Week 16, 2002

played in New England, MA

46 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

Minnesota Vikings	7	10	7	3	-	27
New England Patriots	3	7	0	0	-	10

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:52 MIN - Terry Glenn 18 pass from Brian Griese (Phil Dawson extra point)
1Q: 02:46 NED - Jeff Chandler 44 field goal
2Q: 14:25 MIN - Phil Dawson 44 field goal
2Q: 07:43 MIN - Fred Taylor 5 pass from Brian Griese (Phil Dawson extra point)
2Q: 00:39 NED - Luke Staley 11 pass from Sean Parker (Jeff Chandler extra point)
3Q: 00:56 MIN - Fred Taylor 9 run (Phil Dawson extra point)
4Q: 02:51 MIN - Phil Dawson 32 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:52 MIN - Terry Glenn 18 pass from Brian Griese (Phil Dawson extra point)
1Q: 02:46 NED - Jeff Chandler 44 field goal
2Q: 14:25 MIN - Phil Dawson 44 field goal
2Q: 07:43 MIN - Fred Taylor 5 pass from Brian Griese (Phil Dawson extra point)
2Q: 00:39 NED - Luke Staley 11 pass from Sean Parker (Jeff Chandler extra point)
3Q: 00:56 MIN - Fred Taylor 9 run (Phil Dawson extra point)
4Q: 02:51 MIN - Phil Dawson 32 field goal

Team Statistics MIN NED
Record 13-2 10-5
First Downs 21 15
- by Rushing 5 2
- by Passing 15 13
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 404 280
- Offensive Plays 66 62
- Yards per Play 6.12 4.52
Net Rushing Yards 145 92
- Rushing Attempts 29 17
- Yards per Rush 5.00 5.41
Net Passing Yards 259 188
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 37 - 24 - 0 39 - 24 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 259 214
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 6/26
- Yards per Pass Play 7.00 4.18
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 5/13 4/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.7 10.6
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/2
Penalties/Yards 4/35 2/29
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 1/0
Kick Returns/Yards 1/21 5/129
Interception Ret./Yards 1/10 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 5 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/1 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 36 OWN 26
Time of Possession 32:47 27:13

Team Statistics	MIN	NED
Record	13-2	10-5
First Downs	21	15
- by Rushing	5	2
- by Passing	15	13
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	404	280
- Offensive Plays	66	62
- Yards per Play	6.12	4.52
Net Rushing Yards	145	92
- Rushing Attempts	29	17
- Yards per Rush	5.00	5.41
Net Passing Yards	259	188
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	37 - 24 - 0	39 - 24 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	259	214
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	6/26
- Yards per Pass Play	7.00	4.18
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	5/13	4/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.7	10.6
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/2
Penalties/Yards	4/35	2/29
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	1/0
Kick Returns/Yards	1/21	5/129
Interception Ret./Yards	1/10	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	5	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/1	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 36	OWN 26
Time of Possession	32:47	27:13

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:24	4:43	OWN 20	10	80	Touchdown
1	2:38	3:21	OWN 28	7	45	Field Goal
2	11:37	1:30	OWN 39	3	-1	Punt
2	9:07	1:30	OPP 18	5	18	Touchdown
2	5:20	2:53	OWN 7	8	57	Missed FG
2	0:32	0:32	OWN 20	1	-1	Half
3	15:00	2:59	OWN 20	6	41	Missed FG
3	10:47	1:01	OWN 45	3	4	Punt
3	8:21	2:14	OWN 36	6	15	Punt
3	3:01	2:14	OWN 33	5	67	Touchdown
3	0:01	1:00	OPP 17	3	3	Missed FG
4	9:36	6:52	OWN 20	10	65	Field Goal

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:36	OWN 20	5	29	Punt
1	6:41	4:03	OWN 39	6	34	Field Goal
2	14:17	2:40	OWN 29	4	39	Missed FG
2	10:07	1:00	OWN 23	3	-3	Interception
2	7:37	2:17	OWN 37	3	9	Punt
2	2:27	1:55	OWN 43	9	57	Touchdown
3	12:01	1:14	OWN 46	4	9	Downs
3	9:46	1:25	OWN 15	3	1	Punt
3	6:07	3:06	OWN 1	5	21	Punt
3	0:47	0:46	OWN 23	1	-6	Fumble
4	14:01	4:25	OWN 21	8	43	Punt
4	2:44	2:44	OWN 20	11	42	Game

Game MVP: Brian Griese, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Fred Taylor	20	110	5.50	16	1	1
Shaun Ozment	5	19	3.80	12	1	0
Brian Griese	4	16	4.00	7	0	0

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Robert Holcombe	5	25	5.00	13	2
Sean Parker	5	24	4.80	8	0
Luke Staley	5	11	2.20	12	1
Antonio Freeman	1	-8	-8.00	-8	0
Brad Hoover	1	40	40.00	40	1

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Brian Griese	37	24	259	0/0	2	26	0	103.3

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Sean Parker	39	24	214	6/26	1	20	1	74.1

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Nick Goings	7	8	74	10.57	25	26	0
WR Terry Glenn	6	9	74	12.33	21	22	1
WR Darnerien McCants	4	9	42	10.50	15	26	0
RB Fred Taylor	3	6	26	8.67	2	14	1
FB Kevin McLeod	2	3	16	8.00	12	14	0
RB Shaun Ozment	2	2	27	13.50	24	25	0

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Antonio Freeman	6	7	73	12.17	11	20	0
WR Eric Moulds	6	12	51	8.50	1	20	0
RB Robert Holcombe	5	5	24	4.80	6	11	0
WR Muneer Moore	2	3	14	7.00	8	8	0
RB Luke Staley	2	2	30	15.00	12	19	1
WR Evan Toomer	1	2	14	14.00	8	14	0
FB Joseph Bundren	1	1	5	5.00	1	5	0
WR Dana Prior	1	5	3	3.00	0	3	0
FB Brad Hoover	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Elijah Halford	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Artrell Hawkins	1	10	10.00	0

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Recov	Force
Wyatt Ashworth	1	0
Dan Wilkinson	0	1
Mike Rucker	0	1

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Sean Parker	2	0	0	0
Dana Prior	0	1	0	0

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mitch Berger	3	123	41.0	41.0	48	2

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Bryan Barker	5	227	45.4	37.4	51	1

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Phil Dawson	2/5	1/3	0/2	44	3/3

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jeff Chandler	1/2	1/2	0/0	44	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mark Walhberg	1	0	0.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
MarTay Jenkins	1	21	21.0	0

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Eric Moulds	5	129	25.8	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB James Darling	7	3	0.0	17	45
CB Artrell Hawkins	7	2	0.0	17	43
S Ryan Clark	6	4	0.0	17	45
OLB Henri Crockett	4	1	2.5	12	37
S Paul Miranda	4	2	0.0	16	45
DE Mike Rucker	3	2	1.5	15	41
CB Walt Harris	3	2	0.0	17	43
ILB Kailey Wong	3	0	0.0	8	13
DT Dan Wilkinson	2	0	2.0	12	34
DE Jay Williams	2	0	0.0	7	20
OLB Lawrence Sellers	2	0	0.0	9	9
OLB Wyatt Ashworth	1	1	0.0	8	20
S Brock Williams	1	0	0.0	2	20
ILB Brad Lewis	1	0	0.0	0	4
DE Courtney Brown	0	1	0.0	12	29

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Rodney Harrison	7	1	0.0	29	36
ILB Greg Biekert	5	2	0.0	14	21
S Brian Dawkins	5	2	0.0	28	36
OLB Ted Johnson	5	1	0.0	26	36
CB Cornell Haynes Jr.	5	0	0.0	26	37
S Aric Morris	4	0	0.0	9	11
OLB Raonall Smith	4	0	0.0	25	29
OLB Orlando Huff	3	3	0.0	14	22
DE Michael Strahan	3	1	0.0	19	30
ILB Hannibal Navies	3	0	0.0	9	7
DE Erik Flowers	1	2	0.0	22	24
CB James Becker	1	1	0.0	24	35
CB Mark Walhberg	1	0	0.0	23	18
ILB Desmond Grasso	1	0	0.0	4	8
DE Rodney Bailey	1	0	0.0	10	12
WR Dana Prior	1	0	---	---	---
DT Sam Adams	0	1	0.0	18	25

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Henri Crockett	2.5	0	1	0	37
DT Dan Wilkinson	2.0	1	1	0	34
DE Mike Rucker	1.5	0	4	1	41
DE Courtney Brown	0.0	0	1	0	29

New England	Block	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Orlando Huff	1	1	22
DE Erik Flowers	1	0	24
OLB Raonall Smith	0	2	29
DE Chad Brown	0	1	20
DE Michael Strahan	0	1	30
ILB Hannibal Navies	0	1	7

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Artrell Hawkins	7	0	1	43
ILB James Darling	3	0	0	45
S Paul Miranda	3	0	0	45
CB Walt Harris	2	0	0	43
ILB Kailey Wong	2	0	0	13
OLB Henri Crockett	1	2	0	37
OLB Wyatt Ashworth	1	0	0	20
DE Mike Rucker	1	0	0	41
OLB Lawrence Sellers	1	0	0	9
S Brock Williams	1	0	0	20
ILB Brad Lewis	1	0	0	4
S Ryan Clark	1	0	0	45

New England	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Cornell Haynes Jr.	4	1	37
ILB Greg Biekert	4	0	21
OLB Ted Johnson	4	0	36
S Rodney Harrison	3	1	36
S Aric Morris	3	0	11
S Brian Dawkins	1	1	36
OLB Raonall Smith	1	1	29
CB Mark Walhberg	1	0	18
ILB Desmond Grasso	1	0	8
CB James Becker	1	0	35
OLB Orlando Huff	1	0	22

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Wilford Brown	6	6	29	37
Chris Dishman	5	7	29	37
Cory Raymer	2	5	29	37
Anthony Redmon	1	3	29	37
Kevin McLeod	1	1	15	23
Tony Boselli	0	2	29	37
Nick Goings	0	1	27	32

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Damien Woody	2	6	0	16	1	38
Brad Hoover	2	2	1	13	0	18
Matt Light	0	3	0	16	0	41
Toniu Fonoti	0	2	0	16	0	35
Greg Randall	0	0	0	17	3	41
Joseph Bundren	0	0	0	6	1	14
Arturo Van Anden	0	0	0	17	1	45

Special Teams Tackles

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Jay Graham	3	22
Jason McKie	1	16
MarTay Jenkins	1	14
Brad Lewis	1	9

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Robert Holcombe	1	19

Participation

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Wilford Brown	29	37	---	---	8	74
Nick Goings	27	32	---	---	10	69
Lenny Walls	---	---	12	36	21	69
Ryan Clark	---	---	17	45	7	69
Darnerien McCants	25	35	---	---	8	68
Anthony Redmon	29	37	---	---	---	66
Tony Boselli	29	37	---	---	---	66
Cory Raymer	29	37	---	---	---	66
Chris Dishman	29	37	---	---	---	66
Brian Griese	29	37	---	---	---	66
James Darling	---	---	17	45	2	64
Terry Glenn	27	36	---	---	---	63
Mike Rucker	---	---	15	41	7	63
Paul Miranda	---	---	16	45	2	63
Walt Harris	---	---	17	43	2	62
Artrell Hawkins	---	---	17	43	2	62
Fred Taylor	23	27	---	---	---	50
Henri Crockett	---	---	12	37	---	49
Dan Wilkinson	---	---	12	34	---	46
Courtney Brown	---	---	12	29	4	45
Kevin McLeod	15	23	---	---	6	44
Kailey Wong	---	---	8	13	12	33
Brock Williams	---	---	2	20	11	33
Lawrence Sellers	---	---	9	9	12	30
Jay Williams	---	---	7	20	1	28
Wyatt Ashworth	---	---	8	20	---	28
Herman Moore	12	12	---	---	---	24
Jay Graham	0	0	---	---	22	22
Delbert Cowsette	---	---	6	11	2	19
MarTay Jenkins	2	1	---	---	14	17
Jason McKie	1	0	---	---	16	17
Shaun Ozment	6	10	---	---	---	16
David Kleinfeld	1	0	---	---	14	15
Patrick Pass	5	8	---	---	2	15
Brad Lewis	---	---	0	4	9	13
George Layne	0	0	---	---	12	12
Phil Dawson	0	0	---	---	11	11
Troy Sadowski	0	0	---	---	8	8
Grey Ruegamer	0	0	---	---	8	8
Manuia Savea	0	0	---	---	8	8
Ron Frederick	0	0	---	---	8	8
Sheldon Jackson	1	1	---	---	5	7
Curtis Perkins	0	0	---	---	5	5
Mitch Berger	0	0	---	---	3	3
Michael Caston	---	---	0	0	2	2
Chad Hutchison	0	0	---	---	---	0

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Rodney Harrison	---	---	29	36	14	79
Cornell Haynes Jr.	---	---	26	37	14	77
Brian Dawkins	---	---	28	36	13	77
Ted Johnson	---	---	26	36	10	72
Raonall Smith	---	---	25	29	18	72
Arturo Van Anden	17	45	---	---	7	69
Sean Parker	17	45	---	---	2	64
James Becker	---	---	24	35	5	64
Robert Holcombe	11	31	---	---	19	61
Greg Randall	17	41	---	---	---	58
Toniu Fonoti	16	35	---	---	7	58
Matt Light	16	41	---	---	---	57
Erik Flowers	---	---	22	24	10	56
Damien Woody	16	38	---	---	---	54
Eric Moulds	12	33	---	---	8	53
Michael Strahan	---	---	19	30	2	51
Mark Walhberg	---	---	23	18	10	51
Elijah Halford	10	27	---	---	14	51
Antonio Freeman	13	35	---	---	1	49
Sam Adams	---	---	18	25	4	47
Chad Brown	---	---	19	20	3	42
Muneer Moore	7	21	---	---	11	39
Orlando Huff	---	---	14	22	2	38
Greg Biekert	---	---	14	21	2	37
Dana Prior	3	20	---	---	12	35
Brad Hoover	13	18	---	---	3	34
Joseph Bundren	6	14	---	---	13	33
Aric Morris	---	---	9	11	5	25
Rodney Bailey	---	---	10	12	2	24
Luke Staley	6	14	---	---	---	20
Leon Searcy	1	10	---	---	7	18
Hannibal Navies	---	---	9	7	2	18
Evan Toomer	1	9	---	---	5	15
Steve Scifres	1	7	---	---	7	15
Desmond Grasso	---	---	4	8	1	13
John St. Clair	1	8	---	---	---	9
Bryan Knight	---	---	0	0	9	9
Mike Schneck	0	0	---	---	7	7
Omar Espinosa	2	0	---	---	5	7
Bryan Barker	0	0	---	---	5	5
Jeff Chandler	0	0	---	---	5	5
Jamie Asher	1	3	---	---	---	4
Duante Culpepper	0	0	---	---	---	0
Kelvin Garmon	0	0	---	---	---	0
Shaun Alexander	0	0	---	---	---	0
Seth Bufford	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	36	4.0
Middle	18	102	5.7
Right	1	8	8.0
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	41	13.7
Middle	12	49	4.1
Right	2	2	1.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Brian Griese	37	24	4	1	0	4	6	0	0

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Sean Parker	39	24	2	0	4	2	7	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	63	15.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	11	95	5.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	8	83	5.5
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	18	9.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	6	42	5.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	10	77	7.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	7	75	5.4
Long (19+ Yds)	7	1	20	2.9

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Terry Glenn	9	6	74	1	36
WR Darnerien McCants	9	4	42	1	35
TE Nick Goings	8	7	74	1	32
RB Fred Taylor	6	3	26	0	27
FB Kevin McLeod	3	2	16	0	23
RB Shaun Ozment	2	2	27	1	10

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Eric Moulds	12	6	3	51	1	33
WR Antonio Freeman	7	6	0	73	1	35
RB Robert Holcombe	5	5	0	24	0	31
WR Dana Prior	5	1	0	3	0	20
WR Muneer Moore	3	2	0	14	0	21
WR Evan Toomer	2	1	0	14	0	9
RB Luke Staley	2	2	0	30	0	14
FB Brad Hoover	1	0	0	0	0	18
TE Elijah Halford	1	0	1	0	0	27
FB Joseph Bundren	1	1	0	5	0	14

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Fred Taylor	4	16	4.00	5.50

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Brian Griese	6	4	37	6.17	7.00

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Sean Parker	1	1	11	11.00	5.49

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Terry Glenn	2	2	28	14.00	8.22
WR Darnerien McCants	2	0	0	0.00	4.67
RB Fred Taylor	1	1	5	5.00	4.33
TE Nick Goings	1	1	4	4.00	9.25

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Luke Staley	1	1	11	11.00	15.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Brian Griese	1	0
Fred Taylor	1	1

New England	Rushes	Conversions
Sean Parker	2	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Brian Griese	11	8	4

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Sean Parker	12	8	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Terry Glenn	4	3	1
RB Fred Taylor	3	2	1
WR Darnerien McCants	3	2	1
TE Nick Goings	1	1	1

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Antonio Freeman	3	2	1
WR Eric Moulds	3	2	1
WR Dana Prior	3	1	0
RB Robert Holcombe	2	2	1
WR Muneer Moore	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 70,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 21,400 (21,400)
End Zone 15,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 13,600 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	70,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	21,400 (21,400)
End Zone	15,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	13,600 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (3,300)