Week 17, 2027

played in Detroit, MI

68 degrees, fair, calm

Minnesota Vikings	3	3	7	10	-	23
Detroit Lions	7	7	0	0	-	14

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:48 DET - Lionel Chmielewski 7 run (George Price extra point)
1Q: 05:39 MIN - Kevin Matthews 21 field goal
2Q: 15:00 DET - Chris McCullough 8 pass from Dexter Dodge (George Price extra point)
2Q: 00:39 MIN - Kevin Matthews 34 field goal
3Q: 07:35 MIN - Dixon Cash 7 pass from Frankie Giles (Kevin Matthews extra point)
4Q: 13:59 MIN - Jeremy Kirk 18 run (Kevin Matthews extra point)
4Q: 10:56 MIN - Kevin Matthews 21 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:48 DET - Lionel Chmielewski 7 run (George Price extra point)
1Q: 05:39 MIN - Kevin Matthews 21 field goal
2Q: 15:00 DET - Chris McCullough 8 pass from Dexter Dodge (George Price extra point)
2Q: 00:39 MIN - Kevin Matthews 34 field goal
3Q: 07:35 MIN - Dixon Cash 7 pass from Frankie Giles (Kevin Matthews extra point)
4Q: 13:59 MIN - Jeremy Kirk 18 run (Kevin Matthews extra point)
4Q: 10:56 MIN - Kevin Matthews 21 field goal

Team Statistics MIN DET
Record 7-9 9-7
First Downs 15 21
- by Rushing 9 6
- by Passing 6 14
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 404 364
- Offensive Plays 55 71
- Yards per Play 7.35 5.13
Net Rushing Yards 249 122
- Rushing Attempts 27 35
- Yards per Rush 9.22 3.49
Net Passing Yards 155 242
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 27 - 12 - 0 35 - 23 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 164 249
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/9 1/7
- Yards per Pass Play 5.54 6.72
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 2/12 8/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.8 9.2
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 5/48 10/71
Punt Returns/Yards 1/2 1/0
Kick Returns/Yards 3/76 3/70
Interception Ret./Yards 1/26 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 5 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/3 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 28 OWN 32
Time of Possession 24:15 35:45

Team Statistics	MIN	DET
Record	7-9	9-7
First Downs	15	21
- by Rushing	9	6
- by Passing	6	14
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	404	364
- Offensive Plays	55	71
- Yards per Play	7.35	5.13
Net Rushing Yards	249	122
- Rushing Attempts	27	35
- Yards per Rush	9.22	3.49
Net Passing Yards	155	242
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	27 - 12 - 0	35 - 23 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	164	249
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/9	1/7
- Yards per Pass Play	5.54	6.72
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	2/12	8/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.8	9.2
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	5/48	10/71
Punt Returns/Yards	1/2	1/0
Kick Returns/Yards	3/76	3/70
Interception Ret./Yards	1/26	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	5	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/3	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 28	OWN 32
Time of Possession	24:15	35:45

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:59	OWN 32	3	6	Punt
1	10:39	5:08	OWN 42	10	54	Field Goal
2	14:50	2:11	OWN 30	3	2	Punt
2	6:47	1:55	OWN 32	6	20	Punt
2	1:13	0:41	OPP 19	3	2	Field Goal
3	10:14	2:50	OWN 20	5	80	Touchdown
3	3:41	0:23	OWN 5	3	25	Fumble
3	3:11	0:30	OWN 28	3	0	Punt
3	1:00	2:16	OWN 8	5	92	Touchdown
4	12:16	1:26	OWN 46	4	50	Field Goal
4	8:19	1:45	OWN 2	3	6	Punt
4	4:43	2:59	OWN 3	6	44	Punt
4	0:23	0:23	OWN 36	1	-2	Game

Detroit Lions
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:01	2:22	OPP 12	5	12	Touchdown
1	5:31	5:41	OWN 20	12	80	Touchdown
2	12:39	5:52	OWN 14	12	61	Missed FG
2	4:52	3:39	OWN 6	7	33	Interception
2	0:32	0:32	OWN 30	1	4	Half
3	15:00	4:46	OWN 20	8	32	Punt
3	7:24	3:43	OWN 15	7	30	Punt
3	3:18	0:07	OPP 30	1	2	Fumble
3	2:41	1:41	OWN 34	3	8	Punt
4	13:44	1:28	OWN 20	3	2	Punt
4	10:50	2:31	OWN 36	3	7	Punt
4	6:34	1:51	OPP 38	3	-9	Punt
4	1:44	1:21	OWN 7	7	57	Downs

Game MVP: Jeremy Kirk, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Jeremy Kirk	16	232	14.50	48	8	1
Mitch Fulcher	4	4	1.00	4	0	0
Bo Nowakowski	4	8	2.00	6	0	0
Frankie Giles	2	6	3.00	8	0	0
Rick Collins	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Lionel Chmielewski	18	47	2.61	9	0	1
Teddy Hastings	13	44	3.38	9	0	0
Dexter Dodge	3	28	9.33	18	1	0
Chris McCullough	1	3	3.00	3	0	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Frankie Giles	27	12	164	1/9	1	34	0	76.7

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Dexter Dodge	35	23	249	1/7	1	21	1	84.1

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Dixon Cash	4	9	56	14.00	13	34	1
RB Jeremy Kirk	2	2	13	6.50	1	7	0
WR Bernie Hassler	2	2	42	21.00	27	30	0
WR Sherman Styles	2	4	16	8.00	9	16	0
WR Rick Collins	1	3	25	25.00	11	25	0
TE Josh Harding	1	2	12	12.00	6	12	0
TE B.J. Dodge	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
FB Clyde Uerling	0	3	0	0.00	0	0	0

Detroit	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Chris McCullough	9	12	72	8.00	1	17	1
TE Chester Mariotti	4	6	64	16.00	25	19	0
RB Teddy Hastings	3	3	25	8.33	5	10	0
WR Victor Hayes	3	4	38	12.67	20	17	0
WR Richard Porter	2	2	30	15.00	12	21	0
WR Isaac Briggs	1	3	8	8.00	0	8	0
TE Mitch Perkins	1	4	12	12.00	0	12	0
TE Sherman Crane	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Lenny LaRiche	1	26	26.00	0

Detroit	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force
Rick Collins	1	0	0
Sherman Styles	1	0	0
Deion Palmer	0	1	0
Dixon Cash	0	1	0
Emmitt Caldwell	0	0	1
Earnest Shepherd	0	0	1

Detroit	Fumb	Recov	Force
Lionel Chmielewski	2	0	0
Jumbo Starks	0	1	2
Chester Mariotti	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Gino McDaniel	6	204	34.0	34.0	54	3

Detroit	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Darrell Shepherd	6	282	47.0	43.3	55	4

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Kevin Matthews	3/3	0/0	0/0	34	2/2

Detroit	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
George Price	0/1	0/1	0/0	0	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mitch Fulcher	1	2	2.0	0

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Maurice Compton	1	0	0.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Butch Blackwood	2	59	29.5	0
Todd Livesey	1	17	17.0	0

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Adrian Cotchery	3	70	23.3	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Emmitt Caldwell	8	4	0.0	34	33
OLB Jeff Roman	7	4	1.0	26	19
DT Deion Palmer	6	2	0.0	30	31
ILB Gary Frederick	5	0	0.0	11	15
ILB Roman Cassidy	4	2	0.0	13	10
CB Earl Gramble	4	2	0.0	19	18
CB J.C. Sturm	4	0	0.0	18	18
CB Lenny LaRiche	3	2	0.0	25	24
DE Mark Archer	3	0	0.0	32	28
CB Todd Livesey	3	0	0.0	18	25
OLB Earnest Shepherd	2	1	0.0	11	12
CB Michael Huffman	2	0	0.0	11	11
OLB Shannon McKenzie	2	0	0.0	23	26
CB Les McFarlane	2	0	0.0	12	21
DT Edwin Duerr	1	3	0.0	27	20
DE Carey Richardson	0	1	0.0	22	22
DE Britt Wynn	0	1	0.0	18	22

Detroit	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Adrian Cotchery	6	1	0.0	22	25
ILB Jumbo Starks	5	2	0.0	26	26
CB Broderick Ohara	5	0	0.0	17	20
DT Kenneth Wallace	4	0	0.0	16	7
CB Ricardo Altuna	3	0	0.0	24	27
DT Wendell Fletcher	2	0	1.0	12	21
OLB Daniel Lewis	2	0	0.0	27	25
ILB Louis Hall	2	0	0.0	18	19
S Sherman Ferguson	1	1	0.0	19	22
DE Roman Conway	1	1	0.0	19	16
CB Grant Prescott	1	1	0.0	23	23
DE Dana Newhart	1	0	0.0	15	14
WR Isaac Briggs	1	0	---	---	---
CB Raymond Blanton	1	0	0.0	7	9
S Winston Humphries	1	0	0.0	11	8
CB Ian Kindred	1	0	0.0	4	6
DE Vinny Pritchett	0	1	0.0	20	26

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Jeff Roman	1.0	0	0	0	19
DE Britt Wynn	0.0	1	0	1	22
DT Edwin Duerr	0.0	1	0	0	20
DE Carey Richardson	0.0	0	2	3	22
DE Mark Archer	0.0	0	0	1	28

Detroit	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Wendell Fletcher	1.0	0	4	0	21
DE Vinny Pritchett	0.0	2	3	2	26
OLB Bo Farmer	0.0	1	0	0	4
DT Kenneth Wallace	0.0	0	1	0	7
ILB Louis Hall	0.0	0	1	0	19
DE Roman Conway	0.0	0	1	0	16

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB J.C. Sturm	3	0	0	18
ILB Roman Cassidy	3	0	0	10
CB Todd Livesey	3	0	0	25
CB Lenny LaRiche	2	0	1	24
S Emmitt Caldwell	2	0	0	33
CB Les McFarlane	2	0	0	21
CB Earl Gramble	2	0	0	18
ILB Gary Frederick	2	0	0	15
OLB Shannon McKenzie	1	2	0	26
OLB Earnest Shepherd	1	1	0	12
DE Mark Archer	1	0	0	28
OLB Jeff Roman	1	0	0	19

Detroit	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Jumbo Starks	4	0	26
CB Ricardo Altuna	3	0	27
CB Broderick Ohara	2	0	20
S Adrian Cotchery	1	1	25
DT Kenneth Wallace	1	0	7
CB Grant Prescott	1	0	23

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Troy Branch	3	5	0	10	0	20
Brent Finkes	3	3	0	23	1	22
Wes Pentasuglio	2	3	0	26	0	23
Donald Starks	2	3	0	24	0	23
Graham Walker	1	7	1	19	0	18
Clyde Uerling	1	1	0	15	0	18
Moe Kleinecke	0	2	0	24	0	25
Pete Luster	0	1	0	7	0	8

Detroit	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Lance Salter	2	6	35	0	36
Rich Paschke	1	6	29	0	31
Jesse Brusca	1	5	27	0	29
Rico Schleinat	1	3	24	1	29
Tracy Durham	1	3	11	0	7
Alvin Ellis	1	1	19	0	19
Dean Dresslar	1	1	13	0	9
Randy Quimby	0	4	27	0	34
Adam Moss	0	3	9	0	5

Special Teams Statistics

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Butch Blackwood	1	19
Lenny LaRiche	1	12
Les McFarlane	1	10
Dixon Cash	1	9
Mitch Fulcher	0	23
Shannon McKenzie	0	21
Josh Harding	0	19
Rick Collins	0	14
Clyde Uerling	0	12
Bo Nowakowski	0	11
J.C. Sturm	0	10
Jorge Winkler	0	9
Kevin Matthews	0	9
Toby Banks	0	9
Pete Luster	0	9
Gino McDaniel	0	9
Trevor Graveson	0	9
Britt Wynn	0	7
Troy Branch	0	6
Wes Pentasuglio	0	6
Graham Walker	0	6
Deion Palmer	0	5
B.J. Dodge	0	5
Todd Livesey	0	4
Michael Huffman	0	3
Jeff Roman	0	3
Earnest Shepherd	0	3
Gary Frederick	0	3
Leslie Ramthun	0	2
Carey Richardson	0	2
Jeremy Kirk	0	1
Emmitt Caldwell	0	1
Sherman Styles	0	1
Mark Archer	0	1
Roman Cassidy	0	1
Earl Gramble	0	1

Detroit	Tackles	STPlays
Bo Farmer	4	13
Teddy Hastings	0	22
John Lynch	0	21
Sherman Crane	0	16
Maurice Compton	0	15
Gus Strickland	0	15
Alvin Ellis	0	11
Victor Hayes	0	11
Adrian Cotchery	0	10
Raymond Blanton	0	10
Bob Holmes	0	10
Vinny Pritchett	0	9
Broderick Ohara	0	9
Mitch Perkins	0	9
Kenneth Wallace	0	8
Ian Kindred	0	8
Rich Paschke	0	7
Adam Moss	0	7
Dean Dresslar	0	7
Tracy Durham	0	7
Darrell Shepherd	0	6
George Price	0	4
Jesse Brusca	0	4
Louis Hall	0	4
Ricardo Altuna	0	4
Jumbo Starks	0	4
Winston Humphries	0	4
Randy Quimby	0	3
Daniel Lewis	0	3
Sherman Ferguson	0	3
Dana Newhart	0	2
Grant Prescott	0	2
Richard Porter	0	1
Billy Frysinger	0	1
Chester Mariotti	0	1
Lamont Buchanan	0	1
Roman Conway	0	1
Lewis Blakey	0	1
Wendell Fletcher	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	140	15.6
Middle	10	38	3.8
Right	7	73	10.4
None	1	-2	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	13	38	2.9
Middle	6	33	5.5
Right	16	51	3.2
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Frankie Giles	27	12	3	0	1	1	10	2	0

Detroit	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Dexter Dodge	35	23	1	0	4	3	2	5	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	1	6	2.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	9	99	5.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	3	1	25	8.3
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	34	17.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	20	13	116	5.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	10	133	9.5
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Dixon Cash	9	4	1	56	1	20
WR Sherman Styles	4	2	0	16	0	18
WR Rick Collins	3	1	0	25	1	7
FB Clyde Uerling	3	0	0	0	0	18
RB Jeremy Kirk	2	2	0	13	0	24
WR Bernie Hassler	2	2	0	42	1	13
TE B.J. Dodge	2	0	0	0	0	23
TE Josh Harding	2	1	0	12	0	11

Detroit	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Chris McCullough	12	9	1	72	0	27
TE Chester Mariotti	6	4	1	64	0	25
TE Mitch Perkins	4	1	2	12	0	17
WR Victor Hayes	4	3	0	38	0	12
RB Teddy Hastings	3	3	0	25	0	21
WR Isaac Briggs	3	1	0	8	0	16
WR Richard Porter	2	2	0	30	1	15
TE Sherman Crane	1	0	0	0	0	4

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Jeremy Kirk	4	31	7.75	14.50
Bo Nowakowski	1	-2	-2.00	2.00

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Lionel Chmielewski	3	5	1.67	2.61
Teddy Hastings	2	9	4.50	3.38

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Frankie Giles	6	1	7	1.17	6.07

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Dexter Dodge	4	2	20	5.00	7.11

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Dixon Cash	2	1	7	3.50	6.22
TE B.J. Dodge	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Rick Collins	1	0	0	0.00	8.33
FB Clyde Uerling	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
TE Josh Harding	1	0	0	0.00	6.00

Detroit	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Mitch Perkins	3	1	12	4.00	3.00
WR Chris McCullough	1	1	8	8.00	6.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Frankie Giles	1	0
Jeremy Kirk	1	0
Bo Nowakowski	1	0

Detroit	Rushes	Conversions
Dexter Dodge	2	1
Teddy Hastings	2	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Frankie Giles	9	3	2

Detroit	Att	Comp	Conversions
Dexter Dodge	11	8	6

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Dixon Cash	3	1	1
TE Josh Harding	2	1	1
TE B.J. Dodge	1	0	0
WR Rick Collins	1	1	0
WR Sherman Styles	1	0	0
FB Clyde Uerling	1	0	0

Detroit	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Victor Hayes	3	2	2
WR Chris McCullough	2	2	1
RB Teddy Hastings	2	2	1
WR Isaac Briggs	2	0	0
WR Richard Porter	1	1	1
TE Chester Mariotti	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 48,000 (65,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 14,500 (19,600)
End Zone 10,200 (14,200)
Mezzanine 5,900 (8,200)
Sideline Seats 9,800 (12,500)
Club Seats 5,200 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes 2,400 (3,500)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	48,000 (65,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	14,500 (19,600)
End Zone	10,200 (14,200)
Mezzanine	5,900 (8,200)
Sideline Seats	9,800 (12,500)
Club Seats	5,200 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes	2,400 (3,500)