NFC North · 2018
Minnesota Vikings
Record
8-7-1
Net EPA
+0.023est.
Efficiency
How this team plays
Percentile against the teams that played this season, computed from play-by-play.
Offence
Higher is better.
- EPA / play-0.075
- Success rate43.2%
- EPA / dropback-0.011
- EPA / rush-0.203
- Explosive rate8.0%
- CPOE+2.40
- Third-down rate36.2%
- Red-zone TD rate67.3%
- Points / drive1.57
- Turnover rate1.9%
← worse in leagueleague averagebetter →
Defence
Oriented so that further right is always better.
- EPA / play allowed-0.100
- Success rate allowed42.3%
- EPA / dropback allowed-0.057
- EPA / rush allowed-0.162
- Explosive rate allowed7.7%
- Pressure rate (proxy)22.6%
- Sack rate8.2%
- Points / drive allowed1.50
← worse in leagueleague averagebetter →
Offensive EPA / play — league shape-0.075 · 18th %ile
Defensive EPA / play allowed — league shape (left is better)-0.100 · 5th %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
8-7-1
-1.4 vs line
Home
4-3-1
Away
4-4
As favorite
6-3-1
As dog
2-4
O/U
6-10
-1.9 vs total
Roster
90 players
53 active. Skill players link through to their fantasy page.
Quarterbacks4
| # | Player | Pos | Age | Ht/Wt | Exp | College | St |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kyle Sloter | QB | 24 | 6'5" 218 | 1 | Northern Colorado | ACT |
| 3 | Trevor Siemian | QB | 28 | 6'3" 220 | 3 | Northwestern | ACT |
| 6 | Peter Pujals | QB | — | 6'1" 211 | R | Holy Cross | CUT |
| 8 | Kirk Cousins | QB | 30 | 6'3" 202 | 6 | Michigan State | ACT |
Backs & receivers26
| # | Player | Pos | Age | Ht/Wt | Exp | College | St |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Jake Wieneke | WR | — | 6'4" 221 | R | South Dakota State | CUT |
| 11 | Laquon Treadwell | WR | 23 | 6'2" 215 | 2 | Mississippi | ACT |
| 12 | Tavarres King | WR | 28 | 6'1" 192 | 5 | Georgia | CUT |
| 12 | Chad Beebe | WR | 24 | 5'10" 185 | R | Northern Illinois | ACT |
| 14 | Stefon Diggs | WR | 26 | 6'0" 191 | 3 | Maryland | ACT |
| 15 | Brandon Zylstra | WR | 25 | 6'2" 220 | R | Concordia, Minn | ACT |
| 16 | Cayleb Jones | WR | — | 6'3" 209 | 2 | Arizona | CUT |
| 17 | Aldrick Robinson | WR | 31 | 5'10" 187 | 7 | Southern Methodist | ACT |
| 18 | Korey Robertson | WR | — | 6'1" 212 | R | Southern Mississippi | CUT |
| 19 | Adam Thielen | WR | 28 | 6'2" 200 | 5 | Minn. State-Mankato | ACT |
| 25 | Latavius Murray | RB | 28 | 6'3" 230 | 5 | Central Florida | ACT |
| 30 | C.J. Ham | RB | 25 | 5'11" 235 | 2 | Augustana, S.D. | ACT |
| 31 | Ameer Abdullah | RB | 25 | 5'9" 203 | 3 | Nebraska | ACT |
| 32 | Roc Thomas | RB | 24 | 5'10" 198 | R | Jacksonville State | DEV |
| 33 | Dalvin Cook | RB | 23 | 5'10" 213 | 1 | Florida State | ACT |
| 43 | Luke McNitt | RB | — | 6'2" 249 | R | Nebraska | CUT |
| 44 | Mike Boone | RB | 23 | 5'10" 205 | R | Cincinnati | ACT |
| 48 | Johnny Stanton | RB | 25 | 6'2" 250 | R | Nevada-Las Vegas | RES |
| 48 | Kobe McCrary | RB | — | 6'1" 240 | R | Minnesota | CUT |
| 82 | Kyle Rudolph | TE | 30 | 6'6" 265 | 7 | Notre Dame | ACT |
| 83 | Cole Hikutini | TE | 24 | 6'4" 247 | 1 | Louisville | DEV |
| 83 | Tyler Conklin | TE | 23 | 6'3" 240 | R | Central Michigan | ACT |
| 85 | Jeff Badet | WR | 24 | 5'11" 182 | R | Oklahoma | DEV |
| 86 | Tyler Hoppes | TE | — | 6'3" 236 | R | Nebraska | CUT |
| 87 | Josiah Price | TE | 25 | 6'4" 249 | 1 | Michigan State | RES |
| 89 | David Morgan | TE | 25 | 6'4" 265 | 2 | Texas-San Antonio | ACT |
Offensive line17
| # | Player | Pos | Age | Ht/Wt | Exp | College | St |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 59 | J.P. Quinn | OL | — | 6'4" 302 | R | Central Michigan | CUT |
| 61 | Brett Jones | OL | 27 | 6'2" 318 | 5 | Regina, Can. | ACT |
| 61 | Jacob Judd | OL | — | 6'3" 291 | R | Western Illinois | CUT |
| 62 | Nick Easton | OL | 26 | 6'3" 303 | 3 | Harvard | RES |
| 63 | Danny Isidora | OL | 24 | 6'3" 306 | 1 | Miami | ACT |
| 65 | Pat Elflein | OL | 24 | 6'3" 303 | 1 | Ohio State | ACT |
| 67 | Cornelius Edison | OL | 25 | 6'3" 312 | 3 | Portland State | DEV |
| 68 | Cedrick Lang | OL | 26 | 6'7" 300 | 2 | Texas-El Paso | RES |
| 68 | Kareem Are | OL | — | 6'6" 325 | 1 | Florida State | CUT |
| 69 | Rashod Hill | OL | 26 | 6'6" 309 | 2 | Southern Mississippi | ACT |
| 71 | Riley Reiff | OL | 31 | 6'6" 305 | 6 | Iowa | ACT |
| 72 | Storm Norton | OL | 24 | 6'7" 317 | 1 | Toledo | DEV |
| 74 | Mike Remmers | OL | 29 | 6'5" 310 | 6 | Oregon State | ACT |
| 75 | Brian O'Neill | OL | 24 | 6'7" 305 | R | Pittsburgh | ACT |
| 76 | Aviante Collins | OL | 25 | 6'4" 292 | 1 | Texas Christian | RES |
| 78 | Adam Bisnowaty | OL | 26 | 6'5" 310 | 1 | Pittsburgh | DEV |
| 79 | Tom Compton | OL | 29 | 6'6" 313 | 6 | South Dakota | ACT |
Defensive front24
| # | Player | Pos | Age | Ht/Wt | Exp | College | St |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40 | Kentrell Brothers | LB | 25 | 6'1" 242 | 2 | Missouri | ACT |
| 42 | Ben Gedeon | LB | 25 | 6'2" 244 | 1 | Michigan | ACT |
| 43 | Reshard Cliett | LB | 26 | 6'2" 225 | 3 | South Florida | DEV |
| 45 | Brett Taylor | LB | — | 6'1" 230 | R | Western Illinois | CUT |
| 49 | Mike Needham | LB | — | 6'3" 230 | R | Southern Utah | CUT |
| 50 | Eric Wilson | LB | 25 | 6'1" 225 | 1 | Cincinnati | ACT |
| 51 | Hercules Mata'afa | DL | 24 | 6'2" 252 | R | Washington State | RES |
| 54 | Eric Kendricks | LB | 26 | 6'0" 232 | 3 | UCLA | ACT |
| 55 | Anthony Barr | LB | 26 | 6'5" 255 | 4 | UCLA | ACT |
| 57 | Devante Downs | LB | 24 | 6'2" 245 | R | California | ACT |
| 61 | Ade Aruna | DL | 24 | 6'5" 263 | R | Tulane | RES |
| 66 | Curtis Cothran | DL | 23 | 6'5" 283 | R | Penn State | DEV |
| 90 | Tashawn Bower | DL | 23 | 6'5" 250 | 1 | Louisiana State | ACT |
| 91 | Stephen Weatherly | DL | 24 | 6'5" 265 | 2 | Vanderbilt | ACT |
| 92 | Jalyn Holmes | DL | 22 | 6'5" 270 | R | Ohio State | ACT |
| 93 | Sheldon Richardson | DL | 29 | 6'3" 294 | 5 | Missouri | ACT |
| 94 | Jaleel Johnson | DL | 24 | 6'3" 316 | 1 | Iowa | ACT |
| 95 | David Parry | DL | 26 | 6'2" 317 | 3 | Stanford | CUT |
| 96 | Tom Johnson | DL | 34 | 6'3" 288 | 12 | Southern Mississippi | ACT |
| 96 | Brian Robison | DL | — | 6'3" 259 | 11 | Texas | CUT |
| 97 | Everson Griffen | DL | 32 | 6'3" 273 | 8 | Southern California | ACT |
| 97 | Ifeadi Odenigbo | DL | 24 | 6'3" 275 | 1 | Northwestern | DEV |
| 98 | Linval Joseph | DL | 31 | 6'4" 329 | 8 | East Carolina | ACT |
| 99 | Danielle Hunter | DL | 25 | 6'5" 252 | 3 | Louisiana State | ACT |
Secondary15
| # | Player | Pos | Age | Ht/Wt | Exp | College | St |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | Mackensie Alexander | DB | 26 | 5'10" 192 | 2 | Clemson | ACT |
| 21 | Mike Hughes | DB | 21 | 5'10" 189 | R | Central Florida | RES |
| 22 | Harrison Smith | DB | 29 | 6'2" 214 | 6 | Notre Dame | ACT |
| 23 | Terence Newman | DB | — | 5'10" 197 | 15 | Kansas State | CUT |
| 23 | George Iloka | DB | 28 | 6'4" 225 | 6 | Boise State | ACT |
| 24 | Holton Hill | DB | 21 | 6'2" 200 | R | Texas | ACT |
| 26 | Trae Waynes | DB | 26 | 6'0" 190 | 3 | Michigan State | ACT |
| 27 | Jayron Kearse | DB | 24 | 6'4" 215 | 2 | Clemson | ACT |
| 29 | Xavier Rhodes | DB | 28 | 6'1" 218 | 5 | Florida State | ACT |
| 31 | Jalen Myrick | DB | 23 | 5'11" 200 | 1 | Minnesota | DEV |
| 34 | Andrew Sendejo | DB | 32 | 6'1" 210 | 8 | Rice | RES |
| 35 | Marcus Sherels | DB | 32 | 5'10" 175 | 8 | Minnesota | ACT |
| 36 | Craig James | DB | 22 | 5'10" 191 | R | Southern Illinois | ACT |
| 41 | Anthony Harris | DB | 28 | 6'1" 192 | 3 | Virginia | ACT |
| 46 | Trevon Mathis | DB | — | 5'10" 186 | R | Toledo | CUT |
Specialists4
| # | Player | Pos | Age | Ht/Wt | Exp | College | St |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Ryan Quigley | P | — | 6'2" 205 | 6 | Boston College | CUT |
| 5 | Dan Bailey | K | 30 | 6'0" 195 | 7 | Oklahoma State | ACT |
| 6 | Matt Wile | P | 26 | 6'2" 219 | 3 | Michigan | ACT |
| 47 | Kevin McDermott | LS | 28 | 6'5" 240 | 5 | UCLA | ACT |
Schedule
16 games
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Spread | EPA/play |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | vs 49ers | W 24-16 | -6 | -0.194 |
| 2 | @ Packers | T 29-29 | -2 | +0.143 |
| 3 | vs Bills | L 6-27 | -16.5 | -0.365 |
| 4 | @ Rams | L 31-38 | +7.5 | +0.155 |
| 5 | @ Eagles | W 23-21 | +3.5 | +0.085 |
| 6 | vs Cardinals | W 27-17 | -10 | -0.156 |
| 7 | @ Jets | W 37-17 | -3.5 | -0.046 |
| 8 | vs Saints | L 20-30 | +2.5 | -0.096 |
| 9 | vs Lions | W 24-9 | -4.5 | -0.059 |
| 11 | @ Bears | L 20-25 | +2.5 | -0.126 |
| 12 | vs Packers | W 24-17 | -4 | +0.035 |
| 13 | @ Patriots | L 10-24 | +6 | -0.172 |
| 14 | @ Seahawks | L 7-21 | +3 | -0.237 |
| 15 | vs Dolphins | W 41-17 | -7.5 | +0.096 |
| 16 | @ Lions | W 27-9 | -6.5 | -0.022 |
| 17 | vs Bears | L 10-24 | -6 | -0.316 |