Week 17, 2018

played in Minnesota, MN

21 degrees, snow, 13 mph wind

Detroit Lions	3	0	0	14	6	-	23
Minnesota Vikings	14	0	0	3	0	-	17

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:07 DET - Nathan Massicott 43 field goal
1Q: 04:37 MIN - Thurman Sims 52 run (Diego Young extra point)
1Q: 01:13 MIN - Chase Conway 16 pass from Thurman Sims (Diego Young extra point)
4Q: 13:03 MIN - Diego Young 32 field goal
4Q: 05:39 DET - Ezekiel Mostizky 7 pass from Christopher Eddy (Nathan Massicott extra point)
4Q: 00:14 DET - Devante Roberson 4 pass from Christopher Eddy (Nathan Massicott extra point)
OT: 10:56 DET - Buddy Sanderson 9 pass from Christopher Eddy

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:07 DET - Nathan Massicott 43 field goal
1Q: 04:37 MIN - Thurman Sims 52 run (Diego Young extra point)
1Q: 01:13 MIN - Chase Conway 16 pass from Thurman Sims (Diego Young extra point)
4Q: 13:03 MIN - Diego Young 32 field goal
4Q: 05:39 DET - Ezekiel Mostizky 7 pass from Christopher Eddy (Nathan Massicott extra point)
4Q: 00:14 DET - Devante Roberson 4 pass from Christopher Eddy (Nathan Massicott extra point)
OT: 10:56 DET - Buddy Sanderson 9 pass from Christopher Eddy

Team Statistics DET MIN
Record 7-9 7-9
First Downs 19 17
- by Rushing 3 9
- by Passing 15 8
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 368 344
- Offensive Plays 59 70
- Yards per Play 6.24 4.91
Net Rushing Yards 87 169
- Rushing Attempts 17 36
- Yards per Rush 5.12 4.69
Net Passing Yards 281 175
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 37 - 25 - 3 30 - 21 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 313 198
- Sacks/Yards Lost 5/32 4/23
- Yards per Pass Play 6.69 5.15
Fumbles/Lost 4/2 2/2
3rd Down Conversions 4/12 8/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.7 7.0
4th Down Conversions 1/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/20 6/37
Punt Returns/Yards 5/65 2/11
Kick Returns/Yards 3/63 1/21
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 3/14
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/0 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 33 OWN 30
Time of Possession 27:56 36:17

Team Statistics	DET	MIN
Record	7-9	7-9
First Downs	19	17
- by Rushing	3	9
- by Passing	15	8
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	368	344
- Offensive Plays	59	70
- Yards per Play	6.24	4.91
Net Rushing Yards	87	169
- Rushing Attempts	17	36
- Yards per Rush	5.12	4.69
Net Passing Yards	281	175
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	37 - 25 - 3	30 - 21 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	313	198
- Sacks/Yards Lost	5/32	4/23
- Yards per Pass Play	6.69	5.15
Fumbles/Lost	4/2	2/2
3rd Down Conversions	4/12	8/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.7	7.0
4th Down Conversions	1/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/20	6/37
Punt Returns/Yards	5/65	2/11
Kick Returns/Yards	3/63	1/21
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	3/14
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/0	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 33	OWN 30
Time of Possession	27:56	36:17

Drive Charts

Detroit Lions
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:01	OWN 25	3	-1	Punt
1	12:59	1:58	OPP 29	3	3	Field Goal
1	5:18	0:41	OWN 20	2	32	Fumble
1	4:18	0:31	OWN 39	1	0	Interception
1	1:06	1:47	OWN 13	3	9	Punt
2	9:21	2:16	OPP 35	4	2	Interception
2	4:40	0:41	OWN 28	2	16	Interception
2	3:01	2:13	OWN 20	6	28	Punt
3	13:48	1:40	OWN 45	3	6	Punt
3	7:14	2:26	OWN 18	4	40	Punt
4	12:58	3:02	OWN 25	7	26	Punt
4	8:34	3:06	OWN 49	5	51	Touchdown
4	1:52	1:46	OWN 22	7	78	Touchdown
OT1	15:00	4:13	OWN 25	9	75	Touchdown

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:01	3:37	OWN 25	6	21	Punt
1	7:24	2:06	OPP 24	3	-3	Punt
1	4:37	0:19	OWN 48	1	52	Touchdown
1	3:47	2:41	OWN 34	6	66	Touchdown
2	14:19	4:58	OWN 26	9	29	Fumble
2	7:05	2:25	OWN 33	6	16	Punt
2	3:59	0:58	OPP 37	3	3	Punt
2	0:48	0:48	OWN 15	2	13	Half
3	15:00	1:12	OWN 25	3	4	Punt
3	12:08	4:54	OWN 1	10	47	Punt
3	4:48	6:50	OWN 20	11	65	Field Goal
4	9:56	1:22	OWN 20	4	-11	Punt
4	5:28	3:36	OWN 21	6	16	Punt
4	0:06	0:06	OWN 25	1	6	Half

Game MVP: Thurman Sims, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Derrick Duff	10	57	5.70	19	4
Hector Wonders	6	22	3.67	7	0
Christopher Eddy	1	8	8.00	8	0

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Chase Conway	28	79	2.82	15	2	0
Thurman Sims	6	85	14.17	52	2	1
Tristan Sutter	1	6	6.00	6	0	0
Emmitt Duncan	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0

Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Christopher Eddy	37	25	313	5/32	3	39	3	86.8

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Thurman Sims	30	21	198	4/23	1	26	0	99.0

Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Ezekiel Mostizky	6	6	103	17.17	43	39	1
WR Vincent Sanderson	5	9	115	23.00	27	36	0
RB Derrick Duff	5	5	23	4.60	11	19	0
TE Buddy Sanderson	3	5	8	2.67	7	9	1
WR Devante Roberson	2	5	8	4.00	1	4	1
FB Lester Gibson	2	2	3	1.50	0	3	0
WR Tony Fridlund	1	1	29	29.00	8	29	0
WR Kenneth Penberthy	1	1	24	24.00	11	24	0
TE Reginald Fariman	0	3	0	0.00	0	0	0

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Tristan Sutter	4	5	41	10.25	20	26	0
RB Chase Conway	4	5	35	8.75	29	16	1
WR Hector Dawson	4	7	28	7.00	0	13	0
FB Quinn Conley	4	5	32	8.00	3	11	0
TE Neil Cobb	3	4	56	18.67	27	23	0
WR Richie Blakley	2	2	6	3.00	7	7	0
TE Jace Lutzen	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Detroit	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg
S Matthew Coffey	1	10	10.00
CB Al Cebulla	1	4	4.00
CB Alvin Kaplan	1	0	0.00

Fumble Statistics

Detroit	Fumb	Recov	Force
Luke Wand	3	0	0
Derrick Duff	1	0	0
Herman Olin	0	2	0
Roy McCormick	0	1	0
Nate Palm	0	1	0
Reginald Fariman	0	0	1
Al Foltz	0	0	1

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force
Quinn Conley	1	0	0
Kristopher Saldivar	1	0	0
Erik Masiona	0	1	0
Joe Huffman	0	1	0
Rex McNeil	0	0	2
Matthew Coffey	0	0	1
Dusty Nelson	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Detroit	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Irving Eatherton	6	286	47.7	39.2	52	2

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Steven Duckworth	8	310	38.8	25.6	56	4

Kicking Statistics

Detroit	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Nathan Massicott	1/1	1/1	0/0	43	2/2

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Diego Young	1/1	0/0	0/0	32	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Luke Wand	5	65	13.0	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kristopher Saldivar	2	11	5.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ezekiel Mostizky	2	46	23.0	0
Hector Wonders	1	17	17.0	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Hector Dawson	1	21	21.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Detroit	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Al Foltz	8	4	1.0	36	34
ILB Herman Olin	8	1	0.0	30	27
S Maxwell Grolsko	7	1	0.0	31	30
CB Dalton Murphy	5	1	0.0	36	32
S Nate Palm	5	1	0.0	34	31
DE Ronnie Smith	4	1	0.0	25	24
DE Sergio George	3	2	1.0	26	24
DT Johnnie Hutson	3	0	0.0	14	17
DT A.J. Tyrrell	2	1	1.0	13	20
DE Danny Farley	2	0	1.0	22	19
OLB Ian Bradley	2	2	0.0	16	20
CB Sebastian Everett	2	1	0.0	28	28
DT Christopher Humphries	2	0	0.0	22	15
S Luke Wand	2	0	0.0	7	7
CB Roberto Gilman	1	1	0.0	20	13
WR Devante Roberson	1	0	---	---	---
TE Reginald Fariman	1	0	---	---	---
WR Vincent Sanderson	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Diego Collier	1	0	0.0	4	5
DE Aidan Fitzgerald	1	0	0.0	5	7
DT Ellis Donnelly	0	1	0.0	17	10

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Matthew Coffey	7	2	0.0	17	42
OLB Dusty Nelson	5	1	0.0	12	27
S Corey Katz	5	1	0.0	17	42
CB Manuel Souza	4	1	0.0	15	33
DE Joe Huffman	3	0	1.0	13	25
OLB Jumbo Duffy	3	0	1.0	7	20
CB Aidan Stewart	3	0	0.0	15	36
DE Derrick Parrish	2	1	2.0	16	40
DT Ernie Frye	2	1	1.0	9	28
DT Norm Morton	2	0	0.0	9	22
OLB Frederick Fulton	2	0	0.0	6	19
CB Alvin Kaplan	2	0	0.0	4	11
CB Al Cebulla	1	2	0.0	10	27
ILB Terry Lopez	1	1	0.0	13	32
DT James Bey	1	1	0.0	8	15
TE Neil Cobb	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Connor Brees	1	0	0.0	4	10
DT Buddy Henderson	0	1	0.0	8	19

Pass Rush Statistics

Detroit	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DT A.J. Tyrrell	1.0	0	0	20
DE Danny Farley	1.0	0	0	19
OLB Al Foltz	1.0	0	0	34
DE Sergio George	1.0	0	0	24
DT Ellis Donnelly	0.0	1	0	10
DT Johnnie Hutson	0.0	1	0	17
DT Christopher Humphries	0.0	0	1	15
OLB Ian Bradley	0.0	0	1	20

Minnesota	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Derrick Parrish	2.0	0	3	40
DT Ernie Frye	1.0	0	0	28
DE Joe Huffman	1.0	0	0	25
OLB Jumbo Duffy	1.0	0	0	20
DT Norm Morton	0.0	2	0	22

Pass Defense Statistics

Detroit	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Dalton Murphy	5	0	32
S Maxwell Grolsko	4	0	30
OLB Al Foltz	3	1	34
S Nate Palm	3	1	31
OLB Ian Bradley	2	2	20
ILB Herman Olin	1	0	27
CB Sebastian Everett	1	0	28
ILB Diego Collier	1	0	5
CB Roberto Gilman	1	0	13

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Manuel Souza	4	1	0	33
S Corey Katz	4	1	0	42
S Matthew Coffey	4	0	1	42
OLB Dusty Nelson	4	0	0	27
CB Aidan Stewart	2	1	0	36
CB Alvin Kaplan	2	0	1	11
CB Al Cebulla	1	0	1	27
ILB Terry Lopez	1	0	0	32
OLB Frederick Fulton	1	0	0	19
DE Joe Huffman	1	0	0	25
OLB Jumbo Duffy	1	0	0	20
ILB Connor Brees	0	1	0	10

Blocking Statistics

Detroit	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Rusty Green	3	3	17	1	42
Myron Ridge	1	4	17	0	42
Walt Dukes	1	1	17	0	42
K.C. Palmer	0	4	17	2	42
Brett Richardson	0	4	17	0	42
Buddy Sanderson	0	0	7	1	24
Hector Wonders	0	0	7	1	2

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jacob Mariotti	4	9	0	36	0	34
Vinny Wooldridge	3	5	0	36	0	34
Rex McNeil	2	5	0	36	1	34
Peter Green	1	6	1	36	2	34
Bennett Patton	1	4	0	30	0	33
Neil Cobb	1	1	0	33	0	32
Quinn Conley	0	2	0	11	0	13
Erik Masiona	0	1	0	2	0	2
Chase Conway	0	0	0	32	1	31

Special Teams Tackles

Detroit	Tackles	STPlays
Reginald Fariman	1	24
Diego Collier	1	23
Tony Fridlund	1	18
Herman Olin	1	11

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Rex McNeil	4	14
Dusty Nelson	2	23
Quinn Conley	1	16
Richie Blakley	1	7

Participation

Detroit	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Nate Palm	---	---	34	31	11	76
Al Foltz	---	---	36	34	1	71
Dalton Murphy	---	---	36	32	1	69
Herman Olin	---	---	30	27	11	68
Rusty Green	17	42	---	---	7	66
Myron Ridge	17	42	---	---	7	66
Brett Richardson	17	42	---	---	7	66
K.C. Palmer	17	42	---	---	7	66
Ezekiel Mostizky	16	40	---	---	5	61
Maxwell Grolsko	---	---	31	30	---	61
Walt Dukes	17	42	---	---	---	59
Christopher Eddy	17	42	---	---	---	59
Reginald Fariman	7	25	---	---	24	56
Sebastian Everett	---	---	28	28	---	56
Sergio George	---	---	26	24	1	51
Danny Farley	---	---	22	19	9	50
Devante Roberson	15	33	---	---	1	49
Ronnie Smith	---	---	25	24	---	49
Derrick Duff	10	32	---	---	---	42
Lester Gibson	8	14	---	---	18	40
Cornell Coleman	---	---	10	11	18	39
Ian Bradley	---	---	16	20	3	39
Christopher Humphries	---	---	22	15	1	38
Vincent Sanderson	11	27	---	---	---	38
Ellis Donnelly	---	---	17	10	9	36
Roberto Gilman	---	---	20	13	1	34
A.J. Tyrrell	---	---	13	20	---	33
Diego Collier	---	---	4	5	23	32
Buddy Sanderson	7	24	---	---	1	32
Johnnie Hutson	---	---	14	17	---	31
Luke Wand	---	---	7	7	16	30
Tony Fridlund	4	7	---	---	18	29
Hector Wonders	7	2	---	---	16	25
Cody Gaston	---	---	0	0	20	20
Kenneth Penberthy	0	5	---	---	8	13
Aidan Fitzgerald	---	---	5	7	---	12
Roy McCormick	---	---	0	0	8	8
Xavier Arntson	0	0	---	---	7	7
Irving Eatherton	0	0	---	---	6	6
Nathan Massicott	0	0	---	---	5	5
Frankie Prescott	0	1	---	---	4	5
Myron Schultz	0	0	---	---	1	1
Brenden Walton	0	0	---	---	---	0
Jack Sallee	0	0	---	---	---	0
Shane Radke	---	---	0	0	---	0
Kennedy Pierson	---	---	0	0	---	0

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Rex McNeil	36	34	---	---	14	84
Peter Green	36	34	---	---	9	79
Jacob Mariotti	36	34	---	---	9	79
Neil Cobb	33	32	---	---	13	78
Bennett Patton	30	33	---	---	8	71
Vinny Wooldridge	36	34	---	---	---	70
Thurman Sims	36	34	---	---	---	70
Tristan Sutter	32	31	---	---	2	65
Chase Conway	32	31	---	---	2	65
Hector Dawson	31	29	---	---	4	64
Dusty Nelson	---	---	12	27	23	62
Matthew Coffey	---	---	17	42	2	61
Corey Katz	---	---	17	42	1	60
Derrick Parrish	---	---	16	40	---	56
Manuel Souza	---	---	15	33	7	55
Aidan Stewart	---	---	15	36	---	51
Terry Lopez	---	---	13	32	---	45
Quinn Conley	11	13	---	---	16	40
Richie Blakley	19	12	---	---	7	38
Joe Huffman	---	---	13	25	---	38
Al Cebulla	---	---	10	27	1	38
Ernie Frye	---	---	9	28	---	37
Buddy Henderson	---	---	8	19	7	34
Norm Morton	---	---	9	22	---	31
Alvin Kaplan	---	---	4	11	15	30
Erik Masiona	2	2	---	---	24	28
Jumbo Duffy	---	---	7	20	1	28
Frederick Fulton	---	---	6	19	1	26
Amari Grujin	5	4	---	---	16	25
Jace Lutzen	11	14	---	---	---	25
James Bey	---	---	8	15	1	24
Emmitt Duncan	2	1	---	---	16	19
Larry Henson	6	1	---	---	8	15
Connor Brees	---	---	4	10	1	15
Allen Farley	---	---	0	0	14	14
Kristopher Saldivar	2	1	---	---	10	13
Myron Richard	---	---	1	5	7	13
Jameson Levick	---	---	2	9	1	12
Tommy Huntley	---	---	1	0	10	11
Johnathan Meier	0	0	---	---	9	9
Steven Duckworth	0	0	---	---	8	8
Diego Young	0	0	---	---	6	6
Jordan Fox	0	0	---	---	1	1
Ted Alexander	0	0	---	---	1	1
Harris Browning	0	0	---	---	---	0
Kurt Adams	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	20	3.3
Middle	8	42	5.3
Right	3	25	8.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	13	4.3
Middle	26	111	4.3
Right	7	45	6.4
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Christopher Eddy	37	25	8	2	1	4	2	3	3

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Thurman Sims	30	21	3	1	0	4	2	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	4	1.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	11	65	3.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	6	105	10.5
Long (19+ Yds)	7	5	139	19.9

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	9	6	70	7.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	11	75	5.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	3	30	4.3
Long (19+ Yds)	1	1	23	23.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Vincent Sanderson	9	5	0	115	3	27
WR Ezekiel Mostizky	6	6	0	103	3	40
WR Devante Roberson	5	2	1	8	0	33
RB Derrick Duff	5	5	0	23	0	32
TE Buddy Sanderson	5	3	0	8	0	24
TE Reginald Fariman	3	0	0	0	0	25
FB Lester Gibson	2	2	0	3	0	14
WR Tony Fridlund	1	1	0	29	1	7
WR Kenneth Penberthy	1	1	0	24	1	5

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Hector Dawson	7	4	28	0	29
WR Tristan Sutter	5	4	41	1	31
RB Chase Conway	5	4	35	0	31
FB Quinn Conley	5	4	32	0	13
TE Neil Cobb	4	3	56	2	32
WR Richie Blakley	2	2	6	0	12
TE Jace Lutzen	2	0	0	0	14

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Derrick Duff	1	0	0.00	5.70

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Chase Conway	1	-1	-1.00	2.82

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Christopher Eddy	6	5	19	3.17	8.46

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Thurman Sims	2	2	22	11.00	6.60

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Devante Roberson	2	1	4	2.00	1.60
RB Derrick Duff	1	1	-1	-1.00	4.60
WR Ezekiel Mostizky	1	1	7	7.00	17.17
FB Lester Gibson	1	1	0	0.00	1.50
TE Buddy Sanderson	1	1	9	9.00	1.60

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Tristan Sutter	1	1	6	6.00	8.20
RB Chase Conway	1	1	16	16.00	7.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Rushes	Conversions
Derrick Duff	1	0

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Chase Conway	4	3
Thurman Sims	2	2

Third Down Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Conversions
Christopher Eddy	11	8	4

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Thurman Sims	9	6	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Vincent Sanderson	3	2	1
WR Ezekiel Mostizky	3	3	3
WR Devante Roberson	2	0	0
FB Lester Gibson	2	2	0
TE Buddy Sanderson	1	1	0

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
FB Quinn Conley	4	3	2
RB Chase Conway	2	2	1
TE Neil Cobb	1	1	0
TE Jace Lutzen	1	0	0
WR Hector Dawson	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 65,800 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,600 (21,400)
End Zone 14,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,300 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 12,900 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	65,800 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,600 (21,400)
End Zone	14,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,300 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	12,900 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (3,300)