Week 14, 2046

played in Buffalo, NY

34 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

Minnesota Vikings	3	7	17	3	-	30
Buffalo Bills	0	7	7	10	-	24

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:04 MIN - Dixon Hawthorne 18 field goal
2Q: 11:49 MIN - J.R. England 1 pass from Walt Harris (Dixon Hawthorne extra point)
2Q: 10:00 BUF - Devan Libero 28 pass from Garrett Grayson (Benjamin Sipes extra point)
3Q: 15:00 MIN - Silas Fuller 85 kickoff return (Dixon Hawthorne extra point)
3Q: 12:06 BUF - Carter Dunlap 18 run (Benjamin Sipes extra point)
3Q: 07:05 MIN - Dixon Hawthorne 35 field goal
3Q: 01:30 MIN - Julio Herndon 14 pass from Walt Harris (Dixon Hawthorne extra point)
4Q: 15:00 BUF - Josue Van DeWege 1 run (Benjamin Sipes extra point)
4Q: 09:49 MIN - Dixon Hawthorne 33 field goal
4Q: 01:52 BUF - Benjamin Sipes 49 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:04 MIN - Dixon Hawthorne 18 field goal
2Q: 11:49 MIN - J.R. England 1 pass from Walt Harris (Dixon Hawthorne extra point)
2Q: 10:00 BUF - Devan Libero 28 pass from Garrett Grayson (Benjamin Sipes extra point)
3Q: 15:00 MIN - Silas Fuller 85 kickoff return (Dixon Hawthorne extra point)
3Q: 12:06 BUF - Carter Dunlap 18 run (Benjamin Sipes extra point)
3Q: 07:05 MIN - Dixon Hawthorne 35 field goal
3Q: 01:30 MIN - Julio Herndon 14 pass from Walt Harris (Dixon Hawthorne extra point)
4Q: 15:00 BUF - Josue Van DeWege 1 run (Benjamin Sipes extra point)
4Q: 09:49 MIN - Dixon Hawthorne 33 field goal
4Q: 01:52 BUF - Benjamin Sipes 49 field goal

Team Statistics MIN BUF
Record 8-5 3-10
First Downs 23 17
- by Rushing 11 5
- by Passing 9 11
- by Penalty 3 1
Total Net Yards 407 439
- Offensive Plays 66 64
- Yards per Play 6.17 6.86
Net Rushing Yards 219 112
- Rushing Attempts 34 18
- Yards per Rush 6.44 6.22
Net Passing Yards 188 327
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 32 - 23 - 1 42 - 23 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 188 350
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 4/23
- Yards per Pass Play 5.88 7.11
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 3/11 3/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.6 10.4
4th Down Conversions 0/0 3/4
Penalties/Yards 5/30 8/55
Punt Returns/Yards 3/4 1/9
Kick Returns/Yards 3/129 3/59
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 1/13
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 5 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/3 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 25 OWN 24
Time of Possession 34:57 25:03

Team Statistics	MIN	BUF
Record	8-5	3-10
First Downs	23	17
- by Rushing	11	5
- by Passing	9	11
- by Penalty	3	1
Total Net Yards	407	439
- Offensive Plays	66	64
- Yards per Play	6.17	6.86
Net Rushing Yards	219	112
- Rushing Attempts	34	18
- Yards per Rush	6.44	6.22
Net Passing Yards	188	327
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	32 - 23 - 1	42 - 23 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	188	350
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	4/23
- Yards per Pass Play	5.88	7.11
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	3/11	3/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.6	10.4
4th Down Conversions	0/0	3/4
Penalties/Yards	5/30	8/55
Punt Returns/Yards	3/4	1/9
Kick Returns/Yards	3/129	3/59
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	1/13
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	5	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/3	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 25	OWN 24
Time of Possession	34:57	25:03

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:33	4:37	OWN 26	9	73	Field Goal
1	5:46	1:48	OWN 30	3	0	Interception
1	2:05	5:26	OWN 4	10	96	Touchdown
2	9:48	1:32	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
2	7:08	3:43	OWN 21	7	19	Punt
2	0:48	0:48	OWN 13	3	37	Half
3	11:49	1:50	OWN 41	3	-1	Punt
3	8:47	1:47	OPP 42	5	24	Field Goal
3	4:45	3:22	OWN 18	7	82	Touchdown
4	14:53	5:12	OWN 31	9	53	Field Goal
4	6:10	2:20	OWN 27	3	9	Punt
4	1:47	1:47	OWN 20	5	13	Game

Buffalo Bills
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:27	OWN 20	6	36	Interception
1	7:56	2:10	OWN 28	3	5	Punt
1	3:58	1:53	OPP 39	3	-2	Punt
2	11:39	1:51	OWN 20	4	80	Touchdown
2	8:16	1:08	OWN 41	3	-1	Punt
2	3:25	2:37	OWN 22	6	18	Punt
3	14:33	2:44	OWN 20	7	80	Touchdown
3	9:59	1:12	OWN 2	3	2	Punt
3	7:00	2:15	OWN 21	4	18	Punt
3	1:23	1:30	OWN 20	4	80	Touchdown
4	9:41	3:31	OWN 18	10	55	Downs
4	3:50	2:03	OWN 20	11	48	Field Goal

Game MVP: Herman Shannon, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
J.R. England	13	119	9.15	54	4
Rick Silas	11	51	4.64	20	2
Walt Lane	7	37	5.29	11	1
Walt Harris	3	12	4.00	9	0

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Josue Van DeWege	12	48	4.00	14	1	1
Carter Dunlap	5	58	11.60	37	2	1
Garrett Grayson	1	6	6.00	6	0	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Walt Harris	32	23	188	0/0	2	27	1	94.3

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Garrett Grayson	42	23	350	4/23	1	76	1	80.4

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Julio Herndon	5	6	69	13.80	30	27	1
WR Mike Evans	4	5	58	14.50	15	22	0
WR Silas Fuller	4	7	29	7.25	1	14	0
RB J.R. England	3	4	3	1.00	0	3	1
WR Ruben Imlay	3	5	12	4.00	0	9	0
RB Walt Lane	2	2	6	3.00	0	7	0
RB Rick Silas	2	2	11	5.50	14	14	0
WR Ethan Langhoff	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Buffalo	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Marqise Lee	4	10	118	29.50	83	33	0
TE Devan Libero	4	4	121	30.25	92	76	1
WR Wesley Rodriguez	3	5	16	5.33	0	10	0
RB Josue Van DeWege	3	5	27	9.00	13	22	0
WR Renaldo Moylan	3	11	42	14.00	6	18	0
WR Julio Van DeWege	2	2	25	12.50	10	16	0
TE Kirk McKenzie	2	2	0	0.00	0	4	0
TE Elliot March	1	2	-2	-2.00	0	-2	0
RB Gage Dela Cruz	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Braxton Summers	1	0	0.00	0

Buffalo	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Malik Vance	1	13	13.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Buffalo	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Tucker Compton	4	201	50.3	43.0	64	1

Buffalo	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Conner Poston	6	245	40.8	40.2	47	3

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Dixon Hawthorne	3/3	0/0	0/0	35	3/3

Buffalo	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Benjamin Sipes	1/1	1/1	0/0	49	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Silas Fuller	3	4	1.3	0

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Josue Van DeWege	1	9	9.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Silas Fuller	3	129	43.0	1

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Miles Vance	3	59	19.7	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Dillon Shaeffer	6	2	0.0	18	46
DE Herman Shannon	5	0	2.0	15	33
DT K.C. Bryant	4	1	1.0	13	28
S Drake Fender	4	1	0.0	12	40
CB Ivan Chandler	4	0	0.0	18	45
OLB Moe Stewart	4	0	0.0	13	26
ILB Jimmy Wayne	3	2	0.0	16	44
S Braxton Summers	3	1	0.0	18	45
ILB Jarvis Jones	3	0	0.0	4	5
S Benjamin Stone	2	1	0.0	18	43
DT Cristian Brandon	1	0	1.0	8	23
DT Trent Schroeder	1	1	0.0	12	22
CB Harrison Voinovich	1	1	0.0	2	21
DE Sedrick Matthews	1	0	0.0	16	33
WR Ruben Imlay	1	0	---	---	---
DE Dave Sutter	0	1	0.0	3	13

Buffalo	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Jay Cooks	7	0	0.0	31	29
CB Peyton Hardy	7	0	0.0	19	26
S Deone Bucannon	5	2	0.0	10	6
DT Mario Nelson	4	4	0.0	26	27
S Angel Overton	4	2	0.0	27	30
CB Byron Jones	4	2	0.0	31	28
CB Malik Vance	4	1	0.0	30	29
ILB Greg Dawson	3	4	0.0	18	27
DT Benjamin Gibbs	3	0	0.0	33	31
ILB Maxwell Lester	3	0	0.0	16	5
DE Rex Jones	2	2	0.0	28	20
DE Darryl Frierson	2	0	0.0	19	18
S Emmanuel Bennett	1	2	0.0	27	26
CB Keith Flannery	1	1	0.0	5	7
OLB Bo Murphy	1	0	0.0	15	8
RB Josue Van DeWege	1	0	---	---	---
DT Pedro Hanks	1	0	0.0	12	18
OLB Preston Lee	1	0	0.0	5	1
DE Frank Bradford	0	1	0.0	16	11

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Herman Shannon	2.0	2	0	33
DT K.C. Bryant	1.0	0	0	28
DT Cristian Brandon	1.0	0	0	23
DE Sedrick Matthews	0.0	4	1	33
OLB Moe Stewart	0.0	2	0	26
DT Trent Schroeder	0.0	1	0	22
DE Dave Sutter	0.0	1	0	13

Buffalo	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Benjamin Gibbs	1	0	0	31
DT Mario Nelson	0	3	2	27
ILB Greg Dawson	0	1	0	27
DE Rex Jones	0	1	0	20

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Dillon Shaeffer	5	0	0	46
S Drake Fender	4	0	0	40
CB Ivan Chandler	3	0	0	45
S Braxton Summers	2	2	1	45
ILB Jarvis Jones	2	0	0	5
ILB Jimmy Wayne	2	0	0	44
OLB Moe Stewart	2	0	0	26
S Benjamin Stone	1	1	0	43
DT K.C. Bryant	1	0	0	28
CB Harrison Voinovich	1	0	0	21

Buffalo	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Jay Cooks	6	0	0	29
CB Peyton Hardy	6	0	0	26
CB Byron Jones	3	1	0	28
CB Malik Vance	3	0	1	29
S Angel Overton	2	0	0	30
S Deone Bucannon	1	0	0	6
ILB Maxwell Lester	1	0	0	5
CB Keith Flannery	1	0	0	7

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Reggie Higdon	4	6	0	34	32
Juan Prescott	3	5	1	34	32
Earnest Hammontree	3	5	0	34	32
Dan Ogden	2	8	0	34	32
Horace Dillon	1	5	0	34	32
Bob Huntley	0	2	0	23	11

Buffalo	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Chuck Fredrickson	3	6	0	18	0	46
Ezra Burmeister	2	6	0	18	1	46
Albert Bertolone	2	3	1	18	0	46
Toby Mino	0	1	0	18	2	46
Mo Strickland	0	1	0	18	1	46

Special Teams Tackles

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
J.R. England	2	10
Walt Lane	1	25
Ethan Langhoff	1	19

Buffalo	Tackles	STPlays
Greg Dawson	2	20
Deone Bucannon	2	18
Kirk McKenzie	1	19

Participation

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Ivan Chandler	---	---	18	45	13	76
Horace Dillon	34	32	---	---	7	73
Drake Fender	---	---	12	40	20	72
Reggie Higdon	34	32	---	---	---	66
Earnest Hammontree	34	32	---	---	---	66
Walt Harris	34	32	---	---	---	66
Dan Ogden	34	32	---	---	---	66
Juan Prescott	34	32	---	---	---	66
Dillon Shaeffer	---	---	18	46	1	65
Braxton Summers	---	---	18	45	1	64
Benjamin Stone	---	---	18	43	1	62
Mike Evans	31	29	---	---	---	60
Jimmy Wayne	---	---	16	44	---	60
Bob Huntley	23	11	---	---	23	57
Silas Fuller	19	25	---	---	12	56
Sedrick Matthews	---	---	16	33	1	50
Walt Lane	10	14	---	---	25	49
Herman Shannon	---	---	15	33	1	49
Bruce Barnes	15	13	---	---	18	46
K.C. Bryant	---	---	13	28	3	44
Ruben Imlay	13	13	---	---	17	43
J.R. England	14	18	---	---	10	42
Julio Herndon	22	19	---	---	---	41
Moe Stewart	---	---	13	26	1	40
Trent Schroeder	---	---	12	22	2	36
Jarvis Jones	---	---	4	5	23	32
Cristian Brandon	---	---	8	23	---	31
Keegan George	---	---	6	22	1	29
Freddie Johnstone	10	10	---	---	7	27
Harrison Voinovich	---	---	2	21	1	24
Dave Sutter	---	---	3	13	8	24
Ethan Langhoff	0	1	---	---	19	20
Rick Silas	13	6	---	---	---	19
Elias Batista	---	---	2	13	1	16
Ezra Ellis	---	---	2	2	12	16
Dixon Hawthorne	0	0	---	---	10	10
Malik Cox	0	1	---	---	8	9
Alonzo O'Neal	---	---	2	2	5	9
Joshua Hampton	0	0	---	---	7	7
John Raymond	0	0	---	---	7	7
Aidan Quinn	0	0	---	---	7	7
Tucker Compton	0	0	---	---	7	7
Jerome West	0	0	---	---	7	7
Colton Novak	0	0	---	---	---	0
Byron Rhodes	0	0	---	---	---	0
Gus Pries	---	---	0	0	---	0

Buffalo	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Jay Cooks	---	---	31	29	15	75
Kirk McKenzie	15	37	---	---	19	71
Toby Mino	18	46	---	---	7	71
Byron Jones	---	---	31	28	10	69
Benjamin Gibbs	---	---	33	31	3	67
Greg Dawson	---	---	18	27	20	65
Chuck Fredrickson	18	46	---	---	---	64
Albert Bertolone	18	46	---	---	---	64
Mo Strickland	18	46	---	---	---	64
Ezra Burmeister	18	46	---	---	---	64
Garrett Grayson	18	46	---	---	---	64
Malik Vance	---	---	30	29	4	63
Angel Overton	---	---	27	30	3	60
Mario Nelson	---	---	26	27	7	60
Renaldo Moylan	9	37	---	---	13	59
Devan Libero	15	32	---	---	10	57
Emmanuel Bennett	---	---	27	26	3	56
Marqise Lee	16	37	---	---	---	53
Rex Jones	---	---	28	20	2	50
Wesley Rodriguez	10	21	---	---	16	47
Peyton Hardy	---	---	19	26	2	47
Josue Van DeWege	13	29	---	---	4	46
Darryl Frierson	---	---	19	18	2	39
Deone Bucannon	---	---	10	6	18	34
Bo Murphy	---	---	15	8	9	32
Frank Bradford	---	---	16	11	5	32
Pedro Hanks	---	---	12	18	1	31
Keith Flannery	---	---	5	7	19	31
Gage Dela Cruz	0	4	---	---	23	27
Miles Vance	---	---	6	5	13	24
Maxwell Lester	---	---	16	5	1	22
Kirk Sitz	3	5	---	---	12	20
Carter Dunlap	5	11	---	---	---	16
Julio Van DeWege	2	11	---	---	---	13
Elliot March	2	6	---	---	1	9
Preston Lee	---	---	5	1	3	9
Zack Martin	0	0	---	---	7	7
Kaden Yeung	0	0	---	---	7	7
Kerry Coyle	0	0	---	---	7	7
Dale Levi	0	0	---	---	7	7
Benjamin Sipes	0	0	---	---	6	6
Conner Poston	0	0	---	---	6	6
Cory Hamilton	0	0	---	---	1	1
Joshua Card	0	0	---	---	---	0
Al Blades	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	94	13.4
Middle	8	28	3.5
Right	18	99	5.5
None	1	-2	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	89	11.1
Middle	10	23	2.3
Right	0	0	0.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Walt Harris	32	23	3	0	1	1	5	2	1

Buffalo	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Garrett Grayson	42	23	7	3	2	3	10	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	12	2.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	9	60	5.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	9	95	7.3
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	21	7.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	5	2.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	11	227	15.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	21	9	102	4.9
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	16	4.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Silas Fuller	7	4	0	29	0	25
WR Julio Herndon	6	5	0	69	2	19
WR Mike Evans	5	4	0	58	1	29
WR Ruben Imlay	5	3	0	12	0	13
RB J.R. England	4	3	1	3	0	18
RB Walt Lane	2	2	0	6	0	14
RB Rick Silas	2	2	0	11	0	6
WR Ethan Langhoff	1	0	0	0	0	1

Buffalo	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Renaldo Moylan	11	3	0	42	0	37
WR Marqise Lee	10	4	2	118	4	37
WR Wesley Rodriguez	5	3	0	16	0	21
RB Josue Van DeWege	5	3	0	27	1	29
TE Devan Libero	4	4	0	121	2	32
WR Julio Van DeWege	2	2	0	25	0	11
TE Kirk McKenzie	2	2	0	0	0	37
TE Elliot March	2	1	0	-2	0	6
RB Gage Dela Cruz	1	1	0	3	0	4

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
J.R. England	1	1	1.00	9.15
Rick Silas	1	-2	-2.00	4.64

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Josue Van DeWege	3	4	1.33	4.00
Carter Dunlap	1	18	18.00	11.60

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Walt Harris	6	5	29	4.83	5.88

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Garrett Grayson	1	0	0	0.00	8.33

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB J.R. England	2	2	4	2.00	0.75
RB Rick Silas	1	1	-3	-3.00	5.50
WR Julio Herndon	1	1	14	14.00	11.50
WR Silas Fuller	1	1	14	14.00	4.14
WR Ruben Imlay	1	0	0	0.00	2.40

Buffalo	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Marqise Lee	1	0	0	0.00	11.80

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Rick Silas	2	1
J.R. England	1	0
Walt Lane	1	1

Buffalo	Rushes	Conversions
Josue Van DeWege	2	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Walt Harris	7	4	1

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Conversions
Garrett Grayson	12	6	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Ruben Imlay	3	1	0
WR Julio Herndon	2	2	1
WR Silas Fuller	2	1	0

Buffalo	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Wesley Rodriguez	4	2	0
WR Renaldo Moylan	3	0	0
RB Josue Van DeWege	2	1	1
WR Julio Van DeWege	1	1	0
WR Marqise Lee	1	1	1
RB Gage Dela Cruz	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 37,700 (75,300 capacity)
Upper Deck 8,700 (23,100)
End Zone 8,500 (16,700)
Mezzanine 5,700 (9,600)
Sideline Seats 8,700 (14,800)
Club Seats 4,600 (8,900)
Luxury Boxes 1,500 (2,200)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	37,700 (75,300 capacity)
Upper Deck	8,700 (23,100)
End Zone	8,500 (16,700)
Mezzanine	5,700 (9,600)
Sideline Seats	8,700 (14,800)
Club Seats	4,600 (8,900)
Luxury Boxes	1,500 (2,200)