Week 1, 2029

played in Detroit, MI

68 degrees, fair, calm

Minnesota Vikings	0	3	0	17	-	20
Detroit Lions	0	10	7	0	-	17

Scoring Summary
2Q: 13:37 DET - Dean Stickney 2 pass from J.J. Sutton (Justin Branch extra point)
2Q: 02:14 DET - Justin Branch 33 field goal
2Q: 00:06 MIN - Cornelius Morris 37 field goal
3Q: 09:57 DET - Shaun Stuart 1 run (Justin Branch extra point)
4Q: 13:51 MIN - Cornelius Morris 49 field goal
4Q: 06:02 MIN - Nathan Hoover 9 run (Matt Ryan pass to Julio Jones for conversion)
4Q: 01:07 MIN - Cornelius Morris 22 field goal
4Q: 00:07 MIN - Cornelius Morris 28 field goal

Scoring Summary
2Q: 13:37 DET - Dean Stickney 2 pass from J.J. Sutton (Justin Branch extra point)
2Q: 02:14 DET - Justin Branch 33 field goal
2Q: 00:06 MIN - Cornelius Morris 37 field goal
3Q: 09:57 DET - Shaun Stuart 1 run (Justin Branch extra point)
4Q: 13:51 MIN - Cornelius Morris 49 field goal
4Q: 06:02 MIN - Nathan Hoover 9 run (Matt Ryan pass to Julio Jones for conversion)
4Q: 01:07 MIN - Cornelius Morris 22 field goal
4Q: 00:07 MIN - Cornelius Morris 28 field goal

Team Statistics MIN DET
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 19 20
- by Rushing 4 5
- by Passing 13 14
- by Penalty 2 1
Total Net Yards 348 300
- Offensive Plays 67 67
- Yards per Play 5.19 4.48
Net Rushing Yards 141 75
- Rushing Attempts 30 22
- Yards per Rush 4.70 3.41
Net Passing Yards 207 225
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 32 - 18 - 0 45 - 27 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 233 225
- Sacks/Yards Lost 5/26 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 5.59 5.00
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 6/15 5/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.9 7.0
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/50 4/30
Punt Returns/Yards 4/35 2/9
Kick Returns/Yards 3/47 5/107
Interception Ret./Yards 1/11 0/0
2pt Conversions 1/1 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/3 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 30 OWN 29
Time of Possession 30:04 29:56

Team Statistics	MIN	DET
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	19	20
- by Rushing	4	5
- by Passing	13	14
- by Penalty	2	1
Total Net Yards	348	300
- Offensive Plays	67	67
- Yards per Play	5.19	4.48
Net Rushing Yards	141	75
- Rushing Attempts	30	22
- Yards per Rush	4.70	3.41
Net Passing Yards	207	225
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	32 - 18 - 0	45 - 27 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	233	225
- Sacks/Yards Lost	5/26	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	5.59	5.00
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	6/15	5/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.9	7.0
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/50	4/30
Punt Returns/Yards	4/35	2/9
Kick Returns/Yards	3/47	5/107
Interception Ret./Yards	1/11	0/0
2pt Conversions	1/1	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/3	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 30	OWN 29
Time of Possession	30:04	29:56

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:13	OWN 18	5	25	Punt
1	9:42	2:29	OWN 28	5	17	Punt
1	5:34	2:49	OWN 40	6	15	Punt
1	0:05	1:28	OWN 16	3	0	Fumble
2	13:31	3:06	OWN 20	5	19	Punt
2	7:32	2:23	OWN 28	3	2	Punt
2	2:09	2:09	OWN 29	11	51	Field Goal
3	9:47	2:18	OWN 21	3	3	Punt
3	1:54	3:08	OWN 20	7	48	Field Goal
4	10:15	4:20	OWN 20	9	80	Touchdown
4	3:08	2:06	OWN 38	8	57	Field Goal
4	0:43	0:42	OPP 17	2	6	Field Goal

Detroit Lions
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:47	2:05	OWN 6	5	21	Punt
1	7:13	1:39	OWN 28	5	39	Missed FG
1	2:45	2:40	OWN 20	6	23	Punt
2	13:37	0:06	OPP 2	1	2	Touchdown
2	10:25	2:53	OWN 30	6	13	Punt
2	5:09	3:00	OWN 20	12	64	Field Goal
3	15:00	5:13	OWN 26	11	74	Touchdown
3	7:29	5:35	OWN 28	11	38	Punt
4	13:46	3:31	OWN 28	5	16	Punt
4	5:55	2:47	OWN 24	3	5	Punt
4	1:02	0:19	OWN 19	2	0	Interception

Game MVP: Nathan Hoover, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Nathan Hoover	24	119	4.96	15	3	1
Daniel Asherian	5	18	3.60	9	0	0
Matt Ryan	1	4	4.00	4	0	0

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Dean Stickney	12	44	3.67	11	1	0
Shaun Stuart	6	16	2.67	6	0	1
Nate Byham	1	5	5.00	5	0	0
J.J. Sutton	1	6	6.00	6	0	0
Raymond Stephenson	1	3	3.00	3	0	0
Terrance Kremers	1	1	1.00	1	0	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Matt Ryan	32	18	233	5/26	0	45	0	79.3

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
J.J. Sutton	45	27	225	0/0	1	23	1	71.1

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
RB Nathan Hoover	6	9	80	13.33	30	27
RB Daniel Asherian	3	3	18	6.00	0	10
WR Julio Jones	3	7	88	29.33	57	45
TE Lorenzo Hastings	2	2	3	1.50	0	3
FB Bucky Irwin	1	1	3	3.00	1	3
TE Roger Green	1	4	19	19.00	0	19
WR Jose Craig	1	1	7	7.00	0	7
WR Scottie Hardy	1	3	15	15.00	1	15
WR Jeremy Kerley	0	2	0	0.00	0	0

Detroit	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Bruce Brizzolara	7	12	60	8.57	7	23	0
WR Raymond Stephenson	7	10	71	10.14	17	16	0
WR AJ Green	4	7	33	8.25	4	18	0
WR Golden Tate	3	6	20	6.67	3	8	0
WR Broderick DuBois	2	3	18	9.00	2	17	0
RB Terrance Kremers	2	2	20	10.00	4	12	0
TE Nate Byham	1	2	1	1.00	0	1	0
RB Dean Stickney	1	1	2	2.00	2	2	1
RB Shaun Stuart	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Kris Cunningham	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Stephen Farley	1	11	11.00	0

Detroit	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force
Matt Ryan	1	0	0
Alex Banks	1	0	0
Broderick Downs	0	1	0
Dan Beckam	0	0	1

Detroit	Fumb	Recov	Force
Dean Stickney	1	0	0
Golden Tate	0	1	0
Renaldo Sims	0	1	0
Daniel Molden	0	0	1
Casey Matthews	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Donnie Norton	6	261	43.5	38.7	51	2

Detroit	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
R.J. Lyons	6	273	45.5	33.0	57	3

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Cornelius Morris	4/4	1/1	0/0	49	0/0

Detroit	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Justin Branch	1/2	0/1	0/1	33	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Alex Banks	4	35	8.8	0

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
AJ Green	2	9	4.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Nathan Hoover	2	36	18.0	0
Alex Banks	1	11	11.0	0

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Golden Tate	4	83	20.8	0
Nolan Carroll	1	24	24.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Victor Wallace	8	1	0.0	22	45
S Robert Sands	8	0	0.0	22	42
ILB Dan Beckam	5	1	0.0	19	31
CB Billy Joe Easter	4	0	0.0	18	34
DE Leo Durham	4	0	0.0	17	21
ILB Vinny Mayes	3	1	0.0	9	20
CB Alex Banks	3	1	0.0	17	38
S Stephen Farley	3	1	0.0	16	37
ILB Kerry Adams	2	0	0.0	4	9
CB Prince Amukamara	2	0	0.0	21	43
DT Rico Turnbull	1	1	0.0	12	26
CB Hardy Oliver	1	1	0.0	12	27
OLB Broderick Downs	1	1	0.0	15	30
DE Cornell Kaczmarek	1	0	0.0	11	22
C Mike Pouncey	1	0	---	---	---
DT Kenrick Ellis	1	0	0.0	10	19

Detroit	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DT Percy Press	8	2	2.0	24	28
S Sammy Foster	7	1	0.0	24	31
DE Tyson Jackson	6	0	0.0	19	19
S Gino Swift	5	2	0.0	22	26
S Rodney Dunn	5	0	0.0	16	25
OLB Renaldo Sims	4	1	1.0	17	21
ILB Ross Donohue	4	1	0.0	21	20
CB Nolan Carroll	2	4	0.0	25	31
ILB Gabe Miller	2	3	0.0	12	17
DE Norm Spencer	2	1	0.0	11	18
CB Harris Friday	2	0	0.0	18	27
OLB Tim Rawls	1	0	1.0	13	12
OLB Daniel Molden	1	0	1.0	12	17
DE Austin Tomei	1	3	0.0	18	27
ILB Kurt Walsh	1	2	0.0	14	19
CB Craig Jefferson	1	0	0.0	21	21
WR AJ Green	1	0	---	---	---
DT Myron Maupin	0	3	0.0	6	9
OLB Casey Matthews	0	2	0.0	9	11
DE Dan Batten	0	1	0.0	12	10

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Broderick Downs	2	0	30
DT Kenrick Ellis	1	2	19
DE Jeremy Beal	1	1	23
DT Rico Turnbull	1	0	26
DT Antonio Lincoln	1	0	24

Detroit	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DT Percy Press	2.0	0	0	28
OLB Daniel Molden	1.0	0	1	17
OLB Tim Rawls	1.0	0	0	12
OLB Renaldo Sims	1.0	0	0	21
DE Austin Tomei	0.0	1	2	27
DE Tyson Jackson	0.0	1	0	19
DE Dan Batten	0.0	0	1	10

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Victor Wallace	6	2	0	45
S Robert Sands	4	1	0	42
CB Alex Banks	3	1	0	38
CB Billy Joe Easter	3	1	0	34
ILB Dan Beckam	3	0	0	31
S Stephen Farley	2	1	1	37
CB Prince Amukamara	1	3	0	43
ILB Vinny Mayes	1	0	0	20
ILB Kerry Adams	1	0	0	9
DE Leo Durham	1	0	0	21
CB Hardy Oliver	1	0	0	27
OLB Broderick Downs	1	0	0	30

Detroit	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Sammy Foster	5	0	31
S Gino Swift	4	1	26
CB Harris Friday	2	2	27
CB Nolan Carroll	2	0	31
ILB Ross Donohue	2	0	20
OLB Renaldo Sims	2	0	21
S Rodney Dunn	1	0	25

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Mike Pouncey	3	6	0	27	1	35
Mercury Fisk	2	6	1	28	0	33
Curtis Price	2	2	0	18	1	24
Edwin Veldheer	1	6	0	25	1	30
Jose Boyer	1	3	0	20	1	25
John Moffitt	1	2	0	19	0	21
Vince Woodard	0	2	0	6	0	6
Bucky Irwin	0	1	0	16	0	22
O.J. Cunningham	0	1	0	6	0	6
Terry Palmer	0	0	0	7	1	11

Detroit	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Julio Koepke	2	3	15	29
Ricky Carpenter	2	2	11	30
Mike Iupati	1	4	20	33
Otis Hudson	1	2	14	26
Winfred Malone	1	2	9	22
Travis Corbett	1	1	12	34
Zachary Williams	0	6	16	25
Lester Schokora	0	1	13	24

Special Teams Tackles

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Vinny Mayes	3	15
Roger Green	2	15
J.C. Van Pelt	1	21
O.J. Cunningham	1	10

Detroit	Tackles	STPlays
Casey Matthews	3	24
Golden Tate	1	23
Nolan Carroll	1	18
Bruce Brizzolara	1	15
Otis Hudson	1	8

Participation

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Alex Banks	---	---	17	38	18	73
Robert Sands	---	---	22	42	9	73
Mercury Fisk	28	33	---	---	10	71
Victor Wallace	---	---	22	45	2	69
Broderick Downs	---	---	15	30	23	68
Matt Ryan	30	37	---	---	---	67
Prince Amukamara	---	---	21	43	2	66
Mike Pouncey	27	35	---	---	1	63
Hardy Oliver	---	---	12	27	21	60
Nathan Hoover	24	30	---	---	5	59
Billy Joe Easter	---	---	18	34	5	57
Edwin Veldheer	25	30	---	---	---	55
Stephen Farley	---	---	16	37	2	55
Dan Beckam	---	---	19	31	2	52
Jose Boyer	20	25	---	---	7	52
Bucky Irwin	16	22	---	---	13	51
Julio Jones	26	23	---	---	1	50
John Moffitt	19	21	---	---	10	50
Curtis Price	18	24	---	---	3	45
Vinny Mayes	---	---	9	20	15	44
Leo Durham	---	---	17	21	5	43
Lorenzo Hastings	15	26	---	---	---	41
Rico Turnbull	---	---	12	26	1	39
Jeremy Kerley	12	19	---	---	8	39
Roger Green	9	14	---	---	15	38
Antonio Lincoln	---	---	5	24	8	37
Jeremy Beal	---	---	11	23	1	35
Scottie Hardy	17	18	---	---	---	35
Cornell Kaczmarek	---	---	11	22	1	34
Jose Craig	13	14	---	---	6	33
Vince Woodard	6	6	---	---	19	31
Kenrick Ellis	---	---	10	19	2	31
Drew Haslett	4	4	---	---	18	26
O.J. Cunningham	6	6	---	---	10	22
J.C. Van Pelt	0	0	---	---	21	21
Terry Palmer	7	11	---	---	---	18
Ray Karau	2	2	---	---	13	17
Daniel Asherian	6	7	---	---	---	13
Kerry Adams	---	---	4	9	---	13
Donnie Norton	0	0	---	---	6	6
Cole Burton	---	---	1	4	1	6
Timothy Leggett	0	0	---	---	5	5
Clyde Jacobs	0	0	---	---	4	4
Cornelius Morris	0	0	---	---	4	4
Dan LeFevour	0	0	---	---	---	0
Unknown	---	---	0	0	---	0

Detroit	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Bruce Brizzolara	18	44	---	---	15	77
Nolan Carroll	---	---	25	31	18	74
J.J. Sutton	22	45	---	---	---	67
Sammy Foster	---	---	24	31	12	67
AJ Green	16	35	---	---	15	66
Golden Tate	11	21	---	---	23	55
Percy Press	---	---	24	28	3	55
Nate Byham	12	25	---	---	17	54
Mike Iupati	20	33	---	---	---	53
Gino Swift	---	---	22	26	4	52
Raymond Stephenson	17	28	---	---	5	50
Otis Hudson	14	26	---	---	8	48
Austin Tomei	---	---	18	27	3	48
Rodney Dunn	---	---	16	25	7	48
Ross Donohue	---	---	21	20	7	48
Ricky Carpenter	11	30	---	---	6	47
Harris Friday	---	---	18	27	1	46
Travis Corbett	12	34	---	---	---	46
Lester Schokora	13	24	---	---	8	45
Craig Jefferson	---	---	21	21	3	45
Tyson Jackson	---	---	19	19	6	44
Casey Matthews	---	---	9	11	24	44
Julio Koepke	15	29	---	---	---	44
Zachary Williams	16	25	---	---	2	43
Shaun Stuart	10	17	---	---	16	43
Dean Stickney	12	23	---	---	7	42
Renaldo Sims	---	---	17	21	2	40
Winfred Malone	9	22	---	---	8	39
Brenden Maloney	---	---	16	18	4	38
Norm Spencer	---	---	11	18	9	38
Kurt Walsh	---	---	14	19	4	37
Tim Rawls	---	---	13	12	9	34
Gabe Miller	---	---	12	17	4	33
Terrance Kremers	9	17	---	---	5	31
Daniel Molden	---	---	12	17	1	30
Dan Batten	---	---	12	10	2	24
Kris Cunningham	2	9	---	---	11	22
Myron Maupin	---	---	6	9	6	21
Broderick DuBois	3	6	---	---	1	10
R.J. Lyons	0	0	---	---	6	6
Justin Branch	0	0	---	---	6	6
Ross Graham	0	2	---	---	3	5
Marvin Gillette	---	---	0	0	4	4
Ricardo Fitchie	0	0	---	---	2	2
Dominic Gilbreath	0	0	---	---	---	0
Drake Nevis	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	12	49	4.1
Middle	6	17	2.8
Right	12	75	6.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	11	2.8
Middle	9	31	3.4
Right	9	33	3.7
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Matt Ryan	32	18	4	2	3	3	4	0	0

Detroit	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
J.J. Sutton	45	27	1	2	0	9	6	3	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	34	11.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	8	40	3.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	5	113	10.3
Long (19+ Yds)	6	2	46	7.7

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	8	2.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	22	17	96	4.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	18	7	98	5.4
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	23	11.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB Nathan Hoover	9	6	1	80	2	30
WR Julio Jones	7	3	0	88	2	23
TE Roger Green	4	1	0	19	0	14
RB Daniel Asherian	3	3	0	18	0	7
WR Scottie Hardy	3	1	1	15	0	18
WR Jeremy Kerley	2	0	1	0	0	19
TE Lorenzo Hastings	2	2	0	3	0	26
FB Bucky Irwin	1	1	0	3	0	22
WR Jose Craig	1	1	0	7	0	14

Detroit	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Bruce Brizzolara	12	7	60	1	44
WR Raymond Stephenson	10	7	71	0	28
WR AJ Green	7	4	33	0	35
WR Golden Tate	6	3	20	0	21
WR Broderick DuBois	3	2	18	0	6
TE Nate Byham	2	1	1	0	25
RB Terrance Kremers	2	2	20	0	17
RB Dean Stickney	1	1	2	0	23
RB Shaun Stuart	1	0	0	0	17
WR Kris Cunningham	1	0	0	0	9

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Nathan Hoover	5	21	4.20	4.96
Daniel Asherian	1	0	0.00	3.60

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Dean Stickney	1	3	3.00	3.67
Shaun Stuart	1	1	1.00	2.67

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Matt Ryan	2	1	7	3.50	7.28

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
J.J. Sutton	4	1	2	0.50	5.00

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Jeremy Kerley	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Jose Craig	1	1	7	7.00	7.00

Detroit	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Nate Byham	1	0	0	0.00	0.50
WR Golden Tate	1	0	0	0.00	3.33
TE Bruce Brizzolara	1	0	0	0.00	5.00
RB Dean Stickney	1	1	2	2.00	2.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Nathan Hoover	6	2
Daniel Asherian	1	0

Detroit	Rushes	Conversions
Terrance Kremers	1	1
Shaun Stuart	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Matt Ryan	5	4	4

Detroit	Att	Comp	Conversions
J.J. Sutton	12	7	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Julio Jones	2	2	2
RB Nathan Hoover	2	1	1
WR Jose Craig	1	1	1

Detroit	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Raymond Stephenson	5	3	2
TE Bruce Brizzolara	2	1	1
WR Broderick DuBois	2	1	0
TE Nate Byham	1	1	0
WR Golden Tate	1	0	0
WR AJ Green	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 34,300 (65,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 11,500 (19,600)
End Zone 7,500 (14,200)
Mezzanine 4,100 (8,200)
Sideline Seats 6,600 (12,500)
Club Seats 3,000 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes 1,600 (3,500)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	34,300 (65,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	11,500 (19,600)
End Zone	7,500 (14,200)
Mezzanine	4,100 (8,200)
Sideline Seats	6,600 (12,500)
Club Seats	3,000 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes	1,600 (3,500)