Week 14, 2008

played in Tennessee, TX

63 degrees, fair, 7 mph wind

Minnesota Vikings	3	14	7	0	-	24
Tennessee Oilers	7	3	0	7	-	17

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:11 TEN - Chester Taylor 1 run (Robbie Gould extra point)
1Q: 00:42 MIN - Phil Dawson 22 field goal
2Q: 15:00 MIN - Kedrick Golston 12 fumble return (Phil Dawson extra point)
2Q: 09:46 TEN - Robbie Gould 48 field goal
2Q: 04:23 MIN - Brandon Jackson 6 run (Phil Dawson extra point)
3Q: 09:03 MIN - Darnerien McCants 1 pass from Brian Griese (Phil Dawson extra point)
4Q: 01:53 TEN - Chester Taylor 12 pass from Donovan McNabb (Robbie Gould extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:11 TEN - Chester Taylor 1 run (Robbie Gould extra point)
1Q: 00:42 MIN - Phil Dawson 22 field goal
2Q: 15:00 MIN - Kedrick Golston 12 fumble return (Phil Dawson extra point)
2Q: 09:46 TEN - Robbie Gould 48 field goal
2Q: 04:23 MIN - Brandon Jackson 6 run (Phil Dawson extra point)
3Q: 09:03 MIN - Darnerien McCants 1 pass from Brian Griese (Phil Dawson extra point)
4Q: 01:53 TEN - Chester Taylor 12 pass from Donovan McNabb (Robbie Gould extra point)

Team Statistics MIN TEN
Record 10-3 4-9
First Downs 23 16
- by Rushing 8 5
- by Passing 13 10
- by Penalty 2 1
Total Net Yards 329 255
- Offensive Plays 67 54
- Yards per Play 4.91 4.72
Net Rushing Yards 108 67
- Rushing Attempts 33 17
- Yards per Rush 3.27 3.94
Net Passing Yards 221 188
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 33 - 23 - 0 36 - 25 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 226 193
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/5 1/5
- Yards per Pass Play 6.50 5.08
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 7/15 6/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.1 7.8
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 11/77 5/39
Punt Returns/Yards 1/13 3/13
Kick Returns/Yards 2/35 4/102
Interception Ret./Yards 1/29 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 25 OWN 26
Time of Possession 35:00 25:00

Team Statistics	MIN	TEN
Record	10-3	4-9
First Downs	23	16
- by Rushing	8	5
- by Passing	13	10
- by Penalty	2	1
Total Net Yards	329	255
- Offensive Plays	67	54
- Yards per Play	4.91	4.72
Net Rushing Yards	108	67
- Rushing Attempts	33	17
- Yards per Rush	3.27	3.94
Net Passing Yards	221	188
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	33 - 23 - 0	36 - 25 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	226	193
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/5	1/5
- Yards per Pass Play	6.50	5.08
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	7/15	6/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.1	7.8
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	11/77	5/39
Punt Returns/Yards	1/13	3/13
Kick Returns/Yards	2/35	4/102
Interception Ret./Yards	1/29	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 25	OWN 26
Time of Possession	35:00	25:00

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:32	2:17	OWN 5	6	17	Punt
1	6:02	5:26	OWN 25	10	70	Field Goal
2	9:41	5:29	OWN 20	11	80	Touchdown
2	2:53	1:42	OWN 37	3	6	Punt
3	15:00	6:07	OWN 19	11	81	Touchdown
3	6:34	6:39	OWN 9	12	46	Punt
4	11:43	1:52	OWN 6	3	9	Punt
4	6:39	3:11	OWN 20	5	3	Punt
4	1:44	0:38	OWN 25	3	0	Punt
4	0:55	0:55	OPP 10	3	-3	Game

Tennessee Oilers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:28	OWN 42	3	8	Punt
1	10:15	4:13	OWN 31	8	69	Touchdown
1	0:36	0:49	OWN 14	2	-2	Fumble
2	14:47	5:06	OWN 25	9	44	Field Goal
2	4:12	1:19	OWN 32	3	-1	Punt
2	1:11	1:11	OWN 8	4	36	Half
3	8:53	2:19	OWN 39	3	-1	Punt
4	14:55	3:12	OWN 20	6	9	Punt
4	9:51	3:12	OWN 36	6	29	Punt
4	3:28	1:44	OWN 16	10	84	Touchdown
4	1:06	0:11	OWN 27	1	0	Interception

Game MVP: Brian Griese, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Brandon Jackson	22	61	2.77	12	1	1
QB Brian Griese	7	17	2.43	10	1	0
RB Frank Gore	4	30	7.50	15	1	0

Tennessee	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Chester Taylor	13	40	3.08	16	1	1
QB Donovan McNabb	2	20	10.00	14	1	0
RB Kevin Smith	2	7	3.50	4	0	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Brian Griese	33	23	226	1/5	1	21	0	98.8

Tennessee	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Donovan McNabb	36	25	193	1/5	1	35	1	80.0

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Adrian Arrington	8	11	83	10.38	27	20	0
WR Stevie Johnson	7	11	75	10.71	19	21	0
WR Darnerien McCants	4	6	32	8.00	10	12	1
TE Patrick Estes	2	2	25	12.50	3	13	0
RB Frank Gore	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	0
RB Brandon Jackson	1	1	7	7.00	0	7	0
WR Harold Burnett	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Tennessee	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Dwayne Bowe	6	6	67	11.17	28	21	0
RB Chester Taylor	5	7	17	3.40	13	12	1
TE Heath Miller	5	7	43	8.60	8	14	0
TE Joe Delaney	3	4	7	2.33	0	6	0
RB Kevin Smith	3	3	8	2.67	1	6	0
WR Greg Jennings	2	2	16	8.00	0	13	0
FB Mike Tolbert	1	1	35	35.00	34	35	0
WR DeSean Jackson	0	6	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Ryan Clark	1	29	29.00	0

Tennessee	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
WR Adrian Arrington	1	0	0	0
DT Kedrick Golston	0	1	0	1
WR Darnerien McCants	0	1	0	0
DE Cameron Wake	0	0	1	0

Tennessee	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
QB Donovan McNabb	1	0	0	0
CB Deltha O'Neal	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Amir Cochrane	6	302	50.3	44.8	57	2

Tennessee	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Miles Fredrickson	5	235	47.0	40.4	65	3

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Phil Dawson	1/1	0/0	0/0	22	3/3

Tennessee	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Robbie Gould	1/1	1/1	0/0	48	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Orlando Scandrick	1	13	13.0	0

Tennessee	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Eric Wright	3	13	4.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Nicholas Conley	2	35	17.5	0

Tennessee	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Eric Wright	3	59	19.7	0
Kelvin Hayden	1	43	43.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Ryan Clark	9	0	0.0	17	37
CB Travis Daniels	7	0	0.0	16	36
ILB Jay Foreman	5	2	0.0	17	37
ILB Rufus Alexander	5	1	0.0	10	20
CB Axel Batchelor	3	0	0.0	8	24
DE Cameron Wake	2	2	1.0	10	22
S LaRon Landry	2	1	0.0	17	36
DE Calvin Pace	2	0	0.0	17	37
CB Greg Blue	2	0	0.0	17	30
ILB Jalen Tatum	1	2	0.0	15	30
DT Kedrick Golston	1	1	0.0	8	23
DE Mike Rucker	1	0	0.0	17	37

Tennessee	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Jason Babin	8	2	1.0	33	34
OLB Nick Roach	8	1	0.0	32	32
CB Thomas DeCoud	5	0	0.0	32	32
CB Eric Wright	4	2	0.0	33	32
CB Deltha O'Neal	3	2	0.0	33	34
OLB Ray Edwards	3	2	0.0	32	30
ILB Pisa Tinoisamoa	3	1	0.0	18	6
S Pat Watkins	3	1	0.0	19	8
DE Quinn Pitcock	3	1	0.0	12	8
DT Aubrayo Franklin	3	0	0.0	10	7
S Axel Geddes	3	0	0.0	15	28
CB Kelvin Hayden	2	1	0.0	14	23
S Ifeanyi Ohalete	2	0	0.0	1	2
ILB Will Herring	1	3	0.0	16	31
DE Haloti Ngata	1	2	0.0	11	19
WR Greg Jennings	1	0	---	---	---
DE Shaun Phillips	0	2	0.0	6	6
DE Dashawn Pierce	0	1	0.0	24	23

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Cameron Wake	1.0	0	3	22
DE Mike Rucker	0.0	2	1	37
DT Kedrick Golston	0.0	1	0	23

Tennessee	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Jason Babin	1.0	0	0	34
DE Jay Richardson	0.0	2	0	9
DT Aubrayo Franklin	0.0	1	0	7
DE Shaun Phillips	0.0	1	0	6
DE Dashawn Pierce	0.0	1	0	23
OLB Ray Edwards	0.0	1	0	30
DE Haloti Ngata	0.0	0	1	19

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Ryan Clark	6	0	1	37
CB Travis Daniels	5	0	0	36
ILB Jay Foreman	4	0	0	37
ILB Rufus Alexander	4	0	0	20
CB Axel Batchelor	3	0	0	24
CB Greg Blue	2	0	0	30
S LaRon Landry	1	1	0	36

Tennessee	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Jason Babin	5	1	34
S Axel Geddes	3	1	28
CB Deltha O'Neal	3	0	34
CB Thomas DeCoud	3	0	32
CB Eric Wright	2	2	32
OLB Nick Roach	2	0	32
S Ifeanyi Ohalete	1	0	2
CB Kelvin Hayden	1	0	23
DE Haloti Ngata	1	0	19
S Pat Watkins	1	0	8
ILB Will Herring	1	0	31

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Robert Berry	5	8	33	0	34
G Wilford Brown	2	5	33	0	34
TE Patrick Estes	2	4	30	0	31
T King Dunlap	1	5	33	1	34
T Terrance Pennington	1	2	33	0	34
G Eric Steinbach	0	4	33	0	34

Tennessee	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Jonathan Goodwin	2	3	0	17	0	37
G Brian Waters	1	4	0	17	0	37
G Seth Wand	1	3	0	17	0	37
T Sean Locklear	1	3	0	17	0	37
TE Heath Miller	0	1	1	16	0	32
T Dustin Fry	0	1	0	17	1	37

Special Teams Tackles

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Greg Blue	3	20
Troy Williamson	2	15
Calvin Pace	1	15
Craig Davis	1	8

Tennessee	Tackles	STPlays
Chester Taylor	1	15
Haloti Ngata	1	9
Ted Short	1	5

Participation

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Wilford Brown	33	34	---	---	7	74
T Terrance Pennington	33	34	---	---	7	74
DE Calvin Pace	---	---	17	37	15	69
QB Brian Griese	33	34	---	---	1	68
G Eric Steinbach	33	34	---	---	---	67
C Robert Berry	33	34	---	---	---	67
CB Greg Blue	---	---	17	30	20	67
T King Dunlap	33	34	---	---	---	67
WR Stevie Johnson	30	34	---	---	---	64
TE Patrick Estes	30	31	---	---	---	61
WR Adrian Arrington	29	32	---	---	---	61
DE Mike Rucker	---	---	17	37	1	55
ILB Jay Foreman	---	---	17	37	1	55
CB Ryan Clark	---	---	17	37	1	55
S LaRon Landry	---	---	17	36	1	54
CB Travis Daniels	---	---	16	36	1	53
ILB Rufus Alexander	---	---	10	20	21	51
ILB Jalen Tatum	---	---	15	30	2	47
WR Darnerien McCants	15	24	---	---	6	45
DE Cameron Wake	---	---	10	22	9	41
RB Brandon Jackson	25	16	---	---	---	41
CB Axel Batchelor	---	---	8	24	6	38
RB Frank Gore	5	8	---	---	21	34
ILB Robert Wendorff	---	---	8	16	9	33
DT Kedrick Golston	---	---	8	23	1	32
TE Joe Klopfenstein	6	2	---	---	21	29
FB Harris Stanton	12	6	---	---	6	24
WR Harold Burnett	2	7	---	---	14	23
DE Gaines Adams	---	---	9	14	---	23
WR Troy Williamson	0	0	---	---	15	15
RB Willie Dawkins	3	8	---	---	---	11
WR Craig Davis	1	1	---	---	8	10
S Samuel Gaylor	---	---	1	8	1	10
TE T.J. Williams	7	1	---	---	---	8
C Paul Godfrey	0	0	---	---	7	7
T Adam Snyder	0	0	---	---	7	7
G Quinn Ojinnaka	0	0	---	---	7	7
K Phil Dawson	0	0	---	---	6	6
P Amir Cochrane	0	0	---	---	6	6
DT Quentin Groves	---	---	0	0	5	5
CB Orlando Scandrick	---	---	0	0	5	5
S Nicholas Conley	---	---	0	0	4	4
DE Kristopher Heilman	---	---	0	0	---	0
QB Ronnie Lynch	0	0	---	---	---	0
C John Sullivan	0	0	---	---	---	0
ILB Trevor Rafter	---	---	0	0	---	0

Tennessee	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
OLB Jason Babin	---	---	33	34	11	78
CB Eric Wright	---	---	33	32	12	77
CB Deltha O'Neal	---	---	33	34	8	75
RB Chester Taylor	17	34	---	---	15	66
OLB Nick Roach	---	---	32	32	1	65
CB Thomas DeCoud	---	---	32	32	1	65
OLB Ray Edwards	---	---	32	30	1	63
G Brian Waters	17	37	---	---	6	60
G Jonathan Goodwin	17	37	---	---	6	60
G Seth Wand	17	37	---	---	6	60
T Sean Locklear	17	37	---	---	6	60
QB Donovan McNabb	17	37	---	---	---	54
T Dustin Fry	17	37	---	---	---	54
WR Greg Jennings	10	27	---	---	16	53
WR DeSean Jackson	15	37	---	---	---	52
TE Heath Miller	16	32	---	---	1	49
DE Dashawn Pierce	---	---	24	23	1	48
ILB Will Herring	---	---	16	31	---	47
S Axel Geddes	---	---	15	28	---	43
CB Kelvin Hayden	---	---	14	23	5	42
TE Joe Delaney	8	13	---	---	20	41
DE Haloti Ngata	---	---	11	19	9	39
ILB Pisa Tinoisamoa	---	---	18	6	12	36
WR Dwayne Bowe	9	24	---	---	1	34
S Pat Watkins	---	---	19	8	1	28
DT Aubrayo Franklin	---	---	10	7	6	23
CB Nic Harper	---	---	1	7	14	22
OLB Levon Peppars	---	---	17	3	1	21
DE Quinn Pitcock	---	---	12	8	1	21
OLB Lofa Tatupu	---	---	0	0	19	19
S Ifeanyi Ohalete	---	---	1	2	15	18
DE Shaun Phillips	---	---	6	6	6	18
FB Mike Tolbert	0	4	---	---	11	15
DE Jay Richardson	---	---	4	9	---	13
RB Kevin Smith	4	7	---	---	---	11
RB Ted Short	3	2	---	---	5	10
WR Kenny Moore	1	1	---	---	8	10
C Donnie Carpenter	0	0	---	---	6	6
TE Sebastian Hloupy	2	4	---	---	---	6
P Miles Fredrickson	0	0	---	---	6	6
K Robbie Gould	0	0	---	---	5	5
S James Sanders	---	---	0	0	---	0
QB Erik Ainge	0	0	---	---	---	0
WR Don Rodriguez	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Brady Osborne	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Mike McGlynn	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	37	9.3
Middle	17	47	2.8
Right	9	27	3.0
None	3	-3	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	29	5.8
Middle	8	27	3.4
Right	4	11	2.8
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Brian Griese	33	23	2	0	0	4	6	1	0

Tennessee	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Donovan McNabb	36	25	3	2	4	1	3	4	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	13	6.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	10	65	4.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	10	133	9.5
Long (19+ Yds)	1	1	15	15.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	10	8	69	6.9
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	11	46	3.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	5	58	8.3
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	20	5.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Stevie Johnson	11	7	75	1	34
WR Adrian Arrington	11	8	83	1	32
WR Darnerien McCants	6	4	32	0	24
TE Patrick Estes	2	2	25	0	31
WR Harold Burnett	1	0	0	0	7
RB Frank Gore	1	1	4	0	8
RB Brandon Jackson	1	1	7	0	16

Tennessee	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB Chester Taylor	7	5	1	17	0	34
TE Heath Miller	7	5	0	43	0	32
WR Dwayne Bowe	6	6	0	67	2	24
WR DeSean Jackson	6	0	3	0	0	37
TE Joe Delaney	4	3	0	7	0	13
RB Kevin Smith	3	3	0	8	0	7
WR Greg Jennings	2	2	0	16	0	27
FB Mike Tolbert	1	1	0	35	1	4

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Brandon Jackson	4	15	3.75	2.77
QB Brian Griese	3	-3	-1.00	2.43

Tennessee	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Chester Taylor	2	1	0.50	3.08
QB Donovan McNabb	1	6	6.00	10.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Brian Griese	5	4	22	4.40	6.85

Tennessee	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Donovan McNabb	2	1	12	6.00	5.36

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Stevie Johnson	3	2	10	3.33	6.82
WR Darnerien McCants	1	1	1	1.00	5.33
WR Adrian Arrington	1	1	11	11.00	7.55

Tennessee	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Chester Taylor	1	1	12	12.00	2.43
WR DeSean Jackson	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
QB Brian Griese	3	0
RB Brandon Jackson	1	1

Tennessee	Rushes	Conversions
RB Chester Taylor	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Brian Griese	11	7	6

Tennessee	Att	Comp	Conversions
Donovan McNabb	11	8	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Stevie Johnson	5	2	1
WR Adrian Arrington	5	4	4
WR Darnerien McCants	1	1	1

Tennessee	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Chester Taylor	4	3	1
WR Dwayne Bowe	2	2	2
WR DeSean Jackson	2	0	0
WR Greg Jennings	1	1	0
TE Joe Delaney	1	1	1
FB Mike Tolbert	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 68,400 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,700 (21,400)
End Zone 14,600 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,800 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 13,600 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	68,400 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,700 (21,400)
End Zone	14,600 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,800 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	13,600 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (3,300)