Week 15, 1995

played in Minnesota, MN

35 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

Detroit Lions	0	0	0	15	-	15
Minnesota Vikings	10	7	14	7	-	38

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:15 MIN - Jason Hanson 38 field goal
1Q: 01:40 MIN - Jamal Anderson 6 run (Jason Hanson extra point)
2Q: 08:52 MIN - Jamal Anderson 2 run (Jason Hanson extra point)
3Q: 10:33 MIN - Brad Muster 2 pass from Dan Marino (Jason Hanson extra point)
3Q: 04:19 MIN - Jamal Anderson 10 run (Jason Hanson extra point)
4Q: 15:00 DET - Brian Mitchell 8 run (Don Majkowski pass to Willie Mays Hayes for conversion)
4Q: 06:02 MIN - Jamal Anderson 2 run (Jason Hanson extra point)
4Q: 02:00 DET - Willie Mays Hayes 23 pass from Don Majkowski (Matt Stover extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:15 MIN - Jason Hanson 38 field goal
1Q: 01:40 MIN - Jamal Anderson 6 run (Jason Hanson extra point)
2Q: 08:52 MIN - Jamal Anderson 2 run (Jason Hanson extra point)
3Q: 10:33 MIN - Brad Muster 2 pass from Dan Marino (Jason Hanson extra point)
3Q: 04:19 MIN - Jamal Anderson 10 run (Jason Hanson extra point)
4Q: 15:00 DET - Brian Mitchell 8 run (Don Majkowski pass to Willie Mays Hayes for conversion)
4Q: 06:02 MIN - Jamal Anderson 2 run (Jason Hanson extra point)
4Q: 02:00 DET - Willie Mays Hayes 23 pass from Don Majkowski (Matt Stover extra point)

Team Statistics DET MIN
Record 7-7 10-4
First Downs 13 32
- by Rushing 6 16
- by Passing 6 13
- by Penalty 1 3
Total Net Yards 232 438
- Offensive Plays 55 74
- Yards per Play 4.22 5.92
Net Rushing Yards 111 209
- Rushing Attempts 23 43
- Yards per Rush 4.83 4.86
Net Passing Yards 121 229
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 30 - 18 - 1 31 - 25 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 131 229
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/10 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 3.78 7.39
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 5/13 9/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.2 5.8
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/43 8/51
Punt Returns/Yards 1/8 4/34
Kick Returns/Yards 3/73 1/19
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 1/14
2pt Conversions 1/1 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 5/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 26 OWN 33
Time of Possession 23:10 36:50

Team Statistics	DET	MIN
Record	7-7	10-4
First Downs	13	32
- by Rushing	6	16
- by Passing	6	13
- by Penalty	1	3
Total Net Yards	232	438
- Offensive Plays	55	74
- Yards per Play	4.22	5.92
Net Rushing Yards	111	209
- Rushing Attempts	23	43
- Yards per Rush	4.83	4.86
Net Passing Yards	121	229
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	30 - 18 - 1	31 - 25 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	131	229
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/10	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	3.78	7.39
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	5/13	9/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.2	5.8
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/43	8/51
Punt Returns/Yards	1/8	4/34
Kick Returns/Yards	3/73	1/19
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	1/14
2pt Conversions	1/1	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	5/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 26	OWN 33
Time of Possession	23:10	36:50

Drive Charts

Detroit Lions
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:09	3:35	OWN 24	6	26	Punt
1	1:30	1:39	OWN 20	3	5	Punt
2	12:33	2:09	OWN 2	4	12	Fumble
2	8:43	2:41	OWN 20	8	35	Interception
2	1:48	1:24	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
3	15:00	1:25	OWN 36	3	3	Punt
3	10:25	1:44	OWN 20	3	-1	Punt
3	4:12	2:39	OWN 20	6	29	Punt
3	1:33	1:40	OPP 21	5	21	Touchdown
4	5:55	4:05	OWN 20	9	80	Touchdown
4	1:04	1:02	OWN 35	5	19	Downs

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:51	OWN 20	12	59	Field Goal
1	6:34	5:04	OWN 19	9	81	Touchdown
2	14:51	2:18	OWN 36	5	17	Punt
2	10:24	1:41	OPP 14	4	14	Touchdown
2	6:02	4:14	OWN 42	9	35	Interception
2	0:24	0:24	OWN 16	1	15	Half
3	13:35	3:10	OWN 23	6	77	Touchdown
3	8:41	4:29	OWN 46	8	54	Touchdown
4	14:53	8:58	OWN 7	18	93	Touchdown
4	1:50	0:46	OWN 22	3	7	Punt
4	0:02	0:02	OWN 46	1	-1	Game

Game MVP: Jamal Anderson, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Jerry Ellison	10	50	5.00	22	3	0
Brian Mitchell	8	27	3.38	8	0	1
Don Majkowski	2	22	11.00	18	1	0
Bob Christian	1	1	1.00	1	0	0
Johnny Utah	1	5	5.00	5	0	0
Frank Hartley	1	6	6.00	6	0	0

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Jamal Anderson	33	166	5.03	15	5	4
Robert Green	9	44	4.89	17	2	0
Dan Marino	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0

Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Don Majkowski	26	17	117	2/10	1	23	1	72.1
Johnny Utah	4	1	14	0/0	0	14	0	41.7

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Dan Marino	31	25	229	0/0	1	29	1	94.7

Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Willie Mays Hayes	4	6	34	8.50	14	23	1
WR Michael Jackson	4	7	40	10.00	6	17	0
RB Brian Mitchell	3	3	13	4.33	14	12	0
TE Wesley Walls	2	2	17	8.50	0	14	0
WR Ed McCaffrey	2	5	12	6.00	8	7	0
WR Don Beebe	1	5	7	7.00	0	7	0
FB Bob Christian	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
TE Tomur Barnes	1	1	9	9.00	2	9	0

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Herman Fontenot	6	7	44	7.33	13	11	0
TE Ben Coates	6	8	59	9.83	15	20	0
RB Jamal Anderson	5	5	28	5.60	15	17	0
FB Brad Muster	3	3	22	7.33	14	13	1
WR Sean Dawkins	2	2	28	14.00	3	19	0
TE Ken Dilger	2	3	35	17.50	31	29	0
WR Eric Blount	1	1	13	13.00	0	13	0
WR Charles Johnson	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Detroit	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Terrell Buckley	1	0	0.00	0

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Eric Turner	1	14	14.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Detroit	Fumb	Recov	Force
Don Majkowski	1	0	0
Brian Mitchell	0	1	0
Bob Christian	0	0	1

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force
Eric Blount	1	0	0
Oliver Gibson	0	1	0
Frank Slade	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Detroit	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Chris Gardocki	6	253	42.2	36.5	53	3

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Harry Newsome	2	89	44.5	40.5	45	1

Kicking Statistics

Detroit	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Matt Stover	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	1/1

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jason Hanson	1/1	0/0	0/0	38	5/5

Punt Return Statistics

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Willie Mays Hayes	1	8	8.0	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Eric Blount	4	34	8.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Willie Mays Hayes	3	73	24.3	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Junior Tautalatasi	1	19	19.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Detroit	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Bryan Cox	8	2	0.0	34	26
ILB Chris Spielman	7	4	0.0	39	29
S Vencie Glenn	6	2	0.0	24	12
S George Rogers	5	2	0.0	38	26
CB Terry McDaniel	5	1	0.0	37	30
CB James Williams	5	1	0.0	16	14
DT Don Davey	3	3	0.0	42	31
CB Terrell Buckley	3	2	0.0	40	29
S Zack de la Rocha	3	2	0.0	19	19
OLB Kurt Cobain	3	1	0.0	18	10
ILB Ken Norton Jr.	2	1	0.0	3	2
ILB Jamal Brooks	2	1	0.0	9	5
DE Mack Swain	2	1	0.0	31	17
CB Torey Hunter	2	0	0.0	5	5
DE Bernard Whittington	1	1	0.0	30	26
CB Anthony Parker	1	0	0.0	6	1
WR Ed McCaffrey	1	0	---	---	---
DT Tom Barndt	1	0	0.0	41	29
DT Darius Holland	1	0	0.0	13	15
OLB Donta Jones	1	0	0.0	12	6
DE Sylvester Wright	1	0	0.0	13	5

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Eric Turner	5	0	0.0	23	32
CB Aaron Glenn	5	0	0.0	23	31
OLB Frank Slade	4	1	1.5	21	29
CB Eric Allen	4	3	0.0	23	30
S John Lynch	4	2	0.0	23	32
CB Darrell McClellan	3	3	0.0	17	29
ILB Tracy Simien	3	2	0.0	23	32
DT Dan Wilkinson	3	2	0.0	19	23
DE Wayne Martin	2	1	0.0	17	22
ILB Shannon Briggs	2	0	0.0	6	4
OLB Jamir Miller	2	0	0.0	14	19
QB Dan Marino	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Darion Conner	1	0	0.0	2	3
DE Chidi Ahanotu	1	0	0.0	11	21
OLB Todd Jones	1	0	0.0	3	4
S Devin Bush	1	0	0.0	6	9
DE Robert Porcher	0	1	0.5	18	21

Pass Rush Statistics

Detroit	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Mack Swain	0.0	1	1	0	17
DE Sylvester Wright	0.0	0	1	0	5

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Frank Slade	1.5	0	1	2	29
DE Robert Porcher	0.5	1	1	0	21
DT Dan Wilkinson	0.0	0	0	1	23

Pass Defense Statistics

Detroit	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Bryan Cox	5	1	0	26
CB Terrell Buckley	3	1	1	29
CB Terry McDaniel	3	0	0	30
CB James Williams	3	0	0	14
S Vencie Glenn	2	0	0	12
ILB Chris Spielman	2	0	0	29
S George Rogers	2	0	0	26
ILB Ken Norton Jr.	1	0	0	2
S Zack de la Rocha	1	0	0	19
DE Bernard Whittington	1	0	0	26
CB Torey Hunter	1	0	0	5
OLB Donta Jones	1	0	0	6

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Aaron Glenn	5	2	0	31
CB Eric Allen	3	1	0	30
S Eric Turner	2	0	1	32
ILB Tracy Simien	2	0	0	32
OLB Jamir Miller	2	0	0	19
CB Darrell McClellan	1	1	0	29
S John Lynch	1	1	0	32
DE Chidi Ahanotu	1	0	0	21
OLB Todd Jones	1	0	0	4

Blocking Statistics

Detroit	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Keith Miller	4	6	23	2	32
Kirk Scrafford	1	5	23	0	32
Paul Jetton	0	3	11	0	19
Derek Cook	0	3	23	0	32
Bob Christian	0	2	10	0	10
Randy Grimes	0	1	12	0	13

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Keith Sims	6	13	0	43	31
Tom Nalen	6	9	0	43	31
Tony Boselli	5	7	0	43	31
Anthony Redmon	3	5	1	43	31
Antone Davis	2	5	0	43	31
Brad Muster	1	2	0	26	12
Ken Dilger	0	1	0	22	12

Special Teams Tackles

Detroit	Tackles	STPlays
Brian Mitchell	2	15
Bob Christian	1	15
Don Beebe	1	13
Tomur Barnes	1	9

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Chuck Banks	1	13
Brad Muster	1	12
Eric Turner	1	12
Butler By'not'e	1	11

Participation

Detroit	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
George Rogers	---	---	38	26	12	76
Don Davey	---	---	42	31	1	74
Tom Barndt	---	---	41	29	1	71
Terrell Buckley	---	---	40	29	1	70
Chris Spielman	---	---	39	29	1	69
Terry McDaniel	---	---	37	30	1	68
Derek Cook	23	32	---	---	6	61
Bryan Cox	---	---	34	26	1	61
Mike Compton	23	32	---	---	6	61
Willie Mays Hayes	15	30	---	---	12	57
Bernard Whittington	---	---	30	26	1	57
Kirk Scrafford	23	32	---	---	1	56
Keith Miller	23	32	---	---	---	55
Don Majkowski	22	28	---	---	---	50
Mack Swain	---	---	31	17	1	49
Brian Mitchell	9	22	---	---	15	46
Jerry Ellison	15	13	---	---	16	44
Wesley Walls	17	21	---	---	2	40
Frank Hartley	12	12	---	---	16	40
Zack de la Rocha	---	---	19	19	1	39
Kurt Cobain	---	---	18	10	9	37
Vencie Glenn	---	---	24	12	---	36
Paul Jetton	11	19	---	---	5	35
Bob Christian	10	10	---	---	15	35
Don Beebe	8	13	---	---	13	34
James Williams	---	---	16	14	2	32
Michael Jackson	9	22	---	---	1	32
Randy Grimes	12	13	---	---	6	31
Ed McCaffrey	8	14	---	---	7	29
Darius Holland	---	---	13	15	1	29
Tomur Barnes	12	3	---	---	9	24
Jamal Brooks	---	---	9	5	7	21
Torey Hunter	---	---	5	5	11	21
Sylvester Wright	---	---	13	5	2	20
Donta Jones	---	---	12	6	1	19
Ken Norton Jr.	---	---	3	2	5	10
Anthony Parker	---	---	6	1	3	10
Gerald McBurrows	---	---	3	4	---	7
Buddy Ferguson	0	0	---	---	6	6
Chris Gardocki	0	0	---	---	6	6
Johnny Utah	1	4	---	---	---	5
Matt Stover	0	0	---	---	3	3
George Teague	---	---	0	0	1	1
Henry Ford	---	---	0	0	1	1
Stoney Case	0	0	---	---	---	0

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Anthony Redmon	43	31	---	---	3	77
Dan Marino	43	31	---	---	---	74
Keith Sims	43	31	---	---	---	74
Antone Davis	43	31	---	---	---	74
Tom Nalen	43	31	---	---	---	74
Tony Boselli	43	31	---	---	---	74
Ben Coates	38	30	---	---	---	68
Eric Turner	---	---	23	32	12	67
Darrell McClellan	---	---	17	29	14	60
Jamal Anderson	34	22	---	---	---	56
Tracy Simien	---	---	23	32	---	55
John Lynch	---	---	23	32	---	55
Charles Johnson	26	22	---	---	6	54
Aaron Glenn	---	---	23	31	---	54
Eric Allen	---	---	23	30	---	53
Brad Muster	26	12	---	---	12	50
Frank Slade	---	---	21	29	---	50
Robert Porcher	---	---	18	21	6	45
Herman Fontenot	21	23	---	---	---	44
Eric Blount	21	7	---	---	16	44
Ken Dilger	22	12	---	---	9	43
Dan Wilkinson	---	---	19	23	---	42
Wayne Martin	---	---	17	22	---	39
Jamir Miller	---	---	14	19	3	36
Chidi Ahanotu	---	---	11	21	---	32
Devin Bush	---	---	6	9	10	25
Chuck Banks	6	5	---	---	13	24
Sean Dawkins	10	12	---	---	---	22
Todd Jones	---	---	3	4	15	22
Junior Tautalatasi	0	1	---	---	19	20
Oliver Gibson	---	---	4	9	6	19
Robert Green	9	8	---	---	1	18
Shannon Briggs	---	---	6	4	5	15
J.T. Thomas	2	1	---	---	11	14
Butler By'not'e	---	---	0	2	11	13
Richard Newbill	---	---	0	0	10	10
Jason Hanson	0	0	---	---	8	8
Darion Conner	---	---	2	3	1	6
John Wojciechowski	0	0	---	---	3	3
James Palmer	0	0	---	---	3	3
Bob Kochman	0	0	---	---	3	3
Tuineau Alipate	---	---	0	0	3	3
Cory Raymer	0	0	---	---	3	3
Harry Newsome	0	0	---	---	2	2
Mark Vlasic	0	0	---	---	1	1
Craig Erickson	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	18	3.0
Middle	9	47	5.2
Right	8	46	5.8
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	43	4.8
Middle	19	97	5.1
Right	14	70	5.0
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Don Majkowski	26	17	1	1	1	4	2	3	1
Johnny Utah	4	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Dan Marino	31	25	2	0	0	2	2	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	14	4.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	8	24	2.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	6	76	5.8
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	17	4.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	8	83	10.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	11	64	4.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	5	63	12.6
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	19	6.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Michael Jackson	7	4	1	40	0	22
WR Willie Mays Hayes	6	4	0	34	1	30
WR Don Beebe	5	1	1	7	0	13
WR Ed McCaffrey	5	2	0	12	0	14
RB Brian Mitchell	3	3	0	13	0	22
TE Wesley Walls	2	2	0	17	0	21
FB Bob Christian	1	1	0	-1	0	10
TE Tomur Barnes	1	1	0	9	0	3

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Ben Coates	8	6	59	1	30
WR Herman Fontenot	7	6	44	0	23
RB Jamal Anderson	5	5	28	0	22
FB Brad Muster	3	3	22	0	12
TE Ken Dilger	3	2	35	1	12
WR Sean Dawkins	2	2	28	0	12
WR Charles Johnson	2	0	0	0	22
WR Eric Blount	1	1	13	0	7

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Brian Mitchell	1	8	8.00	3.38
Jerry Ellison	1	-1	-1.00	5.00

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Jamal Anderson	11	48	4.36	5.03
Robert Green	2	4	2.00	4.89

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Don Majkowski	2	2	6	3.00	4.50

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Dan Marino	3	3	13	4.33	7.39

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Don Beebe	1	1	7	7.00	1.40
FB Bob Christian	1	1	-1	-1.00	-1.00

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Herman Fontenot	1	1	3	3.00	6.29
FB Brad Muster	1	1	2	2.00	7.33
TE Ben Coates	1	1	8	8.00	7.38

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Rushes	Conversions
Jerry Ellison	2	1
Brian Mitchell	1	1
Bob Christian	1	0

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Jamal Anderson	4	4
Robert Green	2	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Conversions
Don Majkowski	8	5	3
Johnny Utah	1	0	0

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Dan Marino	7	6	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Don Beebe	4	1	0
WR Michael Jackson	2	2	2
TE Wesley Walls	1	1	0
WR Willie Mays Hayes	1	0	0
TE Tomur Barnes	1	1	1

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Herman Fontenot	2	1	1
WR Sean Dawkins	2	2	2
TE Ben Coates	1	1	0
RB Jamal Anderson	1	1	0
TE Ken Dilger	1	1	1

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

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