Week 16, 2058

played in Minnesota, MN

68 degrees, fair, calm

New England Patriots	10	3	0	13	-	26
Minnesota Vikings	0	3	0	0	-	3

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:58 NED - Neil Caldwell 12 pass from Bryan Reid (J.R. St. Amal extra point)
1Q: 02:30 NED - J.R. St. Amal 46 field goal
2Q: 03:46 MIN - Lucas Hanks 38 field goal
2Q: 01:09 NED - J.R. St. Amal 27 field goal
4Q: 13:03 NED - J.R. St. Amal 51 field goal
4Q: 08:12 NED - J.R. St. Amal 26 field goal
4Q: 01:14 NED - Angel Dillon 1 run (J.R. St. Amal extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:58 NED - Neil Caldwell 12 pass from Bryan Reid (J.R. St. Amal extra point)
1Q: 02:30 NED - J.R. St. Amal 46 field goal
2Q: 03:46 MIN - Lucas Hanks 38 field goal
2Q: 01:09 NED - J.R. St. Amal 27 field goal
4Q: 13:03 NED - J.R. St. Amal 51 field goal
4Q: 08:12 NED - J.R. St. Amal 26 field goal
4Q: 01:14 NED - Angel Dillon 1 run (J.R. St. Amal extra point)

Team Statistics NED MIN
Record 3-12 0-14-1
First Downs 19 13
- by Rushing 8 3
- by Passing 9 8
- by Penalty 2 2
Total Net Yards 358 169
- Offensive Plays 72 59
- Yards per Play 4.97 2.86
Net Rushing Yards 169 65
- Rushing Attempts 36 15
- Yards per Rush 4.69 4.33
Net Passing Yards 189 104
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 34 - 22 - 0 40 - 19 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 200 132
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/11 4/28
- Yards per Pass Play 5.25 2.36
Fumbles/Lost 2/0 3/1
3rd Down Conversions 7/19 2/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.1 11.1
4th Down Conversions 0/1 2/2
Penalties/Yards 6/42 8/65
Punt Returns/Yards 5/29 4/37
Kick Returns/Yards 1/15 3/57
Interception Ret./Yards 2/13 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 0
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/2 0/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 28
Time of Possession 35:44 24:16

Team Statistics	NED	MIN
Record	3-12	0-14-1
First Downs	19	13
- by Rushing	8	3
- by Passing	9	8
- by Penalty	2	2
Total Net Yards	358	169
- Offensive Plays	72	59
- Yards per Play	4.97	2.86
Net Rushing Yards	169	65
- Rushing Attempts	36	15
- Yards per Rush	4.69	4.33
Net Passing Yards	189	104
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	34 - 22 - 0	40 - 19 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	200	132
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/11	4/28
- Yards per Pass Play	5.25	2.36
Fumbles/Lost	2/0	3/1
3rd Down Conversions	7/19	2/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.1	11.1
4th Down Conversions	0/1	2/2
Penalties/Yards	6/42	8/65
Punt Returns/Yards	5/29	4/37
Kick Returns/Yards	1/15	3/57
Interception Ret./Yards	2/13	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	0
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/2	0/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 27	OWN 28
Time of Possession	35:44	24:16

Drive Charts

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:48	1:59	OWN 38	4	62	Touchdown
1	8:17	2:23	OWN 4	4	21	Punt
1	5:07	2:43	OWN 49	4	22	Field Goal
2	13:32	2:13	OWN 4	5	29	Punt
2	10:11	3:31	OWN 26	8	30	Downs
2	3:41	2:40	OWN 25	8	65	Field Goal
2	0:23	0:23	OWN 36	3	-7	Punt
3	15:00	1:59	OWN 25	3	-14	Punt
3	11:46	2:05	OWN 12	3	-2	Punt
3	5:41	4:38	OWN 7	10	41	Punt
4	14:49	1:54	OPP 40	3	6	Field Goal
4	11:20	3:16	OWN 28	8	63	Field Goal
4	6:30	5:27	OWN 45	11	55	Touchdown

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:12	OWN 37	2	25	Fumble
1	11:49	3:32	OWN 25	6	21	Punt
1	5:54	0:47	OWN 32	3	2	Interception
1	2:24	3:52	OWN 15	8	36	Punt
2	11:19	1:08	OWN 27	3	3	Punt
2	6:40	2:59	OWN 44	9	35	Field Goal
2	1:01	0:38	OWN 17	3	0	Punt
3	13:01	1:15	OWN 46	3	3	Punt
3	9:41	4:00	OWN 43	7	8	Punt
3	1:03	1:14	OWN 8	4	19	Interception
4	12:55	1:35	OWN 25	3	2	Punt
4	8:04	1:34	OWN 25	3	-5	Punt
4	1:03	1:03	OWN 25	5	20	Game

Game MVP: Bryan Reid, New England Patriots

Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Angel Dillon	17	79	4.65	27	3	1
RB Francisco Kleinecke	17	87	5.12	20	4	0
QB Bryan Reid	2	3	1.50	6	0	0

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
QB Francisco Posavec	10	57	5.70	10	1
RB Johnnie Boyd	4	12	3.00	18	1
RB Otis Ljunghammar	1	-4	-4.00	-4	0

Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bryan Reid	34	22	200	2/11	1	40	0	90.3

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Francisco Posavec	40	19	132	4/28	0	27	2	34.6

Receiving Statistics

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Neil Caldwell	7	10	72	10.29	47	40	1
RB Francisco Kleinecke	5	5	28	5.60	18	14	0
WR Myles Shaw	3	5	38	12.67	17	26	0
TE Lee Chandler	2	6	14	7.00	8	10	0
TE Trenton Doyle	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
WR Justin Fairweather	1	1	17	17.00	3	17	0
RB Angel Dillon	1	1	17	17.00	11	17	0
WR Aaron Coxwell	1	3	11	11.00	5	11	0
RB Jeffrey Garrett	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	0
WR Hugh Browning	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Bernard Underhill	8	13	49	6.13	6	11
WR Owen Hermon	5	11	72	14.40	10	27
TE Brett Gomez	5	9	15	3.00	0	12
WR Jake Walston	1	4	-4	-4.00	0	-4
RB Johnnie Boyd	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
WR Andres Suszkowski	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
TE Carl Guthrie	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Jake Kirwan	1	0	0.00	0
CB Tanner Berti	1	13	13.00	0

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force
RB Angel Dillon	1	0	0
RB Francisco Kleinecke	1	0	0
G Corwin Schaafsma	0	1	0
OLB Ed Dunn	0	1	0
CB Luther Bennett	0	1	0
ILB Carlos Pratt	0	0	1
TE Lee Chandler	0	0	1
TE Brant Thingvold	0	0	1

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force
CB Clifton Sipher	1	0	0
WR Bernard Underhill	1	0	0
QB Francisco Posavec	1	0	0
TE Brett Gomez	0	1	0
CB Marquis Palmer	0	1	0
T Wendell Burroughs	0	0	1
OLB Will Joseph	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Butch Shea	6	300	50.0	43.8	56	2

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Everett Sampson	8	376	47.0	43.4	52	5

Kicking Statistics

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
J.R. St. Amal	4/4	2/2	1/1	51	2/2

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Lucas Hanks	1/1	0/0	0/0	38	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Angel Dillon	5	29	5.8	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Clifton Sipher	4	37	9.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Neil Caldwell	1	15	15.0	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bernard Underhill	3	57	19.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Conner Tobeck	10	2	0.0	13	39
DE Kendrick Youssef	4	0	1.5	9	23
CB Luther Bennett	3	0	0.0	10	38
S Ralph Burton	3	0	0.0	8	7
OLB Ed Dunn	2	0	1.0	10	25
ILB Carlos Pratt	2	1	0.0	4	28
S Jake Kirwan	2	1	0.0	11	43
DT Dillon Middlehurst	2	1	0.0	9	30
CB Tanner Berti	2	0	0.0	5	13
ILB Irving McNeil	2	0	0.0	11	15
DE A.J. Harden	1	0	1.0	4	11
S Francisco Reid	1	2	0.0	8	24
CB Devin Newman	1	1	0.0	6	16
S Toby Bronson	1	0	0.0	10	39
DT Christopher Skudris	1	0	0.0	7	16
DE Bryan Sampras	0	1	0.5	8	30
OLB Nick Andersen	0	1	0.0	7	14
OLB Alexander Robbins	0	1	0.0	11	31

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Will Joseph	8	3	0.0	33	22
S Lionel Ellard	7	1	0.0	31	34
DE Cameron Edwards	6	0	0.5	33	32
OLB Quinn Watson	6	1	0.0	34	36
S O.J. Gaines	5	2	0.0	36	36
CB Clifton Sipher	5	1	0.0	36	36
OLB Jerome Laird	4	3	0.0	36	35
DE Keegan Naranjo	4	1	0.0	33	21
ILB Drew LeTourneau	3	1	0.0	16	13
CB Marquis Palmer	2	1	0.0	5	16
OLB Antoine McNally	2	0	0.0	5	14
DT Kai Clements	1	0	0.5	3	7
CB Eddie Watts	1	3	0.0	36	36
CB Trey Monroe	1	2	0.0	15	8
WR Owen Hermon	1	0	---	---	---
TE Brett Gomez	1	0	---	---	---
CB Gerald Mills	1	0	0.0	1	1
DT Tyrone Coglan	0	2	0.5	11	17
DE Shaquille Acuna	0	1	0.5	6	16

Pass Rush Statistics

New England	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Kendrick Youssef	1.5	1	0	23
OLB Ed Dunn	1.0	0	2	25
DE A.J. Harden	1.0	0	0	11
DE Bryan Sampras	0.5	0	0	30
DT Christopher Skudris	0.0	0	2	16
ILB Irving McNeil	0.0	0	1	15

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Cameron Edwards	0.5	0	3	1	32
DT Kai Clements	0.5	0	0	0	7
DE Shaquille Acuna	0.5	0	0	0	16
DT Tyrone Coglan	0.5	0	0	0	17
OLB Quinn Watson	0.0	1	0	1	36
DE Keegan Naranjo	0.0	1	0	0	21
DT J.C. Fryer	0.0	0	1	0	16

Pass Defense Statistics

New England	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Conner Tobeck	6	1	0	39
CB Luther Bennett	3	2	0	38
ILB Carlos Pratt	2	1	0	28
DE Kendrick Youssef	2	0	0	23
S Jake Kirwan	1	1	1	43
CB Devin Newman	1	1	0	16
S Toby Bronson	1	0	0	39
DT Christopher Skudris	1	0	0	16
ILB Irving McNeil	1	0	0	15
S Ralph Burton	1	0	0	7
CB Tanner Berti	0	0	1	13

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Clifton Sipher	5	0	36
S Lionel Ellard	3	1	34
OLB Jerome Laird	3	0	35
CB Marquis Palmer	2	0	16
ILB Drew LeTourneau	2	0	13
OLB Quinn Watson	2	0	36
S O.J. Gaines	2	0	36
CB Eddie Watts	1	0	36
DE Cameron Edwards	1	0	32
OLB Antoine McNally	1	0	14

Blocking Statistics

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Terrell Wagner	6	11	0	36	0	36
G Corwin Schaafsma	2	8	0	36	0	36
G Heath Rivers	1	6	0	36	2	36
T Bill Harmon	1	5	0	36	0	36
T Cesar Schulte	1	2	1	36	0	36
TE Brant Thingvold	1	2	0	5	0	4

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Julian Cobb	1	2	15	2	44
C Hunter Grunow	1	2	15	1	44
G Bernard DeSpirito	0	4	15	0	44
TE Brett Gomez	0	1	11	0	42
T Chad Mathis	0	0	15	1	44

Special Teams Tackles

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Neil Caldwell	3	15
Brant Thingvold	1	26
Jake Kirwan	1	24
Cesar Schulte	1	10
Lee Chandler	1	1

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Kai Clements	3	12
Roderick Banks	1	24
Sedrick Welch	1	22
Wendell Burroughs	1	11

Participation

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Heath Rivers	36	36	---	---	10	82
G Corwin Schaafsma	36	36	---	---	10	82
T Cesar Schulte	36	36	---	---	10	82
T Bill Harmon	36	36	---	---	10	82
WR Neil Caldwell	31	33	---	---	15	79
S Jake Kirwan	---	---	11	43	24	78
QB Bryan Reid	36	36	---	---	---	72
C Terrell Wagner	36	36	---	---	---	72
RB Francisco Kleinecke	20	24	---	---	27	71
CB Conner Tobeck	---	---	13	39	18	70
TE Trenton Doyle	31	32	---	---	---	63
WR Aaron Coxwell	33	27	---	---	---	60
OLB Ed Dunn	---	---	10	25	24	59
S Toby Bronson	---	---	10	39	8	57
WR Myles Shaw	17	16	---	---	21	54
CB Luther Bennett	---	---	10	38	1	49
DT Dillon Middlehurst	---	---	9	30	8	47
DE Bryan Sampras	---	---	8	30	8	46
DT Roosevelt Watson	---	---	11	33	1	45
OLB Alexander Robbins	---	---	11	31	1	43
RB Angel Dillon	18	11	---	---	11	40
TE Brant Thingvold	5	4	---	---	26	35
S Francisco Reid	---	---	8	24	---	32
DE Kendrick Youssef	---	---	9	23	---	32
ILB Carlos Pratt	---	---	4	28	---	32
CB Tanner Berti	---	---	5	13	9	27
TE Lee Chandler	8	18	---	---	1	27
ILB Irving McNeil	---	---	11	15	---	26
DT Christopher Skudris	---	---	7	16	1	24
OLB Nick Andersen	---	---	7	14	1	22
CB Devin Newman	---	---	6	16	---	22
RB Jeffrey Garrett	10	9	---	---	---	19
DE A.J. Harden	---	---	4	11	1	16
S Ralph Burton	---	---	8	7	---	15
WR Justin Fairweather	6	5	---	---	1	12
RB Britt Shinners	0	0	---	---	12	12
DT Terry Austin	---	---	3	9	---	12
K J.R. St. Amal	0	0	---	---	11	11
C Axel Ellison	0	0	---	---	10	10
P Butch Shea	0	0	---	---	10	10
WR Hugh Browning	1	1	---	---	8	10
ILB Orlando Tozer	---	---	0	0	10	10
T Brett Jenkins	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Max Bates	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Rick Davies	0	0	---	---	---	0
DE Raymond Rohrbacher	---	---	0	0	---	0

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Clifton Sipher	---	---	36	36	11	83
CB Eddie Watts	---	---	36	36	4	76
S O.J. Gaines	---	---	36	36	4	76
OLB Jerome Laird	---	---	36	35	4	75
OLB Quinn Watson	---	---	34	36	3	73
T Wendell Burroughs	15	44	---	---	11	70
DE Cameron Edwards	---	---	33	32	4	69
S Lionel Ellard	---	---	31	34	3	68
G Bernard DeSpirito	15	44	---	---	9	68
G Julian Cobb	15	44	---	---	9	68
T Chad Mathis	15	44	---	---	9	68
WR Owen Hermon	15	44	---	---	7	66
TE Brett Gomez	11	42	---	---	9	62
WR Bernard Underhill	12	42	---	---	7	61
WR Jake Walston	8	35	---	---	16	59
QB Francisco Posavec	15	44	---	---	---	59
C Hunter Grunow	15	44	---	---	---	59
OLB Will Joseph	---	---	33	22	1	56
DE Keegan Naranjo	---	---	33	21	1	55
ILB Drew LeTourneau	---	---	16	13	13	42
DT J.C. Fryer	---	---	24	16	---	40
CB Trey Monroe	---	---	15	8	14	37
DT Tyrone Coglan	---	---	11	17	5	33
RB Otis Ljunghammar	7	25	---	---	---	32
DE Shaquille Acuna	---	---	6	16	10	32
CB Marquis Palmer	---	---	5	16	9	30
TE Roderick Banks	0	1	---	---	24	25
OLB Antoine McNally	---	---	5	14	4	23
RB Brett Neel	1	3	---	---	18	22
DT Kai Clements	---	---	3	7	12	22
OLB Sedrick Welch	---	---	0	0	22	22
FB DeAndre Boyd	0	2	---	---	19	21
RB Johnnie Boyd	7	13	---	---	---	20
S Jackson Devine	---	---	2	0	16	18
TE Carl Guthrie	5	7	---	---	---	12
WR Andres Suszkowski	5	6	---	---	---	11
P Everett Sampson	0	0	---	---	9	9
C Santiago Hulten	0	0	---	---	9	9
C Vernon Lanford	0	0	---	---	8	8
WR Marty Freeman	4	0	---	---	---	4
K Lucas Hanks	0	0	---	---	3	3
CB Gerald Mills	---	---	1	1	---	2
ILB Carter Morris	---	---	0	0	1	1
QB Jason Matthews	0	0	---	---	---	0
CB Dean Rice	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	54	6.0
Middle	17	78	4.6
Right	10	37	3.7
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	1	18	18.0
Middle	9	48	5.3
Right	5	-1	-0.2
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bryan Reid	34	22	2	1	4	1	4	2	0

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Francisco Posavec	40	19	1	3	4	6	5	0	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	6	51	6.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	13	102	6.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	2	21	2.3
Long (19+ Yds)	1	1	26	26.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	-2	-1.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	25	11	55	2.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	5	52	7.4
Long (19+ Yds)	6	1	27	4.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Neil Caldwell	10	7	2	72	1	33
TE Lee Chandler	6	2	1	14	0	18
WR Myles Shaw	5	3	1	38	1	16
RB Francisco Kleinecke	5	5	0	28	0	24
WR Aaron Coxwell	3	1	0	11	0	27
TE Trenton Doyle	1	1	0	-1	0	32
WR Justin Fairweather	1	1	0	17	0	5
WR Hugh Browning	1	0	0	0	0	1
RB Angel Dillon	1	1	0	17	0	11
RB Jeffrey Garrett	1	1	0	4	0	9

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Bernard Underhill	13	8	1	49	0	42
WR Owen Hermon	11	5	1	72	1	44
TE Brett Gomez	9	5	1	15	0	42
WR Jake Walston	4	1	1	-4	0	35
RB Johnnie Boyd	1	0	0	0	0	13
WR Andres Suszkowski	1	0	0	0	0	6
TE Carl Guthrie	1	0	0	0	0	7

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Angel Dillon	3	-3	-1.00	4.65
RB Francisco Kleinecke	2	11	5.50	5.12

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bryan Reid	6	3	27	4.50	5.88

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Neil Caldwell	2	1	12	6.00	7.20
WR Myles Shaw	1	1	8	8.00	7.60
RB Francisco Kleinecke	1	1	7	7.00	5.60
WR Aaron Coxwell	1	0	0	0.00	3.67
TE Lee Chandler	1	0	0	0.00	2.33

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New England	Rushes	Conversions
RB Francisco Kleinecke	4	2
RB Angel Dillon	1	1

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
QB Francisco Posavec	2	1
RB Johnnie Boyd	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bryan Reid	12	10	4

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Francisco Posavec	10	3	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Neil Caldwell	5	4	1
RB Francisco Kleinecke	4	4	2
WR Myles Shaw	2	2	1
TE Lee Chandler	1	0	0

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Brett Gomez	4	2	0
WR Owen Hermon	3	1	1
WR Bernard Underhill	2	0	0
RB Johnnie Boyd	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 56,300 (91,500 capacity)
Upper Deck 15,100 (24,800)
End Zone 10,700 (17,900)
Mezzanine 6,000 (10,400)
Sideline Seats 8,700 (15,900)
Club Seats 11,500 (17,500)
Luxury Boxes 4,300 (5,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	56,300 (91,500 capacity)
Upper Deck	15,100 (24,800)
End Zone	10,700 (17,900)
Mezzanine	6,000 (10,400)
Sideline Seats	8,700 (15,900)
Club Seats	11,500 (17,500)
Luxury Boxes	4,300 (5,000)