Minnesota Vikings vs. Detroit Lions: game summary
Final · January 3, 2021 at 1:00 p.m.
Ford Field
Summary
| Team |
|---|
Team stats
MINDET 
- 508Total yards417
- 383Passing yards288
- 28/40Completions/attempts20/31
- 8.9Yards per pass9.0
- 125Rushing yards129
- 31Rushing attempts22
- 4.0Yards per rush5.9
- 31First downs21
- 4-133rd down efficiency5-10
- 2-24th down efficiency1-1
- 3-6Red zone (made-att)2-2
- 74Total plays54
- 6.9Yards per play7.7
- 0Turnovers2
- 0Fumbles lost1
- 0Interceptions thrown1
- 3-22Sacks (yards lost)1-5
- 4-35Penalties (yards)7-51
- 35:13Time of possession24:47
Game leaders
Passing
Kirk CousinsMIN · QB · 28/40, 405 YDS, 3 TD
Matthew StaffordDET · QB · 20/31, 293 YDS, 3 TD, 1 INT
Rushing
Alexander MattisonMIN · RB · 21 CAR, 95 YDS, 1 TD
Adrian PetersonDET · RB · 7 CAR, 63 YDS, 1 TD
Receiving
Justin JeffersonMIN · WR · 9 REC, 133 YDS
Marvin Jones Jr.DET · WR · 8 REC, 180 YDS, 2 TD
Scoring summary
1st quarter
- Touchdown4:45Marvin Jones Jr. 43 Yd pass from Matthew Stafford (Matt Prater PAT failed)0-6
- Touchdown0:34Alexander Mattison 28 Yd pass from Kirk Cousins (Dan Bailey Kick)7-6
2nd quarter
- Touchdown13:19Quintez Cephus 20 Yd pass from Matthew Stafford (Matt Prater Kick)7-13
- Touchdown8:51Ameer Abdullah 4 Yd pass from Kirk Cousins (Dan Bailey Kick)14-13
- Field goal7:13Matt Prater 54 Yd Field Goal 14-16
- Touchdown0:04Chad Beebe 40 Yd pass from Kirk Cousins (Dan Bailey Kick)21-16
3rd quarter
- Touchdown14:09Marvin Jones Jr. 26 Yd pass from Matthew Stafford (Matt Prater Kick)21-23
- Touchdown11:35Alexander Mattison 2 Yd Run (Dan Bailey Kick)28-23
- Field goal7:55Dan Bailey 23 Yd Field Goal 31-23
- Touchdown3:02Adrian Peterson 2 Yd Run (Two-Point Pass Conversion Failed)31-29
4th quarter
- Touchdown10:32Kirk Cousins 1 Yd Run (Dan Bailey PAT failed)37-29
- Touchdown4:26D'Andre Swift 2 Yd Run (Two-Point Pass Conversion Failed)37-35
Player stats
Minnesota Vikings
| Passing | C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SACKS | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirk Cousins | 28/40 | 405 | 10.1 | 3 | 0 | 3-22 | 127.6 |
| Rushing | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexander Mattison | 21 | 95 | 4.5 | 1 | 20 |
| Mike Boone | 5 | 29 | 5.8 | 0 | 19 |
| Kirk Cousins | 5 | 1 | 0.2 | 1 | 4 |
| Receiving | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | TGTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Justin Jefferson | 9 | 133 | 14.8 | 0 | 38 | 12 |
| Adam Thielen | 4 | 57 | 14.3 | 0 | 20 | 5 |
| Alexander Mattison | 3 | 50 | 16.7 | 1 | 28 | 3 |
| Chad Beebe | 2 | 44 | 22.0 | 1 | 40 | 3 |
| C.J. Ham | 2 | 44 | 22.0 | 0 | 30 | 3 |
| Tyler Conklin | 3 | 40 | 13.3 | 0 | 19 | 6 |
| Irv Smith Jr. | 2 | 30 | 15.0 | 0 | 25 | 3 |
| Ameer Abdullah | 3 | 7 | 2.3 | 1 | 6 | 3 |
| Defense | TOT | SOLO | SACKS | TFL | PD | QB HTS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harrison Smith | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Anthony Harris | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Wilson | 7 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Troy Dye | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Gladney | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Todd Davis | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| DJ Wonnum | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dan Chisena | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dylan Mabin | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Harrison Hand | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hercules Mata'afa | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Andrew DePaola | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hardy Nickerson | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cordrea Tankersley | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Connelly | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shamar Stephen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eddie Yarbrough | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Blake Lynch | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Detroit Lions
| Passing | C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SACKS | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Stafford | 20/31 | 293 | 9.5 | 3 | 1 | 1-5 | 114.0 |
| Rushing | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adrian Peterson | 7 | 63 | 9.0 | 1 | 38 |
| D'Andre Swift | 12 | 54 | 4.5 | 1 | 13 |
| Matthew Stafford | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | 5 |
| Mohamed Sanu | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Receiving | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | TGTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marvin Jones Jr. | 8 | 180 | 22.5 | 2 | 43 | 11 |
| Quintez Cephus | 2 | 51 | 25.5 | 1 | 31 | 3 |
| T.J. Hockenson | 3 | 25 | 8.3 | 0 | 15 | 3 |
| D'Andre Swift | 3 | 16 | 5.3 | 0 | 18 | 3 |
| Mohamed Sanu | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | 7 | 6 |
| Danny Amendola | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 | 2 |
| Jesse James | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Kerryon Johnson | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Hunter Bryant | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Defense | TOT | SOLO | SACKS | TFL | PD | QB HTS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tracy Walker III | 13 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jahlani Tavai | 12 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Duron Harmon | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Christian Jones | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darryl Roberts | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Reggie Ragland | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Amani Oruwariye | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Strong | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Everson Griffen | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Ford Jr. | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jarrad Davis | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Romeo Okwara | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Marvin Jones Jr. | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Williams | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Justin Coleman | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Danny Shelton | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Cabinda | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Will Harris | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| John Penisini | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dan Skipper | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Julian Okwara | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Game info
- Stadium
- Ford Field · Detroit, MI
- Surface
- Artificial turf
- TV
- Fox
- Officials
- Thomas Symonette (Line judge) · Allen Baynes (Side judge) · Adrian Hill (Referee) · Steve Zimmer (Field judge) · Julian Mapp (Down judge) · Mark Pellis (Umpire) · Grantis Bell (Back judge)
About this game
Who won Vikings vs Lions?
Vikings won 37-35 over Lions on Sunday, January 3, 2021.
When was Vikings vs Lions played?
On Sunday, January 3, 2021, at 1:00 PM ET at Ford Field.
Where was Vikings vs Lions played?
At Ford Field.