Week 15, 2073

played in Minnesota, MN

19 degrees, snow, 9 mph wind

Detroit Lions	7	7	0	0	-	14
Minnesota Vikings	7	0	3	6	-	16

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:21 DET - Lorenzo Thornton 9 run (Albert McNulty extra point)
1Q: 05:50 MIN - Fernando Richardson 59 run (Amir Bournigal extra point)
2Q: 14:10 DET - Courtney Bumpers 25 pass from Darryl Baxter (Albert McNulty extra point)
3Q: 02:35 MIN - Amir Bournigal 27 field goal
4Q: 14:16 MIN - Amir Bournigal 27 field goal
4Q: 09:49 MIN - Amir Bournigal 40 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:21 DET - Lorenzo Thornton 9 run (Albert McNulty extra point)
1Q: 05:50 MIN - Fernando Richardson 59 run (Amir Bournigal extra point)
2Q: 14:10 DET - Courtney Bumpers 25 pass from Darryl Baxter (Albert McNulty extra point)
3Q: 02:35 MIN - Amir Bournigal 27 field goal
4Q: 14:16 MIN - Amir Bournigal 27 field goal
4Q: 09:49 MIN - Amir Bournigal 40 field goal

Team Statistics DET MIN
Record 2-12 9-5
First Downs 18 15
- by Rushing 6 5
- by Passing 7 10
- by Penalty 5 0
Total Net Yards 307 332
- Offensive Plays 69 69
- Yards per Play 4.45 4.81
Net Rushing Yards 85 167
- Rushing Attempts 21 29
- Yards per Rush 4.05 5.76
Net Passing Yards 222 165
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 44 - 25 - 0 37 - 20 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 244 181
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/22 3/16
- Yards per Pass Play 4.63 4.13
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 2/0
3rd Down Conversions 3/15 4/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.3 6.1
4th Down Conversions 0/3 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/20 7/43
Punt Returns/Yards 2/18 3/48
Kick Returns/Yards 1/22 0/0
Interception Ret./Yards 2/11 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 0/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 25 OWN 34
Time of Possession 30:12 29:48

Team Statistics	DET	MIN
Record	2-12	9-5
First Downs	18	15
- by Rushing	6	5
- by Passing	7	10
- by Penalty	5	0
Total Net Yards	307	332
- Offensive Plays	69	69
- Yards per Play	4.45	4.81
Net Rushing Yards	85	167
- Rushing Attempts	21	29
- Yards per Rush	4.05	5.76
Net Passing Yards	222	165
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	44 - 25 - 0	37 - 20 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	244	181
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/22	3/16
- Yards per Pass Play	4.63	4.13
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	2/0
3rd Down Conversions	3/15	4/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.3	6.1
4th Down Conversions	0/3	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/20	7/43
Punt Returns/Yards	2/18	3/48
Kick Returns/Yards	1/22	0/0
Interception Ret./Yards	2/11	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	0/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 25	OWN 34
Time of Possession	30:12	29:48

Drive Charts

Detroit Lions
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:47	OWN 25	8	75	Touchdown
1	9:38	1:59	50	3	4	Punt
1	5:31	1:35	OWN 25	3	7	Punt
1	0:55	1:59	OWN 20	5	80	Touchdown
2	12:30	2:35	OWN 49	5	17	Punt
2	7:55	2:02	OWN 43	6	28	Downs
2	4:32	3:37	OWN 15	6	5	Punt
2	0:26	0:26	OWN 20	1	-2	Half
3	12:55	1:08	OWN 35	3	4	Punt
3	9:49	3:08	OWN 9	5	16	Punt
3	2:29	1:25	OWN 25	3	4	Punt
4	14:11	1:25	OWN 25	3	1	Punt
4	9:43	2:06	OWN 25	4	18	Punt
4	5:04	2:11	OWN 20	7	40	Downs
4	2:19	1:21	OWN 1	7	23	Downs

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:13	1:35	OWN 25	3	15	Interception
1	7:39	2:08	OWN 20	4	80	Touchdown
1	3:56	3:01	OWN 24	6	26	Punt
2	13:56	1:26	OWN 25	3	-6	Punt
2	9:55	2:00	OWN 20	3	-2	Punt
2	5:53	1:21	OWN 29	3	9	Punt
2	0:55	0:29	OWN 39	3	6	Punt
3	15:00	2:05	OWN 25	8	39	Interception
3	11:47	1:58	OWN 32	5	16	Punt
3	6:41	4:12	OWN 39	9	51	Field Goal
3	1:04	1:53	OPP 42	4	32	Field Goal
4	12:46	3:03	OWN 38	7	39	Field Goal
4	7:37	2:33	OWN 21	5	37	Punt
4	2:53	0:34	OWN 40	3	2	Punt
4	0:58	0:58	OPP 24	3	-2	Game

Game MVP: Levon Weaver, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Lorenzo Thornton	10	63	6.30	19	3	1
QB Darryl Baxter	6	7	1.17	7	0	0
RB Cris Herriman	5	15	3.00	9	0	0

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Fernando Richardson	16	108	6.75	59	1	1
QB Myles Gibson	7	40	5.71	15	2	0
RB Randal Salcedo	5	20	4.00	11	1	0
WR Lincoln Witt	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0

Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Darryl Baxter	44	25	244	4/22	1	62	0	80.1

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Myles Gibson	37	20	181	3/16	0	24	2	45.0

Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Sammie McNeill	6	9	87	14.50	56	62	0
TE Donny Stensrud	5	8	54	10.80	23	34	0
RB Lorenzo Thornton	4	4	3	0.75	5	4	0
FB Nate Nordstrom	3	5	17	5.67	13	15	0
WR Courtney Bumpers	2	5	49	24.50	36	25	1
WR Steven Winslett	2	6	6	3.00	7	6	0
RB Cris Herriman	2	4	-1	-0.50	0	1	0
WR Luke Fletcher	1	2	29	29.00	25	29	0
TE Justin McMillin	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
RB Fernando Richardson	7	9	33	4.71	15	21
WR Lincoln Witt	6	11	65	10.83	2	23
WR Mitch Shaw	2	4	18	9.00	8	16
WR Francisco Teal	2	3	31	15.50	7	24
RB Terrence Davison	1	1	18	18.00	4	18
WR Byron Dawkins	1	3	13	13.00	7	13
TE Darryl Geason	1	5	3	3.00	0	3
RB Randal Salcedo	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Detroit	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Deron Hitchcock	1	5	5.00	0
S Chance Wilkins	1	6	6.00	0

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Detroit	Fumb	Recov	Force
S Colton Wiggins	1	0	0
FB Nate Nordstrom	0	1	0
CB Jessie Griffin	0	0	1
S Juan Nelson	0	0	1

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force
WR Francisco Teal	1	0	0
RB Fernando Richardson	1	0	0
QB Myles Gibson	0	1	0
G Shaun Battle	0	1	0
TE Gustavo Perez	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Detroit	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Allen Wells	9	361	40.1	30.3	49	1

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Tracy Warren	8	383	47.9	38.1	57	3

Kicking Statistics

Detroit	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Albert McNulty	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	2/2

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Amir Bournigal	3/3	1/1	0/0	40	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Colton Wiggins	2	18	9.0	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Terrence Davison	3	48	16.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Steven Winslett	1	22	22.0	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Defensive Statistics

Detroit	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Eugene James	7	0	1.0	29	40
ILB Deron Hitchcock	6	0	0.0	20	30
CB Douglas Poteat	5	2	1.0	26	40
S Juan Nelson	5	3	0.0	24	34
CB Jessie Griffin	5	0	0.0	29	40
CB Tyler Razor	3	0	1.0	22	34
DE Shaun Flannery	3	2	0.0	29	40
DT Lamar Blackwell	3	1	0.0	21	25
S Chance Wilkins	3	0	0.0	24	29
OLB Bart Cody	2	2	0.0	26	40
DT Cornell Gustin	2	0	0.0	6	3
OLB Jamie Perry	1	1	0.0	9	5
DE Josh Galloway	1	0	0.0	23	25
S Abraham Davidson	1	0	0.0	3	0
DE Christopher Nolan	1	0	0.0	7	18
OLB Richie Buckley	0	1	0.0	3	0
S Colton Wiggins	0	1	0.0	7	19

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Terrance Hopkins	7	3	0.0	20	48
ILB Neil Dotson	7	1	0.0	5	27
OLB Cris Lynn	5	1	0.5	20	48
DE Levon Weaver	4	0	3.0	7	21
S Cornelius Hays	4	2	0.0	21	48
DT Norbert Lujan	3	1	0.5	20	48
DE Lance Warburton	3	3	0.0	16	28
CB Stalin Dole	3	1	0.0	15	31
CB Gilbert Hampton	3	0	0.0	20	48
ILB Rickey Terrell	2	1	0.0	18	32
CB Rickey Kandel	2	1	0.0	8	23
CB Leonard Sneed	2	1	0.0	18	31
S Broderick Dewit	1	1	0.0	16	20
WR Lincoln Witt	1	0	---	---	---
WR Mitch Shaw	1	0	---	---	---
S Dexter Flannery	1	0	0.0	5	28

Pass Rush Statistics

Detroit	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
CB Tyler Razor	1.0	0	0	0	34
OLB Eugene James	1.0	0	0	0	40
CB Douglas Poteat	1.0	0	0	0	40
DE Shaun Flannery	0.0	1	0	0	40
DE Josh Galloway	0.0	0	1	0	25
DT Lamar Blackwell	0.0	0	1	0	25
DE Christopher Nolan	0.0	0	1	0	18
DT Ronnie Amey	0.0	0	0	1	12

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Levon Weaver	3.0	1	0	0	21
DT Norbert Lujan	0.5	1	2	0	48
OLB Cris Lynn	0.5	0	0	0	48
DE Deion Lyle	0.0	0	0	2	47

Pass Defense Statistics

Detroit	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Jessie Griffin	5	0	0	40
ILB Deron Hitchcock	4	0	1	30
S Juan Nelson	2	1	0	34
OLB Bart Cody	2	1	0	40
S Chance Wilkins	2	0	1	29
CB Tyler Razor	1	1	0	34
DE Shaun Flannery	1	0	0	40
DE Christopher Nolan	1	0	0	18
OLB Eugene James	1	0	0	40
CB Douglas Poteat	1	0	0	40
S Colton Wiggins	0	1	0	19

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Terrance Hopkins	7	3	48
S Cornelius Hays	3	1	48
ILB Neil Dotson	3	0	27
CB Stalin Dole	3	0	31
CB Rickey Kandel	2	4	23
CB Leonard Sneed	2	2	31
DE Lance Warburton	1	0	28
ILB Rickey Terrell	1	0	32
CB Gilbert Hampton	1	0	48
S Dexter Flannery	1	0	28
OLB Cris Lynn	1	0	48

Blocking Statistics

Detroit	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Kenyon Lang	4	6	21	0	48
C Chester Kinney	2	6	21	2	48
G Brady Cooley	1	2	21	2	48
T Stephen Scheid	0	2	21	0	48
TE Donny Stensrud	0	1	20	0	46
T Patrick Hoffman	0	1	21	0	48

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Antoine Keith	2	4	29	0	40
G Riddick Bjorke	1	8	29	0	40
G Gene Brooks	1	2	29	1	40
G Shaun Battle	0	4	29	2	40
T Paul Pearson	0	3	29	0	40
TE Darryl Geason	0	1	29	0	38

Special Teams Tackles

Detroit	Tackles	STPlays
Ronnie Amey	2	14
Stephen Scheid	1	9

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Gustavo Perez	2	28
Darryl Geason	1	16

Participation

Detroit	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Jessie Griffin	---	---	29	40	13	82
G Kenyon Lang	21	48	---	---	9	78
T Patrick Hoffman	21	48	---	---	9	78
T Stephen Scheid	21	48	---	---	9	78
G Brady Cooley	21	48	---	---	9	78
DE Shaun Flannery	---	---	29	40	3	72
OLB Eugene James	---	---	29	40	3	72
QB Darryl Baxter	21	48	---	---	---	69
CB Douglas Poteat	---	---	26	40	3	69
OLB Bart Cody	---	---	26	40	3	69
C Chester Kinney	21	48	---	---	---	69
TE Donny Stensrud	20	46	---	---	1	67
WR Courtney Bumpers	21	40	---	---	3	64
WR Sammie McNeill	21	43	---	---	---	64
S Juan Nelson	---	---	24	34	1	59
CB Tyler Razor	---	---	22	34	2	58
S Chance Wilkins	---	---	24	29	2	55
ILB Deron Hitchcock	---	---	20	30	3	53
WR Steven Winslett	19	28	---	---	5	52
DE Josh Galloway	---	---	23	25	1	49
DT Lamar Blackwell	---	---	21	25	---	46
S Colton Wiggins	---	---	7	19	19	45
RB Cris Herriman	7	31	---	---	4	42
DE Christopher Nolan	---	---	7	18	11	36
RB Lorenzo Thornton	13	17	---	---	1	31
FB Nate Nordstrom	1	13	---	---	16	30
OLB Richie Buckley	---	---	3	0	25	28
DT Ronnie Amey	---	---	2	12	14	28
WR Luke Fletcher	1	8	---	---	16	25
TE Kyle Beeston	0	1	---	---	24	25
CB Deion Malone	---	---	6	2	14	22
ILB Darien Lowe	---	---	3	3	13	19
WR Graham Douglas	1	0	---	---	17	18
DT Cornell Gustin	---	---	6	3	9	18
RB Lawrence Upshaw	0	0	---	---	17	17
TE Justin McMillin	1	13	---	---	---	14
OLB Jamie Perry	---	---	9	5	---	14
S Abraham Davidson	---	---	3	0	8	11
P Allen Wells	0	0	---	---	9	9
C Rod Leopold	0	0	---	---	9	9
K Albert McNulty	0	0	---	---	3	3
OLB Chester Sutter	---	---	0	1	---	1
G Bryan Herndon	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Darryl Houston	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Howie Overton	0	0	---	---	---	0

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
OLB Cris Lynn	---	---	20	48	25	93
TE Darryl Geason	29	38	---	---	16	83
T Paul Pearson	29	40	---	---	12	81
T Antoine Keith	29	40	---	---	11	80
G Riddick Bjorke	29	40	---	---	11	80
G Gene Brooks	29	40	---	---	11	80
QB Myles Gibson	29	40	---	---	---	69
G Shaun Battle	29	40	---	---	---	69
S Cornelius Hays	---	---	21	48	---	69
OLB Terrance Hopkins	---	---	20	48	---	68
CB Gilbert Hampton	---	---	20	48	---	68
DT Norbert Lujan	---	---	20	48	---	68
DE Deion Lyle	---	---	20	47	---	67
CB Leonard Sneed	---	---	18	31	17	66
WR Byron Dawkins	28	36	---	---	---	64
WR Mitch Shaw	26	34	---	---	---	60
WR Lincoln Witt	25	33	---	---	---	58
RB Fernando Richardson	22	32	---	---	---	54
ILB Rickey Terrell	---	---	18	32	---	50
S Dexter Flannery	---	---	5	28	16	49
S Broderick Dewit	---	---	16	20	10	46
CB Stalin Dole	---	---	15	31	---	46
DE Lance Warburton	---	---	16	28	---	44
WR Francisco Teal	5	10	---	---	28	43
RB Terrence Davison	1	4	---	---	28	33
ILB Neil Dotson	---	---	5	27	---	32
CB Rickey Kandel	---	---	8	23	---	31
TE Gustavo Perez	0	1	---	---	28	29
DE Levon Weaver	---	---	7	21	---	28
FB Owen McLaurin	1	0	---	---	20	21
RB Randal Salcedo	6	4	---	---	5	15
ILB Paul Modargri	---	---	0	0	12	12
C Kelly Blazewicz	0	0	---	---	11	11
P Tracy Warren	0	0	---	---	11	11
DT Dean Peters	---	---	1	0	9	10
TE Darren Bailey	2	5	---	---	3	10
DE Andrew Garcia	---	---	0	0	9	9
K Amir Bournigal	0	0	---	---	8	8
WR Tevin Sherrill	0	3	---	---	3	6
T Kaden Zukauskas	0	0	---	---	4	4
CB Sawyer Jarrard	---	---	1	0	---	1
C Devin Linquist	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Jessie Pantin	0	0	---	---	---	0
ILB Bert Garcia	---	---	0	0	---	0
ILB Patrick Grotrian	---	---	0	0	---	0
ILB Phillip Weaver	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	10	2.5
Middle	12	70	5.8
Right	4	7	1.8
None	1	-2	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	3	1.5
Middle	16	144	9.0
Right	8	22	2.8
None	3	-2	-0.7

Detailed Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Darryl Baxter	44	25	5	2	3	10	2	2	0

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Myles Gibson	37	20	3	1	6	4	3	1	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	12	10	98	8.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	12	94	4.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	3	52	8.7
Long (19+ Yds)	7	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	1	-1	-0.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	20	13	87	4.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	5	72	6.5
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	23	7.7

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Sammie McNeill	9	6	1	87	1	43
TE Donny Stensrud	8	5	1	54	1	46
WR Steven Winslett	6	2	0	6	0	28
WR Courtney Bumpers	5	2	0	49	2	40
FB Nate Nordstrom	5	3	1	17	0	13
RB Lorenzo Thornton	4	4	0	3	0	17
RB Cris Herriman	4	2	0	-1	0	31
WR Luke Fletcher	2	1	0	29	1	8
TE Justin McMillin	1	0	0	0	0	13

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Lincoln Witt	11	6	1	65	1	33
RB Fernando Richardson	9	7	0	33	1	32
TE Darryl Geason	5	1	3	3	0	38
WR Mitch Shaw	4	2	1	18	0	34
WR Byron Dawkins	3	1	0	13	0	36
WR Francisco Teal	3	2	1	31	1	10
RB Terrence Davison	1	1	0	18	0	4
RB Randal Salcedo	1	0	0	0	0	4

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Lorenzo Thornton	1	9	9.00	6.30

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Fernando Richardson	2	5	2.50	6.75
QB Myles Gibson	1	8	8.00	5.71

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Darryl Baxter	1	1	3	3.00	5.55

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Myles Gibson	3	0	0	0.00	4.89

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Donny Stensrud	1	1	3	3.00	6.75

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Lincoln Witt	2	0	0	0.00	5.91
TE Darryl Geason	1	0	0	0.00	0.60

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Rushes	Conversions
QB Darryl Baxter	2	0

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
QB Myles Gibson	2	0
RB Randal Salcedo	2	1
RB Fernando Richardson	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Conversions
Darryl Baxter	11	7	3

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Myles Gibson	11	5	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Cris Herriman	3	2	0
WR Sammie McNeill	3	1	0
WR Steven Winslett	2	1	0
TE Donny Stensrud	1	1	1
WR Luke Fletcher	1	1	1
WR Courtney Bumpers	1	1	1

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Fernando Richardson	4	2	1
WR Mitch Shaw	3	2	1
WR Byron Dawkins	2	0	0
WR Lincoln Witt	1	1	1
TE Darryl Geason	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 78,300 (85,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,300 (23,700)
End Zone 16,600 (17,000)
Mezzanine 9,200 (9,800)
Sideline Seats 14,700 (15,000)
Club Seats 9,600 (9,600)
Luxury Boxes 7,900 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	78,300 (85,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,300 (23,700)
End Zone	16,600 (17,000)
Mezzanine	9,200 (9,800)
Sideline Seats	14,700 (15,000)
Club Seats	9,600 (9,600)
Luxury Boxes	7,900 (9,900)