Week 16, 2014

played in New England, MA

35 degrees, rain, 14 mph wind

Minnesota Vikings	0	7	0	9	0	-	16
New England Patriots	3	13	0	0	6	-	22

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:32 NED - Bryan Baxter 26 field goal
2Q: 15:00 NED - Alfred Morris 2 run (Bryan Baxter extra point)
2Q: 08:43 NED - Bryan Baxter 26 field goal
2Q: 03:32 MIN - Stevie Johnson 10 pass from Andy Dalton (Cody Parkey extra point)
2Q: 02:00 NED - Bryan Baxter 50 field goal
4Q: 12:21 MIN - Cody Parkey 42 field goal
4Q: 06:09 MIN - Cody Parkey 26 field goal
4Q: 00:57 MIN - Cody Parkey 39 field goal
OT: 01:35 NED - Lawrence Timmons 41 fumble return

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:32 NED - Bryan Baxter 26 field goal
2Q: 15:00 NED - Alfred Morris 2 run (Bryan Baxter extra point)
2Q: 08:43 NED - Bryan Baxter 26 field goal
2Q: 03:32 MIN - Stevie Johnson 10 pass from Andy Dalton (Cody Parkey extra point)
2Q: 02:00 NED - Bryan Baxter 50 field goal
4Q: 12:21 MIN - Cody Parkey 42 field goal
4Q: 06:09 MIN - Cody Parkey 26 field goal
4Q: 00:57 MIN - Cody Parkey 39 field goal
OT: 01:35 NED - Lawrence Timmons 41 fumble return

Team Statistics MIN NED
Record 9-6 8-7
First Downs 19 23
- by Rushing 3 7
- by Passing 16 15
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 383 392
- Offensive Plays 72 77
- Yards per Play 5.32 5.09
Net Rushing Yards 85 121
- Rushing Attempts 22 31
- Yards per Rush 3.86 3.90
Net Passing Yards 298 271
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 44 - 30 - 2 44 - 31 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 325 285
- Sacks/Yards Lost 6/27 2/14
- Yards per Pass Play 5.96 5.89
Fumbles/Lost 3/2 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 8/17 8/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 10.6 6.9
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 8/52 2/15
Punt Returns/Yards 2/24 2/19
Kick Returns/Yards 1/25 1/28
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 2/8
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 1/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 29 OWN 32
Time of Possession 31:43 36:55

Team Statistics	MIN	NED
Record	9-6	8-7
First Downs	19	23
- by Rushing	3	7
- by Passing	16	15
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	383	392
- Offensive Plays	72	77
- Yards per Play	5.32	5.09
Net Rushing Yards	85	121
- Rushing Attempts	22	31
- Yards per Rush	3.86	3.90
Net Passing Yards	298	271
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	44 - 30 - 2	44 - 31 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	325	285
- Sacks/Yards Lost	6/27	2/14
- Yards per Pass Play	5.96	5.89
Fumbles/Lost	3/2	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	8/17	8/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	10.6	6.9
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	8/52	2/15
Punt Returns/Yards	2/24	2/19
Kick Returns/Yards	1/25	1/28
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	2/8
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	1/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 29	OWN 32
Time of Possession	31:43	36:55

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:26	4:32	OWN 25	7	42	Missed FG
2	14:53	1:54	OWN 25	3	8	Punt
2	11:28	0:23	OWN 44	2	-14	Fumble
2	8:38	1:45	OWN 25	3	-18	Punt
2	4:49	1:23	OWN 36	5	64	Touchdown
2	1:52	1:44	OWN 25	6	16	Punt
3	15:00	2:27	OWN 25	6	18	Punt
3	5:44	1:28	OWN 26	4	14	Interception
3	0:21	3:08	OWN 37	5	38	Field Goal
4	10:27	4:26	OWN 34	10	57	Field Goal
4	2:26	1:37	OWN 20	8	58	Field Goal
OT1	10:00	4:02	OWN 23	8	42	Interception
OT1	4:02	2:40	OWN 20	5	21	Fumble

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:34	OWN 25	10	66	Field Goal
1	4:54	5:01	OWN 40	10	60	Touchdown
2	12:59	1:31	OWN 27	3	4	Punt
2	11:05	2:27	OPP 25	5	16	Field Goal
2	6:53	2:04	OPP 40	6	11	Missed FG
2	3:26	1:34	OWN 25	4	42	Field Goal
2	0:08	0:08	OWN 3	1	2	Half
3	12:33	6:49	OWN 20	15	61	Missed FG
3	4:16	3:55	OWN 41	7	29	Missed FG
4	12:13	1:46	OWN 25	3	1	Punt
4	6:01	3:35	OWN 23	5	22	Punt
4	0:49	0:49	OWN 25	5	71	Half
OT1	5:58	1:56	OWN 36	3	7	Punt

Game MVP: Trent Edwards, New England Patriots

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Harry Aquino	12	46	3.83	25	2
RB Cory Boyd	6	15	2.50	7	0
QB Andy Dalton	4	24	6.00	7	0

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Alfred Morris	15	35	2.33	9	0	1
RB James White	10	43	4.30	11	1	0
QB Trent Edwards	4	35	8.75	21	1	0
FB Erick Harness	2	8	4.00	9	0	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Andy Dalton	44	30	325	6/27	1	33	2	78.3

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Trent Edwards	44	31	285	2/14	0	51	0	87.7

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Stevie Johnson	12	17	107	8.92	27	19	1
WR Samuel Gomez	6	7	86	14.33	6	28	0
WR Adrian Arrington	4	6	36	9.00	30	21	0
RB Harry Aquino	4	6	53	13.25	21	17	0
TE John Cooley	3	7	47	15.67	18	33	0
RB Cory Boyd	1	1	-4	-4.00	0	-4	0

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Jeremy Maclin	8	11	127	15.88	17	51
RB Alfred Morris	6	9	14	2.33	9	9
TE Coby Fleener	5	8	35	7.00	0	11
WR Robert Woods	4	6	52	13.00	21	31
RB James White	3	4	24	8.00	14	15
WR Brandon LaFell	2	2	3	1.50	3	4
TE Tanner Diaz	2	2	19	9.50	0	11
WR Kelly Finch	1	1	11	11.00	0	11
FB Erick Harness	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Vincent Fuller	1	8	8.00	0
CB Sam Shields	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov
RB Cory Boyd	1	0
WR Stevie Johnson	1	0
QB Andy Dalton	1	0
RB Harry Aquino	0	1

New England	Recov	Force	TD
OLB Lawrence Timmons	1	0	1
ILB Luke Kuechly	1	0	0
S Louis Delmas	0	1	0
S Myron Lewis	0	1	0
DE Ra'Shede Hageman	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Bryan Anger	4	205	51.3	41.5	57	2

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jeff Locke	4	201	50.3	34.3	57	0

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Cody Parkey	3/4	1/2	0/1	42	1/1

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Bryan Baxter	3/6	1/3	1/1	50	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Drew Floyd	2	24	12.0	0

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kelly Finch	2	19	9.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Drew Floyd	1	25	25.0	0

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kelly Finch	1	28	28.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Arthur Brown	9	5	1.0	31	46
CB Tre Wohlabaugh	9	2	0.0	31	46
CB Kerry Baker	8	0	0.0	31	46
OLB Jordan Sanford	7	0	0.0	21	20
ILB Greg Lloyd	6	6	0.0	30	32
CB Jeff Greene	4	1	0.0	30	46
DE Tyrone Crawford	3	2	1.0	31	38
DT Brenden Hall	3	4	0.0	27	28
DT Aaron Donald	3	1	0.0	23	37
CB Drew Floyd	3	0	0.0	8	20
CB Ezra Wells	3	0	0.0	8	24
CB Greg Blue	2	0	0.0	23	33
DE Stephen Tulloch	1	1	0.0	23	28
WR Stevie Johnson	1	0	---	---	---
DT Quentin Groves	1	0	0.0	10	13
DT Todd Cunningham	1	0	0.0	1	14
WR Samuel Gomez	1	0	---	---	---
RB Harry Aquino	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Brant Hume	0	1	0.0	2	1

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Luke Kuechly	12	1	0.0	21	47
S Brandon Taylor	7	2	0.0	19	37
OLB Niko Koutouvides	5	2	1.0	21	46
CB Sam Shields	5	1	0.0	16	37
S Myron Lewis	5	0	0.0	20	46
OLB Lawrence Timmons	4	1	0.0	21	46
S Louis Delmas	4	1	0.0	22	50
CB Vincent Fuller	3	2	0.0	19	48
DE Ra'Shede Hageman	2	0	1.5	16	29
DE LaMarr Woodley	2	1	1.0	17	41
DE Glenn Dorsey	1	1	1.5	20	43
OLB DeVonte Holloman	1	0	1.0	1	3
S Gus Barrett	1	2	0.0	2	11
S Jamarca Sanford	1	0	0.0	3	8
CB Stephen Hodge	1	0	0.0	1	2
ILB Greg Jones	1	0	0.0	6	13
DE Amos Horton	1	0	0.0	7	16

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
ILB Arthur Brown	1.0	0	0	1	46
DE Tyrone Crawford	1.0	0	0	0	38
CB Greg Blue	0.0	1	0	0	33
DT Brenden Hall	0.0	0	1	0	28
OLB Brody Russett	0.0	0	1	0	26
OLB Jordan Sanford	0.0	0	1	0	20
DE Stephen Tulloch	0.0	0	0	1	28

New England	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Glenn Dorsey	1.5	0	1	4	43
DE Ra'Shede Hageman	1.5	0	0	0	29
DE LaMarr Woodley	1.0	1	2	2	41
OLB Niko Koutouvides	1.0	0	0	0	46
OLB DeVonte Holloman	1.0	0	0	0	3
DT Barry Cofield	0.0	0	1	0	21
DE Amos Horton	0.0	0	1	0	16
OLB Lawrence Timmons	0.0	0	0	1	46

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Tre Wohlabaugh	7	1	46
ILB Arthur Brown	5	1	46
CB Kerry Baker	4	1	46
OLB Jordan Sanford	4	0	20
ILB Greg Lloyd	3	0	32
CB Greg Blue	2	1	33
CB Ezra Wells	2	1	24
CB Drew Floyd	2	0	20
CB Jeff Greene	1	2	46
DT Todd Cunningham	1	0	14
DE Stephen Tulloch	0	1	28

New England	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Luke Kuechly	7	0	0	47
S Brandon Taylor	5	0	0	37
CB Sam Shields	4	0	1	37
S Myron Lewis	4	0	0	46
S Louis Delmas	3	0	0	50
OLB Lawrence Timmons	2	1	0	46
OLB Niko Koutouvides	1	0	0	46
DE LaMarr Woodley	1	0	0	41
S Jamarca Sanford	1	0	0	8
ILB Greg Jones	1	0	0	13
S Gus Barrett	1	0	0	11
CB Vincent Fuller	0	0	1	48

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
T King Dunlap	2	6	1	22	1	50
C Joe Looney	1	3	0	22	1	50
T Jared Veldheer	1	2	0	22	2	50
G Oniel Cousins	0	3	0	22	1	50
TE John Cooley	0	2	0	21	0	48
G Logan Whiting	0	2	0	22	0	50
RB Harry Aquino	0	0	0	15	1	44

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Derek Sherrod	4	6	31	0	46
G Will Montgomery	3	5	31	1	46
G Adam Koets	2	6	31	0	46
C Travis Frederick	2	5	31	0	46
T Terrance Pennington	0	3	31	0	46
TE Coby Fleener	0	2	31	0	43
TE Grayson Horn	0	1	8	0	4
FB Erick Harness	0	1	6	0	14
RB James White	0	0	14	1	12

Special Teams Tackles

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Corbin Pang	2	23
Alexander Osborne	1	19

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Alfred Morris	3	11

Participation

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
WR Stevie Johnson	22	50	---	---	11	83
CB Kerry Baker	---	---	31	46	6	83
CB Tre Wohlabaugh	---	---	31	46	6	83
ILB Arthur Brown	---	---	31	46	6	83
CB Jeff Greene	---	---	30	46	6	82
G Oniel Cousins	22	50	---	---	8	80
T King Dunlap	22	50	---	---	8	80
RB Harry Aquino	15	44	---	---	19	78
CB Greg Blue	---	---	23	33	21	77
WR Adrian Arrington	19	50	---	---	6	75
DE Tyrone Crawford	---	---	31	38	6	75
T Jared Veldheer	22	50	---	---	---	72
QB Andy Dalton	22	50	---	---	---	72
C Joe Looney	22	50	---	---	---	72
G Logan Whiting	22	50	---	---	---	72
TE John Cooley	21	48	---	---	---	69
DT Aaron Donald	---	---	23	37	9	69
ILB Greg Lloyd	---	---	30	32	2	64
OLB Jordan Sanford	---	---	21	20	17	58
DE Stephen Tulloch	---	---	23	28	6	57
DT Brenden Hall	---	---	27	28	2	57
WR Samuel Gomez	16	35	---	---	---	51
CB Drew Floyd	---	---	8	20	14	42
OLB Brody Russett	---	---	10	26	4	40
TE Corbin Pang	3	13	---	---	23	39
CB Ezra Wells	---	---	8	24	4	36
OLB Ray Jones	---	---	1	8	23	32
FB Jared Leisle	6	2	---	---	23	31
DT Quentin Groves	---	---	10	13	1	24
DT Todd Cunningham	---	---	1	14	8	23
WR Alexander Osborne	0	1	---	---	19	20
RB Cory Boyd	7	4	---	---	5	16
DE Dewayne Robertson	---	---	0	0	15	15
K Cody Parkey	0	0	---	---	9	9
T Jammal Brown	0	0	---	---	8	8
G Danny Newhart	0	0	---	---	8	8
C Vinny Westbrook	0	0	---	---	8	8
QB Kellen Clemens	0	0	---	---	4	4
P Bryan Anger	0	0	---	---	4	4
WR Jordan Matthews	1	3	---	---	---	4
OLB Brant Hume	---	---	2	1	---	3
CB Phillip Buchanon	---	---	0	0	---	0
TE Chris Cooley	0	0	---	---	---	0
ILB Brad Jones	---	---	0	0	---	0
WR Dennis Humphrey	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Bryan Stork	0	0	---	---	---	0

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
TE Coby Fleener	31	43	---	---	25	99
OLB Lawrence Timmons	---	---	21	46	22	89
T Terrance Pennington	31	46	---	---	10	87
CB Vincent Fuller	---	---	19	48	11	78
S Louis Delmas	---	---	22	50	6	78
G Will Montgomery	31	46	---	---	---	77
QB Trent Edwards	31	46	---	---	---	77
G Adam Koets	31	46	---	---	---	77
DE Glenn Dorsey	---	---	20	43	14	77
T Derek Sherrod	31	46	---	---	---	77
C Travis Frederick	31	46	---	---	---	77
WR Jeremy Maclin	27	44	---	---	5	76
ILB Luke Kuechly	---	---	21	47	3	71
OLB Niko Koutouvides	---	---	21	46	3	70
S Myron Lewis	---	---	20	46	3	69
DE LaMarr Woodley	---	---	17	41	5	63
RB Alfred Morris	17	32	---	---	11	60
WR Brandon LaFell	20	32	---	---	5	57
CB Sam Shields	---	---	16	37	4	57
S Brandon Taylor	---	---	19	37	1	57
DE Ra'Shede Hageman	---	---	16	29	---	45
RB James White	14	12	---	---	16	42
TE Tanner Diaz	18	22	---	---	---	40
DT Barry Cofield	---	---	6	21	8	35
WR Robert Woods	11	21	---	---	---	32
S Gus Barrett	---	---	2	11	16	29
WR Greg Salas	3	4	---	---	21	28
DE Amos Horton	---	---	7	16	3	26
RB Chris Henry	0	0	---	---	25	25
S Jamarca Sanford	---	---	3	8	13	24
FB Erick Harness	6	14	---	---	---	20
ILB Greg Jones	---	---	6	13	---	19
WR Kelly Finch	0	2	---	---	15	17
K Bryan Baxter	0	0	---	---	12	12
TE Grayson Horn	8	4	---	---	---	12
C Donnie Carpenter	0	0	---	---	10	10
T Herman Johnson	0	0	---	---	10	10
G Miles Fuller	0	0	---	---	10	10
P Jeff Locke	0	0	---	---	10	10
G Zack Martin	0	0	---	---	10	10
OLB Bryan Smith	---	---	0	0	9	9
CB Devin McCourty	---	---	3	3	1	7
OLB DeVonte Holloman	---	---	1	3	1	5
OLB Eddie Green	---	---	1	3	1	5
CB Stephen Hodge	---	---	1	2	---	3
QB Vernon Hodges	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	-1	-0.3
Middle	11	76	6.9
Right	8	10	1.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	13	51	3.9
Middle	13	59	4.5
Right	5	11	2.2
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Andy Dalton	44	30	4	3	2	1	5	7	2

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Trent Edwards	44	31	3	1	0	8	3	2	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	5	35	5.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	12	81	5.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	18	10	138	7.7
Long (19+ Yds)	4	3	71	17.8

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	10	7	18	1.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	14	94	5.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	7	64	4.9
Long (19+ Yds)	3	3	109	36.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Stevie Johnson	17	12	2	107	0	50
TE John Cooley	7	3	0	47	1	48
WR Samuel Gomez	7	6	0	86	2	35
WR Adrian Arrington	6	4	0	36	1	50
RB Harry Aquino	6	4	0	53	0	44
RB Cory Boyd	1	1	0	-4	0	4

New England	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Jeremy Maclin	11	8	127	2	44
RB Alfred Morris	9	6	14	0	32
TE Coby Fleener	8	5	35	0	43
WR Robert Woods	6	4	52	1	21
RB James White	4	3	24	0	12
WR Brandon LaFell	2	2	3	0	32
TE Tanner Diaz	2	2	19	0	22
WR Kelly Finch	1	1	11	0	2
FB Erick Harness	1	0	0	0	14

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Alfred Morris	3	2	0.67	2.33
RB James White	2	13	6.50	4.30
QB Trent Edwards	1	-1	-1.00	8.75

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Andy Dalton	5	3	25	5.00	7.39

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Trent Edwards	7	2	15	2.14	6.48

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Stevie Johnson	3	2	16	5.33	6.29
WR Adrian Arrington	2	1	9	4.50	6.00

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Jeremy Maclin	3	1	15	5.00	11.55
RB Alfred Morris	2	1	0	0.00	1.56
TE Coby Fleener	1	0	0	0.00	4.38
RB James White	1	0	0	0.00	6.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
QB Andy Dalton	2	0

New England	Rushes	Conversions
RB Alfred Morris	3	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Andy Dalton	15	11	8

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Trent Edwards	14	12	7

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Stevie Johnson	6	3	2
RB Harry Aquino	5	4	3
WR Samuel Gomez	3	3	2
TE John Cooley	1	1	1

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Coby Fleener	4	3	2
RB Alfred Morris	3	3	0
WR Jeremy Maclin	2	1	1
TE Tanner Diaz	2	2	1
WR Robert Woods	2	2	2
RB James White	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 34,100 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 8,300 (21,400)
End Zone 4,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,100 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 6,100 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 1,200 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	34,100 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	8,300 (21,400)
End Zone	4,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,100 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	6,100 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	1,200 (3,300)