Week 6, 2021

played in Arizona, AZ

61 degrees, fair, calm

Minnesota Vikings	0	6	7	6	-	19
Arizona Cardinals	0	7	0	3	-	10

Scoring Summary
2Q: 14:47 MIN - Ron Kariger 32 field goal
2Q: 07:51 MIN - Ron Kariger 40 field goal
2Q: 07:43 ARI - DeJuan Tribble 92 kickoff return (Ricky Azzoo extra point)
3Q: 05:30 MIN - Emmitt Palmer 70 pass from Matt Ryan (Ron Kariger extra point)
4Q: 11:48 MIN - Gerald Clark 10 run (Ron Kariger extra point failed)
4Q: 06:34 ARI - Ricky Azzoo 43 field goal

Scoring Summary
2Q: 14:47 MIN - Ron Kariger 32 field goal
2Q: 07:51 MIN - Ron Kariger 40 field goal
2Q: 07:43 ARI - DeJuan Tribble 92 kickoff return (Ricky Azzoo extra point)
3Q: 05:30 MIN - Emmitt Palmer 70 pass from Matt Ryan (Ron Kariger extra point)
4Q: 11:48 MIN - Gerald Clark 10 run (Ron Kariger extra point failed)
4Q: 06:34 ARI - Ricky Azzoo 43 field goal

Team Statistics MIN ARI
Record 3-2 3-3
First Downs 21 11
- by Rushing 13 1
- by Passing 7 8
- by Penalty 1 2
Total Net Yards 424 243
- Offensive Plays 65 62
- Yards per Play 6.52 3.92
Net Rushing Yards 229 45
- Rushing Attempts 41 18
- Yards per Rush 5.59 2.50
Net Passing Yards 195 198
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 23 - 14 - 1 44 - 22 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 201 198
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/6 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 8.13 4.50
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 1/11 5/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.1 7.3
4th Down Conversions 1/1 0/2
Penalties/Yards 7/45 4/20
Punt Returns/Yards 2/11 1/8
Kick Returns/Yards 2/55 5/190
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/3
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 0/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 30 OWN 25
Time of Possession 34:27 25:33

Team Statistics	MIN	ARI
Record	3-2	3-3
First Downs	21	11
- by Rushing	13	1
- by Passing	7	8
- by Penalty	1	2
Total Net Yards	424	243
- Offensive Plays	65	62
- Yards per Play	6.52	3.92
Net Rushing Yards	229	45
- Rushing Attempts	41	18
- Yards per Rush	5.59	2.50
Net Passing Yards	195	198
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	23 - 14 - 1	44 - 22 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	201	198
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/6	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	8.13	4.50
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	1/11	5/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.1	7.3
4th Down Conversions	1/1	0/2
Penalties/Yards	7/45	4/20
Punt Returns/Yards	2/11	1/8
Kick Returns/Yards	2/55	5/190
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/3
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	0/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 30	OWN 25
Time of Possession	34:27	25:33

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:43	OWN 16	5	58	Interception
1	9:51	2:00	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
1	4:25	4:44	OWN 20	10	65	Field Goal
2	11:50	4:07	OWN 20	8	57	Field Goal
2	7:28	6:50	OWN 20	13	60	Missed FG
2	0:07	0:07	OWN 12	1	6	Half
3	13:11	3:10	OWN 23	6	37	Punt
3	9:07	1:43	OWN 33	4	-3	Punt
3	6:02	0:47	OWN 30	2	70	Touchdown
4	14:54	3:06	OWN 20	5	25	Punt
4	11:48	0:06	OPP 10	1	10	Touchdown
4	6:28	2:17	OWN 49	3	6	Punt
4	3:36	1:44	OPP 28	3	0	Missed FG
4	0:05	0:05	OWN 7	1	-1	Game

Arizona Cardinals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:17	2:26	OWN 18	5	48	Punt
1	7:51	3:26	OWN 24	6	24	Punt
2	14:41	2:51	OWN 33	6	14	Punt
2	0:38	0:31	OWN 27	3	2	Punt
3	15:00	1:49	OWN 25	3	3	Punt
3	10:01	0:54	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
3	7:24	1:22	OWN 15	3	9	Punt
3	5:15	5:21	OWN 32	11	30	Punt
4	11:42	5:14	OWN 31	10	43	Field Goal
4	4:11	0:35	OWN 20	4	8	Downs
4	1:52	1:47	OWN 35	8	58	Downs

Game MVP: Emmitt Palmer, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Nicky Winters	22	110	5.00	22	3	0
Gerald Clark	17	115	6.76	15	5	1
Matt Ryan	2	4	2.00	5	0	0

Arizona	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Rob Geis	7	18	2.57	9	0
Wade Swift	6	10	1.67	3	0
Alex Smith	3	19	6.33	11	1
Quinn Johnson	2	-2	-1.00	2	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Matt Ryan	23	14	201	1/6	1	70	1	85.6

Arizona	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Alex Smith	44	22	198	0/0	0	44	0	62.5

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Emmitt Palmer	8	14	131	16.38	72	70	1
WR Eddie Royal	2	3	28	14.00	18	14	0
WR Adrian Brizzolara	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
RB Nicky Winters	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
TE Ike Dodge	1	2	3	3.00	0	3	0
WR Louis Murphy	1	1	30	30.00	0	30	0
TE Leon Beltramini	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Arizona	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Richie Cooley	5	8	58	11.60	2	21
WR Arman Shields	3	9	51	17.00	43	44
RB Rob Geis	3	5	2	0.67	2	4
WR O.J. Ingram	2	8	12	6.00	0	8
TE Everett Patterson	2	5	18	9.00	12	12
TE Leonard Dodge	2	2	17	8.50	11	13
FB Quinn Johnson	2	3	3	1.50	0	2
WR Kenneth Moore	1	1	9	9.00	0	9
RB Wade Swift	1	1	6	6.00	0	6
WR Darrell Helfrich	1	2	22	22.00	0	22

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Arizona	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB DeJuan Tribble	1	3	3.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force
Gerald Clark	1	0	0
O.J. Riley	0	1	0
Leon Beltramini	0	1	0
Andrew Linquist	0	0	1

Arizona	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Steven Bradford	1	0	0	0
Ernie Adachi	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Kevin Huber	5	227	45.4	35.8	55	2

Arizona	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Kenny Morris	8	385	48.1	36.8	63	1

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ron Kariger	2/4	1/2	0/0	40	1/2

Arizona	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ricky Azzoo	1/1	1/1	0/0	43	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Allen Weber	2	11	5.5	0

Arizona	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Steven Bradford	1	8	8.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Wayne Calixto	2	55	27.5	0

Arizona	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
DeJuan Tribble	4	170	42.5	1
Kenneth Moore	1	20	20.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Allen Weber	8	1	0.0	18	39
S R.J. Dodge	4	3	0.0	13	37
DT Scottie Benton	3	1	0.0	14	38
OLB Harvey Emmons	3	1	0.0	18	41
OLB Fernando Sanford	3	1	0.0	9	18
CB Chad Neasman	3	0	0.0	13	28
DE Tim Crowder	2	2	0.0	13	28
ILB Lester Jacobs	2	1	0.0	6	17
CB R.J. Cassidy	2	1	0.0	12	27
S Harry Anaya	2	1	0.0	12	37
DE Shawn Carpenter	1	1	0.0	11	29
ILB Phil Gaylor	1	1	0.0	16	43
DE Terry Fitzgerald	1	1	0.0	7	15
CB Desmond Hout	1	0	0.0	5	16
DE DeMario Pressley	1	0	0.0	5	16
S Caleb Campbell	1	0	0.0	9	26
TE Leon Beltramini	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Andre Poston	1	0	0.0	5	1
OLB Cody Brown	1	0	0.0	2	8
DE Ron Brace	0	1	0.0	4	6

Arizona	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Michael Mitchell	7	1	0.0	34	21
ILB Roger Blanchard	6	3	0.0	31	19
S Troy Nolan	5	4	0.0	34	22
DE Ian Kim	4	0	1.0	36	18
ILB Gilbert Geason	4	4	0.0	30	17
DT Zach Word	4	2	0.0	29	21
CB Devin Kerr	4	1	0.0	29	12
OLB Gene Riley	4	1	0.0	35	18
ILB Hilee Taylor	3	2	0.0	16	12
CB R.J. Terry	3	1	0.0	25	21
DE Glen Corbett	2	1	0.0	25	16
S Ernie Adachi	2	1	0.0	8	2
DT Bernard Sisson	1	1	0.0	12	3
CB DeJuan Tribble	1	1	0.0	27	18
S Roger Sikma	1	0	0.0	13	6
DE Alex Hardy	1	0	0.0	21	14
OLB Randal Nestor	1	0	0.0	27	16

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Shawn Carpenter	1	2	0	29
OLB Harvey Emmons	0	5	3	41
DT Scottie Benton	0	5	2	38
DE DeMario Pressley	0	1	1	16

Arizona	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Ian Kim	1.0	0	0	18
DE Alex Hardy	0.0	1	1	14
DE Glen Corbett	0.0	0	2	16

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Allen Weber	4	0	39
CB Chad Neasman	3	1	28
OLB Fernando Sanford	3	0	18
CB R.J. Cassidy	2	2	27
S R.J. Dodge	2	0	37
ILB Lester Jacobs	2	0	17
ILB Phil Gaylor	1	1	43
DT Scottie Benton	1	0	38
CB Desmond Hout	1	0	16
S Caleb Campbell	1	0	26
DE Shawn Carpenter	1	0	29
S Harry Anaya	1	0	37

Arizona	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Hilee Taylor	3	1	0	12
S Michael Mitchell	2	1	0	21
ILB Roger Blanchard	2	0	0	19
S Troy Nolan	2	0	0	22
CB DeJuan Tribble	1	0	1	18
CB R.J. Terry	1	0	0	21
DT Zach Word	1	0	0	21
DE Ian Kim	1	0	0	18
OLB Gene Riley	1	0	0	18
CB Devin Kerr	0	1	0	12

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Renaldo Becker	5	9	3	41	1	24
Uche Nwaneri	4	7	0	35	0	20
Casey Heath	3	13	2	35	0	22
O.J. Riley	3	4	0	31	0	22
A.J. Murray	2	2	0	25	0	12
Stanley Olmstead	1	3	1	31	0	17
Roger George	0	1	0	18	0	8

Arizona	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Peter Jennings	1	3	16	38
Ernie Crane	1	2	15	40
Antoine Jennings	0	3	8	13
Andre Smith	0	3	17	39
Tommie Bullock	0	2	12	36
Martin Felker	0	1	3	4
Bruce Dodge	0	1	12	33

Special Teams Tackles

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Andrew Linquist	2	13
Harry Anaya	1	17
Eddie Royal	1	16
Tracy Sherry	1	10

Arizona	Tackles	STPlays
Roger Sikma	1	23
DeJuan Tribble	1	21
Monty Newton	1	17
Troy Nolan	1	11
Steven Bradford	1	5

Participation

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Harry Anaya	---	---	12	37	17	66
Matt Ryan	41	24	---	---	---	65
Renaldo Becker	41	24	---	---	---	65
Emmitt Palmer	41	24	---	---	---	65
Allen Weber	---	---	18	39	8	65
Uche Nwaneri	35	20	---	---	9	64
Eddie Royal	31	16	---	---	16	63
Ike Dodge	35	19	---	---	9	63
O.J. Riley	31	22	---	---	7	60
Phil Gaylor	---	---	16	43	1	60
Harvey Emmons	---	---	18	41	1	60
Casey Heath	35	22	---	---	2	59
A.J. Murray	25	12	---	---	17	54
Leon Beltramini	22	15	---	---	16	53
Scottie Benton	---	---	14	38	---	52
R.J. Dodge	---	---	13	37	1	51
Stanley Olmstead	31	17	---	---	---	48
Gerald Clark	17	5	---	---	25	47
Chad Neasman	---	---	13	28	3	44
Caleb Campbell	---	---	9	26	9	44
Nicky Winters	24	19	---	---	---	43
Shawn Carpenter	---	---	11	29	3	43
Tim Crowder	---	---	13	28	1	42
R.J. Cassidy	---	---	12	27	1	40
Terry Fitzgerald	---	---	7	15	14	36
Roger George	18	8	---	---	9	35
Fernando Sanford	---	---	9	18	7	34
Lester Jacobs	---	---	6	17	7	30
Tracy Sherry	---	---	6	14	10	30
Desmond Hout	---	---	5	16	2	23
DeMario Pressley	---	---	5	16	---	21
Levon McIntyre	8	3	---	---	9	20
Cody Brown	---	---	2	8	10	20
Deron Roberson	6	4	---	---	9	19
Andre Poston	---	---	5	1	8	14
Andrew Linquist	---	---	0	0	13	13
Louis Murphy	5	5	---	---	3	13
Wayne Calixto	0	0	---	---	12	12
Ron Brace	---	---	4	6	1	11
Adrian Brizzolara	5	5	---	---	---	10
Ron Kariger	0	0	---	---	9	9
Louie Shaw	---	---	0	0	8	8
Kevin Huber	0	0	---	---	5	5
Aaron Rodgers	0	0	---	---	4	4
Unknown	0	0	---	---	---	0
Howard Harrison	0	0	---	---	---	0

Arizona	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Troy Nolan	---	---	34	22	11	67
DeJuan Tribble	---	---	27	18	21	66
Ernie Crane	15	40	---	---	9	64
Alex Smith	18	44	---	---	---	62
Michael Mitchell	---	---	34	21	4	59
Gilbert Geason	---	---	30	17	11	58
Zach Word	---	---	29	21	8	58
Ian Kim	---	---	36	18	3	57
Tommie Bullock	12	36	---	---	9	57
Gene Riley	---	---	35	18	4	57
Andre Smith	17	39	---	---	---	56
Peter Jennings	16	38	---	---	---	54
Bruce Dodge	12	33	---	---	9	54
Arman Shields	15	35	---	---	3	53
Roger Blanchard	---	---	31	19	2	52
Rob Geis	9	24	---	---	17	50
R.J. Terry	---	---	25	21	3	49
Hilee Taylor	---	---	16	12	17	45
Richie Cooley	13	31	---	---	---	44
Randal Nestor	---	---	27	16	1	44
Glen Corbett	---	---	25	16	2	43
Devin Kerr	---	---	29	12	2	43
Alex Hardy	---	---	21	14	8	43
O.J. Ingram	12	30	---	---	---	42
Roger Sikma	---	---	13	6	23	42
Darrell Helfrich	5	21	---	---	11	37
Everett Patterson	9	18	---	---	5	32
Antoine Jennings	8	13	---	---	9	30
Mike Jenkins	---	---	19	8	2	29
Quinn Johnson	8	12	---	---	8	28
Billy Joe Whitlow	6	12	---	---	9	27
Kenneth Moore	3	13	---	---	9	25
Wade Swift	9	16	---	---	---	25
Leonard Dodge	4	12	---	---	8	24
Jeffrey Colloran	2	6	---	---	16	24
Monty Newton	1	2	---	---	17	20
Bernard Sisson	---	---	12	3	1	16
Ernie Adachi	---	---	8	2	6	16
Kenny Morris	0	0	---	---	8	8
Martin Felker	3	4	---	---	---	7
Barry Richardson	1	5	---	---	---	6
Steven Bradford	0	0	---	---	5	5
Ricky Azzoo	0	0	---	---	4	4
Kris Gaden	0	0	---	---	1	1
Ronnie Bismonte	---	---	0	0	---	0
Mickey Garner	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	103	9.4
Middle	18	89	4.9
Right	11	38	3.5
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	-8	-4.0
Middle	14	46	3.3
Right	2	7	3.5
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Matt Ryan	23	14	2	1	0	3	3	0	1

Arizona	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Alex Smith	44	22	3	2	2	4	13	6	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	11	82	6.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	2	89	14.8
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	30	10.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	6	21	3.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	11	104	5.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	3	30	2.5
Long (19+ Yds)	8	2	43	5.4

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Emmitt Palmer	14	8	131	1	24
WR Eddie Royal	3	2	28	0	16
TE Ike Dodge	2	1	3	0	19
WR Adrian Brizzolara	1	1	6	0	5
RB Nicky Winters	1	1	3	0	19
TE Leon Beltramini	1	0	0	0	15
WR Louis Murphy	1	1	30	1	5

Arizona	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Arman Shields	9	3	0	51	1	35
WR O.J. Ingram	8	2	1	12	0	30
WR Richie Cooley	8	5	0	58	1	31
TE Everett Patterson	5	2	1	18	0	18
RB Rob Geis	5	3	0	2	0	24
FB Quinn Johnson	3	2	0	3	0	12
TE Leonard Dodge	2	2	0	17	0	12
WR Darrell Helfrich	2	1	0	22	1	21
WR Kenneth Moore	1	1	0	9	0	13
RB Wade Swift	1	1	0	6	0	16

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Nicky Winters	1	1	1.00	5.00
Gerald Clark	1	10	10.00	6.76

Arizona	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Alex Smith	1	11	11.00	6.33

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Matt Ryan	4	1	6	1.50	8.74

Arizona	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Alex Smith	3	1	6	2.00	4.50

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Emmitt Palmer	2	0	0	0.00	9.36
WR Adrian Brizzolara	1	1	6	6.00	6.00
WR Eddie Royal	1	0	0	0.00	9.33

Arizona	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Arman Shields	1	1	6	6.00	5.67
FB Quinn Johnson	1	0	0	0.00	1.00
RB Rob Geis	1	0	0	0.00	0.40

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Nicky Winters	4	0

Arizona	Rushes	Conversions
Rob Geis	2	1
Alex Smith	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Matt Ryan	7	2	1

Arizona	Att	Comp	Conversions
Alex Smith	14	8	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Emmitt Palmer	5	2	1
WR Eddie Royal	1	0	0
TE Leon Beltramini	1	0	0

Arizona	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Arman Shields	3	1	0
WR O.J. Ingram	3	1	0
WR Richie Cooley	3	2	1
WR Kenneth Moore	1	1	1
TE Everett Patterson	1	0	0
FB Quinn Johnson	1	1	0
RB Rob Geis	1	1	1
WR Darrell Helfrich	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 54,200 (63,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 15,100 (17,600)
End Zone 10,900 (12,700)
Mezzanine 6,200 (7,300)
Sideline Seats 9,600 (11,200)
Club Seats 10,300 (12,000)
Luxury Boxes 2,100 (2,200)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	54,200 (63,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	15,100 (17,600)
End Zone	10,900 (12,700)
Mezzanine	6,200 (7,300)
Sideline Seats	9,600 (11,200)
Club Seats	10,300 (12,000)
Luxury Boxes	2,100 (2,200)