Week 1, 1990

played in Minnesota, MN

52 degrees, fair, 3 mph wind

Detroit Lions	3	14	3	7	-	27
Minnesota Vikings	0	10	0	0	-	10

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:22 DET - Matt Stover 25 field goal
2Q: 13:46 MIN - Rich Karlis 40 field goal
2Q: 08:13 DET - Marion Butts 7 run (Matt Stover extra point)
2Q: 02:32 MIN - Herman Fontenot 14 pass from Dan Marino (Rich Karlis extra point)
2Q: 00:36 DET - Carlos Carson 25 pass from Doug Flutie (Matt Stover extra point)
3Q: 05:59 DET - Matt Stover 32 field goal
4Q: 12:10 DET - Doug Flutie 4 run (Matt Stover extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:22 DET - Matt Stover 25 field goal
2Q: 13:46 MIN - Rich Karlis 40 field goal
2Q: 08:13 DET - Marion Butts 7 run (Matt Stover extra point)
2Q: 02:32 MIN - Herman Fontenot 14 pass from Dan Marino (Rich Karlis extra point)
2Q: 00:36 DET - Carlos Carson 25 pass from Doug Flutie (Matt Stover extra point)
3Q: 05:59 DET - Matt Stover 32 field goal
4Q: 12:10 DET - Doug Flutie 4 run (Matt Stover extra point)

Team Statistics DET MIN
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 24 20
- by Rushing 10 3
- by Passing 12 17
- by Penalty 2 0
Total Net Yards 416 349
- Offensive Plays 70 68
- Yards per Play 5.94 5.13
Net Rushing Yards 193 76
- Rushing Attempts 41 20
- Yards per Rush 4.71 3.80
Net Passing Yards 223 273
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 29 - 16 - 0 45 - 22 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 223 286
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 3/13
- Yards per Pass Play 7.69 5.69
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 8/15 4/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.7 9.7
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/3
Penalties/Yards 4/20 9/70
Punt Returns/Yards 1/7 4/35
Kick Returns/Yards 2/33 6/119
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/2 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 22 OWN 33
Time of Possession 33:58 26:02

Team Statistics	DET	MIN
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	24	20
- by Rushing	10	3
- by Passing	12	17
- by Penalty	2	0
Total Net Yards	416	349
- Offensive Plays	70	68
- Yards per Play	5.94	5.13
Net Rushing Yards	193	76
- Rushing Attempts	41	20
- Yards per Rush	4.71	3.80
Net Passing Yards	223	273
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	29 - 16 - 0	45 - 22 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	223	286
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	3/13
- Yards per Pass Play	7.69	5.69
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	8/15	4/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.7	9.7
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/3
Penalties/Yards	4/20	9/70
Punt Returns/Yards	1/7	4/35
Kick Returns/Yards	2/33	6/119
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/2	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 22	OWN 33
Time of Possession	33:58	26:02

Drive Charts

Detroit Lions
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:44	OWN 20	10	72	Field Goal
1	6:35	0:53	OWN 46	3	4	Punt
1	3:57	2:33	OWN 22	5	18	Punt
2	13:38	5:34	OWN 21	12	79	Touchdown
2	2:21	1:58	OWN 25	6	75	Touchdown
3	11:15	5:21	OWN 20	10	65	Field Goal
3	4:08	1:32	OWN 24	3	6	Punt
3	2:07	5:09	OWN 28	12	72	Touchdown
4	8:25	3:58	OWN 24	6	21	Punt
4	1:29	0:06	OWN 10	1	2	Fumble
4	0:39	0:37	OWN 8	3	7	Punt

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:16	3:41	OWN 23	6	-16	Punt
1	5:42	1:45	OWN 17	3	7	Punt
1	1:24	2:46	OWN 24	7	53	Field Goal
2	8:04	5:43	OWN 27	11	73	Touchdown
2	0:23	0:23	OWN 39	2	0	Half
3	15:00	3:45	OWN 28	5	36	Punt
3	5:54	1:46	OWN 34	4	8	Punt
3	2:36	0:29	OWN 42	3	0	Punt
4	11:58	3:33	OWN 24	10	52	Downs
4	4:27	2:58	OWN 20	12	70	Downs
4	1:23	0:44	OPP 12	4	4	Downs
4	0:02	0:02	OWN 30	1	17	Game

Game MVP: Doug Flutie, Detroit Lions

Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Marion Butts	25	124	4.96	23	4	1
Crash Davis	12	51	4.25	17	2	0
Doug Flutie	3	12	4.00	4	0	1
Ozzie Newsome	1	6	6.00	6	0	0

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Brian Mitchell	12	58	4.83	18	2
Barry Word	7	16	2.29	9	0
Dan Marino	1	2	2.00	2	0

Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Doug Flutie	29	16	223	0/0	1	39	0	91.5

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Dan Marino	45	22	286	3/13	1	26	0	76.7

Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Carlos Carson	4	8	61	15.25	16	25	1
WR Don Beebe	4	4	62	15.50	25	39	0
TE Wesley Walls	3	7	24	8.00	4	10	0
WR Quinn Early	2	3	32	16.00	3	17	0
WR Phil McConkey	1	5	21	21.00	20	21	0
FB Tim Spencer	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
RB Crash Davis	1	1	17	17.00	0	17	0

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Brian Blades	7	10	79	11.29	16	17	0
WR Herman Fontenot	6	13	76	12.67	15	18	1
WR Derek Loville	3	5	47	15.67	9	23	0
RB Barry Word	2	2	28	14.00	24	21	0
WR Art Monk	1	4	19	19.00	7	19	0
FB Brad Muster	1	3	8	8.00	0	8	0
WR Eric Metcalf	1	5	3	3.00	0	3	0
RB Brian Mitchell	1	2	26	26.00	20	26	0
TE Larry Kinnebrew	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Detroit	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Detroit	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Marion Butts	1	0	0	0

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Larry Kelm	0	1	0	0
Ken Harvey	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Detroit	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Russell Erxleben	5	242	48.4	37.4	57	2

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rohn Stark	5	208	41.6	36.2	54	0

Kicking Statistics

Detroit	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Matt Stover	2/2	0/0	0/0	32	3/3

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Rich Karlis	1/1	1/1	0/0	40	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Phil McConkey	1	7	7.0	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Vai Sikahema	4	35	8.8	0

Kick Return Statistics

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
James Williams	2	33	16.5	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Phil Freeman	4	80	20.0	0
Lorenzo Hampton	2	39	19.5	0

Defensive Statistics

Detroit	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Duane Bickett	8	1	0.0	16	40
CB James Williams	7	1	0.0	14	43
S Ronnie Lott	7	0	0.0	18	48
DT Jerome Sally	4	1	2.0	18	47
S Tom Flynn	4	1	0.0	17	36
ILB Chris Spielman	3	3	0.0	15	37
CB Anthony Parker	2	2	0.0	17	43
CB Bobby Butler	2	0	0.0	2	8
ILB Niko Noga	2	0	0.0	8	13
CB Duane Galloway	2	0	0.0	13	38
DE Keith Ferguson	1	1	1.0	20	39
DT Brian Sochia	1	1	0.0	12	20
OLB Kurt Cobain	1	1	0.0	7	13

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
S Carnell Lake	7	5	33	26
DE Lee Williams	5	1	29	18
ILB Shelton Robinson	5	0	9	10
OLB Larry Kelm	4	4	36	23
S Vince Newsome	4	2	36	28
S Vince Albritton	4	0	20	13
CB Eric Thomas	4	0	11	15
OLB Rickey Jackson	3	1	20	14
DE Charles Haley	3	0	29	24
ILB Eddie Johnson	2	4	19	8
DE Leonard Marshall	2	1	24	16
CB Mossy Cade	2	1	24	17
CB Frank Minnifield	2	1	34	17
ILB Johnny Holland	2	0	16	12
DT Dan Saleaumula	2	0	31	20
CB Eric Allen	2	0	27	20
OLB Ken Harvey	1	2	39	28
DT Joe Phillips	0	1	12	9

Pass Rush Statistics

Detroit	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DT Jerome Sally	2.0	1	3	47
DE Keith Ferguson	1.0	0	1	39
DT Brian Sochia	0.0	1	1	20
DE Jason Buck	0.0	1	1	35
DT Emanuel Weaver	0.0	1	0	10
DE Bruce Clark	0.0	0	1	11

Minnesota	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Ken Harvey	1	1	1	28
DT Dan Saleaumula	1	1	0	20
DE Charles Haley	0	2	1	24
DT Joe Phillips	0	1	0	9

Pass Defense Statistics

Detroit	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Duane Bickett	7	0	40
CB James Williams	4	2	43
S Tom Flynn	3	0	36
S Ronnie Lott	2	2	48
CB Bobby Butler	2	0	8
CB Anthony Parker	1	1	43
OLB Kurt Cobain	1	1	13
DT Jerome Sally	1	0	47
ILB Niko Noga	1	0	13

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Eric Thomas	4	0	15
ILB Shelton Robinson	3	0	10
CB Frank Minnifield	2	2	17
CB Eric Allen	2	1	20
S Carnell Lake	2	0	26
S Vince Albritton	1	1	13
ILB Eddie Johnson	1	0	8
CB Mossy Cade	1	0	17

Blocking Statistics

Detroit	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Guy McIntyre	3	4	39	28
Randy Grimes	2	8	36	24
Paul Jetton	2	7	35	25
Cody Risien	2	3	13	7
Anthony Munoz	1	7	37	26
Kirk Scrafford	1	4	32	26
Tom Newberry	1	2	13	9
Mike Mularkey	0	1	25	9
Tim Spencer	0	1	20	12
Wesley Walls	0	1	32	24

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Brian Blados	2	4	15	1	27
Tim Irwin	2	4	18	0	41
Bart Oates	2	3	20	0	45
Mike Munchak	1	2	18	0	47
Keith Sims	0	2	7	0	22
Greg Christy	0	1	7	1	14
John Wojciechowski	0	1	15	1	41
Larry Kinnebrew	0	1	4	0	17
Brad Muster	0	1	12	0	16

Special Teams Tackles

Detroit	Tackles	STPlays
Tim Spencer	3	7
Kurt Cobain	2	22
Chris Spielman	2	12
Ozzie Newsome	1	16
Carlos Carson	1	9
Tom Flynn	1	7

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Vai Sikahema	1	20
Frank Minnifield	1	10
Eddie Johnson	1	9

Participation

Detroit	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Anthony Parker	---	---	17	43	19	79
Ronnie Lott	---	---	18	48	4	70
Doug Flutie	41	29	---	---	---	70
Jerome Sally	---	---	18	47	2	67
Randy Grimes	36	24	---	---	7	67
Guy McIntyre	39	28	---	---	---	67
Duane Bickett	---	---	16	40	10	66
Anthony Munoz	37	26	---	---	2	65
Paul Jetton	35	25	---	---	5	65
Kirk Scrafford	32	26	---	---	7	65
Chris Spielman	---	---	15	37	12	64
Wesley Walls	32	24	---	---	5	61
James Williams	---	---	14	43	4	61
Keith Ferguson	---	---	20	39	1	60
Tom Flynn	---	---	17	36	7	60
Carlos Carson	24	21	---	---	9	54
Duane Galloway	---	---	13	38	1	52
Jason Buck	---	---	14	35	3	52
John Baylor	---	---	13	33	2	48
Mike Mularkey	25	9	---	---	9	43
Kurt Cobain	---	---	7	13	22	42
Marion Butts	28	13	---	---	---	41
Phil McConkey	15	8	---	---	16	39
Tim Spencer	20	12	---	---	7	39
Ozzie Newsome	15	7	---	---	16	38
Brian Sochia	---	---	12	20	1	33
Quinn Early	14	12	---	---	5	31
Don Beebe	12	16	---	---	3	31
Tom Newberry	13	9	---	---	7	29
Crash Davis	13	16	---	---	---	29
Cody Risien	13	7	---	---	7	27
Jacob Green	---	---	6	13	6	25
Niko Noga	---	---	8	13	1	22
James Brooks	0	0	---	---	21	21
Emanuel Weaver	---	---	6	10	1	17
Bruce Clark	---	---	3	11	1	15
Bobby Butler	---	---	2	8	---	10
Darren Flutie	3	5	---	---	---	8
Uwe Von Schamann	0	0	---	---	6	6
Ron Hall	4	2	---	---	---	6
Russell Erxleben	0	0	---	---	5	5
Tim Cofield	---	---	0	0	3	3
Ron Francis	---	---	1	1	1	3
Mike Loyd	0	0	---	---	2	2
Matt Stover	0	0	---	---	2	2
Vinny Testaverde	0	0	---	---	---	0

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Ken Harvey	---	---	39	28	2	69
Dan Marino	20	48	---	---	---	68
Vince Newsome	---	---	36	28	2	66
Mike Munchak	18	47	---	---	---	65
Bart Oates	20	45	---	---	---	65
Mossy Cade	---	---	24	17	21	62
Tim Irwin	18	41	---	---	2	61
Frank Minnifield	---	---	34	17	10	61
Larry Kelm	---	---	36	23	2	61
Charles Haley	---	---	29	24	7	60
Carnell Lake	---	---	33	26	1	60
Pete Metzelaars	16	29	---	---	14	59
Herman Fontenot	16	41	---	---	---	57
John Wojciechowski	15	41	---	---	---	56
Brian Mitchell	12	29	---	---	12	53
Dan Saleaumula	---	---	31	20	1	52
Rickey Jackson	---	---	20	14	14	48
Eric Allen	---	---	27	20	1	48
Brian Blades	14	34	---	---	---	48
Lee Williams	---	---	29	18	---	47
Brian Blados	15	27	---	---	4	46
Vince Albritton	---	---	20	13	11	44
Eric Metcalf	11	32	---	---	---	43
Leonard Marshall	---	---	24	16	2	42
Eddie Johnson	---	---	19	8	9	36
Keith Sims	7	22	---	---	6	35
Brad Muster	12	16	---	---	6	34
Johnny Holland	---	---	16	12	2	30
Derek Loville	3	13	---	---	14	30
Larry Kinnebrew	4	17	---	---	7	28
Greg Christy	7	14	---	---	6	27
Joe Phillips	---	---	12	9	6	27
Eric Thomas	---	---	11	15	---	26
Shelton Robinson	---	---	9	10	6	25
Barry Word	8	15	---	---	---	23
Art Monk	4	11	---	---	6	21
Vai Sikahema	0	0	---	---	20	20
Travis McNeal	0	3	---	---	15	18
Phil Freeman	0	0	---	---	10	10
Dave Rimington	0	3	---	---	6	9
Lorenzo Hampton	0	0	---	---	6	6
Rohn Stark	0	0	---	---	5	5
Rich Karlis	0	0	---	---	4	4
Darion Conner	---	---	2	1	1	4
Don Majkowski	0	0	---	---	1	1
Scott Stankavage	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	60	6.7
Middle	22	81	3.7
Right	10	52	5.2
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	10	1.7
Middle	4	13	3.3
Right	10	53	5.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Doug Flutie	29	16	3	1	1	4	5	2	0

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Dan Marino	45	22	3	2	4	6	7	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	7	61	4.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	9	162	13.5
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	40	10.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	7	76	4.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	20	12	170	8.5
Long (19+ Yds)	4	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Carlos Carson	8	4	1	61	1	21
TE Wesley Walls	7	3	0	24	0	24
WR Phil McConkey	5	1	0	21	1	8
WR Don Beebe	4	4	0	62	1	16
WR Quinn Early	3	2	0	32	0	12
FB Tim Spencer	1	1	0	6	0	12
RB Crash Davis	1	1	0	17	0	16

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Herman Fontenot	13	6	0	76	0	41
WR Brian Blades	10	7	1	79	0	34
WR Eric Metcalf	5	1	2	3	0	32
WR Derek Loville	5	3	0	47	1	13
WR Art Monk	4	1	1	19	0	11
FB Brad Muster	3	1	0	8	0	16
RB Barry Word	2	2	0	28	1	15
RB Brian Mitchell	2	1	0	26	1	29
TE Larry Kinnebrew	1	0	0	0	0	17

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Marion Butts	4	18	4.50	4.96
Doug Flutie	1	4	4.00	4.00
Crash Davis	1	3	3.00	4.25

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Barry Word	1	-4	-4.00	2.29
Brian Mitchell	1	-4	-4.00	4.83

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Doug Flutie	5	1	6	1.20	7.69

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Dan Marino	11	3	26	2.36	6.36

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Carlos Carson	3	1	6	2.00	7.63
WR Phil McConkey	1	0	0	0.00	4.20
TE Wesley Walls	1	0	0	0.00	3.43

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Herman Fontenot	3	1	14	4.67	5.85
WR Art Monk	2	0	0	0.00	4.75
FB Brad Muster	2	1	8	4.00	2.67
TE Larry Kinnebrew	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Brian Blades	1	1	4	4.00	7.90
WR Eric Metcalf	1	0	0	0.00	0.60
WR Derek Loville	1	0	0	0.00	9.40

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Rushes	Conversions
Marion Butts	4	3
Doug Flutie	1	0
Crash Davis	1	0

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Barry Word	1	0
Brian Mitchell	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Conversions
Doug Flutie	9	5	5

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Dan Marino	11	4	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Carlos Carson	5	2	2
WR Don Beebe	3	3	3
WR Phil McConkey	1	0	0

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Herman Fontenot	2	2	2
WR Brian Blades	2	1	1
WR Eric Metcalf	2	0	0
WR Art Monk	1	0	0
TE Larry Kinnebrew	1	0	0
RB Barry Word	1	1	1
FB Brad Muster	1	0	0
WR Derek Loville	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 71,100 (72,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,400 (19,600)
End Zone 14,000 (14,200)
Mezzanine 8,100 (8,200)
Sideline Seats 12,300 (12,500)
Club Seats 7,500 (7,600)
Luxury Boxes 9,800 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	71,100 (72,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,400 (19,600)
End Zone	14,000 (14,200)
Mezzanine	8,100 (8,200)
Sideline Seats	12,300 (12,500)
Club Seats	7,500 (7,600)
Luxury Boxes	9,800 (9,900)