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2013 Week 13 · Sun, Dec 1, 2013 · Mall of America Field

Chicago Bears

20

Minnesota VikingsWinner

23

MIN -2.5 ✓U 48.5 ✓Dome

Minnesota Vikings 23–20 — decided on the final possessions.

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

Who moved the needle

Top performers

Passing · CHI

Josh McCownQB

23/36, 355 yds, 2 TD, 0 INT

10.3 expected points added · +3.7% completion over expected

Passing · MIN

Matt CasselQB

20/33, 243 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT

1.8 expected points added · +4.0% completion over expected

Rushing · MIN

Adrian PetersonRB

35 att, 211 yds, 0 TD

6.1 expected points added on the ground

Rushing · CHI

Matt ForteRB

23 att, 120 yds, 0 TD

-2.9 expected points added on the ground

Receiving · CHI

Alshon JefferyWR

12/15 for 249 yds, 2 TD

43% of team targets · 18.6 expected points added

Receiving · MIN

Greg JenningsWR

7/9 for 78 yds, 1 TD

24% of team targets · 6.2 expected points added

Full stat lines

Box score

Chicago Bears

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINTSackedEPA
Josh McCown23/3635520410.3

Rushing

PlayerAttYdsAvgTDEPA
Matt Forte231205.20-2.9
Michael Bush11515.000.9
Alshon Jeffery100.00-0.6

Receiving

PlayerRecTgtYdsTDTgt shareEPA
Alshon Jeffery1215249243%18.6
Brandon Marshall4945026%-0.7
Matt Forte223106%2.5
Earl Bennett231709%-1.0
Martellus Bennett2514014%-2.4
Kyle Long11-103%-4.6

Defense (top contributors)

PlayerSoloAstSacksINTPD
Craig Steltz930.000
Jon Bostic642.000
Chris Conte810.000
James Anderson350.000
Zack Bowman610.001
Julius Peppers522.001
Khaseem Greene320.011
Tim Jennings400.001
Corey Wootton210.002
Sherrick McManis200.001

Minnesota Vikings

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINTSackedEPA
Matt Cassel20/332431121.8
Christian Ponder3/840003-8.1

Rushing

PlayerAttYdsAvgTDEPA
Adrian Peterson352116.006.1
Cordarrelle Patterson22713.512.5
Toby Gerhart284.00-0.3
Matt Cassel100.00-0.7

Receiving

PlayerRecTgtYdsTDTgt shareEPA
Greg Jennings7978124%6.2
Jerome Simpson3976024%1.6
John Carlson4561013%2.5
Jarius Wright335308%4.5
Jerome Felton11503%0.1
Cordarrelle Patterson144011%-1.9
Toby Gerhart11403%-0.1
Chase Ford11203%1.7
Adrian Peterson240011%-1.8
Rhett Ellison01003%-7.5

Defense (top contributors)

PlayerSoloAstSacksINTPD
Chad Greenway641.000
Andrew Sendejo550.000
Audie Cole450.001
Xavier Rhodes420.001
Robert Blanton230.000
Chris Cook310.000
Jared Allen311.000
Letroy Guion110.000
Jamarca Sanford200.000
Larry Dean200.000

Closing number vs result

Betting context

Closing spread
MIN -2.5
Closing total
48.5
CHI moneyline
+124
MIN moneyline
-137

Vikings closed -2.5 and covered, winning by 3.

Total closed 48.5; the game landed 43 — under by 5.5.

Conditions and crew

Game environment

Venue
Mall of America Field
Roof / surface
dome · sportturf
Kickoff weather
Indoors — weather neutralized
Referee
Carl Cheffers
Rest
CHI 7 days · MIN 7 days
Coaches
Marc Trestman vs Leslie Frazier

Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.