The Detroit Lions beat the Minnesota Vikings 30-20, finishing the season sweep. The Vikings finish 2013 with a 7-10 record and have a franchise-defining offseason ahead of them.
Below are five numbers that explain Minnesota’s loss in Detroit:
12
The Vikings lost the turnover battle 2-0 in Detroit and finished the year with a -12 turnover differential. Minnesota finished this season 4-0 when they won the turnover battle, 2-0 when they tied, and 1-10 when they lost it.
3
Justin Jefferson is the third player in NFL history to have 1,000 receiving yards in a season in which he has played 10 or fewer games. The others were Jim Benton (9 games in 1945) and Wes Chandler (8 games in 1982).
5
Jefferson is the fifth player in NFL history to have four consecutive 1,000-yard seasons to start his career. Michael Thomas, A.J. Green, Mike Evans, and Randy Moss are the others.
13
Alexander Mattison finished the year with 180 carries and no rushing touchdowns. Mattison became the 13th running back since the merger and the first since Melvin Gordon in 2015 to fail to score a rushing touchdown with a minimum of 180 carries.
10
The Vikings finished with 10 losses, their most since 2013. Minnesota finished 5-10-1 in 2013, Leslie Frasier’s final season as head coach.
