Week 3, 2043

played in Minnesota, MN

59 degrees, rain, 3 mph wind

Austin Cardinals	3	3	7	13	-	26
Minnesota Vikings	0	7	0	0	-	7

Scoring Summary
1Q: 03:22 AUS - Reggie Blackwell 29 field goal
2Q: 07:12 AUS - Reggie Blackwell 21 field goal
2Q: 00:48 MIN - Troy Mesaros 3 pass from Caden Oliver (Earl Wheeler extra point)
3Q: 09:46 AUS - Ernest Easley 4 run (Reggie Blackwell extra point)
4Q: 06:10 AUS - Harry Gansereit 18 pass from Dale Bradford (Ernest Easley run for conversion failed)
4Q: 04:36 AUS - Jace Levine 74 interception return (Reggie Blackwell extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 03:22 AUS - Reggie Blackwell 29 field goal
2Q: 07:12 AUS - Reggie Blackwell 21 field goal
2Q: 00:48 MIN - Troy Mesaros 3 pass from Caden Oliver (Earl Wheeler extra point)
3Q: 09:46 AUS - Ernest Easley 4 run (Reggie Blackwell extra point)
4Q: 06:10 AUS - Harry Gansereit 18 pass from Dale Bradford (Ernest Easley run for conversion failed)
4Q: 04:36 AUS - Jace Levine 74 interception return (Reggie Blackwell extra point)

Team Statistics AUS MIN
Record 1-2 1-2
First Downs 25 17
- by Rushing 11 4
- by Passing 13 12
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 369 285
- Offensive Plays 70 56
- Yards per Play 5.27 5.09
Net Rushing Yards 147 65
- Rushing Attempts 40 19
- Yards per Rush 3.68 3.42
Net Passing Yards 222 220
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 29 - 24 - 0 37 - 25 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 227 220
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/5 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 7.40 5.95
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 10/15 6/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.1 6.8
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 1/5 5/30
Punt Returns/Yards 2/10 1/-1
Kick Returns/Yards 1/20 3/49
Interception Ret./Yards 1/74 0/0
2pt Conversions 1/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/2 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 21 OWN 26
Time of Possession 35:57 24:03

Team Statistics	AUS	MIN
Record	1-2	1-2
First Downs	25	17
- by Rushing	11	4
- by Passing	13	12
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	369	285
- Offensive Plays	70	56
- Yards per Play	5.27	5.09
Net Rushing Yards	147	65
- Rushing Attempts	40	19
- Yards per Rush	3.68	3.42
Net Passing Yards	222	220
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	29 - 24 - 0	37 - 25 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	227	220
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/5	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	7.40	5.95
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	10/15	6/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.1	6.8
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	1/5	5/30
Punt Returns/Yards	2/10	1/-1
Kick Returns/Yards	1/20	3/49
Interception Ret./Yards	1/74	0/0
2pt Conversions	1/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/2	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 21	OWN 26
Time of Possession	35:57	24:03

Drive Charts

Austin Cardinals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:29	7:13	OWN 20	13	68	Field Goal
1	0:42	8:35	OWN 6	14	90	Field Goal
2	5:39	2:08	OWN 29	3	-10	Punt
2	0:41	0:41	OWN 25	4	39	Half
3	15:00	5:20	OWN 28	11	72	Touchdown
3	5:24	1:32	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
4	13:51	7:47	OWN 2	16	98	Touchdown
4	2:30	2:12	OWN 43	6	17	Punt

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:31	OWN 25	7	33	Punt
1	3:16	2:34	OWN 25	4	19	Punt
2	7:07	1:28	OWN 25	3	6	Punt
2	3:31	2:50	OWN 39	9	61	Touchdown
3	9:40	4:16	OWN 30	7	26	Punt
3	3:52	5:01	OWN 37	12	61	Fumble
4	6:04	1:41	OWN 17	4	11	Interception
4	4:23	1:53	OWN 19	9	38	Downs
4	0:18	0:18	OWN 20	1	10	Game

Game MVP: Dale Bradford, Austin Cardinals

Rushing Statistics

Austin	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Ernest Easley	24	86	3.58	12	2	1
RB Randal Gerhardt	6	42	7.00	18	3	0
QB Dale Bradford	3	14	4.67	6	0	0
RB Roman Griffith	3	6	2.00	8	0	0
FB Al McConnell	2	2	1.00	1	0	0
WR Lester Page	2	-3	-1.50	3	0	0

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
QB Caden Oliver	9	41	4.56	10	1
RB Myles Sachs	5	22	4.40	11	1
RB Nolan Franklin	2	1	0.50	3	0
RB Troy Mesaros	1	2	2.00	2	0
TE Aiden Franz	1	2	2.00	2	0
WR Sebastian Chinn	1	-3	-3.00	-3	0

Passing Statistics

Austin	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Dale Bradford	29	24	227	1/5	1	23	0	110.7

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Caden Oliver	36	24	210	0/0	1	22	1	79.6
Sean Leeuwenburg	1	1	10	0/0	0	10	0	108.3

Receiving Statistics

Austin	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Damien Arians	5	5	13	2.60	10	9	0
WR Harry Gansereit	5	6	66	13.20	11	18	1
TE Sean Guthrie	4	4	31	7.75	1	12	0
WR Lester Page	3	5	52	17.33	21	21	0
RB Ernest Easley	2	2	2	1.00	0	4	0
TE Julio Ellard	2	3	26	13.00	21	16	0
RB Randal Gerhardt	2	2	14	7.00	3	11	0
FB Al McConnell	1	1	23	23.00	18	23	0
WR Stan Stone	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Sebastian Chinn	6	12	54	9.00	25	17	0
RB Troy Mesaros	4	5	14	3.50	7	9	1
WR Walt Peter	3	4	37	12.33	24	22	0
TE Aiden Franz	3	3	26	8.67	9	13	0
RB Myles Sachs	3	4	21	7.00	8	13	0
TE Johnny Andersen	3	4	31	10.33	2	18	0
WR Walt Beeston	2	4	28	14.00	4	17	0
TE Griffin Quinn	1	1	9	9.00	3	9	0

Interception Statistics

Austin	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Jace Levine	1	74	74.00	1

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Austin	Fumb	Recov	Force
RB Ernest Easley	1	0	0
S Jace Levine	0	1	0
T Tony Rodgers	0	1	0
OLB Cole Fox	0	0	1

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
WR Walt Beeston	1	0	0	0
S Courtney Miner	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Austin	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Ty Barton	3	124	41.3	35.0	43	0

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Edwin Pearson	4	186	46.5	34.0	55	1

Kicking Statistics

Austin	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Reggie Blackwell	2/2	0/0	0/0	29	2/2

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Earl Wheeler	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Austin	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Lester Page	2	10	5.0	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Elijah McLaughlin	1	-1	-1.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Austin	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Stan Stone	1	20	20.0	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Elijah McLaughlin	2	32	16.0	0
Walt Peter	1	17	17.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Austin	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Marc Hill	7	1	14	31
OLB Ian Harding	6	1	19	37
CB Kurt Rowe	6	1	16	33
OLB Cole Fox	4	0	16	31
CB A.J. Pasquarella	4	0	8	19
S Jace Levine	3	2	19	37
ILB Deron Lyon	2	1	11	15
OLB Gus Adams	2	0	7	16
S Donnell Lincoln	1	2	14	28
DT Erik Phillips	1	1	15	33
DE Buddy Sudano	1	1	10	18
CB Paul Hudson	1	0	10	24
CB Drake Williamson	1	0	9	12
OLB Joel Gonzalez	1	0	3	12
S Ellis Reed	1	0	8	17
DT Josue Bockwoldt	1	0	4	4
DE Micah McCormick	0	2	13	27

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Courtney Miner	11	2	0.0	40	30
CB Levon Franz	9	2	0.0	40	30
CB Everett Giles	9	2	0.0	40	30
OLB Ethan Lee	9	0	0.0	37	27
ILB Donnell Santana	7	2	0.0	31	23
S Dana Daileader	3	2	0.0	40	30
DT Dustin Hoover	3	1	0.0	22	22
DE Matthew Rountree	3	1	0.0	38	29
DE Douglas Harmon	2	1	1.0	13	12
DT Darren Gordon	2	2	0.0	34	22
ILB Junior McConnell	2	0	0.0	7	6
DT Rusty Brotherton	1	2	0.0	24	16
OLB Warren Rivers	1	1	0.0	11	12
ILB Sedrick Jamison	1	0	0.0	2	1
DE Wesley Ingram	0	4	0.0	25	17
CB Elliot Bellas	0	1	0.0	28	16

Pass Rush Statistics

Austin	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Gus Adams	1	2	0	16
OLB Cole Fox	0	1	0	31
DE Buddy Sudano	0	0	1	18

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Douglas Harmon	1.0	0	0	0	12
DT Rusty Brotherton	0.0	1	1	1	16
DE Wesley Ingram	0.0	0	1	0	17
ILB Donnell Santana	0.0	0	0	1	23
DE Matthew Rountree	0.0	0	0	1	29

Pass Defense Statistics

Austin	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Kurt Rowe	5	1	0	33
OLB Ian Harding	4	1	0	37
S Jace Levine	3	1	1	37
ILB Marc Hill	3	1	0	31
CB A.J. Pasquarella	3	0	0	19
OLB Cole Fox	2	0	0	31
S Ellis Reed	1	1	0	17
ILB Deron Lyon	1	0	0	15
CB Paul Hudson	1	0	0	24
S Donnell Lincoln	1	0	0	28
OLB Joel Gonzalez	1	0	0	12

Minnesota	Caught	PPlay
CB Levon Franz	8	30
S Courtney Miner	4	30
CB Everett Giles	4	30
OLB Ethan Lee	3	27
DE Matthew Rountree	2	29
ILB Junior McConnell	1	6
ILB Sedrick Jamison	1	1
OLB Warren Rivers	1	12

Blocking Statistics

Austin	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Tony Rodgers	6	9	40	1	30
C Denzel Sawyer	4	10	40	0	30
G Hayden Rivera	2	9	40	0	30
TE Sean Guthrie	1	2	35	0	28
T Adam Jarrett	1	2	40	0	30
FB Al McConnell	1	1	7	0	7
G Rufus Bonneau	0	3	40	0	30
TE Travis Nieves	0	1	2	0	2

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
T Cesar Turnbull	2	3	19	37
C Dan Leicester	1	3	19	37
G Wayne Davison	0	3	19	37
G Rex Bradford	0	2	19	37
TE Aiden Franz	0	2	8	9
T Moe Benton	0	2	19	37

Special Teams Tackles

Austin	Tackles	STPlays
Roman Griffith	1	13
A.J. Pasquarella	1	12
Cole Fox	1	9
Tevin Poston	1	9

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Matthew Rountree	3	8

Participation

Austin	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Hayden Rivera	40	30	---	---	5	75
T Tony Rodgers	40	30	---	---	5	75
T Adam Jarrett	40	30	---	---	5	75
G Rufus Bonneau	40	30	---	---	5	75
C Denzel Sawyer	40	30	---	---	---	70
QB Dale Bradford	40	30	---	---	---	70
WR Harry Gansereit	38	27	---	---	---	65
WR Lester Page	36	25	---	---	4	65
TE Sean Guthrie	35	28	---	---	---	63
S Jace Levine	---	---	19	37	---	56
OLB Cole Fox	---	---	16	31	9	56
OLB Ian Harding	---	---	19	37	---	56
ILB Marc Hill	---	---	14	31	6	51
CB Kurt Rowe	---	---	16	33	---	49
WR Damien Arians	30	16	---	---	2	48
DT Erik Phillips	---	---	15	33	---	48
RB Ernest Easley	26	20	---	---	---	46
S Donnell Lincoln	---	---	14	28	---	42
DE Micah McCormick	---	---	13	27	---	40
CB A.J. Pasquarella	---	---	8	19	12	39
OLB Gus Adams	---	---	7	16	15	38
S Ellis Reed	---	---	8	17	12	37
CB Paul Hudson	---	---	10	24	---	34
DE Buddy Sudano	---	---	10	18	4	32
FB Al McConnell	7	7	---	---	14	28
ILB Deron Lyon	---	---	11	15	---	26
RB Roman Griffith	7	3	---	---	13	23
DE Robert Bean	---	---	10	13	---	23
TE Travis Nieves	2	2	---	---	17	21
CB Drake Williamson	---	---	9	12	---	21
WR Stan Stone	2	1	---	---	14	17
TE Julio Ellard	6	10	---	---	---	16
WR Roy Nelson	4	4	---	---	8	16
OLB Joel Gonzalez	---	---	3	12	---	15
RB Randal Gerhardt	7	7	---	---	---	14
C Tevin Poston	0	0	---	---	9	9
K Reggie Blackwell	0	0	---	---	8	8
DT Josue Bockwoldt	---	---	4	4	---	8
OLB Zack Foster	---	---	3	0	4	7
P Ty Barton	0	0	---	---	5	5
C Kurt Collier	0	0	---	---	5	5
DT Diego Duran	---	---	0	0	4	4
WR Vince Richmond	0	0	---	---	2	2
QB Evan Garner	0	0	---	---	---	0
G A.J. Pena	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Ross McKinney	0	0	---	---	---	0

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Everett Giles	---	---	40	30	6	76
DE Matthew Rountree	---	---	38	29	8	75
S Courtney Miner	---	---	40	30	2	72
CB Levon Franz	---	---	40	30	2	72
S Dana Daileader	---	---	40	30	2	72
OLB Ethan Lee	---	---	37	27	2	66
T Moe Benton	19	37	---	---	4	60
DT Darren Gordon	---	---	34	22	1	57
G Rex Bradford	19	37	---	---	---	56
G Wayne Davison	19	37	---	---	---	56
T Cesar Turnbull	19	37	---	---	---	56
C Dan Leicester	19	37	---	---	---	56
WR Sebastian Chinn	19	37	---	---	---	56
ILB Donnell Santana	---	---	31	23	1	55
WR Walt Peter	14	35	---	---	6	55
QB Caden Oliver	19	36	---	---	---	55
TE Johnny Andersen	18	35	---	---	---	53
DT Dustin Hoover	---	---	22	22	2	46
CB Elliot Bellas	---	---	28	16	1	45
DT Rusty Brotherton	---	---	24	16	4	44
DE Wesley Ingram	---	---	25	17	---	42
RB Troy Mesaros	5	18	---	---	15	38
DE Douglas Harmon	---	---	13	12	4	29
WR Walt Beeston	8	17	---	---	1	26
OLB Warren Rivers	---	---	11	12	1	24
ILB Junior McConnell	---	---	7	6	10	23
RB Myles Sachs	8	13	---	---	1	22
TE Griffin Quinn	8	12	---	---	---	20
WR Ethan Burton	3	5	---	---	11	19
OLB Patrick Matlosz	---	---	1	2	15	18
TE Aiden Franz	8	9	---	---	---	17
TE Maxwell Collazo	0	0	---	---	15	15
RB Nolan Franklin	4	2	---	---	7	13
CB John Woodson	---	---	1	1	10	12
S Moe Meyer	---	---	1	0	11	12
WR Elijah McLaughlin	0	0	---	---	11	11
OLB Marcos Sanderson	---	---	5	4	1	10
ILB Sedrick Jamison	---	---	2	1	6	9
WR Jameson Harris	0	2	---	---	5	7
C Giovanni Reid	0	0	---	---	4	4
P Edwin Pearson	0	0	---	---	4	4
G Arnie Small	0	0	---	---	4	4
T Ernie Thongchanh	0	0	---	---	4	4
C Edward Fields	0	0	---	---	4	4
K Earl Wheeler	0	0	---	---	2	2
QB Sean Leeuwenburg	0	1	---	---	---	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	30	2.7
Middle	24	95	4.0
Right	5	22	4.4
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	6	1.5
Middle	9	39	4.3
Right	6	20	3.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Austin	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Dale Bradford	29	24	3	1	1	0	2	3	0

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Caden Oliver	36	24	1	0	2	5	3	1	1
Sean Leeuwenburg	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	7	34	4.9
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	9	89	6.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	7	86	10.8
Long (19+ Yds)	1	1	18	18.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	10	7	58	5.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	11	71	4.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	7	91	10.1
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Austin	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Harry Gansereit	6	5	1	66	0	27
WR Damien Arians	5	5	0	13	0	16
WR Lester Page	5	3	0	52	2	25
TE Sean Guthrie	4	4	0	31	0	28
TE Julio Ellard	3	2	0	26	0	10
RB Ernest Easley	2	2	0	2	0	20
RB Randal Gerhardt	2	2	0	14	0	7
WR Stan Stone	1	0	0	0	0	1
FB Al McConnell	1	1	0	23	1	7

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Sebastian Chinn	12	6	1	54	0	37
RB Troy Mesaros	5	4	0	14	0	18
WR Walt Peter	4	3	0	37	1	35
WR Walt Beeston	4	2	0	28	0	17
RB Myles Sachs	4	3	1	21	0	13
TE Johnny Andersen	4	3	0	31	0	35
TE Aiden Franz	3	3	0	26	0	9
TE Griffin Quinn	1	1	0	9	0	12

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Austin	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Ernest Easley	3	11	3.67	3.58
WR Lester Page	1	3	3.00	-1.50
RB Randal Gerhardt	1	-3	-3.00	7.00

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Austin	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Dale Bradford	6	3	31	5.17	7.83

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Caden Oliver	5	4	37	7.40	5.83

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Austin	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Harry Gansereit	2	1	18	9.00	11.00
TE Sean Guthrie	1	1	10	10.00	7.75
WR Damien Arians	1	1	3	3.00	2.60
TE Julio Ellard	1	0	0	0.00	8.67
WR Lester Page	1	0	0	0.00	10.40

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Troy Mesaros	1	1	3	3.00	2.80
WR Walt Beeston	1	1	17	17.00	7.00
RB Myles Sachs	1	1	5	5.00	5.25
TE Johnny Andersen	1	0	0	0.00	7.75
WR Sebastian Chinn	1	1	12	12.00	4.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Austin	Rushes	Conversions
RB Ernest Easley	3	1
QB Dale Bradford	1	1
RB Randal Gerhardt	1	1

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
QB Caden Oliver	1	1
RB Nolan Franklin	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Austin	Att	Comp	Conversions
Dale Bradford	9	7	7

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Caden Oliver	9	7	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Austin	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Lester Page	4	3	3
WR Harry Gansereit	3	2	2
TE Sean Guthrie	1	1	1
TE Julio Ellard	1	1	1

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Walt Peter	2	2	1
RB Troy Mesaros	2	2	2
TE Johnny Andersen	2	2	1
WR Sebastian Chinn	2	0	0
TE Griffin Quinn	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 58,200 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,300 (21,400)
End Zone 12,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,300 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 11,400 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,100 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	58,200 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,300 (21,400)
End Zone	12,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,300 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	11,400 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,100 (3,300)