2009 Week 1 · Sun, Sep 13, 2009 · Cleveland Browns Stadium
Minnesota VikingsWinner
34
at
Cleveland Browns
20
MIN -4 ✓O 39.5 ✓
Minnesota Vikings 34–20.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · CLE
21/35, 205 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
-10.2 expected points added · -0.6% completion over expected
Passing · MIN
14/21, 110 yds, 1 TD, 0 INT
-1.0 expected points added · +5.7% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
Minnesota Vikings
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brett Favre | 14/21 | 110 | 1 | 0 | 4 | -1.0 |
| Tarvaris Jackson | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1.2 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adrian Peterson | 25 | 180 | 7.2 | 3 | 11.9 |
| Percy Harvin | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 0 | 2.2 |
| Chester Taylor | 7 | 17 | 2.4 | 0 | -2.1 |
| Jeff Dugan | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 0.6 |
| Naufahu Tahi | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Tarvaris Jackson | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Percy Harvin | 3 | 4 | 36 | 1 | 18% | 4.9 |
| Visanthe Shiancoe | 3 | 3 | 26 | 0 | 14% | 2.8 |
| Adrian Peterson | 1 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 5% | 2.1 |
| Sidney Rice | 2 | 4 | 17 | 0 | 18% | -1.3 |
| Chester Taylor | 5 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 32% | -3.1 |
| Bernard Berrian | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9% | -1.4 |
| Jimmy Kleinsasser | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5% | -1.2 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cedric Griffin | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Ray Edwards | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Antoine Winfield | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ben Leber | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Heath Farwell | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| E.J. Henderson | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chad Greenway | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tyrell Johnson | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jimmy Kennedy | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Benny Sapp | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Cleveland Browns
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brady Quinn | 21/35 | 205 | 1 | 1 | 5 | -10.2 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamal Lewis | 11 | 57 | 5.2 | 0 | 0.2 |
| Brady Quinn | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 0 | 0.5 |
| Josh Cribbs | 3 | 6 | 2.0 | 0 | -1.3 |
| James Davis | 4 | 5 | 1.3 | 0 | -2.6 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Royal | 4 | 9 | 60 | 1 | 26% | 1.3 |
| Jamal Lewis | 3 | 3 | 47 | 0 | 9% | 3.8 |
| Mike Furrey | 4 | 7 | 28 | 0 | 20% | 0.2 |
| Mohamed Massaquoi | 1 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 3% | 1.6 |
| Steve Heiden | 2 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 6% | 0.7 |
| Lawrence Vickers | 1 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 3% | 1.2 |
| Braylon Edwards | 1 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 14% | -4.1 |
| Josh Cribbs | 2 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 9% | -2.2 |
| James Davis | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 11% | -2.7 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D'Qwell Jackson | 7 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Abram Elam | 7 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Barton | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon McDonald | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shaun Rogers | 4 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| David Bowens | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brodney Pool | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Wright | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kamerion Wimbley | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hank Poteat | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- MIN -4
- Closing total
- 39.5
- MIN moneyline
- -215
- CLE moneyline
- +189
Vikings closed -4 and covered, winning by 14.
Total closed 39.5; the game landed 54 — over by 14.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Cleveland Browns Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 70°F, wind 6 mph
- Referee
- John Parry
- Rest
- MIN 7 days · CLE 7 days
- Coaches
- Brad Childress vs Eric Mangini