Week 2, 2023

played in San Diego, CA

83 degrees, fair, calm

Minnesota Vikings	7	7	14	0	-	28
San Diego Chargers	3	3	3	6	-	15

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:44 SDO - Roman Shea 42 field goal
1Q: 07:47 MIN - Anthony Miller 10 pass from Brendan Zenger (Cody Parkey extra point)
2Q: 11:57 MIN - Ameer Abdullah 4 pass from Brendan Zenger (Cody Parkey extra point)
2Q: 00:23 SDO - Roman Shea 33 field goal
3Q: 08:45 MIN - Anthony Miller 25 pass from Brendan Zenger (Cody Parkey extra point)
3Q: 05:45 MIN - Craig Robbins 11 pass from Brendan Zenger (Cody Parkey extra point)
3Q: 01:47 SDO - Roman Shea 38 field goal
4Q: 11:28 SDO - Joe Mixon 2 run (Freddie Mitchell pass for conversion failed)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:44 SDO - Roman Shea 42 field goal
1Q: 07:47 MIN - Anthony Miller 10 pass from Brendan Zenger (Cody Parkey extra point)
2Q: 11:57 MIN - Ameer Abdullah 4 pass from Brendan Zenger (Cody Parkey extra point)
2Q: 00:23 SDO - Roman Shea 33 field goal
3Q: 08:45 MIN - Anthony Miller 25 pass from Brendan Zenger (Cody Parkey extra point)
3Q: 05:45 MIN - Craig Robbins 11 pass from Brendan Zenger (Cody Parkey extra point)
3Q: 01:47 SDO - Roman Shea 38 field goal
4Q: 11:28 SDO - Joe Mixon 2 run (Freddie Mitchell pass for conversion failed)

Team Statistics MIN SDO
Record 2-0 0-2
First Downs 24 19
- by Rushing 12 5
- by Passing 11 13
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 328 433
- Offensive Plays 56 64
- Yards per Play 5.86 6.77
Net Rushing Yards 184 103
- Rushing Attempts 31 31
- Yards per Rush 5.94 3.32
Net Passing Yards 144 330
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 23 - 18 - 1 30 - 21 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 166 348
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/22 3/18
- Yards per Pass Play 5.76 10.00
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 2/2
3rd Down Conversions 4/8 5/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.9 8.0
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 5/25 6/38
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 3/32
Kick Returns/Yards 2/45 3/78
Interception Ret./Yards 1/25 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 1/0
Red Zone Visits 4 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/0 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 34 OWN 30
Time of Possession 29:10 30:50

Team Statistics	MIN	SDO
Record	2-0	0-2
First Downs	24	19
- by Rushing	12	5
- by Passing	11	13
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	328	433
- Offensive Plays	56	64
- Yards per Play	5.86	6.77
Net Rushing Yards	184	103
- Rushing Attempts	31	31
- Yards per Rush	5.94	3.32
Net Passing Yards	144	330
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	23 - 18 - 1	30 - 21 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	166	348
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/22	3/18
- Yards per Pass Play	5.76	10.00
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	2/2
3rd Down Conversions	4/8	5/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.9	8.0
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	5/25	6/38
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	3/32
Kick Returns/Yards	2/45	3/78
Interception Ret./Yards	1/25	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	1/0
Red Zone Visits	4	5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/0	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 34	OWN 30
Time of Possession	29:10	30:50

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:39	4:01	OWN 38	7	62	Touchdown
1	2:25	5:35	OWN 30	10	70	Touchdown
2	7:18	1:18	OPP 43	4	38	Interception
2	3:34	1:45	OWN 24	3	1	Punt
2	0:17	0:17	OWN 25	1	-1	Half
3	15:00	1:25	OWN 28	3	2	Punt
3	11:18	2:44	OWN 37	5	63	Touchdown
3	7:37	2:02	OPP 28	5	28	Touchdown
3	1:41	1:48	OWN 25	3	-10	Punt
4	11:22	3:28	OWN 25	6	30	Punt
4	4:28	4:28	OWN 14	9	33	Game

San Diego Chargers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:21	OWN 25	7	50	Field Goal
1	7:38	5:13	OWN 33	8	44	Missed FG
2	11:50	4:32	OWN 26	8	39	Interception
2	6:00	2:26	OWN 20	6	62	Fumble
2	1:49	1:32	OWN 37	6	47	Field Goal
3	13:35	2:17	OWN 21	6	-2	Punt
3	8:34	0:57	OWN 37	2	5	Fumble
3	5:35	3:54	OWN 25	6	54	Field Goal
4	14:53	3:31	OPP 43	7	43	Touchdown
4	7:54	3:26	OWN 20	9	66	Downs

Game MVP: Ameer Abdullah, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Ameer Abdullah	22	165	7.50	19	7
RB Gabriel Fox	5	12	2.40	6	0
QB Brendan Zenger	3	2	0.67	5	0
RB Phil Holmes	1	5	5.00	5	0

San Diego	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
QB Freddie Mitchell	13	59	4.54	18	1	0
RB Joe Mixon	12	34	2.83	16	1	1
WR Daquan Harvey	5	11	2.20	6	0	0
WR D. J. Moore	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Brendan Zenger	23	18	166	2/22	4	25	1	118.2

San Diego	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Freddie Mitchell	30	21	348	3/18	0	49	1	94.9

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Anthony Miller	6	7	61	10.17	8	25	2
RB Ameer Abdullah	3	3	15	5.00	12	12	1
TE Myles Martineau	3	4	56	18.67	6	24	0
WR Devin Singletary	2	2	2	1.00	0	1	0
RB Nyheim Hines	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
FB Craig Robbins	1	1	11	11.00	0	11	1
WR Blake Guthrie	1	1	10	10.00	0	10	0
TE K.C. Harden	1	1	8	8.00	3	8	0
WR Dennis Humphrey	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Gabriel Fox	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Nick Vannett	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

San Diego	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR D. J. Moore	12	16	214	17.83	64	49
WR Parris Campbell	4	5	48	12.00	22	23
TE Zach Ertz	2	2	29	14.50	6	20
WR Michael Thomas	2	4	30	15.00	12	21
RB Joe Mixon	1	3	27	27.00	22	27

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Abel Shea	1	25	25.00	0

San Diego	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Todd Rusk	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force
QB Brendan Zenger	1	0	0
DT Maxx Crosby	0	1	0
OLB Abel Shea	0	1	0
C Alexis Durham	0	1	0
CB Junior Brovins	0	0	1
DE Glenn Batchelor	0	0	1

San Diego	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
QB Freddie Mitchell	2	0	0	0
DE Dominique Easley	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Bryan Anger	4	192	48.0	35.0	55	1

San Diego	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Emmanuel Wallace	1	44	44.0	44.0	44	0

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Cody Parkey	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	4/4

San Diego	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Roman Shea	3/4	1/2	0/0	42	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

San Diego	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Parris Campbell	3	32	10.7	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dennis Humphrey	2	45	22.5	0

San Diego	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Micah Gaines	3	78	26.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Winfred Pirker	9	3	0.0	29	33
OLB Abel Shea	8	1	0.0	27	24
CB Ivan Kassulke	7	3	0.0	28	32
CB Antonio Woodard	7	2	0.0	29	33
OLB Ben Banogu	5	2	1.0	29	33
CB R.J. Horner	3	2	0.0	23	29
DE Glenn Batchelor	3	0	0.0	29	32
DE Josh Buckley	2	0	1.0	25	22
CB Eddie Jackson	2	0	0.0	31	33
DT Ryan James	1	0	1.0	6	10
QB Brendan Zenger	1	0	---	---	---
DE Richard Clements	1	0	0.0	16	17
CB Junior Brovins	1	0	0.0	7	12
CB Bobby Welch	1	0	0.0	8	4
ILB Ralph Brown	1	0	0.0	5	8
S Leonard McDaniel	0	2	0.0	19	18

San Diego	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Damarious Randall	9	3	0.0	28	24
OLB D. J. Alexander	7	2	0.0	26	20
ILB Harold Landry	6	2	1.0	28	25
S Ellis Lawton	4	0	0.0	30	25
S Isaiah Johnson	4	0	0.0	13	17
DT Vernon Butler	3	3	0.0	26	19
DT Donald Terrell	3	0	0.0	23	18
OLB Jordan Sanford	2	2	0.0	21	13
DT A'Shawn Robinson	2	1	0.0	12	8
G Antonio Cheshier	2	0	---	---	---
DE Dominique Easley	1	2	1.0	27	24
CB Amari Hoover	1	1	0.0	9	9
S Todd Rusk	1	1	0.0	30	18
S Eric Reid	1	0	0.0	4	0
WR D. J. Moore	1	0	---	---	---
CB J.J. Power	1	0	0.0	24	24

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Josh Buckley	1.0	0	1	0	22
OLB Ben Banogu	1.0	0	0	2	33
DT Ryan James	1.0	0	0	0	10
DE Glenn Batchelor	0.0	1	2	0	32
DE Richard Clements	0.0	0	1	0	17

San Diego	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Dominique Easley	1.0	2	0	24
ILB Harold Landry	1.0	0	1	25
DE Nick Bosa	0.0	1	0	25
DT Donald Terrell	0.0	1	0	18
OLB D. J. Alexander	0.0	0	1	20

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Ivan Kassulke	6	0	0	32
ILB Winfred Pirker	4	0	0	33
CB Antonio Woodard	4	0	0	33
OLB Abel Shea	3	0	1	24
CB Eddie Jackson	1	0	0	33
OLB Ben Banogu	1	0	0	33
CB Junior Brovins	1	0	0	12
CB R.J. Horner	1	0	0	29
CB Bobby Welch	0	1	0	4

San Diego	Caught	Intrcp	PPlay
S Damarious Randall	3	0	24
ILB Harold Landry	3	0	25
S Ellis Lawton	3	0	25
S Isaiah Johnson	3	0	17
OLB Jordan Sanford	2	0	13
S Todd Rusk	1	1	18
OLB D. J. Alexander	1	0	20
DT Donald Terrell	1	0	18
CB J.J. Power	1	0	24

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Alexis Durham	5	9	0	31	0	25
T Clothesline Francis	4	6	0	31	0	25
C Ethan Pocic	3	5	1	31	1	25
G Braden Smith	2	4	0	31	1	25
FB Craig Robbins	2	2	1	10	0	5
T Brandon Shell	1	1	0	31	0	25
TE Myles Martineau	1	1	0	28	0	23

San Diego	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Ezekiel Tuiasosopo	2	5	31	0	33
G Branden Caldwell	1	4	31	0	33
T Nate Solder	1	3	31	0	33
T Wade Shields	1	1	31	1	33
G Antonio Cheshier	0	5	31	2	33

Special Teams Tackles

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Gabriel Fox	1	15
Nick Vannett	1	15
Dennis Humphrey	1	11
Bobby Welch	1	11
Myles Martineau	1	5
Kim Cassidy	1	4

San Diego	Tackles	STPlays
A'Shawn Robinson	2	10

Participation

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Ivan Kassulke	---	---	28	32	15	75
ILB Winfred Pirker	---	---	29	33	10	72
CB Eddie Jackson	---	---	31	33	4	68
CB Antonio Woodard	---	---	29	33	5	67
OLB Ben Banogu	---	---	29	33	4	66
OLB Abel Shea	---	---	27	24	15	66
DE Glenn Batchelor	---	---	29	32	4	65
T Brandon Shell	31	25	---	---	---	56
C Ethan Pocic	31	25	---	---	---	56
G Braden Smith	31	25	---	---	---	56
QB Brendan Zenger	31	25	---	---	---	56
TE Myles Martineau	28	23	---	---	5	56
T Clothesline Francis	31	25	---	---	---	56
C Alexis Durham	31	25	---	---	---	56
CB R.J. Horner	---	---	23	29	4	56
WR Anthony Miller	29	23	---	---	2	54
WR Blake Guthrie	30	21	---	---	---	51
DE Josh Buckley	---	---	25	22	---	47
RB Ameer Abdullah	24	17	---	---	---	41
WR Devin Singletary	13	17	---	---	10	40
S Leonard McDaniel	---	---	19	18	---	37
DE Richard Clements	---	---	16	17	1	34
DT Maxx Crosby	---	---	13	16	4	33
TE Nick Vannett	9	7	---	---	15	31
RB Gabriel Fox	6	2	---	---	15	23
CB Junior Brovins	---	---	7	12	4	23
CB Bobby Welch	---	---	8	4	11	23
RB Nyheim Hines	1	6	---	---	14	21
DT Ryan James	---	---	6	10	4	20
ILB Ralph Brown	---	---	5	8	4	17
WR Jack Bergsman	3	0	---	---	13	16
FB Craig Robbins	10	5	---	---	---	15
ILB Willie Bayer	---	---	9	5	---	14
WR Dennis Humphrey	0	1	---	---	11	12
TE K.C. Harden	1	3	---	---	8	12
DT Luke Schlafly	---	---	6	2	---	8
S Van Nieuwstadt	---	---	2	0	6	8
K Cody Parkey	0	0	---	---	5	5
P Bryan Anger	0	0	---	---	4	4
C Kerry Boone	0	0	---	---	4	4
C Kim Cassidy	0	0	---	---	4	4
G Vinny Cheek	0	0	---	---	4	4
RB Phil Holmes	1	0	---	---	---	1
DT Quentin Butcher	---	---	0	0	---	0
QB Jonathan Hastings	0	0	---	---	---	0
OLB Jimmie Swindal	---	---	0	0	---	0

San Diego	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
T Nate Solder	31	33	---	---	5	69
G Branden Caldwell	31	33	---	---	5	69
WR D. J. Moore	31	33	---	---	5	69
T Wade Shields	31	33	---	---	5	69
G Antonio Cheshier	31	33	---	---	5	69
TE Zach Ertz	31	33	---	---	1	65
C Ezekiel Tuiasosopo	31	33	---	---	---	64
QB Freddie Mitchell	31	33	---	---	---	64
WR Michael Thomas	30	33	---	---	---	63
S Ellis Lawton	---	---	30	25	5	60
S Damarious Randall	---	---	28	24	7	59
ILB Harold Landry	---	---	28	25	1	54
WR Parris Campbell	22	27	---	---	5	54
DE Nick Bosa	---	---	27	25	---	52
S Todd Rusk	---	---	30	18	4	52
DE Dominique Easley	---	---	27	24	---	51
OLB D. J. Alexander	---	---	26	20	2	48
CB J.J. Power	---	---	24	24	---	48
DT Vernon Butler	---	---	26	19	---	45
S Isaiah Johnson	---	---	13	17	14	44
DT Donald Terrell	---	---	23	18	---	41
RB Joe Mixon	21	17	---	---	1	39
WR Daquan Harvey	9	13	---	---	13	35
OLB Jordan Sanford	---	---	21	13	---	34
DT A'Shawn Robinson	---	---	12	8	10	30
RB Korey Burton	3	3	---	---	19	25
WR Micah Gaines	3	3	---	---	18	24
TE Trent McElreath	1	0	---	---	18	19
CB Amari Hoover	---	---	9	9	---	18
OLB Jesse Perkins	---	---	4	0	13	17
S Deon Bush	---	---	0	1	13	14
DE Bryant Kinney	---	---	5	5	4	14
ILB Joey Scherer	---	---	3	0	8	11
K Roman Shea	0	0	---	---	9	9
WR Bennett Milne	0	0	---	---	9	9
TE Scottie Rhoden	4	3	---	---	---	7
C Brady Elliott	0	0	---	---	5	5
P Emmanuel Wallace	0	0	---	---	5	5
S Eric Reid	---	---	4	0	---	4
OLB Bernard Weberg	---	---	1	0	---	1
QB Lamar Jackson	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Adrian Markiewicz	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Fred Gonzalez	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Nicky Hitt	0	0	---	---	---	0
Unknown	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Dalton Voigt	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	32	5.3
Middle	16	115	7.2
Right	7	40	5.7
None	2	-3	-1.5

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	7	2.3
Middle	25	75	3.0
Right	3	21	7.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Brendan Zenger	23	18	2	0	0	0	4	2	1

San Diego	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Freddie Mitchell	30	21	10	1	1	1	4	2	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	5	14	2.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	8	7	55	6.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	4	48	8.0
Long (19+ Yds)	3	2	49	16.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	5	71	10.1
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	6	47	4.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	6	99	12.4
Long (19+ Yds)	5	4	131	26.2

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Anthony Miller	7	6	61	1	23
TE Myles Martineau	4	3	56	1	23
RB Ameer Abdullah	3	3	15	0	17
WR Devin Singletary	2	2	2	0	17
WR Dennis Humphrey	1	0	0	0	1
RB Gabriel Fox	1	0	0	0	2
TE Nick Vannett	1	0	0	0	7
RB Nyheim Hines	1	1	3	0	6
FB Craig Robbins	1	1	11	0	5
WR Blake Guthrie	1	1	10	0	21
TE K.C. Harden	1	1	8	0	3

San Diego	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR D. J. Moore	16	12	1	214	6	33
WR Parris Campbell	5	4	0	48	1	27
WR Michael Thomas	4	2	0	30	1	33
RB Joe Mixon	3	1	0	27	1	17
TE Zach Ertz	2	2	0	29	1	33

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Ameer Abdullah	2	7	3.50	7.50

San Diego	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Joe Mixon	4	5	1.25	2.83
QB Freddie Mitchell	3	9	3.00	4.54

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Brendan Zenger	5	4	35	7.00	7.22

San Diego	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Freddie Mitchell	3	1	3	1.00	11.60

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Ameer Abdullah	1	1	4	4.00	5.00
RB Gabriel Fox	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Anthony Miller	1	1	10	10.00	8.71
FB Craig Robbins	1	1	11	11.00	11.00
WR Blake Guthrie	1	1	10	10.00	10.00

San Diego	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR D. J. Moore	2	1	3	1.50	13.38
RB Joe Mixon	1	0	0	0.00	9.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
RB Ameer Abdullah	1	1
QB Brendan Zenger	1	0

San Diego	Rushes	Conversions
QB Freddie Mitchell	4	2

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Brendan Zenger	5	4	3

San Diego	Att	Comp	Conversions
Freddie Mitchell	6	3	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Anthony Miller	2	2	2
TE Myles Martineau	2	1	1
RB Nyheim Hines	1	1	0

San Diego	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR D. J. Moore	4	2	2
WR Parris Campbell	2	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 80,000 (80,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 22,900 (22,900)
End Zone 16,600 (16,600)
Mezzanine 9,600 (9,600)
Sideline Seats 14,700 (14,700)
Club Seats 10,000 (10,000)
Luxury Boxes 6,200 (6,200)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	80,000 (80,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	22,900 (22,900)
End Zone	16,600 (16,600)
Mezzanine	9,600 (9,600)
Sideline Seats	14,700 (14,700)
Club Seats	10,000 (10,000)
Luxury Boxes	6,200 (6,200)