Week 17, 2057

played in Minnesota, MN

68 degrees, fair, calm

Detroit Lions	10	21	10	3	-	44
Minnesota Vikings	0	6	0	0	-	6

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:21 DET - Howie Brock 11 pass from O.J. Baxter (Bruce Shannon extra point)
1Q: 05:08 DET - Bruce Shannon 44 field goal
2Q: 15:00 DET - Zane Revel 16 pass from O.J. Baxter (Bruce Shannon extra point)
2Q: 09:34 MIN - Darrin Duncan 23 field goal
2Q: 05:43 DET - Anthony Patton 2 pass from O.J. Baxter (Bruce Shannon extra point)
2Q: 02:00 MIN - Darrin Duncan 44 field goal
2Q: 00:35 DET - Anthony Patton 28 pass from O.J. Baxter (Bruce Shannon extra point)
3Q: 11:04 DET - Erik Coyne 27 pass from O.J. Baxter (Bruce Shannon extra point)
3Q: 01:59 DET - Bruce Shannon 30 field goal
4Q: 07:27 DET - Bruce Shannon 42 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:21 DET - Howie Brock 11 pass from O.J. Baxter (Bruce Shannon extra point)
1Q: 05:08 DET - Bruce Shannon 44 field goal
2Q: 15:00 DET - Zane Revel 16 pass from O.J. Baxter (Bruce Shannon extra point)
2Q: 09:34 MIN - Darrin Duncan 23 field goal
2Q: 05:43 DET - Anthony Patton 2 pass from O.J. Baxter (Bruce Shannon extra point)
2Q: 02:00 MIN - Darrin Duncan 44 field goal
2Q: 00:35 DET - Anthony Patton 28 pass from O.J. Baxter (Bruce Shannon extra point)
3Q: 11:04 DET - Erik Coyne 27 pass from O.J. Baxter (Bruce Shannon extra point)
3Q: 01:59 DET - Bruce Shannon 30 field goal
4Q: 07:27 DET - Bruce Shannon 42 field goal

Team Statistics DET MIN
Record 12-4 2-14
First Downs 25 16
- by Rushing 7 4
- by Passing 18 10
- by Penalty 0 2
Total Net Yards 472 236
- Offensive Plays 71 58
- Yards per Play 6.65 4.07
Net Rushing Yards 150 70
- Rushing Attempts 32 18
- Yards per Rush 4.69 3.89
Net Passing Yards 322 166
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 39 - 24 - 0 38 - 23 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 322 179
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 2/13
- Yards per Pass Play 8.26 4.15
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 6/14 3/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.5 8.4
4th Down Conversions 1/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 7/55 4/20
Punt Returns/Yards 4/60 1/8
Kick Returns/Yards 2/53 4/70
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 5 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/2 0/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 36 OWN 21
Time of Possession 33:38 26:22

Team Statistics	DET	MIN
Record	12-4	2-14
First Downs	25	16
- by Rushing	7	4
- by Passing	18	10
- by Penalty	0	2
Total Net Yards	472	236
- Offensive Plays	71	58
- Yards per Play	6.65	4.07
Net Rushing Yards	150	70
- Rushing Attempts	32	18
- Yards per Rush	4.69	3.89
Net Passing Yards	322	166
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	39 - 24 - 0	38 - 23 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	322	179
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	2/13
- Yards per Pass Play	8.26	4.15
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	6/14	3/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.5	8.4
4th Down Conversions	1/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	7/55	4/20
Punt Returns/Yards	4/60	1/8
Kick Returns/Yards	2/53	4/70
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	5	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/2	0/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 36	OWN 21
Time of Possession	33:38	26:22

Drive Charts

Detroit Lions
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:37	2:22	OPP 43	5	43	Touchdown
1	8:34	3:32	OWN 27	6	46	Field Goal
1	2:36	2:44	OWN 45	6	55	Touchdown
2	9:29	3:53	OWN 39	8	61	Touchdown
2	1:54	1:29	OWN 34	5	66	Touchdown
3	15:00	4:07	OWN 25	8	75	Touchdown
3	7:22	5:29	OWN 18	14	69	Field Goal
3	0:22	0:41	OWN 42	3	4	Punt
4	11:56	4:35	OPP 47	10	22	Field Goal
4	6:27	2:29	OWN 34	3	2	Punt
4	2:25	1:17	OWN 23	3	4	Punt

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:23	OWN 14	3	6	Punt
1	10:15	1:41	OWN 25	3	3	Punt
1	5:02	2:26	OWN 22	4	7	Punt
2	14:52	5:23	OWN 25	10	69	Field Goal
2	5:36	3:42	OWN 25	11	48	Field Goal
2	0:25	0:25	OWN 19	1	-1	Half
3	10:53	3:31	OWN 14	6	56	Interception
3	1:53	1:31	OWN 25	3	3	Punt
4	14:41	2:45	OWN 13	5	8	Punt
4	7:21	0:54	OWN 25	3	8	Punt
4	3:58	1:33	OWN 20	5	10	Punt
4	1:08	1:08	OWN 33	5	29	Game

Game MVP: O.J. Baxter, Detroit Lions

Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Salvador Poston	31	145	4.68	16	4	0
RB Kristopher Hawkins	1	5	5.00	5	0	0

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
QB Jason Matthews	8	24	3.00	10	1
RB Kendrick Thornton	5	18	3.60	11	1
QB Francisco Posavec	2	22	11.00	14	1
RB Johnnie Boyd	2	10	5.00	9	0
WR Bernard Underhill	1	-4	-4.00	-4	0

Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
O.J. Baxter	20	15	227	0/0	5	28	0	151.5
Darius England	19	9	95	0/0	0	22	0	62.4

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jason Matthews	28	21	171	1/6	0	29	1	75.1
Francisco Posavec	10	2	8	1/7	0	4	0	39.6

Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Anthony Patton	9	12	121	13.44	20	28	2
WR Erik Coyne	5	10	86	17.20	32	28	1
WR Howie Brock	5	8	64	12.80	15	20	1
WR Zane Revel	2	6	38	19.00	24	22	1
RB Timothy Gutowski	1	1	7	7.00	9	7	0
RB Salvador Poston	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
TE J.R. Connell	1	1	7	7.00	1	7	0

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Lester Hanson	9	11	51	5.67	11	19
WR Bernard Underhill	6	9	57	9.50	26	29
WR Marty Freeman	3	9	33	11.00	6	19
RB Johnnie Boyd	2	3	1	0.50	0	1
TE Santiago Lane	1	1	14	14.00	1	14
TE Brett Gomez	1	2	14	14.00	4	14
TE Hayden Morton	1	1	9	9.00	2	9
WR Harry Dauber	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
RB Kendrick Thornton	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Detroit	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Darryl Malamala	1	0	0.00	0

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Detroit	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

Detroit	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Ernie White	3	133	44.3	41.7	52	2

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Lance Tyler	7	290	41.4	32.9	47	0

Kicking Statistics

Detroit	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Bruce Shannon	3/3	2/2	0/0	44	5/5

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Darrin Duncan	2/2	1/1	0/0	44	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Erik Coyne	4	60	15.0	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Clifton Sipher	1	8	8.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Erik Coyne	2	53	26.5	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Snake Eyes White	4	70	17.5	0

Defensive Statistics

Detroit	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Enrique Barton	7	1	0.0	11	31
OLB Reggie Brondstetter	5	1	0.0	10	23
CB Darryl Malamala	4	0	0.0	16	33
ILB Aidan Lampkin	3	2	0.0	12	30
S Leslie Myers	3	0	0.0	11	16
CB Kaden Sigrest	3	0	0.0	8	21
DE Brady Bradford	2	0	1.0	16	39
DT Alex Dircks	2	0	1.0	16	30
S Henry Schwartz	2	2	0.0	14	34
CB Al Blair	2	1	0.0	11	22
ILB Mercury Farber	2	0	0.0	14	25
DE Peter Cobb	2	0	0.0	8	11
DT Caleb Starks	1	2	0.0	10	26
CB Arturo Reese	1	1	0.0	12	32
CB Sam Howe	1	0	0.0	8	16
DE Rondell Holliday	1	0	0.0	4	14
OLB Trent Compton	1	0	0.0	9	12

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Lionel Ellard	7	2	0.0	28	29
CB Clifton Sipher	7	0	0.0	32	39
S Kim Hoffman	6	1	0.0	23	34
ILB Wesley Hassell	5	1	0.0	31	36
CB Eddie Watts	4	3	0.0	31	36
ILB Joel Galloway	4	3	0.0	16	25
OLB Will Joseph	4	2	0.0	31	39
S Dave Flannery	4	0	0.0	13	12
DE Cameron Edwards	3	4	0.0	31	39
CB Snake Eyes White	3	1	0.0	28	29
OLB Brenden Parker	3	0	0.0	30	32
DT Anthony Hopkins	1	2	0.0	28	27
TE Brett Gomez	1	0	---	---	---
DT Tyrone Coglan	0	1	0.0	11	19

Pass Rush Statistics

Detroit	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Alex Dircks	1.0	1	1	0	30
DE Brady Bradford	1.0	0	0	4	39
DE Rondell Holliday	0.0	0	1	0	14

Minnesota	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Cameron Edwards	1	2	1	39
ILB Wesley Hassell	0	2	0	36
DT Anthony Hopkins	0	2	0	27
DE Ashton Clinton	0	1	0	8

Pass Defense Statistics

Detroit	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Reggie Brondstetter	4	0	0	23
CB Darryl Malamala	3	0	1	33
OLB Enrique Barton	3	0	0	31
CB Kaden Sigrest	3	0	0	21
ILB Aidan Lampkin	2	1	0	30
S Henry Schwartz	2	0	0	34
ILB Mercury Farber	1	3	0	25
CB Al Blair	1	1	0	22
DT Caleb Starks	1	0	0	26
CB Arturo Reese	1	0	0	32
DT Alex Dircks	1	0	0	30
OLB Trent Compton	1	0	0	12
S Leslie Myers	0	1	0	16

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Kim Hoffman	6	0	34
CB Clifton Sipher	4	0	39
S Lionel Ellard	4	0	29
CB Eddie Watts	3	1	36
ILB Wesley Hassell	3	0	36
ILB Joel Galloway	1	1	25
CB Snake Eyes White	1	0	29
S Dave Flannery	1	0	12
OLB Will Joseph	1	0	39
OLB Brenden Parker	0	1	32

Blocking Statistics

Detroit	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
G Jack Phillips	4	10	0	32	39
T Zane Foley	3	6	0	32	39
G Philip Bradford	3	5	1	32	39
TE Anthony Patton	2	2	0	29	39
C Evan Dunn	1	6	1	32	39
T Desmond Belichick	0	2	0	32	39
FB Alfredo Blair	0	1	0	6	7

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Rickey Lovelace	1	3	18	0	40
C Hunter Grunow	1	2	14	0	32
G Edward Marchion	0	2	14	1	32
T Wendell Burroughs	0	1	18	1	40
T Gene Valdez	0	1	18	0	40

Special Teams Tackles

Detroit	Tackles	STPlays
Alfredo Sweeney	1	25
Trent Compton	1	24
Ray Foreman	1	22
Erik Coyne	1	22
Leslie Myers	1	20

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Anthony Hopkins	4	15
Wesley Hassell	1	24
Edward Marchion	1	9

Participation

Detroit	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
WR Erik Coyne	31	38	---	---	22	91
TE Anthony Patton	29	39	---	---	18	86
T Desmond Belichick	32	39	---	---	6	77
G Philip Bradford	32	39	---	---	6	77
T Zane Foley	32	39	---	---	6	77
C Evan Dunn	32	39	---	---	---	71
G Jack Phillips	32	39	---	---	---	71
WR Howie Brock	26	32	---	---	12	70
DE Brady Bradford	---	---	16	39	12	67
CB Arturo Reese	---	---	12	32	20	64
WR Zane Revel	31	28	---	---	---	59
CB Darryl Malamala	---	---	16	33	9	58
S Henry Schwartz	---	---	14	34	8	56
DT Alex Dircks	---	---	16	30	9	55
RB Salvador Poston	31	22	---	---	---	53
S Leslie Myers	---	---	11	16	20	47
OLB Trent Compton	---	---	9	12	24	45
OLB Enrique Barton	---	---	11	31	1	43
ILB Aidan Lampkin	---	---	12	30	1	43
QB O.J. Baxter	18	20	---	---	3	41
ILB Mercury Farber	---	---	14	25	2	41
FB Alfredo Blair	6	7	---	---	25	38
DT Caleb Starks	---	---	10	26	---	36
CB Al Blair	---	---	11	22	1	34
OLB Reggie Brondstetter	---	---	10	23	1	34
QB Darius England	14	19	---	---	---	33
S Eric Hopper	---	---	8	24	1	33
CB Kaden Sigrest	---	---	8	21	1	30
RB Timothy Gutowski	0	16	---	---	11	27
TE Alfredo Sweeney	0	0	---	---	25	25
WR Ray Foreman	3	0	---	---	22	25
CB Sam Howe	---	---	8	16	1	25
DE Peter Cobb	---	---	8	11	2	21
DE Rondell Holliday	---	---	4	14	---	18
TE J.R. Connell	0	13	---	---	---	13
K Bruce Shannon	0	0	---	---	12	12
C Ivan Flynn	0	0	---	---	6	6
G Tucker Buljina	0	0	---	---	6	6
P Ernie White	0	0	---	---	3	3
RB Kristopher Hawkins	1	0	---	---	1	2
WR Gabriel McGregor	1	0	---	---	---	1
WR Chester Hampton	1	0	---	---	---	1
ILB Ryan Hendon	---	---	0	1	---	1
DT Sammy Jefferson	---	---	0	0	---	0
C Brian Arnswaldt	0	0	---	---	---	0
TE Justin Pefley	0	0	---	---	---	0

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
OLB Will Joseph	---	---	31	39	23	93
ILB Wesley Hassell	---	---	31	36	24	91
CB Clifton Sipher	---	---	32	39	7	78
TE Santiago Lane	17	36	---	---	24	77
DE Cameron Edwards	---	---	31	39	6	76
S Lionel Ellard	---	---	28	29	17	74
CB Snake Eyes White	---	---	28	29	15	72
DT Anthony Hopkins	---	---	28	27	15	70
CB Eddie Watts	---	---	31	36	3	70
T Gene Valdez	18	40	---	---	9	67
G Rickey Lovelace	18	40	---	---	9	67
T Wendell Burroughs	18	40	---	---	9	67
OLB Brenden Parker	---	---	30	32	3	65
S Kim Hoffman	---	---	23	34	2	59
G Edward Marchion	14	32	---	---	9	55
WR Lester Hanson	13	34	---	---	1	48
WR Harry Dauber	14	32	---	---	1	47
WR Bernard Underhill	10	28	---	---	9	47
C Hunter Grunow	14	32	---	---	---	46
QB Jason Matthews	14	29	---	---	---	43
ILB Joel Galloway	---	---	16	25	2	43
RB Kendrick Thornton	10	26	---	---	---	36
DE Asher Thao	---	---	14	20	---	34
DT Tyrone Coglan	---	---	11	19	2	32
WR Marty Freeman	8	21	---	---	---	29
FB DeAndre Boyd	5	5	---	---	17	27
S Dave Flannery	---	---	13	12	2	27
RB Brant Fife	1	1	---	---	20	22
RB Johnnie Boyd	6	11	---	---	1	18
WR Mo Burnside	0	0	---	---	16	16
QB Francisco Posavec	4	11	---	---	---	15
CB Gerald Mills	---	---	0	0	14	14
G Eric Tubbs	4	8	---	---	---	12
T Sammy Logan	4	8	---	---	---	12
WR Douglas Reed	0	0	---	---	11	11
TE Hayden Morton	6	4	---	---	---	10
DE Ashton Clinton	---	---	1	8	1	10
P Lance Tyler	0	0	---	---	9	9
C Jason Riley	0	0	---	---	9	9
OLB Ralph Hartman	---	---	1	5	2	8
K Darrin Duncan	0	0	---	---	5	5
TE Brett Gomez	0	2	---	---	---	2
CB Marquis Palmer	---	---	2	0	---	2
DT Donald Rhodes	---	---	1	0	---	1
RB Blaine Bush	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Vernon Lanford	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	30	4.3
Middle	20	80	4.0
Right	5	40	8.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	1	-1	-1.0
Middle	14	67	4.8
Right	2	5	2.5
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
O.J. Baxter	20	15	5	0	0	3	2	0	0
Darius England	19	9	1	0	4	0	5	1	0

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jason Matthews	28	21	1	2	1	1	1	2	1
Francisco Posavec	10	2	0	1	1	5	1	2	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	6	3.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	8	81	5.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	19	11	178	9.4
Long (19+ Yds)	4	3	57	14.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	-3	-3.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	29	19	135	4.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	3	47	6.7
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Anthony Patton	12	9	0	121	2	39
WR Erik Coyne	10	5	2	86	2	38
WR Howie Brock	8	5	0	64	1	32
WR Zane Revel	6	2	2	38	1	28
RB Timothy Gutowski	1	1	0	7	0	16
RB Salvador Poston	1	1	0	-1	0	22
TE J.R. Connell	1	1	0	7	0	13

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Lester Hanson	11	9	0	51	0	34
WR Bernard Underhill	9	6	1	57	1	28
WR Marty Freeman	9	3	1	33	0	21
RB Johnnie Boyd	3	2	0	1	0	11
TE Brett Gomez	2	1	0	14	0	2
WR Harry Dauber	1	0	0	0	0	32
RB Kendrick Thornton	1	0	0	0	0	26
TE Santiago Lane	1	1	0	14	0	36
TE Hayden Morton	1	1	0	9	0	4

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Salvador Poston	3	12	4.00	4.68

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
QB Jason Matthews	1	1	1.00	3.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
O.J. Baxter	6	5	35	5.83	11.35
Darius England	2	0	0	0.00	5.00

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jason Matthews	2	1	1	0.50	6.11

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Zane Revel	2	1	16	8.00	6.33
WR Erik Coyne	2	0	0	0.00	8.60
RB Salvador Poston	1	1	-1	-1.00	-1.00
TE J.R. Connell	1	1	7	7.00	7.00
TE Anthony Patton	1	1	2	2.00	10.08
WR Howie Brock	1	1	11	11.00	8.00

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Bernard Underhill	1	0	0	0.00	6.33
RB Johnnie Boyd	1	1	1	1.00	0.33

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Rushes	Conversions
RB Salvador Poston	3	1

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
RB Johnnie Boyd	2	0
QB Jason Matthews	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Conversions
Darius England	8	4	3
O.J. Baxter	3	2	2

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jason Matthews	5	4	3
Francisco Posavec	4	0	0

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Erik Coyne	4	2	2
TE Anthony Patton	3	2	1
WR Zane Revel	2	1	1
TE J.R. Connell	1	1	1
WR Howie Brock	1	0	0

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Marty Freeman	4	1	1
WR Lester Hanson	3	3	2
RB Kendrick Thornton	1	0	0
RB Johnnie Boyd	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 61,800 (91,500 capacity)
Upper Deck 15,800 (24,800)
End Zone 11,600 (17,900)
Mezzanine 6,900 (10,400)
Sideline Seats 10,600 (15,900)
Club Seats 12,400 (17,500)
Luxury Boxes 4,500 (5,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	61,800 (91,500 capacity)
Upper Deck	15,800 (24,800)
End Zone	11,600 (17,900)
Mezzanine	6,900 (10,400)
Sideline Seats	10,600 (15,900)
Club Seats	12,400 (17,500)
Luxury Boxes	4,500 (5,000)