Week 16, 2030

played in New England, MA

46 degrees, fair, 4 mph wind

Minnesota Vikings	0	3	7	0	-	10
New England Patriots	7	3	0	3	-	13

Scoring Summary
1Q: 03:23 NED - Mitchell Hopper 16 run (Cedric Harden extra point)
2Q: 07:41 NED - Cedric Harden 34 field goal
2Q: 00:03 MIN - Francisco Norton 51 field goal
3Q: 00:10 MIN - Rich Fantozzi 8 pass from Jackie Strickland (Francisco Norton extra point)
4Q: 11:27 NED - Cedric Harden 39 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 03:23 NED - Mitchell Hopper 16 run (Cedric Harden extra point)
2Q: 07:41 NED - Cedric Harden 34 field goal
2Q: 00:03 MIN - Francisco Norton 51 field goal
3Q: 00:10 MIN - Rich Fantozzi 8 pass from Jackie Strickland (Francisco Norton extra point)
4Q: 11:27 NED - Cedric Harden 39 field goal

Team Statistics MIN NED
Record 7-8 7-7-1
First Downs 16 16
- by Rushing 3 4
- by Passing 12 10
- by Penalty 1 2
Total Net Yards 256 259
- Offensive Plays 64 64
- Yards per Play 4.00 4.05
Net Rushing Yards 31 90
- Rushing Attempts 21 34
- Yards per Rush 1.48 2.65
Net Passing Yards 225 169
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 40 - 22 - 1 27 - 21 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 247 184
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/22 3/15
- Yards per Pass Play 5.23 5.63
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 8/18 4/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.8 8.4
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 7/56 7/60
Punt Returns/Yards 2/18 2/16
Kick Returns/Yards 1/24 0/0
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 1/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 25 OWN 38
Time of Possession 27:03 32:57

Team Statistics	MIN	NED
Record	7-8	7-7-1
First Downs	16	16
- by Rushing	3	4
- by Passing	12	10
- by Penalty	1	2
Total Net Yards	256	259
- Offensive Plays	64	64
- Yards per Play	4.00	4.05
Net Rushing Yards	31	90
- Rushing Attempts	21	34
- Yards per Rush	1.48	2.65
Net Passing Yards	225	169
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	40 - 22 - 1	27 - 21 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	247	184
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/22	3/15
- Yards per Pass Play	5.23	5.63
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	8/18	4/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.8	8.4
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	7/56	7/60
Punt Returns/Yards	2/18	2/16
Kick Returns/Yards	1/24	0/0
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	1/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 25	OWN 38
Time of Possession	27:03	32:57

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:28	OWN 25	3	0	Punt
1	11:00	5:11	OWN 20	8	51	Missed FG
1	3:06	3:29	OWN 25	9	31	Punt
2	7:33	2:13	OWN 26	6	25	Punt
2	3:40	0:52	OWN 31	3	-1	Interception
2	2:02	1:07	OWN 13	3	-3	Punt
2	0:25	0:25	OWN 41	2	25	Field Goal
3	7:47	2:37	OWN 20	7	20	Punt
3	3:16	3:12	OWN 43	8	57	Touchdown
4	11:19	1:10	OWN 25	3	8	Punt
4	8:15	3:49	OWN 7	7	35	Punt
4	2:39	0:56	OWN 34	5	11	Downs
4	1:01	0:15	OWN 15	1	-8	Fumble

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:32	2:32	OWN 42	6	17	Punt
1	5:49	2:43	OWN 36	7	64	Touchdown
2	14:37	7:04	OWN 20	11	63	Field Goal
2	5:20	1:40	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
2	2:48	0:46	OPP 39	3	-5	Punt
2	0:55	0:30	OPP 46	4	12	Missed FG
3	15:00	7:13	OWN 18	10	43	Punt
3	5:10	1:54	OWN 20	3	5	Punt
3	0:04	3:45	OWN 25	7	53	Field Goal
4	10:09	1:54	OWN 29	3	7	Punt
4	4:26	1:47	OWN 24	3	9	Punt
4	1:43	0:42	OPP 45	4	-11	Punt
4	0:46	0:46	OPP 7	2	-2	Game

Game MVP: Lorenzo Faherty, New England Patriots

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Buddy Berns	11	0	0.00	6	0
RB Pete Barlow	7	20	2.86	9	0
QB Jackie Strickland	2	17	8.50	11	1
WR Gage Ashe	1	-6	-6.00	-6	0

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Freddie Ducrot	15	39	2.60	15	1	0
QB Alonzo Tomaceski	7	14	2.00	6	0	0
RB Mitchell Hopper	7	18	2.57	16	1	1
FB James Dorn	2	0	0.00	2	0	0
RB Jason Bullock	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Micah Manning	1	19	19.00	19	1	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jackie Strickland	40	22	247	3/22	1	32	1	71.5

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Alonzo Tomaceski	27	21	184	3/15	0	29	0	95.0

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Buddy Irwin	5	9	83	16.60	30	27	0
WR Demetrius Tircuit	4	9	9	2.25	3	7	0
TE Dustin Horn	3	6	37	12.33	25	24	0
WR Jamal Hicks	3	4	35	11.67	13	18	0
RB Pete Barlow	2	2	42	21.00	40	32	0
WR Gage Ashe	1	4	15	15.00	0	15	0
RB Rich Fantozzi	1	2	8	8.00	2	8	1
TE Emmett Van Pelt	1	1	2	2.00	0	2	0
RB Buddy Berns	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
WR Shaun Wayman	1	2	17	17.00	0	17	0

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Camden Waldron	7	9	66	9.43	16	21
RB Mitchell Hopper	4	4	16	4.00	16	12
WR Dusty Banks	4	6	57	14.25	7	29
TE Xavier Lincoln	2	3	25	12.50	7	19
TE Dana Asperilla	2	2	17	8.50	0	18
RB Jason Bullock	1	1	3	3.00	0	3
RB Freddie Ducrot	1	1	0	0.00	0	0
WR Micah Manning	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Clyde Burroughs	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
QB Jackie Strickland	1	0	0	0
CB Damien Prior	0	0	1	0

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force
QB Alonzo Tomaceski	1	0	0
OLB Noah Levine	0	1	0
WR Camden Waldron	0	1	0
DE Norman Webb	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Adam Fitzgerald	7	293	41.9	33.9	49	1

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Bernard Ogden	8	329	41.1	33.9	54	3

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Francisco Norton	1/2	1/2	1/1	51	1/1

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Cedric Harden	2/3	0/1	0/1	39	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Damien Prior	2	18	9.0	0

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bryant Knight	2	16	8.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Shaun Wayman	1	24	24.0	0

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Jermaine Henry	9	2	0.0	34	30
CB Damien Prior	8	3	0.0	34	30
OLB Hunter Hughes	7	0	1.0	33	21
DT Cameron Hanson	7	0	0.0	30	16
OLB Stanley Brennan	5	1	0.0	19	22
S Fernando Croom	4	0	0.0	34	30
CB Zachery Dennis	4	0	0.0	17	20
OLB Gary Scancella	3	0	0.0	18	11
DE Cooper Craig	2	1	1.5	14	13
DT Raul Labonte	2	2	0.0	24	20
DE Brett Cunningham	2	0	0.0	31	17
OLB Terrance Hughes	1	0	0.5	8	20
TE Buddy Irwin	1	0	---	---	---
DT Justin Linder	1	0	0.0	11	12
ILB C.J. Titone	1	0	0.0	15	8
DT Pat Hilgendorf	0	1	0.0	3	12
DE Duane Osborne	0	1	0.0	16	18
CB Ty Griffin	0	1	0.0	33	29

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Lorenzo Faherty	7	3	1.0	21	42
CB Bryant Knight	7	0	1.0	21	41
ILB Cory Blair	6	3	0.0	21	43
OLB Noah Levine	5	3	0.0	20	41
S Deon Ciarleglio	4	0	0.0	13	30
OLB Dana Koehler	3	1	0.0	14	14
DT Cameron Mallard	2	3	0.0	17	19
ILB Elijah Dennis	2	1	0.0	11	11
OLB Clyde Burroughs	2	1	0.0	7	29
CB Joel Moore	2	0	0.0	3	5
DE Norman Webb	1	0	1.0	3	5
DE Moe Dole	1	1	0.0	21	42
DT Cole Thomas	1	0	0.0	4	24
CB Charles Keathley	1	0	0.0	9	31
CB Tristan Green	1	0	0.0	20	43
S Jesse Cunningham	0	1	0.0	8	14
DE Bo Baker	0	1	0.0	10	10

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DE Cooper Craig	1.5	1	13
OLB Hunter Hughes	1.0	0	21
OLB Terrance Hughes	0.5	1	20
DE Brett Cunningham	0.0	1	17

New England	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
CB Bryant Knight	1.0	0	0	0	41
DE Norman Webb	1.0	0	0	0	5
S Lorenzo Faherty	1.0	0	0	0	42
DE Conrad Story	0.0	2	2	0	29
DE Moe Dole	0.0	0	2	1	42

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Damien Prior	6	1	30
CB Zachery Dennis	4	0	20
OLB Stanley Brennan	3	0	22
S Fernando Croom	2	0	30
S Jermaine Henry	2	0	30
DT Raul Labonte	1	0	20
OLB Hunter Hughes	1	0	21
ILB C.J. Titone	1	0	8
DT Cameron Hanson	1	0	16
CB Ty Griffin	0	1	29

New England	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Bryant Knight	4	1	0	41
OLB Noah Levine	4	0	0	41
S Lorenzo Faherty	3	2	0	42
S Deon Ciarleglio	3	1	0	30
CB Tristan Green	1	4	0	43
OLB Dana Koehler	1	1	0	14
OLB Clyde Burroughs	1	0	1	29
DT Cole Thomas	1	0	0	24
CB Charles Keathley	1	0	0	31
CB Joel Moore	1	0	0	5
ILB Elijah Dennis	1	0	0	11
DE Moe Dole	1	0	0	42

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Carter Hinojosa	2	4	21	0	43
C Wade Hancock	1	5	21	1	43
T Keegan Ferro	0	5	21	0	43
G George Eckard	0	4	21	1	43
G Don Meacham	0	1	21	0	43
RB Buddy Berns	0	0	12	1	13

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Perry Boyd	2	6	34	1	30
C Elias Berry	2	4	34	0	30
G Joshua Dodge	1	8	34	2	30
T Gene Carpenter	1	4	34	0	30
TE Dana Asperilla	1	1	27	0	24
T Donnie Stone	0	6	34	0	30

Special Teams Tackles

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Pete Barlow	1	23
Damien Prior	1	20

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Xavier Lincoln	1	24
Mitchell Hopper	1	16
Camden Waldron	1	12

Participation

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
S Fernando Croom	---	---	34	30	24	88
CB Damien Prior	---	---	34	30	20	84
C Wade Hancock	21	43	---	---	9	73
S Jermaine Henry	---	---	34	30	3	67
OLB Stanley Brennan	---	---	19	22	24	65
CB Ty Griffin	---	---	33	29	3	65
QB Jackie Strickland	21	43	---	---	---	64
T Carter Hinojosa	21	43	---	---	---	64
T Keegan Ferro	21	43	---	---	---	64
G George Eckard	21	43	---	---	---	64
G Don Meacham	21	43	---	---	---	64
TE Buddy Irwin	20	43	---	---	---	63
OLB Hunter Hughes	---	---	33	21	2	56
TE Dustin Horn	10	20	---	---	23	53
CB Zachery Dennis	---	---	17	20	16	53
DE Brett Cunningham	---	---	31	17	2	50
DT Cameron Hanson	---	---	30	16	2	48
WR Demetrius Tircuit	14	29	---	---	4	47
DT Raul Labonte	---	---	24	20	2	46
RB Pete Barlow	8	13	---	---	23	44
WR Shaun Wayman	14	24	---	---	4	42
WR Gage Ashe	11	28	---	---	---	39
DE Duane Osborne	---	---	16	18	2	36
DE Cooper Craig	---	---	14	13	9	36
OLB Gary Scancella	---	---	18	11	1	30
OLB Terrance Hughes	---	---	8	20	2	30
RB Rich Fantozzi	3	16	---	---	8	27
WR Francisco Douglas	1	9	---	---	16	26
WR Jamal Hicks	7	13	---	---	6	26
RB Buddy Berns	12	13	---	---	---	25
DT Pat Hilgendorf	---	---	3	12	9	24
DT Justin Linder	---	---	11	12	1	24
ILB C.J. Titone	---	---	15	8	1	24
TE Emmett Van Pelt	5	7	---	---	---	12
CB Keegan Winters	---	---	0	1	10	11
ILB Denzel Hill	---	---	0	0	11	11
T Tony Hall	0	0	---	---	9	9
P Adam Fitzgerald	0	0	---	---	9	9
C Roosevelt Blair	0	0	---	---	9	9
C Kristopher Kelley	0	0	---	---	9	9
G Devan Rejchrt	0	0	---	---	9	9
K Francisco Norton	0	0	---	---	4	4
ILB Roy Morrison	---	---	0	0	---	0
QB Bryan Underwood	0	0	---	---	---	0
S Ivan Grant	---	---	0	0	---	0
DE Cody Arfman	---	---	0	0	---	0

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
OLB Noah Levine	---	---	20	41	22	83
T Donnie Stone	34	30	---	---	11	75
CB Tristan Green	---	---	20	43	9	72
CB Bryant Knight	---	---	21	41	8	70
WR Camden Waldron	30	26	---	---	12	68
ILB Cory Blair	---	---	21	43	2	66
WR Dusty Banks	34	30	---	---	2	66
QB Alonzo Tomaceski	34	30	---	---	---	64
G Perry Boyd	34	30	---	---	---	64
C Elias Berry	34	30	---	---	---	64
G Joshua Dodge	34	30	---	---	---	64
T Gene Carpenter	34	30	---	---	---	64
DE Moe Dole	---	---	21	42	1	64
S Lorenzo Faherty	---	---	21	42	1	64
TE Xavier Lincoln	17	19	---	---	24	60
TE Dana Asperilla	27	24	---	---	---	51
S Deon Ciarleglio	---	---	13	30	2	45
RB Mitchell Hopper	12	17	---	---	16	45
CB Charles Keathley	---	---	9	31	2	42
WR Micah Manning	17	12	---	---	12	41
DE Conrad Story	---	---	8	29	2	39
DT Cole Thomas	---	---	4	24	9	37
S Jesse Cunningham	---	---	8	14	14	36
DT Cameron Mallard	---	---	17	19	---	36
OLB Clyde Burroughs	---	---	7	29	---	36
FB James Dorn	9	7	---	---	16	32
ILB Elijah Dennis	---	---	11	11	10	32
OLB Dana Koehler	---	---	14	14	2	30
RB Freddie Ducrot	18	10	---	---	2	30
CB Joel Moore	---	---	3	5	14	22
DE Bo Baker	---	---	10	10	1	21
WR Neil Groh	0	1	---	---	16	17
DE Norman Webb	---	---	3	5	7	15
C Brady Lester	0	0	---	---	11	11
C Johnny Oster	0	0	---	---	11	11
P Bernard Ogden	0	0	---	---	11	11
G Julian Van Pelt	0	0	---	---	11	11
T Jameson Proehl	0	0	---	---	11	11
K Cedric Harden	0	0	---	---	7	7
RB Jason Bullock	4	2	---	---	1	7
WR Thurman Crenshaw	0	0	---	---	6	6
TE Alfredo Godlewski	2	2	---	---	---	4
WR Shane Erdrich	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Zachery Hanson	0	0	---	---	---	0
WR Kenyon Phelps	0	0	---	---	---	0
ILB Parker Kramer	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	-1	-0.3
Middle	11	15	1.4
Right	6	17	2.8
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	28	4.0
Middle	16	31	1.9
Right	9	33	3.7
None	2	-2	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jackie Strickland	40	22	4	1	1	9	4	1	1

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Alonzo Tomaceski	27	21	2	0	1	2	3	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	5	11	1.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	8	125	9.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	16	8	94	5.9
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	17	4.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	21	4.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	10	39	3.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	5	74	12.3
Long (19+ Yds)	3	2	50	16.7

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Demetrius Tircuit	9	4	0	9	0	29
TE Buddy Irwin	9	5	0	83	2	43
TE Dustin Horn	6	3	0	37	1	20
WR Gage Ashe	4	1	0	15	0	28
WR Jamal Hicks	4	3	0	35	0	13
RB Pete Barlow	2	2	0	42	1	13
RB Rich Fantozzi	2	1	1	8	0	16
WR Shaun Wayman	2	1	0	17	0	24
TE Emmett Van Pelt	1	1	0	2	0	7
RB Buddy Berns	1	1	0	-1	0	13

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Camden Waldron	9	7	1	66	1	26
WR Dusty Banks	6	4	0	57	1	30
RB Mitchell Hopper	4	4	0	16	0	17
TE Xavier Lincoln	3	2	0	25	0	19
TE Dana Asperilla	2	2	0	17	0	24
RB Jason Bullock	1	1	0	3	0	2
RB Freddie Ducrot	1	1	0	0	0	10
WR Micah Manning	1	0	0	0	0	12

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Buddy Berns	1	-4	-4.00	0.00

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
QB Alonzo Tomaceski	4	1	0.25	2.00
RB Mitchell Hopper	1	16	16.00	2.57

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jackie Strickland	2	1	8	4.00	6.18

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Alonzo Tomaceski	1	1	3	3.00	6.81

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Buddy Irwin	1	0	0	0.00	9.22
RB Rich Fantozzi	1	1	8	8.00	4.00

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Mitchell Hopper	1	1	3	3.00	4.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
QB Jackie Strickland	2	2

New England	Rushes	Conversions
RB Mitchell Hopper	2	0
RB Freddie Ducrot	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jackie Strickland	16	7	6

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Alonzo Tomaceski	11	9	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Demetrius Tircuit	3	1	0
TE Dustin Horn	3	1	1
WR Gage Ashe	2	1	1
RB Rich Fantozzi	2	1	1
WR Jamal Hicks	2	1	1
WR Shaun Wayman	2	1	1
RB Pete Barlow	1	1	1
TE Buddy Irwin	1	0	0

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Camden Waldron	4	3	2
TE Dana Asperilla	2	2	1
TE Xavier Lincoln	1	1	0
RB Mitchell Hopper	1	1	0
RB Freddie Ducrot	1	1	0
WR Micah Manning	1	0	0
WR Dusty Banks	1	1	1

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

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