Week 17, 2015

played in Detroit, MI

68 degrees, fair, calm

Minnesota Vikings	7	10	10	0	-	27
Detroit Lions	0	0	0	0	-	0

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:38 MIN - Richie Forbes 12 pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Donnell Wilcox extra point)
2Q: 14:56 MIN - Glen Jeffers 2 pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Donnell Wilcox extra point)
2Q: 02:25 MIN - Donnell Wilcox 36 field goal
3Q: 11:03 MIN - Donnell Wilcox 23 field goal
3Q: 06:56 MIN - Butch McConnell 1 pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Donnell Wilcox extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:38 MIN - Richie Forbes 12 pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Donnell Wilcox extra point)
2Q: 14:56 MIN - Glen Jeffers 2 pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Donnell Wilcox extra point)
2Q: 02:25 MIN - Donnell Wilcox 36 field goal
3Q: 11:03 MIN - Donnell Wilcox 23 field goal
3Q: 06:56 MIN - Butch McConnell 1 pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Donnell Wilcox extra point)

Team Statistics MIN DET
Record 12-4 4-12
First Downs 25 8
- by Rushing 5 4
- by Passing 20 3
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 435 154
- Offensive Plays 67 43
- Yards per Play 6.49 3.58
Net Rushing Yards 100 113
- Rushing Attempts 31 24
- Yards per Rush 3.23 4.71
Net Passing Yards 335 41
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 35 - 28 - 0 16 - 8 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 342 61
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/7 3/20
- Yards per Pass Play 9.31 2.16
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 2/11 1/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.6 9.7
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 3/21 6/44
Punt Returns/Yards 2/8 1/7
Kick Returns/Yards 1/23 5/121
Interception Ret./Yards 1/12 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 5 0
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/2 0/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 29 OWN 25
Time of Possession 36:01 23:59

Team Statistics	MIN	DET
Record	12-4	4-12
First Downs	25	8
- by Rushing	5	4
- by Passing	20	3
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	435	154
- Offensive Plays	67	43
- Yards per Play	6.49	3.58
Net Rushing Yards	100	113
- Rushing Attempts	31	24
- Yards per Rush	3.23	4.71
Net Passing Yards	335	41
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	35 - 28 - 0	16 - 8 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	342	61
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/7	3/20
- Yards per Pass Play	9.31	2.16
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	2/11	1/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.6	9.7
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	3/21	6/44
Punt Returns/Yards	2/8	1/7
Kick Returns/Yards	1/23	5/121
Interception Ret./Yards	1/12	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	5	0
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/2	0/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 29	OWN 25
Time of Possession	36:01	23:59

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:27	4:08	OWN 20	6	41	Punt
1	7:02	2:34	OWN 48	5	52	Touchdown
1	2:11	2:22	OWN 45	9	55	Touchdown
2	12:01	2:01	OWN 41	4	24	Fumble
2	8:23	6:05	OWN 7	12	74	Field Goal
2	0:23	0:23	OWN 12	1	18	Half
3	15:00	4:05	OWN 25	7	69	Field Goal
3	8:46	1:55	OWN 41	5	59	Touchdown
3	4:10	5:17	OWN 20	9	28	Punt
4	12:48	1:08	OWN 49	3	3	Punt
4	8:45	1:52	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
4	5:10	2:27	OWN 28	3	3	Punt

Detroit Lions
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:33	50	3	-5	Punt
1	8:19	1:17	OWN 1	3	5	Punt
1	4:28	2:17	OWN 42	4	16	Interception
2	14:49	2:48	OWN 30	3	-1	Punt
2	10:00	1:37	OWN 35	3	4	Punt
2	2:18	1:55	OWN 20	3	-1	Punt
3	10:55	2:09	OWN 33	3	-8	Punt
3	6:51	2:41	OWN 27	5	29	Punt
4	13:53	1:05	OWN 2	3	3	Punt
4	11:40	2:55	OWN 20	5	15	Punt
4	6:53	1:43	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
4	2:43	2:43	OWN 21	5	57	Game

Game MVP: Ben Roethlisberger, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Richie Forbes	21	86	4.10	19	4	0
Glen Jeffers	10	14	1.40	6	0	0

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Stan Finks	13	70	5.38	16	2
Jerald Meseck	10	40	4.00	20	2
Johnnie Lyon	1	3	3.00	3	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ben Roethlisberger	35	28	342	1/7	3	35	0	135.9

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Johnnie Lyon	16	8	61	3/20	0	11	1	33.6

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Alvin Cortez	9	12	146	16.22	54	34	0
TE Calvin Truong	4	5	40	10.00	7	14	0
RB Richie Forbes	4	4	32	8.00	8	12	1
RB Butch McConnell	2	2	4	2.00	0	3	1
TE Todd Gauthier	2	2	44	22.00	3	35	0
WR Ted O'Neill	2	2	18	9.00	0	14	0
WR Bryce Perkins	2	3	35	17.50	7	18	0
FB Bernard Branch	1	2	6	6.00	7	6	0
RB Glen Jeffers	1	1	2	2.00	0	2	1
WR Quentin Giles	1	2	15	15.00	0	15	0

Detroit	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
RB Stan Finks	3	3	27	9.00	3	11
WR Tyrus Humphrey	2	4	17	8.50	4	9
TE Brant Armstrong	1	3	10	10.00	0	10
TE Quentin Morrison	1	2	1	1.00	0	1
WR J.T. Wielechowski	1	2	6	6.00	0	6
WR Donald Cole	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
WR Lonnie Rodenhauser	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Kurt Willis	1	12	12.00	0

Detroit	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force
Ben Roethlisberger	1	0	0
Ted O'Neill	1	0	0
Ricardo Sirmon	0	1	0
Warren Pigg	0	0	1

Detroit	Fumb	Recov	Force
Tyrus Humphrey	1	0	0
Darryl Troy	0	1	0
Jake Lee	0	1	0
Vinny Mayes	0	0	1
Randy Daniels	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Herman Burns	5	262	52.4	43.0	71	3

Detroit	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Ronald Fleming	10	466	46.6	41.8	58	2

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Donnell Wilcox	2/2	0/0	0/0	36	3/3

Detroit	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ted O'Neill	2	8	4.0	0

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Lonnie Rodenhauser	1	7	7.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dwight Grolitzer	1	23	23.0	0

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jake Lee	4	94	23.5	0
Tyrus Humphrey	1	27	27.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Jose Turner	6	0	0.0	24	19
DT Cory Rose	5	0	0.0	21	16
DE Randy Murray	4	0	1.5	18	11
CB Daniel Shearer	3	1	0.0	23	18
OLB Shannon Bynaker	3	1	0.0	24	19
CB Dwight Grolitzer	3	0	0.0	22	17
DE Clay Szymanski	2	1	0.5	21	19
ILB Kurt Willis	2	5	0.0	23	18
S Kirk Baum	2	3	0.0	24	19
DT Joel Dole	2	0	0.0	4	3
DE Chuck Laxdal	1	0	1.0	2	1
DE Brent Beeston	1	1	0.0	22	18
CB Walt Tanner	1	0	0.0	1	2

Detroit	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Aaron Samuels	9	3	0.0	29	27
OLB Charles Sawyer	8	2	0.0	31	36
CB Willie Netter	5	1	0.0	25	33
S Jim Abrams	5	0	0.0	24	27
DT Claude Hodges	5	0	0.0	29	34
S Randy Daniels	4	4	0.0	28	34
OLB Daryl Smith	4	2	0.0	19	17
DT Brenden Fletcher	3	2	0.0	21	15
DE Leonard Barton	3	0	0.0	25	32
CB Clarence Cassidy	3	0	0.0	13	13
CB Darryl Troy	2	1	0.0	16	29
DT Broderick Carter	2	1	0.0	17	22
DE Vinny Mayes	1	1	1.0	20	31
S Lonnie Albright	1	0	0.0	5	8
TE Quentin Morrison	1	0	---	---	---
CB Mack Meadows	1	0	0.0	21	23

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Randy Murray	1.5	2	0	11
DE Chuck Laxdal	1.0	0	0	1
DE Clay Szymanski	0.5	1	0	19
DE Brent Beeston	0.0	0	1	18

Detroit	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DE Vinny Mayes	1.0	1	31
DT Claude Hodges	0.0	2	34
DT Broderick Carter	0.0	1	22
DE Leonard Barton	0.0	1	32

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Jose Turner	2	1	0	19
CB Dwight Grolitzer	2	0	0	17
OLB Shannon Bynaker	2	0	0	19
DE Clay Szymanski	1	0	0	19
CB Daniel Shearer	1	0	0	18
ILB Kurt Willis	0	0	1	18

Detroit	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Charles Sawyer	7	0	36
CB Willie Netter	5	1	33
OLB Daryl Smith	3	0	17
S Jim Abrams	3	0	27
ILB Aaron Samuels	3	0	27
CB Clarence Cassidy	2	0	13
S Randy Daniels	2	0	34
CB Darryl Troy	1	0	29
CB Mack Meadows	1	0	23
DE Vinny Mayes	1	0	31

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Britt Sims	3	9	31	1	36
Clyde Jordan	1	4	27	0	26
Antoine Upshaw	1	3	25	0	26
Michael Shaw	1	1	8	0	13
Rod Erickson	0	6	25	0	28
Ralph Ingram	0	3	22	0	25
Luther Winslett	0	3	13	0	22
Bernard Branch	0	2	11	0	23

Detroit	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Nat Dorsey	2	3	19	0	16
Brad Blades	1	7	19	0	12
Terrell Forbes	1	4	21	0	17
Daniel Ruskowski	1	3	18	1	15
Larry Jagger	1	3	24	0	19
Brant Armstrong	1	2	17	0	13
Kelly Fitzgerald	1	1	9	0	4
Otis Dukas	0	1	9	0	12
Luke Ayers	0	0	9	1	5
Aaron Elliott	0	0	5	1	7

Special Teams Statistics

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Warren Pigg	2	21
Mo Harvey	2	12
Bernard Branch	1	23
Calvin Truong	1	12
Tyrone Prosser	0	28
Daniel Shearer	0	20
Butch McConnell	0	17
Todd Gauthier	0	15
Ted O'Neill	0	13
Alonzo Poston	0	13
Joel Dole	0	9
Edgar Morrison	0	9
Donnell Wilcox	0	8
Arnie Miller	0	7
Clyde Jordan	0	7
Ricardo Sirmon	0	7
Michael Shaw	0	7
Walt Tanner	0	7
Dwight Grolitzer	0	6
Herman Burns	0	5
Rod Erickson	0	5
Alvin Cortez	0	3
Antoine Upshaw	0	2
Leslie Fields	0	2
Jackie Huntley	0	2
Bubba Heath	0	1
Randy Murray	0	1
Kirk Baum	0	1
Louis Downs	0	1

Detroit	Tackles	STPlays
Dana Owens	2	16
Daryl Smith	1	12
Jerald Meseck	0	22
Mack Meadows	0	21
Mercury Schneider	0	17
Quentin Morrison	0	16
Brant Armstrong	0	13
J.T. Wielechowski	0	12
Luke Ayers	0	10
Ronald Fleming	0	10
Bo Randle	0	10
Mack Raymond	0	10
Kelly Fitzgerald	0	8
Daniel Ruskowski	0	8
Otis Dukas	0	8
Lonnie Albright	0	7
Broderick Carter	0	7
Jake Lee	0	7
Lonnie Rodenhauser	0	7
Tyrus Humphrey	0	6
Randy Daniels	0	6
Bruce Demski	0	5
Willie Netter	0	3
Larry Jagger	0	3
Darryl Troy	0	2
Leonard Barton	0	2
Charles Sawyer	0	2
Jim Abrams	0	2
Aaron Elliott	0	2
Vinny Mayes	0	2
Claude Hodges	0	2
Aaron Samuels	0	2
A.J. Neiderer	0	1
Donald Cole	0	1
Robert Clark	0	1
Melvin Light	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	17	1.9
Middle	13	49	3.8
Right	9	34	3.8
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	15	2.5
Middle	10	43	4.3
Right	8	55	6.9
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ben Roethlisberger	35	28	3	0	1	1	5	0	0

Detroit	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Johnnie Lyon	16	8	0	2	1	1	3	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	12	6.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	14	116	6.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	11	179	14.9
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	35	17.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	7	51	4.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	2	1	10	5.0
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Alvin Cortez	12	9	1	146	2	28
TE Calvin Truong	5	4	0	40	0	30
RB Richie Forbes	4	4	0	32	0	22
WR Bryce Perkins	3	2	0	35	0	17
FB Bernard Branch	2	1	0	6	0	23
RB Butch McConnell	2	2	0	4	0	8
TE Todd Gauthier	2	2	0	44	1	8
WR Ted O'Neill	2	2	0	18	0	8
WR Quentin Giles	2	1	0	15	0	20
RB Glen Jeffers	1	1	0	2	0	14

Detroit	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
WR Tyrus Humphrey	4	2	1	17	14
RB Stan Finks	3	3	0	27	13
TE Brant Armstrong	3	1	0	10	13
TE Quentin Morrison	2	1	0	1	7
WR J.T. Wielechowski	2	1	0	6	7
WR Donald Cole	1	0	0	0	10
WR Lonnie Rodenhauser	1	0	0	0	9

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Glen Jeffers	3	3	1.00	1.40
Richie Forbes	1	1	1.00	4.10

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ben Roethlisberger	9	5	42	4.67	9.77

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Alvin Cortez	2	1	18	9.00	12.17
FB Bernard Branch	1	0	0	0.00	3.00
RB Butch McConnell	1	1	1	1.00	2.00
TE Todd Gauthier	1	1	9	9.00	22.00
RB Glen Jeffers	1	1	2	2.00	2.00
RB Richie Forbes	1	1	12	12.00	8.00
WR Bryce Perkins	1	0	0	0.00	11.67
WR Quentin Giles	1	0	0	0.00	7.50

Detroit	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Richie Forbes	5	1

Detroit	Rushes	Conversions
Stan Finks	1	0
Jerald Meseck	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ben Roethlisberger	5	2	1

Detroit	Att	Comp	Conversions
Johnnie Lyon	8	3	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Calvin Truong	1	0	0
FB Bernard Branch	1	0	0
WR Alvin Cortez	1	0	0
WR Ted O'Neill	1	1	0
RB Richie Forbes	1	1	1

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

Section Attendance
Stadium 55,200 (65,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,600 (19,600)
End Zone 11,600 (14,200)
Mezzanine 6,700 (8,200)
Sideline Seats 11,200 (12,500)
Club Seats 6,400 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes 2,700 (3,500)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	55,200 (65,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,600 (19,600)
End Zone	11,600 (14,200)
Mezzanine	6,700 (8,200)
Sideline Seats	11,200 (12,500)
Club Seats	6,400 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes	2,700 (3,500)