Week 11, 2026

played in Detroit, MI

56 degrees, fair, 12 mph wind

Minnesota Vikings0300-3
Detroit Lions77136-33

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:08 DET - Drew Tetreault 6 pass from Deron Heimulu (Ernie Fletcher extra point)
2Q: 10:58 MIN - B.J. Hopper 46 field goal
2Q: 04:45 DET - Calvin Smithson 7 pass from Deron Heimulu (Ernie Fletcher extra point)
3Q: 11:58 DET - D.J. McDaniel 2 run (Ernie Fletcher extra point failed)
3Q: 11:02 DET - Melvin Flowers 6 run (Ernie Fletcher extra point)
4Q: 10:47 DET - Tom McIntyre 4 run (Ernie Fletcher extra point failed)

Team StatisticsMINDET
Record1-96-4
First Downs1422
- by Rushing39
- by Passing1012
- by Penalty11
Total Net Yards243353
- Offensive Plays6368
- Yards per Play3.865.19
Net Rushing Yards43129
- Rushing Attempts1937
- Yards per Rush2.263.49
Net Passing Yards200224
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt44 - 18 - 228 - 21 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards200237
- Sacks/Yards Lost0/03/13
- Yards per Pass Play4.557.23
Fumbles/Lost2/10/0
3rd Down Conversions6/164/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down8.49.3
4th Down Conversions0/00/0
Penalties/Yards4/357/65
Punt Returns/Yards2/83/41
Kick Returns/Yards2/441/13
Interception Ret./Yards0/02/39
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits05
- Red Zone TDs/FGs0/05/0
Avg. Drive StartOWN 25OWN 39
Time of Possession24:3435:26

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:000:48OWN 2538Punt
19:573:40OWN 25834Interception
15:024:04OWN 241047Missed FG
214:073:15OWN 47624Field Goal
24:382:18OWN 30627Punt
313:380:13OWN 3110Interception
310:541:04OWN 2533Punt
35:123:02OWN 17943Punt
31:181:49OWN 34410Punt
410:381:32OWN 25545Missed FG
47:270:38OWN 1130Punt
44:092:14OWN 10617Punt
Detroit Lions
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
114:124:15OWN 18882Touchdown
16:171:15OWN 333-1Punt
10:581:51OWN 36424Missed FG
210:526:14OWN 171383Touchdown
22:202:20OWN 4623Half
315:001:22OWN 2539Punt
313:251:35OPP 13413Touchdown
311:450:51OPP 14214Touchdown
39:504:38OWN 36715Punt
32:100:52OWN 202-8Punt
414:293:51OWN 32868Touchdown
49:061:39OWN 3735Punt
46:492:40OWN 4133Punt
41:551:55OPP 153-2Game

Game MVP: Deron Heimulu, Detroit Lions

Rushing Statistics

MinnesotaAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Burt Aiton9-2-0.221110
Alejandro Shaye6223.67900
Donald Braico4235.751010
DetroitAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
D.J. McDaniel321073.341841
Tom McIntyre2105.00601
Melvin Flowers252.50601
Deron Heimulu177.00700

Passing Statistics

MinnesotaAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Donald Braico31141390/0030231.5
Maurice Shepard134610/0027047.3
DetroitAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Deron Heimulu28212373/132450123.6

Receiving Statistics

MinnesotaCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Mo Yaw9199510.5625300
TE Brendan Frederick293718.5011240
WR Terrance Cote22126.00060
RB Burt Aiton141010.000100
RB Alejandro Shaye131212.004120
TE Drake Diaz121818.008180
FB Jon Fontinha121212.003120
TE Eddie Leahy1144.00040
WR Bryant Thagcher0100.00000
WR Roger Raphael0100.00000
DetroitCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Calvin Smithson1013969.6046441
TE Drew Tetreault344515.0016241
RB D.J. McDaniel224422.0041450
WR Levi Anthony232713.505180
RB Melvin Flowers1188.00380
TE Chris Gordon111111.004110
WR Hunter Caldwell1233.00030
TE J.C. Lester1133.00030
WR Benjamin Franz0100.00000

Interception Statistics

MinnesotaIntsYardsAvgTD
DetroitIntsYardsAvgTD
S Maxwell Grolsko11010.000
S Brant Jamison12929.000

Fumble Statistics

MinnesotaFumbRecovForceTD
Burt Aiton1000
Roger Raphael1000
Walt Capriglione0100
DetroitFumbRecovForceTD
Levi Anthony0100
Chris Gordon0010
Josiah Beechler0010

Punting Statistics

MinnesotaPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Quentin Lake727739.630.9563
DetroitPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Herb Hudson625642.741.3473

Kicking Statistics

MinnesotaFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
B.J. Hopper1/31/30/0460/0
DetroitFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Ernie Fletcher0/10/10/103/5

Punt Return Statistics

MinnesotaRetYardsAvgTD
Roger Raphael284.00
DetroitRetYardsAvgTD
Calvin Smithson34113.70

Kick Return Statistics

MinnesotaRetYardsAvgTD
Roger Raphael24422.00
DetroitRetYardsAvgTD
D.J. McDaniel11313.00

Defensive Statistics

MinnesotaTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
S Gus Moffatt800.03730
OLB Rusty Bonjour721.03730
CB Les Lane700.03222
DE Eugene Edward531.53530
S Clay Newman540.02313
DT Rickey Solis420.03526
OLB Javier Kennedy330.02310
ILB Aiden Bernard320.02314
CB Brenden Hinds300.01314
DT Claude Devine220.01722
CB Sedrick Tefft200.02931
S Jameson Rayburn200.095
DE Craig Harris130.53121
OLB Howie Hansen130.01918
CB Chad Nattiel110.0110
TE Brendan Frederick10---------
DE Kurt Kiselak100.01418
CB Darrell Hartsfield100.085
WR Terrance Cote10---------
DT Carl Blodgett010.077
S Harvey Holm010.01314
DetroitTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
CB Dwight Henson630.01944
S Maxwell Grolsko510.01734
OLB Al Foltz500.01842
ILB Chris Loomis330.01627
CB Roberto Gilman300.01221
OLB Donny George300.0928
S Brant Jamison210.01835
DT Josiah Beechler210.0722
CB DeAndre Samuels200.01841
DT Ellis Ogden110.01026
DT Salvador Terrell110.0711
ILB Randy Preston110.014
DE Winston Dodge100.01944
DT Daryl Delgado100.01424
S Darrin Giles100.0316

Pass Rush Statistics

MinnesotaSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Eugene Edward1.500030
OLB Rusty Bonjour1.000030
DE Craig Harris0.510021
ILB Aiden Bernard0.001014
DetroitSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DT Daryl Delgado0.011024
DE Tyler Bajorek0.003030
DE Winston Dodge0.002044
DT Ellis Ogden0.001026
OLB Donny George0.001028
DE Parker Ardizzone0.00102

Pass Defense Statistics

MinnesotaCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Les Lane30022
S Gus Moffatt30030
DE Eugene Edward20030
CB Sedrick Tefft20031
S Clay Newman20013
CB Brenden Hinds20014
OLB Javier Kennedy20010
OLB Howie Hansen11018
OLB Rusty Bonjour10030
ILB Aiden Bernard10014
CB Chad Nattiel10010
CB Darrell Hartsfield1005
DetroitCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Dwight Henson41044
OLB Al Foltz31042
CB Roberto Gilman21021
ILB Chris Loomis21027
OLB Donny George20028
CB DeAndre Samuels12041
S Maxwell Grolsko11134
S Brant Jamison11135
S Darrin Giles10016
ILB Randy Preston1004

Blocking Statistics

MinnesotaKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Mercury Garner15018036
Joshua Platt15019044
R.J. Bartlett14018036
Walt Capriglione02019044
Javier Rhodes01018036
DetroitKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Bernie Wheeler610237231
Maurice Hakeem47037031
Jace Pearl23029131
Brayden Luce16037031
Collin Franklin04029031
Tom McIntyre0301406
Earl Walton020800
Luis Garrett010800

Special Teams Tackles

MinnesotaTacklesSTPlays
Rickey Solis410
DetroitTacklesSTPlays
Chris Gordon122
Benjamin Franz116
Daryl Delgado113
Brayden Luce17

Participation

MinnesotaRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Walt Capriglione1944------1073
Eugene Edward------3530772
Rickey Solis------35261071
Gus Moffatt------3730269
Rusty Bonjour------3730168
Brendan Frederick1641------966
Mercury Garner1836------1064
R.J. Bartlett1836------1064
Javier Rhodes1836------1064
Joshua Platt1944---------63
Sedrick Tefft------2931161
Les Lane------3222256
Mo Yaw1835---------53
Burt Aiton1230------1052
Craig Harris------3121---52
Javier Kennedy------23101952
Donald Braico1831---------49
Salvador Parker1628---------44
Claude Devine------1722140
Howie Hansen------1918340
Aiden Bernard------2314239
Clay Newman------2313137
Terrance Cote1219------637
Bryant Thagcher115------1733
Kurt Kiselak------1418133
Jon Fontinha411------1732
Drake Diaz16------2431
Alejandro Shaye714------829
Brenden Hinds------1314---27
Jameson Rayburn------951327
Harvey Holm------1314---27
Roger Raphael210------1426
Chad Nattiel------1101324
Carl Blodgett------77620
Darrell Hartsfield------85619
Eddie Leahy611---------17
Maurice Shepard113---------14
Thurman Dirnabauer------111113
Quentin Lake00------1010
Jermaine Allan00------1010
Jason Folau18---------9
Jeremiah Hill18---------9
J.J. Blufer18---------9
Dylan Peterson00------66
B.J. Hopper00------55
Adam Murray00---------0
DetroitRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Maurice Hakeem3731------1381
Bernie Wheeler3731------775
Brayden Luce3731------775
Calvin Smithson3431------873
Benjamin Franz3225------1673
Deron Heimulu3731---------68
Jace Pearl2931------767
Winston Dodge------1944366
Dwight Henson------1944366
Drew Tetreault3529---------64
Al Foltz------1842363
DeAndre Samuels------1841362
Collin Franklin2931---------60
Brant Jamison------1835356
Maxwell Grolsko------1734253
D.J. McDaniel3318------253
Daryl Delgado------14241351
Tyler Bajorek------1530247
Chris Gordon1212------2246
Chris Loomis------1627245
Roberto Gilman------12211144
Levi Anthony1816------741
Donny George------928441
Ellis Ogden------1026339
Tom McIntyre146------1636
Josiah Beechler------722736
Maurice Kariger------1112234
Gus Bauer------1141530
Darrin Giles------316221
Salvador Terrell------711---18
Jim Porter------121417
Melvin Flowers49------114
Dominic Whalen00------1414
Luis Garrett80------614
Randy Preston------14712
Desmond Curtis------26210
Parker Ardizzone------12710
Earl Walton80---------8
Xavier Arntson00------77
Ernie Fletcher00------77
Herb Hudson00------77
J.C. Lester33---------6
Hunter Caldwell05---------5
Gavin Spangler01---------1
Lawrence Villa00---------0
Logan Levine00---------0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left482.0
Middle9192.1
Right6162.7
None000.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left8131.6
Middle14644.6
Right15523.5
None000.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

MinnesotaAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Donald Braico31142015802
Maurice Shepard1341323100
DetroitAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Deron Heimulu28213311100

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen114222.0
Short (0-8 Yds)117444.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)185774.3
Long (19+ Yds)425714.3
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen556312.6
Short (0-8 Yds)1410725.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)9610211.3
Long (19+ Yds)0000.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

MinnesotaTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Mo Yaw199195235
TE Brendan Frederick92037141
RB Burt Aiton41110030
RB Alejandro Shaye31012014
TE Drake Diaz2101806
FB Jon Fontinha21012011
WR Terrance Cote22012019
WR Bryant Thagcher1000015
WR Roger Raphael1010010
TE Eddie Leahy1104011
DetroitTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Calvin Smithson1310096131
TE Drew Tetreault43045129
WR Levi Anthony32027016
RB D.J. McDaniel22044118
WR Hunter Caldwell211305
WR Benjamin Franz1000025
RB Melvin Flowers110809
TE Chris Gordon11011012
TE J.C. Lester110303

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

MinnesotaAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
DetroitAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
D.J. McDaniel11322.913.34
Tom McIntyre144.005.00
Melvin Flowers166.002.50

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

MinnesotaAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
DetroitAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Deron Heimulu65335.508.46

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

MinnesotaTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
DetroitTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Calvin Smithson22157.507.38
WR Levi Anthony1199.009.00
TE Drew Tetreault1166.0011.25
WR Hunter Caldwell1000.001.50
TE J.C. Lester1133.003.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

MinnesotaRushesConversions
Donald Braico11
DetroitRushesConversions
D.J. McDaniel30
Tom McIntyre11
Melvin Flowers10

Third Down Passing Statistics

MinnesotaAttCompConversions
Donald Braico1154
Maurice Shepard421
DetroitAttCompConversions
Deron Heimulu643

Third Down Receiving Statistics

MinnesotaTargCatchConversions
WR Mo Yaw732
RB Alejandro Shaye211
TE Brendan Frederick211
RB Burt Aiton100
TE Drake Diaz100
FB Jon Fontinha111
TE Eddie Leahy110
DetroitTargCatchConversions
WR Calvin Smithson321
WR Levi Anthony211
RB Melvin Flowers111

SectionAttendance
Stadium70,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck21,400 (21,400)
End Zone15,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine8,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats13,600 (13,600)
Club Seats7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes3,300 (3,300)