Week 1, 2041

played in Detroit, MI

68 degrees, fair, calm

Minnesota Vikings	3	3	0	8	3	-	17
Detroit Lions	0	7	7	0	0	-	14

Scoring Summary
1Q: 01:32 MIN - Dixon Hawthorne 39 field goal
2Q: 12:44 DET - Dusty Coleman 23 pass from Gilbert Brewer (Harry Canales extra point)
2Q: 07:59 MIN - Dixon Hawthorne 27 field goal
3Q: 08:18 DET - Dusty Coleman 2 run (Harry Canales extra point)
4Q: 02:28 MIN - Jake Locker 1 run (Jake Locker pass to Derrick Brechbill for conversion)
OT: 08:14 MIN - Dixon Hawthorne 47 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 01:32 MIN - Dixon Hawthorne 39 field goal
2Q: 12:44 DET - Dusty Coleman 23 pass from Gilbert Brewer (Harry Canales extra point)
2Q: 07:59 MIN - Dixon Hawthorne 27 field goal
3Q: 08:18 DET - Dusty Coleman 2 run (Harry Canales extra point)
4Q: 02:28 MIN - Jake Locker 1 run (Jake Locker pass to Derrick Brechbill for conversion)
OT: 08:14 MIN - Dixon Hawthorne 47 field goal

Team Statistics MIN DET
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 16 22
- by Rushing 2 4
- by Passing 13 18
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 299 428
- Offensive Plays 74 76
- Yards per Play 4.04 5.63
Net Rushing Yards 65 84
- Rushing Attempts 21 21
- Yards per Rush 3.10 4.00
Net Passing Yards 234 344
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 46 - 30 - 0 54 - 34 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 277 348
- Sacks/Yards Lost 7/43 1/4
- Yards per Pass Play 4.42 6.25
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 5/2
3rd Down Conversions 5/18 7/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.6 8.3
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 3/20 7/45
Punt Returns/Yards 3/9 5/47
Kick Returns/Yards 1/23 1/23
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 1/1 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 33 OWN 22
Time of Possession 33:38 33:16

Team Statistics	MIN	DET
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	16	22
- by Rushing	2	4
- by Passing	13	18
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	299	428
- Offensive Plays	74	76
- Yards per Play	4.04	5.63
Net Rushing Yards	65	84
- Rushing Attempts	21	21
- Yards per Rush	3.10	4.00
Net Passing Yards	234	344
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	46 - 30 - 0	54 - 34 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	277	348
- Sacks/Yards Lost	7/43	1/4
- Yards per Pass Play	4.42	6.25
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	5/2
3rd Down Conversions	5/18	7/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.6	8.3
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	3/20	7/45
Punt Returns/Yards	3/9	5/47
Kick Returns/Yards	1/23	1/23
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	1/1	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 33	OWN 22
Time of Possession	33:38	33:16

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:12	4:15	OWN 35	8	26	Punt
1	5:57	4:33	OWN 23	8	55	Field Goal
2	12:32	4:41	OWN 20	10	70	Field Goal
2	5:51	2:34	OWN 29	5	26	Punt
2	0:27	0:27	OWN 46	2	-15	Half
3	15:00	1:25	OWN 20	3	1	Punt
3	8:12	4:11	OWN 30	6	32	Punt
3	1:42	1:51	OWN 20	5	48	Fumble
4	12:45	1:35	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
4	8:29	1:12	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
4	7:17	0:44	OPP 40	3	3	Punt
4	5:21	0:58	OWN 33	3	-11	Punt
4	4:23	2:05	OPP 20	5	20	Touchdown
4	0:57	0:33	OWN 27	3	5	Punt
OT1	13:17	1:06	OWN 41	3	-6	Punt
OT1	9:59	1:53	OWN 42	4	28	Field Goal

Detroit Lions
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:48	OWN 20	7	52	Missed FG
1	7:57	2:00	OWN 20	4	14	Punt
1	1:24	3:52	OWN 20	9	80	Touchdown
2	7:51	2:00	OWN 20	4	19	Punt
2	3:17	2:50	OWN 7	7	54	Missed FG
3	13:35	5:23	OWN 37	11	63	Touchdown
3	4:01	2:19	OWN 20	6	20	Punt
4	14:51	2:06	OWN 32	5	25	Punt
4	11:10	2:41	OWN 23	7	29	Punt
4	6:33	1:12	OWN 20	3	5	Punt
4	2:18	1:21	OWN 26	4	11	Punt
4	0:24	0:24	OWN 28	3	29	Half
OT1	15:00	1:43	OWN 20	3	2	Punt
OT1	12:11	2:12	OWN 15	3	5	Punt

Game MVP: Jake Locker, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	TD
Butch Medsker	11	14	1.27	6	0
Jake Locker	6	36	6.00	8	1
Casey McDonald	3	11	3.67	8	0
Barry Washington	1	4	4.00	4	0

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Dusty Coleman	18	52	2.89	20	2	1
LeVeon Bell	2	25	12.50	25	1	0
Gilbert Brewer	1	7	7.00	7	0	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jake Locker	46	30	277	7/43	0	31	0	81.5

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Gilbert Brewer	54	34	348	1/4	1	27	0	87.6

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Tim Givens	6	9	88	14.67	25	25
TE Derrick Brechbill	5	7	21	4.20	0	8
WR Mike Evans	5	9	59	11.80	21	25
WR Spencer Ross	4	7	45	11.25	9	18
RB Butch Medsker	4	6	8	2.00	6	6
FB Mel Davey	3	3	52	17.33	49	31
WR Barry Washington	2	3	2	1.00	0	3
TE Freddie Johnstone	1	1	2	2.00	0	2
RB Casey McDonald	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Detroit	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Tracy Schrader	10	18	134	13.40	39	24	0
RB Dusty Coleman	6	8	40	6.67	26	23	1
TE Richard Heffner	5	6	48	9.60	6	22	0
WR Renaldo Jones	5	8	62	12.40	26	27	0
FB Eduardo Purcell	2	3	11	5.50	0	11	0
WR Tyrell James	2	4	27	13.50	16	23	0
WR Ronnie Durham	1	1	11	11.00	0	11	0
WR Brody Rodgers	1	3	10	10.00	0	10	0
WR Amir Shanahan	1	1	8	8.00	0	8	0
FB Alan Brenner	1	2	-3	-3.00	0	-3	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Detroit	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force
Casey McDonald	1	0	0
Sean Spence	0	1	1
Roman Nolan	0	1	0
Vernon Warren	0	0	1
Trent Schroeder	0	0	1
Benjamin Stone	0	0	1
Shannon Pharms	0	0	1

Detroit	Fumb	Recov	Force
Tracy Schrader	2	0	0
LeVeon Bell	1	0	0
Tyrell James	1	0	0
Dusty Coleman	1	0	0
Bill Harmon	0	2	0
Zach May	0	1	0
Brody Rodgers	0	1	0
Ronald Ebbitt	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Lance McWilliams	10	452	45.2	34.5	61	4

Detroit	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Richard Dorsey	9	368	40.9	35.4	60	1

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Dixon Hawthorne	3/3	1/1	0/0	47	0/0

Detroit	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Harry Canales	0/2	0/2	0/1	0	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Butch Medsker	3	9	3.0	0

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tracy Schrader	5	47	9.4	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Butch Medsker	1	23	23.0	0

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Amos Matthews	1	23	23.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Lavonte David	13	3	0.0	20	53
ILB Keegan George	7	0	0.0	21	48
CB Ivan Chandler	6	2	0.0	21	54
S Benjamin Stone	5	2	0.0	21	54
CB Vernon Warren	5	0	0.0	21	51
DE Sedrick Matthews	3	0	0.0	16	46
OLB Bo Murphy	3	0	0.0	8	15
DE Ziggy Ansoh	2	1	1.0	19	53
S Terry Mathews	2	3	0.0	20	54
DT Mike Daniels	2	1	0.0	17	40
DT Ricky Bethea	1	1	0.0	12	40
S Josh Robinson	1	1	0.0	4	18
DE Edwin Woolson	1	0	0.0	5	9
DT Trent Schroeder	1	0	0.0	7	7
CB Roderick Dodge	1	0	0.0	10	33
OLB Myron Cropp	1	0	0.0	1	2
DT K.C. Bryant	0	1	0.0	5	16

Detroit	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Zach May	9	1	0.0	21	53
ILB Seth Covington	8	1	1.0	15	36
ILB Arnold Thompson	8	1	0.0	20	50
DE Ronald Ebbitt	5	0	2.0	14	44
OLB Luis Sampson	4	0	1.5	18	40
CB Dale Garrett	4	2	0.0	18	47
OLB Dave Chorak	3	2	1.0	6	14
S Kevin Delgado	3	3	0.0	20	52
CB Jason Verrett	3	3	0.0	19	50
CB Amos Matthews	3	0	0.0	3	6
OLB Claude Reske	3	0	0.0	11	24
DT Leo Holm	2	2	0.0	14	28
DE Clay Alexander	1	0	1.0	13	23
CB Caleb Nicholson	1	1	0.0	10	28
DE Brock Cunningham	0	2	0.5	15	39
DT Kent Augustine	0	1	0.0	8	26
S Cris Dogins	0	1	0.0	2	14

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Ziggy Ansoh	1.0	2	3	0	53
DE Norman Waite	0.0	0	1	0	2
DT Trent Schroeder	0.0	0	1	0	7
DE Sedrick Matthews	0.0	0	1	0	46
DE Edwin Woolson	0.0	0	0	1	9

Detroit	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Ronald Ebbitt	2.0	1	2	0	44
OLB Luis Sampson	1.5	0	3	3	40
ILB Seth Covington	1.0	1	0	0	36
DE Clay Alexander	1.0	0	0	0	23
OLB Dave Chorak	1.0	0	0	0	14
DE Brock Cunningham	0.5	0	1	0	39

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Lavonte David	9	0	53
CB Ivan Chandler	5	4	54
CB Vernon Warren	5	2	51
ILB Keegan George	4	1	48
S Benjamin Stone	3	1	54
OLB Bo Murphy	3	0	15
CB Roderick Dodge	1	3	33
DE Ziggy Ansoh	1	0	53
DE Edwin Woolson	1	0	9
OLB Myron Cropp	1	0	2
S Terry Mathews	1	0	54

Detroit	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Zach May	6	0	53
S Kevin Delgado	3	0	52
ILB Seth Covington	3	0	36
ILB Arnold Thompson	3	0	50
CB Jason Verrett	3	0	50
OLB Claude Reske	2	1	24
CB Amos Matthews	2	0	6
OLB Luis Sampson	2	0	40
CB Dale Garrett	2	0	47
CB Caleb Nicholson	1	1	28
DE Ronald Ebbitt	1	0	44
DT Leo Holm	1	0	28
OLB Dave Chorak	1	0	14

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Reggie Higdon	4	21	2	53
Marcus Ashe	3	21	1	53
Roman Nolan	2	21	2	53
Earnest Hammontree	2	21	1	53
Maddox Sandhu	2	21	1	53
Derrick Brechbill	2	15	0	36

Detroit	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Quinn Carruth	2	3	21	1	55
Bill Harmon	1	8	21	0	55
Ted Klinger	1	3	21	0	55
Richard Heffner	1	1	14	0	30
Blaine Flanders	0	2	7	0	16
Eduardo Purcell	0	1	10	0	22
Maximus Talley	0	1	14	0	39
Randy Boone	0	1	21	0	55

Special Teams Tackles

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Sean Spence	2	18
Spencer Ross	1	24
Shannon Pharms	1	21
Seth Malone	1	13
Josh Robinson	1	10

Detroit	Tackles	STPlays
Lester Williams	2	19
Dave Chorak	1	21
Tracy Schrader	1	18
Dustin Blake	1	16
Ronnie Durham	1	15

Participation

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Ivan Chandler	---	---	21	54	13	88
Roman Nolan	21	53	---	---	13	87
Terry Mathews	---	---	20	54	5	79
Benjamin Stone	---	---	21	54	2	77
Lavonte David	---	---	20	53	2	75
Ziggy Ansoh	---	---	19	53	3	75
Jake Locker	21	53	---	---	---	74
Marcus Ashe	21	53	---	---	---	74
Reggie Higdon	21	53	---	---	---	74
Vernon Warren	---	---	21	51	2	74
Earnest Hammontree	21	53	---	---	---	74
Maddox Sandhu	21	53	---	---	---	74
Keegan George	---	---	21	48	2	71
Roderick Dodge	---	---	10	33	26	69
Mike Evans	20	49	---	---	---	69
Sedrick Matthews	---	---	16	46	3	65
Spencer Ross	10	30	---	---	24	64
Mike Daniels	---	---	17	40	3	60
Derrick Brechbill	15	36	---	---	9	60
Tim Givens	18	41	---	---	---	59
Butch Medsker	15	30	---	---	13	58
Ricky Bethea	---	---	12	40	4	56
Casey McDonald	5	21	---	---	20	46
Mel Davey	5	18	---	---	18	41
Josh Robinson	---	---	4	18	10	32
Barry Washington	4	18	---	---	6	28
Freddie Johnstone	7	12	---	---	9	28
K.C. Bryant	---	---	5	16	7	28
Shannon Pharms	1	2	---	---	21	24
Bo Murphy	---	---	8	15	---	23
Sean Spence	---	---	1	3	18	22
Edwin Woolson	---	---	5	9	4	18
Myron Cropp	---	---	1	2	14	17
Jordan Newsome	1	2	---	---	13	16
Donovan Hickman	---	---	0	7	8	15
Trent Schroeder	---	---	7	7	---	14
Emmanuel Ramsey	0	0	---	---	13	13
Seth Malone	0	0	---	---	13	13
Cary Sutter	0	0	---	---	13	13
Walt Lane	4	6	---	---	3	13
Damien Hausermann	0	0	---	---	13	13
Lance McWilliams	0	0	---	---	10	10
Norman Waite	---	---	2	2	4	8
Dixon Hawthorne	0	0	---	---	8	8
Thomas Lott	0	0	---	---	3	3
Sawyer Huntley	0	0	---	---	---	0

Detroit	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Tracy Schrader	21	55	---	---	18	94
Bill Harmon	21	55	---	---	11	87
Quinn Carruth	21	55	---	---	6	82
Zach May	---	---	21	53	3	77
Gilbert Brewer	21	55	---	---	---	76
Ted Klinger	21	55	---	---	---	76
Randy Boone	21	55	---	---	---	76
Kevin Delgado	---	---	20	52	3	75
Renaldo Jones	19	47	---	---	9	75
Arnold Thompson	---	---	20	50	3	73
Jason Verrett	---	---	19	50	3	72
Ronald Ebbitt	---	---	14	44	12	70
Dale Garrett	---	---	18	47	3	68
Caleb Nicholson	---	---	10	28	26	64
Luis Sampson	---	---	18	40	6	64
Maximus Talley	14	39	---	---	5	58
Brock Cunningham	---	---	15	39	2	56
Seth Covington	---	---	15	36	5	56
Dusty Coleman	18	38	---	---	---	56
Eduardo Purcell	10	22	---	---	17	49
Kent Augustine	---	---	8	26	11	45
Leo Holm	---	---	14	28	3	45
Brody Rodgers	10	27	---	---	8	45
Richard Heffner	14	30	---	---	---	44
Dave Chorak	---	---	6	14	21	41
Claude Reske	---	---	11	24	6	41
Ronnie Durham	5	20	---	---	15	40
Clay Alexander	---	---	13	23	2	38
Blaine Flanders	7	16	---	---	11	34
LeVeon Bell	3	11	---	---	19	33
Cris Dogins	---	---	2	14	9	25
Alan Brenner	2	7	---	---	15	24
Gene Fleck	3	7	---	---	10	20
Dustin Blake	---	---	2	1	16	19
Lester Williams	0	0	---	---	19	19
Sammie Janssen	---	---	2	8	9	19
Amos Matthews	---	---	3	6	8	17
Robbie Fauntleroy	0	0	---	---	11	11
Kim Morton	0	0	---	---	11	11
Richard Dorsey	0	0	---	---	9	9
Tyrell James	0	8	---	---	---	8
Harry Canales	0	0	---	---	5	5
Amir Shanahan	0	3	---	---	---	3
Richard Bridges	0	0	---	---	2	2
Patrick Leverson	0	0	---	---	---	0
Irving Strickland	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	14	4.7
Middle	13	42	3.2
Right	5	9	1.8
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	33	6.6
Middle	10	39	3.9
Right	6	12	2.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jake Locker	46	30	4	2	4	2	6	3	0

Detroit	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Gilbert Brewer	54	34	6	1	0	11	6	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	14	7	69	4.9
Short (0-8 Yds)	21	17	119	5.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	4	53	10.6
Long (19+ Yds)	6	2	36	6.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	10	6	57	5.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	23	16	125	5.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	17	12	166	9.8
Long (19+ Yds)	4	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Tim Givens	9	6	1	88	1	41
WR Mike Evans	9	5	1	59	1	49
WR Spencer Ross	7	4	1	45	0	30
TE Derrick Brechbill	7	5	0	21	0	36
RB Butch Medsker	6	4	1	8	0	30
FB Mel Davey	3	3	0	52	2	18
WR Barry Washington	3	2	0	2	0	18
RB Casey McDonald	1	0	0	0	0	21
TE Freddie Johnstone	1	1	0	2	0	12

Detroit	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Tracy Schrader	18	10	134	2	55
WR Renaldo Jones	8	5	62	1	47
RB Dusty Coleman	8	6	40	1	38
TE Richard Heffner	6	5	48	1	30
WR Tyrell James	4	2	27	1	8
WR Brody Rodgers	3	1	10	0	27
FB Eduardo Purcell	3	2	11	0	22
FB Alan Brenner	2	1	-3	0	7
WR Ronnie Durham	1	1	11	0	20
WR Amir Shanahan	1	1	8	0	3

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Jake Locker	1	1	1.00	6.00

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Dusty Coleman	2	2	1.00	2.89

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jake Locker	5	5	26	5.20	6.02

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Gilbert Brewer	3	2	18	6.00	6.44

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Spencer Ross	1	1	13	13.00	6.43
RB Butch Medsker	1	1	6	6.00	1.33
FB Mel Davey	1	1	0	0.00	17.33
WR Barry Washington	1	1	-1	-1.00	0.67
TE Derrick Brechbill	1	1	8	8.00	3.00

Detroit	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Dusty Coleman	2	1	1	0.50	5.00
WR Tracy Schrader	1	1	17	17.00	7.44

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Jake Locker	1	0

Detroit	Rushes	Conversions
Gilbert Brewer	1	0
LeVeon Bell	1	0
Dusty Coleman	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jake Locker	15	9	5

Detroit	Att	Comp	Conversions
Gilbert Brewer	15	10	6

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Derrick Brechbill	4	2	0
WR Mike Evans	4	2	2
WR Spencer Ross	3	2	2
WR Tim Givens	1	1	0
RB Butch Medsker	1	1	0
FB Mel Davey	1	1	1
RB Casey McDonald	1	0	0

Detroit	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Tracy Schrader	4	3	3
WR Renaldo Jones	3	3	2
WR Tyrell James	3	1	1
FB Alan Brenner	2	1	0
WR Brody Rodgers	1	0	0
WR Amir Shanahan	1	1	0
RB Dusty Coleman	1	1	0

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

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