2011 Week 17 · Sun, Jan 1, 2012 · Mall of America Field
Chicago BearsWinner
17
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Minnesota Vikings
13
MIN -1.5 upsetU 41.5 ✓Dome
Chicago Bears 17–13.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · MIN
Joe WebbQB
17/32, 200 yds, 0 TD, 2 INT
-3.3 expected points added · -8.6% completion over expected
Passing · CHI
15/25, 160 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
-8.3 expected points added · -1.1% completion over expected
Receiving · MIN
10/17 for 115 yds, 0 TD
40% of team targets · -0.5 expected points added
Full stat lines
Box score
Chicago Bears
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh McCown | 15/25 | 160 | 1 | 1 | 7 | -8.3 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kahlil Bell | 17 | 54 | 3.2 | 0 | -8.5 |
| Josh McCown | 4 | 30 | 7.5 | 0 | 3.3 |
| Armando Allen | 4 | 8 | 2.0 | 0 | -1.6 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roy Williams | 4 | 7 | 60 | 1 | 28% | 6.3 |
| Earl Bennett | 3 | 5 | 31 | 0 | 20% | -4.4 |
| Kahlil Bell | 5 | 5 | 28 | 0 | 20% | -0.5 |
| Dane Sanzenbacher | 2 | 4 | 27 | 0 | 16% | -0.7 |
| Devin Hester | 1 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 8% | 0.0 |
| Armando Allen | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4% | -0.7 |
| Matt Spaeth | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4% | -3.7 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Major Wright | 5 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Brian Urlacher | 7 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tim Jennings | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Charles Tillman | 2 | 4 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Israel Idonije | 4 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lance Briggs | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Craig Steltz | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Corey Graham | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Roach | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt Spaeth | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Minnesota Vikings
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Webb | 17/32 | 200 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -3.3 |
| Christian Ponder | 4/10 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -11.0 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toby Gerhart | 15 | 67 | 4.5 | 0 | -1.3 |
| Percy Harvin | 5 | 13 | 2.6 | 1 | -0.4 |
| Joe Webb | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | -2.7 |
| Chris Kluwe | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | -3.7 |
| Lorenzo Booker | 2 | -3 | -1.5 | 0 | -1.5 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Percy Harvin | 10 | 17 | 115 | 0 | 40% | -0.5 |
| Devin Aromashodu | 3 | 11 | 53 | 0 | 26% | -0.1 |
| Lorenzo Booker | 3 | 4 | 33 | 0 | 10% | -1.0 |
| Kyle Rudolph | 3 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 10% | -2.1 |
| Greg Camarillo | 1 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 7% | 0.3 |
| Toby Gerhart | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5% | -7.8 |
| Joe Webb | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2% | -0.5 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chad Greenway | 6 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| E.J. Henderson | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jared Allen | 3 | 2 | 3.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Erin Henderson | 1 | 4 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Asher Allen | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mistral Raymond | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jamarca Sanford | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Brian Robison | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Benny Sapp | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Frampton | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- MIN -1.5
- Closing total
- 41.5
- CHI moneyline
- +132
- MIN moneyline
- -146
Vikings closed -1.5 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 41.5; the game landed 30 — under by 11.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Mall of America Field
- Roof / surface
- dome · sportturf
- Kickoff weather
- Indoors — weather neutralized
- Referee
- Mike Carey
- Rest
- CHI 7 days · MIN 8 days
- Coaches
- Lovie Smith vs Leslie Frazier
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.