Week 3, 2026

played in Minnesota, MN

68 degrees, fair, calm

Arizona Cardinals	3	14	3	0	-	20
Minnesota Vikings	3	0	0	7	-	10

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:20 ARI - Ricky Azzoo 21 field goal
1Q: 03:12 MIN - David Buehler 29 field goal
2Q: 11:33 ARI - Vince Ussery 1 run (Ricky Azzoo extra point)
2Q: 02:50 ARI - Vince Ussery 23 run (Ricky Azzoo extra point)
3Q: 08:45 ARI - Ricky Azzoo 26 field goal
4Q: 10:59 MIN - Rich Hampton 5 run (David Buehler extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:20 ARI - Ricky Azzoo 21 field goal
1Q: 03:12 MIN - David Buehler 29 field goal
2Q: 11:33 ARI - Vince Ussery 1 run (Ricky Azzoo extra point)
2Q: 02:50 ARI - Vince Ussery 23 run (Ricky Azzoo extra point)
3Q: 08:45 ARI - Ricky Azzoo 26 field goal
4Q: 10:59 MIN - Rich Hampton 5 run (David Buehler extra point)

Team Statistics ARI MIN
Record 1-2 1-2
First Downs 21 12
- by Rushing 14 5
- by Passing 7 7
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 360 192
- Offensive Plays 75 52
- Yards per Play 4.80 3.69
Net Rushing Yards 234 67
- Rushing Attempts 43 21
- Yards per Rush 5.44 3.19
Net Passing Yards 126 125
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 31 - 17 - 3 29 - 16 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 131 140
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/5 2/15
- Yards per Pass Play 3.94 4.03
Fumbles/Lost 3/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 7/15 3/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 4.9 8.7
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 2/15 8/48
Punt Returns/Yards 3/19 2/11
Kick Returns/Yards 2/40 4/64
Interception Ret./Yards 1/6 3/18
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/2 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 24 OWN 38
Time of Possession 36:17 23:43

Team Statistics	ARI	MIN
Record	1-2	1-2
First Downs	21	12
- by Rushing	14	5
- by Passing	7	7
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	360	192
- Offensive Plays	75	52
- Yards per Play	4.80	3.69
Net Rushing Yards	234	67
- Rushing Attempts	43	21
- Yards per Rush	5.44	3.19
Net Passing Yards	126	125
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	31 - 17 - 3	29 - 16 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	131	140
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/5	2/15
- Yards per Pass Play	3.94	4.03
Fumbles/Lost	3/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	7/15	3/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	4.9	8.7
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	2/15	8/48
Punt Returns/Yards	3/19	2/11
Kick Returns/Yards	2/40	4/64
Interception Ret./Yards	1/6	3/18
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/2	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 24	OWN 38
Time of Possession	36:17	23:43

Drive Charts

Arizona Cardinals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:47	OWN 28	9	68	Field Goal
1	4:56	0:09	OWN 20	1	0	Interception
1	3:04	6:39	OWN 24	13	76	Touchdown
2	8:51	0:58	OWN 36	3	3	Punt
2	6:34	3:56	OWN 32	10	68	Touchdown
2	1:13	1:03	OWN 13	3	7	Punt
3	13:37	4:59	OWN 37	10	54	Field Goal
3	7:29	2:04	OWN 16	4	18	Fumble
3	3:28	1:06	OWN 37	3	6	Punt
4	13:50	0:50	OWN 18	3	-5	Interception
4	10:53	1:17	OWN 20	3	2	Interception
4	7:35	4:28	OWN 20	6	46	Missed FG
4	2:41	2:41	OWN 20	7	20	Game

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:13	4:17	OWN 25	8	29	Punt
1	4:47	1:43	OPP 13	3	1	Field Goal
2	11:25	2:34	OWN 17	3	-5	Punt
2	7:53	1:19	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
2	2:38	1:25	OWN 30	6	21	Punt
2	0:10	0:10	OWN 38	2	16	Half
3	15:00	1:23	OWN 20	3	-7	Punt
3	8:38	1:09	OWN 21	4	-3	Punt
3	5:25	1:57	OPP 34	3	4	Missed FG
3	2:22	3:32	OWN 7	8	31	Punt
4	13:00	2:07	OPP 28	5	28	Touchdown
4	9:36	2:01	OPP 49	3	8	Punt
4	3:07	0:26	OWN 41	2	31	Interception

Game MVP: Vince Ussery, Arizona Cardinals

Rushing Statistics

Arizona	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Vince Ussery	31	192	6.19	39	5	2
Alex Keyes	11	44	4.00	11	1	0
Kevin O'Connell	1	-2	-2.00	-2	0	0

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Marc Scott	16	38	2.38	10	1	0
Lance Radecki	3	17	5.67	11	1	0
Matt Ryan	1	7	7.00	7	0	0
Rich Hampton	1	5	5.00	5	0	1

Passing Statistics

Arizona	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Kevin O'Connell	31	17	131	1/5	0	15	3	25.8

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Matt Ryan	29	16	140	2/15	0	31	1	53.8

Receiving Statistics

Arizona	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Dean Gillespie	4	7	34	8.50	9	10
RB Vince Ussery	4	5	31	7.75	2	12
WR Shane Carter	3	7	36	12.00	5	15
TE Korey McElreath	2	3	15	7.50	1	8
FB Quinn Johnson	1	1	5	5.00	0	5
WR Kirk Bode	1	3	2	2.00	0	2
WR Winston Farmer	1	1	9	9.00	0	9
TE Bryce Cortez	1	3	-1	-1.00	0	-1
RB Alex Keyes	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
TE Aaron Hernandez	4	7	31	7.75	3	21
RB Marc Scott	4	4	29	7.25	16	12
WR Louis Murphy	2	3	20	10.00	0	14
WR Darnell Mathis	2	3	38	19.00	2	31
WR Ray Karau	2	3	10	5.00	0	5
TE Frankie Sanford	1	3	9	9.00	0	9
RB Lance Radecki	1	1	3	3.00	0	3
WR Joey Sadler	0	3	0	0.00	0	0
WR Thomas Kelly	0	2	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Arizona	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Paul Fox	1	6	6.00	0

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB T.J. Ward	2	18	9.00	0
S J.C. Blackwell	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Arizona	Fumb	Recov
Alex Keyes	2	0
Vince Ussery	1	1
Dean Gillespie	0	1

Minnesota	Recov	Force
Randal Tanner	1	0
Jerome Daughtry	0	1
Darryl Ortmeier	0	1
Cornell Kaczmarek	0	1

Punting Statistics

Arizona	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Kenny Morris	3	144	48.0	44.3	50	2

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Kevin Huber	8	394	49.3	41.9	66	3

Kicking Statistics

Arizona	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ricky Azzoo	2/3	0/1	0/1	26	2/2

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
David Buehler	1/2	0/1	0/0	29	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Arizona	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kyle Wilson	3	19	6.3	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rich Hampton	1	4	4.0	0
Neil Lucky	1	7	7.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Arizona	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kyle Wilson	1	21	21.0	0
Taylor Mays	1	19	19.0	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ray Karau	3	47	15.7	0
Marc Scott	1	17	17.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Arizona	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Brandon Spikes	8	4	0.0	16	25
DE Tyson Alualu	4	0	0.0	14	18
DE Warren Hutchison	3	1	1.5	2	17
S Maurice Carlisle	3	1	0.0	17	24
DE Sammy Brennan	2	0	0.5	14	14
S Taylor Mays	2	3	0.0	18	23
CB Jeremy Hines	2	1	0.0	11	21
CB Brandon Perkins	2	1	0.0	17	25
CB Clyde Badalyan	2	1	0.0	18	27
CB Kyle Wilson	2	0	0.0	15	18
DE Bernie Watts	2	0	0.0	19	14
OLB Conrad Connell	2	0	0.0	15	21
ILB Steven Powell	1	1	0.0	5	8
DE Damon Myers	1	0	0.0	7	13
WR Kirk Bode	1	0	---	---	---
WR Dean Gillespie	1	0	---	---	---
CB Paul Fox	1	0	0.0	8	19
DT Leland Woods	1	0	0.0	5	5
TE Bryce Cortez	1	0	---	---	---

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Leo Foulke	9	2	0.0	34	22
OLB Fernando Sanford	6	3	0.0	35	28
OLB Keith Rivers	6	2	0.0	25	11
S J.C. Blackwell	5	4	0.0	36	30
CB T.J. Ward	5	1	0.0	31	24
CB Billy Joe Easter	4	2	0.0	29	25
S Tracy Sherry	4	0	0.0	32	20
DE Cornell Kaczmarek	3	0	1.0	21	16
DE Jerome Daughtry	3	3	0.0	33	24
DT Randal Tanner	3	2	0.0	30	24
CB Alex Banks	3	1	0.0	26	26
DT Ernie Downs	2	1	0.0	31	21
DT Darryl Ortmeier	2	1	0.0	28	20
CB Neil Lucky	1	1	0.0	29	25
ILB Andre Poston	1	0	0.0	7	3
TE Frankie Sanford	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Clifton Coppola	1	0	0.0	9	10

Pass Rush Statistics

Arizona	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Warren Hutchison	1.5	0	0	1	17
DE Sammy Brennan	0.5	0	2	0	14
ILB Steven Powell	0.0	1	0	0	8
DE Tyson Alualu	0.0	0	1	0	18
CB Kyle Wilson	0.0	0	1	0	18
S Maurice Carlisle	0.0	0	1	0	24

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Cornell Kaczmarek	1.0	0	0	16
DT Randal Tanner	0.0	1	1	24
DE Deron Rice	0.0	1	0	19
ILB Leo Foulke	0.0	1	0	22

Pass Defense Statistics

Arizona	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Brandon Spikes	4	1	0	25
DE Warren Hutchison	2	0	0	17
CB Clyde Badalyan	2	0	0	27
CB Brandon Perkins	1	1	0	25
CB Paul Fox	1	0	1	19
DE Damon Myers	1	0	0	13
CB Jeremy Hines	1	0	0	21
DE Tyson Alualu	1	0	0	18
DT Leland Woods	1	0	0	5
ILB Steven Powell	1	0	0	8
S Maurice Carlisle	1	0	0	24
DE Glen Corbett	0	1	0	17

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Fernando Sanford	4	0	0	28
S J.C. Blackwell	3	0	1	30
CB Billy Joe Easter	2	2	0	25
CB T.J. Ward	2	0	2	24
OLB Keith Rivers	2	0	0	11
ILB Leo Foulke	2	0	0	22
CB Alex Banks	1	2	0	26
DE Jerome Daughtry	1	0	0	24

Blocking Statistics

Arizona	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Marty Linquist	4	8	33	0	25
Eugene Arnold	3	7	39	0	27
Gabe Buckner	3	6	37	0	22
Andre Smith	3	5	38	0	25
Quinn Johnson	2	4	33	0	19
Keith Thamilarasan	2	4	18	0	18
Billy Joe Whitlow	1	7	42	1	32
Colin Mathis	1	1	5	0	7

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Peter Jennings	2	4	0	18	0	25
Sam Young	2	3	0	14	0	25
Casey Heath	1	5	1	19	0	26
Jimmy Concepcion	1	1	0	9	0	15
Tito Greer	0	4	0	19	1	25
Aaron Hernandez	0	1	0	17	0	21
Vladimir Ducasse	0	1	0	14	0	21
Jessie Hoitink	0	1	0	2	0	6
Benjamin Colman	0	0	0	7	1	6

Special Teams Tackles

Arizona	Tackles	STPlays
Jeremy Hines	3	28
Kyle Wilson	2	17
Paul Fox	1	8

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Alex Banks	2	18
Ray Karau	1	15
Louis Murphy	1	8
Keith Rivers	1	1

Participation

Arizona	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Kevin O'Connell	43	32	---	---	---	75
Billy Joe Whitlow	42	32	---	---	---	74
Eugene Arnold	39	27	---	---	6	72
Quinn Johnson	33	19	---	---	19	71
Andre Smith	38	25	---	---	---	63
Jeremy Hines	---	---	11	21	28	60
Marty Linquist	33	25	---	---	2	60
Bryce Cortez	35	20	---	---	5	60
Gabe Buckner	37	22	---	---	---	59
Dean Gillespie	34	22	---	---	---	56
Taylor Mays	---	---	18	23	13	54
Vince Ussery	33	19	---	---	1	53
Kyle Wilson	---	---	15	18	17	50
Korey McElreath	17	17	---	---	13	47
Winston Farmer	17	13	---	---	17	47
Clyde Badalyan	---	---	18	27	2	47
Alex Keyes	11	12	---	---	22	45
Brandon Perkins	---	---	17	25	2	44
Maurice Carlisle	---	---	17	24	2	43
Brandon Spikes	---	---	16	25	1	42
Keith Thamilarasan	18	18	---	---	6	42
Kirk Bode	20	18	---	---	2	40
Bernie Watts	---	---	19	14	7	40
Kelly Compton	---	---	14	22	3	39
Conrad Connell	---	---	15	21	2	38
Tyson Alualu	---	---	14	18	5	37
Shane Carter	13	18	---	---	5	36
Paul Fox	---	---	8	19	8	35
Sammy Brennan	---	---	14	14	6	34
Glen Corbett	---	---	7	17	5	29
Warren Hutchison	---	---	2	17	3	22
Damon Myers	---	---	7	13	1	21
Ronnie Bismonte	---	---	5	6	9	20
Colin Mathis	5	7	---	---	6	18
Luke Bishop	2	2	---	---	12	16
Steven Powell	---	---	5	8	3	16
Leland Woods	---	---	5	5	5	15
Chris Cherpeski	3	4	---	---	6	13
Ricky Azzoo	0	0	---	---	8	8
Greg Erdman	---	---	3	4	---	7
Kenny Morris	0	0	---	---	6	6
Dwight Tobin	---	---	1	0	3	4
Alex Hardy	---	---	0	0	3	3
Al Holmes	0	0	---	---	---	0
Paul Lindberg	0	0	---	---	---	0

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
J.C. Blackwell	---	---	36	30	6	72
Neil Lucky	---	---	29	25	18	72
Alex Banks	---	---	26	26	18	70
Fernando Sanford	---	---	35	28	2	65
Jerome Daughtry	---	---	33	24	5	62
T.J. Ward	---	---	31	24	5	60
Leo Foulke	---	---	34	22	3	59
Ernie Downs	---	---	31	21	6	58
Billy Joe Easter	---	---	29	25	3	57
Randal Tanner	---	---	30	24	2	56
Tracy Sherry	---	---	32	20	3	55
Tito Greer	19	25	---	---	10	54
Matt Ryan	21	31	---	---	---	52
Aaron Hernandez	17	21	---	---	13	51
Darryl Ortmeier	---	---	28	20	3	51
Casey Heath	19	26	---	---	3	48
Deron Rice	---	---	29	19	---	48
Peter Jennings	18	25	---	---	---	43
Vladimir Ducasse	14	21	---	---	8	43
Marc Scott	16	22	---	---	5	43
Frankie Sanford	10	16	---	---	17	43
Louis Murphy	14	18	---	---	8	40
Sam Young	14	25	---	---	---	39
Cornell Kaczmarek	---	---	21	16	1	38
Keith Rivers	---	---	25	11	1	37
A.J. Murray	9	16	---	---	10	35
Joey Sadler	9	10	---	---	14	33
Rich Hampton	4	6	---	---	21	31
Clifton Coppola	---	---	9	10	8	27
Ray Karau	4	8	---	---	15	27
Darnell Mathis	9	17	---	---	---	26
Jimmy Concepcion	9	15	---	---	1	25
Thomas Kelly	9	12	---	---	---	21
Lance Radecki	4	9	---	---	7	20
Phil Gaylor	---	---	8	4	7	19
Damon Butterfield	3	6	---	---	10	19
Jessie Hoitink	2	6	---	---	10	18
Benjamin Colman	7	6	---	---	---	13
Andre Poston	---	---	7	3	1	11
Kevin Huber	0	0	---	---	8	8
David Buehler	0	0	---	---	5	5
Walt Causey	---	---	0	0	5	5
David Abrams	0	0	---	---	2	2
Scottie Kirk	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	16	88	5.5
Middle	13	68	5.2
Right	13	80	6.2
None	1	-2	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	26	5.2
Middle	12	33	2.8
Right	4	8	2.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Arizona	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Kevin O'Connell	31	17	0	2	1	4	1	0	3

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Matt Ryan	29	16	2	2	1	3	5	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	2	10	2.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	9	60	4.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	6	61	5.5
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	19	6.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	8	38	4.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	16	4	52	3.3
Long (19+ Yds)	1	1	31	31.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Arizona	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
WR Dean Gillespie	7	4	0	34	22
WR Shane Carter	7	3	0	36	18
RB Vince Ussery	5	4	1	31	19
TE Korey McElreath	3	2	0	15	17
WR Kirk Bode	3	1	0	2	18
TE Bryce Cortez	3	1	0	-1	20
FB Quinn Johnson	1	1	0	5	19
RB Alex Keyes	1	0	0	0	12
WR Winston Farmer	1	1	0	9	13

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Aaron Hernandez	7	4	0	31	1	21
RB Marc Scott	4	4	0	29	0	22
WR Joey Sadler	3	0	0	0	0	10
WR Louis Murphy	3	2	0	20	0	18
TE Frankie Sanford	3	1	0	9	0	16
WR Darnell Mathis	3	2	0	38	1	17
WR Ray Karau	3	2	0	10	0	8
WR Thomas Kelly	2	0	1	0	0	12
RB Lance Radecki	1	1	0	3	0	9

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Arizona	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Vince Ussery	3	6	2.00	6.19
Alex Keyes	2	14	7.00	4.00

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Marc Scott	3	8	2.67	2.38
Rich Hampton	1	5	5.00	5.00
Lance Radecki	1	1	1.00	5.67

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Arizona	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Kevin O'Connell	5	1	7	1.40	4.23

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Matt Ryan	1	1	3	3.00	4.83

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Arizona	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Korey McElreath	2	1	7	3.50	5.00
WR Kirk Bode	1	0	0	0.00	0.67
WR Shane Carter	1	0	0	0.00	5.14
TE Bryce Cortez	1	0	0	0.00	-0.33

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Lance Radecki	1	1	3	3.00	3.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Arizona	Rushes	Conversions
Vince Ussery	4	3

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Marc Scott	2	1
Lance Radecki	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Arizona	Att	Comp	Conversions
Kevin O'Connell	11	5	4

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Matt Ryan	8	4	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Arizona	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Dean Gillespie	3	0	0
TE Korey McElreath	2	2	2
WR Kirk Bode	2	0	0
WR Shane Carter	2	1	1
RB Vince Ussery	1	1	1
TE Bryce Cortez	1	1	0

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Aaron Hernandez	3	2	1
WR Joey Sadler	2	0	0
WR Louis Murphy	1	1	1
WR Thomas Kelly	1	0	0
WR Ray Karau	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 84,400 (86,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 29,400 (29,400)
End Zone 21,300 (21,300)
Mezzanine 12,300 (12,300)
Sideline Seats 18,800 (18,800)
Club Seats 500 (500)
Luxury Boxes 2,100 (3,700)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	84,400 (86,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	29,400 (29,400)
End Zone	21,300 (21,300)
Mezzanine	12,300 (12,300)
Sideline Seats	18,800 (18,800)
Club Seats	500 (500)
Luxury Boxes	2,100 (3,700)