Week 16, 2070

played in Minnesota, MN

68 degrees, fair, calm

New England Patriots	7	3	3	3	-	16
Minnesota Vikings	14	3	0	6	-	23

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:45 MIN - Claude Foreman 61 run (Jace Shepard extra point)
1Q: 09:46 NED - Kaleb Crawford 33 pass from George Suhocki (Carson Abrams extra point)
1Q: 03:05 MIN - Chad Sutter 12 pass from Levi Burkhead (Jace Shepard extra point)
2Q: 14:10 NED - Carson Abrams 21 field goal
2Q: 04:27 MIN - Jace Shepard 34 field goal
3Q: 06:05 NED - Carson Abrams 18 field goal
4Q: 10:34 MIN - Jace Shepard 40 field goal
4Q: 07:06 NED - Carson Abrams 36 field goal
4Q: 00:38 MIN - Jace Shepard 42 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:45 MIN - Claude Foreman 61 run (Jace Shepard extra point)
1Q: 09:46 NED - Kaleb Crawford 33 pass from George Suhocki (Carson Abrams extra point)
1Q: 03:05 MIN - Chad Sutter 12 pass from Levi Burkhead (Jace Shepard extra point)
2Q: 14:10 NED - Carson Abrams 21 field goal
2Q: 04:27 MIN - Jace Shepard 34 field goal
3Q: 06:05 NED - Carson Abrams 18 field goal
4Q: 10:34 MIN - Jace Shepard 40 field goal
4Q: 07:06 NED - Carson Abrams 36 field goal
4Q: 00:38 MIN - Jace Shepard 42 field goal

Team Statistics NED MIN
Record 13-2 10-5
First Downs 9 21
- by Rushing 3 5
- by Passing 6 15
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 266 383
- Offensive Plays 55 75
- Yards per Play 4.84 5.11
Net Rushing Yards 40 167
- Rushing Attempts 9 30
- Yards per Rush 4.44 5.57
Net Passing Yards 226 216
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 44 - 18 - 0 41 - 26 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 234 239
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/8 4/23
- Yards per Pass Play 4.91 4.80
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 1/14 8/19
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.5 9.4
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/35 6/27
Punt Returns/Yards 2/18 6/18
Kick Returns/Yards 5/136 2/27
Interception Ret./Yards 1/29 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/3 1/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 32 OWN 23
Time of Possession 22:18 37:42

Team Statistics	NED	MIN
Record	13-2	10-5
First Downs	9	21
- by Rushing	3	5
- by Passing	6	15
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	266	383
- Offensive Plays	55	75
- Yards per Play	4.84	5.11
Net Rushing Yards	40	167
- Rushing Attempts	9	30
- Yards per Rush	4.44	5.57
Net Passing Yards	226	216
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	44 - 18 - 0	41 - 26 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	234	239
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/8	4/23
- Yards per Pass Play	4.91	4.80
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	1/14	8/19
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.5	9.4
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/35	6/27
Punt Returns/Yards	2/18	6/18
Kick Returns/Yards	5/136	2/27
Interception Ret./Yards	1/29	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/3	1/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 32	OWN 23
Time of Possession	22:18	37:42

Drive Charts

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:25	1:51	OWN 39	4	61	Touchdown
1	6:49	1:30	OWN 30	3	6	Punt
1	2:54	3:52	OWN 25	8	71	Field Goal
2	10:00	1:23	OWN 4	3	2	Punt
2	4:20	1:25	OWN 33	3	0	Punt
2	1:43	0:55	OWN 15	3	6	Punt
3	15:00	2:06	OWN 35	4	17	Punt
3	10:28	1:04	OWN 41	3	-1	Punt
3	8:27	2:30	OPP 43	6	42	Field Goal
3	4:01	1:08	OPP 44	3	-9	Punt
4	10:27	3:27	OWN 43	5	38	Field Goal
4	3:43	0:45	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
4	2:26	0:39	OWN 32	4	-1	Downs
4	0:31	0:31	OWN 30	3	0	Game

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:35	OWN 13	6	87	Touchdown
1	9:34	2:45	OWN 4	4	21	Punt
1	5:19	2:25	OWN 23	6	77	Touchdown
2	14:02	4:02	OWN 25	6	14	Punt
2	8:37	4:17	OWN 44	9	39	Field Goal
2	2:55	1:12	OWN 27	4	10	Punt
2	0:48	0:48	OWN 28	4	25	Interception
3	12:54	2:26	OWN 6	5	20	Punt
3	9:24	0:57	OWN 14	3	-6	Punt
3	5:57	1:56	OWN 11	3	-4	Punt
3	2:53	7:26	OWN 20	14	57	Field Goal
4	7:00	3:17	OWN 25	5	22	Punt
4	2:58	0:32	OWN 21	3	1	Punt
4	1:47	1:16	OPP 31	3	6	Field Goal

Game MVP: Claude Foreman, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Mel Walsh	5	15	3.00	14	1
QB George Suhocki	3	24	8.00	10	2
RB Timothy Toledo	1	1	1.00	1	0

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Claude Foreman	18	131	7.28	61	3	1
RB Colton Hawkes	10	22	2.20	13	1	0
QB Levi Burkhead	2	14	7.00	7	0	0

Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
George Suhocki	44	18	234	2/8	1	35	0	65.9

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Levi Burkhead	41	26	239	4/23	1	31	1	77.1

Receiving Statistics

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Collin Monroe	8	19	95	11.88	30	33	0
TE Matthew Domico	4	11	75	18.75	44	35	0
RB Mel Walsh	2	3	13	6.50	4	9	0
WR Kaleb Crawford	2	4	40	20.00	27	33	1
WR Barry Malone	1	2	12	12.00	5	12	0
FB Emmitt Evans	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
WR Gabe Farrell	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Conrad Farrell	0	3	0	0.00	0	0	0

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Duane Mitkov	7	12	53	7.57	15	25	0
WR Chad Sutter	5	5	61	12.20	16	22	1
WR Grady Burks	4	7	52	13.00	25	31	0
WR Gustavo Wynn	3	8	23	7.67	2	15	0
RB Colton Hawkes	3	3	33	11.00	25	24	0
RB Claude Foreman	2	3	3	1.50	0	3	0
TE Joel Spector	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
TE Mickey Sullivan	1	2	11	11.00	11	11	0

Interception Statistics

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Edward Sherman	1	29	29.00	0

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
DT Mackenzie Dotson	0	0	1	0

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
QB Levi Burkhead	1	0	0	0
TE Duane Mitkov	0	1	0	0

Punting Statistics

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Joel Myers	8	391	48.9	44.1	56	4

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Junior Reeves	8	372	46.5	41.8	57	2

Kicking Statistics

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Carson Abrams	3/3	0/0	0/0	36	1/1

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jace Shepard	3/3	2/2	0/0	42	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kaleb Crawford	2	18	9.0	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Sedrick Schroeder	6	18	3.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Collin Monroe	4	113	28.3	0
Desmond Pientka	1	23	23.0	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Claude Heath	2	27	13.5	0

Defensive Statistics

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Al Batch	7	3	0.0	30	42
S Frank Roundtree	7	0	0.0	30	45
OLB Colby Hammontree	6	2	0.0	26	25
DT Mackenzie Dotson	5	0	2.5	29	45
CB Edward Sherman	5	4	0.0	28	39
CB D.J. Mason	5	1	0.0	20	36
ILB Miguel Porter	4	2	0.0	14	28
DE Kenyon Holmes	4	2	0.0	27	41
DT Artie Kozak	4	0	0.0	20	38
DE Darrin Colloran	2	4	1.5	22	29
CB Desmond Pientka	2	1	0.0	18	23
DE Harold Lester	1	1	0.0	14	20
ILB R.J. McCormick	1	0	0.0	17	18
OLB Lamar Mills	1	0	0.0	2	12
OLB Morris Rees	1	0	0.0	12	9
DE Mitch McCaskill	1	0	0.0	8	7
CB Derek McDaniel	1	0	0.0	1	7
CB Rodolfo Gilmore	1	0	0.0	11	28

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Donny Garner	7	1	0.0	4	36
S Nicky Pihos	5	3	0.0	9	46
S Johnnie Oliver	4	0	0.0	8	31
OLB Thomas Kerr	3	1	0.0	6	25
CB Keegan Jenkins	2	1	0.0	9	45
CB Edwin Durant	2	0	0.0	9	46
OLB Giovanni O'Neill	1	1	1.0	9	46
DT Bruce Bertrand	1	0	1.0	8	38
CB Teddy Torres	1	0	0.0	0	2
OLB Zachary Upshaw	1	0	0.0	4	33
S Jorge Ellard	1	0	0.0	1	17
WR Gustavo Wynn	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Horace Shaner	0	1	0.0	5	7
DE Joshua Baker	0	1	0.0	8	34

Pass Rush Statistics

New England	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Mackenzie Dotson	2.5	0	1	45
DE Darrin Colloran	1.5	1	0	29
DE Harold Lester	0.0	1	1	20
OLB Morris Rees	0.0	1	0	9
DT Artie Kozak	0.0	1	0	38
DE Kenyon Holmes	0.0	0	2	41

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DT Bruce Bertrand	1.0	1	1	38
OLB Giovanni O'Neill	1.0	1	1	46
DE Ezra Magee	0.0	2	1	29
OLB Griffin Emerson	0.0	0	1	31
DE Joshua Baker	0.0	0	1	34

Pass Defense Statistics

New England	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB D.J. Mason	5	1	0	36
S Al Batch	5	0	0	42
CB Edward Sherman	4	0	1	39
S Frank Roundtree	4	0	0	45
CB Desmond Pientka	2	1	0	23
CB Rodolfo Gilmore	1	2	0	28
OLB Morris Rees	1	1	0	9
DT Mackenzie Dotson	1	0	0	45
ILB Miguel Porter	1	0	0	28
OLB Colby Hammontree	1	0	0	25
DT Artie Kozak	1	0	0	38

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Donny Garner	6	2	36
S Johnnie Oliver	3	0	31
S Nicky Pihos	3	0	46
CB Keegan Jenkins	2	5	45
S Jorge Ellard	1	1	17
CB Teddy Torres	1	0	2
OLB Thomas Kerr	1	0	25
OLB Zachary Upshaw	1	0	33
OLB Giovanni O'Neill	0	4	46
CB Edwin Durant	0	1	46
CB Duane Tate	0	1	3

Blocking Statistics

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Wes Perry	1	4	9	0	46
G Mercury Loftin	0	2	9	0	46
G Sergio Harrison	0	0	9	1	46
T Chad Hoffman	0	0	9	1	46

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Josiah Hawkins	3	8	30	1	45
T Phillip Marsh	3	7	30	0	45
G Colby Whitfield	2	5	30	0	45
G Jamie Petrovic	1	5	30	1	45
T Spencer Henselman	0	3	30	2	45

Special Teams Tackles

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Collin Monroe	3	19
Sergio Harrison	2	11
Brent Henry	1	30
Barry Rinaldi	1	28
Mel Walsh	1	14

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Claude Heath	2	30
Chad Sutter	1	30
Joel Spector	1	30
Trey Ballard	1	26
Teddy Torres	1	20
Bruce Bertrand	1	16

Participation

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
S Al Batch	---	---	30	42	22	94
DT Mackenzie Dotson	---	---	29	45	11	85
S Frank Roundtree	---	---	30	45	3	78
DE Kenyon Holmes	---	---	27	41	3	71
CB Edward Sherman	---	---	28	39	3	70
G Mercury Loftin	9	46	---	---	11	66
G Sergio Harrison	9	46	---	---	11	66
T Wes Perry	9	46	---	---	11	66
WR Collin Monroe	9	38	---	---	19	66
T Chad Hoffman	9	46	---	---	11	66
DT Artie Kozak	---	---	20	38	3	61
RB Mel Walsh	8	37	---	---	14	59
CB D.J. Mason	---	---	20	36	3	59
WR Barry Malone	9	43	---	---	6	58
CB Desmond Pientka	---	---	18	23	15	56
C Morris Hildreth	9	46	---	---	---	55
QB George Suhocki	9	46	---	---	---	55
TE Matthew Domico	9	45	---	---	---	54
OLB Colby Hammontree	---	---	26	25	---	51
DE Darrin Colloran	---	---	22	29	---	51
ILB R.J. McCormick	---	---	17	18	14	49
DE Harold Lester	---	---	14	20	11	45
ILB Miguel Porter	---	---	14	28	3	45
CB Rodolfo Gilmore	---	---	11	28	2	41
WR Kaleb Crawford	7	25	---	---	8	40
TE Brent Henry	0	3	---	---	30	33
OLB Barry Rinaldi	---	---	1	3	28	32
FB Emmitt Evans	1	7	---	---	22	30
CB Derek McDaniel	---	---	1	7	19	27
RB Gage Edwards	0	3	---	---	21	24
WR Conrad Farrell	0	11	---	---	12	23
OLB Morris Rees	---	---	12	9	---	21
OLB Lamar Mills	---	---	2	12	2	16
WR Dwight Fredericks	0	0	---	---	15	15
DE Mitch McCaskill	---	---	8	7	---	15
C Blaine Tucker	0	0	---	---	11	11
P Joel Myers	0	0	---	---	11	11
TE Bart Tyler	1	9	---	---	---	10
K Carson Abrams	0	0	---	---	8	8
WR Gabe Farrell	0	5	---	---	---	5
RB Timothy Toledo	1	4	---	---	---	5
G Roberto Lynn	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB John Volmert	0	0	---	---	---	0
S Norman Klecko	---	---	0	0	---	0
C Zachary Daniels	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Walt Davies	0	0	---	---	---	0

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
T Phillip Marsh	30	45	---	---	11	86
G Colby Whitfield	30	45	---	---	11	86
G Jamie Petrovic	30	45	---	---	---	75
C Josiah Hawkins	30	45	---	---	---	75
WR Chad Sutter	16	29	---	---	30	75
T Spencer Henselman	30	45	---	---	---	75
QB Levi Burkhead	30	45	---	---	---	75
WR Gustavo Wynn	30	45	---	---	---	75
TE Duane Mitkov	30	41	---	---	1	72
WR Grady Burks	26	38	---	---	---	64
DT Bruce Bertrand	---	---	8	38	16	62
CB Edwin Durant	---	---	9	46	4	59
S Nicky Pihos	---	---	9	46	2	57
OLB Giovanni O'Neill	---	---	9	46	2	57
CB Keegan Jenkins	---	---	9	45	3	57
RB Colton Hawkes	11	21	---	---	14	46
OLB Griffin Emerson	---	---	8	31	4	43
DE Joshua Baker	---	---	8	34	1	43
S Donny Garner	---	---	4	36	---	40
S Johnnie Oliver	---	---	8	31	1	40
RB Claude Foreman	19	20	---	---	---	39
OLB Zachary Upshaw	---	---	4	33	1	38
TE Joel Spector	4	3	---	---	30	37
DE Ezra Magee	---	---	5	29	1	35
TE Mickey Sullivan	14	21	---	---	---	35
OLB Thomas Kerr	---	---	6	25	3	34
RB Claude Heath	0	1	---	---	30	31
DE Douglas Donovan	---	---	4	15	10	29
ILB Horace Shaner	---	---	5	7	15	27
OLB Trey Ballard	---	---	0	0	26	26
S Jorge Ellard	---	---	1	17	7	25
CB Teddy Torres	---	---	0	2	20	22
DE Edwin Andrews	---	---	1	10	9	20
WR Wesley Sisk	0	5	---	---	11	16
S Brody Page	---	---	0	0	15	15
CB Duane Tate	---	---	0	3	12	15
WR Sedrick Schroeder	0	1	---	---	14	15
TE Samuel Leach	0	0	---	---	15	15
DE Jalen Hopper	---	---	1	12	1	14
C Emmett Irani	0	0	---	---	11	11
P Junior Reeves	0	0	---	---	11	11
T Asher Hanks	0	0	---	---	11	11
K Jace Shepard	0	0	---	---	9	9
DT Nathan Levine	---	---	0	0	1	1
QB Brian Bernard	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Kurt Swartz	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	1	0	0.0
Middle	7	39	5.6
Right	1	1	1.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	3	0.8
Middle	13	100	7.7
Right	13	64	4.9
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
George Suhocki	44	18	5	2	1	14	5	0	0

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Levi Burkhead	41	26	4	0	5	5	4	4	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	22	4.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	21	11	147	7.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	3	65	4.3
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	9	7	46	5.1
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	12	95	5.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	7	98	9.8
Long (19+ Yds)	5	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Collin Monroe	19	8	1	95	2	38
TE Matthew Domico	11	4	0	75	2	45
WR Kaleb Crawford	4	2	0	40	1	25
RB Mel Walsh	3	2	0	13	0	37
WR Conrad Farrell	3	0	0	0	0	11
WR Barry Malone	2	1	0	12	0	43
WR Gabe Farrell	1	0	0	0	0	5
FB Emmitt Evans	1	1	0	-1	0	7

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Duane Mitkov	12	7	1	53	1	41
WR Gustavo Wynn	8	3	3	23	0	45
WR Grady Burks	7	4	1	52	1	38
WR Chad Sutter	5	5	0	61	1	29
RB Claude Foreman	3	2	0	3	0	20
RB Colton Hawkes	3	3	0	33	1	21
TE Mickey Sullivan	2	1	0	11	0	21
TE Joel Spector	1	1	0	3	0	3

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Mel Walsh	4	16	4.00	3.00

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Claude Foreman	2	-4	-2.00	7.28

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
George Suhocki	3	1	10	3.33	5.32

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Levi Burkhead	3	1	12	4.00	5.83

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Matthew Domico	1	0	0	0.00	6.82
WR Conrad Farrell	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Collin Monroe	1	1	10	10.00	5.00

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Duane Mitkov	1	0	0	0.00	4.42
WR Chad Sutter	1	1	12	12.00	12.20
WR Gustavo Wynn	1	0	0	0.00	2.88

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New England	Rushes	Conversions
RB Mel Walsh	1	0

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
RB Colton Hawkes	3	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
George Suhocki	13	6	1

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Levi Burkhead	15	11	7

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Collin Monroe	6	4	1
TE Matthew Domico	2	0	0
WR Barry Malone	1	0	0
RB Mel Walsh	1	1	0
FB Emmitt Evans	1	1	0
WR Conrad Farrell	1	0	0
WR Kaleb Crawford	1	0	0

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Duane Mitkov	7	4	2
WR Grady Burks	4	3	3
TE Joel Spector	1	1	0
WR Gustavo Wynn	1	1	0
RB Colton Hawkes	1	1	1
TE Mickey Sullivan	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 78,700 (86,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 24,100 (26,800)
End Zone 17,300 (19,300)
Mezzanine 9,900 (11,100)
Sideline Seats 15,600 (17,000)
Club Seats 1,900 (1,900)
Luxury Boxes 9,900 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	78,700 (86,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	24,100 (26,800)
End Zone	17,300 (19,300)
Mezzanine	9,900 (11,100)
Sideline Seats	15,600 (17,000)
Club Seats	1,900 (1,900)
Luxury Boxes	9,900 (9,900)