2013 Week 1 · Sun, Sep 8, 2013 · Ford Field
Minnesota Vikings
24
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Detroit LionsWinner
34
DET -4 ✓O 46 ✓Dome
Detroit Lions 34–24.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · DET
28/43, 357 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT
6.9 expected points added · -1.0% completion over expected
Passing · MIN
18/28, 236 yds, 1 TD, 3 INT
-0.3 expected points added · +2.6% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
Minnesota Vikings
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian Ponder | 18/28 | 236 | 1 | 3 | 3 | -0.3 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adrian Peterson | 18 | 93 | 5.2 | 2 | -0.7 |
| Christian Ponder | 4 | 12 | 3.0 | 0 | -5.1 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerome Simpson | 7 | 8 | 140 | 0 | 29% | 7.3 |
| Greg Jennings | 3 | 7 | 33 | 0 | 25% | -4.2 |
| Kyle Rudolph | 2 | 4 | 27 | 0 | 14% | -0.6 |
| Adrian Peterson | 4 | 4 | 18 | 1 | 14% | 3.3 |
| Cordarrelle Patterson | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 4% | 0.8 |
| Zach Line | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 4% | 0.2 |
| John Carlson | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4% | -1.7 |
| Jarius Wright | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7% | -1.8 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Erin Henderson | 7 | 4 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Harrison Smith | 7 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jamarca Sanford | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chad Greenway | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fred Evans | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Chris Cook | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Josh Robinson | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jared Allen | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Brian Robison | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Xavier Rhodes | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Detroit Lions
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Stafford | 28/43 | 357 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6.9 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reggie Bush | 21 | 90 | 4.3 | 0 | 0.7 |
| Joique Bell | 6 | 25 | 4.2 | 2 | 2.8 |
| Sam Martin | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | -4.2 |
| Matthew Stafford | 6 | -3 | -0.5 | 0 | -3.2 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reggie Bush | 4 | 8 | 101 | 1 | 19% | 5.0 |
| Nate Burleson | 6 | 6 | 78 | 0 | 14% | 5.9 |
| Joique Bell | 5 | 6 | 67 | 0 | 14% | 1.6 |
| Calvin Johnson | 4 | 9 | 37 | 0 | 21% | -4.9 |
| Pat Edwards | 3 | 3 | 30 | 0 | 7% | 2.1 |
| Joseph Fauria | 3 | 3 | 27 | 1 | 7% | 1.9 |
| Kris Durham | 1 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 5% | -1.2 |
| Brandon Pettigrew | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 10% | -3.9 |
| Tony Scheffler | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2% | -0.4 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DeAndre Levy | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Nick Fairley | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Rashean Mathis | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darius Slay | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Chris Houston | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Louis Delmas | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Willie Young | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ezekiel Ansah | 1 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Stephen Tulloch | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Ashlee Palmer | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- DET -4
- Closing total
- 46
- MIN moneyline
- +186
- DET moneyline
- -208
Lions closed -4 and covered, winning by 10.
Total closed 46; the game landed 58 — over by 12.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Ford Field
- Roof / surface
- dome · fieldturf
- Kickoff weather
- Indoors — weather neutralized
- Referee
- John Parry
- 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.