2009 Week 13 · Sun, Dec 6, 2009 · University of Phoenix Stadium
Final
Minnesota Vikings 17 at Arizona Cardinals 30. Final.
Arizona Cardinals 30–17.
The Game Day Roster
Who was out, who dressed and never took a snap, and who was on the field how much. Snap counts begin in 2013. For this season the feed gives the game-day list and who was inactive, but not how many snaps each man took.
Minnesota Vikings
51 dressed
Snap counts do not go back to this season — the game-day list below is what the feed carries.
Arizona Cardinals
49 dressed
Snap counts do not go back to this season — the game-day list below is what the feed carries.
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · ARI
22/32, 285 yds, 3 TD, 0 INT
14.1 expected points added · +10.5% completion over expected
Passing · MIN
30/45, 275 yds, 2 TD, 2 INT
1.7 expected points added · +1.9% completion over expected
Receiving · ARI
8/12 for 143 yds, 1 TD
38% of team targets · 9.1 expected points added
No opportunity read for this era
Snap, route and expected-points data starts in 2021. This game is older than the usage record, so there is no opportunity read for it — the box score above is the complete picture we hold.
Full stat lines
Box score
Minnesota Vikings
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brett Favre | 30/45 | 275 | 2 | 2 | 3 | +1.7 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Percy Harvin | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 0 | +2.2 |
| Chester Taylor | 5 | 21 | 4.2 | 0 | −0.8 |
| Adrian Peterson | 13 | 19 | 1.5 | 0 | −7.2 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Percy Harvin | 6 | 7 | 79 | 1 | 16% | +6.0 |
| Sidney Rice | 7 | 16 | 72 | 0 | 36% | −2.4 |
| Adrian Peterson | 6 | 7 | 46 | 0 | 16% | +1.1 |
| Bernard Berrian | 5 | 7 | 36 | 0 | 16% | +1.4 |
| Chester Taylor | 4 | 4 | 28 | 0 | 9% | +0.4 |
| Visanthe Shiancoe | 2 | 4 | 14 | 1 | 9% | +1.2 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E.J. Henderson | 8 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Madieu Williams | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Asher Allen | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pat Williams | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Benny Sapp | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Chad Greenway | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jamarca Sanford | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Robison | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Frampton | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyrell Johnson | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Arizona Cardinals
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kurt Warner | 22/32 | 285 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +14.1 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Hightower | 6 | 50 | 8.3 | 0 | −4.4 |
| Beanie Wells | 13 | 28 | 2.2 | 0 | −3.8 |
| Steve Breaston | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 0 | +1.2 |
| Antrel Rolle | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | +0.6 |
| Jason Wright | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | +0.6 |
| Kurt Warner | 3 | -1 | -0.3 | 0 | +0.0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Fitzgerald | 8 | 12 | 143 | 1 | 38% | +9.1 |
| Anquan Boldin | 7 | 9 | 98 | 2 | 28% | +6.4 |
| Early Doucet | 2 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 6% | +0.9 |
| Tim Hightower | 1 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 9% | −1.2 |
| Steve Breaston | 1 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 6% | −1.1 |
| Ben Patrick | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 3% | +0.3 |
| Jason Wright | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3% | +0.9 |
| LaRod Stephens-Howling | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6% | −1.2 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antrel Rolle | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Karlos Dansby | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Clark Haggans | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gerald Hayes | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt Ware | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darnell Dockett | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryant McFadden | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Alan Branch | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Calais Campbell | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
Take it with you
Every number on them comes from the same read as this page, and each one says in words where it came from.
The market number, who both clubs have been, and the one question this matchup asks.
/football/games/2009_13_MIN_ARI
The cards are drawn from the play-by-play sync, not live, and each one says so on its face.
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- Vikings -3.5
- Closing total
- 48
- Vikings moneyline
- -170
- Cardinals moneyline
- +155
Vikings closed -3.5 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 48; the game landed 47 — under by 1.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- University of Phoenix Stadium
- Roof / surface
- closed · grass
- Kickoff weather
- Played indoors — no weather to report.
- Referee
- John Parry
- Rest
- Vikings 7 days · Cardinals 7 days
- Coaches
- Brad Childress vs Ken Whisenhunt