Detroit Lions
Minnesota Vikings
Stadium
Capacity: 66,655
Inaugurated: 01/01/1956
Broadcast
Announcers
Van Patrick, Sonny Grandelius / Hal Scott, Pete Elliott
Summary
DET and MIN combined for 164 passing yards and 1 passing touchdowns. On the ground, Mel Farr led DET with 197 rushing yards while Bill Brown paced MIN with 70. Through the air, Bill Malinchak topped DET with 26 receiving yards while Paul Flatley led MIN with 24.
Expected Points Summary
Team Stats
Stat
DET
MIN
First Downs
17
7
Rush-Yds-TDs
43-277-0
30-137-0
Cmp-Att-Yd-TD-INT
10-19-96-1-1
6-15-68-0-0
Sacked-Yards
1-7
3-28
Net Pass Yards
89
40
Total Yards
366
177
Fumbles-Lost
10-5
1-1
Turnovers
6
1
Penalties-Yards
3-39
6-65
Expected Points Detail
Officials
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Boxscore Team Stats
Stat
DET
MIN
First Downs
17
7
Rush-Yds-TDs
43-277-0
30-137-0
Cmp-Att-Yd-TD-INT
10-19-96-1-1
6-15-68-0-0
Sacked-Yards
1-7
3-28
Net Pass Yards
89
40
Total Yards
366
177
Fumbles-Lost
10-5
1-1
Turnovers
6
1
Penalties-Yards
3-39
6-65
Scoring Summary
Q
Team
Detail
Score
2
Vikings
Fred Cox 25 yard field goal
0-3
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Vikings
Earsell Mackbee 55 yard special teams fumble return (Fred Cox kick)
0-10
3
Lions
Bill Malinchak 26 yard pass from Karl Sweetan (Wayne Walker kick)
7-10
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Lions
Wayne Walker 12 yard field goal
10-10