Week 1, 2017

played in Detroit, MI

72 degrees, fair, 3 mph wind

Minnesota Vikings	14	3	0	3	0	-	20
Detroit Lions	0	3	14	3	3	-	23

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:54 MIN - Mike Wallace 24 pass from Teddy Bridgewater (Kirk Summers extra point)
1Q: 04:36 MIN - Mike Wallace 32 pass from Teddy Bridgewater (Kirk Summers extra point)
2Q: 15:00 DET - Matt Prater 39 field goal
2Q: 02:50 MIN - Kirk Summers 47 field goal
3Q: 11:36 DET - Corey Fuller 1 pass from Sean Mannion (Matt Prater extra point)
3Q: 05:20 DET - George Winn 6 run (Matt Prater extra point)
4Q: 14:27 DET - Matt Prater 21 field goal
4Q: 00:14 MIN - Kirk Summers 27 field goal
OT: 07:10 DET - Matt Prater 40 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:54 MIN - Mike Wallace 24 pass from Teddy Bridgewater (Kirk Summers extra point)
1Q: 04:36 MIN - Mike Wallace 32 pass from Teddy Bridgewater (Kirk Summers extra point)
2Q: 15:00 DET - Matt Prater 39 field goal
2Q: 02:50 MIN - Kirk Summers 47 field goal
3Q: 11:36 DET - Corey Fuller 1 pass from Sean Mannion (Matt Prater extra point)
3Q: 05:20 DET - George Winn 6 run (Matt Prater extra point)
4Q: 14:27 DET - Matt Prater 21 field goal
4Q: 00:14 MIN - Kirk Summers 27 field goal
OT: 07:10 DET - Matt Prater 40 field goal

Team Statistics MIN DET
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 13 25
- by Rushing 1 9
- by Passing 11 16
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 337 467
- Offensive Plays 60 87
- Yards per Play 5.62 5.37
Net Rushing Yards 8 171
- Rushing Attempts 21 32
- Yards per Rush 0.38 5.34
Net Passing Yards 329 296
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 37 - 22 - 1 48 - 27 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards 342 338
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/13 7/42
- Yards per Pass Play 8.44 5.38
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 2/14 7/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 10.9 10.2
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/50 7/55
Punt Returns/Yards 2/10 7/81
Kick Returns/Yards 3/61 3/58
Interception Ret./Yards 3/13 1/13
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 26 OWN 35
Time of Possession 27:52 40:03

Team Statistics	MIN	DET
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	13	25
- by Rushing	1	9
- by Passing	11	16
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	337	467
- Offensive Plays	60	87
- Yards per Play	5.62	5.37
Net Rushing Yards	8	171
- Rushing Attempts	21	32
- Yards per Rush	0.38	5.34
Net Passing Yards	329	296
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	37 - 22 - 1	48 - 27 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards	342	338
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/13	7/42
- Yards per Pass Play	8.44	5.38
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	2/14	7/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	10.9	10.2
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/50	7/55
Punt Returns/Yards	2/10	7/81
Kick Returns/Yards	3/61	3/58
Interception Ret./Yards	3/13	1/13
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 26	OWN 35
Time of Possession	27:52	40:03

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:19	OWN 33	4	67	Touchdown
1	6:20	1:56	OPP 44	4	44	Touchdown
2	14:54	2:23	OWN 20	5	14	Punt
2	10:43	1:31	OWN 44	3	-9	Punt
2	7:30	4:48	OWN 17	10	53	Field Goal
2	0:55	0:51	OWN 20	3	-1	Punt
3	11:27	2:03	OWN 19	3	31	Fumble
3	8:05	1:43	OWN 1	3	1	Punt
3	5:10	1:41	OWN 21	3	-4	Punt
4	14:20	0:52	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
4	12:10	2:09	OWN 36	3	7	Punt
4	9:02	0:32	OPP 45	2	1	Interception
4	6:39	1:56	OWN 28	5	5	Punt
4	1:38	1:31	OWN 6	7	84	Field Goal
OT1	13:24	1:26	OWN 25	3	8	Punt

Detroit Lions
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:41	6:21	OWN 20	12	65	Missed FG
1	4:24	4:30	OWN 33	8	45	Field Goal
2	12:31	1:48	OWN 34	4	29	Missed FG
2	9:12	1:42	OWN 31	3	-3	Punt
2	2:42	1:47	OWN 22	6	38	Interception
2	0:04	0:04	OWN 47	1	-8	Half
3	15:00	3:33	OWN 21	6	79	Touchdown
3	9:24	1:19	OPP 49	3	1	Punt
3	6:22	1:12	OPP 17	5	17	Touchdown
3	3:29	4:09	OWN 32	9	64	Field Goal
4	13:28	1:18	OWN 32	3	-7	Punt
4	10:01	0:59	OWN 34	3	3	Interception
4	8:30	1:51	OWN 44	3	-10	Punt
4	4:43	3:05	OWN 25	7	36	Punt
4	0:07	0:07	OWN 20	1	-4	Half
OT1	15:00	1:36	OWN 20	4	28	Interception
OT1	11:58	4:53	OWN 28	9	49	Field Goal

Game MVP: Dusty Davidson, Detroit Lions

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG
Clarence Sawahata	10	-17	-1.70	1
Alex Forbes	8	15	1.88	9
Teddy Bridgewater	2	9	4.50	8
Sammy Ostwald	1	1	1.00	1

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
George Winn	23	102	4.43	18	3	1
Caden Peterson	9	69	7.67	31	4	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Teddy Bridgewater	37	22	342	2/13	2	35	1	96.9

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Sean Mannion	48	27	338	7/42	1	45	3	59.2

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Mike Wallace	8	10	167	20.88	54	35	2
WR Stefon Diggs	5	10	71	14.20	42	32	0
WR Sammy Watkins	4	8	36	9.00	8	18	0
TE Kyle Rudolph	3	5	40	13.33	19	29	0
FB Sammy Ostwald	1	1	31	31.00	25	31	0
RB Alex Forbes	1	1	-3	-3.00	0	-3	0

Detroit	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Corey Fuller	11	15	146	13.27	81	38	1
WR Skip Samuels	5	9	74	14.80	22	29	0
RB George Winn	3	3	28	9.33	8	20	0
TE Nickolas Kendrick	3	8	3	1.00	0	6	0
WR Marques Colston	2	9	49	24.50	24	45	0
TE Larry Donnell	1	1	13	13.00	0	13	0
WR Wade Cichanski	1	2	21	21.00	1	21	0
RB Caden Peterson	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Xavier Rhodes	3	13	4.33	0

Detroit	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S James Ihedigbo	1	13	13.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Sammy Ostwald	1	0	0	0

Detroit	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Ramon Anastasiades	0	1	0	0
Darius Slay	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Kris Maxwell	9	393	43.7	34.7	59	0

Detroit	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Sam Martin	5	212	42.4	40.4	47	2

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Kirk Summers	2/2	1/1	0/0	47	2/2

Detroit	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Matt Prater	3/5	1/2	0/1	40	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mike Wallace	2	10	5.0	0

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jumbo Bowens	7	81	11.6	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mike Wallace	2	40	20.0	0
Clarence Sawahata	1	21	21.0	0

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Skip Samuels	2	36	18.0	0
Darius Slay	1	22	22.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Anthony Barr	8	1	1.0	30	53
S Marcus Sherels	8	1	0.0	32	55
OLB Nigel Bradham	8	1	0.0	24	33
CB Trae Waynes	7	1	0.0	32	55
S Andrew Sendejo	6	1	0.0	31	54
CB Henry Hickman	6	0	0.0	28	48
ILB Eric Kendricks	5	2	1.0	28	43
DT Linval Joseph	4	3	2.0	26	51
CB Xavier Rhodes	4	1	0.0	30	52
DE Scott Crichton	2	1	1.5	19	38
DE Danielle Hunter	2	1	0.0	20	27
DE Everson Griffen	1	1	1.5	18	40
DT Haloti Ngata	1	1	0.0	7	5
S Matt Elam	1	1	0.0	9	23
TE Kyle Rudolph	1	0	---	---	---
G Michael Harris	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Trent Murphy	1	0	0.0	6	11

Detroit	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Daren Bates	6	3	0.0	21	38
CB Quandre Diggs	5	1	0.0	21	37
DT Caraun Reid	5	0	0.0	14	29
S Leonard Dancy	5	0	0.0	21	39
DE Dusty Davidson	4	3	2.0	21	38
OLB Ramon Anastasiades	4	2	0.0	19	34
S James Ihedigbo	3	1	0.0	21	39
CB Alex Carter	3	0	0.0	17	31
CB Darius Slay	2	1	0.0	10	23
S Levi Marsh	1	1	0.0	1	6
WR Marques Colston	1	0	---	---	---
QB Sean Mannion	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Damien Wilson	1	0	0.0	2	5
DT Gabe Wright	1	0	0.0	13	20
TE Nickolas Kendrick	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Jamie Weibel	1	0	0.0	3	5
CB Cesar Lofton	1	0	0.0	4	8
OLB Tahir Whitehead	0	1	0.0	8	11

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Linval Joseph	2.0	1	1	2	51
DE Scott Crichton	1.5	0	3	2	38
DE Everson Griffen	1.5	0	2	1	40
OLB Anthony Barr	1.0	0	0	0	53
ILB Eric Kendricks	1.0	0	0	0	43
OLB Randy Maloney	0.0	0	2	0	13

Detroit	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Dusty Davidson	2.0	1	1	38
DE Ezekiel Ansah	0.0	3	3	39
DT Dwight Lyon	0.0	2	0	18
DT Gabe Wright	0.0	1	0	20

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Marcus Sherels	5	0	0	55
OLB Anthony Barr	5	0	0	53
CB Trae Waynes	4	4	0	55
CB Henry Hickman	4	0	0	48
CB Xavier Rhodes	2	0	3	52
S Andrew Sendejo	2	0	0	54
OLB Nigel Bradham	2	0	0	33
ILB Eric Kendricks	2	0	0	43
OLB Trent Murphy	1	0	0	11
DE Everson Griffen	0	1	0	40

Detroit	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Daren Bates	4	0	0	38
CB Darius Slay	4	0	0	23
CB Quandre Diggs	3	0	0	37
OLB Ramon Anastasiades	3	0	0	34
S James Ihedigbo	2	2	1	39
CB Alex Carter	2	1	0	31
S Levi Marsh	1	1	0	6
DT Caraun Reid	1	0	0	29
S Leonard Dancy	1	0	0	39
CB Cesar Lofton	1	0	0	8

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Michael Harris	2	4	21	0	39
Kyle Rudolph	1	1	16	0	33
Phil Loadholt	0	4	21	1	39
John Sullivan	0	4	21	0	39
Matt Kalil	0	3	21	1	39
T.J. Clemmings	0	3	21	0	39

Detroit	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Casey Hockenhull	7	10	1	32	0	55
Larry Warford	2	7	0	32	1	55
Daryl Williams	2	6	0	32	3	55
Laken Tomlinson	1	6	0	32	0	55
Cole Lyon	1	3	1	32	2	55
George Winn	0	0	0	23	1	42

Special Teams Tackles

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Alex Forbes	2	27
Clarence Sawahata	2	18
Brice Butler	1	22
Trent Murphy	1	19
Xavier Rhodes	1	16
Kyle Rudolph	1	11
Zac Kerin	1	11
Anthony Meyer	1	11

Detroit	Tackles	STPlays
Manny Lawson	2	16
Quandre Diggs	2	12
Darius Slay	1	13

Participation

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Andrew Sendejo	---	---	31	54	16	101
Xavier Rhodes	---	---	30	52	16	98
Marcus Sherels	---	---	32	55	5	92
Trae Waynes	---	---	32	55	5	92
Anthony Barr	---	---	30	53	5	88
Henry Hickman	---	---	28	48	5	81
Linval Joseph	---	---	26	51	2	79
Eric Kendricks	---	---	28	43	4	75
Phil Loadholt	21	39	---	---	11	71
Mike Wallace	20	38	---	---	10	68
Everson Griffen	---	---	18	40	7	65
Nigel Bradham	---	---	24	33	4	61
John Sullivan	21	39	---	---	---	60
Kyle Rudolph	16	33	---	---	11	60
Michael Harris	21	39	---	---	---	60
Matt Kalil	21	39	---	---	---	60
Teddy Bridgewater	21	39	---	---	---	60
Scott Crichton	---	---	19	38	3	60
Sammy Watkins	21	39	---	---	---	60
T.J. Clemmings	21	39	---	---	---	60
Stefon Diggs	18	26	---	---	16	60
Danielle Hunter	---	---	20	27	8	55
Alex Forbes	9	18	---	---	27	54
Clarence Sawahata	11	16	---	---	18	45
Matt Elam	---	---	9	23	8	40
Trent Murphy	---	---	6	11	19	36
Sammy Ostwald	7	19	---	---	9	35
Randy Maloney	---	---	5	13	12	30
James Burton	3	3	---	---	22	28
Brice Butler	0	3	---	---	22	25
Brandon Holliday	---	---	6	4	5	15
Haloti Ngata	---	---	7	5	---	12
Zac Kerin	0	0	---	---	11	11
Anthony Meyer	0	0	---	---	11	11
Ethan Mickus	0	0	---	---	11	11
Roosevelt Fullerton	0	0	---	---	11	11
Lamarcus Joyner	---	---	0	0	10	10
Jason Schleinat	---	---	1	0	9	10
Kris Maxwell	0	0	---	---	9	9
Myron Martz	0	0	---	---	6	6
Kirk Cousins	0	0	---	---	2	2
Kirk Summers	0	0	---	---	2	2
Ryan Fitzpatrick	0	0	---	---	---	0
Chance Schwartz	0	0	---	---	---	0
Vinny Ramthun	0	0	---	---	---	0
Hector Koppen	0	0	---	---	---	0

Detroit	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Skip Samuels	32	51	---	---	20	103
Larry Warford	32	55	---	---	10	97
Laken Tomlinson	32	55	---	---	10	97
Nickolas Kendrick	30	48	---	---	18	96
Corey Fuller	28	51	---	---	16	95
Sean Mannion	32	55	---	---	---	87
Daryl Williams	32	55	---	---	---	87
Casey Hockenhull	32	55	---	---	---	87
Cole Lyon	32	55	---	---	---	87
George Winn	23	42	---	---	20	85
Quandre Diggs	---	---	21	37	12	70
Dusty Davidson	---	---	21	38	11	70
James Ihedigbo	---	---	21	39	2	62
Ezekiel Ansah	---	---	21	39	2	62
Daren Bates	---	---	21	38	3	62
Leonard Dancy	---	---	21	39	2	62
Ramon Anastasiades	---	---	19	34	3	56
Alex Carter	---	---	17	31	2	50
Darius Slay	---	---	10	23	13	46
Marques Colston	15	27	---	---	3	45
Courtney Klosterman	17	25	---	---	3	45
Caraun Reid	---	---	14	29	1	44
Caden Peterson	9	13	---	---	20	42
Larry Donnell	6	13	---	---	18	37
Gabe Wright	---	---	13	20	1	34
Damien Wilson	---	---	2	5	25	32
Dwight Lyon	---	---	9	18	---	27
Tahir Whitehead	---	---	8	11	7	26
Cesar Lofton	---	---	4	8	9	21
Jumbo Bowens	---	---	0	0	20	20
Jamie Weibel	---	---	3	5	9	17
Manny Lawson	---	---	0	0	16	16
Scott Solomon	---	---	5	6	1	12
Terry Chamblin	---	---	0	1	10	11
Levi Marsh	---	---	1	6	4	11
Matt Prater	0	0	---	---	10	10
Riley Reiff	0	0	---	---	10	10
Sam Martin	0	0	---	---	10	10
Francisco Davidson	0	0	---	---	10	10
Marquis Filar	0	0	---	---	10	10
Ken Faine	---	---	0	2	6	8
James Jones	0	0	---	---	5	5
Wade Cichanski	0	5	---	---	---	5
T.J. Yates	0	0	---	---	---	0
Garrett Gardner	0	0	---	---	---	0
Butch Castillo	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	5	1.3
Middle	14	6	0.4
Right	3	-3	-1.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	58	6.4
Middle	15	45	3.0
Right	8	68	8.5
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Teddy Bridgewater	37	22	8	0	1	4	7	4	1

Detroit	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Sean Mannion	48	27	8	3	1	5	8	5	3

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	38	9.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	7	93	9.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	7	113	9.4
Long (19+ Yds)	9	4	98	10.9

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	4	45	7.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	22	13	80	3.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	7	118	9.8
Long (19+ Yds)	8	3	95	11.9

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Mike Wallace	10	8	0	167	5	38
WR Stefon Diggs	10	5	0	71	1	26
WR Sammy Watkins	8	4	1	36	0	39
TE Kyle Rudolph	5	3	0	40	1	33
FB Sammy Ostwald	1	1	0	31	1	19
RB Alex Forbes	1	1	0	-3	0	18

Detroit	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Corey Fuller	15	11	0	146	3	51
WR Marques Colston	9	2	0	49	1	27
WR Skip Samuels	9	5	0	74	2	51
TE Nickolas Kendrick	8	3	1	3	0	48
RB George Winn	3	3	0	28	1	42
WR Wade Cichanski	2	1	0	21	1	5
TE Larry Donnell	1	1	0	13	0	13
RB Caden Peterson	1	1	0	4	0	13

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
George Winn	5	19	3.80	4.43

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Teddy Bridgewater	3	1	9	3.00	9.24

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Sean Mannion	7	4	13	1.86	7.04

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Mike Wallace	1	1	9	9.00	16.70

Detroit	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Corey Fuller	4	3	5	1.25	9.73
WR Marques Colston	1	0	0	0.00	5.44
RB George Winn	1	1	8	8.00	9.33
WR Skip Samuels	1	0	0	0.00	8.22

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Teddy Bridgewater	1	0
Sammy Ostwald	1	0

Detroit	Rushes	Conversions
George Winn	5	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Teddy Bridgewater	11	6	2

Detroit	Att	Comp	Conversions
Sean Mannion	9	7	7

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Mike Wallace	4	2	2
WR Stefon Diggs	3	1	0
TE Kyle Rudolph	1	1	0
WR Sammy Watkins	1	1	0
FB Sammy Ostwald	1	1	0

Detroit	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Skip Samuels	3	2	2
WR Marques Colston	2	2	2
RB George Winn	2	2	2
WR Corey Fuller	1	1	1
TE Nickolas Kendrick	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 60,500 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,500 (21,400)
End Zone 12,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,000 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 12,200 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,800 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	60,500 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,500 (21,400)
End Zone	12,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,000 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	12,200 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,800 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (3,300)