baseballchampion's Minnesota Vikings CFM as owner Ryan Hudson

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The Minnesota Vikings come into the 2013 season off a 10-6 finish and a Wild Card round loss to the rival Green Bay Packers. The season was a major statement for running back Adrian Peterson, who finished with 2,097 rushing yards, just eight shy of the single-season record set by Eric Dickerson. Quarterback Christian Ponder was serviceable, finishing with a completion percentage of 62.1 and 2,935 yards. However, he is a question mark coming into 2013, having missed the only playoff game the Vikings played. The signal-caller from that game, Joe Webb, was switched to being a wide receiver during the offseason. The Vikes brought in Matt Cassel, who will be the team's starting quarterback for week one. Cassel has been a mid-level quarterback for his entire career, so the quarterback position is a weakness for the team. Gone is last year's leading receiver Percy Harvin. To counter this, the Vikings drafted Cordarrelle Patterson out of Tennessee, and signed Greg Jennings to a five-year, $35M contract with a $10M bonus.

Lifelong fan Ryan Hudson purchased the Vikings during training camp, and made waves during the preseason when he announced that the team would be moving to Los Angeles at the end of the season, and would be called the Los Angeles Aftershocks. It is up to the Vikings to build off of last year's solid season and this year's perfect 4-0 preseason to try to attract their new fan base as they say farewell to the Metrodome.

The Vikings will be in a fight for the playoffs, as the NFC North has grown stronger this year. In addition to the Aaron Rodgers-led Packers, the Bears have Jay Cutler manning the offense, with Matt Forte in the backfield, and Julius Peppers on defense, they signed Martellus Bennett to play tight end. Meanwhile, the Lions have arguably the best receiver in the NFL in Calvin Johnson, and signed Reggie Bush to take over in the backfield, drafted Ezekiel Ansah to replace Cliff Avril on the defensive line, and signed kicker David Akers.

Minnesota Vikings 2013 Schedule
DATE	OPPONENT	RESULT
Sep 8	at Detroit Lions
Sep 15	at Chicago Bears
Sep 22	vs Cleveland Browns
Sep 29	vs Pittsburgh Steelers
Oct 13	vs Carolina Panthers
Oct 21	at New York Giants
Oct 27	vs Green Bay Packers
Nov 3	at Dallas Cowboys
Nov 7	vs Washington Redskins
Nov 17	at Seattle Seahawks
Nov 24	at Green Bay Packers
Dec 1	vs Chicago Bears
Dec 8	at Baltimore Ravens
Dec 15	vs Philadelphia Eagles
Dec 22	at Cincinnati Bengals
Dec 29	vs Detroit Lions

The Vikings match up against the Detroit Lions in week one for their first divisional test.

Matchup Preview | September 8, 2013
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Minnesota Vikings (0-0, 0-0 Away)		Detroit Lions (0-0, 0-0 Home)
Injury Report Christian Ponder Dislocated Ankle(4W) Ron Bartell Partial PCL Tear(4W) Fred Evans Upper Arm Fracture(2W) AJ Jefferson Broken Collarbone(6W) Marcus Sherels Broken Wrist(3W)

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DETROIT, MI -- "He was just in beast mode today. There was no stopping him. Whenever he has a game like that, its almost a guaranteed win."

Those were Leslie Frazier's words to FOX sideline reporter Pam Oliver after the game in response to the monster 154-yard day that Adrian Peterson had Sunday against the Lions. ESPN's Ed Werder caught up with Peterson in the tunnel on his way to the visitors' locker room.

"I was just trying to keep moving the ball forward, keep moving those chains and get us that win. Didn't even know what kind of day I had until coach told me after the game. Just wanted to get out of here with that win and we got the job done."

Peterson was great, which was needed to supplement the second quarter loss of receiver Greg Jennings to a dislocated ankle. Jennings did not return and will not return to the field until the Vikings' week 6 game at home against the Carolina Panthers.

Jim Schwartz was fuming in the locker room, directing a speech to the offense, "The defense is not going to be able to hold teams to 10 points with guys like that on offense. 10 points is just downright impossible. Scoring has to happen for our offense. We have to take advantage of weaker secondaries like theirs, and we didn't, and we beat ourselves by not doing that. This loss is strictly on our offense."

Minnesota Vikings at Detroit Lions
Sep 8, 2013	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	OT	SCORE
Minnesota Vikings (1-0)	7	3	9	6	-	25
Detroit Lions (0-1)	0	0	7	3	-	10

Team Stats Comparison
	MIN	DET
Total Offense	257	288
Rushing Yards	154	32
Passing Yards	103	256
First Downs	12	13
Punt Return Yards	119	33
Kick Return Yards	72	48
Total Yards	448	369
Turnovers	1(0)	1(0)
3rd Down Converstion	5-14(35%)	4-14(28%)
4th Down Conversion	0-0(0%)	1-3(33%)
2-Point Conversion	0-1(0%)	0-0(0%)
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	0/1	1/1
Penalties	0-0	2-15
Posession Time	22:50	17:10

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING		MIN	DET
2:06	(MIN) G. Jennings 29yd pass from M. Cassel(B. Walsh kick)	7	0
SECOND QUARTER SCORING		MIN	DET
1:12	(MIN) B. Walsh 51yd FG	10	0
THIRD QUARTER SCORING		MIN	DET
4:48	(MIN) B. Walsh 21yd FG	13	0
2:45	(MIN) C. Patterson 83yd punt return(2PT no good)	19	0
0:41	(DET) B. Pettigrew 3yd pass from M. Stafford(D. Akers kick)	19	7
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING		MIN	DET
7:52	(DET) D. Akers 22yd FG	19	10
2:13	(MIN) B. Walsh 42yd FG	22	10
1:01	(MIN) B. Walsh 56yd FG	25	10

Minnesota Vikings PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Matt Cassel 9/21 132 1 1 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Adrian Peterson 29 154 5.3 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Kyle Rudolph 3 36 12.0 0 Adrian Peterson 2 24 12.0 0 Jerome Simpson 2 25 12.5 0 Greg Jennings 2 47 23.5 1 BLOCKING PANCAKE SACK Kyle Rudolph 2 0 Charlie Johnson 2 2 Phil Loadholt 2 1 John Carlson 1 0 Matt Kalil 0 1 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD Harrison Smith 6 0 0 0 Josh Robinson 6 0 0 0 Desmond Bishop 4 0 0 0 Chad Greenway 3 2 0 0 Chris Cook 3 0 1 0 Gerald Hodges 2 0 0 0 Brian Robison 2 1 0 0 Jamarca Sanford 2 0 0 0 Mistral Raymond 2 0 0 0 Xavier Rhodes 2 0 0 0 Brandon Burton 2 0 0 0 Everson Griffen 1 0 0 0 Kevin Williams 1 0 0 0 Jerome Felton 1 0 0 0 Marvin Mitchell 1 0 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG Blair Walsh 4/4 1/1 13 56 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 Jeff Locke 4 177 44.2 1 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Cordarrelle Patterson 3 72 24.0 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Cordarrelle Patterson 5 119 23.8 1

Detroit Lions PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Matthew Stafford 27/44 277 1 1 Shaun Hill 0/2 0 0 0 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Reggie Bush 6 25 4.1 0 Matthew Stafford 2 7 3.5 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Brandon Pettigrew 8 47 5.8 1 Calvin Johnson 5 55 11.0 0 Mike Thomas 5 49 9.8 0 Nate Burleson 3 83 27.6 0 Reggie Bush 3 25 8.3 0 Tony Scheffler 2 18 9.0 0 Mikel Leshoure 1 0 0 0 BLOCKING PANCAKE SACK Jake Scott 1 0 Riley Reiff 1 0 Erik Lorig 1 0 Corey Hilliard 0 2 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD Stephen Tulloch 6 0 0 0 Nick Fairley 5 2 0 0 Ndamukong Suh 5 1 0 0 Jason Jones 5 2 0 0 Leroy Hill 4 0 0 0 Louis Delmas 4 0 1 0 Glover Quin 4 0 0 0 DeAndre Levy 3 0 0 0 Ezekiel Ansah 2 0 0 0 Amari Spievey 2 0 0 0 Chris Houston 2 0 0 0 Chris Greenwood 2 0 0 0 Tony Scheffler 1 0 0 0 Larry Grant 1 0 0 0 Nate Burleson 1 0 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG David Akers 1/1 1/1 4 23 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 Sam Martin 6 255 42.5 1 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Mike Thomas 2 48 24.0 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Reggie Bush 3 33 11.0 0

NFC Offensive Player of the Week - Eli Manning - 386 YDS, 3 TDS, 2 INT
NFC Defensive Player of the Week - Roddrick Muckelroy - 17 TACK, 1 INT
AFC Offensive Player of the Week - Peyton Manning - 303 YDS, 3 TDS, 1 INT
AFC Defensive Player of the Week - Lawrence Timmons - 15 TACK, 3 SACK

2013 Regular Season Week 1

Thursday's Games

Broncos 34, Ravens 31

Sunday's Games

Patriots 38, Bills 35

Titans 30, Steelers 12

Falcons 34, Saints 10

Buccaneers 20, Jets 16

Chiefs 27, Jaguars 24

Seahawks 27, Panthers 20

Bears 29, Bengals 15

Dolphins 30, Browns 11

Vikings 25, Lions 10

Colts 23, Raiders 20

Packers 35, 49ers 14

Cardinals 35, Rams 0

Giants 30, Cowboys 27

Monday's Games

Redskins 20, Eagles 10

Texans 12, Chargers 0

Week 2 sees the Vikings travel to Soldier Field to face the Bears and their sixth-ranked offense highlighted by receiver Brandon Marshall, who had eight catches in week 1 against the Bengals.

Matchup Preview | September 15, 2013
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Minnesota Vikings (1-0, 1-0 Away)		Chicago Bears (1-0, 1-0 Home)
Injury Report Christian Ponder Dislocated Ankle(3W) Corey Wootton Broken Ankle(IR) Fred Evans Upper Arm Fracture(1W) AJ Jefferson Broken Collarbone(5W) Marcus Sherels Broken Wrist(2W) Greg Jennings Dislocated Ankle(4W)

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CHICAGO, IL -- "It's tough, man. This one's gonna be really hard to swallow. I just gotta get through this and be able to get back on the field as soon as possible."

This was Adrian Peterson speaking at a postgame press conference at Soldier Field, where in the third quarter of the week 2 matchup between the Vikings and Bears, Peterson suffered a broken collarbone that will keep him on the sideline for the foreseeable future. This leaves Minnesota without their two best offensive players in Peterson and wide receiver Greg Jennings, who dislocated his ankle last week. Jennings wasn't missed a whole lot in this game, however, as Matt Cassel and Cordarrelle Patterson had monster days, connecting eight times for 161 yards and two scores.

"We just really stepped up where we needed to, with Greg out and Adrian going down, we needed to step up and we did in a big way. That needs to happen again in the future for us to win, but for now I'm gonna celebrate," said a beaming Matt Cassel on his way to the locker room after the game.

For the Bears, nothing seemed to be going right, as they were beaten handly in almost every aspect of the game, even in special teams, a surprise because the Bears have Devin Hester returning punts and kicks. Hester was limited to just 59 return yards total, compared to Patterson's 96. Even the Vikings running game, without their star halfback for most of the second half, managed to outman that of the Bears.

Minnesota Vikings at Chicago Bears
Jan 1,	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	OT	SCORE
Minnesota Vikings (2-0)	3	14	3	6	-	26
Chicago Bears (1-1)	7	0	7	0	-	14

Team Stats Comparison
	MIN	CHI
Total Offense	371	241
Rushing Yards	151	64
Passing Yards	220	177
First Downs	20	15
Punt Return Yards	23	12
Kick Return Yards	73	47
Total Yards	467	300
Turnovers	0(+1)	1(-1)
3rd Down Converstion	6-10(60%)	3-9(33%)
4th Down Conversion	0-0(0%)	0-1(0%)
2-Point Conversion	0-1(0%)	0-0(0%)
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	2/1	2/0
Penalties	1-5	0-0
Posession Time	22:20	17:40

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING		MIN	CHI
5:25	(CHI) M. Forte 18yd run(R. Gould kick)	0	7
2:23	(MIN) B. Walsh 26yd FG	3	7
SECOND QUARTER SCORING		MIN	CHI
9:24	(MIN) M. Cassel 1yd run(B. Walsh kick)	10	7
1:18	(MIN) C. Patterson 6yd pass from M. Cassel(B. Walsh kick)	17	7
THIRD QUARTER SCORING		MIN	CHI
6:33	(MIN) B. Walsh 46yd FG	20	7
0:29	(CHI) B. Marshall 1yd pass from J. Cutler(R. Gould kick)	20	14
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING		MIN	CHI
8:19	(MIN) C. Patterson 47yd pass from M. Cassel(2PT no good)	26	14

Minnesota Vikings PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Matt Cassel 16/23 253 2 0 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Adrian Peterson 13 90 6.9 0 Toby Gerhart 13 50 3.8 0 Matt Cassel 4 11 2.7 1 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Cordarrelle Patterson 8 161 20.1 2 Kyle Rudolph 3 37 12.3 0 Jerome Simpson 2 34 17.0 0 Toby Gerhart 1 -2 -2.0 0 Jarius Wright 1 12 12.0 0 Adrian Peterson 1 11 11.0 0 BLOCKING PANCAKE SACK Charlie Johnson 4 0 Kyle Rudolph 3 1 John Sullivan 1 1 Phil Loadholt 0 1 Matt Kalil 0 1 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD Harrison Smith 5 0 1 0 Desmond Bishop 5 1 0 0 Brian Robison 3 3 0 0 Mistral Raymond 3 0 0 0 Josh Robinson 3 0 0 0 Chris Cook 3 0 0 0 Brandon Burton 2 0 0 0 Chad Greenway 2 0 0 0 Everson Griffen 1 0 0 0 Xavier Rhodes 1 0 0 0 Tyrone McKenzie 1 0 0 0 Robert Blanton 1 0 0 0 Sharrif Floyd 1 0 1 0 Gerald Hodges 1 0 0 0 Jared Allen 1 0 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG Blair Walsh 2/3 2/2 8 46 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 Jeff Locke 2 66 33.0 1 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Cordarrelle Patterson 3 73 24.3 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Cordarrelle Patterson 3 23 7.6 0

Chicago Bears PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Jay Cutler 22/35 205 1 1 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Matt Forte 9 64 7.1 1 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Brandon Marshall 7 100 14.2 1 Devin Hester 5 51 10.2 0 Matt Forte 4 2 0.5 0 Alshon Jeffery 2 21 10.5 0 Michael Bush 1 9 9.0 0 Spencer Larsen 1 13 13.0 0 Earl Bennett 1 0 0.0 0 Martellus Bennett 1 9 9.0 0 BLOCKING PANCAKE SACK Kyle Long 1 0 Eben Britton 1 2 Matt Forte 0 1 Martellus Bennett 0 1 Matt Slauson 0 1 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD Justin Bethel 7 0 0 0 Lance Briggs 5 0 0 0 DJ Williams 5 0 0 0 Julius Peppers 4 2 0 0 Tom Zbikowski 4 0 0 0 Major Wright 4 0 0 0 Charles Tillman 3 0 0 0 Kelvin Hayden 3 1 0 0 James Anderson 3 0 0 0 Spencer Larsen 2 0 0 0 Christian Ballard 2 0 0 0 Shea McClellin 2 1 0 0 Brandon Hardin 2 0 0 0 Henry Melton 1 1 0 0 Austen Lane 1 0 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG Robbie Gould 0/0 2/2 2 0 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 Adam Podlesh 4 175 43.7 1 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Devin Hester 2 47 23.5 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Devin Hester 1 12 12.0 0

NFC Offensive Player of the Week - Cordarrelle Patterson - 8 REC, 161 YDS 20.1 AVG, 2 TD
NFC Defensive Player of the Week - Aldon Smith - 17 TKL, 3 SACK, 1 FF
AFC Offensive Player of the Week - Antonio Brown - 9 REC, 147 YDS, 16.3 AVG, 3 TD, 1 CAR, 2 YDS, 2.0 AVG
AFC Defensive Player of the Week - Kelvin Sheppard - 11 TKL, 1 SACK, 1 INT

2013 Regular Season Week 2

Thursday's Games

Patriots 20, Jets 17

Sunday's Games

Rams 34, Falcons 20

Eagles 24, Chargers 21

Cowboys 13, Chiefs 7

Colts 24, Dolphins 14

Texans 37, Titans 6

Redskins 37, Packers 10

Ravens 37, Browns 19

Panthers 34, Bills 20

Vikings 26, Bears 14

Saints 23, Buccaneers 10

Lions 48, Cardinals 27

Raiders 25, Jaguars 13

Broncos 35, Giants 31

Seahawks 23, 49ers 17

Monday's Games

Steelers 42, Bengals 10

Minnesota picked a good time to have a bad opponent, as their best two offensive players will miss the Vikings' week 3 game against the 0-2 Browns. The Browns, as their record shows, are one of the weakest teams in football, so this is more of a practice for backup running back Toby Gerhart to get some reps than a game to worry about.

Matchup Preview | September 22, 2013
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Cleveland Browns (0-2, 0-1 Away)		Minnesota Vikings (2-0, 0-0 Home)
Injury Report Jabaal Sheard Shoulder Tear(3W) Adrian Peterson Broken Collarbone(7W) Christian Ponder Dislocated Ankle(2W) AJ Jefferson Broken Collarbone(4W) Marcus Sherels Broken Wrist(1W) Greg Jennings Dislocated Ankle(3W)

Please note that the Vikings-Bears game was played on September 15, 2013, and not on January 1.

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Week 2 League Update

NFL Standings - Updated: Sep 17, 2013
NFC EAST	W	L	T	PF	PA
Washington Redskins	2	0	0	57	20
New York Giants	1	1	0	61	62
Dallas Cowboys	1	1	0	40	37
Philadelphia Eagles	1	1	0	34	41
NFC NORTH	W	L	T	PF	PA
Minnesota Vikings	2	0	0	51	24
Green Bay Packers	1	1	0	45	51
Detroit Lions	1	1	0	58	52
Chicago Bears	1	1	0	43	41
NFC SOUTH	W	L	T	PF	PA
New Orleans Saints	1	1	0	33	44
Atlanta Falcons	1	1	0	54	44
Carolina Panthers	1	1	0	54	47
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	1	1	0	30	39
NFC WEST	W	L	T	PF	PA
Seattle Seahawks	2	0	0	50	37
Arizona Cardinals	1	1	0	62	48
St. Louis Rams	1	1	0	34	55
San Francisco 49ers	0	2	0	31	58
NFC WILD CARD RACE	W	L	T	PF	PA
New York Giants	1	1	0	61	62
Green Bay Packers	1	1	0	45	51
Arizona Cardinals	1	1	0	62	48
St. Louis Rams	1	1	0	34	55
Detroit Lions	1	1	0	58	52
Atlanta Falcons	1	1	0	54	44
Carolina Panthers	1	1	0	54	47
Chicago Bears	1	1	0	43	41
Dallas Cowboys	1	1	0	40	37
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	1	1	0	30	39
Philadelphia Eagles	1	1	0	34	41
San Francisco 49ers	0	2	0	31	58
AFC EAST	W	L	T	PF	PA
New England Patriots	2	0	0	58	52
Miami Dolphins	1	1	0	44	35
Buffalo Bills	0	2	0	55	72
New York Jets	0	2	0	33	40
AFC NORTH	W	L	T	PF	PA
Baltimore Ravens	1	1	0	68	53
Pittsburgh Steelers	1	1	0	54	40
Cincinnati Bengals	0	2	0	25	71
Cleveland Browns	0	2	0	30	67
AFC SOUTH	W	L	T	PF	PA
Houston Texans	2	0	0	49	6
Indianapolis Colts	2	0	0	47	34
Tennessee Titans	1	1	0	36	49
Jacksonville Jaguars	0	2	0	37	52
AFC WEST	W	L	T	PF	PA
Denver Broncos	2	0	0	69	62
Kansas City Chiefs	1	1	0	34	37
Oakland Raiders	1	1	0	45	36
San Diego Chargers	0	2	0	21	36
AFC WILD CARD RACE	W	L	T	PF	PA
Indianapolis Colts	2	0	0	47	34
Tennessee Titans	1	1	0	36	49
Kansas City Chiefs	1	1	0	34	37
Miami Dolphins	1	1	0	44	35
Pittsburgh Steelers	1	1	0	54	40
Oakland Raiders	1	1	0	45	36
Cincinnati Bengals	0	2	0	25	71
San Diego Chargers	0	2	0	21	36
Buffalo Bills	0	2	0	55	72
New York Jets	0	2	0	33	40
Jacksonville Jaguars	0	2	0	37	52
Cleveland Browns	0	2	0	30	67

Capitalized names indicate a player that plays for the Vikings.

NFL League Leaders - Updated: Sep 17, 2013
Passing Yards		YARDS	Passing Touchdowns		TD
	1. Peyton Manning	685		1. Peyton Manning	7
	2. Matt Ryan	673		2. Joe Flacco	6
	3. Eli Manning	640		3. Eli Manning	5
	4. Tom Brady	623		4. Carson Palmer	5
	5. Carson Palmer	622		5. Matthew Stafford	4
Carries		CAR	Rushing Yards		YARDS
	1. Lamar Miller	48		1. ADRIAN PETERSON	244
	2. DeMarco Murray	48		2. Doug Martin	220
	3. Evan Royster	46		3. Marshawn Lynch	217
	4. Marshawn Lynch	46		4. Frank Gore	206
	5. Mike Goodson	44		5. Jonathan Dwyer	198
Rushing Touchdowns		TD	Receptions		REC
	1. CJ Spiller	3		1. Larry Fitzgerald	22
	2. Marshawn Lynch	3		2. Roddy White	21
	3. Shaun Draughn	2		3. Wes Welker	20
	4. Matt Forte	2		4. Antonio Brown	17
	5. Jonathan Stewart	2		5. Demaryius Thomas	16
Receiving Yards		YARDS	Receiving Touchdowns		TD
	1. Roddy White	332		1. Wes Welker	4
	2. Larry Fitzgerald	290		2. Randall Cobb	3
	3. Brandon Marshall	254		3. Antonio Brown	3
	4. Antonio Brown	234		4. Michael Jenkins	3
	5. Wes Welker	229		5. Victor Cruz	2

NFL League Leaders - Updated: Sep 17, 2013
Tackles		TKL	Sacks		SACK
	1. Jameel McClain	34		1. Shea McClellin	4
	2. Demeco Ryans	24		2. Julius Peppers	4
	3. Dan Connor	24		3. BRIAN ROBISON	4
	4. Brandon Spikes	23		4. Henry Melton	4
	5. Donald Butler	23		5. Aldon Smith	3
Interceptions		INT	Tackles for Loss		TFL
	1. Chris Houston	2		1. Aldon Smith	6
	2. Antrel Rolle	2		2. Geno Atkins	5
	3. Jason McCourty	2		3. Muhammad Wilkerson	4
	4. DeAngelo Hall	2		4. Henry Melton	4
	5. Champ Bailey	2		5. BRIAN ROBISON	4
Kick Return Yards		YARDS	Longest Kick Return		LONG
	1. Torrey Smith	237		1. Devery Henderson	100
	2. Tavon Austin	225		2. Tavon Austin	97
	3. Joe Adams	188		3. Jacoby Jones	44
	4. Andrew Hawkins	171		4. Antonio Brown	43
	5. Trindon Holliday	158		5. Steve Breaston	39
Punt Return Yards		YARDS	Longest Punt Return		LONG
	1. CORDARRELLE PATTERSON	142		1. CORDARRELLE PATTERSON	84
	2. Jeremy Kerley	111		2. Jeremy Kerley	79
	3. TY Hilton	88		3. TY Hilton	57
	4. Patrick Peterson	80		4. Darren Sproles	22
	5. CJ Spiller	72		5. CJ Spiller	20

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ST. PAUL, MN -- The Vikings stepped out onto Mall of America Field for their home opener against Cleveland in week three with a ton of confidence. In fact, it may have been too much, as Minnesota proceeded to play their sloppiest game of the year, winning 23-7 only because their opponent was even worse in most aspects of the game. All the Vikings showed their fans was that without the NFL MVP in the backfield, they aren't really much of a contender. That doesn't bode well considering that Adrian Peterson will still be out for five more games. Matt Cassel and Cordarrelle Patterson, who connected eight times last week, were surprisingly shut down, something that may have happened because of the reduction in rushing yards.

"I've gotta step up more, we've all gotta step up more especially with guys hurt. Playing the way we did today will not get us more wins," said Cassel.

It wasn't that Toby Gerhart had a bad game, as 79 yards is still a good day for most players in the league, let alone someone who barely got on the field before last week, but the Vikings definitely saw a reduction in the running game.

Cleveland Browns at Minnesota Vikings
Sep 22, 2013	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	OT	SCORE
Cleveland Browns (0-3)	0	0	7	0	-	7
Minnesota Vikings (3-0)	0	7	7	9	-	23

Team Stats Comparison
	CLE	MIN
Total Offense	240	205
Rushing Yards	53	84
Passing Yards	187	121
First Downs	13	13
Punt Return Yards	11	29
Kick Return Yards	0	90
Total Yards	251	324
Turnovers	3(-3)	0(+3)
3rd Down Converstion	0-11(0%)	7-16(43%)
4th Down Conversion	1-3(33%)	0-0(0%)
2-Point Conversion	0-0(0%)	0-0(0%)
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	1/0	1/0
Penalties	1-5	3-33
Posession Time	15:25	24:35

Scoring Summary
SECOND QUARTER SCORING		CLE	MIN
2:37	(MIN) J. Robinson 31yd INT return(B. Walsh kick)	0	7
THIRD QUARTER SCORING		CLE	MIN
5:28	(CLE) J. Cameron 2yd pass from B. Weeden(S. Graham kick)	7	7
4:07	(MIN) T. Gerhart 15yd run(B.Walsh kick)	7	14
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING		CLE	MIN
9:28	(MIN) B. Walsh 45yd FG	7	17
5:55	(MIN) B. Walsh 53yd FG	7	20
0:53	(MIN) B. Walsh 39yd FG	7	23

Cleveland Browns PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Brandon Weeden 17/34 238 1 3 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Trent Richardson 13 41 3.1 0 Brandon Jackson 2 12 6.0 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Trent Richardson 5 40 8.0 0 Greg Little 4 110 27.5 0 Josh Gordon 3 64 21.3 0 Travis Benjamin 2 17 8.5 0 Jordan Cameron 2 7 3.5 1 Jordan Norwood 1 0 0.0 0 BLOCKING PANCAKE SACK Joe Thomas 4 0 Alex Mack 3 1 John Greco 2 1 Mitchell Schwartz 1 1 Shawn Lauvao 0 1 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD Paul Kruger 8 1 0 0 T.J. Ward 6 0 0 0 Barkevious Mingo 5 2 0 0 D'Qwell Jackson 5 1 0 0 Buster Skrine 5 1 0 0 Tashaun Gipson 3 0 0 0 Joe Haden 3 0 0 0 Phil Taylor 3 1 0 0 Christopher Owens 2 0 0 0 Ahtyba Rubin 2 0 0 0 Nate Clements 2 0 0 0 Desmond Bryant 1 0 0 0 Craig Robertson 1 0 0 0 Kellen Davis 1 0 0 0 Chris Ogbonnaya 1 0 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG Shayne Graham 0/0 1/1 1 0 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 Spencer Lanning 4 184 46.0 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Travis Benjamin 3 11 3.6 0

Minnesota Vikings PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Matt Cassel 16/27 164 0 0 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Toby Gerhart 24 79 3.2 1 Matt Cassel 2 5 2.5 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Kyle Rudolph 6 65 10.8 0 Toby Gerhart 3 31 10.3 0 Jerome Simpson 3 25 8.3 0 Joe Webb 2 24 12.0 0 Cordarrelle Patterson 2 19 9.5 0 BLOCKING PANCAKE SACK Charlie Johnson 5 1 Kyle Rudolph 3 0 Jerome Felton 3 0 John Sullivan 2 0 Phil Loadholt 1 1 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD Gerald Hodges 5 1 0 0 Brian Robison 4 1 0 0 Mistral Raymond 4 0 0 0 Josh Robinson 4 0 2 1 Desmond Bishop 3 0 0 0 Xavier Rhodes 3 0 0 0 Sharrif Floyd 3 1 0 0 Jared Allen 2 1 0 0 Kyle Williams 2 1 0 0 Harrison Smith 2 0 0 0 Brandon Burton 2 0 0 0 Chad Greenway 2 1 0 0 Larry Dean 1 0 0 0 Jerome Felton 1 0 0 0 Chris Cook 1 0 1 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG Blair Walsh 3/3 2/2 11 53 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 Jeff Locke 6 225 37.5 1 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Cordarrelle Patterson 2 90 45.0 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Cordarrelle Patterson 4 29 7.2 0

NFC Offensive Player of the Week - Aaron Rodgers - 27-52, 328 YDS, 3 TD, 1 INT, 1 CAR, 3 YDS
NFC Defensive Player of the Week - DeMarcus Ware - 9 TKL, 4 SACK
AFC Offensive Player of the Week - CJ Spiller - 16 CAR, 208 YDS, 13.0 AVG, 2 TD
AFC Defensive Player of the Week - Manny Lawson - 14 TKL, 2 SACK

2013 Regular Season Week 3

Thursday's Games

Eagles 23, Chiefs 17

Sunday's Games

Texans 45, Ravens 7

Panthers 28, Giants 2

Lions 27, Redskins 3

Titans 30, Chargers 24

Cardinals 24, Saints 21

Patriots 16, Buccaneers 14

Packers 25, Bengals 22

Cowboys 24, Rams 17

Vikings 23, Browns 7

Dolphins 20, Falcons 6

Bills 37, Jets 23

49ers 34, Colts 3

Seahawks 41, Jaguars 6

Bears 27, Steelers 13

Monday's Games

Broncos 26, Raiders 13

Minnesota will try to improve as they travel to London to take on the Pittsburgh Steelers, who are currently 1-2.

Matchup Preview | September 29, 2013
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Pittsburgh Steelers (1-2, 1-0 Away)		Minnesota Vikings (3-0, 1-0 Home)
Injury Report Lawrence Timmons Hamstring Tear(5W) Adrian Peterson Broken Collarbone(6W) Hebron Fangupo Broken Ankle(7W) Christian Ponder Dislocated Ankle(1W) AJ Jefferson Broken Collarbone(3W) Greg Jennings Dislocated Ankle(2W)

[spursup]

LONDON, ENGLAND -- The Vikings moved to 4-0 on the season in front of an eager Wembley Stadium crowd on yet another sloppy performance. This one almost cost them a win.

"A football game is sixty minutes long, you have to play hard that entire sixty minutes in order to win on a consistent basis. We didn't, we just made big plays when we had to. We need to make plays throughout the game. Plays were there for us to make and we just didn't make them, lucky to come out with a W," said a tired Leslie Frazier after the game.

Quarterback Matt Cassel was a huge improvement over last week, throwing for over 200 yards and two touchdowns, including a go-ahead score late in the fourth quarter to Jarius Wright, who had one catch in the previous three games. This was set up by a Sharrif Floyd forced fumble that was recovered by Kevin Williams. Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger was injured on the play and did not return.

Even after this score though, the game wasn't over. Shaun Suisham hit a 36-yard field goal with less than a minute and a half to play to put the Steelers up by two. Blair Walsh then would show ice water in his veins, hitting a 37-yarder as time expired to give Minnesota the huge come-from-behind win.

Roethlisberger has a torn shoulder, and has been declared out for the next four weeks, and will miss three games, against the Jets, Ravens, and Raiders. Pittsburgh has a bye for week five. The Steelers also lost linebacker Larry Foote for seven weeks to a broken collarbone.

Pittsburgh Steelers at Minnesota Vikings
Sep 29, 2013	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	OT	SCORE
Pittsburgh Steelers (1-3)	7	16	0	3	-	26
Minnesota Vikings (4-0)	10	0	0	17	-	27

Team Stats Comparison
	PIT	MIN
Total Offense	359	303
Rushing Yards	60	93
Passing Yards	299	210
First Downs	15	12
Punt Return Yards	38	26
Kick Return Yards	0	225
Total Yards	397	554
Turnovers	2(-2)	0(+2)
3rd Down Converstion	5-13(38%)	7-15(46%)
4th Down Conversion	0-0(0%)	1-3(33%)
2-Point Conversion	0-0(0%)	0-0(0%)
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	1/4	1/1
Penalties	0-0	0-0
Posession Time	16:15	23:45

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING		PIT	MIN
5:39	(MIN) B. Walsh 31yd FG	0	3
2:04	(PIT) A. Brown 61yd pass from B. Roethlisberger(S. Suisham kick)	7	3
1:51	(MIN) C. Patterson 100yd kick return(B. Walsh kick)	7	10
SECOND QUARTER SCORING		PIT	MIN
8:48	(PIT) S. Suisham 34yd FG	10	10
4:02	(PIT) S. Suisham 23yd FG	13	10
1:15	(PIT) S. Suisham 22yd FG	16	10
0:31	(PIT) A. Brown 14yd pass from B. Roethlisberger(S. Suisham kick)	23	10
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING		PIT	MIN
8:54	(MIN) J. Carlson 2yd pass from M. Cassel(B. Walsh kick)	23	17
3:11	(MIN) J. Wright 36yd pass from M. Cassel(B.Walsh kick)	23	24
1:22	(PIT) S. Suisham 36yd FG	26	24
0:00	(MIN) B.Walsh 37yd FG	26	27

Pittsburgh Steelers PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Ben Roethlisberger 25/38 320 2 1 Landry Jones 2/2 27 0 0 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Jonathan Dwyer 9 63 7.0 0 Vick Ballard 1 -3 -3.0 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Antonio Brown 9 157 17.4 2 Jonathan Dwyer 6 77 12.8 0 Markus Wheaton 5 46 9.2 0 Emmanuel Sanders 3 39 13.0 0 David Johnson 2 -2 -1.0 0 Heath Miller 2 30 15.0 0 BLOCKING PANCAKE SACK Ramon Foster 2 0 Mike Adams 2 0 David DeCastro 1 0 Marcus Gilbert 0 1 Maurkice Pouncey 0 1 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD Larry Foote 7 0 0 0 William Gay 5 0 0 0 Troy Polamalu 5 0 0 0 Ryan Clark 5 0 0 0 LaMarr Woodley 4 0 0 0 Jarvis Jones 3 0 0 0 Alameda Ta'amu 3 1 0 0 Jason Worilds 4 0 0 0 Cameron Heyward 3 0 0 0 Ike Taylor 3 0 0 0 David Johnson 2 0 0 0 Robert Golden 2 0 0 0 Ziggy Hood 2 0 0 0 Adrian Robinson 1 0 0 0 Brian Rolle 1 1 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG Shaun Suisham 4/4 2/2 14 36 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 Drew Butler 3 131 43.6 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Antonio Brown 4 38 9.5 0

Minnesota Vikings PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Matt Cassel 15/24 220 2 0 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Toby Gerhart 28 90 3.2 0 Matt Cassel 2 4 2.0 0 Jerome Felton 1 -1 -1.0 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Toby Gerhart 3 18 6.0 0 Cordarrelle Patterson 3 83 27.6 0 Jerome Simpson 3 28 9.3 0 Jarius Wright 2 45 22.5 1 Joe Webb 2 35 17.5 0 John Carlson 1 2 2.0 1 Kyle Rudolph 1 9 9.0 0 BLOCKING PANCAKE SACK John Sullivan 4 0 Charlie Johnson 3 1 Phil Loadholt 2 0 Brandon Fusco 2 0 Matt Kalil 2 0 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD Desmond Bishop 8 1 0 0 Mistral Raymond 6 0 1 0 Chris Cook 5 0 0 0 Gerald Hodges 5 1 0 0 Brandon Burton 4 1 0 0 Harrison Smith 4 1 0 0 Josh Robinson 3 0 0 0 Sharrif Floyd 2 1 0 0 Chad Greenway 2 0 0 0 Brian Robison 1 1 0 0 Xavier Rhodes 1 0 0 0 Jamarca Sanford 1 0 0 0 Robert Blanton 1 0 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG Blair Walsh 2/2 3/3 9 37 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 Jeff Locke 4 176 44.0 0 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Cordarrelle Patterson 7 225 32.1 1 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Cordarrelle Patterson 3 26 8.6 0

NFC Offensive Player of the Week - Roddy White - 11 REC, 164 YDS, 14.9 AVG, 2 TD
NFC Defensive Player of the Week - Aldon Smith - 10 TKL, 3 SACK, 1 INT
AFC Offensive Player of the Week - Antonio Brown - 9 REC, 157 YDS, 17.4 AVG, 2 TD
AFC Defensive Player of the Week - Derrick Johnson - 10 TKL, 1 INT

2013 Regular Season Week 4

Thursday's Games

49ers 17, Rams 9

Sunday's Games

Bills 30, Ravens 24

Buccaneers 39, Cardinals 17

Vikings 27, Steelers 26

Chiefs 22, Giants 18

Colts 26, Jaguars 9

Texans 30, Seahawks 6

Bengals 33, Browns 7

Bears 34, Lions 16

Jets 20, Titans 6

Redskins 38, Raiders 7

Eagles 30, Broncos 27

Chargers 20, Cowboys 17

Patriots 36, Falcons 19

Monday's Games

Saints 30, Dolphins 3

BYE WEEKS: Packers, Panthers

The Vikings go into their bye week undefeated.

[spursup]

Week 5(Bye Week) League Update

NFC Offensive Player of the Week - Steven Jackson - 20 CAR, 169 YDS, 8.4 AVG, 1 TD, 2 REC, 14 YDS, 7.0 AVG
NFC Defensive Player of the Week - Will Witherspoon - 13 TKL, 2 SACK, 1 FF, 1 FR
AFC Offensive Player of the Week - Jamaal Charles - 18 CAR, 281 YDS, 15.6 AVG, 3 TD
AFC Defensive Player of the Week - Philip Wheeler - 10 TKL, 2 INT

2013 Regular Season Week 5

Thursday's Games

Bills 25, Browns 17

Sunday's Games

Bengals 14, Patriots 13

Lions 29, Packers 14

Seahawks 34, Colts 6

Ravens 33, Dolphins 23

Bears 27, Saints 3

Eagles 23, Giants 19

Chiefs 41, Titans 6

Rams 16, Jaguars 10

Panthers 33, Cardinals 19

Broncos 31, Cowboys 29

Chargers 30, Raiders 10

49ers 24, Texans 21

Monday's Games

Falcons 34, Jets 3

BYE WEEKS: Buccaneers, Redskins, Steelers, Vikings

NFL Standings - Updated: Oct 8, 2013
NFC EAST	W	L	T	PF	PA
Philadelphia Eagles	4	1	0	110	104
Washington Redskins	3	1	0	98	54
Dallas Cowboys	2	3	0	110	105
New York Giants	1	4	0	100	135
NFC NORTH	W	L	T	PF	PA
Minnesota Vikings	4	0	0	101	57
Chicago Bears	4	1	0	131	73
Detroit Lions	3	2	0	130	103
Green Bay Packers	2	2	0	84	102
NFC SOUTH	W	L	T	PF	PA
Carolina Panthers	3	1	0	115	68
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	2	2	0	83	72
Atlanta Falcons	2	3	0	113	103
New Orleans	2	3	0	87	98
NFC WEST	W	L	T	PF	PA
Seattle Seahawks	4	1	0	131	79
San Francisco 49ers	3	2	0	106	91
Arizona Cardinals	2	3	0	122	141
St. Louis Rams	2	3	0	76	106
NFC WILD CARD RACE	W	L	T	PF	PA
Chicago Bears	4	1	0	131	73
Washington Redskins	3	1	0	98	54
Detroit Lions	3	2	0	130	103
San Francisco 49ers	3	2	0	106	91
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	2	2	0	83	72
Green Bay Packers	2	2	0	84	102
Dallas Cowboys	2	3	0	110	105
Arizona Cardinals	2	3	0	122	141
St. Louis Rams	2	3	0	76	106
Atlanta Falcons	2	3	0	113	103
New Orleans Saints	2	3	0	87	98
New York Giants	1	4	0	100	135
AFC EAST	W	L	T	PF	PA
New England Patriots	4	1	0	123	99
Buffalo Bills	3	2	0	147	136
Miami Dolphins	2	3	0	90	104
New York Jets	1	4	0	79	117
AFC NORTH	W	L	T	PF	PA
Baltimore Ravens	2	3	0	132	151
Cincinnati Bengals	2	3	0	94	116
Pittsburgh Steelers	1	3	0	93	94
Cleveland Browns	0	5	0	61	148
AFC SOUTH	W	L	T	PF	PA
Houston Texans	4	1	0	145	43
Indianapolis Colts	3	2	0	82	111
Tennessee Titans	2	3	0	78	134
Jacksonville Jaguars	0	5	0	62	135
AFC WEST	W	L	T	PF	PA
Denver Broncos	4	1	0	153	134
Kansas City Chiefs	3	2	0	114	84
San Diego Chargers	2	3	0	95	93
Oakland Raiders	1	4	0	75	130
AFC WILD CARD RACE	W	L	T	PF	PA
Indianapolis Colts	3	2	0	82	111
Buffalo Bills	3	2	0	147	136
Kansas City Chiefs	3	2	0	114	84
Tennessee Titans	2	3	0	78	134
Cincinnati Bengals	2	3	0	94	116
San Diego Chargers	2	3	0	95	93
Miami Dolphins	2	3	0	90	104
Pittsburgh Steelers	1	3	0	93	94
New York Jets	1	4	0	79	117
Oakland Raiders	1	4	0	75	130
Jacksonville Jaguars	0	5	0	62	135
Cleveland Browns	0	5	0	61	148

Capitalized names indicate a player that plays for the Vikings.

NFL League Leaders - Updated: Oct 8, 2013
Passing Yards		YARDS	Passing Touchdowns		TD
	1. Peyton Manning	1,552		1. Peyton Manning	12
	2. Carson Palmer	1,516		2. Carson Palmer	10
	3. Matt Ryan	1,439		3. Joe Flacco	10
	4. Eli Manning	1,393		4. Tom Brady	9
	5. Joe Flacco	1,362		5. Eli Manning	8
Carries		CAR	Rushing Yards		YARDS
	1. DeMarco Murray	115		1. CJ Spiller	563
	2. Frank Gore	113		2. Frank Gore	541
	3. Chris Johnson	104		3. LeSean McCoy	518
	4. Matt Forte	102		4. Steven Jackson	501
	5. Ryan Mathews	99		5. DeMarco Murray	492
Rushing Touchdowns		TD	Receptions		REC
	1. Frank Gore	6		1. Wes Welker	51
	2. CJ Spiller	5		2. Larry Fitzgerald	47
	3. Robert Turbin	4		3. Roddy White	45
	4. Matt Forte	4		4. Aaron Dobson	40
	5. Marshawn Lynch	4		5. Michael Jenkins	40
Receiving Yards		YARDS	Receiving Touchdowns		TD
	1. Roddy White	677		1. Antonio Brown	5
	2. Larry Fitzgerald	636		2. Wes Welker	5
	3. Wes Welker	571		3. Randall Cobb	4
	4. Brandon Marshall	543		4. Michael Jenkins	4
	5. Andre Roberts	454		5. Victor Cruz	4

NFL League Leaders - Updated: Oct 8, 2013
Tackles		TKL	Sacks		SACK
	1. Derrick Johnson	60		1. Aldon Smith	7
	2. Jameel McClain	57		2. DeMarcus Ware	7
	3. Daryl Washington	55		3. JJ Watt	6
	4. Philip Wheeler	50		4. BRIAN ROBISON	5
	5. Nigel Bradham	50		5. Manny Lawson	5
Interceptions		INT	Tackles for Loss		TFL
	1. Champ Bailey	4		1. Aldon Smith	12
	2. JOSH ROBINSON	2		2. JJ Watt	10
	3. CHRIS COOK	2		3. DeMarcus Ware	10
	4. Stephon Gilmore	2		4. Geno Atkins	8
	5. Jason McCourty	2		5. BRIAN ROBISON	7
Kick Return Yards		YARDS	Longest Kick Return		LONG
	1. Torrey Smith	485		1. CORDARRELLE PATTERSON	100
	2. CORDARRELLE PATTERSON	460		2. Devery Henderson	100
	3. Danny Woodhead	411		3. Eddie Royal	98
	4. Percy Harvin	390		4. Tavon Austin	97
	5. Patrick Peterson	356		5. Danny Woodhead	96
Punt Return Yards		YARDS	Longest Punt Return		LONG
	1. CORDARRELLE PATTERSON	197		1. Trindon Holliday	87
	2. Trindon Holliday	183		2. CORDARRELLE PATTERSON	84
	3. Jeremy Kerley	168		3. Jeremy Kerley	79
	4. CJ Spiller	154		4. Percy Harvin	67
	5. Patrick Peterson	143		5. TY Hilton	57

Matt Cassel will be beaming in practice before the game, as he gets star receiver Greg Jennings back for the Vikings' week-six game against the Carolina Panthers, who are led offensively by quarterback Cam Newton and defensively by linebacker Luke Kuechly.

Matchup Preview | October 13, 2013
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Carolina Panthers (3-1, 2-0 Away)		Minnesota Vikings (4-0, 2-0 Home)
Injury Report Frank Alexander Pulled Groin(1W) Adrian Peterson Broken Collarbone(4W) Mario Addison Broken Thumb(2W) AJ Jefferson Broken Collarbone(1W) Domenik Hixon Dislocated Ankle(1W)

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ST PAUL, MN -- "We were beaten just about everywhere. We didn't just play sloppy like we have in the past. We were making bonehead mistakes I absolutely hate making. This will never happen again."

This was an extremely agitated Leslie Frazier in the press room after the Vikings' week-six game against Carolina, in which the offense wasn't getting started, the defense was giving up big play after big play, and DeAngelo Williams set a new NFL record by rushing for 373 yards.

I shouldn't say the defense was terrible. The defense forced three turnovers and was the main reason that Minnesota was still in the game with less than two minutes to play. It was the offense that decided to put butter on the gloves near the end.

On fourth down with a little more than two minutes to play, Matt Cassel threw deep to a wide open Jerome Simpson down the field, for what looked to be a surefire touchdown. The ball went right through Simpson's hands. On another fourth down with about a minute and a half to play, Cassel threw to a wide open Cordarrelle Patterson in the end zone, only to have the ball dropped. It was the second drop of the day for Patterson. The Panthers took two knees and ran out the clock to end the game.

"When we make mistakes like that, we don't deserve to win," said Cassel.

Carolina Panthers at Minnesota Vikings
Oct 13, 2013	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	OT	SCORE
Carolina Panthers (4-1)	3	26	7	7	-	43
Minnesota Vikings (4-1)	0	14	10	7	-	31

Team Stats Comparison
	CAR	MIN
Total Offense	634	366
Rushing Yards	398	104
Passing Yards	236	262
First Downs	13	13
Punt Return Yards	25	16
Kick Return Yards	95	172
Total Yards	754	554
Turnovers	3(-3)	0(+3)
3rd Down Converstion	1-8(12%)	3-13(23%)
4th Down Conversion	0-0(0%)	0-2(0%)
2-Point Conversion	0-0(0%)	0-0(0%)
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	0/2	3/0
Penalties	0-0	0-0
Posession Time	18:29	21:31

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING		CAR	MIN
0:23	(CAR) G. Gano 25yd FG	3	0
SECOND QUARTER SCORING		CAR	MIN
7:20	(MIN) G. Jennings 8yd pass from M. Cassel(B. Walsh kick)	3	7
7:10	(CAR) T. Ginn 80yd pass from C. Newton(G. Gano kick)	10	7
4:57	(CAR) Safety	12	7
3:31	(MIN) T. Gerhart 9yd run(B. Walsh kick)	12	14
2:47	(CAR) D. Williams 79yd run(G. Gano kick)	19	14
0:51	(CAR) T. Ginn 29yd pass from C. Newton(G. Gano kick)	26	14
0:01	(CAR) G. Gano 17yd FG	29	14
THIRD QUARTER SCORING		CAR	MIN
8:37	(MIN) T. Gerhart 59yd pass from M. Cassel(B. Walsh kick)	29	21
6:55	(CAR) D. Williams 45yd run(G. Gano kick)	36	21
3:43	(MIN) B. Walsh 49yd FG	36	24
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING		CAR	MIN
9:55	(MIN) T. Gerhart 5yd run(B. Walsh kick)	36	31
3:19	(CAR) T. Ginn 70yd pass from C. Newton(G. Gano kick)	43	31

Carolina Panthers PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Cam Newton 12/21 274 3 1 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD DeAngelo Williams 18 373 20.7 2 Cam Newton 6 20 3.3 0 Mike Tolbert 2 8 4.0 0 Jonathan Stewart 1 -3 -3.0 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Ted Ginn 4 188 47.0 3 Greg Olsen 3 24 8.0 0 Steve Smith 2 22 11.0 0 Armanti Edwards 2 27 13.5 0 DeAngelo Williams 1 13 13.0 0 BLOCKING PANCAKE SACK Amini Silatolu 1 2 Ryan Kalil 1 1 Jordan Gross 1 0 Chilo Rachal 1 0 Winston Justice 1 1 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD Charles Godfrey 6 0 0 0 Shaun Cody 5 0 0 0 Jon Beason 5 2 0 0 Brandon Meriweather 5 0 0 0 Josh Norman 4 0 0 0 Star Lotulelei 3 1 0 0 Greg Hardy 3 2 0 0 Joe Adams 3 0 0 0 AJ Klein 2 0 0 0 DJ Campbell 2 0 0 0 Luke Kuechly 2 0 0 0 James Dockery 2 0 0 0 Ryan Kalil 1 0 0 0 Mike Tolbert 1 0 0 0 Chase Blackburn 1 0 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG Graham Gano 2/2 5/5 11 25 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 Mat McBriar 4 174 43.5 1 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Ted Ginn 2 54 27.0 0 Joe Adams 2 41 20.5 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Ted Ginn 3 25 8.3 0

Minnesota Vikings PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Matt Cassel 18/36 294 2 0 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Toby Gerhart 20 95 4.7 2 Matt Cassel 3 9 3.0 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Greg Jennings 6 114 19.0 1 Toby Gerhart 5 76 15.2 1 Jarius Wright 5 54 10.8 0 Kyle Rudolph 2 50 25.0 0 BLOCKING PANCAKE SACK Brandon Fusco 4 1 Jerome Felton 4 0 John Sullivan 2 0 John Carlson 2 0 Phil Loadholt 1 1 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD Chris Cook 5 0 1 0 Xavier Rhodes 5 0 0 0 Josh Robinson 5 0 0 0 Kevin Williams 4 2 0 0 Harrison Smith 4 0 0 0 Brian Robison 3 2 0 0 Gerald Hodges 3 0 0 0 Mistral Raymond 3 0 0 0 Brandon Burton 3 0 0 0 Sharrif Floyd 2 1 0 0 Desmond Bishop 2 0 0 0 Tyrone McKenzie 1 0 0 0 Jared Allen 1 0 0 0 Jerome Felton 1 0 0 0 Chad Greenway 1 0 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG Blair Walsh 1/1 4/4 7 49 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 Jeff Locke 6 274 45.6 1 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Cordarrelle Patterson 7 172 24.5 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Cordarrelle Patterson 2 16 8.0 0

NFC Offensive Player of the Week - DeAngelo Williams - 18 CAR, 373 YDS, 20.7 AVG, 2 TD, 1 REC, 13 YDS, 13.0 AVG
NFC Defensive Player of the Week - Brad Jones - 14 TKL, 1 FF, 1 FR
AFC Offensive Player of the Week - Andrew Luck - 24-35, 285 YDS, 3 TD, 2 CAR, 6 YDS
AFC Defensive Player of the Week - Brian Cushing - 20 TKL, 1 INT, 1 TD

2013 Regular Season Week 6

Thursday's Games

Bears 39, Giants 20

Sunday's Games

Packers 30, Ravens 24

Bills 17, Bengals 10

Lions 34, Browns 31

Texans 27, Rams 19

Panthers 43, Vikings 31

Chiefs 40, Raiders 21

Steelers 22, Jets 9

Eagles 30, Buccaneers 12

Broncos 28, Jaguars 27

Seahawks 23, Titans 17

Patriots 34, Saints 33

Cardinals 20, 49ers 14

Redskins 37, Cowboys 20

Monday's Games

Colts 37, Chargers 13

BYE WEEKS: Dolphins, Falcons

The Vikings look to rebound on Monday Night Football as they travel to MetLife stadium to take on the 1-5 New York Giants.

Matchup Preview | October 21, 2013
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Minnesota Vikings (4-1, 2-0 Away)		New York Giants (1-5, 0-2 Home)
Injury Report Adrian Peterson Broken Collarbone(3W) Kevin Boothe Abdominal Tear(2W) Johnathan Hankins Dislocated Ankle(1W) Game Notes Monday Night Football

[spursup]

Week 7 Game Recap

EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ -- For the second straight week, the Vikings defense failed to make stops. They gave up 41 points in a loss to the lowly New York Giants.

"I'll be the first to say that we had one of the best offensive days we've had this season. Our defense has to step up if we want to keep winning."

This was Leslie Frazier's media comment after the game. He sounded calm, but in the locker room was found irately yelling at defensive players, the defensive secondary in particular.

I don't know what happened tonight, but we just couldn't stay with anyone. We kept letting guys get open for big plays. Coach has every right to yell at us," said cornerback Chris Cook. Cook had three tackles.

The offense, just as Frazier said, was on fire. Matt Cassel threw for almost 300 yards, and Toby Gerhart ran for almost 200. Matt Cassel told ESPN's Ron Jaworski, "38 points will usually win a game. I don't know what happened to our defense, or what kinds of daydreams they were having."

Minnesota Vikings at New York Giants
Oct 21, 2013	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	OT	SCORE
Minnesota Vikings (4-2)	7	14	10	7	-	38
New York Giants (2-5)	14	17	3	7	-	41

Team Stats Comparison
	MIN	NYG
Total Offense	438	516
Rushing Yards	191	83
Passing Yards	247	433
First Downs	17	19
Punt Return Yards	4	24
Kick Return Yards	200	68
Total Yards	642	608
Turnovers	1(0)	1(0)
3rd Down Converstion	6-13(46%)	2-8(25%)
4th Down Conversion	1-2(50%)	0-0(0%)
2-Point Conversion	0-0(0%)	0-0(0%)
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	3/0	3/0
Penalties	0-0	0-0
Posession Time	20:35	19:25

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING		MIN	NYG
7:06	(NYG) B. Myers 12yd pass from E. Manning(J. Brown kick)	0	7
3:54	(MIN) K. Rudolph 1yd pass from M. Cassel(B. Walsh kick)	7	7
1:33	(NYG) V. Cruz 48yd pass from R. Nassib(J. Brown kick)	7	14
SECOND QUARTER SCORING		MIN	NYG
8:18	(MIN) T. Gerhart 31yd run(B. Walsh kick)	14	14
5:26	(NYG) B. Myers 9yd pass from E. Manning(J. Brown kick)	14	21
3:16	(NYG) J. Brown 45yd FG	14	24
1:08	(NYG) V. Cruz 49yd pass from E. Manning(J. Brown kick)	14	31
0:25	(MIN) J. Carlson 18yd pass from M. Cassel(B. Walsh kick)	21	31
THIRD QUARTER SCORING		MIN	NYG
6:42	(MIN) C. Patterson 14yd pass from M. Cassel(B. Walsh kick)	28	31
2:36	(MIN) B. Walsh 51yd FG	31	31
0:16	(NYG) J. Brown 47yd FG	31	34
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING		MIN	NYG
8:48	(MIN) G. Jennings 20yd pass from M. Cassel(B. Walsh kick)	38	34
2:03	(NYG) J. Jernigan 17yd pass from E. Manning(J. Brown kick)	38	41

Minnesota Vikings PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Matt Cassel 17/39 274 4 1 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Toby Gerhart 22 190 8.6 1 Matt Cassel 1 1 1.0 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Kyle Rudolph 5 117 23.4 1 Greg Jennings 5 66 13.2 1 Jarius Wright 3 41 13.6 0 Cordarrelle Patterson 1 14 14.0 1 John Carlson 1 18 18.0 1 Jerome Simpson 1 12 12.0 0 Toby Gerhart 1 6 6.0 0 BLOCKING PANCAKE SACK Jerome Felton 3 0 Kyle Rudolph 1 0 Phil Loadholt 0 1 Toby Gerhart 0 1 Charlie Johnson 0 1 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD Mistral Raymond 6 0 1 0 Harrison Smith 5 0 0 0 Desmond Bishop 4 0 0 0 Gerald Hodges 4 0 0 0 Josh Robinson 4 0 0 0 Sharrif Floyd 3 2 0 0 Chris Cook 3 0 0 0 AJ Jefferson 3 0 0 0 Jared Allen 3 1 0 0 Larry Dean 2 0 0 0 Kevin Williams 2 0 0 0 Charlie Johnson 1 0 0 0 Brian Robison 1 1 0 0 Tyrone McKenzie 1 0 0 0 Marvin Mitchell 1 0 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG Blair Walsh 1/1 5/5 8 51 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 Jeff Locke 4 152 38.0 0 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Cordarrelle Patterson 8 200 25.0 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Cordarrelle Patterson 2 4 2.0 0

New York Giants PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Eli Manning 26/33 398 4 1 Ryan Nassib 2/2 53 1 0 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD David Wilson 13 83 6.3 0 Eli Manning 1 0 0.0 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Victor Cruz 8 216 17.0 2 Brandon Myers 7 101 14.4 2 Rueben Randle 4 59 14.7 0 David Wilson 3 5 1.6 0 Jerrel Jernigan 3 46 15.3 1 Louis Murphy 1 7 7.0 0 Hakeem Nicks 1 17 17.0 0 Will Johnson 1 0 0.0 0 BLOCKING PANCAKE SACK Bear Pascoe 1 0 Chris Snee 1 0 David Diehl 1 1 Will Johnson 1 0 Will Beatty 0 1 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD Cooper Taylor 8 0 0 0 Takeo Spikes 4 0 1 0 Keith Rivers 4 0 0 0 Antrel Rolle 4 0 0 0 Prince Amukamara 4 0 0 0 Jacquian Williams 3 0 0 0 Will Hill 3 0 0 0 Dan Connor 3 0 0 0 Cullen Jenkins 3 0 0 0 Damontre Moore 2 2 0 0 Marvin Austin 2 1 0 0 Stevie Brown 2 0 0 0 Jason Pierre-Paul 2 0 0 0 David Wilson 1 0 0 0 Corey Webster 1 0 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG Josh Brown 2/2 5/5 11 48 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 Steve Weatherford 3 126 42.0 1 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Jerrel Jernigan 2 51 25.5 0 Andre Brown 1 17 17.0 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD David Wilson 3 24 8.0 0

NFC Offensive Player of the Week - Eli Manning - 26-33, 398 YDS, 4 TD, 1 INT, 1 CAR, 0 YDS
NFC Defensive Player of the Week - Sean Lee - 16 TKL, 1 FF, 1 FR
AFC Offensive Player of the Week - Ryan Tannehill - 25-38, 296 YDS, 4 TD, 5 CAR, 6 YDS
AFC Defensive Player of the Week - Manti Te'o - 19 TKL, 1 SACK

2013 Regular Season Week 7

Thursday's Games

Seahawks 27, Cardinals 20

Sunday's Games

Falcons 30, Buccaneers 17

Bears 31, Redskins 13

Cowboys 26, Eagles 19

Jets 29, Patriots 27

Dolphins 35, Bills 24

Panthers 27, Rams 17

Bengals 28, Lions 24

Jaguars 28, Chargers 16

Texans 29, Chiefs 11

49ers 26, Titans 9

Packers 26, Browns 20

Ravens 25, Steelers 11

Broncos 33, Colts 14

Monday's Games

Giants 41, Vikings 38

BYE WEEKS: Raiders, Saints

The Vikings come back home to face the injury-wrecked Green Bay Packers on Sunday Night Football, who have somehow found a way to go 3-0 on the road.

Matchup Preview | October 27, 2013
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Green Bay Packers (4-2, 3-0 Away)		Minnesota Vikings (4-2, 2-1 Home)
Injury Report Datone Jones Foot Fracture(7W) Adrian Peterson Broken Collarbone(2W) Derek Sherrod Quad Tear(7W) Clay Matthews Broken Ribs(5W) Marshall Newhouse Pulled Groin(3W) Ryan Pickett Broken Thumb(3W) Game Notes Sunday Night Football(NBC) Also injured for the Packers: BJ Raji - Hamstring Tear(3W) Bryan Bulaga - Broken Collarbone(2W) Randall Cobb - Broken Thumb(1W)

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Week 7 League Update

NFL Standings - Updated: Oct 22, 2013
NFC EAST	W	L	T	PF	PA
Philadelphia Eagles	5	2	0	159	142
Washington Redskins	4	2	0	148	105
Dallas Cowboys	3	4	0	156	161
New York Giants	2	5	0	161	212
NFC NORTH	W	L	T	PF	PA
Chicago Bears	6	1	0	201	106
Minnesota Vikings	4	2	0	170	141
Green Bay Packers	4	2	0	140	146
Detroit Lions	4	3	0	188	162
NFC SOUTH	W	L	T	PF	PA
Carolina Panthers	5	1	0	185	116
Atlanta Falcons	3	3	0	143	120
New Orleans Saints	2	4	0	120	132
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	2	4	0	112	132
NFC WEST	W	L	T	PF	PA
Seattle Seahawks	6	1	0	181	116
San Francisco 49ers	4	3	0	146	120
Arizona Cardinals	3	4	0	162	182
St. Louis Rams	2	5	0	112	160
NFC WILD CARD RACE	W	L	T	PF	PA
Washington Redskins	4	2	0	148	105
Minnesota Vikings	4	2	0	170	141
Green Bay Packers	4	2	0	140	146
Detroit Lions	4	3	0	188	162
San Francisco 49ers	4	3	0	146	120
Atlanta Falcons	3	3	0	143	120
Dallas Cowboys	3	4	0	156	161
Arizona Cardinals	3	4	0	162	182
New Orleans Saints	2	4	0	120	132
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	2	4	0	112	132
New York Giants	2	5	0	161	212
St. Louis Rams	2	5	0	112	160
AFC EAST	W	L	T	PF	PA
New England Patriots	5	2	0	184	161
Buffalo Bills	4	3	0	188	181
Miami Dolphins	3	3	0	125	128
New York Jets	2	5	0	117	166
AFC NORTH	W	L	T	PF	PA
Baltimore Ravens	3	4	0	181	192
Cincinnati Bengals	3	4	0	132	157
Pittsburgh Steelers	2	4	0	126	128
Cleveland Browns	0	7	0	112	208
AFC SOUTH	W	L	T	PF	PA
Houston Texans	6	1	0	201	73
Indianapolis Colts	4	3	0	133	157
Tennessee Titans	2	5	0	104	183
Jacksonville Jaguars	1	6	0	117	179
AFC WEST	W	L	T	PF	PA
Denver Broncos	6	1	0	214	175
Kansas City Chiefs	4	3	0	165	134
San Diego Chargers	2	5	0	124	158
Oakland Raiders	1	5	0	96	170
AFC WILD CARD RACE	W	L	T	PF	PA
Indianapolis Colts	4	3	0	133	157
Buffalo Bills	4	3	0	188	181
Kansas City Chiefs	4	3	0	165	134
Miami Dolphins	3	3	0	125	128
Cincinnati Bengals	3	4	0	132	157
Pittsburgh Steelers	2	4	0	126	128
New York Jets	2	5	0	117	166
Tennessee Titans	2	5	0	104	183
San Diego Chargers	2	5	0	124	158
Oakland Raiders	1	5	0	96	170
Jacksonville Jaguars	1	6	0	117	179
Cleveland Browns	0	7	0	112	208

Capitalized names indicate a player who plays for the Vikings.

NFL League Leaders - Updated: Oct 22, 2013
Passing Yards		YARDS	Passing Touchdowns		TD
	1. Peyton Manning	2,265		1. Peyton Manning	15
	2. Eli Manning	2,055		2. Joe Flacco	14
	3. Tom Brady	1,965		3. Matthew Stafford	13
	4. Matthew Stafford	1,913		4. Eli Manning	12
	5. Carson Palmer	1,817		5. Tom Brady	12
Carries		CAR	Rushing Yards		YARDS
	1. Frank Gore	159		1. DeAngelo Williams	747
	2. Ryan Mathews	148		2. Frank Gore	715
	3. Matt Forte	144		3. LeSean McCoy	695
	4. Chris Johnson	140		4. Ray Rice	682
	5. Ray Rice	138		5. CJ Spiller	652
Rushing Touchdowns		TD	Receptions		REC
	1. Frank Gore	8		1. Wes Welker	69
	2. Matt Forte	7		2. Aaron Dobson	60
	3. DeAngelo Williams	5		3. Larry Fitzgerald	57
	4. CJ Spiller	5		4. Michael Jenkins	54
	5. Robert Turbin	5		5. Roddy White	53
Receiving Yards		YARDS	Receiving Touchdowns		TD
	1. Wes Welker	810		1. Wes Welker	7
	2. Roddy White	787		2. Victor Cruz	6
	3. Larry Fitzgerald	753		3. Ted Ginn	5
	4. Brandon Marshall	749		4. Antonio Brown	5
	5. Victor Cruz	730		5. Michael Jenkins	5

NFL League Leaders - Updated: Oct 22, 2013
Tackles		TKL	Sacks		SACK
	1. Derrick Johnson	80		1. BRIAN ROBISON	9
	2. Jameel McClain	77		2. Aldon Smith	8
	3. Paul Posluszny	73		3. DeMarcus Ware	8
	4. DeMeco Ryans	70		4. Whitney Mercilus	7
	5. Kelvin Sheppard	70		5. JJ Watt	7
Interceptions		INT	Tackles for Loss		TFL
	1. DeAngelo Hall	5		1. Geno Atkins	13
	2. Champ Bailey	4		2. DeMarcus Ware	13
	3. CHRIS COOK	3		3. Aldon Smith	13
	4. Michael Griffin	3		4. JJ Watt	12
	5. Darrelle Revis	3		5. BRIAN ROBISON	11
Kick Return Yards		YARDS	Longest Kick Return		LONG
	1. CORDARRELLE PATTERSON	832		1. CORDARRELLE PATTERSON	100
	2. Torrey Smith	666		2. Devery Henderson	100
	3. Percy Harvin	572		3. Trent Richardson	99
	4. Tavon Austin	497		4. Eddie Royal	98
	5. Danny Woodhead	485		5. Tavon Austin	97
Punt Return Yards		YARDS	Longest Punt Return		LONG
	1. Trindon Holliday	227		1. Trindon Holliday	87
	2. CORDARRELLE PATTERSON	217		2. Jacoby Jones	85
	3. Jeremy Kerley	196		3. CORDARRELLE PATTERSON	84
	4. Giovani Bernard	192		4. Jeremy Kerley	79
	5. Jacoby Jones	191		5. Percy Harvin	67

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Week 8 Game Recap

ST. PAUL, MN -- The Vikings got exactly what they deserved for the way they played on Sunday against Green Bay. A loss, that is.

"We fought back to tie up the game, even had the lead for a while in the fourth but wound up getting lucky the game went to overtime, and then not taking advantage of it," said Matt Cassel. "We have to play well the whole sixty minutes, not just the last ten."

This has been the main downfall of the Vikings the last few games, as they have gotten themselves in holes that have just proven themselves too hard to climb out of against the Panthers, Giants, and now the Packers. Cassel himself had a great game, but the rushing attack did not follow suit, letting the Packers figure out that the Vikings were one-dimensional and letting them key in on the passing game. The Vikings were for the most part shut down in the overtime period because of this.

The game was really hyperfocused on the defensive lines. The Packers managed to get seven sacks, which looks astonishing, but the Vikings had nine, including two from NFL sack leader Brian Robison, and somehow didn't win. It didn't help that Chris Cook went down in the second quarter, which allowed Aaron Rodgers to pick apart a largely inexperienced defensive secondary.

Green Bay Packers at Minnesota Vikings
Oct 27, 2013	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	OT	SCORE
Green Bay Packers (5-2)	14	3	7	3	3	30
Minnesota Vikings (4-3)	0	3	7	17	0	27

Team Stats Comparison
	GNB	MIN
Total Offense	475	351
Rushing Yards	134	93
Passing Yards	341	258
First Downs	19	18
Punt Return Yards	39	50
Kick Return Yards	0	168
Total Yards	514	569
Turnovers	2(-1)	1(+1)
3rd Down Converstion	8-15(53%)	5-13(38%)
4th Down Conversion	1-1(100%)	0-0(0%)
2-Point Conversion	0-0(0%)	0-0(0%)
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	2/1	2/0
Penalties	1-5	2-30
Posession Time	23:35	27:24

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING		GNB	MIN
5:25	(GNB) E. Lacy 6yd pass from A. Rodgers(M. Crosby kick)	7	0
2:59	(GNB) E. Lacy 73yd run(M. Crosby kick)	14	0
SECOND QUARTER SCORING		GNB	MIN
4:57	(MIN) B. Walsh 49yd FG	14	3
0:49	(GNB) M. Crosby 26yd FG	17	3
THIRD QUARTER SCORING		GNB	MIN
6:03	(MIN) C. Patterson 2yd pass from M. Cassel(B. Walsh kick)	17	10
3:05	(GNB) J. Nelson 4yd pass from A. Rodgers(M. Crosby kick)	24	10
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING		GNB	MIN
9:09	(MIN) M. Cassel 11yd run(B. Walsh kick)	24	17
6:40	(MIN) G. Jennings 54yd pass from M. Cassel(B. Walsh kick)	24	24
4:45	(MIN) B. Walsh 49yd FG	24	27
0:37	(GNB) M. Crosby 45yd FG	27	27
OVERTIME SCORING		GNB	MIN
2:14	(GNB) M. Crosby 37yd FG	30	27

Green Bay Packers PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Aaron Rodgers 29/46 395 2 2 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Eddie Lacy 14 134 9.5 1 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Jordy Nelson 7 106 15.1 1 Jermichael Finley 6 77 12.8 0 Charles Johnson 5 60 12.0 0 James Jones 5 92 18,4 0 Eddie Lacy 4 45 11.2 1 Andrew Quarless 1 13 13.0 0 Kevin Dorsey 1 2 2.0 0 BLOCKING PANCAKE SACK David Bakhtiari 2 2 Josh Sitton 2 1 Evan Dietrich-Smith 1 0 TJ Lang 0 3 Eddie Lacy 0 1 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD MD Jennings 13 0 0 0 Tramon Williams 7 0 0 0 Brad Jones 6 2 0 0 Nick Perry 4 0 0 0 Sean Richardson 4 1 0 0 AJ Hawk 3 0 0 0 Sam Shields 3 1 0 0 Davon House 2 0 0 0 Johnny Jolly 2 1 0 0 Nate Palmer 2 0 0 0 Jerel Worthy 2 1 0 0 Jerron McMillian 1 0 0 0 John Kuhn 1 0 0 0 Andrew Quarless 1 0 0 0 Charles Johnson 1 0 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG Mason Crosby 3/4 3/3 12 45 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 Tim Masthay 3 140 46.6 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Davon House 1 24 24.0 0 Tramon Williams 2 15 7.5 0

Minnesota Vikings PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Matt Cassel 23/38 301 2 0 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Toby Gerhart 17 76 4.4 0 Matt Cassel 3 17 5.6 1 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Kyle Rudolph 8 75 9.3 0 Greg Jennings 7 146 20.8 1 Cordarrelle Patterson 3 12 4.0 1 Toby Gerhart 2 23 11.5 0 Jarius Wright 2 29 14.5 0 John Carlson 1 16 16.0 0 BLOCKING PANCAKE SACK Jerome Felton 2 0 John Sullivan 2 0 Kyle Rudolph 1 0 Phil Loadholt 1 1 Brandon Fusco 0 1 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD Mistral Raymond 6 0 0 0 Harrison Smith 6 1 0 0 Josh Robinson 6 0 0 0 AJ Jefferson 5 2 0 0 Desmond Bishop 5 0 0 0 Jared Allen 5 2 0 0 Xavier Rhodes 4 0 0 0 Brian Robison 4 2 0 0 Tyrone McKenzie 2 0 0 0 Kevin Williams 2 1 0 0 Chris Cook 2 0 1 0 Robert Blanton 1 0 0 0 Gerald Hodges 1 0 0 0 Chad Greenway 1 0 1 0 Sharrif Floyd 1 0 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG Blair Walsh 2/2 3/3 9 49 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 Jeff Locke 6 237 39.5 1 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Cordarrelle Patterson 7 168 24.0 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Cordarrelle Patterson 3 50 16.6 0

NFC Offensive Player of the Week - Eddie Lacy - 14 CAR, 134 YDS, 9.6 AVG, 1 TD, 4 REC, 45 YDS, 11.3 AVG, 1 TD
NFC Defensive Player of the Week - Kerry Rhodes - 10 TKL, 1 INT, 1 FF, 1 FR
AFC Offensive Player of the Week - Tom Brady - 33-48, 339 YDS, 3 TD, 1 INT, 3 CAR, 1 YDS
AFC Defensive Player of the Week - Geno Atkins - 14 TKL, 3 SACK

2013 Regular Season Week 8

Thursday's Games

Panthers 31, Buccaneers 6

Sunday's Games

Jaguars 12, 49ers 10

Browns 13, Chiefs 6

Patriots 27, Dolphins 17

Saints 41, Bills 6

Lions 39, Cowboys 20

Eagles 29, Giants 22

Raiders 19, Steelers 10

Bengals 23, Jets 13

Falcons 21, Cardinals 16

Broncos 35, Redskins 27

Packers 30, Vikings 27

Monday's Games

Seahawks 24, Rams 17

BYE WEEKS: Bears, Chargers, Colts, Ravens, Texans, Titans

The Vikings will try to snap their three-game losing streak in Dallas against the Cowboys, who are missing leading rusher DeMarco Murray.

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Week 9 Game Recap

DALLAS, TX -- "I think we saw an emergence this week. Last year, and even early this year, we were too one-dimensional. But look at what Matt did today, with all those clutch throws and touchdown passes. We started to show that we can be a balanced football team, and I think we'll go far because of that."

That was Leslie Frazier talking about the huge day that his quarterback Matt Cassel had on Sunday against the Cowboys. Cassel had over 400 yards with 4 touchdown passes, including the game winning one-yard throw to a diving Kyle Rudolph in the back of the end zone with ten seconds on the clock.

"It was play action and I found myself under pressure quickly, and just tried to find someone to throw to in the end zone, found Kyle and look what happened," was what Cassel had to say about the play. Not only did he have a big day, Toby Gerhart rushed for over 100 yards, and said it was, "Just what the team needed," in his last game before the highly anticipated return of reigning MVP Adrian Peterson.

"Can't wait to get back out there with the guys and help us win. Thursday night should be fun," Peterson said to a sideline reporter before heading to the locker room.

Minnesota Vikings at Dallas Cowboys
Nov 3, 2013	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	OT	SCORE
Minnesota Vikings (5-3)	7	7	3	21	-	38
Dallas Cowboys (3-6)	3	14	0	17	-	34

Team Stats Comparison
	MIN	DAL
Total Offense	525	477
Rushing Yards	109	54
Passing Yards	416	423
First Downs	28	13
Punt Return Yards	0	27
Kick Return Yards	116	25
Total Yards	641	529
Turnovers	2(-1)	1(+1)
3rd Down Converstion	6-11(54%)	4-10(40%)
4th Down Conversion	0-0(0%)	0-0(0%)
2-Point Conversion	0-0(0%)	0-0(0%)
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	4/1	3/1
Penalties	1-10	1-15
Posession Time	27:48	12:12

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING		MIN	DAL
8:01	(DAL) D. Bailey 36yd FG	0	3
0:22	(MIN) G. Jennings 12yd pass from M. Cassel(B. Walsh kick)	7	3
SECOND QUARTER SCORING		MIN	DAL
9:56	(DAL) L. Dunbar 2yd run(D. Bailey kick)	7	10
1:54	(MIN) K. Rudolph 29yd pass from M. Cassel(B. Walsh kick)	14	10
0:20	(DAL) D. Harris 34yd pass from K. Orton(D. Bailey kick)	14	17
THIRD QUARTER SCORING		MIN	DAL
2:56	(MIN) B. Walsh 25yd FG	17	17
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING		MIN	DAL
9:55	(DAL) D. Bryant 16yd pass from K. Orton(D. Bailey kick)	17	24
7:41	(MIN) J. Felton 3yd pass from M. Cassel(B. Walsh kick)	24	24
5:13	(DAL) D. Bailey 47yd FG	24	27
2:12	(MIN) T. Gerhart 9yd run(B. Walsh kick)	31	27
1:22	(DAL) L. Dunbar 15yd pass from K. Orton(D. Bailey kick)	31	34
0:09	(MIN) K. Rudolph 1yd pass from M. Cassel(B. Walsh kick)	38	34

Minnesota Vikings PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Matt Cassel 31/44 430 4 1 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Toby Gerhart 22 113 5.1 1 Matt Cassel 4 0 0.0 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Greg Jennings 10 138 13.8 1 Kyle Rudolph 6 103 17.2 2 Cordarrelle Patterson 6 83 13.8 0 Jarius Wright 4 70 17.5 0 Jerome Simpson 2 25 12.5 0 Toby Gerhart 1 5 5.0 0 John Carlson 1 3 3.0 0 Jerome Felton 1 3 3.0 1 BLOCKING PANCAKE SACK Brandon Fusco 1 0 Phil Loadholt 1 1 Matt Kalil 1 1 John Sullivan 0 2 Brandon Keith 1 0 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD Desmond Bishop 5 0 0 0 Xavier Rhodes 5 1 0 0 Harrison Smith 4 0 0 0 AJ Jefferson 3 0 0 0 Gerald Hodges 2 0 0 0 Sharrif Floyd 2 1 0 0 Chris Cook 2 0 0 0 Jared Allen 2 2 0 0 Larry Dean 1 0 0 0 Kevin Williams 1 1 0 0 Chad Greenway 1 1 0 0 Josh Robinson 1 0 0 0 Tyrone McKenzie 1 0 0 0 Mistral Raymond 1 0 1 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG Blair Walsh 1/1 5/5 8 25 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 Jeff Locke 3 125 41.7 1 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Cordarrelle Patterson 5 112 22.4 0 Kyle Rudolph 1 4 4.0 0

Dallas Cowboys PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Kyle Orton 12/18 209 3 1 Tony Romo 9/17 248 0 0 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Lance Dunbar 8 54 6.8 1 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Jason Witten 7 148 21.1 0 Dez Bryant 5 131 26.2 1 Miles Austin 4 67 16.8 0 Dwayne Harris 3 63 21.0 1 Lance Dunbar 2 48 24.0 1 BLOCKING PANCAKE SACK Doug Free 1 0 Nate Livings 0 1 Mackenzy Bernadeau 0 2 Tyron Smith 0 2 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD Brandon Carr 9 0 0 0 Quintin Mikell 6 0 0 0 Sean Lee 6 0 0 0 Justin Durant 5 0 0 0 Bruce Carter 4 0 0 0 Jay Ratliff 4 2 0 0 Orlando Scandrick 4 0 0 0 Anthony Spencer 4 1 0 0 JJ Wilcox 3 0 1 0 Morris Claiborne 2 0 0 0 DeMarcus Ware 2 1 0 0 Sterling Moore 2 0 0 0 Caleb McSurdy 1 0 0 0 Jason Hatcher 1 0 0 0 Devonte Holloman 1 0 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG Dan Bailey 2/2 4/4 10 47 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 Chris Jones 4 185 46.3 2 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Dwayne Harris 1 25 25.0 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Dez Bryant 3 27 9.0 0

NFC Offensive Player of the Week - Matt Cassel - 31-44, 430 YDS, 4 TD, 1 INT
NFC Defensive Player of the Week - Morgan Burnett - 8 TKL, 2 INT, 1 TD
AFC Offensive Player of the Week - Cyrus Gray - 19 CAR, 54 YDS, 2.8 AVG, 1 TD, 4 REC, 100 YDS, 25.0 AVG, 1 TD
AFC Defensive Player of the Week - Dion Jordan - 11 TKL, 5 SACK

2013 Regular Season Week 9

Thursday's Games

Dolphins 27, Bengals 14

Sunday's Games

Falcons 26, Panthers 21

Vikings 38, Cowboys 34

Saints 28, Jets 18

Rams 13, Titans 7

Bills 23, Chiefs 17

Chargers 14, Redskins 9

Eagles 40, Raiders 20

Buccaneers 23, Seahawks 20

Ravens 19, Browns 10

Patriots 23, Steelers 6

Texans 23, Colts 17

Monday's Games

Bears 33, Packers 32

BYE WEEKS: Broncos, Cardinals, 49ers, Giants, Jaguars, Lions

Some of the load will come off of Cassel's shoulders on Thursday Night Football with the return of Adrian Peterson for a game against the 4-4 Washington Redskins as the Vikings continue their farewell to Minneapolis.

Matchup Preview | November 7, 2013
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Washington Redskins (4-4, 3-1 Away)		Minnesota Vikings (5-3, 2-2 Home)
Injury Report Adam Carriker Broken Collarbone(5W) Santana Moss Dislocated Elbow(2W) Kevin Williams Upper Arm Fracture(3W) Game Notes Thursday Night Football on NFL Network(Thursday, 8:30PM)

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Week 9 League Update

NFL Standings - Updated: Nov 5, 2013
NFC EAST	W	L	T	PF	PA
Philadelphia Eagles	7	2	0	228	184
Washington Redskins	4	4	0	184	154
Dallas Cowboys	3	6	0	210	238
New York Giants	2	6	0	183	241
NFC NORTH	W	L	T	PF	PA
Chicago Bears	7	1	0	234	138
Detroit Lions	5	3	0	227	182
Green Bay Packers	5	3	0	202	206
Minnesota Vikings	5	3	0	235	205
NFC SOUTH	W	L	T	PF	PA
Carolina Panthers	6	2	0	237	148
Atlanta Falcons	5	3	0	190	157
New Orleans Saints	4	4	0	189	156
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	3	5	0	141	183
NFC WEST	W	L	T	PF	PA
Seattle Seahawks	7	2	0	225	156
San Francisco 49ers	4	4	0	156	132
Arizona Cardinals	3	5	0	178	203
St. Louis Rams	3	6	0	142	191
NFC WILD CARD RACE	W	L	T	PF	PA
Atlanta Falcons	5	3	0	190	157
Detroit Lions	5	3	0	227	182
Green Bay Packers	5	3	0	202	206
Minnesota Vikings	5	3	0	235	205
Washington Redskins	4	4	0	184	154
New Orleans Saints	4	4	0	189	156
San Francisco 49ers	4	4	0	156	132
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	3	5	0	141	183
Arizona Cardinals	3	5	0	178	203
Dallas Cowboys	3	6	0	210	238
St. Louis Rams	3	6	0	142	191
New York Giants	2	6	0	183	241
AFC EAST	W	L	T	PF	PA
New England Patriots	7	2	0	234	184
Buffalo Bills	5	4	0	217	239
Miami Dolphins	4	4	0	169	169
New York Jets	2	7	0	148	217
AFC NORTH	W	L	T	PF	PA
Baltimore Ravens	4	4	0	200	202
Cincinnati Bengals	4	5	0	169	197
Pittsburgh Steelers	2	6	0	142	170
Cleveland Browns	1	8	0	135	233
AFC SOUTH	W	L	T	PF	PA
Houston Texans	7	1	0	224	90
Indianapolis Colts	4	4	0	150	180
Tennessee Titans	2	6	0	111	196
Jacksonville Jaguars	2	6	0	129	189
AFC WEST	W	L	T	PF	PA
Denver Broncos	7	1	0	249	202
Kansas City Chiefs	4	5	0	188	170
San Diego Chargers	3	5	0	138	167
Oakland Raiders	2	6	0	135	220
AFC WILD CARD RACE	W	L	T	PF	PA
Buffalo Bills	5	4	0	217	239
Indianapolis Colts	4	4	0	150	180
Miami Dolphins	4	4	0	169	169
Kansas City Chiefs	4	5	0	188	170
Cincinnati Bengals	4	5	0	169	197
San Diego Chargers	3	5	0	138	167
Tennessee Titans	2	6	0	111	196
Oakland Raiders	2	6	0	135	220
Pittsburgh Steelers	2	6	0	142	170
Jacksonville Jaguars	2	6	0	129	189
New York Jets	2	7	0	148	217
Cleveland Browns	1	8	0	135	233

Capitalized names indicate that the player plays for the Vikings.

NFL League Leaders - Updated: Nov 5, 2013
Passing Yards		YARDS	Passing Touchdowns		TD
	1. Peyton Manning	2,625		1. Peyton Manning	18
	2. Tom Brady	2,480		2. MATT CASSEL	17
	3. Eli Manning	2,315		3. Tom Brady	16
	4. Matt Ryan	2,273		4. Matthew Stafford	15
	5. Aaron Rodgers	2,227		5. Joe Flacco	15
Carries		CAR	Rushing Yards		YARDS
	1. Frank Gore	181		1. CJ Spiller	827
	2. Ryan Mathews	176		2. Frank Gore	825
	3. Matt Forte	169		3. Ray Rice	803
	4. Steven Jackson	162		4. Arian Foster	789
	5. Ray Rice	160		5. DeAngelo Williams	784
Rushing Touchdowns		TD	Receptions		REC
	1. Frank Gore	8		1. Wes Welker	78
	2. Matt Forte	8		2. Aaron Dobson	73
	3. CJ Spiller	6		3. Michael Jenkins	69
	4. DeAngelo Williams	6		4. Roddy White	62
	5. Marshawn Lynch	6		5. Brandon Marshall	61
Receiving Yards		YARDS	Receiving Touchdowns		TD
	1. Wes Welker	905		1. Wes Welker	9
	2. Roddy White	897		2. Victor Cruz	7
	3. Brandon Marshall	878		3. Michael Jenkins	7
	4. Victor Cruz	831		4. Ted Ginn	6
	5. Demaryius Thomas	831		5. GREG JENNINGS	5

NFL League Leaders - Updated: Nov 5, 2013
Tackles		TKL	Sacks		SACK
	1. Derrick Johnson	102		1. BRIAN ROBISON	11
	2. Nigel Bradham	88		2. Geno Atkins	9
	3. Brandon Spikes	87		3. DeMarcus Ware	9
	4. Bart Scott	87		4. Robert Geathers	8
	5. Lavonte David	87		5. Aldon Smith	8
Interceptions		INT	Tackles for Loss		TFL
	1. DeAngelo Hall	5		1. Geno Atkins	20
	2. CHRIS COOK	4		2. DeMarcus Ware	15
	3. Champ Bailey	4		3. BRIAN ROBISON	14
	4. Thomas Decoud	4		4. Justin Houston	14
	5. Josh Norman	4		5. Muhammad Wilkerson	14
Kick Return Yards		YARDS	Longest Kick Return		LONG
	1. CORDARRELLE PATTERSON	1,112		1. CORDARRELLE PATTERSON	100
	2. Torrey Smith	688		2. Devery Henderson	100
	3. Percy Harvin	645		3. Trent Richardson	99
	4. Tavon Austin	618		4. Eddie Royal	98
	5. Jacoby Ford	592		5. Tavon Austin	97
Punt Return Yards		YARDS	Longest Punt Return		LONG
	1. CORDARRELLE PATTERSON	267		1. Trindon Holliday	87
	2. Giovani Bernard	266		2. Jacoby Jones	85
	3. Trindon Holliday	247		3. CORDARRELLE PATTERSON	84
	4. Jeremy Kerley	242		4. Jeremy Kerley	79
	5. Percy Harvin	229		5. Percy Harvin	67

[Aso]

Damn this is really well put together. Surprising to see some of these cpu teams be so darn pass heavy.

[spursup]

Damn this is really well put together. Surprising to see some of these cpu teams be so darn pass heavy.

DT Sharrif Floyd and DE's Jared Allen and Brian Robison are all near the top of the Pro Bowl ballot and in the running for best DL so a lot of teams quit trying to run a lot after I make some stops. Except for Carolina.