2008 Week 2 · Sun, Sep 14, 2008 · Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
Indianapolis ColtsWinner
18
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Minnesota Vikings
15
IND -1 ✓U 43.5 ✓Dome
Indianapolis Colts 18–15 — 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 · IND
26/42, 311 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT
0.5 expected points added · -4.6% completion over expected
Passing · MIN
14/24, 130 yds, 0 TD, 0 INT
-14.2 expected points added · -6.9% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
Indianapolis Colts
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peyton Manning | 26/42 | 311 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0.5 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joseph Addai | 15 | 20 | 1.3 | 1 | -4.5 |
| Dominic Rhodes | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | 0.3 |
| Peyton Manning | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | -0.7 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freddy Keiaho | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary Brackett | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Clint Session | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kelvin Hayden | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Antoine Bethea | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robert Mathis | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Sanders | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Philip Wheeler | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dwight Freeney | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darrell Reid | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
Minnesota Vikings
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tarvaris Jackson | 14/24 | 130 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -14.2 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adrian Peterson | 29 | 160 | 5.5 | 0 | 0.7 |
| Chester Taylor | 4 | 18 | 4.5 | 0 | -0.7 |
| Tarvaris Jackson | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | -0.5 |
| Aundrae Allison | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | -0.4 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chester Taylor | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 100% | -2.6 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E.J. Henderson | 5 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cedric Griffin | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ray Edwards | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chad Greenway | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyrell Johnson | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darren Sharper | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Antoine Winfield | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
| Pat Williams | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ben Leber | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jared Allen | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- IND -1
- Closing total
- 43.5
- IND moneyline
- —
- MIN moneyline
- —
Colts closed -1 and covered, winning by 3.
Total closed 43.5; the game landed 33 — under by 10.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
- Roof / surface
- dome · fieldturf
- Kickoff weather
- Indoors — weather neutralized
- Referee
- Gene Steratore
- Rest
- IND 7 days · MIN 6 days
- Coaches
- Tony Dungy vs Brad Childress