2017 Week 15 · Sun, Dec 17, 2017 · U.S. Bank Stadium
Cincinnati Bengals
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Minnesota VikingsWinner
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MIN -12.5 ✓U 42.5 ✓Dome
Minnesota Vikings 34–7 — 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
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
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 |
| Josh Malone | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | -0.2 |
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% | 0.4 |
| C.J. Uzomah | 4 | 4 | 24 | 0 | 14% | 1.7 |
| Giovani Bernard | 3 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 18% | -5.0 |
| Alex Erickson | 1 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 7% | -3.8 |
| Tyler Kroft | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 14% | -2.7 |
| Josh Malone | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11% | -1.2 |
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 | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darqueze Dennard | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| William Jackson | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hardy Nickerson | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shawn Williams | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Michael Johnson | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Geno Atkins | 3 | 1 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Smith | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
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 | 1 | 0 | -7.3 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Latavius Murray | 20 | 76 | 3.8 | 1 | -1.5 |
| Jerick McKinnon | 9 | 24 | 2.7 | 0 | -0.5 |
| Case Keenum | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 0 | 1.5 |
| Stefon Diggs | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 0.7 |
| Teddy Bridgewater | 3 | -3 | -1.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerick McKinnon | 7 | 8 | 114 | 0 | 32% | -1.7 |
| Stefon Diggs | 5 | 6 | 30 | 1 | 24% | 1.0 |
| Adam Thielen | 3 | 5 | 30 | 0 | 20% | 0.8 |
| Latavius Murray | 1 | 1 | 28 | 0 | 4% | 2.8 |
| Kyle Rudolph | 2 | 2 | 17 | 1 | 8% | 0.5 |
| Jarius Wright | 1 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 4% | -0.5 |
| C.J. Ham | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 4% | -0.1 |
| Michael Floyd | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4% | -1.3 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emmanuel Lamur | 1 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Eric Kendricks | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Xavier Rhodes | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jayron Kearse | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Linval Joseph | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andrew Sendejo | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anthony Barr | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Danielle Hunter | 1 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Robison | 3 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Harrison Smith | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- MIN -12.5
- Closing total
- 42.5
- CIN moneyline
- +534
- MIN 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
- Indoors — weather neutralized
- Referee
- Walt Coleman
- Rest
- CIN 7 days · MIN 7 days
- Coaches
- Marvin Lewis vs Mike Zimmer