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Week 3, 2011 - Detroit Lions

Posted on October 29, 2011 at 04:24 PM.

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Detroit Lions at Minnesota Vikings
Sep 25, 2011	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Detroit Lions (2-0)	7	3	7	17	34
Minnesota Vikings (0-2)	0	6	7	0	13

Team Stats Comparison
	DET	MIN
Total Offense	390	191
Rushing Yards	159	130
Passing Yards	231	61
First Downs	18	15
Punt Return Yards	34	6
Kick Return Yards	91	145
Total Yards	515	342
Turnovers	0 (+1)	1 (-1)
3rd Down Converstion	6-10	7-14
4th Down Conversion	0-0	0-0
2-Point Conversion	0-0	0-0
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	3/2	1/2
Penalties	6-38	3-40
Posession Time	25:05	22:55

Detroit Lions
PASSING	C/A	YDS	TD	INT
Stafford	15/21	248	1	0
RUSHING	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD
Best	23	113	4.9	3
Morris	6	25	4.1	0
RECEIVING	REC	YDS	AVG	TD
Stovall	5	66	13.2	0
Johnson	5	94	18.8	1
DEFENSE	TACK	SACK	INT	TD
Levy	6	0	0	0
Suh	5	2	0	0
KICKING	FG	XP	PTS	LONG
Hanson	2/2	4/4	10	38
PUNTING	NO	YDS	AVG	IN20
Seifert	2	73	36.5	0

Minnesota Vikings
PASSING	C/A	YDS	TD	INT
McNabb	12/25	90	0	0
RUSHING	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD
Peterson	17	74	4.3	0
Gerhart	6	40	6.4	0
McNabb	2	8	4.0	1
RECEIVING	REC	YDS	AVG	TD
Berrian	4	34	8.5	0
Harvin	3	29	9.6	0
DEFENSE	TACK	SACK	INT	TD
Greenway	4	0	0	0
Johnson	4	0	0	0
Henderson	3	0	0	0
Allen	3	0	0	0
KICKING	FG	XP	PTS	LONG
Longwell	2/2	1/1	7	29
PUNTING	NO	YDS	AVG	IN20
Kluwe	5	205	41	0

When the season first started I was asked which division would be the toughest this year. I said ours - Green Bay, Super Bowl Champs - The Bears could easily have been right there if not for some late injuries - and the Detroit Lions, I felt, Were positioned to have a breakout year.

Suh, Stafford, Johnson. Just those three names give them a chance to win any week and they proved that this week. We struggled on offense once again with an almost complete absence of any passing attack. Adrain was pretty much back in form after being banged up last week, but we need the passing game to help open up the run. It's too easy if you just allow any defense to fill gaps at the line.

I am starting to think that we may need some help on both the offensive line and at the QB position? I'm hoping that we'll have a great week of practice to zero in specifically on those two areas. Granted RG Anthony Herrara is still a couple of weeks away with an injury and that's hurt us, but we have to be a little more solid up front and more accurate at QB.

Starting 0-3 was the furthest thing from my mind when we opened the season. We'll have to see if our next game in Kansas City helps us crack open that goose-egg.