Week 1, 2026

played in Minnesota, MN

74 degrees, fair, calm

Detroit Lions	7	3	17	10	-	37
Minnesota Vikings	0	7	0	7	-	14

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:47 DET - Skip Samuels 25 pass from Clifton Mercer (Kendall Pearson extra point)
2Q: 06:20 DET - Kendall Pearson 24 field goal
2Q: 00:32 MIN - Al Shelton 22 pass from Conner Wisniewski (Kevin Elliott extra point)
3Q: 13:10 DET - Brent Green 40 interception return (Kendall Pearson extra point)
3Q: 10:21 DET - Brent Green 60 interception return (Kendall Pearson extra point)
3Q: 02:38 DET - Kendall Pearson 34 field goal
4Q: 06:04 MIN - Michael Baek 9 pass from Jonah Hansen (Kevin Elliott extra point)
4Q: 02:02 DET - Raymond Gerhardt 13 run (Kendall Pearson extra point)
4Q: 00:07 DET - Kendall Pearson 25 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:47 DET - Skip Samuels 25 pass from Clifton Mercer (Kendall Pearson extra point)
2Q: 06:20 DET - Kendall Pearson 24 field goal
2Q: 00:32 MIN - Al Shelton 22 pass from Conner Wisniewski (Kevin Elliott extra point)
3Q: 13:10 DET - Brent Green 40 interception return (Kendall Pearson extra point)
3Q: 10:21 DET - Brent Green 60 interception return (Kendall Pearson extra point)
3Q: 02:38 DET - Kendall Pearson 34 field goal
4Q: 06:04 MIN - Michael Baek 9 pass from Jonah Hansen (Kevin Elliott extra point)
4Q: 02:02 DET - Raymond Gerhardt 13 run (Kendall Pearson extra point)
4Q: 00:07 DET - Kendall Pearson 25 field goal

Team Statistics DET MIN
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 20 17
- by Rushing 12 3
- by Passing 7 14
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 366 360
- Offensive Plays 66 70
- Yards per Play 5.55 5.14
Net Rushing Yards 181 83
- Rushing Attempts 29 22
- Yards per Rush 6.24 3.77
Net Passing Yards 185 277
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 36 - 22 - 0 46 - 22 - 4
- Gross Passing Yards 188 285
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/3 2/8
- Yards per Pass Play 5.00 5.77
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 3/13 4/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.5 6.4
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/3
Penalties/Yards 3/20 6/46
Punt Returns/Yards 3/8 2/5
Kick Returns/Yards 0/0 3/57
Interception Ret./Yards 4/107 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/3 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 34 OWN 19
Time of Possession 32:36 27:24

Team Statistics	DET	MIN
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	20	17
- by Rushing	12	3
- by Passing	7	14
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	366	360
- Offensive Plays	66	70
- Yards per Play	5.55	5.14
Net Rushing Yards	181	83
- Rushing Attempts	29	22
- Yards per Rush	6.24	3.77
Net Passing Yards	185	277
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	36 - 22 - 0	46 - 22 - 4
- Gross Passing Yards	188	285
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/3	2/8
- Yards per Pass Play	5.00	5.77
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	3/13	4/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.5	6.4
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/3
Penalties/Yards	3/20	6/46
Punt Returns/Yards	3/8	2/5
Kick Returns/Yards	0/0	3/57
Interception Ret./Yards	4/107	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/3	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 34	OWN 19
Time of Possession	32:36	27:24

Drive Charts

Detroit Lions
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:12	OWN 25	9	23	Punt
1	8:44	2:08	OWN 29	5	71	Touchdown
1	3:32	2:57	OWN 20	6	39	Punt
2	12:53	1:20	OWN 26	3	4	Punt
2	10:10	3:55	OWN 43	9	50	Field Goal
2	2:33	0:55	OWN 6	4	28	Punt
2	0:21	0:21	OWN 25	2	8	Half
3	7:45	5:14	OWN 25	9	58	Field Goal
4	15:00	2:38	OWN 38	5	16	Punt
4	10:29	2:00	OWN 18	5	6	Punt
4	5:57	3:12	OWN 25	4	23	Punt
4	2:02	0:06	OPP 13	1	13	Touchdown
4	1:22	1:22	OPP 25	4	17	Field Goal

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:48	2:04	OWN 12	3	7	Punt
1	6:36	3:04	OWN 25	5	24	Punt
1	0:35	2:42	OWN 3	6	27	Punt
2	11:33	1:23	OWN 21	3	31	Interception
2	6:15	3:42	OWN 17	9	21	Punt
2	1:38	1:17	OWN 30	6	70	Touchdown
3	15:00	2:02	OWN 20	3	-1	Interception
3	12:58	2:49	OWN 25	6	30	Interception
3	10:09	2:24	OWN 24	3	7	Punt
3	2:31	2:31	OWN 11	5	36	Interception
4	12:22	1:53	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
4	8:29	2:32	OWN 29	10	71	Touchdown
4	2:45	0:43	OWN 10	4	3	Downs
4	1:56	0:34	OWN 25	4	0	Downs

Game MVP: Brent Green, Detroit Lions

Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Raymond Gerhardt	17	115	6.76	21	7	1
QB Clifton Mercer	5	19	3.80	5	0	0
RB Billy Hock	5	49	9.80	20	2	0
WR Skip Samuels	2	-2	-1.00	2	0	0

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Devonte Hayes	16	53	3.31	21	2
QB Conner Wisniewski	3	19	6.33	9	0
RB Danny Drake	3	11	3.67	5	0

Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Clifton Mercer	36	22	188	1/3	1	37	0	84.0

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Conner Wisniewski	37	19	252	1/3	1	33	4	42.7
Jonah Hansen	9	3	33	1/5	1	16	0	82.1

Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Skip Samuels	5	11	81	16.20	51	37	1
RB Raymond Gerhardt	5	6	23	4.60	10	9	0
WR Frankie Stephenson	5	7	16	3.20	4	6	0
FB Britt Norris	3	5	31	10.33	2	23	0
TE Geoff Foreman	2	2	21	10.50	0	18	0
WR Kyle Boone	1	1	13	13.00	1	13	0
RB Billy Hock	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
WR Manuel Hammond	0	3	0	0.00	0	0	0

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Al Shelton	9	17	114	12.67	46	22	1
WR Johnathan Shea	4	7	33	8.25	9	9	0
TE Michael Baek	4	10	70	17.50	12	30	1
WR Mackenzie Clark	2	2	11	5.50	2	10	0
WR Luis Krumrei	2	2	24	12.00	10	16	0
TE Mitchell McCormick	1	5	33	33.00	0	33	0
TE Jerry Thornton	0	3	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Detroit	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Brent Green	3	100	33.33	2
CB Ross Burton	1	7	7.00	0

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Detroit	Fumb	Recov	Force
WR Frankie Stephenson	1	0	0
WR Manuel Hammond	0	1	0
RB Amir Meyer	0	0	1

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force
WR Lenny Duerr	1	0	0
TE Jerry Thornton	0	1	0
CB Rob Fisk	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Detroit	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Shawn Barnes	7	303	43.3	39.7	47	3

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Edgar Thornton	6	308	51.3	46.7	56	2

Kicking Statistics

Detroit	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Kendall Pearson	3/3	0/0	0/0	34	4/4

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

Punt Return Statistics

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Skip Samuels	3	8	2.7	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Lenny Duerr	2	5	2.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Lenny Duerr	2	39	19.5	0
Danny Drake	1	18	18.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Detroit	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Devin Robbins	11	0	0.0	19	47
S Roosevelt Crichton	6	0	0.0	22	48
ILB Junior Knopf	5	3	0.0	19	47
OLB Ramon Anastasiades	4	3	0.0	22	47
DE Zack Madrigal	3	0	1.0	14	33
DT Greg Nader	2	0	0.5	19	46
CB Henry Hickman	2	1	0.0	16	34
OLB Daryl Bravata	2	1	0.0	12	19
CB Giovanni Burgess	2	0	0.0	12	21
S Brent Green	2	0	0.0	21	42
DE Alex Reid	1	2	0.5	19	40
DT Josh Clinton	1	1	0.0	19	39
ILB Rufus Hernandez	1	0	0.0	3	2
DT Buddy Booth	1	0	0.0	11	23
CB Rodolfo Mahoney	1	0	0.0	5	19
DT Erick Newton	0	1	0.0	6	11

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Liam Tyler	11	1	0.0	29	37
ILB Mack Fields	7	6	0.0	28	35
ILB Taylor Cooper	7	2	0.0	13	22
S Jerome Banks	5	4	0.0	29	37
CB Rob Fisk	4	3	0.0	29	35
DT Orlando Alston	4	0	0.0	15	16
S Christopher Bernard	4	0	0.0	24	32
DT Chuck Ellis	3	0	0.0	26	33
OLB Ashton Crane	1	0	0.5	2	3
CB Salvador Nelson	1	2	0.0	21	20
DT Jessie Kinney	1	2	0.0	25	30
WR Mackenzie Clark	1	0	---	---	---
CB Dylan Gray	1	0	0.0	5	5
WR Luis Krumrei	1	0	---	---	---
DE Devonte Hammes	0	1	0.5	27	34

Pass Rush Statistics

Detroit	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Zack Madrigal	1.0	0	1	0	33
DE Alex Reid	0.5	1	2	0	40
DT Greg Nader	0.5	0	2	1	46
DT Buddy Booth	0.0	0	1	1	23
OLB Ramon Anastasiades	0.0	0	1	0	47

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Devonte Hammes	0.5	0	4	0	34
OLB Ashton Crane	0.5	0	0	0	3
DT Archie Berggren	0.0	1	0	0	25
DT Chuck Ellis	0.0	0	1	0	33
DT Jessie Kinney	0.0	0	1	0	30
DE Edwin Hitchcock	0.0	0	0	1	3

Pass Defense Statistics

Detroit	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Devin Robbins	7	2	0	47
ILB Junior Knopf	3	1	0	47
OLB Ramon Anastasiades	3	0	0	47
CB Giovanni Burgess	2	1	0	21
CB Henry Hickman	2	0	0	34
OLB Daryl Bravata	2	0	0	19
S Brent Green	1	2	3	42
S Roosevelt Crichton	1	1	0	48
DE Alex Reid	1	0	0	40
CB Rodolfo Mahoney	0	1	0	19
CB Oliver Haywood	0	1	0	5
CB Ross Burton	0	0	1	5

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Taylor Cooper	6	0	22
OLB Liam Tyler	5	0	37
CB Rob Fisk	3	0	35
S Jerome Banks	2	0	37
ILB Mack Fields	2	0	35
S Christopher Bernard	1	1	32
CB Dylan Gray	1	1	5
DT Chuck Ellis	1	1	33
CB Salvador Nelson	1	0	20
CB Walter Nachman	0	1	34

Blocking Statistics

Detroit	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Tommy Hopkins	4	7	29	1	37
C Casey Hockenhull	3	4	29	0	37
T Darien Bronson	3	4	29	0	37
G Fernando Robbins	2	3	29	0	37
G Larry Lolicht	1	6	29	0	37
FB Britt Norris	0	1	26	0	33

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Gregory Reilly	2	6	0	22	0	48
T Ramon Hatch	1	5	0	22	1	48
C Aidan Bissonnette	1	2	1	22	0	48
G Bobby Dodge	1	2	0	22	0	48
T Donny Villarrial	0	3	0	22	1	48
TE Mitchell McCormick	0	1	0	8	0	25

Special Teams Tackles

Detroit	Tackles	STPlays
Amir Meyer	2	13
Conner Richard	1	26
Skip Samuels	1	21
Ramon Anastasiades	1	15

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Devonte Hammes	2	11
Danny Drake	1	23

Participation

Detroit	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
WR Skip Samuels	28	37	---	---	21	86
OLB Ramon Anastasiades	---	---	22	47	15	84
G Larry Lolicht	29	37	---	---	10	76
G Fernando Robbins	29	37	---	---	10	76
G Tommy Hopkins	29	37	---	---	10	76
T Darien Bronson	29	37	---	---	10	76
ILB Junior Knopf	---	---	19	47	9	75
S Roosevelt Crichton	---	---	22	48	1	71
C Casey Hockenhull	29	37	---	---	---	66
QB Clifton Mercer	29	37	---	---	---	66
CB Devin Robbins	---	---	19	47	---	66
DT Greg Nader	---	---	19	46	---	65
S Brent Green	---	---	21	42	---	63
DE Alex Reid	---	---	19	40	---	59
FB Britt Norris	26	33	---	---	---	59
DT Josh Clinton	---	---	19	39	---	58
WR Frankie Stephenson	25	31	---	---	---	56
RB Raymond Gerhardt	25	26	---	---	3	54
OLB Daryl Bravata	---	---	12	19	22	53
DE Zack Madrigal	---	---	14	33	6	53
CB Henry Hickman	---	---	16	34	1	51
WR Manuel Hammond	15	17	---	---	9	41
CB Giovanni Burgess	---	---	12	21	3	36
DT Buddy Booth	---	---	11	23	---	34
WR Kyle Boone	6	5	---	---	19	30
CB Rodolfo Mahoney	---	---	5	19	6	30
TE Conner Richard	2	0	---	---	26	28
RB Abraham Leak	0	0	---	---	26	26
RB Billy Hock	9	15	---	---	---	24
DT Erick Newton	---	---	6	11	6	23
CB Ross Burton	---	---	0	5	15	20
RB Amir Meyer	1	6	---	---	13	20
TE Geoff Foreman	7	13	---	---	---	20
S Wyatt Trim	---	---	0	0	15	15
P Shawn Barnes	0	0	---	---	10	10
C Eddie Crane	0	0	---	---	10	10
K Kendall Pearson	0	0	---	---	10	10
CB Oliver Haywood	---	---	3	5	---	8
ILB Rufus Hernandez	---	---	3	2	---	5
WR Dustin Woodard	1	2	---	---	---	3
C Carlos Wright	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Daquan Spencer	0	0	---	---	---	0
OLB Dustin Robbins	---	---	0	0	---	0
T Bo D'Arms	0	0	---	---	---	0
OLB William Fitzgerald	---	---	0	0	---	0
G Alejandro Jamison	0	0	---	---	---	0

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
OLB Liam Tyler	---	---	29	37	26	92
ILB Mack Fields	---	---	28	35	17	80
T Ramon Hatch	22	48	---	---	6	76
G Gregory Reilly	22	48	---	---	6	76
T Donny Villarrial	22	48	---	---	6	76
G Bobby Dodge	22	48	---	---	6	76
DE Devonte Hammes	---	---	27	34	11	72
C Aidan Bissonnette	22	48	---	---	---	70
RB Devonte Hayes	18	42	---	---	10	70
S Jerome Banks	---	---	29	37	3	69
CB Walter Nachman	---	---	25	34	10	69
DT Chuck Ellis	---	---	26	33	10	69
CB Rob Fisk	---	---	29	35	3	67
WR Al Shelton	22	42	---	---	---	64
QB Conner Wisniewski	22	38	---	---	---	60
CB Salvador Nelson	---	---	21	20	19	60
WR Johnathan Shea	18	41	---	---	---	59
TE Michael Baek	19	39	---	---	---	58
S Christopher Bernard	---	---	24	32	1	57
TE Mitchell McCormick	8	25	---	---	23	56
DT Jessie Kinney	---	---	25	30	1	56
DT Archie Berggren	---	---	17	25	2	44
RB Danny Drake	8	11	---	---	23	42
ILB Taylor Cooper	---	---	13	22	3	38
DT Orlando Alston	---	---	15	16	1	32
WR Luis Krumrei	10	18	---	---	---	28
WR Mackenzie Clark	5	5	---	---	17	27
WR Lenny Duerr	0	3	---	---	17	20
S Kyshoen Jarrett	---	---	0	1	18	19
CB Denzel Beyer	---	---	2	5	8	15
DE Edwin Hitchcock	---	---	2	3	8	13
TE Jerry Thornton	0	6	---	---	7	13
CB Dylan Gray	---	---	5	5	2	12
WR Ezra Determann	1	4	---	---	7	12
QB Jonah Hansen	0	10	---	---	---	10
P Edgar Thornton	0	0	---	---	6	6
C Billy Mason	0	0	---	---	6	6
OLB Ashton Crane	---	---	2	3	---	5
RB Brenden Manning	1	4	---	---	---	5
K Kevin Elliott	0	0	---	---	3	3
G Camden Stephens	0	0	---	---	---	0
OLB Rusty Pierce	---	---	0	0	---	0
C Abel Whited	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Rico Jennings	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Earl Mueller	0	0	---	---	---	0
DE Lawrence Bernstein	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	5	1.3
Middle	17	90	5.3
Right	7	87	12.4
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	1	5	5.0
Middle	15	53	3.5
Right	6	25	4.2
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Clifton Mercer	36	22	3	1	2	4	6	1	0

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Conner Wisniewski	37	19	5	0	3	6	5	0	4
Jonah Hansen	9	3	0	0	0	3	2	2	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	6	23	3.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	21	12	86	4.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	4	3	56	14.0
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	23	5.8

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	8	8.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	10	90	6.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	8	100	7.1
Long (19+ Yds)	16	3	87	5.4

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Skip Samuels	11	5	1	81	2	37
WR Frankie Stephenson	7	5	0	16	0	31
RB Raymond Gerhardt	6	5	0	23	0	26
FB Britt Norris	5	3	0	31	1	33
WR Manuel Hammond	3	0	1	0	0	17
TE Geoff Foreman	2	2	0	21	0	13
WR Kyle Boone	1	1	0	13	0	5
RB Billy Hock	1	1	0	3	0	15

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Al Shelton	17	9	0	114	2	42
TE Michael Baek	10	4	2	70	2	39
WR Johnathan Shea	7	4	0	33	0	41
TE Mitchell McCormick	5	1	1	33	1	25
TE Jerry Thornton	3	0	0	0	0	6
WR Mackenzie Clark	2	2	0	11	0	5
WR Luis Krumrei	2	2	0	24	0	18

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Raymond Gerhardt	3	18	6.00	6.76
QB Clifton Mercer	2	4	2.00	3.80

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Clifton Mercer	3	1	4	1.33	5.22

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jonah Hansen	1	1	9	9.00	3.67

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Manuel Hammond	2	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Frankie Stephenson	1	1	4	4.00	2.29

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Michael Baek	1	1	9	9.00	7.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Rushes	Conversions
QB Clifton Mercer	3	0
RB Raymond Gerhardt	1	0

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
RB Devonte Hayes	4	1
QB Conner Wisniewski	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Conversions
Clifton Mercer	8	6	3

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Conner Wisniewski	8	4	3
Jonah Hansen	1	0	0

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Skip Samuels	3	2	1
RB Raymond Gerhardt	1	1	0
WR Frankie Stephenson	1	1	0
TE Geoff Foreman	1	1	1
WR Manuel Hammond	1	0	0
FB Britt Norris	1	1	1

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Al Shelton	3	2	2
WR Mackenzie Clark	2	2	1
WR Johnathan Shea	2	0	0
TE Jerry Thornton	1	0	0
TE Michael Baek	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 63,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 18,400 (19,800)
End Zone 12,600 (14,200)
Mezzanine 7,700 (8,200)
Sideline Seats 12,000 (12,600)
Club Seats 7,600 (7,700)
Luxury Boxes 5,400 (7,500)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	63,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	18,400 (19,800)
End Zone	12,600 (14,200)
Mezzanine	7,700 (8,200)
Sideline Seats	12,000 (12,600)
Club Seats	7,600 (7,700)
Luxury Boxes	5,400 (7,500)