NFC North · 2019

Minnesota Vikings

Record

10-6

Seed

Net EPA

+0.077est.

Efficiency

How this team plays

Percentile against the teams that played this season, computed from play-by-play.

Offence

Higher is better.

EPA / play+0.056
Success rate42.1%
EPA / dropback+0.177
EPA / rush-0.082
Explosive rate10.7%
CPOE+3.53
Third-down rate44.0%
Red-zone TD rate66.9%
Points / drive2.31
Turnover rate1.8%

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Defence

Oriented so that further right is always better.

EPA / play allowed-0.067
Success rate allowed44.4%
EPA / dropback allowed-0.030
EPA / rush allowed-0.134
Explosive rate allowed7.6%
Pressure rate (proxy)21.0%
Sack rate6.9%
Points / drive allowed1.71

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Offensive EPA / play — league shape+0.056 · 73th %ile

Defensive EPA / play allowed — league shape (left is better)-0.067 · 18th %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

+2.8 vs line

Home

5-3

Away

4-4

As favorite

7-5

As dog

2-2

O/U

9-7

+0.7 vs total

Roster

85 players

46 active. Skill players link through to their fantasy page.

Quarterbacks3

Quarterbacks
#	Player	Pos	Age	Ht/Wt	Exp	College	St
3	Jake Browning	QB	23	6'2" 210	R	Washington	DEV
4	Sean Mannion	QB	27	6'6" 231	4	Oregon State	ACT
8	Kirk Cousins	QB	31	6'3" 202	7	Michigan State	ACT

Backs & receivers23

Backs & receivers
#	Player	Pos	Age	Ht/Wt	Exp	College	St
11	Laquon Treadwell	WR	24	6'2" 215	3	Mississippi	ACT
12	Chad Beebe	WR	25	5'10" 183	1	Northern Illinois	RES
13	Josh Doctson	WR	28	6'2" 205	3	Texas Christian	CUT
13	Jeff Badet	WR	25	5'11" 182	1	Oklahoma	CUT
14	Stefon Diggs	WR	27	6'0" 191	4	Maryland	ACT
15	Alexander Hollins	WR	24	6'1" 166	R	Eastern Illinois	INA
16	Davion Davis	WR	24	5'11" 195	R	Sam Houston State	DEV
17	Dillon Mitchell	WR	22	6'1" 202	R	Oregon	DEV
18	Jordan Taylor	WR	—	6'5" 195	4	Rice	CUT
19	Adam Thielen	WR	29	6'2" 200	6	Minn. State-Mankato	ACT
23	Mike Boone	RB	24	5'10" 205	1	Cincinnati	ACT
25	Alexander Mattison	RB	21	5'11" 220	R	Boise State	ACT
30	C.J. Ham	RB	26	5'11" 235	3	Augustana, S.D.	ACT
31	Ameer Abdullah	RB	26	5'9" 203	4	Nebraska	ACT
33	Dalvin Cook	RB	24	5'10" 210	2	Florida State	ACT
40	Tony Brooks-James	RB	26	5'9" 190	R	Oregon	DEV
48	Johnny Stanton	RB	26	6'2" 250	1	Nevada-Las Vegas	CUT
81	Bisi Johnson	WR	22	6'0" 203	R	Colorado State	ACT
82	Kyle Rudolph	TE	31	6'6" 265	8	Notre Dame	ACT
83	Tyler Conklin	TE	24	6'3" 254	1	Central Michigan	ACT
84	Irv Smith	TE	21	6'2" 240	R	Alabama	ACT
86	Brandon Dillon	TE	22	6'5" 250	R	Marian, Ind.	DEV
89	David Morgan	TE	26	6'4" 265	3	Texas-San Antonio	PUP

Offensive line14

Offensive line
#	Player	Pos	Age	Ht/Wt	Exp	College	St
52	John Keenoy	OL	22	6'3" 300	R	Western Michigan	CUT
56	Garrett Bradbury	OL	24	6'3" 305	R	North Carolina State	ACT
61	Brett Jones	OL	28	6'2" 315	6	Regina, Can.	RES
64	Josh Kline	OL	31	6'3" 300	6	Kent State	ACT
65	Pat Elflein	OL	25	6'3" 303	2	Ohio State	ACT
67	Cornelius Edison	OL	—	6'3" 312	4	Portland State	CUT
69	Rashod Hill	OL	27	6'6" 313	3	Southern Mississippi	ACT
71	Riley Reiff	OL	32	6'6" 305	7	Iowa	ACT
72	Storm Norton	OL	25	6'7" 317	2	Toledo	CUT
73	Dru Samia	OL	22	6'5" 308	R	Oklahoma	INA
74	Oli Udoh	OL	22	6'6" 323	R	Elon	INA
75	Brian O'Neill	OL	25	6'7" 297	1	Pittsburgh	ACT
76	Aviante Collins	OL	26	6'4" 292	2	Texas Christian	INA
78	Dakota Dozier	OL	28	6'4" 313	5	Furman	ACT

Defensive front24

Defensive front
#	Player	Pos	Age	Ht/Wt	Exp	College	St
40	Kentrell Brothers	LB	26	6'1" 242	3	Missouri	ACT
42	Ben Gedeon	LB	26	6'2" 244	2	Michigan	RES
43	Reshard Cliett	LB	27	6'2" 225	4	South Florida	DEV
45	Greer Martini	LB	—	6'4" 235	1	Notre Dame	CUT
50	Eric Wilson	LB	26	6'1" 230	2	Cincinnati	ACT
51	Hercules Mata'afa	DL	25	6'2" 252	1	Washington State	INA
52	Eddie Yarbrough	DL	26	6'3" 259	3	Wyoming	INA
54	Eric Kendricks	LB	27	6'0" 232	4	UCLA	ACT
55	Anthony Barr	LB	27	6'5" 255	5	UCLA	ACT
59	Cameron Smith	LB	22	6'2" 235	R	Southern California	ACT
60	Tito Odenigbo	DL	—	6'3" 315	R	Miami (Fla.)	CUT
62	Anree Saint-Amour	DL	—	6'3" 260	R	Georgia Tech	CUT
66	Curtis Cothran	DL	24	6'5" 283	1	Penn State	DEV
74	Stacy Keely	DL	24	6'6" 220	R	Alabama-Birmingham	NWT
79	Karter Schult	DL	—	6'3" 265	2	Northern Iowa	CUT
91	Stephen Weatherly	DL	25	6'5" 265	3	Vanderbilt	ACT
92	Jalyn Holmes	DL	23	6'5" 283	1	Ohio State	ACT
93	Shamar Stephen	DL	28	6'5" 310	5	Connecticut	ACT
94	Jaleel Johnson	DL	25	6'3" 316	2	Iowa	ACT
95	Ifeadi Odenigbo	DL	25	6'3" 258	2	Northwestern	ACT
96	Armon Watts	DL	23	6'5" 295	R	Arkansas	RES
97	Everson Griffen	DL	33	6'3" 273	9	Southern California	ACT
98	Linval Joseph	DL	32	6'4" 329	9	East Carolina	ACT
99	Danielle Hunter	DL	26	6'5" 252	4	Louisiana State	ACT

Secondary17

Secondary
#	Player	Pos	Age	Ht/Wt	Exp	College	St
20	Mackensie Alexander	DB	27	5'10" 192	3	Clemson	RES
21	Mike Hughes	DB	22	5'10" 189	1	Central Florida	RES
22	Harrison Smith	DB	30	6'2" 214	7	Notre Dame	ACT
24	Holton Hill	DB	22	6'2" 196	1	Texas	ACT
26	Trae Waynes	DB	27	6'0" 190	4	Michigan State	ACT
27	Jayron Kearse	DB	25	6'4" 215	3	Clemson	INA
29	Xavier Rhodes	DB	29	6'1" 218	6	Florida State	ACT
32	Mark Fields	DB	24	5'10" 181	R	Clemson	DEV
34	Andrew Sendejo	DB	33	6'1" 210	9	Rice	ACT
35	Marcus Sherels	DB	33	5'10" 175	9	Minnesota	ACT
35	Isaiah Wharton	DB	25	6'1" 205	R	Rutgers	CUT
37	Derron Smith	DB	—	5'10" 195	4	Fresno State	CUT
37	Kemon Hall	DB	22	5'11" 190	R	North Texas	DEV
38	Kris Boyd	DB	24	5'11" 201	R	Texas	ACT
41	Anthony Harris	DB	29	6'1" 202	4	Virginia	ACT
44	Nathan Meadors	DB	22	5'11" 194	R	UCLA	ACT
46	Bene' Benwikere	DB	—	6'0" 195	5	San Jose State	CUT

Specialists4

Specialists
#	Player	Pos	Age	Ht/Wt	Exp	College	St
2	Britton Colquitt	P	34	6'3" 210	10	Tennessee	ACT
5	Dan Bailey	K	31	6'0" 190	8	Oklahoma State	ACT
47	Kevin McDermott	LS	—	6'5" 240	6	UCLA	CUT
58	Austin Cutting	LS	24	6'3" 245	R	Air Force	ACT

Schedule

18 games

Minnesota Vikings schedule
Wk	Opponent	Result	Spread	EPA/play
1	vs Falcons	W 28-12	-3.5	+0.195
2	@ Packers	L 16-21	+3	-0.129
3	vs Raiders	W 34-14	-8.5	+0.256
4	@ Bears	L 6-16	-1	-0.227
5	@ Giants	W 28-10	-5.5	+0.310
6	vs Eagles	W 38-20	-3.5	+0.132
7	@ Lions	W 42-30	-2.5	+0.469
8	vs Commanders	W 19-9	-16.5	-0.030
9	@ Chiefs	L 23-26	-5.5	+0.026
10	@ Cowboys	W 28-24	+3.5	+0.240
11	vs Broncos	W 27-23	-10	+0.091
13	@ Seahawks	L 30-37	+2.5	+0.024
14	vs Lions	W 20-7	-12	-0.040
15	@ Chargers	W 39-10	-1	+0.119
16	vs Packers	L 10-23	-4	-0.554
17	vs Bears	L 19-21	+5.5	-0.148
WC	@ Saints	W 26-20	+7.5	-0.006
DIV	@ 49ers	L 10-27	+7	-0.412