Week 1, 2065

played in Detroit, MI

68 degrees, fair, calm

Minnesota Vikings	7	10	3	7	-	27
Detroit Lions	14	0	3	0	-	17

Scoring Summary
1Q: 13:27 DET - Barry Tucker 51 pass from Wesley Burnett (Carpet Tack Schneider extra point)
1Q: 08:31 MIN - Francisco Sandberg 46 interception return (Raul Borders extra point)
1Q: 00:44 DET - Mark Nelson 14 pass from Wesley Burnett (Carpet Tack Schneider extra point)
2Q: 12:19 MIN - Edgar Wheeler 7 pass from Leonardo Hudrlik (Raul Borders extra point)
2Q: 02:25 MIN - Raul Borders 49 field goal
3Q: 09:17 MIN - Raul Borders 26 field goal
3Q: 00:19 DET - Carpet Tack Schneider 37 field goal
4Q: 01:14 MIN - Roy Caldwell 1 run (Raul Borders extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 13:27 DET - Barry Tucker 51 pass from Wesley Burnett (Carpet Tack Schneider extra point)
1Q: 08:31 MIN - Francisco Sandberg 46 interception return (Raul Borders extra point)
1Q: 00:44 DET - Mark Nelson 14 pass from Wesley Burnett (Carpet Tack Schneider extra point)
2Q: 12:19 MIN - Edgar Wheeler 7 pass from Leonardo Hudrlik (Raul Borders extra point)
2Q: 02:25 MIN - Raul Borders 49 field goal
3Q: 09:17 MIN - Raul Borders 26 field goal
3Q: 00:19 DET - Carpet Tack Schneider 37 field goal
4Q: 01:14 MIN - Roy Caldwell 1 run (Raul Borders extra point)

Team Statistics MIN DET
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 22 18
- by Rushing 11 7
- by Passing 11 10
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 378 327
- Offensive Plays 61 63
- Yards per Play 6.20 5.19
Net Rushing Yards 165 115
- Rushing Attempts 34 24
- Yards per Rush 4.85 4.79
Net Passing Yards 213 212
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 26 - 20 - 0 36 - 20 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 217 231
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/4 3/19
- Yards per Pass Play 7.89 5.44
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 2/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/10 6/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.1 9.6
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/1
Penalties/Yards 4/37 8/60
Punt Returns/Yards 2/4 1/12
Kick Returns/Yards 1/12 3/82
Interception Ret./Yards 1/46 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 18 OWN 30
Time of Possession 30:21 29:39

Team Statistics	MIN	DET
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	22	18
- by Rushing	11	7
- by Passing	11	10
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	378	327
- Offensive Plays	61	63
- Yards per Play	6.20	5.19
Net Rushing Yards	165	115
- Rushing Attempts	34	24
- Yards per Rush	4.85	4.79
Net Passing Yards	213	212
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	26 - 20 - 0	36 - 20 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	217	231
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/4	3/19
- Yards per Pass Play	7.89	5.44
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	2/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/10	6/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.1	9.6
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/1
Penalties/Yards	4/37	8/60
Punt Returns/Yards	2/4	1/12
Kick Returns/Yards	1/12	3/82
Interception Ret./Yards	1/46	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 18	OWN 30
Time of Possession	30:21	29:39

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:08	4:27	OWN 14	7	46	Fumble
1	0:35	3:22	OWN 25	7	75	Touchdown
2	10:16	1:59	OWN 10	3	9	Punt
2	6:55	4:36	OWN 20	10	48	Field Goal
2	1:07	1:07	OWN 20	5	45	Half
3	15:00	5:51	OWN 25	10	66	Field Goal
3	5:54	1:02	OWN 7	3	1	Punt
3	0:13	0:41	OWN 25	3	1	Punt
4	11:07	1:25	OWN 22	3	7	Punt
4	5:46	4:43	OWN 20	10	80	Touchdown

Detroit Lions
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:52	OPP 45	4	45	Touchdown
1	8:41	0:19	OWN 40	2	0	Interception
1	8:22	7:47	OWN 25	14	75	Touchdown
2	12:13	1:57	OWN 41	3	-1	Punt
2	8:17	1:22	OWN 38	3	0	Punt
2	2:19	1:12	OWN 25	3	4	Punt
3	9:09	3:15	OWN 24	6	13	Punt
3	4:52	4:39	OWN 48	7	32	Field Goal
4	14:32	3:25	OWN 4	7	10	Punt
4	9:42	3:56	OWN 15	10	40	Punt
4	1:03	1:03	OWN 25	6	69	Game

Game MVP: Francisco Sandberg, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Glenn Martins	13	32	2.46	16	2	0
RB Giovanni Spencer	11	42	3.82	14	2	0
RB Roy Caldwell	7	56	8.00	26	3	1
QB Leonardo Hudrlik	2	21	10.50	15	1	0
WR Melvin Mills	1	14	14.00	14	1	0

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Jessie Dodge	17	81	4.76	13	3
QB Wesley Burnett	5	32	6.40	13	1
FB Oscar Atkins	1	-2	-2.00	-2	0
RB Al Frederick	1	4	4.00	4	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Leonardo Hudrlik	26	20	217	1/4	1	43	0	113.7

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Wesley Burnett	36	20	231	3/19	2	51	1	82.0

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Zachary Goguen	5	7	87	17.40	55	43	0
WR Melvin Mills	4	4	46	11.50	24	21	0
RB Giovanni Spencer	2	2	6	3.00	2	5	0
TE Duane Mitkov	2	3	19	9.50	0	11	0
WR Kent Johnson	2	2	19	9.50	0	10	0
WR Edgar Wheeler	2	2	12	6.00	0	7	1
RB Roy Caldwell	1	2	11	11.00	4	11	0
RB Glenn Martins	1	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Edward Escobedo	1	2	17	17.00	4	17	0

Detroit	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Antonio Fuller	6	11	69	11.50	4	44	0
TE Mark Nelson	4	8	48	12.00	6	17	1
TE Glenn Campbell	3	4	27	9.00	14	14	0
WR Barry Tucker	3	4	68	22.67	35	51	1
WR Malik Packer	2	2	10	5.00	7	7	0
FB Oscar Atkins	1	2	11	11.00	0	11	0
RB Jessie Dodge	1	3	-2	-2.00	0	-2	0
TE Shane Chapman	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Francisco Sandberg	1	46	46.00	1

Detroit	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Force
QB Leonardo Hudrlik	1	0
OLB Vernon Austin	0	1
ILB Francisco Sandberg	0	1

Detroit	Fumb	Recov	Force
QB Wesley Burnett	1	0	0
WR Antonio Fuller	1	0	0
FB Oscar Atkins	0	1	0
DE Travis Auyeung	0	1	0
T Jimmy Flowers	0	1	0
DT Trenton Meagher	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Junior Reeves	4	225	56.3	53.3	70	2

Detroit	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Tony Williams	6	296	49.3	45.3	55	3

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Raul Borders	2/2	1/1	0/0	49	3/3

Detroit	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Carpet Tack Schneider	1/1	0/0	0/0	37	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Giovanni Spencer	2	4	2.0	0

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Devan Cochrane	1	12	12.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dexter Herndon	1	12	12.0	0

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Aiden Nordbye	3	82	27.3	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Donny Garner	7	0	0.0	22	33
S Rodney Cassidy	6	0	0.0	24	39
OLB Vernon Austin	4	1	0.0	19	25
ILB Jaylen Starks	4	0	0.0	12	17
CB Gene Russell	4	0	0.0	19	37
OLB Frank Whalen	4	0	0.0	12	25
DE Harold Lester	3	0	1.0	13	21
ILB Francisco Sandberg	2	1	2.0	12	14
ILB Leo Pak	2	1	0.0	15	25
CB J.R. Austin	2	0	0.0	8	15
OLB Emmitt Barber	2	0	0.0	14	23
DE Nolan Bailey	1	2	0.0	15	23
CB Zack Johannsen	1	1	0.0	13	20
CB Preston Lincoln	1	1	0.0	18	31
DE Alexis Ackerman	1	1	0.0	16	28
DE Harry Walters	1	0	0.0	18	32
DT Nate Shaw	0	2	0.0	8	8

Detroit	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Rusty Gonzales	8	2	0.0	33	27
S Devan Cochrane	6	5	0.0	34	27
CB Lionel Glendenning	6	0	0.0	30	25
OLB Barry Rinaldi	5	2	0.0	30	19
S Kai Ward	4	5	0.0	34	21
DE Van Rau	4	0	0.0	30	23
DE Amari Yardley	3	1	0.0	26	16
DE Marc Barbee	3	0	0.0	14	14
DT Trenton Meagher	2	2	0.5	18	15
OLB Kaleb King	2	4	0.0	31	19
CB Edgar Wells	2	1	0.0	29	21
DT Craig McMichael	2	1	0.0	10	8
CB Will Carstens	2	0	0.0	19	12
DE Travis Auyeung	1	1	0.5	5	5
ILB Gage Foley	1	3	0.0	15	9
CB Matthew Reese	1	0	0.0	9	14
OLB Donald Greer	1	0	0.0	4	8
S Willie Dole	0	1	0.0	2	8

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
ILB Francisco Sandberg	2.0	0	0	14
DE Harold Lester	1.0	1	0	21
DE Harry Walters	0.0	2	2	32
ILB Jaylen Starks	0.0	1	0	17
DE Alexis Ackerman	0.0	1	0	28
OLB Emmitt Barber	0.0	0	1	23

Detroit	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Trenton Meagher	0.5	0	0	0	15
DE Travis Auyeung	0.5	0	0	0	5
DE Van Rau	0.0	1	1	1	23
OLB Kaleb King	0.0	0	0	2	19

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Gene Russell	4	0	0	37
OLB Vernon Austin	3	1	0	25
S Donny Garner	3	0	0	33
CB Zack Johannsen	2	0	0	20
ILB Jaylen Starks	2	0	0	17
S Rodney Cassidy	1	2	0	39
OLB Emmitt Barber	1	1	0	23
CB Preston Lincoln	1	0	0	31
OLB Frank Whalen	1	0	0	25
DE Alexis Ackerman	1	0	0	28
DE Nolan Bailey	1	0	0	23
S Walter Owens	0	2	0	6
ILB Francisco Sandberg	0	0	1	14

Detroit	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Lionel Glendenning	6	0	25
ILB Rusty Gonzales	4	1	27
S Kai Ward	2	2	21
CB Edgar Wells	2	0	21
CB Matthew Reese	1	1	14
OLB Kaleb King	1	0	19
CB Will Carstens	1	0	12
DE Amari Yardley	1	0	16
S Devan Cochrane	1	0	27
OLB Barry Rinaldi	1	0	19

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Jessie Bouton	4	8	34	0	27
G Bernard Fisher	3	9	34	0	27
G Roy O'Dauer	2	8	34	1	27
T Hardy Gliniak	1	4	34	0	27
T Phillip Marsh	1	4	34	0	27
TE Zachary Goguen	1	1	27	0	22

Detroit	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Landon Gillespie	3	4	0	24	0	39
G Kendrick Simonsen	3	4	0	24	0	39
T Justin Pearson	1	4	0	24	1	39
C Elijah Reid	1	3	1	24	0	39
T Jimmy Flowers	0	4	0	24	1	39
TE Mark Nelson	0	0	0	23	1	32

Special Teams Tackles

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Giovanni Spencer	1	22
Frank Whalen	1	21
Zachary Goguen	1	11
Glenn Martins	1	6

Detroit	Tackles	STPlays
Glenn Campbell	3	21

Participation

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
T Hardy Gliniak	34	27	---	---	6	67
G Roy O'Dauer	34	27	---	---	6	67
G Bernard Fisher	34	27	---	---	6	67
T Phillip Marsh	34	27	---	---	6	67
S Rodney Cassidy	---	---	24	39	1	64
QB Leonardo Hudrlik	34	27	---	---	---	61
C Jessie Bouton	34	27	---	---	---	61
TE Zachary Goguen	27	22	---	---	11	60
OLB Frank Whalen	---	---	12	25	21	58
CB Gene Russell	---	---	19	37	1	57
S Donny Garner	---	---	22	33	2	57
TE Duane Mitkov	16	16	---	---	21	53
CB Zack Johannsen	---	---	13	20	17	50
DE Harry Walters	---	---	18	32	---	50
CB Preston Lincoln	---	---	18	31	---	49
DE Alexis Ackerman	---	---	16	28	1	45
WR Bob Berkholtz	25	19	---	---	---	44
OLB Vernon Austin	---	---	19	25	---	44
WR Melvin Mills	22	17	---	---	4	43
RB Giovanni Spencer	11	8	---	---	22	41
DE Harold Lester	---	---	13	21	7	41
ILB Leo Pak	---	---	15	25	1	41
ILB Jaylen Starks	---	---	12	17	10	39
RB Roy Caldwell	9	8	---	---	22	39
OLB Emmitt Barber	---	---	14	23	1	38
WR Edgar Wheeler	20	18	---	---	---	38
DE Nolan Bailey	---	---	15	23	---	38
CB J.R. Austin	---	---	8	15	11	34
RB Glenn Martins	16	9	---	---	6	31
WR Kent Johnson	16	5	---	---	10	31
WR Dexter Herndon	3	5	---	---	18	26
ILB Francisco Sandberg	---	---	12	14	---	26
S Walter Owens	---	---	3	6	15	24
DT Nate Shaw	---	---	8	8	1	17
TE Edward Escobedo	5	8	---	---	---	13
CB Duane Tate	---	---	3	7	---	10
K Raul Borders	0	0	---	---	8	8
DT Kelvin Brock	---	---	0	0	6	6
P Junior Reeves	0	0	---	---	6	6
C Enrique Butler	0	0	---	---	6	6
G Lamar Kennedy	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Walt Hazelton	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Jeff Houston	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Rico Van Pelt	0	0	---	---	---	0

Detroit	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
ILB Rusty Gonzales	---	---	33	27	16	76
TE Mark Nelson	23	32	---	---	21	76
OLB Kaleb King	---	---	31	19	20	70
G Landon Gillespie	24	39	---	---	7	70
T Justin Pearson	24	39	---	---	7	70
S Devan Cochrane	---	---	34	27	6	67
RB Jessie Dodge	22	28	---	---	17	67
C Elijah Reid	24	39	---	---	---	63
QB Wesley Burnett	24	39	---	---	---	63
G Kendrick Simonsen	24	39	---	---	---	63
T Jimmy Flowers	24	39	---	---	---	63
OLB Barry Rinaldi	---	---	30	19	10	59
CB Lionel Glendenning	---	---	30	25	2	57
S Kai Ward	---	---	34	21	---	55
DE Van Rau	---	---	30	23	2	55
CB Edgar Wells	---	---	29	21	---	50
WR Barry Tucker	18	32	---	---	---	50
WR Malik Packer	17	30	---	---	---	47
TE Glenn Campbell	10	15	---	---	21	46
DE Amari Yardley	---	---	26	16	---	42
FB Oscar Atkins	8	16	---	---	15	39
DT Trenton Meagher	---	---	18	15	2	35
WR Antonio Fuller	13	21	---	---	---	34
CB Will Carstens	---	---	19	12	2	33
CB Matthew Reese	---	---	9	14	8	31
DE Marc Barbee	---	---	14	14	1	29
S Willie Dole	---	---	2	8	16	26
ILB Gage Foley	---	---	15	9	---	24
DT Craig McMichael	---	---	10	8	4	22
RB Al Frederick	2	6	---	---	10	18
DE Travis Auyeung	---	---	5	5	5	15
OLB Donald Greer	---	---	4	8	2	14
RB Aiden Nordbye	0	4	---	---	10	14
S Gabe Maese	---	---	0	0	14	14
TE Shane Chapman	6	7	---	---	---	13
OLB Kai Pierce	---	---	1	6	2	9
C Caden Swift	0	0	---	---	7	7
G Brayden Rodrigues	0	0	---	---	7	7
T Bruce Browning	0	0	---	---	7	7
P Tony Williams	0	0	---	---	6	6
WR Will Lane	1	4	---	---	---	5
K Carpet Tack Schneider	0	0	---	---	5	5
QB Pedro Burchfield	0	0	---	---	1	1
QB Terrance Patton	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Jerald Byzewski	0	0	---	---	---	0
WR Ken Garrard	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	55	6.9
Middle	22	106	4.8
Right	4	4	1.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	16	4.0
Middle	15	69	4.6
Right	5	30	6.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Leonardo Hudrlik	26	20	2	0	0	4	1	3	0

Detroit	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Wesley Burnett	36	20	2	3	0	6	5	3	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	27	9.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	12	117	8.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	6	73	10.4
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	6	20	2.9
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	7	45	3.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	6	122	11.1
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	44	11.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Zachary Goguen	7	5	87	1	22
WR Melvin Mills	4	4	46	1	17
TE Duane Mitkov	3	2	19	0	16
RB Giovanni Spencer	2	2	6	0	8
RB Roy Caldwell	2	1	11	0	8
RB Glenn Martins	2	1	0	0	9
WR Kent Johnson	2	2	19	0	5
TE Edward Escobedo	2	1	17	0	8
WR Edgar Wheeler	2	2	12	0	18

Detroit	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Antonio Fuller	11	6	69	1	21
TE Mark Nelson	8	4	48	0	32
TE Glenn Campbell	4	3	27	0	15
WR Barry Tucker	4	3	68	1	32
RB Jessie Dodge	3	1	-2	0	28
FB Oscar Atkins	2	1	11	0	16
WR Malik Packer	2	2	10	0	30
TE Shane Chapman	1	0	0	0	7

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Roy Caldwell	3	2	0.67	8.00
RB Glenn Martins	3	13	4.33	2.46
RB Giovanni Spencer	1	0	0.00	3.82

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Jessie Dodge	1	3	3.00	4.76

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Leonardo Hudrlik	4	4	28	7.00	8.35

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Wesley Burnett	1	1	14	14.00	6.42

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Giovanni Spencer	1	1	1	1.00	3.00
TE Duane Mitkov	1	1	11	11.00	6.33
WR Kent Johnson	1	1	9	9.00	9.50
WR Edgar Wheeler	1	1	7	7.00	6.00

Detroit	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Mark Nelson	1	1	14	14.00	6.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
RB Roy Caldwell	2	2
RB Giovanni Spencer	1	1
RB Glenn Martins	1	0

Detroit	Rushes	Conversions
QB Wesley Burnett	2	1
RB Jessie Dodge	2	2
FB Oscar Atkins	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Leonardo Hudrlik	6	3	1

Detroit	Att	Comp	Conversions
Wesley Burnett	9	6	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Zachary Goguen	2	1	0
RB Roy Caldwell	1	1	1
TE Duane Mitkov	1	0	0
WR Kent Johnson	1	1	0
TE Edward Escobedo	1	0	0

Detroit	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Antonio Fuller	3	1	1
WR Malik Packer	2	2	0
FB Oscar Atkins	1	1	1
RB Jessie Dodge	1	1	0
TE Mark Nelson	1	0	0
WR Barry Tucker	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 57,500 (65,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 14,900 (17,400)
End Zone 10,700 (12,500)
Mezzanine 6,200 (7,200)
Sideline Seats 9,900 (11,000)
Club Seats 6,500 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes 9,300 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	57,500 (65,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	14,900 (17,400)
End Zone	10,700 (12,500)
Mezzanine	6,200 (7,200)
Sideline Seats	9,900 (11,000)
Club Seats	6,500 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes	9,300 (9,900)