Exhibition Week 2, 2013

played in New England, MA

53 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

Minnesota Vikings	0	3	0	0	-	3
New England Patriots	6	21	0	7	-	34

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:16 NED - Stephen Gostkowski 54 field goal
1Q: 05:35 NED - Stephen Gostkowski 34 field goal
2Q: 13:37 MIN - Chris Morris 38 field goal
2Q: 07:59 NED - Ben Watson 14 pass from Tommie Johnston (Stephen Gostkowski extra point)
2Q: 04:28 NED - Ben Watson 78 pass from Tommie Johnston (Stephen Gostkowski extra point)
2Q: 00:50 NED - Freddie Baxter 16 pass from Tommie Johnston (Stephen Gostkowski extra point)
4Q: 12:19 NED - Laurence Maroney 3 run (Stephen Gostkowski extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:16 NED - Stephen Gostkowski 54 field goal
1Q: 05:35 NED - Stephen Gostkowski 34 field goal
2Q: 13:37 MIN - Chris Morris 38 field goal
2Q: 07:59 NED - Ben Watson 14 pass from Tommie Johnston (Stephen Gostkowski extra point)
2Q: 04:28 NED - Ben Watson 78 pass from Tommie Johnston (Stephen Gostkowski extra point)
2Q: 00:50 NED - Freddie Baxter 16 pass from Tommie Johnston (Stephen Gostkowski extra point)
4Q: 12:19 NED - Laurence Maroney 3 run (Stephen Gostkowski extra point)

Team Statistics MIN NED
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 14 18
- by Rushing 4 3
- by Passing 10 12
- by Penalty 0 3
Total Net Yards 193 347
- Offensive Plays 62 50
- Yards per Play 3.11 6.94
Net Rushing Yards 100 84
- Rushing Attempts 27 26
- Yards per Rush 3.70 3.23
Net Passing Yards 93 263
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 30 - 19 - 1 22 - 18 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 126 279
- Sacks/Yards Lost 5/33 2/16
- Yards per Pass Play 2.66 10.96
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/14 3/9
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.6 7.2
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/53 3/20
Punt Returns/Yards 1/5 4/20
Kick Returns/Yards 5/99 2/48
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/39
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 0 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/0 3/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 23 OWN 35
Time of Possession 31:01 28:59

Team Statistics	MIN	NED
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	14	18
- by Rushing	4	3
- by Passing	10	12
- by Penalty	0	3
Total Net Yards	193	347
- Offensive Plays	62	50
- Yards per Play	3.11	6.94
Net Rushing Yards	100	84
- Rushing Attempts	27	26
- Yards per Rush	3.70	3.23
Net Passing Yards	93	263
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	30 - 19 - 1	22 - 18 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	126	279
- Sacks/Yards Lost	5/33	2/16
- Yards per Pass Play	2.66	10.96
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/14	3/9
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.6	7.2
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/53	3/20
Punt Returns/Yards	1/5	4/20
Kick Returns/Yards	5/99	2/48
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/39
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	0	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/0	3/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 23	OWN 35
Time of Possession	31:01	28:59

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:09	2:58	OWN 25	3	-5	Punt
1	5:29	6:58	OWN 20	15	59	Field Goal
2	7:52	2:50	OWN 28	3	-1	Punt
2	4:08	2:57	OWN 9	8	29	Interception
2	0:41	0:41	OWN 18	1	2	Half
3	15:00	2:19	OWN 37	3	8	Punt
3	8:31	3:20	OWN 12	8	32	Punt
3	3:13	2:53	OWN 4	5	19	Punt
4	12:09	3:00	OWN 39	5	4	Fumble
4	7:18	2:13	OWN 37	3	-8	Punt
4	2:43	2:43	OWN 29	8	44	Game

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:51	OWN 37	4	26	Field Goal
1	9:11	3:42	OPP 45	6	28	Field Goal
2	13:31	5:39	OWN 20	11	80	Touchdown
2	5:02	0:54	OWN 20	2	80	Touchdown
2	1:11	0:30	OPP 19	2	19	Touchdown
3	12:41	4:10	OWN 6	8	45	Punt
3	5:11	1:58	OWN 23	5	17	Punt
3	0:20	3:11	OWN 29	8	71	Touchdown
4	9:09	1:51	OPP 35	3	5	Missed FG
4	5:05	2:22	OWN 16	3	1	Punt

Game MVP: Tommie Johnston, New England Patriots

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Mitchell Caron	18	69	3.83	6	0	0
Deion Harris	9	31	3.44	9	0	0

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Laurence Maroney	14	63	4.50	25	1	1
K.C. Linquist	11	20	1.82	8	0	0
Brian Brohm	1	1	1.00	1	0	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jeff Ballard	19	11	75	3/20	0	19	1	44.8
Kevin Kolb	11	8	51	2/13	0	12	0	82.0

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Tommie Johnston	14	11	207	1/7	3	78	0	158.3
Brian Brohm	8	7	72	1/9	0	17	0	104.2

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Ted Ginn Jr.	5	7	43	8.60	7	19
WR Ross Lake	5	10	29	5.80	2	9
TE Mario Lyon	2	2	10	5.00	0	7
FB Shawn Gleason	2	2	11	5.50	2	6
RB Mitchell Caron	2	3	10	5.00	0	5
RB Deion Harris	1	1	7	7.00	0	7
FB Dave Walsh	1	2	5	5.00	0	5
WR Willie McElroy	1	3	11	11.00	3	11

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Ben Watson	3	5	99	33.00	66	78	2
FB Fred George	3	3	34	11.33	23	17	0
WR Dennis Earley	3	4	46	15.33	20	23	0
WR Freddie Baxter	2	2	36	18.00	10	20	1
RB Laurence Maroney	1	1	16	16.00	0	16	0
WR Kirk Blombeck	1	2	6	6.00	0	6	0
RB K.C. Linquist	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
TE Harold Dotson	1	1	2	2.00	0	2	0
TE Seth Jutte	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0
WR Harold Mock	1	1	13	13.00	0	13	0
WR Kennedy Burks	1	1	16	16.00	1	16	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Carlos Cash	1	39	39.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov
Kevin Kolb	1	0
Jeff Ballard	1	0
Deion Harris	0	1

New England	Recov	Force
Kevin Kaesviharn	1	0
Ty Warren	0	1
Jerry Ewbank	0	1

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Brian Moorman	6	280	46.7	43.3	55	3

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Donovan Givens	3	152	50.7	49.0	59	2

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Chris Morris	1/1	0/0	0/0	38	0/0

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Stephen Gostkowski	2/3	1/2	1/1	54	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ted Ginn Jr.	1	5	5.0	0

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Derrick Strait	3	18	6.0	0
K.C. Linquist	1	2	2.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ted Ginn Jr.	4	82	20.5	0
Nathan Joyner	1	17	17.0	0

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Derrick Strait	1	28	28.0	0
Dennis Earley	1	20	20.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Chris Wilkins	6	3	0.0	26	24
ILB Buster Davis	5	0	0.0	26	24
DE Xavier Carlson	5	0	0.0	7	12
DT Adam Wong	4	1	1.0	26	24
DE Mack Moore	4	3	0.5	26	24
OLB Matt McCoy	3	1	0.5	26	24
DE Erasmus James	3	1	0.0	26	24
CB Jared Fretty	3	1	0.0	26	24
S Reuben Salave'a	3	0	0.0	13	10
S Nathan Joyner	2	0	0.0	19	12
CB Trent Clinton	1	4	0.0	26	24
OLB Mark Champagne	1	2	0.0	7	12
ILB Quentin Blood	1	1	0.0	7	12
QB Jeff Ballard	1	0	---	---	---
CB Wes Dawson	1	0	0.0	19	12
FB Dave Walsh	1	0	---	---	---

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Ron Maumau	8	3	0.0	26	34
ILB Willie Gonzalez	6	2	0.0	24	33
CB Derrick Strait	6	0	0.0	23	32
CB Casey Atkins	5	2	0.0	23	34
S Gary Browning	5	2	0.0	23	30
DE Ty Warren	4	1	2.0	25	33
OLB Ryan Flynn	4	4	0.0	16	24
DT Jerry Ewbank	3	1	1.5	26	35
DE Jumbo Knight	2	3	1.5	25	33
CB Carlos Cash	2	3	0.0	25	34
OLB Levon Wilcox	2	1	0.0	5	6
DT Roger Hoffman	1	1	0.0	14	15
S Kevin Kaesviharn	1	0	0.0	14	19
DT Kyle Bramlet	1	0	0.0	5	5
OLB Desmond Layman	1	0	0.0	12	11

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Adam Wong	1.0	0	0	0	24
OLB Matt McCoy	0.5	1	0	0	24
DE Mack Moore	0.5	0	1	0	24
DE Erasmus James	0.0	0	0	1	24

New England	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Ty Warren	2.0	0	0	2	33
DT Jerry Ewbank	1.5	0	3	0	35
DE Jumbo Knight	1.5	0	0	0	33
S Ron Maumau	0.0	1	0	0	34

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	PPlay
DE Xavier Carlson	5	12
CB Jared Fretty	4	24
ILB Buster Davis	2	24
S Reuben Salave'a	2	10
CB Trent Clinton	2	24
OLB Matt McCoy	1	24
S Chris Wilkins	1	24
ILB Quentin Blood	1	12

New England	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Derrick Strait	4	1	0	32
CB Casey Atkins	3	2	0	34
OLB Ryan Flynn	3	0	0	24
CB Carlos Cash	2	0	1	34
S Gary Browning	2	0	0	30
ILB Willie Gonzalez	2	0	0	33
OLB Levon Wilcox	1	0	0	6
S Ron Maumau	1	0	0	34
DT Roger Hoffman	1	0	0	15

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Marvin Philip	2	3	10	1	11
Spencer Dukart	2	3	11	0	14
Cedric Underwood	1	5	19	0	22
Monty Howe	1	3	18	3	22
Carlton Lethert	1	2	8	0	13
Bryce Firestone	1	1	16	0	21
Mel Lynch	1	1	9	0	10
Claude Gunn	0	4	18	1	25
Jared Ngata	0	4	17	0	24
Dave Walsh	0	1	18	0	16

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Logan Mankins	2	4	2	17	0	13
Joe Covington	1	5	0	17	1	21
Ben Watson	1	2	0	21	0	22
Fernando Pritchett	1	2	0	9	0	11
Archie Husak	1	2	0	11	0	11
Jumbo Witt	1	1	0	9	0	3
Cory Hilliard	0	2	0	15	0	13
Jimmie Barker	0	2	0	17	0	11
Frank Shepard	0	1	0	13	1	15
Fred George	0	1	0	14	0	7
Hugh Rhodes	0	1	0	13	0	9
Seth Jutte	0	1	0	8	0	4
Harris Hough	0	1	0	9	0	13

Special Teams Statistics

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Deion Harris	3	16
Nick Barnett	1	16
Jimmy Shaw	1	12
Jason Webster	1	9
Shawn Gleason	0	15
Marcus Lewis	0	14
Donald Brooks	0	14
Wes Dawson	0	13
Ted Ginn Jr.	0	11
Nathan Joyner	0	10
Ross Lake	0	10
Dave Walsh	0	8
Marvin Philip	0	7
Spencer Dukart	0	7
Carlton Lethert	0	7
J.T. George	0	7
Brian Moorman	0	6
Erasmus James	0	6
Edward Cote	0	6
Mario Lyon	0	5
Matt McCoy	0	4
Xavier Carlson	0	4
Bryce Firestone	0	4
Chris Wilkins	0	3
Buster Davis	0	3
Mack Moore	0	3
Jared Fretty	0	3
Trent Clinton	0	3
Adam Wong	0	3
Mel Lynch	0	3
Chris Morris	0	3
Quentin Blood	0	2
Mark Champagne	0	2
Reuben Salave'a	0	1
Harry Brockermeyer	0	1
Mitchell Caron	0	1

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Kurt Warren	3	12
Dennis Earley	1	15
Derrick Strait	1	14
Harold Mock	1	12
Desmond Layman	0	25
K.C. Linquist	0	20
Kennedy Burns	0	20
Harold Dotson	0	15
Stephen Gostkowski	0	10
Ron Maumau	0	10
Seth Jutte	0	9
Ben Watson	0	8
Willie Gonzalez	0	8
Vince Wilfork	0	6
Jimmie Barker	0	6
Fernando Pritchett	0	6
Hugh Rhodes	0	6
Fred George	0	5
Kyle Bramlet	0	5
Harris Hough	0	5
Nicky Headley	0	4
Reggie Galloway	0	3
Archie Husak	0	3
Donovan Givens	0	3
Cory Hilliard	0	2
Gary Browning	0	2
Roger Hoffman	0	2
Ty Warren	0	1
Casey Atkins	0	1
Carlos Cash	0	1
Jerry Ewbank	0	1
Kennedy Burks	0	1
Jumbo Knight	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	18	3.6
Middle	14	44	3.1
Right	8	38	4.8
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	45	6.4
Middle	17	40	2.4
Right	2	-1	-0.5
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jeff Ballard	19	11	0	1	2	1	2	1	1
Kevin Kolb	11	8	0	0	0	2	1	1	0

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Tommie Johnston	14	11	3	0	1	0	1	1	0
Brian Brohm	8	7	0	1	0	0	0	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	9	4.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	15	86	4.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	2	31	5.2
Long (19+ Yds)	4	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	42	10.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	6	6	58	9.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	6	140	17.5
Long (19+ Yds)	4	2	39	9.8

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
WR Ross Lake	10	5	1	29	25
WR Ted Ginn Jr.	7	5	0	43	23
RB Mitchell Caron	3	2	1	10	21
WR Willie McElroy	3	1	0	11	17
TE Mario Lyon	2	2	0	10	17
FB Shawn Gleason	2	2	0	11	16
FB Dave Walsh	2	1	0	5	16
RB Deion Harris	1	1	0	7	15

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Ben Watson	5	3	1	99	1	22
WR Dennis Earley	4	3	0	46	1	13
FB Fred George	3	3	0	34	0	7
WR Kirk Blombeck	2	1	0	6	0	14
WR Freddie Baxter	2	2	0	36	1	13
RB Laurence Maroney	1	1	0	16	0	17
RB K.C. Linquist	1	1	0	6	0	7
TE Harold Dotson	1	1	0	2	0	1
TE Seth Jutte	1	1	0	5	0	4
WR Harold Mock	1	1	0	13	0	2
WR Kennedy Burks	1	1	0	16	0	15

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Laurence Maroney	3	10	3.33	4.50

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Tommie Johnston	3	3	36	12.00	14.79
Brian Brohm	1	1	3	3.00	9.00

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Ben Watson	1	1	14	14.00	19.80
RB K.C. Linquist	1	1	6	6.00	6.00
FB Fred George	1	1	3	3.00	11.33
WR Freddie Baxter	1	1	16	16.00	18.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Mitchell Caron	1	0

New England	Rushes	Conversions
Laurence Maroney	3	2
Brian Brohm	1	0
K.C. Linquist	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jeff Ballard	7	3	2
Kevin Kolb	4	3	3

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Brian Brohm	2	2	1
Tommie Johnston	2	1	0

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Ted Ginn Jr.	3	2	1
WR Ross Lake	3	1	1
FB Shawn Gleason	2	2	2
FB Dave Walsh	2	1	1
WR Willie McElroy	1	0	0

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Ben Watson	1	0	0
WR Kirk Blombeck	1	1	0
FB Fred George	1	1	0
TE Harold Dotson	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 65,100 (68,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,300 (21,600)
End Zone 15,200 (15,600)
Mezzanine 8,800 (9,000)
Sideline Seats 13,300 (13,800)
Club Seats 5,800 (6,000)
Luxury Boxes 1,700 (2,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	65,100 (68,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,300 (21,600)
End Zone	15,200 (15,600)
Mezzanine	8,800 (9,000)
Sideline Seats	13,300 (13,800)
Club Seats	5,800 (6,000)
Luxury Boxes	1,700 (2,000)