Week 2, 2021

played in Cleveland, OH

60 degrees, fair, 4 mph wind

Minnesota Vikings	7	6	0	9	-	22
Cleveland Browns	0	3	7	0	-	10

Scoring Summary
1Q: 02:17 MIN - Tracy Lipford 1 pass from Harris Maddux (Thomas Griffith extra point)
2Q: 06:05 MIN - Thomas Griffith 31 field goal
2Q: 02:58 CLE - Mel Perras 34 field goal
2Q: 00:15 MIN - Thomas Griffith 47 field goal
3Q: 04:29 CLE - Chester Perch 1 pass from Gus Farr (Mel Perras extra point)
4Q: 15:00 MIN - Thomas Griffith 45 field goal
4Q: 09:08 MIN - Brock Williams 6 pass from Harris Maddux (Doug Ackerman run for conversion failed)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 02:17 MIN - Tracy Lipford 1 pass from Harris Maddux (Thomas Griffith extra point)
2Q: 06:05 MIN - Thomas Griffith 31 field goal
2Q: 02:58 CLE - Mel Perras 34 field goal
2Q: 00:15 MIN - Thomas Griffith 47 field goal
3Q: 04:29 CLE - Chester Perch 1 pass from Gus Farr (Mel Perras extra point)
4Q: 15:00 MIN - Thomas Griffith 45 field goal
4Q: 09:08 MIN - Brock Williams 6 pass from Harris Maddux (Doug Ackerman run for conversion failed)

Team Statistics MIN CLE
Record 1-1 0-2
First Downs 26 21
- by Rushing 8 2
- by Passing 17 16
- by Penalty 1 3
Total Net Yards 393 308
- Offensive Plays 64 68
- Yards per Play 6.14 4.53
Net Rushing Yards 143 38
- Rushing Attempts 27 13
- Yards per Rush 5.30 2.92
Net Passing Yards 250 270
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 34 - 29 - 1 54 - 26 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 269 276
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/19 1/6
- Yards per Pass Play 6.76 4.91
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 6/12 6/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.7 8.4
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/1
Penalties/Yards 10/81 4/25
Punt Returns/Yards 3/23 1/8
Kick Returns/Yards 3/60 4/76
Interception Ret./Yards 2/0 1/3
2pt Conversions 1/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 31 OWN 22
Time of Possession 34:19 25:41

Team Statistics	MIN	CLE
Record	1-1	0-2
First Downs	26	21
- by Rushing	8	2
- by Passing	17	16
- by Penalty	1	3
Total Net Yards	393	308
- Offensive Plays	64	68
- Yards per Play	6.14	4.53
Net Rushing Yards	143	38
- Rushing Attempts	27	13
- Yards per Rush	5.30	2.92
Net Passing Yards	250	270
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	34 - 29 - 1	54 - 26 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	269	276
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/19	1/6
- Yards per Pass Play	6.76	4.91
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	6/12	6/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.7	8.4
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/1
Penalties/Yards	10/81	4/25
Punt Returns/Yards	3/23	1/8
Kick Returns/Yards	3/60	4/76
Interception Ret./Yards	2/0	1/3
2pt Conversions	1/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 31	OWN 22
Time of Possession	34:19	25:41

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:32	0:39	OPP 43	2	13	Interception
1	10:38	4:17	OWN 20	6	34	Punt
1	5:13	3:03	OPP 37	7	37	Touchdown
2	13:04	2:26	OWN 20	5	49	Fumble
2	9:51	3:51	OWN 40	6	46	Field Goal
2	2:50	2:41	OWN 23	8	47	Field Goal
3	15:00	2:13	OWN 25	3	7	Punt
3	9:58	1:35	OWN 10	3	3	Punt
3	4:23	4:28	OWN 24	7	48	Field Goal
4	13:43	4:45	OWN 42	9	58	Touchdown
4	6:07	3:58	OWN 20	8	31	Punt

Cleveland Browns
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:28	OWN 17	3	17	Interception
1	12:53	2:15	OWN 10	5	44	Punt
1	6:21	1:08	OWN 6	3	1	Punt
1	2:10	4:06	OWN 31	8	49	Interception
2	10:38	0:47	OWN 31	3	1	Punt
2	6:00	3:10	OWN 25	13	58	Field Goal
3	12:47	2:49	OWN 31	5	9	Punt
3	8:23	4:00	OWN 38	9	62	Touchdown
4	14:55	1:12	OWN 20	3	-1	Punt
4	8:58	2:51	OWN 20	5	27	Punt
4	2:09	2:09	OWN 20	13	67	Game

Game MVP: Harris Maddux, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Doug Ackerman	21	119	5.67	14	4	0
Robbie Pond	6	24	4.00	10	1	0

Cleveland	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Mack Sanderson	8	22	2.75	10	1	0
Nolan Knudson	5	16	3.20	7	0	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Harris Maddux	34	29	269	3/19	2	21	1	107.0

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Gus Farr	54	26	276	1/6	1	38	2	54.2

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Cory Blouch	9	11	86	9.56	0	18	0
TE Nicky Alonso	4	5	51	12.75	3	21	0
WR Paul Hubbard	3	3	20	6.67	5	10	0
WR Tracy Lipford	3	3	26	8.67	0	16	1
TE Marc Kravner	2	2	23	11.50	16	19	0
RB Doug Ackerman	2	2	5	2.50	4	4	0
FB Quentin Crawford	2	2	6	3.00	1	3	0
WR Archie Cook	1	2	8	8.00	0	8	0
FB Brock Williams	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	1
WR Dave Hasselbach	1	1	17	17.00	2	17	0
RB Robbie Pond	1	2	21	21.00	0	21	0

Cleveland	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Tommie Bunten	8	14	146	18.25	73	38	0
WR Jimmy Newton	4	17	45	11.25	1	17	0
WR Paul Howard	3	4	28	9.33	1	18	0
TE Chester Perch	2	4	7	3.50	0	6	1
FB Tony Fiammetta	2	2	7	3.50	2	4	0
RB Mack Sanderson	2	3	4	2.00	0	3	0
WR Trent Malecki	2	2	13	6.50	0	7	0
TE Roy McKoy	1	2	8	8.00	0	8	0
RB Nolan Knudson	1	1	4	4.00	6	4	0
WR Conrad Houston	1	1	14	14.00	1	14	0
TE Derrick Campo	0	3	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Shane Mosier	1	0	0.00	0
CB Duane Ellard	1	0	0.00	0

Cleveland	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Zack Griffith	1	3	3.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Harris Maddux	1	0	0	0
Russell Marshall	0	0	1	0

Cleveland	Fumb	Recov	Force
Nolan Knudson	1	0	0
Wes Jelinek	0	1	0
Aaron Maybin	0	1	0
Bryce Darusmont	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Tom Malone	4	183	45.8	38.8	49	1

Cleveland	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Tracy Grueneich	6	267	44.5	34.0	53	1

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Thomas Griffith	3/3	2/2	0/0	47	1/1

Cleveland	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Mel Perras	1/1	0/0	0/0	34	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Doug Ackerman	3	23	7.7	0

Cleveland	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Paul Howard	1	8	8.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Shane Mosier	3	60	20.0	0

Cleveland	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Nicky Wilkins	3	52	17.3	0
Trent Malecki	1	24	24.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Duane Ellard	5	2	0.0	11	53
OLB Dan Connor	5	1	0.0	13	53
S Butch Harper	4	2	0.0	11	50
ILB Darren Tarplin	4	0	0.0	13	44
OLB Brant Wainright	4	0	0.0	4	12
DE Russell Marshall	3	2	0.0	12	38
S Louis Delmas	3	2	0.0	11	54
CB Shane Mosier	2	1	0.0	10	44
DT Edwin Banks	2	1	0.0	13	51
DE Marshall Shields	2	0	0.0	11	51
DE Norm Maxwell	1	0	1.0	13	53
CB Asher Allen	1	1	0.0	3	15
CB Jose Howard	1	1	0.0	10	46
WR Cory Blouch	1	0	---	---	---

Cleveland	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Deron Kwiecinski	11	3	0.0	27	37
CB Zack Griffith	10	0	0.0	26	35
ILB Howie Mahoney	9	0	0.0	21	31
DE Bryce Darusmont	4	1	2.0	22	33
DT Carlton Powell	4	0	1.0	18	27
CB William Moore	4	2	0.0	24	32
CB Cory Biekert	3	2	0.0	15	27
S Deron Bauer	3	2	0.0	25	31
DE Aaron Maybin	3	0	0.0	24	33
DT Rob Hitchcock	2	2	0.0	23	32
S Nicky Wilkins	1	1	0.0	24	30
S Reuben Tkachuk	1	1	0.0	9	17
DE Greg Graham	1	0	0.0	7	9
QB Gus Farr	1	0	---	---	---
TE Chester Perch	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Bryan Smith	1	0	0.0	9	9
OLB James Thiel	0	1	0.0	7	9
DT Harold Borkowski	0	1	0.0	6	5

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Norm Maxwell	1.0	0	3	0	53
DE Marshall Shields	0.0	1	1	0	51
DT Edwin Banks	0.0	0	4	5	51
OLB Dan Connor	0.0	0	1	2	53

Cleveland	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Bryce Darusmont	2.0	1	1	33
DT Carlton Powell	1.0	0	0	27
DT Rob Hitchcock	0.0	1	0	32

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Duane Ellard	6	0	1	53
CB Shane Mosier	3	2	1	44
S Butch Harper	3	1	0	50
OLB Brant Wainright	3	0	0	12
OLB Dan Connor	2	3	0	53
DE Russell Marshall	2	1	0	38
S Louis Delmas	2	1	0	54
ILB Darren Tarplin	2	0	0	44
CB Jose Howard	1	2	0	46
DE Marshall Shields	1	0	0	51
CB Asher Allen	1	0	0	15
S Grady Polanco	0	1	0	18

Cleveland	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Zack Griffith	8	0	1	35
ILB Howie Mahoney	7	0	0	31
ILB Deron Kwiecinski	4	0	0	37
CB Cory Biekert	3	0	0	27
CB William Moore	2	1	0	32
DE Bryce Darusmont	2	0	0	33
S Nicky Wilkins	1	0	0	30
S Reuben Tkachuk	1	0	0	17
S Deron Bauer	1	0	0	31

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Rico Campbell	2	4	1	23	0	33
Morris Cameron	2	4	0	22	0	33
Ernie Boniol	2	3	0	13	1	14
Jonathan Luigs	2	3	0	9	1	9
Darrell Mathews	1	6	0	23	0	31
Kendall Knorr	1	3	0	18	0	28
Jackie Collins	1	2	0	7	0	8
Roosevelt Hardy	1	1	0	20	1	29
Nicky Alonso	0	1	0	12	0	17

Cleveland	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jesse Jepson	1	1	6	0	14
Derrick Campo	1	1	8	0	27
Chris Williams	0	6	11	0	49
Billy Edgeworth	0	3	12	0	46
Tyronne Green	0	1	5	1	38
A.J. Glover	0	1	4	0	10

Special Teams Statistics

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Tracy Lipford	2	9
Brock Williams	1	16
Nicky Alonso	1	15
Chris Horton	1	10
Robbie Pond	0	21
Paul Hubbard	0	14
Travis Arnold	0	14
Dave Hasselbach	0	13
Quentin Crawford	0	12
Dustin Briseno	0	11
Marc Kravner	0	10
Thomas Griffith	0	9
Asher Allen	0	8
Jose Howard	0	8
Tom Malone	0	7
Morris Cameron	0	7
Doug Ackerman	0	7
Jonathan Luigs	0	7
Jackie Collins	0	7
Will Tovar	0	6
Darrell McElroy	0	6
Darrell Mathews	0	5
Shane Mosier	0	5
Brant Wainright	0	5
Duane Ellard	0	4
Dexter Elliott	0	3
Ernie Boniol	0	2
Dan Connor	0	2
Russell Marshall	0	2
Norm Maxwell	0	1
Archie Cook	0	1
Marshall Shields	0	1
Darren Tarplin	0	1
Roosevelt Hardy	0	1
Edwin Banks	0	1
Louis Delmas	0	1
Butch Harper	0	1

Cleveland	Tackles	STPlays
Phillip Wheeler	3	20
Tony Fiammetta	2	16
Derrick Campo	1	16
Nicky Wilkins	0	17
Nolan Knudson	0	16
Tommie Bunten	0	13
William Moore	0	12
Cory Biekert	0	11
Conrad Houston	0	10
Deron Bauer	0	9
Roy McKoy	0	8
James Thiel	0	8
Tracy Grueneich	0	7
Billy Edgeworth	0	7
Zack Griffith	0	7
Wes Jelinek	0	7
Quentin Taylor	0	7
Tyronne Green	0	6
Trent Malecki	0	5
Greg Graham	0	4
Chester Perch	0	4
Paul Howard	0	4
Mel Perras	0	4
Rob Hitchcock	0	4
Jesse Jepson	0	3
Carlton Powell	0	3
Bryce Darusmont	0	3
Deron Kwiecinski	0	3
Rich Ohrnberger	0	3
Aaron Maybin	0	3
Harold Borkowski	0	3
Howie Mahoney	0	2
Omar Bell	0	2
Bryan Smith	0	2
Antonio Sanderson	0	2
Reuben Tkachuk	0	1
Bo Stone	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	58	5.3
Middle	8	44	5.5
Right	8	41	5.1
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	23	3.8
Middle	5	11	2.2
Right	2	4	2.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Harris Maddux	34	29	2	0	1	1	2	1	1

Cleveland	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Gus Farr	54	26	4	1	3	11	9	7	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	6	40	5.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	8	7	32	4.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	12	125	9.6
Long (19+ Yds)	6	4	72	12.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	5	14	2.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	8	77	7.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	29	13	185	6.4
Long (19+ Yds)	7	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Cory Blouch	11	9	1	86	0	25
TE Nicky Alonso	5	4	0	51	1	17
WR Paul Hubbard	3	3	0	20	0	20
WR Tracy Lipford	3	3	0	26	0	18
TE Marc Kravner	2	2	0	23	0	13
RB Doug Ackerman	2	2	0	5	0	17
WR Archie Cook	2	1	0	8	0	18
FB Quentin Crawford	2	2	0	6	0	16
RB Robbie Pond	2	1	0	21	1	14
FB Brock Williams	1	1	0	6	0	18
WR Dave Hasselbach	1	1	0	17	0	9

Cleveland	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Jimmy Newton	17	4	1	45	0	52
WR Tommie Bunten	14	8	0	146	4	35
TE Chester Perch	4	2	0	7	0	14
WR Paul Howard	4	3	0	28	0	25
TE Derrick Campo	3	0	2	0	0	27
RB Mack Sanderson	3	2	0	4	0	37
TE Roy McKoy	2	1	0	8	0	8
FB Tony Fiammetta	2	2	0	7	0	26
WR Trent Malecki	2	2	0	13	0	30
RB Nolan Knudson	1	1	0	4	0	11
WR Conrad Houston	1	1	0	14	0	10

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Doug Ackerman	2	15	7.50	5.67
Robbie Pond	1	-2	-2.00	4.00

Cleveland	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Nolan Knudson	1	1	1.00	3.20

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Harris Maddux	2	2	7	3.50	7.91

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Gus Farr	10	5	20	2.00	5.11

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
FB Brock Williams	1	1	6	6.00	6.00
WR Tracy Lipford	1	1	1	1.00	8.67

Cleveland	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Tommie Bunten	3	1	9	3.00	10.43
WR Jimmy Newton	3	1	6	2.00	2.65
RB Mack Sanderson	2	2	4	2.00	1.33
TE Derrick Campo	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
TE Chester Perch	1	1	1	1.00	1.75

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Robbie Pond	3	1
Doug Ackerman	1	1

Cleveland	Rushes	Conversions
Nolan Knudson	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Harris Maddux	8	7	4

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Conversions
Gus Farr	13	6	6

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Cory Blouch	3	3	3
TE Nicky Alonso	2	2	0
RB Robbie Pond	2	1	1
RB Doug Ackerman	1	1	0

Cleveland	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Tommie Bunten	5	3	3
WR Jimmy Newton	5	1	1
TE Roy McKoy	1	0	0
WR Paul Howard	1	1	1
WR Trent Malecki	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 72,300 (73,200 capacity)
Upper Deck 21,700 (22,000)
End Zone 15,600 (15,800)
Mezzanine 9,000 (9,100)
Sideline Seats 13,800 (14,000)
Club Seats 8,500 (8,600)
Luxury Boxes 3,700 (3,700)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	72,300 (73,200 capacity)
Upper Deck	21,700 (22,000)
End Zone	15,600 (15,800)
Mezzanine	9,000 (9,100)
Sideline Seats	13,800 (14,000)
Club Seats	8,500 (8,600)
Luxury Boxes	3,700 (3,700)