Detroit Lions
Minnesota Vikings
Stadium
Capacity: 66,655
Inaugurated: 01/01/1956
Broadcast
Announcers
Don Criqui, Johnny Sauer, John Fitzgerald
Summary
DET and MIN combined for 330 passing yards and 1 passing touchdowns. On the ground, Altie Taylor led DET with 66 rushing yards while Clint Jones paced MIN with 39. Through the air, Larry Walton topped DET with 44 receiving yards while John Henderson led MIN with 57.
Expected Points Summary
Team Stats
Stat
DET
MIN
First Downs
15
17
Rush-Yds-TDs
34-126-0
28-85-3
Cmp-Att-Yd-TD-INT
10-17-102-1-2
13-30-228-0-1
Sacked-Yards
6-43
4-24
Net Pass Yards
59
204
Total Yards
185
289
Fumbles-Lost
2-0
2-1
Turnovers
2
2
Penalties-Yards
2-15
2-20
Expected Points Detail
Officials
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Boxscore Team Stats
Stat
DET
MIN
First Downs
15
17
Rush-Yds-TDs
34-126-0
28-85-3
Cmp-Att-Yd-TD-INT
10-17-102-1-2
13-30-228-0-1
Sacked-Yards
6-43
4-24
Net Pass Yards
59
204
Total Yards
185
289
Fumbles-Lost
2-0
2-1
Turnovers
2
2
Penalties-Yards
2-15
2-20
Scoring Summary
Q
Team
Detail
Score
1
Lions
Errol Mann 28 yard field goal
3-0
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Vikings
Fred Cox 19 yard field goal
3-3
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Lions
Bobby Williams 85 yard kickoff return (Errol Mann kick)
10-3
2
Vikings
Clint Jones 3 yard rush (Fred Cox kick)
10-10
3
Lions
Mel Farr 5 yard pass from Greg Landry (Errol Mann kick)
17-10
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Lions
Errol Mann 17 yard field goal
20-10
4
Vikings
Clint Jones 1 yard rush (Fred Cox kick)
20-17
—
Vikings
Clint Jones 5 yard rush (Fred Cox kick)
20-24