Week 1, 2017

played in Detroit, MI

68 degrees, fair, calm

Minnesota Vikings	0	7	7	17	-	31
Detroit Lions	7	0	7	3	-	17

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:52 DET - J.T. Wielechowski 9 pass from Darnell Mahovlich (Cris Bates extra point)
2Q: 11:21 MIN - Bryce Perkins 25 pass from Frankie Giles (Donnell Wilcox extra point)
3Q: 05:54 MIN - Bryce Perkins 6 pass from Frankie Giles (Donnell Wilcox extra point)
3Q: 01:07 DET - Jose Scott 28 pass from Darnell Mahovlich (Cris Bates extra point)
4Q: 13:52 MIN - Donnell Wilcox 35 field goal
4Q: 08:45 MIN - Glen Jeffers 21 run (Donnell Wilcox extra point)
4Q: 05:49 DET - Cris Bates 50 field goal
4Q: 01:20 MIN - Richie Forbes 6 pass from Frankie Giles (Donnell Wilcox extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:52 DET - J.T. Wielechowski 9 pass from Darnell Mahovlich (Cris Bates extra point)
2Q: 11:21 MIN - Bryce Perkins 25 pass from Frankie Giles (Donnell Wilcox extra point)
3Q: 05:54 MIN - Bryce Perkins 6 pass from Frankie Giles (Donnell Wilcox extra point)
3Q: 01:07 DET - Jose Scott 28 pass from Darnell Mahovlich (Cris Bates extra point)
4Q: 13:52 MIN - Donnell Wilcox 35 field goal
4Q: 08:45 MIN - Glen Jeffers 21 run (Donnell Wilcox extra point)
4Q: 05:49 DET - Cris Bates 50 field goal
4Q: 01:20 MIN - Richie Forbes 6 pass from Frankie Giles (Donnell Wilcox extra point)

Team Statistics MIN DET
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 25 15
- by Rushing 7 5
- by Passing 14 9
- by Penalty 4 1
Total Net Yards 370 276
- Offensive Plays 62 62
- Yards per Play 5.97 4.45
Net Rushing Yards 145 104
- Rushing Attempts 31 22
- Yards per Rush 4.68 4.73
Net Passing Yards 225 172
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 30 - 23 - 2 38 - 18 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 230 184
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/5 2/12
- Yards per Pass Play 7.26 4.30
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 5/10 5/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.7 7.5
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 4/24 10/55
Punt Returns/Yards 2/21 1/10
Kick Returns/Yards 2/75 4/116
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 2/34
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 34 OWN 33
Time of Possession 31:12 28:48

Team Statistics	MIN	DET
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	25	15
- by Rushing	7	5
- by Passing	14	9
- by Penalty	4	1
Total Net Yards	370	276
- Offensive Plays	62	62
- Yards per Play	5.97	4.45
Net Rushing Yards	145	104
- Rushing Attempts	31	22
- Yards per Rush	4.68	4.73
Net Passing Yards	225	172
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	30 - 23 - 2	38 - 18 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	230	184
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/5	2/12
- Yards per Pass Play	7.26	4.30
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	5/10	5/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.7	7.5
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	4/24	10/55
Punt Returns/Yards	2/21	1/10
Kick Returns/Yards	2/75	4/116
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	2/34
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 34	OWN 33
Time of Possession	31:12	28:48

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	0:11	OWN 20	1	0	Interception
1	12:42	1:38	OWN 20	3	24	Fumble
1	9:17	5:09	OWN 4	8	44	Punt
1	2:05	1:13	OWN 33	3	30	Interception
1	0:34	4:29	OWN 20	9	80	Touchdown
2	7:11	4:30	OWN 9	8	38	Punt
2	0:44	0:44	OWN 14	2	20	Half
3	10:33	4:44	OWN 20	10	80	Touchdown
3	0:52	2:06	OPP 24	3	6	Field Goal
4	11:15	2:42	OWN 40	6	60	Touchdown
4	5:42	2:06	OWN 27	3	7	Punt
4	2:12	0:29	OWN 49	3	-1	Punt
4	1:20	0:07	OPP 6	1	6	Touchdown
4	0:31	0:31	OPP 40	2	-3	Game

Detroit Lions
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	14:49	2:07	OPP 35	5	35	Touchdown
1	11:04	1:47	OPP 44	3	4	Punt
1	4:08	2:03	OWN 4	5	24	Punt
1	0:52	0:18	OPP 35	2	0	Interception
2	11:05	3:54	OWN 20	6	35	Punt
2	2:41	1:57	OWN 20	5	30	Punt
3	15:00	4:27	OWN 20	9	45	Punt
3	5:49	4:57	OWN 31	8	69	Touchdown
4	13:46	2:31	OWN 35	4	5	Punt
4	8:33	2:51	OWN 47	6	20	Field Goal
4	3:36	1:24	OWN 4	3	8	Punt
4	1:43	0:23	OWN 22	2	-6	Fumble
4	1:13	0:42	OWN 43	4	-3	Downs

Game MVP: Frankie Giles, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Richie Forbes	22	109	4.95	29	2	0
Glen Jeffers	6	31	5.17	21	1	1
Frankie Giles	3	5	1.67	8	0	0

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Tom Fox	11	55	5.00	13	3
Robert Clark	9	40	4.44	10	2
Darnell Mahovlich	2	9	4.50	7	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Frankie Giles	30	23	230	1/5	3	25	2	103.5

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Darnell Mahovlich	38	18	184	2/12	2	28	1	68.3

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Richie Forbes	6	8	33	5.50	2	8	1
WR Bryce Perkins	6	7	57	9.50	8	25	2
WR Quentin Giles	4	4	63	15.75	28	22	0
TE Todd Gauthier	2	2	16	8.00	12	10	0
TE Roman Ferrari	2	2	18	9.00	5	15	0
FB Bernard Branch	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
WR Arnold Gaden	1	2	16	16.00	4	16	0
WR Claude Adams	1	1	24	24.00	0	24	0
RB Glen Jeffers	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Lionel Benton	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Detroit	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
FB Graham Jaffe	3	3	16	5.33	13	14	0
WR J.T. Wielechowski	3	8	25	8.33	0	15	1
WR Cary Bielby	3	8	31	10.33	9	18	0
WR Jose Scott	2	3	38	19.00	13	28	1
RB Robert Clark	2	3	13	6.50	7	7	0
WR Tyrus Humphrey	2	5	29	14.50	14	23	0
TE Brant Armstrong	1	4	8	8.00	1	8	0
RB Tom Fox	1	1	11	11.00	11	11	0
FB Otis Dukas	1	1	13	13.00	6	13	0
TE Steven Kerns	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Jose Turner	1	0	0.00	0

Detroit	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Jon Tatum	1	0	0.00	0
S Adrian Cotchery	1	34	34.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force
Richie Forbes	1	0	0
Alvin Harrison	1	0	0
Brent Beeston	0	1	1
Arnold Gaden	0	1	0
Richard Kerner	0	0	1

Detroit	Fumb	Recov	Force
Robert Clark	1	0	1
Darnell Mahovlich	1	0	0
Van Blick	0	1	0
Terrell Forbes	0	1	0
Marshall Carroll	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Herman Burns	4	203	50.8	43.3	62	3

Detroit	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Devin Price	7	262	37.4	31.6	47	3

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Donnell Wilcox	1/1	0/0	0/0	35	4/4

Detroit	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Cris Bates	1/1	1/1	1/1	50	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Clyde Parra	2	21	10.5	0

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
J.T. Peterson	1	10	10.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dwight Grolitzer	1	62	62.0	0
Alvin Harrison	1	13	13.0	0

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Adrian Cotchery	3	89	29.7	0
Tyrus Humphrey	1	27	27.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Richard Kerner	7	0	0.0	22	38
OLB Shannon Bynaker	6	0	0.0	20	39
DT Randy Murray	4	0	1.0	19	37
ILB Kurt Willis	4	2	0.0	22	40
S Jose Turner	4	2	0.0	22	40
DE Brent Beeston	3	0	0.5	19	36
CB Percy Garcia	3	1	0.0	18	37
ILB Timothy Floyd	2	2	0.0	9	6
CB Daniel Shearer	2	2	0.0	17	37
ILB Ernest May	2	1	0.0	16	25
DE Clay Szymanski	1	2	0.5	16	38
DE Chuck Laxdal	1	1	0.0	9	6
FB Bernard Branch	1	0	---	---	---
DT Bubba Heath	1	0	0.0	3	5
RB Glen Jeffers	1	0	---	---	---

Detroit	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Clarence Cassidy	9	1	0.0	23	28
OLB Charles Sawyer	6	3	0.5	31	31
S Adrian Cotchery	5	0	0.0	29	30
CB Willie Netter	4	1	0.0	27	24
DT Marshall Carroll	4	1	0.0	18	11
S Antonio Raag	4	0	0.0	30	29
CB Ty Hampton	3	3	0.0	16	9
DT Broderick Carter	3	1	0.0	16	21
ILB Kent O'Donnell	3	0	0.0	31	31
CB Darryl Troy	2	0	0.5	16	13
OLB Van Blick	2	0	0.0	9	9
G Jermaine Lynn	1	0	---	---	---
QB Darnell Mahovlich	1	0	---	---	---
DT Claude Hodges	1	0	0.0	18	24
DE Johnny Gardner	1	0	0.0	1	3
CB Jon Tatum	1	0	0.0	9	15
DE James Harden	1	0	0.0	20	24
DE Charles Henderson	0	1	0.0	30	29

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Randy Murray	1.0	0	0	37
DE Clay Szymanski	0.5	2	0	38
DE Brent Beeston	0.5	1	1	36
ILB Ernest May	0.0	1	0	25

Detroit	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
CB Darryl Troy	0.5	0	0	13
OLB Charles Sawyer	0.5	0	0	31
DT Claude Hodges	0.0	1	0	24
DE Charles Henderson	0.0	1	0	29
DT Broderick Carter	0.0	0	2	21

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Kurt Willis	3	3	0	40
CB Daniel Shearer	3	1	0	37
S Richard Kerner	3	0	0	38
OLB Shannon Bynaker	2	2	0	39
ILB Ernest May	2	0	0	25
S Jose Turner	1	2	1	40
CB Dwight Grolitzer	1	1	0	40
DE Brent Beeston	1	0	0	36
DE Chuck Laxdal	1	0	0	6
CB Percy Garcia	1	0	0	37
S Leslie Fields	0	2	0	14

Detroit	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Willie Netter	4	0	0	24
OLB Charles Sawyer	4	0	0	31
CB Clarence Cassidy	4	0	0	28
ILB Kent O'Donnell	3	0	0	31
CB Jon Tatum	2	0	1	15
OLB Van Blick	2	0	0	9
S Adrian Cotchery	1	1	1	30
CB Darryl Troy	1	0	0	13
CB Ty Hampton	1	0	0	9
S Antonio Raag	1	0	0	29

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Britt Sims	3	7	31	0	31
Luther Winslett	3	4	22	0	25
Rod Erickson	2	5	27	0	27
Ralph Ingram	2	4	13	0	10
Bernard Branch	2	2	10	0	13
Kendall Rawson	1	3	10	1	10
Tom Swisher	1	1	27	0	25
Clyde Jordan	0	1	24	0	27
Todd Gauthier	0	1	17	0	9

Detroit	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Randy Quimby	4	4	21	1	37
Terrell Forbes	2	6	22	0	39
Larry Jagger	2	4	22	1	40
Steven Kerns	1	1	13	0	17
Brant Armstrong	0	2	16	0	23
Brad Blades	0	1	22	0	36
Graham Jaffe	0	1	13	0	23
Donny Cavazos	0	1	17	0	37

Special Teams Statistics

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Max Wedderburn	2	16
Kirk Baum	2	14
Arnold Gaden	1	11
Lionel Benton	0	22
Clyde Parra	0	19
Bernard Branch	0	18
Tyrone Prosser	0	18
Roman Ferrari	0	14
Quentin Thomason	0	10
Alvin Harrison	0	10
Daniel Shearer	0	9
Brent Beeston	0	8
Todd Gauthier	0	8
Timothy Floyd	0	7
Donnell Wilcox	0	7
Claude Adams	0	6
Kris Gough	0	6
Ralph Ingram	0	5
Will Mendheim	0	5
Kendall Rawson	0	5
Leslie Fields	0	5
Dwight Grolitzer	0	5
Herman Burns	0	4
Rod Erickson	0	4
Ernest May	0	3
Robbie Cassidy	0	3
Clyde Jordan	0	1
Percy Garcia	0	1
Richard Kerner	0	1
Britt Sims	0	1
Clay Szymanski	0	1
Bubba Heath	0	1
Kurt Willis	0	1
Randy Murray	0	1
Shannon Bynaker	0	1
Jose Turner	0	1
Frankie Giles	0	1

Detroit	Tackles	STPlays
Robert Clark	3	18
Brant Armstrong	1	18
Kent O'Donnell	1	12
Otis Dukas	0	17
Van Blick	0	14
Cary Bielby	0	14
Tyrus Humphrey	0	13
Steven Kerns	0	13
Charles Sawyer	0	11
Adrian Cotchery	0	11
Darryl Troy	0	10
Austin Hitchcock	0	10
Mo Rodriguez	0	8
Gerald Madison	0	8
Deon Kuszewski	0	8
Ty Hampton	0	8
Devin Price	0	7
Larry Jagger	0	7
Donny Cavazos	0	7
Jose Scott	0	6
Graham Jaffe	0	6
Cris Bates	0	5
James Harden	0	4
J.T. Peterson	0	3
Karl Jarvis	0	3
Broderick Carter	0	2
Claude Hodges	0	2
Willie Netter	0	1
Jermaine Lynn	0	1
Erik Springer	0	1
Clarence Cassidy	0	1
Leslie Chandler	0	1
Jon Tatum	0	1
Charles Henderson	0	1
Antonio Raag	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	71	10.1
Middle	13	30	2.3
Right	9	47	5.2
None	2	-3	-1.5

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	46	5.8
Middle	7	21	3.0
Right	7	37	5.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Frankie Giles	30	23	4	1	1	1	2	2	2

Detroit	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Darnell Mahovlich	38	18	2	1	3	11	4	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	2	15	3.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	15	105	6.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	5	86	10.8
Long (19+ Yds)	1	1	24	24.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	8	4.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	10	73	4.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	6	103	6.9
Long (19+ Yds)	6	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB Richie Forbes	8	6	0	33	0	20
WR Bryce Perkins	7	6	0	57	1	21
WR Quentin Giles	4	4	0	63	2	22
WR Arnold Gaden	2	1	0	16	0	13
TE Todd Gauthier	2	2	0	16	0	9
RB Lionel Benton	2	0	1	0	0	7
TE Roman Ferrari	2	2	0	18	0	19
FB Bernard Branch	1	1	0	3	0	13
RB Glen Jeffers	1	0	0	0	0	9
WR Claude Adams	1	1	0	24	1	19

Detroit	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR J.T. Wielechowski	8	3	2	25	0	19
WR Cary Bielby	8	3	0	31	0	30
WR Tyrus Humphrey	5	2	0	29	1	20
TE Brant Armstrong	4	1	0	8	0	23
WR Jose Scott	3	2	0	38	1	16
FB Graham Jaffe	3	3	0	16	0	23
RB Robert Clark	3	2	1	13	0	27
TE Steven Kerns	2	0	0	0	0	17
RB Tom Fox	1	1	0	11	0	13
FB Otis Dukas	1	1	0	13	0	6

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Glen Jeffers	1	-3	-3.00	5.17

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Frankie Giles	3	3	20	6.67	7.67

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Darnell Mahovlich	2	2	15	7.50	4.84

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Richie Forbes	2	2	14	7.00	4.13
WR Bryce Perkins	1	1	6	6.00	8.14

Detroit	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR J.T. Wielechowski	1	1	9	9.00	3.13
RB Robert Clark	1	1	6	6.00	4.33

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Glen Jeffers	1	0
Richie Forbes	1	0

Detroit	Rushes	Conversions
Robert Clark	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Frankie Giles	7	6	5

Detroit	Att	Comp	Conversions
Darnell Mahovlich	13	7	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Richie Forbes	2	2	1
WR Arnold Gaden	1	1	1
WR Bryce Perkins	1	1	1
WR Quentin Giles	1	1	1
RB Lionel Benton	1	0	0
WR Claude Adams	1	1	1

Detroit	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR J.T. Wielechowski	3	2	1
WR Cary Bielby	3	0	0
TE Brant Armstrong	2	1	0
WR Tyrus Humphrey	2	1	1
FB Graham Jaffe	1	1	1
RB Tom Fox	1	1	1
FB Otis Dukas	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 49,800 (65,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 15,200 (19,600)
End Zone 10,700 (14,200)
Mezzanine 6,200 (8,200)
Sideline Seats 9,700 (12,500)
Club Seats 5,700 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes 2,300 (3,500)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	49,800 (65,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	15,200 (19,600)
End Zone	10,700 (14,200)
Mezzanine	6,200 (8,200)
Sideline Seats	9,700 (12,500)
Club Seats	5,700 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes	2,300 (3,500)