| Played in Detroit, MI, weather: 68 degrees, fair, calm. |
| Detroit won the toss and elected to receive. |
| Start of first quarter. |
| (1Q: 15:00) Thomas Morstead kicked off 55 yards from the MIN30. Vincent Schwartz returned the ball 11 yards to the DET26. Tackled by Vinny Mayes. |
| 1-10-DET26 (1Q: 14:38) J.J. Sutton pass completed to FB Dwayne George for 7 yards. Tackled by CB Prince Amukamara, assisted by S Artie Prestbye. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 2-3-DET33 (1Q: 13:59) Travis Payton ran outside the right tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by DE Kevin Shapiro. Key block delivered by Ricky Carpenter. |
| 1-10-DET39 (1Q: 13:32) J.J. Sutton pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Bruce Brizzolara. DE Leo Durham drove right through Wendell Gaylor to hurry the quarterback. |
| 2-10-DET39 (1Q: 13:28) Ray Rasmussen ran around right end for 9 yards. Tackled by ILB Vinny Mayes, assisted by DE Leo Durham. Key block delivered by Shannon Weinke. |
| 3-1-DET48 (1Q: 12:58) J.J. Sutton pass completed to WR AJ Green for 11 yards. Tackled by ILB Vinny Mayes. Green gained 7 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-MIN41 (1Q: 12:25) J.J. Sutton scrambled for 12 yards. Tackled by CB Prince Amukamara. |
| 1-10-MIN29 (1Q: 11:44) J.J. Sutton pass completed to RB Travis Payton for 5 yards. Tackled by S Sammy Buchanan. |
| 2-5-MIN24 (1Q: 11:13) Dwayne George ran around right end for 5 yards. Tackled by DT Kenrick Ellis. Key block delivered by Sedrick Blake. |
| 1-10-MIN19 (1Q: 10:28) J.J. Sutton pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Rickey Johnstone. OLB Broderick Downs hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10-MIN19 (1Q: 10:21) Travis Payton ran around left end for 1 yard. Tackled by S DaNorris Searcy. |
| 3-9-MIN18 (1Q: 09:56) J.J. Sutton pass completed to RB Ray Rasmussen for 0 yards. Tackled by CB Mariano Dragon. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-9-MIN18 (1Q: 09:24) Justin Branch attempted a 35 yard field goal and succeeded. Detroit 3, Minnesota 0 |
| (1Q: 09:18) Justin Branch kicked off 58 yards from the DET30. Dan Herron returned the ball 21 yards to the MIN33. Tackled by Lester Hillson. |
| 1-10-MIN33 (1Q: 08:47) Jake Locker pass was intended for WR Julio Jones and was intercepted by S Kevin Delgado at the MIN39. The interception was returned 21 yards. Tackled by Julio Jones. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-MIN18 (1Q: 08:35) J.J. Sutton scrambled for 6 yards. Tackled by CB T.J. Ward. |
| 2-4-MIN12 (1Q: 08:10) Travis Payton ran a draw inside the right guard for 4 yards. Tackled by DE Leo Durham. Key block delivered by Ricky Carpenter. |
| 1-8-MIN08 (1Q: 07:39) J.J. Sutton pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Lester Hillson. S DaNorris Searcy defended the pass. |
| 2-8-MIN08 (1Q: 07:35) J.J. Sutton pass fell incomplete, intended for WR AJ Green. OLB Broderick Downs hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-8-MIN08 (1Q: 07:25) J.J. Sutton pass completed to TE Bruce Brizzolara for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Prince Amukamara. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-5-MIN05 (1Q: 06:44) Justin Branch attempted a 22 yard field goal and succeeded. Detroit 6, Minnesota 0 |
| (1Q: 06:37) Justin Branch kicked off 71 yards from the DET30. Don Van Dyke returned the ball 34 yards to the MIN33. Tackled by Sean Spence. |
| 1-10-MIN33 (1Q: 06:05) Jake Locker pass completed to TE Ty Hatcher for 5 yards. Tackled by OLB Renaldo Sims, assisted by CB Lonnie Denyer. Hatcher gained 4 yards after the catch. |
| 2-5-MIN38 (1Q: 05:20) Jake Locker pass completed to TE Ty Hatcher for 12 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by ILB Kurt Walsh. Hatcher gained 3 yards after the catch. PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 2-15-MIN28 (1Q: 05:11) Jake Locker pass completed to WR Alonzo Lucas for 13 yards. Tackled by ILB Kurt Walsh. Lucas gained 8 yards after the catch. |
| 3-2-MIN41 (1Q: 04:28) Nathan Hoover ran inside the right guard for 5 yards. Tackled by ILB Kurt Walsh. Key block delivered by Mike Pouncey. |
| 1-10-MIN46 (1Q: 03:51) Jake Locker pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Ty Hatcher. OLB William Backstrom simply tossed Preston Pickens aside to reach the quarterback and hurry the throw. |
| 2-10-MIN46 (1Q: 03:43) Jake Locker pass completed to TE Roger Green for 8 yards. Tackled by CB Bryant McNeil. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Green gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 3-2-DET46 (1Q: 02:56) Nathan Hoover ran around right end for 1 yard. Tackled by DE Austin Tomei, assisted by OLB William Backstrom. |
| 4-1-DET45 (1Q: 02:16) Thomas Morstead punted 35 yards. AJ Green returned the kick 0 yards to the DET10. Tackled by Roger Green. |
| 1-10-DET10 (1Q: 02:05) Dwayne George ran a counterplay inside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by ILB Dan Beckam, assisted by ILB Ted Kling. |
| 2-10-DET10 (1Q: 01:29) J.J. Sutton pass completed to WR AJ Green for 9 yards. Tackled by CB T.J. Ward. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-1-DET19 (1Q: 00:44) Ray Rasmussen ran around left end for 4 yards. Tackled by DT Kenrick Ellis. Key block delivered by Sedrick Blake. |
| 1-10-DET23 (1Q: 00:06) J.J. Sutton pass completed to WR AJ Green for 14 yards. Tackled by CB T.J. Ward. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Green gained 6 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| Start of second quarter. |
| 1-10-DET37 (2Q: 15:00) J.J. Sutton pass completed to WR AJ Green for 3 yards. Tackled by S DaNorris Searcy. Green gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 2-7-DET40 (2Q: 14:24) J.J. Sutton sacked by OLB Ross Samuels for a loss of 5 yards. Sack allowed by Shannon Weinke. |
| 3-12-DET35 (2Q: 13:37) J.J. Sutton pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR AJ Green. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-12-DET35 (2Q: 13:31) R.J. Lyons punted 60 yards. The ball was marked out of bounds at the MIN05. |
| 1-10-MIN05 (2Q: 13:24) Nathan Hoover ran around left end for -1 yards. Tackled by ILB Kurt Walsh. |
| 2-11-MIN04 (2Q: 12:57) Jake Locker pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Jermaine Morris. S Vincent Schwartz defended the pass. |
| 3-11-MIN04 (2Q: 12:50) Jake Locker pass completed to WR Jermaine Morris for 18 yards. Tackled by OLB Renaldo Sims. Morris gained 20 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-MIN22 (2Q: 12:20) Jake Locker pass was blocked at the line, intended for FB Deron Golding. DT Kent Vaughn blocked the pass. |
| 2-10-MIN22 (2Q: 12:16) Jake Locker pass completed to WR Julio Jones for 7 yards. Tackled by OLB Renaldo Sims. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-3-MIN29 (2Q: 11:30) Dean Macklin ran around right end for 8 yards. Tackled by S Robert Blanton. Key block delivered by Jose Boyer. |
| 1-10-MIN37 (2Q: 10:44) Nathan Hoover ran around right end for 4 yards. Tackled by DE Austin Tomei, assisted by ILB Kurt Walsh. |
| 2-6-MIN41 (2Q: 10:09) Jake Locker pass completed to WR Jermaine Morris for 9 yards. Tackled by DT Neal Wolfe. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-DET50 (2Q: 09:29) Jake Locker pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Dean Macklin. S Kevin Delgado defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: Detroit was called for Defensive Pass Interference. |
| 1-10-DET43 (2Q: 09:25) Nathan Hoover ran around right end for 11 yards. Tackled by OLB Lavonte David, assisted by ILB Kurt Walsh. Key block delivered by John Moffitt. |
| 1-10-DET32 (2Q: 08:46) Jake Locker pass completed to RB Nathan Hoover for 2 yards. Tackled by S Sammy Foster. Hoover gained 2 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-8-DET30 (2Q: 08:16) Jake Locker pass completed to WR Alonzo Lucas for 6 yards. Tackled by ILB Kurt Walsh. Lucas gained 8 yards after the catch. |
| 3-2-DET24 (2Q: 07:30) Nathan Hoover ran inside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Sean Spence. Key block delivered by Deron Golding. |
| 1-10-DET22 (2Q: 06:47) Jake Locker pass was intended for WR Julio Jones and was intercepted by OLB Lavonte David at the DET14. The interception was returned 9 yards. Tackled by Deron Golding. |
| 1-10-DET23 (2Q: 06:37) Travis Payton ran inside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by CB Mariano Dragon, assisted by OLB Broderick Downs. |
| 2-9-DET24 (2Q: 05:52) PENALTY: Detroit was called for a False Start. |
| 2-14-DET19 (2Q: 05:43) J.J. Sutton pass completed to RB Ray Rasmussen for 9 yards. Tackled by OLB Broderick Downs. Rasmussen gained 4 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-5-DET28 (2Q: 04:55) J.J. Sutton pass fell incomplete, intended for WR AJ Green. DE Leo Durham hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 4-5-DET28 (2Q: 04:49) R.J. Lyons punted 43 yards. Don Van Dyke called for a fair catch at the MIN29. |
| 1-10-MIN29 (2Q: 04:42) Dean Macklin ran around right end for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Ross Donohue, assisted by OLB Lavonte David. |
| 2-9-MIN30 (2Q: 03:57) Jake Locker pass completed to TE Roger Green for 36 yards. Tackled by CB Charlie Galasinski. Green gained 22 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-DET34 (2Q: 03:17) Jake Locker pass completed to WR Jermaine Morris for 8 yards. Tackled by CB Lonnie Denyer. Morris gained 2 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-2-DET26 (2Q: 02:39) Jake Locker pass completed to TE Ty Hatcher for 8 yards. Tackled by S Robert Blanton. |
| 1-10-DET18 (2Q: 02:21) Jake Locker pass completed to WR Julio Jones for 18 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! PENALTY: Minnesota was called for Illegal Motion. |
| 1-15-DET23 (2Q: 02:21) Jake Locker pass completed to WR Julio Jones for 10 yards. Tackled by S Robert Blanton, assisted by OLB Lavonte David. |
| 2-5-DET13 (2Q: 02:03) Jake Locker pass completed to TE Ty Hatcher for 13 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Detroit 6, Minnesota 6 |
| (2Q: 02:03) Extra point by Cornelius Morris was good. Minnesota 7, Detroit 6 |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| (2Q: 01:57) Thomas Morstead kicked off 55 yards from the MIN30. Vincent Schwartz returned the ball 32 yards to the DET47. Tackled by Deron Golding. |
| 1-10-DET47 (2Q: 01:47) J.J. Sutton pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Roger Losman. DE Kevin Shapiro blocked the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-DET47 (2Q: 01:37) J.J. Sutton pass completed to FB Dwayne George for 53 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! George gained 43 yards after the catch. Detroit 12, Minnesota 7 |
| (2Q: 01:37) Extra point by Justin Branch was good. Detroit 13, Minnesota 7 |
| (2Q: 01:15) Justin Branch kicked off 63 yards from the DET30. Dan Herron returned the ball 28 yards to the MIN35. Tackled by Roger Losman. |
| 1-10-MIN35 (2Q: 01:06) Jake Locker pass completed to WR Jermaine Morris for 15 yards. Tackled by S Kevin Delgado. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-DET50 (2Q: 00:46) Jake Locker pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Ty Hatcher. DT Neal Wolfe hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-DET50 (2Q: 00:40) Jake Locker pass completed to WR Alonzo Lucas for 12 yards. Tackled by DT Neal Wolfe. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Minnesota called a time out. |
| 1-10-DET38 (2Q: 00:30) Jake Locker pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Leon Dillow. S Kevin Delgado knocked the ball out of his grasp. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10-DET38 (2Q: 00:24) Jake Locker pass completed to TE Roger Green for 11 yards. Tackled by S Kevin Delgado. |
| Minnesota called a time out. |
| 1-10-DET27 (2Q: 00:14) Jake Locker pass completed to WR Julio Jones for 2 yards. Tackled by CB Charlie Galasinski. Jones gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| Minnesota called a time out. |
| 2-8-DET25 (2Q: 00:06) Cornelius Morris attempted a 42 yard field goal and missed wide to the left. |
| Start of third quarter. |
| (3Q: 15:00) Justin Branch kicked off 53 yards from the DET30. Dan Herron returned the ball 26 yards to the MIN43. Tackled by Sean Spence. |
| 1-10-MIN43 (3Q: 14:41) Nathan Hoover ran around right end for 4 yards. Tackled by S Sammy Foster. |
| 2-6-MIN47 (3Q: 14:02) Jake Locker pass completed to WR Jermaine Morris for 18 yards. Tackled by ILB Kurt Walsh. |
| 1-10-DET35 (3Q: 13:28) Nathan Hoover ran around right end for 12 yards. Tackled by CB Bryant McNeil. Hoover made a great move on Charlie Galasinski. Key block delivered by Preston Pickens. |
| 1-10-DET23 (3Q: 12:52) Jake Locker pass completed to RB Nathan Hoover for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Bryant McNeil. |
| 2-5-DET18 (3Q: 12:24) Dean Macklin ran outside the right tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by S Vincent Schwartz, assisted by S Sammy Foster. Key block delivered by John Moffitt. |
| 1-10-DET12 (3Q: 11:44) Jake Locker pass completed to WR Alonzo Lucas for 5 yards. Tackled by S Robert Blanton. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-5-DET07 (3Q: 10:57) Nathan Hoover ran around left end for 7 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Curtis Price. Detroit 13, Minnesota 13 |
| (3Q: 10:57) Extra point by Cornelius Morris was good. Minnesota 14, Detroit 13 |
| (3Q: 10:48) Thomas Morstead kicked off 59 yards from the MIN30. Vincent Schwartz returned the ball 22 yards to the DET33. Tackled by Roger Green. |
| 1-10-DET33 (3Q: 10:25) J.J. Sutton pass completed to TE Rickey Johnstone for 12 yards. Tackled by DT Shaun Nixon. Johnstone gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-DET45 (3Q: 09:58) Travis Payton ran a trap outside the right tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by OLB Ross Samuels, assisted by CB Prince Amukamara. |
| 2-11-DET44 (3Q: 09:19) Travis Payton ran a trap outside the left tackle for 21 yards. Tackled by S DaNorris Searcy. The ball was fumbled and recovered by DET J.J. Sutton to the MIN35. |
| 1-10-MIN35 (3Q: 08:37) J.J. Sutton pass completed to WR AJ Green for 12 yards. Tackled by S DaNorris Searcy, assisted by CB Don Van Dyke. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-MIN23 (3Q: 07:56) Travis Payton ran a draw inside the right guard for 6 yards. Tackled by S DaNorris Searcy. Key block delivered by Julio Koepke. |
| 2-4-MIN17 (3Q: 07:19) Dwayne George ran outside the right tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by OLB Jack Marsh, assisted by DE Kevin Shapiro. |
| 3-5-MIN18 (3Q: 06:51) Ray Rasmussen ran around right end for 2 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by OLB Jack Marsh. |
| 4-3-MIN16 (3Q: 06:06) Justin Branch attempted a 33 yard field goal and succeeded. Detroit 16, Minnesota 14 |
| (3Q: 05:58) Justin Branch kicked off 56 yards from the DET30. Don Van Dyke returned the ball 24 yards to the MIN38. Tackled by Ray Rasmussen. |
| 1-10-MIN38 (3Q: 05:31) Jake Locker sacked by OLB William Backstrom and DE Bruce Delgado for a loss of 9 yards. Backstrom simply blew through Preston Pickens to reach the quarterback and knock him down. |
| 2-19-MIN29 (3Q: 05:00) Jake Locker pass completed to RB Nathan Hoover for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Lavonte David. |
| 3-15-MIN33 (3Q: 04:22) Jake Locker sacked by OLB William Backstrom for a loss of 6 yards. Sack allowed by Curtis Price. |
| 4-21-MIN27 (3Q: 03:41) Thomas Morstead punted 51 yards. AJ Green returned the kick 2 yards to the DET24. Tackled by John Moffitt. |
| 1-10-DET24 (3Q: 03:34) J.J. Sutton pass completed to RB Travis Payton for 14 yards. Tackled by S DaNorris Searcy. |
| 1-10-DET38 (3Q: 03:08) J.J. Sutton pass completed to WR AJ Green for 7 yards. Tackled by CB T.J. Ward, assisted by ILB Vinny Mayes. |
| 2-3-DET45 (3Q: 02:39) Travis Payton ran around right end for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Jack Marsh. Key block delivered by Dwayne George. |
| 1-10-DET49 (3Q: 02:09) J.J. Sutton pass completed to FB Dwayne George for 27 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by ILB Dan Beckam. George gained 27 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-MIN24 (3Q: 01:25) J.J. Sutton pass completed to TE Bruce Brizzolara for 23 yards. Tackled by CB T.J. Ward, assisted by OLB Jack Marsh. Brizzolara gained 8 yards after the catch. |
| 1-1-MIN01 (3Q: 00:57) J.J. Sutton pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Bruce Brizzolara. DE Leo Durham hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-1-MIN01 (3Q: 00:50) Ray Rasmussen ran a draw inside the left guard for 1 yard and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Shannon Weinke. Detroit 22, Minnesota 14 |
| (3Q: 00:50) Extra point by Justin Branch was good. Detroit 23, Minnesota 14 |
| (3Q: 00:44) Justin Branch kicked off 58 yards from the DET30. Don Van Dyke returned the ball 88 yards for a TOUCHDOWN! Detroit 23, Minnesota 20 |
| (3Q: 00:44) Extra point by Cornelius Morris was good. Detroit 23, Minnesota 21 |
| (3Q: 00:28) Thomas Morstead kicked off 67 yards from the MIN30. Vincent Schwartz returned the ball 6 yards to the DET09. Tackled by Vinny Mayes. Ball was fumbled and recovered by DET Bennie Akiyama on the DET09. |
| Start of fourth quarter. |
| 1-10-DET09 (4Q: 15:00) J.J. Sutton pass completed to TE Bruce Brizzolara for 9 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by ILB Dan Beckam. |
| 2-1-DET18 (4Q: 14:19) Travis Payton ran a counterplay inside the left tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by ILB Dan Beckam, assisted by DE Kevin Shapiro. Key block delivered by Mike Iupati. |
| 1-10-DET23 (4Q: 13:33) J.J. Sutton pass completed to TE Bruce Brizzolara for 12 yards. Tackled by CB Mariano Dragon. Brizzolara gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 1-10-DET35 (4Q: 12:46) J.J. Sutton sacked by DT Kenrick Ellis and OLB Ross Samuels for a loss of 7 yards. Ellis simply blew through Zachary Williams to reach the quarterback and knock him down. |
| 2-17-DET28 (4Q: 12:05) J.J. Sutton pass completed to WR AJ Green for 24 yards. Tackled by S Asa Jackson, assisted by CB T.J. Ward. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Green gained 13 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-MIN48 (4Q: 11:32) J.J. Sutton pass completed to FB Dwayne George for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Broderick Downs. |
| 2-9-MIN47 (4Q: 10:51) J.J. Sutton scrambled for 5 yards. Tackled by S Artie Prestbye. |
| 3-4-MIN42 (4Q: 10:17) J.J. Sutton pass completed to TE Bruce Brizzolara for 11 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB T.J. Ward, assisted by DT Mike Daniels. |
| 1-10-MIN31 (4Q: 09:32) Travis Payton ran outside the right tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by CB Prince Amukamara, assisted by S DaNorris Searcy. |
| 2-10-MIN31 (4Q: 09:02) J.J. Sutton pass completed to WR AJ Green for 5 yards. Tackled by ILB Dan Beckam. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Green gained 1 yard after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-5-MIN26 (4Q: 08:33) J.J. Sutton pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Bruce Brizzolara. CB Prince Amukamara defended the pass. |
| 4-5-MIN26 (4Q: 08:27) Justin Branch attempted a 43 yard field goal and succeeded. Detroit 26, Minnesota 21 |
| (4Q: 08:19) Justin Branch kicked off 69 yards from the DET30. Don Van Dyke returned the ball 33 yards to the MIN34. Tackled by Sean Spence. |
| 1-10-MIN34 (4Q: 07:47) Nathan Hoover ran around the left tackle for 9 yards. Tackled by CB Bennie Akiyama, assisted by S Robert Blanton. Key block delivered by Mike Pouncey. Pouncey ran over Kent Vaughn to set up the play. |
| 2-1-MIN43 (4Q: 07:18) Nathan Hoover ran around left end for -2 yards. Tackled by CB Charlie Galasinski. |
| 3-3-MIN41 (4Q: 06:49) Jake Locker pass completed to WR Alonzo Lucas for 15 yards. Tackled by S Kevin Delgado. Lucas gained 4 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-DET44 (4Q: 06:16) Jake Locker pass completed to RB Nathan Hoover for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Kurt Walsh. Hoover gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 2-8-DET42 (4Q: 05:43) Jake Locker pass completed to WR Dan Herron for 26 yards. Tackled by OLB William Backstrom. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Herron gained 8 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-DET16 (4Q: 05:02) Nathan Hoover ran inside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by DE Austin Tomei. |
| 2-8-DET14 (4Q: 04:18) Jake Locker pass completed to WR Dan Herron for 6 yards. Tackled by S Sammy Foster. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-2-DET08 (4Q: 03:41) Jake Locker pass completed to WR Julio Jones for 8 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! The quarterback threw into double coverage. Minnesota 27, Detroit 26 |
| (4Q: 03:41) Jake Locker passed to Ty Hatcher for the successful two-point conversion. Minnesota 29, Detroit 26 |
| (4Q: 03:35) Thomas Morstead kicked off 58 yards from the MIN30. Ray Rasmussen returned the ball 14 yards to the DET26. Tackled by Roger Green. |
| 1-10-DET26 (4Q: 03:25) J.J. Sutton pass fell incomplete, intended for FB Dwayne George. ILB Dan Beckam defended the pass. |
| 2-10-DET26 (4Q: 03:18) J.J. Sutton pass completed to WR AJ Green for 16 yards. Tackled by CB T.J. Ward, assisted by S Artie Prestbye. |
| 1-10-DET42 (4Q: 03:02) J.J. Sutton pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Claude McNeil. S Asa Jackson defended the pass. |
| 2-10-DET42 (4Q: 02:52) J.J. Sutton pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Roger Losman. OLB Jack Marsh hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-10-DET42 (4Q: 02:43) J.J. Sutton pass fell incomplete, intended for WR AJ Green. DT Kenrick Ellis hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The defense looked very familiar with that play. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-10-DET42 (4Q: 02:34) R.J. Lyons punted 58 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-MIN20 (4Q: 02:29) Dean Macklin ran around right end for 15 yards. Tackled by S Sammy Foster. Key block delivered by John Moffitt. |
| Detroit called a time out. |
| 1-10-MIN35 (4Q: 02:20) Nathan Hoover ran around left end for -1 yards. Tackled by DT Kent Vaughn. |
| Detroit called a time out. |
| 2-11-MIN34 (4Q: 02:08) Dean Macklin ran around right end for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Renaldo Sims, assisted by S Robert Blanton. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 3-9-MIN36 (4Q: 02:00) Nathan Hoover ran inside the left guard for 64 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Preston Pickens. Minnesota 35, Detroit 26 |
| (4Q: 02:00) Extra point by Cornelius Morris was good. Minnesota 36, Detroit 26 |
| (4Q: 01:39) Thomas Morstead kicked off 75 yards from the MIN30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-DET20 (4Q: 01:39) J.J. Sutton pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Cedric Allison. S Asa Jackson hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. Detroit's Mike Iupati was hurt on the play. |
| 2-10-DET20 (4Q: 01:35) J.J. Sutton pass fell incomplete, intended for WR AJ Green. DT Kenrick Ellis simply tossed Wendell Gaylor aside to reach the quarterback and hurry the throw. |
| 3-10-DET20 (4Q: 01:22) J.J. Sutton pass was intended for RB Travis Payton and was intercepted by CB T.J. Ward at the MIN46. The interception was returned 11 yards. Tackled by Travis Payton. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-DET43 (4Q: 01:13) Dean Macklin ran around the left tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by OLB William Backstrom. Key block delivered by Curtis Price. |
| Detroit called a time out. |
| 2-5-DET38 (4Q: 01:05) Jake Locker pass completed to WR Julio Jones for 16 yards. Tackled by ILB Kurt Walsh. Jones gained 15 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-DET22 (4Q: 00:19) Jake Locker dropped to one knee for -1 yards. |
| Final Score: Minnesota Vikings 36, Detroit Lions 26 |