2025 · Week 9
Minnesota Vikings at Detroit Lions
Nov 2, 2025 · Ford Field · dome · fieldturf
Recap
Minnesota Vikings escaped with a 27–24 win over Detroit Lions. ScoutIndex's model didn't see it coming, giving Vikings only a 21% shot beforehand. Vikings improve to 4-4; Lions fall to 5-3. J.J. McCarthy was the story of the game with 143 passing yards and 2 TDs; 12 rushing yards and 1 rushing TD.
Team stats
| MIN | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 15 | First downs | 14 |
| 285 | Total yards | 349 |
| 143 | Passing yards | 284 |
| 142 | Rushing yards | 65 |
| 14/25 | Comp / Att | 25/37 |
| 1 | Turnovers | 1 |
| 5 | Sacks taken | 5 |
Scoring & key plays
- Q1(12:51) (Shotgun) 16-J.Goff pass deep middle to 87-S.LaPorta for 40 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q139-J.Bates extra point is GOOD, Center-49-H.Hatten, Holder-3-J.Fox.
- Q1(10:20) (Shotgun) 9-J.McCarthy pass short right to 18-J.Jefferson for 10 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q116-W.Reichard extra point is GOOD, Center-42-A.DePaola, Holder-17-R.Wright.
- Q1(4:13) (Shotgun) 9-J.McCarthy pass short middle to 87-T.Hockenson for 7 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q116-W.Reichard extra point is GOOD, Center-42-A.DePaola, Holder-17-R.Wright.
- Q2(9:43) 70-D.Skipper reported in as eligible. 5-D.Montgomery up the middle for 2 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q239-J.Bates extra point is GOOD, Center-49-H.Hatten, Holder-3-J.Fox.
- Q2(4:46) 16-W.Reichard 50 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-42-A.DePaola, Holder-17-R.Wright.
- Q3(6:13) (Shotgun) 9-J.McCarthy scrambles right end for 9 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q316-W.Reichard extra point is GOOD, Center-42-A.DePaola, Holder-17-R.Wright.
- Q3(:15) 39-J.Bates 41 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-49-H.Hatten, Holder-3-J.Fox.
- Q339-J.Bates kicks 64 yards from DET 35 to MIN 1. 4-M.Price for 99 yards, TOUCHDOWN NULLIFIED by Penalty. PENALTY on MIN-37-T.Thomas, Offensive Holding, 10 yards, enforced at MIN 36.
- Q4(6:29) 39-J.Bates 45 yard field goal is BLOCKED (50-L.Rodriguez), Center-49-H.Hatten, Holder-3-J.Fox, RECOVERED by MIN-2-I.Rodgers at MIN 33. 2-I.Rodgers pushed ob at DET 26 for 41 yards (3-J.Fox).
- Q4(3:33) 16-W.Reichard 20 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-42-A.DePaola, Holder-17-R.Wright.
- Q4(2:00) (Shotgun) 16-J.Goff pass deep left to 1-J.Williams pushed ob at MIN 3 for 34 yards (2-I.Rodgers). The Replay Official reviewed the short of the goal line ruling, and the play was REVERSED. (Shotgun) 16-J.Goff pass deep left to 1-J.Williams for 37 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q439-J.Bates extra point is GOOD, Center-49-H.Hatten, Holder-3-J.Fox.
Box score
MIN
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| J.J. McCarthy | 14/25 | 143 | 2 | 1 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| J.J. McCarthy | 9 | 12 | 1 |
| Aaron Jones | 9 | 78 | 0 |
| Jordan Addison | 1 | 16 | 0 |
| Jordan Mason | 10 | 36 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Jones | 2 | 2 | 20 | 0 |
| Jordan Addison | 2 | 4 | 48 | 0 |
| Justin Jefferson | 6 | 9 | 47 | 1 |
| Jordan Mason | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Jalen Nailor | 1 | 4 | 16 | 0 |
| T.J. Hockenson | 2 | 3 | 11 | 1 |
DET
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jared Goff | 25/37 | 284 | 2 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| David Montgomery | 11 | 40 | 1 |
| Jahmyr Gibbs | 9 | 25 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amon-Ra St. Brown | 9 | 13 | 97 | 0 |
| Sam LaPorta | 6 | 8 | 97 | 1 |
| Jameson Williams | 4 | 6 | 66 | 1 |
| David Montgomery | 2 | 4 | 10 | 0 |
| Jahmyr Gibbs | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Brock Wright | 1 | 1 | 11 | 0 |
| Kalif Raymond | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |