2014 · Week 1
Minnesota Vikings at Los Angeles Rams
Sep 7, 2014 · TWA Dome · dome · astroplay
Recap
It wasn't close — Minnesota Vikings beat Los Angeles Rams 34–6. It was an upset by ScoutIndex's numbers — Vikings had just a 36% chance going in. Vikings improve to 1-0; Rams fall to 0-1. Cordarrelle Patterson was the story of the game with 102 rushing yards and 1 rushing TD; 3 catches for 26 yards. Rams turned it over 2 times to Vikings's 0.
Team stats
| MIN | LAR | |
|---|---|---|
| 16 | First downs | 14 |
| 355 | Total yards | 345 |
| 170 | Passing yards | 273 |
| 185 | Rushing yards | 72 |
| 17/25 | Comp / Att | 24/36 |
| 0 | Turnovers | 2 |
| 0 | Sacks taken | 5 |
Scoring & key plays
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Box score
MIN
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Cassel | 17/25 | 170 | 2 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Cassel | 5 | -3 | 0 |
| Cordarrelle Patterson | 3 | 102 | 1 |
| Adrian Peterson | 21 | 75 | 0 |
| Matt Asiata | 2 | 10 | 0 |
| Jerick McKinnon | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cordarrelle Patterson | 3 | 5 | 26 | 0 |
| Adrian Peterson | 2 | 3 | 18 | 0 |
| Greg Jennings | 6 | 7 | 58 | 1 |
| Jarius Wright | 2 | 3 | 25 | 0 |
| Rhett Ellison | 1 | 1 | 22 | 0 |
| Kyle Rudolph | 2 | 4 | 16 | 1 |
| Matt Asiata | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
LAR
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austin Davis | 16/23 | 192 | 0 | 1 |
| Shaun Hill | 8/13 | 81 | 0 | 1 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Austin Davis | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Shaun Hill | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| Zac Stacy | 11 | 43 | 0 |
| Tavon Austin | 3 | 5 | 0 |
| Chris Givens | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Benny Cunningham | 5 | 21 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Quick | 7 | 9 | 99 | 0 |
| Jared Cook | 4 | 8 | 56 | 0 |
| Zac Stacy | 1 | 2 | 8 | 0 |
| Tavon Austin | 3 | 3 | 34 | 0 |
| Chris Givens | 2 | 3 | 30 | 0 |
| Benny Cunningham | 4 | 4 | 30 | 0 |
| Lance Kendricks | 2 | 3 | 12 | 0 |
| Cory Harkey | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Kenny Britt | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |