Week 1, 2032

played in Detroit, MI

80 degrees, fair, 9 mph wind

Minnesota Vikings	17	7	7	3	-	34
Detroit Lions	0	14	7	10	-	31

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:26 MIN - Drake Nastiuk 20 run (Kevin Elliott extra point)
1Q: 09:53 MIN - Al Shelton 8 pass from Conner Wisniewski (Kevin Elliott extra point)
1Q: 04:31 MIN - Kevin Elliott 22 field goal
2Q: 07:07 DET - Douglas Diaz 1 run (Kendall Pearson extra point)
2Q: 03:45 DET - Caden Sinclair 6 pass from Douglas Diaz (Kendall Pearson extra point)
2Q: 00:20 MIN - Drake Nastiuk 8 pass from Conner Wisniewski (Kevin Elliott extra point)
3Q: 10:00 DET - Caden Sinclair 6 pass from Douglas Diaz (Kendall Pearson extra point)
3Q: 03:15 MIN - Drake Nastiuk 4 run (Kevin Elliott extra point)
4Q: 12:44 DET - Kendall Pearson 36 field goal
4Q: 03:26 DET - Douglas Diaz 5 run (Kendall Pearson extra point)
4Q: 01:39 MIN - Kevin Elliott 49 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:26 MIN - Drake Nastiuk 20 run (Kevin Elliott extra point)
1Q: 09:53 MIN - Al Shelton 8 pass from Conner Wisniewski (Kevin Elliott extra point)
1Q: 04:31 MIN - Kevin Elliott 22 field goal
2Q: 07:07 DET - Douglas Diaz 1 run (Kendall Pearson extra point)
2Q: 03:45 DET - Caden Sinclair 6 pass from Douglas Diaz (Kendall Pearson extra point)
2Q: 00:20 MIN - Drake Nastiuk 8 pass from Conner Wisniewski (Kevin Elliott extra point)
3Q: 10:00 DET - Caden Sinclair 6 pass from Douglas Diaz (Kendall Pearson extra point)
3Q: 03:15 MIN - Drake Nastiuk 4 run (Kevin Elliott extra point)
4Q: 12:44 DET - Kendall Pearson 36 field goal
4Q: 03:26 DET - Douglas Diaz 5 run (Kendall Pearson extra point)
4Q: 01:39 MIN - Kevin Elliott 49 field goal

Team Statistics MIN DET
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 26 25
- by Rushing 10 12
- by Passing 15 12
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 427 471
- Offensive Plays 73 69
- Yards per Play 5.85 6.83
Net Rushing Yards 188 178
- Rushing Attempts 28 27
- Yards per Rush 6.71 6.59
Net Passing Yards 239 293
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 44 - 21 - 0 42 - 28 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 243 293
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/4 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 5.31 6.98
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 6/14 10/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.3 5.9
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 7/40 8/65
Punt Returns/Yards 2/50 1/8
Kick Returns/Yards 3/92 1/16
Interception Ret./Yards 2/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 5 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/1 4/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 34 OWN 25
Time of Possession 28:43 31:17

Team Statistics	MIN	DET
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	26	25
- by Rushing	10	12
- by Passing	15	12
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	427	471
- Offensive Plays	73	69
- Yards per Play	5.85	6.83
Net Rushing Yards	188	178
- Rushing Attempts	28	27
- Yards per Rush	6.71	6.59
Net Passing Yards	239	293
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	44 - 21 - 0	42 - 28 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	243	293
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/4	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	5.31	6.98
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	6/14	10/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.3	5.9
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	7/40	8/65
Punt Returns/Yards	2/50	1/8
Kick Returns/Yards	3/92	1/16
Interception Ret./Yards	2/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	5	5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/1	4/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 34	OWN 25
Time of Possession	28:43	31:17

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:50	OWN 25	6	75	Touchdown
1	10:54	1:09	OPP 22	4	22	Touchdown
1	7:13	2:47	OWN 41	6	54	Field Goal
1	2:31	1:32	OWN 6	4	25	Punt
2	13:50	2:30	OWN 6	5	12	Punt
2	6:57	1:01	OWN 25	3	-5	Punt
2	3:35	3:25	OWN 30	12	70	Touchdown
3	9:54	6:47	OWN 24	13	76	Touchdown
4	12:39	0:49	OWN 25	3	7	Punt
4	9:45	2:33	OWN 33	6	28	Punt
4	3:15	1:43	50	6	18	Field Goal
4	1:23	1:23	OPP 35	5	15	Game

Detroit Lions
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:10	0:16	OWN 25	1	-10	Interception
1	9:45	2:32	OWN 25	6	14	Punt
1	4:26	1:55	OWN 25	3	7	Punt
1	0:59	2:09	OWN 32	6	15	Punt
2	11:20	4:23	OWN 18	10	82	Touchdown
2	5:56	2:21	OWN 39	7	61	Touchdown
2	0:10	0:10	OWN 25	1	28	Half
3	15:00	5:06	OWN 25	11	75	Touchdown
3	3:07	5:28	OWN 22	11	59	Field Goal
4	11:50	2:05	OWN 34	3	3	Punt
4	7:12	3:57	OWN 8	9	92	Touchdown
4	1:32	0:09	OWN 25	1	0	Interception

Game MVP: Conner Wisniewski, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Drake Nastiuk	13	95	7.31	23	4	2
RB Reuben Thompson	10	51	5.10	16	2	0
QB Conner Wisniewski	4	16	4.00	12	1	0
WR Robert Franz	1	26	26.00	26	1	0

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Freddie Reed	11	58	5.27	28	2	0
QB Douglas Diaz	10	73	7.30	22	2	2
RB Buddy Franklin	5	50	10.00	41	1	0
TE Desmond Severide	1	-3	-3.00	-3	0	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Conner Wisniewski	44	21	243	1/4	2	28	0	80.0

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Douglas Diaz	42	28	293	0/0	2	53	2	82.7

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Al Shelton	10	20	119	11.90	54	21	1
WR C.J. Mills	5	11	54	10.80	16	19	0
RB Drake Nastiuk	3	7	21	7.00	1	8	1
WR Robert Franz	3	3	49	16.33	21	28	0
TE Michael Baek	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Conrad Norris	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Detroit	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Caden Sinclair	12	20	125	10.42	44	23	2
WR Lance Foley	6	9	43	7.17	9	11	0
WR George Coles	3	3	75	25.00	3	53	0
FB Britt Norris	3	3	19	6.33	1	9	0
RB Freddie Reed	2	4	14	7.00	7	9	0
RB Buddy Franklin	1	1	12	12.00	0	12	0
WR Zachary Richey	1	2	5	5.00	0	5	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Julian Gunderson	1	0	0.00	0
S Rickey Ritschel	1	0	0.00	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
Mitchell Allison	5	207	41.4	39.8	56	1

Detroit	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Caden Gomez	4	209	52.3	39.8	62	4

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Kevin Elliott	2/2	1/1	0/0	49	4/4

Detroit	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Kendall Pearson	1/1	0/0	0/0	36	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Camden Gauthier	2	50	25.0	0

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Braden Ford	1	8	8.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
C.J. Mills	2	72	36.0	0
Camden Gauthier	1	20	20.0	0

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rob Montgomery	1	16	16.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
CB Julian Gunderson	12	2	25	41
S Clyde Morley	5	4	27	42
OLB Michael Friedman	5	2	18	18
S Rickey Ritschel	5	0	27	42
OLB Fernando Scales	4	1	27	42
DE Dashawn Holmes	4	0	26	32
CB Gustavo Raney	3	1	13	29
DT Elliot O'Donnell	3	0	27	40
DT Jermaine Cauthen	3	0	25	38
S Craig Hopper	2	2	26	42
ILB Russell Upshaw	2	2	11	20
DE Branden Hayes	2	1	26	41
ILB Roderick Downs	1	1	15	19

Detroit	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Derrick McClover	8	2	0.0	28	45
ILB Junior Knopf	7	3	0.5	28	45
OLB Renaldo Chapman	7	2	0.0	28	45
S Tito Farley	6	2	0.0	21	34
CB Dalton Crites	3	1	0.0	27	44
DE Peter Jackson	3	0	0.0	22	37
S Braden Ford	2	0	0.0	6	13
OLB Nicky Nails	1	1	0.5	12	17
DT Mel Oliver	1	3	0.0	22	30
DE Tommy Nowakowski	1	1	0.0	24	36
S Ron Murray	1	1	0.0	16	24
S Rob Montgomery	1	0	0.0	4	5
WR Caden Sinclair	1	0	---	---	---
DT Kris Walsh	1	0	0.0	18	31
WR Lance Foley	1	0	---	---	---
S Wesley Hookfin	1	0	0.0	25	38
S Vinny Lary	1	0	0.0	1	6
DT Cornell Tate	0	1	0.0	13	21

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Fernando Scales	1	0	0	42
DE Dashawn Holmes	0	3	0	32
DE Branden Hayes	0	1	1	41
DT Elliot O'Donnell	0	1	0	40
ILB Roderick Downs	0	1	0	19

Detroit	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
ILB Junior Knopf	0.5	0	0	45
OLB Nicky Nails	0.5	0	0	17
DT Kris Walsh	0.0	1	0	31
DE Peter Jackson	0.0	0	5	37
DE Roosevelt Jones	0.0	0	2	16
DT Mel Oliver	0.0	0	1	30
DE Edward Hargrove	0.0	0	1	8
S Ron Murray	0.0	0	1	24

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Julian Gunderson	10	2	1	41
CB Gustavo Raney	3	1	0	29
S Rickey Ritschel	3	0	1	42
ILB Russell Upshaw	2	0	0	20
DE Branden Hayes	2	0	0	41
S Clyde Morley	2	0	0	42
OLB Michael Friedman	2	0	0	18
ILB Roderick Downs	1	1	0	19
OLB Fernando Scales	1	0	0	42
S Craig Hopper	1	0	0	42
DE Dashawn Holmes	1	0	0	32

Detroit	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Dalton Crites	5	3	44
ILB Junior Knopf	4	0	45
S Derrick McClover	3	3	45
OLB Renaldo Chapman	3	1	45
S Braden Ford	1	1	13
S Rob Montgomery	1	0	5
S Tito Farley	1	0	34
OLB Nicky Nails	1	0	17
DE Peter Jackson	1	0	37
S Vinny Lary	1	0	6

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Bobby Dodge	5	8	28	0	45
T Ramon Hatch	3	5	28	1	45
C Aidan Bissonnette	2	5	28	0	45
G Ike Maloney	1	2	28	0	45
T Trevor Sandlin	1	2	26	0	43
TE Juan Clinton	1	1	9	0	17
TE Conrad Norris	0	1	15	0	32

Detroit	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
T Darien Bronson	2	4	27	42
G Quentin Masiona	1	4	27	42
TE Stephen Guidry	1	2	9	6
G Alejandro Jamison	1	2	27	42
T Steve Poston	1	1	27	42
TE Juan Talley	1	1	3	4
C Roman King	0	2	27	42
FB Britt Norris	0	1	24	35

Special Teams Tackles

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Elliot O'Donnell	1	17
Rick Sandas	1	7

Detroit	Tackles	STPlays
Freddie Reed	2	11
Derrick McClover	1	20
Buddy Franklin	1	16
Greg Dilday	1	5

Participation

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
WR Al Shelton	27	45	---	---	17	89
S Clyde Morley	---	---	27	42	18	87
DT Elliot O'Donnell	---	---	27	40	17	84
T Ramon Hatch	28	45	---	---	7	80
G Bobby Dodge	28	45	---	---	7	80
T Trevor Sandlin	26	43	---	---	7	76
QB Conner Wisniewski	28	45	---	---	---	73
C Aidan Bissonnette	28	45	---	---	---	73
G Ike Maloney	28	45	---	---	---	73
OLB Fernando Scales	---	---	27	42	1	70
S Rickey Ritschel	---	---	27	42	1	70
S Craig Hopper	---	---	26	42	1	69
CB Julian Gunderson	---	---	25	41	1	67
DE Branden Hayes	---	---	26	41	---	67
WR Robert Franz	23	43	---	---	---	66
DT Jermaine Cauthen	---	---	25	38	---	63
RB Drake Nastiuk	14	31	---	---	15	60
DE Dashawn Holmes	---	---	26	32	---	58
TE Conrad Norris	15	32	---	---	1	48
WR C.J. Mills	14	25	---	---	6	45
CB Gustavo Raney	---	---	13	29	1	43
FB Steven McDaniel	10	6	---	---	24	40
OLB Michael Friedman	---	---	18	18	1	37
TE Michael Baek	7	5	---	---	24	36
ILB Roderick Downs	---	---	15	19	1	35
WR Camden Gauthier	7	6	---	---	19	32
ILB Russell Upshaw	---	---	11	20	---	31
TE Juan Clinton	9	17	---	---	5	31
RB Reuben Thompson	13	15	---	---	---	28
OLB Andres Tyler	---	---	0	2	22	24
OLB Adam Bernard	---	---	0	0	22	22
CB Kennedy Wirthel	---	---	0	0	17	17
DT Desmond Newton	---	---	2	7	1	10
DT Shane Kiehl	---	---	1	4	5	10
K Kevin Elliott	0	0	---	---	9	9
C Jackie Perkins	0	0	---	---	7	7
G Rick Sandas	0	0	---	---	7	7
P Mitchell Allison	0	0	---	---	5	5
T Dale Bennett	2	2	---	---	---	4
S Van Neufeldt	---	---	0	0	4	4
CB Mitchell Box	---	---	1	3	---	4
QB Donovan Guidry	0	0	---	---	2	2
WR Jameson Kimball	1	0	---	---	---	1
C Perry Andrews	0	0	---	---	---	0
CB Alan Seals	---	---	0	0	---	0
OLB Wes Stokley	---	---	0	0	---	0

Detroit	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
S Derrick McClover	---	---	28	45	20	93
WR Caden Sinclair	27	42	---	---	19	88
OLB Renaldo Chapman	---	---	28	45	3	76
ILB Junior Knopf	---	---	28	45	2	75
G Quentin Masiona	27	42	---	---	5	74
CB Dalton Crites	---	---	27	44	2	73
T Steve Poston	27	42	---	---	---	69
G Alejandro Jamison	27	42	---	---	---	69
T Darien Bronson	27	42	---	---	---	69
C Roman King	27	42	---	---	---	69
QB Douglas Diaz	27	42	---	---	---	69
S Wesley Hookfin	---	---	25	38	1	64
DE Peter Jackson	---	---	22	37	2	61
DE Tommy Nowakowski	---	---	24	36	1	61
WR George Coles	21	38	---	---	---	59
FB Britt Norris	24	35	---	---	---	59
RB Freddie Reed	18	28	---	---	11	57
S Tito Farley	---	---	21	34	1	56
WR Lance Foley	14	29	---	---	13	56
DT Kris Walsh	---	---	18	31	6	55
DT Mel Oliver	---	---	22	30	1	53
S Ron Murray	---	---	16	24	13	53
OLB Nicky Nails	---	---	12	17	23	52
RB Buddy Franklin	9	14	---	---	16	39
TE Stephen Guidry	9	6	---	---	23	38
TE Desmond Severide	8	10	---	---	19	37
DT Cornell Tate	---	---	13	21	1	35
S Braden Ford	---	---	6	13	13	32
DE Roosevelt Jones	---	---	9	16	6	31
S Rob Montgomery	---	---	4	5	18	27
DE Edward Hargrove	---	---	4	8	1	13
ILB Kevin Cox	---	---	0	0	12	12
OLB Donald Maxwell	---	---	0	0	9	9
S Vinny Lary	---	---	1	6	1	8
K Kendall Pearson	0	0	---	---	7	7
TE Juan Talley	3	4	---	---	---	7
P Caden Gomez	0	0	---	---	5	5
C Carlos Webster	0	0	---	---	5	5
G Greg Dilday	0	0	---	---	5	5
G Jacoby Reeder	0	0	---	---	5	5
T Jared Landers	0	0	---	---	5	5
WR Zachary Richey	1	3	---	---	---	4
WR Zachery Nesbitt	1	1	---	---	1	3
QB Ashton Naranjo	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Christian Duff	0	0	---	---	---	0
DE Patrick Prior	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	71	10.1
Middle	9	77	8.6
Right	10	43	4.3
None	2	-3	-1.5

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	-1	-0.5
Middle	20	155	7.8
Right	5	24	4.8
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Conner Wisniewski	44	21	2	1	3	8	10	0	0

Detroit	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Douglas Diaz	42	28	2	0	1	4	6	1	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	43	14.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	23	11	109	4.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	6	72	5.5
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	19	3.8

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	11	7	63	5.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	11	78	4.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	7	70	6.4
Long (19+ Yds)	4	3	82	20.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Al Shelton	20	10	1	119	1	45
WR C.J. Mills	11	5	1	54	0	25
RB Drake Nastiuk	7	3	1	21	0	31
WR Robert Franz	3	3	0	49	1	43
TE Conrad Norris	2	0	0	0	0	32
TE Michael Baek	1	0	0	0	0	5

Detroit	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Caden Sinclair	20	12	1	125	1	42
WR Lance Foley	9	6	0	43	0	29
RB Freddie Reed	4	2	0	14	0	28
WR George Coles	3	3	0	75	1	38
FB Britt Norris	3	3	0	19	0	35
WR Zachary Richey	2	1	0	5	0	3
RB Buddy Franklin	1	1	0	12	0	14

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Drake Nastiuk	4	37	9.25	7.31
QB Conner Wisniewski	2	-3	-1.50	4.00
RB Reuben Thompson	1	1	1.00	5.10

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
QB Douglas Diaz	3	8	2.67	7.30
RB Freddie Reed	1	5	5.00	5.27

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Conner Wisniewski	11	6	48	4.36	5.52

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Douglas Diaz	6	4	32	5.33	6.98

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Al Shelton	5	2	15	3.00	5.95
RB Drake Nastiuk	3	3	21	7.00	3.00
WR C.J. Mills	2	1	12	6.00	4.91
TE Michael Baek	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Detroit	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Caden Sinclair	3	2	12	4.00	6.25
WR Lance Foley	2	2	20	10.00	4.78
RB Freddie Reed	1	0	0	0.00	3.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
RB Drake Nastiuk	2	2
WR Robert Franz	1	1

Detroit	Rushes	Conversions
QB Douglas Diaz	5	4
RB Freddie Reed	1	1
RB Buddy Franklin	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Conner Wisniewski	11	3	3

Detroit	Att	Comp	Conversions
Douglas Diaz	8	6	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Al Shelton	6	1	1
RB Drake Nastiuk	2	2	2
WR C.J. Mills	2	0	0
TE Conrad Norris	1	0	0

Detroit	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR George Coles	2	2	1
FB Britt Norris	1	1	1
WR Caden Sinclair	1	0	0
WR Lance Foley	1	1	0
RB Freddie Reed	1	1	1
RB Buddy Franklin	1	1	1
WR Zachary Richey	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 57,800 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,400 (21,400)
End Zone 12,900 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,500 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 11,400 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,500 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,100 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	57,800 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,400 (21,400)
End Zone	12,900 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,500 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	11,400 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,500 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,100 (3,300)