2011 Week 16 · Sat, Dec 24, 2011 · FedExField
Minnesota VikingsWinner
33
at
Washington Commanders
26
WAS -6 upsetO 43 ✓
Minnesota Vikings 33–26.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · WAS
26/41, 284 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT
-2.5 expected points added · -0.3% completion over expected
Passing · MIN
Joe WebbQB
4/5, 84 yds, 2 TD, 0 INT
9.1 expected points added · +32.3% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
Minnesota Vikings
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Webb | 4/5 | 84 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9.1 |
| Christian Ponder | 8/13 | 68 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.0 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toby Gerhart | 11 | 109 | 9.9 | 0 | 5.2 |
| Percy Harvin | 4 | 39 | 9.8 | 0 | -0.6 |
| Adrian Peterson | 12 | 38 | 3.2 | 1 | -2.2 |
| Joe Webb | 5 | 34 | 6.8 | 1 | 3.4 |
| Christian Ponder | 4 | 20 | 5.0 | 0 | 2.4 |
| Lorenzo Booker | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | -1.0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Percy Harvin | 5 | 6 | 65 | 1 | 33% | 8.3 |
| Devin Aromashodu | 2 | 2 | 36 | 0 | 11% | 2.5 |
| Kyle Rudolph | 2 | 2 | 23 | 1 | 11% | 3.3 |
| Adrian Peterson | 2 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 17% | -1.0 |
| Greg Camarillo | 1 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 11% | 0.4 |
| Toby Gerhart | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6% | -1.1 |
| Ryan D'Imperio | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6% | -0.5 |
| Visanthe Shiancoe | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6% | -0.5 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chad Greenway | 1 | 12 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| E.J. Henderson | 7 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jamarca Sanford | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mistral Raymond | 1 | 5 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
| Kevin Williams | 2 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Benny Sapp | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Erin Henderson | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marcus Sherels | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jared Allen | 1 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Robison | 1 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
Washington Commanders
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rex Grossman | 26/41 | 284 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -2.5 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evan Royster | 19 | 132 | 6.9 | 0 | 6.2 |
| Ryan Torain | 4 | 8 | 2.0 | 0 | -2.2 |
| Brandon Banks | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | -1.1 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jabar Gaffney | 6 | 8 | 77 | 1 | 20% | 7.7 |
| Donte' Stallworth | 5 | 7 | 59 | 1 | 18% | 3.5 |
| Santana Moss | 4 | 10 | 46 | 0 | 25% | -6.4 |
| Terrence Austin | 3 | 3 | 39 | 0 | 8% | 3.0 |
| Darrel Young | 2 | 3 | 33 | 0 | 8% | 2.4 |
| Evan Royster | 2 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 10% | -2.0 |
| Anthony Armstrong | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 3% | 0.1 |
| Logan Paulsen | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 5% | -0.5 |
| Ryan Torain | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 5% | -0.6 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| London Fletcher | 7 | 9 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Reed Doughty | 3 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Orakpo | 1 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oshiomogho Atogwe | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Wilson | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Perry Riley | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Adam Carriker | 3 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Sellers | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rocky McIntosh | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Graham Gano | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- WAS -6
- Closing total
- 43
- MIN moneyline
- +227
- WAS moneyline
- -255
Commanders closed -6 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 43; the game landed 59 — over by 16.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- FedExField
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 45°F, wind 9 mph
- Referee
- Tony Corrente
- Rest
- MIN 6 days · WAS 6 days
- Coaches
- Leslie Frazier vs Mike Shanahan