Week 12, 2029

played in Cincinnati, OH

26 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

Minnesota Vikings	0	0	7	0	-	7
Cincinnati Bengals	7	13	0	3	-	23

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:36 CIN - Tony Gyotoku 5 run (Weston Kerns extra point)
2Q: 13:27 CIN - Weston Kerns 52 field goal
2Q: 07:24 CIN - Darren Johnston 32 pass from Mitch Blackwell (Weston Kerns extra point)
2Q: 00:03 CIN - Weston Kerns 21 field goal
3Q: 14:25 MIN - Damien Prior 32 interception return (Francisco Norton extra point)
4Q: 08:17 CIN - Weston Kerns 24 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:36 CIN - Tony Gyotoku 5 run (Weston Kerns extra point)
2Q: 13:27 CIN - Weston Kerns 52 field goal
2Q: 07:24 CIN - Darren Johnston 32 pass from Mitch Blackwell (Weston Kerns extra point)
2Q: 00:03 CIN - Weston Kerns 21 field goal
3Q: 14:25 MIN - Damien Prior 32 interception return (Francisco Norton extra point)
4Q: 08:17 CIN - Weston Kerns 24 field goal

Team Statistics MIN CIN
Record 4-7 7-4
First Downs 15 19
- by Rushing 5 5
- by Passing 8 13
- by Penalty 2 1
Total Net Yards 256 346
- Offensive Plays 59 69
- Yards per Play 4.34 5.01
Net Rushing Yards 107 112
- Rushing Attempts 23 33
- Yards per Rush 4.65 3.39
Net Passing Yards 149 234
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 31 - 18 - 1 35 - 23 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 179 238
- Sacks/Yards Lost 5/30 1/4
- Yards per Pass Play 4.14 6.50
Fumbles/Lost 2/2 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/12 6/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.0 7.8
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 10/70 7/41
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 5/50
Kick Returns/Yards 3/84 0/0
Interception Ret./Yards 1/32 1/22
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/0 1/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 23 OWN 32
Time of Possession 26:45 33:15

Team Statistics	MIN	CIN
Record	4-7	7-4
First Downs	15	19
- by Rushing	5	5
- by Passing	8	13
- by Penalty	2	1
Total Net Yards	256	346
- Offensive Plays	59	69
- Yards per Play	4.34	5.01
Net Rushing Yards	107	112
- Rushing Attempts	23	33
- Yards per Rush	4.65	3.39
Net Passing Yards	149	234
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	31 - 18 - 1	35 - 23 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	179	238
- Sacks/Yards Lost	5/30	1/4
- Yards per Pass Play	4.14	6.50
Fumbles/Lost	2/2	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/12	6/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.0	7.8
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	10/70	7/41
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	5/50
Kick Returns/Yards	3/84	0/0
Interception Ret./Yards	1/32	1/22
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/0	1/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 23	OWN 32
Time of Possession	26:45	33:15

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:49	OWN 27	7	42	Interception
1	7:26	3:51	OWN 25	7	26	Punt
1	1:47	1:40	OWN 25	4	8	Punt
2	13:22	3:04	OWN 25	6	23	Punt
2	7:12	0:55	OWN 25	3	6	Punt
2	4:24	1:44	OWN 24	6	23	Punt
3	8:14	2:19	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
3	1:47	3:56	OWN 5	7	18	Punt
4	11:15	0:42	OWN 19	2	4	Fumble
4	8:12	4:28	OWN 45	9	46	Downs
4	1:58	1:19	OWN 23	5	11	Fumble

Cincinnati Bengals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:11	3:45	OWN 48	8	52	Touchdown
1	3:35	1:48	OWN 11	3	9	Punt
1	0:07	1:45	OWN 47	5	18	Field Goal
2	10:18	3:06	OWN 20	6	80	Touchdown
2	6:17	1:53	OWN 19	3	5	Punt
2	2:40	2:40	OWN 25	9	71	Field Goal
3	15:00	0:47	OWN 25	3	-1	Interception
3	14:13	5:59	OWN 6	11	55	Punt
3	5:55	4:08	OWN 26	7	22	Punt
4	12:51	1:36	OWN 43	3	1	Punt
4	10:33	2:21	OPP 23	5	16	Field Goal
4	3:44	1:46	OWN 9	3	6	Punt
4	0:39	0:39	OPP 34	3	-3	Game

Game MVP: Broderick Callahan, Cincinnati Bengals

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Shane Lynch	12	63	5.25	10	1
RB Rich Fantozzi	6	30	5.00	11	1
QB Jackie Strickland	3	13	4.33	8	0
RB Darrell Chase	1	2	2.00	2	0
WR Gage Ashe	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Pete Walker	16	44	2.75	11	2	0
RB Tony Gyotoku	11	51	4.64	7	0	1
QB Mitch Blackwell	5	9	1.80	8	0	0
WR Zachary Cote	1	8	8.00	8	0	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jackie Strickland	31	18	179	5/30	0	25	1	61.1

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Mitch Blackwell	35	23	238	1/4	1	32	1	82.8

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Trenton Dunn	5	7	45	9.00	22	20
TE Buddy Irwin	4	6	27	6.75	2	15
WR Gage Ashe	3	6	9	3.00	0	7
WR Dillon Leydorf	2	3	31	15.50	9	22
TE Dustin Horn	2	3	30	15.00	0	25
WR Thomas Newhart	1	2	22	22.00	12	22
RB Shane Lynch	1	3	15	15.00	5	15
RB Rich Fantozzi	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Cincinnati	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Dwight Mukherjee	5	7	48	9.60	10	16	0
RB Tony Gyotoku	4	5	30	7.50	25	27	0
WR Owen Howe	4	5	42	10.50	22	18	0
WR Darren Johnston	3	8	56	18.67	7	32	1
WR Zachary Cote	3	3	40	13.33	2	23	0
FB Bert Bradford	1	2	3	3.00	0	3	0
RB Pete Walker	1	2	6	6.00	0	6	0
TE Heath Benaroya	1	2	10	10.00	6	10	0
WR Vinny Rushing	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Damien Prior	1	32	32.00	1

Cincinnati	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Dennis Whalen	1	22	22.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Force
QB Jackie Strickland	1	0
RB Shane Lynch	1	0
S Jermaine Henry	0	1

Cincinnati	Fumb	Recov	Force
RB Pete Walker	1	0	0
OLB Mo Wiggins	0	1	0
DT Rod Winslett	0	1	0
C Marcus Gaines	0	1	0
DE Warren Bach	0	0	1
DE Hugh Richard	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Adam Fitzgerald	7	317	45.3	35.3	58	3

Cincinnati	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Eric Hutton	6	294	49.0	45.7	64	2

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Francisco Norton	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	1/1

Cincinnati	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Weston Kerns	3/3	1/1	1/1	52	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Darren Johnston	5	50	10.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Darrell Chase	3	84	28.0	0

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Jermaine Henry	10	1	0.0	33	36
CB Damien Prior	9	3	0.0	33	35
ILB Roy Morrison	6	4	0.0	32	35
DT Ty Malone	5	2	0.5	21	21
CB Brad O'Donnell	4	1	0.0	18	23
OLB Terrance Hughes	4	0	0.0	27	24
CB Ty Griffin	3	2	0.0	33	36
DE Leo Lazer	3	2	0.0	25	23
DE Kerry Giles	2	0	0.0	11	13
S Mackenzie Fox	2	0	0.0	18	21
DE Cooper Craig	2	0	0.0	14	19
OLB Connor Wahle	1	0	0.5	16	17
DT Raul Labonte	1	0	0.0	5	9
RB Shane Lynch	1	0	---	---	---
DT Kai Delgado	0	1	0.0	18	21
S Rob Harper	0	1	0.0	15	15
OLB Gary Scancella	0	1	0.0	4	10

Cincinnati	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Zack Cotchery	7	3	0.0	19	22
OLB Dennis Whalen	6	1	0.0	23	36
S Kenneth Schulz	4	4	0.0	19	24
DE Hugh Richard	4	0	0.0	21	24
DE Broderick Callahan	3	0	3.0	22	31
DT Roy Wilson	3	0	1.0	14	19
OLB Mo Wiggins	3	1	0.0	23	36
S Winfred Kirk	3	0	0.0	23	36
CB Eduardo Conley	2	2	0.0	18	21
CB Timothy Driscoll	2	1	0.0	23	36
CB Darrin Buckley	2	1	0.0	7	17
DT Shawn Harper	2	0	0.0	8	13
S Tristan Myers	2	0	0.0	6	22
DE Warren Bach	1	0	1.0	2	15
ILB Kody Givens	1	0	0.0	7	18
CB Riley Heath	1	0	0.0	15	16

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DT Ty Malone	0.5	0	21
OLB Connor Wahle	0.5	0	17
DE Cooper Craig	0.0	2	19
ILB Roy Morrison	0.0	1	35
DE Brett Cunningham	0.0	1	14

Cincinnati	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Broderick Callahan	3.0	0	3	31
DE Warren Bach	1.0	1	1	15
DT Roy Wilson	1.0	1	1	19
OLB Mo Wiggins	0.0	2	1	36
DE Hugh Richard	0.0	2	0	24
DT Shawn Harper	0.0	1	0	13

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Damien Prior	6	1	1	35
CB Brad O'Donnell	4	0	0	23
ILB Roy Morrison	3	0	0	35
CB Ty Griffin	3	0	0	36
S Jermaine Henry	2	1	0	36
DE Kerry Giles	1	0	0	13
DT Ty Malone	1	0	0	21
S Rob Harper	1	0	0	15
OLB Terrance Hughes	1	0	0	24
DE Leo Lazer	1	0	0	23

Cincinnati	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Zack Cotchery	5	1	0	22
S Winfred Kirk	2	1	0	36
OLB Dennis Whalen	2	0	1	36
CB Timothy Driscoll	2	0	0	36
ILB Kody Givens	1	1	0	18
DT Shawn Harper	1	0	0	13
CB Darrin Buckley	1	0	0	17
S Kenneth Schulz	1	0	0	24
OLB Mo Wiggins	1	0	0	36
CB Eduardo Conley	1	0	0	21
CB Riley Heath	1	0	0	16
S Tristan Myers	0	1	0	22

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Louis Gerhardt	2	6	23	1	36
C Wade Hancock	2	5	23	1	36
T Keegan Ferro	2	3	23	0	36
G Don Meacham	2	3	23	0	36
T Alonzo O'Dauer	1	2	23	3	36
TE Buddy Irwin	0	1	21	0	36

Cincinnati	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Mario Sonnier	4	8	2	33	0	36
T Amos Foreman	2	6	0	33	1	36
G Butch Borders	2	5	0	33	0	36
T Ted Tucker	1	3	0	33	0	36
TE Dwight Mukherjee	1	1	0	30	0	32
C Marcus Gaines	0	5	0	33	0	36

Special Teams Tackles

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Damien Prior	2	18
Thomas Newhart	2	10
Darrell Chase	1	14

Cincinnati	Tackles	STPlays
Bert Bradford	1	23
Zachary Cote	1	16
Owen Howe	1	3

Participation

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Damien Prior	---	---	33	35	18	86
S Jermaine Henry	---	---	33	36	3	72
CB Ty Griffin	---	---	33	36	3	72
ILB Roy Morrison	---	---	32	35	3	70
T Alonzo O'Dauer	23	36	---	---	7	66
QB Jackie Strickland	23	36	---	---	---	59
G Louis Gerhardt	23	36	---	---	---	59
T Keegan Ferro	23	36	---	---	---	59
C Wade Hancock	23	36	---	---	---	59
G Don Meacham	23	36	---	---	---	59
TE Buddy Irwin	21	36	---	---	---	57
CB Brad O'Donnell	---	---	18	23	14	55
S Mackenzie Fox	---	---	18	21	16	55
WR Thomas Newhart	21	22	---	---	10	53
OLB Terrance Hughes	---	---	27	24	1	52
DT Ty Malone	---	---	21	21	8	50
DE Leo Lazer	---	---	25	23	1	49
DT Gregory Tatum	---	---	22	21	3	46
TE Dustin Horn	4	17	---	---	20	41
WR Trenton Dunn	9	19	---	---	13	41
DT Kai Delgado	---	---	18	21	1	40
DE Cooper Craig	---	---	14	19	3	36
OLB Gary Scancella	---	---	4	10	22	36
WR Dillon Leydorf	17	17	---	---	---	34
WR Gage Ashe	14	19	---	---	---	33
OLB Connor Wahle	---	---	16	17	---	33
RB Shane Lynch	15	13	---	---	5	33
DE Kerry Giles	---	---	11	13	8	32
S Rob Harper	---	---	15	15	---	30
DE Brett Cunningham	---	---	15	14	---	29
RB Darrell Chase	2	11	---	---	14	27
FB Gregory Woodson	4	4	---	---	13	21
RB Rich Fantozzi	6	10	---	---	---	16
ILB C.J. Titone	---	---	2	2	11	15
CB Liam Benson	---	---	1	1	13	15
DT Raul Labonte	---	---	5	9	---	14
TE Roosevelt Taute	2	11	---	---	---	13
G Griffin Pope	0	0	---	---	7	7
C Lincoln Vaughn	0	0	---	---	7	7
G Marc Dotson	0	0	---	---	7	7
P Adam Fitzgerald	0	0	---	---	7	7
WR Francisco Douglas	0	1	---	---	6	7
T Phillip Tatum	0	0	---	---	7	7
K Francisco Norton	0	0	---	---	2	2
QB Zachery Fox	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Kristopher Kelley	0	0	---	---	---	0

Cincinnati	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Mario Sonnier	33	36	---	---	9	78
QB Mitch Blackwell	33	36	---	---	---	69
T Amos Foreman	33	36	---	---	---	69
G Butch Borders	33	36	---	---	---	69
WR Darren Johnston	27	33	---	---	9	69
T Ted Tucker	33	36	---	---	---	69
C Marcus Gaines	33	36	---	---	---	69
WR Owen Howe	27	35	---	---	3	65
TE Dwight Mukherjee	30	32	---	---	---	62
CB Timothy Driscoll	---	---	23	36	---	59
S Winfred Kirk	---	---	23	36	---	59
OLB Mo Wiggins	---	---	23	36	---	59
OLB Dennis Whalen	---	---	23	36	---	59
DE Broderick Callahan	---	---	22	31	---	53
FB Bert Bradford	12	15	---	---	23	50
CB Riley Heath	---	---	15	16	18	49
WR Zachary Cote	17	15	---	---	16	48
DE Hugh Richard	---	---	21	24	---	45
S Kenneth Schulz	---	---	19	24	1	44
RB Tony Gyotoku	17	20	---	---	5	42
TE Heath Benaroya	11	8	---	---	23	42
ILB Zack Cotchery	---	---	19	22	---	41
S Tristan Myers	---	---	6	22	13	41
CB Eduardo Conley	---	---	18	21	---	39
CB Darrin Buckley	---	---	7	17	14	38
DT Roy Wilson	---	---	14	19	---	33
RB Pete Walker	16	14	---	---	---	30
ILB Kody Givens	---	---	7	18	---	25
OLB Grady Naumoff	---	---	1	3	20	24
DE Warren Bach	---	---	2	15	7	24
DT Shawn Harper	---	---	8	13	---	21
RB Nick Nathanson	0	0	---	---	16	16
DT Rod Winslett	---	---	1	4	7	12
WR Vinny Rushing	1	3	---	---	6	10
T Neil Danner	0	0	---	---	9	9
C Xavier Schroder	0	0	---	---	9	9
P Eric Hutton	0	0	---	---	9	9
ILB Sammie Allen	---	---	0	0	9	9
C Cesar Carmack	0	0	---	---	9	9
G Todd Blair	0	0	---	---	9	9
K Weston Kerns	0	0	---	---	8	8
WR Allen Parisi	2	4	---	---	1	7
TE Percy Rodgers	5	1	---	---	---	6
DE Harvey Tolliver	---	---	1	2	---	3
OLB R.J. Peterson	---	---	0	1	---	1
QB Bernard Luttrell	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	22	5.5
Middle	13	48	3.7
Right	6	37	6.2
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	23	3.8
Middle	13	50	3.8
Right	11	42	3.8
None	3	-3	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jackie Strickland	31	18	4	0	1	4	7	6	1

Cincinnati	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Mitch Blackwell	35	23	4	2	3	2	4	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	-1	-0.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	7	75	5.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	6	80	8.9
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	25	12.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	7	61	7.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	8	30	2.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	6	92	7.7
Long (19+ Yds)	4	2	55	13.8

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Trenton Dunn	7	5	0	45	1	19
WR Gage Ashe	6	3	0	9	0	19
TE Buddy Irwin	6	4	0	27	0	36
WR Dillon Leydorf	3	2	0	31	1	17
TE Dustin Horn	3	2	0	30	1	17
RB Shane Lynch	3	1	0	15	0	13
WR Thomas Newhart	2	1	1	22	1	22
RB Rich Fantozzi	1	0	0	0	0	10

Cincinnati	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Darren Johnston	8	3	1	56	2	33
TE Dwight Mukherjee	7	5	0	48	0	32
RB Tony Gyotoku	5	4	0	30	1	20
WR Owen Howe	5	4	1	42	0	35
WR Zachary Cote	3	3	0	40	1	15
FB Bert Bradford	2	1	1	3	0	15
RB Pete Walker	2	1	0	6	0	14
TE Heath Benaroya	2	1	0	10	0	8
WR Vinny Rushing	1	1	0	3	0	3

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
QB Jackie Strickland	1	4	4.00	4.33

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Pete Walker	2	8	4.00	2.75
RB Tony Gyotoku	1	5	5.00	4.64

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jackie Strickland	2	1	6	3.00	5.77

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Mitch Blackwell	4	1	16	4.00	6.80

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Gage Ashe	2	1	6	3.00	1.50

Cincinnati	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Darren Johnston	2	0	0	0.00	7.00
WR Owen Howe	1	1	16	16.00	8.40
RB Pete Walker	1	0	0	0.00	3.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
QB Jackie Strickland	1	0
RB Darrell Chase	1	0

Cincinnati	Rushes	Conversions
QB Mitch Blackwell	2	0
RB Tony Gyotoku	2	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jackie Strickland	7	4	4

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Conversions
Mitch Blackwell	11	8	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Trenton Dunn	2	1	1
WR Dillon Leydorf	1	1	1
WR Thomas Newhart	1	1	1
TE Dustin Horn	1	1	1
WR Gage Ashe	1	0	0
TE Buddy Irwin	1	0	0

Cincinnati	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Zachary Cote	3	3	2
RB Tony Gyotoku	2	1	0
WR Owen Howe	2	2	2
TE Dwight Mukherjee	1	1	1
WR Darren Johnston	1	0	0
TE Heath Benaroya	1	0	0
WR Vinny Rushing	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 70,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 21,400 (21,400)
End Zone 15,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 13,600 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	70,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	21,400 (21,400)
End Zone	15,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	13,600 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (3,300)