WEEK 8 - GAME OF THE WEEK

Minnesota 35, Staten Island 38 Game Story Carson Palmer had a game to remember as Staten Island got past Minnesota by the score of 38 to 35. Palmer burned the Minnesota defense for 348 yards and lit up the scoreboard for 5 touchdowns. Staten Island was clutch on third down, converting on 6 of 11 opportunities. They won the air battle out-passing Minnesota 348 to 173 yards. Staten Island controlled the ball for 40:03. Staten Island was on top at the half 21 to 14. They led after three quarters 28 to 21. Adrian L. Peterson carried the ball 31 times gaining 251 yards and scoring 2 times for Minnesota , but his effort went to waste.
	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	OT	Total
2012 Minnesota	7	7	7	14	0	35
2012 Staten Island	7	14	7	7	3	38

Scoring Plays
Qtr	Clock	Poss	Scoring Description(Extra Point)	Score
1	9:18	2012 Staten Island	J.Finley 9 yd. pass from C.Palmer (R.Bironas kick)	7-0 SIG
1	0:54	2012 Minnesota	A.Peterson 7 yd. run (S.Hauschka kick)	7-7 SIG
2	13:30	2012 Staten Island	J.Finley 11 yd. pass from C.Palmer (R.Bironas kick)	14-7 SIG
2	10:30	2012 Minnesota	V.Jackson 6 yd. pass from M.Ryan (S.Hauschka kick)	14-14 SIG
2	0:45	2012 Staten Island	R.White 13 yd. pass from C.Palmer (R.Bironas kick)	21-14 SIG
3	10:12	2012 Minnesota	A.Peterson 7 yd. run (S.Hauschka kick)	21-21 SIG
3	2:24	2012 Staten Island	R.White 4 yd. pass from C.Palmer (R.Bironas kick)	28-21 SIG
4	8:24	2012 Staten Island	J.Finley 6 yd. pass from C.Palmer (R.Bironas kick)	35-21 SIG
4	5:24	2012 Minnesota	L.McCoy 2 yd. run (S.Hauschka kick)	35-28 SIG
4	0:00	2012 Minnesota	H.Miller 4 yd. pass from M.Ryan (S.Hauschka kick)	35-35 SIG
5	3:00	2012 Staten Island	R.Bironas 37 yd. field goal	38-35 SIG

Other Highlights
Qtr	Clock	Poss	Event	Player	Yards
1	11:42	2012 Staten Island	QBSack	Cameron Wake	-3
2	14:24	2012 Staten Island	Pass	Roddy White	59
2	11:42	2012 Minnesota	Run	Adrian L. Peterson	47
2	6:36	2012 Staten Island	Intercept	Charles Woodson	0
2	4:12	2012 Staten Island	Fumble	Jamaal Charles
3	12:54	2012 Minnesota	Intercept	Asante Samuel	13
4	7:30	2012 Minnesota	Run	Adrian L. Peterson	69
4	5:06	2012 Staten Island	Return	Marcus Thigpen	30
5	8:06	2012 Staten Island	Missed Field Goal	Rob Bironas	27
5	6:36	2012 Staten Island	Intercept	Dunta Robinson	0

Team Statistics
	2012 Minnesota	2012 Staten Island
First Downs by Rush-Pass-Pen-Total	12-10-1-23	11-20-0-31
Third Down Efficiency	6-16-38%	6-11-55%
Fourth Down Efficiency	3-6-50%	0-0-0%
Red Zone Efficiency (pts-poss-pct)	35-35-100%	35-42-83%
Total Offense-Plays-Avg Yards Per Play	430-76-5.7	524-75-7.0
Total Net Yards Rushing	257	179
Total Rushes	37	36
Average Per Rush	6.9	5.0
Passes Completed/Attempted	23/39 (59.0%)	30/38 (78.9%)
Net Yards Passing	173	345
Avg Yards Per Pass	4.4	9.2
Sacked/Yards Lost	0/0	1/3
Punts/Average	3/46.7	3/29.7
Punts Received/Return Yardage	2/14	1/8
Kickoffs/Returns	2/48	1/30
Interceptions/Returns	1/13	2/0
Penalties/Yards	7/34	5/35
Total Fumbles/Fumbles Lost	1/0	1/1
Time of Possession	31 mins 39 secs	40 mins 3 secs
Average Drive Start	MIN 29	SIG 29

Passing Stats
	Att	Comp	Yds	Comp %	Yds/Att	TD	TD %	INT	INT %	Long	Sack	Rating
2012 Minnesota
Matt Ryan	39	23	173	59.0	4.4	2	5.1	2	5.1	19	0/0	65.4
2012 Staten Island
Carson Palmer	38	30	348	78.9	9.2	5	13.2	1	2.6	59	1/3	133.4

Rushing Stats
	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD	2 Pt Conv	Fumbles/Lost
2012 Minnesota
Adrian L. Peterson	31	251	8.1	69	2	0	0/0
Matt Ryan	3	4	1.3	3	0	0	0/0
LeSean McCoy	2	6	3.0	4	1	0	0/0
Victor Cruz	1	-4	-4.0	-4	0	0	0/0
2012 Staten Island
Jamaal Charles	30	165	5.5	18	0	0	1/1
Darren Sproles	3	12	4.0	6	0	0	0/0
Carson Palmer	1	3	3.0	3	0	0	0/0
Bilal Powell	1	0	0.0	0	0	0	0/0
Jacquizz Rodgers	1	-1	-1.0	-1	0	0	0/0

Receiving Stats
	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD	2 Pt Conv
2012 Minnesota
Vincent Jackson	9	96	10.7	19	1	0
Victor Cruz	7	31	4.4	9	0	0
Martellus Bennett	4	34	8.5	13	0	0
Heath Miller	3	12	4.0	6	1	0
2012 Staten Island
Jamaal Charles	8	63	7.9	14	0	0
Fred Davis	7	108	15.4	29	0	0
Roddy White	6	125	20.8	59	2	0
Jermichael Finley	4	38	9.5	12	3	0
Jeremy Kerley	3	-1	-0.3	3	0	0
Jacquizz Rodgers	1	12	12.0	12	0	0
Darren Sproles	1	3	3.0	3	0	0

Field Goals
	1-19	20-29	30-39	40-49	50+	Totals	% Made
2012 Minnesota
2012 Staten Island
Rob Bironas	0/0	0/1	1/1	0/0	0/0	1/2	50.0

Punting
	No	Avg	Net	Tb	Inside 20	Long	Blocked
2012 Minnesota
Jon Ryan	3	46.7	44.0	0	2	47	0
2012 Staten Island
Thomas Morstead	3	29.7	25.0	0	1	51	0

Kickoff Returns
	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
2012 Minnesota
Chris Rainey	2	48	24.0	24	0
2012 Staten Island
Marcus Thigpen	1	30	30.0	30	0

Punt Returns
	Ret	FC	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
2012 Minnesota
Dwayne Harris	2	0	14	7.0	15	0
2012 Staten Island
Marcus Thigpen	1	2	8	8.0	8	0

Individual Defense
	Tackles	Sacks	Fum Rec
2012 Minnesota
Daryl Washington	12	0	1
Jarret Johnson	9	0	0
Leon Hall	7	0	0
Troy Polamalu	7	0	0
Asante Samuel	6	0	0
Kerry Rhodes	6	0	1
Lance Briggs	4	0	0
Jurrell Casey	3	0	0
Cameron Wake	3	1	0
Darnell Dockett	2	0	0
Brodrick Bunkley	2	0	0
Sam Acho	1	0	0
2012 Staten Island
Derrick Johnson	9	0	0
Donte Whitner	7	0	0
Dunta Robinson	7	0	0
Josh Wilson	6	0	0
Nick Barnett	5	0	0
Kyle Williams	5	0	0
K.J. Wright	4	0	0
Michael D. Johnson	4	0	0
Justin Smith	3	0	0
Randy Starks	3	0	0
Charles Woodson	1	0	0

Interceptions
	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
2012 Minnesota
Asante Samuel	1	13	13.0	13	0
2012 Staten Island
Dunta Robinson	1	0	0.0	0	0
Charles Woodson	1	0	0.0	0	0

Game Story

Carson Palmer had a game to remember as Staten Island got past Minnesota by the score of 38 to 35. Palmer burned the Minnesota defense for 348 yards and lit up the scoreboard for 5 touchdowns. Staten Island was clutch on third down, converting on 6 of 11 opportunities. They won the air battle out-passing Minnesota 348 to 173 yards. Staten Island controlled the ball for 40:03. Staten Island was on top at the half 21 to 14. They led after three quarters 28 to 21. Adrian L. Peterson carried the ball 31 times gaining 251 yards and scoring 2 times for Minnesota , but his effort went to waste.