2016 Week 7 · Sun, Oct 23, 2016 · Lincoln Financial Field

Minnesota Vikings

Philadelphia EaglesWinner

MIN -2.5 upsetU 39 ✓20 mph windVikings closed -2.5 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.

Philadelphia Eagles 21–10. Played in 20 mph wind — weigh that when reading the passing lines.

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

Who moved the needle

Top performers

Passing · MIN

Sam BradfordQB

24/41, 224 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT

-19.3 expected points added · -0.2% completion over expected

Passing · PHI

Carson WentzQB

16/28, 138 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT

-6.6 expected points added · -7.2% completion over expected

Rushing · PHI

Ryan MathewsRB

14 att, 56 yds, 0 TD

-4.9 expected points added on the ground

Rushing · MIN

Matt AsiataRB

12 att, 55 yds, 0 TD

-1.1 expected points added on the ground

Receiving · MIN

Cordarrelle PattersonRB

7/7 for 67 yds, 1 TD

18% of team targets · 6.8 expected points added

Receiving · MIN

Kyle RudolphTE

5/11 for 55 yds, 0 TD

28% of team targets · -1.7 expected points added

Full stat lines

Box score

Minnesota Vikings

Passing

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
Sam Bradford	24/41	224	1	1	6	-19.3

Rushing

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	EPA
Matt Asiata	12	55	4.6	-1.1
Jerick McKinnon	11	43	3.9	-0.2
Zach Line	2	2	1.0	-0.9
Sam Bradford	1	-1	-1.0	0.0
Ronnie Hillman	1	-6	-6.0	-1.2

Receiving

Player	Rec	Tgt	Yds	TD	Tgt share	EPA
Cordarrelle Patterson	7	7	67	1	18%	6.8
Kyle Rudolph	5	11	55	0	28%	-1.7
Adam Thielen	2	5	52	0	13%	-0.7
Matt Asiata	6	8	25	0	21%	-2.5
Stefon Diggs	2	5	18	0	13%	-0.5
Jerick McKinnon	1	1	5	0	3%	-1.1
Ronnie Hillman	1	1	2	0	3%	-0.5
Charles D. Johnson	0	1	0	0	3%	-0.7

Defense (top contributors)

Player	Solo	Ast	INT	PD
Eric Kendricks	8	1	0	0
Harrison Smith	6	0	0	0
Anthony Barr	4	1	0	0
Xavier Rhodes	4	0	1	1
Danielle Hunter	3	0	0	0
Jayron Kearse	2	0	0	0
Chad Greenway	2	0	0	0
Brian Robison	2	0	0	0
Kyle Rudolph	1	0	0	0
Adam Thielen	1	0	0	0

Philadelphia Eagles

Passing

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
Carson Wentz	16/28	138	1	2	0	-6.6

Rushing

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	EPA
Ryan Mathews	14	56	4.0	-4.9
Darren Sproles	3	26	8.7	-0.3
Wendell Smallwood	4	13	3.3	-1.6
Carson Wentz	5	6	1.2	-5.4

Receiving

Player	Rec	Tgt	Yds	TD	Tgt share	EPA
Josh Huff	4	4	39	0	14%	2.0
Ryan Mathews	1	1	27	0	4%	1.5
Darren Sproles	2	3	23	0	11%	1.0
Zach Ertz	1	3	14	0	11%	-0.2
Jordan Matthews	3	4	10	0	14%	-1.3
Nelson Agholor	2	6	10	0	21%	-3.6
Dorial Green-Beckham	2	4	8	1	14%	0.6
Brent Celek	1	2	7	0	7%	-5.2
Trey Burton	0	1	0	0	4%	-1.3

Defense (top contributors)

Player	Solo	Ast	Sacks	INT	PD
Jordan Hicks	8	3	1.0	0	2
Rodney McLeod	7	0	1.0	1	1
Nigel Bradham	6	1	1.0	0	1
Nolan Carroll	4	1	0.0	0	2
Jalen Mills	4	0	0.0	0	1
Malcolm Jenkins	4	0	0.0	0	0
Connor Barwin	3	1	1.0	0	0
Mychal Kendricks	3	0	0.0	0	0
Beau Allen	2	1	0.0	0	0
Brandon Graham	2	1	1.0	0	0

Closing number vs result

Betting context

Closing spread: MIN -2.5
Closing total: 39
MIN moneyline: -128
PHI moneyline: +116

Vikings closed -2.5 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.

Total closed 39; the game landed 31 — under by 8.0.

Conditions and crew

Game environment

Venue: Lincoln Financial Field
Roof / surface: outdoors · grass
Kickoff weather: 62°F, wind 20 mph
Referee: John Hussey
Rest: MIN 14 days · PHI 7 days
Coaches: Mike Zimmer vs Doug Pederson

Wind at 20 mph is the kind that drags passing depth and kicking range — weigh it when reading the splits.