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A deeper look at the statistics from a strange Sunday:
MANNING'S ODD DAY
First half: 86 yards
Second: 225 yards
TEAM RUSHING
Vikings: 180 yards
Colts: 25 yards
ALL DAY?
Adrian Peterson had the first nine touches for the Vikings and 14 (11 runs, three receptions) of the first 16 touches.
SLOW START
Colts' first seven possessions:
• Interception, punt, punt, punt, punt, punt, punt.
BIG FINISH
Colts' final six possessions:
• TD, missed field goal, interception, TD, punt, FG.
UGLY END
Vikings' final five possessions:
• Fumble, punt, missed field goal, punt, punt.
THIRD DOWN EFFICIENCY
Colts: 6-for-15
Vikings: 2-for-13
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| Date/Opponent | Time | W | L | Score |
| Sep 13 - at Cleveland | 12:00 PM | 1 | 0 | 34-20 |
| Sep 20 - at Detroit | 12:00 PM | 2 | 0 | 27-13 |
| Sep 27 - vs. San Francisco | 12:00 PM | 3 | 0 | 27-24 |
| Oct 5 - vs. Green Bay | 7:30 PM | 4 | 0 | 30-23 |
| Oct 11 - at St. Louis | 12:00 PM | 5 | 0 | 38-10 |
| Oct 18 - vs. Baltimore | 12:00 PM | 6 | 0 | 33-31 |
| Oct 25 - at Pittsburgh | 12:00 PM | 6 | 1 | 17-27 |
| Nov 1 - at Green Bay | 3:15 PM | 7 | 1 | 38-26 |
| Open | ||||
| Nov 15 - vs. Detroit | 12:00 PM | 8 | 1 | 27-10 |
| Nov 22 - vs. Seattle | 12:00 PM | 9 | 1 | 35-9 |
| Nov 29 - vs. Chicago | 3:15 PM | |||
| Dec 6 - at Arizona | 7:20 PM | |||
| Dec 13 - vs. Cincinnati | 12:00 PM | |||
| Dec 20 - at Carolina | 7:20 PM | |||
| Dec 28 - at Chicago | 7:30 PM | |||
| Jan 3 - vs. NY Giants | 12:00 PM |
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