Regular Season Week 7: Minnesota Vikings at Detroit Lions
October 18, 2015 70° Pontiac Silverdome
Attendance: 60,639 (81%)
Minnesota Vikings 7 7 0 9 - 23
Detroit Lions 0 0 0 0 - 0
Scoring Summary
(Qtr 1) Minnesota Vikings: 2-8-MIN 46 (0:13) 7-Kenneth Cooke pass complete to 1-Daniel Higgins for 54 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 18-Michael Martin. DET 0 MIN 7
(Qtr 2) Minnesota Vikings: 2-4-DET 4 (0:42) 7-Kenneth Cooke pass complete to 86-Charles Davidson for 4 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 18-Michael Martin. DET 0 MIN 14
(Qtr 4) Minnesota Vikings: 4-1-DET 21 (13:34) 18-Michael Martin 39 yard field goal is GOOD. DET 0 MIN 17
(Qtr 4) Minnesota Vikings: 4-4-DET 24 (8:09) 18-Michael Martin 42 yard field goal is GOOD. DET 0 MIN 20
(Qtr 4) Minnesota Vikings: 4-3-DET 32 (2:09) 18-Michael Martin 50 yard field goal is GOOD. DET 0 MIN 23
Team Statistics
Detroit Lions Minnesota Vikings
First Downs 9 15
- Rushing 1 5
- Passing 8 10
- Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 250 305
- Offensive Plays 51 67
- Yards Per Play 4.90 4.55
Net Rushing Yards 65 81
- Rushing Attempts 19 38
- Yards Per Rush 3.42 2.13
Net Passing Yards 185 224
- Att/Comp/Int 32 / 22 / 2 29 / 23 / 0
- Gross Passing Yards 185 224
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0 / 0 0 / 0
- Yards Per Pass Play 5.78 7.72
- Yards Per Completion 8.41 9.74
Fumbles/Lost 1 / 1 1 / 0
3rd Down Conversions 3 / 13 6 / 15
- Avg YTG on 3rd Down 5.8 6.2
4th Down Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Penalties/Yards 2 / 15 1 / 0
Punt Returns/Yards 2 / 18 2 / 1
Kick Returns/Yards 1 / 34 0 / 0
Int Returns/Yards 0 / 0 2 / 4
2pt Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Red Zone Visits 0 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0 / 0 1 / 0
Avg Drive Start OWN 25 OWN 29
Time of Possession 23:04 36:57
Drive Charts
Detroit Lions
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 15:00 1:21 OWN 25 3 1 Punt
1 11:35 3:26 OWN 17 5 26 Punt
1 6:37 1:26 OPP 48 3 9 Punt
1 0:05 2:07 OWN 35 3 10 Punt
2 10:47 1:18 OWN 32 3 -1 Punt
2 6:01 1:22 OWN 14 3 1 Punt
2 0:40 0:40 OWN 25 2 7 Half
3 12:46 3:49 OWN 10 6 19 Punt
3 6:07 2:41 OWN 20 4 45 Missed FG
4 13:31 3:13 OWN 25 11 49 Fumble
4 8:06 0:34 OWN 25 2 34 Interception
4 2:05 1:07 OWN 25 6 40 Interception
Minnesota Vikings
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 13:39 2:04 OWN 28 3 4 Punt
1 8:09 1:32 OWN 12 3 1 Punt
1 5:11 5:06 OWN 2 10 98 Touchdown
2 12:57 2:11 OWN 20 3 4 Punt
2 9:29 3:27 OWN 21 6 21 Punt
2 4:40 4:00 OWN 40 10 60 Touchdown
3 15:00 2:14 OWN 25 5 20 Punt
3 8:58 2:51 OWN 24 5 21 Punt
3 3:26 4:55 OWN 42 9 38 Field Goal
4 10:18 2:12 OPP 30 3 6 Field Goal
4 7:32 5:27 OWN 38 8 30 Field Goal
4 0:58 0:58 OWN 28 2 4 Game
Player Stats
Rushing Stats
Detroit Lions
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#48 John Cooper 12 60 5.00 18 1 0
#37 Don Moore 7 5 0.71 3 0 0
Minnesota Vikings
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#45 Howard Harris 15 48 3.20 8 0 0
#44 Jeff Snyder 16 21 1.31 8 0 0
#32 Donald Tufts 7 12 1.71 7 0 0
Passing Stats
Detroit Lions
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#1 Young Kanter 32 22 185 0 / 0 0 40 2 57.42
Minnesota Vikings
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#7 Kenneth Cooke 29 23 224 0 / 0 2 54 0 121.84
Receiving Stats
Detroit Lions
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#84 James Richards 6 90 15.00 34 0
#48 John Cooper 3 41 13.67 40 0
#85 Scott Gonzalez 4 20 5.00 9 0
#86 Guy Wilkerson 3 20 6.67 8 0
#83 Andrew Thomas 4 8 2.00 2 0
#37 Don Moore 2 6 3.00 4 0
Minnesota Vikings
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#1 Daniel Higgins 3 77 25.67 54 1
#45 Howard Harris 4 40 10.00 16 0
#83 Jimmy Brooks 7 38 5.43 9 0
#86 Charles Davidson 4 22 5.50 8 1
#44 Jeff Snyder 2 20 10.00 12 0
#86 Lawrence Field 1 15 15.00 15 0
#84 Joe Foreman 1 10 10.00 10 0
#80 John Pellot 1 2 2.00 2 0
Blocking Stats
Detroit Lions
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#78 Andrew Pearson 40 27 0 0
#37 Don Moore 14 10 0 0
#60 Timothy McNeil 40 27 0 1
#86 Guy Wilkerson 13 16 0 0
#85 Scott Gonzalez 0 10 0 0
#66 William Dickerson 39 29 0 0
#72 Oscar Smith 32 23 0 0
#64 Dale Jewell 34 22 0 1
#84 James Richards 0 12 0 0
#48 John Cooper 17 3 0 0
#71 Jose Grover 8 1 0 0
#61 Darren Garcia 8 2 0 2
#46 Freddie McMann 4 1 0 0
#83 Andrew Thomas 0 15 0 0
#14 Luis Johnson 0 8 0 1
#47 Anthony Oceguera 0 2 0 0
#32 Joseph Horn 0 3 0 0
#90 Roger Landers 0 1 0 0
#97 Steve Piscitelli 0 2 0 1
#53 Raul Dee 0 2 0 0
#94 Jeffrey Gage 0 2 0 0
#98 Arthur Griggs 0 3 0 0
#42 Robert Horowitz 0 2 0 0
#93 Ivan Edelman 0 3 0 0
#29 Michael Smith 0 1 0 0
#70 Sam Sheffield 0 1 0 0
#95 Mark Dobbins 0 1 0 0
#88 Frank Neal 3 0 0 0
#65 Thomas Smith 0 1 0 0
#55 Danny Bowman 1 0 0 0
Minnesota Vikings
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#73 Charles McGuire 0 1 0 0
#54 Martin Young 0 3 0 0
#53 Bobby Powell 6 2 0 2
#1 Daniel Higgins 0 16 0 0
#26 James McPherson 0 3 0 0
#59 Brian Dishman 40 45 0 5
#72 Edward Roberts 35 38 0 0
#32 Donald Tufts 18 13 0 1
#65 Travis Dye 40 42 0 5
#66 Jason Souder 40 39 0 7
#67 Jose Quesenberry 30 41 0 1
#45 Howard Harris 5 9 0 0
#80 John Pellot 0 17 0 0
#83 Jimmy Brooks 1 30 0 1
#86 Charles Davidson 0 24 0 0
#61 Rodney Morgan 11 2 0 0
#55 Justin Garza 11 4 0 0
#44 Jeff Snyder 17 11 0 0
#86 Lawrence Field 0 9 0 0
#84 Joe Foreman 0 7 0 0
#78 Michael Ducharme 6 0 0 0
#76 Lee McKinnon 0 3 0 0
#99 Peter Dale 0 1 0 0
#58 Gerald Wade 0 2 0 0
#56 Dexter Thompson 0 2 0 0
#35 Sean Lantz 0 1 0 0
#29 Irving Slattery 0 1 0 0
#26 Ronald Fox 0 1 0 0
#62 Richard Reynolds 0 3 0 0
#43 Jeffrey Hone 0 1 0 0
#41 Robert Sharma 0 1 0 0
Interception Stats
Detroit Lions
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
Minnesota Vikings
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
#56 Dexter Thompson 1 4 4.00 0
#26 James McPherson 1 0 0.00 0
Fumble Stats
Detroit Lions
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#48 John Cooper 1 0 0 0
#95 Mark Dobbins 0 0 1 0
Minnesota Vikings
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#44 Jeff Snyder 1 0 0 0
#45 Howard Harris 0 1 0 0
#91 Anthony Webb 0 1 1 0
Punting
Detroit Lions
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#17 Gregory Bush 7 331 47.29 43.57 61 2
Minnesota Vikings
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#16 Robert Ramirez 6 298 49.67 42.17 62 3
Kicking
Detroit Lions
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#7 Gerald Tackett 0 / 1 0 / 1 0 / 1 0 0 / 0
Minnesota Vikings
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#18 Michael Martin 3 / 3 2 / 2 1 / 1 50 2 / 2
Punt Return
Detroit Lions
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
#84 James Richards 2 18 9.0 11 0
Minnesota Vikings
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
#45 Howard Harris 2 1 0.5 1 0
Kick Return
Detroit Lions
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
#85 Scott Gonzalez 1 34 34.0 0
Minnesota Vikings
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
Defensive Stats
Detroit Lions
Name Tackles Sacks
#90 Roger Landers 11 0
#28 Kirk Lemoine 7 0
#29 Michael Smith 7 0
#70 Sam Sheffield 6 0
#58 Bruce Forte 5 0
#95 Mark Dobbins 5 0
#36 Danny Lopez 5 0
#38 Justin Aubry 4 0
#93 Ivan Edelman 3 0
#98 Arthur Griggs 3 0
#42 Robert Horowitz 2 0
#97 Steve Piscitelli 1 0
#92 Thomas Tuthill 1 0
#68 Winston Billings 1 0
#48 John Cooper 1 0
#85 Scott Gonzalez 1 0
Minnesota Vikings
Name Tackles Sacks
#54 Martin Young 5 0
#26 James McPherson 4 0
#35 Sean Lantz 4 0
#34 Jack Barrett 4 0
#56 Dexter Thompson 4 0
#53 Bobby Powell 4 0
#41 Robert Sharma 4 0
#76 Lee McKinnon 2 0
#94 Barney Yates 2 0
#50 Hubert Becker 2 0
#43 Jeffrey Hone 2 0
#58 Gerald Wade 1 0
#44 Jeff Snyder 1 0
#91 Anthony Webb 1 0
#18 Michael Martin 1 0
#29 Irving Slattery 1 0