Week 1, 2023

played in Detroit, MI

68 degrees, fair, calm

Minnesota Vikings	0	7	10	10	-	27
Detroit Lions	7	3	0	0	-	10

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:58 DET - Bo Sheldon 14 run (Wes Kozak extra point)
2Q: 13:57 DET - Wes Kozak 23 field goal
2Q: 05:31 MIN - Jose Mueller 18 pass from Frankie Giles (Jose Reed extra point)
3Q: 11:49 MIN - Jose Reed 43 field goal
3Q: 06:01 MIN - Nick Blackburn 60 punt return (Jose Reed extra point)
4Q: 09:56 MIN - Craig Bennetts 21 run (Jose Reed extra point)
4Q: 02:00 MIN - Jose Reed 39 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:58 DET - Bo Sheldon 14 run (Wes Kozak extra point)
2Q: 13:57 DET - Wes Kozak 23 field goal
2Q: 05:31 MIN - Jose Mueller 18 pass from Frankie Giles (Jose Reed extra point)
3Q: 11:49 MIN - Jose Reed 43 field goal
3Q: 06:01 MIN - Nick Blackburn 60 punt return (Jose Reed extra point)
4Q: 09:56 MIN - Craig Bennetts 21 run (Jose Reed extra point)
4Q: 02:00 MIN - Jose Reed 39 field goal

Team Statistics MIN DET
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 18 19
- by Rushing 5 10
- by Passing 11 7
- by Penalty 2 2
Total Net Yards 337 272
- Offensive Plays 52 72
- Yards per Play 6.48 3.78
Net Rushing Yards 157 193
- Rushing Attempts 23 46
- Yards per Rush 6.83 4.20
Net Passing Yards 180 79
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 28 - 19 - 0 26 - 8 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 187 79
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/7 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 6.21 3.04
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 7/14 7/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.8 7.8
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/45 4/26
Punt Returns/Yards 2/65 2/8
Kick Returns/Yards 3/58 5/117
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 29 OWN 26
Time of Possession 26:57 33:03

Team Statistics	MIN	DET
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	18	19
- by Rushing	5	10
- by Passing	11	7
- by Penalty	2	2
Total Net Yards	337	272
- Offensive Plays	52	72
- Yards per Play	6.48	3.78
Net Rushing Yards	157	193
- Rushing Attempts	23	46
- Yards per Rush	6.83	4.20
Net Passing Yards	180	79
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	28 - 19 - 0	26 - 8 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	187	79
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/7	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	6.21	3.04
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	7/14	7/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.8	7.8
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/45	4/26
Punt Returns/Yards	2/65	2/8
Kick Returns/Yards	3/58	5/117
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 29	OWN 26
Time of Possession	26:57	33:03

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	8:52	1:39	OWN 33	4	18	Punt
2	13:49	1:15	OWN 16	3	-2	Punt
2	10:30	5:07	OWN 20	12	80	Touchdown
2	0:15	0:15	OWN 16	1	58	Half
3	15:00	3:16	OWN 28	5	46	Field Goal
3	10:19	1:32	OWN 41	3	-1	Punt
3	3:58	1:30	OWN 20	3	5	Punt
3	2:28	1:20	OPP 39	3	8	Missed FG
4	14:49	5:11	OWN 22	9	78	Touchdown
4	6:43	4:48	OWN 41	9	37	Field Goal

Detroit Lions
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	6:08	OWN 32	11	68	Touchdown
1	7:13	8:24	OWN 3	18	91	Field Goal
2	12:34	2:04	OPP 49	3	9	Punt
2	5:23	5:08	OWN 12	12	33	Punt
3	11:44	1:25	OWN 19	3	5	Punt
3	8:47	2:54	OWN 7	7	17	Punt
3	5:53	1:55	OWN 25	3	-1	Punt
3	1:08	1:19	OWN 38	3	8	Punt
4	9:38	2:55	OWN 40	5	9	Interception
4	1:55	1:55	OWN 41	7	37	Game

Game MVP: Frankie Giles, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Mitch Fulcher	15	110	7.33	58	3	0
Craig Bennetts	7	40	5.71	21	2	1
Frankie Giles	1	7	7.00	7	0	0

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Bo Sheldon	25	139	5.56	15	5	1
Everett Schwartz	17	51	3.00	9	0	0
Alvin Ellis	3	-1	-0.33	0	0	0
Dexter Dodge	1	4	4.00	4	0	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Frankie Giles	28	19	187	1/7	1	26	0	98.3

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Dexter Dodge	26	8	79	0/0	0	15	1	24.3

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Jose Mueller	6	7	49	8.17	14	18	1
WR Bernie Hassler	5	9	56	11.20	6	26	0
WR Bryce Perkins	3	3	43	14.33	5	17	0
WR Quentin Giles	2	4	22	11.00	8	11	0
RB Craig Bennetts	2	2	14	7.00	4	8	0
TE Roman Ferrari	1	1	3	3.00	3	3	0
TE B.J. Dodge	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Dixon Cash	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Detroit	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Cary Bielby	2	10	26	13.00	3	15
TE Frankie Levenson	2	3	13	6.50	1	8
WR Chris McCullough	2	4	18	9.00	11	14
FB David Doyle	1	1	11	11.00	0	11
RB Everett Schwartz	1	1	11	11.00	0	11
RB Bo Sheldon	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
WR Claude Moulton	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
FB Alvin Ellis	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
TE Chester Mariotti	0	2	0	0.00	0	0
TE Jason Vines	0	2	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Doug Wright	1	0	0.00	0

Detroit	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Recov	Force
Pete Luster	1	0
J.R. Packer	0	1
Dixon Cash	0	1

Detroit	Fumb	Recov
Everett Schwartz	1	0
Christian Crane	1	0
Eric Lester	0	1

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jeff Tosheff	4	178	44.5	42.5	53	2

Detroit	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Eugene Johnson	6	233	38.8	28.7	46	1

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jose Reed	2/3	1/2	0/0	43	3/3

Detroit	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Wes Kozak	1/1	0/0	0/0	23	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Nick Blackburn	2	65	32.5	1

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Christian Crane	2	8	4.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Butch Blackwood	3	58	19.3	0

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Adrian Cotchery	5	117	23.4	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
S Jose Turner	9	3	44	26
DT J.R. Packer	5	3	34	25
OLB Max Wedderburn	4	4	33	21
ILB Nolan Money	4	3	38	22
OLB Brad Jeffries	4	2	25	7
CB Michael Huffman	4	1	36	21
S Harry Hines	4	0	29	19
CB Doug Wright	3	2	11	14
DT Deion Palmer	3	1	20	1
DE Carey Richardson	3	0	40	25
DT Tyrone Sawyers	2	0	16	5
S Emmitt Caldwell	2	0	29	19
DE Gerald Rosow	1	2	28	20
CB J.C. Sturm	1	1	29	18
CB Nick Blackburn	1	1	40	24
DT Perry Wilkerson	1	1	22	8
DE Dave Patterson	1	0	20	6
OLB Ricardo Compton	1	0	10	3

Detroit	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Ricardo Altuna	5	2	0.0	21	26
S Adrian Cotchery	5	1	0.0	20	23
OLB Daniel Lewis	4	1	0.0	9	8
CB Luke Bickford	4	0	0.0	15	22
ILB Jumbo Starks	4	0	0.0	22	27
DT Claude Hodges	3	3	0.0	18	21
DT Randy Murray	3	0	0.0	13	17
CB Mack Elling	3	0	0.0	15	19
DE Vinny Pritchett	2	1	0.5	17	15
OLB Peter Peters	2	1	0.0	3	7
DE Roman Conway	2	1	0.0	21	22
DT Renaldo Walsh	1	2	0.5	8	7
ILB Louis Hall	1	3	0.0	20	22
S Sherman Ferguson	1	1	0.0	15	17
WR Claude Moulton	1	0	---	---	---
CB Calvin Liening	1	0	0.0	13	16
S Ray Bilek	0	1	0.0	12	24

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT J.R. Packer	0.0	1	1	0	25
DE Carey Richardson	0.0	0	4	2	25

Detroit	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Vinny Pritchett	0.5	1	1	15
DT Renaldo Walsh	0.5	0	0	7
DT Randy Murray	0.0	2	0	17
DT Claude Hodges	0.0	1	0	21

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Max Wedderburn	2	0	0	21
ILB Nolan Money	1	2	0	22
CB Michael Huffman	1	2	0	21
CB Nick Blackburn	1	1	0	24
CB Doug Wright	1	0	1	14
OLB Ricardo Compton	1	0	0	3
S Emmitt Caldwell	1	0	0	19
S Jose Turner	0	1	0	26
CB J.C. Sturm	0	1	0	18
S Harry Hines	0	1	0	19

Detroit	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Adrian Cotchery	4	0	23
CB Luke Bickford	4	0	22
CB Ricardo Altuna	2	1	26
CB Mack Elling	2	0	19
DT Claude Hodges	1	0	21
OLB Peter Peters	1	0	7
DE Vinny Pritchett	1	0	15
OLB Daniel Lewis	1	0	8
CB Calvin Liening	1	0	16
DE Roman Conway	1	0	22
ILB Jumbo Starks	1	0	27

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Kurt Drake	2	5	0	20	0	24
Marshall Burns	1	5	1	21	0	28
Donald Starks	1	3	0	20	0	26
Kris Arnold	1	1	0	6	0	12
Rod Erickson	0	4	0	22	0	23
Pete Luster	0	2	0	3	0	3
Jose Mueller	0	1	1	17	0	21
Britt Sims	0	1	0	22	1	27

Detroit	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Eric Lester	5	10	40	22
Randy Quimby	5	10	37	24
Terrell Forbes	3	8	41	22
Larry Jagger	2	9	44	24
Donny Cavazos	1	2	34	22
Alvin Ellis	1	1	33	19
David Doyle	0	1	12	6
Clifton Cote	0	1	17	8
Frankie Levenson	0	1	28	16
Chester Mariotti	0	1	35	15
Grant Porter	0	1	15	6

Special Teams Statistics

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Jose Mueller	3	13
Harry Hines	2	12
Dixon Cash	1	13
Spanky Thompson	1	12
Roman Ferrari	0	19
Burt Woodson	0	16
Grady Roberson	0	15
Emmitt Caldwell	0	15
Nolan Money	0	13
Michael Huffman	0	13
Brad Jeffries	0	9
Doug Wright	0	9
B.J. Dodge	0	9
Jose Reed	0	9
Kris Arnold	0	7
Nick Blackburn	0	7
Hunter Parrish	0	7
Pete Luster	0	7
Jeff Tosheff	0	7
Rod Erickson	0	5
Perry Wilkerson	0	5
Marshall Burns	0	5
Mitch Fulcher	0	5
Gerald Rosow	0	4
Deion Palmer	0	4
Ty Rivers	0	3
Butch Blackwood	0	3
Kurt Drake	0	2
J.R. Packer	0	2
Jose Turner	0	1
Max Wedderburn	0	1
Carey Richardson	0	1

Detroit	Tackles	STPlays
Luke Bickford	2	20
Jason Vines	1	16
Mo Garrett	1	16
Everett Schwartz	0	20
Peter Peters	0	17
Sherman Ferguson	0	15
Billy Joe Maxwell	0	13
Mack Elling	0	12
Frankie Levenson	0	11
Adrian Cotchery	0	9
Chris McCullough	0	8
Eugene Johnson	0	7
Clifton Cote	0	7
Grant Porter	0	7
Christian Crane	0	7
Carl Hayes	0	6
Donny Cavazos	0	6
John Lynch	0	6
Alvin Ellis	0	5
Randy Murray	0	4
Wes Kozak	0	4
Claude Hodges	0	4
Chester Mariotti	0	4
Larry Jagger	0	3
Vinny Pritchett	0	3
Renaldo Walsh	0	3
Louis Hall	0	3
Ricardo Altuna	0	3
Roman Conway	0	3
Jumbo Starks	0	3
David Doyle	0	2
Terrell Forbes	0	1
J.B. Hock	0	1
Cary Bielby	0	1
Dana Newhart	0	1
Calvin Liening	0	1
Ray Bilek	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	105	17.5
Middle	7	8	1.1
Right	10	44	4.4
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	15	74	4.9
Middle	10	33	3.3
Right	21	86	4.1
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Frankie Giles	28	19	1	0	4	1	4	1	0

Detroit	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Dexter Dodge	26	8	0	1	2	8	5	2	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	13	86	5.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	4	57	9.5
Long (19+ Yds)	6	2	44	7.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	19	6.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	2	15	1.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	4	45	3.5
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Bernie Hassler	9	5	2	56	1	21
TE Jose Mueller	7	6	0	49	0	21
WR Quentin Giles	4	2	2	22	0	18
WR Bryce Perkins	3	3	0	43	0	13
RB Craig Bennetts	2	2	0	14	0	11
TE Roman Ferrari	1	1	0	3	0	14
TE B.J. Dodge	1	0	0	0	0	8
WR Dixon Cash	1	0	0	0	0	9

Detroit	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
WR Cary Bielby	10	2	1	26	21
WR Chris McCullough	4	2	0	18	16
TE Frankie Levenson	3	2	0	13	16
TE Chester Mariotti	2	0	0	0	15
TE Jason Vines	2	0	0	0	4
FB David Doyle	1	1	0	11	6
RB Bo Sheldon	1	0	0	0	10
WR Claude Moulton	1	0	0	0	3
FB Alvin Ellis	1	0	1	0	19
RB Everett Schwartz	1	1	0	11	16

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Bo Sheldon	5	21	4.20	5.56
Everett Schwartz	2	13	6.50	3.00
Alvin Ellis	1	0	0.00	-0.33

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Frankie Giles	1	1	18	18.00	6.68

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Dexter Dodge	1	1	5	5.00	3.04

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Jose Mueller	1	1	18	18.00	7.00

Detroit	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Frankie Levenson	1	1	5	5.00	4.33

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Frankie Giles	1	1
Craig Bennetts	1	0
Mitch Fulcher	1	1

Detroit	Rushes	Conversions
Everett Schwartz	4	1
Bo Sheldon	1	0
Alvin Ellis	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Frankie Giles	11	8	5

Detroit	Att	Comp	Conversions
Dexter Dodge	12	7	6

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Jose Mueller	4	3	1
WR Bernie Hassler	3	2	1
WR Quentin Giles	2	1	1
WR Bryce Perkins	1	1	1
TE Roman Ferrari	1	1	1

Detroit	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Cary Bielby	5	2	2
TE Frankie Levenson	2	2	2
WR Chris McCullough	2	2	1
FB David Doyle	1	1	1
WR Claude Moulton	1	0	0
TE Chester Mariotti	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 40,500 (65,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 12,100 (19,600)
End Zone 8,800 (14,200)
Mezzanine 4,900 (8,200)
Sideline Seats 8,200 (12,500)
Club Seats 4,400 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes 2,100 (3,500)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	40,500 (65,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	12,100 (19,600)
End Zone	8,800 (14,200)
Mezzanine	4,900 (8,200)
Sideline Seats	8,200 (12,500)
Club Seats	4,400 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes	2,100 (3,500)