Exhibition Week 2, 2007

played in Cincinnati, OH

79 degrees, fair, 11 mph wind

Minnesota Vikings	0	10	3	3	-	16
Cincinnati Bengals	0	0	0	0	-	0

Scoring Summary
2Q: 01:15 MIN - Frank Gore 3 run (Phil Dawson extra point)
2Q: 00:03 MIN - Phil Dawson 49 field goal
3Q: 11:20 MIN - Phil Dawson 54 field goal
4Q: 02:05 MIN - Phil Dawson 40 field goal

Scoring Summary
2Q: 01:15 MIN - Frank Gore 3 run (Phil Dawson extra point)
2Q: 00:03 MIN - Phil Dawson 49 field goal
3Q: 11:20 MIN - Phil Dawson 54 field goal
4Q: 02:05 MIN - Phil Dawson 40 field goal

Team Statistics MIN CIN
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 16 10
- by Rushing 9 5
- by Passing 7 5
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 274 166
- Offensive Plays 62 58
- Yards per Play 4.42 2.86
Net Rushing Yards 180 88
- Rushing Attempts 36 32
- Yards per Rush 5.00 2.75
Net Passing Yards 94 78
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 24 - 12 - 1 24 - 15 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 109 90
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/15 2/12
- Yards per Pass Play 3.62 3.00
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/15 3/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.7 10.4
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 1/5 4/20
Punt Returns/Yards 6/118 1/-2
Kick Returns/Yards 0/0 3/62
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 0
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 0/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 34 OWN 27
Time of Possession 30:56 29:04

Team Statistics	MIN	CIN
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	16	10
- by Rushing	9	5
- by Passing	7	5
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	274	166
- Offensive Plays	62	58
- Yards per Play	4.42	2.86
Net Rushing Yards	180	88
- Rushing Attempts	36	32
- Yards per Rush	5.00	2.75
Net Passing Yards	94	78
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	24 - 12 - 1	24 - 15 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	109	90
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/15	2/12
- Yards per Pass Play	3.62	3.00
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/15	3/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.7	10.4
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	1/5	4/20
Punt Returns/Yards	6/118	1/-2
Kick Returns/Yards	0/0	3/62
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	0
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	0/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 34	OWN 27
Time of Possession	30:56	29:04

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:34	2:43	OWN 20	7	20	Punt
1	2:30	2:30	OWN 42	6	19	Missed FG
2	13:03	1:06	OWN 31	3	5	Punt
2	8:44	2:22	OWN 34	4	16	Punt
2	4:16	3:12	OWN 43	6	57	Touchdown
2	0:24	0:24	OPP 38	1	6	Field Goal
3	15:00	3:48	OWN 25	8	38	Field Goal
3	9:12	2:07	OWN 32	3	4	Punt
3	4:36	0:55	OWN 20	4	12	Punt
3	0:40	3:12	OWN 20	5	35	Punt
4	9:45	0:11	OWN 29	1	0	Interception
4	7:57	5:58	OWN 20	11	57	Field Goal
4	1:08	1:08	OPP 31	3	0	Game

Cincinnati Bengals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:26	OWN 30	6	33	Punt
1	7:51	5:21	OWN 7	9	26	Punt
2	15:00	1:57	OWN 46	3	-6	Punt
2	11:57	3:13	OWN 12	7	28	Punt
2	6:22	2:06	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
2	1:04	0:40	OWN 21	3	-2	Punt
3	11:12	2:00	OWN 26	3	5	Punt
3	7:05	2:29	OWN 29	5	21	Punt
3	3:41	3:01	OWN 29	6	26	Punt
4	12:28	2:43	OWN 20	6	14	Punt
4	9:34	1:37	OPP 38	3	-4	Punt
4	1:59	0:51	OWN 25	4	6	Downs

Game MVP: Frank Gore, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Frank Gore	25	114	4.56	16	3	1
RB Brandon Jackson	7	47	6.71	30	1	0
QB Duante Culpepper	3	5	1.67	6	0	0
QB Brian Griese	1	14	14.00	14	1	0

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
FB Marc Wicher	16	35	2.19	22	2
RB Marshawn Lynch	14	39	2.79	8	0
QB Kurt Warner	2	14	7.00	7	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Duante Culpepper	14	7	84	2/15	0	26	1	39.0
Brian Griese	10	5	25	0/0	0	10	0	56.3

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Kurt Warner	20	11	57	1/8	0	13	0	60.4
Tavaris Jackson	4	4	33	1/4	0	21	0	101.0

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
TE Brian Jennings	2	3	13	6.50	0	7
WR Darnerien McCants	2	4	36	18.00	5	26
WR Harold Burnett	2	5	13	6.50	1	14
RB Frank Gore	2	3	31	15.50	8	19
FB Nick Goings	1	1	1	1.00	0	1
FB Harris Stanton	1	1	8	8.00	0	8
WR Rick McKnight	1	2	4	4.00	0	4
WR Craig Davis	1	3	3	3.00	0	3
WR Le'Ron McClain	0	2	0	0.00	0	0

Cincinnati	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Reggie Wayne	4	5	38	9.50	1	21
WR Roscoe Parrish	4	6	22	5.50	4	12
TE Bo Scaife	2	4	9	4.50	0	6
WR Shaquille Brooks	2	2	6	3.00	0	5
TE Cecil Martin	1	2	6	6.00	0	6
FB Marc Wicher	1	1	6	6.00	1	6
RB Marshawn Lynch	1	2	3	3.00	0	3
WR Sloan Thomas	0	2	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Cincinnati	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB William Bartee	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
RB Frank Gore	1	0	0	0
ILB Rufus Alexander	0	1	0	0

Cincinnati	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
CB Adam Jones	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Amir Cochrane	6	272	45.3	39.0	53	2

Cincinnati	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Bobby Steinhorst	11	503	45.7	27.7	58	3

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Phil Dawson	3/4	3/4	1/2	54	1/1

Cincinnati	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Frank Gore	6	118	19.7	0

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
William Bartee	1	-2	-2.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Adam Jones	2	36	18.0	0
William Bartee	1	26	26.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Jay Foreman	9	3	0.0	32	26
DE Stephen Tulloch	7	1	0.5	32	25
DE Calvin Pace	6	2	0.5	31	25
CB Ryan Clark	6	0	0.0	32	26
DE Cameron Wake	5	0	0.0	19	11
ILB Robert Wendorff	4	2	0.0	23	21
CB Greg Blue	4	0	0.0	30	25
DE Mike Rucker	2	2	0.5	32	26
ILB Jalen Tatum	2	1	0.0	13	16
S Brock Williams	1	1	0.0	18	19
CB Alan Ball	1	1	0.0	17	18
WR Harold Burnett	1	0	---	---	---
CB Travis Daniels	1	0	0.0	16	8
S LaRon Landry	1	0	0.0	15	9
DE Kristopher Heilman	0	1	0.5	7	5

Cincinnati	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Jeb Huckeba	6	2	0.0	33	22
ILB Ryan Claridge	5	2	0.0	22	18
DT Darnell Dockett	4	2	1.0	26	18
OLB Sedric Dodge	4	2	0.0	36	24
DT Jonathan Lewis	4	2	0.0	28	21
DE Greg Ellis	3	1	0.0	22	15
S Tony George	3	1	0.0	35	26
CB Adam Jones	3	1	0.0	30	26
CB Justin Miller	3	1	0.0	22	16
DE William Joseph	2	1	1.0	29	22
CB William Bartee	2	1	0.0	23	22
S Tony Dixon	2	1	0.0	33	26
CB Marlin Jackson	2	0	0.0	16	9
DT Justin Harrell	2	0	0.0	6	5
DE Dan Cody	1	0	0.0	10	5
ILB Alfred Fincher	1	0	0.0	10	3
DT Dusty Dvoracek	1	0	0.0	7	0
DE Babatunde Oshinowo	0	1	0.0	6	8

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Stephen Tulloch	0.5	2	0	1	25
DE Mike Rucker	0.5	0	1	0	26
DE Calvin Pace	0.5	0	0	0	25
DE Kristopher Heilman	0.5	0	0	0	5
S Brock Williams	0.0	0	1	0	19
DE Cameron Wake	0.0	0	1	0	11

Cincinnati	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DE William Joseph	1.0	1	22
DT Darnell Dockett	1.0	1	18
DT Justin Harrell	0.0	2	5
DE Babatunde Oshinowo	0.0	1	8

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Ryan Clark	4	0	26
ILB Jay Foreman	3	0	26
CB Greg Blue	1	1	25
ILB Robert Wendorff	1	0	21
DE Cameron Wake	1	0	11
ILB Jalen Tatum	1	0	16
CB Travis Daniels	1	0	8
DE Stephen Tulloch	1	0	25
CB Alan Ball	1	0	18
S LaRon Landry	1	0	9
S Brock Williams	0	1	19

Cincinnati	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Ryan Claridge	3	0	0	18
CB Adam Jones	2	0	0	26
CB William Bartee	1	1	1	22
DE Greg Ellis	1	0	0	15
S Tony George	1	0	0	26
S Tony Dixon	1	0	0	26
DE William Joseph	1	0	0	22
ILB Jeb Huckeba	1	0	0	22
CB Justin Miller	1	0	0	16
CB Marlin Jackson	0	1	0	9

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Wilford Brown	3	8	0	36	0	26
C Chris Dishman	3	7	0	36	0	26
G Eric Steinbach	2	6	0	36	0	26
T Terrance Pennington	2	5	0	17	0	10
T Chris Colmer	2	2	1	26	0	20
T Adam Snyder	1	3	0	10	0	6
FB Nick Goings	0	2	0	27	0	16
C Greg Eslinger	0	1	0	19	2	16

Cincinnati	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G David Baas	2	4	20	0	11
G Drew Strojny	1	6	32	2	26
C Jeff Mitchell	1	6	32	0	26
TE Cecil Martin	1	4	20	0	16
C Taylor Whitley	0	5	32	0	26
T Max Starks	0	2	12	0	15
FB Jeremi Johnson	0	1	10	0	5
C Johnathan Crawford	0	1	12	0	15
T Kevin Boothe	0	1	20	0	11

Special Teams Tackles

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Nick Goings	1	26
Rufus Alexander	1	21
Samuel Gaylor	1	15
Axel Batchelor	1	1

Cincinnati	Tackles	STPlays
Adam Jones	4	25
Alfred Fincher	1	23
Bo Scaife	1	12

Participation

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Greg Blue	---	---	30	25	21	76
G Wilford Brown	36	26	---	---	10	72
G Eric Steinbach	36	26	---	---	10	72
FB Nick Goings	27	16	---	---	26	69
RB Frank Gore	29	26	---	---	11	66
WR Darnerien McCants	26	19	---	---	20	65
C Chris Dishman	36	26	---	---	---	62
WR Harold Burnett	31	25	---	---	5	61
DE Mike Rucker	---	---	32	26	---	58
ILB Jay Foreman	---	---	32	26	---	58
CB Ryan Clark	---	---	32	26	---	58
DE Stephen Tulloch	---	---	32	25	1	58
DE Calvin Pace	---	---	31	25	---	56
CB Alan Ball	---	---	17	18	15	50
T Chris Colmer	26	20	---	---	---	46
ILB Robert Wendorff	---	---	23	21	---	44
T Terrance Pennington	17	10	---	---	14	41
QB Duante Culpepper	22	16	---	---	---	38
S Brock Williams	---	---	18	19	---	37
DE Tommie Harris	---	---	15	10	11	36
C Greg Eslinger	19	16	---	---	---	35
DE Cameron Wake	---	---	19	11	---	30
ILB Jalen Tatum	---	---	13	16	---	29
S Samuel Gaylor	---	---	5	9	15	29
TE Joe Klopfenstein	2	0	---	---	26	28
S LaRon Landry	---	---	15	9	1	25
QB Brian Griese	14	10	---	---	---	24
CB Travis Daniels	---	---	16	8	---	24
WR Rick McKnight	11	11	---	---	1	23
DE Kristopher Heilman	---	---	7	5	11	23
RB Brandon Jackson	7	0	---	---	15	22
WR Craig Davis	13	9	---	---	---	22
ILB Rufus Alexander	---	---	0	0	21	21
TE Brian Jennings	9	10	---	---	---	19
T Adam Snyder	10	6	---	---	3	19
WR Le'Ron McClain	8	8	---	---	1	17
TE Patrick Estes	11	4	---	---	---	15
ILB Leon Marsh	---	---	0	0	12	12
CB Axel Batchelor	---	---	8	3	1	12
DT Kedrick Golston	---	---	7	4	---	11
C Paul Godfrey	0	0	---	---	10	10
P Amir Cochrane	0	0	---	---	10	10
K Phil Dawson	0	0	---	---	8	8
FB Harris Stanton	6	2	---	---	---	8
G Louie Sherman	0	0	---	---	7	7
DE Gaines Adams	---	---	0	0	---	0

Cincinnati	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Adam Jones	---	---	30	26	25	81
C Taylor Whitley	32	26	---	---	11	69
G Drew Strojny	32	26	---	---	11	69
S Tony George	---	---	35	26	4	65
OLB Sedric Dodge	---	---	36	24	4	64
S Tony Dixon	---	---	33	26	4	63
TE Bo Scaife	26	25	---	---	12	63
DE William Joseph	---	---	29	22	9	60
ILB Jeb Huckeba	---	---	33	22	5	60
CB William Bartee	---	---	23	22	14	59
WR Reggie Wayne	32	26	---	---	1	59
C Jeff Mitchell	32	26	---	---	---	58
TE Cecil Martin	20	16	---	---	22	58
DT Darnell Dockett	---	---	26	18	9	53
DT Jonathan Lewis	---	---	28	21	3	52
ILB Ryan Claridge	---	---	22	18	11	51
G David Baas	20	11	---	---	11	42
T Kevin Boothe	20	11	---	---	11	42
RB Marshawn Lynch	16	22	---	---	4	42
DE Greg Ellis	---	---	22	15	3	40
CB Justin Miller	---	---	22	16	1	39
WR Roscoe Parrish	20	18	---	---	---	38
CB Marlin Jackson	---	---	16	9	12	37
QB Kurt Warner	15	21	---	---	---	36
ILB Alfred Fincher	---	---	10	3	23	36
C Johnathan Crawford	12	15	---	---	---	27
T Max Starks	12	15	---	---	---	27
WR Shaquille Brooks	15	9	---	---	---	24
RB Ladell Betts	0	0	---	---	22	22
QB Tavaris Jackson	17	5	---	---	---	22
WR Sloan Thomas	5	5	---	---	11	21
FB Marc Wicher	16	4	---	---	1	21
DE Dan Cody	---	---	10	5	2	17
FB Jeremi Johnson	10	5	---	---	---	15
DE Babatunde Oshinowo	---	---	6	8	---	14
S Kurt Campbell	---	---	2	0	11	13
DT Justin Harrell	---	---	6	5	1	12
C Jacob Jourden	0	0	---	---	11	11
P Bobby Steinhorst	0	0	---	---	11	11
DT Dusty Dvoracek	---	---	7	0	1	8
WR Sam Hurd	0	0	---	---	4	4
K Paul Ernster	0	0	---	---	1	1
C Bob Hallen	0	0	---	---	---	0
TE Richard Angulo	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Calvin Armstrong	0	0	---	---	---	0
OLB Tim Shaw	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	25	6.3
Middle	21	78	3.7
Right	10	79	7.9
None	1	-2	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	34	6.8
Middle	15	47	3.1
Right	12	7	0.6
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Duante Culpepper	14	7	1	1	2	1	2	0	1
Brian Griese	10	5	0	1	0	1	3	0	0

Cincinnati	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Kurt Warner	20	11	0	0	2	2	3	0	0
Tavaris Jackson	4	4	1	0	0	0	0	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	6	24	2.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	5	59	5.4
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	26	13.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	1	6	3.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	10	33	2.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	3	30	3.8
Long (19+ Yds)	1	1	21	21.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Harold Burnett	5	2	1	13	0	25
WR Darnerien McCants	4	2	1	36	1	19
TE Brian Jennings	3	2	0	13	0	10
RB Frank Gore	3	2	0	31	0	26
WR Craig Davis	3	1	0	3	0	9
WR Rick McKnight	2	1	0	4	0	11
WR Le'Ron McClain	2	0	0	0	0	8
FB Nick Goings	1	1	0	1	0	16
FB Harris Stanton	1	1	0	8	0	2

Cincinnati	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Roscoe Parrish	6	4	0	22	0	18
WR Reggie Wayne	5	4	0	38	1	26
TE Bo Scaife	4	2	0	9	0	25
TE Cecil Martin	2	1	1	6	0	16
WR Sloan Thomas	2	0	1	0	0	5
WR Shaquille Brooks	2	2	0	6	0	9
RB Marshawn Lynch	2	1	0	3	0	22
FB Marc Wicher	1	1	0	6	0	4

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Frank Gore	1	3	3.00	4.56

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Cincinnati	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
QB Duante Culpepper	2	0
RB Frank Gore	2	1

Cincinnati	Rushes	Conversions
FB Marc Wicher	5	1
RB Marshawn Lynch	4	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Duante Culpepper	6	4	3
Brian Griese	5	3	1

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Conversions
Kurt Warner	5	3	1
Tavaris Jackson	1	1	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Craig Davis	3	1	0
TE Brian Jennings	2	2	1
WR Darnerien McCants	2	0	0
WR Harold Burnett	1	1	0
RB Frank Gore	1	1	1
FB Harris Stanton	1	1	1
WR Rick McKnight	1	1	1

Cincinnati	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Cecil Martin	1	1	1
WR Sloan Thomas	1	0	0
FB Marc Wicher	1	1	0
TE Bo Scaife	1	0	0
WR Roscoe Parrish	1	1	1
RB Marshawn Lynch	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 83,100 (99,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 23,900 (24,900)
End Zone 15,100 (18,000)
Mezzanine 9,000 (10,400)
Sideline Seats 11,600 (15,900)
Club Seats 16,100 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes 7,400 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	83,100 (99,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	23,900 (24,900)
End Zone	15,100 (18,000)
Mezzanine	9,000 (10,400)
Sideline Seats	11,600 (15,900)
Club Seats	16,100 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes	7,400 (9,900)