2006 Week 5 · Sun, Oct 8, 2006 · Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
Detroit Lions
17
at
Minnesota VikingsWinner
26
MIN -4 ✓O 41 ✓Dome
Minnesota Vikings 26–17.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · DET
23/42, 225 yds, 1 TD, 3 INT
-21.1 expected points added · -6.5% completion over expected
Passing · MIN
26/34, 201 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
4.3 expected points added · +14.3% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
Detroit Lions
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jon Kitna | 23/42 | 225 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -21.1 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jon Kitna | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 1 | 3.1 |
| Kevin Jones | 10 | 8 | 0.8 | 0 | -3.5 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boss Bailey | 8 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ernie Sims | 7 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Daniel Bullocks | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fernando Bryant | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Paris Lenon | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marcus Bell | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jon McGraw | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cory Redding | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dre' Bly | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Keith Smith | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Minnesota Vikings
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brad Johnson | 26/34 | 201 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4.3 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chester Taylor | 26 | 123 | 4.7 | 0 | -1.1 |
| Artose Pinner | 3 | 13 | 4.3 | 0 | -1.3 |
| Brad Johnson | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Napoleon Harris | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Darrion Scott | 2 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fred Smoot | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dwight Smith | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ben Leber | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Heath Farwell | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| E.J. Henderson | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Antoine Winfield | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Will Hunter | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dontarrious Thomas | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- MIN -4
- Closing total
- 41
- DET moneyline
- +249
- MIN moneyline
- -269
Vikings closed -4 and covered, winning by 9.
Total closed 41; the game landed 43 — over by 2.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
- Roof / surface
- dome · fieldturf
- Kickoff weather
- Indoors — weather neutralized
- Referee
- Gerry Austin
- Rest
- DET 7 days · MIN 7 days
- Coaches
- Rod Marinelli vs Brad Childress
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.