Week 9, 2028

played in Minnesota, MN

68 degrees, fair, calm

New York Giants	7	7	10	0	-	24
Minnesota Vikings	3	7	3	9	-	22

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:05 NYG - Jerome Dove 1 pass from Michael Kafka (Jack Dugas extra point)
1Q: 00:32 MIN - David Buehler 38 field goal
2Q: 05:45 NYG - Damon Bailey 3 pass from Michael Kafka (Jack Dugas extra point)
2Q: 00:35 MIN - Julio Jones 19 pass from Matt Ryan (David Buehler extra point)
3Q: 10:52 NYG - Jack Dugas 50 field goal
3Q: 06:14 NYG - Max Castillo 9 run (Jack Dugas extra point)
3Q: 00:05 MIN - David Buehler 29 field goal
4Q: 08:25 MIN - David Buehler 41 field goal
4Q: 02:30 MIN - Daniel Asherian 10 pass from Matt Ryan (Matt Ryan pass for conversion failed)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:05 NYG - Jerome Dove 1 pass from Michael Kafka (Jack Dugas extra point)
1Q: 00:32 MIN - David Buehler 38 field goal
2Q: 05:45 NYG - Damon Bailey 3 pass from Michael Kafka (Jack Dugas extra point)
2Q: 00:35 MIN - Julio Jones 19 pass from Matt Ryan (David Buehler extra point)
3Q: 10:52 NYG - Jack Dugas 50 field goal
3Q: 06:14 NYG - Max Castillo 9 run (Jack Dugas extra point)
3Q: 00:05 MIN - David Buehler 29 field goal
4Q: 08:25 MIN - David Buehler 41 field goal
4Q: 02:30 MIN - Daniel Asherian 10 pass from Matt Ryan (Matt Ryan pass for conversion failed)

Team Statistics NYG MIN
Record 4-4 5-3
First Downs 21 18
- by Rushing 8 7
- by Passing 11 10
- by Penalty 2 1
Total Net Yards 363 336
- Offensive Plays 61 62
- Yards per Play 5.95 5.42
Net Rushing Yards 147 128
- Rushing Attempts 31 22
- Yards per Rush 4.74 5.82
Net Passing Yards 216 208
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 30 - 24 - 1 36 - 19 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 216 237
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 4/29
- Yards per Pass Play 7.20 5.20
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 6/12 3/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.6 7.1
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/1
Penalties/Yards 8/52 6/45
Punt Returns/Yards 3/6 3/18
Kick Returns/Yards 1/33 2/53
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 1/11
2pt Conversions 0/0 1/0
Red Zone Visits 3 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/0 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 25 OWN 31
Time of Possession 33:08 26:52

Team Statistics	NYG	MIN
Record	4-4	5-3
First Downs	21	18
- by Rushing	8	7
- by Passing	11	10
- by Penalty	2	1
Total Net Yards	363	336
- Offensive Plays	61	62
- Yards per Play	5.95	5.42
Net Rushing Yards	147	128
- Rushing Attempts	31	22
- Yards per Rush	4.74	5.82
Net Passing Yards	216	208
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	30 - 24 - 1	36 - 19 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	216	237
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	4/29
- Yards per Pass Play	7.20	5.20
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	6/12	3/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.6	7.1
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/1
Penalties/Yards	8/52	6/45
Punt Returns/Yards	3/6	3/18
Kick Returns/Yards	1/33	2/53
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	1/11
2pt Conversions	0/0	1/0
Red Zone Visits	3	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/0	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 25	OWN 31
Time of Possession	33:08	26:52

Drive Charts

New York Giants
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:05	OWN 20	9	80	Touchdown
1	8:05	5:22	OWN 31	8	44	Missed FG
1	0:25	1:32	OWN 46	3	0	Punt
2	10:58	5:21	OWN 9	12	91	Touchdown
2	2:54	1:30	OWN 20	4	21	Punt
2	0:27	0:27	OWN 7	1	-1	Half
3	12:48	2:02	OPP 44	4	11	Field Goal
3	9:35	3:31	OWN 27	7	73	Touchdown
4	15:00	2:29	OWN 20	4	18	Punt
4	8:18	3:51	OWN 6	5	15	Interception
4	2:21	0:37	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
4	0:49	0:49	OWN 43	2	-3	Game

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:55	1:50	OWN 20	3	-7	Punt
1	2:43	2:18	OPP 41	4	20	Field Goal
2	13:53	2:55	OWN 13	6	31	Punt
2	5:37	2:43	OWN 26	8	49	Interception
2	1:24	0:57	OWN 12	3	88	Touchdown
3	15:00	2:12	OWN 10	3	1	Punt
3	10:46	1:11	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
3	6:04	6:04	OWN 34	11	54	Field Goal
4	12:31	4:13	OWN 19	10	57	Field Goal
4	4:27	2:06	OPP 16	6	16	Touchdown
4	1:44	0:55	OWN 46	5	18	Missed FG

Game MVP: Michael Kafka, New York Giants

Rushing Statistics

New York	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Max Castillo	21	98	4.67	19	3	1
Cris Judkins	6	48	8.00	17	2	0
Michael Kafka	4	1	0.25	5	0	0

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Daniel Asherian	13	95	7.31	28	3
Kendall Hunter	5	18	3.60	9	0
Vince Woodard	4	15	3.75	14	1

Passing Statistics

New York	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Michael Kafka	30	24	216	0/0	2	35	1	105.0

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Matt Ryan	36	19	237	4/29	2	46	1	80.4

Receiving Statistics

New York	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Zack Hargis	6	7	74	12.33	32	35	0
TE Jerome Dove	4	4	43	10.75	14	22	1
WR Antonio Brown	3	6	37	12.33	19	25	0
FB Bruce Ryder	3	3	14	4.67	10	7	0
WR Damon Bailey	3	3	12	4.00	3	8	1
RB Max Castillo	2	3	-1	-0.50	0	3	0
TE Leo Gardner	1	2	3	3.00	0	3	0
WR Deon Klicker	1	1	29	29.00	20	29	0
WR Claude Galloway	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Ray Karau	5	8	112	22.40	11	46	0
WR Scottie Hardy	5	11	44	8.80	3	18	0
RB Daniel Asherian	2	2	13	6.50	2	10	1
RB Kendall Hunter	2	2	5	2.50	1	3	0
WR Julio Jones	2	7	26	13.00	0	19	1
TE Drew Haslett	1	2	11	11.00	0	11	0
TE Roger Green	1	3	13	13.00	0	13	0
TE J.C. Van Pelt	1	1	13	13.00	4	13	0

Interception Statistics

New York	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Greg Erdman	1	0	0.00	0

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Xavier Gardner	1	11	11.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New York	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Zack Hargis	1	0	0	0
Greg Erdman	0	1	0	0

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Joey Sadler	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

New York	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rich Mendes	4	179	44.8	40.3	48	3

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Donnie Norton	4	191	47.8	46.3	54	1

Kicking Statistics

New York	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jack Dugas	1/2	1/2	1/1	50	3/3

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
David Buehler	3/4	1/2	0/1	41	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

New York	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Max Castillo	3	6	2.0	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Joey Sadler	2	13	6.5	0
Alex Banks	1	5	5.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New York	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Zack Hargis	1	33	33.0	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Joey Sadler	2	53	26.5	0

Defensive Statistics

New York	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Andy McCormick	7	4	0.5	17	32
ILB Mason Foster	6	1	1.0	17	29
CB Lonnie Flynn	6	0	0.0	18	33
S Devin Rollin	4	1	0.0	19	37
CB Skip Dewey	3	3	0.0	17	24
DE Ralph Schneider	2	0	1.0	14	27
DT Deron Andersen	2	0	1.0	9	14
CB Lionel Anhorn	2	1	0.0	10	15
DT Ronald Torrice	2	0	0.0	12	29
CB Devin McCourty	2	0	0.0	17	32
DE Louis Franz	1	1	0.5	17	33
S Bernie Hoffer	1	1	0.0	7	8
OLB Rennie Curran	1	1	0.0	3	7
OLB Omar McCrory	1	1	0.0	5	15
OLB Greg Erdman	1	1	0.0	5	10
S Rico Kennedy	1	0	0.0	14	27
WR Zack Hargis	1	0	---	---	---
S Shiloh Keo	1	0	0.0	10	16
DT J.T. Carpenter	0	1	0.0	8	20
DT Grady Mueller	0	1	0.0	10	11

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Dan Beckam	7	1	0.0	27	20
CB Alex Banks	6	1	0.0	23	25
S Xavier Gardner	5	2	0.0	31	29
ILB Kerry Adams	4	3	0.0	25	22
OLB Dwayne Gadsden	4	0	0.0	7	8
CB Prince Amukamara	4	0	0.0	29	27
S Stephen Farley	3	2	0.0	23	19
DE Cornell Kaczmarek	3	1	0.0	31	30
DT Kenrick Ellis	3	1	0.0	14	20
CB Fred Caldwell	3	0	0.0	21	22
DT Ernie Downs	2	1	0.0	25	23
CB Hardy Oliver	2	0	0.0	10	7
DE Leo Durham	1	1	0.0	27	22
QB Matt Ryan	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Preston Sanford	1	0	0.0	6	14
CB Billy Joe Easter	1	0	0.0	16	13
ILB Cole Burton	0	1	0.0	7	9

Pass Rush Statistics

New York	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Ralph Schneider	1.0	1	2	0	27
DT Deron Andersen	1.0	0	1	0	14
ILB Mason Foster	1.0	0	0	0	29
DE Louis Franz	0.5	0	1	0	33
OLB Andy McCormick	0.5	0	0	0	32
DT J.T. Carpenter	0.0	1	1	0	20
DT Ronald Torrice	0.0	0	1	1	29

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Jeremy Beal	0.0	0	1	1	19

Pass Defense Statistics

New York	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Lonnie Flynn	5	2	0	33
S Devin Rollin	2	1	0	37
CB Devin McCourty	2	0	0	32
OLB Andy McCormick	2	0	0	32
CB Skip Dewey	2	0	0	24
ILB Mason Foster	1	1	0	29
S Shiloh Keo	1	1	0	16
S Rico Kennedy	1	0	0	27
DE Skip Ingoglia	1	0	0	21
CB Lionel Anhorn	1	0	0	15
DT Deron Andersen	1	0	0	14
OLB Omar McCrory	0	1	0	15
OLB Greg Erdman	0	0	1	10

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Prince Amukamara	5	1	0	27
CB Alex Banks	5	0	0	25
ILB Kerry Adams	3	0	0	22
CB Fred Caldwell	2	0	0	22
OLB Dwayne Gadsden	2	0	0	8
ILB Dan Beckam	2	0	0	20
S Xavier Gardner	1	1	1	29
OLB Preston Sanford	1	1	0	14
DE Cornell Kaczmarek	1	0	0	30
DT Kenrick Ellis	1	0	0	20
CB Hardy Oliver	1	0	0	7

Blocking Statistics

New York	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Mo Paauwe	4	5	22	22
Jason Boerigter	3	5	22	23
Myron Zimmerman	1	5	21	21
Mitch Hutton	1	4	12	9
Marty Linquist	1	1	9	8
Aaron Poehnert	1	1	24	20
Nate Solder	0	3	27	26
Jerome Dove	0	1	21	20
Victor Maru	0	1	7	10
Vinny Alley	0	1	10	9

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
John Moffitt	3	9	0	22	1	40
Mike Pouncey	2	5	0	22	0	40
Quentin Pierce	2	3	0	16	1	25
Edwin Veldheer	1	2	1	14	1	31
Bucky Irwin	1	2	0	10	0	18
Mercury Fisk	0	1	0	22	0	37
Terry Palmer	0	0	0	11	1	21

Special Teams Tackles

New York	Tackles	STPlays
Deon Klicker	3	17
Damon Bailey	1	14
Aaron Poehnert	1	2

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Joey Sadler	3	22
Vince Woodard	1	19

Participation

New York	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Lonnie Flynn	---	---	18	33	27	78
Zack Hargis	31	30	---	---	6	67
Michael Kafka	31	30	---	---	---	61
Devin Rollin	---	---	19	37	4	60
Louis Franz	---	---	17	33	6	56
Devin McCourty	---	---	17	32	5	54
Andy McCormick	---	---	17	32	4	53
Nate Solder	27	26	---	---	---	53
Antonio Brown	24	26	---	---	1	51
Mason Foster	---	---	17	29	5	51
Mo Paauwe	22	22	---	---	6	50
Jerome Dove	21	20	---	---	7	48
Aaron Poehnert	24	20	---	---	2	46
Ronald Torrice	---	---	12	29	4	45
Leo Gardner	17	13	---	---	15	45
Jason Boerigter	22	23	---	---	---	45
Ralph Schneider	---	---	14	27	3	44
Max Castillo	24	15	---	---	5	44
Rico Kennedy	---	---	14	27	2	43
Damon Bailey	16	13	---	---	14	43
Myron Zimmerman	21	21	---	---	---	42
Skip Dewey	---	---	17	24	1	42
Bruce Ryder	12	13	---	---	16	41
Skip Ingoglia	---	---	13	21	5	39
Cris Judkins	7	12	---	---	20	39
Lionel Anhorn	---	---	10	15	11	36
Omar McCrory	---	---	5	15	11	31
J.T. Carpenter	---	---	8	20	2	30
Shiloh Keo	---	---	10	16	2	28
Deron Andersen	---	---	9	14	5	28
Bernie Hoffer	---	---	7	8	11	26
Vinny Alley	10	9	---	---	6	25
Mitch Hutton	12	9	---	---	4	25
Greg Erdman	---	---	5	10	9	24
Victor Maru	7	10	---	---	6	23
Grady Mueller	---	---	10	11	1	22
Deon Klicker	0	3	---	---	17	20
Marty Linquist	9	8	---	---	---	17
Rennie Curran	---	---	3	7	6	16
Claude Galloway	3	5	---	---	5	13
Ron Carter	1	2	---	---	6	9
Jack Dugas	0	0	---	---	7	7
Rich Mendes	0	0	---	---	4	4
Bert Tipton	0	0	---	---	2	2
Christian Lindsay	---	---	0	0	2	2
Mel Emmons	0	0	---	---	---	0

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Xavier Gardner	---	---	31	29	15	75
Cornell Kaczmarek	---	---	31	30	10	71
Mike Pouncey	22	40	---	---	4	66
Alex Banks	---	---	23	25	17	65
Matt Ryan	22	40	---	---	---	62
John Moffitt	22	40	---	---	---	62
Ray Karau	15	29	---	---	15	59
Mercury Fisk	22	37	---	---	---	59
Prince Amukamara	---	---	29	27	1	57
Ernie Downs	---	---	25	23	2	50
Leo Durham	---	---	27	22	1	50
Dan Beckam	---	---	27	20	2	49
Kerry Adams	---	---	25	22	1	48
Bucky Irwin	10	18	---	---	18	46
Quentin Pierce	16	25	---	---	5	46
Edwin Veldheer	14	31	---	---	---	45
Billy Joe Easter	---	---	16	13	15	44
Julio Jones	15	29	---	---	---	44
Stephen Farley	---	---	23	19	2	44
Fred Caldwell	---	---	21	22	---	43
Scottie Hardy	12	31	---	---	---	43
Preston Sanford	---	---	6	14	20	40
Jeremy Beal	---	---	17	19	1	37
Drew Haslett	10	11	---	---	15	36
Vince Woodard	5	12	---	---	19	36
Kenrick Ellis	---	---	14	20	2	36
Terry Palmer	11	21	---	---	3	35
Kirk Cole	11	12	---	---	11	34
Daniel Asherian	13	20	---	---	---	33
Joey Sadler	3	4	---	---	22	29
J.C. Van Pelt	3	8	---	---	17	28
Roger Green	8	13	---	---	6	27
Dwayne Gadsden	---	---	7	8	6	21
Kendall Hunter	5	13	---	---	---	18
Hardy Oliver	---	---	10	7	1	18
Winston Hirneisen	3	6	---	---	8	17
Cole Burton	---	---	7	9	---	16
O.J. Cunningham	0	0	---	---	8	8
Jamie Lovell	0	0	---	---	8	8
Timothy Leggett	0	0	---	---	6	6
Clyde Jacobs	0	0	---	---	4	4
David Buehler	0	0	---	---	4	4
Donnie Norton	0	0	---	---	4	4
Rico Turnbull	---	---	2	1	---	3
Marc Scott	0	0	---	---	2	2
Dan LeFevour	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	12	41	3.4
Middle	5	27	5.4
Right	11	83	7.5
None	3	-4	-1.3

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	7	1.8
Middle	11	60	5.5
Right	7	61	8.7
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New York	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Michael Kafka	30	24	5	0	1	3	1	1	1

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Matt Ryan	36	19	2	1	1	6	6	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	7	18	2.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	12	92	6.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	5	106	11.8
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	5	2.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	7	37	3.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	16	7	86	5.4
Long (19+ Yds)	7	3	109	15.6

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New York	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Zack Hargis	7	6	0	74	2	30
WR Antonio Brown	6	3	1	37	1	26
TE Jerome Dove	4	4	0	43	1	20
RB Max Castillo	3	2	0	-1	0	15
FB Bruce Ryder	3	3	0	14	0	13
WR Damon Bailey	3	3	0	12	0	13
TE Leo Gardner	2	1	0	3	0	13
WR Deon Klicker	1	1	0	29	1	3
WR Claude Galloway	1	1	0	5	0	5

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Scottie Hardy	11	5	0	44	0	31
WR Ray Karau	8	5	0	112	2	29
WR Julio Jones	7	2	1	26	0	29
TE Roger Green	3	1	0	13	0	13
RB Daniel Asherian	2	2	0	13	0	20
TE Drew Haslett	2	1	0	11	0	11
RB Kendall Hunter	2	2	0	5	0	13
TE J.C. Van Pelt	1	1	0	13	0	8

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New York	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Max Castillo	2	8	4.00	4.67
Cris Judkins	2	9	4.50	8.00
Michael Kafka	1	5	5.00	0.25

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Daniel Asherian	2	8	4.00	7.31
Kendall Hunter	2	6	3.00	3.60

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New York	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Michael Kafka	3	3	7	2.33	7.20

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Matt Ryan	7	3	31	4.43	6.58

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New York	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Jerome Dove	1	1	1	1.00	10.75
RB Max Castillo	1	1	3	3.00	-0.33
WR Damon Bailey	1	1	3	3.00	4.00

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Julio Jones	4	1	19	4.75	3.71
RB Daniel Asherian	1	1	10	10.00	6.50
RB Kendall Hunter	1	1	2	2.00	2.50
WR Scottie Hardy	1	0	0	0.00	4.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New York	Rushes	Conversions
Max Castillo	2	2
Cris Judkins	1	0

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Vince Woodard	2	1
Daniel Asherian	1	1
Kendall Hunter	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New York	Att	Comp	Conversions
Michael Kafka	9	7	4

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Matt Ryan	8	4	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New York	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Leo Gardner	2	1	0
RB Max Castillo	2	2	1
TE Jerome Dove	1	1	0
WR Zack Hargis	1	1	1
WR Antonio Brown	1	0	0
WR Damon Bailey	1	1	1
WR Deon Klicker	1	1	1

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Julio Jones	3	0	0
WR Ray Karau	2	2	1
WR Scottie Hardy	2	1	0
RB Kendall Hunter	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 84,500 (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 2,200 (3,700)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	84,500 (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	2,200 (3,700)