2012 · Week 1
Jacksonville Jaguars at Minnesota Vikings
Sep 9, 2012 · Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome · dome · sportturf
Recap
Minnesota Vikings escaped with a 26–23 win over Jacksonville Jaguars. The result matched ScoutIndex's lean toward Vikings (58%). Vikings improve to 1-0; Jaguars fall to 0-1. Christian Ponder was the story of the game with 270 passing yards; 1 rushing yard.
Team stats
| JAX | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 19 | First downs | 20 |
| 373 | Total yards | 393 |
| 260 | Passing yards | 270 |
| 113 | Rushing yards | 123 |
| 23/39 | Comp / Att | 20/27 |
| 1 | Turnovers | 0 |
| 2 | Sacks taken | 2 |
Scoring & key plays
Play-by-play not loaded for this game.
Box score
JAX
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blaine Gabbert | 23/39 | 260 | 2 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blaine Gabbert | 5 | 6 | 0 |
| Maurice Jones-Drew | 19 | 77 | 0 |
| Rashad Jennings | 8 | 31 | 0 |
| Jalen Parmele | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Thomas | 1 | -1 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maurice Jones-Drew | 3 | 5 | 18 | 0 |
| Cecil Shorts | 4 | 7 | 74 | 1 |
| Laurent Robinson | 5 | 9 | 66 | 0 |
| Marcedes Lewis | 5 | 5 | 52 | 1 |
| Rashad Jennings | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 |
| Justin Blackmon | 3 | 6 | 24 | 0 |
| Greg Jones | 1 | 2 | 9 | 0 |
| Montell Owens | 1 | 3 | 8 | 0 |
| Mike Thomas | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
MIN
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian Ponder | 20/27 | 270 | 0 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Christian Ponder | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Percy Harvin | 5 | 20 | 0 |
| Adrian Peterson | 17 | 84 | 2 |
| Toby Gerhart | 6 | 18 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Percy Harvin | 6 | 8 | 84 | 0 |
| Adrian Peterson | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Kyle Rudolph | 5 | 7 | 67 | 0 |
| Devin Aromashodu | 3 | 3 | 61 | 0 |
| Michael Jenkins | 3 | 5 | 45 | 0 |
| Toby Gerhart | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 |
| Matt Asiata | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| John Carlson | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |