| Played in Detroit, MI, weather: 68 degrees, fair, calm. |
| Detroit won the toss and elected to receive. |
| Start of first quarter. |
| (1Q: 15:00) David Buehler kicked off 65 yards from the MIN30. Golden Tate returned the ball 23 yards to the DET28. Tackled by Artie Purvis. |
| 1-10-DET28 (1Q: 14:32) J.J. Sutton pass completed to WR Karl Burtner for 16 yards. Tackled by ILB Phil Gaylor. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Burtner gained 5 yards after the catch. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Unnecessary Roughness. |
| 1-10-MIN41 (1Q: 14:21) J.J. Sutton pass completed to TE Jack Richmond for 34 yards. Tackled by S Tracy Sherry. Richmond gained 22 yards after the catch. Detroit's Bruce Brizzolara was hurt on the play. |
| 1-7-MIN07 (1Q: 13:37) J.J. Sutton pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Jack Richmond. S Tracy Sherry defended the pass. |
| 2-7-MIN07 (1Q: 13:31) J.J. Sutton pass completed to RB Ricky Johnstone for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Walt Causey. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-4-MIN04 (1Q: 12:49) J.J. Sutton pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Broderick DuBois. DE Jerome Daughtry hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 4-4-MIN04 (1Q: 12:42) Rusty Sheldon attempted a 21 yard field goal and succeeded. Detroit 3, Minnesota 0 |
| (1Q: 12:36) Rusty Sheldon kicked off 72 yards from the DET30. Darnell Mathis returned the ball 22 yards to the MIN20. Tackled by Dean Stickney. |
| 1-10-MIN20 (1Q: 12:02) Marc Scott ran inside the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by DT Percy Press, assisted by ILB George McDade. |
| 2-8-MIN22 (1Q: 11:18) Matt Ryan pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Joey Sadler. DE Tyson Jackson defended the pass. |
| 3-8-MIN22 (1Q: 11:11) PENALTY: Minnesota was called for a False Start. |
| 3-13-MIN17 (1Q: 11:05) Rich Hampton ran inside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by DT Percy Press, assisted by DE Tyson Jackson. |
| 4-12-MIN18 (1Q: 10:22) Kevin Huber punted 39 yards. Matt Skudris returned the kick 16 yards to the MIN41. Tackled by Tracy Sherry. |
| 1-10-MIN41 (1Q: 10:12) Dean Stickney ran a counterplay inside the left tackle for 12 yards. Tackled by DT Randal Tanner, assisted by ILB Andre Poston. Key block delivered by Winfred Malone. |
| 1-10-MIN29 (1Q: 09:41) J.J. Sutton pass was thrown incomplete, intended for TE Richard Quinn. |
| 2-10-MIN29 (1Q: 09:31) J.J. Sutton sacked by ILB Andre Poston for a loss of 6 yards. Sack allowed by Ian Wheeler. The ball was fumbled and recovered by MIN Randal Tanner for 15 yards to the DET50. |
| 1-10-DET50 (1Q: 09:21) Matty Ice Ryan pass was dropped by TE Aaron Hernandez. |
| 2-10-DET50 (1Q: 09:14) Matt Ryan scrambled for 5 yards. Tackled by S Jerome Bumpers and assisted by ILB George McDade. |
| 3-5-DET45 (1Q: 08:46) Matt Ryan pass completed to WR Joey Sadler for 6 yards. Tackled by DE Kelvin Margolies, assisted by CB Nolan Carroll. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Sadler gained 1 yard after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-DET39 (1Q: 08:06) Lance Radecki ran inside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by DT Percy Press. |
| 2-6-DET35 (1Q: 07:32) Matty Ice Ryan sacked by DE Kelvin Margolies and DE Tyson Jackson for a loss of 4 yards. Sack allowed by Peter Jennings. The ball was fumbled and recovered by MIN Matt Ryan on the DET39. |
| 3-10-DET39 (1Q: 06:59) Matt Ryan pass completed to WR Darnell Mathis for 17 yards. Tackled by CB Nolan Carroll, assisted by CB Harris Friday. |
| 1-10-DET22 (1Q: 06:21) PENALTY: Minnesota was called for a False Start. |
| 1-15-DET27 (1Q: 06:15) Matt Ryan pass completed to TE J.C. Van Pelt for 4 yards. Tackled by S Brett Winders. Van Pelt gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 2-11-DET23 (1Q: 05:38) Matty Ice Ryan pass completed to WR Joey Sadler for 23 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Sadler gained 16 yards after the catch. Minnesota 6, Detroit 3 |
| (1Q: 05:38) Extra point by David Buehler was good. Minnesota 7, Detroit 3 |
| (1Q: 05:25) David Buehler kicked off 75 yards from the MIN30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-DET20 (1Q: 05:25) J.J. Sutton pass completed to WR Golden Tate for 8 yards. Tackled by DE Jerome Daughtry. |
| 2-2-DET28 (1Q: 04:39) Dean Stickney ran a counterplay inside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Fernando Sanford, assisted by OLB Keith Rivers. Key block delivered by Jeremy Brakke. |
| 1-10-DET30 (1Q: 03:56) Jeremy Brakke ran a draw inside the left guard for 1 yard. Tackled by DT Ernie Downs, assisted by OLB Walter James. |
| 2-9-DET31 (1Q: 03:15) J.J. Sutton pass completed to FB Jeremy Brakke for 4 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by OLB Keith Rivers. Brakke gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 3-5-DET35 (1Q: 02:41) Matt Skudris ran a counterplay inside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by DE Cornell Kaczmarek. |
| 4-5-DET35 (1Q: 02:09) R.J. Lyons punted 52 yards. Neil Lucky returned the kick 13 yards to the MIN26. Tackled by Matt Skudris. |
| 1-10-MIN26 (1Q: 02:01) Matt Ryan pass completed to WR Thomas Kelly for 52 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Brett Winders. |
| 1-10-DET22 (1Q: 01:27) Matt Ryan scrambled for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Harris Friday. |
| 2-5-DET17 (1Q: 01:01) Marc Scott ran inside the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB George McDade. |
| 3-4-DET16 (1Q: 00:26) Matt Ryan pass completed to TE Aaron Hernandez for 16 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Hernandez gained 12 yards after the catch. Minnesota 13, Detroit 3 |
| (1Q: 00:26) Extra point by David Buehler was good. Minnesota 14, Detroit 3 |
| (1Q: 00:19) David Buehler kicked off 56 yards from the MIN30. Golden Tate returned the ball 27 yards to the DET41. Tackled by Joey Sadler. |
| Start of second quarter. |
| 1-10-DET41 (2Q: 15:00) Ricky Johnstone ran inside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Walter James. |
| 2-6-DET45 (2Q: 14:21) J.J. Sutton pass completed to FB Jeremy Brakke for -1 yards. Tackled by S J.C. Blackwell. |
| 3-7-DET44 (2Q: 13:49) J.J. Sutton pass completed to WR Broderick DuBois for 16 yards. Tackled by CB Neil Lucky. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. DuBois gained 5 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-MIN40 (2Q: 13:04) J.J. Sutton pass completed to WR Broderick DuBois for 7 yards. Tackled by DE Deron Rice. |
| 2-3-MIN33 (2Q: 12:35) J.J. Sutton pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Cornell Upshaw. DE Cornell Kaczmarek hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-3-MIN33 (2Q: 12:25) J.J. Sutton sacked by DE Deron Rice for a loss of 6 yards. Sack allowed by Matt Skudris. |
| 4-9-MIN39 (2Q: 11:49) R.J. Lyons punted 39 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-MIN20 (2Q: 11:43) Marc Scott ran a counterplay inside the left tackle for 10 yards. Tackled by S Brett Winders. Key block delivered by Artie Purvis. |
| 1-10-MIN30 (2Q: 11:16) Matt Ryan pass fell incomplete, intended for TE J.C. Van Pelt. S Brett Winders defended the pass. |
| 2-10-MIN30 (2Q: 11:10) Matt Ryan pass completed to WR Thomas Kelly for 13 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by OLB Norman Colon, assisted by S Jerome Bumpers. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw into double coverage. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 2-20-MIN20 (2Q: 11:03) Matty Ice Ryan pass completed to RB Marc Scott for 9 yards. Tackled by CB Harris Friday, assisted by CB Nolan Carroll. Scott gained 7 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-11-MIN29 (2Q: 10:17) Matty Ice Ryan pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Thomas Kelly. DE Kelvin Margolies hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-11-MIN29 (2Q: 10:11) Kevin Huber punted 48 yards. Matt Skudris returned the kick 6 yards to the DET29. Tackled by J.C. Van Pelt. |
| 1-10-DET29 (2Q: 10:04) Matt Skudris ran around left end for -1 yards. Tackled by OLB Keith Rivers. |
| 2-11-DET28 (2Q: 09:18) Jeremy Brakke ran inside the right guard for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Keith Rivers, assisted by DT Randal Tanner. |
| 3-8-DET31 (2Q: 08:52) Matt Skudris ran around left end for 2 yards. Tackled by DT Darryl Ortmeier, assisted by S J.C. Blackwell. PENALTY: Detroit was called for Offensive Holding. The penalty was declined. |
| 4-6-DET33 (2Q: 08:44) R.J. Lyons punted 54 yards. Neil Lucky returned the kick 13 yards to the MIN26. Tackled by Jeremy Brakke. |
| 1-10-MIN26 (2Q: 08:36) Marc Scott ran a draw inside the left guard for 0 yards. Tackled by DE Tyson Jackson. |
| 2-10-MIN26 (2Q: 08:01) Matty Ice Ryan pass completed to WR Darnell Mathis for 11 yards. Tackled by CB Harris Friday. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-MIN37 (2Q: 07:25) PENALTY: Minnesota was called for a False Start. |
| 1-15-MIN32 (2Q: 07:19) Matt Ryan pass completed to WR Darnell Mathis for 0 yards. Tackled by ILB Oscar Hasselbach, assisted by CB Nolan Carroll. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-15-MIN32 (2Q: 06:42) Matt Ryan pass was dropped by TE Aaron Hernandez. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-15-MIN32 (2Q: 06:35) Matt Ryan pass completed to WR Joey Sadler for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Nolan Carroll. Sadler gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 4-10-MIN37 (2Q: 05:56) Kevin Huber punted 51 yards. The ball was marked out of bounds at the DET12. |
| 1-10-DET12 (2Q: 05:47) J.J. Sutton pass was thrown incomplete, intended for TE Jack Richmond. |
| 2-10-DET12 (2Q: 05:38) J.J. Sutton pass completed to WR Broderick DuBois for 7 yards. Tackled by DE Jerome Daughtry. DuBois gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 3-3-DET19 (2Q: 05:05) J.J. Sutton pass was thrown incomplete, intended for RB Ricky Johnstone. |
| 4-3-DET19 (2Q: 04:58) R.J. Lyons punted 51 yards. Neil Lucky returned the kick 9 yards to the MIN39. Tackled by Matt Skudris. |
| 1-10-MIN39 (2Q: 04:47) Matty Ice Ryan sacked by DT Percy Press and DE Tyson Jackson for a loss of 4 yards. Sack allowed by Jimmy Concepcion. |
| 2-14-MIN35 (2Q: 04:29) Matty Ice Ryan pass completed to WR Darnell Mathis for 12 yards. Tackled by S Gino Swift, assisted by CB Terry Hall. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 3-2-MIN47 (2Q: 04:01) Matty Ice Ryan pass completed to WR Joey Sadler for 18 yards. Tackled by S Jerome Bumpers. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Sadler gained 3 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-DET35 (2Q: 03:41) Matty Ice Ryan pass completed to RB Marc Scott for 3 yards. Tackled by S Brett Winders. Scott gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 2-7-DET32 (2Q: 03:19) Matt Ryan pass completed to TE Aaron Hernandez for 6 yards. Tackled by DT Jermaine Lowe. Hernandez gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 3-1-DET26 (2Q: 03:00) Rich Hampton ran inside the left guard for 4 yards. Tackled by S Jerome Bumpers. Key block delivered by Peter Jennings. |
| 1-10-DET22 (2Q: 02:40) Marc Scott ran inside the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by DT Percy Press, assisted by ILB George McDade. |
| 2-8-DET20 (2Q: 02:21) Artie Purvis ran inside the left tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by S Jerome Bumpers. Minnesota's Tito Greer was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor shoulder injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 3-4-DET16 (2Q: 02:03) Matt Ryan pass completed to RB Marc Scott for 6 yards. Tackled by OLB Tom Ramthun. Scott gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 1-10-DET10 (2Q: 01:56) Lance Radecki ran around right end for 10 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Radecki made a great move on Kelvin Margolies. Key block delivered by Tito Greer. Minnesota 20, Detroit 3 |
| (2Q: 01:56) Extra point by David Buehler was good. Minnesota 21, Detroit 3 |
| (2Q: 01:47) David Buehler kicked off 48 yards from the MIN30. Golden Tate returned the ball 42 yards to the MIN36. Tackled by Tracy Sherry. |
| 1-10-MIN36 (2Q: 01:37) J.J. Sutton pass completed to WR Karl Burtner for 10 yards. Tackled by ILB Phil Gaylor. |
| 1-10-MIN26 (2Q: 01:17) J.J. Sutton pass completed to WR Karl Burtner for 7 yards. Tackled by OLB Fernando Sanford. |
| 2-3-MIN19 (2Q: 00:56) J.J. Sutton pass completed to WR Karl Burtner for 19 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. Minnesota 21, Detroit 9 |
| (2Q: 00:56) Extra point by Rusty Sheldon was good. Minnesota 21, Detroit 10 |
| (2Q: 00:45) Rusty Sheldon kicked off 63 yards from the DET30. Ray Karau returned the ball 21 yards to the MIN28. Tackled by Cornell Upshaw. |
| 1-10-MIN28 (2Q: 00:39) Lance Radecki ran around the left tackle for 9 yards. Tackled by DT Percy Press, assisted by DE Tyson Jackson. Key block delivered by Artie Purvis. |
| 2-1-MIN37 (2Q: 00:17) Lance Radecki ran a counterplay inside the right tackle for 7 yards. Tackled by CB Terry Hall, assisted by OLB Tom Ramthun. Key block delivered by Casey Heath. |
| Start of third quarter. |
| (3Q: 15:00) Rusty Sheldon kicked off 69 yards from the DET30. Darnell Mathis returned the ball 25 yards to the MIN26. Tackled by Matt Skudris. |
| 1-10-MIN26 (3Q: 14:40) Matt Ryan pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Aaron Hernandez. DE Tyson Jackson hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-MIN26 (3Q: 14:34) Matt Ryan pass completed to TE Aaron Hernandez for 5 yards. Tackled by S Brett Winders. |
| 3-5-MIN31 (3Q: 13:55) Matty Ice Ryan pass completed to RB Marc Scott for 4 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by OLB Tim Rawls, assisted by OLB Norman Colon. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-1-MIN35 (3Q: 13:08) Kevin Huber punted 44 yards. Matt Skudris returned the kick 7 yards to the DET28. Tackled by Rich Hampton. |
| 1-10-DET28 (3Q: 13:01) Ricky Johnstone ran a draw inside the right guard for 7 yards. Tackled by ILB Phil Gaylor. Key block delivered by Mike Iupati. |
| 2-3-DET35 (3Q: 12:17) J.J. Sutton pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Golden Tate. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 3-3-DET35 (3Q: 12:11) J.J. Sutton pass was blocked at the line, intended for TE Jack Richmond. DE Jerome Daughtry blocked the pass. |
| 4-3-DET35 (3Q: 12:04) R.J. Lyons punted 59 yards. The ball was downed at the MIN06. |
| 1-10-MIN06 (3Q: 11:56) Lance Radecki ran inside the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by S Brett Winders, assisted by DT Percy Press. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 1-13-MIN03 (3Q: 11:46) Matt Ryan pass completed to WR Louis Murphy for -1 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by ILB George McDade, assisted by OLB Tim Rawls. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 2-14-MIN02 (3Q: 10:59) Marc Scott ran inside the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by S Jerome Bumpers, assisted by OLB Tim Rawls. |
| 3-11-MIN05 (3Q: 10:33) Matt Ryan pass completed to TE J.C. Van Pelt for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Nolan Carroll. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 4-8-MIN08 (3Q: 09:59) Kevin Huber punted 52 yards. Matt Skudris returned the kick 4 yards to the DET44. Tackled by Tracy Sherry. |
| 1-10-DET44 (3Q: 09:52) Matt Skudris ran inside the right tackle for 18 yards. Tackled by CB T.J. Ward, assisted by OLB Walter James. Key block delivered by Jeremy Brakke. |
| 1-10-MIN38 (3Q: 09:07) Dean Stickney ran outside the right tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Alex Banks. Key block delivered by Gilbert McNeil. |
| 2-5-MIN33 (3Q: 08:42) Ricky Johnstone ran a counterplay inside the left tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by OLB Fernando Sanford, assisted by ILB Phil Gaylor. Key block delivered by Winfred Malone. |
| 1-10-MIN27 (3Q: 08:02) J.J. Sutton pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Karl Burtner. OLB Walter James blocked the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10-MIN27 (3Q: 07:53) PENALTY: Detroit was called for a False Start. |
| 2-15-MIN32 (3Q: 07:49) J.J. Sutton pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Broderick DuBois. DE Cornell Kaczmarek hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-15-MIN32 (3Q: 07:44) J.J. Sutton pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Damian Williams. ILB Andre Poston hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 4-15-MIN32 (3Q: 07:37) Rusty Sheldon attempted a 49 yard field goal and missed wide to the right. |
| 1-10-MIN39 (3Q: 07:29) Lance Radecki ran inside the left guard for 5 yards. Tackled by DT Percy Press. Key block delivered by Casey Heath. Heath flattened Tim Rawls to ensure the play's success. |
| 2-5-MIN44 (3Q: 07:06) Matty Ice Ryan pass was blocked at the line, intended for FB Artie Purvis. DE Austin Tomei blocked the pass. |
| 3-5-MIN44 (3Q: 07:00) Marc Scott ran inside the left guard for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB George McDade. |
| 4-3-MIN46 (3Q: 06:23) Kevin Huber punted 54 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-DET20 (3Q: 06:18) Jeremy Brakke ran around left end for 5 yards. Tackled by DE Deron Rice, assisted by DT Randal Tanner. Key block delivered by Dean Breese. |
| 2-5-DET25 (3Q: 05:38) Dean Stickney ran inside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by S Allen Weber, assisted by S J.C. Blackwell. |
| 3-1-DET29 (3Q: 05:16) PENALTY: Detroit was called for a False Start. |
| 3-6-DET24 (3Q: 05:11) J.J. Sutton pass completed to TE Jack Richmond for 0 yards. Tackled by DT Randal Tanner, assisted by CB Neil Lucky. |
| 4-6-DET24 (3Q: 04:41) R.J. Lyons punted 59 yards. Neil Lucky returned the kick 12 yards to the MIN29. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Holding on the Punt Return. |
| 1-10-MIN19 (3Q: 04:33) Lance Radecki ran inside the right tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by S Brett Winders, assisted by DE Tyson Jackson. Key block delivered by J.C. Van Pelt. |
| 2-4-MIN25 (3Q: 03:59) Matty Ice Ryan pass completed to RB Marc Scott for 6 yards. Tackled by OLB Tim Rawls. Scott gained 7 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-MIN31 (3Q: 03:32) Matt Ryan pass was dropped by WR Louis Murphy. |
| 2-10-MIN31 (3Q: 03:23) Matt Ryan pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Darnell Mathis. DE Tyson Jackson hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-10-MIN31 (3Q: 03:19) Matty Ice Ryan pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Darnell Mathis. DE Dan Batten drove right through Sam Young to hurry the quarterback. |
| 4-10-MIN31 (3Q: 03:11) Kevin Huber punted 45 yards. Matt Skudris called for a fair catch at the DET24. |
| 1-10-DET24 (3Q: 03:00) Jeremy Brakke ran inside the left guard for 3 yards. Tackled by S J.C. Blackwell, assisted by DT Darryl Ortmeier. |
| 2-7-DET27 (3Q: 02:27) J.J. Sutton sacked by DT Randal Tanner for a loss of 9 yards. Sack allowed by Kory Lichtensteiger. The ball was fumbled and recovered by DET Dean Stickney on the DET18. |
| 3-16-DET18 (3Q: 01:43) J.J. Sutton pass was intended for WR Golden Tate and was intercepted by CB T.J. Ward at the MIN24. The interception was returned 9 yards. Tackled by Golden Tate. |
| 1-10-MIN33 (3Q: 01:30) Marc Scott ran inside the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by DT Percy Press. |
| 2-9-MIN34 (3Q: 00:56) Matty Ice Ryan pass was dropped by FB Artie Purvis. |
| 3-9-MIN34 (3Q: 00:49) Matty Ice Ryan pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Ray Karau. DE Tyson Jackson hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The defense looked very familiar with that play. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-9-MIN34 (3Q: 00:43) Kevin Huber punted 48 yards. Matt Skudris returned the kick 17 yards to the DET35. Tackled by Tracy Sherry. |
| 1-10-DET35 (3Q: 00:33) J.J. Sutton pass was dropped by WR Karl Burtner. |
| 2-10-DET35 (3Q: 00:20) J.J. Sutton pass completed to WR Golden Tate for 1 yard. Tackled by CB Neil Lucky. |
| Start of fourth quarter. |
| 3-9-DET36 (4Q: 15:00) J.J. Sutton pass completed to TE Richard Quinn for 0 yards. Tackled by DT Randal Tanner. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Unnecessary Roughness. |
| 1-10-MIN49 (4Q: 14:54) J.J. Sutton pass completed to WR Karl Burtner for 8 yards. Tackled by ILB Phil Gaylor. Burtner gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 2-2-MIN41 (4Q: 14:26) J.J. Sutton pass completed to RB Ricky Johnstone for -1 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by ILB Phil Gaylor, assisted by S J.C. Blackwell. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-3-MIN42 (4Q: 13:49) J.J. Sutton pass completed to WR Broderick DuBois for 1 yard. Tackled by CB Alex Banks. DuBois gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 4-2-MIN41 (4Q: 13:08) R.J. Lyons punted 35 yards. The ball was marked out of bounds at the MIN06. |
| 1-10-MIN06 (4Q: 13:00) Marc Scott ran inside the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by DT Percy Press, assisted by DE Austin Tomei. |
| 2-7-MIN09 (4Q: 12:14) Artie Purvis ran a counterplay inside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by CB Nolan Carroll. |
| 3-5-MIN11 (4Q: 11:43) Matt Ryan pass completed to TE Aaron Hernandez for 16 yards. Tackled by CB Nolan Carroll, assisted by CB Terry Hall. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Hernandez gained 4 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-MIN27 (4Q: 10:59) Marc Scott ran around the left tackle for 10 yards. Tackled by OLB Tim Rawls. Key block delivered by Jimmy Concepcion. |
| 1-10-MIN37 (4Q: 10:30) Lance Radecki ran a trap outside the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by DT Percy Press, assisted by DT Dave Thibodeau. |
| 2-8-MIN39 (4Q: 10:03) Matt Ryan pass completed to WR Thomas Kelly for 4 yards. Tackled by S Jerome Bumpers. Kelly gained 4 yards after the catch. |
| 3-4-MIN43 (4Q: 09:20) Matt Ryan pass completed to WR Joey Sadler for 4 yards. Tackled by DE Tyson Jackson. Detroit's George McDade was hurt on the play. |
| 1-10-MIN47 (4Q: 08:44) Matt Ryan scrambled for 4 yards. Tackled by ILB Oscar Hasselbach. |
| 2-6-DET49 (4Q: 08:19) Lance Radecki ran inside the right guard for 3 yards. Tackled by DT Jermaine Lowe. |
| 3-3-DET46 (4Q: 07:47) Marc Scott ran outside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by DT Dave Thibodeau. Key block delivered by Casey Heath. |
| 1-10-DET42 (4Q: 07:03) Marc Scott ran inside the left tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by DE Austin Tomei. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 2-11-DET43 (4Q: 06:19) Marc Scott ran inside the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Terry Hall. |
| 3-8-DET40 (4Q: 05:34) Marc Scott ran inside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by DE Tyson Jackson. |
| 4-4-DET36 (4Q: 04:49) Kevin Huber punted 32 yards. The ball was marked out of bounds at the DET04. |
| 1-10-DET04 (4Q: 04:41) Ricky Johnstone ran a draw inside the right guard for 4 yards. Tackled by DT Randal Tanner. |
| 2-6-DET08 (4Q: 04:12) J.J. Sutton pass completed to FB Jeremy Brakke for 3 yards. Tackled by DT Randal Tanner. |
| 3-3-DET11 (4Q: 03:54) J.J. Sutton pass completed to RB Dean Stickney for -1 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Tracy Sherry. |
| 4-4-DET10 (4Q: 03:47) J.J. Sutton pass completed to WR Broderick DuBois for -1 yards. Tackled by S Tracy Sherry, assisted by S J.C. Blackwell. The ball goes over on downs. |
| 1-9-DET09 (4Q: 03:39) Lance Radecki ran inside the right tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by DT Dave Thibodeau, assisted by CB Nolan Carroll. |
| 2-10-DET10 (4Q: 02:51) Marc Scott ran a draw inside the left guard for 8 yards. Tackled by DT Dave Thibodeau, assisted by OLB Norman Colon. Key block delivered by Vladimir Ducasse. |
| Detroit called a time out. |
| 3-2-DET02 (4Q: 02:42) Rich Hampton ran inside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by DT Jermaine Lowe, assisted by ILB Oscar Hasselbach. |
| Detroit called a time out. |
| 4-2-DET02 (4Q: 02:32) David Buehler attempted a 19 yard field goal and succeeded. Minnesota 24, Detroit 10 |
| (4Q: 02:26) David Buehler kicked off 54 yards from the MIN30. Golden Tate returned the ball 24 yards to the DET40. Tackled by Tracy Sherry. |
| 1-10-DET40 (4Q: 02:16) J.J. Sutton pass completed to TE Jack Richmond for 9 yards. Tackled by S J.C. Blackwell. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 2-1-DET49 (4Q: 02:00) J.J. Sutton pass fell incomplete, intended for FB Jeremy Brakke. ILB Phil Gaylor hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. PENALTY: Detroit was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 2-11-DET39 (4Q: 01:51) J.J. Sutton pass completed to TE Jack Richmond for 7 yards. Tackled by CB Neil Lucky. Richmond gained 3 yards after the catch. |
| 3-4-DET46 (4Q: 01:32) J.J. Sutton pass completed to WR Golden Tate for 17 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S J.C. Blackwell. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-MIN37 (4Q: 01:24) J.J. Sutton pass completed to WR Karl Burtner for 19 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB T.J. Ward. Burtner gained 16 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-MIN18 (4Q: 01:17) J.J. Sutton scrambled for 6 yards. Tackled by OLB Walter James. |
| Detroit called a time out. |
| 2-4-MIN12 (4Q: 01:05) J.J. Sutton pass was thrown incomplete, intended for RB Dean Stickney. |
| 3-4-MIN12 (4Q: 00:58) J.J. Sutton pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Cornell Upshaw. PENALTY: Detroit was called for Offensive Holding. The penalty was declined. |
| 4-4-MIN12 (4Q: 00:49) J.J. Sutton pass was thrown incomplete, intended for RB Ricky Johnstone. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. The ball goes over on downs. |
| 1-10-MIN12 (4Q: 00:44) Matt Ryan dropped to one knee for -1 yards. |
| Final Score: Minnesota Vikings 24, Detroit Lions 10 |