Week 8, 2043

played in Minnesota, MN

68 degrees, fair, calm

Washington Redskins	7	10	0	7	-	24
Minnesota Vikings	3	7	14	7	-	31

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:32 WAS - Sammy Watkins 13 pass from Kelly Brandon (Jimmie Apodaca extra point)
1Q: 02:21 MIN - Dixon Hawthorne 42 field goal
2Q: 13:15 WAS - Jimmie Apodaca 45 field goal
2Q: 08:49 MIN - Mike Evans 28 pass from Colton Novak (Dixon Hawthorne extra point)
2Q: 03:32 WAS - Korey Dux 4 pass from Kelly Brandon (Jimmie Apodaca extra point)
3Q: 11:02 MIN - Tim Givens 2 pass from Colton Novak (Dixon Hawthorne extra point)
3Q: 04:04 MIN - Rick Silas 1 run (Dixon Hawthorne extra point)
4Q: 07:22 WAS - Korey Dux 4 pass from Kelly Brandon (Jimmie Apodaca extra point)
4Q: 01:12 MIN - Rick Silas 6 run (Dixon Hawthorne extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:32 WAS - Sammy Watkins 13 pass from Kelly Brandon (Jimmie Apodaca extra point)
1Q: 02:21 MIN - Dixon Hawthorne 42 field goal
2Q: 13:15 WAS - Jimmie Apodaca 45 field goal
2Q: 08:49 MIN - Mike Evans 28 pass from Colton Novak (Dixon Hawthorne extra point)
2Q: 03:32 WAS - Korey Dux 4 pass from Kelly Brandon (Jimmie Apodaca extra point)
3Q: 11:02 MIN - Tim Givens 2 pass from Colton Novak (Dixon Hawthorne extra point)
3Q: 04:04 MIN - Rick Silas 1 run (Dixon Hawthorne extra point)
4Q: 07:22 WAS - Korey Dux 4 pass from Kelly Brandon (Jimmie Apodaca extra point)
4Q: 01:12 MIN - Rick Silas 6 run (Dixon Hawthorne extra point)

Team Statistics WAS MIN
Record 5-2 3-4
First Downs 23 20
- by Rushing 10 10
- by Passing 12 10
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 378 312
- Offensive Plays 72 62
- Yards per Play 5.25 5.03
Net Rushing Yards 144 166
- Rushing Attempts 32 35
- Yards per Rush 4.50 4.74
Net Passing Yards 234 146
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 38 - 22 - 1 22 - 15 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 243 173
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/9 5/27
- Yards per Pass Play 5.85 5.41
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 2/0
3rd Down Conversions 7/16 4/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.7 6.3
4th Down Conversions 0/1 1/1
Penalties/Yards 6/40 3/33
Punt Returns/Yards 1/5 3/36
Kick Returns/Yards 3/75 1/21
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/39
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/0 3/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 26 OWN 29
Time of Possession 30:55 29:05

Team Statistics	WAS	MIN
Record	5-2	3-4
First Downs	23	20
- by Rushing	10	10
- by Passing	12	10
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	378	312
- Offensive Plays	72	62
- Yards per Play	5.25	5.03
Net Rushing Yards	144	166
- Rushing Attempts	32	35
- Yards per Rush	4.50	4.74
Net Passing Yards	234	146
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	38 - 22 - 1	22 - 15 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	243	173
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/9	5/27
- Yards per Pass Play	5.85	5.41
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	2/0
3rd Down Conversions	7/16	4/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.7	6.3
4th Down Conversions	0/1	1/1
Penalties/Yards	6/40	3/33
Punt Returns/Yards	1/5	3/36
Kick Returns/Yards	3/75	1/21
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/39
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/0	3/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 26	OWN 29
Time of Possession	30:55	29:05

Drive Charts

Washington Redskins
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:38	1:18	OWN 41	3	-3	Punt
1	11:02	4:39	OWN 22	10	78	Touchdown
1	2:13	4:04	OWN 20	9	52	Field Goal
2	8:37	5:11	OWN 20	10	80	Touchdown
2	1:49	1:14	OWN 40	3	6	Punt
3	15:00	3:00	OWN 27	6	13	Interception
3	10:54	2:04	OWN 22	3	4	Punt
3	3:57	1:23	OWN 26	3	0	Punt
4	14:50	1:15	OWN 32	3	5	Punt
4	11:55	4:41	OWN 20	11	80	Touchdown
4	6:29	2:05	OWN 33	3	7	Punt
4	1:05	1:05	OWN 20	9	74	Downs

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:22	OWN 20	4	-7	Punt
1	12:20	1:18	OWN 26	3	3	Punt
1	6:23	4:10	OWN 36	7	39	Field Goal
2	13:09	4:32	OWN 20	9	80	Touchdown
2	3:26	1:37	OWN 20	3	2	Punt
2	0:35	0:35	OWN 2	2	16	Half
3	12:00	1:06	OPP 12	3	12	Touchdown
3	8:50	4:53	OWN 40	11	60	Touchdown
3	2:34	2:44	OWN 34	5	0	Punt
4	13:35	1:40	OWN 38	3	6	Punt
4	7:14	0:45	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
4	4:24	3:19	OWN 13	10	87	Touchdown

Game MVP: Corwin Knoll, Washington Redskins

Rushing Statistics

Washington	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Korey Dux	16	47	2.94	14	3
Kelvin Niechniedowicz	10	44	4.40	15	2
Kelly Brandon	5	43	8.60	16	2
Aidan Marte	1	10	10.00	10	1

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Kendrick Ward	18	84	4.67	17	3	0
Rick Silas	12	39	3.25	11	1	2
Butch Medsker	3	22	7.33	13	1	0
Colton Novak	2	21	10.50	14	1	0

Passing Statistics

Washington	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Kelly Brandon	38	22	243	2/9	3	33	1	92.3

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Colton Novak	22	15	173	5/27	2	28	0	122.0

Receiving Statistics

Washington	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Sammy Watkins	6	15	63	10.50	5	16	1
RB Korey Dux	5	6	30	6.00	5	17	2
TE Kirk McKenzie	3	4	31	10.33	2	14	0
FB Aidan Marte	3	4	32	10.67	7	18	0
TE Daniel Green	2	2	28	14.00	9	22	0
WR Harry Rock	1	5	33	33.00	2	33	0
WR Diego Johnston	1	1	6	6.00	7	6	0
WR Tucker Finch	1	1	20	20.00	0	20	0

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Mike Evans	7	10	92	13.14	18	28	1
WR Cary Halvorsen	3	3	55	18.33	16	25	0
WR Tim Givens	1	2	2	2.00	0	2	1
RB Butch Medsker	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
TE Derrick Brechbill	1	2	11	11.00	6	11	0
TE Freddie Johnstone	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
WR Dwight Bridges	1	2	7	7.00	0	7	0
RB Kendrick Ward	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Washington	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Ike Clark	1	39	39.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Washington	Fumb	Recov	Force
Kelvin Niechniedowicz	1	0	0
Kirk McKenzie	0	1	0
Corwin Knoll	0	0	1
Fred Robison	0	0	1

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force
Colton Novak	2	0	0
Reggie Higdon	0	1	0
Maddox Sandhu	0	1	0
Elias Batista	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Washington	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mel Cochrane	6	270	45.0	39.0	52	2

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Elliot Gardner	6	266	44.3	40.2	56	0

Kicking Statistics

Washington	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jimmie Apodaca	1/1	1/1	0/0	45	3/3

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Dixon Hawthorne	1/1	1/1	0/0	42	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

Washington	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Sammy Watkins	1	5	5.0	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Vernon Warren	3	36	12.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Washington	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Sammy Watkins	2	52	26.0	0
Ross Alexander	1	23	23.0	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Cary Halvorsen	1	21	21.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Washington	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Carlton Philyaw	8	0	0.0	32	26
OLB Corwin Knoll	7	1	3.5	27	23
ILB Jon McConnell	6	4	1.0	31	24
S Fred Robison	6	4	0.0	33	27
DT Jaxon Greer	6	0	0.0	25	19
CB Irving Strong	4	0	0.0	16	13
CB Kim Nelson	3	2	0.0	34	26
DE Marshall Fisher	3	1	0.0	30	22
OLB Johnnie Goettl	2	1	0.0	31	23
DE Ken Hansen	1	1	0.5	27	21
WR Harry Rock	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Donovan Hickman	1	0	0.0	15	12
OLB Kaleb Levick	1	0	0.0	4	4
OLB Mason Branham	1	0	0.0	9	6
DE Jeremy Csonka	1	0	0.0	8	6
CB Ross Alexander	0	2	0.0	30	25
S Gael Lynn	0	1	0.0	8	3
DT Jameson Ellison	0	1	0.0	12	9

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Benjamin Stone	10	1	0.0	30	39
S Terry Mathews	8	0	0.0	28	35
CB Ivan Chandler	5	4	0.0	32	37
ILB Jimmy Wayne	5	3	0.0	27	34
OLB Abraham Andruzzi	4	2	0.0	28	33
DT A.J. Covington	3	1	0.0	24	33
ILB Sean Spence	3	0	0.0	8	12
CB Ike Clark	3	0	0.0	30	37
DT Mercury Gonzalez	2	1	1.0	28	30
DT K.C. Bryant	2	1	0.0	10	9
DT Trent Schroeder	2	0	0.0	19	24
DE Ziggy Ansoh	1	1	1.0	22	33
CB Vernon Warren	1	3	0.0	22	30
DE Elias Batista	1	1	0.0	24	27
S Brandon Gordon	1	0	0.0	4	9
OLB Keegan George	1	0	0.0	10	8
S Zayden Drain	1	0	0.0	2	1
CB Harrison Voinovich	1	0	0.0	3	6

Pass Rush Statistics

Washington	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Corwin Knoll	3.5	0	0	23
ILB Jon McConnell	1.0	0	0	24
DE Ken Hansen	0.5	0	0	21
DE Marshall Fisher	0.0	1	1	22
DT Jaxon Greer	0.0	1	1	19

Minnesota	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DT Mercury Gonzalez	1.0	2	30
DE Ziggy Ansoh	1.0	1	33
DT Trent Schroeder	0.0	1	24

Pass Defense Statistics

Washington	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Fred Robison	3	1	27
CB Irving Strong	3	0	13
CB Kim Nelson	3	0	26
ILB Jon McConnell	2	0	24
S Carlton Philyaw	1	0	26
OLB Johnnie Goettl	1	0	23
DE Marshall Fisher	1	0	22
OLB Corwin Knoll	1	0	23

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Terry Mathews	5	1	0	35
CB Ike Clark	3	0	1	37
CB Ivan Chandler	3	0	0	37
ILB Jimmy Wayne	2	4	0	34
ILB Sean Spence	2	1	0	12
OLB Abraham Andruzzi	2	1	0	33
CB Vernon Warren	1	1	0	30
S Brandon Gordon	1	0	0	9
DE Ziggy Ansoh	1	0	0	33
DT Trent Schroeder	1	0	0	24
DE Elias Batista	1	0	0	27

Blocking Statistics

Washington	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Nicolas Minnich	2	5	32	1	40
Xander Gonzalez	2	5	32	0	40
Mark Blackburn	1	9	32	1	40
Reuben Matson	1	4	32	0	40
Bobby Massie	1	3	32	0	40
Aidan Marte	1	1	22	0	24

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Reggie Higdon	4	7	35	0	27
Renaldo Bradford	2	10	35	2	27
Dan Ogden	2	4	35	1	27
Maddox Sandhu	2	4	35	0	27
John Raymond	1	5	35	1	27
Derrick Brechbill	1	1	29	0	21
Bob Huntley	1	1	17	0	9
Lance Harding	0	1	10	0	5
Kendrick Ward	0	0	19	1	15

Special Teams Tackles

Washington	Tackles	STPlays
Daniel Green	2	18
Kirk McKenzie	1	17
Dylan Wooden	1	7

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Sean Spence	1	30
Butch Medsker	1	23
Derrick Brechbill	1	17
Bob Huntley	1	17

Participation

Washington	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Kirk McKenzie	28	37	---	---	17	82
Xander Gonzalez	32	40	---	---	7	79
Sammy Watkins	30	36	---	---	12	78
Kelly Brandon	32	40	---	---	1	73
Bobby Massie	32	40	---	---	---	72
Reuben Matson	32	40	---	---	---	72
Mark Blackburn	32	40	---	---	---	72
Nicolas Minnich	32	40	---	---	---	72
Ross Alexander	---	---	30	25	8	63
Kim Nelson	---	---	34	26	1	61
Carlton Philyaw	---	---	32	26	2	60
Fred Robison	---	---	33	27	---	60
Jon McConnell	---	---	31	24	1	56
Johnnie Goettl	---	---	31	23	1	55
Korey Dux	20	34	---	---	---	54
Harry Rock	23	30	---	---	---	53
Aidan Marte	22	24	---	---	7	53
Marshall Fisher	---	---	30	22	---	52
Corwin Knoll	---	---	27	23	2	52
Ken Hansen	---	---	27	21	2	50
Jaxon Greer	---	---	25	19	2	46
Irving Strong	---	---	16	13	13	42
Kelvin Niechniedowicz	12	6	---	---	18	36
Donovan Hickman	---	---	15	12	5	32
Tucker Finch	8	8	---	---	15	31
Daniel Green	5	5	---	---	18	28
Kaleb Levick	---	---	4	4	18	26
Troy Martinez	2	6	---	---	17	25
Jeremy Csonka	---	---	8	6	10	24
Diego Johnston	7	14	---	---	2	23
Gael Lynn	---	---	8	3	11	22
Jameson Ellison	---	---	12	9	---	21
Zane Thompson	---	---	4	2	10	16
Mason Branham	---	---	9	6	1	16
Donny Settles	0	0	---	---	16	16
Bo Duncan	---	---	4	1	10	15
Maurice Shea	---	---	5	5	1	11
Billy Joe Dillon	3	0	---	---	7	10
Raymond May	0	0	---	---	7	7
Norbert Goodge	0	0	---	---	7	7
Dylan Wooden	0	0	---	---	7	7
Jessie Barnett	0	0	---	---	7	7
Jimmie Apodaca	0	0	---	---	6	6
Mel Cochrane	0	0	---	---	6	6
Cedric Maloney	0	0	---	---	---	0
Bryan Abrams	0	0	---	---	---	0

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Benjamin Stone	---	---	30	39	1	70
Ivan Chandler	---	---	32	37	1	70
Maddox Sandhu	35	27	---	---	7	69
Dan Ogden	35	27	---	---	7	69
Ike Clark	---	---	30	37	1	68
Derrick Brechbill	29	21	---	---	17	67
Terry Mathews	---	---	28	35	1	64
Reggie Higdon	35	27	---	---	---	62
Colton Novak	35	27	---	---	---	62
John Raymond	35	27	---	---	---	62
Renaldo Bradford	35	27	---	---	---	62
Jimmy Wayne	---	---	27	34	1	62
Abraham Andruzzi	---	---	28	33	---	61
Vernon Warren	---	---	22	30	7	59
Mercury Gonzalez	---	---	28	30	1	59
A.J. Covington	---	---	24	33	1	58
Ziggy Ansoh	---	---	22	33	1	56
Mike Evans	30	24	---	---	---	54
Trent Schroeder	---	---	19	24	10	53
Elias Batista	---	---	24	27	1	52
Sean Spence	---	---	8	12	30	50
Tim Givens	24	19	---	---	3	46
Bob Huntley	17	9	---	---	17	43
Cary Halvorsen	8	12	---	---	17	37
Kendrick Ward	19	15	---	---	1	35
Butch Medsker	4	7	---	---	23	34
Rick Silas	12	5	---	---	16	33
Dwight Bridges	12	14	---	---	2	28
Brandon Gordon	---	---	4	9	14	27
Keegan George	---	---	10	8	4	22
K.C. Bryant	---	---	10	9	2	21
Harrison Voinovich	---	---	3	6	12	21
Freddie Johnstone	10	3	---	---	7	20
Lance Harding	10	5	---	---	1	16
Greg Vaughn	---	---	1	3	11	15
Zayden Drain	---	---	2	1	11	14
Bernie Bartlett	0	1	---	---	12	13
Earnest Hammontree	0	0	---	---	7	7
Joshua Hampton	0	0	---	---	7	7
Dixon Hawthorne	0	0	---	---	7	7
Phil Stone	0	0	---	---	7	7
Elliot Gardner	0	0	---	---	6	6
Archie Shabazz	0	0	---	---	1	1
Bruce Sloan	0	0	---	---	---	0
Julio Kitna	0	0	---	---	---	0
Ian Garcia	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	1	12	12.0
Middle	20	77	3.9
Right	11	55	5.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	49	6.1
Middle	17	84	4.9
Right	10	33	3.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Washington	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Kelly Brandon	38	22	3	3	0	8	4	0	1

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Colton Novak	22	15	3	3	1	1	2	2	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	19	4.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	10	65	4.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	7	106	7.6
Long (19+ Yds)	4	2	53	13.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	10	80	5.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	4	69	13.8
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	24	12.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Washington	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Sammy Watkins	15	6	63	0	36
RB Korey Dux	6	5	30	0	34
WR Harry Rock	5	1	33	1	30
TE Kirk McKenzie	4	3	31	0	37
FB Aidan Marte	4	3	32	0	24
TE Daniel Green	2	2	28	1	5
WR Diego Johnston	1	1	6	0	14
WR Tucker Finch	1	1	20	1	8

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Mike Evans	10	7	1	92	1	24
WR Cary Halvorsen	3	3	0	55	2	12
WR Tim Givens	2	1	0	2	0	19
TE Derrick Brechbill	2	1	0	11	0	21
WR Dwight Bridges	2	1	0	7	0	14
RB Butch Medsker	1	1	0	3	0	7
RB Kendrick Ward	1	0	0	0	0	15
TE Freddie Johnstone	1	1	0	3	0	3

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Washington	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Kelvin Niechniedowicz	2	6	3.00	4.40
Kelly Brandon	1	1	1.00	8.60
Korey Dux	1	-2	-2.00	2.94

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Rick Silas	5	19	3.80	3.25
Kendrick Ward	3	6	2.00	4.67
Butch Medsker	1	13	13.00	7.33

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Washington	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Kelly Brandon	8	4	28	3.50	6.39

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Colton Novak	1	1	2	2.00	7.86

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Washington	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Sammy Watkins	4	1	13	3.25	4.20
RB Korey Dux	2	2	8	4.00	5.00
TE Kirk McKenzie	1	1	7	7.00	7.75
FB Aidan Marte	1	0	0	0.00	8.00

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Tim Givens	1	1	2	2.00	1.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Washington	Rushes	Conversions
Kelvin Niechniedowicz	4	2
Kelly Brandon	1	1
Korey Dux	1	1

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Butch Medsker	1	1
Kendrick Ward	1	1
Rick Silas	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Washington	Att	Comp	Conversions
Kelly Brandon	10	7	3

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Colton Novak	7	3	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Washington	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Sammy Watkins	5	3	2
TE Kirk McKenzie	2	2	1
WR Harry Rock	1	0	0
WR Diego Johnston	1	1	0
RB Korey Dux	1	1	0

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

Section Attendance
Stadium 81,600 (86,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 26,800 (26,800)
End Zone 19,300 (19,300)
Mezzanine 11,100 (11,100)
Sideline Seats 14,600 (17,000)
Club Seats 1,600 (1,900)
Luxury Boxes 8,200 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	81,600 (86,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	26,800 (26,800)
End Zone	19,300 (19,300)
Mezzanine	11,100 (11,100)
Sideline Seats	14,600 (17,000)
Club Seats	1,600 (1,900)
Luxury Boxes	8,200 (9,900)