Exhibition Week 1, 2012

played in Cleveland, OH

78 degrees, rain, 7 mph wind

Minnesota Vikings	0	17	7	7	-	31
Cleveland Browns	0	14	0	0	-	14

Scoring Summary
2Q: 12:58 MIN - Brady Turner 18 pass from Daunte Culpepper (Martin Casher extra point)
2Q: 09:12 CLE - Jason Avant 18 pass from Ed Bethea (Wayne Small extra point)
2Q: 05:09 CLE - Quincy Morgan 65 punt return (Wayne Small extra point)
2Q: 02:15 MIN - Martin Casher 27 field goal
2Q: 01:41 MIN - Brian Calhoun 1 run (Martin Casher extra point)
3Q: 07:13 MIN - Al Covington 20 pass from Scottie Hawthorne (Martin Casher extra point)
4Q: 02:23 MIN - Blaine McElroy 1 run (Martin Casher extra point)

Scoring Summary
2Q: 12:58 MIN - Brady Turner 18 pass from Daunte Culpepper (Martin Casher extra point)
2Q: 09:12 CLE - Jason Avant 18 pass from Ed Bethea (Wayne Small extra point)
2Q: 05:09 CLE - Quincy Morgan 65 punt return (Wayne Small extra point)
2Q: 02:15 MIN - Martin Casher 27 field goal
2Q: 01:41 MIN - Brian Calhoun 1 run (Martin Casher extra point)
3Q: 07:13 MIN - Al Covington 20 pass from Scottie Hawthorne (Martin Casher extra point)
4Q: 02:23 MIN - Blaine McElroy 1 run (Martin Casher extra point)

Team Statistics MIN CLE
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 18 18
- by Rushing 7 3
- by Passing 9 14
- by Penalty 2 1
Total Net Yards 278 291
- Offensive Plays 66 61
- Yards per Play 4.21 4.77
Net Rushing Yards 109 94
- Rushing Attempts 33 23
- Yards per Rush 3.30 4.09
Net Passing Yards 169 197
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 31 - 21 - 1 33 - 23 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 184 231
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/15 5/34
- Yards per Pass Play 5.12 5.18
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 5/3
3rd Down Conversions 9/17 5/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.0 7.2
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 3/15 9/83
Punt Returns/Yards 1/-3 2/67
Kick Returns/Yards 1/21 3/69
Interception Ret./Yards 1/8 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/1 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 36 OWN 24
Time of Possession 31:49 28:11

Team Statistics	MIN	CLE
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	18	18
- by Rushing	7	3
- by Passing	9	14
- by Penalty	2	1
Total Net Yards	278	291
- Offensive Plays	66	61
- Yards per Play	4.21	4.77
Net Rushing Yards	109	94
- Rushing Attempts	33	23
- Yards per Rush	3.30	4.09
Net Passing Yards	169	197
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	31 - 21 - 1	33 - 23 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	184	231
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/15	5/34
- Yards per Pass Play	5.12	5.18
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	5/3
3rd Down Conversions	9/17	5/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.0	7.2
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	3/15	9/83
Punt Returns/Yards	1/-3	2/67
Kick Returns/Yards	1/21	3/69
Interception Ret./Yards	1/8	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/1	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 36	OWN 24
Time of Possession	31:49	28:11

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:39	OWN 20	10	37	Interception
1	4:22	2:50	OWN 23	6	26	Punt
2	15:00	2:08	OPP 34	5	34	Touchdown
2	9:05	0:59	OWN 20	3	1	Punt
2	6:41	1:42	OWN 27	3	-10	Punt
2	4:59	2:50	OWN 35	8	55	Field Goal
2	2:00	0:27	OPP 22	2	22	Touchdown
3	9:57	2:56	OWN 20	9	80	Touchdown
3	3:43	2:00	OWN 1	3	5	Punt
4	14:08	2:29	OWN 27	5	14	Punt
4	10:25	3:19	OWN 40	5	21	Punt
4	5:42	3:27	OPP 25	6	25	Touchdown
4	1:04	1:04	OWN 45	3	-4	Game

Cleveland Browns
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:21	5:59	OWN 13	11	64	Fumble
1	1:32	1:32	OWN 3	3	0	Punt
2	12:52	3:47	OWN 32	7	68	Touchdown
2	8:06	1:25	OWN 44	3	-8	Punt
2	2:09	0:09	OWN 20	1	2	Fumble
2	1:33	1:33	OWN 21	4	17	Punt
3	15:00	5:03	OWN 20	8	39	Punt
3	7:01	3:18	OWN 36	5	20	Punt
3	1:43	2:35	OWN 32	6	31	Interception
4	11:39	1:14	OWN 26	3	2	Punt
4	7:06	1:24	OWN 20	4	5	Downs
4	2:15	1:11	OWN 24	6	31	Fumble

Game MVP: Erik Mazrui, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Blaine McElroy	23	68	2.96	12	3	1
Daunte Culpepper	4	34	8.50	14	1	0
Brian Calhoun	3	8	2.67	5	0	1
Scottie Hawthorne	3	-1	-0.33	2	0	0

Cleveland	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
LenDale White	16	58	3.63	12	1
Derek Anderson	3	14	4.67	7	0
Cornell Duff	3	20	6.67	13	1
Ed Bethea	1	2	2.00	2	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Scottie Hawthorne	21	15	136	1/9	1	21	0	104.4
Daunte Culpepper	10	6	48	1/6	1	18	1	65.8

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Derek Anderson	21	12	101	2/14	0	17	1	49.9
Ed Bethea	12	11	130	3/20	1	20	0	139.6

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Brady Turner	6	11	62	10.33	4	21	1
FB Wade Grant	3	4	9	3.00	0	4	0
RB Blaine McElroy	3	3	13	4.33	13	10	0
WR Al Covington	2	3	35	17.50	5	20	1
WR Wesley Graham	2	3	23	11.50	13	20	0
RB Bruce Wagner	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
RB Brian Calhoun	1	1	2	2.00	0	2	0
TE Marc Kravner	1	1	21	21.00	0	21	0
WR Stephen Shearer	1	1	10	10.00	3	10	0
TE A.J. Jennings	1	2	6	6.00	0	6	0
WR Nate Burleson	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Cleveland	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Jason Avant	7	10	81	11.57	2	18	1
WR Mitchell Bean	6	10	44	7.33	0	15	0
RB LenDale White	3	3	12	4.00	4	8	0
TE Julio Blades	3	3	40	13.33	1	20	0
WR Quincy Morgan	2	5	28	14.00	4	17	0
TE Herman Finch	2	2	26	13.00	0	20	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Thomas Henderson	1	8	8.00	0

Cleveland	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Roderick Babers	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force
Blaine McElroy	1	0	0
Johnathan Babineaux	0	1	1
Kevin Williams	0	1	0
Wesley Graham	0	1	0
Bill McCormick	0	1	0
Stephen Cooper	0	0	1
Thomas Henderson	0	0	1
Devin Lynn	0	0	1
Erik Mazrui	0	0	1

Cleveland	Fumb	Recov	Force
Ed Bethea	2	1	0
Derek Anderson	2	0	0
LenDale White	1	0	0
Guy Whimper	0	1	0
Kirk Tidwell	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Lewis Barrett	6	259	43.2	31.5	54	1

Cleveland	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Gabe Buffington	6	218	36.3	33.5	43	1

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Martin Casher	1/1	0/0	0/0	27	4/4

Cleveland	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Wayne Small	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Nate Burleson	1	-3	-3.0	0

Cleveland	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Quincy Morgan	1	65	65.0	1
Brad Pyatt	1	2	2.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Wesley Graham	1	21	21.0	0

Cleveland	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brad Pyatt	2	45	22.5	0
Cornell Duff	1	24	24.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Markus Steele	8	0	0.0	19	34
DE Erik Mazrui	5	2	2.0	20	36
ILB Kyle Thatcher	5	1	1.0	20	27
S Devin Lynn	4	1	1.0	17	31
DT Johnathan Babineaux	4	0	1.0	21	36
ILB Stephen Cooper	4	0	0.0	3	8
CB Daniel Ayala	4	0	0.0	21	37
S Trent Grant	3	1	0.0	6	14
S Corey Landon	2	2	0.0	19	33
CB Thomas Henderson	2	1	0.0	20	33
OLB Sammy Humphrey	2	1	0.0	6	7
S Roman Harper	2	0	0.0	7	8
CB Ken Sutton	1	3	0.0	21	33
DE Kevin Williams	1	0	0.0	19	31
DT Donnell Washington	1	0	0.0	15	21
OLB Burt Alston	1	0	0.0	1	6
DT Bill McCormick	1	0	0.0	6	6
WR Brady Turner	1	0	---	---	---
DT Chester Turner	0	1	0.0	4	5

Cleveland	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Ed Weber	8	1	0.0	25	28
CB Walter Arvold	7	2	0.0	31	30
ILB Kirk Tidwell	6	1	0.0	26	24
S Jerome Carter	4	1	0.0	11	12
S Paul Cascadden	4	1	0.0	8	8
DE Kirk Evans	3	1	1.5	26	27
S Brenden Kilpatrick	3	4	0.0	26	27
S Eugene Wilson	2	0	0.0	21	23
OLB Freddie Keiaho	2	0	0.0	7	3
OLB Robbie Liszkiewicz	2	0	0.0	8	5
DE Greg Graham	1	0	0.5	30	28
DT Gerard Warren	1	1	0.0	23	26
CB Roderick Babers	1	1	0.0	9	6
CB Deangelo Hall	1	1	0.0	23	26
DT Ryan Sims	1	0	0.0	14	7
WR Mitchell Bean	1	0	---	---	---
DT Steven Borders	1	0	0.0	10	7
ILB Gabe DeAngelis	1	0	0.0	9	9
CB Everett Gunn	1	0	0.0	20	25
DT Mickey Egan	0	1	0.0	19	22
ILB Pat Margraff	0	1	0.0	7	9

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Erik Mazrui	2.0	1	0	36
DT Johnathan Babineaux	1.0	0	0	36
S Devin Lynn	1.0	0	0	31
ILB Kyle Thatcher	1.0	0	0	27
DE Kevin Williams	0.0	2	2	31

Cleveland	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Kirk Evans	1.5	1	1	0	27
DE Greg Graham	0.5	0	0	0	28
DT Gerard Warren	0.0	1	2	1	26
DT Ryan Sims	0.0	0	1	1	7
DT Mickey Egan	0.0	0	0	1	22

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Markus Steele	6	0	0	34
CB Daniel Ayala	3	0	0	37
ILB Stephen Cooper	2	0	0	8
S Roman Harper	2	0	0	8
ILB Kyle Thatcher	2	0	0	27
S Trent Grant	2	0	0	14
CB Ken Sutton	1	2	0	33
S Devin Lynn	1	1	0	31
OLB Burt Alston	1	0	0	6
S Corey Landon	1	0	0	33
OLB Barry Suhocki	1	0	0	4
OLB Sammy Humphrey	1	0	0	7
CB Thomas Henderson	0	0	1	33

Cleveland	Caught	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Ed Weber	4	0	28
CB Walter Arvold	3	0	30
S Paul Cascadden	3	0	8
S Brenden Kilpatrick	2	0	27
ILB Gabe DeAngelis	2	0	9
CB Everett Gunn	2	0	25
CB Roderick Babers	1	1	6
ILB Kirk Tidwell	1	0	24
S Jerome Carter	1	0	12
DE Kirk Evans	1	0	27
OLB Robbie Liszkiewicz	1	0	5

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Dana Casares	3	8	23	0	22
Walt Fox	2	3	18	0	16
Tito Parrish	1	5	16	1	18
Irv Stewart	1	3	19	1	26
Neal Hastings	1	3	17	0	14
Jeremy Trueblood	0	2	16	0	12
Wade Grant	0	1	13	0	14
Amos Levine	0	1	18	0	26
A.J. Jennings	0	1	19	0	13

Cleveland	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Marco Warren	1	3	15	1	20
Alvin Williams	1	3	13	0	24
Ray Willis	1	2	8	0	18
Dave Seidel	1	2	10	0	14
Leon Randle	1	1	4	0	11
Lamont Niffenegger	0	3	15	0	26
Guy Whimper	0	2	17	2	23
Shaun Bernard	0	2	19	1	27
Jeff Faine	0	1	8	0	12
Amos Wiggins	0	1	10	0	13
Shannon Shelton	0	0	6	1	15

Special Teams Statistics

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Stephen Shearer	3	16
Brady Turner	1	7
Bruce Wagner	0	22
Thomas Henderson	0	21
Devin Lynn	0	18
Wesley Graham	0	14
A.J. Jennings	0	14
Wade Grant	0	13
Marc Kravner	0	13
Barry Suhocki	0	12
Stephen Cooper	0	9
Amos Levine	0	7
Martin Casher	0	7
Jeremy Trueblood	0	7
Tito Parrish	0	7
Blaine McElroy	0	7
Lewis Barrett	0	6
Irv Stewart	0	5
Chester Turner	0	5
Bill McCormick	0	5
Bernard Pierce	0	5
Nate Burleson	0	4
Al Covington	0	4
Brian Calhoun	0	3
Walt Fox	0	3
Burt Alston	0	2
Markus Steele	0	1
Kevin Williams	0	1
Donnell Washington	0	1
Neal Hastings	0	1
Trent Grant	0	1
Broderick Ogden	0	1

Cleveland	Tackles	STPlays
Amos Wiggins	2	15
LenDale White	0	21
Paul Cascadden	0	16
Herman Finch	0	15
Freddie Keiaho	0	15
Robbie Liszkiewicz	0	15
Quincy Morgan	0	13
Walter Arvold	0	12
Brad Pyatt	0	11
Roderick Babers	0	10
Mitchell Bean	0	10
Steven Borders	0	7
Pat Margraff	0	7
Darren Howard	0	6
Marco Warren	0	6
Gabe Buffington	0	6
Leon Randle	0	6
Alvin Williams	0	6
Cornell Duff	0	6
Julio Blades	0	6
Otis Lawless	0	6
Gabe DeAngelis	0	6
Lamont Niffenegger	0	6
Wayne Small	0	3
Guy Whimper	0	3
Shaun Bernard	0	3
Ryan Sims	0	1
Eugene Wilson	0	1
Mickey Egan	0	1
Kirk Tidwell	0	1
Jerome Carter	0	1
Greg Graham	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	14	2.3
Middle	24	93	3.9
Right	1	5	5.0
None	2	-3	-1.5

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	14	3.5
Middle	16	69	4.3
Right	3	11	3.7
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Scottie Hawthorne	21	15	4	2	1	0	2	2	0
Daunte Culpepper	10	6	0	0	0	0	2	1	1

Cleveland	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Derek Anderson	21	12	0	1	1	3	3	2	1
Ed Bethea	12	11	2	0	1	0	0	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	18	3.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	11	61	4.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	3	43	7.2
Long (19+ Yds)	7	3	62	8.9

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	8	8.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	11	55	5.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	7	93	9.3
Long (19+ Yds)	11	4	75	6.8

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Brady Turner	11	6	0	62	1	29
FB Wade Grant	4	3	0	9	0	14
WR Al Covington	3	2	0	35	1	11
WR Wesley Graham	3	2	0	23	1	27
RB Blaine McElroy	3	3	0	13	0	22
TE A.J. Jennings	2	1	1	6	0	13
WR Nate Burleson	1	0	0	0	0	12
RB Bruce Wagner	1	1	0	3	0	3
RB Brian Calhoun	1	1	0	2	0	7
TE Marc Kravner	1	1	0	21	1	13
WR Stephen Shearer	1	1	0	10	0	14

Cleveland	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Mitchell Bean	10	6	1	44	0	32
WR Jason Avant	10	7	1	81	0	37
WR Quincy Morgan	5	2	0	28	0	23
RB LenDale White	3	3	0	12	0	33
TE Julio Blades	3	3	0	40	1	19
TE Herman Finch	2	2	0	26	1	16

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Blaine McElroy	4	16	4.00	2.96
Brian Calhoun	1	1	1.00	2.67
Scottie Hawthorne	1	2	2.00	-0.33

Cleveland	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Ed Bethea	1	2	2.00	2.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Scottie Hawthorne	3	2	30	10.00	6.48
Daunte Culpepper	1	1	18	18.00	4.80

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ed Bethea	1	1	18	18.00	10.83

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Brady Turner	2	1	18	9.00	5.64
WR Al Covington	1	1	20	20.00	11.67
WR Stephen Shearer	1	1	10	10.00	10.00

Cleveland	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Jason Avant	1	1	18	18.00	8.10

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Blaine McElroy	4	2
Daunte Culpepper	3	3
Scottie Hawthorne	1	0

Cleveland	Rushes	Conversions
Derek Anderson	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Scottie Hawthorne	6	3	2
Daunte Culpepper	3	2	2

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Conversions
Derek Anderson	5	3	1
Ed Bethea	4	3	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Wesley Graham	2	1	1
WR Nate Burleson	1	0	0
FB Wade Grant	1	0	0
WR Al Covington	1	1	1
WR Brady Turner	1	0	0
WR Stephen Shearer	1	1	0
RB Blaine McElroy	1	1	1
TE A.J. Jennings	1	1	1

Cleveland	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Mitchell Bean	3	1	1
TE Herman Finch	2	2	2
RB LenDale White	2	2	1
WR Jason Avant	2	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 71,500 (73,200 capacity)
Upper Deck 21,500 (22,000)
End Zone 15,300 (15,800)
Mezzanine 8,900 (9,100)
Sideline Seats 13,700 (14,000)
Club Seats 8,400 (8,600)
Luxury Boxes 3,700 (3,700)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	71,500 (73,200 capacity)
Upper Deck	21,500 (22,000)
End Zone	15,300 (15,800)
Mezzanine	8,900 (9,100)
Sideline Seats	13,700 (14,000)
Club Seats	8,400 (8,600)
Luxury Boxes	3,700 (3,700)