Week 11, 2002

played in Detroit, MI

58 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

Minnesota Vikings	13	7	14	10	-	44
Detroit Lions	3	7	6	10	-	26

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:52 MIN - Phil Dawson 56 field goal
1Q: 09:11 MIN - Fred Taylor 4 pass from Brian Griese (Phil Dawson extra point)
1Q: 06:06 DET - Doug Brien 25 field goal
1Q: 02:47 MIN - Phil Dawson 39 field goal
2Q: 00:35 MIN - Nick Goings 2 pass from Brian Griese (Phil Dawson extra point)
2Q: 00:29 DET - Chris Cash 96 kickoff return (Doug Brien extra point)
3Q: 10:54 MIN - Shaun Ozment 12 run (Phil Dawson extra point)
3Q: 09:42 MIN - Artrell Hawkins 48 interception return (Phil Dawson extra point)
3Q: 07:38 DET - Jay Riemersma 45 pass from Timm Rosenbach (Damian Holleran run for conversion failed)
4Q: 14:05 MIN - Nick Goings 17 pass from Brian Griese (Phil Dawson extra point)
4Q: 09:02 DET - Doug Brien 44 field goal
4Q: 02:14 MIN - Phil Dawson 24 field goal
4Q: 01:16 DET - Nigea Carter 17 pass from Bill Musgrave (Doug Brien extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:52 MIN - Phil Dawson 56 field goal
1Q: 09:11 MIN - Fred Taylor 4 pass from Brian Griese (Phil Dawson extra point)
1Q: 06:06 DET - Doug Brien 25 field goal
1Q: 02:47 MIN - Phil Dawson 39 field goal
2Q: 00:35 MIN - Nick Goings 2 pass from Brian Griese (Phil Dawson extra point)
2Q: 00:29 DET - Chris Cash 96 kickoff return (Doug Brien extra point)
3Q: 10:54 MIN - Shaun Ozment 12 run (Phil Dawson extra point)
3Q: 09:42 MIN - Artrell Hawkins 48 interception return (Phil Dawson extra point)
3Q: 07:38 DET - Jay Riemersma 45 pass from Timm Rosenbach (Damian Holleran run for conversion failed)
4Q: 14:05 MIN - Nick Goings 17 pass from Brian Griese (Phil Dawson extra point)
4Q: 09:02 DET - Doug Brien 44 field goal
4Q: 02:14 MIN - Phil Dawson 24 field goal
4Q: 01:16 DET - Nigea Carter 17 pass from Bill Musgrave (Doug Brien extra point)

Team Statistics MIN DET
Record 8-2 4-6
First Downs 23 18
- by Rushing 8 7
- by Passing 15 10
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 507 374
- Offensive Plays 66 49
- Yards per Play 7.68 7.63
Net Rushing Yards 149 152
- Rushing Attempts 39 23
- Yards per Rush 3.82 6.61
Net Passing Yards 358 222
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 27 - 24 - 0 26 - 15 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards 358 222
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 13.26 8.54
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 7/14 3/8
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.2 7.4
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/38 1/15
Punt Returns/Yards 2/29 1/11
Kick Returns/Yards 4/96 6/204
Interception Ret./Yards 3/50 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 1/0
Red Zone Visits 5 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 4/1 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 31 OWN 28
Time of Possession 36:04 23:56

Team Statistics	MIN	DET
Record	8-2	4-6
First Downs	23	18
- by Rushing	8	7
- by Passing	15	10
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	507	374
- Offensive Plays	66	49
- Yards per Play	7.68	7.63
Net Rushing Yards	149	152
- Rushing Attempts	39	23
- Yards per Rush	3.82	6.61
Net Passing Yards	358	222
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	27 - 24 - 0	26 - 15 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards	358	222
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	13.26	8.54
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	7/14	3/8
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.2	7.4
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/38	1/15
Punt Returns/Yards	2/29	1/11
Kick Returns/Yards	4/96	6/204
Interception Ret./Yards	3/50	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	1/0
Red Zone Visits	5	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	4/1	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 31	OWN 28
Time of Possession	36:04	23:56

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:14	OWN 27	4	34	Field Goal
1	10:26	1:24	OWN 47	4	53	Touchdown
1	6:01	3:20	OWN 40	6	38	Field Goal
2	13:21	4:16	OWN 4	6	36	Punt
2	6:22	5:53	OWN 28	12	72	Touchdown
2	0:16	0:16	OWN 20	1	10	Half
3	11:59	1:12	OWN 28	4	72	Touchdown
3	9:01	1:13	OPP 44	3	9	Missed FG
3	7:22	3:35	OWN 22	6	24	Punt
3	2:06	3:10	OWN 30	7	70	Touchdown
4	8:54	6:45	OWN 28	10	65	Field Goal
4	1:08	1:08	OPP 47	3	1	Game

Detroit Lions
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:46	1:20	OWN 16	3	2	Punt
1	9:02	3:01	OWN 24	6	68	Field Goal
1	2:41	4:20	OWN 27	7	28	Punt
2	9:05	2:43	OWN 21	5	60	Fumble
3	15:00	3:01	OWN 20	6	18	Punt
3	10:12	0:40	OWN 20	2	10	Interception
3	9:32	0:31	OWN 31	1	0	Interception
3	7:48	0:26	OPP 45	2	45	Touchdown
3	3:47	1:41	OWN 30	4	32	Interception
4	13:56	5:02	OWN 20	9	53	Field Goal
4	2:09	1:01	OWN 47	4	53	Touchdown

Game MVP: Brian Griese, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Fred Taylor	29	99	3.41	28	1	0
Brian Griese	6	31	5.17	10	1	0
Shaun Ozment	4	19	4.75	12	1	1

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Damian Holleran	10	68	6.80	27	2
Doug Chapman	9	31	3.44	6	0
Michael Bennett	4	53	13.25	36	2

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Brian Griese	27	24	358	0/0	3	61	0	155.8

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Timm Rosenbach	23	13	184	0/0	1	45	3	57.4
Bill Musgrave	3	2	38	0/0	1	21	0	149.3

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Terry Glenn	7	9	128	18.29	52	49	0
WR Darnerien McCants	7	7	158	22.57	86	61	0
TE Nick Goings	5	5	44	8.80	5	17	2
RB Fred Taylor	4	4	17	4.25	5	5	1
WR Scotty Anderson	1	1	11	11.00	0	11	0
WR David Kleinfeld	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Detroit	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Eddie Kennison	5	9	69	13.80	21	19	0
WR Nigea Carter	5	6	62	12.40	20	21	1
TE Jay Riemersma	2	3	54	27.00	47	45	1
WR Michael Jackson	1	4	3	3.00	0	3	0
RB Doug Chapman	1	2	2	2.00	0	2	0
WR Andre' Davis	1	2	32	32.00	17	32	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Artrell Hawkins	2	50	25.00	1
CB Lenny Walls	1	0	0.00	0

Detroit	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Recov	Force
Paul Miranda	1	0
James Darling	0	1
Ryan Clark	0	1

Detroit	Fumb	Recov
Eddie Kennison	1	0
Nigea Carter	1	0
Michael Bennett	0	1

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mitch Berger	2	74	37.0	31.5	39	1

Detroit	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Travis Dorch	3	139	46.3	36.7	53	2

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Phil Dawson	3/4	1/2	1/2	56	5/5

Detroit	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Doug Brien	2/2	1/1	0/0	44	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
MarTay Jenkins	2	29	14.5	0

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Eddie Kennison	1	11	11.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
MarTay Jenkins	3	81	27.0	0
Jay Graham	1	15	15.0	0

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Chris Cash	6	204	34.0	1

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
ILB James Darling	7	0	20	24
S Ryan Clark	4	1	23	26
CB Lenny Walls	3	3	17	20
OLB Jay Foreman	3	2	23	24
OLB Henri Crockett	3	1	17	18
ILB Kailey Wong	3	0	10	12
CB Artrell Hawkins	3	0	21	25
DE Mike Rucker	2	2	22	22
S Paul Miranda	2	1	23	26
DT Delbert Cowsette	2	1	9	12
CB Walt Harris	1	1	22	25
DE Jay Williams	1	0	11	9
DE Courtney Brown	1	0	13	21

Detroit	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Korey Ellington	7	1	0.0	13	14
DT Marcus Bell	6	3	0.0	36	20
OLB Terry Killens	6	1	0.0	25	24
S Jermaine Phillips	6	1	0.0	30	26
S Omar Stoutmire	5	4	0.0	32	25
DT Corey Simon	5	1	0.0	26	19
ILB Mark D'Onofrio	5	0	0.0	27	26
DE Patrick Kerney	4	2	0.0	36	24
CB Chris Cash	3	0	0.0	35	24
CB Samari Rolle	2	1	0.0	34	26
S Marquis Smith	2	0	0.0	7	4
DE Julius Peppers	1	1	0.0	17	13
OLB Rocky Boiman	1	1	0.0	21	10
TE Jay Riemersma	1	0	---	---	---
CB Denard Walker	1	0	0.0	5	4
DE Grant Wistrom	1	0	0.0	29	17
ILB Antonio Wilson	1	0	0.0	12	1
ILB Barrett Green	1	0	0.0	9	3
FB Jamar Martin	1	0	---	---	---
WR Andre' Davis	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Darren Hambrick	0	2	0.0	14	3
DT John Randle	0	1	0.0	6	7

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Henri Crockett	2	1	18
ILB James Darling	1	1	24
DE Jay Williams	1	0	9
ILB Kailey Wong	1	0	12
DT Dan Wilkinson	0	1	14

Detroit	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Julius Peppers	0.0	0	1	0	13

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB James Darling	4	0	0	24
CB Artrell Hawkins	3	0	2	25
CB Walt Harris	2	0	0	25
S Ryan Clark	2	0	0	26
S Paul Miranda	1	1	0	26
CB Lenny Walls	1	0	1	20
OLB Henri Crockett	1	0	0	18
OLB Jay Foreman	1	0	0	24

Detroit	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Korey Ellington	5	0	14
ILB Mark D'Onofrio	4	0	26
OLB Terry Killens	4	0	24
S Omar Stoutmire	3	0	25
CB Samari Rolle	2	1	26
DE Grant Wistrom	1	0	17
ILB Antonio Wilson	1	0	1
DE Julius Peppers	1	0	13
OLB Rocky Boiman	1	0	10
CB Chris Cash	1	0	24
S Jermaine Phillips	1	0	26

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Wilford Brown	3	10	0	39	27
Chris Dishman	3	5	1	39	27
Anthony Redmon	1	6	0	39	27
Cory Raymer	1	5	0	39	27
Kevin McLeod	1	2	0	24	15
Tony Boselli	0	5	0	39	27

Detroit	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Mo Collins	3	5	0	23	25
Dominic Raiola	3	4	1	13	6
Antone Davis	2	6	0	23	26
Jay Riemersma	1	2	0	20	16
Mike Rosenthal	0	4	0	22	24
Kirk Scrafford	0	2	0	22	24

Special Teams Tackles

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Kailey Wong	2	17
Jay Graham	1	24
Lenny Walls	1	23
Jason McKie	1	19
George Layne	1	17

Detroit	Tackles	STPlays
Denard Walker	2	21
Kendall Gammon	2	20
Jamar Martin	1	13
Korey Ellington	1	7

Participation

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Nick Goings	34	24	---	---	16	74
Wilford Brown	39	27	---	---	6	72
Darnerien McCants	34	24	---	---	9	67
Anthony Redmon	39	27	---	---	---	66
Tony Boselli	39	27	---	---	---	66
Cory Raymer	39	27	---	---	---	66
Chris Dishman	39	27	---	---	---	66
Brian Griese	39	27	---	---	---	66
Terry Glenn	37	27	---	---	---	64
Lenny Walls	---	---	17	20	23	60
Fred Taylor	34	25	---	---	---	59
Ryan Clark	---	---	23	26	5	54
Paul Miranda	---	---	23	26	2	51
Walt Harris	---	---	22	25	2	49
Jay Foreman	---	---	23	24	2	49
Artrell Hawkins	---	---	21	25	2	48
Mike Rucker	---	---	22	22	4	48
James Darling	---	---	20	24	3	47
Kevin McLeod	24	15	---	---	4	43
Kailey Wong	---	---	10	12	17	39
Courtney Brown	---	---	13	21	4	38
Henri Crockett	---	---	17	18	1	36
Dan Wilkinson	---	---	14	14	2	30
Wyatt Ashworth	---	---	4	3	19	26
Jay Graham	0	0	---	---	24	24
Brock Williams	---	---	3	5	16	24
Jason McKie	4	0	---	---	19	23
David Kleinfeld	0	3	---	---	19	22
Delbert Cowsette	---	---	9	12	1	22
Jay Williams	---	---	11	9	1	21
Scotty Anderson	9	11	---	---	---	20
MarTay Jenkins	1	0	---	---	18	19
George Layne	0	0	---	---	17	17
Patrick Pass	9	3	---	---	2	14
Phil Dawson	0	0	---	---	13	13
Sheldon Jackson	4	1	---	---	3	8
Shaun Ozment	5	2	---	---	1	8
Troy Sadowski	0	0	---	---	6	6
Grey Ruegamer	0	0	---	---	6	6
Manuia Savea	0	0	---	---	6	6
Ron Frederick	0	0	---	---	6	6
Curtis Perkins	0	0	---	---	4	4
Mitch Berger	0	0	---	---	2	2
Lawrence Sellers	---	---	1	0	1	2
Chad Hutchison	0	0	---	---	---	0
Michael Caston	---	---	0	0	---	0

Detroit	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Chris Cash	---	---	35	24	12	71
Patrick Kerney	---	---	36	24	5	65
Samari Rolle	---	---	34	26	4	64
Omar Stoutmire	---	---	32	25	5	62
Marcus Bell	---	---	36	20	3	59
Jermaine Phillips	---	---	30	26	3	59
Mark D'Onofrio	---	---	27	26	4	57
Eddie Kennison	18	23	---	---	12	53
Terry Killens	---	---	25	24	3	52
Mike Rosenthal	22	24	---	---	5	51
Antone Davis	23	26	---	---	---	49
Grant Wistrom	---	---	29	17	3	49
Kirk Scrafford	22	24	---	---	2	48
Mo Collins	23	25	---	---	---	48
Jay Riemersma	20	16	---	---	11	47
Corey Simon	---	---	26	19	2	47
Timm Rosenbach	23	23	---	---	---	46
Jamar Martin	17	13	---	---	13	43
Kendall Gammon	9	7	---	---	20	36
Darren Hambrick	---	---	14	3	19	36
Nigea Carter	5	13	---	---	17	35
Korey Ellington	---	---	13	14	7	34
Rocky Boiman	---	---	21	10	3	34
Wendell Lai	10	20	---	---	3	33
Andre' Davis	4	12	---	---	16	32
Damian Holleran	10	11	---	---	10	31
Michael Bennett	6	7	---	---	18	31
Julius Peppers	---	---	17	13	1	31
Michael Jackson	13	16	---	---	1	30
Denard Walker	---	---	5	4	21	30
Marquis Smith	---	---	7	4	15	26
Antonio Wilson	---	---	12	1	10	23
Bobby Hamilton	---	---	10	6	5	21
Dominic Raiola	13	6	---	---	---	19
Doug Chapman	9	8	---	---	---	17
Barrett Green	---	---	9	3	3	15
John Randle	---	---	6	7	1	14
Todd Weiner	1	3	---	---	5	9
Todd Yoder	4	4	---	---	1	9
Doug Brien	0	0	---	---	8	8
Mickey Gomez	1	2	---	---	5	8
Jerome Strickland	---	---	5	1	---	6
Marcus Brown	0	0	---	---	5	5
Travis Dorch	0	0	---	---	5	5
Bill Musgrave	0	3	---	---	---	3
Brock Huard	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	48	4.8
Middle	23	81	3.5
Right	4	21	5.3
None	2	-1	-0.5

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	101	14.4
Middle	12	40	3.3
Right	4	11	2.8
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Brian Griese	27	24	6	0	1	1	1	0	0

Detroit	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Timm Rosenbach	23	13	2	0	2	1	4	2	3
Bill Musgrave	3	2	1	0	0	0	1	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	9	4.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	15	129	8.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	5	167	23.9
Long (19+ Yds)	3	2	53	17.7

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	81	16.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	7	5	32	4.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	4	69	6.9
Long (19+ Yds)	4	2	40	10.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Terry Glenn	9	7	1	128	2	27
WR Darnerien McCants	7	7	0	158	4	24
TE Nick Goings	5	5	0	44	0	24
RB Fred Taylor	4	4	0	17	0	25
WR David Kleinfeld	1	0	0	0	0	3
WR Scotty Anderson	1	1	0	11	0	11

Detroit	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Eddie Kennison	9	5	2	69	0	23
WR Nigea Carter	6	5	0	62	1	13
WR Michael Jackson	4	1	0	3	0	16
TE Jay Riemersma	3	2	0	54	1	16
RB Doug Chapman	2	1	0	2	0	8
WR Andre' Davis	2	1	0	32	1	12

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Fred Taylor	6	17	2.83	3.41
Shaun Ozment	4	19	4.75	4.75

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Damian Holleran	1	3	3.00	6.80

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Brian Griese	5	4	27	5.40	13.26

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Timm Rosenbach	2	0	0	0.00	8.00
Bill Musgrave	2	1	17	8.50	12.67

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Nick Goings	2	2	19	9.50	8.80
WR David Kleinfeld	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Terry Glenn	1	1	4	4.00	14.22
RB Fred Taylor	1	1	4	4.00	4.25

Detroit	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Nigea Carter	2	1	17	8.50	10.33
WR Eddie Kennison	1	0	0	0.00	7.67
RB Doug Chapman	1	0	0	0.00	1.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Fred Taylor	3	0
Brian Griese	2	0
Shaun Ozment	1	1

Detroit	Rushes	Conversions
Doug Chapman	2	0
Michael Bennett	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Brian Griese	8	8	6

Detroit	Att	Comp	Conversions
Timm Rosenbach	5	3	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Nick Goings	3	3	2
WR Darnerien McCants	3	3	3
WR Terry Glenn	1	1	1
RB Fred Taylor	1	1	0

Detroit	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Eddie Kennison	2	1	1
RB Doug Chapman	2	1	0
WR Nigea Carter	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 70,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 21,400 (21,400)
End Zone 15,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 13,600 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	70,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	21,400 (21,400)
End Zone	15,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	13,600 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (3,300)