The Detroit Lions beat the Minnesota Vikings 29-27 on Dec 5, 2021 at Ford Field.
Final · Ford Field
Top performers
- Kirk Cousins threw for 340 yards, 2 touchdowns and 0 interceptions for the Vikings.
- Justin Jefferson ran for 4 yards on 1 carries.
- Jared Goff threw for 296 yards, 3 touchdowns and 1 interception for the Lions.
- Jamaal Williams ran for 71 yards on 17 carries.
Minnesota Vikings box score
Rushing
| CAR: Times the player ran with the ball. | YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else. | TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point. | LNG: Longest single play, in yards. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirk Cousins | 2 | 6 | 0 | 7 |
| Justin Jefferson | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Kene Nwangwu | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Team | 5 | 10 | 0 | 7 |
Receiving
| REC: Passes caught. | TGTS: Passes thrown the player's way, caught or not. | YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else. | TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point. | LNG: Longest single play, in yards. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Justin Jefferson | 11 | 14 | 182 | 1 | 48 |
| Tyler Conklin | 7 | 9 | 56 | 0 | 19 |
| K.J. Osborn | 4 | 7 | 47 | 1 | 21 |
| Kene Nwangwu | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 6 |
| Adam Thielen | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 25 | 35 | 289 | 2 | 48 |
Defense
| TOT: Tackles made, solo and assisted together. | SOLO: Tackles made without help. | SACK: Quarterbacks tackled behind the line of scrimmage. A shared sack counts as a half. | INT: Interceptions — thrown away by a quarterback, taken by a defender. | PD: Passes defensed — throws broken up before they were caught. | FF: Fumbles forced by knocking the ball loose. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Vigil | 15 | 9 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bashaud Breeland | 9 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Xavier Woods | 8 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Harrison Smith | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Troy Dye | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sheldon Richardson | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DJ Wonnum | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dalvin Tomlinson | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 48 | 29 | 1.0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
Kicking
What the columns mean: LNG
Detroit Lions box score
Rushing
| CAR: Times the player ran with the ball. | YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else. | TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point. | LNG: Longest single play, in yards. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamaal Williams | 17 | 71 | 0 | 11 |
| Jermar Jefferson | 5 | 18 | 0 | 8 |
| Amon-Ra St. Brown | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Jared Goff | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Team | 25 | 92 | 0 | 11 |
Receiving
| REC: Passes caught. | TGTS: Passes thrown the player's way, caught or not. | YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else. | TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point. | LNG: Longest single play, in yards. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amon-Ra St. Brown | 10 | 12 | 86 | 1 | 14 |
| T.J. Hockenson | 4 | 8 | 49 | 1 | 25 |
| Kalif Raymond | 2 | 2 | 33 | 0 | 24 |
| Brock Wright | 2 | 3 | 28 | 1 | 23 |
| KhaDarel Hodge | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| Jamaal Williams | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| Jermar Jefferson | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 20 | 28 | 214 | 3 | 25 |
Defense
| TOT: Tackles made, solo and assisted together. | SOLO: Tackles made without help. | SACK: Quarterbacks tackled behind the line of scrimmage. A shared sack counts as a half. | INT: Interceptions — thrown away by a quarterback, taken by a defender. | PD: Passes defensed — throws broken up before they were caught. | FF: Fumbles forced by knocking the ball loose. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Woods | 8 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Amani Oruwariye | 7 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Anzalone | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Michael Brockers | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Levi Onwuzurike | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Derrick Barnes | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alim McNeill | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ifeatu Melifonwu | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 35 | 24 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Kicking
What the columns mean: LNG
Before and after
- Vikings · 2021 season · Previous Nov 28, 2021: MIN 26, SF 34 · Next Dec 9, 2021: PIT 28, MIN 36
- Lions · 2021 season · Previous Nov 25, 2021: CHI 16, DET 14 · Next Dec 12, 2021: DET 10, DEN 38