Week 1, 2026

played in Minnesota, MN

68 degrees, fair, calm

Detroit Lions	0	10	7	7	-	24
Minnesota Vikings	0	21	0	0	-	21

Scoring Summary
2Q: 15:00 DET - George Price 43 field goal
2Q: 07:47 MIN - Butch Blackwood 14 pass from Frankie Giles (Kevin Matthews extra point)
2Q: 04:26 MIN - Rick Collins 49 pass from Frankie Giles (Kevin Matthews extra point)
2Q: 01:09 DET - Brent Kingsblood 20 pass from Dexter Dodge (George Price extra point)
2Q: 00:42 MIN - Sherman Styles 46 pass from Frankie Giles (Kevin Matthews extra point)
3Q: 09:03 DET - Dexter Dodge 3 run (George Price extra point)
4Q: 09:23 DET - Chris McCullough 7 pass from Dexter Dodge (George Price extra point)

Scoring Summary
2Q: 15:00 DET - George Price 43 field goal
2Q: 07:47 MIN - Butch Blackwood 14 pass from Frankie Giles (Kevin Matthews extra point)
2Q: 04:26 MIN - Rick Collins 49 pass from Frankie Giles (Kevin Matthews extra point)
2Q: 01:09 DET - Brent Kingsblood 20 pass from Dexter Dodge (George Price extra point)
2Q: 00:42 MIN - Sherman Styles 46 pass from Frankie Giles (Kevin Matthews extra point)
3Q: 09:03 DET - Dexter Dodge 3 run (George Price extra point)
4Q: 09:23 DET - Chris McCullough 7 pass from Dexter Dodge (George Price extra point)

Team Statistics DET MIN
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 20 15
- by Rushing 4 5
- by Passing 15 9
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 340 356
- Offensive Plays 64 60
- Yards per Play 5.31 5.93
Net Rushing Yards 105 142
- Rushing Attempts 31 27
- Yards per Rush 3.39 5.26
Net Passing Yards 235 214
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 32 - 21 - 0 32 - 20 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 241 222
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/6 1/8
- Yards per Pass Play 7.12 6.48
Fumbles/Lost 2/0 2/0
3rd Down Conversions 8/16 8/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.8 5.1
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 5/35 3/30
Punt Returns/Yards 2/14 5/45
Kick Returns/Yards 3/59 3/67
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 23 OWN 31
Time of Possession 31:20 28:40

Team Statistics	DET	MIN
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	20	15
- by Rushing	4	5
- by Passing	15	9
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	340	356
- Offensive Plays	64	60
- Yards per Play	5.31	5.93
Net Rushing Yards	105	142
- Rushing Attempts	31	27
- Yards per Rush	3.39	5.26
Net Passing Yards	235	214
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	32 - 21 - 0	32 - 20 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	241	222
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/6	1/8
- Yards per Pass Play	7.12	6.48
Fumbles/Lost	2/0	2/0
3rd Down Conversions	8/16	8/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.8	5.1
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	5/35	3/30
Punt Returns/Yards	2/14	5/45
Kick Returns/Yards	3/59	3/67
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 23	OWN 31
Time of Possession	31:20	28:40

Drive Charts

Detroit Lions
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:46	2:04	OWN 8	4	18	Punt
1	7:18	1:11	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
1	4:28	4:34	OWN 31	7	43	Field Goal
2	7:41	1:20	OWN 29	3	2	Punt
2	4:10	3:15	OWN 29	7	71	Touchdown
2	0:28	0:28	OWN 24	2	12	Half
3	15:00	6:09	OWN 20	12	80	Touchdown
3	6:18	1:30	OWN 16	3	6	Punt
3	2:20	8:08	OWN 8	18	92	Touchdown
4	4:32	1:46	OWN 29	3	4	Punt
4	1:46	0:35	OWN 42	3	5	Punt

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:14	OWN 30	6	13	Punt
1	8:42	1:24	OWN 48	3	6	Punt
1	6:07	1:39	OWN 26	3	8	Punt
2	14:54	7:13	OWN 20	14	80	Touchdown
2	6:21	2:11	OWN 32	6	68	Touchdown
2	0:55	0:27	OWN 20	3	80	Touchdown
3	8:51	2:33	OWN 42	3	8	Punt
3	4:48	2:28	OWN 36	6	26	Punt
4	9:12	4:40	OWN 32	7	44	Missed FG
4	2:46	1:00	OWN 42	4	23	Missed FG
4	1:11	1:11	OWN 20	6	10	Downs

Game MVP: Dexter Dodge, Detroit Lions

Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Broderick Darquea	13	27	2.08	8	0	0
Teddy Hastings	11	45	4.09	10	2	0
Dexter Dodge	4	29	7.25	12	1	1
Cary Bielby	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
Alvin Ellis	1	3	3.00	3	0	0
Sam Arce	1	1	1.00	1	0	0

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Mitch Fulcher	16	83	5.19	19	1
Burt Woodson	5	34	6.80	20	1
Bo Nowakowski	5	21	4.20	10	1
Bernie Hassler	1	4	4.00	4	0

Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Dexter Dodge	32	21	241	1/6	2	33	0	109.0

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Frankie Giles	32	20	222	1/8	3	49	0	114.3

Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Cary Bielby	5	8	68	13.60	23	21	0
TE Sherman Crane	4	6	36	9.00	1	13	0
WR Chris McCullough	3	4	39	13.00	15	21	1
RB Teddy Hastings	3	4	26	8.67	3	13	0
TE Brent Kingsblood	3	6	26	8.67	8	20	1
WR Sam Arce	2	3	37	18.50	20	33	0
RB Broderick Darquea	1	1	9	9.00	3	9	0

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Sherman Styles	6	10	94	15.67	44	46	1
WR Rick Collins	4	6	58	14.50	40	49	1
FB Clyde Uerling	4	5	39	9.75	17	20	0
WR Bernie Hassler	3	5	18	6.00	6	10	0
WR Butch Blackwood	2	3	17	8.50	0	14	1
RB Mitch Fulcher	1	1	-4	-4.00	0	-4	0
TE Josh Harding	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Detroit	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Detroit	Fumb	Recov	Force
Broderick Darquea	1	0	0
Teddy Hastings	1	0	0
Randy Quimby	0	1	0
Jesse Brusca	0	1	0
Adrian Cotchery	0	0	2

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force
Sherman Styles	1	0	0
Bo Nowakowski	1	0	0
Lamar Martin	0	1	0
Josh Harding	0	1	0
Carey Richardson	0	0	1
Earl Gramble	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Detroit	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Darrell Shepherd	6	275	45.8	35.0	54	1

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Gino McDaniel	5	208	41.6	34.8	49	3

Kicking Statistics

Detroit	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
George Price	1/1	1/1	0/0	43	3/3

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Kevin Matthews	0/2	0/2	0/1	0	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Christian Crane	2	14	7.0	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bernie Hassler	5	45	9.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bob Holmes	2	38	19.0	0
Raymond Blanton	1	21	21.0	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Butch Blackwood	2	46	23.0	0
Damon Morris	1	21	21.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Detroit	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Adrian Cotchery	9	1	0.0	19	31
ILB Jumbo Starks	7	2	0.0	24	32
ILB Louis Hall	4	1	0.0	20	17
OLB Daniel Lewis	4	0	0.0	27	33
CB Wes Huntley	3	0	0.0	19	29
CB Grant Prescott	3	0	0.0	19	27
S Sherman Ferguson	2	5	0.0	20	27
DT Kenneth Wallace	2	1	0.0	14	12
S Lamont Buchanan	2	1	0.0	14	8
CB Raymond Blanton	2	1	0.0	5	11
DE Dana Newhart	1	0	1.0	17	15
DE Roman Conway	1	2	0.0	20	27
CB Ian Kindred	1	1	0.0	10	12
OLB Harold McBeal	1	0	0.0	9	4
DE Vinny Pritchett	1	0	0.0	16	19
ILB John Lynch	1	0	0.0	5	1
CB Ricardo Altuna	1	0	0.0	23	29
DT James Taylor	1	0	0.0	13	21

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Earl Gramble	9	0	0.0	23	28
DT Tyrone Sawyers	6	1	0.0	17	20
S Emmitt Caldwell	4	1	0.0	28	29
DE Mark Archer	4	0	0.0	28	27
OLB Jeff Roman	4	0	0.0	23	26
DE Carey Richardson	3	1	0.5	25	28
DT Deion Palmer	3	1	0.0	13	15
OLB Shannon McKenzie	3	1	0.0	8	7
CB Michael Huffman	3	0	0.0	18	23
CB J.C. Sturm	2	0	0.0	18	21
S Harry Hines	2	0	0.0	23	27
S Jorge Winkler	1	2	0.0	11	10
DE Britt Wynn	1	1	0.0	9	10
ILB Roman Cassidy	1	1	0.0	21	27
OLB Earnest Shepherd	1	1	0.0	4	2
CB Les McFarlane	1	1	0.0	22	18
ILB Nolan Money	1	0	0.0	10	6
DT Edwin Duerr	1	0	0.0	7	9
OLB Brady Spencer	0	1	0.5	2	3

Pass Rush Statistics

Detroit	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Dana Newhart	1.0	0	0	15
DE Roman Conway	0.0	3	0	27
DE Devin Page	0.0	2	0	5
DE Vinny Pritchett	0.0	1	1	19

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Carey Richardson	0.5	0	0	2	28
OLB Brady Spencer	0.5	0	0	0	3
DE Britt Wynn	0.0	1	0	0	10
DE Mark Archer	0.0	0	1	2	27
DT Deion Palmer	0.0	0	1	0	15
S Harry Hines	0.0	0	1	0	27

Pass Defense Statistics

Detroit	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Grant Prescott	4	0	27
S Adrian Cotchery	3	0	31
OLB Daniel Lewis	3	0	33
ILB Jumbo Starks	3	0	32
S Sherman Ferguson	2	1	27
ILB Louis Hall	2	0	17
CB Ricardo Altuna	1	2	29
S Lamont Buchanan	1	0	8
CB Ian Kindred	1	0	12
CB Wes Huntley	0	2	29

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Earl Gramble	7	0	28
CB Michael Huffman	2	0	23
S Emmitt Caldwell	2	0	29
OLB Jeff Roman	2	0	26
S Harry Hines	1	3	27
S Jorge Winkler	1	0	10
CB J.C. Sturm	1	0	21
DE Carey Richardson	1	0	28
DT Tyrone Sawyers	1	0	20
DE Britt Wynn	1	0	10
OLB Earnest Shepherd	1	0	2
CB Les McFarlane	1	0	18

Blocking Statistics

Detroit	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Lance Salter	1	11	2	31	0	33
Jesse Brusca	1	3	0	24	0	28
Randy Quimby	1	2	0	27	1	28
Rico Schleinat	0	4	0	22	0	31
Sherman Crane	0	3	0	26	0	21
Mike Worzella	0	2	0	12	0	10
Dusty Edwards	0	2	0	22	0	25
Rich Paschke	0	1	0	8	0	7

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Rod Erickson	3	6	23	0	31
Marshall Burns	2	6	27	1	29
Lamar Martin	2	2	19	0	31
Donald Starks	1	4	26	0	29
Keith Blake	1	2	4	0	3
Clyde Uerling	1	2	20	0	25
Brent Finkes	0	3	18	0	27
Pete Luster	0	2	17	0	7

Special Teams Statistics

Detroit	Tackles	STPlays
Harold McBeal	3	15
Gus Strickland	2	15
Sherman Crane	1	15
Wes Huntley	1	11
Alvin Ellis	1	6
Broderick Darquea	0	17
Christian Crane	0	15
Thomas Shepherd	0	13
Bob Holmes	0	12
Ian Kindred	0	11
John Lynch	0	9
Raymond Blanton	0	9
Chris McCullough	0	8
Rich Paschke	0	7
Randy Quimby	0	7
Dwayne Gelbart	0	7
Dana Newhart	0	7
Tracy Durham	0	7
Mike Worzella	0	7
George Price	0	6
Darrell Shepherd	0	6
Kenneth Wallace	0	5
Teddy Hastings	0	5
Brent Kingsblood	0	5
Jesse Brusca	0	4
Adrian Cotchery	0	3
Louis Hall	0	3
Lance Salter	0	3
Daniel Lewis	0	2
Sherman Ferguson	0	2
Devin Page	0	2
Ricardo Altuna	0	2
Roman Conway	0	2
Jumbo Starks	0	2
Billy Frysinger	0	1
Lamont Buchanan	0	1
Morten Cote	0	1

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Sherman Styles	3	5
Les McFarlane	1	19
Troy Branch	1	7
Bo Nowakowski	0	18
Burt Woodson	0	16
Butch Blackwood	0	15
Shannon McKenzie	0	15
Josh Harding	0	14
Jorge Winkler	0	13
Rick Collins	0	13
Damon Morris	0	12
B.J. Dodge	0	12
Brady Spencer	0	9
Keith Blake	0	7
Lamar Martin	0	7
Bernie Hassler	0	7
Pete Luster	0	7
Gino McDaniel	0	7
Rod Erickson	0	6
Kevin Matthews	0	6
Tyrone Sawyers	0	6
Nolan Money	0	5
Britt Wynn	0	5
Clyde Uerling	0	4
Earnest Shepherd	0	3
Michael Huffman	0	2
Deion Palmer	0	2
Carey Richardson	0	2
Roman Cassidy	0	2
Edwin Duerr	0	2
Harry Hines	0	1
Emmitt Caldwell	0	1
Brent Finkes	0	1
Jeff Roman	0	1
Earl Gramble	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	26	2.9
Middle	8	37	4.6
Right	14	42	3.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	10	1.7
Middle	8	70	8.8
Right	13	62	4.8
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Dexter Dodge	32	21	4	0	4	3	3	4	0

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Frankie Giles	32	20	3	0	0	5	6	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	12	112	6.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	9	129	9.2
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	5	18	3.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	10	134	10.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	5	70	7.0
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Cary Bielby	8	5	2	68	1	28
TE Sherman Crane	6	4	1	36	0	21
TE Brent Kingsblood	6	3	1	26	1	16
WR Chris McCullough	4	3	0	39	1	10
RB Teddy Hastings	4	3	0	26	0	23
WR Sam Arce	3	2	0	37	1	26
RB Broderick Darquea	1	1	0	9	0	12

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Sherman Styles	10	6	94	1	18
WR Rick Collins	6	4	58	1	19
WR Bernie Hassler	5	3	18	0	22
FB Clyde Uerling	5	4	39	1	25
WR Butch Blackwood	3	2	17	0	9
RB Mitch Fulcher	1	1	-4	0	19
TE Josh Harding	1	0	0	0	22

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Broderick Darquea	2	7	3.50	2.08
Teddy Hastings	2	2	1.00	4.09
Dexter Dodge	1	3	3.00	7.25

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Bernie Hassler	1	4	4.00	4.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Dexter Dodge	4	3	36	9.00	7.53

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Frankie Giles	2	2	10	5.00	6.94

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Cary Bielby	1	0	0	0.00	8.50
RB Broderick Darquea	1	1	9	9.00	9.00
WR Chris McCullough	1	1	7	7.00	9.75
TE Brent Kingsblood	1	1	20	20.00	4.33

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Mitch Fulcher	1	1	-4	-4.00	-4.00
WR Butch Blackwood	1	1	14	14.00	5.67

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Rushes	Conversions
Dexter Dodge	3	2
Teddy Hastings	2	1
Sam Arce	1	0

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Bo Nowakowski	5	3
Mitch Fulcher	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Conversions
Dexter Dodge	10	6	5

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Frankie Giles	9	5	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Chris McCullough	3	2	2
WR Cary Bielby	2	1	1
TE Sherman Crane	2	1	1
RB Teddy Hastings	1	1	0
TE Brent Kingsblood	1	0	0
WR Sam Arce	1	1	1

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Sherman Styles	3	1	1
WR Butch Blackwood	2	1	1
WR Bernie Hassler	1	1	1
WR Rick Collins	1	1	1
FB Clyde Uerling	1	1	1
TE Josh Harding	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 90,000 (91,500 capacity)
Upper Deck 24,800 (24,800)
End Zone 17,700 (17,900)
Mezzanine 10,100 (10,400)
Sideline Seats 15,900 (15,900)
Club Seats 17,500 (17,500)
Luxury Boxes 4,000 (5,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	90,000 (91,500 capacity)
Upper Deck	24,800 (24,800)
End Zone	17,700 (17,900)
Mezzanine	10,100 (10,400)
Sideline Seats	15,900 (15,900)
Club Seats	17,500 (17,500)
Luxury Boxes	4,000 (5,000)