2008 · Week 17
New York Giants at Minnesota Vikings
Dec 28, 2008 · Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome · dome · fieldturf
Recap
Minnesota Vikings escaped with a 20–19 win over New York Giants. ScoutIndex's model didn't see it coming, giving Vikings only a 45% shot beforehand. Vikings improve to 10-6; Giants fall to 12-4. Tarvaris Jackson was the story of the game with 239 passing yards and 1 TD.
Team stats
| NYG | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 19 | First downs | 14 |
| 364 | Total yards | 349 |
| 229 | Passing yards | 239 |
| 135 | Rushing yards | 110 |
| 19/30 | Comp / Att | 16/26 |
| 0 | Turnovers | 1 |
| 2 | Sacks taken | 2 |
Scoring & key plays
Play-by-play not loaded for this game.
Box score
NYG
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eli Manning | 11/19 | 119 | 0 | 0 |
| David Carr | 8/11 | 110 | 1 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| David Carr | 3 | 15 | 0 |
| Derrick Ward | 15 | 77 | 0 |
| Ahmad Bradshaw | 10 | 28 | 0 |
| D.J. Ware | 2 | 15 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derrick Ward | 2 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| Ahmad Bradshaw | 1 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
MIN
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tarvaris Jackson | 16/26 | 239 | 1 | 1 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tarvaris Jackson | 1 | -4 | 0 |
| Adrian Peterson | 21 | 103 | 1 |
| Chester Taylor | 4 | 10 | 0 |
| Jeff Dugan | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chester Taylor | 1 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| Jeff Dugan | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 |