Week 1, 2044

played in Detroit, MI

68 degrees, fair, calm

Minnesota Vikings3007-10
Detroit Lions07100-17

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)

Team StatisticsMINDET
Record0-11-0
First Downs1622
- by Rushing89
- by Passing611
- by Penalty22
Total Net Yards263396
- Offensive Plays5669
- Yards per Play4.705.74
Net Rushing Yards138230
- Rushing Attempts2739
- Yards per Rush5.115.90
Net Passing Yards125166
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt27 - 16 - 229 - 19 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards132171
- Sacks/Yards Lost2/71/5
- Yards per Pass Play4.315.53
Fumbles/Lost1/11/0
3rd Down Conversions3/113/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down5.97.8
4th Down Conversions0/00/1
Penalties/Yards4/285/40
Punt Returns/Yards2/110/0
Kick Returns/Yards0/01/27
Interception Ret./Yards2/02/0
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits13
- Red Zone TDs/FGs0/11/0
Avg. Drive StartOWN 26OWN 27
Time of Possession27:1932:41

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:002:22OWN 20519Punt
110:051:28OWN 4438Punt
16:184:18OWN 251058Field Goal
215:005:24OWN 61056Punt
28:261:25OWN 44334Fumble
22:351:36OWN 20310Interception
20:260:26OWN 201-2Half
314:071:29OWN 203-4Punt
39:180:13OWN 2010Interception
37:291:09OWN 20417Punt
33:312:05OWN 4438Punt
414:534:04OWN 36764Touchdown
45:560:52OWN 2032Punt
Detroit Lions
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
112:382:33OWN 20736Downs
18:372:19OWN 3421Punt
12:002:00OWN 3431Punt
29:361:10OWN 203-5Punt
27:014:26OWN 22944Punt
20:590:33OPP 42442Touchdown
315:000:53OWN 20280Touchdown
312:383:20OWN 46734Field Goal
39:051:36OPP 30421Interception
36:202:49OWN 10627Interception
31:261:33OWN 1531Punt
410:494:53OWN 20828Punt
45:045:04OWN 201071Game

Game MVP: Dusty Coleman, Detroit Lions

Rushing Statistics

MinnesotaAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Walt Lane13614.691830
J.R. England8516.382031
Grady Banks6264.331310
DetroitAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Dusty Coleman312086.718161
Vinny Hartman4246.001610
Alan Brenner300.00500
Gilbert Brewer1-2-2.00-200

Passing Statistics

MinnesotaAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Grady Banks27161322/7017241.0
DetroitAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Gilbert Brewer29191711/5122264.0

Receiving Statistics

MinnesotaCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
TE Derrick Brechbill57357.007100
WR Julio Herndon44276.7515120
WR Casey Greer252311.5013170
WR Dwight Bridges222613.005170
TE Freddie Johnstone1233.00030
WR Mike Evans1422.00020
RB J.R. England111616.006160
RB Walt Lane0100.00000
FB Bob Huntley0100.00000
DetroitCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
RB Dusty Coleman55244.8026220
WR Renaldo Jones454110.253161
TE Clive Walford343210.6711130
WR Tyrell James242814.001180
FB Alan Brenner22168.005100
WR Grant Musterer222814.0011210
WR Jimmy Birch1122.00320
WR Tracy Schrader0600.00000

Interception Statistics

MinnesotaIntsYardsAvgTD
S Benjamin Stone100.000
CB Kevin Johnson100.000
DetroitIntsYardsAvgTD
CB Dale Garrett200.000

Fumble Statistics

MinnesotaFumbRecovForceTD
Walt Lane1000
Ike Clark0010
DetroitFumbRecovForceTD
Clive Walford1000
Arnold Thompson0100
Renaldo Jones0100
Brant Booker0010

Punting Statistics

MinnesotaPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Julio Kitna731845.439.7613
DetroitPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Richard Dorsey629649.340.8622

Kicking Statistics

MinnesotaFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Dixon Hawthorne1/10/00/0341/1
DetroitFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Amos Flinn1/10/00/0372/2

Punt Return Statistics

MinnesotaRetYardsAvgTD
Casey Greer2115.50
DetroitRetYardsAvgTD

Kick Return Statistics

MinnesotaRetYardsAvgTD
DetroitRetYardsAvgTD
Vinny Hartman12727.00

Defensive Statistics

MinnesotaTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
S Benjamin Stone1220.03829
DT A.J. Covington801.02424
ILB Jimmy Wayne700.03930
CB Ike Clark520.01421
CB Ivan Chandler510.03930
CB Kevin Johnson510.03930
OLB Abraham Andruzzi420.02310
S Brandon Gordon320.03627
DE Sedrick Matthews300.03724
DT Trent Schroeder220.0166
WR Mike Evans20---------
OLB Keegan George110.02618
DT K.C. Bryant110.02017
DE Ziggy Ansoh030.03028
DetroitTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
ILB Arnold Thompson730.02428
OLB Luis Sampson510.52023
CB Dale Garrett510.02526
DT Brant Booker411.01316
S Griffin Stevens430.02525
CB Kelly Connell320.02025
OLB Claude Reske310.01116
DE Cody Snyder210.51818
S Alexis Carmazzi210.02425
DT Leo Holm200.01413
DE Mitch Norris120.01922
WR Tracy Schrader10---------
QB Gilbert Brewer10---------
ILB Seth Covington100.01213
OLB Dave Chorak100.095
ILB Neal Sullivan100.031
CB Hardy Hoover100.01418
S Luke Lindsay100.0910
DE Curtis Gall010.01718
OLB Ricky Lyon010.076

Pass Rush Statistics

MinnesotaSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DT A.J. Covington1.000024
OLB Keegan George0.001018
DetroitSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DT Brant Booker1.000016
OLB Luis Sampson0.510023
DE Cody Snyder0.500018
DE Curtis Gall0.010018

Pass Defense Statistics

MinnesotaCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
S Benjamin Stone50129
CB Kevin Johnson31130
CB Ike Clark30021
S Brandon Gordon30027
ILB Jimmy Wayne12030
CB Ivan Chandler11030
DE Sedrick Matthews10024
OLB Abraham Andruzzi10010
OLB Keegan George10018
OLB Moe Stewart0108
DetroitCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Dale Garrett31226
ILB Arnold Thompson30028
OLB Luis Sampson20023
CB Kelly Connell20025
ILB Seth Covington12013
DT Leo Holm10013
OLB Dave Chorak1005
S Alexis Carmazzi10025
OLB Claude Reske10016
S Luke Lindsay10010

Blocking Statistics

MinnesotaKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Dan Ogden410027029
Juan Prescott25027229
Sammie Gargac23027029
Earnest Hammontree03027029
Reggie Higdon02027029
DetroitKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Maximus Talley614039030
Ted Klinger47139130
Burt Holmes24039030
Matt Kalil16139030
Clive Walford13033017
J.B. Wegert02039030
Alan Brenner01034018
David Farley0101507

Special Teams Tackles

MinnesotaTacklesSTPlays
Dwight Bridges113
DetroitTacklesSTPlays
Shane Burmester120
David Farley114

Participation

MinnesotaRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Ivan Chandler------3930877
Jimmy Wayne------3930170
Kevin Johnson------3930170
Benjamin Stone------3829168
Brandon Gordon------3627265
Sammie Gargac2729------864
Sedrick Matthews------3724162
Ziggy Ansoh------3028159
Mike Evans2729------157
Grady Banks2729---------56
Reggie Higdon2729---------56
Earnest Hammontree2729---------56
Dan Ogden2729---------56
Juan Prescott2729---------56
A.J. Covington------2424452
Casey Greer1718------1348
Derrick Brechbill1321------1448
Keegan George------2618145
Walt Lane1716------1043
Julio Herndon2021---------41
K.C. Bryant------2017340
J.R. England1113------1539
Bob Huntley1012------1638
Ike Clark------1421136
Abraham Andruzzi------2310---33
Moe Stewart------881632
Freddie Johnstone107------1027
Harrison Voinovich------841224
Dwight Bridges55------1323
Trent Schroeder------166---22
Mercury Gonzalez------118221
Drake Fender------38920
Dave Sutter------92718
Cary Halvorsen00------1515
Greg Vaughn------70411
Rick Silas53------210
Joshua Hampton00------88
John Raymond00------88
Elias Batista------26---8
Renaldo Bradford00------88
Brandon Scherff00------88
Jarvis Jones------0077
Julio Kitna00------77
Dixon Hawthorne00------44
Bruce Kornegay00------11
Ian Garcia00---------0
DetroitRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Tracy Schrader3929------876
Maximus Talley3930------776
Matt Kalil3930---------69
Gilbert Brewer3930---------69
Ted Klinger3930---------69
J.B. Wegert3930---------69
Burt Holmes3930---------69
Clive Walford3317------1767
Alan Brenner3418------1466
Dusty Coleman3518------962
Renaldo Jones2722------1059
Griffin Stevens------2525353
Arnold Thompson------2428---52
Dale Garrett------2526152
Luis Sampson------2023851
Alexis Carmazzi------2425150
Kelly Connell------2025146
Cody Snyder------1818743
Mitch Norris------1922142
Curtis Gall------1718136
David Farley157------1436
Brant Booker------1316736
Hardy Hoover------1418133
Jason Verrett------1161431
Claude Reske------1116431
Seth Covington------1213530
Leo Holm------1413128
Dave Chorak------951428
Luke Lindsay------910625
Grant Musterer616---------22
Shane Burmester00------2020
Jimmy Birch04------1519
Ricky Lyon------76417
Vinny Hartman48------315
Tyrell James211------114
Neal Sullivan------3148
Roosevelt Katzman------2518
O.J. Hamilton00------77
Kim Morton00------77
Blaine Flanders00------77
Graham Hammond00------77
Richard Dorsey00------66
Amos Flinn00------55
Donte Marx00------11
Irving Strickland00---------0
Damian Vance00---------0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left8324.0
Middle11605.5
Right7486.9
None1-2-2.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left771.0
Middle171508.8
Right14755.4
None1-2-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

MinnesotaAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Grady Banks27160133002
DetroitAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Gilbert Brewer29192025102

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen63162.7
Short (0-8 Yds)1611905.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)52265.2
Long (19+ Yds)0000.0
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen66213.5
Short (0-8 Yds)85435.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)1381078.2
Long (19+ Yds)2000.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

MinnesotaTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
TE Derrick Brechbill75035021
WR Casey Greer52123018
WR Mike Evans4112029
WR Julio Herndon44027021
TE Freddie Johnstone210307
WR Dwight Bridges2202605
RB J.R. England11016013
RB Walt Lane1000016
FB Bob Huntley1010012
DetroitTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Tracy Schrader6010029
WR Renaldo Jones54041022
RB Dusty Coleman55024118
WR Tyrell James42128011
TE Clive Walford43032017
FB Alan Brenner22016018
WR Grant Musterer22028116
WR Jimmy Birch110204

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

MinnesotaAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
J.R. England12020.006.38
DetroitAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Dusty Coleman294.506.71
Gilbert Brewer1-2-2.00-2.00
Alan Brenner155.000.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

MinnesotaAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
DetroitAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Gilbert Brewer52153.005.90

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

MinnesotaTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
DetroitTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Tracy Schrader1000.000.00
WR Renaldo Jones1188.008.20
WR Tyrell James1000.007.00
TE Clive Walford1000.008.00
WR Grant Musterer1177.0014.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

MinnesotaRushesConversions
Grady Banks11
Walt Lane10
DetroitRushesConversions
Dusty Coleman10

Third Down Passing Statistics

MinnesotaAttCompConversions
Grady Banks832
DetroitAttCompConversions
Gilbert Brewer1173

Third Down Receiving Statistics

MinnesotaTargCatchConversions
WR Casey Greer211
WR Dwight Bridges221
TE Derrick Brechbill100
TE Freddie Johnstone100
WR Mike Evans100
RB Walt Lane100
DetroitTargCatchConversions
WR Tyrell James322
RB Dusty Coleman330
WR Tracy Schrader200
WR Renaldo Jones211
WR Jimmy Birch110

SectionAttendance
Stadium65,000 (65,000 capacity)
Upper Deck17,400 (17,400)
End Zone12,500 (12,500)
Mezzanine7,200 (7,200)
Sideline Seats11,000 (11,000)
Club Seats7,000 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes9,900 (9,900)