Week 1, 2032

played in Minnesota, MN

78 degrees, fair, 10 mph wind

Fargo (ND) Freeze	3	6	14	7	-	30
Minnesota Golden Hawks	3	0	7	7	-	17

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:32 MIN - Freddie Bernard 44 field goal
1Q: 02:34 FAR - Trent Halama 35 field goal
2Q: 10:40 FAR - Trent Halama 25 field goal
2Q: 02:36 FAR - Trent Halama 26 field goal
3Q: 11:04 FAR - Rusty Kratzer 25 pass from Kenyon Gabree (Trent Halama extra point)
3Q: 08:50 FAR - Tony Sheriff 6 pass from Kenyon Gabree (Trent Halama extra point)
3Q: 03:53 MIN - Sean Pallansch 9 pass from Jose Willis (Freddie Bernard extra point)
4Q: 04:39 FAR - Thomas Howe 4 run (Trent Halama extra point)
4Q: 00:47 MIN - Bernie Sweeney 24 pass from Jose Willis (Freddie Bernard extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:32 MIN - Freddie Bernard 44 field goal
1Q: 02:34 FAR - Trent Halama 35 field goal
2Q: 10:40 FAR - Trent Halama 25 field goal
2Q: 02:36 FAR - Trent Halama 26 field goal
3Q: 11:04 FAR - Rusty Kratzer 25 pass from Kenyon Gabree (Trent Halama extra point)
3Q: 08:50 FAR - Tony Sheriff 6 pass from Kenyon Gabree (Trent Halama extra point)
3Q: 03:53 MIN - Sean Pallansch 9 pass from Jose Willis (Freddie Bernard extra point)
4Q: 04:39 FAR - Thomas Howe 4 run (Trent Halama extra point)
4Q: 00:47 MIN - Bernie Sweeney 24 pass from Jose Willis (Freddie Bernard extra point)

Team Statistics FAR MIN
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 22 20
- by Rushing 13 2
- by Passing 7 16
- by Penalty 2 2
Total Net Yards 316 383
- Offensive Plays 67 59
- Yards per Play 4.72 6.49
Net Rushing Yards 177 59
- Rushing Attempts 42 15
- Yards per Rush 4.21 3.93
Net Passing Yards 139 324
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 21 - 18 - 0 43 - 23 - 4
- Gross Passing Yards 164 332
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/25 1/8
- Yards per Pass Play 5.56 7.36
Fumbles/Lost 2/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/11 4/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 4.2 6.9
4th Down Conversions 1/1 2/2
Penalties/Yards 2/20 5/39
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 1/0
Kick Returns/Yards 2/52 2/27
Interception Ret./Yards 4/37 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 5 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/3 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 40 OWN 18
Time of Possession 36:00 24:00

Team Statistics	FAR	MIN
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	22	20
- by Rushing	13	2
- by Passing	7	16
- by Penalty	2	2
Total Net Yards	316	383
- Offensive Plays	67	59
- Yards per Play	4.72	6.49
Net Rushing Yards	177	59
- Rushing Attempts	42	15
- Yards per Rush	4.21	3.93
Net Passing Yards	139	324
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	21 - 18 - 0	43 - 23 - 4
- Gross Passing Yards	164	332
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/25	1/8
- Yards per Pass Play	5.56	7.36
Fumbles/Lost	2/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/11	4/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	4.2	6.9
4th Down Conversions	1/1	2/2
Penalties/Yards	2/20	5/39
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	1/0
Kick Returns/Yards	2/52	2/27
Interception Ret./Yards	4/37	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	5	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/3	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 40	OWN 18
Time of Possession	36:00	24:00

Drive Charts

Fargo (ND) Freeze
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:27	2:07	OWN 35	3	7	Punt
1	7:26	4:59	OWN 20	8	62	Field Goal
1	0:13	4:39	OPP 37	9	29	Field Goal
2	7:58	5:30	OWN 45	9	46	Field Goal
2	0:03	0:03	OWN 20	1	0	Half
3	15:00	4:13	OWN 20	8	80	Touchdown
3	10:38	1:55	OPP 22	4	22	Touchdown
3	3:46	4:25	OWN 45	9	12	Punt
4	11:04	6:34	OWN 20	12	80	Touchdown
4	3:01	1:06	OPP 44	3	5	Missed FG
4	0:30	0:30	OWN 44	2	-2	Game

Minnesota Golden Hawks
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:33	OWN 20	5	18	Punt
1	10:20	2:54	OWN 15	7	58	Field Goal
1	2:27	2:14	OWN 20	6	21	Interception
2	10:34	2:36	OWN 14	3	14	Punt
2	2:28	2:25	OWN 20	9	48	Interception
3	10:47	0:09	OWN 20	1	0	Interception
3	8:43	4:57	OWN 20	11	80	Touchdown
4	14:21	3:17	OWN 1	7	59	Punt
4	4:30	1:29	OWN 12	6	37	Interception
4	1:55	1:25	OWN 46	5	54	Touchdown

Game MVP: Kenyon Gabree, Fargo (ND) Freeze

Rushing Statistics

Fargo (ND)	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Thomas Howe	29	135	4.66	29	5	1
Tony Sheriff	7	37	5.29	11	1	0
Kenyon Gabree	2	-2	-1.00	-1	0	0
Howard McGee	2	2	1.00	1	0	0
Robert Franklin	2	5	2.50	3	0	0

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Leonard Baxter	11	44	4.00	16	1
Jose Willis	3	12	4.00	5	0
Brant Chandler	1	3	3.00	3	0

Passing Statistics

Fargo (ND)	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Kenyon Gabree	21	18	164	4/25	2	37	0	130.9

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jose Willis	43	23	332	1/8	2	39	4	55.6

Receiving Statistics

Fargo (ND)	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Walt Chandler	4	5	16	4.00	0	7	0
RB Thomas Howe	3	3	17	5.67	2	8	0
WR Rusty Kratzer	3	3	44	14.67	0	25	1
TE Mercury Hibbs	2	2	19	9.50	0	10	0
WR Dale Wang	2	2	43	21.50	24	37	0
FB Howard McGee	2	2	9	4.50	0	6	0
RB Tony Sheriff	2	2	16	8.00	0	10	1
WR Geoff Roberson	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
FB Robert Franklin	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Bernie Sweeney	8	11	148	18.50	51	39	1
WR Sean Pallansch	6	6	75	12.50	2	31	1
WR Archie McConnell	5	12	65	13.00	17	26	0
WR Troy Wiggins	1	3	10	10.00	0	10	0
WR J.R. Murphy	1	1	1	1.00	0	1	0
FB Brant Chandler	1	3	13	13.00	1	13	0
TE J.B. Casarez	1	3	20	20.00	6	20	0
TE Corwin Kotter	0	3	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Casey Wooden	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Fargo (ND)	Ints	Yards	Avg
CB Bennie Meyer	2	19	9.50
CB Matt Marshall	1	18	18.00
S Tito Cahill	1	0	0.00

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Fargo (ND)	Fumb	Recov
Thomas Howe	1	0
Tony Sheriff	1	0
Maurice Johnstone	0	1
Walt Chandler	0	1

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Hardy Stansberry	0	0	2	0

Punting Statistics

Fargo (ND)	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Andre Stargell	2	85	42.5	42.5	43	2

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jackie Scott	3	94	31.3	24.7	40	0

Kicking Statistics

Fargo (ND)	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Trent Halama	3/4	0/1	0/1	35	3/3

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Freddie Bernard	1/1	1/1	0/0	44	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Fargo (ND)	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bernie Sweeney	1	0	0.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Fargo (ND)	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rusty Kratzer	1	24	24.0	0
Tony Sheriff	1	28	28.0	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ernie Vertescher	2	27	13.5	0

Defensive Statistics

Fargo (ND)	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Bob Gibson	5	1	0.0	13	38
CB Nick Posavec	5	0	0.0	12	38
CB Bennie Meyer	5	0	0.0	7	27
OLB Rodney Matthews	4	1	0.0	13	24
OLB Gary Scott	3	1	0.0	11	35
S Donovan Nutter	3	0	0.0	10	36
DT Rex Pollard	2	1	0.0	14	41
OLB Stan Walters	2	0	0.0	4	9
OLB Kevin Forbes	2	0	0.0	4	17
CB Matt Marshall	2	0	0.0	9	23
DT Claude Stokes	1	0	1.0	10	21
DE Alan Wile	1	2	0.0	4	20
S Tito Cahill	1	0	0.0	6	25
CB Marty Krause	1	0	0.0	8	26
OLB Dan Thompson	0	1	0.0	11	27
DE Richie Brennan	0	1	0.0	15	43

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Norman Haworth	9	5	0.0	41	23
DE O.J. Kasica	8	2	1.0	36	25
OLB Sedrick Collier	5	1	0.0	18	10
OLB Hardy Stansberry	5	0	0.0	34	19
CB Chris Weber	5	0	0.0	31	21
ILB Cris Prentice	4	3	1.0	35	23
S Albert Ferguson	4	4	0.0	36	21
OLB Jackie Stevens	3	2	0.5	30	15
DE Stephen Wilkerson	3	1	0.0	22	13
CB Jamal Cox	2	1	1.0	13	8
DT Will Springer	2	1	0.5	21	14
DT Keith Emmons	2	1	0.0	22	11
CB Christian Roderick	2	1	0.0	22	11
DE Lewis Parrish	2	0	0.0	7	0
ILB Frankie Cleevely	1	1	0.0	17	12
CB Ernie Vertescher	1	0	0.0	34	19
QB Jose Willis	1	0	---	---	---
WR Bernie Sweeney	1	0	---	---	---
FB Brant Chandler	1	0	---	---	---
TE Corwin Kotter	1	0	---	---	---
S Claude Christopher	1	0	0.0	6	5

Pass Rush Statistics

Fargo (ND)	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DT Claude Stokes	1.0	0	0	21
OLB Kevin Forbes	0.0	1	0	17
OLB Dan Thompson	0.0	0	2	27
DT Karl Peterson	0.0	0	1	3

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE O.J. Kasica	1.0	1	0	0	25
CB Jamal Cox	1.0	0	0	0	8
ILB Cris Prentice	1.0	0	0	0	23
OLB Jackie Stevens	0.5	0	1	0	15
DT Will Springer	0.5	0	0	1	14

Pass Defense Statistics

Fargo (ND)	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Donovan Nutter	5	3	0	36
CB Nick Posavec	3	3	0	38
CB Bennie Meyer	3	0	2	27
OLB Gary Scott	3	0	0	35
S Bob Gibson	2	0	0	38
OLB Rodney Matthews	2	0	0	24
CB Marty Krause	1	1	0	26
CB Matt Marshall	1	0	1	23
S Tito Cahill	1	0	1	25
OLB Stan Walters	1	0	0	9
DE Alan Wile	1	0	0	20

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Ernie Vertescher	2	0	19
DT Keith Emmons	2	0	11
S Norman Haworth	2	0	23
OLB Hardy Stansberry	2	0	19
ILB Cris Prentice	2	0	23
S Albert Ferguson	2	0	21
CB Christian Roderick	1	1	11
OLB Sedrick Collier	1	0	10
DE Stephen Wilkerson	1	0	13
CB Chris Weber	1	0	21
CB Jamal Cox	1	0	8
ILB Frankie Cleevely	1	0	12

Blocking Statistics

Fargo (ND)	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Cary Buchholz	5	8	0	33	0	23
Geoff Rogers	3	4	0	29	2	19
Brock Kennedy	2	5	1	34	1	19
Robert Franklin	2	3	0	34	0	18
Walt Chandler	2	2	0	32	0	20
Wesley Rounds	1	6	0	33	1	17
Winston Van Pelt	1	4	1	35	0	20
Rick Rodriguez	0	4	0	24	0	11
Maurice Johnstone	0	3	0	22	0	16
Mercury Hibbs	0	1	0	14	0	10

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Stan Hastings	1	3	13	0	37
Rusty Gardner	1	2	12	0	40
Scottie Givens	0	2	12	1	33
Daniel Milloy	0	2	13	0	38
Conrad Yaw	0	1	5	0	23
Corwin Kotter	0	1	10	0	27
J.B. Casarez	0	1	3	0	12

Special Teams Tackles

Fargo (ND)	Tackles	STPlays
Marty Krause	1	13
Bob Gibson	1	8
Rick Rodriguez	1	6

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Jamal Cox	1	15
Brant Chandler	1	8

Participation

Fargo (ND)	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Robert Franklin	34	18	---	---	20	72
Kenyon Gabree	42	25	---	---	4	71
Cary Buchholz	33	23	---	---	6	62
Nick Posavec	---	---	12	38	12	62
Richie Brennan	---	---	15	43	4	62
Winston Van Pelt	35	20	---	---	6	61
Bob Gibson	---	---	13	38	8	59
Rex Pollard	---	---	14	41	1	56
Brock Kennedy	34	19	---	---	1	54
Walt Chandler	32	20	---	---	1	53
Harvey Becker	33	20	---	---	---	53
Thomas Howe	32	20	---	---	---	52
Wesley Rounds	33	17	---	---	---	50
Geoff Rogers	29	19	---	---	---	48
Gary Scott	---	---	11	35	1	47
Donovan Nutter	---	---	10	36	1	47
Marty Krause	---	---	8	26	13	47
Maurice Johnstone	22	16	---	---	5	43
Mercury Hibbs	14	10	---	---	17	41
Rick Rodriguez	24	11	---	---	6	41
Rodney Matthews	---	---	13	24	3	40
Dan Thompson	---	---	11	27	---	38
Howard McGee	18	9	---	---	9	36
Bennie Meyer	---	---	7	27	---	34
Kevin Forbes	---	---	4	17	12	33
Matt Marshall	---	---	9	23	1	33
Tito Cahill	---	---	6	25	2	33
Paul Deericks	---	---	9	19	4	32
Claude Stokes	---	---	10	21	1	32
Dale Wang	17	10	---	---	2	29
Geoff Roberson	9	5	---	---	15	29
Rusty Kratzer	9	7	---	---	12	28
Stan Walters	---	---	4	9	13	26
Alan Wile	---	---	4	20	---	24
Marlon Gracia	2	1	---	---	17	20
Tony Sheriff	10	5	---	---	3	18
Trent Halama	0	0	---	---	11	11
Alfred Davison	---	---	2	6	2	10
Jamie Perles	---	---	0	2	6	8
Quentin LeBlond	---	---	1	4	2	7
Darrin Jones	0	0	---	---	7	7
Karl Peterson	---	---	2	3	---	5
Andre Stargell	0	0	---	---	2	2
Jesse Schroder	---	---	0	0	1	1
Kyle Wagner	0	0	---	---	---	0
Rusty Lemmon	0	0	---	---	---	0

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Ernie Vertescher	---	---	34	19	18	71
Norman Haworth	---	---	41	23	4	68
O.J. Kasica	---	---	36	25	3	64
Cris Prentice	---	---	35	23	4	62
Albert Ferguson	---	---	36	21	4	61
Bernie Sweeney	11	36	---	---	13	60
Jose Willis	15	44	---	---	---	59
Archie McConnell	11	35	---	---	12	58
Hardy Stansberry	---	---	34	19	4	57
Chris Weber	---	---	31	21	2	54
Rusty Gardner	12	40	---	---	---	52
Stan Hastings	13	37	---	---	1	51
Daniel Milloy	13	38	---	---	---	51
Dale Okuyama	13	35	---	---	3	51
Jackie Stevens	---	---	30	15	4	49
Scottie Givens	12	33	---	---	2	47
Brant Chandler	11	27	---	---	8	46
Christian Roderick	---	---	22	11	9	42
Casey Wooden	2	23	---	---	17	42
Frankie Cleevely	---	---	17	12	12	41
Stephen Wilkerson	---	---	22	13	3	38
Keith Emmons	---	---	22	11	5	38
Greg Underhill	---	---	16	9	13	38
Corwin Kotter	10	27	---	---	1	38
Will Springer	---	---	21	14	1	36
Jamal Cox	---	---	13	8	15	36
Rodney Levine	---	---	20	12	3	35
Sean Pallansch	9	23	---	---	1	33
Conrad Yaw	5	23	---	---	4	32
Sedrick Collier	---	---	18	10	---	28
Leonard Baxter	13	14	---	---	---	27
Troy Wiggins	4	13	---	---	8	25
J.B. Casarez	3	12	---	---	10	25
Daniel Seignious	1	2	---	---	15	18
Glenn Darlington	3	8	---	---	4	15
Jason Benton	4	6	---	---	4	14
Claude Christopher	---	---	6	5	2	13
Nicky Elliott	---	---	0	2	11	13
Lewis Parrish	---	---	7	0	1	8
J.R. Murphy	0	6	---	---	---	6
Freddie Bernard	0	0	---	---	5	5
Craig Winchester	---	---	1	2	1	4
Jackie Scott	0	0	---	---	3	3
Marlon Chustz	0	2	---	---	---	2
Bryant Kohberger	0	0	---	---	1	1
J.R. Carpenter	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	12	42	3.5
Middle	17	61	3.6
Right	11	76	6.9
None	2	-2	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	22	7.3
Middle	9	31	3.4
Right	3	6	2.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Fargo (ND)	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Kenyon Gabree	21	18	2	0	0	1	1	1	0

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jose Willis	43	23	7	1	4	7	3	0	4

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	13	68	4.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	4	4	71	17.8
Long (19+ Yds)	1	1	25	25.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	1	6	3.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	6	51	5.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	19	14	205	10.8
Long (19+ Yds)	12	2	70	5.8

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Fargo (ND)	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Walt Chandler	5	4	16	0	20
RB Thomas Howe	3	3	17	0	20
WR Rusty Kratzer	3	3	44	1	7
TE Mercury Hibbs	2	2	19	0	10
WR Dale Wang	2	2	43	1	10
FB Howard McGee	2	2	9	0	9
RB Tony Sheriff	2	2	16	0	5
WR Geoff Roberson	1	0	0	0	5
FB Robert Franklin	1	0	0	0	18

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Archie McConnell	12	5	2	65	1	35
WR Bernie Sweeney	11	8	0	148	4	36
WR Sean Pallansch	6	6	0	75	1	23
WR Troy Wiggins	3	1	1	10	0	13
FB Brant Chandler	3	1	0	13	0	27
TE Corwin Kotter	3	0	1	0	0	27
TE J.B. Casarez	3	1	0	20	1	12
WR J.R. Murphy	1	1	0	1	0	6
RB Casey Wooden	1	0	0	0	0	23

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Fargo (ND)	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Thomas Howe	10	30	3.00	4.66
Howard McGee	1	1	1.00	1.00
Tony Sheriff	1	2	2.00	5.29

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Fargo (ND)	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Kenyon Gabree	4	4	18	4.50	7.81

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jose Willis	2	2	15	7.50	7.72

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Fargo (ND)	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
FB Howard McGee	2	2	9	4.50	4.50
TE Walt Chandler	1	1	3	3.00	3.20
RB Tony Sheriff	1	1	6	6.00	8.00

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Sean Pallansch	1	1	9	9.00	12.50
WR Bernie Sweeney	1	1	6	6.00	13.45

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Fargo (ND)	Rushes	Conversions
Thomas Howe	6	3
Tony Sheriff	1	1

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Jose Willis	1	1
Leonard Baxter	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Fargo (ND)	Att	Comp	Conversions

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jose Willis	9	6	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Fargo (ND)	Targ	Catch	Conversions

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Sean Pallansch	3	3	2
FB Brant Chandler	2	1	1
WR Troy Wiggins	1	0	0
WR Archie McConnell	1	0	0
WR Bernie Sweeney	1	1	0
WR J.R. Murphy	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 62,000 (69,300 capacity)
Upper Deck 18,200 (18,400)
End Zone 13,100 (13,300)
Mezzanine 7,600 (7,700)
Sideline Seats 11,600 (11,800)
Club Seats 8,100 (8,200)
Luxury Boxes 3,400 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	62,000 (69,300 capacity)
Upper Deck	18,200 (18,400)
End Zone	13,100 (13,300)
Mezzanine	7,600 (7,700)
Sideline Seats	11,600 (11,800)
Club Seats	8,100 (8,200)
Luxury Boxes	3,400 (9,900)