Minnesota Vikings vs St. Louis Rams

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December 16th, 2012

2012 Week 15

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Offensive Starters

QB C. Ponder

RB A. Peterson

FB R. Ellison

WR J. Simpson

WR J. Carlson

TE K. Rudolph

T M. Kalil

G C. Johnson

C J. Sullivan

G B. Fusco

T P. Loadholt

Defensive Starters

DE B. Robison

UT K. Williams

DT L. Guion

DE J. Allen

LB C. Greenway

LB J. Brinkley

LB J. Robinson

CB A. Winfield

CB A. Jefferson

S J. Sanford

S H. Smith

Score by Quarter

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	FINAL
Vikings	7	23	3	3	36
Rams	0	7	0	15	22

	Vikings	Rams
Q1	7	0
Q2	23	7
Q3	3	0
Q4	3	15
FINAL	36	22

Key Performers

Vikings

PassingC. Ponder

17/24, 131 YDS

RushingA. Peterson

24, 212 YDS, 1 TD

ReceivingJ. Simpson

4, 27 YDS

TacklesC. Greenway

SacksC. Greenway

1.0

InterceptionsE. Griffen

Rams

PassingS. Bradford

35/55, 377 YDS, 3 TD

RushingS. Jackson

13, 73 YDS

ReceivingB. Gibson

6, 76 YDS

TacklesJ. Jenkins

SacksQ. Mikell

1.0

InterceptionsN/A

Team Comparison

Vikings

Stat

Rams

First Downs

322

Total Yards

432

Rushes

213

Rush YDS

Rush TD

70.8%

PASS %

63.6%

109

NET PASS YDS

345

PASS TD

Takeaways

30:27

Time of Possession

29:33

Offensive Starters

S. Bradford QB

S. Jackson RB

D. Amendola WR

C. Givens WR

B. Gibson WR

L. Kendricks TE

R. Saffold T

R. Turner G

S. Wells C

H. Dahl G

B. Richardson T

Defensive Starters

E. Sims DL

C. Long DE

K. Langford DT

M. Brockers DT

J. Cudjo DE

M. Haggan LB

J. Laurinaitis LB

J. Dunbar LB

C. Finnegan CB

Q. Mikell S

C. Dahl S

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Momentum and Moments

Review the key moments and momentum swings in this 2012 Week 15 match up between the Minnesota Vikings and the St. Louis Rams featuring 212 rushing yards by Adrian Peterson.

Legend

Moment: Vikings

Moment: Rams

Vikings Momentum

Rams Momentum

Scoring Timeline

< Q1 > • MIN TD MIN TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Christian Ponder left end for 5 yards touchdown - PAT good

Vikings opens scoring → 7-0

< Q2 > • STL TD STL TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Sam Bradford pass complete short right to Brian Quick for 4 yards touchdown - PAT good

Rams ties it up → 7-7

< Q2 > • MIN TD MIN TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Adrian Peterson up the middle for 82 yards touchdown - PAT good

Vikings takes the lead → 14-7

< Q2 > • MIN FG MIN FG

FIELD GOAL 🙌

Blair Walsh 50 yard field goal good

Vikings extends lead → 17-7

< Q2 > • MIN TD MIN TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Sam Bradford pass incomplete short middle intended for Lance Kendricks is intercepted by Everson Griffen at STL-29 and returned for 29 yards touchdown - PAT good

Vikings extends lead → 24-7

< Q2 > • MIN FG MIN FG

FIELD GOAL 🙌

Blair Walsh 38 yard field goal good

Vikings extends lead → 27-7

< Q2 > • MIN FG MIN FG

FIELD GOAL 🙌

Blair Walsh 42 yard field goal good

Vikings extends lead → 30-7

< Q3 > • MIN FG MIN FG

FIELD GOAL 🙌

Blair Walsh 53 yard field goal good

Vikings extends lead → 33-7

< Q4 > • STL TD STL TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Sam Bradford pass complete short right to Danny Amendola for 6 yards touchdown - PAT good

Rams cuts lead → 33-14

< Q4 > • STL TD STL TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Sam Bradford pass complete short middle to Lance Kendricks for 6 yards touchdown - 2PT conversion good

Rams cuts lead → 33-22

< Q4 > • MIN FG MIN FG

FIELD GOAL 🙌

Blair Walsh 51 yard field goal good

Vikings extends lead → 36-22

Detailed Player Statistics

Player	Att	Cmp	CMP%	Yds	TD	Int	Lng	Sk	Rate
Christian Ponder	24	17	70.8	131	0	0	14	2	83.9
Team Totals	24	17	70.8	131	0	0	14	2

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Lng
Adrian Peterson	24	212	8.8	1	82
Toby Gerhart	5	-5	-1.0	0	2
Christian Ponder	4	6	1.5	1	5
Team Totals	33	213	6.5	2	82

Player	Tgt	Rec	Yds	Y/R	Lng
Jerome Simpson	6	4	27	6.8	13
Stephen Burton	4	3	22	7.3	13
Kyle Rudolph	4	3	22	7.3	14
John Carlson	3	3	17	5.7	14
Toby Gerhart	3	2	21	10.5	12
Michael Jenkins	2	1	11	11.0	11
Jarius Wright	2	1	11	11.0	11
Team Totals	24	17	131	7.7	14

Player	Comb	Solo	Ast	Sk	Int
Chad Greenway	14	13	1	1	0
Harrison Smith	10	9	1	0	0
Josh Robinson	6	6	0	0	0
A.J. Jefferson	5	5	0	0	0
Christian Ballard	3	3	0	1	0
Jasper Brinkley	3	3	0	0	0
Jamarca Sanford	3	3	0	0	0
Antoine Winfield	3	3	0	0	0
Erin Henderson	2	2	0	1	0
Robert Blanton	2	2	0	0	0
Everson Griffen	1	1	0	0	1
Brian Robison	1	1	0	1	0
Jared Allen	1	1	0	0	0
Matt Asiata	1	1	0	0	0
Letroy Guion	1	1	0	0	0
Cullen Loeffler	1	1	0	0	0
Marvin Mitchell	1	1	0	0	0
Marcus Sherels	1	1	0	0	0
Team Totals	59	57	2	4	1

Player	Ret	Yds	Avg	TD
Marcus Sherels	1	24	24	0
Team Totals	1	24	24.0	0

Player	Ret	Yds	Avg	TD
Marcus Sherels	1	15	15	0
Team Totals	1	15	15.0	0

Player	FGA	FGM	XPA	XPM
Blair Walsh	5	5	3	3
Team Totals	5	5	3	3

Player	Pnt	Yds	Y/P
Chris Kluwe	4	182	45.5
Team Totals	4	182	45.5

Player	Att	Cmp	CMP%	Yds	TD	Int	Lng	Sk	Rate
Sam Bradford	55	35	63.6	377	3	1	26	4	94.3
Team Totals	55	35	63.6	377	3	1	26	4

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	Lng
Steven Jackson	13	73	5.6	15
Daryl Richardson	3	5	1.7	3
Sam Bradford	2	9	4.5	9
Team Totals	18	87	4.8	15

Player	Tgt	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	Lng
Steven Jackson	10	8	73	9.1	0	18
Brandon Gibson	8	6	76	12.7	0	18
Danny Amendola	12	6	58	9.7	1	26
Austin Pettis	6	5	55	11.0	0	23
Daryl Richardson	6	3	25	8.3	0	13
Lance Kendricks	5	3	35	11.7	1	16
Brian Quick	3	2	12	6.0	1	8
Chris Givens	4	1	22	22.0	0	22
Cory Harkey	1	1	21	21.0	0	21
Team Totals	55	35	377	10.8	3	26

Player	Comb	Solo	Sk
Jackrabbit Jenkins	8	8	0
Jo-Lonn Dunbar	6	6	0
Cortland Finnegan	6	6	0
James Laurinaitis	6	6	0
Quintin Mikell	5	5	1
Craig Dahl	4	4	0
William Hayes	4	4	0
Eugene Sims	2	2	1
Kendall Langford	2	2	0
Chris Long	2	2	0
Michael Brockers	1	1	0
Justin Cole	1	1	0
Mario Haggan	1	1	0
Trumaine Johnson	1	1	0
Rocky McIntosh	1	1	0
Robert Quinn	1	1	0
Team Totals	51	51	2