Week 15, 2016

played in Detroit, MI

68 degrees, fair, calm

Minnesota Vikings	7	13	0	10	-	30
Detroit Lions	7	0	10	7	-	24

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:57 MIN - Richie Forbes 16 run (Donnell Wilcox extra point)
1Q: 03:19 DET - Steven Kerns 1 pass from Johnnie Lyon (A.J. Neiderer extra point)
2Q: 09:34 MIN - Donnell Wilcox 33 field goal
2Q: 08:18 MIN - Jose Turner 23 fumble return (Donnell Wilcox extra point)
2Q: 04:08 MIN - Donnell Wilcox 37 field goal
3Q: 05:16 DET - A.J. Neiderer 29 field goal
3Q: 00:57 DET - Robert Clark 26 run (A.J. Neiderer extra point)
4Q: 13:44 MIN - Alvin Cortez 10 pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Donnell Wilcox extra point)
4Q: 03:18 MIN - Donnell Wilcox 48 field goal
4Q: 00:30 DET - Bob McNally 9 pass from Johnnie Lyon (A.J. Neiderer extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:57 MIN - Richie Forbes 16 run (Donnell Wilcox extra point)
1Q: 03:19 DET - Steven Kerns 1 pass from Johnnie Lyon (A.J. Neiderer extra point)
2Q: 09:34 MIN - Donnell Wilcox 33 field goal
2Q: 08:18 MIN - Jose Turner 23 fumble return (Donnell Wilcox extra point)
2Q: 04:08 MIN - Donnell Wilcox 37 field goal
3Q: 05:16 DET - A.J. Neiderer 29 field goal
3Q: 00:57 DET - Robert Clark 26 run (A.J. Neiderer extra point)
4Q: 13:44 MIN - Alvin Cortez 10 pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Donnell Wilcox extra point)
4Q: 03:18 MIN - Donnell Wilcox 48 field goal
4Q: 00:30 DET - Bob McNally 9 pass from Johnnie Lyon (A.J. Neiderer extra point)

Team Statistics MIN DET
Record 11-3 4-10
First Downs 20 20
- by Rushing 6 7
- by Passing 12 13
- by Penalty 2 0
Total Net Yards 392 341
- Offensive Plays 52 67
- Yards per Play 7.54 5.09
Net Rushing Yards 179 119
- Rushing Attempts 27 32
- Yards per Rush 6.63 3.72
Net Passing Yards 213 222
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 24 - 17 - 0 35 - 24 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 218 222
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/5 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 8.52 6.34
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 2/2
3rd Down Conversions 5/10 5/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.6 7.1
4th Down Conversions 0/0 3/3
Penalties/Yards 9/65 11/86
Punt Returns/Yards 2/12 1/2
Kick Returns/Yards 3/77 6/158
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/2 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 34
Time of Possession 27:41 32:19

Team Statistics	MIN	DET
Record	11-3	4-10
First Downs	20	20
- by Rushing	6	7
- by Passing	12	13
- by Penalty	2	0
Total Net Yards	392	341
- Offensive Plays	52	67
- Yards per Play	7.54	5.09
Net Rushing Yards	179	119
- Rushing Attempts	27	32
- Yards per Rush	6.63	3.72
Net Passing Yards	213	222
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	24 - 17 - 0	35 - 24 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	218	222
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/5	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	8.52	6.34
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	2/2
3rd Down Conversions	5/10	5/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.6	7.1
4th Down Conversions	0/0	3/3
Penalties/Yards	9/65	11/86
Punt Returns/Yards	2/12	1/2
Kick Returns/Yards	3/77	6/158
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/2	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 27	OWN 34
Time of Possession	27:41	32:19

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	7:16	OWN 20	14	80	Touchdown
1	3:11	2:12	OWN 16	3	1	Punt
2	11:07	1:41	OPP 45	4	29	Field Goal
2	7:10	3:07	OWN 14	8	66	Field Goal
2	1:54	1:54	OWN 12	4	52	Half
3	11:12	0:31	OWN 14	3	0	Punt
3	5:11	0:59	OWN 29	2	21	Fumble
3	0:40	2:02	OWN 39	4	61	Touchdown
4	9:19	6:09	OWN 20	9	49	Field Goal
4	0:20	0:20	OPP 42	1	-2	Game

Detroit Lions
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	7:44	4:33	OPP 44	7	44	Touchdown
1	0:59	4:52	OWN 15	11	42	Fumble
2	9:26	1:15	OWN 17	2	6	Fumble
2	8:11	1:01	OWN 38	3	6	Punt
2	4:03	2:09	OWN 33	3	9	Punt
3	15:00	3:48	OWN 37	6	4	Punt
3	10:41	5:30	OWN 31	10	57	Field Goal
3	4:12	3:32	50	6	50	Touchdown
4	13:38	4:19	OWN 26	7	32	Punt
4	3:10	2:50	OWN 41	13	59	Touchdown

Game MVP: Johnnie Lyon, Detroit Lions

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Richie Forbes	16	94	5.88	16	3	1
Glen Jeffers	8	73	9.13	40	2	0
Ben Roethlisberger	3	12	4.00	8	0	0

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Bob McNally	11	39	3.55	9	0	0
Robert Clark	11	47	4.27	26	1	1
Marshall Enos	5	10	2.00	4	0	0
Johnnie Lyon	5	23	4.60	6	0	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ben Roethlisberger	24	17	218	1/5	1	25	0	112.8

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Johnnie Lyon	35	24	222	0/0	2	27	0	104.7

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Alvin Cortez	7	9	115	16.43	35	25	1
RB Richie Forbes	3	4	28	9.33	15	16	0
WR Bryce Perkins	3	5	38	12.67	5	19	0
TE Calvin Truong	1	2	16	16.00	8	16	0
WR Clyde Parra	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0
WR Quentin Giles	1	1	13	13.00	8	13	0
WR Claude Adams	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
RB Glen Jeffers	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Detroit	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Cary Bielby	5	7	63	12.60	4	24	0
TE Brant Armstrong	4	5	24	6.00	0	15	0
WR Tyrus Humphrey	3	6	49	16.33	26	24	0
RB Bob McNally	2	2	14	7.00	2	9	1
WR Jose Scott	2	5	38	19.00	3	27	0
WR Erik Springer	2	3	8	4.00	3	5	0
FB Leo Brazzell	2	2	7	3.50	1	4	0
RB Marshall Enos	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
RB Robert Clark	1	1	8	8.00	0	8	0
FB Otis Dukas	1	1	7	7.00	0	7	0
TE Steven Kerns	1	2	1	1.00	0	1	1

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Detroit	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Richie Forbes	1	0	0	0
Jose Turner	0	1	0	1
Shannon Bynaker	0	1	0	0
Richard Kerner	0	0	1	0
Clay Szymanski	0	0	1	0

Detroit	Fumb	Recov	Force
Bob McNally	1	0	0
Robert Clark	1	0	0
Darryl Troy	0	1	1

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Herman Burns	2	113	56.5	55.5	57	0

Detroit	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Ronald Fleming	4	187	46.8	38.8	50	3

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Donnell Wilcox	3/3	1/1	0/0	48	3/3

Detroit	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
A.J. Neiderer	1/1	0/0	0/0	29	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Oliver Palmer	2	12	6.0	0

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Erik Springer	1	2	2.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Robert Blackford	3	77	25.7	0

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Cary Bielby	4	119	29.8	0
Tyrus Humphrey	2	39	19.5	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
S Richard Kerner	9	2	31	35
S Jose Turner	9	1	32	35
ILB Kurt Willis	6	2	32	29
DT Randy Murray	5	2	26	21
DE Clay Szymanski	4	1	28	31
CB Dwight Grolitzer	4	0	28	32
CB Daniel Shearer	3	2	17	24
OLB Tyrone Prosser	3	2	14	7
DT Cory Rose	2	2	23	25
CB Percy Garcia	2	1	26	33
OLB Shannon Bynaker	2	0	32	34
CB Robert Blackford	1	0	0	6
DE Chuck Laxdal	1	0	11	6
DT Dexter Rose	1	0	25	33
S Kirk Baum	0	1	10	13
OLB Louis Downs	0	1	1	5

Detroit	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Charles Sawyer	8	3	1.0	27	25
S Lonnie Albright	6	1	0.0	27	25
ILB Aaron Samuels	6	1	0.0	26	24
CB Darryl Troy	4	2	0.0	26	22
CB Clarence Cassidy	4	1	0.0	21	23
DT Claude Hodges	3	1	0.0	22	23
CB Willie Netter	3	0	0.0	22	21
DT Marshall Carroll	3	0	0.0	18	17
S Alfred Perrigo	2	2	0.0	26	23
OLB Van Blick	1	1	0.0	11	6
DE Karl Jarvis	1	1	0.0	25	23
CB Ty Hampton	1	1	0.0	7	8
WR Cary Bielby	1	0	---	---	---
DE Johnny Gardner	0	1	0.0	21	21

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Dexter Rose	0.0	0	3	1	33
DT Cory Rose	0.0	0	0	1	25

Detroit	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Charles Sawyer	1.0	0	0	25
DT Claude Hodges	0.0	1	1	23
DE Karl Jarvis	0.0	1	0	23

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Jose Turner	6	1	35
CB Dwight Grolitzer	4	0	32
S Richard Kerner	3	2	35
ILB Kurt Willis	3	0	29
CB Percy Garcia	2	1	33
CB Daniel Shearer	2	0	24
CB Robert Blackford	1	0	6
DE Clay Szymanski	1	0	31
DT Dexter Rose	1	0	33
OLB Shannon Bynaker	1	0	34

Detroit	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Lonnie Albright	3	0	25
CB Willie Netter	2	1	21
ILB Aaron Samuels	2	1	24
CB Clarence Cassidy	2	1	23
S Alfred Perrigo	2	0	23
OLB Charles Sawyer	2	0	25
OLB Van Blick	1	0	6
CB Darryl Troy	1	0	22
OLB Dana Owens	1	0	1
CB Ty Hampton	1	0	8

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Britt Sims	3	8	1	27	0	25
Rod Erickson	1	4	0	23	0	19
Clyde Jordan	1	3	0	21	0	20
Will Mendheim	1	2	0	5	0	6
Kendall Rawson	1	2	0	23	0	20
Calvin Truong	1	1	0	19	0	13
Ralph Ingram	1	1	0	17	0	13
Tom Swisher	0	3	0	19	1	21

Detroit	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Brad Blades	3	7	27	29
Nat Dorsey	2	4	26	30
Terrell Forbes	1	4	31	35
Mickey Flynn	1	2	7	7
Donny Cavazos	0	5	26	29
Brant Armstrong	0	2	20	22
Larry Jagger	0	2	28	29
Gerald Madison	0	1	11	10

Special Teams Statistics

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Mo Harvey	4	14
Kirk Baum	2	13
Robert Blackford	1	12
Lionel Benton	0	20
Todd Gauthier	0	17
Clyde Parra	0	16
Claude Adams	0	15
Calvin Truong	0	14
Timothy Floyd	0	12
Quentin Thomason	0	12
Tyrone Prosser	0	11
Donnell Wilcox	0	10
Bernard Branch	0	9
Dwight Grolitzer	0	7
Ralph Ingram	0	5
Will Mendheim	0	5
Michael Shaw	0	5
Dexter Rose	0	5
Rod Erickson	0	5
Jose Turner	0	5
Louis Downs	0	4
Jackie Huntley	0	3
Alvin Cortez	0	3
Oliver Palmer	0	3
Herman Burns	0	2
Bubba Heath	0	2
Daniel Shearer	0	2
Jeffrey Snyder	0	2
Cory Rose	0	1
Percy Garcia	0	1
Richard Kerner	0	1
Clay Szymanski	0	1
Kurt Willis	0	1
Randy Murray	0	1
Bryce Perkins	0	1
Quentin Giles	0	1
Shannon Bynaker	0	1

Detroit	Tackles	STPlays
Marshall Enos	2	18
Marco Bensen	2	16
Steven Kerns	1	14
Willie Netter	0	15
Otis Dukas	0	14
Lonnie Rodenhauser	0	14
Edward Evans	0	13
Dana Owens	0	11
Dana Fields	0	10
Leo Brazzell	0	10
Robert Clark	0	7
Tyrus Humphrey	0	7
Clarence Cassidy	0	7
Cary Bielby	0	7
A.J. Neiderer	0	6
Brant Armstrong	0	6
Nat Dorsey	0	5
Mickey Flynn	0	5
Gerald Madison	0	5
Alfred Perrigo	0	4
Charles Sawyer	0	4
Ronald Fleming	0	4
Vinny Mayes	0	4
Donny Cavazos	0	4
Darryl Troy	0	3
Lonnie Albright	0	3
Marshall Carroll	0	3
Larry Jagger	0	3
Claude Hodges	0	3
Aaron Samuels	0	3
Johnny Gardner	0	3
Karl Jarvis	0	3
Bob McNally	0	2
Erik Springer	0	2
Brad Blades	0	1
Jon Franklin	0	1
Leslie Chandler	0	1
Ben Farley	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	45	7.5
Middle	12	80	6.7
Right	8	56	7.0
None	1	-2	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	13	2.2
Middle	18	49	2.7
Right	8	57	7.1
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ben Roethlisberger	24	17	2	0	2	3	2	1	0

Detroit	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Johnnie Lyon	35	24	3	1	3	4	3	2	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	10	98	7.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	7	120	13.3
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	3	1.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	15	106	6.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	5	62	5.6
Long (19+ Yds)	5	2	51	10.2

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Alvin Cortez	9	7	0	115	2	21
WR Bryce Perkins	5	3	0	38	0	14
RB Richie Forbes	4	3	1	28	0	20
TE Calvin Truong	2	1	0	16	0	13
RB Glen Jeffers	1	0	1	0	0	5
WR Clyde Parra	1	1	0	5	0	2
WR Quentin Giles	1	1	0	13	0	17
WR Claude Adams	1	1	0	3	0	5

Detroit	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Cary Bielby	7	5	0	63	1	31
WR Tyrus Humphrey	6	3	1	49	1	16
WR Jose Scott	5	2	1	38	1	14
TE Brant Armstrong	5	4	0	24	0	22
WR Erik Springer	3	2	0	8	0	15
RB Bob McNally	2	2	0	14	0	13
FB Leo Brazzell	2	2	0	7	0	14
TE Steven Kerns	2	1	1	1	0	17
RB Marshall Enos	1	1	0	3	0	8
RB Robert Clark	1	1	0	8	0	14
FB Otis Dukas	1	1	0	7	0	11

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Richie Forbes	1	16	16.00	5.88

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Marshall Enos	2	3	1.50	2.00
Johnnie Lyon	1	4	4.00	4.60
Robert Clark	1	0	0.00	4.27

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ben Roethlisberger	3	2	13	4.33	9.08

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Johnnie Lyon	5	2	10	2.00	6.34

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Alvin Cortez	2	1	10	5.00	12.78
WR Claude Adams	1	1	3	3.00	3.00

Detroit	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Jose Scott	2	0	0	0.00	7.60
RB Bob McNally	1	1	9	9.00	7.00
WR Tyrus Humphrey	1	0	0	0.00	8.17
TE Steven Kerns	1	1	1	1.00	0.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Ben Roethlisberger	1	1
Glen Jeffers	1	0

Detroit	Rushes	Conversions
Robert Clark	2	2
Marshall Enos	1	0
Johnnie Lyon	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ben Roethlisberger	7	5	4

Detroit	Att	Comp	Conversions
Johnnie Lyon	9	6	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Alvin Cortez	3	2	2
WR Bryce Perkins	2	1	1
WR Quentin Giles	1	1	1
WR Claude Adams	1	1	0

Detroit	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jose Scott	3	2	1
WR Tyrus Humphrey	2	0	0
TE Brant Armstrong	1	1	0
FB Otis Dukas	1	1	0
WR Erik Springer	1	1	1
WR Cary Bielby	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 55,600 (65,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,000 (19,600)
End Zone 11,900 (14,200)
Mezzanine 6,800 (8,200)
Sideline Seats 10,800 (12,500)
Club Seats 6,400 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes 2,700 (3,500)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	55,600 (65,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,000 (19,600)
End Zone	11,900 (14,200)
Mezzanine	6,800 (8,200)
Sideline Seats	10,800 (12,500)
Club Seats	6,400 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes	2,700 (3,500)