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 296 passing yards and 1 passing touchdowns. On the ground, Mel Farr led DET with 43 rushing yards while Bill Brown paced MIN with 56. Through the air, Mel Farr topped DET with 86 receiving yards while Gene Washington led MIN with 92.
Expected Points Summary
Team Stats
Stat
DET
MIN
First Downs
9
18
Rush-Yds-TDs
21-79-0
38-135-3
Cmp-Att-Yd-TD-INT
13-18-196-1-0
11-22-146-0-0
Sacked-Yards
5-28
2-16
Net Pass Yards
168
130
Total Yards
247
265
Fumbles-Lost
1-1
0-0
Turnovers
1
0
Penalties-Yards
5-63
4-30
Expected Points Detail
Officials
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Boxscore Team Stats
Stat
DET
MIN
First Downs
9
18
Rush-Yds-TDs
21-79-0
38-135-3
Cmp-Att-Yd-TD-INT
13-18-196-1-0
11-22-146-0-0
Sacked-Yards
5-28
2-16
Net Pass Yards
168
130
Total Yards
247
265
Fumbles-Lost
1-1
0-0
Turnovers
1
0
Penalties-Yards
5-63
4-30
Scoring Summary
Q
Team
Detail
Score
1
Lions
Jerry DePoyster 33 yard field goal
3-0
2
Vikings
Jim Lindsey 3 yard rush (Fred Cox kick)
3-7
3
Vikings
Fred Cox 29 yard field goal
3-10
4
Lions
Mel Farr 30 yard pass from Bill Munson (Jerry DePoyster kick)
10-10
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Vikings
Bill Brown 1 yard rush (Fred Cox kick)
10-17
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Vikings
Bill Brown 1 yard rush (Fred Cox kick)
10-24