Week 17, 2063

played in Detroit, MI

68 degrees, fair, calm

Minnesota Vikings	7	7	10	7	-	31
Detroit Lions	3	17	7	6	-	33

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:49 DET - Dominic Plackemeier 43 field goal
1Q: 06:07 MIN - Carl Guthrie 15 pass from Wayne Howe (J.B. Cooley extra point)
2Q: 12:01 DET - Howie Brock 11 pass from Angel Espinal (Dominic Plackemeier extra point)
2Q: 07:19 DET - Dominic Plackemeier 39 field goal
2Q: 01:33 DET - Erik Coyne 4 pass from Angel Espinal (Dominic Plackemeier extra point)
2Q: 00:49 MIN - Justics Shepherd 19 pass from Wayne Howe (J.B. Cooley extra point)
3Q: 10:01 MIN - J.B. Cooley 49 field goal
3Q: 07:29 DET - Erik Coyne 7 pass from Angel Espinal (Dominic Plackemeier extra point)
3Q: 00:34 MIN - Carl Guthrie 16 pass from Wayne Howe (J.B. Cooley extra point)
4Q: 12:20 DET - Dominic Plackemeier 35 field goal
4Q: 01:29 MIN - Nickolas Whiting 2 pass from Wayne Howe (J.B. Cooley extra point)
4Q: 00:04 DET - Dominic Plackemeier 28 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:49 DET - Dominic Plackemeier 43 field goal
1Q: 06:07 MIN - Carl Guthrie 15 pass from Wayne Howe (J.B. Cooley extra point)
2Q: 12:01 DET - Howie Brock 11 pass from Angel Espinal (Dominic Plackemeier extra point)
2Q: 07:19 DET - Dominic Plackemeier 39 field goal
2Q: 01:33 DET - Erik Coyne 4 pass from Angel Espinal (Dominic Plackemeier extra point)
2Q: 00:49 MIN - Justics Shepherd 19 pass from Wayne Howe (J.B. Cooley extra point)
3Q: 10:01 MIN - J.B. Cooley 49 field goal
3Q: 07:29 DET - Erik Coyne 7 pass from Angel Espinal (Dominic Plackemeier extra point)
3Q: 00:34 MIN - Carl Guthrie 16 pass from Wayne Howe (J.B. Cooley extra point)
4Q: 12:20 DET - Dominic Plackemeier 35 field goal
4Q: 01:29 MIN - Nickolas Whiting 2 pass from Wayne Howe (J.B. Cooley extra point)
4Q: 00:04 DET - Dominic Plackemeier 28 field goal

Team Statistics MIN DET
Record 5-11 8-8
First Downs 23 31
- by Rushing 4 6
- by Passing 16 22
- by Penalty 3 3
Total Net Yards 333 515
- Offensive Plays 61 71
- Yards per Play 5.46 7.25
Net Rushing Yards 121 92
- Rushing Attempts 31 13
- Yards per Rush 3.90 7.08
Net Passing Yards 212 423
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 28 - 18 - 0 55 - 34 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 227 435
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/15 3/12
- Yards per Pass Play 7.07 7.29
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 10/15 8/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.7 8.5
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/1
Penalties/Yards 3/15 10/90
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 3/32
Kick Returns/Yards 5/97 4/94
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 6
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 4/0 3/3
Avg. Drive Start OWN 22 OWN 29
Time of Possession 28:47 31:13

Team Statistics	MIN	DET
Record	5-11	8-8
First Downs	23	31
- by Rushing	4	6
- by Passing	16	22
- by Penalty	3	3
Total Net Yards	333	515
- Offensive Plays	61	71
- Yards per Play	5.46	7.25
Net Rushing Yards	121	92
- Rushing Attempts	31	13
- Yards per Rush	3.90	7.08
Net Passing Yards	212	423
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	28 - 18 - 0	55 - 34 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	227	435
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/15	3/12
- Yards per Pass Play	7.07	7.29
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	10/15	8/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.7	8.5
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/1
Penalties/Yards	3/15	10/90
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	3/32
Kick Returns/Yards	5/97	4/94
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	6
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	4/0	3/3
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 22	OWN 29
Time of Possession	28:47	31:13

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:43	4:47	OWN 21	9	79	Touchdown
1	4:06	2:23	OWN 20	4	22	Punt
2	11:50	1:40	OWN 34	3	-4	Punt
2	7:12	2:08	OWN 12	3	7	Punt
2	1:22	0:44	OWN 28	6	72	Touchdown
3	15:00	5:04	OWN 25	10	43	Field Goal
3	7:21	6:53	OWN 25	15	75	Touchdown
4	12:15	2:27	OWN 21	3	4	Punt
4	4:54	3:33	OWN 20	11	80	Touchdown

Detroit Lions
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:17	OWN 25	10	49	Field Goal
1	5:56	1:50	OWN 25	5	26	Punt
1	1:43	4:53	OWN 5	12	95	Touchdown
2	10:10	2:58	OWN 48	6	30	Field Goal
2	5:04	3:42	OWN 37	8	63	Touchdown
2	0:38	0:38	OWN 27	4	10	Half
3	9:56	2:35	OWN 37	5	63	Touchdown
3	0:28	3:13	OWN 22	8	60	Field Goal
4	9:48	4:54	OWN 34	8	33	Punt
4	1:21	1:21	OWN 33	5	56	Field Goal

Game MVP: Angel Espinal, Detroit Lions

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Nickolas Whiting	22	69	3.14	14	3
RB Randal Maryland	6	9	1.50	4	0
RB Greg Schuster	3	43	14.33	23	2

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
QB Angel Espinal	6	39	6.50	14	3
RB Marvin Negron	5	42	8.40	18	2
RB Duane Talley	2	11	5.50	8	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Wayne Howe	28	18	227	2/15	4	28	0	129.0

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Angel Espinal	55	34	435	3/12	3	39	0	104.7

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Carl Guthrie	5	9	67	13.40	26	21	2
TE Justics Shepherd	5	7	50	10.00	6	19	1
RB Nickolas Whiting	3	4	28	9.33	0	15	1
WR Ray Andersen	3	4	39	13.00	14	20	0
WR Kai Scott	1	2	15	15.00	0	15	0
RB Greg Schuster	1	1	28	28.00	28	28	0
WR Jonah Schanding	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Detroit	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Erik Coyne	10	18	133	13.30	65	29	2
TE Anthony Patton	9	13	132	14.67	58	39	0
WR Howie Brock	7	15	78	11.14	20	18	1
WR Austin Kaplan	3	3	56	18.67	23	31	0
TE Deon True	3	4	24	8.00	4	9	0
RB Duane Talley	1	1	10	10.00	8	10	0
RB Marvin Negron	1	1	2	2.00	0	2	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Detroit	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
QB Wayne Howe	1	0	0	0
TE Carl Guthrie	0	1	0	0

Detroit	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
DE Wesley Keaster	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Everett Sampson	4	192	48.0	40.0	56	1

Detroit	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Javier Bronson	2	82	41.0	21.0	49	0

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
J.B. Cooley	1/1	1/1	0/0	49	4/4

Detroit	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Dominic Plackemeier	4/4	1/1	0/0	43	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Duane Talley	3	32	10.7	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ray Soltys	5	97	19.4	0

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Austin Kaplan	4	94	23.5	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Vincent Swift	6	1	0.0	11	36
OLB Elias Fisher	6	0	0.0	10	44
CB Matt Peterson	5	1	0.0	13	57
CB Ben Talley	4	2	0.0	12	40
S Kai Finley	4	0	0.0	5	25
DT Cameron Edwards	3	1	1.0	11	40
CB Connor Swindal	3	1	0.0	9	52
ILB Henry Shapiro	3	1	0.0	2	21
S Kaleb Carter	3	0	0.0	10	33
OLB Jeff Abel	3	0	0.0	2	34
DT Bo Berosik	2	0	2.0	3	22
S Tony Lake	2	1	0.0	8	32
DT Wendell Kuhlmann	1	2	0.0	4	24
S Grant Andersen	1	1	0.0	6	27
DE Harvey McCuistion	1	0	0.0	10	40

Detroit	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Sherman Cote	9	0	0.0	26	29
DE Wesley Keaster	5	2	1.0	27	29
OLB Miguel Lindsay	4	3	1.0	22	24
S Aidan Edwards	4	1	0.0	17	19
ILB Abraham Kipp	4	0	0.0	16	22
OLB Sebastian Crawford	4	0	0.0	29	19
DE Daniel Turner	3	2	0.0	26	26
S Raul Feret	3	2	0.0	31	30
S Harold Holliday	2	3	0.0	31	28
CB Marco Sawyer	2	1	0.0	31	30
CB Brayden Givens	2	0	0.0	25	15
DT Orlando Riordan	1	2	0.0	21	24
CB Stan Cobb	1	1	0.0	9	16
DE Colby Collins	1	0	0.0	5	1
DE Logan Brackett	1	0	0.0	14	10
DT Brenden Schneider	1	0	0.0	9	8

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Bo Berosik	2.0	2	0	22
DT Cameron Edwards	1.0	3	0	40
DE Samuel Burke	0.0	2	3	35
DE Harvey McCuistion	0.0	2	0	40
ILB Vincent Swift	0.0	1	1	36

Detroit	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Wesley Keaster	1.0	0	2	29
OLB Miguel Lindsay	1.0	0	1	24
DE Daniel Turner	0.0	1	0	26
CB Marco Sawyer	0.0	1	0	30
DT Orlando Riordan	0.0	0	1	24

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Vincent Swift	5	1	36
CB Matt Peterson	4	2	57
CB Ben Talley	4	0	40
OLB Elias Fisher	3	1	44
CB Connor Swindal	3	0	52
S Kai Finley	3	0	25
OLB Jeff Abel	3	0	34
ILB Henry Shapiro	3	0	21
S Tony Lake	2	0	32
S Kaleb Carter	1	0	33
DE Harvey McCuistion	1	0	40
DT Wendell Kuhlmann	1	0	24
S Grant Andersen	1	0	27

Detroit	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Aidan Edwards	4	0	19
ILB Sherman Cote	3	1	29
S Harold Holliday	3	0	28
ILB Abraham Kipp	2	0	22
S Raul Feret	2	0	30
CB Brayden Givens	1	2	15
CB Marco Sawyer	1	1	30
CB Stan Cobb	1	1	16
OLB Sebastian Crawford	1	0	19
OLB Miguel Lindsay	0	1	24

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Dylan Delhomme	5	11	31	1	30
C Bill Harmon	2	4	31	1	30
T Corwin McKnight	1	7	31	0	30
T Alfred Lee	1	2	31	0	30
TE Justics Shepherd	1	1	11	0	14
C Freddie Berger	0	6	31	0	30

Detroit	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Mo Baptiste	1	2	1	13	1	58
T Wendell Burroughs	1	2	0	13	1	58
C Julio O'Donnell	1	1	0	13	1	58
T Ike Perkins	0	1	0	13	0	58
T Victor Clayton	0	1	0	13	0	58

Special Teams Tackles

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Ray Soltys	1	20
Nickolas Whiting	1	20
Ben Talley	1	19
Steve Johannson	1	16
Ray Andersen	1	14
Carl Guthrie	1	13
Greg Schuster	1	13

Detroit	Tackles	STPlays
Marco Sawyer	3	18
Howie Brock	1	21
Sherman Cote	1	20

Participation

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Matt Peterson	---	---	13	57	4	74
CB Ben Talley	---	---	12	40	19	71
TE Carl Guthrie	25	30	---	---	13	68
G Dylan Delhomme	31	30	---	---	5	66
CB Connor Swindal	---	---	9	52	4	65
S Kaleb Carter	---	---	10	33	19	62
QB Wayne Howe	31	30	---	---	---	61
T Alfred Lee	31	30	---	---	---	61
C Bill Harmon	31	30	---	---	---	61
T Corwin McKnight	31	30	---	---	---	61
C Freddie Berger	31	30	---	---	---	61
RB Nickolas Whiting	22	17	---	---	20	59
DT Cameron Edwards	---	---	11	40	4	55
OLB Elias Fisher	---	---	10	44	1	55
DT Steve Johannson	---	---	9	30	16	55
WR Kai Scott	21	18	---	---	13	52
DE Harvey McCuistion	---	---	10	40	1	51
WR Ray Soltys	17	14	---	---	20	51
ILB Vincent Swift	---	---	11	36	4	51
DE Samuel Burke	---	---	10	35	4	49
WR Ray Andersen	18	17	---	---	14	49
DE Jack Lane	---	---	5	38	5	48
S Tony Lake	---	---	8	32	---	40
WR Ted Fox	19	14	---	---	7	40
OLB Jeff Abel	---	---	2	34	3	39
S Grant Andersen	---	---	6	27	4	37
S Kai Finley	---	---	5	25	2	32
ILB Henry Shapiro	---	---	2	21	9	32
RB Greg Schuster	3	12	---	---	13	28
DT Wendell Kuhlmann	---	---	4	24	---	28
DT Bo Berosik	---	---	3	22	---	25
TE Justics Shepherd	11	14	---	---	---	25
WR Jonah Schanding	12	11	---	---	---	23
OLB Theodore Root	---	---	0	0	19	19
RB Randal Maryland	6	1	---	---	7	14
CB Jacob Cox	---	---	3	5	---	8
K J.B. Cooley	0	0	---	---	7	7
T Harold Creamer	0	0	---	---	5	5
T Bert Bell	0	0	---	---	5	5
G Ramon Canter	0	0	---	---	5	5
C Al Cora	0	0	---	---	5	5
P Everett Sampson	0	0	---	---	4	4
DE Isaiah Farrell	---	---	0	3	---	3
TE Tracy Strong	1	2	---	---	---	3
DT Roderick Bernstein	---	---	0	0	2	2
QB Lester Flannery	0	0	---	---	1	1

Detroit	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
WR Howie Brock	13	58	---	---	21	92
T Wendell Burroughs	13	58	---	---	13	84
CB Marco Sawyer	---	---	31	30	18	79
S Harold Holliday	---	---	31	28	18	77
T Ike Perkins	13	58	---	---	6	77
G Mo Baptiste	13	58	---	---	6	77
T Victor Clayton	13	58	---	---	6	77
ILB Sherman Cote	---	---	26	29	20	75
QB Angel Espinal	13	58	---	---	---	71
C Julio O'Donnell	13	58	---	---	---	71
S Raul Feret	---	---	31	30	5	66
WR Erik Coyne	13	52	---	---	---	65
TE Anthony Patton	10	54	---	---	---	64
ILB Abraham Kipp	---	---	16	22	20	58
DE Wesley Keaster	---	---	27	29	1	57
DE Daniel Turner	---	---	26	26	1	53
DT Orlando Riordan	---	---	21	24	5	50
RB Marvin Negron	10	40	---	---	---	50
OLB Sebastian Crawford	---	---	29	19	---	48
OLB Miguel Lindsay	---	---	22	24	1	47
FB Shaun Stone	0	25	---	---	21	46
WR Austin Kaplan	12	27	---	---	6	45
RB Duane Talley	3	15	---	---	23	41
TE Deon True	1	17	---	---	23	41
CB Brayden Givens	---	---	25	15	---	40
S Aidan Edwards	---	---	17	19	1	37
CB Stan Cobb	---	---	9	16	1	26
DE Logan Brackett	---	---	14	10	---	24
DT Brenden Schneider	---	---	9	8	4	21
TE Dale Winslett	0	0	---	---	13	13
WR Chester Hampton	3	2	---	---	6	11
K Dominic Plackemeier	0	0	---	---	11	11
C Pete Woodard	0	0	---	---	6	6
DE Colby Collins	---	---	5	1	---	6
QB Scottie Humble	0	0	---	---	4	4
T Josiah Irwin	0	0	---	---	2	2
P Javier Bronson	0	0	---	---	2	2
CB Malachi Weller	---	---	2	0	---	2
WR Dustin Huskey	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Darrell Pagnotti	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Mo Greer	0	0	---	---	---	0
WR Brady Schenk	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Brendan Rudd	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Lewis McDonald	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Kent Fulton	0	0	---	---	---	0
ILB Courtney Halas	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	7	1.0
Middle	15	69	4.6
Right	9	45	5.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	1	8	8.0
Middle	7	44	6.3
Right	5	40	8.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Wayne Howe	28	18	3	0	2	6	2	4	0

Detroit	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Angel Espinal	55	34	7	3	4	4	10	4	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	43	14.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	7	70	7.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	9	114	7.6
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	4	37	6.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	24	18	215	9.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	18	8	88	4.9
Long (19+ Yds)	7	4	95	13.6

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Carl Guthrie	9	5	0	67	1	30
TE Justics Shepherd	7	5	1	50	0	14
RB Nickolas Whiting	4	3	1	28	0	17
WR Ray Andersen	4	3	0	39	1	17
WR Kai Scott	2	1	0	15	0	18
RB Greg Schuster	1	1	0	28	1	12
WR Jonah Schanding	1	0	0	0	0	11

Detroit	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Erik Coyne	18	10	2	133	2	52
WR Howie Brock	15	7	1	78	0	58
TE Anthony Patton	13	9	1	132	3	54
TE Deon True	4	3	0	24	0	17
WR Austin Kaplan	3	3	0	56	2	27
RB Duane Talley	1	1	0	10	0	15
RB Marvin Negron	1	1	0	2	0	40

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Nickolas Whiting	1	3	3.00	3.14

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Marvin Negron	2	7	3.50	8.40

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Wayne Howe	6	5	51	8.50	8.11

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Angel Espinal	8	3	22	2.75	7.91

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Justics Shepherd	3	2	18	6.00	7.14
TE Carl Guthrie	2	2	31	15.50	7.44
RB Nickolas Whiting	1	1	2	2.00	7.00

Detroit	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Erik Coyne	4	2	11	2.75	7.39
WR Howie Brock	4	1	11	2.75	5.20

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
RB Randal Maryland	1	0
RB Greg Schuster	1	1

Detroit	Rushes	Conversions
RB Marvin Negron	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Wayne Howe	12	10	9

Detroit	Att	Comp	Conversions
Angel Espinal	13	9	7

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Carl Guthrie	4	3	3
WR Ray Andersen	3	3	2
TE Justics Shepherd	3	3	3
RB Greg Schuster	1	1	1
WR Jonah Schanding	1	0	0

Detroit	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Erik Coyne	7	5	4
TE Anthony Patton	4	2	1
WR Howie Brock	1	1	1
WR Austin Kaplan	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 64,900 (65,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,600 (19,600)
End Zone 14,200 (14,200)
Mezzanine 8,200 (8,200)
Sideline Seats 12,500 (12,500)
Club Seats 7,000 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes 3,400 (3,500)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	64,900 (65,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,600 (19,600)
End Zone	14,200 (14,200)
Mezzanine	8,200 (8,200)
Sideline Seats	12,500 (12,500)
Club Seats	7,000 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes	3,400 (3,500)