Week 1, 2062

played in Minnesota, MN

57 degrees, fair, 7 mph wind

Detroit Lions	7	7	6	9	-	29
Minnesota Vikings	3	0	0	14	-	17

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:18 DET - D.J. Allegretti 1 run (Albert McNulty extra point)
1Q: 00:45 MIN - Earnest Gonzalez 19 field goal
2Q: 06:39 DET - K.C. Castillo 2 run (Albert McNulty extra point)
3Q: 02:04 DET - Tyrell Mason 54 fumble return (Albert McNulty extra point failed)
4Q: 13:13 MIN - Alexis Bradley 21 run (Earnest Gonzalez extra point)
4Q: 13:00 MIN - Russell Fenton 31 interception return (Earnest Gonzalez extra point)
4Q: 10:19 DET - Safety: Kelly Fulton tackled ball carrier in end zone
4Q: 02:40 DET - Tracy Houghtlin 5 run (Albert McNulty extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:18 DET - D.J. Allegretti 1 run (Albert McNulty extra point)
1Q: 00:45 MIN - Earnest Gonzalez 19 field goal
2Q: 06:39 DET - K.C. Castillo 2 run (Albert McNulty extra point)
3Q: 02:04 DET - Tyrell Mason 54 fumble return (Albert McNulty extra point failed)
4Q: 13:13 MIN - Alexis Bradley 21 run (Earnest Gonzalez extra point)
4Q: 13:00 MIN - Russell Fenton 31 interception return (Earnest Gonzalez extra point)
4Q: 10:19 DET - Safety: Kelly Fulton tackled ball carrier in end zone
4Q: 02:40 DET - Tracy Houghtlin 5 run (Albert McNulty extra point)

Team Statistics DET MIN
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 22 17
- by Rushing 10 6
- by Passing 11 9
- by Penalty 1 2
Total Net Yards 358 237
- Offensive Plays 74 59
- Yards per Play 4.84 4.02
Net Rushing Yards 152 98
- Rushing Attempts 38 26
- Yards per Rush 4.00 3.77
Net Passing Yards 206 139
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 35 - 21 - 1 31 - 14 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 213 144
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/7 2/5
- Yards per Pass Play 5.72 4.21
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 4/2
3rd Down Conversions 6/14 2/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.7 7.1
4th Down Conversions 0/1 1/2
Penalties/Yards 4/35 5/32
Punt Returns/Yards 3/21 3/45
Kick Returns/Yards 3/90 3/87
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/31
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/0 0/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 34 OWN 27
Time of Possession 34:44 25:16

Team Statistics	DET	MIN
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	22	17
- by Rushing	10	6
- by Passing	11	9
- by Penalty	1	2
Total Net Yards	358	237
- Offensive Plays	74	59
- Yards per Play	4.84	4.02
Net Rushing Yards	152	98
- Rushing Attempts	38	26
- Yards per Rush	4.00	3.77
Net Passing Yards	206	139
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	35 - 21 - 1	31 - 14 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	213	144
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/7	2/5
- Yards per Pass Play	5.72	4.21
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	4/2
3rd Down Conversions	6/14	2/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.7	7.1
4th Down Conversions	0/1	1/2
Penalties/Yards	4/35	5/32
Punt Returns/Yards	3/21	3/45
Kick Returns/Yards	3/90	3/87
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/31
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/0	0/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 34	OWN 27
Time of Possession	34:44	25:16

Drive Charts

Detroit Lions
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	6:51	OWN 25	13	75	Touchdown
1	0:40	3:35	OWN 27	7	30	Punt
2	10:53	4:20	OWN 48	8	52	Touchdown
2	4:50	1:17	OWN 34	3	3	Punt
2	3:22	0:38	OPP 42	3	2	Punt
2	1:45	1:34	OWN 34	3	-3	Punt
3	11:32	4:44	OWN 3	9	39	Punt
3	5:44	2:37	OWN 27	6	36	Downs
4	13:00	0:10	OWN 25	1	0	Interception
4	12:50	2:31	OWN 20	5	27	Punt
4	10:13	0:49	OPP 42	3	0	Punt
4	6:47	4:14	OWN 20	9	80	Touchdown
4	1:17	1:17	OPP 30	4	12	Game

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	8:09	7:29	OWN 34	15	64	Field Goal
2	12:05	1:12	OWN 5	5	0	Punt
2	6:33	1:43	OWN 25	3	6	Punt
2	3:33	0:11	OWN 27	2	15	Fumble
2	2:44	0:59	OWN 20	3	5	Punt
2	0:11	0:11	OPP 49	1	17	Missed FG
3	15:00	3:28	OWN 31	6	19	Punt
3	6:48	1:04	OWN 34	3	-2	Punt
3	3:07	1:13	OWN 37	3	17	Fumble
3	1:54	3:54	OWN 43	7	57	Touchdown
4	10:19	0:06	OWN 4	1	-4	Safety
4	9:24	2:37	OWN 20	8	36	Punt
4	2:33	1:16	OWN 25	4	5	Downs

Game MVP: Quinn Aguilar, Detroit Lions

Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Tracy Houghtlin	14	59	4.21	13	2	1
RB K.C. Castillo	12	49	4.08	9	0	1
QB Oliver Heekin	6	11	1.83	7	0	0
RB D.J. Allegretti	5	33	6.60	26	1	1
WR Monty Linquist	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Alexis Bradley	13	47	3.62	21	1	1
RB Cesar Ross	8	11	1.38	8	0	0
QB Cristian DeMeester	4	36	9.00	14	2	0
RB Roman McDonald	1	4	4.00	4	0	0

Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Oliver Heekin	35	21	213	1/7	0	31	1	65.5

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Cristian DeMeester	31	14	144	2/5	0	17	0	59.1

Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Victor Eiermann	5	9	59	11.80	32	18
WR Monty Linquist	5	9	52	10.40	20	18
WR Jerald Benton	3	5	29	9.67	10	15
WR Tracy Buchman	2	5	40	20.00	22	31
TE Christian Thompson	2	2	15	7.50	8	9
RB K.C. Castillo	2	2	7	3.50	2	4
WR Trent Kaplan	1	1	7	7.00	0	7
FB Hugh Buss	1	2	4	4.00	0	4

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
TE Ezra Winslett	5	12	25	5.00	8	13
WR Scot West	2	2	32	16.00	7	17
WR Quinn Hodges	2	6	24	12.00	2	13
WR Britt Hughes	2	5	25	12.50	0	13
TE Dana Haluska	1	1	8	8.00	0	8
WR Mitch Clemons	1	3	15	15.00	0	15
RB Roman McDonald	1	1	15	15.00	3	15
RB Alexis Bradley	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Detroit	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Russell Fenton	1	31	31.00	1

Fumble Statistics

Detroit	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
RB K.C. Castillo	1	0	0	0
DT Tyrell Mason	0	1	1	1
S Kelly Fulton	0	1	1	0
T Quinn Aguilar	0	1	0	0
RB D.J. Allegretti	0	0	1	0
DE Randy Tate	0	0	1	0

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force
WR Mitch Clemons	2	0	0
WR Scot West	1	0	0
QB Cristian DeMeester	1	0	0
TE Ezra Winslett	0	1	0
S Tre Coles	0	1	0
DE Paul Yocum	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Detroit	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Alfredo Capriglione	7	292	41.7	29.6	49	4

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Leo Kelley	6	276	46.0	39.2	52	1

Kicking Statistics

Detroit	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Albert McNulty	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	3/4

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Earnest Gonzalez	1/2	0/1	0/0	19	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Victor Eiermann	3	21	7.0	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mitch Clemons	3	45	15.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Monty Linquist	2	72	36.0	0
Victor Eiermann	1	18	18.0	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Quinn Hodges	3	87	29.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Detroit	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Emmett Plichta	6	2	0.5	26	32
DT Tyrell Mason	6	1	0.5	20	31
S Kelly Fulton	4	2	0.0	26	33
DE Randy Tate	4	1	0.0	19	25
DE Braden Cash	3	0	1.0	18	27
CB Emmett Finch	3	1	0.0	24	31
DT Bo Stenerud	3	0	0.0	18	20
OLB Buddy Clanton	2	2	0.0	21	26
CB Jessie Griffin	2	2	0.0	24	32
OLB Toby Kobdish	2	1	0.0	11	15
CB Marc Willis	2	1	0.0	16	21
S Herb Lowe	1	2	0.0	26	32
DT Caleb OBrien	1	1	0.0	14	16
DE Shannon Ferrell	0	1	0.0	7	6

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Tyrell Farr	11	2	0.0	38	36
OLB Charles Ward	7	3	0.0	36	21
DT Ross Duran	4	1	1.0	35	20
DE Paul Yocum	4	2	0.0	32	28
OLB Angel Farr	4	1	0.0	35	34
S Russell Fenton	3	3	0.0	38	36
OLB Donnie Wells	3	2	0.0	26	27
DE Noah Gaylor	3	1	0.0	27	29
ILB Monty Watson	2	2	0.0	21	17
S Tyler Diaz	2	1	0.0	19	27
CB Leonard Rankinen	2	1	0.0	35	34
DT Benjamin Pippens	2	0	0.0	5	16
OLB Eli Lucas	2	0	0.0	12	9
S Tre Coles	2	0	0.0	3	9
S Billy Pritchett	1	2	0.0	33	19
S Erick Marzluf	1	1	0.0	3	17
DE Erik Cox	1	1	0.0	17	15
OLB Mario Henderson	1	0	0.0	3	2

Pass Rush Statistics

Detroit	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Braden Cash	1.0	0	1	1	27
DT Tyrell Mason	0.5	0	2	1	31
ILB Emmett Plichta	0.5	0	0	0	32
DE Renaldo Milons	0.0	1	0	0	8
DT Caleb OBrien	0.0	0	1	0	16

Minnesota	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DT Ross Duran	1.0	2	20
DT Benjamin Pippens	0.0	1	16
DE Paul Yocum	0.0	1	28
CB Leonard Rankinen	0.0	1	34
OLB Angel Farr	0.0	1	34

Pass Defense Statistics

Detroit	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Emmett Plichta	4	1	32
S Kelly Fulton	2	3	33
CB Jessie Griffin	2	1	32
DE Braden Cash	2	0	27
OLB Toby Kobdish	1	2	15
OLB Buddy Clanton	1	1	26
CB Emmett Finch	1	0	31
DE Randy Tate	1	0	25
CB Marc Willis	0	2	21

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Tyrell Farr	6	0	0	36
S Tyler Diaz	2	2	0	27
S Russell Fenton	2	0	1	36
S Tre Coles	2	0	0	9
OLB Angel Farr	2	0	0	34
OLB Charles Ward	1	2	0	21
S Erick Marzluf	1	1	0	17
S Billy Pritchett	1	1	0	19
OLB Donnie Wells	1	0	0	27
OLB Eli Lucas	1	0	0	9
CB Leonard Rankinen	1	0	0	34
OLB Mario Henderson	1	0	0	2

Blocking Statistics

Detroit	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Quinn Aguilar	6	12	38	0	36
G Arnold Ashford	3	6	38	1	36
G Drew Parker	2	5	38	0	36
T Frank Mulder	1	5	38	0	36
TE Kris Godfrey	1	2	5	0	1
TE Jalen Drudge	1	1	13	0	5
FB Hugh Buss	0	1	14	0	9

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Kevin Prieto	2	10	26	0	33
T Elliot Elliott	2	2	26	0	33
C Jake Carlisle	1	9	26	0	33
G Maurice Earthman	1	1	26	0	33
RB Alexis Bradley	0	0	15	2	23

Special Teams Tackles

Detroit	Tackles	STPlays
D.J. Allegretti	3	16
Tracy Buchman	1	23
Jalen Drudge	1	22
Lucas Sherp	1	14

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Tyrell Farr	2	23
Angel Farr	2	20
R.J. Oliver	1	25
Rufus Groh	1	13

Participation

Detroit	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
T Quinn Aguilar	38	36	---	---	7	81
T Frank Mulder	38	36	---	---	7	81
G Drew Parker	38	36	---	---	7	81
G Arnold Ashford	38	36	---	---	7	81
QB Oliver Heekin	38	36	---	---	---	74
C Seth Durham	38	36	---	---	---	74
WR Jerald Benton	32	32	---	---	5	69
WR Victor Eiermann	27	28	---	---	11	66
TE Christian Thompson	29	31	---	---	1	61
S Herb Lowe	---	---	26	32	3	61
S Kelly Fulton	---	---	26	33	2	61
ILB Emmett Plichta	---	---	26	32	2	60
CB Jessie Griffin	---	---	24	32	1	57
CB Emmett Finch	---	---	24	31	1	56
DT Tyrell Mason	---	---	20	31	2	53
DE Randy Tate	---	---	19	25	8	52
WR Monty Linquist	20	25	---	---	5	50
OLB Buddy Clanton	---	---	21	26	2	49
WR Tracy Buchman	10	15	---	---	23	48
DT Bo Stenerud	---	---	18	20	8	46
DE Braden Cash	---	---	18	27	1	46
CB Marc Willis	---	---	16	21	8	45
TE Jalen Drudge	13	5	---	---	22	40
FB Hugh Buss	14	9	---	---	16	39
RB Tracy Houghtlin	19	19	---	---	1	39
RB K.C. Castillo	13	10	---	---	12	35
DT Caleb OBrien	---	---	14	16	1	31
CB Brent Satchwell	---	---	6	6	17	29
OLB Dashawn Cortez	---	---	2	1	24	27
OLB Toby Kobdish	---	---	11	15	---	26
RB D.J. Allegretti	5	0	---	---	16	21
WR Trent Kaplan	3	5	---	---	10	18
DE Renaldo Milons	---	---	8	8	---	16
DE Shannon Ferrell	---	---	7	6	1	14
S Lucas Sherp	---	---	0	0	14	14
ILB Rob Wharry	---	---	0	1	11	12
C Cesar Colbert	0	0	---	---	7	7
P Alfredo Capriglione	0	0	---	---	7	7
TE Kris Godfrey	5	1	---	---	---	6
K Albert McNulty	0	0	---	---	5	5
QB Brant Sapello	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Kenyon Borders	0	0	---	---	---	0
OLB Jack Raymond	---	---	0	0	---	0
ILB Vinny Reed	---	---	0	0	---	0
T Harold Tunnell	0	0	---	---	---	0
S Ashton Fruth	---	---	0	0	---	0

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Tyrell Farr	---	---	38	36	23	97
OLB Angel Farr	---	---	35	34	20	89
S Russell Fenton	---	---	38	36	6	80
OLB Donnie Wells	---	---	26	27	23	76
T Rufus Groh	26	33	---	---	13	72
CB Leonard Rankinen	---	---	35	34	---	69
G Kevin Prieto	26	33	---	---	8	67
T Elliot Elliott	26	33	---	---	8	67
G Maurice Earthman	26	33	---	---	8	67
DE Noah Gaylor	---	---	27	29	7	63
RB Alexis Bradley	15	23	---	---	25	63
DE Paul Yocum	---	---	32	28	---	60
C Jake Carlisle	26	33	---	---	---	59
QB Cristian DeMeester	26	33	---	---	---	59
S Tyler Diaz	---	---	19	27	12	58
OLB Charles Ward	---	---	36	21	---	57
DT Ross Duran	---	---	35	20	---	55
S Billy Pritchett	---	---	33	19	---	52
TE R.J. Oliver	10	16	---	---	25	51
TE Ezra Winslett	19	30	---	---	---	49
WR Mitch Clemons	18	22	---	---	7	47
WR Britt Hughes	19	16	---	---	5	40
ILB Monty Watson	---	---	21	17	---	38
WR Quinn Hodges	12	15	---	---	5	32
DE Erik Cox	---	---	17	15	---	32
WR Scot West	5	5	---	---	19	29
S Tre Coles	---	---	3	9	17	29
WR Mitchell Kania	7	9	---	---	10	26
OLB Eli Lucas	---	---	12	9	4	25
DT Benjamin Pippens	---	---	5	16	---	21
S Erick Marzluf	---	---	3	17	---	20
TE Dana Haluska	6	12	---	---	---	18
RB Cesar Ross	10	7	---	---	---	17
RB Roman McDonald	4	7	---	---	---	11
P Leo Kelley	0	0	---	---	8	8
C Jaylen Basso	0	0	---	---	8	8
WR Lee Plumbtree	1	1	---	---	5	7
K Earnest Gonzalez	0	0	---	---	7	7
OLB Mario Henderson	---	---	3	2	---	5
WR Devan Brooks	3	1	---	---	---	4
T Brendan Blades	0	0	---	---	2	2
RB Darrell Kantowski	1	0	---	---	---	1
TE Logan Meeks	0	1	---	---	---	1
G Bob Peters	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Eddie Banks	0	0	---	---	---	0
S Terrence Short	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	7	1.8
Middle	19	74	3.9
Right	13	75	5.8
None	2	-4	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	21	4.2
Middle	15	59	3.9
Right	6	18	3.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Oliver Heekin	35	21	1	1	0	6	6	0	1

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Cristian DeMeester	31	14	0	0	2	10	4	2	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	5	29	3.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	20	12	130	6.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	4	54	7.7
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	1	4	2.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	6	3	8	1.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	22	10	132	6.0
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Victor Eiermann	9	5	59	0	28
WR Monty Linquist	9	5	52	0	25
WR Tracy Buchman	5	2	40	1	15
WR Jerald Benton	5	3	29	0	32
TE Christian Thompson	2	2	15	0	31
FB Hugh Buss	2	1	4	0	9
RB K.C. Castillo	2	2	7	0	10
WR Trent Kaplan	1	1	7	0	5

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
TE Ezra Winslett	12	5	0	25	30
WR Quinn Hodges	6	2	1	24	15
WR Britt Hughes	5	2	1	25	16
WR Mitch Clemons	3	1	0	15	22
WR Scot West	2	2	0	32	5
RB Alexis Bradley	1	0	0	0	23
TE Dana Haluska	1	1	0	8	12
RB Roman McDonald	1	1	0	15	7

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
QB Oliver Heekin	3	-4	-1.33	1.83
RB Tracy Houghtlin	3	12	4.00	4.21
RB K.C. Castillo	2	2	1.00	4.08
RB D.J. Allegretti	1	1	1.00	6.60
WR Monty Linquist	1	0	0.00	0.00

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Alexis Bradley	1	7	7.00	3.62

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Oliver Heekin	3	3	28	9.33	6.09

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Cristian DeMeester	4	2	10	2.50	4.65

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Monty Linquist	2	2	19	9.50	5.78
TE Christian Thompson	1	1	9	9.00	7.50

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Ezra Winslett	2	2	10	5.00	2.08
WR Mitch Clemons	1	0	0	0.00	5.00
WR Britt Hughes	1	0	0	0.00	5.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Rushes	Conversions
QB Oliver Heekin	1	0
RB D.J. Allegretti	1	1
RB K.C. Castillo	1	1

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
QB Cristian DeMeester	2	1
RB Cesar Ross	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Conversions
Oliver Heekin	11	6	4

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Cristian DeMeester	8	1	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Monty Linquist	4	3	2
WR Victor Eiermann	3	1	1
WR Tracy Buchman	1	0	0
WR Trent Kaplan	1	1	0
FB Hugh Buss	1	0	0
WR Jerald Benton	1	1	1

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Ezra Winslett	5	1	1
WR Quinn Hodges	2	0	0
WR Britt Hughes	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 80,800 (85,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 21,800 (23,700)
End Zone 16,300 (17,000)
Mezzanine 9,400 (9,800)
Sideline Seats 14,500 (15,000)
Club Seats 9,600 (9,600)
Luxury Boxes 9,200 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	80,800 (85,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	21,800 (23,700)
End Zone	16,300 (17,000)
Mezzanine	9,400 (9,800)
Sideline Seats	14,500 (15,000)
Club Seats	9,600 (9,600)
Luxury Boxes	9,200 (9,900)