Sharpening the Horns - A Minnesota Vikings Franchise (Madden 25)

[Shmanky13]

Around the League: Week 4

An exciting week of NFL football is winding down, but we are going to go through and make sure you know of everything that happened in Week 4. Lots of headlines were made this weekend including QB competition in St. Louis, the undefeated Bills, and the Vikings demanding production from Christian Ponder. All of that and more now on Around the League!

Game Recaps

(0-3-0) Titans @ (1-2-0) Bengals
27 - Final - 10

Jake Locker starts his 2nd game this season and comes away with a win, no thanks to him. Chris Johnson looked like old CJ2K posting a 100 yard performance.

Stat Leaders
TEN QB J. Locker 167 yards, 0 TD, 1 INT, 48%
CIN QB A. Dalton 116 yards, 0 TD, 2 INT, 39%
TEN HB C. Johnson 20 att, 108 yards, 0 TD, 0 F, Long 18
CIN HB B. Green-Ellis 18 att, 58 yards, 0 TD, 0 F, Long 9
CIN WR A. Green 3 rec, 48 yards, 0 TD, 19 YAC, Long 29
TEN WR N. Washington 3 rec, 64 yards, 0 TD, 30 YAC, Long 35
TEN CB C. Sensabaugh 4 TAK, 2 INT, 1 TD
CIN CB L. Hall 5 TAK, 1 INT

(1-2-0) Colts @ (1-2-0) Patriots
17 - Final - 34

Ryan Mallett has a Tom Brady-esque day and keeps proving that he is the man for the post-Brady era. Patriots win huge and it appears there is chemistry building between Mallett and Amendola as he catches 2 TDs.

Stat Leaders
NE QB R. Mallett 226 yards, 2 TD, 0 INT, 51%
IND QB A. Luck 149 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT, 43%
IND HB (R) L. Perkins 19 att, 109 yards, 1 TD, 1 F, Long 64
NE HB S. Vereen 20 att, 64 yards, 1 TD, 0 F, Long 6
NE WR D. Amendola 11 rec, 91 yards, 2 TD, 42 YAC, Long 11
IND WR T. Hilton 3 rec, 34 yards, 1 TD, 9 YAC, Long 14
NE LOLB D. Hightower 5 TAK, 1 INT, 1 FF, 1 FR, 1 TD
IND MLB K. Sheppard 8 TAK, 1 TFL

(2-1-0) Cardinals @ (3-0-0) Buccaneers
20 - Final - 7

Atrocious quarterback play in this game, but the Cardinals came away with the win following a huge defensive game. 4 interceptions, 3 sacks, and 1 TD allowed the Cards to take the win.

Stat Leaders
ARI QB R. Lindley 82 yards, 0 TD, 0 INT, 36%
TB QB J. Freeman 176 yards, 0 TD, 4 INT, 36%
TB HB D. Martin 20 att, 105 yards, 0 TD, 0 F, Long 15
ARI HB R. Jennings 20 att, 72 yards, 0 TD, 0 F, Long 12
TB WR J. Morgan 5 rec, 52 yards, 0 TD, 33 YAC, Long 15
ARI WR M. Floyd 3 rec, 49 yards, 0 TD, 19 YAC, Long 23
ARI LOLB S. Kindle 6 TAK, 2 SACK
TB ROLB L. David 11 TAK, 1 FF, 1 FR

(2-1-0) Ravens @ (0-3-0) Rams
12 - Final - 27

Sam Bradford gets the nod over Bridgewater in this game, he didn't throw for any touchdowns or interceptions, but he has a win under his belt unlike Bridgewater.

Stat Leaders
STL QB S. Bradford 222 yards, 0 TD, 0 INT, 48%
BAL QB J. Flacco 186 yards, 0 TD, 2 INT
BAL HB R. Rice 19 att, 120 yards, 1 TD, 0 F, Long 22
STL HB Z. Stacy 25 att, 82 yards, 0 TD, 0 F, Long 10
BAL TE D. Pitta 11 rec, 75 yards, 0 TD, 41 YAC, Long 15
STL WR T. Austin 6 rec, 82 yards, 0 TD, 35 YAC, Long 25
STL ROLB A. Ogletree 13 TAK, 2 TFL, 1 SACK, 1 DEFL
BAL ROLB E. Dumervil 7 TAK, 1 SACK

(1-1-1) Jets @ (3-0-0) Bills
0 - Final - 27

The Bills blank the Jets and remain undefeated. The Bills are a huge surprise team and are playing fantastic on both sides of the ball. EJ Manuel is the quarterback fans have been searching for.

Stat Leaders
BUF QB E. Manuel 206 yards, 1 TD, 0 INT, 65%
NYJ QB G. Smith 258 yards, 0 TD, 1 INT, 51%
BUF HB C. Spiller 15 att, 56 yards, 0 TD, 0 F, Long 11
NYJ HB M. Jones-Drew 5 att, 16 yards, 0 TD, 0 F, Long 4
BUF WR S. Johnson 6 rec, 85 yards, 0 TD, 22 YAC, Long 26
NYJ WR J. Kerley 6 rec, 72 yards, 0 TD, 47 YAC, Long 17
BUF LE R. Kerrigan 8 TAK, 4 TFL, 3 SACK
NYJ RE S. Richardson 6 TAK, 1 SACK

(2-1-0) Cowboys @ (1-2-0) Giants
17 - Final - 22

Giants get a hard fought win to even up the win column at 2-2. Eli Manning has a bad game getting intercepted by Dallas rookie Jake Fischer. DuJuan Harris starts for the first time this year and looks great scoring 2 TDs.

Stat Leaders
DAL QB T. Romo 273 yards, 1 TD, 0 INT, 58%
NYG QB E. Manning 189 yards, 0 TD, 2 INT, 48%
NYG HB D. Harris 18 att, 102 yards, 2 TD, 0 F, Long 31
DAL HB D. Murray 16 att, 36 yards, 1 TD, 0 F, Long 8
DAL TE J. Witten 7 rec, 51 yards, 0 TD, 24 YAC, Long 12
NYG WR M. Manningham 5 rec, 64 yards, 0 TD, 24 YAC, Long 20
DAL MLB (R) J. Fischer 6 TAK, 2 INT
NYG CB (R) C. Byndom 7 TAK

(2-1-0) Chiefs @ (2-1-0) Bears
24 - Final - 20

Jamaal Charles stole the show with just under 200 all-purpose yards and carried the Chiefs to a win over the tough minded Bears.

Stat Leaders
KC QB A. Smith 155 yards, 0 TD, 1 INT, 54%
CHI QB J. Cutler 190 yards, 0 TD, 1 INT, 40%
KC HB J. Charles 25 att, 185 yards, 1 TD, 1 F, Long 67
CHI HB J. Bell 15 att, 84 yards, 1 TD, 0 F, Long 54
KC WR D. Bowe 8 rec, 84 yards, 0 TD, 36 YAC, Long 21
CHI WR A. Jeffery 6 rec, 90 yards, 0 TD, 34 YAC, Long 26
KC CB D. Robinson 9 TAK, 1 INT, 3 DEFL, 1 TD
CHI ROLB L. Briggs 8 TAK, 1 FF, 1 FR

(2-1-0) Redskins @ (2-1-0) 49ers
13 - Final - 31

49ers dominate RG3 and the Redskins with very long drives that the Redskins could not defend. The Redskins defense needs much improvement if they plan to contend for a playoff spot.

Stat Leaders
SF QB C. Kaepernick 152 yards, 3 TD, 0 INT, 69%
WAS QB R. Griffin III 169 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT, 51%
SF HB (R) J. Hubert 24 att, 78 yards, 0 TD, 1 F, Long 8
WAS HB E. Royster 16 att, 36 yards, 0 TD, 0 F, Long 11
WAS WR M. Williams 6 rec, 82 yards, 1 TD, 28 YAC, Long 26
SF WR M. Crabtree 6 rec, 61 yards, 1 TD, 21 YAC, Long 15
SF ROLB A. Smith 7 TAK, 2 TFL, 1 SACK
WAS ROLB L. Sidbury 7 TAK, 1 FF

(2-1-0) Panthers @ (2-1-0) Falcons
14 - Final - 31

Matt Ryan and Cam Newton square off in a division rivalry game which saw the Falcons take the win. Cam looked very good but as usual didn't get much help from the rest of the team.

Stat Leaders
ATL QB M. Ryan 251 yards, 2 TD, 0 INT, 69%
CAR QB C. Newton 202 yards, 2 TD, 0 INT, 55%
ATL HB S. Jackson 23 att, 84 yards, 0 TD, 1 F, Long 12
CAR HB J. Stewart 15 att, 62 yards, 0 TD, 0 F, Long 12
ATL WR R. White 10 rec, 129 yards, 1 TD, 29 YAC, Long 32
CAR WR J. Cotchery 8 rec, 89 yards, 1 TD, 24 YAC, Long 25
CAR FS S. Martin 12 TAK
ATL ROLB S. Weatherspoon 7 TAK

(2-1-0) Broncos @ (1-2-0) Raiders
30 - Final - 9

Peyton Manning keeps building his legacy with a win over the Chad Henne led Raiders. Matt Prater scores 16 out of 30 points for the Broncos and Von Miller took away the Raiders offense.

Stat Leaders
DEN QB P. Manning 305 yards, 1TD, 1 INT, 61%
OAK QB C. Henne 169 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT, 35%
DEN HB P. Hillis 19 att, 87 yards, 0 TD, 0 F, Long 15
OAK HB T. Jones 13 att, 25 yards, 0 TD, 1 F, Long 4
DEN WR. W. Welker 7 rec, 131 yards, 0 TD, 36 YAC, Long 30
OAK WR E. Decker 7 rec, 101 yards, 1 TD, 30 YAC, Long 27
DEN LOLB V. Miller 11 TAK, 3 SACK, 1 FF, 1 FR
OAK FS Q. Mikell 6 TAK, 1 INT, 1 DEFL

(2-1-0) Steelers @ (3-0-0) Seahawks
10 - Final - 23

The defending champions keep their undefeated season alive as they stave off the Steelers. The Seahawks defense is too powerful as they picked off Big Ben twice.

Stat Leaders
SEA QB R. Wilson 210 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT, 60%
PIT QB B. Roethlisberger 232 yards, 0 TD, 2 INT, 55%
SEA HB M. Lynch 21 att, 121 yards, 0 TD, 0 F, Long 17
PIT HB V. Ballard 10 att, 47 yards, 0 TD, 0 F, Long 17
PIT WR A. Brown 8 rec, 99 yards, 0 TD, 24 YAC, Long 25
SEA WR P. Harvin 5 rec, 92 yards, 1 TD, 30 YAC, Long 26
SEA ROLB W. Woodyard 6 TAK, 1 SACK, 1 INT
PIT FS R. Clark 8 TAK, 1 FF, 1 FR

(1-2-0) Chargers @ (2-1-0) Texans
19 - Final - 16

This game brought us the pleasure of seeing vintage Phillip Rivers. Rivers looked like his old self leading the Chargers to a nice win over a talented Texans squad.

Stat Leaders
SD QB P. Rivers 232 yards, 1 TD, 0 INT, 45%
HOU QB M. Schaub 249 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT, 50%
HOU HB A. Foster 20 att, 56 yards, 0 TD, 0 F, Long 12
SD HB S. Greene 19 att, 46 yards, 0 TD, 0 F, Long 6
SD WR M. Floyd 8 rec, 94 yards, 1 TD, 38 YAC, Long 24
HOU WR A. Johnson 6 rec, 102 yards, 0 TD, 35 YAC, Long 28
SD MLB D. Butler 8 TAK, 1 INT
HOU MLB B. Cushing 11 TAK, 1 SACK

(0-3-0) Dolphins @ (1-2-0) Browns
0 - Final - 23

The Dolphins continue their climb to the #1 overall pick as they lose once again. Jordan Cameron made Brandon Weeden look like a smart pick by the Browns catching both of his touchdowns. The Dolphins need a change as they fall to 0-4.

Stat Leaders
CLE QB B. Weeden 144 yards, 2 TD, 0 INT, 53%
MIA QB R. Tannehill 218 yards, 0 TD, 2 INT, 42%
CLE HB T. Richardson 27 att, 85 yards, 0 TD, 0 F, Long 13
MIA HB L. Miller 19 att, 43 yards, 0 TD, 2 F, Long 6
MIA WR M. Wallace 6 rec, 85 yards, 0 TD, 19 YAC, Long 21
CLE TE J. Cameron 4 rec, 43 yards, 2 TD, 12 YAC, Long 18
MIA MLB D. Ellerbe 18 TAK
CLE ROLB J. Sheard 7 TAK, 1 SACK

Rookie Focus & Game of the Week

(1-1-1) Jaguars @ (1-2-0) Saints
19 - Final/OT - 13

This week's Game of the Week and Rookie Focus are in the same game, a rare occurrence. The Jaguars and Saints went to overtime in this game which is what makes this the Game of the Week. Rookie QB Derek Carr of the Jaguars is this week's Rookie Focus.

The Jaguars are coming off of a tie in overtime last week to the Jets. This is the 2nd week in a row they have gone to overtime. The New Orleans Saints have only one win on the season and are looking for a 2nd to bring some excitement to the city of New Orleans.

This game was very close throughout which is exactly why it went to overtime. There were 3 field goals scored for each squad in regulation. The only 2 TDs in regulation were from Jaguars halfback Justin Forsett and a pass from Brees to Givens.

In overtime, the Jags won the toss which put the game in the hands of 14th overall pick Derek Carr out of Fresno State. The rookie had played very great football up to this point, and he was looking for his first touchdown of the day. The reason this team was in overtime is because of Carr's ability to keep the football safe and secure. This nasty New Orleans Saints defense had been ballhawks in previous games but Carr showed he had the poise to keep it in his hands.

This Saints team is very underrated and have just been a few plays away from being undefeated right now. The Jaguars drove the ball down the field on the first possession of overtime. Once they were in Saints territory the Saints players felt another loss creeping into the L column.

The Jaguars needed a touchdown to win, a field goal would give it back to the Saints. Derek Carr had conducted a beautiful drive up to this point, and head coach Gus Bradley wanted to go for the win as soon as possible, so he dialed up a pass that had routes flying into the endzone. Carr dropped back and let it fly into the endzone to Cecil Shorts III. He came down with the ball and the Jaguars won the game in incredible fashion.

This was a Jacksonville team that came into the year with very low expectations, but they are now 2-1-1 and are right back in the playoff chase. The Superdome was silent after that last play and the Saints are quickly falling out of contention now at 1-3-0.

Stat Leaders
NO QB D. Brees 260 yards, 1 TD, 0 INT, 58%
JAX QB (R) D. Carr 221 yards, 1 TD, 0 INT, 51%
JAX HB J. Forsett 29 att, 110 yards, 1 TD, 0 F, Long 17
NO HB M. Ingram 26 att, 102 yards, 0 TD, 0 F, Long 8
NO WR C. Givens 10 rec, 111 yards, 1 TD, 31 YAC, Long 21
JAX WR C. Shorts III 6 rec, 66 yards, 1 TD, 22 YAC, Long 26
NO MLB C. Lofton 8 TAK, 1 SACK
JAX MLB P. Posluszny 12 TAK


Derek Carr looked great in that last game! It's a great time to be a Jaguars fan! That's a first. Fantasy footballers here are this week's top players.

QB:

Colin Kaepernick threw 3 touchdowns this week, the most of any QB and he also did not throw an interception to the Redskins defense. He was held to under 200 yards passing but those touchdowns are the big reason why he was the top scorer. Kap is looking to be a reliable starter every week, keep him in your lineup for next week.

HB:

Jamal Charles went nuts this week against one of the best defenses in the league, the Chicago Bears. He ran for 185 yards against this team and had a touchdown on an electric 67 yard run. Without this run the Chiefs would have lost. Fantasy owners should keep expecting this production from Charles as he is proving to be one of the best in the league.

WR:

Roddy White has been on a tear as of late, 2 touchdown catches last week, and a huge performance this week. The man had 10 rec, which is great for point-per-reception (PPR) leagues. He had 129 yards receiving and a touchdown which equates to fantasy greatness. He has done it 2 weeks in a row, but since there are so many weapons on the Falcons defense, it may be smart to trade Roddy while he is on top.

TE:

Jordan Cameron helped Brandon Weeden get re acclimated to the game of football after dealing with an injury. He only had 4 receptions on the day, but 2 of them were touchdowns from Weeden. The throws were not very good but Cameron, who is an emerging superstar, made them look like easy throws. Cameron should be a starter in all leagues from this point on. The Browns offense has the talent to be very good, Jordan Cameron is a reason why.

DEF/ST:

With QB Ryan Lindley being a bit of a disappointment against the Buccaneers, the Cardinals defense needed to take over the game. They did just that allowing no TDs from starting QB Josh Freeman and intercepting him 4 times total. The interceptions were made by shutdown corner Patrick Peterson, star linebacker Daryl Washington, wily veteran Tracy Porter, and rookie CB out of Oklahoma Aaron Colvin which he took all the way for a touchdown. The Cardinals defense also sacked Freeman 3 times, 2 of which were by LOLB Sergio Kindle. The Cardinals defense is a must-start every week. They have as much talent as any defense in the league. Also, we recommend you start any defenses playing the Buccaneers. 4 interceptions is just terrible.

K:

Matt Prater scored more than half of the Broncos 30 points on Sunday. He kicked a total of 7 field goals which is definitely above average for a kicker. He made 5 of those 7 and only kicked 1 extra point. He was the Broncos offense. Without him they would have scored only 14 points. His long of the day was a 46 yarder, keep starting him from here on out.

NFL Players of the Week

NFC OFFENSE:

Giants HB DuJuan Harris: Giants new addition, DuJuan Harris, gets his first start as a Giant this year and shows the team why he can be the full time starter. With 134 yards of total offense on only 21 touches he was easily the top NFC offensive performance. It is unknown if he will remain the starter for next week, but he has a great chance after this game. 18 att, 102 yards, 5.7 avg, 2 TD, 3 rec, 32 yards

NFC DEFENSE:

Cowboys MLB (R) Jake Fischer: Rookie linebacker from Arizona, Jake Fischer, makes his first career start with the Cowboys. He looked the part of a star being born with 2 interceptions on the day. He must have felt pretty good intercepting 2 time Superbowl champ Eli Manning. He also recorded 6 tackles. He lead the Cowboys defense like a seasoned vet, the future is bright for Jake Fischer. 6 TAK, 0 SACK, 2 INT, 0 FF, 0 FR, 0 TD

AFC OFFENSE:

Chiefs HB Jamaal Charles: Jamaal was used like a superstar against the Bears this week, he also played like a superstar. He was given just under 30 touches and he responded with 194 all-purpose yards. He rightfully deserves the Week 4 NFC Offensive Player of the Week. 25 att, 185 yards, 7.4 avg, 1 TD, 4 rec, 9 yards

AFC DEFENSE:

Broncos LOLB Von Miller: Sack artist Von Miller is at it again, causing chaos for opposing teams. The Raiders had no way to stop the force that wears #58. He had 3 sacks on Raiders quarterback Chad Henne and also forced a fumble and recovered it. He lead his team in tackles as well with 11. We are not surprised at all to see him earn this week's Player of the Week honor. 11 TAK, 3 SACK, 0 INT, 1 FF, 1 FR, 0 TD

Key Transactions

Steelers release FB Lawrence Vickers, sign FB Chris Pressley to 1 year, $680k
The Steelers pick up former Lions FB Chris Pressley to improve a roster spot that is in need. Lawrence Vickers found the Steelers playbook to be too complicated which lead to his release. He missed key blocks in his last game versus the Browns.

Week 4 action has now officially wrapped up, and we thank you for tuning in. The NFL season is now 1/4 of the way over and there is much more to unfold over the next 13 weeks. Join us next week for info on this years upcoming draft!

[IllWill89]

Shocked that Teddy was already benched

[Shmanky13]

Vikings change secondary to prepare
for Peyton Manning in Week 5

The Vikings play the Denver Broncos in week 5 and are facing arguably the greatest quarterback of all time. Their secondary has been less than stellar in the first 4 weeks of the season and the team announced last week that there may be changes coming.

The Vikings have released their weekly depth chart and there are a couple changes at the corner position. Josh Robinson was the number 2 corner in week 3 against the Falcons, where he got beat multiple times. AJ Jefferson will start this week in place of Josh which moves Chris Cook down to number 4.

The team had this to say on the move, "We as an organization needed to make a change in the secondary and AJ (Jefferson) has proved he can make plays and lock down his half of the field. Josh Robinson will still get his share of snaps, but since we are facing the Broncos' great passing game we felt the secondary needed a switch. We will evaluate these positions later this week and if more changes are needed, we won't hesitate."

That was the only change to the depth chart this week, although we expect to see more snaps and touches for Adrian Peterson, Julius Thomas, and Joe Banyard.

Minnesota Vikings Depth Chart - 2014
Regular Offense
	STARTER	2ND	3RD	4TH
WR	Greg Jennings	Jarius Wright	Greg Childs	(R) Tevin Reese
TE	Kyle Rudolph	John Carlson	Julius Thomas
LT	Matt Kalil	DeMarcus Love
LG	Jeff Baca	(R) Xavier Su'a Filo
C	John Sullivan	(R) Xavier Su'a Filo
RG	Brandon Fusco	Travis Bond
RT	Phil Loadholt	Robert Griffin
WR	Cordarrelle Patterson	Jerome Simpson	Joe Webb
QB	Christian Ponder	McLeod Bethel-Thompson	(R) Tajh Boyd
FB	Rhett Ellison	Dorin Dickerson
HB	Adrian Peterson	Joe Banyard	Andre Ellington
Base 4-3 Defense
	STARTER	2ND	3RD	4TH
LDE	Everson Griffen	D'Aundre Reed
LDT	Kevin Williams	Christian Ballard
RDT	Sharrif Floyd	Christian Ballard
RDE	Jared Allen	George Johnson
WLB	(R) Christian Jones	Gerald Hodges
MLB	Erin Henderson	Audie Cole	(R) Lamin Barrow
SLB	Chad Greenway	(R) Lamin Barrow
CB	Xavier Rhodes	Josh Robinson	(R) Ifo Ekpre-Olomu
SS	Jamarca Sanford	(R) Craig Loston
FS	Harrison Smith	Robert Blanton
CB	AJ Jefferson	Chris Cook	Marcus Sherels
Special Teams
	STARTER	2ND	3RD	4TH
K	Blair Walsh
P	Jeff Locke
H	Jeff Locke
PR	Marcus Sherels	Cordarrelle Patterson
KR	Cordarrelle Patterson	Marcus Sherels
LS	Matt Kalil

Injury Report

MLB Michael Mauti, 4 weeks with Partial MCL tear
MLB Grant Olson, IR

[Shmanky13]

Quote: Originally Posted by IllWill89

Shocked that Teddy was already benched

I know, I was surprised to see it too but he didn't win any of his games and the Rams are just trying to save the season I'm assuming. It'll be interesting to see if he will get to play in any more games.

[Shmanky13]

Week 5: Peyton falls short of comeback

The Broncos came into the game boasting the #1 ranked offense in the NFL. With weapons like Demaryius Thomas, Wes Welker, Peyton Hillis, Joel Dreesen, and of course Peyton Manning, everyone expected the Vikings secondary to struggle.

On Peyton's first drive, he tried to convert on a 3rd down and threw to Trindon Holliday, but he found Josh Robinson instead who used his 4.3 speed to take it to the house. On the next drive, Manning got his revenge as he lead the Broncos down the field to the 1 yard line where HB Montee Ball pounded it in for the score.

Next on the Vikings drive, the Broncos defense bit on a play action to Adrian Peterson, this sprung Cordarrelle Patterson free down field for a TD on a 49 bomb from Ponder. It looked as if it would be a shootout as Manning completed a pass for 71 yards to Demaryius Thomas to get into the redzone. From there, Manning threw it to Thomas once again for the touchdown. This tied it up at 14 apiece.

The Broncos defense looked weak as the Vikings drove right down the field. On the 1 yard line, Ponder rolled to his right on a boot play-action. Tight end Julius Thomas broke free and made a very athletic play on the ball on a low pass from Ponder for the TD.

On the next drive, Peyton threw a short pass intended for Dreesen, but Erin Henderson the Vikings MLB stepped in front and intercepted it. He was injured on the play and did not return due to a torn shoulder labrum, Audie Cole played middle linebacker for the remainder of the game. Adrian Peterson then ran it into the endzone at the end of the 2nd quarter to bring the lead to 28-14. The Vikings were looking very improved from last week.

Cordarrelle Patterson scored his second touchdown of the day on a screen pass from Ponder. He caught it behind the line of scrimmage and with some great blocks he ran 38 yards for the score.

Peyton got the ball back and threw a 10 yard strike to Demaryius Thomas to bring the score to 35-21, the Broncos still had a chance. Ponder's first mistake of the day came when he was flushed out of the pocket and tried to force it to Greg Jennings in the endzone. It was thrown directly into the hands of Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie. The Vikings defense had a nice defensive stand in the red zone to hold the Broncos to a field goal after a nice drive.

2 plays later, Ponder throws his second pick to Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie looking Jennings way again. DRC extended his arms in front of Jennings and snatched the ball out of the air. The Broncos took over with good field position. Our defense held once again and the Broncos got another field goal. We lead 35-27 with 3:49 left. Blair Walsh tried a 53 yard field goal to make it a 2 possession lead, but the kick was short.

Peyton Manning had 1 shot to win the game and he lead an impressive drive all the way down to the 5 yard line. On 4th down they needed a yard for the first down or a touchdown. Manning throws to the corner for Welker who was open but Chris Cook made an incredible game saving dive in the air and knocked the ball down to end the game.

The Vikings came out of Mile High with a close win. The team looked good except for Ponder's 2 interceptions that let the Broncos back in the game. He did not need to make those throws and almost cost the Vikings a win. The secondary played better for the most part. They did all they could do against an all time great like Peyton Manning. All in all, it was a very successful game for the Vikings.

Minnesota Vikings at Denver Broncos
Oct 4, 2014	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Minnesota Vikings (1-2-0)	14	14	7	0	35
Denver Broncos (3-1-0)	7	7	7	6	27

Team Stats Comparison
	MIN	DEN
Total Offense	353	404
Rushing Yards	135	43
Passing Yards	218	361
First Downs	14	17
Punt Return Yards	56	15
Kick Return Yards	113	90
Total Yards	522	509
Turnovers	2	2
3rd Down Converstion	3	6
4th Down Conversion	0	1
2-Point Conversion	0	0
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	2/0	3/1
Penalties	0	0
Posession Time	21:37	26:23

Minnesota Vikings PASSING C/A YDS TD INT QB Christian Ponder 16/23 218 3 2 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD HB Adrian Peterson 22 100 4.5 1 QB Christian Ponder 2 21 10.5 0 HB Joe Banyard 2 15 7.5 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD WR Cordarrelle Patterson 3 90 30.0 2 WR Greg Jennings 3 58 19.3 0 WR Jerome Simpson 3 36 12.0 0 WR Jarius Wright 2 7 3.5 0 HB Adrian Peterson 1 10 10.0 0 FB Rhett Ellison 1 10 10.0 0 WR Joe Webb 1 5 5.0 0 WR Greg Childs 1 1 1.0 0 TE Julius Thomas 1 1 1.0 1 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD LOLB Chad Greenway 7 0 0 0 FS Harrison Smith 7 0 0 0 ROLB (R) Christian Jones 6 0 0 0 CB AJ Jefferson 4 0 0 0 MLB Audie Cole 4 0 0 0 LE Everson Griffen 2 1 0 0 SS (R) Craig Loston 2 0 0 0 MLB Erin Henderson 2 0 1 0 CB Josh Robinson 0 0 1 1 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG K Blair Walsh 0/1 5/5 5 0 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 P Jeff Locke 2 103 51.5 0 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD WR Cordarrelle Patterson 3 94 31.3 0 CB Marcus Sherels 1 19 19.0 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD CB Marcus Sherels 3 56 18.7 0

Denver Broncos PASSING C/A YDS TD INT QB Peyton Manning 33/49 384 2 2 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD HB Peyton Hillis 10 42 4.2 0 HB Montee Ball 1 1 1.0 1 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD WR Demaryius Thomas 8 131 16.4 2 WR Wes Welker 7 93 13.3 0 TE Joel Dreessen 5 79 15.8 0 HB Peyton Hillis 3 18 6.0 0 WR Damian Williams 3 21 7.0 0 TE Jacob Tamme 2 23 11.5 0 WR Tavarres King 2 10 5.0 0 TE Andrew Quarless 2 6 3.0 0 HB Montee Ball 1 3 3.0 0 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD SS Husain Abdullah 7 0 0 0 DT Sylvester Williams 5 0 0 0 CB Chris Harris 5 0 0 0 LOLB Von Miller 4 0 0 0 ROLB Thomas Howard 4 0 0 0 FS Rahim Moore 3 0 0 0 LE Greg Hardy 3 0 0 0 CB E.J Biggers 3 0 0 0 CB Champ Bailey 2 0 0 0 MLB Joe Mays 2 0 0 0 CB Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie 1 0 2 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG K Matt Prater 2/2 3/3 9 54 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 P Britton Colquitt 3 141 47.0 0 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD CB Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie 2 68 34.0 0 WR Trindon Holliday 1 22 22.0 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD WR Trindon Holliday 1 15 15.0 0

[Shmanky13]

I don't know what happened but the Week 5 Around the League post somehow got deleted about a day after I posted it. I put tons of work into it and it's all of a sudden gone.....I really don't want to do it all over again and that really discourages me to post again on here

[megarover]

Quote: Originally Posted by Shmanky13

I don't know what happened but the Week 5 Around the League post somehow got deleted about a day after I posted it. I put tons of work into it and it's all of a sudden gone.....I really don't want to do it all over again and that really discourages me to post again on here

It seems to have happened to everybody but you should post here. I a bit of silent follower of your story.

[NewscasterNews4]

It happened to me too but it looks like they are starting to recover some of the information.