Week 1, 2020

played in Detroit, MI

68 degrees, fair, calm

Minnesota Vikings	7	0	3	0	-	10
Detroit Lions	7	3	0	17	-	27

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:35 DET - Ross Houser 5 pass from J.C. DiMatteo (Matt Prater extra point)
1Q: 02:28 MIN - Jerick McKinnon 11 run (Blair Walsh extra point)
2Q: 00:41 DET - Matt Prater 23 field goal
3Q: 06:23 MIN - Blair Walsh 25 field goal
4Q: 09:20 DET - Matt Prater 30 field goal
4Q: 07:28 DET - Eric Rowe 73 punt return (Matt Prater extra point)
4Q: 01:58 DET - Isaiah McWilliams 16 run (Matt Prater extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:35 DET - Ross Houser 5 pass from J.C. DiMatteo (Matt Prater extra point)
1Q: 02:28 MIN - Jerick McKinnon 11 run (Blair Walsh extra point)
2Q: 00:41 DET - Matt Prater 23 field goal
3Q: 06:23 MIN - Blair Walsh 25 field goal
4Q: 09:20 DET - Matt Prater 30 field goal
4Q: 07:28 DET - Eric Rowe 73 punt return (Matt Prater extra point)
4Q: 01:58 DET - Isaiah McWilliams 16 run (Matt Prater extra point)

Team Statistics MIN DET
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 15 18
- by Rushing 8 7
- by Passing 6 11
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 262 334
- Offensive Plays 61 60
- Yards per Play 4.30 5.57
Net Rushing Yards 122 100
- Rushing Attempts 31 26
- Yards per Rush 3.94 3.85
Net Passing Yards 140 234
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 30 - 19 - 1 34 - 25 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 140 234
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 4.67 6.88
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/16 7/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.9 6.4
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 4/37 8/55
Punt Returns/Yards 4/17 5/123
Kick Returns/Yards 4/71 2/50
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 2/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 21 OWN 35
Time of Possession 29:21 30:39

Team Statistics	MIN	DET
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	15	18
- by Rushing	8	7
- by Passing	6	11
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	262	334
- Offensive Plays	61	60
- Yards per Play	4.30	5.57
Net Rushing Yards	122	100
- Rushing Attempts	31	26
- Yards per Rush	3.94	3.85
Net Passing Yards	140	234
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	30 - 19 - 1	34 - 25 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	140	234
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	4.67	6.88
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/16	7/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.9	6.4
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	4/37	8/55
Punt Returns/Yards	4/17	5/123
Kick Returns/Yards	4/71	2/50
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	2/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 21	OWN 35
Time of Possession	29:21	30:39

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:25	OWN 18	3	6	Punt
1	7:27	5:07	OWN 30	9	70	Touchdown
1	1:11	4:35	OWN 18	10	63	Missed FG
2	8:46	0:55	OWN 20	4	9	Punt
2	3:39	1:21	OWN 33	3	0	Interception
2	0:36	0:36	OWN 25	3	4	Punt
3	12:05	5:50	OWN 26	11	66	Field Goal
3	4:15	2:12	OWN 22	4	18	Punt
4	14:41	1:53	OWN 4	3	4	Punt
4	9:15	1:54	OWN 24	3	-6	Punt
4	7:21	1:47	OWN 15	3	5	Punt
4	1:45	1:45	OWN 25	6	16	Game

Detroit Lions
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:35	5:08	OWN 36	10	64	Touchdown
1	2:20	1:09	OWN 25	3	2	Punt
2	11:36	2:50	OWN 26	5	25	Punt
2	7:51	4:12	OWN 21	8	46	Downs
2	2:18	1:42	OPP 48	6	42	Field Goal
3	15:00	2:55	OWN 20	4	20	Punt
3	6:15	2:00	OWN 37	3	0	Punt
3	2:03	2:22	OWN 34	6	14	Punt
4	12:48	3:33	50	6	37	Field Goal
4	5:34	3:49	OPP 49	9	49	Touchdown

Game MVP: J.C. DiMatteo, Detroit Lions

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Jerick McKinnon	16	71	4.44	22	4	1
RB Evan Emerson	12	25	2.08	19	1	0
QB Teddy Bridgewater	3	26	8.67	18	1	0

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Isaiah McWilliams	13	74	5.69	16	2	1
RB Ross Houser	9	18	2.00	8	0	0
RB Deon Thigpen	3	8	2.67	5	0	0
WR Wally Crawford	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Teddy Bridgewater	30	19	140	0/0	0	22	1	60.4

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
J.C. DiMatteo	34	25	234	0/0	1	28	0	101.8

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Stefon Diggs	8	10	41	5.13	31	13
TE Caiden Powell	4	7	37	9.25	13	22
TE Kyle Rudolph	3	5	21	7.00	0	9
WR Cordarrelle Patterson	1	2	12	12.00	6	12
TE Clive Walford	1	1	3	3.00	0	3
WR DeAndre Reilly	1	4	20	20.00	16	20
RB Evan Emerson	1	1	6	6.00	0	6

Detroit	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Wally Crawford	6	9	38	6.33	11	12	0
WR Cody Latimer	5	5	58	11.60	23	28	0
RB Ross Houser	4	6	22	5.50	6	7	1
WR Amos Cox	3	6	27	9.00	6	14	0
WR Mike Wallace	2	3	9	4.50	6	5	0
TE Sammy Foreman	2	2	30	15.00	19	19	0
WR Chris Owusu	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0
RB Isaiah McWilliams	1	1	27	27.00	28	27	0
TE Josiah McAddley	1	1	18	18.00	0	18	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Detroit	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Alan Tonkin	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Detroit	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Pat Aguilar	7	345	49.3	34.3	55	2

Detroit	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jonah Duffy	5	214	42.8	39.4	51	3

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Blair Walsh	1/2	0/0	0/0	25	1/1

Detroit	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Matt Prater	2/2	0/0	0/0	30	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Griffin Geib	4	17	4.3	0

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Eric Rowe	5	123	24.6	1

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Harrison Clayton	4	71	17.8	0

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Shaun Riddols	2	50	25.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Leo Andersen	11	2	0.0	26	33
S Les Kubus	9	2	0.0	26	34
CB Griffin Geib	7	1	0.0	21	24
CB Xavier Rhodes	6	1	0.0	26	32
DE Ethan Westbrooks	3	4	0.0	17	25
OLB A.J. Benzer	3	1	0.0	14	26
OLB Anthony Barr	3	0	0.0	14	18
DE Everson Griffen	2	0	0.0	22	19
DE Irv West	1	1	0.0	10	14
DT Lonnie Upshaw	1	1	0.0	20	21
TE Kyle Rudolph	1	0	---	---	---
DT Corey Krueger	1	0	0.0	19	23
CB Stephen Money	1	0	0.0	5	14
CB Les Sherman	1	0	0.0	16	28
DT Linval Joseph	0	1	0.0	13	24
S Harrison Smith	0	1	0.0	26	34

Detroit	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Levi Urbanchek	9	1	24	25
CB Darius Slay	7	2	31	30
S Devin McCourty	6	0	31	30
ILB Alan Tonkin	4	1	27	25
CB Arturo Rodriguez	4	0	13	17
OLB DeAndre Levy	3	0	17	10
DE Ezekiel Ansah	3	0	27	25
DT Jay Bernstein	3	0	22	26
CB Brad Hutchins	3	0	28	30
DT Jonah Felix	2	2	27	13
S Eric Rowe	2	1	31	30
DE Greg Hardy	1	0	24	16
CB Shaun Riddols	1	0	8	7
DE Jamie Sheldon	1	0	7	5
DT Cole Perles	0	1	13	21
DE Joey Chaisson	0	1	4	14

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Linval Joseph	0.0	0	1	0	24

Detroit	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Joey Chaisson	1	2	0	14
DE Jamie Sheldon	1	0	0	5
DT Jay Bernstein	0	2	1	26
OLB Levi Urbanchek	0	1	1	25
DE Ezekiel Ansah	0	1	0	25

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Leo Andersen	6	1	33
S Les Kubus	4	1	34
CB Griffin Geib	4	0	24
CB Xavier Rhodes	3	1	32
OLB A.J. Benzer	3	1	26
S Harrison Smith	1	1	34
CB Les Sherman	1	1	28
DE Everson Griffen	1	0	19
DE Ethan Westbrooks	1	0	25
CB Stephen Money	1	0	14
OLB Anthony Barr	0	1	18

Detroit	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Devin McCourty	4	0	0	30
CB Darius Slay	3	0	0	30
CB Arturo Rodriguez	3	0	0	17
OLB DeAndre Levy	2	0	0	10
DT Jay Bernstein	2	0	0	26
ILB Alan Tonkin	1	1	1	25
DE Ezekiel Ansah	1	0	0	25
CB Shaun Riddols	1	0	0	7
OLB Levi Urbanchek	1	0	0	25
CB Brad Hutchins	1	0	0	30

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
C Larry Langley	3	7	31	30
C Eric Rozelle	3	3	31	30
T Matt Kalil	2	7	31	30
G Jesse Burt	2	7	31	30
T T.J. Clemmings	0	4	31	30

Detroit	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
T Caiden Dixon	5	10	26	34
T Jimmie Lucas	3	5	26	34
C Keith Meier	2	5	26	34
G Bubba Mobley	1	4	26	34
T Marshall Reitz	1	2	26	34

Special Teams Tackles

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Lonnie Upshaw	3	10
Clive Walford	1	23
Evan Emerson	1	18
Heath Rivera	1	9

Detroit	Tackles	STPlays
Deon Thigpen	3	15
Eric Rowe	2	20
Greg Hardy	2	12
Sammy Foreman	1	23

Participation

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
ILB Leo Andersen	---	---	26	33	13	72
C Larry Langley	31	30	---	---	9	70
G Jesse Burt	31	30	---	---	9	70
S Harrison Smith	---	---	26	34	2	62
S Les Kubus	---	---	26	34	2	62
T Matt Kalil	31	30	---	---	---	61
QB Teddy Bridgewater	31	30	---	---	---	61
T T.J. Clemmings	31	30	---	---	---	61
C Eric Rozelle	31	30	---	---	---	61
CB Xavier Rhodes	---	---	26	32	2	60
WR Stefon Diggs	30	28	---	---	---	58
CB Les Sherman	---	---	16	28	13	57
TE Kyle Rudolph	26	30	---	---	---	56
DT Lonnie Upshaw	---	---	20	21	10	51
CB Griffin Geib	---	---	21	24	5	50
DT Corey Krueger	---	---	19	23	7	49
DE Ethan Westbrooks	---	---	17	25	2	44
OLB A.J. Benzer	---	---	14	26	4	44
WR DeAndre Reilly	21	20	---	---	1	42
DE Everson Griffen	---	---	22	19	---	41
RB Evan Emerson	12	11	---	---	18	41
DT Linval Joseph	---	---	13	24	2	39
RB Jerick McKinnon	18	19	---	---	---	37
TE Clive Walford	5	8	---	---	23	36
TE Caiden Powell	14	18	---	---	3	35
WR Cordarrelle Patterson	20	14	---	---	---	34
OLB Anthony Barr	---	---	14	18	---	32
DE Irv West	---	---	10	14	7	31
CB Stephen Money	---	---	5	14	8	27
RB Perry Congdon	1	2	---	---	23	26
OLB Vernon Benton	---	---	0	0	19	19
WR Darryl Whitfield	3	0	---	---	16	19
OLB Eric Kendricks	---	---	11	5	---	16
S Harrison Clayton	---	---	0	0	14	14
CB Nathaniel Bryant	---	---	0	0	14	14
WR Marco Bishop	4	0	---	---	8	12
C Kelvin Gilmore	0	0	---	---	9	9
G Heath Rivera	0	0	---	---	9	9
P Pat Aguilar	0	0	---	---	9	9
T Nathaniel Kemp	0	0	---	---	9	9
K Blair Walsh	0	0	---	---	5	5
WR Diego Nykolaiszyn	1	0	---	---	---	1
QB Paul Brumbaugh	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Cedric Sutton	0	0	---	---	---	0
OLB Tucker Lowe	---	---	0	0	---	0
OLB Britt Gerhardt	---	---	0	0	---	0

Detroit	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
S Eric Rowe	---	---	31	30	20	81
T Jimmie Lucas	26	34	---	---	7	67
T Caiden Dixon	26	34	---	---	7	67
T Marshall Reitz	26	34	---	---	7	67
G Bubba Mobley	26	34	---	---	7	67
ILB Alan Tonkin	---	---	27	25	12	64
S Devin McCourty	---	---	31	30	2	63
CB Darius Slay	---	---	31	30	2	63
CB Brad Hutchins	---	---	28	30	5	63
C Keith Meier	26	34	---	---	---	60
QB J.C. DiMatteo	26	34	---	---	---	60
TE Eric Ebron	26	33	---	---	---	59
DT Jay Bernstein	---	---	22	26	9	57
DE Ezekiel Ansah	---	---	27	25	2	54
DE Greg Hardy	---	---	24	16	12	52
OLB Levi Urbanchek	---	---	24	25	2	51
WR Wally Crawford	24	26	---	---	---	50
OLB DeAndre Levy	---	---	17	10	22	49
WR Cody Latimer	18	22	---	---	9	49
WR Amos Cox	20	24	---	---	---	44
DT Jonah Felix	---	---	27	13	1	41
DT Cole Perles	---	---	13	21	1	35
RB Isaiah McWilliams	13	19	---	---	1	33
CB Shaun Riddols	---	---	8	7	16	31
CB Arturo Rodriguez	---	---	13	17	1	31
TE Sammy Foreman	0	5	---	---	23	28
DE Joey Chaisson	---	---	4	14	8	26
RB Ross Houser	9	13	---	---	---	22
RB Deon Thigpen	4	3	---	---	15	22
FB Dwayne Abrams	3	1	---	---	18	22
WR Chris Owusu	1	2	---	---	18	21
WR Mike Wallace	5	13	---	---	---	18
S Howard Schnebele	---	---	0	1	16	17
TE Josiah McAddley	7	9	---	---	---	16
DE Jamie Sheldon	---	---	7	5	---	12
CB Julio Stuart	---	---	0	0	10	10
OLB Bryce Schneider	---	---	4	5	---	9
K Matt Prater	0	0	---	---	8	8
P Jonah Duffy	0	0	---	---	7	7
C Zach Ballard	0	0	---	---	7	7
OLB Marshall Smithen	---	---	3	0	---	3
QB Matthew Stafford	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Laken Tomlinson	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Jeremy Gardocki	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Julio Poles	0	0	---	---	---	0
CB Butch Blakley	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	8	2.0
Middle	18	54	3.0
Right	9	60	6.7
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	21	7.0
Middle	12	30	2.5
Right	11	49	4.5
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Teddy Bridgewater	30	19	2	0	1	1	6	2	1

Detroit	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
J.C. DiMatteo	34	25	2	0	1	7	1	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	24	6.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	11	63	3.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	4	53	7.6
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	6	49	7.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	13	116	7.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	5	51	5.7
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	18	9.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Stefon Diggs	10	8	0	41	0	28
TE Caiden Powell	7	4	0	37	1	18
TE Kyle Rudolph	5	3	0	21	0	30
WR DeAndre Reilly	4	1	0	20	1	20
WR Cordarrelle Patterson	2	1	1	12	0	14
TE Clive Walford	1	1	0	3	0	8
RB Evan Emerson	1	1	0	6	0	11

Detroit	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Wally Crawford	9	6	0	38	0	26
RB Ross Houser	6	4	0	22	0	13
WR Amos Cox	6	3	1	27	0	24
WR Cody Latimer	5	5	0	58	1	22
WR Mike Wallace	3	2	0	9	0	13
TE Sammy Foreman	2	2	0	30	0	5
WR Chris Owusu	1	1	0	5	0	2
RB Isaiah McWilliams	1	1	0	27	1	19
TE Josiah McAddley	1	1	0	18	0	9

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Jerick McKinnon	2	11	5.50	4.44

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Isaiah McWilliams	2	21	10.50	5.69
RB Ross Houser	1	1	1.00	2.00
WR Wally Crawford	1	0	0.00	0.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Teddy Bridgewater	2	2	7	3.50	4.67

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
J.C. DiMatteo	7	6	40	5.71	6.88

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Stefon Diggs	1	1	4	4.00	4.10
TE Caiden Powell	1	1	3	3.00	5.29

Detroit	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Ross Houser	4	3	18	4.50	3.67
WR Cody Latimer	2	2	14	7.00	11.60
WR Wally Crawford	1	1	8	8.00	4.22

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
RB Jerick McKinnon	2	1
QB Teddy Bridgewater	1	0
RB Evan Emerson	1	1

Detroit	Rushes	Conversions
RB Ross Houser	3	2
RB Isaiah McWilliams	2	2
RB Deon Thigpen	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Teddy Bridgewater	12	7	3

Detroit	Att	Comp	Conversions
J.C. DiMatteo	9	5	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Caiden Powell	4	2	0
WR Stefon Diggs	3	3	2
WR DeAndre Reilly	3	1	1
TE Kyle Rudolph	2	1	0

Detroit	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Ross Houser	5	3	1
WR Mike Wallace	1	1	0
WR Wally Crawford	1	0	0
WR Amos Cox	1	0	0
TE Josiah McAddley	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 60,000 (65,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,600 (19,200)
End Zone 12,700 (13,900)
Mezzanine 7,600 (8,000)
Sideline Seats 11,400 (12,300)
Club Seats 8,100 (8,600)
Luxury Boxes 2,600 (3,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	60,000 (65,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,600 (19,200)
End Zone	12,700 (13,900)
Mezzanine	7,600 (8,000)
Sideline Seats	11,400 (12,300)
Club Seats	8,100 (8,600)
Luxury Boxes	2,600 (3,000)