NFC North · 2007
Minnesota Vikings
Record
8-8
Net EPA
+0.067est.
Efficiency
How this team plays
Percentile against the teams that played this season, computed from play-by-play.
Offence
Higher is better.
- EPA / play-0.033
- Success rate43.2%
- EPA / dropback-0.029
- EPA / rush-0.037
- Explosive rate10.4%
- CPOE-0.23
- Third-down rate35.8%
- Red-zone TD rate68.8%
- Points / drive1.51
- Turnover rate3.0%
← worse in leagueleague averagebetter →
Defence
Oriented so that further right is always better.
- EPA / play allowed-0.091
- Success rate allowed42.1%
- EPA / dropback allowed+0.012
- EPA / rush allowed-0.293
- Explosive rate allowed7.7%
- Pressure rate (proxy)13.4%
- Sack rate4.9%
- Points / drive allowed1.19
← worse in leagueleague averagebetter →
Offensive EPA / play — league shape-0.033 · 50th %ile
Defensive EPA / play allowed — league shape (left is better)-0.091 · 9th %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
7-7-2
+3.3 vs line
Home
4-4
Away
3-3-2
As favorite
4-4
As dog
3-3-2
O/U
8-7-1
+2.7 vs total
Roster
56 players
53 active. Skill players link through to their fantasy page.
Quarterbacks3
| # | Player | Pos | Age | Ht/Wt | Exp | College | St |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Tarvaris Jackson | QB | 24 | 6'2" 232 | 1 | Alabama State | ACT |
| 9 | Brooks Bollinger | QB | 29 | 6'1" 205 | 4 | — | ACT |
| 13 | Kelly Holcomb | QB | 34 | 6'2" 216 | 12 | — | ACT |
Backs & receivers14
| # | Player | Pos | Age | Ht/Wt | Exp | College | St |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | Sidney Rice | WR | 22 | 6'4" 202 | R | — | ACT |
| 19 | Bobby Wade | WR | 26 | 5'10" 186 | 4 | — | ACT |
| 28 | Adrian Peterson | RB | 22 | 6'1" 217 | R | Oklahoma | ACT |
| 29 | Chester Taylor | RB | 29 | 5'11" 213 | 5 | — | ACT |
| 30 | Mewelde Moore | RB | 25 | 5'11" 209 | 3 | — | ACT |
| 38 | Naufahu Tahi | FB | 27 | 6'0" 254 | 1 | — | ACT |
| 40 | Jim Kleinsasser | TE | 30 | 6'3" 272 | 8 | — | ACT |
| 45 | Garrett Mills | TE | 25 | 6'1" 235 | 1 | — | ACT |
| 49 | Tony Richardson | FB | 37 | 6'1" 238 | 13 | — | ACT |
| 81 | Visanthe Shiancoe | TE | 27 | 6'4" 250 | 4 | — | ACT |
| 82 | Troy Williamson | WR | 24 | 6'1" 203 | 2 | — | ACT |
| 83 | Jeff Dugan | FB | 26 | 6'4" 258 | 3 | — | ACT |
| 84 | Aundrae Allison | WR | 23 | 6'0" 198 | R | — | ACT |
| 89 | Robert Ferguson | WR | 29 | 6'1" 219 | 6 | — | ACT |
Offensive line8
| # | Player | Pos | Age | Ht/Wt | Exp | College | St |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 62 | Ryan Cook | T | 24 | 6'6" 328 | 1 | — | ACT |
| 64 | Anthony Herrera | G | 27 | 6'2" 315 | 3 | — | ACT |
| 72 | Marcus Johnson | T | 27 | 6'6" 321 | 2 | — | ACT |
| 74 | Bryant McKinnie | T | 29 | 6'8" 335 | 5 | — | ACT |
| 75 | Chase Johnson | T | 25 | 6'8" 330 | R | — | ACT |
| 76 | Steve Hutchinson | G | 31 | 6'5" 313 | 6 | — | ACT |
| 78 | Matt Birk | C | 31 | 6'4" 309 | 9 | — | ACT |
| 79 | Artis Hicks | G | 30 | 6'4" 335 | 5 | — | ACT |
Defensive front17
| # | Player | Pos | Age | Ht/Wt | Exp | College | St |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 | Vinny Ciurciu | OLB | 27 | 6'0" 235 | 4 | — | ACT |
| 51 | Ben Leber | OLB | 30 | 6'3" 244 | 5 | — | ACT |
| 52 | Chad Greenway | OLB | 24 | 6'2" 242 | 1 | Iowa | ACT |
| 54 | Dontarrious Thomas | MLB | 28 | 6'2" 241 | 3 | — | ACT |
| 56 | E.J. Henderson | MLB | 27 | 6'1" 245 | 4 | — | ACT |
| 58 | David Herron | ILB | 23 | 6'1" 239 | R | — | TRC |
| 58 | David Herron | ILB | 23 | 6'1" 239 | R | — | ACT |
| 59 | Heath Farwell | OLB | 27 | 6'0" 235 | 2 | — | ACT |
| 73 | Otis Grigsby | DE | 28 | 6'3" 260 | 4 | — | ACT |
| 73 | Otis Grigsby | DE | 28 | 6'3" 260 | 4 | — | TRD |
| 90 | Fred Evans | NT | 25 | 6'4" 305 | 1 | — | ACT |
| 92 | Jayme Mitchell | DE | 23 | 6'6" 285 | 1 | — | ACT |
| 93 | Kevin Williams | DT | 27 | 6'5" 311 | 4 | Oklahoma State | ACT |
| 94 | Pat Williams | NT | 36 | 6'3" 317 | 10 | — | ACT |
| 95 | Kenechi Udeze | DE | 24 | 6'3" 281 | 3 | — | ACT |
| 96 | Brian Robison | DE | 24 | 6'2" 259 | R | Texas | ACT |
| 97 | Spencer Johnson | DT | 27 | 6'3" 286 | 3 | — | ACT |
Secondary11
| # | Player | Pos | Age | Ht/Wt | Exp | College | St |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | Mike Doss | SS | 26 | 5'10" 207 | 4 | — | ACT |
| 23 | Cedric Griffin | CB | 26 | 6'0" 203 | 1 | — | ACT |
| 24 | Dwight Smith | FS | 29 | 5'10" 201 | 6 | — | ACT |
| 25 | Tank Williams | FS | 27 | 6'2" 223 | 5 | — | ACT |
| 26 | Antoine Winfield | CB | 30 | 5'9" 180 | 8 | — | ACT |
| 27 | Ronyell Whitaker | CB | 28 | 5'9" 196 | 4 | — | ACT |
| 31 | Marcus McCauley | CB | 25 | 6'1" 203 | R | — | ACT |
| 37 | Eric Frampton | SS | 23 | 5'11" 205 | R | — | ACT |
| 37 | Eric Frampton | SS | 23 | 5'11" 205 | R | — | TRT |
| 41 | Charles Gordon | CB | 23 | 5'11" 180 | 1 | — | ACT |
| 42 | Darren Sharper | SS | 33 | 6'2" 210 | 10 | — | ACT |
Specialists3
| # | Player | Pos | Age | Ht/Wt | Exp | College | St |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Chris Kluwe | P | 27 | 6'4" 215 | 2 | — | ACT |
| 8 | Ryan Longwell | K | 33 | 6'0" 200 | 10 | — | ACT |
| 46 | Cullen Loeffler | LS | 26 | 6'5" 241 | 3 | Texas | ACT |
Schedule
16 games
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Spread | EPA/play |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | vs Falcons | W 24-3 | -3 | -0.056 |
| 2 | @ Lions | L 17-20 | +3 | -0.183 |
| 3 | @ Chiefs | L 10-13 | +3 | -0.118 |
| 4 | vs Packers | L 16-23 | +1 | -0.045 |
| 6 | @ Bears | W 34-31 | +4.5 | +0.203 |
| 7 | @ Cowboys | L 14-24 | +9.5 | -0.154 |
| 8 | vs Eagles | L 16-23 | -1 | -0.067 |
| 9 | vs Chargers | W 35-17 | +7 | +0.183 |
| 10 | @ Packers | L 0-34 | +5.5 | -0.282 |
| 11 | vs Raiders | W 29-22 | -4.5 | -0.083 |
| 12 | @ Giants | W 41-17 | +7 | +0.041 |
| 13 | vs Lions | W 42-10 | -5.5 | +0.376 |
| 14 | @ 49ers | W 27-7 | -7.5 | -0.039 |
| 15 | vs Bears | W 20-13 | -10.5 | -0.208 |
| 16 | vs Commanders | L 21-32 | -6 | -0.177 |
| 17 | @ Broncos | L 19-22 | -3 | -0.021 |