Week 16, 2050

played in New England, MA

48 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

Minnesota Vikings	7	3	0	8	-	18
New England Patriots	14	14	3	9	-	40

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:44 MIN - Lincoln Brandenfeis 26 pass from Walt Harris (Corwin Boyd extra point)
1Q: 03:35 NED - Patrick Turner 2 run (Francisco Howland extra point)
1Q: 00:24 NED - Jeremy West recovered blocked punt in end zone (Francisco Howland extra point)
2Q: 08:32 NED - Patrick Turner 11 pass from Jonah Stenstrom (Francisco Howland extra point)
2Q: 01:47 MIN - Corwin Boyd 46 field goal
2Q: 00:13 NED - Jeremy West 24 pass from Jonah Stenstrom (Francisco Howland extra point)
3Q: 08:50 NED - Francisco Howland 28 field goal
4Q: 09:32 NED - Francisco Howland 26 field goal
4Q: 07:37 MIN - Mike Evans 23 pass from Walt Harris (Walt Harris pass to Malik Cox for conversion)
4Q: 01:56 NED - Francisco Howland 32 field goal
4Q: 00:20 NED - Francisco Howland 27 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:44 MIN - Lincoln Brandenfeis 26 pass from Walt Harris (Corwin Boyd extra point)
1Q: 03:35 NED - Patrick Turner 2 run (Francisco Howland extra point)
1Q: 00:24 NED - Jeremy West recovered blocked punt in end zone (Francisco Howland extra point)
2Q: 08:32 NED - Patrick Turner 11 pass from Jonah Stenstrom (Francisco Howland extra point)
2Q: 01:47 MIN - Corwin Boyd 46 field goal
2Q: 00:13 NED - Jeremy West 24 pass from Jonah Stenstrom (Francisco Howland extra point)
3Q: 08:50 NED - Francisco Howland 28 field goal
4Q: 09:32 NED - Francisco Howland 26 field goal
4Q: 07:37 MIN - Mike Evans 23 pass from Walt Harris (Walt Harris pass to Malik Cox for conversion)
4Q: 01:56 NED - Francisco Howland 32 field goal
4Q: 00:20 NED - Francisco Howland 27 field goal

Team Statistics MIN NED
Record 7-8 10-5
First Downs 19 22
- by Rushing 1 7
- by Passing 18 14
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 397 446
- Offensive Plays 63 69
- Yards per Play 6.30 6.46
Net Rushing Yards 45 196
- Rushing Attempts 15 38
- Yards per Rush 3.00 5.16
Net Passing Yards 352 250
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 46 - 25 - 3 29 - 22 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 357 259
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/5 2/9
- Yards per Pass Play 7.33 8.06
Fumbles/Lost 3/2 4/2
3rd Down Conversions 5/12 6/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.8 10.3
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/51 8/64
Punt Returns/Yards 4/15 2/16
Kick Returns/Yards 5/84 1/23
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 3/44
2pt Conversions 1/1 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 6
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/0 2/4
Avg. Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 35
Time of Possession 25:26 34:34

Team Statistics	MIN	NED
Record	7-8	10-5
First Downs	19	22
- by Rushing	1	7
- by Passing	18	14
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	397	446
- Offensive Plays	63	69
- Yards per Play	6.30	6.46
Net Rushing Yards	45	196
- Rushing Attempts	15	38
- Yards per Rush	3.00	5.16
Net Passing Yards	352	250
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	46 - 25 - 3	29 - 22 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	357	259
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/5	2/9
- Yards per Pass Play	7.33	8.06
Fumbles/Lost	3/2	4/2
3rd Down Conversions	5/12	6/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.8	10.3
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/51	8/64
Punt Returns/Yards	4/15	2/16
Kick Returns/Yards	5/84	1/23
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	3/44
2pt Conversions	1/1	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	6
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/0	2/4
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 27	OWN 35
Time of Possession	25:26	34:34

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:28	OWN 20	5	80	Touchdown
1	10:25	2:53	OWN 28	8	34	Punt
1	3:25	3:15	OWN 20	6	16	Punt
1	0:10	3:27	OWN 16	8	21	Punt
2	8:23	3:15	OWN 19	6	51	Interception
2	3:05	0:44	OWN 47	3	11	Interception
2	2:15	0:36	OPP 29	3	0	Field Goal
3	8:43	1:29	OWN 13	3	1	Punt
3	6:21	3:39	OWN 44	7	45	Fumble
3	0:21	0:39	OWN 16	3	1	Punt
4	12:50	1:32	OWN 16	3	20	Interception
4	9:27	2:00	OWN 20	5	80	Touchdown
4	1:51	0:27	OWN 20	3	-3	Fumble
4	0:14	0:14	OWN 29	1	0	Game

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:32	2:07	OWN 20	3	-1	Punt
1	7:32	4:07	OWN 20	11	80	Touchdown
2	11:43	3:20	OWN 33	7	67	Touchdown
2	5:08	2:03	OWN 11	3	-6	Punt
2	2:21	0:06	OWN 41	1	-4	Fumble
2	1:39	1:36	OWN 24	6	76	Touchdown
3	15:00	6:17	OWN 20	11	69	Field Goal
3	7:14	0:53	OWN 42	2	14	Fumble
3	2:42	2:21	OWN 11	5	29	Punt
4	14:42	1:52	OWN 37	6	-1	Punt
4	11:18	1:51	OPP 18	3	9	Field Goal
4	7:27	5:36	OWN 20	10	65	Field Goal
4	1:24	1:10	OPP 6	3	-4	Field Goal

Game MVP: Jonah Stenstrom, New England Patriots

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Lincoln Brandenfeis	7	18	2.57	10	1
Malik Cox	5	17	3.40	7	0
Walt Harris	3	10	3.33	5	0

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Patrick Turner	31	169	5.45	44	6	1
Jeremy West	6	15	2.50	12	1	0
Jonah Stenstrom	1	12	12.00	12	1	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Walt Harris	46	25	357	2/5	2	32	3	67.0

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jonah Stenstrom	29	22	259	2/9	2	30	0	125.5

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Mike Evans	8	13	142	17.75	40	32	1
WR Silas Fuller	6	12	68	11.33	21	32	0
WR Ruben Imlay	4	8	45	11.25	8	18	0
RB Malik Cox	2	2	33	16.50	19	18	0
RB Lincoln Brandenfeis	2	3	49	24.50	43	26	1
TE Lucas Cheng	1	2	14	14.00	10	14	0
WR Avery Huiz	1	4	6	6.00	0	6	0
FB Omar Wilcox	1	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Devon Parra	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Rufus Matthews	7	10	82	11.71	39	27	0
WR Cornell Bridges	6	7	54	9.00	3	16	0
RB Patrick Turner	4	6	49	12.25	38	30	1
WR Donte Hatcher	2	3	35	17.50	11	20	0
TE Wally Rivera	2	2	15	7.50	2	11	0
RB Jeremy West	1	1	24	24.00	21	24	1

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Myron Lincoln	2	21	10.50	0
CB Bart Wright	1	23	23.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force
Walt Harris	1	0	0
Malik Cox	1	0	0
Silas Fuller	1	0	0
Johnny Tate	0	2	1
Ruben Imlay	0	1	0
Dave Sutter	0	0	1
Cristian Brandon	0	0	1
Braxton Summers	0	0	1

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Patrick Turner	3	0	0	0
Jeremy West	1	0	0	1
Owen Forbes	0	1	1	0
Danny Shelton	0	1	0	0
Jonah Stenstrom	0	1	0	0
Cornell Bridges	0	1	0	0
Lionel Franks	0	0	1	0
Bert Danieles	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Junior Gaylor	5	174	34.8	27.6	59	0

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Darien Sawyer	4	208	52.0	48.3	60	2

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Corwin Boyd	1/1	1/1	0/0	46	1/1

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Francisco Howland	4/4	0/0	0/0	32	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Silas Fuller	3	13	4.3	0
Lincoln Brandenfeis	1	2	2.0	0

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Donte Hatcher	2	16	8.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Silas Fuller	4	69	17.3	0
Ruben Imlay	1	15	15.0	0

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Cornell Bridges	1	23	23.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Leonard Floyd	12	1	0.0	35	31
S Braxton Summers	9	5	0.0	37	31
CB Dexter Williamson	8	0	0.0	35	31
OLB Moe Stewart	5	1	0.0	32	25
S Drake Fender	5	1	0.0	35	31
CB Ivan Chandler	4	2	0.0	18	23
DT Cary Derosa	2	2	1.0	27	27
DE Carlos Tumbleson	2	0	1.0	8	6
DE Herman Shannon	2	1	0.0	33	26
DT Johnny Tate	2	1	0.0	32	18
DT Cristian Brandon	2	0	0.0	20	11
WR Avery Huiz	2	0	---	---	---
CB Collin McDaniel	2	0	0.0	4	10
OLB Craig Hayes	1	1	0.0	10	7
WR Mike Evans	1	0	---	---	---
DE Dave Sutter	1	0	0.0	28	24
CB Kevin Johnson	1	0	0.0	34	31
WR Silas Fuller	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Raul Worthley	1	0	0.0	16	6
ILB Alonzo O'Neal	0	2	0.0	6	1

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Hunter Reynolds	7	0	0.0	12	39
S Lionel Franks	6	0	0.0	12	40
ILB Leslie Plumb	6	0	0.0	15	45
OLB Myron Lincoln	4	1	0.0	8	27
DT Bert Danieles	3	0	0.0	14	40
DT Owen Forbes	2	2	2.0	10	31
DE Ernest Stafford	2	2	0.0	13	29
CB Bart Wright	2	1	0.0	14	43
CB Austin Shoate	2	1	0.0	10	37
S Ezekiel Keck	1	3	0.0	14	45
OLB Cameron Heise	1	1	0.0	6	15
CB Skip MacMillan	1	0	0.0	5	17
OLB Chris Price	1	0	0.0	5	14
S Harvey Keyes	1	0	0.0	1	8
T Carl Bissett	1	0	---	---	---
DE Daryl Barker	0	1	0.0	5	21

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DT Cary Derosa	1.0	1	27
DE Carlos Tumbleson	1.0	0	6
DE Herman Shannon	0.0	2	26
OLB Moe Stewart	0.0	1	25

New England	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Owen Forbes	2.0	0	0	0	31
DE Daryl Barker	0.0	1	0	1	21
DT Emmett Flowers	0.0	0	2	1	26
DE Danny Shelton	0.0	0	1	2	37
DT Bert Danieles	0.0	0	1	0	40
DE Ernest Stafford	0.0	0	1	0	29

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Leonard Floyd	5	0	31
CB Dexter Williamson	4	1	31
S Drake Fender	4	0	31
S Braxton Summers	4	0	31
OLB Moe Stewart	2	0	25
CB Ivan Chandler	1	0	23
CB Kevin Johnson	1	0	31
DE Herman Shannon	1	0	26

New England	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Hunter Reynolds	8	1	0	39
OLB Myron Lincoln	4	0	2	27
S Lionel Franks	3	0	0	40
CB Bart Wright	2	0	1	43
OLB Chris Price	2	0	0	14
CB Austin Shoate	2	0	0	37
CB Skip MacMillan	1	1	0	17
ILB Leslie Plumb	1	1	0	45
S Harvey Keyes	1	0	0	8
DE Ernest Stafford	1	0	0	29

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Brandon Scherff	1	6	15	0	48
Juan Prescott	1	1	15	1	45
Omar Wilcox	1	1	10	0	17
Nick McElroy	0	2	15	1	48
Bill Deane	0	2	15	0	44

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Clay Tillery	5	11	38	1	31
Carl Bissett	2	7	36	0	31
Xavier Marschalk	2	5	37	1	31
Steve Tate	2	5	38	0	31
Edwin McGregor	1	8	38	0	31
Craig Gargaro	0	1	24	0	16

Special Teams Tackles

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Ivan Chandler	2	12
John Raymond	1	6

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Harvey Keyes	4	18
Leslie Plumb	3	14
Cameron Heise	1	23
Keegan Hutton	1	20

Participation

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Braxton Summers	---	---	37	31	5	73
Drake Fender	---	---	35	31	5	71
Dexter Williamson	---	---	35	31	4	70
Leonard Floyd	---	---	35	31	3	69
Kevin Johnson	---	---	34	31	3	68
Herman Shannon	---	---	33	26	6	65
Bill Deane	15	44	---	---	6	65
Walt Harris	15	48	---	---	---	63
Brandon Scherff	15	48	---	---	---	63
Nick McElroy	15	48	---	---	---	63
Horace Dillon	15	47	---	---	---	62
Moe Stewart	---	---	32	25	4	61
Juan Prescott	15	45	---	---	---	60
Silas Fuller	9	39	---	---	12	60
Ruben Imlay	9	35	---	---	16	60
Cary Derosa	---	---	27	27	3	57
Mike Evans	15	41	---	---	---	56
Dave Sutter	---	---	28	24	4	56
Johnny Tate	---	---	32	18	6	56
Ivan Chandler	---	---	18	23	12	53
Malik Cox	6	20	---	---	23	49
Omar Wilcox	10	17	---	---	9	36
Lincoln Brandenfeis	9	26	---	---	1	36
R.J. Braddock	2	19	---	---	14	35
Lucas Cheng	9	21	---	---	4	34
Raul Worthley	---	---	16	6	12	34
Cristian Brandon	---	---	20	11	2	33
Andy Wright	---	---	5	0	25	30
Avery Huiz	6	14	---	---	9	29
Collin McDaniel	---	---	4	10	11	25
Craig Hayes	---	---	10	7	8	25
Devon Parra	0	3	---	---	19	22
Alonzo O'Neal	---	---	6	1	14	21
Levi Garrett	0	5	---	---	14	19
Carlos Tumbleson	---	---	8	6	---	14
Dan Ogden	0	4	---	---	6	10
Andrew Lerner	0	3	---	---	6	9
John Raymond	0	1	---	---	6	7
Joshua Hampton	0	0	---	---	6	6
Nickolas Wiseman	---	---	3	2	1	6
Junior Gaylor	0	0	---	---	5	5
Corwin Boyd	0	0	---	---	5	5
Randall Horner	---	---	0	0	4	4
Jimmy Wayne	---	---	0	0	3	3
Byron Rhodes	0	0	---	---	1	1
Alonzo Lee	0	0	---	---	---	0

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Clay Tillery	38	31	---	---	8	77
Xavier Marschalk	37	31	---	---	8	76
Leslie Plumb	---	---	15	45	14	74
Edwin McGregor	38	31	---	---	---	69
Jonah Stenstrom	38	31	---	---	---	69
Steve Tate	38	31	---	---	---	69
Cornell Bridges	37	28	---	---	4	69
Carl Bissett	36	31	---	---	---	67
Hunter Reynolds	---	---	12	39	14	65
Ezekiel Keck	---	---	14	45	1	60
Craig Gargaro	24	16	---	---	20	60
Bart Wright	---	---	14	43	1	58
Patrick Turner	33	25	---	---	---	58
Bert Danieles	---	---	14	40	2	56
Lionel Franks	---	---	12	40	2	54
Danny Shelton	---	---	13	37	3	53
Donte Hatcher	28	17	---	---	7	52
Wally Rivera	24	19	---	---	5	48
Austin Shoate	---	---	10	37	---	47
Owen Forbes	---	---	10	31	6	47
Lenny Lilley	15	14	---	---	16	45
Cameron Heise	---	---	6	15	23	44
Skip MacMillan	---	---	5	17	21	43
Ernest Stafford	---	---	13	29	1	43
Rufus Matthews	7	18	---	---	17	42
Jeremy West	6	6	---	---	26	38
Myron Lincoln	---	---	8	27	1	36
Keegan Hutton	10	6	---	---	20	36
Emmett Flowers	---	---	4	26	1	31
Harvey Keyes	---	---	1	8	18	27
Daryl Barker	---	---	5	21	---	26
Chris Price	---	---	5	14	2	21
Joe Jelinek	6	6	---	---	2	14
Francisco Howland	0	0	---	---	13	13
Braxton Upchurch	---	---	3	10	---	13
Roderick West	2	0	---	---	8	10
David Coles	---	---	1	3	5	9
Donnell Stokes	1	0	---	---	8	9
Brendan Guthrie	0	0	---	---	8	8
Dexter Thornton	---	---	0	1	4	5
Darien Sawyer	0	0	---	---	4	4
Lincoln White	0	0	---	---	4	4
Herb Westbrook	0	0	---	---	---	0
Joshua Huffman	0	0	---	---	---	0
Derrick Warren	0	0	---	---	---	0
Thurman Kerr	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	2	0.7
Middle	8	25	3.1
Right	4	18	4.5
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	82	11.7
Middle	18	52	2.9
Right	13	62	4.8
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Walt Harris	46	25	8	4	5	3	5	4	3

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jonah Stenstrom	29	22	4	0	2	1	4	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	50	16.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	23	15	159	6.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	4	72	6.0
Long (19+ Yds)	8	3	76	9.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	6	86	12.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	9	55	4.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	7	118	13.1
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Mike Evans	13	8	2	142	4	41
WR Silas Fuller	12	6	2	68	2	39
WR Ruben Imlay	8	4	0	45	0	35
WR Avery Huiz	4	1	0	6	0	14
RB Lincoln Brandenfeis	3	2	1	49	2	26
TE Lucas Cheng	2	1	0	14	0	21
RB Malik Cox	2	2	0	33	0	20
FB Omar Wilcox	1	1	0	0	0	17
TE Devon Parra	1	0	0	0	0	3

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Rufus Matthews	10	7	1	82	1	18
WR Cornell Bridges	7	6	0	54	0	28
RB Patrick Turner	6	4	0	49	1	25
WR Donte Hatcher	3	2	1	35	1	17
TE Wally Rivera	2	2	0	15	0	19
RB Jeremy West	1	1	0	24	1	6

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Malik Cox	1	1	1.00	3.40

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Patrick Turner	12	36	3.00	5.45
Jeremy West	1	2	2.00	2.50

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jonah Stenstrom	5	4	37	7.40	8.93

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Patrick Turner	2	1	11	5.50	8.17
WR Cornell Bridges	2	2	22	11.00	7.71
WR Rufus Matthews	1	1	4	4.00	8.20

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Lincoln Brandenfeis	1	1

New England	Rushes	Conversions
Patrick Turner	2	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Walt Harris	10	6	4

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jonah Stenstrom	11	8	6

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Mike Evans	4	2	2
WR Silas Fuller	3	2	1
WR Ruben Imlay	2	1	0
WR Avery Huiz	1	1	1

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Rufus Matthews	5	4	3
WR Cornell Bridges	5	4	3
RB Patrick Turner	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 74,500 (75,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,900 (18,100)
End Zone 13,000 (13,000)
Mezzanine 7,500 (7,500)
Sideline Seats 11,500 (11,500)
Club Seats 15,000 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes 9,600 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	74,500 (75,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,900 (18,100)
End Zone	13,000 (13,000)
Mezzanine	7,500 (7,500)
Sideline Seats	11,500 (11,500)
Club Seats	15,000 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes	9,600 (9,900)