Week 1, 2029

played in Detroit, MI

65 degrees, rain, 1 mph wind

Minnesota Vikings	0	3	3	0	-	6
Detroit Lions	0	0	7	3	-	10

Scoring Summary
2Q: 08:27 MIN - Francisco Norton 44 field goal
3Q: 10:23 DET - Aidan Franz 67 run (Malik Gallagher extra point)
3Q: 02:38 MIN - Francisco Norton 34 field goal
4Q: 10:31 DET - Malik Gallagher 27 field goal

Scoring Summary
2Q: 08:27 MIN - Francisco Norton 44 field goal
3Q: 10:23 DET - Aidan Franz 67 run (Malik Gallagher extra point)
3Q: 02:38 MIN - Francisco Norton 34 field goal
4Q: 10:31 DET - Malik Gallagher 27 field goal

Team Statistics MIN DET
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 14 13
- by Rushing 3 5
- by Passing 9 7
- by Penalty 2 1
Total Net Yards 216 296
- Offensive Plays 60 62
- Yards per Play 3.60 4.77
Net Rushing Yards 90 135
- Rushing Attempts 24 31
- Yards per Rush 3.75 4.35
Net Passing Yards 126 161
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 32 - 18 - 1 29 - 18 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 150 175
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/24 2/14
- Yards per Pass Play 3.50 5.19
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 3/14 3/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.6 7.6
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 8/56 9/69
Punt Returns/Yards 4/42 3/10
Kick Returns/Yards 1/28 3/63
Interception Ret./Yards 1/35 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 0/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 33 OWN 25
Time of Possession 29:24 30:36

Team Statistics	MIN	DET
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	14	13
- by Rushing	3	5
- by Passing	9	7
- by Penalty	2	1
Total Net Yards	216	296
- Offensive Plays	60	62
- Yards per Play	3.60	4.77
Net Rushing Yards	90	135
- Rushing Attempts	24	31
- Yards per Rush	3.75	4.35
Net Passing Yards	126	161
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	32 - 18 - 1	29 - 18 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	150	175
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/24	2/14
- Yards per Pass Play	3.50	5.19
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	3/14	3/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.6	7.6
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	8/56	9/69
Punt Returns/Yards	4/42	3/10
Kick Returns/Yards	1/28	3/63
Interception Ret./Yards	1/35	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	0/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 33	OWN 25
Time of Possession	29:24	30:36

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:42	3:53	OWN 18	6	11	Punt
1	2:18	1:31	OWN 13	3	6	Punt
2	12:56	4:34	OWN 15	9	58	Field Goal
2	6:44	1:38	OWN 4	3	0	Punt
2	3:26	0:57	OPP 43	3	-3	Punt
2	0:49	0:28	OPP 7	3	-4	Interception
3	15:00	4:05	OWN 25	6	23	Punt
3	10:05	2:49	OWN 25	5	9	Punt
3	6:15	3:44	OWN 46	9	37	Field Goal
4	10:26	1:29	OWN 31	3	7	Punt
4	8:01	1:53	OWN 37	3	2	Punt
4	2:45	1:20	OWN 34	7	49	Downs

Detroit Lions
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:18	OWN 23	5	18	Punt
1	7:49	5:31	OWN 23	10	16	Punt
1	0:47	2:51	OWN 41	6	44	Fumble
2	8:22	1:38	OWN 35	3	3	Punt
2	5:06	1:40	OPP 45	3	5	Missed FG
2	2:29	1:40	OWN 20	5	11	Interception
2	0:21	0:21	OWN 20	1	-1	Half
3	10:55	0:50	OWN 27	2	73	Touchdown
3	7:16	1:01	OWN 13	3	6	Punt
3	2:31	7:05	OWN 29	11	61	Field Goal
4	8:57	0:56	OWN 10	3	6	Punt
4	6:08	3:23	OWN 20	5	11	Punt
4	1:25	1:25	OWN 17	5	13	Game

Game MVP: T.J. Montemayor, Detroit Lions

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Shane Lynch	13	44	3.38	15	1
RB Rich Fantozzi	6	31	5.17	15	2
QB Jackie Strickland	5	15	3.00	8	0

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Josh Minter	20	49	2.45	12	3	0
RB Aidan Franz	5	82	16.40	67	2	1
QB Sawyer Orton	4	3	0.75	7	0	0
RB Buddy LaPlace	2	1	0.50	5	0	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jackie Strickland	32	18	150	4/24	0	23	1	55.5

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Sawyer Orton	29	18	175	2/14	0	28	1	64.6

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
TE Buddy Irwin	3	6	34	11.33	17	14
WR Trenton Dunn	3	7	38	12.67	5	23
FB Gregory Woodson	2	2	6	3.00	10	5
WR Gage Ashe	2	4	15	7.50	1	12
TE Roosevelt Taute	2	3	28	14.00	0	23
WR Thomas Newhart	1	4	7	7.00	3	7
RB Darrell Chase	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1
TE Dustin Horn	1	1	8	8.00	1	8
RB Rich Fantozzi	1	1	-2	-2.00	0	-2
RB Shane Lynch	1	2	17	17.00	15	17
WR Francisco Douglas	1	1	0	0.00	0	0

Detroit	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
TE Winfred Knops	4	5	33	8.25	11	16
WR Erick Money	4	6	38	9.50	8	13
WR Zachary Witt	3	4	22	7.33	4	8
RB Josh Minter	2	6	34	17.00	28	28
TE Nolan Harrison	2	3	33	16.50	21	27
RB Aidan Franz	1	1	4	4.00	0	4
WR Paul Tucker	1	2	1	1.00	0	1
TE Kelvin Cagle	1	1	10	10.00	0	10
WR Matthew Reese	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Roy Morrison	1	35	35.00	0

Detroit	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Ivan Grant	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
S Mackenzie Fox	0	1	0	0
CB Damien Prior	0	0	1	0

Detroit	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
RB Josh Minter	1	0	0	0

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Adam Fitzgerald	8	374	46.8	40.5	61	3

Detroit	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rickey Donovan	6	306	51.0	44.0	58	3

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Francisco Norton	2/2	1/1	0/0	44	0/0

Detroit	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Malik Gallagher	1/2	0/1	0/1	27	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Damien Prior	4	42	10.5	0

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Zachary Witt	3	10	3.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Darrell Chase	1	28	28.0	0

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Paul Tucker	2	44	22.0	0
Zachary Witt	1	19	19.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Terrance Hughes	10	1	0.0	25	19
CB Damien Prior	5	2	0.0	30	31
ILB Roy Morrison	4	0	0.0	19	24
ILB C.J. Titone	3	0	0.5	8	5
S Jermaine Henry	3	3	0.0	27	23
S Mackenzie Fox	3	1	0.0	20	19
CB Brad O'Donnell	3	0	0.0	24	24
OLB Connor Wahle	3	0	0.0	15	13
DT Kai Delgado	2	1	0.0	23	19
DE Brett Cunningham	2	1	0.0	24	18
DT Ty Malone	2	0	0.0	10	14
DE Kerry Giles	1	1	1.0	14	18
DE Cooper Craig	1	2	0.5	18	20
CB Ty Griffin	1	3	0.0	31	31
QB Jackie Strickland	1	0	---	---	---
S Rob Harper	1	0	0.0	10	8
DT Raul Labonte	1	0	0.0	22	24
DE Leo Lazer	1	0	0.0	11	7
S Shannon McNeil	0	2	0.0	5	12

Detroit	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Jared Martinez	6	4	0.0	23	36
CB Jeremiah Stram	6	3	0.0	20	25
DE T.J. Montemayor	5	3	3.0	23	35
OLB Hunter Haller	5	2	0.0	23	36
S Ivan Grant	5	1	0.0	12	25
DT Clyde Park	5	0	0.0	23	27
S Luther Ioja	4	4	0.0	23	36
CB Mason Bialo	3	1	0.0	23	36
DE Clyde Krosney	2	0	1.0	20	33
CB Jerry Alexander	2	0	0.0	14	15
OLB Wes Spann	1	2	0.0	9	12
DT Drake Wiltz	1	1	0.0	22	34
RB Josh Minter	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Brock Dotson	1	0	0.0	1	0
DE Jeremiah Bateman	0	1	0.0	3	3
S Aiden Hasan	0	1	0.0	13	11

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Kerry Giles	1.0	0	1	18
DE Cooper Craig	0.5	1	1	20
ILB C.J. Titone	0.5	0	0	5
DT Raul Labonte	0.0	1	0	24
DT Ty Malone	0.0	0	1	14

Detroit	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE T.J. Montemayor	3.0	1	2	3	35
DE Clyde Krosney	1.0	0	1	1	33
ILB Jared Martinez	0.0	0	1	0	36
DT Clyde Park	0.0	0	0	3	27
DT Drake Wiltz	0.0	0	0	1	34

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Damien Prior	5	1	0	31
OLB Terrance Hughes	5	0	0	19
CB Brad O'Donnell	3	0	0	24
ILB Roy Morrison	1	0	1	24
DT Ty Malone	1	0	0	14
S Rob Harper	1	0	0	8
DE Cooper Craig	1	0	0	20
CB Ty Griffin	1	0	0	31

Detroit	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Mason Bialo	3	2	0	36
ILB Jared Martinez	3	2	0	36
S Ivan Grant	3	0	1	25
CB Jeremiah Stram	3	0	0	25
S Luther Ioja	2	0	0	36
OLB Hunter Haller	2	0	0	36
CB Jerry Alexander	1	0	0	15
DE Clyde Krosney	1	0	0	33

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Junior Liliedahl	2	7	24	1	36
FB Gregory Woodson	1	2	9	1	10
T Phillip Tatum	1	1	24	2	36
G Don Meacham	0	4	24	0	36
G Louis Gerhardt	0	3	24	0	36
C Wade Hancock	0	2	24	0	36

Detroit	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Carlton Hodges	4	7	0	31	0	31
C Salvador Caban	2	6	0	31	0	31
G Jerry Wicker	1	10	1	31	0	31
T Bobby Sitron	1	2	0	31	1	31
T Pedro Jeffries	0	1	0	31	1	31
TE Winfred Knops	0	1	0	20	0	23

Special Teams Tackles

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Thomas Newhart	2	12
Connor Wahle	1	21
Damien Prior	1	19
Liam Benson	1	11
Louis Gerhardt	1	10

Detroit	Tackles	STPlays
Jared Martinez	4	11
Roman Cote	1	22

Participation

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Damien Prior	---	---	30	31	19	80
G Louis Gerhardt	24	36	---	---	10	70
G Don Meacham	24	36	---	---	10	70
T Junior Liliedahl	24	36	---	---	10	70
T Phillip Tatum	24	36	---	---	10	70
CB Ty Griffin	---	---	31	31	2	64
WR Thomas Newhart	22	28	---	---	12	62
CB Brad O'Donnell	---	---	24	24	12	60
QB Jackie Strickland	24	36	---	---	---	60
C Wade Hancock	24	36	---	---	---	60
TE Buddy Irwin	21	34	---	---	---	55
DT Raul Labonte	---	---	22	24	8	54
S Jermaine Henry	---	---	27	23	---	50
OLB Connor Wahle	---	---	15	13	21	49
WR Trenton Dunn	21	24	---	---	1	46
ILB Roy Morrison	---	---	19	24	1	44
OLB Terrance Hughes	---	---	25	19	---	44
DT Kai Delgado	---	---	23	19	---	42
DE Brett Cunningham	---	---	24	18	---	42
S Mackenzie Fox	---	---	20	19	2	41
DE Kerry Giles	---	---	14	18	8	40
DE Cooper Craig	---	---	18	20	1	39
WR Gage Ashe	16	22	---	---	---	38
FB Gregory Woodson	9	10	---	---	14	33
TE Dustin Horn	2	9	---	---	22	33
S Shannon McNeil	---	---	5	12	14	31
RB Darrell Chase	1	12	---	---	16	29
RB Shane Lynch	14	12	---	---	3	29
DT Ty Malone	---	---	10	14	2	26
ILB C.J. Titone	---	---	8	5	10	23
RB Rich Fantozzi	9	11	---	---	---	20
WR Francisco Douglas	2	5	---	---	13	20
S Rob Harper	---	---	10	8	---	18
DE Leo Lazer	---	---	11	7	---	18
TE Roosevelt Taute	3	13	---	---	---	16
CB Liam Benson	---	---	4	1	11	16
OLB Gary Scancella	---	---	1	11	2	14
C Lincoln Vaughn	0	0	---	---	10	10
P Adam Fitzgerald	0	0	---	---	10	10
K Francisco Norton	0	0	---	---	5	5
WR Dylan Bernreuter	0	0	---	---	5	5
QB Zachery Fox	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Griffin Pope	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Marc Dotson	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Alonzo O'Dauer	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Kristopher Kelley	0	0	---	---	---	0

Detroit	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
T Bobby Sitron	31	31	---	---	8	70
G Jerry Wicker	31	31	---	---	8	70
G Carlton Hodges	31	31	---	---	8	70
T Pedro Jeffries	31	31	---	---	8	70
ILB Jared Martinez	---	---	23	36	11	70
WR Zachary Witt	27	29	---	---	11	67
C Salvador Caban	31	31	---	---	---	62
QB Sawyer Orton	31	31	---	---	---	62
S Luther Ioja	---	---	23	36	2	61
OLB Hunter Haller	---	---	23	36	2	61
CB Mason Bialo	---	---	23	36	2	61
DE T.J. Montemayor	---	---	23	35	2	60
DT Drake Wiltz	---	---	22	34	2	58
DE Clyde Krosney	---	---	20	33	1	54
DT Clyde Park	---	---	23	27	1	51
RB Josh Minter	21	22	---	---	8	51
WR Paul Tucker	22	21	---	---	3	46
CB Jeremiah Stram	---	---	20	25	---	45
TE Winfred Knops	20	23	---	---	---	43
OLB Wes Spann	---	---	9	12	20	41
WR Erick Money	19	22	---	---	---	41
S Ivan Grant	---	---	12	25	2	39
TE Roman Cote	7	9	---	---	22	38
S Aiden Hasan	---	---	13	11	14	38
CB Jeremy Huntley	---	---	6	18	10	34
CB Jerry Alexander	---	---	14	15	2	31
RB Buddy LaPlace	3	1	---	---	22	26
WR Matthew Reese	11	6	---	---	6	23
DT Damon Van Valkenberg	---	---	2	10	9	21
CB Reginald Prescott	---	---	1	3	14	18
WR Herb Harris	1	0	---	---	16	17
RB Aidan Franz	9	8	---	---	---	17
TE Nolan Harrison	7	8	---	---	---	15
DE Jeremiah Bateman	---	---	3	3	8	14
ILB Kendrick Conerty	---	---	1	0	11	12
OLB Brock Dotson	---	---	1	0	9	10
TE Kelvin Cagle	4	5	---	---	---	9
C Sam Marina	0	0	---	---	8	8
P Rickey Donovan	0	0	---	---	8	8
WR Artie Viragh	4	1	---	---	---	5
K Malik Gallagher	0	0	---	---	5	5
DE Kenneth Sinceno	---	---	2	1	1	4
QB Grady O'Donnell	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Giovanni Sham	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Sammy Casey	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Wesley Deberry	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	1	15	15.0
Middle	15	43	2.9
Right	8	32	4.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	59	9.8
Middle	10	13	1.3
Right	12	67	5.6
None	3	-4	-1.3

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jackie Strickland	32	18	2	2	2	4	4	8	1

Detroit	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Sawyer Orton	29	18	2	1	3	1	3	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	9	6	28	3.1
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	7	49	3.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	3	27	3.9
Long (19+ Yds)	3	2	46	15.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	5	50	8.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	10	90	5.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	3	35	5.8
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Trenton Dunn	7	3	1	38	1	24
TE Buddy Irwin	6	3	0	34	0	34
WR Thomas Newhart	4	1	1	7	0	28
WR Gage Ashe	4	2	0	15	0	22
TE Roosevelt Taute	3	2	0	28	1	13
FB Gregory Woodson	2	2	0	6	0	10
RB Shane Lynch	2	1	0	17	0	12
RB Darrell Chase	1	1	0	-1	0	12
TE Dustin Horn	1	1	0	8	0	9
RB Rich Fantozzi	1	1	0	-2	0	11
WR Francisco Douglas	1	1	0	0	0	5

Detroit	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB Josh Minter	6	2	0	34	1	22
WR Erick Money	6	4	0	38	0	22
TE Winfred Knops	5	4	1	33	0	23
WR Zachary Witt	4	3	1	22	0	29
TE Nolan Harrison	3	2	1	33	1	8
WR Paul Tucker	2	1	0	1	0	21
WR Matthew Reese	1	0	0	0	0	6
RB Aidan Franz	1	1	0	4	0	8
TE Kelvin Cagle	1	1	0	10	0	5

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Shane Lynch	2	2	1.00	3.38

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Josh Minter	2	4	2.00	2.45
RB Aidan Franz	1	4	4.00	16.40

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jackie Strickland	6	0	0	0.00	4.69

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Sawyer Orton	1	1	6	6.00	6.03

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Overall Avg
WR Thomas Newhart	2	1.75
TE Buddy Irwin	2	5.67
WR Trenton Dunn	1	5.43
RB Shane Lynch	1	8.50

Detroit	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Zachary Witt	1	1	6	6.00	5.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
QB Jackie Strickland	1	0
RB Shane Lynch	1	0

Detroit	Rushes	Conversions
RB Josh Minter	2	0
QB Sawyer Orton	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jackie Strickland	11	6	3

Detroit	Att	Comp	Conversions
Sawyer Orton	10	5	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Gage Ashe	2	1	1
TE Buddy Irwin	2	1	0
WR Trenton Dunn	2	0	0
WR Thomas Newhart	1	0	0
FB Gregory Woodson	1	1	1
RB Darrell Chase	1	1	0
TE Dustin Horn	1	1	1
WR Francisco Douglas	1	1	0

Detroit	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Josh Minter	4	1	0
WR Zachary Witt	2	2	1
TE Winfred Knops	1	1	1
WR Paul Tucker	1	0	0
WR Erick Money	1	0	0
TE Kelvin Cagle	1	1	1

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

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