Week 11, 2009

played in Detroit, MI

51 degrees, fair, 11 mph wind

Minnesota Vikings	14	7	3	0	-	24
Detroit Lions	0	7	0	0	-	7

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:53 MIN - Darnerien McCants 23 pass from Brian Griese (Pat McAfee extra point)
1Q: 03:10 MIN - Stevie Johnson 5 pass from Brian Griese (Pat McAfee extra point)
2Q: 03:39 MIN - Darnerien McCants 2 pass from Brian Griese (Pat McAfee extra point)
2Q: 01:01 DET - James Jones 29 pass from Brodie Croyle (Ryan Longwell extra point)
3Q: 03:37 MIN - Pat McAfee 27 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:53 MIN - Darnerien McCants 23 pass from Brian Griese (Pat McAfee extra point)
1Q: 03:10 MIN - Stevie Johnson 5 pass from Brian Griese (Pat McAfee extra point)
2Q: 03:39 MIN - Darnerien McCants 2 pass from Brian Griese (Pat McAfee extra point)
2Q: 01:01 DET - James Jones 29 pass from Brodie Croyle (Ryan Longwell extra point)
3Q: 03:37 MIN - Pat McAfee 27 field goal

Team Statistics MIN DET
Record 9-1 4-5-1
First Downs 21 24
- by Rushing 9 6
- by Passing 11 15
- by Penalty 1 3
Total Net Yards 424 383
- Offensive Plays 60 79
- Yards per Play 7.07 4.85
Net Rushing Yards 207 139
- Rushing Attempts 32 26
- Yards per Rush 6.47 5.35
Net Passing Yards 217 244
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 27 - 16 - 1 48 - 26 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 223 284
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/6 5/40
- Yards per Pass Play 7.75 4.60
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 4/12 3/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.1 8.2
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/2
Penalties/Yards 11/75 7/54
Punt Returns/Yards 3/56 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 1/20 1/20
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 0/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 29 OWN 24
Time of Possession 26:48 33:12

Team Statistics	MIN	DET
Record	9-1	4-5-1
First Downs	21	24
- by Rushing	9	6
- by Passing	11	15
- by Penalty	1	3
Total Net Yards	424	383
- Offensive Plays	60	79
- Yards per Play	7.07	4.85
Net Rushing Yards	207	139
- Rushing Attempts	32	26
- Yards per Rush	6.47	5.35
Net Passing Yards	217	244
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	27 - 16 - 1	48 - 26 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	223	284
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/6	5/40
- Yards per Pass Play	7.75	4.60
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	4/12	3/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.1	8.2
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/2
Penalties/Yards	11/75	7/54
Punt Returns/Yards	3/56	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	1/20	1/20
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	0/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 29	OWN 24
Time of Possession	26:48	33:12

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:49	OWN 23	3	7	Punt
1	11:25	0:45	OWN 48	2	52	Touchdown
1	5:57	2:57	OWN 20	7	80	Touchdown
1	0:56	2:04	OWN 28	6	19	Punt
2	12:15	1:40	OWN 41	3	5	Punt
2	5:10	1:37	OWN 20	5	80	Touchdown
2	0:50	0:48	OWN 25	3	5	Punt
3	14:15	1:37	OWN 43	3	5	Interception
3	9:12	5:43	OWN 20	11	70	Field Goal
4	13:09	2:38	OWN 20	7	45	Fumble
4	9:47	3:37	OPP 44	6	17	Missed FG
4	2:44	1:39	OWN 6	5	19	Punt

Detroit Lions
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:11	1:46	OWN 5	3	8	Punt
1	10:40	4:43	OWN 10	8	57	Punt
1	3:00	2:04	OWN 25	4	19	Punt
2	13:52	1:37	OWN 27	3	7	Punt
2	10:35	5:25	OWN 7	13	58	Punt
2	3:33	2:43	OWN 22	7	78	Touchdown
2	0:02	0:02	OWN 24	1	0	Half
3	15:00	0:45	OWN 25	3	6	Punt
3	12:38	3:26	OWN 32	8	27	Punt
3	3:29	5:20	OWN 25	11	42	Punt
4	10:31	0:44	OWN 35	3	14	Fumble
4	6:10	3:26	OWN 34	13	60	Downs
4	1:05	1:05	OWN 44	3	17	Game

Game MVP: Mike Rucker, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Brandon Jackson	13	75	5.77	24	2
QB Brian Griese	8	66	8.25	14	2
RB Willie Dawkins	6	50	8.33	13	2
RB Marcus Thomas	5	16	3.20	8	0

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Kolby Smith	19	84	4.42	22	2
QB Ryan Montalto	4	36	9.00	14	1
RB K.C. Webb	2	11	5.50	6	0
QB Brodie Croyle	1	8	8.00	8	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Brian Griese	27	16	223	1/6	3	36	1	107.4

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Brodie Croyle	34	21	213	2/10	1	30	0	89.4
Ryan Montalto	14	5	71	3/30	0	21	0	53.0

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Stevie Johnson	8	15	115	14.38	57	35	1
WR Darnerien McCants	4	6	59	14.75	26	23	2
WR Adrian Arrington	4	5	49	12.25	24	36	0
TE Patrick Estes	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Detroit	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR James Jones	6	13	118	19.67	46	30	1
TE Tom Santi	5	5	13	2.60	0	5	0
WR Ben Obomanu	3	4	47	15.67	2	21	0
WR Jeff Webb	3	7	10	3.33	0	4	0
RB Kolby Smith	3	6	23	7.67	11	11	0
WR Kevin Curtis	2	4	30	15.00	7	18	0
RB K.C. Webb	2	3	14	7.00	0	10	0
TE Martellus Bennett	2	6	29	14.50	8	17	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Detroit	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Reggie Nelson	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force
RB Brandon Jackson	1	0	0
ILB Jay Foreman	0	1	0
CB Axel Batchelor	0	0	1

Detroit	Fumb	Recov	Force
QB Ryan Montalto	1	0	0
OLB Bo Ruud	0	1	0
ILB David Vobora	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Deon Nieto	5	215	43.0	43.0	65	2

Detroit	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rod Taylor	8	316	39.5	22.5	47	2

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Pat McAfee	1/2	0/1	0/0	27	3/3

Detroit	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ryan Longwell	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Johnny Knox	3	56	18.7	0

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Hines Ward	1	20	20.0	0

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tyvon Branch	1	20	20.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Jay Foreman	8	3	0.0	26	53
CB Ryan Clark	8	2	0.0	26	53
S LaRon Landry	7	1	0.0	26	53
DE Mike Rucker	6	1	3.5	24	51
DE Calvin Pace	4	1	1.5	23	50
CB Greg Blue	4	1	0.0	19	36
CB Axel Batchelor	3	2	0.0	23	44
DT Quentin Groves	3	2	0.0	23	47
ILB Robert Wendorff	3	0	0.0	7	7
S Samuel Gaylor	3	0	0.0	12	34
DE Stephen Tulloch	2	2	0.0	26	53
ILB Jalen Tatum	2	1	0.0	20	37
DT Kedrick Golston	1	1	0.0	6	3
WR Stevie Johnson	1	0	---	---	---
CB Arnold Parrish	1	0	0.0	17	39
DE Gaines Adams	0	1	0.0	5	10

Detroit	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Barrett Ruud	5	2	1.0	32	27
S Reggie Nelson	5	2	0.0	32	27
DT Anthony Adams	5	1	0.0	26	18
CB Tyvon Branch	5	1	0.0	12	24
S Jermaine Phillips	4	2	0.0	32	27
DE Corey Simon	4	1	0.0	21	14
CB Chris Carr	4	1	0.0	24	27
DE Davis McMillan	3	3	0.0	31	19
OLB Brian Orakpo	3	0	0.0	29	19
ILB David Vobora	2	1	0.0	18	5
OLB Bo Ruud	2	1	0.0	18	11
OLB Darryl Blackstock	2	0	0.0	16	25
RB K.C. Webb	1	0	---	---	---
DE Jeremy Mincy	1	0	0.0	12	23
CB Brandon McDonald	1	0	0.0	11	1
CB Quentin Jammer	0	2	0.0	32	28

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Mike Rucker	3.5	0	4	3	51
DE Calvin Pace	1.5	0	0	0	50
ILB Jalen Tatum	0.0	1	0	0	37
DT Quentin Groves	0.0	1	0	0	47

Detroit	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
ILB Barrett Ruud	1.0	0	0	1	27
DT Anthony Adams	0.0	1	1	0	18
DT Winston Howard	0.0	0	1	1	11

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S LaRon Landry	6	2	53
CB Axel Batchelor	4	0	44
CB Ryan Clark	3	2	53
ILB Jay Foreman	3	1	53
S Samuel Gaylor	2	1	34
DE Stephen Tulloch	2	0	53
CB Arnold Parrish	1	1	39
DE Mike Rucker	1	0	51
DE Calvin Pace	1	0	50
ILB Robert Wendorff	1	0	7
ILB Jalen Tatum	1	0	37
CB Greg Blue	1	0	36

Detroit	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Tyvon Branch	3	1	0	24
CB Chris Carr	2	2	0	27
S Reggie Nelson	2	1	1	27
S Jermaine Phillips	2	1	0	27
ILB Barrett Ruud	2	0	0	27
OLB Brian Orakpo	2	0	0	19
DE Corey Simon	1	0	0	14
CB Quentin Jammer	1	0	0	28
OLB Bo Ruud	1	0	0	11
OLB Darryl Blackstock	0	1	0	25
DT Winston Howard	0	1	0	11

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T King Dunlap	5	6	32	0	28
G Wilford Brown	3	8	32	0	28
G Eric Steinbach	1	4	32	1	28
T Terrance Pennington	1	3	32	0	28
C Robert Berry	0	4	32	0	28

Detroit	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Fernando Velasco	3	7	26	0	53
G Bobbie Williams	3	4	26	2	53
T Tyson Clabo	1	5	26	1	53
T Ryan O'Callaghan	1	3	26	1	53
G Dylan Gandy	1	2	26	0	53
RB Kolby Smith	0	0	23	1	44

Special Teams Tackles

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Stephen Tulloch	1	20

Detroit	Tackles	STPlays
Ben Obomanu	2	15
Ryan O'Callaghan	1	10
Fernando Velasco	1	8

Participation

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
DE Stephen Tulloch	---	---	26	53	20	99
CB Axel Batchelor	---	---	23	44	15	82
DE Calvin Pace	---	---	23	50	8	81
ILB Jay Foreman	---	---	26	53	---	79
CB Ryan Clark	---	---	26	53	---	79
S LaRon Landry	---	---	26	53	---	79
DE Mike Rucker	---	---	24	51	---	75
CB Greg Blue	---	---	19	36	20	75
DT Quentin Groves	---	---	23	47	---	70
G Wilford Brown	32	28	---	---	7	67
G Eric Steinbach	32	28	---	---	7	67
T Terrance Pennington	32	28	---	---	7	67
WR Stevie Johnson	31	28	---	---	7	66
QB Brian Griese	32	28	---	---	2	62
C Robert Berry	32	28	---	---	---	60
T King Dunlap	32	28	---	---	---	60
ILB Jalen Tatum	---	---	20	37	---	57
CB Arnold Parrish	---	---	17	39	---	56
WR Adrian Arrington	29	26	---	---	---	55
TE Patrick Estes	24	22	---	---	1	47
S Samuel Gaylor	---	---	12	34	---	46
WR Darnerien McCants	14	24	---	---	7	45
TE T.J. Williams	5	3	---	---	22	30
TE Joe Klopfenstein	6	2	---	---	22	30
WR Hines Ward	3	1	---	---	22	26
RB Marcus Thomas	10	15	---	---	---	25
DE Gaines Adams	---	---	5	10	8	23
FB Harris Stanton	11	4	---	---	7	22
RB Brandon Jackson	15	5	---	---	---	20
ILB Rufus Alexander	---	---	1	1	15	17
ILB Robert Wendorff	---	---	7	7	---	14
RB Willie Dawkins	7	7	---	---	---	14
CB Jaylen Vaughn	---	---	2	12	---	14
DT Kedrick Golston	---	---	6	3	---	9
WR Johnny Knox	0	1	---	---	8	9
DE Kristopher Heilman	---	---	0	0	8	8
TE Bear Pascoe	5	2	---	---	1	8
C Paul Godfrey	0	0	---	---	7	7
T Adam Snyder	0	0	---	---	7	7
K Pat McAfee	0	0	---	---	7	7
P Deon Nieto	0	0	---	---	5	5
S Nicholas Conley	---	---	0	0	2	2
QB Chad Pennington	0	0	---	---	---	0
OLB Akin Ayodele	---	---	0	0	---	0
C John Sullivan	0	0	---	---	---	0
ILB Caleb Fox	---	---	0	0	---	0

Detroit	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
T Ryan O'Callaghan	26	53	---	---	10	89
G Bobbie Williams	26	53	---	---	8	87
T Tyson Clabo	26	53	---	---	8	87
G Dylan Gandy	26	53	---	---	8	87
G Fernando Velasco	26	53	---	---	8	87
WR James Jones	26	53	---	---	5	84
WR Kevin Curtis	26	47	---	---	1	74
RB Kolby Smith	23	44	---	---	7	74
TE Martellus Bennett	25	42	---	---	---	67
CB Quentin Jammer	---	---	32	28	2	62
S Jermaine Phillips	---	---	32	27	3	62
ILB Barrett Ruud	---	---	32	27	2	61
S Reggie Nelson	---	---	32	27	2	61
QB Brodie Croyle	19	36	---	---	---	55
CB Chris Carr	---	---	24	27	3	54
DE Davis McMillan	---	---	31	19	---	50
OLB Bo Ruud	---	---	18	11	21	50
WR Jeff Webb	15	32	---	---	1	48
OLB Brian Orakpo	---	---	29	19	---	48
WR Ben Obomanu	4	27	---	---	15	46
DT Anthony Adams	---	---	26	18	---	44
OLB Darryl Blackstock	---	---	16	25	3	44
CB Tyvon Branch	---	---	12	24	7	43
DE Corey Simon	---	---	21	14	7	42
DE Jeremy Mincy	---	---	12	23	2	37
ILB David Vobora	---	---	18	5	10	33
RB K.C. Webb	3	8	---	---	20	31
DT Winston Howard	---	---	6	11	7	24
QB Ryan Montalto	7	17	---	---	---	24
TE Jamar Martin	0	0	---	---	20	20
CB Brandon McDonald	---	---	11	1	5	17
WR Plaxico Burress	0	1	---	---	12	13
TE Tom Santi	5	7	---	---	---	12
S Marviel Underwood	---	---	0	0	11	11
CB Leland Hutton	---	---	0	0	11	11
C John Denny	0	0	---	---	8	8
P Rod Taylor	0	0	---	---	8	8
CB Chevis Jackson	---	---	0	2	5	7
RB Chris Ogbonnaya	3	1	---	---	---	4
WR Mario Urrutia	0	3	---	---	---	3
K Ryan Longwell	0	0	---	---	2	2
C Van Hensley	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Elijah Norris	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Garrett Reynolds	0	0	---	---	---	0
DT Vaughn Martin	---	---	0	0	---	0
OLB Aaron Curry	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	22	11.0
Middle	23	137	6.0
Right	7	48	6.9
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	37	9.3
Middle	18	76	4.2
Right	4	26	6.5
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Brian Griese	27	16	4	0	0	7	2	2	1

Detroit	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Brodie Croyle	34	21	3	1	5	3	3	2	0
Ryan Montalto	14	5	1	2	1	4	1	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	2	2.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	8	90	7.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	7	131	10.1
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	3	8	1.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	27	14	121	4.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	5	73	9.1
Long (19+ Yds)	7	4	82	11.7

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Stevie Johnson	15	8	115	2	28
WR Darnerien McCants	6	4	59	1	24
WR Adrian Arrington	5	4	49	1	26
TE Patrick Estes	1	0	0	0	22

Detroit	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR James Jones	13	6	1	118	3	53
WR Jeff Webb	7	3	0	10	0	32
RB Kolby Smith	6	3	2	23	0	44
TE Martellus Bennett	6	2	2	29	0	42
TE Tom Santi	5	5	0	13	0	7
WR Kevin Curtis	4	2	1	30	0	47
WR Ben Obomanu	4	3	0	47	1	27
RB K.C. Webb	3	2	0	14	0	8

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
QB Brian Griese	1	5	5.00	8.25
RB Willie Dawkins	1	3	3.00	8.33
RB Brandon Jackson	1	7	7.00	5.77

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Kolby Smith	1	0	0.00	4.42
QB Ryan Montalto	1	14	14.00	9.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Brian Griese	5	4	37	7.40	8.26

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ryan Montalto	4	0	0	0.00	5.07

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Stevie Johnson	3	3	35	11.67	7.67
WR Darnerien McCants	1	1	2	2.00	9.83
TE Patrick Estes	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Detroit	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR James Jones	3	0	0	0.00	9.08
WR Jeff Webb	1	0	0	0.00	1.43

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
QB Brian Griese	2	1
RB Willie Dawkins	2	1
RB Marcus Thomas	1	1

Detroit	Rushes	Conversions
QB Ryan Montalto	3	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Brian Griese	7	2	1

Detroit	Att	Comp	Conversions
Brodie Croyle	9	3	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Stevie Johnson	4	2	1
WR Darnerien McCants	1	0	0
TE Patrick Estes	1	0	0
WR Adrian Arrington	1	0	0

Detroit	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Martellus Bennett	3	1	1
WR Kevin Curtis	2	1	1
WR Ben Obomanu	2	1	1
RB K.C. Webb	1	0	0
WR Jeff Webb	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 69,100 (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 2,400 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	69,100 (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	2,400 (3,300)