Week 17, 2006

played in Minnesota, MN

21 degrees, fair, 10 mph wind

Detroit Lions	0	7	3	7	-	17
Minnesota Vikings	17	7	7	10	-	41

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:20 MIN - Frank Gore 27 run (Phil Dawson extra point)
1Q: 04:15 MIN - Phil Dawson 48 field goal
1Q: 01:04 MIN - Frank Gore 5 run (Phil Dawson extra point)
2Q: 11:26 DET - Jay Riemersma 5 pass from Brodie Croyle (Dave Raymer extra point)
2Q: 02:07 MIN - Nick Goings 15 pass from Brian Griese (Phil Dawson extra point)
3Q: 08:09 DET - Dave Raymer 41 field goal
3Q: 05:30 MIN - Troy Williamson 22 pass from Brian Griese (Phil Dawson extra point)
4Q: 09:37 DET - Sean Considine 65 punt return (Dave Raymer extra point)
4Q: 06:54 MIN - Frank Gore 5 run (Phil Dawson extra point)
4Q: 02:40 MIN - Phil Dawson 36 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:20 MIN - Frank Gore 27 run (Phil Dawson extra point)
1Q: 04:15 MIN - Phil Dawson 48 field goal
1Q: 01:04 MIN - Frank Gore 5 run (Phil Dawson extra point)
2Q: 11:26 DET - Jay Riemersma 5 pass from Brodie Croyle (Dave Raymer extra point)
2Q: 02:07 MIN - Nick Goings 15 pass from Brian Griese (Phil Dawson extra point)
3Q: 08:09 DET - Dave Raymer 41 field goal
3Q: 05:30 MIN - Troy Williamson 22 pass from Brian Griese (Phil Dawson extra point)
4Q: 09:37 DET - Sean Considine 65 punt return (Dave Raymer extra point)
4Q: 06:54 MIN - Frank Gore 5 run (Phil Dawson extra point)
4Q: 02:40 MIN - Phil Dawson 36 field goal

Team Statistics DET MIN
Record 7-9 12-4
First Downs 20 22
- by Rushing 4 10
- by Passing 11 11
- by Penalty 5 1
Total Net Yards 194 395
- Offensive Plays 67 63
- Yards per Play 2.90 6.27
Net Rushing Yards 61 179
- Rushing Attempts 20 42
- Yards per Rush 3.05 4.26
Net Passing Yards 133 216
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 41 - 21 - 0 21 - 15 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 181 216
- Sacks/Yards Lost 6/48 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 2.83 10.29
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 3/15 3/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 11.3 9.1
4th Down Conversions 0/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 3/17 12/110
Punt Returns/Yards 2/68 4/59
Kick Returns/Yards 2/27 3/91
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 3/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 23 OWN 40
Time of Possession 28:23 31:38

Team Statistics	DET	MIN
Record	7-9	12-4
First Downs	20	22
- by Rushing	4	10
- by Passing	11	11
- by Penalty	5	1
Total Net Yards	194	395
- Offensive Plays	67	63
- Yards per Play	2.90	6.27
Net Rushing Yards	61	179
- Rushing Attempts	20	42
- Yards per Rush	3.05	4.26
Net Passing Yards	133	216
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	41 - 21 - 0	21 - 15 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	181	216
- Sacks/Yards Lost	6/48	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	2.83	10.29
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	3/15	3/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	11.3	9.1
4th Down Conversions	0/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	3/17	12/110
Punt Returns/Yards	2/68	4/59
Kick Returns/Yards	2/27	3/91
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	3/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 23	OWN 40
Time of Possession	28:23	31:38

Drive Charts

Detroit Lions
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:26	OWN 25	6	12	Punt
1	9:08	1:26	OWN 25	4	19	Punt
1	6:30	0:52	OWN 1	3	4	Punt
1	4:07	1:53	OWN 25	3	-9	Punt
1	0:57	4:37	OWN 25	12	75	Touchdown
2	7:18	1:49	OWN 20	3	-3	Punt
2	1:59	1:59	OWN 8	7	37	Punt
3	11:22	3:20	OWN 39	8	37	Field Goal
3	5:16	3:53	OWN 16	8	32	Punt
4	12:26	1:35	OWN 36	4	6	Punt
4	6:44	1:03	OWN 25	4	5	Downs
4	2:34	1:48	OWN 25	7	39	Downs
4	0:03	0:03	OWN 34	1	5	Game

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:34	2:26	OWN 27	5	73	Touchdown
1	7:42	1:12	OWN 26	3	9	Punt
1	5:38	1:31	OPP 39	3	8	Field Goal
1	2:14	1:17	OPP 21	3	21	Touchdown
2	11:20	4:02	OWN 25	7	33	Punt
2	5:29	3:30	OWN 43	8	57	Touchdown
3	15:00	3:38	OWN 26	7	3	Punt
3	8:02	2:46	OWN 35	5	65	Touchdown
3	1:23	3:57	OWN 10	7	43	Interception
4	10:51	1:21	OWN 20	3	2	Punt
4	9:30	2:46	OPP 35	6	35	Touchdown
4	5:41	3:07	OPP 30	5	11	Field Goal
4	0:46	0:43	OWN 36	3	0	Punt

Game MVP: Brian Griese, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
FB Ciatrick Fason	18	59	3.28	15	3	0
RB Don Standafer	2	2	1.00	4	0	0

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Frank Gore	27	102	3.78	27	2	3
RB Claude Green	10	41	4.10	10	1	0
QB Brian Griese	5	36	7.20	12	1	0

Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Brodie Croyle	37	20	178	5/40	1	19	0	76.2
Cedric Rohde	4	1	3	1/8	0	3	0	39.6

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Brian Griese	21	15	216	0/0	2	31	1	116.3

Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Shaun Riley	5	9	52	10.40	13	16	0
WR Ben Obomanu	4	13	32	8.00	6	19	0
TE Jay Riemersma	3	3	38	12.67	0	19	1
FB Ciatrick Fason	3	4	19	6.33	8	11	0
RB Don Standafer	2	2	11	5.50	0	11	0
WR Jerry Porter	1	3	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
TE Orlando Bain	1	4	11	11.00	0	11	0
TE Jason Pociask	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
WR Jeff Webb	1	2	13	13.00	6	13	0

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
FB Nick Goings	5	6	44	8.80	10	15	1
WR Troy Williamson	4	4	73	18.25	26	22	1
WR Darnerien McCants	3	6	51	17.00	26	31	0
WR Harold Burnett	1	1	22	22.00	11	22	0
RB Claude Green	1	1	20	20.00	8	20	0
RB Frank Gore	1	3	6	6.00	0	6	0

Interception Statistics

Detroit	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Dixon Rossel	1	0	0.00	0

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Detroit	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
DT Anthony Adams	0	0	1	0

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
RB Frank Gore	1	0	0	0
FB Nick Goings	0	1	0	0

Punting Statistics

Detroit	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Donny Jones	8	326	40.8	33.4	49	4

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Earnest Simmons	5	214	42.8	29.6	64	1

Kicking Statistics

Detroit	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Dave Raymer	1/1	1/1	0/0	41	2/2

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Phil Dawson	2/2	1/1	0/0	48	5/5

Punt Return Statistics

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Sean Considine	2	68	34.0	1

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Scotty Anderson	4	59	14.8	0

Kick Return Statistics

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Don Standafer	2	27	13.5	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rick McKnight	2	68	34.0	0
Troy Williamson	1	23	23.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Detroit	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
CB Samari Rolle	8	3	42	21
ILB Barrett Ruud	7	3	37	13
S Sean Considine	7	3	40	21
OLB Julius Peppers	5	5	41	21
S Omar Stoutmire	5	4	41	21
DT Anthony Adams	4	1	40	14
DE Patrick Kerney	4	0	40	17
DE Corey Simon	3	1	42	19
OLB Darryl Blackstock	3	1	34	12
CB Chris Cash	2	0	25	15
ILB David Thornton	1	1	19	6
CB Chris Carr	1	0	42	21
OLB Dixon Rossel	1	0	4	8

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Jay Foreman	9	3	0.0	20	47
DE Stephen Tulloch	7	2	1.5	20	45
CB Ricky Manning	5	1	1.0	15	36
CB Artrell Hawkins	5	2	0.0	16	46
DE Mike Rucker	4	0	2.0	20	47
CB Ryan Clark	4	4	0.0	20	47
ILB Adam Seward	4	0	0.0	5	4
DT Kedrick Golston	2	0	0.0	14	20
DE Tommie Harris	1	1	1.5	17	42
S Brock Williams	1	3	0.0	20	45
CB Greg Blue	1	2	0.0	17	34
DE Ron Warner	1	0	0.0	5	8
FB Nick Goings	1	0	---	---	---
CB Randall Gay	1	0	0.0	5	25
DE Cameron Wake	0	2	0.0	19	30

Pass Rush Statistics

Detroit	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Corey Simon	0.0	1	0	1	19
DE Patrick Kerney	0.0	0	1	0	17

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Mike Rucker	2.0	0	1	0	47
DE Stephen Tulloch	1.5	1	0	0	45
DE Tommie Harris	1.5	0	2	1	42
CB Ricky Manning	1.0	0	0	0	36
DE Cameron Wake	0.0	1	0	0	30
DT Jalen Kennison	0.0	0	1	0	19
CB Greg Blue	0.0	0	1	0	34

Pass Defense Statistics

Detroit	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Samari Rolle	4	0	0	21
OLB Julius Peppers	4	0	0	21
S Omar Stoutmire	2	0	0	21
S Sean Considine	2	0	0	21
CB Chris Cash	1	2	0	15
OLB Dixon Rossel	1	0	1	8
OLB Darryl Blackstock	1	0	0	12

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Ryan Clark	5	1	47
CB Ricky Manning	4	0	36
ILB Jay Foreman	3	0	47
CB Artrell Hawkins	2	2	46
DE Stephen Tulloch	2	0	45
CB Randall Gay	1	2	25
S Brock Williams	1	1	45
DE Tommie Harris	1	0	42
ILB Adam Seward	1	0	4
CB Greg Blue	1	0	34
S Chris Gamble	0	1	13

Blocking Statistics

Detroit	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Dylan Gandy	3	4	20	1	47
C Dominic Raiola	1	5	20	1	47
G Toniu Fonoti	1	2	20	2	47
T Tyson Clabo	0	5	20	1	47
T D'Brickashaw Ferguson	0	3	20	1	47
TE Jamar Martin	0	1	3	0	1

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
C Chris Dishman	3	6	42	21
T Adam Snyder	3	6	42	21
G Eric Steinbach	3	5	42	21
G Wilford Brown	2	12	42	21
FB Nick Goings	1	4	39	20
T Chris Colmer	1	3	42	21
TE Patrick Estes	1	1	18	7
TE Joe Klopfenstein	1	1	1	0

Special Teams Tackles

Detroit	Tackles	STPlays
Omar Stoutmire	2	19
Barrett Ruud	2	14
Ciatrick Fason	1	21
Patrick Kerney	1	14
D'Brickashaw Ferguson	1	9

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Darnerien McCants	2	27
Claude Green	1	8

Participation

Detroit	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
S Omar Stoutmire	---	---	41	21	19	81
WR Jerry Porter	17	46	---	---	18	81
G Toniu Fonoti	20	47	---	---	9	76
T Tyson Clabo	20	47	---	---	9	76
G Dylan Gandy	20	47	---	---	9	76
T D'Brickashaw Ferguson	20	47	---	---	9	76
DE Patrick Kerney	---	---	40	17	14	71
WR Shaun Riley	15	43	---	---	12	70
S Sean Considine	---	---	40	21	7	68
C Dominic Raiola	20	47	---	---	---	67
OLB Julius Peppers	---	---	41	21	4	66
CB Chris Carr	---	---	42	21	3	66
CB Samari Rolle	---	---	42	21	2	65
FB Ciatrick Fason	18	25	---	---	21	64
ILB Barrett Ruud	---	---	37	13	14	64
DE Corey Simon	---	---	42	19	2	63
QB Brodie Croyle	20	42	---	---	---	62
WR Ben Obomanu	16	46	---	---	---	62
CB Chris Cash	---	---	25	15	17	57
DT Anthony Adams	---	---	40	14	1	55
TE Orlando Bain	18	35	---	---	---	53
OLB Darryl Blackstock	---	---	34	12	1	47
TE Jay Riemersma	1	5	---	---	26	32
OLB Herman Gilmore	---	---	2	7	23	32
ILB David Thornton	---	---	19	6	3	28
RB Don Standafer	2	15	---	---	8	25
TE Jamar Martin	3	1	---	---	18	22
ILB Kendyll Pope	---	---	6	1	13	20
WR Cory Rodgers	4	13	---	---	---	17
DT Montique Sharpe	---	---	2	8	6	16
CB Leland Hutton	---	---	2	1	12	15
OLB Dixon Rossel	---	---	4	8	---	12
C John Denny	0	0	---	---	9	9
P Donny Jones	0	0	---	---	8	8
DE Jeremy Mincy	---	---	2	5	---	7
QB Cedric Rohde	0	5	---	---	1	6
DE Davis McMillan	---	---	1	0	5	6
TE Jason Pociask	3	3	---	---	---	6
WR Jeff Webb	3	3	---	---	---	6
K Dave Raymer	0	0	---	---	5	5
T Chris Ruhman	0	0	---	---	---	0
RB Travis Henry	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Van Hensley	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Jordan Black	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Howie Young	0	0	---	---	---	0
S Jacob Padilla	---	---	0	0	---	0

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
DE Stephen Tulloch	---	---	20	45	26	91
WR Darnerien McCants	39	21	---	---	27	87
FB Nick Goings	39	20	---	---	27	86
G Wilford Brown	42	21	---	---	7	70
G Eric Steinbach	42	21	---	---	7	70
T Adam Snyder	42	21	---	---	7	70
T Chris Colmer	42	21	---	---	7	70
DE Mike Rucker	---	---	20	47	1	68
ILB Jay Foreman	---	---	20	47	1	68
CB Ryan Clark	---	---	20	47	1	68
DE Tommie Harris	---	---	17	42	9	68
S Brock Williams	---	---	20	45	1	66
WR Harold Burnett	35	17	---	---	13	65
C Chris Dishman	42	21	---	---	---	63
QB Brian Griese	42	21	---	---	---	63
CB Artrell Hawkins	---	---	16	46	1	63
CB Greg Blue	---	---	17	34	9	60
CB Ricky Manning	---	---	15	36	1	52
WR Troy Williamson	22	13	---	---	17	52
CB Randall Gay	---	---	5	25	21	51
DE Cameron Wake	---	---	19	30	---	49
RB Frank Gore	31	14	---	---	---	45
S Chris Gamble	---	---	3	13	20	36
DT Kedrick Golston	---	---	14	20	---	34
TE Patrick Estes	18	7	---	---	4	29
TE Joe Klopfenstein	1	0	---	---	26	27
RB Claude Green	11	6	---	---	8	25
WR Scotty Anderson	9	7	---	---	8	24
DE Ron Warner	---	---	5	8	9	22
DT Jalen Kennison	---	---	1	19	---	20
ILB Brad Lewis	---	---	0	0	12	12
FB Harris Stanton	1	0	---	---	10	11
K Phil Dawson	0	0	---	---	10	10
ILB Adam Seward	---	---	5	4	---	9
DE Calvin Pace	---	---	3	5	---	8
P Earnest Simmons	0	0	---	---	7	7
C Paul Godfrey	0	0	---	---	7	7
WR Rick McKnight	0	0	---	---	4	4
ILB Jalen Tatum	---	---	0	4	---	4
RB Donovan Blanco	2	0	---	---	---	2
TE T.J. Williams	2	0	---	---	---	2
QB Patrick Ramsey	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Wade Hunter	0	0	---	---	---	0
ILB Robert Wendorff	---	---	0	0	---	0
OLB Roger Gilmore	---	---	0	0	---	0
C Greg Eslinger	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	0	0.0
Middle	14	64	4.6
Right	1	-3	-3.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	18	4.5
Middle	26	106	4.1
Right	12	55	4.6
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Brodie Croyle	37	20	0	4	2	5	4	1	0
Cedric Rohde	4	1	0	0	0	2	1	0	0

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Brian Griese	21	15	5	1	0	2	1	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	5	15	2.1
Short (0-8 Yds)	25	11	83	3.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	4	64	10.7
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	19	6.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	13	13.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	8	101	9.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	5	80	11.4
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	22	11.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
WR Ben Obomanu	13	4	1	32	46
WR Shaun Riley	9	5	0	52	43
FB Ciatrick Fason	4	3	0	19	25
TE Orlando Bain	4	1	1	11	35
TE Jay Riemersma	3	3	0	38	5
WR Jerry Porter	3	1	0	-1	46
RB Don Standafer	2	2	0	11	15
WR Jeff Webb	2	1	0	13	3
TE Jason Pociask	1	1	0	6	3

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
FB Nick Goings	6	5	44	0	20
WR Darnerien McCants	6	3	51	1	21
WR Troy Williamson	4	4	73	2	13
RB Frank Gore	3	1	6	0	14
WR Harold Burnett	1	1	22	1	17
RB Claude Green	1	1	20	1	6

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Frank Gore	5	13	2.60	3.78
QB Brian Griese	1	4	4.00	7.20
RB Claude Green	1	2	2.00	4.10

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Brodie Croyle	3	2	16	5.33	4.81

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Brian Griese	3	2	18	6.00	10.29

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Jay Riemersma	1	1	5	5.00	12.67
TE Orlando Bain	1	1	11	11.00	2.75
WR Ben Obomanu	1	0	0	0.00	2.46

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
FB Nick Goings	2	2	18	9.00	7.33
RB Frank Gore	1	0	0	0.00	2.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Rushes	Conversions

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
RB Frank Gore	2	0
QB Brian Griese	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Conversions
Brodie Croyle	13	6	3
Cedric Rohde	1	0	0

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Brian Griese	9	4	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Ben Obomanu	5	1	0
WR Shaun Riley	3	2	1
RB Don Standafer	2	2	1
TE Orlando Bain	2	0	0
TE Jay Riemersma	1	1	1
WR Jerry Porter	1	0	0

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Darnerien McCants	3	0	0
FB Nick Goings	2	1	1
RB Frank Gore	2	1	0
WR Troy Williamson	2	2	2

Section Attendance
Stadium 72,000 (72,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 15,200 (15,200)
End Zone 11,000 (11,000)
Mezzanine 6,300 (6,300)
Sideline Seats 9,700 (9,700)
Club Seats 19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes 9,900 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	72,000 (72,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	15,200 (15,200)
End Zone	11,000 (11,000)
Mezzanine	6,300 (6,300)
Sideline Seats	9,700 (9,700)
Club Seats	19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes	9,900 (9,900)