Preseason Week 2 | U.S. Bank Stadium, Minneapolis, MN | Attendance: 66,705
Minnesota never crossed the goal line. The Vikings’ 12 points came entirely off Will Reichard’s right leg — four field goals between the second and fourth quarters — while undrafted rookie Efton Chism III caught six passes for 71 yards and a score, second-round pick TreVeyon Henderson ran one in from eight yards out, and Anfernee Jennings posted three sacks in the second half of New England’s 20-12 victory, their second straight preseason win.
Efton Chism III 12-yd pass from Joshua Dobbs (Andy Borregales kick)
13 plays, 88 yds
NE 14–0
Q2
0:05
Will Reichard 34-yd FG
7 plays, 53 yds
NE 14–3
Q3
8:47
Will Reichard 54-yd FG
12 plays, 48 yds
NE 14–6
Q4
14:11
Parker Romo 28-yd FG
11 plays, 37 yds
NE 17–6
Q4
11:24
Will Reichard 47-yd FG
7 plays, 31 yds
NE 17–9
Q4
6:24
Andy Borregales 51-yd FG
10 plays, 32 yds
NE 20–9
Q4
5:20
Will Reichard 27-yd FG
4 plays, -1 yd
NE 20–12
Team Stats
Stat
New England
Minnesota
Total Yards
314
273
Total Plays
70
63
Yards per Play
4.5
4.3
Passing Yards
207
219
Comp/Att
22/36
23/43
Yards per Pass
5.8
4.7
Sacks – Yards Lost
0–0
4–33
Interceptions Thrown
0
2
Rushing Yards
107
54
Rushing Attempts
34
16
Yards per Rush
3.1
3.4
1st Downs
19
15
Passing 1st Downs
13
12
Rushing 1st Downs
5
1
Penalty 1st Downs
1
2
3rd Down Efficiency
12/20 (60%)
5/15 (33%)
4th Down Efficiency
0/1
1/2
Red Zone (Made–Att)
2/4
0/4
Penalties
7–40
10–64
Turnovers
0
2
Fumbles Lost
0
0
Time of Possession
34:10
25:50
Passing Stats
New England Patriots Passing
Player
C/ATT
YDS
AVG
TD
INT
SACKS
RTG
Drake Maye
4/7
46
6.6
0
0
0–0
77.1
Joshua Dobbs
11/16
106
6.6
1
0
0–0
107.8
Ben Wooldridge
7/13
55
4.2
0
0
0–0
64.6
Team
22/36
207
5.8
1
0
0–0
86.2
Maye started two series against Minnesota’s backup defense and was replaced by Dobbs, who led the game’s longest drive — 13 plays, 88 yards — that ended on Chism’s second-quarter touchdown and finished with a 107.8 passer rating on 11-of-16 passing.
Minnesota Vikings Passing
Player
C/ATT
YDS
AVG
TD
INT
SACKS
RTG
Sam Howell
1/5
13
2.6
0
1
0–0
0.0
Brett Rypien
7/11
83
7.5
0
0
0–0
86.6
Max Brosmer
15/27
156
5.8
0
1
4–33
57.0
Team
23/43
219
5.9
0
2
4–33
51.7
Howell started, went 1-for-5, and threw an interception on a pressured heave before giving way to Rypien. Brosmer played the full second half, absorbed all four of New England’s sacks for 33 yards of lost yardage, and threw the game’s final interception — a pass tipped at the line and caught by Kyle Dugger in the end zone on the last play from scrimmage. J.J. McCarthy, Minnesota’s new starting quarterback, did not play.
Rushing Stats
New England Patriots Rushing
Player
CAR
YDS
AVG
TD
LG
JaMycal Hasty
11
47
4.3
0
7
TreVeyon Henderson
4
20
5.0
1
11
Antonio Gibson
7
17
2.4
0
8
Shane Watts
10
15
1.5
0
4
John Jiles
1
7
7.0
0
7
Ben Wooldridge
1
1
1.0
0
1
Team
34
107
3.1
1
11
Henderson’s score came on a third-and-10 draw from inside the red zone — eight yards, four carries on the day. One week earlier he returned a kickoff 100 yards for a touchdown against Washington in the preseason opener.
Minnesota Vikings Rushing
Player
CAR
YDS
AVG
TD
LG
Zavier Scott
10
28
2.8
0
6
Sam Howell
3
14
4.7
0
6
Ty Chandler
3
12
4.0
0
5
Team
16
54
3.4
0
6
Receiving Stats
New England Patriots Receiving
Player
REC
TGT
YDS
AVG
TD
LG
Efton Chism III
6
6
71
11.8
1
33
Mack Hollins
3
3
38
12.7
0
20
Kyle Williams
3
3
24
8.0
0
13
John Jiles
4
5
24
6.0
0
12
Javon Baker
1
7
13
13.0
0
13
Jaheim Bell
1
1
10
10.0
0
10
Kayshon Boutte
1
1
8
8.0
0
8
Jeremiah Webb
1
3
8
8.0
0
8
Cole Fotheringham
1
1
6
6.0
0
6
JaMycal Hasty
1
1
5
5.0
0
5
DeMario Douglas
0
1
—
—
0
—
TreVeyon Henderson
0
1
—
—
0
—
CJ Dippre
0
1
—
—
0
—
Team
22
34
207
9.4
1
33
Chism caught all six passes thrown to him. His 12-yard touchdown came on a shallow crossing route on third-and-9 from the 12-yard line — he caught a short Dobbs throw and broke through multiple tackle attempts to reach the end zone. Vrabel afterward: “Doesn’t matter how you get here. The only thing that matters is what you do when you’re here.”
Minnesota Vikings Receiving
Player
REC
TGT
YDS
AVG
TD
LG
Tim Jones
5
8
68
13.6
0
28
Zavier Scott
3
4
44
14.7
0
18
Jeshaun Jones
4
6
39
9.8
0
25
Tai Felton
2
2
32
16.0
0
20
Nick Vannett
2
2
21
10.5
0
13
Bryson Nesbit
1
3
14
14.0
0
14
Myles Price
2
4
11
5.5
0
6
Lucky Jackson
1
5
9
9.0
0
9
Thayer Thomas
1
4
8
8.0
0
8
Tre Stewart
2
2
6
3.0
0
4
Ty Chandler
0
1
—
—
0
—
Dontae Fleming
0
1
—
—
0
—
Team
23
42
219
—
0
28
Defensive Stats
New England Patriots Defense
Player
TOT
SOLO
SACKS
TFL
PD
QB HTS
INT
Kobee Minor
6
6
0
0
0
0
—
Kyle Dugger
4
4
0
0
1
0
1
Dell Pettus
4
4
0
0
0
0
—
Brandon Crossley
4
3
0
0
0
0
—
Anfernee Jennings
3
3
3
3
0
3
—
Jordan Polk
3
3
1
1
0
1
—
Tre Avery
3
3
0
0
1
0
—
Miles Battle
3
3
0
0
0
0
—
Isaiah Iton
2
2
0
1
0
0
—
Alex Austin
2
1
0
0
1
0
1
Craig Woodson
2
1
0
0
0
0
—
Jeremiah Pharms Jr.
2
1
0
0
0
0
—
Robert Spillane
2
0
0
0
0
0
—
Monty Rice
2
0
0
0
0
0
—
Harold Landry III
1
1
0
0
0
0
—
Jaylinn Hawkins
1
1
0
0
0
0
—
Christian Elliss
1
1
0
0
0
0
—
Jack Gibbens
1
1
0
0
0
0
—
Jack Westover
1
1
0
0
0
0
—
Truman Jones
1
1
0
0
0
0
—
R.J. Moten
1
1
0
0
0
0
—
Bradyn Swinson
1
1
0
0
0
0
—
Joshua Farmer
1
1
0
0
0
0
—
Elijah Ponder
1
1
0
0
0
0
—
Cam Riley
1
0
0
0
0
0
—
Carlton Davis III
0
0
0
0
1
0
—
K’Lavon Chaisson
0
0
0
0
0
1
—
Team
54
44
4
5
4
9
2
Jennings played deep into the second half with New England’s backups and delivered three sacks, three tackles for loss, and three quarterback hits against Minnesota’s third-string quarterbacks. Jordan Polk added a sack. Austin picked off Howell’s first-quarter heave; Dugger secured the final interception of the game in the end zone.
Minnesota Vikings Defense
Player
TOT
SOLO
SACKS
TFL
PD
QB HTS
Austin Keys
7
3
0
0
0
0
Tavierre Thomas
6
6
0
0
0
0
Jay Ward
6
5
0
0
0
0
Dorian Mausi
6
2
0
0
0
0
Kobe King
5
4
0
0
1
1
Mekhi Blackmon
5
3
0
0
0
0
Elijah Williams
5
3
0
0
0
0
Jonathan Harris
4
3
0
1
0
0
Mishael Powell
4
0
0
0
0
0
Tyler Batty
3
2
0
0
0
1
Bo Richter
3
2
0
0
1
0
Taki Taimani
3
1
0
0
0
0
Cam Gill
3
0
0
0
0
1
Zemaiah Vaughn
2
2
0
0
1
1
Kahlef Hailassie
2
1
0
0
0
0
Dwight McGlothern
2
1
0
1
0
0
Chaz Chambliss
2
0
0
0
0
0
Lucky Jackson
1
1
0
0
0
0
Ryan Wright
1
1
0
0
0
0
Max Tooley
1
1
0
0
0
0
Gabriel Murphy
1
1
0
1
0
3
Myles Price
1
1
0
0
0
0
Tyrion Ingram-Dawkins
1
1
0
1
0
0
Travis Bell
1
0
0
0
0
0
Gervarrius Owens
1
0
0
0
0
0
Team
76
44
0
4
3
7
Interceptions
Player
Team
INT
YDS
TD
Alex Austin
New England
1
0
0
Kyle Dugger
New England
1
0
0
Special Teams Stats
Kicking
Player
Team
FG
PCT
FG Made (Yds)
XP
PTS
Andy Borregales
New England
1/2
50.0%
51
2/2
5
Parker Romo
New England
1/1
100%
28
0/0
3
Will Reichard
Minnesota
4/4
100%
34, 54, 47, 27
0/0
12
Reichard’s four field goals, the longest from 54 yards in the third quarter, produced every point Minnesota scored. New England got separate field goals from Borregales (51 yards) and Romo (28 yards) alongside both extra points.
Punting
Player
Team
NO
YDS
AVG
TB
IN 20
LG
Bryce Baringer
New England
4
208
52.0
0
2
64
Oscar Chapman
Minnesota
2
105
52.5
0
0
58
Ryan Wright
Minnesota
2
101
50.5
0
0
56
MIN Team
4
206
51.5
0
0
58
Kick Returns
Player
Team
NO
YDS
AVG
LG
TD
Jeremiah Webb
New England
2
82
41.0
59
0
TreVeyon Henderson
New England
1
26
26.0
26
0
JaMycal Hasty
New England
1
22
22.0
22
0
NE Team
4
130
32.5
59
0
Myles Price
Minnesota
1
81
81.0
81
0
Tai Felton
Minnesota
1
21
21.0
21
0
Zavier Scott
Minnesota
1
20
20.0
20
0
Silas Bolden
Minnesota
1
19
19.0
19
0
MIN Team
4
141
35.3
81
0
Punt Returns
Player
Team
NO
YDS
AVG
LG
TD
Marcus Jones
New England
1
37
37.0
37
0
Efton Chism III
New England
1
9
9.0
9
0
NE Team
2
46
23.0
37
0
Myles Price
Minnesota
2
33
16.5
20
0
Game Information
Detail
Info
Date
Saturday, August 16, 2025
Kickoff
10:00 PM ET
Venue
U.S. Bank Stadium, Minneapolis, MN
Attendance
66,705
Broadcast
Fox 9 MN / Patriots Preseason Network
Referee
Carl Cheffers
Umpire
Derek Anderson
Down Judge
Daniel Gallagher
Line Judge
Quentin Givens
Field Judge
Nathan Jones
Side Judge
Eugene Hall
Back Judge
Martin Hankins
New England held the ball for 34:10, threw zero interceptions, and kept Minnesota off the scoreboard entirely through the first half. The Vikings gained 273 yards and moved the ball without much resistance on individual plays — 23 completions, 23 pass catchers used — but converted just 5 of 15 third downs and went 0-for-4 in the red zone across 60 minutes. Reichard’s leg was the only thing that kept the final score from a shutout.
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