National Football League
BOXSCORE
| PLAY-BY-PLAY
| RECAP
Minnesota 37,
Detroit 35
When: 1:00 PM ET, Sunday, January 3, 2021
Where: Ford Field, Detroit, Michigan
Temperature: Dome
Head Official: Adrian Hill
Attendance: 0
Where: Ford Field, Detroit, Michigan
Temperature: Dome
Head Official: Adrian Hill
Attendance: 0
Final Scoring Summary
SCORING
Scoring Summary
| 1st Quarter - 4:45 | ||
| Detroit | TD |
Detroit 6 - Minnesota 0 Marvin Jones Jr. 43 yd. pass from Matthew Stafford (kick failed) |
| 1st Quarter - 0:34 | ||
| Minnesota | TD |
Detroit 6 - Minnesota 7 Alexander Mattison 28 yd. pass from Kirk Cousins (Dan Bailey kick) |
| 2nd Quarter - 13:19 | ||
| Detroit | TD |
Detroit 13 - Minnesota 7 Quintez Cephus 20 yd. pass from Matthew Stafford (Matt Prater kick) |
| 2nd Quarter - 8:51 | ||
| Minnesota | TD |
Detroit 13 - Minnesota 14 Ameer Abdullah 4 yd. pass from Kirk Cousins (Dan Bailey kick) |
| 2nd Quarter - 7:13 | ||
| Detroit | FG |
Detroit 16 - Minnesota 14 Matt Prater 54 yd. field goal |
| 2nd Quarter - 0:04 | ||
| Minnesota | TD |
Detroit 16 - Minnesota 21 Chad Beebe 40 yd. pass from Kirk Cousins (Dan Bailey kick) |
| 3rd Quarter - 14:09 | ||
| Detroit | TD |
Detroit 23 - Minnesota 21 Marvin Jones Jr. 26 yd. pass from Matthew Stafford (Matt Prater kick) |
| 3rd Quarter - 11:35 | ||
| Minnesota | TD |
Detroit 23 - Minnesota 28 Alexander Mattison 2 yd. run (Dan Bailey kick) |
| 3rd Quarter - 7:55 | ||
| Minnesota | FG |
Detroit 23 - Minnesota 31 Dan Bailey 23 yd. field goal |
| 3rd Quarter - 3:02 | ||
| Detroit | TD |
Detroit 29 - Minnesota 31 Adrian Peterson 2 yd. run (pass failed) |
| 4th Quarter - 10:32 | ||
| Minnesota | TD |
Detroit 29 - Minnesota 37 Kirk Cousins 1 yd. run (kick failed) |
| 4th Quarter - 4:26 | ||
| Detroit | TD |
Detroit 35 - Minnesota 37 D'Andre Swift 2 yd. run (pass failed) |
TEAMS
Team Stats
| Minnesota | Detroit | |
| 1st Downs | 31 | 21 |
| Rushing | 8 | 9 |
| Passing | 20 | 12 |
| Penalty | 3 | 0 |
| 3rd Down Conversions | 4-13 | 5-10 |
| 4th Down Conversions | 2-2 | 1-1 |
| Punts-Average | 3-45.7 | 2-50.5 |
| Return Yards | 136 | 131 |
| Punts-Returns | 2-20 | 2-22 |
| Kickoffs-Returns | 4-107 | 3-109 |
| Int - Returns | 1-9 | 0-0 |
| Penalties-Yards | 4-35 | 7-51 |
| Fumbles-Lost | 2-0 | 1-1 |
| Time of Possession | 35:13 | 24:47 |
| Total Net Yards | 508 | 417 |
| Total Plays | 74 | 54 |
| Average Gain | 6.9 | 7.7 |
| Net Yards Rushing | 125 | 129 |
| Rushes | 31 | 22 |
| Average/Rush | 4.0 | 5.9 |
| Net Yards Passing | 383 | 288 |
| Comp-Att | 28-40 | 20-31 |
| Yards/Pass | 8.9 | 9.0 |
| Sacked-Yards Lost | 3-22 | 1-5 |
| Had Intercepted | 0 | 1 |
| Touchdowns | 5 | 5 |
| Rushing | 2 | 2 |
| Passing | 3 | 3 |
| Other | 0 | 0 |
| Extra Points | 4-5 | 2-5 |
| Field Goals | 1-2 | 1-1 |
| Red Zone Efficiency | 3-6-50% | 2-2-100% |
| Goal To Go Efficiency | 3-5-60% | 2-2-100% |
| Safeties | 0 | 0 |
PLAYER STATS
Minnesota Vikings
(7-9)
| Passing | ||||
| COMP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | |
| K. Cousins | 28/40 | 405 | 3 | 0 |
Detroit Lions
(5-11)
| Passing | ||||
| COMP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | |
| M. Stafford | 20/31 | 293 | 3 | 1 |
| Rushing | |||||
| ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| A. Mattison | 21 | 95 | 4.5 | 1 | 20 |
| M. Boone | 5 | 29 | 5.8 | 0 | 19 |
| K. Cousins | 5 | 1 | 0.2 | 1 | 4 |
| Rushing | |||||
| ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| A. Peterson | 7 | 63 | 9.0 | 1 | 38 |
| D. Swift | 12 | 54 | 4.5 | 1 | 13 |
| M. Stafford | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | 5 |
| M. Sanu Sr. | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Receiving | ||||||
| TAR | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| J. Jefferson | 12 | 9 | 133 | 14.8 | 0 | 38 |
| A. Thielen | 5 | 4 | 57 | 14.2 | 0 | 20 |
| A. Mattison | 3 | 3 | 50 | 16.7 | 1 | 28 |
| C. Ham | 3 | 2 | 44 | 22.0 | 0 | 30 |
| C. Beebe | 3 | 2 | 44 | 22.0 | 1 | 40 |
| T. Conklin | 6 | 3 | 40 | 13.3 | 0 | 19 |
| I. Smith Jr. | 3 | 2 | 30 | 15.0 | 0 | 25 |
| A. Abdullah | 3 | 3 | 7 | 2.3 | 1 | 6 |
| Receiving | ||||||
| TAR | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| M. Jones Jr. | 11 | 8 | 180 | 22.5 | 2 | 43 |
| Q. Cephus | 3 | 2 | 51 | 25.5 | 1 | 31 |
| T. Hockenson | 3 | 3 | 25 | 8.3 | 0 | 15 |
| D. Swift | 3 | 3 | 16 | 5.3 | 0 | 18 |
| M. Sanu Sr. | 6 | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | 7 |
| D. Amendola | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
| J. James | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
| K. Johnson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| H. Bryant | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Interceptions | |||
| NO. | YDS | TD | |
| H. Smith | 1 | 9 | 0 |
| Interceptions | |||
| NO. | YDS | TD | |
| No interceptions | |||
| Sacks | ||
| NO. | YDS | |
| H. Mata'afa | 1.0 | 5.0 |
| Tackles | ||
| Tk | Ast | |
| A. Harris | 7 | 1 |
| H. Smith | 7 | 2 |
| E. Wilson | 4 | 3 |
| J. Gladney | 3 | 0 |
| T. Davis | 2 | 1 |
| D. Wonnum | 2 | 1 |
| C. Tankersley | 1 | 0 |
| H. Mata'afa | 1 | 0 |
| D. Mabin | 1 | 1 |
| H. Hand | 1 | 1 |
| T. Dye | 1 | 3 |
| S. Stephen | 0 | 1 |
| E. Yarbrough | 0 | 1 |
| Tackles | ||
| Tk | Ast | |
| D. Harmon | 9 | 0 |
| T. Walker | 9 | 2 |
| J. Tavai | 8 | 3 |
| A. Oruwariye | 3 | 0 |
| C. Jones | 3 | 1 |
| D. Roberts | 3 | 2 |
| E. Griffen | 2 | 0 |
| K. Strong | 2 | 1 |
| R. Ragland | 2 | 2 |
| D. Shelton | 1 | 0 |
| N. Williams | 1 | 0 |
| J. Penisini | 1 | 0 |
| R. Okwara | 1 | 0 |
| J. Coleman | 1 | 0 |
| W. Harris | 1 | 0 |
| J. Okwara | 0 | 1 |
| D. Skipper | 0 | 1 |
| J. Davis | 0 | 2 |
| Tackles For Loss | |
| NO. | |
| E. Wilson | 2.0 |
| T. Davis | 1.0 |
| H. Mata'afa | 1.0 |
| Tackles For Loss | |
| NO. | |
| J. Tavai | 1.0 |
| T. Walker | 1.0 |
| K. Strong | 1.0 |
| R. Okwara | 1.0 |
| E. Griffen | 1.0 |
| Fumbles | |
| NO. | |
| T. Conklin | 1 |
| J. Jefferson | 1 |
| Fumbles | |
| NO. | |
| J. Agnew | 1 |