2012 Week 10 · Sun, Nov 11, 2012 · Mall of America Field
Detroit Lions
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Minnesota VikingsWinner
34
DET -3 upsetO 46 ✓Dome
Minnesota Vikings 34–24.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · DET
28/42, 329 yds, 3 TD, 1 INT
12.6 expected points added · -0.9% completion over expected
Passing · MIN
24/32, 221 yds, 2 TD, 0 INT
4.5 expected points added · +9.0% completion over expected
Receiving · DET
12/13 for 207 yds, 1 TD
31% of team targets · 10.1 expected points added
Full stat lines
Box score
Detroit Lions
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Stafford | 28/42 | 329 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12.6 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mikel Leshoure | 13 | 43 | 3.3 | 0 | -4.5 |
| Matthew Stafford | 3 | 13 | 4.3 | 0 | -1.0 |
| Joique Bell | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | -0.2 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calvin Johnson | 12 | 13 | 207 | 1 | 31% | 10.1 |
| Joique Bell | 7 | 8 | 44 | 0 | 19% | -0.5 |
| Titus Young | 4 | 7 | 35 | 1 | 17% | 1.7 |
| Brandon Pettigrew | 3 | 9 | 32 | 1 | 21% | -1.2 |
| Ryan Broyles | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2% | 0.7 |
| Mikel Leshoure | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 7% | 0.2 |
| Tony Scheffler | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2% | -0.4 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Justin Durant | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Erik Coleman | 7 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jacob Lacey | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| DeAndre Levy | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ricardo Silva | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sammie Lee Hill | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Fairley | 4 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Houston | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lawrence Jackson | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kyle Vanden Bosch | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Minnesota Vikings
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian Ponder | 24/32 | 221 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4.5 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adrian Peterson | 27 | 171 | 6.3 | 1 | 1.1 |
| Christian Ponder | 6 | 22 | 3.7 | 0 | 0.3 |
| Jarius Wright | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | -0.3 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jarius Wright | 3 | 5 | 65 | 1 | 16% | 5.4 |
| Kyle Rudolph | 7 | 9 | 64 | 1 | 28% | 4.4 |
| Devin Aromashodu | 1 | 1 | 31 | 0 | 3% | 2.7 |
| Jerome Simpson | 3 | 4 | 28 | 0 | 13% | 1.0 |
| Toby Gerhart | 2 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 6% | -1.5 |
| Michael Jenkins | 2 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 9% | -0.2 |
| John Carlson | 1 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 3% | 0.8 |
| Adrian Peterson | 3 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 13% | -2.4 |
| Jerome Felton | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3% | 0.0 |
| Stephen Burton | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | -0.7 |
| Christian Ponder | 1 | 1 | -15 | 0 | 3% | -2.0 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antoine Winfield | 8 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jasper Brinkley | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chad Greenway | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| A.J. Jefferson | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Harrison Smith | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Robinson | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fred Evans | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Williams | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Erin Henderson | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tyrone McKenzie | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- DET -3
- Closing total
- 46
- DET moneyline
- -171
- MIN moneyline
- +154
Lions closed -3 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 46; the game landed 58 — over by 12.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Mall of America Field
- Roof / surface
- dome · sportturf
- Kickoff weather
- Indoors — weather neutralized
- Referee
- Peter Morelli
- Rest
- DET 7 days · MIN 7 days
- Coaches
- Jim Schwartz vs Leslie Frazier
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.