Week 1, 2041

played in Detroit, MI

68 degrees, fair, calm

Minnesota Vikings	0	10	7	0	-	17
Detroit Lions	7	0	7	20	-	34

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:38 DET - Jameson Rose 1 pass from Grady Novotny (Phil Hosken extra point)
2Q: 12:33 MIN - Bernard Richard 30 field goal
2Q: 02:52 MIN - Alvin Wooden 14 pass from Bryan Harding (Bernard Richard extra point)
3Q: 15:00 MIN - Richard Milam 24 interception return (Bernard Richard extra point)
3Q: 06:13 DET - Francisco Myers 10 pass from Grady Novotny (Phil Hosken extra point)
4Q: 11:11 DET - B.J. Copeland 1 run (Phil Hosken extra point)
4Q: 10:53 DET - B.J. Copeland 9 pass from Grady Novotny (Phil Hosken extra point)
4Q: 06:37 DET - Phil Hosken 30 field goal
4Q: 00:45 DET - Phil Hosken 24 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:38 DET - Jameson Rose 1 pass from Grady Novotny (Phil Hosken extra point)
2Q: 12:33 MIN - Bernard Richard 30 field goal
2Q: 02:52 MIN - Alvin Wooden 14 pass from Bryan Harding (Bernard Richard extra point)
3Q: 15:00 MIN - Richard Milam 24 interception return (Bernard Richard extra point)
3Q: 06:13 DET - Francisco Myers 10 pass from Grady Novotny (Phil Hosken extra point)
4Q: 11:11 DET - B.J. Copeland 1 run (Phil Hosken extra point)
4Q: 10:53 DET - B.J. Copeland 9 pass from Grady Novotny (Phil Hosken extra point)
4Q: 06:37 DET - Phil Hosken 30 field goal
4Q: 00:45 DET - Phil Hosken 24 field goal

Team Statistics MIN DET
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 14 18
- by Rushing 4 6
- by Passing 9 10
- by Penalty 1 2
Total Net Yards 298 277
- Offensive Plays 66 67
- Yards per Play 4.52 4.13
Net Rushing Yards 68 97
- Rushing Attempts 20 34
- Yards per Rush 3.40 2.85
Net Passing Yards 230 180
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 46 - 23 - 2 32 - 20 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 230 185
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 1/5
- Yards per Pass Play 5.00 5.45
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 3/16 5/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.1 8.3
4th Down Conversions 1/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 12/97 10/70
Punt Returns/Yards 3/18 4/46
Kick Returns/Yards 3/65 0/0
Interception Ret./Yards 2/32 2/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 3/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 23 OWN 43
Time of Possession 26:48 33:12

Team Statistics	MIN	DET
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	14	18
- by Rushing	4	6
- by Passing	9	10
- by Penalty	1	2
Total Net Yards	298	277
- Offensive Plays	66	67
- Yards per Play	4.52	4.13
Net Rushing Yards	68	97
- Rushing Attempts	20	34
- Yards per Rush	3.40	2.85
Net Passing Yards	230	180
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	46 - 23 - 2	32 - 20 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	230	185
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	1/5
- Yards per Pass Play	5.00	5.45
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	3/16	5/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.1	8.3
4th Down Conversions	1/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	12/97	10/70
Punt Returns/Yards	3/18	4/46
Kick Returns/Yards	3/65	0/0
Interception Ret./Yards	2/32	2/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	3/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 23	OWN 43
Time of Possession	26:48	33:12

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:23	OWN 32	4	36	Missed FG
1	10:39	2:02	OWN 8	3	9	Punt
1	6:31	2:10	OWN 20	5	23	Interception
1	2:49	5:21	OWN 30	10	57	Field Goal
2	9:51	1:16	OWN 25	3	1	Punt
2	7:27	1:54	OWN 14	3	3	Punt
2	4:38	1:55	OPP 39	5	39	Touchdown
2	0:38	0:38	OWN 17	2	28	Half
3	9:35	1:21	OWN 17	3	5	Punt
3	6:05	2:21	OWN 20	5	35	Punt
3	2:42	1:06	OWN 35	3	-10	Punt
4	10:43	1:12	OWN 32	3	-1	Punt
4	6:31	2:10	OWN 20	11	29	Downs
4	2:32	0:44	OWN 1	3	3	Interception
4	0:40	0:40	OWN 20	3	11	Game

Detroit Lions
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:37	1:58	OWN 39	3	3	Punt
1	8:37	2:06	OPP 29	6	29	Touchdown
1	4:21	1:32	OWN 35	3	6	Punt
2	12:28	2:37	OWN 20	5	9	Punt
2	8:35	1:08	OWN 47	3	9	Punt
2	5:33	0:55	OWN 30	3	11	Interception
2	2:43	2:05	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
3	15:00	0:10	OWN 20	1	0	Interception
3	14:50	5:15	OWN 5	9	42	Punt
3	8:14	2:09	OPP 33	5	33	Touchdown
3	3:44	1:02	OWN 15	3	2	Punt
3	1:36	5:35	OWN 46	11	54	Touchdown
4	10:53	0:10	OPP 9	1	9	Touchdown
4	9:31	3:00	OPP 46	5	33	Field Goal
4	4:21	1:49	OPP 49	3	3	Punt
4	1:48	1:08	OPP 13	3	6	Field Goal

Game MVP: B.J. Copeland, Detroit Lions

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Nicolas Orlando	11	15	1.36	14	1
Jorge Anthony	8	47	5.88	30	1
Bryan Harding	1	6	6.00	6	0

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
B.J. Copeland	25	69	2.76	13	2	1
Zack Marvin	6	12	2.00	5	0	0
Grady Novotny	3	16	5.33	8	0	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bryan Harding	46	23	230	0/0	1	34	2	53.7

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Grady Novotny	32	20	185	1/5	3	26	2	83.4

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Alvin Wooden	9	15	101	11.22	24	28	1
WR Rusty Humphrey	3	8	21	7.00	4	14	0
FB Hardy Francis	3	3	20	6.67	10	17	0
RB Nicolas Orlando	3	4	16	5.33	14	14	0
TE Abel Rose	2	3	45	22.50	25	34	0
WR Erick Chelle	2	7	13	6.50	3	10	0
WR Amos Sellers	1	4	14	14.00	0	14	0
RB Jorge Anthony	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Detroit	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
FB Jameson Rose	4	4	23	5.75	2	11	1
WR Nick Graham	3	4	25	8.33	3	14	0
RB B.J. Copeland	3	5	34	11.33	9	19	1
WR Francisco Myers	3	7	34	11.33	2	13	1
WR Earnest Cox	2	4	29	14.50	16	26	0
TE Aaron de los Santos	2	4	13	6.50	0	11	0
WR Karl Floyd	2	2	10	5.00	0	7	0
TE Vinny Clemons	1	1	17	17.00	3	17	0
WR Tito McBeal	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Richard Milam	2	32	16.00	1

Detroit	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Devante Shelton	1	0	0.00	0
CB Don Dockett	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Kurt Suckle	1	0	0	0
Miguel Webb	0	0	1	0

Detroit	Fumb	Recov	Force
Grady Novotny	1	0	0
Lamont Walek	0	1	0
Jameson Rose	0	1	0
Aaron de los Santos	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Arturo Morrison	7	226	32.3	25.7	41	1

Detroit	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Gerald Strong	8	338	42.3	40.0	51	4

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Bernard Richard	1/2	0/1	0/0	30	2/2

Detroit	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Phil Hosken	2/2	0/0	0/0	30	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rusty Humphrey	3	18	6.0	0

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Nicky Henderson	4	46	11.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rusty Humphrey	2	40	20.0	0
Kurt Suckle	1	25	25.0	0

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Richard Milam	9	3	0.0	33	31
CB Miguel Webb	6	0	1.0	30	31
CB Bobby Gerhardt	6	1	0.0	28	30
ILB Bryan Endsley	4	5	0.0	30	26
OLB Lukas Wallace	3	2	0.0	17	19
DT Glenn Donaldson	3	1	0.0	28	22
DT Courtney Lofton	3	1	0.0	19	11
S Andrew Sheldon	3	1	0.0	32	29
OLB Hunter Pinto	3	0	0.0	14	9
DE Diego Drake	2	2	0.0	27	30
DE D.J. Gilmore	2	1	0.0	29	26
S Aidan Svrcek	1	1	0.0	4	9
OLB Horace Glover	1	1	0.0	18	10
WR Alvin Wooden	1	0	---	---	---
WR Erick Chelle	1	0	---	---	---
DE Sam Foster	1	0	0.0	12	17
DT Jeremiah Sandas	1	0	0.0	6	11
ILB Trevor Burroughs	1	0	0.0	4	7
OLB Josue Kosier	1	0	0.0	4	3
CB Kurt Suckle	1	0	0.0	19	25

Detroit	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Nicky Ortmeier	7	2	0.0	20	46
ILB Everett Cloutier	7	1	0.0	20	45
OLB Gavin McNeil	6	2	0.0	19	42
CB Devante Shelton	4	0	0.0	20	46
CB Don Dockett	4	0	0.0	20	46
CB Riddick Lang	3	0	0.0	10	34
S Ken Greer	2	6	0.0	20	43
OLB Ramon Hergett	2	0	0.0	17	25
DE Ruben Ellis	2	0	0.0	13	27
DE Kent Cox	1	1	0.0	18	35
DT Cris Bush	1	1	0.0	12	30
ILB Chance Bronson	1	1	0.0	10	8
WR Nick Graham	1	0	---	---	---
DT Damian Bourgeois	1	0	0.0	15	35
OLB Amir Williams	1	0	0.0	2	5
S Kelly Pearson	0	1	0.0	1	21

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
CB Miguel Webb	1.0	0	31
DT Glenn Donaldson	0.0	2	22
DE Diego Drake	0.0	2	30

Detroit	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Kent Cox	1	1	35
OLB Gavin McNeil	1	0	42
DT Cris Bush	0	4	30
DE Demetrius Forbes	0	1	11
DE Ruben Ellis	0	1	27

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Bobby Gerhardt	4	2	0	30
S Richard Milam	3	0	2	31
CB Kurt Suckle	2	1	0	25
OLB Hunter Pinto	2	0	0	9
OLB Lukas Wallace	2	0	0	19
CB Miguel Webb	2	0	0	31
S Andrew Sheldon	2	0	0	29
CB Asher Bruce	1	0	0	5
ILB Bryan Endsley	1	0	0	26
OLB Josue Kosier	1	0	0	3
S Juan Jerome	0	1	0	2

Detroit	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Gavin McNeil	4	1	0	42
CB Devante Shelton	3	1	1	46
CB Don Dockett	3	1	1	46
ILB Everett Cloutier	3	1	0	45
CB Riddick Lang	3	0	0	34
S Ken Greer	2	1	0	43
S Nicky Ortmeier	2	0	0	46
DE Ruben Ellis	1	0	0	27
DT Damian Bourgeois	1	0	0	35
OLB Amir Williams	1	0	0	5
S Kelly Pearson	0	1	0	21

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Isaac Girling	3	6	20	45
Lukas Bauer	1	2	20	45
Harris Rizzo	1	2	20	45
Hardy Francis	1	2	13	23
Amos Wellman	0	6	20	46
Albert Galligher	0	1	20	44

Detroit	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Harvey Henderson	3	8	0	34	0	33
Jameson Rose	3	3	0	26	0	17
Byron Snipes	2	8	1	34	0	33
Leonardo Ebbitt	2	6	0	34	0	33
Chuck Gandy	1	4	0	34	1	33
Aaron de los Santos	1	1	0	28	0	29
Buddy Andrews	0	1	0	34	0	33

Special Teams Tackles

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
J.J. Walton	2	20
Jorge Anthony	1	20
Albert Galligher	1	9
Kennedy McConnell	1	9

Detroit	Tackles	STPlays
B.J. Copeland	2	19
Lamont Walek	1	21
Aaron de los Santos	1	20
Nick Graham	1	18
Randall McIntyre	1	10

Participation

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Rusty Humphrey	18	44	---	---	19	81
Andrew Sheldon	---	---	32	29	15	76
Harris Rizzo	20	45	---	---	9	74
Miguel Webb	---	---	30	31	13	74
Albert Galligher	20	44	---	---	9	73
Alvin Wooden	13	41	---	---	13	67
Nicolas Orlando	12	33	---	---	22	67
Bryan Harding	20	46	---	---	---	66
Amos Wellman	20	46	---	---	---	66
Richard Milam	---	---	33	31	2	66
Lukas Bauer	20	45	---	---	---	65
Isaac Girling	20	45	---	---	---	65
Kurt Suckle	---	---	19	25	18	62
D.J. Gilmore	---	---	29	26	5	60
Bobby Gerhardt	---	---	28	30	2	60
Diego Drake	---	---	27	30	2	59
Bryan Endsley	---	---	30	26	3	59
Hardy Francis	13	23	---	---	19	55
Abel Rose	13	22	---	---	18	53
Glenn Donaldson	---	---	28	22	3	53
Lukas Wallace	---	---	17	19	9	45
Jorge Anthony	10	14	---	---	20	44
Horace Glover	---	---	18	10	12	40
Erick Chelle	10	29	---	---	---	39
Sam Foster	---	---	12	17	6	35
Hunter Pinto	---	---	14	9	11	34
Courtney Lofton	---	---	19	11	1	31
J.J. Walton	0	4	---	---	20	24
Jeremiah Sandas	---	---	6	11	5	22
Stanley Franklin	4	6	---	---	12	22
Amos Sellers	7	14	---	---	---	21
Cameron Sherman	---	---	6	7	3	16
Josue Kosier	---	---	4	3	8	15
Aidan Svrcek	---	---	4	9	---	13
Tyrell Franz	0	3	---	---	9	12
Trevor Burroughs	---	---	4	7	1	12
Kennedy McConnell	0	2	---	---	9	11
Asher Bruce	---	---	6	5	---	11
Van Ballard	---	---	7	3	---	10
Rick Banks	0	0	---	---	9	9
Arturo Morrison	0	0	---	---	7	7
Axel Choi	---	---	0	0	7	7
Bernard Richard	0	0	---	---	6	6
Juan Jerome	---	---	1	2	1	4
Marcos Duda	0	0	---	---	2	2
Erick Deane	0	0	---	---	---	0

Detroit	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Nicky Ortmeier	---	---	20	46	20	86
Devante Shelton	---	---	20	46	13	79
Aaron de los Santos	28	29	---	---	20	77
Harvey Henderson	34	33	---	---	10	77
B.J. Copeland	28	29	---	---	19	76
Don Dockett	---	---	20	46	2	68
Byron Snipes	34	33	---	---	---	67
Buddy Andrews	34	33	---	---	---	67
Grady Novotny	34	33	---	---	---	67
Everett Cloutier	---	---	20	45	2	67
Chuck Gandy	34	33	---	---	---	67
Leonardo Ebbitt	34	33	---	---	---	67
Ken Greer	---	---	20	43	2	65
Gavin McNeil	---	---	19	42	2	63
Ramon Hergett	---	---	17	25	19	61
Riddick Lang	---	---	10	34	16	60
Jameson Rose	26	17	---	---	17	60
Damian Bourgeois	---	---	15	35	9	59
Kent Cox	---	---	18	35	1	54
Earnest Cox	26	26	---	---	---	52
Cris Bush	---	---	12	30	8	50
Nick Graham	11	14	---	---	18	43
Francisco Myers	18	25	---	---	---	43
Vinny Clemons	15	12	---	---	15	42
Ruben Ellis	---	---	13	27	1	41
Nicky Henderson	---	---	1	7	26	34
Kelly Pearson	---	---	1	21	2	24
Karl Floyd	11	8	---	---	4	23
Lamont Walek	0	0	---	---	21	21
Chance Bronson	---	---	10	8	3	21
Tito McBeal	1	1	---	---	13	15
Demetrius Forbes	---	---	2	11	1	14
Randall McIntyre	0	0	---	---	10	10
Matt Andrews	0	0	---	---	10	10
Carlos Bell	0	0	---	---	10	10
Zack Marvin	6	4	---	---	---	10
Kenneth Williams	0	0	---	---	10	10
Phil Hosken	0	0	---	---	9	9
Gerald Strong	0	0	---	---	8	8
Wally Dunn	---	---	0	0	7	7
Amir Williams	---	---	2	5	---	7
Raymond Fields	0	0	---	---	2	2
Donte Sullivan	0	0	---	---	---	0
Caleb Thorpe	0	0	---	---	---	0
Devan Madison	0	0	---	---	---	0
Tyler Ballard	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	48	12.0
Middle	13	24	1.8
Right	3	-4	-1.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	13	26	2.0
Middle	13	44	3.4
Right	8	27	3.4
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bryan Harding	46	23	3	2	4	6	7	0	2

Detroit	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Grady Novotny	32	20	1	0	2	4	4	0	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	2	13	3.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	13	98	6.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	19	7	98	5.2
Long (19+ Yds)	7	1	21	3.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	3	3.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	10	62	3.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	9	120	9.2
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Alvin Wooden	15	9	1	101	2	41
WR Rusty Humphrey	8	3	1	21	0	44
WR Erick Chelle	7	2	2	13	0	29
WR Amos Sellers	4	1	0	14	0	14
RB Nicolas Orlando	4	3	0	16	0	33
TE Abel Rose	3	2	0	45	1	22
FB Hardy Francis	3	3	0	20	0	23
RB Jorge Anthony	2	0	0	0	0	14

Detroit	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Francisco Myers	7	3	0	34	0	25
RB B.J. Copeland	5	3	0	34	0	29
WR Nick Graham	4	3	1	25	0	14
WR Earnest Cox	4	2	0	29	1	26
TE Aaron de los Santos	4	2	0	13	0	29
FB Jameson Rose	4	4	0	23	0	17
WR Karl Floyd	2	2	0	10	0	8
WR Tito McBeal	1	0	1	0	0	1
TE Vinny Clemons	1	1	0	17	0	12

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Nicolas Orlando	2	-6	-3.00	1.36
Bryan Harding	1	6	6.00	6.00

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
B.J. Copeland	6	20	3.33	2.76
Zack Marvin	1	3	3.00	2.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bryan Harding	3	1	14	4.67	5.00

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Grady Novotny	7	5	39	5.57	5.78

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Alvin Wooden	1	1	14	14.00	6.73
TE Abel Rose	1	0	0	0.00	15.00
WR Erick Chelle	1	0	0	0.00	1.86

Detroit	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
FB Jameson Rose	3	3	20	6.67	5.75
RB B.J. Copeland	2	1	9	4.50	6.80
WR Francisco Myers	2	1	10	5.00	4.86

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions

Detroit	Rushes	Conversions
B.J. Copeland	2	1
Grady Novotny	1	0
Zack Marvin	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bryan Harding	16	9	3

Detroit	Att	Comp	Conversions
Grady Novotny	10	8	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Alvin Wooden	5	3	0
WR Erick Chelle	3	1	1
WR Rusty Humphrey	2	1	0
WR Amos Sellers	2	1	1
FB Hardy Francis	2	2	1
RB Jorge Anthony	1	0	0
TE Abel Rose	1	1	0

Detroit	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Nick Graham	2	2	1
TE Aaron de los Santos	2	1	0
WR Francisco Myers	2	1	0
FB Jameson Rose	2	2	2
WR Earnest Cox	1	1	1
WR Karl Floyd	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 17,200 (65,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 4,300 (19,600)
End Zone 3,100 (14,200)
Mezzanine 2,300 (8,200)
Sideline Seats 3,100 (12,500)
Club Seats 1,800 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes 2,600 (3,500)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	17,200 (65,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	4,300 (19,600)
End Zone	3,100 (14,200)
Mezzanine	2,300 (8,200)
Sideline Seats	3,100 (12,500)
Club Seats	1,800 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes	2,600 (3,500)