Week 1, 2044

played in Detroit, MI

68 degrees, fair, calm

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

Scoring Summary
1Q: 02:08 MIN - Dixon Hawthorne 34 field goal
2Q: 00:32 DET - Renaldo Jones 8 pass from Gilbert Brewer (Amos Flinn extra point)
3Q: 14:24 DET - Dusty Coleman 81 run (Amos Flinn extra point)
3Q: 09:25 DET - Amos Flinn 37 field goal
4Q: 11:01 MIN - J.R. England 20 run (Dixon Hawthorne extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 02:08 MIN - Dixon Hawthorne 34 field goal
2Q: 00:32 DET - Renaldo Jones 8 pass from Gilbert Brewer (Amos Flinn extra point)
3Q: 14:24 DET - Dusty Coleman 81 run (Amos Flinn extra point)
3Q: 09:25 DET - Amos Flinn 37 field goal
4Q: 11:01 MIN - J.R. England 20 run (Dixon Hawthorne extra point)

Team Statistics MIN DET
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 16 22
- by Rushing 8 9
- by Passing 6 11
- by Penalty 2 2
Total Net Yards 263 396
- Offensive Plays 56 69
- Yards per Play 4.70 5.74
Net Rushing Yards 138 230
- Rushing Attempts 27 39
- Yards per Rush 5.11 5.90
Net Passing Yards 125 166
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 27 - 16 - 2 29 - 19 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 132 171
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/7 1/5
- Yards per Pass Play 4.31 5.53
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 3/11 3/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.9 7.8
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 4/28 5/40
Punt Returns/Yards 2/11 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 0/0 1/27
Interception Ret./Yards 2/0 2/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 26 OWN 27
Time of Possession 27:19 32:41

Team Statistics	MIN	DET
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	16	22
- by Rushing	8	9
- by Passing	6	11
- by Penalty	2	2
Total Net Yards	263	396
- Offensive Plays	56	69
- Yards per Play	4.70	5.74
Net Rushing Yards	138	230
- Rushing Attempts	27	39
- Yards per Rush	5.11	5.90
Net Passing Yards	125	166
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	27 - 16 - 2	29 - 19 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	132	171
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/7	1/5
- Yards per Pass Play	4.31	5.53
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	3/11	3/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.9	7.8
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	4/28	5/40
Punt Returns/Yards	2/11	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	0/0	1/27
Interception Ret./Yards	2/0	2/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 26	OWN 27
Time of Possession	27:19	32:41

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:22	OWN 20	5	19	Punt
1	10:05	1:28	OWN 44	3	8	Punt
1	6:18	4:18	OWN 25	10	58	Field Goal
2	15:00	5:24	OWN 6	10	56	Punt
2	8:26	1:25	OWN 44	3	34	Fumble
2	2:35	1:36	OWN 20	3	10	Interception
2	0:26	0:26	OWN 20	1	-2	Half
3	14:07	1:29	OWN 20	3	-4	Punt
3	9:18	0:13	OWN 20	1	0	Interception
3	7:29	1:09	OWN 20	4	17	Punt
3	3:31	2:05	OWN 44	3	8	Punt
4	14:53	4:04	OWN 36	7	64	Touchdown
4	5:56	0:52	OWN 20	3	2	Punt

Detroit Lions
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:38	2:33	OWN 20	7	36	Downs
1	8:37	2:19	OWN 3	4	21	Punt
1	2:00	2:00	OWN 34	3	1	Punt
2	9:36	1:10	OWN 20	3	-5	Punt
2	7:01	4:26	OWN 22	9	44	Punt
2	0:59	0:33	OPP 42	4	42	Touchdown
3	15:00	0:53	OWN 20	2	80	Touchdown
3	12:38	3:20	OWN 46	7	34	Field Goal
3	9:05	1:36	OPP 30	4	21	Interception
3	6:20	2:49	OWN 10	6	27	Interception
3	1:26	1:33	OWN 15	3	1	Punt
4	10:49	4:53	OWN 20	8	28	Punt
4	5:04	5:04	OWN 20	10	71	Game

Game MVP: Dusty Coleman, Detroit Lions

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Walt Lane	13	61	4.69	18	3	0
J.R. England	8	51	6.38	20	3	1
Grady Banks	6	26	4.33	13	1	0

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Dusty Coleman	31	208	6.71	81	6	1
Vinny Hartman	4	24	6.00	16	1	0
Alan Brenner	3	0	0.00	5	0	0
Gilbert Brewer	1	-2	-2.00	-2	0	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Grady Banks	27	16	132	2/7	0	17	2	41.0

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Gilbert Brewer	29	19	171	1/5	1	22	2	64.0

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
TE Derrick Brechbill	5	7	35	7.00	7	10
WR Julio Herndon	4	4	27	6.75	15	12
WR Casey Greer	2	5	23	11.50	13	17
WR Dwight Bridges	2	2	26	13.00	5	17
TE Freddie Johnstone	1	2	3	3.00	0	3
WR Mike Evans	1	4	2	2.00	0	2
RB J.R. England	1	1	16	16.00	6	16
RB Walt Lane	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
FB Bob Huntley	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Detroit	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Dusty Coleman	5	5	24	4.80	26	22	0
WR Renaldo Jones	4	5	41	10.25	3	16	1
TE Clive Walford	3	4	32	10.67	11	13	0
WR Tyrell James	2	4	28	14.00	1	18	0
FB Alan Brenner	2	2	16	8.00	5	10	0
WR Grant Musterer	2	2	28	14.00	11	21	0
WR Jimmy Birch	1	1	2	2.00	3	2	0
WR Tracy Schrader	0	6	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Benjamin Stone	1	0	0.00	0
CB Kevin Johnson	1	0	0.00	0

Detroit	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Dale Garrett	2	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Walt Lane	1	0	0	0
Ike Clark	0	0	1	0

Detroit	Fumb	Recov	Force
Clive Walford	1	0	0
Arnold Thompson	0	1	0
Renaldo Jones	0	1	0
Brant Booker	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Julio Kitna	7	318	45.4	39.7	61	3

Detroit	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Richard Dorsey	6	296	49.3	40.8	62	2

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Dixon Hawthorne	1/1	0/0	0/0	34	1/1

Detroit	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Amos Flinn	1/1	0/0	0/0	37	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Casey Greer	2	11	5.5	0

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Vinny Hartman	1	27	27.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Benjamin Stone	12	2	0.0	38	29
DT A.J. Covington	8	0	1.0	24	24
ILB Jimmy Wayne	7	0	0.0	39	30
CB Ike Clark	5	2	0.0	14	21
CB Ivan Chandler	5	1	0.0	39	30
CB Kevin Johnson	5	1	0.0	39	30
OLB Abraham Andruzzi	4	2	0.0	23	10
S Brandon Gordon	3	2	0.0	36	27
DE Sedrick Matthews	3	0	0.0	37	24
DT Trent Schroeder	2	2	0.0	16	6
WR Mike Evans	2	0	---	---	---
OLB Keegan George	1	1	0.0	26	18
DT K.C. Bryant	1	1	0.0	20	17
DE Ziggy Ansoh	0	3	0.0	30	28

Detroit	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Arnold Thompson	7	3	0.0	24	28
OLB Luis Sampson	5	1	0.5	20	23
CB Dale Garrett	5	1	0.0	25	26
DT Brant Booker	4	1	1.0	13	16
S Griffin Stevens	4	3	0.0	25	25
CB Kelly Connell	3	2	0.0	20	25
OLB Claude Reske	3	1	0.0	11	16
DE Cody Snyder	2	1	0.5	18	18
S Alexis Carmazzi	2	1	0.0	24	25
DT Leo Holm	2	0	0.0	14	13
DE Mitch Norris	1	2	0.0	19	22
WR Tracy Schrader	1	0	---	---	---
QB Gilbert Brewer	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Seth Covington	1	0	0.0	12	13
OLB Dave Chorak	1	0	0.0	9	5
ILB Neal Sullivan	1	0	0.0	3	1
CB Hardy Hoover	1	0	0.0	14	18
S Luke Lindsay	1	0	0.0	9	10
DE Curtis Gall	0	1	0.0	17	18
OLB Ricky Lyon	0	1	0.0	7	6

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT A.J. Covington	1.0	0	0	0	24
OLB Keegan George	0.0	0	1	0	18

Detroit	Sack	Block	PPlay
DT Brant Booker	1.0	0	16
OLB Luis Sampson	0.5	1	23
DE Cody Snyder	0.5	0	18
DE Curtis Gall	0.0	1	18

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Benjamin Stone	5	0	1	29
CB Kevin Johnson	3	1	1	30
CB Ike Clark	3	0	0	21
S Brandon Gordon	3	0	0	27
ILB Jimmy Wayne	1	2	0	30
CB Ivan Chandler	1	1	0	30
DE Sedrick Matthews	1	0	0	24
OLB Abraham Andruzzi	1	0	0	10
OLB Keegan George	1	0	0	18
OLB Moe Stewart	0	1	0	8

Detroit	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Dale Garrett	3	1	2	26
ILB Arnold Thompson	3	0	0	28
OLB Luis Sampson	2	0	0	23
CB Kelly Connell	2	0	0	25
ILB Seth Covington	1	2	0	13
DT Leo Holm	1	0	0	13
OLB Dave Chorak	1	0	0	5
S Alexis Carmazzi	1	0	0	25
OLB Claude Reske	1	0	0	16
S Luke Lindsay	1	0	0	10

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Dan Ogden	4	10	27	0	29
Juan Prescott	2	5	27	2	29
Sammie Gargac	2	3	27	0	29
Earnest Hammontree	0	3	27	0	29
Reggie Higdon	0	2	27	0	29

Detroit	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Maximus Talley	6	14	0	39	0	30
Ted Klinger	4	7	1	39	1	30
Burt Holmes	2	4	0	39	0	30
Matt Kalil	1	6	1	39	0	30
Clive Walford	1	3	0	33	0	17
J.B. Wegert	0	2	0	39	0	30
Alan Brenner	0	1	0	34	0	18
David Farley	0	1	0	15	0	7

Special Teams Tackles

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Dwight Bridges	1	13

Detroit	Tackles	STPlays
Shane Burmester	1	20
David Farley	1	14

Participation

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Ivan Chandler	---	---	39	30	8	77
Jimmy Wayne	---	---	39	30	1	70
Kevin Johnson	---	---	39	30	1	70
Benjamin Stone	---	---	38	29	1	68
Brandon Gordon	---	---	36	27	2	65
Sammie Gargac	27	29	---	---	8	64
Sedrick Matthews	---	---	37	24	1	62
Ziggy Ansoh	---	---	30	28	1	59
Mike Evans	27	29	---	---	1	57
Grady Banks	27	29	---	---	---	56
Reggie Higdon	27	29	---	---	---	56
Earnest Hammontree	27	29	---	---	---	56
Dan Ogden	27	29	---	---	---	56
Juan Prescott	27	29	---	---	---	56
A.J. Covington	---	---	24	24	4	52
Casey Greer	17	18	---	---	13	48
Derrick Brechbill	13	21	---	---	14	48
Keegan George	---	---	26	18	1	45
Walt Lane	17	16	---	---	10	43
Julio Herndon	20	21	---	---	---	41
K.C. Bryant	---	---	20	17	3	40
J.R. England	11	13	---	---	15	39
Bob Huntley	10	12	---	---	16	38
Ike Clark	---	---	14	21	1	36
Abraham Andruzzi	---	---	23	10	---	33
Moe Stewart	---	---	8	8	16	32
Freddie Johnstone	10	7	---	---	10	27
Harrison Voinovich	---	---	8	4	12	24
Dwight Bridges	5	5	---	---	13	23
Trent Schroeder	---	---	16	6	---	22
Mercury Gonzalez	---	---	11	8	2	21
Drake Fender	---	---	3	8	9	20
Dave Sutter	---	---	9	2	7	18
Cary Halvorsen	0	0	---	---	15	15
Greg Vaughn	---	---	7	0	4	11
Rick Silas	5	3	---	---	2	10
Joshua Hampton	0	0	---	---	8	8
John Raymond	0	0	---	---	8	8
Elias Batista	---	---	2	6	---	8
Renaldo Bradford	0	0	---	---	8	8
Brandon Scherff	0	0	---	---	8	8
Jarvis Jones	---	---	0	0	7	7
Julio Kitna	0	0	---	---	7	7
Dixon Hawthorne	0	0	---	---	4	4
Bruce Kornegay	0	0	---	---	1	1
Ian Garcia	0	0	---	---	---	0

Detroit	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Tracy Schrader	39	29	---	---	8	76
Maximus Talley	39	30	---	---	7	76
Matt Kalil	39	30	---	---	---	69
Gilbert Brewer	39	30	---	---	---	69
Ted Klinger	39	30	---	---	---	69
J.B. Wegert	39	30	---	---	---	69
Burt Holmes	39	30	---	---	---	69
Clive Walford	33	17	---	---	17	67
Alan Brenner	34	18	---	---	14	66
Dusty Coleman	35	18	---	---	9	62
Renaldo Jones	27	22	---	---	10	59
Griffin Stevens	---	---	25	25	3	53
Arnold Thompson	---	---	24	28	---	52
Dale Garrett	---	---	25	26	1	52
Luis Sampson	---	---	20	23	8	51
Alexis Carmazzi	---	---	24	25	1	50
Kelly Connell	---	---	20	25	1	46
Cody Snyder	---	---	18	18	7	43
Mitch Norris	---	---	19	22	1	42
Curtis Gall	---	---	17	18	1	36
David Farley	15	7	---	---	14	36
Brant Booker	---	---	13	16	7	36
Hardy Hoover	---	---	14	18	1	33
Jason Verrett	---	---	11	6	14	31
Claude Reske	---	---	11	16	4	31
Seth Covington	---	---	12	13	5	30
Leo Holm	---	---	14	13	1	28
Dave Chorak	---	---	9	5	14	28
Luke Lindsay	---	---	9	10	6	25
Grant Musterer	6	16	---	---	---	22
Shane Burmester	0	0	---	---	20	20
Jimmy Birch	0	4	---	---	15	19
Ricky Lyon	---	---	7	6	4	17
Vinny Hartman	4	8	---	---	3	15
Tyrell James	2	11	---	---	1	14
Neal Sullivan	---	---	3	1	4	8
Roosevelt Katzman	---	---	2	5	1	8
O.J. Hamilton	0	0	---	---	7	7
Kim Morton	0	0	---	---	7	7
Blaine Flanders	0	0	---	---	7	7
Graham Hammond	0	0	---	---	7	7
Richard Dorsey	0	0	---	---	6	6
Amos Flinn	0	0	---	---	5	5
Donte Marx	0	0	---	---	1	1
Irving Strickland	0	0	---	---	---	0
Damian Vance	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	32	4.0
Middle	11	60	5.5
Right	7	48	6.9
None	1	-2	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	7	1.0
Middle	17	150	8.8
Right	14	75	5.4
None	1	-2	-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Grady Banks	27	16	0	1	3	3	0	0	2

Detroit	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Gilbert Brewer	29	19	2	0	2	5	1	0	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	3	16	2.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	11	90	5.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	2	26	5.2
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	6	21	3.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	8	5	43	5.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	8	107	8.2
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
TE Derrick Brechbill	7	5	0	35	21
WR Casey Greer	5	2	1	23	18
WR Mike Evans	4	1	1	2	29
WR Julio Herndon	4	4	0	27	21
TE Freddie Johnstone	2	1	0	3	7
WR Dwight Bridges	2	2	0	26	5
RB J.R. England	1	1	0	16	13
RB Walt Lane	1	0	0	0	16
FB Bob Huntley	1	0	1	0	12

Detroit	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Tracy Schrader	6	0	1	0	0	29
WR Renaldo Jones	5	4	0	41	0	22
RB Dusty Coleman	5	5	0	24	1	18
WR Tyrell James	4	2	1	28	0	11
TE Clive Walford	4	3	0	32	0	17
FB Alan Brenner	2	2	0	16	0	18
WR Grant Musterer	2	2	0	28	1	16
WR Jimmy Birch	1	1	0	2	0	4

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
J.R. England	1	20	20.00	6.38

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Dusty Coleman	2	9	4.50	6.71
Gilbert Brewer	1	-2	-2.00	-2.00
Alan Brenner	1	5	5.00	0.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Gilbert Brewer	5	2	15	3.00	5.90

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Detroit	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Tracy Schrader	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Renaldo Jones	1	1	8	8.00	8.20
WR Tyrell James	1	0	0	0.00	7.00
TE Clive Walford	1	0	0	0.00	8.00
WR Grant Musterer	1	1	7	7.00	14.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Grady Banks	1	1
Walt Lane	1	0

Detroit	Rushes	Conversions
Dusty Coleman	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Grady Banks	8	3	2

Detroit	Att	Comp	Conversions
Gilbert Brewer	11	7	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Casey Greer	2	1	1
WR Dwight Bridges	2	2	1
TE Derrick Brechbill	1	0	0
TE Freddie Johnstone	1	0	0
WR Mike Evans	1	0	0
RB Walt Lane	1	0	0

Detroit	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Tyrell James	3	2	2
RB Dusty Coleman	3	3	0
WR Tracy Schrader	2	0	0
WR Renaldo Jones	2	1	1
WR Jimmy Birch	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 65,000 (65,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,400 (17,400)
End Zone 12,500 (12,500)
Mezzanine 7,200 (7,200)
Sideline Seats 11,000 (11,000)
Club Seats 7,000 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes 9,900 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	65,000 (65,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,400 (17,400)
End Zone	12,500 (12,500)
Mezzanine	7,200 (7,200)
Sideline Seats	11,000 (11,000)
Club Seats	7,000 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes	9,900 (9,900)