Week 17, 2030

played in Minnesota, MN

27 degrees, fair, 5 mph wind

Fargo (ND) Freeze	7	14	0	0	-	21
Minnesota Golden Hawks	0	7	0	17	-	24

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:48 FAR - Harvey Lindblad 3 pass from Kenyon Gabree (Trent Halama extra point)
2Q: 15:00 FAR - Thomas Howe 2 run (Trent Halama extra point)
2Q: 11:24 FAR - Thomas Howe 32 run (Trent Halama extra point)
2Q: 08:37 MIN - Troy Wiggins 22 pass from J.R. Carpenter (Nathan Hampton extra point)
4Q: 09:57 MIN - Jeremy Stoner 8 run (Nathan Hampton extra point)
4Q: 02:40 MIN - Norbert Borders 4 fumble return (Nathan Hampton extra point)
4Q: 00:04 MIN - Nathan Hampton 48 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:48 FAR - Harvey Lindblad 3 pass from Kenyon Gabree (Trent Halama extra point)
2Q: 15:00 FAR - Thomas Howe 2 run (Trent Halama extra point)
2Q: 11:24 FAR - Thomas Howe 32 run (Trent Halama extra point)
2Q: 08:37 MIN - Troy Wiggins 22 pass from J.R. Carpenter (Nathan Hampton extra point)
4Q: 09:57 MIN - Jeremy Stoner 8 run (Nathan Hampton extra point)
4Q: 02:40 MIN - Norbert Borders 4 fumble return (Nathan Hampton extra point)
4Q: 00:04 MIN - Nathan Hampton 48 field goal

Team Statistics FAR MIN
Record 11-5 8-8
First Downs 20 17
- by Rushing 12 4
- by Passing 8 12
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 331 360
- Offensive Plays 68 60
- Yards per Play 4.87 6.00
Net Rushing Yards 241 131
- Rushing Attempts 44 25
- Yards per Rush 5.48 5.24
Net Passing Yards 90 229
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 22 - 13 - 0 33 - 20 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards 103 238
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/13 2/9
- Yards per Pass Play 3.75 6.54
Fumbles/Lost 3/2 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 8/16 6/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.6 5.5
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 5/45 3/15
Punt Returns/Yards 3/32 4/43
Kick Returns/Yards 4/76 1/29
Interception Ret./Yards 3/29 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 28 OWN 27
Time of Possession 32:08 27:52

Team Statistics	FAR	MIN
Record	11-5	8-8
First Downs	20	17
- by Rushing	12	4
- by Passing	8	12
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	331	360
- Offensive Plays	68	60
- Yards per Play	4.87	6.00
Net Rushing Yards	241	131
- Rushing Attempts	44	25
- Yards per Rush	5.48	5.24
Net Passing Yards	90	229
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	22 - 13 - 0	33 - 20 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards	103	238
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/13	2/9
- Yards per Pass Play	3.75	6.54
Fumbles/Lost	3/2	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	8/16	6/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.6	5.5
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	5/45	3/15
Punt Returns/Yards	3/32	4/43
Kick Returns/Yards	4/76	1/29
Interception Ret./Yards	3/29	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 28	OWN 27
Time of Possession	32:08	27:52

Drive Charts

Fargo (ND) Freeze
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:49	6:11	OWN 19	11	81	Touchdown
1	3:15	3:22	OWN 43	9	57	Touchdown
2	13:56	2:47	OWN 27	5	73	Touchdown
2	8:16	1:49	OWN 33	3	-1	Punt
2	3:52	3:49	OWN 18	9	49	Missed FG
3	15:00	3:21	OWN 19	6	9	Punt
3	10:21	1:17	OWN 36	3	8	Punt
3	7:03	1:57	OWN 46	4	17	Fumble
3	4:55	0:59	50	4	10	Punt
3	2:49	1:46	OWN 49	3	6	Punt
4	11:31	0:53	OWN 7	3	2	Punt
4	9:48	2:35	OWN 19	3	9	Punt
4	2:50	0:21	OWN 9	2	-5	Fumble
4	2:29	1:47	OWN 27	3	6	Punt

Minnesota Golden Hawks
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:11	OWN 20	6	15	Punt
1	5:38	2:23	OWN 33	3	1	Punt
2	14:53	0:57	OWN 20	3	2	Punt
2	11:09	2:53	OWN 20	7	80	Touchdown
2	6:27	2:35	OWN 25	9	58	Interception
2	0:03	0:03	OWN 48	1	4	Half
3	11:39	1:18	OWN 29	3	0	Punt
3	9:04	2:01	OWN 13	3	9	Punt
3	5:06	0:11	OWN 44	1	0	Interception
3	3:56	1:07	OWN 2	3	5	Punt
3	1:03	4:32	OWN 14	9	57	Interception
4	10:38	0:50	OPP 33	2	33	Touchdown
4	7:13	4:23	OWN 26	8	65	Downs
4	0:42	0:42	OWN 28	3	41	Field Goal

Game MVP: Thomas Howe, Fargo (ND) Freeze

Rushing Statistics

Fargo (ND)	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Thomas Howe	31	200	6.45	41	5	2
Cedric Reeves	13	41	3.15	8	0	0

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Cole McCormick	14	50	3.57	25	1	0
Jeremy Stoner	10	77	7.70	38	2	1
J.R. Carpenter	1	4	4.00	4	0	0

Passing Statistics

Fargo (ND)	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Kenyon Gabree	22	13	103	2/13	1	20	0	86.0

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
J.R. Carpenter	33	20	238	2/9	1	23	3	54.8

Receiving Statistics

Fargo (ND)	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Thomas Howe	4	4	24	6.00	1	10	0
WR Harvey Lindblad	3	6	26	8.67	8	20	1
TE Walt Chandler	3	5	26	8.67	5	11	0
FB Howard McGee	2	2	14	7.00	2	12	0
WR Dale Wang	1	2	13	13.00	0	13	0
TE Joel Conerty	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Nolan Starks	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Harvey Becker	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Sean Pallansch	5	12	86	17.20	36	23	0
WR Troy Wiggins	5	6	63	12.60	11	22	1
TE Corwin Kotter	3	3	16	5.33	1	8	0
WR Marcus Rodgers	2	3	24	12.00	8	18	0
RB Cole McCormick	2	2	15	7.50	9	12	0
WR Bernie Sweeney	2	4	28	14.00	0	21	0
TE Lester Baskey	1	2	6	6.00	0	6	0
RB Stephen Dixon	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Fargo (ND)	Ints	Yards	Avg
CB Jesse McKeefry	1	0	0.00
S Bob Gibson	1	16	16.00
S Donovan Nutter	1	13	13.00

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Fargo (ND)	Fumb	Recov	Force
Kenyon Gabree	1	0	0
Thomas Howe	1	0	0
Harvey Becker	1	0	0
Bennie Meyer	0	1	0
Donovan Nutter	0	0	1

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Cole McCormick	1	0	0	0
Norbert Borders	0	1	0	1
Sean Pallansch	0	1	0	0
Norbert Hammond	0	1	0	0
Mitch Oxenby	0	0	1	0
Norbert Irwin	0	0	1	0
Marco Harp	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Fargo (ND)	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Gabe Farley	8	350	43.8	38.4	57	5

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jackie Scott	6	258	43.0	37.7	58	1

Kicking Statistics

Fargo (ND)	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Trent Halama	0/1	0/1	0/1	0	3/3

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Nathan Hampton	1/1	1/1	0/0	48	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Fargo (ND)	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Harvey Becker	3	32	10.7	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Marcus Rodgers	4	43	10.8	0

Kick Return Statistics

Fargo (ND)	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Harvey Becker	4	76	19.0	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Sean Pallansch	1	29	29.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Fargo (ND)	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Lenny Austin	7	0	0.0	19	29
S Bob Gibson	5	2	0.0	20	23
CB Jesse McKeefry	5	0	0.0	17	23
DT Ellis Owens	4	0	0.0	20	25
CB Bennie Meyer	4	0	0.0	20	29
DE Quentin LeBlond	3	1	0.0	20	22
S Donovan Nutter	2	3	0.0	17	26
OLB Ross Schneider	2	2	0.0	12	12
OLB Joel Speed	2	1	0.0	2	4
DE Joseph Hitchcock	2	1	0.0	10	22
CB J.R. Hicks	2	0	0.0	12	17
OLB Jamie Perles	2	0	0.0	22	30
DT Rex Pollard	1	0	1.0	15	13
DT Claude Stokes	1	0	1.0	10	19
DT Karl Peterson	1	1	0.0	17	17
T Wally Lynn	1	0	---	---	---
CB Matt Marshall	1	0	0.0	7	13
S Tito Cahill	0	1	0.0	6	8

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Marco Harp	7	3	0.0	36	21
OLB Bo Tanner	7	1	0.0	32	11
ILB Brandon White	6	4	0.0	38	21
CB Larry Warkentien	5	0	0.0	36	21
S Dean Tanner	5	0	0.0	19	15
DE Stephen Wilkerson	4	1	0.5	28	13
OLB Hardy Stansberry	4	2	0.0	35	18
DT Norbert Borders	4	1	0.0	18	8
OLB Jackie Stevens	4	1	0.0	27	10
DT Will Springer	2	2	1.0	30	18
CB Ernie Vertescher	2	1	0.0	36	21
CB Christian Roderick	2	1	0.0	29	15
WR Sean Pallansch	2	0	---	---	---
DE Mitch Oxenby	1	2	0.5	29	17
ILB Lorenzo White	1	1	0.0	7	3
CB Norbert Irwin	1	0	0.0	11	9
RB Stephen Dixon	1	0	---	---	---
S Norbert Hammond	1	0	0.0	41	18
DE Rod Bennett	0	2	0.0	27	16

Pass Rush Statistics

Fargo (ND)	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DT Rex Pollard	1.0	0	0	13
DT Claude Stokes	1.0	0	0	19
DE Joseph Hitchcock	0.0	1	0	22
DE Gene Lynch	0.0	0	2	13
DE Quentin LeBlond	0.0	0	1	22

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Will Springer	1.0	1	2	2	18
DE Stephen Wilkerson	0.5	1	0	0	13
DE Mitch Oxenby	0.5	0	1	0	17
OLB Jackie Stevens	0.0	0	1	1	10
OLB Hardy Stansberry	0.0	0	0	1	18

Pass Defense Statistics

Fargo (ND)	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Lenny Austin	5	0	0	29
CB Jesse McKeefry	3	0	1	23
CB Bennie Meyer	3	0	0	29
OLB Ross Schneider	2	1	0	12
CB J.R. Hicks	2	1	0	17
S Bob Gibson	1	0	1	23
OLB Joel Speed	1	0	0	4
DE Joseph Hitchcock	1	0	0	22
DE Quentin LeBlond	1	0	0	22
OLB Jamie Perles	1	0	0	30
CB Nick Posavec	0	1	0	12
S Donovan Nutter	0	0	1	26

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Marco Harp	3	0	21
CB Larry Warkentien	2	0	21
CB Christian Roderick	2	0	15
CB Norbert Irwin	1	1	9
OLB Bo Tanner	1	0	11
CB Ernie Vertescher	1	0	21
OLB Hardy Stansberry	1	0	18
S Dean Tanner	1	0	15
S Norbert Hammond	1	0	18

Blocking Statistics

Fargo (ND)	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Brock Kennedy	3	7	31	0	20
Cary Buchholz	3	4	36	0	17
Winston Van Pelt	2	9	35	1	19
Wally Lynn	2	4	19	1	9
Thomas Meier	2	4	17	0	12
Graham Barnes	2	3	37	0	19
Danny Tiessen	0	5	9	0	5
Corwin Schultz	0	4	36	0	19
Howard McGee	0	2	28	0	17
Joel Conerty	0	1	17	0	8
Walt Chandler	0	1	27	0	17

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Stan Hastings	2	4	23	0	32
Glenn Darlington	1	7	18	0	19
Scottie Givens	1	4	22	1	27
Brent Dennis	0	4	23	0	25
Rusty Gardner	0	2	15	1	28
Daniel Milloy	0	2	15	0	24
Korey Way	0	1	7	0	14

Special Teams Tackles

Fargo (ND)	Tackles	STPlays
Nick Posavec	2	16
Bennie Meyer	1	20
Howard McGee	1	14
Thomas Meier	1	7

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Norbert Irwin	3	14
Stephen Dixon	1	22
Larry Warkentien	1	12
Dean Tanner	1	9
Jamal Cox	1	7

Participation

Fargo (ND)	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Bennie Meyer	---	---	20	29	20	69
Kenyon Gabree	44	24	---	---	---	68
Harvey Lindblad	40	22	---	---	4	66
Cary Buchholz	36	17	---	---	9	62
Graham Barnes	37	19	---	---	5	61
Dale Wang	29	16	---	---	14	59
Howard McGee	28	17	---	---	14	59
Walt Chandler	27	17	---	---	13	57
Corwin Schultz	36	19	---	---	---	55
Jamie Perles	---	---	22	30	3	55
Thomas Howe	31	19	---	---	4	54
Winston Van Pelt	35	19	---	---	---	54
Brock Kennedy	31	20	---	---	---	51
Lenny Austin	---	---	19	29	2	50
Ellis Owens	---	---	20	25	3	48
Harvey Becker	25	13	---	---	10	48
Bob Gibson	---	---	20	23	4	47
Quentin LeBlond	---	---	20	22	4	46
Donovan Nutter	---	---	17	26	3	46
Jesse McKeefry	---	---	17	23	2	42
Joel Conerty	17	8	---	---	16	41
Cedric Reeves	13	5	---	---	21	39
J.R. Hicks	---	---	12	17	9	38
Wally Lynn	19	9	---	---	9	37
Karl Peterson	---	---	17	17	3	37
Thomas Meier	17	12	---	---	7	36
Nick Posavec	---	---	8	12	16	36
Joseph Hitchcock	---	---	10	22	2	34
Ross Schneider	---	---	12	12	9	33
Rex Pollard	---	---	15	13	2	30
Claude Stokes	---	---	10	19	---	29
Danny Tiessen	9	5	---	---	9	23
Gene Lynch	---	---	5	13	4	22
Matt Marshall	---	---	7	13	1	21
Preston Virgadamo	---	---	5	12	3	20
Bubba Carlton	---	---	5	10	1	16
Junior Bush	---	---	6	6	4	16
Tito Cahill	---	---	6	8	2	16
Joel Speed	---	---	2	4	8	14
Tyrone Watkins	7	2	---	---	1	10
Luther Clemons	0	0	---	---	9	9
Gabe Farley	0	0	---	---	9	9
Trent Halama	0	0	---	---	5	5
Nolan Starks	3	1	---	---	---	4
Harry Palmer	0	0	---	---	---	0
Donny Kemp	0	0	---	---	---	0

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Larry Warkentien	---	---	36	21	12	69
Bernie Sweeney	25	35	---	---	9	69
Brandon White	---	---	38	21	5	64
J.R. Carpenter	25	35	---	---	1	61
Stan Hastings	23	32	---	---	5	60
Norbert Hammond	---	---	41	18	1	60
Ernie Vertescher	---	---	36	21	1	58
Marco Harp	---	---	36	21	1	58
Brent Dennis	23	25	---	---	7	55
Jackie Stevens	---	---	27	10	17	54
Hardy Stansberry	---	---	35	18	1	54
Christian Roderick	---	---	29	15	9	53
Rod Bennett	---	---	27	16	9	52
Scottie Givens	22	27	---	---	2	51
Stephen Dixon	12	16	---	---	22	50
Will Springer	---	---	30	18	---	48
Mitch Oxenby	---	---	29	17	1	47
Corwin Kotter	14	24	---	---	8	46
Sean Pallansch	16	25	---	---	4	45
Bo Tanner	---	---	32	11	1	44
Glenn Darlington	18	19	---	---	7	44
Cole McCormick	15	26	---	---	2	43
Dean Tanner	---	---	19	15	9	43
Rusty Gardner	15	28	---	---	---	43
Stephen Wilkerson	---	---	28	13	---	41
Jeremy Stoner	15	18	---	---	6	39
Daniel Milloy	15	24	---	---	---	39
Norbert Borders	---	---	18	8	9	35
Marcus Rodgers	9	10	---	---	16	35
Norbert Irwin	---	---	11	9	14	34
Korey Way	7	14	---	---	7	28
Lester Baskey	12	6	---	---	8	26
Troy Wiggins	7	15	---	---	---	22
Lorenzo White	---	---	7	3	7	17
Herb Jazynka	---	---	4	6	7	17
Albert Hitchcock	0	0	---	---	15	15
Jason Benton	2	6	---	---	7	15
Jamal Cox	---	---	1	3	7	11
J.R. Murphy	0	0	---	---	8	8
J.R. Dawson	---	---	0	0	8	8
Jackie Scott	0	0	---	---	6	6
Nathan Hampton	0	0	---	---	5	5
Buddy Cahill	0	0	---	---	---	0
Bryant Kohberger	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	21	133	6.3
Middle	8	18	2.3
Right	15	90	6.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	39	5.6
Middle	8	27	3.4
Right	10	65	6.5
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Fargo (ND)	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Kenyon Gabree	22	13	1	0	2	1	4	4	0

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
J.R. Carpenter	33	20	5	1	2	3	3	0	3

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	6	3.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	8	6	39	4.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	5	58	5.3
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	25	8.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	11	101	6.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	3	48	6.0
Long (19+ Yds)	7	3	64	9.1

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Fargo (ND)	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Harvey Lindblad	6	3	1	26	1	22
TE Walt Chandler	5	3	0	26	0	17
RB Thomas Howe	4	4	0	24	0	19
WR Dale Wang	2	1	0	13	0	16
FB Howard McGee	2	2	0	14	0	17
TE Joel Conerty	1	0	1	0	0	8
WR Nolan Starks	1	0	0	0	0	1
WR Harvey Becker	1	0	0	0	0	13

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Sean Pallansch	12	5	1	86	3	25
WR Troy Wiggins	6	5	0	63	1	15
WR Bernie Sweeney	4	2	1	28	1	35
WR Marcus Rodgers	3	2	0	24	0	10
TE Corwin Kotter	3	3	0	16	0	24
TE Lester Baskey	2	1	0	6	0	6
RB Cole McCormick	2	2	0	15	0	26
RB Stephen Dixon	1	0	0	0	0	16

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Fargo (ND)	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Thomas Howe	8	27	3.38	6.45
Cedric Reeves	1	3	3.00	3.15

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Jeremy Stoner	3	9	3.00	7.70
Cole McCormick	1	0	0.00	3.57

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Fargo (ND)	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Kenyon Gabree	1	1	3	3.00	4.68

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
J.R. Carpenter	4	1	7	1.75	7.21

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Fargo (ND)	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Harvey Lindblad	1	1	3	3.00	4.33

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Sean Pallansch	3	0	0	0.00	7.17
WR Bernie Sweeney	1	1	7	7.00	7.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Fargo (ND)	Rushes	Conversions
Thomas Howe	5	4
Cedric Reeves	2	1

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Cole McCormick	2	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Fargo (ND)	Att	Comp	Conversions
Kenyon Gabree	9	5	3

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
J.R. Carpenter	9	6	6

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Fargo (ND)	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Harvey Lindblad	2	2	0
RB Thomas Howe	2	2	2
WR Dale Wang	1	0	0
WR Nolan Starks	1	0	0
FB Howard McGee	1	1	1
TE Walt Chandler	1	0	0
WR Harvey Becker	1	0	0

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Marcus Rodgers	2	2	2
WR Sean Pallansch	2	1	1
WR Troy Wiggins	2	2	2
TE Lester Baskey	1	0	0
RB Cole McCormick	1	1	1
RB Stephen Dixon	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 56,000 (69,300 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,600 (21,000)
End Zone 12,700 (15,200)
Mezzanine 7,300 (8,800)
Sideline Seats 10,700 (13,400)
Club Seats 6,300 (8,200)
Luxury Boxes 1,400 (2,700)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	56,000 (69,300 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,600 (21,000)
End Zone	12,700 (15,200)
Mezzanine	7,300 (8,800)
Sideline Seats	10,700 (13,400)
Club Seats	6,300 (8,200)
Luxury Boxes	1,400 (2,700)