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2016 Week 12 · Vikings at Lions

Vikings vs Lions, 2016 Week 12: tied, 1:45 left, one timeout, 1st and 10 at your own 25.

What really happened

Mike Zimmer was calling it for the Vikings. His first call: Sam Bradford hit Kyle Rudolph for 5 yards. The real drive ended in a turnover. The Vikings lost 16-13 to the Lions.

The plays that swung it

1. Q4 1:21

   Sam Bradford hit Cordarrelle Patterson for 3 yards.

   -6 points of win chance

2. Q4 0:43

   An illegal formation penalty on Cordarrelle Patterson of the Vikings wiped out the play, 5 yards.

   -5 points of win chance

3. Q4 0:38

   Sam Bradford's pass to Adam Thielen was intercepted by Darius Slay.

   -42 points of win chance

Win chance is the share of games like this one, from that spot, that the team went on to win.

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