Week 1, 2023

played in Detroit, MI

67 degrees, fair, 9 mph wind

Minnesota Vikings73710-27
Detroit Lions36103-22

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:39 MIN - Luke Boone 7 run (Andrew Stephens extra point)
1Q: 06:53 DET - Ernie Fletcher 29 field goal
2Q: 08:24 MIN - Andrew Stephens 23 field goal
2Q: 05:07 DET - Ernie Fletcher 31 field goal
2Q: 00:40 DET - Ernie Fletcher 45 field goal
3Q: 12:06 DET - Ernie Fletcher 35 field goal
3Q: 06:19 DET - Tom Bono 11 run (Ernie Fletcher extra point)
3Q: 00:55 MIN - Trevor Allred 3 run (Andrew Stephens extra point)
4Q: 12:16 DET - Ernie Fletcher 21 field goal
4Q: 08:58 MIN - Andrew Stephens 34 field goal
4Q: 00:58 MIN - Mo Yaw 6 pass from Micah McConnell (Andrew Stephens extra point)

Team StatisticsMINDET
Record1-00-1
First Downs2018
- by Rushing86
- by Passing1211
- by Penalty01
Total Net Yards385429
- Offensive Plays6763
- Yards per Play5.756.81
Net Rushing Yards144104
- Rushing Attempts2726
- Yards per Rush5.334.00
Net Passing Yards241325
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt35 - 26 - 134 - 19 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards267341
- Sacks/Yards Lost5/263/16
- Yards per Pass Play6.038.78
Fumbles/Lost0/00/0
3rd Down Conversions5/123/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down7.78.1
4th Down Conversions0/00/0
Penalties/Yards2/202/15
Punt Returns/Yards1/32/24
Kick Returns/Yards3/813/60
Interception Ret./Yards1/01/0
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits55
- Red Zone TDs/FGs3/21/4
Avg. Drive StartOWN 30OWN 29
Time of Possession31:1428:46

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:003:29OWN 28672Touchdown
16:463:51OWN 32517Punt
11:281:35OWN 213-2Punt
213:433:30OWN 9642Punt
210:041:46OPP 23417Field Goal
25:023:07OWN 25839Punt
20:320:32OWN 252-3Half
311:592:18OWN 25525Interception
36:125:28OWN 40960Touchdown
412:103:20OWN 25758Field Goal
45:581:29OWN 203-4Punt
42:341:43OWN 41959Touchdown
Detroit Lions
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
111:314:45OWN 27761Field Goal
12:551:27OWN 20410Punt
214:531:10OWN 4932Punt
210:130:09OWN 2010Interception
28:183:16OWN 26660Field Goal
21:551:23OWN 20452Field Goal
315:003:01OWN 25757Field Goal
39:413:29OWN 36864Touchdown
30:443:34OWN 251071Field Goal
48:502:52OWN 25517Punt
44:291:55OPP 49415Missed FG
40:510:51OWN 28520Game

Game MVP: Micah McConnell, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

MinnesotaAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Trevor Allred11877.913521
Luke Boone8344.251411
Micah McConnell6152.50800
Mo Yaw284.00600
DetroitAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Tom Bono11534.821531
Irv Tejeda8445.501420
Alan Upshaw520.40900
Scottie Neff252.50700

Passing Statistics

MinnesotaAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Micah McConnell35262675/26145193.4
DetroitAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Scottie Neff34193413/16048178.2

Receiving Statistics

MinnesotaCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
TE Neil Cobb68447.333130
WR Ethan Andersen58397.8020160
WR Mo Yaw447518.757451
WR Gary Powers336020.0010280
TE Aidan Hopkins22147.00090
FB Marlon Saddler2300.00040
RB Trevor Allred24147.00080
WR Deion Grimsley112020.000200
RB Luke Boone1211.00010
DetroitCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Timothy Downs512479.404110
WR Calvin Smithson378327.6762480
TE Tim Pashos3311237.3380440
RB Irv Tejeda222713.5020170
TE Eddie Bulger22147.004140
TE Earnest Coles111212.004120
WR Benjamin Franz123636.0029360
RB Alan Upshaw1244.00040
WR Dusty Szalay1166.00560
FB Tom McIntyre0200.00000

Interception Statistics

MinnesotaIntsYardsAvgTD
S Connor Scott100.000
DetroitIntsYardsAvgTD
S Amos Matthews100.000

Fumble Statistics

MinnesotaFumbRecovForceTD
DetroitFumbRecovForceTD

Punting Statistics

MinnesotaPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Quentin Lake522545.028.2510
DetroitPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Nickolas McGee315050.042.3582

Kicking Statistics

MinnesotaFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Andrew Stephens2/20/00/0343/3
DetroitFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Ernie Fletcher5/61/20/1451/1

Punt Return Statistics

MinnesotaRetYardsAvgTD
Dusty Cavoretto133.00
DetroitRetYardsAvgTD
Calvin Smithson22412.00

Kick Return Statistics

MinnesotaRetYardsAvgTD
Deion Grimsley38127.00
DetroitRetYardsAvgTD
Dusty Szalay23919.50
Irv Tejeda12121.00

Defensive Statistics

MinnesotaTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
S Connor Scott720.02423
DE Cornell Lighthiser601.52321
OLB Nolan Harden620.02423
CB Manuel Small500.02637
ILB Rusty Russo500.02527
S Matthew Coffey430.02637
CB Les Lane400.01526
OLB Amari Rodriguez211.01521
DE Derrick Parrish220.02129
S Micah Hotle200.0214
DT Ellis Ogden120.52430
WR Ethan Andersen10---------
DE Grady Foreman100.0922
S Ashton Wynn100.015
CB Jesse Osborne100.02631
DetroitTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
ILB Chris Loomis840.02733
CB Dwight Henson720.02731
OLB Al Foltz610.02540
S Maxwell Grolsko600.02435
DT Miles Hutchins411.02540
DE Ronnie Smith411.02438
CB Roberto Gilman400.01723
S Brant Jamison301.01322
CB Kurt Kincaid300.02635
DE Aidan Fitzgerald201.02133
DT Gerald Covington210.02428
DT Quinn Sherman121.0817
S Amos Matthews140.01727
CB Sebastian Everett100.0410
OLB Maurice Kariger100.01017
RB Alan Upshaw10---------
DE Josiah Beechler010.022

Pass Rush Statistics

MinnesotaSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Cornell Lighthiser1.501021
OLB Amari Rodriguez1.001021
DT Ellis Ogden0.500130
DE Derrick Parrish0.011029
CB Winfred Corbett0.001010
CB Les Lane0.001026
DetroitSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DT Miles Hutchins1.010040
DE Ronnie Smith1.000438
DT Quinn Sherman1.000217
DE Aidan Fitzgerald1.000233
S Brant Jamison1.000022
DT Gerald Covington0.011028

Pass Defense Statistics

MinnesotaCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
S Connor Scott50123
CB Les Lane30026
ILB Rusty Russo22027
CB Manuel Small21037
S Micah Hotle21014
DE Grady Foreman10022
DE Derrick Parrish10029
S Matthew Coffey10037
S Ashton Wynn1005
OLB Nolan Harden10023
CB Jesse Osborne01031
DetroitCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Dwight Henson60031
ILB Chris Loomis40033
CB Kurt Kincaid31035
CB Sebastian Everett20010
OLB Al Foltz20040
CB Roberto Gilman20023
S Maxwell Grolsko11035
S Amos Matthews10127
DT Miles Hutchins10040
DE Aidan Fitzgerald10033
DT Gerald Covington10028
OLB Maurice Kariger10017
S Brant Jamison10022

Blocking Statistics

MinnesotaKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Mercury Garner55027140
Samuel Murphy25027040
Gustavo Jackson24027240
Nicolas Davidds24027040
Tamarick Zimmerman23027140
Neil Cobb11021039
Luke Boone00015127
DetroitKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Javier Creighton25026037
Caleb Douglas24026037
K.C. Palmer23026237
Maurice Hakeem23026037
Brayden Luce18026037
Tom McIntyre0105112
Earnest Coles01013016

Special Teams Tackles

MinnesotaTacklesSTPlays
Mo Yaw211
Reginald Fariman123
Gary Powers118
Marlon Saddler118
DetroitTacklesSTPlays
Diego Collier221
Conrad Woodbury120
Brayden Luce116

Participation

MinnesotaRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Mercury Garner2740------774
Samuel Murphy2740------774
Gustavo Jackson2740------774
Nicolas Davidds2740------774
Jesse Osborne------26311370
Mo Yaw2138------1170
Matthew Coffey------2637669
Manuel Small------2637467
Micah McConnell2740---------67
Tamarick Zimmerman2740---------67
Ellis Ogden------2430660
Neil Cobb2139---------60
Rusty Russo------2527658
Ethan Andersen2433---------57
Gary Powers1622------1856
Derrick Parrish------2129353
Connor Scott------2423148
Nolan Harden------2423148
Cornell Lighthiser------2321347
Les Lane------1526445
Luke Boone1527---------42
Amari Rodriguez------1521642
Grady Foreman------922940
Micah Hotle------2142137
Marlon Saddler612------1836
Leroy Grier------1121335
Winfred Corbett------1101930
Reginald Fariman33------2329
Deion Grimsley72------1827
Shannon Holliday------012425
Trevor Allred1213---------25
Dusty Cavoretto00------2323
Christian Anderson------1101021
Aidan Hopkins711---------18
Shannon Pettit------97117
Johnnie Buckley30------1316
Mason Reid------29516
Andrew Stephens00------88
Quentin Lake00------77
Joe McMurdo00------77
Ashton Wynn------15---6
Scottie Humphrey------13---4
Adam Richmond00---------0
Gene Figley00---------0
Tyrell Pritchett00---------0
Nathan Witten00---------0
DetroitRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Brayden Luce2637------1679
K.C. Palmer2637------972
Caleb Douglas2637------972
Maurice Hakeem2637------972
Calvin Smithson2637------770
Miles Hutchins------2540267
Al Foltz------2540267
Ronnie Smith------2438264
Javier Creighton2637---------63
Scottie Neff2637---------63
Kurt Kincaid------2635162
Maxwell Grolsko------2435362
Amos Matthews------17271862
Chris Loomis------2733161
Dwight Henson------2731159
Aidan Fitzgerald------2133256
Tim Pashos1116------2754
Gerald Covington------2428---52
Timothy Downs2328---------51
Roberto Gilman------1723646
Irv Tejeda812------2242
Benjamin Franz99------2442
Tom McIntyre512------2441
Dusty Szalay1122------639
Brant Jamison------1322237
Sebastian Everett------4101933
Quinn Sherman------817732
Maurice Kariger------1017229
Earnest Coles1316---------29
Alan Upshaw711------624
Conrad Woodbury------022022
Diego Collier------002121
Tom Bono1110---------21
Bernard Peters04------1115
Eddie Bulger68---------14
Ernie Fletcher00------1313
Xavier Arntson00------99
Josiah Beechler------2259
Earnest Sweeney------0718
Lawrence Villa00------66
Louie Tripplehorn00------33
Nickolas McGee00------33
Manuel Ehlert------30---3
Josue Mueller00---------0
Heath Euerle------00---0
Charles Turman------00---0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left294.5
Middle131098.4
Right10292.9
None2-3-1.5
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left5316.2
Middle11595.4
Right10141.4
None000.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

MinnesotaAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Micah McConnell35265032181
DetroitAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Scottie Neff34196215511

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
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Short (0-8 Yds)1410614.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)106676.7
Long (19+ Yds)4411729.3
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen63274.5
Short (0-8 Yds)171119711.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)9511713.0
Long (19+ Yds)2000.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

MinnesotaTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Ethan Andersen85139033
TE Neil Cobb86144039
WR Mo Yaw44075238
RB Trevor Allred42014013
WR Gary Powers33060222
FB Marlon Saddler3200012
RB Luke Boone2111027
TE Aidan Hopkins22014011
WR Deion Grimsley1102012
DetroitTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Timothy Downs125147028
WR Calvin Smithson73083237
TE Tim Pashos330112316
RB Irv Tejeda22027012
WR Benjamin Franz2103619
RB Alan Upshaw2104011
FB Tom McIntyre2000012
TE Eddie Bulger2201408
TE Earnest Coles11012016
WR Dusty Szalay1106022

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

MinnesotaAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Luke Boone382.674.25
Trevor Allred3124.007.91
Micah McConnell133.002.50
DetroitAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Tom Bono4225.504.82
Irv Tejeda122.005.50

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

MinnesotaAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Micah McConnell104363.607.63
DetroitAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Scottie Neff3000.0010.03

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

MinnesotaTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
RB Trevor Allred3182.673.50
WR Ethan Andersen2194.504.88
TE Neil Cobb21136.505.50
RB Luke Boone1000.000.50
FB Marlon Saddler1000.000.00
WR Mo Yaw1166.0018.75
DetroitTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Timothy Downs2000.003.92
WR Calvin Smithson1000.0011.86

Third Down Rushing Statistics

MinnesotaRushesConversions
Micah McConnell11
DetroitRushesConversions
Scottie Neff10
Alan Upshaw10

Third Down Passing Statistics

MinnesotaAttCompConversions
Micah McConnell964
DetroitAttCompConversions
Scottie Neff1163

Third Down Receiving Statistics

MinnesotaTargCatchConversions
RB Luke Boone210
TE Neil Cobb211
WR Mo Yaw222
WR Ethan Andersen100
WR Deion Grimsley111
FB Marlon Saddler110
DetroitTargCatchConversions
WR Timothy Downs421
WR Calvin Smithson311
TE Tim Pashos221
RB Alan Upshaw110
FB Tom McIntyre100

SectionAttendance
Stadium65,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck19,400 (21,400)
End Zone14,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine8,500 (8,900)
Sideline Seats12,900 (13,600)
Club Seats7,300 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes3,200 (3,300)