Week 14, 2022

played in Buffalo, NY

47 degrees, fair, 4 mph wind

Minnesota Vikings	0	7	7	7	-	21
Buffalo Bills	10	0	7	7	-	24

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:37 BUF - Daniel Buckley 4 run (Dennis Carrion extra point)
1Q: 00:11 BUF - Dennis Carrion 21 field goal
2Q: 11:06 MIN - Ethan Andersen 68 pass from J.C. Giles (Andrew Stephens extra point)
3Q: 08:28 BUF - Gregory Wagner 1 pass from Harrison Blackwell (Dennis Carrion extra point)
3Q: 02:33 MIN - Mo Yaw 9 pass from J.C. Giles (Andrew Stephens extra point)
4Q: 13:39 MIN - Luke Boone 80 pass from J.C. Giles (Andrew Stephens extra point)
4Q: 06:58 BUF - Ricardo Sawyer 93 interception return (Dennis Carrion extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:37 BUF - Daniel Buckley 4 run (Dennis Carrion extra point)
1Q: 00:11 BUF - Dennis Carrion 21 field goal
2Q: 11:06 MIN - Ethan Andersen 68 pass from J.C. Giles (Andrew Stephens extra point)
3Q: 08:28 BUF - Gregory Wagner 1 pass from Harrison Blackwell (Dennis Carrion extra point)
3Q: 02:33 MIN - Mo Yaw 9 pass from J.C. Giles (Andrew Stephens extra point)
4Q: 13:39 MIN - Luke Boone 80 pass from J.C. Giles (Andrew Stephens extra point)
4Q: 06:58 BUF - Ricardo Sawyer 93 interception return (Dennis Carrion extra point)

Team Statistics MIN BUF
Record 8-5 8-5
First Downs 18 23
- by Rushing 7 8
- by Passing 11 15
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 453 323
- Offensive Plays 56 74
- Yards per Play 8.09 4.36
Net Rushing Yards 149 115
- Rushing Attempts 30 26
- Yards per Rush 4.97 4.42
Net Passing Yards 304 208
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 25 - 19 - 1 44 - 28 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 309 232
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/5 4/24
- Yards per Pass Play 11.69 4.33
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 2/9 6/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.8 7.9
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 1/5 3/20
Punt Returns/Yards 3/22 4/8
Kick Returns/Yards 2/45 1/22
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/93
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 23 OWN 30
Time of Possession 27:24 32:36

Team Statistics	MIN	BUF
Record	8-5	8-5
First Downs	18	23
- by Rushing	7	8
- by Passing	11	15
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	453	323
- Offensive Plays	56	74
- Yards per Play	8.09	4.36
Net Rushing Yards	149	115
- Rushing Attempts	30	26
- Yards per Rush	4.97	4.42
Net Passing Yards	304	208
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	25 - 19 - 1	44 - 28 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	309	232
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/5	4/24
- Yards per Pass Play	11.69	4.33
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	2/9	6/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.8	7.9
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	1/5	3/20
Punt Returns/Yards	3/22	4/8
Kick Returns/Yards	2/45	1/22
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/93
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 23	OWN 30
Time of Possession	27:24	32:36

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:29	2:33	OWN 25	4	9	Punt
1	0:05	1:29	OWN 25	4	34	Fumble
2	12:06	1:15	OWN 22	3	78	Touchdown
2	7:51	1:26	OWN 11	3	-2	Punt
2	5:07	1:38	OWN 8	3	8	Punt
2	1:53	1:53	OWN 15	5	75	Missed FG
3	15:00	1:41	OWN 25	3	7	Punt
3	8:21	5:55	OWN 22	12	78	Touchdown
3	1:34	1:33	OWN 35	3	4	Punt
4	13:39	0:19	OWN 20	1	80	Touchdown
4	12:30	1:22	OWN 25	3	4	Punt
4	9:25	2:37	OWN 38	5	53	Interception
4	6:48	4:05	OWN 35	7	26	Downs

Buffalo Bills
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:31	OWN 25	12	75	Touchdown
1	6:56	6:51	OWN 17	15	79	Field Goal
2	13:36	1:30	OWN 41	3	0	Punt
2	10:51	3:00	OWN 25	7	20	Punt
2	6:25	1:18	OPP 42	3	2	Punt
2	3:29	1:36	OWN 45	4	7	Punt
3	13:19	4:58	OWN 19	10	81	Touchdown
3	2:26	0:52	OWN 25	3	0	Punt
3	0:01	1:22	OWN 28	4	14	Punt
4	13:20	0:50	OWN 25	3	8	Punt
4	11:08	1:43	OWN 21	3	0	Punt
4	2:43	2:43	OWN 39	7	22	Game

Game MVP: Harrison Blackwell, Buffalo Bills

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Luke Boone	11	57	5.18	12	3
J.C. Giles	9	38	4.22	8	0
Owen Schneider	8	48	6.00	22	2
Mo Yaw	2	6	3.00	5	0

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Daniel Buckley	14	32	2.29	7	0	1
Tyrell Rasmussen	5	24	4.80	11	1	0
Harrison Blackwell	5	39	7.80	17	2	0
Jackson Stecker	2	20	10.00	13	1	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
J.C. Giles	25	19	309	1/5	3	80	1	139.8

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Harrison Blackwell	39	24	196	4/24	1	23	0	82.8
Jackson Stecker	5	4	36	0/0	0	20	0	96.7

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Mo Yaw	8	8	101	12.63	51	29	1
RB Luke Boone	4	4	81	20.25	74	80	1
WR Ethan Andersen	2	4	75	37.50	65	68	1
TE Amari Covington	2	2	5	2.50	0	6	0
TE Neil Cobb	1	2	36	36.00	24	36	0
WR Kristopher Saldivar	1	3	12	12.00	0	12	0
RB Owen Schneider	1	2	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0

Buffalo	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Gregory Wagner	10	12	56	5.60	27	18	1
WR Collin Ganser	5	9	43	8.60	8	14	0
RB Daniel Buckley	3	5	26	8.67	15	20	0
WR Ralph Huffman	3	6	48	16.00	25	23	0
TE Jonathan Kovel	2	3	23	11.50	6	12	0
FB A.J. Bressany	2	2	7	3.50	4	4	0
TE Brady Grant	2	4	29	14.50	7	15	0
TE Leonardo Thomason	1	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Tyrell Rasmussen	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Buffalo	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Ricardo Sawyer	1	93	93.00	1

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force
Luke Boone	1	0	0
J.C. Giles	1	0	0
Mo Yaw	0	1	0
Rusty Russo	0	0	1

Buffalo	Fumb	Recov	Force
Harrison Blackwell	1	1	0
Edward Drake	0	1	0
Kaleb May	0	0	1
Richard Heilman	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Quentin Lake	6	261	43.5	42.2	55	2

Buffalo	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Herb Beverly	8	349	43.6	38.4	58	5

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Andrew Stephens	0/1	0/0	0/0	0	3/3

Buffalo	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Dennis Carrion	1/1	0/0	0/0	21	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kristopher Saldivar	3	22	7.3	0

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Daniel Buckley	4	8	2.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kristopher Saldivar	2	45	22.5	0

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Collin Ganser	1	22	22.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Rusty Russo	10	2	1.0	25	48
DE Cornell Lighthiser	8	0	1.5	25	47
S Micah Hotle	8	2	0.0	26	48
CB Jesse Osborne	6	0	0.0	22	47
OLB Nolan Harden	5	2	0.0	23	40
DE Derrick Parrish	5	0	0.0	24	34
S Matthew Coffey	4	2	0.0	24	41
DT Buddy Henderson	3	4	0.0	24	37
OLB Bert Howard	2	1	1.0	14	27
CB Christian Barthwell	2	0	0.0	12	26
DT Gene Hampton	1	1	0.5	19	38
CB Manuel Souza	1	0	0.0	3	6
DT Shannon Pettit	0	1	0.0	7	12

Buffalo	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Ricardo Sawyer	7	1	0.0	25	22
ILB Kaleb May	6	1	0.0	23	22
S Byron Northcott	6	1	0.0	30	26
OLB Leon Mathis	5	2	1.0	19	16
CB R.J. Altuna	3	2	0.0	27	23
DT Willie Mergen	3	2	0.0	21	18
CB Dylan Starks	3	2	0.0	19	16
DT Edward Drake	3	1	0.0	27	22
ILB Kaden Littwin	3	0	0.0	5	4
S Melvin Freeman	2	2	0.0	27	22
CB Richard Heilman	2	1	0.0	28	20
S Barton Brandt	2	0	0.0	6	11
DE Nicolas Anderson	1	1	0.0	30	26
DE Ed Brothers	1	0	0.0	14	13
DT Corey Parmely	0	1	0.0	9	8

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Cornell Lighthiser	1.5	0	2	0	47
OLB Bert Howard	1.0	0	0	0	27
ILB Rusty Russo	1.0	0	0	0	48
DT Gene Hampton	0.5	0	2	0	38
DE Scottie Humphrey	0.0	1	0	0	6
DE Derrick Parrish	0.0	0	0	2	34

Buffalo	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Leon Mathis	1.0	0	16
DE Ed Brothers	0.0	1	13
DT Willie Mergen	0.0	1	18

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Micah Hotle	7	2	48
CB Jesse Osborne	6	1	47
OLB Nolan Harden	4	0	40
ILB Rusty Russo	3	0	48
CB Christian Barthwell	2	1	26
DE Derrick Parrish	2	0	34
CB Manuel Small	1	2	43
S Matthew Coffey	1	0	41
DT Gene Hampton	1	0	38
DT Buddy Henderson	1	0	37
OLB Bert Howard	0	1	27
S Russell Brown	0	1	7

Buffalo	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Kaleb May	3	0	0	22
S Byron Northcott	3	0	0	26
CB Richard Heilman	2	1	0	20
CB R.J. Altuna	2	1	0	23
OLB Ricardo Sawyer	2	0	1	22
OLB Leon Mathis	2	0	0	16
S Melvin Freeman	2	0	0	22
DT Edward Drake	1	0	0	22
ILB Kaden Littwin	1	0	0	4
S Barton Brandt	1	0	0	11

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Daniel Welker	4	7	1	30	0	26
Rex McNeil	2	5	0	30	0	26
Tamarick Zimmerman	1	4	0	30	0	26
Mercury Garner	1	3	0	30	0	26
Tyrell Pritchett	0	2	0	30	1	26

Buffalo	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Tom Swilling	3	6	26	0	48
Jimmy Gaines	2	3	26	0	48
Bernie Casarez	1	8	26	1	48
Peyton Pustell	1	2	26	2	48
Paul Newhart	0	0	26	1	48

Special Teams Tackles

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Manuel Souza	2	23
Owen Schneider	1	16
Mo Yaw	1	15
Nate Lindsay	1	7

Buffalo	Tackles	STPlays
George McCarty	2	23
Willie Mergen	2	13
Tre Thomason	1	18

Participation

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Nolan Harden	---	---	23	40	24	87
Jesse Osborne	---	---	22	47	13	82
Micah Hotle	---	---	26	48	1	75
Rusty Russo	---	---	25	48	1	74
Cornell Lighthiser	---	---	25	47	1	73
Manuel Small	---	---	24	43	1	68
Mo Yaw	26	26	---	---	15	67
Matthew Coffey	---	---	24	41	1	66
Mercury Garner	30	26	---	---	7	63
Daniel Welker	30	26	---	---	7	63
Rex McNeil	30	26	---	---	7	63
Tyrell Pritchett	30	26	---	---	7	63
Buddy Henderson	---	---	24	37	1	62
Derrick Parrish	---	---	24	34	1	59
Gene Hampton	---	---	19	38	1	58
J.C. Giles	30	26	---	---	---	56
Tamarick Zimmerman	30	26	---	---	---	56
Neil Cobb	30	24	---	---	---	54
Kristopher Saldivar	21	15	---	---	18	54
Ethan Andersen	27	24	---	---	---	51
Bert Howard	---	---	14	27	1	42
Christian Barthwell	---	---	12	26	---	38
Amari Covington	6	7	---	---	24	37
Luke Boone	18	19	---	---	---	37
Owen Schneider	11	7	---	---	16	34
Manuel Souza	---	---	3	6	23	32
Quinn Conley	6	7	---	---	18	31
Leroy Grier	---	---	3	18	8	29
Al Wesley	---	---	4	2	17	23
Walter Borders	4	0	---	---	17	21
Shannon Pettit	---	---	7	12	---	19
Scottie Humphrey	---	---	2	6	8	16
Andres Sellers	---	---	2	0	13	15
Russell Brown	---	---	3	7	---	10
Nate Lindsay	0	0	---	---	7	7
Quentin Lake	0	0	---	---	7	7
Andrew Stephens	0	0	---	---	5	5
Evan Hoard	0	0	---	---	5	5
Aidan Hopkins	1	1	---	---	---	2
Caiden Hodges	---	---	0	1	---	1
Walt Dukes	0	0	---	---	---	0
Nicolas Davidds	0	0	---	---	---	0
Johnny Adams	---	---	0	0	---	0
Dominic Murray	0	0	---	---	---	0
Nathan Witten	0	0	---	---	---	0
Trevor Allred	0	0	---	---	---	0

Buffalo	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Brady Grant	25	46	---	---	13	84
Peyton Pustell	26	48	---	---	9	83
Paul Newhart	26	48	---	---	9	83
Jimmy Gaines	26	48	---	---	9	83
Bernie Casarez	26	48	---	---	9	83
Collin Ganser	22	46	---	---	9	77
Tom Swilling	26	48	---	---	---	74
Gregory Wagner	23	44	---	---	4	71
Harrison Blackwell	19	43	---	---	---	62
Daniel Buckley	19	31	---	---	10	60
Byron Northcott	---	---	30	26	3	59
Nicolas Anderson	---	---	30	26	1	57
Willie Mergen	---	---	21	18	13	52
Richard Heilman	---	---	28	20	3	51
R.J. Altuna	---	---	27	23	1	51
Edward Drake	---	---	27	22	1	50
Melvin Freeman	---	---	27	22	1	50
Ricardo Sawyer	---	---	25	22	1	48
Kaleb May	---	---	23	22	2	47
Jonathan Kovel	5	16	---	---	24	45
Ralph Huffman	13	29	---	---	---	42
Dylan Starks	---	---	19	16	7	42
Winfred Compton	---	---	16	14	7	37
Leon Mathis	---	---	19	16	---	35
A.J. Bressany	12	7	---	---	16	35
Barton Brandt	---	---	6	11	13	30
Ed Brothers	---	---	14	13	---	27
George McCarty	---	---	1	0	23	24
Tyrell Rasmussen	7	17	---	---	---	24
Corey Parmely	---	---	9	8	7	24
Ernie Wooden	---	---	3	3	13	19
Tre Thomason	0	0	---	---	18	18
Kaden Littwin	---	---	5	4	9	18
Britt Lyden	1	0	---	---	16	17
Jackson Stecker	7	5	---	---	---	12
Herb Beverly	0	0	---	---	9	9
Francisco Drake	0	0	---	---	9	9
Leonardo Thomason	3	4	---	---	---	7
Dennis Carrion	0	0	---	---	6	6
Edwin Davis	0	0	---	---	---	0
Amari Rice	0	0	---	---	---	0
Nolan Rice	---	---	0	0	---	0
Leonard Arnold	0	0	---	---	---	0
Rufus Stephenson	0	0	---	---	---	0
Abraham Poole	---	---	0	0	---	0
Stan Thomason	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	61	6.8
Middle	18	70	3.9
Right	3	18	6.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	9	4.5
Middle	15	81	5.4
Right	8	26	3.3
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
J.C. Giles	25	19	5	1	0	2	2	0	1

Buffalo	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Harrison Blackwell	39	24	2	2	1	7	4	2	0
Jackson Stecker	5	4	1	0	0	1	0	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	6	89	11.1
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	8	62	6.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	4	140	28.0
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	18	9.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	10	7	20	2.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	22	13	96	4.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	8	116	12.9
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Mo Yaw	8	8	101	2	26
WR Ethan Andersen	4	2	75	1	24
RB Luke Boone	4	4	81	1	19
WR Kristopher Saldivar	3	1	12	0	15
TE Amari Covington	2	2	5	0	7
TE Neil Cobb	2	1	36	1	24
RB Owen Schneider	2	1	-1	0	7

Buffalo	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Gregory Wagner	12	10	0	56	0	44
WR Collin Ganser	9	5	0	43	0	46
WR Ralph Huffman	6	3	0	48	2	29
RB Daniel Buckley	5	3	0	26	1	31
TE Brady Grant	4	2	0	29	0	46
TE Jonathan Kovel	3	2	0	23	0	16
FB A.J. Bressany	2	2	0	7	0	7
TE Leonardo Thomason	2	1	0	0	0	4
RB Tyrell Rasmussen	1	0	1	0	0	17

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Owen Schneider	2	6	3.00	6.00
Mo Yaw	1	5	5.00	3.00

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Daniel Buckley	3	4	1.33	2.29
Jackson Stecker	1	13	13.00	10.00
Tyrell Rasmussen	1	4	4.00	4.80

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
J.C. Giles	2	1	9	4.50	12.36

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Harrison Blackwell	4	3	7	1.75	5.03
Jackson Stecker	1	0	0	0.00	7.20

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Ethan Andersen	1	0	0	0.00	18.75
WR Mo Yaw	1	1	9	9.00	12.63

Buffalo	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Gregory Wagner	3	2	-1	-0.33	4.67
WR Collin Ganser	1	1	8	8.00	4.78
WR Ralph Huffman	1	0	0	0.00	8.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
J.C. Giles	2	0
Owen Schneider	1	1

Buffalo	Rushes	Conversions
Jackson Stecker	1	1
Tyrell Rasmussen	1	1
Daniel Buckley	1	1
Harrison Blackwell	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
J.C. Giles	5	2	1

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Conversions
Harrison Blackwell	9	5	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Kristopher Saldivar	2	0	0
WR Ethan Andersen	1	1	0
TE Neil Cobb	1	0	0
WR Mo Yaw	1	1	1

Buffalo	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Collin Ganser	4	1	0
TE Brady Grant	2	1	1
WR Gregory Wagner	2	2	2
FB A.J. Bressany	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 70,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 21,400 (21,400)
End Zone 15,400 (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	70,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	21,400 (21,400)
End Zone	15,400 (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)