2016 Week 1 · Sun, Sep 11, 2016 · Nissan Stadium
Minnesota VikingsWinner
25
at
Tennessee Titans
16
MIN -2.5 ✓O 40 ✓
Minnesota Vikings 25–16.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · TEN
25/41, 271 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT
0.8 expected points added · -1.0% completion over expected
Passing · MIN
18/33, 236 yds, 0 TD, 0 INT
9.7 expected points added · -4.9% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
Minnesota Vikings
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shaun Hill | 18/33 | 236 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.7 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adrian Peterson | 19 | 31 | 1.6 | 0 | -6.7 |
| Matt Asiata | 4 | 13 | 3.3 | 0 | -0.7 |
| Shaun Hill | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 | -1.8 |
| Cordarrelle Patterson | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 0.8 |
| Jerick McKinnon | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | -0.0 |
| Stefon Diggs | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | -1.2 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stefon Diggs | 7 | 9 | 103 | 0 | 27% | 6.2 |
| Kyle Rudolph | 4 | 8 | 65 | 0 | 24% | 2.8 |
| Adam Thielen | 4 | 5 | 54 | 0 | 15% | 4.8 |
| Cordarrelle Patterson | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 3% | 0.5 |
| Charles D. Johnson | 1 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 18% | -3.9 |
| Jerick McKinnon | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6% | 0.2 |
| Adrian Peterson | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6% | -0.8 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trae Waynes | 10 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Harrison Smith | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Terence Newman | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Kendricks | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Linval Joseph | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andrew Sendejo | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Danielle Hunter | 4 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Everson Griffen | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Adam Thielen | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anthony Barr | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Tennessee Titans
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marcus Mariota | 25/41 | 271 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0.8 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DeMarco Murray | 13 | 42 | 3.2 | 0 | -6.9 |
| Marcus Mariota | 4 | 19 | 4.8 | 0 | -7.2 |
| Derrick Henry | 5 | 3 | 0.6 | 0 | -4.7 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tajae Sharpe | 7 | 11 | 76 | 0 | 27% | 4.1 |
| Delanie Walker | 3 | 5 | 42 | 0 | 12% | 1.3 |
| Derrick Henry | 2 | 2 | 41 | 0 | 5% | 3.4 |
| DeMarco Murray | 5 | 7 | 35 | 2 | 17% | 4.1 |
| Andre Johnson | 3 | 7 | 30 | 0 | 17% | 0.3 |
| Rishard Matthews | 3 | 4 | 26 | 0 | 10% | 1.0 |
| Harry Douglas | 2 | 5 | 21 | 0 | 12% | -10.4 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Da'Norris Searcy | 8 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Avery Williamson | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Byard | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brice McCain | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jurrell Casey | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wesley Woodyard | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rashad Johnson | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason McCourty | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Perrish Cox | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Daimion Stafford | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- MIN -2.5
- Closing total
- 40
- MIN moneyline
- -127
- TEN moneyline
- +115
Vikings closed -2.5 and covered, winning by 9.
Total closed 40; the game landed 41 — over by 1.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Nissan Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 76°F, wind 5 mph
- Referee
- Walt Coleman
- Rest
- MIN 7 days · TEN 7 days
- Coaches
- Mike Zimmer vs Mike Mularkey