Week 14, 2010

played in Buffalo, NY

21 degrees, fair, 10 mph wind

Minnesota Vikings	3	13	3	7	-	26
Buffalo Bills	3	0	0	0	-	3

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:52 MIN - Phil Dawson 49 field goal
1Q: 01:16 BUF - Adam Vinatieri 25 field goal
2Q: 14:04 MIN - Stevie Johnson 22 pass from Brian Griese (Phil Dawson extra point)
2Q: 04:24 MIN - Phil Dawson 23 field goal
2Q: 00:03 MIN - Phil Dawson 50 field goal
3Q: 08:47 MIN - Phil Dawson 33 field goal
4Q: 07:25 MIN - Stevie Johnson 1 pass from Brian Griese (Phil Dawson extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:52 MIN - Phil Dawson 49 field goal
1Q: 01:16 BUF - Adam Vinatieri 25 field goal
2Q: 14:04 MIN - Stevie Johnson 22 pass from Brian Griese (Phil Dawson extra point)
2Q: 04:24 MIN - Phil Dawson 23 field goal
2Q: 00:03 MIN - Phil Dawson 50 field goal
3Q: 08:47 MIN - Phil Dawson 33 field goal
4Q: 07:25 MIN - Stevie Johnson 1 pass from Brian Griese (Phil Dawson extra point)

Team Statistics MIN BUF
Record 8-5 7-6
First Downs 20 13
- by Rushing 8 2
- by Passing 11 9
- by Penalty 1 2
Total Net Yards 389 232
- Offensive Plays 72 60
- Yards per Play 5.40 3.87
Net Rushing Yards 192 45
- Rushing Attempts 30 23
- Yards per Rush 6.40 1.96
Net Passing Yards 197 187
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 41 - 20 - 0 34 - 22 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 205 204
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/8 3/17
- Yards per Pass Play 4.69 5.05
Fumbles/Lost 4/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 6/16 3/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.1 10.5
4th Down Conversions 1/1 1/3
Penalties/Yards 12/80 8/55
Punt Returns/Yards 3/41 1/6
Kick Returns/Yards 0/0 4/75
Interception Ret./Yards 1/11 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/2 0/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 34 OWN 25
Time of Possession 32:39 27:21

Team Statistics	MIN	BUF
Record	8-5	7-6
First Downs	20	13
- by Rushing	8	2
- by Passing	11	9
- by Penalty	1	2
Total Net Yards	389	232
- Offensive Plays	72	60
- Yards per Play	5.40	3.87
Net Rushing Yards	192	45
- Rushing Attempts	30	23
- Yards per Rush	6.40	1.96
Net Passing Yards	197	187
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	41 - 20 - 0	34 - 22 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	205	204
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/8	3/17
- Yards per Pass Play	4.69	5.05
Fumbles/Lost	4/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	6/16	3/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.1	10.5
4th Down Conversions	1/1	1/3
Penalties/Yards	12/80	8/55
Punt Returns/Yards	3/41	1/6
Kick Returns/Yards	0/0	4/75
Interception Ret./Yards	1/11	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/2	0/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 34	OWN 25
Time of Possession	32:39	27:21

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:33	4:46	OWN 35	8	33	Field Goal
1	1:09	1:09	OWN 25	3	-8	Punt
2	14:47	0:58	OPP 34	3	34	Touchdown
2	11:11	2:23	OWN 20	6	25	Punt
2	6:56	2:37	OPP 43	6	37	Field Goal
2	2:16	2:16	OWN 19	8	48	Field Goal
3	15:00	3:36	OWN 25	6	18	Punt
3	9:47	1:08	50	5	34	Field Goal
3	6:13	3:22	OWN 27	6	23	Punt
3	0:25	1:15	OWN 26	5	17	Punt
4	12:43	5:25	OWN 44	12	56	Touchdown
4	3:44	1:07	OWN 32	3	15	Fumble
4	0:18	0:18	OWN 22	2	-3	Game

Buffalo Bills
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:27	OWN 28	3	-1	Punt
1	7:47	6:38	OWN 25	12	67	Field Goal
2	15:00	0:13	OWN 35	1	0	Interception
2	13:49	2:38	OWN 25	6	31	Punt
2	8:48	1:52	OWN 4	3	9	Punt
2	4:19	2:03	OWN 25	3	4	Punt
3	11:24	1:37	OWN 20	3	-9	Punt
3	8:39	2:26	OWN 22	4	12	Punt
3	2:51	2:26	OWN 20	4	16	Punt
4	14:10	1:27	OWN 20	3	-1	Punt
4	7:18	3:34	OWN 24	9	44	Downs
4	2:37	2:19	OPP 47	9	25	Downs

Game MVP: Brian Griese, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Brandon Jackson	16	101	6.31	34	4
RB Marcus Thomas	7	44	6.29	14	1
QB Brian Griese	5	50	10.00	16	3
QB Sam Bradford	2	-3	-1.50	-1	0

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB LeGarrette Blount	15	18	1.20	11	2
RB Eric Shelton	2	-8	-4.00	-4	0
RB Bernard Scott	2	11	5.50	6	0
QB Rusty Smith	2	6	3.00	5	0
WR Ashley Lelie	1	10	10.00	10	1
QB Charlie Whitehurst	1	8	8.00	8	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Brian Griese	41	20	205	1/8	2	31	0	79.8

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Charlie Whitehurst	25	16	155	2/14	0	32	1	64.6
Rusty Smith	9	6	49	1/3	0	17	0	80.3

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Stevie Johnson	9	16	108	12.00	39	22	2
WR Darnerien McCants	5	8	35	7.00	7	16	0
RB Brandon Jackson	2	4	6	3.00	0	3	0
WR Adrian Arrington	2	6	24	12.00	0	14	0
TE Patrick Estes	1	2	1	1.00	0	1	0
RB Marcus Thomas	1	2	31	31.00	25	31	0
TE Malcolm Beyer	0	3	0	0.00	0	0	0

Buffalo	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Mike Sims-Walker	5	7	99	19.80	55	32
WR Jordy Nelson	4	7	38	9.50	21	28
FB Rob Konrad	3	3	9	3.00	6	6
RB Eric Shelton	3	3	10	3.33	0	6
RB LeGarrette Blount	3	5	30	10.00	24	17
WR Steve Smith	2	2	14	7.00	0	11
WR Ashley Lelie	1	2	1	1.00	2	1
TE Zach Miller	1	4	3	3.00	0	3
TE Bear Pascoe	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Jay Foreman	1	11	11.00	0

Buffalo	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov
WR Darnerien McCants	1	0
RB Brandon Jackson	1	0
RB Marcus Thomas	1	0
WR Johnny Knox	1	0
T Terrance Pennington	0	1
CB Axel Batchelor	0	1
TE Malcolm Beyer	0	1

Buffalo	Recov	Force
S Usama Young	1	1
FB Rob Konrad	0	1
CB Daniel Bullocks	0	1
OLB Malik Forbes	0	1

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Amir Cochrane	5	269	53.8	40.6	57	1

Buffalo	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Ray Hollas	8	358	44.8	37.1	56	2

Kicking Statistics

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

Buffalo	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Adam Vinatieri	1/1	0/0	0/0	25	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Johnny Knox	3	41	13.7	0

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
T.J. Housmandzadeh	1	6	6.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
T.J. Housmandzadeh	3	62	20.7	0
Patrick Chung	1	13	13.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Jay Foreman	7	1	0.0	22	37
CB Greg Blue	7	1	0.0	11	31
CB Ryan Clark	6	2	0.0	23	37
DE Mike Rucker	5	2	2.0	23	36
DE Stephen Tulloch	5	4	0.0	23	37
S Samuel Gaylor	4	2	0.0	22	36
ILB Nick Barnett	3	0	0.0	3	7
DT Todd Cunningham	2	0	1.0	18	24
ILB Robert Wendorff	2	2	0.0	6	22
DE Calvin Pace	2	1	0.0	23	36
CB Axel Batchelor	2	1	0.0	19	33
CB Arnold Parrish	2	0	0.0	16	12
S LaRon Landry	1	0	0.0	19	15
DT Quentin Groves	0	1	0.0	23	36

Buffalo	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Usama Young	7	3	0.0	28	42
DT Connor Barwin	6	0	0.0	29	42
OLB Gerris Wilkinson	5	2	0.0	24	29
ILB David Hawthorne	4	2	0.0	27	42
CB Patrick Chung	4	1	0.0	28	39
S Joey Thomas	3	1	0.0	25	29
DE Chris Clemons	3	0	0.0	25	27
S Benny Sapp	2	1	0.0	13	32
CB Fabian Washington	2	1	0.0	30	41
DT LaJuan Ramsey	2	1	0.0	28	33
CB Daniel Bullocks	2	0	0.0	5	8
OLB Malik Forbes	2	0	0.0	3	1
OLB Karlos Dansby	1	0	1.0	3	10
OLB Levon Peppars	1	1	0.0	10	3
DE Corey Wooton	1	1	0.0	9	19
DT Andre Fluellen	1	0	0.0	21	31
OLB Kevin Ellison	1	0	0.0	15	20
RB LeGarrette Blount	1	0	---	---	---

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DE Mike Rucker	2.0	1	36
DT Todd Cunningham	1.0	0	24
DT Quentin Groves	0.0	3	36

Buffalo	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Karlos Dansby	1.0	0	0	10
DT LaJuan Ramsey	0.0	2	2	33
DT Connor Barwin	0.0	1	1	42
DE Chris Clemons	0.0	0	1	27
DT Andre Fluellen	0.0	0	1	31
ILB David Hawthorne	0.0	0	1	42

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Greg Blue	5	1	0	31
ILB Jay Foreman	4	0	1	37
CB Ryan Clark	2	1	0	37
ILB Nick Barnett	2	0	0	7
ILB Robert Wendorff	2	0	0	22
DE Stephen Tulloch	2	0	0	37
CB Axel Batchelor	1	1	0	33
S Samuel Gaylor	1	1	0	36
CB Arnold Parrish	1	1	0	12
S LaRon Landry	1	0	0	15
DT Todd Cunningham	1	0	0	24

Buffalo	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Patrick Chung	4	1	39
S Usama Young	3	2	42
OLB Gerris Wilkinson	2	1	29
CB Daniel Bullocks	2	0	8
ILB David Hawthorne	2	0	42
DT Connor Barwin	2	0	42
S Benny Sapp	1	3	32
DE Chris Clemons	1	0	27
S Joey Thomas	1	0	29
CB Fabian Washington	1	0	41
DT LaJuan Ramsey	1	0	33
OLB Malik Forbes	0	1	1

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Robert Berry	3	8	0	30	0	42
T King Dunlap	2	6	0	30	1	42
G Wilford Brown	2	5	1	30	0	42
G Eric Steinbach	1	3	0	30	0	42
FB Harris Stanton	1	1	0	9	0	6
TE Malcolm Beyer	0	1	0	19	0	33

Buffalo	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Wes Sims	2	8	23	2	37
T John Tait	1	4	23	0	37
T Michael Roos	0	4	23	1	37
C Solomon Page	0	2	23	0	37
G Arturo Van Anden	0	2	23	0	37

Special Teams Tackles

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Lawrence Vickers	1	25
Joe Klopfenstein	1	25
Stephen Tulloch	1	15
Jared Veldheer	1	9
Stevie Johnson	1	8

Buffalo	Tackles	STPlays
Rob Konrad	1	22
Wes Sims	1	9
Michael Roos	1	9

Participation

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Wilford Brown	30	42	---	---	9	81
T Terrance Pennington	30	42	---	---	9	81
WR Stevie Johnson	29	42	---	---	8	79
DE Stephen Tulloch	---	---	23	37	15	75
G Eric Steinbach	30	42	---	---	---	72
C Robert Berry	30	42	---	---	---	72
T King Dunlap	30	42	---	---	---	72
QB Brian Griese	25	42	---	---	4	71
CB Axel Batchelor	---	---	19	33	17	69
WR Adrian Arrington	28	39	---	---	2	69
CB Greg Blue	---	---	11	31	22	64
CB Ryan Clark	---	---	23	37	1	61
DE Mike Rucker	---	---	23	36	1	60
ILB Jay Foreman	---	---	22	37	1	60
DE Calvin Pace	---	---	23	36	1	60
DT Quentin Groves	---	---	23	36	1	60
S Samuel Gaylor	---	---	22	36	1	59
WR Darnerien McCants	11	32	---	---	9	52
TE Malcolm Beyer	19	33	---	---	---	52
RB Brandon Jackson	23	26	---	---	---	49
DT Todd Cunningham	---	---	18	24	1	43
WR Troy Williamson	6	6	---	---	24	36
S LaRon Landry	---	---	19	15	---	34
ILB Nick Barnett	---	---	3	7	21	31
TE Joe Klopfenstein	3	3	---	---	25	31
ILB Robert Wendorff	---	---	6	22	1	29
CB Arnold Parrish	---	---	16	12	---	28
TE Patrick Estes	15	9	---	---	2	26
FB Harris Stanton	9	6	---	---	10	25
TE Lawrence Vickers	0	0	---	---	25	25
RB Marcus Thomas	7	14	---	---	---	21
ILB Rufus Alexander	---	---	1	4	10	15
K Phil Dawson	0	0	---	---	10	10
C Paul Godfrey	0	0	---	---	9	9
T Jared Veldheer	0	0	---	---	9	9
C Ramon Harewood	0	0	---	---	9	9
DT Torell Troup	---	---	0	1	8	9
DE Lawrence Carpenter	---	---	0	1	8	9
WR Johnny Knox	0	0	---	---	8	8
P Amir Cochrane	0	0	---	---	5	5
QB Sam Bradford	5	0	---	---	---	5
CB J.R. Stanford	---	---	0	2	---	2
ILB Caleb Fox	---	---	1	0	---	1
OLB Akin Ayodele	---	---	0	0	---	0
DT Tank Tyler	---	---	0	0	---	0
C John Sullivan	0	0	---	---	---	0

Buffalo	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Fabian Washington	---	---	30	41	14	85
TE Zach Miller	22	37	---	---	22	81
CB Patrick Chung	---	---	28	39	10	77
DT Connor Barwin	---	---	29	42	4	75
S Usama Young	---	---	28	42	4	74
ILB David Hawthorne	---	---	27	42	5	74
T John Tait	23	37	---	---	9	69
G Arturo Van Anden	23	37	---	---	9	69
G Wes Sims	23	37	---	---	9	69
T Michael Roos	23	37	---	---	9	69
DT LaJuan Ramsey	---	---	28	33	8	69
C Solomon Page	23	37	---	---	---	60
S Joey Thomas	---	---	25	29	2	56
OLB Gerris Wilkinson	---	---	24	29	2	55
DT Andre Fluellen	---	---	21	31	3	55
DE Chris Clemons	---	---	25	27	2	54
WR Mike Sims-Walker	20	31	---	---	1	52
S Benny Sapp	---	---	13	32	4	49
QB Charlie Whitehurst	21	27	---	---	1	49
WR Jordy Nelson	17	29	---	---	---	46
RB LeGarrette Blount	19	27	---	---	---	46
WR Ashley Lelie	20	13	---	---	6	39
FB Rob Konrad	3	13	---	---	22	38
OLB Kevin Ellison	---	---	15	20	3	38
OLB Karlos Dansby	---	---	3	10	23	36
S Bradley Fletcher	---	---	7	13	15	35
DE Corey Wooton	---	---	9	19	6	34
WR Steve Smith	6	11	---	---	12	29
RB Eric Shelton	2	6	---	---	17	25
CB Daniel Bullocks	---	---	5	8	5	18
TE Bear Pascoe	4	13	---	---	---	17
WR T.J. Housmandzadeh	0	1	---	---	14	15
OLB Levon Peppars	---	---	10	3	1	14
CB Karl Paymah	---	---	0	1	12	13
QB Rusty Smith	2	10	---	---	---	12
ILB Darryl Washington	---	---	0	0	10	10
C Winfred McIntire	0	0	---	---	9	9
P Ray Hollas	0	0	---	---	8	8
RB Bernard Scott	2	2	---	---	2	6
OLB Malik Forbes	---	---	3	1	---	4
K Adam Vinatieri	0	0	---	---	3	3
TE Darrel Young	0	2	---	---	---	2
T Sam Baker	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Neal Minton	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Jamon Meredith	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Jon Asamoah	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	14	7.0
Middle	19	145	7.6
Right	7	36	5.1
None	2	-3	-1.5

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	1	6	6.0
Middle	16	10	0.6
Right	6	29	4.8
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Brian Griese	41	20	2	3	1	8	6	0	0

Buffalo	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Charlie Whitehurst	25	16	3	1	0	3	4	0	1
Rusty Smith	9	6	0	0	1	2	0	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	20	12	124	6.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	19	8	81	4.3
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	12	10	64	5.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	8	86	8.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	4	54	6.0
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Stevie Johnson	16	9	0	108	1	42
WR Darnerien McCants	8	5	0	35	0	32
WR Adrian Arrington	6	2	0	24	0	39
RB Brandon Jackson	4	2	0	6	0	26
TE Malcolm Beyer	3	0	1	0	0	33
TE Patrick Estes	2	1	0	1	0	9
RB Marcus Thomas	2	1	0	31	1	14

Buffalo	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Mike Sims-Walker	7	5	0	99	2	31
WR Jordy Nelson	7	4	0	38	1	29
RB LeGarrette Blount	5	3	0	30	0	27
TE Zach Miller	4	1	1	3	0	37
FB Rob Konrad	3	3	0	9	0	13
RB Eric Shelton	3	3	0	10	0	6
WR Ashley Lelie	2	1	0	1	0	13
WR Steve Smith	2	2	0	14	0	11
TE Bear Pascoe	1	0	0	0	0	13

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Brandon Jackson	1	7	7.00	6.31

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
QB Charlie Whitehurst	1	8	8.00	8.00
RB LeGarrette Blount	1	-4	-4.00	1.20

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Brian Griese	8	3	15	1.88	5.00

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Charlie Whitehurst	1	0	0	0.00	6.20

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Patrick Estes	2	1	1	0.50	0.50
WR Stevie Johnson	2	2	14	7.00	6.75
TE Malcolm Beyer	2	0	0	0.00	0.00
RB Marcus Thomas	1	0	0	0.00	15.50
WR Adrian Arrington	1	0	0	0.00	4.00

Buffalo	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Jordy Nelson	1	0	0	0.00	5.43

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
RB Marcus Thomas	3	0
RB Brandon Jackson	1	1

Buffalo	Rushes	Conversions
QB Rusty Smith	2	0
QB Charlie Whitehurst	1	0
RB LeGarrette Blount	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Brian Griese	11	7	5

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Conversions
Charlie Whitehurst	10	4	3
Rusty Smith	1	0	0

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Stevie Johnson	5	3	2
RB Marcus Thomas	2	1	1
WR Adrian Arrington	2	1	1
WR Darnerien McCants	1	1	1
TE Patrick Estes	1	1	0

Buffalo	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Mike Sims-Walker	4	2	2
WR Jordy Nelson	4	2	1
TE Zach Miller	2	0	0
RB LeGarrette Blount	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 67,800 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,900 (21,400)
End Zone 15,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,800 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 13,400 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	67,800 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,900 (21,400)
End Zone	15,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,800 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	13,400 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (3,300)