Week 1, 2014

played in Minnesota, MN

68 degrees, fair, calm

Detroit Lions	7	0	0	3	-	10
Minnesota Vikings	0	10	0	7	-	17

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:07 DET - Brant Armstrong 1 pass from Gerald Meeber (A.J. Neiderer extra point)
2Q: 13:00 MIN - Ernest Sullivan 11 pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Donnell Wilcox extra point)
2Q: 07:30 MIN - Donnell Wilcox 45 field goal
4Q: 11:29 MIN - Alvin Cortez 5 pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Donnell Wilcox extra point)
4Q: 06:12 DET - A.J. Neiderer 37 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:07 DET - Brant Armstrong 1 pass from Gerald Meeber (A.J. Neiderer extra point)
2Q: 13:00 MIN - Ernest Sullivan 11 pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Donnell Wilcox extra point)
2Q: 07:30 MIN - Donnell Wilcox 45 field goal
4Q: 11:29 MIN - Alvin Cortez 5 pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Donnell Wilcox extra point)
4Q: 06:12 DET - A.J. Neiderer 37 field goal

Team Statistics DET MIN
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 13 23
- by Rushing 3 7
- by Passing 9 15
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 222 410
- Offensive Plays 48 64
- Yards per Play 4.63 6.41
Net Rushing Yards 61 114
- Rushing Attempts 19 31
- Yards per Rush 3.21 3.68
Net Passing Yards 161 296
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 29 - 14 - 1 31 - 27 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 161 308
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 2/12
- Yards per Pass Play 5.55 8.97
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 4/11 7/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.3 6.8
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 3/15 6/44
Punt Returns/Yards 2/7 2/13
Kick Returns/Yards 1/22 2/44
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 21 OWN 24
Time of Possession 22:52 37:08

Team Statistics	DET	MIN
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	13	23
- by Rushing	3	7
- by Passing	9	15
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	222	410
- Offensive Plays	48	64
- Yards per Play	4.63	6.41
Net Rushing Yards	61	114
- Rushing Attempts	19	31
- Yards per Rush	3.21	3.68
Net Passing Yards	161	296
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	29 - 14 - 1	31 - 27 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	161	308
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	2/12
- Yards per Pass Play	5.55	8.97
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	4/11	7/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.3	6.8
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	3/15	6/44
Punt Returns/Yards	2/7	2/13
Kick Returns/Yards	1/22	2/44
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 21	OWN 24
Time of Possession	22:52	37:08

Drive Charts

Detroit Lions
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:58	OWN 20	6	80	Touchdown
1	6:57	4:23	OWN 17	9	40	Interception
2	12:52	0:58	OWN 20	3	-5	Punt
2	7:25	2:37	OWN 20	6	24	Punt
2	0:16	0:16	OWN 3	1	2	Half
3	8:57	1:54	OWN 21	3	8	Punt
3	4:45	1:59	OWN 34	4	11	Punt
3	0:56	0:44	OWN 35	3	2	Punt
4	11:24	5:20	OWN 29	10	51	Field Goal
4	3:15	1:22	OWN 20	3	9	Punt

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:02	5:05	OWN 23	6	21	Punt
1	2:34	4:42	OWN 30	10	70	Touchdown
2	11:54	4:29	OWN 40	7	32	Field Goal
2	4:48	4:32	OWN 7	8	33	Punt
3	15:00	6:03	OWN 20	10	68	Fumble
3	7:03	2:18	OWN 24	4	49	Missed FG
3	2:46	1:50	OWN 2	3	8	Punt
3	0:12	3:48	OWN 31	8	69	Touchdown
4	6:04	2:49	OWN 38	3	7	Punt
4	1:53	1:53	OWN 30	5	24	Game

Game MVP: Ben Roethlisberger, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Stan Finks	13	43	3.31	9	0	0
Jerald Meseck	6	18	3.00	8	0	0

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Richie Forbes	20	83	4.15	16	2
Lionel Hutchins	10	33	3.30	8	0
Ben Roethlisberger	1	-2	-2.00	-2	0

Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Gerald Meeber	29	14	161	0/0	1	48	1	62.6

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ben Roethlisberger	31	27	308	2/12	2	40	0	129.5

Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Stan Finks	5	5	46	9.20	33	20	0
TE Brant Armstrong	3	7	18	6.00	11	12	1
WR J.T. Wielechowski	3	7	34	11.33	14	13	0
WR Jimmie Madison	2	2	15	7.50	3	9	0
WR Donald Cole	1	4	48	48.00	5	48	0
WR R.J. Wheeler	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Tyrus Humphrey	0	3	0	0.00	0	0	0

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Ernest Sullivan	8	9	80	10.00	6	16	1
RB Lionel Hutchins	4	4	27	6.75	0	9	0
WR Alvin Cortez	4	6	76	19.00	33	40	1
TE Dana Dakis	3	3	33	11.00	0	18	0
WR Quentin Giles	3	4	43	14.33	8	24	0
WR Jose Scott	2	2	32	16.00	11	27	0
TE Calvin Truong	1	1	7	7.00	2	7	0
FB Bernard Branch	1	1	2	2.00	0	2	0
RB Richie Forbes	1	1	8	8.00	0	8	0

Interception Statistics

Detroit	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Calvin Bauer	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Detroit	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Dana Owens	0	1	0	0
Van Briscoe	0	0	1	0

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Richie Forbes	1	0	0	0

Punting Statistics

Detroit	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Ronald Fleming	6	280	46.7	44.5	53	3

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Herman Burns	4	213	53.3	46.5	57	2

Kicking Statistics

Detroit	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
A.J. Neiderer	1/1	0/0	0/0	37	1/1

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Donnell Wilcox	1/2	1/2	0/0	45	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jimmie Madison	2	7	3.5	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Warren Pigg	2	13	6.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tyrus Humphrey	1	22	22.0	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dwight Grolitzer	2	44	22.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Detroit	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Charles Sawyer	12	2	0.0	31	33
OLB Daryl Smith	8	4	0.0	29	32
S Alfred Perrigo	5	1	0.0	26	30
S Lonnie Albright	5	1	0.0	31	33
CB Gabe Duncan	5	0	0.0	30	33
DT Brenden Fletcher	4	1	1.0	23	23
S Barry Cousino	4	2	0.0	18	25
DE Jake Holdgate	3	1	1.0	28	28
DE Winfred Torretta	2	4	0.0	28	29
CB J.T. Buchans	2	1	0.0	10	10
CB Darryl Troy	2	0	0.0	28	31
DT Broderick Carter	2	0	0.0	26	29
DE Van Briscoe	1	0	0.0	8	6
ILB Otis Coffey	1	0	0.0	3	3
OLB Dana Owens	1	0	0.0	12	7
WR Tyrus Humphrey	1	0	---	---	---

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Warren Elrifai	7	3	0.0	19	29
ILB Kurt Willis	4	2	0.0	19	29
CB Dwight Grolitzer	3	1	0.0	12	21
S Kirk Baum	3	1	0.0	17	27
CB Percy Garcia	3	0	0.0	18	26
S Richard Kerner	2	3	0.0	19	29
DT Cory Rose	2	2	0.0	18	28
DT Edgar Morrison	2	1	0.0	15	24
DE Brent Beeston	2	0	0.0	16	23
CB Daniel Shearer	2	0	0.0	4	3
CB Calvin Bauer	1	0	0.0	17	27
WR Alvin Cortez	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Tyrone Prosser	1	0	0.0	0	3
DE Chuck Laxdal	0	2	0.0	18	23

Pass Rush Statistics

Detroit	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Jake Holdgate	1.0	0	0	0	28
DT Brenden Fletcher	1.0	0	0	0	23

Minnesota	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Brent Beeston	1	1	23
DE Chuck Laxdal	1	0	23
DT Edgar Morrison	1	0	24
DT Cory Rose	1	0	28
ILB Kurt Willis	1	0	29
OLB Warren Elrifai	0	1	29

Pass Defense Statistics

Detroit	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Alfred Perrigo	6	1	30
OLB Charles Sawyer	5	0	33
CB Gabe Duncan	4	1	33
OLB Daryl Smith	4	0	32
S Barry Cousino	3	0	25
CB Darryl Troy	2	0	31
CB J.T. Buchans	2	0	10
DE Winfred Torretta	1	0	29

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Percy Garcia	3	0	0	26
OLB Warren Elrifai	2	1	0	29
S Kirk Baum	2	0	0	27
CB Dwight Grolitzer	1	2	0	21
CB Calvin Bauer	1	1	1	27
ILB Kurt Willis	1	1	0	29
DE Brent Beeston	1	0	0	23
DT Cory Rose	1	0	0	28
CB Daniel Shearer	1	0	0	3
OLB Tyrone Prosser	1	0	0	3
S Richard Kerner	0	2	0	29

Blocking Statistics

Detroit	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Mickey Flynn	2	6	19	28
Kurt Peterson	1	4	16	22
Larry Jagger	1	4	19	29
Brad Blades	1	3	16	26
Carlos Joseph	1	1	16	25
Sean Moss	1	1	5	6

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Howie Prior	4	6	0	29	0	30
Britt Sims	2	7	0	28	0	30
Antoine Upshaw	2	4	0	25	1	22
Dwayne Moline	1	4	0	28	1	26
Michael Shaw	1	4	0	22	0	30
Bernard Branch	1	2	1	12	0	12
Clyde Jordan	1	2	0	11	0	19
Damon Manning	1	1	0	9	0	5

Special Teams Statistics

Detroit	Tackles	STPlays
Glenn Bellando	2	5
Duane Chandler	1	18
Daryl Smith	1	4
Brant Armstrong	0	14
R.J. Wheeler	0	14
Howard Downs	0	13
Alfred Perrigo	0	12
Jimmie Madison	0	11
J.T. Wielechowski	0	10
Gabe Duncan	0	9
J.T. Buchans	0	9
Tim Newton	0	9
Melvin Light	0	8
Luke Ayers	0	7
Sean Moss	0	7
Neil McElroy	0	7
Ronald Fleming	0	7
Lorenzo Meier	0	7
Mickey Flynn	0	6
Otis Coffey	0	5
Barry Cousino	0	5
A.J. Neiderer	0	4
Dana Owens	0	4
Tyrus Humphrey	0	4
Larry Jagger	0	4
Brenden Fletcher	0	3
Charles Sawyer	0	3
Darryl Troy	0	2
Lonnie Albright	0	2
Broderick Carter	0	2
Winfred Torretta	0	1
Jake Holdgate	0	1
Van Briscoe	0	1
Donald Cole	0	1
Daniel Ruskowski	0	1

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Mo Harvey	2	11
Louis Downs	1	11
Dana Dakis	0	15
Warren Pigg	0	14
Bernard Branch	0	13
Tyrone Prosser	0	13
Calvin Truong	0	12
Daniel Shearer	0	12
Roosevelt Crane	0	9
Leslie Fields	0	9
Lionel Hutchins	0	9
Antoine Stein	0	9
Dwight Grolitzer	0	8
Junior Siavii	0	6
Jose Scott	0	6
Clyde Jordan	0	6
Antoine Upshaw	0	6
Will Mendheim	0	6
Donnell Wilcox	0	6
Randy Murray	0	6
Brent Beeston	0	5
Michael Shaw	0	5
Marcus Reese	0	4
Herman Burns	0	4
Edgar Morrison	0	3
Jackie Huntley	0	2
Damon Manning	0	1
Calvin Bauer	0	1
Chuck Laxdal	0	1
Cory Rose	0	1
Percy Garcia	0	1
Richard Kerner	0	1
Britt Sims	0	1
Warren Elrifai	0	1
Kurt Willis	0	1
Kirk Baum	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	32	5.3
Middle	6	17	2.8
Right	7	12	1.7
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	33	5.5
Middle	17	57	3.4
Right	7	26	3.7
None	1	-2	-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Gerald Meeber	29	14	2	1	1	7	5	2	1

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ben Roethlisberger	31	27	4	0	2	2	0	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	17	5.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	9	88	8.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	1	8	0.7
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	48	12.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	12	4.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	14	107	7.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	10	189	14.5
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Brant Armstrong	7	3	1	18	0	26
WR J.T. Wielechowski	7	3	0	34	0	21
RB Stan Finks	5	5	0	46	1	20
WR Donald Cole	4	1	0	48	1	18
WR Tyrus Humphrey	3	0	0	0	0	14
WR Jimmie Madison	2	2	0	15	0	16
WR R.J. Wheeler	1	0	0	0	0	4

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Ernest Sullivan	9	8	0	80	0	32
WR Alvin Cortez	6	4	1	76	2	23
RB Lionel Hutchins	4	4	0	27	0	12
WR Quentin Giles	4	3	1	43	1	13
TE Dana Dakis	3	3	0	33	0	10
WR Jose Scott	2	2	0	32	1	8
TE Calvin Truong	1	1	0	7	0	28
FB Bernard Branch	1	1	0	2	0	12
RB Richie Forbes	1	1	0	8	0	25

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Stan Finks	2	8	4.00	3.31

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Richie Forbes	3	4	1.33	4.15

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Gerald Meeber	4	2	9	2.25	5.55

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ben Roethlisberger	2	2	16	8.00	9.94

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Brant Armstrong	2	1	1	0.50	2.57
RB Stan Finks	1	1	8	8.00	9.20
WR J.T. Wielechowski	1	0	0	0.00	4.86

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Ernest Sullivan	1	1	11	11.00	8.89
WR Alvin Cortez	1	1	5	5.00	12.67

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Rushes	Conversions
Stan Finks	2	1
Jerald Meseck	1	0

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Richie Forbes	2	1
Lionel Hutchins	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Conversions
Gerald Meeber	8	3	3

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ben Roethlisberger	10	10	6

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Brant Armstrong	2	0	0
WR Donald Cole	2	0	0
WR J.T. Wielechowski	2	1	1
RB Stan Finks	1	1	1
WR Jimmie Madison	1	1	1

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Ernest Sullivan	3	3	2
RB Lionel Hutchins	2	2	1
WR Alvin Cortez	2	2	2
WR Quentin Giles	2	2	0
WR Jose Scott	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 63,300 (64,100 capacity)
Upper Deck 21,800 (22,100)
End Zone 15,700 (15,900)
Mezzanine 9,100 (9,200)
Sideline Seats 13,900 (14,100)
Luxury Boxes 2,800 (2,800)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	63,300 (64,100 capacity)
Upper Deck	21,800 (22,100)
End Zone	15,700 (15,900)
Mezzanine	9,100 (9,200)
Sideline Seats	13,900 (14,100)
Luxury Boxes	2,800 (2,800)