2001 Week 14 · Sun, Dec 16, 2001 · Pontiac Silverdome

Minnesota Vikings

Detroit LionsWinner

MIN -3 upsetO 46.5 ✓DomeVikings closed -3 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.

Detroit Lions 27–24 — decided on the final possessions.

Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018

Who moved the needle

Top performers

Passing · MIN

Todd BoumanQB

18/38, 243 yds, 2 TD, 2 INT

-5.9 expected points added

Passing · DET

Mike McMahonQB

15/28, 241 yds, 0 TD, 0 INT

0.6 expected points added

Rushing · DET

James StewartRB

20 att, 91 yds, 0 TD

-2.6 expected points added on the ground

Rushing · DET

Mike McMahonQB

12 att, 74 yds, 1 TD

5.3 expected points added on the ground

Receiving · MIN

Randy MossWR

7/13 for 144 yds, 2 TD

36% of team targets · 12.6 expected points added

Receiving · DET

Johnnie MortonWR

4/7 for 74 yds, 0 TD

25% of team targets · 4.0 expected points added

Full stat lines

Box score

Minnesota Vikings

Passing

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
Todd Bouman	18/38	243	2	2	2	-5.9

Rushing

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	EPA
Michael Bennett	10	40	4.0	-1.5
Todd Bouman	3	31	10.3	2.5
Doug Chapman	3	9	3.0	-0.6
Travis Prentice	1	0	0.0	-1.7

Receiving

Player	Rec	Tgt	Yds	TD	Tgt share	EPA
Randy Moss	7	13	144	2	36%	12.6
Cris Carter	3	8	30	0	22%	-0.5
Chris Walsh	2	4	29	0	11%	-12.2
Doug Chapman	3	3	17	0	8%	0.8
Byron Chamberlain	2	3	14	0	8%	-0.2
Jake Reed	1	3	9	0	8%	-1.2
Michael Bennett	0	2	0	0	6%	-0.9

Defense (top contributors)

Player	Solo	Ast	Sacks	PD
Kailee Wong	8	2	0.0	0
Robert Griffith	5	3	0.0	0
Lemanski Hall	4	2	0.0	1
Ed McDaniel	2	4	0.0	0
Chris Hovan	6	0	1.0	0
Eric Kelly	3	2	0.0	1
Talance Sawyer	1	3	1.0	0
Jim Nelson	3	0	0.0	0
Robert Tate	2	1	0.0	0
Lance Johnstone	2	0	1.0	0

Detroit Lions

Passing

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
Mike McMahon	15/28	241	0	0	6	0.6

Rushing

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	EPA
James Stewart	20	91	4.5	0	-2.6
Mike McMahon	12	74	6.2	1	5.3
Cory Schlesinger	2	1	0.5	1	0.2
Aveion Cason	1	1	1.0	0	-8.8

Receiving

Player	Rec	Tgt	Yds	Tgt share	EPA
Johnnie Morton	4	7	74	25%	4.0
Scotty Anderson	1	5	69	18%	2.3
David Sloan	5	7	64	25%	5.6
Lamont Warren	2	2	13	7%	-0.8
Larry Foster	1	3	12	11%	-0.9
Cory Schlesinger	2	4	9	14%	-1.2

Defense (top contributors)

Player	Solo	Ast	Sacks	INT	PD
Chris Claiborne	5	3	0.0	1	1
Barrett Green	4	2	0.0	0	0
Clint Kriewaldt	3	1	0.0	0	0
Robert Porcher	4	0	2.0	0	0
Bryant Westbrook	4	0	0.0	0	1
Kurt Schulz	3	0	0.0	0	0
Jimmy Wyrick	3	0	0.0	0	0
Lamar Campbell	2	1	0.0	0	0
Cory Schlesinger	2	0	0.0	0	0
Todd Lyght	2	0	0.0	1	3

Closing number vs result

Betting context

Closing spread: MIN -3
Closing total: 46.5
MIN moneyline: —
DET moneyline: —

Vikings closed -3 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.

Total closed 46.5; the game landed 51 — over by 4.5.

Conditions and crew

Game environment

Venue: Pontiac Silverdome
Roof / surface: dome · astroturf
Kickoff weather: Indoors — weather neutralized
Referee: Ed Hochuli
Rest: MIN 7 days · DET 7 days
Coaches: Dennis Green vs Marty Mornhinweg

Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.