Week 9, 2015

played in Minnesota, MN

68 degrees, fair, calm

St. Louis Rams	0	10	0	7	-	17
Minnesota Vikings	3	7	0	3	-	13

Scoring Summary
1Q: 00:57 MIN - Blair Walsh 31 field goal
2Q: 03:37 STL - Greg Zuerlein 45 field goal
2Q: 02:14 MIN - Mike Wallace 27 pass from Teddy Bridgewater (Blair Walsh extra point)
2Q: 01:00 STL - Wes Welker 60 pass from Johnny Manziel (Greg Zuerlein extra point)
4Q: 04:01 MIN - Blair Walsh 47 field goal
4Q: 00:52 STL - Todd Gurley 6 run (Greg Zuerlein extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 00:57 MIN - Blair Walsh 31 field goal
2Q: 03:37 STL - Greg Zuerlein 45 field goal
2Q: 02:14 MIN - Mike Wallace 27 pass from Teddy Bridgewater (Blair Walsh extra point)
2Q: 01:00 STL - Wes Welker 60 pass from Johnny Manziel (Greg Zuerlein extra point)
4Q: 04:01 MIN - Blair Walsh 47 field goal
4Q: 00:52 STL - Todd Gurley 6 run (Greg Zuerlein extra point)

Team Statistics STL MIN
Record 3-5 5-3
First Downs 14 14
- by Rushing 7 4
- by Passing 5 8
- by Penalty 2 2
Total Net Yards 259 240
- Offensive Plays 61 66
- Yards per Play 4.25 3.64
Net Rushing Yards 155 106
- Rushing Attempts 35 35
- Yards per Rush 4.43 3.03
Net Passing Yards 104 134
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 23 - 12 - 0 27 - 13 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 126 153
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/22 4/19
- Yards per Pass Play 4.00 4.32
Fumbles/Lost 3/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 3/15 0/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.3 7.0
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/1
Penalties/Yards 9/75 4/20
Punt Returns/Yards 7/79 4/49
Kick Returns/Yards 2/43 3/78
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 0/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 33 OWN 27
Time of Possession 28:41 31:19

Team Statistics	STL	MIN
Record	3-5	5-3
First Downs	14	14
- by Rushing	7	4
- by Passing	5	8
- by Penalty	2	2
Total Net Yards	259	240
- Offensive Plays	61	66
- Yards per Play	4.25	3.64
Net Rushing Yards	155	106
- Rushing Attempts	35	35
- Yards per Rush	4.43	3.03
Net Passing Yards	104	134
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	23 - 12 - 0	27 - 13 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	126	153
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/22	4/19
- Yards per Pass Play	4.00	4.32
Fumbles/Lost	3/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	3/15	0/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.3	7.0
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/1
Penalties/Yards	9/75	4/20
Punt Returns/Yards	7/79	4/49
Kick Returns/Yards	2/43	3/78
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	0/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 33	OWN 27
Time of Possession	28:41	31:19

Drive Charts

St. Louis Rams
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:07	1:40	OWN 25	3	4	Punt
1	9:37	1:16	OWN 43	3	1	Punt
1	0:49	3:02	OWN 20	5	20	Punt
2	10:45	0:39	OPP 48	3	8	Punt
2	8:07	4:38	OWN 33	10	39	Field Goal
2	2:03	1:33	OWN 20	4	80	Touchdown
3	15:00	2:26	OWN 29	3	8	Punt
3	10:43	2:08	OWN 44	5	7	Punt
3	6:56	1:38	OWN 22	3	4	Punt
3	3:41	4:23	OWN 37	10	29	Missed FG
4	12:41	1:16	OWN 9	3	6	Punt
4	9:25	1:15	OWN 29	3	6	Punt
4	3:56	1:21	OWN 36	3	-5	Punt
4	2:00	1:14	OPP 37	4	37	Touchdown

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:53	OWN 35	3	6	Punt
1	11:27	1:50	OWN 20	5	19	Punt
1	8:21	7:32	OWN 3	14	83	Field Goal
2	12:47	2:02	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
2	10:06	1:59	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
2	3:29	1:26	50	5	50	Touchdown
2	0:30	0:30	OWN 43	3	5	Half
3	12:34	1:51	OWN 4	3	8	Punt
3	8:35	1:39	OWN 19	3	8	Punt
3	5:18	1:37	OWN 32	3	6	Punt
4	14:18	1:37	OWN 41	3	-8	Punt
4	11:25	2:00	OWN 45	3	2	Punt
4	8:10	4:14	OWN 29	8	41	Field Goal
4	2:35	0:35	OWN 24	3	2	Punt
4	0:46	0:46	OWN 20	5	34	Game

Game MVP: Robert Quinn, St. Louis Rams

Rushing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Todd Gurley	19	72	3.79	20	2	1
Johnny Manziel	11	71	6.45	16	3	0
C.J. Anderson	5	12	2.40	5	0	0

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG
Adrian Peterson	28	85	3.04	9
Jerick McKinnon	4	14	3.50	9
Teddy Bridgewater	3	7	2.33	3

Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Johnny Manziel	23	12	126	3/22	1	60	0	82.8

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Teddy Bridgewater	27	13	153	4/19	1	27	0	78.1

Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Wes Welker	3	6	74	24.67	35	60	1
TE Jared Cook	2	3	12	6.00	3	9	0
WR Tavon Austin	2	3	15	7.50	12	9	0
RB Todd Gurley	2	4	3	1.50	6	5	0
TE Lance Kendricks	1	5	8	8.00	1	8	0
WR Brian Quick	1	1	-4	-4.00	0	-4	0
FB Julian Manning	1	1	18	18.00	0	18	0

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Mike Wallace	6	10	84	14.00	2	27	1
RB Adrian Peterson	4	4	50	12.50	21	26	0
WR Jarius Wright	1	5	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
WR Cordarrelle Patterson	1	4	11	11.00	0	11	0
WR Stefon Diggs	1	2	9	9.00	0	9	0
TE Rhett Ellison	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Brett Huntley	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

St. Louis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

St. Louis	Fumb	Recov	Force
Tavon Austin	2	0	0
Todd Gurley	1	0	0
Robert Quinn	0	1	0
T.J. McDonald	0	1	0
Jamon Brown	0	1	0
Cody Davis	0	0	1

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force
Cordarrelle Patterson	1	0	0
Jerick McKinnon	0	1	0
T.J. Clemmings	0	0	2
Harrison Smith	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

St. Louis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Johnny Hekker	10	530	53.0	42.1	71	5

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jeff Locke	10	407	40.7	32.8	58	2

Kicking Statistics

St. Louis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Greg Zuerlein	1/2	1/2	0/1	45	2/2

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Blair Walsh	2/2	1/1	0/0	47	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tavon Austin	7	79	11.3	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Cordarrelle Patterson	4	49	12.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Wes Welker	2	43	21.5	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mike Wallace	3	78	26.0	0

Defensive Statistics

St. Louis	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB James Laurinaitis	10	4	0.0	35	30
OLB Alec Ogletree	5	3	0.0	33	29
DE Robert Quinn	4	1	2.0	32	27
DT Michael Brockers	4	0	1.0	25	17
S Rodney McLeod	4	2	0.0	34	31
CB Trumaine Johnson	4	1	0.0	33	28
CB Brandon Boykin	3	4	0.0	19	25
DT Nick Fairley	3	1	0.0	13	14
S Cody Davis	3	1	0.0	6	11
DE Chris Long	2	0	0.5	4	4
S T.J. McDonald	2	2	0.0	35	31
OLB Akeem Ayers	2	0	0.0	7	4
CB Donny Sheldon	2	0	0.0	35	31
DT Aaron Donald	1	2	0.5	15	10
DE Eugene Sims	1	2	0.0	31	30
OLB Bryce Hager	1	1	0.0	12	6

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Harrison Smith	6	3	0.0	35	26
DE Everson Griffen	5	2	0.5	29	24
DT Linval Joseph	4	1	1.0	26	18
ILB Jason Trusnik	4	3	0.0	30	24
S Andrew Sendejo	4	3	0.0	35	26
CB Terence Newman	4	2	0.0	35	26
DT Tom Johnson	3	1	0.5	17	12
DT Sharrif Floyd	3	2	0.0	15	13
OLB Anthony Barr	3	2	0.0	26	22
CB Marcus Sherels	3	1	0.0	23	17
OLB Chad Greenway	3	0	0.0	23	17
DE Brian Robison	2	1	1.0	31	23
CB Captain Munnerlyn	1	1	0.0	17	10
ILB Perry Southerland	1	1	0.0	5	2
CB Josh Robinson	1	0	0.0	17	8
DE Scott Crichton	1	0	0.0	11	8

Pass Rush Statistics

St. Louis	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Robert Quinn	2.0	0	2	2	27
DT Michael Brockers	1.0	1	0	0	17
DE Chris Long	0.5	0	0	0	4
DT Aaron Donald	0.5	0	0	0	10
OLB Bryce Hager	0.0	0	1	0	6

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Brian Robison	1.0	0	2	23
DT Linval Joseph	1.0	0	0	18
DE Everson Griffen	0.5	0	3	24
DT Tom Johnson	0.5	0	0	12
S Andrew Sendejo	0.0	1	0	26
OLB Anthony Barr	0.0	0	1	22

Pass Defense Statistics

St. Louis	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Alec Ogletree	3	1	29
CB Donny Sheldon	2	3	31
ILB James Laurinaitis	2	0	30
S Rodney McLeod	2	0	31
CB Brandon Boykin	1	1	25
S Cody Davis	1	1	11
CB Trumaine Johnson	1	0	28
OLB Bryce Hager	1	0	6
S T.J. McDonald	0	1	31

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Terence Newman	2	2	26
S Harrison Smith	2	1	26
ILB Jason Trusnik	1	0	24
DE Everson Griffen	1	0	24
DT Tom Johnson	1	0	12
S Andrew Sendejo	1	0	26
CB Marcus Sherels	1	0	17
CB Josh Robinson	1	0	8
OLB Anthony Barr	1	0	22
ILB Perry Southerland	1	0	2

Blocking Statistics

St. Louis	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Rodger Saffold	2	6	35	2	26
Garrett Reynolds	1	8	35	0	26
Greg Robinson	1	5	35	0	26
Jamon Brown	1	2	35	1	26
Julian Manning	1	2	18	0	11
Rob Havenstein	0	4	35	0	26

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Phil Loadholt	4	10	35	1	31
John Sullivan	3	9	35	0	31
Brandon Fusco	2	6	35	1	31
Matt Kalil	1	4	35	0	31
Michael Harris	1	1	9	0	9
Zachary Lester	0	1	26	2	22
Zach Line	0	1	25	0	14

Special Teams Tackles

St. Louis	Tackles	STPlays
Cody Davis	2	28
Jared Cook	2	20
Brian Quick	1	17
Stedman Bailey	1	8
Akeem Ayers	1	7

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
T.J. Clemmings	4	12
Jerick McKinnon	2	28
Stefon Diggs	1	22
Joe Berger	1	12
Bo Montgomery	1	12

Participation

St. Louis	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
T.J. McDonald	---	---	35	31	22	88
Robert Quinn	---	---	32	27	20	79
Jamon Brown	35	26	---	---	12	73
Lance Kendricks	32	23	---	---	14	69
Rodney McLeod	---	---	34	31	4	69
James Laurinaitis	---	---	35	30	3	68
Donny Sheldon	---	---	35	31	2	68
Wes Welker	31	21	---	---	15	67
Alec Ogletree	---	---	33	29	2	64
Eugene Sims	---	---	31	30	1	62
Trumaine Johnson	---	---	33	28	1	62
Garrett Reynolds	35	26	---	---	---	61
Rodger Saffold	35	26	---	---	---	61
Johnny Manziel	35	26	---	---	---	61
Greg Robinson	35	26	---	---	---	61
Rob Havenstein	35	26	---	---	---	61
Tavon Austin	28	15	---	---	12	55
Brandon Boykin	---	---	19	25	10	54
Todd Gurley	29	20	---	---	1	50
Julian Manning	18	11	---	---	17	46
Cody Davis	---	---	6	11	28	45
Michael Brockers	---	---	25	17	2	44
Jared Cook	10	13	---	---	20	43
C.J. Anderson	6	6	---	---	24	36
Bradley Marquez	17	14	---	---	5	36
Nick Fairley	---	---	13	14	3	30
Aaron Donald	---	---	15	10	2	27
Ethan Westbrooks	---	---	11	10	4	25
Brian Quick	3	3	---	---	17	23
Akeem Ayers	---	---	7	4	7	18
Bryce Hager	---	---	12	6	---	18
William Hayes	---	---	5	1	10	16
Chris Long	---	---	4	4	6	14
Stedman Bailey	1	4	---	---	8	13
Johnny Hekker	0	0	---	---	12	12
Isaiah Battle	0	0	---	---	12	12
Cody Wichmann	0	0	---	---	12	12
Hunter Warfield	0	0	---	---	12	12
Daren Bates	---	---	0	0	7	7
Jake McQuaide	0	0	---	---	6	6
Greg Zuerlein	0	0	---	---	6	6
Maurice Alexander	---	---	0	2	4	6
Connor Galando	0	0	---	---	6	6
Trey Watts	0	0	---	---	3	3
Nick Foles	0	0	---	---	---	0
Sean Mannion	0	0	---	---	---	0

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Marcus Sherels	---	---	23	17	29	69
Terence Newman	---	---	35	26	5	66
John Sullivan	35	31	---	---	---	66
Phil Loadholt	35	31	---	---	---	66
Mike Wallace	34	28	---	---	4	66
Brandon Fusco	35	31	---	---	---	66
Matt Kalil	35	31	---	---	---	66
Teddy Bridgewater	35	31	---	---	---	66
Brian Robison	---	---	31	23	11	65
Everson Griffen	---	---	29	24	12	65
Andrew Sendejo	---	---	35	26	3	64
Harrison Smith	---	---	35	26	2	63
Adrian Peterson	31	29	---	---	---	60
Jarius Wright	28	25	---	---	5	58
Zach Line	25	14	---	---	19	58
Zachary Lester	26	22	---	---	10	58
Jason Trusnik	---	---	30	24	3	57
Anthony Barr	---	---	26	22	2	50
Linval Joseph	---	---	26	18	1	45
Stefon Diggs	8	15	---	---	22	45
Brett Huntley	23	16	---	---	6	45
Chad Greenway	---	---	23	17	3	43
Rhett Ellison	13	9	---	---	18	40
Captain Munnerlyn	---	---	17	10	11	38
Jerick McKinnon	4	2	---	---	28	34
Cordarrelle Patterson	4	10	---	---	18	32
Tom Johnson	---	---	17	12	1	30
Josh Robinson	---	---	17	8	5	30
Sharrif Floyd	---	---	15	13	1	29
Mike Neal	---	---	2	0	24	26
Chris Carter	---	---	8	10	5	23
Scott Crichton	---	---	11	8	2	21
Michael Harris	9	9	---	---	2	20
Frank Durden	5	7	---	---	8	20
Charles Johnson	0	0	---	---	13	13
Joe Berger	0	0	---	---	12	12
Kevin McDermott	0	0	---	---	12	12
T.J. Clemmings	0	0	---	---	12	12
Zac Kerin	0	0	---	---	12	12
Bo Montgomery	0	0	---	---	12	12
Jeff Locke	0	0	---	---	10	10
Perry Southerland	---	---	5	2	1	8
Blair Walsh	0	0	---	---	6	6
Shaun Hill	0	0	---	---	2	2
Taylor Heinicke	0	0	---	---	---	0
Austin Shepherd	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	55	5.5
Middle	23	82	3.6
Right	2	18	9.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	22	3.1
Middle	15	53	3.5
Right	13	31	2.4
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Johnny Manziel	23	12	1	1	0	3	6	0	0

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Teddy Bridgewater	27	13	2	2	1	7	3	2	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	6	23	3.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	8	3	15	1.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	2	28	4.0
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	60	30.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	7	65	5.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	5	61	6.1
Long (19+ Yds)	6	1	27	4.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Wes Welker	6	3	74	1	21
TE Lance Kendricks	5	1	8	0	23
RB Todd Gurley	4	2	3	0	20
TE Jared Cook	3	2	12	0	13
WR Tavon Austin	3	2	15	0	15
WR Brian Quick	1	1	-4	0	3
FB Julian Manning	1	1	18	0	11

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Mike Wallace	10	6	1	84	1	28
WR Jarius Wright	5	1	0	-1	0	25
RB Adrian Peterson	4	4	0	50	1	29
WR Cordarrelle Patterson	4	1	0	11	0	10
WR Stefon Diggs	2	1	0	9	0	15
TE Rhett Ellison	1	0	0	0	0	9
TE Brett Huntley	1	0	0	0	0	16

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Todd Gurley	1	6	6.00	3.79

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Adrian Peterson	3	5	1.67	3.04

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Third Down Rushing Statistics

St. Louis	Rushes	Conversions
Johnny Manziel	4	1
Todd Gurley	1	0

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Adrian Peterson	6	0
Teddy Bridgewater	3	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Johnny Manziel	9	6	2

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Teddy Bridgewater	5	1	0

Third Down Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Wes Welker	2	2	1
TE Jared Cook	2	1	0
RB Todd Gurley	2	1	0
TE Lance Kendricks	1	1	1
WR Brian Quick	1	1	0
WR Tavon Austin	1	0	0

Minnesota	Targ	Catch
WR Cordarrelle Patterson	2	1
WR Mike Wallace	1	0
TE Rhett Ellison	1	0
WR Jarius Wright	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 60,300 (64,100 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,900 (22,100)
End Zone 14,700 (15,900)
Mezzanine 8,800 (9,200)
Sideline Seats 13,200 (14,100)
Luxury Boxes 2,700 (2,800)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	60,300 (64,100 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,900 (22,100)
End Zone	14,700 (15,900)
Mezzanine	8,800 (9,200)
Sideline Seats	13,200 (14,100)
Luxury Boxes	2,700 (2,800)