2000 · Week 3
Minnesota Vikings at New England Patriots
Sep 17, 2000 · Foxboro Stadium · outdoors · grass
Recap
Minnesota Vikings beat New England Patriots 21–13. ScoutIndex had favored Vikings (56%) going in. Vikings improve to 3-0; Patriots fall to 0-3. Daunte Culpepper led the way with 177 passing yards and 2 TDs; 59 rushing yards.
Team stats
| MIN | NE | |
|---|---|---|
| 20 | First downs | 17 |
| 331 | Total yards | 293 |
| 177 | Passing yards | 190 |
| 154 | Rushing yards | 103 |
| 19/28 | Comp / Att | 21/35 |
| 2 | Turnovers | 1 |
| 4 | Sacks taken | 3 |
Scoring & key plays
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Box score
MIN
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daunte Culpepper | 19/28 | 177 | 2 | 1 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daunte Culpepper | 12 | 59 | 0 |
| Robert Smith | 29 | 91 | 1 |
| Jimmy Kleinsasser | 2 | 4 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Smith | 2 | 3 | 12 | 0 |
| Cris Carter | 7 | 10 | 67 | 0 |
| Matt Hatchette | 2 | 2 | 46 | 1 |
| Randy Moss | 2 | 6 | 20 | 0 |
| Johnny McWilliams | 3 | 3 | 16 | 1 |
| Chris Walsh | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 |
| John Davis | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| Jimmy Kleinsasser | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
NE
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drew Bledsoe | 21/35 | 190 | 1 | 1 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drew Bledsoe | 3 | 21 | 0 |
| Kevin Faulk | 13 | 80 | 1 |
| Tony Carter | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Patrick Pass | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Faulk | 3 | 3 | 31 | 0 |
| Terry Glenn | 8 | 17 | 69 | 1 |
| Troy Brown | 7 | 9 | 62 | 0 |
| Chris Calloway | 1 | 2 | 15 | 0 |
| Eric Bjornson | 2 | 2 | 13 | 0 |
| Tony Carter | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Rod Rutledge | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |