Week 11, 2013

played in Detroit, MI

68 degrees, fair, calm

Minnesota Vikings	0	7	0	13	0	-	20
Detroit Lions	7	3	0	10	3	-	23

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:51 DET - Donald Cole 15 pass from Gerald Meeber (A.J. Neiderer extra point)
2Q: 12:49 DET - A.J. Neiderer 47 field goal
2Q: 01:03 MIN - Richie Forbes 1 run (Donnell Wilcox extra point)
4Q: 13:49 DET - A.J. Neiderer 33 field goal
4Q: 10:34 MIN - Will Mendheim 18 fumble return (Donnell Wilcox extra point failed)
4Q: 09:46 DET - J.T. Wielechowski 84 pass from Gerald Meeber (A.J. Neiderer extra point)
4Q: 02:08 MIN - Alvin Cortez 16 pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Donnell Wilcox extra point)
OT: 06:31 DET - A.J. Neiderer 29 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:51 DET - Donald Cole 15 pass from Gerald Meeber (A.J. Neiderer extra point)
2Q: 12:49 DET - A.J. Neiderer 47 field goal
2Q: 01:03 MIN - Richie Forbes 1 run (Donnell Wilcox extra point)
4Q: 13:49 DET - A.J. Neiderer 33 field goal
4Q: 10:34 MIN - Will Mendheim 18 fumble return (Donnell Wilcox extra point failed)
4Q: 09:46 DET - J.T. Wielechowski 84 pass from Gerald Meeber (A.J. Neiderer extra point)
4Q: 02:08 MIN - Alvin Cortez 16 pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Donnell Wilcox extra point)
OT: 06:31 DET - A.J. Neiderer 29 field goal

Team Statistics MIN DET
Record 6-4 6-4
First Downs 23 20
- by Rushing 11 1
- by Passing 11 18
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 377 469
- Offensive Plays 74 69
- Yards per Play 5.09 6.80
Net Rushing Yards 208 55
- Rushing Attempts 41 16
- Yards per Rush 5.07 3.44
Net Passing Yards 169 414
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 29 - 15 - 2 49 - 36 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 200 439
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/31 4/25
- Yards per Pass Play 5.12 7.81
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 4/14 4/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.8 8.5
4th Down Conversions 2/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/39 10/63
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 2/5
Kick Returns/Yards 4/132 5/47
Interception Ret./Yards 1/3 2/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 1/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 24
Time of Possession 33:58 34:38

Team Statistics	MIN	DET
Record	6-4	6-4
First Downs	23	20
- by Rushing	11	1
- by Passing	11	18
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	377	469
- Offensive Plays	74	69
- Yards per Play	5.09	6.80
Net Rushing Yards	208	55
- Rushing Attempts	41	16
- Yards per Rush	5.07	3.44
Net Passing Yards	169	414
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	29 - 15 - 2	49 - 36 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	200	439
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/31	4/25
- Yards per Pass Play	5.12	7.81
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	4/14	4/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.8	8.5
4th Down Conversions	2/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/39	10/63
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	2/5
Kick Returns/Yards	4/132	5/47
Interception Ret./Yards	1/3	2/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	1/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 27	OWN 24
Time of Possession	33:58	34:38

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:01	1:07	OWN 29	3	3	Interception
1	10:45	1:53	OWN 37	3	3	Punt
1	3:30	2:38	OWN 43	5	22	Punt
2	12:42	4:41	OWN 32	8	49	Missed FG
2	5:06	4:13	OWN 6	11	94	Touchdown
3	15:00	3:55	OWN 42	6	19	Punt
3	7:49	2:41	OWN 13	6	51	Fumble
3	4:37	1:03	OWN 31	3	-5	Punt
4	13:43	3:17	OWN 30	5	17	Punt
4	9:28	7:25	OWN 20	17	80	Touchdown
4	0:22	0:22	OWN 19	3	24	Half
OT1	12:53	1:14	OWN 20	4	15	Interception

Detroit Lions
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:59	OWN 9	4	17	Punt
1	11:54	1:09	OPP 32	3	32	Touchdown
1	8:52	5:22	OWN 5	9	22	Punt
1	0:52	3:10	OWN 20	7	50	Field Goal
2	8:01	2:55	OWN 26	6	18	Punt
2	0:53	0:53	OWN 30	3	2	Half
3	11:05	3:16	OWN 20	6	30	Punt
3	5:08	0:31	OWN 41	2	4	Interception
3	3:34	4:51	OWN 9	9	75	Field Goal
4	10:26	0:58	OWN 16	2	84	Touchdown
4	2:03	1:41	OWN 22	5	17	Punt
OT1	15:00	2:07	OWN 20	5	43	Punt
OT1	11:39	5:15	OWN 47	8	41	Field Goal

Game MVP: Gerald Meeber, Detroit Lions

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Richie Forbes	26	125	4.81	12	4	1
Glen Jeffers	14	77	5.50	43	1	0
Ben Roethlisberger	1	6	6.00	6	0	0

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Stan Finks	12	22	1.83	9	0
Kevin Jones	3	29	9.67	14	2
Gerald Meeber	1	4	4.00	4	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ben Roethlisberger	29	15	200	4/31	1	28	2	56.6

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Gerald Meeber	49	36	439	4/25	2	84	1	105.7

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Ernest Sullivan	5	10	89	17.80	29	28	0
WR Alvin Cortez	5	7	63	12.60	14	25	1
TE Calvin Truong	1	5	3	3.00	0	3	0
WR Jose Scott	1	1	19	19.00	0	19	0
RB Butch McConnell	1	1	11	11.00	0	11	0
WR Ted O'Neill	1	3	10	10.00	1	10	0
RB Richie Forbes	1	2	5	5.00	0	5	0

Detroit	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Stan Finks	12	13	86	7.17	31	13	0
WR Donald Cole	8	9	113	14.13	3	40	1
TE Brant Armstrong	4	4	44	11.00	2	23	0
WR J.T. Wielechowski	4	7	96	24.00	67	84	1
WR Justin Gage	3	7	62	20.67	17	25	0
WR Chris Wisne	2	5	26	13.00	0	19	0
TE Todd Gauthier	2	2	5	2.50	0	6	0
FB Glenn Bellando	1	1	7	7.00	9	7	0
RB Kevin Jones	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Richard Kerner	1	3	3.00	0

Detroit	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Darryl Troy	1	0	0.00	0
DE Lorenzo Meier	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Richie Forbes	1	0	0	0
Will Mendheim	0	1	0	1
Chris Hope	0	0	1	0
Warren Elrifai	0	0	1	0

Detroit	Fumb	Recov	Force
Brant Armstrong	1	0	0
J.T. Buchans	1	0	0
Darryl Troy	0	1	0
J.T. Wielechowski	0	1	0
Daryl Smith	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Herman Burns	5	226	45.2	36.2	57	3

Detroit	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Ronald Fleming	6	235	39.2	35.8	50	3

Kicking Statistics

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

Detroit	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
A.J. Neiderer	3/3	1/1	0/0	47	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
J.T. Buchans	2	5	2.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Michael Lehan	3	97	32.3	0
Dwight Grolitzer	1	35	35.0	0

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
J.T. Wielechowski	5	47	9.4	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Warren Elrifai	7	1	1.0	16	53
CB Calvin Bauer	6	1	0.0	15	53
S Richard Kerner	6	1	0.0	16	52
CB Daniel Shearer	6	1	0.0	12	40
ILB Kurt Willis	5	3	0.0	16	51
DT Vincent Nece	5	2	0.0	14	49
S Kirk Baum	5	2	0.0	13	41
CB Percy Garcia	5	1	0.0	16	48
DE Randy Murray	4	1	1.0	14	50
DE Chuck Laxdal	2	1	1.0	15	51
DT Joel Dole	1	1	0.5	5	17
DE Hunter Meadows	1	1	0.5	4	13
T Howie Prior	1	0	---	---	---
TE Calvin Truong	1	0	---	---	---
RB Richie Forbes	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Louis Downs	1	0	0.0	4	17
DT Junior Siavii	0	2	0.0	13	40

Detroit	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Daryl Smith	10	1	0.0	40	31
DE Lorenzo Meier	7	0	1.5	36	30
DE Jake Holdgate	5	2	1.5	38	26
DT Broderick Carter	5	2	0.0	38	29
S Lonnie Albright	5	1	0.0	39	26
DT Igor Olshansky	4	2	0.0	33	28
CB J.T. Buchans	4	1	0.0	16	14
S Alfred Perrigo	4	0	0.0	36	28
OLB Charles Sawyer	3	1	1.0	35	30
CB Willie Netter	2	1	0.0	34	26
CB Gabe Duncan	2	1	0.0	35	25
OLB Raymond Underwood	2	0	0.0	7	5
CB Darryl Troy	2	0	0.0	36	29
S Barry Cousino	2	0	0.0	2	4
WR Justin Gage	1	0	---	---	---
DT Brenden Fletcher	1	0	0.0	2	0
ILB Harvey Bradley	0	1	0.0	7	9

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Randy Murray	1.0	2	0	50
DE Chuck Laxdal	1.0	0	0	51
OLB Warren Elrifai	1.0	0	0	53
DT Joel Dole	0.5	0	0	17
DE Hunter Meadows	0.5	0	0	13
DT Junior Siavii	0.0	0	1	40

Detroit	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Jake Holdgate	1.5	1	1	0	26
DE Lorenzo Meier	1.5	0	0	0	30
OLB Charles Sawyer	1.0	0	0	0	30
DT Broderick Carter	0.0	1	0	1	29
DT Igor Olshansky	0.0	1	0	0	28

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Calvin Bauer	7	1	0	53
S Richard Kerner	6	0	1	52
OLB Warren Elrifai	5	1	0	53
CB Percy Garcia	5	0	0	48
S Kirk Baum	4	1	0	41
CB Daniel Shearer	4	0	0	40
ILB Kurt Willis	3	0	0	51
DE Hunter Meadows	1	1	0	13
DE Randy Murray	1	0	0	50

Detroit	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Daryl Smith	4	0	0	31
S Barry Cousino	2	0	0	4
S Alfred Perrigo	1	1	0	28
S Lonnie Albright	1	1	0	26
CB Willie Netter	1	1	0	26
CB Gabe Duncan	1	1	0	25
CB J.T. Buchans	1	1	0	14
CB Darryl Troy	1	0	1	29
OLB Raymond Underwood	1	0	0	5
ILB Harvey Bradley	1	0	0	9
OLB Charles Sawyer	1	0	0	30
ILB Otis Coffey	0	1	0	6
DE Lorenzo Meier	0	0	1	30

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Britt Sims	3	9	1	39	0	30
Howie Prior	2	9	0	38	1	31
Bernard Branch	2	5	1	18	0	13
Dwayne Moline	2	5	0	32	0	25
Damon Manning	2	4	0	33	1	30
Chad Ward	2	3	0	15	1	11
Calvin Truong	1	1	0	30	1	25
Clyde Jordan	1	1	0	12	0	11
Will Mendheim	0	2	0	3	0	3
Antoine Upshaw	0	1	0	33	0	24

Detroit	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Kurt Peterson	2	4	12	0	31
Brad Blades	1	3	12	0	34
Darryl Mayes	1	1	13	0	37
Larry Turner	0	2	10	2	41
Amos Karsten	0	2	6	0	27
Sean Moss	0	1	10	1	32
Glenn Bellando	0	1	9	0	15
Daniel Ruskowski	0	1	3	0	17
Kirk Fields	0	0	8	1	32

Special Teams Statistics

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Chris Hope	3	16
Jose Scott	2	16
Michael Lehan	1	21
Kirk Baum	1	13
Butch McConnell	0	21
Tyrone Prosser	0	17
Grant Clinton	0	16
Dana Dakis	0	16
Daniel Shearer	0	15
Antoine Stein	0	11
Eddie Moore	0	10
Dwight Grolitzer	0	10
Junior Siavii	0	8
Bernard Branch	0	7
Chad Ward	0	6
Calvin Truong	0	6
Clyde Jordan	0	6
Edgar Morrison	0	6
Donnell Wilcox	0	6
Will Mendheim	0	5
Herman Burns	0	5
Louis Downs	0	5
Vincent Nece	0	3
Damon Manning	0	3
Antoine Upshaw	0	3
Calvin Bauer	0	3
Chuck Laxdal	0	3
Percy Garcia	0	3
Richard Kerner	0	3
Warren Elrifai	0	3
Kurt Willis	0	3
Randy Murray	0	3
Howie Prior	0	1
Joel Dole	0	1
Jackie Huntley	0	1

Detroit	Tackles	STPlays
Kevin Jones	1	24
J.T. Wielechowski	1	18
Todd Gauthier	1	16
Chris Wisne	1	15
Raymond Underwood	0	19
Glenn Bellando	0	18
J.T. Buchans	0	18
Justin Gage	0	13
Barry Cousino	0	12
Brant Armstrong	0	11
Gabe Duncan	0	10
Amos Karsten	0	9
Victor Downs	0	9
Neil McElroy	0	9
Daniel Ruskowski	0	9
Ronald Fleming	0	9
A.J. Neiderer	0	8
Darryl Mayes	0	6
Lorenzo Meier	0	6
Donald Cole	0	5
Jamal Vinci	0	5
Arnold Devine	0	4
Otis Coffey	0	4
Larry Turner	0	3
Daryl Smith	0	2
Jake Holdgate	0	2
Alfred Perrigo	0	2
Willie Netter	0	2
Igor Olshansky	0	1
Darryl Troy	0	1
Lonnie Albright	0	1
Broderick Carter	0	1
Charles Sawyer	0	1
Kirk Fields	0	1
Brock Wand	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	47	4.7
Middle	19	107	5.6
Right	12	54	4.5
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	1	14	14.0
Middle	13	33	2.5
Right	2	8	4.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ben Roethlisberger	29	15	3	0	2	6	1	1	2

Detroit	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Gerald Meeber	49	36	6	2	4	4	2	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	8	7	52	6.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	8	148	9.9
Long (19+ Yds)	5	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	7	37	5.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	14	73	4.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	10	136	9.1
Long (19+ Yds)	9	5	193	21.4

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Ernest Sullivan	10	5	0	89	2	33
WR Alvin Cortez	7	5	0	63	1	22
TE Calvin Truong	5	1	0	3	0	25
WR Ted O'Neill	3	1	2	10	0	8
RB Richie Forbes	2	1	0	5	0	27
WR Jose Scott	1	1	0	19	0	6
RB Butch McConnell	1	1	0	11	0	14

Detroit	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB Stan Finks	13	12	1	86	0	50
WR Donald Cole	9	8	1	113	2	32
WR Justin Gage	7	3	1	62	2	39
WR J.T. Wielechowski	7	4	1	96	1	38
WR Chris Wisne	5	2	0	26	0	31
TE Brant Armstrong	4	4	0	44	1	32
TE Todd Gauthier	2	2	0	5	0	24
RB Kevin Jones	1	0	0	0	0	4
FB Glenn Bellando	1	1	0	7	0	15

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Richie Forbes	4	0	0.00	4.81
Ben Roethlisberger	1	6	6.00	6.00
Glen Jeffers	1	7	7.00	5.50

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Stan Finks	2	2	1.00	1.83

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ben Roethlisberger	3	2	21	7.00	6.90

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Gerald Meeber	2	2	19	9.50	8.96

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Alvin Cortez	2	2	21	10.50	9.00
WR Ernest Sullivan	1	0	0	0.00	8.90

Detroit	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Stan Finks	1	1	4	4.00	6.62
WR Donald Cole	1	1	15	15.00	12.56

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Richie Forbes	3	1
Glen Jeffers	2	0
Ben Roethlisberger	1	0

Detroit	Rushes	Conversions
Stan Finks	1	0
Gerald Meeber	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ben Roethlisberger	6	4	3

Detroit	Att	Comp	Conversions
Gerald Meeber	11	8	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Calvin Truong	1	1	0
WR Jose Scott	1	1	1
WR Ernest Sullivan	1	1	1
WR Alvin Cortez	1	0	0
WR Ted O'Neill	1	1	1
RB Richie Forbes	1	0	0

Detroit	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Stan Finks	3	3	2
WR Donald Cole	2	1	1
WR Justin Gage	1	0	0
WR Chris Wisne	1	0	0
TE Brant Armstrong	1	1	0
FB Glenn Bellando	1	1	1
TE Todd Gauthier	1	1	0
WR J.T. Wielechowski	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 46,800 (65,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 13,900 (19,600)
End Zone 10,300 (14,200)
Mezzanine 5,900 (8,200)
Sideline Seats 9,100 (12,500)
Club Seats 5,100 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes 2,500 (3,500)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	46,800 (65,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	13,900 (19,600)
End Zone	10,300 (14,200)
Mezzanine	5,900 (8,200)
Sideline Seats	9,100 (12,500)
Club Seats	5,100 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes	2,500 (3,500)