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2012 Week 14 · Sun, Dec 9, 2012 · Mall of America Field
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Minnesota Vikings 21–14.
Who moved the needle
Passing · CHI
22/44, 260 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT
-16.4 expected points added · -10.8% completion over expected
Passing · MIN
11/17, 91 yds, 0 TD, 1 INT
-1.4 expected points added · -1.7% completion over expected
2.5 expected points added on the ground
Receiving · CHI
10/20 for 160 yds, 1 TD
38% of team targets · -2.5 expected points added
Full stat lines
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jay Cutler | 22/44 | 260 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -16.4 |
| Jason Campbell | 6/9 | 64 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5.4 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Forte | 13 | 85 | 6.5 | 0 | 2.5 |
| Jay Cutler | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 0 | 2.0 |
| Jason Campbell | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 0.3 |
| Michael Bush | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | -0.1 |
| Armando Allen |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon Marshall | 10 | 20 | 160 | 1 | 38% | -2.5 |
| Alshon Jeffery | 3 | 6 | 57 | 1 | 12% | -3.0 |
| Devin Hester | 5 | 8 | 39 | 0 | 15% |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lance Briggs | 6 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Roach | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Conte | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Major Wright |
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian Ponder | 11/17 | 91 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1.4 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adrian Peterson | 31 | 154 | 5.0 | 2 |
Closing number vs result
Bears closed -1 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 40.5; the game landed 35 — under by 5.5.
Conditions and crew
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.
| 1 |
| 3 |
| 3.0 |
| 0 |
| -0.3 |
| 1.0 |
| Matt Forte | 6 | 7 | 34 | 0 | 13% | -0.9 |
| Kellen Davis | 3 | 8 | 25 | 0 | 15% | -3.4 |
| Kyle Adams | 1 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 6% | -1.0 |
| 4 |
| 1 |
| 0.0 |
| 1 |
| 1 |
| Julius Peppers | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Israel Idonije | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Charles Tillman | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Geno Hayes | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Henry Melton | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Corey Wootton | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| -1.0 |
| Toby Gerhart | 3 | 17 | 5.7 | 0 | 0.9 |
| Christian Ponder | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | -2.5 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Jenkins | 4 | 5 | 36 | 0 | 29% | 3.3 |
| Jarius Wright | 2 | 4 | 29 | 0 | 24% | 0.6 |
| Adrian Peterson | 2 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 12% | 0.5 |
| Jerome Simpson | 1 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 6% | 0.9 |
| Devin Aromashodu | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6% | -0.4 |
| Kyle Rudolph | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12% | -1.5 |
| Toby Gerhart | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 6% | -1.4 |
| Rhett Ellison | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 6% | -1.2 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jasper Brinkley | 10 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Harrison Smith | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Erin Henderson | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Josh Robinson | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| A.J. Jefferson | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Brian Robison | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jamarca Sanford | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Everson Griffen | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jared Allen | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chad Greenway | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
