NFC North · 2016

Minnesota Vikings

8-8 (2-4 NFC North · 5-7 NFC)3rd in the NFC North

Last: W 38-10 vs Chicago Bears

Rating: +0.813
Adj Off: 21.622
Adj Def: 20.87
Playoffs: 0%

Style profile

Style

What the offense does with the ball, and what the defense faces.

Stat	Offense	Defense
Run rate	35.9%22	37.9%13
Early-down pass rate	55.8%10	50.8%29
Plays per game	64.823	64.327
Time of possession	30:3516	29:5021
Yards per pass attempt	6.121	5.73
Yards per rush	3.332	4.315
Starting field position	Own 312	Own 2811

Efficiency and EPA

Down-by-down quality, measured in predicted points.

Stat	Offense	Defense
EPA per play	-0.04322	-0.0883
Adj. EPA per play	-0.02622	-0.0524
Success rate	42.4%21	42.1%10
Passing EPA per play	+0.07418	-0.0094
Rushing EPA per play	-0.25232	-0.2191
CPOE	3.87	-1.95
Explosive play rate	7.1%27	7.5%5

Situational

Scoring, red zone finishing, money downs, ball security, protection and discipline.

Stat	Offense	Defense
Points per game	20.423	19.26
Points per drive	—	2.0916
Red zone TD rate	51.7%26	54.2%8
3rd down conversion	38.0%18	38.8%14
Turnovers per game	0.945	1.696
Sack rate	5.7%23	6.4%5
Penalties per game	6.311	6.226

Rank out of 32 teams, regular season only. Green is good for the team, red is bad. Blue only orients neutral traits like pace and pass rate.

Schedule and results

Date	Opponent	Result	Off EPA	Def EPA	Y/P	3rd down	TO
Sep 11Wk 1	@26Tennessee Titans	W25-16	-0.01	-0.25	5.0 / 4.8	6-14 / 8-14	0 / 3
Sep 18Wk 2	8Green Bay PackersDIV	W17-14	-0.04	-0.07	5.1 / 4.1	4-14 / 6-13	0 / 3
Sep 25Wk 3	@11Carolina Panthers	W22-10	-0.09	-0.21	4.1 / 4.3	3-12 / 6-16	0 / 3
Oct 3Wk 4	20New York Giants	W24-10	+0.05	-0.22	5.5 / 5.4	8-16 / 2-12	1 / 1
Oct 9Wk 5	23Houston Texans	W31-13	+0.08	-0.17	5.3 / 3.6	7-14 / 1-13	0 / 1
Oct 23Wk 7	@11Philadelphia Eagles	L10-21	-0.33	-0.35	3.9 / 4.5	9-19 / 4-11	3 / 5
Oct 31Wk 8	@29Chicago BearsDIV	L10-20	-0.06	+0.13	4.3 / 6.6	2-13 / 7-14	0 / 0
Nov 6Wk 9	24Detroit LionsDIV	L16-22OT	+0.00	-0.02	5.0 / 5.1	6-14 / 7-14	0 / 1
Nov 13Wk 10	@18Washington Commanders	L20-26	+0.05	+0.11	5.2 / 6.4	5-11 / 6-12	1 / 1
Nov 20Wk 11	6Arizona Cardinals	W30-24	-0.12	-0.14	4.1 / 4.1	6-13 / 4-13	1 / 2
Nov 24Wk 12	@24Detroit LionsDIV	L13-16	-0.05	-0.07	5.8 / 5.3	2-10 / 6-14	1 / 0
Dec 1Wk 13	9Dallas Cowboys	L15-17	-0.09	-0.24	4.5 / 5.5	6-16 / 1-9	0 / 3
Dec 11Wk 14	@27Jacksonville Jaguars	W25-16	+0.07	+0.01	6.2 / 4.8	3-11 / 7-16	1 / 0
Dec 18Wk 15	19Indianapolis Colts	L6-34	-0.31	+0.18	5.0 / 6.0	3-9 / 7-13	3 / 0
Dec 24Wk 16	@8Green Bay PackersDIV	L25-38	+0.00	+0.15	6.0 / 6.0	5-15 / 6-13	2 / 0
Jan 1Wk 17	29Chicago BearsDIV	W38-10	+0.14	-0.26	6.4 / 5.5	6-12 / 2-9	2 / 4

Key players

Sorted by how much of the offense runs through them; defenders by tackles. Regular season only. Bold rows are the primary option at each spot; the shade tracks their share.

Offense

Quarterbacks

Share of pass attempts

Player	Share	C/A	Cmp%	Yds	Y/A	TD	INT	EPA/play
8Sam BradfordYr 7	94%	395/552	71.6%	3877	7.0	20	5	+0.03
13Shaun HillYr 15	6%	19/35	54.3%	242	6.9	0	0	+0.10

Running backs

Share of rushes

Player	Share	Car	Yds	Y/C	TD	Rec	EPA/play
21Jerick McKinnonYr 3	42%	159	539	3.4	2	43	-0.17
44Matt AsiataYr 6	32%	121	402	3.3	6	32	-0.16
28Adrian PetersonYr 10	10%	37	72	1.9	0	3	-0.47

Receivers and tight ends

Share of pass attempts

Player	Share	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	EPA/play
14Stefon DiggsWR Yr 2	14%	84	903	10.8	3	+0.39
82Kyle RudolphTE Yr 6	14%	83	840	10.1	7	+0.23
19Adam ThielenWR Yr 4	12%	69	967	14.0	5	+0.54
12Charles D. JohnsonWR Yr 4	3%	20	232	11.6	0	+0.03

Defense

Defensive line

Total tackles

Player	Tkl	TFL	Sck	QBH	FF
99Danielle HunterDE Yr 2	34	11	12.5	19	1
97Everson GriffenDE Yr 7	36	9	8.0	22	2
98Linval JosephDT Yr 7	37	5	4.0	17	3
96Brian RobisonDE Yr 10	18	7	7.5	14	3
93Shamar StephenDT Yr 3	17	0	0.0	2	0
92Tom JohnsonDT Yr 11	11	5	2.0	23	0

Linebackers

Total tackles

Player	Tkl	TFL	Sck	PD	INT
54Eric KendricksMLB Yr 2	70	9	2.5	9	1
55Anthony BarrOLB Yr 3	37	3	2.0	4	0
52Chad GreenwayOLB Yr 11	26	2	0.0	1	1
40Kentrell BrothersLB R	9	0	0.0	0	0
57Audie ColeMLB Yr 5	7	0	0.0	0	0

Defensive backs

Total tackles

Player	Tkl	PD	INT	FF
22Harrison SmithFS Yr 5	69	2	0	0
34Andrew SendejoFS Yr 7	45	4	2	0
29Xavier RhodesCB Yr 4	44	11	5	1
26Trae WaynesCB Yr 2	42	11	3	0
24Captain MunnerlynDB Yr 8	38	3	0	1
23Terence NewmanCB Yr 14	33	8	1	0
41Anthony HarrisDB Yr 2	30	1	0	0

Special teams

Kickers

By kicks attempted

Player	FG	FG%	Long	XP	Pts
3Blair WalshYr 5	12/16	75%	50	15/19	51
5Kai ForbathYr 6	15/15	100%	51	11/14	56

Punters

By punts

Player	Punts	Avg	Long	In 20	TB
18Jeff LockeYr 4	74	42.6	72	34	3