2017 Week 14 · Sun, Dec 10, 2017 · Bank of America Stadium

Minnesota Vikings

Carolina PanthersWinner

MIN -2.5 upsetO 40.5 ✓Vikings closed -2.5 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.

Carolina Panthers 31–24.

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

Who moved the needle

Top performers

Passing · MIN

Case KeenumQB

27/44, 280 yds, 2 TD, 2 INT

-9.5 expected points added · +0.7% completion over expected

Passing · CAR

Cam NewtonQB

13/25, 137 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT

-2.5 expected points added · -4.7% completion over expected

Rushing · CAR

Jonathan StewartRB

16 att, 103 yds, 3 TD

6.3 expected points added on the ground

Rushing · CAR

Cam NewtonQB

11 att, 70 yds, 0 TD

-3.0 expected points added on the ground

Receiving · MIN

Adam ThielenWR

6/12 for 105 yds, 1 TD

28% of team targets · 1.8 expected points added

Receiving · MIN

Stefon DiggsWR

6/10 for 64 yds, 0 TD

23% of team targets · -3.1 expected points added

Full stat lines

Box score

Minnesota Vikings

Passing

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
Case Keenum	27/44	280	2	2	6	-9.5

Rushing

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	EPA
Jerick McKinnon	7	46	6.6	1.1
Case Keenum	5	40	8.0	2.8
Latavius Murray	9	14	1.6	-3.4

Receiving

Player	Rec	Tgt	Yds	TD	Tgt share	EPA
Adam Thielen	6	12	105	1	28%	1.8
Stefon Diggs	6	10	64	0	23%	-3.1
Kyle Rudolph	3	5	41	1	12%	3.2
Laquon Treadwell	2	4	23	0	9%	0.5
Jarius Wright	2	2	13	0	5%	1.3
Jerick McKinnon	2	3	9	0	7%	-0.6
C.J. Ham	1	1	9	0	2%	0.7
Blake Bell	2	2	7	0	5%	0.7
Latavius Murray	2	2	6	0	5%	-0.5
Michael Floyd	1	2	3	0	5%	-0.9

Defense (top contributors)

Player	Solo	Ast	Sacks	INT	PD
Linval Joseph	3	7	1.0	0	0
Eric Kendricks	1	8	0.0	0	0
Andrew Sendejo	6	3	0.0	1	1
Trae Waynes	5	0	0.0	0	0
Danielle Hunter	4	1	0.0	0	0
Everson Griffen	2	3	1.0	0	0
Shamar Stephen	1	3	0.0	0	0
Xavier Rhodes	1	3	0.0	0	2
Tom Johnson	2	1	0.0	0	0
Brian Robison	1	1	0.0	0	0

Carolina Panthers

Passing

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
Cam Newton	13/25	137	1	1	2	-2.5

Rushing

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	EPA
Jonathan Stewart	16	103	6.4	3	6.3
Cam Newton	11	70	6.4	0	-3.0
Christian McCaffrey	8	35	4.4	0	-0.2
Russell Shepard	1	8	8.0	0	0.6

Receiving

Player	Rec	Tgt	Yds	TD	Tgt share	EPA
Devin Funchess	3	7	59	1	30%	3.5
Damiere Byrd	5	5	37	0	22%	0.2
Christian McCaffrey	3	4	18	0	17%	-1.5
Brenton Bersin	1	1	17	0	4%	1.9
Chris Manhertz	1	1	6	0	4%	-0.9
Jonathan Stewart	0	1	0	0	4%	-0.5
Ed Dickson	0	1	0	0	4%	-0.4
Fozzy Whittaker	0	1	0	0	4%	-1.7
Kaelin Clay	0	1	0	0	4%	-0.5
Greg Olsen	0	1	0	0	4%	-0.5

Defense (top contributors)

Player	Solo	Ast	Sacks	INT	PD
Luke Kuechly	8	6	1.0	0	0
Daryl Worley	8	1	0.0	1	1
James Bradberry	5	1	0.0	1	3
Kurt Coleman	4	1	0.0	0	1
Thomas Davis	4	0	0.0	0	0
Mario Addison	2	1	1.0	0	1
Kawann Short	3	0	2.0	0	0
Mike Adams	2	1	0.0	0	1
Captain Munnerlyn	2	1	0.0	0	1
Andrew Gachkar	2	0	0.0	0	0

Closing number vs result

Betting context

Closing spread: MIN -2.5
Closing total: 40.5
MIN moneyline: -128
CAR moneyline: +116

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

Total closed 40.5; the game landed 55 — over by 14.5.

Conditions and crew

Game environment

Venue: Bank of America Stadium
Roof / surface: outdoors · grass
Kickoff weather: 41°F, wind 5 mph
Referee: Terry McAulay
Rest: MIN 7 days · CAR 7 days
Coaches: Mike Zimmer vs Ron Rivera