Detroit Lions30–20Minnesota Vikings

Total yards: Detroit Lions 390, Minnesota Vikings 485. Passing plus rushing. Not a published column -- summed here so it means the same thing everywhere it appears.

Passing yards: Detroit Lions 320, Minnesota Vikings 396. Net of sacks, as the league counts it.

Rushing yards: Detroit Lions 70, Minnesota Vikings 89. Yards gained on the ground.

First downs: Detroit Lions 18, Minnesota Vikings 21. Passing and rushing only — a first down awarded by penalty is not published and is not counted.

Sacks: Detroit Lions 4.0, Minnesota Vikings 1.0. Sacks by this defence.

QB hits: Detroit Lions 15, Minnesota Vikings 3. Hits on the opposing quarterback, sacks included.

Tackles for loss: Detroit Lions 6, Minnesota Vikings 2. Runs and short passes stopped behind the line.

Takeaways: Detroit Lions 2, Minnesota Vikings 0. Interceptions caught plus opposition fumbles recovered.

Penalties: Detroit Lions 4, Minnesota Vikings 8. Penalties accepted against this team.

Penalty yards: Detroit Lions 20, Minnesota Vikings 77. Yards conceded to penalties.

Passing EPA: Detroit Lions 10.9, Minnesota Vikings -2.6. 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 -3.0, Minnesota Vikings 1.6. The same for the running game.