Week 11, 2026

played in Detroit, MI

68 degrees, fair, calm

Minnesota Vikings14703-24
Detroit Lions3700-10

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:42 DET - Rusty Sheldon 21 field goal
1Q: 05:38 MIN - Joey Sadler 23 pass from Matt Ryan (David Buehler extra point)
1Q: 00:26 MIN - Aaron Hernandez 16 pass from Matt Ryan (David Buehler extra point)
2Q: 01:56 MIN - Lance Radecki 10 run (David Buehler extra point)
2Q: 00:56 DET - Karl Burtner 19 pass from J.J. Sutton (Rusty Sheldon extra point)
4Q: 02:32 MIN - David Buehler 19 field goal

Team StatisticsMINDET
Record5-50-10
First Downs1713
- by Rushing64
- by Passing117
- by Penalty02
Total Net Yards342252
- Offensive Plays7061
- Yards per Play4.894.13
Net Rushing Yards12181
- Rushing Attempts3317
- Yards per Rush3.674.76
Net Passing Yards221171
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt35 - 23 - 041 - 25 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards229192
- Sacks/Yards Lost2/83/21
- Yards per Pass Play5.973.89
Fumbles/Lost1/02/1
3rd Down Conversions9/192/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down6.76.2
4th Down Conversions0/00/2
Penalties/Yards8/683/20
Punt Returns/Yards3/355/50
Kick Returns/Yards3/684/116
Interception Ret./Yards1/90/0
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits33
- Red Zone TDs/FGs2/11/1
Avg. Drive StartOWN 29OWN 32
Time of Possession34:2225:38

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
112:362:24OWN 203-2Punt
19:213:5650850Touchdown
12:011:42OWN 26474Touchdown
211:431:39OWN 2049Punt
28:362:49OWN 26511Punt
24:473:00OWN 391061Touchdown
20:450:45OWN 28216Half
315:001:59OWN 2639Punt
311:562:04OWN 632Punt
37:291:11OWN 3937Punt
34:331:33OWN 19512Punt
31:300:57OWN 3331Punt
413:008:19OWN 61358Punt
43:391:13OPP 937Field Goal
40:440:44OWN 121-1Game
Detroit Lions
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:002:24OWN 28668Field Goal
110:120:51OPP 4136Fumble
15:253:24OWN 20515Punt
10:193:36OWN 41620Punt
210:041:28OWN 2934Punt
25:471:00OWN 1237Punt
21:471:02OPP 36336Touchdown
313:011:05OWN 2837Punt
39:522:23OWN 44624Missed FG
36:181:45OWN 2034Punt
33:001:30OWN 243-6Interception
30:332:33OWN 35724Punt
44:411:02OWN 445Downs
42:261:42OWN 40848Downs

Game MVP: Matt Ryan, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

MinnesotaAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Marc Scott15523.471020
Lance Radecki9455.001011
Matt Ryan4133.25500
Rich Hampton351.67400
Artie Purvis263.00400
DetroitAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Jeremy Brakke4123.00500
Ricky Johnstone4215.25700
Matt Skudris4194.751810
Dean Stickney4235.751210
J.J. Sutton166.00600

Passing Statistics

MinnesotaAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Matt Ryan35232292/82520103.1
DetroitAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
J.J. Sutton41251923/21134170.4

Receiving Statistics

MinnesotaCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Joey Sadler565611.2022231
RB Marc Scott55285.601790
TE Aaron Hernandez474310.7518161
WR Darnell Mathis464010.000170
WR Thomas Kelly235628.004520
TE J.C. Van Pelt2373.50240
WR Louis Murphy12-1-1.000-10
FB Artie Purvis0200.00000
WR Ray Karau0100.00000
DetroitCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Karl Burtner687913.1722191
WR Broderick DuBois57306.009160
TE Jack Richmond475012.5025340
FB Jeremy Brakke3362.00240
WR Golden Tate35268.670170
RB Ricky Johnstone2421.00030
TE Richard Quinn1200.00000
RB Dean Stickney12-1-1.000-10
WR Cornell Upshaw0200.00000
WR Damian Williams0100.00000

Interception Statistics

MinnesotaIntsYardsAvgTD
CB T.J. Ward199.000
DetroitIntsYardsAvgTD

Fumble Statistics

MinnesotaFumbRecovForceTD
Matt Ryan1100
Randal Tanner0110
Andre Poston0010
DetroitFumbRecovForceTD
J.J. Sutton2000
Dean Stickney0100
Kelvin Margolies0010

Punting Statistics

MinnesotaPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Kevin Huber941345.938.1543
DetroitPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
R.J. Lyons734949.942.0595

Kicking Statistics

MinnesotaFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
David Buehler1/10/00/0193/3
DetroitFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Rusty Sheldon1/20/10/0211/1

Punt Return Statistics

MinnesotaRetYardsAvgTD
Neil Lucky33511.70
DetroitRetYardsAvgTD
Matt Skudris55010.00

Kick Return Statistics

MinnesotaRetYardsAvgTD
Darnell Mathis24723.50
Ray Karau12121.00
DetroitRetYardsAvgTD
Golden Tate411629.00

Defensive Statistics

MinnesotaTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
DT Randal Tanner521.01333
S J.C. Blackwell440.01536
ILB Phil Gaylor410.01330
DE Deron Rice301.01129
OLB Keith Rivers310.067
CB Neil Lucky310.0823
OLB Fernando Sanford300.0616
S Tracy Sherry300.0421
OLB Walter James220.01128
DE Jerome Daughtry200.01535
CB T.J. Ward200.0924
CB Alex Banks200.01534
ILB Andre Poston111.0413
DT Darryl Ortmeier110.0819
S Allen Weber100.01440
DT Ernie Downs100.01127
OLB Walt Causey100.003
DE Cornell Kaczmarek100.0721
DetroitTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
DT Percy Press1000.52221
S Brett Winders600.03029
S Jerome Bumpers600.03034
CB Nolan Carroll540.01624
DE Tyson Jackson351.02728
ILB George McDade330.01317
OLB Tim Rawls320.01917
DT Dave Thibodeau310.02025
CB Harris Friday310.02028
DT Jermaine Lowe300.01716
DE Kelvin Margolies200.5912
CB Terry Hall220.02730
ILB Oscar Hasselbach210.02020
DE Austin Tomei110.02125
OLB Tom Ramthun110.01522
S Gino Swift100.0511
WR Golden Tate10---------
G Mike Iupati10---------
OLB Norman Colon020.01815

Pass Rush Statistics

MinnesotaSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
ILB Andre Poston1.001013
DE Deron Rice1.000029
DT Randal Tanner1.000033
DE Jerome Daughtry0.011035
OLB Walter James0.010028
DE Cornell Kaczmarek0.002021
DetroitSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Tyson Jackson1.003228
DE Kelvin Margolies0.501012
DT Percy Press0.500021
DE Austin Tomei0.010025
DE Dan Batten0.001120

Pass Defense Statistics

MinnesotaCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
ILB Phil Gaylor40030
S Tracy Sherry31021
S J.C. Blackwell30036
DT Randal Tanner30033
CB Neil Lucky30023
OLB Keith Rivers2007
DE Jerome Daughtry20035
CB T.J. Ward10124
DE Deron Rice10029
OLB Fernando Sanford10016
OLB Walt Causey1003
CB Alex Banks10034
DetroitCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
S Brett Winders41029
CB Nolan Carroll40024
OLB Tim Rawls30017
S Jerome Bumpers20034
CB Harris Friday20028
DE Tyson Jackson11028
ILB George McDade10017
DE Kelvin Margolies10012
S Gino Swift10011
DT Jermaine Lowe10016
ILB Oscar Hasselbach10020
CB Terry Hall10030
OLB Tom Ramthun10022

Blocking Statistics

MinnesotaKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Casey Heath37128032
Artie Purvis22021016
Vladimir Ducasse15022022
Peter Jennings14025129
Jimmy Concepcion11016120
Tito Greer11030032
J.C. Van Pelt11016010
Sam Young05024024
Benjamin Colman0309013
DetroitKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Winfred Malone23015039
Jeremy Brakke22016035
Mike Iupati14017044
Dean Breese1207011
Gilbert McNeil1104011
Travis Corbett03014033
Ian Wheeler01014136
Kory Lichtensteiger000215
Matt Skudris000416

Special Teams Tackles

MinnesotaTacklesSTPlays
Tracy Sherry518
Joey Sadler121
Rich Hampton118
Artie Purvis117
J.C. Van Pelt116
DetroitTacklesSTPlays
Matt Skudris326
Cornell Upshaw116
Jeremy Brakke116
Dean Stickney116

Participation

MinnesotaRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Matt Ryan3337---------70
Casey Heath2832------262
Tito Greer3032---------62
Jerome Daughtry------1535959
Peter Jennings2529------458
Allen Weber------1440256
Artie Purvis2116------1754
Walter James------11281554
Joey Sadler1318------2152
J.C. Blackwell------1536152
Vladimir Ducasse2222------852
Louis Murphy1924------851
Alex Banks------1534251
Sam Young2424---------48
Randal Tanner------1333147
Neil Lucky------8231647
Ernie Downs------1127846
Phil Gaylor------1330245
Daniel Bronson------1329244
Darnell Mathis1625------344
Jimmy Concepcion1620------743
Tracy Sherry------4211843
Marc Scott2023---------43
Deron Rice------1129242
J.C. Van Pelt1610------1642
Aaron Hernandez1815------841
Thomas Kelly1524---------39
T.J. Ward------924134
Billy Joe Easter------4161434
Frankie Sanford96------1833
Benjamin Colman913------1032
Fernando Sanford------616729
Darryl Ortmeier------819229
Cornell Kaczmarek------721---28
Ray Karau510------1227
Andre Poston------413926
Ty Poston88------1026
Rich Hampton35------1826
Lance Radecki109---------19
Keith Rivers------67417
Kevin Huber00------99
Damon Butterfield35---------8
Walt Causey------0347
David Buehler00------66
David Abrams00------11
Scottie Kirk00---------0
DetroitRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Jeremy Brakke1635------1667
Jerome Bumpers------3034266
Terry Hall------2730865
Jack Richmond1737------963
Winfred Malone1539------963
Dennis Rawls1241------962
Mike Iupati1744---------61
J.J. Sutton1744---------61
Tom Ramthun------15222461
Brett Winders------3029---59
Tyson Jackson------2728459
Ian Wheeler1436------959
Nolan Carroll------16241252
Harris Friday------2028351
Austin Tomei------2125551
Broderick DuBois1230------850
Travis Corbett1433---------47
Dave Thibodeau------2025146
Golden Tate622------1846
Karl Burtner1129------545
Oscar Hasselbach------2020545
Percy Press------2221144
Dean Stickney620------1642
Tim Rawls------1917440
Dan Batten------1620---36
Norman Colon------1815336
Matt Skudris46------2636
George McDade------1317535
Jermaine Lowe------1716235
Richard Quinn214------1733
Joey Greer------1391133
Kelvin Margolies------9121031
Dean Breese711------927
Cornell Upshaw37------1626
Gilbert McNeil411------924
Ricky Johnstone715---------22
Gino Swift------511117
Chris Spezzano------54514
Kory Lichtensteiger25---------7
R.J. Lyons00------77
Rusty Sheldon00------55
Damian Williams13---------4
Bruce Brizzolara02------13
Pat White00------22
Chad Lusk00---------0
Archie Walters------00---0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left3217.0
Middle27873.2
Right2147.0
None1-1-1.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left362.0
Middle13705.4
Right155.0
None000.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

MinnesotaAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Matt Ryan35232042530
DetroitAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
J.J. Sutton41251711401

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen75314.4
Short (0-8 Yds)2012723.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)545711.4
Long (19+ Yds)326923.0
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen76324.6
Short (0-8 Yds)1711321.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)116928.4
Long (19+ Yds)62366.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

MinnesotaTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
TE Aaron Hernandez74243015
WR Joey Sadler65056118
WR Darnell Mathis64040025
RB Marc Scott55028023
WR Thomas Kelly32056124
TE J.C. Van Pelt3207010
WR Louis Murphy211-1024
FB Artie Purvis2010016
WR Ray Karau1000010
DetroitTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Karl Burtner86179029
TE Jack Richmond74050137
WR Broderick DuBois75030030
WR Golden Tate53026022
RB Ricky Johnstone4202015
FB Jeremy Brakke3306035
WR Cornell Upshaw200007
TE Richard Quinn2100014
RB Dean Stickney210-1020
WR Damian Williams100003

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

MinnesotaAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Marc Scott294.503.47
Lance Radecki294.505.00
Rich Hampton100.001.67
Artie Purvis144.003.00
DetroitAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
J.J. Sutton166.006.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

MinnesotaAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Matt Ryan222211.006.54
DetroitAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
J.J. Sutton72223.144.68

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

MinnesotaTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
TE Aaron Hernandez111616.006.14
RB Marc Scott1166.005.60
DetroitTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
RB Ricky Johnstone2131.500.50
WR Cornell Upshaw1000.000.00
WR Karl Burtner111919.009.88
TE Jack Richmond1000.007.14
RB Dean Stickney1000.00-0.50
WR Broderick DuBois1000.004.29

Third Down Rushing Statistics

MinnesotaRushesConversions
Marc Scott31
Rich Hampton31
DetroitRushesConversions
Matt Skudris20

Third Down Passing Statistics

MinnesotaAttCompConversions
Matt Ryan13107
DetroitAttCompConversions
J.J. Sutton1262

Third Down Receiving Statistics

MinnesotaTargCatchConversions
WR Joey Sadler443
TE Aaron Hernandez222
RB Marc Scott221
WR Darnell Mathis211
WR Thomas Kelly100
TE J.C. Van Pelt110
WR Ray Karau100
DetroitTargCatchConversions
WR Broderick DuBois321
TE Jack Richmond210
WR Golden Tate211
WR Cornell Upshaw100
TE Richard Quinn110
WR Damian Williams100
RB Ricky Johnstone100
RB Dean Stickney110

SectionAttendance
Stadium33,600 (65,000 capacity)
Upper Deck10,500 (19,600)
End Zone7,300 (14,200)
Mezzanine4,400 (8,200)
Sideline Seats6,700 (12,500)
Club Seats3,200 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes1,500 (3,500)