2017 Week 1 · Mon, Sep 11, 2017 · U.S. Bank Stadium
New Orleans Saints
19
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Minnesota VikingsWinner
29
MIN -3 ✓O 47.5 ✓Dome
Minnesota Vikings 29–19.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · MIN
27/32, 346 yds, 3 TD, 0 INT
21.1 expected points added · +18.7% completion over expected
Passing · NO
27/37, 291 yds, 1 TD, 0 INT
9.7 expected points added · +7.4% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
New Orleans Saints
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drew Brees | 27/37 | 291 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9.7 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alvin Kamara | 7 | 18 | 2.6 | 0 | -0.1 |
| Adrian Peterson | 6 | 18 | 3.0 | 0 | -0.8 |
| Mark Ingram | 6 | 17 | 2.8 | 0 | -2.8 |
| Ted Ginn | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 0.3 |
| John Kuhn | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 0.1 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Ingram | 5 | 5 | 54 | 0 | 14% | 3.6 |
| Coby Fleener | 5 | 6 | 54 | 1 | 16% | 5.0 |
| Ted Ginn | 4 | 5 | 53 | 0 | 14% | 3.6 |
| Tommylee Lewis | 2 | 3 | 52 | 0 | 8% | 2.4 |
| Michael Thomas | 5 | 8 | 45 | 0 | 22% | 0.4 |
| Alvin Kamara | 4 | 6 | 20 | 0 | 16% | -1.4 |
| Brandon Coleman | 2 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 8% | -0.1 |
| Adrian Peterson | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | -2.0 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A.J. Klein | 8 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| P.J. Williams | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kenny Vaccaro | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Manti Te'o | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Okafor | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marcus Williams | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cameron Jordan | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| David Onyemata | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marshon Lattimore | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Craig Robertson | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Minnesota Vikings
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Bradford | 27/32 | 346 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 21.1 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dalvin Cook | 22 | 127 | 5.8 | 0 | -0.0 |
| Latavius Murray | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | -0.6 |
| Jerick McKinnon | 3 | 5 | 1.7 | 0 | -0.5 |
| Sam Bradford | 2 | -3 | -1.5 | 0 | -4.1 |
| Stefon Diggs | 1 | -6 | -6.0 | 0 | -1.3 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adam Thielen | 9 | 10 | 157 | 0 | 31% | 6.7 |
| Stefon Diggs | 7 | 8 | 93 | 2 | 25% | 13.7 |
| Jerick McKinnon | 3 | 3 | 32 | 0 | 9% | 1.1 |
| Kyle Rudolph | 3 | 3 | 26 | 1 | 9% | 2.7 |
| Jarius Wright | 1 | 2 | 21 | 0 | 6% | 0.6 |
| Dalvin Cook | 3 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 16% | -3.1 |
| Laquon Treadwell | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 3% | 0.7 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trae Waynes | 9 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anthony Barr | 3 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Harrison Smith | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Eric Kendricks | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Everson Griffen | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andrew Sendejo | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Xavier Rhodes | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Linval Joseph | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Terence Newman | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| C.J. Ham | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- MIN -3
- Closing total
- 47.5
- NO moneyline
- +155
- MIN moneyline
- -172
Vikings closed -3 and covered, winning by 10.
Total closed 47.5; the game landed 48 — over by 0.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- U.S. Bank Stadium
- Roof / surface
- dome · sportturf
- Kickoff weather
- Indoors — weather neutralized
- Referee
- Gene Steratore
- Rest
- NO 7 days · MIN 7 days
- Coaches
- Sean Payton vs Mike Zimmer