Minnesota Vikings vs. Kansas City Chiefs: game summary
Final · August 27, 2021 at 8:00 p.m.
Arrowhead Stadium
Summary
| Team |
|---|
Team stats
MINKC 
- 421Total yards395
- 282Passing yards328
- 23/38Completions/attempts28/42
- 7.1Yards per pass7.3
- 139Rushing yards67
- 29Rushing attempts19
- 4.8Yards per rush3.5
- 23First downs22
- 2-143rd down efficiency5-11
- 1-24th down efficiency1-1
- 1-3Red zone (made-att)2-2
- 69Total plays64
- 6.1Yards per play6.2
- 2Turnovers2
- 1Fumbles lost1
- 1Interceptions thrown1
- 2-12Sacks (yards lost)3-20
- 8-64Penalties (yards)10-85
- 32:21Time of possession27:39
Game leaders
Passing
Kellen MondMIN · QB · 16/23, 196 YDS, 1 INT
Shane BuecheleKC · QB · 20/33, 231 YDS, 2 TD, 1 INT
Rushing
A.J. RoseMIN · RB · 6 CAR, 41 YDS, 2 TD
Derrick GoreKC · RB · 6 CAR, 26 YDS
Receiving
K.J. OsbornMIN · WR · 3 REC, 68 YDS- Derrick GoreKC · RB · 5 REC, 80 YDS, 1 TD
Scoring summary
1st quarter
- Touchdown12:22Tyreek Hill 35 Yd pass from Patrick Mahomes (Harrison Butker Kick)0-7
- Field goal7:55Greg Joseph 26 Yd Field Goal 3-7
- Touchdown3:06Blake Bell 5 Yd pass from Patrick Mahomes (Harrison Butker Kick)3-14
2nd quarter
- Touchdown0:26Marcus Kemp 23 Yd pass from Shane Buechele (Harrison Butker Kick)3-21
3rd quarter
- Touchdown9:23A.J. Rose Jr. 32 Yd Run (Greg Joseph Kick)10-21
- Touchdown8:05Derrick Gore 56 Yd pass from Shane Buechele (Harrison Butker Kick)10-28
4th quarter
- Touchdown8:24Parry Nickerson 10 Yd Interception Return (Kellen Mond Pass to Myron Mitchell for Two-Point Conversion)18-28
- Touchdown1:24A.J. Rose Jr. 1 Yd Run (Greg Joseph Kick)25-28
Player stats
Minnesota Vikings
| Passing | C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SACKS | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kellen Mond | 16/23 | 196 | 8.5 | 0 | 1 | 1-3 | — |
| Kirk Cousins | 5/7 | 57 | 8.1 | 0 | 0 | 1-9 | — |
| Jake Browning | 2/8 | 41 | 5.1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | — |
| Rushing | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A.J. Rose | 6 | 41 | 6.8 | 2 | 32 |
| Kellen Mond | 5 | 40 | 8.0 | 0 | 14 |
| Ito Smith | 10 | 27 | 2.7 | 0 | 7 |
| Ameer Abdullah | 6 | 21 | 3.5 | 0 | 9 |
| Ihmir Smith-Marsette | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 |
| Kirk Cousins | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Receiving | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | TGTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| K.J. Osborn | 3 | 68 | 22.7 | 0 | 32 | 7 |
| Ihmir Smith-Marsette | 3 | 43 | 14.3 | 0 | 26 | 3 |
| Irv Smith Jr. | 2 | 39 | 19.5 | 0 | 23 | 2 |
| Whop Philyor | 2 | 35 | 17.5 | 0 | 29 | 2 |
| Brandon Dillon | 3 | 31 | 10.3 | 0 | 19 | 5 |
| Chad Beebe | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 0 | 16 | 5 |
| A.J. Rose | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 0 | 16 | 3 |
| Ameer Abdullah | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | 7 | 2 |
| Zach Davidson | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 | 2 |
| Ito Smith | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 | 2 |
| Myron Mitchell | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 | 2 |
| Jake Bargas | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dakota Dozier | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Defense | TOT | SOLO | SACKS | TFL | PD | QB HTS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Xavier Woods | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Harrison Hand | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cameron Dantzler Sr. | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Myles Dorn | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kris Boyd | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DJ Wonnum | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Nick Vigil | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cam Bynum | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stephen Weatherly | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Connelly | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Blake Lynch | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bashaud Breeland | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kenny Willekes | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Chazz Surratt | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Troy Dye | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| James Lynch | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dalvin Tomlinson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Everson Griffen | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Hercules Mata'afa | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Tuf Borland | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ihmir Smith-Marsette | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jalyn Holmes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zeandae Johnson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sheldon Richardson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Parry Nickerson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Kansas City Chiefs
| Passing | C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SACKS | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shane Buechele | 20/33 | 231 | 7.0 | 2 | 1 | 3-20 | — |
| Patrick Mahomes | 8/9 | 117 | 13.0 | 2 | 0 | 0-0 | — |
| Rushing | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derrick Gore | 6 | 26 | 4.3 | 0 | 8 |
| Jerick McKinnon | 4 | 23 | 5.8 | 0 | 8 |
| Darwin Thompson | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 0 | 4 |
| Mecole Hardman Jr. | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 |
| Michael Burton | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Shane Buechele | 4 | -3 | -0.8 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | TGTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derrick Gore | 5 | 80 | 16.0 | 1 | 56 | 5 |
| Marcus Kemp | 3 | 41 | 13.7 | 1 | 23 | 3 |
| Tyreek Hill | 1 | 35 | 35.0 | 1 | 35 | 1 |
| Travis Kelce | 2 | 35 | 17.5 | 0 | 28 | 2 |
| Demarcus Robinson | 2 | 30 | 15.0 | 0 | 20 | 2 |
| Daurice Fountain | 3 | 26 | 8.7 | 0 | 15 | 7 |
| Noah Gray | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 0 | 23 | 3 |
| Jody Fortson | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 0 | 13 | 3 |
| Darwin Thompson | 3 | 14 | 4.7 | 0 | 8 | 3 |
| Maurice Ffrench | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | 13 | 2 |
| Byron Pringle | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 | 3 |
| Cornell Powell | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 | 2 |
| Blake Bell | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| Jerick McKinnon | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| Darrius Shepherd | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dalton Schoen | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Defense | TOT | SOLO | SACKS | TFL | PD | QB HTS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyler Clark | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dicaprio Bootle | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Devon Key | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Austin Edwards | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tim Ward | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Armani Watts | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Emmanuel Smith | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Danna | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zayne Anderson | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marlon Character | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Willie Gay Jr. | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anthony Hitchens | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| L'Jarius Sneed | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Joshua Kaindoh | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Bolton | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darius Harris | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BoPete Keyes | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Lammons | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Daniel Sorensen | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marcus Kemp | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Khalen Saunders | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DeAndre Baker | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Omari Cobb | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Demone Harris | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Hughes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dalton Schoen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jody Fortson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Okafor | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Game info
- Stadium
- Arrowhead Stadium · Kansas City, MO
- Surface
- Natural grass
- Attendance
- 72,680
- TV
- NFL Net
- Officials
- Ed Camp (Down judge) · Tom Hill (Field judge) · Greg Bradley (Line judge) · Rich Martinez (Back judge) · Shawn Hochuli (Referee) · Chad Hill (Side judge) · Terry Killens Jr. (Umpire)
About this game
Who won Vikings vs Chiefs?
Chiefs won 28-25 over Vikings on Friday, August 27, 2021.
When was Vikings vs Chiefs played?
On Friday, August 27, 2021, at 8:00 PM ET at Arrowhead Stadium.
Where was Vikings vs Chiefs played?
At Arrowhead Stadium.