Week 15, 2016

played in Detroit, MI

19 degrees, snow, 10 mph wind

Minnesota Vikings	7	13	0	6	0	-	26
Detroit Lions	7	0	5	14	3	-	29

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:38 MIN - Alex Forbes 4 run (Graham Harden extra point)
1Q: 04:31 DET - George Winn 2 run (Matt Prater extra point)
2Q: 04:03 MIN - Alex Forbes 3 run (Graham Harden extra point)
2Q: 02:03 MIN - Mike Wallace 15 pass from Teddy Bridgewater (Graham Harden extra point failed)
3Q: 10:57 DET - Safety, holding called in the end zone
3Q: 08:28 DET - Matt Prater 33 field goal
4Q: 12:32 DET - Skip Samuels 2 pass from Sean Mannion (Sean Mannion pass to Larry Donnell for conversion)
4Q: 07:04 DET - Matt Prater 53 field goal
4Q: 01:14 MIN - Alex Forbes 5 run (Graham Harden extra point failed)
4Q: 00:04 DET - Matt Prater 26 field goal
OT: 10:46 DET - Matt Prater 56 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:38 MIN - Alex Forbes 4 run (Graham Harden extra point)
1Q: 04:31 DET - George Winn 2 run (Matt Prater extra point)
2Q: 04:03 MIN - Alex Forbes 3 run (Graham Harden extra point)
2Q: 02:03 MIN - Mike Wallace 15 pass from Teddy Bridgewater (Graham Harden extra point failed)
3Q: 10:57 DET - Safety, holding called in the end zone
3Q: 08:28 DET - Matt Prater 33 field goal
4Q: 12:32 DET - Skip Samuels 2 pass from Sean Mannion (Sean Mannion pass to Larry Donnell for conversion)
4Q: 07:04 DET - Matt Prater 53 field goal
4Q: 01:14 MIN - Alex Forbes 5 run (Graham Harden extra point failed)
4Q: 00:04 DET - Matt Prater 26 field goal
OT: 10:46 DET - Matt Prater 56 field goal

Team Statistics MIN DET
Record 10-4 7-7
First Downs 12 19
- by Rushing 7 8
- by Passing 4 10
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 241 337
- Offensive Plays 57 73
- Yards per Play 4.23 4.62
Net Rushing Yards 122 129
- Rushing Attempts 38 37
- Yards per Rush 3.21 3.49
Net Passing Yards 119 208
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 16 - 12 - 2 35 - 23 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 140 213
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/21 1/5
- Yards per Pass Play 6.26 5.78
Fumbles/Lost 4/1 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 4/14 4/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.1 8.7
4th Down Conversions 1/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 8/53 7/53
Punt Returns/Yards 3/13 1/18
Kick Returns/Yards 1/56 4/109
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 2/18
2pt Conversions 0/0 1/1
Red Zone Visits 4 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 4/0 2/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 34 OWN 34
Time of Possession 29:41 34:39

Team Statistics	MIN	DET
Record	10-4	7-7
First Downs	12	19
- by Rushing	7	8
- by Passing	4	10
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	241	337
- Offensive Plays	57	73
- Yards per Play	4.23	4.62
Net Rushing Yards	122	129
- Rushing Attempts	38	37
- Yards per Rush	3.21	3.49
Net Passing Yards	119	208
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	16 - 12 - 2	35 - 23 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	140	213
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/21	1/5
- Yards per Pass Play	6.26	5.78
Fumbles/Lost	4/1	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	4/14	4/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.1	8.7
4th Down Conversions	1/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	8/53	7/53
Punt Returns/Yards	3/13	1/18
Kick Returns/Yards	1/56	4/109
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	2/18
2pt Conversions	0/0	1/1
Red Zone Visits	4	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	4/0	2/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 34	OWN 34
Time of Possession	29:41	34:39

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:58	2:26	OPP 22	5	22	Touchdown
1	4:23	2:02	OWN 20	6	24	Punt
2	13:37	4:21	OWN 45	8	15	Interception
2	8:00	4:03	OWN 20	8	80	Touchdown
2	3:52	1:56	OPP 24	4	24	Touchdown
2	0:47	0:37	OWN 28	3	8	Interception
3	15:00	1:56	OWN 20	3	5	Punt
3	11:32	0:44	OWN 2	2	-7	Safety
3	8:20	2:04	OWN 20	3	-1	Punt
3	3:48	1:33	OWN 48	3	-12	Punt
4	13:56	0:12	OWN 20	1	-6	Fumble
4	12:22	2:01	OWN 20	3	-4	Punt
4	6:56	2:30	OPP 41	3	-4	Punt
4	2:20	1:12	OWN 20	4	80	Touchdown
OT1	15:00	1:45	OWN 20	3	-10	Punt

Detroit Lions
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:02	OWN 26	3	5	Punt
1	10:32	6:09	OWN 20	12	80	Touchdown
1	2:21	3:44	OWN 2	8	11	Punt
2	9:16	1:16	OWN 36	3	9	Punt
2	1:56	1:09	OWN 20	3	5	Punt
2	0:10	0:10	OPP 46	1	0	Half
3	13:04	1:32	OWN 27	3	7	Punt
3	10:48	2:28	OWN 44	5	40	Field Goal
3	6:16	2:28	OWN 37	5	11	Interception
3	2:15	3:19	OWN 20	6	29	Punt
4	13:44	1:22	OPP 6	3	6	Touchdown
4	10:21	3:25	OPP 46	6	10	Field Goal
4	4:26	2:06	OWN 9	5	38	Punt
4	1:08	1:08	OWN 40	6	51	Field Goal
OT1	13:15	2:35	OWN 43	5	18	Field Goal

Game MVP: Ezekiel Ansah, Detroit Lions

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Alex Forbes	33	100	3.03	47	2	3
Marshawn Lynch	4	13	3.25	8	0	0
Teddy Bridgewater	1	9	9.00	9	0	0

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Courtney Klosterman	18	56	3.11	14	3	0
George Winn	16	58	3.63	33	1	1
Sean Mannion	2	9	4.50	5	0	0
Corey Fuller	1	6	6.00	6	0	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Teddy Bridgewater	16	12	140	3/21	1	35	2	82.3

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Sean Mannion	35	23	213	1/5	1	44	1	79.8

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Mike Wallace	5	7	44	8.80	13	15	1
RB Alex Forbes	3	4	40	13.33	17	32	0
WR Sammy Watkins	2	3	14	7.00	1	11	0
TE Kyle Rudolph	1	1	7	7.00	0	7	0
WR Teddy Williams	1	1	35	35.00	25	35	0

Detroit	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Skip Samuels	8	11	74	9.25	17	21	1
WR Corey Fuller	7	9	75	10.71	27	25	0
WR Marques Colston	4	8	51	12.75	2	44	0
TE Lionel Elliott	2	2	14	7.00	0	11	0
RB George Winn	1	1	-4	-4.00	0	-4	0
RB Courtney Klosterman	1	2	3	3.00	0	3	0
WR James Jones	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Larry Donnell	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Anthony Barr	1	0	0.00	0

Detroit	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Darius Slay	1	0	0.00	0
CB Alex Carter	1	18	18.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force
Alex Forbes	2	1	0
Teddy Bridgewater	1	1	0
Marshawn Lynch	1	0	0
Jerricho Cotchery	0	1	0
Kyle Rudolph	0	1	0
K.J. Wright	0	0	1

Detroit	Fumb	Recov	Force
Skip Samuels	1	0	0
Ezekiel Ansah	0	1	1
Manny Lawson	0	0	1
Tahir Whitehead	0	0	1
Caraun Reid	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rabble Brush	7	331	47.3	41.9	64	2

Detroit	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Sam Martin	7	305	43.6	36.0	64	2

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Graham Harden	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	2/4

Detroit	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Matt Prater	4/4	2/2	2/2	56	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Marshawn Lynch	3	13	4.3	0

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jumbo Bowens	1	18	18.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mike Wallace	1	56	56.0	0

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Skip Samuels	3	83	27.7	0
Courtney Klosterman	1	26	26.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Andrew Sendejo	11	2	0.0	36	36
ILB Eric Kendricks	9	4	0.5	37	36
S Marcus Sherels	5	3	0.0	37	35
CB Xavier Rhodes	5	2	0.0	36	36
DT Brandon Holliday	4	0	0.5	27	24
OLB Anthony Barr	4	1	0.0	28	34
CB Jude Adjei-Barimah	4	1	0.0	24	21
DT Linval Joseph	4	0	0.0	26	25
DE Everson Griffen	3	1	0.0	34	32
CB Trae Waynes	3	1	0.0	37	36
CB Sterling Moore	2	2	0.0	9	13
OLB K.J. Wright	2	1	0.0	17	13
OLB Akeem Ayers	2	0	0.0	4	4
C John Sullivan	1	0	---	---	---
WR Teddy Williams	1	0	---	---	---
RB Alex Forbes	1	0	---	---	---

Detroit	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Levi Marsh	8	0	0.0	35	18
DE Ezekiel Ansah	7	0	2.0	37	18
OLB Tahir Whitehead	7	3	0.0	26	15
ILB Daren Bates	6	1	0.0	36	18
DT C.J. Wilson	5	0	0.5	32	15
CB Darius Slay	5	1	0.0	37	18
S James Ihedigbo	2	1	0.0	35	17
DT Caraun Reid	2	0	0.0	31	11
OLB Damien Wilson	2	0	0.0	13	5
CB Quandre Diggs	1	2	0.0	22	14
CB Alex Carter	1	1	0.0	34	15
DE Dusty Davidson	1	1	0.0	33	16
ILB Teddy Collier	1	1	0.0	12	3
WR Marques Colston	1	0	---	---	---
CB Archie Canaves	1	0	0.0	5	5
DE Scott Solomon	0	1	0.5	2	5
DT Gabe Wright	0	1	0.0	8	4

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
ILB Eric Kendricks	0.5	0	0	36
DT Brandon Holliday	0.5	0	0	24
DE Scott Crichton	0.0	1	1	23
DE Everson Griffen	0.0	1	0	32

Detroit	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Ezekiel Ansah	2.0	0	2	18
DT C.J. Wilson	0.5	0	0	15
DE Scott Solomon	0.5	0	0	5
DE Dusty Davidson	0.0	1	0	16

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Marcus Sherels	5	0	0	35
S Andrew Sendejo	4	0	0	36
CB Xavier Rhodes	3	2	0	36
CB Trae Waynes	3	2	0	36
ILB Eric Kendricks	3	0	0	36
OLB Anthony Barr	1	2	1	34
CB Jude Adjei-Barimah	1	1	0	21
DE Everson Griffen	1	0	0	32
OLB Akeem Ayers	1	0	0	4
OLB K.J. Wright	1	0	0	13

Detroit	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Darius Slay	3	0	1	18
S James Ihedigbo	2	0	0	17
S Levi Marsh	2	0	0	18
DT C.J. Wilson	1	0	0	15
OLB Tahir Whitehead	1	0	0	15
ILB Daren Bates	1	0	0	18
CB Quandre Diggs	1	0	0	14
OLB Damien Wilson	1	0	0	5
CB Alex Carter	0	1	1	15

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Matt Kalil	2	13	0	38	0	19
T.J. Clemmings	2	12	0	38	1	19
Brandon Fusco	1	5	0	38	0	19
Phil Loadholt	1	4	0	38	2	19
John Sullivan	1	2	0	38	0	19
Kyle Rudolph	1	1	1	37	0	18

Detroit	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Daryl Williams	3	7	37	1	36
Larry Warford	3	7	37	0	36
Casey Hockenhull	3	4	37	0	36
Laken Tomlinson	1	9	37	0	36
Cole Lyon	1	4	37	0	36
Lionel Elliott	1	1	13	0	10
Larry Donnell	0	2	28	0	23
Michael Burton	0	1	11	0	8

Special Teams Tackles

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
K.J. Wright	1	31
Marshawn Lynch	1	26
Clarence Sawahata	1	23
Antoine Marroquin	1	19
Zach Line	1	18

Detroit	Tackles	STPlays
Manny Lawson	3	19
George Winn	1	30
Ryan Mundy	1	12

Participation

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Andrew Sendejo	---	---	36	36	5	77
Eric Kendricks	---	---	37	36	4	77
Trae Waynes	---	---	37	36	4	77
Marcus Sherels	---	---	37	35	4	76
Xavier Rhodes	---	---	36	36	4	76
Everson Griffen	---	---	34	32	5	71
Anthony Barr	---	---	28	34	4	66
Phil Loadholt	38	19	---	---	7	64
Mike Wallace	37	18	---	---	8	63
Jude Adjei-Barimah	---	---	24	21	18	63
Kyle Rudolph	37	18	---	---	7	62
K.J. Wright	---	---	17	13	31	61
John Sullivan	38	19	---	---	---	57
Brandon Fusco	38	19	---	---	---	57
Matt Kalil	38	19	---	---	---	57
Teddy Bridgewater	38	19	---	---	---	57
T.J. Clemmings	38	19	---	---	---	57
Brandon Holliday	---	---	27	24	5	56
Linval Joseph	---	---	26	25	4	55
Sammy Watkins	35	19	---	---	---	54
Zach Line	24	10	---	---	18	52
Scott Crichton	---	---	24	23	4	51
Alex Forbes	34	16	---	---	---	50
Marshawn Lynch	6	7	---	---	26	39
Danielle Hunter	---	---	16	17	4	37
Sterling Moore	---	---	9	13	13	35
Sharrif Floyd	---	---	14	11	1	26
Clarence Sawahata	0	0	---	---	23	23
MyCole Pruitt	1	1	---	---	19	21
Teddy Williams	14	6	---	---	---	20
Antoine Marroquin	---	---	1	0	19	20
Stefon Diggs	2	0	---	---	17	19
Jerricho Cotchery	0	0	---	---	15	15
Audie Cole	---	---	0	0	12	12
Akeem Ayers	---	---	4	4	---	8
Steve McLendon	---	---	0	0	7	7
Kevin McDermott	0	0	---	---	7	7
Brayden Lyle	0	0	---	---	7	7
Anthony Meyer	0	0	---	---	7	7
Rabble Brush	0	0	---	---	7	7
Ethan Mickus	0	0	---	---	7	7
Graham Harden	0	0	---	---	6	6
Zach Miller	0	0	---	---	1	1
Ryan Fitzpatrick	0	0	---	---	---	0
Brian Robison	---	---	0	0	---	0
Trevor Snider	0	0	---	---	---	0

Detroit	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Skip Samuels	34	35	---	---	19	88
Larry Warford	37	36	---	---	11	84
Laken Tomlinson	37	36	---	---	11	84
Corey Fuller	32	34	---	---	16	82
Sean Mannion	37	36	---	---	---	73
Daryl Williams	37	36	---	---	---	73
Casey Hockenhull	37	36	---	---	---	73
Cole Lyon	37	36	---	---	---	73
George Winn	18	22	---	---	30	70
Larry Donnell	28	23	---	---	8	59
Daren Bates	---	---	36	18	2	56
Darius Slay	---	---	37	18	1	56
Tahir Whitehead	---	---	26	15	14	55
Ezekiel Ansah	---	---	37	18	---	55
Quandre Diggs	---	---	22	14	18	54
Levi Marsh	---	---	35	18	---	53
James Ihedigbo	---	---	35	17	---	52
Alex Carter	---	---	34	15	---	49
Dusty Davidson	---	---	33	16	---	49
Marques Colston	17	25	---	---	6	48
C.J. Wilson	---	---	32	15	---	47
Lionel Elliott	13	10	---	---	22	45
Caraun Reid	---	---	31	11	---	42
Courtney Klosterman	19	14	---	---	6	39
Martin Lowe	11	8	---	---	14	33
Archie Canaves	---	---	5	5	20	30
Michael Burton	11	8	---	---	9	28
Manny Lawson	---	---	5	2	19	26
Devin Taylor	---	---	10	6	7	23
Teddy Collier	---	---	12	3	6	21
Gabe Wright	---	---	8	4	7	19
Ryan Mundy	---	---	3	3	12	18
Damien Wilson	---	---	13	5	---	18
Ryan Harris	0	0	---	---	11	11
Riley Reiff	0	0	---	---	11	11
Sam Martin	0	0	---	---	11	11
Terry Chamblin	---	---	0	0	11	11
Francisco Davidson	0	0	---	---	11	11
Matt Prater	0	0	---	---	10	10
Jumbo Bowens	---	---	2	1	7	10
Scott Solomon	---	---	2	5	---	7
James Jones	2	1	---	---	---	3
T.J. Yates	0	0	---	---	---	0
Garrett Gardner	0	0	---	---	---	0
Wade Cichanski	0	0	---	---	---	0
Butch Castillo	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	12	64	5.3
Middle	13	32	2.5
Right	13	26	2.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	11	1.6
Middle	23	80	3.5
Right	7	38	5.4
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Teddy Bridgewater	16	12	2	0	0	1	1	2	2

Detroit	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Sean Mannion	35	23	3	1	1	7	2	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	11	11.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	6	6	72	12.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	5	57	8.1
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	1	-4	-1.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	12	70	5.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	16	9	103	6.4
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	44	14.7

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Mike Wallace	7	5	44	0	18
RB Alex Forbes	4	3	40	1	16
WR Sammy Watkins	3	2	14	0	19
TE Kyle Rudolph	1	1	7	0	18
WR Teddy Williams	1	1	35	1	6

Detroit	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Skip Samuels	11	8	0	74	1	35
WR Corey Fuller	9	7	0	75	1	34
WR Marques Colston	8	4	0	51	1	25
RB Courtney Klosterman	2	1	1	3	0	14
TE Lionel Elliott	2	2	0	14	0	10
WR James Jones	1	0	0	0	0	1
TE Larry Donnell	1	0	0	0	0	23
RB George Winn	1	1	0	-4	0	22

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Alex Forbes	7	34	4.86	3.03
Marshawn Lynch	2	6	3.00	3.25

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
George Winn	4	9	2.25	3.63
Courtney Klosterman	2	4	2.00	3.11

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Teddy Bridgewater	1	1	15	15.00	8.75

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Sean Mannion	3	2	8	2.67	6.09

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Mike Wallace	1	1	15	15.00	6.29

Detroit	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Corey Fuller	2	1	6	3.00	8.33
WR Skip Samuels	1	1	2	2.00	6.73

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Alex Forbes	6	3

Detroit	Rushes	Conversions
Courtney Klosterman	6	2
Sean Mannion	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Teddy Bridgewater	6	4	1

Detroit	Att	Comp	Conversions
Sean Mannion	7	5	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Mike Wallace	2	1	0
RB Alex Forbes	2	1	0
TE Kyle Rudolph	1	1	0
WR Sammy Watkins	1	1	1

Detroit	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Marques Colston	2	0	0
WR Corey Fuller	2	2	1
WR Skip Samuels	2	2	1
RB Courtney Klosterman	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 61,100 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,600 (21,400)
End Zone 9,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 12,500 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,100 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	61,100 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,600 (21,400)
End Zone	9,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	12,500 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,100 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (3,300)