NFC North · 2013
Minnesota Vikings
Record
5-10-1
Net EPA
-0.081est.
Efficiency
How this team plays
Percentile against the teams that played this season, computed from play-by-play.
Offence
Higher is better.
- EPA / play-0.017
- Success rate41.4%
- EPA / dropback-0.026
- EPA / rush-0.002
- Explosive rate10.2%
- CPOE-2.09
- Third-down rate36.4%
- Red-zone TD rate57.9%
- Points / drive1.75
- Turnover rate2.8%
← worse in leagueleague averagebetter →
Defence
Oriented so that further right is always better.
- EPA / play allowed+0.080
- Success rate allowed45.3%
- EPA / dropback allowed+0.185
- EPA / rush allowed-0.108
- Explosive rate allowed8.7%
- Pressure rate (proxy)17.2%
- Sack rate5.6%
- Points / drive allowed2.24
← worse in leagueleague averagebetter →
Offensive EPA / play — league shape-0.017 · 40th %ile
Defensive EPA / play allowed — league shape (left is better)+0.080 · 88th %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
-1.5 vs line
Home
5-3
Away
4-4
As favorite
1-2
As dog
8-5
O/U
12-4
+8.3 vs total
Roster
58 players
53 active. Skill players link through to their fantasy page.
Quarterbacks4
| # | Player | Pos | Age | Ht/Wt | Exp | College | St |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Christian Ponder | QB | 25 | 6'2" 229 | 2 | Florida State | ACT |
| 12 | Josh Freeman | QB | 25 | 6'6" 240 | 4 | Kansas State | TRD |
| 12 | Josh Freeman | QB | 25 | 6'6" 240 | 4 | Kansas State | ACT |
| 16 | Matt Cassel | QB | 31 | 6'4" 228 | 8 | USC | ACT |
Backs & receivers13
| # | Player | Pos | Age | Ht/Wt | Exp | College | St |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | Joe Webb | WR | 28 | 6'4" 220 | 3 | Alabama-Birmingham | ACT |
| 15 | Greg Jennings | WR | 31 | 6'0" 195 | 7 | Western Michigan | ACT |
| 17 | Jarius Wright | WR | 25 | 5'10" 180 | 1 | Arkansas | ACT |
| 23 | Joe Banyard | RB | 26 | 5'11" 205 | 1 | Texas-El Paso | ACT |
| 28 | Adrian Peterson | RB | 28 | 6'1" 217 | 6 | Oklahoma | ACT |
| 32 | Toby Gerhart | RB | 26 | 6'0" 231 | 3 | Stanford | ACT |
| 40 | Rhett Ellison | TE | 26 | 6'5" 250 | 1 | USC | ACT |
| 42 | Jerome Felton | FB | 27 | 6'0" 248 | 5 | Furman | ACT |
| 44 | Matt Asiata | RB | 26 | 6'0" 234 | 2 | Utah | ACT |
| 81 | Jerome Simpson | WR | 27 | 6'2" 190 | 5 | — | ACT |
| 83 | Rodney Smith | WR | 23 | 6'4" 219 | R | Florida State | ACT |
| 84 | Cordarrelle Patterson | WR | 22 | 6'2" 220 | R | Tennessee | ACT |
| 86 | Chase Ford | TE | 23 | 6'6" 255 | 1 | Miami | ACT |
Offensive line11
| # | Player | Pos | Age | Ht/Wt | Exp | College | St |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 60 | Jeff Baca | G | 23 | 6'3" 302 | R | — | ACT |
| 61 | Joe Berger | C | 31 | 6'5" 305 | 8 | Michigan Tech | ACT |
| 63 | Brandon Fusco | G | 25 | 6'4" 306 | 2 | Slippery Rock | ACT |
| 65 | John Sullivan | C | 28 | 6'4" 301 | 5 | Notre Dame | ACT |
| 67 | Mike Remmers | T | 24 | 6'5" 303 | 1 | Oregon State | ACT |
| 67 | Mike Remmers | T | 24 | 6'5" 303 | 1 | Oregon State | TRC |
| 67 | Mike Remmers | T | 24 | 6'5" 303 | 1 | Oregon State | TRD |
| 71 | Phil Loadholt | T | 27 | 6'8" 343 | 4 | Oklahoma | ACT |
| 73 | J'Marcus Webb | T | 25 | 6'7" 333 | 3 | West Texas A&M | ACT |
| 74 | Charlie Johnson | G | 29 | 6'4" 305 | 7 | — | ACT |
| 75 | Matt Kalil | T | 24 | 6'7" 308 | 1 | USC | ACT |
Defensive front16
| # | Player | Pos | Age | Ht/Wt | Exp | College | St |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 | Erin Henderson | MLB | 27 | 6'3" 244 | 5 | Maryland | ACT |
| 51 | Larry Dean | OLB | 25 | 6'0" 226 | 2 | — | ACT |
| 52 | Chad Greenway | OLB | 30 | 6'2" 242 | 7 | Iowa | ACT |
| 54 | Gerald Hodges | OLB | 22 | 6'1" 243 | R | Penn State | ACT |
| 55 | Marvin Mitchell | OLB | 30 | 6'3" 249 | 6 | — | ACT |
| 56 | Michael Mauti | MLB | 23 | 6'2" 243 | R | Penn State | ACT |
| 69 | Jared Allen | DE | 31 | 6'6" 270 | 9 | Idaho State | ACT |
| 90 | Fred Evans | NT | 31 | 6'4" 305 | 7 | — | ACT |
| 91 | Chase Baker | NT | 25 | 6'1" 300 | 1 | — | ACT |
| 93 | Kevin Williams | DT | 33 | 6'5" 311 | 10 | Oklahoma State | ACT |
| 94 | Justin Trattou | DE | 25 | 6'4" 255 | 2 | Florida | TRD |
| 94 | Justin Trattou | DE | 25 | 6'4" 255 | 2 | Florida | ACT |
| 95 | Sharrif Floyd | DT | 22 | 6'3" 305 | R | Florida | ACT |
| 96 | Brian Robison | DE | 30 | 6'3" 259 | 6 | Texas | ACT |
| 97 | Everson Griffen | DE | 27 | 6'3" 273 | 3 | Southern California | ACT |
| 98 | Letroy Guion | NT | 26 | 6'4" 303 | 5 | Florida State | ACT |
Secondary11
| # | Player | Pos | Age | Ht/Wt | Exp | College | St |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | Chris Cook | CB | 26 | 6'2" 212 | 3 | — | ACT |
| 22 | Harrison Smith | FS | 24 | 6'2" 214 | 1 | Notre Dame | ACT |
| 26 | Robert Steeples | DB | 25 | 6'1" 194 | R | — | ACT |
| 27 | Shaun Prater | CB | 25 | 5'10" 190 | 1 | — | TRD |
| 27 | Shaun Prater | CB | 25 | 5'10" 190 | 1 | — | ACT |
| 29 | Xavier Rhodes | CB | 23 | 6'1" 210 | R | Florida State | ACT |
| 33 | Jamarca Sanford | SS | 28 | 5'10" 200 | 4 | Mississippi | ACT |
| 34 | Andrew Sendejo | FS | 27 | 6'1" 200 | 3 | Rice | ACT |
| 35 | Marcus Sherels | CB | 27 | 5'10" 175 | 3 | Minnesota | ACT |
| 36 | Robert Blanton | SS | 25 | 6'1" 200 | 1 | Notre Dame | ACT |
| 41 | Mistral Raymond | SS | 27 | 6'1" 202 | 2 | — | ACT |
Specialists3
| # | Player | Pos | Age | Ht/Wt | Exp | College | St |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Blair Walsh | K | 23 | 5'10" 192 | 1 | Georgia | ACT |
| 18 | Jeff Locke | P | 25 | 6'0" 203 | R | UCLA | ACT |
| 46 | Cullen Loeffler | LS | 32 | 6'5" 241 | 9 | Texas | ACT |
Schedule
16 games
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Spread | EPA/play |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | @ Lions | L 24-34 | +4 | -0.099 |
| 2 | @ Bears | L 30-31 | +6 | -0.058 |
| 3 | vs Browns | L 27-31 | -7 | -0.146 |
| 4 | vs Steelers | W 34-27 | +3 | +0.393 |
| 6 | vs Panthers | L 10-35 | -2.5 | -0.154 |
| 7 | @ Giants | L 7-23 | +4 | -0.293 |
| 8 | vs Packers | L 31-44 | +7 | +0.256 |
| 9 | @ Cowboys | L 23-27 | +10 | +0.032 |
| 10 | vs Commanders | W 34-27 | +1 | +0.261 |
| 11 | @ Seahawks | L 20-41 | +13 | -0.140 |
| 12 | @ Packers | T 26-26 | +6 | +0.101 |
| 13 | vs Bears | W 23-20 | -2.5 | +0.002 |
| 14 | @ Ravens | L 26-29 | +6 | +0.013 |
| 15 | vs Eagles | W 48-30 | +6.5 | +0.247 |
| 16 | @ Bengals | L 14-42 | +7.5 | -0.520 |
| 17 | vs Lions | W 14-13 | +2.5 | -0.109 |