2017 Divisional Round · Sun, Jan 14, 2018 · U.S. Bank Stadium

New Orleans Saints

Minnesota VikingsWinner

MIN -5.5 no coverO 47 ✓DomeVikings closed -5.5, won by 5 — but didn't cover.

Minnesota Vikings 29–24.

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

Who moved the needle

Top performers

Passing · MIN

Case KeenumQB

25/40, 318 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT

4.3 expected points added · -1.9% completion over expected

Passing · NO

Drew BreesQB

25/40, 294 yds, 3 TD, 2 INT

6.7 expected points added · -4.9% completion over expected

Rushing · MIN

Latavius MurrayRB

19 att, 50 yds, 1 TD

-3.4 expected points added on the ground

Rushing · NO

Alvin KamaraRB

11 att, 43 yds, 0 TD

-0.9 expected points added on the ground

Receiving · MIN

Stefon DiggsWR

6/10 for 137 yds, 1 TD

25% of team targets · 5.5 expected points added

Receiving · NO

Michael ThomasWR

7/13 for 85 yds, 2 TD

32% of team targets · -0.6 expected points added

Full stat lines

Box score

New Orleans Saints

Passing

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
Drew Brees	25/40	294	3	2	2	6.7
Willie Snead	0/1	0	0	0	0	-1.5

Rushing

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	EPA
Alvin Kamara	11	43	3.9	-0.9
Mark Ingram	10	25	2.5	-3.3
Ted Ginn	1	11	11.0	1.3
Drew Brees	2	1	0.5	0.5

Receiving

Player	Rec	Tgt	Yds	TD	Tgt share	EPA
Michael Thomas	7	13	85	2	32%	-0.6
Ted Ginn	8	11	72	0	27%	0.8
Alvin Kamara	4	7	62	1	17%	3.0
Josh Hill	3	6	54	0	15%	1.5
Willie Snead	2	3	18	0	7%	3.2
Mark Ingram	1	1	3	0	2%	-0.3

Defense (top contributors)

Player	Solo	Ast	Sacks	INT	PD
Manti Te'o	6	4	1.0	0	0
Craig Robertson	5	4	0.0	0	0
Vonn Bell	5	3	0.0	0	0
Ken Crawley	4	2	0.0	0	0
Sheldon Rankins	3	2	1.0	0	0
Marcus Williams	3	2	0.0	1	2
P.J. Williams	3	1	0.0	0	1
Marshon Lattimore	4	0	0.0	0	2
Woodrow Hamilton	2	1	0.0	0	0
Trey Hendrickson	2	1	0.0	0	0

Minnesota Vikings

Passing

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
Case Keenum	25/40	318	1	1	2	4.3

Rushing

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	EPA
Latavius Murray	19	50	2.6	1	-3.4
Jerick McKinnon	8	34	4.3	1	1.0
C.J. Ham	1	7	7.0	0	0.8
Case Keenum	1	4	4.0	0	-0.9

Receiving

Player	Rec	Tgt	Yds	TD	Tgt share	EPA
Stefon Diggs	6	10	137	1	25%	5.5
Adam Thielen	6	9	74	0	23%	4.1
Jarius Wright	3	6	56	0	15%	2.2
Kyle Rudolph	5	8	28	0	20%	-3.0
Latavius Murray	2	2	17	0	5%	1.8
Jerick McKinnon	3	4	6	0	10%	-1.9
Michael Floyd	0	1	0	0	3%	-0.5

Defense (top contributors)

Player	Solo	Ast	Sacks	INT	PD
Eric Kendricks	7	3	0.0	0	0
Harrison Smith	6	1	1.0	0	0
Linval Joseph	3	1	0.0	0	0
Andrew Sendejo	4	0	0.0	1	2
Anthony Harris	2	2	0.0	0	0
Trae Waynes	4	0	0.0	0	1
Tom Johnson	1	3	0.0	0	0
Anthony Barr	3	1	0.0	1	1
Danielle Hunter	1	2	0.0	0	0
Everson Griffen	2	0	1.0	0	1

Closing number vs result

Betting context

Closing spread: MIN -5.5
Closing total: 47
NO moneyline: +205
MIN moneyline: -230

Vikings closed -5.5, won by 5 — but didn't cover.

Total closed 47; the game landed 53 — over by 6.0.

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 14 days
Coaches: Sean Payton vs Mike Zimmer