Detroit Lions29–27Minnesota Vikings

Total yards: Detroit Lions 396, Minnesota Vikings 440. Passing plus rushing. Not a published column -- summed here so it means the same thing everywhere it appears.

Passing yards: Detroit Lions 296, Minnesota Vikings 340. Net of sacks, as the league counts it.

Rushing yards: Detroit Lions 100, Minnesota Vikings 100. Yards gained on the ground.

First downs: Detroit Lions 21, Minnesota Vikings 26. Passing and rushing only — a first down awarded by penalty is not published and is not counted.

Sacks: Detroit Lions 3.0, Minnesota Vikings 3.0. Sacks by this defence.

QB hits: Detroit Lions 8, Minnesota Vikings 7. Hits on the opposing quarterback, sacks included.

Tackles for loss: Detroit Lions 7, Minnesota Vikings 2. Runs and short passes stopped behind the line.

Takeaways: Detroit Lions 1, Minnesota Vikings 2. Interceptions caught plus opposition fumbles recovered.

Penalties: Detroit Lions 3, Minnesota Vikings 7. Penalties accepted against this team.

Penalty yards: Detroit Lions 11, Minnesota Vikings 66. Yards conceded to penalties.

Passing EPA: Detroit Lions 3.7, Minnesota Vikings 4.0. Expected points added by the passing game. Above nought is better than an average offence would have managed from the same downs.

Rushing EPA: Detroit Lions -9.1, Minnesota Vikings -0.5. The same for the running game.