Minnesota Vikings vs New England Patriots

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September 17th, 2000

2000 Week 3

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Offensive Starters

QB D. Culpepper

RB R. Smith

WR C. Carter

WR R. Moss

TE J. Davis

TE J. McWilliams

T T. Steussie

G C. Lacina

C M. Birk

G D. Dixon

T K. Stringer

Defensive Starters

DE J. Burrough

UT J. Randle

DT C. Hovan

DE T. Sawyer

LB D. Rudd

LB K. Wong

LB E. McDaniel

CB C. Dishman

CB R. Tate

S R. Griffith

S O. Thomas

Score by Quarter

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

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

Key Performers

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

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

Team Comparison

Vikings

Stat

Patriots

First Downs

315

Total Yards

267

Rushes

154

Rush YDS

103

Rush TD

67.9%

PASS %

60.0%

161

NET PASS YDS

164

PASS TD

Takeaways

39:08

Time of Possession

20:52

Offensive Starters

D. Bledsoe QB

K. Faulk RB

T. Carter FB

T. Brown WR

T. Glenn WR

E. Bjornson TE

B. Armstrong T

J. Andruzzi G

D. Woody C

S. Isaia G

G. Williams T

Defensive Starters

B. Mitchell DL

B. Hamilton DE

W. McGinest DE

C. Eaton DT

C. Slade LB

T. Johnson LB

T. Bruschi LB

T. Law CB

O. Smith CB

L. Milloy S

A. Langham S

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Momentum and Moments

Review the key moments and momentum swings in this 2000 Week 3 match up between the Minnesota Vikings and the New England Patriots featuring 91 rushing yards by Robert Smith.

Legend

Moment: Vikings

Moment: Patriots

Vikings Momentum

Patriots 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
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

Player	Ret	Yds	Avg
Tyrone Carter	1	24	24
Moe Williams	1	27	27
Team Totals	2	51	25.5

Player	Ret	Yds	Avg
David Palmer	1	-3	-3
Chris Walsh	1	11	11
Team Totals	2	8	4.0

Player	FGA	FGM	XPA	XPM
Gary Anderson	0	0	3	3
Team Totals	0	0	3	3

Player	Pnt	Yds	Y/P
Mitch Berger	5	204	40.8
Team Totals	5	204	40.8

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