Week 1, 2044

played in Detroit, MI

74 degrees, fair, 11 mph wind

Minnesota Vikings	0	2	3	8	-	13
Detroit Lions	17	0	0	7	-	24

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:46 DET - J.R. Hodges 46 field goal
1Q: 05:14 DET - Braxton Sipe 24 pass from Cooper Martin (J.R. Hodges extra point)
1Q: 01:04 DET - Karl Delisle 1 run (J.R. Hodges extra point)
2Q: 02:54 MIN - Safety, holding called in the end zone
3Q: 11:13 MIN - Kenyon Keith 42 field goal
4Q: 14:09 DET - Tyrell Williamson 10 interception return (J.R. Hodges extra point)
4Q: 10:20 MIN - Ethan Lee 56 interception return (Brady Loera pass to Johnny Andersen for conversion)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:46 DET - J.R. Hodges 46 field goal
1Q: 05:14 DET - Braxton Sipe 24 pass from Cooper Martin (J.R. Hodges extra point)
1Q: 01:04 DET - Karl Delisle 1 run (J.R. Hodges extra point)
2Q: 02:54 MIN - Safety, holding called in the end zone
3Q: 11:13 MIN - Kenyon Keith 42 field goal
4Q: 14:09 DET - Tyrell Williamson 10 interception return (J.R. Hodges extra point)
4Q: 10:20 MIN - Ethan Lee 56 interception return (Brady Loera pass to Johnny Andersen for conversion)

Team Statistics MIN DET
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 18 15
- by Rushing 2 7
- by Passing 15 8
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 290 301
- Offensive Plays 70 58
- Yards per Play 4.14 5.19
Net Rushing Yards 61 123
- Rushing Attempts 18 32
- Yards per Rush 3.39 3.84
Net Passing Yards 229 178
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 47 - 30 - 2 24 - 13 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 264 193
- Sacks/Yards Lost 5/35 2/15
- Yards per Pass Play 4.40 6.85
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/14 2/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 11.9 9.0
4th Down Conversions 0/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 8/64 7/59
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 3/7
Kick Returns/Yards 2/29 2/51
Interception Ret./Yards 1/56 2/37
2pt Conversions 1/1 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 18 OWN 36
Time of Possession 29:53 30:07

Team Statistics	MIN	DET
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	18	15
- by Rushing	2	7
- by Passing	15	8
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	290	301
- Offensive Plays	70	58
- Yards per Play	4.14	5.19
Net Rushing Yards	61	123
- Rushing Attempts	18	32
- Yards per Rush	3.39	3.84
Net Passing Yards	229	178
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	47 - 30 - 2	24 - 13 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	264	193
- Sacks/Yards Lost	5/35	2/15
- Yards per Pass Play	4.40	6.85
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/14	2/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	11.9	9.0
4th Down Conversions	0/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	8/64	7/59
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	3/7
Kick Returns/Yards	2/29	2/51
Interception Ret./Yards	1/56	2/37
2pt Conversions	1/1	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 18	OWN 36
Time of Possession	29:53	30:07

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:41	3:01	OWN 25	6	27	Fumble
1	4:59	2:18	OWN 19	3	-18	Punt
1	0:56	3:39	OWN 25	6	11	Punt
2	10:24	2:22	OWN 14	6	15	Punt
2	6:17	2:03	OWN 20	5	26	Punt
2	2:46	2:01	OWN 9	5	44	Interception
2	0:14	0:14	OWN 20	1	-1	Half
3	15:00	3:54	OWN 25	9	50	Field Goal
3	8:55	5:11	OWN 2	11	33	Punt
4	14:52	0:54	OWN 2	2	7	Interception
4	13:58	1:26	OWN 25	5	13	Punt
4	6:49	1:42	OWN 20	6	9	Downs
4	2:41	1:26	OWN 30	6	19	Downs

Detroit Lions
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:19	OWN 29	7	42	Field Goal
1	7:40	2:41	OWN 48	5	52	Touchdown
1	2:41	1:45	OPP 43	5	43	Touchdown
2	12:17	1:53	OWN 14	3	8	Punt
2	8:02	1:45	OWN 36	3	6	Punt
2	4:14	1:28	OWN 4	3	-21	Safety
2	0:45	0:31	OPP 35	3	-7	Punt
3	11:06	2:11	OWN 25	5	14	Punt
3	3:44	3:52	OWN 28	7	28	Punt
4	12:32	2:22	OWN 12	6	33	Interception
4	10:10	3:21	OWN 28	5	29	Punt
4	5:07	2:26	OPP 29	3	6	Missed FG
4	1:15	1:15	OPP 49	4	10	Punt

Game MVP: Tyrell Williamson, Detroit Lions

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Nolan Franklin	7	10	1.43	6	0
RB Troy Mesaros	3	18	6.00	7	0
RB Myles Sachs	3	14	4.67	7	0
QB Brady Loera	2	-1	-0.50	0	0
WR Walt Beeston	1	1	1.00	1	0
QB Caden Oliver	1	15	15.00	15	1
FB Roberto McGregor	1	4	4.00	4	0

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Karl Delisle	25	115	4.60	23	4	1
RB Ezra Vinson	4	6	1.50	2	0	0
QB Cooper Martin	2	-2	-1.00	-1	0	0
WR Donald Bedell	1	4	4.00	4	0	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Brady Loera	33	20	168	0/0	0	25	2	48.5
Caden Oliver	14	10	96	5/35	0	26	0	90.1

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Cooper Martin	24	13	193	2/15	1	30	1	77.3

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Sebastian Chinn	9	18	84	9.33	18	16
TE Johnny Andersen	7	9	62	8.86	16	26
WR Walt Beeston	4	7	17	4.25	13	7
WR Walt Peter	3	4	51	17.00	13	25
TE Aiden Franz	3	3	25	8.33	11	18
RB Nolan Franklin	2	2	11	5.50	6	12
TE Griffin Quinn	1	1	6	6.00	0	6
FB Roberto McGregor	1	2	8	8.00	0	8
RB Troy Mesaros	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Detroit	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Braxton Sipe	4	5	91	22.75	52	28	1
WR Eddie Bronson	4	4	24	6.00	7	15	0
WR Donald Bedell	2	5	29	14.50	6	30	0
WR Harrison Burrows	1	2	7	7.00	0	7	0
RB Ezra Vinson	1	1	15	15.00	15	15	0
WR Moe Gerbasi	1	2	27	27.00	0	27	0
TE Louis Castillo	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Karl Delisle	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Darius Rickard	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Ethan Lee	1	56	56.00	1

Detroit	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Earnest Gammon	1	27	27.00	0
ILB Tyrell Williamson	1	10	10.00	1

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov
WR Walt Beeston	1	0
QB Caden Oliver	1	0
C Aaron Wells	0	1

Detroit	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
CB Kim Hylton	0	1	1	0
DE Henry Gunderson	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Edwin Pearson	6	271	45.2	44.0	53	3

Detroit	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Walt Barksdale	7	347	49.6	38.1	64	3

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Kenyon Keith	1/1	1/1	0/0	42	0/0

Detroit	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
J.R. Hodges	1/2	1/2	0/0	46	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Earnest Gammon	3	7	2.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jack McKenzie	1	13	13.0	0
Kyle Brost	1	16	16.0	0

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ezra Vinson	2	51	25.5	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Courtney Miner	7	0	0.0	32	26
ILB Donnell Santana	5	1	0.0	13	14
OLB Ethan Lee	4	1	0.0	32	26
DE Douglas Harmon	3	2	1.0	16	16
OLB Marcos Sanderson	3	1	1.0	30	18
ILB Junior McConnell	3	1	0.0	17	9
S Moe Meyer	3	1	0.0	30	21
CB Elliot Bellas	3	0	0.0	29	23
DE Matthew Rountree	2	1	0.0	20	15
CB Everett Giles	2	1	0.0	28	23
CB Levon Franz	2	0	0.0	14	16
ILB Sedrick Jamison	2	0	0.0	18	10
DT Darren Gordon	1	1	0.0	27	20
S James Houari	1	0	0.0	2	7
T Ernie Thongchanh	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Gregory Cochrane	1	0	0.0	9	11
DT Heath Hayes	1	0	0.0	5	6
ILB Albert Walsh	0	1	0.0	1	0

Detroit	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Kim Hylton	7	1	0.0	18	52
S Joe Adams	7	0	0.0	16	39
ILB Tyrell Williamson	6	0	1.0	16	37
DT Caleb Lyon	5	0	1.0	14	37
CB Fernando Sweeney	5	2	0.0	16	48
OLB Billy Fletcher	5	2	0.0	17	45
S Earnest Gammon	3	3	0.0	18	52
DT Lee Ellis	3	1	0.0	17	43
DE Henry Gunderson	2	0	2.0	14	36
DT Gavin Wages	2	0	0.0	5	24
OLB Alan Levingston	1	0	1.0	2	8
S Josiah Capoccia	1	2	0.0	2	13
OLB Cody Narvaez	1	1	0.0	5	11
CB Dustin Eschbach	1	1	0.0	5	20
DE Ezekiel Garner	1	0	0.0	7	24
DE Bryson Baker	0	1	0.0	14	37

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Marcos Sanderson	1.0	0	0	18
DE Douglas Harmon	1.0	0	0	16
DE Wesley Ingram	0.0	3	0	18
OLB Gregory Cochrane	0.0	1	0	11
DT Darren Gordon	0.0	0	1	20

Detroit	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Henry Gunderson	2.0	1	1	36
DT Caleb Lyon	1.0	0	0	37
OLB Alan Levingston	1.0	0	0	8
ILB Tyrell Williamson	1.0	0	0	37
DE Bryson Baker	0.0	1	0	37
ILB Dominique Lucas	0.0	1	0	15
DE Ezekiel Garner	0.0	1	0	24

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Ethan Lee	2	0	1	26
CB Levon Franz	2	0	0	16
CB Everett Giles	2	0	0	23
S Moe Meyer	2	0	0	21
S Courtney Miner	1	1	0	26
ILB Donnell Santana	1	0	0	14
ILB Junior McConnell	1	0	0	9
S James Houari	1	0	0	7
DE Douglas Harmon	1	0	0	16
CB Elliot Bellas	0	1	0	23

Detroit	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Kim Hylton	8	3	0	52
CB Fernando Sweeney	5	0	0	48
ILB Tyrell Williamson	3	1	1	37
S Joe Adams	3	0	0	39
OLB Billy Fletcher	2	3	0	45
S Earnest Gammon	2	0	1	52
DT Gavin Wages	2	0	0	24
S Josiah Capoccia	1	0	0	13
DT Caleb Lyon	1	0	0	37
OLB Cody Narvaez	1	0	0	11
CB Dustin Eschbach	1	0	0	20
DE Ezekiel Garner	1	0	0	24

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Aaron Wells	2	4	1	18	0	52
T Moe Benton	1	4	0	18	0	52
G Quentin Reilly	1	3	0	18	2	52
TE Johnny Andersen	1	2	0	16	0	49
T Ernie Thongchanh	0	2	0	18	2	52
G Arnie Small	0	2	0	18	1	52

Detroit	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Nicolas Russell	5	8	1	32	1	26
TE Louis Castillo	2	2	0	15	0	9
G Josh Peterson	1	6	0	32	1	26
T Ezekiel Foreman	1	4	0	32	0	26
T Lamar Peck	1	4	0	32	0	26
TE Braxton Sipe	1	1	0	23	0	17
C Kyle Clemons	0	5	0	32	0	26

Special Teams Tackles

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Matthew Rountree	3	8
James Houari	1	17
Ethan Lee	1	11

Detroit	Tackles	STPlays
Harrison Burrows	1	17
Josiah Capoccia	1	16

Participation

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
T Moe Benton	18	52	---	---	7	77
G Arnie Small	18	52	---	---	7	77
T Ernie Thongchanh	18	52	---	---	7	77
G Quentin Reilly	18	52	---	---	7	77
C Aaron Wells	18	52	---	---	---	70
WR Sebastian Chinn	15	49	---	---	6	70
OLB Ethan Lee	---	---	32	26	11	69
TE Johnny Andersen	16	49	---	---	---	65
WR Walt Beeston	11	37	---	---	16	64
WR Walt Peter	13	49	---	---	---	62
S Courtney Miner	---	---	32	26	2	60
CB Elliot Bellas	---	---	29	23	2	54
CB Everett Giles	---	---	28	23	2	53
S Moe Meyer	---	---	30	21	1	52
OLB Marcos Sanderson	---	---	30	18	2	50
DT Darren Gordon	---	---	27	20	1	48
DE Matthew Rountree	---	---	20	15	8	43
OLB Gregory Cochrane	---	---	9	11	22	42
DE Wesley Ingram	---	---	21	18	2	41
QB Brady Loera	8	33	---	---	---	41
DE Douglas Harmon	---	---	16	16	9	41
RB Nolan Franklin	9	31	---	---	---	40
CB Levon Franz	---	---	14	16	8	38
RB Troy Mesaros	3	17	---	---	16	36
CB Mitch Becker	---	---	8	7	17	32
QB Caden Oliver	10	19	---	---	---	29
ILB Sedrick Jamison	---	---	18	10	1	29
ILB Donnell Santana	---	---	13	14	1	28
ILB Junior McConnell	---	---	17	9	1	27
WR Jack McKenzie	2	7	---	---	17	26
S James Houari	---	---	2	7	17	26
TE Aiden Franz	2	3	---	---	21	26
FB Roberto McGregor	7	2	---	---	17	26
TE Griffin Quinn	6	13	---	---	2	21
ILB Albert Walsh	---	---	1	0	13	14
DT Heath Hayes	---	---	5	6	1	12
RB Myles Sachs	5	3	---	---	---	8
C Giovanni Reid	0	0	---	---	7	7
P Edwin Pearson	0	0	---	---	7	7
WR Kyle Brost	1	0	---	---	6	7
DT Leland Barnes	---	---	0	0	7	7
K Kenyon Keith	0	0	---	---	4	4
T Casey Purdy	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Cesar Turnbull	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Jamie Lynn	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Edward Fields	0	0	---	---	---	0

Detroit	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
S Earnest Gammon	---	---	18	52	10	80
CB Kim Hylton	---	---	18	52	1	71
G Josh Peterson	32	26	---	---	9	67
T Ezekiel Foreman	32	26	---	---	9	67
G Nicolas Russell	32	26	---	---	9	67
T Lamar Peck	32	26	---	---	9	67
CB Fernando Sweeney	---	---	16	48	1	65
OLB Billy Fletcher	---	---	17	45	1	63
DT Lee Ellis	---	---	17	43	---	60
C Kyle Clemons	32	26	---	---	---	58
QB Cooper Martin	32	26	---	---	---	58
DE Henry Gunderson	---	---	14	36	7	57
S Joe Adams	---	---	16	39	---	55
ILB Tyrell Williamson	---	---	16	37	---	53
DT Caleb Lyon	---	---	14	37	1	52
WR Donald Bedell	26	25	---	---	---	51
DE Bryson Baker	---	---	14	37	---	51
TE Louis Castillo	15	9	---	---	24	48
RB Karl Delisle	26	21	---	---	---	47
FB Efrain Johnston	9	8	---	---	24	41
CB Dustin Eschbach	---	---	5	20	16	41
TE Braxton Sipe	23	17	---	---	---	40
CB Tristan Evans	---	---	10	29	---	39
DT Gavin Wages	---	---	5	24	7	36
WR Moe Gerbasi	20	11	---	---	1	32
DE Ezekiel Garner	---	---	7	24	1	32
WR Eddie Bronson	17	15	---	---	---	32
S Josiah Capoccia	---	---	2	13	16	31
WR Harrison Burrows	5	8	---	---	17	30
RB Ezra Vinson	5	7	---	---	18	30
ILB Dominique Lucas	---	---	2	15	10	27
RB Spencer Guthrie	6	1	---	---	16	23
OLB Al Hicks	---	---	0	0	22	22
TE Darius Rickard	7	6	---	---	6	19
OLB Cody Narvaez	---	---	5	11	---	16
WR Walt Hanson	1	2	---	---	8	11
OLB Alan Levingston	---	---	2	8	---	10
C Colin Nodin	0	0	---	---	9	9
P Walt Barksdale	0	0	---	---	9	9
K J.R. Hodges	0	0	---	---	8	8
CB Gilbert McElmurry	---	---	0	2	6	8
QB Branden Bradford	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Shaun Blackwell	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Roderick Urbina	0	0	---	---	---	0
S Al Slivka	---	---	0	0	---	0
G Stanley Carlson	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	12	3.0
Middle	7	27	3.9
Right	6	23	3.8
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	39	3.9
Middle	14	65	4.6
Right	6	21	3.5
None	2	-2	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Brady Loera	33	20	1	2	0	5	4	1	2
Caden Oliver	14	10	1	2	0	2	0	0	0

Detroit	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Cooper Martin	24	13	5	2	2	2	4	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	11	3.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	26	19	127	4.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	7	84	7.0
Long (19+ Yds)	6	2	42	7.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	1	15	7.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	6	70	5.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	4	4	51	12.8
Long (19+ Yds)	5	2	57	11.4

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Sebastian Chinn	18	9	84	0	49
TE Johnny Andersen	9	7	62	1	49
WR Walt Beeston	7	4	17	0	37
WR Walt Peter	4	3	51	1	49
TE Aiden Franz	3	3	25	0	3
RB Nolan Franklin	2	2	11	0	31
FB Roberto McGregor	2	1	8	0	2
RB Troy Mesaros	1	0	0	0	17
TE Griffin Quinn	1	1	6	0	13

Detroit	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Donald Bedell	5	2	0	29	1	25
TE Braxton Sipe	5	4	0	91	3	17
WR Eddie Bronson	4	4	0	24	0	15
WR Harrison Burrows	2	1	0	7	0	8
RB Karl Delisle	2	0	1	0	0	21
TE Darius Rickard	2	0	1	0	0	6
WR Moe Gerbasi	2	1	0	27	1	11
TE Louis Castillo	1	0	0	0	0	9
RB Ezra Vinson	1	1	0	15	0	7

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Karl Delisle	1	1	1.00	4.60
RB Ezra Vinson	1	0	0.00	1.50

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Brady Loera	1	0	0	0.00	5.09

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Cooper Martin	1	1	15	15.00	8.04

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
FB Roberto McGregor	1	0	0	0.00	4.00

Detroit	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Ezra Vinson	1	1	15	15.00	15.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
RB Troy Mesaros	1	1

Detroit	Rushes	Conversions
RB Karl Delisle	3	0
QB Cooper Martin	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Brady Loera	6	3	1
Caden Oliver	5	3	3

Detroit	Att	Comp	Conversions
Cooper Martin	7	3	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Sebastian Chinn	6	3	2
TE Johnny Andersen	2	2	1
WR Walt Peter	1	1	1
RB Troy Mesaros	1	0	0
WR Walt Beeston	1	0	0

Detroit	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Donald Bedell	2	0	0
TE Braxton Sipe	2	2	2
WR Harrison Burrows	1	0	0
RB Karl Delisle	1	0	0
WR Eddie Bronson	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 64,600 (64,600 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,900 (16,900)
End Zone 12,100 (12,100)
Mezzanine 7,000 (7,000)
Sideline Seats 10,700 (10,700)
Club Seats 15,400 (15,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,500 (2,500)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	64,600 (64,600 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,900 (16,900)
End Zone	12,100 (12,100)
Mezzanine	7,000 (7,000)
Sideline Seats	10,700 (10,700)
Club Seats	15,400 (15,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,500 (2,500)