NFC North · 2021
Minnesota Vikings
Record
8-9
Net EPA
+0.011est.
Efficiency
How this team plays
Percentile against the teams that played this season, computed from play-by-play.
Offence
Higher is better.
- EPA / play+0.018
- Success rate41.6%
- EPA / dropback+0.102
- EPA / rush-0.111
- Explosive rate10.3%
- CPOE+0.82
- Third-down rate36.6%
- Red-zone TD rate67.7%
- Points / drive2.13
- Turnover rate1.2%
← worse in leagueleague averagebetter →
Defence
Oriented so that further right is always better.
- EPA / play allowed-0.004
- Success rate allowed45.6%
- EPA / dropback allowed-0.002
- EPA / rush allowed-0.008
- Explosive rate allowed8.7%
- Pressure rate (proxy)20.1%
- Sack rate6.8%
- Points / drive allowed2.03
← worse in leagueleague averagebetter →
Offensive EPA / play — league shape+0.018 · 48th %ile
Defensive EPA / play allowed — league shape (left is better)-0.004 · 36th %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
9-8
-0.2 vs line
Home
4-4
Away
5-4
As favorite
4-4
As dog
5-4
O/U
11-6
+1.5 vs total
Roster
85 players
48 active. Skill players link through to their fantasy page.
Quarterbacks5
| # | Player | Pos | Age | Ht/Wt | Exp | College | St |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Kyle Sloter | QB | 27 | 6'5" 218 | 4 | Northern Colorado | CUT |
| 8 | Kirk Cousins | QB | 33 | 6'3" 202 | 9 | Michigan State | ACT |
| 11 | Kellen Mond | QB | 22 | 6'3" 217 | R | Texas A&M | INA |
| 14 | Sean Mannion | QB | 29 | 6'6" 231 | 6 | Oregon State | ACT |
| 14 | Nate Stanley | QB | 24 | 6'4" 243 | 1 | Iowa | RES |
Backs & receivers25
| # | Player | Pos | Age | Ht/Wt | Exp | College | St |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | Dede Westbrook | WR | 29 | 6'0" 176 | 4 | Oklahoma | ACT |
| 12 | Chad Beebe | WR | 27 | 5'10" 185 | 3 | Northern Illinois | RES |
| 13 | Blake Proehl | WR | 22 | 6'1" 186 | R | East Carolina | RES |
| 15 | Ihmir Smith-Marsette | WR | 22 | 6'1" 179 | R | Iowa | ACT |
| 17 | K.J. Osborn | WR | 24 | 5'11" 200 | 1 | Miami | ACT |
| 18 | Justin Jefferson | WR | 22 | 6'1" 192 | 1 | Louisiana State | ACT |
| 19 | Adam Thielen | WR | 31 | 6'2" 200 | 8 | Minn. State-Mankato | RES |
| 25 | Alexander Mattison | RB | 23 | 5'11" 220 | 2 | Boise State | ACT |
| 26 | Kene Nwangwu | RB | 23 | 6'1" 205 | R | Iowa State | ACT |
| 30 | C.J. Ham | RB | 28 | 5'11" 235 | 5 | Augustana, S.D. | ACT |
| 31 | Wayne Gallman | RB | 28 | 6'0" 210 | 4 | Clemson | INA |
| 33 | Dalvin Cook | RB | 26 | 5'10" 210 | 4 | Florida State | ACT |
| 34 | Jake Bargas | RB | 26 | 6'2" 250 | 1 | North Carolina | DEV |
| 35 | Luke Stocker | TE | 33 | 6'5" 253 | 10 | Tennessee | ACT |
| 36 | A.J. Rose | RB | 25 | 6'1" 218 | R | Kentucky | DEV |
| 40 | Zach Davidson | TE | 23 | 6'7" 245 | R | Central Missouri | INA |
| 81 | Olabisi Johnson | WR | 24 | 6'0" 203 | 2 | Colorado State | RES |
| 82 | Ben Ellefson | TE | 26 | 6'3" 250 | 1 | North Dakota State | ACT |
| 83 | Tyler Conklin | TE | 26 | 6'3" 254 | 3 | Central Michigan | ACT |
| 83 | Trishton Jackson | WR | 23 | 6'1" 191 | 1 | Syracuse | DEV |
| 84 | Irv Smith | TE | 23 | 6'2" 240 | 2 | Alabama | RES |
| 85 | Dan Chisena | WR | 24 | 6'3" 202 | 1 | Penn State | ACT |
| 87 | Hale Hentges | TE | 25 | 6'4" 245 | 2 | Alabama | RET |
| 87 | Myron Mitchell | WR | 23 | 6'1" 180 | R | Alabama-Birmingham | DEV |
| 89 | Christopher Herndon | TE | 25 | 6'4" 252 | 3 | Miami | RES |
Offensive line13
| # | Player | Pos | Age | Ht/Wt | Exp | College | St |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51 | Wyatt Davis | OL | 22 | 6'4" 310 | R | Ohio State | INA |
| 52 | Mason Cole | OL | 25 | 6'5" 292 | 3 | Michigan | RES |
| 56 | Garrett Bradbury | OL | 26 | 6'3" 305 | 2 | North Carolina State | ACT |
| 61 | Timon Parris | OL | 27 | 6'6" 315 | 3 | Stony Brook | DEV |
| 64 | Blake Brandel | OL | 24 | 6'7" 307 | 1 | Oregon State | ACT |
| 67 | Cole Banwart | OL | 24 | 6'4" 296 | R | Iowa | DEV |
| 68 | Kyle Hinton | OL | 23 | 6'2" 310 | 1 | Washburn | DEV |
| 69 | Rashod Hill | OL | 29 | 6'6" 313 | 5 | Southern Mississippi | ACT |
| 71 | Christian Darrisaw | OL | 22 | 6'5" 314 | R | Virginia Tech | ACT |
| 72 | Ezra Cleveland | OL | 23 | 6'6" 310 | 1 | Boise State | ACT |
| 74 | Olisaemeka Udoh | OL | 24 | 6'6" 323 | 2 | Elon | ACT |
| 75 | Brian O'Neill | OL | 27 | 6'7" 297 | 3 | Pittsburgh | ACT |
| 78 | Dakota Dozier | OL | 30 | 6'4" 313 | 7 | Furman | ACT |
Defensive front26
| # | Player | Pos | Age | Ht/Wt | Exp | College | St |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32 | Cameron Smith | LB | 24 | 6'2" 235 | 2 | Southern California | RET |
| 41 | Chazz Surratt | LB | 24 | 6'2" 228 | R | North Carolina | ACT |
| 45 | Troy Dye | LB | 26 | 6'3" 225 | 1 | Oregon | ACT |
| 47 | Tuf Borland | LB | 23 | 6'1" 234 | R | Ohio State | ACT |
| 48 | Blake Lynch | LB | 24 | 6'3" 225 | 1 | Baylor | ACT |
| 50 | T.J. Smith | DL | 24 | 6'3" 290 | 1 | Arkansas | DEV |
| 54 | Eric Kendricks | LB | 29 | 6'0" 232 | 6 | UCLA | RES |
| 55 | Anthony Barr | LB | 29 | 6'5" 255 | 7 | UCLA | ACT |
| 57 | Ryan Connelly | LB | 27 | 6'2" 242 | 2 | Wisconsin | RES |
| 58 | Michael Pierce | DL | 30 | 6'0" 340 | 5 | Samford | INA |
| 59 | Nick Vigil | LB | 28 | 6'2" 235 | 5 | Utah State | ACT |
| 66 | Eddie Yarbrough | DL | 28 | 6'3" 259 | 5 | Wyoming | DEV |
| 66 | Jordon Scott | DL | 24 | 6'1" 322 | R | Oregon | RES |
| 73 | Tashawn Bower | DL | 26 | 6'4" 250 | 4 | Louisiana State | RES |
| 76 | Jaylen Twyman | DL | 22 | 6'2" 290 | R | Pittsburgh | RES |
| 79 | Kenny Willekes | DL | 24 | 6'3" 250 | 1 | Michigan State | ACT |
| 90 | Sheldon Richardson | DL | 32 | 6'3" 294 | 8 | Missouri | ACT |
| 91 | T.Y. McGill | DL | 30 | 6'0" 299 | 6 | North Carolina State | ACT |
| 92 | James Lynch | DL | 22 | 6'4" 295 | 1 | Baylor | ACT |
| 93 | Patrick Jones | DL | 24 | 6'4" 260 | R | Pittsburgh | ACT |
| 94 | Dalvin Tomlinson | DL | 27 | 6'3" 318 | 4 | Alabama | ACT |
| 95 | Janarius Robinson | DL | 23 | 6'5" 260 | R | Florida State | RES |
| 96 | Armon Watts | DL | 25 | 6'5" 295 | 2 | Arkansas | ACT |
| 97 | Everson Griffen | DL | 35 | 6'3" 273 | 11 | Southern California | RES |
| 98 | D.J. Wonnum | DL | 25 | 6'5" 260 | 1 | South Carolina | ACT |
| 99 | Danielle Hunter | DL | 28 | 6'5" 252 | 6 | Louisiana State | RES |
Secondary13
| # | Player | Pos | Age | Ht/Wt | Exp | College | St |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Tye Smith | DB | 28 | 6'0" 195 | 6 | Towson | ACT |
| 7 | Patrick Peterson | DB | 31 | 6'1" 203 | 10 | Louisiana State | ACT |
| 20 | Harrison Hand | DB | 24 | 5'11" 192 | 1 | Temple | RES |
| 21 | Bryan Mills | DB | 22 | 6'2" 170 | R | North Carolina Central | ACT |
| 22 | Harrison Smith | DB | 32 | 6'2" 214 | 9 | Notre Dame | ACT |
| 23 | Xavier Woods | DB | 26 | 5'11" 202 | 4 | Louisiana Tech | ACT |
| 24 | Mackensie Alexander | DB | 29 | 5'10" 192 | 5 | Clemson | INA |
| 27 | Cameron Dantzler | DB | 24 | 6'2" 185 | 1 | Mississippi State | ACT |
| 29 | Kris Boyd | DB | 26 | 5'11" 201 | 2 | Texas | INA |
| 39 | Parry Nickerson | DB | 28 | 5'10" 180 | 3 | Tulane | ACT |
| 43 | Camryn Bynum | DB | 23 | 6'0" 195 | R | California | RES |
| 44 | Josh Metellus | DB | 23 | 5'11" 210 | 1 | Michigan | ACT |
| 46 | Myles Dorn | DB | 23 | 6'2" 210 | 1 | North Carolina | ACT |
Specialists3
| # | Player | Pos | Age | Ht/Wt | Exp | College | St |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greg Joseph | K | 27 | 6'0" 210 | 3 | Florida Atlantic | ACT |
| 3 | Jordan Berry | P | 30 | 6'5" 195 | 6 | Eastern Kentucky | ACT |
| 42 | Andrew DePaola | LS | 34 | 6'1" 230 | 9 | Rutgers | ACT |
Schedule
17 games
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Spread | EPA/play |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | @ Bengals | L 24-27 | -3 | +0.040 |
| 2 | @ Cardinals | L 33-34 | +4 | +0.175 |
| 3 | vs Seahawks | W 30-17 | +2 | +0.222 |
| 4 | vs Browns | L 7-14 | +1 | -0.244 |
| 5 | vs Lions | W 19-17 | -10 | -0.127 |
| 6 | @ Panthers | W 34-28 | -2.5 | +0.089 |
| 8 | vs Cowboys | L 16-20 | -4.5 | -0.175 |
| 9 | @ Ravens | L 31-34 | +7.5 | +0.186 |
| 10 | @ Chargers | W 27-20 | +3 | +0.075 |
| 11 | vs Packers | W 34-31 | +1 | +0.331 |
| 12 | @ 49ers | L 26-34 | +3.5 | -0.081 |
| 13 | @ Lions | L 27-29 | -7 | +0.056 |
| 14 | vs Steelers | W 36-28 | -3.5 | -0.008 |
| 15 | @ Bears | W 17-9 | -7 | -0.060 |
| 16 | vs Rams | L 23-30 | +3.5 | -0.061 |
| 17 | @ Packers | L 10-37 | +13 | -0.277 |
| 18 | vs Bears | W 31-17 | -3.5 | +0.078 |