Minnesota Vikings at Detroit Lions (January 3, 2021)

Game Recap

In a January week 17 meeting, the Vikings completed a 37-35 win over the Lions. Vikings took the in the first two quarters 21-16 and hung on in the second.

The Vikings were led by Kirk Cousins who connected on 405 yards in the air, 3 TDs, 0 INTs, was 28 of 40 passing. Alexander Mattison rumbled for 95 yards on the ground, 1 TD. Justin Jefferson finished with 133 receiving yards, 9 receptions.

For the Lions, Matthew Stafford tossed in 293 yards, 3 TDs, was 20 of 31 passing. Adrian Peterson had 1 touchdown. Marvin Jones had 180 receiving yards, 2 touchdowns.

The Vikings finished with 508 total yards, 31 first downs, 0 turnovers and 4 penalties. They were 4 of 13 on third downs. The Lions finished with 417 total yards, 21 first downs, 2 turnovers and 7 penalties. They were 5 of 10 on third downs.

Notes

• Score: Minnesota VikingsMIN defeat Detroit LionsDET 37-35
• Date: Sunday, January 3, 2021
• Game Time Kickoff: 1:00PM
• Minnesota Vikings Stats - Yards: 508, Turnovers: 0
• Detroit Lions Stats - Yards: 417, Turnovers: 2
• Game Odds:
• -- Line Point Spread: MIN by 3.0
• -- Over/Under: 53.5

Box Score

	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	TOT
MIN	7	14	10	6	37
DET	6	10	13	6	35

Passing Leaders

PLAYER		C-A	YDS	TD	INT	LNG
Kirk Cousins	MIN	28-40	405	3	0	40
Matthew Stafford	DET	20-31	293	3	1	43

Rushing Leaders

PLAYER		ATT	YDS	TD	LNG
Alexander Mattison	MIN	21	95	1	20
Adrian Peterson	DET	7	63	1	38
D'Andre Swift	DET	12	54	1	13
Mike Boone	MIN	5	29	0	19
Matthew Stafford	DET	2	9	0	5
Mohamed Sanu	DET	1	3	0	3
Kirk Cousins	MIN	5	1	1	4

Receiving Leaders

PLAYER		REC	YDS	TD	LNG
Marvin Jones	DET	8	180	2	43
Justin Jefferson	MIN	9	133	0	38
Adam Thielen	MIN	4	57	0	20
Quintez Cephus	DET	2	51	1	31
Alexander Mattison	MIN	3	50	1	28
C.J. Ham	MIN	2	44	0	30
Chad Beebe	MIN	2	44	1	40
Tyler Conklin	MIN	3	40	0	19

Team Total Rushing

TM	ATT	YDS	TD
DET	22	129	2
MIN	31	125	2

Team Total Passing

TM	C-A	YDS	TD	INT	SCK
DET	20-31	293	3	1	1
MIN	28-40	405	3	0	3

More Game Information On The Minnesota Vikings at Detroit Lions

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• Time of Game: 3:07 - 3 hours, 07 minutes