2012 · Week 7
Arizona Cardinals at Minnesota Vikings
Oct 21, 2012 · Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome · dome · sportturf
Recap
Minnesota Vikings defeated Arizona Cardinals 21–14. The result matched ScoutIndex's lean toward Vikings (61%). Vikings improve to 5-2; Cardinals fall to 4-3. Adrian Peterson paced the offense with 153 rushing yards and 1 rushing TD; 2 catches for 6 yards. Cardinals out-gained the opponent 388–224 in total yards.
Team stats
| ARI | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 20 | First downs | 9 |
| 388 | Total yards | 224 |
| 262 | Passing yards | 58 |
| 126 | Rushing yards | 166 |
| 25/36 | Comp / Att | 8/17 |
| 1 | Turnovers | 2 |
| 7 | Sacks taken | 3 |
Scoring & key plays
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Box score
ARI
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Skelton | 25/36 | 262 | 1 | 1 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| LaRod Stephens-Howling | 20 | 104 | 1 |
| Early Doucet | 2 | 9 | 0 |
| William Powell | 4 | 13 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LaRod Stephens-Howling | 4 | 5 | 45 | 0 |
| Andre Roberts | 7 | 9 | 103 | 1 |
| Rob Housler | 5 | 7 | 54 | 0 |
| Larry Fitzgerald | 4 | 7 | 29 | 0 |
| Early Doucet | 3 | 6 | 19 | 0 |
| William Powell | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| Michael Floyd | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
MIN
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian Ponder | 8/17 | 58 | 1 | 2 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adrian Peterson | 23 | 153 | 1 |
| Christian Ponder | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Percy Harvin | 2 | 10 | 0 |
| Toby Gerhart | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adrian Peterson | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 |
| Percy Harvin | 4 | 5 | 37 | 1 |
| Jerome Simpson | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 |
| Michael Jenkins | 1 | 2 | 7 | 0 |
| Kyle Rudolph | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |