Week 3, 2026

played in Minnesota, MN

53 degrees, fair, 5 mph wind

St. Louis Cardinals7600-13
Minnesota Vikings14336-26

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:33 MIN - Miles Sanders 3 run (Justin Rohrwasser extra point)
1Q: 07:20 MIN - Blake Guthrie 43 pass from Jonathan Hastings (Justin Rohrwasser extra point)
1Q: 02:54 STL - Salvador Bunten 1 run (Colby Waldron extra point)
2Q: 10:58 STL - Colby Waldron 49 field goal
2Q: 07:43 MIN - Justin Rohrwasser 33 field goal
2Q: 01:53 STL - Colby Waldron 48 field goal
3Q: 01:59 MIN - Justin Rohrwasser 56 field goal
4Q: 04:05 MIN - Justin Rohrwasser 30 field goal
4Q: 02:03 MIN - Justin Rohrwasser 27 field goal

Team StatisticsSTLMIN
Record1-22-1
First Downs1616
- by Rushing76
- by Passing810
- by Penalty10
Total Net Yards251437
- Offensive Plays6262
- Yards per Play4.057.05
Net Rushing Yards96183
- Rushing Attempts2037
- Yards per Rush4.804.95
Net Passing Yards155254
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt42 - 24 - 124 - 16 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards155263
- Sacks/Yards Lost0/01/9
- Yards per Pass Play3.6910.16
Fumbles/Lost2/02/1
3rd Down Conversions2/145/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down8.78.3
4th Down Conversions0/20/0
Penalties/Yards4/308/49
Punt Returns/Yards3/353/16
Kick Returns/Yards1/161/41
Interception Ret./Yards0/01/29
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits14
- Red Zone TDs/FGs1/01/3
Avg. Drive StartOWN 30OWN 35
Time of Possession28:1731:43

Drive Charts

St. Louis Cardinals
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
112:243:59OWN 25725Punt
17:052:17OWN 2135Punt
14:482:04OPP 28428Touchdown
10:114:18OWN 20848Field Goal
28:540:26OWN 393-5Interception
27:361:22OWN 2534Punt
24:022:16OWN 29640Field Goal
315:001:47OWN 25415Punt
38:503:19OWN 20624Punt
31:514:10OWN 25731Punt
411:090:51OWN 4531Punt
43:580:24OWN 2544Downs
41:560:50OWN 2546Downs
Minnesota Vikings
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:002:36OWN 25675Touchdown
18:251:20OWN 20380Touchdown
12:442:33OPP 4937Punt
210:531:59OWN 939Punt
28:280:52OPP 2337Field Goal
26:142:12OWN 4334Punt
21:461:46OWN 25648Missed FG
313:134:23OWN 17841Punt
35:313:40OWN 13748Field Goal
412:411:32OWN 203-3Punt
410:186:20OWN 15972Field Goal
43:341:38OPP 29619Field Goal
41:061:06OPP 312-5Game

Game MVP: Jonathan Hastings, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

St. LouisAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
RB Salvador Bunten15724.801731
RB Fernando Niles3103.33500
QB Silas Frederick155.00500
WR D'Wayne Eskridge199.00900
MinnesotaAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
RB Cam Akers15634.203620
RB Miles Sanders13896.851841
RB Ke'Shawn Vaughn4235.751010
QB Jonathan Hastings3134.33700
WR Blake Guthrie1-3-3.00-300
RB Spencer Bleess1-2-2.00-200

Passing Statistics

St. LouisAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Silas Frederick42241550/0017155.2
MinnesotaAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Jonathan Hastings24162631/91630117.1

Receiving Statistics

St. LouisCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Eric McCarthy1018555.5014150
WR Taywan Taylor353411.336140
TE Harrison Bryant37113.67160
WR Tee Higgins35248.000170
RB Fernando Niles2263.00030
RB Tony Pollard1244.00040
RB Salvador Bunten111212.006120
TE Morris Henry1199.00090
WR KJ Hamler0100.00000
MinnesotaCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
TE Myles Martineau35134.333140
WR Blake Guthrie3312642.00100631
WR Rondale Moore345016.6742270
RB Miles Sanders222311.504140
WR Anthony Miller1166.00060
WR Dusty Foreman1277.00770
FB Keith Dunlap1155.00050
TE K.C. Harden122020.000200
RB Cam Akers111313.002130
TE Luis Reeves0100.00000
RB Ke'Shawn Vaughn0100.00000
WR Duane Wilcox0100.00000

Interception Statistics

St. LouisIntsYardsAvgTD
MinnesotaIntsYardsAvgTD
S Van Nieuwstadt12929.000

Fumble Statistics

St. LouisFumbRecovForceTD
RB Fernando Niles2000
DT Chris Barker0100
WR Eric McCarthy0100
G Bert Wallace0100
RB Tony Pollard0010
CB Joshua Bledsoe0010
MinnesotaFumbRecovForceTD
QB Jonathan Hastings1000
RB Ke'Shawn Vaughn1000
TE Myles Martineau0100
CB Anthony Madison0010
S Chase Brown0010

Punting Statistics

St. LouisPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Mack Lane730944.136.1503
MinnesotaPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Braden Barlow522444.829.8531

Kicking Statistics

St. LouisFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Colby Waldron2/22/20/0491/1
MinnesotaFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Justin Rohrwasser4/51/21/1562/2

Punt Return Statistics

St. LouisRetYardsAvgTD
Fernando Niles33511.70
MinnesotaRetYardsAvgTD
Ke'Shawn Vaughn3165.30

Kick Return Statistics

St. LouisRetYardsAvgTD
Wade McGregor11616.00
MinnesotaRetYardsAvgTD
Dusty Foreman14141.00

Defensive Statistics

St. LouisTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
S Nickolas Kirk1030.03625
ILB Josh Allen530.0296
DE Zach Allen510.02521
OLB Daniel Hacker400.02823
OLB Sergio Stewart400.0265
OLB Leroy Taylor321.01520
ILB Mel Rainer320.062
S Broderick Carlson310.02321
CB Jaire Alexander300.02019
DT Jonathan Greenard220.03625
DT Chris Barker200.02521
CB Asante Samuel Jr200.01922
CB Ryan Webb120.03725
DE Duane Newnam110.03224
CB Blake Kassell110.0124
T Mekhi Becton10---------
DE Alex Highsmith100.0186
CB Joshua Bledsoe100.0123
S Broderick Briggs010.083
MinnesotaTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
ILB Winfred Pirker1010.01738
CB Ivan Kassulke400.01137
ILB Parker Matthews320.095
CB R.J. Horner310.01942
DT Ryan James300.0719
S Van Nieuwstadt220.0519
DT B. J. Hill210.01135
OLB Rashaan Evans210.01637
S Leonard McDaniel210.01523
DT Darren Satterfield210.01524
ILB Willie Bayer200.01414
DE Glenn Batchelor200.01741
S Chase Brown200.01738
OLB Ramon Horner110.0729
CB Antonio Woodard110.01937
DE Jonathan Hoover110.087
CB Jerome Bush100.059

Pass Rush Statistics

St. LouisSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
OLB Leroy Taylor1.000020
DT Chris Barker0.010021
MinnesotaSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Glenn Batchelor0.012041
DT Darren Satterfield0.003024
DT B. J. Hill0.001335
DT Ryan James0.001019
DE Jonathan Hoover0.00017

Pass Defense Statistics

St. LouisCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
S Nickolas Kirk41025
CB Jaire Alexander31019
OLB Leroy Taylor21020
S Broderick Carlson20021
ILB Mel Rainer2002
ILB Josh Allen1006
DT Chris Barker10021
CB Ryan Webb10025
MinnesotaCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
ILB Winfred Pirker81038
CB Ivan Kassulke40037
CB R.J. Horner22042
OLB Rashaan Evans20037
DT B. J. Hill10035
ILB Willie Bayer10014
S Leonard McDaniel10023
DT Ryan James10019
CB Jerome Bush1009
CB Antonio Woodard10037
ILB Parker Matthews1005
S Chase Brown10038
S Van Nieuwstadt01119

Blocking Statistics

St. LouisKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
G Nolan Palmer35020042
T Mekhi Becton34020042
C Martin Groza22020042
G Tony Peterson15020042
G Bert Wallace13020042
MinnesotaKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
C Ethan Pocic39137025
C Alexis Durham28137025
T Brandon Shell27037125
T Clothesline Francis25137025
G Braden Smith24037025
TE K.C. Harden0101207

Special Teams Tackles

St. LouisTacklesSTPlays
Duane Newnam214
Tony Pollard120
Nolan Palmer19
MinnesotaTacklesSTPlays
Anthony Madison322
Anthony Miller116

Participation

St. LouisRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
OLB Daniel Hacker------28232879
CB Ryan Webb------37251173
G Nolan Palmer2042------971
G Bert Wallace2042------971
G Tony Peterson2042------971
T Mekhi Becton2042------971
DE Duane Newnam------32241470
DT Jonathan Greenard------3625566
S Nickolas Kirk------3625465
QB Silas Frederick2042---------62
C Martin Groza2042---------62
WR Eric McCarthy1742------261
S Broderick Carlson------23211559
DT Chris Barker------2521955
WR Taywan Taylor1437------253
DE Zach Allen------2521551
WR Tee Higgins1334---------47
CB Jaire Alexander------2019443
TE Harrison Bryant1132---------43
CB Asante Samuel Jr------1922142
RB Salvador Bunten1724---------41
ILB Josh Allen------296439
TE Don McElroy56------2536
OLB Leroy Taylor------1520136
OLB Sergio Stewart------265435
DE Alex Highsmith------186731
CB Joshua Bledsoe------1231530
RB Fernando Niles314------1229
S Broderick Briggs------831728
FB Denzel Carr54------1827
RB Tony Pollard04------2024
WR KJ Hamler44------1624
ILB Mel Rainer------621321
CB Blake Kassell------124218
TE Morris Henry69---------15
WR D'Wayne Eskridge50------914
P Mack Lane00------99
C Corbin Newman00------99
RB Wade McGregor00------77
K Colby Waldron00------66
QB Ian Book00---------0
RB Larry Roundtree III00---------0
G Eugene Hansen00---------0
T Tommy Doyle00---------0
K Evan McPherson00---------0
DE Pete Werner------00---0
MinnesotaRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
ILB Winfred Pirker------17382580
TE Myles Martineau3322------2176
T Brandon Shell3725------567
DE Glenn Batchelor------1741967
CB Ivan Kassulke------11371765
CB R.J. Horner------1942263
C Ethan Pocic3725---------62
G Braden Smith3725---------62
T Clothesline Francis3725---------62
C Alexis Durham3725---------62
QB Jonathan Hastings3725---------62
WR Anthony Miller2915------1660
CB Antonio Woodard------1937258
S Chase Brown------1738257
OLB Rashaan Evans------1637255
WR Blake Guthrie3123---------54
RB Miles Sanders1510------2853
DT Darren Satterfield------15241150
DT B. J. Hill------1135248
TE K.C. Harden127------2847
WR Rondale Moore1618------1145
S Van Nieuwstadt------5192044
WR Dusty Foreman108------2341
S Leonard McDaniel------1523---38
OLB Ramon Horner------729137
ILB Willie Bayer------1414129
CB Anthony Madison------342229
DT Ryan James------719228
RB Cam Akers1710---------27
DE Jonathan Hoover------87722
RB Ke'Shawn Vaughn44------715
CB Jerome Bush------59---14
ILB Parker Matthews------95---14
FB Keith Dunlap103---------13
K Justin Rohrwasser00------1212
WR Duane Wilcox43------411
C Kerry Boone00------1010
C Kim Cassidy00------1010
T Zack Arbogast00------1010
P Braden Barlow00------1010
G Chuck Fletcher00------1010
DE Peter Graham------44---8
TE Luis Reeves31---------4
RB Spencer Bleess11---------2
DT Micah Meyer------10---1
QB Elias McIntyre00---------0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left7243.4
Middle11474.3
Right22512.5
None000.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left12484.0
Middle12867.2
Right12504.2
None1-1-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

St. LouisAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Silas Frederick42240054741
MinnesotaAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Jonathan Hastings24165223000

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
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Short (0-8 Yds)1410594.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)135655.0
Long (19+ Yds)1000.0
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
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Short (0-8 Yds)848410.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)75476.7
Long (19+ Yds)424010.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

St. LouisTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Eric McCarthy1810255042
TE Harrison Bryant73211032
WR Taywan Taylor53034037
WR Tee Higgins53124034
RB Tony Pollard210404
RB Fernando Niles2206014
RB Salvador Bunten11012024
WR KJ Hamler100004
TE Morris Henry110909
MinnesotaTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
TE Myles Martineau53113022
WR Rondale Moore43050118
WR Blake Guthrie330126323
RB Miles Sanders22023010
WR Dusty Foreman211708
TE K.C. Harden2102017
WR Anthony Miller1106015
TE Luis Reeves100001
FB Keith Dunlap110503
RB Ke'Shawn Vaughn100004
RB Cam Akers11013010
WR Duane Wilcox100003

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

St. LouisAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
RB Salvador Bunten263.004.80
MinnesotaAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
RB Miles Sanders3113.676.85
RB Cam Akers310.334.20
RB Spencer Bleess1-2-2.00-2.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

St. LouisAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
MinnesotaAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Jonathan Hastings32206.6710.96

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

St. LouisTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
MinnesotaTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Dusty Foreman1177.003.50
RB Ke'Shawn Vaughn1000.000.00
RB Cam Akers111313.0013.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

St. LouisRushesConversions
RB Fernando Niles10
RB Salvador Bunten11
MinnesotaRushesConversions
RB Miles Sanders84
QB Jonathan Hastings20
RB Cam Akers21
RB Ke'Shawn Vaughn10

Third Down Passing Statistics

St. LouisAttCompConversions
Silas Frederick1251
MinnesotaAttCompConversions
Jonathan Hastings220

Third Down Receiving Statistics

St. LouisTargCatchConversions
WR Eric McCarthy831
TE Harrison Bryant210
RB Fernando Niles110
WR KJ Hamler100
MinnesotaTargCatchConversions
RB Miles Sanders110
TE Myles Martineau110

SectionAttendance
Stadium82,500 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck19,400 (25,300)
End Zone13,400 (18,200)
Mezzanine8,200 (10,500)
Sideline Seats15,100 (16,100)
Club Seats19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes6,500 (9,900)