Week 13, 2005

played in Minnesota, MN

40 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

New York Giants	6	3	6	9	-	24
Minnesota Vikings	7	7	0	6	-	20

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:32 NYK - Peerless Price 7 pass from Chad Pennington (Neil Rackers extra point failed)
1Q: 01:20 MIN - Frank Gore 5 run (Phil Dawson extra point)
2Q: 07:04 MIN - Darnerien McCants 16 pass from Brian Griese (Phil Dawson extra point)
2Q: 01:38 NYK - Neil Rackers 37 field goal
3Q: 06:11 NYK - Rock Cartwright 2 run (Chad Pennington pass for conversion failed)
4Q: 05:40 MIN - Frank Gore 8 run (Frank Gore run for conversion failed)
4Q: 01:16 NYK - Peerless Price 4 pass from Chad Pennington (Rock Cartwright run for conversion failed)
4Q: 00:29 NYK - Neil Rackers 22 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:32 NYK - Peerless Price 7 pass from Chad Pennington (Neil Rackers extra point failed)
1Q: 01:20 MIN - Frank Gore 5 run (Phil Dawson extra point)
2Q: 07:04 MIN - Darnerien McCants 16 pass from Brian Griese (Phil Dawson extra point)
2Q: 01:38 NYK - Neil Rackers 37 field goal
3Q: 06:11 NYK - Rock Cartwright 2 run (Chad Pennington pass for conversion failed)
4Q: 05:40 MIN - Frank Gore 8 run (Frank Gore run for conversion failed)
4Q: 01:16 NYK - Peerless Price 4 pass from Chad Pennington (Rock Cartwright run for conversion failed)
4Q: 00:29 NYK - Neil Rackers 22 field goal

Team Statistics NYK MIN
Record 7-5 11-1
First Downs 24 24
- by Rushing 4 10
- by Passing 18 13
- by Penalty 2 1
Total Net Yards 340 353
- Offensive Plays 65 65
- Yards per Play 5.23 5.43
Net Rushing Yards 64 176
- Rushing Attempts 25 37
- Yards per Rush 2.56 4.76
Net Passing Yards 276 177
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 39 - 28 - 0 27 - 20 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 282 182
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/6 1/5
- Yards per Pass Play 6.90 6.32
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 9/14 10/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.6 5.5
4th Down Conversions 1/1 1/1
Penalties/Yards 3/15 5/30
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 1/14
Kick Returns/Yards 3/52 1/28
Interception Ret./Yards 1/12 0/0
2pt Conversions 2/0 1/0
Red Zone Visits 4 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/1 3/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 35 OWN 29
Time of Possession 28:10 31:50

Team Statistics	NYK	MIN
Record	7-5	11-1
First Downs	24	24
- by Rushing	4	10
- by Passing	18	13
- by Penalty	2	1
Total Net Yards	340	353
- Offensive Plays	65	65
- Yards per Play	5.23	5.43
Net Rushing Yards	64	176
- Rushing Attempts	25	37
- Yards per Rush	2.56	4.76
Net Passing Yards	276	177
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	39 - 28 - 0	27 - 20 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	282	182
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/6	1/5
- Yards per Pass Play	6.90	6.32
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	9/14	10/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.6	5.5
4th Down Conversions	1/1	1/1
Penalties/Yards	3/15	5/30
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	1/14
Kick Returns/Yards	3/52	1/28
Interception Ret./Yards	1/12	0/0
2pt Conversions	2/0	1/0
Red Zone Visits	4	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/1	3/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 35	OWN 29
Time of Possession	28:10	31:50

Drive Charts

New York Giants
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	7:36	OWN 18	13	82	Touchdown
1	1:13	3:27	OWN 24	6	27	Punt
2	6:55	5:24	OWN 17	12	63	Field Goal
3	8:36	2:36	OWN 43	7	57	Touchdown
3	3:47	1:29	OWN 37	3	3	Punt
4	13:03	3:31	OWN 28	6	35	Fumble
4	5:34	4:18	OWN 25	15	75	Touchdown
4	0:56	0:32	OPP 8	3	3	Field Goal

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	7:24	6:11	OWN 35	11	65	Touchdown
2	12:46	5:51	OWN 20	11	80	Touchdown
2	1:31	1:31	OWN 25	5	21	Half
3	15:00	6:24	OWN 25	13	39	Missed FG
3	6:00	2:13	OWN 25	5	38	Fumble
3	2:18	4:15	OWN 34	8	45	Missed FG
4	9:32	3:58	OWN 48	9	52	Touchdown
4	1:16	0:20	OWN 25	1	-10	Interception
4	0:24	0:24	OWN 25	2	13	Game

Game MVP: Chad Pennington, New York Giants

Rushing Statistics

New York	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Vernand Morency	8	19	2.38	12	1	0
RB Thomas Jones	7	30	4.29	15	1	0
RB Edgerrin James	6	6	1.00	9	0	0
FB Rock Cartwright	3	8	2.67	6	0	1
QB Chad Pennington	1	1	1.00	1	0	0

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Frank Gore	23	91	3.96	16	2	2
RB Fred Taylor	8	39	4.88	15	1	0
QB Brian Griese	5	37	7.40	13	1	0
RB Shaun Ozment	1	9	9.00	9	0	0

Passing Statistics

New York	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Chad Pennington	39	28	282	1/6	2	31	0	109.1

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Brian Griese	27	20	182	1/5	1	23	1	88.8

Receiving Statistics

New York	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Peerless Price	10	15	121	12.10	40	31	2
TE Daniel Graham	5	7	66	13.20	22	23	0
WR Jabar Gaffney	4	5	40	10.00	4	15	0
WR Wayne Chrebet	3	4	24	8.00	3	9	0
RB Edgerrin James	3	3	14	4.67	11	10	0
RB Thomas Jones	1	2	3	3.00	2	3	0
RB Vernand Morency	1	1	7	7.00	2	7	0
TE Bryant Conway	1	1	7	7.00	0	7	0
WR Jaleel White	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
FB Nick Goings	4	4	50	12.50	9	23	0
WR Scotty Anderson	4	7	41	10.25	4	17	0
WR Darnerien McCants	4	6	22	5.50	4	16	1
WR Harold Burnett	3	4	31	10.33	1	21	0
RB Frank Gore	3	4	27	9.00	6	13	0
RB Fred Taylor	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0
TE Jason McKie	1	1	6	6.00	5	6	0

Interception Statistics

New York	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Chris Crocker	1	12	12.00	0

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

New York	Fumb	Recov	Force
QB Chad Pennington	1	0	0
S Antrel Rolle	0	1	0
CB Lenny Walls	0	0	1

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force
WR Darnerien McCants	1	0	0
OLB Roger Gilmore	0	1	0
DE Calvin Pace	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

New York	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Alfred Saul	2	89	44.5	27.5	49	0

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20

Kicking Statistics

New York	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Neil Rackers	2/2	0/0	0/0	37	0/1

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

Punt Return Statistics

New York	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Frank Gore	1	14	14.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New York	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jabar Gaffney	2	31	15.5	0
Jaleel White	1	21	21.0	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rick McKnight	1	28	28.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New York	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Chris Crocker	9	1	0.0	37	28
OLB Keith Brooking	8	2	0.0	35	22
CB Marcus Trufant	5	0	0.0	34	26
DT Jevon Kearse	4	4	0.5	32	19
CB Paul Bradford	4	0	0.0	26	22
DE Leroy Hill	3	3	0.0	30	19
DE Andre Carter	3	1	0.0	27	24
CB Tony Beckham	3	1	0.0	32	24
OLB Michael Boley	3	1	0.0	15	12
DE James Cannida	2	1	0.5	22	17
OLB Scott Fujita	2	2	0.0	5	4
DT Kevin Williams	2	1	0.0	36	24
S Antrel Rolle	2	1	0.0	27	16
DT Carlos Hall	1	2	0.0	15	14
S Marlon McCree	1	1	0.0	8	9
C Jeff Hartings	1	0	---	---	---
CB Myron Eisner	1	0	0.0	6	3
DE Jonathan Fanene	1	0	0.0	8	8

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Jay Foreman	9	4	0.0	25	40
CB Ryan Clark	8	2	0.0	25	40
S Johndale Carty	6	1	0.0	25	40
CB Randall Gay	4	2	0.0	25	40
S Brock Williams	4	1	0.0	24	37
ILB Kailey Wong	4	0	0.0	14	19
DE Mike Rucker	3	3	0.5	25	40
DE Calvin Pace	3	1	0.5	20	35
OLB Roger Gilmore	3	1	0.0	16	30
DE Cameron Wake	3	0	0.0	25	37
DE Courtney Brown	2	1	0.0	23	33
CB Kris Richard	2	1	0.0	16	23
WR Scotty Anderson	1	0	---	---	---

Pass Rush Statistics

New York	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE James Cannida	0.5	0	0	17
DT Jevon Kearse	0.5	0	0	19
OLB Keith Brooking	0.0	1	0	22
DT Kevin Williams	0.0	0	1	24

Minnesota	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Calvin Pace	0.5	3	0	35
DE Mike Rucker	0.5	0	2	40
ILB Jay Foreman	0.0	1	1	40
DE Courtney Brown	0.0	1	0	33

Pass Defense Statistics

New York	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Marcus Trufant	3	1	0	26
CB Paul Bradford	3	0	0	22
CB Tony Beckham	3	0	0	24
S Antrel Rolle	2	1	0	16
OLB Keith Brooking	2	0	0	22
DE Leroy Hill	2	0	0	19
S Chris Crocker	1	0	1	28
DT Jevon Kearse	1	0	0	19
CB Lenny Walls	1	0	0	2
DE Jonathan Fanene	1	0	0	8
OLB Michael Boley	1	0	0	12

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Ryan Clark	6	1	40
S Johndale Carty	5	1	40
ILB Jay Foreman	4	0	40
S Brock Williams	3	1	37
ILB Kailey Wong	3	0	19
CB Kris Richard	2	0	23
DE Mike Rucker	1	0	40
DE Courtney Brown	1	0	33
CB Randall Gay	1	0	40
DE Cameron Wake	1	0	37
OLB Roger Gilmore	1	0	30
ILB Adam Seward	0	1	3

Blocking Statistics

New York	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Frank Middleton	3	4	25	0	40
T Matt Light	2	5	25	0	40
C Jeff Hartings	0	7	25	0	40
G Andre Gurode	0	4	25	0	40
T Ray Willis	0	3	25	0	40
TE Daniel Graham	0	1	18	0	37
RB Vernand Morency	0	0	10	1	10

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Wilford Brown	4	10	1	37	0	28
C Anthony Alabi	3	5	0	37	0	28
T Wade Hunter	2	5	0	37	1	28
C Chris Dishman	2	5	0	37	0	28
G Eric Steinbach	2	5	0	37	0	28
FB Nick Goings	0	3	0	34	0	27

Special Teams Tackles

New York	Tackles	STPlays
Chris Crocker	1	10
Kevin Williams	1	9

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Johndale Carty	1	14
Nick Goings	1	14
Randall Gay	1	14

Participation

New York	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
S Chris Crocker	---	---	37	28	10	75
G Frank Middleton	25	40	---	---	4	69
T Matt Light	25	40	---	---	4	69
TE Daniel Graham	18	37	---	---	14	69
G Andre Gurode	25	40	---	---	4	69
DT Kevin Williams	---	---	36	24	9	69
T Ray Willis	25	40	---	---	4	69
WR Jabar Gaffney	21	37	---	---	10	68
C Jeff Hartings	25	40	---	---	---	65
QB Chad Pennington	25	40	---	---	---	65
WR Peerless Price	24	39	---	---	---	63
CB Marcus Trufant	---	---	34	26	1	61
CB Paul Bradford	---	---	26	22	12	60
OLB Keith Brooking	---	---	35	22	1	58
CB Tony Beckham	---	---	32	24	1	57
DT Jevon Kearse	---	---	32	19	1	52
DE Andre Carter	---	---	27	24	1	52
DE Leroy Hill	---	---	30	19	1	50
S Antrel Rolle	---	---	27	16	---	43
WR Wayne Chrebet	16	26	---	---	---	42
DE James Cannida	---	---	22	17	---	39
RB Edgerrin James	6	13	---	---	14	33
FB Rock Cartwright	8	13	---	---	12	33
DT Carlos Hall	---	---	15	14	2	31
S Marlon McCree	---	---	8	9	12	29
OLB Michael Boley	---	---	15	12	1	28
RB Thomas Jones	9	16	---	---	---	25
WR Jaleel White	7	4	---	---	12	23
OLB Scott Fujita	---	---	5	4	13	22
RB Vernand Morency	10	10	---	---	---	20
DT Jermaine Haley	---	---	9	9	1	19
DE Jonathan Fanene	---	---	8	8	2	18
DE Jalen Blanchard	---	---	2	6	5	13
CB Myron Eisner	---	---	6	3	1	10
K Neil Rackers	0	0	---	---	8	8
TE Ben Hartsock	1	3	---	---	4	8
WR David Givens	4	1	---	---	1	6
TE Bryant Conway	1	1	---	---	3	5
C Jim Booker	0	0	---	---	4	4
CB Lenny Walls	---	---	1	2	---	3
QB Steven Hiller	0	0	---	---	2	2
P Alfred Saul	0	0	---	---	2	2
C Keith Miller	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Kendyl Jacox	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Sammy Williams	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB David Carr	0	0	---	---	---	0

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
S Johndale Carty	---	---	25	40	14	79
CB Randall Gay	---	---	25	40	14	79
FB Nick Goings	34	27	---	---	14	75
WR Darnerien McCants	35	28	---	---	10	73
WR Harold Burnett	30	26	---	---	14	70
DE Mike Rucker	---	---	25	40	4	69
QB Brian Griese	37	28	---	---	2	67
ILB Jay Foreman	---	---	25	40	2	67
G Wilford Brown	37	28	---	---	2	67
CB Ryan Clark	---	---	25	40	2	67
G Eric Steinbach	37	28	---	---	2	67
T Wade Hunter	37	28	---	---	2	67
C Anthony Alabi	37	28	---	---	2	67
C Chris Dishman	37	28	---	---	---	65
DE Cameron Wake	---	---	25	37	2	64
S Brock Williams	---	---	24	37	2	63
DE Calvin Pace	---	---	20	35	4	59
DE Courtney Brown	---	---	23	33	2	58
RB Frank Gore	27	24	---	---	2	53
WR Scotty Anderson	28	24	---	---	---	52
OLB Roger Gilmore	---	---	16	30	2	48
ILB Kailey Wong	---	---	14	19	13	46
CB Kris Richard	---	---	16	23	1	40
TE Jason McKie	14	7	---	---	14	35
ILB Brad Lewis	---	---	0	1	12	13
DE Tommie Harris	---	---	6	5	2	13
RB Fred Taylor	8	4	---	---	---	12
WR Troy Williamson	2	0	---	---	10	12
ILB Jalen Tatum	---	---	2	10	---	12
WR Rick McKnight	2	0	---	---	6	8
T Nathan Parks	0	0	---	---	6	6
K Phil Dawson	0	0	---	---	6	6
TE Patrick Estes	0	0	---	---	6	6
ILB Robert Wendorff	---	---	2	4	---	6
DT Cornelius Pisano	---	---	1	3	---	4
ILB Adam Seward	---	---	1	3	---	4
TE Otis Scotti	3	0	---	---	---	3
C Paul Godfrey	0	0	---	---	2	2
RB Shaun Ozment	1	0	---	---	---	1
FB Harris Stanton	1	0	---	---	---	1
P Mitch Berger	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Grey Ruegamer	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Chad Hutchison	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Reggie Diehl	0	0	---	---	---	0
CB Travis Daniels	---	---	0	0	---	0
S Jacob Padilla	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	12	2.4
Middle	16	34	2.1
Right	4	18	4.5
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	40	8.0
Middle	23	98	4.3
Right	9	38	4.2
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New York	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Chad Pennington	39	28	3	1	1	4	5	3	0

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Brian Griese	27	20	2	2	1	2	1	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	17	4.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	12	84	4.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	11	150	10.0
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	31	15.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	7	1.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	8	56	5.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	8	98	8.9
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	21	10.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New York	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Peerless Price	15	10	0	121	2	39
TE Daniel Graham	7	5	0	66	1	37
WR Jabar Gaffney	5	4	0	40	0	37
WR Wayne Chrebet	4	3	1	24	0	26
RB Edgerrin James	3	3	0	14	0	13
RB Thomas Jones	2	1	0	3	0	16
WR Jaleel White	1	0	0	0	0	4
RB Vernand Morency	1	1	0	7	0	10
TE Bryant Conway	1	1	0	7	0	1

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Scotty Anderson	7	4	0	41	0	24
WR Darnerien McCants	6	4	1	22	0	28
FB Nick Goings	4	4	0	50	1	27
WR Harold Burnett	4	3	0	31	1	26
RB Frank Gore	4	3	0	27	0	24
RB Fred Taylor	1	1	0	5	0	4
TE Jason McKie	1	1	0	6	0	7

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New York	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Thomas Jones	2	4	2.00	4.29
FB Rock Cartwright	2	2	1.00	2.67
RB Vernand Morency	2	0	0.00	2.38

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Frank Gore	8	25	3.13	3.96

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New York	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Chad Pennington	12	7	47	3.92	7.23

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Brian Griese	4	3	26	6.50	6.74

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New York	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Peerless Price	4	2	11	2.75	8.07
TE Daniel Graham	3	1	8	2.67	9.43
RB Edgerrin James	2	2	8	4.00	4.67
WR Jabar Gaffney	2	2	20	10.00	8.00
WR Wayne Chrebet	1	0	0	0.00	6.00

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Fred Taylor	1	1	5	5.00	5.00
FB Nick Goings	1	1	5	5.00	12.50
WR Scotty Anderson	1	0	0	0.00	5.86
WR Darnerien McCants	1	1	16	16.00	3.67

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New York	Rushes	Conversions
RB Thomas Jones	2	0
RB Edgerrin James	1	1
FB Rock Cartwright	1	0

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
RB Frank Gore	4	3
QB Brian Griese	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

New York	Att	Comp	Conversions
Chad Pennington	10	9	8

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Brian Griese	8	7	6

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New York	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Peerless Price	4	4	3
WR Wayne Chrebet	2	2	2
WR Jabar Gaffney	2	1	1
RB Edgerrin James	1	1	1
TE Daniel Graham	1	1	1

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Scotty Anderson	2	2	2
WR Darnerien McCants	2	2	2
RB Frank Gore	2	1	1
FB Nick Goings	1	1	1
WR Harold Burnett	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 71,000 (72,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 14,200 (15,200)
End Zone 11,000 (11,000)
Mezzanine 6,300 (6,300)
Sideline Seats 9,700 (9,700)
Club Seats 19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes 9,900 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	71,000 (72,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	14,200 (15,200)
End Zone	11,000 (11,000)
Mezzanine	6,300 (6,300)
Sideline Seats	9,700 (9,700)
Club Seats	19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes	9,900 (9,900)