2014 Week 4 · Sun, Sep 28, 2014 · TCF Bank Stadium

Atlanta Falcons

Minnesota VikingsWinner

ATL -5.5 upsetO 48 ✓Falcons closed -5.5 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.

Minnesota Vikings 41–28.

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

Who moved the needle

Top performers

Passing · MIN

Teddy BridgewaterQB

19/30, 317 yds, 0 TD, 0 INT

14.2 expected points added · -3.2% completion over expected

Passing · ATL

Matt RyanQB

25/41, 298 yds, 3 TD, 2 INT

7.7 expected points added · +0.5% completion over expected

Rushing · MIN

Jerick McKinnonRB

18 att, 135 yds, 0 TD

0.9 expected points added on the ground

Rushing · MIN

Matt AsiataRB

20 att, 78 yds, 3 TD

5.3 expected points added on the ground

Receiving · MIN

Jarius WrightWR

8/10 for 132 yds, 0 TD

33% of team targets · 8.0 expected points added

Receiving · ATL

Julio JonesWR

6/8 for 82 yds, 0 TD

20% of team targets · 5.6 expected points added

Full stat lines

Box score

Atlanta Falcons

Passing

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
Matt Ryan	25/41	298	3	2	1	7.7

Rushing

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	EPA
Antone Smith	4	62	15.5	1	5.9
Steven Jackson	13	49	3.8	0	0.2
Devonta Freeman	2	8	4.0	0	-0.5
Matt Ryan	2	2	1.0	0	-0.5
Jacquizz Rodgers	1	2	2.0	0	-0.4

Receiving

Player	Rec	Tgt	Yds	TD	Tgt share	EPA
Julio Jones	6	8	82	0	20%	5.6
Roddy White	4	14	73	1	35%	-1.8
Devin Hester	5	7	70	1	18%	2.8
Jacquizz Rodgers	4	4	35	0	10%	-0.5
Steven Jackson	2	2	13	0	5%	0.4
Devonta Freeman	2	2	12	0	5%	0.5
Levine Toilolo	1	2	12	0	5%	1.1
Patrick DiMarco	1	1	1	1	3%	0.9

Defense (top contributors)

Player	Solo	Ast	PD
Paul Worrilow	5	4	0
Prince Shembo	5	4	0
Kemal Ishmael	2	6	0
Kroy Biermann	6	1	0
Tyson Jackson	2	4	1
Dwight Lowery	4	1	0
Robert Alford	4	0	1
Desmond Trufant	4	0	0
Dezmen Southward	2	2	0
Robert McClain	3	0	0

Minnesota Vikings

Passing

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
Teddy Bridgewater	19/30	317	0	0	0	14.2

Rushing

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	EPA
Jerick McKinnon	18	135	7.5	0	0.9
Matt Asiata	20	78	3.9	3	5.3
Teddy Bridgewater	5	27	5.4	1	0.8
Christian Ponder	1	1	1.0	0	0.3

Receiving

Player	Rec	Tgt	Yds	Tgt share	EPA
Jarius Wright	8	10	132	33%	8.0
Greg Jennings	3	4	72	13%	5.6
Cordarrelle Patterson	2	4	38	13%	0.8
Matt Asiata	3	4	22	13%	0.4
Rhett Ellison	1	1	19	3%	2.3
Jerick McKinnon	1	3	17	10%	0.3
Chase Ford	1	4	17	13%	-3.1

Defense (top contributors)

Player	Solo	Ast	Sacks	INT	PD
Robert Blanton	3	4	0.0	0	0
Captain Munnerlyn	6	0	0.0	0	0
Anthony Barr	5	1	1.0	0	0
Harrison Smith	5	1	0.0	1	1
Xavier Rhodes	3	2	0.0	0	4
Linval Joseph	2	2	0.0	0	0
Gerald Hodges	3	1	0.0	0	0
Everson Griffen	2	1	0.0	0	0
Jasper Brinkley	1	2	0.0	0	0
Sharrif Floyd	1	2	0.0	0	0

Closing number vs result

Betting context

Closing spread: ATL -5.5
Closing total: 48
ATL moneyline: -231
MIN moneyline: +206

Falcons closed -5.5 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.

Total closed 48; the game landed 69 — over by 21.0.

Conditions and crew

Game environment

Venue: TCF Bank Stadium
Roof / surface: outdoors · fieldturf
Kickoff weather: 82°F, wind 0 mph
Referee: Ronald Torbert
Rest: ATL 10 days · MIN 7 days
Coaches: Mike Smith vs Mike Zimmer