Week 2, 2015

played in Minnesota, MN

68 degrees, fair, calm

Detroit Lions	3	6	3	0	-	12
Minnesota Vikings	0	0	13	20	-	33

Scoring Summary
1Q: 02:05 DET - Matt Prater 39 field goal
2Q: 07:00 DET - Matt Prater 20 field goal
2Q: 00:03 DET - Matt Prater 35 field goal
3Q: 08:36 DET - Matt Prater 25 field goal
3Q: 07:20 MIN - Jarius Wright 57 pass from Teddy Bridgewater (Blair Walsh extra point failed)
3Q: 03:50 MIN - Terence Newman 81 interception return (Blair Walsh extra point)
4Q: 12:26 MIN - Adrian Peterson 14 run (Blair Walsh extra point)
4Q: 06:09 MIN - Adrian Peterson 3 run (Blair Walsh extra point)
4Q: 02:53 MIN - Blair Walsh 38 field goal
4Q: 01:43 MIN - Blair Walsh 18 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 02:05 DET - Matt Prater 39 field goal
2Q: 07:00 DET - Matt Prater 20 field goal
2Q: 00:03 DET - Matt Prater 35 field goal
3Q: 08:36 DET - Matt Prater 25 field goal
3Q: 07:20 MIN - Jarius Wright 57 pass from Teddy Bridgewater (Blair Walsh extra point failed)
3Q: 03:50 MIN - Terence Newman 81 interception return (Blair Walsh extra point)
4Q: 12:26 MIN - Adrian Peterson 14 run (Blair Walsh extra point)
4Q: 06:09 MIN - Adrian Peterson 3 run (Blair Walsh extra point)
4Q: 02:53 MIN - Blair Walsh 38 field goal
4Q: 01:43 MIN - Blair Walsh 18 field goal

Team Statistics DET MIN
Record 1-1 2-0
First Downs 14 18
- by Rushing 2 13
- by Passing 10 5
- by Penalty 2 0
Total Net Yards 238 337
- Offensive Plays 69 53
- Yards per Play 3.45 6.36
Net Rushing Yards 80 219
- Rushing Attempts 18 39
- Yards per Rush 4.44 5.62
Net Passing Yards 158 118
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 45 - 26 - 1 12 - 9 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 194 129
- Sacks/Yards Lost 6/36 2/11
- Yards per Pass Play 3.10 8.43
Fumbles/Lost 3/1 2/2
3rd Down Conversions 7/19 4/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.3 7.3
4th Down Conversions 0/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/30 4/35
Punt Returns/Yards 1/2 1/17
Kick Returns/Yards 5/129 2/59
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 1/81
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/3 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 32 OWN 44
Time of Possession 31:32 28:28

Team Statistics	DET	MIN
Record	1-1	2-0
First Downs	14	18
- by Rushing	2	13
- by Passing	10	5
- by Penalty	2	0
Total Net Yards	238	337
- Offensive Plays	69	53
- Yards per Play	3.45	6.36
Net Rushing Yards	80	219
- Rushing Attempts	18	39
- Yards per Rush	4.44	5.62
Net Passing Yards	158	118
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	45 - 26 - 1	12 - 9 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	194	129
- Sacks/Yards Lost	6/36	2/11
- Yards per Pass Play	3.10	8.43
Fumbles/Lost	3/1	2/2
3rd Down Conversions	7/19	4/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.3	7.3
4th Down Conversions	0/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/30	4/35
Punt Returns/Yards	1/2	1/17
Kick Returns/Yards	5/129	2/59
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	1/81
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/3	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 32	OWN 44
Time of Possession	31:32	28:28

Drive Charts

Detroit Lions
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:18	OWN 31	6	32	Punt
1	5:28	1:53	OWN 14	4	25	Punt
1	3:35	1:38	OPP 26	3	4	Field Goal
2	14:53	7:58	OWN 29	15	68	Field Goal
2	3:15	1:28	OWN 11	3	-9	Punt
2	0:53	0:53	OWN 37	5	45	Field Goal
3	13:29	5:01	OPP 49	8	41	Field Goal
3	7:02	3:22	OWN 35	6	28	Interception
3	3:40	2:59	OWN 37	6	20	Punt
4	12:20	1:28	OWN 20	3	-4	Punt
4	6:02	0:54	OWN 26	3	-4	Fumble
4	2:46	0:38	OWN 20	4	-10	Downs
4	1:37	1:01	OWN 31	4	-3	Downs

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:42	6:14	OWN 20	11	67	Interception
1	1:57	2:04	OWN 29	3	2	Punt
2	6:55	3:40	OWN 41	4	14	Punt
2	1:47	0:54	OPP 47	3	23	Fumble
3	15:00	1:31	OWN 20	3	-2	Punt
3	8:28	1:26	OWN 20	4	80	Touchdown
3	0:41	3:21	OWN 20	8	80	Touchdown
4	10:52	4:50	OWN 44	9	56	Touchdown
4	5:08	2:22	OPP 22	3	1	Field Goal
4	2:08	0:31	OPP 10	3	9	Field Goal
4	0:36	0:36	OPP 28	2	-3	Game

Game MVP: Adrian Peterson, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Ameer Abdullah	13	34	2.62	16	1
Matthew Stafford	2	31	15.50	23	1
Zach Zenner	2	9	4.50	7	0
Theo Riddick	1	6	6.00	6	0

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Adrian Peterson	27	175	6.48	20	8	2
Jerick McKinnon	8	41	5.13	12	2	0
Teddy Bridgewater	3	1	0.33	4	0	0
Bo Montgomery	1	2	2.00	2	0	0

Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Matthew Stafford	45	26	194	6/36	0	25	1	58.9

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Teddy Bridgewater	12	9	129	2/11	1	57	1	102.4

Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Calvin Johnson	7	14	91	13.00	44	25
RB Ameer Abdullah	5	6	15	3.00	0	8
WR T.J. Jones	3	5	21	7.00	0	11
RB Zach Zenner	3	3	13	4.33	0	5
WR Golden Tate	2	3	20	10.00	1	16
TE Eric Ebron	2	2	16	8.00	2	9
FB Michael Burton	2	2	3	1.50	2	5
RB Theo Riddick	1	2	-1	-1.00	2	-1
WR Corey Fuller	1	2	16	16.00	7	16
TE Brandon Pettigrew	0	2	0	0.00	0	0
WR Desmond Stevens	0	4	0	0.00	0	0

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Mike Wallace	3	6	51	17.00	10	21	0
WR Jarius Wright	3	3	73	24.33	49	57	1
RB Adrian Peterson	2	2	7	3.50	0	8	0
RB Jerick McKinnon	1	1	-2	-2.00	0	-2	0

Interception Statistics

Detroit	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Glover Quin	1	0	0.00	0

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Terence Newman	1	81	81.00	1

Fumble Statistics

Detroit	Fumb	Recov	Force
Calvin Johnson	1	0	0
Matthew Stafford	1	0	0
Ameer Abdullah	1	0	0
Theo Riddick	0	1	0
Devin Taylor	0	1	0
Laken Tomlinson	0	1	0
Desmond Stevens	0	1	0
Josh Wilson	0	0	1
Josh Bynes	0	0	1

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force
Cordarrelle Patterson	1	0	0
Teddy Bridgewater	1	0	0
Eric Kendricks	0	1	0
Everson Griffen	0	0	1
Anthony Barr	0	0	1
Bo Montgomery	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Detroit	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Sam Martin	5	217	43.4	32.0	52	1

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jeff Locke	3	107	35.7	35.0	42	1

Kicking Statistics

Detroit	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Matt Prater	4/4	0/0	0/0	39	0/0

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Blair Walsh	2/2	0/0	0/0	38	3/4

Punt Return Statistics

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Calvin Johnson	1	2	2.0	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Cordarrelle Patterson	1	17	17.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Calvin Johnson	4	109	27.3	0
T.J. Jones	1	20	20.0	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mike Wallace	2	59	29.5	0

Defensive Statistics

Detroit	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Stephen Tulloch	7	0	0.0	33	13
OLB DeAndre Levy	6	0	0.0	33	11
OLB Josh Bynes	4	1	1.0	18	5
CB Josh Wilson	4	2	0.0	19	9
DE Ezekiel Ansah	4	0	0.0	27	11
S Robbie Brock	3	2	0.0	31	12
CB Alex Carter	3	1	0.0	33	10
DE Jason Jones	2	1	1.0	24	10
DT C.J. Wilson	2	2	0.0	26	9
S Glover Quin	2	1	0.0	35	14
DT Gabe Wright	2	1	0.0	12	5
DT Haloti Ngata	2	0	0.0	21	11
DE Devin Taylor	2	0	0.0	12	3
CB Darius Slay	1	1	0.0	36	14
DE Corey Wootton	1	0	0.0	16	4
CB Nevin Lawson	0	1	0.0	9	4
DT Caraun Reid	0	1	0.0	17	1

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Harrison Smith	6	2	0.0	18	43
ILB Eric Kendricks	6	2	0.0	18	43
OLB Anthony Barr	6	0	0.0	17	31
S Andrew Sendejo	5	1	0.0	18	51
CB Xavier Rhodes	4	1	0.0	18	47
DT Tom Johnson	3	0	1.5	9	18
CB Terence Newman	3	0	0.0	18	50
DE Everson Griffen	2	3	2.5	16	44
DE Danielle Hunter	2	1	2.0	16	36
CB Josh Robinson	2	2	0.0	9	32
DT Sharrif Floyd	2	1	0.0	8	20
OLB Chad Greenway	2	0	0.0	8	29
S Robert Blanton	2	0	0.0	1	18
DE Scott Crichton	2	0	0.0	4	17
G Phil Loadholt	1	0	---	---	---
WR Mike Wallace	1	0	---	---	---
DT Linval Joseph	1	0	0.0	14	35
DT Shamar Stephen	1	0	0.0	4	16
CB Captain Munnerlyn	0	1	0.0	2	9

Pass Rush Statistics

Detroit	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Jason Jones	1.0	1	0	10
OLB Josh Bynes	1.0	0	0	5
DT Haloti Ngata	0.0	0	1	11

Minnesota	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Everson Griffen	2.5	4	2	44
DE Danielle Hunter	2.0	0	0	36
DT Tom Johnson	1.5	1	1	18
DT Linval Joseph	0.0	2	3	35

Pass Defense Statistics

Detroit	Caught	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Josh Wilson	3	0	9
OLB DeAndre Levy	2	0	11
ILB Stephen Tulloch	1	0	13
OLB Josh Bynes	1	0	5
CB Darius Slay	1	0	14
S Robbie Brock	1	0	12
S Glover Quin	0	1	14

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Andrew Sendejo	4	1	0	51
S Harrison Smith	4	0	0	43
ILB Eric Kendricks	4	0	0	43
CB Xavier Rhodes	3	0	0	47
CB Terence Newman	2	2	1	50
OLB Anthony Barr	2	1	0	31
OLB Chad Greenway	2	0	0	29
S Robert Blanton	2	0	0	18
DE Scott Crichton	2	0	0	17
CB Josh Robinson	1	0	0	32
CB Captain Munnerlyn	0	1	0	9

Blocking Statistics

Detroit	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Laken Tomlinson	1	4	18	0	43
Travis Swanson	0	6	18	1	43
Larry Warford	0	3	18	3	51
Melvin Mikulski	0	2	18	1	51
Cornelius Lucas	0	1	18	0	43
Ameer Abdullah	0	0	15	1	25

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Brandon Fusco	5	7	0	34	0	14
Phil Loadholt	4	7	2	39	2	14
Michael Harris	3	6	0	35	0	14
Matt Kalil	2	7	0	37	0	14
John Sullivan	1	5	0	35	0	14
MyCole Pruitt	1	2	0	34	0	10
Zachary Lester	1	1	0	5	0	0
Amari Vines	0	1	0	4	0	0

Special Teams Tackles

Detroit	Tackles	STPlays
Brandon Pettigrew	2	19
Josh Wilson	1	17

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Captain Munnerlyn	2	20
Adrian Peterson	1	13
Chad Greenway	1	12
Bo Montgomery	1	12
Terence Newman	1	5

Participation

Detroit	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Larry Warford	18	51	---	---	9	78
Matthew Stafford	18	51	---	---	---	69
Melvin Mikulski	18	51	---	---	---	69
Cornelius Lucas	18	43	---	---	---	61
Travis Swanson	18	43	---	---	---	61
Laken Tomlinson	18	43	---	---	---	61
Calvin Johnson	15	34	---	---	10	59
Corey Fuller	16	38	---	---	---	54
Darius Slay	---	---	36	14	2	52
Glover Quin	---	---	35	14	2	51
Stephen Tulloch	---	---	33	13	3	49
Eric Ebron	9	28	---	---	11	48
Josh Wilson	---	---	19	9	17	45
DeAndre Levy	---	---	33	11	1	45
Theo Riddick	5	17	---	---	23	45
Alex Carter	---	---	33	10	2	45
Robbie Brock	---	---	31	12	1	44
Golden Tate	11	32	---	---	---	43
Ezekiel Ansah	---	---	27	11	3	41
Ameer Abdullah	15	25	---	---	---	40
C.J. Wilson	---	---	26	9	2	37
Michael Burton	5	19	---	---	13	37
Jason Jones	---	---	24	10	2	36
T.J. Jones	8	21	---	---	7	36
Brandon Pettigrew	2	13	---	---	19	34
Haloti Ngata	---	---	21	11	1	33
Tahir Whitehead	---	---	11	3	15	29
Isaiah Johnson	---	---	10	4	14	28
Zach Zenner	3	18	---	---	7	28
Josh Bynes	---	---	18	5	2	25
Nevin Lawson	---	---	9	4	10	23
Corey Wootton	---	---	16	4	2	22
Desmond Stevens	1	7	---	---	14	22
Lance Moore	0	3	---	---	17	20
Gabe Wright	---	---	12	5	3	20
Caraun Reid	---	---	17	1	1	19
Devin Taylor	---	---	12	3	3	18
Manny Ramirez	0	8	---	---	9	17
LaAdrian Waddle	0	8	---	---	9	17
Everett Buckner	0	8	---	---	9	17
Ross Beyer	---	---	6	1	6	13
Don Muhlbach	0	0	---	---	9	9
Matt Prater	0	0	---	---	8	8
Sam Martin	0	0	---	---	5	5
Dan Orlovsky	0	0	---	---	4	4
Ricky Stanzi	0	0	---	---	---	0

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Andrew Sendejo	---	---	18	51	5	74
Terence Newman	---	---	18	50	5	73
Xavier Rhodes	---	---	18	47	4	69
Everson Griffen	---	---	16	44	7	67
Harrison Smith	---	---	18	43	4	65
Eric Kendricks	---	---	18	43	4	65
MyCole Pruitt	34	10	---	---	12	56
Danielle Hunter	---	---	16	36	3	55
Adrian Peterson	29	11	---	---	13	53
Phil Loadholt	39	14	---	---	---	53
Mike Wallace	33	14	---	---	6	53
Linval Joseph	---	---	14	35	4	53
Michael Harris	35	14	---	---	4	53
Teddy Bridgewater	39	14	---	---	---	53
Matt Kalil	37	14	---	---	---	51
Anthony Barr	---	---	17	31	3	51
Chad Greenway	---	---	8	29	12	49
John Sullivan	35	14	---	---	---	49
Brandon Fusco	34	14	---	---	---	48
Josh Robinson	---	---	9	32	6	47
Bo Montgomery	23	4	---	---	12	39
Jarius Wright	23	9	---	---	4	36
Tom Johnson	---	---	9	18	7	34
Jerick McKinnon	10	3	---	---	20	33
Captain Munnerlyn	---	---	2	9	20	31
Robert Blanton	---	---	1	18	12	31
Sharrif Floyd	---	---	8	20	1	29
Cordarrelle Patterson	6	6	---	---	14	26
Rhett Ellison	10	2	---	---	13	25
Scott Crichton	---	---	4	17	2	23
Zach Line	11	6	---	---	5	22
Shamar Stephen	---	---	4	16	1	21
Stefon Diggs	11	5	---	---	5	21
Edmond Robinson	---	---	0	9	12	21
Charles Johnson	5	0	---	---	14	19
Marcus Sherels	---	---	0	8	2	10
Joe Berger	4	0	---	---	5	9
Jason Trusnik	---	---	0	5	4	9
Blair Walsh	0	0	---	---	9	9
Amari Vines	4	0	---	---	5	9
T.J. Clemmings	2	0	---	---	5	7
Zachary Lester	5	0	---	---	1	6
Kevin McDermott	0	0	---	---	5	5
Jeff Locke	0	0	---	---	3	3
Shaun Hill	0	0	---	---	2	2
Taylor Heinicke	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	16	5.3
Middle	13	62	4.8
Right	2	2	1.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	16	114	7.1
Middle	11	66	6.0
Right	10	42	4.2
None	2	-3	-1.5

Detailed Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Matthew Stafford	45	26	2	1	5	5	7	6	1

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Teddy Bridgewater	12	9	3	1	0	0	1	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	4	0.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	22	17	124	5.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	5	66	4.7
Long (19+ Yds)	4	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	-3	-1.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	6	5	90	15.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	2	1	21	10.5
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	21	10.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Calvin Johnson	14	7	2	91	2	34
RB Ameer Abdullah	6	5	0	15	0	25
WR T.J. Jones	5	3	1	21	0	21
WR Desmond Stevens	4	0	1	0	0	7
WR Golden Tate	3	2	1	20	0	32
RB Zach Zenner	3	3	0	13	0	18
TE Brandon Pettigrew	2	0	0	0	0	13
RB Theo Riddick	2	1	0	-1	0	17
TE Eric Ebron	2	2	0	16	0	28
WR Corey Fuller	2	1	0	16	0	38
FB Michael Burton	2	2	0	3	0	19

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Mike Wallace	6	3	51	2	14
WR Jarius Wright	3	3	73	1	9
RB Adrian Peterson	2	2	7	0	11
RB Jerick McKinnon	1	1	-2	0	3

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Ameer Abdullah	2	6	3.00	2.62

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Adrian Peterson	5	23	4.60	6.48
Jerick McKinnon	4	12	3.00	5.13
Bo Montgomery	1	2	2.00	2.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Matthew Stafford	6	5	26	4.33	4.31

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Teddy Bridgewater	2	1	11	5.50	10.75

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Zach Zenner	2	2	8	4.00	4.33
WR Calvin Johnson	1	1	7	7.00	6.50
TE Eric Ebron	1	1	9	9.00	8.00
RB Ameer Abdullah	1	1	2	2.00	2.50
WR T.J. Jones	1	0	0	0.00	4.20

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Mike Wallace	1	0	0	0.00	8.50
WR Jarius Wright	1	1	11	11.00	24.33

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Rushes	Conversions
Matthew Stafford	1	0
Ameer Abdullah	1	1

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Adrian Peterson	4	2
Jerick McKinnon	2	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Conversions
Matthew Stafford	16	8	6

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Teddy Bridgewater	4	2	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Calvin Johnson	4	2	2
WR Desmond Stevens	3	0	0
WR T.J. Jones	2	1	1
RB Zach Zenner	2	2	1
TE Brandon Pettigrew	1	0	0
WR Golden Tate	1	1	1
RB Theo Riddick	1	0	0
TE Eric Ebron	1	1	1
FB Michael Burton	1	1	0

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Mike Wallace	3	1	1
WR Jarius Wright	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 60,300 (64,100 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,900 (22,100)
End Zone 14,700 (15,900)
Mezzanine 8,800 (9,200)
Sideline Seats 13,200 (14,100)
Luxury Boxes 2,700 (2,800)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	60,300 (64,100 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,900 (22,100)
End Zone	14,700 (15,900)
Mezzanine	8,800 (9,200)
Sideline Seats	13,200 (14,100)
Luxury Boxes	2,700 (2,800)