Week 3, 2012

played in New York, NY

71 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

Minnesota Vikings	3	7	0	14	-	24
New York Giants	0	3	7	10	-	20

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:31 MIN - Pat McAfee 39 field goal
2Q: 15:00 MIN - DeVier Posey 8 pass from Sam Bradford (Pat McAfee extra point)
2Q: 00:22 NYK - Ryan Succop 24 field goal
3Q: 06:02 NYK - Hakeem Nicks 3 pass from Jay Cutler (Ryan Succop extra point)
4Q: 15:00 NYK - John Phillips 1 pass from Jay Cutler (Ryan Succop extra point)
4Q: 11:28 MIN - Stevie Johnson 7 pass from Sam Bradford (Pat McAfee extra point)
4Q: 09:03 NYK - Ryan Succop 40 field goal
4Q: 03:32 MIN - Stevie Johnson 11 pass from Sam Bradford (Pat McAfee extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:31 MIN - Pat McAfee 39 field goal
2Q: 15:00 MIN - DeVier Posey 8 pass from Sam Bradford (Pat McAfee extra point)
2Q: 00:22 NYK - Ryan Succop 24 field goal
3Q: 06:02 NYK - Hakeem Nicks 3 pass from Jay Cutler (Ryan Succop extra point)
4Q: 15:00 NYK - John Phillips 1 pass from Jay Cutler (Ryan Succop extra point)
4Q: 11:28 MIN - Stevie Johnson 7 pass from Sam Bradford (Pat McAfee extra point)
4Q: 09:03 NYK - Ryan Succop 40 field goal
4Q: 03:32 MIN - Stevie Johnson 11 pass from Sam Bradford (Pat McAfee extra point)

Team Statistics MIN NYK
Record 2-1 2-1
First Downs 23 19
- by Rushing 10 3
- by Passing 13 13
- by Penalty 0 3
Total Net Yards 430 343
- Offensive Plays 70 59
- Yards per Play 6.14 5.81
Net Rushing Yards 181 85
- Rushing Attempts 37 21
- Yards per Rush 4.89 4.05
Net Passing Yards 249 258
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 31 - 25 - 2 37 - 25 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 259 263
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/10 1/5
- Yards per Pass Play 7.55 6.79
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 7/14 3/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.4 6.7
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 10/56 4/20
Punt Returns/Yards 1/18 3/19
Kick Returns/Yards 0/0 2/51
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 2/24
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/0 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 25 OWN 31
Time of Possession 34:47 25:13

Team Statistics	MIN	NYK
Record	2-1	2-1
First Downs	23	19
- by Rushing	10	3
- by Passing	13	13
- by Penalty	0	3
Total Net Yards	430	343
- Offensive Plays	70	59
- Yards per Play	6.14	5.81
Net Rushing Yards	181	85
- Rushing Attempts	37	21
- Yards per Rush	4.89	4.05
Net Passing Yards	249	258
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	31 - 25 - 2	37 - 25 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	259	263
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/10	1/5
- Yards per Pass Play	7.55	6.79
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	7/14	3/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.4	6.7
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	10/56	4/20
Punt Returns/Yards	1/18	3/19
Kick Returns/Yards	0/0	2/51
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	2/24
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/0	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 25	OWN 31
Time of Possession	34:47	25:13

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:34	OWN 25	6	53	Field Goal
1	10:22	3:53	OWN 11	7	48	Interception
1	4:08	4:18	OWN 36	9	64	Touchdown
2	11:14	1:24	OWN 6	3	5	Punt
2	8:04	3:46	OWN 6	7	51	Punt
2	2:51	1:58	OPP 37	5	12	Interception
2	0:14	0:14	OWN 25	1	-1	Half
3	13:30	3:35	OWN 20	7	49	Missed FG
3	5:54	1:35	OWN 25	3	9	Punt
4	14:51	1:18	OWN 25	3	1	Punt
4	13:22	2:04	OPP 32	4	32	Touchdown
4	8:58	5:37	OWN 25	11	75	Touchdown
4	0:56	0:56	OWN 1	4	12	Game

New York Giants
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:26	1:04	OWN 25	3	7	Punt
1	6:29	2:21	OWN 30	3	2	Punt
2	14:50	3:36	OWN 25	5	21	Punt
2	9:50	1:46	OWN 42	3	4	Punt
2	4:18	1:27	OWN 20	3	-6	Interception
2	0:53	0:39	OWN 47	3	46	Field Goal
3	15:00	1:30	OWN 25	5	31	Punt
3	9:55	4:01	OWN 38	10	62	Touchdown
3	4:19	4:28	OWN 30	8	70	Touchdown
4	13:33	0:11	OWN 28	1	4	Fumble
4	11:18	2:20	OWN 25	5	52	Field Goal
4	3:21	2:25	OWN 39	11	60	Downs

Game MVP: Sam Bradford, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Brandon Jackson	18	68	3.78	13	2
RB Cory Boyd	9	56	6.22	18	2
QB Sam Bradford	9	60	6.67	14	4
RB Marcus Thomas	1	-3	-3.00	-3	0

New York	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Ryan Mathews	11	53	4.82	17	3
RB Craig Johnston	6	23	3.83	7	0
QB Jay Cutler	3	5	1.67	3	0
WR Skyler Green	1	4	4.00	4	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Sam Bradford	31	25	259	2/10	3	28	2	106.8

New York	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jay Cutler	37	25	263	1/5	2	45	1	94.7

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Stevie Johnson	11	12	126	11.45	39	28	2
TE John Cooley	5	5	34	6.80	15	23	0
RB Cory Boyd	3	5	13	4.33	0	11	0
WR Adrian Arrington	3	4	33	11.00	4	18	0
TE Jason Witten	1	1	19	19.00	6	19	0
RB Marcus Thomas	1	2	26	26.00	25	26	0
WR DeVier Posey	1	2	8	8.00	4	8	1

New York	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Marcedes Lewis	4	5	45	11.25	5	17	0
WR Arrelious Benn	4	6	4	1.00	0	7	0
WR Bucky Prior	4	6	51	12.75	20	24	0
WR Hakeem Nicks	3	5	54	18.00	21	45	1
RB Craig Johnston	3	3	39	13.00	16	14	0
WR Skyler Green	2	2	14	7.00	4	8	0
TE John Phillips	2	3	9	4.50	0	8	1
RB Ryan Mathews	2	2	41	20.50	30	29	0
FB Rock Cartwright	1	2	6	6.00	0	6	0
WR Ted Ginn	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Justin Forsett	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Ray Jones	1	0	0.00	0

New York	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Brandon Hogan	2	24	12.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
OLB Ray Jones	0	1	0	0
CB Greg Blue	0	0	1	0

New York	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
TE Marcedes Lewis	1	0	0	0

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Bryan Anger	4	191	47.8	38.0	51	1

New York	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Erick Zolnoski	5	244	48.8	41.2	57	4

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Pat McAfee	1/2	0/1	0/0	39	3/3

New York	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ryan Succop	2/2	1/1	0/0	40	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Drew Floyd	1	18	18.0	0

New York	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dominique Franks	3	19	6.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

New York	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bucky Prior	2	51	25.5	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Greg Lloyd	10	1	1.0	21	38
CB Jeff Greene	7	1	0.0	21	38
CB Kerry Baker	6	2	0.0	21	38
CB Ryan Clark	4	3	0.0	21	38
DT Brenden Hall	3	0	0.0	14	27
OLB Ray Jones	2	3	0.0	21	35
OLB Alan Montgomery	2	1	0.0	8	15
S LaRon Landry	2	0	0.0	12	16
DE Tyrone Crawford	2	0	0.0	12	18
DT Quentin Groves	1	2	0.0	11	23
DE Dewayne Robertson	1	0	0.0	1	0
DE Stephen Tulloch	1	0	0.0	16	28
CB Greg Blue	1	0	0.0	19	36
RB Marcus Thomas	1	0	---	---	---
DT Todd Cunningham	1	0	0.0	9	22
DT Hardy Newman	1	0	0.0	5	14
WR DeVier Posey	1	0	---	---	---
DT Kedrick Golston	0	1	0.0	15	19

New York	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Nate Irving	8	5	0.5	37	30
DE Phil Taylor	8	1	0.0	31	30
CB Brice McCain	8	0	0.0	37	33
S Shannon Jackson	7	1	0.0	37	33
CB Brandon Hogan	6	2	0.0	34	31
CB Stoney Woodson	5	3	0.0	37	33
ILB Rob Meier	4	2	0.0	36	30
DE Anthony Spencer	3	1	0.5	32	29
ILB Dekodo Watson	2	3	0.0	23	15
DT Linval Joseph	2	2	0.0	32	24
DE Cameron Heyward	2	2	0.0	32	31
DT Jay Alford	1	0	1.0	10	10
ILB Peyton Luxmore	1	0	0.0	1	3
CB Elijah Torres	1	0	0.0	16	20
WR Hakeem Nicks	1	0	---	---	---
DE Dan Cody	0	1	0.0	8	5

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
ILB Greg Lloyd	1.0	0	0	38
DT Quentin Groves	0.0	2	1	23
DE Stephen Tulloch	0.0	1	0	28
DT Todd Cunningham	0.0	1	0	22
DT Brenden Hall	0.0	1	0	27
OLB Ray Jones	0.0	0	1	35

New York	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Jay Alford	1.0	0	0	10
DE Anthony Spencer	0.5	1	3	29
OLB Nate Irving	0.5	0	0	30
DT Linval Joseph	0.0	1	0	24
DE Phil Taylor	0.0	1	0	30

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Greg Lloyd	5	1	0	38
CB Ryan Clark	4	0	0	38
CB Kerry Baker	3	1	0	38
CB Jeff Greene	3	0	0	38
OLB Ray Jones	2	0	1	35
CB Greg Blue	2	0	0	36
DT Todd Cunningham	2	0	0	22
S LaRon Landry	1	0	0	16
DT Brenden Hall	1	0	0	27
DT Hardy Newman	1	0	0	14
OLB Alan Montgomery	1	0	0	15

New York	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Brandon Hogan	6	0	2	31
OLB Nate Irving	4	1	0	30
CB Brice McCain	4	0	0	33
CB Stoney Woodson	4	0	0	33
S Shannon Jackson	2	0	0	33
DE Phil Taylor	2	0	0	30
ILB Rob Meier	1	0	0	30
ILB Peyton Luxmore	1	0	0	3
ILB Dekodo Watson	1	0	0	15

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Jared Veldheer	4	6	37	0	33
G Oniel Cousins	3	5	37	0	33
C Ramon Harewood	2	6	37	1	33
C Robert Berry	2	6	37	0	33
T King Dunlap	1	4	37	1	33
FB Jared Leisle	1	1	3	0	4

New York	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Eric Steinbach	3	6	21	0	38
T Joseph Barksdale	2	4	21	0	38
FB Rock Cartwright	1	1	8	0	16
G Antoine Caldwell	0	3	21	0	38
T Victor Rogers	0	2	21	0	38
C Kyle Cook	0	2	21	0	38
TE John Phillips	0	1	5	1	14

Special Teams Tackles

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Greg Blue	2	21
Jared Leisle	2	21
Jason McKie	1	16

New York	Tackles	STPlays
Hakeem Nicks	1	21

Participation

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
OLB Ray Jones	---	---	21	35	21	77
CB Greg Blue	---	---	19	36	21	76
G Oniel Cousins	37	33	---	---	6	76
T King Dunlap	37	33	---	---	6	76
T Jared Veldheer	37	33	---	---	6	76
CB Jeff Greene	---	---	21	38	17	76
QB Sam Bradford	37	33	---	---	2	72
C Robert Berry	37	33	---	---	---	70
C Ramon Harewood	37	33	---	---	---	70
WR Stevie Johnson	37	29	---	---	1	67
WR Adrian Arrington	33	28	---	---	5	66
TE John Cooley	31	31	---	---	---	62
CB Ryan Clark	---	---	21	38	2	61
ILB Greg Lloyd	---	---	21	38	2	61
CB Kerry Baker	---	---	21	38	2	61
TE Jason McKie	27	14	---	---	16	57
DE Stephen Tulloch	---	---	16	28	6	50
DT Brenden Hall	---	---	14	27	2	43
WR DeVier Posey	15	19	---	---	9	43
DT Kedrick Golston	---	---	15	19	2	36
DE Tyrone Crawford	---	---	12	18	6	36
DT Quentin Groves	---	---	11	23	1	35
DT Todd Cunningham	---	---	9	22	1	32
RB Cory Boyd	12	18	---	---	---	30
RB Brandon Jackson	23	6	---	---	---	29
S LaRon Landry	---	---	12	16	1	29
FB Jared Leisle	3	4	---	---	21	28
TE Jason Witten	1	5	---	---	21	27
OLB Alan Montgomery	---	---	8	15	1	24
DT Hardy Newman	---	---	5	14	---	19
RB Marcus Thomas	2	11	---	---	5	18
WR Malcolm Kelly	0	0	---	---	17	17
DE Dewayne Robertson	---	---	1	0	15	16
CB Drew Floyd	---	---	1	5	10	16
CB Bryson Radecki	---	---	1	5	5	11
K Pat McAfee	0	0	---	---	7	7
C Paul Godfrey	0	0	---	---	6	6
G Kaleb Highcove	0	0	---	---	6	6
P Bryan Anger	0	0	---	---	4	4
OLB Brody Russett	---	---	1	3	---	4
WR Samuel Gomez	1	0	---	---	---	1
OLB Brant Hume	---	---	1	0	---	1
QB Andy Dalton	0	0	---	---	---	0
WR Edmond Gates	0	0	---	---	---	0
ILB Victor Barlow	---	---	0	0	---	0
C Joe Looney	0	0	---	---	---	0

New York	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Brice McCain	---	---	37	33	3	73
S Shannon Jackson	---	---	37	33	2	72
CB Stoney Woodson	---	---	37	33	2	72
OLB Nate Irving	---	---	37	30	1	68
ILB Rob Meier	---	---	36	30	1	67
DE Anthony Spencer	---	---	32	29	6	67
CB Brandon Hogan	---	---	34	31	2	67
T Victor Rogers	21	38	---	---	7	66
G Eric Steinbach	21	38	---	---	7	66
G Antoine Caldwell	21	38	---	---	7	66
T Joseph Barksdale	21	38	---	---	7	66
DE Cameron Heyward	---	---	32	31	2	65
DE Phil Taylor	---	---	31	30	1	62
QB Jay Cutler	21	38	---	---	---	59
C Kyle Cook	21	38	---	---	---	59
DT Linval Joseph	---	---	32	24	1	57
CB Elijah Torres	---	---	16	20	15	51
RB Ryan Mathews	14	32	---	---	5	51
WR Hakeem Nicks	10	17	---	---	21	48
WR Bucky Prior	15	23	---	---	9	47
FB Rock Cartwright	8	16	---	---	16	40
TE John Phillips	5	14	---	---	21	40
ILB Dekodo Watson	---	---	23	15	1	39
TE Marcedes Lewis	14	24	---	---	---	38
WR Arrelious Benn	12	16	---	---	9	37
WR Ted Ginn	14	19	---	---	---	33
TE Ladarius Green	5	11	---	---	10	26
OLB Gino Capone	---	---	1	4	20	25
DT Jay Alford	---	---	10	10	5	25
RB Justin Forsett	0	4	---	---	17	21
ILB Peyton Luxmore	---	---	1	3	10	14
DE Dan Cody	---	---	8	5	---	13
WR Skyler Green	1	10	---	---	2	13
CB Tyrone Gomez	---	---	0	0	13	13
RB Craig Johnston	7	4	---	---	---	11
K Ryan Succop	0	0	---	---	7	7
C Vinny Westbrook	0	0	---	---	7	7
P Erick Zolnoski	0	0	---	---	7	7
S Sherman Connell	---	---	1	0	4	5
CB Dominique Franks	---	---	1	0	4	5
DT Dre Moore	---	---	1	2	1	4
C Damien Woody	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Kellen Clemens	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Mansfield Wrotto	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Carl Nicks	0	0	---	---	---	0
OLB Zach Brown	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	20	10.0
Middle	27	158	5.9
Right	5	6	1.2
None	3	-3	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	15	5.0
Middle	13	60	4.6
Right	5	10	2.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Sam Bradford	31	25	4	0	0	1	3	3	2

New York	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jay Cutler	37	25	3	0	4	2	5	2	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	3	24	3.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	11	61	5.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	11	174	14.5
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	6	37	4.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	12	106	5.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	6	75	8.3
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	45	22.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Stevie Johnson	12	11	126	2	29
RB Cory Boyd	5	3	13	0	18
TE John Cooley	5	5	34	1	31
WR Adrian Arrington	4	3	33	0	28
RB Marcus Thomas	2	1	26	1	11
WR DeVier Posey	2	1	8	0	19
TE Jason Witten	1	1	19	0	5

New York	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Arrelious Benn	6	4	1	4	0	16
WR Bucky Prior	6	4	1	51	1	23
TE Marcedes Lewis	5	4	0	45	0	24
WR Hakeem Nicks	5	3	0	54	1	17
TE John Phillips	3	2	0	9	0	14
RB Craig Johnston	3	3	0	39	0	4
FB Rock Cartwright	2	1	1	6	0	16
WR Skyler Green	2	2	0	14	0	10
RB Justin Forsett	2	0	0	0	0	4
RB Ryan Mathews	2	2	0	41	1	32
WR Ted Ginn	1	0	1	0	0	19

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Brandon Jackson	3	5	1.67	3.78
RB Cory Boyd	2	16	8.00	6.22

New York	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Craig Johnston	1	3	3.00	3.83

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Sam Bradford	5	5	36	7.20	8.35

New York	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jay Cutler	12	6	35	2.92	7.11

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Stevie Johnson	3	3	25	8.33	10.50
TE John Cooley	1	1	3	3.00	6.80
WR DeVier Posey	1	1	8	8.00	4.00

New York	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE John Phillips	2	1	1	0.50	3.00
WR Hakeem Nicks	2	1	3	1.50	10.80
RB Craig Johnston	2	2	25	12.50	13.00
TE Marcedes Lewis	1	0	0	0.00	9.00
WR Skyler Green	1	1	6	6.00	7.00
WR Ted Ginn	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
RB Justin Forsett	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Arrelious Benn	1	1	0	0.00	0.67
WR Bucky Prior	1	0	0	0.00	8.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
QB Sam Bradford	2	2
RB Marcus Thomas	1	0

New York	Rushes	Conversions
QB Jay Cutler	1	0
RB Ryan Mathews	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Sam Bradford	11	8	5

New York	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jay Cutler	9	6	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Stevie Johnson	3	2	1
TE John Cooley	3	3	2
RB Marcus Thomas	2	1	1
TE Jason Witten	1	1	1
RB Cory Boyd	1	0	0
WR Adrian Arrington	1	1	0

New York	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Hakeem Nicks	3	2	1
FB Rock Cartwright	2	1	0
TE Marcedes Lewis	1	0	0
TE John Phillips	1	1	0
RB Ryan Mathews	1	1	1
WR Arrelious Benn	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 81,100 (81,100 capacity)
Upper Deck 24,000 (24,000)
End Zone 17,300 (17,300)
Mezzanine 10,000 (10,000)
Sideline Seats 15,300 (15,300)
Club Seats 7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 7,100 (7,100)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	81,100 (81,100 capacity)
Upper Deck	24,000 (24,000)
End Zone	17,300 (17,300)
Mezzanine	10,000 (10,000)
Sideline Seats	15,300 (15,300)
Club Seats	7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	7,100 (7,100)