Week 16, 2034

played in Minnesota, MN

68 degrees, fair, calm

New England Patriots	14	7	0	7	-	28
Minnesota Vikings	0	17	7	7	-	31

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:20 NED - Allen Rosenfels 9 pass from Seth Leszynski (Walter Dawkins extra point)
1Q: 01:30 NED - Eugene Earls 2 pass from Seth Leszynski (Walter Dawkins extra point)
2Q: 15:00 MIN - Wally Blanchard 23 pass from Albert Prior (Emmitt Savoie extra point)
2Q: 10:54 MIN - Lamont Monroe 8 pass from Albert Prior (Emmitt Savoie extra point)
2Q: 06:17 MIN - Emmitt Savoie 43 field goal
2Q: 02:56 NED - Allen Rosenfels 21 pass from Seth Leszynski (Walter Dawkins extra point)
3Q: 04:44 MIN - Matt Woodard 2 run (Emmitt Savoie extra point)
4Q: 12:00 MIN - Nathan Burrow 35 pass from Albert Prior (Emmitt Savoie extra point)
4Q: 05:40 NED - Seth Leszynski 7 run (Walter Dawkins extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:20 NED - Allen Rosenfels 9 pass from Seth Leszynski (Walter Dawkins extra point)
1Q: 01:30 NED - Eugene Earls 2 pass from Seth Leszynski (Walter Dawkins extra point)
2Q: 15:00 MIN - Wally Blanchard 23 pass from Albert Prior (Emmitt Savoie extra point)
2Q: 10:54 MIN - Lamont Monroe 8 pass from Albert Prior (Emmitt Savoie extra point)
2Q: 06:17 MIN - Emmitt Savoie 43 field goal
2Q: 02:56 NED - Allen Rosenfels 21 pass from Seth Leszynski (Walter Dawkins extra point)
3Q: 04:44 MIN - Matt Woodard 2 run (Emmitt Savoie extra point)
4Q: 12:00 MIN - Nathan Burrow 35 pass from Albert Prior (Emmitt Savoie extra point)
4Q: 05:40 NED - Seth Leszynski 7 run (Walter Dawkins extra point)

Team Statistics NED MIN
Record 6-9 6-8-1
First Downs 23 15
- by Rushing 7 6
- by Passing 14 9
- by Penalty 2 0
Total Net Yards 362 310
- Offensive Plays 71 53
- Yards per Play 5.10 5.85
Net Rushing Yards 123 137
- Rushing Attempts 28 28
- Yards per Rush 4.39 4.89
Net Passing Yards 239 173
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 43 - 30 - 2 23 - 18 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 239 186
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 2/13
- Yards per Pass Play 5.56 6.92
Fumbles/Lost 4/2 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 8/14 4/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.1 6.6
4th Down Conversions 1/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 8/50 6/40
Punt Returns/Yards 1/13 5/46
Kick Returns/Yards 3/70 4/76
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 2/19
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 4/0 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 24 OWN 41
Time of Possession 31:05 28:55

Team Statistics	NED	MIN
Record	6-9	6-8-1
First Downs	23	15
- by Rushing	7	6
- by Passing	14	9
- by Penalty	2	0
Total Net Yards	362	310
- Offensive Plays	71	53
- Yards per Play	5.10	5.85
Net Rushing Yards	123	137
- Rushing Attempts	28	28
- Yards per Rush	4.39	4.89
Net Passing Yards	239	173
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	43 - 30 - 2	23 - 18 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	239	186
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	2/13
- Yards per Pass Play	5.56	6.92
Fumbles/Lost	4/2	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	8/14	4/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.1	6.6
4th Down Conversions	1/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	8/50	6/40
Punt Returns/Yards	1/13	5/46
Kick Returns/Yards	3/70	4/76
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	2/19
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	4/0	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 24	OWN 41
Time of Possession	31:05	28:55

Drive Charts

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:49	OWN 47	7	53	Touchdown
1	5:56	4:34	OWN 20	11	80	Touchdown
2	14:46	1:19	OWN 8	3	1	Interception
2	10:47	1:28	OWN 20	3	-2	Punt
2	6:09	2:16	OWN 27	3	7	Punt
2	3:53	1:09	OPP 20	3	20	Touchdown
2	2:00	1:42	OWN 40	3	-6	Punt
3	10:19	1:31	OWN 1	3	8	Punt
3	7:37	2:25	OWN 4	5	21	Fumble
3	4:37	1:40	OWN 23	3	14	Interception
3	1:32	1:19	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
4	11:43	6:11	OWN 9	13	91	Touchdown
4	2:50	0:43	OWN 21	3	26	Fumble
4	1:32	1:32	OWN 20	9	44	Game

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:11	5:15	OWN 20	7	32	Punt
1	1:22	1:36	OWN 35	3	65	Touchdown
2	13:27	2:40	OPP 25	6	25	Touchdown
2	9:19	3:10	OWN 40	6	34	Field Goal
2	2:44	0:44	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
2	0:18	0:18	OWN 15	1	22	Half
3	15:00	4:41	OWN 37	6	25	Punt
3	8:48	1:11	OWN 43	3	9	Punt
3	5:12	0:35	OPP 9	2	9	Touchdown
3	2:57	1:25	OWN 40	3	6	Punt
3	0:13	3:30	OWN 37	7	63	Touchdown
4	5:32	2:42	OWN 28	3	7	Punt
4	2:07	0:35	OPP 41	3	4	Punt

Game MVP: Albert Prior, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Ray Brazinski	18	53	2.94	20	4	0
Seth Leszynski	5	33	6.60	13	1	1
Jared Rodgers	4	39	9.75	18	2	0
Teddy Blackburn	1	-2	-2.00	-2	0	0

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Mo Scanlon	18	107	5.94	29	2	0
Matt Woodard	7	17	2.43	8	0	1
Albert Prior	3	13	4.33	6	0	0

Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Seth Leszynski	43	30	239	0/0	3	21	2	87.2

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Albert Prior	23	18	186	2/13	3	35	0	139.9

Receiving Statistics

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Eugene Earls	8	12	67	8.38	6	14	1
RB Ray Brazinski	5	5	19	3.80	4	8	0
WR Matthew Gonzalez	5	9	36	7.20	1	16	0
TE Winfred Lundberg	3	3	24	8.00	3	12	0
WR Allen Rosenfels	3	4	35	11.67	11	21	2
WR Cris Peterson	3	3	18	6.00	0	9	0
WR Mark Frederick	2	3	30	15.00	4	20	0
RB Jared Rodgers	1	2	10	10.00	3	10	0
TE Patrick Warren	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Pete Shepherd	4	4	21	5.25	5	8	0
WR Lamont Monroe	3	6	30	10.00	14	14	1
WR Wally Blanchard	3	4	40	13.33	19	23	1
WR Rusty Humphrey	2	2	21	10.50	2	16	0
RB Mo Scanlon	2	2	6	3.00	0	4	0
WR Nathan Burrow	1	1	35	35.00	26	35	1
RB Jack Starks	1	1	11	11.00	7	11	0
TE Percy Broussard	1	2	4	4.00	0	4	0
WR Norbert Roberson	1	1	18	18.00	4	18	0

Interception Statistics

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Adrian Hastings	1	11	11.00	0
S Howard Wallenbrock	1	8	8.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force
Eugene Earls	1	1	0
Cris Peterson	1	0	1
Matthew Gonzalez	1	0	0
Jared Rodgers	1	0	0
William Coffey	0	1	0
Patrick Warren	0	1	0

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force
Rusty Humphrey	1	0	0
Erik Irizarry	0	2	1
Adrian Hastings	0	0	1
Bernie Marshak	0	0	1
Reuben Brooks	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Fernando Palmer	5	269	53.8	44.6	59	2

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Seth Luster	7	313	44.7	34.3	54	2

Kicking Statistics

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Walter Dawkins	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	4/4

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Emmitt Savoie	1/1	1/1	0/0	43	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Benjamin Macpherson	1	13	13.0	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rusty Humphrey	4	39	9.8	0
Dean Kubis	1	7	7.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Benjamin Macpherson	2	54	27.0	0
Kent Lapalme	1	16	16.0	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Quentin Pitcher	2	33	16.5	0
Rusty Humphrey	2	43	21.5	0

Defensive Statistics

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DE Mitch Manthey	6	1	1.0	20	19
DE Lorenzo Daniels	5	0	1.0	18	17
S Jimmie Kennedy	4	2	0.0	22	22
ILB Jay Willis	3	1	0.0	21	21
CB Ronald Lucas	3	1	0.0	23	22
S Myron Witt	3	0	0.0	22	22
DE Rondell Fleming	3	0	0.0	17	15
DT Grant Odell	3	0	0.0	20	19
OLB Barry Austin	3	0	0.0	10	6
OLB Antonio Brewer	2	2	0.0	21	21
ILB Mitchell Murray	2	2	0.0	17	10
CB Corey Craven	2	0	0.0	23	23
CB Kent Lapalme	2	0	0.0	23	22
DT Gerald Rivers	1	1	0.0	13	5
C Skip Louis	1	0	---	---	---
CB Danny Cortez	1	0	0.0	3	3
S Zach Toohil	1	0	0.0	18	18
RB Ray Brazinski	1	0	---	---	---
WR Matthew Gonzalez	1	0	---	---	---
WR Eugene Earls	1	0	---	---	---

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Jeff Roman	8	2	23	33
OLB Bernie Marshak	7	1	23	29
CB Reuben Brooks	6	1	22	34
OLB Everett Knight	4	1	25	36
S Howard Wallenbrock	4	0	16	29
S Dean Kubis	4	0	21	33
CB Erik Irizarry	3	1	24	36
DT Terrance Ziadie	3	1	17	25
CB Max Tautuaa	2	1	19	31
S Adrian Hastings	2	0	14	28
ILB Terrell Spencer	2	0	8	11
DE Lamont Scouten	2	0	13	31
CB Quentin Pitcher	2	0	18	25
ILB Riddick Howard	1	1	11	17
DE Rodney Young	1	0	15	13
DE Thurman Sheff	1	0	21	34
DE Edwin Duerr	0	1	7	9
DT Juan Godfrey	0	1	11	19

Pass Rush Statistics

New England	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Lorenzo Daniels	1.0	1	0	17
DE Mitch Manthey	1.0	0	0	19
DE Rondell Fleming	0.0	2	1	15
DT Grant Odell	0.0	1	2	19

Minnesota	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Bernie Marshak	1	0	0	29
DE Lamont Scouten	0	3	0	31
OLB Everett Knight	0	0	2	36
DT Terrance Ziadie	0	0	1	25
DE Thurman Sheff	0	0	1	34

Pass Defense Statistics

New England	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Jimmie Kennedy	5	0	22
OLB Antonio Brewer	3	1	21
CB Ronald Lucas	3	0	22
ILB Jay Willis	1	0	21
CB Corey Craven	1	0	23
S Zach Toohil	1	0	18
OLB Barry Austin	1	0	6
CB Kent Lapalme	1	0	22
DE Mitch Manthey	1	0	19
ILB Mitchell Murray	1	0	10

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Reuben Brooks	7	0	0	34
OLB Bernie Marshak	5	0	0	29
S Dean Kubis	4	0	0	33
S Adrian Hastings	2	0	1	28
S Howard Wallenbrock	2	0	1	29
ILB Terrell Spencer	2	0	0	11
OLB Jeff Roman	2	0	0	33
OLB Everett Knight	2	0	0	36
CB Erik Irizarry	1	1	0	36
CB Max Tautuaa	1	1	0	31
CB Quentin Pitcher	1	0	0	25
DE Rodney Young	1	0	0	13

Blocking Statistics

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Toby Hooks	2	3	9	5
Warren Owen	2	2	22	34
William Coffey	1	5	28	43
Rickey Wilkerson	1	4	23	35
J.J. Farley	0	5	23	37
Skip Louis	0	3	23	40
Fred Burns	0	1	13	21

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Brent Finkes	3	5	1	19	0	22
Dave Kelly	2	5	0	25	0	20
Les Shields	2	2	0	3	0	5
Brock Willis	1	6	0	28	0	25
Carlos Crump	1	3	0	27	0	23
Deion Harden	1	2	0	7	0	5
Pete Shepherd	0	1	0	15	0	14
Ellis Finney	0	1	0	9	0	3
Fred Carpenter	0	0	0	21	1	20
Harris Savoie	0	0	0	9	1	10

Special Teams Statistics

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Jay Willis	3	17
Cris Peterson	2	15
Patrick Warren	1	15
Corey Craven	1	12
Winfred Lundberg	1	12
Alfred Spencer	1	5
Teddy Blackburn	0	22
Allen Rosenfels	0	18
Ronald Lucas	0	15
Mitchell Murray	0	14
Benjamin Macpherson	0	12
Kent Lapalme	0	12
Tony Hardy	0	11
Ray Brazinski	0	8
Zach Toohil	0	7
Bobby Griffith	0	7
Toby Hooks	0	7
Danny Cortez	0	6
William Coffey	0	5
Fernando Palmer	0	5
Ricky Harper	0	5
Fred Burns	0	5
Ron Coles	0	5
Frank Wannstedt	0	5
Gerald Rivers	0	3
Rondell Fleming	0	3
Jared Rodgers	0	3
Grant Odell	0	2
Mark Frederick	0	2
Lorenzo Daniels	0	1
Myron Witt	0	1
Antonio Brewer	0	1
Mitch Manthey	0	1
Jimmie Kennedy	0	1
Danny Wyatt	0	1

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Quentin Pitcher	1	26
Adrian Hastings	1	23
Pete Shepherd	1	19
Rusty Humphrey	1	16
Matt Woodard	0	20
Jack Starks	0	19
Bernie Marshak	0	11
Harris Savoie	0	11
Nathan Burrow	0	10
Reuben Brooks	0	10
Riddick Howard	0	10
Norbert Roberson	0	9
D.J. Castillo	0	8
Seth Luster	0	8
Deion Harden	0	8
Les Shields	0	8
Donald Harness	0	8
Emmitt Savoie	0	7
Fred Carpenter	0	7
Percy Broussard	0	6
Terrell Spencer	0	5
Edwin Duerr	0	5
Lamont Monroe	0	2
Terrance Ziadie	0	2
Thurman Sheff	0	2
Dean Kubis	0	2
Lamont Scouten	0	1
Ellis Finney	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	28	4.7
Middle	18	88	4.9
Right	4	7	1.8
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	44	6.3
Middle	15	62	4.1
Right	6	31	5.2
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Seth Leszynski	43	30	2	1	3	2	3	4	2

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Albert Prior	23	18	2	0	0	1	4	3	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	10	2.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	21	16	97	4.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	10	112	9.3
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	20	4.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	5	35	7.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	10	109	8.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	4	3	42	10.5
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Eugene Earls	12	8	2	67	0	30
WR Matthew Gonzalez	9	5	0	36	0	27
RB Ray Brazinski	5	5	0	19	0	30
WR Allen Rosenfels	4	3	1	35	1	30
TE Winfred Lundberg	3	3	0	24	0	22
WR Mark Frederick	3	2	0	30	1	24
WR Cris Peterson	3	3	0	18	0	12
RB Jared Rodgers	2	1	0	10	0	16
TE Patrick Warren	1	0	0	0	0	15

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Lamont Monroe	6	3	30	0	17
TE Pete Shepherd	4	4	21	0	14
WR Wally Blanchard	4	3	40	1	14
WR Rusty Humphrey	2	2	21	0	20
RB Mo Scanlon	2	2	6	0	14
TE Percy Broussard	2	1	4	0	9
WR Nathan Burrow	1	1	35	1	9
RB Jack Starks	1	1	11	0	8
WR Norbert Roberson	1	1	18	0	3

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Ray Brazinski	4	-3	-0.75	2.94
Jared Rodgers	2	9	4.50	9.75
Seth Leszynski	1	7	7.00	6.60

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Mo Scanlon	2	12	6.00	5.94
Matt Woodard	1	2	2.00	2.43

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Seth Leszynski	8	7	43	5.38	5.56

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Albert Prior	3	2	10	3.33	8.09

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Matthew Gonzalez	3	3	14	4.67	4.00
WR Allen Rosenfels	2	1	9	4.50	8.75
TE Winfred Lundberg	1	1	12	12.00	8.00
WR Cris Peterson	1	1	6	6.00	6.00
WR Eugene Earls	1	1	2	2.00	5.58

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Lamont Monroe	1	1	8	8.00	5.00
WR Wally Blanchard	1	0	0	0.00	10.00
RB Mo Scanlon	1	1	2	2.00	3.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New England	Rushes	Conversions
Seth Leszynski	2	1
Teddy Blackburn	1	0

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Matt Woodard	2	1
Mo Scanlon	2	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Seth Leszynski	11	7	7

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Albert Prior	7	7	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Eugene Earls	3	1	1
RB Ray Brazinski	2	2	2
WR Mark Frederick	2	1	1
WR Matthew Gonzalez	2	1	1
TE Winfred Lundberg	1	1	1
WR Allen Rosenfels	1	1	1

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Lamont Monroe	2	2	2
TE Pete Shepherd	2	2	0
RB Jack Starks	1	1	1
WR Rusty Humphrey	1	1	0
TE Percy Broussard	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 71,400 (91,500 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,000 (24,800)
End Zone 13,400 (17,900)
Mezzanine 8,100 (10,400)
Sideline Seats 12,800 (15,900)
Club Seats 14,500 (17,500)
Luxury Boxes 2,600 (5,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	71,400 (91,500 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,000 (24,800)
End Zone	13,400 (17,900)
Mezzanine	8,100 (10,400)
Sideline Seats	12,800 (15,900)
Club Seats	14,500 (17,500)
Luxury Boxes	2,600 (5,000)