Week 17, 2021

played in Minnesota, MN

68 degrees, fair, calm

Detroit Lions107100-27
Minnesota Vikings70717-31

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:18 MIN - Gerald Clark 8 run (Ron Kariger extra point)
1Q: 03:53 DET - Rusty Sheldon 39 field goal
1Q: 01:29 DET - Randal Tanner 27 fumble return (Rusty Sheldon extra point)
2Q: 10:22 DET - Andre Brown 10 run (Rusty Sheldon extra point)
3Q: 12:30 MIN - Nicky Winters 10 run (Ron Kariger extra point)
3Q: 08:29 DET - Damon Lebiedzinski 11 pass from Pat White (Rusty Sheldon extra point)
3Q: 00:36 DET - Rusty Sheldon 50 field goal
4Q: 13:58 MIN - Emmitt Palmer 17 pass from Matt Ryan (Ron Kariger extra point)
4Q: 08:15 MIN - Nicky Winters 25 run (Ron Kariger extra point)
4Q: 02:02 MIN - Ron Kariger 20 field goal

Team StatisticsDETMIN
Record6-1012-4
First Downs2319
- by Rushing108
- by Passing1311
- by Penalty00
Total Net Yards390368
- Offensive Plays6269
- Yards per Play6.295.33
Net Rushing Yards159144
- Rushing Attempts2839
- Yards per Rush5.683.69
Net Passing Yards231224
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt34 - 25 - 129 - 19 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards231230
- Sacks/Yards Lost0/01/6
- Yards per Pass Play6.797.47
Fumbles/Lost3/21/1
3rd Down Conversions4/117/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down5.47.4
4th Down Conversions0/00/1
Penalties/Yards1/105/30
Punt Returns/Yards1/11/9
Kick Returns/Yards3/483/101
Interception Ret./Yards1/331/11
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits23
- Red Zone TDs/FGs2/02/1
Avg. Drive StartOWN 24OWN 41
Time of Possession28:4431:16

Drive Charts

Detroit Lions
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:002:35OWN 20750Fumble
19:095:23OWN 21957Field Goal
214:023:48OWN 34966Touchdown
27:151:005039Punt
22:522:19OWN 7744Punt
312:234:05OWN 20980Touchdown
34:043:36OWN 39628Field Goal
413:492:04OWN 183-4Punt
47:593:10OWN 13522Punt
41:530:48OWN 20433Interception
Minnesota Vikings
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
112:253:16OWN 30770Touchdown
13:462:28OWN 2057Fumble
11:182:16OWN 49424Missed FG
210:142:59OWN 41524Missed FG
26:153:23OWN 20931Punt
20:330:33OWN 263-2Interception
315:002:30OWN 20515Punt
312:300:07OPP 10110Touchdown
38:184:14OWN 20848Missed FG
30:281:39OWN 47553Touchdown
411:453:46OWN 47753Touchdown
44:492:56OPP 24621Field Goal
41:051:05OPP 464-6Downs

Game MVP: Nicky Winters, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

DetroitAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Brock Houghtlin15674.471220
Andre Brown10787.802151
Cornelius Newnam122.00200
Damon Lebiedzinski122.00200
Pat White11010.001010
MinnesotaAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Nicky Winters191256.582552
Gerald Clark15211.40801
Matt Ryan5-2-0.40400

Passing Statistics

DetroitAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Pat White34252310/0122189.2
MinnesotaAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Matt Ryan29192301/6133186.8

Receiving Statistics

DetroitCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Jordy Nelson575511.0013220
WR Broderick Hammond586112.2031200
TE Cornelius Newnam47246.0015180
TE Mel Beaver333311.0010150
WR Omar Schultz222010.002130
FB Damon Lebiedzinski22168.007111
RB Andre Brown22136.50480
RB Brock Houghtlin12-1-1.000-10
WR Greg Ellison111010.000100
MinnesotaCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Emmitt Palmer91311913.2254331
RB Nicky Winters343511.6718190
WR Eddie Royal24168.00090
WR Louis Murphy223819.0023310
WR Adrian Brizzolara1377.00070
TE Ike Dodge1233.00030
WR Wayne Calixto111212.000120

Interception Statistics

DetroitIntsYardsAvgTD
CB Kris Eastridge13333.000
MinnesotaIntsYardsAvgTD
ILB Rufus Rasmussen11111.000

Fumble Statistics

DetroitFumbRecovForceTD
Andre Brown1000
Mel Beaver1000
Gene O'Donnell1000
Randal Tanner0101
Damon Lebiedzinski0100
Rickey Nelson0010
MinnesotaFumbRecovForceTD
Matt Ryan1000
Desmond Hout0100
Tracy Sherry0100
Harry Anaya0010
Gerald Clark0010
Calvin Vila0010

Punting Statistics

DetroitPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Riddick Garrod411228.020.8411
MinnesotaPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Kevin Huber29045.044.5482

Kicking Statistics

DetroitFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Rusty Sheldon2/21/11/1503/3
MinnesotaFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Ron Kariger1/40/30/1204/4

Punt Return Statistics

DetroitRetYardsAvgTD
Gene O'Donnell111.00
MinnesotaRetYardsAvgTD
Harry Anaya199.00

Kick Return Statistics

DetroitRetYardsAvgTD
Greg Ellison23316.50
Brock Houghtlin11515.00
MinnesotaRetYardsAvgTD
Wayne Calixto310133.70

Defensive Statistics

DetroitTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
CB Kris Eastridge720.03529
OLB Stephen Nicholas510.03530
S Eric McGuire510.02324
S Gene O'Donnell420.02315
OLB Ethan Sheldon400.02721
DE Rickey Nelson311.02522
DT Dave Thibodeau320.02313
S Glover Quin320.03225
OLB Howie Bellis310.0105
DT Ike Whittenburg300.02218
DT Randal Tanner300.01412
CB Terrell Barrett210.03426
DE Xavier Saperstein210.0105
CB Derek Cox110.03027
TE Cornelius Newnam10---------
DT Grady Coffey100.01712
DE Tyson Jackson100.02925
ILB Deon Kley100.0124
OLB Dwight Norgard010.074
MinnesotaTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
S Caleb Campbell900.02125
ILB Rufus Rasmussen720.01726
ILB Lester Jacobs530.01511
S Harry Anaya510.01729
CB Chad Neasman410.02218
OLB Harvey Emmons220.02630
OLB Fernando Sanford220.01920
S R.J. Dodge210.02223
DE Tim Crowder210.01715
CB Desmond Hout210.02127
ILB Andre Poston210.01110
S Tracy Sherry210.01625
DE Ron Brace200.0910
OLB Cody Brown200.069
G Uche Nwaneri10---------
DE Terry Fitzgerald100.01719
S Calvin Vila100.01117
DT Scottie Benton020.02126

Pass Rush Statistics

DetroitSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Rickey Nelson1.000022
DT Ike Whittenburg0.001018
DT Dave Thibodeau0.001013
DE Tyson Jackson0.001025
MinnesotaSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Shawn Carpenter0.002018
OLB Harvey Emmons0.000330
DE Ron Brace0.000110

Pass Defense Statistics

DetroitCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
OLB Stephen Nicholas50030
S Eric McGuire22024
CB Kris Eastridge21129
CB Terrell Barrett21026
S Gene O'Donnell21015
DE Xavier Saperstein1005
DT Dave Thibodeau10013
OLB Ethan Sheldon10021
CB Derek Cox10027
DE Rickey Nelson10022
OLB Howie Bellis1005
MinnesotaCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
ILB Rufus Rasmussen60126
S Caleb Campbell50025
S Harry Anaya42029
CB Chad Neasman40018
S Calvin Vila11017
S R.J. Dodge10023
CB Desmond Hout10027
DE Ron Brace10010
OLB Cody Brown1009
OLB Harvey Emmons10030
ILB Andre Poston01010

Blocking Statistics

DetroitKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Clay Banks23127032
Spencer Batteaux23024025
Damon Lebiedzinski22016013
Norbert Crane19026030
Cornell Donovan14016029
Cornelius Newnam11023027
Mel Beaver11012016
Leonard Gillespie03025023
Kirk Cash0101205
MinnesotaKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Renaldo Becker39039029
Levon McIntyre36034128
Uche Nwaneri14128025
Ike Dodge13025022
Leon Beltramini12021012
Deron Roberson1201609
O.J. Riley02031025
Kennedy Gaylord02032024
A.J. Murray02016014
Roger George02015010

Special Teams Tackles

DetroitTacklesSTPlays
Ronald McConnell214
Gene O'Donnell119
Damon Lebiedzinski117
Dave Thibodeau15
MinnesotaTacklesSTPlays
Gerald Clark122
Tracy Sherry115
Andrew Linquist114
Calvin Vila112

Participation

DetroitRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Derek Cox------30271976
Stephen Nicholas------3530570
Kris Eastridge------3529367
Terrell Barrett------3426464
Pat White2834---------62
Glover Quin------3225461
Norbert Crane2630------561
Clay Banks2732---------59
Tyson Jackson------2925357
Gene O'Donnell------23151957
Cornelius Newnam2327------555
Jordy Nelson2430---------54
Ethan Sheldon------2721452
Broderick Hammond2329---------52
Rickey Nelson------2522249
Spencer Batteaux2425---------49
Eric McGuire------2324249
Leonard Gillespie2523---------48
Brock Houghtlin1824------547
Damon Lebiedzinski1613------1746
Cornell Donovan1629---------45
Mel Beaver1216------1644
Ike Whittenburg------2218343
Dave Thibodeau------2313541
Andre Brown109------2039
Grady Coffey------1712130
Omar Schultz1016------228
Randal Tanner------1412228
Kelly Rose------148325
Kirk Cash125------623
Howie Bellis------105823
Dwight Norgard------741122
Carl Hutchinson------751022
Ronald McConnell34------1421
Michael McGlynn311------620
Roger Owens49------619
Xavier Saperstein------105318
Marlon Vance11------1517
Deon Kley------124117
Greg Ellison01------1415
Joe Thomas12------69
Rusty Sheldon00------88
Nick Culhane24------17
Riddick Garrod00------66
Doug Gray00---------0
Unknown00---------0
MinnesotaRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Matt Ryan3930---------69
Levon McIntyre3428------668
Renaldo Becker3929---------68
Uche Nwaneri2825------659
Harvey Emmons------2630258
Rufus Rasmussen------17261457
Eddie Royal2624------757
O.J. Riley3125---------56
Kennedy Gaylord3224---------56
Harry Anaya------17291056
Tracy Sherry------16251556
Desmond Hout------2127654
Ike Dodge2522------552
Gerald Clark1812------2252
Emmitt Palmer3022---------52
Chad Neasman------2218949
Caleb Campbell------2125349
Leon Beltramini2112------1548
R.J. Dodge------2223247
Scottie Benton------2126---47
Louis Murphy1912------1546
Fernando Sanford------1920342
Terry Fitzgerald------1719541
Calvin Vila------11171240
Nicky Winters2118---------39
Tim Crowder------1715335
A.J. Murray1614------535
Shawn Carpenter------1318334
Deron Roberson169------631
Roger George1510------631
Lester Jacobs------1511430
David Johnson54------1524
Andre Poston------1110324
DeMario Pressley------714122
Wayne Calixto32------1621
Ron Brace------910221
Cody Brown------69520
Adrian Brizzolara118---------19
Andrew Linquist------001414
Ron Kariger00------1010
Stanley Olmstead00------66
Aaron Rodgers00------44
Kevin Huber00------22
Donald Washington------02---2
Louie Shaw------0022
Unknown00---------0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left6325.3
Middle13554.2
Right9728.0
None000.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left9333.7
Middle18874.8
Right8303.8
None4-6-1.5

Detailed Passing Statistics

DetroitAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Pat White34252024241
MinnesotaAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Matt Ryan29192015301

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
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Short (0-8 Yds)1412987.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)979010.0
Long (19+ Yds)4000.0
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
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Short (0-8 Yds)13111118.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)84405.0
Long (19+ Yds)41338.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

DetroitTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Broderick Hammond85061129
TE Cornelius Newnam74024027
WR Jordy Nelson75255130
TE Mel Beaver33033016
WR Omar Schultz22020016
FB Damon Lebiedzinski22016013
RB Andre Brown2201309
RB Brock Houghtlin210-1024
WR Greg Ellison1101001
MinnesotaTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Emmitt Palmer1391119122
WR Eddie Royal42016024
RB Nicky Winters43035018
WR Adrian Brizzolara310708
TE Ike Dodge2103022
WR Louis Murphy22038112
WR Wayne Calixto1101202

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

DetroitAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Andre Brown11010.007.80
Brock Houghtlin1-1-1.004.47
MinnesotaAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Nicky Winters4225.506.58
Gerald Clark273.501.40

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

DetroitAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Pat White32155.006.79
MinnesotaAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Matt Ryan43338.257.93

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

DetroitTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
TE Cornelius Newnam1144.003.43
FB Damon Lebiedzinski111111.008.00
WR Broderick Hammond1000.007.63
MinnesotaTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Emmitt Palmer32248.009.15
WR Eddie Royal1199.004.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

DetroitRushesConversions
Pat White11
Andre Brown10
Brock Houghtlin10
MinnesotaRushesConversions
Matt Ryan10
Nicky Winters11
Gerald Clark11

Third Down Passing Statistics

DetroitAttCompConversions
Pat White873
MinnesotaAttCompConversions
Matt Ryan1295

Third Down Receiving Statistics

DetroitTargCatchConversions
TE Cornelius Newnam220
WR Jordy Nelson100
FB Damon Lebiedzinski111
WR Broderick Hammond111
RB Andre Brown110
RB Brock Houghtlin110
TE Mel Beaver111
MinnesotaTargCatchConversions
WR Emmitt Palmer432
WR Adrian Brizzolara200
RB Nicky Winters221
WR Eddie Royal110
TE Ike Dodge110
WR Louis Murphy111
WR Wayne Calixto111

SectionAttendance
Stadium82,700 (86,000 capacity)
Upper Deck29,100 (29,400)
End Zone20,400 (21,300)
Mezzanine11,800 (12,300)
Sideline Seats18,000 (18,800)
Club Seats500 (500)
Luxury Boxes2,900 (3,700)