Closing spread
SEA -13
Total
45
Model margin
+7.2est.
SEA perspective
Push chance
1.9%est.
Availability
The injury report
The official league filing for this week — game designations first, then who missed or was limited in practice.
Vikings
- OutKyle RudolphTEFoot· DNP
- OutLetroy GuionDTChest· DNP
- DoubtfulMatt AsiataRBShoulder· Limited
- QuestionableFred EvansDTKnee· Limited
- QuestionableRhett EllisonTEAnkle· Limited
- ProbableAdrian PetersonRBGroin· DNP
- ProbableCharlie JohnsonGElbow· Limited
- ProbableChristian PonderQBleft Shoulder· Limited
- ProbableGreg JenningsWRAchilles· Limited
- ProbableChad GreenwayLBWrist· Full
- ProbableChris CookCBHamstring· Full
- ProbableErin HendersonLBIllness· Full
- ProbableJamarca SanfordSGroin· Full
- ProbableJerome FeltonRBBack· Full
- ProbablePhil LoadholtTConcussion· Full
Seahawks
- OutBrandon BrownerCBGroin· DNP
- QuestionableTony McDanielDTHamstring· Full
- ProbableBreno GiacominiTKnee· Full
- ProbableBruce IrvinLBShoulder· Full
- ProbableChris ClemonsDENot Injury Related· Full
- ProbableDerrick ColemanRBHamstring· Full
- ProbableHeath FarwellLBKnee· Full
- ProbableJeremy LaneCBThigh· Full
- ProbableJeron JohnsonSHamstring· Full
- ProbableJordan HillDTBiceps· Full
- ProbableKam ChancellorSHip· Full
- ProbableMarshawn LynchRBKnee· Full
- ProbableMax UngerCConcussion· Full
- ProbablePercy HarvinWRHip· Full
- ProbableRed BryantDEConcussion· Full
- ProbableRichard ShermanCBHip· Full
Win probability
- Seahawks
- Vikings
How each play moved the game.
Matchup
Where the edges are
Season-long league percentiles for both sides, mirrored. The saturated side of a lopsided row holds the edge.
- -0.017EPA / play+0.059
- 41.4%Success rate44.6%
- -0.026EPA / dropback+0.190
- -0.002EPA / rush-0.101
- 10.2%Explosive rate10.9%
- -2.09CPOE+5.19
- 36.4%Third-down rate38.4%
- 57.9%Red-zone TD rate61.9%
- 1.75Points / drive2.17
- 2.8%Turnover rate1.7%
Bar length is league percentile, already oriented so longer is better. The saturated side of a lopsided row holds the edge; rows within ~12 points are washed as even.
The rivalry
SEA lead 10–5 since 1999
Meetings average 46.5 points. SEA are 8-7 ATS in the series.
Possession by possession
How it unfolded
Every drive: who had the ball, how far it went, how it ended, and the score as it settled.
| Ball | Start | Plays | Yards | Result | MIN–SEA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIN | Q1 15:00 | 3 | 3 | Turnover | 0–0 |
| SEA | Q1 13:29 | 4 | -4 | Field goal | 0–3 |
| MIN | Q1 11:25 | 13 | 43 | Field goal | 3–3 |
| SEA | Q1 4:40 | 3 | 2 | Punt | 3–3 |
| MIN | Q1 2:51 | 3 | 1 | Punt | 3–3 |
| SEA | Q1 2:10 | 4 | 78 | Touchdown | 3–10 |
| MIN | Q2 15:00 | 6 | 80 | Touchdown | 10–10 |
| SEA | Q2 11:28 | 10 | 79 | Touchdown | 10–17 |
| MIN | Q2 6:26 | 11 | 28 | Field goal | 13–17 |
| SEA | Q2 0:48 | 4 | 46 | Touchdown | 13–24 |
| MIN | Q2 0:10 | 0 | 0 | End of half | 13–24 |
| SEA | Q3 15:00 | 3 | 10 | Punt | 13–24 |
| MIN | Q3 13:43 | 3 | 8 | Punt | 13–24 |
| SEA | Q3 11:51 | 6 | 33 | Punt | 13–24 |
| MIN | Q3 7:32 | 11 | 36 | Punt | 13–24 |
| SEA | Q3 2:26 | 5 | 35 | Punt | 13–24 |
| MIN | Q4 14:49 | 2 | 1 | Turnover | 13–24 |
| SEA | Q4 13:53 | 2 | 18 | Touchdown | 13–31 |
| MIN | Q4 13:14 | 3 | 5 | Opp touchdown | 13–38 |
| MIN | Q4 12:30 | 3 | -1 | Turnover | 13–38 |
| SEA | Q4 11:40 | 3 | 7 | Field goal | 13–41 |
| MIN | Q4 10:12 | 8 | 73 | Turnover on downs | 13–41 |
| SEA | Q4 6:41 | 3 | 8 | Punt | 13–41 |
| MIN | Q4 5:11 | 7 | 60 | Touchdown | 20–41 |
| SEA | Q4 2:18 | 3 | 12 | End of half | 20–41 |
Box score
Individual performances
Vikings
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian Ponder | 13/22 | 129 | 1 | 2 |
| Matt Cassel | 5/13 | 78 | 1 | 1 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | Avg | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toby Gerhart | 7 | 67 | 9.6 | 0 |
| Adrian Peterson | 21 | 65 | 3.1 | 0 |
| Christian Ponder | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Carlson | 5 | 7 | 69 | 0 |
| Jarius Wright | 3 | 4 | 69 | 2 |
| Cordarrelle Patterson | 3 | 9 | 28 | 0 |
| Chase Ford | 1 | 1 | 11 | 0 |
| Joe Webb | 2 | 3 | 9 | 0 |
| Toby Gerhart | 1 | 3 | 7 | 0 |
| Jerome Simpson | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Adrian Peterson | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Seahawks
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Russell Wilson | 13/18 | 230 | 2 | 0 |
| Tarvaris Jackson | 1/3 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | Avg | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marshawn Lynch | 17 | 54 | 3.2 | 2 |
| Robert Turbin | 7 | 17 | 2.4 | 0 |
| Russell Wilson | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 |
| Christine Michael | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 |
| Tarvaris Jackson | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zach Miller | 4 | 5 | 69 | 0 |
| Doug Baldwin | 2 | 2 | 63 | 1 |
| Ricardo Lockette | 1 | 1 | 27 | 0 |
| Golden Tate | 1 | 4 | 26 | 0 |
| Percy Harvin | 1 | 1 | 17 | 0 |
| Robert Turbin | 1 | 2 | 12 | 0 |
| Marshawn Lynch | 2 | 2 | 9 | 1 |
| Luke Willson | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| Jermaine Kearse | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Where this game is likely to land
- Model
- Smooth (normal)
- Betting line
Probability of each final margin. Football scoring clusters — the spikes at 3 and 7 are real, and a smooth model misses them.
Positive margins favour Seahawks; negative favour Vikings.
Half-point at risk
1.94%
outcomes that flip if the line moves 0.5
Model home win
67.8%
Expected total
43.6est.
Model
Where the number comes from
Each component is additive, in points of expected margin.
- Team ratings (opponent-adjusted EPA)+3.94
- Home-field advantage+2.49
- Quarterback adjustment+0.96
- Rest differential-0.24
- Expected margin+7.16



