Week 6, 2018

played in St. Louis, MO

73 degrees, fair, calm

Minnesota Vikings	0	24	7	7	-	38
St. Louis Cardinals	0	3	21	0	-	24

Scoring Summary
2Q: 14:42 MIN - Cody Parkey 54 field goal
2Q: 03:20 MIN - Jordan Matthews 8 pass from Andy Dalton (Cody Parkey extra point)
2Q: 02:48 MIN - Corbin Pang 2 pass from Andy Dalton (Cody Parkey extra point)
2Q: 01:59 MIN - Stevie Johnson 7 pass from Andy Dalton (Cody Parkey extra point)
2Q: 00:03 STL - Dustin Hopkins 35 field goal
3Q: 08:52 STL - Austin Seferian-Jenkins 1 pass from Wayne Robinson (Dustin Hopkins extra point)
3Q: 07:59 STL - Deion Jones 9 fumble return (Dustin Hopkins extra point)
3Q: 04:00 MIN - Stevie Johnson 2 pass from Andy Dalton (Cody Parkey extra point)
3Q: 01:38 STL - Tre Mason 51 run (Dustin Hopkins extra point)
4Q: 10:28 MIN - Ameer Abdullah 1 pass from Andy Dalton (Cody Parkey extra point)

Scoring Summary
2Q: 14:42 MIN - Cody Parkey 54 field goal
2Q: 03:20 MIN - Jordan Matthews 8 pass from Andy Dalton (Cody Parkey extra point)
2Q: 02:48 MIN - Corbin Pang 2 pass from Andy Dalton (Cody Parkey extra point)
2Q: 01:59 MIN - Stevie Johnson 7 pass from Andy Dalton (Cody Parkey extra point)
2Q: 00:03 STL - Dustin Hopkins 35 field goal
3Q: 08:52 STL - Austin Seferian-Jenkins 1 pass from Wayne Robinson (Dustin Hopkins extra point)
3Q: 07:59 STL - Deion Jones 9 fumble return (Dustin Hopkins extra point)
3Q: 04:00 MIN - Stevie Johnson 2 pass from Andy Dalton (Cody Parkey extra point)
3Q: 01:38 STL - Tre Mason 51 run (Dustin Hopkins extra point)
4Q: 10:28 MIN - Ameer Abdullah 1 pass from Andy Dalton (Cody Parkey extra point)

Team Statistics MIN STL
Record 4-1 2-4
First Downs 29 20
- by Rushing 10 8
- by Passing 18 11
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 413 384
- Offensive Plays 77 52
- Yards per Play 5.36 7.38
Net Rushing Yards 200 161
- Rushing Attempts 41 18
- Yards per Rush 4.88 8.94
Net Passing Yards 213 223
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 34 - 21 - 1 33 - 19 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 229 228
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/16 1/5
- Yards per Pass Play 5.92 6.56
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 8/15 2/8
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.7 7.6
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/40 5/30
Punt Returns/Yards 1/16 1/4
Kick Returns/Yards 1/38 2/46
Interception Ret./Yards 2/62 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 5 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 4/0 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 40 OWN 20
Time of Possession 36:27 23:33

Team Statistics	MIN	STL
Record	4-1	2-4
First Downs	29	20
- by Rushing	10	8
- by Passing	18	11
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	413	384
- Offensive Plays	77	52
- Yards per Play	5.36	7.38
Net Rushing Yards	200	161
- Rushing Attempts	41	18
- Yards per Rush	4.88	8.94
Net Passing Yards	213	223
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	34 - 21 - 1	33 - 19 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	229	228
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/16	1/5
- Yards per Pass Play	5.92	6.56
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	8/15	2/8
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.7	7.6
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/40	5/30
Punt Returns/Yards	1/16	1/4
Kick Returns/Yards	1/38	2/46
Interception Ret./Yards	2/62	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	5	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	4/0	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 40	OWN 20
Time of Possession	36:27	23:33

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:21	1:54	50	4	8	Punt
1	7:25	4:52	OWN 1	8	55	Punt
1	1:40	2:03	OWN 46	6	17	Field Goal
2	12:32	2:44	OWN 33	5	13	Punt
2	7:50	4:37	OWN 5	13	95	Touchdown
2	2:48	0:09	OPP 2	1	2	Touchdown
2	2:06	0:13	OPP 7	2	7	Touchdown
3	15:00	2:39	50	5	16	Interception
3	8:46	1:01	OWN 25	3	-16	Fumble
3	7:45	3:52	OWN 25	7	75	Touchdown
3	1:17	5:55	OWN 25	12	75	Touchdown
4	5:52	5:52	OWN 40	11	46	Game

St. Louis Cardinals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:39	OWN 20	3	39	Fumble
1	10:27	3:02	OWN 5	7	47	Punt
1	2:33	0:53	OWN 4	3	2	Punt
2	14:37	2:05	OWN 25	5	8	Punt
2	9:48	1:58	OWN 20	4	31	Punt
2	3:13	0:25	OWN 25	3	0	Interception
2	2:39	0:33	OWN 25	2	-2	Interception
2	1:53	1:53	OWN 25	6	57	Field Goal
3	12:21	3:35	OWN 15	6	85	Touchdown
3	3:53	2:36	OWN 25	5	75	Touchdown
4	10:22	4:30	OWN 35	8	32	Missed FG

Game MVP: Ameer Abdullah, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Ameer Abdullah	34	157	4.62	27	3
RB Gabriel Fox	5	36	7.20	13	3
QB Andy Dalton	2	7	3.50	8	0

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Tre Mason	10	122	12.20	51	4	1
QB Wayne Robinson	5	26	5.20	7	0	0
RB David Wilson	3	13	4.33	5	0	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Andy Dalton	34	21	229	2/16	5	31	1	108.9

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Wayne Robinson	33	19	228	1/5	1	53	2	63.7

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Stevie Johnson	10	17	139	13.90	63	31	2
TE Corbin Pang	6	7	47	7.83	13	19	1
WR Jordan Matthews	2	6	17	8.50	0	9	1
RB Ameer Abdullah	2	2	9	4.50	0	8	1
WR Anthony Miller	1	2	17	17.00	1	17	0

St. Louis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Cordarrelle Patterson	5	7	63	12.60	42	30	0
WR Devonte Phipps	4	8	80	20.00	0	28	0
TE George Kittle	4	9	9	2.25	2	3	0
RB Tre Mason	2	4	66	33.00	59	53	0
TE Austin Seferian-Jenkins	2	3	5	2.50	0	4	1
RB David Wilson	1	1	-4	-4.00	0	-4	0
FB Kyle Juszczyk	1	1	9	9.00	0	9	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Eddie Jackson	1	40	40.00	0
CB Carter Meister	1	22	22.00	0

St. Louis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Broderick Carlson	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force
QB Andy Dalton	2	0	0
C Joe Looney	0	1	0
OLB Jordan Sanford	0	1	0
OLB Ray Jones	0	0	1

St. Louis	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
QB Wayne Robinson	1	0	0	0
DE Deion Jones	0	1	0	1
OLB Donnie Patrick	0	0	1	0
DE Shaq Lawson	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Bryan Anger	3	135	45.0	37.0	54	2

St. Louis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Riley Dixon	4	189	47.3	43.3	50	3

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Cody Parkey	1/1	1/1	1/1	54	5/5

St. Louis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Dustin Hopkins	1/2	0/1	0/1	35	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dennis Humphrey	1	16	16.0	0

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
David Wilson	1	4	4.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Landon Collins	1	38	38.0	0

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jacoby Ford	2	46	23.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Carter Meister	7	0	0.0	18	34
CB Eddie Jackson	6	2	0.0	18	34
OLB Ray Jones	5	0	1.0	18	33
ILB Arthur Brown	4	2	0.0	18	34
DT Jordan Phillips	3	1	0.0	16	27
S Landon Collins	2	2	0.0	18	34
ILB Greg Lloyd	2	1	0.0	6	18
OLB Jordan Sanford	2	0	0.0	18	34
CB Kerry Baker	1	1	0.0	12	18
DE Robert Nkemdiche	1	1	0.0	16	29
DE Tyrone Crawford	1	0	0.0	16	30
CB Cyrus Jones	1	0	0.0	16	28
DT Eddie Vanderdoes	1	0	0.0	4	11
WR Anthony Miller	1	0	---	---	---
S Miles Killebrew	0	1	0.0	2	4

St. Louis	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Donnie Patrick	10	2	1.0	37	35
S Broderick Carlson	10	2	0.0	41	36
ILB Antwan Barnes	7	2	0.0	38	27
CB Janoris Jenkins	7	1	0.0	41	36
S Gustavo Fayo	5	4	0.0	36	25
DT Jaleel Johnson	5	3	0.0	41	35
OLB Haason Reddick	4	1	0.0	17	18
DT Adam Gotsis	4	0	0.0	36	29
DE Shaq Lawson	3	0	1.0	34	21
CB Ike Cassaday	1	1	0.0	31	25
RB Tre Mason	1	0	---	---	---
C Ashton Wagner	1	0	---	---	---
S Kent Terry	1	0	0.0	6	9
CB Brenden Porter	1	0	0.0	4	3
TE George Kittle	1	0	---	---	---
DE Deion Jones	0	1	0.0	38	33
CB Jaire Alexander	0	1	0.0	34	29

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Ray Jones	1.0	0	3	3	33
DE Tyrone Crawford	0.0	1	0	1	30
DT Jordan Phillips	0.0	1	0	0	27

St. Louis	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Shaq Lawson	1.0	3	1	21
OLB Donnie Patrick	1.0	0	0	35
DE Deion Jones	0.0	1	1	33
DT Adam Gotsis	0.0	1	0	29
OLB Haason Reddick	0.0	1	0	18
DE Deion Hamilton	0.0	1	0	11

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Carter Meister	5	0	1	34
CB Eddie Jackson	3	1	1	34
ILB Arthur Brown	2	2	0	34
CB Cyrus Jones	2	0	0	28
OLB Jordan Sanford	1	2	0	34
ILB Greg Lloyd	1	1	0	18
OLB Ray Jones	1	0	0	33
CB Kerry Baker	1	0	0	18
DE Tyrone Crawford	1	0	0	30
DT Jordan Phillips	1	0	0	27
S Landon Collins	1	0	0	34

St. Louis	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Janoris Jenkins	5	1	0	36
S Broderick Carlson	4	0	1	36
OLB Donnie Patrick	4	0	0	35
ILB Antwan Barnes	3	0	0	27
OLB Haason Reddick	3	0	0	18
CB Ike Cassaday	1	0	0	25
S Gustavo Fayo	1	0	0	25
CB Jaire Alexander	0	1	0	29

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T King Dunlap	6	11	41	1	36
G Logan Whiting	4	7	41	0	36
C Joe Looney	3	10	41	1	36
C Ethan Pocic	3	5	41	0	36
C Ramon Harewood	2	4	41	0	36
FB Toby Gerhart	2	2	15	0	8

St. Louis	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Brandon Scherff	3	3	18	0	34
G Kelechi Osemele	2	5	18	0	34
T Lamar Holmes	2	3	18	0	34
G Arie Kouandjio	2	3	18	0	34
C Ashton Wagner	0	1	18	0	34
FB Kyle Juszczyk	0	0	7	1	10

Special Teams Tackles

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Harry Aquino	2	15
Jared Leisle	1	14

St. Louis	Tackles	STPlays
Antwan Barnes	2	9

Participation

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
WR Stevie Johnson	41	34	---	---	16	91
TE Corbin Pang	33	35	---	---	19	87
T King Dunlap	41	36	---	---	4	81
C Ramon Harewood	41	36	---	---	4	81
QB Andy Dalton	41	36	---	---	---	77
C Joe Looney	41	36	---	---	---	77
G Logan Whiting	41	36	---	---	---	77
C Ethan Pocic	41	36	---	---	---	77
RB Ameer Abdullah	36	30	---	---	10	76
WR Jordan Matthews	39	33	---	---	---	72
OLB Ray Jones	---	---	18	33	20	71
OLB Jordan Sanford	---	---	18	34	17	69
CB Eddie Jackson	---	---	18	34	17	69
S Landon Collins	---	---	18	34	6	58
ILB Arthur Brown	---	---	18	34	2	54
CB Carter Meister	---	---	18	34	2	54
DE Tyrone Crawford	---	---	16	30	2	48
DE Robert Nkemdiche	---	---	16	29	2	47
CB Cyrus Jones	---	---	16	28	2	46
DT Jordan Phillips	---	---	16	27	2	45
WR Anthony Miller	20	18	---	---	---	38
CB Kerry Baker	---	---	12	18	5	35
ILB Greg Lloyd	---	---	6	18	1	25
WR Dennis Humphrey	10	6	---	---	8	24
FB Toby Gerhart	15	8	---	---	---	23
RB Gabriel Fox	5	6	---	---	7	18
FB Jalen Gallier	0	0	---	---	16	16
RB Harry Aquino	0	0	---	---	15	15
DT Eddie Vanderdoes	---	---	4	11	---	15
FB Jared Leisle	0	0	---	---	14	14
DT Donald Foster	---	---	2	5	4	11
TE Jonnu Smith	1	8	---	---	---	9
K Cody Parkey	0	0	---	---	8	8
ILB Bo Williamson	---	---	0	0	8	8
S Miles Killebrew	---	---	2	4	---	6
C Vinny Westbrook	0	0	---	---	4	4
T Brandon Shell	0	0	---	---	4	4
WR Malachi Mickelson	4	0	---	---	---	4
ILB Chase Kellogg	---	---	0	0	4	4
G Braden Smith	0	0	---	---	4	4
P Bryan Anger	0	0	---	---	3	3
TE Tommy Buford	1	2	---	---	---	3
QB Marcus Mariota	0	0	---	---	1	1
OLB Marquel Lee	---	---	0	1	---	1
DT Jeremiah Rogers	---	---	0	0	---	0
S Jessie Kinney	---	---	0	0	---	0

St. Louis	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Janoris Jenkins	---	---	41	36	1	78
S Broderick Carlson	---	---	41	36	1	78
DT Jaleel Johnson	---	---	41	35	1	77
CB Jaire Alexander	---	---	34	29	14	77
DE Deion Jones	---	---	38	33	4	75
ILB Antwan Barnes	---	---	38	27	9	74
S Gustavo Fayo	---	---	36	25	13	74
OLB Donnie Patrick	---	---	37	35	1	73
DT Adam Gotsis	---	---	36	29	4	69
CB Ike Cassaday	---	---	31	25	5	61
G Kelechi Osemele	18	34	---	---	6	58
T Lamar Holmes	18	34	---	---	6	58
G Arie Kouandjio	18	34	---	---	6	58
T Brandon Scherff	18	34	---	---	6	58
DE Shaq Lawson	---	---	34	21	---	55
OLB Haason Reddick	---	---	17	18	18	53
QB Wayne Robinson	18	34	---	---	---	52
C Ashton Wagner	18	34	---	---	---	52
WR Devonte Phipps	18	32	---	---	---	50
WR Cordarrelle Patterson	15	32	---	---	---	47
TE George Kittle	15	32	---	---	---	47
RB Tre Mason	13	25	---	---	---	38
FB Kyle Juszczyk	7	10	---	---	20	37
RB David Wilson	5	7	---	---	20	32
WR Tyler Boyd	11	13	---	---	7	31
TE Martellus Bennett	0	1	---	---	20	21
ILB Anthony Hitchens	---	---	1	9	10	20
WR Jacoby Ford	0	2	---	---	16	18
WR Alejandro Akers	2	4	---	---	11	17
S Kent Terry	---	---	6	9	2	17
DE Deion Hamilton	---	---	5	11	1	17
TE Austin Seferian-Jenkins	4	12	---	---	---	16
DT Dante Fowler	---	---	5	10	---	15
RB Dri Archer	0	0	---	---	11	11
OLB Rodney Duffy	---	---	3	4	---	7
CB Brenden Porter	---	---	4	3	---	7
C Deion Bonfigli	0	0	---	---	6	6
K Dustin Hopkins	0	0	---	---	6	6
P Riley Dixon	0	0	---	---	6	6
CB Jose Webster	---	---	3	1	---	4
G Rob Sims	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Bobby Massie	0	0	---	---	---	0
RB Aaron Jones�	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Josh Rosen	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Will Hernandez	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Henry Paton	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	22	11.0
Middle	30	145	4.8
Right	8	34	4.3
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	80	16.0
Middle	12	81	6.8
Right	1	0	0.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Andy Dalton	34	21	3	1	2	2	7	2	1

St. Louis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Wayne Robinson	33	19	4	0	1	6	3	4	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	16	173	9.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	5	56	6.2
Long (19+ Yds)	4	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	12	7	57	4.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	8	91	8.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	2	26	3.7
Long (19+ Yds)	3	2	54	18.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Stevie Johnson	17	10	1	139	3	34
TE Corbin Pang	7	6	1	47	0	35
WR Jordan Matthews	6	2	0	17	0	33
RB Ameer Abdullah	2	2	0	9	0	30
WR Anthony Miller	2	1	0	17	0	18

St. Louis	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE George Kittle	9	4	0	9	0	32
WR Devonte Phipps	8	4	0	80	2	32
WR Cordarrelle Patterson	7	5	0	63	1	32
RB Tre Mason	4	2	1	66	1	25
TE Austin Seferian-Jenkins	3	2	0	5	0	12
RB David Wilson	1	1	0	-4	0	7
FB Kyle Juszczyk	1	1	0	9	0	10

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Ameer Abdullah	4	6	1.50	4.62
QB Andy Dalton	1	-1	-1.00	3.50

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Andy Dalton	9	6	22	2.44	6.74

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Wayne Robinson	1	1	1	1.00	6.91

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Stevie Johnson	4	2	9	2.25	8.18
TE Corbin Pang	2	2	4	2.00	6.71
WR Jordan Matthews	2	1	8	4.00	2.83
RB Ameer Abdullah	1	1	1	1.00	4.50

St. Louis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Austin Seferian-Jenkins	1	1	1	1.00	1.67

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
QB Andy Dalton	1	0
RB Ameer Abdullah	1	1

St. Louis	Rushes	Conversions
QB Wayne Robinson	1	0
RB David Wilson	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Andy Dalton	12	8	7

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Wayne Robinson	6	4	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Stevie Johnson	5	3	3
TE Corbin Pang	2	1	1
WR Jordan Matthews	2	2	1
RB Ameer Abdullah	2	2	2
WR Anthony Miller	1	0	0

St. Louis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Cordarrelle Patterson	2	2	2
TE George Kittle	2	1	0
RB David Wilson	1	1	0
WR Devonte Phipps	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 64,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,000 (21,400)
End Zone 13,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,100 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 12,900 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	64,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,000 (21,400)
End Zone	13,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,100 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	12,900 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (3,300)