Exhibition Week 4, 2021

played in Buffalo, NY

58 degrees, rain, 16 mph wind

Minnesota Vikings7337-20
Buffalo Bills33017-23

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:55 MIN - Howard Harrison 5 pass from Matt Ryan (Ron Kariger extra point)
1Q: 07:35 BUF - Taylor Mehlhaff 27 field goal
2Q: 09:06 MIN - Ron Kariger 37 field goal
2Q: 04:57 BUF - Taylor Mehlhaff 31 field goal
3Q: 07:13 MIN - Ron Kariger 21 field goal
4Q: 11:53 BUF - Irv Buckner 19 pass from Phillip Rotzell (Taylor Mehlhaff extra point)
4Q: 04:58 MIN - Unknown 1 run (Ron Kariger extra point)
4Q: 04:43 BUF - Colin Saenz 61 fumble return (Taylor Mehlhaff extra point)
4Q: 01:02 BUF - Taylor Mehlhaff 30 field goal

Team StatisticsMINBUF
Record2-11-2
First Downs2215
- by Rushing97
- by Passing117
- by Penalty21
Total Net Yards297301
- Offensive Plays6461
- Yards per Play4.644.93
Net Rushing Yards137147
- Rushing Attempts3231
- Yards per Rush4.284.74
Net Passing Yards160154
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt30 - 16 - 030 - 15 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards176154
- Sacks/Yards Lost2/160/0
- Yards per Pass Play5.005.13
Fumbles/Lost2/13/1
3rd Down Conversions6/137/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down8.46.7
4th Down Conversions0/00/1
Penalties/Yards9/755/57
Punt Returns/Yards2/260/0
Kick Returns/Yards5/1364/75
Interception Ret./Yards0/00/0
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits44
- Red Zone TDs/FGs2/11/3
Avg. Drive StartOWN 33OWN 26
Time of Possession30:4029:20

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:003:12OWN 43757Touchdown
17:294:29OWN 41732Missed FG
213:434:44OWN 30950Field Goal
24:493:32OWN 29611Punt
20:110:11OWN 241-13Half
313:086:00OWN 381258Field Goal
34:321:02OWN 223-4Punt
411:434:07OWN 20833Punt
46:401:48OPP 22422Touchdown
44:081:26OWN 2530Punt
40:550:55OWN 20431Game
Buffalo Bills
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
111:481:51OWN 1933Punt
19:572:28OPP 29519Field Goal
13:004:17OWN 34936Downs
28:594:10OWN 201166Field Goal
21:171:06OWN 437Punt
315:001:52OWN 1239Punt
37:082:36OWN 27418Punt
33:306:47OWN 251475Touchdown
47:360:56OWN 2022Fumble
44:520:44OWN 24176Touchdown
42:421:47OWN 36751Field Goal

Game MVP: Gabe Blasingame, Buffalo Bills

Rushing Statistics

MinnesotaAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Howard Harrison16784.884220
Nicky Winters12413.42900
Roderick Vazquez2136.501110
Matt Ryan144.00400
Unknown111.00101
BuffaloAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Gabe Blasingame17945.533720
Kenneth Hopper10242.40600
Justin Forsett2147.00800
Phillip Rotzell2157.50900

Passing Statistics

MinnesotaAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Matt Ryan15101052/161170109.0
Unknown105400/0016060.4
Aaron Rodgers51310/0031052.9
BuffaloAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Phillip Rotzell22111320/0125083.9
Will Stock84220/008056.3

Receiving Statistics

MinnesotaCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Adrian Brizzolara35186.00390
WR Emmitt Palmer344414.672160
RB Nicky Winters23178.5012120
WR Louis Murphy224120.5017310
RB Howard Harrison23136.50081
WR Eddie Royal151717.000170
TE Ike Dodge121212.005120
TE David Johnson111212.003120
FB A.J. Murray1122.00020
WR Troy Roberson0300.00000
WR Wayne Calixto0100.00000
BuffaloCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Jeffrey Rodriguez343210.670150
TE Kendall Carswell343511.6711250
WR Colin Saenz27157.50180
WR J.B. Barrere25178.5012150
TE Shawn Nelson23178.500130
RB Gabe Blasingame23199.500110
WR Irv Buckner141919.001191

Interception Statistics

MinnesotaIntsYardsAvgTD
BuffaloIntsYardsAvgTD

Fumble Statistics

MinnesotaFumbRecovForceTD
Nicky Winters1000
Allen Weber1000
Leon Beltramini0100
Donald Washington0100
Chad Neasman0010
Dominic Wynn0010
Tracy Sherry0010
BuffaloFumbRecovForceTD
Kendall Carswell1100
Jeffrey Rodriguez1000
Kenneth Hopper1000
Colin Saenz0111
Neil Clark0100
Ray Cochrane0010

Punting Statistics

MinnesotaPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Kevin Huber418546.341.3561
BuffaloPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Thomas Morstead419548.842.3561

Kicking Statistics

MinnesotaFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Ron Kariger2/30/10/0372/2
BuffaloFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Taylor Mehlhaff3/30/00/0312/2

Punt Return Statistics

MinnesotaRetYardsAvgTD
Allen Weber22613.00
BuffaloRetYardsAvgTD

Kick Return Statistics

MinnesotaRetYardsAvgTD
Wayne Calixto411428.50
Eddie Royal12222.00
BuffaloRetYardsAvgTD
Tyrell Barksdale34816.00
Colin Saenz12727.00

Defensive Statistics

MinnesotaTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
S Caleb Campbell520.03025
S Harry Anaya410.02020
ILB Andre Poston410.01715
CB Chad Neasman400.01719
OLB Andrew Linquist310.01311
ILB Phil Gaylor310.01717
S Tracy Sherry310.01621
DT Dominic Wynn230.02325
S Allen Weber220.01716
ILB Lester Jacobs210.0127
CB Donald Washington210.01615
DE Terry Fitzgerald210.02626
DE Shawn Carpenter200.01312
DE Ron Brace200.01715
OLB Harvey Emmons120.01320
OLB Fernando Sanford120.01212
CB Desmond Hout100.01924
DE DeMario Pressley100.01412
OLB Louie Shaw100.01811
BuffaloTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
DE Carlton OBrien500.03232
ILB Bryan Covington420.02321
DT Ray Cochrane410.02524
S Jamie Allen410.01822
DT Billy Copeland410.01814
OLB Dwayne Abeykoon330.01911
DE Mark Fredrickson310.02419
S Roosevelt Webster300.01516
CB Curtis Ackerman300.01119
OLB Marcus Cunningham211.01019
CB Craig Gorton201.01919
OLB R.J. Lucas210.0188
CB Tyrell Barksdale210.02824
CB Benjamin King200.0611
DT Teddy Richard200.0169
S Alonzo Galloway200.01819
S Ted McGregor110.01314
S Harvey Keith110.01422

Pass Rush Statistics

MinnesotaSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
OLB Harvey Emmons0.013520
DE Terry Fitzgerald0.011126
DE Shawn Carpenter0.010012
DE Ron Brace0.001015
BuffaloSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
OLB Marcus Cunningham1.000019
CB Craig Gorton1.000019
DT Ray Cochrane0.002024
DE Carlton OBrien0.001032
DE Steven Montgomery0.001013
DT Billy Copeland0.001014

Pass Defense Statistics

MinnesotaCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
S Harry Anaya40020
OLB Andrew Linquist20011
CB Chad Neasman20019
CB Desmond Hout10024
DE Shawn Carpenter10012
CB Donald Washington10015
OLB Harvey Emmons10020
DT Dominic Wynn10025
OLB Fernando Sanford10012
S Tracy Sherry10021
S Caleb Campbell01025
ILB Phil Gaylor01017
BuffaloCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
S Jamie Allen21022
OLB R.J. Lucas2008
CB Curtis Ackerman20019
S Alonzo Galloway20019
ILB Bryan Covington11021
S Roosevelt Webster11016
S Harvey Keith11022
DE Carlton OBrien10032
CB Craig Gorton10019
OLB Dwayne Abeykoon10011
CB Benjamin King10011
CB Tyrell Barksdale10024

Blocking Statistics

MinnesotaKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Stanley Olmstead48123027
Casey Heath36027026
Levon McIntyre23028122
Uche Nwaneri120303
Deron Roberson12029031
O.J. Riley11014014
Roger George04022019
Renaldo Becker02014118
A.J. Murray02014011
David Johnson010404
BuffaloKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Neil Clark35027022
Unknown24027023
Korey Blades23028022
Kendall Carswell13023020
Jimmy Concepcion12013025
Dwight Watson1101407
Branden Albert05028028
Michael Oher05018023
Shawn Nelson0109010

Special Teams Tackles

MinnesotaTacklesSTPlays
Tracy Sherry211
Andrew Linquist125
Leon Beltramini18
Ike Dodge15
BuffaloTacklesSTPlays
Colin Saenz412
Jeffrey Rodriguez317

Participation

MinnesotaRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Caleb Campbell------30251368
Deron Roberson2931------767
Casey Heath2726------659
Terry Fitzgerald------2626658
Levon McIntyre2822------757
Stanley Olmstead2327------757
Dominic Wynn------2325654
Desmond Hout------1924952
Andrew Linquist------13112549
Ike Dodge2321------549
Tracy Sherry------16211148
Roger George2219------748
Harry Anaya------2020646
Chad Neasman------1719945
Andre Poston------17151345
Leon Beltramini1812------838
Allen Weber------1716538
Eddie Royal617------1437
Phil Gaylor------1717337
Louis Murphy1613------635
Ron Brace------1715234
Howard Harrison1816---------34
A.J. Murray1411------934
Adrian Brizzolara1617---------33
Harvey Emmons------1320---33
Renaldo Becker1418---------32
Louie Shaw------1811332
Matt Ryan1417---------31
Donald Washington------1615---31
Emmitt Palmer1912---------31
O.J. Riley1414------129
Fernando Sanford------1212428
DeMario Pressley------1412127
Shawn Carpenter------1312227
Troy Roberson1017---------27
Calvin Vila------117927
David Johnson44------1826
Nicky Winters1213---------25
Roderick Vazquez21------2225
Wayne Calixto26------1523
Lester Jacobs------127120
Unknown910---------19
Aaron Rodgers95------317
Ron Kariger00------88
Uche Nwaneri33---------6
Kevin Huber00------44
BuffaloRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Carlton OBrien------3232367
Branden Albert2828------460
Tyrell Barksdale------2824759
Unknown------2723757
Neil Clark2722------756
Kenneth Hopper1616------2254
Korey Blades2822------353
Ray Cochrane------2524251
J.B. Barrere1521------1551
Jeffrey Rodriguez1617------1750
Kendall Carswell2320------649
Harvey Keith------14221349
Colin Saenz1718------1247
Mark Fredrickson------2419447
Bryan Covington------2321347
Jamie Allen------1822646
Craig Gorton------1919341
Michael Oher1823---------41
Roosevelt Webster------15161041
Curtis Ackerman------11191141
Phillip Rotzell1822---------40
Alonzo Galloway------1819239
Jimmy Concepcion1325---------38
Marcus Cunningham------1019736
Irv Buckner2014------135
Unknown1413------835
Dwayne Abeykoon------1911434
Billy Copeland------1814234
Shawn Nelson910------1433
Ted McGregor------1314633
R.J. Lucas------188632
Gabe Blasingame1715---------32
Lee Ethridge------991129
Steven Montgomery------1113529
Dwight Watson147------728
Teddy Richard------169227
Will Stock138---------21
Benjamin King------611320
Gilbert Maioriello10------1819
Justin Forsett76------114
Brant Linquist------44513
Taylor Mehlhaff00------99
Thomas Morstead00------44
Fernando Mathews------13---4
Rhett Bomar00------33
Unknown------0022

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left14161.1
Middle9728.0
Right9495.4
None000.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left8344.3
Middle16432.7
Right77010.0
None000.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

MinnesotaAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Matt Ryan15100020300
Unknown1050112100
Aaron Rodgers511102100
BuffaloAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Phillip Rotzell22111411330
Will Stock840001230

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen33165.3
Short (0-8 Yds)127584.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)1161029.3
Long (19+ Yds)4000.0
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen1122.0
Short (0-8 Yds)97465.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)176875.1
Long (19+ Yds)31196.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

MinnesotaTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Adrian Brizzolara53018017
WR Eddie Royal51117017
WR Emmitt Palmer43044012
RB Nicky Winters32017013
WR Troy Roberson3000017
RB Howard Harrison32013016
TE Ike Dodge21112021
WR Louis Murphy22041113
TE David Johnson1101204
WR Wayne Calixto101006
FB A.J. Murray1102011
BuffaloTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Colin Saenz72115018
WR J.B. Barrere52017021
WR Jeffrey Rodriguez43032017
WR Irv Buckner41019014
TE Kendall Carswell43035120
TE Shawn Nelson32017010
RB Gabe Blasingame32019015

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

MinnesotaAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Howard Harrison441.004.88
Nicky Winters144.003.42
Unknown111.001.00
BuffaloAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Gabe Blasingame3103.335.53
Kenneth Hopper252.502.40
Phillip Rotzell166.007.50

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

MinnesotaAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Matt Ryan3151.677.00
Aaron Rodgers1000.006.20
BuffaloAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Phillip Rotzell51193.806.00
Will Stock1000.002.75

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

MinnesotaTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
RB Howard Harrison2152.504.33
WR Eddie Royal1000.003.40
WR Troy Roberson1000.000.00
BuffaloTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR J.B. Barrere2000.003.40
WR Colin Saenz1000.002.14
WR Jeffrey Rodriguez1000.008.00
WR Irv Buckner111919.004.75
RB Gabe Blasingame1000.006.33

Third Down Rushing Statistics

MinnesotaRushesConversions
Howard Harrison32
Matt Ryan10
Roderick Vazquez11
BuffaloRushesConversions
Gabe Blasingame52
Justin Forsett11
Phillip Rotzell10

Third Down Passing Statistics

MinnesotaAttCompConversions
Aaron Rodgers311
Matt Ryan311
Unknown211
BuffaloAttCompConversions
Phillip Rotzell754
Will Stock100

Third Down Receiving Statistics

MinnesotaTargCatchConversions
WR Louis Murphy222
RB Howard Harrison211
WR Adrian Brizzolara100
WR Eddie Royal100
WR Troy Roberson100
WR Emmitt Palmer100
BuffaloTargCatchConversions
TE Shawn Nelson322
WR J.B. Barrere211
WR Colin Saenz100
WR Irv Buckner111
RB Gabe Blasingame110

SectionAttendance
Stadium19,200 (75,300 capacity)
Upper Deck5,000 (23,100)
End Zone4,000 (16,700)
Mezzanine2,500 (9,600)
Sideline Seats4,500 (14,800)
Club Seats2,600 (8,900)
Luxury Boxes600 (2,200)