Week 6, 2015

played in St. Louis, MO

46 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

Minnesota Vikings	3	10	13	17	-	43
St. Louis Cardinals	7	10	0	0	-	17

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:03 MIN - Cody Parkey 31 field goal
1Q: 04:44 STL - Donnie Avery 23 pass from Drew Brees (Darnell Ross extra point)
2Q: 15:00 STL - Darnell Ross 33 field goal
2Q: 14:09 STL - Armard Hall 14 pass from Drew Brees (Darnell Ross extra point)
2Q: 03:57 MIN - Cody Parkey 22 field goal
2Q: 00:46 MIN - John Cooley 8 pass from Andy Dalton (Cody Parkey extra point)
3Q: 15:00 MIN - Drew Floyd 104 kickoff return (Cody Parkey extra point)
3Q: 08:05 MIN - Cody Parkey 55 field goal
3Q: 03:02 MIN - Cody Parkey 35 field goal
4Q: 11:12 MIN - Cody Parkey 42 field goal
4Q: 03:11 MIN - Jordan Matthews 14 pass from Andy Dalton (Cody Parkey extra point)
4Q: 01:33 MIN - Landon Collins 92 interception return (Cody Parkey extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:03 MIN - Cody Parkey 31 field goal
1Q: 04:44 STL - Donnie Avery 23 pass from Drew Brees (Darnell Ross extra point)
2Q: 15:00 STL - Darnell Ross 33 field goal
2Q: 14:09 STL - Armard Hall 14 pass from Drew Brees (Darnell Ross extra point)
2Q: 03:57 MIN - Cody Parkey 22 field goal
2Q: 00:46 MIN - John Cooley 8 pass from Andy Dalton (Cody Parkey extra point)
3Q: 15:00 MIN - Drew Floyd 104 kickoff return (Cody Parkey extra point)
3Q: 08:05 MIN - Cody Parkey 55 field goal
3Q: 03:02 MIN - Cody Parkey 35 field goal
4Q: 11:12 MIN - Cody Parkey 42 field goal
4Q: 03:11 MIN - Jordan Matthews 14 pass from Andy Dalton (Cody Parkey extra point)
4Q: 01:33 MIN - Landon Collins 92 interception return (Cody Parkey extra point)

Team Statistics MIN STL
Record 5-0 1-5
First Downs 24 16
- by Rushing 7 0
- by Passing 16 13
- by Penalty 1 3
Total Net Yards 475 324
- Offensive Plays 68 55
- Yards per Play 6.99 5.89
Net Rushing Yards 126 30
- Rushing Attempts 21 17
- Yards per Rush 6.00 1.76
Net Passing Yards 349 294
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 45 - 31 - 3 36 - 23 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 357 299
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/8 2/5
- Yards per Pass Play 7.43 7.74
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 6/12 3/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.5 8.5
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 13/100 5/45
Punt Returns/Yards 5/79 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 4/195 3/53
Interception Ret./Yards 1/92 3/49
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 6 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/4 0/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 33 OWN 32
Time of Possession 33:47 26:14

Team Statistics	MIN	STL
Record	5-0	1-5
First Downs	24	16
- by Rushing	7	0
- by Passing	16	13
- by Penalty	1	3
Total Net Yards	475	324
- Offensive Plays	68	55
- Yards per Play	6.99	5.89
Net Rushing Yards	126	30
- Rushing Attempts	21	17
- Yards per Rush	6.00	1.76
Net Passing Yards	349	294
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	45 - 31 - 3	36 - 23 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	357	299
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/8	2/5
- Yards per Pass Play	7.43	7.74
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	6/12	3/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.5	8.5
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	13/100	5/45
Punt Returns/Yards	5/79	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	4/195	3/53
Interception Ret./Yards	1/92	3/49
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	6	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/4	0/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 33	OWN 32
Time of Possession	33:47	26:14

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:13	5:16	OWN 41	9	45	Field Goal
1	6:29	0:12	OWN 40	1	0	Interception
1	4:30	2:11	OWN 31	3	19	Interception
2	14:53	0:44	OWN 38	1	0	Interception
2	14:00	3:35	OWN 42	5	18	Missed FG
2	7:27	3:37	OWN 35	7	60	Field Goal
2	2:07	1:29	OWN 32	7	68	Touchdown
3	12:03	4:06	OWN 27	7	35	Field Goal
3	6:07	3:12	OWN 37	9	45	Field Goal
3	1:25	5:18	OWN 20	10	55	Field Goal
4	7:35	4:31	OWN 20	10	80	Touchdown

St. Louis Cardinals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:47	OWN 25	3	-3	Punt
1	7:57	1:28	OWN 25	3	7	Punt
1	6:17	1:47	OPP 47	3	47	Touchdown
1	2:19	2:26	OWN 39	4	45	Field Goal
2	14:09	0:09	OPP 14	1	14	Touchdown
2	10:25	2:58	OWN 47	5	18	Downs
2	3:50	1:43	OWN 26	3	5	Punt
2	0:38	0:38	OWN 14	4	16	Half
3	14:46	2:43	OWN 21	4	22	Punt
3	7:57	1:50	OWN 25	5	4	Punt
3	2:55	1:30	OWN 25	4	11	Punt
4	11:07	3:32	OWN 25	9	44	Punt
4	3:04	1:39	OWN 25	5	60	Interception
4	1:25	1:25	OWN 25	4	39	Game

Game MVP: Cody Parkey, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Ameer Abdullah	21	126	6.00	19	4	0

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG
RB Tre Mason	12	13	1.08	6
QB Drew Brees	4	12	3.00	5
RB Dri Archer	1	5	5.00	5

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Andy Dalton	45	31	357	2/8	2	29	3	79.6

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Drew Brees	34	22	274	2/5	2	38	1	96.9
Glen Yepremian	2	1	25	0/0	0	25	0	95.8

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Jordan Matthews	8	10	91	11.38	19	22	1
WR Alexander Osborne	7	10	96	13.71	35	29	0
WR Stevie Johnson	6	9	58	9.67	30	24	0
TE John Cooley	5	9	75	15.00	31	26	1
RB Ameer Abdullah	5	7	37	7.40	6	13	0

St. Louis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Donnie Avery	6	9	67	11.17	28	25	1
WR Cordarrelle Patterson	5	8	112	22.40	59	38	0
TE Armard Hall	4	6	42	10.50	10	25	1
RB Tre Mason	3	5	19	6.33	0	11	0
WR Howie Aragon	3	4	33	11.00	17	26	0
TE Bernard Blair	1	2	12	12.00	6	12	0
WR Kelvin Benjamin	1	1	14	14.00	8	14	0
RB Dri Archer	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Landon Collins	1	92	92.00	1

St. Louis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Ike Cassaday	2	43	21.50	0
OLB Ryan Shazier	1	6	6.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force
CB Drew Floyd	1	0	0
FB Jared Leisle	0	1	0
ILB Arthur Brown	0	0	1

St. Louis	Fumb	Recov	Force
RB Tre Mason	1	0	0
G Kelechi Osemele	0	1	0
TE Armard Hall	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20

St. Louis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jonathan Ludwig	7	320	45.7	31.6	57	3

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Cody Parkey	5/6	2/3	1/2	55	4/4

St. Louis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Darnell Ross	1/1	0/0	0/0	33	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Drew Floyd	5	79	15.8	0

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Drew Floyd	2	135	67.5	1
Landon Collins	2	60	30.0	0

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dri Archer	2	37	18.5	0
Tre Mason	1	16	16.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Arthur Brown	9	1	1.0	17	34
OLB Jordan Sanford	6	2	0.0	17	34
CB Tre Wohlabaugh	4	1	0.0	17	38
CB Ezra Wells	4	0	0.0	17	35
CB Jeff Greene	3	1	0.0	9	19
OLB Ray Jones	3	0	0.0	16	31
S Landon Collins	3	0	0.0	17	34
ILB Greg Lloyd	2	1	0.0	7	12
TE John Cooley	2	0	---	---	---
DE Tyrone Crawford	1	1	1.0	16	37
DE Stephen Tulloch	1	0	0.0	16	29
CB Drew Floyd	1	0	0.0	2	18
WR Alexander Osborne	1	0	---	---	---
DT Aaron Donald	1	0	0.0	16	35
CB Kerry Baker	0	1	0.0	17	34

St. Louis	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Matt Johnson	9	1	0.0	21	47
S LaRon Landry	8	2	0.0	19	34
OLB Ryan Shazier	6	5	0.0	21	36
CB Janoris Jenkins	6	1	0.0	21	45
ILB Erin Henderson	4	1	0.0	21	35
CB Tyrone Gomez	4	0	0.0	12	36
CB Ike Cassaday	3	1	0.0	21	47
DT Johnnie Sanford	2	0	1.0	7	27
DT Muhammad Wilkerson	2	0	0.5	21	39
OLB Philip Schmaltz	2	1	0.0	8	21
DE Jason Pierre-Paul	1	3	0.5	21	39
S Kyle Fuller	1	1	0.0	2	13
OLB Ryan Kerrigan	1	0	0.0	21	43
DE Frank Alexander	1	0	0.0	6	20
OLB Donnie Patrick	1	0	0.0	1	12
DT Wyatt Tuaolo	1	0	0.0	8	18

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Tyrone Crawford	1.0	2	0	3	37
ILB Arthur Brown	1.0	0	1	0	34
DE Stephen Tulloch	0.0	2	0	0	29
DT Todd Cunningham	0.0	1	0	0	13
DT Aaron Donald	0.0	0	1	0	35
OLB Ray Jones	0.0	0	0	1	31

St. Louis	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Johnnie Sanford	1.0	0	0	0	27
DE Jason Pierre-Paul	0.5	1	3	1	39
DT Muhammad Wilkerson	0.5	0	0	0	39
DE Frank Alexander	0.0	0	2	0	20
OLB Ryan Kerrigan	0.0	0	1	0	43
DT Dante Fowler	0.0	0	1	0	2

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Jordan Sanford	4	1	0	34
ILB Arthur Brown	4	0	0	34
S Landon Collins	3	0	1	34
CB Jeff Greene	3	0	0	19
CB Tre Wohlabaugh	3	0	0	38
CB Ezra Wells	3	0	0	35
CB Drew Floyd	2	1	0	18
OLB Ray Jones	1	0	0	31
DE Tyrone Crawford	0	1	0	37

St. Louis	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Matt Johnson	7	0	0	47
CB Tyrone Gomez	4	2	0	36
CB Janoris Jenkins	4	0	0	45
OLB Ryan Shazier	3	0	1	36
S LaRon Landry	3	0	0	34
CB Ike Cassaday	2	0	2	47
OLB Philip Schmaltz	2	0	0	21
S Kyle Fuller	2	0	0	13
ILB Erin Henderson	1	0	0	35
OLB Ryan Kerrigan	1	0	0	43
DE Frank Alexander	1	0	0	20
OLB Donnie Patrick	1	0	0	12

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
T King Dunlap	3	5	1	21	1	47
C Joe Looney	3	5	0	21	1	47
T Jared Veldheer	3	4	0	21	0	47
G Logan Whiting	2	5	0	21	0	47
TE John Cooley	1	1	0	21	0	46
C Ramon Harewood	0	1	0	21	0	47

St. Louis	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Brandon Scherff	1	3	17	0	34
G Kelechi Osemele	1	2	17	1	38
G Brian Winters	0	4	17	0	38
C Chester Ambrose	0	2	17	1	34
T Bobby Massie	0	2	17	0	38

Special Teams Tackles

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Harry Aquino	2	20
Alexander Osborne	1	14

St. Louis	Tackles	STPlays
Kyle Juszczyk	3	22
Brandon Flowers	2	22
Armard Hall	1	22
Andy Spiak	1	21
Brian Winters	1	8

Participation

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
WR Stevie Johnson	17	47	---	---	27	91
RB Ameer Abdullah	21	45	---	---	10	76
T King Dunlap	21	47	---	---	6	74
C Ramon Harewood	21	47	---	---	6	74
OLB Jordan Sanford	---	---	17	34	22	73
OLB Ray Jones	---	---	16	31	22	69
T Jared Veldheer	21	47	---	---	---	68
QB Andy Dalton	21	47	---	---	---	68
C Joe Looney	21	47	---	---	---	68
G Logan Whiting	21	47	---	---	---	68
TE John Cooley	21	46	---	---	---	67
WR Jordan Matthews	17	47	---	---	---	64
WR Alexander Osborne	12	35	---	---	14	61
CB Kerry Baker	---	---	17	34	8	59
DT Aaron Donald	---	---	16	35	8	59
CB Tre Wohlabaugh	---	---	17	38	1	56
S Landon Collins	---	---	17	34	5	56
DE Tyrone Crawford	---	---	16	37	1	54
CB Ezra Wells	---	---	17	35	1	53
ILB Arthur Brown	---	---	17	34	1	52
DE Stephen Tulloch	---	---	16	29	1	46
TE Corbin Pang	1	9	---	---	27	37
FB Jared Leisle	6	3	---	---	27	36
CB Drew Floyd	---	---	2	18	12	32
CB Jeff Greene	---	---	9	19	---	28
CB Greg Blue	---	---	0	5	21	26
RB Harry Aquino	2	1	---	---	20	23
ILB Brad Jones	---	---	0	0	21	21
DT Todd Cunningham	---	---	1	13	7	21
ILB Greg Lloyd	---	---	7	12	---	19
K Cody Parkey	0	0	---	---	16	16
QB Kellen Clemens	0	0	---	---	6	6
G Oniel Cousins	0	0	---	---	6	6
C Vinny Westbrook	0	0	---	---	6	6
OLB Brant Hume	---	---	0	6	---	6
WR Dennis Humphrey	4	2	---	---	---	6
T Myles Smoot	0	0	---	---	6	6
TE Tommy Buford	4	0	---	---	---	4
DT Jordan Phillips	---	---	1	3	---	4
DT Donald Foster	---	---	1	1	---	2
TE Dominique Byrd	0	0	---	---	---	0
P Bryan Anger	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Bryan Stork	0	0	---	---	---	0
DT Jeremiah Rogers	---	---	0	0	---	0
DE Sean Walsh	---	---	0	0	---	0
S Jessie Kinney	---	---	0	0	---	0

St. Louis	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
S Matt Johnson	---	---	21	47	7	75
CB Ike Cassaday	---	---	21	47	5	73
CB Janoris Jenkins	---	---	21	45	5	71
OLB Ryan Kerrigan	---	---	21	43	4	68
DE Jason Pierre-Paul	---	---	21	39	3	63
G Kelechi Osemele	17	38	---	---	8	63
T Bobby Massie	17	38	---	---	8	63
G Brian Winters	17	38	---	---	8	63
DT Muhammad Wilkerson	---	---	21	39	2	62
OLB Ryan Shazier	---	---	21	36	2	59
T Brandon Scherff	17	34	---	---	8	59
CB Tyrone Gomez	---	---	12	36	10	58
ILB Erin Henderson	---	---	21	35	1	57
WR Cordarrelle Patterson	17	38	---	---	1	56
S LaRon Landry	---	---	19	34	1	54
QB Drew Brees	17	36	---	---	---	53
TE Armard Hall	8	23	---	---	22	53
WR Donnie Avery	9	29	---	---	14	52
C Chester Ambrose	17	34	---	---	---	51
WR Howie Aragon	17	33	---	---	---	50
RB Tre Mason	15	20	---	---	10	45
DT Johnnie Sanford	---	---	7	27	4	38
OLB Philip Schmaltz	---	---	8	21	5	34
S Kyle Fuller	---	---	2	13	18	33
DE Frank Alexander	---	---	6	20	6	32
DT Wyatt Tuaolo	---	---	8	18	5	31
TE Bernard Blair	12	18	---	---	---	30
OLB Donnie Patrick	---	---	1	12	15	28
RB Dri Archer	1	13	---	---	14	28
RB Javon Ringer	0	4	---	---	22	26
FB Kyle Juszczyk	2	2	---	---	22	26
CB Brandon Flowers	---	---	0	3	22	25
WR Kelvin Benjamin	2	7	---	---	14	23
OLB Andy Spiak	---	---	0	0	21	21
C Chad Stott	0	0	---	---	8	8
P Jonathan Ludwig	0	0	---	---	8	8
TE Malcolm Beyer	2	3	---	---	---	5
K Darnell Ross	0	0	---	---	5	5
T Justin Pugh	0	4	---	---	---	4
T C.J. Frisch	0	4	---	---	---	4
QB Glen Yepremian	0	2	---	---	---	2
DT Dante Fowler	---	---	0	2	---	2
C Max Unger	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Bradley Crane	0	0	---	---	---	0
DE Kareem Martin	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	21	5.3
Middle	5	42	8.4
Right	12	63	5.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	5	1.7
Middle	10	21	2.1
Right	3	5	1.7
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Andy Dalton	45	31	6	0	1	2	7	1	3

St. Louis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Drew Brees	34	22	5	1	0	3	2	4	1
Glen Yepremian	2	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	10	6	19	1.9
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	12	153	11.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	21	13	185	8.8
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	5	60	8.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	12	122	6.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	4	54	7.7
Long (19+ Yds)	4	2	63	15.8

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Alexander Osborne	10	7	0	96	1	35
WR Jordan Matthews	10	8	0	91	2	47
WR Stevie Johnson	9	6	0	58	1	47
TE John Cooley	9	5	0	75	2	46
RB Ameer Abdullah	7	5	1	37	0	45

St. Louis	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Donnie Avery	9	6	0	67	2	29
WR Cordarrelle Patterson	8	5	0	112	2	38
TE Armard Hall	6	4	0	42	1	23
RB Tre Mason	5	3	0	19	0	20
WR Howie Aragon	4	3	0	33	1	33
TE Bernard Blair	2	1	0	12	0	18
RB Dri Archer	1	0	1	0	0	13
WR Kelvin Benjamin	1	1	0	14	0	7

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Andy Dalton	10	6	40	4.00	7.93

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Drew Brees	3	2	18	6.00	8.06

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Stevie Johnson	3	2	9	3.00	6.44
TE John Cooley	2	1	8	4.00	8.33
WR Alexander Osborne	2	1	3	1.50	9.60
WR Jordan Matthews	2	2	20	10.00	9.10
RB Ameer Abdullah	1	0	0	0.00	5.29

St. Louis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Armard Hall	1	1	14	14.00	7.00
WR Donnie Avery	1	1	4	4.00	7.44
RB Tre Mason	1	0	0	0.00	3.80

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions

St. Louis	Rushes	Conversions

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Andy Dalton	11	8	6

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Drew Brees	12	9	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jordan Matthews	3	3	3
RB Ameer Abdullah	3	2	1
WR Stevie Johnson	2	1	0
WR Alexander Osborne	2	2	2
TE John Cooley	1	0	0

St. Louis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Armard Hall	3	2	1
WR Donnie Avery	3	2	0
WR Cordarrelle Patterson	2	1	1
WR Howie Aragon	2	2	0
TE Bernard Blair	1	1	0
RB Tre Mason	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 61,100 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 18,100 (21,400)
End Zone 12,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,800 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 12,200 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,000 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	61,100 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	18,100 (21,400)
End Zone	12,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,800 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	12,200 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,000 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (3,300)