2002 Week 17 · Sun, Dec 29, 2002 · Ford Field
Minnesota VikingsWinner
38
at
Detroit Lions
36
MIN -3.5 no coverO 47 ✓Dome
Minnesota Vikings 38–36 — decided on the final possessions.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Box score unavailable
Player stat lines for this game have not been ingested yet. Scores, lines, and environment context above are complete.
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- MIN -3.5
- Closing total
- 47
- MIN moneyline
- —
- DET moneyline
- —
Vikings closed -3.5, won by 2 — but didn't cover.
Total closed 47; the game landed 74 — over by 27.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Ford Field
- Roof / surface
- dome · fieldturf
- Kickoff weather
- Indoors — weather neutralized
- Referee
- Bill Carollo
- Rest
- MIN 8 days · DET 7 days
- Coaches
- Mike Tice vs Marty Mornhinweg
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.