Week 11, 2025

played in Detroit, MI

34 degrees, fair, 3 mph wind

Minnesota Vikings	0	7	10	0	-	17
Detroit Lions	0	21	0	9	-	30

Scoring Summary
2Q: 12:57 DET - Calvin Smithson 45 pass from Deron Heimulu (Ernie Fletcher extra point)
2Q: 11:20 DET - Calvin Smithson 60 pass from Deron Heimulu (Ernie Fletcher extra point)
2Q: 06:17 DET - Benjamin Franz 11 pass from Deron Heimulu (Ernie Fletcher extra point)
2Q: 03:00 MIN - Matt Merkerson 8 pass from Micah McConnell (Grant Buchanon extra point)
3Q: 08:46 MIN - Burt Aiton 20 run (Grant Buchanon extra point)
3Q: 03:17 MIN - Grant Buchanon 38 field goal
4Q: 12:01 DET - Ernie Fletcher 51 field goal
4Q: 02:13 DET - D.J. McDaniel 8 run (Ernie Fletcher extra point failed)

Scoring Summary
2Q: 12:57 DET - Calvin Smithson 45 pass from Deron Heimulu (Ernie Fletcher extra point)
2Q: 11:20 DET - Calvin Smithson 60 pass from Deron Heimulu (Ernie Fletcher extra point)
2Q: 06:17 DET - Benjamin Franz 11 pass from Deron Heimulu (Ernie Fletcher extra point)
2Q: 03:00 MIN - Matt Merkerson 8 pass from Micah McConnell (Grant Buchanon extra point)
3Q: 08:46 MIN - Burt Aiton 20 run (Grant Buchanon extra point)
3Q: 03:17 MIN - Grant Buchanon 38 field goal
4Q: 12:01 DET - Ernie Fletcher 51 field goal
4Q: 02:13 DET - D.J. McDaniel 8 run (Ernie Fletcher extra point failed)

Team Statistics MIN DET
Record 5-5 10-0
First Downs 16 17
- by Rushing 4 6
- by Passing 12 10
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 298 349
- Offensive Plays 62 66
- Yards per Play 4.81 5.29
Net Rushing Yards 67 105
- Rushing Attempts 17 27
- Yards per Rush 3.94 3.89
Net Passing Yards 231 244
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 39 - 29 - 0 35 - 21 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 252 277
- Sacks/Yards Lost 6/21 4/33
- Yards per Pass Play 5.13 6.26
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 3/14 9/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.0 8.4
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 7/50 5/50
Punt Returns/Yards 4/27 5/54
Kick Returns/Yards 1/21 2/46
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 26 OWN 34
Time of Possession 30:45 29:15

Team Statistics	MIN	DET
Record	5-5	10-0
First Downs	16	17
- by Rushing	4	6
- by Passing	12	10
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	298	349
- Offensive Plays	62	66
- Yards per Play	4.81	5.29
Net Rushing Yards	67	105
- Rushing Attempts	17	27
- Yards per Rush	3.94	3.89
Net Passing Yards	231	244
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	39 - 29 - 0	35 - 21 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	252	277
- Sacks/Yards Lost	6/21	4/33
- Yards per Pass Play	5.13	6.26
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	3/14	9/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.0	8.4
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	7/50	5/50
Punt Returns/Yards	4/27	5/54
Kick Returns/Yards	1/21	2/46
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 26	OWN 34
Time of Possession	30:45	29:15

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	8:39	1:16	OWN 10	3	5	Punt
1	5:34	1:36	OWN 22	3	0	Punt
1	1:42	2:25	OWN 20	4	49	Missed FG
2	12:39	1:19	OWN 25	3	-2	Punt
2	11:04	1:57	OWN 25	3	9	Punt
2	6:11	3:20	OWN 25	10	75	Touchdown
2	1:44	0:58	OWN 23	3	0	Punt
2	0:14	0:14	OWN 18	1	-1	Half
3	15:00	1:32	OWN 25	3	9	Punt
3	11:43	3:09	OWN 14	7	86	Touchdown
3	6:58	3:46	OPP 38	6	17	Field Goal
3	1:56	2:45	OWN 38	6	17	Punt
4	11:56	4:28	OWN 25	6	18	Punt
4	2:04	1:09	OWN 32	4	1	Downs

Detroit Lions
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	6:21	OWN 26	12	26	Punt
1	7:23	1:49	OPP 47	3	-17	Punt
1	3:58	2:16	OWN 45	6	17	Punt
2	14:17	1:38	OWN 49	3	51	Touchdown
2	11:20	0:16	OWN 40	1	60	Touchdown
2	9:07	2:56	OWN 28	9	72	Touchdown
2	2:51	1:07	OWN 25	3	8	Punt
2	0:46	0:32	OWN 43	3	2	Punt
3	13:28	1:45	OWN 18	3	5	Punt
3	8:34	1:36	OWN 21	4	-4	Punt
3	3:12	1:16	OWN 25	3	-3	Punt
4	14:11	2:15	OWN 20	4	46	Field Goal
4	7:28	5:24	OWN 27	12	73	Touchdown
4	0:55	0:55	OPP 33	2	-2	Game

Game MVP: Deron Heimulu, Detroit Lions

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Burt Aiton	7	42	6.00	20	2	1
Alejandro Shaye	5	8	1.60	6	0	0
Micah McConnell	4	7	1.75	7	0	0
Mo Yaw	1	10	10.00	10	1	0

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
D.J. McDaniel	19	68	3.58	16	2	1
Alan Upshaw	5	31	6.20	16	1	0
Deron Heimulu	3	6	2.00	8	0	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Micah McConnell	39	29	252	6/21	1	40	0	99.5

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Deron Heimulu	35	21	277	4/33	3	60	0	113.6

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Mo Yaw	6	7	52	8.67	29	29	0
WR Matt Merkerson	6	9	62	10.33	13	18	1
TE Brendan Frederick	6	8	41	6.83	1	11	0
WR Bryant Thagcher	5	6	47	9.40	2	12	0
RB Burt Aiton	2	2	-1	-0.50	0	0	0
RB Warren Lane	1	2	40	40.00	42	40	0
TE Victor Fleming	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0
TE Drake Diaz	1	2	5	5.00	0	5	0
WR Roger Raphael	1	1	1	1.00	0	1	0
RB Alejandro Shaye	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Detroit	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Calvin Smithson	6	10	168	28.00	35	60	2
TE Drew Tetreault	4	5	22	5.50	9	9	0
WR Timothy Downs	3	7	24	8.00	0	13	0
WR Benjamin Franz	3	3	31	10.33	12	13	1
RB Alan Upshaw	2	3	13	6.50	1	9	0
RB D.J. McDaniel	1	3	7	7.00	0	7	0
FB Tom McIntyre	1	1	5	5.00	1	5	0
TE Chris Gordon	1	3	7	7.00	0	7	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Detroit	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Chuck Sanders	0	0	1	0

Detroit	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Calvin Smithson	1	0	0	0
Tom McIntyre	0	1	0	0

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Quentin Lake	8	351	43.9	34.6	54	2

Detroit	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jackie Tate	8	350	43.8	37.9	62	4

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Grant Buchanon	1/2	0/1	0/0	38	2/2

Detroit	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ernie Fletcher	1/1	1/1	1/1	51	3/4

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Matt Merkerson	4	27	6.8	0

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Calvin Smithson	5	54	10.8	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Matt Merkerson	1	21	21.0	0

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Neil Warholic	2	46	23.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Rusty Bonjour	9	2	0.0	27	38
OLB Nolan Harden	6	3	1.0	26	33
CB Les Lane	6	1	0.0	24	38
S Matthew Coffey	5	1	0.0	27	39
CB Gus Moffatt	4	0	0.0	25	38
DE Craig Harris	3	1	2.5	27	39
DE Carlos Hitchcock	2	1	0.5	11	21
DT Nicky Ihler	2	1	0.0	18	18
S Darrell Hartsfield	2	1	0.0	10	18
DT Claude Devine	2	0	0.0	16	31
S Clay Newman	1	1	0.0	17	21
CB Manuel Small	1	0	0.0	18	20
DE Billy Price	1	0	0.0	27	38
OLB Javier Kennedy	1	0	0.0	11	19

Detroit	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Chris Loomis	7	4	0.0	17	39
S Brant Jamison	7	3	0.0	17	44
DE Ronnie Smith	4	1	2.5	17	40
OLB Al Foltz	4	3	0.5	17	45
CB Dwight Henson	4	1	0.0	17	44
CB Charles Turman	4	0	0.0	9	23
OLB Maurice Kariger	3	4	1.0	7	19
CB DeAndre Samuels	3	2	0.0	1	13
CB Roberto Gilman	3	0	0.0	16	34
DT Joey Van Pelt	2	1	0.0	16	35
S Darrin Giles	2	0	0.0	8	31
DT Josiah Beechler	2	0	0.0	8	21
DE Tyler Bajorek	1	3	1.5	17	38
DE Winston Dodge	1	0	0.5	0	12
S Gus Bauer	1	0	0.0	9	15
DT Desmond Curtis	1	0	0.0	1	11

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Craig Harris	2.5	1	2	39
OLB Nolan Harden	1.0	0	0	33
DE Carlos Hitchcock	0.5	0	1	21
DT Claude Devine	0.0	0	2	31
DE Billy Price	0.0	0	1	38

Detroit	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Ronnie Smith	2.5	0	0	2	40
DE Tyler Bajorek	1.5	0	0	1	38
OLB Maurice Kariger	1.0	1	0	0	19
OLB Al Foltz	0.5	1	0	0	45
DE Winston Dodge	0.5	0	0	0	12
DT Joey Van Pelt	0.0	0	2	1	35

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Les Lane	5	0	38
CB Gus Moffatt	3	3	38
ILB Rusty Bonjour	3	0	38
OLB Nolan Harden	3	0	33
S Matthew Coffey	2	1	39
CB Manuel Small	1	0	20
DT Claude Devine	1	0	31
S Clay Newman	1	0	21
OLB Javier Kennedy	1	0	19
S Darrell Hartsfield	1	0	18

Detroit	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Brant Jamison	5	0	44
CB Roberto Gilman	4	0	34
ILB Chris Loomis	4	0	39
CB Dwight Henson	4	0	44
CB Charles Turman	3	0	23
CB DeAndre Samuels	3	0	13
S Darrin Giles	2	1	31
OLB Al Foltz	1	0	45
DE Ronnie Smith	1	0	40
S Gus Bauer	1	0	15
OLB Maurice Kariger	1	0	19

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Gustavo Jackson	3	4	17	1	45
Walt Capriglione	2	4	17	1	45
Jason Folau	0	3	17	3	45
Joshua Platt	0	2	17	0	45
Jeremiah Hill	0	1	17	1	45

Detroit	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Caleb Douglas	5	6	27	0	39
Jumbo Hill	2	5	27	1	39
Brayden Luce	1	5	27	1	39
Maurice Hakeem	1	5	27	1	39
Collin Franklin	1	2	27	1	39
Drew Tetreault	0	1	24	0	39

Special Teams Tackles

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Chuck Sanders	3	26
Manuel Small	3	12
Matt Merkerson	1	18

Detroit	Tackles	STPlays
Brayden Luce	3	15
Alex Schmidgall	1	27
Roberto Gilman	1	19

Participation

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Burt Aiton	9	38	---	---	28	75
Matt Merkerson	17	35	---	---	18	70
Matthew Coffey	---	---	27	39	1	67
Craig Harris	---	---	27	39	1	67
Rusty Bonjour	---	---	27	38	1	66
Billy Price	---	---	27	38	1	66
Les Lane	---	---	24	38	2	64
Gus Moffatt	---	---	25	38	1	64
Micah McConnell	17	45	---	---	---	62
Joshua Platt	17	45	---	---	---	62
Gustavo Jackson	17	45	---	---	---	62
Jason Folau	17	45	---	---	---	62
Jeremiah Hill	17	45	---	---	---	62
Walt Capriglione	17	45	---	---	---	62
Nolan Harden	---	---	26	33	1	60
Brendan Frederick	16	44	---	---	---	60
Mo Yaw	17	41	---	---	---	58
Claude Devine	---	---	16	31	8	55
Victor Fleming	5	18	---	---	28	51
Manuel Small	---	---	18	20	12	50
Darrell Hartsfield	---	---	10	18	18	46
Javier Kennedy	---	---	11	19	13	43
Carlos Hitchcock	---	---	11	21	9	41
Clay Newman	---	---	17	21	1	39
Nicky Ihler	---	---	18	18	1	37
Chuck Sanders	---	---	3	6	26	35
Bryant Thagcher	6	20	---	---	8	34
Warren Lane	5	9	---	---	12	26
Dylan Peterson	3	4	---	---	18	25
Sedrick Tefft	---	---	0	1	17	18
Parker Karluk	---	---	9	9	---	18
Aiden Bernard	---	---	1	1	14	16
Alejandro Shaye	7	6	---	---	---	13
Mercury Garner	0	0	---	---	10	10
Nicolas Davidds	0	0	---	---	10	10
Quentin Lake	0	0	---	---	10	10
Jermaine Allan	0	0	---	---	10	10
R.J. Bartlett	0	0	---	---	10	10
Javier Rhodes	0	0	---	---	10	10
Drake Diaz	0	8	---	---	---	8
Roger Raphael	0	2	---	---	6	8
Jameson Rayburn	---	---	0	0	8	8
Grant Buchanon	0	0	---	---	6	6
Chad Nattiel	---	---	0	1	---	1
Maurice Shepard	0	0	---	---	---	0
Tevin Campbell	---	---	0	0	---	0

Detroit	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Brayden Luce	27	39	---	---	15	81
Jumbo Hill	27	39	---	---	9	75
Calvin Smithson	27	39	---	---	9	75
Caleb Douglas	27	39	---	---	9	75
Maurice Hakeem	27	39	---	---	9	75
Chris Loomis	---	---	17	39	14	70
Roberto Gilman	---	---	16	34	19	69
Deron Heimulu	27	39	---	---	---	66
Collin Franklin	27	39	---	---	---	66
Al Foltz	---	---	17	45	2	64
Tyler Bajorek	---	---	17	38	9	64
Brant Jamison	---	---	17	44	2	63
Dwight Henson	---	---	17	44	2	63
Drew Tetreault	24	39	---	---	---	63
Joey Van Pelt	---	---	16	35	10	61
Timothy Downs	23	33	---	---	4	60
Ronnie Smith	---	---	17	40	2	59
Maurice Kariger	---	---	7	19	27	53
D.J. McDaniel	22	21	---	---	---	43
Tom McIntyre	12	12	---	---	19	43
Alan Upshaw	5	17	---	---	19	41
Darrin Giles	---	---	8	31	2	41
Charles Turman	---	---	9	23	9	41
Salvador Terrell	---	---	9	23	---	32
Chris Gordon	6	12	---	---	14	32
Benjamin Franz	15	15	---	---	---	30
Josiah Beechler	---	---	8	21	1	30
Alex Schmidgall	0	0	---	---	27	27
Gus Bauer	---	---	9	15	---	24
Maxwell Grolsko	---	---	1	2	18	21
Neil Warholic	0	0	---	---	19	19
T.J. Brook	1	7	---	---	9	17
DeAndre Samuels	---	---	1	13	1	15
Winston Dodge	---	---	0	12	1	13
Desmond Curtis	---	---	1	11	1	13
Jackie Tate	0	0	---	---	9	9
Xavier Arntson	0	0	---	---	9	9
Clifton Diaz	0	0	---	---	8	8
Ernie Fletcher	0	0	---	---	7	7
Randy Preston	---	---	0	6	---	6
Melvin Flowers	0	0	---	---	4	4
Lawrence Villa	0	0	---	---	---	0
Earl Walton	0	0	---	---	---	0
Diego Sayre	---	---	0	0	---	0
Donny George	---	---	0	0	---	0
Shawn Bickford	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	9	2.3
Middle	8	21	2.6
Right	4	38	9.5
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	14	63	4.5
Middle	6	36	6.0
Right	5	8	1.6
None	2	-2	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Micah McConnell	39	29	2	3	2	1	2	4	0

Detroit	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Deron Heimulu	35	21	3	1	2	4	6	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	9	5	75	8.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	13	58	4.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	10	101	7.2
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	18	9.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	15	7.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	11	65	3.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	5	51	5.1
Long (19+ Yds)	6	3	146	24.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Matt Merkerson	9	6	1	62	0	35
TE Brendan Frederick	8	6	0	41	0	44
WR Mo Yaw	7	6	0	52	1	41
WR Bryant Thagcher	6	5	0	47	0	20
RB Burt Aiton	2	2	0	-1	0	38
RB Warren Lane	2	1	0	40	1	9
TE Drake Diaz	2	1	1	5	0	8
RB Alejandro Shaye	1	0	0	0	0	6
TE Victor Fleming	1	1	0	5	0	18
WR Roger Raphael	1	1	0	1	0	2

Detroit	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Calvin Smithson	10	6	1	168	3	39
WR Timothy Downs	7	3	0	24	0	33
TE Drew Tetreault	5	4	0	22	0	39
RB D.J. McDaniel	3	1	0	7	0	21
WR Benjamin Franz	3	3	0	31	0	15
RB Alan Upshaw	3	2	0	13	0	17
TE Chris Gordon	3	1	1	7	0	12
FB Tom McIntyre	1	1	0	5	0	12

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Burt Aiton	2	16	8.00	6.00

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
D.J. McDaniel	1	8	8.00	3.58

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Micah McConnell	5	4	28	5.60	6.46

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Deron Heimulu	1	1	11	11.00	7.91

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Bryant Thagcher	2	2	23	11.50	7.83
WR Matt Merkerson	1	1	8	8.00	6.89
RB Alejandro Shaye	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
TE Brendan Frederick	1	1	-3	-3.00	5.13

Detroit	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Benjamin Franz	1	1	11	11.00	10.33

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Burt Aiton	1	1

Detroit	Rushes	Conversions
D.J. McDaniel	3	3
Alan Upshaw	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Micah McConnell	12	10	2

Detroit	Att	Comp	Conversions
Deron Heimulu	13	7	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Mo Yaw	3	3	0
TE Brendan Frederick	3	3	1
WR Matt Merkerson	2	1	0
WR Bryant Thagcher	2	2	1
TE Drake Diaz	1	0	0
WR Roger Raphael	1	1	0

Detroit	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Calvin Smithson	6	2	2
RB Alan Upshaw	2	1	0
TE Drew Tetreault	2	2	2
RB D.J. McDaniel	1	0	0
WR Timothy Downs	1	1	1
TE Chris Gordon	1	1	0

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

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