Week 12, 2077

played in Cincinnati, OH

26 degrees, fair, 10 mph wind

Minnesota Vikings	3	0	0	7	-	10
Cincinnati Bengals	0	7	3	7	-	17

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:11 MIN - Gene Anderson 19 field goal
2Q: 06:38 CIN - Sawyer Watkins 7 run (Alvin Scott extra point)
3Q: 05:58 CIN - Alvin Scott 30 field goal
4Q: 14:55 MIN - Ernest Lyle 11 pass from Levi Burkhead (Gene Anderson extra point)
4Q: 11:03 CIN - Sedrick Flaherty 14 pass from George Suhocki (Alvin Scott extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:11 MIN - Gene Anderson 19 field goal
2Q: 06:38 CIN - Sawyer Watkins 7 run (Alvin Scott extra point)
3Q: 05:58 CIN - Alvin Scott 30 field goal
4Q: 14:55 MIN - Ernest Lyle 11 pass from Levi Burkhead (Gene Anderson extra point)
4Q: 11:03 CIN - Sedrick Flaherty 14 pass from George Suhocki (Alvin Scott extra point)

Team Statistics MIN CIN
Record 4-7 4-7
First Downs 13 21
- by Rushing 5 10
- by Passing 7 11
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 274 426
- Offensive Plays 61 67
- Yards per Play 4.49 6.36
Net Rushing Yards 100 202
- Rushing Attempts 28 35
- Yards per Rush 3.57 5.77
Net Passing Yards 174 224
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 33 - 18 - 0 30 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 174 233
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 2/9
- Yards per Pass Play 5.27 7.00
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/14 3/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.0 11.2
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/1
Penalties/Yards 6/30 12/90
Punt Returns/Yards 2/20 3/26
Kick Returns/Yards 2/32 2/54
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 23 OWN 32
Time of Possession 26:38 33:22

Team Statistics	MIN	CIN
Record	4-7	4-7
First Downs	13	21
- by Rushing	5	10
- by Passing	7	11
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	274	426
- Offensive Plays	61	67
- Yards per Play	4.49	6.36
Net Rushing Yards	100	202
- Rushing Attempts	28	35
- Yards per Rush	3.57	5.77
Net Passing Yards	174	224
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	33 - 18 - 0	30 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	174	233
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	2/9
- Yards per Pass Play	5.27	7.00
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/14	3/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.0	11.2
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/1
Penalties/Yards	6/30	12/90
Punt Returns/Yards	2/20	3/26
Kick Returns/Yards	2/32	2/54
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 23	OWN 32
Time of Possession	26:38	33:22

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:10	OWN 24	2	10	Fumble
1	12:08	4:03	OWN 20	10	78	Field Goal
1	4:23	3:43	OWN 7	6	42	Punt
2	13:53	0:45	OWN 35	3	0	Punt
2	6:30	4:40	OWN 15	8	18	Punt
2	0:42	0:42	OWN 20	3	12	Half
3	11:26	1:58	OWN 20	3	2	Punt
3	5:50	1:37	OWN 25	5	20	Punt
3	2:09	2:23	OWN 45	6	55	Touchdown
4	10:52	1:31	OWN 25	6	12	Punt
4	7:12	3:20	OWN 20	6	13	Punt
4	2:24	0:39	OWN 20	4	-3	Downs

Cincinnati Bengals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:50	1:42	OPP 30	3	-14	Punt
1	8:05	3:42	OWN 25	7	22	Punt
1	0:40	1:47	OWN 5	5	19	Punt
2	13:08	6:38	OWN 6	14	94	Touchdown
2	1:50	1:08	OWN 32	5	21	Punt
3	15:00	3:34	OWN 26	5	36	Punt
3	9:28	3:38	OWN 20	6	67	Field Goal
3	4:13	2:04	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
4	14:46	3:54	OWN 47	7	53	Touchdown
4	9:21	2:09	OWN 34	4	27	Punt
4	3:52	1:28	OWN 23	4	28	Punt
4	1:45	1:45	OPP 17	4	5	Downs

Game MVP: Sawyer Watkins, Cincinnati Bengals

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Ernest Lyle	15	36	2.40	11	1
RB Terrence Comeaux	11	45	4.09	13	2
QB Levi Burkhead	1	7	7.00	7	0
WR Lukas Moody	1	12	12.00	12	1

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Sawyer Watkins	27	152	5.63	19	4	1
QB George Suhocki	5	29	5.80	13	2	0
RB Lonnie Benson	3	21	7.00	10	1	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Levi Burkhead	33	18	174	0/0	1	37	0	79.6

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
George Suhocki	30	19	233	2/9	1	40	0	98.3

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Ernest Lyle	4	4	49	12.25	38	36	1
TE Mickey Sullivan	3	7	21	7.00	8	18	0
RB Terrence Comeaux	3	3	8	2.67	0	3	0
WR Floyd DeWalt	3	12	41	13.67	32	37	0
WR Lukas Moody	2	3	9	4.50	4	10	0
WR Grady Burks	1	1	22	22.00	20	22	0
WR Percy Burke	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0
TE Tracy Burke	1	2	19	19.00	8	19	0

Cincinnati	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Sedrick Flaherty	4	5	58	14.50	34	30	1
WR Johnnie Van Buren	4	6	37	9.25	17	17	0
WR Dillon Malley	4	5	48	12.00	0	27	0
RB Sawyer Watkins	3	3	35	11.67	14	16	0
TE Hugh Hansen	2	5	45	22.50	31	40	0
RB Gus Perkins	2	3	10	5.00	5	7	0
RB Lonnie Benson	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Marcus Clay	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Cincinnati	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
RB Terrence Comeaux	1	0	0	0
S Sawyer Harkins	0	0	1	0

Cincinnati	Fumb	Recov	Force
CB Melvin Ruth	1	0	1
OLB Gus Farrington	0	1	0
ILB Karl Ehlert	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Francisco Tripplehorn	7	348	49.7	43.1	58	2

Cincinnati	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Richie Anderson	8	355	44.4	29.4	54	1

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Gene Anderson	1/1	0/0	0/0	19	1/1

Cincinnati	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Alvin Scott	1/1	0/0	0/0	30	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Floyd DeWalt	2	20	10.0	0

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Melvin Ruth	3	26	8.7	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Lukas Moody	1	16	16.0	0
Sawyer Harkins	1	16	16.0	0

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Melvin Ruth	2	54	27.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Zach Buckley	7	2	0.0	16	10
S Sawyer Harkins	7	1	0.0	30	20
CB Les Leyh	6	0	0.0	34	32
OLB Allen Linquist	5	2	0.5	29	19
DT Tracy Fisher	4	2	1.0	34	26
OLB Gilbert Wilcox	4	1	0.0	35	32
DE Adam Fisk	3	0	0.0	32	27
CB Damien Kassell	2	1	0.0	34	27
ILB Bryan Malfara	2	1	0.0	14	8
OLB Devon Stephenson	2	1	0.0	6	13
S Austin Lane	2	0	0.0	6	14
S Chance Farmer	2	0	0.0	28	18
CB Ralph Hughes	1	2	0.0	7	16
ILB Bill Mayes	1	2	0.0	16	16
CB Desmond Pientka	1	0	0.0	15	12
DT Frank Michl	1	0	0.0	10	11
S J.T. Walters	1	0	0.0	7	14
CB Malachi Eller	1	0	0.0	3	5
T Tony Camudgeon	1	0	---	---	---
DE Darnell Wright	0	1	0.5	24	19

Cincinnati	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
OLB James Osborne	6	2	27	31
ILB Karl Ehlert	5	4	27	22
S Lawrence Burnett	5	2	27	32
DE Juan Downs	5	1	27	31
DE Colton Detsch	3	2	25	21
DT Joe Jankowski	3	1	26	31
S Silas Britt	3	0	16	20
S Roderick Stevenson	3	0	12	21
CB Melvin Ruth	2	1	22	28
CB Gerald Briles	2	0	27	32
CB C.J. Stevens	2	0	8	10
CB Zach Hutson	2	0	11	9
OLB Andrew Blackburn	1	1	14	12
DE Jimmie Yellope	1	0	15	13
ILB Bill Cerf	1	0	1	11
DT Louis Kinney	0	1	16	21

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Tracy Fisher	1.0	1	1	2	26
OLB Allen Linquist	0.5	0	0	0	19
DE Darnell Wright	0.5	0	0	0	19
DE Adam Fisk	0.0	0	2	0	27
CB Damien Kassell	0.0	0	1	0	27
CB Malachi Eller	0.0	0	1	0	5
OLB Devon Stephenson	0.0	0	0	1	13

Cincinnati	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Colton Detsch	1	0	0	21
DT Louis Kinney	1	0	0	21
DE Juan Downs	0	1	0	31
CB Melvin Ruth	0	1	0	28
DT Joe Jankowski	0	1	0	31
OLB James Osborne	0	0	1	31

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Gilbert Wilcox	4	1	32
CB Damien Kassell	3	0	27
CB Les Leyh	3	0	32
S Austin Lane	2	1	14
DE Adam Fisk	2	0	27
CB Desmond Pientka	1	0	12
ILB Zach Buckley	1	0	10
ILB Bryan Malfara	1	0	8
S Chance Farmer	1	0	18
OLB Devon Stephenson	1	0	13

Cincinnati	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB James Osborne	3	0	31
S Roderick Stevenson	3	0	21
S Lawrence Burnett	2	0	32
DE Juan Downs	2	0	31
S Silas Britt	2	0	20
CB Gerald Briles	1	1	32
ILB Karl Ehlert	1	1	22
ILB Bill Cerf	1	1	11
DE Colton Detsch	1	0	21
CB Melvin Ruth	1	0	28
CB C.J. Stevens	1	0	10
DT Louis Kinney	0	1	21

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
G Owen Dotson	3	7	28	33
C Jeremy Tyler	2	8	28	33
T Stan Conley	1	5	28	33
G Horace Maxwell	1	4	28	33
T Tony Camudgeon	0	2	28	33
FB Norbert Radda	0	1	8	10

Cincinnati	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Roosevelt Rives	4	8	0	35	0	32
G William Hickman	4	4	0	35	1	32
C Conrad Riley	3	8	0	35	0	32
T Jumbo Mueller	3	4	0	35	1	32
T Brady Hernandez	2	4	1	35	0	32
TE Hugh Hansen	1	1	0	15	0	8
TE Alfred Gima	0	1	0	6	0	1

Special Teams Tackles

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Kurt Hitchcock	4	11
Sawyer Harkins	1	22

Cincinnati	Tackles	STPlays
Juan Downs	3	12
Sawyer Watkins	1	23

Participation

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
S Sawyer Harkins	---	---	30	20	22	72
T Stan Conley	28	33	---	---	8	69
OLB Gilbert Wilcox	---	---	35	32	1	68
CB Les Leyh	---	---	34	32	---	66
WR Floyd DeWalt	27	29	---	---	8	64
CB Damien Kassell	---	---	34	27	1	62
QB Levi Burkhead	28	33	---	---	---	61
C Jeremy Tyler	28	33	---	---	---	61
G Horace Maxwell	28	33	---	---	---	61
G Owen Dotson	28	33	---	---	---	61
T Tony Camudgeon	28	33	---	---	---	61
DT Tracy Fisher	---	---	34	26	1	61
TE Mickey Sullivan	28	31	---	---	---	59
DE Adam Fisk	---	---	32	27	---	59
RB Ernest Lyle	17	20	---	---	15	52
OLB Allen Linquist	---	---	29	19	1	49
WR Grady Burks	21	27	---	---	---	48
S Chance Farmer	---	---	28	18	---	46
DE Darnell Wright	---	---	24	19	1	44
CB Desmond Pientka	---	---	15	12	16	43
OLB Devon Stephenson	---	---	6	13	22	41
ILB Zach Buckley	---	---	16	10	13	39
WR Lukas Moody	16	15	---	---	7	38
FB Norbert Radda	8	10	---	---	16	34
ILB Bill Mayes	---	---	16	16	---	32
TE Terrance Dawson	9	14	---	---	8	31
DT Frank Michl	---	---	10	11	8	29
S J.T. Walters	---	---	7	14	8	29
TE Tracy Burke	0	5	---	---	22	27
CB Ralph Hughes	---	---	7	16	---	23
ILB Bryan Malfara	---	---	14	8	1	23
RB Terrence Comeaux	11	11	---	---	---	22
WR Conrad Farrell	3	2	---	---	16	21
S Austin Lane	---	---	6	14	1	21
DE Edwin Andrews	---	---	5	13	1	19
CB Malachi Eller	---	---	3	5	8	16
G Kurt Hitchcock	0	0	---	---	11	11
T Eli Hoover	0	0	---	---	8	8
C Zachary Daniels	0	0	---	---	8	8
P Francisco Tripplehorn	0	0	---	---	8	8
DE Rodolfo Sherp	---	---	0	0	8	8
C Nickolas Clark	0	0	---	---	8	8
WR Percy Burke	0	1	---	---	4	5
K Gene Anderson	0	0	---	---	4	4
QB Jerome Noriega	0	0	---	---	---	0
RB Sherman Haag	0	0	---	---	---	0

Cincinnati	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
T Brady Hernandez	35	32	---	---	13	80
RB Sawyer Watkins	32	25	---	---	23	80
G William Hickman	35	32	---	---	9	76
C Roosevelt Rives	35	32	---	---	9	76
T Jumbo Mueller	35	32	---	---	9	76
DE Juan Downs	---	---	27	31	12	70
QB George Suhocki	35	32	---	---	---	67
C Conrad Riley	35	32	---	---	---	67
WR Johnnie Van Buren	29	30	---	---	7	66
CB Gerald Briles	---	---	27	32	2	61
CB Melvin Ruth	---	---	22	28	11	61
S Lawrence Burnett	---	---	27	32	1	60
WR Dillon Malley	29	31	---	---	---	60
OLB James Osborne	---	---	27	31	1	59
TE Sedrick Flaherty	32	26	---	---	---	58
DT Joe Jankowski	---	---	26	31	---	57
ILB Karl Ehlert	---	---	27	22	1	50
DE Colton Detsch	---	---	25	21	1	47
DT Louis Kinney	---	---	16	21	8	45
WR Marcus Clay	20	18	---	---	---	38
S Silas Britt	---	---	16	20	1	37
S Roderick Stevenson	---	---	12	21	---	33
CB C.J. Stevens	---	---	8	10	13	31
TE Alfred Gima	6	1	---	---	23	30
OLB Gus Farrington	---	---	3	4	22	29
DE Jimmie Yellope	---	---	15	13	1	29
OLB Andrew Blackburn	---	---	14	12	1	27
CB Zach Hutson	---	---	11	9	7	27
DE Jermaine Lustyk	---	---	3	12	8	23
TE Hugh Hansen	15	8	---	---	---	23
ILB Bill Cerf	---	---	1	11	10	22
WR Irving Hutton	2	4	---	---	15	21
RB Gus Perkins	5	5	---	---	7	17
S J.C. Brookes	---	---	0	0	13	13
RB Lonnie Benson	3	4	---	---	2	9
C Dusty Canales	0	0	---	---	9	9
P Richie Anderson	0	0	---	---	9	9
T Leo Mendheim	0	0	---	---	8	8
WR Brady Blair	2	6	---	---	---	8
K Alvin Scott	0	0	---	---	5	5
DE Alexander Rhoden	---	---	1	2	1	4
WR Griffin Moseley	0	2	---	---	2	4
G Desmond Megorden	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Hardy Boore	0	0	---	---	---	0
OLB Otis Compton	---	---	0	0	---	0
G Enrique Lynn	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	32	3.6
Middle	11	41	3.7
Right	8	27	3.4
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	14	85	6.1
Middle	7	43	6.1
Right	12	76	6.3
None	2	-2	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Levi Burkhead	33	18	3	0	6	4	3	1	0

Cincinnati	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
George Suhocki	30	19	3	1	2	2	5	3	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	5	60	10.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	20	12	95	4.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	1	19	3.8
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	24	6.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	10	136	8.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	5	46	5.8
Long (19+ Yds)	1	1	27	27.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Floyd DeWalt	12	3	3	41	1	29
TE Mickey Sullivan	7	3	3	21	0	31
RB Ernest Lyle	4	4	0	49	1	20
RB Terrence Comeaux	3	3	0	8	0	11
WR Lukas Moody	3	2	0	9	0	15
TE Tracy Burke	2	1	0	19	0	5
WR Grady Burks	1	1	0	22	1	27
WR Percy Burke	1	1	0	5	0	1

Cincinnati	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Johnnie Van Buren	6	4	0	37	0	30
TE Sedrick Flaherty	5	4	0	58	1	26
WR Dillon Malley	5	4	1	48	1	31
TE Hugh Hansen	5	2	1	45	1	8
RB Sawyer Watkins	3	3	0	35	0	25
RB Gus Perkins	3	2	0	10	0	5
WR Marcus Clay	2	0	0	0	0	18
RB Lonnie Benson	1	0	0	0	0	4

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Ernest Lyle	3	6	2.00	2.40
RB Terrence Comeaux	1	-1	-1.00	4.09

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Sawyer Watkins	7	28	4.00	5.63
QB George Suhocki	2	-2	-1.00	5.80

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Levi Burkhead	4	2	29	7.25	5.27

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
George Suhocki	2	2	13	6.50	7.77

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Floyd DeWalt	2	0	0	0.00	3.42
TE Mickey Sullivan	1	1	18	18.00	3.00
RB Ernest Lyle	1	1	11	11.00	12.25

Cincinnati	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Sedrick Flaherty	1	1	14	14.00	11.60
WR Johnnie Van Buren	1	1	-1	-1.00	6.17

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
QB Levi Burkhead	1	0
RB Terrence Comeaux	1	1

Cincinnati	Rushes	Conversions
RB Sawyer Watkins	3	1
QB George Suhocki	2	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Levi Burkhead	12	7	4

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Conversions
George Suhocki	8	4	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Mickey Sullivan	3	0	0
WR Lukas Moody	3	2	1
RB Ernest Lyle	3	3	2
WR Floyd DeWalt	1	0	0
WR Percy Burke	1	1	0
TE Tracy Burke	1	1	1

Cincinnati	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Sedrick Flaherty	2	1	1
WR Dillon Malley	2	2	0
TE Hugh Hansen	2	1	1
WR Marcus Clay	1	0	0
RB Gus Perkins	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 65,600 (65,600 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,900 (19,900)
End Zone 14,300 (14,300)
Mezzanine 8,300 (8,300)
Sideline Seats 12,700 (12,700)
Club Seats 7,600 (7,600)
Luxury Boxes 2,800 (2,800)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	65,600 (65,600 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,900 (19,900)
End Zone	14,300 (14,300)
Mezzanine	8,300 (8,300)
Sideline Seats	12,700 (12,700)
Club Seats	7,600 (7,600)
Luxury Boxes	2,800 (2,800)