Coverage: FOX
1:00 PM ET, October 1, 2006
Ralph Wilson Stadium, Buffalo, NY
Top Performers
Passing: B. Johnson (MIN) - 267 YDS, 1 TD, 2 INT
Rushing: W. McGahee (BUF) - 28 CAR, 78 YDS, 1 TD
Receiving: L. Evans (BUF) - 7 REC, 92 YDS
Scoring Summary
| FIRST QUARTER | MIN | BUF | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | FG | 6:20 | Ryan Longwell 37 Yd Drive: 12 plays, 61 yds, 6:20 | 3 | 0 |
| SECOND QUARTER | MIN | BUF | |||
![]() | TD | 1:52 | Willis Mcgahee 1 Yd Run (Rian Lindell Kick) Drive: 12 plays, 79 yds, 7:21 | 3 | 7 |
![]() | FG | 15:00 | Ryan Longwell 49 Yd Drive: 6 plays, 35 yds, :42 | 6 | 7 |
| THIRD QUARTER | MIN | BUF | |||
![]() | TD | 5:48 | Peerless Price 8 Yd Pass From J.P. Losman (Rian Lindell Kick) Drive: 11 plays, 68 yds, 5:48 | 6 | 14 |
| FOURTH QUARTER | MIN | BUF | |||
![]() | FG | 0:55 | Rian Lindell 28 Yd Drive: 10 plays, 22 yds, 5:44 | 6 | 17 |
![]() | TD | 11:53 | Marcus Robinson 29 Yd Pass From Brad Johnson (Two-Point Pass Conversion Failed) Drive: 7 plays, 55 yds, 1:03 | 12 | 17 |
Team Stat Comparison
Minnesota | Buffalo | |
|---|---|---|
| 1st Downs | 14 | 19 |
3rd down efficiency | 2-13 | 5-14 |
4th down efficiency | 2-2 | 0-0 |
| Total Yards | 330 | 298 |
| Yards per play | 5.5 | 4.4 |
| Total Drives | 0 | 3 |
| Passing | 267 | 203 |
Comp-Att | 25-44 | 23-32 |
Yards per pass | 6.1 | 6.3 |
Interceptions thrown | 2 | 0 |
Sacks-Yards Lost | 0-0 | 3-21 |
| Rushing | 63 | 95 |
Rushing Attempts | 16 | 33 |
Yards per rush | 3.9 | 2.9 |
| Penalties | 12-78 | 15-104 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 0 |
Fumbles lost | 0 | 0 |
Interceptions thrown | 2 | 0 |
| Possession | 24:03 | 35:57 |
| MIN Passing | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SACKS | ||
| B. Johnson | 25/44 | 267 | 6.1 | 1 | 2 | 0-0 | |
| Team | 25/44 | 267 | 6.1 | 1 | 2 | 0-0 | |
| BUF Passing | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SACKS | ||
| J. Losman | 23/32 | 224 | 7.0 | 1 | 0 | 3-21 | |
| Team | 23/32 | 203 | 6.3 | 1 | 0 | 3-21 | |
| Minnesota Rushing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| C. Taylor | 10 | 23 | 2.3 | 0 | 11 |
| B. Johnson | 3 | 18 | 6.0 | 0 | 9 |
| M. Moore | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 0 | 9 |
| T. Taylor | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
| Team | 16 | 63 | 3.9 | 0 | 11 |
| Buffalo Rushing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| W. McGahee | 28 | 78 | 2.8 | 1 | 18 |
| J. Losman | 4 | 17 | 4.3 | 0 | 15 |
| P. Price | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 33 | 95 | 2.9 | 1 | 18 |
| Minnesota Receiving | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| M. Robinson | 5 | 78 | 15.6 | 1 | 29 |
| J. Wiggins | 6 | 59 | 9.8 | 0 | 21 |
| T. Richardson | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 0 | 25 |
| T. Taylor | 4 | 28 | 7.0 | 0 | 11 |
| T. Williamson | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 0 | 16 |
| M. Moore | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 0 | 12 |
| C. Taylor | 3 | 14 | 4.7 | 0 | 10 |
| B. McMullen | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 |
| Team | 25 | 267 | 10.7 | 1 | 29 |
| Buffalo Receiving | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| L. Evans | 7 | 92 | 13.1 | 0 | 23 |
| J. Reed | 4 | 43 | 10.8 | 0 | 23 |
| P. Price | 5 | 40 | 8.0 | 1 | 17 |
| R. Parrish | 3 | 25 | 8.3 | 0 | 16 |
| R. Royal | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | 13 |
| D. Shelton | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
| W. McGahee | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
| K. Everett | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Team | 23 | 224 | 9.7 | 1 | 23 |
| Minnesota Fumbles | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| FUM | LOST | REC | |
| M. Robinson | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| B. Johnson | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Buffalo Fumbles | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| FUM | LOST | REC | |
| W. McGahee | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Buffalo Interceptions | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| INT | YDS | TD | |
| L. Fletcher-Baker | 1 | 12 | 0 |
| A. Crowell | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 2 | 12 | 0 |
| Minnesota Tackles | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| TOT | SACKS | SOLO | |
| A. Winfield | 11 | 0 | 7 |
| D. Scott | 9 | .5 | 6 |
| E. Henderson | 9 | .5 | 3 |
| K. Williams | 8 | 1 | 7 |
| D. Smith | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| N. Harris | 7 | 0 | 4 |
| D. Sharper | 5 | 0 | 3 |
| F. Smoot | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| D. Thomas | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| P. Williams | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| G. Blue | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| S. Johnson | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| K. Udeze | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| R. Edwards | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| C. Griffin | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| J. Mitchell | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Team | 74 | 3 | 52 |
| Buffalo Tackles | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| TOT | SACKS | SOLO | |
| A. Crowell | 10 | 0 | 7 |
| D. Whitner | 6 | 0 | 5 |
| N. Clements | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| K. Thomas | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| T. McGee | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| L. Fletcher-Baker | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| A. Schobel | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| C. Kelsay | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| K. Ellison | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| T. Anderson | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| R. Denney | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| J. McCargo | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| K. Simpson | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| L. Tripplett | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 52 | 0 | 38 |
| Minnesota Kick Returns | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | |
| T. Williamson | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 |
| M. Rosenthal | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 |
| Team | 2 | 37 | 18.5 | 24 |
| Minnesota Punt Returns | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | |
| M. Moore | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 |
| Team | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 |
| Buffalo Punt Returns | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | |
| J. Leonhard | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Team | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Minnesota Kicking | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS | |
| R. Longwell | 2/2 | 100.0 | 49 | 0/0 | 6 |
| Team | 2/2 | 100.0 | 49 | 0/0 | 6 |
| Buffalo Kicking | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS | |
| R. Lindell | 1/2 | 50.0 | 28 | 2/2 | 5 |
| Team | 1/2 | 50.0 | 28 | 2/2 | 5 |
| Minnesota Punting | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOT | YDS | AVG | TB | -20 | LG | |
| C. Kluwe | 6 | 195 | 32.5 | 0 | 4 | 42 |
| Team | 6 | 195 | 32.5 | 0 | 4 | 42 |
| Buffalo Punting | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOT | YDS | AVG | TB | -20 | LG | |
| B. Moorman | 7 | 264 | 37.7 | 0 | 2 | 65 |
| Team | 7 | 264 | 37.7 | 0 | 2 | 65 |
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