Week 11, 2015

played in Minnesota, MN

68 degrees, fair, calm

Detroit Lions	7	10	10	6	-	33
Minnesota Vikings	7	0	3	15	-	25

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:17 DET - Stan Finks 3 run (A.J. Neiderer extra point)
1Q: 07:57 MIN - Calvin Truong 12 pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Donnell Wilcox extra point)
2Q: 14:07 DET - A.J. Neiderer 36 field goal
2Q: 03:32 DET - Tyrus Humphrey 24 pass from Carson Palmer (A.J. Neiderer extra point)
3Q: 10:14 DET - Stan Finks 3 run (A.J. Neiderer extra point)
3Q: 05:17 MIN - Donnell Wilcox 23 field goal
3Q: 00:47 DET - A.J. Neiderer 45 field goal
4Q: 12:43 DET - A.J. Neiderer 26 field goal
4Q: 08:46 MIN - Richie Forbes 5 run (Donnell Wilcox extra point)
4Q: 03:50 DET - A.J. Neiderer 22 field goal
4Q: 01:42 MIN - Bryce Perkins 37 pass from Jackie Huntley (Jackie Huntley pass to Richie Forbes for conversion)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:17 DET - Stan Finks 3 run (A.J. Neiderer extra point)
1Q: 07:57 MIN - Calvin Truong 12 pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Donnell Wilcox extra point)
2Q: 14:07 DET - A.J. Neiderer 36 field goal
2Q: 03:32 DET - Tyrus Humphrey 24 pass from Carson Palmer (A.J. Neiderer extra point)
3Q: 10:14 DET - Stan Finks 3 run (A.J. Neiderer extra point)
3Q: 05:17 MIN - Donnell Wilcox 23 field goal
3Q: 00:47 DET - A.J. Neiderer 45 field goal
4Q: 12:43 DET - A.J. Neiderer 26 field goal
4Q: 08:46 MIN - Richie Forbes 5 run (Donnell Wilcox extra point)
4Q: 03:50 DET - A.J. Neiderer 22 field goal
4Q: 01:42 MIN - Bryce Perkins 37 pass from Jackie Huntley (Jackie Huntley pass to Richie Forbes for conversion)

Team Statistics DET MIN
Record 3-7 8-2
First Downs 25 20
- by Rushing 5 4
- by Passing 18 16
- by Penalty 2 0
Total Net Yards 407 407
- Offensive Plays 66 54
- Yards per Play 6.17 7.54
Net Rushing Yards 125 65
- Rushing Attempts 31 14
- Yards per Rush 4.03 4.64
Net Passing Yards 282 342
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 35 - 28 - 0 37 - 23 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 282 356
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 3/14
- Yards per Pass Play 8.06 8.55
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 6/12 6/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.0 7.7
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/30 5/34
Punt Returns/Yards 2/-1 1/14
Kick Returns/Yards 3/54 6/151
Interception Ret./Yards 1/5 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 1/1
Red Zone Visits 5 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/3 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 38 OWN 24
Time of Possession 35:19 24:41

Team Statistics	DET	MIN
Record	3-7	8-2
First Downs	25	20
- by Rushing	5	4
- by Passing	18	16
- by Penalty	2	0
Total Net Yards	407	407
- Offensive Plays	66	54
- Yards per Play	6.17	7.54
Net Rushing Yards	125	65
- Rushing Attempts	31	14
- Yards per Rush	4.03	4.64
Net Passing Yards	282	342
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	35 - 28 - 0	37 - 23 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	282	356
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	3/14
- Yards per Pass Play	8.06	8.55
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	6/12	6/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.0	7.7
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/30	5/34
Punt Returns/Yards	2/-1	1/14
Kick Returns/Yards	3/54	6/151
Interception Ret./Yards	1/5	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	1/1
Red Zone Visits	5	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/3	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 38	OWN 24
Time of Possession	35:19	24:41

Drive Charts

Detroit Lions
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	14:50	2:42	OPP 16	5	16	Touchdown
1	7:48	4:29	OWN 25	7	28	Punt
1	2:36	3:36	OWN 34	9	47	Field Goal
2	8:42	5:27	OWN 16	10	84	Touchdown
2	0:32	0:32	OWN 20	2	3	Half
3	15:00	4:55	OWN 24	11	76	Touchdown
3	5:12	4:33	OWN 36	7	36	Field Goal
3	0:31	2:54	OPP 31	6	22	Field Goal
4	8:40	4:56	OWN 20	7	75	Field Goal
4	1:23	0:47	OPP 40	3	0	Punt

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:08	4:20	OWN 20	8	80	Touchdown
1	3:19	0:43	OWN 23	4	-8	Punt
2	14:00	5:18	OWN 21	9	22	Punt
2	3:15	2:43	OWN 23	8	30	Punt
3	10:05	4:53	OWN 47	9	47	Field Goal
3	0:39	0:08	OWN 20	1	0	Interception
4	12:37	3:57	OWN 28	7	72	Touchdown
4	3:44	2:21	OWN 32	6	68	Touchdown
4	0:36	0:36	OWN 6	3	72	Game

Game MVP: Carson Palmer, Detroit Lions

Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Stan Finks	17	85	5.00	20	3	2
Jerald Meseck	14	40	2.86	8	0	0

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Richie Forbes	11	39	3.55	9	0	1
Glen Jeffers	3	26	8.67	22	1	0

Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Carson Palmer	35	28	282	0/0	1	27	0	109.7

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ben Roethlisberger	29	18	225	3/14	1	32	1	83.2
Jackie Huntley	8	5	131	0/0	1	47	0	145.8

Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Stan Finks	6	6	44	7.33	15	10	0
TE Brant Armstrong	4	4	34	8.50	16	19	0
WR Tyrus Humphrey	4	6	57	14.25	25	24	1
WR Lonnie Rodenhauser	4	4	58	14.50	18	27	0
WR J.T. Wielechowski	3	6	41	13.67	23	24	0
FB Kelly Fitzgerald	2	2	14	7.00	3	9	0
WR Donald Cole	2	4	13	6.50	5	10	0
TE Quentin Morrison	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
RB Jerald Meseck	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
WR Jake Lee	1	1	9	9.00	0	9	0

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Quentin Giles	7	11	153	21.86	55	47	0
WR Alvin Cortez	6	11	94	15.67	25	26	0
RB Richie Forbes	4	5	35	8.75	18	18	0
RB Butch McConnell	2	2	11	5.50	0	6	0
WR Bryce Perkins	2	2	46	23.00	0	37	1
TE Calvin Truong	1	2	12	12.00	0	12	1
FB Bernard Branch	1	1	5	5.00	1	5	0
TE Todd Gauthier	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Alonzo Poston	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Detroit	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Alfred Perrigo	1	5	5.00	0

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Detroit	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Jerald Meseck	0	1	0	0
Alfred Perrigo	0	0	1	0

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Warren Pigg	1	0	0	0

Punting Statistics

Detroit	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Ronald Fleming	2	72	36.0	29.0	38	2

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Herman Burns	3	138	46.0	39.7	49	1

Kicking Statistics

Detroit	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
A.J. Neiderer	4/4	1/1	0/0	45	3/3

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Donnell Wilcox	1/1	0/0	0/0	23	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mack Meadows	1	-2	-2.0	0
Lonnie Rodenhauser	1	1	1.0	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Warren Pigg	1	14	14.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jake Lee	3	54	18.0	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dwight Grolitzer	5	122	24.4	0
Warren Pigg	1	29	29.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Detroit	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Charles Sawyer	7	2	0.0	14	40
S Alfred Perrigo	5	1	0.0	14	38
S Lonnie Albright	4	1	0.0	12	35
CB Darryl Troy	4	0	0.0	13	40
CB Clarence Cassidy	4	0	0.0	13	36
DT Claude Hodges	2	1	1.0	13	40
ILB Aaron Samuels	2	1	0.0	11	21
CB Mack Meadows	2	0	0.0	9	32
DE Vinny Mayes	1	1	1.0	13	37
DT Bruce Demski	1	0	1.0	9	32
DE Leonard Barton	1	0	0.0	7	10
OLB Dana Owens	1	0	0.0	4	18
S Jim Abrams	1	0	0.0	0	5
CB Jerald Augustson	1	0	0.0	3	23
S Randy Daniels	1	0	0.0	1	2

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Kurt Willis	9	5	0.0	31	35
OLB Shannon Bynaker	8	1	0.0	27	32
DT Cory Rose	5	0	0.0	24	33
DT Edgar Morrison	4	1	0.0	23	28
CB Dwight Grolitzer	4	0	0.0	27	28
OLB Tyrone Prosser	4	0	0.0	12	12
S Jose Turner	3	3	0.0	30	34
S Mo Harvey	3	1	0.0	18	29
DE Randy Murray	3	1	0.0	16	9
OLB Louis Downs	3	0	0.0	10	7
CB Percy Garcia	2	0	0.0	28	31
S Kirk Baum	2	0	0.0	25	32
DE Brent Beeston	1	1	0.0	21	27
DT Joel Dole	1	0	0.0	11	5
S Richard Kerner	1	0	0.0	4	2
DE Clay Szymanski	1	0	0.0	18	26
CB Daniel Shearer	1	0	0.0	1	4
WR Quentin Giles	1	0	---	---	---

Pass Rush Statistics

Detroit	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Vinny Mayes	1.0	1	1	0	37
DT Claude Hodges	1.0	0	2	1	40
DT Bruce Demski	1.0	0	0	0	32
DE Leonard Barton	0.0	0	1	0	10

Minnesota	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Cory Rose	1	1	33
DE Clay Szymanski	1	1	26
DT Edgar Morrison	1	0	28
DE Brent Beeston	0	1	27
DE Chuck Laxdal	0	1	11

Pass Defense Statistics

Detroit	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Alfred Perrigo	5	0	1	38
CB Darryl Troy	4	1	0	40
CB Clarence Cassidy	4	0	0	36
OLB Charles Sawyer	2	0	0	40
S Jim Abrams	2	0	0	5
CB Jerald Augustson	1	2	0	23
CB Mack Meadows	1	1	0	32
ILB Aaron Samuels	1	1	0	21
S Lonnie Albright	1	0	0	35
OLB Dana Owens	1	0	0	18
S Randy Daniels	1	0	0	2

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Shannon Bynaker	6	0	32
CB Dwight Grolitzer	4	1	28
OLB Tyrone Prosser	4	0	12
CB Percy Garcia	3	0	31
ILB Kurt Willis	3	0	35
S Mo Harvey	2	0	29
OLB Louis Downs	2	0	7
S Jose Turner	1	1	34
DT Edgar Morrison	1	0	28
CB Daniel Shearer	1	0	4
S Kirk Baum	1	0	32

Blocking Statistics

Detroit	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Nat Dorsey	3	7	25	31
Brad Blades	2	5	26	31
Larry Jagger	1	7	31	35
Brant Armstrong	1	1	22	26
Mack Raymond	1	1	6	4
Daniel Ruskowski	0	4	25	23
Mickey Flynn	0	3	25	28
Luke Ayers	0	2	11	17
Kelly Fitzgerald	0	1	8	12

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Bernard Branch	2	3	0	8	0	15
Britt Sims	2	2	0	14	1	40
Rod Erickson	1	4	0	12	0	35
Ralph Ingram	1	2	0	7	0	13
Clyde Jordan	1	1	1	8	1	33
Dwayne Moline	1	1	0	9	0	32
Luther Winslett	0	1	0	11	0	33
Antoine Upshaw	0	0	0	9	1	14

Special Teams Statistics

Detroit	Tackles	STPlays
Mercury Schneider	2	21
Brant Armstrong	2	17
Daryl Smith	1	15
Dana Owens	1	6
Alfred Perrigo	1	3
Jerald Meseck	0	19
Jake Lee	0	17
Donald Cole	0	16
Robert Clark	0	15
A.J. Neiderer	0	12
Jim Abrams	0	11
Jerald Augustson	0	11
Mack Meadows	0	10
Lonnie Rodenhauser	0	7
Luke Ayers	0	6
Ronald Fleming	0	6
Bo Randle	0	6
Mack Raymond	0	6
Kelly Fitzgerald	0	5
Quentin Morrison	0	5
Daniel Ruskowski	0	5
Tyrus Humphrey	0	5
Broderick Carter	0	4
Larry Jagger	0	4
Otis Dukas	0	4
Bruce Demski	0	4
Charles Sawyer	0	3
Aaron Samuels	0	3
Darryl Troy	0	1
Lonnie Albright	0	1
Melvin Light	0	1
Aaron Elliott	0	1
Vinny Mayes	0	1
Claude Hodges	0	1
Clarence Cassidy	0	1

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Mo Harvey	2	19
Warren Pigg	2	19
Calvin Truong	1	16
Dwight Grolitzer	1	16
Bernard Branch	0	19
Kirk Baum	0	16
Todd Gauthier	0	15
Tyrone Prosser	0	14
Alonzo Poston	0	14
Zack Martin	0	13
Ted O'Neill	0	13
Jose Turner	0	9
Butch McConnell	0	8
Donnell Wilcox	0	6
Antoine Upshaw	0	4
Brent Beeston	0	4
Ralph Ingram	0	4
Will Mendheim	0	4
Edgar Morrison	0	4
Cory Rose	0	4
Clay Szymanski	0	4
Kurt Willis	0	4
Shannon Bynaker	0	4
Rod Erickson	0	4
Percy Garcia	0	3
Herman Burns	0	3
Alvin Cortez	0	2
Bubba Heath	0	2
Joel Dole	0	1
Chuck Laxdal	0	1
Leslie Fields	0	1
Jackie Huntley	0	1
Randy Murray	0	1
Louis Downs	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	13	73	5.6
Middle	5	12	2.4
Right	13	40	3.1
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	1	9	9.0
Middle	7	42	6.0
Right	6	14	2.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Carson Palmer	35	28	3	0	2	2	3	4	0

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ben Roethlisberger	29	18	4	0	2	3	4	1	1
Jackie Huntley	8	5	3	0	0	2	0	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	14	7.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	22	19	166	7.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	6	78	8.7
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	24	12.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	5	30	6.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	10	123	8.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	4	75	10.7
Long (19+ Yds)	10	4	128	12.8

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB Stan Finks	6	6	0	44	0	22
WR J.T. Wielechowski	6	3	0	41	1	22
WR Tyrus Humphrey	6	4	1	57	1	20
TE Brant Armstrong	4	4	0	34	0	26
WR Donald Cole	4	2	1	13	0	24
WR Lonnie Rodenhauser	4	4	0	58	1	13
FB Kelly Fitzgerald	2	2	0	14	0	12
TE Quentin Morrison	1	1	0	6	0	11
RB Jerald Meseck	1	1	0	6	0	10
WR Jake Lee	1	1	0	9	0	3

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Alvin Cortez	11	6	1	94	2	33
WR Quentin Giles	11	7	1	153	4	29
RB Richie Forbes	5	4	0	35	0	32
TE Calvin Truong	2	1	0	12	0	25
RB Butch McConnell	2	2	0	11	0	11
WR Bryce Perkins	2	2	0	46	1	22
FB Bernard Branch	1	1	0	5	0	15
TE Todd Gauthier	1	0	0	0	0	10
WR Alonzo Poston	1	0	0	0	0	5

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Stan Finks	6	23	3.83	5.00
Jerald Meseck	5	13	2.60	2.86

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Richie Forbes	3	13	4.33	3.55
Glen Jeffers	1	2	2.00	8.67

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Carson Palmer	8	4	19	2.38	8.06

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ben Roethlisberger	6	4	33	5.50	7.76

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR J.T. Wielechowski	2	0	0	0.00	6.83
WR Tyrus Humphrey	2	1	5	2.50	9.50
TE Brant Armstrong	1	1	3	3.00	8.50
FB Kelly Fitzgerald	1	1	5	5.00	7.00
WR Donald Cole	1	0	0	0.00	3.25
TE Quentin Morrison	1	1	6	6.00	6.00

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Calvin Truong	2	1	12	6.00	6.00
WR Quentin Giles	2	2	16	8.00	13.91
FB Bernard Branch	1	1	5	5.00	5.00
WR Alvin Cortez	1	0	0	0.00	8.55

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Rushes	Conversions
Stan Finks	2	1
Jerald Meseck	2	0

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Richie Forbes	2	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Conversions
Carson Palmer	8	5	5

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ben Roethlisberger	6	4	4
Jackie Huntley	1	1	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Stan Finks	2	2	2
TE Brant Armstrong	1	1	1
WR Donald Cole	1	0	0
TE Quentin Morrison	1	1	1
WR J.T. Wielechowski	1	0	0
WR Tyrus Humphrey	1	0	0
WR Jake Lee	1	1	1

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Alvin Cortez	2	2	2
WR Quentin Giles	2	1	1
TE Calvin Truong	1	0	0
RB Richie Forbes	1	1	1
WR Bryce Perkins	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 62,400 (64,100 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,900 (22,100)
End Zone 15,900 (15,900)
Mezzanine 9,200 (9,200)
Sideline Seats 14,100 (14,100)
Luxury Boxes 2,300 (2,800)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	62,400 (64,100 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,900 (22,100)
End Zone	15,900 (15,900)
Mezzanine	9,200 (9,200)
Sideline Seats	14,100 (14,100)
Luxury Boxes	2,300 (2,800)