Week 12, 2041

played in Cincinnati, OH

61 degrees, fair, calm

Minnesota Vikings	3	10	0	7	-	20
Cincinnati Bengals	0	3	14	7	-	24

Scoring Summary
1Q: 02:05 MIN - Gage Bensen 26 field goal
2Q: 10:02 MIN - Norman Shapiro 9 run (Gage Bensen extra point)
2Q: 02:39 MIN - Gage Bensen 40 field goal
2Q: 00:03 CIN - Kenderick Arceo 44 field goal
3Q: 09:54 CIN - Norbert Newson 8 run (Kenderick Arceo extra point)
3Q: 05:05 CIN - Norbert Newson 71 run (Kenderick Arceo extra point)
4Q: 05:48 MIN - Ernest Easley 32 run (Gage Bensen extra point)
4Q: 00:59 CIN - Norbert Newson 2 run (Kenderick Arceo extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 02:05 MIN - Gage Bensen 26 field goal
2Q: 10:02 MIN - Norman Shapiro 9 run (Gage Bensen extra point)
2Q: 02:39 MIN - Gage Bensen 40 field goal
2Q: 00:03 CIN - Kenderick Arceo 44 field goal
3Q: 09:54 CIN - Norbert Newson 8 run (Kenderick Arceo extra point)
3Q: 05:05 CIN - Norbert Newson 71 run (Kenderick Arceo extra point)
4Q: 05:48 MIN - Ernest Easley 32 run (Gage Bensen extra point)
4Q: 00:59 CIN - Norbert Newson 2 run (Kenderick Arceo extra point)

Team Statistics MIN CIN
Record 5-6 7-4
First Downs 18 20
- by Rushing 7 9
- by Passing 9 10
- by Penalty 2 1
Total Net Yards 355 371
- Offensive Plays 63 69
- Yards per Play 5.63 5.38
Net Rushing Yards 150 204
- Rushing Attempts 26 30
- Yards per Rush 5.77 6.80
Net Passing Yards 205 167
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 36 - 24 - 0 39 - 21 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 211 167
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/6 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 5.54 4.28
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/14 10/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 10.5 5.1
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 9/61 7/53
Punt Returns/Yards 2/14 1/2
Kick Returns/Yards 1/27 1/33
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 25 OWN 29
Time of Possession 31:08 28:52

Team Statistics	MIN	CIN
Record	5-6	7-4
First Downs	18	20
- by Rushing	7	9
- by Passing	9	10
- by Penalty	2	1
Total Net Yards	355	371
- Offensive Plays	63	69
- Yards per Play	5.63	5.38
Net Rushing Yards	150	204
- Rushing Attempts	26	30
- Yards per Rush	5.77	6.80
Net Passing Yards	205	167
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	36 - 24 - 0	39 - 21 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	211	167
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/6	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	5.54	4.28
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/14	10/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	10.5	5.1
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	9/61	7/53
Punt Returns/Yards	2/14	1/2
Kick Returns/Yards	1/27	1/33
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 25	OWN 29
Time of Possession	31:08	28:52

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:53	OWN 49	3	8	Punt
1	6:38	4:41	OWN 7	10	84	Field Goal
1	1:15	3:08	OWN 30	6	8	Punt
2	12:20	2:25	OPP 32	5	32	Touchdown
2	7:09	4:36	OWN 5	10	72	Field Goal
3	9:47	3:17	OWN 9	4	49	Punt
3	4:47	2:58	OWN 25	5	15	Punt
4	13:43	1:09	OWN 5	3	6	Punt
4	11:34	5:58	OWN 29	14	71	Touchdown
4	0:49	0:23	OWN 25	4	-4	Downs

Cincinnati Bengals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:07	5:29	OWN 5	8	53	Punt
1	1:57	0:42	OWN 25	3	8	Punt
2	13:07	0:47	OWN 5	3	1	Punt
2	9:55	2:46	OWN 29	5	17	Punt
2	2:33	2:33	OWN 25	10	48	Field Goal
3	15:00	5:13	OWN 25	10	75	Touchdown
3	6:30	1:43	OWN 20	3	80	Touchdown
3	1:49	3:06	OWN 26	8	27	Punt
4	12:34	1:00	OWN 41	3	6	Punt
4	5:36	4:47	OWN 40	13	60	Touchdown
4	0:26	0:26	OPP 21	3	-4	Game

Game MVP: Norbert Newson, Cincinnati Bengals

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Ernest Easley	14	58	4.14	32	2	1
RB Norman Shapiro	10	75	7.50	55	1	1
QB Moises Hathaway	2	17	8.50	10	1	0

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Norbert Newson	14	150	10.71	71	4	3
QB Aaron Booker	8	21	2.63	9	0	0
RB Barry Lovell	5	23	4.60	9	0	0
RB Josiah Schwartz	2	4	2.00	2	0	0
WR Orlando Pegram	1	6	6.00	6	0	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Moises Hathaway	18	15	162	1/6	0	53	0	104.2
Caden Oliver	18	9	49	0/0	0	13	0	56.3

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Aaron Booker	39	21	167	0/0	0	27	0	64.8

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
TE Aiden Franz	6	9	43	7.17	2	15
TE Geoff Sanders	4	4	34	8.50	0	11
WR Fernando Linquist	3	5	35	11.67	0	22
WR Jonah Humphrey	3	5	19	6.33	0	13
RB Ernest Easley	3	3	1	0.33	0	6
RB Norman Shapiro	2	3	20	10.00	3	16
WR Walt Peter	2	6	51	25.50	7	53
FB Brenden Groff	1	1	8	8.00	8	8

Cincinnati	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Orlando Pegram	5	6	53	10.60	29	27
RB Norbert Newson	4	6	28	7.00	18	11
TE Bobbie Seal	3	5	11	3.67	0	6
TE Vinny Arora	3	3	23	7.67	9	20
TE Neil Hill	2	4	7	3.50	0	4
WR Kevin Stepanovich	2	6	12	6.00	0	8
WR Shawn Hernandez	1	2	22	22.00	0	22
RB Josiah Schwartz	1	4	11	11.00	0	11
WR Rob Washington	0	2	0	0.00	0	0
WR Wesley Lonier	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Cincinnati	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Cincinnati	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Asher Roberson	5	216	43.2	38.8	52	2

Cincinnati	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Junior Greene	6	227	37.8	35.5	49	4

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Gage Bensen	2/2	1/1	0/0	40	2/2

Cincinnati	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Kenderick Arceo	1/1	1/1	0/0	44	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tyrone Ferrell	2	14	7.0	0

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Clyde Meucci	1	2	2.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tyrone Ferrell	1	27	27.0	0

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kevin Stepanovich	1	33	33.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Donnell Santana	11	2	24	34
S Courtney Miner	5	3	30	39
S Bernie Bush	5	1	23	37
CB Levon Franz	4	1	30	38
OLB Stan Tutjer	4	0	11	22
DE Johnathan Garrison	3	0	19	29
CB Everett Giles	3	0	22	34
DT Darren Gordon	2	1	25	30
OLB Patrick Matlosz	2	1	14	12
CB Daquan Dotson	2	0	16	27
CB Sean Reed	1	0	11	9
S Howie Cedeno	1	0	4	2
DT Derrick Zukowsky	1	0	18	21
OLB Edwin Schwantes	1	0	7	11
DE Wesley Ingram	0	1	23	31
DT Julian Foley	0	1	12	16

Cincinnati	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Francisco Carlisle	8	0	1.0	26	37
CB Shawn Kruger	7	2	0.0	25	35
OLB Edwin Davidson	6	3	0.0	24	22
DE Nick Baker	6	2	0.0	26	35
DT Samuel Osborne	5	2	0.0	25	30
CB Gavin Sikes	5	1	0.0	12	22
CB Asher Givens	5	0	0.0	26	37
OLB Damien Bennett	2	2	0.0	14	24
DE Roderick Hansen	1	3	0.0	15	20
S Vance Grady	1	1	0.0	26	37
S Clyde Meucci	1	0	0.0	2	4
S Dominic Upshaw	1	0	0.0	24	21
CB Connor Sherman	1	0	0.0	2	6
DE Cameron Doyle	0	3	0.0	11	14
DT Morris Chapman	0	2	0.0	2	15
S Larry Burnett	0	1	0.0	0	13

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Lucas Hoffman	1	0	0	15
DE Wesley Ingram	0	2	0	31
DT Derrick Zukowsky	0	1	0	21
DT Darren Gordon	0	0	1	30

Cincinnati	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
ILB Francisco Carlisle	1.0	0	0	37
DT Samuel Osborne	0.0	1	1	30
DE Nick Baker	0.0	1	1	35
DT Morris Chapman	0.0	1	0	15

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Donnell Santana	5	1	34
S Courtney Miner	4	2	39
OLB Stan Tutjer	2	1	22
CB Levon Franz	2	1	38
CB Daquan Dotson	2	1	27
CB Everett Giles	2	0	34
OLB Patrick Matlosz	1	1	12
CB Sean Reed	1	1	9
S Bernie Bush	1	1	37
DE Johnathan Garrison	1	0	29

Cincinnati	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Gavin Sikes	5	1	22
CB Shawn Kruger	5	0	35
ILB Francisco Carlisle	4	0	37
CB Asher Givens	3	1	37
OLB Edwin Davidson	3	0	22
DE Nick Baker	2	0	35
OLB Damien Bennett	1	0	24
CB Connor Sherman	1	0	6
S Vance Grady	0	2	37

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Timothy Douglas	2	7	26	0	37
G Rex Bradford	2	3	26	0	37
C Aaron Wells	1	7	26	0	37
T Tanner Kelley	1	3	26	0	37
FB Brenden Groff	1	2	8	0	5
T Deion Meechan	0	2	12	0	26
T B.J. Roth	0	0	14	1	11

Cincinnati	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
C Blake Stewart	4	6	1	30	39
T Kenneth Alderson	3	3	0	30	39
G Wayne Davison	2	5	0	30	39
G Dan Levine	1	4	0	30	39
T Brad Clements	1	3	0	30	39
TE Vinny Arora	1	1	0	7	14

Special Teams Tackles

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Walt Peter	1	14
Sedrick Jamison	1	5

Cincinnati	Tackles	STPlays
Marlon England	2	20
Luke Beyer	1	20

Participation

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Levon Franz	---	---	30	38	7	75
S Courtney Miner	---	---	30	39	1	70
C Aaron Wells	26	37	---	---	7	70
T Tanner Kelley	26	37	---	---	---	63
G Rex Bradford	26	37	---	---	---	63
G Timothy Douglas	26	37	---	---	---	63
S Bernie Bush	---	---	23	37	1	61
ILB Donnell Santana	---	---	24	34	---	58
CB Everett Giles	---	---	22	34	1	57
DT Darren Gordon	---	---	25	30	1	56
DE Wesley Ingram	---	---	23	31	1	55
WR Walt Peter	13	25	---	---	14	52
TE Aiden Franz	20	31	---	---	---	51
TE Geoff Sanders	11	17	---	---	22	50
DE Johnathan Garrison	---	---	19	29	---	48
OLB Billy Gelis	---	---	14	14	20	48
RB Ernest Easley	15	15	---	---	16	46
T Deion Meechan	12	26	---	---	7	45
OLB Stan Tutjer	---	---	11	22	11	44
CB Daquan Dotson	---	---	16	27	1	44
WR Jonah Humphrey	15	28	---	---	---	43
WR Tyrone Ferrell	14	15	---	---	10	39
DT Derrick Zukowsky	---	---	18	21	---	39
WR Fernando Linquist	14	23	---	---	---	37
QB Moises Hathaway	17	19	---	---	---	36
CB Sean Reed	---	---	11	9	15	35
DT Julian Foley	---	---	12	16	7	35
RB Norman Shapiro	11	20	---	---	---	31
FB Brenden Groff	8	5	---	---	17	30
DT Lucas Hoffman	---	---	14	15	---	29
QB Caden Oliver	9	18	---	---	---	27
OLB Patrick Matlosz	---	---	14	12	---	26
DE Sammie Pearson	---	---	10	8	7	25
T B.J. Roth	14	11	---	---	---	25
WR Allen Kelley	3	4	---	---	17	24
OLB Edwin Schwantes	---	---	7	11	6	24
S Howie Cedeno	---	---	4	2	15	21
WR Jameson Harris	0	0	---	---	9	9
ILB Sedrick Jamison	---	---	3	0	5	8
C Wes Farkas	0	0	---	---	7	7
C Kristopher Kelley	0	0	---	---	7	7
P Asher Roberson	0	0	---	---	7	7
K Gage Bensen	0	0	---	---	7	7
TE Winfred Horne	5	2	---	---	---	7
G Gregory Pitts	0	0	---	---	7	7
RB Myles Sachs	1	0	---	---	---	1

Cincinnati	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Dan Levine	30	39	---	---	7	76
CB Asher Givens	---	---	26	37	7	70
QB Aaron Booker	30	39	---	---	---	69
G Wayne Davison	30	39	---	---	---	69
C Blake Stewart	30	39	---	---	---	69
T Brad Clements	30	39	---	---	---	69
T Kenneth Alderson	30	39	---	---	---	69
TE Bobbie Seal	28	39	---	---	---	67
ILB Francisco Carlisle	---	---	26	37	3	66
S Vance Grady	---	---	26	37	2	65
DE Nick Baker	---	---	26	35	2	63
CB Shawn Kruger	---	---	25	35	2	62
DT Samuel Osborne	---	---	25	30	---	55
WR Orlando Pegram	23	27	---	---	5	55
WR Kevin Stepanovich	21	27	---	---	6	54
S Dominic Upshaw	---	---	24	21	5	50
RB Norbert Newson	22	25	---	---	2	49
WR Rob Washington	15	16	---	---	15	46
OLB Edwin Davidson	---	---	24	22	---	46
DT A.J. Writt	---	---	24	21	---	45
OLB Damien Bennett	---	---	14	24	2	40
WR Shawn Hernandez	18	18	---	---	---	36
CB Gavin Sikes	---	---	12	22	2	36
DE Roderick Hansen	---	---	15	20	---	35
TE Neil Hill	2	11	---	---	21	34
RB Josiah Schwartz	2	8	---	---	20	30
DE Cameron Doyle	---	---	11	14	2	27
DT Morris Chapman	---	---	2	15	7	24
ILB Marlon England	---	---	1	1	20	22
CB Connor Sherman	---	---	2	6	14	22
TE Vinny Arora	7	14	---	---	---	21
RB Barry Lovell	7	5	---	---	9	21
S Clyde Meucci	---	---	2	4	14	20
OLB Luke Beyer	---	---	0	0	20	20
WR Wesley Lonier	5	5	---	---	8	18
DE Grant Cooley	---	---	1	13	2	16
S Larry Burnett	---	---	0	13	2	15
ILB Jesse Babic	---	---	0	0	9	9
C Cristian Upshaw	0	0	---	---	7	7
P Junior Greene	0	0	---	---	7	7
C Lincoln Finley	0	0	---	---	7	7
G Lorenzo Eldridge	0	0	---	---	7	7
T Joel Bishop	0	0	---	---	7	7
K Kenderick Arceo	0	0	---	---	5	5
DE Corey Aldrige	---	---	0	0	5	5
QB Herman Duarte	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	63	12.6
Middle	15	80	5.3
Right	6	7	1.2
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	1	6	6.0
Middle	19	152	8.0
Right	7	50	7.1
None	3	-4	-1.3

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Moises Hathaway	18	15	2	0	1	1	1	2	0
Caden Oliver	18	9	0	2	2	3	2	0	0

Cincinnati	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Aaron Booker	39	21	3	0	5	9	3	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	4	8	1.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	11	44	3.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	7	84	6.5
Long (19+ Yds)	4	2	75	18.8

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	17	3.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	20	12	67	3.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	4	61	4.7
Long (19+ Yds)	1	1	22	22.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Aiden Franz	9	6	1	43	0	31
WR Walt Peter	6	2	0	51	1	25
WR Fernando Linquist	5	3	1	35	1	23
WR Jonah Humphrey	5	3	1	19	0	28
TE Geoff Sanders	4	4	0	34	0	17
RB Norman Shapiro	3	2	0	20	0	20
RB Ernest Easley	3	3	0	1	0	15
FB Brenden Groff	1	1	0	8	0	5

Cincinnati	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB Norbert Newson	6	4	0	28	0	25
WR Kevin Stepanovich	6	2	2	12	0	27
WR Orlando Pegram	6	5	1	53	1	27
TE Bobbie Seal	5	3	0	11	0	39
TE Neil Hill	4	2	1	7	0	11
RB Josiah Schwartz	4	1	0	11	0	8
TE Vinny Arora	3	3	0	23	1	14
WR Shawn Hernandez	2	1	0	22	1	18
WR Rob Washington	2	0	1	0	0	16
WR Wesley Lonier	1	0	0	0	0	5

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Norman Shapiro	3	11	3.67	7.50
RB Ernest Easley	1	7	7.00	4.14

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Norbert Newson	4	10	2.50	10.71

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Moises Hathaway	1	0	0	0.00	9.00

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Aaron Booker	1	1	11	11.00	4.28

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Fernando Linquist	1	0	0	0.00	7.00

Cincinnati	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Josiah Schwartz	1	1	11	11.00	2.75

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
QB Moises Hathaway	1	1

Cincinnati	Rushes	Conversions
RB Norbert Newson	5	5
QB Aaron Booker	2	0
RB Barry Lovell	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Caden Oliver	7	5	2
Moises Hathaway	6	4	2

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Conversions
Aaron Booker	9	6	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Fernando Linquist	4	2	0
TE Aiden Franz	3	2	0
WR Jonah Humphrey	2	1	1
RB Norman Shapiro	1	1	1
FB Brenden Groff	1	1	1
TE Geoff Sanders	1	1	1
WR Walt Peter	1	1	0

Cincinnati	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Norbert Newson	2	1	0
WR Kevin Stepanovich	2	1	1
WR Shawn Hernandez	1	1	1
TE Neil Hill	1	1	0
WR Rob Washington	1	0	0
TE Vinny Arora	1	1	1
WR Orlando Pegram	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 65,500 (65,500 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,500 (17,500)
End Zone 12,600 (12,600)
Mezzanine 7,300 (7,300)
Sideline Seats 11,200 (11,200)
Club Seats 14,700 (14,700)
Luxury Boxes 2,200 (2,200)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	65,500 (65,500 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,500 (17,500)
End Zone	12,600 (12,600)
Mezzanine	7,300 (7,300)
Sideline Seats	11,200 (11,200)
Club Seats	14,700 (14,700)
Luxury Boxes	2,200 (2,200)