Week 2, 2042

played in New York J, NJ

66 degrees, rain, 6 mph wind

Minnesota Vikings	0	14	10	3	-	27
New York J Jets	7	10	7	6	-	30

Scoring Summary
1Q: 02:47 NYJ - Curtis Geason 5 pass from Gary Tanner (Sam Greene extra point)
2Q: 12:15 MIN - Casey McDonald 2 run (Dixon Hawthorne extra point)
2Q: 07:36 MIN - Butch Medsker 10 pass from Jake Locker (Dixon Hawthorne extra point)
2Q: 02:56 NYJ - J.B. Roper 20 pass from Gary Tanner (Sam Greene extra point)
2Q: 00:03 NYJ - Sam Greene 43 field goal
3Q: 09:39 MIN - Dixon Hawthorne 30 field goal
3Q: 05:50 MIN - Butch Medsker 8 run (Dixon Hawthorne extra point)
3Q: 03:04 NYJ - Reuben Whiting 67 pass from Gary Tanner (Sam Greene extra point)
4Q: 15:00 MIN - Dixon Hawthorne 46 field goal
4Q: 10:55 NYJ - Sam Greene 40 field goal
4Q: 00:03 NYJ - Sam Greene 21 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 02:47 NYJ - Curtis Geason 5 pass from Gary Tanner (Sam Greene extra point)
2Q: 12:15 MIN - Casey McDonald 2 run (Dixon Hawthorne extra point)
2Q: 07:36 MIN - Butch Medsker 10 pass from Jake Locker (Dixon Hawthorne extra point)
2Q: 02:56 NYJ - J.B. Roper 20 pass from Gary Tanner (Sam Greene extra point)
2Q: 00:03 NYJ - Sam Greene 43 field goal
3Q: 09:39 MIN - Dixon Hawthorne 30 field goal
3Q: 05:50 MIN - Butch Medsker 8 run (Dixon Hawthorne extra point)
3Q: 03:04 NYJ - Reuben Whiting 67 pass from Gary Tanner (Sam Greene extra point)
4Q: 15:00 MIN - Dixon Hawthorne 46 field goal
4Q: 10:55 NYJ - Sam Greene 40 field goal
4Q: 00:03 NYJ - Sam Greene 21 field goal

Team Statistics MIN NYJ
Record 0-2 2-0
First Downs 19 18
- by Rushing 4 6
- by Passing 13 10
- by Penalty 2 2
Total Net Yards 349 381
- Offensive Plays 58 63
- Yards per Play 6.02 6.05
Net Rushing Yards 34 163
- Rushing Attempts 23 37
- Yards per Rush 1.48 4.41
Net Passing Yards 315 218
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 32 - 20 - 2 22 - 17 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 337 242
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/22 4/24
- Yards per Pass Play 9.00 8.38
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 3/2
3rd Down Conversions 3/11 5/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.0 9.6
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/70 4/20
Punt Returns/Yards 2/2 2/29
Kick Returns/Yards 3/62 2/53
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 2/11
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/1 1/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 26 OWN 35
Time of Possession 27:24 32:36

Team Statistics	MIN	NYJ
Record	0-2	2-0
First Downs	19	18
- by Rushing	4	6
- by Passing	13	10
- by Penalty	2	2
Total Net Yards	349	381
- Offensive Plays	58	63
- Yards per Play	6.02	6.05
Net Rushing Yards	34	163
- Rushing Attempts	23	37
- Yards per Rush	1.48	4.41
Net Passing Yards	315	218
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	32 - 20 - 2	22 - 17 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	337	242
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/22	4/24
- Yards per Pass Play	9.00	8.38
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	3/2
3rd Down Conversions	3/11	5/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.0	9.6
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/70	4/20
Punt Returns/Yards	2/2	2/29
Kick Returns/Yards	3/62	2/53
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	2/11
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/1	1/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 26	OWN 35
Time of Possession	27:24	32:36

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:25	OWN 33	5	-5	Punt
1	8:42	0:10	OWN 19	1	0	Interception
1	6:37	1:16	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
1	2:36	5:31	OWN 31	9	69	Touchdown
2	10:23	1:06	OWN 7	3	9	Punt
2	8:43	1:14	OWN 44	4	56	Touchdown
2	2:41	2:18	OWN 19	3	-2	Punt
3	12:40	3:06	OWN 20	6	67	Field Goal
3	7:42	1:59	OPP 42	5	42	Touchdown
3	2:50	2:58	OWN 20	7	51	Field Goal
4	13:03	0:15	OWN 34	3	-12	Interception
4	10:49	2:30	OWN 31	4	23	Punt
4	5:44	2:57	OWN 2	6	28	Punt

New York J Jets
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:35	2:53	OWN 29	5	10	Punt
1	8:32	1:55	OPP 39	3	2	Punt
1	5:21	2:45	OWN 49	7	51	Touchdown
2	12:05	1:42	OWN 31	3	2	Punt
2	9:17	0:34	OWN 48	2	8	Fumble
2	7:29	4:48	OWN 23	10	77	Touchdown
2	0:23	0:23	OPP 46	2	20	Field Goal
3	15:00	2:20	OWN 20	4	31	Punt
3	9:34	1:52	OWN 20	5	22	Fumble
3	5:43	2:53	OWN 20	6	80	Touchdown
4	14:52	1:49	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
4	12:48	1:59	OPP 16	3	-7	Field Goal
4	8:19	2:35	OWN 18	5	26	Punt
4	2:47	2:47	OWN 26	7	70	Field Goal

Game MVP: Gary Tanner, New York J Jets

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Casey McDonald	11	10	0.91	6	0	1
Butch Medsker	10	24	2.40	17	1	1
Jake Locker	1	3	3.00	3	0	0
Bob Huntley	1	-3	-3.00	-3	0	0

New York J	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
J.R. England	25	112	4.48	24	4
Gary Tanner	8	45	5.63	13	1
Rondell Ingram	3	-3	-1.00	1	0
Charlie Proxmire	1	9	9.00	9	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jake Locker	32	20	337	3/22	1	61	2	82.4

New York J	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Gary Tanner	22	17	242	4/24	3	67	0	151.9

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Mike Evans	7	12	202	28.86	81	61	0
WR Tim Givens	4	5	41	10.25	0	20	0
WR Cary Halvorsen	4	5	44	11.00	0	21	0
RB Butch Medsker	1	1	10	10.00	4	10	1
TE Derrick Brechbill	1	2	6	6.00	0	6	0
WR Jordan Newsome	1	1	16	16.00	6	16	0
TE Freddie Johnstone	1	2	16	16.00	3	16	0
FB Bob Huntley	1	1	2	2.00	0	2	0
WR Greg Wells	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Casey McDonald	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

New York J	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Curtis Geason	5	6	62	12.40	16	27	1
WR Reuben Whiting	5	5	106	21.20	33	67	1
RB J.R. England	3	5	8	2.67	7	3	0
WR Alex Cecava	2	4	31	15.50	21	25	0
WR J.B. Roper	2	2	35	17.50	7	20	1

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

New York J	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Scottie Komljenovich	1	11	11.00	0
CB Dexter Williamson	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Recov	Force
Vernon Warren	1	0
Mercury Gonzalez	1	0
Lavonte David	0	2
Sedrick Matthews	0	1

New York J	Fumb	Recov
J.R. England	2	0
Gary Tanner	1	0
Peter Konz	0	1

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Lance McWilliams	6	237	39.5	34.7	46	1

New York J	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Roman Martin	6	281	46.8	39.8	57	3

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Dixon Hawthorne	2/2	1/1	0/0	46	3/3

New York J	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Sam Greene	3/3	2/2	0/0	43	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Hugh Hayes	2	2	1.0	0

New York J	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Reuben Whiting	2	29	14.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ike Washington	2	42	21.0	0
Hugh Hayes	1	20	20.0	0

New York J	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brandon Zang	2	53	26.5	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Lavonte David	11	0	0.0	34	23
S Benjamin Stone	8	3	1.5	37	25
CB Ivan Chandler	6	0	0.0	37	26
CB Brandon Gordon	5	2	0.0	30	19
DT Mercury Gonzalez	4	0	1.5	29	20
S Terry Mathews	4	3	0.0	37	26
ILB Keegan George	3	2	0.0	36	26
DE Sedrick Matthews	3	1	0.0	35	24
DT K.C. Bryant	3	0	0.0	23	12
DE Elias Batista	2	2	1.0	30	19
CB Vernon Warren	2	5	0.0	36	26
DT Mike Daniels	2	0	0.0	14	14
WR Tim Givens	1	0	---	---	---
CB Roderick Dodge	1	0	0.0	5	4
TE Derrick Brechbill	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Bo Murphy	0	1	0.0	3	2
OLB Myron Cropp	0	1	0.0	8	7

New York J	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Blake Neville	7	2	0.0	23	35
S Kelly Powell	6	0	0.0	23	35
OLB Corbin Conley	5	1	1.0	20	31
ILB Lorenzo Baude	5	4	0.0	23	35
CB Dexter Williamson	4	1	0.0	23	35
DE David Schulz	3	0	1.0	18	26
CB Thomas Gordon	3	1	0.0	12	28
CB Scottie Komljenovich	3	0	0.0	23	33
OLB Junior Peterson	2	2	0.5	22	29
DT Marc Storey	2	0	0.5	11	20
ILB Nick Hamilton	1	0	0.0	13	9
CB Mike Schroeder	1	0	0.0	1	3
DT Eli Timms	1	0	0.0	12	15
DE Stephon Tuitt	0	1	0.0	18	27

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
S Benjamin Stone	1.5	0	0	25
DT Mercury Gonzalez	1.5	0	0	20
DE Elias Batista	1.0	0	0	19
DE Sedrick Matthews	0.0	2	2	24

New York J	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Corbin Conley	1.0	0	1	1	31
DE David Schulz	1.0	0	0	0	26
DT Marc Storey	0.5	1	0	2	20
OLB Junior Peterson	0.5	0	0	0	29

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Ivan Chandler	6	0	26
OLB Lavonte David	3	0	23
CB Brandon Gordon	3	0	19
S Benjamin Stone	2	0	25
S Terry Mathews	2	0	26
DE Sedrick Matthews	1	0	24
CB Vernon Warren	0	1	26

New York J	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Blake Neville	4	1	0	35
CB Scottie Komljenovich	3	1	1	33
S Kelly Powell	3	1	0	35
CB Dexter Williamson	2	1	1	35
ILB Lorenzo Baude	2	0	0	35
OLB Corbin Conley	2	0	0	31
CB Thomas Gordon	2	0	0	28
DE David Schulz	1	0	0	26
DT Eli Timms	1	0	0	15
ILB Nick Hamilton	0	1	0	9

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Earnest Hammontree	2	4	1	23	0	35
Maddox Sandhu	2	4	0	23	0	35
Reggie Higdon	1	3	0	23	0	35
Bob Huntley	1	1	0	13	0	24
Marcus Ashe	0	6	0	23	3	35
Horace Dillon	0	3	0	23	0	35
Freddie Johnstone	0	1	0	8	0	7

New York J	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Peter Konz	2	8	0	37	1	26
Oscar Carlson	1	7	0	37	0	26
Marco Ellard	1	5	1	37	1	26
Will Fuller	1	3	0	37	1	26
Rondell Ingram	1	3	0	27	0	18
William Parker	1	2	0	37	1	26
Curtis Geason	1	1	0	37	0	26

Special Teams Tackles

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Butch Medsker	1	25
Derrick Brechbill	1	18
Bob Huntley	1	18
Sean Spence	1	17

New York J	Tackles	STPlays
Lorenzo Baude	2	31
Alex Cecava	2	5
Blake Neville	1	19

Participation

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Brandon Gordon	---	---	30	19	20	69
Benjamin Stone	---	---	37	25	4	66
Ivan Chandler	---	---	37	26	3	66
Maddox Sandhu	23	35	---	---	8	66
Terry Mathews	---	---	37	26	3	66
Horace Dillon	23	35	---	---	8	66
Vernon Warren	---	---	36	26	3	65
Keegan George	---	---	36	26	3	65
Sedrick Matthews	---	---	35	24	3	62
Lavonte David	---	---	34	23	3	60
Jake Locker	23	35	---	---	---	58
Marcus Ashe	23	35	---	---	---	58
Reggie Higdon	23	35	---	---	---	58
Earnest Hammontree	23	35	---	---	---	58
Mike Evans	23	34	---	---	---	57
Elias Batista	---	---	30	19	8	57
Derrick Brechbill	17	21	---	---	18	56
Bob Huntley	13	24	---	---	18	55
Mercury Gonzalez	---	---	29	20	3	52
Butch Medsker	12	12	---	---	25	49
Casey McDonald	17	22	---	---	6	45
Tim Givens	14	23	---	---	---	37
K.C. Bryant	---	---	23	12	2	37
Mike Daniels	---	---	14	14	---	28
Greg Wells	3	8	---	---	17	28
Freddie Johnstone	8	7	---	---	13	28
Cary Halvorsen	7	20	---	---	---	27
Bo Murphy	---	---	3	2	18	23
Myron Cropp	---	---	8	7	6	21
Jordan Newsome	1	4	---	---	13	18
Sean Spence	---	---	0	0	17	17
Ziggy Ansoh	---	---	7	7	1	15
Trent Schroeder	---	---	5	4	6	15
Zayden Drain	---	---	0	1	11	12
Hugh Hayes	---	---	0	0	11	11
Roderick Dodge	---	---	5	4	1	10
Ike Washington	---	---	0	0	10	10
Emmanuel Ramsey	0	0	---	---	8	8
Marcus Smith	---	---	1	1	6	8
Dan Ogden	0	0	---	---	8	8
Dixon Hawthorne	0	0	---	---	8	8
Kent Joyner	0	0	---	---	8	8
Lance McWilliams	0	0	---	---	6	6
Archie Shabazz	0	0	---	---	2	2
Corwin Buchanan	---	---	0	0	---	0
Sawyer Huntley	0	0	---	---	---	0

New York J	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Lorenzo Baude	---	---	23	35	31	89
J.R. England	32	23	---	---	24	79
Blake Neville	---	---	23	35	19	77
Marco Ellard	37	26	---	---	9	72
Dexter Williamson	---	---	23	35	13	71
Scottie Komljenovich	---	---	23	33	14	70
Curtis Geason	37	26	---	---	7	70
Rondell Ingram	27	18	---	---	20	65
Peter Konz	37	26	---	---	---	63
Oscar Carlson	37	26	---	---	---	63
William Parker	37	26	---	---	---	63
Gary Tanner	37	26	---	---	---	63
Junior Peterson	---	---	22	29	12	63
Will Fuller	37	26	---	---	---	63
Reuben Whiting	33	21	---	---	7	61
Alex Cecava	33	22	---	---	5	60
Kelly Powell	---	---	23	35	2	60
Corbin Conley	---	---	20	31	2	53
Stephon Tuitt	---	---	18	27	7	52
David Schulz	---	---	18	26	2	46
Thomas Gordon	---	---	12	28	2	42
J.B. Roper	12	10	---	---	15	37
Eli Timms	---	---	12	15	8	35
Marc Storey	---	---	11	20	---	31
Angel Boone	---	---	10	17	1	28
Clyde Bluske	4	3	---	---	20	27
Grayson Roiger	4	5	---	---	15	24
Nick Hamilton	---	---	13	9	---	22
Brandon Zang	1	2	---	---	7	10
Irv Sciullo	0	0	---	---	9	9
Matthew Weedman	0	0	---	---	9	9
Bryan Hardy	0	0	---	---	9	9
Clyde Wallace	0	0	---	---	9	9
Sam Greene	0	0	---	---	8	8
Brendan McNutt	---	---	1	6	1	8
Roman Martin	0	0	---	---	6	6
Bob Martinez	0	0	---	---	6	6
Ronald Hennessey	---	---	0	0	6	6
Mike Schroeder	---	---	1	3	---	4
Steven Arnold	0	0	---	---	3	3
Charlie Proxmire	2	0	---	---	---	2
Toby Forbes	---	---	0	1	---	1
Derek Imme	0	0	---	---	---	0
Camden Bronson	---	---	0	0	---	0
Edwin McGregor	0	0	---	---	---	0
Dwight Glenn	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	29	4.1
Middle	9	10	1.1
Right	7	-5	-0.7
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	18	2.3
Middle	29	145	5.0
Right	0	0	0.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jake Locker	32	20	6	2	1	5	1	3	2

New York J	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Gary Tanner	22	17	5	1	1	1	2	2	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	2	2.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	7	66	6.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	8	162	13.5
Long (19+ Yds)	8	4	107	13.4

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	30	7.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	5	5	16	3.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	8	129	11.7
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	67	33.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Mike Evans	12	7	0	202	4	34
WR Tim Givens	5	4	0	41	1	23
WR Cary Halvorsen	5	4	1	44	1	20
WR Greg Wells	2	0	0	0	0	8
TE Derrick Brechbill	2	1	0	6	0	21
TE Freddie Johnstone	2	1	0	16	0	7
RB Butch Medsker	1	1	0	10	0	12
RB Casey McDonald	1	0	0	0	0	22
WR Jordan Newsome	1	1	0	16	0	4
FB Bob Huntley	1	1	0	2	0	24

New York J	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Curtis Geason	6	5	0	62	1	26
WR Reuben Whiting	5	5	0	106	2	21
RB J.R. England	5	3	0	8	0	23
WR Alex Cecava	4	2	1	31	1	22
WR J.B. Roper	2	2	0	35	1	10

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Butch Medsker	2	11	5.50	2.40
Casey McDonald	2	0	0.00	0.91

New York J	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
J.R. England	5	17	3.40	4.48
Gary Tanner	1	1	1.00	5.63

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jake Locker	4	2	12	3.00	10.53

New York J	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Gary Tanner	2	2	25	12.50	11.00

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Butch Medsker	1	1	10	10.00	10.00
TE Freddie Johnstone	1	0	0	0.00	8.00
WR Mike Evans	1	0	0	0.00	16.83
FB Bob Huntley	1	1	2	2.00	2.00

New York J	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Curtis Geason	1	1	5	5.00	10.33
WR J.B. Roper	1	1	20	20.00	17.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Casey McDonald	1	0

New York J	Rushes	Conversions
J.R. England	4	1
Gary Tanner	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jake Locker	7	4	3

New York J	Att	Comp	Conversions
Gary Tanner	7	5	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Mike Evans	3	2	2
WR Tim Givens	2	1	1
RB Casey McDonald	1	0	0
WR Cary Halvorsen	1	1	0

New York J	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Curtis Geason	3	2	1
WR Alex Cecava	2	1	1
WR Reuben Whiting	1	1	1
WR J.B. Roper	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 98,300 (98,300 capacity)
Upper Deck 24,700 (24,700)
End Zone 17,800 (17,800)
Mezzanine 10,300 (10,300)
Sideline Seats 15,700 (15,700)
Club Seats 19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes 9,900 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	98,300 (98,300 capacity)
Upper Deck	24,700 (24,700)
End Zone	17,800 (17,800)
Mezzanine	10,300 (10,300)
Sideline Seats	15,700 (15,700)
Club Seats	19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes	9,900 (9,900)