Week 12, 2037

played in Cincinnati, OH

62 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

Minnesota Vikings	14	3	3	0	3	-	23
Cincinnati Bengals	3	7	0	10	0	-	20

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:16 MIN - Butch Medsker 18 run (Cornelius Morris extra point)
1Q: 05:14 CIN - Stephen Boyd 29 field goal
1Q: 01:12 MIN - Steve Meier 12 pass from Jake Locker (Cornelius Morris extra point)
2Q: 09:09 CIN - Donald Rafie 2 run (Stephen Boyd extra point)
2Q: 02:59 MIN - Cornelius Morris 37 field goal
3Q: 05:33 MIN - Cornelius Morris 44 field goal
4Q: 02:03 CIN - Dave Oliver 3 pass from Johnny Marsh (Stephen Boyd extra point)
4Q: 00:21 CIN - Stephen Boyd 54 field goal
OT: 11:28 MIN - Cornelius Morris 29 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:16 MIN - Butch Medsker 18 run (Cornelius Morris extra point)
1Q: 05:14 CIN - Stephen Boyd 29 field goal
1Q: 01:12 MIN - Steve Meier 12 pass from Jake Locker (Cornelius Morris extra point)
2Q: 09:09 CIN - Donald Rafie 2 run (Stephen Boyd extra point)
2Q: 02:59 MIN - Cornelius Morris 37 field goal
3Q: 05:33 MIN - Cornelius Morris 44 field goal
4Q: 02:03 CIN - Dave Oliver 3 pass from Johnny Marsh (Stephen Boyd extra point)
4Q: 00:21 CIN - Stephen Boyd 54 field goal
OT: 11:28 MIN - Cornelius Morris 29 field goal

Team Statistics MIN CIN
Record 7-4 4-7
First Downs 23 23
- by Rushing 3 10
- by Passing 20 12
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 434 345
- Offensive Plays 60 64
- Yards per Play 7.23 5.39
Net Rushing Yards 83 150
- Rushing Attempts 20 29
- Yards per Rush 4.15 5.17
Net Passing Yards 351 195
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 37 - 30 - 0 32 - 20 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 369 210
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/18 3/15
- Yards per Pass Play 8.78 5.57
Fumbles/Lost 2/2 3/1
3rd Down Conversions 7/12 5/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.6 4.3
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/1
Penalties/Yards 3/23 2/22
Punt Returns/Yards 2/30 1/7
Kick Returns/Yards 6/148 4/72
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 5 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/2 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 30 OWN 23
Time of Possession 33:53 29:44

Team Statistics	MIN	CIN
Record	7-4	4-7
First Downs	23	23
- by Rushing	3	10
- by Passing	20	12
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	434	345
- Offensive Plays	60	64
- Yards per Play	7.23	5.39
Net Rushing Yards	83	150
- Rushing Attempts	20	29
- Yards per Rush	4.15	5.17
Net Passing Yards	351	195
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	37 - 30 - 0	32 - 20 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	369	210
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/18	3/15
- Yards per Pass Play	8.78	5.57
Fumbles/Lost	2/2	3/1
3rd Down Conversions	7/12	5/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.6	4.3
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/1
Penalties/Yards	3/23	2/22
Punt Returns/Yards	2/30	1/7
Kick Returns/Yards	6/148	4/72
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	5	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/2	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 30	OWN 23
Time of Possession	33:53	29:44

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:58	OWN 34	9	66	Touchdown
1	5:09	4:04	OWN 34	7	66	Touchdown
2	9:00	6:07	OWN 32	11	48	Field Goal
3	13:08	1:50	OWN 34	4	35	Fumble
3	9:11	3:43	OWN 26	5	47	Field Goal
3	3:44	2:07	OWN 48	3	5	Punt
4	14:10	6:31	OWN 26	11	73	Fumble
4	2:03	0:47	OWN 17	3	5	Punt
4	0:13	0:13	OWN 26	1	10	Half
OT1	15:00	3:37	OWN 24	6	64	Field Goal

Cincinnati Bengals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:02	4:53	OWN 33	8	55	Field Goal
1	1:05	7:05	OWN 32	13	68	Touchdown
2	2:53	2:53	OWN 23	8	26	Half
3	15:00	1:52	OWN 25	4	41	Fumble
3	11:18	2:07	OWN 31	3	8	Punt
3	5:28	1:44	OWN 12	3	0	Punt
3	1:37	2:27	OWN 20	5	20	Punt
4	7:39	5:36	OWN 1	16	99	Touchdown
4	1:16	1:03	OWN 37	4	26	Field Goal

Game MVP: Jake Locker, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Butch Medsker	12	63	5.25	18	1	1
Steve Meier	6	14	2.33	7	0	0
Jake Locker	1	3	3.00	3	0	0
Michael Bernard	1	3	3.00	3	0	0

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Donald Rafie	25	116	4.64	16	2	1
Claude Doyle	4	34	8.50	14	1	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jake Locker	37	30	369	3/18	1	41	0	117.2

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Johnny Marsh	32	20	210	3/15	1	33	0	91.9

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Trevor Simms	11	12	163	14.82	41	41	0
WR Julio Jones	6	9	91	15.17	52	32	0
RB Steve Meier	5	6	34	6.80	26	12	1
WR Harold Wilkerson	4	4	40	10.00	10	16	0
WR Roger Losman	2	2	26	13.00	9	13	0
RB Butch Medsker	1	2	7	7.00	0	7	0
WR Corderrelle Patterson	1	1	8	8.00	8	8	0
TE Michael Bernard	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Cincinnati	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Bart Ives	8	9	89	11.13	14	27	0
WR Robert Prescott	4	4	54	13.50	7	17	0
WR Alonzo Lucas	2	6	43	21.50	5	33	0
RB Donald Rafie	2	3	6	3.00	0	6	0
RB Claude Doyle	1	2	6	6.00	0	6	0
TE Renaldo Johnstone	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
FB Dave Oliver	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	1
WR Dustin Schwartz	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
WR Amos McInerney	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Levon Fedo	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Cincinnati	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force
Harold Wilkerson	1	0	0
Trevor Simms	1	0	0
Matt Johnson	0	1	0
Jamie Lowe	0	0	1
Kenny Lyon	0	0	1
Norman Waite	0	0	1

Cincinnati	Fumb	Recov	Force
Johnny Marsh	1	0	0
Robert Prescott	1	0	0
Donald Rafie	1	0	0
Dan Beckam	0	1	0
Kelvin LaCroix	0	1	0
Vinny Powell	0	1	0
Jonathan Cooper	0	1	0
Shaun Garcia	0	0	2

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
J.T. Welch	2	95	47.5	34.0	48	0

Cincinnati	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Donald Volmert	3	139	46.3	36.3	52	2

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Cornelius Morris	3/3	1/1	0/0	44	2/2

Cincinnati	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Stephen Boyd	2/2	1/1	1/1	54	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Corderrelle Patterson	2	30	15.0	0

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Donald Rafie	1	7	7.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Trevor Simms	5	115	23.0	0
Butch Medsker	1	33	33.0	0

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bart Ives	4	72	18.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DE James Gann	7	2	1.0	22	23
DE Jamie Lowe	6	1	1.0	19	26
S Roderick Hutton	5	1	0.0	26	29
CB Kenny Lyon	5	0	0.0	25	27
S Matt Johnson	4	2	0.0	22	29
S Hardy Kerr	4	1	0.0	26	33
OLB Mickey Talley	4	0	0.0	22	27
DT Trent Schroeder	2	1	1.0	17	19
CB Mel Richardson	2	0	0.0	25	32
ILB Gino Mahoney	2	0	0.0	7	10
DE Norman Waite	2	0	0.0	11	9
CB Ricardo Jones	1	3	0.0	24	33
ILB Everett Finch	1	3	0.0	22	25
DE Vinny Curry	1	0	0.0	7	13
ILB Blake Herold	1	0	0.0	7	8
DT Mark Chun	1	0	0.0	20	28
OLB Bruce Gaines	1	0	0.0	4	4

Cincinnati	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Vinny Powell	10	1	0.5	19	35
CB Shaun Garcia	6	4	0.0	14	30
CB Eddie Hill	4	2	0.0	15	30
S Casey Hayward	4	1	0.0	9	20
DE K.C. Sigsbee	3	0	1.0	16	31
DT Eugene Hearst	3	1	0.5	11	22
S Norbert Bruns	3	2	0.0	19	38
OLB Ross Samuels	3	0	0.0	11	19
DT Neal Wolfe	2	1	1.0	9	18
CB Desmond Trufant	2	1	0.0	20	40
ILB Marlon Weibel	2	0	0.0	5	8
ILB Russell Riley	2	0	0.0	17	28
OLB Kris Osgood	1	2	0.0	7	12
DE Kendrick Spencer	1	1	0.0	15	25
ILB Dan Beckam	1	0	0.0	4	16
DE Whitney Mercilus	1	0	0.0	8	19
ILB Daryl Durgin	1	0	0.0	3	12
DT Charles Ragonesi	0	1	0.0	14	27

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Jamie Lowe	1.0	1	0	26
DE James Gann	1.0	0	1	23
DT Trent Schroeder	1.0	0	0	19
DT Mark Chun	0.0	1	0	28

Cincinnati	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE K.C. Sigsbee	1.0	2	1	31
DT Neal Wolfe	1.0	0	0	18
DT Eugene Hearst	0.5	0	0	22
S Vinny Powell	0.5	0	0	35
DE Whitney Mercilus	0.0	0	1	19

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Kenny Lyon	4	0	27
S Matt Johnson	3	0	29
S Hardy Kerr	2	1	33
CB Ricardo Jones	2	1	33
S Roderick Hutton	2	1	29
OLB Mickey Talley	2	0	27
DE James Gann	1	0	23
DE Vinny Curry	1	0	13
CB Mel Richardson	1	0	32
OLB Bruce Gaines	1	0	4
ILB Everett Finch	1	0	25
DE Norman Waite	0	1	9

Cincinnati	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Shaun Garcia	7	0	30
CB Eddie Hill	3	1	30
OLB Ross Samuels	3	0	19
S Casey Hayward	3	0	20
S Vinny Powell	3	0	35
CB Desmond Trufant	2	1	40
DT Eugene Hearst	2	0	22
S Norbert Bruns	2	0	38
ILB Marlon Weibel	2	0	8
ILB Dan Beckam	1	0	16
ILB Russell Riley	1	0	28
ILB Daryl Durgin	1	0	12
OLB Kris Osgood	0	1	12

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Curtis Price	2	4	18	0	35
Michael Bernard	2	2	9	0	11
Ronnie Coffey	1	3	16	1	28
Jose Boyer	1	2	18	1	36
Eddie Di Pardo	1	1	4	0	12
Darrin Hudson	1	1	8	0	21
Marcus Ashe	0	4	20	1	40
Mike Pouncey	0	2	18	0	35

Cincinnati	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Calvin Wolf	4	7	29	1	35
Herman Maxwell	4	6	28	0	30
Kelvin LaCroix	3	4	25	1	26
Jonathan Cooper	2	6	29	0	34
Tyrell Osborne	1	1	2	1	8
Renaldo Johnstone	1	1	18	0	17
Shawn Houston	0	3	27	0	27
Dave Oliver	0	1	17	0	18

Special Teams Tackles

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Corderrelle Patterson	2	19
Antonio Hughes	1	16
Mel Richardson	1	15
Trevor Simms	1	14

Cincinnati	Tackles	STPlays
Casey Hayward	4	16
Jorge Knight	1	15
Robert Prescott	1	13
Eddie Hill	1	8
Jonathan Cooper	1	2

Participation

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Mel Richardson	---	---	25	32	15	72
Hardy Kerr	---	---	26	33	8	67
Ricardo Jones	---	---	24	33	10	67
Roderick Hutton	---	---	26	29	12	67
Trevor Simms	14	38	---	---	14	66
Jake Locker	20	40	---	---	---	60
Marcus Ashe	20	40	---	---	---	60
Mike Pouncey	18	35	---	---	5	58
Jose Boyer	18	36	---	---	2	56
Curtis Price	18	35	---	---	1	54
Kenny Lyon	---	---	25	27	2	54
Matt Johnson	---	---	22	29	2	53
Mickey Talley	---	---	22	27	2	51
Mark Chun	---	---	20	28	2	50
Everett Finch	---	---	22	25	2	49
Harold Wilkerson	13	24	---	---	11	48
Ronnie Coffey	16	28	---	---	3	47
James Gann	---	---	22	23	1	46
Jamie Lowe	---	---	19	26	1	46
Julio Jones	12	32	---	---	---	44
Trent Schroeder	---	---	17	19	2	38
Butch Medsker	13	17	---	---	6	36
Darrin Hudson	8	21	---	---	5	34
Blake Herold	---	---	7	8	17	32
Michael Bernard	9	11	---	---	11	31
Bobby Andrew	10	16	---	---	3	29
Corderrelle Patterson	4	6	---	---	19	29
Steve Meier	7	19	---	---	---	26
Vinny Curry	---	---	7	13	5	25
Frankie Crafts	---	---	13	10	1	24
Gino Mahoney	---	---	7	10	6	23
Antonio Hughes	2	4	---	---	16	22
Eddie Di Pardo	4	12	---	---	5	21
Norman Waite	---	---	11	9	1	21
Roger Losman	8	12	---	---	---	20
Terry Maloney	0	0	---	---	19	19
Korey Paterno	4	9	---	---	5	18
Zachary Williams	2	5	---	---	4	11
Bruce Gaines	---	---	4	4	---	8
J.T. Welch	0	0	---	---	5	5
Wes Jamison	0	0	---	---	5	5
Cornelius Morris	0	0	---	---	3	3
Leon Sheldon	0	0	---	---	---	0
Gene Kosderka	0	0	---	---	---	0

Cincinnati	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Jonathan Cooper	29	34	---	---	2	65
Johnny Marsh	29	35	---	---	---	64
Calvin Wolf	29	35	---	---	---	64
Desmond Trufant	---	---	20	40	3	63
Herman Maxwell	28	30	---	---	2	60
Norbert Bruns	---	---	19	38	2	59
Shaun Garcia	---	---	14	30	15	59
Donald Rafie	25	26	---	---	8	59
Vinny Powell	---	---	19	35	4	58
Kelvin LaCroix	25	26	---	---	5	56
Robert Prescott	17	25	---	---	13	55
Shawn Houston	27	27	---	---	---	54
Eddie Hill	---	---	15	30	8	53
Dave Oliver	17	18	---	---	18	53
K.C. Sigsbee	---	---	16	31	3	50
Russell Riley	---	---	17	28	4	49
Casey Hayward	---	---	9	20	16	45
Bart Ives	19	21	---	---	5	45
Charles Ragonesi	---	---	14	27	1	42
Kendrick Spencer	---	---	15	25	2	42
Renaldo Johnstone	18	17	---	---	6	41
Ross Samuels	---	---	11	19	8	38
Eugene Hearst	---	---	11	22	2	35
Dan Beckam	---	---	4	16	13	33
Whitney Mercilus	---	---	8	19	4	31
Levon Fedo	10	20	---	---	---	30
Neal Wolfe	---	---	9	18	2	29
Amos McInerney	6	7	---	---	13	26
Bryan Saide	6	3	---	---	16	25
Marlon Weibel	---	---	5	8	11	24
Jorge Knight	3	6	---	---	15	24
Dustin Schwartz	11	12	---	---	---	23
Kris Osgood	---	---	7	12	2	21
Alonzo Lucas	9	11	---	---	---	20
Hugh Mathanaporn	4	13	---	---	2	19
Daryl Durgin	---	---	3	12	1	16
Tyrell Osborne	2	8	---	---	5	15
Tom Deloach	---	---	4	10	1	15
Claude Doyle	4	9	---	---	---	13
Stephen Boyd	0	0	---	---	8	8
Mickey Mahoney	1	2	---	---	5	8
Donald Volmert	0	0	---	---	3	3
Deion Yocum	0	0	---	---	2	2
Troy Schwartz	---	---	0	0	1	1
Corwin Buchanan	---	---	0	0	---	0
Luther Nickles	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	37	5.3
Middle	11	42	3.8
Right	2	4	2.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	12	88	7.3
Middle	8	29	3.6
Right	9	33	3.7
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jake Locker	37	30	4	0	2	3	2	2	0

Cincinnati	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Johnny Marsh	32	20	2	1	3	4	1	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	12	11	99	8.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	11	111	8.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	5	56	8.0
Long (19+ Yds)	5	3	103	20.6

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	2	12	3.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	8	57	5.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	8	81	6.2
Long (19+ Yds)	3	2	60	20.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Trevor Simms	12	11	1	163	2	38
WR Julio Jones	9	6	0	91	2	32
RB Steve Meier	6	5	1	34	0	19
WR Harold Wilkerson	4	4	0	40	0	24
WR Roger Losman	2	2	0	26	0	12
RB Butch Medsker	2	1	0	7	0	17
TE Michael Bernard	1	0	0	0	0	11
WR Corderrelle Patterson	1	1	0	8	0	6

Cincinnati	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Bart Ives	9	8	0	89	1	21
WR Alonzo Lucas	6	2	2	43	1	11
WR Robert Prescott	4	4	0	54	0	25
RB Donald Rafie	3	2	0	6	0	26
RB Claude Doyle	2	1	0	6	0	9
WR Amos McInerney	2	0	0	0	0	7
TE Levon Fedo	2	0	1	0	0	20
TE Renaldo Johnstone	1	1	0	6	0	17
FB Dave Oliver	1	1	0	3	0	18
WR Dustin Schwartz	1	1	0	3	0	12

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Butch Medsker	4	31	7.75	5.25
Michael Bernard	1	3	3.00	3.00

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Donald Rafie	5	9	1.80	4.64
Claude Doyle	1	6	6.00	8.50

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jake Locker	5	4	33	6.60	9.97

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Johnny Marsh	6	3	15	2.50	6.56

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Julio Jones	1	0	0	0.00	10.11
WR Harold Wilkerson	1	1	9	9.00	10.00
WR Trevor Simms	1	1	4	4.00	13.58
WR Corderrelle Patterson	1	1	8	8.00	8.00
RB Steve Meier	1	1	12	12.00	5.67

Cincinnati	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Alonzo Lucas	1	0	0	0.00	7.17
WR Bart Ives	1	1	6	6.00	9.89
WR Amos McInerney	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
RB Donald Rafie	1	1	6	6.00	2.00
FB Dave Oliver	1	1	3	3.00	3.00
TE Levon Fedo	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Steve Meier	2	1

Cincinnati	Rushes	Conversions
Donald Rafie	6	4

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jake Locker	9	9	6

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Conversions
Johnny Marsh	5	2	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Trevor Simms	4	4	3
WR Harold Wilkerson	2	2	2
WR Julio Jones	1	1	0
WR Roger Losman	1	1	1
RB Steve Meier	1	1	0

Cincinnati	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Alonzo Lucas	1	0	0
WR Bart Ives	1	1	1
WR Robert Prescott	1	1	0
TE Levon Fedo	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 49,800 (65,600 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,900 (19,900)
End Zone 11,400 (14,300)
Mezzanine 6,300 (8,300)
Sideline Seats 9,100 (12,700)
Club Seats 5,000 (7,600)
Luxury Boxes 1,100 (2,800)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	49,800 (65,600 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,900 (19,900)
End Zone	11,400 (14,300)
Mezzanine	6,300 (8,300)
Sideline Seats	9,100 (12,700)
Club Seats	5,000 (7,600)
Luxury Boxes	1,100 (2,800)