2014 Week 7 · Sun, Oct 19, 2014 · Ralph Wilson Stadium
Minnesota Vikings
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Buffalo BillsWinner
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BUF -7 no coverU 43.5 ✓
Buffalo Bills 17–16 — 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 · BUF
31/43, 283 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT
0.7 expected points added · +10.9% completion over expected
Passing · MIN
15/26, 157 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT
-7.6 expected points added · -3.1% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
Minnesota Vikings
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Teddy Bridgewater | 15/26 | 157 | 1 | 2 | 5 | -7.6 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerick McKinnon | 19 | 103 | 5.4 | 0 | 0.3 |
| Matt Asiata | 6 | 24 | 4.0 | 0 | -2.3 |
| Jerome Felton | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 0 | 0.2 |
| Teddy Bridgewater | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | -0.8 |
| Cordarrelle Patterson | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | -0.2 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greg Jennings | 6 | 7 | 77 | 0 | 27% | 4.2 |
| Jarius Wright | 4 | 4 | 60 | 0 | 15% | 6.5 |
| Matt Asiata | 1 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 8% | 1.4 |
| Cordarrelle Patterson | 2 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 15% | -0.2 |
| Chase Ford | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12% | -5.9 |
| Adam Thielen | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4% | -4.3 |
| Rhett Ellison | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4% | -0.5 |
| Jerick McKinnon | 2 | 4 | -2 | 0 | 15% | -2.1 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chad Greenway | 4 | 8 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anthony Barr | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jasper Brinkley | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Everson Griffen | 4 | 1 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robert Blanton | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Josh Robinson | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Captain Munnerlyn | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Harrison Smith | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sharrif Floyd | 1 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Xavier Rhodes | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
Buffalo Bills
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyle Orton | 31/43 | 283 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0.7 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C.J. Spiller | 1 | 53 | 53.0 | 0 | 3.2 |
| Anthony Dixon | 13 | 51 | 3.9 | 0 | -2.5 |
| Fred Jackson | 3 | 12 | 4.0 | 0 | -1.6 |
| Frank Summers | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 0.2 |
| Kyle Orton | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 1.0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sammy Watkins | 9 | 14 | 122 | 2 | 34% | 9.5 |
| Chris Hogan | 5 | 6 | 63 | 0 | 15% | -1.0 |
| Scott Chandler | 3 | 5 | 36 | 0 | 12% | 0.9 |
| Chris Gragg | 2 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 5% | 1.8 |
| Fred Jackson | 3 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 7% | 2.0 |
| Anthony Dixon | 3 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 10% | 0.2 |
| Robert Woods | 4 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 12% | -6.6 |
| C.J. Spiller | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2% | 0.1 |
| Frank Summers | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 2% | -0.8 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duke Williams | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Preston Brown | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Corey Graham | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kyle Williams | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerry Hughes | 2 | 2 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Marcell Dareus | 3 | 1 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Da'Norris Searcy | 0 | 4 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Nigel Bradham | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aaron Williams | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stephon Gilmore | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- BUF -7
- Closing total
- 43.5
- MIN moneyline
- +264
- BUF moneyline
- -300
Bills closed -7, won by 1 — but didn't cover.
Total closed 43.5; the game landed 33 — under by 10.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Ralph Wilson Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · a turf
- Kickoff weather
- 41°F, wind 9 mph
- Referee
- Ed Hochuli
- Rest
- MIN 7 days · BUF 7 days
- Coaches
- Mike Zimmer vs Doug Marrone