Week 1, 2006

played in Green Bay, WI

69 degrees, fair, 11 mph wind

Minnesota Vikings	10	3	7	0	-	20
Green Bay Packers	7	0	3	7	-	17

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:07 MIN - Phil Dawson 45 field goal
1Q: 05:39 GBY - Ben Watson 3 pass from Tee Martin (Matt Prater extra point)
1Q: 03:31 MIN - Darnerien McCants 10 pass from Brian Griese (Phil Dawson extra point)
2Q: 14:53 MIN - Phil Dawson 49 field goal
3Q: 10:10 MIN - Brian Griese 1 run (Phil Dawson extra point)
3Q: 05:23 GBY - Matt Prater 23 field goal
4Q: 14:24 GBY - Triandos Luke 9 pass from Tee Martin (Matt Prater extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:07 MIN - Phil Dawson 45 field goal
1Q: 05:39 GBY - Ben Watson 3 pass from Tee Martin (Matt Prater extra point)
1Q: 03:31 MIN - Darnerien McCants 10 pass from Brian Griese (Phil Dawson extra point)
2Q: 14:53 MIN - Phil Dawson 49 field goal
3Q: 10:10 MIN - Brian Griese 1 run (Phil Dawson extra point)
3Q: 05:23 GBY - Matt Prater 23 field goal
4Q: 14:24 GBY - Triandos Luke 9 pass from Tee Martin (Matt Prater extra point)

Team Statistics MIN GBY
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 15 17
- by Rushing 7 5
- by Passing 8 12
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 326 317
- Offensive Plays 58 66
- Yards per Play 5.62 4.80
Net Rushing Yards 181 108
- Rushing Attempts 29 26
- Yards per Rush 6.24 4.15
Net Passing Yards 145 209
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 26 - 13 - 2 37 - 19 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 161 229
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/16 3/20
- Yards per Pass Play 5.00 5.23
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 2/2
3rd Down Conversions 2/11 3/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.1 6.3
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 6/43 4/25
Punt Returns/Yards 4/46 3/17
Kick Returns/Yards 3/70 5/75
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 2/3
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 29 OWN 32
Time of Possession 29:49 30:11

Team Statistics	MIN	GBY
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	15	17
- by Rushing	7	5
- by Passing	8	12
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	326	317
- Offensive Plays	58	66
- Yards per Play	5.62	4.80
Net Rushing Yards	181	108
- Rushing Attempts	29	26
- Yards per Rush	6.24	4.15
Net Passing Yards	145	209
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	26 - 13 - 2	37 - 19 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	161	229
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/16	3/20
- Yards per Pass Play	5.00	5.23
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	2/2
3rd Down Conversions	2/11	3/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.1	6.3
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	6/43	4/25
Punt Returns/Yards	4/46	3/17
Kick Returns/Yards	3/70	5/75
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	2/3
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 29	OWN 32
Time of Possession	29:49	30:11

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:04	1:55	OWN 36	5	15	Punt
1	10:30	1:30	OPP 33	3	5	Field Goal
1	5:28	2:08	OWN 36	3	64	Touchdown
1	2:08	2:22	OWN 38	6	30	Field Goal
2	9:39	1:00	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
2	5:23	1:23	OWN 6	3	5	Punt
2	2:26	1:15	OWN 49	3	3	Punt
3	15:00	5:02	OWN 25	9	75	Touchdown
3	7:49	0:58	OWN 16	2	-7	Interception
3	5:16	1:55	OWN 28	3	14	Fumble
4	14:14	3:34	OWN 36	5	18	Punt
4	9:44	1:09	OWN 30	3	-1	Punt
4	7:00	0:09	OWN 7	1	0	Interception
4	5:16	4:12	OWN 14	9	58	Missed FG

Green Bay Packers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:56	OWN 16	3	9	Punt
1	11:09	0:39	OWN 14	2	1	Interception
1	9:00	3:32	OWN 21	6	79	Touchdown
1	3:20	1:12	OWN 19	3	1	Punt
2	14:46	5:07	OWN 15	7	51	Punt
2	8:39	3:16	OWN 22	5	32	Punt
2	4:00	1:34	OPP 42	4	-7	Fumble
2	1:11	1:11	OWN 2	3	30	Half
3	9:58	2:09	OWN 29	3	4	Punt
3	6:51	1:35	OPP 21	4	15	Field Goal
3	3:21	4:07	OPP 42	11	42	Touchdown
4	10:40	0:56	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
4	8:35	1:35	OWN 17	4	14	Punt
4	6:51	1:35	OPP 17	3	3	Fumble
4	1:04	1:04	OWN 35	5	12	Game

Game MVP: Frank Gore, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Frank Gore	18	115	6.39	47	2	0
RB Claude Green	8	40	5.00	9	0	0
QB Brian Griese	3	26	8.67	22	1	1

Green Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Curtis Enis	12	49	4.08	18	1
RB Brandon Jacobs	7	21	3.00	12	1
FB Heath Evans	4	27	6.75	19	1
QB Tee Martin	1	5	5.00	5	0
RB Jonathan Wells	1	5	5.00	5	0
WR Triandos Luke	1	1	1.00	1	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Brian Griese	26	13	161	3/16	1	33	2	50.3

Green Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Tee Martin	37	19	229	3/20	2	47	1	77.4

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Darnerien McCants	3	9	44	14.67	3	30	1
WR Harold Burnett	3	5	32	10.67	2	14	0
FB Nick Goings	2	5	16	8.00	0	12	0
WR Scotty Anderson	2	4	46	23.00	19	33	0
RB Frank Gore	2	2	14	7.00	0	11	0
RB Claude Green	1	1	9	9.00	0	9	0

Green Bay	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Triandos Luke	4	9	29	7.25	7	14	1
WR Johnnie Morton	3	5	45	15.00	0	22	0
FB Heath Evans	3	4	17	5.67	7	12	0
WR Evan Toomer	2	2	56	28.00	44	47	0
WR Eric Crouch	2	2	35	17.50	1	25	0
TE Ben Watson	2	5	14	7.00	0	11	1
RB Curtis Enis	1	1	18	18.00	15	18	0
WR Justin McCareins	1	3	5	5.00	0	5	0
TE Trent Smith	1	3	10	10.00	4	10	0
RB Brandon Jacobs	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
FB Justin Green	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Jay Foreman	1	0	0.00	0

Green Bay	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Mike Adams	2	3	1.50	0

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force
QB Brian Griese	1	0	0
S Chris Gamble	0	1	0
DT Kedrick Golston	0	1	0
CB Ryan Clark	0	0	1
DE Cameron Wake	0	0	1

Green Bay	Fumb	Recov	Force
QB Tee Martin	1	0	0
RB Brandon Jacobs	1	0	0
DT Andre Purvis	0	1	0
ILB Bart Scott	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Arturo de le Rosa	6	283	47.2	41.0	57	4

Green Bay	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Reggie Hodges	7	358	51.1	41.7	62	4

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Phil Dawson	2/3	2/3	0/0	49	2/2

Green Bay	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Matt Prater	1/1	0/0	0/0	23	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Scotty Anderson	4	46	11.5	0

Green Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Evan Toomer	3	17	5.7	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Troy Williamson	3	70	23.3	0

Green Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Cedric Griffin	5	75	15.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Ryan Clark	11	2	0.0	26	40
ILB Jay Foreman	5	2	0.0	26	40
ILB Jalen Tatum	5	2	0.0	24	29
CB Randall Gay	5	0	0.0	22	31
DE Cameron Wake	4	1	1.0	26	39
CB Greg Blue	4	3	0.0	24	32
DE Tommie Harris	3	0	1.0	20	24
DE Stephen Tulloch	2	3	0.0	12	25
CB Ricky Manning	2	1	0.0	13	21
S Brock Williams	2	0	0.0	13	19
DE Calvin Pace	1	0	0.5	26	40
DE Mike Rucker	1	1	0.0	26	40
WR Harold Burnett	1	0	---	---	---
S Chris Gamble	1	0	0.0	9	18
RB Claude Green	1	0	---	---	---
DT Kedrick Golston	0	1	0.5	0	4
CB Artrell Hawkins	0	1	0.0	12	22
OLB Roger Gilmore	0	1	0.0	0	2

Green Bay	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Mike Adams	6	2	0.0	28	28
DT Andre Purvis	5	2	0.5	29	23
DE Dewayne Robertson	4	1	1.0	27	20
CB Ike Taylor	4	2	0.0	15	24
ILB Karon Riley	4	0	0.0	18	5
OLB Clint Kreiwaldt	3	1	0.0	18	6
OLB Adalius Thomas	3	1	0.0	16	26
ILB Bart Scott	3	1	0.0	11	25
OLB Omar Gaither	3	0	0.0	17	12
DE John Abraham	2	2	0.5	26	20
CB Walt Harris	2	1	0.0	26	21
DE Domata Peko	2	0	0.0	9	21
DE Brandon Whiting	1	0	1.0	5	11
TE Ben Watson	1	0	---	---	---
DT Darrell Russell	0	1	0.0	15	11
S O.J. Antogwe	0	1	0.0	29	29

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Cameron Wake	1.0	1	0	39
DE Tommie Harris	1.0	0	0	24
DE Calvin Pace	0.5	1	1	40
DT Kedrick Golston	0.5	0	0	4
DE Mike Rucker	0.0	0	1	40

Green Bay	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Brandon Whiting	1.0	0	1	11
DE Dewayne Robertson	1.0	0	1	20
DT Andre Purvis	0.5	0	1	23
DE John Abraham	0.5	0	0	20
DE Domata Peko	0.0	1	0	21
CB Brant Kohberger	0.0	0	1	11

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Ryan Clark	5	2	0	40
ILB Jay Foreman	3	1	1	40
CB Randall Gay	3	0	0	31
CB Greg Blue	2	2	0	32
DE Cameron Wake	2	1	0	39
CB Ricky Manning	1	1	0	21
DE Mike Rucker	1	0	0	40
S Chris Gamble	1	0	0	18
ILB Jalen Tatum	1	0	0	29

Green Bay	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Ike Taylor	3	0	0	24
S Mike Adams	2	1	2	28
OLB Omar Gaither	2	0	0	12
ILB Bart Scott	1	1	0	25
CB Walt Harris	1	0	0	21
DT Andre Purvis	1	0	0	23
OLB Adalius Thomas	1	0	0	26
ILB Karon Riley	1	0	0	5
DE Dewayne Robertson	1	0	0	20

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Wilford Brown	4	9	29	1	29
C Chris Dishman	2	7	29	0	29
G Eric Steinbach	2	4	29	1	29
FB Nick Goings	1	4	28	0	29
TE Patrick Estes	1	1	13	0	4
T Adam Snyder	0	1	29	1	29
T Chris Colmer	0	1	29	0	29

Green Bay	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Montrae Holland	3	5	26	1	40
G LeCharles Bentley	3	5	26	0	40
T George Foster	2	4	26	0	40
C Melvin Fowler	1	5	26	1	40
T Jonathan Ogden	1	4	26	0	40
FB Justin Green	1	1	3	0	3
FB Heath Evans	0	1	8	0	7
RB Curtis Enis	0	0	14	1	21

Special Teams Tackles

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Darnerien McCants	3	25
Joe Klopfenstein	2	25
Nick Goings	1	25
Chris Gamble	1	17
Harris Stanton	1	8

Green Bay	Tackles	STPlays
Heath Evans	3	23
Jonathan Wells	2	17
Omar Gaither	1	25
Dewayne Robertson	1	11

Participation

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
FB Nick Goings	28	29	---	---	25	82
WR Darnerien McCants	28	29	---	---	25	82
CB Randall Gay	---	---	22	31	17	70
DE Mike Rucker	---	---	26	40	1	67
ILB Jay Foreman	---	---	26	40	1	67
G Wilford Brown	29	29	---	---	9	67
CB Ryan Clark	---	---	26	40	1	67
G Eric Steinbach	29	29	---	---	9	67
DE Calvin Pace	---	---	26	40	1	67
WR Harold Burnett	29	29	---	---	9	67
T Adam Snyder	29	29	---	---	9	67
T Chris Colmer	29	29	---	---	9	67
DE Cameron Wake	---	---	26	39	1	66
CB Greg Blue	---	---	24	32	7	63
QB Brian Griese	29	29	---	---	3	61
DE Stephen Tulloch	---	---	12	25	23	60
C Chris Dishman	29	29	---	---	---	58
ILB Jalen Tatum	---	---	24	29	---	53
DE Tommie Harris	---	---	20	24	7	51
WR Scotty Anderson	12	25	---	---	7	44
S Chris Gamble	---	---	9	18	17	44
RB Frank Gore	20	21	---	---	---	41
CB Artrell Hawkins	---	---	12	22	1	35
CB Ricky Manning	---	---	13	21	1	35
S Brock Williams	---	---	13	19	---	32
TE Joe Klopfenstein	0	0	---	---	25	25
RB Claude Green	9	8	---	---	5	22
DE Ron Warner	---	---	6	7	7	20
TE Patrick Estes	13	4	---	---	---	17
WR Troy Williamson	1	0	---	---	15	16
ILB Brad Lewis	---	---	1	1	11	13
C Paul Godfrey	0	0	---	---	9	9
K Phil Dawson	0	0	---	---	8	8
FB Harris Stanton	0	0	---	---	8	8
TE Brian Jennings	3	0	---	---	4	7
ILB Adam Seward	---	---	0	6	---	6
P Arturo de le Rosa	0	0	---	---	6	6
DT Kedrick Golston	---	---	0	4	1	5
WR Rick McKnight	0	0	---	---	4	4
OLB Roger Gilmore	---	---	0	2	---	2
RB Donovan Blanco	1	0	---	---	---	1
WR Marques Hagans	1	0	---	---	---	1
QB Patrick Ramsey	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Wade Hunter	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Todd Herremans	0	0	---	---	---	0
DT Jalen Kennison	---	---	0	0	---	0

Green Bay	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
T Jonathan Ogden	26	40	---	---	8	74
G LeCharles Bentley	26	40	---	---	8	74
G Montrae Holland	26	40	---	---	8	74
T George Foster	26	40	---	---	8	74
S Mike Adams	---	---	28	28	17	73
QB Tee Martin	26	40	---	---	---	66
C Melvin Fowler	26	40	---	---	---	66
TE Ben Watson	23	38	---	---	---	61
S O.J. Antogwe	---	---	29	29	3	61
DE Dewayne Robertson	---	---	27	20	11	58
WR Johnnie Morton	15	27	---	---	15	57
OLB Omar Gaither	---	---	17	12	25	54
DT Andre Purvis	---	---	29	23	1	53
WR Triandos Luke	20	32	---	---	---	52
ILB Bart Scott	---	---	11	25	14	50
WR Eric Crouch	21	27	---	---	---	48
CB Walt Harris	---	---	26	21	---	47
DE John Abraham	---	---	26	20	---	46
OLB Adalius Thomas	---	---	16	26	3	45
CB Ike Taylor	---	---	15	24	3	42
DE Domata Peko	---	---	9	21	9	39
FB Heath Evans	8	7	---	---	23	38
CB Cedric Griffin	---	---	12	14	11	37
RB Curtis Enis	14	21	---	---	---	35
CB Brant Kohberger	---	---	16	11	8	35
CB Mike McKenzie	---	---	1	10	18	29
FB Justin Green	3	3	---	---	23	29
DT Darrell Russell	---	---	15	11	2	28
DE Brandon Whiting	---	---	5	11	9	25
RB Brandon Jacobs	8	13	---	---	4	25
OLB Clint Kreiwaldt	---	---	18	6	---	24
TE Trent Smith	11	13	---	---	---	24
ILB Karon Riley	---	---	18	5	---	23
RB Jonathan Wells	1	5	---	---	17	23
WR Evan Toomer	0	4	---	---	16	20
WR Justin McCareins	5	7	---	---	---	12
C Tre Fuller	0	0	---	---	8	8
P Reggie Hodges	0	0	---	---	8	8
K Matt Prater	0	0	---	---	5	5
TE Cam Cleeland	1	3	---	---	---	4
S Omar Lowe	---	---	1	2	1	4
C Al Johnson	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Scott Mruckowski	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Justin Geisinger	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Charlie Whitehurst	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Marcus McNeill	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	23	7.7
Middle	15	100	6.7
Right	11	58	5.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	10	1.3
Middle	13	68	5.2
Right	5	30	6.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Brian Griese	26	13	2	3	1	2	4	0	2

Green Bay	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Tee Martin	37	19	3	3	2	7	2	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	6	40	4.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	6	91	6.5
Long (19+ Yds)	1	1	30	30.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	4	15	2.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	9	119	7.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	4	48	6.0
Long (19+ Yds)	6	2	47	7.8

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Darnerien McCants	9	3	0	44	1	29
FB Nick Goings	5	2	0	16	0	29
WR Harold Burnett	5	3	1	32	0	29
WR Scotty Anderson	4	2	0	46	1	25
RB Frank Gore	2	2	0	14	0	21
RB Claude Green	1	1	0	9	0	8

Green Bay	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Triandos Luke	9	4	0	29	0	32
WR Johnnie Morton	5	3	0	45	1	27
TE Ben Watson	5	2	1	14	0	38
FB Heath Evans	4	3	1	17	0	7
WR Justin McCareins	3	1	0	5	0	7
TE Trent Smith	3	1	0	10	0	13
WR Evan Toomer	2	2	0	56	1	4
WR Eric Crouch	2	2	0	35	1	27
RB Curtis Enis	1	1	0	18	0	21
RB Brandon Jacobs	1	0	0	0	0	13
FB Justin Green	1	0	0	0	0	3

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Frank Gore	2	3	1.50	6.39
QB Brian Griese	1	1	1.00	8.67

Green Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Curtis Enis	1	4	4.00	4.08
QB Tee Martin	1	5	5.00	5.00
FB Heath Evans	1	1	1.00	6.75
RB Brandon Jacobs	1	-1	-1.00	3.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Brian Griese	1	1	10	10.00	6.19

Green Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Tee Martin	5	3	17	3.40	6.19

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Darnerien McCants	1	1	10	10.00	4.89

Green Bay	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Justin McCareins	2	1	5	2.50	1.67
TE Ben Watson	2	1	3	1.50	2.80
WR Triandos Luke	1	1	9	9.00	3.22

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
QB Brian Griese	1	1

Green Bay	Rushes	Conversions
RB Brandon Jacobs	3	1
FB Heath Evans	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Brian Griese	8	2	1

Green Bay	Att	Comp	Conversions
Tee Martin	10	3	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Darnerien McCants	4	1	1
WR Harold Burnett	2	0	0
FB Nick Goings	1	0	0
RB Frank Gore	1	1	0

Green Bay	Targ	Catch	Conversions
FB Heath Evans	2	1	0
WR Justin McCareins	2	1	1
WR Triandos Luke	2	0	0
WR Johnnie Morton	1	0	0
WR Eric Crouch	1	1	1
TE Trent Smith	1	0	0
RB Brandon Jacobs	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 67,200 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,600 (21,400)
End Zone 14,900 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,600 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 13,400 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	67,200 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,600 (21,400)
End Zone	14,900 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,600 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	13,400 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (3,300)