Week 11, 2015

played in Minnesota, MN

68 degrees, fair, calm

Detroit Lions	3	10	7	3	-	23
Minnesota Vikings	3	3	7	0	-	13

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:06 DET - Vincent York 33 field goal
1Q: 04:19 MIN - Nate Kaeding 30 field goal
2Q: 15:00 DET - Vincent York 38 field goal
2Q: 07:03 MIN - Nate Kaeding 35 field goal
2Q: 04:04 DET - Craig Davis 23 pass from John McGregor (Vincent York extra point)
3Q: 08:50 MIN - Josh Talent 1 pass from Trent Edwards (Nate Kaeding extra point)
3Q: 06:49 DET - Cornelius Newnam 7 pass from John McGregor (Vincent York extra point)
4Q: 06:49 DET - Vincent York 34 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:06 DET - Vincent York 33 field goal
1Q: 04:19 MIN - Nate Kaeding 30 field goal
2Q: 15:00 DET - Vincent York 38 field goal
2Q: 07:03 MIN - Nate Kaeding 35 field goal
2Q: 04:04 DET - Craig Davis 23 pass from John McGregor (Vincent York extra point)
3Q: 08:50 MIN - Josh Talent 1 pass from Trent Edwards (Nate Kaeding extra point)
3Q: 06:49 DET - Cornelius Newnam 7 pass from John McGregor (Vincent York extra point)
4Q: 06:49 DET - Vincent York 34 field goal

Team Statistics DET MIN
Record 2-8 4-6
First Downs 25 15
- by Rushing 6 3
- by Passing 14 11
- by Penalty 5 1
Total Net Yards 385 290
- Offensive Plays 70 57
- Yards per Play 5.50 5.09
Net Rushing Yards 101 63
- Rushing Attempts 24 14
- Yards per Rush 4.21 4.50
Net Passing Yards 284 227
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 44 - 31 - 0 43 - 27 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 300 227
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/16 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 6.17 5.28
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 3/11 5/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.4 7.2
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 5/32 8/83
Punt Returns/Yards 3/28 1/4
Kick Returns/Yards 2/45 6/129
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/3 1/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 26 OWN 24
Time of Possession 33:49 26:11

Team Statistics	DET	MIN
Record	2-8	4-6
First Downs	25	15
- by Rushing	6	3
- by Passing	14	11
- by Penalty	5	1
Total Net Yards	385	290
- Offensive Plays	70	57
- Yards per Play	5.50	5.09
Net Rushing Yards	101	63
- Rushing Attempts	24	14
- Yards per Rush	4.21	4.50
Net Passing Yards	284	227
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	44 - 31 - 0	43 - 27 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	300	227
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/16	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	6.17	5.28
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	3/11	5/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.4	7.2
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	5/32	8/83
Punt Returns/Yards	3/28	1/4
Kick Returns/Yards	2/45	6/129
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/3	1/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 26	OWN 24
Time of Possession	33:49	26:11

Drive Charts

Detroit Lions
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:38	OWN 26	5	26	Punt
1	10:50	2:52	OWN 45	6	39	Field Goal
1	4:12	4:20	OWN 33	9	46	Field Goal
2	13:58	2:38	OWN 16	5	23	Punt
2	6:57	3:10	OWN 20	8	80	Touchdown
2	2:06	1:52	OWN 25	5	10	Punt
3	8:42	1:58	OWN 20	5	80	Touchdown
3	2:20	2:27	OWN 21	9	53	Fumble
4	13:19	6:36	OWN 15	14	68	Field Goal
4	3:33	1:22	OWN 37	4	17	Punt
4	1:48	1:48	OWN 36	3	6	Game

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:22	1:32	OWN 5	3	9	Punt
1	7:58	3:46	OWN 29	7	58	Field Goal
2	14:52	0:54	OWN 35	3	6	Punt
2	11:20	4:23	OWN 21	8	61	Field Goal
2	3:47	1:41	OWN 36	3	3	Punt
2	0:14	0:14	OWN 26	1	5	Half
3	15:00	6:18	OWN 27	13	73	Touchdown
3	6:44	4:24	OWN 17	7	29	Punt
4	14:53	1:34	OWN 26	3	2	Punt
4	6:43	3:10	OWN 39	6	24	Downs
4	2:11	0:23	OWN 13	3	18	Interception

Game MVP: John McGregor, Detroit Lions

Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Johnny Clemens	15	71	4.73	15	1
LenDale White	7	28	4.00	7	0
John McGregor	2	2	1.00	3	0

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Horace McGregor	10	49	4.90	13	1
Timothy Hightower	3	3	1.00	2	0
Carnell Williams	1	11	11.00	11	1

Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
John McGregor	44	31	300	2/16	2	54	0	104.3

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Trent Edwards	43	27	227	0/0	1	45	1	74.4

Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Howie Hutton	8	9	66	8.25	2	15	0
RB Johnny Clemens	6	6	41	6.83	24	22	0
WR Jordy Nelson	6	10	91	15.17	2	54	0
TE Cornelius Newnam	5	6	36	7.20	3	15	1
TE Rodney Styblo	3	4	18	6.00	5	11	0
WR Craig Davis	2	4	42	21.00	1	23	1
TE Roman Ensey	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
WR Reuben Cash	0	3	0	0.00	0	0	0
FB Deon Griffith	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Horace McGregor	7	9	24	3.43	2	7	0
WR D.J. Monroe	5	6	89	17.80	26	45	0
WR Lenny Piller	4	7	46	11.50	11	24	0
WR Warren Nieto	3	6	30	10.00	1	15	0
RB Timothy Hightower	3	4	15	5.00	7	8	0
RB Carnell Williams	1	2	2	2.00	0	2	0
WR Roscoe Parrish	1	5	6	6.00	0	6	0
TE Bert Farmer	1	2	5	5.00	0	5	0
TE O.J. Checkovich	1	1	9	9.00	3	9	0
FB Josh Talent	1	1	1	1.00	0	1	1

Interception Statistics

Detroit	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Madieu Williams	1	0	0.00	0

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Detroit	Fumb	Recov	Force
Johnny Clemens	1	0	0
John McGregor	1	0	0
Roman Ensey	0	1	0
Horace Mohring	0	0	1

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force
Timothy Hightower	1	0	0
R.J. Cassidy	0	1	1
O.J. Checkovich	0	1	0
Phil Graham	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Detroit	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Durant Brooks	4	159	39.8	38.8	44	3

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Charles Shackelford	5	225	45.0	39.4	49	3

Kicking Statistics

Detroit	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Vincent York	3/3	0/0	0/0	38	2/2

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Nate Kaeding	2/2	0/0	0/0	35	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Howie Hutton	3	28	9.3	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Carnell Williams	1	4	4.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Erik Coleman	2	45	22.5	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Claude Wheeler	6	129	21.5	0

Defensive Statistics

Detroit	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
S Erik Coleman	7	2	14	42
ILB George McDade	5	5	13	43
CB Martin Weinstein	5	1	7	26
CB Frank Mix	4	1	13	42
OLB Horace Mohring	4	0	12	32
S Madieu Williams	3	1	12	39
CB Jerald Madison	3	0	2	11
DE Phillip Merling	2	1	10	41
CB Jack Ikegwuonu	2	1	14	43
DT Jesse Mahelona	1	2	12	30
OLB Stephen Nicholas	1	1	8	17
DT Ike Whittenburg	1	1	14	42
DT C.J. Mosley	1	0	2	5
DE Kennedy Sampson	1	0	13	41
DE Bill Swancutt	0	1	4	2

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Phil Graham	8	0	1.0	11	31
S Gerald Alexander	7	0	0.0	17	38
OLB Andy Lyle	6	2	0.0	13	19
ILB Boomer Grigsby	5	2	0.0	22	38
CB R.J. Cassidy	3	1	1.0	15	33
OLB Phillip Wolfe	3	2	0.0	14	28
DE Norman Bradley	3	1	0.0	15	21
CB Irving Givens	3	1	0.0	18	36
CB Corey Graham	3	1	0.0	6	10
S Cameron Worrell	2	0	0.0	8	10
DE Winfred Gerhardt	2	0	0.0	21	42
S Thomas DeCoud	2	0	0.0	7	8
S Caleb Campbell	2	0	0.0	14	32
DT Jackie Maxwell	1	0	0.0	4	14
WR Roscoe Parrish	1	0	---	---	---
DE Jay Moore	1	0	0.0	9	25
ILB Bryan Waller	1	0	0.0	6	12
DT Scottie Benton	0	2	0.0	24	42
CB Travis Gerak	0	2	0.0	9	13
DT A.J. Hudson	0	1	0.0	13	25

Pass Rush Statistics

Detroit	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Ike Whittenburg	0.0	0	2	0	42
DE Kennedy Sampson	0.0	0	1	0	41

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Phil Graham	1.0	0	0	31
CB R.J. Cassidy	1.0	0	0	33
DT Scottie Benton	0.0	1	2	42
ILB Boomer Grigsby	0.0	0	1	38
DT A.J. Hudson	0.0	0	1	25
S Gerald Alexander	0.0	0	1	38
DE Winfred Gerhardt	0.0	0	1	42

Pass Defense Statistics

Detroit	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Martin Weinstein	5	1	0	26
CB Frank Mix	4	1	0	42
S Madieu Williams	3	1	1	39
CB Jerald Madison	3	1	0	11
ILB George McDade	3	0	0	43
S Erik Coleman	2	2	0	42
DT C.J. Mosley	2	0	0	5
OLB Horace Mohring	2	0	0	32
DE Phillip Merling	1	1	0	41
CB Jack Ikegwuonu	1	1	0	43
DE Kennedy Sampson	1	0	0	41
OLB Stephen Nicholas	0	1	0	17

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Phil Graham	5	0	31
CB Irving Givens	4	1	36
S Gerald Alexander	4	1	38
OLB Andy Lyle	4	0	19
OLB Phillip Wolfe	3	0	28
CB R.J. Cassidy	3	0	33
S Caleb Campbell	2	1	32
S Cameron Worrell	1	0	10
DT Jackie Maxwell	1	0	14
DE Norman Bradley	1	0	21
CB Corey Graham	1	0	10
DE Winfred Gerhardt	1	0	42
S Thomas DeCoud	1	0	8

Blocking Statistics

Detroit	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jermon Bushrod	4	7	22	0	44
Joe Thomas	2	5	22	1	45
Darryl Coffey	2	3	19	0	41
Cornelius Newnam	1	2	23	0	42
Roy England	1	1	21	0	37
Roman Ensey	1	1	12	0	31
Kirk Cash	0	2	14	0	37
O.J. Riley	0	1	2	0	1
Darryl Ottesen	0	0	10	1	9

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Kennedy Gaylord	2	4	12	36
Uche Nwaneri	2	3	12	34
Alex Stepanovich	1	4	14	39
Sammy Schlesinger	1	3	12	28

Special Teams Tackles

Detroit	Tackles	STPlays
Jack Ikegwuonu	3	22
Deon Griffith	2	13
Rodney Styblo	1	17
Marc McLean	1	10

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Thomas DeCoud	2	15
Phillip Wolfe	2	9
Gerald Alexander	1	5

Participation

Detroit	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Jack Ikegwuonu	---	---	14	43	22	79
John McGregor	24	46	---	---	---	70
Cornelius Newnam	23	42	---	---	5	70
Joe Thomas	22	45	---	---	---	67
Jermon Bushrod	22	44	---	---	---	66
Jordy Nelson	24	42	---	---	---	66
Darryl Coffey	19	41	---	---	5	65
Erik Coleman	---	---	14	42	8	64
Roy England	21	37	---	---	2	60
Ike Whittenburg	---	---	14	42	2	58
George McDade	---	---	13	43	2	58
Madieu Williams	---	---	12	39	6	57
Frank Mix	---	---	13	42	2	57
Roman Ensey	12	31	---	---	13	56
Kennedy Sampson	---	---	13	41	2	56
Howie Hutton	19	32	---	---	3	54
Phillip Merling	---	---	10	41	2	53
Kirk Cash	14	37	---	---	---	51
Horace Mohring	---	---	12	32	3	47
LenDale White	7	17	---	---	22	46
Johnny Clemens	17	29	---	---	---	46
Jesse Mahelona	---	---	12	30	2	44
Martin Weinstein	---	---	7	26	11	44
Craig Davis	4	10	---	---	15	29
Stephen Nicholas	---	---	8	17	3	28
Rodney Styblo	2	8	---	---	17	27
Hugh Roundy	7	12	---	---	7	26
Darryl Ottesen	10	9	---	---	7	26
Deon Griffith	3	6	---	---	13	22
Reuben Cash	9	12	---	---	---	21
Albert Brumfield	---	---	2	12	3	17
Mario Manningham	0	1	---	---	14	15
Shane Olivea	3	4	---	---	7	14
Jerald Madison	---	---	2	11	1	14
Kirk Fisk	---	---	0	1	12	13
Alonzo Button	---	---	1	0	10	11
Marc McLean	---	---	0	1	10	11
O.J. Riley	2	1	---	---	7	10
Vincent York	0	0	---	---	9	9
Conrad Singleton	---	---	1	2	5	8
C.J. Mosley	---	---	2	5	---	7
Durant Brooks	0	0	---	---	7	7
Rod Coffey	---	---	0	1	5	6
Bill Swancutt	---	---	4	2	---	6
J.P. Losman	0	0	---	---	---	0
Alex Brink	0	0	---	---	---	0

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Scottie Benton	---	---	24	42	3	69
Winfred Gerhardt	---	---	21	42	3	66
Boomer Grigsby	---	---	22	38	3	63
Gerald Alexander	---	---	17	38	5	60
Irving Givens	---	---	18	36	3	57
Trent Edwards	14	43	---	---	---	57
Alex Stepanovich	14	39	---	---	2	55
Uche Nwaneri	12	34	---	---	7	53
Justin Blaylock	13	33	---	---	7	53
R.J. Cassidy	---	---	15	33	4	52
Phillip Wolfe	---	---	14	28	9	51
Caleb Campbell	---	---	14	32	4	50
Kennedy Gaylord	12	36	---	---	---	48
Andy Lyle	---	---	13	19	15	47
Lenny Piller	8	34	---	---	4	46
Sammy Schlesinger	12	28	---	---	5	45
Roscoe Parrish	11	32	---	---	---	43
Phil Graham	---	---	11	31	1	43
Warren Nieto	12	29	---	---	---	41
Bert Farmer	7	19	---	---	15	41
Norman Bradley	---	---	15	21	5	41
D.J. Monroe	4	23	---	---	14	41
A.J. Hudson	---	---	13	25	2	40
Horace McGregor	10	28	---	---	---	38
O.J. Checkovich	7	18	---	---	13	38
Jay Moore	---	---	9	25	1	35
Josh Talent	6	13	---	---	16	35
Claude Wheeler	---	---	6	10	15	31
Thomas DeCoud	---	---	7	8	15	30
Corey Graham	---	---	6	10	12	28
Bryan Waller	---	---	6	12	10	28
Carl Nicks	3	17	---	---	7	27
Carnell Williams	1	2	---	---	21	24
Jackie Maxwell	---	---	4	14	5	23
Bucky Sawczyn	---	---	6	15	2	23
Travis Gerak	---	---	9	13	1	23
Sammie Hodges	2	13	---	---	7	22
Cameron Worrell	---	---	8	10	3	21
Johnnie Thatcher	2	15	---	---	---	17
B.J. Alcott	1	4	---	---	12	17
Timothy Hightower	3	13	---	---	---	16
Corey Middleton	---	---	6	4	---	10
Charles Shackelford	0	0	---	---	7	7
Nate Kaeding	0	0	---	---	6	6
Jason Campbell	0	0	---	---	---	0
Andre' Woodson	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	19	3.8
Middle	8	32	4.0
Right	10	51	5.1
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	29	9.7
Middle	9	23	2.6
Right	2	11	5.5
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
John McGregor	44	31	3	0	3	3	6	0	0

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Trent Edwards	43	27	3	0	3	9	3	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	7	23	2.9
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	11	61	4.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	10	120	8.0
Long (19+ Yds)	7	3	96	13.7

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	25	8.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	27	19	86	3.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	5	71	7.1
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	45	15.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Jordy Nelson	10	6	0	91	1	42
WR Howie Hutton	9	8	0	66	0	32
RB Johnny Clemens	6	6	0	41	1	29
TE Cornelius Newnam	6	5	0	36	0	42
TE Rodney Styblo	4	3	0	18	0	8
WR Craig Davis	4	2	1	42	1	10
WR Reuben Cash	3	0	2	0	0	12
TE Roman Ensey	1	1	0	6	0	31
FB Deon Griffith	1	0	0	0	0	6

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB Horace McGregor	9	7	0	24	0	28
WR Lenny Piller	7	4	3	46	1	34
WR Warren Nieto	6	3	0	30	0	29
WR D.J. Monroe	6	5	0	89	2	23
WR Roscoe Parrish	5	1	0	6	0	32
RB Timothy Hightower	4	3	0	15	0	13
RB Carnell Williams	2	1	0	2	0	2
TE Bert Farmer	2	1	0	5	0	19
TE O.J. Checkovich	1	1	0	9	0	18
FB Josh Talent	1	1	0	1	0	13

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Horace McGregor	1	1	1.00	4.90

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
John McGregor	7	2	18	2.57	6.82

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Trent Edwards	6	3	5	0.83	5.28

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Jordy Nelson	3	0	0	0.00	9.10
WR Craig Davis	1	0	0	0.00	10.50
TE Cornelius Newnam	1	1	7	7.00	6.00
WR Howie Hutton	1	1	11	11.00	7.33
FB Deon Griffith	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Lenny Piller	2	0	0	0.00	6.57
RB Horace McGregor	1	0	0	0.00	2.67
WR D.J. Monroe	1	1	3	3.00	14.83
FB Josh Talent	1	1	1	1.00	1.00
RB Timothy Hightower	1	1	1	1.00	3.75

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Rushes	Conversions
LenDale White	2	1
John McGregor	2	0
Johnny Clemens	1	0

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Horace McGregor	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Conversions
John McGregor	6	2	2

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Trent Edwards	12	9	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Craig Davis	2	0	0
WR Jordy Nelson	2	0	0
RB Johnny Clemens	1	1	1
WR Howie Hutton	1	1	1

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Horace McGregor	4	2	1
WR Lenny Piller	3	2	2
RB Timothy Hightower	2	2	1
WR Warren Nieto	1	1	0
RB Carnell Williams	1	1	0
TE Bert Farmer	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 84,000 (86,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 28,800 (29,400)
End Zone 20,800 (21,300)
Mezzanine 12,000 (12,300)
Sideline Seats 18,400 (18,800)
Club Seats 400 (500)
Luxury Boxes 3,600 (3,700)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	84,000 (86,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	28,800 (29,400)
End Zone	20,800 (21,300)
Mezzanine	12,000 (12,300)
Sideline Seats	18,400 (18,800)
Club Seats	400 (500)
Luxury Boxes	3,600 (3,700)