Week 17, 2015

played in Detroit, MI

68 degrees, fair, calm

Minnesota Vikings	0	6	3	0	-	9
Detroit Lions	7	7	7	3	-	24

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:51 DET - Johnny Clemens 3 run (Vincent York extra point)
2Q: 10:08 DET - Jordy Nelson 7 pass from John McGregor (Vincent York extra point)
2Q: 02:00 MIN - Bert Farmer 30 pass from Andre' Woodson (Nate Kaeding extra point failed)
3Q: 11:24 DET - Mario Manningham 32 pass from John McGregor (Vincent York extra point)
3Q: 04:23 MIN - Nate Kaeding 31 field goal
4Q: 12:32 DET - Vincent York 40 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:51 DET - Johnny Clemens 3 run (Vincent York extra point)
2Q: 10:08 DET - Jordy Nelson 7 pass from John McGregor (Vincent York extra point)
2Q: 02:00 MIN - Bert Farmer 30 pass from Andre' Woodson (Nate Kaeding extra point failed)
3Q: 11:24 DET - Mario Manningham 32 pass from John McGregor (Vincent York extra point)
3Q: 04:23 MIN - Nate Kaeding 31 field goal
4Q: 12:32 DET - Vincent York 40 field goal

Team Statistics MIN DET
Record 5-11 6-9-1
First Downs 13 24
- by Rushing 2 7
- by Passing 11 17
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 255 414
- Offensive Plays 64 74
- Yards per Play 3.98 5.59
Net Rushing Yards 67 112
- Rushing Attempts 23 30
- Yards per Rush 2.91 3.73
Net Passing Yards 188 302
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 40 - 20 - 2 43 - 27 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 193 308
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/5 1/6
- Yards per Pass Play 4.59 6.86
Fumbles/Lost 4/2 3/1
3rd Down Conversions 7/17 6/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.5 8.3
4th Down Conversions 1/3 0/0
Penalties/Yards 3/20 2/15
Punt Returns/Yards 2/17 1/1
Kick Returns/Yards 5/133 2/47
Interception Ret./Yards 1/13 2/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 36 OWN 31
Time of Possession 25:10 34:50

Team Statistics	MIN	DET
Record	5-11	6-9-1
First Downs	13	24
- by Rushing	2	7
- by Passing	11	17
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	255	414
- Offensive Plays	64	74
- Yards per Play	3.98	5.59
Net Rushing Yards	67	112
- Rushing Attempts	23	30
- Yards per Rush	2.91	3.73
Net Passing Yards	188	302
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	40 - 20 - 2	43 - 27 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	193	308
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/5	1/6
- Yards per Pass Play	4.59	6.86
Fumbles/Lost	4/2	3/1
3rd Down Conversions	7/17	6/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.5	8.3
4th Down Conversions	1/3	0/0
Penalties/Yards	3/20	2/15
Punt Returns/Yards	2/17	1/1
Kick Returns/Yards	5/133	2/47
Interception Ret./Yards	1/13	2/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 36	OWN 31
Time of Possession	25:10	34:50

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:45	2:51	OWN 35	5	32	Interception
1	2:37	2:44	OWN 28	7	31	Punt
2	9:58	4:40	OWN 34	9	32	Punt
2	2:50	1:12	OWN 41	5	59	Touchdown
3	15:00	1:12	OWN 35	3	5	Punt
3	12:06	0:08	OWN 31	1	1	Fumble
3	11:13	3:01	OWN 38	5	14	Punt
3	7:09	2:53	OPP 37	6	23	Field Goal
4	15:00	0:46	OWN 20	3	-5	Interception
4	11:48	1:23	OWN 20	3	1	Punt
4	8:12	5:13	OWN 44	13	47	Downs
4	2:19	0:29	OWN 44	4	0	Downs

Detroit Lions
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:15	OWN 20	9	80	Touchdown
1	7:54	5:17	OWN 10	10	69	Missed FG
2	14:53	4:55	OWN 20	10	80	Touchdown
2	5:18	2:28	OWN 20	7	46	Interception
2	1:38	1:38	OWN 18	4	15	Half
3	13:48	1:42	OWN 13	3	8	Punt
3	11:58	0:45	OPP 32	2	32	Touchdown
3	8:12	1:03	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
3	4:16	4:16	OWN 33	8	28	Punt
4	14:14	1:49	OWN 41	5	36	Field Goal
4	12:17	0:29	OPP 35	3	-5	Punt
4	10:25	2:13	OWN 49	4	17	Fumble
4	2:59	0:40	OWN 9	3	6	Punt
4	1:50	1:50	OPP 44	3	-11	Game

Game MVP: John McGregor, Detroit Lions

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Horace McGregor	12	35	2.92	9	0
Timothy Hightower	6	10	1.67	4	0
Andre' Woodson	5	22	4.40	11	1

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Johnny Clemens	20	75	3.75	12	2	1
LenDale White	8	39	4.88	13	1	0
John McGregor	2	-2	-1.00	-1	0	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Andre' Woodson	40	20	193	1/5	1	33	2	51.3

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
John McGregor	43	27	308	1/6	2	41	1	90.1

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Warren Nieto	6	15	39	6.50	4	10	0
RB Horace McGregor	4	4	18	4.50	0	8	0
TE Bert Farmer	3	4	42	14.00	3	30	1
WR Lenny Piller	2	4	40	20.00	0	33	0
WR Roscoe Parrish	2	6	23	11.50	2	13	0
WR Steve Smith	1	2	19	19.00	0	19	0
FB Josh Talent	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
RB Timothy Hightower	1	3	6	6.00	0	6	0
TE O.J. Checkovich	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Detroit	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Jordy Nelson	7	9	58	8.29	21	20	1
TE Cornelius Newnam	6	10	97	16.17	39	41	0
RB Johnny Clemens	4	6	32	8.00	4	16	0
WR Howie Hutton	3	7	44	14.67	13	22	0
WR Mario Manningham	3	4	67	22.33	11	32	1
RB LenDale White	2	3	9	4.50	0	6	0
TE Roman Ensey	1	2	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
TE Rodney Styblo	1	1	2	2.00	0	2	0
FB Deon Griffith	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Cameron Worrell	1	13	13.00	0

Detroit	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Jerald Madison	1	0	0.00	0
CB Jack Ikegwuonu	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force
Horace McGregor	2	0	0
Claude Wheeler	1	0	0
Timothy Hightower	1	0	0
Alex Stepanovich	0	1	0
O.J. Checkovich	0	1	0
Andy Lyle	0	1	0
A.J. Hudson	0	0	1
Gerald Alexander	0	0	1
Bucky Sawczyn	0	0	1

Detroit	Fumb	Recov	Force
Johnny Clemens	2	0	0
LenDale White	1	1	0
Shane Olivea	0	1	0
Erik Coleman	0	1	0
Jermon Bushrod	0	1	0
Frank Mix	0	0	2
Roman Ensey	0	0	1
Ike Whittenburg	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Charles Shackelford	5	201	40.2	28.0	48	1

Detroit	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Durant Brooks	5	199	39.8	28.4	51	0

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Nate Kaeding	1/1	0/0	0/0	31	0/1

Detroit	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Vincent York	1/2	1/1	0/0	40	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Carnell Williams	2	17	8.5	0

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Howie Hutton	1	1	1.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Claude Wheeler	5	133	26.6	0

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Erik Coleman	2	47	23.5	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Gerald Alexander	9	1	1.0	30	42
ILB Boomer Grigsby	7	2	0.0	29	39
OLB Andy Lyle	6	0	0.0	25	29
S Cameron Worrell	5	2	0.0	20	29
DT Bucky Sawczyn	5	1	0.0	27	33
CB R.J. Cassidy	5	1	0.0	27	40
CB Corey Graham	5	0	0.0	19	28
S Caleb Campbell	3	2	0.0	5	15
CB Irving Givens	2	2	0.0	27	41
DT Scottie Benton	1	2	0.0	30	43
WR Warren Nieto	1	0	---	---	---
DE Norman Bradley	1	0	0.0	21	31
DT A.J. Hudson	1	0	0.0	8	12
DE Winfred Gerhardt	1	0	0.0	27	41
ILB Bryan Waller	1	0	0.0	1	5
TE O.J. Checkovich	1	0	---	---	---
CB Travis Gerak	1	0	0.0	3	4
OLB Phil Graham	0	1	0.0	9	14

Detroit	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Frank Mix	7	2	0.0	17	38
ILB George McDade	7	1	0.0	23	41
OLB Horace Mohring	6	1	0.0	21	35
S Erik Coleman	5	5	0.0	23	41
CB Jack Ikegwuonu	4	1	0.0	23	39
DT Ike Whittenburg	4	0	0.0	23	40
DE Kennedy Sampson	2	2	0.5	23	38
DT Jesse Mahelona	2	1	0.5	21	34
S Madieu Williams	2	1	0.0	18	39
CB Jerald Madison	2	1	0.0	23	40
DE Phillip Merling	1	1	0.0	23	38
TE Cornelius Newnam	1	0	---	---	---
S Albert Brumfield	1	0	0.0	2	6
WR Jordy Nelson	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Stephen Nicholas	0	1	0.0	8	9

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
S Gerald Alexander	1.0	0	0	42
DE Norman Bradley	0.0	1	0	31
DE Winfred Gerhardt	0.0	0	2	41
DT Bucky Sawczyn	0.0	0	1	33

Detroit	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Kennedy Sampson	0.5	1	0	38
DT Jesse Mahelona	0.5	0	0	34
DE Phillip Merling	0.0	1	0	38
DT Ike Whittenburg	0.0	0	1	40

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Andy Lyle	6	1	0	29
ILB Boomer Grigsby	5	0	0	39
CB R.J. Cassidy	3	1	0	40
CB Corey Graham	3	0	0	28
CB Irving Givens	2	2	0	41
S Cameron Worrell	2	0	1	29
S Caleb Campbell	2	0	0	15
S Gerald Alexander	1	2	0	42
ILB Bryan Waller	1	0	0	5
DT Bucky Sawczyn	1	0	0	33
CB Travis Gerak	1	0	0	4
OLB Phillip Wolfe	0	1	0	15
DT A.J. Hudson	0	1	0	12
OLB Phil Graham	0	1	0	14

Detroit	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Frank Mix	5	1	0	38
ILB George McDade	4	1	0	41
CB Jack Ikegwuonu	3	0	1	39
OLB Horace Mohring	3	0	0	35
S Madieu Williams	2	0	0	39
S Albert Brumfield	1	2	0	6
CB Jerald Madison	1	0	1	40
DT Jesse Mahelona	1	0	0	34
S Erik Coleman	0	1	0	41
OLB Stephen Nicholas	0	1	0	9

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Alex Stepanovich	1	6	22	0	40
Justin Blaylock	1	4	15	0	30
Uche Nwaneri	1	2	15	0	30
O.J. Checkovich	1	1	11	0	28
Sammy Schlesinger	1	1	19	0	34
Carl Nicks	0	3	11	0	17
Josh Talent	0	2	13	0	22
Kennedy Gaylord	0	1	20	0	35
Bert Farmer	0	0	16	1	27

Detroit	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Joe Thomas	2	6	25	0	42
Jermon Bushrod	2	4	27	0	40
Roman Ensey	2	3	19	0	23
Darryl Coffey	1	3	27	0	35
Kirk Cash	1	3	21	0	35
Roy England	1	2	23	0	35
O.J. Riley	1	2	5	0	2
Darryl Ottesen	0	2	9	1	9
Cornelius Newnam	0	2	28	0	38
Deon Griffith	0	1	3	0	5

Special Teams Tackles

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Carnell Williams	1	19
Phillip Wolfe	1	13
O.J. Checkovich	1	12

Detroit	Tackles	STPlays
Jack Ikegwuonu	2	11
Deon Griffith	1	13
Roman Ensey	1	11
Hugh Roundy	1	7
O.J. Riley	1	7
Erik Coleman	1	6

Participation

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Gerald Alexander	---	---	30	42	4	76
Scottie Benton	---	---	30	43	2	75
Boomer Grigsby	---	---	29	39	3	71
Irving Givens	---	---	27	41	2	70
Winfred Gerhardt	---	---	27	41	2	70
R.J. Cassidy	---	---	27	40	2	69
Alex Stepanovich	22	40	---	---	2	64
Andre' Woodson	23	41	---	---	---	64
Bucky Sawczyn	---	---	27	33	1	61
Andy Lyle	---	---	25	29	6	60
Norman Bradley	---	---	21	31	7	59
Sammy Schlesinger	19	34	---	---	4	57
Corey Graham	---	---	19	28	9	56
Kennedy Gaylord	20	35	---	---	---	55
Warren Nieto	19	35	---	---	---	54
Cameron Worrell	---	---	20	29	3	52
Uche Nwaneri	15	30	---	---	6	51
Justin Blaylock	15	30	---	---	6	51
O.J. Checkovich	11	28	---	---	12	51
Bert Farmer	16	27	---	---	7	50
Josh Talent	13	22	---	---	12	47
Roscoe Parrish	17	27	---	---	---	44
Horace McGregor	15	26	---	---	---	41
Carl Nicks	11	17	---	---	6	34
Phillip Wolfe	---	---	5	15	13	33
Steve Smith	7	13	---	---	13	33
Sammie Hodges	9	12	---	---	6	27
Jay Moore	---	---	9	13	5	27
Phil Graham	---	---	9	14	4	27
Lenny Piller	9	12	---	---	5	26
Caleb Campbell	---	---	5	15	5	25
Carnell Williams	1	4	---	---	19	24
Timothy Hightower	6	9	---	---	7	22
A.J. Hudson	---	---	8	12	---	20
Claude Wheeler	---	---	3	3	13	19
Thomas DeCoud	---	---	0	2	13	15
Hugh Hopper	---	---	2	2	8	12
D.J. Monroe	1	2	---	---	9	12
Johnnie Thatcher	4	7	---	---	---	11
Bryan Waller	---	---	1	5	5	11
Travis Gerak	---	---	3	4	---	7
Corey Middleton	---	---	3	3	---	6
Charles Shackelford	0	0	---	---	6	6
Nate Kaeding	0	0	---	---	4	4
Jason Campbell	0	0	---	---	---	0
Julio McElroy	0	0	---	---	---	0

Detroit	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
John McGregor	30	44	---	---	---	74
Jack Ikegwuonu	---	---	23	39	11	73
Cornelius Newnam	28	38	---	---	5	71
Erik Coleman	---	---	23	41	6	70
Darryl Coffey	27	35	---	---	5	67
Jermon Bushrod	27	40	---	---	---	67
Joe Thomas	25	42	---	---	---	67
Jordy Nelson	27	39	---	---	---	66
George McDade	---	---	23	41	1	65
Jerald Madison	---	---	23	40	1	64
Ike Whittenburg	---	---	23	40	1	64
Kennedy Sampson	---	---	23	38	1	62
Phillip Merling	---	---	23	38	1	62
Madieu Williams	---	---	18	39	4	61
Howie Hutton	20	37	---	---	4	61
Roy England	23	35	---	---	2	60
Horace Mohring	---	---	21	35	2	58
Jesse Mahelona	---	---	21	34	1	56
Frank Mix	---	---	17	38	1	56
Kirk Cash	21	35	---	---	---	56
Roman Ensey	19	23	---	---	11	53
Johnny Clemens	20	28	---	---	---	48
LenDale White	10	16	---	---	20	46
Hugh Roundy	8	15	---	---	7	30
Craig Davis	8	7	---	---	13	28
Mario Manningham	9	19	---	---	---	28
Rodney Styblo	5	7	---	---	15	27
Darryl Ottesen	9	9	---	---	7	25
Stephen Nicholas	---	---	8	9	5	22
Deon Griffith	3	5	---	---	13	21
Shane Olivea	5	7	---	---	7	19
Martin Weinstein	---	---	0	1	18	19
O.J. Riley	5	2	---	---	7	14
Reuben Cash	1	1	---	---	11	13
Kirk Fisk	---	---	0	1	12	13
Alonzo Button	---	---	0	1	8	9
C.J. Mosley	---	---	5	3	---	8
Conrad Singleton	---	---	0	3	5	8
Albert Brumfield	---	---	2	6	---	8
Vincent York	0	0	---	---	7	7
Marc McLean	---	---	0	0	7	7
Durant Brooks	0	0	---	---	7	7
Rod Coffey	---	---	0	1	5	6
Bill Swancutt	---	---	0	3	---	3
J.P. Losman	0	0	---	---	---	0
Alex Brink	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	0	0	0.0
Middle	14	27	1.9
Right	9	40	4.4
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	18	3.0
Middle	10	40	4.0
Right	12	56	4.7
None	2	-2	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Andre' Woodson	40	20	2	5	5	6	2	1	2

Detroit	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
John McGregor	43	27	5	0	2	9	3	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	6	6.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	12	64	3.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	4	41	3.4
Long (19+ Yds)	10	3	82	8.2

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	9	3	12	1.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	13	95	6.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	8	100	8.3
Long (19+ Yds)	7	3	101	14.4

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Warren Nieto	15	6	2	39	0	35
WR Roscoe Parrish	6	2	0	23	0	27
WR Lenny Piller	4	2	1	40	1	12
RB Horace McGregor	4	4	0	18	0	26
TE Bert Farmer	4	3	0	42	1	27
RB Timothy Hightower	3	1	1	6	0	9
WR Steve Smith	2	1	1	19	0	13
TE O.J. Checkovich	1	0	0	0	0	28
FB Josh Talent	1	1	0	6	0	22

Detroit	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Cornelius Newnam	10	6	0	97	1	38
WR Jordy Nelson	9	7	1	58	1	39
WR Howie Hutton	7	3	1	44	1	37
RB Johnny Clemens	6	4	0	32	0	28
WR Mario Manningham	4	3	0	67	2	19
RB LenDale White	3	2	0	9	0	16
TE Roman Ensey	2	1	0	-1	0	23
TE Rodney Styblo	1	1	0	2	0	7
FB Deon Griffith	1	0	0	0	0	5

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Andre' Woodson	1	1	1.00	4.40
Timothy Hightower	1	0	0.00	1.67

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Johnny Clemens	4	15	3.75	3.75
LenDale White	1	1	1.00	4.88

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Andre' Woodson	3	1	8	2.67	4.83

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
John McGregor	3	2	13	4.33	7.16

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Roscoe Parrish	1	0	0	0.00	3.83
RB Horace McGregor	1	1	8	8.00	4.50
RB Timothy Hightower	1	0	0	0.00	2.00

Detroit	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB LenDale White	1	1	6	6.00	3.00
WR Howie Hutton	1	0	0	0.00	6.29
WR Jordy Nelson	1	1	7	7.00	6.44

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Horace McGregor	2	1
Andre' Woodson	1	0
Timothy Hightower	1	0

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

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Andre' Woodson	13	8	6

Detroit	Att	Comp	Conversions
John McGregor	9	5	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Warren Nieto	5	3	2
TE Bert Farmer	2	1	0
WR Steve Smith	2	1	1
RB Timothy Hightower	2	1	1
WR Lenny Piller	1	1	1
WR Roscoe Parrish	1	1	1

Detroit	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Cornelius Newnam	3	2	1
WR Howie Hutton	2	0	0
WR Jordy Nelson	2	1	1
RB LenDale White	1	1	1
WR Mario Manningham	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 52,100 (65,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 15,800 (19,600)
End Zone 11,500 (14,200)
Mezzanine 6,600 (8,200)
Sideline Seats 10,200 (12,500)
Club Seats 5,500 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes 2,500 (3,500)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	52,100 (65,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	15,800 (19,600)
End Zone	11,500 (14,200)
Mezzanine	6,600 (8,200)
Sideline Seats	10,200 (12,500)
Club Seats	5,500 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes	2,500 (3,500)