What was the final score of Vikings vs Lions?

Minnesota Vikings 37, Detroit Lions 35 — a combined 35 + 37 = 72 points.

Who led Vikings vs Lions in passing, rushing and receiving?

Kirk Cousins (Vikings) had the most passing yards with 405; Alexander Mattison (Vikings) had the most rushing yards with 95; Marvin Jones Jr. (Lions) had the most receiving yards with 180. Every player's line is in the box score.

Minnesota Vikings vs Detroit Lions Player Stats, Jan 3 2021: Box Score

The Minnesota Vikings beat the Detroit Lions 37–35 in Week 17 of the 2020 NFL season on January 3, 2021 at Ford Field.

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Score by quarter
Team	1	2	3	4	Total
Minnesota Vikings	7	14	10	6	37
Detroit Lions	6	10	13	6	35

Minnesota Vikings passing
Player	CMP	ATT	YDS	Y/A	TD	INT	SCK	SYL	QBR	RTG
Kirk Cousins	28	40	405	10.1	3	0	3	22	61.7	127.6

Minnesota Vikings rushing
Player	ATT	YDS	Y/A	TD	LNG
Alexander Mattison	21	95	4.5	1	20
Mike Boone	5	29	5.8	0	19
Kirk Cousins	5	1	0.2	1	4

Minnesota Vikings receiving
Player	REC	TGT	YDS	Y/R	TD	LNG
Justin Jefferson	9	12	133	14.8	0	38
Adam Thielen	4	5	57	14.3	0	20
Alexander Mattison	3	3	50	16.7	1	28
C.J. Ham	2	3	44	22	0	30
Chad Beebe	2	3	44	22	1	40
Tyler Conklin	3	6	40	13.3	0	19
Irv Smith Jr.	2	3	30	15	0	25
Ameer Abdullah	3	3	7	2.3	1	6

Minnesota Vikings defense
Player	TCK	SOLO	SCK	TFL	PD	QBH	INT	INTY	TD
Harrison Smith	9	7	0	0	1	0	1	9	0
Anthony Harris	8	7	0	0	2
Eric Wilson	7	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
Troy Dye	4	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
DJ Wonnum	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jeff Gladney	3	3	0	0	1
Todd Davis	3	2	0	1	1
Dan Chisena	2	2	0	0	0
Dylan Mabin	2	1	0	0	0
Harrison Hand	2	1	0	0	0
Andrew DePaola	1	1	0	0	0
Cordrea Tankersley	1	1	0	0	0
Eddie Yarbrough	1	0	0	0	0
Hardy Nickerson	1	1	0	0	0
Hercules Mata'afa	1	1	1	1	0
Ryan Connelly	1	1	0	0	0
Shamar Stephen	1	0	0	0	0
Blake Lynch	0	0	0	0	1

Minnesota Vikings kicking
Player	FGA	FGM	FG%	LNG	XPM	PTS
Dan Bailey	2	1	50	23	4

Minnesota Vikings punting
Player	PUNT	YDS	AVG	TB	IN20	LNG
Britton Colquitt	3	137	45.7	0	1	50

Minnesota Vikings kick returns
Player	KR	YDS	AVG	LNG	TD
Ameer Abdullah	4	107	26.8	33	0

Minnesota Vikings punt returns
Player	PR	YDS	AVG	LNG	TD
Chad Beebe	2	20	10	13	0

Detroit Lions passing
Player	CMP	ATT	YDS	Y/A	TD	INT	SCK	SYL	QBR	RTG
Matthew Stafford	20	31	293	9.5	3	1	1	5	80	114

Detroit Lions rushing
Player	ATT	YDS	Y/A	TD	LNG
Adrian Peterson	7	63	9	1	38
D'Andre Swift	12	54	4.5	1	13
Matthew Stafford	2	9	4.5	0	5
Mohamed Sanu	1	3	3	0	3

Detroit Lions receiving
Player	REC	TGT	YDS	Y/R	TD	LNG
Marvin Jones Jr.	8	11	180	22.5	2	43
Quintez Cephus	2	3	51	25.5	1	31
T.J. Hockenson	3	3	25	8.3	0	15
D'Andre Swift	3	3	16	5.3	0	18
Mohamed Sanu	2	6	13	6.5	0	7
Danny Amendola	1	2	6	6	0	6
Jesse James	1	1	2	2	0	2
Hunter Bryant	0	1	0	0	0	0
Kerryon Johnson	0	1	0	0	0	0

Detroit Lions defense
Player	TCK	SOLO	SCK	TFL	PD	QBH	INT	INTY	TD
Tracy Walker III	13	11	1	1	0
Jahlani Tavai	12	8	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Duron Harmon	9	9	0	0	1
Christian Jones	5	3	0	0	0
Darryl Roberts	5	3	0	0	1
Reggie Ragland	4	2	0	0	1
Amani Oruwariye	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Kevin Strong	3	2	1	1	0
Everson Griffen	2	2	0	1	0
Jarrad Davis	2	0	0	0	0
Mike Ford Jr.	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Dan Skipper	1	0	0	0	0
Danny Shelton	1	1	0	0	0
Jason Cabinda	1	1	0	0	0
John Penisini	1	1	0	0	0
Julian Okwara	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Justin Coleman	1	1	0	0	0
Marvin Jones Jr.	1	1	0	0	0
Nick Williams	1	1	0	0	1
Romeo Okwara	1	1	1	1	0
Will Harris	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0

Detroit Lions kicking
Player	FGA	FGM	FG%	LNG	XPM	PTS
Matt Prater	1	1	100	54	2

Detroit Lions punting
Player	PUNT	YDS	AVG	TB	IN20	LNG
Jack Fox	2	101	50.5	0	0	58

Detroit Lions kick returns
Player	KR	YDS	AVG	LNG	TD
Jamal Agnew	2	94	47	70	0
Mohamed Sanu	1	15	15	15	0

Detroit Lions punt returns
Player	PR	YDS	AVG	LNG	TD
Jamal Agnew	2	22	11	12	0

Minnesota Vikings vs Detroit Lions Player Stats, Jan 3 2021: Box Score

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