| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions (1-0-0) | 0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 13 |
| Minnesota Vikings (0-1-0) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
| Game Info | |
|---|---|
| Stadium | Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome (dome) |
| Start Time | 12:00pm |
| Surface | astroturf |
| Weather | 72 degrees, no wind |
| Vegas Line | Minnesota Vikings -3.5 |
| Over/Under | 42.5 (under) |
| DET | MIN | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Vikings | Chuck Nelson 35 yard field goal | 0 | 3 |
| 2nd | Lions | James R. Jones 2 yard rush (Eddie Murray kick) | 7 | 3 |
| 3rd | Lions | Eddie Murray 33 yard field goal | 10 | 3 |
| 4th | Lions | Eddie Murray 44 yard field goal | 13 | 3 |
| Vikings | Jim Gustafson 5 yard pass from Tommy Kramer (Chuck Nelson kick) | 13 | 10 |
| DET | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 19 | 14 |
| Rush-yards-TDs | 52-224-1 | 17-62-0 |
| Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT | 8-15-95-0-1 | 21-38-223-1-1 |
| Sacked-yards | 2-16 | 2-10 |
| Net pass yards | 79 | 213 |
| Total yards | 303 | 275 |
| Fumbles-lost | 1-0 | 1-1 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 2 |
| Penalties-yards | 6-41 | 6-55 |
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| James R. Jones | DET | 36 | 174 | 1 | 39 | ||||||||||
| Eric Hipple | DET | 8 | 15 | 95 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Leonard Thompson | DET | 3 | 40 | 0 | 17 | ||||||||||
| Garry James | DET | 12 | 37 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||||
| Jeff Chadwick | DET | 2 | 28 | 0 | 15 | ||||||||||
| Carl Bland | DET | 3 | 27 | 0 | 10 | ||||||||||
| Scott Williams | DET | 2 | 8 | 0 | 5 | ||||||||||
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Darrin Nelson | MIN | 11 | 58 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 74 | 0 | 34 | ||||||
| Tommy Kramer | MIN | 21 | 38 | 223 | 1 | 1 | 34 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Allen Rice | MIN | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 40 | 0 | 15 | ||||||
| Leo Lewis | MIN | 3 | 33 | 0 | 16 | ||||||||||
| Steve Jordan | MIN | 3 | 25 | 0 | 19 | ||||||||||
| Hassan Jones | MIN | 1 | 24 | 0 | 24 | ||||||||||
| Alfred Anderson | MIN | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 0 | 13 | ||||||
| Jim Gustafson | MIN | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 | ||||||||||
| Def Interceptions | Fumbles | Kick Returns | Punt Returns | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Sk | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | FR | Yds | TD | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | |||
| Carl Bland | DET | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 36 | 18.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Keith Ferguson | DET | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Herman Hunter | DET | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Angelo King | DET | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Pete Mandley | DET | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 27 | 5.4 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Bruce McNorton | DET | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Def Interceptions | Fumbles | Kick Returns | Punt Returns | ||||||||||||||||
| Tm | Sk | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | FR | Yds | TD | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | |||
| Rufus Bess | MIN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Issiac Holt | MIN | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Doug Martin | MIN | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Keith Millard | MIN | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Buster Rhymes | MIN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 113 | 28.3 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| PAT | FG | Punting | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | XPM | XPA | FGM | FGA | Pnt | Yds | Lng | ||
| Mike Black | DET | 5 | 224 | 44.8 | 0 | ||||
| Eddie Murray | DET | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| PAT | FG | Punting | |||||||
| Tm | XPM | XPA | FGM | FGA | Pnt | Yds | Lng | ||
| Greg Coleman | MIN | 6 | 268 | 44.7 | 0 | ||||
| Chuck Nelson | MIN | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |