Week 1, 2029

played in Detroit, MI

69 degrees, fair, 11 mph wind

Minnesota Vikings	14	0	0	8	-	22
Detroit Lions	7	10	3	10	-	30

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:47 MIN - Al Shelton 31 pass from Conner Wisniewski (Kevin Elliott extra point)
1Q: 06:59 DET - Amir Meyer 3 run (Kendall Pearson extra point)
1Q: 02:49 MIN - Devonte Hayes 3 run (Kevin Elliott extra point)
2Q: 14:19 DET - Amir Meyer 6 pass from Douglas Diaz (Kendall Pearson extra point)
2Q: 03:59 DET - Kendall Pearson 46 field goal
3Q: 06:04 DET - Kendall Pearson 37 field goal
4Q: 15:00 DET - Raymond Gerhardt 5 pass from Douglas Diaz (Kendall Pearson extra point)
4Q: 10:21 DET - Kendall Pearson 48 field goal
4Q: 05:52 MIN - Michael Baek 18 pass from Conner Wisniewski (Conner Wisniewski pass to Al Shelton for conversion)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:47 MIN - Al Shelton 31 pass from Conner Wisniewski (Kevin Elliott extra point)
1Q: 06:59 DET - Amir Meyer 3 run (Kendall Pearson extra point)
1Q: 02:49 MIN - Devonte Hayes 3 run (Kevin Elliott extra point)
2Q: 14:19 DET - Amir Meyer 6 pass from Douglas Diaz (Kendall Pearson extra point)
2Q: 03:59 DET - Kendall Pearson 46 field goal
3Q: 06:04 DET - Kendall Pearson 37 field goal
4Q: 15:00 DET - Raymond Gerhardt 5 pass from Douglas Diaz (Kendall Pearson extra point)
4Q: 10:21 DET - Kendall Pearson 48 field goal
4Q: 05:52 MIN - Michael Baek 18 pass from Conner Wisniewski (Conner Wisniewski pass to Al Shelton for conversion)

Team Statistics MIN DET
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 19 29
- by Rushing 6 13
- by Passing 13 16
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 367 435
- Offensive Plays 56 77
- Yards per Play 6.55 5.65
Net Rushing Yards 144 163
- Rushing Attempts 17 38
- Yards per Rush 8.47 4.29
Net Passing Yards 223 272
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 35 - 23 - 0 39 - 29 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 247 272
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/24 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 5.72 6.97
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 3/11 6/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.4 7.1
4th Down Conversions 0/1 1/1
Penalties/Yards 2/15 1/10
Punt Returns/Yards 1/17 3/22
Kick Returns/Yards 1/17 0/0
Interception Ret./Yards 1/11 0/0
2pt Conversions 1/1 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 3/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 29
Time of Possession 23:46 36:14

Team Statistics	MIN	DET
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	19	29
- by Rushing	6	13
- by Passing	13	16
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	367	435
- Offensive Plays	56	77
- Yards per Play	6.55	5.65
Net Rushing Yards	144	163
- Rushing Attempts	17	38
- Yards per Rush	8.47	4.29
Net Passing Yards	223	272
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	35 - 23 - 0	39 - 29 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	247	272
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/24	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	5.72	6.97
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	3/11	6/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.4	7.1
4th Down Conversions	0/1	1/1
Penalties/Yards	2/15	1/10
Punt Returns/Yards	1/17	3/22
Kick Returns/Yards	1/17	0/0
Interception Ret./Yards	1/11	0/0
2pt Conversions	1/1	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	3/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 27	OWN 29
Time of Possession	23:46	36:14

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:28	OWN 25	5	75	Touchdown
1	6:48	4:05	OWN 25	8	75	Touchdown
2	14:10	1:41	OWN 25	4	16	Punt
2	11:15	2:08	OWN 32	4	23	Punt
2	3:53	2:46	OWN 25	6	45	Missed FG
3	9:45	1:28	OWN 20	3	1	Punt
3	5:59	1:45	OWN 25	3	-3	Punt
4	14:49	1:29	OWN 25	3	6	Punt
4	10:16	1:52	OWN 15	3	3	Punt
4	8:13	2:28	OPP 32	6	32	Touchdown
4	2:10	2:07	OWN 20	11	79	Downs

Detroit Lions
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:32	5:44	OWN 25	12	75	Touchdown
1	2:43	3:33	OWN 25	7	75	Touchdown
2	12:29	1:14	OWN 32	3	5	Punt
2	9:07	5:14	OWN 20	10	51	Field Goal
2	1:07	1:07	OWN 37	4	30	Missed FG
3	15:00	5:15	OWN 25	8	34	Punt
3	8:17	2:18	OWN 44	7	36	Field Goal
3	4:14	4:25	50	8	50	Touchdown
4	13:20	3:04	OWN 27	9	42	Field Goal
4	8:24	0:11	OWN 37	1	0	Interception
4	5:45	3:35	OWN 25	7	33	Punt
4	0:03	0:03	OWN 1	1	4	Game

Game MVP: Douglas Diaz, Detroit Lions

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Devonte Hayes	13	87	6.69	21	3	1
QB Conner Wisniewski	4	57	14.25	37	2	0

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Raymond Gerhardt	26	105	4.04	14	5	0
RB Amir Meyer	8	45	5.63	15	1	1
TE Geoff Foreman	2	2	1.00	1	0	0
WR Butch Huntley	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0
QB Douglas Diaz	1	12	12.00	12	1	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Conner Wisniewski	30	21	232	4/24	2	31	0	114.8
Donnell Conley	5	2	15	0/0	0	14	0	47.9

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Douglas Diaz	39	29	272	0/0	2	28	1	99.5

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Al Shelton	8	12	130	16.25	73	31	1
WR Damian Athanas	7	7	53	7.57	6	17	0
TE Michael Baek	4	5	33	8.25	4	18	1
WR Luis Krumrei	3	7	10	3.33	2	7	0
TE Reggie McKnight	1	1	21	21.00	12	21	0
RB Devonte Hayes	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Detroit	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Raymond Gerhardt	7	8	42	6.00	25	9	1
TE Cary Thomas	7	8	90	12.86	28	28	0
FB Britt Norris	5	5	51	10.20	26	27	0
WR Skip Samuels	3	3	23	7.67	1	11	0
WR Butch Huntley	3	8	28	9.33	15	22	0
WR Leroy Howard	2	3	24	12.00	18	20	0
RB Amir Meyer	1	1	6	6.00	5	6	1
TE Geoff Foreman	1	3	8	8.00	0	8	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Britt Fore	1	11	11.00	0

Detroit	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Detroit	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Cornell Harden	6	228	38.0	34.3	51	2

Detroit	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Trey Riazi	3	131	43.7	24.7	48	1

Kicking Statistics

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

Detroit	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Kendall Pearson	3/4	2/3	0/1	48	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Daniel Bauer	1	17	17.0	0

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Braden Ford	3	22	7.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tanner Kingry	1	17	17.0	0

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Liam Tyler	11	4	38	37
OLB Fernando Scales	11	2	36	38
S Moe Tygart	10	2	38	39
S Britt Fore	6	1	20	18
CB Rob Fisk	5	1	37	35
OLB Roosevelt Conley	5	0	18	21
DT Jessie Kinney	3	2	37	36
ILB Vinny de la Garza	3	1	38	39
S Rickey Ritschel	3	0	18	21
CB Lance Cambini	2	1	38	32
DE Branden Hayes	2	1	34	34
DT Jermaine Cauthen	1	1	34	34
ILB Jorge Sauerbrun	1	0	0	2
CB Harrison Breen	1	0	20	18
OLB Sammy Andersen	0	1	4	3

Detroit	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Oliver Haywood	5	1	1.0	11	16
OLB Renaldo Chapman	5	1	0.0	17	31
OLB Nicky Nails	5	0	0.0	6	22
CB Devin Robbins	4	1	0.0	17	38
S Brent Green	4	0	0.0	17	34
S Braden Ford	4	0	0.0	6	26
DE Alex Reid	3	0	1.0	17	39
ILB Junior Knopf	3	2	0.0	17	37
CB Rodolfo Mahoney	2	1	0.0	17	37
S Rob Montgomery	2	1	0.0	11	16
DT Josh Clinton	1	2	1.0	12	20
DT Douglas Richter	1	0	0.5	5	25
WR Butch Huntley	1	0	---	---	---
DT Kris Walsh	1	0	0.0	17	29
S Derrick McClover	1	0	0.0	0	9
DE Roosevelt Jones	0	1	0.5	17	33

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
ILB Vinny de la Garza	0.0	0	2	1	39

Detroit	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DT Josh Clinton	1.0	0	1	20
DE Alex Reid	1.0	0	1	39
CB Oliver Haywood	1.0	0	0	16
DE Roosevelt Jones	0.5	1	0	33
DT Douglas Richter	0.5	0	0	25
OLB Renaldo Chapman	0.0	0	1	31

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Liam Tyler	8	1	0	37
OLB Fernando Scales	5	2	0	38
CB Rob Fisk	4	0	0	35
S Britt Fore	3	0	1	18
OLB Roosevelt Conley	3	0	0	21
S Moe Tygart	2	1	0	39
ILB Vinny de la Garza	1	1	0	39
ILB Jorge Sauerbrun	1	0	0	2
DT Jermaine Cauthen	1	0	0	34
CB Harrison Breen	1	0	0	18
S Alexander Fafinski	0	1	0	10

Detroit	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Junior Knopf	4	0	37
S Braden Ford	4	0	26
S Brent Green	3	1	34
OLB Nicky Nails	3	0	22
CB Devin Robbins	2	1	38
CB Rodolfo Mahoney	2	0	37
CB Oliver Haywood	2	0	16
S Derrick McClover	1	1	9
S Rob Montgomery	1	0	16
OLB Renaldo Chapman	1	0	31

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Bobby Dodge	2	3	17	1	39
C Aidan Bissonnette	1	2	17	1	39
TE Roderick Wooden	1	2	4	0	9
G Gregory Reilly	1	1	17	1	39
T Dale Bennett	1	1	17	1	39
TE Michael Baek	1	1	14	0	26
T Ramon Hatch	0	3	17	0	39

Detroit	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
G Tommy Hopkins	5	8	0	38	39
G Fernando Robbins	4	6	0	38	39
G Alejandro Jamison	3	12	0	38	39
C Roman King	2	7	0	38	39
T Darien Bronson	2	4	1	38	39

Special Teams Tackles

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Michael Baek	1	21
Ramon Hatch	1	11
Fernando Franklin	1	7

Detroit	Tackles	STPlays
Butch Huntley	1	21
Renaldo Chapman	1	11

Participation

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
S Moe Tygart	---	---	38	39	18	95
OLB Fernando Scales	---	---	36	38	14	88
ILB Vinny de la Garza	---	---	38	39	4	81
OLB Liam Tyler	---	---	38	37	5	80
CB Rob Fisk	---	---	37	35	6	78
DT Jessie Kinney	---	---	37	36	3	76
CB Lance Cambini	---	---	38	32	3	73
DT Jermaine Cauthen	---	---	34	34	3	71
DE Branden Hayes	---	---	34	34	3	71
T Ramon Hatch	17	39	---	---	11	67
WR Al Shelton	17	39	---	---	11	67
G Gregory Reilly	17	39	---	---	7	63
G Bobby Dodge	17	39	---	---	7	63
TE Michael Baek	14	26	---	---	21	61
C Aidan Bissonnette	17	39	---	---	---	56
RB Devonte Hayes	16	33	---	---	7	56
T Dale Bennett	17	39	---	---	---	56
QB Conner Wisniewski	17	34	---	---	---	51
WR Luis Krumrei	12	30	---	---	7	49
WR Damian Athanas	14	19	---	---	10	43
OLB Roosevelt Conley	---	---	18	21	4	43
S Rickey Ritschel	---	---	18	21	4	43
CB Harrison Breen	---	---	20	18	3	41
S Britt Fore	---	---	20	18	---	38
TE Reggie McKnight	6	24	---	---	---	30
TE Roderick Wooden	4	9	---	---	15	28
OLB Sammy Andersen	---	---	4	3	19	26
WR Ezra Determann	1	8	---	---	15	24
RB Tanner Kingry	0	0	---	---	18	18
S Alexander Fafinski	---	---	3	10	1	14
S Craig Hopper	---	---	0	2	12	14
DT Dwayne McElroy	---	---	3	5	4	12
C Jackie Perkins	0	0	---	---	7	7
G Fernando Franklin	0	0	---	---	7	7
P Cornell Harden	0	0	---	---	7	7
C Larry Nielsen	0	0	---	---	6	6
WR Daniel Bauer	0	3	---	---	3	6
DE Dashawn Holmes	---	---	2	3	1	6
K Kevin Elliott	0	0	---	---	5	5
QB Donnell Conley	0	5	---	---	---	5
DE Alejandro Burgess	---	---	0	2	3	5
TE Ike Hojnacki	1	4	---	---	---	5
ILB Jorge Sauerbrun	---	---	0	2	1	3
T Samuel Dunlap	0	0	---	---	---	0
ILB Riddick Zitnik	---	---	0	0	---	0
CB Kent Nelson	---	---	0	0	---	0

Detroit	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
WR Skip Samuels	34	36	---	---	14	84
C Roman King	38	39	---	---	7	84
TE Cary Thomas	36	39	---	---	7	82
G Fernando Robbins	38	39	---	---	---	77
G Tommy Hopkins	38	39	---	---	---	77
G Alejandro Jamison	38	39	---	---	---	77
T Darien Bronson	38	39	---	---	---	77
QB Douglas Diaz	38	39	---	---	---	77
WR Butch Huntley	23	21	---	---	21	65
WR Leroy Howard	30	34	---	---	---	64
CB Devin Robbins	---	---	17	38	8	63
OLB Renaldo Chapman	---	---	17	31	11	59
DE Alex Reid	---	---	17	39	1	57
CB Rodolfo Mahoney	---	---	17	37	1	55
ILB Junior Knopf	---	---	17	37	1	55
RB Raymond Gerhardt	27	27	---	---	---	54
DT Kris Walsh	---	---	17	29	7	53
S Brent Green	---	---	17	34	1	52
DE Roosevelt Jones	---	---	17	33	1	51
OLB Nicky Nails	---	---	6	22	21	49
S Rob Montgomery	---	---	11	16	17	44
S Braden Ford	---	---	6	26	11	43
FB Britt Norris	15	19	---	---	---	34
DT Josh Clinton	---	---	12	20	---	32
DT Douglas Richter	---	---	5	25	1	31
CB Oliver Haywood	---	---	11	16	---	27
RB Griffin Nelson	2	0	---	---	24	26
RB Amir Meyer	13	12	---	---	---	25
S Derrick McClover	---	---	0	9	16	25
TE Salvador Burk	0	0	---	---	24	24
TE Geoff Foreman	7	5	---	---	7	19
RB Silas Calavicci	1	1	---	---	15	17
ILB Kevin Cox	---	---	0	2	10	12
DE Jamie Sachs	---	---	0	6	6	12
K Kendall Pearson	0	0	---	---	11	11
WR Juan Anderson	0	0	---	---	11	11
T Jonathan Hancock	0	0	---	---	7	7
C Carlos Webster	0	0	---	---	7	7
DE Tommy Nowakowski	---	---	0	6	---	6
QB Jerry Lee	0	0	---	---	4	4
P Trey Riazi	0	0	---	---	3	3
OLB William Fitzgerald	---	---	0	3	---	3
WR Lance Foley	2	1	---	---	---	3
C Karl McKnight	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Larry Lolicht	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Steve Poston	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	63	12.6
Middle	9	61	6.8
Right	3	20	6.7
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	22	7.3
Middle	20	99	5.0
Right	15	42	2.8
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Conner Wisniewski	30	21	4	0	2	3	3	0	0
Donnell Conley	5	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0

Detroit	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Douglas Diaz	39	29	4	0	1	6	2	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	27	9.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	12	93	5.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	7	101	12.6
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	26	6.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	11	9	46	4.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	16	177	11.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	3	34	4.9
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	15	3.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Al Shelton	12	8	2	130	3	39
WR Luis Krumrei	7	3	0	10	0	30
WR Damian Athanas	7	7	0	53	0	19
TE Michael Baek	5	4	0	33	0	26
RB Devonte Hayes	1	0	0	0	0	33
TE Reggie McKnight	1	1	0	21	1	24

Detroit	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB Raymond Gerhardt	8	7	1	42	0	27
TE Cary Thomas	8	7	0	90	1	39
WR Butch Huntley	8	3	0	28	1	21
FB Britt Norris	5	5	0	51	1	19
WR Skip Samuels	3	3	0	23	0	36
TE Geoff Foreman	3	1	0	8	0	5
WR Leroy Howard	3	2	0	24	1	34
RB Amir Meyer	1	1	0	6	0	12

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Devonte Hayes	1	3	3.00	6.69

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Amir Meyer	2	7	3.50	5.63
RB Raymond Gerhardt	1	-4	-4.00	4.04
TE Geoff Foreman	1	1	1.00	1.00
WR Butch Huntley	1	-1	-1.00	-1.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Donnell Conley	5	2	15	3.00	3.00
Conner Wisniewski	2	2	20	10.00	7.73

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Douglas Diaz	6	4	34	5.67	6.97

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Michael Baek	2	2	19	9.50	6.60
WR Damian Athanas	2	2	16	8.00	7.57
WR Luis Krumrei	1	0	0	0.00	1.43

Detroit	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Raymond Gerhardt	2	1	5	2.50	5.25
TE Cary Thomas	2	2	23	11.50	11.25
RB Amir Meyer	1	1	6	6.00	6.00
WR Leroy Howard	1	0	0	0.00	8.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
QB Conner Wisniewski	1	1

Detroit	Rushes	Conversions
RB Raymond Gerhardt	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Conner Wisniewski	8	6	2
Donnell Conley	1	0	0

Detroit	Att	Comp	Conversions
Douglas Diaz	13	11	6

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Michael Baek	2	2	1
WR Luis Krumrei	2	1	0
WR Al Shelton	2	1	0
WR Damian Athanas	1	1	0
TE Reggie McKnight	1	1	1

Detroit	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Raymond Gerhardt	4	3	1
FB Britt Norris	4	4	3
TE Geoff Foreman	2	1	1
WR Butch Huntley	2	2	0
TE Cary Thomas	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 61,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,100 (21,400)
End Zone 13,800 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,000 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 12,200 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,800 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,100 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	61,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,100 (21,400)
End Zone	13,800 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,000 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	12,200 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,800 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,100 (3,300)