Week 11, 2014

played in Detroit, MI

68 degrees, fair, calm

Minnesota Vikings	7	10	7	0	-	24
Detroit Lions	7	7	0	3	-	17

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:12 MIN - Ernest Sullivan 11 pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Donnell Wilcox extra point)
1Q: 04:18 DET - Tyrus Humphrey 17 pass from Gerald Meeber (A.J. Neiderer extra point)
2Q: 12:38 DET - Tyrus Humphrey 32 pass from Gerald Meeber (A.J. Neiderer extra point)
2Q: 05:10 MIN - Donnell Wilcox 30 field goal
2Q: 02:01 MIN - Richie Forbes 72 run (Donnell Wilcox extra point)
3Q: 10:00 MIN - Richie Forbes 12 run (Donnell Wilcox extra point)
4Q: 11:41 DET - A.J. Neiderer 48 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:12 MIN - Ernest Sullivan 11 pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Donnell Wilcox extra point)
1Q: 04:18 DET - Tyrus Humphrey 17 pass from Gerald Meeber (A.J. Neiderer extra point)
2Q: 12:38 DET - Tyrus Humphrey 32 pass from Gerald Meeber (A.J. Neiderer extra point)
2Q: 05:10 MIN - Donnell Wilcox 30 field goal
2Q: 02:01 MIN - Richie Forbes 72 run (Donnell Wilcox extra point)
3Q: 10:00 MIN - Richie Forbes 12 run (Donnell Wilcox extra point)
4Q: 11:41 DET - A.J. Neiderer 48 field goal

Team Statistics MIN DET
Record 8-2 2-8
First Downs 19 22
- by Rushing 8 5
- by Passing 10 17
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 385 357
- Offensive Plays 55 67
- Yards per Play 7.00 5.33
Net Rushing Yards 205 99
- Rushing Attempts 33 26
- Yards per Rush 6.21 3.81
Net Passing Yards 180 258
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 20 - 15 - 0 38 - 25 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 190 277
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/10 3/19
- Yards per Pass Play 8.18 6.29
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 5/10 10/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.8 6.2
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 3/22 3/25
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 1/3
Kick Returns/Yards 3/80 4/75
Interception Ret./Yards 2/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 25
Time of Possession 28:51 31:09

Team Statistics	MIN	DET
Record	8-2	2-8
First Downs	19	22
- by Rushing	8	5
- by Passing	10	17
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	385	357
- Offensive Plays	55	67
- Yards per Play	7.00	5.33
Net Rushing Yards	205	99
- Rushing Attempts	33	26
- Yards per Rush	6.21	3.81
Net Passing Yards	180	258
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	20 - 15 - 0	38 - 25 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	190	277
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/10	3/19
- Yards per Pass Play	8.18	6.29
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	5/10	10/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.8	6.2
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	3/22	3/25
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	1/3
Kick Returns/Yards	3/80	4/75
Interception Ret./Yards	2/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 27	OWN 25
Time of Possession	28:51	31:09

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:58	OWN 31	5	69	Touchdown
1	4:08	3:26	OWN 7	7	63	Fumble
2	12:22	7:17	OWN 36	13	51	Field Goal
2	2:01	0:07	OWN 28	1	72	Touchdown
2	0:11	0:11	OWN 20	1	-2	Half
3	13:13	3:20	OPP 42	7	42	Touchdown
3	5:41	4:25	OWN 20	8	40	Punt
4	11:36	4:56	OWN 37	8	45	Missed FG
4	3:28	1:14	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
4	1:12	1:12	OWN 20	3	5	Punt

Detroit Lions
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:02	7:54	OWN 27	13	73	Touchdown
1	0:42	3:20	OWN 30	7	70	Touchdown
2	5:05	3:04	OWN 28	5	10	Punt
2	1:54	1:43	OWN 20	7	43	Interception
3	15:00	1:47	OWN 27	3	24	Fumble
3	9:53	4:12	OWN 22	9	34	Punt
3	1:16	4:40	OWN 20	12	49	Field Goal
4	6:40	3:12	OWN 25	6	19	Punt
4	2:14	1:02	OWN 32	5	25	Interception

Game MVP: Richie Forbes, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Richie Forbes	23	159	6.91	72	3	2
Lionel Hutchins	8	49	6.13	10	1	0
Ben Roethlisberger	2	-3	-1.50	-1	0	0

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Stan Finks	21	67	3.19	15	1	0
Jerald Meseck	5	32	6.40	11	1	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ben Roethlisberger	20	15	190	2/10	1	40	0	120.8

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Gerald Meeber	38	25	277	3/19	2	32	2	82.9

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Alvin Cortez	4	5	44	11.00	13	17	0
RB Lionel Hutchins	3	3	22	7.33	16	9	0
WR Jose Scott	2	2	38	19.00	14	23	0
RB Richie Forbes	2	4	38	19.00	33	40	0
TE Calvin Truong	1	1	11	11.00	1	11	0
WR Ernest Sullivan	1	2	11	11.00	0	11	1
FB Bernard Branch	1	1	11	11.00	0	11	0
WR Quentin Giles	1	1	15	15.00	2	15	0
TE Grant Clinton	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Detroit	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Stan Finks	6	7	41	6.83	0	10	0
TE Brant Armstrong	4	5	62	15.50	12	18	0
WR Donald Cole	4	7	36	9.00	0	16	0
WR J.T. Wielechowski	3	6	30	10.00	7	11	0
WR Tyrus Humphrey	3	4	66	22.00	30	32	2
WR Jimmie Madison	1	3	17	17.00	0	17	0
FB Kelly Fitzgerald	1	2	5	5.00	0	5	0
FB Glenn Bellando	1	1	7	7.00	0	7	0
RB Jerald Meseck	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
WR Cris Fultz	1	1	10	10.00	0	10	0
TE Jumbo Riley	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Richard Kerner	2	0	0.00	0

Detroit	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force
Ben Roethlisberger	1	0	0
Richie Forbes	1	0	0
Grant Clinton	0	1	0
Warren Elrifai	0	1	0
Calvin Bauer	0	0	1
Kirk Baum	0	0	1

Detroit	Fumb	Recov	Force
Stan Finks	1	0	0
Jerald Meseck	1	0	0
Clay Szymanski	0	1	1
Mickey Flynn	0	1	0
Lonnie Albright	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Herman Burns	3	142	47.3	39.7	54	0

Detroit	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Ronald Fleming	3	134	44.7	31.3	56	0

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Donnell Wilcox	1/2	0/0	0/0	30	3/3

Detroit	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
A.J. Neiderer	1/1	1/1	0/0	48	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jimmie Madison	1	3	3.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dwight Grolitzer	3	80	26.7	0

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tyrus Humphrey	3	57	19.0	0
Jimmie Madison	1	18	18.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Warren Elrifai	12	2	1.0	26	41
S Richard Kerner	6	0	0.0	25	41
DT Cory Rose	5	2	1.0	25	41
S Kirk Baum	5	1	0.0	23	40
DE Hunter Meadows	3	0	1.0	22	39
ILB Kurt Willis	3	4	0.0	26	41
CB Daniel Shearer	3	3	0.0	18	40
CB Calvin Bauer	3	1	0.0	24	40
S Leslie Fields	3	1	0.0	8	15
DE Brent Beeston	3	0	0.0	21	38
DT Edgar Morrison	2	1	0.0	17	26
CB Dwight Grolitzer	1	3	0.0	25	40
DT Joel Dole	1	1	0.0	6	2
OLB Louis Downs	1	0	0.0	9	3

Detroit	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Lonnie Albright	13	0	0.0	32	22
DT Broderick Carter	6	0	0.0	25	18
OLB Charles Sawyer	5	2	1.0	33	22
QB Gerald Meeber	3	0	---	---	---
DT Brenden Fletcher	3	0	0.0	23	14
DE Winfred Torretta	2	2	0.5	9	6
CB Jerald Augustson	2	2	0.0	19	14
OLB Dana Owens	2	1	0.0	18	11
DT Igor Olshansky	2	0	0.0	11	6
S Alfred Perrigo	2	0	0.0	12	10
CB Willie Netter	2	0	0.0	27	18
S Barry Cousino	2	0	0.0	30	19
DE Clay Szymanski	1	1	0.5	24	19
OLB Daryl Smith	1	2	0.0	8	5
CB Gabe Duncan	1	1	0.0	28	19
ILB Larry Buckner	1	0	0.0	25	17
DE Jake Holdgate	0	2	0.0	26	18
DE Lorenzo Meier	0	1	0.0	12	3

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Cory Rose	1.0	1	0	0	41
DE Hunter Meadows	1.0	0	1	0	39
OLB Warren Elrifai	1.0	0	0	0	41
DE Brent Beeston	0.0	0	1	1	38

Detroit	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Charles Sawyer	1.0	0	0	0	22
DE Clay Szymanski	0.5	1	0	1	19
DE Winfred Torretta	0.5	0	0	0	6
DT Broderick Carter	0.0	0	1	1	18
DT Brenden Fletcher	0.0	0	1	0	14

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Warren Elrifai	6	0	0	41
CB Calvin Bauer	4	3	0	40
CB Daniel Shearer	4	1	0	40
S Richard Kerner	3	0	2	41
S Leslie Fields	2	1	0	15
ILB Kurt Willis	2	0	0	41
S Kirk Baum	2	0	0	40
CB Dwight Grolitzer	1	2	0	40
OLB Louis Downs	1	0	0	3

Detroit	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Lonnie Albright	5	0	22
S Alfred Perrigo	3	0	10
CB Willie Netter	2	1	18
CB Jerald Augustson	2	0	14
DT Brenden Fletcher	1	0	14
S Barry Cousino	1	0	19
OLB Dana Owens	1	0	11

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Britt Sims	5	8	2	28	0	21
Damon Manning	4	10	0	24	1	16
Howie Prior	3	3	1	28	0	16
Dwayne Moline	1	4	0	28	0	14
Michael Shaw	1	2	0	10	0	9
Grant Clinton	1	1	0	14	0	7
Calvin Truong	0	1	0	31	0	19
Clyde Jordan	0	1	0	19	0	15
Will Mendheim	0	1	0	6	0	2
Antoine Upshaw	0	0	0	22	1	17

Detroit	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Larry Turner	2	6	0	14	0	12
Brad Blades	2	4	0	21	1	35
Mickey Flynn	1	6	0	25	1	34
Kurt Peterson	1	4	0	18	0	27
Sean Moss	1	1	0	13	1	13
Carlos Joseph	1	1	0	16	0	33
Brant Armstrong	0	3	1	20	0	30
Larry Jagger	0	1	0	14	0	29

Special Teams Statistics

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Mo Harvey	2	12
Louis Downs	2	12
Bernard Branch	1	17
Tyrone Prosser	0	15
Grant Clinton	0	13
Warren Pigg	0	12
Leslie Fields	0	12
Calvin Truong	0	11
Roosevelt Crane	0	11
Dwight Grolitzer	0	10
Antoine Stein	0	7
Donnell Wilcox	0	7
Daniel Shearer	0	7
Clyde Jordan	0	5
Will Mendheim	0	5
Michael Shaw	0	5
Marc Lewis	0	5
Damon Manning	0	4
Jose Scott	0	4
Junior Siavii	0	3
Brent Beeston	0	3
Butch McConnell	0	3
Herman Burns	0	3
Edgar Morrison	0	2
Jackie Huntley	0	2
Antoine Upshaw	0	1
Calvin Bauer	0	1
Cory Rose	0	1
Richard Kerner	0	1
Hunter Meadows	0	1
Warren Elrifai	0	1
Kurt Willis	0	1
Kirk Baum	0	1

Detroit	Tackles	STPlays
Duane Chandler	1	16
Dana Owens	1	13
Cris Fultz	1	10
Jimmie Madison	0	12
Glenn Bellando	0	11
Willie Netter	0	10
Jumbo Riley	0	10
Larry Buckner	0	10
Jerald Augustson	0	9
Lonnie Albright	0	8
Tyrus Humphrey	0	8
Brant Armstrong	0	7
Jerald Meseck	0	7
Melvin Light	0	6
A.J. Neiderer	0	5
Donald Cole	0	5
Barry Cousino	0	5
Luke Ayers	0	4
Sean Moss	0	4
Darryl Mayes	0	4
Clay Szymanski	0	4
Ronald Fleming	0	4
Igor Olshansky	0	3
Larry Turner	0	3
Kelly Fitzgerald	0	3
Jake Holdgate	0	2
Alfred Perrigo	0	2
Mickey Flynn	0	2
Brenden Fletcher	0	2
Broderick Carter	0	2
Charles Sawyer	0	2
Gabe Duncan	0	2
Daryl Smith	0	1
Winfred Torretta	0	1
Larry Jagger	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	37	5.3
Middle	19	85	4.5
Right	5	86	17.2
None	2	-3	-1.5

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	18	4.5
Middle	16	74	4.6
Right	6	7	1.2
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ben Roethlisberger	20	15	2	0	1	1	2	2	0

Detroit	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Gerald Meeber	38	25	1	0	1	7	2	1	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	12	4.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	8	114	12.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	4	64	8.0
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	13	114	6.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	11	146	11.2
Long (19+ Yds)	6	1	17	2.8

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Alvin Cortez	5	4	0	44	0	17
RB Richie Forbes	4	2	0	38	1	15
RB Lionel Hutchins	3	3	0	22	0	10
WR Jose Scott	2	2	0	38	1	8
WR Ernest Sullivan	2	1	1	11	0	16
TE Grant Clinton	1	0	0	0	0	7
TE Calvin Truong	1	1	0	11	0	19
FB Bernard Branch	1	1	0	11	0	10
WR Quentin Giles	1	1	0	15	0	7

Detroit	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB Stan Finks	7	6	0	41	0	22
WR Donald Cole	7	4	0	36	0	24
WR J.T. Wielechowski	6	3	0	30	0	25
TE Brant Armstrong	5	4	0	62	0	30
WR Tyrus Humphrey	4	3	0	66	1	21
WR Jimmie Madison	3	1	0	17	0	14
FB Kelly Fitzgerald	2	1	1	5	0	19
FB Glenn Bellando	1	1	0	7	0	10
RB Jerald Meseck	1	1	0	3	0	16
TE Jumbo Riley	1	0	0	0	0	19
WR Cris Fultz	1	1	0	10	0	5

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Richie Forbes	3	8	2.67	6.91
Lionel Hutchins	1	4	4.00	6.13

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Stan Finks	2	1	0.50	3.19

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ben Roethlisberger	4	3	27	6.75	9.50

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Gerald Meeber	1	1	17	17.00	7.29

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Ernest Sullivan	1	1	11	11.00	5.50
FB Bernard Branch	1	1	11	11.00	11.00
RB Lionel Hutchins	1	1	5	5.00	7.33
WR Alvin Cortez	1	0	0	0.00	8.80

Detroit	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Tyrus Humphrey	1	1	17	17.00	16.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Lionel Hutchins	2	1
Ben Roethlisberger	1	0
Richie Forbes	1	0

Detroit	Rushes	Conversions
Stan Finks	1	1
Jerald Meseck	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ben Roethlisberger	5	4	4

Detroit	Att	Comp	Conversions
Gerald Meeber	10	8	8

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Alvin Cortez	3	2	2
RB Lionel Hutchins	1	1	1
WR Quentin Giles	1	1	1

Detroit	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Donald Cole	3	3	3
WR Tyrus Humphrey	3	3	3
WR J.T. Wielechowski	2	2	2
WR Jimmie Madison	1	0	0
TE Brant Armstrong	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 42,700 (65,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 12,500 (19,600)
End Zone 9,300 (14,200)
Mezzanine 5,400 (8,200)
Sideline Seats 8,500 (12,500)
Club Seats 4,600 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes 2,400 (3,500)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	42,700 (65,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	12,500 (19,600)
End Zone	9,300 (14,200)
Mezzanine	5,400 (8,200)
Sideline Seats	8,500 (12,500)
Club Seats	4,600 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes	2,400 (3,500)