Week 17, 2039

played in Detroit, MI

68 degrees, fair, calm

Minnesota Vikings	3	7	2	0	-	12
Detroit Lions	3	3	14	0	-	20

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:53 DET - Phil Hosken 37 field goal
1Q: 01:18 MIN - Kaleb Francis 45 field goal
2Q: 04:37 DET - Phil Hosken 38 field goal
2Q: 01:10 MIN - Vinny Jenkins 2 pass from Albert Prior (Kaleb Francis extra point)
3Q: 12:51 DET - Devante Shelton 26 interception return (Phil Hosken extra point)
3Q: 09:11 DET - Grady Novotny 3 run (Phil Hosken extra point)
3Q: 06:21 MIN - Safety: D.J. Gilmore tackled ball carrier in end zone

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:53 DET - Phil Hosken 37 field goal
1Q: 01:18 MIN - Kaleb Francis 45 field goal
2Q: 04:37 DET - Phil Hosken 38 field goal
2Q: 01:10 MIN - Vinny Jenkins 2 pass from Albert Prior (Kaleb Francis extra point)
3Q: 12:51 DET - Devante Shelton 26 interception return (Phil Hosken extra point)
3Q: 09:11 DET - Grady Novotny 3 run (Phil Hosken extra point)
3Q: 06:21 MIN - Safety: D.J. Gilmore tackled ball carrier in end zone

Team Statistics MIN DET
Record 11-5 7-9
First Downs 18 16
- by Rushing 2 9
- by Passing 14 7
- by Penalty 2 0
Total Net Yards 361 256
- Offensive Plays 66 64
- Yards per Play 5.47 4.00
Net Rushing Yards 40 118
- Rushing Attempts 13 30
- Yards per Rush 3.08 3.93
Net Passing Yards 321 138
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 52 - 30 - 5 30 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 327 165
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/6 4/27
- Yards per Pass Play 6.06 4.06
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 6/15 6/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.1 10.1
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 10/86 9/63
Punt Returns/Yards 2/7 3/38
Kick Returns/Yards 3/55 2/55
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 5/30
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 22 OWN 32
Time of Possession 27:10 32:50

Team Statistics	MIN	DET
Record	11-5	7-9
First Downs	18	16
- by Rushing	2	9
- by Passing	14	7
- by Penalty	2	0
Total Net Yards	361	256
- Offensive Plays	66	64
- Yards per Play	5.47	4.00
Net Rushing Yards	40	118
- Rushing Attempts	13	30
- Yards per Rush	3.08	3.93
Net Passing Yards	321	138
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	52 - 30 - 5	30 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	327	165
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/6	4/27
- Yards per Pass Play	6.06	4.06
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	6/15	6/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.1	10.1
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	10/86	9/63
Punt Returns/Yards	2/7	3/38
Kick Returns/Yards	3/55	2/55
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	5/30
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 22	OWN 32
Time of Possession	27:10	32:50

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:57	OWN 21	5	57	Interception
1	7:46	6:36	OWN 20	13	52	Field Goal
2	14:21	1:37	OWN 7	3	7	Punt
2	9:50	1:11	OWN 18	3	4	Punt
2	4:30	3:26	OWN 30	9	70	Touchdown
3	12:51	0:11	OWN 16	1	0	Interception
3	12:40	0:47	OWN 17	1	0	Interception
3	9:03	2:42	OWN 28	6	33	Punt
3	6:13	1:23	OWN 13	3	14	Punt
3	3:40	1:25	OWN 46	3	5	Punt
3	0:16	2:06	OWN 41	5	19	Interception
4	10:41	2:09	OWN 4	5	20	Interception
4	5:41	1:11	OWN 15	3	-3	Punt
4	1:49	1:39	OWN 35	6	57	Downs

Detroit Lions
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:03	5:17	OWN 8	14	72	Field Goal
1	1:10	1:49	OWN 46	3	-7	Punt
2	12:44	2:54	OPP 44	5	26	Fumble
2	8:39	4:09	OWN 47	7	32	Field Goal
2	1:04	1:04	OWN 4	2	5	Half
3	15:00	2:09	OWN 28	3	9	Punt
3	11:53	2:50	OPP 36	7	36	Touchdown
3	6:21	0:08	OWN 2	1	-2	Safety
3	4:50	1:10	OWN 19	3	-11	Punt
3	2:15	1:59	OWN 28	3	-16	Punt
4	13:10	2:29	OWN 35	4	13	Punt
4	8:32	2:51	OPP 31	4	29	Missed FG
4	4:30	2:41	OWN 46	7	26	Missed FG
4	0:10	0:10	OWN 8	1	-1	Game

Game MVP: Devante Shelton, Detroit Lions

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Mel Winters	8	18	2.25	8	0
Albert Prior	2	23	11.50	13	2
Ferocious Fenner	2	1	0.50	1	0
Hardy Francis	1	-2	-2.00	-2	0

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
B.J. Copeland	18	87	4.83	23	3	0
Grady Novotny	6	21	3.50	9	0	1
Zack Marvin	5	4	0.80	7	0	0
Gabriel Thomason	1	6	6.00	6	0	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Albert Prior	52	30	327	1/6	1	48	5	43.1

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Grady Novotny	30	19	165	4/27	0	30	0	77.8

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR J.J. Walton	9	14	88	9.78	33	22	0
WR Alvin Wooden	5	9	81	16.20	37	48	0
TE Quinn Alexander	4	7	22	5.50	2	10	0
WR Erick Chelle	4	6	75	18.75	11	41	0
WR Vinny Jenkins	3	6	17	5.67	4	9	1
RB Mel Winters	2	3	17	8.50	8	9	0
RB Ferocious Fenner	1	3	9	9.00	0	9	0
FB Kent Wallace	1	1	6	6.00	1	6	0
TE Morris Madison	1	1	12	12.00	4	12	0

Detroit	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
RB B.J. Copeland	7	7	44	6.29	47	28
WR Dave Harper	5	6	55	11.00	9	30
WR Jeff Diano	2	5	26	13.00	2	18
WR Earnest Cox	2	4	11	5.50	3	9
WR Nick Graham	1	3	18	18.00	1	18
TE J.J. Burton	1	2	12	12.00	2	12
FB Gabriel Thomason	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1
WR Abraham Peacock	0	2	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Detroit	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Devante Shelton	3	26	8.67	1
CB Riddick Lang	1	4	4.00	0
S Kelly Pearson	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Glenn Donaldson	0	1	1	0

Detroit	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Grady Novotny	1	0	0	0

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Darrin Price	6	268	44.7	38.3	55	3

Detroit	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Gerald Strong	5	241	48.2	46.8	54	3

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Kaleb Francis	1/1	1/1	0/0	45	1/1

Detroit	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Phil Hosken	2/4	0/1	0/0	38	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Vinny Jenkins	1	7	7.0	0
Philip Dawkins	1	0	0.0	0

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jeff Diano	3	38	12.7	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Vinny Jenkins	3	55	18.3	0

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
B.J. Copeland	2	55	27.5	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DE D.J. Gilmore	7	0	0.5	30	34
ILB Jerald Terry	6	2	0.0	30	34
DT Cris Bush	5	0	1.0	21	22
S Philip Dawkins	5	2	0.0	28	33
S Ike Sutton	5	1	0.0	30	34
OLB Melvin Armstrong	4	1	0.0	28	29
CB Pedro Sphar	4	1	0.0	17	31
CB Damon Cochrane	3	2	0.0	26	33
DT Glenn Donaldson	2	2	2.0	19	28
CB Erik Irizarry	2	1	0.0	30	33
WR Alvin Wooden	2	0	---	---	---
DT Barry Kamin	2	0	0.0	18	11
OLB Richard Bernier	2	0	0.0	14	3
DE Drake Troy	1	2	0.5	28	30
WR Vinny Jenkins	1	0	---	---	---
S Mike McIntyre	1	0	0.0	1	6
RB Ferocious Fenner	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Bernie Guagliardo	1	0	0.0	2	5
ILB Graham Beethoven	1	0	0.0	3	1

Detroit	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Kelly Pearson	8	1	0.0	13	53
S Jameson Kassell	7	2	0.0	13	52
ILB Everett Cloutier	5	1	0.0	13	53
DE Nathan Madrid	4	0	0.0	10	33
DT Leslie Morrison	3	1	1.0	12	44
OLB Ramon Hergett	3	3	0.0	10	52
CB Riddick Lang	3	0	0.0	12	51
CB Stephen Davis	2	2	0.0	8	45
OLB Gavin McNeil	2	1	0.0	4	8
CB Devante Shelton	2	0	0.0	13	53
S Chuck Purnell	2	0	0.0	2	14
DT Jose Miller	1	1	0.0	5	20
DE Charlie Stephan	1	0	0.0	11	46
DT Jorge Kemp	0	2	0.0	9	35

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DT Glenn Donaldson	2.0	0	28
DT Cris Bush	1.0	1	22
DE D.J. Gilmore	0.5	1	34
DE Drake Troy	0.5	1	30
DT Barry Kamin	0.0	1	11

Detroit	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Leslie Morrison	1.0	1	1	0	44
DE Charlie Stephan	0.0	0	2	1	46
DE Nathan Madrid	0.0	0	2	0	33
DE Kingston DeLorraine	0.0	0	1	0	20
DT Jose Miller	0.0	0	0	1	20

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Pedro Sphar	3	1	31
CB Damon Cochrane	3	0	33
S Philip Dawkins	3	0	33
OLB Melvin Armstrong	2	0	29
S Ike Sutton	2	0	34
ILB Jerald Terry	1	1	34
S Mike McIntyre	1	0	6
CB Erik Irizarry	1	0	33
DE D.J. Gilmore	1	0	34
OLB Richard Bernier	1	0	3
ILB Graham Beethoven	1	0	1
DT Barry Kamin	0	1	11

Detroit	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Kelly Pearson	5	0	1	53
S Jameson Kassell	5	0	0	52
ILB Everett Cloutier	4	1	0	53
OLB Ramon Hergett	2	1	0	52
CB Devante Shelton	2	0	3	53
CB Riddick Lang	2	0	1	51
DT Jose Miller	2	0	0	20
CB Stephen Davis	2	0	0	45
S Chuck Purnell	2	0	0	14
OLB Gavin McNeil	1	1	0	8
DT Leslie Morrison	1	0	0	44
DE Charlie Stephan	1	0	0	46
DE Nathan Madrid	1	0	0	33

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Amos Wellman	1	3	13	1	53
Patrick Schneider	1	3	13	0	53
Emmitt Gillespie	0	3	13	0	53
Albert Galligher	0	2	13	0	53

Detroit	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Matt Andrews	3	7	30	1	34
Buddy Andrews	3	4	30	1	34
Chuck Gandy	2	7	30	2	34
Kenneth Williams	2	5	30	0	34
Carlos Bell	1	2	30	0	34
Gabriel Thomason	0	1	21	0	15

Special Teams Tackles

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Mike McIntyre	2	20
Renaldo Lofton	1	15
Jerald Terry	1	13
Ike Sutton	1	7

Detroit	Tackles	STPlays
Billy Joe Shawver	2	14
Jeff Diano	1	23
Earnest Cox	1	15
Luca Longo	1	10

Participation

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Jerald Terry	---	---	30	34	13	77
D.J. Gilmore	---	---	30	34	9	73
Emmitt Gillespie	13	53	---	---	7	73
Damon Cochrane	---	---	26	33	13	72
Ike Sutton	---	---	30	34	7	71
Philip Dawkins	---	---	28	33	8	69
Albert Prior	13	53	---	---	---	66
Erik Irizarry	---	---	30	33	3	66
Albert Galligher	13	53	---	---	---	66
Amos Wellman	13	53	---	---	---	66
Patrick Schneider	13	53	---	---	---	66
Lukas Bauer	13	53	---	---	---	66
Drake Troy	---	---	28	30	3	61
Pedro Sphar	---	---	17	31	13	61
Melvin Armstrong	---	---	28	29	3	60
Erick Chelle	12	48	---	---	---	60
Quinn Alexander	9	35	---	---	15	59
Vinny Jenkins	6	31	---	---	14	51
Glenn Donaldson	---	---	19	28	3	50
Cris Bush	---	---	21	22	3	46
Alvin Wooden	7	27	---	---	10	44
Kent Wallace	7	28	---	---	9	44
Mel Winters	10	31	---	---	---	41
J.J. Walton	5	33	---	---	1	39
Ferocious Fenner	3	17	---	---	16	36
Barry Kamin	---	---	18	11	2	31
Mike McIntyre	---	---	1	6	20	27
Richard Bernier	---	---	14	3	2	19
Bernie Guagliardo	---	---	2	5	11	18
Sam Foster	---	---	5	7	6	18
Renaldo Lofton	---	---	0	0	15	15
Nick James	0	0	---	---	14	14
Hardy Francis	3	7	---	---	4	14
Morris Madison	3	3	---	---	6	12
Amos Sellers	0	5	---	---	6	11
Darrin Price	0	0	---	---	7	7
Lionel Applewhite	0	0	---	---	7	7
Rick Banks	0	0	---	---	7	7
Harris Rizzo	0	0	---	---	7	7
Tyrell Franz	0	0	---	---	7	7
Graham Beethoven	---	---	3	1	---	4
Edwin Martinez	0	0	---	---	3	3
Kaleb Francis	0	0	---	---	1	1
Corey Harris	0	0	---	---	---	0
Erick Deane	0	0	---	---	---	0
Terrence Warren	0	0	---	---	---	0

Detroit	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Devante Shelton	---	---	13	53	11	77
Carlos Bell	30	34	---	---	9	73
B.J. Copeland	24	23	---	---	24	71
Everett Cloutier	---	---	13	53	1	67
Kelly Pearson	---	---	13	53	1	67
Jameson Kassell	---	---	13	52	1	66
Earnest Cox	21	29	---	---	15	65
Matt Andrews	30	34	---	---	---	64
Buddy Andrews	30	34	---	---	---	64
Grady Novotny	30	34	---	---	---	64
Chuck Gandy	30	34	---	---	---	64
Kenneth Williams	30	34	---	---	---	64
Riddick Lang	---	---	12	51	1	64
Stephen Davis	---	---	8	45	10	63
Ramon Hergett	---	---	10	52	---	62
Nick Graham	21	28	---	---	9	58
Charlie Stephan	---	---	11	46	1	58
Leslie Morrison	---	---	12	44	1	57
J.J. Burton	21	16	---	---	18	55
Jeff Diano	11	19	---	---	23	53
Gabriel Thomason	21	15	---	---	14	50
Jorge Kemp	---	---	9	35	2	46
Nathan Madrid	---	---	10	33	2	45
Dave Harper	12	22	---	---	---	34
Kingston DeLorraine	---	---	3	20	7	30
Luca Longo	12	5	---	---	10	27
Jose Miller	---	---	5	20	---	25
Rico Fredrickson	---	---	3	1	16	20
Gavin McNeil	---	---	4	8	5	17
Chuck Purnell	---	---	2	14	1	17
Billy Joe Shawver	---	---	1	0	14	15
Zack Marvin	6	3	---	---	3	12
Abraham Peacock	1	10	---	---	---	11
Phil Hosken	0	0	---	---	10	10
Brent Heubel	---	---	1	3	6	10
Tyrell Kinney	---	---	0	0	9	9
Randall McIntyre	0	0	---	---	9	9
Steve Connor	0	0	---	---	9	9
Blake Borders	0	0	---	---	9	9
Justin Donaldson	0	0	---	---	9	9
Chance Bronson	---	---	0	0	6	6
Gerald Strong	0	0	---	---	5	5
Raymond Fields	0	0	---	---	4	4
Sammie Foster	0	0	---	---	---	0
Donte Sullivan	0	0	---	---	---	0
Ray Green	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	12	2.0
Middle	7	28	4.0
Right	0	0	0.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	5	1.0
Middle	19	80	4.2
Right	5	34	6.8
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Albert Prior	52	30	3	3	2	3	6	2	5

Detroit	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Grady Novotny	30	19	3	2	2	3	4	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	1	1	0.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	30	21	146	4.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	7	139	9.9
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	41	13.7

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	5	31	6.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	9	58	3.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	4	46	6.6
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	30	10.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR J.J. Walton	14	9	1	88	1	33
WR Alvin Wooden	9	5	0	81	1	27
TE Quinn Alexander	7	4	0	22	0	35
WR Vinny Jenkins	6	3	1	17	0	31
WR Erick Chelle	6	4	0	75	1	48
RB Ferocious Fenner	3	1	0	9	0	17
RB Mel Winters	3	2	0	17	0	31
FB Kent Wallace	1	1	0	6	0	28
TE Morris Madison	1	1	0	12	0	3

Detroit	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB B.J. Copeland	7	7	0	44	2	23
WR Dave Harper	6	5	1	55	1	22
WR Jeff Diano	5	2	0	26	0	19
WR Earnest Cox	4	2	0	11	0	29
WR Nick Graham	3	1	0	18	0	28
TE J.J. Burton	2	1	1	12	0	16
WR Abraham Peacock	2	0	0	0	0	10
FB Gabriel Thomason	1	1	0	-1	0	15

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
B.J. Copeland	4	3	0.75	4.83
Grady Novotny	3	12	4.00	3.50
Zack Marvin	1	-1	-1.00	0.80

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Albert Prior	6	4	14	2.33	6.29

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Grady Novotny	1	1	-1	-1.00	5.50

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR J.J. Walton	2	2	9	4.50	6.29
WR Vinny Jenkins	1	1	2	2.00	2.83
TE Quinn Alexander	1	1	3	3.00	3.14

Detroit	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB B.J. Copeland	1	1	-1	-1.00	6.29

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Albert Prior	2	2
Hardy Francis	1	0

Detroit	Rushes	Conversions
B.J. Copeland	4	4
Zack Marvin	2	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Albert Prior	12	9	4

Detroit	Att	Comp	Conversions
Grady Novotny	7	5	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR J.J. Walton	4	3	2
WR Vinny Jenkins	3	2	0
TE Quinn Alexander	1	1	0
WR Alvin Wooden	1	1	0
FB Kent Wallace	1	1	1
RB Mel Winters	1	1	1

Detroit	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jeff Diano	2	1	0
WR Nick Graham	1	1	1
WR Earnest Cox	1	1	0
RB B.J. Copeland	1	1	0
WR Dave Harper	1	1	1
WR Abraham Peacock	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 16,300 (65,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 3,500 (19,600)
End Zone 3,100 (14,200)
Mezzanine 2,200 (8,200)
Sideline Seats 2,800 (12,500)
Club Seats 1,600 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes 3,100 (3,500)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	16,300 (65,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	3,500 (19,600)
End Zone	3,100 (14,200)
Mezzanine	2,200 (8,200)
Sideline Seats	2,800 (12,500)
Club Seats	1,600 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes	3,100 (3,500)