NFC North · 2005
Minnesota Vikings
Record
9-7
Net EPA
+0.013est.
Efficiency
How this team plays
Percentile against the teams that played this season, computed from play-by-play.
Offence
Higher is better.
- EPA / play-0.074
- Success rate40.6%
- EPA / dropback-0.009
- EPA / rush-0.185
- Explosive rate7.1%
- Third-down rate33.7%
- Red-zone TD rate48.7%
- Points / drive1.46
- Turnover rate2.7%
← worse in leagueleague averagebetter →
Defence
Oriented so that further right is always better.
- EPA / play allowed-0.028
- Success rate allowed42.8%
- EPA / dropback allowed+0.043
- EPA / rush allowed-0.129
- Explosive rate allowed7.5%
- Pressure rate (proxy)5.2%
- Sack rate5.2%
- Points / drive allowed1.75
← worse in leagueleague averagebetter →
Offensive EPA / play — league shape-0.074 · 43th %ile
Defensive EPA / play allowed — league shape (left is better)-0.028 · 57th %ile
Form
The shape of the season
Rolling four-week EPA per play. The aggregate hides collapses and surges; this shows them.
4-week rolling EPA/play — up is good for both lines.
- Offense
- Defense (prevented)
Betting profile
Against the number
Settled against closing lines. Descriptive, not predictive.
ATS
9-7
-1.7 vs line
Home
6-2
Away
3-5
As favorite
6-1
As dog
3-6
O/U
5-10-1
-1.2 vs total
Roster
53 players
53 active. Skill players link through to their fantasy page.
Quarterbacks3
| # | Player | Pos | Age | Ht/Wt | Exp | College | St |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | J.T. O'Sullivan | QB | 26 | 6'2" 220 | 3 | — | ACT |
| 13 | Shaun Hill | QB | 25 | 6'3" 226 | 3 | Maryland | ACT |
| 14 | Brad Johnson | QB | 38 | 6'5" 226 | 13 | — | ACT |
Backs & receivers15
| # | Player | Pos | Age | Ht/Wt | Exp | College | St |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | Chris Jones | WR | 23 | 6'3" 203 | R | — | ACT |
| 18 | Koren Robinson | WR | 25 | 6'1" 205 | 4 | — | ACT |
| 19 | Troy Williamson | WR | 22 | 6'1" 203 | R | — | ACT |
| 23 | Michael Bennett | RB | 27 | 5'9" 209 | 4 | — | ACT |
| 30 | Mewelde Moore | RB | 23 | 5'11" 209 | 1 | — | ACT |
| 35 | Ciatrick Fason | RB | 24 | 6'0" 207 | R | — | ACT |
| 39 | Adimchinobi Echemandu | RB | 26 | 5'10" 226 | 1 | — | ACT |
| 40 | Jim Kleinsasser | TE | 28 | 6'3" 272 | 6 | — | ACT |
| 49 | Richard Owens | TE | 26 | 6'4" 273 | 1 | — | ACT |
| 81 | Nate Burleson | WR | 24 | 6'0" 192 | 2 | — | ACT |
| 83 | Jeff Dugan | TE | 24 | 6'4" 258 | 1 | — | ACT |
| 85 | Jermaine Wiggins | TE | 30 | 6'2" 260 | 6 | — | ACT |
| 86 | Richard Angulo | TE | 25 | 6'8" 270 | 2 | — | ACT |
| 87 | Marcus Robinson | WR | 30 | 6'3" 215 | 8 | — | ACT |
| 89 | Travis Taylor | WR | 26 | 6'1" 210 | 5 | — | ACT |
Offensive line8
| # | Player | Pos | Age | Ht/Wt | Exp | College | St |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 60 | Cory Withrow | C | 30 | 6'2" 287 | 7 | — | ACT |
| 64 | Anthony Herrera | C | 25 | 6'2" 315 | 1 | — | ACT |
| 67 | Melvin Fowler | C | 26 | 6'3" 295 | 3 | — | ACT |
| 72 | Marcus Johnson | G | 25 | 6'6" 321 | R | — | ACT |
| 73 | Adam Goldberg | G | 25 | 6'7" 310 | 2 | — | ACT |
| 74 | Bryant McKinnie | T | 27 | 6'8" 335 | 3 | — | ACT |
| 75 | Mike Rosenthal | T | 28 | 6'7" 318 | 6 | — | ACT |
| 76 | Chris Liwienski | G | 30 | 6'5" 325 | 7 | — | ACT |
Defensive front15
| # | Player | Pos | Age | Ht/Wt | Exp | College | St |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 | Rod Davis | MLB | 24 | 6'2" 239 | 1 | — | ACT |
| 51 | Lance Johnstone | DE | 32 | 6'4" 250 | 9 | — | ACT |
| 52 | Keith Newman | OLB | 28 | 6'2" 248 | 6 | — | ACT |
| 54 | Dontarrious Thomas | MLB | 26 | 6'2" 241 | 1 | — | ACT |
| 55 | Sam Cowart | MLB | 30 | 6'2" 245 | 7 | — | ACT |
| 56 | E.J. Henderson | OLB | 25 | 6'1" 245 | 2 | — | ACT |
| 57 | Raonall Smith | OLB | 28 | 6'2" 241 | 3 | — | ACT |
| 58 | Napoleon Harris | MLB | 26 | 6'2" 255 | 3 | — | ACT |
| 59 | Heath Farwell | LB | 25 | 6'0" 235 | R | — | ACT |
| 93 | Kevin Williams | DT | 25 | 6'5" 311 | 2 | Oklahoma State | ACT |
| 94 | Pat Williams | NT | 34 | 6'3" 317 | 8 | — | ACT |
| 96 | C.J. Mosley | DT | 22 | 6'2" 314 | R | Missouri | ACT |
| 97 | Spencer Johnson | DT | 25 | 6'3" 286 | 1 | — | ACT |
| 98 | Darrion Scott | DE | 25 | 6'3" 289 | 1 | — | ACT |
| 99 | Erasmus James | DE | 24 | 6'4" 266 | R | — | ACT |
Secondary9
| # | Player | Pos | Age | Ht/Wt | Exp | College | St |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | Corey Chavous | SS | 29 | 6'1" 205 | 7 | — | ACT |
| 25 | Will Hunter | CB | 26 | 5'10" 190 | 2 | — | ACT |
| 26 | Antoine Winfield | CB | 28 | 5'9" 180 | 6 | — | ACT |
| 27 | Fred Smoot | CB | 26 | 5'11" 178 | 4 | — | ACT |
| 29 | Brian Williams | CB | 26 | 5'11" 198 | 3 | — | ACT |
| 33 | Ralph Brown | CB | 28 | 5'10" 185 | 5 | — | ACT |
| 36 | Dovonte Edwards | CB | 24 | 6'0" 182 | R | — | ACT |
| 42 | Darren Sharper | FS | 31 | 6'2" 210 | 8 | — | ACT |
| 48 | Ukee Dozier | DB | 23 | 6'1" 190 | R | — | ACT |
Specialists3
| # | Player | Pos | Age | Ht/Wt | Exp | College | St |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paul Edinger | K | 27 | 5'8" 175 | 5 | — | ACT |
| 5 | Chris Kluwe | P | 25 | 6'4" 215 | R | — | ACT |
| 46 | Cullen Loeffler | LS | 24 | 6'5" 241 | 1 | Texas | ACT |
Schedule
16 games
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Spread | EPA/play |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | vs Buccaneers | L 13-24 | -6 | -0.348 |
| 2 | @ Bengals | L 8-37 | +3 | -0.227 |
| 3 | vs Saints | W 33-16 | -3.5 | +0.034 |
| 4 | @ Falcons | L 10-30 | +6 | -0.212 |
| 6 | @ Bears | L 3-28 | +2 | -0.303 |
| 7 | vs Packers | W 23-20 | -2 | +0.041 |
| 8 | @ Panthers | L 13-38 | +8 | +0.068 |
| 9 | vs Lions | W 27-14 | +1.5 | -0.027 |
| 10 | @ Giants | W 24-21 | +10 | -0.292 |
| 11 | @ Packers | W 20-17 | +3.5 | -0.024 |
| 12 | vs Browns | W 24-12 | -3.5 | -0.010 |
| 13 | @ Lions | W 21-16 | -3 | +0.162 |
| 14 | vs Rams | W 27-13 | -7 | -0.107 |
| 15 | vs Steelers | L 3-18 | +3 | -0.291 |
| 16 | @ Ravens | L 23-30 | +2.5 | +0.073 |
| 17 | vs Bears | W 34-10 | -3 | +0.284 |