2015 Week 2 · Sun, Sep 20, 2015 · TCF Bank Stadium
Detroit Lions
16
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Minnesota VikingsWinner
26
MIN -2.5 ✓U 44 ✓
Minnesota Vikings 26–16.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · DET
32/53, 286 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT
4.4 expected points added · -3.4% completion over expected
Passing · MIN
14/18, 153 yds, 1 TD, 0 INT
6.5 expected points added · +14.3% completion over expected
Receiving · DET
10/17 for 83 yds, 1 TD
33% of team targets · 4.3 expected points added
Full stat lines
Box score
Detroit Lions
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Stafford | 32/53 | 286 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4.4 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Stafford | 4 | 20 | 5.0 | 0 | 2.0 |
| Ameer Abdullah | 6 | 9 | 1.5 | 0 | -2.3 |
| Theo Riddick | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | -5.4 |
| Joique Bell | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | -3.6 |
| Michael Burton | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 0.6 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calvin Johnson | 10 | 17 | 83 | 1 | 33% | 4.3 |
| Golden Tate | 6 | 10 | 80 | 0 | 19% | 1.4 |
| Eric Ebron | 5 | 10 | 43 | 1 | 19% | -3.2 |
| Theo Riddick | 5 | 6 | 41 | 0 | 12% | 2.8 |
| Joique Bell | 2 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 4% | 0.4 |
| Lance Moore | 3 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 12% | -6.3 |
| Ameer Abdullah | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 2% | 0.6 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Ihedigbo | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ezekiel Ansah | 5 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rashean Mathis | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darius Slay | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Bynes | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Glover Quin | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tahir Whitehead | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Travis Lewis | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Wilson | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyrunn Walker | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Minnesota Vikings
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Teddy Bridgewater | 14/18 | 153 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6.5 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adrian Peterson | 29 | 134 | 4.6 | 0 | -6.6 |
| Jarius Wright | 1 | 29 | 29.0 | 0 | 1.9 |
| Teddy Bridgewater | 6 | 21 | 3.5 | 1 | 2.7 |
| Matt Asiata | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 | -0.6 |
| Jerick McKinnon | 3 | 6 | 2.0 | 0 | -0.9 |
| Zach Line | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0.5 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adrian Peterson | 2 | 2 | 58 | 0 | 11% | 3.3 |
| Mike Wallace | 3 | 3 | 38 | 0 | 17% | 2.5 |
| Kyle Rudolph | 5 | 7 | 30 | 1 | 39% | 1.9 |
| Jarius Wright | 1 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 11% | 1.5 |
| Charles D. Johnson | 3 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 17% | -0.9 |
| Rhett Ellison | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6% | -0.9 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Captain Munnerlyn | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Xavier Rhodes | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Brian Robison | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Gerald Hodges | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Eric Kendricks | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Harrison Smith | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andrew Sendejo | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anthony Barr | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Terence Newman | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Linval Joseph | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- MIN -2.5
- Closing total
- 44
- DET moneyline
- +129
- MIN moneyline
- -143
Vikings closed -2.5 and covered, winning by 10.
Total closed 44; the game landed 42 — under by 2.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- TCF Bank Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · fieldturf
- Kickoff weather
- 67°F, wind 0 mph
- Referee
- Bill Vinovich
- Rest
- DET 7 days · MIN 6 days
- Coaches
- Jim Caldwell vs Mike Zimmer
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.