2014 Week 14 · Sun, Dec 7, 2014 · TCF Bank Stadium

New York Jets

Minnesota VikingsWinner

MIN -4.5 ✓O 40.5 ✓32°F · 17 mphVikings closed -4.5 and covered, winning by 6.

Minnesota Vikings 30–24. Played in 17 mph wind — weigh that when reading the passing lines.

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

Who moved the needle

Top performers

Passing · MIN

Teddy BridgewaterQB

19/27, 309 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT

12.4 expected points added · +10.0% completion over expected

Passing · NYJ

Geno SmithQB

18/29, 254 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT

3.2 expected points added · +2.9% completion over expected

Rushing · NYJ

Chris IvoryRB

16 att, 73 yds, 0 TD

-5.5 expected points added on the ground

Rushing · MIN

Matt AsiataRB

19 att, 54 yds, 0 TD

-4.4 expected points added on the ground

Receiving · NYJ

Percy HarvinWR

6/9 for 124 yds, 1 TD

31% of team targets · 4.6 expected points added

Receiving · MIN

Jarius WrightWR

4/5 for 123 yds, 1 TD

19% of team targets · 7.9 expected points added

Full stat lines

Box score

New York Jets

Passing

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
Geno Smith	18/29	254	1	1	3	3.2

Rushing

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	EPA
Chris Ivory	16	73	4.6	-5.5
Chris Johnson	16	53	3.3	-1.2
Geno Smith	6	33	5.5	-1.2
Bilal Powell	2	6	3.0	-0.5
Percy Harvin	2	3	1.5	-0.6

Receiving

Player	Rec	Tgt	Yds	TD	Tgt share	EPA
Percy Harvin	6	9	124	1	31%	4.6
Eric Decker	6	8	89	0	28%	6.2
Jeremy Kerley	2	4	17	0	14%	-1.9
Chris Johnson	2	2	13	0	7%	0.6
Chris Owusu	1	1	7	0	3%	0.7
Chris Ivory	1	2	4	0	7%	-0.7
Jeff Cumberland	0	2	0	0	7%	-1.9
Trevor Graham	0	1	0	0	3%	-0.3

Defense (top contributors)

Player	Solo	Ast	Sacks	INT	PD
Jaiquawn Jarrett	8	0	0.0	0	0
David Harris	4	4	0.0	0	0
Sheldon Richardson	5	2	3.0	0	0
Jason Babin	5	1	0.0	0	0
Demario Davis	4	1	0.0	0	0
Phillip Adams	4	0	0.0	0	0
Damon Harrison	2	2	0.0	0	0
Leger Douzable	1	2	0.0	0	0
Nick Bellore	2	0	0.0	0	0
Darrin Walls	2	0	0.0	1	2

Minnesota Vikings

Passing

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
Teddy Bridgewater	19/27	309	2	1	3	12.4

Rushing

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	EPA
Matt Asiata	19	54	2.8	-4.4
Jarius Wright	1	23	23.0	1.6
Ben Tate	3	15	5.0	0.4
Joe Banyard	1	9	9.0	0.8
Teddy Bridgewater	3	7	2.3	1.4
Cordarrelle Patterson	1	6	6.0	0.3

Receiving

Player	Rec	Tgt	Yds	TD	Tgt share	EPA
Jarius Wright	4	5	123	1	19%	7.9
Charles D. Johnson	4	8	103	1	30%	6.9
Greg Jennings	5	7	52	0	26%	2.0
Joe Banyard	1	1	12	0	4%	0.1
Matt Asiata	3	4	10	0	15%	-1.7
Kyle Rudolph	2	2	9	0	7%	0.9

Defense (top contributors)

Player	Solo	Ast	Sacks	INT	PD
Robert Blanton	5	6	0.0	0	0
Chad Greenway	7	4	0.0	0	0
Gerald Hodges	6	3	0.0	1	2
Harrison Smith	5	3	1.0	0	0
Jasper Brinkley	5	3	0.0	0	0
Josh Robinson	6	1	0.0	0	0
Xavier Rhodes	4	0	0.0	0	3
Everson Griffen	2	1	1.0	0	1
Corey Wootton	2	1	0.0	0	0
Linval Joseph	1	1	0.0	0	0

Closing number vs result

Betting context

Closing spread: MIN -4.5
Closing total: 40.5
NYJ moneyline: +195
MIN moneyline: -218

Vikings closed -4.5 and covered, winning by 6.

Total closed 40.5; the game landed 54 — over by 13.5.

Conditions and crew

Game environment

Venue: TCF Bank Stadium
Roof / surface: outdoors · fieldturf
Kickoff weather: 32°F, wind 17 mph
Referee: Jerome Boger
Rest: NYJ 6 days · MIN 7 days
Coaches: Rex Ryan vs Mike Zimmer

Wind at 17 mph is the kind that drags passing depth and kicking range — weigh it when reading the splits.