New England Patriots at Minnesota Vikings (October 30, 2006)

Game Recap

In a October 30 week 8 tussle in Minnesota, the Patriots completed a 31-7 win over the Vikings. The Vikings were held scoreless in the first two quarters as the Patriots dominated building a 17-0 lead.

The Patriots were led by Tom Brady who threw for 372 yards passing, 4 touchdowns, was 29 of 43 passing. Ben Watson had 95 receiving yards, 1 TD.

For the Vikings, Brad Johnson finished with 185 yards in the air, was 20 of 33 passing. Mewelde Moore had 91 yards receiving.

The Patriots ended with 430 total yards, 25 first downs, 2 turnovers and 9 penalties. They were 4 of 11 on third downs. The Vikings ended with 284 total yards, 17 first downs, 4 turnovers and 6 penalties. They were 5 of 14 on third downs.

Notes

• Score: New England PatriotsNWE defeat Minnesota VikingsMIN 31-7
• Date: Monday, October 30, 2006
• Game Time Kickoff: 8:38PM
• New England Patriots Stats - Yards: 430, Turnovers: 2
• Minnesota Vikings Stats - Yards: 284, Turnovers: 4

Box Score

	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	TOT
NWE	7	10	14	0	31
MIN	0	0	7	0	7

Passing Leaders

PLAYER		C-A	YDS	TD	INT	LNG
Tom Brady	NWE	29-43	372	4	1	45
Brad Johnson	MIN	20-33	185	0	3	22
Brooks Bollinger	MIN	6-9	76	0	1	50

Rushing Leaders

PLAYER		ATT	YDS	TD	LNG
Heath Evans	NWE	1	35	0	35
Laurence Maroney	NWE	8	34	0	22
Chester Taylor	MIN	10	22	0	6
Kevin Faulk	NWE	1	11	0	11
Mewelde Moore	MIN	2	9	0	9
Brad Johnson	MIN	1	9	0	9
Corey Dillon	NWE	3	5	0	15

Receiving Leaders

PLAYER		REC	YDS	TD	LNG
Ben Watson	NWE	7	95	1	40
Mewelde Moore	MIN	4	91	0	50
Reche Caldwell	NWE	7	84	1	34
Doug Gabriel	NWE	5	83	0	45
Troy Williamson	MIN	5	44	0	13
Laurence Maroney	NWE	2	33	0	20
Travis Taylor	MIN	3	30	0	22
Chester Taylor	MIN	3	27	0	20

Team Total Rushing

TM	ATT	YDS	TD
MIN	15	45	0
NWE	15	85	0

Team Total Passing

TM	C-A	YDS	TD	INT	SCK
MIN	26-42	261	0	4	4
NWE	29-43	372	4	1	3

More Game Information On The New England Patriots at Minnesota Vikings

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• Time of Game: 3:05 - 3 hours, 05 minutes