Week 16, 2042

played in New England, MA

22 degrees, fair, 9 mph wind

Minnesota Vikings	0	14	7	7	-	28
New England Patriots	3	3	0	7	-	13

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:41 NED - Broderick Cottrill 28 field goal
2Q: 08:34 MIN - Norman Shapiro 6 pass from Caden Oliver (Earl Wheeler extra point)
2Q: 04:33 MIN - Everett Giles 49 interception return (Earl Wheeler extra point)
2Q: 00:03 NED - Broderick Cottrill 38 field goal
3Q: 04:56 MIN - Norman Shapiro 2 run (Earl Wheeler extra point)
4Q: 06:43 MIN - Norman Shapiro 1 run (Earl Wheeler extra point)
4Q: 01:03 NED - Gavin Bronson 15 pass from Bucky Maston (Broderick Cottrill extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:41 NED - Broderick Cottrill 28 field goal
2Q: 08:34 MIN - Norman Shapiro 6 pass from Caden Oliver (Earl Wheeler extra point)
2Q: 04:33 MIN - Everett Giles 49 interception return (Earl Wheeler extra point)
2Q: 00:03 NED - Broderick Cottrill 38 field goal
3Q: 04:56 MIN - Norman Shapiro 2 run (Earl Wheeler extra point)
4Q: 06:43 MIN - Norman Shapiro 1 run (Earl Wheeler extra point)
4Q: 01:03 NED - Gavin Bronson 15 pass from Bucky Maston (Broderick Cottrill extra point)

Team Statistics MIN NED
Record 8-7 3-12
First Downs 21 17
- by Rushing 6 1
- by Passing 14 15
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 329 310
- Offensive Plays 70 59
- Yards per Play 4.70 5.25
Net Rushing Yards 124 45
- Rushing Attempts 36 15
- Yards per Rush 3.44 3.00
Net Passing Yards 205 265
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 30 - 21 - 0 42 - 27 - 4
- Gross Passing Yards 222 278
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/17 2/13
- Yards per Pass Play 6.03 6.02
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 12/18 3/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.1 6.8
4th Down Conversions 0/0 2/2
Penalties/Yards 3/15 6/40
Punt Returns/Yards 1/11 1/3
Kick Returns/Yards 3/57 5/124
Interception Ret./Yards 4/59 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/0 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 29 OWN 30
Time of Possession 34:37 25:23

Team Statistics	MIN	NED
Record	8-7	3-12
First Downs	21	17
- by Rushing	6	1
- by Passing	14	15
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	329	310
- Offensive Plays	70	59
- Yards per Play	4.70	5.25
Net Rushing Yards	124	45
- Rushing Attempts	36	15
- Yards per Rush	3.44	3.00
Net Passing Yards	205	265
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	30 - 21 - 0	42 - 27 - 4
- Gross Passing Yards	222	278
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/17	2/13
- Yards per Pass Play	6.03	6.02
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	12/18	3/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.1	6.8
4th Down Conversions	0/0	2/2
Penalties/Yards	3/15	6/40
Punt Returns/Yards	1/11	1/3
Kick Returns/Yards	3/57	5/124
Interception Ret./Yards	4/59	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/0	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 29	OWN 30
Time of Possession	34:37	25:23

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:35	2:47	OWN 33	3	2	Punt
1	1:43	4:17	OWN 11	12	43	Punt
2	11:17	2:52	OWN 41	7	59	Touchdown
2	2:58	2:22	OWN 20	6	12	Punt
3	15:00	2:50	OWN 28	5	17	Punt
3	10:32	5:42	OWN 7	12	93	Touchdown
3	4:15	1:11	OPP 32	3	3	Missed FG
4	14:51	8:15	OWN 4	16	96	Touchdown
4	5:52	2:24	OPP 29	3	4	Missed FG
4	0:57	0:57	OWN 9	4	15	Game

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:25	OWN 46	8	43	Field Goal
1	6:48	5:05	OWN 24	12	68	Interception
2	12:26	1:09	OWN 20	3	-2	Punt
2	8:25	4:04	OWN 26	7	23	Interception
2	4:21	1:23	50	3	8	Punt
2	0:36	0:36	OWN 28	2	51	Field Goal
3	12:10	1:38	OWN 15	4	23	Punt
3	4:50	0:35	OWN 33	1	0	Interception
3	3:04	3:13	OWN 36	7	18	Punt
4	6:36	0:44	OWN 21	1	0	Interception
4	3:28	2:31	OWN 32	11	68	Touchdown

Game MVP: Caden Oliver, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Norman Shapiro	21	102	4.86	18	3	2
QB Caden Oliver	8	7	0.88	8	0	0
RB Mike Johnson	4	9	2.25	3	0	0
RB Myles Sachs	3	6	2.00	5	0	0

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Gavin Bronson	9	36	4.00	13	1
RB Jay Sauter	3	-3	-1.00	1	0
QB Bucky Maston	2	12	6.00	7	0
WR Lionel Howard	1	0	0.00	0	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Caden Oliver	30	21	222	4/17	1	32	0	102.4

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Horace Thompson	33	22	227	2/13	0	38	4	46.7
Bucky Maston	9	5	51	0/0	1	15	0	109.0

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Jonah Humphrey	4	5	82	20.50	28	26	0
TE Johnny Andersen	4	5	21	5.25	6	9	0
RB Norman Shapiro	3	5	44	14.67	28	32	1
RB Mike Johnson	3	4	1	0.33	0	1	0
WR Walt Peter	3	3	28	9.33	0	14	0
WR Sebastian Chinn	2	5	16	8.00	6	15	0
TE Griffin Quinn	1	1	12	12.00	0	12	0
TE Aiden Franz	1	1	18	18.00	5	18	0
RB Myles Sachs	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Caleb Villa	11	18	105	9.55	63	38	0
WR Roy Nelson	5	6	60	12.00	21	21	0
TE Axel Cole	3	4	34	11.33	0	16	0
RB Gavin Bronson	3	5	44	14.67	23	19	1
WR Lionel Howard	3	6	26	8.67	2	12	0
TE Drake McGregor	2	3	9	4.50	1	8	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Donnell Santana	1	0	0.00	0
OLB Tyrus Meier	1	0	0.00	0
OLB Edwin Phillip	1	10	10.00	0
CB Everett Giles	1	49	49.00	1

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
RB Mike Johnson	0	0	1	0

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
RB Gavin Bronson	1	0	0	0
S Peyton Garrett	0	1	0	0

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Edwin Pearson	4	170	42.5	36.8	46	1

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Kenyon Morris	4	191	47.8	40.0	55	2

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Earl Wheeler	0/2	0/2	0/0	0	4/4

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Broderick Cottrill	2/2	0/0	0/0	38	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Timothy Taylor	1	11	11.0	0

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jay Sauter	1	3	3.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rondell Carter	3	57	19.0	0

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Gavin Bronson	4	107	26.8	0
Caleb Villa	1	17	17.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Levon Franz	8	0	0.0	15	43
CB Everett Giles	7	0	0.0	15	41
DE Wesley Ingram	4	5	1.5	15	38
ILB Donnell Santana	4	2	0.0	15	33
OLB Tyrus Meier	4	1	0.0	15	33
S Bernie Bush	3	1	0.0	14	34
DT Darren Gordon	2	0	0.5	14	36
S Courtney Miner	2	4	0.0	15	42
CB Daquan Dotson	2	1	0.0	10	32
DE Matthew Rountree	2	1	0.0	13	38
OLB Cristian Linker	2	0	0.0	5	18
DT Tyrus Horton	2	0	0.0	15	40
S Rondell Carter	1	0	0.0	1	8
ILB Junior McConnell	0	1	0.0	0	10

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Leon Propst	8	6	1.0	33	34
S Weston Jarvis	8	2	0.0	34	34
OLB Brett Bishop	6	3	0.0	35	33
S Donny Harris	5	1	0.0	36	34
CB Dominic Farley	5	0	0.0	33	27
CB Manuel Gillespie	4	1	0.0	31	31
DT Phil Rice	4	1	0.0	25	22
DT Chris Ogris	3	0	1.0	16	12
DT Kai Jouette	3	0	0.0	25	22
DE Brian Keith	2	1	1.0	16	21
CB Reginald Clemons	2	1	0.0	21	18
DE Gage Nixon	2	0	0.0	11	14
DE Nickolas Lyons	1	2	1.0	24	24
OLB Hayden Thornton	1	3	0.0	17	17
ILB Angel McBeal	1	0	0.0	3	0
WR Roy Nelson	1	0	---	---	---
RB Gavin Bronson	1	0	---	---	---
WR Lionel Howard	1	0	---	---	---
DE Cristian Travis	1	0	0.0	26	19

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Wesley Ingram	1.5	0	2	38
DT Darren Gordon	0.5	0	1	36
OLB Cristian Linker	0.0	1	0	18
DT Tyrus Horton	0.0	1	0	40
DE Christopher Bacon	0.0	1	0	13

New England	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Nickolas Lyons	1.0	1	1	24
DE Brian Keith	1.0	0	2	21
ILB Leon Propst	1.0	0	1	34
DT Chris Ogris	1.0	0	0	12

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Levon Franz	8	1	0	43
CB Everett Giles	5	0	1	41
ILB Donnell Santana	3	2	1	33
S Bernie Bush	3	1	0	34
OLB Tyrus Meier	3	0	1	33
S Courtney Miner	1	3	0	42
S Rondell Carter	1	0	0	8
OLB Cristian Linker	1	0	0	18
CB Daquan Dotson	1	0	0	32
DE Matthew Rountree	1	0	0	38
OLB Edwin Phillip	0	0	1	4

New England	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Leon Propst	5	0	34
S Donny Harris	4	0	34
OLB Brett Bishop	4	0	33
CB Dominic Farley	3	0	27
CB Manuel Gillespie	2	1	31
CB Reginald Clemons	1	1	18
DT Chris Ogris	1	0	12
OLB Hayden Thornton	1	0	17

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Rex Bradford	5	12	36	1	34
C Aaron Wells	2	6	36	0	34
T Ernie Thongchanh	2	3	36	0	34
G Arnie Small	1	8	36	0	34
T Moe Benton	0	4	36	3	34
TE Griffin Quinn	0	1	14	0	17

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Emmett Bockwoldt	1	5	15	1	44
G Daniel Rodgers	1	3	15	0	44
C Duane Divirgilio	1	1	15	0	44
G Thurman Roach	0	2	15	0	44
T Grant Evans	0	2	15	0	44
RB Jay Sauter	0	0	3	1	10

Special Teams Tackles

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Matthew Rountree	3	11
Ken Arnold	1	18
Mike Johnson	1	13
Sedrick Jamison	1	9

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Miles Romund	1	18
Stan Gerbasi	1	17
Daniel Rodgers	1	9
Gavin Bronson	1	8

Participation

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Rex Bradford	36	34	---	---	6	76
T Moe Benton	36	34	---	---	6	76
G Arnie Small	36	34	---	---	6	76
T Ernie Thongchanh	36	34	---	---	6	76
C Aaron Wells	36	34	---	---	---	70
QB Caden Oliver	36	34	---	---	---	70
TE Johnny Andersen	34	31	---	---	---	65
DE Matthew Rountree	---	---	13	38	11	62
WR Walt Peter	31	27	---	---	3	61
CB Levon Franz	---	---	15	43	3	61
S Courtney Miner	---	---	15	42	2	59
CB Everett Giles	---	---	15	41	2	58
DT Tyrus Horton	---	---	15	40	2	57
DE Wesley Ingram	---	---	15	38	2	55
CB Daquan Dotson	---	---	10	32	12	54
DT Darren Gordon	---	---	14	36	2	52
RB Norman Shapiro	29	22	---	---	---	51
ILB Donnell Santana	---	---	15	33	2	50
OLB Tyrus Meier	---	---	15	33	2	50
WR Jonah Humphrey	28	22	---	---	---	50
S Bernie Bush	---	---	14	34	2	50
WR Sebastian Chinn	27	23	---	---	---	50
RB Mike Johnson	8	15	---	---	13	36
TE Griffin Quinn	14	17	---	---	4	35
OLB Cristian Linker	---	---	5	18	1	24
TE Ken Arnold	3	2	---	---	18	23
OLB Edwin Phillip	---	---	0	4	16	20
RB Myles Sachs	3	4	---	---	11	18
DE Christopher Bacon	---	---	1	13	4	18
DE Chance Erickson	---	---	2	11	4	17
WR Harrison Burrows	1	2	---	---	14	17
ILB Junior McConnell	---	---	0	10	7	17
S Timothy Taylor	---	---	0	2	12	14
ILB Sedrick Jamison	---	---	0	4	9	13
S Rondell Carter	---	---	1	8	3	12
WR Jameson Harris	1	1	---	---	8	10
K Earl Wheeler	0	0	---	---	7	7
S Ray Turnbull	---	---	0	3	4	7
C Seth Sutton	0	0	---	---	6	6
P Edwin Pearson	0	0	---	---	6	6
TE Aiden Franz	1	4	---	---	---	5
CB Elliot Bellas	---	---	0	1	4	5
C Myron Mussorgsky	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Earl Linnebur	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Cesar Turnbull	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Jamie Lynn	0	0	---	---	---	0

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
S Donny Harris	---	---	36	34	2	72
S Weston Jarvis	---	---	34	34	2	70
OLB Brett Bishop	---	---	35	33	2	70
ILB Leon Propst	---	---	33	34	2	69
G Daniel Rodgers	15	44	---	---	9	68
CB Manuel Gillespie	---	---	31	31	3	65
T Grant Evans	15	44	---	---	6	65
CB Dominic Farley	---	---	33	27	1	61
WR Caleb Villa	13	42	---	---	5	60
T Emmett Bockwoldt	15	44	---	---	---	59
C Duane Divirgilio	15	44	---	---	---	59
G Thurman Roach	15	44	---	---	---	59
TE Drake McGregor	15	43	---	---	---	58
WR Roy Nelson	13	43	---	---	1	57
DE Nickolas Lyons	---	---	24	24	4	52
CB Reginald Clemons	---	---	21	18	11	50
DT Kai Jouette	---	---	25	22	2	49
QB Horace Thompson	13	35	---	---	---	48
DT Phil Rice	---	---	25	22	1	48
DE Cristian Travis	---	---	26	19	2	47
RB Gavin Bronson	10	27	---	---	8	45
OLB Hayden Thornton	---	---	17	17	6	40
DE Brian Keith	---	---	16	21	2	39
WR Lionel Howard	9	25	---	---	---	34
RB Jay Sauter	3	10	---	---	18	31
DE Gage Nixon	---	---	11	14	5	30
DT Chris Ogris	---	---	16	12	---	28
RB Miles Romund	2	6	---	---	18	26
TE Axel Cole	5	17	---	---	1	23
TE Stan Gerbasi	2	1	---	---	17	20
OLB John Fatafehi	---	---	4	2	12	18
WR Shaquille Strickland	0	1	---	---	14	15
WR Dave Cole	3	5	---	---	7	15
CB Shane Fulcher	---	---	3	7	4	14
S Peyton Garrett	---	---	0	0	12	12
QB Bucky Maston	2	9	---	---	---	11
ILB Samuel Lynn	---	---	0	0	9	9
S Ezekiel Alaniz	---	---	3	3	1	7
P Kenyon Morris	0	0	---	---	6	6
G Jim Thornton	0	0	---	---	6	6
C Miles Mayes	0	0	---	---	6	6
T DeAndre Calvin	0	0	---	---	6	6
K Broderick Cottrill	0	0	---	---	5	5
C Gino Branch	0	0	---	---	4	4
ILB Angel McBeal	---	---	3	0	---	3
S Spencer Downs	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	43	4.8
Middle	18	42	2.3
Right	7	41	5.9
None	2	-2	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	12	6.0
Middle	10	39	3.9
Right	3	-6	-2.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Caden Oliver	30	21	3	1	1	2	4	0	0

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Horace Thompson	33	22	3	0	1	4	2	2	4
Bucky Maston	9	5	0	0	0	3	1	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	5	40	6.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	7	35	2.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	8	121	12.1
Long (19+ Yds)	1	1	26	26.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	6	32	4.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	22	13	116	5.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	8	130	11.8
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB Norman Shapiro	5	3	1	44	1	22
WR Jonah Humphrey	5	4	0	82	2	22
TE Johnny Andersen	5	4	0	21	0	31
WR Sebastian Chinn	5	2	0	16	0	23
RB Mike Johnson	4	3	0	1	0	15
WR Walt Peter	3	3	0	28	0	27
TE Griffin Quinn	1	1	0	12	0	17
TE Aiden Franz	1	1	0	18	0	4
RB Myles Sachs	1	0	0	0	0	4

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Caleb Villa	18	11	0	105	2	42
WR Roy Nelson	6	5	0	60	1	43
WR Lionel Howard	6	3	0	26	0	25
RB Gavin Bronson	5	3	0	44	0	27
TE Axel Cole	4	3	1	34	0	17
TE Drake McGregor	3	2	0	9	0	43

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Norman Shapiro	4	10	2.50	4.86
QB Caden Oliver	2	4	2.00	0.88
RB Mike Johnson	1	3	3.00	2.25
RB Myles Sachs	1	2	2.00	2.00

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Gavin Bronson	2	10	5.00	4.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Caden Oliver	3	3	12	4.00	7.40

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Horace Thompson	4	2	12	3.00	6.88
Bucky Maston	2	1	15	7.50	5.67

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Norman Shapiro	1	1	6	6.00	8.80
WR Walt Peter	1	1	3	3.00	9.33
TE Johnny Andersen	1	1	3	3.00	4.20

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Caleb Villa	4	1	2	0.50	5.83
RB Gavin Bronson	2	2	25	12.50	8.80

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
RB Norman Shapiro	3	2
QB Caden Oliver	1	1

New England	Rushes	Conversions
RB Jay Sauter	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Caden Oliver	12	9	9

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Horace Thompson	7	4	3
Bucky Maston	2	0	0

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Norman Shapiro	4	2	2
WR Jonah Humphrey	3	2	2
TE Johnny Andersen	2	2	2
WR Walt Peter	1	1	1
TE Griffin Quinn	1	1	1
TE Aiden Franz	1	1	1

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Caleb Villa	6	2	1
TE Drake McGregor	1	1	1
TE Axel Cole	1	1	1
WR Roy Nelson	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 50,300 (55,200 capacity)
Upper Deck 11,900 (13,400)
End Zone 8,700 (9,700)
Mezzanine 5,000 (5,600)
Sideline Seats 7,900 (8,600)
Club Seats 14,000 (14,900)
Luxury Boxes 2,800 (3,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	50,300 (55,200 capacity)
Upper Deck	11,900 (13,400)
End Zone	8,700 (9,700)
Mezzanine	5,000 (5,600)
Sideline Seats	7,900 (8,600)
Club Seats	14,000 (14,900)
Luxury Boxes	2,800 (3,000)