Week 6, 2012

played in St. Louis, MO

51 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

Minnesota Vikings	0	10	3	3	-	16
St. Louis Cardinals	7	3	0	3	-	13

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:45 STL - Brody Eldridge 8 pass from Alex Smith (Derek Whaley extra point)
2Q: 14:53 MIN - Pat McAfee 20 field goal
2Q: 10:26 MIN - Stevie Johnson 17 pass from Sam Bradford (Pat McAfee extra point)
2Q: 07:02 STL - Derek Whaley 42 field goal
3Q: 09:25 MIN - Pat McAfee 46 field goal
4Q: 13:30 STL - Derek Whaley 32 field goal
4Q: 09:29 MIN - Pat McAfee 18 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:45 STL - Brody Eldridge 8 pass from Alex Smith (Derek Whaley extra point)
2Q: 14:53 MIN - Pat McAfee 20 field goal
2Q: 10:26 MIN - Stevie Johnson 17 pass from Sam Bradford (Pat McAfee extra point)
2Q: 07:02 STL - Derek Whaley 42 field goal
3Q: 09:25 MIN - Pat McAfee 46 field goal
4Q: 13:30 STL - Derek Whaley 32 field goal
4Q: 09:29 MIN - Pat McAfee 18 field goal

Team Statistics MIN STL
Record 4-1 2-4
First Downs 18 16
- by Rushing 10 6
- by Passing 8 7
- by Penalty 0 3
Total Net Yards 351 251
- Offensive Plays 63 65
- Yards per Play 5.57 3.86
Net Rushing Yards 189 115
- Rushing Attempts 29 28
- Yards per Rush 6.52 4.11
Net Passing Yards 162 136
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 32 - 19 - 2 33 - 16 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 170 163
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/8 4/27
- Yards per Pass Play 4.76 3.68
Fumbles/Lost 2/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/13 4/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.6 9.3
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/2
Penalties/Yards 10/85 3/25
Punt Returns/Yards 1/16 2/3
Kick Returns/Yards 2/63 4/73
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 2/33
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/2 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 30 OWN 29
Time of Possession 32:01 27:59

Team Statistics	MIN	STL
Record	4-1	2-4
First Downs	18	16
- by Rushing	10	6
- by Passing	8	7
- by Penalty	0	3
Total Net Yards	351	251
- Offensive Plays	63	65
- Yards per Play	5.57	3.86
Net Rushing Yards	189	115
- Rushing Attempts	29	28
- Yards per Rush	6.52	4.11
Net Passing Yards	162	136
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	32 - 19 - 2	33 - 16 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	170	163
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/8	4/27
- Yards per Pass Play	4.76	3.68
Fumbles/Lost	2/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/13	4/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.6	9.3
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/2
Penalties/Yards	10/85	3/25
Punt Returns/Yards	1/16	2/3
Kick Returns/Yards	2/63	4/73
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	2/33
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/2	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 30	OWN 29
Time of Possession	32:01	27:59

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:08	OWN 37	3	4	Interception
1	8:34	1:36	OWN 25	3	17	Interception
1	5:13	5:28	OWN 7	10	90	Field Goal
2	13:46	3:28	OWN 38	8	62	Touchdown
2	6:57	2:51	OWN 25	6	34	Punt
2	2:52	1:10	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
3	13:14	0:58	OWN 21	3	5	Punt
3	10:50	1:31	OPP 33	3	4	Field Goal
3	4:43	2:20	OWN 19	6	23	Punt
4	13:23	4:01	OWN 40	7	59	Field Goal
4	7:16	5:07	OWN 28	9	27	Punt
4	0:49	0:49	OWN 42	2	-2	Game

St. Louis Cardinals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:52	4:18	OPP 33	10	33	Touchdown
1	6:58	1:45	OPP 35	3	-2	Punt
2	14:45	0:59	OWN 25	3	2	Punt
2	10:18	3:21	OWN 27	6	48	Field Goal
2	4:06	1:14	OWN 20	6	35	Punt
2	1:42	1:42	OWN 17	7	34	Half
3	15:00	1:46	OWN 37	3	-2	Punt
3	12:16	1:26	OWN 25	4	8	Downs
3	9:19	4:36	OWN 20	8	15	Punt
3	2:23	4:00	OWN 11	8	74	Field Goal
4	9:22	2:06	OWN 17	3	8	Punt
4	2:09	1:20	OWN 20	7	38	Downs

Game MVP: Alan Montgomery, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Brandon Jackson	13	55	4.23	20	2
RB Cory Boyd	9	107	11.89	33	5
QB Sam Bradford	7	27	3.86	10	1

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
QB Alex Smith	13	81	6.23	16	2
RB Daniel Thomas	8	13	1.63	11	1
RB Cedric Peerman	6	17	2.83	7	0
WR Dexter McCluster	1	4	4.00	4	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Sam Bradford	32	19	170	2/8	1	31	2	58.0

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Alex Smith	33	16	163	4/27	1	51	0	73.1

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Stevie Johnson	7	13	95	13.57	45	31	1
WR Adrian Arrington	6	7	40	6.67	6	13	0
RB Cory Boyd	3	3	12	4.00	3	8	0
RB Marcus Thomas	1	2	9	9.00	1	9	0
TE John Cooley	1	6	4	4.00	0	4	0
FB Jared Leisle	1	1	10	10.00	7	10	0

St. Louis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Michael Clayton	3	4	14	4.67	0	13	0
WR Calvin Johnson	3	9	10	3.33	0	7	0
WR Dexter McCluster	3	6	64	21.33	64	51	0
TE Brody Eldridge	2	4	11	5.50	2	8	1
RB Daniel Thomas	2	3	20	10.00	7	15	0
TE Conrad Rabach	2	4	18	9.00	9	9	0
RB Cedric Peerman	1	3	26	26.00	20	26	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

St. Louis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Ed Reed	1	11	11.00	0
OLB Akeem Jordan	1	22	22.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov
RB Brandon Jackson	1	0
RB Cory Boyd	1	0
G Oniel Cousins	0	1
T King Dunlap	0	1

St. Louis	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
S Courtney Greene	0	0	1	0
CB Janoris Jenkins	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Bryan Anger	5	230	46.0	37.4	50	1

St. Louis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jonathan Ludwig	6	266	44.3	38.3	51	3

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Pat McAfee	3/3	1/1	0/0	46	1/1

St. Louis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Derek Whaley	2/2	1/1	0/0	42	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Drew Floyd	1	16	16.0	0

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Calvin Johnson	2	3	1.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Drew Floyd	2	63	31.5	0

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Daniel Thomas	2	47	23.5	0
Caleb Stevenson	2	26	13.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Greg Lloyd	12	3	0.0	28	37
CB Ryan Clark	5	0	0.0	28	37
OLB Alan Montgomery	4	1	2.0	11	18
DT Brenden Hall	4	1	0.0	18	24
CB Jeff Greene	3	1	0.0	28	37
DE Stephen Tulloch	3	0	0.0	26	27
CB Kerry Baker	3	0	0.0	28	37
DT Quentin Groves	2	2	1.0	18	27
DT Todd Cunningham	2	1	1.0	14	27
CB Greg Blue	2	1	0.0	26	32
DT Hardy Newman	2	0	0.0	7	15
OLB Ray Jones	2	0	0.0	26	31
DT Kedrick Golston	1	0	0.0	12	12
S LaRon Landry	1	0	0.0	13	10
WR Stevie Johnson	1	0	---	---	---
WR Adrian Arrington	1	0	---	---	---

St. Louis	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Ashton Youboty	11	5	0.0	29	34
OLB Akeem Jordan	8	1	0.0	28	33
S Courtney Greene	6	2	0.0	27	30
CB Ed Reed	5	1	0.0	29	31
DT Mike Patterson	3	1	1.0	29	34
DT Osi Umenyiora	3	3	0.0	24	28
CB Dominique Foxworth	3	1	0.0	28	34
DE Cory Redding	2	0	0.0	26	30
CB Janoris Jenkins	2	0	0.0	16	13
OLB Spencer Larson	1	2	1.0	12	19
DT Aaron Maybin	1	1	0.0	26	32
S Bob Sanders	1	0	0.0	2	4
OLB Thomas Howard	1	0	0.0	6	5
ILB Corey Hall	0	3	0.0	28	34

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Alan Montgomery	2.0	0	0	18
DT Quentin Groves	1.0	1	0	27
DT Todd Cunningham	1.0	0	2	27
DE Stephen Tulloch	0.0	3	1	27
OLB Ray Jones	0.0	1	1	31

St. Louis	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DT Mike Patterson	1.0	0	1	34
OLB Spencer Larson	1.0	0	0	19
DT Aaron Maybin	0.0	1	0	32
DE Cory Redding	0.0	0	2	30
DT Osi Umenyiora	0.0	0	1	28
OLB Akeem Jordan	0.0	0	1	33

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Greg Lloyd	6	2	37
CB Greg Blue	2	1	32
CB Ryan Clark	2	0	37
CB Kerry Baker	2	0	37
OLB Alan Montgomery	1	2	18
CB Jeff Greene	1	1	37
S LaRon Landry	1	0	10
DT Hardy Newman	1	0	15

St. Louis	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Ashton Youboty	5	0	0	34
CB Ed Reed	4	0	1	31
OLB Akeem Jordan	4	0	1	33
CB Dominique Foxworth	2	0	0	34
DT Aaron Maybin	1	1	0	32
DT Osi Umenyiora	1	0	0	28
S Courtney Greene	1	0	0	30
CB Janoris Jenkins	1	0	0	13

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Robert Berry	3	6	1	29	0	34
G Oniel Cousins	2	7	0	29	0	34
C Ramon Harewood	2	3	1	29	1	34
T King Dunlap	2	3	0	29	1	34
T Jared Veldheer	0	1	0	29	0	34
TE John Cooley	0	1	0	21	0	33
FB Jared Leisle	0	1	0	1	0	4

St. Louis	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Kelechi Osemele	2	3	28	0	37
T Langston Walker	1	3	28	2	37
TE Conrad Rabach	1	1	9	0	16
G Christopher Williams	0	5	28	0	37
C Sawyer Prescott	0	4	28	2	37
T George Bussey	0	4	28	0	37

Special Teams Tackles

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Jason Witten	2	23
Ray Jones	1	22
Greg Blue	1	21
Jeff Greene	1	17
Dewayne Robertson	1	15

St. Louis	Tackles	STPlays
Thomas Howard	1	21
Donnie Avery	1	15
Michael Clayton	1	1

Participation

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Jeff Greene	---	---	28	37	17	82
CB Greg Blue	---	---	26	32	21	79
OLB Ray Jones	---	---	26	31	22	79
G Oniel Cousins	29	34	---	---	8	71
T King Dunlap	29	34	---	---	8	71
WR Stevie Johnson	29	31	---	---	9	69
T Jared Veldheer	29	34	---	---	5	68
CB Ryan Clark	---	---	28	37	2	67
ILB Greg Lloyd	---	---	28	37	2	67
CB Kerry Baker	---	---	28	37	2	67
QB Sam Bradford	29	34	---	---	3	66
C Robert Berry	29	34	---	---	---	63
C Ramon Harewood	29	34	---	---	---	63
DE Stephen Tulloch	---	---	26	27	8	61
WR Adrian Arrington	28	28	---	---	---	56
TE John Cooley	21	33	---	---	---	54
TE Jason McKie	18	17	---	---	17	52
DT Todd Cunningham	---	---	14	27	8	49
DT Quentin Groves	---	---	18	27	1	46
DT Brenden Hall	---	---	18	24	1	43
WR Santonio Holmes	18	18	---	---	---	36
RB Cory Boyd	14	20	---	---	---	34
OLB Alan Montgomery	---	---	11	18	1	30
TE Jason Witten	0	5	---	---	23	28
RB Marcus Thomas	2	9	---	---	17	28
DE Tyrone Crawford	---	---	14	12	1	27
DT Kedrick Golston	---	---	12	12	---	24
CB Drew Floyd	---	---	4	9	11	24
S LaRon Landry	---	---	13	10	---	23
DT Hardy Newman	---	---	7	15	1	23
FB Jared Leisle	1	4	---	---	18	23
CB Bryson Radecki	---	---	4	9	7	20
RB Brandon Jackson	14	5	---	---	---	19
WR DeVier Posey	0	0	---	---	18	18
DE Dewayne Robertson	---	---	1	0	15	16
C Paul Godfrey	0	0	---	---	8	8
K Pat McAfee	0	0	---	---	8	8
G Kaleb Highcove	0	0	---	---	8	8
OLB Brody Russett	---	---	2	5	---	7
P Bryan Anger	0	0	---	---	5	5
OLB Brant Hume	---	---	0	1	---	1
QB Andy Dalton	0	0	---	---	---	0
WR Edmond Gates	0	0	---	---	---	0
ILB Victor Barlow	---	---	0	0	---	0
WR Samuel Gomez	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Joe Looney	0	0	---	---	---	0

St. Louis	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
DT Mike Patterson	---	---	29	34	13	76
T Langston Walker	28	37	---	---	8	73
T George Bussey	28	37	---	---	8	73
G Christopher Williams	28	37	---	---	8	73
G Kelechi Osemele	28	37	---	---	8	73
WR Calvin Johnson	27	35	---	---	6	68
CB Ashton Youboty	---	---	29	34	3	66
QB Alex Smith	28	37	---	---	---	65
CB Dominique Foxworth	---	---	28	34	3	65
ILB Corey Hall	---	---	28	34	3	65
C Sawyer Prescott	28	37	---	---	---	65
CB Ed Reed	---	---	29	31	4	64
OLB Akeem Jordan	---	---	28	33	3	64
DT Aaron Maybin	---	---	26	32	2	60
TE Brody Eldridge	28	32	---	---	---	60
DE Cory Redding	---	---	26	30	3	59
S Courtney Greene	---	---	27	30	1	58
DT Osi Umenyiora	---	---	24	28	3	55
WR Michael Clayton	21	32	---	---	1	54
RB Cedric Peerman	12	14	---	---	17	43
RB Daniel Thomas	14	19	---	---	5	38
CB Janoris Jenkins	---	---	16	13	8	37
OLB Spencer Larson	---	---	12	19	3	34
WR Dexter McCluster	17	17	---	---	---	34
OLB Thomas Howard	---	---	6	5	21	32
FB Rhett Ellison	6	8	---	---	16	30
TE Armard Hall	2	2	---	---	22	26
CB Brandon Flowers	---	---	1	5	20	26
TE Conrad Rabach	9	16	---	---	---	25
S Bob Sanders	---	---	2	4	16	22
WR Donnie Avery	1	5	---	---	15	21
DT Marco Mularkey	---	---	6	7	5	18
WR Kyle Williams	2	4	---	---	8	14
OLB Donnie Patrick	---	---	1	0	10	11
C Chad Stott	0	0	---	---	8	8
P Jonathan Ludwig	0	0	---	---	8	8
K Derek Whaley	0	0	---	---	6	6
RB Caleb Stevenson	0	0	---	---	5	5
DE Deion Keenan	---	---	0	0	5	5
OLB Dustin Farley	---	---	1	1	---	2
TE Devonte McElroy	1	1	---	---	---	2
QB Glen Campbell	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Jonathan Scott	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Bradley Crane	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Jeremiah Coffey	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Bobby Massie	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	0	0	0.0
Middle	25	165	6.6
Right	2	26	13.0
None	2	-2	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	5	1.3
Middle	19	101	5.3
Right	5	9	1.8
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Sam Bradford	32	19	1	4	0	1	5	0	2

St. Louis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Alex Smith	33	16	2	1	5	6	5	4	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	6	26	3.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	8	102	6.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	5	42	4.2
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	5	70	10.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	7	70	5.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	4	23	2.1
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Stevie Johnson	13	7	95	1	31
WR Adrian Arrington	7	6	40	0	28
TE John Cooley	6	1	4	0	33
RB Cory Boyd	3	3	12	0	20
RB Marcus Thomas	2	1	9	0	9
FB Jared Leisle	1	1	10	0	4

St. Louis	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Calvin Johnson	9	3	3	10	0	35
WR Dexter McCluster	6	3	2	64	1	17
WR Michael Clayton	4	3	0	14	0	32
TE Brody Eldridge	4	2	0	11	0	32
TE Conrad Rabach	4	2	0	18	0	16
RB Cedric Peerman	3	1	0	26	1	14
RB Daniel Thomas	3	2	0	20	0	19

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Brandon Jackson	2	5	2.50	4.23
RB Cory Boyd	1	6	6.00	11.89
QB Sam Bradford	1	4	4.00	3.86

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Daniel Thomas	3	-1	-0.33	1.63

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Sam Bradford	4	2	29	7.25	5.31

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Alex Smith	7	4	20	2.86	4.94

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Stevie Johnson	2	2	29	14.50	7.31
RB Marcus Thomas	1	0	0	0.00	4.50
TE John Cooley	1	0	0	0.00	0.67

St. Louis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Calvin Johnson	3	2	3	1.00	1.11
TE Brody Eldridge	2	1	8	4.00	2.75
RB Daniel Thomas	1	0	0	0.00	6.67
TE Conrad Rabach	1	1	9	9.00	4.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
QB Sam Bradford	2	1

St. Louis	Rushes	Conversions
QB Alex Smith	3	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Sam Bradford	10	5	3

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Alex Smith	11	7	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

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

St. Louis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Michael Clayton	2	1	0
WR Calvin Johnson	2	2	0
TE Brody Eldridge	2	1	1
WR Dexter McCluster	2	1	1
RB Cedric Peerman	1	0	0
RB Daniel Thomas	1	1	1
TE Conrad Rabach	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 69,200 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 21,100 (21,400)
End Zone 14,900 (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	69,200 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	21,100 (21,400)
End Zone	14,900 (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)