Week 1, 2014

played in Minnesota, MN

54 degrees, fair, calm

Detroit Lions	6	3	3	7	-	19
Minnesota Vikings	14	0	7	3	-	24

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:13 DET - Mario Urrutia 3 pass from Cedric Hancock (Charlie Dalgliesh extra point failed)
1Q: 06:18 MIN - Stevie Johnson 11 pass from Andy Dalton (Cody Parkey extra point)
1Q: 00:52 MIN - Stevie Johnson 2 pass from Andy Dalton (Cody Parkey extra point)
2Q: 00:03 DET - Charlie Dalgliesh 39 field goal
3Q: 08:39 MIN - Andy Dalton 1 run (Cody Parkey extra point)
3Q: 03:11 DET - Charlie Dalgliesh 22 field goal
4Q: 11:52 MIN - Cody Parkey 52 field goal
4Q: 07:55 DET - Sammy Watkins 39 pass from Cedric Hancock (Charlie Dalgliesh extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:13 DET - Mario Urrutia 3 pass from Cedric Hancock (Charlie Dalgliesh extra point failed)
1Q: 06:18 MIN - Stevie Johnson 11 pass from Andy Dalton (Cody Parkey extra point)
1Q: 00:52 MIN - Stevie Johnson 2 pass from Andy Dalton (Cody Parkey extra point)
2Q: 00:03 DET - Charlie Dalgliesh 39 field goal
3Q: 08:39 MIN - Andy Dalton 1 run (Cody Parkey extra point)
3Q: 03:11 DET - Charlie Dalgliesh 22 field goal
4Q: 11:52 MIN - Cody Parkey 52 field goal
4Q: 07:55 DET - Sammy Watkins 39 pass from Cedric Hancock (Charlie Dalgliesh extra point)

Team Statistics DET MIN
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 19 18
- by Rushing 7 5
- by Passing 9 13
- by Penalty 3 0
Total Net Yards 313 313
- Offensive Plays 71 65
- Yards per Play 4.41 4.82
Net Rushing Yards 143 113
- Rushing Attempts 31 27
- Yards per Rush 4.61 4.19
Net Passing Yards 170 200
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 37 - 17 - 3 35 - 24 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 188 219
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/18 3/19
- Yards per Pass Play 4.25 5.26
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 5/16 6/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.8 9.8
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 3/20 12/86
Punt Returns/Yards 3/15 2/28
Kick Returns/Yards 1/23 3/75
Interception Ret./Yards 1/30 3/49
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 42
Time of Possession 30:30 29:30

Team Statistics	DET	MIN
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	19	18
- by Rushing	7	5
- by Passing	9	13
- by Penalty	3	0
Total Net Yards	313	313
- Offensive Plays	71	65
- Yards per Play	4.41	4.82
Net Rushing Yards	143	113
- Rushing Attempts	31	27
- Yards per Rush	4.61	4.19
Net Passing Yards	170	200
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	37 - 17 - 3	35 - 24 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	188	219
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/18	3/19
- Yards per Pass Play	4.25	5.26
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	5/16	6/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.8	9.8
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	3/20	12/86
Punt Returns/Yards	3/15	2/28
Kick Returns/Yards	1/23	3/75
Interception Ret./Yards	1/30	3/49
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 27	OWN 42
Time of Possession	30:30	29:30

Drive Charts

Detroit Lions
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:53	OWN 25	11	75	Touchdown
1	6:11	2:32	OWN 25	6	49	Missed FG
1	2:27	1:35	OWN 14	3	8	Interception
1	0:46	1:27	OWN 25	3	2	Punt
2	8:18	3:23	OWN 20	9	10	Punt
2	2:32	2:32	OWN 20	9	58	Field Goal
3	9:43	0:36	OWN 20	2	3	Interception
3	8:28	2:50	OWN 25	5	15	Punt
3	4:14	1:10	OPP 12	3	7	Field Goal
3	1:13	1:01	OWN 13	3	6	Punt
4	11:46	2:43	OWN 27	5	9	Punt
4	9:03	1:22	OPP 44	3	44	Touchdown
4	4:51	1:48	OWN 25	6	23	Interception
4	2:11	0:45	OWN 2	4	9	Downs

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:07	2:56	OWN 25	7	75	Touchdown
1	3:39	1:12	OWN 33	3	2	Punt
1	0:52	0:06	OPP 2	1	2	Touchdown
2	14:19	6:01	OWN 5	15	46	Punt
2	4:55	2:23	OWN 29	6	21	Punt
3	15:00	5:17	OWN 31	9	28	Punt
3	9:07	0:39	OPP 8	3	8	Touchdown
3	5:38	1:24	OWN 24	3	4	Interception
3	3:04	1:51	OWN 40	3	9	Punt
3	0:12	3:26	OWN 33	8	32	Field Goal
4	7:41	2:50	OWN 24	3	3	Punt
4	3:03	0:52	OWN 26	5	16	Punt
4	1:26	1:26	OPP 11	2	6	Game

Game MVP: Andy Dalton, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Doug Martin	18	83	4.61	13	3
QB Cedric Hancock	9	47	5.22	8	0
RB Chris Ogbonnaya	4	13	3.25	8	0

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Harry Aquino	19	79	4.16	18	3	0
RB Cory Boyd	5	27	5.40	8	0	0
QB Andy Dalton	3	7	2.33	7	0	1

Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Cedric Hancock	37	17	188	3/18	2	39	3	45.8

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Andy Dalton	35	24	219	3/19	2	29	1	92.4

Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Doug Martin	5	6	46	9.20	39	37	0
WR James Jones	3	13	11	3.67	3	10	0
WR Ryan Broyles	3	5	38	12.67	10	19	0
TE John Murray	3	4	48	16.00	18	30	0
WR Mario Urrutia	1	4	3	3.00	0	3	1
TE Nick Schott	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
WR Sammy Watkins	1	3	39	39.00	0	39	1
WR Leonard Hankerson	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Stevie Johnson	8	13	48	6.00	2	13	2
WR Samuel Gomez	5	5	21	4.20	1	11	0
TE John Cooley	4	5	52	13.00	18	29	0
RB Harry Aquino	4	4	55	13.75	11	19	0
WR Adrian Arrington	3	7	43	14.33	20	26	0
RB Cory Boyd	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Detroit	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Kyle Van Noy	1	30	30.00	0

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg
CB Tre Wohlabaugh	1	23	23.00
ILB Arthur Brown	1	26	26.00
CB Ezra Wells	1	0	0.00

Fumble Statistics

Detroit	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
S Reggie Nelson	0	1	0	0
G Kevin Zeitler	0	0	1	0

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
CB Drew Floyd	1	0	0	0

Punting Statistics

Detroit	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rod Taylor	5	241	48.2	42.6	68	1

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Bryan Anger	7	348	49.7	39.0	56	3

Kicking Statistics

Detroit	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Charlie Dalgliesh	2/3	0/1	0/0	39	1/2

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Cody Parkey	1/1	1/1	1/1	52	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ryan Broyles	3	15	5.0	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Drew Floyd	2	28	14.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tyvon Branch	1	23	23.0	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Drew Floyd	3	75	25.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Detroit	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Kenny Vaccaro	7	4	0.0	27	38
OLB Jon Bostic	7	2	0.0	27	35
OLB Johnny Sanderson	7	1	0.0	25	36
ILB Kyle Van Noy	7	0	0.0	27	37
DT Winston Howard	5	1	0.0	23	27
DT Vaughn Martin	3	1	2.0	9	21
S Reggie Nelson	3	1	0.0	26	38
CB Patrick Peterson	3	0	0.0	26	33
DE Jeremy Mincy	2	0	1.0	20	26
CB Tyvon Branch	2	1	0.0	21	30
DE Ezekiel Ansah	1	1	0.0	20	19
T D'Brickashaw Ferguson	1	0	---	---	---
WR James Jones	1	0	---	---	---
CB Brandon McDonald	1	0	0.0	17	25
ILB Kelvin Sheppard	1	0	0.0	8	12
CB Jamar Taylor	1	0	0.0	9	13
WR Sammy Watkins	1	0	---	---	---
S Morgan Burnett	0	1	0.0	3	1

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Arthur Brown	10	1	0.0	31	40
DE Tyrone Crawford	6	0	0.5	30	30
CB Kerry Baker	6	0	0.0	31	40
ILB Greg Lloyd	5	1	0.0	26	22
CB Drew Floyd	5	0	0.0	28	36
DT Brenden Hall	3	2	1.5	22	21
S LaRon Landry	3	2	0.0	24	32
OLB Jordan Sanford	3	0	0.0	8	8
DT Aaron Donald	2	2	1.0	26	27
CB Tre Wohlabaugh	2	2	0.0	27	35
CB Jeff Greene	2	0	0.0	3	3
CB Greg Blue	1	2	0.0	30	40
G Logan Whiting	1	0	---	---	---
CB Ezra Wells	1	0	0.0	5	18
DT Quentin Groves	0	2	0.0	9	15
DE Stephen Tulloch	0	1	0.0	23	30
OLB Ray Jones	0	1	0.0	4	6

Pass Rush Statistics

Detroit	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Vaughn Martin	2.0	0	0	0	21
DE Jeremy Mincy	1.0	1	0	1	26
DT Winston Howard	0.0	0	2	0	27
DE Ezekiel Ansah	0.0	0	1	0	19
DE Cassius Marsh	0.0	0	1	0	10
OLB Johnny Sanderson	0.0	0	0	1	36

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Brenden Hall	1.5	0	0	0	21
DT Aaron Donald	1.0	0	1	0	27
DE Tyrone Crawford	0.5	0	1	0	30
DT Quentin Groves	0.0	1	0	0	15
DE Stephen Tulloch	0.0	0	3	2	30
OLB Brody Russett	0.0	0	3	0	20
DT Todd Cunningham	0.0	0	1	1	17

Pass Defense Statistics

Detroit	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Kyle Van Noy	7	0	1	37
S Kenny Vaccaro	4	1	0	38
OLB Jon Bostic	3	0	0	35
OLB Johnny Sanderson	3	0	0	36
S Reggie Nelson	2	1	0	38
CB Tyvon Branch	2	0	0	30
OLB Dixon Rossel	1	0	0	2
CB Brandon McDonald	1	0	0	25
CB Jamar Taylor	1	0	0	13

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Drew Floyd	3	0	0	36
OLB Jordan Sanford	3	0	0	8
S LaRon Landry	2	2	0	32
CB Kerry Baker	2	1	0	40
ILB Arthur Brown	2	0	1	40
CB Jeff Greene	2	0	0	3
CB Tre Wohlabaugh	1	0	1	35
CB Ezra Wells	1	0	1	18
ILB Greg Lloyd	1	0	0	22

Blocking Statistics

Detroit	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Fernando Velasco	3	3	31	1	40
G Kevin Zeitler	3	3	31	0	40
C Josh Beekman	2	7	31	0	40
T D'Brickashaw Ferguson	2	4	31	0	40
T Tyson Clabo	1	4	31	1	40
FB Wendell Reilly	1	1	3	0	0
RB Doug Martin	0	0	28	1	32

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Joe Looney	4	9	2	27	0	38
G Oniel Cousins	3	6	1	27	0	38
T King Dunlap	1	2	0	27	1	38
G Logan Whiting	1	1	0	27	0	38
T Jared Veldheer	0	6	0	27	1	38
RB Harry Aquino	0	0	0	21	1	35

Special Teams Tackles

Detroit	Tackles	STPlays
Leonard Hankerson	3	24
Tony Sheffler	1	24
Kevin Zeitler	1	8

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Ray Jones	1	23
Jared Leisle	1	22
Corbin Pang	1	22
Harry Aquino	1	17

Participation

Detroit	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
WR James Jones	31	40	---	---	9	80
T Tyson Clabo	31	40	---	---	8	79
T D'Brickashaw Ferguson	31	40	---	---	8	79
G Fernando Velasco	31	40	---	---	8	79
G Kevin Zeitler	31	40	---	---	8	79
S Reggie Nelson	---	---	26	38	11	75
C Josh Beekman	31	40	---	---	---	71
QB Cedric Hancock	31	40	---	---	---	71
WR Ryan Broyles	21	31	---	---	16	68
S Kenny Vaccaro	---	---	27	38	1	66
WR Sammy Watkins	30	36	---	---	---	66
ILB Kyle Van Noy	---	---	27	37	1	65
OLB Jon Bostic	---	---	27	35	1	63
OLB Johnny Sanderson	---	---	25	36	1	62
CB Patrick Peterson	---	---	26	33	1	60
RB Doug Martin	28	32	---	---	---	60
CB Tyvon Branch	---	---	21	30	6	57
TE John Murray	26	27	---	---	---	53
CB Brandon McDonald	---	---	17	25	10	52
DT Winston Howard	---	---	23	27	1	51
DE Jeremy Mincy	---	---	20	26	1	47
WR Leonard Hankerson	4	16	---	---	24	44
DE Ezekiel Ansah	---	---	20	19	---	39
DT Vaughn Martin	---	---	9	21	7	37
CB Jamar Taylor	---	---	9	13	14	36
TE Tony Sheffler	1	0	---	---	24	25
OLB Dixon Rossel	---	---	0	2	21	23
FB Wendell Reilly	3	0	---	---	19	22
ILB Kelvin Sheppard	---	---	8	12	---	20
DE Cassius Marsh	---	---	2	10	8	20
S Morgan Burnett	---	---	3	1	15	19
ILB David Vobora	---	---	2	4	12	18
TE Nick Schott	7	11	---	---	---	18
RB Ken Davison	0	0	---	---	16	16
DE Mike Martin	---	---	5	11	---	16
P Rod Taylor	0	0	---	---	8	8
C J.C. Hill	0	0	---	---	8	8
WR Mario Urrutia	0	7	---	---	---	7
K Charlie Dalgliesh	0	0	---	---	7	7
RB Chris Ogbonnaya	4	0	---	---	1	5
QB Donovan McNabb	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Dylan Gandy	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Ricky Rayman	0	0	---	---	---	0
DT John Jenkins	---	---	0	0	---	0
OLB Hugh Foreman	---	---	0	0	---	0
C Joe Sutter	0	0	---	---	---	0

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Greg Blue	---	---	30	40	24	94
CB Drew Floyd	---	---	28	36	12	76
CB Kerry Baker	---	---	31	40	3	74
ILB Arthur Brown	---	---	31	40	3	74
G Oniel Cousins	27	38	---	---	8	73
T King Dunlap	27	38	---	---	8	73
T Jared Veldheer	27	38	---	---	8	73
RB Harry Aquino	21	35	---	---	17	73
WR Stevie Johnson	27	38	---	---	2	67
WR Adrian Arrington	25	38	---	---	4	67
QB Andy Dalton	27	38	---	---	---	65
C Joe Looney	27	38	---	---	---	65
G Logan Whiting	27	38	---	---	---	65
TE John Cooley	25	38	---	---	---	63
CB Tre Wohlabaugh	---	---	27	35	1	63
DE Tyrone Crawford	---	---	30	30	2	62
DT Aaron Donald	---	---	26	27	8	61
S LaRon Landry	---	---	24	32	3	59
DE Stephen Tulloch	---	---	23	30	1	54
ILB Greg Lloyd	---	---	26	22	1	49
WR Samuel Gomez	21	28	---	---	---	49
DT Brenden Hall	---	---	22	21	1	44
TE Corbin Pang	3	9	---	---	22	34
OLB Ray Jones	---	---	4	6	23	33
OLB Brody Russett	---	---	9	20	3	32
CB Ezra Wells	---	---	5	18	7	30
OLB Jordan Sanford	---	---	8	8	14	30
DT Todd Cunningham	---	---	5	17	7	29
FB Jared Leisle	5	1	---	---	22	28
DT Quentin Groves	---	---	9	15	---	24
WR Peyton Humphries	0	0	---	---	15	15
DE Dewayne Robertson	---	---	0	0	14	14
RB Cory Boyd	6	2	---	---	5	13
G Danny Newhart	0	0	---	---	8	8
C Vinny Westbrook	0	0	---	---	8	8
P Bryan Anger	0	0	---	---	7	7
WR Alexander Osborne	0	0	---	---	7	7
CB Jeff Greene	---	---	3	3	---	6
K Cody Parkey	0	0	---	---	6	6
WR Jordan Matthews	2	1	---	---	---	3
QB Kellen Clemens	0	0	---	---	1	1
TE Chris Cooley	0	0	---	---	---	0
RB Andre Brown	0	0	---	---	---	0
ILB Brad Jones	---	---	0	0	---	0
OLB Brant Hume	---	---	0	0	---	0
C Bryan Stork	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	17	4.3
Middle	24	117	4.9
Right	3	9	3.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	29	9.7
Middle	14	51	3.6
Right	9	34	3.8
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Cedric Hancock	37	17	3	2	2	3	9	3	3

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Andy Dalton	35	24	2	3	0	2	4	2	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	4	36	6.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	21	10	64	3.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	4	1	30	7.5
Long (19+ Yds)	6	2	58	9.7

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	19	3.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	10	36	2.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	10	164	10.9
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR James Jones	13	3	1	11	0	40
RB Doug Martin	6	5	0	46	1	32
WR Ryan Broyles	5	3	1	38	0	31
WR Mario Urrutia	4	1	0	3	0	7
TE John Murray	4	3	0	48	1	27
WR Sammy Watkins	3	1	0	39	1	36
WR Leonard Hankerson	1	0	0	0	0	16
TE Nick Schott	1	1	0	3	0	11

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Stevie Johnson	13	8	48	0	38
WR Adrian Arrington	7	3	43	1	38
TE John Cooley	5	4	52	1	38
WR Samuel Gomez	5	5	21	0	28
RB Harry Aquino	4	4	55	0	35
RB Cory Boyd	1	0	0	0	2

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Doug Martin	1	3	3.00	4.61
QB Cedric Hancock	1	3	3.00	5.22

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
QB Andy Dalton	2	0	0.00	2.33
RB Harry Aquino	2	14	7.00	4.16

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Cedric Hancock	5	4	15	3.00	5.08

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Andy Dalton	3	2	13	4.33	6.26

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR James Jones	2	1	3	1.50	0.85
RB Doug Martin	2	2	9	4.50	7.67
WR Mario Urrutia	1	1	3	3.00	0.75

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Stevie Johnson	3	2	13	4.33	3.69

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Rushes	Conversions
QB Cedric Hancock	3	1

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
QB Andy Dalton	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Conversions
Cedric Hancock	12	4	4

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Andy Dalton	13	8	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR James Jones	3	0	0
RB Doug Martin	2	1	1
WR Ryan Broyles	2	1	1
WR Sammy Watkins	2	1	1
WR Mario Urrutia	1	0	0
WR Leonard Hankerson	1	0	0
TE John Murray	1	1	1

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Stevie Johnson	5	2	0
RB Harry Aquino	4	4	4
WR Adrian Arrington	2	1	1
TE John Cooley	1	0	0
WR Samuel Gomez	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 98,600 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck 25,000 (25,300)
End Zone 17,400 (18,200)
Mezzanine 10,500 (10,500)
Sideline Seats 16,100 (16,100)
Club Seats 19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes 9,700 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	98,600 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck	25,000 (25,300)
End Zone	17,400 (18,200)
Mezzanine	10,500 (10,500)
Sideline Seats	16,100 (16,100)
Club Seats	19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes	9,700 (9,900)