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Man, these running QBs are being nasty.

And AP down? Ouch...

Maybe you can get Ponder going...or a HB will step up until AP gets back.

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Yeah I like the challenge, Gerhart has been struggling as of late. Post results against the cardinals.

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VIKINGS FALL TO ARIZONA 20-13!

Minneapolis, MIN - Another poor day on the offense yet again. Vikings looked horribly against the cards, they had Percy back in the offense. Even he couldn't make a difference in the game. Running game was at a minimum due to trailing the whole game. Great defense by Arizona they had plan and they executed it to perfection. They caused 3 turnovers in the game which lead to 17 points.

Vikings pass game was non existent. Ponder was well protected all game, Arizona disguised their defense very well. Percy came back from his injury he looked good running his routes. Open many of time through out the game , Ponder for his second week in a row can't make the throws. Ponder turned over the ball twice this game one to a interception over the middle, and the other was a on scramble. Vikings have scouted some QB's this years draft.

Running game was held its lowest yards of the season. We couldn't do what we wanted to do because we were trailing. Todman just had one carry this game, he may have a chance at the starting job. Gerhart fumbled the ball in the 3rd quarter which eventually led to a Cardinals touchdown.

Defense played average day, they were not spectacular nor terrible. They allowed Arizona to run the ball pretty much at will. Cardinals offensive line won in the trenches, Vikings couldn't get any kind of penetration all game.

Pass defense was pretty good, they shut down Larry Fitzgerald. Vikings of coursed blitzed and came away with a bit of sacks against Skelton. Giving up just 150 yards in the air believe was the best all season. Skelton did play a good game against us, we took our chances on doubling Fitzgerald all game.

Arizona's LB Daryl Washington played an excellent game; Recording 3 TKL, 1FFM, 2FREC, 1 TD

Another hard day in the office. Vikings need to find ways to win or they will be on the couch watching the playoffs. Ponder had another terrible showing, and Gerhart continues to show us he can't fill the starting job. We will address these problems ASAP, and continue to scout offensive players. We did lose rookie FS H.Smith and rookie WR J.Wright, more news to come.

Rookie wide receiver J.Wright was having an okay season. Numbers through 6 games 18 catches 208 yards 11.6 average 2 touchdowns.

Vikings Injured Players
Pos	Player	Injury Note
FS	H.Smith (74ovr)	Broken Collarbone out for 3 weeks
WR	J.Wright (76ovr)	Torn Rotator Cuff IR
RB	A.Peterson (95ovr)	Ruptured Disk out for 2 weeks

Arizona Cardinals at Minnesota Vikings
Jan 1,	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Arizona Cardinals (2-4)	3	7	3	7	20
Minnesota Vikings (3-3)	0	0	3	10	13

Team Stats Comparison
	ARI	MIN
Total Offense	287	238
Rushing Yards	164	72
Passing Yards	123	166
First Downs	16	12
Punt Return Yards	50	39
Kick Return Yards	106	100
Total Yards	443	377
Turnovers	0	3
3rd Down Converstion	4	5
4th Down Conversion	0	2
2-Point Conversion	0	0
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	1-2	1-1
Penalties	65	10
Posession Time	33:09	18:51

Arizona Cardinals PASSING C/A YDS TD INT J.Skelton 15/23 153 1 0 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD B.Wells 26 136 5.2 0 J.James 6 34 5.7 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD M.Floyd 5 75 15.0 0 A.Roberts 4 25 7.0 0 T.Heap 2 22 11.0 0 L.Fitzgerald 2 3 1.5 1 B.Wells 2 25 12.5 0 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD A.Wilson 8 0 0 0 G.Toler 5 0 0 0 S.Acho 4 1 0 0 D.Washington 3 0 0 1 S.Bradley 3 0 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG J.Feely 2/2 2/2 8 24 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 D.Zastudil 6 258 43.0 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD A.Jefferson 3 81 27.0 0 A.Roberts 1 25 25.0 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD P.Peterson 4 50 12.5 0

Minnesota Vikings PASSING C/A YDS TD INT C.Ponder 17/41 171 0 1 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD T.Gerhart 12 41 3.4 0 C.Ponder 3 30 10.0 0 J.Todman 1 1 1.0 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD P.Harvin 6 50 8.3 0 M.Jenkins 3 34 11.3 1 G.Childs 2 25 12.5 0 T.Gerhart 2 14 7.0 0 J.Carlson 1 13 13.0 0 J.Simpson 1 11 11.0 0 K****dolph 1 12 12.0 0 E.Arceneaux 1 12 12.0 0 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD H.Smith 7 0 0 0 E.Henerson 6 0 0 0 C.Greenway 6 1 0 0 T.McKenzie 6 0 0 0 J.Allen 5 1 0 0 K.Williams 5 2 0 0 L.Guion 3 1 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG B.Walsh 2/2 1/1 7 50 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 C.Kluwe 5 257 51.4 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD P.Harvin 5 100 20.0 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD P.Harvin 3 39 13.0 0

MINNESOTA VIKINGS TEAM NEWS:

After just a day after the lose to Arizona. The Vikings looked into the FA and signed five year veteran Steve Smith from USC.

What coach Thompson had to say.

Quote:

WE THOUGHT THAT SMITH CAN HELP US ON OFFENSE. WITH THE INJURY OF ROOKIE J.WRIGHT, WE FELT THAT SMITH CAN JUMP IN AND HELP US OUT.

Steve Smith

Quote:

FEELS GOOD TO BE ON A TEAM, I WAS EXCITED WHEN I GOT THE CALL. IM READY TO START MY CAREER WITH THIS TEAM. I BELIEVE I CAN MAKE A IMPACT ON THE OFFENSE. I HAVE BEEN WORKING OUT 6 DAYS AND CONTINUING TO IMPROVE MY GAME.

[Gronk4M13]

Another tough loss, Smith could be a good signing.

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Todman's first career start
Todman's two touchdown day helps win over the Tampa bay Buccaneers 28-12.

Minneapolis, MINN - Many people question the coaching staff, as they named J.Todman the starter. Many wondered how this kid would do as a starter while AP is out on injury. Well he put up and outstanding day running the ball. Vikings defense harassed Josh Freeman all game long. This game came down who could move the ball in the air. Both teams had great day on the ground, well over 300 yards on the ground total combined. Vikings passing game was better due to their line blocking better.

Ponder took two steps forward. After having two back to back terrible games, he brushed it off and played well. He connected many time with his best receiver Percy Harvin's which one was a touchdown. He also connecte with new wide receiver Steve Smith with his second touchdown in the 2nd half. Maybe this game will boost his confidence up for the coming up weeks.

Todman got his frist career start and played fantastic. His two touchdown day helped this offense production. Running has been slow since the injury to Peterson, today was a different day. He will continue to get the start till AP is healthy to return.

offensively, we looked pretty damn good compared the previous two weeks. It's not where we want it to be, we will continue to get better each week. We have a huge game against the Seattle Seahawks. It's not easy playing at Century Link Field by any means.

Defensively, we looked great against the pass. Our pass rush made Josh Freeman uneasy in the pocket, making inaccurate throws all game long. Four sacks is great number to have, Robison is having a lights out season. I was not at all happy with our run defense this game. Tampa punched us in the face all game. We need to focus on next game against Marshawn "Beast mode" Lynch if we want to win against Seahawks next week.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Minnesota Vikings
Jan 1,	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2-4)	0	3	3	6	12
Minnesota Vikings (3-4)	0	14	0	14	28

Team Stats Comparison
	TAM	MIN
Total Offense	278	325
Rushing Yards	175	160
Passing Yards	103	165
First Downs	15	16
Punt Return Yards	58	29
Kick Return Yards	121	68
Total Yards	457	422
Turnovers	2	0
3rd Down Converstion	4	8
4th Down Conversion	0	0
2-Point Conversion	0	0
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	0-1	4-0
Penalties	15	18
Posession Time	26:23	25:37

Tampa Bay Buccaneers PASSING C/A YDS TD INT J.Freeman 14/25 135 0 1 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD L.Blount 21 123 5.9 1 D.Martin 7 55 7.9 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD D.Martin 2 20 10.0 0 M.Williams 2 40 20.0 0 D.Clark 2 21 10.5 0 V.Jackson 2 7 3.5 0 J.Shipley 1 13 13.0 0 A.Benn 1 6 6.0 0 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD M.Barron 9 0 0 0 Q.Black 6 0 0 0 R.Barber 5 0 0 0 A.Okoye 5 0 0 0 W.Gilberry 4 0 0 0 D.Watson 1 1 0 0 A.Clayborn 1 1 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG C.Barth 2/2 0/0 6 48 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 M.Koenen 4 183 45.8 1 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD A.Talib 4 101 25.3 0 J.Shipley 1 20 20.0 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD J.Shipley 5 58 11.6 0

Minnesota Vikings PASSING C/A YDS TD INT C.Ponder 16/30 177 2 0 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD J.Todman 23 93 4.0 2 T.Gerhart 9 65 7.2 0 C.Ponder 1 2 2.0 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD P.Harvin 7 78 11.1 1 G.Childs 3 19 6.3 0 S,Smith 3 45 15.0 1 J.Simpson 2 22 11.0 0 M.Jenkins 1 13 13.0 0 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD T.McKenzie 12 0 0 0 E.Henderson 8 0 0 0 B.Robison 4 3 0 0 K.Williams 4 1 0 0 Brandon Burton 2 1 0 0 M.Raymond 2 0 1 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG B.Walsh 0/0 4/4 4 0 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 C.Kluwe 7 317 45.3 0 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD P.Harvin 3 68 22.7 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD P.Harvin 3 21 7.0 0 M.Raymond 1 8 8.0 0

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Mid season news and stats from around the league.

Top Stories

Pro Bowl voting begins - Get your ballots ready, Pro Bowl voting begins this week.
308 Yards! - Unheralded HB Roy Helu Jr. set a new standard for rushing yards in a game today with a 308 yard output.
Putting the league on notice - Brian Orakpo took no prisoners this week en route to NFC defensive player of the week honors.
Weekly honors handed out to Z.Diles - Zat Diles was giving Week 8 AFC defensive player of the week honors for his performance.
R.Helu Jr. Caps off memorable week - There was simply no stopping Roy Helu Jr. this week, and now he'll get to put an NFC offensive player of the week award in his trophy case.
Offensive onslaught - It's a fitting end to the week for Ben Roethlisberger following an impressive on-field performance. He has won the AFC offensive player of the week award.
Step it up - Scouts are questioning Missouri WR Tyrell Prendergast's toughness as he has slowed down considerably after a hot start.
Defensive Debilitator - Jordan Todman ran for 2 TD's during the Vikings 28-12 win over the Buccaneers.
Cutting to the front of the line - Wide Receiver Steve Smith has agreed to sign a 1-year contract worth $1.5m with the Vikings.

Talk around the league.

Who expected Roy Helu Jr. to break the singe game rushing record. Last record holder was Adrian Peterson with 296 yards in 2007 season, which was broken today by 8 yards. I wouldn't expect it from him who is just an average running back at best. For this guy to put up this kind of numbers has to inspired many young running backs in the league. This day will always be remembered for years to come!

NFL Standings - Updated: Jan 1,
NFC EAST	W	L	T	PF	PA
Redskins	7	1	0	250	183
Cowboys	5	2	0	261	164
Eagles	4	3	0	207	170
Giants	3	5	0	207	216
NFC NORTH	W	L	T	PF	PA
Bears	5	2	0	256	193
Packers	5	3	0	236	186
Lions	4	3	0	206	182
Vikings	4	4	0	166	156
NFC SOUTH	W	L	T	PF	PA
Panthers	5	2	0	208	197
Saints	3	4	0	185	213
Falcons	3	4	0	158	197
Buccaneers	2	5	0	200	229
NFC WEST	W	L	T	PF	PA
Cardinals	4	4	0	196	208
49ers	4	4	0	234	228
Seahawks	3	5	0	199	262
Rams	2	6	0	195	273
NFC WILD CARD RACE	W	L	T	PF	PA
Cowboys	5	2	0	261	164
Packers	5	3	0	236	186
Eagles	4	3	0	207	170
Lions	4	3	0	206	182
49ers	4	4	0	234	228
Vikings	4	4	0	166	156
Saints	3	4	0	185	213
Falcons	3	4	0	158	197
Seahawks	3	5	0	199	262
Giants	3	5	0	207	216
Buccaneers	2	5	0	200	229
Rams	2	6	0	195	273
AFC EAST	W	L	T	PF	PA
Bills	5	2	0	204	176
Jets	5	3	0	213	214
Patriots	4	4	0	262	203
Dolphins	2	5	0	183	217
AFC NORTH	W	L	T	PF	PA
Ravens	5	2	0	172	166
Steelers	4	3	0	215	176
Bengals	4	3	0	183	166
Browns	2	6	0	154	240
AFC SOUTH	W	L	T	PF	PA
Texans	4	3	0	181	166
Titans	4	4	0	229	235
Colts	3	4	0	172	172
Jaguars	2	5	0	161	265
AFC WEST	W	L	T	PF	PA
Broncos	4	3	0	209	191
Raiders	3	4	0	258	238
Chargers	3	4	0	147	177
Chiefs	1	6	0	217	265
AFC WILD CARD RACE	W	L	T	PF	PA
Jets	5	3	0	213	214
Steelers	4	3	0	215	176
Bengals	4	3	0	183	166
Patriots	4	4	0	262	203
Titans	4	4	0	229	235
Raiders	3	4	0	258	238
Colts	3	4	0	172	172
Chargers	3	4	0	147	177
Dolphins	2	5	0	183	217
Jaguars	2	5	0	161	265
Browns	2	6	0	154	240
Chiefs	1	6	0	217	265

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Mid-season Pro Bowl Voting's

2013 NFL Pro Bowl Rosters
AFC Offense	Pos	Votes	NFC Offense	Pos	Votes
B.Roethlisberger	QB	913,011	A.Rodgers	QB	876,023
P.Manning	QB	875,687	A.Smith	QB	876,007
R.Fitzpatrick	QB	838,379	R.Griffin III	QB	801,015
D.Woodhead	HB	588,457	M.Forte	HB	675,987
B.Green-Ellis	HB	488,257	F.Gore	HB	675,249
S.Greene	HB	412,755	C.Benson	HB	575,477
J.Connor	FB	37,625	T.Clutts	FB	50,415
C.Pressley	FB	25,311	C.Cooley	FB	38,227
D.Thomas	WR	575,703	G.Jennings	WR	737,627
M.Wallace	WR	538,315	B.Marshall	WR	575,255
K.Britt	WR	475,223	H.Nicks	WR	550,383
D.Heyward-Bey	WR	437,947	R.White	WR	500,255
M.Floyd	WR	437,883	S.Moss	WR	488,519
A.Boldin	WR	425,403	R.Moss	WR	475,429
S.Breaston	WR	313,475	S.Smith	WR	438,475
A.Brown	WR	312,883	V.Davis	TE	450,255
K.Boss	TE	475,495	M.Spaeth	TE	300,760
E.Dickerson	TE	300,871	F.Davis	TE	237,627
C.Fleener	TE	300,639
AFC Defense	Pos	Votes	NFC Defense	Pos	Votes
J.Sheard	DE	738,106	B.Robison	DE	913,455
R.Ninkovich	DE	513,363	C.Campbell	DE	525,735
E.Dumervil	DE	713,395	T.Cole	DE	500,539
K.Wimbley	DE	500,959	J.Pierre-Paul	DE	450,454
J.Casey	DT	837,715	K.Williams	DT	525,351
T.Knighton	DT	350,613	B.Mebane	DT	500,363
J.Fanene	DT	250,717	H.Melton	DT	325,759
P.Kruger	OLB	813,203	A.Spencer	OLB	588,295
M.Lawson	OLB	762,627	A.Jordan	OLB	538,331
D.Harris	MLB	687,621	P.Willis	MLB	813,202
Z.Diles	MLB	650,894	D.Washington	MLB	575,573
D.Freeney	OLB	1,075,991	B.Orakpo	OLB	975,295
J.Harrison	OLB	675,415	L.David	OLB	600,367
B.Flowers	CB	512,819	T.Jennings	CB	437,758
Q.Jammer	CB	512,691	J.Greer	CB	425,157
J.Joseph	CB	463,203	B.Carr	CB	425,127
D.McCourty	CB	425,639	C.Rogers	CB	413,262
J.Byrd	FS	413,057	P.Peterson	CB	200,959
M.Huff	FS	412,850	G.Sensabaugh	FS	475,815
P.Chung	SS	450,663	H.Abdullah	FS	425,377
T.Polamalu	SS	425,317	A.Wilson	SS	663,474
AFC Special Teams	Pos	Votes	NFC Special Teams	Pos	Votes
B.Cundiff	K	850,443	G.Hartley	K	813,523
D.Jones	P	762,739	M.McBriar	P	738,262

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Mid-season Team Stats

Minnesota Vikings Stats - 2013
Passing	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	YDS/G	LONG	TD	INT	RAT
C.Ponder	140/244	1,534	6.3	191.8	56	10	3	84.6
Rushing	ATT	YDS	AVG	LONG	20+	TD	YDS/G	FUM
T.Gerhart	92	383	4.2	28	1	1	47.9	2
A.Peterson	63	313	5.0	40	3	2	78.3	0
J.Todman	43	211	4.9	64	1	4	42.2	0
C.Ponder	11	47	4.3	23	1	0	5.9	3
P.Harvin	1	4	4.0	4	0	0	0.8	0
J.Felton	1	2	2.0	2	0	0	0.3	0
Receiving	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	20+	YDS/G	YAC
P.Harvin	28	296	10.6	1	38		59.2	47
J.Simpson	23	329	14.3	3	56		41.1	116
J.Wright	18	208	11.6	2	40		29.7	46
J.Carlson	16	128	8.0	0	15		16.0	31
M.Jenkins	12	133	11.1	3	32		16.6	24
A.Peterson	9	62	6.9	0	19		15.5	47
J.Felton	8	53	6.6	0	16		6.6	28
G.Childs	8	124	15.5	0	53		24.8	56
T.Gerhart	7	55	7.9	0	19		6.9	48
K****dolph	4	63	15.8	0	29		7.9	27
S.Smith	3	45	15.0	1	24		45.0	15
D.Aromashodu	2	21	10.5	0	14		10.5	5
Blocking					PCAKE		SACK
C.Johnson					17		3
J.Sullivan					8		0
M.Kalil					8		3
P.Loadholt					7		5
G.Schwartz					6		1
	Tackles			Sacks		Interceptions
Defense	SOLO	AST	TOT	SACK	TLOSS	PD	INT	TD
T.McKenzie	53		53	1	6	1	0	0
C.Greenway	46		46	2	6	0	1	0
H.Smith	35		35	0	1	3	0	0
E.Henderson	34		34	1	5	0	0	0
M.Mitchell	32		32	1	4	1	0	0
K.Williams	30		30	6	11	0	0	0
M.Raymond	28		28	0	4	6	1	0
B.Robison	27		27	11	15	0	1	0
Z.Bowman	24		24	2	3	3	0	0
A.Winfield	18		18	0	0	3	1	1
J.Allen	18		18	1	7	0	0	0
C.Cook	13		13	0	2	3	0	0
L.Guion	13		13	2	5	0	0	0
C.Carr	10		10	0	0	2	0	0
	Kickoffs					Punts
Returning	ATT	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD	RET	AVG	TD
J.Todman	11	311	28.3	96	1	11	8.0	0
P.Harvin	17	369	21.7	25	0	18	9.2	0
	Field Goals				Extra Points
Kicking	FGM	FGA	PCT	LONG	XPM	XPA	PCT	PTS
B.Walsh	11	12	91%	50	13	13	100%	46
Punting	PUNTS	YDS	LONG	AVG	NET	BP	IN20	TB
C.Kluwe	52	2,367	68	45.5	1,825	0	7	9