Week 1, 2035

played in Detroit, MI

68 degrees, fair, calm

Minnesota Vikings017733-30
Detroit Lions360180-27

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:54 DET - Justin Branch 20 field goal
2Q: 11:35 MIN - Cornelius Morris 26 field goal
2Q: 05:05 DET - Justin Branch 33 field goal
2Q: 03:07 MIN - Dan Herron 27 pass from Jake Locker (Cornelius Morris extra point)
2Q: 01:07 DET - Justin Branch 23 field goal
2Q: 01:01 MIN - Trevor Simms 85 kickoff return (Cornelius Morris extra point)
3Q: 02:23 MIN - Dean Macklin 8 run (Cornelius Morris extra point)
4Q: 13:56 DET - Justin Branch 28 field goal
4Q: 11:01 DET - Travis Payton 5 run (Justin Branch extra point)
4Q: 04:02 MIN - Cornelius Morris 22 field goal
4Q: 02:36 DET - Tracy Schrader 12 pass from Gilbert Brewer (Gilbert Brewer pass to Travis Payton for conversion)
OT: 04:38 MIN - Cornelius Morris 37 field goal

Team StatisticsMINDET
Record1-00-1
First Downs2021
- by Rushing63
- by Passing1216
- by Penalty22
Total Net Yards345353
- Offensive Plays7381
- Yards per Play4.734.36
Net Rushing Yards14170
- Rushing Attempts2925
- Yards per Rush4.862.80
Net Passing Yards204283
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt41 - 21 - 152 - 29 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards226305
- Sacks/Yards Lost3/224/22
- Yards per Pass Play4.645.05
Fumbles/Lost0/05/2
3rd Down Conversions3/159/21
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down8.38.2
4th Down Conversions0/00/0
Penalties/Yards8/783/44
Punt Returns/Yards2/253/24
Kick Returns/Yards4/1646/213
Interception Ret./Yards1/381/4
2pt Conversions0/01/1
Red Zone Visits36
- Red Zone TDs/FGs1/22/4
Avg. Drive StartOWN 35OWN 35
Time of Possession36:3933:51

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
113:512:16OWN 2165Punt
17:484:12OWN 36843Interception
214:112:41OPP 32523Field Goal
24:582:02OWN 24476Touchdown
315:001:57OWN 363-2Punt
311:392:46OWN 49515Punt
37:562:50OWN 8528Punt
33:070:52OPP 12312Touchdown
413:500:43OWN 2036Punt
410:522:00OWN 203-6Punt
48:424:4550645Field Goal
42:251:13OWN 2030Punt
40:310:31OWN 2339Half
OT115:004:15OWN 11845Punt
OT17:453:15OWN 35845Field Goal
Detroit Lions
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:001:09OWN 3533Punt
111:353:47OWN 45852Field Goal
13:364:25OWN 8934Fumble
211:306:32OWN 451239Field Goal
22:561:55OPP 29623Field Goal
20:440:44OWN 333-1Half
313:031:24OWN 203-1Punt
38:530:57OWN 2036Punt
35:061:59OWN 3532Interception
32:153:25OWN 49840Field Goal
413:072:15OWN 39761Touchdown
48:520:10OWN 4614Fumble
43:571:32OWN 47553Touchdown
41:120:41OWN 363-6Punt
OT110:453:00OWN 6629Punt

Game MVP: Brett Allen, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

MinnesotaAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Dean Macklin15573.801011
Butch Medsker6335.501110
Jake Locker5418.201610
Norm Armistead263.00500
Dan Herron144.00400
DetroitAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Travis Payton13372.851211
Brady Heath9192.11700
Roger Losman1-1-1.00-100
Thomas Montgomery11212.001210
Gilbert Brewer133.00300

Passing Statistics

MinnesotaAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Jake Locker41212263/22134165.7
DetroitAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Gilbert Brewer52293054/22130171.4

Receiving Statistics

MinnesotaCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Dan Herron575811.6018271
WR Trevor Simms595010.002160
RB Dean Macklin44297.25090
FB Deron Golding355016.670340
WR Julio Jones2122211.000120
RB Norm Armistead1177.00070
WR Harold Wilkerson121010.000100
TE Joseph Sweeney0100.00000
DetroitCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
TE Bruce Brizzolara813486.006150
WR AJ Green813718.888180
WR Tracy Schrader81512515.6323301
RB Travis Payton353712.3311230
WR Roger Losman1399.00090
RB Brady Heath111515.000150
TE Gino Collier0200.00000

Interception Statistics

MinnesotaIntsYardsAvgTD
S Marshall Wagner13838.000
DetroitIntsYardsAvgTD
S Zach May144.000

Fumble Statistics

MinnesotaFumbRecovForceTD
Brett Allen0220
Lester Guthrie0010
Marshall Wagner0010
C.J. Marsh0010
DetroitFumbRecovForceTD
Gilbert Brewer3100
Brady Heath1100
Travis Payton1000
Bruce Brizzolara0100

Punting Statistics

MinnesotaPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Burt Boyajian837346.638.6662
DetroitPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Gino James523346.641.6581

Kicking Statistics

MinnesotaFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Cornelius Morris3/30/00/0373/3
DetroitFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Justin Branch4/40/00/0331/1

Punt Return Statistics

MinnesotaRetYardsAvgTD
Harris Lyon22512.50
DetroitRetYardsAvgTD
Tracy Schrader3248.00

Kick Return Statistics

MinnesotaRetYardsAvgTD
Trevor Simms416441.01
DetroitRetYardsAvgTD
Tracy Schrader416240.50
Leroy Messerly25125.50

Defensive Statistics

MinnesotaTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
CB Keith England1010.02247
DE Brett Allen602.02051
ILB Dan Beckam610.02246
S Marshall Wagner420.01938
OLB Ross Samuels410.02151
S C.J. Marsh410.01946
ILB Kennedy Dunlap400.01315
DT Mike Daniels331.01932
ILB Eddie Farr300.0620
DT Mark Chun210.01429
CB Ricardo Jones210.01127
S Jerome Shimada200.0829
DT Lester Guthrie101.01134
CB Ike Clark120.02044
CB Harris Lyon120.0925
OLB Austin Meek110.0711
DE Jamie Lowe110.01943
WR Harold Wilkerson10---------
DetroitTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
OLB Lavonte David1021.01931
S Zach May820.02743
OLB William Backstrom631.02840
CB Clay Fletcher500.02844
S Robert Blanton430.01116
CB Dennis Meidinger400.02026
DT Neal Wolfe311.02325
CB Dustin Blake330.01732
ILB Sean Spence210.01929
DT Curtis Mason200.0619
S Kevin Delgado120.02943
OLB Renaldo Sims110.043
DE Bill Batchelder100.01521
G Ricky Carpenter10---------
WR Roger Losman10---------
DE Omar Fields100.01423
DT Lance Evans010.0718

Pass Rush Statistics

MinnesotaSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Brett Allen2.016151
DT Mike Daniels1.012132
DT Lester Guthrie1.000034
DE Jamie Lowe0.010043
DT Mark Chun0.002029
DE Jeremy Ballard0.001114
OLB Ross Samuels0.000251
DetroitSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
OLB William Backstrom1.003040
OLB Lavonte David1.000031
DT Neal Wolfe1.000025
ILB Sean Spence0.001029

Pass Defense Statistics

MinnesotaCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Keith England90047
OLB Ross Samuels40051
S C.J. Marsh30046
S Marshall Wagner22138
ILB Dan Beckam21046
CB Ricardo Jones21027
CB Ike Clark20044
DE Brett Allen10051
ILB Kennedy Dunlap10015
ILB Eddie Farr10020
OLB Austin Meek10011
CB Harris Lyon10025
DetroitCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Clay Fletcher53044
S Zach May42143
OLB Lavonte David30031
S Robert Blanton30016
CB Dennis Meidinger21026
ILB Sean Spence11029
OLB William Backstrom10040
CB Dustin Blake10032
DT Curtis Mason10019
S Kevin Delgado02043
ILB Ross Donohue01035

Blocking Statistics

MinnesotaKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Mike Pouncey39129044
Jose Boyer34027040
Reggie Higdon34023032
Curtis Price14225137
Lamar Cogdell11025139
Deron Golding01016022
Marcus Sheldon010204
Pete McWilliams0006112
DetroitKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Julio Koepke210024151
Wendell Gaylor13023153
Ricky Carpenter12022050
Zachary Williams05022150
Bill Harmon0206012
Travis Corbett01016143
Johnnie Troutman01010018

Special Teams Tackles

MinnesotaTacklesSTPlays
Butch Medsker311
Austin Meek232
Norbert Kelso225
Harold Wilkerson221
DetroitTacklesSTPlays
Bryant McNeil231
Roger Losman121
J.T. Forbes118
Kelly Donaldson19

Participation

MinnesotaRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Mike Pouncey2944------1184
Jose Boyer2740------1178
Ross Samuels------2151476
Brett Allen------2051475
Lamar Cogdell2539------1175
Jake Locker2944---------73
Dan Beckam------2246573
Keith England------2247473
C.J. Marsh------1946772
Ike Clark------2044367
Jamie Lowe------1943365
Trevor Simms1927------1864
Curtis Price2537---------62
Harris Lyon------9252862
Marshall Wagner------1938562
Deron Golding1622------2159
Dan Herron2028------957
Mike Daniels------1932657
Reggie Higdon2332---------55
Julio Jones1934---------53
Jerome Shimada------8291552
Austin Meek------7113250
Lester Guthrie------1134449
Mark Chun------1429144
Ricardo Jones------1127341
Dean Macklin1723---------40
Harold Wilkerson811------2140
Eddie Farr------6201339
Norm Armistead27------2938
Butch Medsker1016------1137
Leonard Fleming1012------1436
Joseph Sweeney1221------134
Norbert Kelso15------2531
Kennedy Dunlap------1315230
Terry Maloney1114------328
Leo Durham------614626
Jeremy Ballard------914225
Ty McGregor47------1122
Pete McWilliams612---------18
Marcus Sheldon24------1117
Burt Boyajian00------1111
Cornelius Morris00------99
Marcus Ashe45---------9
Hugh Cooper00---------0
John Moffitt00---------0
Unknown------00---0
DetroitRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Thomas Montgomery1743------3090
Kevin Delgado------29431688
Tracy Schrader2252------1488
Clay Fletcher------28441688
Bruce Brizzolara2352------883
Zachary Williams2250------981
Ricky Carpenter2250------981
Gilbert Brewer2556---------81
Zach May------27431080
Wendell Gaylor2353---------76
AJ Green2351------175
Julio Koepke2451---------75
William Backstrom------2840371
Sean Spence------19291563
Travis Corbett1643------261
Ross Donohue------2035257
Austin Tomei------2226654
Neal Wolfe------2325654
Travis Payton1436------151
Lavonte David------1931151
Dustin Blake------1732251
Dennis Meidinger------2026349
Brady Heath1019------1645
Bill Batchelder------1521642
Omar Fields------1423542
Johnnie Troutman1018------937
Roger Losman68------2135
Bryant McNeil------113133
Gino Collier49------2033
Robert Blanton------1116330
Lance Evans------718126
Curtis Mason------619126
Bill Harmon612------725
Seth Covington------99725
Renaldo Sims------431219
J.T. Forbes00------1818
Leroy Messerly01------1718
Cedric Allison67------316
Kelly Donaldson23------914
Justin Branch00------1212
Dwayne George02------911
Gino James00------55
Norman Cote00------44
Tommy Wineholt------0044
Bill Thomason00---------0
Brock Ingraham00---------0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left9313.4
Middle9576.3
Right11534.8
None000.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left9323.6
Middle15392.6
Right1-1-1.0
None000.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

MinnesotaAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Jake Locker412122310401
DetroitAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Gilbert Brewer522944041151

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen2273.5
Short (0-8 Yds)119625.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)2091236.2
Long (19+ Yds)81344.3
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen0000.0
Short (0-8 Yds)1410423.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)36172156.0
Long (19+ Yds)224824.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

MinnesotaTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Julio Jones122022034
WR Trevor Simms95150027
WR Dan Herron75158128
FB Deron Golding53050122
RB Dean Macklin44029023
WR Harold Wilkerson21010011
TE Joseph Sweeney1010021
RB Norm Armistead110707
DetroitTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Tracy Schrader1580125352
TE Bruce Brizzolara138048052
WR AJ Green138071051
RB Travis Payton53037136
WR Roger Losman310908
TE Gino Collier200009
RB Brady Heath11015019

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

MinnesotaAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Dean Macklin3155.003.80
Jake Locker144.008.20
Butch Medsker155.005.50
DetroitAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Travis Payton7294.142.85
Roger Losman1-1-1.00-1.00
Brady Heath122.002.11

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

MinnesotaAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Jake Locker3110.335.51
DetroitAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Gilbert Brewer85293.635.87

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

MinnesotaTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
TE Joseph Sweeney1000.000.00
WR Julio Jones1000.001.83
WR Dan Herron1111.008.29
DetroitTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR AJ Green42102.505.46
WR Tracy Schrader21126.008.33
TE Bruce Brizzolara1133.003.69
RB Travis Payton1144.007.40

Third Down Rushing Statistics

MinnesotaRushesConversions
Dean Macklin62
Butch Medsker10
DetroitRushesConversions
Travis Payton10
Thomas Montgomery11
Gilbert Brewer10

Third Down Passing Statistics

MinnesotaAttCompConversions
Jake Locker751
DetroitAttCompConversions
Gilbert Brewer18108

Third Down Receiving Statistics

MinnesotaTargCatchConversions
WR Dan Herron430
WR Trevor Simms210
RB Norm Armistead111
DetroitTargCatchConversions
TE Bruce Brizzolara644
WR Tracy Schrader633
WR AJ Green210
RB Travis Payton210
WR Roger Losman100
RB Brady Heath111

SectionAttendance
Stadium31,900 (65,000 capacity)
Upper Deck10,900 (19,600)
End Zone6,900 (14,200)
Mezzanine3,800 (8,200)
Sideline Seats6,100 (12,500)
Club Seats2,700 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes1,500 (3,500)