Week 11, 2038

played in Detroit, MI

51 degrees, fair, 5 mph wind

Minnesota Vikings 1421146-55
Detroit Lions 7300-10

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:34 MIN - Rico Sharp 6 run (J.R. Hardy extra point)
1Q: 04:00 MIN - Eduardo Hardy 14 run (J.R. Hardy extra point)
1Q: 02:28 DET - Martin Curtis 64 pass from Clifton Clinton (Elliot Fitzgerald extra point)
2Q: 15:00 DET - Elliot Fitzgerald 47 field goal
2Q: 12:20 MIN - Jerry Blackwell 6 pass from Rico Sharp (J.R. Hardy extra point)
2Q: 05:53 MIN - Eduardo Hardy 1 run (J.R. Hardy extra point)
2Q: 04:38 MIN - Rico Sharp 4 run (J.R. Hardy extra point)
3Q: 10:13 MIN - Jerry Blackwell 5 pass from Rico Sharp (J.R. Hardy extra point)
3Q: 04:25 MIN - Dominic Richard 9 pass from Edgar Gagnon (J.R. Hardy extra point)
4Q: 13:56 MIN - J.R. Hardy 51 field goal
4Q: 10:58 MIN - J.R. Hardy 25 field goal

Team StatisticsMINDET
Record8-24-6
First Downs2712
- by Rushing101
- by Passing148
- by Penalty33
Total Net Yards367245
- Offensive Plays7659
- Yards per Play4.834.15
Net Rushing Yards14941
- Rushing Attempts3722
- Yards per Rush4.031.86
Net Passing Yards218204
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt37 - 21 - 035 - 20 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards229214
- Sacks/Yards Lost2/112/10
- Yards per Pass Play5.595.51
Fumbles/Lost1/11/1
3rd Down Conversions8/153/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down7.77.3
4th Down Conversions0/00/1
Penalties/Yards7/508/66
Punt Returns/Yards6/1150/0
Kick Returns/Yards3/866/140
Interception Ret./Yards3/710/0
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits80
- Red Zone TDs/FGs7/10/0
Avg. Drive StartOWN 48OWN 25
Time of Possession33:4826:12

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
112:524:27OWN 231177Touchdown
16:553:05OWN 37763Touchdown
12:130:37OWN 3413Fumble
214:541:16OWN 3537Punt
212:560:43OPP 222Touchdown
28:282:41OWN 311069Touchdown
25:200:52OPP 26326Touchdown
21:570:30OPP 443-5Punt
315:004:54OWN 441056Touchdown
38:003:46OWN 26974Touchdown
32:262:09OWN 4458Punt
414:470:59OPP 3632Field Goal
412:572:05OPP 931Field Goal
49:282:22OWN 293-4Punt
43:471:57OWN 4033Punt
40:150:15OPP 4311Game
Detroit Lions
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:002:08OWN 2732Punt
18:251:30OWN 2538Punt
13:501:37OWN 33367Touchdown
11:361:42OPP 3737Field Goal
213:380:42OWN 720Interception
212:133:45OWN 32644Missed FG
25:470:27OWN 2529Fumble
24:282:31OWN 33532Interception
21:271:27OWN 20414Half
310:062:06OWN 3537Punt
34:141:48OWN 253-14Punt
30:170:30OWN 1331Punt
413:480:51OWN 2610Interception
410:521:24OWN 2534Punt
47:063:19OWN 151045Downs
41:501:35OWN 3619Punt

Game MVP: Rico Sharp, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

MinnesotaAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
RB Eduardo Hardy301083.601412
QB Rico Sharp7415.861012
DetroitAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
RB Terrell Shelton15130.87400
QB Clifton Clinton4133.25400
QB Leonard Ponder2105.00900
RB Mercury Dollilole155.00500

Passing Statistics

MinnesotaAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Rico Sharp32202200/02260103.6
Edgar Gagnon5192/1119079.2
DetroitAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Clifton Clinton21141660/0164266.8
Leonard Ponder146482/10016122.3

Receiving Statistics

MinnesotaCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Melvin Austin611538.8315150
TE Jerry Blackwell577515.0022262
WR Dexter Picken57438.6013130
WR Dominic Richard46369.000131
TE Wade Cuviello142222.003220
WR Jerome Lindsay0100.00000
WR Larry Rasmussen0100.00000
DetroitCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Santiago Boyd898110.1323230
TE Brady McDonald37248.0010140
TE Dylan Peralta23157.50390
WR Theodore Elias26178.505160
WR Martin Curtis236432.0055641
WR Jermaine Farrell2221.00030
RB Mercury Dollilole111111.0011110
RB Terrell Shelton0400.00000

Interception Statistics

MinnesotaIntsYardsAvgTD
S Clyde Morley23618.000
ILB Peter Plyler13535.000
DetroitIntsYardsAvgTD

Fumble Statistics

MinnesotaFumbRecovForceTD
RB Eduardo Hardy1000
S Clyde Morley0100
OLB Edward Ross0010
DetroitFumbRecovForceTD
TE Brady McDonald1000
ILB Manuel Mahoney0100
S Vincent Woods0010

Punting Statistics

MinnesotaPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Terrence Hanks524949.845.8604
DetroitPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Juan Baldwin735550.734.3613

Kicking Statistics

MinnesotaFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
J.R. Hardy2/21/11/1517/7
DetroitFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Elliot Fitzgerald1/21/20/0471/1

Punt Return Statistics

MinnesotaRetYardsAvgTD
Jerome Lindsay611519.20
DetroitRetYardsAvgTD

Kick Return Statistics

MinnesotaRetYardsAvgTD
Zachary Houston38628.70
DetroitRetYardsAvgTD
Randal Dominquez511823.60
Martin Curtis12222.00

Defensive Statistics

MinnesotaTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
S Ashton Hudson710.01826
ILB Peter Plyler640.02237
S Clyde Morley410.02137
CB Tony Ramsey300.0818
CB Zachary Houston300.01425
CB Ethan McCarthy300.0912
DE Branden Hayes211.01622
OLB Edward Ross240.01726
S Craig Hopper210.01726
OLB Rex King210.0710
S Bobby Flanigan200.0511
DE Dillon Sloan200.02236
DE Reuben Oates101.0413
DT Glenn Stephens110.01520
DT Broderick Dawson110.02236
OLB Terrance Kovacs100.0210
CB Kurt Bowser010.01320
DetroitTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
CB Martin Reynolds1010.03739
OLB Dwight Beyer820.03135
DE Mack Hancock511.03635
DT Elijah Fulcher501.03538
ILB Manuel Mahoney530.03533
S Mel Thornton510.03738
S Vincent Woods450.03735
CB Alvin Crook420.03739
ILB Martin Gillespie320.01310
TE Brady McDonald20---------
OLB Maxwell Banks120.02025
DT Efrain Slocum110.03736
CB Hector Pollard110.01112
G Travis Rickles10---------
DE Alan McCarthy100.01816
WR Martin Curtis10---------

Pass Rush Statistics

MinnesotaSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Branden Hayes1.021122
DE Reuben Oates1.000113
DE Harris Shepard0.011020
DT Broderick Dawson0.001136
OLB Edward Ross0.001026
DE Dillon Sloan0.000236
DetroitSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DT Elijah Fulcher1.003138
DE Mack Hancock1.000035
DE Alan McCarthy0.010016
DT Efrain Slocum0.002036
OLB Maxwell Banks0.001025
DT Connor Baliya0.001026

Pass Defense Statistics

MinnesotaCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
ILB Peter Plyler41137
S Clyde Morley30237
CB Ethan McCarthy30012
CB Zachary Houston22025
S Craig Hopper20026
S Ashton Hudson20026
OLB Terrance Kovacs10010
CB Tony Ramsey10018
OLB Edward Ross10026
OLB Rex King10010
S Bobby Flanigan01011
DetroitCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
OLB Dwight Beyer60035
CB Martin Reynolds42039
S Mel Thornton42038
CB Alvin Crook20039
OLB Maxwell Banks20025
S Vincent Woods11035
CB Hector Pollard10012
ILB Martin Gillespie10010

Blocking Statistics

MinnesotaKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
T Bryant McDonald46037039
T Clay McCaslin27037039
C Bryson Fannon18137039
G Chandler Abrams15037139
G Derek Cerda11031139
FB Steven McDaniel110803
C Darien Borders020600
DetroitKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
TE Brady McDonald11120036
T Horace Conley05018026
C Braxton Coursen04018026
G Travis Rickles03022037
G Karl Becker01022137
G Preston Stuart0104011
T Dusty Rodgers01018026
G Jonah Lehan0005111

Special Teams Tackles

MinnesotaTacklesSTPlays
Craig Hopper221
Steven McDaniel127
Ronnie Turner125
Clyde Morley122
Rich Callaway115
DetroitTacklesSTPlays
Brady McDonald313
Mickey Horn126
Terrell Shelton125
Efrain Slocum117
Josiah O'Neill117
Karl Becker19
Horace Conley19

Participation

MinnesotaRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
RB Eduardo Hardy3739------27103
TE Wade Cuviello3239------1889
G Chandler Abrams3739------783
T Clay McCaslin3739------783
S Clyde Morley------21372280
G Derek Cerda3139------777
C Bryson Fannon3739---------76
T Bryant McDonald3739---------76
WR Dominic Richard3134------1075
WR Melvin Austin2533------1068
S Craig Hopper------17262164
ILB Peter Plyler------2237261
DT Broderick Dawson------2236260
DE Dillon Sloan------2236260
QB Rico Sharp2332---------55
OLB Edward Ross------1726851
S Ashton Hudson------1826246
TE Mercury Morrissey125------2744
DT Glenn Stephens------1520843
CB Zachary Houston------1425443
DE Branden Hayes------1622240
FB Steven McDaniel83------2738
TE Jerry Blackwell1324---------37
CB Kurt Bowser------1320134
WR Dexter Picken1514------332
DE Harris Shepard------920130
CB Tony Ramsey------818---26
OLB Ronnie Turner------002525
DE Reuben Oates------413724
CB Ethan McCarthy------912223
QB Edgar Gagnon147---------21
OLB Rex King------710118
S Bobby Flanigan------511117
RB Rich Callaway20------1517
WR Jerome Lindsay43------714
OLB Terrance Kovacs------210---12
K J.R. Hardy00------1212
ILB Manuel Ulrich------111012
C Jackie Perkins00------77
P Terrence Hanks00------77
WR Larry Rasmussen61---------7
T Drew Delap00------77
C Darien Borders60---------6
DE Riley Farr------01---1
DT Wendell Foley------00---0
ILB Arnold Campion------00---0
DetroitRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
CB Alvin Crook------37391793
DT Efrain Slocum------37361790
S Mel Thornton------3738883
RB Terrell Shelton2136------2582
CB Martin Reynolds------3739278
OLB Dwight Beyer------31351177
DT Elijah Fulcher------3538275
S Vincent Woods------3735274
DE Mack Hancock------3635273
WR Santiago Boyd1535------2070
ILB Manuel Mahoney------3533270
TE Brady McDonald2036------1369
G Travis Rickles2237------968
G Karl Becker2237------968
T Dusty Rodgers1826------953
T Horace Conley1826------953
OLB Maxwell Banks------2025247
DT Connor Baliya------2026---46
C Braxton Coursen1826---------44
WR Martin Curtis1418------840
ILB Martin Gillespie------13101639
TE Mickey Horn58------2639
QB Clifton Clinton1521---------36
DE Alan McCarthy------1816236
WR Theodore Elias517------1335
WR Jermaine Farrell1315---------28
CB Hector Pollard------1112---23
QB Leonard Ponder716---------23
S Randal Dominquez------031821
CB Josiah O'Neill------121720
TE Dylan Peralta126---------18
RB Mercury Dollilole26------917
G Jonah Lehan511---------16
OLB Lukas Glover------011516
G Abel Shields411---------15
G Preston Stuart411---------15
WR Darnell Prescott28---------10
DE Owen Bunnell------14510
P Juan Baldwin00------99
C Donnell Slusher00------99
RB Andy Burks00------88
K Elliot Fitzgerald00------55
DE Roger Broenkow------12---3
T Gerald Willis00---------0
C Deon Mathis00---------0
DE Gino Hanson------00---0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left9485.3
Middle20713.6
Right8303.8
None000.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left430.8
Middle13332.5
Right551.0
None000.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

MinnesotaAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Rico Sharp32203113610
Edgar Gagnon510102100
DetroitAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Clifton Clinton21143001232
Leonard Ponder1460103221

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen2173.5
Short (0-8 Yds)169593.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)1491158.2
Long (19+ Yds)52489.6
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen44246.0
Short (0-8 Yds)20121356.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)93353.9
Long (19+ Yds)212010.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

MinnesotaTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Melvin Austin116053033
TE Jerry Blackwell75075224
WR Dexter Picken75043014
WR Dominic Richard64036034
TE Wade Cuviello41022139
WR Jerome Lindsay101003
WR Larry Rasmussen100001
DetroitTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Santiago Boyd98081235
TE Brady McDonald73024036
WR Theodore Elias62017017
RB Terrell Shelton4000036
TE Dylan Peralta3201506
WR Martin Curtis32064118
WR Jermaine Farrell2202015
RB Mercury Dollilole1101106

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

MinnesotaAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
RB Eduardo Hardy13574.383.60
QB Rico Sharp2105.005.86
DetroitAttYardsAvgOverall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

MinnesotaAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Rico Sharp75304.296.88
Edgar Gagnon1199.001.80
DetroitAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

MinnesotaTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Dominic Richard43276.756.00
TE Jerry Blackwell22115.5010.71
WR Larry Rasmussen1000.000.00
WR Dexter Picken1111.006.14
DetroitTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg

Third Down Rushing Statistics

MinnesotaRushesConversions
RB Eduardo Hardy52
QB Rico Sharp11
DetroitRushesConversions
QB Clifton Clinton10
RB Terrell Shelton10

Third Down Passing Statistics

MinnesotaAttCompConversions
Rico Sharp654
Edgar Gagnon311
DetroitAttCompConversions
Clifton Clinton752
Leonard Ponder411

Third Down Receiving Statistics

MinnesotaTargCatchConversions
WR Melvin Austin532
TE Wade Cuviello100
TE Jerry Blackwell111
WR Dominic Richard111
WR Dexter Picken111
DetroitTargCatchConversions
WR Theodore Elias421
TE Brady McDonald311
WR Santiago Boyd110
WR Martin Curtis111
RB Terrell Shelton100
WR Jermaine Farrell110

SectionAttendance
Stadium67,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck20,100 (21,400)
End Zone14,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine8,800 (8,900)
Sideline Seats13,400 (13,600)
Club Seats7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes3,300 (3,300)