Conference Finals, 2018

played in Arizona, AZ

45 degrees, fair, calm

Minnesota Vikings	7	3	0	3	-	13
Arizona Cardinals	6	3	0	7	-	16

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:35 MIN - Jerick McKinnon 65 run (Blair Walsh extra point)
1Q: 02:46 ARI - Jermaine Gresham 5 pass from Alan Luster (Chandler Catanzaro extra point failed)
2Q: 13:12 MIN - Blair Walsh 30 field goal
2Q: 09:11 ARI - Chandler Catanzaro 39 field goal
4Q: 13:29 ARI - Harry Hughes 7 pass from Alan Luster (Chandler Catanzaro extra point)
4Q: 04:11 MIN - Blair Walsh 24 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:35 MIN - Jerick McKinnon 65 run (Blair Walsh extra point)
1Q: 02:46 ARI - Jermaine Gresham 5 pass from Alan Luster (Chandler Catanzaro extra point failed)
2Q: 13:12 MIN - Blair Walsh 30 field goal
2Q: 09:11 ARI - Chandler Catanzaro 39 field goal
4Q: 13:29 ARI - Harry Hughes 7 pass from Alan Luster (Chandler Catanzaro extra point)
4Q: 04:11 MIN - Blair Walsh 24 field goal

Team Statistics MIN ARI
Record 12-7 14-4
First Downs 20 19
- by Rushing 6 9
- by Passing 12 9
- by Penalty 2 1
Total Net Yards 372 310
- Offensive Plays 60 59
- Yards per Play 6.20 5.25
Net Rushing Yards 150 178
- Rushing Attempts 24 33
- Yards per Rush 6.25 5.39
Net Passing Yards 222 132
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 35 - 20 - 1 24 - 18 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 228 144
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/6 2/12
- Yards per Pass Play 6.17 5.08
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/12 6/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.2 6.7
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/25 5/40
Punt Returns/Yards 1/-4 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 1/18 4/104
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/10
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/2 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 17 OWN 32
Time of Possession 27:27 32:33

Team Statistics	MIN	ARI
Record	12-7	14-4
First Downs	20	19
- by Rushing	6	9
- by Passing	12	9
- by Penalty	2	1
Total Net Yards	372	310
- Offensive Plays	60	59
- Yards per Play	6.20	5.25
Net Rushing Yards	150	178
- Rushing Attempts	24	33
- Yards per Rush	6.25	5.39
Net Passing Yards	222	132
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	35 - 20 - 1	24 - 18 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	228	144
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/6	2/12
- Yards per Pass Play	6.17	5.08
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/12	6/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.2	6.7
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/25	5/40
Punt Returns/Yards	1/-4	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	1/18	4/104
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/10
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/2	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 17	OWN 32
Time of Possession	27:27	32:33

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:15	OWN 25	3	-3	Punt
1	12:15	2:02	OWN 7	5	93	Touchdown
1	2:39	4:32	OWN 25	12	62	Field Goal
2	9:04	3:12	OWN 27	6	45	Interception
2	3:12	1:08	OWN 10	3	9	Punt
2	1:35	1:35	OWN 3	4	17	Half
3	10:57	4:03	OWN 11	7	49	Punt
4	13:21	1:24	OWN 25	4	21	Punt
4	9:49	5:45	OWN 39	10	54	Field Goal
4	2:00	1:24	OWN 2	7	30	Downs

Arizona Cardinals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:45	1:30	OWN 41	3	8	Punt
1	10:13	7:34	OWN 26	15	74	Touchdown
2	13:07	4:03	OWN 32	6	46	Field Goal
2	5:52	2:40	OWN 31	4	4	Punt
2	2:04	0:29	50	3	7	Punt
3	15:00	4:03	OWN 32	6	29	Punt
3	6:54	8:33	OWN 1	14	99	Touchdown
4	11:57	2:08	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
4	4:04	2:04	OWN 23	4	32	Punt
4	0:36	0:36	OPP 32	1	-2	Game

Game MVP: Alan Luster, Arizona Cardinals

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Jerick McKinnon	12	119	9.92	65	3	1
QB Teddy Bridgewater	9	30	3.33	14	2	0
RB Chris Ivory	3	1	0.33	3	0	0

Arizona	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Alfred Mozart	17	97	5.71	26	2
QB Alan Luster	9	47	5.22	11	1
RB David Johnson	5	13	2.60	11	1
WR Paul Richardson	2	21	10.50	14	1

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Teddy Bridgewater	35	20	228	1/6	0	25	1	64.9

Arizona	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Alan Luster	24	18	144	2/12	2	23	0	117.4

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
TE Kyle Rudolph	8	14	122	15.25	25	25
WR Mike Wallace	6	9	48	8.00	0	12
WR Cordarrelle Patterson	2	3	28	14.00	1	18
RB Jerick McKinnon	2	2	12	6.00	10	8
WR Stefon Diggs	2	6	18	9.00	0	15
FB Kyle Juszczyk	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Arizona	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR James Schlesinger	7	11	72	10.29	24	23	0
TE Jermaine Gresham	3	3	13	4.33	0	5	1
WR J.J. Nelson	3	3	21	7.00	10	11	0
WR Paul Richardson	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
WR William Scroggins	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
FB Harry Hughes	1	1	7	7.00	6	7	1
TE Jesse Todd	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0
WR Tommy Bridges	1	1	20	20.00	9	20	0
RB David Johnson	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Alfred Mozart	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Arizona	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Cariel Brooks	1	10	10.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force
RB Jerick McKinnon	1	0	0
C Amari Vines	0	1	0
S Les Kubus	0	0	1

Arizona	Fumb	Recov	Force
QB Alan Luster	1	0	0
T Jared Veldheer	0	1	0
DE Donald Rogers	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Pat Aguilar	4	161	40.3	35.3	54	1

Arizona	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Ronald Kramer	6	244	40.7	41.3	51	5

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Blair Walsh	2/2	0/0	0/0	30	1/1

Arizona	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Chandler Catanzaro	1/1	0/0	0/0	39	1/2

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dylan Springfield	1	-4	-4.0	0

Arizona	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dylan Springfield	1	18	18.0	0

Arizona	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Shaun Riddols	3	74	24.7	0
Marlon Castillo	1	30	30.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Les Kubus	12	0	0.0	33	26
ILB Leo Andersen	6	2	0.0	32	25
CB Aaron Colvin	5	0	0.0	30	23
OLB Eric Kendricks	4	0	0.0	17	13
CB Xavier Rhodes	3	2	0.0	32	25
S Harrison Smith	3	1	0.0	33	26
OLB A.J. Benzer	3	0	0.0	25	16
CB Carlton Lyle	3	0	0.0	11	9
S Mel Howard	3	0	0.0	10	9
DE Everson Griffen	2	1	2.0	32	25
DT Sean Lissemore	2	1	0.0	17	14
DT Linval Joseph	1	1	0.0	25	18
DE Danielle Hunter	1	1	0.0	28	21
DE Tom Johnson	1	0	0.0	11	10
FB Kyle Juszczyk	1	0	---	---	---
DT Sylvester Tabor	1	0	0.0	3	3

Arizona	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Markus Golden	10	2	0.0	21	28
S Cariel Brooks	7	3	0.0	24	36
CB Deone Bucannon	5	0	0.0	21	29
CB Eric Reid	4	2	0.0	24	36
S Tyvon Branch	4	0	0.0	24	36
DE Bruce Irvin	3	5	0.0	24	34
CB Patrick Peterson	2	2	0.0	24	36
OLB Mark Foley	2	2	0.0	13	29
DE Cameron Heyward	1	0	1.0	11	14
DT Rodney Gunter	1	1	0.0	13	22
DE Charles Johnson	1	0	0.0	12	23
OLB Shaquille Riddick	1	0	0.0	0	3
DE Donald Rogers	1	0	0.0	13	13
CB Thurman Rossum	1	0	0.0	10	7
DE Dylan Dollinger	0	3	0.0	23	34
ILB Jalen Thayer	0	1	0.0	3	7

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Everson Griffen	2.0	0	0	3	25
ILB Leo Andersen	0.0	1	0	0	25
DT Linval Joseph	0.0	0	1	0	18

Arizona	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Cameron Heyward	1.0	0	1	14
DE Bruce Irvin	0.0	1	1	34
DT Rodney Gunter	0.0	1	0	22
DE Donald Rogers	0.0	0	3	13
DE Dylan Dollinger	0.0	0	1	34

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Aaron Colvin	4	0	23
S Les Kubus	4	0	26
CB Carlton Lyle	2	0	9
S Mel Howard	2	0	9
CB Xavier Rhodes	1	1	25
DT Sean Lissemore	1	0	14
S Harrison Smith	1	0	26
DT Sylvester Tabor	1	0	3
OLB A.J. Benzer	1	0	16
ILB Leo Andersen	1	0	25

Arizona	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Markus Golden	5	0	0	28
S Cariel Brooks	4	0	1	36
CB Eric Reid	3	1	0	36
CB Deone Bucannon	3	0	0	29
S Tyvon Branch	2	0	0	36
DE Bruce Irvin	1	0	0	34
OLB Shaquille Riddick	1	0	0	3
OLB Mark Foley	1	0	0	29

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Brandon Fusco	2	5	1	24	0	36
C Amari Vines	2	3	0	24	0	36
T Matt Kalil	0	6	0	24	0	36
G Jesse Burt	0	2	0	24	0	36
T T.J. Clemmings	0	1	0	24	1	36

Arizona	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Jared Veldheer	4	8	0	33	1	26
G Jonathan Cooper	3	5	1	33	1	26
C Corey Linsley	1	6	0	33	0	26
C Kai Mangold	1	4	0	33	0	25
C Phil Loadholt	1	1	0	33	0	26

Special Teams Tackles

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Demarcus Dobbs	2	20
Heath Rivera	2	10

Arizona	Tackles	STPlays
Troy Niklas	1	19
Cariel Brooks	1	14

Participation

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
ILB Leo Andersen	---	---	32	25	11	68
T Matt Kalil	24	36	---	---	6	66
G Jesse Burt	24	36	---	---	6	66
WR Mike Wallace	24	36	---	---	4	64
CB Aaron Colvin	---	---	30	23	8	61
G Brandon Fusco	24	36	---	---	---	60
S Harrison Smith	---	---	33	26	1	60
QB Teddy Bridgewater	24	36	---	---	---	60
T T.J. Clemmings	24	36	---	---	---	60
C Amari Vines	24	36	---	---	---	60
OLB A.J. Benzer	---	---	25	16	19	60
S Les Kubus	---	---	33	26	1	60
WR Cordarrelle Patterson	24	35	---	---	---	59
DE Everson Griffen	---	---	32	25	1	58
CB Xavier Rhodes	---	---	32	25	1	58
WR Stefon Diggs	21	31	---	---	---	52
DE Danielle Hunter	---	---	28	21	1	50
RB Jerick McKinnon	18	31	---	---	---	49
TE Kyle Rudolph	14	30	---	---	1	45
DT Linval Joseph	---	---	25	18	1	44
DE Nickolas Wayne	---	---	15	11	7	33
CB Carlton Lyle	---	---	11	9	13	33
DT Sean Lissemore	---	---	17	14	---	31
OLB Eric Kendricks	---	---	17	13	1	31
S Mel Howard	---	---	10	9	6	25
FB Kyle Juszczyk	0	4	---	---	20	24
DE Tom Johnson	---	---	11	10	---	21
TE Demarcus Dobbs	0	0	---	---	20	20
CB Peter Gray	---	---	0	0	18	18
WR DeAndre Reilly	1	0	---	---	16	17
RB Chris Ivory	4	4	---	---	8	16
WR Jermaine Kearse	11	5	---	---	---	16
S Dylan Springfield	---	---	0	0	14	14
CB Stephen Money	---	---	5	6	---	11
TE MyCole Pruitt	3	4	---	---	3	10
T Connor Bensen	0	0	---	---	10	10
G Heath Rivera	0	0	---	---	10	10
K Blair Walsh	0	0	---	---	6	6
C Gustavo Kinney	0	0	---	---	6	6
DT Sylvester Tabor	---	---	3	3	---	6
P Pat Aguilar	0	0	---	---	6	6
G Christian Rivers	0	0	---	---	6	6
ILB Chad Greenway	---	---	2	3	---	5
OLB Corey Lemonier	---	---	2	3	---	5
G Larry Warford	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Paul Brumbaugh	0	0	---	---	---	0

Arizona	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
S Cariel Brooks	---	---	24	36	14	74
C Phil Loadholt	33	26	---	---	7	66
T Jared Veldheer	33	26	---	---	7	66
C Kai Mangold	33	25	---	---	7	65
S Tyvon Branch	---	---	24	36	2	62
CB Patrick Peterson	---	---	24	36	2	62
CB Eric Reid	---	---	24	36	2	62
DE Bruce Irvin	---	---	24	34	2	60
G Jonathan Cooper	33	26	---	---	---	59
C Corey Linsley	33	26	---	---	---	59
QB Alan Luster	33	26	---	---	---	59
DE Dylan Dollinger	---	---	23	34	2	59
TE Jesse Todd	29	24	---	---	---	53
CB Deone Bucannon	---	---	21	29	2	52
WR James Schlesinger	26	26	---	---	---	52
OLB Markus Golden	---	---	21	28	2	51
OLB Mark Foley	---	---	13	29	1	43
WR J.J. Nelson	19	21	---	---	---	40
RB Alfred Mozart	22	18	---	---	---	40
WR Paul Richardson	23	16	---	---	---	39
DE Charles Johnson	---	---	12	23	---	35
DT Rodney Gunter	---	---	13	22	---	35
FB Harry Hughes	10	6	---	---	19	35
DE Donald Rogers	---	---	13	13	6	32
ILB Jalen Thayer	---	---	3	7	18	28
DE Cameron Heyward	---	---	11	14	2	27
TE Troy Niklas	7	0	---	---	19	26
CB Thurman Rossum	---	---	10	7	9	26
RB David Johnson	12	4	---	---	4	20
WR William Scroggins	0	1	---	---	19	20
ILB Donald McGuinness	---	---	3	7	8	18
RB Robbie Culjat	2	0	---	---	15	17
WR Levon Muncy	4	1	---	---	12	17
TE Jermaine Gresham	9	7	---	---	---	16
CB Shaun Riddols	---	---	1	0	12	13
WR Marlon Castillo	1	3	---	---	8	12
G Britt Brill	0	1	---	---	7	8
C Josh Harris	0	0	---	---	7	7
P Ronald Kramer	0	0	---	---	6	6
K Chandler Catanzaro	0	0	---	---	5	5
S Ezra Fredrickson	---	---	0	0	4	4
WR Tommy Bridges	1	3	---	---	---	4
OLB Shaquille Riddick	---	---	0	3	---	3
DT Greg Hernandez	---	---	0	2	---	2
QB John Benson	0	0	---	---	1	1
T Bobby Massie	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	28	5.6
Middle	13	54	4.2
Right	5	70	14.0
None	1	-2	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	54	5.4
Middle	19	122	6.4
Right	3	4	1.3
None	1	-2	-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Teddy Bridgewater	35	20	2	3	2	1	6	0	1

Arizona	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Alan Luster	24	18	2	1	2	1	1	3	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	2	12	2.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	10	86	5.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	6	96	8.7
Long (19+ Yds)	3	2	34	11.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	15	5.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	12	70	4.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	4	3	40	10.0
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	19	9.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Kyle Rudolph	14	8	2	122	2	30
WR Mike Wallace	9	6	0	48	0	36
WR Stefon Diggs	6	2	0	18	0	31
WR Cordarrelle Patterson	3	2	0	28	0	35
RB Jerick McKinnon	2	2	0	12	0	31
FB Kyle Juszczyk	1	0	0	0	0	4

Arizona	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR James Schlesinger	11	7	2	72	1	26
TE Jermaine Gresham	3	3	0	13	0	7
WR J.J. Nelson	3	3	0	21	0	21
WR Paul Richardson	1	1	0	3	0	16
RB David Johnson	1	0	0	0	0	4
WR William Scroggins	1	1	0	3	0	1
RB Alfred Mozart	1	0	0	0	0	18
FB Harry Hughes	1	1	0	7	0	6
TE Jesse Todd	1	1	0	5	0	24
WR Tommy Bridges	1	1	0	20	1	3

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Chris Ivory	1	2	2.00	0.33
QB Teddy Bridgewater	1	7	7.00	3.33
RB Jerick McKinnon	1	-4	-4.00	9.92

Arizona	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB David Johnson	1	11	11.00	2.60
RB Alfred Mozart	1	2	2.00	5.71

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Teddy Bridgewater	4	1	5	1.25	6.51

Arizona	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Alan Luster	3	2	12	4.00	6.00

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Mike Wallace	2	0	0	0.00	5.33
TE Kyle Rudolph	1	1	5	5.00	8.71
WR Stefon Diggs	1	0	0	0.00	3.00

Arizona	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Jermaine Gresham	1	1	5	5.00	4.33
RB Alfred Mozart	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
FB Harry Hughes	1	1	7	7.00	7.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
QB Teddy Bridgewater	1	1

Arizona	Rushes	Conversions
QB Alan Luster	4	3
RB Alfred Mozart	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Teddy Bridgewater	11	5	4

Arizona	Att	Comp	Conversions
Alan Luster	7	7	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Kyle Rudolph	6	2	2
WR Mike Wallace	4	2	2
WR Cordarrelle Patterson	1	1	0

Arizona	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR James Schlesinger	4	4	1
TE Jermaine Gresham	2	2	1
WR J.J. Nelson	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 63,400 (63,400 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,700 (17,700)
End Zone 12,800 (12,800)
Mezzanine 7,400 (7,400)
Sideline Seats 11,300 (11,300)
Club Seats 12,000 (12,000)
Luxury Boxes 2,200 (2,200)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	63,400 (63,400 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,700 (17,700)
End Zone	12,800 (12,800)
Mezzanine	7,400 (7,400)
Sideline Seats	11,300 (11,300)
Club Seats	12,000 (12,000)
Luxury Boxes	2,200 (2,200)