Regular Season Week 1: Lions at Vikings
September 03, 2045 70° Minnesota Stadium
Attendance: 57,180 (89%)
Lions 7 3 0 3 - 13
Vikings 0 3 0 3 - 6
Scoring Summary
(Qtr 1) Lions: 4-10-MIN 45 (8:34) 17-Bradley Smith punts 48 yards to DET 6. 83-Kenneth Smith for 94 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 9-Eugene Miller. MIN 0 DET 7
(Qtr 2) Lions: 4-2-MIN 29 (10:24) 9-Eugene Miller 47 yard field goal is GOOD. MIN 0 DET 10
(Qtr 2) Vikings: 4-15-DET 37 (5:48) 6-Leroy Carolan 54 yard field goal is GOOD. MIN 3 DET 10
(Qtr 4) Vikings: 4-10-DET 13 (12:20) 6-Leroy Carolan 30 yard field goal is GOOD. MIN 6 DET 10
(Qtr 4) Lions: 4-1-MIN 31 (6:18) 9-Eugene Miller 49 yard field goal is GOOD. MIN 6 DET 13
Team Statistics
Vikings Lions
First Downs 14 5
- Rushing 6 1
- Passing 8 4
- Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 259 157
- Offensive Plays 67 46
- Yards Per Play 3.87 3.41
Net Rushing Yards 90 46
- Rushing Attempts 32 20
- Yards Per Rush 2.81 2.30
Net Passing Yards 169 111
- Att/Comp/Int 32 / 21 / 1 24 / 13 / 1
- Gross Passing Yards 191 126
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3 / 22 2 / 15
- Yards Per Pass Play 4.83 4.27
- Yards Per Completion 9.10 9.69
Fumbles/Lost 2 / 1 1 / 0
3rd Down Conversions 5 / 16 3 / 14
- Avg YTG on 3rd Down 7.7 5.8
4th Down Conversions 0 / 1 0 / 0
Penalties/Yards 1 / 5 0 / 0
Punt Returns/Yards 0 / 0 2 / 128
Kick Returns/Yards 0 / 0 0 / 0
Int Returns/Yards 1 / 20 1 / 1
2pt Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Red Zone Visits 2 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0 / 1 0 / 0
Avg Drive Start OWN 25 OWN 35
Time of Possession 32:33 27:27
Drive Charts
Vikings
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 15:00 2:05 OWN 25 3 9 Punt
1 12:00 3:47 OWN 33 6 12 Punt
1 3:13 3:13 OWN 43 6 12 Punt
2 10:20 4:36 OWN 25 7 38 Field Goal
2 1:14 1:14 OWN 20 2 0 Half
3 12:57 2:20 OWN 21 4 23 Punt
3 8:28 1:32 OWN 45 3 16 Interception
3 4:56 7:39 OWN 10 14 77 Field Goal
4 10:36 2:12 OWN 39 3 -10 Punt
4 6:14 1:22 OWN 25 3 -9 Punt
4 4:32 1:30 OWN 14 3 2 Punt
4 1:47 1:03 OWN 3 6 24 Downs
Lions
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 12:55 0:55 OWN 20 3 -1 Punt
1 8:13 3:23 OPP 25 7 -63 Fumble
1 4:49 1:37 OWN 3 3 5 Punt
1 0:00 4:40 OWN 20 9 51 Field Goal
2 5:44 4:30 OWN 25 8 21 Punt
3 15:00 2:03 OWN 25 3 8 Punt
3 10:37 2:09 OWN 2 3 8 Punt
3 6:56 2:00 OWN 37 3 10 Punt
4 12:17 1:40 OWN 25 4 36 Interception
4 8:25 2:11 OPP 41 3 10 Field Goal
4 4:52 0:20 OWN 42 3 0 Punt
4 3:02 1:16 OWN 42 3 5 Punt
4 0:43 0:43 OPP 20 2 0 Game
Player Stats
Rushing Stats
Vikings
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#24 Tom Fisher 10 50 5.00 12 2 0
#25 Brandon Rubio 2 13 6.50 13 1 0
#8 Jean Martin 1 13 13.00 13 1 0
#49 Patrick Westhoff 18 9 0.50 10 1 0
#2 John McClain 1 5 5.00 5 0 0
Lions
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#33 Wayne Engen 13 40 3.08 7 0 0
#32 Robert White 5 6 1.20 5 0 0
#12 Edward Sherrod 2 0 0.00 0 0 0
Passing Stats
Vikings
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#8 Jean Martin 32 21 191 3 / 22 0 45 1 68.62
Lions
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#12 Edward Sherrod 24 13 126 2 / 15 0 33 1 51.74
Receiving Stats
Vikings
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#85 Joseph Baker 4 51 12.75 20 0
#34 Allan Pratt 1 45 45.00 45 0
#49 Patrick Westhoff 3 42 14.00 27 0
#80 Roger Nunez 7 40 5.71 11 0
#82 Michael Sanders 3 9 3.00 7 0
#11 Walter Rosenberg 1 6 6.00 6 0
#82 Lance Copeland 1 2 2.00 2 0
#25 Brandon Rubio 1 -4 -4.00 -4 0
Lions
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#86 Thomas Cangelosi 2 41 20.50 33 0
#82 Michael Willard 1 24 24.00 24 0
#35 Charles Malone 2 19 9.50 11 0
#84 Joseph Barber 2 18 9.00 11 0
#33 Wayne Engen 2 13 6.50 8 0
#85 Darrell Gossman 2 4 2.00 2 0
#81 George Marshall 1 4 4.00 4 0
#32 Robert White 1 3 3.00 3 0
Blocking Stats
Vikings
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#64 Jerry Sasser 35 38 1 5
#63 Junior Turnipseed 43 36 1 1
#66 Michael Locke 38 27 1 3
#76 William Cason 44 33 0 2
#25 Brandon Rubio 22 16 0 1
#49 Patrick Westhoff 16 12 0 0
#67 James Powell 45 32 0 1
#82 Michael Sanders 0 22 0 0
#85 Joseph Baker 1 25 0 1
#34 Allan Pratt 3 7 0 0
#87 Kenneth Ornelas 0 16 0 2
#1 Willie Hicks 12 3 0 0
#89 Joseph Johnson 9 0 0 0
#74 Michael Davidson 9 0 0 0
#23 Albert Diaz 5 0 0 0
#82 Lance Copeland 0 13 0 1
#24 Tom Fisher 3 1 0 0
#80 Roger Nunez 5 6 0 0
#90 James King 2 1 0 0
#93 Daniel Wilson 0 1 0 0
#98 Paul Clark 0 1 0 0
#65 Lee Johnson 0 1 0 0
#48 Kenneth Naples 0 1 0 0
Lions
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#68 Edward Chandler 37 21 1 1
#23 Jeff Kennedy 0 4 0 0
#63 Lester Stephens 36 24 0 0
#61 Edward Holloway 37 24 0 0
#44 Don Herman 29 22 0 0
#71 Craig Young 26 24 0 3
#36 Ronald Neilsen 24 18 0 1
#82 Michael Willard 0 19 0 1
#85 Darrell Gossman 6 23 0 1
#33 Wayne Engen 3 2 0 0
#70 Timothy Robertson 11 0 0 0
#15 Malohi Masiva 7 5 0 0
#72 John Pena 11 1 0 0
#53 Jeff Owens 0 1 0 0
#46 Samuel Fernandez 0 2 0 0
#43 Andrew Chaparro 0 2 0 0
#58 Brian Dunphy 0 2 0 0
#52 James Waltz 0 2 0 0
#21 David Vangundy 0 3 0 0
#91 Perry Richardson 0 3 0 0
#56 Vincent Sample 0 3 0 0
#69 Jason Houser 8 0 0 0
#1 David Lee 0 1 0 0
#32 Robert White 5 11 0 0
#35 Charles Malone 0 4 0 0
#83 Kenneth Smith 0 4 0 0
#84 Joseph Barber 0 6 0 1
#96 Coy Foster 0 1 0 0
#90 Patrick Snider 0 1 0 0
#48 Sheldon Russell 0 1 0 0
#67 Jospeh Smith 0 1 0 0
#88 James Overholt 0 1 0 0
#88 Randy Colmenero 0 1 0 0
Interception Stats
Vikings
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
#96 Richard White 1 20 20.00 0
Lions
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
#23 Jeff Kennedy 1 1 1.00 0
Fumble Stats
Vikings
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#49 Patrick Westhoff 2 0 0 0
#76 William Cason 0 1 0 0
Lions
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#12 Edward Sherrod 1 0 0 0
#90 Patrick Snider 0 0 1 0
#48 Sheldon Russell 0 1 1 0
#61 Edward Holloway 0 1 0 0
Punting
Vikings
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#17 Bradley Smith 7 327 46.71 25.29 54 2
Lions
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#5 Christopher Boyd 8 382 47.75 44.75 58 3
Kicking
Vikings
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#6 Leroy Carolan 2 / 2 1 / 1 1 / 1 54 0 / 0
Lions
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#9 Eugene Miller 2 / 2 2 / 2 0 / 0 49 1 / 1
Punt Return
Vikings
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
Lions
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
#83 Kenneth Smith 2 128 64.0 94 1
Kick Return
Vikings
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
Lions
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
Defensive Stats
Vikings
Name Tackles Sacks
#96 Richard White 8 1
#50 Daniel Aybar 5 1
#78 Raymond Whitehead 4 0
#48 Kenneth Naples 4 0
#23 Albert Diaz 4 0
#99 Ross Nunnally 4 0
#39 Clinton Hodge 2 0
#64 Jerry Sasser 1 0
#98 Paul Clark 1 0
#82 Michael Sanders 1 0
#26 Michael Moore 1 0
#42 Cameron Richmond 1 0
Lions
Name Tackles Sacks
#23 Jeff Kennedy 6 0
#1 David Lee 6 0
#56 Vincent Sample 6 0
#48 Sheldon Russell 6 0
#37 William Kuhl 4 0
#96 Coy Foster 4 2
#55 Brandon Clinton 4 0
#53 Jeff Owens 3 0
#21 David Vangundy 3 0
#43 Ray Bunn 3 0
#15 Malohi Masiva 2 0
#90 Patrick Snider 2 0
#67 Jospeh Smith 2 0
#3 Bert Laurel 1 0
#91 Perry Richardson 1 1
#46 Samuel Fernandez 1 0