Week 1, 2012

played in Green Bay, WI

73 degrees, fair, 4 mph wind

Minnesota Vikings	7	7	0	14	-	28
Green Bay Packers	10	7	7	14	-	38

Scoring Summary
1Q: 13:23 GBY - Brady Alicea 44 field goal
1Q: 12:39 GBY - Nick Barnett 42 interception return (Brady Alicea extra point)
1Q: 09:27 MIN - Lionel Hutchins 18 pass from Jackie Huntley (Martin Gramatica extra point)
2Q: 14:29 MIN - Alvin Cortez 4 pass from Jackie Huntley (Martin Gramatica extra point)
2Q: 05:36 GBY - Darren McKnight 32 pass from Bryant Flowers (Brady Alicea extra point)
3Q: 05:40 GBY - Xavier Capdevila 2 pass from Bryant Flowers (Brady Alicea extra point)
4Q: 12:53 GBY - J.R. Alexander 3 run (Brady Alicea extra point)
4Q: 09:30 MIN - Lionel Hutchins 3 run (Martin Gramatica extra point)
4Q: 02:34 GBY - J.R. Alexander 2 run (Brady Alicea extra point)
4Q: 01:29 MIN - Ernest Sullivan 46 pass from Jackie Huntley (Martin Gramatica extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 13:23 GBY - Brady Alicea 44 field goal
1Q: 12:39 GBY - Nick Barnett 42 interception return (Brady Alicea extra point)
1Q: 09:27 MIN - Lionel Hutchins 18 pass from Jackie Huntley (Martin Gramatica extra point)
2Q: 14:29 MIN - Alvin Cortez 4 pass from Jackie Huntley (Martin Gramatica extra point)
2Q: 05:36 GBY - Darren McKnight 32 pass from Bryant Flowers (Brady Alicea extra point)
3Q: 05:40 GBY - Xavier Capdevila 2 pass from Bryant Flowers (Brady Alicea extra point)
4Q: 12:53 GBY - J.R. Alexander 3 run (Brady Alicea extra point)
4Q: 09:30 MIN - Lionel Hutchins 3 run (Martin Gramatica extra point)
4Q: 02:34 GBY - J.R. Alexander 2 run (Brady Alicea extra point)
4Q: 01:29 MIN - Ernest Sullivan 46 pass from Jackie Huntley (Martin Gramatica extra point)

Team Statistics MIN GBY
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 15 29
- by Rushing 3 9
- by Passing 11 17
- by Penalty 1 3
Total Net Yards 285 371
- Offensive Plays 42 78
- Yards per Play 6.79 4.76
Net Rushing Yards 55 180
- Rushing Attempts 12 47
- Yards per Rush 4.58 3.83
Net Passing Yards 230 191
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 29 - 19 - 1 29 - 22 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 238 203
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/8 2/12
- Yards per Pass Play 7.67 6.16
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/9 13/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.9 5.5
4th Down Conversions 1/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 7/47 3/25
Punt Returns/Yards 1/3 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 6/144 1/13
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/42
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/0 3/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 33 OWN 29
Time of Possession 18:41 41:19

Team Statistics	MIN	GBY
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	15	29
- by Rushing	3	9
- by Passing	11	17
- by Penalty	1	3
Total Net Yards	285	371
- Offensive Plays	42	78
- Yards per Play	6.79	4.76
Net Rushing Yards	55	180
- Rushing Attempts	12	47
- Yards per Rush	4.58	3.83
Net Passing Yards	230	191
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	29 - 19 - 1	29 - 22 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	238	203
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/8	2/12
- Yards per Pass Play	7.67	6.16
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/9	13/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.9	5.5
4th Down Conversions	1/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	7/47	3/25
Punt Returns/Yards	1/3	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	6/144	1/13
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/42
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/0	3/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 33	OWN 29
Time of Possession	18:41	41:19

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:17	0:49	OWN 32	2	0	Interception
1	12:28	3:08	OWN 42	5	58	Touchdown
1	3:51	4:31	OWN 28	12	72	Touchdown
2	12:37	2:25	OWN 36	4	30	Punt
2	5:19	2:34	OWN 31	3	6	Punt
2	0:36	0:36	OWN 37	3	-1	Half
3	5:32	1:46	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
4	12:47	3:26	OWN 40	6	60	Touchdown
4	2:25	1:11	OWN 39	5	61	Touchdown

Green Bay Packers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	14:54	1:37	OPP 35	3	8	Field Goal
1	9:20	5:29	OWN 16	12	63	Missed FG
2	14:20	1:43	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
2	10:12	4:53	OWN 20	8	80	Touchdown
2	2:45	2:09	OWN 6	5	19	Punt
3	15:00	9:28	OWN 20	18	80	Touchdown
3	3:46	5:59	OWN 40	12	60	Touchdown
4	9:21	6:56	OWN 20	16	80	Touchdown
4	1:14	1:14	OPP 45	3	2	Game

Game MVP: Bryant Flowers, Green Bay Packers

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Lionel Hutchins	8	32	4.00	12	2	1
Sammie May	3	17	5.67	19	1	0
Jackie Huntley	1	6	6.00	6	0	0

Green Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
J.R. Alexander	26	78	3.00	12	2	2
Quentin Griffin	19	98	5.16	21	3	0
Bryant Flowers	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0
Corey Duncan	1	5	5.00	5	0	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jackie Huntley	29	19	238	1/8	3	46	1	111.0

Green Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bryant Flowers	29	22	203	2/12	2	32	0	117.4

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Alvin Cortez	6	8	96	16.00	15	33	1
WR Ernest Sullivan	3	7	63	21.00	4	46	1
TE Dana Dakis	3	4	19	6.33	0	8	0
RB Lionel Hutchins	3	4	29	9.67	16	18	1
WR Warren Pigg	2	2	26	13.00	6	14	0
RB Mark Coons	1	1	1	1.00	0	1	0
RB Sammie May	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	0
FB Bernard Branch	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Ted O'Neill	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Green Bay	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Darren McKnight	6	8	77	12.83	0	32	1
WR Xavier Capdevila	4	4	18	4.50	0	13	1
WR Javon Walker	3	5	25	8.33	1	11	0
TE Ronald Hudson	2	2	17	8.50	0	14	0
TE Kennedy Letcher	2	2	15	7.50	0	11	0
RB J.R. Alexander	2	2	19	9.50	11	13	0
FB Buddy Rivera	2	2	18	9.00	18	11	0
WR Kyle Lane	1	2	14	14.00	0	14	0
RB Quentin Griffin	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
FB Corey Duncan	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Green Bay	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Nick Barnett	1	42	42.00	1

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Mark Coons	1	0	0	0
Kevin Kaesviharn	0	0	1	0

Green Bay	Fumb	Recov	Force
J.R. Alexander	1	0	0
Norman Flannery	0	1	1
Bryant Flowers	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Herman Burns	3	127	42.3	35.7	57	1

Green Bay	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
B.J. Sander	2	79	39.5	38.0	41	0

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Martin Gramatica	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	4/4

Green Bay	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Brady Alicea	1/2	1/1	0/0	44	5/5

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Warren Pigg	1	3	3.0	0

Green Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mark Coons	4	91	22.8	0
Dwight Grolitzer	2	53	26.5	0

Green Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jason Geathers	1	13	13.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Kurt Willis	17	3	0.0	47	31
OLB Warren Elrifai	11	2	1.0	47	31
DT Junior Siavii	6	3	0.5	40	26
CB Dwight Grolitzer	6	2	0.0	46	28
DE Hunter Meadows	5	1	0.0	42	29
S Kevin Kaesviharn	5	0	0.0	46	30
DT Joel Dole	4	3	0.0	41	27
CB Daniel Shearer	3	1	0.0	22	22
DE Randy Murray	2	1	0.5	44	30
DE Van Briscoe	2	3	0.0	20	7
CB Kenny Russell	1	2	0.0	46	29
OLB Irv Gartland	1	1	0.0	14	6
S Kirk Baum	1	1	0.0	33	26
CB Adam Archuleta	1	0	0.0	5	6
DT Vincent Nece	1	0	0.0	8	5
S Ty Dollar	0	1	0.0	6	5

Green Bay	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Renaldo Watson	5	1	0.5	11	30
ILB Nick Barnett	4	1	0.0	12	29
CB Blue Adams	4	1	0.0	6	23
OLB Brenden McGregor	2	4	0.0	12	30
DT Omari Jordan	2	0	0.0	4	11
OLB Grant Gray	2	0	0.0	6	9
DT Vernon Studer	2	0	0.0	8	22
S Pat Turner	2	0	0.0	8	23
DT Bert Gietzen	1	0	0.5	10	21
DT Chad Westbrook	1	1	0.0	5	6
DE Lamont Mueller	1	0	0.0	10	27
S Dixon Quigley	1	0	0.0	1	6
CB Gene Monaco	0	1	0.0	3	6
CB Jake Ackley	0	1	0.0	9	24

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Warren Elrifai	1.0	0	1	1	31
DT Junior Siavii	0.5	0	0	0	26
DE Randy Murray	0.5	0	0	0	30
DT Joel Dole	0.0	1	0	0	27

Green Bay	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Bert Gietzen	0.5	0	2	0	21
S Renaldo Watson	0.5	0	0	0	30
DE Lamont Mueller	0.0	1	2	0	27
DE T.J. Barry	0.0	0	2	0	29
OLB Brenden McGregor	0.0	0	0	1	30

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Kurt Willis	5	1	31
CB Dwight Grolitzer	4	1	28
OLB Warren Elrifai	4	0	31
CB Daniel Shearer	2	1	22
DE Hunter Meadows	2	0	29
OLB Irv Gartland	1	1	6
S Kevin Kaesviharn	1	0	30
CB Adam Archuleta	1	0	6
CB Kenny Russell	1	0	29
S Kirk Baum	1	0	26

Green Bay	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Renaldo Watson	5	0	0	30
CB Blue Adams	3	1	0	23
OLB Brenden McGregor	2	0	0	30
DT Vernon Studer	2	0	0	22
S Pat Turner	2	0	0	23
CB Jake Ackley	1	1	0	24
DT Omari Jordan	1	0	0	11
CB Gene Monaco	1	0	0	6
OLB Grant Gray	1	0	0	9
DE T.J. Barry	1	0	0	29
ILB Nick Barnett	0	0	1	29

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Dwayne Moline	2	4	9	0	24
Damon Manning	1	3	12	0	26
Howie Prior	1	1	11	1	30
Kris Walters	0	1	3	0	10
Clyde Jordan	0	1	5	0	6
Bernard Branch	0	1	5	0	8

Green Bay	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Pita Elisara	6	9	0	37	1	23
Bernard Murphy	3	7	1	31	0	23
Mercury Vaughn	2	9	0	44	1	27
Rico Wyss	2	5	0	36	0	26
Gerald VanEck	1	8	0	43	0	29
Corey Duncan	1	2	0	22	0	15
Luther Winslett	0	3	0	14	0	10
Ronald Hudson	0	2	0	23	0	11
LeCharles Bentley	0	1	0	19	0	12

Special Teams Statistics

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Gerald Hayes	1	19
Daniel Shearer	0	18
Mark Coons	0	17
Paul Whalen	0	14
Artie Willis	0	14
Dana Dakis	0	13
Marcus Reese	0	12
Troy Edwards	0	12
Adam Archuleta	0	12
Warren Pigg	0	9
Dwight Grolitzer	0	9
Graham Farias	0	7
Martin Gramatica	0	5
Van Briscoe	0	4
Bernard Branch	0	4
Kevin Kaesviharn	0	3
Joe Lane	0	3
Kris Walters	0	3
Clyde Jordan	0	3
Herman Burns	0	3
Junior Siavii	0	2
Howie Prior	0	2
Vincent Nece	0	2
Damon Manning	0	2
Joel Dole	0	2
Kenny Russell	0	2
Ty Dollar	0	2
Britt Sims	0	2
Warren Elrifai	0	2
Kurt Willis	0	2
Kirk Baum	0	2
Steve Joseph	0	1
Hunter Meadows	0	1
Randy Murray	0	1

Green Bay	Tackles	STPlays
Norman Flannery	3	14
Quentin Griffin	1	16
Buddy Rivera	1	14
Dixon Quigley	1	13
Nick Barnett	1	5
Blue Adams	0	16
Jason Geathers	0	16
Ronald Hudson	0	16
Javon Walker	0	15
Xavier Capdevila	0	14
Cornelius Tatum	0	10
Brady Alicea	0	9
Corey Duncan	0	7
Darren McKnight	0	6
Kennedy Letcher	0	5
LeCharles Bentley	0	4
Bernard Murphy	0	4
Luther Winslett	0	4
Ricardo Austin	0	4
Lamont Farr	0	3
Harold Finley	0	3
Chad Westbrook	0	3
Chris Cash	0	2
B.J. Sander	0	2
Renaldo Watson	0	2
Dietrich Sweeney	0	2

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	18	6.0
Middle	6	34	5.7
Right	3	3	1.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	21	2.6
Middle	26	73	2.8
Right	12	87	7.3
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jackie Huntley	29	19	4	0	0	2	6	1	1

Green Bay	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bryant Flowers	29	22	1	0	1	4	1	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	23	11.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	11	80	5.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	3	33	5.5
Long (19+ Yds)	6	3	102	17.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	5	37	7.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	8	36	3.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	8	98	8.9
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	32	10.7

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Alvin Cortez	8	6	96	3	24
WR Ernest Sullivan	7	3	63	1	30
TE Dana Dakis	4	3	19	0	13
RB Lionel Hutchins	4	3	29	0	21
WR Warren Pigg	2	2	26	0	5
RB Mark Coons	1	1	1	0	15
FB Bernard Branch	1	0	0	0	8
RB Sammie May	1	1	4	0	9
WR Ted O'Neill	1	0	0	0	12

Green Bay	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Darren McKnight	8	6	0	77	1	29
WR Javon Walker	5	3	0	25	0	19
WR Xavier Capdevila	4	4	0	18	0	9
TE Ronald Hudson	2	2	0	17	0	11
TE Kennedy Letcher	2	2	0	15	0	20
RB J.R. Alexander	2	2	0	19	0	10
FB Buddy Rivera	2	2	0	18	0	6
WR Kyle Lane	2	1	0	14	0	14
RB Quentin Griffin	1	0	0	0	0	17
FB Corey Duncan	1	0	1	0	0	15

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Lionel Hutchins	4	15	3.75	4.00
Sammie May	1	-1	-1.00	5.67

Green Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
J.R. Alexander	8	22	2.75	3.00
Quentin Griffin	3	12	4.00	5.16

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jackie Huntley	3	3	36	12.00	8.21

Green Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bryant Flowers	4	3	15	3.75	7.00

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Warren Pigg	1	1	14	14.00	13.00
RB Lionel Hutchins	1	1	18	18.00	7.25
WR Alvin Cortez	1	1	4	4.00	12.00

Green Bay	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Javon Walker	2	1	7	3.50	5.00
RB J.R. Alexander	1	1	6	6.00	9.50
WR Xavier Capdevila	1	1	2	2.00	4.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Lionel Hutchins	1	0

Green Bay	Rushes	Conversions
J.R. Alexander	3	3
Quentin Griffin	2	1
Bryant Flowers	1	0
Corey Duncan	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jackie Huntley	8	5	4

Green Bay	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bryant Flowers	11	9	8

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Ernest Sullivan	3	1	1
RB Lionel Hutchins	2	2	1
WR Warren Pigg	1	1	1
TE Dana Dakis	1	0	0
WR Alvin Cortez	1	1	1

Green Bay	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Darren McKnight	4	4	4
WR Javon Walker	3	2	2
FB Corey Duncan	1	0	0
TE Kennedy Letcher	1	1	1
FB Buddy Rivera	1	1	1
WR Xavier Capdevila	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 82,500 (85,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,700 (21,200)
End Zone 14,900 (15,300)
Mezzanine 8,700 (8,800)
Sideline Seats 13,300 (13,500)
Club Seats 17,300 (17,500)
Luxury Boxes 8,600 (8,700)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	82,500 (85,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,700 (21,200)
End Zone	14,900 (15,300)
Mezzanine	8,700 (8,800)
Sideline Seats	13,300 (13,500)
Club Seats	17,300 (17,500)
Luxury Boxes	8,600 (8,700)