2022 · Week 6
Minnesota Vikings at Miami Dolphins
Oct 16, 2022 · Pro Player Stadium · outdoors · grass
Recap
Minnesota Vikings beat Miami Dolphins 24–16. It was an upset by ScoutIndex's numbers — Vikings had just a 41% chance going in. Vikings improve to 5-1; Dolphins fall to 3-3. Kirk Cousins led the way with 175 passing yards and 2 TDs. Dolphins out-gained the opponent 491–253 in total yards. Dolphins turned it over 3 times to Vikings's 0.
Team stats
| MIN | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 9 | First downs | 23 |
| 253 | Total yards | 491 |
| 175 | Passing yards | 418 |
| 78 | Rushing yards | 73 |
| 20/30 | Comp / Att | 30/47 |
| 0 | Turnovers | 3 |
| 3 | Sacks taken | 6 |
Scoring & key plays
- Q2(6:10) 7-J.Sanders 44 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-44-B.Ferguson, Holder-4-T.Morstead.
- Q2(2:37) 8-K.Cousins pass short middle to 84-I.Smith for 1 yard, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q21-G.Joseph extra point is GOOD, Center-42-A.DePaola, Holder-14-R.Wright.
- Q2(1:45) 7-J.Sanders 52 yard field goal is No Good, Wide Right, Center-44-B.Ferguson, Holder-4-T.Morstead.
- Q2(:02) 1-G.Joseph 34 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-42-A.DePaola, Holder-14-R.Wright.
- Q4(14:21) 8-K.Cousins pass short middle to 19-A.Thielen for 2 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q41-G.Joseph extra point is No Good, Wide Right, Center-42-A.DePaola, Holder-14-R.Wright.
- Q4(10:08) (Shotgun) 5-T.Bridgewater pass short right to 88-M.Gesicki for 4 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q47-J.Sanders extra point is GOOD, Center-44-B.Ferguson, Holder-4-T.Morstead.
- Q4(3:25) 4-D.Cook left tackle for 53 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q4(1:31) (No Huddle, Shotgun) 5-T.Bridgewater pass short left to 88-M.Gesicki for 3 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
Box score
MIN
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirk Cousins | 20/30 | 175 | 2 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kirk Cousins | 2 | -5 | 0 |
| Dalvin Cook | 13 | 77 | 1 |
| Alexander Mattison | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| C.J. Ham | 1 | 3 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Justin Jefferson | 6 | 8 | 107 | 0 |
| Dalvin Cook | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| Adam Thielen | 4 | 8 | 36 | 1 |
| K.J. Osborn | 3 | 5 | 18 | 0 |
| Irv Smith | 4 | 4 | 7 | 1 |
| Johnny Mundt | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
MIA
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Teddy Bridgewater | 23/34 | 329 | 2 | 2 |
| Skylar Thompson | 7/13 | 89 | 0 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Teddy Bridgewater | 1 | 10 | 0 |
| Skylar Thompson | 1 | 9 | 0 |
| Raheem Mostert | 14 | 49 | 0 |
| Chase Edmonds | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Alec Ingold | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Clayton Fejedelem | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyreek Hill | 12 | 15 | 177 | 0 |
| Jaylen Waddle | 6 | 10 | 129 | 0 |
| Mike Gesicki | 6 | 7 | 69 | 2 |
| Raheem Mostert | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Chase Edmonds | 2 | 2 | 28 | 0 |
| Alec Ingold | 2 | 2 | 10 | 0 |
| Trent Sherfield | 1 | 4 | 6 | 0 |
| River Cracraft | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tanner Conner | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |