2011 Week 14 · Sun, Dec 11, 2011 · Ford Field
Minnesota Vikings
28
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Detroit LionsWinner
34
DET -10 no coverO 48 ✓Dome
Detroit Lions 34–28.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · DET
20/29, 227 yds, 2 TD, 0 INT
5.9 expected points added · +3.2% completion over expected
Passing · MIN
11/21, 115 yds, 2 TD, 3 INT
-20.0 expected points added · -7.1% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
Minnesota Vikings
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian Ponder | 11/21 | 115 | 2 | 3 | 3 | -20.0 |
| Joe Webb | 12/23 | 84 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -5.9 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Webb | 7 | 109 | 15.6 | 1 | 12.7 |
| Toby Gerhart | 19 | 90 | 4.7 | 0 | 4.3 |
| Percy Harvin | 4 | 40 | 10.0 | 0 | 3.5 |
| Lorenzo Booker | 3 | 17 | 5.7 | 0 | -2.3 |
| Christian Ponder | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | 1.0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Percy Harvin | 10 | 15 | 69 | 1 | 34% | -2.9 |
| Devin Aromashodu | 4 | 10 | 47 | 0 | 23% | -3.8 |
| Visanthe Shiancoe | 3 | 7 | 33 | 1 | 16% | 1.1 |
| Greg Camarillo | 2 | 5 | 31 | 0 | 11% | -4.7 |
| Toby Gerhart | 3 | 3 | 19 | 1 | 7% | 0.6 |
| Kyle Rudolph | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9% | -1.6 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamarca Sanford | 2 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chad Greenway | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Williams | 4 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Robison | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Asher Allen | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Marcus Sherels | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| E.J. Henderson | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Letroy Guion | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jared Allen | 3 | 0 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fred Evans | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Detroit Lions
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Stafford | 20/29 | 227 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5.9 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keiland Williams | 12 | 43 | 3.6 | 0 | -1.6 |
| Maurice Morris | 4 | 13 | 3.3 | 0 | -1.1 |
| Calvin Johnson | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | -0.0 |
| Matthew Stafford | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | -1.1 |
| Nate Burleson | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | -0.5 |
| Aaron Brown | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | -0.6 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Titus Young | 4 | 7 | 87 | 1 | 24% | 5.9 |
| Brandon Pettigrew | 6 | 7 | 57 | 1 | 24% | 5.6 |
| Calvin Johnson | 3 | 4 | 29 | 0 | 14% | 1.8 |
| Nate Burleson | 3 | 6 | 25 | 0 | 21% | -2.0 |
| Keiland Williams | 2 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 7% | 0.7 |
| Aaron Brown | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 3% | 0.8 |
| Maurice Morris | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3% | -0.3 |
| Tony Scheffler | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | -0.8 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen Tulloch | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cliff Avril | 6 | 1 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Carpenter | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Carey | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Amari Spievey | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Chris Harris | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alphonso Smith | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 3 |
| Eric Wright | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 4 |
| DeAndre Levy | 4 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Corey Williams | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- DET -10
- Closing total
- 48
- MIN moneyline
- +423
- DET moneyline
- -500
Lions closed -10, won by 6 — but didn't cover.
Total closed 48; the game landed 62 — over by 14.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Ford Field
- Roof / surface
- dome · fieldturf
- Kickoff weather
- Indoors — weather neutralized
- Referee
- John Parry
- Rest
- MIN 7 days · DET 7 days
- Coaches
- Leslie Frazier vs Jim Schwartz
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.