Week 6, 2021

played in Arizona, AZ

73 degrees, fair, 5 mph wind

Minnesota Vikings	0	0	3	3	-	6
Arizona Cardinals	3	13	7	6	-	29

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:55 ARI - Ezra Andersen 42 field goal
2Q: 11:51 ARI - Kenny Newton 2 pass from Alan Lessard (Ezra Andersen extra point)
2Q: 03:28 ARI - Ezra Andersen 40 field goal
2Q: 01:01 ARI - Ezra Andersen 47 field goal
3Q: 09:16 ARI - Zachary Engebretson 4 pass from Alan Lessard (Ezra Andersen extra point)
3Q: 02:17 MIN - Jermaine Hanson 40 field goal
4Q: 10:24 ARI - Riley Gray 5 pass from Alan Lessard (Ezra Andersen extra point failed)
4Q: 07:29 MIN - Jermaine Hanson 21 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:55 ARI - Ezra Andersen 42 field goal
2Q: 11:51 ARI - Kenny Newton 2 pass from Alan Lessard (Ezra Andersen extra point)
2Q: 03:28 ARI - Ezra Andersen 40 field goal
2Q: 01:01 ARI - Ezra Andersen 47 field goal
3Q: 09:16 ARI - Zachary Engebretson 4 pass from Alan Lessard (Ezra Andersen extra point)
3Q: 02:17 MIN - Jermaine Hanson 40 field goal
4Q: 10:24 ARI - Riley Gray 5 pass from Alan Lessard (Ezra Andersen extra point failed)
4Q: 07:29 MIN - Jermaine Hanson 21 field goal

Team Statistics MIN ARI
Record 2-3 5-1
First Downs 18 22
- by Rushing 5 6
- by Passing 12 15
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 311 347
- Offensive Plays 72 67
- Yards per Play 4.32 5.18
Net Rushing Yards 94 104
- Rushing Attempts 22 29
- Yards per Rush 4.27 3.59
Net Passing Yards 217 243
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 46 - 25 - 2 38 - 28 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 237 243
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/20 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 4.34 6.39
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 1/14 5/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.7 6.7
4th Down Conversions 2/4 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/35 4/44
Punt Returns/Yards 2/12 2/23
Kick Returns/Yards 2/57 1/37
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 2/13
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/2 3/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 23 OWN 39
Time of Possession 29:24 30:36

Team Statistics	MIN	ARI
Record	2-3	5-1
First Downs	18	22
- by Rushing	5	6
- by Passing	12	15
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	311	347
- Offensive Plays	72	67
- Yards per Play	4.32	5.18
Net Rushing Yards	94	104
- Rushing Attempts	22	29
- Yards per Rush	4.27	3.59
Net Passing Yards	217	243
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	46 - 25 - 2	38 - 28 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	237	243
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/20	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	4.34	6.39
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	1/14	5/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.7	6.7
4th Down Conversions	2/4	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/35	4/44
Punt Returns/Yards	2/12	2/23
Kick Returns/Yards	2/57	1/37
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	2/13
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/2	3/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 23	OWN 39
Time of Possession	29:24	30:36

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:32	OWN 25	8	36	Punt
1	4:50	2:33	OWN 25	5	23	Punt
2	14:40	0:32	OWN 13	3	-4	Punt
2	11:44	2:34	OWN 41	4	17	Punt
2	7:00	1:27	OWN 5	4	29	Punt
2	3:21	1:06	OWN 25	3	-4	Interception
2	0:54	0:54	OWN 25	5	34	Half
3	9:05	6:54	OWN 25	12	52	Field Goal
4	15:00	1:17	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
4	12:53	0:32	OWN 13	2	2	Interception
4	10:14	2:51	OWN 27	8	69	Field Goal
4	4:59	1:29	OWN 42	5	9	Downs
4	2:20	2:20	OWN 15	11	43	Downs

Arizona Cardinals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:28	5:38	OWN 20	11	55	Field Goal
1	2:17	2:37	OWN 20	7	50	Interception
2	14:08	2:24	OPP 31	8	31	Touchdown
2	9:10	2:10	OWN 20	4	23	Punt
2	5:33	2:12	OWN 25	7	52	Field Goal
2	2:15	1:21	OPP 39	3	9	Field Goal
3	15:00	5:55	OWN 14	11	86	Touchdown
3	2:11	2:11	OWN 38	3	5	Punt
4	13:43	0:50	OWN 49	3	7	Punt
4	12:21	2:07	OPP 17	4	17	Touchdown
4	7:23	2:24	OWN 25	3	5	Punt
4	3:30	1:10	OWN 49	3	7	Punt

Game MVP: Alan Lessard, Arizona Cardinals

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Chase Conway	15	66	4.40	23	2
Thurman Sims	4	13	3.25	7	0
Owen Schneider	1	-2	-2.00	-2	0
Omar Peters	1	6	6.00	6	0
Mo Yaw	1	11	11.00	11	1

Arizona	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Zachary Engebretson	24	91	3.79	14	2	0
Kenny Newton	5	13	2.60	7	0	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Thurman Sims	38	20	202	2/13	0	38	2	46.1
J.C. Giles	8	5	35	2/7	0	18	0	72.4

Arizona	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Alan Lessard	38	28	243	0/0	3	25	1	105.4

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Kristopher Saldivar	6	9	74	12.33	30	38
TE Howard Witt	4	6	37	9.25	1	19
RB Chase Conway	4	4	19	4.75	11	14
WR Evan Hoard	3	3	40	13.33	2	18
WR Mo Yaw	3	8	10	3.33	0	6
RB Omar Peters	2	3	20	10.00	5	10
TE Efrain Cox	1	3	10	10.00	5	10
FB Quinn Conley	1	2	-2	-2.00	0	-2
WR Martin Kirk	1	6	29	29.00	24	29
RB Owen Schneider	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
WR Walter Borders	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Arizona	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Miles Gary	8	13	44	5.50	10	17	0
WR Riley Gray	7	7	74	10.57	28	24	1
WR Ethan Andersen	5	6	62	12.40	35	23	0
RB Kenny Newton	4	4	38	9.50	23	25	1
TE Derrick Hopton	1	2	13	13.00	0	13	0
TE Shawn Bailey	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0
RB Zachary Engebretson	1	3	4	4.00	0	4	1
WR Marcos Sinclair	1	2	3	3.00	0	3	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Russell Brown	1	0	0.00	0

Arizona	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Ricardo Blackburn	1	13	13.00	0
OLB C.J. Salo	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Arizona	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Earl Baylor	6	250	41.7	27.8	53	1

Arizona	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Austin Widmer	5	189	37.8	35.4	52	4

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jermaine Hanson	2/2	1/1	0/0	40	0/0

Arizona	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ezra Andersen	3/3	3/3	0/0	47	2/3

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kristopher Saldivar	2	12	6.0	0

Arizona	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Spencer Mitchell	2	23	11.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kristopher Saldivar	2	57	28.5	0

Arizona	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Marcos Sinclair	1	37	37.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Jesse Osborne	9	0	0.0	28	37
S Matthew Coffey	6	3	0.0	29	38
ILB Johnny Adams	6	1	0.0	28	33
OLB Kurt Adams	5	0	0.0	16	22
OLB Gino Banks	4	0	0.0	11	13
OLB Frederick Fulton	3	3	0.0	11	14
ILB Terry Lopez	3	1	0.0	6	6
DE Cornell Lighthiser	3	1	0.0	27	32
CB Manuel Souza	3	0	0.0	17	22
S Corey Katz	3	0	0.0	3	13
DT Austin Boehler	2	0	0.0	24	25
TE Howard Witt	2	0	---	---	---
DE Derrick Parrish	2	0	0.0	27	32
S Russell Brown	2	0	0.0	27	29
CB Alan Hartman	1	1	0.0	14	13
DE Deon Boselli	1	0	0.0	11	22
CB Christian Barthwell	1	0	0.0	13	24
DT Buddy Henderson	0	2	0.0	26	32

Arizona	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Harrison Adams	9	2	1.0	21	38
S Terrence DeWaters	6	0	0.0	19	45
CB Joe Williams	6	0	0.0	21	48
DT Gage King	5	0	2.0	20	44
DE Dean Russett	4	1	0.5	18	47
CB Ricardo Blackburn	3	2	0.0	21	47
OLB Benjamin Burton	3	2	0.0	13	32
S Gino Robertson	3	1	0.0	6	24
S Andrew Santoro	3	0	0.0	22	45
DE Braden Emack	2	1	0.5	13	30
OLB Nicky Curtis	2	1	0.0	12	37
OLB Andrew Schulte	2	0	0.0	19	28
DE Jeremiah Holliday	1	1	0.0	14	33
TE Derrick Hopton	1	0	---	---	---
CB Wade Hamilton	1	0	0.0	10	22
CB Nolan Erickson	0	1	0.0	2	12
OLB C.J. Salo	0	1	0.0	9	18

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Cornell Lighthiser	0.0	0	1	1	32
DT Buddy Henderson	0.0	0	1	0	32

Arizona	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Gage King	2.0	1	0	2	44
ILB Harrison Adams	1.0	0	0	0	38
DE Braden Emack	0.5	0	3	1	30
DE Dean Russett	0.5	0	2	2	47
OLB Andrew Schulte	0.0	0	1	0	28
DE Jeremiah Holliday	0.0	0	0	1	33

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Jesse Osborne	9	0	0	37
S Matthew Coffey	4	1	0	38
CB Manuel Souza	3	0	0	22
OLB Kurt Adams	2	0	0	22
S Corey Katz	2	0	0	13
ILB Johnny Adams	2	0	0	33
CB Christian Barthwell	1	1	0	24
S Russell Brown	1	0	1	29
ILB Terry Lopez	1	0	0	6
DE Cornell Lighthiser	1	0	0	32
OLB Gino Banks	1	0	0	13
CB Alan Hartman	1	0	0	13
OLB Frederick Fulton	0	1	0	14

Arizona	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Terrence DeWaters	4	1	0	45
CB Joe Williams	4	0	0	48
CB Ricardo Blackburn	3	2	1	47
ILB Harrison Adams	3	1	0	38
S Gino Robertson	3	1	0	24
S Andrew Santoro	3	0	0	45
OLB Nicky Curtis	1	1	0	37
DE Braden Emack	1	0	0	30
DE Dean Russett	1	0	0	47
DT Gage King	1	0	0	44
OLB Andrew Schulte	1	0	0	28
CB Wade Hamilton	0	1	0	22
OLB C.J. Salo	0	0	1	18

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Javier Creighton	4	7	22	2	50
Peter Green	2	3	22	1	50
Nicolas Davidds	1	4	22	0	50
Howard Witt	1	2	18	0	40
Rex McNeil	0	3	21	0	37
Quinn Conley	0	1	9	0	14
Ted Alexander	0	0	5	1	26

Arizona	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Abraham Diana	4	6	29	38
Jacob Mariotti	3	5	29	38
R.J. Glenn	1	6	29	38
Bernie Wheeler	1	5	29	38
Juan Coronado	1	4	29	38
Shawn Bailey	1	1	14	3
Derrick Hopton	0	1	5	4
Quentin Drury	0	1	6	0

Special Teams Tackles

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Rex McNeil	2	11
Tyrell Pritchett	1	5

Arizona	Tackles	STPlays
C.J. Salo	1	21
Gage King	1	20
Nolan Erickson	1	15
R.J. Glenn	1	8

Participation

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Peter Green	22	50	---	---	8	80
Nicolas Davidds	22	50	---	---	8	80
Mo Yaw	21	45	---	---	7	73
Javier Creighton	22	50	---	---	---	72
Matthew Coffey	---	---	29	38	4	71
Rex McNeil	21	37	---	---	11	69
Jesse Osborne	---	---	28	37	3	68
Buddy Henderson	---	---	26	32	7	65
Johnny Adams	---	---	28	33	3	64
Howard Witt	18	40	---	---	4	62
Cornell Lighthiser	---	---	27	32	3	62
Thurman Sims	22	40	---	---	---	62
Kristopher Saldivar	18	32	---	---	12	62
Derrick Parrish	---	---	27	32	2	61
Russell Brown	---	---	27	29	2	58
Manuel Souza	---	---	17	22	16	55
Austin Boehler	---	---	24	25	3	52
Frederick Fulton	---	---	11	14	22	47
Tyrell Pritchett	17	24	---	---	5	46
Walter Borders	4	22	---	---	17	43
Deon Boselli	---	---	11	22	7	40
Quinn Conley	9	14	---	---	17	40
Kurt Adams	---	---	16	22	2	40
Christian Barthwell	---	---	13	24	3	40
Chase Conway	17	20	---	---	1	38
Ted Alexander	5	26	---	---	3	34
Martin Kirk	11	23	---	---	---	34
Terry Lopez	---	---	6	6	21	33
Alan Hartman	---	---	14	13	5	32
Corey Katz	---	---	3	13	15	31
Gino Banks	---	---	11	13	2	26
Omar Peters	3	22	---	---	---	25
Giovanni Sims	2	8	---	---	13	23
Evan Hoard	1	9	---	---	10	20
Reggie Osborne	1	13	---	---	6	20
Efrain Cox	3	10	---	---	6	19
Donnie Evanswhite	0	0	---	---	17	17
Scottie Humphrey	---	---	1	11	---	12
J.C. Giles	0	10	---	---	---	10
Dylan Quimby	0	0	---	---	8	8
Earl Baylor	0	0	---	---	8	8
Owen Schneider	3	5	---	---	---	8
Jermaine Hanson	0	0	---	---	5	5
Allen Farley	---	---	0	0	---	0
Dominic Murray	0	0	---	---	---	0
Nolan Harden	---	---	0	0	---	0

Arizona	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Ethan Andersen	28	37	---	---	19	84
Gage King	---	---	20	44	20	84
Andrew Santoro	---	---	22	45	17	84
Terrence DeWaters	---	---	19	45	14	78
Ricardo Blackburn	---	---	21	47	9	77
Abraham Diana	29	38	---	---	8	75
Bernie Wheeler	29	38	---	---	8	75
Juan Coronado	29	38	---	---	8	75
R.J. Glenn	29	38	---	---	8	75
Joe Williams	---	---	21	48	2	71
Alan Lessard	29	38	---	---	---	67
Dean Russett	---	---	18	47	2	67
Jacob Mariotti	29	38	---	---	---	67
Harrison Adams	---	---	21	38	2	61
Zachary Engebretson	24	18	---	---	19	61
Riley Gray	26	34	---	---	---	60
Jeremiah Holliday	---	---	14	33	8	55
Nicky Curtis	---	---	12	37	2	51
Andrew Schulte	---	---	19	28	1	48
Marcos Sinclair	18	27	---	---	3	48
C.J. Salo	---	---	9	18	21	48
Benjamin Burton	---	---	13	32	2	47
Braden Emack	---	---	13	30	1	44
Miles Gary	13	28	---	---	3	44
Derrick Hopton	5	4	---	---	24	33
Wade Hamilton	---	---	10	22	---	32
Gino Robertson	---	---	6	24	1	31
Kenny Newton	9	21	---	---	---	30
Nolan Erickson	---	---	2	12	15	29
Shawn Bailey	14	3	---	---	8	25
Garrett Hill	1	13	---	---	11	25
Quentin Drury	6	0	---	---	9	15
Ezra Andersen	0	0	---	---	10	10
Trey Pugh	---	---	0	0	9	9
Brody McClelland	0	0	---	---	8	8
Austin Widmer	0	0	---	---	8	8
Spencer Mitchell	0	0	---	---	6	6
Daryl Hallows	1	5	---	---	---	6
Ezra Kurtz	---	---	1	0	---	1
Oliver Freeman	---	---	1	0	---	1
Kody Marina	0	0	---	---	---	0
Robbie Conway	0	0	---	---	---	0
Jamie Prigge	---	---	0	0	---	0
Louis Stephens	0	0	---	---	---	0
Stanley Crockett	0	0	---	---	---	0
Jeremiah Hill	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	19	3.2
Middle	12	56	4.7
Right	4	19	4.8
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	43	4.3
Middle	13	40	3.1
Right	6	21	3.5
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Thurman Sims	38	20	2	4	1	6	5	4	2
J.C. Giles	8	5	0	0	0	1	1	2	0

Arizona	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Alan Lessard	38	28	3	1	3	3	2	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	4	18	3.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	13	90	5.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	18	8	129	7.2
Long (19+ Yds)	6	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	10	3.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	22	18	153	7.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	7	80	7.3
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Kristopher Saldivar	9	6	0	74	1	32
WR Mo Yaw	8	3	0	10	0	45
TE Howard Witt	6	4	0	37	0	40
WR Martin Kirk	6	1	1	29	1	23
RB Chase Conway	4	4	0	19	0	20
TE Efrain Cox	3	1	0	10	0	10
WR Evan Hoard	3	3	0	40	0	9
RB Omar Peters	3	2	0	20	0	22
FB Quinn Conley	2	1	0	-2	0	14
RB Owen Schneider	1	0	0	0	0	5
WR Walter Borders	1	0	0	0	0	22

Arizona	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Miles Gary	13	8	3	44	0	28
WR Riley Gray	7	7	0	74	1	34
WR Ethan Andersen	6	5	0	62	1	37
RB Kenny Newton	4	4	0	38	1	21
RB Zachary Engebretson	3	1	0	4	0	18
TE Derrick Hopton	2	1	0	13	0	4
WR Marcos Sinclair	2	1	0	3	0	27
TE Shawn Bailey	1	1	0	5	0	3

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Chase Conway	2	12	6.00	4.40
Thurman Sims	1	0	0.00	3.25

Arizona	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Zachary Engebretson	3	10	3.33	3.79
Kenny Newton	1	-1	-1.00	2.60

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Thurman Sims	5	1	12	2.40	5.32

Arizona	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Alan Lessard	10	9	42	4.20	6.39

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Efrain Cox	2	0	0	0.00	3.33
WR Kristopher Saldivar	2	1	12	6.00	8.22
FB Quinn Conley	1	0	0	0.00	-1.00

Arizona	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Miles Gary	5	4	20	4.00	3.38
WR Riley Gray	2	2	11	5.50	10.57
WR Ethan Andersen	1	1	5	5.00	10.33
RB Kenny Newton	1	1	2	2.00	9.50
RB Zachary Engebretson	1	1	4	4.00	1.33

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Thurman Sims	1	0

Arizona	Rushes	Conversions
Kenny Newton	2	0
Zachary Engebretson	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Thurman Sims	10	3	1
J.C. Giles	1	1	0

Arizona	Att	Comp	Conversions
Alan Lessard	10	8	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Mo Yaw	3	1	0
RB Omar Peters	2	1	0
WR Martin Kirk	2	0	0
TE Efrain Cox	1	0	0
WR Kristopher Saldivar	1	1	1
RB Owen Schneider	1	0	0
WR Evan Hoard	1	1	0

Arizona	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Miles Gary	4	2	1
WR Ethan Andersen	3	3	2
RB Kenny Newton	2	2	1
WR Marcos Sinclair	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 68,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,700 (21,400)
End Zone 14,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 13,600 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	68,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,700 (21,400)
End Zone	14,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	13,600 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (3,300)