Week 16, 2086

played in New England, MA

33 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

Minnesota Vikings	0	14	3	14	-	31
New England Patriots	14	3	3	3	-	23

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:16 NED - Chase Money 9 pass from Devonte Leyes (Neal Politopoulos extra point)
1Q: 00:17 NED - Sherman Patton 7 run (Neal Politopoulos extra point)
2Q: 06:07 MIN - Clay Floyd 10 pass from Nick Staton (Marcos Cooper extra point)
2Q: 02:10 NED - Neal Politopoulos 23 field goal
2Q: 00:33 MIN - Pat Krenn 8 pass from Nick Staton (Marcos Cooper extra point)
3Q: 11:27 NED - Neal Politopoulos 44 field goal
3Q: 06:54 MIN - Marcos Cooper 29 field goal
4Q: 11:30 NED - Neal Politopoulos 46 field goal
4Q: 06:36 MIN - Jorge Salter 17 pass from Nick Staton (Marcos Cooper extra point)
4Q: 01:53 MIN - Derek Bingenheimer 7 pass from Nick Staton (Marcos Cooper extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:16 NED - Chase Money 9 pass from Devonte Leyes (Neal Politopoulos extra point)
1Q: 00:17 NED - Sherman Patton 7 run (Neal Politopoulos extra point)
2Q: 06:07 MIN - Clay Floyd 10 pass from Nick Staton (Marcos Cooper extra point)
2Q: 02:10 NED - Neal Politopoulos 23 field goal
2Q: 00:33 MIN - Pat Krenn 8 pass from Nick Staton (Marcos Cooper extra point)
3Q: 11:27 NED - Neal Politopoulos 44 field goal
3Q: 06:54 MIN - Marcos Cooper 29 field goal
4Q: 11:30 NED - Neal Politopoulos 46 field goal
4Q: 06:36 MIN - Jorge Salter 17 pass from Nick Staton (Marcos Cooper extra point)
4Q: 01:53 MIN - Derek Bingenheimer 7 pass from Nick Staton (Marcos Cooper extra point)

Team Statistics MIN NED
Record 10-5 8-7
First Downs 24 22
- by Rushing 3 10
- by Passing 19 11
- by Penalty 2 1
Total Net Yards 409 376
- Offensive Plays 64 61
- Yards per Play 6.39 6.16
Net Rushing Yards 26 174
- Rushing Attempts 19 28
- Yards per Rush 1.37 6.21
Net Passing Yards 383 202
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 44 - 32 - 0 32 - 24 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 388 205
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/5 1/3
- Yards per Pass Play 8.51 6.12
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 7/13 3/9
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.2 5.8
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 5/43 6/35
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 2/21
Kick Returns/Yards 2/53 2/44
Interception Ret./Yards 1/2 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 5 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 4/1 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 31 OWN 25
Time of Possession 29:30 30:30

Team Statistics	MIN	NED
Record	10-5	8-7
First Downs	24	22
- by Rushing	3	10
- by Passing	19	11
- by Penalty	2	1
Total Net Yards	409	376
- Offensive Plays	64	61
- Yards per Play	6.39	6.16
Net Rushing Yards	26	174
- Rushing Attempts	19	28
- Yards per Rush	1.37	6.21
Net Passing Yards	383	202
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	44 - 32 - 0	32 - 24 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	388	205
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/5	1/3
- Yards per Pass Play	8.51	6.12
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	7/13	3/9
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.2	5.8
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	5/43	6/35
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	2/21
Kick Returns/Yards	2/53	2/44
Interception Ret./Yards	1/2	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	5	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	4/1	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 31	OWN 25
Time of Possession	29:30	30:30

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:07	3:24	OWN 28	6	20	Punt
1	0:08	1:58	OWN 25	4	27	Punt
2	11:49	5:52	OWN 21	11	79	Touchdown
2	2:03	1:40	OWN 41	7	59	Touchdown
3	15:00	1:48	OWN 25	3	-14	Punt
3	11:22	4:35	OWN 25	10	63	Field Goal
3	4:20	2:42	OWN 20	6	24	Punt
4	11:25	4:57	OWN 25	9	75	Touchdown
4	3:12	1:29	OWN 36	5	64	Touchdown
4	0:56	0:56	OPP 32	3	-3	Game

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:53	OWN 25	9	75	Touchdown
1	6:43	6:35	OWN 18	12	82	Touchdown
2	13:10	1:21	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
2	5:57	3:54	OWN 25	11	69	Field Goal
2	0:23	0:23	OWN 24	1	3	Half
3	13:12	1:50	OPP 36	3	9	Field Goal
3	6:47	2:27	OWN 25	5	19	Punt
3	1:38	5:13	OWN 11	9	60	Field Goal
4	6:28	3:16	OWN 19	5	38	Interception
4	1:43	0:47	OWN 25	4	7	Downs

Game MVP: Nick Staton, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Derek Bingenheimer	13	7	0.54	6	0
QB Nick Staton	4	10	2.50	13	1
RB Pat Krenn	2	9	4.50	12	1

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Jose Horn	17	112	6.59	17	2	0
RB Sherman Patton	6	42	7.00	10	2	1
QB Devonte Leyes	3	15	5.00	7	0	0
WR Gustavo Lane	2	5	2.50	6	0	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Nick Staton	44	32	388	1/5	4	55	0	129.7

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Devonte Leyes	32	24	205	1/3	1	35	1	88.7

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Jorge Salter	8	12	91	11.38	15	18	1
WR Clay Floyd	7	7	92	13.14	25	26	1
WR Ezra Young	7	10	108	15.43	41	55	0
RB Derek Bingenheimer	6	8	48	8.00	12	16	1
WR Adrian Rindfleisch	3	5	41	13.67	19	20	0
RB Pat Krenn	1	1	8	8.00	0	8	1
TE Christopher Frederick	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Chase Money	8	11	47	5.88	21	11	1
WR Malik Dotson	6	8	46	7.67	13	14	0
TE Jamie Nobles	4	5	31	7.75	5	12	0
WR Gustavo Lane	4	4	59	14.75	27	35	0
TE Tito Sawyer	1	1	11	11.00	0	11	0
RB Jose Horn	1	2	11	11.00	10	11	0
WR Clay Chacon	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Alonzo Saylor	1	2	2.00	0

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Willie Lovell	4	173	43.3	33.0	48	2

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Connor Conlan	2	108	54.0	44.0	56	0

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Marcos Cooper	1/1	0/0	0/0	29	4/4

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Neal Politopoulos	3/3	2/2	0/0	46	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ken Arians	2	21	10.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ivan Bell	2	53	26.5	0

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Eric Beach	2	44	22.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Eric Gray	13	3	0.0	25	23
S Alonzo Saylor	6	2	0.0	28	33
ILB Morris Curtis	5	1	0.0	28	33
CB Philip Cook	5	0	0.0	17	27
DE Myles Holliday	3	1	0.5	24	22
DE Wilson Perkins	3	3	0.0	27	30
CB Larry Fleming	3	1	0.0	22	21
S Les Leyh	3	0	0.0	28	33
S Ivan Bell	2	2	0.0	10	13
DT Ivan Antonick	2	0	0.0	16	22
DT Marco Chacon	1	1	0.5	17	16
CB Jaylen Sorgi	1	1	0.0	28	33
DT Cameron Watson	1	1	0.0	15	22
DT Brock Howard	1	1	0.0	8	6
OLB Parker Tucker	1	0	0.0	9	10

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Eric Beach	7	1	0.0	19	45
CB Nicholas Boyd	6	1	0.0	19	45
OLB Edwin Knight	5	2	0.0	15	32
S Ken Arians	5	1	0.0	16	35
OLB Edward Faber	5	0	0.0	16	44
CB Howard Hopper	5	0	0.0	19	44
S Ernest Hopper	4	2	0.0	15	37
OLB Salvador Banks	3	0	0.0	16	37
S Carson Schneider	2	1	0.0	5	13
DE Tristan Schlafly	1	0	1.0	16	38
WR Chase Money	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Noah Dial	1	0	0.0	6	18
DT Kenyon Widmer	1	0	0.0	7	25
DE J.B. Garrett	0	4	0.0	17	32
ILB Sammie Hardy	0	2	0.0	4	14
DT Oliver Morrissey	0	1	0.0	12	20

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Myles Holliday	0.5	1	1	22
DT Marco Chacon	0.5	0	0	16
DE Ernest Bronson	0.0	1	0	4

New England	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Tristan Schlafly	1.0	1	0	1	38
CB Howard Hopper	0.0	1	1	0	44
S Ken Arians	0.0	1	0	0	35
DE J.B. Garrett	0.0	0	2	1	32

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Eric Gray	7	0	0	23
ILB Morris Curtis	4	0	0	33
CB Philip Cook	3	1	0	27
CB Larry Fleming	3	0	0	21
CB Jaylen Sorgi	2	0	0	33
DE Myles Holliday	1	1	0	22
S Alonzo Saylor	1	0	1	33
S Les Leyh	1	0	0	33
S Ivan Bell	1	0	0	13
OLB Parker Tucker	1	0	0	10
S Deron Shaye	0	1	0	3

New England	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Nicholas Boyd	6	1	45
CB Eric Beach	5	0	45
OLB Edward Faber	4	2	44
CB Howard Hopper	4	1	44
S Ernest Hopper	4	0	37
OLB Salvador Banks	3	1	37
S Ken Arians	2	0	35
S Carson Schneider	2	0	13
OLB Edwin Knight	2	0	32

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Carter Hammond	2	4	18	1	45
T Conner Spiliotis	1	3	19	0	45
G Morris Daughtry	1	1	19	0	45
C Dan Romine	0	5	19	0	45
G A.J. Searight	0	1	19	0	45
T Chase Rowland	0	1	1	0	0

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Victor Franz	5	7	1	28	0	33
T Cris Feaser	5	6	0	28	0	33
T Tim Strom	3	5	2	28	0	33
G Andrew Sherrod	1	3	0	28	0	33
C Kim Fredrickson	1	3	0	28	0	33
TE Jamie Nobles	1	1	0	26	0	27
RB Sherman Patton	0	0	0	6	1	10

Special Teams Tackles

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Cesar Perkins	3	14
Liam McDaniel	1	19

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Blake Reid	1	19
Edward Faber	1	11

Participation

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Jaylen Sorgi	---	---	28	33	17	78
WR Adrian Rindfleisch	16	42	---	---	15	73
ILB Morris Curtis	---	---	28	33	11	72
RB Derek Bingenheimer	16	42	---	---	12	70
G Morris Daughtry	19	45	---	---	5	69
G A.J. Searight	19	45	---	---	5	69
T Conner Spiliotis	19	45	---	---	5	69
QB Nick Staton	19	45	---	---	1	65
S Les Leyh	---	---	28	33	4	65
C Dan Romine	19	45	---	---	---	64
S Alonzo Saylor	---	---	28	33	3	64
C Carter Hammond	18	45	---	---	---	63
CB Larry Fleming	---	---	22	21	19	62
TE Jorge Salter	16	44	---	---	---	60
DE Wilson Perkins	---	---	27	30	2	59
WR Clay Floyd	16	41	---	---	---	57
WR Ezra Young	18	34	---	---	---	52
OLB Eric Gray	---	---	25	23	3	51
DE Myles Holliday	---	---	24	22	2	48
CB Philip Cook	---	---	17	27	2	46
DT Cameron Watson	---	---	15	22	2	39
DT Ivan Antonick	---	---	16	22	---	38
S Ivan Bell	---	---	10	13	14	37
DT Marco Chacon	---	---	17	16	3	36
DE Cesar Perkins	---	---	3	8	14	25
RB Pat Krenn	3	3	---	---	17	23
OLB Randy Garrison	---	---	1	4	18	23
OLB Parker Tucker	---	---	9	10	2	21
TE Liam McDaniel	0	0	---	---	19	19
TE Christopher Frederick	5	12	---	---	---	17
FB Arnie Buchanan	1	1	---	---	15	17
DT Brock Howard	---	---	8	6	3	17
K Marcos Cooper	0	0	---	---	7	7
WR Ethan Bergsman	1	5	---	---	---	6
S Brian Daniels	---	---	0	0	6	6
T Chase Rowland	1	0	---	---	5	6
DE Ernest Bronson	---	---	1	4	---	5
C Parker Barnett	0	0	---	---	5	5
P Willie Lovell	0	0	---	---	4	4
WR Micah Kosier	3	1	---	---	---	4
S Deron Shaye	---	---	1	3	---	4
S Darnell Lenz	---	---	0	0	2	2
QB Mitch Hammond	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Cornelius Norton	0	0	---	---	---	0
ILB Bryan Polamalu	---	---	0	0	---	0
OLB Bill Hanks	---	---	0	0	---	0

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
OLB Salvador Banks	---	---	16	37	19	72
CB Eric Beach	---	---	19	45	7	71
OLB Edward Faber	---	---	16	44	11	71
T Cris Feaser	28	33	---	---	5	66
C Kim Fredrickson	28	33	---	---	5	66
CB Nicholas Boyd	---	---	19	45	1	65
CB Howard Hopper	---	---	19	44	1	64
WR Malik Dotson	24	27	---	---	12	63
G Andrew Sherrod	28	33	---	---	---	61
DE J.B. Garrett	---	---	17	32	12	61
QB Devonte Leyes	28	33	---	---	---	61
G Victor Franz	28	33	---	---	---	61
T Tim Strom	28	33	---	---	---	61
S Ken Arians	---	---	16	35	7	58
DE Tristan Schlafly	---	---	16	38	1	55
S Ernest Hopper	---	---	15	37	1	53
TE Jamie Nobles	26	27	---	---	---	53
WR Chase Money	24	29	---	---	---	53
RB Jose Horn	21	23	---	---	6	50
WR Gustavo Lane	21	28	---	---	---	49
OLB Edwin Knight	---	---	15	32	---	47
DT Kenyon Widmer	---	---	7	25	1	33
S Carson Schneider	---	---	5	13	14	32
DT Oliver Morrissey	---	---	12	20	---	32
RB Brock Marsh	6	9	---	---	15	30
WR Blake Reid	4	4	---	---	19	27
OLB Noah Dial	---	---	6	18	1	25
DE Trey Stanton	---	---	4	14	5	23
ILB Sammie Hardy	---	---	4	14	3	21
RB Edwin Murillo	0	0	---	---	21	21
RB Larry Perez	0	0	---	---	21	21
RB Sherman Patton	6	10	---	---	---	16
CB Freddie Sutter	---	---	0	0	16	16
TE Tito Sawyer	5	4	---	---	---	9
K Neal Politopoulos	0	0	---	---	9	9
OLB Steve Stelick	---	---	0	0	9	9
P Connor Conlan	0	0	---	---	5	5
G Donnell Wells	0	0	---	---	5	5
C Kevin Powell	0	0	---	---	5	5
T Nicholas Chapman	0	0	---	---	5	5
WR Clay Chacon	1	3	---	---	---	4
CB Lamont Russell	---	---	3	1	---	4
TE Justin Bradley	2	1	---	---	---	3
DE Erik Flowers	---	---	0	1	---	1
C Rickey Hoard	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Brent Croxton	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	5	1.3
Middle	5	24	4.8
Right	7	0	0.0
None	3	-3	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	27	4.5
Middle	11	58	5.3
Right	11	89	8.1
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Nick Staton	44	32	5	0	1	5	3	2	0

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Devonte Leyes	32	24	1	1	1	3	2	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	6	38	5.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	13	116	7.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	18	12	209	11.6
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	25	8.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	5	29	3.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	16	139	8.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	3	37	5.3
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Jorge Salter	12	8	0	91	0	44
WR Ezra Young	10	7	0	108	1	34
RB Derek Bingenheimer	8	6	0	48	0	42
WR Clay Floyd	7	7	0	92	3	41
WR Adrian Rindfleisch	5	3	0	41	1	42
RB Pat Krenn	1	1	0	8	0	3
TE Christopher Frederick	1	0	1	0	0	12

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Chase Money	11	8	1	47	0	29
WR Malik Dotson	8	6	0	46	0	27
TE Jamie Nobles	5	4	0	31	0	27
WR Gustavo Lane	4	4	0	59	1	28
RB Jose Horn	2	1	0	11	0	23
TE Tito Sawyer	1	1	0	11	0	4
WR Clay Chacon	1	0	0	0	0	3

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Derek Bingenheimer	1	-4	-4.00	0.54

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
QB Devonte Leyes	1	4	4.00	5.00
RB Sherman Patton	1	7	7.00	7.00
RB Jose Horn	1	7	7.00	6.59

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Nick Staton	8	6	53	6.63	8.82

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Devonte Leyes	4	3	24	6.00	6.41

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Jorge Salter	3	1	17	5.67	7.58
RB Derek Bingenheimer	2	2	12	6.00	6.00
RB Pat Krenn	1	1	8	8.00	8.00
WR Clay Floyd	1	1	10	10.00	13.14
WR Ezra Young	1	1	6	6.00	10.80

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Tito Sawyer	1	1	11	11.00	11.00
WR Chase Money	1	1	9	9.00	4.27
WR Malik Dotson	1	0	0	0.00	5.75
WR Gustavo Lane	1	1	4	4.00	14.75

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
QB Nick Staton	1	0

New England	Rushes	Conversions
QB Devonte Leyes	1	1
RB Jose Horn	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Nick Staton	11	9	7

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Devonte Leyes	7	5	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Jorge Salter	5	4	4
WR Ezra Young	3	2	2
RB Derek Bingenheimer	2	2	1
WR Clay Floyd	1	1	0

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Chase Money	4	3	0
TE Jamie Nobles	1	1	1
WR Malik Dotson	1	0	0
WR Gustavo Lane	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 75,000 (75,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 18,100 (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 9,900 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	75,000 (75,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	18,100 (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	9,900 (9,900)