Week 1, 2068

played in Detroit, MI

68 degrees, fair, calm

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

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:45 DET - Joel Blackburn 29 field goal
1Q: 02:18 MIN - Corey Miller 14 run (Dave Kristosik extra point)
1Q: 02:07 DET - Rick Maloney 101 kickoff return (Joel Blackburn extra point)
2Q: 12:35 DET - Dan Hudson 3 pass from Cody Bellis (Joel Blackburn extra point)
2Q: 04:53 DET - Joel Blackburn 21 field goal
3Q: 04:00 MIN - Justics Shepherd 16 pass from Wally Hargrove (Dave Kristosik extra point)
3Q: 02:49 MIN - Camden Farmer 10 pass from Wally Hargrove (Dave Kristosik extra point)
4Q: 11:58 MIN - Dave Kristosik 31 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:45 DET - Joel Blackburn 29 field goal
1Q: 02:18 MIN - Corey Miller 14 run (Dave Kristosik extra point)
1Q: 02:07 DET - Rick Maloney 101 kickoff return (Joel Blackburn extra point)
2Q: 12:35 DET - Dan Hudson 3 pass from Cody Bellis (Joel Blackburn extra point)
2Q: 04:53 DET - Joel Blackburn 21 field goal
3Q: 04:00 MIN - Justics Shepherd 16 pass from Wally Hargrove (Dave Kristosik extra point)
3Q: 02:49 MIN - Camden Farmer 10 pass from Wally Hargrove (Dave Kristosik extra point)
4Q: 11:58 MIN - Dave Kristosik 31 field goal

Team Statistics MIN DET
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 23 16
- by Rushing 9 2
- by Passing 11 14
- by Penalty 3 0
Total Net Yards 331 353
- Offensive Plays 72 49
- Yards per Play 4.60 7.20
Net Rushing Yards 182 58
- Rushing Attempts 45 5
- Yards per Rush 4.04 11.60
Net Passing Yards 149 295
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 24 - 17 - 0 40 - 25 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 178 315
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/29 4/20
- Yards per Pass Play 5.52 6.70
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 3/1
3rd Down Conversions 9/16 3/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.6 7.4
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/30 11/90
Punt Returns/Yards 3/13 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 3/61 3/143
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/1 1/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 30 OWN 23
Time of Possession 36:27 23:33

Team Statistics	MIN	DET
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	23	16
- by Rushing	9	2
- by Passing	11	14
- by Penalty	3	0
Total Net Yards	331	353
- Offensive Plays	72	49
- Yards per Play	4.60	7.20
Net Rushing Yards	182	58
- Rushing Attempts	45	5
- Yards per Rush	4.04	11.60
Net Passing Yards	149	295
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	24 - 17 - 0	40 - 25 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	178	315
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/29	4/20
- Yards per Pass Play	5.52	6.70
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	3/1
3rd Down Conversions	9/16	3/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.6	7.4
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/30	11/90
Punt Returns/Yards	3/13	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	3/61	3/143
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/1	1/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 30	OWN 23
Time of Possession	36:27	23:33

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:38	3:32	OWN 25	6	11	Punt
1	5:31	3:24	OWN 15	7	85	Touchdown
1	1:54	1:54	OWN 25	3	6	Punt
2	12:28	2:04	OWN 24	3	-9	Punt
2	4:45	2:22	OWN 25	6	22	Punt
3	15:00	2:47	OWN 21	3	-2	Punt
3	9:08	5:17	OWN 20	13	80	Touchdown
3	3:46	1:06	OPP 26	3	26	Touchdown
3	1:43	4:50	OWN 35	9	51	Field Goal
4	10:46	3:55	50	7	9	Punt
4	5:52	5:52	OWN 24	13	52	Game

Detroit Lions
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:22	OWN 25	8	63	Field Goal
1	7:06	1:35	OWN 31	3	2	Punt
2	15:00	2:32	OWN 31	5	69	Touchdown
2	10:24	5:39	OWN 27	12	69	Field Goal
2	2:23	2:23	OWN 3	7	53	Half
3	12:13	3:05	OWN 35	6	35	Punt
3	2:40	0:57	OWN 25	3	3	Punt
4	11:53	1:07	OWN 17	3	-5	Punt
4	6:51	0:59	OWN 20	3	4	Punt

Game MVP: Wally Hargrove, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Trevor Andersen	19	75	3.95	14	4	0
RB Corey Miller	13	62	4.77	20	2	1
QB Wally Hargrove	6	32	5.33	13	1	0
RB Anthony Rice	6	12	2.00	5	0	0
WR Brendan Branch	1	1	1.00	1	0	0

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
QB Cody Bellis	5	58	11.60	23	2	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Wally Hargrove	24	17	178	3/29	2	36	0	119.7

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Cody Bellis	40	25	315	4/20	1	36	0	95.3

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Craig Legette	5	7	41	8.20	22	18	0
TE Justics Shepherd	2	3	52	26.00	44	36	1
WR Trent Stephens	2	2	22	11.00	2	13	0
WR Brendan Branch	2	2	19	9.50	6	10	0
WR Howie Ford	2	3	7	3.50	3	4	0
WR Camden Farmer	1	2	10	10.00	1	10	1
TE Gary Small	1	1	10	10.00	1	10	0
WR Cornell Bottoms	1	2	21	21.00	0	21	0
WR Reuben Ortega	1	1	-4	-4.00	0	-4	0
FB Oscar Lerma	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Detroit	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Brady Schenk	7	11	90	12.86	40	29	0
WR Anthony Connell	5	9	67	13.40	26	22	0
TE Dan Hudson	4	7	65	16.25	1	36	1
WR Christian Kemp	3	4	36	12.00	23	24	0
FB Marco Ingram	3	4	18	6.00	5	9	0
TE Warren Esiason	1	1	14	14.00	7	14	0
TE Deon True	1	2	13	13.00	0	13	0
WR Leroy Tallent	1	2	12	12.00	0	12	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Detroit	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force
WR Brendan Branch	1	0	0
S Nicky Decota	0	1	1
RB Corey Miller	0	1	0
DE Lance Hartman	0	0	1
OLB Robert Rodgers	0	0	1

Detroit	Fumb	Recov	Force
QB Cody Bellis	1	1	0
WR Brady Schenk	1	0	0
WR Rick Maloney	1	0	0
RB Marvin Negron	0	1	0
ILB Abraham Kipp	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
John Widell	6	266	44.3	41.0	58	1

Detroit	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Javier Bronson	5	222	44.4	37.8	55	1

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Dave Kristosik	1/1	0/0	0/0	31	3/3

Detroit	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Joel Blackburn	2/2	0/0	0/0	29	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Darrin Reid	3	13	4.3	0

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Trent Stephens	3	61	20.3	0

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rick Maloney	3	143	47.7	1

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Glenn Fackleman	7	1	0.0	5	44
CB Brayden Fuller	5	1	0.0	5	41
OLB Robert Rodgers	5	1	0.0	5	34
DE Mason Shea	2	0	1.5	1	14
ILB Cornell Beyer	2	0	1.0	2	23
S Jason Perry	2	2	0.0	4	32
CB James Buel	2	1	0.0	1	22
S Darrin Reid	2	0	0.0	3	20
DE Lance Hartman	1	1	1.5	2	16
S Nicky Decota	1	0	0.0	4	29
OLB Axel Raffo	1	0	0.0	0	4
DE Joe Bob Hampton	1	0	0.0	5	36
CB Gus Sidharta	1	0	0.0	4	42

Detroit	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Miguel Burke	10	3	0.0	42	19
ILB Malcolm Trimble	10	1	0.0	40	18
ILB Abraham Kipp	5	3	0.0	31	20
OLB Floyd Tubbs	5	2	0.0	25	17
DT Leroy Cash	5	1	0.0	43	18
CB Hugh Lane	5	0	0.0	42	27
DE Danny Patterson	4	2	1.0	42	25
CB Matt Peterson	3	1	1.0	43	27
S Aidan Edwards	3	3	0.0	45	27
ILB Skip Nobile	3	2	0.0	22	9
DE Marc Minter	2	1	0.0	27	20
CB Brett Mojica	2	0	0.0	24	16
DT Brenden Schneider	1	0	1.0	2	9
OLB Samuel Burke	1	1	0.0	21	17
S Larry Ciaccio	1	0	0.0	5	9
DE Irv King	1	0	0.0	35	16

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Lance Hartman	1.5	0	0	16
DE Mason Shea	1.5	0	0	14
ILB Cornell Beyer	1.0	0	0	23
DT Phil Sell	0.0	1	0	23
DE Joe Bob Hampton	0.0	1	0	36
DT Darrin Butts	0.0	0	1	32
ILB Glenn Fackleman	0.0	0	1	44

Detroit	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Danny Patterson	1.0	1	1	2	25
CB Matt Peterson	1.0	0	0	0	27
DT Brenden Schneider	1.0	0	0	0	9
OLB Floyd Tubbs	0.0	0	1	0	17
DE Marc Minter	0.0	0	1	0	20
DE Irv King	0.0	0	1	0	16
DT Leroy Cash	0.0	0	0	1	18

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Robert Rodgers	5	2	34
ILB Glenn Fackleman	5	1	44
CB Brayden Fuller	5	0	41
CB Gus Sidharta	2	3	42
S Darrin Reid	2	0	20
CB James Buel	2	0	22
S Nicky Decota	1	0	29
OLB Axel Raffo	1	0	4
ILB Cornell Beyer	1	0	23
DE Joe Bob Hampton	1	0	36
S Jason Perry	0	1	32
S Bradley Codeke	0	1	15

Detroit	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Miguel Burke	5	0	19
ILB Malcolm Trimble	3	0	18
OLB Floyd Tubbs	3	0	17
CB Brett Mojica	2	0	16
ILB Abraham Kipp	2	0	20
S Aidan Edwards	1	0	27
ILB Skip Nobile	1	0	9
CB Hugh Lane	0	1	27

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Roderick Weir	4	11	0	44	1	27
G Grant Harner	3	9	1	45	0	27
T Don Newman	3	7	0	45	1	27
C Harry Maldonado	2	5	0	45	1	27
C Erik Lake	1	7	0	45	0	27

Detroit	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Orlando Cox	5	2	44
T Sammy Alcott	5	1	44
T Bert Hanshew	5	1	44

Special Teams Tackles

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Glenn Fackleman	1	23
Nicky Decota	1	12

Detroit	Tackles	STPlays
Danny Patterson	2	17
Malcolm Trimble	1	20
Earnest Capatina	1	12
Philip Battle	1	9
Bert Hanshew	1	7

Participation

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
T Don Newman	45	27	---	---	12	84
G Grant Harner	45	27	---	---	7	79
C Harry Maldonado	45	27	---	---	7	79
C Erik Lake	45	27	---	---	7	79
G Roderick Weir	44	27	---	---	1	72
ILB Glenn Fackleman	---	---	5	44	23	72
QB Wally Hargrove	45	27	---	---	---	72
CB Brayden Fuller	---	---	5	41	17	63
CB Gus Sidharta	---	---	4	42	2	48
DE Randal Hutt	---	---	2	22	22	46
TE Craig Legette	30	16	---	---	---	46
S Darrin Reid	---	---	3	20	22	45
S Nicky Decota	---	---	4	29	12	45
DE Joe Bob Hampton	---	---	5	36	2	43
DT Darrin Butts	---	---	3	32	7	42
WR Howie Ford	11	9	---	---	22	42
WR Cornell Bottoms	22	14	---	---	5	41
RB Corey Miller	16	14	---	---	10	40
WR Trent Stephens	23	12	---	---	5	40
OLB Robert Rodgers	---	---	5	34	---	39
S Jason Perry	---	---	4	32	2	38
WR Camden Farmer	15	10	---	---	11	36
TE Gary Small	15	11	---	---	9	35
RB Anthony Rice	7	4	---	---	22	33
TE Justics Shepherd	16	11	---	---	1	28
RB Trevor Andersen	21	7	---	---	---	28
ILB Cornell Beyer	---	---	2	23	2	27
DT Phil Sell	---	---	3	23	1	27
WR Reuben Ortega	18	8	---	---	---	26
FB Oscar Lerma	17	8	---	---	---	25
WR Brendan Branch	14	11	---	---	---	25
DE Lance Hartman	---	---	2	16	6	24
DT Roderick Fox	---	---	2	21	1	24
CB James Buel	---	---	1	22	1	24
S Bradley Codeke	---	---	2	15	---	17
DE Mason Shea	---	---	1	14	---	15
DT Drake Zoellner	---	---	2	12	---	14
C Kenny Detsch	0	0	---	---	7	7
P John Widell	0	0	---	---	7	7
CB Alfred Mulhollon	---	---	0	2	5	7
K Dave Kristosik	0	0	---	---	6	6
OLB Axel Raffo	---	---	0	4	---	4
T Marquis Manard	1	0	---	---	---	1
C Freddie Berger	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Junior Jamison	0	0	---	---	---	0
ILB Devan D'Amato	---	---	0	0	---	0

Detroit	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Matt Peterson	---	---	43	27	17	87
DE Danny Patterson	---	---	42	25	17	84
ILB Malcolm Trimble	---	---	40	18	20	78
CB Hugh Lane	---	---	42	27	7	76
S Aidan Edwards	---	---	45	27	1	73
DT Leroy Cash	---	---	43	18	1	62
S Miguel Burke	---	---	42	19	---	61
G Earnest Capatina	5	44	---	---	12	61
ILB Abraham Kipp	---	---	31	20	9	60
G Skip Spencer	5	44	---	---	7	56
T Sammy Alcott	5	44	---	---	7	56
T Bert Hanshew	5	44	---	---	7	56
RB Garrett Irwin	4	34	---	---	17	55
DE Irv King	---	---	35	16	---	51
QB Cody Bellis	5	44	---	---	---	49
C Orlando Cox	5	44	---	---	---	49
DE Marc Minter	---	---	27	20	1	48
OLB Floyd Tubbs	---	---	25	17	1	43
CB Brett Mojica	---	---	24	16	1	41
ILB Skip Nobile	---	---	22	9	10	41
OLB Samuel Burke	---	---	21	17	1	39
WR Brady Schenk	5	34	---	---	---	39
FB Marco Ingram	1	14	---	---	18	33
WR Christian Kemp	3	29	---	---	---	32
S Larry Ciaccio	---	---	5	9	17	31
TE Dan Hudson	3	28	---	---	---	31
WR Anthony Connell	3	27	---	---	---	30
TE Warren Esiason	0	5	---	---	23	28
TE Deon True	2	17	---	---	5	24
WR Trey Shannon	0	1	---	---	18	19
DT Brenden Schneider	---	---	2	9	6	17
WR Philip Battle	0	8	---	---	9	17
WR Leroy Tallent	2	12	---	---	1	15
RB Marvin Negron	2	11	---	---	---	13
K Joel Blackburn	0	0	---	---	7	7
C Kurt Liang	0	0	---	---	7	7
P Javier Bronson	0	0	---	---	5	5
WR Rick Maloney	0	0	---	---	5	5
C Christopher Gerald	0	0	---	---	5	5
S Hugh Crawford	---	---	2	1	---	3
CB Joel Patton	---	---	2	1	---	3
DE Roger Veland	---	---	2	1	---	3
QB Stan Tubbs	0	0	---	---	2	2
T Charles Torres	0	0	---	---	---	0
WR Manuel Farley	0	0	---	---	---	0
DT Eli Julian	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	26	3.3
Middle	28	108	3.9
Right	8	49	6.1
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	0	0	0.0
Middle	5	58	11.6
Right	0	0	0.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Wally Hargrove	24	17	2	0	1	1	4	3	0

Detroit	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Cody Bellis	40	25	7	0	3	8	2	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	5	47	7.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	4	4	38	9.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	7	72	6.0
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	21	10.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	7	48	6.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	7	79	8.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	6	61	6.8
Long (19+ Yds)	14	5	127	9.1

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Craig Legette	7	5	0	41	0	16
TE Justics Shepherd	3	2	0	52	1	11
WR Howie Ford	3	2	0	7	0	9
WR Camden Farmer	2	1	1	10	0	10
WR Trent Stephens	2	2	0	22	0	12
WR Cornell Bottoms	2	1	0	21	1	14
WR Brendan Branch	2	2	0	19	0	11
TE Gary Small	1	1	0	10	0	11
FB Oscar Lerma	1	0	0	0	0	8
WR Reuben Ortega	1	1	0	-4	0	8

Detroit	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Brady Schenk	11	7	1	90	2	34
WR Anthony Connell	9	5	1	67	2	27
TE Dan Hudson	7	4	1	65	2	28
WR Christian Kemp	4	3	0	36	1	29
FB Marco Ingram	4	3	0	18	0	14
TE Deon True	2	1	0	13	0	17
WR Leroy Tallent	2	1	0	12	0	12
TE Warren Esiason	1	1	0	14	0	5

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Corey Miller	1	14	14.00	4.77
RB Trevor Andersen	1	8	8.00	3.95

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
QB Cody Bellis	1	5	5.00	11.60

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Wally Hargrove	6	4	23	3.83	7.42

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Cody Bellis	3	2	-1	-0.33	7.88

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Craig Legette	3	1	1	0.33	5.86
TE Justics Shepherd	1	1	16	16.00	17.33
WR Camden Farmer	1	1	10	10.00	5.00
WR Reuben Ortega	1	1	-4	-4.00	-4.00

Detroit	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Brady Schenk	1	1	-4	-4.00	8.18
WR Anthony Connell	1	0	0	0.00	7.44
TE Dan Hudson	1	1	3	3.00	9.29

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
RB Corey Miller	2	2
QB Wally Hargrove	2	0
RB Trevor Andersen	1	1
RB Anthony Rice	1	1

Detroit	Rushes	Conversions

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Wally Hargrove	8	6	5

Detroit	Att	Comp	Conversions
Cody Bellis	8	3	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Brendan Branch	2	2	2
TE Craig Legette	2	1	1
TE Justics Shepherd	1	1	1
TE Gary Small	1	1	1
FB Oscar Lerma	1	0	0
WR Howie Ford	1	1	0

Detroit	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Dan Hudson	3	2	2
WR Brady Schenk	2	0	0
WR Anthony Connell	2	0	0
WR Christian Kemp	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 65,000 (65,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,100 (17,100)
End Zone 12,300 (12,300)
Mezzanine 7,100 (7,100)
Sideline Seats 10,900 (10,900)
Club Seats 10,100 (10,100)
Luxury Boxes 7,500 (7,500)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	65,000 (65,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,100 (17,100)
End Zone	12,300 (12,300)
Mezzanine	7,100 (7,100)
Sideline Seats	10,900 (10,900)
Club Seats	10,100 (10,100)
Luxury Boxes	7,500 (7,500)