2017 Week 15 · Sun, Dec 17, 2017 · U.S. Bank Stadium
Final
Cincinnati Bengals 7 at Minnesota Vikings 34. Final.
Minnesota Vikings 34–7 — never really in doubt late.
The Game Day Roster
Who was out, who dressed and never took a snap, and who was on the field how much. Game-day list and snap counts from the weekly roster and snap feeds. Practice-squad and injured-reserve players are not shown — they were never on the game-day list.
Cincinnati Bengals
53 dressed · 7 never used
- 65Clint BolingG · Every snap100%52 snaps
- 71Andre SmithT · Every snap100%52 snaps
- 61Russell BodineC · Every snap100%52 snaps
- 11Brandon LaFellWR · Full-time92%48 snaps
- 25Giovani BernardRB · Full-time88%46 snaps
- 66Trey HopkinsG · Full-time87%45 snaps
- 81Tyler KroftTE · Full-time85%44 snaps
- 18A.J. GreenWR · Full-time81%42 snaps
- 73Eric WinstonG · Heavy rotation79%41 snaps
- 14Andy DaltonQB · Heavy rotation73%38 snaps
- 87C.J. UzomahTE · Rotational44%23 snaps
- 80Josh MaloneWR · Rotational44%23 snaps
- 5AJ McCarronQB · Rotational27%14 snaps
- 12Alex EricksonWR · Rotational25%13 snaps
- 70Cedric OgbuehiT · Situational21%11 snaps
- 89Ryan HewittTE · Situational17%9 snaps
- 62Alex RedmondG · Situational15%8 snaps
- 82Cethan CarterTE · Situational10%5 snaps
- 23Brian HillRB · Situational10%5 snaps
- 39Jarveon WilliamsRB · Situational2%1 snap
Dressed, never took a snap · 7
Minnesota Vikings
53 dressed · 8 never used
- 61Joe BergerG · Every snap100%65 snaps
- 62Nick EastonG · Every snap100%65 snaps
- 69Rashod HillT · Every snap100%65 snaps
- 74Mike RemmersT · Full-time86%56 snaps
- 65Pat ElfleinC · Full-time86%56 snaps
- 7Case KeenumQB · Full-time86%56 snaps
- 19Adam ThielenWR · Full-time83%54 snaps
- 89David MorganTE · Heavy rotation74%48 snaps
- 14Stefon DiggsWR · Heavy rotation68%44 snaps
- 21Jerick McKinnonRB · Heavy rotation51%33 snaps
- 25Latavius MurrayRB · Rotational49%32 snaps
- 11Laquon TreadwellWR · Rotational37%24 snaps
- 30C.J. HamFB · Rotational31%20 snaps
- 82Kyle RudolphTE · Rotational31%20 snaps
- 86Kyle CarterTE · Rotational28%18 snaps
- 17Jarius WrightWR · Situational23%15 snaps
- 18Michael FloydWR · Situational22%14 snaps
- 75Jeremiah SirlesG · Situational18%12 snaps
- 63Danny IsidoraG · Situational14%9 snaps
- 5Teddy BridgewaterQB · Situational14%9 snaps
Dressed, never took a snap · 8
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · MIN
20/23, 236 yds, 2 TD, 0 INT
6.0 expected points added · +16.3% completion over expected
Passing · CIN
11/22, 113 yds, 0 TD, 2 INT
-21.3 expected points added · -19.0% completion over expected
Receiving · MIN
7/8 for 114 yds, 0 TD
32% of team targets · -1.7 expected points added
No opportunity read for this era
Snap, route and expected-points data starts in 2021. This game is older than the usage record, so there is no opportunity read for it — the box score above is the complete picture we hold.
Full stat lines
Box score
Cincinnati Bengals
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andy Dalton | 11/22 | 113 | 0 | 2 | 3 | −21.3 |
| AJ McCarron | 3/6 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1.0 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giovani Bernard | 14 | 30 | 2.1 | 1 | −8.2 |
| Brian Hill | 5 | 12 | 2.4 | 0 | −1.1 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon LaFell | 2 | 6 | 53 | 0 | 21% | −4.0 |
| A.J. Green | 2 | 4 | 30 | 0 | 14% |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vincent Rey | 7 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Clayton Fejedelem | 4 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jordan Evans |
Minnesota Vikings
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case Keenum | 20/23 | 236 | 2 | 0 | 2 | +6.0 |
| Teddy Bridgewater | 0/2 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- Vikings -12.5
- Closing total
- 42.5
- Bengals moneyline
- +534
- Vikings moneyline
- -650
Vikings closed -12.5 and covered, winning by 27.
Total closed 42.5; the game landed 41 — under by 1.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- U.S. Bank Stadium
- Roof / surface
- dome · sportturf
- Kickoff weather
- Played indoors — no weather to report.
- Referee
- Walt Coleman
- Rest
- Bengals 7 days · Vikings 7 days
- Coaches
- Marvin Lewis vs Mike Zimmer
