Front Office Championship, 2009

played in Baton Rouge, LA

73 degrees, rain, 4 mph wind

Minnesota Vikings	7	0	7	10	-	24
New Jersey Jets	3	10	7	7	-	27

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:57 MIN - Marcus Thomas 5 run (Pat McAfee extra point)
1Q: 01:06 NJY - Taylor Melhaff 31 field goal
2Q: 04:13 NJY - Cory Boyd 7 run (Taylor Melhaff extra point)
2Q: 00:03 NJY - Taylor Melhaff 53 field goal
3Q: 10:24 MIN - Stevie Johnson 3 pass from Brian Griese (Pat McAfee extra point)
3Q: 10:16 NJY - Dexter Jackson 94 kickoff return (Taylor Melhaff extra point)
4Q: 14:17 NJY - Cory Boyd 49 run (Taylor Melhaff extra point)
4Q: 07:47 MIN - Pat McAfee 31 field goal
4Q: 00:42 MIN - Willie Dawkins 7 run (Pat McAfee extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:57 MIN - Marcus Thomas 5 run (Pat McAfee extra point)
1Q: 01:06 NJY - Taylor Melhaff 31 field goal
2Q: 04:13 NJY - Cory Boyd 7 run (Taylor Melhaff extra point)
2Q: 00:03 NJY - Taylor Melhaff 53 field goal
3Q: 10:24 MIN - Stevie Johnson 3 pass from Brian Griese (Pat McAfee extra point)
3Q: 10:16 NJY - Dexter Jackson 94 kickoff return (Taylor Melhaff extra point)
4Q: 14:17 NJY - Cory Boyd 49 run (Taylor Melhaff extra point)
4Q: 07:47 MIN - Pat McAfee 31 field goal
4Q: 00:42 MIN - Willie Dawkins 7 run (Pat McAfee extra point)

Team Statistics MIN NJY
Record 16-3 14-6
First Downs 23 22
- by Rushing 7 6
- by Passing 14 13
- by Penalty 2 3
Total Net Yards 366 326
- Offensive Plays 60 68
- Yards per Play 6.10 4.79
Net Rushing Yards 106 134
- Rushing Attempts 23 30
- Yards per Rush 4.61 4.47
Net Passing Yards 260 192
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 36 - 22 - 1 35 - 22 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 263 206
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/3 3/14
- Yards per Pass Play 7.03 5.05
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/11 9/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.1 6.8
4th Down Conversions 1/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 9/59 8/63
Punt Returns/Yards 1/7 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 2/42 3/134
Interception Ret./Yards 1/28 1/25
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/1 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 26 OWN 28
Time of Possession 27:02 32:58

Team Statistics	MIN	NJY
Record	16-3	14-6
First Downs	23	22
- by Rushing	7	6
- by Passing	14	13
- by Penalty	2	3
Total Net Yards	366	326
- Offensive Plays	60	68
- Yards per Play	6.10	4.79
Net Rushing Yards	106	134
- Rushing Attempts	23	30
- Yards per Rush	4.61	4.47
Net Passing Yards	260	192
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	36 - 22 - 1	35 - 22 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	263	206
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/3	3/14
- Yards per Pass Play	7.03	5.05
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/11	9/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.1	6.8
4th Down Conversions	1/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	9/59	8/63
Punt Returns/Yards	1/7	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	2/42	3/134
Interception Ret./Yards	1/28	1/25
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/1	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 26	OWN 28
Time of Possession	27:02	32:58

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:09	OWN 25	9	75	Touchdown
1	1:01	1:14	OWN 25	3	46	Interception
2	13:38	1:56	OWN 20	7	42	Punt
2	4:07	1:23	OWN 35	3	-3	Punt
3	11:00	0:44	OPP 20	4	20	Touchdown
3	10:02	2:06	OWN 6	3	5	Punt
3	6:33	3:31	OWN 9	7	25	Punt
4	14:00	6:18	OWN 23	11	63	Field Goal
4	4:44	4:10	OWN 15	14	85	Touchdown

New Jersey Jets
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:51	8:50	OWN 9	17	77	Field Goal
2	14:47	1:09	OWN 48	3	-4	Punt
2	11:42	7:35	OWN 20	16	80	Touchdown
2	2:44	2:44	OWN 10	10	54	Field Goal
3	15:00	4:00	OWN 22	7	23	Interception
3	7:56	1:23	50	3	5	Punt
3	3:02	4:02	OWN 20	8	80	Touchdown
4	7:42	2:58	OWN 31	3	3	Punt
4	0:34	0:34	50	1	-1	Game

Game MVP: Cory Boyd, New Jersey Jets

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Brandon Jackson	12	56	4.67	14	2	0
QB Brian Griese	6	32	5.33	10	1	0
RB Marcus Thomas	3	9	3.00	6	0	1
RB Willie Dawkins	2	9	4.50	7	0	1

New Jersey	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Cory Boyd	22	110	5.00	49	1	2
RB Felix Jones	5	10	2.00	6	0	0
QB Ben Roethlisberger	3	14	4.67	8	0	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Brian Griese	36	22	263	1/3	1	35	1	81.1

New Jersey	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ben Roethlisberger	35	22	206	3/14	0	21	1	67.1

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Stevie Johnson	11	16	120	10.91	34	35	1
WR Adrian Arrington	5	8	53	10.60	13	31	0
WR Harold Burnett	4	7	59	14.75	23	20	0
TE Patrick Estes	2	3	31	15.50	4	16	0
TE T.J. Williams	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Marcus Thomas	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

New Jersey	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Dez White	6	9	63	10.50	16	20
TE Jacob Tamme	5	9	38	7.60	5	14
WR Steve Smith Sr.	4	9	30	7.50	0	12
TE Zach Miller	3	3	40	13.33	10	21
WR Freddie Brown	3	4	30	10.00	1	13
WR Devin Thomas	1	1	5	5.00	0	5

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Ryan Clark	1	28	28.00	0

New Jersey	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Ryan Mundy	1	25	25.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

New Jersey	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Amir Cochrane	4	195	48.8	38.8	66	1

New Jersey	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Thomas Morstead	3	140	46.7	37.7	56	1

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Pat McAfee	1/1	0/0	0/0	31	3/3

New Jersey	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Taylor Melhaff	2/2	1/1	1/1	53	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Johnny Knox	1	7	7.0	0

New Jersey	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Nicholas Conley	2	42	21.0	0

New Jersey	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dexter Jackson	3	134	44.7	1

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Jay Foreman	8	0	0.0	30	38
OLB Akin Ayodele	6	1	0.5	23	20
CB Greg Blue	6	2	0.0	30	38
DE Mike Rucker	5	1	1.0	27	35
DT Quentin Groves	4	0	1.5	27	34
CB Ryan Clark	4	3	0.0	30	38
S Samuel Gaylor	4	3	0.0	30	38
ILB Robert Wendorff	4	1	0.0	23	20
CB Arnold Parrish	4	0	0.0	27	37
CB Jaylen Vaughn	2	3	0.0	8	18
DE Calvin Pace	2	1	0.0	10	18
ILB Rufus Alexander	1	1	0.0	7	18
WR Harold Burnett	1	0	---	---	---
DT Kedrick Golston	1	0	0.0	21	20
CB Axel Batchelor	1	0	0.0	2	1
ILB Jalen Tatum	0	1	0.0	29	37

New Jersey	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Courtney Watson	7	0	0.0	23	35
DT Paul Soliai	6	0	0.0	20	31
DE Ray McDonald	5	0	0.5	23	35
S Ryan Mundy	5	2	0.0	23	37
OLB Reggie Torbor	4	3	0.0	23	37
ILB Rob Meier	3	2	0.5	23	37
CB Trumaine McBride	3	3	0.0	23	37
CB Glover Quin	3	2	0.0	23	37
CB Pat Lee	3	0	0.0	11	33
S Jimmy Williams	2	0	0.0	23	37
DT Kyle Williams	1	2	0.0	23	35
ILB Kroy Biermann	1	2	0.0	12	4
WR Steve Smith Sr.	1	0	---	---	---

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Quentin Groves	1.5	1	0	0	34
DE Mike Rucker	1.0	0	1	0	35
OLB Akin Ayodele	0.5	0	0	0	20
S Samuel Gaylor	0.0	1	0	0	38
ILB Jalen Tatum	0.0	0	2	0	37
DE Calvin Pace	0.0	0	1	0	18
DT Kedrick Golston	0.0	0	1	0	20
ILB Jay Foreman	0.0	0	0	1	38

New Jersey	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Ray McDonald	0.5	0	2	2	35
ILB Rob Meier	0.5	0	1	1	37
DT Paul Soliai	0.0	1	1	1	31
DE Monty Pittard	0.0	1	0	0	6
OLB Courtney Watson	0.0	0	1	0	35

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Greg Blue	5	1	0	38
ILB Jay Foreman	3	1	0	38
S Samuel Gaylor	3	1	0	38
CB Arnold Parrish	3	1	0	37
CB Ryan Clark	2	0	1	38
OLB Akin Ayodele	2	0	0	20
CB Jaylen Vaughn	2	0	0	18
ILB Robert Wendorff	1	0	0	20
ILB Rufus Alexander	1	0	0	18

New Jersey	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Courtney Watson	6	1	0	35
S Ryan Mundy	3	1	1	37
CB Trumaine McBride	3	1	0	37
CB Pat Lee	3	0	0	33
OLB Reggie Torbor	2	1	0	37
S Jimmy Williams	2	0	0	37
DT Paul Soliai	2	0	0	31
CB Glover Quin	1	0	0	37

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Terrance Pennington	3	4	23	0	37
G Eric Steinbach	2	3	23	0	37
G Wilford Brown	1	4	23	0	37
C Robert Berry	1	4	23	0	37
FB Harris Stanton	1	2	11	0	4
T King Dunlap	0	2	23	0	37
TE Patrick Estes	0	0	16	1	31

New Jersey	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Erik Pears	4	10	0	30	1	38
C Ryan Pontbraind	2	6	0	30	0	38
T Allen Barbre	1	5	1	30	0	38
T Mike Williams	0	4	0	30	1	38
TE Jacob Tamme	0	1	0	30	0	37
TE Zach Miller	0	1	0	18	0	16
C Dave Yovanovits	0	0	0	22	1	31

Special Teams Tackles

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Rufus Alexander	1	19
Joe Klopfenstein	1	17

New Jersey	Tackles	STPlays
Pat Lee	3	17

Participation

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Greg Blue	---	---	30	38	19	87
ILB Jay Foreman	---	---	30	38	2	70
CB Ryan Clark	---	---	30	38	2	70
S Samuel Gaylor	---	---	30	38	2	70
WR Stevie Johnson	22	37	---	---	10	69
ILB Jalen Tatum	---	---	29	37	2	68
CB Arnold Parrish	---	---	27	37	2	66
G Wilford Brown	23	37	---	---	5	65
T Terrance Pennington	23	37	---	---	5	65
DE Mike Rucker	---	---	27	35	2	64
DT Quentin Groves	---	---	27	34	2	63
QB Brian Griese	23	37	---	---	1	61
G Eric Steinbach	23	37	---	---	---	60
C Robert Berry	23	37	---	---	---	60
T King Dunlap	23	37	---	---	---	60
WR Adrian Arrington	21	36	---	---	---	57
WR Harold Burnett	9	35	---	---	10	54
TE Patrick Estes	16	31	---	---	1	48
ILB Robert Wendorff	---	---	23	20	3	46
ILB Rufus Alexander	---	---	7	18	19	44
OLB Akin Ayodele	---	---	23	20	---	43
DE Calvin Pace	---	---	10	18	15	43
DT Kedrick Golston	---	---	21	20	---	41
CB Jaylen Vaughn	---	---	8	18	5	31
RB Marcus Thomas	7	22	---	---	---	29
TE Joe Klopfenstein	5	1	---	---	17	23
WR Hines Ward	2	2	---	---	18	22
FB Harris Stanton	11	4	---	---	7	22
RB Brandon Jackson	13	6	---	---	---	19
RB Darren Sproles	0	0	---	---	18	18
DE Gaines Adams	---	---	4	7	3	14
DE Kristopher Heilman	---	---	2	0	11	13
RB Willie Dawkins	3	8	---	---	---	11
TE T.J. Williams	2	1	---	---	4	7
S Nicholas Conley	---	---	0	1	5	6
TE Bear Pascoe	4	2	---	---	---	6
K Pat McAfee	0	0	---	---	6	6
C Paul Godfrey	0	0	---	---	5	5
T Adam Snyder	0	0	---	---	5	5
G Quinn Ojinnaka	0	0	---	---	5	5
CB Axel Batchelor	---	---	2	1	2	5
P Amir Cochrane	0	0	---	---	4	4
WR Johnny Knox	0	0	---	---	3	3
QB Chad Pennington	0	0	---	---	---	0
C John Sullivan	0	0	---	---	---	0
ILB Caleb Fox	---	---	0	0	---	0

New Jersey	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
OLB Reggie Torbor	---	---	23	37	18	78
CB Trumaine McBride	---	---	23	37	15	75
T Mike Williams	30	38	---	---	5	73
G Erik Pears	30	38	---	---	5	73
WR Steve Smith Sr.	30	38	---	---	2	70
CB Glover Quin	---	---	23	37	9	69
C Ryan Pontbraind	30	38	---	---	---	68
QB Ben Roethlisberger	30	38	---	---	---	68
T Allen Barbre	30	38	---	---	---	68
TE Jacob Tamme	30	37	---	---	---	67
DE Ray McDonald	---	---	23	35	8	66
ILB Rob Meier	---	---	23	37	5	65
S Ryan Mundy	---	---	23	37	5	65
RB Cory Boyd	24	30	---	---	10	64
DT Kyle Williams	---	---	23	35	5	63
S Jimmy Williams	---	---	23	37	1	61
CB Pat Lee	---	---	11	33	17	61
WR Dez White	21	31	---	---	7	59
OLB Courtney Watson	---	---	23	35	1	59
C Dave Yovanovits	22	31	---	---	---	53
DT Paul Soliai	---	---	20	31	1	52
TE Zach Miller	18	16	---	---	18	52
FB Jalen Gallier	8	8	---	---	19	35
ILB Kroy Biermann	---	---	12	4	10	26
WR Freddie Brown	7	15	---	---	---	22
RB Felix Jones	6	8	---	---	6	20
TE Miles Myers	5	2	---	---	10	17
WR Devin Thomas	1	4	---	---	11	16
G Willie Colon	8	7	---	---	---	15
DE Monty Pittard	---	---	3	6	---	9
K Taylor Melhaff	0	0	---	---	7	7
WR Dexter Jackson	0	1	---	---	5	6
G Gabriel Rose	0	0	---	---	5	5
C Pedro Nunley	0	0	---	---	5	5
G Jermey Parnell	0	0	---	---	5	5
P Thomas Morstead	0	0	---	---	3	3
CB David Macklin	---	---	0	2	---	2
OLB Stanford Kegler	---	---	0	2	---	2
QB Daryl Strong	0	0	---	---	2	2
DE Ricky Jean-Francois	---	---	0	2	---	2
OLB Malik Forbes	---	---	0	0	---	0
TE Darrel Young	0	0	---	---	---	0
WR Quinten Lawrence	0	0	---	---	---	0
WR Juaquin Iglesias	0	0	---	---	---	0
DE Nick Reed	---	---	0	0	---	0
S DeAndre Wright	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	7	3.5
Middle	15	76	5.1
Right	6	23	3.8
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	23	3.3
Middle	14	106	7.6
Right	8	6	0.8
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Brian Griese	36	22	3	1	1	4	5	4	1

New Jersey	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ben Roethlisberger	35	22	2	0	1	4	5	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	1	17	5.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	7	34	3.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	20	13	198	9.9
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	14	7.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	1	0.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	11	81	4.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	9	124	9.5
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Stevie Johnson	16	11	0	120	1	37
WR Adrian Arrington	8	5	0	53	1	36
WR Harold Burnett	7	4	0	59	1	35
TE Patrick Estes	3	2	1	31	0	31
TE T.J. Williams	1	0	0	0	0	1
RB Marcus Thomas	1	0	0	0	0	22

New Jersey	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Dez White	9	6	0	63	1	31
WR Steve Smith Sr.	9	4	0	30	0	38
TE Jacob Tamme	9	5	1	38	0	37
WR Freddie Brown	4	3	0	30	0	15
TE Zach Miller	3	3	0	40	1	16
WR Devin Thomas	1	1	0	5	0	4

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Willie Dawkins	2	9	4.50	4.50
RB Brandon Jackson	2	5	2.50	4.67
RB Marcus Thomas	1	5	5.00	3.00

New Jersey	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Cory Boyd	1	7	7.00	5.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Brian Griese	7	4	31	4.43	7.31

New Jersey	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ben Roethlisberger	4	1	6	1.50	5.89

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Stevie Johnson	4	1	3	0.75	7.50
WR Adrian Arrington	2	2	11	5.50	6.63
WR Harold Burnett	1	1	17	17.00	8.43

New Jersey	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Dez White	1	0	0	0.00	7.00
WR Steve Smith Sr.	1	0	0	0.00	3.33
TE Jacob Tamme	1	0	0	0.00	4.22
TE Zach Miller	1	1	6	6.00	13.33

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
QB Brian Griese	1	0
RB Willie Dawkins	1	1
RB Marcus Thomas	1	1

New Jersey	Rushes	Conversions
RB Cory Boyd	3	2

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Brian Griese	8	5	3

New Jersey	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ben Roethlisberger	10	7	7

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Stevie Johnson	5	3	2
WR Harold Burnett	1	1	1
TE Patrick Estes	1	0	0
WR Adrian Arrington	1	1	0

New Jersey	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Jacob Tamme	3	1	1
WR Dez White	2	2	2
WR Steve Smith Sr.	2	1	1
WR Freddie Brown	2	2	2
TE Zach Miller	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 63,600 (63,600 capacity)
Upper Deck 22,200 (22,200)
End Zone 16,000 (16,000)
Mezzanine 9,200 (9,200)
Sideline Seats 14,100 (14,100)
Luxury Boxes 2,100 (2,100)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	63,600 (63,600 capacity)
Upper Deck	22,200 (22,200)
End Zone	16,000 (16,000)
Mezzanine	9,200 (9,200)
Sideline Seats	14,100 (14,100)
Luxury Boxes	2,100 (2,100)