Week 11, 2023

played in Minnesota, MN

68 degrees, fair, calm

Detroit Lions	0	10	7	0	-	17
Minnesota Vikings	10	7	10	0	-	27

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:38 MIN - Nicky Winters 3 run (Ron Kariger extra point)
1Q: 01:09 MIN - Ron Kariger 36 field goal
2Q: 11:14 DET - Rusty Sheldon 27 field goal
2Q: 05:11 DET - Pat White 7 run (Rusty Sheldon extra point)
2Q: 02:03 MIN - Gerald Clark 1 run (Ron Kariger extra point)
3Q: 08:39 MIN - Emmitt Palmer 1 pass from Matt Ryan (Ron Kariger extra point)
3Q: 04:27 MIN - Ron Kariger 20 field goal
3Q: 00:51 DET - Damon Lebiedzinski 21 pass from Pat White (Rusty Sheldon extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:38 MIN - Nicky Winters 3 run (Ron Kariger extra point)
1Q: 01:09 MIN - Ron Kariger 36 field goal
2Q: 11:14 DET - Rusty Sheldon 27 field goal
2Q: 05:11 DET - Pat White 7 run (Rusty Sheldon extra point)
2Q: 02:03 MIN - Gerald Clark 1 run (Ron Kariger extra point)
3Q: 08:39 MIN - Emmitt Palmer 1 pass from Matt Ryan (Ron Kariger extra point)
3Q: 04:27 MIN - Ron Kariger 20 field goal
3Q: 00:51 DET - Damon Lebiedzinski 21 pass from Pat White (Rusty Sheldon extra point)

Team Statistics DET MIN
Record 2-8 8-2
First Downs 25 21
- by Rushing 5 11
- by Passing 18 8
- by Penalty 2 2
Total Net Yards 402 287
- Offensive Plays 71 59
- Yards per Play 5.66 4.86
Net Rushing Yards 93 149
- Rushing Attempts 16 30
- Yards per Rush 5.81 4.97
Net Passing Yards 309 138
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 53 - 31 - 2 27 - 13 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 321 153
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/12 2/15
- Yards per Pass Play 5.62 4.76
Fumbles/Lost 3/0 2/0
3rd Down Conversions 7/14 4/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.4 5.6
4th Down Conversions 1/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 3/19 7/50
Punt Returns/Yards 1/2 1/15
Kick Returns/Yards 4/84 4/152
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 2/46
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 3/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 19 OWN 48
Time of Possession 31:10 28:50

Team Statistics	DET	MIN
Record	2-8	8-2
First Downs	25	21
- by Rushing	5	11
- by Passing	18	8
- by Penalty	2	2
Total Net Yards	402	287
- Offensive Plays	71	59
- Yards per Play	5.66	4.86
Net Rushing Yards	93	149
- Rushing Attempts	16	30
- Yards per Rush	5.81	4.97
Net Passing Yards	309	138
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	53 - 31 - 2	27 - 13 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	321	153
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/12	2/15
- Yards per Pass Play	5.62	4.76
Fumbles/Lost	3/0	2/0
3rd Down Conversions	7/14	4/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.4	5.6
4th Down Conversions	1/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	3/19	7/50
Punt Returns/Yards	1/2	1/15
Kick Returns/Yards	4/84	4/152
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	2/46
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	3/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 19	OWN 48
Time of Possession	31:10	28:50

Drive Charts

Detroit Lions
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:19	OWN 17	5	13	Punt
1	6:30	2:26	OWN 23	4	28	Interception
1	1:03	4:54	OWN 26	10	64	Field Goal
2	9:21	4:19	OWN 10	9	90	Touchdown
2	1:56	1:56	OWN 9	5	27	Half
3	13:12	1:36	OWN 20	5	23	Punt
3	8:33	1:39	OWN 20	4	31	Interception
3	4:22	3:46	OWN 19	7	81	Touchdown
4	12:54	6:11	OWN 20	11	50	Missed FG
4	4:12	2:22	OWN 30	11	25	Downs

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:41	6:11	OWN 30	12	70	Touchdown
1	4:04	3:01	OPP 19	5	0	Field Goal
2	11:09	1:48	50	3	4	Punt
2	5:02	3:06	OPP 45	7	45	Touchdown
3	15:00	1:48	OPP 49	3	5	Punt
3	11:36	3:03	OWN 45	7	55	Touchdown
3	6:54	2:32	OWN 42	7	55	Field Goal
3	0:36	2:42	OWN 48	6	8	Punt
4	6:43	2:31	OWN 37	4	42	Missed FG
4	1:50	1:50	OWN 45	5	9	Game

Game MVP: Emmitt Palmer, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Dustin Peterson	8	57	7.13	27	2	0
Brock Houghtlin	6	22	3.67	12	1	0
Pat White	2	14	7.00	7	0	1

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Gerald Clark	16	88	5.50	39	2	1
Nicky Winters	13	63	4.85	17	2	1
Matt Ryan	1	-2	-2.00	-2	0	0

Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Pat White	53	31	321	2/12	1	33	2	66.6

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Matt Ryan	27	13	153	2/15	1	35	0	78.1

Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Broderick Hammond	10	14	108	10.80	46	24	0
WR Jordy Nelson	5	13	70	14.00	26	33	0
WR Cornelius Collier	4	6	30	7.50	11	18	0
RB Dustin Peterson	3	3	9	3.00	5	6	0
WR Greg Ellison	3	6	39	13.00	16	21	0
TE Mel Beaver	2	3	21	10.50	6	13	0
WR Gabe Cobb	2	2	5	2.50	2	4	0
FB Damon Lebiedzinski	1	2	21	21.00	16	21	1
RB Brock Houghtlin	1	1	18	18.00	18	18	0
TE Cornelius Newnam	0	3	0	0.00	0	0	0

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Emmitt Palmer	7	15	88	12.57	20	35	1
TE Jumbo Kudlacz	2	2	26	13.00	21	14	0
TE Aaron Hernandez	2	3	26	13.00	0	18	0
RB Nicky Winters	1	1	7	7.00	1	7	0
RB Gerald Clark	1	1	6	6.00	6	6	0
WR Louis Murphy	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Gino Moser	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Shane Williams	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Detroit	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S J.C. Blackwell	1	4	4.00	0
S Allen Weber	1	42	42.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Detroit	Fumb	Recov	Force
Dustin Peterson	2	0	0
Pat White	1	1	0
Cornell Donovan	0	1	0
Spencer Batteaux	0	1	0
Rickey Nelson	0	0	1
Eric McGuire	0	0	1

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force
Matt Ryan	1	0	0
Gerald Clark	1	0	0
Casey Heath	0	1	0
Emmitt Palmer	0	1	0
Scottie Benton	0	0	1
Andre Poston	0	0	1
Allen Weber	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Detroit	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Riddick Garrod	2	70	35.0	27.5	43	0

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Kevin Huber	3	126	42.0	28.0	44	1

Kicking Statistics

Detroit	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Rusty Sheldon	1/2	0/1	0/0	27	2/2

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ron Kariger	2/3	0/0	0/0	36	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Joe Haden	1	2	2.0	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Allen Weber	1	15	15.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brock Houghtlin	3	62	20.7	0
Joe Haden	1	22	22.0	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Wayne Calixto	3	111	37.0	0
Chad Neasman	1	41	41.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Detroit	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB George McDade	7	2	1.0	29	26
S Eric McGuire	5	2	0.0	22	21
DE Tyson Jackson	5	0	0.0	22	24
OLB Howie Bellis	4	0	0.0	17	22
S Glover Quin	3	5	0.0	25	24
OLB Ethan Sheldon	3	1	0.0	10	6
DE Rickey Nelson	2	0	1.0	16	18
DT Dave Thibodeau	2	1	0.0	17	13
DT Randal Tanner	2	1	0.0	13	16
DT Percy Press	2	1	0.0	16	23
S Harry Segraves	2	0	0.0	18	17
CB Edgar Meert	2	0	0.0	26	18
S Kendrick Lewis	2	0	0.0	14	14
WR Jordy Nelson	1	0	---	---	---
RB Dustin Peterson	1	0	---	---	---
DT Wes Gidley	1	0	0.0	9	5
CB Nolan Carroll	0	2	0.0	17	17

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Allen Weber	7	1	0.0	14	49
ILB Andre Poston	6	2	0.0	11	22
ILB Phil Gaylor	6	1	0.0	13	49
CB Jon Swinton	6	1	0.0	12	43
S J.C. Blackwell	3	0	0.0	13	51
CB T.J. Ward	3	0	0.0	13	40
DE DeMario Pressley	2	0	1.0	9	39
OLB Keith Rivers	2	2	0.0	13	41
OLB Slade Norris	2	2	0.0	11	32
DE Shawn Carpenter	2	0	0.0	7	16
S Harry Anaya	2	0	0.0	5	17
DE Ron Brace	2	0	0.0	9	36
DT Scottie Benton	1	0	1.0	7	19
CB Chad Neasman	1	0	0.0	8	40
ILB Rufus Rasmussen	1	0	0.0	3	6
CB Sean Smith	1	0	0.0	2	12
DE Terry Fitzgerald	0	1	0.0	7	31
OLB Fernando Sanford	0	1	0.0	3	8

Pass Rush Statistics

Detroit	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Rickey Nelson	1.0	0	1	18
ILB George McDade	1.0	0	0	26
DE Tyson Jackson	0.0	1	1	24
DT Ike Whittenburg	0.0	0	1	12
DT Randal Tanner	0.0	0	1	16

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE DeMario Pressley	1.0	1	1	0	39
DT Scottie Benton	1.0	0	1	0	19
DE Terry Fitzgerald	0.0	3	2	0	31
DE Shawn Carpenter	0.0	0	2	0	16
DE Ron Brace	0.0	0	1	1	36
OLB Slade Norris	0.0	0	1	0	32
OLB Louie Shaw	0.0	0	1	0	7
DE Edward Connell	0.0	0	0	1	24

Pass Defense Statistics

Detroit	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Howie Bellis	2	3	22
CB Edgar Meert	2	1	18
ILB George McDade	2	0	26
DE Tyson Jackson	2	0	24
S Eric McGuire	2	0	21
OLB Ethan Sheldon	1	0	6
S Glover Quin	1	0	24
S Kendrick Lewis	1	0	14

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Jon Swinton	5	1	0	43
ILB Phil Gaylor	5	0	0	49
CB T.J. Ward	4	0	0	40
S Allen Weber	3	0	1	49
S J.C. Blackwell	2	1	1	51
S Harry Anaya	2	0	0	17
DE Ron Brace	2	0	0	36
ILB Andre Poston	2	0	0	22
CB Chad Neasman	1	1	0	40
ILB Rufus Rasmussen	1	0	0	6
DE DeMario Pressley	1	0	0	39
DE Shawn Carpenter	1	0	0	16
OLB Slade Norris	1	0	0	32
CB Sean Smith	1	0	0	12
OLB Louie Shaw	0	1	0	7

Blocking Statistics

Detroit	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Norbert Crane	1	3	14	0	47
Leonard Gillespie	1	1	13	1	44
John Jerry	1	1	3	0	11
Cornell Donovan	0	3	12	0	42
Spencer Batteaux	0	2	16	1	55
Bobby Correa	0	2	6	0	21
Damon Lebiedzinski	0	1	9	0	23
Marvin Jenkins	0	1	9	0	45

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Sam Young	4	7	0	23	1	25
Casey Heath	3	6	1	26	0	25
Roger George	2	3	0	12	0	11
Kennedy Gaylord	2	2	0	25	0	23
Peter Jennings	1	5	1	23	0	24
Renaldo Becker	1	3	0	30	1	28
A.J. Murray	1	2	0	20	0	15
Daniel Garrison	1	1	0	7	0	5

Special Teams Tackles

Detroit	Tackles	STPlays
Ethan Sheldon	3	15
Gabe Cobb	1	12
Bobby Correa	1	2

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Jon Swinton	2	17
Cary Torres	2	13
Gino Moser	1	12

Participation

Detroit	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Pat White	16	55	---	---	---	71
Spencer Batteaux	16	55	---	---	---	71
Norbert Crane	14	47	---	---	4	65
Jordy Nelson	14	49	---	---	1	64
George McDade	---	---	29	26	4	59
Leonard Gillespie	13	44	---	---	---	57
Broderick Hammond	11	44	---	---	1	56
Cornell Donovan	12	42	---	---	2	56
Glover Quin	---	---	25	24	6	55
Marvin Jenkins	9	45	---	---	---	54
Brock Houghtlin	6	27	---	---	17	50
Joe Haden	---	---	19	22	9	50
Tyson Jackson	---	---	22	24	3	49
Harry Segraves	---	---	18	17	13	48
Edgar Meert	---	---	26	18	2	46
Eric McGuire	---	---	22	21	2	45
Kendrick Lewis	---	---	14	14	17	45
Nolan Carroll	---	---	17	17	9	43
Cornelius Newnam	11	25	---	---	5	41
Percy Press	---	---	16	23	2	41
Stephen Nicholas	---	---	15	12	13	40
Howie Bellis	---	---	17	22	1	40
Rickey Nelson	---	---	16	18	4	38
Greg Ellison	6	19	---	---	12	37
Cornelius Collier	6	30	---	---	1	37
Damon Lebiedzinski	9	23	---	---	4	36
Dave Thibodeau	---	---	17	13	3	33
Ethan Sheldon	---	---	10	6	15	31
Dustin Peterson	9	21	---	---	1	31
Randal Tanner	---	---	13	16	1	30
Ike Whittenburg	---	---	14	12	3	29
Bobby Correa	6	21	---	---	2	29
Mel Beaver	3	15	---	---	11	29
Ryan Mathews	4	12	---	---	6	22
Gabe Cobb	1	9	---	---	12	22
Dennis Rawls	7	10	---	---	4	21
John Jerry	3	11	---	---	4	18
Donovan Sampson	0	1	---	---	14	15
Vernon Washington	---	---	9	5	1	15
Wes Gidley	---	---	9	5	1	15
Rusty Sheldon	0	0	---	---	6	6
Deon Kley	---	---	2	4	---	6
Riddick Garrod	0	0	---	---	4	4
Unknown	0	0	---	---	---	0
Van Howard	0	0	---	---	---	0

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Jon Swinton	---	---	12	43	17	72
Allen Weber	---	---	14	49	4	67
J.C. Blackwell	---	---	13	51	2	66
Phil Gaylor	---	---	13	49	3	65
Matt Ryan	30	29	---	---	---	59
Emmitt Palmer	30	29	---	---	---	59
Renaldo Becker	30	28	---	---	---	58
Keith Rivers	---	---	13	41	2	56
Chad Neasman	---	---	8	40	6	54
Kennedy Gaylord	25	23	---	---	6	54
Aaron Hernandez	22	21	---	---	11	54
T.J. Ward	---	---	13	40	1	54
Peter Jennings	23	24	---	---	6	53
Jumbo Kudlacz	22	13	---	---	16	51
Casey Heath	26	25	---	---	---	51
DeMario Pressley	---	---	9	39	---	48
Sam Young	23	25	---	---	---	48
Ron Brace	---	---	9	36	1	46
Slade Norris	---	---	11	32	2	45
Gerald Clark	17	10	---	---	15	42
A.J. Murray	20	15	---	---	7	42
Louis Murphy	21	19	---	---	---	40
Terry Fitzgerald	---	---	7	31	2	40
Edward Connell	---	---	9	24	2	35
Nicky Winters	13	19	---	---	3	35
Andre Poston	---	---	11	22	2	35
Harry Anaya	---	---	5	17	10	32
Roger George	12	11	---	---	6	29
Scottie Benton	---	---	7	19	1	27
Shawn Carpenter	---	---	7	16	4	27
Gino Moser	2	9	---	---	12	23
Cary Torres	---	---	2	7	13	22
Sean Smith	---	---	2	12	7	21
Desmond Hout	---	---	2	16	2	20
Rufus Rasmussen	---	---	3	6	10	19
Daniel Garrison	7	5	---	---	6	18
Wayne Calixto	1	1	---	---	13	15
Shane Williams	2	9	---	---	4	15
Levon McIntyre	4	4	---	---	6	14
Fernando Sanford	---	---	3	8	2	13
Louie Shaw	---	---	3	7	1	11
Ron Kariger	0	0	---	---	9	9
Aaron Rodgers	0	0	---	---	3	3
Kevin Huber	0	0	---	---	3	3
Tracy Sherry	---	---	0	0	---	0
Joe Webb	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	19	3.2
Middle	7	45	6.4
Right	3	29	9.7
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	40	5.7
Middle	16	55	3.4
Right	6	56	9.3
None	1	-2	-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Pat White	53	31	4	1	2	4	9	2	2

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Matt Ryan	27	13	1	2	3	4	4	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	7	78	9.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	24	16	150	6.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	18	8	93	5.2
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	20	6.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	9	80	5.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	3	0	0	0.0
Long (19+ Yds)	6	2	53	8.8

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Broderick Hammond	14	10	0	108	1	44
WR Jordy Nelson	13	5	0	70	1	49
WR Greg Ellison	6	3	1	39	1	19
WR Cornelius Collier	6	4	0	30	0	30
TE Cornelius Newnam	3	0	1	0	0	25
TE Mel Beaver	3	2	0	21	0	15
RB Dustin Peterson	3	3	0	9	0	21
FB Damon Lebiedzinski	2	1	0	21	1	23
WR Gabe Cobb	2	2	0	5	0	9
RB Brock Houghtlin	1	1	0	18	0	27

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Emmitt Palmer	15	7	1	88	1	29
TE Aaron Hernandez	3	2	0	26	0	21
TE Jumbo Kudlacz	2	2	0	26	0	13
WR Louis Murphy	2	0	2	0	0	19
WR Gino Moser	2	0	0	0	0	9
RB Nicky Winters	1	1	0	7	0	19
RB Gerald Clark	1	1	0	6	0	10
WR Shane Williams	1	0	0	0	0	9

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Brock Houghtlin	3	1	0.33	3.67
Pat White	1	7	7.00	7.00

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Gerald Clark	4	11	2.75	5.50
Nicky Winters	3	8	2.67	4.85

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Pat White	1	0	0	0.00	6.06

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Matt Ryan	8	4	38	4.75	5.67

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Greg Ellison	1	0	0	0.00	6.50

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Emmitt Palmer	4	1	1	0.25	5.87
TE Aaron Hernandez	2	1	18	9.00	8.67
TE Jumbo Kudlacz	1	1	12	12.00	13.00
RB Nicky Winters	1	1	7	7.00	7.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Rushes	Conversions
Brock Houghtlin	1	1

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Gerald Clark	2	1
Nicky Winters	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Conversions
Pat White	11	6	6

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Matt Ryan	5	3	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jordy Nelson	3	1	1
WR Greg Ellison	3	1	1
TE Mel Beaver	2	2	2
WR Broderick Hammond	1	1	1
RB Brock Houghtlin	1	1	1
WR Cornelius Collier	1	0	0

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Emmitt Palmer	4	3	2
TE Aaron Hernandez	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 84,000 (86,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 28,800 (29,400)
End Zone 20,800 (21,300)
Mezzanine 12,000 (12,300)
Sideline Seats 18,400 (18,800)
Club Seats 400 (500)
Luxury Boxes 3,600 (3,700)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	84,000 (86,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	28,800 (29,400)
End Zone	20,800 (21,300)
Mezzanine	12,000 (12,300)
Sideline Seats	18,400 (18,800)
Club Seats	400 (500)
Luxury Boxes	3,600 (3,700)