Week 16, 2022

played in Minnesota, MN

23 degrees, fair, 9 mph wind

New England Patriots	6	7	0	15	-	28
Minnesota Vikings	7	7	7	0	-	21

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:04 NED - Harold Grant 42 field goal
1Q: 07:16 MIN - Kristopher Saldivar 19 pass from J.C. Giles (Andrew Stephens extra point)
1Q: 02:31 NED - Harold Grant 24 field goal
2Q: 12:54 MIN - Owen Schneider 2 run (Andrew Stephens extra point)
2Q: 06:30 NED - Elijah Redman 10 pass from Dakota Walburn (Harold Grant extra point)
3Q: 07:13 MIN - Mo Yaw 14 pass from J.C. Giles (Andrew Stephens extra point)
4Q: 13:05 NED - Roy Horiszny 67 interception return (Dakota Walburn pass to Ethan Connell for conversion)
4Q: 02:00 NED - Elijah Redman 24 pass from Dakota Walburn (Harold Grant extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:04 NED - Harold Grant 42 field goal
1Q: 07:16 MIN - Kristopher Saldivar 19 pass from J.C. Giles (Andrew Stephens extra point)
1Q: 02:31 NED - Harold Grant 24 field goal
2Q: 12:54 MIN - Owen Schneider 2 run (Andrew Stephens extra point)
2Q: 06:30 NED - Elijah Redman 10 pass from Dakota Walburn (Harold Grant extra point)
3Q: 07:13 MIN - Mo Yaw 14 pass from J.C. Giles (Andrew Stephens extra point)
4Q: 13:05 NED - Roy Horiszny 67 interception return (Dakota Walburn pass to Ethan Connell for conversion)
4Q: 02:00 NED - Elijah Redman 24 pass from Dakota Walburn (Harold Grant extra point)

Team Statistics NED MIN
Record 10-4-1 8-7
First Downs 16 24
- by Rushing 6 10
- by Passing 9 14
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 337 390
- Offensive Plays 52 73
- Yards per Play 6.48 5.34
Net Rushing Yards 127 154
- Rushing Attempts 23 28
- Yards per Rush 5.52 5.50
Net Passing Yards 210 236
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 28 - 17 - 0 43 - 32 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 219 249
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/9 2/13
- Yards per Pass Play 7.24 5.24
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 4/11 9/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.2 7.2
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/3
Penalties/Yards 4/25 2/20
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 2/23
Kick Returns/Yards 3/101 5/123
Interception Ret./Yards 2/67 0/0
2pt Conversions 1/1 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 3/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 35 OWN 31
Time of Possession 26:28 33:32

Team Statistics	NED	MIN
Record	10-4-1	8-7
First Downs	16	24
- by Rushing	6	10
- by Passing	9	14
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	337	390
- Offensive Plays	52	73
- Yards per Play	6.48	5.34
Net Rushing Yards	127	154
- Rushing Attempts	23	28
- Yards per Rush	5.52	5.50
Net Passing Yards	210	236
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	28 - 17 - 0	43 - 32 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	219	249
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/9	2/13
- Yards per Pass Play	7.24	5.24
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	4/11	9/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.2	7.2
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/3
Penalties/Yards	4/25	2/20
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	2/23
Kick Returns/Yards	3/101	5/123
Interception Ret./Yards	2/67	0/0
2pt Conversions	1/1	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	3/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 35	OWN 31
Time of Possession	26:28	33:32

Drive Charts

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:01	50	7	25	Field Goal
1	7:09	4:45	OPP 49	8	42	Field Goal
2	12:47	3:27	OWN 25	8	64	Fumble
2	7:19	1:00	OPP 26	4	26	Touchdown
2	4:36	1:42	OWN 7	4	35	Punt
2	0:24	0:24	OWN 20	1	3	Half
3	7:07	1:58	OWN 34	3	9	Punt
3	1:52	0:55	OWN 32	3	7	Punt
4	7:50	2:35	OWN 20	5	44	Missed FG
4	4:58	3:12	OWN 21	7	79	Touchdown
4	0:54	0:54	OPP 42	3	3	Game

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:59	2:50	50	5	50	Touchdown
1	2:24	4:37	OWN 46	10	54	Touchdown
2	9:20	2:01	OWN 11	5	15	Fumble
2	6:19	1:43	OWN 44	3	7	Punt
2	2:54	2:30	OWN 12	8	49	Punt
3	15:00	7:53	OWN 25	15	75	Touchdown
3	5:09	3:17	OWN 25	6	43	Downs
3	0:57	3:03	OWN 29	7	30	Interception
4	12:54	5:04	OWN 23	8	46	Punt
4	5:15	0:17	OWN 43	2	18	Interception
4	1:46	0:52	OWN 34	4	8	Downs

Game MVP: Dakota Walburn, New England Patriots

Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Max Willis	10	78	7.80	29	2
Thurman Brennan	7	25	3.57	7	0
Dakota Walburn	6	24	4.00	12	1

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Luke Boone	12	65	5.42	14	2	0
Owen Schneider	9	39	4.33	18	1	1
J.C. Giles	7	50	7.14	12	2	0

Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Dakota Walburn	28	17	219	1/9	2	36	0	109.1

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
J.C. Giles	43	32	249	2/13	2	28	2	84.3

Receiving Statistics

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Amos Herrmann	5	6	18	3.60	3	11	0
TE Elijah Redman	4	7	84	21.00	65	28	2
WR Ethan Connell	3	3	36	12.00	9	26	0
WR Tyler Humphries	2	3	59	29.50	11	36	0
TE Billy Ussery	2	2	19	9.50	6	16	0
RB Thurman Brennan	1	4	3	3.00	0	3	0
TE Derrick Hines	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Quentin Hardy	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Neil Cobb	7	12	65	9.29	39	28	0
WR Ethan Andersen	6	7	55	9.17	12	19	0
RB Luke Boone	6	6	16	2.67	13	6	0
WR Mo Yaw	6	8	41	6.83	1	15	1
WR Kristopher Saldivar	3	5	49	16.33	20	19	1
TE Amari Covington	2	3	9	4.50	0	8	0
RB Owen Schneider	1	1	2	2.00	1	2	0
WR Walter Borders	1	1	12	12.00	0	12	0

Interception Statistics

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Ernest Murray	1	0	0.00	0
DE Roy Horiszny	1	67	67.00	1

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Billy Ussery	1	0	0	0
Charles Ames	0	1	1	0

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force
J.C. Giles	1	0	0
Micah Hotle	0	1	0
Jesse Osborne	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Shawn Sanderson	3	133	44.3	36.7	46	3

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Quentin Lake	3	112	37.3	24.0	42	1

Kicking Statistics

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Harold Grant	2/3	1/2	0/1	42	2/2

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

Punt Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kristopher Saldivar	2	23	11.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Elias Eyrich	2	76	38.0	0
Anthony Harmon	1	25	25.0	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kristopher Saldivar	5	123	24.6	0

Defensive Statistics

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Charles Ames	10	2	1.0	28	44
ILB Mel Staple	7	1	0.0	15	27
S Willie Oliver	7	0	0.0	14	21
OLB Marlon Gorin	5	1	0.0	10	22
S Elias Eyrich	5	1	0.0	18	26
ILB Amir Cogdell	4	3	0.0	28	44
CB Keith Brewer	3	5	0.0	12	27
CB Anthony Harmon	3	1	0.0	27	43
CB Jack Greer	3	0	0.0	23	38
CB Kendrick Capurro	2	2	0.0	16	21
ILB Burt McCarthy	2	1	0.0	16	17
S Ernest Murray	2	0	0.0	10	20
DE Roy Horiszny	2	0	0.0	18	23
DT Cornell Hopkins	2	0	0.0	19	36
DE Burt Worrall	1	1	1.0	26	43
CB Trenton Boyd	1	1	0.0	5	6
DT Norm Morton	0	1	0.0	7	10

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Manuel Small	6	1	0.0	22	28
ILB Rusty Russo	6	1	0.0	23	29
S Matthew Coffey	5	2	0.0	21	26
OLB Nolan Harden	5	2	0.0	20	25
DE Cornell Lighthiser	3	2	1.0	22	24
DE Derrick Parrish	3	1	0.0	18	25
OLB Bert Howard	2	1	0.0	13	16
DT Buddy Henderson	2	0	0.0	17	21
DE Grady Foreman	1	0	0.0	10	13
S Al Wesley	1	0	0.0	7	3
TE Neil Cobb	1	0	---	---	---
CB Jesse Osborne	1	0	0.0	21	28

Pass Rush Statistics

New England	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Burt Worrall	1.0	1	0	1	43
OLB Charles Ames	1.0	0	0	0	44
DE Roy Horiszny	0.0	0	2	0	23
ILB Burt McCarthy	0.0	0	1	0	17
DT Cornell Hopkins	0.0	0	1	0	36
DE Howie Schroeder	0.0	0	0	1	23

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Cornell Lighthiser	1.0	0	0	1	24
DE Derrick Parrish	0.0	1	1	0	25
OLB Bert Howard	0.0	1	0	0	16
DE Grady Foreman	0.0	0	2	0	13

Pass Defense Statistics

New England	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Charles Ames	4	0	0	44
CB Anthony Harmon	4	0	0	43
ILB Amir Cogdell	3	1	0	44
OLB Marlon Gorin	3	0	0	22
CB Jack Greer	3	0	0	38
ILB Mel Staple	3	0	0	27
S Elias Eyrich	3	0	0	26
CB Keith Brewer	3	0	0	27
S Ernest Murray	2	0	1	20
S Willie Oliver	2	0	0	21
ILB Burt McCarthy	1	0	0	17
CB Kendrick Capurro	1	0	0	21
DE Roy Horiszny	0	0	1	23

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Manuel Small	4	0	28
OLB Nolan Harden	3	2	25
CB Jesse Osborne	2	1	28
DE Derrick Parrish	2	0	25
ILB Rusty Russo	2	0	29
S Matthew Coffey	1	1	26
S Micah Hotle	1	0	29
S Al Wesley	1	0	3
CB Christian Barthwell	1	0	14
DE Grady Foreman	0	1	13
S Russell Brown	0	1	3

Blocking Statistics

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Brady Wheeler	3	5	2	23	0	29
Cameron Lagana	2	4	0	23	0	29
Ezra Sutton	1	3	0	23	0	29
Martin Way	1	3	0	23	0	29
Jose Berkebile	0	2	0	23	0	29
Max Willis	0	0	0	11	1	11

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Tyrell Pritchett	4	6	28	0	45
Tamarick Zimmerman	4	4	28	0	45
Nicolas Davidds	2	4	28	0	45
Rex McNeil	2	3	28	2	45
Mercury Garner	1	4	28	0	45

Special Teams Tackles

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Thurman Brennan	2	16
Derrick Hines	2	9
Billy Ussery	1	19
Jesse Harmon	1	13
Ethan Connell	1	13

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Manuel Souza	1	16
Mo Yaw	1	13
Jesse Osborne	1	10

Participation

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Amir Cogdell	---	---	28	44	16	88
Anthony Harmon	---	---	27	43	4	74
Charles Ames	---	---	28	44	---	72
Burt Worrall	---	---	26	43	---	69
Jack Greer	---	---	23	38	---	61
Ezra Sutton	23	29	---	---	6	58
Brady Wheeler	23	29	---	---	6	58
Martin Way	23	29	---	---	6	58
Jose Berkebile	23	29	---	---	6	58
Cornell Hopkins	---	---	19	36	---	55
Dakota Walburn	23	29	---	---	3	55
Ethan Connell	18	23	---	---	13	54
Elijah Redman	23	29	---	---	---	52
Cameron Lagana	23	29	---	---	---	52
Elias Eyrich	---	---	18	26	7	51
Amos Herrmann	21	29	---	---	---	50
Mel Staple	---	---	15	27	7	49
Thurman Brennan	13	18	---	---	16	47
Keith Brewer	---	---	12	27	3	42
Roy Horiszny	---	---	18	23	---	41
Howie Schroeder	---	---	14	23	---	37
Kendrick Capurro	---	---	16	21	---	37
Willie Oliver	---	---	14	21	---	35
Derrick Hines	11	14	---	---	9	34
Burt McCarthy	---	---	16	17	---	33
Marlon Gorin	---	---	10	22	---	32
Ernest Murray	---	---	10	20	---	30
Billy Ussery	4	5	---	---	19	28
Tyler Humphries	11	13	---	---	---	24
Trenton Boyd	---	---	5	6	13	24
Max Willis	11	11	---	---	---	22
Norm Morton	---	---	7	10	3	20
Pat Clemons	2	1	---	---	16	19
Quentin Hardy	1	2	---	---	16	19
Jesse Harmon	---	---	1	3	13	17
Harold Grant	0	0	---	---	9	9
Brock Donovan	0	0	---	---	6	6
Julio Rodriguez	0	0	---	---	6	6
Willie Edmonds	---	---	0	0	3	3
Shawn Sanderson	0	0	---	---	3	3
Rodolfo Russell	---	---	1	0	---	1
Dexter Jarvis	---	---	0	1	---	1
Devan Fleming	0	0	---	---	---	0
Jesse Kley	0	0	---	---	---	0
Kenyon Giles	---	---	0	0	---	0
Tyrell Dixon	---	---	0	0	---	0

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Mo Yaw	24	43	---	---	13	80
Mercury Garner	28	45	---	---	3	76
Rex McNeil	28	45	---	---	3	76
Nicolas Davidds	28	45	---	---	3	76
Tyrell Pritchett	28	45	---	---	3	76
J.C. Giles	28	45	---	---	---	73
Tamarick Zimmerman	28	45	---	---	---	73
Neil Cobb	28	44	---	---	---	72
Jesse Osborne	---	---	21	28	10	59
Ethan Andersen	23	35	---	---	---	58
Micah Hotle	---	---	23	29	3	55
Rusty Russo	---	---	23	29	3	55
Manuel Small	---	---	22	28	3	53
Luke Boone	15	36	---	---	---	51
Matthew Coffey	---	---	21	26	2	49
Cornell Lighthiser	---	---	22	24	3	49
Nolan Harden	---	---	20	25	2	47
Derrick Parrish	---	---	18	25	1	44
Amari Covington	7	19	---	---	16	42
Kristopher Saldivar	15	16	---	---	10	41
Buddy Henderson	---	---	17	21	2	40
Bert Howard	---	---	13	16	3	32
Gene Hampton	---	---	12	16	3	31
Quinn Conley	5	13	---	---	13	31
Grady Foreman	---	---	10	13	5	28
Walter Borders	8	7	---	---	13	28
Owen Schneider	13	9	---	---	2	24
Al Wesley	---	---	7	3	13	23
Christian Barthwell	---	---	7	14	1	22
Shannon Pettit	---	---	10	11	---	21
Manuel Souza	---	---	1	1	16	18
Caiden Hodges	---	---	1	1	16	18
Leroy Grier	---	---	3	6	4	13
Trevor Allred	0	0	---	---	11	11
Andres Sellers	---	---	0	0	9	9
Evan Hoard	0	0	---	---	9	9
Russell Brown	---	---	2	3	1	6
Aidan Hopkins	2	3	---	---	---	5
Andrew Stephens	0	0	---	---	4	4
Nate Lindsay	0	0	---	---	3	3
Quentin Lake	0	0	---	---	3	3
Walt Dukes	0	0	---	---	---	0
Daniel Welker	0	0	---	---	---	0
Johnny Adams	---	---	0	0	---	0
Dominic Murray	0	0	---	---	---	0
Nathan Witten	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	70	11.7
Middle	12	50	4.2
Right	3	10	3.3
None	2	-3	-1.5

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	24	12.0
Middle	20	88	4.4
Right	6	42	7.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Dakota Walburn	28	17	6	0	0	6	3	1	0

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
J.C. Giles	43	32	1	3	0	1	4	2	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	4	26	4.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	9	98	7.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	4	2	33	8.3
Long (19+ Yds)	4	2	62	15.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	11	11	37	3.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	12	95	5.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	8	103	9.4
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	14	3.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New England	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Elijah Redman	7	4	84	3	29
WR Amos Herrmann	6	5	18	0	29
RB Thurman Brennan	4	1	3	0	18
WR Ethan Connell	3	3	36	1	23
WR Tyler Humphries	3	2	59	2	13
TE Billy Ussery	2	2	19	0	5
TE Derrick Hines	2	0	0	0	14
WR Quentin Hardy	1	0	0	0	2

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Neil Cobb	12	7	65	1	44
WR Mo Yaw	8	6	41	0	43
WR Ethan Andersen	7	6	55	0	35
RB Luke Boone	6	6	16	0	36
WR Kristopher Saldivar	5	3	49	0	16
TE Amari Covington	3	2	9	0	19
RB Owen Schneider	1	1	2	0	9
WR Walter Borders	1	1	12	0	7

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Thurman Brennan	1	-2	-2.00	3.57
Dakota Walburn	1	4	4.00	4.00

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Owen Schneider	2	3	1.50	4.33
Luke Boone	1	8	8.00	5.42

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Dakota Walburn	5	3	24	4.80	7.82

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
J.C. Giles	9	7	50	5.56	5.79

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Thurman Brennan	1	0	0	0.00	0.75
TE Elijah Redman	1	1	10	10.00	12.00
TE Billy Ussery	1	1	3	3.00	9.50
TE Derrick Hines	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Amos Herrmann	1	1	11	11.00	3.00

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Ethan Andersen	2	1	5	2.50	7.86
RB Luke Boone	2	2	8	4.00	2.67
WR Kristopher Saldivar	2	1	19	9.50	9.80
WR Mo Yaw	2	2	17	8.50	5.13
TE Amari Covington	1	1	1	1.00	3.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New England	Rushes	Conversions
Dakota Walburn	3	1

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
J.C. Giles	2	1
Owen Schneider	2	1
Luke Boone	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Dakota Walburn	8	4	3

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
J.C. Giles	10	9	6

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Elijah Redman	2	1	1
WR Ethan Connell	2	2	1
RB Thurman Brennan	1	0	0
WR Tyler Humphries	1	0	0
TE Billy Ussery	1	1	1
TE Derrick Hines	1	0	0

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Neil Cobb	3	2	1
WR Kristopher Saldivar	3	3	3
WR Mo Yaw	2	2	1
WR Ethan Andersen	1	1	1
RB Luke Boone	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 99,900 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck 29,700 (29,700)
End Zone 21,500 (21,500)
Mezzanine 12,400 (12,400)
Sideline Seats 19,000 (19,000)
Club Seats 7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 9,900 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	99,900 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck	29,700 (29,700)
End Zone	21,500 (21,500)
Mezzanine	12,400 (12,400)
Sideline Seats	19,000 (19,000)
Club Seats	7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	9,900 (9,900)