Week 11, 1981

played in Minnesota, MN

16 degrees, fair, 4 mph wind

Detroit Lions	7	0	7	7	-	21
Minnesota Vikings	3	6	0	3	-	12

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:17 DET - Leo Lewis 14 pass from Bill Demory (Uwe Von Schamann extra point)
1Q: 04:31 MIN - Rafael Septien 45 field goal
2Q: 09:50 MIN - Rafael Septien 27 field goal
2Q: 02:18 MIN - Rafael Septien 30 field goal
3Q: 06:57 DET - Jacob Green 37 fumble return (Uwe Von Schamann extra point)
4Q: 10:16 DET - Mike Franckowiak 5 run (Uwe Von Schamann extra point)
4Q: 06:01 MIN - Rafael Septien 20 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:17 DET - Leo Lewis 14 pass from Bill Demory (Uwe Von Schamann extra point)
1Q: 04:31 MIN - Rafael Septien 45 field goal
2Q: 09:50 MIN - Rafael Septien 27 field goal
2Q: 02:18 MIN - Rafael Septien 30 field goal
3Q: 06:57 DET - Jacob Green 37 fumble return (Uwe Von Schamann extra point)
4Q: 10:16 DET - Mike Franckowiak 5 run (Uwe Von Schamann extra point)
4Q: 06:01 MIN - Rafael Septien 20 field goal

Team Statistics DET MIN
Record 2-8 3-7
First Downs 17 16
- by Rushing 8 3
- by Passing 8 12
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 314 306
- Offensive Plays 54 64
- Yards per Play 5.81 4.78
Net Rushing Yards 136 102
- Rushing Attempts 29 23
- Yards per Rush 4.69 4.43
Net Passing Yards 178 204
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 22 - 14 - 4 40 - 26 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 195 210
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/17 1/6
- Yards per Pass Play 7.12 4.98
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 2/2
3rd Down Conversions 7/10 6/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.6 6.0
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 3/31 3/25
Punt Returns/Yards 3/32 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 5/91 2/46
Interception Ret./Yards 1/4 4/20
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 0/3
Avg. Drive Start OWN 35 OWN 23
Time of Possession 27:46 32:14

Team Statistics	DET	MIN
Record	2-8	3-7
First Downs	17	16
- by Rushing	8	3
- by Passing	8	12
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	314	306
- Offensive Plays	54	64
- Yards per Play	5.81	4.78
Net Rushing Yards	136	102
- Rushing Attempts	29	23
- Yards per Rush	4.69	4.43
Net Passing Yards	178	204
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	22 - 14 - 4	40 - 26 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	195	210
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/17	1/6
- Yards per Pass Play	7.12	4.98
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	2/2
3rd Down Conversions	7/10	6/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.6	6.0
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	3/31	3/25
Punt Returns/Yards	3/32	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	5/91	2/46
Interception Ret./Yards	1/4	4/20
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	0/3
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 35	OWN 23
Time of Possession	27:46	32:14

Drive Charts

Detroit Lions
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	14:49	0:10	OPP 31	1	0	Interception
1	13:00	3:54	OWN 31	7	69	Touchdown
1	4:24	6:05	OWN 20	10	58	Missed FG
2	9:43	1:09	OWN 28	2	9	Interception
2	2:11	0:35	OWN 37	2	6	Interception
2	0:42	0:42	OWN 20	2	3	Half
3	15:00	4:04	OWN 16	6	22	Punt
3	3:26	3:04	OWN 11	7	65	Interception
4	13:26	3:18	OWN 38	8	62	Touchdown
4	5:54	4:59	OWN 27	9	26	Punt
4	0:35	0:35	OPP 2	1	-1	Game

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	0:11	OWN 20	1	0	Interception
1	14:39	1:39	OWN 34	3	5	Punt
1	9:06	4:42	OWN 20	8	52	Field Goal
2	13:19	3:36	OWN 29	7	61	Field Goal
2	8:34	6:23	OWN 37	12	50	Field Goal
2	1:36	0:54	OPP 49	3	8	Punt
3	10:56	4:10	OWN 2	9	35	Fumble
3	6:46	3:20	OWN 22	6	39	Punt
3	0:22	1:56	OWN 3	3	5	Punt
4	10:08	4:14	OWN 37	10	60	Field Goal
4	0:55	0:20	OWN 3	2	2	Fumble

Game MVP: Matt Millen, Detroit Lions

Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Lawrence Gaines	11	39	3.55	8	0	0
Mike Franckowiak	8	26	3.25	5	0	1
Terdell Middleton	7	63	9.00	22	2	0
Mosi Tatupu	2	9	4.50	8	0	0
Bill Demory	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Chester Willis	13	53	4.08	17	1
Mike Strachan	7	39	5.57	20	1
Mike Loyd	3	10	3.33	6	0

Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bill Demory	22	14	195	3/17	1	34	4	67.6

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Mike Loyd	40	26	210	1/6	0	32	1	67.7

Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Preston Dennard	3	6	54	18.00	6	29	0
WR Ken Margerum	3	4	35	11.67	6	25	0
TE Jerome Moriarty	2	2	43	21.50	24	34	0
WR Jim Jensen	2	4	15	7.50	1	9	0
RB Mike Franckowiak	1	1	20	20.00	2	20	0
RB Lawrence Gaines	1	2	11	11.00	2	11	0
TE Ozzie Newsome	1	2	3	3.00	0	3	0
WR Leo Lewis	1	1	14	14.00	0	14	1

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Irving Merchant	7	10	65	9.29	19	32
WR Stan Rome	5	7	37	7.40	4	16
WR Charley Young	4	7	31	7.75	2	14
WR Butch Johnson	4	5	53	13.25	19	27
TE Jimmie Giles	2	5	10	5.00	5	5
WR Bob Newland	1	1	8	8.00	0	8
RB Mike Strachan	1	2	-1	-1.00	0	-1
FB Nathan Poole	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1
RB Chester Willis	1	1	8	8.00	0	8
FB Curtis Dickey	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Detroit	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Ronnie Lott	1	4	4.00	0

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg
CB Royce McKinney	1	12	12.00
S Gary Fencik	1	0	0.00
S Terry Jackson	1	8	8.00
ILB Ken Fantetti	1	0	0.00

Fumble Statistics

Detroit	Recov	Force	TD
Jacob Green	1	0	1
Ed O'Neil	1	0	0
Jeff Siemon	0	1	0
Billy Thompson	0	1	0

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Mike Loyd	2	0	0	0

Punting Statistics

Detroit	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Russell Erxleben	2	104	52.0	52.0	60	2

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Marv Bateman	4	185	46.3	33.3	65	2

Kicking Statistics

Detroit	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Uwe Von Schamann	0/1	0/0	0/0	0	3/3

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Rafael Septien	4/4	1/1	0/0	45	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Norm Thompson	3	32	10.7	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Norm Thompson	5	91	18.2	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Irving Merchant	2	46	23.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Detroit	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Matt Millen	7	1	1.0	17	31
S Ralph McGill	6	1	0.0	17	32
S Ronnie Lott	6	0	0.0	22	33
CB Bobby Butler	5	2	0.0	16	33
S Billy Thompson	4	0	0.0	11	26
OLB Ed O'Neil	3	1	0.0	21	34
DE Dennis Boyd	3	1	0.0	18	31
OLB Mike McGraw	3	0	0.0	6	9
DT Herb Orvis	2	1	0.0	12	20
ILB Jeff Siemon	2	1	0.0	11	21
DT Dino Mangiero	2	1	0.0	12	21
CB Wyatt Henderson	2	1	0.0	16	24
WR Jim Jensen	2	0	---	---	---
CB Norm Thompson	1	2	0.0	10	23
DE Gary Hrivnak	1	0	0.0	16	29
DE Barry Bennett	1	0	0.0	12	21
TE Ozzie Newsome	1	0	---	---	---
FB Mosi Tatupu	1	0	---	---	---

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Gary Fencik	6	4	0.0	24	23
OLB Thomas Henderson	5	0	2.0	21	18
OLB Rickey Jackson	4	0	0.0	24	20
CB LeCharls McDaniel	3	2	0.0	17	15
DE Mark Gastineau	3	1	0.0	23	22
S Terry Jackson	3	0	0.0	24	21
ILB Ken Fantetti	2	2	0.0	22	18
CB Keith Simpson	2	1	0.0	22	15
S Roland Solomon	2	1	0.0	24	20
ILB Larry Gordon	2	0	0.0	5	2
S Jerry Reese	2	0	0.0	8	9
DT James Hunter	2	0	0.0	21	13
ILB Eddie Johnson	2	0	0.0	8	9
OLB Greg Bracelin	1	1	1.0	4	3
WR Charley Young	1	0	---	---	---
DE Anthony Jolly	1	0	0.0	10	15
G Glenn Hyde	1	0	---	---	---
DE Ernest Kirk	1	0	0.0	6	3
DE Darrell Irvin	1	0	0.0	19	10
OLB Jim Ryan	0	1	0.0	5	3

Pass Rush Statistics

Detroit	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
ILB Matt Millen	1.0	0	0	0	31
CB Bobby Butler	0.0	1	0	0	33
DE Dennis Boyd	0.0	0	2	1	31
DE Barry Bennett	0.0	0	2	0	21
DT Herb Orvis	0.0	0	1	0	20
DE Mike St. Clair	0.0	0	1	0	13

Minnesota	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Thomas Henderson	2.0	0	1	18
OLB Greg Bracelin	1.0	0	0	3
DE Anthony Jolly	0.0	1	0	15
S Gary Fencik	0.0	1	0	23
DE Darrell Irvin	0.0	1	0	10

Pass Defense Statistics

Detroit	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Bobby Butler	5	1	0	33
S Ralph McGill	4	0	0	32
ILB Matt Millen	3	1	0	31
S Billy Thompson	3	0	0	26
S Ronnie Lott	2	0	1	33
OLB Ed O'Neil	2	0	0	34
OLB Mike McGraw	2	0	0	9
CB Wyatt Henderson	2	0	0	24
DT Herb Orvis	1	0	0	20
ILB Jeff Siemon	1	0	0	21
CB Norm Thompson	1	0	0	23

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Terry Jackson	4	0	1	21
CB Keith Simpson	2	0	0	15
CB LeCharls McDaniel	2	0	0	15
ILB Eddie Johnson	1	1	0	9
CB Royce McKinney	1	0	1	17
S Gary Fencik	1	0	1	23
ILB Larry Gordon	1	0	0	2
S Roland Solomon	1	0	0	20
OLB Rickey Jackson	1	0	0	20
ILB Ken Fantetti	0	0	1	18

Blocking Statistics

Detroit	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Anthony Munoz	3	9	28	1	24
Rufus Mayes	3	3	9	0	8
Ken Long	2	6	26	0	16
Ken Mendenhall	2	3	22	0	17
Cody Risien	1	2	28	0	23
Ozzie Newsome	1	1	18	0	19
Ron Wooten	0	2	20	1	20
Jerome Moriarty	0	1	18	0	8
Mosi Tatupu	0	1	15	0	15
Steve Young	0	0	10	1	13

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Alan Willis	2	5	20	0	36
Glenn Hyde	1	3	16	0	32
Franky Smith	1	2	22	0	30
Tim Irwin	1	2	15	0	38
Syd Kitson	0	3	16	1	31
Dean Miraldi	0	2	8	0	3
John Choma	0	1	14	0	19
Curtis Dickey	0	1	11	0	15
Bo Buetow	0	1	3	0	5

Special Teams Tackles

Detroit	Tackles	STPlays
Leo Lewis	2	11

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Mike Strachan	1	17
Don Warren	1	16
Irving Merchant	1	15
Royce McKinney	1	13
Jerry Reese	1	9
Greg Bracelin	1	9
John Choma	1	8
Dean Miraldi	1	8

Participation

Detroit	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Ronnie Lott	---	---	22	33	5	60
Ed O'Neil	---	---	21	34	4	59
Wyatt Henderson	---	---	16	24	19	59
Matt Millen	---	---	17	31	9	57
Bill Demory	29	25	---	---	---	54
Bobby Butler	---	---	16	33	5	54
Ralph McGill	---	---	17	32	3	52
Anthony Munoz	28	24	---	---	---	52
Herb Williams	---	---	15	30	7	52
Cody Risien	28	23	---	---	---	51
Dennis Boyd	---	---	18	31	1	50
Gary Hrivnak	---	---	16	29	4	49
Norm Thompson	---	---	10	23	16	49
Ken Long	26	16	---	---	3	45
Preston Dennard	19	13	---	---	13	45
Lawrence Gaines	13	12	---	---	16	41
Ozzie Newsome	18	19	---	---	4	41
Billy Thompson	---	---	11	26	3	40
Ron Wooten	20	20	---	---	---	40
Ken Mendenhall	22	17	---	---	---	39
Barry Bennett	---	---	12	21	6	39
Herb Orvis	---	---	12	20	5	37
Jerome Moriarty	18	8	---	---	11	37
Dino Mangiero	---	---	12	21	2	35
Jacob Green	---	---	11	20	3	34
Jeff Siemon	---	---	11	21	1	33
Mosi Tatupu	15	15	---	---	3	33
Jim Jensen	15	17	---	---	---	32
Ken Margerum	16	13	---	---	---	29
Mike Franckowiak	9	8	---	---	10	27
Mike St. Clair	---	---	9	13	4	26
Steve Young	10	13	---	---	3	26
Mike McGraw	---	---	6	9	7	22
J.T. Galles	4	5	---	---	12	21
Rufus Mayes	9	8	---	---	3	20
Terdell Middleton	8	6	---	---	5	19
Jim Robinson	8	7	---	---	---	15
Leo Lewis	2	2	---	---	11	15
Curtis Townsend	---	---	1	0	9	10
Kent Uribe	2	3	---	---	---	5
Uwe Von Schamann	0	0	---	---	5	5
Brad Benson	0	1	---	---	3	4
Russell Erxleben	0	0	---	---	3	3
Tom MacLeod	---	---	0	0	2	2
Mike Nott	0	0	---	---	---	0
Eric Hipple	0	0	---	---	---	0

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Mike Loyd	23	41	---	---	4	68
Irving Merchant	18	28	---	---	15	61
Alan Willis	20	36	---	---	1	57
Glenn Hyde	16	32	---	---	8	56
Terry Jackson	---	---	24	21	9	54
Tim Irwin	15	38	---	---	---	53
Gary Fencik	---	---	24	23	5	52
Franky Smith	22	30	---	---	---	52
Butch Johnson	10	31	---	---	9	50
Thomas Henderson	---	---	21	18	10	49
Syd Kitson	16	31	---	---	1	48
Rickey Jackson	---	---	24	20	3	47
Mark Gastineau	---	---	23	22	1	46
Roland Solomon	---	---	24	20	1	45
Royce McKinney	---	---	14	17	13	44
Jimmie Giles	16	22	---	---	6	44
Mike Strachan	8	18	---	---	17	43
Stan Rome	9	27	---	---	6	42
John Choma	14	19	---	---	8	41
Ken Fantetti	---	---	22	18	1	41
Keith Simpson	---	---	22	15	1	38
Don Warren	10	10	---	---	16	36
James Hunter	---	---	21	13	2	36
Curtis Dickey	11	15	---	---	9	35
Charley Young	14	19	---	---	---	33
LeCharls McDaniel	---	---	17	15	1	33
Chester Willis	14	19	---	---	---	33
Darrell Irvin	---	---	19	10	2	31
Anthony Jolly	---	---	10	15	2	27
Jerry Reese	---	---	8	9	9	26
Norm Wells	---	---	11	12	---	23
Nathan Poole	4	5	---	---	13	22
Dean Miraldi	8	3	---	---	8	19
Eddie Johnson	---	---	8	9	1	18
Greg Bracelin	---	---	4	3	9	16
Bo Buetow	3	5	---	---	8	16
Chris Keating	---	---	7	7	---	14
Dennis Nelson	1	11	---	---	---	12
Bob Newland	1	11	---	---	---	12
Jim Ryan	---	---	5	3	4	12
Larry Gordon	---	---	5	2	4	11
Ernest Kirk	---	---	6	3	---	9
Rafael Septien	0	0	---	---	9	9
Marv Bateman	0	0	---	---	4	4
Pat Ryan	0	0	---	---	---	0
Jeff Komlo	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	12	85	7.1
Middle	8	22	2.8
Right	8	30	3.8
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	27	9.0
Middle	13	50	3.8
Right	7	25	3.6
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bill Demory	22	14	4	0	0	1	3	1	4

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Mike Loyd	40	26	2	2	2	2	6	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	8	55	5.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	4	86	17.2
Long (19+ Yds)	6	2	54	9.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	6	10	1.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	10	55	4.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	16	9	118	7.4
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	27	6.8

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Preston Dennard	6	3	54	1	13
WR Jim Jensen	4	2	15	0	17
WR Ken Margerum	4	3	35	1	13
TE Jerome Moriarty	2	2	43	1	8
RB Lawrence Gaines	2	1	11	0	12
TE Ozzie Newsome	2	1	3	0	19
RB Mike Franckowiak	1	1	20	1	8
WR Leo Lewis	1	1	14	0	2

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Irving Merchant	10	7	0	65	1	28
WR Charley Young	7	4	0	31	0	19
WR Stan Rome	7	5	0	37	0	27
WR Butch Johnson	5	4	0	53	1	31
TE Jimmie Giles	5	2	0	10	0	22
RB Mike Strachan	2	1	1	-1	0	18
WR Bob Newland	1	1	0	8	0	11
FB Nathan Poole	1	1	0	-1	0	5
FB Curtis Dickey	1	0	1	0	0	15
RB Chester Willis	1	1	0	8	0	19

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Mike Franckowiak	2	7	3.50	3.25
Bill Demory	1	-1	-1.00	-1.00
Lawrence Gaines	1	8	8.00	3.55

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Chester Willis	3	10	3.33	4.08
Mike Strachan	2	2	1.00	5.57

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bill Demory	1	1	14	14.00	8.86

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Mike Loyd	6	2	11	1.83	5.25

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Leo Lewis	1	1	14	14.00	14.00

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Charley Young	2	1	12	6.00	4.43
WR Irving Merchant	2	0	0	0.00	6.50
RB Mike Strachan	2	1	-1	-0.50	-0.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Rushes	Conversions
Terdell Middleton	4	4
Lawrence Gaines	2	0

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Mike Loyd	2	0
Chester Willis	2	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bill Demory	3	3	3

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Mike Loyd	10	7	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Jerome Moriarty	1	1	1
WR Preston Dennard	1	1	1
WR Leo Lewis	1	1	1

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Irving Merchant	3	2	2
WR Butch Johnson	3	2	1
WR Charley Young	2	2	1
WR Stan Rome	2	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 65,200 (72,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,500 (21,900)
End Zone 14,300 (15,800)
Mezzanine 8,000 (9,100)
Sideline Seats 12,000 (14,000)
Club Seats 7,000 (7,600)
Luxury Boxes 3,400 (3,600)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	65,200 (72,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,500 (21,900)
End Zone	14,300 (15,800)
Mezzanine	8,000 (9,100)
Sideline Seats	12,000 (14,000)
Club Seats	7,000 (7,600)
Luxury Boxes	3,400 (3,600)