Burgess (Ricardo Huff extra point)
4Q: 01:01 MIN - Nate Kaeding 20 field goal

Team Statistics MIN BOS
Record 6-9 2-13
First Downs 20 28
- by Rushing 9 12
- by Passing 11 13
- by Penalty 0 3
Total Net Yards 362 385
- Offensive Plays 63 63
- Yards per Play 5.75 6.11
Net Rushing Yards 161 173
- Rushing Attempts 31 27
- Yards per Rush 5.19 6.41
Net Passing Yards 201 212
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 30 - 19 - 0 35 - 22 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 212 218
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/11 1/6
- Yards per Pass Play 6.28 5.89
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 7/14 0/7
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.4 8.7
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 8/55 2/10
Punt Returns/Yards 1/11 2/32
Kick Returns/Yards 4/95 3/74
Interception Ret./Yards 2/11 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/2 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 32 OWN 26
Time of Possession 28:17 31:43

Team Statistics	MIN	BOS
Record	6-9	2-13
First Downs	20	28
- by Rushing	9	12
- by Passing	11	13
- by Penalty	0	3
Total Net Yards	362	385
- Offensive Plays	63	63
- Yards per Play	5.75	6.11
Net Rushing Yards	161	173
- Rushing Attempts	31	27
- Yards per Rush	5.19	6.41
Net Passing Yards	201	212
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	30 - 19 - 0	35 - 22 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	212	218
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/11	1/6
- Yards per Pass Play	6.28	5.89
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	7/14	0/7
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.4	8.7
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	8/55	2/10
Punt Returns/Yards	1/11	2/32
Kick Returns/Yards	4/95	3/74
Interception Ret./Yards	2/11	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/2	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 32	OWN 26
Time of Possession	28:17	31:43

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:44	OWN 31	3	-6	Punt
1	10:30	2:47	OWN 20	5	26	Punt
1	4:41	4:24	OWN 45	10	55	Touchdown
2	10:53	2:13	OWN 24	3	9	Punt
2	5:35	3:22	OWN 36	9	62	Field Goal
2	0:13	0:13	OWN 26	1	19	Half
3	12:53	2:54	OWN 40	6	7	Punt
3	3:45	3:06	OWN 37	7	63	Touchdown
4	11:34	3:34	OWN 6	6	28	Punt
4	5:16	4:20	OWN 27	12	70	Field Goal
4	0:09	0:09	OPP 35	1	-1	Game

Boston Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:16	2:46	OWN 32	4	29	Punt
1	7:43	3:02	OWN 16	6	28	Interception
1	0:17	4:24	OWN 22	10	78	Touchdown
2	8:40	3:05	OWN 39	5	32	Missed FG
2	2:13	2:00	OWN 20	6	25	Punt
3	15:00	2:07	OWN 46	5	21	Missed FG
3	9:59	6:14	OWN 3	11	63	Field Goal
3	0:39	4:05	OWN 20	7	60	Interception
4	8:00	2:44	OWN 38	6	62	Touchdown
4	0:56	0:47	OWN 33	4	2	Downs

Game MVP: Horace McGregor, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Horace McGregor	20	122	6.10	27	4	2
Carnell Williams	10	40	4.00	19	2	0
Trent Edwards	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0

Boston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Artie Andrews	24	160	6.67	23	8	0
Ken Summers	3	13	4.33	11	1	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Trent Edwards	30	19	212	2/11	0	30	0	84.3

Boston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Raymond Burgess	35	22	218	1/6	2	34	2	75.6

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR B.J. Alcott	7	8	89	12.71	11	28
WR Roscoe Parrish	4	6	63	15.75	3	30
WR Warren Nieto	2	8	25	12.50	10	19
RB Carnell Williams	2	2	10	5.00	5	7
RB Horace McGregor	2	4	9	4.50	0	6
TE Hardy Fanelli	1	1	11	11.00	3	11
WR Steve Smith	1	1	5	5.00	0	5

Boston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Leonard Logan	5	6	49	9.80	7	16	0
WR Irv Buckner	5	9	87	17.40	11	34	0
WR Nate Burleson	4	5	32	8.00	3	18	1
RB Artie Andrews	3	3	10	3.33	0	6	1
WR Moe Cole	2	3	10	5.00	0	8	0
WR Britt Willis	1	2	5	5.00	0	5	0
FB Gabe Newhart	1	1	1	1.00	0	1	0
WR Roosevelt Hancock	1	5	24	24.00	3	24	0
TE Jared Davis	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Tom Small	1	4	4.00	0
CB R.J. Cassidy	1	7	7.00	0

Boston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Scottie Benton	0	0	1	0

Boston	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Raymond Burgess	1	0	0	0
Jammal Brown	0	1	0	0

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Charles Shackelford	5	219	43.8	37.4	50	3

Boston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Les Hardy	2	79	39.5	24.0	40	1

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Nate Kaeding	2/2	0/0	0/0	20	2/2

Boston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ricardo Huff	1/3	1/3	1/2	51	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Carnell Williams	1	11	11.0	0

Boston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Nate Burleson	2	32	16.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Steve Smith	3	75	25.0	0
Eddie Drummond	1	20	20.0	0

Boston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Moe Cole	3	74	24.7	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Cameron Worrell	7	1	0.0	26	32
CB Mike Richardson	6	0	0.0	19	29
OLB Andy Lyle	6	0	0.0	25	34
ILB Tom Small	4	3	0.0	22	28
S Marty Rose	4	2	0.0	10	12
DE Winfred Gerhardt	4	0	0.0	22	32
DT Scottie Benton	3	2	1.0	27	34
S Gerald Alexander	3	3	0.0	17	24
CB Travis Gerak	2	2	0.0	20	30
CB R.J. Cassidy	2	1	0.0	22	29
DE Norman Bradley	2	0	0.0	25	34
ILB Bryan Waller	2	0	0.0	5	7
OLB Phillip Wolfe	1	2	0.0	10	12
DT Jackie Maxwell	1	0	0.0	16	24
DT Bucky Sawczyn	1	0	0.0	5	7
S Colin Branch	0	2	0.0	7	11
CB Claude Wheeler	0	1	0.0	8	8
DE Bert Banks	0	1	0.0	7	6

Boston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB R.J. Emerson	8	0	0.0	31	29
S Dante Nicholson	6	3	0.0	23	28
ILB Oscar Smith	6	2	0.0	31	32
S Johnnie Rudzinski	6	2	0.0	29	31
OLB Harold Forster	5	0	0.0	27	21
CB Ricardo Hoover	4	0	0.0	21	27
OLB Courtney Reardon	4	0	0.0	19	18
DE Gerald Sotelo	3	0	0.0	29	28
DT Jerome Bauer	2	1	1.0	30	26
DE Austin McDonald	1	0	1.0	28	29
OLB Luther Pulley	1	3	0.0	3	3
CB Daniel Kanski	1	1	0.0	3	7
WR Nate Burleson	1	0	---	---	---
RB Ken Summers	1	0	---	---	---
S David Prado	1	0	0.0	3	9
CB Malcolm Hardy	1	0	0.0	23	21
ILB Andrew Brocklebank	0	1	0.0	9	7

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Scottie Benton	1.0	0	0	3	34
DE Norman Bradley	0.0	1	0	0	34
ILB Tom Small	0.0	0	2	0	28
DE Winfred Gerhardt	0.0	0	1	0	32

Boston	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Jerome Bauer	1.0	0	0	0	26
DE Austin McDonald	1.0	0	0	0	29
DE Gerald Sotelo	0.0	1	4	0	28
DE Teddy Flannery	0.0	1	0	0	6
OLB Otis Tanner	0.0	0	1	0	18
ILB Oscar Smith	0.0	0	0	1	32

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Mike Richardson	6	2	0	29
S Cameron Worrell	4	1	0	32
OLB Andy Lyle	2	1	0	34
S Gerald Alexander	2	0	0	24
ILB Bryan Waller	2	0	0	7
S Marty Rose	2	0	0	12
ILB Tom Small	1	0	1	28
OLB Phillip Wolfe	1	0	0	12
DE Norman Bradley	1	0	0	34
DT Scottie Benton	1	0	0	34
CB R.J. Cassidy	0	1	1	29

Boston	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB R.J. Emerson	6	0	29
S Dante Nicholson	3	0	28
S Johnnie Rudzinski	2	1	31
ILB Oscar Smith	2	0	32
CB Ricardo Hoover	2	0	27
S David Prado	1	1	9
OLB Courtney Reardon	1	0	18
OLB Luther Pulley	1	0	3
CB Malcolm Hardy	1	0	21

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Uche Nwaneri	4	9	1	31	0	32
Alex Stepanovich	3	10	1	31	0	32
Bryant McKinnie	3	5	0	29	1	28
Norbert Dixon	2	2	0	28	1	31
Corwin Becker	2	2	0	8	0	4
Josh Talent	1	1	0	13	0	14
Jordan Gross	0	1	0	31	0	32

Boston	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jammal Brown	3	4	1	25	0	27
Blake Patterson	3	4	0	24	1	28
Winston Stokes	2	4	0	17	0	29
Gino Stephen	2	2	0	23	0	32
Les Newhart	2	2	0	24	0	33
Wayne Boyd	1	2	0	16	0	18
Gabe Newhart	1	1	0	4	0	5
Willie Colon	0	4	0	10	0	7
George Foster	0	3	0	5	0	15
Leonard Logan	0	1	0	24	0	22

Special Teams Tackles

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
D.J. Monroe	1	14
Phil Graham	1	12
Eddie Drummond	1	11
Phillip Wolfe	1	11
Uche Nwaneri	1	5

Boston	Tackles	STPlays
Nate Burleson	1	14
K.C. Cockfield	1	11
Daniel Kanski	1	9
Leonard Logan	1	8
Artie Andrews	1	1

Participation

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Alex Stepanovich	31	32	---	---	7	70
Uche Nwaneri	31	32	---	---	5	68
Scottie Benton	---	---	27	34	3	64
Jordan Gross	31	32	---	---	---	63
Trent Edwards	31	32	---	---	---	63
Andy Lyle	---	---	25	34	3	62
Norman Bradley	---	---	25	34	2	61
Cameron Worrell	---	---	26	32	2	60
Norbert Dixon	28	31	---	---	---	59
Bryant McKinnie	29	28	---	---	---	57
Winfred Gerhardt	---	---	22	32	3	57
Tom Small	---	---	22	28	3	53
R.J. Cassidy	---	---	22	29	2	53
Travis Gerak	---	---	20	30	2	52
Warren Nieto	25	26	---	---	---	51
Roscoe Parrish	26	23	---	---	---	49
Mike Richardson	---	---	19	29	1	49
Horace McGregor	21	24	---	---	---	45
Gerald Alexander	---	---	17	24	2	43
Hardy Fanelli	15	13	---	---	14	42
Jackie Maxwell	---	---	16	24	2	42
B.J. Alcott	15	20	---	---	4	39
Carnell Williams	10	8	---	---	18	36
D.J. Monroe	6	14	---	---	14	34
Phillip Wolfe	---	---	10	12	11	33
Bert Farmer	15	12	---	---	6	33
Josh Talent	13	14	---	---	5	32
Claude Wheeler	---	---	8	8	13	29
Colin Branch	---	---	7	11	9	27
Marty Rose	---	---	10	12	1	23
Corwin Becker	8	4	---	---	11	23
Bert Banks	---	---	7	6	3	16
Bryan Waller	---	---	5	7	4	16
Bucky Sawczyn	---	---	5	7	4	16
Phil Graham	---	---	2	1	12	15
Steve Smith	1	2	---	---	11	14
Kennedy Gaylord	2	4	---	---	7	13
Eddie Drummond	0	0	---	---	11	11
Johnnie Thatcher	3	1	---	---	7	11
Cato June	---	---	2	2	6	10
Nate Kaeding	0	0	---	---	7	7
Sammy Schlesinger	0	0	---	---	7	7
Charles Shackelford	0	0	---	---	5	5
Julio McElroy	0	0	---	---	2	2
Doug Hanson	0	0	---	---	2	2
Stephen Atkins	0	0	---	---	---	0

Boston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Oscar Smith	---	---	31	32	2	65
Raymond Burgess	27	36	---	---	---	63
R.J. Emerson	---	---	31	29	2	62
Johnnie Rudzinski	---	---	29	31	2	62
Gerald Sotelo	---	---	29	28	2	59
Jerome Bauer	---	---	30	26	2	58
Austin McDonald	---	---	28	29	1	58
Les Newhart	24	33	---	---	1	58
Jammal Brown	25	27	---	---	5	57
Gino Stephen	23	32	---	---	2	57
Irv Buckner	24	31	---	---	---	55
Dante Nicholson	---	---	23	28	3	54
Ricardo Hoover	---	---	21	27	6	54
Leonard Logan	24	22	---	---	8	54
Blake Patterson	24	28	---	---	---	52
Harold Forster	---	---	27	21	1	49
Artie Andrews	24	21	---	---	1	46
Winston Stokes	17	29	---	---	---	46
Malcolm Hardy	---	---	23	21	1	45
Nate Burleson	7	20	---	---	14	41
Moe Cole	17	18	---	---	5	40
Otis Tanner	---	---	16	18	5	39
Roosevelt Hancock	9	16	---	---	14	39
Courtney Reardon	---	---	19	18	2	39
Wayne Boyd	16	18	---	---	4	38
Ken Summers	3	11	---	---	17	31
Jared Davis	7	9	---	---	13	29
Andrew Brocklebank	---	---	9	7	10	26
Vince Neal	---	---	9	10	5	24
Willie Colon	10	7	---	---	5	22
Gabe Newhart	4	5	---	---	13	22
Luther Pulley	---	---	3	3	16	22
Britt Willis	0	9	---	---	12	21
George Foster	5	15	---	---	---	20
Daniel Kanski	---	---	3	7	9	19
Teddy Flannery	---	---	4	6	6	16
LaRon Landry	---	---	2	1	10	13
David Prado	---	---	3	9	1	13
Paul Gordon	4	6	---	---	3	13
Ed Haupt	3	3	---	---	5	11
K.C. Cockfield	---	---	0	0	11	11
Ricardo Huff	0	0	---	---	7	7
Les Hardy	0	0	---	---	5	5
Kyle Williams	---	---	1	1	---	2
Matt Hasselbeck	0	0	---	---	---	0
J.B. Schulz	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	12	93	7.8
Middle	14	23	1.6
Right	4	46	11.5
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	34	6.8
Middle	11	67	6.1
Right	11	72	6.5
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Trent Edwards	30	19	2	1	1	2	5	1	0

Boston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Raymond Burgess	35	22	2	1	1	5	3	3	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	1	7	2.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	8	49	4.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	7	81	9.0
Long (19+ Yds)	6	3	75	12.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	6	1.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	10	64	5.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	6	72	9.0
Long (19+ Yds)	11	3	76	6.9

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR B.J. Alcott	8	7	0	89	1	20
WR Warren Nieto	8	2	0	25	0	26
WR Roscoe Parrish	6	4	1	63	1	23
RB Horace McGregor	4	2	0	9	0	24
RB Carnell Williams	2	2	0	10	0	8
TE Hardy Fanelli	1	1	0	11	0	13
WR Steve Smith	1	1	0	5	0	2

Boston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Irv Buckner	9	5	0	87	1	31
TE Leonard Logan	6	5	0	49	0	22
WR Nate Burleson	5	4	0	32	0	20
WR Roosevelt Hancock	5	1	1	24	1	16
RB Artie Andrews	3	3	0	10	0	21
WR Moe Cole	3	2	0	10	0	18
WR Britt Willis	2	1	0	5	0	9
TE Jared Davis	1	0	0	0	0	9
FB Gabe Newhart	1	1	0	1	0	5

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Horace McGregor	5	11	2.20	6.10
Carnell Williams	3	11	3.67	4.00

Boston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Artie Andrews	2	2	1.00	6.67

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Trent Edwards	2	1	13	6.50	7.07

Boston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Raymond Burgess	5	3	12	2.40	6.23

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR B.J. Alcott	1	1	13	13.00	11.13
WR Warren Nieto	1	0	0	0.00	3.13

Boston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Nate Burleson	1	1	2	2.00	6.40
RB Artie Andrews	1	1	2	2.00	3.33
TE Jared Davis	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Irv Buckner	1	0	0	0.00	9.67
WR Moe Cole	1	1	8	8.00	3.33

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Carnell Williams	3	1
Horace McGregor	3	1

Boston	Rushes	Conversions

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Trent Edwards	8	5	5

Boston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Raymond Burgess	7	2	0

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR B.J. Alcott	2	1	1
WR Warren Nieto	2	0	0
WR Roscoe Parrish	2	2	2
RB Carnell Williams	1	1	1
RB Horace McGregor	1	1	1

Boston	Targ	Catch
WR Britt Willis	2	1
WR Roosevelt Hancock	2	0
WR Nate Burleson	1	0
FB Gabe Newhart	1	1
TE Leonard Logan	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 49,200 (68,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 15,500 (21,600)
End Zone 11,300 (15,600)
Mezzanine 6,500 (9,000)
Sideline Seats 10,200 (13,800)
Club Seats 4,300 (6,000)
Luxury Boxes 1,400 (2,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	49,200 (68,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	15,500 (21,600)
End Zone	11,300 (15,600)
Mezzanine	6,500 (9,000)
Sideline Seats	10,200 (13,800)
Club Seats	4,300 (6,000)
Luxury Boxes	1,400 (2,000)