Week 15, 2043

played in Minnesota, MN

68 degrees, fair, calm

Detroit Lions	0	3	7	14	-	24
Minnesota Vikings	0	10	3	7	-	20

Scoring Summary
2Q: 13:49 DET - J.B. Marohl 21 field goal
2Q: 05:17 MIN - Devonte Rigley 6 run (Bernard Richard extra point)
2Q: 00:03 MIN - Bernard Richard 30 field goal
3Q: 10:05 MIN - Bernard Richard 39 field goal
3Q: 07:10 DET - Earnest Cox 6 pass from Grady Novotny (J.B. Marohl extra point)
4Q: 13:28 DET - B.J. Copeland 2 run (J.B. Marohl extra point)
4Q: 02:38 MIN - Devonte Rigley 39 pass from Marcos Duda (Bernard Richard extra point)
4Q: 01:18 DET - Carlton Perkins 8 run (J.B. Marohl extra point)

Scoring Summary
2Q: 13:49 DET - J.B. Marohl 21 field goal
2Q: 05:17 MIN - Devonte Rigley 6 run (Bernard Richard extra point)
2Q: 00:03 MIN - Bernard Richard 30 field goal
3Q: 10:05 MIN - Bernard Richard 39 field goal
3Q: 07:10 DET - Earnest Cox 6 pass from Grady Novotny (J.B. Marohl extra point)
4Q: 13:28 DET - B.J. Copeland 2 run (J.B. Marohl extra point)
4Q: 02:38 MIN - Devonte Rigley 39 pass from Marcos Duda (Bernard Richard extra point)
4Q: 01:18 DET - Carlton Perkins 8 run (J.B. Marohl extra point)

Team Statistics DET MIN
Record 8-6 3-11
First Downs 24 20
- by Rushing 9 7
- by Passing 13 12
- by Penalty 2 1
Total Net Yards 353 330
- Offensive Plays 60 66
- Yards per Play 5.88 5.00
Net Rushing Yards 166 84
- Rushing Attempts 28 26
- Yards per Rush 5.93 3.23
Net Passing Yards 187 246
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 28 - 18 - 0 39 - 27 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 217 252
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/30 1/6
- Yards per Pass Play 5.84 6.15
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 6/12 8/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.1 8.0
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/1
Penalties/Yards 8/55 6/35
Punt Returns/Yards 3/35 1/9
Kick Returns/Yards 3/88 4/65
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/1 1/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 32 OWN 21
Time of Possession 28:17 31:43

Team Statistics	DET	MIN
Record	8-6	3-11
First Downs	24	20
- by Rushing	9	7
- by Passing	13	12
- by Penalty	2	1
Total Net Yards	353	330
- Offensive Plays	60	66
- Yards per Play	5.88	5.00
Net Rushing Yards	166	84
- Rushing Attempts	28	26
- Yards per Rush	5.93	3.23
Net Passing Yards	187	246
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	28 - 18 - 0	39 - 27 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	217	252
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/30	1/6
- Yards per Pass Play	5.84	6.15
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	6/12	8/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.1	8.0
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/1
Penalties/Yards	8/55	6/35
Punt Returns/Yards	3/35	1/9
Kick Returns/Yards	3/88	4/65
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/1	1/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 32	OWN 21
Time of Possession	28:17	31:43

Drive Charts

Detroit Lions
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:45	OWN 20	6	4	Punt
1	9:16	1:54	OWN 33	4	10	Punt
1	5:30	2:05	OWN 46	5	14	Punt
1	2:10	3:27	OWN 49	8	47	Field Goal
2	5:11	3:31	OWN 23	8	47	Missed FG
3	10:00	2:57	OWN 38	6	62	Touchdown
3	3:51	5:32	OWN 29	11	71	Touchdown
4	11:00	4:16	OWN 16	8	36	Punt
4	2:08	0:59	OWN 34	4	66	Touchdown

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:15	1:59	OWN 21	3	0	Punt
1	7:22	1:52	OWN 3	3	-1	Punt
1	3:25	1:15	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
2	13:43	8:32	OWN 20	15	80	Touchdown
2	1:40	1:40	OWN 37	7	50	Field Goal
3	15:00	5:00	OWN 20	9	58	Field Goal
3	7:03	3:12	OWN 20	6	15	Punt
4	13:19	2:19	OWN 31	3	1	Punt
4	6:44	4:36	OWN 20	10	80	Touchdown
4	1:09	1:09	OWN 19	7	33	Game

Game MVP: Grady Novotny, Detroit Lions

Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Carlton Perkins	15	70	4.67	14	1	1
B.J. Copeland	8	65	8.13	20	3	1
Grady Novotny	5	31	6.20	9	0	0

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Devonte Rigley	13	50	3.85	12	3	1
Nicolas Orlando	10	22	2.20	8	0	0
Marcos Duda	3	12	4.00	6	0	0

Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Grady Novotny	28	18	217	4/30	1	32	0	99.8

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Marcos Duda	39	27	252	1/6	1	39	0	95.2

Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Earnest Cox	8	11	120	15.00	44	27	1
TE Aaron de los Santos	4	8	22	5.50	0	12	0
WR Salvador Glover	2	3	22	11.00	2	18	0
TE Nick Swafford	2	3	35	17.50	30	32	0
RB B.J. Copeland	1	1	11	11.00	0	11	0
FB Jameson Rose	1	1	7	7.00	4	7	0
WR Cornell Lucas	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Devonte Rigley	6	8	70	11.67	48	39	1
WR Marco Murphy	6	8	75	12.50	49	25	0
RB Nicolas Orlando	3	3	3	1.00	0	3	0
TE Albert Daley	3	3	28	9.33	15	15	0
WR Rusty Humphrey	2	7	27	13.50	10	14	0
WR Erick Chelle	2	4	23	11.50	4	13	0
FB Christopher Shannon	2	2	0	0.00	0	1	0
WR Reggie Bernstein	2	3	22	11.00	6	19	0
TE Irv Patton	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	0

Interception Statistics

Detroit	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Detroit	Fumb	Recov	Force
Earnest Cox	1	0	0
Carlton Perkins	0	1	0
Keegan Matthew	0	0	1

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Marcos Duda	1	1	0	0
Conner Dux	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Detroit	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Peter Derosa	4	206	51.5	39.3	64	2

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Gerald Strong	5	233	46.6	39.6	61	0

Kicking Statistics

Detroit	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
J.B. Marohl	1/2	0/1	0/0	21	3/3

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Bernard Richard	2/2	0/0	0/0	39	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Salvador Glover	3	35	11.7	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rusty Humphrey	1	9	9.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
B.J. Copeland	2	59	29.5	0
Carlton Perkins	1	29	29.0	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rusty Humphrey	4	65	16.3	0

Defensive Statistics

Detroit	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Richie Linquist	12	5	0.0	26	40
ILB Gavin McNeil	5	4	0.0	26	40
S Norbert Ross	5	0	0.0	26	40
OLB Wally Dunn	4	2	0.0	25	39
S Bennie Mosher	4	0	0.0	8	22
ILB Everett Cloutier	3	3	0.0	11	10
CB Devante Shelton	3	2	0.0	26	40
OLB Ramon Hergett	3	1	0.0	18	18
CB Don Dockett	3	1	0.0	26	40
DT Emmett Bayer	3	0	0.0	18	30
DE Keegan Matthew	2	0	1.0	13	18
CB Aiden Dennis	2	2	0.0	15	29
DE Ruben Ellis	2	0	0.0	15	20
DT Mario Chernetsky	1	0	0.0	8	10

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Trent Rayburn	10	3	1.0	28	32
OLB T.J. Matthews	5	1	0.5	22	27
S Conner Dux	5	1	0.0	28	30
CB Fernando Williams	5	1	0.0	22	23
DT Glenn Donaldson	5	0	0.0	20	22
CB Miguel Webb	4	1	0.0	28	32
CB Kurt Suckle	3	2	0.0	24	32
DE Diego Drake	2	1	1.5	23	28
DT Cameron Sherman	2	0	0.0	16	15
OLB Horace Glover	2	0	0.0	5	5
DE Van Ballard	1	2	1.0	24	24
S Andrew Sheldon	1	2	0.0	28	32
DT Eric Dasilva	1	0	0.0	14	18
CB Bobby Gerhardt	1	0	0.0	4	1
CB Abel Burns	1	0	0.0	6	11
OLB Lukas Wallace	0	1	0.0	6	5
ILB Eddie Byrd	0	1	0.0	1	3

Pass Rush Statistics

Detroit	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Keegan Matthew	1.0	0	0	0	18
OLB Wally Dunn	0.0	1	1	0	39
DT Emmett Bayer	0.0	0	3	1	30

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Diego Drake	1.5	0	2	4	28
ILB Trent Rayburn	1.0	1	0	0	32
DE Van Ballard	1.0	0	0	0	24
OLB T.J. Matthews	0.5	0	1	0	27
DT Glenn Donaldson	0.0	0	1	0	22

Pass Defense Statistics

Detroit	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Gavin McNeil	4	0	40
S Richie Linquist	4	0	40
S Norbert Ross	4	0	40
CB Don Dockett	3	2	40
S Bennie Mosher	3	1	22
CB Aiden Dennis	2	1	29
CB Devante Shelton	2	0	40
OLB Wally Dunn	2	0	39
ILB Everett Cloutier	1	0	10
OLB Ramon Hergett	1	0	18
DE Ruben Ellis	1	0	20

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Kurt Suckle	4	0	32
OLB T.J. Matthews	4	0	27
ILB Trent Rayburn	3	1	32
S Conner Dux	2	0	30
CB Fernando Williams	2	0	23
CB Miguel Webb	1	3	32
OLB Horace Glover	1	0	5
CB Abel Burns	1	0	11

Blocking Statistics

Detroit	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Tucker Karp	5	6	0	28	0	32
Kenneth Williams	3	3	0	28	0	32
Jameson Rose	1	5	0	20	0	25
Aaron de los Santos	1	3	1	28	0	32
O.J. Kersey	1	3	0	28	0	32
Leonardo Ebbitt	1	2	0	28	3	32
Chuck Gandy	0	1	0	28	1	32

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Kennedy Warren	3	6	26	0	40
Albert Galligher	2	9	26	0	40
J.B. Lujan	2	7	26	0	40
Artie Farmer	0	1	26	1	40
Carlos Bell	0	1	26	0	40

Special Teams Tackles

Detroit	Tackles	STPlays
Salvador Glover	1	17
Raymond Vitale	1	15
Aaron de los Santos	1	14
Wally Dunn	1	9
Curtis Copeland	1	6

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Nicolas Orlando	1	20
Christopher Shannon	1	16
Irv Patton	1	15
Conner Dux	1	13
Rusty Humphrey	1	12
Horace Glover	1	9

Participation

Detroit	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Gavin McNeil	---	---	26	40	12	78
Devante Shelton	---	---	26	40	11	77
Aaron de los Santos	28	32	---	---	14	74
Wally Dunn	---	---	25	39	9	73
Richie Linquist	---	---	26	40	3	69
Don Dockett	---	---	26	40	2	68
Norbert Ross	---	---	26	40	2	68
Nick Swafford	28	32	---	---	7	67
Chuck Gandy	28	32	---	---	6	66
Grady Novotny	28	32	---	---	---	60
Kenneth Williams	28	32	---	---	---	60
Leonardo Ebbitt	28	32	---	---	---	60
Tucker Karp	28	32	---	---	---	60
O.J. Kersey	28	32	---	---	---	60
Aiden Dennis	---	---	15	29	12	56
Jameson Rose	20	25	---	---	6	51
Earnest Cox	14	27	---	---	9	50
Emmett Bayer	---	---	18	30	2	50
Carlton Perkins	18	21	---	---	11	50
Ramon Hergett	---	---	18	18	7	43
Bruce Scoggins	---	---	13	22	4	39
Bennie Mosher	---	---	8	22	6	36
Ruben Ellis	---	---	15	20	1	36
Keegan Matthew	---	---	13	18	5	36
B.J. Copeland	10	11	---	---	14	35
Jose Miller	---	---	11	20	1	32
Salvador Glover	6	6	---	---	17	29
Everett Cloutier	---	---	11	10	---	21
Mario Chernetsky	---	---	8	10	3	21
Cornell Lucas	14	5	---	---	---	19
Sherman Browning	2	1	---	---	13	16
Raymond Vitale	0	0	---	---	15	15
Riddick Lang	---	---	0	1	10	11
J.B. Marohl	0	0	---	---	7	7
J.C. Blades	0	0	---	---	6	6
Curtis Copeland	0	0	---	---	6	6
Tyler Ballard	0	0	---	---	6	6
Winston Gregg	0	0	---	---	6	6
Peter Derosa	0	0	---	---	4	4
Robbie Schurman	0	0	---	---	3	3
Axel Wilczewski	0	0	---	---	2	2
Gus Kramer	---	---	1	1	---	2
Harvey Bell	---	---	0	0	---	0
Vinny Clemons	0	0	---	---	---	0
Jamie Quillen	0	0	---	---	---	0
Bill Kent	0	0	---	---	---	0

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Carlos Bell	26	40	---	---	7	73
Rusty Humphrey	25	36	---	---	12	73
Miguel Webb	---	---	28	32	11	71
Conner Dux	---	---	28	30	13	71
Marcos Duda	26	40	---	---	2	68
Artie Farmer	26	40	---	---	---	66
J.B. Lujan	26	40	---	---	---	66
Kennedy Warren	26	40	---	---	---	66
Albert Galligher	26	40	---	---	---	66
Andrew Sheldon	---	---	28	32	2	62
Trent Rayburn	---	---	28	32	2	62
Kurt Suckle	---	---	24	32	2	58
Diego Drake	---	---	23	28	2	53
Albert Daley	19	21	---	---	11	51
Van Ballard	---	---	24	24	2	50
T.J. Matthews	---	---	22	27	1	50
Glenn Donaldson	---	---	20	22	5	47
Devonte Rigley	17	30	---	---	---	47
Christopher Shannon	11	19	---	---	16	46
Nicolas Orlando	11	15	---	---	20	46
Fernando Williams	---	---	22	23	---	45
Erick Chelle	9	22	---	---	9	40
Cameron Sherman	---	---	16	15	3	34
Marco Murphy	12	22	---	---	---	34
Eric Dasilva	---	---	14	18	1	33
Irv Patton	8	9	---	---	15	32
Reggie Bernstein	9	16	---	---	---	25
Tucker King	6	6	---	---	9	21
Lukas Wallace	---	---	6	5	9	20
Horace Glover	---	---	5	5	9	19
Eddie Byrd	---	---	1	3	15	19
Abel Burns	---	---	6	11	---	17
Evan Cannida	2	2	---	---	11	15
Bennie Kerner	---	---	4	8	2	14
Bobby Gerhardt	---	---	4	1	9	14
Marco Castillo	---	---	5	4	1	10
Harris Rizzo	0	0	---	---	7	7
Kennedy McConnell	0	0	---	---	7	7
Isaac Girling	0	0	---	---	7	7
Ashton Sanford	0	0	---	---	7	7
Bernard Richard	0	0	---	---	6	6
Gerald Strong	0	0	---	---	5	5
Glen Lincoln	1	2	---	---	---	3
Jeremiah McIntyre	---	---	0	0	2	2
Blaine Robins	0	0	---	---	---	0
Tyrell Dunlap	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	47	5.9
Middle	14	64	4.6
Right	6	55	9.2
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	13	21	1.6
Middle	11	56	5.1
Right	2	7	3.5
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Grady Novotny	28	18	4	1	0	4	4	4	0

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Marcos Duda	39	27	3	1	2	4	4	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	-1	-1.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	8	76	6.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	9	142	12.9
Long (19+ Yds)	5	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	5	3	0.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	17	188	11.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	5	61	6.1
Long (19+ Yds)	6	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Earnest Cox	11	8	120	3	27
TE Aaron de los Santos	8	4	22	0	32
WR Salvador Glover	3	2	22	0	6
TE Nick Swafford	3	2	35	1	32
RB B.J. Copeland	1	1	11	0	11
FB Jameson Rose	1	1	7	0	25
WR Cornell Lucas	1	0	0	0	5

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB Devonte Rigley	8	6	0	70	1	30
WR Marco Murphy	8	6	0	75	2	22
WR Rusty Humphrey	7	2	1	27	0	36
WR Erick Chelle	4	2	1	23	0	22
RB Nicolas Orlando	3	3	0	3	0	15
TE Albert Daley	3	3	0	28	0	21
WR Reggie Bernstein	3	2	0	22	0	16
FB Christopher Shannon	2	2	0	0	0	19
TE Irv Patton	1	1	0	4	0	9

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Grady Novotny	2	14	7.00	6.20
B.J. Copeland	2	5	2.50	8.13
Carlton Perkins	2	13	6.50	4.67

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Devonte Rigley	3	18	6.00	3.85
Nicolas Orlando	1	2	2.00	2.20

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Grady Novotny	3	2	6	2.00	7.75

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Marcos Duda	2	1	-1	-0.50	6.46

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Aaron de los Santos	2	1	0	0.00	2.75
WR Earnest Cox	1	1	6	6.00	10.91

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Rusty Humphrey	1	0	0	0.00	3.86
FB Christopher Shannon	1	1	-1	-1.00	0.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Rushes	Conversions
B.J. Copeland	2	1
Grady Novotny	1	1

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Devonte Rigley	3	3

Third Down Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Conversions
Grady Novotny	8	5	4

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Marcos Duda	13	9	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Aaron de los Santos	4	2	2
WR Salvador Glover	2	2	1
FB Jameson Rose	1	1	1
WR Cornell Lucas	1	0	0

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Marco Murphy	5	4	2
WR Rusty Humphrey	3	2	2
WR Erick Chelle	2	1	1
RB Devonte Rigley	2	2	0
WR Reggie Bernstein	1	0	0

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

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