The Detroit Lions were defeated by the Minnesota Vikings, 28 to 16, on December 11, 1966.

Final

Vikings

4-8-1

28

Lions

4-9-1

16

Team

MIN

DET

1

7

0

2

14

6

3

7

3

4

0

7

Total

28

16

Summary

Team Stats

Player Stats

1st quarter

MIN

DET

Jim Phillips 30-yard pass from Fran Tarkenton (Fred Cox kick)

7

0

2nd quarter

MIN

DET

Garo Yepremian 44-yard field goal

7

3

Paul Flatley 22-yard pass from Fran Tarkenton (Fred Cox kick)

14

3

Bill Brown 1-yard run (Fred Cox kick)

21

3

Garo Yepremian 30-yard field goal

21

6

3rd quarter

MIN

DET

Garo Yepremian 17-yard field goal

21

9

Preston Carpenter 11-yard pass from Fran Tarkenton (Fred Cox kick)

28

9

4th quarter

MIN

DET

Karl Sweetan 15-yard run (Garo Yepremian kick)

28

16

Vikings

Lions

1st Downs

19

16

Passing 1st Downs

Rushing 1st Downs

1st downs from penalties

3rd down efficiency

-

4th down efficiency

-

Total Plays

58

65

Total Yards

317

282

Yards per play

5.5

4.3

Passing

206

150

Comp - Att

12 - 20

18 - 32

Yards per pass

9.8

4.1

Interceptions thrown

2

Sacks - Yards lost

1 - 5

5 - 51

Rushing

111

132

Rushing Attempts

37

28

Yards per rush

3.0

4.7

Penalties

4

6

Turnovers

3

2

Fumbles lost

1

0

Interceptions

2

Possession

Vikings

Lions

Passing

NAME	CMP	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SCK	RATE
Fran Tarkenton	12	20	211	10.6	3	2		96.0
Team	12	20	206	10.6	3	2	1	96.0

Rushing

NAME	ATT	YDS	YPC	TD
Dave Osborn	16	62	3.9	0
Bill Brown	18	32	1.8	1
Fran Tarkenton	2	15	7.5	0
Phil King	1	2	2.0	0
Team	37	111	3.0	1

Receiving

NAME	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	TRG
Paul Flatley	5	99	19.8	1
Jim Phillips	2	42	21.0	1
Tom Hall	3	32	10.7	0
Dave Osborn	1	27	27.0	0
Preston Carpenter	1	11	11.0	1
Team	12	211	10.6	3	0

Fumbles

NAME	FUM	LOST	FR
Team	1	1	0

Defense

NAME	COMB	TKL	SCK	TFL	PDEF	QBH
Team			5.0

Kicking

NAME	FGM	FGA	LNG	XPM	PTS
Fred Cox	0	0		4	4
Team	0	0		4	4

Punting

NAME	PUNT	YDS	AVG	LNG
Bobby Walden	5	219	43.8
Team	5	219	43.8

Kick Return

NAME	KR	YDS	AVG
Mike Fitzgerald	2	43	21.5
Jeff Williams	2	42	21.0
Phil King	1	14	14.0
Team	5	99	19.8

Punt Return

NAME	PR	YDS	AVG
Jeff Williams	1	3	3.0
Lance Rentzel	1	1	1.0
Team	2	4	2.0

Passing

NAME	CMP	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SCK	RATE
Karl Sweetan	18	32	201	6.3	0	2		49.1
Team	18	32	150	6.3	0	2	5	49.1

Rushing

NAME	ATT	YDS	YPC	TD
Karl Sweetan	6	69	11.5	1
Tom Nowatzke	10	36	3.6	0
Bobby Felts	8	24	3.0	0
Jim Todd	2	6	3.0	0
Amos Marsh	2	-3	-1.5	0
Team	28	132	4.7	1

Receiving

NAME	REC	YDS	AVG	TRG
John Henderson	3	98	32.7
Ron Kramer	5	56	11.2
Bill Malinchak	4	21	5.3
Gail Cogdill	3	19	6.3
Tom Nowatzke	3	7	2.3
Team	18	201	6.3	0

Fumbles

NAME	FUM	LOST	FR
Team	2	0	1

Defense

NAME	COMB	TKL	SCK	TFL	PDEF	QBH
Team			1.0

Kicking

NAME	FGM	FGA	LNG	XPM	PTS
Garo Yepremian	3	4		1	10
Team	3	4		1	10

Punting

NAME	PUNT	YDS	AVG	LNG
Pat Studstill	4	129	32.3
Team	4	129	32.3

Kick Return

NAME	KR	YDS	AVG
Bobby Felts	3	62	20.7
Tom Vaughn	2	59	29.5
Team	5	121	24.2

Punt Return

NAME	PR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Tom Vaughn	2	70	35.0	0
Team	2	70	35.0	0

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Team Leaders

PASS

4,575

Goff

RUSH

1,015

Montgomery

REC

1,515

Brown

Team Rankings

PPG

27.1

5th

OPP PPG

23.2

23rd

RUSH YDS/G

135.9

5th

PASS YDS/G

270.9

4th

2023 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Lions	12	5	.706
Packers	9	8	.529
Bears	7	10	.412
Vikings	7	10	.412

Last Game

49ers

2-0-0

34

Final

31

Lions

2-1-0

Sun 28 Jan 2024

NFL 2023 Leaders

Playoff Pass Yards Leaders

1,051

Mahomes

837

Goff

774

Purdy

Playoff Rush Yards Leaders

313

Pacheco

268

McCaffrey

226

Jones

Playoff Rec Yards Leaders

355

Kelce

274

Brown

262

Rice

Playoff Pass TD Leaders

6

Mayfield

6

Mahomes

5

Love

Playoff Rush TD Leaders

4

McCaffrey

3

Gibbs

3

Pacheco

Playoff Rec TD Leaders

3

Ferguson

3

Kelce

2

Shakir

Playoff QB Rating Leaders

120.9

Stafford

109.3

Stroud

108.6

Love

Playoff Sack Leaders

3.0

Hutchinson

3.0

Karlaftis

2.0

Hinish

NFL 2023 Rankings

Playoff PPG Rankings

34.5

32.0

28.7

27.5

27.5

27.5

Playoff Opp PPG Rankings

13.5

15.8

20.0

22.0

24.0

24.0

Playoff Total Yards Rankings

510.0

425.0

417.0

389.0

386.0

383.7

Playoff Rush Yards Rankings

180.5

155.0

139.5

128.0

125.3

125.0

Playoff Pass Yards Rankings

403.0

367.0

343.0

307.0

279.0

265.0

Playoff Sack Leaders

8.0

7.0

5.0

NFL 2023 Betting

Best Record ATS

14-6

13-7-1

11-6-1

12-7

10-6-1

Worst Record ATS

5-12

5-11-1

5-11-1

6-11

6-10-1

6-10-1

NFL 2023 Division Standings

	AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
1	Ravens	13	4	0	.765
2	Browns	11	6	0	.647
	AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
1	Bills	11	6	0	.647
2	Dolphins	11	6	0	.647
	AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
1	Chiefs	11	6	0	.647
2	Raiders	8	9	0	.471
	AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
1	Texans	10	7	0	.588
2	Jaguars	9	8	0	.529

	NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
1	Lions	12	5	0	.706
2	Packers	9	8	0	.529
	NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
1	49ers	12	5	0	.706
2	Rams	10	7	0	.588
	NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
1	Cowboys	12	5	0	.706
2	Eagles	11	6	0	.647
	NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
1	Buccaneers	9	8	0	.529
2	Saints	9	8	0	.529

NFL 2023 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Sat 2/10	SF	@	KC	22-25
Sat 1/27	KC	@	BAL	17-10
Sat 1/27	DET	@	SF	31-34
Sat 1/20	TB	@	DET	23-31
Sat 1/20	KC	@	BUF	27-24

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Fri 9/6	GB	@	PHI	1:00 PM

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The Detroit Lions were defeated by the Minnesota Vikings, 28 to 16, on December 11, 1966.

Final

Vikings

28

Lions

16

Passing

Rushing

Receiving

Fumbles

Defense

Kicking

Punting

Kick Return

Punt Return

Passing

Rushing

Receiving

Fumbles

Defense

Kicking

Punting

Kick Return

Punt Return

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More Lions Stats

4,575

1,015

1,515

NFL 2023 Leaders

1,051

837

774

313

268

226

355

274

262

6

6

5

4

3

3

3

3

2

120.9

109.3

108.6

3.0

3.0

2.0

NFL 2023 Rankings

NFL 2023 Betting

NFL 2023 Division Standings

NFL 2023 Scores & Schedule