2017 · Week 10

Final

Vikings

Minnesota

QB Case Keenum

38·30

Commanders

Washington

QB Kirk Cousins

FedExField · outdoors · grass · 44°F · wind 4mph

Closing spread

MIN -1

Total

43

Model margin

-2.2est.

WAS perspective

Push chance

2.2%est.

Win probability

  • Commanders
  • Vikings

How each play moved the game.

Commanders winsVikings wins

Matchup

Where the edges are

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

Vikingsedge mapCommanders
  • +0.026EPA / play-0.051
  • 42.5%Success rate40.8%
  • +0.155EPA / dropback+0.041
  • -0.142EPA / rush-0.203
  • 8.8%Explosive rate9.1%
  • +3.66CPOE+1.00
  • 44.3%Third-down rate32.5%
  • 63.1%Red-zone TD rate64.7%
  • 2.02Points / drive1.61
  • 1.3%Turnover rate2.3%

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

MIN lead 9–4 since 1999

MIN have won 4 straight. Meetings average 46.6 points. WAS are 5-7-1 ATS in the series.

Previous meetings
SeasonMatchupScoreWinner
2025 · W14WAS @ MIN031MIN
2022 · W9MIN @ WAS2017MIN
2019 · W8WAS @ MIN919MIN
2016 · W10MIN @ WAS2026WAS
2014 · W9WAS @ MIN2629MIN
2013 · W10WAS @ MIN2734MIN
2012 · W6MIN @ WAS2638WAS
2011 · W16MIN @ WAS3326MIN

Box score

Individual performances

Vikings

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Case Keenum21/2930442

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Latavius Murray17684.01
Jerick McKinnon10323.20
Case Keenum3-1-0.30

Commanders

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Kirk Cousins26/4532711

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Samaje Perine9353.90
Chris Thompson9262.90
Rob Kelley4102.50
Kirk Cousins451.32
Jamison Crowder155.00

Receiving

PlayerRecTgtYdsTD
Vernon Davis711760
Jamison Crowder411760
Maurice Harris23501
Chris Thompson37410
Josh Doctson47300
Ryan Grant33250
Samaje Perine11250
Rob Kelley2240

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 -13.0%4.7%3.1%7.5%7.0%2.7%4.0%

Positive margins favour Commanders; negative favour Vikings.

Half-point at risk

2.15%

outcomes that flip if the line moves 0.5

Model home win

43.2%

Expected total

42.5est.

Model

Where the number comes from

Each component is additive, in points of expected margin.

  • Team ratings (opponent-adjusted EPA)-3.35
  • Home-field advantage+1.74
  • Quarterback adjustment0.00
  • Rest differential-0.56
  • Expected margin-2.17