Week 6, 2009

played in St. Louis, MO

56 degrees, fair, 7 mph wind

Minnesota Vikings	7	17	7	7	-	38
St. Louis Cardinals	0	3	7	14	-	24

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:14 MIN - Marcus Thomas 26 run (Pat McAfee extra point)
2Q: 14:12 MIN - Brandon Jackson 5 run (Pat McAfee extra point)
2Q: 06:41 MIN - Brandon Jackson 4 run (Pat McAfee extra point)
2Q: 03:30 MIN - Pat McAfee 49 field goal
2Q: 00:38 STL - David Buehler 27 field goal
3Q: 09:13 STL - Donnie Avery 21 pass from Alex Smith (David Buehler extra point)
3Q: 05:25 MIN - Brandon Jackson 1 pass from Brian Griese (Pat McAfee extra point)
4Q: 15:00 STL - Artose Pinner 4 run (David Buehler extra point)
4Q: 09:06 MIN - Marcus Thomas 8 run (Pat McAfee extra point)
4Q: 05:58 STL - Jeremy Shockey 8 pass from Alex Smith (David Buehler extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:14 MIN - Marcus Thomas 26 run (Pat McAfee extra point)
2Q: 14:12 MIN - Brandon Jackson 5 run (Pat McAfee extra point)
2Q: 06:41 MIN - Brandon Jackson 4 run (Pat McAfee extra point)
2Q: 03:30 MIN - Pat McAfee 49 field goal
2Q: 00:38 STL - David Buehler 27 field goal
3Q: 09:13 STL - Donnie Avery 21 pass from Alex Smith (David Buehler extra point)
3Q: 05:25 MIN - Brandon Jackson 1 pass from Brian Griese (Pat McAfee extra point)
4Q: 15:00 STL - Artose Pinner 4 run (David Buehler extra point)
4Q: 09:06 MIN - Marcus Thomas 8 run (Pat McAfee extra point)
4Q: 05:58 STL - Jeremy Shockey 8 pass from Alex Smith (David Buehler extra point)

Team Statistics MIN STL
Record 5-0 5-1
First Downs 26 28
- by Rushing 10 10
- by Passing 16 17
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 427 420
- Offensive Plays 65 72
- Yards per Play 6.57 5.83
Net Rushing Yards 186 161
- Rushing Attempts 30 31
- Yards per Rush 6.20 5.19
Net Passing Yards 241 259
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 34 - 22 - 1 39 - 27 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 254 267
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/13 2/8
- Yards per Pass Play 6.89 6.32
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 8/12 4/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.2 8.3
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 7/60 4/50
Punt Returns/Yards 1/14 1/3
Kick Returns/Yards 1/21 4/89
Interception Ret./Yards 1/5 1/1
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 4/0 3/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 33 OWN 23
Time of Possession 30:14 29:46

Team Statistics	MIN	STL
Record	5-0	5-1
First Downs	26	28
- by Rushing	10	10
- by Passing	16	17
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	427	420
- Offensive Plays	65	72
- Yards per Play	6.57	5.83
Net Rushing Yards	186	161
- Rushing Attempts	30	31
- Yards per Rush	6.20	5.19
Net Passing Yards	241	259
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	34 - 22 - 1	39 - 27 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	254	267
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/13	2/8
- Yards per Pass Play	6.89	6.32
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	8/12	4/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.2	8.3
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	7/60	4/50
Punt Returns/Yards	1/14	1/3
Kick Returns/Yards	1/21	4/89
Interception Ret./Yards	1/5	1/1
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	4/0	3/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 33	OWN 23
Time of Possession	30:14	29:46

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:04	OWN 25	7	25	Punt
1	8:11	1:29	OWN 35	4	9	Punt
1	4:46	0:50	OPP 29	2	29	Touchdown
1	1:59	2:54	OWN 35	8	65	Touchdown
2	11:30	4:55	OWN 26	9	74	Touchdown
2	5:34	2:09	OPP 48	5	16	Field Goal
2	0:32	0:32	OWN 25	2	11	Half
3	8:58	3:44	OWN 25	8	75	Touchdown
4	14:53	5:55	OWN 21	13	79	Touchdown
4	5:50	2:25	OWN 27	4	16	Interception
4	1:55	0:41	OWN 26	3	3	Punt

St. Louis Cardinals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:56	2:45	OWN 1	5	18	Punt
1	6:42	1:56	OWN 6	3	7	Punt
1	3:56	1:57	OWN 33	3	3	Punt
2	14:05	2:35	OWN 23	3	8	Punt
2	6:35	1:01	OWN 27	3	13	Interception
2	3:25	2:53	OWN 25	11	65	Field Goal
3	15:00	6:02	OWN 25	15	75	Touchdown
3	5:14	5:21	OWN 25	13	75	Touchdown
4	8:58	3:08	OWN 26	9	74	Touchdown
4	3:25	1:30	OWN 47	6	27	Downs
4	1:14	1:14	OWN 25	5	25	Game

Game MVP: Alex Smith, St. Louis Cardinals

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Brandon Jackson	12	80	6.67	59	2	2
RB Marcus Thomas	7	51	7.29	26	1	2
QB Brian Griese	5	37	7.40	12	1	0
RB Willie Dawkins	4	15	3.75	7	0	0
FB Harris Stanton	2	3	1.50	2	0	0

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
QB Alex Smith	17	95	5.59	13	6	0
RB Artose Pinner	12	55	4.58	22	1	1
RB Cedric Peerman	1	13	13.00	13	1	0
WR Percy Harvin	1	-2	-2.00	-2	0	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Brian Griese	34	22	254	1/13	1	35	1	84.7

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Alex Smith	39	27	267	2/8	2	21	1	94.7

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Stevie Johnson	7	10	115	16.43	31	35	0
WR Adrian Arrington	6	8	57	9.50	10	15	0
WR Darnerien McCants	3	6	39	13.00	25	27	0
RB Willie Dawkins	2	2	15	7.50	7	10	0
RB Brandon Jackson	2	3	6	3.00	4	5	1
TE Patrick Estes	1	3	12	12.00	0	12	0
TE Bear Pascoe	1	2	10	10.00	0	10	0

St. Louis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Artose Pinner	7	7	56	8.00	29	17	0
WR Donnie Avery	6	10	88	14.67	38	21	1
WR Percy Harvin	5	6	64	12.80	5	17	0
TE Jeremy Shockey	4	4	21	5.25	1	8	1
WR Michael Clayton	3	7	37	12.33	2	19	0
FB Jerome Felton	1	1	-4	-4.00	0	-4	0
RB Cedric Peerman	1	3	5	5.00	0	5	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Jay Foreman	1	5	5.00	0

St. Louis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Leigh Bodden	1	1	1.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

St. Louis	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Amir Cochrane	3	148	49.3	48.3	50	2

St. Louis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Cooper Hobgood	4	148	37.0	33.5	46	0

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Pat McAfee	1/1	1/1	0/0	49	5/5

St. Louis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
David Buehler	1/1	0/0	0/0	27	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Johnny Knox	1	14	14.0	0

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Michael Clayton	1	3	3.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Nicholas Conley	1	21	21.0	0

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Don Poole	4	89	22.3	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DE Stephen Tulloch	8	4	1.0	31	41
ILB Jay Foreman	8	0	0.0	31	41
ILB Robert Wendorff	6	2	0.0	16	12
CB Ryan Clark	5	1	0.0	31	41
CB Axel Batchelor	4	2	0.0	30	36
CB Greg Blue	4	0	0.0	31	37
DE Mike Rucker	3	1	1.0	30	39
S Samuel Gaylor	3	3	0.0	31	41
DT Quentin Groves	3	1	0.0	29	38
ILB Jalen Tatum	3	0	0.0	29	34
DT Kedrick Golston	2	1	0.0	15	15
S Nicholas Conley	2	0	0.0	3	13
CB Arnold Parrish	1	6	0.0	11	24
DE Gaines Adams	1	1	0.0	18	28
WR Adrian Arrington	1	0	---	---	---
CB Jaylen Vaughn	1	0	0.0	3	8

St. Louis	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Leigh Bodden	9	2	0.0	29	35
ILB Corey Hall	6	3	0.0	28	34
DT Mike Patterson	6	2	0.0	30	35
CB Ashton Youboty	6	1	0.0	30	35
DE Keith Jackson	3	2	0.5	22	21
DT Osi Umenyiora	3	0	0.5	13	16
OLB Thomas Howard	3	1	0.0	22	19
OLB Hunter Hillenmeyer	3	0	0.0	29	34
CB Don Poole	3	0	0.0	13	28
CB Dominique Foxworth	2	0	0.0	28	35
ILB Glen Starks	1	1	0.0	5	2
DT Marco Mularkey	1	1	0.0	18	19
CB Ed Reed	1	0	0.0	6	4
WR Michael Clayton	1	0	---	---	---
CB Brandon Flowers	1	0	0.0	24	25

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Mike Rucker	1.0	1	2	39
DE Stephen Tulloch	1.0	1	1	41
DT Quentin Groves	0.0	2	0	38
DT Kedrick Golston	0.0	1	0	15
DE Gaines Adams	0.0	1	0	28

St. Louis	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DT Osi Umenyiora	0.5	0	16
DE Keith Jackson	0.5	0	21
ILB Corey Hall	0.0	1	34
CB Don Poole	0.0	1	28
DT Marco Mularkey	0.0	1	19

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Jay Foreman	5	0	1	41
DE Stephen Tulloch	4	2	0	41
CB Ryan Clark	3	0	0	41
CB Axel Batchelor	3	0	0	36
S Samuel Gaylor	3	0	0	41
DE Mike Rucker	2	0	0	39
S Nicholas Conley	2	0	0	13
CB Arnold Parrish	1	1	0	24
ILB Robert Wendorff	1	0	0	12
ILB Jalen Tatum	1	0	0	34
CB Greg Blue	1	0	0	37
DT Quentin Groves	1	0	0	38
CB Jaylen Vaughn	0	1	0	8

St. Louis	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Leigh Bodden	6	0	1	35
CB Ashton Youboty	5	3	0	35
ILB Corey Hall	5	0	0	34
OLB Thomas Howard	2	0	0	19
CB Dominique Foxworth	1	1	0	35
CB Don Poole	1	1	0	28
CB Ed Reed	1	0	0	4
ILB Glen Starks	1	0	0	2
CB Brandon Flowers	0	1	0	25

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Wilford Brown	3	9	30	0	35
T King Dunlap	2	4	30	0	35
G Eric Steinbach	1	5	30	1	35
FB Harris Stanton	1	3	11	0	5
C Robert Berry	1	2	30	0	35
T Terrance Pennington	1	2	30	0	35
TE Bear Pascoe	0	1	7	0	4

St. Louis	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Vince Manuwai	4	4	31	0	41
T Steve Vallos	3	7	31	0	41
T Langston Walker	0	7	31	0	41
FB Jerome Felton	0	2	10	0	5
G Shaun O'Hara	0	1	31	1	41
G Tyler Polumbus	0	1	31	0	41
RB Artose Pinner	0	0	24	1	31

Special Teams Tackles

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Hines Ward	1	20
Joe Klopfenstein	1	20
Stevie Johnson	1	12
Axel Batchelor	1	11
Harris Stanton	1	8

St. Louis	Tackles	STPlays
Jonathan Orr	2	19

Participation

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
DE Stephen Tulloch	---	---	31	41	20	92
CB Ryan Clark	---	---	31	41	17	89
CB Greg Blue	---	---	31	37	20	88
CB Axel Batchelor	---	---	30	36	11	77
ILB Jay Foreman	---	---	31	41	1	73
S Samuel Gaylor	---	---	31	41	1	73
WR Stevie Johnson	26	35	---	---	12	73
DE Mike Rucker	---	---	30	39	1	70
T Terrance Pennington	30	35	---	---	4	69
DT Quentin Groves	---	---	29	38	1	68
QB Brian Griese	30	35	---	---	1	66
G Wilford Brown	30	35	---	---	---	65
G Eric Steinbach	30	35	---	---	---	65
C Robert Berry	30	35	---	---	---	65
T King Dunlap	30	35	---	---	---	65
ILB Jalen Tatum	---	---	29	34	1	64
WR Adrian Arrington	26	33	---	---	---	59
WR Darnerien McCants	14	29	---	---	12	55
TE Patrick Estes	24	28	---	---	1	53
DE Gaines Adams	---	---	18	28	5	51
CB Arnold Parrish	---	---	11	24	1	36
DT Kedrick Golston	---	---	15	15	---	30
TE Joe Klopfenstein	5	4	---	---	20	29
ILB Robert Wendorff	---	---	16	12	---	28
RB Marcus Thomas	11	15	---	---	---	26
TE T.J. Williams	4	1	---	---	20	25
RB Brandon Jackson	16	9	---	---	---	25
FB Harris Stanton	11	5	---	---	8	24
WR Hines Ward	2	1	---	---	20	23
S Nicholas Conley	---	---	3	13	6	22
TE Bear Pascoe	7	4	---	---	4	15
RB Willie Dawkins	4	10	---	---	---	14
CB Jaylen Vaughn	---	---	3	8	---	11
ILB Rufus Alexander	---	---	0	1	9	10
DE Kristopher Heilman	---	---	2	2	4	8
K Pat McAfee	0	0	---	---	8	8
WR Johnny Knox	0	1	---	---	4	5
C Paul Godfrey	0	0	---	---	4	4
T Adam Snyder	0	0	---	---	4	4
G Tito Gaddis	0	0	---	---	4	4
G R.J. Born	0	0	---	---	4	4
P Amir Cochrane	0	0	---	---	3	3
QB Chad Pennington	0	0	---	---	---	0
OLB Akin Ayodele	---	---	0	0	---	0
C John Sullivan	0	0	---	---	---	0
ILB Caleb Fox	---	---	0	0	---	0

St. Louis	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
WR Michael Clayton	27	37	---	---	16	80
T Langston Walker	31	41	---	---	5	77
G Vince Manuwai	31	41	---	---	5	77
T Steve Vallos	31	41	---	---	5	77
G Tyler Polumbus	31	41	---	---	5	77
G Shaun O'Hara	31	41	---	---	---	72
RB Artose Pinner	24	31	---	---	17	72
QB Alex Smith	31	41	---	---	---	72
TE Jeremy Shockey	29	39	---	---	2	70
WR Donnie Avery	27	36	---	---	5	68
DT Mike Patterson	---	---	30	35	1	66
CB Ashton Youboty	---	---	30	35	1	66
OLB Hunter Hillenmeyer	---	---	29	34	2	65
S Leigh Bodden	---	---	29	35	1	65
CB Dominique Foxworth	---	---	28	35	1	64
ILB Corey Hall	---	---	28	34	1	63
CB Brandon Flowers	---	---	24	25	9	58
DE John Henderson	---	---	24	26	1	51
WR Percy Harvin	20	31	---	---	---	51
CB Don Poole	---	---	13	28	8	49
DE Keith Jackson	---	---	22	21	---	43
OLB Thomas Howard	---	---	22	19	1	42
DT Marco Mularkey	---	---	18	19	4	41
DT Osi Umenyiora	---	---	13	16	---	29
CB Ed Reed	---	---	6	4	15	25
WR Jonathan Orr	0	5	---	---	19	24
TE Jason Witten	1	2	---	---	18	21
TE Tyrone Beason	9	11	---	---	---	20
OLB Dustin Farley	---	---	2	0	18	20
S Bob Sanders	---	---	2	0	15	17
ILB Glen Starks	---	---	5	2	10	17
FB Jerome Felton	10	5	---	---	2	17
S Will Blackmon	---	---	2	9	4	15
RB Cedric Peerman	7	7	---	---	---	14
FB Mike Goodson	0	0	---	---	14	14
DT Aaron Maybin	---	---	3	8	3	14
WR Mike Thomas	0	1	---	---	7	8
K David Buehler	0	0	---	---	6	6
C John Weeks	0	0	---	---	5	5
P Cooper Hobgood	0	0	---	---	5	5
RB P.J. Daniels	1	0	---	---	---	1
G Cosey Coleman	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Glen Campbell	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Jonathan Scott	0	0	---	---	---	0
RB Reagan Maiui'a	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Max Unger	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	-2	-1.0
Middle	23	114	5.0
Right	5	74	14.8
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	10	5.0
Middle	22	142	6.5
Right	7	9	1.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Brian Griese	34	22	2	1	1	6	3	0	1

St. Louis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Alex Smith	39	27	1	0	0	4	6	3	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	32	16.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	11	102	7.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	19	9	120	6.3
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	5	14	2.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	14	142	8.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	8	111	8.5
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Stevie Johnson	10	7	0	115	1	35
WR Adrian Arrington	8	6	0	57	0	33
WR Darnerien McCants	6	3	1	39	1	29
TE Patrick Estes	3	1	0	12	0	28
RB Brandon Jackson	3	2	0	6	0	9
RB Willie Dawkins	2	2	0	15	0	10
TE Bear Pascoe	2	1	0	10	0	4

St. Louis	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Donnie Avery	10	6	88	1	36
RB Artose Pinner	7	7	56	0	31
WR Michael Clayton	7	3	37	0	37
WR Percy Harvin	6	5	64	0	31
TE Jeremy Shockey	4	4	21	0	39
RB Cedric Peerman	3	1	5	0	7
FB Jerome Felton	1	1	-4	0	5

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Brandon Jackson	4	10	2.50	6.67
QB Brian Griese	1	7	7.00	7.40
FB Harris Stanton	1	1	1.00	1.50
RB Willie Dawkins	1	7	7.00	3.75
RB Marcus Thomas	1	8	8.00	7.29

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Artose Pinner	1	4	4.00	4.58
QB Alex Smith	1	0	0.00	5.59
WR Percy Harvin	1	-2	-2.00	-2.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Brian Griese	7	4	34	4.86	7.47

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Alex Smith	4	3	28	7.00	6.85

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Adrian Arrington	2	1	13	6.50	7.13
TE Bear Pascoe	2	1	10	5.00	5.00
TE Patrick Estes	1	0	0	0.00	4.00
RB Willie Dawkins	1	1	10	10.00	7.50
RB Brandon Jackson	1	1	1	1.00	2.00

St. Louis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Jeremy Shockey	2	2	15	7.50	5.25
WR Donnie Avery	1	1	13	13.00	8.80
RB Cedric Peerman	1	0	0	0.00	1.67

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
RB Willie Dawkins	1	0
RB Brandon Jackson	1	1

St. Louis	Rushes	Conversions
QB Alex Smith	3	1
RB Artose Pinner	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Brian Griese	10	9	7

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Alex Smith	7	6	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Stevie Johnson	3	2	1
WR Darnerien McCants	2	2	2
RB Willie Dawkins	2	2	1
WR Adrian Arrington	2	2	2
RB Brandon Jackson	1	1	1

St. Louis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Donnie Avery	5	4	3
RB Artose Pinner	2	2	0

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

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