2000 Week 5 · Sun, Oct 1, 2000 · Pontiac Silverdome
Minnesota VikingsWinner
31
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Detroit Lions
24
DET -1 upsetO 42.5 ✓Dome
Minnesota Vikings 31–24.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Receiving · DET
8/14 for 85 yds, 1 TD
34% of team targets · -0.5 expected points added
Full stat lines
Box score
Minnesota Vikings
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daunte Culpepper | 17/29 | 269 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 14.2 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Smith | 16 | 134 | 8.4 | 1 | 5.2 |
| Daunte Culpepper | 7 | 29 | 4.1 | 0 | -3.6 |
| Moe Williams | 4 | 12 | 3.0 | 0 | -2.3 |
| Jimmy Kleinsasser | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | -0.4 |
| Randy Moss | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | -0.9 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Randy Moss | 7 | 9 | 168 | 3 | 32% | 17.0 |
| John Davis | 4 | 7 | 34 | 0 | 25% | 0.1 |
| Cris Carter | 3 | 8 | 30 | 0 | 29% | -1.2 |
| Robert Smith | 2 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 7% | 0.1 |
| Chris Walsh | 1 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 4% | 1.0 |
| Matt Hatchette | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4% | -0.2 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Griffith | 6 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Orlando Thomas | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Kailee Wong | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robert Tate | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ed McDaniel | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dwayne Rudd | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cris Dishman | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Moe Williams | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Walsh | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Randle | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Detroit Lions
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlie Batch | 25/44 | 239 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -10.7 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Stewart | 20 | 123 | 6.2 | 0 | 7.2 |
| Charlie Batch | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 1 | 1.8 |
| Mario Bates | 4 | 1 | 0.3 | 1 | -1.0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Germane Crowell | 8 | 14 | 85 | 1 | 34% | -0.5 |
| Johnnie Morton | 6 | 9 | 50 | 0 | 22% | 0.2 |
| Mario Bates | 3 | 3 | 37 | 0 | 7% | 2.2 |
| Brock Olivo | 1 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 5% | 1.2 |
| James Stewart | 2 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 5% | 0.6 |
| Herman Moore | 2 | 5 | 15 | 0 | 12% | -7.2 |
| David Sloan | 1 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 10% | -1.8 |
| Cory Schlesinger | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 5% | -1.4 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen Boyd | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Corwin Brown | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tracy Scroggins | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marquis Walker | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Scott Kowalkowski | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kurt Schulz | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Allen Aldridge | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Chris Claiborne | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jared DeVries | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Terry Fair | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- DET -1
- Closing total
- 42.5
- MIN moneyline
- —
- DET moneyline
- —
Lions closed -1 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 42.5; the game landed 55 — over by 12.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Pontiac Silverdome
- Roof / surface
- dome · astroturf
- Kickoff weather
- Indoors — weather neutralized
- Referee
- Bill Carollo
- Rest
- MIN 14 days · DET 7 days
- Coaches
- Dennis Green vs Bobby Ross
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.