Week 17, 2027

played in Detroit, MI

68 degrees, fair, calm

Minnesota Vikings7673-23
Detroit Lions7333-16

Scoring Summary
1Q: 15:00 MIN - Ray Karau 88 kickoff return (David Buehler extra point)
1Q: 08:17 DET - Damian Williams 20 pass from Dominic Gilbreath (Rusty Sheldon extra point)
2Q: 04:56 MIN - David Buehler 24 field goal
2Q: 01:40 DET - Rusty Sheldon 29 field goal
2Q: 00:12 MIN - David Buehler 41 field goal
3Q: 10:40 DET - Rusty Sheldon 35 field goal
3Q: 10:03 MIN - Ray Karau 80 pass from Matt Ryan (David Buehler extra point)
4Q: 05:47 DET - Rusty Sheldon 45 field goal
4Q: 01:58 MIN - David Buehler 32 field goal

Team StatisticsMINDET
Record8-7-16-10
First Downs1118
- by Rushing15
- by Passing812
- by Penalty21
Total Net Yards286345
- Offensive Plays5780
- Yards per Play5.024.31
Net Rushing Yards73100
- Rushing Attempts2225
- Yards per Rush3.324.00
Net Passing Yards213245
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt32 - 14 - 053 - 26 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards235256
- Sacks/Yards Lost3/222/11
- Yards per Pass Play6.094.45
Fumbles/Lost1/02/0
3rd Down Conversions3/143/19
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down7.17.1
4th Down Conversions0/02/4
Penalties/Yards8/406/35
Punt Returns/Yards5/324/42
Kick Returns/Yards4/1475/117
Interception Ret./Yards0/00/0
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits23
- Red Zone TDs/FGs0/21/2
Avg. Drive StartOWN 33OWN 29
Time of Possession26:2133:39

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
18:014:10OWN 20845Punt
12:541:32OWN 4039Punt
212:231:10OWN 393-7Punt
29:134:23OWN 31962Field Goal
21:351:31OWN 30546Field Goal
312:551:09OWN 63-1Punt
310:340:45OWN 20280Touchdown
37:491:52OWN 1930Punt
34:502:38OWN 36619Punt
30:481:39OWN 1842Punt
412:431:20OWN 3137Punt
45:391:36OWN 3731Punt
42:440:53OPP 2247Field Goal
41:111:11OPP 4221Game
Detroit Lions
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
114:466:45OWN 361264Touchdown
13:510:57OWN 2032Punt
11:223:59OWN 20848Missed FG
211:132:00OWN 21412Punt
24:503:15OWN 441044Field Goal
315:002:05OWN 20427Punt
311:461:12OPP 2436Field Goal
39:492:00OWN 3133Punt
35:571:07OWN 2630Punt
32:121:24OWN 13423Punt
414:091:26OWN 35441Missed FG
411:235:44OWN 181054Field Goal
44:031:19OWN 1587Downs
41:510:40OWN 3844Downs

Game MVP: Ray Karau, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

MinnesotaAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Marc Scott13443.381210
Kendall Hunter6203.33800
Matt Ryan393.00500
DetroitAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Dean Stickney11615.552710
Shane Bannon9273.00600
Jeremy Brakke482.00600
Dominic Gilbreath144.00400

Passing Statistics

MinnesotaAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Matt Ryan32142353/22180079.5
DetroitAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Dominic Gilbreath53262562/11136069.3

Receiving Statistics

MinnesotaCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Julio Jones6129015.0031340
WR Ray Karau4412631.5089801
WR Joey Sadler1499.00290
RB Marc Scott1200.00000
RB Kendall Hunter1188.00780
WR Jeremy Kerley1222.00120
FB Bucky Irwin0300.00000
TE Drew Haslett0200.00000
TE J.C. Van Pelt0200.00000
DetroitCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
TE Bruce Brizzolara611518.506150
FB Jeremy Brakke56448.8038270
WR Damian Williams51110420.8022361
WR Karl Burtner36155.00160
WR Golden Tate24178.500170
WR Warren Frysinger262010.000120
RB Shane Bannon23-2-1.00000
TE Lee Smith1477.00070
RB Dean Stickney0100.00000
WR Broderick DuBois0100.00000

Interception Statistics

MinnesotaIntsYardsAvgTD
DetroitIntsYardsAvgTD

Fumble Statistics

MinnesotaFumbRecovForceTD
Marc Scott1100
Bucky Irwin0010
Drew Haslett0010
DetroitFumbRecovForceTD
Matt Skudris2000
Percy Press0100
Joey Greer0100
Kurt Walsh0010

Punting Statistics

MinnesotaPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Dennis Thomsen941746.337.2613
DetroitPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
R.J. Lyons628447.342.0543

Kicking Statistics

MinnesotaFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
David Buehler3/31/10/0412/2
DetroitFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Rusty Sheldon3/51/30/0451/1

Punt Return Statistics

MinnesotaRetYardsAvgTD
Kirk Cole5326.40
DetroitRetYardsAvgTD
Matt Skudris33612.00
AJ Green166.00

Kick Return Statistics

MinnesotaRetYardsAvgTD
Ray Karau312842.71
Kirk Cole11919.00
DetroitRetYardsAvgTD
Shane Bannon47819.50
Golden Tate13939.00

Defensive Statistics

MinnesotaTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
DT Randal Tanner611.02345
CB Alex Banks630.01441
S Butch Kleinman620.02150
CB Neil Lucky500.01118
S Tracy Sherry410.01842
DE Kevin Hudson400.01438
OLB Walt Causey300.01530
DE Jerome Daughtry200.51527
OLB Dwayne Gadsden240.0814
OLB Fernando Sanford230.02046
DT Kenrick Ellis220.01727
OLB Winfred Lofton210.0720
CB Fred Caldwell210.01627
CB Billy Joe Easter210.01844
OLB Preston Sanford200.0514
DE Deron Rice100.033
DE Cornell Kaczmarek100.01640
DE Jeremy Beal010.51128
DetroitTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
S Jerome Bumpers610.01628
ILB Kurt Walsh430.01625
DT Drake Nevis310.01428
CB Terry Hall300.01723
DE Cameron Jordan300.0917
DE Austin Tomei212.01428
OLB Casey Matthews221.01830
DT Jon Dupre220.01215
CB Joey Greer210.01428
S Gino Swift200.01930
DT Percy Press200.01826
S Rodney Dunn200.01123
ILB George McDade120.0610
DE Dan Batten110.01418
CB Harris Friday100.01519
OLB Daniel Molden100.01119
OLB Tim Rawls010.066
DE Greg Romeus010.087

Pass Rush Statistics

MinnesotaSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DT Randal Tanner1.001045
DE Jerome Daughtry0.510027
DE Jeremy Beal0.500028
DE Kevin Hudson0.011038
OLB Fernando Sanford0.001046
OLB Winfred Lofton0.001020
DE Cornell Kaczmarek0.001040
OLB Dwayne Gadsden0.001014
DetroitSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Austin Tomei2.002028
OLB Casey Matthews1.001030
DE Dan Batten0.001018
DT Percy Press0.001026
DT Drake Nevis0.001028

Pass Defense Statistics

MinnesotaCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
S Butch Kleinman51050
CB Alex Banks51041
CB Billy Joe Easter22044
OLB Walt Causey21030
DE Kevin Hudson20038
CB Neil Lucky20018
OLB Dwayne Gadsden20014
S Tracy Sherry12042
OLB Fernando Sanford11046
DT Randal Tanner10045
OLB Preston Sanford10014
CB Fred Caldwell10027
DE Cornell Kaczmarek10040
OLB Winfred Lofton01020
CB Prince Amukamara01051
DetroitCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
S Jerome Bumpers31028
CB Terry Hall31023
ILB Kurt Walsh22025
CB Joey Greer21028
S Gino Swift11030
DT Drake Nevis10028
OLB Daniel Molden10019
OLB Casey Matthews10030

Blocking Statistics

MinnesotaKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
John Moffitt36021232
Edwin Veldheer05021032
Mike Pouncey03022033
Ty Poston0206011
Jessie Hoitink02018026
Bucky Irwin01015019
Quentin Pierce00016124
DetroitKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Jack Sughroue24023149
Randal Welch16022150
Duane Brown12123049
Dennis Rawls1107015
Travis Corbett11020045
Mike Iupati04125055
Jeremy Brakke02024051
Gilbert McNeil020306
Norbert Crane010206
Bruce Brizzolara0109023

Special Teams Tackles

MinnesotaTacklesSTPlays
Joey Sadler322
Vince Woodard122
Drew Haslett120
J.C. Coe120
Kirk Cole118
Bucky Irwin112
Brent Randle18
DetroitTacklesSTPlays
AJ Green225
Max Fields210
Matt Skudris129
Virgil Green120
Golden Tate118
Lee Smith115

Participation

MinnesotaRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Butch Kleinman------21501384
Prince Amukamara------2351579
Randal Tanner------2345775
Fernando Sanford------2046571
Fred Caldwell------16272871
Tracy Sherry------1842565
Billy Joe Easter------1844365
Cornell Kaczmarek------1640763
Matt Ryan2235---------57
Kevin Hudson------1438557
Alex Banks------1441257
Jessie Hoitink1826------1256
Mike Pouncey2233------156
Edwin Veldheer2132---------53
John Moffitt2132---------53
Quentin Pierce1624------1252
Winfred Lofton------7202350
Walt Causey------1530550
Ray Karau1023------1750
Julio Jones1826------549
Drew Haslett1414------2048
Kenrick Ellis------1727448
Bucky Irwin1519------1246
J.C. Van Pelt1217------1746
Jerome Daughtry------1527345
Jeremy Beal------1128241
Marc Scott1523---------38
Neil Lucky------1118938
Kirk Cole311------1832
Jeremy Kerley1417---------31
Joey Sadler26------2230
Ty Poston611------1229
Kendall Hunter717------327
Preston Sanford------514625
Vince Woodard02------2224
Dwayne Gadsden------814---22
J.C. Coe00------2020
Sam Young613---------19
O.J. Cunningham04------1216
Deron Rice------33511
David Buehler00------99
Dennis Thomsen00------99
Brent Randle00------88
Dan LeFevour00------33
Aaron Hernandez00------33
Scottie Kirk00---------0
DetroitRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Jeremy Brakke2451------1186
Randal Welch2250------1082
Jack Sughroue2349------880
Mike Iupati2555---------80
Dominic Gilbreath2555---------80
Duane Brown2349------173
Lee Smith1639------1570
Travis Corbett2045---------65
Joey Greer------14281961
Warren Frysinger1633------655
Terry Hall------17231454
Casey Matthews------1830452
Gino Swift------1930150
Golden Tate922------1849
Percy Press------1826549
Shane Bannon1132------548
Jerome Bumpers------1628347
Austin Tomei------1428547
Kurt Walsh------1625647
Rodney Dunn------11231347
Drake Nevis------1428446
Dean Stickney1217------1342
Bruce Brizzolara923------739
Karl Burtner1323---------36
Damian Williams1125---------36
Harris Friday------1519236
Dan Batten------1418234
Daniel Molden------1119434
Dennis Rawls715------1133
Matt Skudris02------2931
Cameron Jordan------917430
Jon Dupre------1215128
Tom Ramthun------451827
Virgil Green25------2027
AJ Green00------2525
Greg Romeus------87924
George McDade------610723
Broderick DuBois23------1823
Gilbert McNeil36------1120
Norbert Crane26------1018
Tim Rawls------66416
Max Fields------001010
Rusty Sheldon00------1010
R.J. Lyons00------66
Vernon Marroquin00------55
J.J. Sutton00---------0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left5214.2
Middle9303.3
Right7233.3
None1-1-1.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left9333.7
Middle12302.5
Right4379.3
None000.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

MinnesotaAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Matt Ryan32143336600
DetroitAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Dominic Gilbreath532647210600

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen339030.0
Short (0-8 Yds)9380.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)1981377.2
Long (19+ Yds)1000.0
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen86718.9
Short (0-8 Yds)1611412.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)177885.2
Long (19+ Yds)122564.7

Detailed Receiving Statistics

MinnesotaTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Julio Jones126090126
WR Joey Sadler411906
WR Ray Karau440126223
FB Bucky Irwin3010019
RB Marc Scott2100023
TE Drew Haslett2000014
TE J.C. Van Pelt2000017
WR Jeremy Kerley2112017
RB Kendall Hunter1108017
DetroitTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Damian Williams1151104325
TE Bruce Brizzolara116151023
WR Karl Burtner63015023
FB Jeremy Brakke65044151
WR Warren Frysinger62020033
WR Golden Tate42017022
TE Lee Smith4107039
RB Shane Bannon320-2032
RB Dean Stickney1000017
WR Broderick DuBois100003

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

MinnesotaAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Marc Scott3144.673.38
Kendall Hunter144.003.33
DetroitAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Shane Bannon122.003.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

MinnesotaAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Matt Ryan2000.007.34
DetroitAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Dominic Gilbreath32299.674.83

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

MinnesotaTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
FB Bucky Irwin1000.000.00
WR Jeremy Kerley1000.001.00
DetroitTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
FB Jeremy Brakke1199.007.33
WR Damian Williams112020.009.45
TE Bruce Brizzolara1000.004.64

Third Down Rushing Statistics

MinnesotaRushesConversions
Marc Scott61
DetroitRushesConversions
Dean Stickney20
Jeremy Brakke10
Shane Bannon10

Third Down Passing Statistics

MinnesotaAttCompConversions
Matt Ryan732
DetroitAttCompConversions
Dominic Gilbreath1573

Third Down Receiving Statistics

MinnesotaTargCatchConversions
WR Julio Jones311
RB Marc Scott110
TE Drew Haslett100
WR Ray Karau111
WR Jeremy Kerley100
DetroitTargCatchConversions
TE Bruce Brizzolara433
FB Jeremy Brakke320
WR Damian Williams300
WR Karl Burtner100
WR Golden Tate100
RB Dean Stickney100
WR Warren Frysinger110
RB Shane Bannon110

SectionAttendance
Stadium43,200 (65,000 capacity)
Upper Deck14,300 (19,600)
End Zone9,300 (14,200)
Mezzanine5,300 (8,200)
Sideline Seats8,500 (12,500)
Club Seats3,900 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes1,900 (3,500)