2012 Week 15 · Sun, Dec 16, 2012 · Edward Jones Dome

Minnesota VikingsWinner

St. Louis Rams

STL -1 upsetO 39 ✓DomeRams closed -1 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.

Minnesota Vikings 36–22.

Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018

Who moved the needle

Passing · MIN

17/24, 131 yds, 0 TD, 0 INT

-3.4 expected points added · -0.1% completion over expected

Rushing · MIN

24 att, 212 yds, 1 TD

5.5 expected points added on the ground

Rushing · MIN

5 att, -5 yds, 0 TD

-4.5 expected points added on the ground

Receiving · MIN

4/6 for 27 yds, 0 TD

25% of team targets · -1.1 expected points added

Receiving · MIN

3/4 for 22 yds, 0 TD

17% of team targets · 0.3 expected points added

Full stat lines

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
Christian Ponder	17/24	131	0	0	2	-3.4

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	EPA
Adrian Peterson	24	212	8.8	1	5.5
Christian Ponder	4	6	1.5	1	5.2
Toby Gerhart	5	-5	-1.0	0	-4.5

Player	Rec	Tgt	Yds	Tgt share	EPA
Jerome Simpson	4	6	27	25%	-1.1
Kyle Rudolph	3	4	22	17%	0.3
Stephen Burton	3	4	22	17%	-1.9
Toby Gerhart	2	3	21	13%	0.5
John Carlson	3	3	17	13%	0.8
Jarius Wright	1	2	11	8%	0.3
Michael Jenkins	1	2	11	8%	1.1

Player	Solo	Ast	Sacks	PD
Chad Greenway	13	1	1.0	0
Harrison Smith	9	1	0.0	0
Josh Robinson	6	0	0.0	0
A.J. Jefferson	5	0	0.0	0
Jamarca Sanford	3	0	0.0	0
Jasper Brinkley	3	0	0.0	0
Christian Ballard	3	0	1.0	0
Antoine Winfield	3	0	0.0	1
Erin Henderson	2	0	1.0	0
Robert Blanton	2	0	0.0	0

Closing number vs result

Rams closed -1 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.

Total closed 39; the game landed 58 — over by 19.0.

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