Week 1, 2020

played in Detroit, MI

68 degrees, fair, calm

Minnesota Vikings	0	23	0	3	-	26
Detroit Lions	7	0	0	7	-	14

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:42 DET - Cornelius Newnam 6 pass from Pat White (Rusty Sheldon extra point)
2Q: 13:47 MIN - Nicky Winters 24 run (Ron Kariger extra point)
2Q: 11:40 MIN - Louis Murphy 6 pass from Matt Ryan (Ron Kariger extra point)
2Q: 03:15 MIN - Cedric Snowden 6 run (Ron Kariger extra point failed)
2Q: 00:22 MIN - Ron Kariger 28 field goal
4Q: 15:00 DET - Jermichael Finley 6 pass from Pat White (Rusty Sheldon extra point)
4Q: 00:38 MIN - Ron Kariger 41 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:42 DET - Cornelius Newnam 6 pass from Pat White (Rusty Sheldon extra point)
2Q: 13:47 MIN - Nicky Winters 24 run (Ron Kariger extra point)
2Q: 11:40 MIN - Louis Murphy 6 pass from Matt Ryan (Ron Kariger extra point)
2Q: 03:15 MIN - Cedric Snowden 6 run (Ron Kariger extra point failed)
2Q: 00:22 MIN - Ron Kariger 28 field goal
4Q: 15:00 DET - Jermichael Finley 6 pass from Pat White (Rusty Sheldon extra point)
4Q: 00:38 MIN - Ron Kariger 41 field goal

Team Statistics MIN DET
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 21 24
- by Rushing 8 5
- by Passing 12 17
- by Penalty 1 2
Total Net Yards 358 353
- Offensive Plays 62 68
- Yards per Play 5.77 5.19
Net Rushing Yards 167 142
- Rushing Attempts 32 24
- Yards per Rush 5.22 5.92
Net Passing Yards 191 211
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 29 - 18 - 0 40 - 24 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 198 231
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/7 4/20
- Yards per Pass Play 6.37 4.80
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 2/0
3rd Down Conversions 8/14 10/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.6 6.9
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 7/50 2/7
Punt Returns/Yards 1/4 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 2/56 4/81
Interception Ret./Yards 2/39 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 35 OWN 16
Time of Possession 28:20 31:40

Team Statistics	MIN	DET
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	21	24
- by Rushing	8	5
- by Passing	12	17
- by Penalty	1	2
Total Net Yards	358	353
- Offensive Plays	62	68
- Yards per Play	5.77	5.19
Net Rushing Yards	167	142
- Rushing Attempts	32	24
- Yards per Rush	5.22	5.92
Net Passing Yards	191	211
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	29 - 18 - 0	40 - 24 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	198	231
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/7	4/20
- Yards per Pass Play	6.37	4.80
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	2/0
3rd Down Conversions	8/14	10/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.6	6.9
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	7/50	2/7
Punt Returns/Yards	1/4	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	2/56	4/81
Interception Ret./Yards	2/39	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 35	OWN 16
Time of Possession	28:20	31:40

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:34	1:39	OWN 37	3	0	Punt
1	3:21	4:52	OWN 8	10	92	Touchdown
2	12:10	0:36	OPP 12	3	12	Touchdown
2	6:50	3:43	OWN 20	9	80	Touchdown
2	1:49	1:34	OWN 43	6	46	Field Goal
3	15:00	2:36	OWN 20	7	25	Punt
3	9:51	3:43	OWN 6	8	44	Punt
4	14:51	2:48	OWN 41	5	9	Punt
4	7:36	5:37	OWN 17	8	30	Punt
4	1:06	0:33	OPP 26	3	2	Field Goal

Detroit Lions
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:26	OWN 19	12	81	Touchdown
1	7:55	4:34	OWN 2	11	72	Interception
2	13:29	1:19	OWN 14	2	1	Interception
2	11:34	4:44	OWN 29	8	33	Punt
2	3:07	1:18	OWN 20	3	-1	Punt
2	0:15	0:15	OWN 20	1	-1	Half
3	12:24	2:33	OWN 20	5	37	Punt
3	6:08	6:17	OWN 20	12	80	Touchdown
4	12:03	4:27	OWN 7	8	36	Punt
4	1:59	0:53	OWN 2	5	24	Downs
4	0:33	0:33	OWN 33	2	16	Game

Game MVP: Harvey Emmons, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Nicky Winters	23	118	5.13	24	3	1
Tom Lee	6	21	3.50	9	0	0
Matt Ryan	2	22	11.00	15	1	0
Cedric Snowden	1	6	6.00	6	0	1

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Brock Houghtlin	15	104	6.93	31	5
Andre Brown	7	30	4.29	12	1
Pat White	2	8	4.00	9	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Matt Ryan	29	18	198	1/7	1	31	0	93.7

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Pat White	40	24	231	4/20	2	21	2	72.0

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Eddie Royal	8	12	85	10.63	12	31	0
RB Nicky Winters	3	3	35	11.67	3	13	0
WR Emmitt Palmer	3	7	39	13.00	10	28	0
TE Ike Dodge	2	2	16	8.00	4	12	0
WR Adrian Brizzolara	1	1	17	17.00	8	17	0
WR Louis Murphy	1	3	6	6.00	1	6	1
TE David Johnson	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Detroit	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Cornelius Newnam	5	7	44	8.80	13	18	1
TE Jermichael Finley	4	4	30	7.50	6	12	1
WR Jordy Nelson	4	5	52	13.00	0	21	0
WR Ronald McConnell	4	7	51	12.75	3	19	0
WR Howie Hutton	3	7	30	10.00	4	15	0
WR Broderick Hammond	3	9	20	6.67	1	10	0
WR Eugene Fisher	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Chad Neasman	1	6	6.00	0
CB Desmond Hout	1	33	33.00	0

Detroit	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
DeMario Pressley	0	0	1	0
Harvey Emmons	0	0	1	0

Detroit	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Pat White	2	1	0	0
Kirk Cash	0	1	0	0

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Kevin Huber	5	260	52.0	44.0	61	3

Detroit	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Riddick Garrod	4	157	39.3	33.3	44	2

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ron Kariger	2/2	1/1	0/0	41	2/3

Detroit	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Rusty Sheldon	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Allen Weber	1	4	4.0	0

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Wayne Calixto	2	56	28.0	0

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brock Houghtlin	3	58	19.3	0
Eugene Fisher	1	23	23.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Allen Weber	10	1	0.0	23	43
OLB Harvey Emmons	8	1	2.5	22	42
CB Chad Neasman	5	1	0.0	23	38
CB Desmond Hout	4	1	0.0	20	38
OLB Fernando Sanford	3	4	0.0	17	25
DE Shawn Carpenter	2	2	0.5	21	39
S R.J. Dodge	2	1	0.0	20	42
ILB Lester Jacobs	2	1	0.0	9	12
ILB Phil Gaylor	2	1	0.0	24	43
ILB Andre Poston	2	1	0.0	1	6
DE Tim Crowder	2	0	0.0	22	42
DT Scottie Benton	2	0	0.0	22	39
DE DeMario Pressley	1	0	1.0	2	2
CB Marc Bridges	1	0	0.0	15	33
S Caleb Campbell	1	0	0.0	3	3
DT Dominic Wynn	1	0	0.0	2	5
S Harry Anaya	0	5	0.0	9	21

Detroit	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB George McDade	8	1	0.0	29	28
S Harry Segraves	7	0	0.0	25	26
CB Kris Eastridge	5	3	0.0	29	28
CB Jerald Madison	5	2	0.0	23	22
S Glover Quin	4	1	0.0	28	28
S Eric McGuire	3	1	0.0	29	26
DT Dave Thibodeau	2	1	0.5	22	21
DE Rickey Nelson	2	0	0.5	27	28
DT Ike Whittenburg	2	3	0.0	28	28
OLB Ethan Sheldon	2	1	0.0	22	24
WR Howie Hutton	2	0	---	---	---
DE Tyson Jackson	2	0	0.0	27	26
CB Derek Cox	2	0	0.0	10	7
OLB Stephen Nicholas	1	2	0.0	15	14
DT Grady Coffey	1	0	0.0	7	4
DE Phillip Merling	1	0	0.0	5	4
DT Randal Tanner	1	0	0.0	4	4
CB Dana Fox	0	1	0.0	7	6

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Harvey Emmons	2.5	1	1	2	42
DE DeMario Pressley	1.0	0	0	1	2
DE Shawn Carpenter	0.5	1	1	1	39
DE Tim Crowder	0.0	1	2	2	42
OLB Fernando Sanford	0.0	0	1	0	25

Detroit	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Rickey Nelson	0.5	1	0	0	28
DT Dave Thibodeau	0.5	0	2	0	21
ILB George McDade	0.0	0	0	1	28

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Allen Weber	6	0	0	43
CB Desmond Hout	3	1	1	38
CB Chad Neasman	3	0	1	38
OLB Harvey Emmons	3	0	0	42
S R.J. Dodge	2	1	0	42
ILB Phil Gaylor	2	0	0	43
ILB Andre Poston	2	0	0	6
CB Marc Bridges	1	0	0	33
S Caleb Campbell	1	0	0	3
OLB Fernando Sanford	1	0	0	25

Detroit	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Jerald Madison	3	0	22
S Glover Quin	3	0	28
S Eric McGuire	2	1	26
ILB George McDade	2	0	28
S Harry Segraves	2	0	26
OLB Stephen Nicholas	1	1	14
DT Grady Coffey	1	0	4
DE Phillip Merling	1	0	4
OLB Ethan Sheldon	1	0	24
CB Derek Cox	1	0	7
CB Kris Eastridge	1	0	28

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Renaldo Becker	4	6	1	32	0	30
Casey Heath	3	10	5	30	0	28
Uche Nwaneri	2	5	0	19	0	19
O.J. Riley	2	5	0	32	0	30
Justin Blaylock	2	4	0	32	1	30

Detroit	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Cornelius Newnam	2	3	24	0	42
Kirk Cash	1	2	8	0	22
Nick Culhane	1	1	15	1	19
Michael McGlynn	1	1	2	0	4
Spencer Batteaux	1	1	18	0	28
Norbert Crane	0	6	22	0	40
Seth Olsen	0	3	19	1	32
Anthony Collins	0	2	21	2	34
Cornell Donovan	0	2	9	0	25
Roger Owens	0	1	6	0	16

Special Teams Tackles

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Tracy Sherry	1	14
Wayne Calixto	1	11
A.J. Murray	1	8
Marc Bridges	1	6

Detroit	Tackles	STPlays
Dana Fox	1	13
Eugene Fisher	1	10
Jordy Nelson	1	4

Participation

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Allen Weber	---	---	23	43	3	69
Justin Blaylock	32	30	---	---	6	68
Phil Gaylor	---	---	24	43	---	67
Tim Crowder	---	---	22	42	---	64
Harvey Emmons	---	---	22	42	---	64
R.J. Dodge	---	---	20	42	---	62
O.J. Riley	32	30	---	---	---	62
Matt Ryan	32	30	---	---	---	62
Renaldo Becker	32	30	---	---	---	62
Scottie Benton	---	---	22	39	---	61
Chad Neasman	---	---	23	38	---	61
Shawn Carpenter	---	---	21	39	---	60
Emmitt Palmer	31	29	---	---	---	60
Casey Heath	30	28	---	---	1	59
Desmond Hout	---	---	20	38	---	58
Marc Bridges	---	---	15	33	6	54
Eddie Royal	23	26	---	---	4	53
Uche Nwaneri	19	19	---	---	7	45
Nicky Winters	25	17	---	---	---	42
Fernando Sanford	---	---	17	25	---	42
Ike Dodge	17	15	---	---	6	38
Louis Murphy	11	13	---	---	12	36
Harry Anaya	---	---	9	21	5	35
Leon Beltramini	9	10	---	---	14	33
David Johnson	12	11	---	---	8	31
Deron Roberson	13	11	---	---	7	31
A.J. Murray	10	11	---	---	8	29
Cody Brown	---	---	4	6	17	27
Lester Jacobs	---	---	9	12	4	25
Cedric Snowden	1	0	---	---	20	21
Adrian Brizzolara	13	5	---	---	3	21
Tom Lee	6	13	---	---	---	19
Terry Fitzgerald	---	---	5	5	8	18
Caleb Campbell	---	---	3	3	9	15
Dale Kitchens	---	---	0	0	14	14
Tracy Sherry	---	---	0	0	14	14
Wayne Calixto	2	0	---	---	11	13
Danny Blank	2	2	---	---	7	11
Andre Poston	---	---	1	6	4	11
Ron Kariger	0	0	---	---	8	8
Levon McIntyre	0	0	---	---	7	7
Dominic Wynn	---	---	2	5	---	7
Kevin Huber	0	0	---	---	5	5
DeMario Pressley	---	---	2	2	---	4
Ernie Westbrook	0	0	---	---	2	2
Aaron Rodgers	0	0	---	---	---	0

Detroit	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Cornelius Newnam	24	42	---	---	13	79
Pat White	24	44	---	---	---	68
Norbert Crane	22	40	---	---	4	66
George McDade	---	---	29	28	3	60
Harry Segraves	---	---	25	26	9	60
Kris Eastridge	---	---	29	28	2	59
Ike Whittenburg	---	---	28	28	2	58
Glover Quin	---	---	28	28	2	58
Rickey Nelson	---	---	27	28	2	57
Eric McGuire	---	---	29	26	1	56
Anthony Collins	21	34	---	---	---	55
Tyson Jackson	---	---	27	26	2	55
Ronald McConnell	11	27	---	---	14	52
Seth Olsen	19	32	---	---	---	51
Ethan Sheldon	---	---	22	24	2	48
Brock Houghtlin	15	28	---	---	5	48
Jerald Madison	---	---	23	22	2	47
Howie Hutton	9	22	---	---	16	47
Dave Thibodeau	---	---	22	21	3	46
Spencer Batteaux	18	28	---	---	---	46
Jordy Nelson	16	25	---	---	4	45
Jermichael Finley	11	23	---	---	9	43
Andre Brown	9	16	---	---	18	43
Broderick Hammond	16	26	---	---	---	42
Stephen Nicholas	---	---	15	14	10	39
Cornell Donovan	9	25	---	---	3	37
Kirk Cash	8	22	---	---	4	34
Derek Cox	---	---	10	7	17	34
Nick Culhane	15	19	---	---	---	34
Roman Ensey	8	9	---	---	10	27
Dana Fox	---	---	7	6	13	26
Roger Owens	6	16	---	---	4	26
Dwight Norgard	---	---	6	3	5	14
Eugene Fisher	1	2	---	---	10	13
Phillip Merling	---	---	5	4	4	13
Randal Tanner	---	---	4	4	5	13
Grady Coffey	---	---	7	4	1	12
Kelly Rose	---	---	5	2	5	12
Michael McGlynn	2	4	---	---	4	10
Howie Bellis	---	---	4	1	5	10
Riddick Garrod	0	0	---	---	4	4
Rusty Sheldon	0	0	---	---	3	3
Charlie Frye	0	0	---	---	---	0
Unknown	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	13	87	6.7
Middle	11	41	3.7
Right	8	39	4.9
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	14	3.5
Middle	8	78	9.8
Right	11	51	4.6
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Matt Ryan	29	18	2	4	2	2	2	1	0

Detroit	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Pat White	40	24	1	1	3	2	5	6	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	6	3.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	9	70	5.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	6	91	9.1
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	31	6.2

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	12	6.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	13	86	6.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	6	74	5.7
Long (19+ Yds)	11	3	59	5.4

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Eddie Royal	12	8	0	85	1	26
WR Emmitt Palmer	7	3	1	39	1	29
RB Nicky Winters	3	3	0	35	0	17
WR Louis Murphy	3	1	0	6	0	13
TE Ike Dodge	2	2	0	16	0	15
WR Adrian Brizzolara	1	1	0	17	0	5
TE David Johnson	1	0	1	0	0	11

Detroit	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Broderick Hammond	9	3	2	20	0	26
TE Cornelius Newnam	7	5	1	44	0	42
WR Howie Hutton	7	3	0	30	0	22
WR Ronald McConnell	7	4	0	51	0	27
WR Jordy Nelson	5	4	0	52	1	25
TE Jermichael Finley	4	4	0	30	0	23
WR Eugene Fisher	1	1	0	4	0	2

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Cedric Snowden	1	6	6.00	6.00

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Andre Brown	2	5	2.50	4.29
Brock Houghtlin	1	3	3.00	6.93

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Matt Ryan	4	2	12	3.00	6.83

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Pat White	4	3	20	5.00	5.78

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Emmitt Palmer	2	0	0	0.00	5.57
WR Eddie Royal	1	1	6	6.00	7.08
WR Louis Murphy	1	1	6	6.00	2.00

Detroit	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Broderick Hammond	2	1	8	4.00	2.22
TE Cornelius Newnam	1	1	6	6.00	6.29
TE Jermichael Finley	1	1	6	6.00	7.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Nicky Winters	2	1
Tom Lee	2	0

Detroit	Rushes	Conversions
Brock Houghtlin	2	2

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Matt Ryan	10	7	7

Detroit	Att	Comp	Conversions
Pat White	13	8	8

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Eddie Royal	5	4	4
WR Louis Murphy	3	1	1
TE Ike Dodge	1	1	1
WR Emmitt Palmer	1	1	1

Detroit	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Cornelius Newnam	6	4	4
WR Howie Hutton	3	1	1
WR Ronald McConnell	2	1	1
TE Jermichael Finley	1	1	1
WR Jordy Nelson	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 52,100 (65,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,000 (19,600)
End Zone 11,200 (14,200)
Mezzanine 6,700 (8,200)
Sideline Seats 10,200 (12,500)
Club Seats 5,400 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes 2,600 (3,500)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	52,100 (65,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,000 (19,600)
End Zone	11,200 (14,200)
Mezzanine	6,700 (8,200)
Sideline Seats	10,200 (12,500)
Club Seats	5,400 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes	2,600 (3,500)