Exhibition Week 2, 2002

played in Minnesota, MN

42 degrees, fair, 3 mph wind

New England Patriots	0	0	0	0	-	0
Minnesota Vikings	14	17	3	7	-	41

Scoring Summary
1Q: 14:29 MIN - Fred Taylor 20 pass from Brian Griese (Phil Dawson extra point)
1Q: 08:04 MIN - Terry Glenn 1 pass from Brian Griese (Phil Dawson extra point)
2Q: 09:38 MIN - Phil Dawson 24 field goal
2Q: 04:46 MIN - Darnerien McCants 15 pass from Brian Griese (Phil Dawson extra point)
2Q: 02:00 MIN - Fred Taylor 3 pass from Brian Griese (Phil Dawson extra point)
3Q: 05:53 MIN - Phil Dawson 33 field goal
4Q: 08:37 MIN - Fred Taylor 5 run (Phil Dawson extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 14:29 MIN - Fred Taylor 20 pass from Brian Griese (Phil Dawson extra point)
1Q: 08:04 MIN - Terry Glenn 1 pass from Brian Griese (Phil Dawson extra point)
2Q: 09:38 MIN - Phil Dawson 24 field goal
2Q: 04:46 MIN - Darnerien McCants 15 pass from Brian Griese (Phil Dawson extra point)
2Q: 02:00 MIN - Fred Taylor 3 pass from Brian Griese (Phil Dawson extra point)
3Q: 05:53 MIN - Phil Dawson 33 field goal
4Q: 08:37 MIN - Fred Taylor 5 run (Phil Dawson extra point)

Team Statistics NED MIN
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 5 23
- by Rushing 2 12
- by Passing 3 11
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 84 316
- Offensive Plays 44 75
- Yards per Play 1.91 4.21
Net Rushing Yards 52 194
- Rushing Attempts 17 52
- Yards per Rush 3.06 3.73
Net Passing Yards 32 122
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 21 - 9 - 1 22 - 17 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 74 127
- Sacks/Yards Lost 6/42 1/5
- Yards per Pass Play 1.19 5.30
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 1/11 11/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 13.0 6.5
4th Down Conversions 0/1 1/1
Penalties/Yards 3/25 5/34
Punt Returns/Yards 2/37 3/18
Kick Returns/Yards 2/46 0/0
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/8
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 0 6
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/0 4/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 22 OWN 47
Time of Possession 18:16 41:44

Team Statistics	NED	MIN
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	5	23
- by Rushing	2	12
- by Passing	3	11
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	84	316
- Offensive Plays	44	75
- Yards per Play	1.91	4.21
Net Rushing Yards	52	194
- Rushing Attempts	17	52
- Yards per Rush	3.06	3.73
Net Passing Yards	32	122
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	21 - 9 - 1	22 - 17 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	74	127
- Sacks/Yards Lost	6/42	1/5
- Yards per Pass Play	1.19	5.30
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	1/11	11/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	13.0	6.5
4th Down Conversions	0/1	1/1
Penalties/Yards	3/25	5/34
Punt Returns/Yards	2/37	3/18
Kick Returns/Yards	2/46	0/0
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/8
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	0	6
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/0	4/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 22	OWN 47
Time of Possession	18:16	41:44

Drive Charts

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	0:10	OWN 20	1	0	Interception
1	14:15	1:10	OWN 20	3	2	Punt
1	7:58	2:39	OWN 20	5	32	Punt
1	1:13	1:33	OWN 25	3	-3	Punt
2	9:31	3:09	OWN 10	6	0	Punt
2	4:37	1:10	OWN 20	3	-2	Fumble
2	1:49	1:49	OWN 20	6	24	Half
3	13:26	0:59	OPP 40	4	8	Downs
3	5:48	1:51	OWN 10	4	2	Punt
3	1:22	1:09	OWN 20	3	-3	Punt
4	8:29	2:19	OWN 44	3	-14	Punt
4	1:53	1:53	OWN 4	4	37	Game

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	14:50	0:35	OPP 15	2	15	Touchdown
1	13:05	5:07	OWN 45	11	55	Touchdown
1	5:19	4:06	OWN 10	6	17	Punt
2	14:40	5:09	OWN 46	10	47	Field Goal
2	6:22	1:45	OPP 39	4	39	Touchdown
2	3:27	1:38	OPP 8	3	8	Touchdown
3	15:00	1:34	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
3	12:27	6:39	OWN 32	12	52	Field Goal
3	3:57	2:35	OWN 42	5	3	Punt
3	0:13	6:44	OWN 49	13	51	Touchdown
4	6:10	4:17	OWN 44	6	9	Punt

Game MVP: Fred Taylor, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Luke Staley	13	35	2.69	33	2
Robert Holcombe	2	13	6.50	10	1
Sean Parker	1	3	3.00	3	0
Brad Hoover	1	1	1.00	1	0

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Fred Taylor	42	152	3.62	17	3	1
Shaun Ozment	6	14	2.33	14	1	0
Brian Griese	4	28	7.00	14	1	0

Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Trot Nixon	11	5	51	2/15	0	32	1	21.4
Sean Parker	10	4	23	4/27	0	13	0	47.9

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Brian Griese	22	17	127	1/5	4	20	0	130.1

Receiving Statistics

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Evan Toomer	2	2	16	8.00	0	13
RB Robert Holcombe	2	4	33	16.50	30	32
FB Mike Alstott	1	1	2	2.00	3	2
TE Omar Espinosa	1	2	6	6.00	0	6
TE Elijah Halford	1	2	5	5.00	0	5
RB Luke Staley	1	2	-1	-1.00	0	-1
WR Dana Prior	1	2	13	13.00	11	13
WR Muneer Moore	0	3	0	0.00	0	0
WR Eric Crouch	0	3	0	0.00	0	0

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Fred Taylor	8	9	61	7.63	23	20	2
WR Darnerien McCants	4	4	45	11.25	18	15	1
WR Terry Glenn	1	2	1	1.00	0	1	1
FB Kevin McLeod	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
FB Patrick Pass	1	3	13	13.00	5	13	0
RB Shaun Ozment	1	1	2	2.00	0	2	0
TE Nick Goings	1	1	2	2.00	0	2	0
WR Michael Coleman	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Ryan Clark	1	8	8.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force
Trot Nixon	1	0	0
Sean Parker	1	0	0
Matt Light	0	1	0
Leonardo Winters	0	0	1

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force
Shaun Ozment	1	0	0
Anthony Redmon	0	1	0
Michael Caston	0	1	0
Henri Crockett	0	0	1
Cletidus Hunt	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jeff Chandler	7	253	36.1	33.6	53	1

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mitch Berger	4	203	50.8	36.5	56	2

Kicking Statistics

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Phil Dawson	2/2	0/0	0/0	33	5/5

Punt Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Aric Morris	1	29	29.0	0
Dana Prior	1	8	8.0	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
MarTay Jenkins	3	18	6.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bryant Westbrook	1	26	26.0	0
Eric Crouch	1	20	20.0	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Defensive Statistics

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Aric Morris	7	1	1.0	47	23
DE Michael Strahan	7	2	0.0	40	13
S Todd Franz	7	1	0.0	43	17
ILB Leonardo Winters	7	1	0.0	41	20
CB Ashton Hawn	6	2	0.0	41	19
ILB Hannibal Navies	5	3	0.0	37	13
OLB Raonall Smith	5	1	0.0	38	22
DT Ahmad Miller	4	3	0.0	32	19
DE Rodney Bailey	4	2	0.0	41	16
DE Richard Seymour	4	0	0.0	40	18
S Brian Dawkins	3	1	0.0	35	16
OLB Bryan Knight	2	2	0.0	26	4
DT Sam Adams	1	1	0.0	5	6
OLB Orlando Huff	1	1	0.0	30	15
CB Mark Walhberg	1	0	0.0	33	18
T Greg Randall	1	0	---	---	---
TE Elijah Halford	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Saleem Rasheed	1	0	0.0	12	1
CB Bryant Westbrook	0	1	0.0	31	13

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DE Mike Rucker	4	0	1.0	16	22
DE Courtney Brown	4	0	1.0	12	17
S Ryan Clark	4	0	0.0	17	27
OLB Henri Crockett	3	0	2.0	9	20
S Paul Miranda	3	1	0.0	17	27
S Brock Williams	3	1	0.0	6	14
DT Cletidus Hunt	2	0	1.0	3	6
OLB Jay Foreman	2	0	0.0	15	17
DT Dan Wilkinson	1	1	1.0	14	21
ILB James Darling	1	2	0.0	17	27
CB Walt Harris	1	1	0.0	17	27
DE Jay Williams	1	0	0.0	5	10
CB Dexter McCleon	1	0	0.0	14	24
ILB Kailey Wong	1	0	0.0	3	3
CB Artrell Hawkins	0	1	0.0	17	23

Pass Rush Statistics

New England	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
S Aric Morris	1.0	0	0	23
DE Richard Seymour	0.0	1	1	18
DE Michael Strahan	0.0	0	1	13
OLB Orlando Huff	0.0	0	1	15

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Henri Crockett	2.0	0	1	2	20
DE Mike Rucker	1.0	1	0	0	22
DT Cletidus Hunt	1.0	0	1	0	6
DT Dan Wilkinson	1.0	0	0	0	21
DE Courtney Brown	1.0	0	0	0	17
DE Jay Williams	0.0	1	0	0	10
ILB James Darling	0.0	1	0	0	27

Pass Defense Statistics

New England	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Ashton Hawn	4	0	19
S Todd Franz	2	0	17
S Aric Morris	2	0	23
ILB Leonardo Winters	2	0	20
S Brian Dawkins	1	1	16
CB Mark Walhberg	1	0	18
ILB Hannibal Navies	1	0	13
DE Richard Seymour	1	0	18
DE Rodney Bailey	1	0	16
DT Ahmad Miller	1	0	19
OLB Raonall Smith	1	0	22

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Ryan Clark	2	0	1	27
CB Walt Harris	2	0	0	27
S Paul Miranda	2	0	0	27
OLB Jay Foreman	1	0	0	17
DE Courtney Brown	1	0	0	17
S Brock Williams	1	0	0	14
DT Dan Wilkinson	0	1	0	21
CB Artrell Hawkins	0	1	0	23

Blocking Statistics

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Greg Randall	1	3	15	3	26
Toniu Fonoti	1	3	14	1	24
Aidan Summers	1	3	16	0	25
Matt Light	0	3	16	0	24
Arturo Van Anden	0	2	15	2	25
Mike Alstott	0	1	6	0	6
Brad Hoover	0	1	13	0	16

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Cory Raymer	7	16	1	52	1	23
Wilford Brown	5	10	0	52	0	23
Tony Boselli	3	6	0	52	0	23
Anthony Redmon	1	6	0	52	0	23
Chris Dishman	1	2	0	18	0	13
Kevin McLeod	1	2	0	26	0	11
Nick Goings	0	4	0	51	0	22
Mike Pucillo	0	2	0	34	0	10
Patrick Pass	0	1	0	12	0	9

Special Teams Tackles

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Freddie Grogan	1	15
Toniu Fonoti	1	7
Brad Hoover	1	3

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Kevin McLeod	1	15
Brad Lewis	1	13
Kailey Wong	1	9
Brock Williams	1	8

Participation

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Aric Morris	---	---	47	23	5	75
Raonall Smith	---	---	38	22	11	71
Ashton Hawn	---	---	41	19	10	70
Brian Dawkins	---	---	35	16	18	69
Richard Seymour	---	---	40	18	6	64
Leonardo Winters	---	---	41	20	3	64
Todd Franz	---	---	43	17	2	62
Michael Strahan	---	---	40	13	6	59
Rodney Bailey	---	---	41	16	---	57
Bryant Westbrook	---	---	31	13	11	55
Hannibal Navies	---	---	37	13	4	54
Ahmad Miller	---	---	32	19	2	53
Mark Walhberg	---	---	33	18	---	51
Orlando Huff	---	---	30	15	2	47
Arturo Van Anden	15	25	---	---	7	47
Toniu Fonoti	14	24	---	---	7	45
Robert Holcombe	10	18	---	---	13	41
Greg Randall	15	26	---	---	---	41
Elijah Halford	6	19	---	---	16	41
Aidan Summers	16	25	---	---	---	41
Matt Light	16	24	---	---	---	40
Bryan Knight	---	---	26	4	9	39
Dana Prior	10	13	---	---	13	36
Eric Crouch	9	18	---	---	9	36
Saleem Rasheed	---	---	12	1	23	36
Brad Hoover	13	16	---	---	3	32
Luke Staley	13	18	---	---	---	31
Muneer Moore	6	14	---	---	9	29
Sean Parker	12	14	---	---	---	26
Mike Alstott	6	6	---	---	8	20
Trot Nixon	5	13	---	---	---	18
Omar Espinosa	9	8	---	---	1	18
Chris Terry	3	5	---	---	7	15
Freddie Grogan	0	0	---	---	15	15
Sam Adams	---	---	5	6	---	11
John St. Clair	5	4	---	---	1	10
Evan Toomer	3	5	---	---	---	8
Jeff Chandler	0	0	---	---	8	8
Mike Schneck	0	0	---	---	7	7
Leon Searcy	0	0	---	---	6	6
Damien Woody	1	2	---	---	---	3
Bryan Barker	0	0	---	---	---	0
Greg Biekert	---	---	0	0	---	0
Ted Johnson	---	---	0	0	---	0
Steve Scifres	0	0	---	---	---	0
Seth Bufford	0	0	---	---	---	0

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Nick Goings	51	22	---	---	19	92
Wilford Brown	52	23	---	---	6	81
Darnerien McCants	47	22	---	---	9	78
Anthony Redmon	52	23	---	---	---	75
Tony Boselli	52	23	---	---	---	75
Cory Raymer	52	23	---	---	---	75
Brian Griese	52	23	---	---	---	75
Terry Glenn	50	21	---	---	---	71
Fred Taylor	45	20	---	---	---	65
Kevin McLeod	26	11	---	---	15	52
Mike Pucillo	34	10	---	---	6	50
Dexter McCleon	---	---	14	24	9	47
Paul Miranda	---	---	17	27	1	45
Walt Harris	---	---	17	27	---	44
James Darling	---	---	17	27	---	44
Ryan Clark	---	---	17	27	---	44
Artrell Hawkins	---	---	17	23	---	40
Mike Rucker	---	---	16	22	1	39
Patrick Pass	12	9	---	---	16	37
Dan Wilkinson	---	---	14	21	---	35
Jay Foreman	---	---	15	17	---	32
Chris Dishman	18	13	---	---	---	31
Courtney Brown	---	---	12	17	2	31
Michael Coleman	17	5	---	---	8	30
Henri Crockett	---	---	9	20	---	29
Brock Williams	---	---	6	14	8	28
Jay Williams	---	---	5	10	7	22
Brad Lewis	---	---	4	3	13	20
Malik Walker	---	---	0	4	15	19
MarTay Jenkins	0	0	---	---	18	18
Shaun Ozment	7	3	---	---	6	16
Jason McKie	1	0	---	---	15	16
Kailey Wong	---	---	3	3	9	15
Wyatt Ashworth	---	---	0	0	14	14
Cletidus Hunt	---	---	3	6	4	13
Phil Dawson	0	0	---	---	10	10
Lawrence Sellers	---	---	0	0	7	7
Scotty Anderson	4	2	---	---	---	6
Ken Colaianne	0	0	---	---	6	6
Jeff Grau	0	0	---	---	6	6
Phil Gaylor	0	0	---	---	6	6
Michael Caston	---	---	1	5	---	6
Mitch Berger	0	0	---	---	4	4
Justics Main	0	0	---	---	2	2
Chad Hutchison	0	0	---	---	---	0
Ron Frederick	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	0	0	0.0
Middle	14	63	4.5
Right	3	-11	-3.7
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	13	79	6.1
Middle	35	102	2.9
Right	4	13	3.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Trot Nixon	11	5	1	0	2	1	0	1	1
Sean Parker	10	4	0	0	2	1	2	1	0

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Brian Griese	22	17	1	0	0	1	3	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	40	10.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	7	4	16	2.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	2	18	2.3
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	4	18	3.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	11	79	6.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	2	1	13	6.5
Long (19+ Yds)	1	1	17	17.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB Robert Holcombe	4	2	0	33	1	18
WR Muneer Moore	3	0	2	0	0	14
WR Eric Crouch	3	0	2	0	0	18
WR Evan Toomer	2	2	0	16	0	5
TE Omar Espinosa	2	1	0	6	0	8
TE Elijah Halford	2	1	0	5	0	19
RB Luke Staley	2	1	0	-1	0	18
WR Dana Prior	2	1	0	13	0	13
FB Mike Alstott	1	1	0	2	0	6

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB Fred Taylor	9	8	61	1	20
WR Darnerien McCants	4	4	45	0	22
FB Patrick Pass	3	1	13	0	9
WR Terry Glenn	2	1	1	0	21
FB Kevin McLeod	1	1	3	0	11
RB Shaun Ozment	1	1	2	0	3
TE Nick Goings	1	1	2	0	22
WR Michael Coleman	1	0	0	0	5

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Fred Taylor	9	26	2.89	3.62
Brian Griese	2	17	8.50	7.00
Shaun Ozment	1	14	14.00	2.33

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Brian Griese	7	5	37	5.29	5.77

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Fred Taylor	3	3	21	7.00	6.78
FB Patrick Pass	2	0	0	0.00	4.33
WR Terry Glenn	1	1	1	1.00	0.50
WR Darnerien McCants	1	1	15	15.00	11.25

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New England	Rushes	Conversions
Luke Staley	1	0

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Fred Taylor	9	5
Brian Griese	2	2

Third Down Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Trot Nixon	5	2	1
Sean Parker	3	0	0

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Brian Griese	7	4	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Muneer Moore	3	0	0
RB Robert Holcombe	2	1	0
WR Evan Toomer	1	1	1
RB Luke Staley	1	0	0
WR Eric Crouch	1	0	0

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Fred Taylor	3	3	3
FB Patrick Pass	2	0	0
WR Darnerien McCants	1	1	1
WR Michael Coleman	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 71,100 (72,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 15,200 (15,200)
End Zone 10,800 (11,000)
Mezzanine 6,300 (6,300)
Sideline Seats 9,700 (9,700)
Club Seats 19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes 9,200 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	71,100 (72,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	15,200 (15,200)
End Zone	10,800 (11,000)
Mezzanine	6,300 (6,300)
Sideline Seats	9,700 (9,700)
Club Seats	19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes	9,200 (9,900)