2018 · Week 14

Final

Vikings

Minnesota

QB Kirk Cousins

7·21

Seahawks

Seattle

QB Russell Wilson

CenturyLink Field · outdoors · fieldturf · 48°F · wind 9mph

Closing spread

SEA -3

Total

45.5

Model margin

+3.2est.

SEA perspective

Push chance

7.5%est.

the line sits on a key number

Win probability

  • Seahawks
  • Vikings

How each play moved the game.

Seahawks 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 mapSeahawks
  • -0.075EPA / play+0.093
  • 43.2%Success rate44.2%
  • -0.011EPA / dropback+0.208
  • -0.203EPA / rush-0.027
  • 8.0%Explosive rate11.2%
  • +2.40CPOE+7.30
  • 36.2%Third-down rate38.7%
  • 67.3%Red-zone TD rate72.8%
  • 1.57Points / drive2.23
  • 1.9%Turnover rate1.1%

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.

Previous meetings
SeasonMatchupScoreWinner
2025 · W13MIN @ SEA026SEA
2024 · W16MIN @ SEA2724MIN
2021 · W3SEA @ MIN1730MIN
2020 · W5MIN @ SEA2627SEA
2019 · W13MIN @ SEA3037SEA
2015 · playoffsSEA @ MIN109SEA
2015 · W13SEA @ MIN387SEA
2013 · W11MIN @ SEA2041SEA

Box score

Individual performances

Vikings

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Kirk Cousins20/3320810

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Dalvin Cook13554.20
Adam Thielen188.00
Kirk Cousins351.70
Stefon Diggs155.00
Latavius Murray341.30

Seahawks

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Russell Wilson10/207201

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Chris Carson22904.11
Russell Wilson7618.70
Rashaad Penny8445.50
Mike Davis3227.30
Tyler Lockett2-3-1.50

Receiving

PlayerRecTgtYdsTD
Tyler Lockett56420
Nick Vannett11120
Mike Davis1150
Ed Dickson1140
Jaron Brown1100
David Moore0500

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 +33.9%6.8%7.5%3.1%4.8%3.1%2.7%

Positive margins favour Seahawks; negative favour Vikings.

Half-point at risk

7.52%

outcomes that flip if the line moves 0.5

Model home win

57.6%

Expected total

42.7est.

Model

Where the number comes from

Each component is additive, in points of expected margin.

  • Team ratings (opponent-adjusted EPA)+1.43
  • Home-field advantage+1.74
  • Quarterback adjustment0.00
  • Rest differential0.00
  • Expected margin+3.17