2012 · Week 4
Minnesota Vikings at Detroit Lions
Sep 30, 2012 · Ford Field · dome · fieldturf
Recap
Minnesota Vikings topped Detroit Lions 20–13. It was an upset by ScoutIndex's numbers — Vikings had just a 37% chance going in. Vikings improve to 3-1; Lions fall to 1-3. Adrian Peterson was the story of the game with 102 rushing yards; 4 catches for 20 yards. Lions out-gained the opponent 374–238 in total yards.
Team stats
| MIN | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 13 | First downs | 19 |
| 238 | Total yards | 374 |
| 111 | Passing yards | 319 |
| 127 | Rushing yards | 55 |
| 16/26 | Comp / Att | 30/51 |
| 0 | Turnovers | 1 |
| 2 | Sacks taken | 5 |
Scoring & key plays
Play-by-play not loaded for this game.
Box score
MIN
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian Ponder | 16/26 | 111 | 0 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Christian Ponder | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| Adrian Peterson | 21 | 102 | 0 |
| Percy Harvin | 3 | 12 | 0 |
| Toby Gerhart | 3 | 8 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adrian Peterson | 4 | 4 | 20 | 0 |
| Jerome Simpson | 4 | 5 | 50 | 0 |
| Percy Harvin | 3 | 6 | 22 | 0 |
| Kyle Rudolph | 2 | 5 | 8 | 0 |
| Toby Gerhart | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 |
| Michael Jenkins | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| John Carlson | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
DET
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Stafford | 30/51 | 319 | 0 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Stafford | 4 | 14 | 1 |
| Joique Bell | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Nate Burleson | 1 | 8 | 0 |
| Mikel Leshoure | 13 | 26 | 0 |
| Titus Young | 1 | 5 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joique Bell | 6 | 8 | 72 | 0 |
| Brandon Pettigrew | 7 | 9 | 67 | 0 |
| Calvin Johnson | 5 | 12 | 54 | 0 |
| Nate Burleson | 5 | 8 | 51 | 0 |
| Mikel Leshoure | 4 | 5 | 37 | 0 |
| Titus Young | 1 | 3 | 17 | 0 |
| Tony Scheffler | 1 | 3 | 16 | 0 |
| Keiland Williams | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| Ryan Broyles | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |