2013 · Week 1
Minnesota Vikings at Detroit Lions
Sep 8, 2013 · Ford Field · dome · fieldturf
Recap
Detroit Lions beat Minnesota Vikings 34–24. ScoutIndex's model didn't see it coming, giving Lions only a 40% shot beforehand. Lions improve to 1-0; Vikings fall to 0-1. Matthew Stafford led the way with 357 passing yards and 2 TDs. Lions out-gained the opponent 469–341 in total yards. Vikings turned it over 4 times to Lions's 2.
Team stats
| MIN | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 14 | First downs | 26 |
| 341 | Total yards | 469 |
| 236 | Passing yards | 357 |
| 105 | Rushing yards | 112 |
| 18/28 | Comp / Att | 28/43 |
| 4 | Turnovers | 2 |
| 3 | Sacks taken | 0 |
Scoring & key plays
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Box score
MIN
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian Ponder | 18/28 | 236 | 1 | 3 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Christian Ponder | 4 | 12 | 0 |
| Adrian Peterson | 18 | 93 | 2 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerome Simpson | 7 | 8 | 140 | 0 |
| Adrian Peterson | 4 | 4 | 18 | 1 |
| Greg Jennings | 3 | 7 | 33 | 0 |
| Kyle Rudolph | 2 | 4 | 27 | 0 |
| Cordarrelle Patterson | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 |
| Zach Line | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 |
| Jarius Wright | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| John Carlson | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
DET
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Stafford | 28/43 | 357 | 2 | 1 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Stafford | 6 | -3 | 0 |
| Reggie Bush | 21 | 90 | 0 |
| Joique Bell | 6 | 25 | 2 |
| Sam Martin | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reggie Bush | 4 | 8 | 101 | 1 |
| Nate Burleson | 6 | 6 | 78 | 0 |
| Joique Bell | 5 | 6 | 67 | 0 |
| Calvin Johnson | 4 | 9 | 37 | 0 |
| Pat Edwards | 3 | 3 | 30 | 0 |
| Joseph Fauria | 3 | 3 | 27 | 1 |
| Kris Durham | 1 | 2 | 11 | 0 |
| Brandon Pettigrew | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 |
| Tony Scheffler | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |