Week 15, 2046

played in Detroit, MI

68 degrees, fair, calm

Minnesota Vikings	7	3	3	0	-	13
Detroit Lions	0	14	7	3	-	24

Scoring Summary
1Q: 13:46 MIN - J.R. England 3 run (Dixon Hawthorne extra point)
2Q: 10:29 DET - Tracy Schrader 13 pass from Gilbert Brewer (Amos Flinn extra point)
2Q: 03:06 MIN - Dixon Hawthorne 33 field goal
2Q: 01:08 DET - Tracy Schrader 9 pass from Gilbert Brewer (Amos Flinn extra point)
3Q: 09:43 DET - Alan Brenner 9 run (Amos Flinn extra point)
3Q: 04:08 MIN - Dixon Hawthorne 27 field goal
4Q: 04:03 DET - Amos Flinn 40 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 13:46 MIN - J.R. England 3 run (Dixon Hawthorne extra point)
2Q: 10:29 DET - Tracy Schrader 13 pass from Gilbert Brewer (Amos Flinn extra point)
2Q: 03:06 MIN - Dixon Hawthorne 33 field goal
2Q: 01:08 DET - Tracy Schrader 9 pass from Gilbert Brewer (Amos Flinn extra point)
3Q: 09:43 DET - Alan Brenner 9 run (Amos Flinn extra point)
3Q: 04:08 MIN - Dixon Hawthorne 27 field goal
4Q: 04:03 DET - Amos Flinn 40 field goal

Team Statistics MIN DET
Record 8-6 10-4
First Downs 20 23
- by Rushing 6 8
- by Passing 11 13
- by Penalty 3 2
Total Net Yards 327 336
- Offensive Plays 69 66
- Yards per Play 4.74 5.09
Net Rushing Yards 123 103
- Rushing Attempts 17 31
- Yards per Rush 7.24 3.32
Net Passing Yards 204 233
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 47 - 27 - 0 31 - 21 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 237 263
- Sacks/Yards Lost 5/33 4/30
- Yards per Pass Play 3.92 6.66
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 6/16 6/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.7 6.9
4th Down Conversions 1/3 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/34 4/45
Punt Returns/Yards 2/3 1/19
Kick Returns/Yards 2/31 1/28
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/2 3/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 24 OWN 31
Time of Possession 27:54 32:06

Team Statistics	MIN	DET
Record	8-6	10-4
First Downs	20	23
- by Rushing	6	8
- by Passing	11	13
- by Penalty	3	2
Total Net Yards	327	336
- Offensive Plays	69	66
- Yards per Play	4.74	5.09
Net Rushing Yards	123	103
- Rushing Attempts	17	31
- Yards per Rush	7.24	3.32
Net Passing Yards	204	233
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	47 - 27 - 0	31 - 21 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	237	263
- Sacks/Yards Lost	5/33	4/30
- Yards per Pass Play	3.92	6.66
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	6/16	6/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.7	6.9
4th Down Conversions	1/3	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/34	4/45
Punt Returns/Yards	2/3	1/19
Kick Returns/Yards	2/31	1/28
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/2	3/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 24	OWN 31
Time of Possession	27:54	32:06

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:22	OWN 20	3	80	Touchdown
1	11:04	4:15	OWN 14	10	37	Punt
1	2:35	3:15	OWN 37	7	29	Missed FG
2	10:21	7:23	OWN 27	13	57	Field Goal
2	0:59	0:58	OWN 21	5	23	Punt
3	9:33	5:32	OWN 20	11	70	Field Goal
4	13:54	1:01	OWN 33	3	7	Punt
4	10:07	1:27	OWN 29	4	14	Punt
4	3:56	1:09	OWN 20	4	8	Downs
4	2:03	1:44	OWN 20	11	22	Downs

Detroit Lions
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:38	2:34	OWN 32	5	11	Punt
1	6:49	4:14	OWN 5	7	21	Punt
2	14:20	3:59	OWN 41	9	59	Touchdown
2	2:58	1:59	OWN 20	7	80	Touchdown
2	0:01	0:01	OWN 20	1	-2	Half
3	15:00	5:27	OWN 20	11	80	Touchdown
3	4:01	5:07	OWN 20	10	51	Missed FG
4	12:53	2:46	OWN 16	6	19	Punt
4	8:40	4:44	OWN 45	7	32	Field Goal
4	2:47	0:44	OPP 28	3	-5	Punt
4	0:19	0:19	OPP 42	1	-1	Game

Game MVP: Gilbert Brewer, Detroit Lions

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
J.R. England	8	73	9.13	37	2	1
Rick Silas	7	39	5.57	10	1	0
Walt Harris	1	5	5.00	5	0	0
Walt Lane	1	6	6.00	6	0	0

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Dusty Coleman	20	74	3.70	12	1	0
Alan Brenner	5	18	3.60	9	0	1
Gilbert Brewer	4	8	2.00	9	0	0
Vinny Hartman	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0
Shane Burmester	1	4	4.00	4	0	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Walt Harris	47	27	237	5/33	0	40	0	71.0

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Gilbert Brewer	31	21	263	4/30	2	29	0	115.4

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Mike Evans	8	13	97	12.13	1	40
WR Silas Fuller	5	12	39	7.80	13	13
WR Julio Herndon	4	7	30	7.50	0	18
RB J.R. England	2	3	31	15.50	28	27
RB Walt Lane	2	3	5	2.50	1	6
WR Ruben Imlay	2	3	18	9.00	0	12
TE Freddie Johnstone	1	1	4	4.00	0	4
FB Bob Huntley	1	1	9	9.00	7	9
RB Rick Silas	1	1	8	8.00	0	8
TE Bruce Barnes	1	1	-4	-4.00	0	-4
WR Ethan Langhoff	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Detroit	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Tracy Schrader	7	8	106	15.14	47	29	2
RB Dusty Coleman	7	8	48	6.86	0	11	0
FB Alan Brenner	4	5	60	15.00	37	21	0
TE Ronnie Wallace	2	4	43	21.50	18	28	0
TE Clive Walford	1	3	6	6.00	0	6	0
WR Archie Melvin	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Tyrell James	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Detroit	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Sedrick Matthews	0	0	1	0

Detroit	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Gilbert Brewer	1	0	0	0
Conrad Rainwater	0	1	0	0

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Tucker Compton	4	175	43.8	34.0	56	2

Detroit	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Richard Dorsey	4	152	38.0	32.3	44	1

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Dixon Hawthorne	2/3	0/1	0/1	33	1/1

Detroit	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Amos Flinn	1/2	1/2	0/0	40	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Silas Fuller	2	3	1.5	0

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tracy Schrader	1	19	19.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Silas Fuller	2	31	15.5	0

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Vinny Hartman	1	28	28.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Jimmy Wayne	8	0	0.0	24	32
S Braxton Summers	7	2	0.0	27	32
OLB Moe Stewart	7	1	0.0	21	25
CB Ivan Chandler	5	1	0.0	29	33
DT K.C. Bryant	5	1	0.0	27	27
S Benjamin Stone	3	0	1.0	28	32
CB Kevin Johnson	3	0	0.0	27	33
DE Sedrick Matthews	2	2	1.0	25	25
OLB Keegan George	2	1	1.0	19	19
DE Herman Shannon	2	1	0.0	25	29
DE Dave Sutter	1	0	1.0	6	6
DT Trent Schroeder	1	1	0.0	17	18
ILB Alonzo O'Neal	1	1	0.0	7	3
ILB Jarvis Jones	1	0	0.0	9	8
DE Elias Batista	1	0	0.0	6	10
S Drake Fender	1	0	0.0	10	12
CB Dillon Shaeffer	0	1	0.0	14	17

Detroit	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Roosevelt Katzman	10	1	0.0	17	51
ILB Stan Peterson	7	0	0.0	17	50
CB Hardy Hoover	5	0	0.0	17	50
OLB Luis Sampson	4	0	2.5	11	39
S Alexis Carmazzi	3	2	0.0	14	51
CB Jaxon Fulton	3	1	0.0	17	50
CB Parker Farley	3	0	0.0	11	38
OLB Gene Yarbrough	3	0	0.0	8	22
ILB Arnold Thompson	2	0	1.0	6	16
DE Mitch Norris	2	0	0.0	14	29
CB Kelly Connell	2	0	0.0	6	28
DT Griffin Dunkelberger	1	1	1.0	4	19
DT Norbert Blackwell	1	1	0.0	5	19
DE Curtis Gall	1	0	0.0	13	33
DT Brant Booker	0	2	0.5	12	34

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Dave Sutter	1.0	0	1	0	6
DE Sedrick Matthews	1.0	0	0	0	25
S Benjamin Stone	1.0	0	0	0	32
OLB Keegan George	1.0	0	0	0	19
S Drake Fender	0.0	1	0	0	12
DT Cristian Brandon	0.0	1	0	0	22
OLB Moe Stewart	0.0	0	1	1	25

Detroit	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Luis Sampson	2.5	0	0	2	39
ILB Arnold Thompson	1.0	0	0	0	16
DT Griffin Dunkelberger	1.0	0	0	0	19
DT Brant Booker	0.5	1	0	0	34
DE Mitch Norris	0.0	0	2	0	29
DE Curtis Gall	0.0	0	1	1	33
DE Cody Snyder	0.0	0	1	0	23
OLB Gene Yarbrough	0.0	0	1	0	22

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Moe Stewart	5	0	25
S Braxton Summers	4	0	32
CB Ivan Chandler	3	3	33
CB Kevin Johnson	3	1	33
ILB Jarvis Jones	2	0	8
OLB Keegan George	1	0	19
ILB Jimmy Wayne	1	0	32
S Drake Fender	1	0	12
ILB Alonzo O'Neal	1	0	3

Detroit	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Stan Peterson	5	2	50
S Roosevelt Katzman	4	1	51
CB Hardy Hoover	4	0	50
S Alexis Carmazzi	3	2	51
OLB Gene Yarbrough	3	1	22
CB Parker Farley	3	0	38
CB Jaxon Fulton	2	1	50
CB Kelly Connell	2	0	28
ILB Arnold Thompson	1	0	16
OLB Luis Sampson	0	1	39
DT Brant Booker	0	1	34

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Dan Ogden	3	3	0	17	0	37
Horace Dillon	2	7	1	17	0	52
Earnest Hammontree	2	2	0	17	0	52
Reggie Higdon	1	2	0	17	4	52
Freddie Johnstone	1	1	0	2	0	19
Bruce Barnes	0	1	0	14	0	21
Juan Prescott	0	0	0	17	1	52

Detroit	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Graham Hammond	4	5	0	31	0	35
Ted Klinger	3	8	2	31	0	35
Alan Brenner	1	5	0	29	0	33
Cole McLemore	1	4	0	31	0	35
Burt Holmes	1	3	0	31	3	35
Conrad Rainwater	0	2	0	31	1	35
Clive Walford	0	1	0	31	0	35

Special Teams Tackles

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
J.R. England	1	8
Jerome West	1	7

Detroit	Tackles	STPlays
Dusty Coleman	1	13
Clive Walford	1	13
Ricky Wallace	1	13
Jaxon Fulton	1	12

Participation

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Horace Dillon	17	52	---	---	7	76
Ivan Chandler	---	---	29	33	11	73
Reggie Higdon	17	52	---	---	---	69
Earnest Hammontree	17	52	---	---	---	69
Walt Harris	17	52	---	---	---	69
Juan Prescott	17	52	---	---	---	69
Silas Fuller	8	42	---	---	13	63
Mike Evans	15	46	---	---	1	62
Kevin Johnson	---	---	27	33	2	62
Benjamin Stone	---	---	28	32	1	61
Braxton Summers	---	---	27	32	2	61
Jimmy Wayne	---	---	24	32	2	58
K.C. Bryant	---	---	27	27	3	57
Herman Shannon	---	---	25	29	2	56
Dan Ogden	17	37	---	---	---	54
Sedrick Matthews	---	---	25	25	3	53
Bruce Barnes	14	21	---	---	15	50
Moe Stewart	---	---	21	25	2	48
Keegan George	---	---	19	19	7	45
Julio Herndon	13	31	---	---	---	44
Cristian Brandon	---	---	16	22	1	39
Trent Schroeder	---	---	17	18	3	38
Walt Lane	7	16	---	---	15	38
Ruben Imlay	5	24	---	---	9	38
J.R. England	9	20	---	---	8	37
Drake Fender	---	---	10	12	12	34
Jarvis Jones	---	---	9	8	16	33
Dillon Shaeffer	---	---	14	17	---	31
Freddie Johnstone	2	19	---	---	9	30
Bob Huntley	5	16	---	---	9	30
Rick Silas	7	21	---	---	---	28
John Raymond	0	15	---	---	7	22
Malik Cox	0	3	---	---	17	20
Dave Sutter	---	---	6	6	5	17
Elias Batista	---	---	6	10	---	16
Ethan Langhoff	0	1	---	---	14	15
Harrison Voinovich	---	---	4	2	8	14
Alonzo O'Neal	---	---	7	3	2	12
Joshua Hampton	0	0	---	---	7	7
Dixon Hawthorne	0	0	---	---	7	7
Aidan Quinn	0	0	---	---	7	7
Tucker Compton	0	0	---	---	7	7
Jerome West	0	0	---	---	7	7
Gus Pries	---	---	0	0	1	1
Colton Novak	0	0	---	---	---	0
Byron Rhodes	0	0	---	---	---	0

Detroit	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Jaxon Fulton	---	---	17	50	12	79
Clive Walford	31	35	---	---	13	79
Alan Brenner	29	33	---	---	16	78
Cole McLemore	31	35	---	---	6	72
Tracy Schrader	25	33	---	---	13	71
Roosevelt Katzman	---	---	17	51	3	71
Stan Peterson	---	---	17	50	4	71
Hardy Hoover	---	---	17	50	3	70
Dusty Coleman	28	28	---	---	13	69
Alexis Carmazzi	---	---	14	51	3	68
Gilbert Brewer	31	35	---	---	---	66
Ted Klinger	31	35	---	---	---	66
Burt Holmes	31	35	---	---	---	66
Graham Hammond	31	35	---	---	---	66
Conrad Rainwater	31	35	---	---	---	66
Parker Farley	---	---	11	38	11	60
Ronnie Wallace	22	28	---	---	6	56
Luis Sampson	---	---	11	39	4	54
Curtis Gall	---	---	13	33	3	49
Brant Booker	---	---	12	34	3	49
Mitch Norris	---	---	14	29	1	44
Kelly Connell	---	---	6	28	8	42
Cody Snyder	---	---	3	23	6	32
Gene Yarbrough	---	---	8	22	2	32
Ricky Wallace	---	---	6	13	13	32
Norbert Blackwell	---	---	5	19	3	27
Arnold Thompson	---	---	6	16	2	24
Griffin Dunkelberger	---	---	4	19	1	24
Dakota Flanigan	---	---	3	5	16	24
Tyrell James	8	6	---	---	8	22
Shane Burmester	3	0	---	---	14	17
Archie Melvin	1	2	---	---	11	14
Vinny Hartman	2	7	---	---	4	13
Gavin Petrie	6	3	---	---	---	9
Amos Flinn	0	0	---	---	7	7
O.J. Hamilton	0	0	---	---	6	6
Kenneth Schneider	0	0	---	---	6	6
Damian Vance	0	0	---	---	6	6
Gregory Clayton	0	0	---	---	6	6
Seth Covington	---	---	3	1	---	4
Richard Dorsey	0	0	---	---	4	4
Neal Sullivan	---	---	0	1	3	4
Donte Marx	0	0	---	---	2	2
Karl Setzer	0	0	---	---	---	0
Burt Corbett	0	0	---	---	---	0
Ronnie Ruegamer	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	66	13.2
Middle	10	46	4.6
Right	2	11	5.5
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	23	7.7
Middle	17	54	3.2
Right	9	29	3.2
None	2	-3	-1.5

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Walt Harris	47	27	2	1	3	9	5	3	0

Detroit	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Gilbert Brewer	31	21	5	0	2	4	2	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	9	8	49	5.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	8	56	5.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	21	10	92	4.4
Long (19+ Yds)	6	1	40	6.7

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	1	11	5.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	14	170	8.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	6	82	8.2
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Mike Evans	13	8	0	97	1	46
WR Silas Fuller	12	5	3	39	0	42
WR Julio Herndon	7	4	0	30	0	31
RB J.R. England	3	2	0	31	1	20
RB Walt Lane	3	2	0	5	0	16
WR Ruben Imlay	3	2	0	18	0	24
TE Freddie Johnstone	1	1	0	4	0	19
FB Bob Huntley	1	1	0	9	0	16
RB Rick Silas	1	1	0	8	0	21
TE Bruce Barnes	1	1	0	-4	0	21
WR Ethan Langhoff	1	0	0	0	0	1

Detroit	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Tracy Schrader	8	7	0	106	2	33
RB Dusty Coleman	8	7	0	48	0	28
FB Alan Brenner	5	4	0	60	2	33
TE Ronnie Wallace	4	2	1	43	1	28
TE Clive Walford	3	1	0	6	0	35
WR Tyrell James	2	0	1	0	0	6
WR Archie Melvin	1	0	0	0	0	2

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
J.R. England	2	6	3.00	9.13

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Alan Brenner	2	11	5.50	3.60
Dusty Coleman	1	8	8.00	3.70

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Walt Harris	2	0	0	0.00	5.04

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Gilbert Brewer	5	2	22	4.40	8.48

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Walt Lane	1	0	0	0.00	1.67
WR Ethan Langhoff	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Detroit	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Tracy Schrader	2	2	22	11.00	13.25
WR Tyrell James	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
FB Alan Brenner	1	0	0	0.00	12.00
TE Ronnie Wallace	1	0	0	0.00	10.75

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions

Detroit	Rushes	Conversions
Dusty Coleman	2	1
Alan Brenner	2	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Walt Harris	16	12	6

Detroit	Att	Comp	Conversions
Gilbert Brewer	7	5	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Silas Fuller	5	3	2
WR Mike Evans	4	3	1
RB Walt Lane	3	2	1
FB Bob Huntley	1	1	1
WR Julio Herndon	1	1	1
TE Bruce Barnes	1	1	0
WR Ruben Imlay	1	1	0

Detroit	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Tracy Schrader	4	3	3
WR Archie Melvin	1	0	0
RB Dusty Coleman	1	1	0
FB Alan Brenner	1	1	1

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)