Week 15, 2043

played in Minnesota, MN

68 degrees, fair, calm

Detroit Lions	7	21	3	0	-	31
Minnesota Vikings	0	0	0	16	-	16

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:25 DET - Dusty Coleman 14 run (Amos Flinn extra point)
2Q: 09:13 DET - Dusty Coleman 9 run (Amos Flinn extra point)
2Q: 02:46 DET - Richard Heffner 11 pass from Gilbert Brewer (Amos Flinn extra point)
2Q: 00:24 DET - Alan Brenner 5 pass from Gilbert Brewer (Amos Flinn extra point)
3Q: 05:24 DET - Amos Flinn 21 field goal
4Q: 15:00 MIN - Rick Silas 18 run (Grady Banks pass to Cary Halvorsen for conversion)
4Q: 10:15 MIN - Derrick Brechbill 2 pass from Grady Banks (Grady Banks pass to Dwight Bridges for conversion)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:25 DET - Dusty Coleman 14 run (Amos Flinn extra point)
2Q: 09:13 DET - Dusty Coleman 9 run (Amos Flinn extra point)
2Q: 02:46 DET - Richard Heffner 11 pass from Gilbert Brewer (Amos Flinn extra point)
2Q: 00:24 DET - Alan Brenner 5 pass from Gilbert Brewer (Amos Flinn extra point)
3Q: 05:24 DET - Amos Flinn 21 field goal
4Q: 15:00 MIN - Rick Silas 18 run (Grady Banks pass to Cary Halvorsen for conversion)
4Q: 10:15 MIN - Derrick Brechbill 2 pass from Grady Banks (Grady Banks pass to Dwight Bridges for conversion)

Team Statistics DET MIN
Record 12-2 4-10
First Downs 24 17
- by Rushing 9 6
- by Passing 15 11
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 460 275
- Offensive Plays 77 57
- Yards per Play 5.97 4.82
Net Rushing Yards 142 93
- Rushing Attempts 41 17
- Yards per Rush 3.46 5.47
Net Passing Yards 318 182
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 36 - 29 - 0 38 - 18 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 318 194
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 2/12
- Yards per Pass Play 8.83 4.55
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 11/19 2/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.3 9.6
4th Down Conversions 0/0 2/2
Penalties/Yards 7/60 0/0
Punt Returns/Yards 3/22 2/7
Kick Returns/Yards 1/19 2/37
Interception Ret./Yards 2/35 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 2/2
Red Zone Visits 6 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 4/1 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 28
Time of Possession 40:02 19:58

Team Statistics	DET	MIN
Record	12-2	4-10
First Downs	24	17
- by Rushing	9	6
- by Passing	15	11
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	460	275
- Offensive Plays	77	57
- Yards per Play	5.97	4.82
Net Rushing Yards	142	93
- Rushing Attempts	41	17
- Yards per Rush	3.46	5.47
Net Passing Yards	318	182
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	36 - 29 - 0	38 - 18 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	318	194
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	2/12
- Yards per Pass Play	8.83	4.55
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	11/19	2/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.3	9.6
4th Down Conversions	0/0	2/2
Penalties/Yards	7/60	0/0
Punt Returns/Yards	3/22	2/7
Kick Returns/Yards	1/19	2/37
Interception Ret./Yards	2/35	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	2/2
Red Zone Visits	6	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	4/1	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 27	OWN 28
Time of Possession	40:02	19:58

Drive Charts

Detroit Lions
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:51	OWN 16	3	3	Punt
1	12:29	0:14	OPP 14	2	14	Touchdown
1	9:07	1:39	OWN 6	3	2	Punt
1	5:12	5:23	OWN 20	10	19	Punt
2	13:54	4:51	OWN 21	10	79	Touchdown
2	7:34	4:56	OWN 33	9	67	Touchdown
2	1:46	1:33	OWN 23	4	77	Touchdown
3	13:20	8:03	OWN 27	15	69	Field Goal
3	3:19	2:05	OWN 18	3	7	Punt
4	14:43	1:43	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
4	10:05	1:03	OPP 45	3	2	Punt
4	6:37	6:37	OWN 9	12	76	Game

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:09	0:40	OWN 39	2	3	Interception
1	12:15	3:08	OWN 28	5	15	Punt
1	7:28	2:16	OWN 42	6	12	Punt
2	14:49	0:55	OWN 27	4	12	Punt
2	9:03	1:29	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
2	2:38	0:52	OWN 20	3	-4	Punt
2	0:13	0:13	OWN 23	1	5	Half
3	15:00	1:40	OWN 20	4	23	Punt
3	5:17	1:58	OWN 20	4	18	Punt
3	1:14	1:31	OWN 45	4	55	Touchdown
4	13:00	2:55	OWN 46	11	54	Touchdown
4	9:02	2:25	OWN 7	10	84	Interception

Game MVP: Gilbert Brewer, Detroit Lions

Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Dusty Coleman	20	103	5.15	14	3	2
Shane Burmester	9	12	1.33	4	0	0
Vinny Hartman	6	6	1.00	4	0	0
Alan Brenner	3	15	5.00	6	0	0
Gilbert Brewer	2	5	2.50	6	0	0
David Farley	1	1	1.00	1	0	0

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Kendrick Ward	6	0	0.00	7	0	0
Rick Silas	6	65	10.83	21	4	1
Grady Banks	3	31	10.33	12	2	0
Butch Medsker	2	-3	-1.50	1	0	0

Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Gilbert Brewer	36	29	318	0/0	2	52	0	122.0

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Grady Banks	38	18	194	2/12	1	43	2	49.7

Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Tracy Schrader	12	14	138	11.50	74	29	0
FB Alan Brenner	5	6	77	15.40	63	52	1
WR Jimmy Birch	3	3	26	8.67	24	22	0
WR Renaldo Jones	3	6	49	16.33	19	27	0
WR Amir Shanahan	2	3	17	8.50	1	17	0
TE Richard Heffner	2	2	10	5.00	4	11	1
RB Dusty Coleman	2	2	1	0.50	0	3	0

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Mike Evans	5	10	38	7.60	4	13	0
WR Casey Greer	3	6	78	26.00	32	43	0
WR Dwight Bridges	3	5	42	14.00	18	28	0
WR Tim Givens	2	7	17	8.50	3	12	0
TE Derrick Brechbill	2	5	12	6.00	1	10	1
FB Lance Harding	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	0
RB Butch Medsker	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
WR Cary Halvorsen	1	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Kendrick Ward	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Detroit	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Kevin Delgado	1	31	31.00	0
CB Dale Garrett	1	4	4.00	0

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Detroit	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

Detroit	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Richard Dorsey	6	233	38.8	37.7	51	1

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Julio Kitna	7	329	47.0	41.0	53	3

Kicking Statistics

Detroit	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Amos Flinn	1/1	0/0	0/0	21	4/4

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT

Punt Return Statistics

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Amir Shanahan	3	22	7.3	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Vernon Warren	1	1	1.0	0
Dwight Bridges	1	6	6.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Vinny Hartman	1	19	19.0	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Cary Halvorsen	2	37	18.5	0

Defensive Statistics

Detroit	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Dale Garrett	8	0	0.0	13	37
OLB Luis Sampson	4	0	1.0	9	32
S Kevin Delgado	3	2	0.0	17	39
CB Jason Verrett	3	0	0.0	16	34
OLB Claude Reske	3	0	0.0	6	19
DE Ronald Ebbitt	2	0	0.5	8	20
DE Brock Cunningham	2	0	0.0	8	19
ILB Seth Covington	1	2	0.0	8	11
ILB Arnold Thompson	1	2	0.0	13	32
S Dustin Blake	1	1	0.0	16	37
OLB Dave Chorak	1	1	0.0	6	11
OLB Ricky Lyon	1	1	0.0	9	9
DE Cody Snyder	1	0	0.0	9	21
CB Caleb Nicholson	1	0	0.0	8	21
S Griffin Stevens	1	0	0.0	3	11
DE Curtis Gall	1	0	0.0	9	21
S Roosevelt Katzman	1	0	0.0	8	18
DT Skip Wallen	0	1	0.5	14	27

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Benjamin Stone	8	3	0.0	40	36
S Terry Mathews	7	1	0.0	41	36
CB Ike Clark	6	3	0.0	35	33
CB Ivan Chandler	6	1	0.0	29	28
OLB Keegan George	5	0	0.0	25	18
S Zayden Drain	5	0	0.0	15	20
OLB Abraham Andruzzi	4	3	0.0	27	28
DT A.J. Covington	4	2	0.0	31	18
ILB Jimmy Wayne	4	0	0.0	18	8
ILB Jarvis Jones	3	2	0.0	16	18
CB Vernon Warren	3	1	0.0	11	10
DE Sedrick Matthews	2	1	0.0	28	28
DT Mercury Gonzalez	2	1	0.0	23	15
DT Trent Schroeder	2	0	0.0	19	19
DE Elias Batista	2	0	0.0	15	10
ILB Sean Spence	1	0	0.0	10	7
WR Mike Evans	1	0	---	---	---
DT K.C. Bryant	1	0	0.0	20	23
WR Dwight Bridges	1	0	---	---	---
DE Ziggy Ansoh	0	1	0.0	28	27
OLB Greg Vaughn	0	1	0.0	11	5

Pass Rush Statistics

Detroit	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Luis Sampson	1.0	0	1	32
DE Ronald Ebbitt	0.5	0	1	20
DT Skip Wallen	0.5	0	0	27
OLB Ricky Lyon	0.0	1	0	9
DE Brock Cunningham	0.0	0	1	19
ILB Seth Covington	0.0	0	1	11
OLB Claude Reske	0.0	0	1	19

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Sedrick Matthews	0.0	0	1	1	28

Pass Defense Statistics

Detroit	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Dale Garrett	8	3	1	37
S Kevin Delgado	3	2	1	39
OLB Luis Sampson	2	0	0	32
OLB Claude Reske	2	0	0	19
ILB Seth Covington	1	0	0	11
S Griffin Stevens	1	0	0	11
CB Jason Verrett	1	0	0	34
S Dustin Blake	0	2	0	37
ILB Neal Sullivan	0	2	0	8

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Ivan Chandler	5	1	28
CB Ike Clark	4	0	33
S Zayden Drain	3	2	20
CB Vernon Warren	3	0	10
OLB Abraham Andruzzi	3	0	28
S Terry Mathews	3	0	36
S Benjamin Stone	2	1	36
ILB Jarvis Jones	2	0	18
DE Sedrick Matthews	2	0	28
DT Mercury Gonzalez	1	0	15
DE Elias Batista	1	0	10
ILB Sean Spence	0	1	7

Blocking Statistics

Detroit	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Ted Klinger	8	14	3	33	32
Matt Kalil	2	8	0	38	35
Burt Holmes	2	3	0	33	32
J.B. Wegert	1	7	0	36	32
Bill Harmon	1	1	0	7	5
Kim Morton	0	3	0	8	4
Jerald Gohs	0	1	0	11	5
Alan Brenner	0	1	0	28	15
Blaine Flanders	0	1	0	34	31

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Reggie Higdon	2	4	16	0	38
Maddox Sandhu	1	5	13	0	37
John Raymond	1	2	14	0	35
Renaldo Bradford	1	1	16	0	38
Dan Ogden	0	1	13	1	37
Horace Dillon	0	1	5	0	4
Rick Silas	0	0	8	1	19

Special Teams Tackles

Detroit	Tackles	STPlays
Shane Burmester	2	22
David Farley	1	16
Caleb Nicholson	1	10

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Zayden Drain	1	19
Sean Spence	1	17
Tim Givens	1	10
Maddox Sandhu	1	7

Participation

Detroit	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Tracy Schrader	32	34	---	---	15	81
Gilbert Brewer	41	36	---	---	---	77
J.B. Wegert	36	32	---	---	7	75
Matt Kalil	38	35	---	---	---	73
Richard Heffner	36	23	---	---	14	73
Ted Klinger	33	32	---	---	---	65
Blaine Flanders	34	31	---	---	---	65
Burt Holmes	33	32	---	---	---	65
Alan Brenner	28	15	---	---	19	62
Kevin Delgado	---	---	17	39	2	58
Dusty Coleman	24	18	---	---	13	55
Jason Verrett	---	---	16	34	4	54
Dustin Blake	---	---	16	37	---	53
Renaldo Jones	25	25	---	---	3	53
Luis Sampson	---	---	9	32	9	50
Dale Garrett	---	---	13	37	---	50
David Farley	20	12	---	---	16	48
Arnold Thompson	---	---	13	32	2	47
Skip Wallen	---	---	14	27	---	41
Shane Burmester	13	5	---	---	22	40
Roosevelt Katzman	---	---	8	18	14	40
Caleb Nicholson	---	---	8	21	10	39
Cody Snyder	---	---	9	21	7	37
Curtis Gall	---	---	9	21	5	35
Dave Chorak	---	---	6	11	14	31
Tyrell James	11	19	---	---	---	30
Ronald Ebbitt	---	---	8	20	---	28
Jimmy Birch	5	12	---	---	11	28
Claude Reske	---	---	6	19	3	28
Brock Cunningham	---	---	8	19	---	27
Jerald Gohs	11	5	---	---	7	23
Amir Shanahan	4	10	---	---	8	22
Seth Covington	---	---	8	11	2	21
Griffin Stevens	---	---	3	11	6	20
Bill Harmon	7	5	---	---	7	19
Ricky Lyon	---	---	9	9	1	19
Leo Holm	---	---	3	13	2	18
Kim Morton	8	4	---	---	6	18
Vinny Hartman	7	7	---	---	2	16
Neal Sullivan	---	---	4	8	---	12
Maximus Talley	5	4	---	---	1	10
Robbie Fauntleroy	0	0	---	---	7	7
Amos Flinn	0	0	---	---	7	7
Richard Dorsey	0	0	---	---	6	6
Richard Bridges	0	0	---	---	1	1
Irving Strickland	0	0	---	---	---	0

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Benjamin Stone	---	---	40	36	13	89
Terry Mathews	---	---	41	36	10	87
Ike Clark	---	---	35	33	1	69
Derrick Brechbill	17	33	---	---	16	66
Grady Banks	17	40	---	---	---	57
Ivan Chandler	---	---	29	28	---	57
Maddox Sandhu	13	37	---	---	7	57
Dan Ogden	13	37	---	---	7	57
Sedrick Matthews	---	---	28	28	---	56
Reggie Higdon	16	38	---	---	1	55
Ziggy Ansoh	---	---	28	27	---	55
Abraham Andruzzi	---	---	27	28	---	55
Zayden Drain	---	---	15	20	19	54
Renaldo Bradford	16	38	---	---	---	54
A.J. Covington	---	---	31	18	4	53
John Raymond	14	35	---	---	1	50
Jarvis Jones	---	---	16	18	13	47
K.C. Bryant	---	---	20	23	3	46
Mike Evans	11	33	---	---	---	44
Rick Silas	8	19	---	---	17	44
Keegan George	---	---	25	18	---	43
Tim Givens	6	24	---	---	10	40
Trent Schroeder	---	---	19	19	1	39
Mercury Gonzalez	---	---	23	15	1	39
Casey Greer	8	19	---	---	11	38
Sean Spence	---	---	10	7	17	34
Dwight Bridges	8	17	---	---	8	33
Lance Harding	7	21	---	---	4	32
Elias Batista	---	---	15	10	7	32
Kendrick Ward	8	17	---	---	6	31
Butch Medsker	4	9	---	---	17	30
Jimmy Wayne	---	---	18	8	3	29
Greg Vaughn	---	---	11	5	9	25
Vernon Warren	---	---	11	10	2	23
Cary Halvorsen	6	6	---	---	9	21
Harrison Voinovich	---	---	9	9	3	21
Horace Dillon	5	4	---	---	7	16
Earnest Hammontree	4	5	---	---	5	14
Bruce Sloan	4	6	---	---	---	10
Freddie Johnstone	2	2	---	---	4	8
Joshua Hampton	0	0	---	---	7	7
Julio Kitna	0	0	---	---	7	7
Dixon Hawthorne	0	0	---	---	3	3
Colton Novak	0	0	---	---	---	0
Archie Shabazz	0	0	---	---	---	0
Elliot Gardner	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	35	3.5
Middle	19	71	3.7
Right	11	37	3.4
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	6	1.5
Middle	9	68	7.6
Right	4	19	4.8
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Gilbert Brewer	36	29	6	1	0	5	1	1	0

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Grady Banks	38	18	3	0	3	9	5	0	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	16	12	122	7.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	11	85	7.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	6	111	13.9
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	9	56	3.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	19	8	110	5.8
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	28	7.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Tracy Schrader	14	12	138	2	34
WR Renaldo Jones	6	3	49	2	25
FB Alan Brenner	6	5	77	1	15
WR Amir Shanahan	3	2	17	0	10
WR Jimmy Birch	3	3	26	1	12
TE Richard Heffner	2	2	10	0	23
RB Dusty Coleman	2	2	1	0	18

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Mike Evans	10	5	1	38	0	33
WR Tim Givens	7	2	0	17	0	24
WR Casey Greer	6	3	0	78	2	19
TE Derrick Brechbill	5	2	1	12	0	33
WR Dwight Bridges	5	3	0	42	1	17
WR Cary Halvorsen	2	1	0	0	0	6
FB Lance Harding	1	1	0	4	0	21
RB Butch Medsker	1	1	0	3	0	9
RB Kendrick Ward	1	0	1	0	0	17

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Dusty Coleman	7	40	5.71	5.15
Shane Burmester	3	4	1.33	1.33
Gilbert Brewer	1	-1	-1.00	2.50

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Rick Silas	1	18	18.00	10.83

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Gilbert Brewer	6	3	29	4.83	8.83

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Grady Banks	5	2	15	3.00	5.11

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Tracy Schrader	3	1	13	4.33	9.86
TE Richard Heffner	1	1	11	11.00	5.00
WR Renaldo Jones	1	0	0	0.00	8.17
FB Alan Brenner	1	1	5	5.00	12.83

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Derrick Brechbill	2	1	2	1.00	2.40
WR Mike Evans	2	1	13	6.50	3.80
WR Dwight Bridges	1	0	0	0.00	8.40

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Rushes	Conversions
Dusty Coleman	2	2
Gilbert Brewer	1	0
Vinny Hartman	1	1

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Butch Medsker	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Conversions
Gilbert Brewer	15	12	8

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Grady Banks	10	4	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Tracy Schrader	7	6	4
WR Amir Shanahan	2	2	1
WR Jimmy Birch	2	2	1
WR Renaldo Jones	2	0	0
TE Richard Heffner	1	1	1
FB Alan Brenner	1	1	1

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Mike Evans	3	1	1
WR Casey Greer	2	0	0
WR Dwight Bridges	2	2	1
WR Tim Givens	1	0	0
RB Kendrick Ward	1	0	0
WR Cary Halvorsen	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 84,600 (86,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 26,800 (26,800)
End Zone 19,300 (19,300)
Mezzanine 11,100 (11,100)
Sideline Seats 16,300 (17,000)
Club Seats 1,800 (1,900)
Luxury Boxes 9,300 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	84,600 (86,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	26,800 (26,800)
End Zone	19,300 (19,300)
Mezzanine	11,100 (11,100)
Sideline Seats	16,300 (17,000)
Club Seats	1,800 (1,900)
Luxury Boxes	9,300 (9,900)