2008 Week 5 · Mon, Oct 6, 2008 · Louisiana Superdome

Minnesota VikingsWinner

New Orleans Saints

NO -3 upsetO 47 ✓DomeSaints closed -3 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.

Minnesota Vikings 30–27 — decided on the final possessions.

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Who moved the needle

Passing · NO

26/46, 330 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT

3.6 expected points added · -8.8% completion over expected

Passing · MIN

19/36, 222 yds, 1 TD, 0 INT

2.4 expected points added · -5.4% completion over expected

Rushing · MIN

21 att, 32 yds, 0 TD

-7.9 expected points added on the ground

Rushing · NO

12 att, 29 yds, 0 TD

-9.3 expected points added on the ground

Full stat lines

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
Gus Frerotte	19/36	222	1	0	1	2.4
Chester Taylor	1/1	4	1	0	0	2.6

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	EPA
Adrian Peterson	21	32	1.5	-7.9
Chester Taylor	3	8	2.7	-0.8
Gus Frerotte	2	4	2.0	0.1

Player	Solo	Ast	Sacks	INT	PD
Cedric Griffin	8	0	0.0	0	0
Antoine Winfield	8	0	1.0	0	1
Ben Leber	6	1	0.0	1	3
Chad Greenway	5	0	0.0	0	0
Charles Gordon	4	0	0.0	0	1
Kevin Williams	3	0	0.0	0	1
Tyrell Johnson	3	0	0.0	1	1
Darren Sharper	3	0	0.0	0	0
Pat Williams	3	0	0.0	0	1
Jared Allen	1	1	0.0	0	1

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
Drew Brees	26/46	330	1	2	1	3.6

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	EPA
Reggie Bush	12	29	2.4	-9.3
Deuce McAllister	6	13	2.2	-1.2
Devery Henderson	1	7	7.0	0.3
Drew Brees	3	6	2.0	-2.6

Player	Solo	Ast	Sacks	PD
Jonathan Vilma	7	3	0.0	0
Mike McKenzie	6	0	0.0	0
Roman Harper	4	2	0.0	0
Kevin Kaesviharn	5	0	0.0	0
Scott Shanle	4	0	0.0	0
Brian Young	3	1	1.0	0
Charles Grant	1	2	0.0	0
Jo-Lonn Dunbar	3	0	0.0	0
Tracy Porter	3	0	0.0	2
Scott Fujita	1	1	0.0	0

Closing number vs result

Saints closed -3 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.

Total closed 47; the game landed 57 — over by 10.0.

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