New England Patriots vs Minnesota Vikings

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September 17th, 2000

2000 Week 3

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Offensive Starters

QB D. Bledsoe

RB K. Faulk

FB T. Carter

WR T. Brown

WR T. Glenn

TE E. Bjornson

T B. Armstrong

G J. Andruzzi

C D. Woody

G S. Isaia

T G. Williams

Defensive Starters

DL B. Mitchell

DE B. Hamilton

DE W. McGinest

DT C. Eaton

LB C. Slade

LB T. Johnson

LB T. Bruschi

CB T. Law

CB O. Smith

S L. Milloy

S A. Langham

Score by Quarter

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	FINAL
Patriots	7	0	0	6	13
Vikings	7	14	0	0	21

	Patriots	Vikings
Q1	7	7
Q2	0	14
Q3	0	0
Q4	6	0
FINAL	13	21

Key Performers

Patriots

PassingD. Bledsoe

21/35, 190 YDS, 1 TD

RushingK. Faulk

13, 80 YDS, 1 TD

ReceivingT. Glenn

8, 69 YDS, 1 TD

TacklesT. Bruschi

SacksG. Spires

1.5

InterceptionsL. Milloy

Vikings

PassingD. Culpepper

19/28, 177 YDS, 2 TD

RushingR. Smith

29, 91 YDS, 1 TD

ReceivingC. Carter

7, 67 YDS

TacklesE. McDaniel

SacksC. Hovan

1.0

InterceptionsC. Dishman

Team Comparison

Patriots

Stat

Vikings

First Downs

267

Total Yards

315

Rushes

103

Rush YDS

154

Rush TD

60.0%

PASS %

67.9%

164

NET PASS YDS

161

PASS TD

Takeaways

20:52

Time of Possession

39:08

Offensive Starters

D. Culpepper QB

R. Smith RB

C. Carter WR

R. Moss WR

J. Davis TE

J. McWilliams TE

T. Steussie T

C. Lacina G

M. Birk C

D. Dixon G

K. Stringer T

Defensive Starters

J. Burrough DE

J. Randle UT

C. Hovan DT

T. Sawyer DE

D. Rudd LB

K. Wong LB

E. McDaniel LB

C. Dishman CB

R. Tate CB

R. Griffith S

O. Thomas S

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Momentum and Moments

Review the key moments and momentum swings in this 2000 Week 3 match up between the New England Patriots and the Minnesota Vikings featuring 80 rushing yards by Kevin Faulk.

Legend

Moment: Patriots

Moment: Vikings

Patriots Momentum

Vikings Momentum

Scoring Timeline

< Q1 > • MIN TD MIN TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Robert Smith left tackle for 4 yards touchdown - PAT good

Vikings opens scoring → 7-0

< Q1 > • NWE TD NWE TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Kevin Faulk left end for 2 yards touchdown - PAT good

Patriots ties it up → 7-7

< Q2 > • MIN TD MIN TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Daunte Culpepper pass complete to Johnny McWilliams for 1 yard touchdown - PAT good

Vikings takes the lead → 14-7

< Q2 > • MIN TD MIN TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Daunte Culpepper pass complete to Matthew Hatchette for 39 yards touchdown - PAT good

Vikings extends lead → 21-7

< Q4 > • NWE TD NWE TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Drew Bledsoe pass complete to Terry Glenn for 8 yards touchdown

Patriots cuts lead → 21-13

Detailed Player Statistics

Player	Att	Cmp	CMP%	Yds	TD	Int	Lng	Sk	Rate
Drew Bledsoe	35	21	60.0	190	1	1	23	3	72.3
Team Totals	35	21	60.0	190	1	1	23	3

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Lng
Kevin Faulk	13	80	6.2	1	17
Drew Bledsoe	3	21	7.0	0	9
Tony Carter	1	1	1.0	0	1
Patrick Pass	1	1	1.0	0	1
Team Totals	18	103	5.7	1	17

Player	Tgt	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	Lng
Terry Glenn	17	8	69	8.6	1	17
Troy Brown	9	7	62	8.9	0	13
Kevin Faulk	3	3	31	10.3	0	23
Eric Bjornson	2	2	13	6.5	0	10
Chris Calloway	2	1	15	15.0	0	15
Tony Carter	1	0	0	0.0	0	0
Rod Rutledge	1	0	0	0.0	0	0
Team Totals	35	21	190	9.0	1	23

Player	Comb	Solo	Ast	Sk	Int
Tedy Bruschi	13	8	5	1	0
Lawyer Milloy	11	9	2	0	1
Ted Johnson	10	4	6	0	0
Chris Slade	9	6	3	1	0
Ty Law	9	8	1	0	0
Chad Eaton	8	5	3	0	0
Bobby Hamilton	8	4	4	0	0
Willie McGinest	5	4	1	0	0
Brandon Mitchell	5	1	4	0	0
Andy Katzenmoyer	4	3	1	0	0
Greg Spires	3	1	2	1.5	0
Henry Thomas	2	1	1	0.5	0
Antonio Langham	2	1	1	0	0
Kato Serwanga	2	2	0	0	0
Shockmain Davis	1	1	0	0	0
Rob Holmberg	1	1	0	0	0
Otis Smith	1	0	1	0	0
Team Totals	94	59	35	4	1

Player	Ret	Yds	Avg
Kevin Faulk	2	56	28
Shockmain Davis	1	32	32
Team Totals	3	88	29.3

Player	Ret	Yds	Avg
Kevin Faulk	3	22	7.3
Troy Brown	1	13	13
Team Totals	4	35	8.8

Player	FGA	FGM	XPA	XPM
Adam Vinatieri	1	0	1	1
Team Totals	1	0	1	1

Player	Pnt	Yds	Y/P
Lee Johnson	4	151	37.8
Team Totals	4	151	37.8

Player	Att	Cmp	CMP%	Yds	TD	Int	Lng	Sk	Rate
Daunte Culpepper	28	19	67.9	177	2	1	39	4	93.9
Team Totals	28	19	67.9	177	2	1	39	4

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Lng
Robert Smith	29	91	3.1	1	7
Daunte Culpepper	12	59	4.9	0	13
Jim Kleinsasser	2	4	2.0	0	2
Team Totals	43	154	3.6	1	13

Player	Tgt	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	Lng
Cris Carter	10	7	67	9.6	0	27
Johnny McWilliams	3	3	16	5.3	1	8
Robert Smith	3	2	12	6.0	0	12
Matthew Hatchette	2	2	46	23.0	1	39
Randy Moss	6	2	20	10.0	0	13
Jim Kleinsasser	1	1	3	3.0	0	3
Chris Walsh	1	1	8	8.0	0	8
John Davis	1	1	5	5.0	0	5
Team Totals	27	19	177	9.3	2	39

Player	Comb	Solo	Ast	Sk	Int
Ed McDaniel	10	8	2	0	0
Kailee Wong	7	5	2	0	0
Cris Dishman	5	5	0	0	1
Chris Hovan	5	4	1	1	0
Robert Griffith	5	2	3	0	0
Orlando Thomas	4	3	1	1	0
Dwayne Rudd	4	4	0	0	0
John Burrough	3	2	1	0	0
Robert Tate	3	3	0	0	0
Keith Thibodeaux	3	2	1	0	0
Kenny Wright	3	1	2	0	0
Moe Williams	2	1	1	0	0
Lemanski Hall	2	2	0	0	0
John Randle	2	1	1	0	0
Bryce Paup	1	1	0	1	0
Mitch Berger	1	1	0	0	0
Chris Walsh	1	1	0	0	0
Harold Morrow	1	0	1	0	0
Talance Sawyer	1	0	1	0	0
Team Totals	63	46	17	3	1