2009 Week 15 · Sun, Dec 20, 2009 · Bank of America Stadium
Minnesota Vikings
7
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Carolina PanthersWinner
26
MIN -9 upsetU 42.5 ✓
Carolina Panthers 26–7 — 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 · CAR
21/33, 299 yds, 3 TD, 0 INT
13.1 expected points added · +4.3% completion over expected
Passing · MIN
17/27, 224 yds, 0 TD, 1 INT
-6.0 expected points added · +1.0% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
Minnesota Vikings
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brett Favre | 17/27 | 224 | 0 | 1 | 4 | -6.0 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adrian Peterson | 12 | 35 | 2.9 | 1 | -2.4 |
| Chester Taylor | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | -0.4 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adrian Peterson | 3 | 4 | 73 | 0 | 15% | 1.9 |
| Sidney Rice | 4 | 4 | 69 | 0 | 15% | 0.9 |
| Bernard Berrian | 3 | 5 | 25 | 0 | 19% | -4.4 |
| Visanthe Shiancoe | 3 | 6 | 24 | 0 | 22% | -1.9 |
| Jimmy Kleinsasser | 2 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 7% | 1.1 |
| Percy Harvin | 1 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 11% | -1.3 |
| Chester Taylor | 1 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 11% | 0.0 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chad Greenway | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyrell Johnson | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jasper Brinkley | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Antoine Winfield | 7 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Madieu Williams | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jared Allen | 4 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cedric Griffin | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ray Edwards | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ben Leber | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jayme Mitchell | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Carolina Panthers
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Moore | 21/33 | 299 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 13.1 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonathan Stewart | 25 | 109 | 4.4 | 1 | -1.7 |
| DeAngelo Williams | 6 | 13 | 2.2 | 0 | -2.5 |
| Tyrell Sutton | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | 1.1 |
| Brad Hoover | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | -0.4 |
| Matt Moore | 5 | -2 | -0.4 | 0 | -1.3 |
| Steve Smith | 1 | -6 | -6.0 | 0 | -1.2 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Smith | 9 | 14 | 157 | 1 | 42% | 10.4 |
| Gary Barnidge | 1 | 2 | 55 | 0 | 6% | 3.9 |
| Muhsin Muhammad | 2 | 3 | 29 | 0 | 9% | 1.4 |
| Jeff King | 3 | 4 | 17 | 0 | 12% | -0.5 |
| Jonathan Stewart | 2 | 3 | 14 | 1 | 9% | 3.3 |
| Tyrell Sutton | 1 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 6% | 0.7 |
| Dante Rosario | 1 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 3% | 1.2 |
| DeAngelo Williams | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3% | -0.3 |
| Brad Hoover | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6% | -0.4 |
| Kenny Moore | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | -2.6 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Anderson | 9 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Richard Marshall | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Captain Munnerlyn | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jordan Senn | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Gamble | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jon Beason | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hollis Thomas | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Damione Lewis | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Charles Godfrey | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Everette Brown | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- MIN -9
- Closing total
- 42.5
- MIN moneyline
- -391
- CAR moneyline
- +341
Vikings closed -9 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 42.5; the game landed 33 — under by 9.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Bank of America Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 37°F, wind 5 mph
- Referee
- Peter Morelli
- Rest
- MIN 7 days · CAR 7 days
- Coaches
- Brad Childress vs John Fox