Week 1, 2032

played in Detroit, MI

68 degrees, fair, calm

Minnesota Vikings071415-36
Detroit Lions67103-26

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:24 DET - Justin Branch 35 field goal
1Q: 06:44 DET - Justin Branch 22 field goal
2Q: 02:03 MIN - Ty Hatcher 13 pass from Jake Locker (Cornelius Morris extra point)
2Q: 01:37 DET - Dwayne George 53 pass from J.J. Sutton (Justin Branch extra point)
3Q: 10:57 MIN - Nathan Hoover 7 run (Cornelius Morris extra point)
3Q: 06:06 DET - Justin Branch 33 field goal
3Q: 00:50 DET - Ray Rasmussen 1 run (Justin Branch extra point)
3Q: 00:44 MIN - Don Van Dyke 88 kickoff return (Cornelius Morris extra point)
4Q: 08:27 DET - Justin Branch 43 field goal
4Q: 03:41 MIN - Julio Jones 8 pass from Jake Locker (Jake Locker pass to Ty Hatcher for conversion)
4Q: 02:00 MIN - Nathan Hoover 64 run (Cornelius Morris extra point)

Team StatisticsMINDET
Record1-00-1
First Downs2321
- by Rushing99
- by Passing1312
- by Penalty10
Total Net Yards426365
- Offensive Plays5761
- Yards per Play7.475.98
Net Rushing Yards15390
- Rushing Attempts2120
- Yards per Rush7.294.50
Net Passing Yards273275
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt34 - 27 - 239 - 23 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards288287
- Sacks/Yards Lost2/152/12
- Yards per Pass Play7.586.71
Fumbles/Lost0/02/0
3rd Down Conversions7/93/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down5.46.4
4th Down Conversions0/00/0
Penalties/Yards2/152/12
Punt Returns/Yards0/02/2
Kick Returns/Yards7/2545/85
Interception Ret./Yards1/112/30
2pt Conversions1/10/0
Red Zone Visits34
- Red Zone TDs/FGs3/01/3
Avg. Drive StartOWN 32OWN 30
Time of Possession28:2831:32

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
19:180:43OWN 3310Interception
16:374:32OWN 33622Punt
213:246:47OWN 51373Interception
24:422:45OWN 29671Touchdown
21:151:15OWN 35640Missed FG
315:004:12OWN 43757Touchdown
35:582:24OWN 383-11Punt
48:194:44OWN 34866Touchdown
42:290:50OWN 20480Touchdown
41:131:13OPP 43320Game
Detroit Lions
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:005:42OWN 261156Field Goal
18:351:58OPP 18513Field Goal
12:053:41OWN 10725Punt
26:371:55OWN 2335Punt
21:570:42OWN 47253Touchdown
310:484:50OWN 33751Field Goal
33:342:50OWN 24776Touchdown
30:287:09OWN 91165Field Goal
43:351:06OWN 26516Punt
41:390:26OWN 2030Interception

Game MVP: Nathan Hoover, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

MinnesotaAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Nathan Hoover141178.366432
Dean Macklin6376.171510
Jake Locker1-1-1.00-100
DetroitAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Travis Payton10474.702110
Ray Rasmussen4164.00901
J.J. Sutton3237.671210
Dwayne George341.33500

Passing Statistics

MinnesotaAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Jake Locker34272882/15236297.1
DetroitAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
J.J. Sutton39232872/12153179.7

Receiving Statistics

MinnesotaCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Jermaine Morris566813.6022180
WR Julio Jones57438.6016161
WR Alonzo Lucas555110.2020150
RB Nathan Hoover44133.25450
TE Ty Hatcher35268.674131
TE Roger Green335518.3324360
WR Dan Herron223216.008260
FB Deron Golding0100.00000
WR Leon Dillow0100.00000
DetroitCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR AJ Green91410111.2229240
TE Bruce Brizzolara585811.609230
FB Dwayne George458822.0070531
RB Travis Payton23199.500140
RB Ray Rasmussen2294.50490
TE Rickey Johnstone121212.002120
WR Claude McNeil0100.00000
TE Lester Hillson0100.00000
WR Roger Losman0200.00000
WR Cedric Allison0100.00000

Interception Statistics

MinnesotaIntsYardsAvgTD
CB T.J. Ward11111.000
DetroitIntsYardsAvgTD
S Kevin Delgado12121.000
OLB Lavonte David199.000

Fumble Statistics

MinnesotaFumbRecovForceTD
Vinny Mayes0010
DaNorris Searcy0010
DetroitFumbRecovForceTD
Travis Payton1000
Vincent Schwartz1000
J.J. Sutton0100
Bennie Akiyama0100

Punting Statistics

MinnesotaPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Thomas Morstead28643.042.0511
DetroitPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
R.J. Lyons316153.747.0601

Kicking Statistics

MinnesotaFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Cornelius Morris0/10/10/004/4
DetroitFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Justin Branch4/41/10/0432/2

Punt Return Statistics

MinnesotaRetYardsAvgTD
DetroitRetYardsAvgTD
AJ Green221.00

Kick Return Statistics

MinnesotaRetYardsAvgTD
Don Van Dyke417944.81
Dan Herron37525.00
DetroitRetYardsAvgTD
Vincent Schwartz47117.80
Ray Rasmussen11414.00

Defensive Statistics

MinnesotaTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
CB T.J. Ward710.01634
S DaNorris Searcy610.01324
ILB Dan Beckam500.01836
CB Prince Amukamara410.02039
DT Kenrick Ellis300.5817
OLB Jack Marsh310.01932
CB Mariano Dragon300.0714
OLB Ross Samuels211.51525
ILB Vinny Mayes210.0516
OLB Broderick Downs210.0516
S Artie Prestbye120.01433
DE Kevin Shapiro120.01432
DE Leo Durham110.01523
FB Deron Golding10---------
WR Julio Jones10---------
S Asa Jackson100.0512
DT Shaun Nixon100.0611
S Sammy Buchanan100.0819
CB Don Van Dyke010.0410
ILB Ted Kling010.01017
DT Mike Daniels010.0616
DetroitTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
ILB Kurt Walsh720.01827
OLB William Backstrom411.51825
S Robert Blanton420.01428
S Sammy Foster410.01328
OLB Renaldo Sims400.0711
CB Charlie Galasinski300.01423
DE Austin Tomei300.01724
CB Bryant McNeil300.01525
S Kevin Delgado300.01827
OLB Lavonte David220.0717
DT Neal Wolfe200.01527
CB Lonnie Denyer110.01430
DT Kent Vaughn100.01022
ILB Ross Donohue100.057
RB Travis Payton10---------
ILB Sean Spence100.0815
CB Bennie Akiyama100.098
S Vincent Schwartz100.0613
DE Bruce Delgado010.51114

Pass Rush Statistics

MinnesotaSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
OLB Ross Samuels1.500325
DT Kenrick Ellis0.502217
DE Kevin Shapiro0.010032
DE Leo Durham0.003123
OLB Broderick Downs0.002116
OLB Jack Marsh0.001132
S Asa Jackson0.001012
DetroitSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
OLB William Backstrom1.501225
DE Bruce Delgado0.500014
DT Kent Vaughn0.010022
DT Neal Wolfe0.001027

Pass Defense Statistics

MinnesotaCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB T.J. Ward60134
CB Prince Amukamara31039
S DaNorris Searcy31024
ILB Dan Beckam31036
OLB Broderick Downs20016
CB Mariano Dragon20014
S Asa Jackson11012
ILB Vinny Mayes10016
DT Shaun Nixon10011
S Sammy Buchanan10019
DetroitCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
ILB Kurt Walsh50027
S Kevin Delgado41127
CB Charlie Galasinski30023
OLB Renaldo Sims30011
S Robert Blanton30028
CB Bryant McNeil20025
S Sammy Foster20028
DT Neal Wolfe20027
OLB Lavonte David10117
CB Lonnie Denyer10030
OLB William Backstrom10025
S Vincent Schwartz01013

Blocking Statistics

MinnesotaKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
John Moffitt3309016
Mike Pouncey24121036
Preston Pickens24014124
Curtis Price23017130
Deron Golding13015022
Jose Boyer12020030
Roger Green0101005
DetroitKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Shannon Weinke24018133
Ricky Carpenter24016030
Sedrick Blake220608
Julio Koepke12114033
Mike Iupati11014031
Dwayne George11016036
Travis Corbett02015035
Johnnie Troutman0104011
Zachary Williams000516

Special Teams Tackles

MinnesotaTacklesSTPlays
Roger Green316
Vinny Mayes215
Deron Golding119
John Moffitt13
DetroitTacklesSTPlays
Sean Spence320
Ray Rasmussen122
Lester Hillson119
Roger Losman18

Participation

MinnesotaRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Jack Marsh------19321768
T.J. Ward------16341262
Prince Amukamara------2039362
Mike Pouncey2136------360
Julio Jones1527------1658
Dan Beckam------1836458
Jake Locker2136---------57
Marcus Ashe2136---------57
Deron Golding1522------1956
Jose Boyer2030------353
Kevin Shapiro------1432652
Artie Prestbye------1433451
Curtis Price1730---------47
Ty Hatcher1419------1043
Leo Durham------1523442
Ross Samuels------1525242
DaNorris Searcy------1324441
Nathan Hoover1526---------41
Sammy Buchanan------8191441
Dan Herron918------1340
Alonzo Lucas823------839
Lonnie Pehrson------1225138
Preston Pickens1424---------38
Don Van Dyke------4102337
Vinny Mayes------5161536
Jermaine Morris922---------31
Roger Green105------1631
Ted Kling------1017330
Kenrick Ellis------817429
John Moffitt916------328
Broderick Downs------516627
Mike Daniels------616325
Mariano Dragon------714122
Darrin Hudson33------1622
Asa Jackson------512421
Shaun Nixon------611---17
Amos Dotson36------312
Dean Macklin65---------11
Leon Dillow110---------11
Thomas Morstead00------88
Terry Palmer02------35
Van Upshaw00------11
Cornelius Morris00------11
Marcus Cannon00---------0
Pete McWilliams00---------0
Reuben Lercius00---------0
DetroitRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
J.J. Sutton2041---------61
Dwayne George1636------658
Bruce Brizzolara1736------356
Shannon Weinke1833------152
Charlie Galasinski------14231451
Ricky Carpenter1630------551
Travis Corbett1535---------50
AJ Green1532------249
Julio Koepke1433---------47
Kurt Walsh------1827146
Mike Iupati1431---------45
Lonnie Denyer------1430145
Sammy Foster------1328445
Travis Payton1425------645
Kevin Delgado------1827---45
Ray Rasmussen518------2245
Roger Losman1225------845
William Backstrom------1825144
Sean Spence------8152043
Robert Blanton------1428143
Austin Tomei------1724142
Neal Wolfe------1527---42
Bryant McNeil------1525141
Claude McNeil612------1735
Vincent Schwartz------6131635
Kent Vaughn------1022234
Rickey Johnstone78------1429
Bruce Delgado------1114328
Cedric Allison68------1428
Lester Hillson25------1926
Lavonte David------717125
Bennie Akiyama------98724
Wendell Gaylor610------622
Sedrick Blake68------721
Juan May------241319
Renaldo Sims------711119
Zachary Williams56------718
Johnnie Troutman411------318
Junior Harden------412---16
Percy Press------69116
Jason Slowey28------616
Ross Donohue------57113
Justin Branch00------1111
Gene Chandler00------44
R.J. Lyons00------33
Dwayne Hogenmiller00---------0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left6172.8
Middle47318.3
Right10646.4
None1-1-1.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left3268.7
Middle9404.4
Right8243.0
None000.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

MinnesotaAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Jake Locker34272002222
DetroitAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
J.J. Sutton39234104981

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen76385.4
Short (0-8 Yds)16141197.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)10611311.3
Long (19+ Yds)111818.0
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen54448.8
Short (0-8 Yds)1481007.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)18111437.9
Long (19+ Yds)2000.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

MinnesotaTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Julio Jones75043027
WR Jermaine Morris65068022
TE Ty Hatcher53026019
WR Alonzo Lucas55051023
RB Nathan Hoover44013026
TE Roger Green3305515
WR Dan Herron22032118
FB Deron Golding1000022
WR Leon Dillow1000010
DetroitTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR AJ Green1490101132
TE Bruce Brizzolara85058136
FB Dwayne George54088236
RB Travis Payton32019025
RB Ray Rasmussen2209018
TE Rickey Johnstone2101208
WR Roger Losman2000025
WR Claude McNeil1000012
TE Lester Hillson100005
WR Cedric Allison100008

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

MinnesotaAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Nathan Hoover294.508.36
Dean Macklin166.006.17
DetroitAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Travis Payton252.504.70
Ray Rasmussen231.504.00
J.J. Sutton166.007.67
Dwayne George1-1-1.001.33

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

MinnesotaAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Jake Locker44328.008.47
DetroitAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
J.J. Sutton6230.507.36

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

MinnesotaTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
TE Ty Hatcher111313.005.20
WR Julio Jones1188.006.14
WR Alonzo Lucas1155.0010.20
WR Dan Herron1166.0016.00
DetroitTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
TE Bruce Brizzolara2131.507.25
WR AJ Green1000.007.21
TE Lester Hillson1000.000.00
RB Ray Rasmussen1100.004.50
TE Rickey Johnstone1000.006.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

MinnesotaRushesConversions
Nathan Hoover43
Dean Macklin11
DetroitRushesConversions
Ray Rasmussen21

Third Down Passing Statistics

MinnesotaAttCompConversions
Jake Locker333
DetroitAttCompConversions
J.J. Sutton942

Third Down Receiving Statistics

MinnesotaTargCatchConversions
WR Jermaine Morris111
WR Julio Jones111
WR Alonzo Lucas111
DetroitTargCatchConversions
WR AJ Green411
TE Bruce Brizzolara321
RB Travis Payton100
RB Ray Rasmussen110

SectionAttendance
Stadium38,300 (65,000 capacity)
Upper Deck12,700 (19,600)
End Zone8,500 (14,200)
Mezzanine4,600 (8,200)
Sideline Seats7,300 (12,500)
Club Seats3,400 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes1,800 (3,500)