Week 1, 2026

played in Minnesota, MN

82 degrees, fair, 3 mph wind

Detroit Lions03107-20
Minnesota Vikings71009-26

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:06 MIN - Alejandro Shaye 10 pass from Micah McConnell (B.J. Hopper extra point)
2Q: 12:37 DET - Ernie Fletcher 24 field goal
2Q: 11:15 MIN - Mo Yaw 61 pass from Micah McConnell (B.J. Hopper extra point)
2Q: 00:21 MIN - B.J. Hopper 30 field goal
3Q: 09:42 DET - Deron Heimulu 6 run (Ernie Fletcher extra point)
3Q: 03:01 DET - Ernie Fletcher 35 field goal
4Q: 13:47 MIN - B.J. Hopper 21 field goal
4Q: 04:20 DET - Melvin Flowers 6 run (Ernie Fletcher extra point)
4Q: 01:53 MIN - B.J. Hopper 34 field goal
4Q: 00:42 MIN - B.J. Hopper 48 field goal

Team StatisticsDETMIN
Record0-11-0
First Downs2123
- by Rushing109
- by Passing1014
- by Penalty10
Total Net Yards323467
- Offensive Plays6574
- Yards per Play4.976.31
Net Rushing Yards142164
- Rushing Attempts2928
- Yards per Rush4.905.86
Net Passing Yards181303
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt35 - 19 - 344 - 25 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards188320
- Sacks/Yards Lost1/72/17
- Yards per Pass Play5.036.59
Fumbles/Lost2/12/0
3rd Down Conversions5/134/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down5.67.2
4th Down Conversions0/00/0
Penalties/Yards1/56/31
Punt Returns/Yards3/322/17
Kick Returns/Yards4/1021/23
Interception Ret./Yards1/243/7
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits45
- Red Zone TDs/FGs2/21/3
Avg. Drive StartOWN 32OWN 31
Time of Possession29:4030:20

Drive Charts

Detroit Lions
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:001:58OWN 2637Punt
17:553:13OWN 25833Punt
13:225:51OWN 371256Field Goal
210:594:02OWN 25729Punt
24:562:48OWN 7768Interception
20:140:14OWN 281-2Half
312:062:34OPP 41541Touchdown
37:565:02OWN 25957Field Goal
413:420:53OWN 2539Punt
49:071:26OWN 263-1Punt
45:481:34OPP 24324Touchdown
41:480:44OWN 3433Interception
40:350:17OWN 3410Interception
Minnesota Vikings
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
113:025:07OWN 29971Touchdown
14:421:20OWN 2031Punt
212:311:32OWN 25375Touchdown
26:572:01OWN 29512Punt
22:081:54OWN 201267Field Goal
315:002:54OWN 25728Interception
39:321:36OWN 2538Punt
32:541:23OWN 25415Punt
31:312:49OPP 41537Field Goal
412:493:42OWN 31950Missed FG
47:411:53OWN 21416Punt
44:142:26OWN 27756Field Goal
41:040:29OPP 3837Field Goal
40:180:18OWN 361-1Game

Game MVP: Micah McConnell, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

DetroitAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
D.J. McDaniel17673.941220
Deron Heimulu6335.501411
Melvin Flowers6427.001311
MinnesotaAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Burt Aiton10616.101910
Alejandro Shaye9444.891120
Micah McConnell8354.38900
Mo Yaw12424.002410

Passing Statistics

DetroitAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Deron Heimulu35191881/7020334.0
MinnesotaAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Micah McConnell44253202/17261185.4

Receiving Statistics

DetroitCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Calvin Smithson815546.7536190
RB D.J. McDaniel35227.3322140
WR Benjamin Franz334214.0013170
TE Drew Tetreault243618.0025200
TE Chris Gordon142020.000200
WR Hunter Caldwell1188.00080
WR Logan Levine1166.00060
TE J.C. Lester0200.00000
MinnesotaCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Mo Yaw122219015.8399611
WR Terrance Cote46389.5012150
RB Alejandro Shaye23147.002101
TE Brendan Frederick23168.000120
WR Salvador Parker243015.0010280
RB Burt Aiton1122.00320
WR Roger Raphael121818.0019180
TE Eddie Leahy121212.001120
WR Bryant Thagcher0100.00000

Interception Statistics

DetroitIntsYardsAvgTD
S Brant Jamison12424.000
MinnesotaIntsYardsAvgTD
S Matthew Coffey100.000
CB Sedrick Tefft100.000
CB Chad Nattiel177.000

Fumble Statistics

DetroitFumbRecovForceTD
Deron Heimulu1000
Calvin Smithson1000
Bernie Wheeler0100
Al Foltz0010
Maurice Hakeem0010
MinnesotaFumbRecovForceTD
Roger Raphael1100
Mo Yaw1000
Brendan Frederick0100
R.J. Bartlett0100
Mercury Garner0010
Rickey Solis0010

Punting Statistics

DetroitPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Herb Hudson520340.633.2541
MinnesotaPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Quentin Lake518737.431.0522

Kicking Statistics

DetroitFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Ernie Fletcher2/20/00/0352/2
MinnesotaFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
B.J. Hopper4/51/10/0482/2

Punt Return Statistics

DetroitRetYardsAvgTD
Calvin Smithson33210.70
MinnesotaRetYardsAvgTD
Roger Raphael2178.50

Kick Return Statistics

DetroitRetYardsAvgTD
Roberto Gilman25125.50
D.J. McDaniel25125.50
MinnesotaRetYardsAvgTD
Roger Raphael12323.00

Defensive Statistics

DetroitTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
OLB Al Foltz820.02743
DE Tyler Bajorek700.02436
CB DeAndre Samuels510.02746
OLB Donny George510.01213
ILB Chris Loomis440.02638
S Brant Jamison420.02644
CB Dwight Henson420.02846
S Maxwell Grolsko310.02732
DE Winston Dodge201.02742
CB Roberto Gilman220.51527
S Gus Bauer200.017
ILB Randy Preston200.028
DT Desmond Curtis100.5112
DT Daryl Delgado120.02031
S Darrin Giles120.0213
DT Salvador Terrell110.01515
QB Deron Heimulu10---------
RB D.J. McDaniel10---------
TE J.C. Lester10---------
DT Ellis Ogden010.01427
DT Josiah Beechler010.01011
MinnesotaTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
DT Sawyer Boone710.02935
OLB Rusty Bonjour610.02936
OLB Howie Hansen610.01621
DT Rickey Solis441.02630
CB Sedrick Tefft420.02936
S Matthew Coffey340.02936
ILB Aiden Bernard320.01414
S Gus Moffatt320.02936
DE Eugene Edward310.02835
OLB Javier Kennedy300.01414
CB Les Lane200.02629
WR Mo Yaw10---------
DE Craig Harris100.01725
DE Kurt Kiselak100.01618

Pass Rush Statistics

DetroitSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Winston Dodge1.004042
CB Roberto Gilman0.500027
DT Desmond Curtis0.500012
DT Josiah Beechler0.001011
CB DeAndre Samuels0.001046
MinnesotaSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DT Rickey Solis1.000030
DE Craig Harris0.021025
DE Eugene Edward0.002035
DT Sawyer Boone0.000135

Pass Defense Statistics

DetroitCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
DE Tyler Bajorek40036
CB Dwight Henson32046
S Brant Jamison30144
OLB Al Foltz30043
CB DeAndre Samuels30046
CB Roberto Gilman21027
S Gus Bauer2007
OLB Donny George20013
ILB Chris Loomis12038
DE Winston Dodge10042
ILB Randy Preston1008
S Maxwell Grolsko02032
CB Jim Porter0107
MinnesotaCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Sedrick Tefft43136
OLB Howie Hansen40021
OLB Rusty Bonjour30036
S Gus Moffatt20036
DT Sawyer Boone11035
S Matthew Coffey10136
DE Eugene Edward10035
ILB Aiden Bernard10014
DE Kurt Kiselak10018
OLB Javier Kennedy10014
CB Les Lane01029
CB Chad Nattiel00110

Blocking Statistics

DetroitKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Bernie Wheeler36029136
Caleb Douglas24029036
Drew Tetreault22127034
Brayden Luce22029036
Maurice Hakeem16029036
Collin Franklin13029036
MinnesotaKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Walt Capriglione66028146
Mercury Garner34128046
R.J. Bartlett24028046
Jason Folau14021138
Joshua Platt13128046
Jeremiah Hill010708
Eddie Leahy0109011

Special Teams Tackles

DetroitTacklesSTPlays
Melvin Flowers219
Maurice Hakeem112
MinnesotaTacklesSTPlays
Rickey Solis314
Brendan Frederick212
Burt Aiton122
Mercury Garner110

Participation

DetroitRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Dwight Henson------2846579
DeAndre Samuels------2746679
Benjamin Franz2632------1977
Maurice Hakeem2936------1277
Brant Jamison------2644575
Al Foltz------2743474
Winston Dodge------2742574
Bernie Wheeler2936------772
Brayden Luce2936------772
Caleb Douglas2936------772
Chris Loomis------2638569
Calvin Smithson2634------666
Deron Heimulu2936---------65
Collin Franklin2936---------65
Tyler Bajorek------2436363
Daryl Delgado------20311162
Maxwell Grolsko------2732261
Drew Tetreault2734---------61
Roberto Gilman------15271658
D.J. McDaniel2126------754
Chris Gordon915------2448
Ellis Ogden------1427445
Tom McIntyre116------1936
Melvin Flowers77------1933
Salvador Terrell------1515---30
Josiah Beechler------1011728
Hunter Caldwell1314---------27
Maurice Kariger------222226
Donny George------1213126
Gus Bauer------171624
Jim Porter------071724
Randy Preston------281222
Darrin Giles------213419
Desmond Curtis------112417
Levi Anthony04------1115
Parker Ardizzone------26614
Xavier Arntson00------77
Ernie Fletcher00------77
Herb Hudson00------77
Logan Levine25---------7
J.C. Lester33---------6
Jace Pearl00------55
Gavin Spangler00---------0
Lawrence Villa00---------0
Earl Walton00---------0
Dominic Whalen00---------0
MinnesotaRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Mercury Garner2846------1084
Walt Capriglione2846------1084
R.J. Bartlett2846------1084
Brendan Frederick2542------1279
Micah McConnell2846---------74
Joshua Platt2846---------74
Sawyer Boone------2935771
Eugene Edward------2835770
Rickey Solis------26301470
Gus Moffatt------2936368
Matthew Coffey------2936267
Rusty Bonjour------2936267
Mo Yaw2740---------67
Sedrick Tefft------2936267
Salvador Parker2240---------62
Jason Folau2138---------59
Les Lane------2629358
Burt Aiton1314------2249
Javier Kennedy------14142149
Craig Harris------1725143
Terrance Cote1225------542
Alejandro Shaye1525---------40
Howie Hansen------1621239
Jon Fontinha710------2239
Kurt Kiselak------1618135
Roger Raphael412------1733
Bryant Thagcher54------2231
Aiden Bernard------1414129
Chad Nattiel------2101729
Drake Diaz10------2728
Clay Newman------381627
Eddie Leahy911---------20
Brenden Hinds------108---18
Jeremiah Hill78------116
Darrell Hartsfield------25613
Dylan Peterson07------512
B.J. Hopper00------1212
Quentin Lake00------1010
Jermaine Allan00------1010
Thurman Dirnabauer------001010
Nicolas Davidds00------99
J.J. Blufer00---------0
Maurice Shepard00---------0
Javier Rhodes00---------0
Jameson Rayburn------00---0
Adam Murray00---------0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left5132.6
Middle16784.9
Right7537.6
None1-2-2.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left55110.2
Middle151026.8
Right7121.7
None1-1-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

DetroitAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Deron Heimulu35192215313
MinnesotaAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Micah McConnell44254228601

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen75314.4
Short (0-8 Yds)19101035.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)333411.3
Long (19+ Yds)61203.3
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen11811010.0
Short (0-8 Yds)159785.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)157895.9
Long (19+ Yds)314314.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

DetroitTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Calvin Smithson158154034
RB D.J. McDaniel53022026
TE Chris Gordon41020115
TE Drew Tetreault42036134
WR Benjamin Franz33042032
TE J.C. Lester200003
WR Hunter Caldwell1108014
WR Logan Levine110605
MinnesotaTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Mo Yaw22120190340
WR Terrance Cote64138025
WR Salvador Parker42030140
RB Alejandro Shaye32114025
TE Brendan Frederick32016042
WR Roger Raphael21018012
TE Eddie Leahy21012011
RB Burt Aiton1102014
WR Bryant Thagcher100004

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

DetroitAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
D.J. McDaniel441.003.94
Deron Heimulu2136.505.50
Melvin Flowers166.007.00
MinnesotaAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Alejandro Shaye3217.004.89
Micah McConnell166.004.38

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

DetroitAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Deron Heimulu31155.005.37
MinnesotaAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Micah McConnell73152.147.27

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

DetroitTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Calvin Smithson1000.003.60
WR Benjamin Franz111515.0014.00
TE Chris Gordon1000.005.00
MinnesotaTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Mo Yaw5251.008.64
RB Alejandro Shaye111010.004.67
WR Terrance Cote1000.006.33

Third Down Rushing Statistics

DetroitRushesConversions
Deron Heimulu11
D.J. McDaniel11
MinnesotaRushesConversions
Burt Aiton20
Micah McConnell11

Third Down Passing Statistics

DetroitAttCompConversions
Deron Heimulu1163
MinnesotaAttCompConversions
Micah McConnell1073

Third Down Receiving Statistics

DetroitTargCatchConversions
WR Calvin Smithson621
RB D.J. McDaniel321
TE Chris Gordon111
WR Hunter Caldwell110
MinnesotaTargCatchConversions
WR Mo Yaw741
TE Brendan Frederick111
WR Terrance Cote111
WR Salvador Parker110

SectionAttendance
Stadium96,500 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck28,200 (29,700)
End Zone20,600 (21,500)
Mezzanine12,000 (12,400)
Sideline Seats18,400 (19,000)
Club Seats7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes9,900 (9,900)