2014 Week 1 · Sun, Sep 7, 2014 · Edward Jones Dome

Minnesota VikingsWinner

St. Louis Rams

STL -3 upsetU 43.5 ✓DomeRams closed -3 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.

Minnesota Vikings 34–6 — never really in doubt late.

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Who moved the needle

Passing · MIN

17/25, 170 yds, 2 TD, 0 INT

7.5 expected points added · -0.4% completion over expected

Rushing · MIN

21 att, 75 yds, 0 TD

-4.5 expected points added on the ground

Rushing · MIN

5 att, -3 yds, 0 TD

-4.7 expected points added on the ground

Receiving · MIN

6/7 for 58 yds, 1 TD

29% of team targets · 5.1 expected points added

Receiving · MIN

3/5 for 26 yds, 0 TD

21% of team targets · 1.2 expected points added

Full stat lines

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
Matt Cassel	17/25	170	2	0	0	7.5

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	EPA
Cordarrelle Patterson	3	102	34.0	1	8.4
Adrian Peterson	21	75	3.6	0	-4.5
Matt Asiata	2	10	5.0	0	-0.7
Jerick McKinnon	1	1	1.0	0	-0.5
Matt Cassel	5	-3	-0.6	0	-4.7

Player	Rec	Tgt	Yds	TD	Tgt share	EPA
Greg Jennings	6	7	58	1	29%	5.1
Cordarrelle Patterson	3	5	26	0	21%	1.2
Jarius Wright	2	3	25	0	13%	-0.6
Rhett Ellison	1	1	22	0	4%	1.6
Adrian Peterson	2	3	18	0	13%	2.3
Kyle Rudolph	2	4	16	1	17%	0.1
Matt Asiata	1	1	5	0	4%	-0.7

Player	Solo	Ast	Sacks	INT	PD
Robert Blanton	8	0	0.0	0	0
Anthony Barr	6	1	0.0	0	0
Jasper Brinkley	5	0	0.0	0	0
Gerald Hodges	5	0	0.0	0	0
Linval Joseph	4	0	1.0	0	0
Captain Munnerlyn	3	1	0.0	0	0
Everson Griffen	3	0	2.0	0	0
Jabari Price	3	0	0.0	0	0
Chad Greenway	2	0	0.0	0	0
Harrison Smith	2	0	1.0	1	1

Closing number vs result

Rams closed -3 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.

Total closed 43.5; the game landed 40 — under by 3.5.

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