2008 Week 13 · Sun, Nov 30, 2008 · Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
Chicago Bears
14
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Minnesota VikingsWinner
34
MIN -5 ✓O 41.5 ✓Dome
Minnesota Vikings 34–14 — 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 · MIN
16/25, 210 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
-5.3 expected points added · +0.5% completion over expected
Passing · CHI
11/29, 153 yds, 2 TD, 3 INT
-21.6 expected points added · -23.9% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
Chicago Bears
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyle Orton | 11/29 | 153 | 2 | 3 | 3 | -21.6 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Forte | 22 | 96 | 4.4 | 0 | -4.4 |
| Adrian Peterson | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Devin Hester | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | -0.2 |
| Jason Davis | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | -1.4 |
| Garrett Wolfe | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | -0.3 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corey Graham | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Lance Briggs | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Urlacher | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Alex Brown | 5 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Charles Tillman | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tommie Harris | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Payne | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
| Mark Anderson | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Brown | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Danieal Manning | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Minnesota Vikings
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gus Frerotte | 16/25 | 210 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -5.3 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adrian Peterson | 28 | 131 | 4.7 | 1 | -3.5 |
| Chester Taylor | 10 | 46 | 4.6 | 1 | 2.1 |
| Gus Frerotte | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1.1 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jared Allen | 3 | 4 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cedric Griffin | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Madieu Williams | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ben Leber | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Kevin Williams | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Benny Sapp | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Darren Sharper | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Pat Williams | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ray Edwards | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fred Evans | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- MIN -5
- Closing total
- 41.5
- CHI moneyline
- +209
- MIN moneyline
- -229
Vikings closed -5 and covered, winning by 20.
Total closed 41.5; the game landed 48 — over by 6.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
- Roof / surface
- dome · fieldturf
- Kickoff weather
- Indoors — weather neutralized
- Referee
- Bill Leavy
- Rest
- CHI 7 days · MIN 7 days
- Coaches
- Lovie Smith vs Brad Childress
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.