Week 1, 2020

played in Detroit, MI

85 degrees, fair, 12 mph wind

Minnesota Vikings	10	0	7	10	-	27
Detroit Lions	7	3	13	0	-	23

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:16 DET - Skip Samuels 2 pass from Kaden Cormier (Glen Roehl extra point)
1Q: 07:33 MIN - Kevin Elliott 23 field goal
1Q: 00:31 MIN - Henry Hickman 42 interception return (Kevin Elliott extra point)
2Q: 03:29 DET - Glen Roehl 35 field goal
3Q: 11:32 MIN - Quentin Sample 9 run (Kevin Elliott extra point)
3Q: 07:29 DET - Corey Fuller 6 pass from Kaden Cormier (Glen Roehl extra point)
3Q: 03:50 DET - Glen Roehl 39 field goal
3Q: 00:29 DET - Glen Roehl 29 field goal
4Q: 03:05 MIN - Breshad Perriman 11 pass from Teddy Bridgewater (Kevin Elliott extra point)
4Q: 01:18 MIN - Kevin Elliott 48 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:16 DET - Skip Samuels 2 pass from Kaden Cormier (Glen Roehl extra point)
1Q: 07:33 MIN - Kevin Elliott 23 field goal
1Q: 00:31 MIN - Henry Hickman 42 interception return (Kevin Elliott extra point)
2Q: 03:29 DET - Glen Roehl 35 field goal
3Q: 11:32 MIN - Quentin Sample 9 run (Kevin Elliott extra point)
3Q: 07:29 DET - Corey Fuller 6 pass from Kaden Cormier (Glen Roehl extra point)
3Q: 03:50 DET - Glen Roehl 39 field goal
3Q: 00:29 DET - Glen Roehl 29 field goal
4Q: 03:05 MIN - Breshad Perriman 11 pass from Teddy Bridgewater (Kevin Elliott extra point)
4Q: 01:18 MIN - Kevin Elliott 48 field goal

Team Statistics MIN DET
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 18 27
- by Rushing 4 6
- by Passing 13 19
- by Penalty 1 2
Total Net Yards 305 440
- Offensive Plays 57 77
- Yards per Play 5.35 5.71
Net Rushing Yards 89 98
- Rushing Attempts 26 16
- Yards per Rush 3.42 6.13
Net Passing Yards 216 342
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 29 - 20 - 0 58 - 37 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 236 364
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/20 3/22
- Yards per Pass Play 6.97 5.61
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 3/10 7/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.8 7.4
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/2
Penalties/Yards 6/44 7/40
Punt Returns/Yards 1/-3 4/58
Kick Returns/Yards 5/133 1/30
Interception Ret./Yards 2/42 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 6
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 2/3
Avg. Drive Start OWN 26 OWN 29
Time of Possession 24:48 35:13

Team Statistics	MIN	DET
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	18	27
- by Rushing	4	6
- by Passing	13	19
- by Penalty	1	2
Total Net Yards	305	440
- Offensive Plays	57	77
- Yards per Play	5.35	5.71
Net Rushing Yards	89	98
- Rushing Attempts	26	16
- Yards per Rush	3.42	6.13
Net Passing Yards	216	342
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	29 - 20 - 0	58 - 37 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	236	364
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/20	3/22
- Yards per Pass Play	6.97	5.61
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	3/10	7/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.8	7.4
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/2
Penalties/Yards	6/44	7/40
Punt Returns/Yards	1/-3	4/58
Kick Returns/Yards	5/133	1/30
Interception Ret./Yards	2/42	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	6
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	2/3
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 26	OWN 29
Time of Possession	24:48	35:13

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:09	3:44	OWN 32	8	62	Field Goal
1	5:46	2:42	OWN 17	7	31	Punt
2	11:51	4:12	OWN 8	7	27	Punt
2	3:21	1:43	OWN 20	5	13	Punt
3	15:00	3:34	OWN 35	7	65	Touchdown
3	7:20	0:32	OWN 29	1	4	Fumble
3	3:43	1:55	OWN 36	3	6	Punt
3	0:21	4:18	OWN 32	6	-4	Punt
4	6:37	3:40	OWN 7	9	93	Touchdown
4	1:45	0:32	OPP 39	3	8	Field Goal
4	0:02	0:02	OWN 17	1	-1	Game

Detroit Lions
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:51	OWN 20	10	80	Touchdown
1	7:25	1:39	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
1	3:04	2:44	OWN 18	5	14	Interception
1	0:20	3:29	OWN 20	7	23	Punt
2	7:39	4:18	OWN 20	8	62	Field Goal
2	1:38	1:38	OWN 21	6	32	Half
3	11:26	4:06	OWN 38	7	62	Touchdown
3	6:48	3:05	OPP 33	8	11	Field Goal
3	1:48	1:27	50	4	38	Field Goal
4	11:03	4:26	OWN 34	7	26	Punt
4	2:57	1:12	OWN 20	5	17	Interception
4	1:13	1:11	OWN 20	9	63	Downs

Game MVP: Teddy Bridgewater, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Quentin Sample	14	43	3.07	9	0	1
Ameer Abdullah	10	46	4.60	14	1	0
Teddy Bridgewater	2	0	0.00	1	0	0

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Caden Peterson	10	70	7.00	12	3	0
George Winn	6	28	4.67	19	2	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Teddy Bridgewater	29	20	236	2/20	1	37	0	104.9

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Kaden Cormier	58	37	364	3/22	2	34	2	78.5

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Breshad Perriman	8	11	112	14.00	56	37	1
WR Sammy Watkins	7	10	77	11.00	35	35	0
WR Lionel Oliver	3	4	25	8.33	4	15	0
TE James Burton	1	1	11	11.00	5	11	0
TE Mel Barbee	1	1	11	11.00	0	11	0
WR Saalim Hakim	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Ameer Abdullah	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Detroit	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Skip Samuels	14	24	105	7.50	17	29	1
WR Mike Evans	11	14	185	16.82	97	34	0
FB Jackson Emmons	5	7	24	4.80	2	8	0
WR Corey Fuller	3	3	19	6.33	0	11	1
TE Nickolas Kendrick	2	4	11	5.50	0	9	0
WR Ezra Massimo	1	3	8	8.00	0	8	0
RB Caden Peterson	1	1	12	12.00	7	12	0
TE Gavin Escobar	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Bud Dupree	1	0	0.00	0
CB Henry Hickman	1	42	42.00	1

Detroit	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Ameer Abdullah	1	0	0	0
C.J. Mosley	0	0	1	0

Detroit	Fumb	Recov	Force
Logan Schwartz	1	0	0
Corey Fuller	0	1	0
Alex Carter	0	1	0
Jadeveon Clowney	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Kris Maxwell	5	249	49.8	34.2	65	3

Detroit	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Shawn Barnes	3	128	42.7	43.7	53	2

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Kevin Elliott	2/2	1/1	0/0	48	3/3

Detroit	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Glen Roehl	3/3	0/0	0/0	39	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Charlie Sinclair	1	-3	-3.0	0

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Logan Schwartz	4	58	14.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ameer Abdullah	3	87	29.0	0
Charlie Sinclair	2	46	23.0	0

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Skip Samuels	1	30	30.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Jerome Banks	8	2	0.0	16	61
CB Henry Hickman	7	0	0.0	16	61
S Roosevelt Crichton	7	0	0.0	16	60
ILB C.J. Mosley	5	1	0.0	16	61
DE Scott Crichton	4	0	2.0	13	45
OLB Bud Dupree	4	1	0.5	14	51
CB Trae Waynes	4	2	0.0	16	61
ILB Jason Schleinat	4	0	0.0	2	10
DE Everson Griffen	2	0	0.5	9	29
CB Ken Faine	2	3	0.0	11	46
DT Samuel Robbins	2	0	0.0	9	23
DT Brandon Holliday	2	0	0.0	9	47
CB P.J. Williams	1	2	0.0	5	27
OLB Colby Mazzone	1	0	0.0	0	5
OLB Chase Rose	0	2	0.0	5	5
DT Kenny Batchelder	0	1	0.0	13	49

Detroit	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Jadeveon Clowney	6	3	0.0	26	31
CB Quandre Diggs	6	0	0.0	20	27
DE Ezekiel Ansah	5	1	2.0	26	30
S Leonard Dancy	5	7	0.0	26	31
CB Darius Slay	5	2	0.0	24	31
OLB Ramon Anastasiades	4	2	0.0	22	28
DE Jameson Anderson	4	0	0.0	25	30
S Levi Marsh	3	1	0.0	26	31
DT Danny Bennink	3	0	0.0	17	19
OLB Hardy Ciarleglio	2	0	0.0	6	3
CB Alex Carter	1	1	0.0	25	28
TE Nickolas Kendrick	1	0	---	---	---
DT Horace Lloyd	1	0	0.0	19	18

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Scott Crichton	2.0	2	1	3	45
DE Everson Griffen	0.5	1	0	0	29
OLB Bud Dupree	0.5	0	0	0	51
ILB C.J. Mosley	0.0	0	2	0	61
ILB Jason Schleinat	0.0	0	1	0	10
DE Alvin Demski	0.0	0	1	0	24
DT Kenny Batchelder	0.0	0	0	1	49

Detroit	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Ezekiel Ansah	2.0	0	2	30
DE Jameson Anderson	0.0	1	0	30
OLB Ramon Anastasiades	0.0	0	2	28

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Roosevelt Crichton	7	0	0	60
CB Trae Waynes	4	4	0	61
CB Henry Hickman	4	0	1	61
ILB C.J. Mosley	4	0	0	61
ILB Jason Schleinat	4	0	0	10
S Jerome Banks	4	0	0	61
OLB Bud Dupree	3	1	1	51
DE Scott Crichton	2	0	0	45
CB Ken Faine	2	0	0	46
DE Everson Griffen	1	0	0	29
CB P.J. Williams	1	0	0	27
OLB Colby Mazzone	1	0	0	5

Detroit	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Quandre Diggs	5	0	27
CB Darius Slay	4	1	31
ILB Jadeveon Clowney	4	1	31
OLB Ramon Anastasiades	3	0	28
S Leonard Dancy	2	0	31
CB Alex Carter	1	0	28
DE Jameson Anderson	1	0	30

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T.J. Clemmings	2	5	26	0	31
Zachary Schroeder	2	5	26	0	31
Ethan Mickus	2	4	26	0	31
Ricky Wagner	1	5	26	2	31
Matt Kalil	1	3	26	0	31
Sammy Ostwald	0	1	16	0	11
James Burton	0	1	23	0	21

Detroit	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Phil Loadholt	3	4	16	1	61
Michael Harris	3	4	16	1	61
Ernie Zwillinger	2	4	16	0	61
Cole Lyon	1	1	16	1	61
Jackson Emmons	1	1	12	0	27
Gavin Escobar	0	1	2	0	11
Nickolas Kendrick	0	1	13	0	46

Special Teams Tackles

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
C.J. Mosley	3	20
Ameer Abdullah	2	19

Detroit	Tackles	STPlays
Corey Fuller	2	17
Quandre Diggs	2	10
Jackson Emmons	1	18
Skip Samuels	1	15

Participation

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
C.J. Mosley	---	---	16	61	20	97
Henry Hickman	---	---	16	61	14	91
Jerome Banks	---	---	16	61	4	81
Bud Dupree	---	---	14	51	15	80
Trae Waynes	---	---	16	61	3	80
Roosevelt Crichton	---	---	16	60	3	79
Kenny Batchelder	---	---	13	49	4	66
T.J. Clemmings	26	31	---	---	7	64
James Burton	23	21	---	---	17	61
Scott Crichton	---	---	13	45	2	60
Ken Faine	---	---	11	46	3	60
Brandon Holliday	---	---	9	47	3	59
Matt Kalil	26	31	---	---	---	57
Ricky Wagner	26	31	---	---	---	57
Teddy Bridgewater	26	31	---	---	---	57
Sammy Watkins	26	31	---	---	---	57
Ethan Mickus	26	31	---	---	---	57
Zachary Schroeder	26	31	---	---	---	57
P.J. Williams	---	---	5	27	21	53
Breshad Perriman	19	26	---	---	1	46
Ameer Abdullah	11	15	---	---	19	45
Everson Griffen	---	---	9	29	4	42
Sammy Ostwald	16	11	---	---	10	37
Mel Barbee	9	13	---	---	13	35
Alvin Demski	---	---	5	24	6	35
Samuel Robbins	---	---	9	23	---	32
Jared Abbrederis	5	11	---	---	15	31
Saalim Hakim	5	10	---	---	14	29
Quentin Sample	15	11	---	---	---	26
Cesar Levine	0	0	---	---	18	18
Jason Schleinat	---	---	2	10	4	16
Chase Rose	---	---	5	5	---	10
Charlie Sinclair	---	---	0	0	9	9
Kevin Elliott	0	0	---	---	8	8
Lionel Oliver	1	6	---	---	---	7
Roosevelt Fullerton	0	0	---	---	7	7
Lenny Summers	0	0	---	---	7	7
Heath Morrison	0	0	---	---	7	7
Seth Martinez	0	0	---	---	7	7
Colby Mazzone	---	---	0	5	1	6
Kris Maxwell	0	0	---	---	5	5
Floyd Szabo	---	---	1	4	---	5
Marcus Sherels	---	---	0	2	2	4
Damon Anthony	0	0	---	---	2	2
Brett Hundley	0	0	---	---	---	0
Harvey Huntley	---	---	0	0	---	0

Detroit	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Skip Samuels	15	60	---	---	15	90
Michael Harris	16	61	---	---	6	83
Fernando Robbins	16	61	---	---	6	83
Phil Loadholt	16	61	---	---	---	77
Cole Lyon	16	61	---	---	---	77
Kaden Cormier	16	61	---	---	---	77
Ernie Zwillinger	16	61	---	---	---	77
Mike Evans	14	50	---	---	1	65
Nickolas Kendrick	13	46	---	---	5	64
Darius Slay	---	---	24	31	4	59
Jadeveon Clowney	---	---	26	31	2	59
Levi Marsh	---	---	26	31	2	59
Leonard Dancy	---	---	26	31	2	59
Ezekiel Ansah	---	---	26	30	2	58
Quandre Diggs	---	---	20	27	10	57
Jackson Emmons	12	27	---	---	18	57
Corey Fuller	7	32	---	---	17	56
Jameson Anderson	---	---	25	30	1	56
Alex Carter	---	---	25	28	2	55
Ramon Anastasiades	---	---	22	28	4	54
Caden Peterson	10	40	---	---	---	50
George Winn	6	21	---	---	18	45
Horace Lloyd	---	---	19	18	2	39
Danny Bennink	---	---	17	19	1	37
Gavin Escobar	2	11	---	---	18	31
Terry Carpenter	---	---	9	12	5	26
Trevor Rauch	---	---	4	3	14	21
Avery Berry	---	---	2	6	12	20
Logan Schwartz	0	0	---	---	20	20
Ezra Massimo	1	12	---	---	---	13
Hardy Ciarleglio	---	---	6	3	4	13
Dusty Davidson	---	---	4	7	1	12
Jamie Weibel	---	---	0	0	12	12
Cesar Lofton	---	---	1	3	6	10
Mackenzie Gordon	0	5	---	---	5	10
Tyrone Crane	---	---	2	2	6	10
Conrad Stokes	---	---	0	0	10	10
Glen Roehl	0	0	---	---	9	9
Devon Fulcher	---	---	2	1	6	9
Jake Fisher	0	0	---	---	6	6
Wade Cichanski	0	1	---	---	5	6
Skip Schnebele	0	0	---	---	6	6
Lionel Wardzala	0	0	---	---	6	6
Shawn Barnes	0	0	---	---	3	3
Gustavo Cash	0	0	---	---	3	3
Donald Raynor	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	18	4.5
Middle	14	43	3.1
Right	7	29	4.1
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	3	1.0
Middle	11	85	7.7
Right	2	10	5.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Teddy Bridgewater	29	20	4	0	6	2	1	4	0

Detroit	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Kaden Cormier	58	37	5	3	2	5	5	4	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	5	17	2.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	9	115	10.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	6	104	10.4
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	33	26	241	7.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	18	9	94	5.2
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	29	5.8

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Breshad Perriman	11	8	3	112	3	26
WR Sammy Watkins	10	7	0	77	1	31
WR Lionel Oliver	4	3	1	25	0	6
WR Saalim Hakim	1	0	1	0	0	10
RB Ameer Abdullah	1	0	1	0	0	15
TE James Burton	1	1	0	11	0	21
TE Mel Barbee	1	1	0	11	0	13

Detroit	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Skip Samuels	24	14	1	105	1	60
WR Mike Evans	14	11	0	185	4	50
FB Jackson Emmons	7	5	1	24	0	27
TE Nickolas Kendrick	4	2	0	11	0	46
WR Corey Fuller	3	3	0	19	0	32
WR Ezra Massimo	3	1	0	8	0	12
TE Gavin Escobar	1	0	0	0	0	11
RB Caden Peterson	1	1	0	12	0	40

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Quentin Sample	2	14	7.00	3.07
Teddy Bridgewater	1	1	1.00	0.00

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
George Winn	1	-2	-2.00	4.67

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Teddy Bridgewater	4	2	22	5.50	8.14

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Kaden Cormier	16	8	42	2.63	6.28

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Breshad Perriman	2	1	11	5.50	10.18
WR Sammy Watkins	1	0	0	0.00	7.70
TE Mel Barbee	1	1	11	11.00	11.00

Detroit	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Skip Samuels	7	4	7	1.00	4.38
WR Mike Evans	3	1	14	4.67	13.21
TE Gavin Escobar	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Corey Fuller	1	1	6	6.00	6.33
FB Jackson Emmons	1	1	3	3.00	3.43
WR Ezra Massimo	1	0	0	0.00	2.67
RB Caden Peterson	1	1	12	12.00	12.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Ameer Abdullah	4	2
Teddy Bridgewater	1	0

Detroit	Rushes	Conversions
Caden Peterson	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Teddy Bridgewater	5	2	1

Detroit	Att	Comp	Conversions
Kaden Cormier	12	8	6

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Sammy Watkins	2	0	0
WR Lionel Oliver	2	1	0
WR Breshad Perriman	1	1	1

Detroit	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Mike Evans	4	3	2
FB Jackson Emmons	3	2	2
WR Skip Samuels	3	3	2
TE Gavin Escobar	1	0	0
TE Nickolas Kendrick	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 66,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,500 (21,400)
End Zone 13,800 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,600 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 12,700 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,200 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,200 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	66,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,500 (21,400)
End Zone	13,800 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,600 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	12,700 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,200 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,200 (3,300)