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2016 Week 5 · Sun, Oct 9, 2016 · U.S. Bank Stadium

Houston Texans

13

Minnesota VikingsWinner

31

MIN -6 ✓O 39 ✓Dome

Minnesota Vikings 31–13 — never really in doubt late.

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

Who moved the needle

Top performers

Passing · MIN

Sam BradfordQB

22/30, 271 yds, 2 TD, 0 INT

13.4 expected points added · +6.9% completion over expected

Passing · HOU

Brock OsweilerQB

19/42, 184 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT

-18.0 expected points added · -17.2% completion over expected

Rushing · MIN

Matt AsiataRB

14 att, 55 yds, 1 TD

0.0 expected points added on the ground

Rushing · HOU

Alfred BlueRB

6 att, 39 yds, 0 TD

2.4 expected points added on the ground

Receiving · MIN

Adam ThielenWR

7/8 for 127 yds, 1 TD

27% of team targets · 11.0 expected points added

Receiving · HOU

C.J. FiedorowiczTE

4/8 for 61 yds, 0 TD

19% of team targets · 3.0 expected points added

Full stat lines

Box score

Houston Texans

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINTSackedEPA
Brock Osweiler19/42184114-18.0

Rushing

PlayerAttYdsAvgTDEPA
Alfred Blue6396.502.4
Lamar Miller8202.50-2.3

Receiving

PlayerRecTgtYdsTDTgt shareEPA
C.J. Fiedorowicz4861019%3.0
DeAndre Hopkins5956121%2.0
Jaelen Strong5939021%-4.3
Braxton Miller111202%0.7
Ryan Griffin268014%-3.8
Lamar Miller13407%-2.2
Will Fuller164014%-4.7

Defense (top contributors)

Minnesota Vikings

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINTSackedEPA
Sam Bradford22/3027120213.4

Rushing

PlayerAttYdsAvgTDEPA
Matt Asiata14553.910.0
Jerick McKinnon20361.80-8.6
Cordarrelle Patterson177.000.3
Sam Bradford2-2-1.00-3.9

Receiving

PlayerRecTgtYdsTDTgt shareEPA
Adam Thielen78127127%11.0
Matt Asiata3346010%3.8
Cordarrelle Patterson4639120%4.0
Jarius Wright4432013%3.5
Kyle Rudolph2415013%-1.7
Jerick McKinnon1310010%-0.4
Charles D. Johnson11203%-0.5
Zach Line01003%-2.7

Defense (top contributors)

PlayerSoloAstSacksINTPD
Harrison Smith420.001
Captain Munnerlyn510.001
Andrew Sendejo510.011
Eric Kendricks410.002
Danielle Hunter121.001
Emmanuel Lamur110.000
Xavier Rhodes200.000
Shamar Stephen200.000
Anthony Barr110.000
Tom Johnson201.000

Closing number vs result

Betting context

Closing spread
MIN -6
Closing total
39
HOU moneyline
+222
MIN moneyline
-250

Vikings closed -6 and covered, winning by 18.

Total closed 39; the game landed 44 — over by 5.0.

Conditions and crew

Game environment

Venue
U.S. Bank Stadium
Roof / surface
dome · sportturf
Kickoff weather
Indoors — weather neutralized
Referee
Jeff Triplette
Rest
HOU 7 days · MIN 6 days
Coaches
Bill O'Brien vs Mike Zimmer