Minnesota Vikings vs New England Patriots

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October 30th, 2006

2006 Week 8

Regular Season

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Offensive Starters

QB B. Johnson

RB C. Taylor

FB T. Richardson

WR T. Taylor

WR T. Williamson

TE J. Wiggins

T B. McKinnie

G S. Hutchinson

C M. Birk

G A. Hicks

T M. Johnson

Defensive Starters

DE D. Scott

UT K. Williams

DT P. Williams

DE K. Udeze

LB N. Harris

LB E. Henderson

CB A. Winfield

CB F. Smoot

S D. Sharper

S D. Smith

DB R. Whitaker

Score by Quarter

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

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

Key Performers

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

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

Team Comparison

Vikings

Stat

Patriots

First Downs

284

Total Yards

430

Rushes

Rush YDS

Rush TD

61.9%

PASS %

67.4%

239

NET PASS YDS

345

PASS TD

Takeaways

30:15

Time of Possession

29:45

Offensive Starters

T. Brady QB

T. Brown WR

R. Caldwell WR

D. Gabriel WR

J. Gaffney WR

B. Watson TE

M. Light T

L. Mankins G

D. Koppen C

B. Yates G

R. O'Callaghan T

Defensive Starters

T. Warren DE

V. Wilfork DT

J. Green DE

R. Colvin LB

M. Vrabel LB

J. Seau LB

T. Bruschi LB

C. Scott CB

A. Samuel CB

R. Harrison S

A. Hawkins S

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Momentum and Moments

Review the key moments and momentum swings in this 2006 Week 8 match up between the Minnesota Vikings and the New England Patriots featuring 91 receiving yards by Mewelde Moore.

Legend

Moment: Vikings

Moment: Patriots

Vikings Momentum

Patriots 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	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

Player	Ret	Yds	Avg
Bethel Johnson	4	82	20.5
Richard Owens	1	0	0
Team Totals	5	82	16.4

Player	Ret	Yds	Avg	TD
Mewelde Moore	2	81	40.5	1
Team Totals	2	81	40.5	1

Player	FGA	FGM	XPA	XPM
Ryan Longwell	0	0	1	1
Team Totals	0	0	1	1

Player	Pnt	Yds	Y/P
Chris Kluwe	5	249	49.8
Team Totals	5	249	49.8

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