2012 Week 2 · Sun, Sep 16, 2012 · Lucas Oil Stadium
Minnesota Vikings
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MIN -3 upsetU 45.5 ✓
Indianapolis Colts 23–20 — 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
27/35, 245 yds, 2 TD, 0 INT
8.4 expected points added · +11.0% completion over expected
Passing · IND
20/31, 224 yds, 2 TD, 0 INT
6.0 expected points added · +3.4% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
Minnesota Vikings
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian Ponder | 27/35 | 245 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8.4 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adrian Peterson | 16 | 60 | 3.8 | 0 | -1.9 |
| Toby Gerhart | 5 | 15 | 3.0 | 0 | -0.3 |
| Percy Harvin | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | -0.1 |
| Christian Ponder | 3 | 7 | 2.3 | 0 | -1.8 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Percy Harvin | 12 | 13 | 104 | 0 | 37% | 8.1 |
| Michael Jenkins | 5 | 6 | 43 | 0 | 17% | 1.3 |
| Kyle Rudolph | 3 | 5 | 35 | 1 | 14% | 2.5 |
| Adrian Peterson | 3 | 3 | 20 | 0 | 9% | 0.9 |
| Devin Aromashodu | 1 | 3 | 19 | 0 | 9% | -2.0 |
| Toby Gerhart | 2 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 9% | 1.4 |
| Stephen Burton | 1 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 6% | 3.3 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Erin Henderson | 7 | 5 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Antoine Winfield | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Chad Greenway | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Harrison Smith | 3 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Chris Cook | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jamarca Sanford | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Robison | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jasper Brinkley | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Christian Ballard | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mistral Raymond | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Indianapolis Colts
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Luck | 20/31 | 224 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6.0 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donald Brown | 16 | 45 | 2.8 | 0 | -4.4 |
| Andrew Luck | 4 | 21 | 5.3 | 0 | 4.9 |
| Vick Ballard | 6 | 13 | 2.2 | 0 | -2.2 |
| Donnie Avery | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | -0.3 |
| Dwayne Allen | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | -2.0 |
| Mewelde Moore | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 | -1.1 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donnie Avery | 9 | 10 | 111 | 0 | 34% | 7.4 |
| Reggie Wayne | 6 | 7 | 71 | 1 | 24% | 3.5 |
| Coby Fleener | 2 | 4 | 16 | 0 | 14% | -0.8 |
| T.Y. Hilton | 1 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 3% | 1.1 |
| Mewelde Moore | 1 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 7% | -1.1 |
| Dwayne Allen | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3% | 2.2 |
| Vick Ballard | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | -0.4 |
| Kris Adams | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10% | -2.9 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerrell Freeman | 6 | 7 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerraud Powers | 7 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Antoine Bethea | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Vontae Davis | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robert Mathis | 3 | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cory Redding | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kavell Conner | 4 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Joe Young | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Drake Nevis | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Zbikowski | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- MIN -3
- Closing total
- 45.5
- MIN moneyline
- -141
- IND moneyline
- +128
Vikings closed -3 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 45.5; the game landed 43 — under by 2.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Lucas Oil Stadium
- Roof / surface
- open · fieldturf
- Kickoff weather
- —
- Referee
- Donald King
- Rest
- MIN 7 days · IND 7 days
- Coaches
- Leslie Frazier vs Chuck Pagano