Detroit Lions31–9Minnesota Vikings

Total yards: Detroit Lions 409, Minnesota Vikings 286. Passing plus rushing. Not a published column -- summed here so it means the same thing everywhere it appears.

Passing yards: Detroit Lions 231, Minnesota Vikings 166. Net of sacks, as the league counts it.

Rushing yards: Detroit Lions 178, Minnesota Vikings 120. Yards gained on the ground.

First downs: Detroit Lions 23, Minnesota Vikings 10. Passing and rushing only — a first down awarded by penalty is not published and is not counted.

Sacks: Detroit Lions 2.0, Minnesota Vikings 2.0. Sacks by this defence.

QB hits: Detroit Lions 10, Minnesota Vikings 6. Hits on the opposing quarterback, sacks included.

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

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

Penalties: Detroit Lions 8, Minnesota Vikings 6. Penalties accepted against this team.

Penalty yards: Detroit Lions 49, Minnesota Vikings 30. Yards conceded to penalties.

Passing EPA: Detroit Lions 1.6, Minnesota Vikings -24.8. 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 -0.6, Minnesota Vikings 4.2. The same for the running game.