Exhibition Week 1, 2009

played in San Diego, CA

87 degrees, fair, 7 mph wind

Minnesota Vikings	0	3	0	6	-	9
San Diego Chargers	3	17	6	10	-	36

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:15 SDO - Nate Kaeding 37 field goal
2Q: 13:32 SDO - Bo Stock 11 pass from Trevor Grier (Nate Kaeding extra point)
2Q: 06:59 MIN - Ryan Longwell 44 field goal
2Q: 01:41 SDO - Jerome May 5 run (Nate Kaeding extra point)
2Q: 00:23 SDO - Nate Kaeding 35 field goal
3Q: 10:32 SDO - Nate Kaeding 45 field goal
3Q: 00:16 SDO - Nate Kaeding 39 field goal
4Q: 13:00 MIN - LaMont Jordan 2 pass from Matt Schaub (Matt Schaub pass for conversion failed)
4Q: 08:30 SDO - Nate Kaeding 25 field goal
4Q: 04:31 SDO - Chris Brown 1 run (Nate Kaeding extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:15 SDO - Nate Kaeding 37 field goal
2Q: 13:32 SDO - Bo Stock 11 pass from Trevor Grier (Nate Kaeding extra point)
2Q: 06:59 MIN - Ryan Longwell 44 field goal
2Q: 01:41 SDO - Jerome May 5 run (Nate Kaeding extra point)
2Q: 00:23 SDO - Nate Kaeding 35 field goal
3Q: 10:32 SDO - Nate Kaeding 45 field goal
3Q: 00:16 SDO - Nate Kaeding 39 field goal
4Q: 13:00 MIN - LaMont Jordan 2 pass from Matt Schaub (Matt Schaub pass for conversion failed)
4Q: 08:30 SDO - Nate Kaeding 25 field goal
4Q: 04:31 SDO - Chris Brown 1 run (Nate Kaeding extra point)

Team Statistics MIN SDO
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 16 19
- by Rushing 4 10
- by Passing 11 9
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 280 320
- Offensive Plays 56 72
- Yards per Play 5.00 4.44
Net Rushing Yards 56 153
- Rushing Attempts 14 47
- Yards per Rush 4.00 3.26
Net Passing Yards 224 167
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 40 - 21 - 2 24 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 237 173
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/13 1/6
- Yards per Pass Play 5.33 6.68
Fumbles/Lost 3/3 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/10 6/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.5 6.2
4th Down Conversions 0/1 1/1
Penalties/Yards 6/40 4/20
Punt Returns/Yards 1/7 2/25
Kick Returns/Yards 4/94 1/19
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 2/30
2pt Conversions 1/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 7
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 3/3
Avg. Drive Start OWN 23 OWN 47
Time of Possession 21:11 38:49

Team Statistics	MIN	SDO
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	16	19
- by Rushing	4	10
- by Passing	11	9
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	280	320
- Offensive Plays	56	72
- Yards per Play	5.00	4.44
Net Rushing Yards	56	153
- Rushing Attempts	14	47
- Yards per Rush	4.00	3.26
Net Passing Yards	224	167
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	40 - 21 - 2	24 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	237	173
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/13	1/6
- Yards per Pass Play	5.33	6.68
Fumbles/Lost	3/3	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/10	6/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.5	6.2
4th Down Conversions	0/1	1/1
Penalties/Yards	6/40	4/20
Punt Returns/Yards	1/7	2/25
Kick Returns/Yards	4/94	1/19
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	2/30
2pt Conversions	1/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	7
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	3/3
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 23	OWN 47
Time of Possession	21:11	38:49

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	7:09	3:48	OWN 20	8	69	Fumble
2	13:22	1:56	OWN 20	8	51	Missed FG
2	9:51	3:00	OWN 29	10	44	Field Goal
2	1:33	0:09	OWN 20	1	0	Interception
2	0:18	0:18	OWN 20	1	-1	Half
3	15:00	1:51	OWN 20	3	-12	Punt
3	10:25	3:35	OWN 33	6	25	Missed FG
3	4:32	2:34	OWN 13	5	18	Fumble
3	0:08	2:13	OWN 34	6	66	Touchdown
4	11:31	0:37	OWN 37	4	0	Downs
4	8:24	0:18	OWN 20	2	0	Interception
4	4:22	1:38	OWN 16	3	5	Punt

San Diego Chargers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	7:51	OWN 29	12	51	Field Goal
1	3:21	4:59	OWN 11	9	89	Touchdown
2	11:26	1:35	OWN 36	3	1	Punt
2	6:51	5:18	OWN 20	12	80	Touchdown
2	1:24	1:06	OPP 34	5	16	Field Goal
3	13:09	2:44	OPP 44	6	16	Field Goal
3	6:50	2:18	OWN 49	3	8	Punt
3	1:58	1:50	OPP 31	3	9	Field Goal
4	12:55	1:24	OWN 20	3	-1	Punt
4	10:54	2:30	OPP 37	5	29	Field Goal
4	8:06	3:44	OPP 19	6	19	Touchdown
4	2:44	2:24	OWN 40	3	4	Punt
4	0:20	0:20	OPP 23	3	4	Game

Game MVP: Nate Kaeding, San Diego Chargers

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG
Gary Carpenter	6	36	6.00	9
Matt Schaub	5	8	1.60	3
LaMont Jordan	3	12	4.00	6

San Diego	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Brenden Sherman	21	84	4.00	30	2	0
Jerome May	21	61	2.90	8	0	1
Kevin Kolb	3	4	1.33	3	0	0
Chris Brown	2	4	2.00	3	0	1

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Matt Schaub	32	15	174	2/13	1	47	2	48.1
Chad Pennington	7	6	63	0/0	0	17	0	104.2
Kerry Collins	1	0	0	0/0	0	0	0	39.6

San Diego	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Trevor Grier	14	12	127	1/6	1	21	0	128.3
Kevin Kolb	10	7	46	0/0	0	13	0	79.6

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Torry Holt	6	12	85	14.17	25	28	0
WR Reche Caldwell	4	7	66	16.50	9	47	0
RB LaMont Jordan	4	4	24	6.00	3	14	1
TE Kyle Laird	4	4	37	9.25	0	18	0
WR Laveranues Coles	3	8	25	8.33	1	10	0
WR Randy Moss	0	4	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Vernon Keaster	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

San Diego	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Justin Gage	3	4	18	6.00	2	8	0
FB Doug Jones	3	3	5	1.67	0	6	0
WR Xavier Francis	3	4	41	13.67	0	19	0
WR Bo Stock	3	4	31	10.33	7	13	1
WR Brandon Marshall	2	3	16	8.00	6	9	0
TE Aaron Shea	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	0
FB Madison Hedgecock	1	2	5	5.00	4	5	0
RB Brenden Sherman	1	1	20	20.00	0	20	0
TE Dwayne Houston	1	1	12	12.00	0	12	0
RB Jerome May	1	1	21	21.00	2	21	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

San Diego	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Rodney Shelton	2	30	15.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Force
Matt Schaub	1	0
Torry Holt	1	0
Vernon Keaster	1	0
Darren Sharper	0	1

San Diego	Fumb	Recov	Force
Brenden Sherman	1	0	0
Ryon Bingham	0	1	0
Vince Carr	0	1	0
Bo Stock	0	1	0
Van Fox	0	1	0
Jordan Beck	0	0	1
Cory Lekkerkerker	0	0	1
Emmitt Kramer	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Dirk Johnson	2	100	50.0	37.5	55	0

San Diego	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mike Scifres	4	148	37.0	35.3	44	2

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ryan Longwell	1/3	1/3	0/1	44	0/0

San Diego	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Nate Kaeding	5/5	1/1	0/0	45	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Vernon Keaster	1	7	7.0	0

San Diego	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brandon Hauser	2	25	12.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg
Vernon Keaster	2	52	26.0
Laveranues Coles	1	20	20.0
Ricardo Engeln	1	22	22.0

San Diego	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Justin Gage	1	19	19.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Dontarrious Thomas	8	2	0.0	39	25
S Darren Sharper	8	2	0.0	41	24
S Dwight Smith	7	1	1.0	37	21
DE John Abraham	5	0	0.0	40	25
OLB Chad Greenway	4	3	0.0	37	19
CB Jeff Osborn	4	2	0.0	43	24
OLB Napoleon Harris	4	1	0.0	22	10
DT Rodney Leisle	4	1	0.0	41	24
ILB John DiGiorgio	4	0	0.0	13	1
CB Ricardo Engeln	4	0	0.0	40	24
CB Drayton Florence	3	2	0.0	27	20
DE Dominic Wells	3	0	0.0	9	1
DE Marques Douglas	2	1	0.0	38	24
DE Shaun Ellis	1	1	0.0	12	1
WR Laveranues Coles	1	0	---	---	---
WR Randy Moss	1	0	---	---	---
DT Ike Blackburn	1	0	0.0	31	18
DT Glenn Devine	1	0	0.0	16	6
S Curome Cox	0	1	0.0	11	5
OLB Ben Leber	0	1	0.0	7	1

San Diego	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Brandon Hauser	6	1	0.0	12	37
OLB Earl Everett	6	0	0.0	6	23
S Josh Gattis	5	1	0.0	10	34
S Mickey Lyttle	4	0	0.0	11	33
DT Ryon Bingham	3	1	0.0	10	34
DE Kenyon Coleman	2	0	1.0	12	33
S Van Fox	2	1	0.0	6	13
CB Rico Bastyr	2	0	0.0	7	27
OLB Emmitt Kramer	1	0	1.0	11	37
ILB Jordan Beck	1	0	0.0	4	10
CB Rodney Shelton	1	0	0.0	12	37
DE Quentin Moses	1	0	0.0	9	35
ILB Mike Labinjo	0	1	0.0	7	11
ILB Carlos Polk	0	1	0.0	3	5
S Michael Hawthorne	0	1	0.0	7	16
DE Wendell Riffe	0	1	0.0	2	9
ILB Vince Carr	0	1	0.0	11	37

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
S Dwight Smith	1.0	0	0	0	21
DE John Abraham	0.0	0	2	1	25

San Diego	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Kenyon Coleman	1.0	0	1	0	33
OLB Emmitt Kramer	1.0	0	1	0	37
DE Quentin Moses	0.0	1	3	1	35
DT Ryon Bingham	0.0	0	2	1	34
OLB Earl Everett	0.0	0	1	0	23

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Dwight Smith	4	1	21
CB Ricardo Engeln	4	0	24
OLB Chad Greenway	2	1	19
ILB Dontarrious Thomas	2	0	25
S Darren Sharper	2	0	24
CB Drayton Florence	2	0	20
CB Jeff Osborn	2	0	24
DE John Abraham	1	0	25

San Diego	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Brandon Hauser	6	0	0	37
OLB Earl Everett	5	0	0	23
S Mickey Lyttle	2	2	0	33
S Josh Gattis	2	0	0	34
CB Rico Bastyr	2	0	0	27
CB Rodney Shelton	1	2	2	37
S Van Fox	1	1	0	13
ILB Jordan Beck	1	0	0	10
DT Ryon Bingham	1	0	0	34

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Erik Pears	2	3	9	0	27
Steve Hutchinson	1	2	9	0	28
Artis Hicks	1	1	3	1	6
Marcus Johnson	1	1	7	0	19
Nick Kaczur	1	1	5	0	16
Ryan Meadows	1	1	7	0	16
Rufus Simmons	0	0	9	1	33

San Diego	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Alan Weber	5	9	32	0	16
Kirk Chambers	4	8	36	0	17
Cory Lekkerkerker	2	9	47	0	25
Junius Coston	2	6	33	0	17
Danny Debussy	1	5	47	1	25
Doug Jones	1	2	26	0	10
Dwayne Houston	0	2	30	0	12
Aaron Shea	0	1	21	0	14
David Ligon	0	1	15	0	9
Darryl Fleming	0	1	25	0	16

Special Teams Statistics

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Vernon Keaster	2	20
Willie Offord	1	14
Gary Carpenter	0	19
Travis Wilson	0	17
Reche Caldwell	0	15
Kyle Laird	0	14
Curome Cox	0	13
Jim Kleinsasser	0	13
John DiGiorgio	0	12
Chad Greenway	0	12
Ben Leber	0	12
Laveranues Coles	0	11
Travis Daniels	0	9
Ricardo Engeln	0	9
Drayton Florence	0	8
Dominic Wells	0	7
Ryan Longwell	0	6
Dwight Smith	0	6
John Abraham	0	5
Dontarrious Thomas	0	5
Darren Sharper	0	5
Nick Kaczur	0	5
Rodney Leisle	0	5
Dirk Johnson	0	5
Ben Sobieski	0	5
Marques Douglas	0	5
Ryan Meadows	0	5
Rufus Simmons	0	5
Mel Svoboda	0	5
Jeff Osborn	0	5
Ike Blackburn	0	4
Napoleon Harris	0	2
LaMont Jordan	0	2
Glenn Devine	0	1

San Diego	Tackles	STPlays
Van Fox	3	13
Justin Gage	1	13
Cory Lekkerkerker	1	8
Chris Brown	0	21
Aaron Shea	0	20
Xavier Francis	0	17
Jordan Beck	0	16
Emmitt Kramer	0	15
Nate Kaeding	0	14
Jerome May	0	14
Michael Hawthorne	0	13
Mickey Lyttle	0	13
Junius Coston	0	9
David Ligon	0	9
Darryl Fleming	0	9
Brandon Hauser	0	9
Doug Jones	0	7
Josh Gattis	0	7
Madison Hedgecock	0	5
Trevor Grier	0	5
Boss Bailey	0	4
Mike Scifres	0	4
Kirk Chambers	0	4
Bo Stock	0	4
Ian Scott	0	3
Kenyon Coleman	0	3
Mike Labinjo	0	3
Ryon Bingham	0	3
Rodney Shelton	0	3
Quentin Moses	0	3
Danny Debussy	0	3
Vince Carr	0	3
Alan Weber	0	3
Earl Everett	0	2
Rico Bastyr	0	2
Gus Duran	0	2

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	15	7.5
Middle	11	42	3.8
Right	0	0	0.0
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	22	3.7
Middle	25	90	3.6
Right	15	42	2.8
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Matt Schaub	32	15	2	1	2	5	6	2	2
Chad Pennington	7	6	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Kerry Collins	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0

San Diego	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Trevor Grier	14	12	2	0	0	1	1	1	0
Kevin Kolb	10	7	0	0	1	1	1	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	14	95	6.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	5	77	5.5
Long (19+ Yds)	11	2	65	5.9

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	11	5.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	7	33	3.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	7	69	9.9
Long (19+ Yds)	6	3	60	10.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Torry Holt	12	6	2	85	1	28
WR Laveranues Coles	8	3	0	25	0	31
WR Reche Caldwell	7	4	0	66	1	23
RB LaMont Jordan	4	4	0	24	0	28
WR Randy Moss	4	0	0	0	0	23
TE Kyle Laird	4	4	0	37	0	29
WR Vernon Keaster	1	0	0	0	0	6

San Diego	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Justin Gage	4	3	1	18	0	14
WR Xavier Francis	4	3	0	41	0	10
WR Bo Stock	4	3	0	31	0	18
WR Brandon Marshall	3	2	0	16	0	9
FB Doug Jones	3	3	0	5	0	10
FB Madison Hedgecock	2	1	0	5	0	11
TE Aaron Shea	1	1	0	4	0	14
RB Brenden Sherman	1	1	0	20	1	14
TE Dwayne Houston	1	1	0	12	0	12
RB Jerome May	1	1	0	21	1	12

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

San Diego	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Jerome May	7	16	2.29	2.90
Kevin Kolb	2	1	0.50	1.33
Chris Brown	1	1	1.00	2.00
Brenden Sherman	1	4	4.00	4.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Matt Schaub	1	1	2	2.00	5.44

San Diego	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Kevin Kolb	2	1	12	6.00	4.60
Trevor Grier	2	2	16	8.00	9.07

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB LaMont Jordan	1	1	2	2.00	6.00

San Diego	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Justin Gage	1	0	0	0.00	4.50
FB Madison Hedgecock	1	1	5	5.00	2.50
TE Dwayne Houston	1	1	12	12.00	12.00
WR Bo Stock	1	1	11	11.00	7.75

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Gary Carpenter	1	1

San Diego	Rushes	Conversions
Brenden Sherman	7	3
Chris Brown	2	2
Kevin Kolb	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Matt Schaub	6	3	2
Chad Pennington	1	1	1
Kerry Collins	1	0	0

San Diego	Att	Comp	Conversions
Kevin Kolb	3	1	0
Trevor Grier	2	2