National Football League
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Minnesota 37, Detroit 35
Sunday, January 3, 2021 1:00 PM
When: 1:00 PM ET, Sunday, January 3, 2021
Where: Ford Field, Detroit, Michigan
Temperature: Dome
Head Official: Adrian Hill
Attendance: 0
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Minnesota 71410637
Detroit 61013635
Team Records
 
Team W‑L Home Away Streak
Minnesota 7-9 3-5 4-4 W1
Detroit 5-11 1-7 4-4 L4
Recap Quick Hits
  • With this loss, the Detroit Lions have a 1-7 record at home this season. The Minnesota Vikings have a 4-4 record on the road.
  • Detroit has a streak of 4 straight up losses. The Lions have won 2 of their last 10 games.
  • Minnesota has a streak of 1 straight up win. The Vikings have won 6 of their last 10 games.
  • The Detroit Lions starting quarterback, Matthew Stafford, threw for 293 yards, 3 touchdowns and had 1 interception in the game. Matthew Stafford ran for 9 yards.
  • The Minnesota Vikings starting quarterback, Kirk Cousins, threw for 405 yards, 3 touchdowns and had 0 interceptions in the game. Kirk Cousins ran for 1 yard and 1 touchdown.
  • Following this game the Detroit Lions average 23.6 points per game and 350.2 offensive yards per game. The Minnesota Vikings average 26.9 points per game and 393.2 offensive yards per game.
Top Game Performances
Rushing
Minnesota   Detroit
Alexander Mattison Player Adrian Peterson
21 Attempts 7
95 Yards 63
4.5 Avg Yards 9.0
1 Touchdowns 1
20 Long 38
Receiving
Minnesota   Detroit
Justin Jefferson Player Marvin Jones Jr.
9 Receptions 8
133 Yards 180
14.8 Avg Yards 22.5
0 Touchdowns 2
38 Long 43
Team Stats Summary
 
Minnesota   Detroit
Yards
508 Tot 417
125 Rus 129
383 Pas 288
Scoring
5 TD 5
1 FG 1
Yards
1 INT 0
1.0 Sck 3.0
1 FF 2