2012 Week 4 · Sun, Sep 30, 2012 · Ford Field
Minnesota VikingsWinner
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Detroit Lions
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DET -3.5 upsetU 48 ✓Dome
Minnesota Vikings 20–13.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · DET
30/51, 319 yds, 0 TD, 0 INT
2.7 expected points added · -4.0% completion over expected
Passing · MIN
16/26, 111 yds, 0 TD, 0 INT
-8.6 expected points added · -7.1% completion over expected
Receiving · DET
7/9 for 67 yds, 0 TD
18% of team targets · 4.6 expected points added
Full stat lines
Box score
Minnesota Vikings
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian Ponder | 16/26 | 111 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -8.6 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adrian Peterson | 21 | 102 | 4.9 | 0 | 3.0 |
| Percy Harvin | 3 | 12 | 4.0 | 0 | -0.9 |
| Toby Gerhart | 3 | 8 | 2.7 | 0 | -0.6 |
| Christian Ponder | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 0.1 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerome Simpson | 4 | 5 | 50 | 0 | 19% | 0.8 |
| Percy Harvin | 3 | 6 | 22 | 0 | 23% | -0.7 |
| Adrian Peterson | 4 | 4 | 20 | 0 | 15% | 0.1 |
| Toby Gerhart | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 4% | -0.4 |
| Kyle Rudolph | 2 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 19% | -3.0 |
| Michael Jenkins | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 15% | -2.8 |
| John Carlson | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 4% | -0.8 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jasper Brinkley | 5 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Antoine Winfield | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Chad Greenway | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jamarca Sanford | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Josh Robinson | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jared Allen | 4 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Robison | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marvin Mitchell | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Letroy Guion | 2 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Everson Griffen | 2 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
Detroit Lions
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Stafford | 30/51 | 319 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2.7 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mikel Leshoure | 13 | 26 | 2.0 | 0 | -11.3 |
| Matthew Stafford | 4 | 14 | 3.5 | 1 | 1.4 |
| Nate Burleson | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 0.8 |
| Titus Young | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 0.1 |
| Joique Bell | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | -0.4 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joique Bell | 6 | 8 | 72 | 0 | 16% | 1.9 |
| Brandon Pettigrew | 7 | 9 | 67 | 0 | 18% | 4.6 |
| Calvin Johnson | 5 | 12 | 54 | 0 | 24% | 0.2 |
| Nate Burleson | 5 | 8 | 51 | 0 | 16% | 4.0 |
| Mikel Leshoure | 4 | 5 | 37 | 0 | 10% | 0.6 |
| Titus Young | 1 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 6% | -1.1 |
| Tony Scheffler | 1 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 6% | -0.8 |
| Keiland Williams | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2% | -0.1 |
| Ryan Broyles | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2% | -0.4 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DeAndre Levy | 7 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stephen Tulloch | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Justin Durant | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ricardo Silva | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Chris Houston | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dwight Bentley | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Erik Coleman | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cliff Avril | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 |
| Kyle Vanden Bosch | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ndamukong Suh | 1 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- DET -3.5
- Closing total
- 48
- MIN moneyline
- +171
- DET moneyline
- -190
Lions closed -3.5 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 48; the game landed 33 — under by 15.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Ford Field
- Roof / surface
- dome · fieldturf
- Kickoff weather
- Indoors — weather neutralized
- Referee
- Clete Blakeman
- 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.