Exhibition Week 4, 2014

played in Minnesota, MN

68 degrees, fair, calm

New England Patriots	10	7	13	3	-	33
Minnesota Vikings	3	3	0	11	-	17

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:38 NED - Mercury Legay 5 pass from Tom Brady (Charlie Flannery extra point)
1Q: 04:04 MIN - Donnell Wilcox 33 field goal
1Q: 01:47 NED - Charlie Flannery 45 field goal
2Q: 12:22 MIN - Donnell Wilcox 36 field goal
2Q: 02:25 NED - Wesley Walker 14 pass from Ethan Einard (Charlie Flannery extra point)
3Q: 10:35 NED - Charlie Flannery 52 field goal
3Q: 05:37 NED - Charlie Flannery 49 field goal
3Q: 00:05 NED - Luke Gross 7 pass from Ethan Einard (Charlie Flannery extra point)
4Q: 08:28 MIN - Donnell Wilcox 33 field goal
4Q: 02:31 NED - Charlie Flannery 41 field goal
4Q: 00:12 MIN - Ernest Sullivan 8 pass from Oscar Abrams (Oscar Abrams pass to Lionel Hutchins for conversion)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:38 NED - Mercury Legay 5 pass from Tom Brady (Charlie Flannery extra point)
1Q: 04:04 MIN - Donnell Wilcox 33 field goal
1Q: 01:47 NED - Charlie Flannery 45 field goal
2Q: 12:22 MIN - Donnell Wilcox 36 field goal
2Q: 02:25 NED - Wesley Walker 14 pass from Ethan Einard (Charlie Flannery extra point)
3Q: 10:35 NED - Charlie Flannery 52 field goal
3Q: 05:37 NED - Charlie Flannery 49 field goal
3Q: 00:05 NED - Luke Gross 7 pass from Ethan Einard (Charlie Flannery extra point)
4Q: 08:28 MIN - Donnell Wilcox 33 field goal
4Q: 02:31 NED - Charlie Flannery 41 field goal
4Q: 00:12 MIN - Ernest Sullivan 8 pass from Oscar Abrams (Oscar Abrams pass to Lionel Hutchins for conversion)

Team Statistics NED MIN
Record 3-0 2-1
First Downs 18 18
- by Rushing 1 2
- by Passing 16 15
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 331 334
- Offensive Plays 59 66
- Yards per Play 5.61 5.06
Net Rushing Yards 27 42
- Rushing Attempts 22 14
- Yards per Rush 1.23 3.00
Net Passing Yards 304 292
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 36 - 25 - 0 47 - 26 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 309 320
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/5 5/28
- Yards per Pass Play 8.22 5.62
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 4/2
3rd Down Conversions 6/15 7/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.8 8.7
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 6/35 4/31
Punt Returns/Yards 1/4 3/28
Kick Returns/Yards 4/70 8/222
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 1/1
Red Zone Visits 3 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/0 1/3
Avg. Drive Start OWN 40 OWN 32
Time of Possession 31:20 28:40

Team Statistics	NED	MIN
Record	3-0	2-1
First Downs	18	18
- by Rushing	1	2
- by Passing	16	15
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	331	334
- Offensive Plays	59	66
- Yards per Play	5.61	5.06
Net Rushing Yards	27	42
- Rushing Attempts	22	14
- Yards per Rush	1.23	3.00
Net Passing Yards	304	292
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	36 - 25 - 0	47 - 26 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	309	320
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/5	5/28
- Yards per Pass Play	8.22	5.62
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	4/2
3rd Down Conversions	6/15	7/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.8	8.7
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	6/35	4/31
Punt Returns/Yards	1/4	3/28
Kick Returns/Yards	4/70	8/222
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	1/1
Red Zone Visits	3	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/0	1/3
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 40	OWN 32
Time of Possession	31:20	28:40

Drive Charts

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:54	1:21	OPP 40	3	40	Touchdown
1	3:56	2:16	OWN 39	5	33	Field Goal
2	12:17	2:22	OWN 18	5	36	Fumble
2	7:56	5:38	OWN 20	12	80	Touchdown
2	1:13	0:39	OWN 20	4	14	Punt
3	15:00	4:32	OWN 18	8	47	Field Goal
3	8:42	3:12	OWN 35	6	33	Field Goal
3	3:18	1:49	OWN 35	3	8	Punt
3	1:16	1:16	OPP 13	3	13	Touchdown
4	12:18	1:57	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
4	8:20	2:41	OWN 36	3	2	Punt
4	4:50	2:26	OPP 23	3	-1	Field Goal
4	0:06	0:06	OPP 42	1	-2	Game

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:06	OWN 34	7	23	Fumble
1	10:33	6:37	OWN 31	11	53	Field Goal
1	1:40	4:23	OWN 39	7	42	Field Goal
2	9:55	1:59	OWN 46	3	9	Punt
2	2:18	1:05	OWN 32	4	24	Punt
2	0:34	0:34	OWN 32	4	21	Half
3	10:28	1:46	OWN 37	3	-1	Punt
3	5:30	2:12	OWN 36	7	19	Interception
3	1:29	0:13	OWN 20	1	-7	Fumble
4	15:00	2:42	OWN 34	6	10	Punt
4	10:21	2:01	OWN 36	4	48	Field Goal
4	5:39	0:49	OWN 28	4	-5	Downs
4	2:24	2:18	OWN 22	6	78	Touchdown

Game MVP: Charlie Flannery, New England Patriots

Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG
Byron Lewis	10	6	0.60	6
Kendall Flickinger	10	18	1.80	7
Ethan Einard	2	3	1.50	5

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG
Lionel Hutchins	10	26	2.60	6
Richie Forbes	3	11	3.67	6
Jackie Huntley	1	5	5.00	5

Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Tom Brady	18	14	180	0/0	1	32	0	126.8
Ethan Einard	18	11	129	1/5	2	35	0	119.9

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Oscar Abrams	30	12	207	4/23	1	41	1	61.4
Jackie Huntley	17	14	113	1/5	0	24	0	94.3

Receiving Statistics

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Bethel Johnson	5	5	47	9.40	11	14	0
WR Luke Gross	4	9	42	10.50	0	18	1
TE Ben Watson	3	3	57	19.00	4	35	0
WR Howie Hoffman	3	7	32	10.67	2	14	0
RB Byron Lewis	3	4	37	12.33	21	19	0
WR Nathan Osborne	3	3	51	17.00	2	32	0
FB Mercury Legay	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	1
RB Kendall Flickinger	1	1	8	8.00	3	8	0
RB Moe Schwartz	1	1	16	16.00	11	16	0
WR Wesley Walker	1	2	14	14.00	1	14	1

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Ernest Sullivan	7	10	142	20.29	28	41	1
RB Lionel Hutchins	6	8	51	8.50	3	18	0
WR Quentin Giles	5	10	53	10.60	13	24	0
TE Grant Clinton	2	3	33	16.50	8	24	0
WR Jose Scott	2	6	24	12.00	6	16	0
RB Richie Forbes	2	2	7	3.50	6	4	0
FB Bernard Branch	1	2	4	4.00	0	4	0
WR Alvin Cortez	1	3	6	6.00	0	6	0
TE Dana Dakis	0	3	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Tito Mallard	1	0	0.00	0

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force
Bethel Johnson	1	0	0
Moe Schwartz	1	0	0
Vernon Garrett	0	1	0
Fernando Gildon	0	1	0
Freddie Preston	0	1	0
Vince Wilfork	0	0	1
Sean Taylor	0	0	1
Christian Howe	0	0	1
Stanley Ingram	0	0	1

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force
Oscar Abrams	2	0	0
Grant Clinton	1	0	0
Jackie Huntley	1	0	0
Antoine Upshaw	0	1	0
Ricardo Sirmon	0	1	0
Richard Kerner	0	1	0
Richie Forbes	0	0	1
Tyrone Prosser	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Robbie Burgess	4	193	48.3	36.3	57	1

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Herman Burns	4	178	44.5	28.5	56	0

Kicking Statistics

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Charlie Flannery	4/4	4/4	1/1	52	3/3

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Donnell Wilcox	3/3	0/0	0/0	36	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bethel Johnson	1	4	4.0	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Antoine Stein	2	23	11.5	0
Warren Pigg	1	5	5.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brian Ellis	3	52	17.3	0
Bethel Johnson	1	18	18.0	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Roosevelt Crane	4	102	25.5	0
Dwight Grolitzer	4	120	30.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DT Vernon Garrett	6	0	1.0	14	50
OLB Christian Howe	5	1	1.0	12	26
S Stanley Ingram	4	0	1.0	4	28
ILB Luke Wayne	4	1	0.5	14	49
S Sean Taylor	4	0	0.0	5	19
CB Brant Norton	4	0	0.0	14	50
DT Vince Wilfork	3	1	0.5	12	25
S Jumbo Sandberg	3	1	0.0	9	46
OLB Lamar Marshall	3	0	0.0	7	30
DE Antonio Smith	2	1	0.0	5	8
CB Tito Mallard	2	0	0.0	14	50
CB Brian Ellis	2	0	0.0	2	26
DE Freddie Preston	1	2	0.5	14	51
S Heath Hitchcock	1	1	0.0	14	50
DE Stan Scott	0	1	0.5	4	25
DE Kendrick Fox	0	1	0.0	10	29

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Tyrone Prosser	7	0	0.0	21	36
CB Calvin Bauer	4	1	0.0	12	27
S Richard Kerner	4	1	0.0	21	35
S Kirk Baum	4	1	0.0	13	28
OLB Louis Downs	4	1	0.0	14	20
ILB Kurt Willis	3	0	0.0	7	7
DT Junior Siavii	2	2	0.0	7	13
ILB Nicky Sullivan	2	1	0.0	12	22
DE Chuck Laxdal	2	1	0.0	11	14
DE Darren Balderas	2	1	0.0	16	28
DT Joel Dole	2	0	0.0	9	21
CB Daniel Shearer	2	0	0.0	13	18
DT Cory Rose	1	0	1.0	9	10
DE Hunter Meadows	1	3	0.0	20	31
CB Percy Garcia	1	1	0.0	10	22
DE Randy Murray	1	1	0.0	21	33
WR Ernest Sullivan	1	0	---	---	---
QB Jackie Huntley	1	0	---	---	---
CB Dwight Grolitzer	1	0	0.0	21	33

Pass Rush Statistics

New England	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DT Vernon Garrett	1.0	0	2	50
OLB Christian Howe	1.0	0	0	26
S Stanley Ingram	1.0	0	0	28
DE Freddie Preston	0.5	1	0	51
DE Stan Scott	0.5	1	0	25
DT Vince Wilfork	0.5	0	0	25
ILB Luke Wayne	0.5	0	0	49

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Cory Rose	1.0	0	0	0	10
ILB Nicky Sullivan	0.0	1	0	0	22
DE Hunter Meadows	0.0	0	2	2	31
DE Chuck Laxdal	0.0	0	1	1	14

Pass Defense Statistics

New England	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Brant Norton	4	1	0	50
S Sean Taylor	4	0	0	19
S Stanley Ingram	3	1	0	28
S Jumbo Sandberg	3	1	0	46
OLB Christian Howe	3	0	0	26
CB Brian Ellis	2	1	0	26
CB Tito Mallard	2	0	1	50
OLB Lamar Marshall	2	0	0	30
ILB Luke Wayne	2	0	0	49
DE Antonio Smith	1	0	0	8
S Heath Hitchcock	0	1	0	50

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Tyrone Prosser	6	0	36
CB Calvin Bauer	3	0	27
S Richard Kerner	3	0	35
S Kirk Baum	2	1	28
CB Daniel Shearer	2	0	18
CB Dwight Grolitzer	2	0	33
OLB Louis Downs	2	0	20
ILB Nicky Sullivan	1	0	22
DE Darren Balderas	1	0	28
CB Percy Garcia	1	0	22
DE Hunter Meadows	1	0	31
ILB Kurt Willis	1	0	7
DT Junior Siavii	0	1	13

Blocking Statistics

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Brady Garrison	1	2	14	0	30
Van Perry	0	4	21	1	36
Lenny Spindler	0	4	20	0	29
Jeremy Hibdon	0	2	13	0	19
Leonard Lytle	0	2	17	0	33
Dan Koppen	0	1	9	0	18
Xavier Mularkey	0	1	8	0	7
Mercury Legay	0	1	9	0	12
Darren Wall	0	1	5	0	4
Elton Kinney	0	1	6	0	15
Lee Attico	0	1	1	0	7

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Britt Sims	1	3	11	0	29
Amos Karsten	1	2	9	0	25
Damon Manning	0	2	10	1	29
Clyde Jordan	0	2	8	1	20
Ricardo Sirmon	0	1	10	1	31
Michael Shaw	0	1	4	1	23
Dwayne Moline	0	1	5	0	27
Will Mendheim	0	1	3	0	23
Antoine Upshaw	0	0	4	1	21

Special Teams Statistics

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Elton Kinney	3	18
Ben Watson	2	20
Nathan Osborne	2	9
Kendall Flickinger	1	25
Stanley Ingram	1	16
Mercury Legay	1	9
Chad Slaughter	1	8
Fernando Gildon	0	21
Wesley Walker	0	20
Bethel Johnson	0	17
Fernando LaStarza	0	13
Charlie Flannery	0	12
Moe Schwartz	0	11
Cole Monroe	0	11
Antonio Smith	0	8
Dan Koppen	0	8
Xavier Mularkey	0	8
Darren Wall	0	8
Howie Hoffman	0	8
Lenny Spindler	0	8
Terrell Terry	0	5
Brian Ellis	0	5
Vince Wilfork	0	4
Rene Wingo	0	4
Robbie Burgess	0	4
Lamar Marshall	0	3
Freddie Preston	0	3
Luke Wayne	0	3
Sean Taylor	0	2
Luke Gross	0	2
Vernon Garrett	0	2
Brant Norton	0	2
Heath Hitchcock	0	2
Christian Howe	0	2
Tito Mallard	0	2
Kendrick Fox	0	2
Jumbo Sandberg	0	2
Stan Scott	0	1

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Warren Pigg	3	18
Dana Dakis	1	17
Richie Forbes	1	4
Bernard Branch	0	24
Nicky Sullivan	0	23
Mo Harvey	0	21
Roosevelt Crane	0	20
Grant Clinton	0	17
Antoine Stein	0	17
Kirk Baum	0	16
Dwight Grolitzer	0	15
Tyrone Prosser	0	12
Donnell Wilcox	0	8
Randy Murray	0	8
Daniel Shearer	0	8
Jose Scott	0	7
Clyde Jordan	0	7
Ricardo Sirmon	0	7
Damon Manning	0	6
Will Mendheim	0	5
Amos Karsten	0	5
Calvin Bauer	0	4
Joel Dole	0	4
Chuck Laxdal	0	4
Darren Balderas	0	4
Percy Garcia	0	4
Richard Kerner	0	4
Hunter Meadows	0	4
Herman Burns	0	4
Ernest Sullivan	0	2
Cory Rose	0	2
Jackie Huntley	0	2
Britt Sims	0	2
Ben Roethlisberger	0	1
Michael Shaw	0	1
Lionel Hutchins	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	-3	-1.0
Middle	13	14	1.1
Right	5	18	3.6
None	1	-2	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	18	3.0
Middle	6	17	2.8
Right	2	7	3.5
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Tom Brady	18	14	1	1	1	0	1	1	0
Ethan Einard	18	11	1	2	1	2	2	2	0

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Oscar Abrams	30	12	5	6	3	5	1	0	1
Jackie Huntley	17	14	1	2	0	0	1	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	35	17.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	12	89	5.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	8	100	8.3
Long (19+ Yds)	7	3	85	12.1

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	9	3.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	10	69	5.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	22	10	152	6.9
Long (19+ Yds)	9	3	90	10.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Luke Gross	9	4	2	42	0	21
WR Howie Hoffman	7	3	0	32	0	18
WR Bethel Johnson	5	5	0	47	0	19
RB Byron Lewis	4	3	0	37	0	18
TE Ben Watson	3	3	0	57	1	21
WR Nathan Osborne	3	3	0	51	1	26
WR Wesley Walker	2	1	0	14	0	5
FB Mercury Legay	1	1	0	5	0	12
RB Kendall Flickinger	1	1	0	8	0	19
RB Moe Schwartz	1	1	0	16	0	11

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Ernest Sullivan	10	7	0	142	4	34
WR Quentin Giles	10	5	1	53	1	40
RB Lionel Hutchins	8	6	0	51	0	39
WR Jose Scott	6	2	1	24	0	32
TE Grant Clinton	3	2	0	33	1	38
TE Dana Dakis	3	0	0	0	0	18
WR Alvin Cortez	3	1	1	6	0	21
FB Bernard Branch	2	1	0	4	0	25
RB Richie Forbes	2	2	0	7	0	13

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Kendall Flickinger	4	5	1.25	1.80
Byron Lewis	1	0	0.00	0.60

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Lionel Hutchins	1	2	2.00	2.60
Richie Forbes	1	4	4.00	3.67

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ethan Einard	4	4	34	8.50	7.17
Tom Brady	2	2	17	8.50	10.00

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Oscar Abrams	2	1	8	4.00	6.90
Jackie Huntley	1	0	0	0.00	6.65

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Howie Hoffman	2	2	18	9.00	4.57
WR Bethel Johnson	1	1	7	7.00	9.40
FB Mercury Legay	1	1	5	5.00	5.00
WR Luke Gross	1	1	7	7.00	4.67
WR Wesley Walker	1	1	14	14.00	7.00

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Ernest Sullivan	1	1	8	8.00	14.20
TE Dana Dakis	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Alvin Cortez	1	0	0	0.00	2.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New England	Rushes	Conversions
Byron Lewis	3	0
Kendall Flickinger	2	1

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Jackie Huntley	1	1
Lionel Hutchins	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ethan Einard	7	4	4
Tom Brady	3	3	1

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Oscar Abrams	9	3	3
Jackie Huntley	5	4	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Luke Gross	2	1	1
WR Howie Hoffman	2	0	0
RB Byron Lewis	2	2	1
TE Ben Watson	1	1	1
RB Kendall Flickinger	1	1	1
RB Moe Schwartz	1	1	0
WR Wesley Walker	1	1	1

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Ernest Sullivan	3	1	1
RB Lionel Hutchins	3	3	3
WR Quentin Giles	3	1	1
TE Grant Clinton	1	0	0
WR Jose Scott	1	1	1
FB Bernard Branch	1	1	0
TE Dana Dakis	1	0	0
WR Alvin Cortez	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 62,700 (64,100 capacity)
Upper Deck 21,600 (22,100)
End Zone 15,500 (15,900)
Mezzanine 9,000 (9,200)
Sideline Seats 13,800 (14,100)
Luxury Boxes 2,800 (2,800)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	62,700 (64,100 capacity)
Upper Deck	21,600 (22,100)
End Zone	15,500 (15,900)
Mezzanine	9,000 (9,200)
Sideline Seats	13,800 (14,100)
Luxury Boxes	2,800 (2,800)