Week 12, 2016

played in Detroit, MI

29 degrees, fair, 3 mph wind

Minnesota Vikings	10	3	14	0	-	27
Detroit Lions	3	13	0	3	-	19

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:26 DET - Nathan Massicott 34 field goal
1Q: 08:16 MIN - Amari Grujin 44 pass from Norm Stanton (Carl Ingram extra point)
1Q: 05:25 MIN - Carl Ingram 38 field goal
2Q: 13:28 DET - Nathan Massicott 53 field goal
2Q: 08:39 DET - Derrick Duff 22 pass from Micah McConnell (Nathan Massicott extra point)
2Q: 01:39 MIN - Carl Ingram 19 field goal
2Q: 00:03 DET - Nathan Massicott 49 field goal
3Q: 12:41 MIN - Kyle Messersmith 44 pass from Norm Stanton (Carl Ingram extra point)
3Q: 08:00 MIN - Tristan Sutter 36 pass from Norm Stanton (Carl Ingram extra point)
4Q: 04:52 DET - Nathan Massicott 30 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:26 DET - Nathan Massicott 34 field goal
1Q: 08:16 MIN - Amari Grujin 44 pass from Norm Stanton (Carl Ingram extra point)
1Q: 05:25 MIN - Carl Ingram 38 field goal
2Q: 13:28 DET - Nathan Massicott 53 field goal
2Q: 08:39 DET - Derrick Duff 22 pass from Micah McConnell (Nathan Massicott extra point)
2Q: 01:39 MIN - Carl Ingram 19 field goal
2Q: 00:03 DET - Nathan Massicott 49 field goal
3Q: 12:41 MIN - Kyle Messersmith 44 pass from Norm Stanton (Carl Ingram extra point)
3Q: 08:00 MIN - Tristan Sutter 36 pass from Norm Stanton (Carl Ingram extra point)
4Q: 04:52 DET - Nathan Massicott 30 field goal

Team Statistics MIN DET
Record 6-5 6-5
First Downs 13 17
- by Rushing 2 4
- by Passing 8 12
- by Penalty 3 1
Total Net Yards 285 271
- Offensive Plays 62 72
- Yards per Play 4.60 3.76
Net Rushing Yards 47 73
- Rushing Attempts 31 23
- Yards per Rush 1.52 3.17
Net Passing Yards 238 198
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 29 - 20 - 1 42 - 24 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 258 240
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/20 7/42
- Yards per Pass Play 7.68 4.04
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 2/2
3rd Down Conversions 5/16 5/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.4 9.4
4th Down Conversions 0/0 2/4
Penalties/Yards 6/45 4/26
Punt Returns/Yards 2/-1 7/110
Kick Returns/Yards 0/0 5/120
Interception Ret./Yards 2/31 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 0/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 33 OWN 37
Time of Possession 31:03 28:57

Team Statistics	MIN	DET
Record	6-5	6-5
First Downs	13	17
- by Rushing	2	4
- by Passing	8	12
- by Penalty	3	1
Total Net Yards	285	271
- Offensive Plays	62	72
- Yards per Play	4.60	3.76
Net Rushing Yards	47	73
- Rushing Attempts	31	23
- Yards per Rush	1.52	3.17
Net Passing Yards	238	198
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	29 - 20 - 1	42 - 24 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	258	240
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/20	7/42
- Yards per Pass Play	7.68	4.04
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	2/2
3rd Down Conversions	5/16	5/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.4	9.4
4th Down Conversions	0/0	2/4
Penalties/Yards	6/45	4/26
Punt Returns/Yards	2/-1	7/110
Kick Returns/Yards	0/0	5/120
Interception Ret./Yards	2/31	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	0/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 33	OWN 37
Time of Possession	31:03	28:57

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:21	2:24	OWN 25	5	75	Touchdown
1	7:30	2:13	OPP 29	3	8	Field Goal
1	2:55	1:34	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
2	13:20	2:09	OWN 25	3	-16	Punt
2	8:26	3:31	OWN 25	6	12	Punt
2	4:21	2:48	OPP 23	9	21	Field Goal
3	15:00	2:38	OWN 25	6	75	Touchdown
3	11:01	1:21	OWN 20	3	-1	Punt
3	9:40	1:52	OPP 47	4	47	Touchdown
3	5:37	1:19	OWN 16	3	-2	Punt
3	3:20	1:34	OWN 20	3	25	Interception
4	13:07	1:35	OWN 42	3	-3	Punt
4	8:48	1:02	OWN 12	3	6	Punt
4	4:46	1:48	OWN 25	3	8	Punt
4	1:02	1:02	OWN 46	6	22	Game

Detroit Lions
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:39	OWN 21	7	62	Field Goal
1	7:57	0:27	OWN 31	1	-2	Fumble
1	5:17	2:22	OWN 45	4	19	Interception
1	1:21	3:01	OWN 36	6	28	Field Goal
2	11:11	2:45	OPP 36	5	36	Touchdown
2	4:55	0:34	OPP 47	2	-9	Interception
2	1:33	1:33	OWN 25	5	43	Field Goal
3	12:22	1:21	OWN 31	3	1	Punt
3	7:48	2:11	OWN 23	4	13	Punt
3	4:18	0:58	OPP 49	3	-4	Punt
3	1:46	3:39	OWN 25	7	33	Downs
4	11:32	2:44	OWN 35	7	14	Punt
4	7:46	3:00	OWN 48	9	39	Field Goal
4	2:58	1:56	OWN 36	9	18	Downs

Game MVP: Deon Boselli, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Ivan Doctrow	23	35	1.52	15	3	0
Norm Stanton	8	12	1.50	8	0	0

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Derrick Duff	19	70	3.68	20	3
Micah McConnell	2	9	4.50	5	0
Carlos Zastudil	2	-6	-3.00	-2	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Norm Stanton	29	20	258	2/20	3	44	1	116.7

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Micah McConnell	42	24	240	7/42	1	33	2	61.6

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Tristan Sutter	7	8	100	14.29	14	36	1
WR Amari Grujin	3	9	48	16.00	7	44	1
TE Aidan Hopkins	3	3	21	7.00	0	9	0
FB Braden Castro	2	2	-1	-0.50	0	0	0
RB Ivan Doctrow	2	4	29	14.50	18	22	0
WR Riddick Durham	2	2	17	8.50	8	13	0
WR Kyle Messersmith	1	1	44	44.00	0	44	1

Detroit	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Vincent Sanderson	6	8	86	14.33	33	33	0
RB Derrick Duff	6	11	51	8.50	8	22	1
WR Ezekiel Mostizky	5	10	34	6.80	22	16	0
TE Buddy Sanderson	5	6	54	10.80	12	23	0
WR Marcus Sutter	2	6	15	7.50	0	11	0
TE Luis Fassnacht	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Manuel Souza	1	0	0.00	0
OLB Terry Lopez	1	31	31.00	0

Detroit	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Erik Sciacca	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force
Ivan Doctrow	1	0	0
Vinny Wooldridge	0	1	0
Frankie Hancock	0	1	0
Herman Vos	0	1	0
Erik Masiona	0	0	1
Norm Morton	0	0	1

Detroit	Fumb	Force
Derrick Duff	1	0
Tony Fridlund	1	0
Al Foltz	0	1

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jake Goffee	8	342	42.8	29.0	56	2

Detroit	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Irving Eatherton	4	187	46.8	42.0	53	2

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Carl Ingram	2/2	0/0	0/0	38	3/3

Detroit	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Nathan Massicott	4/4	2/2	1/1	53	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Aidan Stewart	2	-1	-0.5	0

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tony Fridlund	7	110	15.7	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ezekiel Mostizky	4	98	24.5	0
Marcus Sutter	1	22	22.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Matthew Coffey	8	5	0.0	23	49
CB Manuel Souza	7	3	0.0	23	49
OLB Derrick Parrish	6	2	1.0	22	48
S Jesse Harmon	5	2	0.0	23	49
OLB Terry Lopez	5	2	0.0	23	49
DE Deon Boselli	4	3	3.5	22	48
ILB Frederick Fulton	4	0	1.0	9	12
DT Norm Morton	4	0	0.5	13	19
CB Aidan Stewart	3	3	0.0	14	37
DE Devon Cobb	2	1	0.0	14	31
CB Herman Vos	2	1	0.0	23	49
DT Ernie Frye	1	0	1.0	9	13
WR Amari Grujin	1	0	---	---	---
DE Les Larkin	1	0	0.0	10	19
ILB Tommy Huntley	1	0	0.0	1	1
CB Damon Testa	0	1	0.0	0	6

Detroit	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Herman Olin	10	2	1.0	31	29
OLB Ian Bradley	8	3	0.0	29	25
S Dalton Murphy	7	2	0.0	31	31
S Nate Palm	5	2	0.0	31	31
CB Sebastian Everett	5	0	0.0	29	30
OLB Al Foltz	4	2	0.0	14	19
DE Sergio George	2	1	0.0	21	19
DT Christopher Humphries	2	0	0.0	19	18
DE Jameson Snyder	1	1	1.0	14	19
DT Raymond Caban	1	1	0.0	14	19
CB Kristopher Horton	1	0	0.0	29	27
QB Micah McConnell	1	0	---	---	---
RB Derrick Duff	1	0	---	---	---
DE Danny Farley	1	0	0.0	27	24
DT Ellis Donnelly	0	4	0.0	29	25

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Deon Boselli	3.5	3	3	48
DT Ernie Frye	1.0	1	0	13
ILB Frederick Fulton	1.0	0	1	12
OLB Derrick Parrish	1.0	0	0	48
DT Norm Morton	0.5	0	0	19
DE Devon Cobb	0.0	1	1	31
DT Ruben Giefeke	0.0	1	0	18

Detroit	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Jameson Snyder	1.0	0	2	19
ILB Herman Olin	1.0	0	0	29
DE Sergio George	0.0	1	0	19
DT Ellis Donnelly	0.0	0	1	25
DE Danny Farley	0.0	0	1	24

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Manuel Souza	5	1	1	49
S Matthew Coffey	4	0	0	49
OLB Terry Lopez	3	2	1	49
S Jesse Harmon	3	2	0	49
OLB Derrick Parrish	3	0	0	48
CB Aidan Stewart	3	0	0	37
CB Herman Vos	2	1	0	49
DE Devon Cobb	1	0	0	31

Detroit	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Dalton Murphy	5	1	0	31
CB Sebastian Everett	5	1	0	30
S Nate Palm	3	0	0	31
ILB Herman Olin	2	0	0	29
OLB Al Foltz	2	0	0	19
OLB Ian Bradley	1	0	0	25
CB Kristopher Horton	1	0	0	27
DE Danny Farley	1	0	0	24
CB Erik Sciacca	0	0	1	18

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Vinny Wooldridge	1	4	31	0	31
Braden Castro	1	2	14	0	8
Frankie Hancock	0	7	31	0	31
Julian Coombs	0	5	31	1	31
Peter Green	0	3	31	1	31
Rex McNeil	0	3	31	0	31
Aidan Hopkins	0	1	27	0	28

Detroit	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Brett Richardson	2	6	1	23	1	49
K.C. Palmer	1	3	0	23	2	49
Buddy Sanderson	1	2	0	23	0	42
Jonah Long	0	4	0	23	2	49
Rusty Green	0	3	0	23	2	49
Myron Ridge	0	3	0	23	0	49

Special Teams Tackles

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Rex McNeil	6	16
Ivan Doctrow	3	15
Erik Masiona	1	25
Mickey Shields	1	21
Riddick Durham	1	9

Detroit	Tackles	STPlays
Luis Fassnacht	2	26

Participation

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Manuel Souza	---	---	23	49	9	81
Herman Vos	---	---	23	49	9	81
Rex McNeil	31	31	---	---	16	78
Ivan Doctrow	31	31	---	---	15	77
Jesse Harmon	---	---	23	49	5	77
Terry Lopez	---	---	23	49	5	77
Matthew Coffey	---	---	23	49	4	76
Deon Boselli	---	---	22	48	4	74
Derrick Parrish	---	---	22	48	4	74
Peter Green	31	31	---	---	10	72
Julian Coombs	31	31	---	---	10	72
Frankie Hancock	31	31	---	---	10	72
Aidan Stewart	---	---	14	37	17	68
Vinny Wooldridge	31	31	---	---	---	62
Norm Stanton	31	31	---	---	---	62
Tristan Sutter	31	28	---	---	---	59
Sherman Jarvis	---	---	14	41	3	58
Aidan Hopkins	27	28	---	---	---	55
Amari Grujin	29	23	---	---	2	54
Devon Cobb	---	---	14	31	6	51
Riddick Durham	19	18	---	---	9	46
Braden Castro	14	8	---	---	17	39
Erik Masiona	2	8	---	---	25	35
Norm Morton	---	---	13	19	1	33
Les Larkin	---	---	10	19	2	31
Ruben Giefeke	---	---	9	18	2	29
Kyle Messersmith	2	8	---	---	17	27
Ernie Frye	---	---	9	13	3	25
Frederick Fulton	---	---	9	12	1	22
Dusty Nelson	---	---	0	0	22	22
Mickey Shields	0	0	---	---	21	21
Les Heimburger	---	---	0	0	14	14
Damon Testa	---	---	0	6	5	11
Tommy Huntley	---	---	1	1	9	11
Johnathan Meier	0	0	---	---	10	10
Carl Ingram	0	0	---	---	8	8
Oliver Reese	0	0	---	---	8	8
Jake Goffee	0	0	---	---	8	8
Corbin Rice	0	0	---	---	4	4
Deon Spain	0	3	---	---	---	3
Britt Calloway	---	---	1	1	---	2
Nolan Noyeaux	0	0	---	---	2	2
Jonathan Garrison	---	---	0	0	2	2
Robert Whalen	0	0	---	---	---	0
Richie Blakley	0	0	---	---	---	0
Dashawn Garcia	0	0	---	---	---	0

Detroit	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Vincent Sanderson	19	44	---	---	23	86
Rusty Green	23	49	---	---	8	80
Myron Ridge	23	49	---	---	8	80
Brett Richardson	23	49	---	---	8	80
K.C. Palmer	23	49	---	---	8	80
Herman Olin	---	---	31	29	12	72
Micah McConnell	23	49	---	---	---	72
Jonah Long	23	49	---	---	---	72
Buddy Sanderson	23	42	---	---	1	66
Dalton Murphy	---	---	31	31	2	64
Marcus Sutter	20	37	---	---	6	63
Nate Palm	---	---	31	31	1	63
Ezekiel Mostizky	17	39	---	---	6	62
Derrick Duff	21	38	---	---	1	60
Sebastian Everett	---	---	29	30	---	59
Kristopher Horton	---	---	29	27	2	58
Ellis Donnelly	---	---	29	25	2	56
Ian Bradley	---	---	29	25	2	56
Danny Farley	---	---	27	24	---	51
Lester Gibson	6	17	---	---	27	50
Sergio George	---	---	21	19	10	50
Christopher Humphries	---	---	19	18	8	45
Erik Sciacca	---	---	19	18	8	45
Luis Fassnacht	3	7	---	---	26	36
Raymond Caban	---	---	14	19	2	35
Jameson Snyder	---	---	14	19	2	35
Al Foltz	---	---	14	19	1	34
Stephen Schwant	---	---	2	6	19	27
Carlos Zastudil	2	5	---	---	18	25
Darius Seba	---	---	0	0	24	24
Louie Gribbon	---	---	2	1	21	24
Kim Dawkins	0	5	---	---	11	16
Zach Cramer	---	---	0	0	13	13
Nathan Massicott	0	0	---	---	9	9
Herb Allen	4	5	---	---	---	9
Xavier Arntson	0	0	---	---	8	8
Tony Fridlund	0	0	---	---	8	8
Rob Macpherson	0	6	---	---	---	6
Louie Barham	0	0	---	---	5	5
Irving Eatherton	0	0	---	---	4	4
Myron Schultz	0	0	---	---	4	4
Logan Godfrey	---	---	0	0	1	1
Dominic Duffy	0	0	---	---	---	0
Kent Moss	0	0	---	---	---	0
Alex Benton	0	0	---	---	---	0
Larry Sutton	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	22	3.1
Middle	15	32	2.1
Right	6	-2	-0.3
None	3	-5	-1.7

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	38	6.3
Middle	14	33	2.4
Right	3	2	0.7
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Norm Stanton	29	20	5	0	1	2	4	0	1

Detroit	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Micah McConnell	42	24	3	2	2	6	6	5	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	23	16	103	4.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	0	0	0	0.0
Long (19+ Yds)	6	4	155	25.8

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	5	55	7.9
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	12	71	4.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	7	114	7.6
Long (19+ Yds)	4	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Amari Grujin	9	3	0	48	1	23
WR Tristan Sutter	8	7	0	100	2	28
RB Ivan Doctrow	4	2	1	29	1	31
TE Aidan Hopkins	3	3	0	21	0	28
FB Braden Castro	2	2	0	-1	0	8
WR Riddick Durham	2	2	0	17	0	18
WR Kyle Messersmith	1	1	0	44	1	8

Detroit	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB Derrick Duff	11	6	0	51	1	38
WR Ezekiel Mostizky	10	5	1	34	0	39
WR Vincent Sanderson	8	6	1	86	1	44
WR Marcus Sutter	6	2	0	15	0	37
TE Buddy Sanderson	6	5	0	54	1	42
TE Luis Fassnacht	1	0	0	0	0	7

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Ivan Doctrow	1	-1	-1.00	1.52

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Derrick Duff	2	3	1.50	3.68
Carlos Zastudil	1	-4	-4.00	-3.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Norm Stanton	6	3	13	2.17	8.90

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Amari Grujin	4	1	0	0.00	5.33
WR Tristan Sutter	1	1	4	4.00	12.50
TE Aidan Hopkins	1	1	9	9.00	7.00

Detroit	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Ivan Doctrow	3	0
Norm Stanton	3	1

Detroit	Rushes	Conversions
Derrick Duff	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Norm Stanton	9	6	4

Detroit	Att	Comp	Conversions
Micah McConnell	15	9	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Tristan Sutter	4	3	2
WR Amari Grujin	3	1	0
WR Kyle Messersmith	1	1	1
TE Aidan Hopkins	1	1	1

Detroit	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Vincent Sanderson	5	3	3
RB Derrick Duff	4	3	1
TE Buddy Sanderson	3	3	1
WR Ezekiel Mostizky	2	0	0
TE Luis Fassnacht	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 67,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,100 (21,400)
End Zone 14,600 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 13,400 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	67,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,100 (21,400)
End Zone	14,600 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	13,400 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (3,300)