Week 15, 2025

played in Minnesota, MN

28 degrees, fair, 3 mph wind

Detroit Lions	7	3	7	0	-	17
Minnesota Vikings	14	10	7	13	-	44

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:29 MIN - Devonte Hayes 5 run (Kevin Elliott extra point)
1Q: 04:15 DET - Skip Samuels 8 pass from Clifton Mercer (Kendall Pearson extra point)
1Q: 00:12 MIN - Devonte Hayes 4 run (Kevin Elliott extra point)
2Q: 10:52 MIN - Kevin Elliott 45 field goal
2Q: 10:34 MIN - Liam Tyler 29 interception return (Kevin Elliott extra point)
2Q: 02:02 DET - Kendall Pearson 24 field goal
3Q: 07:26 MIN - Devonte Hayes 1 run (Kevin Elliott extra point)
3Q: 03:41 DET - Marco Homan 6 pass from Clifton Mercer (Kendall Pearson extra point)
4Q: 03:18 MIN - Kevin Elliott 18 field goal
4Q: 02:00 MIN - Danny Drake 4 run (Kevin Elliott extra point)
4Q: 01:06 MIN - Kevin Elliott 42 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:29 MIN - Devonte Hayes 5 run (Kevin Elliott extra point)
1Q: 04:15 DET - Skip Samuels 8 pass from Clifton Mercer (Kendall Pearson extra point)
1Q: 00:12 MIN - Devonte Hayes 4 run (Kevin Elliott extra point)
2Q: 10:52 MIN - Kevin Elliott 45 field goal
2Q: 10:34 MIN - Liam Tyler 29 interception return (Kevin Elliott extra point)
2Q: 02:02 DET - Kendall Pearson 24 field goal
3Q: 07:26 MIN - Devonte Hayes 1 run (Kevin Elliott extra point)
3Q: 03:41 DET - Marco Homan 6 pass from Clifton Mercer (Kendall Pearson extra point)
4Q: 03:18 MIN - Kevin Elliott 18 field goal
4Q: 02:00 MIN - Danny Drake 4 run (Kevin Elliott extra point)
4Q: 01:06 MIN - Kevin Elliott 42 field goal

Team Statistics DET MIN
Record 5-9 11-3
First Downs 15 22
- by Rushing 4 9
- by Passing 11 13
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 305 374
- Offensive Plays 65 62
- Yards per Play 4.69 6.03
Net Rushing Yards 66 136
- Rushing Attempts 18 38
- Yards per Rush 3.67 3.58
Net Passing Yards 239 238
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 45 - 28 - 1 21 - 17 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 249 252
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/10 3/14
- Yards per Pass Play 5.09 9.92
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 10/18 4/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.7 7.6
4th Down Conversions 0/2 1/1
Penalties/Yards 5/30 3/20
Punt Returns/Yards 2/1 3/12
Kick Returns/Yards 2/46 0/0
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/29
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 4/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 22 OWN 38
Time of Possession 26:34 33:26

Team Statistics	DET	MIN
Record	5-9	11-3
First Downs	15	22
- by Rushing	4	9
- by Passing	11	13
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	305	374
- Offensive Plays	65	62
- Yards per Play	4.69	6.03
Net Rushing Yards	66	136
- Rushing Attempts	18	38
- Yards per Rush	3.67	3.58
Net Passing Yards	239	238
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	45 - 28 - 1	21 - 17 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	249	252
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/10	3/14
- Yards per Pass Play	5.09	9.92
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	10/18	4/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.7	7.6
4th Down Conversions	0/2	1/1
Penalties/Yards	5/30	3/20
Punt Returns/Yards	2/1	3/12
Kick Returns/Yards	2/46	0/0
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/29
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	4/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 22	OWN 38
Time of Possession	26:34	33:26

Drive Charts

Detroit Lions
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:28	OWN 25	3	5	Punt
1	10:22	6:18	OWN 24	10	76	Touchdown
1	0:02	0:58	OWN 22	3	1	Punt
2	10:47	0:24	OWN 25	2	-10	Interception
2	10:23	2:04	OWN 25	3	1	Punt
2	6:15	4:21	OWN 15	14	78	Field Goal
3	7:19	3:46	OWN 25	8	75	Touchdown
3	0:37	5:21	OWN 15	11	61	Missed FG
4	3:12	1:00	OWN 25	4	-15	Downs
4	1:51	0:21	OWN 25	4	4	Downs
4	1:00	1:00	OWN 25	3	9	Game

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:32	3:10	OWN 25	6	75	Touchdown
1	4:04	4:02	OWN 25	8	75	Touchdown
2	14:04	3:17	OWN 41	7	31	Field Goal
2	8:19	2:04	OWN 22	3	9	Punt
2	1:54	1:54	OWN 25	3	5	Punt
3	15:00	7:41	OWN 25	13	75	Touchdown
3	3:33	2:56	OWN 25	6	12	Punt
4	10:16	7:04	OWN 31	11	68	Field Goal
4	2:12	0:21	OPP 10	2	10	Touchdown
4	1:30	0:30	OPP 29	3	4	Field Goal

Game MVP: Conner Wisniewski, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Amir Meyer	8	35	4.38	15	1
RB Marco Homan	5	15	3.00	8	0
QB Clifton Mercer	4	12	3.00	5	0
QB Daquan Spencer	1	4	4.00	4	0

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Devonte Hayes	28	93	3.32	13	2	3
RB Danny Drake	4	12	3.00	6	0	1
RB Chad Oakes	3	9	3.00	8	0	0
QB Conner Wisniewski	2	20	10.00	12	1	0
WR Ramon Becker	1	2	2.00	2	0	0

Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Clifton Mercer	43	27	244	2/10	2	39	1	83.9
Daquan Spencer	2	1	5	0/0	0	5	0	56.3

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Conner Wisniewski	21	17	252	3/14	0	33	0	116.7

Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Frankie Stephenson	5	7	35	7.00	5	11	0
WR Skip Samuels	4	7	57	14.25	2	39	1
TE Geoff Foreman	4	8	22	5.50	1	12	0
RB Marco Homan	3	3	30	10.00	25	20	1
RB Amir Meyer	3	4	16	5.33	1	6	0
WR Manuel Hammond	3	6	28	9.33	28	26	0
TE Nickolas Kendrick	2	4	5	2.50	0	4	0
TE Mackenzie Gordon	2	2	10	5.00	0	9	0
WR Kyle Boone	2	4	46	23.00	30	38	0

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Ramon Becker	8	8	107	13.38	31	33
TE Michael Baek	5	6	77	15.40	44	24
WR Luis Krumrei	2	3	34	17.00	2	22
WR Alan Mathers	1	3	16	16.00	9	16
TE Mitchell McCormick	1	1	18	18.00	2	18

Interception Statistics

Detroit	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Liam Tyler	1	29	29.00	1

Fumble Statistics

Detroit	Fumb	Recov	Force
QB Clifton Mercer	1	0	0
TE Geoff Foreman	0	1	0
DT Logan Flemister	0	0	1

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force
WR Ramon Becker	1	0	0
C Abel Whited	0	1	0
OLB Liam Tyler	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Detroit	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Shawn Barnes	3	145	48.3	44.3	56	1

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Edgar Thornton	3	139	46.3	46.0	53	2

Kicking Statistics

Detroit	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Kendall Pearson	1/2	0/1	0/0	24	2/2

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Kevin Elliott	3/3	2/2	0/0	45	5/5

Punt Return Statistics

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Andy Wells	2	1	0.5	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Danny Drake	3	12	4.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Giovanni Burgess	2	46	23.0	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Defensive Statistics

Detroit	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Roosevelt Crichton	9	3	0.0	38	24
DT Logan Flemister	7	1	0.0	30	20
OLB Daryl Bravata	5	2	0.5	36	21
ILB Junior Knopf	5	2	0.0	37	23
CB Rodolfo Mahoney	5	1	0.0	34	22
CB Ross Burton	5	0	0.0	36	24
OLB Ramon Anastasiades	4	1	0.0	29	12
CB Giovanni Burgess	4	1	0.0	15	13
DE Alex Reid	4	1	0.0	33	22
DT Josh Clinton	2	1	1.0	23	16
DT Buddy Booth	1	1	1.5	15	16
S Brent Green	1	3	0.0	35	22
DT Greg Nader	1	1	0.0	25	12
CB Monty Kinsell	1	0	0.0	4	5

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Liam Tyler	7	2	0.0	18	47
ILB Mack Fields	7	2	0.0	15	33
CB Rob Fisk	6	0	0.0	17	43
CB Walter Nachman	5	0	0.0	16	43
S Jerome Banks	4	1	1.0	18	47
S Christopher Bernard	4	0	0.0	13	34
OLB Rusty Pierce	3	2	0.0	9	21
DE Devonte Hammes	2	0	1.0	18	47
CB Salvador Nelson	2	1	0.0	3	15
CB Harris Parrish	2	0	0.0	8	23
DT Dan Hein	1	1	0.0	14	31
DE Albert Peterson	1	0	0.0	2	4
DE Alvin Demski	1	0	0.0	7	23
DT Chuck Ellis	1	0	0.0	15	35
CB Dylan Gray	0	2	0.0	9	23
DT Jessie Kinney	0	1	0.0	11	28

Pass Rush Statistics

Detroit	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DT Buddy Booth	1.5	0	16
DT Josh Clinton	1.0	0	16
OLB Daryl Bravata	0.5	0	21
DE Alex Reid	0.0	1	22

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
S Jerome Banks	1.0	0	0	0	47
DE Devonte Hammes	1.0	0	0	0	47
DT Chuck Ellis	0.0	1	0	0	35
OLB Liam Tyler	0.0	0	2	1	47

Pass Defense Statistics

Detroit	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Rodolfo Mahoney	4	0	22
OLB Ramon Anastasiades	3	1	12
CB Ross Burton	3	0	24
CB Giovanni Burgess	2	0	13
ILB Junior Knopf	2	0	23
CB Monty Kinsell	1	0	5
S Roosevelt Crichton	1	0	24
DT Logan Flemister	1	0	20

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Rob Fisk	5	3	0	43
OLB Liam Tyler	4	2	1	47
CB Walter Nachman	4	0	0	43
OLB Rusty Pierce	3	0	0	21
ILB Mack Fields	3	0	0	33
CB Salvador Nelson	2	1	0	15
S Jerome Banks	2	0	0	47
CB Harris Parrish	2	0	0	23
S Christopher Bernard	1	2	0	34
DT Dan Hein	1	0	0	31
ILB Taylor Cooper	1	0	0	6

Blocking Statistics

Detroit	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Kurt Heinrich	2	7	18	2	47
G Larry Lolicht	2	3	18	0	47
C Casey Hockenhull	1	4	17	0	45
G Fernando Robbins	1	1	18	0	47
G Cole Lyon	0	1	17	0	41

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Aidan Bissonnette	4	9	38	0	24
G Bobby Dodge	3	7	38	0	24
T Donny Villarrial	2	6	38	2	24
T Ramon Hatch	1	6	38	0	24
C Abel Whited	1	5	38	1	24
TE Mitchell McCormick	1	2	23	0	11
TE Michael Baek	1	1	28	0	20

Special Teams Tackles

Detroit	Tackles	STPlays
Ramon Anastasiades	2	11
Marco Homan	1	18

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Dakota Garcia	2	12
Max Anwar	1	22
Walter Nachman	1	17

Participation

Detroit	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
WR Skip Samuels	17	47	---	---	16	80
OLB Daryl Bravata	---	---	36	21	14	71
G Larry Lolicht	18	47	---	---	5	70
G Kurt Heinrich	18	47	---	---	5	70
G Fernando Robbins	18	47	---	---	5	70
S Roosevelt Crichton	---	---	38	24	4	66
G Cole Lyon	17	41	---	---	5	63
CB Ross Burton	---	---	36	24	3	63
ILB Junior Knopf	---	---	37	23	3	63
C Casey Hockenhull	17	45	---	---	---	62
QB Clifton Mercer	17	45	---	---	---	62
TE Geoff Foreman	15	44	---	---	---	59
S Brent Green	---	---	35	22	2	59
DE Alex Reid	---	---	33	22	3	58
CB Rodolfo Mahoney	---	---	34	22	1	57
DT Logan Flemister	---	---	30	20	3	53
OLB Ramon Anastasiades	---	---	29	12	11	52
WR Frankie Stephenson	16	35	---	---	---	51
RB Marco Homan	7	21	---	---	18	46
DT Josh Clinton	---	---	23	16	4	43
CB Giovanni Burgess	---	---	15	13	14	42
DT Greg Nader	---	---	25	12	2	39
ILB Ethan Gietka	---	---	26	10	2	38
WR Kyle Boone	3	16	---	---	18	37
DT Buddy Booth	---	---	15	16	4	35
WR Manuel Hammond	9	24	---	---	---	33
RB Amir Meyer	11	20	---	---	1	32
TE Nickolas Kendrick	6	8	---	---	17	31
CB Monty Kinsell	---	---	4	5	18	27
FB Alan Reynolds	4	5	---	---	17	26
OLB Fernando Cavka	---	---	1	0	18	19
S Wyatt Trim	---	---	1	2	15	18
WR Andy Wells	0	1	---	---	16	17
TE Mackenzie Gordon	2	9	---	---	4	15
T Dwight Frederick	1	6	---	---	---	7
K Kendall Pearson	0	0	---	---	6	6
WR Devin Street	0	5	---	---	---	5
C Lenny Fogg	0	0	---	---	5	5
QB Daquan Spencer	1	2	---	---	2	5
P Shawn Barnes	0	0	---	---	3	3
C Nicholas Alcott	1	2	---	---	---	3
G Alvin Hanson	0	0	---	---	---	0
OLB William Fitzgerald	---	---	0	0	---	0
QB Donnell Conley	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Skip Colton	0	0	---	---	---	0
DT Erick Newton	---	---	0	0	---	0

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
OLB Liam Tyler	---	---	18	47	21	86
CB Walter Nachman	---	---	16	43	17	76
DE Devonte Hammes	---	---	18	47	5	70
S Jerome Banks	---	---	18	47	3	68
C Abel Whited	38	24	---	---	6	68
T Ramon Hatch	38	24	---	---	6	68
T Donny Villarrial	38	24	---	---	6	68
G Bobby Dodge	38	24	---	---	6	68
C Aidan Bissonnette	38	24	---	---	---	62
CB Rob Fisk	---	---	17	43	2	62
QB Conner Wisniewski	35	24	---	---	---	59
DT Chuck Ellis	---	---	15	35	5	55
ILB Mack Fields	---	---	15	33	2	50
RB Devonte Hayes	29	16	---	---	4	49
S Christopher Bernard	---	---	13	34	1	48
CB Dylan Gray	---	---	9	23	16	48
TE Michael Baek	28	20	---	---	---	48
DT Dan Hein	---	---	14	31	2	47
WR Ramon Becker	27	16	---	---	---	43
DT Jessie Kinney	---	---	11	28	2	41
WR Alan Mathers	24	15	---	---	---	39
WR Luis Krumrei	13	12	---	---	13	38
WR Mackenzie Clark	10	6	---	---	19	35
TE Mitchell McCormick	23	11	---	---	---	34
CB Salvador Nelson	---	---	3	15	15	33
OLB Rusty Pierce	---	---	9	21	2	32
CB Harris Parrish	---	---	8	23	1	32
DE Alvin Demski	---	---	7	23	---	30
WR Johnathan Shea	16	12	---	---	---	28
RB Danny Drake	5	1	---	---	22	28
FB Heath Marzano	7	2	---	---	19	28
TE Max Anwar	3	2	---	---	22	27
DT Orlando Alston	---	---	5	14	---	19
ILB Taylor Cooper	---	---	0	6	7	13
K Kevin Elliott	0	0	---	---	12	12
RB Chad Oakes	5	7	---	---	---	12
T Dakota Garcia	0	0	---	---	12	12
DE Albert Peterson	---	---	2	4	---	6
QB Melvin Collier	3	0	---	---	3	6
C Billy Mason	0	0	---	---	6	6
S Jose Hargett	---	---	0	0	4	4
P Edgar Thornton	0	0	---	---	3	3
G Seth Martinez	0	0	---	---	---	0
OLB Lincoln Vance	---	---	0	0	---	0
G Gregory Reilly	0	0	---	---	---	0
S Darnell Fraley	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	0	0	0.0
Middle	10	23	2.3
Right	8	43	5.4
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	23	2.3
Middle	18	66	3.7
Right	10	47	4.7
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Clifton Mercer	43	27	4	2	3	7	2	1	1
Daquan Spencer	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Conner Wisniewski	21	17	4	1	1	1	1	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	7	53	6.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	21	15	113	5.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	5	44	4.0
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	39	7.8

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	66	22.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	8	5	36	4.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	6	77	12.8
Long (19+ Yds)	4	3	73	18.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Geoff Foreman	8	4	0	22	0	44
WR Skip Samuels	7	4	0	57	1	47
WR Frankie Stephenson	7	5	0	35	0	35
WR Manuel Hammond	6	3	0	28	1	24
TE Nickolas Kendrick	4	2	1	5	0	8
RB Amir Meyer	4	3	1	16	0	20
WR Kyle Boone	4	2	1	46	1	16
RB Marco Homan	3	3	0	30	1	21
TE Mackenzie Gordon	2	2	0	10	0	9

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Ramon Becker	8	8	0	107	1	16
TE Michael Baek	6	5	0	77	2	20
WR Alan Mathers	3	1	1	16	0	15
WR Luis Krumrei	3	2	0	34	1	12
TE Mitchell McCormick	1	1	0	18	0	11

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Marco Homan	3	3	1.00	3.00
QB Clifton Mercer	2	7	3.50	3.00

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Devonte Hayes	9	44	4.89	3.32
RB Danny Drake	2	10	5.00	3.00
RB Chad Oakes	1	2	2.00	3.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Clifton Mercer	8	5	34	4.25	5.67

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Conner Wisniewski	1	1	13	13.00	12.00

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Skip Samuels	2	2	13	6.50	8.14
TE Nickolas Kendrick	1	0	0	0.00	1.25
TE Mackenzie Gordon	1	1	9	9.00	5.00
RB Marco Homan	1	1	6	6.00	10.00
WR Kyle Boone	1	0	0	0.00	11.50
WR Frankie Stephenson	1	1	6	6.00	5.00
TE Geoff Foreman	1	0	0	0.00	2.75

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Michael Baek	1	1	13	13.00	12.83

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Rushes	Conversions
QB Clifton Mercer	1	1
QB Daquan Spencer	1	0
RB Amir Meyer	1	1

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
RB Chad Oakes	3	1
QB Conner Wisniewski	1	0
RB Devonte Hayes	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Conversions
Clifton Mercer	15	10	8

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Conner Wisniewski	5	3	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Skip Samuels	3	2	2
TE Nickolas Kendrick	3	2	0
WR Frankie Stephenson	3	1	1
RB Marco Homan	2	2	2
WR Manuel Hammond	2	2	2
RB Amir Meyer	1	1	1
TE Geoff Foreman	1	0	0

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Alan Mathers	2	0	0
TE Mitchell McCormick	1	1	1
WR Ramon Becker	1	1	1
TE Michael Baek	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 58,500 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,800 (19,800)
End Zone 13,900 (14,200)
Mezzanine 5,900 (8,200)
Sideline Seats 9,500 (12,600)
Club Seats 6,800 (7,700)
Luxury Boxes 2,600 (7,500)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	58,500 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,800 (19,800)
End Zone	13,900 (14,200)
Mezzanine	5,900 (8,200)
Sideline Seats	9,500 (12,600)
Club Seats	6,800 (7,700)
Luxury Boxes	2,600 (7,500)