NFC North · 2014
Minnesota Vikings
Record
7-9
Net EPA
-0.021est.
Efficiency
How this team plays
Percentile against the teams that played this season, computed from play-by-play.
Offence
Higher is better.
- EPA / play-0.034
- Success rate42.2%
- EPA / dropback-0.018
- EPA / rush-0.061
- Explosive rate7.6%
- CPOE-2.18
- Third-down rate39.7%
- Red-zone TD rate56.2%
- Points / drive1.59
- Turnover rate1.9%
← worse in leagueleague averagebetter →
Defence
Oriented so that further right is always better.
- EPA / play allowed+0.012
- Success rate allowed44.3%
- EPA / dropback allowed+0.060
- EPA / rush allowed-0.059
- Explosive rate allowed8.0%
- Pressure rate (proxy)20.4%
- Sack rate6.4%
- Points / drive allowed1.67
← worse in leagueleague averagebetter →
Offensive EPA / play — league shape-0.034 · 29th %ile
Defensive EPA / play allowed — league shape (left is better)+0.012 · 67th %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
10-6
+1.8 vs line
Home
5-3
Away
5-3
As favorite
2-2
As dog
8-4
O/U
6-10
-3.2 vs total
Roster
58 players
53 active. Skill players link through to their fantasy page.
Quarterbacks2
| # | Player | Pos | Age | Ht/Wt | Exp | College | St |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Teddy Bridgewater | QB | 23 | 6'2" 210 | R | Louisville | ACT |
| 7 | Christian Ponder | QB | 26 | 6'2" 229 | 3 | Florida State | ACT |
Backs & receivers15
| # | Player | Pos | Age | Ht/Wt | Exp | College | St |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | Charles Johnson | WR | 25 | 6'2" 215 | 1 | Grand Valley State | ACT |
| 12 | Charles Johnson | WR | 25 | 6'2" 215 | 1 | Grand Valley State | TRC |
| 15 | Greg Jennings | WR | 32 | 6'0" 195 | 8 | Western Michigan | ACT |
| 17 | Jarius Wright | WR | 26 | 5'10" 180 | 2 | Arkansas | ACT |
| 19 | Adam Thielen | WR | 24 | 6'2" 195 | 1 | Minn. State-Mankato | ACT |
| 23 | Joe Banyard | RB | 27 | 5'10" 205 | 2 | Texas-El Paso | ACT |
| 33 | Henry Josey | RB | 24 | 5'10" 190 | R | — | TRC |
| 33 | Henry Josey | RB | 24 | 5'10" 190 | R | — | ACT |
| 42 | Jerome Felton | FB | 28 | 6'0" 248 | 6 | Furman | ACT |
| 44 | Matt Asiata | RB | 27 | 6'0" 234 | 3 | Utah | ACT |
| 48 | Zach Line | FB | 24 | 6'1" 233 | 1 | Southern Methodist | ACT |
| 82 | Kyle Rudolph | TE | 26 | 6'6" 259 | 3 | Notre Dame | ACT |
| 84 | Cordarrelle Patterson | WR | 23 | 6'2" 220 | 1 | Tennessee | ACT |
| 85 | Rhett Ellison | TE | 27 | 6'5" 250 | 2 | USC | ACT |
| 86 | Chase Ford | TE | 24 | 6'6" 255 | 2 | Miami | ACT |
Offensive line10
| # | Player | Pos | Age | Ht/Wt | Exp | College | St |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 60 | Carter Bykowski | T | 24 | 6'7" 306 | 1 | — | TRD |
| 60 | Carter Bykowski | T | 24 | 6'7" 306 | 1 | — | ACT |
| 61 | Joe Berger | C | 32 | 6'5" 305 | 9 | Michigan Tech | ACT |
| 62 | Vladimir Ducasse | G | 28 | 6'5" 325 | 4 | Massachusetts | ACT |
| 65 | John Sullivan | C | 29 | 6'4" 301 | 6 | Notre Dame | ACT |
| 66 | David Yankey | G | 22 | 6'6" 315 | R | Stanford | ACT |
| 72 | Austin Wentworth | G | 24 | 6'4" 315 | R | Fresno State | ACT |
| 74 | Charlie Johnson | G | 30 | 6'4" 305 | 8 | — | ACT |
| 75 | Matt Kalil | T | 25 | 6'7" 308 | 2 | USC | ACT |
| 79 | Mike Harris | T | 27 | 6'5" 318 | 2 | UCLA | ACT |
Defensive front15
| # | Player | Pos | Age | Ht/Wt | Exp | College | St |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 | Gerald Hodges | OLB | 23 | 6'2" 243 | 1 | Penn State | ACT |
| 51 | Josh Kaddu | OLB | 24 | 6'3" 252 | 2 | Oregon | ACT |
| 52 | Chad Greenway | OLB | 31 | 6'3" 237 | 8 | Iowa | ACT |
| 54 | Jasper Brinkley | MLB | 29 | 6'1" 252 | 5 | — | ACT |
| 57 | Audie Cole | MLB | 25 | 6'5" 239 | 2 | North Carolina State | ACT |
| 58 | Brandon Watts | OLB | 23 | 6'2" 231 | R | Georgia Tech | ACT |
| 73 | Sharrif Floyd | DT | 23 | 6'3" 305 | 1 | Florida | ACT |
| 92 | Tom Johnson | DT | 30 | 6'3" 288 | 8 | Southern Mississippi | ACT |
| 93 | Shamar Stephen | NT | 23 | 6'5" 310 | R | Connecticut | ACT |
| 94 | Justin Trattou | DE | 26 | 6'4" 250 | 3 | Florida | ACT |
| 95 | Scott Crichton | DE | 24 | 6'3" 273 | R | Oregon State | ACT |
| 96 | Brian Robison | DE | 31 | 6'3" 259 | 7 | Texas | ACT |
| 97 | Everson Griffen | DE | 28 | 6'3" 273 | 4 | Southern California | ACT |
| 98 | Linval Joseph | NT | 27 | 6'4" 323 | 4 | East Carolina | ACT |
| 99 | Corey Wootton | DE | 27 | 6'6" 270 | 4 | Northwestern | ACT |
Secondary13
| # | Player | Pos | Age | Ht/Wt | Exp | College | St |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | Josh Robinson | CB | 23 | 5'10" 199 | 2 | Central Florida | ACT |
| 22 | Harrison Smith | FS | 25 | 6'2" 214 | 2 | Notre Dame | ACT |
| 24 | Captain Munnerlyn | CB | 26 | 5'9" 195 | 5 | South Carolina | ACT |
| 26 | Ahmad Dixon | S | 24 | 6'0" 205 | R | — | ACT |
| 26 | Ahmad Dixon | S | 24 | 6'0" 205 | R | — | TRT |
| 26 | Ahmad Dixon | S | 24 | 6'0" 205 | R | — | TRC |
| 27 | Shaun Prater | CB | 26 | 5'10" 190 | 2 | — | ACT |
| 29 | Xavier Rhodes | CB | 24 | 6'1" 210 | 1 | Florida State | ACT |
| 32 | Antone Exum | SS | 23 | 6'0" 219 | R | Virginia Tech | ACT |
| 34 | Andrew Sendejo | FS | 28 | 6'1" 200 | 4 | Rice | ACT |
| 35 | Marcus Sherels | CB | 28 | 5'10" 175 | 4 | Minnesota | ACT |
| 36 | Robert Blanton | SS | 26 | 6'1" 200 | 2 | Notre Dame | ACT |
| 39 | Jabari Price | CB | 22 | 5'10" 200 | R | North Carolina | ACT |
Specialists3
| # | Player | Pos | Age | Ht/Wt | Exp | College | St |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Blair Walsh | K | 24 | 5'10" 192 | 2 | Georgia | ACT |
| 18 | Jeff Locke | P | 26 | 6'0" 203 | 1 | UCLA | ACT |
| 46 | Cullen Loeffler | LS | 33 | 6'5" 241 | 10 | Texas | ACT |
Schedule
16 games
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Spread | EPA/play |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | @ Rams | W 34-6 | +3 | +0.090 |
| 2 | vs Patriots | L 7-30 | +3.5 | -0.277 |
| 3 | @ Saints | L 9-20 | +10 | -0.008 |
| 4 | vs Falcons | W 41-28 | +5.5 | +0.294 |
| 5 | @ Packers | L 10-42 | +8.5 | -0.276 |
| 6 | vs Lions | L 3-17 | -1 | -0.421 |
| 7 | @ Bills | L 16-17 | +7 | -0.169 |
| 8 | @ Buccaneers | W 19-13 | +1 | -0.025 |
| 9 | vs Commanders | W 29-26 | +1 | +0.111 |
| 11 | @ Bears | L 13-21 | +2.5 | -0.034 |
| 12 | vs Packers | L 21-24 | +7.5 | -0.025 |
| 13 | vs Panthers | W 31-13 | -2.5 | -0.023 |
| 14 | vs Jets | W 30-24 | -4.5 | +0.246 |
| 15 | @ Lions | L 14-16 | +8 | -0.052 |
| 16 | @ Dolphins | L 35-37 | +4.5 | +0.180 |
| 17 | vs Bears | W 13-9 | -7 | -0.102 |