Week 1, 2029

played in Detroit, MI

68 degrees, fair, calm

Minnesota Vikings	7	7	3	0	-	17
Detroit Lions	7	6	10	6	-	29

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:07 MIN - Deron Quinn 13 pass from Ray Flickinger (Kevin Matthews extra point)
1Q: 05:40 DET - Chester Mariotti 2 pass from Dexter Dodge (Bill Glaros extra point)
2Q: 12:55 DET - Bill Glaros 34 field goal
2Q: 09:27 MIN - Phil Hanks 20 pass from Ray Flickinger (Kevin Matthews extra point)
2Q: 01:52 DET - Bill Glaros 32 field goal
3Q: 12:44 DET - Mitch Perkins 23 pass from Dexter Dodge (Bill Glaros extra point)
3Q: 08:23 DET - Bill Glaros 23 field goal
3Q: 01:42 MIN - Kevin Matthews 31 field goal
4Q: 11:11 DET - Bill Glaros 20 field goal
4Q: 02:22 DET - Bill Glaros 52 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:07 MIN - Deron Quinn 13 pass from Ray Flickinger (Kevin Matthews extra point)
1Q: 05:40 DET - Chester Mariotti 2 pass from Dexter Dodge (Bill Glaros extra point)
2Q: 12:55 DET - Bill Glaros 34 field goal
2Q: 09:27 MIN - Phil Hanks 20 pass from Ray Flickinger (Kevin Matthews extra point)
2Q: 01:52 DET - Bill Glaros 32 field goal
3Q: 12:44 DET - Mitch Perkins 23 pass from Dexter Dodge (Bill Glaros extra point)
3Q: 08:23 DET - Bill Glaros 23 field goal
3Q: 01:42 MIN - Kevin Matthews 31 field goal
4Q: 11:11 DET - Bill Glaros 20 field goal
4Q: 02:22 DET - Bill Glaros 52 field goal

Team Statistics MIN DET
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 14 24
- by Rushing 4 9
- by Passing 10 12
- by Penalty 0 3
Total Net Yards 227 404
- Offensive Plays 48 70
- Yards per Play 4.73 5.77
Net Rushing Yards 57 201
- Rushing Attempts 13 40
- Yards per Rush 4.38 5.03
Net Passing Yards 170 203
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 33 - 18 - 0 29 - 20 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 182 209
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/12 1/6
- Yards per Pass Play 4.86 6.77
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 0/8 9/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.8 6.2
4th Down Conversions 2/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/46 3/15
Punt Returns/Yards 1/22 2/7
Kick Returns/Yards 5/118 4/85
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 1/4
Avg. Drive Start OWN 36 OWN 28
Time of Possession 20:12 39:48

Team Statistics	MIN	DET
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	14	24
- by Rushing	4	9
- by Passing	10	12
- by Penalty	0	3
Total Net Yards	227	404
- Offensive Plays	48	70
- Yards per Play	4.73	5.77
Net Rushing Yards	57	201
- Rushing Attempts	13	40
- Yards per Rush	4.38	5.03
Net Passing Yards	170	203
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	33 - 18 - 0	29 - 20 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	182	209
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/12	1/6
- Yards per Pass Play	4.86	6.77
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	0/8	9/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.8	6.2
4th Down Conversions	2/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/46	3/15
Punt Returns/Yards	1/22	2/7
Kick Returns/Yards	5/118	4/85
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	1/4
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 36	OWN 28
Time of Possession	20:12	39:48

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:04	OWN 49	7	51	Touchdown
1	5:31	3:34	OWN 25	5	27	Punt
2	12:47	2:07	OWN 20	5	21	Punt
2	9:32	0:18	OPP 20	2	20	Touchdown
2	1:45	1:11	OWN 20	3	5	Punt
3	12:28	1:22	OWN 37	2	0	Fumble
3	8:15	2:41	OWN 20	5	21	Punt
3	3:14	1:38	OPP 37	5	23	Field Goal
4	11:05	1:27	OWN 33	3	1	Punt
4	2:17	2:17	OWN 22	11	48	Game

Detroit Lions
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:56	5:25	OWN 29	10	71	Touchdown
1	1:57	4:10	OWN 20	8	63	Field Goal
2	10:40	1:08	OWN 23	3	9	Punt
2	9:14	7:29	OWN 14	14	71	Field Goal
2	0:34	0:34	OWN 32	2	12	Half
3	15:00	2:32	OWN 32	4	68	Touchdown
3	11:06	2:51	OPP 30	4	24	Field Goal
3	5:34	2:20	OWN 3	4	10	Punt
3	1:36	5:31	OWN 40	10	57	Field Goal
4	9:38	7:21	OWN 25	11	40	Field Goal

Game MVP: Dexter Dodge, Detroit Lions

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Deron Quinn	7	27	3.86	9	0
Josh Harding	2	20	10.00	11	1
Herb Covington	2	6	3.00	5	0
Ray Flickinger	1	4	4.00	4	0
Matthew Mathews	1	0	0.00	0	0

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Robbie Bueno	19	78	4.11	17	2
Lionel Chmielewski	16	71	4.44	10	1
Dexter Dodge	3	40	13.33	18	3
Blake McMaster	1	12	12.00	12	1
Daniel Booker	1	0	0.00	0	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ray Flickinger	33	18	182	2/12	2	30	0	90.7

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Dexter Dodge	29	20	209	1/6	2	39	0	112.5

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Bernie Hassler	4	8	54	13.50	8	30	0
RB Deron Quinn	4	6	30	7.50	7	13	1
TE B.J. Dodge	3	4	19	6.33	3	11	0
WR Phil Hanks	3	5	38	12.67	0	20	1
WR Dixon Cash	2	4	25	12.50	2	13	0
WR Matthew Mathews	1	3	5	5.00	0	5	0
RB Herb Covington	1	2	11	11.00	10	11	0
WR Sammy Brewer	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Detroit	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Daniel Booker	8	8	66	8.25	10	15	0
RB Lionel Chmielewski	4	5	54	13.50	34	39	0
TE Mitch Perkins	3	4	39	13.00	17	23	1
WR Jay Aneigh	2	5	18	9.00	5	9	0
TE Chester Mariotti	1	2	2	2.00	0	2	1
WR D.J. Miklusicak	1	1	19	19.00	10	19	0
WR Dale Chinn	1	3	11	11.00	0	11	0
TE Blake McMaster	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Detroit	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Ray Flickinger	1	0	0	0
Earnest May	0	0	1	0

Detroit	Fumb	Recov	Force
Lionel Chmielewski	1	0	0
Roman Conway	0	1	0
Mitch Perkins	0	1	0
Deion Aschbacher	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jorge Howe	5	231	46.2	40.8	56	2

Detroit	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Gerald Strong	2	46	23.0	12.0	46	0

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Kevin Matthews	1/1	0/0	0/0	31	2/2

Detroit	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Bill Glaros	5/5	1/1	1/1	52	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Matthew Mathews	1	22	22.0	0

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dale Chinn	2	7	3.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Earnest May	4	87	21.8	0
Matthew Mathews	1	31	31.0	0

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Matt Iwuoma	4	85	21.3	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Emmitt Caldwell	10	2	0.0	34	27
ILB Jerald Terry	10	1	0.0	36	26
DT Edwin Duerr	5	4	0.0	31	19
DE Mark Archer	4	1	1.0	34	25
S Earnest May	4	1	0.0	27	23
DE Carey Richardson	3	3	0.0	32	24
CB Lenny LaRiche	3	1	0.0	18	17
DT Matt Roberts	3	0	0.0	28	23
ILB Gary Frederick	3	0	0.0	17	12
CB Scott Caldwell	3	0	0.0	34	24
DT George Geddes	2	1	0.0	6	6
OLB Jeff Roman	2	1	0.0	27	22
CB Todd Livesey	2	1	0.0	25	16
CB Deion Franz	2	0	0.0	22	14
S Alonzo Jamison	1	2	0.0	19	9
CB Damon Jennings	1	1	0.0	10	12
DE Lamont Scouten	1	1	0.0	8	6
G Graham Walker	1	0	---	---	---

Detroit	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Ricardo Altuna	4	0	0.0	10	34
S Matt Iwuoma	4	0	0.0	10	31
ILB Jumbo Starks	3	0	1.0	13	29
DT Chester Clawson	3	0	0.0	8	11
DE Deion Aschbacher	2	1	0.5	10	20
ILB Louis Hall	2	1	0.0	3	19
CB Hunter Huffman	2	0	0.0	1	16
DE Roman Conway	2	0	0.0	9	27
OLB Bo Farmer	2	0	0.0	10	13
S Tyrone Argot	2	0	0.0	5	12
DT Glen Washington	1	1	0.5	7	17
S J.J. Donovan	1	1	0.0	12	31
CB Grant Prescott	1	0	0.0	10	29
DT Wendell Fletcher	1	0	0.0	10	23
DE Jermaine Gumphrey	1	0	0.0	3	15
CB Louie Podbevsek	0	2	0.0	8	29
CB Ian Kindred	0	1	0.0	7	14

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Mark Archer	1.0	1	3	25
DE Carey Richardson	0.0	2	0	24
S Alonzo Jamison	0.0	1	0	9
DT Matt Roberts	0.0	1	0	23

Detroit	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
ILB Jumbo Starks	1.0	0	0	0	29
DE Deion Aschbacher	0.5	0	0	0	20
DT Glen Washington	0.5	0	0	0	17
DT Wendell Fletcher	0.0	1	0	1	23
ILB John Lynch	0.0	0	1	0	6
DE Roman Conway	0.0	0	1	0	27

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Emmitt Caldwell	5	0	27
ILB Jerald Terry	3	0	26
S Earnest May	3	0	23
CB Lenny LaRiche	1	1	17
CB Deion Franz	1	1	14
S Alonzo Jamison	1	0	9
DT George Geddes	1	0	6
DT Matt Roberts	1	0	23
OLB Jeff Roman	1	0	22
CB Todd Livesey	1	0	16
CB Damon Jennings	1	0	12
CB Scott Caldwell	1	0	24
OLB Everett Knight	0	1	11

Detroit	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Ricardo Altuna	4	5	34
S Matt Iwuoma	3	1	31
CB Grant Prescott	2	1	29
ILB Louis Hall	2	0	19
CB Hunter Huffman	2	0	16
ILB Jumbo Starks	1	1	29
OLB Bo Farmer	1	0	13
DE Deion Aschbacher	1	0	20
S Tyrone Argot	1	0	12
DE Jermaine Gumphrey	1	0	15
CB Louie Podbevsek	0	1	29
S J.J. Donovan	0	1	31

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Moe Kleinecke	2	2	0	12	2	35
Marshall Burns	1	3	0	11	0	32
Brent Finkes	1	3	0	10	0	24
Graham Walker	1	2	1	10	0	32
Troy Branch	1	1	0	3	0	5
Brock Willis	1	1	0	13	0	32

Detroit	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Dean Dresslar	4	5	0	35	0	27
Tracy Durham	2	9	0	32	0	25
Lance Salter	2	6	1	40	0	30
Jesse Brusca	2	5	0	33	1	23
Chester Mariotti	2	3	1	25	0	14
Rico Schleinat	1	4	0	10	0	5
Marlon May	1	4	0	33	0	25
Mike Bensen	0	1	0	7	0	7
Mitch Perkins	0	1	0	38	0	22

Special Teams Statistics

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Josh Harding	2	18
Scott Caldwell	1	19
Sammy Brewer	1	18
Jeffrey Brennan	1	14
Richard Pillmeier	1	6
Lenny LaRiche	0	21
Bo Nowakowski	0	20
Earnest Shepherd	0	11
Gary Frederick	0	10
Matthew Mathews	0	10
Clyde Uerling	0	9
Earnest May	0	9
B.J. Dodge	0	7
Emmitt Caldwell	0	7
Troy Branch	0	6
Marshall Burns	0	6
Dixon Cash	0	6
Graham Walker	0	6
Trevor Graveson	0	6
Edwin Duerr	0	6
Jorge Howe	0	6
Jerald Terry	0	6
Deion Franz	0	6
Kevin Matthews	0	5
Carey Richardson	0	5
Jeff Roman	0	5
Alonzo Jamison	0	4
Mark Archer	0	4
Matt Roberts	0	4
Todd Livesey	0	4
Herb Covington	0	4
Phillip Montgomery	0	3
Lamont Scouten	0	2
Dwayne Hastings	0	1
Damon Jennings	0	1

Detroit	Tackles	STPlays
Lionel Chmielewski	1	19
Jay Aneigh	1	17
Mitch Perkins	1	14
Blake McMaster	1	13
Ian Kindred	1	11
Rico Schleinat	1	6
John Lynch	0	20
Lance Downs	0	19
Duane Carvalho	0	15
Tyrone Argot	0	14
Bill Glaros	0	13
Dale Chinn	0	12
Louie Podbevsek	0	11
Bo Farmer	0	11
Tracy Durham	0	7
Cory Owens	0	7
Gerald Strong	0	7
Chester Mariotti	0	6
Mike Bensen	0	6
J.J. Donovan	0	6
Calvin Flowers	0	5
Matt Iwuoma	0	5
Daniel Lewis	0	4
Jesse Brusca	0	4
Brett Medzihradsky	0	4
Louis Hall	0	3
Roman Conway	0	3
Wendell Fletcher	0	3
Ricardo Altuna	0	2
Jermaine Gumphrey	0	2
Glen Washington	0	2
Dean Dresslar	0	1
Jumbo Starks	0	1
Grant Prescott	0	1
Deion Aschbacher	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	2	0.7
Middle	8	35	4.4
Right	2	20	10.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	12	42	3.5
Middle	16	98	6.1
Right	12	61	5.1
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ray Flickinger	33	18	2	2	0	10	2	1	0

Detroit	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Dexter Dodge	29	20	2	1	0	3	5	3	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	1	5	2.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	10	72	5.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	5	55	5.5
Long (19+ Yds)	7	2	50	7.1

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	20	15	152	7.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	5	57	6.3
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Bernie Hassler	8	4	54	1	33
RB Deron Quinn	6	4	30	0	24
WR Phil Hanks	5	3	38	1	14
TE B.J. Dodge	4	3	19	0	26
WR Dixon Cash	4	2	25	0	23
WR Matthew Mathews	3	1	5	0	18
RB Herb Covington	2	1	11	0	11
WR Sammy Brewer	1	0	0	0	4

Detroit	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Daniel Booker	8	8	66	0	18
RB Lionel Chmielewski	5	4	54	1	17
WR Jay Aneigh	5	2	18	0	18
TE Mitch Perkins	4	3	39	1	22
WR Dale Chinn	3	1	11	0	15
TE Chester Mariotti	2	1	2	0	14
WR D.J. Miklusicak	1	1	19	0	10
TE Blake McMaster	1	0	0	0	19

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Deron Quinn	1	3	3.00	3.86

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Robbie Bueno	5	22	4.40	4.11
Lionel Chmielewski	3	9	3.00	4.44

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ray Flickinger	5	2	33	6.60	5.52

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Dexter Dodge	7	4	28	4.00	7.21

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Deron Quinn	2	1	13	6.50	5.00
WR Bernie Hassler	1	0	0	0.00	6.75
WR Dixon Cash	1	0	0	0.00	6.25
WR Phil Hanks	1	1	20	20.00	7.60

Detroit	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Daniel Booker	3	3	26	8.67	8.25
TE Chester Mariotti	1	1	2	2.00	1.00
TE Mitch Perkins	1	0	0	0.00	9.75
RB Lionel Chmielewski	1	0	0	0.00	10.80
WR Jay Aneigh	1	0	0	0.00	3.60

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Deron Quinn	1	0

Detroit	Rushes	Conversions
Lionel Chmielewski	2	1
Robbie Bueno	2	2

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ray Flickinger	7	2	0

Detroit	Att	Comp	Conversions
Dexter Dodge	12	9	6

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch
WR Dixon Cash	2	1
WR Matthew Mathews	2	1
WR Bernie Hassler	1	0
RB Herb Covington	1	0
WR Phil Hanks	1	0

Detroit	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Daniel Booker	6	6	5
RB Lionel Chmielewski	3	2	1
WR Jay Aneigh	3	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 43,300 (65,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 12,900 (19,600)
End Zone 9,200 (14,200)
Mezzanine 5,300 (8,200)
Sideline Seats 9,000 (12,500)
Club Seats 4,700 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes 2,200 (3,500)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	43,300 (65,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	12,900 (19,600)
End Zone	9,200 (14,200)
Mezzanine	5,300 (8,200)
Sideline Seats	9,000 (12,500)
Club Seats	4,700 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes	2,200 (3,500)