Week 1, 1981

played in Detroit, MI

60 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

Minnesota Vikings30100-13
Detroit Lions01433-20

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:18 MIN - Rafael Septien 38 field goal
2Q: 13:52 DET - Jim Smith 4 pass from Bill Demory (Uwe Von Schamann extra point)
2Q: 05:15 DET - Jim Robinson 11 pass from Bill Demory (Uwe Von Schamann extra point)
3Q: 11:30 MIN - Charley Young 5 pass from Pat Ryan (Rafael Septien extra point)
3Q: 09:58 MIN - Rafael Septien 26 field goal
3Q: 05:46 DET - Uwe Von Schamann 53 field goal
4Q: 01:05 DET - Uwe Von Schamann 49 field goal

Team StatisticsMINDET
Record0-11-0
First Downs1516
- by Rushing34
- by Passing1211
- by Penalty01
Total Net Yards261308
- Offensive Plays7668
- Yards per Play3.434.53
Net Rushing Yards7996
- Rushing Attempts2228
- Yards per Rush3.593.43
Net Passing Yards182212
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt53 - 26 - 137 - 20 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards189227
- Sacks/Yards Lost1/73/15
- Yards per Pass Play3.375.30
Fumbles/Lost4/12/2
3rd Down Conversions7/194/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down6.97.1
4th Down Conversions1/10/0
Penalties/Yards6/507/50
Punt Returns/Yards6/291/6
Kick Returns/Yards3/942/41
Interception Ret./Yards1/361/0
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits22
- Red Zone TDs/FGs1/12/0
Avg. Drive StartOWN 36OWN 23
Time of Possession30:3529:25

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:005:47501029Field Goal
17:253:01OWN 38611Punt
11:530:59OPP 3732Punt
213:453:42OWN 32826Punt
25:093:01OWN 201057Interception
21:401:26OWN 46617Fumble
312:591:37OPP 24424Touchdown
311:161:23OPP 1637Field Goal
39:040:31OWN 2230Punt
35:391:19OWN 2038Punt
31:232:57OWN 14622Punt
410:540:57OWN 303-1Punt
49:061:05OWN 313-2Punt
44:322:03OWN 439Punt
40:570:57OWN 24524Game
Detroit Lions
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
19:131:48OWN 2039Punt
14:242:31OWN 864Punt
10:542:09OWN 20580Touchdown
210:034:54OWN 201180Touchdown
22:080:28OWN 133-3Punt
20:140:14OWN 371-4Fumble
315:002:01OWN 29424Interception
311:220:06OWN 2011Fumble
39:530:49OWN 2530Punt
38:332:54OWN 45619Field Goal
34:202:57OWN 23618Punt
413:262:32OWN 20519Punt
49:570:51OWN 740Punt
48:013:29OWN 32514Punt
42:291:32OWN 38730Field Goal

Game MVP: Barry Bennett, Detroit Lions

Rushing Statistics

MinnesotaAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Walter Landers11373.36600
Rick Moser7162.29800
Pat Ryan2136.50800
Irving Merchant188.00800
Butch Johnson155.00500
DetroitAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Terdell Middleton19733.841510
Lawrence Gaines8222.751010
Mike Franckowiak111.00100

Passing Statistics

MinnesotaAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Pat Ryan53261891/7122156.2
DetroitAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Bill Demory37202273/15237179.4

Receiving Statistics

MinnesotaCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Charley Young711375.29071
WR Bob Newland484110.253220
WR Irving Merchant464812.005160
WR Butch Johnson37227.332100
RB Walter Landers2631.50320
TE Don Warren22147.003100
FB Curtis Dickey24115.503120
TE Jimmie Giles1588.00080
WR Stan Rome1155.00050
RB Rick Moser0100.00000
TE Joe Rose0100.00000
DetroitCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Ken Margerum585310.6010190
WR Jim Jensen466315.750260
TE Jerome Moriarty235125.5025370
TE J.T. Galles23178.502110
WR Jim Robinson24178.500111
WR Jim Smith2573.50241
RB Lawrence Gaines1266.00060
RB Terdell Middleton1266.00660
WR Preston Dennard1177.00070
TE Ozzie Newsome0300.00000

Interception Statistics

MinnesotaIntsYardsAvgTD
S Gary Fencik13636.000
DetroitIntsYardsAvgTD
S Ralph McGill100.000

Fumble Statistics

MinnesotaFumbRecovForceTD
Walter Landers2100
Pat Ryan1000
Curtis Dickey1000
Anthony Jolly0100
Irving Merchant0100
Keith Simpson0100
Nathan Poole0100
Mark Gastineau0010
Eddie Johnson0010
DetroitFumbRecovForceTD
Bill Demory1000
Mike Franckowiak1000
Jeff Siemon0100
Billy Thompson0010
Barry Bennett0010
Bobby Butler0010
Ronnie Lott0010

Punting Statistics

MinnesotaPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Marv Bateman941546.138.8643
DetroitPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Russell Erxleben837246.542.9612

Kicking Statistics

MinnesotaFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Rafael Septien2/20/00/0381/1
DetroitFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Uwe Von Schamann2/22/21/1532/2

Punt Return Statistics

MinnesotaRetYardsAvgTD
LeCharls McDaniel6294.80
DetroitRetYardsAvgTD
Jim Smith166.00

Kick Return Statistics

MinnesotaRetYardsAvgTD
LeCharls McDaniel24623.00
Stan Rome14848.00
DetroitRetYardsAvgTD
Billy Thompson12222.00
Mike Franckowiak11919.00

Defensive Statistics

MinnesotaTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
S Gary Fencik800.02338
OLB Thomas Henderson611.02032
ILB Ken Fantetti630.02135
DE Mark Gastineau521.02536
CB LeCharls McDaniel500.02028
OLB Rickey Jackson300.02426
ILB Eddie Johnson210.0917
DE Anthony Jolly200.01720
CB Keith Simpson200.01524
OLB Jim Ryan200.044
S Roland Solomon200.02230
DT Norm Wells111.01720
CB Ricky Ray130.01719
S Terry Jackson100.01829
FB Nathan Poole10---------
OLB Chris Keating100.053
DT James Hunter100.01121
S John Harris030.01515
ILB Robert Jackson010.075
DetroitTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
S Ralph McGill620.01947
ILB Matt Millen600.01737
ILB Jeff Siemon520.01545
CB Wyatt Henderson510.01848
DE Gary Hrivnak500.01937
CB Bobby Butler500.01851
S Ronnie Lott410.02148
OLB Ed O'Neil400.087
S Billy Thompson340.0735
CB Maurice Spencer320.01953
WR Jim Jensen20---------
DE Barry Bennett111.01445
OLB Randy Coffield110.0517
DE Dennis Boyd110.0614
OLB Mike McGraw020.078
DE Jacob Green010.01429

Pass Rush Statistics

MinnesotaSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Mark Gastineau1.002036
OLB Thomas Henderson1.000032
DT Norm Wells1.000020
DE Anthony Jolly0.011020
DE Ernest Kirk0.011024
OLB Rickey Jackson0.011026
DetroitSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Barry Bennett1.004045
DE Gary Hrivnak0.011037
DT Dino Mangiero0.010041
DE Dennis Boyd0.002014
DE Jacob Green0.002029
DT Zack Lang0.001020
ILB Matt Millen0.001037
ILB Jeff Siemon0.000145

Pass Defense Statistics

MinnesotaCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB LeCharls McDaniel41028
ILB Ken Fantetti40035
OLB Thomas Henderson30032
S Gary Fencik21138
CB Ricky Ray21019
CB Keith Simpson20024
DE Anthony Jolly10020
S Terry Jackson10029
ILB Eddie Johnson10017
OLB Jim Ryan0104
DetroitCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Wyatt Henderson40048
CB Maurice Spencer31053
CB Bobby Butler31051
S Ralph McGill30147
ILB Jeff Siemon30045
ILB Matt Millen30037
OLB Ed O'Neil2007
S Billy Thompson20035
S Ronnie Lott20048
DE Gary Hrivnak10037
DT Dino Mangiero01041

Blocking Statistics

MinnesotaKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Glenn Hyde16022148
Doug Smith16019037
Eric Cunningham13019045
Alan Willis1205017
Dennis Nelson0208020
Tim Irwin01015046
DetroitKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Cody Risien23016026
Rufus Mayes17024031
Ron Wooten12020128
Ozzie Newsome12024023
Anthony Munoz05017020
Jesse Burgess04018030
Ken Mendenhall03024034
Brad Benson02021231

Special Teams Tackles

MinnesotaTacklesSTPlays
Roland Solomon215
Don Warren115
DetroitTacklesSTPlays
Wyatt Henderson230
Mike Franckowiak227
Lawrence Gaines211
Preston Dennard115
Cody Risien110
Mosi Tatupu18

Participation

MinnesotaRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Glenn Hyde2248------1181
Pat Ryan2254---------76
Eric Cunningham1945------1175
Mark Gastineau------25361071
Roland Solomon------22301567
Gary Fencik------2338465
Nick Eyre1738------964
Doug Smith1937------662
Irving Merchant1837------661
Tim Irwin1546---------61
Butch Johnson935------1660
LeCharls McDaniel------20281260
Jimmie Giles1832------858
Ken Fantetti------2135258
Thomas Henderson------2032355
Ricky Ray------17191854
Rickey Jackson------2426353
Terry Jackson------1829451
Walter Landers1434------149
Rick Moser820------1947
Norm Wells------1720946
Curtis Dickey1225------845
Charley Young1429---------43
Ernest Kirk------1424240
Keith Simpson------1524---39
Greg Bracelin------4142038
Anthony Jolly------1720---37
John Harris------1515737
John Choma519------1135
Eddie Johnson------917834
Nathan Poole615------1233
Don Warren414------1533
James Hunter------1121133
Bob Newland623------130
Dennis Nelson820---------28
Jim Ryan------441826
Alan Willis517---------22
Joe Rose02------2022
Robert Jackson------75820
Stan Rome14------1116
Chris Keating------53412
Marv Bateman00------99
Rafael Septien00------66
Mike Loyd00------22
Steve Deberg00---------0
Jeff Komlo00---------0
DetroitRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Wyatt Henderson------18483096
Bobby Butler------18511079
Ralph McGill------19471177
Maurice Spencer------1953274
Ronnie Lott------2148372
Barry Bennett------14451069
Bill Demory2840---------68
Ken Mendenhall2434------1068
Rufus Mayes2431------1065
Jeff Siemon------1545262
Brad Benson2131------1062
Jerome Moriarty1530------1459
Matt Millen------1737559
Gary Hrivnak------1937258
Dino Mangiero------1741---58
Ozzie Newsome2423------1057
Jesse Burgess1830------755
Terdell Middleton1923------1355
Cody Risien1626------1052
Ron Wooten2028---------48
Jim Smith1019------1847
Jacob Green------1429447
Billy Thompson------735446
Randy Coffield------5172446
Jim Jensen1819------946
Ken Margerum1626---------42
Anthony Munoz1720---------37
Zack Lang------920736
J.T. Galles513------1836
Lawrence Gaines816------1135
Mike Franckowiak11------2729
Dennis Boyd------614727
Jim Robinson917---------26
Mosi Tatupu108------826
Preston Dennard55------1525
Ed O'Neil------87116
Mike McGraw------78---15
Mike St. Clair------57---12
Russell Erxleben00------1010
Uwe Von Schamann00------77
Tom MacLeod------14---5
Herb Williams------3115
Billy Van Heusen00---------0
Kent Uribe00---------0
Mike Nott00---------0
Eric Hipple00---------0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left4194.8
Middle11423.8
Right7182.6
None000.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left9192.1
Middle14584.1
Right5193.8
None000.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

MinnesotaAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Pat Ryan532612731111
DetroitAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Bill Demory37202134501

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen107191.9
Short (0-8 Yds)23151084.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)133403.1
Long (19+ Yds)61223.7
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen1166.0
Short (0-8 Yds)1411775.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)134695.3
Long (19+ Yds)94758.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

MinnesotaTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Charley Young117237029
WR Bob Newland84141123
WR Butch Johnson73022035
WR Irving Merchant64048037
RB Walter Landers6223034
TE Jimmie Giles5118032
FB Curtis Dickey42011025
TE Don Warren22014014
RB Rick Moser1000020
WR Stan Rome110504
TE Joe Rose101002
DetroitTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Ken Margerum85053026
WR Jim Jensen64063119
WR Jim Smith5227019
WR Jim Robinson42117017
TE Jerome Moriarty32051130
TE J.T. Galles32017013
TE Ozzie Newsome3000023
RB Lawrence Gaines2106016
RB Terdell Middleton2106023
WR Preston Dennard110705

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

MinnesotaAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Rick Moser122.002.29
DetroitAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Terdell Middleton166.003.84

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

MinnesotaAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Pat Ryan43174.253.57
DetroitAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Bill Demory32155.006.14

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

MinnesotaTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Charley Young22126.003.36
RB Walter Landers1000.000.50
WR Stan Rome1155.005.00
DetroitTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Jim Robinson111111.004.25
WR Jim Smith1144.001.40
TE Ozzie Newsome1000.000.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

MinnesotaRushesConversions
Irving Merchant11
Walter Landers11
Rick Moser11
DetroitRushesConversions
Terdell Middleton20

Third Down Passing Statistics

MinnesotaAttCompConversions
Pat Ryan1684
DetroitAttCompConversions
Bill Demory1274

Third Down Receiving Statistics

MinnesotaTargCatchConversions
WR Butch Johnson522
WR Bob Newland311
WR Charley Young310
WR Irving Merchant111
TE Jimmie Giles100
RB Walter Landers110
WR Stan Rome110
FB Curtis Dickey110
DetroitTargCatchConversions
WR Jim Smith311
WR Jim Jensen310
RB Terdell Middleton210
WR Ken Margerum222
TE J.T. Galles111
WR Preston Dennard110

SectionAttendance
Stadium53,400 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck16,400 (21,400)
End Zone11,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine6,700 (8,900)
Sideline Seats10,200 (13,600)
Club Seats5,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes3,000 (3,300)