Week 17, 2012

played in Detroit, MI

68 degrees, fair, calm

Minnesota Vikings	7	0	0	7	-	14
Detroit Lions	0	7	7	6	-	20

Scoring Summary
1Q: 02:34 MIN - Dana Dakis 11 pass from Oscar Abrams (Martin Gramatica extra point)
2Q: 02:01 DET - Chris Wisne 17 pass from Juan Getson (A.J. Neiderer extra point)
3Q: 10:23 DET - Stan Finks 12 run (A.J. Neiderer extra point)
4Q: 14:55 DET - A.J. Neiderer 37 field goal
4Q: 01:19 DET - A.J. Neiderer 23 field goal
4Q: 00:17 MIN - Ted O'Neill 22 pass from Oscar Abrams (Martin Gramatica extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 02:34 MIN - Dana Dakis 11 pass from Oscar Abrams (Martin Gramatica extra point)
2Q: 02:01 DET - Chris Wisne 17 pass from Juan Getson (A.J. Neiderer extra point)
3Q: 10:23 DET - Stan Finks 12 run (A.J. Neiderer extra point)
4Q: 14:55 DET - A.J. Neiderer 37 field goal
4Q: 01:19 DET - A.J. Neiderer 23 field goal
4Q: 00:17 MIN - Ted O'Neill 22 pass from Oscar Abrams (Martin Gramatica extra point)

Team Statistics MIN DET
Record 5-11 5-10-1
First Downs 15 15
- by Rushing 3 2
- by Passing 10 12
- by Penalty 2 1
Total Net Yards 279 279
- Offensive Plays 55 59
- Yards per Play 5.07 4.73
Net Rushing Yards 74 75
- Rushing Attempts 21 24
- Yards per Rush 3.52 3.13
Net Passing Yards 205 204
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 31 - 25 - 0 35 - 25 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 222 204
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/17 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 6.03 5.83
Fumbles/Lost 3/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 1/12 5/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 10.3 6.5
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 8/60 9/67
Punt Returns/Yards 2/31 3/6
Kick Returns/Yards 2/44 2/48
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 23 OWN 30
Time of Possession 28:22 31:38

Team Statistics	MIN	DET
Record	5-11	5-10-1
First Downs	15	15
- by Rushing	3	2
- by Passing	10	12
- by Penalty	2	1
Total Net Yards	279	279
- Offensive Plays	55	59
- Yards per Play	5.07	4.73
Net Rushing Yards	74	75
- Rushing Attempts	21	24
- Yards per Rush	3.52	3.13
Net Passing Yards	205	204
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	31 - 25 - 0	35 - 25 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	222	204
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/17	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	6.03	5.83
Fumbles/Lost	3/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	1/12	5/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	10.3	6.5
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	8/60	9/67
Punt Returns/Yards	2/31	3/6
Kick Returns/Yards	2/44	2/48
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 23	OWN 30
Time of Possession	28:22	31:38

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:25	OWN 7	6	11	Punt
1	9:26	2:01	OWN 23	4	29	Punt
1	5:31	3:04	50	7	50	Touchdown
2	14:51	4:08	OWN 20	7	46	Punt
2	9:58	2:00	OWN 26	3	4	Punt
2	5:47	1:11	OWN 13	3	4	Punt
2	1:52	1:10	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
3	10:17	4:02	OWN 13	5	19	Punt
4	14:47	2:02	OWN 35	3	-3	Punt
4	9:28	2:36	OWN 20	5	23	Punt
4	2:59	1:10	OWN 29	4	-19	Downs
4	1:11	1:05	OWN 20	5	80	Touchdown

Detroit Lions
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:35	1:09	OWN 15	3	4	Punt
1	7:25	1:54	OWN 3	3	2	Punt
1	2:27	2:36	OWN 34	4	18	Punt
2	10:43	0:45	OWN 20	2	9	Interception
2	7:58	2:11	OWN 27	4	16	Punt
2	4:36	2:44	OWN 41	6	59	Touchdown
2	0:42	0:42	OWN 13	1	8	Half
3	15:00	2:03	OWN 23	3	6	Punt
3	12:57	2:40	OPP 33	5	33	Touchdown
3	6:15	6:28	OWN 19	14	61	Field Goal
4	12:45	3:17	OWN 29	6	27	Punt
4	6:52	3:53	OWN 15	5	17	Punt
4	1:49	0:38	OPP 10	3	4	Field Goal

Game MVP: Oscar Abrams, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Stephen Hope	10	48	4.80	13	1
Paul Whalen	9	16	1.78	14	1
Oscar Abrams	2	10	5.00	6	0

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Stan Finks	18	62	3.44	12	2	1
Kevin Jones	5	9	1.80	4	0	0
Juan Getson	1	4	4.00	4	0	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Oscar Abrams	31	25	222	3/17	2	39	0	118.0

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Juan Getson	35	25	204	0/0	1	22	1	83.5

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Warren Pigg	5	7	50	10.00	2	39	0
WR Artie Willis	5	5	39	7.80	9	29	0
WR Ted O'Neill	5	6	90	18.00	20	29	1
FB Bernard Branch	4	4	15	3.75	11	12	0
WR Troy Edwards	2	2	4	2.00	0	3	0
TE Graham Farias	1	1	8	8.00	3	8	0
RB Paul Whalen	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
TE Dana Dakis	1	2	11	11.00	6	11	1
RB Stephen Hope	1	1	2	2.00	0	2	0

Detroit	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Chris Wisne	5	8	38	7.60	2	17	1
TE Brant Armstrong	5	6	44	8.80	2	13	0
RB Stan Finks	4	5	22	5.50	6	7	0
TE Bennie Joppru	3	3	10	3.33	0	4	0
WR Ronald Howard	3	5	51	17.00	4	22	0
WR Donald Cole	2	3	31	15.50	9	21	0
FB Harris McDonald	1	2	1	1.00	0	1	0
WR Jimmie Madison	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
FB Glenn Bellando	1	1	1	1.00	0	1	0
WR Justin Gage	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Kenny Russell	1	0	0.00	0

Detroit	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov
Oscar Abrams	2	1
Warren Pigg	1	0
Antoine Upshaw	0	1

Detroit	Recov	Force
Harris McDonald	1	0
Winfred Torretta	0	1
Jimmie Madison	0	1
Charles Sawyer	0	1

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Herman Burns	9	394	43.8	40.9	52	2

Detroit	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Ronald Fleming	7	337	48.1	38.0	58	2

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Martin Gramatica	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	2/2

Detroit	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
A.J. Neiderer	2/2	0/0	0/0	37	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Warren Pigg	2	31	15.5	0

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jimmie Madison	2	0	0.0	0
Barry Cousino	1	6	6.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Warren Pigg	1	32	32.0	0
Ronald Leskanic	1	12	12.0	0

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jimmie Madison	2	48	24.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Marcus Reese	10	4	23	32
S Kirk Baum	7	5	22	34
OLB Warren Elrifai	6	3	24	35
S Richard Kerner	5	1	16	30
CB Dwight Grolitzer	4	0	24	32
OLB Irv Gartland	3	1	6	6
CB Daniel Shearer	3	0	24	33
DT Junior Siavii	2	4	20	29
ILB Kawika Mitchell	2	0	9	10
DE Randy Murray	2	0	21	31
DE Hunter Meadows	1	2	21	34
CB Kenny Russell	1	1	10	26
DT Vincent Nece	1	0	12	25
DT Joel Dole	0	1	11	10

Detroit	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Charles Sawyer	10	1	1.0	21	32
CB Michael Stone	6	2	0.0	20	32
ILB Boss Bailey	5	3	0.0	20	27
DE Winfred Torretta	4	0	1.5	17	31
S Preston Ackerman	4	2	0.0	21	34
CB Gabe Duncan	4	1	0.0	19	27
CB Willie Netter	3	0	0.0	17	33
DT Broderick Carter	2	3	0.5	19	33
DT Igor Olshansky	2	2	0.0	18	26
ILB Harvey Bradley	2	1	0.0	3	8
OLB Daryl Smith	2	0	0.0	7	14
DE Jake Holdgate	1	1	0.0	20	32
DT Billy Joe Stine	1	1	0.0	3	6
WR Donald Cole	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Otis Coffey	1	0	0.0	0	2

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Warren Elrifai	1	1	35
DT Vincent Nece	1	0	25
DT Junior Siavii	0	1	29

Detroit	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Winfred Torretta	1.5	1	0	31
OLB Charles Sawyer	1.0	0	0	32
DT Broderick Carter	0.5	1	0	33
DT Igor Olshansky	0.0	1	1	26

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Marcus Reese	5	0	0	32
S Richard Kerner	4	0	0	30
OLB Warren Elrifai	3	2	0	35
CB Dwight Grolitzer	3	1	0	32
CB Daniel Shearer	3	0	0	33
OLB Irv Gartland	2	0	0	6
S Kirk Baum	2	0	0	34
ILB Kawika Mitchell	1	0	0	10
DE Hunter Meadows	1	0	0	34
DE Randy Murray	1	0	0	31
CB Kenny Russell	0	0	1	26

Detroit	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Michael Stone	6	0	32
OLB Charles Sawyer	4	0	32
ILB Boss Bailey	3	0	27
CB Gabe Duncan	3	0	27
CB Willie Netter	2	1	33
ILB Harvey Bradley	2	0	8
S Preston Ackerman	2	0	34
OLB Daryl Smith	1	0	14
DT Billy Joe Stine	1	0	6
ILB Otis Coffey	1	0	2

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Antoine Upshaw	2	5	17	0	23
Dana Dakis	1	2	5	0	14
Chad Ward	0	3	17	1	29
Will Mendheim	0	2	21	1	34
Kris Walters	0	2	12	0	19
Britt Sims	0	2	17	0	26
Clyde Jordan	0	1	16	1	31
Howie Prior	0	1	1	0	0
Bernard Branch	0	1	7	0	19

Detroit	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Matt Light	1	4	18	27
Larry Turner	1	3	15	19
Bennie Joppru	1	1	13	13
Kurt Peterson	1	1	12	25
Amos Karsten	0	6	20	25
Harris McDonald	0	2	10	10
Brant Armstrong	0	2	12	19
Dominic Raiola	0	1	8	13
Herman Humphrey	0	1	14	19
Sean Moss	0	1	16	20
Neil McElroy	0	1	8	15

Special Teams Statistics

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Gerald Hayes	3	24
Michael Turner	1	24
Kenny Russell	1	23
Joel Dole	1	7
Warren Pigg	0	23
Keith Hogh	0	16
Bernard Branch	0	16
Dana Dakis	0	16
Van Briscoe	0	15
Alvin Cortez	0	14
Chad Ward	0	9
Joe Lane	0	9
Kris Walters	0	9
Howie Prior	0	9
Herman Burns	0	9
Kawika Mitchell	0	8
Ernest Sullivan	0	8
Graham Farias	0	8
Will Mendheim	0	5
Ronald Leskanic	0	5
Clyde Jordan	0	4
Marcus Reese	0	3
Martin Gramatica	0	3
Vincent Nece	0	2
Richard Kerner	0	2
Warren Elrifai	0	2
Randy Murray	0	2
Daniel Shearer	0	2
Dwight Grolitzer	0	2
Kirk Baum	0	2
Matthias Askew	0	1
Troy Edwards	0	1
Junior Siavii	0	1
Paul Whalen	0	1
Hunter Meadows	0	1

Detroit	Tackles	STPlays
Jimmie Madison	2	25
Kevin Jones	1	17
Bennie Joppru	1	17
Otis Coffey	0	25
Terrence Holt	0	24
Glenn Bellando	0	21
Harris McDonald	0	16
Chris Wisne	0	16
Brant Armstrong	0	10
Preston Ackerman	0	10
Justin Gage	0	9
Jamie Linquist	0	9
Amos Karsten	0	9
Brad Blades	0	9
Clay Szymanski	0	9
Ronald Fleming	0	9
Herman Humphrey	0	8
Neil McElroy	0	8
A.J. Neiderer	0	7
Gabe Duncan	0	7
Larry Turner	0	5
Daryl Smith	0	4
Barry Cousino	0	4
Michael Stone	0	3
Stan Finks	0	2
Daniel Ruskowski	0	2
Dominic Raiola	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	32	6.4
Middle	10	27	2.7
Right	6	15	2.5
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	32	4.6
Middle	12	37	3.1
Right	5	6	1.2
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Oscar Abrams	31	25	4	0	0	1	3	1	0

Detroit	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Juan Getson	35	25	2	2	2	3	2	2	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	8	28	3.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	10	45	4.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	3	30	6.0
Long (19+ Yds)	6	4	119	19.8

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	6	19	2.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	10	48	4.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	7	98	10.9
Long (19+ Yds)	8	2	39	4.9

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Warren Pigg	7	5	50	1	25
WR Ted O'Neill	6	5	90	2	21
WR Artie Willis	5	5	39	1	11
FB Bernard Branch	4	4	15	0	19
WR Troy Edwards	2	2	4	0	22
TE Dana Dakis	2	1	11	0	14
TE Graham Farias	1	1	8	0	18
RB Paul Whalen	1	1	3	0	24
RB Stephen Hope	1	1	2	0	16

Detroit	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Chris Wisne	8	5	0	38	0	23
TE Brant Armstrong	6	5	0	44	0	19
RB Stan Finks	5	4	1	22	0	30
WR Ronald Howard	5	3	0	51	1	28
TE Bennie Joppru	3	3	0	10	0	13
WR Donald Cole	3	2	0	31	1	12
FB Harris McDonald	2	1	0	1	0	10
WR Justin Gage	1	0	1	0	0	19
WR Jimmie Madison	1	1	0	6	0	4
FB Glenn Bellando	1	1	0	1	0	10

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Stan Finks	4	16	4.00	3.44

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Oscar Abrams	2	2	17	8.50	7.16

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Juan Getson	4	2	25	6.25	5.83

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Dana Dakis	1	1	11	11.00	5.50
WR Artie Willis	1	1	6	6.00	7.80

Detroit	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Brant Armstrong	2	1	8	4.00	7.33
WR Chris Wisne	1	1	17	17.00	4.75
WR Ronald Howard	1	0	0	0.00	10.20

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Stephen Hope	5	1
Paul Whalen	1	0

Detroit	Rushes	Conversions
Stan Finks	2	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Oscar Abrams	4	2	0

Detroit	Att	Comp	Conversions
Juan Getson	12	8	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch
WR Warren Pigg	1	0
FB Bernard Branch	1	1
WR Artie Willis	1	1
WR Ted O'Neill	1	0

Detroit	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Chris Wisne	3	2	0
FB Harris McDonald	2	1	0
WR Ronald Howard	2	0	0
TE Bennie Joppru	1	1	1
RB Stan Finks	1	1	1
WR Jimmie Madison	1	1	1
TE Brant Armstrong	1	1	1
WR Donald Cole	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 45,600 (65,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 13,500 (19,600)
End Zone 9,900 (14,200)
Mezzanine 5,700 (8,200)
Sideline Seats 9,000 (12,500)
Club Seats 5,000 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes 2,500 (3,500)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	45,600 (65,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	13,500 (19,600)
End Zone	9,900 (14,200)
Mezzanine	5,700 (8,200)
Sideline Seats	9,000 (12,500)
Club Seats	5,000 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes	2,500 (3,500)