Week 17, 2024

played in Detroit, MI

68 degrees, fair, calm

Minnesota Vikings	0	6	0	7	0	-	13
Detroit Lions	0	3	10	0	3	-	16

Scoring Summary
2Q: 09:08 DET - Wes Kozak 37 field goal
2Q: 05:36 MIN - Kevin Matthews 36 field goal
2Q: 00:55 MIN - Kevin Matthews 35 field goal
3Q: 06:21 DET - Teddy Hastings 15 run (Wes Kozak extra point)
3Q: 01:50 DET - Wes Kozak 18 field goal
4Q: 02:16 MIN - Dixon Cash 16 pass from Frankie Giles (Kevin Matthews extra point)
OT: 04:42 DET - Wes Kozak 29 field goal

Scoring Summary
2Q: 09:08 DET - Wes Kozak 37 field goal
2Q: 05:36 MIN - Kevin Matthews 36 field goal
2Q: 00:55 MIN - Kevin Matthews 35 field goal
3Q: 06:21 DET - Teddy Hastings 15 run (Wes Kozak extra point)
3Q: 01:50 DET - Wes Kozak 18 field goal
4Q: 02:16 MIN - Dixon Cash 16 pass from Frankie Giles (Kevin Matthews extra point)
OT: 04:42 DET - Wes Kozak 29 field goal

Team Statistics MIN DET
Record 13-3 9-7
First Downs 22 24
- by Rushing 10 6
- by Passing 10 15
- by Penalty 2 3
Total Net Yards 391 411
- Offensive Plays 65 80
- Yards per Play 6.02 5.14
Net Rushing Yards 141 183
- Rushing Attempts 29 45
- Yards per Rush 4.86 4.07
Net Passing Yards 250 228
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 36 - 22 - 0 33 - 20 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 250 241
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 2/13
- Yards per Pass Play 6.94 6.51
Fumbles/Lost 2/2 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 6/14 7/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.6 5.9
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 7/55 5/30
Punt Returns/Yards 2/18 1/6
Kick Returns/Yards 4/105 4/100
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/2 1/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 29 OWN 27
Time of Possession 30:47 39:38

Team Statistics	MIN	DET
Record	13-3	9-7
First Downs	22	24
- by Rushing	10	6
- by Passing	10	15
- by Penalty	2	3
Total Net Yards	391	411
- Offensive Plays	65	80
- Yards per Play	6.02	5.14
Net Rushing Yards	141	183
- Rushing Attempts	29	45
- Yards per Rush	4.86	4.07
Net Passing Yards	250	228
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	36 - 22 - 0	33 - 20 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	250	241
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	2/13
- Yards per Pass Play	6.94	6.51
Fumbles/Lost	2/2	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	6/14	7/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.6	5.9
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	7/55	5/30
Punt Returns/Yards	2/18	1/6
Kick Returns/Yards	4/105	4/100
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/2	1/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 29	OWN 27
Time of Possession	30:47	39:38

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:41	1:39	OWN 16	3	31	Fumble
1	8:53	4:50	OWN 20	9	33	Punt
1	0:31	0:51	OWN 39	3	0	Punt
2	9:02	3:34	OWN 36	7	45	Field Goal
2	3:07	2:17	OWN 20	7	62	Field Goal
3	15:00	2:16	OWN 37	4	14	Punt
3	6:13	0:37	OWN 45	1	14	Fumble
3	1:43	4:10	OWN 39	7	25	Punt
4	8:48	6:38	OWN 5	13	95	Touchdown
4	0:23	0:23	OWN 41	2	37	Half
OT1	13:24	1:08	OWN 21	3	6	Punt
OT1	10:00	3:24	OWN 20	6	14	Punt

Detroit Lions
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:19	OWN 20	6	26	Punt
1	11:02	2:09	OPP 47	3	9	Punt
1	4:03	3:32	OWN 20	6	11	Punt
2	14:40	5:38	OWN 27	12	53	Field Goal
2	5:28	2:21	OWN 30	4	26	Punt
2	0:50	0:50	OWN 33	4	10	Half
3	12:44	6:31	OWN 6	13	94	Touchdown
3	5:36	3:53	OWN 41	8	58	Field Goal
4	12:33	3:45	OWN 20	6	21	Punt
4	2:10	1:47	OWN 29	7	37	Missed FG
OT1	15:00	1:36	OWN 34	3	8	Punt
OT1	12:16	2:16	OWN 34	6	18	Punt
OT1	6:36	2:01	OWN 28	3	60	Field Goal

Game MVP: Teddy Hastings, Detroit Lions

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Jeremy Kirk	18	90	5.00	18	5
Mitch Fulcher	7	16	2.29	9	0
Frankie Giles	4	35	8.75	12	2

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Teddy Hastings	24	79	3.29	15	1	1
Christian Crane	19	56	2.95	13	2	0
Lorenzo Capoccia	1	3	3.00	3	0	0
Brent Kingsblood	1	45	45.00	45	1	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Frankie Giles	36	22	250	0/0	1	42	0	91.2

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ricardo Gerhardt	17	10	110	1/8	0	21	0	78.1
Lorenzo Capoccia	16	10	131	1/5	0	50	0	88.3

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Quentin Giles	5	12	101	20.20	19	42	0
TE B.J. Dodge	5	7	42	8.40	3	14	0
WR Bernie Hassler	3	5	37	12.33	6	18	0
WR Sherman Styles	3	4	32	10.67	9	19	0
RB Jeremy Kirk	2	2	14	7.00	1	12	0
WR Dixon Cash	2	4	24	12.00	2	16	1
WR Grady Roberson	1	1	1	1.00	0	1	0
RB Mitch Fulcher	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0

Detroit	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
TE Frankie Levenson	7	10	54	7.71	10	12
WR Sam Arce	5	7	77	15.40	22	50
WR Isaac Briggs	3	6	49	16.33	24	21
WR Chris McCullough	2	3	22	11.00	0	12
RB Teddy Hastings	2	3	34	17.00	9	17
WR Billy Joe Maxwell	1	2	5	5.00	0	5
RB Christian Crane	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
TE Brent Kingsblood	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Detroit	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Frankie Giles	1	0	0	0
B.J. Dodge	1	0	0	0

Detroit	Recov	Force
Sherman Ferguson	1	0
Roman Conway	1	0
Jumbo Starks	0	1
Kent Stephenson	0	1

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jeff Tosheff	6	235	39.2	31.5	47	1

Detroit	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Darrell Shepherd	7	307	43.9	32.7	54	2

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Kevin Matthews	2/2	0/0	0/0	36	1/1

Detroit	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Wes Kozak	3/4	0/1	0/1	37	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Nick Blackburn	2	18	9.0	0

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Walter Castillo	1	6	6.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Butch Blackwood	2	55	27.5	0
Edwin Forbes	2	50	25.0	0

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Adrian Cotchery	3	70	23.3	0
Billy Joe Maxwell	1	30	30.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Jose Turner	9	6	0.0	44	33
ILB Nolan Money	9	2	0.0	38	26
S Emmitt Caldwell	8	2	0.0	38	35
DT J.R. Packer	5	1	0.5	36	29
OLB Ian Newsome	5	2	0.0	24	22
OLB Archie Burton	5	1	0.0	22	17
CB Casey Rindfleisch	4	3	0.0	18	24
DE Gerald Rosow	3	2	0.5	32	24
DE Dave Patterson	3	1	0.5	29	25
DT Bucky Bullock	3	2	0.0	28	13
OLB Ricardo Compton	3	0	0.0	13	5
DE Mark Archer	2	1	0.5	38	29
OLB Buddy Wiggins	2	1	0.0	18	11
DT Deion Palmer	2	1	0.0	18	14
CB J.C. Sturm	1	1	0.0	27	23
CB Michael Huffman	1	0	0.0	25	23
DE Britt Wynn	1	0	0.0	4	2
CB Nick Blackburn	0	2	0.0	33	22

Detroit	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
S Adrian Cotchery	8	1	28	30
S Sherman Ferguson	6	0	23	33
OLB Daniel Lewis	4	1	27	35
DE Dana Newhart	4	0	21	27
ILB Jumbo Starks	3	1	27	34
CB Kent Stephenson	3	1	14	13
CB Ricardo Altuna	3	0	17	24
DE Roman Conway	3	0	22	26
DT Kenneth Wallace	2	3	19	24
ILB Louis Hall	2	2	13	16
CB Luke Bickford	2	1	20	27
CB Calvin Liening	2	1	18	21
CB Lamont Buchanan	2	1	17	22
ILB Rico Barrington	2	0	10	10
S Ray Bilek	2	0	8	13
ILB John Lynch	0	1	6	4
DE Bob Marischen	0	1	14	18

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Mark Archer	0.5	1	3	3	29
DT J.R. Packer	0.5	0	2	0	29
DE Dave Patterson	0.5	0	0	0	25
DE Gerald Rosow	0.5	0	0	0	24
DT Deion Palmer	0.0	0	1	0	14

Detroit	Hurry	PPlay
DE Roman Conway	3	26
DE Bob Marischen	2	18
DT Randy Murray	1	12
DT Kenneth Wallace	1	24
DE Dana Newhart	1	27
OLB Daniel Lewis	1	35

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Emmitt Caldwell	4	0	35
OLB Ian Newsome	3	1	22
CB Casey Rindfleisch	3	1	24
OLB Archie Burton	3	0	17
S Jose Turner	2	1	33
OLB Buddy Wiggins	1	0	11
OLB Ricardo Compton	1	0	5
ILB Nolan Money	1	0	26
CB Michael Huffman	1	0	23
DE Britt Wynn	1	0	2

Detroit	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Adrian Cotchery	4	0	30
S Sherman Ferguson	4	0	33
CB Ricardo Altuna	3	2	24
CB Lamont Buchanan	3	0	22
CB Kent Stephenson	2	0	13
ILB Rico Barrington	1	0	10
DE Dana Newhart	1	0	27
ILB Louis Hall	1	0	16
S Ray Bilek	1	0	13
DE Roman Conway	1	0	26
ILB Jumbo Starks	1	0	34
CB Luke Bickford	0	1	27

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Wes Pentasuglio	4	4	24	28
Donald Starks	2	6	24	30
Troy Branch	2	4	14	19
Kurt Drake	2	3	24	29
Pete Luster	1	2	12	11
Marshall Burns	0	4	26	32
Kris Arnold	0	2	21	31

Detroit	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Adrian Williamson	4	6	37	0	34
Jesse Brusca	3	5	28	1	15
Donny Cavazos	2	10	37	0	27
Larry Jagger	1	7	44	0	33
Frankie Levenson	1	2	44	0	33
Dean Dresslar	0	7	38	0	33
Grant Porter	0	6	32	1	30
Rico Schleinat	0	1	9	0	3

Special Teams Statistics

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Dixon Cash	2	13
Ian Newsome	1	19
Roman Ferrari	1	17
Nolan Money	1	12
Nick Blackburn	0	29
Burt Woodson	0	22
Billy Joe Carmazzi	0	17
Butch Blackwood	0	16
Buddy Wiggins	0	14
Grady Roberson	0	13
Emmitt Caldwell	0	12
Edwin Forbes	0	11
Mark Archer	0	11
Lorenzo Lynch	0	9
Kurt Drake	0	8
Troy Branch	0	8
Kris Arnold	0	8
Jeff Tosheff	0	8
Pete Luster	0	7
J.R. Packer	0	6
Michael Huffman	0	6
Mitch Fulcher	0	6
Casey Rindfleisch	0	5
Dwight McCullough	0	5
Jose Turner	0	4
Dave Patterson	0	3
Deion Palmer	0	3
Britt Wynn	0	3
Archie Burton	0	2
J.C. Sturm	0	2
Jeremy Kirk	0	2
Gerald Rosow	0	2
Kevin Matthews	0	2
Bucky Bullock	0	2
Wes Pentasuglio	0	1

Detroit	Tackles	STPlays
Kent Stephenson	3	17
Frankie Levenson	2	16
Mo Garrett	1	9
Christian Crane	0	25
Rico Barrington	0	23
Brent Kingsblood	0	20
Cary Bielby	0	19
Billy Joe Maxwell	0	13
Larry Jagger	0	11
Donny Cavazos	0	11
Adrian Williamson	0	11
Rico Schleinat	0	11
Lamont Buchanan	0	11
Ray Bilek	0	11
Grant Porter	0	10
Walter Castillo	0	10
Wes Kozak	0	8
Darrell Shepherd	0	7
Bob Marischen	0	7
Bo Sheldon	0	6
Adrian Cotchery	0	5
John Lynch	0	5
Thomas Shepherd	0	5
Lorenzo Capoccia	0	4
Randy Murray	0	4
Raymond Blanton	0	4
Kenneth Wallace	0	3
Luke Bickford	0	3
Sherman Ferguson	0	3
Louis Hall	0	3
Dana Newhart	0	2
Daniel Lewis	0	2
Teddy Hastings	0	2
Roman Conway	0	2
Jumbo Starks	0	2
Chris McCullough	0	1
Jesse Brusca	0	1
Ricardo Altuna	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	27	4.5
Middle	17	86	5.1
Right	6	28	4.7
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	19	88	4.6
Middle	8	56	7.0
Right	18	39	2.2
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Frankie Giles	36	22	2	0	2	3	9	0	0

Detroit	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ricardo Gerhardt	17	10	1	2	0	2	3	1	0
Lorenzo Capoccia	16	10	1	0	1	1	3	2	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	13	73	4.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	16	8	135	8.4
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	42	8.4

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	8	64	4.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	19	11	127	6.7
Long (19+ Yds)	1	1	50	50.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Quentin Giles	12	5	2	101	2	24
TE B.J. Dodge	7	5	0	42	0	25
WR Bernie Hassler	5	3	0	37	0	25
WR Dixon Cash	4	2	0	24	0	12
WR Sherman Styles	4	3	0	32	0	23
RB Jeremy Kirk	2	2	0	14	0	26
WR Grady Roberson	1	1	0	1	0	4
RB Mitch Fulcher	1	1	0	-1	0	10

Detroit	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Frankie Levenson	10	7	1	54	0	33
WR Sam Arce	7	5	0	77	1	27
WR Isaac Briggs	6	3	0	49	1	17
WR Chris McCullough	3	2	0	22	0	12
RB Teddy Hastings	3	2	0	34	0	26
WR Billy Joe Maxwell	2	1	0	5	0	12
RB Christian Crane	1	0	0	0	0	9
TE Brent Kingsblood	1	0	0	0	0	26

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Teddy Hastings	6	21	3.50	3.29
Christian Crane	1	1	1.00	2.95

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Frankie Giles	6	1	16	2.67	6.94

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Lorenzo Capoccia	2	1	9	4.50	8.19
Ricardo Gerhardt	1	0	0	0.00	6.47

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Quentin Giles	3	0	0	0.00	8.42
WR Dixon Cash	2	1	16	8.00	6.00
WR Bernie Hassler	1	0	0	0.00	7.40

Detroit	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Frankie Levenson	1	0	0	0.00	5.40
WR Isaac Briggs	1	0	0	0.00	8.17
WR Sam Arce	1	1	9	9.00	11.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Jeremy Kirk	4	3
Frankie Giles	1	1

Detroit	Rushes	Conversions
Christian Crane	5	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Frankie Giles	9	2	2

Detroit	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ricardo Gerhardt	8	5	4
Lorenzo Capoccia	4	3	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Quentin Giles	4	1	1
WR Bernie Hassler	3	1	1
TE B.J. Dodge	1	0	0
WR Sherman Styles	1	0	0

Detroit	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Sam Arce	4	3	2
WR Chris McCullough	3	2	2
TE Frankie Levenson	2	2	2
WR Isaac Briggs	2	1	1
RB Christian Crane	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 45,600 (65,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 13,500 (19,600)
End Zone 9,700 (14,200)
Mezzanine 5,500 (8,200)
Sideline Seats 9,200 (12,500)
Club Seats 4,900 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes 2,800 (3,500)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	45,600 (65,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	13,500 (19,600)
End Zone	9,700 (14,200)
Mezzanine	5,500 (8,200)
Sideline Seats	9,200 (12,500)
Club Seats	4,900 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes	2,800 (3,500)