Week 2, 2014

played in New York, NJ

72 degrees, fair, calm

Minnesota Vikings	10	6	0	0	-	16
New York Jets	3	7	7	7	-	24

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:17 MIN - Nate Kaeding 36 field goal
1Q: 06:21 NYJ - T.J. Flowers 52 field goal
1Q: 01:49 MIN - Steve Smith 3 pass from Trent Edwards (Nate Kaeding extra point)
2Q: 12:49 NYJ - Jeremy Arora 2 pass from Ben Roethlisberger (T.J. Flowers extra point)
2Q: 04:04 MIN - Nate Kaeding 27 field goal
2Q: 01:29 MIN - Nate Kaeding 46 field goal
3Q: 05:30 NYJ - Ben Roethlisberger 1 run (T.J. Flowers extra point)
4Q: 10:34 NYJ - Alex Upshaw 20 pass from Ben Roethlisberger (T.J. Flowers extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:17 MIN - Nate Kaeding 36 field goal
1Q: 06:21 NYJ - T.J. Flowers 52 field goal
1Q: 01:49 MIN - Steve Smith 3 pass from Trent Edwards (Nate Kaeding extra point)
2Q: 12:49 NYJ - Jeremy Arora 2 pass from Ben Roethlisberger (T.J. Flowers extra point)
2Q: 04:04 MIN - Nate Kaeding 27 field goal
2Q: 01:29 MIN - Nate Kaeding 46 field goal
3Q: 05:30 NYJ - Ben Roethlisberger 1 run (T.J. Flowers extra point)
4Q: 10:34 NYJ - Alex Upshaw 20 pass from Ben Roethlisberger (T.J. Flowers extra point)

Team Statistics MIN NYJ
Record 0-2 2-0
First Downs 21 16
- by Rushing 4 4
- by Passing 16 12
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 335 256
- Offensive Plays 69 50
- Yards per Play 4.86 5.12
Net Rushing Yards 93 88
- Rushing Attempts 26 17
- Yards per Rush 3.58 5.18
Net Passing Yards 242 168
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 39 - 28 - 0 32 - 22 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 261 174
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/19 1/6
- Yards per Pass Play 5.63 5.09
Fumbles/Lost 2/2 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 7/14 4/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.4 6.4
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 10/79 5/40
Punt Returns/Yards 2/13 2/15
Kick Returns/Yards 4/52 2/55
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/2 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 31
Time of Possession 35:28 24:32

Team Statistics	MIN	NYJ
Record	0-2	2-0
First Downs	21	16
- by Rushing	4	4
- by Passing	16	12
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	335	256
- Offensive Plays	69	50
- Yards per Play	4.86	5.12
Net Rushing Yards	93	88
- Rushing Attempts	26	17
- Yards per Rush	3.58	5.18
Net Passing Yards	242	168
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	39 - 28 - 0	32 - 22 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	261	174
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/19	1/6
- Yards per Pass Play	5.63	5.09
Fumbles/Lost	2/2	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	7/14	4/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.4	6.4
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	10/79	5/40
Punt Returns/Yards	2/13	2/15
Kick Returns/Yards	4/52	2/55
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/2	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 27	OWN 31
Time of Possession	35:28	24:32

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:42	4:32	OWN 14	10	67	Field Goal
1	6:16	3:15	OWN 24	5	19	Punt
1	3:01	1:20	OPP 25	4	25	Touchdown
2	12:44	8:45	OWN 21	13	69	Field Goal
2	2:29	1:06	OPP 35	4	6	Field Goal
2	0:23	0:23	OWN 6	1	-2	Half
3	15:00	4:02	OWN 10	6	9	Punt
3	5:20	5:06	OWN 18	9	40	Punt
4	10:23	3:55	OWN 24	6	16	Punt
4	5:19	3:58	OWN 24	9	48	Fumble
4	0:43	0:43	OWN 16	2	3	Game

New York Jets
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:18	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
1	9:10	2:54	OWN 48	6	17	Field Goal
1	1:41	1:50	OWN 20	4	8	Punt
2	14:51	2:07	OPP 27	6	27	Touchdown
2	3:59	1:30	OWN 20	3	6	Interception
2	1:23	1:00	OWN 34	3	8	Punt
3	10:58	5:38	OWN 30	10	70	Touchdown
3	0:14	4:51	OWN 20	9	80	Touchdown
4	6:28	1:09	OWN 20	3	-1	Punt
4	1:21	0:38	OWN 28	3	7	Punt

Game MVP: Ben Roethlisberger, New York Jets

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Horace McGregor	15	47	3.13	8	0
Carnell Williams	8	32	4.00	17	1
Trent Edwards	3	14	4.67	8	0

New York	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Roman Moskowitz	10	64	6.40	24	2	0
Seth Godfrey	4	13	3.25	9	0	0
Ben Roethlisberger	2	10	5.00	9	0	1
Johnnie Walters	1	1	1.00	1	0	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Trent Edwards	39	28	261	4/19	1	19	0	98.3

New York	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ben Roethlisberger	32	22	174	1/6	2	20	1	89.8

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Warren Nieto	7	9	82	11.71	10	19	0
WR Roscoe Parrish	4	11	52	13.00	8	13	0
RB Horace McGregor	4	4	26	6.50	9	10	0
WR D.J. Monroe	4	4	35	8.75	5	16	0
WR Steve Smith	3	4	24	8.00	0	14	1
FB Josh Talent	3	3	13	4.33	6	5	0
RB Carnell Williams	2	2	13	6.50	5	7	0
FB Corwin Becker	1	1	16	16.00	2	16	0
TE Hardy Fanelli	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

New York	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Roman Moskowitz	5	8	39	7.80	3	11	0
WR Jeremy Arora	4	5	40	10.00	13	17	1
FB Johnnie Walters	3	4	15	5.00	0	6	0
TE Gino Weber	3	5	23	7.67	3	8	0
WR Omar Schultz	3	4	18	6.00	0	9	0
WR Alex Upshaw	2	3	28	14.00	1	20	1
TE Carlos Sanderson	1	2	8	8.00	3	8	0
WR Roderick Clinton	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Corey Graham	1	0	0.00	0

New York	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force
Carnell Williams	1	0	0
Trent Edwards	1	0	0
Josh Talent	0	1	0
Phil Graham	0	0	1

New York	Fumb	Recov	Force
Jeremy Arora	1	0	0
Anthony Bryant	0	1	0
Everett Beardsley	0	1	0
DeMarcus Ware	0	0	1
Seth Godfrey	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Charles Shackelford	4	179	44.8	36.0	47	2

New York	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Andy Lee	5	252	50.4	47.8	54	3

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Nate Kaeding	3/3	1/1	0/0	46	1/1

New York	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
T.J. Flowers	1/1	1/1	1/1	52	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Carnell Williams	2	13	6.5	0

New York	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jeremy Arora	2	15	7.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Eddie Drummond	2	23	11.5	0
Steve Smith	2	29	14.5	0

New York	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Emmanuel St. Pierre	2	55	27.5	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB R.J. Cassidy	8	1	0.0	13	27
S Gerald Alexander	6	1	0.0	14	32
OLB Cato June	5	2	0.0	15	26
ILB Tom Small	5	2	0.0	17	31
OLB Phillip Wolfe	3	2	0.0	7	13
DT Jackie Maxwell	3	0	0.0	16	24
DE Norman Bradley	2	1	1.0	17	30
CB Corey Graham	1	2	0.0	13	32
DE Winfred Gerhardt	1	1	0.0	14	33
DT Scottie Benton	1	1	0.0	16	32
S Cameron Worrell	1	0	0.0	15	30
CB Claude Wheeler	1	0	0.0	15	29

New York	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB DeMarcus Ware	12	1	1.0	26	41
ILB Ike Henson	11	6	0.0	26	41
CB Rick Holland	6	2	1.0	22	38
S Johnny Raymond	6	2	0.0	25	41
DE Christian Stargell	4	1	1.5	26	37
S Donte Whitner	4	2	0.0	24	37
CB Pete Wyoming	3	1	0.0	24	37
DT Anthony Bryant	2	1	0.0	20	31
CB Derrick Martin	2	1	0.0	16	24
DE Shaun Cody	2	0	0.0	21	34
DT J.J. Shah	2	0	0.0	8	18
DE Jonathan Fanene	1	0	0.5	5	15
DT Rex Lander	1	1	0.0	25	40
OLB Kendyll Pope	1	0	0.0	3	6
TE Gino Weber	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Russell Asimov	0	1	0.0	11	19

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Norman Bradley	1.0	1	0	30
DE Winfred Gerhardt	0.0	1	2	33
DT Scottie Benton	0.0	1	0	32

New York	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Christian Stargell	1.5	1	0	37
OLB DeMarcus Ware	1.0	0	0	41
CB Rick Holland	1.0	0	0	38
DE Jonathan Fanene	0.5	0	0	15
DE Shaun Cody	0.0	1	2	34
DT Anthony Bryant	0.0	1	0	31
S Johnny Raymond	0.0	1	0	41
DT Rex Lander	0.0	1	0	40

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Gerald Alexander	5	0	0	32
CB R.J. Cassidy	5	0	0	27
OLB Cato June	4	0	0	26
OLB Phillip Wolfe	2	0	0	13
S Cameron Worrell	1	2	0	30
CB Corey Graham	1	1	1	32
DT Jackie Maxwell	1	0	0	24
CB Claude Wheeler	1	0	0	29
DE Winfred Gerhardt	1	0	0	33
DT Scottie Benton	1	0	0	32
ILB Tom Small	0	1	0	31

New York	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB DeMarcus Ware	8	0	41
ILB Ike Henson	5	0	41
CB Rick Holland	4	0	38
S Donte Whitner	3	0	37
S Johnny Raymond	2	0	41
CB Derrick Martin	1	1	24
OLB Kendyll Pope	1	0	6
DE Shaun Cody	1	0	34
DE Christian Stargell	1	0	37
DT Rex Lander	1	0	40
CB Pete Wyoming	1	0	37

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Bryant McKinnie	2	6	1	24	0	39
Norbert Dixon	2	4	0	22	1	29
Alex Stepanovich	2	4	0	26	0	43
Corwin Becker	1	1	0	7	0	6
Josh Talent	0	3	0	14	0	19
Jordan Gross	0	2	0	26	1	43
Levi Brown	0	1	0	2	1	4
Sammy Schlesinger	0	1	0	9	1	15
Bert Farmer	0	1	0	12	0	14
Uche Nwaneri	0	1	0	17	0	28

New York	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Roderick Kaplan	2	3	15	0	31
Carlos Sanderson	1	2	8	0	13
Adrian Weaver	1	2	16	0	26
Terry Meier	0	4	13	0	27
J.R. Whiting	0	2	3	0	12
Johnnie Walters	0	1	14	0	21
Ryan Harris	0	1	4	0	3
Neil Clark	0	0	17	1	33

Special Teams Statistics

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Carnell Williams	1	22
Steve Smith	1	15
Phil Graham	1	9
Uche Nwaneri	1	7
Phillip Wolfe	0	20
Travis Gerak	0	19
Blake Meyer	0	16
Hardy Fanelli	0	15
D.J. Monroe	0	14
Eddie Drummond	0	13
Claude Wheeler	0	11
Corwin Becker	0	10
Nate Kaeding	0	8
Josh Talent	0	8
Timothy Latschaw	0	7
Levi Brown	0	7
Gerald Alexander	0	7
Sammy Schlesinger	0	7
Bert Farmer	0	5
Bert Banks	0	5
Roderick Pressnall	0	5
Charles Shackelford	0	4
Bucky Sawczyn	0	4
Julio McElroy	0	3
Alex Stepanovich	0	2
Jackie Maxwell	0	2
Cameron Worrell	0	1
Cato June	0	1
Tom Small	0	1
Norman Bradley	0	1
Corey Graham	0	1
Winfred Gerhardt	0	1
Scottie Benton	0	1
R.J. Cassidy	0	1

New York	Tackles	STPlays
Seth Godfrey	2	18
Kendyll Pope	2	15
Everett Beardsley	1	15
Herman DeMulling	1	10
Derrick Martin	0	18
Omar Schultz	0	13
Rod Wright	0	13
Adrian Willis	0	11
Jimmy Bush	0	11
Carlos Sanderson	0	10
Jeremy Arora	0	9
Winfred Spencer	0	9
Johnnie Walters	0	7
Roderick Kaplan	0	6
Gino Weber	0	6
T.J. Flowers	0	6
Ryan Harris	0	6
J.R. Whiting	0	6
Andy Lee	0	5
Russell Asimov	0	5
Emmanuel St. Pierre	0	5
Adrian Weaver	0	5
Hank Fraley	0	4
Jonathan Fanene	0	4
Donte Whitner	0	4
Ike Henson	0	3
Shaun Cody	0	3
Anthony Bryant	0	3
DeMarcus Ware	0	3
Johnny Raymond	0	3
Christian Stargell	0	3
Pete Wyoming	0	3
Rick Holland	0	2
Roman Moskowitz	0	2
Rex Lander	0	2
J.J. Shah	0	2
Ryan Lohr	0	1
Van Rosenberg	0	1
Alex Upshaw	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	20	3.3
Middle	13	53	4.1
Right	7	20	2.9
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	12	2.0
Middle	6	22	3.7
Right	5	54	10.8
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Trent Edwards	39	28	0	3	2	1	5	2	0

New York	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ben Roethlisberger	32	22	1	0	0	4	2	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	21	5.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	11	71	5.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	18	12	150	8.3
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	19	4.8

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	25	18	128	5.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	3	26	5.2
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	20	10.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
WR Roscoe Parrish	11	4	1	52	36
WR Warren Nieto	9	7	0	82	36
RB Horace McGregor	4	4	0	26	32
WR Steve Smith	4	3	0	24	22
WR D.J. Monroe	4	4	0	35	16
FB Josh Talent	3	3	0	13	19
RB Carnell Williams	2	2	0	13	11
TE Hardy Fanelli	1	0	1	0	19
FB Corwin Becker	1	1	0	16	6

New York	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB Roman Moskowitz	8	5	39	0	26
WR Jeremy Arora	5	4	40	0	27
TE Gino Weber	5	3	23	0	18
FB Johnnie Walters	4	3	15	0	21
WR Omar Schultz	4	3	18	0	17
WR Alex Upshaw	3	2	28	1	24
TE Carlos Sanderson	2	1	8	0	13
WR Roderick Clinton	1	1	3	0	7

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Horace McGregor	1	2	2.00	3.13

New York	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Roman Moskowitz	2	3	1.50	6.40
Ben Roethlisberger	1	1	1.00	5.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Trent Edwards	8	5	25	3.13	6.69

New York	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ben Roethlisberger	6	5	48	8.00	5.44

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Roscoe Parrish	3	0	0	0.00	4.73
WR Warren Nieto	2	2	13	6.50	9.11
WR Steve Smith	1	1	3	3.00	6.00
WR D.J. Monroe	1	1	5	5.00	8.75
FB Josh Talent	1	1	4	4.00	4.33

New York	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Jeremy Arora	3	3	23	7.67	8.00
RB Roman Moskowitz	2	1	5	2.50	4.88
WR Alex Upshaw	1	1	20	20.00	9.33

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions

New York	Rushes	Conversions
Ben Roethlisberger	1	0
Seth Godfrey	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Trent Edwards	13	9	7

New York	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ben Roethlisberger	8	6	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Roscoe Parrish	5	2	2
WR Warren Nieto	3	2	1
RB Carnell Williams	1	1	1
RB Horace McGregor	1	1	0
WR Steve Smith	1	1	1
WR D.J. Monroe	1	1	1
FB Josh Talent	1	1	1

New York	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Gino Weber	2	1	1
WR Omar Schultz	2	2	1
WR Jeremy Arora	1	1	1
WR Alex Upshaw	1	0	0
FB Johnnie Walters	1	1	1
RB Roman Moskowitz	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 97,000 (98,300 capacity)
Upper Deck 34,300 (34,700)
End Zone 24,800 (25,100)
Mezzanine 14,300 (14,500)
Sideline Seats 21,900 (22,200)
Luxury Boxes 1,700 (1,800)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	97,000 (98,300 capacity)
Upper Deck	34,300 (34,700)
End Zone	24,800 (25,100)
Mezzanine	14,300 (14,500)
Sideline Seats	21,900 (22,200)
Luxury Boxes	1,700 (1,800)