Week 8, 2010

played in Minnesota, MN

37 degrees, fair, calm

Washington Skins	3	3	8	3	-	17
Minnesota Vikings	7	10	7	0	-	24

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:11 MIN - Stevie Johnson 2 pass from Brian Griese (Phil Dawson extra point)
1Q: 03:42 WAS - Cole Ford 35 field goal
2Q: 07:04 MIN - Stevie Johnson 7 pass from Brian Griese (Phil Dawson extra point)
2Q: 01:46 MIN - Phil Dawson 47 field goal
2Q: 00:15 WAS - Cole Ford 52 field goal
3Q: 11:23 MIN - Brandon Jackson 11 pass from Brian Griese (Phil Dawson extra point)
3Q: 01:18 WAS - Darrius Heyward-Bey 14 pass from Aaron Rodgers (Aaron Rodgers pass to Mewelde Moore for conversion)
4Q: 01:10 WAS - Cole Ford 19 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:11 MIN - Stevie Johnson 2 pass from Brian Griese (Phil Dawson extra point)
1Q: 03:42 WAS - Cole Ford 35 field goal
2Q: 07:04 MIN - Stevie Johnson 7 pass from Brian Griese (Phil Dawson extra point)
2Q: 01:46 MIN - Phil Dawson 47 field goal
2Q: 00:15 WAS - Cole Ford 52 field goal
3Q: 11:23 MIN - Brandon Jackson 11 pass from Brian Griese (Phil Dawson extra point)
3Q: 01:18 WAS - Darrius Heyward-Bey 14 pass from Aaron Rodgers (Aaron Rodgers pass to Mewelde Moore for conversion)
4Q: 01:10 WAS - Cole Ford 19 field goal

Team Statistics WAS MIN
Record 4-3 4-3
First Downs 23 21
- by Rushing 5 8
- by Passing 18 11
- by Penalty 0 2
Total Net Yards 420 316
- Offensive Plays 71 53
- Yards per Play 5.92 5.96
Net Rushing Yards 147 150
- Rushing Attempts 24 29
- Yards per Rush 6.13 5.17
Net Passing Yards 273 166
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 45 - 33 - 1 24 - 15 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 281 166
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/8 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 5.81 6.92
Fumbles/Lost 3/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 7/14 4/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.1 6.9
4th Down Conversions 1/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 7/45 4/25
Punt Returns/Yards 2/7 1/9
Kick Returns/Yards 4/98 2/55
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 1/1 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/2 3/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 21 OWN 30
Time of Possession 34:04 25:56

Team Statistics	WAS	MIN
Record	4-3	4-3
First Downs	23	21
- by Rushing	5	8
- by Passing	18	11
- by Penalty	0	2
Total Net Yards	420	316
- Offensive Plays	71	53
- Yards per Play	5.92	5.96
Net Rushing Yards	147	150
- Rushing Attempts	24	29
- Yards per Rush	6.13	5.17
Net Passing Yards	273	166
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	45 - 33 - 1	24 - 15 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	281	166
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/8	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	5.81	6.92
Fumbles/Lost	3/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	7/14	4/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.1	6.9
4th Down Conversions	1/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	7/45	4/25
Punt Returns/Yards	2/7	1/9
Kick Returns/Yards	4/98	2/55
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	1/1	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/2	3/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 21	OWN 30
Time of Possession	34:04	25:56

Drive Charts

Washington Skins
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:14	OWN 27	3	28	Fumble
1	9:00	5:25	OWN 25	10	57	Field Goal
1	1:34	4:44	OWN 6	8	33	Punt
2	6:54	2:35	OWN 16	5	16	Punt
2	1:41	1:31	OWN 38	6	27	Field Goal
3	11:13	3:34	OWN 28	5	29	Interception
3	5:11	4:00	OWN 28	8	72	Touchdown
4	14:02	6:48	OWN 4	12	56	Punt
4	4:42	3:38	OWN 21	14	77	Field Goal

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:46	3:46	OWN 45	7	55	Touchdown
1	3:35	2:01	OWN 46	3	4	Punt
2	11:50	4:56	OWN 18	10	82	Touchdown
2	4:19	2:38	OWN 28	7	42	Field Goal
2	0:10	0:10	OWN 32	1	8	Half
3	15:00	3:47	OWN 33	8	67	Touchdown
3	7:39	2:28	OWN 11	5	13	Punt
3	1:11	2:09	OWN 25	5	35	Punt
4	7:14	2:32	OWN 20	4	11	Punt
4	1:04	1:04	OPP 49	3	4	Game

Game MVP: Brian Griese, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Washington	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Mewelde Moore	13	62	4.77	16	1
QB Aaron Rodgers	7	50	7.14	10	1
RB Steven Jackson	4	35	8.75	26	1

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Brandon Jackson	16	71	4.44	16	2
QB Brian Griese	12	69	5.75	13	3
RB Marcus Thomas	1	10	10.00	10	1

Passing Statistics

Washington	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Aaron Rodgers	45	33	281	2/8	1	28	1	87.3

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Brian Griese	24	15	166	0/0	3	24	0	122.5

Receiving Statistics

Washington	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE David Thomas	9	14	87	9.67	31	23	0
RB Mewelde Moore	7	8	32	4.57	15	11	0
WR Carlton Mitchell	4	5	40	10.00	0	18	0
RB Steven Jackson	3	4	13	4.33	2	8	0
WR Chansi Stuckey	3	5	21	7.00	10	15	0
WR Darrius Heyward-Bey	3	5	43	14.33	7	15	1
WR Andre Caldwell	2	2	39	19.50	12	28	0
TE Jason McKie	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
WR Austin Collie	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Stevie Johnson	10	11	108	10.80	37	24	2
WR Darnerien McCants	4	4	47	11.75	12	13	0
RB Brandon Jackson	1	2	11	11.00	1	11	1
RB Marcus Thomas	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Adrian Arrington	0	5	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Malcolm Beyer	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Washington	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Arnold Parrish	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Washington	Fumb	Recov
QB Aaron Rodgers	1	0
WR Darrius Heyward-Bey	1	0
WR Carlton Mitchell	1	0
WR Andre Caldwell	0	1
CB Malcolm Jenkins	0	1

Minnesota	Recov	Force
CB Axel Batchelor	1	0
ILB Jalen Tatum	0	1
TE Lawrence Vickers	0	1
DE Stephen Tulloch	0	1

Punting Statistics

Washington	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
B.J. Sander	3	132	44.0	34.3	52	1

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Amir Cochrane	4	183	45.8	44.0	52	3

Kicking Statistics

Washington	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Cole Ford	3/3	1/1	1/1	52	0/0

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Phil Dawson	1/1	1/1	0/0	47	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Washington	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Darrius Heyward-Bey	2	7	3.5	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Johnny Knox	1	9	9.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Washington	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Asante Samuel	3	83	27.7	0
Darrius Heyward-Bey	1	15	15.0	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Troy Williamson	1	20	20.0	0
Adrian Arrington	1	35	35.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Washington	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Marcus Trufant	6	0	0.0	28	24
S Eric Berry	5	0	0.0	19	19
DE Turk McBride	4	0	0.0	27	23
ILB Tyrone McKenzie	4	0	0.0	19	21
S Sean Taylor	3	1	0.0	26	16
OLB Geno Hayes	3	1	0.0	11	5
CB Malcolm Jenkins	3	0	0.0	20	19
DE Brandon Johnson	2	2	0.0	27	22
DE Trent Cole	2	1	0.0	27	24
OLB Brandon Siler	2	0	0.0	12	12
OLB Quincy Black	1	2	0.0	20	10
DE John Abraham	1	1	0.0	9	7
CB Asante Samuel	1	1	0.0	27	24
DT Kevin Vickerson	1	1	0.0	16	15
S Gerald Sensabaugh	1	0	0.0	3	6
TE David Thomas	1	0	---	---	---

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S LaRon Landry	8	3	0.0	13	35
DE Stephen Tulloch	8	2	0.0	24	47
ILB Jay Foreman	8	0	0.0	24	47
CB Axel Batchelor	6	2	0.0	21	39
S Samuel Gaylor	5	2	0.0	22	43
CB Arnold Parrish	4	2	0.0	13	27
CB Ryan Clark	4	0	0.0	24	47
ILB Jalen Tatum	3	1	1.0	19	38
CB Greg Blue	3	2	0.0	16	29
ILB Robert Wendorff	3	0	0.0	11	15
DE Calvin Pace	2	1	0.0	23	46
DE Mike Rucker	2	0	0.0	17	28
DT Kedrick Golston	1	0	1.0	10	21
DT Quentin Groves	1	2	0.0	22	46

Pass Rush Statistics

Washington	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Trent Cole	1	2	1	24
DT Jimmy Verdon	0	1	0	11
DE Brandon Johnson	0	0	1	22
DE Turk McBride	0	0	1	23

Minnesota	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
ILB Jalen Tatum	1.0	0	0	38
DT Kedrick Golston	1.0	0	0	21
DT Quentin Groves	0.0	2	0	46
DE Mike Rucker	0.0	1	1	28
CB Ryan Clark	0.0	1	0	47

Pass Defense Statistics

Washington	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Marcus Trufant	5	0	24
CB Malcolm Jenkins	3	0	19
S Eric Berry	2	0	19
S Sean Taylor	1	1	16
DE John Abraham	1	0	7
DE Trent Cole	1	0	24
DE Brandon Johnson	1	0	22
OLB Brandon Siler	1	0	12
CB Asante Samuel	0	1	24
S Gerald Sensabaugh	0	1	6

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
DE Stephen Tulloch	7	0	0	47
CB Axel Batchelor	5	1	0	39
S Samuel Gaylor	5	1	0	43
S LaRon Landry	4	0	0	35
CB Arnold Parrish	2	0	1	27
ILB Jay Foreman	2	0	0	47
CB Ryan Clark	2	0	0	47
ILB Robert Wendorff	2	0	0	15
CB Greg Blue	2	0	0	29
DE Calvin Pace	1	0	0	46
ILB Jalen Tatum	1	0	0	38

Blocking Statistics

Washington	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Melvin Fowler	4	4	24	0	47
G Chris Chester	2	3	24	1	47
T Michael Oher	1	4	24	1	47
T Ryan Harris	1	4	24	0	47
C Mike Brisiel	0	2	24	0	47

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
G Eric Steinbach	3	5	1	29	24
C Robert Berry	2	2	0	29	24
T King Dunlap	1	4	1	29	24
T Terrance Pennington	1	3	0	29	24
TE Patrick Estes	1	1	0	11	6
G Wilford Brown	0	2	0	29	24
TE Malcolm Beyer	0	1	0	17	17

Special Teams Tackles

Washington	Tackles	STPlays
Steven Jackson	2	8
Trent Cole	1	9

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Joe Klopfenstein	2	18
Nick Barnett	2	17
Lawrence Vickers	1	18
Darnerien McCants	1	10

Participation

Washington	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
C Mike Brisiel	24	47	---	---	6	77
G Chris Chester	24	47	---	---	6	77
T Ryan Harris	24	47	---	---	6	77
T Michael Oher	24	47	---	---	6	77
C Melvin Fowler	24	47	---	---	---	71
QB Aaron Rodgers	24	47	---	---	---	71
WR Chansi Stuckey	21	44	---	---	5	70
TE David Thomas	23	45	---	---	---	68
CB Asante Samuel	---	---	27	24	15	66
WR Darrius Heyward-Bey	18	28	---	---	17	63
DE Trent Cole	---	---	27	24	9	60
RB Mewelde Moore	16	27	---	---	16	59
CB Marcus Trufant	---	---	28	24	1	53
DE Brandon Johnson	---	---	27	22	2	51
DE Turk McBride	---	---	27	23	1	51
ILB Tyrone McKenzie	---	---	19	21	10	50
CB Malcolm Jenkins	---	---	20	19	10	49
S Sean Taylor	---	---	26	16	1	43
TE Jason McKie	9	13	---	---	20	42
WR Andre Caldwell	12	29	---	---	1	42
OLB Brandon Siler	---	---	12	12	17	41
S Eric Berry	---	---	19	19	1	39
DT Kevin Vickerson	---	---	16	15	1	32
RB Steven Jackson	6	16	---	---	8	30
DT Jimmy Verdon	---	---	15	11	4	30
OLB Quincy Black	---	---	20	10	---	30
WR Carlton Mitchell	8	22	---	---	---	30
FB Marcel Reece	4	8	---	---	17	29
S Gerald Sensabaugh	---	---	3	6	14	23
DE John Abraham	---	---	9	7	4	20
WR Austin Collie	3	3	---	---	13	19
OLB Geno Hayes	---	---	11	5	---	16
S Tyrus Fitzgerald	---	---	10	6	---	16
K Cole Ford	0	0	---	---	8	8
P B.J. Sander	0	0	---	---	6	6
C Eugene Strong	0	0	---	---	6	6
CB Michael Waddell	---	---	3	0	---	3
QB Dan Orlovsky	0	0	---	---	---	0
TE Patrick Root	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Cameron Stephenson	0	0	---	---	---	0
RB Darren McFadden	0	0	---	---	---	0
DT Vance Walker	---	---	0	0	---	0
OLB Jonathan Casillas	---	---	0	0	---	0
RB Deji Karim	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Eric Olsen	0	0	---	---	---	0
Unknown	0	0	---	---	---	0

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
DE Stephen Tulloch	---	---	24	47	11	82
CB Axel Batchelor	---	---	21	39	16	76
ILB Jay Foreman	---	---	24	47	3	74
CB Ryan Clark	---	---	24	47	3	74
DE Calvin Pace	---	---	23	46	5	74
DT Quentin Groves	---	---	22	46	3	71
S Samuel Gaylor	---	---	22	43	3	68
CB Greg Blue	---	---	16	29	20	65
WR Stevie Johnson	29	24	---	---	10	63
ILB Jalen Tatum	---	---	19	38	2	59
G Wilford Brown	29	24	---	---	5	58
T Terrance Pennington	29	24	---	---	5	58
WR Adrian Arrington	28	23	---	---	5	56
QB Brian Griese	29	24	---	---	1	54
G Eric Steinbach	29	24	---	---	---	53
C Robert Berry	29	24	---	---	---	53
T King Dunlap	29	24	---	---	---	53
WR Darnerien McCants	20	20	---	---	10	50
S LaRon Landry	---	---	13	35	1	49
DE Mike Rucker	---	---	17	28	3	48
RB Brandon Jackson	25	16	---	---	---	41
CB Arnold Parrish	---	---	13	27	---	40
TE Malcolm Beyer	17	17	---	---	---	34
DT Kedrick Golston	---	---	10	21	1	32
ILB Robert Wendorff	---	---	11	15	2	28
TE Patrick Estes	11	6	---	---	5	22
WR Troy Williamson	2	1	---	---	18	21
TE Joe Klopfenstein	1	1	---	---	18	20
FB Harris Stanton	9	4	---	---	6	19
ILB Rufus Alexander	---	---	2	8	9	19
ILB Nick Barnett	---	---	1	0	17	18
TE Lawrence Vickers	0	0	---	---	18	18
RB Marcus Thomas	3	8	---	---	---	11
K Phil Dawson	0	0	---	---	6	6
C Paul Godfrey	0	0	---	---	5	5
T Jared Veldheer	0	0	---	---	5	5
C Ramon Harewood	0	0	---	---	5	5
P Amir Cochrane	0	0	---	---	4	4
WR Johnny Knox	0	0	---	---	3	3
DT Torell Troup	---	---	0	0	3	3
CB J.R. Stanford	---	---	2	1	---	3
OLB Akin Ayodele	---	---	0	0	---	0
C John Sullivan	0	0	---	---	---	0
ILB Caleb Fox	---	---	0	0	---	0
QB Sam Bradford	0	0	---	---	---	0
DT Todd Cunningham	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	10	3.3
Middle	17	119	7.0
Right	4	18	4.5
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	28	7.0
Middle	19	106	5.6
Right	4	18	4.5
None	2	-2	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Washington	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Aaron Rodgers	45	33	2	3	2	2	4	1	1

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Brian Griese	24	15	1	0	2	3	3	3	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	9	8	16	1.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	14	107	6.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	16	11	158	9.9
Long (19+ Yds)	4	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	12	12.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	9	100	8.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	5	54	4.9
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Washington	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE David Thomas	14	9	1	87	1	45
RB Mewelde Moore	8	7	0	32	0	27
WR Chansi Stuckey	5	3	1	21	0	44
WR Darrius Heyward-Bey	5	3	0	43	0	28
WR Carlton Mitchell	5	4	0	40	0	22
RB Steven Jackson	4	3	0	13	0	16
WR Andre Caldwell	2	2	0	39	1	29
TE Jason McKie	1	1	0	3	0	13
WR Austin Collie	1	1	0	3	0	3

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Stevie Johnson	11	10	0	108	1	24
WR Adrian Arrington	5	0	1	0	0	23
WR Darnerien McCants	4	4	0	47	0	20
RB Brandon Jackson	2	1	0	11	0	16
RB Marcus Thomas	1	0	1	0	0	8
TE Malcolm Beyer	1	0	0	0	0	17

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Washington	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Mewelde Moore	3	9	3.00	4.77

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
QB Brian Griese	2	16	8.00	5.75

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Washington	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Aaron Rodgers	2	1	14	7.00	6.24

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Brian Griese	3	3	20	6.67	6.92

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Washington	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Darrius Heyward-Bey	2	1	14	7.00	8.60

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Stevie Johnson	2	2	9	4.50	9.82
RB Brandon Jackson	1	1	11	11.00	5.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Washington	Rushes	Conversions
RB Mewelde Moore	2	1
QB Aaron Rodgers	1	0

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
QB Brian Griese	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Washington	Att	Comp	Conversions
Aaron Rodgers	11	7	6

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Brian Griese	9	6	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Washington	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE David Thomas	3	3	2
WR Darrius Heyward-Bey	3	1	1
RB Mewelde Moore	2	2	2
WR Chansi Stuckey	2	0	0
WR Carlton Mitchell	1	1	1

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Stevie Johnson	6	5	3
WR Darnerien McCants	1	1	1
RB Marcus Thomas	1	0	0
TE Malcolm Beyer	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 83,600 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck 22,500 (25,300)
End Zone 17,200 (18,200)
Mezzanine 9,400 (10,500)
Sideline Seats 13,500 (16,100)
Club Seats 15,500 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes 5,500 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	83,600 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck	22,500 (25,300)
End Zone	17,200 (18,200)
Mezzanine	9,400 (10,500)
Sideline Seats	13,500 (16,100)
Club Seats	15,500 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes	5,500 (9,900)