2015 Week 7 · Sun, Oct 25, 2015 · Ford Field
Minnesota VikingsWinner
28
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Detroit Lions
19
DET -1 upsetO 44.5 ✓Dome
Minnesota Vikings 28–19.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · MIN
25/35, 316 yds, 2 TD, 0 INT
15.6 expected points added · +12.7% completion over expected
Passing · DET
18/26, 256 yds, 2 TD, 0 INT
-5.6 expected points added · +3.4% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
Minnesota Vikings
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Teddy Bridgewater | 25/35 | 316 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 15.6 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adrian Peterson | 19 | 98 | 5.2 | 0 | -1.4 |
| Jerick McKinnon | 9 | 36 | 4.0 | 0 | 0.5 |
| Stefon Diggs | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 0.8 |
| Zach Line | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | -2.0 |
| Teddy Bridgewater | 3 | 1 | 0.3 | 0 | -5.5 |
| Jeff Locke | 1 | -6 | -6.0 | 0 | -1.2 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stefon Diggs | 6 | 9 | 108 | 1 | 26% | 8.7 |
| Zach Line | 1 | 1 | 49 | 0 | 3% | 2.9 |
| Mike Wallace | 4 | 5 | 36 | 0 | 15% | 2.3 |
| Jarius Wright | 3 | 6 | 31 | 0 | 18% | 0.0 |
| Adam Thielen | 1 | 2 | 30 | 0 | 6% | 1.9 |
| Charles D. Johnson | 1 | 2 | 21 | 0 | 6% | 1.8 |
| MyCole Pruitt | 1 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 3% | 2.6 |
| Adrian Peterson | 3 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 9% | 0.3 |
| Kyle Rudolph | 2 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 6% | 2.7 |
| Matt Asiata | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 6% | -1.4 |
| Jerick McKinnon | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3% | -0.3 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harrison Smith | 5 | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Kendricks | 6 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Linval Joseph | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andrew Sendejo | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anthony Barr | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Johnson | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chad Greenway | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Adam Thielen | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Xavier Rhodes | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Captain Munnerlyn | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Detroit Lions
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Stafford | 18/26 | 256 | 2 | 0 | 7 | -5.6 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ameer Abdullah | 8 | 43 | 5.4 | 0 | 0.4 |
| Joique Bell | 3 | 21 | 7.0 | 0 | 0.9 |
| Theo Riddick | 3 | 8 | 2.7 | 0 | -1.2 |
| Matthew Stafford | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 0.1 |
| George Winn | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | -0.5 |
| Michael Burton | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | -1.4 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eric Ebron | 5 | 5 | 89 | 1 | 19% | 5.4 |
| Calvin Johnson | 5 | 7 | 86 | 1 | 27% | 5.5 |
| Theo Riddick | 3 | 4 | 40 | 0 | 15% | -2.4 |
| Joique Bell | 2 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 8% | 0.7 |
| Golden Tate | 2 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 23% | -2.8 |
| Timothy Wright | 1 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 4% | 0.8 |
| Lance Moore | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4% | -1.2 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen Tulloch | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| James Ihedigbo | 2 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Bynes | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Caraun Reid | 5 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rashean Mathis | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ezekiel Ansah | 4 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darius Slay | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Devin Taylor | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Quandre Diggs | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Isa Abdul-Quddus | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- DET -1
- Closing total
- 44.5
- MIN moneyline
- +104
- DET moneyline
- -115
Lions closed -1 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 44.5; the game landed 47 — over by 2.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Ford Field
- Roof / surface
- dome · fieldturf
- Kickoff weather
- Indoors — weather neutralized
- Referee
- Ed Hochuli
- Rest
- MIN 7 days · DET 7 days
- Coaches
- Mike Zimmer vs Jim Caldwell
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.