Week 1, 2008

played in Detroit, MI

84 degrees, fair, 9 mph wind

Minnesota Vikings714314-38
Detroit Lions141009-33

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:53 MIN - Brandon Jackson 4 run (Phil Dawson extra point)
1Q: 08:28 DET - Kevin Curtis 1 pass from Brodie Croyle (Dave Raymer extra point)
1Q: 01:36 DET - Ciatrick Fason 19 pass from Brodie Croyle (Dave Raymer extra point)
2Q: 10:54 DET - Ciatrick Fason 11 run (Dave Raymer extra point)
2Q: 05:18 MIN - Adrian Arrington 16 pass from Brian Griese (Phil Dawson extra point)
2Q: 03:40 MIN - Ryan Clark 68 interception return (Phil Dawson extra point)
2Q: 01:20 DET - Dave Raymer 34 field goal
3Q: 02:14 MIN - Phil Dawson 18 field goal
4Q: 13:31 MIN - Joe Klopfenstein 10 pass from Brian Griese (Phil Dawson extra point)
4Q: 05:29 DET - Dave Raymer 27 field goal
4Q: 01:44 MIN - Frank Gore 8 run (Phil Dawson extra point)
4Q: 00:29 DET - Ciatrick Fason 7 run (Brodie Croyle pass for conversion failed)

Team StatisticsMINDET
Record1-00-1
First Downs2625
- by Rushing78
- by Passing1614
- by Penalty33
Total Net Yards335487
- Offensive Plays6867
- Yards per Play4.937.27
Net Rushing Yards122165
- Rushing Attempts3523
- Yards per Rush3.497.17
Net Passing Yards213322
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt33 - 21 - 042 - 24 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards213335
- Sacks/Yards Lost0/02/13
- Yards per Pass Play6.457.32
Fumbles/Lost1/11/1
3rd Down Conversions4/117/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down8.17.3
4th Down Conversions0/00/2
Penalties/Yards11/678/70
Punt Returns/Yards0/03/15
Kick Returns/Yards5/1244/79
Interception Ret./Yards2/950/0
2pt Conversions0/01/0
Red Zone Visits57
- Red Zone TDs/FGs4/14/2
Avg. Drive StartOWN 39OWN 31
Time of Possession31:5628:04

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
113:370:51OPP 17317Touchdown
18:214:22OWN 27836Missed FG
11:261:26OWN 25526Fumble
210:485:41OWN 171183Touchdown
21:121:09OWN 273-6Punt
315:003:56OWN 29735Missed FG
39:143:36OWN 7621Punt
35:383:30OPP 25724Field Goal
30:442:21OWN 34766Touchdown
410:432:10OWN 1518Punt
45:242:39OPP 46510Punt
42:020:24OPP 22322Touchdown
40:190:19501-2Game
Detroit Lions
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:001:23OWN 2726Interception
112:464:25OWN 261074Touchdown
13:592:33OWN 44556Touchdown
215:004:12OWN 491051Touchdown
25:071:39OWN 25438Interception
23:282:16OWN 19564Field Goal
20:030:03OWN 341-2Half
311:041:50OWN 4333Punt
32:081:24OWN 2532Punt
413:232:40OWN 25674Downs
48:333:09OWN 40850Field Goal
42:450:43OWN 2042Downs
41:381:19OWN 26674Touchdown

Game MVP: Brian Griese, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

MinnesotaAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
RB Brandon Jackson22602.731211
RB Frank Gore7344.861011
QB Brian Griese3175.671410
RB Willie Dawkins3113.671410
DetroitAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
FB Ciatrick Fason171267.416252
RB K.C. Webb530.60600
QB Brodie Croyle13636.003610

Passing Statistics

MinnesotaAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Brian Griese33212130/02240102.2
DetroitAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Brodie Croyle42243352/13259278.9

Receiving Statistics

MinnesotaCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Stevie Johnson7117110.1420240
WR Adrian Arrington68477.832161
TE Patrick Estes455413.5015190
WR Darnerien McCants121212.000120
TE Joe Klopfenstein121010.000101
RB Willie Dawkins1188.00380
RB Brandon Jackson121111.003110
RB Frank Gore0100.00000
TE T.J. Williams0100.00000
DetroitCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
FB Ciatrick Fason6116911.5029191
WR Ben Obomanu595410.8021250
WR James Jones5610621.2059590
WR Kevin Curtis474411.0027261
WR Plaxico Burress223216.0021250
TE Tony Sheffler112121.0020210
TE Martellus Bennett1499.00090
RB K.C. Webb0100.00000

Interception Statistics

MinnesotaIntsYardsAvgTD
CB Ryan Clark16868.001
DE Stephen Tulloch12727.000
DetroitIntsYardsAvgTD

Fumble Statistics

MinnesotaFumbRecovForceTD
WR Adrian Arrington1000
G Wilford Brown0100
RB Frank Gore0010
DetroitFumbRecovForceTD
CB Brandon McDonald1000
ILB Barrett Ruud0100
CB Chevis Jackson0010

Punting Statistics

MinnesotaPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Amir Cochrane417543.835.0550
DetroitPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Donny Jones28341.541.5441

Kicking Statistics

MinnesotaFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Phil Dawson1/30/20/2185/5
DetroitFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Dave Raymer2/20/00/0343/3

Punt Return Statistics

MinnesotaRetYardsAvgTD
DetroitRetYardsAvgTD
Brandon McDonald3155.00

Kick Return Statistics

MinnesotaRetYardsAvgTD
Nicholas Conley48320.80
Troy Williamson14141.00
DetroitRetYardsAvgTD
James Jones35618.70
Tyvon Branch12323.00

Defensive Statistics

MinnesotaTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
DE Stephen Tulloch730.52344
CB Greg Blue700.02239
DT Kedrick Golston511.01635
CB Ryan Clark520.02344
ILB Jay Foreman500.02134
DE Cameron Wake430.02344
CB Orlando Scandrick410.01533
S Samuel Gaylor310.0417
S LaRon Landry200.02344
DE Calvin Pace120.52343
CB Travis Daniels100.02344
ILB Rufus Alexander100.079
DE Mike Rucker010.02344
DetroitTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
ILB Barrett Ruud1120.03331
CB Chris Carr700.03130
S Reggie Nelson640.03326
S Jermaine Phillips510.03433
OLB Julius Peppers420.03431
CB Chevis Jackson400.01926
DT Anthony Adams310.02918
CB Brandon McDonald220.02927
ILB David Vobora210.0156
DE Corey Simon200.02726
DE Davis McMillan200.03124
ILB Keyaron Fox110.01713
S Sean Considine110.0108
WR Ben Obomanu10---------
DE Jeremy Mincy020.01319
ILB David Thornton010.021

Pass Rush Statistics

MinnesotaSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DT Kedrick Golston1.010035
DE Calvin Pace0.502043
DE Stephen Tulloch0.502044
DE Mike Rucker0.002044
DE Cameron Wake0.001144
DetroitSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Corey Simon0.011026
DE Jeremy Mincy0.002119
DT Anthony Adams0.001018

Pass Defense Statistics

MinnesotaCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
ILB Jay Foreman40034
CB Greg Blue40039
DE Stephen Tulloch30144
S Samuel Gaylor30017
CB Orlando Scandrick30033
CB Ryan Clark20144
S LaRon Landry20044
CB Travis Daniels11044
DE Cameron Wake10044
ILB Rufus Alexander1009
DetroitCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Chevis Jackson41026
ILB Barrett Ruud40031
CB Chris Carr40030
S Jermaine Phillips21033
CB Brandon McDonald20027
OLB Julius Peppers11031
ILB Keyaron Fox11013
DE Davis McMillan10024
S Reggie Nelson10026
ILB David Vobora1006
CB Leland Hutton0102

Blocking Statistics

MinnesotaKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
T King Dunlap311035033
G Wilford Brown36135033
G Eric Steinbach26035033
T Terrance Pennington24035033
C Robert Berry15135033
FB Harris Stanton0101104
DetroitKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
C Dominic Raiola37023244
T D'Brickashaw Ferguson24023044
G Fernando Velasco14023044
T Tyson Clabo13023044
G Dylan Gandy13023044
TE Charles Davis110101

Special Teams Tackles

MinnesotaTacklesSTPlays
Frank Gore223
Greg Blue120
Calvin Pace118
Troy Williamson118
Rufus Alexander116
Harris Stanton110
DetroitTacklesSTPlays
Ben Obomanu215
Ciatrick Fason118
Sean Considine117
Patrick Kerney113
Brandon McDonald17

Participation

MinnesotaRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
DE Stephen Tulloch------23442289
DE Calvin Pace------23431884
CB Greg Blue------22392081
G Wilford Brown3533------775
G Eric Steinbach3533------775
T Terrance Pennington3533------775
T King Dunlap3533------775
QB Brian Griese3533------371
CB Travis Daniels------2344471
DE Mike Rucker------2344269
CB Ryan Clark------2344269
DE Cameron Wake------2344269
S LaRon Landry------2344269
C Robert Berry3533---------68
WR Stevie Johnson3533---------68
WR Adrian Arrington3333---------66
TE Patrick Estes3029---------59
ILB Jay Foreman------2134257
DT Kedrick Golston------1635253
CB Orlando Scandrick------1533452
WR Darnerien McCants1924------851
RB Brandon Jackson2516---------41
RB Frank Gore78------2338
ILB Rufus Alexander------791632
TE Joe Klopfenstein43------2229
FB Harris Stanton114------1025
WR Harold Burnett23------1924
S Samuel Gaylor------417223
WR Troy Williamson00------1818
WR Craig Davis21------1417
DE Gaines Adams------79---16
K Phil Dawson00------1010
RB Willie Dawkins37---------10
TE T.J. Williams44---------8
C Paul Godfrey00------77
S Nicholas Conley------0077
P Amir Cochrane00------44
ILB Robert Wendorff------0022
DT Quentin Groves------0022
ILB Jalen Tatum------01---1
T Adam Snyder00---------0
G Quinn Ojinnaka00---------0
DE Kristopher Heilman------00---0
QB Ronnie Lynch00---------0
C John Sullivan00---------0
ILB Trevor Rafter------00---0
DetroitRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
WR James Jones2243------772
S Jermaine Phillips------3433471
T Tyson Clabo2344------471
G Dylan Gandy2344------471
T D'Brickashaw Ferguson2344------471
G Fernando Velasco2344------471
OLB Julius Peppers------3431469
CB Chris Carr------3130869
C Dominic Raiola2344---------67
FB Ciatrick Fason1831------1867
ILB Barrett Ruud------3331367
QB Brodie Croyle2344---------67
WR Ben Obomanu1336------1564
CB Brandon McDonald------2927763
WR Kevin Curtis2040------161
S Reggie Nelson------3326261
DE Davis McMillan------3124257
DE Corey Simon------2726356
TE Martellus Bennett2234---------56
ILB Keyaron Fox------17132252
DT Anthony Adams------2918249
CB Chevis Jackson------1926146
WR Plaxico Burress612------2038
OLB Dixon Rossel------1720---37
S Sean Considine------1081735
DE Jeremy Mincy------1319133
TE Jamar Martin22------2024
TE Charles Davis11------2224
ILB David Vobora------156223
DE Patrick Kerney------451322
CB Leland Hutton------221721
WR Jeff Webb012------719
CB Tyvon Branch------18817
DT Winston Howard------37515
ILB David Thornton------211114
RB K.C. Webb64---------10
TE Tony Sheffler55---------10
K Dave Raymer00------99
C John Denny00------44
OLB Bo Ruud------12---3
QB Cedric Rohde00------22
P Donny Jones00------22
C Van Hensley00---------0
T Ryan O'Callaghan00---------0
C Josh Beekman00---------0
G Elijah Norris00---------0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left5132.6
Middle17633.7
Right12484.0
None1-2-2.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left79513.6
Middle14715.1
Right2-1-0.5
None000.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

MinnesotaAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Brian Griese33211115410
DetroitAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Brodie Croyle42247241712

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen2121.0
Short (0-8 Yds)1412936.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)1781186.9
Long (19+ Yds)0000.0
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen96444.9
Short (0-8 Yds)23132209.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)64488.0
Long (19+ Yds)31237.7

Detailed Receiving Statistics

MinnesotaTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Stevie Johnson117071133
WR Adrian Arrington86147033
TE Patrick Estes54054029
WR Darnerien McCants21012024
TE Joe Klopfenstein2101003
RB Brandon Jackson21011016
RB Frank Gore100008
TE T.J. Williams100004
RB Willie Dawkins110807
DetroitTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
FB Ciatrick Fason116069031
WR Ben Obomanu95054136
WR Kevin Curtis74244140
WR James Jones650106343
TE Martellus Bennett4119034
WR Plaxico Burress22032112
RB K.C. Webb101004
TE Tony Sheffler1102115

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

MinnesotaAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
RB Frank Gore4143.504.86
RB Willie Dawkins111.003.67
RB Brandon Jackson144.002.73
DetroitAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
FB Ciatrick Fason4297.257.41

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

MinnesotaAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Brian Griese545010.006.45
DetroitAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Brodie Croyle136262.007.98

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

MinnesotaTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Adrian Arrington222914.505.88
TE Patrick Estes1000.0010.80
TE Joe Klopfenstein111010.005.00
RB Brandon Jackson111111.005.50
DetroitTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
FB Ciatrick Fason42256.256.27
WR Ben Obomanu3131.006.00
WR Kevin Curtis2200.006.29
RB K.C. Webb1000.000.00
WR James Jones11-2-2.0017.67
TE Martellus Bennett1000.002.25

Third Down Rushing Statistics

MinnesotaRushesConversions
RB Frank Gore10
RB Willie Dawkins10
DetroitRushesConversions
FB Ciatrick Fason22

Third Down Passing Statistics

MinnesotaAttCompConversions
Brian Griese954
DetroitAttCompConversions
Brodie Croyle1175

Third Down Receiving Statistics

MinnesotaTargCatchConversions
WR Stevie Johnson532
TE Patrick Estes111
TE T.J. Williams100
RB Willie Dawkins111
WR Adrian Arrington100
DetroitTargCatchConversions
WR Plaxico Burress221
WR Kevin Curtis211
FB Ciatrick Fason221
WR Ben Obomanu211
RB K.C. Webb100
WR James Jones111
TE Martellus Bennett100

SectionAttendance
Stadium68,800 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck21,400 (21,400)
End Zone14,900 (15,400)
Mezzanine8,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats13,600 (13,600)
Club Seats7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes2,600 (3,300)