2007 Week 12 · Sun, Nov 25, 2007 · Giants Stadium
Minnesota VikingsWinner
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New York Giants
17
NYG -7 upsetO 40 ✓
Minnesota Vikings 41–17 — never really in doubt late.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · NYG
21/49, 273 yds, 1 TD, 4 INT
-29.8 expected points added · -17.5% completion over expected
Passing · MIN
10/12, 129 yds, 1 TD, 0 INT
7.7 expected points added · +27.0% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
Minnesota Vikings
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tarvaris Jackson | 10/12 | 129 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7.7 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chester Taylor | 31 | 77 | 2.5 | 1 | -6.4 |
| Tarvaris Jackson | 5 | 38 | 7.6 | 0 | 3.8 |
| Mewelde Moore | 3 | 12 | 4.0 | 0 | -3.1 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pat Williams | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| E.J. Henderson | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Heath Farwell | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dwight Smith | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 2 | 3 |
| Spencer Johnson | 4 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marcus McCauley | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Charles Gordon | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Cedric Griffin | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kevin Williams | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ben Leber | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 2 |
New York Giants
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eli Manning | 21/49 | 273 | 1 | 4 | 3 | -29.8 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reuben Droughns | 15 | 46 | 3.1 | 1 | -0.7 |
| Ahmad Bradshaw | 4 | 29 | 7.3 | 0 | 1.4 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antonio Pierce | 2 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Justin Tuck | 3 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Fred Robbins | 4 | 0 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Osi Umenyiora | 3 | 1 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gibril Wilson | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Barry Cofield | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Dockery | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Tollefson | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Johnson | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Russell Davis | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- NYG -7
- Closing total
- 40
- MIN moneyline
- +310
- NYG moneyline
- -340
Giants closed -7 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 40; the game landed 58 — over by 18.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Giants Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · fieldturf
- Kickoff weather
- 46°F, wind 6 mph
- Referee
- Walt Anderson
- Rest
- MIN 7 days · NYG 7 days
- Coaches
- Brad Childress vs Tom Coughlin