2007 Week 17 · Sun, Dec 30, 2007 · Invesco Field at Mile High
Minnesota Vikings
19
at
Denver BroncosWinner
22
MIN -3 upset41 push
Denver Broncos 22–19 — 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 · DEN
26/37, 246 yds, 2 TD, 0 INT
4.9 expected points added · +5.3% completion over expected
Passing · MIN
16/31, 175 yds, 2 TD, 0 INT
3.7 expected points added · -4.2% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
Minnesota Vikings
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tarvaris Jackson | 16/31 | 175 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3.7 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chester Taylor | 10 | 83 | 8.3 | 0 | -6.1 |
| Tarvaris Jackson | 4 | 36 | 9.0 | 0 | 2.0 |
| Adrian Peterson | 11 | 36 | 3.3 | 0 | -1.0 |
| Mewelde Moore | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 0 | 1.8 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E.J. Henderson | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kenechi Udeze | 7 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darren Sharper | 7 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ben Leber | 6 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chad Greenway | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cedric Griffin | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Spencer Johnson | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marcus McCauley | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dwight Smith | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Heath Farwell | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Denver Broncos
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jay Cutler | 26/37 | 246 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4.9 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Selvin Young | 22 | 87 | 4.0 | 0 | -4.6 |
| Brandon Marshall | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 0 | 2.9 |
| Andre Hall | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 0 | -0.7 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Lynch | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jamie Winborn | 3 | 4 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| D.J. Williams | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Champ Bailey | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Josh Mallard | 2 | 2 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Elvis Dumervil | 1 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Dre' Bly | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kenny Peterson | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Karl Paymah | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Hamza Abdullah | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- MIN -3
- Closing total
- 41
- MIN moneyline
- -134
- DEN moneyline
- +124
Vikings closed -3 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 41 and landed exactly there — a push.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Invesco Field at Mile High
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 36°F, wind 7 mph
- Referee
- Jerome Boger
- Rest
- MIN 7 days · DEN 6 days
- Coaches
- Brad Childress vs Mike Shanahan