Week 6, 2021

played in Arizona, AZ

83 degrees, fair, calm

Minnesota Vikings	3	20	0	10	-	33
Arizona Cardinals	0	0	6	7	-	13

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:49 MIN - A.J. Neiderer 36 field goal
2Q: 14:31 MIN - Bryce Perkins 1 pass from Frankie Giles (A.J. Neiderer extra point)
2Q: 09:11 MIN - Bryce Perkins 23 pass from Frankie Giles (A.J. Neiderer extra point)
2Q: 03:04 MIN - A.J. Neiderer 34 field goal
2Q: 00:10 MIN - A.J. Neiderer 55 field goal
3Q: 08:33 ARI - Irv Terry 44 field goal
3Q: 01:10 ARI - Irv Terry 43 field goal
4Q: 13:09 MIN - A.J. Neiderer 26 field goal
4Q: 09:26 MIN - Dominic Henry 4 run (A.J. Neiderer extra point)
4Q: 01:18 ARI - Karl Eichler 2 run (Irv Terry extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:49 MIN - A.J. Neiderer 36 field goal
2Q: 14:31 MIN - Bryce Perkins 1 pass from Frankie Giles (A.J. Neiderer extra point)
2Q: 09:11 MIN - Bryce Perkins 23 pass from Frankie Giles (A.J. Neiderer extra point)
2Q: 03:04 MIN - A.J. Neiderer 34 field goal
2Q: 00:10 MIN - A.J. Neiderer 55 field goal
3Q: 08:33 ARI - Irv Terry 44 field goal
3Q: 01:10 ARI - Irv Terry 43 field goal
4Q: 13:09 MIN - A.J. Neiderer 26 field goal
4Q: 09:26 MIN - Dominic Henry 4 run (A.J. Neiderer extra point)
4Q: 01:18 ARI - Karl Eichler 2 run (Irv Terry extra point)

Team Statistics MIN ARI
Record 5-0 2-4
First Downs 26 12
- by Rushing 5 4
- by Passing 18 7
- by Penalty 3 1
Total Net Yards 460 195
- Offensive Plays 73 53
- Yards per Play 6.30 3.68
Net Rushing Yards 127 72
- Rushing Attempts 33 19
- Yards per Rush 3.85 3.79
Net Passing Yards 333 123
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 40 - 24 - 0 32 - 18 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 333 137
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 2/14
- Yards per Pass Play 8.33 3.62
Fumbles/Lost 3/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 8/15 1/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.1 6.8
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/1
Penalties/Yards 4/30 6/50
Punt Returns/Yards 2/9 2/-4
Kick Returns/Yards 3/89 7/168
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 6 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/3 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 29 OWN 31
Time of Possession 35:10 24:50

Team Statistics	MIN	ARI
Record	5-0	2-4
First Downs	26	12
- by Rushing	5	4
- by Passing	18	7
- by Penalty	3	1
Total Net Yards	460	195
- Offensive Plays	73	53
- Yards per Play	6.30	3.68
Net Rushing Yards	127	72
- Rushing Attempts	33	19
- Yards per Rush	3.85	3.79
Net Passing Yards	333	123
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	40 - 24 - 0	32 - 18 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	333	137
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	2/14
- Yards per Pass Play	8.33	3.62
Fumbles/Lost	3/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	8/15	1/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.1	6.8
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/1
Penalties/Yards	4/30	6/50
Punt Returns/Yards	2/9	2/-4
Kick Returns/Yards	3/89	7/168
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	6	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/3	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 29	OWN 31
Time of Possession	35:10	24:50

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:16	OPP 47	6	28	Field Goal
1	9:46	2:54	OWN 24	5	14	Punt
1	3:55	4:35	OWN 20	12	80	Touchdown
2	12:50	3:51	OWN 19	7	81	Touchdown
2	8:00	5:03	OWN 20	12	63	Field Goal
2	1:49	1:47	OWN 15	5	47	Field Goal
3	13:53	1:40	OWN 35	4	22	Punt
3	8:28	2:45	OWN 17	3	7	Punt
3	1:03	3:02	OWN 48	7	43	Field Goal
4	11:28	2:11	OWN 31	8	69	Touchdown
4	4:17	1:38	OWN 15	3	6	Fumble
4	1:12	1:12	OPP 40	4	20	Game

Arizona Cardinals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:44	1:58	OWN 23	3	8	Punt
1	6:52	2:57	OWN 25	6	15	Punt
2	14:20	1:30	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
2	8:59	0:59	OWN 39	3	6	Punt
2	2:57	1:08	OWN 26	3	9	Punt
3	15:00	1:07	OWN 22	3	1	Punt
3	12:13	3:45	OWN 20	8	53	Field Goal
3	5:43	4:40	OWN 29	8	45	Field Goal
4	13:01	1:33	OWN 27	3	4	Punt
4	9:17	5:00	OWN 32	9	15	Punt
4	2:39	1:27	OPP 21	4	21	Touchdown

Game MVP: Frankie Giles, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Dominic Henry	20	101	5.05	33	2	1
Levon Neri	11	20	1.82	15	1	0
Frankie Giles	2	6	3.00	7	0	0

Arizona	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	TD
Karl Eichler	11	34	3.09	9	1
Gerald Meeber	4	19	4.75	8	0
Dave McVay	4	19	4.75	7	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Frankie Giles	40	24	333	0/0	2	39	0	103.4

Arizona	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Gerald Meeber	32	18	137	2/14	0	19	0	66.8

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Quentin Giles	6	11	137	22.83	47	39	0
TE Jose Mueller	4	5	26	6.50	3	9	0
TE Roman Ferrari	4	4	47	11.75	11	16	0
WR Bernie Hassler	4	9	47	11.75	14	17	0
WR Bryce Perkins	3	6	38	12.67	24	23	2
WR Joey Webb	2	2	30	15.00	6	17	0
RB Tony Petitgout	1	1	8	8.00	2	8	0
RB Dominic Henry	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Roger Farr	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Arizona	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
TE Randall Morrissey	7	12	34	4.86	2	12
FB Alan McMurdo	4	5	36	9.00	17	19
TE Richard Cummins	3	5	24	8.00	2	11
WR Ronnie Clements	2	3	17	8.50	0	11
WR Billy Joe Maxwell	1	3	15	15.00	5	15
RB Karl Eichler	1	2	11	11.00	8	11
WR Preston Donaldson	0	2	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Arizona	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov
Levon Neri	2	0
Dominic Henry	1	0
Britt Sims	0	1
Roman Ferrari	0	1

Arizona	Recov	Force
Nolan Brennan	1	0
Ted Coffey	0	1
Matt Foster	0	1
Edward Arnold	0	1

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Herman Burns	3	123	41.0	35.7	46	0

Arizona	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Patrick Stone	8	387	48.4	42.3	60	2

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
A.J. Neiderer	4/4	1/1	1/1	55	3/3

Arizona	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Irv Terry	2/2	2/2	0/0	44	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Nick Blackburn	2	9	4.5	0

Arizona	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Preston Donaldson	2	-4	-2.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Frank Schueler	2	65	32.5	0
Austin Scott	1	24	24.0	0

Arizona	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ronnie Clements	5	122	24.4	0
Billy Joe Maxwell	2	46	23.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Jose Turner	8	0	0.0	19	33
OLB Kris Gough	5	0	1.0	18	29
ILB Kurt Willis	4	3	0.0	18	34
CB Nick Blackburn	4	2	0.0	16	31
DT Clarence Snellings	2	0	1.0	11	12
OLB Ricardo Compton	2	2	0.0	10	19
CB Marcus Bernstein	2	1	0.0	10	14
S Trent Dawson	2	0	0.0	3	5
DE Teddy Davison	2	0	0.0	15	29
OLB Max Wedderburn	1	2	0.0	6	7
DE Jared Gardner	1	1	0.0	10	19
CB Michael Huffman	1	1	0.0	18	28
S Harry Hines	1	1	0.0	16	25
ILB Archie O'Neal	1	0	0.0	2	5
OLB J.B. Winkler	1	0	0.0	1	5
CB J.C. Sturm	1	0	0.0	10	21

Arizona	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
CB Edward Arnold	7	0	30	35
OLB Mickey Bumgarner	5	1	24	29
ILB David West	5	0	28	23
S Dave Irwin	5	0	29	31
ILB Byron Crist	4	2	15	21
DT Ted Coffey	4	0	15	14
S Butch Bush	4	0	28	31
DE Nolan Brennan	3	3	25	32
OLB Joel Patton	3	1	20	14
DE William Fyffe	3	0	26	34
CB Sammy Stevenson	2	1	23	35
CB Richard Hancuff	2	0	14	25
DE Matt Foster	1	2	22	21
S Perry Dunn	1	1	14	16
DE Terry Crist	1	0	12	19
ILB Glenn Alston	1	0	14	22
OLB Ty Rivers	1	0	14	15

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Kris Gough	1.0	0	2	0	29
DT Clarence Snellings	1.0	0	0	0	12
DT Randy Murray	0.0	1	0	0	28
DE Winfred Dalton	0.0	1	0	0	14
OLB J.B. Winkler	0.0	1	0	0	5
DE Jared Gardner	0.0	0	1	0	19
DE Teddy Davison	0.0	0	0	1	29

Arizona	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Nolan Brennan	1	2	1	32
OLB Mickey Bumgarner	0	1	0	29
DE Matt Foster	0	1	0	21
ILB Byron Crist	0	0	1	21

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Jose Turner	5	2	33
CB Nick Blackburn	4	0	31
ILB Kurt Willis	2	1	34
OLB Kris Gough	2	0	29
CB Marcus Bernstein	2	0	14
CB J.C. Sturm	1	1	21
CB Michael Huffman	1	1	28
OLB Max Wedderburn	1	0	7
OLB Ricardo Compton	0	1	19

Arizona	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Edward Arnold	4	2	35
S Dave Irwin	3	1	31
ILB Byron Crist	3	0	21
S Butch Bush	3	0	31
CB Sammy Stevenson	2	0	35
S Spencer Malone	2	0	23
DE William Fyffe	2	0	34
OLB Joel Patton	1	1	14
ILB Glenn Alston	1	1	22
OLB Mickey Bumgarner	1	0	29
OLB Ty Rivers	1	0	15
CB Richard Hancuff	1	0	25
ILB David West	0	1	23

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Britt Sims	3	8	0	30	40
Moe Adderly	2	6	1	27	31
Jose Mueller	2	3	0	29	34
Kurt Drake	1	4	0	27	34
Clarence Cassidy	1	2	0	8	18
Rod Erickson	0	5	0	29	28
Curtis Farley	0	1	0	10	11
Scott Hastings	0	1	0	5	2
Donald Starks	0	1	0	29	36

Arizona	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Marc Walters	2	2	17	0	25
Walt Buckner	1	4	18	0	33
Claude Richardson	1	2	16	2	27
Alan McMurdo	1	2	18	0	32
Thomas Murack	1	1	4	0	8
Floyd Goldsmith	0	3	15	0	26
Ted Kaplan	0	1	18	0	31

Special Teams Statistics

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Max Wedderburn	5	25
Roman Ferrari	1	19
Roger Farr	1	19
Craig Bennetts	1	8
Jose Mueller	1	6
Levon Neri	0	27
Joey Webb	0	16
Bryce Perkins	0	13
Trent Dawson	0	13
Marcus Bernstein	0	13
A.J. Neiderer	0	12
Harry Hines	0	12
Brad Jeffries	0	11
Nick Blackburn	0	10
Michael Huffman	0	10
Winfred Dalton	0	9
Britt Sims	0	7
Curtis Farley	0	7
Scott Hastings	0	7
J.B. Winkler	0	7
Austin Scott	0	7
Clarence Cassidy	0	7
Frank Schueler	0	7
Archie O'Neal	0	6
Rod Erickson	0	6
Ricardo Compton	0	6
Kurt Willis	0	4
Kirk Hammond	0	4
J.C. Sturm	0	4
Herman Burns	0	3
Jim Abrams	0	2
Jared Gardner	0	2
Jose Turner	0	2
Kris Gough	0	2
Tony Petitgout	0	2
Randy Murray	0	1
Moe Adderly	0	1
Clarence Snellings	0	1
Teddy Davison	0	1

Arizona	Tackles	STPlays
Dave McVay	1	21
Ronnie Clements	1	19
Spencer Malone	1	19
David West	1	13
Alan McMurdo	1	12
Anthony Galland	0	18
Sammy Stevenson	0	15
Richard Cummins	0	15
Thomas Wiles	0	15
Clifton Downs	0	13
Glenn Alston	0	11
Terrell Murphy	0	10
Andy Wilcox	0	10
Ben Cavanaugh	0	10
Thomas Murack	0	10
Patrick Stone	0	10
Karl Eichler	0	9
Dave Irwin	0	9
Floyd Goldsmith	0	8
Billy Joe Maxwell	0	8
Randall Morrissey	0	7
Irv Terry	0	6
Matt Foster	0	6
Ty Rivers	0	6
Nolan Brennan	0	5
Preston Donaldson	0	5
Ted Coffey	0	4
Richard Hancuff	0	4
Perry Dunn	0	3
Joel Patton	0	3
Butch Bush	0	3
Edward Arnold	0	3
Byron Crist	0	2
Alvin Clinton	0	2
Mickey Bumgarner	0	2
William Fyffe	0	2
Terry Crist	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	39	9.8
Middle	19	37	1.9
Right	9	52	5.8
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	24	6.0
Middle	12	43	3.6
Right	3	5	1.7
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Frankie Giles	40	24	5	0	5	6	4	2	0

Arizona	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Gerald Meeber	32	18	0	0	2	6	3	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	26	17	176	6.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	6	118	10.7
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	39	13.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	5	43	6.1
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	8	49	3.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	5	45	4.5
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Quentin Giles	11	6	3	137	4	26
WR Bernie Hassler	9	4	1	47	0	30
WR Bryce Perkins	6	3	0	38	1	19
TE Jose Mueller	5	4	0	26	0	34
TE Roman Ferrari	4	4	0	47	0	30
WR Joey Webb	2	2	0	30	0	9
RB Dominic Henry	1	0	1	0	0	27
WR Roger Farr	1	0	0	0	0	1
RB Tony Petitgout	1	1	0	8	0	11

Arizona	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
TE Randall Morrissey	12	7	0	34	34
TE Richard Cummins	5	3	1	24	34
FB Alan McMurdo	5	4	0	36	32
WR Ronnie Clements	3	2	0	17	11
WR Billy Joe Maxwell	3	1	0	15	4
RB Karl Eichler	2	1	1	11	19
WR Preston Donaldson	2	0	0	0	17

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Dominic Henry	4	5	1.25	5.05
Levon Neri	3	-4	-1.33	1.82
Frankie Giles	1	-1	-1.00	3.00

Arizona	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Karl Eichler	1	2	2.00	3.09
Dave McVay	1	3	3.00	4.75

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Frankie Giles	8	3	24	3.00	8.33

Arizona	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Gerald Meeber	1	1	15	15.00	4.28

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Bernie Hassler	3	1	7	2.33	5.22
WR Bryce Perkins	2	1	1	0.50	6.33
WR Quentin Giles	1	0	0	0.00	12.45
TE Roman Ferrari	1	1	16	16.00	11.75
WR Roger Farr	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Arizona	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Billy Joe Maxwell	1	1	15	15.00	5.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Levon Neri	3	0
Dominic Henry	3	2

Arizona	Rushes	Conversions
Karl Eichler	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Frankie Giles	9	7	6

Arizona	Att	Comp	Conversions
Gerald Meeber	11	3	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Quentin Giles	2	2	2
TE Roman Ferrari	2	2	1
WR Bernie Hassler	2	1	1
WR Bryce Perkins	1	1	1
WR Joey Webb	1	1	1
WR Roger Farr	1	0	0

Arizona	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Randall Morrissey	4	1	0
TE Richard Cummins	2	1	0
WR Ronnie Clements	1	0	0
WR Billy Joe Maxwell	1	0	0
RB Karl Eichler	1	0	0
FB Alan McMurdo	1	1	1
WR Preston Donaldson	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 52,600 (63,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 14,900 (17,600)
End Zone 10,600 (12,700)
Mezzanine 6,000 (7,300)
Sideline Seats 9,100 (11,200)
Club Seats 10,300 (12,000)
Luxury Boxes 1,700 (2,200)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	52,600 (63,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	14,900 (17,600)
End Zone	10,600 (12,700)
Mezzanine	6,000 (7,300)
Sideline Seats	9,100 (11,200)
Club Seats	10,300 (12,000)
Luxury Boxes	1,700 (2,200)