NFC North · 2008
Minnesota Vikings
Record
10-6
Seed
#3
Net EPA
+0.102est.
Efficiency
How this team plays
Percentile against the teams that played this season, computed from play-by-play.
Offence
Higher is better.
- EPA / play-0.039
- Success rate40.9%
- EPA / dropback+0.001
- EPA / rush-0.081
- Explosive rate9.0%
- CPOE-2.18
- Third-down rate39.7%
- Red-zone TD rate53.5%
- Points / drive1.59
- Turnover rate2.7%
← worse in leagueleague averagebetter →
Defence
Oriented so that further right is always better.
- EPA / play allowed-0.109
- Success rate allowed39.5%
- EPA / dropback allowed-0.040
- EPA / rush allowed-0.231
- Explosive rate allowed7.5%
- Pressure rate (proxy)20.9%
- Sack rate7.2%
- Points / drive allowed1.26
← worse in leagueleague averagebetter →
Offensive EPA / play — league shape-0.039 · 29th %ile
Defensive EPA / play allowed — league shape (left is better)-0.109 · 16th %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
6-10
+1.1 vs line
Home
3-5
Away
3-5
As favorite
3-5
As dog
3-5
O/U
9-7
+2.5 vs total
Roster
55 players
53 active. Skill players link through to their fantasy page.
Quarterbacks3
| # | Player | Pos | Age | Ht/Wt | Exp | College | St |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | John David Booty | QB | 23 | 6'3" 213 | R | — | ACT |
| 7 | Tarvaris Jackson | QB | 25 | 6'2" 225 | 2 | Alabama State | ACT |
| 12 | Gus Frerotte | QB | 37 | 6'3" 233 | 14 | — | ACT |
Backs & receivers13
| # | Player | Pos | Age | Ht/Wt | Exp | College | St |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | Sidney Rice | WR | 23 | 6'4" 202 | 1 | — | ACT |
| 19 | Bobby Wade | WR | 27 | 5'10" 186 | 5 | — | ACT |
| 28 | Adrian Peterson | RB | 23 | 6'1" 217 | 1 | Oklahoma | ACT |
| 29 | Chester Taylor | RB | 30 | 5'11" 213 | 6 | — | ACT |
| 38 | Naufahu Tahi | FB | 28 | 6'0" 254 | 2 | — | ACT |
| 40 | Jim Kleinsasser | TE | 31 | 6'3" 272 | 9 | — | ACT |
| 43 | Maurice Hicks | RB | 30 | 5'11" 205 | 6 | — | ACT |
| 45 | Garrett Mills | TE | 26 | 6'1" 235 | 2 | — | ACT |
| 81 | Visanthe Shiancoe | TE | 28 | 6'4" 250 | 5 | — | ACT |
| 82 | Darius Reynaud | WR | 25 | 5'9" 201 | R | — | ACT |
| 83 | Jeff Dugan | FB | 27 | 6'4" 258 | 4 | — | ACT |
| 84 | Aundrae Allison | WR | 24 | 6'0" 198 | 1 | — | ACT |
| 87 | Bernard Berrian | WR | 29 | 6'1" 185 | 4 | — | ACT |
Offensive line8
| # | Player | Pos | Age | Ht/Wt | Exp | College | St |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 62 | Ryan Cook | T | 25 | 6'6" 328 | 2 | — | ACT |
| 64 | Anthony Herrera | G | 28 | 6'2" 315 | 4 | — | ACT |
| 65 | John Sullivan | C | 23 | 6'4" 301 | R | Notre Dame | ACT |
| 72 | Marcus Johnson | T | 28 | 6'6" 321 | 3 | — | ACT |
| 74 | Bryant McKinnie | T | 30 | 6'8" 335 | 6 | — | ACT |
| 76 | Steve Hutchinson | G | 32 | 6'5" 313 | 7 | — | ACT |
| 78 | Matt Birk | C | 32 | 6'4" 309 | 10 | — | ACT |
| 79 | Artis Hicks | T | 31 | 6'4" 335 | 6 | — | ACT |
Defensive front19
| # | Player | Pos | Age | Ht/Wt | Exp | College | St |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 | Erin Henderson | OLB | 22 | 6'3" 244 | R | Maryland | ACT |
| 51 | Ben Leber | OLB | 31 | 6'3" 244 | 6 | — | ACT |
| 52 | Chad Greenway | OLB | 25 | 6'2" 242 | 2 | Iowa | ACT |
| 54 | Vinny Ciurciu | OLB | 28 | 6'0" 235 | 5 | — | ACT |
| 55 | Dontarrious Thomas | MLB | 29 | 6'2" 241 | 4 | — | ACT |
| 58 | David Herron | MLB | 24 | 6'1" 239 | 1 | — | ACT |
| 69 | Jared Allen | DE | 26 | 6'6" 270 | 4 | Idaho State | ACT |
| 71 | Jimmy Kennedy | DT | 30 | 6'4" 320 | 5 | — | ACT |
| 71 | Jimmy Kennedy | DT | 30 | 6'4" 320 | 5 | — | TRC |
| 73 | Otis Grigsby | DE | 29 | 6'3" 260 | 5 | — | ACT |
| 90 | Fred Evans | DT | 26 | 6'4" 305 | 2 | — | ACT |
| 91 | Ray Edwards | DE | 23 | 6'5" 268 | 2 | — | ACT |
| 93 | Kevin Williams | DT | 28 | 6'5" 311 | 5 | Oklahoma State | ACT |
| 94 | Pat Williams | DT | 37 | 6'3" 317 | 11 | — | ACT |
| 96 | Brian Robison | DE | 25 | 6'3" 259 | 1 | Texas | ACT |
| 97 | Ellis Wyms | DT | 29 | 6'3" 290 | 7 | — | ACT |
| 98 | Letroy Guion | DT | 21 | 6'4" 303 | R | Florida State | ACT |
| 99 | Napoleon Harris | MLB | 29 | 6'3" 253 | 6 | — | ACT |
| 99 | Napoleon Harris | MLB | 29 | 6'3" 253 | 6 | — | TRC |
Secondary9
| # | Player | Pos | Age | Ht/Wt | Exp | College | St |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | Madieu Williams | FS | 28 | 6'1" 203 | 4 | — | ACT |
| 21 | Marcus McCauley | CB | 26 | 6'1" 203 | 1 | — | ACT |
| 22 | Benny Sapp | CB | 27 | 5'9" 190 | 4 | — | ACT |
| 23 | Cedric Griffin | CB | 27 | 6'0" 203 | 2 | — | ACT |
| 25 | Tyrell Johnson | FS | 23 | 6'0" 207 | R | — | ACT |
| 26 | Antoine Winfield | CB | 31 | 5'9" 180 | 9 | — | ACT |
| 37 | Eric Frampton | FS | 24 | 5'11" 205 | 1 | — | ACT |
| 39 | Husain Abdullah | SS | 23 | 6'0" 204 | R | Washington State | ACT |
| 42 | Darren Sharper | SS | 34 | 6'2" 210 | 11 | — | ACT |
Specialists3
| # | Player | Pos | Age | Ht/Wt | Exp | College | St |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Chris Kluwe | P | 28 | 6'4" 215 | 3 | — | ACT |
| 8 | Ryan Longwell | K | 34 | 6'0" 200 | 11 | — | ACT |
| 46 | Cullen Loeffler | LS | 27 | 6'5" 241 | 4 | Texas | ACT |
Schedule
17 games
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Spread | EPA/play |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | @ Packers | L 19-24 | +2.5 | +0.167 |
| 2 | vs Colts | L 15-18 | +1 | -0.220 |
| 3 | vs Panthers | W 20-10 | -3 | -0.076 |
| 4 | @ Titans | L 17-30 | +3 | -0.140 |
| 5 | @ Saints | W 30-27 | +3 | -0.012 |
| 6 | vs Lions | W 12-10 | -13 | -0.183 |
| 7 | @ Bears | L 41-48 | +3 | +0.102 |
| 9 | vs Texans | W 28-21 | -6.5 | +0.006 |
| 10 | vs Packers | W 28-27 | -2.5 | -0.215 |
| 11 | @ Buccaneers | L 13-19 | +4.5 | -0.115 |
| 12 | @ Jaguars | W 30-12 | +1 | +0.005 |
| 13 | vs Bears | W 34-14 | -5 | -0.086 |
| 14 | @ Lions | W 20-16 | -10.5 | +0.045 |
| 15 | @ Cardinals | W 35-14 | +4 | +0.280 |
| 16 | vs Falcons | L 17-24 | -3 | -0.110 |
| 17 | vs Giants | W 20-19 | -7 | -0.059 |
| WC | vs Eagles | L 14-26 | +3 | -0.153 |