Week 15, 2025

played in Minnesota, MN

68 degrees, fair, calm

Detroit Lions	0	3	7	0	-	10
Minnesota Vikings	7	10	14	3	-	34

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:28 MIN - Emmitt Palmer 21 pass from Matt Ryan (David Buehler extra point)
2Q: 12:36 DET - Rusty Sheldon 21 field goal
2Q: 07:13 MIN - Nicky Winters 16 pass from Matt Ryan (David Buehler extra point)
2Q: 06:18 MIN - David Buehler 51 field goal
3Q: 15:00 MIN - Aaron Hernandez 80 pass from Matt Ryan (David Buehler extra point)
3Q: 08:26 MIN - Emmitt Palmer 53 pass from Matt Ryan (David Buehler extra point)
3Q: 06:25 DET - Jeremy Brakke 1 run (Rusty Sheldon extra point)
4Q: 14:55 MIN - David Buehler 22 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:28 MIN - Emmitt Palmer 21 pass from Matt Ryan (David Buehler extra point)
2Q: 12:36 DET - Rusty Sheldon 21 field goal
2Q: 07:13 MIN - Nicky Winters 16 pass from Matt Ryan (David Buehler extra point)
2Q: 06:18 MIN - David Buehler 51 field goal
3Q: 15:00 MIN - Aaron Hernandez 80 pass from Matt Ryan (David Buehler extra point)
3Q: 08:26 MIN - Emmitt Palmer 53 pass from Matt Ryan (David Buehler extra point)
3Q: 06:25 DET - Jeremy Brakke 1 run (Rusty Sheldon extra point)
4Q: 14:55 MIN - David Buehler 22 field goal

Team Statistics DET MIN
Record 4-10 8-6
First Downs 14 21
- by Rushing 8 7
- by Passing 5 13
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 243 474
- Offensive Plays 51 60
- Yards per Play 4.76 7.90
Net Rushing Yards 137 137
- Rushing Attempts 32 28
- Yards per Rush 4.28 4.89
Net Passing Yards 106 337
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 18 - 11 - 0 29 - 21 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 113 353
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/7 3/16
- Yards per Pass Play 5.58 10.53
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 2/9 7/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.0 6.1
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/50 8/54
Punt Returns/Yards 1/2 3/17
Kick Returns/Yards 5/125 1/20
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 29
Time of Possession 25:57 34:03

Team Statistics	DET	MIN
Record	4-10	8-6
First Downs	14	21
- by Rushing	8	7
- by Passing	5	13
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	243	474
- Offensive Plays	51	60
- Yards per Play	4.76	7.90
Net Rushing Yards	137	137
- Rushing Attempts	32	28
- Yards per Rush	4.28	4.89
Net Passing Yards	106	337
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	18 - 11 - 0	29 - 21 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	113	353
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/7	3/16
- Yards per Pass Play	5.58	10.53
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	2/9	7/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.0	6.1
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/50	8/54
Punt Returns/Yards	1/2	3/17
Kick Returns/Yards	5/125	1/20
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 27	OWN 29
Time of Possession	25:57	34:03

Drive Charts

Detroit Lions
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:07	OWN 28	3	0	Punt
1	9:17	4:09	OWN 20	6	15	Punt
1	3:06	5:38	OWN 34	11	62	Field Goal
2	6:12	2:24	OWN 31	3	3	Punt
2	1:49	1:49	OWN 6	4	41	Half
3	14:42	3:53	OWN 26	6	27	Punt
3	8:12	1:56	OWN 47	7	53	Touchdown
4	14:48	3:35	OWN 25	5	17	Punt
4	7:43	2:36	OWN 19	6	23	Downs
4	0:20	0:20	OWN 36	1	26	Game

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:53	3:36	OWN 36	9	64	Touchdown
1	5:08	2:02	OWN 23	3	-1	Punt
2	12:28	5:23	OWN 20	11	80	Touchdown
2	6:55	0:43	OPP 35	3	1	Field Goal
2	3:48	1:59	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
3	15:00	0:18	OWN 20	1	80	Touchdown
3	10:49	2:37	OWN 2	5	98	Touchdown
3	6:16	6:28	OWN 29	13	66	Field Goal
4	11:13	3:30	OWN 26	7	55	Fumble
4	5:07	4:47	OPP 42	6	17	Missed FG

Game MVP: Matt Ryan, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Ricky Johnstone	15	98	6.53	38	2	0
Ryan Mathews	9	27	3.00	13	1	0
Jeremy Brakke	5	7	1.40	4	0	1
Matt Skudris	2	-2	-1.00	2	0	0
Mitchell Gallier	1	7	7.00	7	0	0

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Nicky Winters	20	92	4.60	20	2
Irving Duvall	6	38	6.33	20	1
Matt Ryan	1	4	4.00	4	0
Marc Scott	1	3	3.00	3	0

Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Mitchell Gallier	18	11	113	1/7	0	26	0	79.1

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Matt Ryan	29	21	353	3/16	4	80	0	152.7

Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
TE Richard Quinn	3	3	41	13.67	16	16
FB Jeremy Brakke	2	3	12	6.00	9	9
TE Bruce Brizzolara	2	4	28	14.00	0	20
WR Karl Burtner	1	2	26	26.00	0	26
WR Damian Williams	1	1	0	0.00	1	0
WR Golden Tate	1	1	4	4.00	0	4
WR Ernest Henderson	1	2	2	2.00	0	2
WR Howie Hutton	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
RB Ryan Mathews	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Emmitt Palmer	6	9	123	20.50	27	53	2
WR Joey Sadler	5	6	52	10.40	15	26	0
TE Aaron Hernandez	5	7	142	28.40	96	80	1
RB Nicky Winters	2	2	18	9.00	1	16	1
WR Darnell Mathis	2	2	19	9.50	3	14	0
RB Irving Duvall	1	3	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0

Interception Statistics

Detroit	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Detroit	Fumb	Recov	Force
Damian Williams	1	0	0
Winfred Laudenback	0	1	0
Archie Walters	0	0	1

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force
Nicky Winters	1	0	0
Leo Foulke	0	1	0
Tracy Sherry	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Detroit	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Duane Grant	5	218	43.6	40.2	52	3

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Kevin Huber	2	111	55.5	54.5	65	1

Kicking Statistics

Detroit	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Rusty Sheldon	1/1	0/0	0/0	21	1/1

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
David Buehler	2/3	1/2	1/1	51	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Winfred Laudenback	1	2	2.0	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Nicky Winters	3	17	5.7	0

Kick Return Statistics

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Golden Tate	4	98	24.5	0
Damian Williams	1	27	27.0	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Marc Scott	1	20	20.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Detroit	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Clarence Peterson	7	2	1.0	21	26
DE Austin Tomei	5	0	1.0	22	26
DT Dave Thibodeau	4	1	0.5	16	9
S Winfred Laudenback	4	1	0.0	24	27
CB Archie Walters	4	0	0.0	11	20
OLB Howie Bellis	3	2	0.0	17	24
CB Nolan Carroll	3	2	0.0	25	25
OLB Norman Colon	3	1	0.0	21	20
DE Tyson Jackson	3	0	0.0	22	25
DT Jermaine Lowe	3	0	0.0	19	26
DE Dan Batten	2	0	0.5	7	7
OLB Cory Cochrane	2	0	0.0	11	14
S Dale Holliday	1	2	0.0	27	28
DE Bert Barker	1	1	0.0	10	11
S Kendrick Lewis	1	0	0.0	4	5
CB Tyrus Dubester	1	0	0.0	20	16
DT Percy Press	0	4	0.0	16	24

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Phil Gaylor	7	0	0.0	25	14
DE DeMario Pressley	4	1	0.5	16	9
S J.C. Blackwell	4	0	0.0	24	15
DE Deron Rice	3	1	0.5	21	17
DT Ernie Downs	3	1	0.0	14	6
DE Jerome Daughtry	3	0	0.0	16	10
CB Alex Banks	3	0	0.0	16	13
DT Kyle Delong	2	3	0.0	18	13
OLB Keith Rivers	2	1	0.0	19	7
OLB Fernando Sanford	2	1	0.0	29	13
S Allen Weber	1	2	0.0	27	14
DT Johnnie Fulton	1	2	0.0	16	5
DT Darryl Ortmeier	1	1	0.0	15	10
S Rich Goeas	1	0	0.0	8	7
CB Daniel Bronson	1	0	0.0	25	16
S Tracy Sherry	1	0	0.0	8	7
CB T.J. Ward	1	0	0.0	24	14
ILB Leo Foulke	1	0	0.0	7	4
OLB Walt Causey	1	0	0.0	4	6
ILB Andre Poston	0	1	0.0	2	3

Pass Rush Statistics

Detroit	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
ILB Clarence Peterson	1.0	0	26
DE Austin Tomei	1.0	0	26
DT Dave Thibodeau	0.5	0	9
DE Dan Batten	0.5	0	7
DT Jermaine Lowe	0.0	2	26
DE Tyson Jackson	0.0	1	25

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Deron Rice	0.5	1	0	17
DE DeMario Pressley	0.5	0	0	9
ILB Phil Gaylor	0.0	1	1	14
DE Jerome Daughtry	0.0	0	1	10
DT Kyle Delong	0.0	0	1	13

Pass Defense Statistics

Detroit	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Archie Walters	4	1	20
ILB Clarence Peterson	3	0	26
CB Tyrus Dubester	2	1	16
S Winfred Laudenback	2	0	27
OLB Howie Bellis	2	0	24
OLB Norman Colon	1	1	20
OLB Cory Cochrane	1	0	14
DT Dave Thibodeau	1	0	9
DE Tyson Jackson	1	0	25
CB Nolan Carroll	1	0	25
DT Jermaine Lowe	1	0	26
ILB Oscar Hasselbach	1	0	6
S Dale Holliday	1	0	28

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Phil Gaylor	3	0	14
CB Alex Banks	2	0	13
OLB Fernando Sanford	1	1	13
S J.C. Blackwell	1	0	15
S Tracy Sherry	1	0	7
S Allen Weber	1	0	14
DT Kyle Delong	1	0	13
OLB Walt Causey	1	0	6
DT Darryl Ortmeier	0	1	10

Blocking Statistics

Detroit	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Mike Iupati	4	8	1	30	1	18
Jeremy Brakke	2	4	0	25	0	13
Kris Kendle	2	2	0	29	0	15
Terrell Disney	1	6	0	20	0	13
Kory Lichtensteiger	1	4	0	23	0	15
Bruce Brizzolara	1	2	0	31	0	18
Gilbert McNeil	1	1	0	12	0	6
Dennis Rawls	0	3	0	24	0	16
Richard Quinn	0	1	0	7	0	9

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Renaldo Becker	2	5	0	28	1	32
Benjamin Colman	2	4	0	21	1	31
Casey Heath	1	7	1	23	1	26
Sam Young	1	5	0	25	0	24
Frankie McDaniel	1	4	0	28	0	32
Harry Battle	1	1	0	10	0	9
Aaron Hernandez	1	1	0	24	0	27

Special Teams Tackles

Detroit	Tackles	STPlays
Golden Tate	3	16
Jeremy Brakke	1	8

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Alex Banks	4	12
Tracy Sherry	1	12
Renaldo Becker	1	5

Participation

Detroit	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Nolan Carroll	---	---	25	25	12	62
Dale Holliday	---	---	27	28	3	58
Winfred Laudenback	---	---	24	27	5	56
Bruce Brizzolara	31	18	---	---	5	54
Mitchell Gallier	32	19	---	---	1	52
Clarence Peterson	---	---	21	26	4	51
Howie Bellis	---	---	17	24	9	50
Tyson Jackson	---	---	22	25	2	49
Austin Tomei	---	---	22	26	1	49
Mike Iupati	30	18	---	---	---	48
Jermaine Lowe	---	---	19	26	2	47
Jeremy Brakke	25	13	---	---	8	46
Dennis Rawls	24	16	---	---	5	45
Kris Kendle	29	15	---	---	1	45
Kory Lichtensteiger	23	15	---	---	6	44
Norman Colon	---	---	21	20	2	43
Percy Press	---	---	16	24	1	41
Cory Cochrane	---	---	11	14	15	40
Tyrus Dubester	---	---	20	16	2	38
Golden Tate	15	6	---	---	16	37
Terrell Disney	20	13	---	---	3	36
Archie Walters	---	---	11	20	5	36
Karl Burtner	18	13	---	---	---	31
Richard Quinn	7	9	---	---	15	31
Ryan Mathews	12	6	---	---	13	31
Damian Williams	17	6	---	---	7	30
Dave Thibodeau	---	---	16	9	4	29
Ernest Henderson	12	6	---	---	11	29
Ricky Johnstone	18	11	---	---	---	29
Terrell Thomas	---	---	7	9	12	28
Bert Barker	---	---	10	11	3	24
Gilbert McNeil	12	6	---	---	6	24
Matt Skudris	2	2	---	---	17	21
Cornell Donovan	10	5	---	---	3	18
Dan Batten	---	---	7	7	3	17
Jimmy Gaylor	10	6	---	---	---	16
Howie Hutton	2	2	---	---	11	15
Oscar Hasselbach	---	---	7	6	---	13
Calvin Marrow	2	1	---	---	6	9
Kendrick Lewis	---	---	4	5	---	9
Clay Harbor	1	3	---	---	2	6
A.J. Brennan	---	---	1	4	1	6
Duane Grant	0	0	---	---	5	5
Rusty Sheldon	0	0	---	---	4	4
Pat White	0	0	---	---	---	0
Chad Lusk	0	0	---	---	---	0

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Renaldo Becker	28	32	---	---	5	65
Frankie McDaniel	28	32	---	---	5	65
Emmitt Palmer	28	32	---	---	2	62
Aaron Hernandez	24	27	---	---	10	61
Matt Ryan	28	32	---	---	---	60
Benjamin Colman	21	31	---	---	---	52
Casey Heath	23	26	---	---	2	51
Nicky Winters	21	20	---	---	8	49
Daniel Bronson	---	---	25	16	8	49
Sam Young	25	24	---	---	---	49
Joey Sadler	20	14	---	---	14	48
J.C. Blackwell	---	---	24	15	7	46
Fernando Sanford	---	---	29	13	1	43
Deron Rice	---	---	21	17	4	42
Allen Weber	---	---	27	14	1	42
Phil Gaylor	---	---	25	14	2	41
Frankie Sanford	11	15	---	---	15	41
Alex Banks	---	---	16	13	12	41
T.J. Ward	---	---	24	14	1	39
Kyle Delong	---	---	18	13	2	33
Keith Rivers	---	---	19	7	4	30
DeMario Pressley	---	---	16	9	3	28
Darryl Ortmeier	---	---	15	10	3	28
Tracy Sherry	---	---	8	7	12	27
Jerome Daughtry	---	---	16	10	1	27
Thomas Kelly	3	11	---	---	13	27
Victor Williamson	12	5	---	---	9	26
Harry Battle	10	9	---	---	5	24
A.J. Murray	9	9	---	---	5	23
Johnnie Fulton	---	---	16	5	1	22
Marc Scott	1	1	---	---	19	21
Leo Foulke	---	---	7	4	9	20
Darnell Mathis	5	15	---	---	---	20
Ernie Downs	---	---	14	6	---	20
Ron Brace	---	---	11	2	6	19
Irving Duvall	6	11	---	---	2	19
Harry Anaya	---	---	7	4	6	17
Rich Goeas	---	---	8	7	2	17
Jimmy Concepcion	5	6	---	---	5	16
Andre Poston	---	---	2	3	9	14
Walt Causey	---	---	4	6	3	13
David Buehler	0	0	---	---	10	10
Levon Procop	0	0	---	---	3	3
Kevin Huber	0	0	---	---	2	2
David Abrams	0	0	---	---	---	0
Scottie Kirk	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	27	9.0
Middle	20	78	3.9
Right	9	32	3.6
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	59	7.4
Middle	9	27	3.0
Right	11	51	4.6
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Mitchell Gallier	18	11	2	0	0	2	3	0	0

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Matt Ryan	29	21	7	0	2	3	3	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	9	3.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	6	42	4.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	4	1	16	4.0
Long (19+ Yds)	2	2	46	23.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	11	96	6.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	8	184	23.0
Long (19+ Yds)	4	2	73	18.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Bruce Brizzolara	4	2	28	1	18
TE Richard Quinn	3	3	41	0	9
FB Jeremy Brakke	3	2	12	0	13
WR Karl Burtner	2	1	26	1	13
WR Ernest Henderson	2	1	2	0	6
WR Howie Hutton	1	0	0	0	2
RB Ryan Mathews	1	0	0	0	6
WR Damian Williams	1	1	0	0	6
WR Golden Tate	1	1	4	0	6

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Emmitt Palmer	9	6	0	123	3	32
TE Aaron Hernandez	7	5	1	142	3	27
WR Joey Sadler	6	5	0	52	1	14
RB Irving Duvall	3	1	1	-1	0	11
RB Nicky Winters	2	2	0	18	0	20
WR Darnell Mathis	2	2	0	19	0	15

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Ryan Mathews	2	14	7.00	3.00
Ricky Johnstone	2	12	6.00	6.53
Jeremy Brakke	1	1	1.00	1.40

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Matt Ryan	1	4	4.00	4.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Mitchell Gallier	3	0	0	0.00	6.28

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Matt Ryan	5	2	30	6.00	12.17

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Target	Overall Avg
WR Howie Hutton	1	0.00
FB Jeremy Brakke	1	4.00
TE Bruce Brizzolara	1	7.00

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Emmitt Palmer	2	0	0	0.00	13.67
RB Nicky Winters	1	1	16	16.00	9.00
RB Irving Duvall	1	0	0	0.00	-0.33
WR Darnell Mathis	1	1	14	14.00	9.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Rushes	Conversions
Ryan Mathews	2	0
Jeremy Brakke	1	0
Ricky Johnstone	1	1
Matt Skudris	1	0

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Nicky Winters	4	2

Third Down Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Conversions
Mitchell Gallier	3	2	1

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Matt Ryan	8	6	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Richard Quinn	1	1	1
WR Ernest Henderson	1	1	0
TE Bruce Brizzolara	1	0	0

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Joey Sadler	2	1	1
WR Emmitt Palmer	2	1	1
TE Aaron Hernandez	2	2	2
RB Nicky Winters	1	1	1
RB Irving Duvall	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 84,300 (86,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 29,400 (29,400)
End Zone 21,300 (21,300)
Mezzanine 12,300 (12,300)
Sideline Seats 18,800 (18,800)
Club Seats 500 (500)
Luxury Boxes 2,000 (3,700)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	84,300 (86,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	29,400 (29,400)
End Zone	21,300 (21,300)
Mezzanine	12,300 (12,300)
Sideline Seats	18,800 (18,800)
Club Seats	500 (500)
Luxury Boxes	2,000 (3,700)