Week 6, 2006

played in St. Louis, MO

72 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

Minnesota Vikings	7	6	10	3	-	26
St. Louis Cardinals	0	3	7	0	-	10

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:05 MIN - Frank Gore 2 run (Phil Dawson extra point)
2Q: 14:06 MIN - Phil Dawson 24 field goal
2Q: 08:50 STL - Adam Vinatieri 31 field goal
2Q: 00:03 MIN - Phil Dawson 19 field goal
3Q: 09:51 MIN - Phil Dawson 34 field goal
3Q: 05:10 MIN - Harold Burnett 23 pass from Brian Griese (Phil Dawson extra point)
3Q: 01:18 STL - Artose Pinner 18 run (Adam Vinatieri extra point)
4Q: 02:15 MIN - Phil Dawson 25 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:05 MIN - Frank Gore 2 run (Phil Dawson extra point)
2Q: 14:06 MIN - Phil Dawson 24 field goal
2Q: 08:50 STL - Adam Vinatieri 31 field goal
2Q: 00:03 MIN - Phil Dawson 19 field goal
3Q: 09:51 MIN - Phil Dawson 34 field goal
3Q: 05:10 MIN - Harold Burnett 23 pass from Brian Griese (Phil Dawson extra point)
3Q: 01:18 STL - Artose Pinner 18 run (Adam Vinatieri extra point)
4Q: 02:15 MIN - Phil Dawson 25 field goal

Team Statistics MIN STL
Record 4-1 2-4
First Downs 23 16
- by Rushing 10 3
- by Passing 12 12
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 412 306
- Offensive Plays 67 55
- Yards per Play 6.15 5.56
Net Rushing Yards 167 59
- Rushing Attempts 43 17
- Yards per Rush 3.88 3.47
Net Passing Yards 245 247
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 24 - 17 - 0 38 - 23 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 245 247
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 10.21 6.50
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 7/14 5/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.2 7.8
4th Down Conversions 0/0 2/2
Penalties/Yards 7/55 6/45
Punt Returns/Yards 3/54 3/23
Kick Returns/Yards 1/21 2/48
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 5 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/4 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 30 OWN 30
Time of Possession 35:56 24:04

Team Statistics	MIN	STL
Record	4-1	2-4
First Downs	23	16
- by Rushing	10	3
- by Passing	12	12
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	412	306
- Offensive Plays	67	55
- Yards per Play	6.15	5.56
Net Rushing Yards	167	59
- Rushing Attempts	43	17
- Yards per Rush	3.88	3.47
Net Passing Yards	245	247
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	24 - 17 - 0	38 - 23 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	245	247
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	10.21	6.50
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	7/14	5/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.2	7.8
4th Down Conversions	0/0	2/2
Penalties/Yards	7/55	6/45
Punt Returns/Yards	3/54	3/23
Kick Returns/Yards	1/21	2/48
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	5	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/4	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 30	OWN 30
Time of Possession	35:56	24:04

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	6:01	OWN 25	12	75	Touchdown
1	6:42	7:44	OWN 20	14	73	Field Goal
2	8:42	1:34	OWN 25	3	4	Punt
2	4:17	4:17	OWN 37	9	61	Field Goal
3	11:49	2:06	OWN 22	5	61	Field Goal
3	7:42	2:42	OPP 48	5	48	Touchdown
3	1:01	1:17	OWN 30	3	4	Punt
4	13:04	1:58	OWN 20	4	21	Punt
4	9:50	7:41	OWN 47	12	45	Field Goal

St. Louis Cardinals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	8:59	2:17	OWN 25	5	31	Punt
2	13:58	5:16	OWN 46	11	40	Field Goal
2	7:08	2:51	OPP 42	8	12	Missed FG
3	15:00	3:11	OWN 25	5	29	Punt
3	9:43	2:01	OWN 19	3	-2	Punt
3	5:00	3:59	OWN 25	8	75	Touchdown
4	14:44	1:40	OWN 35	3	19	Interception
4	11:06	1:16	OWN 14	3	6	Punt
4	2:09	2:09	OWN 25	10	71	Fumble

Game MVP: Brian Griese, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Frank Gore	34	118	3.47	14	2	1
RB Claude Green	7	30	4.29	7	0	0
QB Brian Griese	2	19	9.50	12	1	0

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Artose Pinner	8	27	3.38	18	1	1
QB Alex Smith	4	15	3.75	11	1	0
QB Benjamin Cole	2	10	5.00	7	0	0
RB J.J. Arrington	1	3	3.00	3	0	0
RB P.J. Daniels	1	11	11.00	11	1	0
WR Brandon Williams	1	-7	-7.00	-7	0	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Brian Griese	24	17	245	0/0	1	34	0	117.5

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Alex Smith	23	13	135	0/0	0	23	0	73.6
Benjamin Cole	15	10	112	0/0	0	21	1	61.0

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Darnerien McCants	4	6	46	11.50	0	18	0
WR Harold Burnett	4	6	74	18.50	29	32	1
WR Troy Williamson	4	6	66	16.50	41	28	0
FB Nick Goings	2	3	6	3.00	0	5	0
RB Frank Gore	2	2	40	20.00	29	34	0
RB Claude Green	1	1	13	13.00	0	13	0

St. Louis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
RB Artose Pinner	7	8	32	4.57	14	8
WR Roddy White	5	7	61	12.20	35	23
WR Wes Welker	4	9	62	15.50	26	22
TE Jeremy Shockey	3	6	44	14.67	12	19
WR Brandon Williams	2	2	25	12.50	1	21
RB J.J. Arrington	1	1	20	20.00	20	20
RB P.J. Daniels	1	2	3	3.00	0	3
TE Jason Witten	0	2	0	0.00	0	0
TE Matt Balogh	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Chris Gamble	1	0	0.00	0

St. Louis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force
RB Frank Gore	1	0	0
ILB Jay Foreman	0	1	0
G Eric Steinbach	0	1	0
CB Ricky Manning	0	0	1

St. Louis	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
TE Jeremy Shockey	1	0	0	0
S Bob Sanders	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Arturo de le Rosa	3	127	42.3	34.7	50	1

St. Louis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Craig Jarrett	4	186	46.5	28.0	51	1

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Phil Dawson	4/4	0/0	0/0	34	2/2

St. Louis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Adam Vinatieri	1/2	0/1	0/0	31	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Scotty Anderson	3	54	18.0	0

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Will Blackmon	3	23	7.7	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rick McKnight	1	21	21.0	0

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Wes Welker	1	13	13.0	0
Jacques Reeves	1	35	35.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
S Brock Williams	6	2	17	38
CB Ryan Clark	4	2	17	38
DE Mike Rucker	4	1	17	38
DE Cameron Wake	4	1	17	38
CB Ricky Manning	4	0	7	22
CB Randall Gay	4	0	11	29
ILB Jay Foreman	3	2	17	38
CB Greg Blue	3	1	17	31
ILB Jalen Tatum	2	0	16	31
CB Artrell Hawkins	1	1	7	20
DT Kedrick Golston	1	1	7	17
DE Stephen Tulloch	1	1	17	36
S Chris Gamble	1	0	0	4

St. Louis	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Bob Sanders	10	1	0.0	39	23
OLB London Fletcher	9	4	0.0	43	24
OLB Hunter Hillenmeyer	9	2	0.0	41	24
DT Jamal Williams	8	2	0.0	41	20
S Leigh Bodden	6	2	0.0	41	17
CB Ashton Youboty	5	2	0.0	43	24
S Will Blackmon	5	0	0.0	17	18
DE John Henderson	2	2	0.0	39	17
TE Jeremy Shockey	2	0	---	---	---
DT Osi Umenyiora	2	0	0.0	39	15
CB Dominique Foxworth	1	1	0.0	4	9
OLB Derrick Johnson	1	0	0.0	5	3
CB Jacques Reeves	0	3	0.0	43	23
OLB Shannon Taylor	0	1	0.0	20	3
DE Jared Lemoine	0	1	0.0	6	10
DE Khari Long	0	1	0.0	38	20
DT Cornelius Pisano	0	1	0.0	5	6

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Jalen Kennison	1	0	0	5
DE Stephen Tulloch	1	0	0	36
DE Cameron Wake	0	2	1	38
ILB Jay Foreman	0	1	2	38
DE Ron Warner	0	1	0	9
DE Tommie Harris	0	1	0	23

St. Louis	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Khari Long	2	0	0	20
DE John Henderson	0	1	0	17
DE Jared Lemoine	0	1	0	10
DT Jamal Williams	0	0	1	20

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Ricky Manning	5	0	0	22
S Brock Williams	3	0	0	38
CB Randall Gay	3	0	0	29
DE Cameron Wake	2	2	0	38
CB Ryan Clark	2	1	0	38
ILB Jay Foreman	2	0	0	38
CB Greg Blue	2	0	0	31
ILB Jalen Tatum	1	2	0	31
S Chris Gamble	1	0	1	4
CB Artrell Hawkins	1	0	0	20
DE Stephen Tulloch	1	0	0	36

St. Louis	Caught	PPlay
S Will Blackmon	4	18
OLB Hunter Hillenmeyer	3	24
S Leigh Bodden	3	17
CB Ashton Youboty	3	24
OLB London Fletcher	2	24
DE John Henderson	1	17
CB Dominique Foxworth	1	9

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
G Wilford Brown	7	10	43	24
T Adam Snyder	4	11	43	24
FB Nick Goings	3	8	41	23
C Chris Dishman	2	6	43	24
G Todd Herremans	0	4	43	24
G Eric Steinbach	0	3	43	24

St. Louis	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
T Jon Jansen	1	4	17	38
T Langston Walker	1	4	17	38
G Shaun O'Hara	1	2	17	38
G Vince Manuwai	0	3	17	38
TE Matt Balogh	0	1	3	2

Special Teams Tackles

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Nick Goings	4	20
Stephen Tulloch	1	18

St. Louis	Tackles	STPlays
Jason Witten	1	18
Bob Sanders	1	14
Shaun O'Hara	1	7
Vince Manuwai	1	6

Participation

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
FB Nick Goings	41	23	---	---	20	84
WR Darnerien McCants	39	24	---	---	20	83
G Wilford Brown	43	24	---	---	7	74
G Eric Steinbach	43	24	---	---	7	74
T Adam Snyder	43	24	---	---	7	74
G Todd Herremans	43	24	---	---	7	74
QB Brian Griese	43	24	---	---	4	71
DE Stephen Tulloch	---	---	17	36	18	71
C Chris Dishman	43	24	---	---	---	67
WR Harold Burnett	34	21	---	---	9	64
DE Mike Rucker	---	---	17	38	2	57
ILB Jay Foreman	---	---	17	38	2	57
S Brock Williams	---	---	17	38	2	57
CB Ryan Clark	---	---	17	38	2	57
DE Cameron Wake	---	---	17	38	2	57
CB Randall Gay	---	---	11	29	15	55
RB Frank Gore	36	19	---	---	---	55
WR Troy Williamson	22	20	---	---	12	54
CB Greg Blue	---	---	17	31	5	53
ILB Jalen Tatum	---	---	16	31	2	49
DE Tommie Harris	---	---	14	23	5	42
CB Ricky Manning	---	---	7	22	---	29
CB Artrell Hawkins	---	---	7	20	1	28
DT Kedrick Golston	---	---	7	17	2	26
TE Patrick Estes	19	4	---	---	---	23
WR Scotty Anderson	10	6	---	---	4	20
TE Joe Klopfenstein	0	0	---	---	20	20
S Chris Gamble	---	---	0	4	14	18
DE Ron Warner	---	---	4	9	4	17
RB Claude Green	7	3	---	---	6	16
K Phil Dawson	0	0	---	---	10	10
FB Harris Stanton	0	0	---	---	10	10
TE Brian Jennings	4	0	---	---	3	7
ILB Brad Lewis	---	---	0	0	7	7
C Paul Godfrey	0	0	---	---	7	7
DT Jalen Kennison	---	---	0	5	---	5
WR Rick McKnight	0	0	---	---	3	3
P Arturo de le Rosa	0	0	---	---	3	3
OLB Roger Gilmore	---	---	1	1	---	2
WR Marques Hagans	2	0	---	---	---	2
ILB Robert Wendorff	---	---	1	0	---	1
RB Donovan Blanco	1	0	---	---	---	1
QB Patrick Ramsey	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Wade Hunter	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Chris Colmer	0	0	---	---	---	0
ILB Adam Seward	---	---	0	0	---	0

St. Louis	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
OLB Hunter Hillenmeyer	---	---	41	24	19	84
CB Jacques Reeves	---	---	43	23	14	80
S Bob Sanders	---	---	39	23	14	76
CB Ashton Youboty	---	---	43	24	7	74
OLB London Fletcher	---	---	43	24	4	71
DT Jamal Williams	---	---	41	20	5	66
DE Khari Long	---	---	38	20	5	63
G Shaun O'Hara	17	38	---	---	7	62
T Jon Jansen	17	38	---	---	6	61
G Cosey Coleman	17	38	---	---	6	61
T Langston Walker	17	38	---	---	6	61
G Vince Manuwai	17	38	---	---	6	61
S Leigh Bodden	---	---	41	17	3	61
WR Wes Welker	16	37	---	---	6	59
DE John Henderson	---	---	39	17	1	57
TE Jeremy Shockey	17	37	---	---	2	56
WR Roddy White	14	33	---	---	9	56
DT Osi Umenyiora	---	---	39	15	1	55
S Will Blackmon	---	---	17	18	12	47
RB Artose Pinner	12	29	---	---	2	43
WR Brandon Williams	7	17	---	---	14	38
QB Alex Smith	12	23	---	---	2	37
TE Tyrone Beason	7	14	---	---	16	37
TE Jason Witten	3	13	---	---	18	34
OLB Shannon Taylor	---	---	20	3	1	24
QB Benjamin Cole	5	15	---	---	---	20
DE Jared Lemoine	---	---	6	10	4	20
OLB Derrick Johnson	---	---	5	3	11	19
DE Jared Freeman	---	---	6	8	4	18
RB J.J. Arrington	1	2	---	---	14	17
CB Dominique Foxworth	---	---	4	9	3	16
DT Cornelius Pisano	---	---	5	6	3	14
RB P.J. Daniels	4	6	---	---	2	12
C L.P. Ladouceur	0	0	---	---	6	6
K Adam Vinatieri	0	0	---	---	5	5
TE Matt Balogh	3	2	---	---	---	5
P Craig Jarrett	0	0	---	---	4	4
OLB Thomas Howard	---	---	3	0	---	3
WR Jonathan Orr	1	0	---	---	---	1
C Kendall Simmons	0	0	---	---	---	0
WR Michael Clayton	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Jacob Bell	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Chris Myers	0	0	---	---	---	0
S Marviel Underwood	---	---	0	0	---	0
T Jonathan Scott	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Darryl Dole	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	21	5.3
Middle	26	81	3.1
Right	13	65	5.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	11	5.5
Middle	12	52	4.3
Right	3	-4	-1.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Brian Griese	24	17	5	3	0	0	2	1	0

St. Louis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Alex Smith	23	13	3	1	0	3	5	3	0
Benjamin Cole	15	10	2	1	0	2	0	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	74	18.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	7	5	35	5.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	6	95	9.5
Long (19+ Yds)	3	2	41	13.7

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	9	5	44	4.9
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	13	115	6.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	3	48	5.3
Long (19+ Yds)	3	2	40	13.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Darnerien McCants	6	4	46	0	24
WR Harold Burnett	6	4	74	2	21
WR Troy Williamson	6	4	66	2	20
FB Nick Goings	3	2	6	0	23
RB Frank Gore	2	2	40	1	19
RB Claude Green	1	1	13	0	3

St. Louis	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Wes Welker	9	4	62	2	37
RB Artose Pinner	8	7	32	0	29
WR Roddy White	7	5	61	1	33
TE Jeremy Shockey	6	3	44	0	37
TE Jason Witten	2	0	0	0	13
RB P.J. Daniels	2	1	3	0	6
WR Brandon Williams	2	2	25	1	17
RB J.J. Arrington	1	1	20	1	2
TE Matt Balogh	1	0	0	0	2

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Frank Gore	8	6	0.75	3.47
RB Claude Green	2	11	5.50	4.29

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Artose Pinner	1	18	18.00	3.38

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Brian Griese	4	2	20	5.00	10.21

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Alex Smith	3	0	0	0.00	5.87

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Darnerien McCants	2	1	13	6.50	7.67
FB Nick Goings	1	0	0	0.00	2.00
WR Harold Burnett	1	1	7	7.00	12.33

St. Louis	Target	Overall Avg
TE Jeremy Shockey	1	7.33
TE Jason Witten	1	0.00
WR Wes Welker	1	6.89

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
RB Frank Gore	5	1

St. Louis	Rushes	Conversions
RB Artose Pinner	1	0
QB Benjamin Cole	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Brian Griese	9	7	6

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Alex Smith	9	7	4
Benjamin Cole	2	0	0

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Darnerien McCants	3	3	2
FB Nick Goings	2	1	1
WR Harold Burnett	2	1	1
WR Troy Williamson	2	2	2

St. Louis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Artose Pinner	3	3	1
WR Roddy White	3	3	2
WR Wes Welker	2	0	0
TE Jeremy Shockey	1	1	1
TE Jason Witten	1	0	0
RB P.J. Daniels	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 63,800 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,000 (21,400)
End Zone 13,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,000 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 12,600 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,200 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	63,800 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,000 (21,400)
End Zone	13,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,000 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	12,600 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,200 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (3,300)