2013 Week 17 · Sun, Dec 29, 2013 · Mall of America Field
Detroit Lions
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Minnesota VikingsWinner
14
DET -2.5 upsetU 50 ✓Dome
Minnesota Vikings 14–13 — 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 · DET
22/33, 217 yds, 1 TD, 0 INT
-4.9 expected points added · -3.3% completion over expected
Passing · MIN
20/33, 189 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
-8.5 expected points added · -6.4% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
Detroit Lions
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Stafford | 22/33 | 217 | 1 | 0 | 5 | -4.9 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reggie Bush | 14 | 32 | 2.3 | 0 | -3.3 |
| Joique Bell | 8 | 31 | 3.9 | 0 | 0.2 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Ogletree | 5 | 10 | 75 | 0 | 31% | 0.8 |
| Nate Burleson | 5 | 7 | 64 | 0 | 22% | 3.5 |
| Reggie Bush | 5 | 6 | 33 | 1 | 19% | 1.4 |
| Joique Bell | 4 | 4 | 25 | 0 | 13% | 0.0 |
| Joseph Fauria | 3 | 3 | 20 | 0 | 9% | -0.2 |
| Kris Durham | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6% | -1.4 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen Tulloch | 7 | 5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| DeAndre Levy | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Glover Quin | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Fairley | 1 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Darius Slay | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Louis Delmas | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Ndamukong Suh | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Rashean Mathis | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Greenwood | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Wendling | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Minnesota Vikings
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Cassel | 20/33 | 189 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -8.5 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Asiata | 14 | 115 | 8.2 | 0 | -1.0 |
| Cordarrelle Patterson | 2 | 54 | 27.0 | 1 | 4.4 |
| Matt Cassel | 4 | 5 | 1.3 | 0 | -4.8 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greg Jennings | 5 | 6 | 44 | 0 | 18% | 2.8 |
| Chase Ford | 5 | 7 | 43 | 0 | 21% | -0.4 |
| Cordarrelle Patterson | 2 | 5 | 31 | 1 | 15% | -0.0 |
| Jarius Wright | 2 | 3 | 31 | 0 | 9% | 1.3 |
| Jerome Simpson | 3 | 7 | 29 | 0 | 21% | -6.5 |
| Rhett Ellison | 1 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 3% | 1.3 |
| Jared Allen | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | -0.4 |
| Matt Asiata | 2 | 3 | -2 | 0 | 9% | -3.4 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Blanton | 9 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Harrison Smith | 8 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Erin Henderson | 2 | 5 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jamarca Sanford | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chad Greenway | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andrew Sendejo | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shaun Prater | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jared Allen | 3 | 1 | 2.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Chris Cook | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sharrif Floyd | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- DET -2.5
- Closing total
- 50
- DET moneyline
- -130
- MIN moneyline
- +118
Lions closed -2.5 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 50; the game landed 27 — under by 23.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Mall of America Field
- Roof / surface
- dome · sportturf
- Kickoff weather
- Indoors — weather neutralized
- Referee
- Tony Corrente
- Rest
- DET 7 days · MIN 7 days
- Coaches
- Jim Schwartz vs Leslie Frazier
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.