Week 15, 2016

played in Detroit, MI

68 degrees, fair, calm

Minnesota Vikings	7	10	0	6	-	23
Detroit Lions	7	7	7	7	-	28

Scoring Summary
1Q: 13:47 DET - Jordy Nelson 60 pass from J.P. Losman (Oliver Williams extra point)
1Q: 06:36 MIN - Shawn Hartman 5 pass from Rob Cressio (Nate Kaeding extra point)
2Q: 07:21 MIN - Nate Kaeding 45 field goal
2Q: 01:14 DET - Craig Davis 12 pass from J.P. Losman (Oliver Williams extra point)
2Q: 00:19 MIN - Nicky Winters 4 run (Nate Kaeding extra point)
3Q: 03:23 DET - Johnny Clemens 2 pass from J.P. Losman (Oliver Williams extra point)
4Q: 13:32 DET - Howie Hutton 11 pass from J.P. Losman (Oliver Williams extra point)
4Q: 02:00 MIN - Nicky Winters 1 pass from Rob Cressio (Rob Cressio pass for conversion failed)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 13:47 DET - Jordy Nelson 60 pass from J.P. Losman (Oliver Williams extra point)
1Q: 06:36 MIN - Shawn Hartman 5 pass from Rob Cressio (Nate Kaeding extra point)
2Q: 07:21 MIN - Nate Kaeding 45 field goal
2Q: 01:14 DET - Craig Davis 12 pass from J.P. Losman (Oliver Williams extra point)
2Q: 00:19 MIN - Nicky Winters 4 run (Nate Kaeding extra point)
3Q: 03:23 DET - Johnny Clemens 2 pass from J.P. Losman (Oliver Williams extra point)
4Q: 13:32 DET - Howie Hutton 11 pass from J.P. Losman (Oliver Williams extra point)
4Q: 02:00 MIN - Nicky Winters 1 pass from Rob Cressio (Rob Cressio pass for conversion failed)

Team Statistics MIN DET
Record 4-10 7-7
First Downs 19 20
- by Rushing 4 1
- by Passing 14 19
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 320 388
- Offensive Plays 69 58
- Yards per Play 4.64 6.69
Net Rushing Yards 92 38
- Rushing Attempts 28 23
- Yards per Rush 3.29 1.65
Net Passing Yards 228 350
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 38 - 27 - 0 34 - 24 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 243 357
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/15 1/7
- Yards per Pass Play 5.56 10.00
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 10/18 7/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.5 7.4
4th Down Conversions 1/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 2/15 5/34
Punt Returns/Yards 3/13 3/44
Kick Returns/Yards 4/73 3/51
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 1/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/0 3/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 27
Time of Possession 32:45 27:15

Team Statistics	MIN	DET
Record	4-10	7-7
First Downs	19	20
- by Rushing	4	1
- by Passing	14	19
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	320	388
- Offensive Plays	69	58
- Yards per Play	4.64	6.69
Net Rushing Yards	92	38
- Rushing Attempts	28	23
- Yards per Rush	3.29	1.65
Net Passing Yards	228	350
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	38 - 27 - 0	34 - 24 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	243	357
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/15	1/7
- Yards per Pass Play	5.56	10.00
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	10/18	7/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.5	7.4
4th Down Conversions	1/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	2/15	5/34
Punt Returns/Yards	3/13	3/44
Kick Returns/Yards	4/73	3/51
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	1/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/0	3/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 27	OWN 27
Time of Possession	32:45	27:15

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:27	6:57	OWN 20	15	80	Touchdown
1	3:41	2:16	OWN 16	3	0	Punt
1	0:33	3:48	OWN 25	6	14	Punt
2	9:54	2:40	OWN 49	5	23	Field Goal
2	1:04	0:53	OWN 37	4	63	Touchdown
3	15:00	5:21	OWN 28	8	24	Punt
3	3:17	1:21	OWN 34	3	7	Punt
4	13:27	3:41	OWN 19	6	19	Punt
4	7:12	5:17	OWN 16	15	84	Touchdown
4	1:16	0:36	OWN 33	4	0	Downs

Detroit Lions
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:33	OWN 20	3	80	Touchdown
1	6:30	2:49	OWN 19	7	42	Punt
1	1:25	0:52	OWN 40	3	-2	Punt
2	11:45	1:51	OWN 4	3	2	Punt
2	7:14	6:10	OWN 42	10	58	Touchdown
2	0:11	0:11	OWN 24	1	-2	Half
3	9:39	6:22	OWN 10	14	90	Touchdown
3	1:56	3:29	OWN 34	8	66	Touchdown
4	9:46	2:34	OWN 24	5	29	Punt
4	1:55	0:39	OWN 20	3	1	Punt
4	0:40	0:40	OPP 33	1	-1	Game

Game MVP: J.P. Losman, Detroit Lions

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Nicky Winters	19	71	3.74	24	1	1
Horace McGregor	9	21	2.33	11	1	0

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	LG
Johnny Clemens	13	20	1.54	6
Rod Renteria	8	21	2.63	8
J.P. Losman	2	-3	-1.50	-1

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Rob Cressio	38	27	243	3/15	2	54	0	105.4

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
J.P. Losman	34	24	357	1/7	4	60	0	143.9

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Anthony Gonzalez	8	10	75	9.38	12	20	0
RB Nicky Winters	4	6	62	15.50	0	54	1
TE Ike Dodge	4	5	22	5.50	3	12	0
WR Ben Strobel	3	5	25	8.33	0	12	0
WR Shawn Hartman	3	7	21	7.00	0	10	1
WR Roscoe Parrish	2	2	13	6.50	1	8	0
RB Horace McGregor	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0
TE Bert Farmer	1	1	7	7.00	1	7	0
WR Steve Smith	1	1	13	13.00	1	13	0

Detroit	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Howie Hutton	7	7	115	16.43	13	29	1
WR Jordy Nelson	5	9	121	24.20	59	60	1
RB Johnny Clemens	3	3	13	4.33	3	6	1
WR Craig Davis	3	5	47	15.67	11	21	1
TE Roman Ensey	2	3	16	8.00	7	10	0
TE Cornelius Newnam	2	2	27	13.50	12	21	0
RB Lenny Tittle	1	1	10	10.00	9	10	0
WR Reuben Cash	1	1	8	8.00	0	8	0
WR Eugene Fisher	0	3	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Detroit	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Gerald Alexander	0	0	1	0

Detroit	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Johnny Clemens	1	0	0	0
Lenny Tittle	0	1	0	0

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Charles Shackelford	5	246	49.2	40.4	57	4

Detroit	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Durant Brooks	5	195	39.0	36.4	48	2

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Nate Kaeding	1/1	1/1	0/0	45	2/2

Detroit	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Oliver Williams	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Oscar Joppru	3	13	4.3	0

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ralph Cardona	3	44	14.7	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg
Steve Smith	2	41	20.5
Daniel Kanski	1	18	18.0
Ben Strobel	1	14	14.0

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Madieu Williams	3	51	17.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Boomer Grigsby	8	0	0.0	17	16
OLB Andy Lyle	7	1	0.0	21	33
S Gerald Alexander	5	0	0.0	18	31
CB Oscar Joppru	4	1	0.0	11	22
OLB Phil Graham	3	1	0.0	18	21
S Caleb Campbell	3	0	0.0	13	25
ILB Phil Gaylor	3	0	0.0	6	19
DE Jay Moore	2	0	1.0	14	20
CB Corey Graham	2	2	0.0	14	22
DT Scottie Benton	2	2	0.0	22	33
CB Irving Givens	2	0	0.0	15	29
DE Bob Vasquez	1	0	0.0	18	28
S Thomas DeCoud	0	1	0.0	6	7

Detroit	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB George McDade	13	6	0.0	28	41
OLB Horace Mohring	7	1	1.0	27	41
CB Dana Fox	6	0	0.0	27	41
S Harry Segraves	5	1	1.0	28	40
CB Jack Ikegwuonu	4	2	0.0	21	34
DE Steven Shepherd	4	1	0.0	27	41
DE Phillip Merling	3	2	1.0	23	38
CB Jerald Madison	3	1	0.0	27	40
DT Ike Whittenburg	3	1	0.0	27	41
DT Dave Thibodeau	2	2	0.0	25	38
S Madieu Williams	2	1	0.0	26	35
DT Jesse Mahelona	1	0	0.0	7	7
S Brian Tiller	1	0	0.0	2	6
ILB Emmitt Vilnit	1	0	0.0	1	1

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Jay Moore	1.0	0	1	0	20
DE Winfred Gerhardt	0.0	1	1	0	29
DE Bob Vasquez	0.0	1	0	1	28
OLB Andy Lyle	0.0	1	0	0	33
DT Jackie Maxwell	0.0	0	1	0	19
DT Scottie Benton	0.0	0	1	0	33
DT Bucky Sawczyn	0.0	0	1	0	14

Detroit	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DE Phillip Merling	1.0	2	38
OLB Horace Mohring	1.0	0	41
S Harry Segraves	1.0	0	40
DT Dave Thibodeau	0.0	1	38

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Andy Lyle	4	0	33
ILB Boomer Grigsby	3	1	16
CB Oscar Joppru	3	0	22
CB Irving Givens	3	0	29
S Gerald Alexander	3	0	31
ILB Phil Gaylor	3	0	19
OLB Phil Graham	2	0	21
S Caleb Campbell	2	0	25
CB Corey Graham	1	0	22

Detroit	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Dana Fox	6	1	41
ILB George McDade	6	0	41
OLB Horace Mohring	5	0	41
CB Jack Ikegwuonu	3	0	34
S Harry Segraves	2	1	40
DE Steven Shepherd	1	0	41
CB Jerald Madison	1	0	40
DT Ike Whittenburg	1	0	41
DE Phillip Merling	1	0	38
ILB Emmitt Vilnit	1	0	1

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Uche Nwaneri	3	6	20	2	30
Manuel Ramirez	2	3	11	0	22
Josh Talent	2	3	12	0	10
Justin Blaylock	1	4	27	0	32
Tyrell Poston	1	1	6	0	8
Alex Stepanovich	0	8	27	0	41
Sammy Schlesinger	0	2	25	0	34
Reagan Mauia	0	1	7	0	13
Kennedy Gaylord	0	0	23	1	38

Detroit	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Joe Thomas	1	7	22	1	35
Darryl Coffey	1	5	19	0	25
Jermon Bushrod	1	3	17	0	31
Ken Shackleford	1	1	2	0	1
Lenny Tittle	0	2	11	0	16
Roy England	0	1	18	0	30
Kirk Cash	0	1	20	0	32
Ken Bradford	0	1	8	0	14

Special Teams Tackles

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Ike Dodge	2	18
Steve Smith	2	12
Daniel Kanski	1	15
Ben Strobel	1	15

Detroit	Tackles	STPlays
Rod Renteria	5	15
Emmitt Vilnit	2	20

Participation

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Rob Cressio	28	41	---	---	---	69
Alex Stepanovich	27	41	---	---	---	68
Justin Blaylock	27	32	---	---	6	65
Kennedy Gaylord	23	38	---	---	---	61
Sammy Schlesinger	25	34	---	---	---	59
Ben Strobel	17	25	---	---	15	57
Uche Nwaneri	20	30	---	---	6	56
Scottie Benton	---	---	22	33	---	55
Andy Lyle	---	---	21	33	---	54
Ike Dodge	18	16	---	---	18	52
Gerald Alexander	---	---	18	31	1	50
Nicky Winters	19	30	---	---	---	49
Shawn Hartman	18	26	---	---	5	49
Winfred Gerhardt	---	---	19	29	---	48
Anthony Gonzalez	16	31	---	---	---	47
Bob Vasquez	---	---	18	28	---	46
Irving Givens	---	---	15	29	1	45
Bert Farmer	11	15	---	---	15	41
Corey Graham	---	---	14	22	5	41
Phil Graham	---	---	18	21	1	40
Manuel Ramirez	11	22	---	---	6	39
Jay Moore	---	---	14	20	5	39
Oscar Joppru	---	---	11	22	5	38
Caleb Campbell	---	---	13	25	---	38
Roscoe Parrish	11	24	---	---	1	36
Boomer Grigsby	---	---	17	16	2	35
Jackie Maxwell	---	---	13	19	1	33
Reagan Mauia	7	13	---	---	12	32
Josh Talent	12	10	---	---	9	31
Phil Gaylor	---	---	6	19	5	30
Daniel Kanski	---	---	8	6	15	29
Bucky Sawczyn	---	---	12	14	2	28
Thomas DeCoud	---	---	6	7	15	28
Matt McCoy	---	---	2	2	20	24
Steve Smith	2	8	---	---	12	22
Tyrell Poston	6	8	---	---	6	20
Horace McGregor	9	7	---	---	---	16
Timothy Hightower	0	0	---	---	16	16
Travis Gerak	---	---	5	7	---	12
Edgar Barrett	---	---	1	2	5	8
Sammie Hodges	1	0	---	---	6	7
Nate Kaeding	0	0	---	---	6	6
Charles Shackelford	0	0	---	---	6	6
Bubba Atkins	---	---	0	0	3	3
Andre' Woodson	0	0	---	---	---	0
Percy Barnes	0	0	---	---	---	0

Detroit	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Steven Shepherd	---	---	27	41	6	74
Harry Segraves	---	---	28	40	6	74
Horace Mohring	---	---	27	41	3	71
Dana Fox	---	---	27	41	3	71
George McDade	---	---	28	41	1	70
Ike Whittenburg	---	---	27	41	1	69
Jerald Madison	---	---	27	40	1	68
Madieu Williams	---	---	26	35	6	67
Jack Ikegwuonu	---	---	21	34	10	65
Dave Thibodeau	---	---	25	38	1	64
Phillip Merling	---	---	23	38	1	62
J.P. Losman	23	35	---	---	---	58
Joe Thomas	22	35	---	---	---	57
Kirk Cash	20	32	---	---	---	52
Roy England	18	30	---	---	1	49
Darryl Coffey	19	25	---	---	4	48
Jermon Bushrod	17	31	---	---	---	48
Jordy Nelson	18	30	---	---	---	48
Cornelius Newnam	17	24	---	---	5	46
Craig Davis	11	19	---	---	15	45
Johnny Clemens	14	23	---	---	5	42
Howie Hutton	14	21	---	---	1	36
Eugene Fisher	15	20	---	---	---	35
Lenny Tittle	11	16	---	---	5	32
Rod Renteria	8	6	---	---	15	29
Ken Bradford	8	14	---	---	5	27
Jumbo Hickman	---	---	8	6	10	24
Emmitt Vilnit	---	---	1	1	20	22
Jesse Mahelona	---	---	7	7	6	20
Roman Ensey	4	6	---	---	10	20
Reuben Cash	1	6	---	---	13	20
Brian Tiller	---	---	2	6	9	17
Rodney Styblo	0	0	---	---	15	15
O.J. Riley	6	4	---	---	5	15
Ralph Cardona	---	---	1	1	12	14
Doug Datish	3	3	---	---	5	11
Kendall Morris	2	4	---	---	5	11
Ken Shackleford	2	1	---	---	5	8
Chauncey Washington	0	0	---	---	7	7
Oliver Williams	0	0	---	---	5	5
Durant Brooks	0	0	---	---	5	5
Kirk Fisk	---	---	0	0	4	4
Vernon Maples	---	---	3	0	---	3
John McGregor	0	0	---	---	---	0
Alex Brink	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	4	1.3
Middle	15	30	2.0
Right	10	58	5.8
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	12	4.0
Middle	10	16	1.6
Right	8	13	1.6
None	2	-3	-1.5

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Rob Cressio	38	27	3	1	5	2	3	0	0

Detroit	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
J.P. Losman	34	24	6	0	1	1	5	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	6	3.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	20	17	83	4.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	6	80	6.7
Long (19+ Yds)	4	2	74	18.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	17	5.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	8	122	13.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	16	11	167	10.4
Long (19+ Yds)	6	2	51	8.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Anthony Gonzalez	10	8	0	75	2	31
WR Shawn Hartman	7	3	1	21	0	26
RB Nicky Winters	6	4	1	62	1	30
TE Ike Dodge	5	4	1	22	0	16
WR Ben Strobel	5	3	2	25	0	25
WR Roscoe Parrish	2	2	0	13	0	24
RB Horace McGregor	1	1	0	5	0	7
TE Bert Farmer	1	1	0	7	0	15
WR Steve Smith	1	1	0	13	0	8

Detroit	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Jordy Nelson	9	5	1	121	2	30
WR Howie Hutton	7	7	0	115	2	21
WR Craig Davis	5	3	0	47	1	19
RB Johnny Clemens	3	3	0	13	0	23
TE Roman Ensey	3	2	0	16	0	6
WR Eugene Fisher	3	0	0	0	0	20
TE Cornelius Newnam	2	2	0	27	1	24
RB Lenny Tittle	1	1	0	10	0	16
WR Reuben Cash	1	1	0	8	0	6

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Horace McGregor	1	2	2.00	2.33
Nicky Winters	1	4	4.00	3.74

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Johnny Clemens	1	2	2.00	1.54
Rod Renteria	1	6	6.00	2.63

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Rob Cressio	6	5	22	3.67	6.39

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
J.P. Losman	6	6	47	7.83	10.50

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Nicky Winters	2	2	7	3.50	10.33
WR Shawn Hartman	2	1	5	2.50	3.00
WR Anthony Gonzalez	1	1	3	3.00	7.50
WR Ben Strobel	1	1	7	7.00	5.00

Detroit	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Roman Ensey	2	2	16	8.00	5.33
RB Johnny Clemens	1	1	2	2.00	4.33
WR Craig Davis	1	1	12	12.00	9.40
TE Cornelius Newnam	1	1	6	6.00	13.50
WR Howie Hutton	1	1	11	11.00	16.43

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Nicky Winters	1	1

Detroit	Rushes	Conversions
Rod Renteria	2	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Rob Cressio	15	11	9

Detroit	Att	Comp	Conversions
J.P. Losman	9	6	6

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Anthony Gonzalez	5	4	3
WR Ben Strobel	4	3	2
WR Shawn Hartman	2	1	1
WR Roscoe Parrish	1	1	1
RB Horace McGregor	1	1	1
WR Steve Smith	1	1	1
TE Ike Dodge	1	0	0

Detroit	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Craig Davis	3	1	1
RB Johnny Clemens	1	1	1
TE Roman Ensey	1	1	1
WR Eugene Fisher	1	0	0
WR Reuben Cash	1	1	1
WR Howie Hutton	1	1	1
WR Jordy Nelson	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 52,000 (65,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 15,800 (19,600)
End Zone 11,300 (14,200)
Mezzanine 6,600 (8,200)
Sideline Seats 10,200 (12,500)
Club Seats 5,500 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes 2,600 (3,500)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	52,000 (65,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	15,800 (19,600)
End Zone	11,300 (14,200)
Mezzanine	6,600 (8,200)
Sideline Seats	10,200 (12,500)
Club Seats	5,500 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes	2,600 (3,500)