2017 Week 12 · Thu, Nov 23, 2017 · Ford Field
Minnesota VikingsWinner
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Detroit Lions
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MIN -2.5 ✓O 46 ✓Dome
Minnesota Vikings 30–23.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · MIN
21/30, 282 yds, 2 TD, 0 INT
15.6 expected points added · +7.8% completion over expected
Passing · DET
20/35, 250 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT
-1.3 expected points added · -8.4% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
Minnesota Vikings
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case Keenum | 21/30 | 282 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 15.6 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Latavius Murray | 20 | 84 | 4.2 | 1 | -1.8 |
| Jerick McKinnon | 13 | 23 | 1.8 | 0 | -4.9 |
| Case Keenum | 7 | 20 | 2.9 | 1 | -2.1 |
| Stefon Diggs | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 0.7 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adam Thielen | 8 | 11 | 89 | 0 | 37% | 4.4 |
| Stefon Diggs | 5 | 7 | 66 | 0 | 23% | 5.6 |
| Kyle Rudolph | 4 | 4 | 63 | 2 | 13% | 5.9 |
| Jerick McKinnon | 1 | 3 | 31 | 0 | 10% | 1.3 |
| Jarius Wright | 2 | 3 | 25 | 0 | 10% | 2.2 |
| Michael Floyd | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 3% | 0.5 |
| Latavius Murray | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | -0.6 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Sendejo | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Xavier Rhodes | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
| Trae Waynes | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Harrison Smith | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Anthony Barr | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Everson Griffen | 4 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ben Gedeon | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Linval Joseph | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Kendricks | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Danielle Hunter | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
Detroit Lions
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Stafford | 20/35 | 250 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -1.3 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Theo Riddick | 5 | 20 | 4.0 | 0 | -0.7 |
| Ameer Abdullah | 6 | 14 | 2.3 | 0 | -2.1 |
| Golden Tate | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | 0.2 |
| Zach Zenner | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 0.2 |
| Matthew Stafford | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | -6.0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marvin Jones | 6 | 9 | 109 | 2 | 26% | 7.0 |
| Kenny Golladay | 2 | 4 | 61 | 0 | 11% | 2.5 |
| Eric Ebron | 4 | 4 | 34 | 0 | 11% | 2.9 |
| Ameer Abdullah | 3 | 5 | 29 | 0 | 14% | 0.4 |
| Theo Riddick | 1 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 6% | -0.2 |
| Golden Tate | 4 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 23% | -5.5 |
| Darren Fells | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9% | -3.3 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tahir Whitehead | 9 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jarrad Davis | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| A'Shawn Robinson | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| D.J. Hayden | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Worrilow | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Akeem Spence | 1 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Nevin Lawson | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darius Slay | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Miles Killebrew | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tavon Wilson | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- MIN -2.5
- Closing total
- 46
- MIN moneyline
- -135
- DET moneyline
- +122
Vikings closed -2.5 and covered, winning by 7.
Total closed 46; the game landed 53 — over by 7.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Ford Field
- Roof / surface
- dome · fieldturf
- Kickoff weather
- Indoors — weather neutralized
- Referee
- Tony Corrente
- Rest
- MIN 4 days · DET 4 days
- Coaches
- Mike Zimmer vs Jim Caldwell
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.