National Football League
BOXSCORE
| PLAY-BY-PLAY
| RECAP
Detroit 29,
Minnesota 27
When: 1:00 PM ET, Sunday, December 5, 2021
Where: Ford Field, Detroit, Michigan
Temperature: Dome
Head Official: Craig Wrolstad
Attendance: 45691
Where: Ford Field, Detroit, Michigan
Temperature: Dome
Head Official: Craig Wrolstad
Attendance: 45691
Final Scoring Summary
SCORING
Scoring Summary
| 1st Quarter - 6:49 | ||
| Minnesota | FG |
Detroit 0 - Minnesota 3 Greg Joseph 41 yd. field goal |
| 1st Quarter - 0:59 | ||
| Minnesota | FG |
Detroit 0 - Minnesota 6 Greg Joseph 31 yd. field goal |
| 2nd Quarter - 13:50 | ||
| Detroit | TD |
Detroit 7 - Minnesota 6 T.J. Hockenson 9 yd. pass from Jared Goff (Riley Patterson kick) |
| 2nd Quarter - 9:45 | ||
| Detroit | TD |
Detroit 14 - Minnesota 6 Brock Wright 23 yd. pass from Jared Goff (Riley Patterson kick) |
| 2nd Quarter - 1:33 | ||
| Detroit | FG |
Detroit 17 - Minnesota 6 Riley Patterson 31 yd. field goal |
| 2nd Quarter - 0:06 | ||
| Detroit | FG |
Detroit 20 - Minnesota 6 Riley Patterson 41 yd. field goal |
| 3rd Quarter - 9:26 | ||
| Minnesota | FG |
Detroit 20 - Minnesota 9 Greg Joseph 31 yd. field goal |
| 3rd Quarter - 6:13 | ||
| Minnesota | TD |
Detroit 20 - Minnesota 15 Alexander Mattison 8 yd. run (run failed) |
| 3rd Quarter - 1:56 | ||
| Detroit | FG |
Detroit 23 - Minnesota 15 Riley Patterson 49 yd. field goal |
| 4th Quarter - 11:57 | ||
| Minnesota | TD |
Detroit 23 - Minnesota 21 K.J. Osborn 5 yd. pass from Kirk Cousins (run failed) |
| 4th Quarter - 1:50 | ||
| Minnesota | TD |
Detroit 23 - Minnesota 27 Justin Jefferson 3 yd. pass from Kirk Cousins (pass failed) |
| 4th Quarter - 0:00 | ||
| Detroit | TD |
Detroit 29 - Minnesota 27 Amon-Ra St. Brown 11 yd. pass from Jared Goff |
TEAMS
Team Stats
| Minnesota | Detroit | |
| 1st Downs | 26 | 23 |
| Rushing | 7 | 7 |
| Passing | 19 | 14 |
| Penalty | 0 | 2 |
| 3rd Down Conversions | 6-13 | 2-11 |
| 4th Down Conversions | 0-1 | 1-3 |
| Punts-Average | 3-44.0 | 3-55.3 |
| Return Yards | 88 | 30 |
| Punts-Returns | 3-23 | 1-0 |
| Kickoffs-Returns | 2-65 | 1-30 |
| Int - Returns | 1-0 | 0-0 |
| Penalties-Yards | 7-66 | 3-11 |
| Fumbles-Lost | 1-1 | 2-1 |
| Time of Possession | 33:04 | 26:56 |
| Total Net Yards | 426 | 372 |
| Total Plays | 71 | 71 |
| Average Gain | 6.0 | 5.2 |
| Net Yards Rushing | 100 | 100 |
| Rushes | 27 | 27 |
| Average/Rush | 3.7 | 3.7 |
| Net Yards Passing | 326 | 272 |
| Comp-Att | 30-41 | 25-41 |
| Yards/Pass | 7.4 | 6.2 |
| Sacked-Yards Lost | 3-14 | 3-24 |
| Had Intercepted | 0 | 1 |
| Touchdowns | 3 | 3 |
| Rushing | 1 | 0 |
| Passing | 2 | 3 |
| Other | 0 | 0 |
| Extra Points | 0-3 | 2-2 |
| Field Goals | 3-3 | 3-3 |
| Red Zone Efficiency | 3-6-50% | 2-4-50% |
| Goal To Go Efficiency | 3-4-75% | 0-0-0% |
| Safeties | 0 | 0 |
PLAYER STATS
Minnesota Vikings
(5-7)
| Passing | ||||
| COMP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | |
| K. Cousins | 30/40 | 340 | 2 | 0 |
| J. Jefferson | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Detroit Lions
(1-10-1)
| Passing | ||||
| COMP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | |
| J. Goff | 25/41 | 296 | 3 | 1 |
| Rushing | |||||
| ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| A. Mattison | 22 | 90 | 4.1 | 1 | 11 |
| K. Cousins | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | 7 |
| J. Jefferson | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
| K. Nwangwu | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rushing | |||||
| ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| J. Williams | 17 | 71 | 4.2 | 0 | 11 |
| J. Jefferson | 5 | 18 | 3.6 | 0 | 8 |
| G. Igwebuike | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 | 6 |
| A. St. Brown | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
| J. Goff | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 |
| Receiving | ||||||
| TAR | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| J. Jefferson | 14 | 11 | 182 | 16.5 | 1 | 48 |
| T. Conklin | 9 | 7 | 56 | 8.0 | 0 | 19 |
| K. Osborn | 7 | 4 | 47 | 11.8 | 1 | 21 |
| A. Mattison | 3 | 3 | 34 | 11.3 | 0 | 16 |
| C. Ham | 1 | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 0 | 19 |
| K. Nwangwu | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | 6 |
| A. Thielen | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| D. Westbrook | 2 | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 | -2 |
| Receiving | ||||||
| TAR | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| A. St. Brown | 12 | 10 | 86 | 8.6 | 1 | 14 |
| J. Reynolds | 7 | 4 | 69 | 17.2 | 0 | 28 |
| T. Hockenson | 8 | 4 | 49 | 12.2 | 1 | 25 |
| K. Raymond | 2 | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 0 | 24 |
| B. Wright | 3 | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 1 | 23 |
| G. Igwebuike | 2 | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | 13 |
| K. Hodge | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 |
| J. Williams | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 |
| J. Jefferson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J. Cabinda | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Interceptions | |||
| NO. | YDS | TD | |
| C. Dantzler | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Interceptions | |||
| NO. | YDS | TD | |
| No interceptions | |||
| Tackles | ||
| Tk | Ast | |
| N. Vigil | 9 | 6 |
| B. Lynch | 6 | 3 |
| B. Breeland | 6 | 3 |
| H. Smith | 4 | 1 |
| S. Richardson | 3 | 0 |
| X. Woods | 3 | 5 |
| D. Wonnum | 2 | 0 |
| M. Pierce | 2 | 0 |
| M. Alexander | 1 | 0 |
| D. Tomlinson | 1 | 0 |
| A. Watts | 1 | 0 |
| K. Boyd | 1 | 0 |
| C. Dantzler | 1 | 1 |
| K. Willekes | 1 | 1 |
| T. Dye | 1 | 4 |
| Tackles | ||
| Tk | Ast | |
| J. Jacobs | 7 | 0 |
| A. Oruwariye | 7 | 0 |
| T. Walker | 7 | 4 |
| D. Marlowe | 6 | 0 |
| J. Woods | 6 | 2 |
| A. Anzalone | 4 | 1 |
| C. Harris | 2 | 0 |
| D. Barnes | 2 | 0 |
| W. Harris | 2 | 1 |
| L. Onwuzurike | 2 | 2 |
| I. Melifonwu | 1 | 0 |
| B. Hector | 1 | 1 |
| J. Okwara | 1 | 1 |
| M. Brockers | 1 | 4 |
| A. Bryant | 0 | 1 |
| N. Williams | 0 | 1 |
| A. McNeill | 0 | 2 |
| Tackles For Loss | |
| NO. | |
| J. Jacobs | 2.0 |
| L. Onwuzurike | 1.0 |
| A. Oruwariye | 1.0 |
| C. Harris | 1.0 |
| D. Barnes | 1.0 |
| J. Okwara | 1.0 |
| Fumbles | |
| NO. | |
| K. Cousins | 1 |
| Fumbles | |
| NO. | |
| J. Williams | 1 |
| J. Goff | 1 |