Regular Season Week 3: Detroit Lions at Minnesota Vikings
September 20, 2015 59° Metropolitan Stadium
Attendance: 51,023 (68%)
Detroit Lions 7 3 3 0 - 13
Minnesota Vikings 0 7 3 7 - 17
Scoring Summary
(Qtr 1) Detroit Lions: 1-5-MIN 5 (11:16) 48-John Cooper ran for 5 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 7-Gerald Tackett. MIN 0 DET 7
(Qtr 2) Detroit Lions: 4-5-MIN 5 (13:04) 7-Gerald Tackett 22 yard field goal is GOOD. MIN 0 DET 10
(Qtr 2) Minnesota Vikings: 3-4-DET 4 (1:11) 7-Kenneth Cooke pass complete to 86-Charles Davidson for 4 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 18-Michael Martin. MIN 7 DET 10
(Qtr 3) Minnesota Vikings: 4-3-DET 17 (10:24) 18-Michael Martin 35 yard field goal is GOOD. MIN 10 DET 10
(Qtr 3) Detroit Lions: 4-8-MIN 28 (5:14) 7-Gerald Tackett 46 yard field goal is GOOD. MIN 10 DET 13
(Qtr 4) Minnesota Vikings: 2-3-DET 3 (1:11) 7-Kenneth Cooke pass complete to 86-Lawrence Field for 3 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 18-Michael Martin. MIN 17 DET 13
Team Statistics
Minnesota Vikings Detroit Lions
First Downs 16 20
- Rushing 5 11
- Passing 10 8
- Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 306 317
- Offensive Plays 55 59
- Yards Per Play 5.56 5.37
Net Rushing Yards 75 137
- Rushing Attempts 28 26
- Yards Per Rush 2.68 5.27
Net Passing Yards 231 180
- Att/Comp/Int 27 / 24 / 0 32 / 21 / 0
- Gross Passing Yards 231 189
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0 / 0 1 / 9
- Yards Per Pass Play 8.56 5.45
- Yards Per Completion 9.63 9.00
Fumbles/Lost 0 / 0 0 / 0
3rd Down Conversions 7 / 13 5 / 13
- Avg YTG on 3rd Down 4.6 4.7
4th Down Conversions 1 / 1 1 / 1
Penalties/Yards 2 / 20 3 / 21
Punt Returns/Yards 1 / 3 2 / 30
Kick Returns/Yards 1 / 18 0 / 0
Int Returns/Yards 0 / 0 0 / 0
2pt Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Red Zone Visits 3 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2 / 1 1 / 1
Avg Drive Start OWN 19 OWN 23
Time of Possession 31:06 28:56
Drive Charts
Minnesota Vikings
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 11:13 4:03 OWN 25 6 31 Punt
2 13:01 4:11 OWN 25 6 15 Punt
2 6:38 5:31 OWN 18 13 82 Touchdown
2 0:04 0:04 OWN 19 1 3 Half
3 15:00 4:39 OWN 25 7 58 Field Goal
3 5:10 2:46 OWN 12 4 21 Punt
3 0:14 3:40 OWN 10 6 24 Punt
4 7:19 6:12 OWN 15 12 85 Touchdown
Detroit Lions
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 15:00 3:47 OWN 25 8 75 Touchdown
1 7:10 9:10 OWN 7 14 88 Field Goal
2 8:50 2:12 OWN 30 4 29 Punt
2 1:07 1:03 OWN 25 5 18 Punt
3 10:21 5:11 OWN 25 9 47 Field Goal
3 2:25 2:10 OWN 33 4 19 Punt
4 11:34 4:16 OWN 18 7 31 Punt
4 1:07 1:07 OWN 25 8 24 Game
Player Stats
Rushing Stats
Minnesota Vikings
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#44 Jeff Snyder 15 39 2.60 12 1 0
#45 Howard Harris 13 36 2.77 7 0 0
Detroit Lions
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#37 Don Moore 13 63 4.85 13 3 0
#22 Thomas Burgess 6 40 6.67 11 3 0
#48 John Cooper 7 34 4.86 12 2 1
Passing Stats
Minnesota Vikings
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#7 Kenneth Cooke 27 24 231 0 / 0 2 37 0 127.01
Detroit Lions
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#1 Young Kanter 32 21 189 1 / 9 0 28 0 81.38
Receiving Stats
Minnesota Vikings
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#83 Jimmy Brooks 11 111 10.09 37 0
#84 Joe Foreman 2 44 22.00 37 0
#86 Charles Davidson 4 34 8.50 19 1
#86 Lawrence Field 4 23 5.75 12 1
#1 Daniel Higgins 2 12 6.00 7 0
#80 John Pellot 1 7 7.00 7 0
Detroit Lions
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#86 Guy Wilkerson 6 50 8.33 12 0
#48 John Cooper 3 40 13.33 28 0
#84 James Richards 3 38 12.67 17 0
#83 Andrew Thomas 1 23 23.00 23 0
#85 Scott Gonzalez 2 16 8.00 11 0
#14 Luis Johnson 2 15 7.50 12 0
#22 Thomas Burgess 1 6 6.00 6 0
#37 Don Moore 3 1 0.33 1 0
Blocking Stats
Minnesota Vikings
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#59 Brian Dishman 32 32 0 7
#72 Edward Roberts 34 37 0 0
#65 Travis Dye 33 33 0 4
#66 Jason Souder 33 25 0 4
#86 Charles Davidson 0 22 0 0
#44 Jeff Snyder 15 13 0 0
#67 Jose Quesenberry 26 30 0 0
#80 John Pellot 0 14 0 0
#45 Howard Harris 9 12 0 1
#1 Daniel Higgins 0 11 0 0
#83 Jimmy Brooks 1 23 0 0
#32 Donald Tufts 11 12 0 1
#84 Joe Foreman 1 11 0 0
#61 Rodney Morgan 8 3 0 0
#53 Bobby Powell 5 0 0 0
#55 Justin Garza 5 0 0 0
#86 Lawrence Field 0 6 0 0
#74 Melvin Collins 3 2 0 0
#73 Charles McGuire 0 1 0 1
#54 Martin Young 0 2 0 0
#56 Dexter Thompson 0 1 0 0
#94 Barney Yates 0 1 0 0
#76 Lee McKinnon 0 1 0 0
#78 Michael Ducharme 2 1 0 0
#61 Humberto Cooper 1 0 0 0
Detroit Lions
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#66 William Dickerson 39 33 1 2
#78 Andrew Pearson 40 35 0 0
#37 Don Moore 14 8 0 1
#60 Timothy McNeil 34 21 0 2
#86 Guy Wilkerson 13 18 0 2
#85 Scott Gonzalez 0 20 0 3
#72 Oscar Smith 35 30 0 0
#64 Dale Jewell 38 28 0 2
#83 Andrew Thomas 0 6 0 0
#48 John Cooper 6 7 0 0
#22 Thomas Burgess 11 10 0 0
#84 James Richards 0 11 0 1
#14 Luis Johnson 0 15 0 1
#65 Thomas Smith 4 9 0 3
#71 Jose Grover 7 0 0 0
#88 Frank Neal 4 2 0 0
#61 Darren Garcia 8 1 0 0
#55 Danny Bowman 3 0 0 0
#47 Anthony Oceguera 0 2 0 0
#90 Roger Landers 0 2 0 0
#98 Arthur Griggs 0 2 0 0
#42 Robert Horowitz 0 1 0 0
#46 Freddie McMann 1 2 0 0
#53 Raul Dee 0 1 0 0
#94 Jeffrey Gage 0 1 0 0
#93 Ivan Edelman 0 1 0 0
Interception Stats
Minnesota Vikings
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
Detroit Lions
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
Fumble Stats
Minnesota Vikings
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
Detroit Lions
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
Punting
Minnesota Vikings
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#16 Robert Ramirez 4 181 45.25 37.50 50 2
Detroit Lions
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#17 Gregory Bush 4 137 34.25 33.75 40 4
Kicking
Minnesota Vikings
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#18 Michael Martin 1 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 0 35 2 / 2
Detroit Lions
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#7 Gerald Tackett 2 / 2 1 / 1 0 / 0 46 1 / 1
Punt Return
Minnesota Vikings
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
#45 Howard Harris 1 3 3.0 3 0
Detroit Lions
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
#84 James Richards 2 30 15.0 20 0
Kick Return
Minnesota Vikings
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
#45 Howard Harris 1 18 18.0 0
Detroit Lions
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
Defensive Stats
Minnesota Vikings
Name Tackles Sacks
#54 Martin Young 7 0
#56 Dexter Thompson 7 0
#26 James McPherson 5 0
#29 Irving Slattery 4 0
#35 Sean Lantz 4 0
#41 Robert Sharma 3 0
#98 Julian Woods 3 0
#34 Jack Barrett 3 0
#53 Bobby Powell 3 0
#91 Anthony Webb 2 0
#74 Melvin Collins 1 0
#26 Ronald Fox 1 0
#76 Lee McKinnon 1 0
#94 Barney Yates 1 0
#50 Hubert Becker 1 0
#73 Charles McGuire 1 1
Detroit Lions
Name Tackles Sacks
#58 Bruce Forte 7 0
#90 Roger Landers 7 0
#29 Michael Smith 5 0
#98 Arthur Griggs 4 0
#46 Freddie McMann 4 0
#70 Sam Sheffield 4 0
#36 Danny Lopez 4 0
#28 Kirk Lemoine 3 0
#32 Joseph Horn 2 0
#38 Justin Aubry 2 0
#97 Steve Piscitelli 2 0
#93 Ivan Edelman 2 0
#47 Anthony Oceguera 1 0
#42 Robert Horowitz 1 0
#68 Winston Billings 1 0
#53 Raul Dee 1 0
#92 Thomas Tuthill 1 0