Week 2, 2016

played in Indianapolis, IN

68 degrees, fair, calm

Minnesota Vikings	21	0	10	3	-	34
Indianapolis Colts	0	0	7	14	-	21

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:26 MIN - Bryce Perkins 17 pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Donnell Wilcox extra point)
1Q: 05:09 MIN - Alvin Cortez 53 pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Donnell Wilcox extra point)
1Q: 00:11 MIN - Richie Forbes 1 pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Donnell Wilcox extra point)
3Q: 09:11 IND - Grady Fields 23 pass from Reuben Nelson (Freddie Lott extra point)
3Q: 08:55 MIN - Dwight Grolitzer 91 kickoff return (Donnell Wilcox extra point)
3Q: 02:24 MIN - Donnell Wilcox 45 field goal
4Q: 11:21 MIN - Donnell Wilcox 35 field goal
4Q: 01:13 IND - Gary Blake 1 run (Freddie Lott extra point)
4Q: 00:01 IND - Grady Fields 14 pass from Heath Miller (Freddie Lott extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:26 MIN - Bryce Perkins 17 pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Donnell Wilcox extra point)
1Q: 05:09 MIN - Alvin Cortez 53 pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Donnell Wilcox extra point)
1Q: 00:11 MIN - Richie Forbes 1 pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Donnell Wilcox extra point)
3Q: 09:11 IND - Grady Fields 23 pass from Reuben Nelson (Freddie Lott extra point)
3Q: 08:55 MIN - Dwight Grolitzer 91 kickoff return (Donnell Wilcox extra point)
3Q: 02:24 MIN - Donnell Wilcox 45 field goal
4Q: 11:21 MIN - Donnell Wilcox 35 field goal
4Q: 01:13 IND - Gary Blake 1 run (Freddie Lott extra point)
4Q: 00:01 IND - Grady Fields 14 pass from Heath Miller (Freddie Lott extra point)

Team Statistics MIN IND
Record 2-0 0-2
First Downs 16 19
- by Rushing 2 7
- by Passing 14 9
- by Penalty 0 3
Total Net Yards 389 267
- Offensive Plays 66 66
- Yards per Play 5.89 4.05
Net Rushing Yards 100 120
- Rushing Attempts 32 23
- Yards per Rush 3.13 5.22
Net Passing Yards 289 147
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 32 - 24 - 0 40 - 14 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 300 168
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/11 3/21
- Yards per Pass Play 8.50 3.42
Fumbles/Lost 3/1 2/0
3rd Down Conversions 6/16 5/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.9 9.9
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/80 3/30
Punt Returns/Yards 9/70 2/10
Kick Returns/Yards 2/154 5/109
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 36 OWN 26
Time of Possession 33:35 26:26

Team Statistics	MIN	IND
Record	2-0	0-2
First Downs	16	19
- by Rushing	2	7
- by Passing	14	9
- by Penalty	0	3
Total Net Yards	389	267
- Offensive Plays	66	66
- Yards per Play	5.89	4.05
Net Rushing Yards	100	120
- Rushing Attempts	32	23
- Yards per Rush	3.13	5.22
Net Passing Yards	289	147
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	32 - 24 - 0	40 - 14 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	300	168
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/11	3/21
- Yards per Pass Play	8.50	3.42
Fumbles/Lost	3/1	2/0
3rd Down Conversions	6/16	5/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.9	9.9
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/80	3/30
Punt Returns/Yards	9/70	2/10
Kick Returns/Yards	2/154	5/109
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 36	OWN 26
Time of Possession	33:35	26:26

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:40	OPP 32	5	32	Touchdown
1	10:30	2:55	OWN 38	6	28	Punt
1	5:09	0:19	OWN 47	1	53	Touchdown
1	3:26	3:21	OWN 25	7	75	Touchdown
2	14:23	3:00	OWN 23	6	30	Punt
2	9:29	0:50	OWN 29	2	20	Fumble
2	7:59	2:44	OWN 20	5	17	Punt
2	2:14	1:51	OWN 20	5	11	Punt
3	13:05	2:02	OWN 19	3	7	Punt
3	7:10	2:00	OWN 38	3	7	Punt
3	3:30	1:13	OPP 28	3	0	Field Goal
3	1:16	5:03	OWN 17	12	65	Field Goal
4	9:18	3:36	OWN 31	5	13	Punt
4	1:04	0:44	OPP 40	3	6	Missed FG

Indianapolis Colts
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:20	1:50	OWN 27	3	-2	Punt
1	7:35	2:26	OWN 20	4	12	Punt
1	4:50	1:24	OWN 35	3	7	Punt
1	0:05	0:42	OWN 42	3	-10	Punt
2	11:23	1:54	OWN 20	4	21	Punt
2	8:39	0:40	OPP 39	2	3	Interception
2	5:15	3:01	OWN 5	10	48	Punt
2	0:23	0:23	OWN 20	1	-1	Half
3	15:00	1:55	OWN 20	6	14	Punt
3	11:03	2:08	OWN 30	4	70	Touchdown
3	8:39	1:29	OWN 20	3	2	Punt
3	5:10	1:40	OWN 11	3	-2	Punt
3	2:17	1:01	OWN 38	4	-15	Punt
4	11:13	1:55	OWN 18	3	6	Punt
4	5:42	4:38	OWN 20	12	80	Touchdown
4	0:20	0:20	OWN 41	2	59	Touchdown

Game MVP: Ben Roethlisberger, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Richie Forbes	17	72	4.24	12	1
Glen Jeffers	14	25	1.79	7	0
Ben Roethlisberger	1	3	3.00	3	0

Indianapolis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Gary Blake	16	86	5.38	21	3	1
Geoff Nichols	2	23	11.50	14	1	0
Reuben Nelson	2	-1	-0.50	0	0	0
Mike Ayodele	2	11	5.50	8	0	0
Heath Miller	1	1	1.00	1	0	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ben Roethlisberger	32	24	300	2/11	3	53	0	134.9

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Reuben Nelson	35	11	133	3/21	1	23	1	41.7
Heath Miller	5	3	35	0/0	1	18	0	120.8

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Alvin Cortez	6	7	113	18.83	57	53	1
WR Quentin Giles	6	10	107	17.83	34	41	0
RB Richie Forbes	5	5	28	5.60	7	13	1
FB Bernard Branch	2	2	0	0.00	0	3	0
WR Bryce Perkins	2	4	32	16.00	9	17	1
TE Calvin Truong	1	1	11	11.00	0	11	0
RB Glen Jeffers	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
WR Clyde Parra	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
WR Claude Adams	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Indianapolis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Grady Fields	4	9	76	19.00	31	23	2
FB Otis Stotts	4	4	26	6.50	14	20	0
WR Ricardo McClurken	2	9	25	12.50	4	14	0
WR Nate Burton	2	8	32	16.00	0	18	0
RB Gary Blake	1	2	7	7.00	7	7	0
TE Ricky Sampson	1	2	2	2.00	0	2	0
TE Desmond Franklin	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Shaun Schwartz	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Drew Avery	0	3	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Richard Kerner	1	0	0.00	0

Indianapolis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force
Glen Jeffers	1	0	0
Richie Forbes	1	0	0
Clyde Parra	1	0	0
Ben Roethlisberger	0	1	0
Leslie Fields	0	1	0
Kurt Willis	0	0	1
Todd Gauthier	0	0	1

Indianapolis	Fumb	Recov	Force
Gary Blake	1	0	0
Drew Avery	1	0	0
Robert Leavy	0	1	0
Stephen Butler	0	1	0
Nate Burton	0	1	0
Mel Qualizza	0	0	2
Geoff Nichols	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Herman Burns	7	342	48.9	38.9	58	3

Indianapolis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Marco Baxter	11	494	44.9	36.7	60	3

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Donnell Wilcox	2/3	1/2	0/1	45	4/4

Indianapolis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Freddie Lott	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Clyde Parra	8	67	8.4	0
Oliver Palmer	1	3	3.0	0

Indianapolis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Drew Avery	2	10	5.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dwight Grolitzer	2	154	77.0	1

Indianapolis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Travis Schwant	5	109	21.8	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Shannon Bynaker	5	1	0.0	23	43
CB Percy Garcia	5	0	0.0	23	43
ILB Kurt Willis	4	0	0.0	23	43
CB Daniel Shearer	3	1	0.0	20	43
CB Dwight Grolitzer	3	0	0.0	21	43
DE Clay Szymanski	2	2	1.0	22	43
DT Randy Murray	2	0	1.0	13	28
DE Brent Beeston	2	1	0.5	21	43
S Richard Kerner	2	1	0.0	19	41
S Leslie Fields	2	1	0.0	8	15
DT Dexter Rose	2	0	0.0	11	15
S Jose Turner	2	0	0.0	23	43
DT Cory Rose	1	0	0.5	10	28
C Britt Sims	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Tyrone Prosser	1	0	0.0	5	0
DT Edgar Morrison	0	1	0.0	5	0
DT Bubba Heath	0	1	0.0	2	0

Indianapolis	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Mel Qualizza	13	5	0.0	32	34
S Orlando Flynn	10	0	0.0	29	32
CB Matt Getsy	6	0	0.0	12	25
OLB Ian Newsome	5	4	0.0	32	34
DE Billy Olin	4	0	0.5	30	32
DE Robert Leavy	3	1	0.5	30	32
CB Toby Wachter	3	0	0.0	28	32
OLB Jamal Schwartz	2	1	0.5	21	8
DT Alan Ellis	2	1	0.0	22	21
DT Isaac Marsh	2	1	0.0	22	10
CB Sammy Stevenson	2	1	0.0	14	23
S Monty Copeland	2	0	0.0	7	10
DT Kenneth Wallace	1	3	0.0	32	33
QB Reuben Nelson	1	0	---	---	---
DE C.J. Doyle	0	1	0.5	2	3
S Will Poole	0	1	0.0	15	27

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Clay Szymanski	1.0	1	6	4	43
DT Randy Murray	1.0	0	1	0	28
DE Brent Beeston	0.5	2	1	0	43
DT Cory Rose	0.5	0	0	0	28
DT Dexter Rose	0.0	1	0	2	15
ILB Kurt Willis	0.0	1	0	0	43

Indianapolis	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Billy Olin	0.5	0	0	32
DE C.J. Doyle	0.5	0	0	3
DE Robert Leavy	0.5	0	0	32
OLB Jamal Schwartz	0.5	0	0	8
DT Alan Ellis	0.0	1	0	21
ILB Mel Qualizza	0.0	0	1	34

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Percy Garcia	4	0	0	43
CB Daniel Shearer	3	1	0	43
S Jose Turner	2	1	0	43
S Leslie Fields	2	0	0	15
CB Dwight Grolitzer	1	1	0	43
OLB Shannon Bynaker	1	1	0	43
DT Randy Murray	1	0	0	28
S Richard Kerner	0	0	1	41

Indianapolis	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Ian Newsome	6	0	34
CB Matt Getsy	5	0	25
ILB Mel Qualizza	4	0	34
CB Toby Wachter	3	0	32
CB Sammy Stevenson	2	0	23
S Orlando Flynn	1	1	32
DE Robert Leavy	1	0	32
S Monty Copeland	1	0	10
DT Kenneth Wallace	1	0	33
OLB Ricky Poffenroth	0	1	3

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Britt Sims	3	11	32	1	34
Ralph Ingram	3	6	30	0	29
Tom Swisher	1	5	27	0	30
Bernard Branch	1	1	19	0	19
Luther Winslett	0	3	18	0	18
Rod Erickson	0	2	23	0	30
Clyde Jordan	0	1	26	1	25
Will Mendheim	0	1	4	0	4
Todd Gauthier	0	1	18	0	12

Indianapolis	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Walter Maroney	3	3	2	16	0	35
Jimmy Briggs	1	3	0	8	2	14
Otis Stotts	1	3	0	20	0	21
Lorenzo Knell	1	3	0	20	0	41
Stephen Butler	1	3	0	21	0	35
Travis Keith	1	2	0	23	1	43
Walter Hastings	1	2	0	19	0	37
Ricky Sampson	1	1	0	13	0	15

Special Teams Statistics

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Kirk Baum	4	24
Todd Gauthier	1	19
Mo Harvey	1	17
Timothy Floyd	1	10
Lionel Benton	0	31
Bernard Branch	0	26
Clyde Parra	0	23
Tyrone Prosser	0	17
Bubba Heath	0	11
Daniel Shearer	0	11
Bryce Perkins	0	11
Louis Downs	0	11
Claude Adams	0	11
Robert Blackford	0	10
Calvin Truong	0	10
Clyde Jordan	0	10
Will Mendheim	0	10
Kendall Rawson	0	10
Donnell Wilcox	0	10
Oliver Palmer	0	10
Leslie Fields	0	9
Dexter Rose	0	9
Rod Erickson	0	9
Herman Burns	0	7
Britt Sims	0	5
Jackie Huntley	0	3
Dwight Grolitzer	0	3
Edgar Morrison	0	2
Ralph Ingram	0	1
Alvin Cortez	0	1

Indianapolis	Tackles	STPlays
Monty Copeland	4	24
Geoff Nichols	2	28
Desmond Franklin	2	21
Jeffrey Emmons	1	11
Ian Newsome	1	4
Travis Schwant	0	24
Ray Herndon	0	21
Otis Stotts	0	18
Deron Conti	0	16
Nate Burton	0	14
Ricky Sampson	0	13
Jimmy Briggs	0	11
Vernon Farr	0	11
Marco Baxter	0	11
Marshall Owens	0	11
Will Poole	0	9
Robbie Cassidy	0	9
Jamal Schwartz	0	9
Shaun Schwartz	0	9
Tim Weimer	0	7
Drew Avery	0	7
Travis Keith	0	6
Alan Ellis	0	6
Toby Wachter	0	5
Ricky Poffenroth	0	5
Grady Fields	0	4
Walter Maroney	0	4
Orlando Flynn	0	3
Billy Olin	0	3
Robert Leavy	0	3
Freddie Lott	0	3
Mel Qualizza	0	3
Kenneth Wallace	0	3
Mike Ayodele	0	2
Matt Getsy	0	2
Isaac Marsh	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	36	4.5
Middle	21	57	2.7
Right	3	7	2.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	40	8.0
Middle	10	48	4.8
Right	7	33	4.7
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ben Roethlisberger	32	24	4	1	3	2	1	0	0

Indianapolis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Reuben Nelson	35	11	3	6	2	4	8	5	1
Heath Miller	5	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	-3	-3.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	15	104	5.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	7	158	19.8
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	41	8.2

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	5	30	6.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	7	2	16	2.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	21	6	104	5.0
Long (19+ Yds)	7	1	18	2.6

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Quentin Giles	10	6	1	107	3	21
WR Alvin Cortez	7	6	0	113	1	29
RB Richie Forbes	5	5	0	28	0	21
WR Bryce Perkins	4	2	1	32	0	19
FB Bernard Branch	2	2	0	0	0	19
TE Calvin Truong	1	1	0	11	0	26
RB Glen Jeffers	1	1	0	3	0	13
WR Clyde Parra	1	1	0	6	0	3
WR Claude Adams	1	0	1	0	0	7

Indianapolis	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Grady Fields	9	4	1	76	2	39
WR Ricardo McClurken	9	2	0	25	0	38
WR Nate Burton	8	2	1	32	0	28
FB Otis Stotts	4	4	0	26	1	21
WR Drew Avery	3	0	0	0	0	11
RB Gary Blake	2	1	0	7	0	24
TE Ricky Sampson	2	1	0	2	0	15
WR Shaun Schwartz	2	0	0	0	0	7
TE Desmond Franklin	1	0	0	0	0	20

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Glen Jeffers	2	3	1.50	1.79
Richie Forbes	1	6	6.00	4.24

Indianapolis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Gary Blake	3	13	4.33	5.38
Heath Miller	1	1	1.00	1.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ben Roethlisberger	4	3	15	3.75	9.38

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Heath Miller	1	1	14	14.00	7.00

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
FB Bernard Branch	1	1	-3	-3.00	0.00
RB Richie Forbes	1	1	1	1.00	5.60
WR Bryce Perkins	1	1	17	17.00	8.00
WR Quentin Giles	1	0	0	0.00	10.70

Indianapolis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Grady Fields	1	1	14	14.00	8.44

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Glen Jeffers	3	0
Richie Forbes	1	1

Indianapolis	Rushes	Conversions
Gary Blake	2	1
Geoff Nichols	1	1
Mike Ayodele	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ben Roethlisberger	12	9	5

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Reuben Nelson	10	2	2
Heath Miller	1	1	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Quentin Giles	5	4	3
WR Bryce Perkins	3	2	2
WR Alvin Cortez	2	1	0
RB Richie Forbes	2	2	0

Indianapolis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Ricardo McClurken	3	0	0
WR Nate Burton	3	1	1
WR Grady Fields	2	1	1
FB Otis Stotts	1	1	1
WR Shaun Schwartz	1	0	0
WR Drew Avery	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 45,800 (65,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 15,400 (21,800)
End Zone 10,900 (15,700)
Mezzanine 6,500 (9,100)
Sideline Seats 9,800 (13,900)
Club Seats 900 (1,300)
Luxury Boxes 2,300 (3,200)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	45,800 (65,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	15,400 (21,800)
End Zone	10,900 (15,700)
Mezzanine	6,500 (9,100)
Sideline Seats	9,800 (13,900)
Club Seats	900 (1,300)
Luxury Boxes	2,300 (3,200)