Week 12
Final
MIN
NE1Q 03:30
0 - 7
C. Fauria 9-yard TD catch from T. Brady.
Touchdown
Made XP
3rd & 5
2Q 12:34
0 - 14
C. Fauria 1-yard TD catch from T. Brady.
Touchdown
Made XP
2nd & Goal
2Q 08:05
0 - 21
T. Brown 5-yard TD catch from T. Brady.
Touchdown
Made XP
3rd & Goal
2Q 00:23
7 - 21
D. Bates 6-yard TD catch from D. Culpepper.
Touchdown
Made XP
1st & Goal
3Q 04:50
14 - 21
K. Campbell 7-yard TD catch from D. Culpepper.
Touchdown
Made XP
3rd & Goal
4Q 14:46
17 - 21
G. Anderson 38-yard field goal.
FG Made
4th & 6
4Q 11:13
17 - 24
A. Vinatieri 34-yard field goal.
FG Made
4th & 7
Top Performers
Pass Yds
272
Culpepper
MIN
Rush Yds
59
Culpepper
MIN
Rec Yds
92
Moss
MIN
Scrim TD
2
Fauria
NE
Matchup
Pass Rush Rec
2002 NFC North
MIN NE
Packers 
Vikings 
Bears 
Lions 
Jets 
Patriots 
Dolphins 
Bills Game Summary
The New England Patriots emerged victorious over the Minnesota Vikings, 24 to 17, on November 24, 2002.
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Culpepper #11 | 24/49 | 272 | 5.6 | 2 | 0 | 4-8 | 79.6 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Brady #12 | 21/34 | 239 | 7.0 | 3 | 0 | 2-20 | 112.3 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Culpepper #11 | 5 | 59 | 11.8 | 0 | 19 |
M. Bennett #23 | 14 | 55 | 3.9 | 0 | 21 |
M. Williams #20 | 6 | 39 | 6.5 | 0 | 14 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Smith #23 | 18 | 58 | 3.2 | 0 | 16 |
M. Edwards #44 | 5 | 15 | 3.0 | 0 | 7 |
T. Brady #12 | 6 | 4 | 0.7 | 0 | 5 |
K. Faulk #33 | 4 | 3 | 0.8 | 0 | 8 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Moss #84 | 8/13 | 92 | 11.5 | 0 | 19 |
K. Campbell #16 | 6/13 | 63 | 10.5 | 1 | 16 |
B. Chamberlain #86 | 3/3 | 38 | 12.7 | 0 | 21 |
J. Kleinsasser #40 | 2/3 | 31 | 15.5 | 0 | 22 |
D. Bates #85 | 3/6 | 29 | 9.7 | 1 | 18 |
M. Williams #20 | 1/5 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 |
M. Bennett #23 | 1/1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 |
C. Walsh #81 | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Patten #86 | 5/9 | 62 | 12.4 | 0 | 19 |
M. Edwards #44 | 3/3 | 43 | 14.3 | 0 | 27 |
A. Smith #23 | 2/2 | 38 | 19.0 | 0 | 26 |
T. Brown #80 | 4/7 | 33 | 8.3 | 1 | 10 |
D. Branch #84 | 1/3 | 20 | 20.0 | 0 | 20 |
D. Graham #89 | 1/3 | 17 | 17.0 | 0 | 17 |
K. Faulk #33 | 3/4 | 16 | 5.3 | 0 | 7 |
C. Fauria #86 | 2/2 | 10 | 5.0 | 2 | 9 |
D. Hayes #81 | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|---|---|---|
M. Bennett #23 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
R. Moss #84 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
K. Campbell #16 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
D. Culpepper #11 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|---|---|---|
T. Brady #12 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
T. Brown #80 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
R. Seymour #93 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
A. Smith #23 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
M. Vrabel #50 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
V. Green #21 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Chavous #21 | 9-7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
G. Biekert #54 | 8-4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Hovan #95 | 8-5 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
E. Kelly #25 | 7-6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
K. Mixon #79 | 7-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
F. Robbins #98 | 7-4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
H. Crockett #94 | 7-4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Williams #29 | 6-5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Bradford #23 | 5-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
L. Bromell #91 | 5-4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
L. Hall #55 | 5-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
L. Johnstone #51 | 4-3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
N. Rogers #58 | 3-3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Brewer #42 | 3-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Russell #27 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Williams #20 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Carter #23 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Bruschi #54 | 11-6 | 1 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Phifer #58 | 10-8 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
V. Green #21 | 9-6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
L. Milloy #36 | 6-4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Seymour #93 | 6-2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
O. Smith #30 | 6-4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
M. Vrabel #50 | 6-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Johnson #52 | 3-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Law #24 | 3-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
W. McGinest #55 | 3-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Buckley #27 | 3-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Harris #23 | 3-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Pleasant #98 | 2-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
L. Izzo #53 | 2-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
L. Myers #25 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Chatham #58 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Cherry #30 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Green #97 | 1-1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Anderson #1 | 1/3 | 2/2 | 5 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Vinatieri #4 | 1/1 | 3/3 | 6 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
K. Richardson #5 | 2 | 55 | 27.5 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
K. Walter #13 | 5 | 163 | 32.6 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Williams #20 | 5 | 107 | 21.4 | 0 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Branch #84 | 3 | 72 | 24.0 | 0 | 0 |
K. Faulk #33 | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N. Davis #86 | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Brown #80 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Culpepper #11 | 24/49 | 272 | 5.6 | 2 | 0 | 4-8 | 79.6 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Culpepper #11 | 5 | 59 | 11.8 | 0 | 19 |
M. Bennett #23 | 14 | 55 | 3.9 | 0 | 21 |
M. Williams #20 | 6 | 39 | 6.5 | 0 | 14 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Moss #84 | 8/13 | 92 | 11.5 | 0 | 19 |
K. Campbell #16 | 6/13 | 63 | 10.5 | 1 | 16 |
B. Chamberlain #86 | 3/3 | 38 | 12.7 | 0 | 21 |
J. Kleinsasser #40 | 2/3 | 31 | 15.5 | 0 | 22 |
D. Bates #85 | 3/6 | 29 | 9.7 | 1 | 18 |
M. Williams #20 | 1/5 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 |
M. Bennett #23 | 1/1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 |
C. Walsh #81 | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|---|---|---|
M. Bennett #23 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
R. Moss #84 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
K. Campbell #16 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
D. Culpepper #11 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Chavous #21 | 9-7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
G. Biekert #54 | 8-4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Hovan #95 | 8-5 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
E. Kelly #25 | 7-6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
K. Mixon #79 | 7-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
F. Robbins #98 | 7-4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
H. Crockett #94 | 7-4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Williams #29 | 6-5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Bradford #23 | 5-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
L. Bromell #91 | 5-4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
L. Hall #55 | 5-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
L. Johnstone #51 | 4-3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
N. Rogers #58 | 3-3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Brewer #42 | 3-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Russell #27 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Williams #20 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Carter #23 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Anderson #1 | 1/3 | 2/2 | 5 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
K. Richardson #5 | 2 | 55 | 27.5 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Williams #20 | 5 | 107 | 21.4 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N. Davis #86 | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Brady #12 | 21/34 | 239 | 7.0 | 3 | 0 | 2-20 | 112.3 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Smith #23 | 18 | 58 | 3.2 | 0 | 16 |
M. Edwards #44 | 5 | 15 | 3.0 | 0 | 7 |
T. Brady #12 | 6 | 4 | 0.7 | 0 | 5 |
K. Faulk #33 | 4 | 3 | 0.8 | 0 | 8 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Patten #86 | 5/9 | 62 | 12.4 | 0 | 19 |
M. Edwards #44 | 3/3 | 43 | 14.3 | 0 | 27 |
A. Smith #23 | 2/2 | 38 | 19.0 | 0 | 26 |
T. Brown #80 | 4/7 | 33 | 8.3 | 1 | 10 |
D. Branch #84 | 1/3 | 20 | 20.0 | 0 | 20 |
D. Graham #89 | 1/3 | 17 | 17.0 | 0 | 17 |
K. Faulk #33 | 3/4 | 16 | 5.3 | 0 | 7 |
C. Fauria #86 | 2/2 | 10 | 5.0 | 2 | 9 |
D. Hayes #81 | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|---|---|---|
T. Brady #12 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
T. Brown #80 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
R. Seymour #93 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
A. Smith #23 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
M. Vrabel #50 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
V. Green #21 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Bruschi #54 | 11-6 | 1 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Phifer #58 | 10-8 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
V. Green #21 | 9-6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
L. Milloy #36 | 6-4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
R. Seymour #93 | 6-2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
O. Smith #30 | 6-4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
M. Vrabel #50 | 6-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Johnson #52 | 3-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Law #24 | 3-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
W. McGinest #55 | 3-2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Buckley #27 | 3-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Harris #23 | 3-3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Pleasant #98 | 2-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
L. Izzo #53 | 2-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
L. Myers #25 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Chatham #58 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Cherry #30 | 1-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Green #97 | 1-1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Vinatieri #4 | 1/1 | 3/3 | 6 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
K. Walter #13 | 5 | 163 | 32.6 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Branch #84 | 3 | 72 | 24.0 | 0 | 0 |
K. Faulk #33 | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Brown #80 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Blocked FG
11 plays,
63 yd,
05:560-0
Touchdown
12 plays,
67 yd,
05:400-7
Punt
6 plays,
12 yd,
02:340-7
Touchdown
8 plays,
56 yd,
03:200-14
Fumble
3 plays,
0 yd,
00:270-14
Touchdown
7 plays,
29 yd,
04:010-21
Fumble
7 plays,
60 yd,
03:030-21
Punt
5 plays,
10 yd,
02:100-21
Fumble
2 plays,
6 yd,
00:350-21
Downs
4 plays,
2 yd,
01:050-21
Touchdown
5 plays,
56 yd,
00:507-21
End of Half
1 play,
-1 yd,
00:197-21
Downs
7 plays,
27 yd,
02:457-21
Punt
5 plays,
14 yd,
01:447-21
Punt
5 plays,
9 yd,
02:277-21
Touchdown
7 plays,
44 yd,
03:1914-21
Punt
6 plays,
14 yd,
01:4714-21
Field Goal
9 plays,
61 yd,
03:1617-21
Field Goal
7 plays,
56 yd,
03:3317-24
Missed FG
9 plays,
47 yd,
03:3217-24
Punt
4 plays,
19 yd,
02:0417-24
Downs
9 plays,
30 yd,
02:1217-24
Punt
3 plays,
2 yd,
02:1717-24
Downs
8 plays,
24 yd,
00:5317-24
End of Game
1 play,
-1 yd,
00:1117-24
417
Total Yds
299
264
Pass Yds
219
153
Rush Yds
80
12
Total Drives
13
78
Total Plays
69
5.3
Yards Per Play
4.3
5
Yards Per Pass
6.1
6.1
Yards Per Rush
2.4
28:21
Possession
31:39
0
Biggest Lead
21
26
1st Downs
20
16
Passing 1st Downs
14
8
Rushing 1st Downs
4
2
1st Downs from Penalties
2
7/15
3rd Down
6/14
0/2
4th Down
0/2
2
Punts
5
3
Turnovers
0
0
Interceptions Thrown
0
3
Fumbles Lost
0
8
Penalties
5
2.0
Sacks
4.0
7
Tackles For Loss
2
0
D/ST TD
0
