Week 1, 2062

played in Minnesota, MN

68 degrees, fair, calm

Detroit Lions	7	14	14	10	-	45
Minnesota Vikings	0	9	7	7	-	23

Scoring Summary
1Q: 02:16 DET - Howie Brock 15 pass from Darius England (Tyrus Ciszek extra point)
2Q: 15:00 MIN - Andres Bates 13 pass from Josue Lindsay (J.B. Cooley extra point failed)
2Q: 07:42 MIN - J.B. Cooley 37 field goal
2Q: 02:00 DET - Erik Coyne 3 pass from Darius England (Tyrus Ciszek extra point)
2Q: 00:03 DET - Erik Coyne 40 pass from Darius England (Tyrus Ciszek extra point)
3Q: 11:08 MIN - Andres Bates 2 pass from Josue Lindsay (J.B. Cooley extra point)
3Q: 06:13 DET - Howie Brock 15 pass from Darius England (Tyrus Ciszek extra point)
3Q: 02:59 DET - Tyler Dodge 1 run (Tyrus Ciszek extra point)
4Q: 09:10 DET - Howie Brock 3 pass from Darius England (Tyrus Ciszek extra point)
4Q: 07:08 MIN - Ray Soltys 8 pass from Josue Lindsay (J.B. Cooley extra point)
4Q: 01:38 DET - Tyrus Ciszek 23 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 02:16 DET - Howie Brock 15 pass from Darius England (Tyrus Ciszek extra point)
2Q: 15:00 MIN - Andres Bates 13 pass from Josue Lindsay (J.B. Cooley extra point failed)
2Q: 07:42 MIN - J.B. Cooley 37 field goal
2Q: 02:00 DET - Erik Coyne 3 pass from Darius England (Tyrus Ciszek extra point)
2Q: 00:03 DET - Erik Coyne 40 pass from Darius England (Tyrus Ciszek extra point)
3Q: 11:08 MIN - Andres Bates 2 pass from Josue Lindsay (J.B. Cooley extra point)
3Q: 06:13 DET - Howie Brock 15 pass from Darius England (Tyrus Ciszek extra point)
3Q: 02:59 DET - Tyler Dodge 1 run (Tyrus Ciszek extra point)
4Q: 09:10 DET - Howie Brock 3 pass from Darius England (Tyrus Ciszek extra point)
4Q: 07:08 MIN - Ray Soltys 8 pass from Josue Lindsay (J.B. Cooley extra point)
4Q: 01:38 DET - Tyrus Ciszek 23 field goal

Team Statistics DET MIN
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 30 21
- by Rushing 6 4
- by Passing 22 15
- by Penalty 2 2
Total Net Yards 530 402
- Offensive Plays 71 61
- Yards per Play 7.46 6.59
Net Rushing Yards 132 114
- Rushing Attempts 34 23
- Yards per Rush 3.88 4.96
Net Passing Yards 398 288
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 35 - 27 - 0 38 - 21 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 411 288
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/13 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 10.76 7.58
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 11/15 5/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.5 6.2
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/1
Penalties/Yards 9/65 4/26
Punt Returns/Yards 1/6 1/11
Kick Returns/Yards 3/75 2/50
Interception Ret./Yards 2/18 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 6 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 5/1 3/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 30 OWN 30
Time of Possession 35:08 24:52

Team Statistics	DET	MIN
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	30	21
- by Rushing	6	4
- by Passing	22	15
- by Penalty	2	2
Total Net Yards	530	402
- Offensive Plays	71	61
- Yards per Play	7.46	6.59
Net Rushing Yards	132	114
- Rushing Attempts	34	23
- Yards per Rush	3.88	4.96
Net Passing Yards	398	288
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	35 - 27 - 0	38 - 21 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	411	288
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/13	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	10.76	7.58
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	11/15	5/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.5	6.2
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/1
Penalties/Yards	9/65	4/26
Punt Returns/Yards	1/6	1/11
Kick Returns/Yards	3/75	2/50
Interception Ret./Yards	2/18	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	6	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	5/1	3/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 30	OWN 30
Time of Possession	35:08	24:52

Drive Charts

Detroit Lions
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:49	OWN 25	6	31	Punt
1	8:06	5:57	OWN 20	11	80	Touchdown
2	14:51	2:44	OWN 26	5	10	Punt
2	6:46	1:36	OWN 26	3	-13	Punt
2	4:04	2:15	OPP 42	5	42	Touchdown
2	0:24	0:24	OWN 32	3	68	Touchdown
3	10:57	4:55	OWN 23	8	77	Touchdown
3	5:17	2:25	OPP 46	5	46	Touchdown
3	1:29	7:28	OWN 14	13	86	Touchdown
4	6:59	5:26	OWN 25	13	69	Field Goal

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:11	5:05	OWN 20	8	30	Punt
1	2:09	2:18	OWN 25	8	75	Touchdown
2	12:07	4:31	OWN 30	11	50	Field Goal
2	7:27	0:41	OPP 31	2	5	Fumble
2	5:10	1:06	OWN 27	3	10	Interception
2	1:49	1:25	OWN 25	5	50	Missed FG
3	15:00	4:03	OWN 20	7	80	Touchdown
3	6:02	0:45	OWN 25	2	6	Interception
3	2:52	1:23	OWN 25	3	9	Punt
4	9:01	2:02	OWN 25	6	75	Touchdown
4	1:33	1:33	OWN 39	7	17	Game

Game MVP: Darius England, Detroit Lions

Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Tyler Dodge	18	76	4.22	16	3	1
RB Morris Hatteberg	10	42	4.20	8	0	0
RB Jeffrey Garrett	3	3	1.00	4	0	0
FB Shaun Stone	2	6	3.00	7	0	0
QB Darius England	1	5	5.00	5	0	0

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Hardy Mathews	11	78	7.09	37	1
RB Andre Briggs	5	0	0.00	6	0
RB Donte Reinert	4	14	3.50	10	1
QB Josue Lindsay	3	22	7.33	9	0

Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Darius England	35	27	411	2/13	5	40	0	154.9

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Josue Lindsay	38	21	288	0/0	3	40	2	84.1

Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Howie Brock	14	18	197	14.07	73	31	3
WR Erik Coyne	8	9	149	18.63	56	40	2
TE Anthony Patton	4	5	51	12.75	20	23	0
FB Alfredo Blair	1	2	14	14.00	16	14	0
TE J.R. Connell	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Andres Bates	6	10	89	14.83	35	39	2
TE Carl Guthrie	4	11	53	13.25	19	22	0
WR Ray Soltys	3	4	26	8.67	3	10	1
WR Ray Andersen	3	4	63	21.00	38	40	0
WR Kai Scott	2	3	22	11.00	13	15	0
RB Andre Briggs	1	1	11	11.00	0	11	0
RB Hardy Mathews	1	1	15	15.00	5	15	0
WR Nicholas Farr	1	2	9	9.00	0	9	0
RB Donte Reinert	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Ted Fox	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Detroit	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Harold Holliday	1	18	18.00	0
S Leland Fisk	1	0	0.00	0

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Detroit	Fumb	Recov	Force
WR Erik Coyne	1	1	0
WR Chester Hampton	1	0	0
DE Wesley Keaster	0	1	0
DE Daniel Turner	0	0	1
CB Marco Sawyer	0	0	1

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force
RB Hardy Mathews	1	1	0
RB Donte Reinert	1	0	0
G Sedrick Schweitzer	0	1	0
S Tony Lake	0	0	1
OLB Wade Lydzinski	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Detroit	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Ernie White	3	149	49.7	39.3	60	1

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Everett Sampson	2	108	54.0	41.0	58	1

Kicking Statistics

Detroit	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Tyrus Ciszek	1/1	0/0	0/0	23	6/6

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
J.B. Cooley	1/2	0/1	0/0	37	2/3

Punt Return Statistics

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Morris Hatteberg	1	6	6.0	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ben Talley	1	11	11.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Chester Hampton	3	75	25.0	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ray Soltys	2	50	25.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Detroit	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Sherman Cote	5	6	17	23
S Harold Holliday	4	0	20	34
OLB Miguel Lindsay	3	1	14	24
S Jumbo Warden	3	1	5	17
DE Daniel Turner	3	0	20	22
OLB Trent Compton	3	0	16	24
CB Brayden Givens	3	0	14	25
OLB Jerald Harada	3	0	16	16
DT Braxton Bishop	2	1	10	22
CB Marco Sawyer	2	1	22	28
S Leland Fisk	2	0	22	33
DT Orlando Riordan	2	0	7	10
ILB Abraham Kipp	1	2	9	25
CB Richard Nahstoll	1	1	23	35
DE Wesley Keaster	1	0	19	35
DE Dominic Galloway	1	0	7	18
CB Walter Jefferson	1	0	6	10

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Ronnie Bauer	13	1	0.0	29	36
ILB Jerome Laird	8	1	0.0	30	36
CB Ben Talley	6	2	0.0	30	33
DE Jack Lane	4	0	1.0	29	26
CB Eddie Watts	4	0	0.0	34	37
CB Matt Peterson	3	2	0.0	25	18
S Tony Lake	3	1	0.0	19	29
S Kai Finley	3	1	0.0	30	24
DT Kai Clements	2	1	0.5	21	20
DE Samuel Burke	2	0	0.5	21	21
DT Cameron Edwards	2	3	0.0	28	28
S Grant Andersen	2	3	0.0	23	21
OLB Elias Fisher	2	1	0.0	13	18
DT Wendell Kuhlmann	2	1	0.0	11	15
TE Andres Bates	1	0	---	---	---
TE Carl Guthrie	1	0	---	---	---
CB Connor Swindal	1	0	0.0	5	5

Pass Rush Statistics

Detroit	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Wesley Keaster	1	2	1	35
DT Braxton Bishop	0	2	1	22
DT Deon Rood	0	1	0	8
DE Dominic Galloway	0	1	0	18

Minnesota	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Jack Lane	1.0	0	0	26
DE Samuel Burke	0.5	0	2	21
DT Kai Clements	0.5	0	0	20
DE Isaiah Farrell	0.0	1	0	15
DE Harvey McCuistion	0.0	1	0	10

Pass Defense Statistics

Detroit	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Harold Holliday	3	2	1	34
CB Brayden Givens	3	1	0	25
CB Richard Nahstoll	3	0	0	35
ILB Sherman Cote	3	0	0	23
ILB Abraham Kipp	2	2	0	25
S Leland Fisk	2	0	1	33
S Jumbo Warden	2	0	0	17
OLB Miguel Lindsay	1	0	0	24
CB Walter Jefferson	1	0	0	10
OLB Jerald Harada	1	0	0	16

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Ronnie Bauer	8	1	36
ILB Jerome Laird	4	1	36
CB Eddie Watts	3	0	37
CB Matt Peterson	3	0	18
S Kai Finley	3	0	24
CB Ben Talley	2	1	33
S Tony Lake	2	1	29
OLB Elias Fisher	1	1	18
DE Jack Lane	1	0	26

Blocking Statistics

Detroit	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Ike Perkins	4	8	2	34	0	37
G Rick Tepper	3	7	0	34	1	37
G Mo Baptiste	2	7	0	34	1	37
C Darrell Pagnotti	2	5	0	34	0	37
T Wendell Burroughs	1	4	0	34	0	37
FB Alfredo Blair	1	2	0	8	0	15

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
T Corwin McKnight	3	5	1	23	38
C Bill Harmon	1	5	1	23	38
C Christopher Jamison	1	5	0	23	38
G Sedrick Schweitzer	0	3	0	23	33
TE Carl Guthrie	0	1	0	10	22
T Alfred Lee	0	1	0	23	38

Special Teams Tackles

Detroit	Tackles	STPlays
Alfredo Blair	2	18
Sherman Cote	1	18
Austin Kaplan	1	12

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Nicholas Farr	1	17
Wade Lydzinski	1	17
Hardy Mathews	1	16
Kai Clements	1	11

Participation

Detroit	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Rick Tepper	34	37	---	---	4	75
T Wendell Burroughs	34	37	---	---	4	75
T Ike Perkins	34	37	---	---	4	75
G Mo Baptiste	34	37	---	---	4	75
QB Darius England	34	37	---	---	1	72
C Darrell Pagnotti	34	37	---	---	---	71
S Leland Fisk	---	---	22	33	15	70
WR Howie Brock	28	37	---	---	---	65
TE Anthony Patton	28	36	---	---	---	64
CB Richard Nahstoll	---	---	23	35	5	63
WR Erik Coyne	28	34	---	---	---	62
DE Wesley Keaster	---	---	19	35	4	58
ILB Sherman Cote	---	---	17	23	18	58
S Harold Holliday	---	---	20	34	2	56
CB Marco Sawyer	---	---	22	28	2	52
OLB Trent Compton	---	---	16	24	3	43
DE Daniel Turner	---	---	20	22	---	42
FB Alfredo Blair	8	15	---	---	18	41
RB Tyler Dodge	18	6	---	---	16	40
OLB Miguel Lindsay	---	---	14	24	2	40
CB Brayden Givens	---	---	14	25	---	39
WR Chester Hampton	23	10	---	---	5	38
ILB Abraham Kipp	---	---	9	25	1	35
DT Braxton Bishop	---	---	10	22	2	34
OLB Jerald Harada	---	---	16	16	1	33
DE Dominic Galloway	---	---	7	18	2	27
RB Jeffrey Garrett	10	8	---	---	7	25
OLB Vince Gilmore	---	---	0	9	15	24
CB Walter Jefferson	---	---	6	10	7	23
S Jumbo Warden	---	---	5	17	1	23
FB Shaun Stone	2	20	---	---	---	22
WR Francisco Pritchett	5	0	---	---	15	20
TE Jack Brandon	0	0	---	---	18	18
DT Orlando Riordan	---	---	7	10	---	17
WR Austin Kaplan	4	1	---	---	12	17
DT Deon Rood	---	---	6	8	2	16
TE J.R. Connell	0	15	---	---	---	15
RB Morris Hatteberg	10	3	---	---	2	15
CB Arnold Rasmussen	---	---	0	0	13	13
K Tyrus Ciszek	0	0	---	---	8	8
WR Dustin Huskey	6	0	---	---	---	6
C Emmett Cabbage	0	0	---	---	4	4
P Ernie White	0	0	---	---	3	3
G Mercury Lesky	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Angel Espinal	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Julio O'Donnell	0	0	---	---	---	0

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Eddie Watts	---	---	34	37	5	76
S Kai Finley	---	---	30	24	15	69
TE Andres Bates	19	30	---	---	19	68
ILB Jerome Laird	---	---	30	36	1	67
CB Ben Talley	---	---	30	33	4	67
OLB Ronnie Bauer	---	---	29	36	1	66
T Alfred Lee	23	38	---	---	4	65
DE Jack Lane	---	---	29	26	10	65
C Christopher Jamison	23	38	---	---	---	61
QB Josue Lindsay	23	38	---	---	---	61
C Bill Harmon	23	38	---	---	---	61
T Corwin McKnight	23	38	---	---	---	61
G Sedrick Schweitzer	23	33	---	---	4	60
DT Cameron Edwards	---	---	28	28	1	57
WR Kai Scott	18	31	---	---	7	56
RB Hardy Mathews	14	23	---	---	16	53
DT Kai Clements	---	---	21	20	11	52
S Tony Lake	---	---	19	29	1	49
WR Ray Andersen	16	32	---	---	---	48
S Grant Andersen	---	---	23	21	1	45
CB Matt Peterson	---	---	25	18	1	44
WR Nicholas Farr	13	13	---	---	17	43
DE Samuel Burke	---	---	21	21	1	43
TE Carl Guthrie	10	22	---	---	---	32
WR Ray Soltys	6	14	---	---	12	32
OLB Elias Fisher	---	---	13	18	---	31
DT Bo Berosik	---	---	10	15	3	28
DE Isaiah Farrell	---	---	12	15	---	27
DT Wendell Kuhlmann	---	---	11	15	---	26
FB Dominic Sampson	0	0	---	---	19	19
OLB Wade Lydzinski	---	---	0	0	17	17
RB Andre Briggs	7	9	---	---	---	16
RB Donte Reinert	6	10	---	---	---	16
DE Harvey McCuistion	---	---	4	10	1	15
CB Miguel Godfrey	---	---	0	0	14	14
RB Nickolas Whiting	0	0	---	---	12	12
CB Connor Swindal	---	---	5	5	---	10
T Bert Bell	0	5	---	---	4	9
WR Ted Fox	5	3	---	---	---	8
K J.B. Cooley	0	0	---	---	7	7
C Santiago Hulten	0	0	---	---	4	4
G Ramon Canter	0	0	---	---	4	4
TE Tracy Strong	1	3	---	---	---	4
P Everett Sampson	0	0	---	---	2	2
QB Wayne Howe	0	0	---	---	2	2
ILB Vincent Swift	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	16	4.0
Middle	21	74	3.5
Right	9	42	4.7
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	54	9.0
Middle	12	51	4.3
Right	5	9	1.8
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Darius England	35	27	7	1	0	5	2	2	0

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Josue Lindsay	38	21	3	1	2	5	6	2	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	5	66	11.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	9	88	6.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	9	153	15.3
Long (19+ Yds)	6	4	104	17.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	26	8.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	9	110	9.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	16	8	130	8.1
Long (19+ Yds)	7	1	22	3.1

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Howie Brock	18	14	197	3	37
WR Erik Coyne	9	8	149	3	34
TE Anthony Patton	5	4	51	1	36
FB Alfredo Blair	2	1	14	0	15
TE J.R. Connell	1	0	0	0	15

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Carl Guthrie	11	4	2	53	1	22
TE Andres Bates	10	6	0	89	1	30
WR Ray Soltys	4	3	0	26	0	14
WR Ray Andersen	4	3	0	63	1	32
WR Kai Scott	3	2	0	22	0	31
WR Nicholas Farr	2	1	0	9	0	13
RB Andre Briggs	1	1	0	11	0	9
RB Hardy Mathews	1	1	0	15	0	23
RB Donte Reinert	1	0	0	0	0	10
WR Ted Fox	1	0	0	0	0	3

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Tyler Dodge	6	7	1.17	4.22
FB Shaun Stone	2	6	3.00	3.00
RB Morris Hatteberg	1	4	4.00	4.20

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Darius England	8	8	79	9.88	11.74

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Josue Lindsay	5	3	23	4.60	7.58

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Howie Brock	6	6	66	11.00	10.94
WR Erik Coyne	1	1	3	3.00	16.56
TE Anthony Patton	1	1	10	10.00	10.20

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Andres Bates	2	2	15	7.50	8.90
TE Carl Guthrie	2	0	0	0.00	4.82
WR Ray Soltys	1	1	8	8.00	6.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Rushes	Conversions
FB Shaun Stone	2	1
RB Tyler Dodge	1	1

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
QB Josue Lindsay	1	0
RB Donte Reinert	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Conversions
Darius England	11	9	9

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Josue Lindsay	9	5	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Howie Brock	5	4	4
WR Erik Coyne	4	4	4
TE Anthony Patton	2	1	1

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Carl Guthrie	4	2	2
WR Ray Soltys	2	1	1
WR Ray Andersen	2	2	2
RB Donte Reinert	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 54,000 (91,500 capacity)
Upper Deck 14,100 (24,800)
End Zone 9,400 (17,900)
Mezzanine 6,200 (10,400)
Sideline Seats 9,300 (15,900)
Club Seats 10,800 (17,500)
Luxury Boxes 4,200 (5,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	54,000 (91,500 capacity)
Upper Deck	14,100 (24,800)
End Zone	9,400 (17,900)
Mezzanine	6,200 (10,400)
Sideline Seats	9,300 (15,900)
Club Seats	10,800 (17,500)
Luxury Boxes	4,200 (5,000)