Vikings 12-10 Lions (12 Oct, 2008) Box Score

Detroit Lions

0-5, 0-3 away

	1	2	3	4	T
DET	0	3	7	0	10
MIN	2	0	7	3	12

Minnesota Vikings

3-3, 2-1 home

Detroit Passing


Dan Orlovsky#8
team

C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SACKS	QBR	RTG
12/21	150	7.1	1	0	6-38	37.2	95.3
12/21	112	7.1	1	0	6-38	--	95.3

Minnesota Passing


Gus Frerotte#12
team

C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SACKS	QBR	RTG
18/33	296	9.0	1	1	5-39	16.7	82.4
18/33	257	9.0	1	1	5-39	--	82.4

Detroit Rushing


Kevin Smith#30
Rudi Johnson#32
Dan Orlovsky#8
Jerome Felton#42
team

CAR	YDS	AVG	LONG
5	62	12.4	50
17	38	2.2	9
1	0	0.0	0
1	0	0.0	0
24	100	4.2	50

Minnesota Rushing


Adrian Peterson#21
Chester Taylor#29
Bernard Berrian#87
team

CAR	YDS	AVG	LONG
25	111	4.4	13
5	21	4.2	13
1	3	3.0	3
31	135	4.4	13

Detroit Receiving


Calvin Johnson#81
Michael Gaines
Roy Williams#11
Kevin Smith#30
Rudi Johnson#32
John Owens
team

REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
4	85	21.3	1	37
2	24	12.0	0	17
2	23	11.5	0	17
2	11	5.5	0	8
1	4	4.0	0	4
1	3	3.0	0	3
12	150	12.5	1	37

Minnesota Receiving


Bernard Berrian#87
Bobby Wade
Jimmy Kleinsasser#40
Chester Taylor#29
Robert Ferguson
Visanthe Shiancoe#80
Adrian Peterson#21
team

REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
5	131	26.2	1	86
4	71	17.8	0	46
2	40	20.0	0	34
3	33	11.0	0	15
2	16	8.0	0	9
1	10	10.0	0	10
1	-5	-5.0	0	-5
18	296	16.4	1	86

Detroit Fumbles


Calvin Johnson#81
Michael Gaines
Dan Orlovsky#8
Dwight Smith#26
Leigh Bodden#23
team

FUM	LOST	REC
1	1	0
1	0	0
1	0	0
0	0	1
0	0	1
3	1	2

Minnesota Fumbles


Adrian Peterson#21
Gus Frerotte#12
Bobby Wade
Ben Leber#59
team

FUM	LOST	REC
2	2	0
1	0	0
1	0	0
0	0	1
4	2	1

Detroit Defense



Daniel Bullocks#27
Dewayne White#99
Brian Kelly#25
Ernie Sims#59
Jared DeVries#95
Leigh Bodden#23
Alex Lewis#59
Shaun Cody#95
Kalvin Pearson#24
Paris Lenon#51
Dwight Smith#26
Langston Moore
Keith Smith#20
Casey Fitzsimmons#82
Gerald Alexander
Ramzee Robinson#38
Ryan Nece#55
Cory Redding#90
Nick Harris#5
Corey Smith#93
team

TACKLES				MISC
TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HTS	TD
10	9	0	0	0	0	0
7	6	1	0	0	0	0
7	6	0	0	0	0	0
7	4	0.5	0	0	0	0
6	3	1	0	0	0	0
4	4	0	0	1	0	0
4	3	0	0	0	0	0
4	1	0	0	1	0	0
3	3	1	0	1	0	0
3	2	1	0	0	0	0
3	2	0	0	0	0	0
3	2	0	0	0	0	0
3	2	0	0	0	0	0
2	2	0	0	0	0	0
2	2	0	0	0	0	0
2	2	0	0	0	0	0
2	1	0	0	2	0	0
2	0	0.5	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
76	56	5	0	5	0	0

Minnesota Defense



Kevin Williams#93
Cedric Griffin#20
Ben Leber#59
Ray Edwards#93
Chad Greenway#52
Pat Williams#94
Jared Allen
Vinny Ciurciu#52
Tyrell Johnson#38
Darren Sharper#42
Antoine Winfield#21
Husain Abdullah#39
Steve Hutchinson#73
Visanthe Shiancoe#80
Garrett Mills
Charles Gordon#41
David Herron
team

TACKLES				MISC
TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HTS	TD
8	8	4	0	0	0	0
7	6	0	0	0	0	0
7	5	0.5	0	1	0	0
6	3	0.5	0	0	0	0
5	3	0	0	0	0	0
4	4	0	0	0	0	0
3	3	1	0	0	0	0
3	3	0	0	0	0	0
3	2	0	0	0	0	0
2	2	0	0	0	0	0
2	2	0	0	0	0	0
2	2	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
57	48	6	0	1	0	0

Detroit Interceptions


Leigh Bodden#23
team

INT	YDS	TD
1	2	0
1	2	0

Minnesota Interceptions

	INT	YDS	TD
No Minnesota Interceptions

Detroit Kick Returns


Brandon Middleton#10
Casey Fitzsimmons#82
team

NO	YDS	AVG	LONG
2	34	17.0	19
1	16	16.0	16
3	50	16.7	19

Minnesota Kick Returns


Maurice Hicks#43
Charles Gordon#41
team

NO	YDS	AVG	LONG
3	51	17.0	27
1	42	42.0	42
4	93	23.3	42

Detroit Punt Returns


Shaun McDonald#81
Mike Furrey
team

NO	YDS	AVG	LONG
3	25	8.3	13
1	0	0.0	0
4	25	6.3	13

Minnesota Punt Returns


Charles Gordon#41
team

NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
3	5	1.7	5	0
3	5	1.7	5	0

Detroit Kicking


Jason Hanson#4
team

FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
1/1	100.0	40	1/1	4
1/1	100.0	40	1/1	4

Minnesota Kicking


Ryan Longwell
team

FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
1/2	50.0	26	1/1	4
1/2	50.0	26	1/1	4

Detroit Punting


Nick Harris#5
team

NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
9	412	45.8	1	4	58
9	412	45.8	1	4	58

Minnesota Punting


Chris Kluwe#5
team

NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
8	414	51.8	3	1	60
8	414	51.8	3	1	60

Mall of America Field

6:00 PM, 12 October 2008

Minneapolis, MN

Attendance: 62,867

Referees:
Tony Corrente

Team	W	L	PCT	PF	PA
Minnesota	3	0	1.000	85	30
Green Bay	2	1	.667	75	58
Detroit	1	1	.500	42	40
Chicago	1	2	.333	53	57

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