New England Patriots vs Minnesota Vikings

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October 30th, 2006

2006 Week 8

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Offensive Starters

QB T. Brady

WR T. Brown

WR R. Caldwell

WR D. Gabriel

WR J. Gaffney

TE B. Watson

T M. Light

G L. Mankins

C D. Koppen

G B. Yates

T R. O'Callaghan

Defensive Starters

DE T. Warren

DT V. Wilfork

DE J. Green

LB R. Colvin

LB M. Vrabel

LB J. Seau

LB T. Bruschi

CB C. Scott

CB A. Samuel

S R. Harrison

S A. Hawkins

Score by Quarter

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	FINAL
Patriots	7	10	14	0	31
Vikings	0	0	7	0	7

	Patriots	Vikings
Q1	7	0
Q2	10	0
Q3	14	7
Q4	0	0
FINAL	31	7

Key Performers

Patriots

PassingT. Brady

29/43, 372 YDS, 4 TD

RushingH. Evans

1, 35 YDS

ReceivingB. Watson

7, 95 YDS, 1 TD

TacklesM. Vrabel

SacksT. Banta-Cain

2.5

InterceptionsM. Vrabel

Vikings

PassingB. Johnson

20/33, 185 YDS

RushingC. Taylor

10, 22 YDS

ReceivingM. Moore

4, 91 YDS

TacklesE. Henderson

SacksJ. Mitchell

2.0

InterceptionsD. Sharper

Team Comparison

Patriots

Stat

Vikings

First Downs

430

Total Yards

284

Rushes

Rush YDS

Rush TD

67.4%

PASS %

61.9%

345

NET PASS YDS

239

PASS TD

Takeaways

29:45

Time of Possession

30:15

Offensive Starters

B. Johnson QB

C. Taylor RB

T. Richardson FB

T. Taylor WR

T. Williamson WR

J. Wiggins TE

B. McKinnie T

S. Hutchinson G

M. Birk C

A. Hicks G

M. Johnson T

Defensive Starters

D. Scott DE

K. Williams UT

P. Williams DT

K. Udeze DE

N. Harris LB

E. Henderson LB

A. Winfield CB

F. Smoot CB

D. Sharper S

D. Smith S

R. Whitaker DB

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Momentum and Moments

Review the key moments and momentum swings in this 2006 Week 8 match up between the New England Patriots and the Minnesota Vikings featuring 372 passing yards by Tom Brady.

Legend

Moment: Patriots

Moment: Vikings

Patriots Momentum

Vikings Momentum

Scoring Timeline

< Q1 > • NWE TD NWE TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Tom Brady pass complete short right to Reche Caldwell for 6 yards touchdown - PAT good

Patriots opens scoring → 7-0

< Q2 > • NWE FG NWE FG

FIELD GOAL 🙌

Stephen Gostkowski 23 yard field goal good

Patriots extends lead → 10-0

< Q2 > • NWE TD NWE TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Tom Brady pass complete short right to Ben Watson for 9 yards touchdown - PAT good

Patriots extends lead → 17-0

< Q3 > • MIN TD MIN TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Josh Miller punts 53 yards returned by Mewelde Moore for 71 yards touchdown - PAT good

Vikings cuts lead → 17-7

< Q3 > • NWE TD NWE TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Tom Brady pass complete short middle to Troy Brown for 7 yards touchdown - PAT good

Patriots extends lead → 24-7

< Q3 > • NWE TD NWE TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Tom Brady pass complete short left to Chad Jackson for 10 yards touchdown - PAT good

Patriots extends lead → 31-7

Detailed Player Statistics

Player	Att	Cmp	CMP%	Yds	TD	Int	Lng	Sk	Rate
Tom Brady	43	29	67.4	372	4	1	45	3	115.6
Team Totals	43	29	67.4	372	4	1	45	3

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	Lng
Laurence Maroney	8	34	4.3	22
Corey Dillon	3	5	1.7	15
Tom Brady	1	1	1.0	1
Matt Cassel	1	-1	-1.0	-1
Heath Evans	1	35	35.0	35
Kevin Faulk	1	11	11.0	11
Team Totals	15	85	5.7	35

Player	Tgt	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	Lng
Ben Watson	13	7	95	13.6	1	40
Reche Caldwell	8	7	84	12.0	1	34
Doug Gabriel	7	5	83	16.6	0	45
Laurence Maroney	2	2	33	16.5	0	20
Kevin Faulk	4	2	12	6.0	0	6
Troy Brown	4	2	12	6.0	1	7
Corey Dillon	1	1	27	27.0	0	27
David Thomas	1	1	12	12.0	0	12
Chad Jackson	2	1	10	10.0	1	10
Jabar Gaffney	1	1	4	4.0	0	4
Team Totals	43	29	372	12.8	4	45

Player	Comb	Solo	Ast	Sk	Int
Mike Vrabel	7	7	0	0	1
Artrell Hawkins	6	6	0	0	0
Chad Scott	5	5	0	0	1
Rodney Harrison	4	4	0	0	1
Tully Banta-Cain	4	3	1	2.5	0
Rosevelt Colvin	4	4	0	0	0
Asante Samuel	4	3	1	0	0
Ellis Hobbs	3	3	0	0	1
Jarvis Green	3	1	2	1	0
Eric Alexander	2	2	0	0	0
Junior Seau	2	2	0	0	0
Ty Warren	2	2	0	0	0
Vince Wilfork	2	2	0	0	0
Richard Seymour	1	0	1	0.5	0
Willie Andrews	1	1	0	0	0
Tedy Bruschi	1	1	0	0	0
Larry Izzo	1	1	0	0	0
Team Totals	52	47	5	4	4

Player	Ret	Yds	Avg	TD
Laurence Maroney	2	91	45.5	0
Team Totals	2	91	45.5	0

Player	Ret	Yds	Avg
Kevin Faulk	2	33	16.5
Chad Jackson	1	11	11
Team Totals	3	44	14.7

Player	FGA	FGM	XPA	XPM
Stephen Gostkowski	1	1	4	4
Team Totals	1	1	4	4

Player	Pnt	Yds	Y/P
Josh Miller	4	187	46.8
Team Totals	4	187	46.8

Player	Att	Cmp	CMP%	Yds	Int	Lng	Sk	Rate
Brad Johnson	33	20	60.6	185	3	22	1	38.1
Brooks Bollinger	9	6	66.7	76	1	50	3	53.2
Team Totals	42	26	61.9	261	4	50	4

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	Lng
Chester Taylor	10	22	2.2	6
Mewelde Moore	2	9	4.5	9
Artose Pinner	2	5	2.5	4
Brad Johnson	1	9	9.0	9
Team Totals	15	45	3.0	9

Player	Tgt	Rec	Yds	Y/R	Lng
Troy Williamson	9	5	44	8.8	13
Mewelde Moore	7	4	91	22.8	50
Jermaine Wiggins	6	4	26	6.5	10
Chester Taylor	4	3	27	9.0	20
Travis Taylor	4	3	30	10.0	22
Bethel Johnson	5	2	18	9.0	15
Billy McMullen	3	2	15	7.5	11
Tony Richardson	2	2	9	4.5	8
Richard Owens	1	1	1	1.0	1
Team Totals	41	26	261	10.0	50

Player	Comb	Solo	Ast	Sk	Int
E.J. Henderson	8	8	0	1	0
Darren Sharper	7	7	0	0	1
Dwight Smith	6	6	0	0	0
Fred Smoot	6	6	0	0	0
Antoine Winfield	3	3	0	0	0
Jayme Mitchell	2	2	0	2	0
Kenechi Udeze	2	2	0	0	0
Ronyell Whitaker	2	2	0	0	0
Kevin Williams	2	2	0	0	0
Pat Williams	2	1	1	0	0
Richard Owens	1	1	0	0	0
Artose Pinner	1	1	0	0	0
Heath Farwell	1	1	0	0	0
Cedric Griffin	1	1	0	0	0
Napoleon Harris	1	1	0	0	0
Spencer Johnson	1	1	0	0	0
Ben Leber	1	1	0	0	0
Darrion Scott	1	1	0	0	0
Team Totals	48	47	1	3	1