2016 Week 17 · Sun, Jan 1, 2017 · U.S. Bank Stadium

Chicago Bears

Minnesota VikingsWinner

MIN -6 ✓O 44 ✓DomeVikings closed -6 and covered, winning by 28.

Minnesota Vikings 38–10 — 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

25/33, 250 yds, 3 TD, 1 INT

12.7 expected points added · +5.7% completion over expected

Passing · CHI

Matt BarkleyQB

10/14, 125 yds, 0 TD, 2 INT

-8.8 expected points added · +7.2% completion over expected

Rushing · CHI

Jordan HowardRB

23 att, 135 yds, 0 TD

0.3 expected points added on the ground

Rushing · MIN

Jerick McKinnonRB

16 att, 89 yds, 1 TD

1.0 expected points added on the ground

Receiving · MIN

Kyle RudolphTE

11/15 for 117 yds, 1 TD

44% of team targets · 7.6 expected points added

Receiving · CHI

Cameron MeredithWR

4/6 for 61 yds, 0 TD

30% of team targets · 0.8 expected points added

Full stat lines

Box score

Chicago Bears

Passing

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
Matt Barkley	10/14	125	0	2	1	-8.8
David Fales	2/5	22	0	0	1	-2.3
Cameron Meredith	1/1	2	1	0	0	2.1

Rushing

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	EPA
Jordan Howard	23	135	5.9	0.3
Jeremy Langford	10	26	2.6	-6.6
Josh Bellamy	2	18	9.0	0.8
Bralon Addison	1	4	4.0	-0.5
David Fales	1	0	0.0	-0.5

Receiving

Player	Rec	Tgt	Yds	TD	Tgt share	EPA
Cameron Meredith	4	6	61	0	30%	0.8
Jeremy Langford	3	3	41	0	15%	3.6
Daniel Brown	2	2	18	0	10%	1.0
Bralon Addison	1	1	11	0	5%	0.9
Alshon Jeffery	1	3	10	0	15%	-5.4
MyCole Pruitt	1	1	6	0	5%	0.1
Matt Barkley	1	1	2	1	5%	2.1
Josh Bellamy	0	1	0	0	5%	-0.5
Deonte Thompson	0	2	0	0	10%	-1.9

Defense (top contributors)

Player	Solo	Ast	PD
Jerrell Freeman	9	1	1
Harold Jones-Quartey	7	0	2
Nick Kwiatkoski	3	1	0
Demontre Hurst	3	0	0
Johnthan Banks	2	1	0
Adrian Amos	2	1	1
Willie Young	1	2	0
C.J. Wilson	2	1	0
Cameron Meredith	2	0	0
Akiem Hicks	1	1	0

Minnesota Vikings

Passing

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
Sam Bradford	25/33	250	3	1	0	12.7
Shaun Hill	0/1	0	0	0	0	-3.0

Rushing

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	EPA
Jerick McKinnon	16	89	5.6	1	1.0
Sam Bradford	1	24	24.0	0	1.4
Matt Asiata	8	14	1.8	0	-2.8
Shaun Hill	3	-3	-1.0	0	0.0

Receiving

Player	Rec	Tgt	Yds	TD	Tgt share	EPA
Kyle Rudolph	11	15	117	1	44%	7.6
Cordarrelle Patterson	1	2	39	0	6%	-2.1
Matt Asiata	3	3	31	0	9%	1.9
Jarius Wright	5	7	24	1	21%	1.8
Jerick McKinnon	3	4	21	1	12%	-1.5
Charles D. Johnson	1	1	11	0	3%	2.0
Adam Thielen	1	1	7	0	3%	0.6
Isaac Fruechte	0	1	0	0	3%	-0.4

Defense (top contributors)

Player	Solo	Ast	Sacks	INT	PD
Eric Kendricks	6	4	0.0	0	0
Anthony Harris	5	3	0.0	0	0
Shamar Stephen	2	5	0.0	0	0
Linval Joseph	0	7	1.0	0	0
Anthony Barr	1	5	0.0	0	0
Danielle Hunter	1	4	0.5	0	0
Xavier Rhodes	4	0	0.0	1	1
Brian Robison	1	3	0.5	0	0
Harrison Smith	1	2	0.0	0	0
Captain Munnerlyn	3	0	0.0	0	0

Closing number vs result

Betting context

Closing spread: MIN -6
Closing total: 44
CHI moneyline: +227
MIN moneyline: -255

Vikings closed -6 and covered, winning by 28.

Total closed 44; the game landed 48 — over by 4.0.

Conditions and crew

Game environment

Venue: U.S. Bank Stadium
Roof / surface: dome · sportturf
Kickoff weather: Indoors — weather neutralized
Referee: Terry McAulay
Rest: CHI 8 days · MIN 8 days
Coaches: John Fox vs Mike Zimmer

Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.