Minnesota Vikings vs. Detroit Lions: game summary
Final · December 5, 2021 at 1:00 p.m.
Ford Field
Summary
| Team |
|---|
Team stats
MINDET 
- 426Total yards372
- 326Passing yards272
- 30/41Completions/attempts25/41
- 7.4Yards per pass6.2
- 100Rushing yards100
- 27Rushing attempts27
- 3.7Yards per rush3.7
- 26First downs23
- 6-133rd down efficiency2-11
- 0-14th down efficiency1-3
- 3-6Red zone (made-att)2-4
- 71Total plays71
- 6.0Yards per play5.2
- 1Turnovers2
- 1Fumbles lost1
- 0Interceptions thrown1
- 3-14Sacks (yards lost)3-24
- 7-66Penalties (yards)3-11
- 33:04Time of possession26:56
Game leaders
Passing
Kirk CousinsMIN · QB · 30/40, 340 YDS, 2 TD
Jared GoffDET · QB · 25/41, 296 YDS, 3 TD, 1 INT
Rushing
Alexander MattisonMIN · RB · 22 CAR, 90 YDS, 1 TD
Jamaal WilliamsDET · RB · 17 CAR, 71 YDS
Receiving
Justin JeffersonMIN · WR · 11 REC, 182 YDS, 1 TD
Amon-Ra St. BrownDET · WR · 10 REC, 86 YDS, 1 TD
Scoring summary
1st quarter
- Field goal6:49Greg Joseph 41 Yd Field Goal 3-0
- Field goal0:59Greg Joseph 31 Yd Field Goal 6-0
2nd quarter
- Touchdown13:50T.J. Hockenson 9 Yd pass from Jared Goff (Riley Patterson Kick)6-7
- Touchdown9:45Brock Wright 23 Yd pass from Jared Goff (Riley Patterson Kick)6-14
- Field goal1:33Riley Patterson 31 Yd Field Goal 6-17
- Field goal0:06Riley Patterson 41 Yd Field Goal 6-20
3rd quarter
- Field goal9:26Greg Joseph 31 Yd Field Goal 9-20
- Touchdown6:13Alexander Mattison 8 Yd Run 15-20
- Field goal1:56Riley Patterson 49 Yd Field Goal 15-23
4th quarter
- Touchdown11:57K.J. Osborn 5 Yd pass from Kirk Cousins (Two-Point Run Conversion Failed)21-23
- Touchdown1:50Justin Jefferson 3 Yd pass from Kirk Cousins (Two-Point Pass Conversion Failed)27-23
- Touchdown0:00Amon-Ra St. Brown 11 Yd pass from Jared Goff 27-29
Player stats
Minnesota Vikings
| Passing | C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SACKS | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirk Cousins | 30/40 | 340 | 8.5 | 2 | 0 | 3-14 | 116.7 |
| Justin Jefferson | 0/1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 39.6 |
| Rushing | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexander Mattison | 22 | 90 | 4.1 | 1 | 11 |
| Kirk Cousins | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | 7 |
| Justin Jefferson | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
| Kene Nwangwu | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Receiving | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | TGTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Justin Jefferson | 11 | 182 | 16.5 | 1 | 48 | 14 |
| Tyler Conklin | 7 | 56 | 8.0 | 0 | 19 | 9 |
| K.J. Osborn | 4 | 47 | 11.8 | 1 | 21 | 7 |
| Alexander Mattison | 3 | 34 | 11.3 | 0 | 16 | 3 |
| C.J. Ham | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 0 | 19 | 1 |
| Kene Nwangwu | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | 6 | 3 |
| Adam Thielen | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dede Westbrook | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Defense | TOT | SOLO | SACKS | TFL | PD | QB HTS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Vigil | 15 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Blake Lynch | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bashaud Breeland | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Xavier Woods | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Harrison Smith | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Troy Dye | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sheldon Richardson | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DJ Wonnum | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Michael Pierce | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dan Chisena | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kenny Willekes | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Kris Boyd | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cameron Dantzler Sr. | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Dalvin Tomlinson | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mackensie Alexander | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian O'Neill | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Armon Watts | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Garrett Bradbury | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Detroit Lions
| Passing | C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SACKS | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jared Goff | 25/41 | 296 | 7.2 | 3 | 1 | 3-24 | 97.2 |
| Rushing | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamaal Williams | 17 | 71 | 4.2 | 0 | 11 |
| Jermar Jefferson | 5 | 18 | 3.6 | 0 | 8 |
| Godwin Igwebuike | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 | 6 |
| Amon-Ra St. Brown | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jared Goff | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 |
| Receiving | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | TGTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amon-Ra St. Brown | 10 | 86 | 8.6 | 1 | 14 | 12 |
| Josh Reynolds | 4 | 69 | 17.3 | 0 | 28 | 7 |
| T.J. Hockenson | 4 | 49 | 12.3 | 1 | 25 | 8 |
| Kalif Raymond | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 0 | 24 | 2 |
| Brock Wright | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 1 | 23 | 3 |
| Godwin Igwebuike | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | 13 | 2 |
| Jamaal Williams | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 | 1 |
| KhaDarel Hodge | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 | 1 |
| Jason Cabinda | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jermar Jefferson | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Defense | TOT | SOLO | SACKS | TFL | PD | QB HTS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tracy Walker III | 11 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Woods | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dean Marlowe | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Amani Oruwariye | 7 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerry Jacobs | 7 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Alex Anzalone | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Brockers | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Levi Onwuzurike | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Will Harris | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Charles Harris | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Ifeatu Melifonwu | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Derrick Barnes | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Julian Okwara | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bruce Hector | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alim McNeill | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| KhaDarel Hodge | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Cabinda | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| C.J. Moore | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T.J. Hockenson | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Williams | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Godwin Igwebuike | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Austin Bryant | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jessie Lemonier | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Game info
- Stadium
- Ford Field · Detroit, MI
- Surface
- Artificial turf
- Attendance
- 45,691
- TV
- CBS
- Officials
- Jeff Lamberth (Side judge) · Jim Mello (Down judge) · Terry Brown (Field judge) · Craig Wrolstad (Referee) · Steven Woods (Umpire) · Tripp Sutter (Line judge) · Grantis Bell (Back judge)
About this game
Who won Vikings vs Lions?
Lions won 29-27 over Vikings on Sunday, December 5, 2021.
When was Vikings vs Lions played?
On Sunday, December 5, 2021, at 1:00 PM ET at Ford Field.
Where was Vikings vs Lions played?
At Ford Field.