Coverage: FOX
1:00 PM ET, December 7, 2008
Ford Field, Detroit, MI
Top Performers
Passing: D. Culpepper (DET) - 220 YDS, 1 TD
Rushing: A. Peterson (MIN) - 22 CAR, 105 YDS
Receiving: C. Johnson (DET) - 3 REC, 84 YDS, 1 TD
Scoring Summary
| FIRST QUARTER | MIN | DET | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | FG | 01:01 | Jason Hanson 25 Yd | 0 | 3 |
| SECOND QUARTER | MIN | DET | |||
![]() | FG | 11:39 | Jason Hanson 23 Yd | 0 | 6 |
![]() | FG | 04:55 | Ryan Longwell 35 Yd | 3 | 6 |
| THIRD QUARTER | MIN | DET | |||
![]() | TD | 10:50 | Chester Taylor 17 Yd Run (Ryan Longwell Kick) | 10 | 6 |
![]() | TD | 08:45 | Calvin Johnson 70 Yd Pass From Daunte Culpepper (Jason Hanson Kick) | 10 | 13 |
| FOURTH QUARTER | MIN | DET | |||
![]() | TD | 11:22 | Visanthe Shiancoe 11 Yd Pass From Tarvaris Jackson (Ryan Longwell Kick) | 17 | 13 |
![]() | FG | 05:44 | Jason Hanson 39 Yd | 17 | 16 |
![]() | FG | 00:22 | Ryan Longwell 50 Yd | 20 | 16 |
Team Stat Comparison
Minnesota | Detroit | |
|---|---|---|
| 1st Downs | 20 | 15 |
3rd down efficiency | 5-9 | 3-11 |
4th down efficiency | 0-0 | 0-2 |
| Total Yards | 298 | 267 |
| Yards per play | 5.5 | 4.9 |
| Total Drives | 0 | 1 |
| Passing | 168 | 191 |
Comp-Att | 15-20 | 14-24 |
Yards per pass | 8.4 | 8.0 |
Interceptions thrown | 2 | 0 |
Sacks-Yards Lost | 2-7 | 4-29 |
| Rushing | 130 | 76 |
Rushing Attempts | 32 | 27 |
Yards per rush | 4.1 | 2.8 |
| Penalties | 6-35 | 4-32 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 0 |
Fumbles lost | 0 | 0 |
Interceptions thrown | 2 | 0 |
| Possession | 30:20 | 29:40 |
| MIN Passing | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SACKS | QBR | |
| T. Jackson | 8/10 | 105 | 10.5 | 1 | 0 | 1-0 | 49.8 |
| G. Frerotte | 7/10 | 70 | 7.0 | 0 | 2 | 1-7 | 3.1 |
| Team | 15/20 | 168 | 8.4 | 1 | 2 | 2-7 | -- |
| DET Passing | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SACKS | QBR | |
| D. Culpepper | 14/24 | 220 | 9.2 | 1 | 0 | 3-23 | 29.6 |
| Team | 14/24 | 191 | 8.0 | 1 | 0 | 4-29 | -- |
| Minnesota Rushing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| A. Peterson | 23 | 102 | 4.4 | 0 | 25 |
| C. Taylor | 6 | 27 | 4.5 | 1 | 17 |
| J. Dugan | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
| T. Jackson | 2 | -1 | -0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 32 | 130 | 4.1 | 1 | 25 |
| Detroit Rushing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| K. Smith | 22 | 63 | 2.9 | 0 | 14 |
| D. Culpepper | 3 | 7 | 2.3 | 0 | 5 |
| A. Cason | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
| R. Johnson | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Team | 27 | 76 | 2.8 | 0 | 14 |
| Minnesota Receiving | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| V. Shiancoe | 5 | 65 | 13.0 | 1 | 25 |
| B. Berrian | 3 | 29 | 9.7 | 0 | 16 |
| C. Taylor | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 0 | 14 |
| S. Rice | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 0 | 15 |
| B. Wade | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 0 | 13 |
| A. Peterson | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 | 15 |
| Team | 15 | 175 | 11.7 | 1 | 25 |
| Detroit Receiving | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| C. Johnson | 3 | 84 | 28.0 | 1 | 70 |
| K. Colbert | 2 | 32 | 16.0 | 0 | 28 |
| J. Owens | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 0 | 19 |
| K. Smith | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 0 | 22 |
| M. Gaines | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 0 | 27 |
| J. Felton | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 0 | 12 |
| J. Standeford | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
| R. Johnson | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 14 | 220 | 15.7 | 1 | 70 |
| Minnesota Fumbles | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| FUM | LOST | REC | |
| A. Peterson | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Detroit Fumbles | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| FUM | LOST | REC | |
| D. Culpepper | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| K. Smith | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Minnesota Tackles | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| TOT | SACKS | SOLO | |
| D. Sharper | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| A. Winfield | 7 | 0 | 5 |
| J. Allen | 5 | 2 | 5 |
| K. Williams | 5 | 0 | 4 |
| P. Williams | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| C. Greenway | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| R. Edwards | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| N. Harris | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| C. Griffin | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| M. Williams | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| B. Leber | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| F. Evans | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| E. Wyms | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| B. Sapp | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Team | 51 | 4 | 43 |
| Detroit Tackles | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| TOT | SACKS | SOLO | |
| P. Lenon | 10 | .5 | 6 |
| D. Smith | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| E. Sims | 5 | 0 | 4 |
| C. Smith | 5 | 0 | 3 |
| K. Pearson | 5 | 0 | 2 |
| S. Cody | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| T. Fisher | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| C. Darby | 3 | .5 | 2 |
| D. Bullocks | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| R. Nece | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| C. Avril | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| L. Bodden | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| J. Dizon | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| I. Alama-Francis | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| A. Fluellen | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 56 | 2 | 34 |
| Minnesota Kick Returns | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | |
| D. Reynaud | 4 | 103 | 25.8 | 43 |
| A. Allison | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 |
| Team | 5 | 121 | 24.2 | 43 |
| Detroit Kick Returns | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | |
| A. Cason | 5 | 120 | 24.0 | 38 |
| Team | 5 | 120 | 24.0 | 38 |
| Minnesota Punt Returns | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | |
| B. Berrian | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 |
| A. Allison | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 |
| Team | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 6 |
| Detroit Punt Returns | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | |
| A. Cason | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 |
| Team | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 |
| Minnesota Kicking | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS | |
| R. Longwell | 2/2 | 100.0 | 50 | 2/2 | 8 |
| Team | 2/2 | 100.0 | 50 | 2/2 | 8 |
| Detroit Kicking | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS | |
| J. Hanson | 3/3 | 100.0 | 39 | 1/1 | 10 |
| Team | 3/3 | 100.0 | 39 | 1/1 | 10 |




