Week 15, 2031

played in Minnesota, MN

31 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

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

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:18 MIN - Francisco Norton 25 field goal
1Q: 06:02 DET - Buddy LaPlace 2 run (Malik Gallagher extra point)
1Q: 03:06 MIN - Buddy Berns 4 run (Francisco Norton extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:18 MIN - Francisco Norton 25 field goal
1Q: 06:02 DET - Buddy LaPlace 2 run (Malik Gallagher extra point)
1Q: 03:06 MIN - Buddy Berns 4 run (Francisco Norton extra point)

Team Statistics DET MIN
Record 9-5 7-7
First Downs 18 14
- by Rushing 5 6
- by Passing 11 8
- by Penalty 2 0
Total Net Yards 330 256
- Offensive Plays 69 62
- Yards per Play 4.78 4.13
Net Rushing Yards 121 65
- Rushing Attempts 26 27
- Yards per Rush 4.65 2.41
Net Passing Yards 209 191
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 41 - 24 - 2 34 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 219 196
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/10 1/5
- Yards per Pass Play 4.86 5.46
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 8/17 2/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.8 9.1
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 2/10 6/46
Punt Returns/Yards 4/58 4/63
Kick Returns/Yards 2/52 1/30
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 2/17
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 25 OWN 27
Time of Possession 32:13 27:47

Team Statistics	DET	MIN
Record	9-5	7-7
First Downs	18	14
- by Rushing	5	6
- by Passing	11	8
- by Penalty	2	0
Total Net Yards	330	256
- Offensive Plays	69	62
- Yards per Play	4.78	4.13
Net Rushing Yards	121	65
- Rushing Attempts	26	27
- Yards per Rush	4.65	2.41
Net Passing Yards	209	191
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	41 - 24 - 2	34 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	219	196
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/10	1/5
- Yards per Pass Play	4.86	5.46
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	8/17	2/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.8	9.1
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	2/10	6/46
Punt Returns/Yards	4/58	4/63
Kick Returns/Yards	2/52	1/30
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	2/17
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 25	OWN 27
Time of Possession	32:13	27:47

Drive Charts

Detroit Lions
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:13	5:20	OWN 25	9	75	Touchdown
1	3:00	2:24	OWN 25	4	16	Punt
2	11:55	1:27	OWN 22	3	3	Punt
2	9:15	2:16	OWN 20	5	59	Interception
2	5:33	2:39	OWN 33	7	33	Interception
2	1:07	1:07	50	3	-5	Half
3	15:00	2:38	OWN 27	3	8	Punt
3	9:32	1:29	OWN 7	3	3	Punt
3	6:59	3:05	OWN 5	6	21	Punt
3	2:10	3:09	OWN 5	9	44	Punt
4	12:57	0:40	OPP 46	4	8	Downs
4	9:16	4:53	OWN 13	8	37	Punt
4	2:28	1:32	OWN 46	7	44	Fumble

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:47	OWN 25	8	67	Field Goal
1	5:53	2:53	OWN 32	5	68	Touchdown
1	0:36	3:41	OWN 5	8	35	Punt
2	10:28	1:13	OPP 45	3	-4	Punt
2	6:59	1:26	OWN 22	3	6	Punt
2	2:54	1:47	OWN 23	5	12	Punt
3	12:22	2:50	OWN 25	7	32	Punt
3	8:03	1:04	OPP 48	3	-6	Punt
3	3:54	1:44	OWN 31	5	18	Punt
4	14:01	1:04	OWN 7	3	5	Punt
4	12:17	3:01	OWN 38	6	10	Punt
4	4:23	1:55	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
4	0:56	0:56	OWN 20	3	-13	Game

Game MVP: Cameron Hanson, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Buddy LaPlace	15	60	4.00	12	3	1
RB Roberto Harmon	8	52	6.50	35	1	0
WR Artie Viragh	2	4	2.00	3	0	0
QB Byron Stoltman	1	5	5.00	5	0	0

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Lamar Evans	11	8	0.73	4	0	0
RB Buddy Berns	8	29	3.63	15	1	1
RB Rich Fantozzi	5	31	6.20	9	0	0
QB Jackie Strickland	3	-3	-1.00	-1	0	0

Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Byron Stoltman	41	24	219	2/10	0	37	2	52.8

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jackie Strickland	34	19	196	1/5	0	39	0	72.7

Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Artie Viragh	9	14	48	5.33	33	26
WR Erick Money	6	11	74	12.33	28	18
RB Buddy LaPlace	3	3	34	11.33	21	13
TE Nolan Harrison	2	3	10	5.00	0	6
WR Paul Tucker	2	4	43	21.50	37	37
TE Kelvin Cagle	2	6	10	5.00	2	7

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Wayne Thomason	5	10	63	12.60	32	39
TE Heath Benaroya	4	4	44	11.00	10	19
RB Lamar Evans	3	4	2	0.67	0	4
FB Graham Tilton	2	2	40	20.00	22	30
WR Efrain Lewis	1	4	23	23.00	3	23
RB Rich Fantozzi	1	1	2	2.00	3	2
TE Dana Asperilla	1	1	12	12.00	8	12
RB Buddy Berns	1	1	3	3.00	3	3
WR Shaun Wayman	1	2	7	7.00	0	7
TE Buddy Irwin	0	5	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Detroit	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Deon Ciarleglio	1	13	13.00	0
CB Ty Griffin	1	4	4.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Detroit	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
RB Buddy LaPlace	1	0	0	0

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
OLB Heath Stras	0	1	0	0
S Deon Ciarleglio	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Detroit	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Junior Greene	7	352	50.3	38.4	60	3

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Adam Fitzgerald	10	431	43.1	35.3	49	4

Kicking Statistics

Detroit	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Malik Gallagher	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	1/1

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Francisco Norton	1/1	0/0	0/0	25	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Frankie Hutchinson	4	58	14.5	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Damien Prior	4	63	15.8	0

Kick Return Statistics

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
J.T. Richardson	1	26	26.0	0
Paul Tucker	1	26	26.0	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Shaun Wayman	1	30	30.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Detroit	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Mason Bialo	8	1	0.0	27	35
ILB Jared Martinez	8	1	0.0	27	35
S Luther Ioja	7	1	0.0	26	27
OLB Wes Spann	3	1	0.0	27	35
S Burt Terry	3	1	0.0	27	35
CB Jeremiah Stram	3	0	0.0	11	23
DT Drake Wiltz	2	3	0.0	24	25
DT Clyde Park	2	1	0.0	19	19
DE T.J. Montemayor	2	0	0.0	27	29
DE Richard Fredrickson	1	0	1.0	0	5
CB Ray Schulman	1	2	0.0	23	29
DE Clyde Krosney	1	1	0.0	26	28
G Jerry Wicker	1	0	---	---	---
WR Paul Tucker	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Brock Dotson	1	0	0.0	17	13
DT Damon Van Valkenberg	1	0	0.0	8	19
TE Kelvin Cagle	1	0	---	---	---

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Denzel Hill	8	2	0.0	25	42
S Jermaine Henry	7	6	0.0	26	43
S Deon Ciarleglio	7	0	0.0	24	32
CB Ty Griffin	6	0	0.0	12	29
OLB Hunter Hughes	5	0	0.0	24	42
DT Cameron Hanson	3	2	2.0	20	25
OLB Heath Stras	3	1	0.0	16	29
S Irving Bensen	3	1	0.0	1	11
CB Damien Prior	2	2	0.0	26	43
OLB Brant Lindsay	2	0	0.0	15	12
CB A.J. Zimmerman	1	2	0.0	26	41
DE Dominic Nichols	1	0	0.0	14	21
DT Raul Labonte	1	0	0.0	7	19
OLB Gary Scancella	1	0	0.0	10	14

Pass Rush Statistics

Detroit	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Richard Fredrickson	1.0	0	0	5
DE T.J. Montemayor	0.0	1	2	29
DT Drake Wiltz	0.0	0	1	25
DE Clyde Krosney	0.0	0	1	28
DT Damon Van Valkenberg	0.0	0	1	19

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DT Cameron Hanson	2.0	0	1	25
DE Brett Cunningham	0.0	1	2	28
OLB Hunter Hughes	0.0	1	1	42
DE Cooper Craig	0.0	0	1	36

Pass Defense Statistics

Detroit	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Mason Bialo	6	0	35
S Luther Ioja	3	0	27
CB Jeremiah Stram	3	0	23
ILB Jared Martinez	3	0	35
OLB Wes Spann	1	1	35
S Burt Terry	1	1	35
DE T.J. Montemayor	1	0	29
CB Ray Schulman	1	0	29

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Ty Griffin	6	0	1	29
ILB Denzel Hill	4	1	0	42
S Deon Ciarleglio	4	0	1	32
S Irving Bensen	3	0	0	11
S Jermaine Henry	2	1	0	43
OLB Heath Stras	2	1	0	29
OLB Hunter Hughes	2	0	0	42
OLB Brant Lindsay	1	0	0	12
CB A.J. Zimmerman	0	1	0	41
DE Brett Cunningham	0	1	0	28

Blocking Statistics

Detroit	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Shaun Blackwell	3	4	26	0	43
T Pedro Jeffries	2	4	26	0	43
G Carlton Hodges	1	5	26	1	43
G Jerry Wicker	1	4	26	1	43
T Junior Fauria	1	4	26	0	43
FB Bert Bradford	0	4	9	0	7

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Don Meacham	5	12	27	0	35
T Isaiah Bensen	1	2	27	0	35
C Kristopher Kelley	1	2	27	0	35
FB Graham Tilton	1	1	9	0	4
TE Heath Benaroya	1	1	14	0	16
T Brandon Sager	0	3	17	0	23
G George Eckard	0	2	27	1	35
TE Buddy Irwin	0	1	27	0	31

Special Teams Tackles

Detroit	Tackles	STPlays
Burt Terry	2	14
Jared Martinez	1	10
Branden Richmond	1	7
Shaun Blackwell	1	7

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Damien Prior	4	20
Dana Asperilla	1	23
Marcus Gaines	1	11

Participation

Detroit	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
T Pedro Jeffries	26	43	---	---	7	76
S Burt Terry	---	---	27	35	14	76
C Shaun Blackwell	26	43	---	---	7	76
ILB Jared Martinez	---	---	27	35	10	72
G Jerry Wicker	26	43	---	---	---	69
T Junior Fauria	26	43	---	---	---	69
QB Byron Stoltman	26	43	---	---	---	69
G Carlton Hodges	26	43	---	---	---	69
WR Artie Viragh	26	42	---	---	---	68
TE Kelvin Cagle	23	42	---	---	---	65
OLB Wes Spann	---	---	27	35	1	63
CB Mason Bialo	---	---	27	35	1	63
WR Erick Money	24	37	---	---	---	61
DE T.J. Montemayor	---	---	27	29	1	57
DE Clyde Krosney	---	---	26	28	1	55
CB Ray Schulman	---	---	23	29	1	53
S Luther Ioja	---	---	26	27	---	53
RB Buddy LaPlace	17	34	---	---	---	51
DT Drake Wiltz	---	---	24	25	---	49
CB Jeremiah Stram	---	---	11	23	11	45
WR Paul Tucker	15	24	---	---	3	42
DT Clyde Park	---	---	19	19	---	38
DT Damon Van Valkenberg	---	---	8	19	11	38
FB Bert Bradford	9	7	---	---	15	31
OLB Brock Dotson	---	---	17	13	---	30
TE Nolan Harrison	0	6	---	---	22	28
CB Jerry Alexander	---	---	3	5	15	23
OLB Bryan Hopper	---	---	0	0	22	22
S Cornell Burke	---	---	1	8	12	21
WR Zachary Witt	1	3	---	---	15	19
TE Isaiah Corbett	6	13	---	---	---	19
DE Richard Fredrickson	---	---	0	5	10	15
DE Sherman Ballard	---	---	3	11	1	15
RB Roberto Harmon	8	6	---	---	---	14
WR Frankie Hutchinson	0	0	---	---	13	13
ILB Philip Stugg	---	---	0	0	13	13
RB Darius Steuart	0	0	---	---	12	12
G Kerry Tate	0	0	---	---	7	7
C Gene Glover	0	0	---	---	7	7
WR J.T. Richardson	1	1	---	---	5	7
T Branden Richmond	0	0	---	---	7	7
P Junior Greene	0	0	---	---	7	7
OLB Hunter Haller	---	---	1	4	---	5
K Malik Gallagher	0	0	---	---	2	2
C Salvador Caban	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Harvey Greene	0	0	---	---	---	0

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Damien Prior	---	---	26	43	20	89
ILB Denzel Hill	---	---	25	42	9	76
C Kristopher Kelley	27	35	---	---	11	73
S Jermaine Henry	---	---	26	43	---	69
CB A.J. Zimmerman	---	---	26	41	---	67
OLB Hunter Hughes	---	---	24	42	---	66
QB Jackie Strickland	27	35	---	---	---	62
G George Eckard	27	35	---	---	---	62
T Isaiah Bensen	27	35	---	---	---	62
G Don Meacham	27	35	---	---	---	62
TE Buddy Irwin	27	31	---	---	---	58
DE Cooper Craig	---	---	15	36	7	58
OLB Heath Stras	---	---	16	29	12	57
S Deon Ciarleglio	---	---	24	32	---	56
WR Wayne Thomason	22	33	---	---	---	55
DE Brett Cunningham	---	---	23	28	---	51
T Brandon Sager	17	23	---	---	11	51
OLB Brant Lindsay	---	---	15	12	22	49
CB Ty Griffin	---	---	12	29	7	48
DT Cameron Hanson	---	---	20	25	---	45
WR Efrain Lewis	9	19	---	---	13	41
RB Lamar Evans	12	12	---	---	15	39
DE Dominic Nichols	---	---	14	21	---	35
DT Raul Labonte	---	---	7	19	7	33
TE Heath Benaroya	14	16	---	---	2	32
TE Dana Asperilla	3	5	---	---	23	31
WR Gage Ashe	10	20	---	---	---	30
FB Graham Tilton	9	4	---	---	13	26
OLB Gary Scancella	---	---	10	14	---	24
S Irving Bensen	---	---	1	11	12	24
T Keegan Ferro	10	12	---	---	---	22
RB Buddy Berns	10	12	---	---	---	22
WR Shaun Wayman	9	11	---	---	2	22
CB Eduardo Conley	---	---	1	4	12	17
RB Rich Fantozzi	5	8	---	---	1	14
WR Jamal Hicks	5	4	---	---	5	14
P Adam Fitzgerald	0	0	---	---	11	11
C Roosevelt Blair	0	0	---	---	11	11
C Marcus Gaines	0	0	---	---	11	11
G Devan Rejchrt	0	0	---	---	11	11
K Francisco Norton	0	0	---	---	4	4
OLB Corwin Boyd	---	---	1	1	1	3
OLB Donald Pauly	---	---	0	1	---	1
QB Zachery Fox	0	0	---	---	---	0
DT Teddy McKillop	---	---	0	0	---	0
ILB Darien Carpenter	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	22	2.8
Middle	16	81	5.1
Right	2	18	9.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	36	5.1
Middle	11	17	1.5
Right	6	15	2.5
None	3	-3	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Byron Stoltman	41	24	2	1	2	5	5	0	2

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jackie Strickland	34	19	3	3	4	2	5	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	5	57	8.1
Short (0-8 Yds)	27	15	113	4.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	4	4	49	12.3
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	4	16	2.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	9	105	7.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	5	52	4.3
Long (19+ Yds)	1	1	23	23.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Artie Viragh	14	9	1	48	1	42
WR Erick Money	11	6	0	74	0	37
TE Kelvin Cagle	6	2	1	10	0	42
WR Paul Tucker	4	2	0	43	1	24
TE Nolan Harrison	3	2	0	10	0	6
RB Buddy LaPlace	3	3	0	34	0	34

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Wayne Thomason	10	5	2	63	1	33
TE Buddy Irwin	5	0	1	0	0	31
WR Efrain Lewis	4	1	1	23	1	19
TE Heath Benaroya	4	4	0	44	0	16
RB Lamar Evans	4	3	0	2	0	12
FB Graham Tilton	2	2	0	40	1	4
WR Shaun Wayman	2	1	0	7	0	11
RB Rich Fantozzi	1	1	0	2	0	8
TE Dana Asperilla	1	1	0	12	0	5
RB Buddy Berns	1	1	0	3	0	12

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Buddy LaPlace	3	0	0.00	4.00
RB Roberto Harmon	2	3	1.50	6.50

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Buddy Berns	1	4	4.00	3.63

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Byron Stoltman	1	1	12	12.00	5.34

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jackie Strickland	3	1	7	2.33	5.76

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Erick Money	1	1	12	12.00	6.73

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Efrain Lewis	1	0	0	0.00	5.75
WR Wayne Thomason	1	0	0	0.00	6.30
WR Shaun Wayman	1	1	7	7.00	3.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Rushes	Conversions
RB Buddy LaPlace	2	2
QB Byron Stoltman	1	0

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
RB Lamar Evans	3	0
QB Jackie Strickland	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Conversions
Byron Stoltman	14	13	6

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jackie Strickland	9	5	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Artie Viragh	6	6	1
WR Erick Money	5	4	4
TE Kelvin Cagle	2	2	1
TE Nolan Harrison	1	1	0

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Lamar Evans	3	2	0
WR Efrain Lewis	2	0	0
TE Heath Benaroya	2	2	1
TE Buddy Irwin	1	0	0
FB Graham Tilton	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 67,800 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,500 (21,400)
End Zone 14,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,600 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 13,300 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	67,800 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,500 (21,400)
End Zone	14,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,600 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	13,300 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (3,300)