2009 Week 2 · Sun, Sep 20, 2009 · Ford Field
Minnesota VikingsWinner
27
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Detroit Lions
13
MIN -10 ✓U 45 ✓Dome
Minnesota Vikings 27–13.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · MIN
23/27, 155 yds, 2 TD, 0 INT
4.2 expected points added · +19.1% completion over expected
Passing · DET
18/30, 152 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT
-10.6 expected points added · -8.1% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
Minnesota Vikings
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brett Favre | 23/27 | 155 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4.2 |
| Tarvaris Jackson | 1/1 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.5 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adrian Peterson | 15 | 92 | 6.1 | 1 | -3.8 |
| Percy Harvin | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | 0.1 |
| Chester Taylor | 4 | 8 | 2.0 | 0 | -2.2 |
| Naufahu Tahi | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | -0.2 |
| Tarvaris Jackson | 3 | -3 | -1.0 | 0 | -3.9 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bernard Berrian | 6 | 6 | 46 | 0 | 21% | 3.9 |
| Percy Harvin | 5 | 5 | 41 | 1 | 18% | 5.1 |
| Sidney Rice | 3 | 5 | 29 | 0 | 18% | 1.3 |
| Adrian Peterson | 4 | 4 | 24 | 0 | 14% | 0.9 |
| Chester Taylor | 3 | 3 | 20 | 0 | 11% | 1.0 |
| Jimmy Kleinsasser | 2 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 7% | -0.3 |
| Visanthe Shiancoe | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11% | -1.0 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antoine Winfield | 8 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ray Edwards | 6 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| E.J. Henderson | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyrell Johnson | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Madieu Williams | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chad Greenway | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 2 | 2 |
| Cedric Griffin | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ben Leber | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jared Allen | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pat Williams | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Detroit Lions
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Stafford | 18/30 | 152 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -10.6 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Smith | 24 | 83 | 3.5 | 0 | -3.5 |
| Calvin Johnson | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 0 | 1.1 |
| Maurice Morris | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | 0.9 |
| Aaron Brown | 4 | 10 | 2.5 | 0 | -0.3 |
| Matthew Stafford | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | -0.3 |
| Yamon Figurs | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 | -1.1 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calvin Johnson | 5 | 7 | 51 | 1 | 24% | 0.2 |
| Brandon Pettigrew | 4 | 5 | 40 | 0 | 17% | -3.9 |
| Jerome Felton | 1 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 3% | 1.2 |
| Dennis Northcutt | 2 | 6 | 15 | 0 | 21% | -1.0 |
| Kevin Smith | 2 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 10% | -0.3 |
| Will Heller | 2 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 10% | -1.4 |
| Aaron Brown | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7% | -0.7 |
| Casey Fitzsimmons | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3% | -0.3 |
| Bryant Johnson | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | -0.5 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Foote | 5 | 5 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ernie Sims | 4 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Louis Delmas | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Marquand Manuel | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Phillip Buchanon | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anthony Henry | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kalvin Pearson | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dewayne White | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Hunter | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Andre Fluellen | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- MIN -10
- Closing total
- 45
- MIN moneyline
- -475
- DET moneyline
- +405
Vikings closed -10 and covered, winning by 14.
Total closed 45; the game landed 40 — under by 5.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Ford Field
- Roof / surface
- dome · fieldturf
- Kickoff weather
- Indoors — weather neutralized
- Referee
- Carl Cheffers
- Rest
- MIN 7 days · DET 7 days
- Coaches
- Brad Childress vs Jim Schwartz
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.