Detroit Lions24–27Minnesota Vikings

Total yards: Detroit Lions 349, Minnesota Vikings 285. Passing plus rushing. Not a published column -- summed here so it means the same thing everywhere it appears.

Passing yards: Detroit Lions 284, Minnesota Vikings 143. Net of sacks, as the league counts it.

Rushing yards: Detroit Lions 65, Minnesota Vikings 142. Yards gained on the ground.

First downs: Detroit Lions 14, Minnesota Vikings 15. Passing and rushing only — a first down awarded by penalty is not published and is not counted.

Sacks: Detroit Lions 5.0, Minnesota Vikings 5.0. Sacks by this defence.

QB hits: Detroit Lions 9, Minnesota Vikings 11. Hits on the opposing quarterback, sacks included.

Tackles for loss: Detroit Lions 7, Minnesota Vikings 10. Runs and short passes stopped behind the line.

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

Penalties: Detroit Lions 10, Minnesota Vikings 7. Penalties accepted against this team.

Penalty yards: Detroit Lions 76, Minnesota Vikings 56. Yards conceded to penalties.

Passing EPA: Detroit Lions 4.1, Minnesota Vikings -7.4. 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 -4.6, Minnesota Vikings 6.2. The same for the running game.