Week 15, 2037

played in Minnesota, MN

68 degrees, fair, calm

Detroit Lions	10	3	0	7	-	20
Minnesota Vikings	7	3	3	0	-	13

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:01 MIN - Trevor Simms 17 pass from Jake Locker (Cornelius Morris extra point)
1Q: 06:52 DET - LeVeon Bell 7 run (John Potter extra point)
1Q: 03:10 DET - John Potter 37 field goal
2Q: 12:34 MIN - Cornelius Morris 36 field goal
2Q: 06:58 DET - John Potter 47 field goal
3Q: 09:56 MIN - Cornelius Morris 44 field goal
4Q: 10:55 DET - LeVeon Bell 26 run (John Potter extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:01 MIN - Trevor Simms 17 pass from Jake Locker (Cornelius Morris extra point)
1Q: 06:52 DET - LeVeon Bell 7 run (John Potter extra point)
1Q: 03:10 DET - John Potter 37 field goal
2Q: 12:34 MIN - Cornelius Morris 36 field goal
2Q: 06:58 DET - John Potter 47 field goal
3Q: 09:56 MIN - Cornelius Morris 44 field goal
4Q: 10:55 DET - LeVeon Bell 26 run (John Potter extra point)

Team Statistics DET MIN
Record 9-5 8-6
First Downs 12 17
- by Rushing 8 5
- by Passing 3 10
- by Penalty 1 2
Total Net Yards 239 262
- Offensive Plays 55 65
- Yards per Play 4.35 4.03
Net Rushing Yards 159 88
- Rushing Attempts 38 25
- Yards per Rush 4.18 3.52
Net Passing Yards 80 174
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 17 - 8 - 0 36 - 23 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards 80 199
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 4/25
- Yards per Pass Play 4.71 4.35
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 3/2
3rd Down Conversions 4/14 5/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.6 7.0
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/2
Penalties/Yards 5/35 3/30
Punt Returns/Yards 1/3 1/6
Kick Returns/Yards 1/20 5/92
Interception Ret./Yards 3/12 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 37 OWN 32
Time of Possession 29:19 30:41

Team Statistics	DET	MIN
Record	9-5	8-6
First Downs	12	17
- by Rushing	8	5
- by Passing	3	10
- by Penalty	1	2
Total Net Yards	239	262
- Offensive Plays	55	65
- Yards per Play	4.35	4.03
Net Rushing Yards	159	88
- Rushing Attempts	38	25
- Yards per Rush	4.18	3.52
Net Passing Yards	80	174
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	17 - 8 - 0	36 - 23 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards	80	199
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	4/25
- Yards per Pass Play	4.71	4.35
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	3/2
3rd Down Conversions	4/14	5/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.6	7.0
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/2
Penalties/Yards	5/35	3/30
Punt Returns/Yards	1/3	1/6
Kick Returns/Yards	1/20	5/92
Interception Ret./Yards	3/12	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 37	OWN 32
Time of Possession	29:19	30:41

Drive Charts

Detroit Lions
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:51	2:41	OWN 30	5	24	Punt
1	8:09	1:23	OPP 23	3	23	Touchdown
1	4:58	1:56	OPP 25	3	5	Field Goal
2	12:26	5:34	OWN 20	9	50	Field Goal
2	3:00	1:04	OWN 33	3	9	Punt
3	15:00	1:50	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
3	9:48	4:08	OWN 20	7	56	Missed FG
3	2:12	0:23	OWN 13	2	-4	Fumble
3	1:35	0:52	OWN 15	3	2	Punt
4	13:48	1:13	OWN 43	3	2	Punt
4	11:34	0:53	OPP 26	2	26	Touchdown
4	7:29	2:25	OWN 41	3	6	Punt
4	3:26	3:26	OWN 24	10	39	Game

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:09	OWN 29	6	71	Touchdown
1	9:10	1:01	OWN 15	2	5	Interception
1	6:46	1:48	OWN 32	4	4	Fumble
1	3:02	5:36	OWN 20	12	61	Field Goal
2	6:52	3:52	OWN 12	6	16	Punt
2	1:56	1:56	OWN 7	5	37	Half
3	13:10	3:22	OWN 45	6	28	Field Goal
3	5:40	3:28	OWN 31	6	4	Punt
3	1:49	0:14	OPP 9	1	-6	Fumble
3	0:43	1:55	OWN 30	5	12	Interception
4	12:35	1:01	OWN 5	3	5	Interception
4	10:41	3:12	OWN 33	6	26	Downs
4	5:04	1:38	OPP 33	4	9	Downs

Game MVP: Lavonte David, Detroit Lions

Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
LeVeon Bell	26	122	4.69	26	3	2
Thomas Montgomery	7	26	3.71	20	1	0
Gilbert Brewer	3	9	3.00	8	0	0
Orlando Rogan	2	2	1.00	2	0	0

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Butch Medsker	12	41	3.42	9	0
Steve Meier	10	32	3.20	10	1
Jake Locker	2	13	6.50	8	0
Darrin Hudson	1	2	2.00	2	0

Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Gilbert Brewer	17	8	80	0/0	0	37	0	60.9

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jake Locker	36	23	199	4/25	1	27	3	52.8

Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Zach Powell	2	2	43	21.50	36	37
WR Tracy Schrader	2	4	14	7.00	0	11
RB LeVeon Bell	2	2	13	6.50	7	12
WR Cedric Allison	1	2	4	4.00	0	4
WR J.T. Forbes	1	5	6	6.00	0	6
WR Scott Dodge	0	2	0	0.00	0	0

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Trevor Simms	10	11	118	11.80	50	27	1
WR Harold Wilkerson	4	9	30	7.50	10	15	0
WR Julio Jones	2	3	20	10.00	1	11	0
FB Darrin Hudson	2	2	0	0.00	1	0	0
TE Bobby Andrew	2	2	6	3.00	1	3	0
TE Michael Bernard	1	1	8	8.00	4	8	0
WR Corderrelle Patterson	1	1	14	14.00	3	14	0
RB Steve Meier	1	2	3	3.00	4	3	0
TE Antonio Hughes	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Roger Losman	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Butch Medsker	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Detroit	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Zach May	2	12	6.00	0
OLB Lavonte David	1	0	0.00	0

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Detroit	Fumb	Recov	Force
LeVeon Bell	1	0	0
Ronald Ebbitt	0	1	0
Clay Alexander	0	1	0
Bill Batchelder	0	0	1
Lavonte David	0	0	1
Donovan Park	0	0	1

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force
Jake Locker	2	0	0
Butch Medsker	1	0	0
Hardy Kerr	0	1	0
Bobby Andrew	0	1	0
Matt Johnson	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Detroit	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Richard Dorsey	6	220	36.7	35.7	59	3

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
J.T. Welch	2	94	47.0	45.5	55	1

Kicking Statistics

Detroit	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
John Potter	2/3	1/2	0/0	47	2/2

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Cornelius Morris	2/2	1/1	0/0	44	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tracy Schrader	1	3	3.0	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Corderrelle Patterson	1	6	6.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Amos Matthews	1	20	20.0	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Trevor Simms	3	70	23.3	0
Butch Medsker	2	22	11.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Detroit	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Lavonte David	7	3	2.5	25	39
S Zach May	7	2	0.0	24	37
OLB William Backstrom	4	1	0.0	21	35
CB Dennis Meidinger	4	0	0.0	25	39
OLB Donovan Park	3	2	1.0	15	30
DE Bill Batchelder	3	1	0.0	16	25
CB Dustin Blake	3	1	0.0	22	34
DT Kent Augustine	3	1	0.0	11	16
CB Amos Matthews	3	1	0.0	22	34
ILB Seth Covington	3	0	0.0	9	10
CB Clay Fletcher	2	1	0.0	17	31
DE Brock Cunningham	2	0	0.0	9	15
DT Curtis Mason	2	0	0.0	14	25
ILB Dave Chorak	2	0	0.0	12	17
CB Frankie Karle	1	0	0.0	1	1
S Johnny Fleming	1	0	0.0	1	3
S Cris Dogins	1	0	0.0	6	8
DE Ronald Ebbitt	0	1	0.5	15	31
DE Clay Alexander	0	1	0.0	10	9

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Everett Finch	8	1	0.0	29	12
S Hardy Kerr	5	4	0.0	37	17
DT Trent Schroeder	5	1	0.0	36	11
OLB Mickey Talley	4	1	0.0	32	15
CB Bernie Hunsinger	4	0	0.0	28	10
DT Mark Chun	3	2	0.0	19	8
DE Vinny Curry	3	0	0.0	24	10
DT Frankie Crafts	2	2	0.0	20	12
ILB Gino Mahoney	2	1	0.0	9	5
ILB Blake Herold	2	0	0.0	10	3
CB Vincent Donaldson	1	2	0.0	14	5
DE Jamie Lowe	1	1	0.0	28	15
DE Norman Waite	1	1	0.0	24	9
S Roderick Hutton	1	1	0.0	19	11
WR Julio Jones	1	0	---	---	---
WR Roger Losman	1	0	---	---	---
WR Harold Wilkerson	1	0	---	---	---
WR Trevor Simms	1	0	---	---	---
S Matt Johnson	0	2	0.0	30	16
CB Ricardo Jones	0	1	0.0	25	15
OLB Bruce Gaines	0	1	0.0	11	4

Pass Rush Statistics

Detroit	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Lavonte David	2.5	2	1	39
OLB Donovan Park	1.0	1	0	30
DE Ronald Ebbitt	0.5	2	2	31
DE Bill Batchelder	0.0	1	0	25

Minnesota	Hurry	PPlay
DE Vinny Curry	2	10
DE Jamie Lowe	1	15
CB Kenny Lyon	1	9
DE Norman Waite	1	9
DT Trent Schroeder	1	11

Pass Defense Statistics

Detroit	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Zach May	4	1	2	37
CB Clay Fletcher	3	0	0	31
CB Dennis Meidinger	3	0	0	39
OLB William Backstrom	2	0	0	35
CB Dustin Blake	2	0	0	34
CB Amos Matthews	2	0	0	34
ILB Dave Chorak	1	1	0	17
OLB Lavonte David	1	0	1	39
DE Bill Batchelder	1	0	0	25
DT Kent Augustine	1	0	0	16
DT Curtis Mason	1	0	0	25
OLB Donovan Park	1	0	0	30
S Cris Dogins	1	0	0	8

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Everett Finch	2	0	12
CB Bernie Hunsinger	2	0	10
S Hardy Kerr	1	0	17
S Matt Johnson	1	0	16
ILB Gino Mahoney	1	0	5
S Roderick Hutton	1	0	11
CB Vincent Donaldson	0	1	5
OLB Bruce Gaines	0	1	4

Blocking Statistics

Detroit	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Victor Lowe	4	11	0	38	17
Bill Harmon	2	5	0	10	5
Eddie Fite	1	4	0	34	15
Mike Cochrane	1	4	0	38	17
Ed O'Donnell	1	4	0	28	12
Orlando Rogan	1	1	1	22	8
Britt McGee	0	6	0	38	17
Carlton Armstrong	0	1	0	16	8

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jose Boyer	3	5	1	24	0	36
Mike Pouncey	2	4	0	22	1	35
Curtis Price	1	6	0	20	0	31
Ronnie Coffey	1	4	0	21	0	35
Marcus Ashe	1	1	0	10	0	14
Eddie Di Pardo	0	2	0	19	2	31
Korey Paterno	0	1	0	6	0	13
Zachary Williams	0	0	0	3	1	5

Special Teams Tackles

Detroit	Tackles	STPlays
Damon Peterson	2	13
Leroy Branch	1	16
Frankie Karle	1	15
Lavonte David	1	11
Zach May	1	10

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Corderrelle Patterson	1	22
Roderick Hutton	1	13

Participation

Detroit	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Lavonte David	---	---	25	39	11	75
Zach May	---	---	24	37	10	71
Amos Matthews	---	---	22	34	11	67
Dennis Meidinger	---	---	25	39	2	66
Victor Lowe	38	17	---	---	9	64
William Backstrom	---	---	21	35	2	58
Dustin Blake	---	---	22	34	2	58
Gilbert Brewer	38	17	---	---	3	58
Britt McGee	38	17	---	---	2	57
Mike Cochrane	38	17	---	---	---	55
Donovan Park	---	---	15	30	9	54
Clay Fletcher	---	---	17	31	4	52
Orlando Rogan	22	8	---	---	20	50
Eddie Fite	34	15	---	---	---	49
Ed O'Donnell	28	12	---	---	7	47
Ronald Ebbitt	---	---	15	31	---	46
Tracy Schrader	31	12	---	---	2	45
Bill Batchelder	---	---	16	25	2	43
Curtis Mason	---	---	14	25	3	42
Zach Powell	19	9	---	---	11	39
LeVeon Bell	29	10	---	---	---	39
Damon Peterson	19	5	---	---	13	37
Cedric Allison	20	10	---	---	4	34
Carlton Armstrong	16	8	---	---	7	31
Dave Chorak	---	---	12	17	1	30
J.T. Forbes	17	11	---	---	---	28
Kent Augustine	---	---	11	16	1	28
Brock Cunningham	---	---	9	15	2	26
Scott Dodge	6	4	---	---	16	26
Bill Harmon	10	5	---	---	9	24
Leroy Branch	4	4	---	---	16	24
Clay Alexander	---	---	10	9	2	21
Seth Covington	---	---	9	10	2	21
Thomas Montgomery	7	4	---	---	9	20
Frankie Karle	---	---	1	1	15	17
Wendell Gaylor	4	2	---	---	9	15
Cris Dogins	---	---	6	8	---	14
Jamie Lovell	0	0	---	---	9	9
John Potter	0	0	---	---	8	8
Richard Dorsey	0	0	---	---	6	6
Johnny Fleming	---	---	1	3	1	5
K.C. Dodge	---	---	0	0	2	2
Renaldo Sims	---	---	0	1	---	1
Scottie Kirk	0	0	---	---	---	0
Kevin Delgado	---	---	0	0	---	0
Nathan Klein	0	0	---	---	---	0

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Trevor Simms	22	35	---	---	14	71
Hardy Kerr	---	---	37	17	15	69
Jake Locker	25	40	---	---	---	65
Jose Boyer	24	36	---	---	3	63
Mike Pouncey	22	35	---	---	4	61
Ronnie Coffey	21	35	---	---	2	58
Eddie Di Pardo	19	31	---	---	4	54
Harold Wilkerson	16	27	---	---	10	53
Curtis Price	20	31	---	---	---	51
Ricardo Jones	---	---	25	15	10	50
Matt Johnson	---	---	30	16	3	49
Mickey Talley	---	---	32	15	2	49
Trent Schroeder	---	---	36	11	1	48
Jamie Lowe	---	---	28	15	3	46
Everett Finch	---	---	29	12	3	44
Roderick Hutton	---	---	19	11	13	43
Vinny Curry	---	---	24	10	8	42
Bernie Hunsinger	---	---	28	10	3	41
Julio Jones	21	19	---	---	---	40
Frankie Crafts	---	---	20	12	7	39
Darrin Hudson	8	21	---	---	9	38
Michael Bernard	10	15	---	---	11	36
Butch Medsker	13	18	---	---	5	36
Blake Herold	---	---	10	3	22	35
Kenny Lyon	---	---	23	9	2	34
Norman Waite	---	---	24	9	1	34
Corderrelle Patterson	4	7	---	---	22	33
Steve Meier	11	20	---	---	---	31
Vincent Donaldson	---	---	14	5	10	29
Mark Chun	---	---	19	8	2	29
Bobby Andrew	11	15	---	---	---	26
Marcus Ashe	10	14	---	---	---	24
Roger Losman	7	16	---	---	---	23
Korey Paterno	6	13	---	---	4	23
Antonio Hughes	2	7	---	---	12	21
Terry Maloney	0	0	---	---	19	19
Gino Mahoney	---	---	9	5	5	19
Bruce Gaines	---	---	11	4	---	15
Zachary Williams	3	5	---	---	3	11
J.T. Welch	0	0	---	---	4	4
Wes Jamison	0	0	---	---	4	4
Cornelius Morris	0	0	---	---	2	2
Leon Sheldon	0	0	---	---	---	0
Gene Kosderka	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	16	4.0
Middle	21	94	4.5
Right	12	50	4.2
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	12	2.4
Middle	17	64	3.8
Right	3	12	4.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Gilbert Brewer	17	8	1	0	1	2	6	0	0

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jake Locker	36	23	2	2	0	2	6	3	3

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	56	14.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	4	3	13	3.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	1	11	1.6
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	10	8	41	4.1
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	12	116	6.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	3	42	8.4
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR J.T. Forbes	5	1	1	6	0	11
WR Tracy Schrader	4	2	0	14	0	12
WR Cedric Allison	2	1	0	4	0	10
WR Zach Powell	2	2	0	43	1	9
RB LeVeon Bell	2	2	0	13	0	10
WR Scott Dodge	2	0	0	0	0	4

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Trevor Simms	11	10	118	2	35
WR Harold Wilkerson	9	4	30	0	27
WR Julio Jones	3	2	20	0	19
FB Darrin Hudson	2	2	0	0	21
TE Bobby Andrew	2	2	6	0	15
WR Roger Losman	2	0	0	0	16
RB Butch Medsker	2	0	0	0	18
RB Steve Meier	2	1	3	0	20
TE Antonio Hughes	1	0	0	0	7
TE Michael Bernard	1	1	8	0	15
WR Corderrelle Patterson	1	1	14	0	7

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
LeVeon Bell	2	11	5.50	4.69
Thomas Montgomery	1	-3	-3.00	3.71
Orlando Rogan	1	0	0.00	1.00

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Butch Medsker	1	2	2.00	3.42

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jake Locker	3	1	17	5.67	5.53

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Butch Medsker	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Trevor Simms	1	1	17	17.00	10.73
RB Steve Meier	1	0	0	0.00	1.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Rushes	Conversions
Thomas Montgomery	3	1
Gilbert Brewer	2	1
LeVeon Bell	2	1

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Jake Locker	2	1
Steve Meier	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Conversions
Gilbert Brewer	7	3	1

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jake Locker	9	6	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR J.T. Forbes	3	1	0
WR Tracy Schrader	2	1	0
RB LeVeon Bell	1	1	1
WR Scott Dodge	1	0	0

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Trevor Simms	4	3	2
WR Harold Wilkerson	2	1	0
WR Julio Jones	1	0	0
FB Darrin Hudson	1	1	0
WR Corderrelle Patterson	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 80,600 (86,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 26,500 (26,800)
End Zone 19,100 (19,300)
Mezzanine 10,900 (11,100)
Sideline Seats 16,800 (17,000)
Club Seats 1,800 (1,900)
Luxury Boxes 5,500 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	80,600 (86,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	26,500 (26,800)
End Zone	19,100 (19,300)
Mezzanine	10,900 (11,100)
Sideline Seats	16,800 (17,000)
Club Seats	1,800 (1,900)
Luxury Boxes	5,500 (9,900)