2006 Week 15 · Sun, Dec 17, 2006 · Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
New York JetsWinner
26
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Minnesota Vikings
13
MIN -3.5 upsetU 41 ✓Dome
New York Jets 26–13.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · NYJ
29/39, 339 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
14.5 expected points added · +16.8% completion over expected
Passing · MIN
14/23, 177 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
-0.9 expected points added · +3.4% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
New York Jets
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chad Pennington | 29/39 | 339 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 14.5 |
| Ben Graham | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3.5 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cedric Houston | 21 | 53 | 2.5 | 1 | -4.8 |
| Chad Pennington | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 0 | -1.1 |
| Leon Washington | 3 | 5 | 1.7 | 0 | -1.1 |
| B.J. Askew | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | -0.9 |
| Laveranues Coles | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | -0.8 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor Hobson | 7 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dewayne Robertson | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Erik Coleman | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hank Poteat | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bryan Thomas | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Barton | 1 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jonathan Vilma | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Nugent | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kerry Rhodes | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Wallace Wright | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Minnesota Vikings
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tarvaris Jackson | 14/23 | 177 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -0.9 |
| Brad Johnson | 10/17 | 96 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -7.5 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chester Taylor | 11 | 38 | 3.5 | 0 | -2.6 |
| Tarvaris Jackson | 3 | 20 | 6.7 | 0 | 2.2 |
| Artose Pinner | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 1.7 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E.J. Henderson | 10 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darren Sharper | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darrion Scott | 1 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cedric Griffin | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ben Leber | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Antoine Winfield | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pat Williams | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dwight Smith | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Napoleon Harris | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Ronyell Whitaker | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- MIN -3.5
- Closing total
- 41
- NYJ moneyline
- +179
- MIN moneyline
- -189
Vikings closed -3.5 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 41; the game landed 39 — under by 2.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
- Roof / surface
- dome · fieldturf
- Kickoff weather
- Indoors — weather neutralized
- Referee
- Bill Vinovich
- Rest
- NYJ 7 days · MIN 7 days
- Coaches
- Eric Mangini vs Brad Childress