{"id":12719,"date":"2007-12-24T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2007-12-24T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thehogs.net\/blogs\/?p=12719"},"modified":"2025-05-03T01:57:01","modified_gmt":"2025-05-03T05:57:01","slug":"by-the-numbers-vikings-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/the-hogs.net\/blogs\/2007\/12\/24\/by-the-numbers-vikings-2\/","title":{"rendered":"By The Numbers: Vikings"},"content":{"rendered":"

Here is a look at some of the more interesting numbers from the Washington Redskins 32-21 victory over the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday:<\/p>\n

254 – Yards passing on 22 completions for the venerable Todd Collins (29 attempts). <\/p>\n

124.8 – The final quarterback rating for Collins (22 of 29 for 254, 2 TD, 0 INT). <\/p>\n

124 – Total yards of offense for Clinton Portis – 76 yards rushing on 20 attempts, and 48 yards receiving on 5 receptions. <\/p>\n

106 – Yards rushing for the Redskin offense. It may not sound like much, but the Viking defense came in having allowed the fewest yards per game of any team – 88 yards. <\/p>\n

Ironically, that’s exactly how few rushing yards the Redskins allowed – 88.<\/p>\n

71 – Yards receiving, and a touchdown for Santana Moss on just 4 receptions. Moss showed the kind of toughness that Redskin fans have come to expect from him, and <\/p>\n

went up and just ‘took’ the ball on his 32-yard touchdown reception. <\/p>\n

57 – The number on the back of Randall Godfrey, who had a stellar game replacing the injured Rocky McIntosh. The veteran had 5 solo tackles and 4 additional assists after <\/p>\n

not even being on the active roster last week. Great work Randall.<\/p>\n

47 – Yards that Fred Smoot returned a Tarvaris Jackson interception in the first quarter. Smoot took the ball all the way down to the Minnesota 8-yard line, and while <\/p>\n

Washington failed to score on the drive, they did score a safety on the ensuing Minnesota drive thanks to the field position. It was Smoot’s first trip back to the Metrodome <\/p>\n

to face his ‘old team’.<\/p>\n

27 – Yards of rushing on 9 carries was all that rookie sensation Adrian Peterson could manage against a stingy Redskin defense. <\/p>\n

26 – Yard field goal by Shaun Suisham in the third quarter. Why is it significant? Suisham is now 27 of 33 on the season for a success rate of 81.8%. That’s significant <\/p>\n

because it would be the second highest percentage ever for a Redskin kicker, behind only Mark Moseley’s near perfect 20 of 21, 1982 season (95.2%). Scott Blanton <\/p>\n

currently holds down the number two slot at 81.2% in 1996 (26 of 32), followed by Brett Conway’s 78.8% in 2001 (26 of 33). Regardless of whether or not Suisham ends up <\/p>\n

in the Redskins record books, it’s been a good season for the Canadian eh?<\/p>\n

12 – The number of defensive players that the Vikings had on the field when Collins bobbled a snap in the fourth quarter. The Vikings recovered the fumble, but Joe Gibbs<\/a> <\/p>\n

through the red flag to challenge the play on the grounds that Minnesota had 12 defenders on the field. They did – the play was over-turned and gave the Redskins the ball <\/p>\n

back – and the momentum of the game swung back in Washington’s favor. Portis scored 7 plays later to make it 32-14.<\/p>\n

2 – Touchdowns for Portis – 1 running the ball, 1 THROWING the ball. Portis hit Antwaan Randle El for a touchdown on a running back option pass in the second quarter.<\/p>\n

1 – More win to make the playoffs. <\/p>\n

The Redskins now control their own fate. With a win over the Dallas Cowboys in the season finale, Washington will earn a Wild Card spot and a shot at the Lombardi.<\/p>\n

Edit: This blog was archived in May of 2016 from our original articles database.It was originally posted by Mark Solway<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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