Week 6, 2027

played in Arizona, AZ

74 degrees, fair, calm

Minnesota Vikings	0	13	0	14	-	27
Arizona Cardinals	14	3	10	7	-	34

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:18 ARI - Sam Sutton 2 pass from Bernard Escalante (Alonzo Long extra point)
1Q: 03:05 ARI - Sam Sutton 10 pass from Bernard Escalante (Alonzo Long extra point)
2Q: 12:53 MIN - Kevin Matthews 37 field goal
2Q: 07:19 MIN - B.J. Dodge 5 pass from Frankie Giles (Kevin Matthews extra point)
2Q: 02:21 MIN - Kevin Matthews 38 field goal
2Q: 00:12 ARI - Alonzo Long 29 field goal
3Q: 06:25 ARI - Alonzo Long 46 field goal
3Q: 00:48 ARI - Sam Sutton 30 pass from Bernard Escalante (Alonzo Long extra point)
4Q: 10:36 MIN - Sherman Styles 17 pass from Frankie Giles (Kevin Matthews extra point)
4Q: 02:28 MIN - Bernie Hassler 2 pass from Frankie Giles (Kevin Matthews extra point)
4Q: 01:41 ARI - Rickey Sullivan 10 run (Alonzo Long extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:18 ARI - Sam Sutton 2 pass from Bernard Escalante (Alonzo Long extra point)
1Q: 03:05 ARI - Sam Sutton 10 pass from Bernard Escalante (Alonzo Long extra point)
2Q: 12:53 MIN - Kevin Matthews 37 field goal
2Q: 07:19 MIN - B.J. Dodge 5 pass from Frankie Giles (Kevin Matthews extra point)
2Q: 02:21 MIN - Kevin Matthews 38 field goal
2Q: 00:12 ARI - Alonzo Long 29 field goal
3Q: 06:25 ARI - Alonzo Long 46 field goal
3Q: 00:48 ARI - Sam Sutton 30 pass from Bernard Escalante (Alonzo Long extra point)
4Q: 10:36 MIN - Sherman Styles 17 pass from Frankie Giles (Kevin Matthews extra point)
4Q: 02:28 MIN - Bernie Hassler 2 pass from Frankie Giles (Kevin Matthews extra point)
4Q: 01:41 ARI - Rickey Sullivan 10 run (Alonzo Long extra point)

Team Statistics MIN ARI
Record 1-4 4-2
First Downs 18 25
- by Rushing 3 4
- by Passing 13 21
- by Penalty 2 0
Total Net Yards 316 455
- Offensive Plays 66 68
- Yards per Play 4.79 6.69
Net Rushing Yards 50 80
- Rushing Attempts 20 25
- Yards per Rush 2.50 3.20
Net Passing Yards 266 375
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 45 - 23 - 1 43 - 28 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 274 375
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/8 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 5.78 8.72
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 3/14 5/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.6 7.0
4th Down Conversions 2/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 10/66 7/50
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 4/21
Kick Returns/Yards 5/126 6/121
Interception Ret./Yards 1/6 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/0 4/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 32 OWN 26
Time of Possession 27:56 32:04

Team Statistics	MIN	ARI
Record	1-4	4-2
First Downs	18	25
- by Rushing	3	4
- by Passing	13	21
- by Penalty	2	0
Total Net Yards	316	455
- Offensive Plays	66	68
- Yards per Play	4.79	6.69
Net Rushing Yards	50	80
- Rushing Attempts	20	25
- Yards per Rush	2.50	3.20
Net Passing Yards	266	375
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	45 - 23 - 1	43 - 28 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	274	375
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/8	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	5.78	8.72
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	3/14	5/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.6	7.0
4th Down Conversions	2/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	10/66	7/50
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	4/21
Kick Returns/Yards	5/126	6/121
Interception Ret./Yards	1/6	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/0	4/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 32	OWN 26
Time of Possession	27:56	32:04

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:07	1:34	OWN 29	3	3	Punt
1	2:55	1:31	OWN 20	3	-5	Punt
2	14:51	2:03	OWN 16	5	64	Field Goal
2	10:27	3:19	OPP 34	6	34	Touchdown
2	4:29	2:13	OWN 39	8	40	Field Goal
2	0:04	0:04	OWN 20	1	-2	Half
3	15:00	2:24	OWN 41	3	0	Punt
3	12:00	1:11	OWN 40	3	0	Punt
3	6:18	1:58	OWN 25	3	9	Punt
3	0:31	5:03	OWN 25	10	75	Touchdown
4	7:12	4:51	OWN 27	17	73	Touchdown
4	1:33	1:02	OWN 41	5	20	Interception

Arizona Cardinals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:53	OWN 36	12	64	Touchdown
1	7:33	4:38	OWN 19	10	81	Touchdown
1	1:24	1:33	OWN 29	3	5	Punt
2	12:48	2:21	OWN 28	4	23	Fumble
2	7:08	2:39	OWN 22	6	28	Interception
2	2:16	2:12	OWN 23	6	65	Field Goal
3	12:36	0:36	OWN 19	3	0	Punt
3	10:49	4:31	OWN 27	9	44	Field Goal
3	4:20	3:49	OWN 34	6	66	Touchdown
4	9:54	2:42	OWN 25	3	6	Punt
4	2:21	0:48	OWN 37	3	63	Touchdown
4	0:31	0:31	OWN 20	3	-4	Game

Game MVP: Bernard Escalante, Arizona Cardinals

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Jeremy Kirk	13	27	2.08	9	0
Mitch Fulcher	5	17	3.40	12	1
Frankie Giles	2	6	3.00	8	0

Arizona	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Rickey Sullivan	12	57	4.75	10	1	1
Brady Moss	8	13	1.63	4	0	0
Bernard Escalante	5	10	2.00	8	0	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Frankie Giles	45	23	274	1/8	3	58	1	83.0

Arizona	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bernard Escalante	43	28	375	0/0	3	41	1	106.2

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Sherman Styles	6	11	126	21.00	19	58	1
WR Bernie Hassler	5	11	71	14.20	17	27	1
WR Dixon Cash	4	7	16	4.00	1	6	0
RB Jeremy Kirk	2	2	10	5.00	2	7	0
TE B.J. Dodge	2	6	19	9.50	7	14	1
WR Rick Collins	2	3	15	7.50	0	8	0
FB Clyde Uerling	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
TE Josh Harding	1	3	11	11.00	0	11	0
RB Mitch Fulcher	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Arizona	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Sam Sutton	11	17	170	15.45	34	41	3
WR Larry Stratton	7	12	64	9.14	9	15	0
WR Broderick Poole	4	6	76	19.00	29	41	0
RB Rickey Sullivan	2	2	17	8.50	4	11	0
FB Chris Harding	2	2	28	14.00	11	15	0
WR Larry Joseph	1	1	7	7.00	0	7	0
WR Darian Wolfe	1	2	13	13.00	7	13	0
TE J.J. Schwartz	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Earl Gramble	1	6	6.00	0

Arizona	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Edward Arnold	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Recov	Force
Edwin Duerr	1	0
Sherman Styles	0	1
Britt Wynn	0	1

Arizona	Fumb	Recov
Larry Joseph	1	0
Brady Moss	1	0
Marty Hopper	0	1

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Gino McDaniel	5	231	46.2	42.0	57	2

Arizona	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Darrin Price	3	136	45.3	45.3	51	0

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Kevin Matthews	2/2	0/0	0/0	38	3/3

Arizona	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Alonzo Long	2/2	1/1	0/0	46	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Arizona	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Larry Stratton	4	21	5.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Butch Blackwood	4	99	24.8	0
Todd Livesey	1	27	27.0	0

Arizona	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Larry Joseph	5	101	20.2	0
Darian Wolfe	1	20	20.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Michael Huffman	6	0	0.0	15	31
S Emmitt Caldwell	6	0	0.0	23	41
OLB Jeff Roman	5	4	0.0	20	33
ILB Roman Cassidy	4	1	0.0	15	23
OLB Earnest Shepherd	4	0	0.0	9	10
CB Todd Livesey	3	2	0.0	20	36
CB Earl Gramble	3	0	0.0	11	30
DT Deion Palmer	2	1	0.0	21	39
DE Mark Archer	2	1	0.0	19	39
OLB Shannon McKenzie	2	1	0.0	5	10
DE Britt Wynn	2	0	0.0	15	20
DE Carey Richardson	1	1	0.0	17	27
S Leslie Ramthun	1	0	0.0	17	22
QB Frankie Giles	1	0	---	---	---
CB J.C. Sturm	1	0	0.0	12	27
ILB Bubba Cote	1	0	0.0	10	15
DT Edwin Duerr	1	0	0.0	20	27
ILB Gary Frederick	1	0	0.0	5	2
CB Lenny LaRiche	1	0	0.0	10	18

Arizona	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Bo Lemons	5	0	0.0	17	37
DE Winfred Welker	4	1	1.0	13	35
DT Eugene Schwartz	4	1	0.0	20	34
CB Edward Arnold	4	1	0.0	20	45
S Byron Meador	4	0	0.0	15	38
S Otis Drexler	3	1	0.0	13	25
ILB Marty Hopper	3	1	0.0	16	37
CB Randy Roberson	3	1	0.0	20	41
DT Rufus McGarrity	3	0	0.0	18	37
CB Carlos Walsh	2	0	0.0	18	36
DE Daniel McLellan	2	0	0.0	7	11
OLB Phillip Burnett	2	0	0.0	2	13
S Roman Becker	1	2	0.0	19	43
RB Rickey Sullivan	1	0	---	---	---
WR Larry Stratton	1	0	---	---	---
DT Antoine Thune	0	2	0.0	8	21
DT Shannon Pearson	0	1	0.0	5	12

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Carey Richardson	4	4	27
DE Mark Archer	2	3	39
DT Chris Roberson	1	1	11
OLB Earnest Shepherd	1	0	10
DE Britt Wynn	0	3	20
DT Edwin Duerr	0	1	27

Arizona	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Winfred Welker	1.0	1	0	0	35
DT Antoine Thune	0.0	1	1	1	21
DT Eugene Schwartz	0.0	0	3	0	34
DE Daniel McLellan	0.0	0	1	0	11
DT Rufus McGarrity	0.0	0	1	0	37
DT Carlos East	0.0	0	1	0	13
CB Randy Roberson	0.0	0	1	0	41

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Michael Huffman	6	0	0	31
ILB Roman Cassidy	3	1	0	23
OLB Jeff Roman	3	1	0	33
CB Todd Livesey	3	0	0	36
S Emmitt Caldwell	2	3	0	41
CB J.C. Sturm	2	0	0	27
OLB Earnest Shepherd	2	0	0	10
OLB Shannon McKenzie	2	0	0	10
CB Earl Gramble	1	0	1	30
DE Mark Archer	1	0	0	39
DT Edwin Duerr	1	0	0	27
ILB Gary Frederick	1	0	0	2
CB Lenny LaRiche	1	0	0	18

Arizona	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Edward Arnold	4	1	1	45
S Byron Meador	4	1	0	38
OLB Bo Lemons	3	2	0	37
ILB Marty Hopper	2	1	0	37
OLB Phillip Burnett	2	1	0	13
S Otis Drexler	2	0	0	25
CB Carlos Walsh	2	0	0	36
DT Rufus McGarrity	2	0	0	37
DT Eugene Schwartz	1	0	0	34
CB Randy Roberson	1	0	0	41
S Roman Becker	0	2	0	43

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Donald Starks	2	4	0	15	0	40
Brent Finkes	1	2	1	16	1	39
Moe Kleinecke	0	4	0	14	0	43
Troy Branch	0	3	0	15	0	38
Pete Luster	0	2	0	9	0	9
Marshall Burns	0	1	0	6	0	10
Graham Walker	0	1	0	19	0	38
Clyde Uerling	0	1	0	9	0	23

Arizona	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Andrew Powell	2	3	14	24
Marc Grace	1	4	20	34
Van Clancy	1	2	18	35
Randall Middleton	1	2	11	19
Sedrick Forbes	1	1	5	9
Todd Worley	0	3	18	31
Bart Kramer	0	2	9	8
Damon Boyd	0	2	16	35
Chris Harding	0	1	15	17

Special Teams Statistics

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Todd Livesey	4	23
Sherman Styles	2	8
Mitch Fulcher	1	21
Josh Harding	1	19
Clyde Uerling	1	18
Jeremy Kirk	1	3
Jorge Winkler	0	16
Andrew Derlange	0	16
Butch Blackwood	0	15
Les McFarlane	0	14
Bubba Cote	0	13
Kevin Matthews	0	8
Earnest Shepherd	0	8
Troy Branch	0	7
Pete Luster	0	7
Brent Finkes	0	7
Gino McDaniel	0	7
Moe Kleinecke	0	7
Rick Collins	0	6
Graham Walker	0	6
B.J. Dodge	0	5
Mark Archer	0	5
J.C. Sturm	0	4
Roman Cassidy	0	4
Michael Huffman	0	3
Bernie Hassler	0	3
Emmitt Caldwell	0	3
Shannon McKenzie	0	3
Gary Frederick	0	3
Deion Palmer	0	2
Carey Richardson	0	2
Jeff Roman	0	2
Leslie Ramthun	0	1
Wes Pentasuglio	0	1
Dixon Cash	0	1
Britt Wynn	0	1
Edwin Duerr	0	1
Earl Gramble	0	1
Lenny LaRiche	0	1

Arizona	Tackles	STPlays
Larry Joseph	3	16
Darian Wolfe	1	18
Gus Davison	1	15
Terrell Spencer	0	23
Carlos Walsh	0	23
Broderick Poole	0	18
Brady Moss	0	18
Otis Drexler	0	17
Rickey Sullivan	0	15
Chris Harding	0	15
Jonathan Bolender	0	11
Marshall Ding	0	7
Sam Sutton	0	6
Walt Buckner	0	5
Bart Kramer	0	5
Randall Middleton	0	5
Larry Stratton	0	5
Darrin Price	0	5
Van Clancy	0	4
Eugene Schwartz	0	4
Edward Arnold	0	4
Roman Becker	0	4
Marty Hopper	0	4
Damon Boyd	0	4
Antoine Thune	0	3
Rufus McGarrity	0	3
Shannon Pearson	0	3
Sedrick Forbes	0	2
Alonzo Long	0	2
Winfred Welker	0	2
Byron Meador	0	2
J.J. Schwartz	0	2
Randy Roberson	0	2
Howie Rhodes	0	1
Bo Lemons	0	1
Carlos East	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	20	5.0
Middle	8	16	2.0
Right	7	16	2.3
None	1	-2	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	19	2.4
Middle	6	24	4.0
Right	8	41	5.1
None	3	-4	-1.3

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Frankie Giles	45	23	4	1	2	8	8	1	1

Arizona	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bernard Escalante	43	28	4	0	1	5	8	12	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	3	3.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	9	42	3.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	23	8	92	4.0
Long (19+ Yds)	7	5	137	19.6

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	13	123	7.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	19	12	195	10.3
Long (19+ Yds)	6	2	57	9.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Bernie Hassler	11	5	0	71	2	30
WR Sherman Styles	11	6	1	126	2	29
WR Dixon Cash	7	4	0	16	0	22
TE B.J. Dodge	6	2	0	19	0	35
WR Rick Collins	3	2	0	15	0	9
TE Josh Harding	3	1	1	11	0	31
RB Jeremy Kirk	2	2	0	10	0	27
RB Mitch Fulcher	1	0	0	0	0	23
FB Clyde Uerling	1	1	0	6	0	23

Arizona	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Sam Sutton	17	11	1	170	3	42
WR Larry Stratton	12	7	0	64	0	40
WR Broderick Poole	6	4	0	76	1	24
RB Rickey Sullivan	2	2	0	17	0	27
FB Chris Harding	2	2	0	28	0	17
WR Darian Wolfe	2	1	0	13	0	7
WR Larry Joseph	1	1	0	7	0	10
TE J.J. Schwartz	1	0	0	0	0	5

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Jeremy Kirk	1	8	8.00	2.08

Arizona	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Rickey Sullivan	2	8	4.00	4.75

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Frankie Giles	10	4	31	3.10	6.09

Arizona	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bernard Escalante	5	4	32	6.40	8.72

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE B.J. Dodge	3	1	5	1.67	3.17
WR Bernie Hassler	2	1	2	1.00	6.45
WR Sherman Styles	2	1	17	8.50	11.45
RB Jeremy Kirk	1	1	7	7.00	5.00
RB Mitch Fulcher	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
TE Josh Harding	1	0	0	0.00	3.67

Arizona	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Sam Sutton	3	3	25	8.33	10.00
WR Larry Joseph	1	1	7	7.00	7.00
WR Larry Stratton	1	0	0	0.00	5.33

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Mitch Fulcher	2	1

Arizona	Rushes	Conversions
Bernard Escalante	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Frankie Giles	12	3	2

Arizona	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bernard Escalante	10	6	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Bernie Hassler	6	1	1
TE B.J. Dodge	2	0	0
WR Dixon Cash	2	1	0
WR Sherman Styles	2	1	1

Arizona	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Larry Stratton	4	2	1
WR Broderick Poole	2	1	1
FB Chris Harding	2	2	2
WR Sam Sutton	1	1	1
WR Darian Wolfe	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 41,100 (63,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 12,100 (17,600)
End Zone 8,700 (12,700)
Mezzanine 4,800 (7,300)
Sideline Seats 7,000 (11,200)
Club Seats 7,300 (12,000)
Luxury Boxes 1,200 (2,200)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	41,100 (63,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	12,100 (17,600)
End Zone	8,700 (12,700)
Mezzanine	4,800 (7,300)
Sideline Seats	7,000 (11,200)
Club Seats	7,300 (12,000)
Luxury Boxes	1,200 (2,200)