NFC North · 2021

Minnesota Vikings

8-9 (4-2 NFC North · 6-6 NFC)2nd in the NFC North

Last: W 31-17 vs Chicago Bears

Rating: -0.118
Adj Off: 24.112
Adj Def: 24.225
Playoffs: 0%

Style profile

Style

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

Stat	Offense	Defense
Run rate	39.4%10	37.0%20
Early-down pass rate	51.4%15	51.0%19
Plays per game	66.313	70.42
Time of possession	29:3723	31:477
Yards per pass attempt	6.712	6.423
Yards per rush	4.420	4.828
Starting field position	Own 2913	Own 2811

Efficiency and EPA

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

Stat	Offense	Defense
EPA per play	+0.01418	-0.00012
Adj. EPA per play	+0.00517	+0.00117
Success rate	41.4%26	45.7%21
Passing EPA per play	+0.09713	+0.0048
Rushing EPA per play	-0.11424	-0.00829
CPOE	0.914	-0.813
Explosive play rate	10.2%6	8.6%18

Situational

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

Stat	Offense	Defense
Points per game	25.014	25.124
Points per drive	2.1520	2.2919
Red zone TD rate	63.0%13	60.3%15
3rd down conversion	36.4%26	36.4%4
Turnovers per game	0.823	1.3513
Sack rate	4.4%6	6.8%6
Penalties per game	6.525	5.523

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 12Wk 1	@14Cincinnati Bengals	L24-27OT	+0.04	+0.01	5.5 / 5.5	6-16 / 3-14	1 / 0
Sep 19Wk 2	@13Arizona Cardinals	L33-34	+0.17	+0.10	7.0 / 7.9	2-10 / 3-9	0 / 2
Sep 26Wk 3	12Seattle Seahawks	W30-17	+0.22	+0.12	6.2 / 7.5	9-14 / 3-8	0 / 0
Oct 3Wk 4	20Cleveland Browns	L7-14	-0.24	-0.06	4.1 / 4.4	5-16 / 7-18	1 / 0
Oct 10Wk 5	28Detroit LionsDIV	W19-17	-0.13	-0.18	6.1 / 4.5	5-13 / 3-11	2 / 2
Oct 17Wk 6	@26Carolina Panthers	W34-28OT	+0.07	-0.18	6.7 / 4.5	7-16 / 2-12	1 / 3
Oct 31Wk 8	4Dallas Cowboys	L16-20	-0.17	+0.02	4.7 / 6.2	1-13 / 7-14	0 / 2
Nov 7Wk 9	@15Baltimore Ravens	L31-34OT	+0.19	+0.13	6.1 / 5.6	5-14 / 6-15	0 / 2
Nov 14Wk 10	@17Los Angeles Chargers	W27-20	+0.07	-0.04	5.6 / 4.6	5-14 / 5-12	1 / 1
Nov 21Wk 11	7Green Bay PackersDIV	W34-31	+0.34	+0.38	6.4 / 8.8	9-13 / 7-11	0 / 0
Nov 28Wk 12	@8San Francisco 49ers	L26-34	-0.10	+0.11	6.1 / 6.5	2-8 / 5-12	2 / 1
Dec 5Wk 13	@28Detroit LionsDIV	L27-29	+0.02	-0.05	5.8 / 5.4	6-13 / 2-11	1 / 2
Dec 9Wk 14	22Pittsburgh Steelers	W36-28	-0.01	-0.04	6.8 / 5.4	5-14 / 4-13	2 / 1
Dec 20Wk 15	@23Chicago BearsDIV	W17-9	-0.06	-0.17	3.2 / 5.4	5-17 / 2-12	2 / 2
Dec 26Wk 16	5Los Angeles Rams	L23-30	-0.06	-0.04	5.8 / 5.2	2-12 / 7-14	1 / 3
Jan 2Wk 17	@7Green Bay PackersDIV	L10-37	-0.28	+0.23	4.0 / 6.6	2-12 / 7-13	0 / 0
Jan 9Wk 18	23Chicago BearsDIV	W31-17	+0.08	-0.26	7.2 / 4.4	7-13 / 5-15	0 / 2

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 10	93%	372/561	66.3%	4221	7.5	33	7	+0.10
14Sean MannionYr 7	6%	22/36	61.1%	189	5.3	1	0	-0.21

Running backs

Share of rushes

Player	Share	Car	Yds	Y/C	TD	Rec	EPA/play
33Dalvin CookYr 5	55%	249	1159	4.7	6	34	-0.05
25Alexander MattisonYr 3	30%	134	491	3.7	3	32	-0.17
31Wayne GallmanYr 5	6%	28	104	3.7	0	1	-0.12

Receivers and tight ends

Share of pass attempts

Player	Share	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	EPA/play
18Justin JeffersonWR Yr 2	18%	108	1616	15.0	10	+0.43
19Adam ThielenWR Yr 9	11%	67	726	10.8	10	+0.25
83Tyler ConklinTE Yr 4	10%	61	593	9.7	3	+0.13
17K.J. OsbornWR Yr 2	8%	50	655	13.1	7	+0.18

Defense

Defensive line

Total tackles

Player	Tkl	TFL	Sck	QBH	FF
99Danielle HunterDE Yr 7	23	6	6.0	11	0
90Sheldon RichardsonDT Yr 9	24	5	2.5	13	1
96Armon WattsDT Yr 3	20	3	5.0	10	2
92James LynchDT Yr 2	18	2	1.0	1	0
94Dalvin TomlinsonDE Yr 5	17	1	2.5	7	0
58Michael PierceDT Yr 6	12	3	3.0	4	1

Linebackers

Total tackles

Player	Tkl	TFL	Sck	PD	INT
54Eric KendricksMLB Yr 7	81	7	5.0	4	2
59Nick VigilOLB Yr 6	45	4	1.0	1	1
55Anthony BarrOLB Yr 8	38	1	2.5	5	3
98D.J. WonnumLB Yr 2	29	7	8.0	4	0
48Blake LynchLB Yr 2	23	1	2.0	2	1

Defensive backs

Total tackles

Player	Tkl	PD	INT	FF
22Harrison SmithFS Yr 10	83	7	1	1
23Xavier WoodsFS Yr 5	72	10	3	2
Bashaud BreelandCB	47	5	2	2
27Cameron DantzlerCB Yr 2	44	8	1	1
7Patrick PetersonCB Yr 11	34	5	1	0
24Mackensie AlexanderCB Yr 6	33	5	0	0
29Kris BoydCB Yr 3	21	0	0	0

Special teams

Kickers

By kicks attempted

Player	FG	FG%	Long	XP	Pts
1Greg JosephYr 4	33/38	87%	55	36/40	135

Punters

By punts

Player	Punts	Avg	Long	In 20	TB
3Jordan BerryYr 7	78	46.5	64	26	3