Week 2, 2015

played in San Diego, CA

58 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

Minnesota Vikings	0	13	7	7	-	27
San Diego Chargers	7	7	0	7	-	21

Scoring Summary
1Q: 15:00 SDO - Desmond Peterson 99 kickoff return (Nate Kaeding extra point)
2Q: 15:00 MIN - Glen Jeffers 6 run (Donnell Wilcox extra point)
2Q: 09:43 MIN - Donnell Wilcox 30 field goal
2Q: 05:21 SDO - Tony Lyons 12 pass from Clifton Huffman (Nate Kaeding extra point)
2Q: 00:56 MIN - Donnell Wilcox 22 field goal
3Q: 01:45 MIN - Alvin Cortez 3 pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Donnell Wilcox extra point)
4Q: 13:32 SDO - Tony Lyons 20 pass from Clifton Huffman (Nate Kaeding extra point)
4Q: 08:08 MIN - Richie Forbes 8 run (Donnell Wilcox extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 15:00 SDO - Desmond Peterson 99 kickoff return (Nate Kaeding extra point)
2Q: 15:00 MIN - Glen Jeffers 6 run (Donnell Wilcox extra point)
2Q: 09:43 MIN - Donnell Wilcox 30 field goal
2Q: 05:21 SDO - Tony Lyons 12 pass from Clifton Huffman (Nate Kaeding extra point)
2Q: 00:56 MIN - Donnell Wilcox 22 field goal
3Q: 01:45 MIN - Alvin Cortez 3 pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Donnell Wilcox extra point)
4Q: 13:32 SDO - Tony Lyons 20 pass from Clifton Huffman (Nate Kaeding extra point)
4Q: 08:08 MIN - Richie Forbes 8 run (Donnell Wilcox extra point)

Team Statistics MIN SDO
Record 2-0 1-1
First Downs 30 13
- by Rushing 11 2
- by Passing 19 11
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 433 225
- Offensive Plays 73 47
- Yards per Play 5.93 4.79
Net Rushing Yards 164 37
- Rushing Attempts 37 14
- Yards per Rush 4.43 2.64
Net Passing Yards 269 188
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 34 - 26 - 0 33 - 20 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 281 188
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/12 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 7.47 5.70
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 8/14 4/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 4.9 6.0
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 2/10 2/11
Punt Returns/Yards 3/27 1/-2
Kick Returns/Yards 3/96 4/148
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 5 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/2 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 30 OWN 22
Time of Possession 38:20 21:40

Team Statistics	MIN	SDO
Record	2-0	1-1
First Downs	30	13
- by Rushing	11	2
- by Passing	19	11
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	433	225
- Offensive Plays	73	47
- Yards per Play	5.93	4.79
Net Rushing Yards	164	37
- Rushing Attempts	37	14
- Yards per Rush	4.43	2.64
Net Passing Yards	269	188
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	34 - 26 - 0	33 - 20 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	281	188
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/12	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	7.47	5.70
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	8/14	4/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	4.9	6.0
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	2/10	2/11
Punt Returns/Yards	3/27	1/-2
Kick Returns/Yards	3/96	4/148
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	5	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/2	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 30	OWN 22
Time of Possession	38:20	21:40

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	14:45	4:48	OWN 20	10	65	Fumble
1	5:35	5:42	OWN 21	10	79	Touchdown
2	12:48	3:13	OWN 45	7	42	Field Goal
2	5:15	4:24	OWN 44	9	51	Field Goal
3	15:00	2:33	OWN 38	4	28	Punt
3	9:13	2:15	OWN 2	6	12	Punt
3	6:11	4:34	OWN 19	9	81	Touchdown
4	13:19	5:17	OWN 31	9	69	Touchdown
4	6:27	4:00	OWN 48	6	6	Punt
4	1:43	1:15	OWN 41	3	-5	Punt

San Diego Chargers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:57	4:22	OWN 15	7	31	Punt
2	14:53	2:05	OWN 20	5	10	Punt
2	9:35	4:20	OWN 32	8	68	Touchdown
2	0:51	0:51	OWN 18	2	5	Half
3	12:27	3:14	OWN 20	6	27	Punt
3	6:58	0:47	OPP 48	3	3	Punt
3	1:37	3:18	OWN 29	7	71	Touchdown
4	8:02	1:35	OWN 7	3	8	Punt
4	2:27	0:44	OWN 20	3	2	Punt
4	0:28	0:28	OWN 7	3	0	Game

Game MVP: Ben Roethlisberger, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Richie Forbes	26	132	5.08	20	3	1
Glen Jeffers	10	24	2.40	10	1	1
Ben Roethlisberger	1	8	8.00	8	0	0

San Diego	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Hugh Reeves	9	19	2.11	9	0	0
Roy Lyons	5	18	3.60	8	0	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ben Roethlisberger	34	26	281	2/12	1	23	0	110.0

San Diego	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Clifton Huffman	33	20	188	0/0	2	22	0	96.5

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Alvin Cortez	7	10	57	8.14	13	14	1
RB Richie Forbes	5	5	50	10.00	29	17	0
WR Quentin Giles	5	6	86	17.20	21	22	0
TE Calvin Truong	2	2	12	6.00	3	9	0
RB Glen Jeffers	2	2	17	8.50	1	11	0
WR Bryce Perkins	2	3	30	15.00	17	23	0
FB Bernard Branch	1	3	9	9.00	5	9	0
RB Butch McConnell	1	1	5	5.00	3	5	0
WR Ted O'Neill	1	2	15	15.00	0	15	0

San Diego	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Hugh Reeves	4	4	33	8.25	23	19	0
WR Tony Lyons	4	9	55	13.75	9	20	2
WR Brett Peralta	4	5	47	11.75	0	19	0
WR Clarence Williams	3	5	14	4.67	1	9	0
WR Devery Henderson	2	4	29	14.50	6	22	0
TE Mack Prescott	2	3	7	3.50	0	4	0
RB Stephen Hope	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
FB Ronnie Allen	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Bo Lucas	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

San Diego	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov
Richie Forbes	1	0
Bryce Perkins	1	0
Rod Erickson	0	1

San Diego	Recov	Force
Herb Shaw	1	0
Tommie Bernard	0	1
Alvin Meier	0	1

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Herman Burns	4	169	42.3	32.8	55	1

San Diego	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Glen Irwin	6	236	39.3	34.8	51	2

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Donnell Wilcox	2/2	0/0	0/0	30	3/3

San Diego	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Nate Kaeding	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Warren Pigg	2	20	10.0	0
Ted O'Neill	1	7	7.0	0

San Diego	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brett Peralta	1	-2	-2.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dwight Grolitzer	3	96	32.0	0

San Diego	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Desmond Peterson	4	148	37.0	1

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
S Richard Kerner	5	4	14	32
CB Dwight Grolitzer	5	3	12	31
ILB Kurt Willis	4	4	14	32
OLB Shannon Bynaker	4	1	13	33
CB Daniel Shearer	3	1	10	27
OLB Louis Downs	3	0	7	9
DT Edgar Morrison	2	0	9	25
DT Cory Rose	1	1	11	28
DE Brent Beeston	1	0	9	28
DT Joel Dole	1	0	4	3
CB Percy Garcia	1	0	10	32
DE Randy Murray	1	0	8	8
S Kirk Baum	1	0	14	30
OLB Tyrone Prosser	0	1	1	0

San Diego	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Zach Anderson	10	2	0.0	37	35
S Gino Shields	7	3	0.0	28	32
DT Tommie Bernard	7	2	0.0	30	19
OLB Van Blick	7	1	0.0	23	22
ILB Kyle Lucas	5	2	1.0	37	35
OLB Lorenzo Cousin	5	1	0.0	30	21
CB Dominic MacDonald	4	2	0.0	35	33
DE Norm Walters	3	3	1.0	31	31
CB Brock Carr	3	2	0.0	12	18
CB Alvin Meier	3	0	0.0	28	26
DT Tony Reichard	2	2	0.0	32	32
DT Geoff Umenyiora	2	2	0.0	12	12
DE Herb Shaw	1	1	0.0	36	32
DE Tim Stroup	1	0	0.0	1	4
S Perry Walker	1	0	0.0	9	13
OLB Nate Kerr	0	1	0.0	5	6
OLB Jon Tyler	0	1	0.0	6	8
CB T.J. Dusek	0	1	0.0	9	10

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
ILB Kurt Willis	1	0	0	32
DE Brent Beeston	0	5	1	28
DE Randy Murray	0	1	0	8

San Diego	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Norm Walters	1.0	1	0	0	31
ILB Kyle Lucas	1.0	0	0	0	35
DT Tommie Bernard	0.0	0	1	3	19
DE Herb Shaw	0.0	0	1	1	32
DT Tony Reichard	0.0	0	1	0	32
OLB Lorenzo Cousin	0.0	0	1	0	21

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Dwight Grolitzer	4	1	31
S Richard Kerner	4	0	32
OLB Shannon Bynaker	3	0	33
DE Brent Beeston	2	0	28
CB Daniel Shearer	2	0	27
OLB Louis Downs	2	0	9
CB Percy Garcia	1	1	32
S Kirk Baum	1	1	30
ILB Kurt Willis	1	0	32

San Diego	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Zach Anderson	6	0	35
OLB Van Blick	4	0	22
OLB Lorenzo Cousin	4	0	21
CB Dominic MacDonald	3	1	33
CB Brock Carr	3	0	18
CB Alvin Meier	3	0	26
S Gino Shields	2	0	32
ILB Kyle Lucas	1	0	35
CB T.J. Dusek	0	1	10
S Perry Walker	0	1	13

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Britt Sims	3	8	36	1	36
Rod Erickson	3	6	36	0	31
Dwayne Moline	2	7	30	0	27
Ralph Ingram	2	4	8	0	14
Antoine Upshaw	2	3	26	0	30
Luther Winslett	1	3	11	0	2
Clyde Jordan	1	2	26	1	34
Calvin Truong	1	2	21	0	24
Bernard Branch	0	1	13	0	16

San Diego	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Lorenzo McGee	2	4	11	27
Dean Hickman	1	2	7	12
Donny Summers	1	2	12	27
Ronnie Prescott	1	2	8	26
Archie Caldwell	1	1	12	29
Zach Stokes	0	2	5	10
Ronnie Allen	0	1	6	13

Special Teams Statistics

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Mo Harvey	2	14
Alvin Cortez	1	15
Calvin Truong	1	14
Warren Pigg	0	20
Todd Gauthier	0	18
Bernard Branch	0	16
Butch McConnell	0	16
Tyrone Prosser	0	16
Alonzo Poston	0	13
Daniel Shearer	0	12
Zack Martin	0	10
Dwight Grolitzer	0	10
Kirk Baum	0	10
Donnell Wilcox	0	8
Ricardo Sirmon	0	6
Ralph Ingram	0	6
Joel Dole	0	6
Will Mendheim	0	6
Leslie Fields	0	6
Randy Murray	0	6
Rod Erickson	0	6
Herman Burns	0	4
Jackie Huntley	0	2
Ted O'Neill	0	2

San Diego	Tackles	STPlays
Clarence Williams	2	8
Roy Lyons	1	20
Phillip Goodin	1	16
Ronnie Allen	1	15
T.J. Dusek	1	15
Nate Kerr	0	14
Warren Segal	0	14
Brock Carr	0	12
Bo Lucas	0	12
Harvey Bradley	0	10
Brett Peralta	0	10
Perry Walker	0	8
Dean Hickman	0	6
Donny Summers	0	6
Mo Rodriguez	0	6
Herb Shaw	0	6
Ronnie Prescott	0	6
Glen Irwin	0	6
Desmond Peterson	0	6
Zach Stokes	0	5
Mack Prescott	0	5
Nate Kaeding	0	4
Zach Anderson	0	4
Jon Tyler	0	4
Van Blick	0	3
Tommie Bernard	0	3
Geoff Umenyiora	0	3
Kyle Lucas	0	2
Tony Reichard	0	2
Dominic MacDonald	0	2
Norm Walters	0	2
Lorenzo Cousin	0	2
Alvin Meier	0	2
Gino Shields	0	2
Stephen Hope	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	51	4.6
Middle	18	86	4.8
Right	8	27	3.4
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	5	1.3
Middle	7	19	2.7
Right	3	13	4.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ben Roethlisberger	34	26	2	0	0	3	4	4	0

San Diego	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Clifton Huffman	33	20	2	1	2	3	6	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	22	5.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	14	122	7.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	9	137	11.4
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	25	8.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	10	49	3.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	5	75	9.4
Long (19+ Yds)	9	2	39	4.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Alvin Cortez	10	7	57	0	27
WR Quentin Giles	6	5	86	1	25
RB Richie Forbes	5	5	50	0	23
FB Bernard Branch	3	1	9	0	16
WR Bryce Perkins	3	2	30	1	23
TE Calvin Truong	2	2	12	0	24
WR Ted O'Neill	2	1	15	0	11
RB Glen Jeffers	2	2	17	0	13
RB Butch McConnell	1	1	5	0	10

San Diego	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Tony Lyons	9	4	0	55	1	24
WR Clarence Williams	5	3	0	14	0	20
WR Brett Peralta	5	4	0	47	0	23
WR Devery Henderson	4	2	1	29	1	15
RB Hugh Reeves	4	4	0	33	0	26
TE Mack Prescott	3	2	0	7	0	19
RB Stephen Hope	1	1	0	3	0	9
FB Ronnie Allen	1	0	1	0	0	13
WR Bo Lucas	1	0	0	0	0	4

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Richie Forbes	5	19	3.80	5.08
Glen Jeffers	1	6	6.00	2.40

San Diego	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ben Roethlisberger	6	4	21	3.50	8.26

San Diego	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Clifton Huffman	4	3	35	8.75	5.70

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Alvin Cortez	4	3	18	4.50	5.70
TE Calvin Truong	1	1	3	3.00	6.00
FB Bernard Branch	1	0	0	0.00	3.00

San Diego	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Tony Lyons	3	2	32	10.67	6.11
RB Hugh Reeves	1	1	3	3.00	8.25

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Richie Forbes	2	2

San Diego	Rushes	Conversions
Hugh Reeves	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ben Roethlisberger	10	7	6

San Diego	Att	Comp	Conversions
Clifton Huffman	10	5	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Alvin Cortez	3	2	1
RB Richie Forbes	2	2	2
FB Bernard Branch	1	0	0
RB Butch McConnell	1	1	1
RB Glen Jeffers	1	1	1
WR Bryce Perkins	1	0	0
WR Quentin Giles	1	1	1

San Diego	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Tony Lyons	3	1	1
WR Clarence Williams	3	1	1
WR Devery Henderson	1	0	0
RB Hugh Reeves	1	1	0
TE Mack Prescott	1	1	1
WR Brett Peralta	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 56,800 (73,200 capacity)
Upper Deck 11,800 (16,200)
End Zone 8,800 (11,700)
Mezzanine 4,700 (6,800)
Sideline Seats 7,600 (10,400)
Club Seats 16,000 (19,800)
Luxury Boxes 7,900 (8,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	56,800 (73,200 capacity)
Upper Deck	11,800 (16,200)
End Zone	8,800 (11,700)
Mezzanine	4,700 (6,800)
Sideline Seats	7,600 (10,400)
Club Seats	16,000 (19,800)
Luxury Boxes	7,900 (8,300)