Week 2, 2026

played in New York, NJ

75 degrees, fair, 3 mph wind

Minnesota Vikings	3	7	0	6	-	16
New York Jets	14	0	0	3	-	17

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:47 NYJ - Steven Cora 4 run (Mel Hawkins extra point)
1Q: 01:42 MIN - David Buehler 19 field goal
1Q: 00:20 NYJ - Bryan Johnson 69 pass from Josh Johnson (Mel Hawkins extra point)
2Q: 05:08 MIN - Lance Radecki 1 run (David Buehler extra point)
4Q: 10:23 MIN - David Buehler 38 field goal
4Q: 02:07 MIN - David Buehler 19 field goal
4Q: 00:07 NYJ - Mel Hawkins 47 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:47 NYJ - Steven Cora 4 run (Mel Hawkins extra point)
1Q: 01:42 MIN - David Buehler 19 field goal
1Q: 00:20 NYJ - Bryan Johnson 69 pass from Josh Johnson (Mel Hawkins extra point)
2Q: 05:08 MIN - Lance Radecki 1 run (David Buehler extra point)
4Q: 10:23 MIN - David Buehler 38 field goal
4Q: 02:07 MIN - David Buehler 19 field goal
4Q: 00:07 NYJ - Mel Hawkins 47 field goal

Team Statistics MIN NYJ
Record 1-1 2-0
First Downs 17 15
- by Rushing 8 3
- by Passing 8 10
- by Penalty 1 2
Total Net Yards 305 258
- Offensive Plays 66 52
- Yards per Play 4.62 4.96
Net Rushing Yards 150 65
- Rushing Attempts 40 21
- Yards per Rush 3.75 3.10
Net Passing Yards 155 193
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 25 - 15 - 0 28 - 17 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 161 212
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/6 3/19
- Yards per Pass Play 5.96 6.23
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 3/14 6/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.4 6.4
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 10/70 7/58
Punt Returns/Yards 1/1 1/12
Kick Returns/Yards 3/61 5/109
Interception Ret./Yards 2/47 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/2 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 37 OWN 26
Time of Possession 34:22 25:38

Team Statistics	MIN	NYJ
Record	1-1	2-0
First Downs	17	15
- by Rushing	8	3
- by Passing	8	10
- by Penalty	1	2
Total Net Yards	305	258
- Offensive Plays	66	52
- Yards per Play	4.62	4.96
Net Rushing Yards	150	65
- Rushing Attempts	40	21
- Yards per Rush	3.75	3.10
Net Passing Yards	155	193
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	25 - 15 - 0	28 - 17 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	161	212
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/6	3/19
- Yards per Pass Play	5.96	6.23
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	3/14	6/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.4	6.4
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	10/70	7/58
Punt Returns/Yards	1/1	1/12
Kick Returns/Yards	3/61	5/109
Interception Ret./Yards	2/47	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/2	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 37	OWN 26
Time of Possession	34:22	25:38

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	7:38	2:30	OWN 20	4	14	Punt
1	5:08	3:34	OPP 18	5	16	Field Goal
1	0:05	1:48	OWN 38	3	-8	Punt
2	8:28	3:26	OPP 26	8	26	Touchdown
2	2:46	2:40	OWN 26	10	43	Missed FG
3	15:00	3:04	OWN 19	6	13	Punt
3	9:52	3:54	OWN 7	7	33	Punt
3	4:05	1:18	OWN 39	3	4	Punt
3	0:38	0:51	OWN 32	3	4	Punt
4	13:41	3:24	OWN 38	6	41	Field Goal
4	7:50	5:50	OWN 12	9	86	Field Goal
4	1:43	0:32	OPP 32	3	4	Missed FG

New York Jets
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	7:22	OWN 29	14	71	Touchdown
1	1:34	1:29	OWN 29	2	71	Touchdown
2	13:17	4:49	OWN 23	10	33	Interception
2	5:02	2:16	OWN 35	3	2	Punt
2	0:06	0:06	OWN 38	1	-6	Half
3	11:56	2:04	OWN 24	4	16	Punt
3	5:58	1:53	OWN 21	3	8	Punt
3	2:47	2:09	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
4	14:47	1:06	OWN 7	3	9	Punt
4	10:17	2:27	OWN 40	3	6	Punt
4	2:00	0:17	OWN 19	1	0	Interception
4	1:11	1:10	OWN 35	5	35	Field Goal

Game MVP: Allen Weber, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Marc Scott	23	80	3.48	14	1	0
Lance Radecki	13	45	3.46	15	1	1
Matt Ryan	2	20	10.00	10	2	0
Rich Hampton	2	5	2.50	4	0	0

New York	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Sammie Matos	15	37	2.47	8	0	0
Steven Cora	6	28	4.67	9	0	1

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Matt Ryan	25	15	161	1/6	0	25	0	78.9

New York	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Josh Johnson	28	17	212	3/19	1	69	2	66.4

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Darnell Mathis	6	7	64	10.67	14	25
WR Joey Sadler	4	7	32	8.00	11	14
TE Aaron Hernandez	2	2	43	21.50	16	23
WR Louis Murphy	1	3	8	8.00	0	8
WR Thomas Kelly	1	2	6	6.00	0	6
WR Ray Karau	1	4	8	8.00	0	8

New York	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Eric Bryant	4	4	29	7.25	0	13	0
TE Ty Hatcher	3	3	24	8.00	3	14	0
WR Marcus Young	3	4	38	12.67	4	16	0
RB Sammie Matos	3	4	25	8.33	0	12	0
FB Drew Adams	2	2	21	10.50	18	18	0
RB Steven Cora	1	1	6	6.00	5	6	0
WR Bryan Johnson	1	5	69	69.00	61	69	1
TE Shawn Nelson	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Cheshire Kit Claussen	0	3	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Allen Weber	2	47	23.50	0

New York	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force
Lance Radecki	1	0	0
Casey Heath	0	1	0
Tracy Sherry	0	1	0
Keith Rivers	0	0	1
Ray Karau	0	0	1

New York	Fumb	Recov	Force
Sammie Matos	2	0	0
Alex Urena	0	1	0
Ronald Kournikova	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Kevin Huber	6	294	49.0	43.7	60	2

New York	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
A.J. Welch	6	246	41.0	40.8	53	1

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
David Buehler	3/5	0/2	0/0	38	1/1

New York	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Mel Hawkins	1/1	1/1	0/0	47	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Neil Lucky	1	1	1.0	0

New York	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Sammie Matos	1	12	12.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Marc Scott	3	61	20.3	0

New York	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Cheshire Kit Claussen	4	88	22.0	0
Victor Liotti	1	21	21.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Allen Weber	6	3	0.0	19	30
ILB Leo Foulke	5	2	0.0	10	12
OLB Keith Rivers	4	1	0.0	12	14
CB Billy Joe Easter	4	0	0.0	15	24
DE Jerome Daughtry	3	0	1.0	14	23
DT Ernie Downs	2	1	2.0	9	18
CB T.J. Ward	2	2	0.0	16	25
OLB Fernando Sanford	2	1	0.0	19	28
DE Cornell Kaczmarek	2	0	0.0	13	18
S J.C. Blackwell	1	2	0.0	17	26
S Tracy Sherry	1	2	0.0	6	14
DE Deron Rice	1	0	0.0	16	18
ILB Phil Gaylor	1	0	0.0	7	13
ILB Andre Poston	1	0	0.0	2	1
DT Randal Tanner	1	0	0.0	18	24
ILB Clifton Coppola	1	0	0.0	6	9
DT Darryl Ortmeier	1	0	0.0	14	14
CB Alex Banks	1	0	0.0	7	16

New York	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Roosevelt Calmus	7	1	0.0	32	23
OLB Ronald Kournikova	6	1	0.0	28	10
OLB Emmitt Hasting	5	3	0.0	21	14
DE Derrick Morgan	4	2	0.0	21	9
S Michael Smith	4	0	0.0	19	18
S Shannon Merchberger	4	0	0.0	25	18
DT Pat Dodge	3	3	0.0	18	16
S Barry Towns	3	0	0.0	24	17
CB Victor Liotti	3	0	0.0	27	19
OLB Perry Riley	2	2	1.0	35	17
S Jeff McNeil	2	1	0.0	30	13
CB Jerry Cassidy	2	0	0.0	19	12
DT Cris Batten	2	0	0.0	24	10
OLB Bart Krcik	1	4	0.0	21	9
DE Johnny Bell	1	3	0.0	25	15
DE Jose Frederick	1	2	0.0	18	10
OLB Quentin Nixon	1	1	0.0	7	1
TE Shawn Nelson	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Marcus Lincoln	1	0	0.0	8	3
DE Terry Densmore	1	0	0.0	18	18
WR Eric Bryant	1	0	---	---	---
CB Charlie Linstrom	1	0	0.0	14	19

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Ernie Downs	2.0	0	0	0	18
DE Jerome Daughtry	1.0	0	2	0	23

New York	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Perry Riley	1.0	0	0	17
DE Jose Frederick	0.0	1	0	10
DT Pat Dodge	0.0	0	1	16
DE Terry Densmore	0.0	0	1	18
DE Johnny Bell	0.0	0	1	15
S Michael Smith	0.0	0	1	18

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Allen Weber	4	1	2	30
OLB Keith Rivers	3	0	0	14
DE Jerome Daughtry	2	0	0	23
CB T.J. Ward	2	0	0	25
ILB Leo Foulke	2	0	0	12
CB Alex Banks	1	1	0	16
ILB Phil Gaylor	1	0	0	13
ILB Clifton Coppola	1	0	0	9
CB Billy Joe Easter	1	0	0	24
S J.C. Blackwell	0	1	0	26

New York	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Victor Liotti	3	0	19
OLB Ronald Kournikova	2	1	10
ILB Roosevelt Calmus	2	0	23
S Barry Towns	2	0	17
S Shannon Merchberger	2	0	18
S Jeff McNeil	1	1	13
OLB Emmitt Hasting	1	0	14
CB Charlie Linstrom	1	0	19
S Michael Smith	1	0	18

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Vladimir Ducasse	4	9	0	32	0	18
Tito Greer	2	6	2	32	0	20
Sam Young	2	5	0	31	0	18
Casey Heath	1	6	0	33	1	23
Jessie Hoitink	1	3	0	9	0	7
Damon Butterfield	1	2	0	14	0	12
Peter Jennings	0	3	0	33	0	20
A.J. Murray	0	3	0	19	0	7
Benjamin Colman	0	1	0	9	0	8

New York	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Herb Bradford	2	7	16	0	27
Kent Shapiro	1	3	16	1	23
Austin Horn	1	2	18	0	23
Marco Lynch	1	2	10	0	18
Alex Urena	0	4	19	0	29
Breno Giacomini	0	1	17	2	24
Ty Hatcher	0	1	17	0	22
Rick Dobler	0	1	9	0	11

Special Teams Tackles

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Tracy Sherry	2	18
Rich Hampton	1	24
Joey Sadler	1	18
Ray Karau	1	16
T.J. Ward	1	6

New York	Tackles	STPlays
Cheshire Kit Claussen	1	15
Perry Riley	1	14
Jerry Cassidy	1	13
Austin Horn	1	7

Participation

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Matt Ryan	40	26	---	---	---	66
Tito Greer	32	20	---	---	11	63
Casey Heath	33	23	---	---	5	61
Vladimir Ducasse	32	18	---	---	11	61
Aaron Hernandez	30	13	---	---	15	58
Peter Jennings	33	20	---	---	---	53
Allen Weber	---	---	19	30	1	50
Neil Lucky	---	---	11	14	25	50
Joey Sadler	13	18	---	---	18	49
Sam Young	31	18	---	---	---	49
Fernando Sanford	---	---	19	28	1	48
Frankie Sanford	22	9	---	---	17	48
T.J. Ward	---	---	16	25	6	47
Rich Hampton	17	6	---	---	24	47
J.C. Blackwell	---	---	17	26	2	45
Darnell Mathis	28	16	---	---	1	45
Marc Scott	24	15	---	---	5	44
Jerome Daughtry	---	---	14	23	6	43
Randal Tanner	---	---	18	24	---	42
Billy Joe Easter	---	---	15	24	1	40
Louis Murphy	14	15	---	---	9	38
Tracy Sherry	---	---	6	14	18	38
A.J. Murray	19	7	---	---	11	37
Damon Butterfield	14	12	---	---	11	37
Keith Rivers	---	---	12	14	9	35
Deron Rice	---	---	16	18	---	34
Ernie Downs	---	---	9	18	7	34
Lance Radecki	14	10	---	---	9	33
Phil Gaylor	---	---	7	13	12	32
Ray Karau	5	11	---	---	16	32
Cornell Kaczmarek	---	---	13	18	1	32
Darryl Ortmeier	---	---	14	14	1	29
Jessie Hoitink	9	7	---	---	11	27
Leo Foulke	---	---	10	12	4	26
Thomas Kelly	14	10	---	---	1	25
Alex Banks	---	---	7	16	1	24
Benjamin Colman	9	8	---	---	---	17
Clifton Coppola	---	---	6	9	2	17
David Buehler	0	0	---	---	10	10
Jimmy Concepcion	7	3	---	---	---	10
Kevin Huber	0	0	---	---	6	6
Andre Poston	---	---	2	1	3	6
David Abrams	0	0	---	---	5	5
Ty Poston	0	1	---	---	---	1
Walt Causey	---	---	0	0	1	1
Scottie Kirk	0	0	---	---	---	0

New York	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Perry Riley	---	---	35	17	14	66
Roosevelt Calmus	---	---	32	23	6	61
Victor Liotti	---	---	27	19	10	56
Alex Urena	19	29	---	---	7	55
Josh Johnson	21	31	---	---	1	53
Bart Krcik	---	---	21	9	22	52
Michael Smith	---	---	19	18	13	50
Austin Horn	18	23	---	---	7	48
Jeff McNeil	---	---	30	13	5	48
Johnny Bell	---	---	25	15	7	47
Ronald Kournikova	---	---	28	10	8	46
Kent Shapiro	16	23	---	---	7	46
Shannon Merchberger	---	---	25	18	2	45
Barry Towns	---	---	24	17	3	44
Jerry Cassidy	---	---	19	12	13	44
Breno Giacomini	17	24	---	---	2	43
Herb Bradford	16	27	---	---	---	43
Ty Hatcher	17	22	---	---	4	43
Bryan Johnson	19	23	---	---	1	43
Charlie Linstrom	---	---	14	19	10	43
Steven Cora	6	12	---	---	22	40
Emmitt Hasting	---	---	21	14	4	39
Pat Dodge	---	---	18	16	5	39
Terry Densmore	---	---	18	18	3	39
Sammie Matos	15	19	---	---	5	39
Jose Frederick	---	---	18	10	8	36
Cris Batten	---	---	24	10	1	35
Marco Lynch	10	18	---	---	6	34
Derrick Morgan	---	---	21	9	3	33
Buddy Clancy	---	---	6	15	9	30
Drew Adams	8	15	---	---	5	28
Cheshire Kit Claussen	4	9	---	---	15	28
Shawn Nelson	10	17	---	---	---	27
Rick Dobler	9	11	---	---	6	26
Marcus Young	6	14	---	---	5	25
Henry Boyer	7	7	---	---	9	23
Eric Bryant	10	12	---	---	---	22
Tito Griffin	3	2	---	---	16	21
Marcus Lincoln	---	---	8	3	3	14
Dexter Jackson	0	3	---	---	10	13
Quentin Nixon	---	---	7	1	5	13
A.J. Welch	0	0	---	---	10	10
Chad Robbins	0	0	---	---	4	4
Mel Hawkins	0	0	---	---	1	1
Phil Moran	0	0	---	---	---	0
Unknown	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	44	4.4
Middle	14	44	3.1
Right	16	62	3.9
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	23	3.3
Middle	11	27	2.5
Right	3	15	5.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Matt Ryan	25	15	3	2	1	2	4	0	0

New York	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Josh Johnson	28	17	1	1	2	3	2	0	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	1	6	3.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	8	92	9.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	6	63	5.7
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	30	6.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	8	7	110	13.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	6	72	5.1
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Joey Sadler	7	4	1	32	0	18
WR Darnell Mathis	7	6	0	64	1	16
WR Ray Karau	4	1	0	8	0	11
WR Louis Murphy	3	1	0	8	0	15
TE Aaron Hernandez	2	2	0	43	2	13
WR Thomas Kelly	2	1	0	6	0	10

New York	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Bryan Johnson	5	1	0	69	1	23
WR Marcus Young	4	3	1	38	0	14
WR Eric Bryant	4	4	0	29	0	12
RB Sammie Matos	4	3	0	25	0	19
TE Ty Hatcher	3	3	0	24	0	22
WR Cheshire Kit Claussen	3	0	1	0	0	9
FB Drew Adams	2	2	0	21	0	15
TE Shawn Nelson	1	0	0	0	0	17
RB Steven Cora	1	1	0	6	0	12

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Marc Scott	6	19	3.17	3.48
Lance Radecki	5	17	3.40	3.46
Rich Hampton	1	1	1.00	2.50

New York	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Steven Cora	2	8	4.00	4.67
Sammie Matos	2	10	5.00	2.47

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Matt Ryan	1	0	0	0.00	6.44

New York	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Josh Johnson	1	1	11	11.00	7.57

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Ray Karau	1	0	0	0.00	2.00

New York	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Marcus Young	1	1	11	11.00	9.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Marc Scott	4	2
Lance Radecki	2	1

New York	Rushes	Conversions
Sammie Matos	3	2

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Matt Ryan	8	1	0

New York	Att	Comp	Conversions
Josh Johnson	9	7	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch
WR Joey Sadler	4	1
WR Louis Murphy	1	0
WR Thomas Kelly	1	0
WR Darnell Mathis	1	0
WR Ray Karau	1	0

New York	Targ	Catch	Conversions
FB Drew Adams	2	2	1
WR Marcus Young	2	1	1
WR Eric Bryant	2	2	1
TE Ty Hatcher	1	1	0
WR Bryan Johnson	1	0	0
RB Sammie Matos	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 87,000 (98,300 capacity)
Upper Deck 34,300 (34,700)
End Zone 21,500 (25,100)
Mezzanine 12,000 (14,500)
Sideline Seats 18,800 (22,200)
Luxury Boxes 400 (1,800)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	87,000 (98,300 capacity)
Upper Deck	34,300 (34,700)
End Zone	21,500 (25,100)
Mezzanine	12,000 (14,500)
Sideline Seats	18,800 (22,200)
Luxury Boxes	400 (1,800)