Week 16, 2018

played in New England, MA

32 degrees, fair, 6 mph wind

Minnesota Vikings	6	3	0	8	-	17
New England Patriots	7	3	7	3	-	20

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:41 NED - Thurman Brennan 14 run (Harold Grant extra point)
1Q: 04:14 MIN - Chase Conway 11 run (Diego Young extra point failed)
2Q: 15:00 NED - Harold Grant 35 field goal
2Q: 03:21 MIN - Diego Young 35 field goal
3Q: 04:44 NED - Elijah Redman 28 pass from Dakota Walburn (Harold Grant extra point)
4Q: 14:25 NED - Harold Grant 30 field goal
4Q: 03:15 MIN - Quinn Conley 25 pass from Thurman Sims (Thurman Sims pass to Tristan Sutter for conversion)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:41 NED - Thurman Brennan 14 run (Harold Grant extra point)
1Q: 04:14 MIN - Chase Conway 11 run (Diego Young extra point failed)
2Q: 15:00 NED - Harold Grant 35 field goal
2Q: 03:21 MIN - Diego Young 35 field goal
3Q: 04:44 NED - Elijah Redman 28 pass from Dakota Walburn (Harold Grant extra point)
4Q: 14:25 NED - Harold Grant 30 field goal
4Q: 03:15 MIN - Quinn Conley 25 pass from Thurman Sims (Thurman Sims pass to Tristan Sutter for conversion)

Team Statistics MIN NED
Record 7-8 2-13
First Downs 24 18
- by Rushing 6 6
- by Passing 11 9
- by Penalty 7 3
Total Net Yards 326 387
- Offensive Plays 67 55
- Yards per Play 4.87 7.04
Net Rushing Yards 123 136
- Rushing Attempts 31 35
- Yards per Rush 3.97 3.89
Net Passing Yards 203 251
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 35 - 21 - 1 19 - 15 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 206 252
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/3 1/1
- Yards per Pass Play 5.64 12.55
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 2/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/13 3/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.8 7.8
4th Down Conversions 1/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 10/93 13/85
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 2/21
Kick Returns/Yards 3/53 1/24
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 1/1 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 1/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 22 OWN 30
Time of Possession 30:34 29:26

Team Statistics	MIN	NED
Record	7-8	2-13
First Downs	24	18
- by Rushing	6	6
- by Passing	11	9
- by Penalty	7	3
Total Net Yards	326	387
- Offensive Plays	67	55
- Yards per Play	4.87	7.04
Net Rushing Yards	123	136
- Rushing Attempts	31	35
- Yards per Rush	3.97	3.89
Net Passing Yards	203	251
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	35 - 21 - 1	19 - 15 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	206	252
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/3	1/1
- Yards per Pass Play	5.64	12.55
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	2/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/13	3/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.8	7.8
4th Down Conversions	1/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	10/93	13/85
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	2/21
Kick Returns/Yards	3/53	1/24
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	1/1	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	1/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 22	OWN 30
Time of Possession	30:34	29:26

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:33	5:25	OWN 29	11	71	Touchdown
2	14:55	6:25	OWN 19	11	32	Punt
2	6:44	3:30	OWN 8	10	74	Field Goal
2	1:09	0:48	OWN 1	3	5	Punt
3	15:00	3:43	OWN 25	8	16	Punt
3	7:54	2:35	OWN 20	5	10	Punt
3	4:29	1:40	OWN 25	3	-6	Punt
4	14:20	3:44	OWN 33	6	30	Punt
4	5:02	1:59	OWN 33	9	67	Touchdown
4	1:51	0:50	OWN 35	3	12	Interception

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:27	OWN 25	10	75	Touchdown
1	4:08	4:13	OWN 11	7	71	Field Goal
2	8:30	1:46	OWN 24	3	9	Punt
2	3:14	2:05	OWN 31	4	21	Punt
2	0:21	0:21	OPP 46	1	15	Missed FG
3	11:17	3:23	OWN 26	6	29	Punt
3	5:19	0:50	OWN 31	2	69	Touchdown
3	2:49	3:29	OWN 47	9	40	Field Goal
4	10:36	5:34	OWN 20	8	54	Missed FG
4	3:03	1:12	OWN 25	3	1	Punt
4	1:01	1:01	OWN 41	3	-2	Game

Game MVP: Dakota Walburn, New England Patriots

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Chase Conway	27	121	4.48	27	3	1
Thurman Sims	3	0	0.00	7	0	0
Tristan Sutter	1	2	2.00	2	0	0

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Thurman Brennan	18	87	4.83	17	2	1
Dakota Walburn	8	41	5.13	19	1	0
Alex Cofield	7	7	1.00	8	0	0
Scott Starnes	2	1	0.50	1	0	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Thurman Sims	35	21	206	1/3	1	25	1	74.2

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Dakota Walburn	19	15	252	1/1	1	42	0	136.3

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Richie Blakley	5	7	27	5.40	8	8	0
WR Hector Dawson	4	7	20	5.00	11	14	0
WR Tristan Sutter	3	6	54	18.00	27	24	0
TE Neil Cobb	3	7	29	9.67	0	18	0
TE Jace Lutzen	3	4	29	9.67	3	11	0
WR Amari Grujin	1	1	19	19.00	8	19	0
RB Chase Conway	1	2	3	3.00	0	3	0
FB Quinn Conley	1	1	25	25.00	18	25	1

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Elijah Redman	5	5	101	20.20	65	41	1
WR Ethan Connell	3	4	75	25.00	28	36	0
RB Thurman Brennan	2	3	2	1.00	0	3	0
TE K.C. Hutchins	2	2	26	13.00	0	19	0
WR Lamar Becker	1	1	42	42.00	38	42	0
RB Alex Cofield	1	2	8	8.00	0	8	0
TE Donnell Sutton	1	2	-2	-2.00	0	-2	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Drake Keene	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Norm Morton	0	0	1	0
Buddy Henderson	0	0	1	0

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Thurman Brennan	2	0	0	0
Ethan Connell	0	2	0	0

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Steven Duckworth	6	229	38.2	31.3	47	1

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Nickolas McGee	4	182	45.5	40.5	51	2

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Diego Young	1/1	0/0	0/0	35	0/1

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Harold Grant	2/4	0/2	0/0	35	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rod Sawyer	2	21	10.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Hector Dawson	2	35	17.5	0
Kristopher Saldivar	1	18	18.0	0

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rod Sawyer	1	24	24.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Dusty Nelson	9	0	1.0	32	18
CB Manuel Souza	8	0	0.0	33	16
ILB Terry Lopez	6	3	0.0	33	15
S Matthew Coffey	5	3	0.0	35	20
DT Buddy Henderson	3	0	0.0	24	9
DE Derrick Parrish	2	2	0.0	35	20
OLB Jumbo Duffy	2	2	0.0	23	13
S Corey Katz	2	1	0.0	35	20
ILB Tommy Huntley	2	0	0.0	7	2
DE Joe Huffman	2	0	0.0	13	9
CB Al Cebulla	2	0	0.0	11	9
DT Ernie Frye	1	2	0.0	13	12
DT Norm Morton	1	2	0.0	11	7
CB Aidan Stewart	1	1	0.0	33	18
WR Richie Blakley	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Connor Brees	1	0	0.0	2	5
DT James Bey	0	2	0.0	22	12
OLB Frederick Fulton	0	1	0.0	10	3

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Ted Hendrix	9	4	0.0	31	31
OLB Drake Keene	8	0	1.0	31	36
S Wade Hamilton	6	3	0.0	30	34
ILB Thomas Chevrier	5	2	0.0	16	18
CB Howie Schneider	4	0	0.0	30	36
OLB Kris Thompson	3	2	0.0	31	32
DE Phil Burgess	3	0	0.0	26	23
CB Kendrick Capurro	2	2	0.0	29	32
S Arnie Gillette	2	2	0.0	31	31
ILB Amir Cogdell	2	0	0.0	0	4
DE Sean McWilliams	2	0	0.0	28	29
DT Mercury Sims	1	3	0.0	30	34
CB Rod Sawyer	1	0	0.0	16	15
DT Roy Horiszny	1	0	0.0	5	11
S Willie Oliver	1	0	0.0	1	6
DE Colin Covey	0	1	0.0	1	4

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Dusty Nelson	1.0	0	0	0	18
DT Norm Morton	0.0	0	0	1	7

New England	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Drake Keene	1.0	0	1	36
DE Sean McWilliams	0.0	1	1	29
DE Phil Burgess	0.0	0	2	23
S Wade Hamilton	0.0	0	1	34

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Manuel Souza	5	1	16
S Matthew Coffey	3	0	20
OLB Dusty Nelson	2	0	18
CB Al Cebulla	2	0	9
ILB Terry Lopez	1	0	15
CB Aidan Stewart	1	0	18
DT Buddy Henderson	1	0	9

New England	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Kendrick Capurro	4	1	0	32
ILB Ted Hendrix	4	0	0	31
ILB Thomas Chevrier	3	0	0	18
ILB Amir Cogdell	2	1	0	4
OLB Drake Keene	2	0	1	36
OLB Kris Thompson	1	1	0	32
S Arnie Gillette	1	1	0	31
CB Howie Schneider	1	1	0	36
CB Rod Sawyer	1	0	0	15
DT Roy Horiszny	1	0	0	11
DE Phil Burgess	1	0	0	23

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Peter Green	3	9	31	0	36
Vinny Wooldridge	3	6	31	0	36
Bennett Patton	2	4	31	1	36
Rex McNeil	2	4	31	0	36
Jacob Mariotti	1	7	31	0	36

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Arturo Sticha	3	8	35	0	20
Myron Canney	2	7	35	0	20
Ezra Sutton	2	4	35	0	20
Harris Clements	0	4	35	0	20
Jeff Harrison	0	3	35	1	20
K.C. Hutchins	0	1	25	0	10

Special Teams Tackles

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Rex McNeil	2	11
Neil Cobb	1	9

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Tyler Humphries	1	18
Daquan Godfrey	1	15
Ethan Connell	1	10

Participation

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Rex McNeil	31	36	---	---	11	78
Peter Green	31	36	---	---	7	74
Tristan Sutter	30	34	---	---	10	74
Neil Cobb	30	35	---	---	9	74
Bennett Patton	31	36	---	---	7	74
Jacob Mariotti	31	36	---	---	7	74
Dusty Nelson	---	---	32	18	22	72
Vinny Wooldridge	31	36	---	---	---	67
Thurman Sims	31	36	---	---	---	67
Hector Dawson	28	34	---	---	5	67
Chase Conway	31	33	---	---	2	66
Matthew Coffey	---	---	35	20	5	60
Derrick Parrish	---	---	35	20	4	59
Corey Katz	---	---	35	20	4	59
Manuel Souza	---	---	33	16	8	57
Aidan Stewart	---	---	33	18	3	54
Terry Lopez	---	---	33	15	4	52
Buddy Henderson	---	---	24	9	7	40
Jumbo Duffy	---	---	23	13	3	39
Richie Blakley	15	16	---	---	6	37
James Bey	---	---	22	12	3	37
Jace Lutzen	13	15	---	---	---	28
Joe Huffman	---	---	13	9	5	27
Quinn Conley	6	7	---	---	14	27
Ernie Frye	---	---	13	12	1	26
Erik Masiona	0	2	---	---	20	22
Al Cebulla	---	---	11	9	2	22
Alvin Kaplan	---	---	2	5	13	20
Norm Morton	---	---	11	7	1	19
Tommy Huntley	---	---	7	2	9	18
Frederick Fulton	---	---	10	3	4	17
Deon Boselli	---	---	9	5	---	14
Emmitt Duncan	0	0	---	---	14	14
Kristopher Saldivar	0	1	---	---	12	13
Allen Farley	---	---	0	0	12	12
Amari Grujin	2	3	---	---	4	9
Connor Brees	---	---	2	5	1	8
Johnathan Meier	0	0	---	---	7	7
Steven Duckworth	0	0	---	---	6	6
Larry Henson	0	0	---	---	6	6
Diego Young	0	0	---	---	5	5
Jameson Levick	---	---	2	2	---	4
Jordan Fox	0	0	---	---	1	1
Harris Browning	0	0	---	---	---	0
Ted Alexander	0	0	---	---	---	0
Myron Richard	---	---	0	0	---	0

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Drake Keene	---	---	31	36	3	70
Kendrick Capurro	---	---	29	32	7	68
Wade Hamilton	---	---	30	34	3	67
Howie Schneider	---	---	30	36	1	67
Mercury Sims	---	---	30	34	1	65
Kris Thompson	---	---	31	32	---	63
Ezra Sutton	35	20	---	---	8	63
Ted Hendrix	---	---	31	31	1	63
Myron Canney	35	20	---	---	8	63
Jeff Harrison	35	20	---	---	8	63
Harris Clements	35	20	---	---	8	63
Arnie Gillette	---	---	31	31	---	62
Dakota Walburn	35	20	---	---	4	59
Sean McWilliams	---	---	28	29	---	57
Arturo Sticha	35	20	---	---	---	55
Aidan Zimmerman	22	18	---	---	10	50
Phil Burgess	---	---	26	23	---	49
Thurman Brennan	28	16	---	---	1	45
Lamar Becker	22	18	---	---	4	44
Alex Cofield	14	7	---	---	23	44
Thomas Chevrier	---	---	16	18	9	43
Rod Sawyer	---	---	16	15	11	42
Ethan Connell	16	10	---	---	10	36
K.C. Hutchins	25	10	---	---	---	35
Elijah Redman	20	13	---	---	1	34
Donnell Sutton	9	2	---	---	22	33
Scott Starnes	13	3	---	---	12	28
Daquan Godfrey	---	---	2	8	15	25
Tyler Humphries	6	1	---	---	18	25
Carter Halford	---	---	0	5	18	23
Roy Horiszny	---	---	5	11	6	22
Willie Oliver	---	---	1	6	14	21
Abel Bauer	---	---	1	5	7	13
Zane Cobb	0	2	---	---	8	10
Harold Grant	0	0	---	---	9	9
Broderick Parrish	0	0	---	---	8	8
Colin Covey	---	---	1	4	1	6
Amir Cogdell	---	---	0	4	1	5
Rodolfo Russell	---	---	2	2	---	4
Nickolas McGee	0	0	---	---	4	4
Donnell Alenduff	0	0	---	---	---	0
Edgar Boykin	0	0	---	---	---	0
Austin Kalter	0	0	---	---	---	0
Albert Springer	---	---	0	0	---	0
Tyler Michaud	0	0	---	---	---	0
D.J. Kelly	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	64	6.4
Middle	12	35	2.9
Right	9	24	2.7
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	19	6.3
Middle	25	98	3.9
Right	5	22	4.4
None	2	-3	-1.5

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Thurman Sims	35	21	3	1	1	5	5	0	1

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Dakota Walburn	19	15	5	1	2	1	0	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	17	5.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	13	97	6.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	16	6	92	5.8
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	4	57	9.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	6	5	52	8.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	5	124	20.7
Long (19+ Yds)	1	1	19	19.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Richie Blakley	7	5	0	27	0	16
TE Neil Cobb	7	3	1	29	0	35
WR Hector Dawson	7	4	0	20	0	34
WR Tristan Sutter	6	3	0	54	2	34
TE Jace Lutzen	4	3	0	29	0	15
RB Chase Conway	2	1	0	3	0	33
WR Amari Grujin	1	1	0	19	0	3
FB Quinn Conley	1	1	0	25	1	7

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Elijah Redman	5	5	0	101	2	13
WR Ethan Connell	4	3	0	75	2	10
RB Thurman Brennan	3	2	1	2	0	16
TE K.C. Hutchins	2	2	0	26	0	10
RB Alex Cofield	2	1	1	8	0	7
TE Donnell Sutton	2	1	0	-2	0	2
WR Lamar Becker	1	1	0	42	1	18

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Chase Conway	4	25	6.25	4.48

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Thurman Brennan	2	18	9.00	4.83
Dakota Walburn	1	2	2.00	5.13
Scott Starnes	1	0	0.00	0.50

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Thurman Sims	4	1	8	2.00	5.89

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Dakota Walburn	3	1	-1	-0.33	13.26

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Neil Cobb	2	1	8	4.00	4.14
WR Tristan Sutter	1	0	0	0.00	9.00
WR Hector Dawson	1	0	0	0.00	2.86

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Thurman Brennan	1	1	-1	-1.00	0.67
WR Ethan Connell	1	0	0	0.00	18.75
TE Donnell Sutton	1	0	0	0.00	-1.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Chase Conway	2	1
Thurman Sims	1	1

New England	Rushes	Conversions
Dakota Walburn	4	1
Thurman Brennan	2	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Thurman Sims	10	7	3

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Dakota Walburn	5	3	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Neil Cobb	3	1	1
WR Hector Dawson	3	3	0
WR Tristan Sutter	1	0	0
RB Chase Conway	1	1	0
WR Richie Blakley	1	1	1
TE Jace Lutzen	1	1	1

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Thurman Brennan	1	0	0
TE Elijah Redman	1	1	1
TE K.C. Hutchins	1	1	1
RB Alex Cofield	1	1	0
TE Donnell Sutton	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 53,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 15,800 (21,400)
End Zone 11,500 (15,400)
Mezzanine 6,700 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 10,400 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,800 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,800 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	53,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	15,800 (21,400)
End Zone	11,500 (15,400)
Mezzanine	6,700 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	10,400 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,800 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,800 (3,300)