Week 11, 2026

played in Detroit, MI

68 degrees, fair, calm

Minnesota Vikings	7	3	0	14	-	24
Detroit Lions	0	7	6	6	-	19

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:37 MIN - Butch Blackwood 17 pass from Frankie Giles (Kevin Matthews extra point)
2Q: 13:59 MIN - Kevin Matthews 37 field goal
2Q: 01:00 DET - Chester Mariotti 14 pass from Dexter Dodge (George Price extra point)
3Q: 05:51 DET - George Price 19 field goal
3Q: 00:41 DET - George Price 50 field goal
4Q: 12:15 MIN - Mitch Fulcher 12 run (Kevin Matthews extra point)
4Q: 07:11 MIN - Jeremy Kirk 8 pass from Frankie Giles (Kevin Matthews extra point)
4Q: 01:38 DET - Chester Mariotti 5 pass from Dexter Dodge (Quentin Wilkinson run for conversion failed)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:37 MIN - Butch Blackwood 17 pass from Frankie Giles (Kevin Matthews extra point)
2Q: 13:59 MIN - Kevin Matthews 37 field goal
2Q: 01:00 DET - Chester Mariotti 14 pass from Dexter Dodge (George Price extra point)
3Q: 05:51 DET - George Price 19 field goal
3Q: 00:41 DET - George Price 50 field goal
4Q: 12:15 MIN - Mitch Fulcher 12 run (Kevin Matthews extra point)
4Q: 07:11 MIN - Jeremy Kirk 8 pass from Frankie Giles (Kevin Matthews extra point)
4Q: 01:38 DET - Chester Mariotti 5 pass from Dexter Dodge (Quentin Wilkinson run for conversion failed)

Team Statistics MIN DET
Record 7-3 6-4
First Downs 16 22
- by Rushing 5 7
- by Passing 11 15
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 291 360
- Offensive Plays 51 71
- Yards per Play 5.71 5.07
Net Rushing Yards 85 131
- Rushing Attempts 19 36
- Yards per Rush 4.47 3.64
Net Passing Yards 206 229
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 30 - 19 - 0 33 - 24 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 228 242
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/22 2/13
- Yards per Pass Play 6.44 6.54
Fumbles/Lost 2/0 2/0
3rd Down Conversions 3/11 5/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.5 4.8
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/1
Penalties/Yards 3/20 3/17
Punt Returns/Yards 4/68 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 3/76 1/18
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 1/0
Red Zone Visits 3 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/0 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 39 OWN 19
Time of Possession 23:06 36:54

Team Statistics	MIN	DET
Record	7-3	6-4
First Downs	16	22
- by Rushing	5	7
- by Passing	11	15
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	291	360
- Offensive Plays	51	71
- Yards per Play	5.71	5.07
Net Rushing Yards	85	131
- Rushing Attempts	19	36
- Yards per Rush	4.47	3.64
Net Passing Yards	206	229
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	30 - 19 - 0	33 - 24 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	228	242
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/22	2/13
- Yards per Pass Play	6.44	6.54
Fumbles/Lost	2/0	2/0
3rd Down Conversions	3/11	5/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.5	4.8
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/1
Penalties/Yards	3/20	3/17
Punt Returns/Yards	4/68	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	3/76	1/18
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	1/0
Red Zone Visits	3	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/0	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 39	OWN 19
Time of Possession	23:06	36:54

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:31	OWN 36	6	64	Touchdown
1	9:28	1:05	OWN 39	3	3	Punt
1	6:52	1:57	OWN 34	3	0	Punt
1	3:56	1:49	OPP 49	3	9	Punt
1	1:08	2:17	OWN 46	5	34	Field Goal
2	12:02	1:57	OWN 28	4	16	Punt
2	5:51	0:31	OWN 28	3	0	Punt
2	0:49	0:49	OWN 48	4	27	Half
3	5:46	2:18	OWN 29	3	4	Punt
3	0:33	3:26	OWN 20	8	80	Touchdown
4	10:05	3:04	OPP 44	6	44	Touchdown
4	1:29	0:41	OPP 41	3	2	Punt

Detroit Lions
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:29	2:01	OWN 13	3	4	Punt
1	8:23	1:31	OWN 27	3	9	Punt
1	4:55	0:59	OWN 32	2	5	Interception
1	2:07	0:59	OWN 9	3	-2	Punt
2	13:51	1:49	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
2	10:05	4:14	OWN 9	7	22	Punt
2	5:20	4:31	OWN 30	9	70	Touchdown
3	15:00	9:14	OWN 20	14	78	Field Goal
3	3:28	2:55	OWN 29	6	38	Field Goal
4	12:07	2:02	OWN 8	3	6	Punt
4	7:01	5:32	OWN 20	14	80	Touchdown
4	0:48	0:48	OWN 12	4	44	Game

Game MVP: Frankie Giles, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Jeremy Kirk	10	48	4.80	13	2	0
Mitch Fulcher	9	37	4.11	12	2	1

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Quentin Wilkinson	18	53	2.94	8	0
Teddy Hastings	17	73	4.29	18	1
Dexter Dodge	1	5	5.00	5	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Frankie Giles	30	19	228	2/22	2	34	0	108.7

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Dexter Dodge	33	24	242	2/13	2	24	1	100.8

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE B.J. Dodge	4	6	24	6.00	0	9	0
WR Sherman Styles	4	4	42	10.50	6	15	0
WR Bernie Hassler	3	5	54	18.00	21	34	0
WR Rick Collins	3	4	55	18.33	0	24	0
RB Jeremy Kirk	1	1	8	8.00	0	8	1
WR Dixon Cash	1	5	9	9.00	3	9	0
WR Butch Blackwood	1	1	17	17.00	0	17	1
FB Clyde Uerling	1	2	-4	-4.00	0	-4	0
TE Josh Harding	1	2	23	23.00	7	23	0

Detroit	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Chester Mariotti	11	11	113	10.27	9	23	2
WR Cary Bielby	3	3	21	7.00	8	9	0
TE Brent Kingsblood	3	6	32	10.67	7	16	0
WR Sam Arce	3	6	42	14.00	23	24	0
TE Sherman Crane	2	4	19	9.50	10	10	0
RB Teddy Hastings	1	1	9	9.00	0	9	0
RB Quentin Wilkinson	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Earl Gramble	1	0	0.00	0

Detroit	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force
Jeremy Kirk	1	0	0
Bernie Hassler	1	0	0
Lamar Martin	0	1	0
B.J. Dodge	0	1	0
Carey Richardson	0	0	1
Emmitt Caldwell	0	0	1

Detroit	Fumb	Recov	Force
Teddy Hastings	1	0	0
Quentin Wilkinson	1	0	0
Chester Mariotti	0	1	0
Rico Schleinat	0	1	0
Adrian Cotchery	0	0	1
Louis Hall	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Gino McDaniel	7	250	35.7	35.7	47	3

Detroit	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Darrell Shepherd	6	306	51.0	39.7	61	3

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Kevin Matthews	1/1	0/0	0/0	37	3/3

Detroit	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
George Price	2/2	1/1	1/1	50	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bernie Hassler	4	68	17.0	0

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Butch Blackwood	3	76	25.3	0

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Raymond Blanton	1	18	18.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Emmitt Caldwell	8	2	1.0	35	35
CB Earl Gramble	6	0	0.0	26	25
DE Carey Richardson	5	0	0.5	30	29
OLB Shannon McKenzie	5	1	0.0	31	25
CB Michael Huffman	4	3	0.0	24	26
DE Mark Archer	4	1	0.0	26	25
S Jorge Winkler	4	0	0.0	11	11
S Harry Hines	3	5	0.0	26	25
ILB Roman Cassidy	3	2	0.0	18	14
S Leslie Ramthun	3	1	0.0	13	16
OLB Ernest Ballard	2	2	0.0	5	7
ILB Nolan Money	2	1	0.0	13	13
CB J.C. Sturm	2	1	0.0	25	19
DT Tyrone Sawyers	2	1	0.0	21	16
DT Chris Roberson	2	1	0.0	22	23
OLB Earnest Shepherd	2	1	0.0	7	10
OLB Brady Spencer	1	1	0.0	6	10
DT Edwin Duerr	1	0	0.0	8	10
CB Les McFarlane	1	0	0.0	19	19
DT Deion Palmer	0	1	0.5	16	13

Detroit	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Jumbo Starks	10	2	0.0	19	31
CB Ricardo Altuna	7	0	0.0	16	29
S Lamont Buchanan	4	1	0.0	9	14
OLB Daniel Lewis	3	2	1.0	18	31
S Adrian Cotchery	3	2	0.0	16	27
CB Raymond Blanton	2	0	0.0	5	17
DE Devin Page	1	1	1.0	14	31
ILB Louis Hall	1	2	0.0	10	15
CB Wes Huntley	1	1	0.0	10	24
CB Grant Prescott	1	1	0.0	16	26
DE Vinny Pritchett	1	0	0.0	13	18
ILB John Lynch	1	0	0.0	4	3
S Sherman Ferguson	1	0	0.0	13	23
DT Vince Cash	1	0	0.0	5	13
TE Brent Kingsblood	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Thomas Shepherd	1	0	0.0	6	6
DT Kenneth Wallace	0	1	0.0	14	19
OLB Harold McBeal	0	1	0.0	6	5
DE Dana Newhart	0	1	0.0	9	14

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
S Emmitt Caldwell	1.0	0	0	35
DE Carey Richardson	0.5	1	1	29
DT Deion Palmer	0.5	0	0	13
DE Mark Archer	0.0	1	0	25
DT Chris Roberson	0.0	0	1	23

Detroit	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Daniel Lewis	1.0	0	2	1	31
DE Devin Page	1.0	0	0	0	31
DT Vince Cash	0.0	1	1	0	13
DE Dana Newhart	0.0	1	0	0	14
DT Kenneth Wallace	0.0	0	1	0	19
DE Vinny Pritchett	0.0	0	1	0	18

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Earl Gramble	4	0	1	25
CB Michael Huffman	3	0	0	26
OLB Shannon McKenzie	3	0	0	25
S Jorge Winkler	2	0	0	11
OLB Ernest Ballard	2	0	0	7
OLB Earnest Shepherd	1	1	0	10
OLB Brady Spencer	1	0	0	10
S Leslie Ramthun	1	0	0	16
CB J.C. Sturm	1	0	0	19
S Harry Hines	1	0	0	25
DE Carey Richardson	1	0	0	29
S Emmitt Caldwell	1	0	0	35
DE Mark Archer	1	0	0	25
ILB Roman Cassidy	1	0	0	14
CB Les McFarlane	1	0	0	19

Detroit	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Ricardo Altuna	5	2	29
S Lamont Buchanan	4	0	14
ILB Jumbo Starks	2	0	31
CB Raymond Blanton	2	0	17
S Adrian Cotchery	1	0	27
CB Wes Huntley	1	0	24
OLB Daniel Lewis	1	0	31
S Sherman Ferguson	1	0	23
ILB Louis Hall	1	0	15
CB Grant Prescott	1	0	26
OLB Harold McBeal	0	1	5

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Marshall Burns	3	6	2	19	0	29
Lamar Martin	1	4	0	16	0	30
Clyde Uerling	1	1	0	10	0	20
Brent Finkes	0	3	0	14	1	25
Rod Erickson	0	3	0	15	0	28
Donald Starks	0	1	0	17	1	28
Pete Luster	0	1	0	7	0	8

Detroit	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Lance Salter	4	14	36	0	35
Rich Paschke	3	7	23	0	20
Rico Schleinat	3	4	32	1	31
Jesse Brusca	1	4	29	0	29
Tracy Durham	1	2	28	1	30
Mike Worzella	0	3	27	0	28
Brent Kingsblood	0	1	18	0	22

Special Teams Statistics

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Sherman Styles	1	6
Burt Woodson	0	23
Brady Spencer	0	21
Les McFarlane	0	21
Clyde Uerling	0	20
Josh Harding	0	18
Jorge Winkler	0	17
Dixon Cash	0	16
Mitch Fulcher	0	12
Butch Blackwood	0	11
Rod Erickson	0	8
Keith Blake	0	8
Lamar Martin	0	8
Troy Branch	0	8
Pete Luster	0	8
Gino McDaniel	0	8
Earl Gramble	0	7
Bernie Hassler	0	6
Kevin Matthews	0	6
Tyrone Sawyers	0	6
Nolan Money	0	5
Rick Collins	0	5
Deion Palmer	0	4
B.J. Dodge	0	4
Earnest Shepherd	0	4
Shannon McKenzie	0	4
Britt Wynn	0	3
Mark Archer	0	3
Roman Cassidy	0	3
Harry Hines	0	2
Carey Richardson	0	2
Emmitt Caldwell	0	2
Chris Roberson	0	2
Leslie Ramthun	0	1
J.C. Sturm	0	1
Ernest Ballard	0	1
Michael Huffman	0	1
Jeremy Kirk	0	1

Detroit	Tackles	STPlays
Harold McBeal	5	30
Gus Strickland	1	17
Rico Schleinat	1	6
Christian Crane	0	24
Wes Huntley	0	22
Sherman Crane	0	18
Bob Holmes	0	17
Isaac Briggs	0	12
Quentin Wilkinson	0	11
John Lynch	0	10
Alvin Ellis	0	9
Raymond Blanton	0	9
Rich Paschke	0	8
Adrian Cotchery	0	8
Dana Newhart	0	8
Jesse Brusca	0	8
Adam Moss	0	8
Tracy Durham	0	8
George Price	0	7
Darrell Shepherd	0	6
Brent Kingsblood	0	6
Chester Mariotti	0	5
Ricardo Altuna	0	4
Tyrus Parsons	0	3
Ian Kindred	0	3
Kenneth Wallace	0	2
Billy Frysinger	0	2
Devin Page	0	2
Louis Hall	0	2
Teddy Hastings	0	2
Lance Salter	0	2
Vinny Pritchett	0	1
Daniel Lewis	0	1
Vince Cash	0	1
Lamont Buchanan	0	1
Jumbo Starks	0	1
Thomas Shepherd	0	1
Grant Prescott	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	19	4.8
Middle	7	32	4.6
Right	8	34	4.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	24	90	3.8
Middle	2	10	5.0
Right	10	31	3.1
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Frankie Giles	30	19	3	0	1	3	5	1	0

Detroit	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Dexter Dodge	33	24	2	0	4	1	2	2	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	-4	-4.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	7	48	4.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	9	143	9.5
Long (19+ Yds)	4	2	41	10.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	10	10.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	20	15	119	6.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	7	90	10.0
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	23	11.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE B.J. Dodge	6	4	0	24	0	25
WR Bernie Hassler	5	3	0	54	1	24
WR Dixon Cash	5	1	0	9	0	16
WR Rick Collins	4	3	0	55	1	10
WR Sherman Styles	4	4	0	42	0	11
FB Clyde Uerling	2	1	0	-4	0	20
TE Josh Harding	2	1	1	23	1	20
RB Jeremy Kirk	1	1	0	8	0	25
WR Butch Blackwood	1	1	0	17	0	2

Detroit	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Chester Mariotti	11	11	0	113	1	28
TE Brent Kingsblood	6	3	2	32	0	22
WR Sam Arce	6	3	1	42	1	18
TE Sherman Crane	4	2	1	19	0	21
WR Cary Bielby	3	3	0	21	0	29
RB Teddy Hastings	1	1	0	9	0	14
RB Quentin Wilkinson	1	1	0	6	0	21

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Jeremy Kirk	2	14	7.00	4.80
Mitch Fulcher	1	12	12.00	4.11

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Quentin Wilkinson	3	5	1.67	2.94
Teddy Hastings	1	3	3.00	4.29

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Frankie Giles	3	2	25	8.33	7.60

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Dexter Dodge	6	5	43	7.17	7.33

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Jeremy Kirk	1	1	8	8.00	8.00
WR Butch Blackwood	1	1	17	17.00	17.00
FB Clyde Uerling	1	0	0	0.00	-2.00

Detroit	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Chester Mariotti	2	2	19	9.50	10.27
TE Sherman Crane	1	1	9	9.00	4.75
RB Teddy Hastings	1	1	9	9.00	9.00
RB Quentin Wilkinson	1	1	6	6.00	6.00
TE Brent Kingsblood	1	0	0	0.00	5.33

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Jeremy Kirk	2	1

Detroit	Rushes	Conversions
Quentin Wilkinson	3	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Frankie Giles	9	4	2

Detroit	Att	Comp	Conversions
Dexter Dodge	10	6	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE B.J. Dodge	2	1	0
WR Dixon Cash	2	0	0
WR Sherman Styles	2	2	1
WR Bernie Hassler	1	0	0
WR Butch Blackwood	1	1	1
FB Clyde Uerling	1	0	0

Detroit	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Chester Mariotti	3	3	2
WR Cary Bielby	2	2	1
TE Sherman Crane	2	0	0
TE Brent Kingsblood	2	1	1
WR Sam Arce	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 44,900 (65,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 13,300 (19,600)
End Zone 9,700 (14,200)
Mezzanine 5,400 (8,200)
Sideline Seats 9,200 (12,500)
Club Seats 4,900 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes 2,400 (3,500)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	44,900 (65,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	13,300 (19,600)
End Zone	9,700 (14,200)
Mezzanine	5,400 (8,200)
Sideline Seats	9,200 (12,500)
Club Seats	4,900 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes	2,400 (3,500)