2015 · WC

Final

Seahawks

Seattle

QB Russell Wilson

10·9

Vikings

Minnesota

QB Teddy Bridgewater

TCF Bank Stadium · outdoors · fieldturf · -6°F · wind 12mph

Closing spread

SEA -4

Total

40

Model margin

+0.3est.

MIN perspective

Push chance

2.4%est.

the line sits on a key number

Win probability

  • Vikings
  • Seahawks

How each play moved the game.

Vikings winsSeahawks wins

Matchup

Where the edges are

Season-long league percentiles for both sides, mirrored. The saturated side of a lopsided row holds the edge.

Seahawksedge mapVikings
  • +0.105EPA / play+0.022
  • 47.1%Success rate40.7%
  • +0.255EPA / dropback+0.050
  • -0.104EPA / rush-0.013
  • 10.9%Explosive rate9.6%
  • +7.64CPOE+2.87
  • 47.8%Third-down rate39.2%
  • 63.8%Red-zone TD rate57.3%
  • 2.18Points / drive1.94
  • 1.4%Turnover rate1.6%

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. MIN are 7-8 ATS in the series.

Previous meetings
SeasonMatchupScoreWinner
2025 · W13MIN @ SEA026SEA
2024 · W16MIN @ SEA2724MIN
2021 · W3SEA @ MIN1730MIN
2020 · W5MIN @ SEA2627SEA
2019 · W13MIN @ SEA3037SEA
2018 · W14MIN @ SEA721SEA
2015 · W13SEA @ MIN387SEA
2013 · W11MIN @ SEA2041SEA

Box score

Individual performances

Seahawks

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Russell Wilson13/2614211

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Christine Michael21703.30
Russell Wilson5214.20
Fred Jackson122.00

Vikings

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Teddy Bridgewater17/2414600

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Adrian Peterson23452.00
Jerick McKinnon273.50
Stefon Diggs166.00
Teddy Bridgewater300.00

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.

line -42.7%4.4%2.9%7.3%7.4%3.0%4.5%2.7%

Positive margins favour Vikings; negative favour Seahawks.

Half-point at risk

2.43%

outcomes that flip if the line moves 0.5

Model home win

49.9%

Expected total

44.7est.

Model

Where the number comes from

Each component is additive, in points of expected margin.

  • Team ratings (opponent-adjusted EPA)-2.17
  • Home-field advantage+2.49
  • Quarterback adjustment0.00
  • Rest differential0.00
  • Expected margin+0.32