Week 1, 2011

played in Detroit, MI

53 degrees, rain, 10 mph wind

Minnesota Vikings	7	7	14	3	-	31
Detroit Lions	0	0	0	6	-	6

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:28 MIN - Adrian Arrington 9 pass from Sam Bradford (Pat McAfee extra point)
2Q: 15:00 MIN - D.J. Labelle 9 pass from Sam Bradford (Pat McAfee extra point)
3Q: 10:22 MIN - Stevie Johnson 10 pass from Sam Bradford (Pat McAfee extra point)
3Q: 05:00 MIN - Stevie Johnson 4 pass from Sam Bradford (Pat McAfee extra point)
4Q: 13:33 DET - Ryan Longwell 47 field goal
4Q: 09:04 MIN - Pat McAfee 40 field goal
4Q: 06:22 DET - Ryan Longwell 49 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:28 MIN - Adrian Arrington 9 pass from Sam Bradford (Pat McAfee extra point)
2Q: 15:00 MIN - D.J. Labelle 9 pass from Sam Bradford (Pat McAfee extra point)
3Q: 10:22 MIN - Stevie Johnson 10 pass from Sam Bradford (Pat McAfee extra point)
3Q: 05:00 MIN - Stevie Johnson 4 pass from Sam Bradford (Pat McAfee extra point)
4Q: 13:33 DET - Ryan Longwell 47 field goal
4Q: 09:04 MIN - Pat McAfee 40 field goal
4Q: 06:22 DET - Ryan Longwell 49 field goal

Team Statistics MIN DET
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 29 12
- by Rushing 14 5
- by Passing 14 7
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 446 246
- Offensive Plays 68 51
- Yards per Play 6.56 4.82
Net Rushing Yards 231 114
- Rushing Attempts 37 17
- Yards per Rush 6.24 6.71
Net Passing Yards 215 132
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 31 - 23 - 0 29 - 19 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 215 181
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 5/49
- Yards per Pass Play 6.94 3.88
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 6/11 3/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.2 9.3
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/24 3/20
Punt Returns/Yards 2/27 1/3
Kick Returns/Yards 2/38 0/0
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 4/0 0/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 25 OWN 24
Time of Possession 34:52 25:08

Team Statistics	MIN	DET
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	29	12
- by Rushing	14	5
- by Passing	14	7
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	446	246
- Offensive Plays	68	51
- Yards per Play	6.56	4.82
Net Rushing Yards	231	114
- Rushing Attempts	37	17
- Yards per Rush	6.24	6.71
Net Passing Yards	215	132
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	31 - 23 - 0	29 - 19 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	215	181
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	5/49
- Yards per Pass Play	6.94	3.88
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	6/11	3/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.2	9.3
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/24	3/20
Punt Returns/Yards	2/27	1/3
Kick Returns/Yards	2/38	0/0
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	4/0	0/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 25	OWN 24
Time of Possession	34:52	25:08

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:52	4:35	OWN 24	8	76	Touchdown
1	4:49	4:59	OWN 20	11	80	Touchdown
2	11:27	1:29	OWN 2	3	3	Punt
2	9:14	2:16	OWN 42	6	10	Punt
2	5:23	3:12	OWN 40	6	18	Punt
2	0:39	0:39	OWN 20	1	8	Half
3	15:00	4:44	OWN 14	8	86	Touchdown
3	8:58	4:06	OWN 22	8	78	Touchdown
4	13:27	4:30	OWN 25	9	52	Field Goal
4	6:15	3:45	OWN 27	5	15	Punt
4	1:40	1:40	OWN 40	3	14	Game

Detroit Lions
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:08	OWN 25	3	7	Punt
1	9:17	4:28	OWN 25	8	39	Punt
2	14:50	3:23	OWN 25	5	29	Punt
2	9:58	0:44	OWN 38	3	-2	Punt
2	6:58	1:35	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
2	2:11	1:32	OWN 20	6	72	Interception
3	10:16	1:18	OWN 25	3	-3	Punt
3	4:52	6:25	OWN 25	12	45	Field Goal
4	8:57	2:42	OWN 25	5	43	Field Goal
4	2:30	0:50	OWN 20	3	3	Punt

Game MVP: Sam Bradford, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Brandon Jackson	15	92	6.13	19	3
RB Marcus Thomas	10	60	6.00	20	2
QB Sam Bradford	8	53	6.63	12	2
RB Willie Dawkins	4	26	6.50	17	1

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Chris Ogbonnaya	15	109	7.27	59	2	0
RB Ken Davison	2	5	2.50	3	0	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Sam Bradford	31	23	215	0/0	4	26	0	132.4

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Donovan McNabb	18	10	85	2/21	0	22	1	44.9
Duante Culpepper	11	9	96	3/28	0	19	0	103.0

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Adrian Arrington	9	11	110	12.22	17	26	1
WR Stevie Johnson	7	11	41	5.86	7	10	2
WR D.J. Labelle	4	5	47	11.75	3	16	1
WR Darnerien McCants	1	1	10	10.00	0	10	0
FB Harris Stanton	1	1	4	4.00	4	4	0
RB Willie Dawkins	1	1	3	3.00	2	3	0
RB Marcus Thomas	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Detroit	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR James Jones	4	5	34	8.50	1	18
WR Ben Obomanu	3	4	25	8.33	0	16
WR Jeff Webb	3	4	46	15.33	21	20
RB Chris Ogbonnaya	3	7	32	10.67	23	22
TE Tony Sheffler	2	2	24	12.00	4	19
WR Mario Urrutia	2	3	13	6.50	0	9
TE Martellus Bennett	1	3	3	3.00	0	3
WR Leonard Hankerson	1	1	4	4.00	0	4

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Ray Jones	1	0	0.00	0

Detroit	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
WR D.J. Labelle	1	0	0	0
TE John Cooley	0	1	0	0

Detroit	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
OLB Aaron Curry	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Amir Cochrane	4	208	52.0	36.3	60	0

Detroit	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rod Taylor	7	298	42.6	35.9	56	1

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Pat McAfee	1/1	1/1	0/0	40	4/4

Detroit	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ryan Longwell	2/2	2/2	0/0	49	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Drew Floyd	2	27	13.5	0

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tyvon Branch	1	3	3.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Drew Floyd	2	38	19.0	0

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Ray Jones	6	1	0.0	15	22
DE Calvin Pace	5	0	1.0	16	26
CB Greg Blue	5	2	0.0	16	26
DE Stephen Tulloch	4	0	3.0	17	32
CB Ryan Clark	4	1	0.0	15	34
ILB Rufus Alexander	4	0	0.0	2	18
CB Arnold Parrish	3	0	0.0	12	31
S LaRon Landry	2	1	0.0	6	19
DT Kedrick Golston	1	0	1.0	16	24
S Samuel Gaylor	1	1	0.0	16	22
ILB Jalen Tatum	1	0	0.0	6	13
DT Quentin Groves	1	0	0.0	15	21
ILB Caleb Fox	1	0	0.0	15	16
DT Todd Cunningham	1	0	0.0	4	17
CB Drew Floyd	1	0	0.0	1	7
CB Jeff Greene	1	0	0.0	13	29

Detroit	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Jermaine Phillips	11	2	0.0	35	30
CB Kareem Jackson	7	0	0.0	33	28
OLB Aaron Curry	5	4	0.0	32	29
DT Rob Ninkovich	4	1	0.0	31	24
OLB Dixon Rossel	4	1	0.0	21	29
ILB David Vobora	3	1	0.0	19	9
S Morgan Burnett	3	1	0.0	3	6
ILB Kelvin Sheppard	2	6	0.0	31	23
DT Winston Howard	2	1	0.0	16	21
CB Tyvon Branch	2	1	0.0	29	22
S Reggie Nelson	2	0	0.0	7	6
DT Vaughn Martin	2	0	0.0	12	0
DE Carlos Dunlap	2	0	0.0	26	20
CB Patrick Peterson	2	0	0.0	29	23
DT Anthony Adams	1	1	0.0	9	10
CB Cedric Griffin	1	1	0.0	17	24
OLB Brian Orakpo	1	1	0.0	18	4
QB Donovan McNabb	1	0	---	---	---
DE Davis McMillan	1	0	0.0	5	4
ILB Barrett Ruud	1	0	0.0	2	1
CB Chevis Jackson	1	0	0.0	2	2

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Stephen Tulloch	3.0	1	0	2	32
DE Calvin Pace	1.0	0	0	0	26
DT Kedrick Golston	1.0	0	0	0	24
DT Quentin Groves	0.0	1	1	0	21

Detroit	Hurry	PPlay
DE Carlos Dunlap	2	20
DT Rob Ninkovich	1	24
DT Winston Howard	1	21

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Ray Jones	4	0	1	22
ILB Rufus Alexander	4	0	0	18
CB Greg Blue	3	0	0	26
CB Arnold Parrish	3	0	0	31
ILB Caleb Fox	1	1	0	16
ILB Jalen Tatum	1	0	0	13
S LaRon Landry	1	0	0	19
CB Drew Floyd	1	0	0	7
CB Jeff Greene	1	0	0	29
OLB Akin Ayodele	0	1	0	1

Detroit	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Jermaine Phillips	6	1	30
OLB Aaron Curry	3	0	29
CB Tyvon Branch	2	0	22
CB Kareem Jackson	2	0	28
ILB Kelvin Sheppard	2	0	23
CB Patrick Peterson	2	0	23
DE Davis McMillan	1	0	4
OLB Dixon Rossel	1	0	29
CB Cedric Griffin	1	0	24
OLB Brian Orakpo	1	0	4
DE Carlos Dunlap	1	0	20
S Morgan Burnett	1	0	6

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
C Robert Berry	5	10	0	37	31
T King Dunlap	3	8	3	37	31
G Eric Steinbach	3	4	0	37	31
G Wilford Brown	2	4	0	37	31
T Jared Veldheer	1	3	0	37	31
TE John Cooley	0	1	0	34	30

Detroit	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Josh Beekman	4	6	17	1	34
G Elijah Norris	2	4	17	2	29
G Fernando Velasco	1	2	17	1	29
T Garrett Reynolds	0	3	17	0	29
T D'Brickashaw Ferguson	0	1	17	1	34
TE Dennis Pitta	0	1	2	0	0

Special Teams Tackles

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Joe Klopfenstein	1	21

Detroit	Tackles	STPlays
Ben Obomanu	2	22
Jeff Webb	1	16
Leonard Hankerson	1	3

Participation

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Wilford Brown	37	31	---	---	5	73
WR Stevie Johnson	34	30	---	---	9	73
T King Dunlap	37	31	---	---	5	73
T Jared Veldheer	37	31	---	---	5	73
WR Adrian Arrington	36	31	---	---	3	70
QB Sam Bradford	37	31	---	---	1	69
G Eric Steinbach	37	31	---	---	---	68
C Robert Berry	37	31	---	---	---	68
TE John Cooley	34	30	---	---	2	66
DE Stephen Tulloch	---	---	17	32	15	64
CB Greg Blue	---	---	16	26	21	63
CB Jeff Greene	---	---	13	29	17	59
OLB Ray Jones	---	---	15	22	20	57
RB Marcus Thomas	13	18	---	---	21	52
CB Ryan Clark	---	---	15	34	2	51
DE Calvin Pace	---	---	16	26	9	51
CB Arnold Parrish	---	---	12	31	2	45
WR D.J. Labelle	19	26	---	---	---	45
ILB Rufus Alexander	---	---	2	18	22	42
DT Kedrick Golston	---	---	16	24	1	41
S Samuel Gaylor	---	---	16	22	1	39
DT Quentin Groves	---	---	15	21	---	36
ILB Caleb Fox	---	---	15	16	---	31
DT Todd Cunningham	---	---	4	17	9	30
S LaRon Landry	---	---	6	19	2	27
WR Darnerien McCants	4	4	---	---	17	25
FB Harris Stanton	13	3	---	---	7	23
TE Joe Klopfenstein	2	0	---	---	21	23
RB Brandon Jackson	16	6	---	---	---	22
ILB Jalen Tatum	---	---	6	13	1	20
CB Drew Floyd	---	---	1	7	11	19
RB Willie Dawkins	7	6	---	---	---	13
DT Brenden Hall	---	---	1	9	---	10
TE Malcolm Beyer	7	1	---	---	1	9
DE Adrian Clayborn	---	---	1	7	1	9
K Pat McAfee	0	0	---	---	7	7
C Paul Godfrey	0	0	---	---	5	5
C Ramon Harewood	0	0	---	---	5	5
P Amir Cochrane	0	0	---	---	4	4
OLB Akin Ayodele	---	---	0	1	1	2
C John Sullivan	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Andy Dalton	0	0	---	---	---	0
WR Edmond Gates	0	0	---	---	---	0
ILB Victor Barlow	---	---	0	0	---	0
ILB Greg Lloyd	---	---	0	0	---	0
CB Kerry Baker	---	---	0	0	---	0

Detroit	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
S Jermaine Phillips	---	---	35	30	2	67
OLB Aaron Curry	---	---	32	29	1	62
CB Kareem Jackson	---	---	33	28	1	62
CB Tyvon Branch	---	---	29	22	10	61
T D'Brickashaw Ferguson	17	34	---	---	9	60
DT Rob Ninkovich	---	---	31	24	1	56
G Elijah Norris	17	29	---	---	9	55
G Fernando Velasco	17	29	---	---	9	55
T Garrett Reynolds	17	29	---	---	9	55
ILB Kelvin Sheppard	---	---	31	23	---	54
OLB Dixon Rossel	---	---	21	29	3	53
CB Patrick Peterson	---	---	29	23	---	52
C Josh Beekman	17	34	---	---	---	51
DE Carlos Dunlap	---	---	26	20	---	46
WR Jeff Webb	6	23	---	---	16	45
WR Leonard Hankerson	15	26	---	---	3	44
CB Cedric Griffin	---	---	17	24	2	43
RB Chris Ogbonnaya	15	27	---	---	1	43
CB Brandon McDonald	---	---	15	12	13	40
OLB Brian Orakpo	---	---	18	4	18	40
WR Mario Urrutia	14	24	---	---	---	38
TE Tony Sheffler	7	8	---	---	22	37
WR Ben Obomanu	1	14	---	---	22	37
DT Winston Howard	---	---	16	21	---	37
WR James Jones	7	20	---	---	9	36
TE Martellus Bennett	15	21	---	---	---	36
QB Donovan McNabb	14	20	---	---	---	34
DE Jeremy Mincy	---	---	15	14	1	30
ILB David Vobora	---	---	19	9	1	29
S Reggie Nelson	---	---	7	6	12	25
DT Anthony Adams	---	---	9	10	5	24
RB Albert Willingham	1	1	---	---	22	24
RB Ken Davison	2	6	---	---	10	18
QB Duante Culpepper	3	14	---	---	---	17
DE Davis McMillan	---	---	5	4	4	13
ILB Barrett Ruud	---	---	2	1	10	13
DT Vaughn Martin	---	---	12	0	---	12
S Morgan Burnett	---	---	3	6	1	10
C John Denny	0	0	---	---	9	9
P Rod Taylor	0	0	---	---	9	9
CB Chevis Jackson	---	---	2	2	4	8
K Ryan Longwell	0	0	---	---	5	5
C Alexis Prescott	0	5	---	---	---	5
T Tyson Clabo	0	5	---	---	---	5
G Dylan Gandy	0	5	---	---	---	5
TE Dennis Pitta	2	0	---	---	---	2

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	40	10.0
Middle	27	144	5.3
Right	6	47	7.8
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	61	30.5
Middle	12	44	3.7
Right	3	9	3.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Sam Bradford	31	23	2	1	2	1	4	0	0

Detroit	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Donovan McNabb	18	10	2	1	2	1	1	1	1
Duante Culpepper	11	9	0	0	1	1	0	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	1	4	2.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	13	84	6.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	8	106	7.6
Long (19+ Yds)	1	1	21	21.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	1	22	7.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	13	88	4.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	4	3	37	9.3
Long (19+ Yds)	4	2	34	8.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Stevie Johnson	11	7	1	41	0	30
WR Adrian Arrington	11	9	0	110	2	31
WR D.J. Labelle	5	4	1	47	0	26
WR Darnerien McCants	1	1	0	10	0	4
FB Harris Stanton	1	1	0	4	0	3
RB Willie Dawkins	1	1	0	3	0	6
RB Marcus Thomas	1	0	0	0	0	18

Detroit	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB Chris Ogbonnaya	7	3	3	32	1	27
WR James Jones	5	4	0	34	0	20
WR Ben Obomanu	4	3	0	25	0	14
WR Jeff Webb	4	3	0	46	1	23
TE Martellus Bennett	3	1	0	3	0	21
WR Mario Urrutia	3	2	0	13	0	24
TE Tony Sheffler	2	2	0	24	0	8
WR Leonard Hankerson	1	1	0	4	0	26

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Brandon Jackson	1	16	16.00	6.13

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Chris Ogbonnaya	1	-1	-1.00	7.27

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Sam Bradford	4	4	32	8.00	6.94

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Donovan McNabb	2	0	0	0.00	4.72
Duante Culpepper	1	0	0	0.00	8.73

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Stevie Johnson	2	2	14	7.00	3.73
WR Adrian Arrington	1	1	9	9.00	10.00
WR D.J. Labelle	1	1	9	9.00	9.40

Detroit	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Chris Ogbonnaya	2	0	0	0.00	4.57
WR James Jones	1	0	0	0.00	6.80

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
QB Sam Bradford	2	1
RB Willie Dawkins	1	0
RB Marcus Thomas	1	1

Detroit	Rushes	Conversions
RB Chris Ogbonnaya	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Sam Bradford	7	5	4

Detroit	Att	Comp	Conversions
Donovan McNabb	6	4	1
Duante Culpepper	3	2	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Stevie Johnson	5	3	3
RB Willie Dawkins	1	1	0
WR Adrian Arrington	1	1	1

Detroit	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Chris Ogbonnaya	3	2	1
WR Mario Urrutia	2	1	1
TE Tony Sheffler	1	1	0
WR Ben Obomanu	1	0	0
WR James Jones	1	1	0
WR Leonard Hankerson	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 63,100 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,700 (21,400)
End Zone 14,900 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,400 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 11,900 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,600 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 1,600 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	63,100 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,700 (21,400)
End Zone	14,900 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,400 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	11,900 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,600 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	1,600 (3,300)