NFC North · 2020

Minnesota Vikings

7-9 (4-2 NFC North · 5-7 NFC)3rd in the NFC North

Last: W 37-35 at Detroit Lions

Rating: -0.618
Adj Off: 26.39
Adj Def: 26.926
Playoffs: 0%

Style profile

Style

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

Stat	Offense	Defense
Run rate	43.0%6	41.7%6
Early-down pass rate	48.3%25	48.5%28
Plays per game	67.110	65.820
Time of possession	30:0218	30:2913
Yards per pass attempt	7.26	7.430
Yards per rush	4.97	4.724
Starting field position	Own 2632	Own 3432

Efficiency and EPA

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

Stat	Offense	Defense
EPA per play	+0.09210	+0.09425
Adj. EPA per play	+0.0748	+0.05822
Success rate	49.3%5	50.0%30
Passing EPA per play	+0.1769	+0.14523
Rushing EPA per play	-0.0198	+0.02328
CPOE	4.65	3.023
Explosive play rate	11.3%2	10.0%25

Situational

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

Stat	Offense	Defense
Points per game	26.911	29.729
Points per drive	2.629	2.6826
Red zone TD rate	73.3%6	62.5%13
3rd down conversion	40.9%16	39.5%10
Turnovers per game	1.5626	1.2518
Sack rate	6.4%24	3.8%28
Penalties per game	5.18	5.224

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 13Wk 1	4Green Bay PackersDIV	L34-43	+0.31	+0.30	7.5 / 7.1	3-6 / 6-11	1 / 0
Sep 20Wk 2	@10Indianapolis Colts	L11-28	-0.20	+0.06	3.8 / 5.5	2-9 / 3-11	3 / 1
Sep 27Wk 3	11Tennessee Titans	L30-31	+0.04	-0.01	7.4 / 6.2	4-10 / 3-13	3 / 1
Oct 4Wk 4	@26Houston Texans	W31-23	+0.22	+0.03	6.5 / 6.2	5-12 / 3-12	1 / 0
Oct 11Wk 5	@8Seattle Seahawks	L26-27	+0.05	+0.08	5.3 / 5.9	6-14 / 0-7	2 / 1
Oct 18Wk 6	14Atlanta Falcons	L23-40	-0.09	+0.18	7.1 / 5.9	3-10 / 9-17	3 / 1
Nov 1Wk 8	@4Green Bay PackersDIV	W28-22	+0.42	+0.14	6.6 / 6.1	4-8 / 5-11	0 / 1
Nov 8Wk 9	30Detroit LionsDIV	W34-20	+0.27	-0.09	8.8 / 5.8	4-10 / 6-12	0 / 3
Nov 16Wk 10	@16Chicago BearsDIV	W19-13	-0.09	-0.44	5.5 / 3.0	8-15 / 2-11	3 / 1
Nov 22Wk 11	21Dallas Cowboys	L28-31	+0.04	+0.17	7.0 / 6.0	6-10 / 5-11	2 / 1
Nov 29Wk 12	23Carolina Panthers	W28-27	-0.02	+0.02	5.6 / 5.9	6-13 / 6-14	2 / 2
Dec 6Wk 13	31Jacksonville Jaguars	W27-24OT	-0.10	-0.10	4.9 / 5.7	7-16 / 4-13	2 / 4
Dec 13Wk 14	@1Tampa Bay Buccaneers	L14-26	+0.17	+0.30	4.4 / 6.8	5-15 / 5-11	1 / 0
Dec 20Wk 15	16Chicago BearsDIV	L27-33	+0.06	+0.14	6.3 / 6.2	4-11 / 6-12	1 / 1
Dec 25Wk 16	@3New Orleans Saints	L33-52	+0.20	+0.40	6.0 / 8.4	3-9 / 5-9	0 / 2
Jan 3Wk 17	@30Detroit LionsDIV	W37-35	+0.31	+0.24	7.2 / 7.5	4-13 / 5-10	1 / 1

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 9	100%	349/516	67.6%	4265	8.3	35	13	+0.16

Running backs

Share of rushes

Player	Share	Car	Yds	Y/C	TD	Rec	EPA/play
33Dalvin CookYr 4	67%	312	1557	5.0	16	44	+0.04
25Alexander MattisonYr 2	21%	96	434	4.5	2	13	+0.01

Receivers and tight ends

Share of pass attempts

Player	Share	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	EPA/play
18Justin JeffersonWR R	17%	88	1400	15.9	7	+0.52
19Adam ThielenWR Yr 8	14%	74	925	12.5	14	+0.41
84Irv SmithTE Yr 2	6%	30	365	12.2	5	+0.67
82Kyle RudolphTE Yr 10	5%	28	334	11.9	1	+0.21
12Chad BeebeWR Yr 3	4%	20	201	10.1	2	+0.20
83Tyler ConklinTE Yr 3	4%	19	194	10.2	1	+0.30

Defense

Defensive line

Total tackles

Player	Tkl	TFL	Sck	QBH
94Jaleel JohnsonDT Yr 4	22	1	1.5	2
93Shamar StephenDT Yr 7	20	2	0.5	3
95Ifeadi OdenigboDE Yr 4	16	3	3.5	15
90Jalyn HolmesDT Yr 3	16	2	0.0	4
51Hercules Mata'afaDE Yr 3	12	3	2.5	6
96Armon WattsDT Yr 2	12	0	0.5	2

Linebackers

Total tackles

Player	Tkl	TFL	Sck	PD	INT
54Eric KendricksMLB Yr 6	69	3	0.0	6	3
50Eric WilsonLB Yr 4	62	7	3.0	8	3
98D.J. WonnumLB R	16	5	3.0	1	0
40Todd DavisILB Yr 7	16	2	1.0	2	0
45Troy DyeLB R	13	0	0.0	2	0

Defensive backs

Total tackles

Player	Tkl	PD	INT	FF
20Jeff GladneyCB R	63	3	0	1
41Anthony HarrisDB Yr 6	58	7	0	0
22Harrison SmithFS Yr 9	54	10	5	0
27Cameron DantzlerCB R	36	4	2	1
29Kris BoydCB Yr 2	24	2	0	1
24Holton HillDB Yr 3	19	3	0	0
26Chris JonesDB Yr 3	18	0	0	0

Special teams

Kickers

By kicks attempted

Player	FG	FG%	Long	XP	Pts
5Dan BaileyYr 10	15/22	68%	53	37/43	82

Punters

By punts

Player	Punts	Avg	Long	In 20	TB
2Britton ColquittYr 12	54	45.1	59	11	3