Week 1, 2020

played in Detroit, MI

68 degrees, fair, calm

Minnesota Vikings	7	10	7	6	-	30
Detroit Lions	0	0	14	10	-	24

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:09 MIN - Bryce Perkins 13 pass from Frankie Giles (Donnell Wilcox extra point)
2Q: 09:09 MIN - Quentin Giles 52 pass from Frankie Giles (Donnell Wilcox extra point)
2Q: 00:16 MIN - Donnell Wilcox 36 field goal
3Q: 10:56 DET - Tom Fox 4 run (Wes Kozak extra point)
3Q: 06:18 MIN - Randall Papadopulos 11 run (Donnell Wilcox extra point)
3Q: 02:47 DET - Bo Sheldon 6 run (Wes Kozak extra point)
4Q: 14:19 MIN - Donnell Wilcox 31 field goal
4Q: 06:23 DET - Wes Kozak 47 field goal
4Q: 02:52 MIN - Donnell Wilcox 36 field goal
4Q: 01:01 DET - Alvin Ellis 4 pass from Ian Foster (Wes Kozak extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:09 MIN - Bryce Perkins 13 pass from Frankie Giles (Donnell Wilcox extra point)
2Q: 09:09 MIN - Quentin Giles 52 pass from Frankie Giles (Donnell Wilcox extra point)
2Q: 00:16 MIN - Donnell Wilcox 36 field goal
3Q: 10:56 DET - Tom Fox 4 run (Wes Kozak extra point)
3Q: 06:18 MIN - Randall Papadopulos 11 run (Donnell Wilcox extra point)
3Q: 02:47 DET - Bo Sheldon 6 run (Wes Kozak extra point)
4Q: 14:19 MIN - Donnell Wilcox 31 field goal
4Q: 06:23 DET - Wes Kozak 47 field goal
4Q: 02:52 MIN - Donnell Wilcox 36 field goal
4Q: 01:01 DET - Alvin Ellis 4 pass from Ian Foster (Wes Kozak extra point)

Team Statistics MIN DET
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 21 21
- by Rushing 6 8
- by Passing 14 13
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 399 425
- Offensive Plays 63 61
- Yards per Play 6.33 6.97
Net Rushing Yards 134 226
- Rushing Attempts 30 31
- Yards per Rush 4.47 7.29
Net Passing Yards 265 199
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 30 - 21 - 0 29 - 18 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 286 206
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/21 1/7
- Yards per Pass Play 8.03 6.63
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/13 6/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.5 8.5
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/30 9/66
Punt Returns/Yards 3/47 3/20
Kick Returns/Yards 4/112 4/149
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 5 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/3 3/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 35 OWN 29
Time of Possession 30:22 29:38

Team Statistics	MIN	DET
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	21	21
- by Rushing	6	8
- by Passing	14	13
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	399	425
- Offensive Plays	63	61
- Yards per Play	6.33	6.97
Net Rushing Yards	134	226
- Rushing Attempts	30	31
- Yards per Rush	4.47	7.29
Net Passing Yards	265	199
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	30 - 21 - 0	29 - 18 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	286	206
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/21	1/7
- Yards per Pass Play	8.03	6.63
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/13	6/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.5	8.5
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/30	9/66
Punt Returns/Yards	3/47	3/20
Kick Returns/Yards	4/112	4/149
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	5	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/3	3/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 35	OWN 29
Time of Possession	30:22	29:38

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:02	2:01	OWN 35	4	65	Touchdown
1	6:53	1:24	OWN 24	3	-1	Punt
1	2:22	3:56	OWN 10	9	53	Punt
2	10:22	1:33	OWN 26	4	74	Touchdown
2	5:25	5:14	OWN 2	15	79	Field Goal
3	15:00	2:16	OWN 32	3	-7	Punt
3	10:46	2:51	OWN 21	6	36	Punt
3	6:53	0:43	OPP 8	2	8	Touchdown
3	2:39	3:27	OPP 46	6	32	Field Goal
4	11:55	2:39	OWN 12	4	14	Punt
4	6:17	3:31	OPP 47	4	28	Field Goal
4	0:55	0:55	OPP 40	3	-2	Game

Detroit Lions
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:58	OWN 28	4	22	Punt
1	10:01	3:08	OWN 11	5	19	Punt
1	5:29	3:07	OWN 32	6	18	Punt
2	13:26	3:04	OWN 20	6	15	Punt
2	8:49	3:24	OPP 32	6	23	Interception
2	0:11	0:11	OWN 45	1	0	Half
3	12:44	1:58	OWN 27	4	73	Touchdown
3	7:55	1:02	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
3	6:10	3:31	OWN 20	7	80	Touchdown
4	14:12	2:17	OWN 34	4	9	Punt
4	9:16	2:59	OWN 32	5	38	Field Goal
4	2:46	1:51	OWN 20	10	80	Touchdown

Game MVP: Frankie Giles, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Randall Papadopulos	15	74	4.93	23	3	1
Dominic Henry	10	50	5.00	16	2	0
Frankie Giles	4	15	3.75	10	1	0
Sean Abell	1	-5	-5.00	-5	0	0

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Tom Fox	15	119	7.93	39	4	1
Bo Sheldon	15	102	6.80	55	2	1
Ian Foster	1	5	5.00	5	0	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Frankie Giles	30	21	286	3/21	2	52	0	122.3

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ian Foster	29	18	206	1/7	1	20	1	80.5

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Quentin Giles	7	9	109	15.57	49	52	1
WR Bryce Perkins	4	6	45	11.25	8	19	1
WR Bernie Hassler	4	5	39	9.75	6	14	0
WR Edwin Holliday	2	5	32	16.00	5	18	0
TE Jose Mueller	2	3	46	23.00	2	27	0
FB Bernard Branch	1	1	5	5.00	4	5	0
WR Ronnie Clements	1	1	10	10.00	0	10	0

Detroit	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Winston Conley	5	6	42	8.40	0	15	0
WR Tyrus Humphrey	3	4	57	19.00	34	20	0
WR Cary Bielby	3	8	39	13.00	6	18	0
TE Edgar Owens	2	2	21	10.50	8	11	0
FB Alvin Ellis	2	2	14	7.00	0	10	1
TE Xavier Lyon	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
RB Bo Sheldon	1	2	14	14.00	0	14	0
WR Colin Fisk	1	4	16	16.00	2	16	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Nick Blackburn	1	0	0.00	0

Detroit	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force
Ronnie Clements	1	0	0
Quentin Giles	0	1	0
Jose Turner	0	0	1

Detroit	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Ian Foster	1	1	0	0
Adrian Cotchery	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Herman Burns	5	235	47.0	35.0	54	0

Detroit	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Robbie Burgess	6	232	38.7	30.8	58	4

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Donnell Wilcox	3/3	0/0	0/0	36	3/3

Detroit	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Wes Kozak	1/1	1/1	0/0	47	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Nick Blackburn	3	47	15.7	0

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Carl McCormick	3	20	6.7	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Austin Scott	4	112	28.0	0

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Adrian Cotchery	4	149	37.3	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Jose Turner	8	5	0.0	31	30
CB J.C. Sturm	8	1	0.0	30	28
OLB J.B. Winkler	8	0	0.0	31	28
CB Nick Blackburn	6	0	0.0	31	30
ILB Kurt Willis	3	3	0.0	31	30
S Jim Abrams	3	3	0.0	30	29
DE Teddy Davison	3	0	0.0	29	30
CB Michael Huffman	3	0	0.0	25	27
OLB Ricardo Compton	2	1	0.0	27	18
OLB Kris Gough	1	0	1.0	0	2
DE Clay Szymanski	1	1	0.0	27	28
S Trent Dawson	1	0	0.0	1	0
ILB Archie O'Neal	0	1	0.0	7	5

Detroit	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Adrian Cotchery	10	2	0.0	29	33
DT Claude Hodges	6	3	0.5	27	31
DE Vinny Pritchett	4	2	1.0	25	28
OLB Charles Sawyer	4	2	0.0	30	33
CB Clyde Aycock	4	0	0.0	25	32
ILB Aaron Samuels	4	0	0.0	11	6
DT Broderick Carter	3	0	0.5	20	19
S Fred Biakabutuka	3	3	0.0	25	29
CB Mack Elling	3	2	0.0	23	23
OLB Daniel Lewis	2	1	1.0	28	33
CB Clarence Cassidy	2	1	0.0	26	28
WR Cary Bielby	1	0	---	---	---
CB Ty Hampton	1	0	0.0	4	5
DE Charles Henderson	1	0	0.0	25	30
CB Luke Bickford	1	0	0.0	6	8
S D.J. Reuber	1	0	0.0	3	4

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Kris Gough	1.0	0	1	2
DE Teddy Davison	0.0	2	2	30
DT Randy Murray	0.0	1	0	28
OLB J.B. Winkler	0.0	1	0	28
DE Clay Szymanski	0.0	0	1	28

Detroit	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Vinny Pritchett	1.0	0	0	28
OLB Daniel Lewis	1.0	0	0	33
DT Broderick Carter	0.5	2	0	19
DT Claude Hodges	0.5	1	1	31
DE Charles Henderson	0.0	1	0	30
DT Gus Schwarz	0.0	1	0	6

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB J.C. Sturm	6	0	0	28
CB Michael Huffman	3	1	0	27
S Jim Abrams	3	0	0	29
ILB Kurt Willis	2	0	0	30
S Jose Turner	2	0	0	30
OLB J.B. Winkler	1	1	0	28
CB Nick Blackburn	1	0	1	30
DT Clarence Snellings	0	1	0	3

Detroit	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Adrian Cotchery	4	1	33
CB Mack Elling	3	1	23
OLB Charles Sawyer	3	0	33
CB Clarence Cassidy	2	1	28
S Fred Biakabutuka	2	0	29
CB Clyde Aycock	1	0	32
DT Claude Hodges	1	0	31
CB Ty Hampton	1	0	5
DE Charles Henderson	1	0	30
CB Luke Bickford	1	0	8
OLB Daniel Lewis	1	0	33
S D.J. Reuber	1	0	4

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Britt Sims	4	10	1	30	0	33
Curtis Farley	2	3	0	13	1	13
Clarence Cassidy	2	2	0	10	0	9
Luther Winslett	0	4	0	21	2	25
Moe Adderly	0	4	0	21	0	26
Rod Erickson	0	2	0	29	0	30
Kurt Drake	0	1	0	26	0	29

Detroit	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Larry Jagger	4	5	31	0	30
Brad Blades	3	5	27	1	29
Terrell Forbes	2	4	31	0	30
Randy Quimby	1	6	28	0	28
Edgar Owens	1	2	29	0	26
Kris Arnold	1	2	21	0	24
Donny Cavazos	0	2	10	0	6
Gerald Madison	0	2	4	0	1
Eric Lester	0	1	3	0	2
Alvin Ellis	0	1	21	0	18

Special Teams Statistics

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Ronnie Clements	4	20
Max Wedderburn	1	29
Randall Papadopulos	1	26
Nick Blackburn	1	19
Roman Ferrari	0	19
Michael Huffman	0	18
Bernie Hassler	0	18
Bernard Branch	0	15
Bryce Perkins	0	12
Brad Jeffries	0	11
Donnell Wilcox	0	10
Curtis Farley	0	8
Kurt Drake	0	8
Graham Rosow	0	8
Rod Erickson	0	8
Britt Sims	0	7
Jose Mueller	0	7
Clarence Snellings	0	6
Frank Lyle	0	6
Tony Petitgout	0	6
Herman Burns	0	5
Archie O'Neal	0	5
Austin Scott	0	5
Kris Gough	0	5
Jimmie Burton	0	3
Kurt Willis	0	2
Jim Abrams	0	2
Cory Webster	0	2
J.C. Sturm	0	2
Clay Szymanski	0	1
Randy Murray	0	1
J.B. Winkler	0	1
Jose Turner	0	1
Teddy Davison	0	1

Detroit	Tackles	STPlays
D.J. Reuber	2	18
Tyrus Humphrey	2	13
Tom Fox	1	24
Luke Bickford	1	19
Carl McCormick	1	17
Deron Conti	0	22
Edgar Owens	0	18
Mack Elling	0	14
Winston Conley	0	12
Alvin Ellis	0	11
Adrian Cotchery	0	9
Dana Newhart	0	9
Desmond Satterfield	0	7
Donny Cavazos	0	7
Gerald Madison	0	7
Eric Lester	0	7
Robbie Burgess	0	6
Wes Kozak	0	6
Aaron Samuels	0	6
Cary Bielby	0	6
John Lynch	0	6
Ty Hampton	0	5
Bo Sheldon	0	5
Charles Sawyer	0	4
Kris Arnold	0	4
Austin Manuwai	0	4
Brad Blades	0	3
Clyde Aycock	0	3
Claude Hodges	0	3
Clarence Cassidy	0	3
Charles Henderson	0	3
Xavier Lyon	0	3
Vinny Pritchett	0	3
Daniel Lewis	0	3
Broderick Carter	0	2
Fred Biakabutuka	0	2
Leslie Chandler	0	1
Calvin Ferguson	0	1
Gus Schwarz	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	13	65	5.0
Middle	8	40	5.0
Right	7	31	4.4
None	2	-2	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	15	103	6.9
Middle	6	85	14.2
Right	10	38	3.8
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Frankie Giles	30	21	3	0	1	3	5	1	0

Detroit	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ian Foster	29	18	1	1	2	3	4	4	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	13	108	6.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	6	130	14.4
Long (19+ Yds)	5	2	48	9.6

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	10	90	6.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	8	116	8.3
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Quentin Giles	9	7	1	109	2	23
WR Bryce Perkins	6	4	0	45	0	22
WR Edwin Holliday	5	2	0	32	0	24
WR Bernie Hassler	5	4	0	39	0	9
TE Jose Mueller	3	2	0	46	1	22
FB Bernard Branch	1	1	0	5	0	19
WR Ronnie Clements	1	1	0	10	0	1

Detroit	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Cary Bielby	8	3	0	39	0	23
WR Winston Conley	6	5	0	42	0	20
WR Tyrus Humphrey	4	3	0	57	1	17
WR Colin Fisk	4	1	2	16	0	14
TE Edgar Owens	2	2	0	21	0	26
RB Bo Sheldon	2	1	0	14	0	15
FB Alvin Ellis	2	2	0	14	0	18
TE Xavier Lyon	1	1	0	3	0	2

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Randall Papadopulos	4	16	4.00	4.93
Dominic Henry	2	-1	-0.50	5.00

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Tom Fox	2	2	1.00	7.93
Bo Sheldon	2	17	8.50	6.80

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Frankie Giles	2	1	13	6.50	9.53

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ian Foster	3	2	13	4.33	7.10

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Bryce Perkins	1	1	13	13.00	7.50
WR Quentin Giles	1	0	0	0.00	12.11

Detroit	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Winston Conley	1	1	9	9.00	7.00
WR Cary Bielby	1	0	0	0.00	4.88
FB Alvin Ellis	1	1	4	4.00	7.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Randall Papadopulos	2	0
Frankie Giles	2	1
Sean Abell	1	0

Detroit	Rushes	Conversions
Tom Fox	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Frankie Giles	7	3	3

Detroit	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ian Foster	12	7	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Quentin Giles	3	2	2
WR Edwin Holliday	2	0	0
WR Bryce Perkins	1	0	0
WR Ronnie Clements	1	1	1

Detroit	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Winston Conley	2	1	1
WR Tyrus Humphrey	2	1	1
TE Edgar Owens	2	2	1
WR Cary Bielby	2	1	1
TE Xavier Lyon	1	1	0
RB Bo Sheldon	1	0	0
FB Alvin Ellis	1	1	1
WR Colin Fisk	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 45,000 (65,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 13,500 (19,600)
End Zone 9,600 (14,200)
Mezzanine 5,500 (8,200)
Sideline Seats 9,300 (12,500)
Club Seats 4,800 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes 2,300 (3,500)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	45,000 (65,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	13,500 (19,600)
End Zone	9,600 (14,200)
Mezzanine	5,500 (8,200)
Sideline Seats	9,300 (12,500)
Club Seats	4,800 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes	2,300 (3,500)