NFC North · 2019

Minnesota Vikings

10-6 (2-4 NFC North · 7-5 NFC)2nd in the NFC North · No. 6 seed

Last: L 10-27 at San Francisco 49ers

Rating: +3.68
Adj Off: 24.211
Adj Def: 20.67
Playoffs: 100%

Style profile

Style

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

Stat	Offense	Defense
Run rate	46.5%2	36.2%21
Early-down pass rate	50.6%25	53.9%11
Plays per game	62.927	68.19
Time of possession	28:4427	31:097
Yards per pass attempt	7.17	5.77
Yards per rush	4.613	4.314
Starting field position	Own 305	Own 2811

Efficiency and EPA

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

Stat	Offense	Defense
EPA per play	+0.0559	-0.0696
Adj. EPA per play	+0.00115	-0.0584
Success rate	42.0%20	44.3%18
Passing EPA per play	+0.1745	-0.0327
Rushing EPA per play	-0.08211	-0.13413
CPOE	3.46	0.520
Explosive play rate	10.6%5	7.5%4

Situational

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

Stat	Offense	Defense
Points per game	25.48	18.95
Points per drive	2.438	1.898
Red zone TD rate	63.8%12	53.3%8
3rd down conversion	42.8%9	39.7%19
Turnovers per game	1.2512	1.943
Sack rate	5.2%10	6.9%9
Penalties per game	6.07	5.232

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 8Wk 1	13Atlanta Falcons	W28-12	+0.20	-0.15	5.8 / 5.0	5-10 / 2-8	0 / 3
Sep 15Wk 2	@11Green Bay PackersDIV	L16-21	-0.13	-0.11	7.0 / 4.9	4-13 / 5-15	4 / 2
Sep 22Wk 3	29Las Vegas Raiders	W34-14	+0.26	-0.07	6.8 / 5.2	5-9 / 3-11	0 / 1
Sep 29Wk 4	@16Chicago BearsDIV	L6-16	-0.24	-0.05	3.8 / 4.0	5-13 / 5-16	2 / 0
Oct 6Wk 5	@27New York Giants	W28-10	+0.31	-0.17	7.8 / 3.4	5-11 / 8-16	1 / 1
Oct 13Wk 6	12Philadelphia Eagles	W38-20	+0.13	-0.11	7.0 / 6.2	2-10 / 4-12	2 / 3
Oct 20Wk 7	@23Detroit LionsDIV	W42-30	+0.47	+0.16	7.6 / 6.4	6-10 / 6-11	0 / 1
Oct 24Wk 8	31Washington Commanders	W19-9	-0.03	-0.24	6.5 / 5.3	8-15 / 2-7	1 / 2
Nov 3Wk 9	@2Kansas City Chiefs	L23-26	+0.03	+0.11	4.7 / 6.6	5-15 / 4-13	0 / 1
Nov 10Wk 10	@7Dallas Cowboys	W28-24	+0.25	+0.19	5.2 / 6.3	8-14 / 9-15	0 / 1
Nov 17Wk 11	21Denver Broncos	W27-23	+0.07	-0.01	5.4 / 5.3	5-12 / 5-18	2 / 1
Dec 2Wk 13	@10Seattle Seahawks	L30-37	+0.02	+0.10	6.8 / 5.9	5-10 / 7-15	3 / 2
Dec 8Wk 14	23Detroit LionsDIV	W20-7	-0.04	-0.19	5.1 / 3.5	5-14 / 7-16	0 / 2
Dec 15Wk 15	@14Los Angeles Chargers	W39-10	+0.12	-0.46	5.9 / 5.7	7-14 / 6-11	1 / 7
Dec 23Wk 16	11Green Bay PackersDIV	L10-23	-0.55	-0.17	2.6 / 5.3	4-15 / 5-14	1 / 3
Dec 29Wk 17	16Chicago BearsDIV	L19-21	-0.15	-0.03	6.4 / 4.5	4-9 / 7-16	3 / 1
Jan 5WC	@4New Orleans Saints	W26-20OT	-0.01	-0.12	5.0 / 6.0	10-18 / 4-11	1 / 2
Jan 11Div	@5San Francisco 49ers	L10-27	-0.41	-0.01	3.3 / 4.7	2-12 / 5-12	1 / 3

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
8Kirk CousinsYr 8	95%	307/444	69.1%	3603	8.1	26	6	+0.15
4Sean MannionYr 5	5%	12/21	57.1%	126	6.0	0	2	-0.37

Running backs

Share of rushes

Player	Share	Car	Yds	Y/C	TD	Rec	EPA/play
33Dalvin CookYr 3	53%	250	1135	4.5	13	53	+0.10
25Alexander MattisonR	21%	100	462	4.6	1	10	-0.09
23Mike BooneYr 2	10%	49	273	5.6	3	3	-0.12
31Ameer AbdullahYr 5	5%	23	115	5.0	0	15	-0.21

Receivers and tight ends

Share of pass attempts

Player	Share	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	EPA/play
14Stefon DiggsWR Yr 5	14%	63	1130	17.9	6	+0.48
82Kyle RudolphTE Yr 9	8%	39	367	9.4	6	+0.49
84Irv SmithTE R	8%	36	311	8.6	2	+0.25
81Bisi JohnsonWR R	7%	31	294	9.5	3	+0.25
19Adam ThielenWR Yr 7	6%	30	418	13.9	6	+0.36

Defense

Defensive line

Total tackles

Player	Tkl	TFL	Sck	QBH	FF
99Danielle HunterDE Yr 5	52	15	14.5	22	3
97Everson GriffenDE Yr 10	26	11	8.0	24	0
98Linval JosephDT Yr 10	26	5	3.0	6	1
95Ifeadi OdenigboDE Yr 3	18	7	7.0	13	1
94Jaleel JohnsonDT Yr 3	15	5	3.5	5	0
91Stephen WeatherlyDE Yr 4	14	5	3.0	9	1

Linebackers

Total tackles

Player	Tkl	TFL	Sck	PD	INT
54Eric KendricksMLB Yr 5	70	3	0.5	12	0
55Anthony BarrOLB Yr 6	54	5	1.5	4	1
50Eric WilsonLB Yr 3	36	6	3.0	0	0
40Kentrell BrothersLB Yr 4	16	0	0.0	0	0
42Ben GedeonOLB Yr 3	8	0	0.0	0	0

Defensive backs

Total tackles

Player	Tkl	PD	INT	FF
22Harrison SmithFS Yr 8	65	11	3	3
26Trae WaynesCB Yr 5	56	8	1	2
29Xavier RhodesCB Yr 7	54	6	0	1
21Mike HughesCB Yr 2	39	9	1	2
34Andrew SendejoFS Yr 10	36	4	3	0
41Anthony HarrisDB Yr 5	35	11	6	0
20Mackensie AlexanderCB Yr 4	30	5	1	0

Special teams

Kickers

By kicks attempted

Player	FG	FG%	Long	XP	Pts
5Dan BaileyYr 9	27/29	93%	50	40/44	121

Punters

By punts

Player	Punts	Avg	Long	In 20	TB
2Britton ColquittYr 11	62	45.2	59	24	0