2023 · Week 16
Detroit Lions at Minnesota Vikings
Dec 24, 2023 · U.S. Bank Stadium · dome · sportturf
Recap
Detroit Lions beat Minnesota Vikings 30–24. It was an upset by ScoutIndex's numbers — Lions had just a 44% chance going in. Lions improve to 11-4; Vikings fall to 7-8. Jared Goff led the way with 257 passing yards and 1 TD. Vikings turned it over 4 times to Lions's 1.
Team stats
| DET | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 25 | First downs | 16 |
| 400 | Total yards | 428 |
| 257 | Passing yards | 411 |
| 143 | Rushing yards | 17 |
| 30/40 | Comp / Att | 22/36 |
| 1 | Turnovers | 4 |
| 1 | Sacks taken | 4 |
Scoring & key plays
- Q1(7:17) 70-D.Skipper reported in as eligible. 5-D.Montgomery right guard for 1 yard, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q117-M.Badgley extra point is GOOD, Center-43-J.McQuaide, Holder-3-J.Fox.
- Q1(2:53) (Shotgun) 32-T.Chandler right guard for 2 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q11-G.Joseph extra point is GOOD, Center-42-A.DePaola, Holder-14-R.Wright.
- Q2(5:11) (Shotgun) 16-J.Goff sacked at MIN 26 for -8 yards (58-J.Hicks). FUMBLES (58-J.Hicks) [58-J.Hicks], RECOVERED by MIN-24-C.Bynum at MIN 18. 24-C.Bynum for 82 yards, TOUCHDOWN. The Replay Official reviewed the fumble ruling, and the play was REVERSED. (Shotgun) 16-J.Goff pass incomplete short right to 8-J.Reynolds (58-J.Hicks) [58-J.Hicks].
- Q2(5:08) 17-M.Badgley 37 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-43-J.McQuaide, Holder-3-J.Fox.
- Q2(1:54) 26-J.Gibbs right end for 14 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q217-M.Badgley extra point is GOOD, Center-43-J.McQuaide, Holder-3-J.Fox.
- Q2(:37) (Shotgun) 12-N.Mullens pass deep right to 18-J.Jefferson for 26 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q21-G.Joseph extra point is GOOD, Center-42-A.DePaola, Holder-14-R.Wright.
- Q3(12:01) (Shotgun) 12-N.Mullens pass short right to 17-K.Osborn for 6 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q31-G.Joseph extra point is GOOD, Center-42-A.DePaola, Holder-14-R.Wright.
- Q3(4:41) (Shotgun) 16-J.Goff pass short middle to 14-A.St. Brown for 1 yard, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q317-M.Badgley extra point is Blocked (25-Th.Jackson), Center-43-J.McQuaide, Holder-3-J.Fox. DEFENSIVE TWO-POINT ATTEMPT. 40-I.Pace recovered the blocked kick. ATTEMPT FAILS.
- Q4(11:09) 26-J.Gibbs right guard for 3 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q417-M.Badgley extra point is GOOD, Center-43-J.McQuaide, Holder-3-J.Fox.
- Q4(5:22) 1-G.Joseph 26 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-42-A.DePaola, Holder-14-R.Wright.
Box score
DET
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jared Goff | 30/40 | 257 | 1 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jared Goff | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Jahmyr Gibbs | 15 | 80 | 2 |
| David Montgomery | 17 | 55 | 1 |
| Kalif Raymond | 1 | 8 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amon-Ra St. Brown | 12 | 14 | 106 | 1 |
| Jahmyr Gibbs | 4 | 7 | 20 | 0 |
| David Montgomery | 2 | 2 | 14 | 0 |
| Jameson Williams | 5 | 6 | 43 | 0 |
| Kalif Raymond | 2 | 2 | 29 | 0 |
| Sam LaPorta | 3 | 3 | 18 | 0 |
| Josh Reynolds | 1 | 4 | 16 | 0 |
| Donovan Peoples-Jones | 1 | 1 | 11 | 0 |
MIN
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Mullens | 22/36 | 411 | 2 | 4 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Mullens | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Ty Chandler | 8 | 17 | 1 |
| Alexander Mattison | 2 | -1 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Justin Jefferson | 6 | 10 | 141 | 1 |
| K.J. Osborn | 5 | 7 | 95 | 1 |
| T.J. Hockenson | 4 | 4 | 58 | 0 |
| Brandon Powell | 3 | 4 | 53 | 0 |
| Josh Oliver | 1 | 2 | 33 | 0 |
| Johnny Mundt | 1 | 3 | 23 | 0 |
| C.J. Ham | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| Jordan Addison | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 |