Minnesota Vikings33–26New England Patriots

Total yards: Minnesota Vikings 367, New England Patriots 427. Passing plus rushing. Not a published column -- summed here so it means the same thing everywhere it appears.

Passing yards: Minnesota Vikings 310, New England Patriots 382. Net of sacks, as the league counts it.

Rushing yards: Minnesota Vikings 57, New England Patriots 45. Yards gained on the ground.

First downs: Minnesota Vikings 18, New England Patriots 17. Passing and rushing only — a first down awarded by penalty is not published and is not counted.

Sacks: Minnesota Vikings 3.0, New England Patriots 1.0. Sacks by this defence.

QB hits: Minnesota Vikings 3, New England Patriots 4. Hits on the opposing quarterback, sacks included.

Tackles for loss: Minnesota Vikings 3, New England Patriots 5. Runs and short passes stopped behind the line.

Takeaways: Minnesota Vikings 0, New England Patriots 1. Interceptions caught plus opposition fumbles recovered.

Penalties: Minnesota Vikings 3, New England Patriots 6. Penalties accepted against this team.

Penalty yards: Minnesota Vikings 20, New England Patriots 55. Yards conceded to penalties.

Passing EPA: Minnesota Vikings 12.3, New England Patriots 5.8. Expected points added by the passing game. Above nought is better than an average offence would have managed from the same downs.

Rushing EPA: Minnesota Vikings -8.1, New England Patriots -2.2. The same for the running game.