2015 Week 12 · Sun, Nov 29, 2015 · Georgia Dome

Minnesota VikingsWinner

Atlanta Falcons

ATL -2 upsetU 45 ✓DomeFalcons closed -2 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.

Minnesota Vikings 20–10.

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

Who moved the needle

Top performers

Passing · ATL

Matt RyanQB

22/31, 230 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT

-0.9 expected points added · +4.1% completion over expected

Passing · MIN

Teddy BridgewaterQB

20/28, 174 yds, 0 TD, 1 INT

0.9 expected points added · +2.0% completion over expected

Rushing · MIN

Adrian PetersonRB

29 att, 158 yds, 2 TD

6.2 expected points added on the ground

Rushing · ATL

Tevin ColemanRB

18 att, 110 yds, 0 TD

-3.9 expected points added on the ground

Receiving · ATL

Jacob TammeTE

5/6 for 69 yds, 0 TD

19% of team targets · 0.7 expected points added

Receiving · ATL

Roddy WhiteWR

6/8 for 60 yds, 0 TD

26% of team targets · 3.6 expected points added

Full stat lines

Box score

Minnesota Vikings

Passing

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
Teddy Bridgewater	20/28	174	0	1	0	0.9

Rushing

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	EPA
Adrian Peterson	29	158	5.4	2	6.2
Jerick McKinnon	5	33	6.6	0	1.7
Matt Asiata	1	3	3.0	0	-1.2
Teddy Bridgewater	4	-3	-0.8	0	-2.2

Receiving

Player	Rec	Tgt	Yds	Tgt share	EPA
Kyle Rudolph	7	10	53	37%	-2.8
Stefon Diggs	4	4	31	15%	0.3
Adrian Peterson	2	4	29	15%	1.3
Rhett Ellison	1	2	23	7%	1.4
Matt Asiata	3	3	17	11%	0.1
Jarius Wright	2	2	13	7%	1.7
Zach Line	1	2	8	7%	0.4

Defense (top contributors)

Player	Solo	Ast	Sacks	INT	PD
Robert Blanton	8	1	0.0	0	1
Anthony Barr	7	1	1.0	0	1
Eric Kendricks	4	2	0.0	0	0
Chad Greenway	4	1	0.0	0	0
Andrew Sendejo	2	1	0.0	0	0
Sharrif Floyd	1	2	0.0	0	0
Antone Exum	3	0	0.0	0	0
Captain Munnerlyn	2	1	0.0	1	1
Linval Joseph	2	1	0.0	0	0
Terence Newman	1	1	0.0	1	2

Atlanta Falcons

Passing

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
Matt Ryan	22/31	230	1	2	2	-0.9

Rushing

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	EPA
Tevin Coleman	18	110	6.1	-3.9
Terron Ward	5	7	1.4	-5.4
Matt Ryan	1	-1	-1.0	0.0

Receiving

Player	Rec	Tgt	Yds	TD	Tgt share	EPA
Jacob Tamme	5	6	69	0	19%	0.7
Roddy White	6	8	60	0	26%	3.6
Julio Jones	5	7	56	0	23%	3.9
Justin Hardy	2	2	21	0	6%	1.8
Nick Williams	3	4	16	1	13%	-3.4
Terron Ward	1	2	8	0	6%	-0.2
Tevin Coleman	0	2	0	0	6%	-0.9

Defense (top contributors)

Player	Solo	Ast	INT	PD
Philip Wheeler	5	5	0	0
Kroy Biermann	2	5	0	0
William Moore	3	4	0	0
Paul Worrilow	4	2	0	0
Desmond Trufant	5	0	0	0
Ricardo Allen	1	3	1	1
Tyson Jackson	2	1	0	0
O'Brien Schofield	2	1	0	0
Robenson Therezie	3	0	0	0
Paul Soliai	1	2	0	0

Closing number vs result

Betting context

Closing spread: ATL -2
Closing total: 45
MIN moneyline: +116
ATL moneyline: -128

Falcons closed -2 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.

Total closed 45; the game landed 30 — under by 15.0.

Conditions and crew

Game environment

Venue: Georgia Dome
Roof / surface: dome · fieldturf
Kickoff weather: Indoors — weather neutralized
Referee: Clete Blakeman
Rest: MIN 7 days · ATL 7 days
Coaches: Mike Zimmer vs Dan Quinn