Week 15, 2031

played in Fargo (ND), ND

13 degrees, fair, 7 mph wind

Minnesota Golden Hawks	14	14	7	3	-	38
Fargo (ND) Freeze	0	17	3	0	-	20

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:00 MIN - Bernie Sweeney 2 pass from J.R. Carpenter (Nathan Hampton extra point)
1Q: 02:53 MIN - Bernie Sweeney 19 pass from J.R. Carpenter (Nathan Hampton extra point)
2Q: 12:54 FAR - Walt Chandler 9 pass from Kenyon Gabree (Trent Halama extra point)
2Q: 06:27 MIN - Darrell Rose 17 run (Nathan Hampton extra point)
2Q: 04:05 FAR - Harvey Becker 53 pass from Kenyon Gabree (Trent Halama extra point)
2Q: 02:00 MIN - Archie McConnell 26 pass from J.R. Carpenter (Nathan Hampton extra point)
2Q: 00:50 FAR - Trent Halama 50 field goal
3Q: 08:58 FAR - Trent Halama 30 field goal
3Q: 04:28 MIN - Archie McConnell 20 pass from J.R. Carpenter (Nathan Hampton extra point)
4Q: 02:55 MIN - Nathan Hampton 43 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:00 MIN - Bernie Sweeney 2 pass from J.R. Carpenter (Nathan Hampton extra point)
1Q: 02:53 MIN - Bernie Sweeney 19 pass from J.R. Carpenter (Nathan Hampton extra point)
2Q: 12:54 FAR - Walt Chandler 9 pass from Kenyon Gabree (Trent Halama extra point)
2Q: 06:27 MIN - Darrell Rose 17 run (Nathan Hampton extra point)
2Q: 04:05 FAR - Harvey Becker 53 pass from Kenyon Gabree (Trent Halama extra point)
2Q: 02:00 MIN - Archie McConnell 26 pass from J.R. Carpenter (Nathan Hampton extra point)
2Q: 00:50 FAR - Trent Halama 50 field goal
3Q: 08:58 FAR - Trent Halama 30 field goal
3Q: 04:28 MIN - Archie McConnell 20 pass from J.R. Carpenter (Nathan Hampton extra point)
4Q: 02:55 MIN - Nathan Hampton 43 field goal

Team Statistics MIN FAR
Record 8-6 8-6
First Downs 30 19
- by Rushing 14 5
- by Passing 13 13
- by Penalty 3 1
Total Net Yards 515 367
- Offensive Plays 72 55
- Yards per Play 7.15 6.67
Net Rushing Yards 246 103
- Rushing Attempts 44 19
- Yards per Rush 5.59 5.42
Net Passing Yards 269 264
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 28 - 20 - 1 36 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 269 264
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 9.61 7.33
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 8/13 3/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.0 6.3
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/2
Penalties/Yards 7/42 9/100
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 4/47 3/74
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/0 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 25 OWN 24
Time of Possession 36:27 23:33

Team Statistics	MIN	FAR
Record	8-6	8-6
First Downs	30	19
- by Rushing	14	5
- by Passing	13	13
- by Penalty	3	1
Total Net Yards	515	367
- Offensive Plays	72	55
- Yards per Play	7.15	6.67
Net Rushing Yards	246	103
- Rushing Attempts	44	19
- Yards per Rush	5.59	5.42
Net Passing Yards	269	264
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	28 - 20 - 1	36 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	269	264
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	9.61	7.33
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	8/13	3/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.0	6.3
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/2
Penalties/Yards	7/42	9/100
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	4/47	3/74
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/0	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 25	OWN 24
Time of Possession	36:27	23:33

Drive Charts

Minnesota Golden Hawks
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:09	OWN 14	6	86	Touchdown
1	9:17	6:33	OWN 12	12	88	Touchdown
2	12:44	6:35	OWN 12	15	88	Touchdown
2	3:50	2:04	OWN 32	4	68	Touchdown
2	0:44	0:44	OWN 20	3	5	Punt
3	8:52	4:35	OWN 14	8	86	Touchdown
3	2:43	2:55	OWN 30	6	33	Interception
4	11:59	6:55	OWN 20	12	52	Missed FG
4	4:34	1:47	OPP 35	3	9	Field Goal
4	1:11	1:11	OWN 36	6	18	Game

Fargo (ND) Freeze
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:51	2:34	OWN 20	5	18	Punt
1	2:44	5:00	OWN 27	10	73	Touchdown
2	6:09	2:19	OWN 19	4	81	Touchdown
2	1:46	1:02	OWN 32	4	35	Field Goal
3	15:00	6:08	OWN 25	11	62	Field Goal
3	4:17	1:34	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
4	14:48	2:49	OWN 34	6	19	Punt
4	5:04	0:30	OWN 35	4	0	Downs
4	2:47	1:36	OWN 12	9	58	Fumble

Game MVP: J.R. Carpenter, Minnesota Golden Hawks

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Leonard Baxter	24	126	5.25	21	4	0
Darrell Rose	17	119	7.00	19	6	1
J.R. Carpenter	3	1	0.33	3	0	0

Fargo (ND)	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Thomas Howe	17	96	5.65	13	1	0
Tony Sheriff	2	7	3.50	4	0	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
J.R. Carpenter	28	20	269	0/0	4	46	1	126.3

Fargo (ND)	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Kenyon Gabree	36	19	264	0/0	2	53	0	95.1

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Archie McConnell	7	11	157	22.43	27	46	2
WR Bernie Sweeney	5	7	39	7.80	0	19	2
TE Corwin Kotter	4	4	27	6.75	6	16	0
RB Darrell Rose	2	2	19	9.50	12	15	0
WR Sean Pallansch	1	1	23	23.00	0	23	0
RB Leonard Baxter	1	1	4	4.00	4	4	0
FB Brant Chandler	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE J.B. Casarez	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Fargo (ND)	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Harvey Becker	4	9	81	20.25	49	53	1
WR Nolan Starks	3	6	30	10.00	10	16	0
RB Thomas Howe	3	3	68	22.67	48	30	0
TE Walt Chandler	3	4	31	10.33	7	12	1
TE Joel Conerty	2	3	13	6.50	0	12	0
WR Dale Wang	1	4	8	8.00	2	8	0
WR Rusty Kratzer	1	2	24	24.00	4	24	0
RB Tony Sheriff	1	1	6	6.00	6	6	0
FB Robert Franklin	1	2	3	3.00	2	3	0
FB Marlon Gracia	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
FB Howard McGee	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fargo (ND)	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Shane Pennell	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force
Corwin Kotter	1	0	0
Brant Chandler	0	1	0
Albert Ferguson	0	1	0
Brandon White	0	0	1

Fargo (ND)	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Thomas Howe	1	0	0	0
Bennie Meyer	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jackie Scott	1	33	33.0	33.0	33	0

Fargo (ND)	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Darnell Gillespie	3	141	47.0	40.3	50	1

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Nathan Hampton	1/2	1/2	0/0	43	5/5

Fargo (ND)	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Trent Halama	2/2	1/1	1/1	50	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Fargo (ND)	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ernie Vertescher	3	42	14.0	0
Darrell Rose	1	5	5.0	0

Fargo (ND)	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tony Sheriff	2	52	26.0	0
Rusty Kratzer	1	22	22.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Norman Haworth	8	0	0.0	19	34
CB Chris Weber	5	1	0.0	16	30
ILB Cris Prentice	3	4	0.0	7	12
ILB Brandon White	3	1	0.0	16	30
CB Ernie Vertescher	3	0	0.0	13	27
CB Jamal Cox	2	1	0.0	10	15
OLB Sedrick Collier	2	0	0.0	6	10
DE Stephen Wilkerson	1	1	0.0	14	24
DT Keith Emmons	1	1	0.0	6	18
OLB Jackie Stevens	1	1	0.0	16	24
OLB Hardy Stansberry	1	1	0.0	13	18
OLB J.R. Dawson	1	1	0.0	3	12
S Albert Ferguson	1	1	0.0	17	34
RB Darrell Rose	1	0	---	---	---
DE Fred Bradford	1	0	0.0	14	23
CB Christian Roderick	1	0	0.0	6	14
S Craig Winchester	1	0	0.0	1	2

Fargo (ND)	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Tito Cahill	8	0	0.0	20	14
ILB Alfred Davison	6	0	0.0	21	13
S Bob Gibson	5	1	0.0	33	22
CB Matt Marshall	4	2	0.0	31	21
OLB Ross Schneider	4	1	0.0	35	20
DT Rex Pollard	4	0	0.0	38	22
S Donovan Nutter	4	0	0.0	38	21
ILB Lenny Austin	3	4	0.0	35	20
DT Karl Peterson	3	0	0.0	22	18
CB Nick Posavec	3	0	0.0	30	20
CB Bennie Meyer	2	1	0.0	27	19
OLB Jamie Perles	2	0	0.0	18	11
CB Marty Krause	2	0	0.0	14	9
DE Gene Lynch	1	1	0.0	14	9
CB Ralph Rivers	1	1	0.0	17	9
OLB Stan Walters	1	0	0.0	8	7
OLB Dan Thompson	1	0	0.0	12	10
WR Harvey Becker	1	0	---	---	---
DE Alan Wile	1	0	0.0	15	8
DT Claude Stokes	1	0	0.0	29	20
S Shane Pennell	1	0	0.0	12	6
DE Quentin LeBlond	0	1	0.0	15	9

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Stephen Wilkerson	1	0	0	24
DE Rod Bennett	1	0	0	20
OLB J.R. Dawson	1	0	0	12
OLB Jackie Stevens	0	3	4	24
DE Fred Bradford	0	3	1	23

Fargo (ND)	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Dan Thompson	1	10
DT Karl Peterson	1	18
DT Claude Stokes	1	20
OLB Jamie Perles	1	11

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Chris Weber	5	2	30
S Norman Haworth	4	2	34
CB Ernie Vertescher	3	0	27
ILB Brandon White	2	0	30
S Albert Ferguson	1	1	34
DE Stephen Wilkerson	1	0	24
CB Christian Roderick	1	0	14
OLB J.R. Dawson	1	0	12
CB Jamal Cox	1	0	15

Fargo (ND)	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Tito Cahill	5	0	0	14
S Donovan Nutter	3	1	0	21
S Bob Gibson	3	0	0	22
CB Matt Marshall	2	0	0	21
CB Bennie Meyer	2	0	0	19
S Shane Pennell	1	0	1	6
DT Rex Pollard	1	0	0	22
OLB Ross Schneider	1	0	0	20
CB Nick Posavec	1	0	0	20
ILB Alfred Davison	1	0	0	13

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Stan Hastings	5	11	1	37	20
Scottie Givens	5	9	1	33	24
Corwin Kotter	4	4	0	29	16
Daniel Milloy	2	5	0	27	21
Korey Way	2	2	0	16	4
Glenn Darlington	1	3	0	32	22
Rusty Gardner	1	2	0	36	21
Jason Benton	1	1	0	8	7
Conrad Yaw	0	1	0	8	8
Brant Chandler	0	1	0	41	22
Dale Okuyama	0	1	0	23	13
J.B. Casarez	0	1	0	12	10

Fargo (ND)	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Graham Barnes	4	4	9	17
Wesley Rounds	2	5	17	33
Rick Rodriguez	2	3	15	22
Cary Buchholz	1	2	12	28
Robert Franklin	1	1	14	25
Winston Van Pelt	0	2	14	26
Blaine Norris	0	1	15	27
Corwin Schultz	0	1	13	27

Special Teams Tackles

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Greg Underhill	3	13

Fargo (ND)	Tackles	STPlays
Stan Walters	2	15
Joel Conerty	1	17
Dale Wang	1	14

Participation

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Bernie Sweeney	44	28	---	---	15	87
Archie McConnell	44	28	---	---	14	86
Brant Chandler	41	22	---	---	17	80
J.R. Carpenter	44	28	---	---	2	74
Brandon White	---	---	16	30	17	63
Glenn Darlington	32	22	---	---	3	57
Scottie Givens	33	24	---	---	---	57
Stan Hastings	37	20	---	---	---	57
Rusty Gardner	36	21	---	---	---	57
Norman Haworth	---	---	19	34	2	55
Ernie Vertescher	---	---	13	27	14	54
Albert Ferguson	---	---	17	34	2	53
Corwin Kotter	29	16	---	---	4	49
Chris Weber	---	---	16	30	2	48
Daniel Milloy	27	21	---	---	---	48
Darrell Rose	18	14	---	---	15	47
Jackie Stevens	---	---	16	24	3	43
Will Springer	---	---	16	23	4	43
Fred Bradford	---	---	14	23	5	42
Leonard Baxter	26	14	---	---	1	41
Dale Okuyama	23	13	---	---	3	39
Stephen Wilkerson	---	---	14	24	---	38
Jamal Cox	---	---	10	15	13	38
Greg Underhill	---	---	7	16	13	36
Hardy Stansberry	---	---	13	18	3	34
Christian Roderick	---	---	6	14	9	29
Rod Bennett	---	---	7	20	2	29
Cris Prentice	---	---	7	12	10	29
J.B. Casarez	12	10	---	---	4	26
Keith Emmons	---	---	6	18	1	25
Korey Way	16	4	---	---	3	23
Conrad Yaw	8	8	---	---	3	19
Jason Benton	8	7	---	---	3	18
Sedrick Collier	---	---	6	10	1	17
J.R. Dawson	---	---	3	12	2	17
Albert Hitchcock	1	0	---	---	15	16
Sean Pallansch	5	8	---	---	---	13
Claude Christopher	---	---	2	10	1	13
Nathan Hampton	0	0	---	---	9	9
Craig Winchester	---	---	1	2	1	4
Troy Wiggins	0	0	---	---	3	3
Jackie Scott	0	0	---	---	1	1
Jose Willis	0	0	---	---	---	0
J.R. Murphy	0	0	---	---	---	0
Bryant Kohberger	0	0	---	---	---	0
Rico Haen	0	0	---	---	---	0

Fargo (ND)	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Nick Posavec	---	---	30	20	14	64
Rex Pollard	---	---	38	22	2	62
Bob Gibson	---	---	33	22	6	61
Donovan Nutter	---	---	38	21	1	60
Ross Schneider	---	---	35	20	2	57
Lenny Austin	---	---	35	20	2	57
Kenyon Gabree	19	36	---	---	---	55
Matt Marshall	---	---	31	21	2	54
Wesley Rounds	17	33	---	---	1	51
Claude Stokes	---	---	29	20	2	51
Robert Franklin	14	25	---	---	12	51
Bennie Meyer	---	---	27	19	2	48
Blaine Norris	15	27	---	---	5	47
Harvey Becker	16	29	---	---	1	46
Corwin Schultz	13	27	---	---	5	45
Cary Buchholz	12	28	---	---	5	45
Walt Chandler	14	31	---	---	---	45
Thomas Howe	17	26	---	---	---	43
Karl Peterson	---	---	22	18	1	41
Joel Conerty	6	17	---	---	17	40
Winston Van Pelt	14	26	---	---	---	40
Marty Krause	---	---	14	9	16	39
Rick Rodriguez	15	22	---	---	---	37
Tito Cahill	---	---	20	14	2	36
Alfred Davison	---	---	21	13	1	35
Graham Barnes	9	17	---	---	4	30
Stan Walters	---	---	8	7	15	30
Jamie Perles	---	---	18	11	1	30
Tony Sheriff	2	10	---	---	18	30
Ralph Rivers	---	---	17	9	1	27
Howard McGee	13	12	---	---	1	26
Gene Lynch	---	---	14	9	2	25
Quentin LeBlond	---	---	15	9	1	25
Dan Thompson	---	---	12	10	2	24
Dale Wang	3	7	---	---	14	24
Marlon Gracia	1	5	---	---	17	23
Alan Wile	---	---	15	8	---	23
Nolan Starks	7	13	---	---	---	20
Shane Pennell	---	---	12	6	1	19
Rusty Kratzer	2	5	---	---	7	14
Dwight Swift	0	0	---	---	13	13
Kevin Forbes	---	---	0	0	12	12
Trent Halama	0	0	---	---	7	7
Darnell Gillespie	0	0	---	---	3	3
Kyle Wagner	0	0	---	---	2	2
Donny Kemp	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	13	85	6.5
Middle	14	104	7.4
Right	15	59	3.9
None	2	-2	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	53	5.9
Middle	2	10	5.0
Right	8	40	5.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
J.R. Carpenter	28	20	5	1	1	1	4	0	1

Fargo (ND)	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Kenyon Gabree	36	19	5	0	3	5	6	5	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	26	6.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	8	54	4.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	3	2	23	7.7
Long (19+ Yds)	9	6	166	18.4

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	7	3.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	12	132	9.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	4	101	7.2
Long (19+ Yds)	6	1	24	4.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Archie McConnell	11	7	1	157	4	28
WR Bernie Sweeney	7	5	0	39	0	28
TE Corwin Kotter	4	4	0	27	0	16
RB Darrell Rose	2	2	0	19	0	14
WR Sean Pallansch	1	1	0	23	1	8
FB Brant Chandler	1	0	0	0	0	22
RB Leonard Baxter	1	1	0	4	0	14
TE J.B. Casarez	1	0	0	0	0	10

Fargo (ND)	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Harvey Becker	9	4	0	81	2	29
WR Nolan Starks	6	3	2	30	0	13
WR Dale Wang	4	1	0	8	0	7
TE Walt Chandler	4	3	0	31	0	31
TE Joel Conerty	3	2	0	13	0	17
RB Thomas Howe	3	3	0	68	2	26
WR Rusty Kratzer	2	1	1	24	1	5
FB Robert Franklin	2	1	0	3	0	25
FB Marlon Gracia	1	0	0	0	0	5
FB Howard McGee	1	0	0	0	0	12
RB Tony Sheriff	1	1	0	6	0	10

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Darrell Rose	3	36	12.00	7.00

Fargo (ND)	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Thomas Howe	1	7	7.00	5.65

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
J.R. Carpenter	4	3	41	10.25	9.61

Fargo (ND)	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Kenyon Gabree	3	1	9	3.00	7.33

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Bernie Sweeney	2	2	21	10.50	5.57
WR Archie McConnell	1	1	20	20.00	14.27
TE J.B. Casarez	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Fargo (ND)	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Dale Wang	1	0	0	0.00	2.00
TE Walt Chandler	1	1	9	9.00	7.75
WR Harvey Becker	1	0	0	0.00	9.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Darrell Rose	6	3
J.R. Carpenter	1	0

Fargo (ND)	Rushes	Conversions
Thomas Howe	2	2

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
J.R. Carpenter	6	5	5

Fargo (ND)	Att	Comp	Conversions
Kenyon Gabree	8	2	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Archie McConnell	3	2	2
TE Corwin Kotter	2	2	2
RB Darrell Rose	1	1	1

Fargo (ND)	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Harvey Becker	2	1	1
FB Marlon Gracia	1	0	0
WR Dale Wang	1	0	0
WR Nolan Starks	1	0	0
TE Walt Chandler	1	0	0
WR Rusty Kratzer	1	0	0
FB Robert Franklin	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 49,600 (64,500 capacity)
Upper Deck 15,000 (19,600)
End Zone 10,700 (14,200)
Mezzanine 6,400 (8,200)
Sideline Seats 10,300 (12,500)
Club Seats 5,400 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes 1,800 (3,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	49,600 (64,500 capacity)
Upper Deck	15,000 (19,600)
End Zone	10,700 (14,200)
Mezzanine	6,400 (8,200)
Sideline Seats	10,300 (12,500)
Club Seats	5,400 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes	1,800 (3,000)