2009 · Week 2
Minnesota Vikings at Detroit Lions
Sep 20, 2009 · Ford Field · dome · fieldturf
Recap
Minnesota Vikings beat Detroit Lions 27–13. The result matched ScoutIndex's lean toward Vikings (72%). Vikings improve to 2-0; Lions fall to 0-2. Adrian Peterson led the way with 92 rushing yards and 1 rushing TD; 4 catches for 24 yards. Lions turned it over 3 times to Vikings's 1.
Team stats
| MIN | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 17 | First downs | 15 |
| 281 | Total yards | 281 |
| 169 | Passing yards | 152 |
| 112 | Rushing yards | 129 |
| 24/28 | Comp / Att | 18/30 |
| 1 | Turnovers | 3 |
| 3 | Sacks taken | 2 |
Scoring & key plays
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Box score
MIN
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brett Favre | 23/27 | 155 | 2 | 0 |
| Tarvaris Jackson | 1/1 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adrian Peterson | 15 | 92 | 1 |
| Percy Harvin | 2 | 14 | 0 |
| Chester Taylor | 4 | 8 | 0 |
| Tarvaris Jackson | 3 | -3 | 0 |
| Naufahu Tahi | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adrian Peterson | 4 | 4 | 24 | 0 |
| Bernard Berrian | 6 | 6 | 46 | 0 |
| Percy Harvin | 5 | 5 | 41 | 1 |
| Sidney Rice | 3 | 5 | 29 | 0 |
| Chester Taylor | 3 | 3 | 20 | 0 |
| Jimmy Kleinsasser | 2 | 2 | 8 | 0 |
| Visanthe Shiancoe | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
DET
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Stafford | 18/30 | 152 | 1 | 2 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Stafford | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| Kevin Smith | 24 | 83 | 0 |
| Calvin Johnson | 2 | 16 | 0 |
| Maurice Morris | 2 | 15 | 0 |
| Aaron Brown | 4 | 10 | 0 |
| Yamon Figurs | 1 | -2 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Smith | 2 | 3 | 10 | 0 |
| Calvin Johnson | 5 | 7 | 51 | 1 |
| Brandon Pettigrew | 4 | 5 | 40 | 0 |
| Jerome Felton | 1 | 1 | 21 | 0 |
| Dennis Northcutt | 2 | 6 | 15 | 0 |
| Will Heller | 2 | 3 | 10 | 0 |
| Aaron Brown | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Casey Fitzsimmons | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Bryant Johnson | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |