2018 · Week 16
Minnesota Vikings at Detroit Lions
Dec 23, 2018 · Ford Field · dome · fieldturf
Recap
Minnesota Vikings topped Detroit Lions 27–9. ScoutIndex had favored Vikings (56%) going in. Vikings improve to 8-6-1; Lions fall to 5-10. Kirk Cousins was the story of the game with 253 passing yards and 3 TDs; 1 rushing yard.
Team stats
| MIN | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 15 | First downs | 13 |
| 353 | Total yards | 247 |
| 253 | Passing yards | 161 |
| 100 | Rushing yards | 86 |
| 21/28 | Comp / Att | 23/43 |
| 0 | Turnovers | 0 |
| 2 | Sacks taken | 3 |
Scoring & key plays
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Box score
MIN
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirk Cousins | 21/28 | 253 | 3 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kirk Cousins | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Adam Thielen | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Dalvin Cook | 16 | 73 | 0 |
| Latavius Murray | 9 | 22 | 0 |
| C.J. Ham | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyle Rudolph | 9 | 9 | 122 | 2 |
| Adam Thielen | 5 | 6 | 80 | 0 |
| Dalvin Cook | 3 | 3 | 35 | 0 |
| Latavius Murray | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| Stefon Diggs | 2 | 6 | 10 | 1 |
| Aldrick Robinson | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
DET
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Stafford | 18/32 | 116 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt Cassel | 5/11 | 45 | 0 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Cassel | 1 | 14 | 0 |
| Zach Zenner | 8 | 45 | 0 |
| LeGarrette Blount | 11 | 29 | 0 |
| Theo Riddick | 3 | -2 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenny Golladay | 6 | 15 | 58 | 0 |
| Zach Zenner | 2 | 3 | 22 | 0 |
| T.J. Jones | 6 | 6 | 42 | 0 |
| LeGarrette Blount | 2 | 4 | -5 | 0 |
| Levine Toilolo | 1 | 1 | 16 | 0 |
| Andy Jones | 1 | 5 | 12 | 0 |
| Brandon Powell | 1 | 2 | 9 | 0 |
| Theo Riddick | 4 | 5 | 7 | 0 |
| Jerome Cunningham | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |