2007 · Week 2
Minnesota Vikings at Detroit Lions
Sep 16, 2007 · Ford Field · dome · fieldturf
Recap
Detroit Lions edged Minnesota Vikings 20–17. The result matched ScoutIndex's lean toward Lions (53%). Lions improve to 2-0; Vikings fall to 1-1. Jon Kitna led the way with 245 passing yards and 1 TD; 13 rushing yards; 1 catch for 9 yards. Lions out-gained the opponent 449–315 in total yards.
Team stats
| MIN | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 15 | First downs | 26 |
| 315 | Total yards | 449 |
| 192 | Passing yards | 393 |
| 123 | Rushing yards | 56 |
| 20/37 | Comp / Att | 35/56 |
| 5 | Turnovers | 5 |
| 2 | Sacks taken | 4 |
Scoring & key plays
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Box score
MIN
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tarvaris Jackson | 17/33 | 166 | 0 | 4 |
| Brooks Bollinger | 3/4 | 26 | 0 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tarvaris Jackson | 5 | 16 | 1 |
| Adrian Peterson | 20 | 66 | 0 |
| Mewelde Moore | 6 | 50 | 0 |
| Bobby Wade | 1 | -9 | 0 |
| Brooks Bollinger | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adrian Peterson | 4 | 0 | 52 | 0 |
| Mewelde Moore | 4 | 0 | 36 | 0 |
| Bobby Wade | 5 | 0 | 34 | 0 |
DET
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jon Kitna | 22/33 | 245 | 1 | 1 |
| J.T. O'Sullivan | 13/23 | 148 | 1 | 2 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jon Kitna | 3 | 13 | 0 |
| J.T. O'Sullivan | 2 | -9 | 0 |
| Roy Williams | 1 | 9 | 0 |
| Calvin Johnson | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| Tatum Bell | 9 | 14 | 0 |
| Brian Calhoun | 5 | 22 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jon Kitna | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| Roy Williams | 7 | 0 | 111 | 1 |
| Calvin Johnson | 4 | 0 | 61 | 1 |
| Tatum Bell | 4 | 0 | 25 | 0 |
| Brian Calhoun | 3 | 0 | 19 | 0 |