| Played in Detroit, MI, weather: 68 degrees, fair, calm. |
| Minnesota won the toss and elected to receive. |
| Start of first quarter. |
| (1Q: 15:00) Justin Branch kicked off 64 yards from the DET30. Don Van Dyke returned the ball 22 yards to the MIN28. Tackled by Sean Spence. |
| 1-10-MIN28 (1Q: 14:30) Donny Stropka pass completed to WR Dan Herron for 21 yards. Tackled by OLB Renaldo Sims. Herron gained 6 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-MIN49 (1Q: 13:51) Donny Stropka sacked by OLB William Backstrom for a loss of 3 yards. Sack allowed by Marcus Ashe. |
| 2-13-MIN46 (1Q: 13:08) Dean Macklin ran inside the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Renaldo Sims, assisted by OLB William Backstrom. PENALTY: Detroit was called for Unsportsmanlike Conduct. |
| 1-10-DET36 (1Q: 13:01) Dean Macklin ran around left end for -2 yards. Tackled by S Kevin Delgado. |
| 2-12-DET38 (1Q: 12:32) Donny Stropka pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Leon Dillow. CB Dustin Blake defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-12-DET38 (1Q: 12:23) Donny Stropka pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Julio Jones. OLB William Backstrom defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-12-DET38 (1Q: 12:16) Thomas Morstead punted 38 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-DET20 (1Q: 12:10) Dwayne George ran around the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by DE Brett Allen. |
| 2-9-DET21 (1Q: 11:47) Travis Payton ran a draw inside the left guard for 9 yards. Tackled by CB T.J. Ward, assisted by OLB Jack Marsh. Key block delivered by Wendell Gaylor. |
| 1-10-DET30 (1Q: 11:01) J.J. Sutton sacked by OLB Jack Marsh for a loss of 9 yards. Sack allowed by Wendell Gaylor. The ball was fumbled and recovered by DET J.J. Sutton on the DET21. |
| 2-19-DET21 (1Q: 10:13) J.J. Sutton pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Roger Losman. OLB Ross Samuels blocked the pass. Detroit's AJ Green was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor hand injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 3-19-DET21 (1Q: 10:04) J.J. Sutton pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Carlton Whitlock. DT Benjamin Lane hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-19-DET21 (1Q: 09:58) R.J. Lyons punted 51 yards. Don Van Dyke returned the kick 5 yards to the MIN33. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Holding on the Punt Return. Detroit's Bruce Brizzolara was hurt on the play. |
| 1-10-MIN23 (1Q: 09:49) Donny Stropka pass completed to WR Julio Jones for 19 yards. Tackled by CB Dustin Blake. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-MIN42 (1Q: 09:01) Donny Stropka sacked by OLB William Backstrom and CB Lonnie Denyer for a loss of 5 yards. Sack allowed by Pete McWilliams. |
| 2-15-MIN37 (1Q: 08:25) Donny Stropka pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Leon Dillow. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-15-MIN37 (1Q: 08:18) Donny Stropka pass completed to WR Leon Dillow for 8 yards. Tackled by CB Lonnie Denyer. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Dillow gained 3 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-7-MIN45 (1Q: 07:33) Thomas Morstead punted 49 yards. The ball was marked out of bounds at the DET06. |
| 1-10-DET06 (1Q: 07:26) J.J. Sutton pass fell incomplete, intended for WR AJ Green. DE Donnie Johnson drove right through Wendell Gaylor to hurry the quarterback. |
| 2-10-DET06 (1Q: 07:16) J.J. Sutton sacked by OLB Jack Marsh for a loss of 5 yards. Sack allowed by Travis Corbett. |
| 3-15-DET01 (1Q: 06:48) J.J. Sutton pass was dropped by WR Cedric Allison. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-15-DET01 (1Q: 06:40) R.J. Lyons punted 36 yards. Don Van Dyke returned the kick 6 yards to the DET31. Tackled by Travis Payton. |
| 1-10-DET31 (1Q: 06:30) Nathan Hoover ran around right end for 7 yards. Tackled by OLB Lavonte David, assisted by DE Austin Tomei. Key block delivered by Mike Pouncey. |
| 2-3-DET24 (1Q: 05:50) Donny Stropka pass completed to WR Julio Jones for 11 yards. Tackled by S Robert Blanton, assisted by DE Omar Fields. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Jones gained 5 yards after the catch. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 2-13-DET34 (1Q: 05:42) Dean Macklin ran a trap outside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by DT Antoine Sellers, assisted by S Kevin Delgado. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for an Illegal Formation. The penalty was declined. |
| 3-13-DET34 (1Q: 05:36) Nathan Hoover ran outside the right tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by DT Neal Wolfe, assisted by S Robert Blanton. |
| 4-8-DET29 (1Q: 05:07) Cornelius Morris attempted a 46 yard field goal and succeeded. Minnesota 3, Detroit 0 |
| (1Q: 04:59) Cornelius Morris kicked off 60 yards from the MIN30. Thomas Montgomery returned the ball 11 yards to the DET21. Tackled by Vinny Mayes. |
| 1-10-DET21 (1Q: 04:24) J.J. Sutton pass completed to WR Carlton Whitlock for 18 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Robert Sands, assisted by CB T.J. Ward. Whitlock gained 7 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-DET39 (1Q: 03:43) J.J. Sutton pass completed to WR Carlton Whitlock for 8 yards. Tackled by CB Mariano Dragon. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-2-DET47 (1Q: 03:09) Thomas Montgomery ran inside the left guard for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Ted Kling. Key block delivered by Wendell Gaylor. |
| 1-10-DET50 (1Q: 02:40) Travis Payton ran inside the right tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by DT Moe Blazewicz. |
| 2-11-DET49 (1Q: 02:01) J.J. Sutton pass completed to FB Dwayne George for 11 yards. Tackled by S Robert Sands, assisted by OLB Ross Samuels. George gained 5 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-MIN40 (1Q: 01:32) Thomas Montgomery ran inside the left tackle for 9 yards. Tackled by ILB Vinny Mayes. Key block delivered by Wendell Gaylor. |
| 2-1-MIN31 (1Q: 00:46) J.J. Sutton sacked by DE Donnie Johnson for a loss of 5 yards. Sack allowed by Zachary Williams. |
| 3-6-MIN36 (1Q: 00:11) J.J. Sutton pass fell incomplete, intended for FB Dwayne George. OLB Jack Marsh defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-6-MIN36 (1Q: 00:04) R.J. Lyons punted 36 yards. Touchback. |
| Start of second quarter. |
| 1-10-MIN20 (2Q: 15:00) Donny Stropka pass completed to WR Julio Jones for 9 yards. Tackled by OLB Renaldo Sims. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 2-1-MIN29 (2Q: 14:31) Donny Stropka pass completed to FB Owen Marecic for 4 yards. Tackled by DT Neal Wolfe. Marecic gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-MIN33 (2Q: 14:02) Donny Stropka pass completed to RB Dean Macklin for 3 yards. Tackled by DE Bill Batchelder, assisted by CB Dustin Blake. |
| 2-7-MIN36 (2Q: 13:29) Nathan Hoover ran a trap outside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by DT Neal Wolfe. |
| 3-7-MIN36 (2Q: 12:46) Donny Stropka pass completed to TE Joseph Sweeney for 9 yards. Tackled by OLB Lavonte David, assisted by S Zach May. |
| 1-10-MIN45 (2Q: 12:12) Nathan Hoover ran outside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by S Kevin Delgado, assisted by CB Bryant McNeil. |
| 2-7-MIN48 (2Q: 11:30) Dean Macklin ran around the left tackle for 11 yards. Tackled by OLB Lavonte David. Key block delivered by Jose Boyer. Boyer ran over Zach May to set up the play. |
| 1-10-DET41 (2Q: 10:44) Nathan Hoover ran around right end for 1 yard and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by ILB Moe Mason. |
| 2-9-DET40 (2Q: 10:10) Nathan Hoover ran around right end for 5 yards. Tackled by DE Bill Batchelder. |
| 3-4-DET35 (2Q: 09:26) Dean Macklin ran a trap outside the right tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by DE Austin Tomei, assisted by ILB Moe Mason. Key block delivered by Curtis Price. |
| 1-10-DET30 (2Q: 08:58) Donny Stropka pass completed to WR Julio Jones for 17 yards. Tackled by OLB Lavonte David. Jones gained 6 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-DET13 (2Q: 08:15) Dean Macklin ran around right end for 4 yards. Tackled by S Zach May, assisted by OLB Renaldo Sims. |
| 2-6-DET09 (2Q: 07:33) Donny Stropka pass completed to WR Julio Jones for 9 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Jones gained 3 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. Minnesota 9, Detroit 0 |
| (2Q: 07:33) Extra point by Cornelius Morris was good. Minnesota 10, Detroit 0 |
| (2Q: 07:24) Cornelius Morris kicked off 64 yards from the MIN30. Roger Losman returned the ball 13 yards to the DET19. Tackled by Vinny Mayes. |
| 1-10-DET19 (2Q: 06:52) J.J. Sutton pass completed to TE Herb Jaynes for 6 yards. Tackled by CB T.J. Ward, assisted by OLB Ross Samuels. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 2-4-DET25 (2Q: 06:17) J.J. Sutton sacked by DE Donnie Johnson for a loss of 6 yards. Sack allowed by Wendell Gaylor. |
| 3-10-DET19 (2Q: 05:57) J.J. Sutton pass was dropped by WR Cedric Allison. The defense looked very familiar with that play. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-10-DET19 (2Q: 05:49) R.J. Lyons punted 48 yards. The ball was downed at the MIN33. |
| 1-10-MIN33 (2Q: 05:38) Nathan Hoover ran outside the right tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by OLB Lavonte David, assisted by DE Austin Tomei. Key block delivered by Pete McWilliams. |
| 2-4-MIN39 (2Q: 04:59) Nathan Hoover ran around right end for 7 yards. Tackled by DE Austin Tomei, assisted by OLB William Backstrom. Key block delivered by Mike Pouncey. |
| 1-10-MIN46 (2Q: 04:40) Donny Stropka pass completed to WR Dan Herron for 21 yards. Tackled by S Kevin Delgado. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-DET33 (2Q: 04:19) Nathan Hoover ran a trap outside the right tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by DE Austin Tomei. |
| 2-11-DET34 (2Q: 04:03) Donny Stropka pass was dropped by WR Dan Herron. |
| 3-11-DET34 (2Q: 03:57) Donny Stropka pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Dan Herron. OLB Lavonte David defended the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-11-DET34 (2Q: 03:50) Cornelius Morris attempted a 51 yard field goal and missed wide to the right. |
| 1-10-DET41 (2Q: 03:44) J.J. Sutton pass was dropped by WR AJ Green. |
| 2-10-DET41 (2Q: 03:36) J.J. Sutton pass was dropped by WR Carlton Whitlock. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-10-DET41 (2Q: 03:29) J.J. Sutton pass fell incomplete, intended for WR AJ Green. DE Donnie Johnson hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-10-DET41 (2Q: 03:22) R.J. Lyons punted 46 yards. Don Van Dyke returned the kick 25 yards to the MIN38. Tackled by Sean Spence. |
| 1-10-MIN38 (2Q: 03:15) Donny Stropka pass completed to TE Lorenzo Hastings for 5 yards. Tackled by OLB Lavonte David. |
| 2-5-MIN43 (2Q: 02:55) Dean Macklin ran around the left tackle for 10 yards. Tackled by DT Neal Wolfe, assisted by S Zach May. Key block delivered by Curtis Price. |
| 1-10-DET47 (2Q: 02:33) Donny Stropka scrambled for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Renaldo Sims. |
| 2-8-DET45 (2Q: 02:17) Nathan Hoover ran around the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by DE Bill Batchelder, assisted by OLB Lavonte David. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 3-6-DET43 (2Q: 02:00) Donny Stropka pass completed to WR Julio Jones for 7 yards. Tackled by S Zach May. Jones gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-DET36 (2Q: 01:43) Nathan Hoover ran outside the right tackle for -4 yards. Tackled by OLB Renaldo Sims, assisted by DT Neal Wolfe. |
| 2-14-DET40 (2Q: 01:27) Nathan Hoover ran around right end for 7 yards. Tackled by CB Bryant McNeil. |
| 3-7-DET33 (2Q: 01:06) Dean Macklin ran inside the right tackle for 7 yards. Tackled by OLB Lavonte David. Key block delivered by Lorenzo Hastings. PENALTY: Detroit was called for Offsides. The penalty was declined. |
| 1-10-DET26 (2Q: 01:06) Donny Stropka pass completed to WR Dan Herron for 8 yards. Tackled by S Robert Blanton, assisted by S Kevin Delgado. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 2-2-DET18 (2Q: 00:44) Dean Macklin ran around right end for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Johnny Maxwell, assisted by OLB Lavonte David. Key block delivered by Owen Marecic. |
| Minnesota called a time out. |
| 1-10-DET13 (2Q: 00:32) Donny Stropka pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Alonzo Lucas. DE Austin Tomei hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10-DET13 (2Q: 00:26) Donny Stropka pass completed to WR Dan Herron for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Dustin Blake. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| Minnesota called a time out. |
| 3-4-DET07 (2Q: 00:16) Nathan Hoover ran around right end for 7 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Jose Boyer. Minnesota 16, Detroit 0 |
| (2Q: 00:16) Extra point by Cornelius Morris was good. Minnesota 17, Detroit 0 |
| (2Q: 00:07) Cornelius Morris kicked off 61 yards from the MIN30. Thomas Montgomery returned the ball 12 yards to the DET21. Tackled by Owen Marecic. |
| Start of third quarter. |
| (3Q: 15:00) Cornelius Morris kicked off 62 yards from the MIN30. Roger Losman returned the ball 10 yards to the DET18. Tackled by Deron Golding. |
| 1-10-DET18 (3Q: 14:41) Travis Payton ran around the left tackle for 8 yards. Tackled by OLB Ross Samuels. Key block delivered by Julio Koepke. |
| 2-2-DET26 (3Q: 14:13) Travis Payton ran around left end for 4 yards. Tackled by ILB Ted Kling, assisted by S Robert Sands. Key block delivered by Julio Koepke. |
| 1-10-DET30 (3Q: 13:32) Travis Payton ran inside the left guard for 9 yards. Tackled by OLB Ross Samuels, assisted by ILB Vinny Mayes. Key block delivered by Sedrick Blake. |
| 2-1-DET39 (3Q: 13:06) J.J. Sutton pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Cedric Allison. DE Donnie Johnson hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-1-DET39 (3Q: 13:00) J.J. Sutton sacked by OLB Jack Marsh for a loss of 6 yards. Sack allowed by Wendell Gaylor. |
| 4-7-DET33 (3Q: 12:35) R.J. Lyons punted 43 yards. Don Van Dyke returned the kick -1 yards to the MIN23. Tackled by Roger Losman. Ball was fumbled and recovered by MIN Leo Durham at the MIN23. |
| 1-10-MIN23 (3Q: 12:25) PENALTY: Minnesota was called for a False Start. |
| 1-15-MIN18 (3Q: 12:19) Dean Macklin ran around the left tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by DE Austin Tomei, assisted by DT Neal Wolfe. |
| 2-11-MIN22 (3Q: 11:49) Donny Stropka pass completed to WR Dan Herron for 41 yards. Tackled by CB Dustin Blake. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Herron gained 35 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-DET37 (3Q: 11:08) Donny Stropka sacked by DE Austin Tomei for a loss of 5 yards. Sack allowed by Jose Boyer. |
| 2-15-DET42 (3Q: 10:21) Donny Stropka pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Dan Herron. |
| 3-15-DET42 (3Q: 10:17) Nathan Hoover ran inside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by ILB Moe Mason. |
| 4-11-DET38 (3Q: 09:40) Thomas Morstead punted 38 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-DET20 (3Q: 09:35) J.J. Sutton scrambled for 4 yards. Tackled by ILB Ted Kling and assisted by CB Shaun Kennedy. |
| 2-6-DET24 (3Q: 09:09) Travis Payton ran a counterplay inside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by S Robert Sands, assisted by OLB Austin Meek. |
| 3-5-DET25 (3Q: 08:26) J.J. Sutton pass was dropped by WR AJ Green. |
| 4-5-DET25 (3Q: 08:16) R.J. Lyons punted 38 yards. Don Van Dyke called for a fair catch at the MIN37. |
| 1-10-MIN37 (3Q: 08:08) Nathan Hoover ran a counterplay inside the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by S Sammy Foster. |
| 2-9-MIN38 (3Q: 07:39) Donny Stropka pass completed to WR Dan Herron for 5 yards. Tackled by ILB Sean Spence. |
| 3-4-MIN43 (3Q: 06:56) Nathan Hoover ran around the left tackle for -4 yards. Tackled by DT Lance Evans, assisted by S Kevin Delgado. |
| 4-8-MIN39 (3Q: 06:14) Thomas Morstead punted 57 yards. The ball was marked out of bounds at the DET04. |
| 1-10-DET04 (3Q: 06:04) J.J. Sutton pass completed to RB Travis Payton for 9 yards. Tackled by S Artie Prestbye. Payton gained 8 yards after the catch. |
| 2-1-DET13 (3Q: 05:32) J.J. Sutton pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Cedric Allison. OLB Ross Samuels blocked the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: Detroit was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 2-7-DET07 (3Q: 05:24) Travis Payton ran inside the right guard for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Ross Samuels. ILB Ted Kling knocked down Dwayne George to break up the play. |
| 3-6-DET08 (3Q: 04:46) J.J. Sutton pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Cedric Allison. DT Moe Blazewicz hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-6-DET08 (3Q: 04:38) R.J. Lyons punted 53 yards. Don Van Dyke returned the kick 4 yards to the MIN43. Tackled by Herb Jaynes. |
| 1-10-MIN43 (3Q: 04:28) Donny Stropka scrambled for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Lavonte David and assisted by S Kevin Delgado. |
| 2-8-MIN45 (3Q: 03:55) Donny Stropka pass completed to WR Dan Herron for 2 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Kevin Delgado, assisted by OLB William Backstrom. |
| 3-6-MIN47 (3Q: 03:23) Donny Stropka pass completed to WR Julio Jones for 13 yards. Tackled by CB Lonnie Denyer. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. Detroit's Lavonte David was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor knee injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 1-10-DET40 (3Q: 02:41) Dean Macklin ran around left end for 4 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by OLB Renaldo Sims, assisted by CB Dustin Blake. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Tripping. |
| 1-20-DET50 (3Q: 02:33) Donny Stropka pass completed to FB Owen Marecic for 10 yards. Tackled by OLB Lavonte David. Marecic gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 2-10-DET40 (3Q: 02:04) Donny Stropka pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Leon Dillow. DT Lance Evans hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: Detroit was called for Illegal Contact. |
| 1-10-DET35 (3Q: 01:56) Donny Stropka pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Dan Herron. DT Antoine Sellers hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-DET35 (3Q: 01:46) PENALTY: Minnesota was called for a False Start. |
| 2-15-DET40 (3Q: 01:39) Donny Stropka scrambled for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Lonnie Denyer. |
| 3-10-DET35 (3Q: 00:52) Donny Stropka pass completed to RB Nathan Hoover for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Sean Spence. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Clipping. |
| 4-22-DET47 (3Q: 00:42) Thomas Morstead punted 47 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-DET20 (3Q: 00:37) Thomas Montgomery ran around the left tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by CB T.J. Ward, assisted by S Robert Sands. |
| Start of fourth quarter. |
| 2-6-DET24 (4Q: 15:00) J.J. Sutton pass completed to FB Dwayne George for 6 yards. Tackled by S Artie Prestbye, assisted by ILB Ted Kling. |
| 1-10-DET30 (4Q: 14:41) J.J. Sutton pass was intended for WR Carlton Whitlock and was intercepted by CB Shaun Kennedy at the MIN43. Tackled by Carlton Whitlock. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-MIN43 (4Q: 14:29) Dean Macklin ran inside the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Moe Mason. |
| 2-7-MIN46 (4Q: 13:47) Donny Stropka pass completed to RB Dean Macklin for 6 yards. Tackled by S Kevin Delgado. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-1-DET48 (4Q: 13:23) Nathan Hoover ran inside the right tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by DE Austin Tomei. |
| 4-2-DET49 (4Q: 13:00) Thomas Morstead punted 41 yards. Sammy Foster returned the kick -1 yards to the DET07. Tackled by Deron Golding. |
| 1-10-DET07 (4Q: 12:51) J.J. Sutton pass fell incomplete, intended for WR AJ Green. CB Mariano Dragon defended the pass. Minnesota's Moe Blazewicz was hurt on the play. |
| 2-10-DET07 (4Q: 12:44) J.J. Sutton pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Roger Losman. ILB Ted Kling defended the pass. |
| 3-10-DET07 (4Q: 12:34) J.J. Sutton pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Roger Losman. S Robert Sands defended the pass. The defense looked very familiar with that play. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-10-DET07 (4Q: 12:27) J.J. Sutton pass completed to FB Dwayne George for 8 yards. Tackled by CB T.J. Ward, assisted by OLB Jack Marsh. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. The ball goes over on downs. |
| 1-10-DET15 (4Q: 12:19) Nathan Hoover ran inside the left tackle for -2 yards. Tackled by OLB William Backstrom, assisted by DE Omar Fields. |
| 2-12-DET17 (4Q: 11:42) Donny Stropka pass completed to RB Nathan Hoover for 17 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Hoover gained 17 yards after the catch. Minnesota 23, Detroit 0 |
| (4Q: 11:42) Extra point by Cornelius Morris was good. Minnesota 24, Detroit 0 |
| (4Q: 11:32) Cornelius Morris kicked off 66 yards from the MIN30. Thomas Montgomery returned the ball 21 yards to the DET25. Tackled by Deron Golding. |
| 1-10-DET25 (4Q: 10:59) J.J. Sutton pass was dropped by WR Cedric Allison. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 2-10-DET25 (4Q: 10:53) J.J. Sutton pass fell incomplete, intended for WR AJ Green. DE Donnie Johnson hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The defense looked extremely familiar with that play. |
| 3-10-DET25 (4Q: 10:46) J.J. Sutton sacked by DT Benjamin Lane for a loss of 3 yards. Lane ran right past Wendell Gaylor and knocked down the quarterback. The defense looked extremely familiar with that play. |
| 4-13-DET22 (4Q: 10:03) J.J. Sutton pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Carlton Whitlock. DE Brett Allen hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The ball goes over on downs. |
| 1-10-DET22 (4Q: 09:55) Nathan Hoover ran inside the left tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by OLB Renaldo Sims. Key block delivered by Curtis Price. |
| 2-5-DET17 (4Q: 09:29) Nathan Hoover ran around right end for 0 yards. Tackled by ILB Moe Mason, assisted by OLB Renaldo Sims. |
| 3-5-DET17 (4Q: 08:58) Nathan Hoover ran around right end for -2 yards. Tackled by CB Johnny Maxwell, assisted by DE Austin Tomei. |
| 4-7-DET19 (4Q: 08:32) Cornelius Morris attempted a 36 yard field goal and succeeded. Minnesota 27, Detroit 0 |
| (4Q: 08:26) Cornelius Morris kicked off 66 yards from the MIN30. Roger Losman returned the ball 26 yards to the DET30. Tackled by Austin Meek. |
| 1-10-DET30 (4Q: 07:49) J.J. Sutton pass completed to FB Dwayne George for 5 yards. Tackled by OLB Jack Marsh. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-5-DET35 (4Q: 07:09) J.J. Sutton pass completed to WR Cedric Allison for 10 yards. Tackled by S Artie Prestbye. Allison gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 1-10-DET45 (4Q: 06:31) Travis Payton ran around left end for 4 yards. Tackled by S DaNorris Searcy. |
| 2-6-DET49 (4Q: 06:09) J.J. Sutton pass completed to RB Thomas Montgomery for 10 yards. Tackled by S DaNorris Searcy. Montgomery gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-MIN41 (4Q: 05:22) J.J. Sutton pass completed to RB Travis Payton for 13 yards. Tackled by CB T.J. Ward. Payton gained 3 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Offsides. The penalty was declined. |
| 1-10-MIN28 (4Q: 05:16) J.J. Sutton pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Travis Payton. DE Donnie Johnson hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-MIN28 (4Q: 05:12) J.J. Sutton pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Carlton Whitlock. DE Brett Allen hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The defense looked very familiar with that play. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-10-MIN28 (4Q: 05:05) J.J. Sutton pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Carlton Whitlock. CB Don Van Dyke defended the pass. The defense looked very familiar with that play. The quarterback threw into double coverage. PENALTY: Detroit was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 3-20-MIN38 (4Q: 04:56) J.J. Sutton pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Carlton Whitlock. DE Donnie Johnson hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The defense looked extremely familiar with that play. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-20-MIN38 (4Q: 04:47) R.J. Lyons punted 38 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-MIN20 (4Q: 04:42) Dean Macklin ran around left end for 1 yard. Tackled by S Zach May. |
| 2-9-MIN21 (4Q: 03:54) Nathan Hoover ran around the left tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by ILB Levon Bass. |
| 3-5-MIN25 (4Q: 03:08) Dean Macklin ran a trap outside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by S Kevin Delgado. |
| 4-3-MIN27 (4Q: 02:22) Thomas Morstead punted 38 yards. The ball was downed at the DET35. |
| 1-10-DET35 (4Q: 02:13) J.J. Sutton pass completed to RB Thomas Montgomery for 10 yards. Tackled by S Artie Prestbye. Montgomery gained 7 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 1-10-DET45 (4Q: 02:00) J.J. Sutton pass completed to RB Thomas Montgomery for 5 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by ILB Ted Kling. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Offsides. |
| 1-5-DET50 (4Q: 02:00) J.J. Sutton scrambled for 6 yards. Tackled by S Robert Sands. |
| 1-10-MIN44 (4Q: 01:18) J.J. Sutton sacked by DE Donnie Johnson for a loss of 4 yards. Sack allowed by Ricky Carpenter. |
| 2-14-MIN48 (4Q: 00:47) J.J. Sutton pass completed to TE Herb Jaynes for 14 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Robert Sands, assisted by S DaNorris Searcy. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-MIN34 (4Q: 00:41) J.J. Sutton pass completed to WR Roger Losman for 8 yards. Tackled by ILB Ted Kling. |
| 2-2-MIN26 (4Q: 00:02) J.J. Sutton pass completed to WR Carlton Whitlock for 17 yards. Tackled by S DaNorris Searcy. Whitlock gained 9 yards after the catch. |
| Final Score: Minnesota Vikings 27, Detroit Lions 0 |