Coverage: FOX
1:00 PM ET, September 16, 2012
Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, IN
Top Performers
Passing: C. Ponder (MIN) - 245 YDS, 2 TD
Rushing: A. Peterson (MIN) - 16 CAR, 60 YDS
Receiving: D. Avery (IND) - 9 REC, 111 YDS
Scoring Summary
| FIRST QUARTER | MIN | IND | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FG | 07:48 | Blair Walsh 51 Yd | 3 | 0 | |
| TD | 00:49 | Dwayne Allen 3 Yd Pass From Andrew Luck (Adam Vinatieri Kick) | 3 | 7 | |
| SECOND QUARTER | MIN | IND | |||
| FG | 11:38 | Blair Walsh 29 Yd | 6 | 7 | |
| FG | 01:49 | Adam Vinatieri 26 Yd | 6 | 10 | |
| TD | 00:07 | Reggie Wayne 30 Yd Pass From Andrew Luck (Adam Vinatieri Kick) | 6 | 17 | |
| THIRD QUARTER | MIN | IND | |||
| FG | 07:06 | Adam Vinatieri 45 Yd | 6 | 20 | |
| FOURTH QUARTER | MIN | IND | |||
| TD | 05:07 | Stephen Burton 7 Yd Pass From Christian Ponder (Blair Walsh Kick) | 13 | 20 | |
| TD | 00:31 | Kyle Rudolph 6 Yd Pass From Christian Ponder (Blair Walsh Kick) | 20 | 20 | |
| FG | 00:08 | Adam Vinatieri 53 Yd | 20 | 23 | |
Team Stat Comparison
MIN | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 1st Downs | 19 | 17 |
Passing 1st downs | 14 | 10 |
Rushing 1st downs | 4 | 5 |
1st downs from Penalties | 1 | 2 |
3rd down efficiency | 7-15 | 7-16 |
4th down efficiency | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| Total Plays | 65 | 63 |
| Total Yards | 327 | 278 |
| Yards per play | 5.0 | 4.4 |
| Total Drives | 11 | 10 |
| Passing | 232 | 194 |
Comp - Att | 27-35 | 20-31 |
Yards per pass | 6.6 | 6.3 |
Interceptions thrown | 0 | 0 |
Sacks - Yards Lost | 4-13 | 2-30 |
| Rushing | 95 | 84 |
Rushing Attempts | 26 | 30 |
Yards per rush | 3.7 | 2.8 |
| Red Zone (Made-Att) | 2-3 | 1-3 |
| Penalties | 11-105 | 7-51 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 0 |
Fumbles lost | 1 | 0 |
Interceptions thrown | 0 | 0 |
| Defensive / Special Teams TDs | 0 | 0 |
| Possession | 30:22 | 29:38 |
| Minnesota Passing | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SACKS | QBR | RTG | |
| C. Ponder | 27/35 | 245 | 7.0 | 2 | 0 | 4-13 | 46.1 | 114.6 |
| Team | 27/35 | 232 | 6.6 | 2 | 0 | 4-13 | -- | -- |
| Indianapolis Passing | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SACKS | QBR | RTG | |
| A. Luck | 20/31 | 224 | 7.2 | 2 | 0 | 2-30 | 95.7 | 107.5 |
| Team | 20/31 | 194 | 6.3 | 2 | 0 | 2-30 | -- | -- |
| Minnesota Rushing | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | ||
| A. Peterson | 16 | 60 | 3.8 | 0 | 6 | |
| T. Gerhart | 5 | 15 | 3.0 | 0 | 8 | |
| P. Harvin | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | 20 | |
| C. Ponder | 3 | 7 | 2.3 | 0 | 5 | |
| Team | 26 | 95 | 3.7 | 0 | 20 | |
| Minnesota Receiving | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | TGTS | ||
| P. Harvin | 12 | 104 | 8.7 | 0 | 20 | 13 | |
| M. Jenkins | 5 | 43 | 8.6 | 0 | 15 | 6 | |
| K. Rudolph | 3 | 35 | 11.7 | 1 | 15 | 5 | |
| A. Peterson | 3 | 20 | 6.7 | 0 | 20 | 3 | |
| D. Aromashodu | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 0 | 19 | 3 | |
| T. Gerhart | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 0 | 12 | 3 | |
| S. Burton | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | |
| Team | 27 | 245 | 9.1 | 2 | 20 | 35 | |
| Indianapolis Receiving | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | TGTS | ||
| D. Avery | 9 | 111 | 12.3 | 0 | 41 | 10 | |
| R. Wayne | 6 | 71 | 11.8 | 1 | 30 | 7 | |
| C. Fleener | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | |
| T. Hilton | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 | 15 | 1 | |
| M. Moore | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | |
| D. Allen | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | |
| K. Adams | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| V. Ballard | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Team | 20 | 224 | 11.2 | 2 | 41 | 29 | |
| Minnesota Fumbles | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| FUM | LOST | REC | |
| C. Ponder | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| M. Sherels | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Indianapolis Fumbles | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| FUM | LOST | REC | |
| C. Redding | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Team | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Minnesota Defensive | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TACKLES | MISC | ||||||
| TOT | SOLO | SACKS | TFL | PD | QB HTS | TD | |
| E. Henderson | 12 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| A. Winfield | 8 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| C. Greenway | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| H. Smith | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| C. Cook | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J. Sanford | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| B. Robison | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J. Robinson | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J. Allen | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| M. Raymond | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| C. Ballard | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| K. Williams | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| J. Brinkley | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| E. Griffen | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| C. Ponder | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T. McKenzie | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| L. Guion | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| M. Sherels | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 64 | 42 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Indianapolis Defensive | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TACKLES | MISC | ||||||
| TOT | SOLO | SACKS | TFL | PD | QB HTS | TD | |
| J. Freeman | 13 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| J. Powers | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| A. Bethea | 8 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| V. Davis | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| R. Mathis | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| C. Redding | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| K. Conner | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| J. Lefeged | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D. Nevis | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J. Hughes | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| M. Addison | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T. Zbikowski | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| M. Fokou | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J. Gordy | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| P. McAfee | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| M. Overton | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| F. Moala | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 74 | 48 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| Minnesota Kick Returns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | |
| P. Harvin | 2 | 78 | 39.0 | 50 | 0 |
| M. Sherels | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 |
| D. Reed | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Team | 4 | 111 | 27.8 | 50 | 0 |
| Indianapolis Kick Returns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | |
| T. Hilton | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Team | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Minnesota Punt Returns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | |
| M. Sherels | 5 | 51 | 10.2 | 14 | 0 |
| Team | 5 | 51 | 10.2 | 14 | 0 |
| Indianapolis Punt Returns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | |
| T. Hilton | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Team | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Minnesota Kicking | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS | |
| B. Walsh | 2/2 | 100.0 | 51 | 2/2 | 8 |
| Team | 2/2 | 100.0 | 51 | 2/2 | 8 |
| Indianapolis Kicking | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS | |
| A. Vinatieri | 3/3 | 100.0 | 53 | 2/2 | 11 |
| Team | 3/3 | 100.0 | 53 | 2/2 | 11 |
| Minnesota Punting | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOT | YDS | AVG | TB | -20 | LG | |
| C. Kluwe | 4 | 192 | 48.0 | 0 | 2 | 55 |
| Team | 4 | 192 | 48.0 | 0 | 2 | 55 |
| Indianapolis Punting | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOT | YDS | AVG | TB | -20 | LG | |
| P. McAfee | 5 | 268 | 53.6 | 0 | 0 | 64 |
| Team | 5 | 268 | 53.6 | 0 | 0 | 64 |
Attendance: 63,912


