2011 Week 13 · Sun, Dec 4, 2011 · Mall of America Field
Denver BroncosWinner
35
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Minnesota Vikings
32
MIN -1 upsetO 37.5 ✓Dome
Denver Broncos 35–32 — decided on the final possessions.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · MIN
29/47, 381 yds, 3 TD, 2 INT
-6.5 expected points added · -0.3% completion over expected
Passing · DEN
10/15, 202 yds, 2 TD, 0 INT
6.4 expected points added · +10.2% completion over expected
Receiving · DEN
4/7 for 144 yds, 2 TD
47% of team targets · 10.2 expected points added
Full stat lines
Box score
Denver Broncos
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Tebow | 10/15 | 202 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6.4 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willis McGahee | 20 | 111 | 5.5 | 1 | -3.7 |
| Lance Ball | 7 | 25 | 3.6 | 0 | -1.4 |
| Tim Tebow | 4 | 13 | 3.3 | 0 | -0.8 |
| Spencer Larsen | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | -0.5 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Demaryius Thomas | 4 | 7 | 144 | 2 | 47% | 10.2 |
| Eric Decker | 2 | 4 | 25 | 0 | 27% | 0.2 |
| Lance Ball | 2 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 13% | 1.2 |
| Matt Willis | 1 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 7% | 1.3 |
| Eddie Royal | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7% | -0.9 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mario Haggan | 7 | 6 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| D.J. Williams | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andre' Goodman | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
| Wesley Woodyard | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Dawkins | 4 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Elvis Dumervil | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Harris | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brodrick Bunkley | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marcus Thomas | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Mays | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Minnesota Vikings
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian Ponder | 29/47 | 381 | 3 | 2 | 3 | -6.5 |
| Joe Webb | 1/1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.1 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toby Gerhart | 21 | 91 | 4.3 | 0 | -1.8 |
| Percy Harvin | 5 | 19 | 3.8 | 0 | -1.0 |
| Christian Ponder | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 1.8 |
| Joe Webb | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | -0.2 |
| Lorenzo Booker | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | -0.9 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Percy Harvin | 8 | 9 | 156 | 2 | 20% | 9.4 |
| Devin Aromashodu | 6 | 15 | 90 | 0 | 33% | -2.3 |
| Toby Gerhart | 8 | 8 | 42 | 0 | 17% | -1.1 |
| Stephen Burton | 2 | 3 | 38 | 0 | 7% | 3.1 |
| Visanthe Shiancoe | 4 | 8 | 36 | 0 | 17% | -2.0 |
| Kyle Rudolph | 1 | 1 | 19 | 1 | 2% | 2.6 |
| Lorenzo Booker | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 2% | -0.7 |
| Joe Webb | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2% | -1.0 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Erin Henderson | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Benny Sapp | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chad Greenway | 2 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cedric Griffin | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| E.J. Henderson | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jared Allen | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Remi Ayodele | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jamarca Sanford | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mistral Raymond | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Longwell | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- MIN -1
- Closing total
- 37.5
- DEN moneyline
- +118
- MIN moneyline
- -130
Vikings closed -1 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 37.5; the game landed 67 — over by 29.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Mall of America Field
- Roof / surface
- dome · sportturf
- Kickoff weather
- Indoors — weather neutralized
- Referee
- Terry McAulay
- Rest
- DEN 7 days · MIN 7 days
- Coaches
- John Fox vs Leslie Frazier