Week 17, 2060

played in Detroit, MI

68 degrees, fair, calm

Minnesota Vikings	0	17	7	3	-	27
Detroit Lions	7	3	3	3	-	16

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:22 DET - Erik Coyne 12 pass from Angel Espinal (Bruce Shannon extra point)
2Q: 13:50 MIN - Calvin Rhodes 44 field goal
2Q: 09:14 MIN - Mitchell Whitfield 68 interception return (Calvin Rhodes extra point)
2Q: 02:42 MIN - Nicholas Farr 15 pass from Rob Allotey (Calvin Rhodes extra point)
2Q: 00:06 DET - Bruce Shannon 39 field goal
3Q: 09:40 MIN - Brett Neel 1 run (Calvin Rhodes extra point)
3Q: 03:02 DET - Bruce Shannon 25 field goal
4Q: 13:11 MIN - Calvin Rhodes 31 field goal
4Q: 08:49 DET - Bruce Shannon 31 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:22 DET - Erik Coyne 12 pass from Angel Espinal (Bruce Shannon extra point)
2Q: 13:50 MIN - Calvin Rhodes 44 field goal
2Q: 09:14 MIN - Mitchell Whitfield 68 interception return (Calvin Rhodes extra point)
2Q: 02:42 MIN - Nicholas Farr 15 pass from Rob Allotey (Calvin Rhodes extra point)
2Q: 00:06 DET - Bruce Shannon 39 field goal
3Q: 09:40 MIN - Brett Neel 1 run (Calvin Rhodes extra point)
3Q: 03:02 DET - Bruce Shannon 25 field goal
4Q: 13:11 MIN - Calvin Rhodes 31 field goal
4Q: 08:49 DET - Bruce Shannon 31 field goal

Team Statistics MIN DET
Record 10-6 9-7
First Downs 19 20
- by Rushing 6 6
- by Passing 11 14
- by Penalty 2 0
Total Net Yards 311 374
- Offensive Plays 63 70
- Yards per Play 4.94 5.34
Net Rushing Yards 138 152
- Rushing Attempts 33 29
- Yards per Rush 4.18 5.24
Net Passing Yards 173 222
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 29 - 13 - 0 39 - 19 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 189 231
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/16 2/9
- Yards per Pass Play 5.77 5.41
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 3/12 4/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.5 7.4
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/1
Penalties/Yards 3/20 7/35
Punt Returns/Yards 2/14 1/10
Kick Returns/Yards 1/23 2/47
Interception Ret./Yards 1/68 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 1/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 31
Time of Possession 28:19 31:41

Team Statistics	MIN	DET
Record	10-6	9-7
First Downs	19	20
- by Rushing	6	6
- by Passing	11	14
- by Penalty	2	0
Total Net Yards	311	374
- Offensive Plays	63	70
- Yards per Play	4.94	5.34
Net Rushing Yards	138	152
- Rushing Attempts	33	29
- Yards per Rush	4.18	5.24
Net Passing Yards	173	222
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	29 - 13 - 0	39 - 19 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	189	231
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/16	2/9
- Yards per Pass Play	5.77	5.41
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	3/12	4/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.5	7.4
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/1
Penalties/Yards	3/20	7/35
Punt Returns/Yards	2/14	1/10
Kick Returns/Yards	1/23	2/47
Interception Ret./Yards	1/68	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	1/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 27	OWN 31
Time of Possession	28:19	31:41

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:52	0:40	OWN 33	3	-5	Punt
1	8:11	2:44	OWN 24	5	17	Punt
1	2:05	3:20	OWN 20	7	53	Field Goal
2	12:34	1:20	OWN 23	3	-1	Punt
2	4:46	2:15	OWN 20	7	80	Touchdown
2	0:52	0:34	OWN 34	3	4	Punt
3	15:00	5:29	OWN 25	11	75	Touchdown
3	2:57	4:53	OWN 25	11	61	Field Goal
4	8:44	1:20	OWN 25	3	-18	Punt
4	6:01	3:27	OWN 20	6	50	Missed FG
4	1:43	1:43	OPP 42	4	-5	Downs

Detroit Lions
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:08	OWN 32	3	1	Punt
1	12:12	4:01	OWN 2	9	98	Touchdown
1	5:27	3:22	OWN 16	7	44	Punt
2	13:45	1:11	OWN 25	4	14	Punt
2	11:14	2:12	OWN 31	5	11	Interception
2	9:02	4:16	OWN 25	7	42	Punt
2	2:31	1:39	OWN 25	3	6	Punt
2	0:18	0:18	OPP 22	2	0	Field Goal
3	9:31	6:34	OWN 25	13	67	Field Goal
4	13:04	4:20	OWN 25	10	61	Field Goal
4	7:24	1:23	OPP 40	3	0	Punt
4	2:34	0:51	OWN 37	4	5	Downs

Game MVP: Brett Neel, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Brett Neel	26	121	4.65	37	3	1
RB Johnnie Boyd	5	19	3.80	16	1	0
QB Rob Allotey	2	-2	-1.00	-1	0	0

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Alfred Cochrane	16	78	4.88	11	3
RB Salvador Poston	5	42	8.40	39	1
QB Angel Espinal	4	23	5.75	10	1
RB Don Recker	2	9	4.50	6	0
RB Morris Hatteberg	2	0	0.00	1	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Rob Allotey	29	13	189	1/16	1	33	0	78.0

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Angel Espinal	39	19	231	2/9	1	30	1	65.2

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
FB Dominic Sampson	3	4	47	15.67	9	21	0
RB Brett Neel	3	6	26	8.67	3	9	0
RB Johnnie Boyd	2	3	36	18.00	18	18	0
TE Johnnie Horenstein	1	3	-2	-2.00	0	-2	0
WR Johnny Joyner	1	3	24	24.00	17	24	0
TE Micah Carr	1	1	33	33.00	21	33	0
WR Nicholas Farr	1	2	15	15.00	0	15	1
WR Ray Soltys	1	1	10	10.00	3	10	0
WR Owen Hermon	0	4	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Kai Scott	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Alexander Hart	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Detroit	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Erik Coyne	6	12	62	10.33	15	17	1
TE Anthony Patton	5	11	65	13.00	16	23	0
WR Howie Brock	4	9	46	11.50	9	16	0
WR Chester Hampton	2	2	16	8.00	7	17	0
RB Don Recker	1	2	30	30.00	31	30	0
RB Salvador Poston	1	1	12	12.00	15	12	0
TE J.R. Connell	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Mitchell Whitfield	1	68	68.00	1

Detroit	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
RB Johnnie Boyd	1	0	0	0
T Corwin McKnight	0	1	0	0

Detroit	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
CB Marco Sawyer	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Everett Sampson	5	203	40.6	38.6	70	2

Detroit	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Ernie White	6	227	37.8	25.5	42	0

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Calvin Rhodes	2/3	1/2	0/0	44	3/3

Detroit	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Bruce Shannon	3/3	0/0	0/0	39	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ben Talley	2	14	7.0	0

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Arnold Rasmussen	1	10	10.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ray Soltys	1	23	23.0	0

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Chester Hampton	2	47	23.5	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DT Kai Clements	6	1	0.0	28	31
DE Cameron Edwards	5	1	1.0	28	39
OLB Ronnie Bauer	5	3	0.0	27	40
S Lionel Ellard	5	0	0.0	27	40
S Dave Flannery	4	2	0.0	23	18
CB Mitchell Whitfield	4	1	0.0	29	41
DT Julian Ferderer	3	1	0.0	18	15
OLB Xavier Becker	3	1	0.0	8	15
ILB Jerome Laird	3	1	0.0	10	26
CB Jevon O'Neal	3	1	0.0	19	26
CB Ben Talley	2	1	0.0	24	34
ILB Will Joseph	2	0	0.0	19	15
DE Samuel Burke	1	3	1.0	24	29
CB Alexis Kelley	1	0	0.0	2	1
S Grayson Mueller	1	0	0.0	8	26
CB Gerald Mills	1	0	0.0	7	5
DE Harvey McCuistion	0	1	0.0	8	25

Detroit	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Dustin Wolf	10	1	0.0	33	30
ILB Sherman Cote	6	1	0.0	14	20
CB Marco Sawyer	6	0	0.0	29	28
OLB Trent Compton	4	0	0.0	22	16
S Harold Holliday	3	3	0.0	33	30
CB Darryl Malamala	3	2	0.0	33	30
ILB Abraham Kipp	3	2	0.0	26	19
CB Josue German	2	2	0.0	25	21
OLB Jonathan Jamison	1	0	0.5	5	11
DT Alex Dircks	1	1	0.0	15	15
OLB Brant Greer	1	0	0.0	26	19
DE Devonte Vance	1	0	0.0	32	30
OLB Miguel Lindsay	1	0	0.0	2	0
CB Brayden Givens	1	0	0.0	3	2
DE Brady Bradford	0	1	0.5	25	21

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Samuel Burke	1.0	1	2	2	29
DE Cameron Edwards	1.0	0	0	1	39
DE Harvey McCuistion	0.0	1	2	0	25
DT Kai Clements	0.0	0	1	0	31

Detroit	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Brady Bradford	0.5	1	2	1	21
OLB Jonathan Jamison	0.5	0	0	0	11
DE Devonte Vance	0.0	0	2	1	30

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Mitchell Whitfield	3	2	1	41
ILB Jerome Laird	3	2	0	26
CB Jevon O'Neal	2	1	0	26
OLB Xavier Becker	2	0	0	15
S Dave Flannery	2	0	0	18
S Lionel Ellard	2	0	0	40
CB Ben Talley	2	0	0	34
S Grayson Mueller	1	0	0	26
DE Cameron Edwards	1	0	0	39
OLB Ronnie Bauer	1	0	0	40

Detroit	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Sherman Cote	3	1	20
S Harold Holliday	2	3	30
CB Josue German	2	1	21
CB Darryl Malamala	2	1	30
S Dustin Wolf	2	0	30
OLB Brant Greer	1	0	19
CB Marco Sawyer	1	0	28
ILB Abraham Kipp	0	1	19

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Corwin McKnight	4	7	1	33	1	30
C Hunter Grunow	2	5	0	33	0	30
C Vernon Lanford	1	8	0	33	0	30
T Jeffery Stanton	1	5	0	33	0	30
T Wendell Burroughs	0	5	0	33	0	30
TE Johnnie Horenstein	0	1	0	19	0	16

Detroit	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Jack Phillips	5	8	29	0	41
T Ike Perkins	2	6	29	1	41
C Jeremy Roundy	1	6	29	0	41
T Zane Foley	0	4	29	0	41
G Mo Baptiste	0	1	29	1	41

Special Teams Tackles

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Wesley Hassell	1	21
Kai Clements	1	20
Ray Soltys	1	10

Detroit	Tackles	STPlays
Alfredo Blair	1	24
Anthony Patton	1	24
Vernon Cichanski	1	10

Participation

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
DT Kai Clements	---	---	28	31	20	79
CB Ben Talley	---	---	24	34	18	76
CB Mitchell Whitfield	---	---	29	41	3	73
T Jeffery Stanton	33	30	---	---	8	71
DE Cameron Edwards	---	---	28	39	3	70
S Lionel Ellard	---	---	27	40	3	70
OLB Ronnie Bauer	---	---	27	40	3	70
QB Rob Allotey	33	30	---	---	---	63
T Wendell Burroughs	33	30	---	---	---	63
C Hunter Grunow	33	30	---	---	---	63
C Vernon Lanford	33	30	---	---	---	63
T Corwin McKnight	33	30	---	---	---	63
WR Owen Hermon	31	25	---	---	4	60
WR Johnny Joyner	32	24	---	---	---	56
DE Samuel Burke	---	---	24	29	3	56
S Grayson Mueller	---	---	8	26	19	53
CB Jevon O'Neal	---	---	19	26	8	53
RB Brett Neel	28	22	---	---	---	50
ILB Will Joseph	---	---	19	15	10	44
WR Nicholas Farr	14	11	---	---	19	44
S Dave Flannery	---	---	23	18	---	41
ILB Jerome Laird	---	---	10	26	3	39
TE Alexander Hart	11	16	---	---	12	39
TE Micah Carr	7	6	---	---	24	37
TE Johnnie Horenstein	19	16	---	---	---	35
FB Dominic Sampson	5	11	---	---	19	35
DE Harvey McCuistion	---	---	8	25	2	35
DT Julian Ferderer	---	---	18	15	---	33
RB Johnnie Boyd	5	8	---	---	18	31
DT Weston Damon	---	---	8	22	---	30
OLB Xavier Becker	---	---	8	15	1	24
ILB Wesley Hassell	---	---	0	0	21	21
CB Alexis Kelley	---	---	2	1	17	20
CB Gerald Mills	---	---	7	5	7	19
WR Ray Soltys	5	4	---	---	10	19
WR Kai Scott	7	4	---	---	---	11
K Calvin Rhodes	0	0	---	---	9	9
G Shannon Dawson	0	0	---	---	8	8
G Sedrick Schweitzer	0	0	---	---	8	8
C Santiago Hulten	0	0	---	---	8	8
DT Tyrone Coglan	---	---	2	3	1	6
P Everett Sampson	0	0	---	---	5	5
RB Tony Schwartz	1	3	---	---	---	4
QB Wayne Howe	0	0	---	---	3	3
G Taylor Shelton	0	0	---	---	---	0
S Tony Lake	---	---	0	0	---	0

Detroit	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
TE Anthony Patton	27	41	---	---	24	92
T Zane Foley	29	41	---	---	13	83
WR Howie Brock	29	41	---	---	12	82
S Dustin Wolf	---	---	33	30	18	81
G Jack Phillips	29	41	---	---	9	79
T Ike Perkins	29	41	---	---	9	79
G Mo Baptiste	29	41	---	---	9	79
CB Darryl Malamala	---	---	33	30	9	72
C Jeremy Roundy	29	41	---	---	---	70
QB Angel Espinal	29	41	---	---	---	70
WR Erik Coyne	25	29	---	---	15	69
OLB Brant Greer	---	---	26	19	22	67
S Harold Holliday	---	---	33	30	3	66
DE Devonte Vance	---	---	32	30	3	65
CB Marco Sawyer	---	---	29	28	7	64
WR Chester Hampton	22	27	---	---	6	55
DE Brady Bradford	---	---	25	21	7	53
CB Josue German	---	---	25	21	3	49
ILB Sherman Cote	---	---	14	20	14	48
ILB Abraham Kipp	---	---	26	19	1	46
OLB Trent Compton	---	---	22	16	2	40
FB Alfredo Blair	7	8	---	---	24	39
DT Braxton Bishop	---	---	21	15	2	38
DT Alex Dircks	---	---	15	15	6	36
RB Don Recker	4	28	---	---	1	33
RB Alfred Cochrane	17	11	---	---	---	28
TE J.R. Connell	1	17	---	---	6	24
OLB Reggie Brondstetter	---	---	9	14	1	24
TE Jermaine Norris	0	0	---	---	19	19
OLB Jonathan Jamison	---	---	5	11	2	18
DT Orlando Riordan	---	---	6	9	1	16
CB Arnold Rasmussen	---	---	0	0	14	14
RB Salvador Poston	9	3	---	---	---	12
T Vernon Cichanski	0	0	---	---	10	10
C Isaiah Henderson	0	0	---	---	9	9
K Bruce Shannon	0	0	---	---	7	7
P Ernie White	0	0	---	---	6	6
CB Brayden Givens	---	---	3	2	---	5
CB Andrew Bishop	---	---	4	0	---	4
QB O.J. Baxter	0	0	---	---	3	3
OLB Miguel Lindsay	---	---	2	0	---	2
RB Morris Hatteberg	2	0	---	---	---	2
WR Francisco Pritchett	1	0	---	---	---	1
WR Rex Benson	1	0	---	---	---	1
ILB Aidan Lampkin	---	---	0	0	---	0
C Julio O'Donnell	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	104	10.4
Middle	8	8	1.0
Right	13	28	2.2
None	2	-2	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	62	8.9
Middle	18	62	3.4
Right	4	28	7.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Rob Allotey	29	13	3	2	2	7	4	2	0

Detroit	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Angel Espinal	39	19	2	6	1	5	5	3	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	1	-2	-0.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	8	4	61	7.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	17	8	130	7.6
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	45	15.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	7	76	8.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	20	8	87	4.4
Long (19+ Yds)	7	1	23	3.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB Brett Neel	6	3	1	26	0	22
FB Dominic Sampson	4	3	0	47	1	11
WR Owen Hermon	4	0	0	0	0	25
TE Johnnie Horenstein	3	1	0	-2	0	16
RB Johnnie Boyd	3	2	0	36	0	8
WR Johnny Joyner	3	1	1	24	1	24
WR Nicholas Farr	2	1	0	15	0	11
WR Kai Scott	1	0	0	0	0	4
TE Micah Carr	1	1	0	33	1	6
TE Alexander Hart	1	0	0	0	0	16
WR Ray Soltys	1	1	0	10	0	4

Detroit	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Erik Coyne	12	6	0	62	0	29
TE Anthony Patton	11	5	1	65	1	41
WR Howie Brock	9	4	0	46	0	41
RB Don Recker	2	1	0	30	1	28
TE J.R. Connell	2	0	0	0	0	17
WR Chester Hampton	2	2	0	16	0	27
RB Salvador Poston	1	1	0	12	0	3

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Brett Neel	4	15	3.75	4.65

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Alfred Cochrane	2	4	2.00	4.88
RB Salvador Poston	1	2	2.00	8.40
QB Angel Espinal	1	6	6.00	5.75

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Rob Allotey	5	1	15	3.00	6.52

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Angel Espinal	5	2	17	3.40	5.92

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Nicholas Farr	2	1	15	7.50	7.50
TE Johnnie Horenstein	1	0	0	0.00	-0.67
WR Owen Hermon	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Johnny Joyner	1	0	0	0.00	8.00

Detroit	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Erik Coyne	2	2	17	8.50	5.17
TE Anthony Patton	2	0	0	0.00	5.91
RB Don Recker	1	0	0	0.00	15.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
RB Brett Neel	2	1
QB Rob Allotey	1	0

Detroit	Rushes	Conversions
RB Salvador Poston	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Rob Allotey	8	2	2

Detroit	Att	Comp	Conversions
Angel Espinal	13	6	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Owen Hermon	4	0	0
RB Brett Neel	2	1	1
FB Dominic Sampson	1	1	1
WR Kai Scott	1	0	0

Detroit	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Erik Coyne	4	2	2
WR Howie Brock	4	2	1
TE Anthony Patton	3	1	1
TE J.R. Connell	1	0	0
WR Chester Hampton	1	1	0

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

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