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2013 Week 3 · Sun, Sep 22, 2013 · Mall of America Field

Cleveland BrownsWinner

31

Minnesota Vikings

27

MIN -7 upsetO 40 ✓Dome

Cleveland Browns 31–27.

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

Who moved the needle

Top performers

Passing · CLE

Brian HoyerQB

30/54, 321 yds, 3 TD, 3 INT

-9.8 expected points added · -7.7% completion over expected

Passing · MIN

Christian PonderQB

25/42, 228 yds, 0 TD, 1 INT

-14.8 expected points added · -1.0% completion over expected

Rushing · MIN

Adrian PetersonRB

25 att, 88 yds, 1 TD

-6.2 expected points added on the ground

Rushing · MIN

Christian PonderQB

5 att, 46 yds, 2 TD

9.8 expected points added on the ground

Receiving · CLE

Josh GordonWR

10/19 for 146 yds, 1 TD

35% of team targets · -2.5 expected points added

Receiving · CLE

Davone BessWR

7/10 for 67 yds, 0 TD

19% of team targets · 3.3 expected points added

Full stat lines

Box score

Cleveland Browns

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINTSackedEPA
Brian Hoyer30/54321333-9.8
Spencer Lanning1/1111004.2

Rushing

PlayerAttYdsAvgTDEPA
Josh Aubrey13434.004.3
Chris Ogbonnaya22311.500.7
Josh Gordon12222.001.6
Bobby Rainey4174.30-0.9
Willis McGahee891.10-2.7
Brian Hoyer1-2-2.00-0.9

Receiving

PlayerRecTgtYdsTDTgt shareEPA
Josh Gordon1019146135%-2.5
Davone Bess71067019%3.3
Jordan Cameron61166320%4.5
Chris Ogbonnaya453009%0.1
Greg Little3819015%-4.8
Bobby Rainey11402%-0.0

Defense (top contributors)

PlayerSoloAstSacksINTPD
D'Qwell Jackson740.000
Joe Haden620.001
T.J. Ward620.011
Buster Skrine400.002
Craig Robertson220.001
Tashaun Gipson310.001
John Hughes221.000
Barkevious Mingo221.000
Paul Kruger130.000
Jabaal Sheard211.000

Minnesota Vikings

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINTSackedEPA
Christian Ponder25/42228016-14.8

Rushing

PlayerAttYdsAvgTDEPA
Adrian Peterson25883.51-6.2
Christian Ponder5469.229.8
Cordarrelle Patterson100.00-0.4

Receiving

PlayerRecTgtYdsTDTgt shareEPA
Cordarrelle Patterson2449010%2.4
Greg Jennings3643014%0.5
Jarius Wright3435010%2.4
Jerome Simpson3829019%-5.2
Kyle Rudolph5828019%-1.9
Adrian Peterson6627014%-1.5
Toby Gerhart221405%0.3
John Carlson12305%-0.3
Zach Line01002%-0.5
Joe Webb01002%-0.5

Defense (top contributors)

PlayerSoloAstSacksINTPD
Marcus Sherels800.002
Erin Henderson622.011
Josh Robinson600.000
Chad Greenway510.011
Harrison Smith500.011
Andrew Sendejo300.000
Brian Robison301.000
Desmond Bishop210.000
Everson Griffen110.000
Xavier Rhodes200.000

Closing number vs result

Betting context

Closing spread
MIN -7
Closing total
40
CLE moneyline
+256
MIN moneyline
-290

Vikings closed -7 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.

Total closed 40; the game landed 58 — over by 18.0.

Conditions and crew

Game environment

Venue
Mall of America Field
Roof / surface
dome · sportturf
Kickoff weather
Indoors — weather neutralized
Referee
Bill Leavy
Rest
CLE 7 days · MIN 7 days
Coaches
Rob Chudzinski vs Leslie Frazier