Exhibition Week 2, 2013

played in Buffalo, NY

46 degrees, fair, 7 mph wind

Minnesota Vikings	0	10	14	7	-	31
Buffalo Bills	7	7	7	7	-	28

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:10 BUF - Stan Strouse 4 pass from Rob Cressio (Mel Wallace extra point)
2Q: 12:53 MIN - Nate Kaeding 26 field goal
2Q: 04:29 BUF - Trevor Buckhalter 3 run (Mel Wallace extra point)
2Q: 01:29 MIN - Steve Smith 33 pass from Trent Edwards (Nate Kaeding extra point)
3Q: 11:05 MIN - Warren Nieto 6 pass from Trent Edwards (Nate Kaeding extra point)
3Q: 06:07 BUF - Chester Shepherd 0 blocked punt return (Mel Wallace extra point)
3Q: 01:15 MIN - B.J. Alcott 1 pass from Trent Edwards (Nate Kaeding extra point)
4Q: 03:22 BUF - Randy Beardslee 3 pass from Dustin Garboushian (Mel Wallace extra point)
4Q: 00:12 MIN - Warren Nieto 16 pass from Billy Volek (Nate Kaeding extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:10 BUF - Stan Strouse 4 pass from Rob Cressio (Mel Wallace extra point)
2Q: 12:53 MIN - Nate Kaeding 26 field goal
2Q: 04:29 BUF - Trevor Buckhalter 3 run (Mel Wallace extra point)
2Q: 01:29 MIN - Steve Smith 33 pass from Trent Edwards (Nate Kaeding extra point)
3Q: 11:05 MIN - Warren Nieto 6 pass from Trent Edwards (Nate Kaeding extra point)
3Q: 06:07 BUF - Chester Shepherd 0 blocked punt return (Mel Wallace extra point)
3Q: 01:15 MIN - B.J. Alcott 1 pass from Trent Edwards (Nate Kaeding extra point)
4Q: 03:22 BUF - Randy Beardslee 3 pass from Dustin Garboushian (Mel Wallace extra point)
4Q: 00:12 MIN - Warren Nieto 16 pass from Billy Volek (Nate Kaeding extra point)

Team Statistics MIN BUF
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 20 20
- by Rushing 1 9
- by Passing 16 10
- by Penalty 3 1
Total Net Yards 371 249
- Offensive Plays 56 58
- Yards per Play 6.63 4.29
Net Rushing Yards 69 124
- Rushing Attempts 19 34
- Yards per Rush 3.63 3.65
Net Passing Yards 302 125
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 36 - 27 - 0 19 - 16 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 308 159
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/6 5/34
- Yards per Pass Play 8.16 5.21
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 7/14 10/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.4 6.2
4th Down Conversions 1/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 13/97 6/54
Punt Returns/Yards 2/12 2/5
Kick Returns/Yards 3/33 2/51
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/1 3/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 28 OWN 23
Time of Possession 28:32 31:28

Team Statistics	MIN	BUF
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	20	20
- by Rushing	1	9
- by Passing	16	10
- by Penalty	3	1
Total Net Yards	371	249
- Offensive Plays	56	58
- Yards per Play	6.63	4.29
Net Rushing Yards	69	124
- Rushing Attempts	19	34
- Yards per Rush	3.63	3.65
Net Passing Yards	302	125
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	36 - 27 - 0	19 - 16 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	308	159
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/6	5/34
- Yards per Pass Play	8.16	5.21
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	7/14	10/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.4	6.2
4th Down Conversions	1/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	13/97	6/54
Punt Returns/Yards	2/12	2/5
Kick Returns/Yards	3/33	2/51
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/1	3/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 28	OWN 23
Time of Possession	28:32	31:28

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:00	OWN 18	3	0	Punt
1	6:01	8:16	OWN 27	13	64	Field Goal
2	4:22	2:47	OWN 7	5	14	Punt
2	1:29	0:12	OPP 28	1	28	Touchdown
3	13:31	2:34	OPP 46	5	46	Touchdown
3	7:57	2:05	OWN 4	3	7	Punt
3	5:52	4:45	OWN 30	9	70	Touchdown
4	14:49	1:56	OWN 32	3	9	Punt
4	10:48	1:37	OWN 35	3	7	Punt
4	3:16	3:09	OWN 10	11	90	Touchdown

Buffalo Bills
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:00	6:59	OWN 46	13	54	Touchdown
2	12:45	8:23	OWN 21	15	79	Touchdown
2	1:35	0:06	OWN 25	1	3	Fumble
2	1:17	1:17	OWN 20	3	17	Half
3	15:00	1:29	OWN 19	3	-14	Punt
3	10:57	3:00	OWN 40	5	10	Punt
3	1:07	1:18	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
4	12:53	2:05	OWN 7	3	6	Punt
4	9:11	5:55	OWN 17	11	83	Touchdown
4	0:07	0:07	OWN 20	1	2	Game

Game MVP: Trent Edwards, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Horace McGregor	8	36	4.50	13	1
Luke Anderle	8	21	2.63	4	0
Billy Volek	1	5	5.00	5	0
Stephen Atkins	1	1	1.00	1	0
Trent Edwards	1	6	6.00	6	0

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Trevor Buckhalter	17	78	4.59	15	2	1
Chester Shepherd	9	21	2.33	6	0	0
Austin Yarbrough	4	17	4.25	10	1	0
Dustin Garboushian	3	4	1.33	3	0	0
Rob Cressio	1	4	4.00	4	0	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Rate
Trent Edwards	16	11	132	1/6	3	33	133.3
Stephen Atkins	11	10	75	0/0	0	14	95.0
Billy Volek	9	6	101	0/0	1	35	141.4

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Dustin Garboushian	10	8	77	3/19	1	33	0	132.1
Rob Cressio	9	8	82	2/15	1	16	0	141.7

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Steve Smith	7	10	121	17.29	24	35	1
WR Warren Nieto	6	6	64	10.67	7	18	2
WR B.J. Alcott	4	7	45	11.25	3	20	1
WR D.J. Monroe	3	4	30	10.00	0	13	0
WR Roscoe Parrish	2	3	33	16.50	18	28	0
RB Horace McGregor	2	3	9	4.50	6	6	0
TE Chris Pippin	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0
FB Randy Blassingame	1	1	2	2.00	1	2	0
RB Luke Anderle	1	1	-1	-1.00	1	-1	0

Buffalo	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Chester Shepherd	3	3	22	7.33	20	12	0
WR Pete Hampton	3	3	44	14.67	7	33	0
RB Trevor Buckhalter	2	2	17	8.50	7	9	0
TE Joe Klopfenstein	2	2	19	9.50	12	16	0
TE Stan Strouse	2	4	17	8.50	0	13	1
WR Drew Bennett	1	2	9	9.00	0	9	0
WR Brad Smith	1	1	14	14.00	0	14	0
WR Matthew Webb	1	1	14	14.00	4	14	0
RB Randy Beardslee	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	1

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Buffalo	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force
Trent Edwards	1	0	0
Cameron Worrell	0	1	0
Horace McGregor	0	1	0
Jonathan Cobb	0	0	1
Bryan Waller	0	0	1

Buffalo	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Trevor Buckhalter	1	0	0	0
Joe Klopfenstein	1	0	0	0
Michael Toudouze	0	1	0	0
Andy Humphries	0	0	1	0
Chester Shepherd	0	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Charles Shackelford	5	188	37.6	36.6	64	2

Buffalo	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Reggie Hodges	4	190	47.5	44.5	56	1

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Nate Kaeding	1/1	0/0	0/0	26	4/4

Buffalo	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Mel Wallace	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Marques Anderson	1	4	4.0	0
Colin Branch	1	8	8.0	0

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Pete Hampton	2	5	2.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Steve Smith	2	23	11.5	0
Marques Anderson	1	10	10.0	0

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Drew Bennett	2	51	25.5	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Marques Anderson	9	1	0.0	33	22
OLB Thomas Schoeppner	7	4	1.0	32	23
ILB Bryan Waller	6	2	0.0	29	21
CB Jonathan Cobb	5	0	1.0	33	22
S Cameron Worrell	5	2	0.0	24	21
DT Scottie Benton	4	5	1.5	32	24
DE Bert Banks	4	0	0.0	31	21
DT Jackie Maxwell	3	1	1.5	22	15
CB Mike Richardson	3	1	0.0	28	24
OLB Lee Vosicky	2	0	0.0	4	2
DE Bryce Fisher	1	1	0.0	7	3
ILB Terrell Morris	1	0	0.0	5	3
OLB Andy Lyle	1	0	0.0	9	4
S Colin Branch	0	3	0.0	14	8
S Tank Williams	0	1	0.0	1	2
DE Winfred Gerhardt	0	1	0.0	34	24

Buffalo	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Joel Davis	10	0	0.0	16	30
CB Usama Young	7	2	0.0	18	33
CB Alvin Jacobs	5	1	0.0	14	28
S Lincoln Page	5	1	0.0	17	33
ILB Hunter McCool	3	0	0.0	3	7
DE Andy Humphries	2	0	1.0	19	33
DT Walt Clements	2	1	0.0	11	22
S Josh Gattis	2	1	0.0	12	20
OLB Daryl Donovan	2	1	0.0	11	14
DT Darnell Dockett	2	0	0.0	19	37
CB Juan Fisher	1	3	0.0	17	34
OLB Alex Raffensperger	1	0	0.0	12	26
CB William Brandon	1	0	0.0	4	12

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DT Jackie Maxwell	1.5	0	0	15
DT Scottie Benton	1.5	0	0	24
OLB Thomas Schoeppner	1.0	1	0	23
CB Jonathan Cobb	1.0	0	0	22
DT A.J. Hudson	0.0	0	1	4
ILB Bryan Waller	0.0	0	1	21

Buffalo	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Andy Humphries	1.0	0	1	0	33
DE Dominic Lyle	0.0	1	1	0	35

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	PPlay
S Marques Anderson	4	22
OLB Thomas Schoeppner	3	23
ILB Bryan Waller	3	21
S Cameron Worrell	1	21
OLB Lee Vosicky	1	2
ILB Terrell Morris	1	3
CB Mike Richardson	1	24
CB Chester Hawkins	1	19
DE Bert Banks	1	21

Buffalo	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Joel Davis	7	0	30
S Lincoln Page	5	0	33
CB Usama Young	4	0	33
CB Alvin Jacobs	3	1	28
ILB Hunter McCool	3	0	7
CB Juan Fisher	2	0	34
S Josh Gattis	2	0	20
DT Darnell Dockett	1	1	37

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Uche Nwaneri	1	3	1	8	0	21
Johnnie Thatcher	1	1	0	11	0	16
Bryant McKinnie	0	3	0	12	0	21
Norbert Dixon	0	3	0	10	0	22
Ted Johnston	0	3	0	9	0	15
Mike Williams	0	1	0	5	0	12
Hardy Fanelli	0	1	0	9	0	11
Levi Brown	0	1	0	7	0	16
Jordan Gross	0	0	0	14	1	25

Buffalo	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Alfred Rogers	4	5	26	0	17
Terrance Pennington	3	6	23	1	21
Duke Preston	3	5	22	0	15
Paul McQuistan	2	5	20	0	12
Vince Foreman	1	2	25	1	15
Roman Porter	0	5	22	2	15
Michael Toudouze	0	2	12	0	9
Clay Key	0	1	20	1	16

Special Teams Statistics

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Kris Wilson	1	16
Randy Blassingame	1	16
Chris Pippin	1	15
Gerald Alexander	1	10
Lee Vosicky	0	19
Mike Richardson	0	19
Colin Branch	0	17
DeShawn Wynn	0	17
B.J. Alcott	0	15
D.J. Monroe	0	13
Hardy Fanelli	0	8
Marques Anderson	0	7
Nate Kaeding	0	7
Mike Williams	0	6
Ted Johnston	0	6
Terrell Morris	0	5
Steve Smith	0	5
Charles Shackelford	0	5
Bryce Fisher	0	4
Uche Nwaneri	0	4
Levi Brown	0	4
Timothy Latschaw	0	3
A.J. Hudson	0	3
Johnnie Thatcher	0	2
Billy Volek	0	1
Alex Stepanovich	0	1
Jackie Maxwell	0	1
Luke Anderle	0	1
Andy Lyle	0	1

Buffalo	Tackles	STPlays
Joel Davis	2	16
Drew Bennett	2	11
Chester Shepherd	1	19
William Brandon	0	25
Ike Mascarenas	0	18
Michael Coe	0	15
Ty Waller	0	15
Stan Strouse	0	15
Matthew Webb	0	14
Joe Klopfenstein	0	10
Glen DeNeff	0	10
Pete Hampton	0	10
Mel Wallace	0	5
Reggie Hodges	0	4
Michael Toudouze	0	4
Vince Foreman	0	4
Rich Gilmore	0	4
Walt Clements	0	3
Duke Preston	0	3
Brad Smith	0	3
Earl Jelinek	0	3
Alfred Rogers	0	3
Juan Fisher	0	2
Roman Porter	0	2
Austin Yarbrough	0	2
Daryl Donovan	0	2
Darnell Dockett	0	1
Hunter McCool	0	1
Clay Key	0	1
Dominic Lyle	0	1
Josh Gattis	0	1
Andy Humphries	0	1
Alex Raffensperger	0	1
Lincoln Page	0	1
Marlon Bellais	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	3	1.5
Middle	14	58	4.1
Right	3	8	2.7
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	19	3.8
Middle	20	72	3.6
Right	9	33	3.7
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr
Trent Edwards	16	11	3	0	2	1	1
Stephen Atkins	11	10	0	1	0	0	0
Billy Volek	9	6	2	1	0	1	1

Buffalo	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Dustin Garboushian	10	8	1	0	0	0	2	0	0
Rob Cressio	9	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	5	9	1.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	11	65	5.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	6	97	10.8
Long (19+ Yds)	9	5	137	15.2

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	5	46	9.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	5	4	12	2.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	6	68	8.5
Long (19+ Yds)	1	1	33	33.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Steve Smith	10	7	0	121	3	24
WR B.J. Alcott	7	4	1	45	1	28
WR Warren Nieto	6	6	0	64	0	18
WR D.J. Monroe	4	3	0	30	0	9
WR Roscoe Parrish	3	2	1	33	1	19
RB Horace McGregor	3	2	0	9	0	21
TE Chris Pippin	1	1	0	5	0	13
FB Randy Blassingame	1	1	0	2	0	11
RB Luke Anderle	1	1	0	-1	0	15

Buffalo	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Stan Strouse	4	2	17	0	7
RB Chester Shepherd	3	3	22	0	14
WR Pete Hampton	3	3	44	1	14
WR Drew Bennett	2	1	9	0	15
RB Trevor Buckhalter	2	2	17	0	7
TE Joe Klopfenstein	2	2	19	0	11
WR Brad Smith	1	1	14	0	6
WR Matthew Webb	1	1	14	0	20
RB Randy Beardslee	1	1	3	0	7

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Luke Anderle	1	0	0.00	2.63

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Trevor Buckhalter	5	32	6.40	4.59
Chester Shepherd	2	2	1.00	2.33
Austin Yarbrough	1	10	10.00	4.25

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Stephen Atkins	3	3	25	8.33	6.82
Trent Edwards	3	2	7	2.33	8.25
Billy Volek	1	1	16	16.00	11.22

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Rob Cressio	3	3	18	6.00	9.11
Dustin Garboushian	1	1	3	3.00	7.70

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Warren Nieto	3	3	28	9.33	10.67
WR B.J. Alcott	1	1	1	1.00	6.43
WR Roscoe Parrish	1	0	0	0.00	11.00
WR Steve Smith	1	1	14	14.00	12.10
WR D.J. Monroe	1	1	5	5.00	7.50

Buffalo	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Trevor Buckhalter	1	1	8	8.00	8.50
RB Chester Shepherd	1	1	6	6.00	7.33
RB Randy Beardslee	1	1	3	3.00	3.00
TE Stan Strouse	1	1	4	4.00	4.25

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions

Buffalo	Rushes	Conversions
Austin Yarbrough	4	3
Trevor Buckhalter	2	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Trent Edwards	6	4	2
Stephen Atkins	5	4	3
Billy Volek	3	2	2

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Conversions
Dustin Garboushian	5	5	4
Rob Cressio	2	2	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR B.J. Alcott	5	3	2
WR D.J. Monroe	3	2	2
WR Warren Nieto	2	2	1
WR Steve Smith	2	1	0
TE Chris Pippin	1	1	1
RB Horace McGregor	1	1	1

Buffalo	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Drew Bennett	1	1	1
WR Brad Smith	1	1	1
RB Chester Shepherd	1	1	0
WR Matthew Webb	1