Week 1, 2044

played in Detroit, MI

68 degrees, fair, calm

Minnesota Vikings	0	0	0	0	-	0
Detroit Lions	7	10	14	0	-	31

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:42 DET - Aaron de los Santos 29 pass from Grady Novotny (J.B. Marohl extra point)
2Q: 12:38 DET - Carlton Perkins 2 run (J.B. Marohl extra point)
2Q: 07:04 DET - J.B. Marohl 30 field goal
3Q: 10:38 DET - Francisco Myers 62 pass from Grady Novotny (J.B. Marohl extra point)
3Q: 00:55 DET - Grady Novotny 1 run (J.B. Marohl extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:42 DET - Aaron de los Santos 29 pass from Grady Novotny (J.B. Marohl extra point)
2Q: 12:38 DET - Carlton Perkins 2 run (J.B. Marohl extra point)
2Q: 07:04 DET - J.B. Marohl 30 field goal
3Q: 10:38 DET - Francisco Myers 62 pass from Grady Novotny (J.B. Marohl extra point)
3Q: 00:55 DET - Grady Novotny 1 run (J.B. Marohl extra point)

Team Statistics MIN DET
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 14 19
- by Rushing 4 8
- by Passing 9 11
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 211 416
- Offensive Plays 61 54
- Yards per Play 3.46 7.70
Net Rushing Yards 57 117
- Rushing Attempts 22 28
- Yards per Rush 2.59 4.18
Net Passing Yards 154 299
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 36 - 24 - 0 25 - 15 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 179 308
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/25 1/9
- Yards per Pass Play 3.95 11.50
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/16 5/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 10.0 9.0
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/50 2/10
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 7/28
Kick Returns/Yards 3/53 1/32
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 0 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/0 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 19 OWN 36
Time of Possession 32:28 27:32

Team Statistics	MIN	DET
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	14	19
- by Rushing	4	8
- by Passing	9	11
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	211	416
- Offensive Plays	61	54
- Yards per Play	3.46	7.70
Net Rushing Yards	57	117
- Rushing Attempts	22	28
- Yards per Rush	2.59	4.18
Net Passing Yards	154	299
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	36 - 24 - 0	25 - 15 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	179	308
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/25	1/9
- Yards per Pass Play	3.95	11.50
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/16	5/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	10.0	9.0
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/50	2/10
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	7/28
Kick Returns/Yards	3/53	1/32
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	0	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/0	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 19	OWN 36
Time of Possession	32:28	27:32

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:41	OWN 25	10	24	Punt
1	5:30	6:20	OWN 13	9	58	Missed FG
2	12:27	3:41	OWN 25	6	19	Punt
2	6:58	2:06	OWN 21	3	8	Punt
2	2:00	1:33	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
3	13:08	1:06	OWN 20	3	-1	Punt
3	10:22	5:33	OWN 25	9	21	Punt
3	0:46	1:33	OWN 27	3	7	Punt
4	12:57	1:04	OWN 19	3	1	Punt
4	9:08	2:10	OWN 20	5	-3	Punt
4	4:36	2:45	OWN 1	7	52	Fumble

Detroit Lions
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:19	3:49	OWN 3	7	97	Touchdown
2	14:10	1:43	OWN 36	4	64	Touchdown
2	8:46	1:48	OPP 19	3	6	Field Goal
2	4:52	2:52	OWN 17	10	76	Interception
2	0:27	0:27	OWN 22	1	-1	Half
3	15:00	1:52	OWN 41	3	2	Punt
3	12:02	1:40	OWN 38	3	62	Touchdown
3	4:49	4:03	OWN 20	10	80	Touchdown
4	14:13	1:16	OWN 29	3	3	Punt
4	11:53	2:45	OWN 38	4	16	Punt
4	6:58	2:22	OPP 39	3	-1	Punt
4	1:51	1:51	OPP 43	3	12	Game

Game MVP: Grady Novotny, Detroit Lions

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Devonte Rigley	7	7	1.00	6	0
Marcos Duda	6	22	3.67	8	0
Nicolas Orlando	6	26	4.33	14	1
Erick Chelle	1	5	5.00	5	0
Christopher Shannon	1	-4	-4.00	-4	0
Tyrell Dunlap	1	1	1.00	1	0

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
B.J. Copeland	14	35	2.50	8	0	0
Carlton Perkins	10	64	6.40	42	2	1
Grady Novotny	4	18	4.50	10	1	1

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Marcos Duda	19	14	96	1/11	0	27	0	84.5
Tyrell Dunlap	17	10	83	2/14	0	18	0	71.4

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Grady Novotny	25	15	308	1/9	2	62	1	113.4

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
TE Wendell Mixon	6	8	37	6.17	21	19
WR Erick Chelle	3	3	19	6.33	0	14
TE Albert Daley	3	3	34	11.33	4	13
WR Glen Lincoln	3	3	11	3.67	4	5
FB Christopher Shannon	2	2	0	0.00	0	2
WR Nick Shapiro	2	2	18	9.00	0	13
RB Nicolas Orlando	2	2	4	2.00	0	8
WR Reggie Bernstein	2	7	29	14.50	1	18
WR Marco Murphy	1	3	27	27.00	21	27
RB Devonte Rigley	0	2	0	0.00	0	0
FB Jose DeVane	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Detroit	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Curtis Coleman	4	8	90	22.50	45	45	0
TE Vinny Clemons	3	3	11	3.67	7	11	0
WR Earnest Cox	2	3	47	23.50	26	39	0
TE Aaron de los Santos	2	3	49	24.50	9	29	1
WR Francisco Myers	2	4	77	38.50	39	62	1
TE Nick Swafford	2	3	34	17.00	15	21	0
RB Carlton Perkins	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Fernando Williams	1	0	0.00	0

Detroit	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force
Christopher Shannon	1	0	0
Marcos Duda	1	0	0
Kennedy Warren	0	1	0
Bernie McConnell	0	0	1

Detroit	Fumb	Recov	Force
Earnest Cox	1	0	0
Gavin McNeil	0	1	0
Ruben Ellis	0	1	0
Don Dockett	0	0	1
Richie Linquist	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Gerald Strong	9	366	40.7	37.6	63	4

Detroit	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Peter Derosa	4	181	45.3	35.3	57	1

Kicking Statistics

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

Detroit	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
J.B. Marohl	1/1	0/0	0/0	30	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Earnest Cox	7	28	4.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Nick Shapiro	2	30	15.0	0
Devonte Rigley	1	23	23.0	0

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Carlton Perkins	1	32	32.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Trent Rayburn	8	2	0.0	17	25
CB Miguel Webb	6	0	0.0	28	26
OLB T.J. Matthews	4	2	0.0	18	18
S Conner Dux	4	2	0.0	24	14
CB Edwin Smothers	3	0	0.0	18	22
OLB Horace Glover	2	2	0.0	17	13
S Andrew Sheldon	2	1	0.0	22	26
DE Van Ballard	2	0	0.0	18	16
CB Kurt Suckle	2	0	0.0	18	24
DE Marco Castillo	1	0	1.0	11	18
CB Gilbert Quinones	1	1	0.0	8	0
G Albert Galligher	1	0	---	---	---
DT Glenn Donaldson	1	0	0.0	28	26
OLB Lukas Wallace	1	0	0.0	12	3
CB Bobby Gerhardt	1	0	0.0	14	1
DE Bernie McConnell	1	0	0.0	11	24
ILB Gus Dazey	1	0	0.0	7	0
OLB Ricardo Bodell	0	2	0.0	14	25
CB Fernando Williams	0	1	0.0	17	3

Detroit	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Richie Linquist	7	1	0.0	19	32
ILB Gavin McNeil	6	4	0.0	22	35
OLB Wally Dunn	6	2	0.0	21	24
CB Don Dockett	6	2	0.0	20	38
OLB Gus Kramer	5	1	1.0	11	29
CB Devante Shelton	3	0	0.0	22	39
CB Riddick Lang	3	0	0.0	4	22
DT Bobby Patton	2	0	0.5	8	34
S Norbert Ross	2	3	0.0	19	20
CB Gus Willis	2	1	0.0	15	11
DE Bruce Scoggins	2	0	0.0	15	22
DT Emmett Bayer	1	2	1.5	18	31
DT Mario Chernetsky	1	2	0.0	20	16
DE Ruben Ellis	1	1	0.0	11	18
DE Mitch Manthey	1	0	0.0	3	7
QB Grady Novotny	1	0	---	---	---
S Aidan Svrcek	0	1	0.0	2	5

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Marco Castillo	1.0	0	0	0	18
OLB Ricardo Bodell	0.0	1	0	0	25

Detroit	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Emmett Bayer	1.5	1	1	2	31
OLB Gus Kramer	1.0	0	0	0	29
DT Bobby Patton	0.5	1	1	0	34
ILB Nathan Collier	0.0	0	1	0	20
DE Ruben Ellis	0.0	0	1	0	18

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Trent Rayburn	5	1	0	25
CB Edwin Smothers	2	1	0	22
S Andrew Sheldon	2	1	0	26
OLB T.J. Matthews	2	1	0	18
CB Kurt Suckle	2	0	0	24
CB Miguel Webb	2	0	0	26
OLB Ricardo Bodell	0	1	0	25
CB Fernando Williams	0	0	1	3

Detroit	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Don Dockett	4	2	38
CB Devante Shelton	3	1	39
CB Riddick Lang	3	0	22
OLB Wally Dunn	3	0	24
S Richie Linquist	3	0	32
OLB Gus Kramer	2	0	29
DE Mitch Manthey	1	0	7
DT Bobby Patton	1	0	34
DE Ruben Ellis	1	0	18
DE Bruce Scoggins	1	0	22
S Norbert Ross	1	0	20
CB Gus Willis	1	0	11
ILB Gavin McNeil	0	1	35

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Kennedy Warren	2	5	20	0	23
Albert Galligher	2	4	22	1	39
Camden Jackson	1	2	22	1	28
Martin Moe	0	4	22	0	39
Courtney Zodda	0	2	22	1	39
Wendell Mixon	0	1	19	0	36
Doug Sherman	0	1	2	0	15

Detroit	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jaylen DeLorraine	3	4	22	0	26
Kenneth Williams	2	10	34	1	27
Harvey Henderson	2	7	28	0	26
Leonardo Ebbitt	1	3	16	0	25
Vinny Clemons	1	1	15	0	16
Bill Kent	0	1	6	0	0

Special Teams Tackles

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Nick Shapiro	2	21
Nicolas Orlando	2	21
Horace Glover	2	19
Bernie McConnell	2	15

Detroit	Tackles	STPlays
Carlton Perkins	2	10
Conner Perez	1	20

Participation

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Courtney Zodda	22	39	---	---	10	71
Albert Galligher	22	39	---	---	10	71
Martin Moe	22	39	---	---	10	71
Wendell Mixon	19	36	---	---	6	61
Camden Jackson	22	28	---	---	11	61
Miguel Webb	---	---	28	26	6	60
Glenn Donaldson	---	---	28	26	1	55
Nicolas Orlando	8	24	---	---	21	53
Nick Shapiro	14	17	---	---	21	52
Conner Dux	---	---	24	14	12	50
Bernie McConnell	---	---	11	24	15	50
Horace Glover	---	---	17	13	19	49
Andrew Sheldon	---	---	22	26	1	49
Ricardo Bodell	---	---	14	25	5	44
Trent Rayburn	---	---	17	25	2	44
Kennedy Warren	20	23	---	---	---	43
Kurt Suckle	---	---	18	24	1	43
Erick Chelle	19	23	---	---	---	42
Devonte Rigley	14	21	---	---	7	42
Edwin Smothers	---	---	18	22	1	41
Marco Murphy	21	19	---	---	---	40
Marcos Duda	17	20	---	---	1	38
T.J. Matthews	---	---	18	18	1	37
Van Ballard	---	---	18	16	---	34
Marco Castillo	---	---	11	18	---	29
Christopher Shannon	4	11	---	---	12	27
Reggie Bernstein	7	20	---	---	---	27
Tyrell Dunlap	5	19	---	---	---	24
Ty Lawson	0	1	---	---	21	22
Fernando Williams	---	---	17	3	---	20
Albert Daley	4	14	---	---	---	18
Gilbert Quinones	---	---	8	0	10	18
Doug Sherman	2	15	---	---	---	17
Lukas Wallace	---	---	12	3	---	15
Bobby Gerhardt	---	---	14	1	---	15
Jose DeVane	0	6	---	---	6	12
Harris Rizzo	0	11	---	---	---	11
Ashton Sanford	0	0	---	---	10	10
Gerald Strong	0	0	---	---	9	9
Eddie Byrd	---	---	0	0	9	9
Gus Dazey	---	---	7	0	2	9
Eric Dasilva	---	---	6	2	---	8
Glen Lincoln	0	3	---	---	---	3
Bernard Richard	0	0	---	---	2	2
Damon Newsome	0	1	---	---	---	1
Raul Coffey	0	0	---	---	---	0

Detroit	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Kenneth Williams	34	27	---	---	11	72
Devante Shelton	---	---	22	39	1	62
Harvey Henderson	28	26	---	---	5	59
Don Dockett	---	---	20	38	1	59
Gavin McNeil	---	---	22	35	1	58
Francisco Myers	22	15	---	---	17	54
Jaylen DeLorraine	22	26	---	---	5	53
Richie Linquist	---	---	19	32	1	52
Vinny Clemons	15	16	---	---	20	51
Curtis Coleman	23	26	---	---	---	49
Emmett Bayer	---	---	18	31	---	49
Earnest Cox	24	15	---	---	9	48
Grady Novotny	22	26	---	---	---	48
Jared Wintch	22	26	---	---	---	48
Wally Dunn	---	---	21	24	1	46
Bobby Patton	---	---	8	34	1	43
Leonardo Ebbitt	16	25	---	---	2	43
Riddick Lang	---	---	4	22	16	42
Gus Kramer	---	---	11	29	1	41
Norbert Ross	---	---	19	20	1	40
Ruben Ellis	---	---	11	18	9	38
Bruce Scoggins	---	---	15	22	1	38
Mario Chernetsky	---	---	20	16	1	37
B.J. Copeland	16	19	---	---	1	36
Gus Willis	---	---	15	11	9	35
Nathan Collier	---	---	4	20	10	34
Logan Clem	---	---	2	12	20	34
Carlton Perkins	12	7	---	---	10	29
Aaron de los Santos	5	10	---	---	12	27
Aidan Svrcek	---	---	2	5	16	23
Conner Perez	0	0	---	---	20	20
Mitch Manthey	---	---	3	7	9	19
Lonnie Jackson	8	8	---	---	---	16
Keegan Matthew	---	---	4	9	1	14
Jameson Rose	5	7	---	---	---	12
Curtis Copeland	6	0	---	---	5	11
Nick Swafford	2	7	---	---	---	9
Bill Kent	6	0	---	---	3	9
Caleb Farley	8	0	---	---	---	8
Axel Wilczewski	6	0	---	---	1	7
J.B. Marohl	0	0	---	---	7	7
Jeffrey Irby	0	0	---	---	7	7
Leonard Stamper	---	---	2	5	---	7
Mason Parker	6	0	---	---	---	6
Peter Derosa	0	0	---	---	4	4
Al Pearson	---	---	0	0	3	3

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	15	2.1
Middle	11	36	3.3
Right	4	6	1.5
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	18	3.0
Middle	12	59	4.9
Right	10	40	4.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Marcos Duda	19	14	1	0	0	2	1	1	0
Tyrell Dunlap	17	10	0	0	2	2	3	1	0

Detroit	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Grady Novotny	25	15	7	1	2	5	0	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	5	-1	-0.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	11	85	5.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	7	82	6.8
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	13	4.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	1	5	1.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	7	4	19	2.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	6	146	16.2
Long (19+ Yds)	6	4	138	23.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Wendell Mixon	8	6	0	37	0	36
WR Reggie Bernstein	7	2	1	29	0	20
WR Erick Chelle	3	3	0	19	0	23
TE Albert Daley	3	3	0	34	0	14
WR Glen Lincoln	3	3	0	11	0	3
WR Marco Murphy	3	1	0	27	1	19
RB Devonte Rigley	2	0	1	0	0	21
FB Christopher Shannon	2	2	0	0	0	11
WR Nick Shapiro	2	2	0	18	0	17
RB Nicolas Orlando	2	2	0	4	0	24
FB Jose DeVane	1	0	0	0	0	6

Detroit	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Curtis Coleman	8	4	0	90	2	26
WR Francisco Myers	4	2	0	77	1	15
WR Earnest Cox	3	2	0	47	1	15
TE Aaron de los Santos	3	2	1	49	2	10
TE Vinny Clemons	3	3	0	11	0	16
TE Nick Swafford	3	2	1	34	1	7
RB Carlton Perkins	1	0	0	0	0	7

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Carlton Perkins	3	12	4.00	6.40
Grady Novotny	2	6	3.00	4.50
B.J. Copeland	1	6	6.00	2.50

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Grady Novotny	6	3	5	0.83	12.32

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Detroit	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Vinny Clemons	2	2	0	0.00	3.67
WR Curtis Coleman	2	1	5	2.50	11.25
WR Earnest Cox	1	0	0	0.00	15.67
WR Francisco Myers	1	0	0	0.00	19.25

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Marcos Duda	2	2
Devonte Rigley	1	1
Nicolas Orlando	1	0

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

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Marcos Duda	7	4	2
Tyrell Dunlap	5	3	0

Detroit	Att	Comp	Conversions
Grady Novotny	7	6	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Reggie Bernstein	3	0	0
TE Wendell Mixon	2	1	0
WR Erick Chelle	1	1	1
RB Devonte Rigley	1	0	0
FB Christopher Shannon	1	1	0
WR Nick Shapiro	1	1	0
RB Nicolas Orlando	1	1	1
TE Albert Daley	1	1	0
WR Glen Lincoln	1	1	0

Detroit	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Earnest Cox	2	2	2
TE Vinny Clemons	2	2	0
WR Curtis Coleman	2	1	1
WR Francisco Myers	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 59,200 (65,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 18,200 (19,600)
End Zone 12,400 (14,200)
Mezzanine 7,700 (8,200)
Sideline Seats 11,100 (12,500)
Club Seats 6,500 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (3,500)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	59,200 (65,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	18,200 (19,600)
End Zone	12,400 (14,200)
Mezzanine	7,700 (8,200)
Sideline Seats	11,100 (12,500)
Club Seats	6,500 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (3,500)