Monday, May 21st, 2012
The Minnesota Viking will hit the highway to face fellow NFC conference foe the Washington Redskins in an NFL pro football game on Saturday Christmas Eve afternoon.
This week sixteen NFL game will begin from Washington at 1PM Eastern Time with national television coverage provided by FOX.
The betting odds came out with the home team Washington Redskins favored by –3 points with an over under of 44 points.
The early money from the NFL bettors has come in on the side of the home club as the Washington Redskins have been bet up to a -6 1/2 point favorite.
Totals players will find no early movement as the game is still lined at 44 1/2 points.
Those backing the favored Washington Redskins on the money line will lay –300 odds with the underdog Minnesota Vikings bringing back +220 odds to get the win with no need for taking the points.
The Minnesota Vikings and Washington Redskins met last year in the 2010 season where the Vikings earned the 17-13 road win at the Redskins as a -2 ½ point betting favorite.
The total came under the closing line of 44 points.
It was veteran Bret Favre at quarterback in this victory and the signal caller had 172 yards passing as he hit on 15 of his 23 passes.
The Vikings finished up with 299 offensive yards gained on the Redskins defense.
Washington had Donovan McNabb under center and the quarterback had 211 yards passing in a losing cause.
The run game was non-existent for the Redskins as James Davis led the team with a measly 11 yards rushing.
The anemic Washington offense could only post 216 offensive yards on the Minnesota defense.
The Minnesota Vikings will travel to Washington with an overall record of 2-12 on the 2011 season. The team is 1-6 on the road.
The Vikings average 327 yards with 21 points a game with 142 yards coming from their run game for 5.2 yards per rush.
On defense Minnesota allows 29 points and 366 yards per game. Teams rush for 105 yards against them for 3.8 yards per rush against average.
The Vikings are coming off the a bad 42-20 home defeat last week to the New Orleans Saints as a +7 point underdog.
The over under came in at over the closing total of 53 ½ points.
Minnesota could only gain 207 offensive yards with 105 yards rushing on 18 rushes.
The team allowed four sacks and came away with two touchdowns in both of their trips inside the red zone.
The team had one turnovers and took two away from New Orleans.
Quarterback Christian Ponder completed 14 of 31 passes for 120 yards with two touchdowns and one interception. Ponder had three scrambles for 34 yards.
Adrian Peterson rushed for 60 yards on 10 carries.
Toby Gerhart had two rushes for 12 yards. Gerhart out of the backfield caught four passes for 46 yards and two touchdowns.
Devin Aromashodu had two receptions for 29 yards.
Kyle Rudolph caught two passes for 15 yards.
Minnesota allowed New Orleans 573 yards of offense with 161 yards rushing on 38 carries.
The Vikings had no sacks and allowed five Saints touchdowns in all five drives in the red zone.
Washington will host Minnesota with a record of 5-9 on the season. The club is 2-5 playing at home.
The Redskins put up 18 points and 329 yards per game with 95 yards rushing for 3.8 yards per carry.
Defensively the Washington Redskins allow 21 points with 332 yards a game. Opponents rush for 112 yards against them for 4.1 yards per rush against average.
The team is coming off the inspired 23-10 road win at the New York Giants a week ago as a +5 ½ point underdog.
The total landed under the closing total of 45 points.
Washington posted 300 offensive yards with 123 coming from their run game on 40 carries.
The Redskins allowed one sack and score one red zone touchdown in their three trips inside the twenty.
The team committed two turnovers and took three away from New York.
Quarterback Rex Grossman completed 15 of 24 passes for 185 yards with one touchdown and two interceptions.
Rookie running back Roy Helu ran for 53 yards on 53 carries. In the passing game Helu had three catches for 16 yards.
Evan Royster had 10 rushes for 36 yards.
Jabar Gaffney led Washington with six receptions for 85 yards.
Santana Moss caught two passes for 40 yards and a receiving touchdown.
Donte Stallworth had two grabs for 35 yards.
The Redskins allowed the New York Giants 324 yards of offense with 91 coming on the ground on 18 carries.
Washington had three sacks and allowed one Giants touchdown in four drives in the red zone.
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