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Minnesota Vikings logo
MIN
Vikings
22.5–25.0
projected
DET
Lions
Detroit Lions logo
Sunday Nov 1, 2026 · 11:00 AM Denver spread DET -2.5 total 47.5 field turfroof dome
MIN offense vs DET defense

Vikings offenseagainst theLions defense

Projected MIN offense output — equivalently, what the DET defense allows. The engine blends each offense's season-to-date rates with the defense across from it, anchored on the market's implied points.

22.5Points
64Plays
238Pass yds
108Rush yds
2.7Sacks taken
0.6INTs thrown
Projected player lines · the team totals shared out by each man's role
QB
Att33
Cmp22
Yds238
TD1.5
INT0.6
Car ru5
Yds22
TD0.2
BacksCarRu ydsRu TDTgtRecRec ydsRec TD
RB18740.64.43.3170.1
RB1201.00.880.1
RB170.10000
ReceiversTgtRecYdsTD
WR7.34.9720.5
WR5.33.2390.2
WR1.91.3120.1
WR2.01.470
Tight endsTgtRecYdsTD
TE5.53.9390.3
TE2.11.4100.1
Season to date · 2026 weeks 1–7
MIN offenserank of 32DET defense
#28-0.112
EPA / play
EPA / play

Expected points added per play, garbage time excluded: the one-number read of an offense, and of what a defense allows.

Ranks run 1 to 32 on each side, best first: green is a top-10 unit, amber a bottom-10 one.

+0.126#30
#3036.6%
Success rate
Success rate

Share of plays that gain enough to stay on schedule.

Ranks run 1 to 32 on each side, best first: green is a top-10 unit, amber a bottom-10 one.

47.9%#28
#2221.8
Points / game
Points / game

Points scored per game against points allowed per game.

Ranks run 1 to 32 on each side, best first: green is a top-10 unit, amber a bottom-10 one.

29.6#30
#1961.4
Plays / game
Plays / game

Offensive snaps per game, a pace number: more plays means more volume to go around, not a better team.

Engine 63.7: the blended per-game value the projection used for this game; the league average is 60.8.

Ranks run 1 to 32 on each side, best first: green is a top-10 unit, amber a bottom-10 one.

engine 63.7 · lg 60.8
70.6#1
#2950%
Pass rate
Pass rate

Share of snaps that are dropbacks: how the volume splits between the pass and the run.

Engine 57%: the blended per-game value the projection used for this game; the league average is 56%.

Ranks run 1 to 32 on each side, best first: green is a top-10 unit, amber a bottom-10 one.

engine 57% · lg 56%
64%#2
#236.7%
Explosive plays
Explosive plays

Share of plays that go for a chunk: 20+ passing, 10+ rushing.

Ranks run 1 to 32 on each side, best first: green is a top-10 unit, amber a bottom-10 one.

10.2%#31
#2035.0%
Third down
Third down

The offense's third-down conversion rate against the defense's third-down stop rate.

Ranks run 1 to 32 on each side, best first: green is a top-10 unit, amber a bottom-10 one.

52.8%#30
#2745%
Red-zone TD rate
Red-zone TD rate

Touchdowns per trip inside the 20: finishing drives against the defense that bends or breaks.

Engine 59%: the blended per-game value the projection used for this game; the league average is 58%.

Ranks run 1 to 32 on each side, best first: green is a top-10 unit, amber a bottom-10 one.

engine 59% · lg 58%
75%#28
#110.80
Giveaways / game
Giveaways / game

Turnovers the offense gives away per game against the ones the defense takes.

Ranks run 1 to 32 on each side, best first: green is a top-10 unit, amber a bottom-10 one.

0.60#25
#164.0
Flags / game
Flags / game

Accepted penalties per game committed by each unit.

Ranks run 1 to 32 on each side, best first: green is a top-10 unit, amber a bottom-10 one.

1.2#1
MIN offenserank of 32DET defense
#24-0.162
Rush EPA / carry
Rush EPA / carry

Expected points added per designed run, and per run allowed.

Ranks run 1 to 32 on each side, best first: green is a top-10 unit, amber a bottom-10 one.

-0.078#19
#12116.0
Rush yards / game
Rush yards / game

Rushing yards per game, gained and allowed.

Ranks run 1 to 32 on each side, best first: green is a top-10 unit, amber a bottom-10 one.

107.0#15
#193.82
Yards / carry
Yards / carry

Rushing yards per carry: the offense's own against what the defense gives up, blended into the projection.

Engine 3.92: the blended per-game value the projection used for this game; the league average is 4.36.

Ranks run 1 to 32 on each side, best first: green is a top-10 unit, amber a bottom-10 one.

engine 3.92 · lg 4.36
4.25#20
#152.50
Yards before contact
Yards before contact

Yards before a defender touches the runner, per carry: the line-and-scheme share of the run game (PFR charting). Feeds each back's efficiency tilt.

Ranks run 1 to 32 on each side, best first: green is a top-10 unit, amber a bottom-10 one.

2.91#24
#2046.9
O-line grade
O-line grade

A composite of the line's pass protection and run blocking, offense only.

Ranks run 1 to 32 on each side, best first: green is a top-10 unit, amber a bottom-10 one.

offense only
defense only
Box defenders
Box defenders

Average defenders the defense puts in the box on charted snaps (FTN). Ranked most to fewest with no good or bad: a heavy box crowds the run and dares the pass. Defense only; a look, not a grade.

Ranks run 1 to 32 on each side, best first: green is a top-10 unit, amber a bottom-10 one.

6.5#11
Run lanes · where MIN runs, against what DET allows there · 126 carries in 5 games, runs right most
Left
3.6#28
35% of runs · 30% success
DET allows 4.6 #17 · 34% success
Middle
3.2#20
23% of runs · 38% success
DET allows 4.1 #27 · 47% success
Right
4.7#6
42% of runs · 36% success
DET allows 3.6 #10 · 32% success
MIN offenserank of 32DET defense
#27-0.079
Pass EPA / play
Pass EPA / play

Expected points added per dropback, and per dropback allowed.

Ranks run 1 to 32 on each side, best first: green is a top-10 unit, amber a bottom-10 one.

+0.221#29
#28187.6
Pass yards / game
Pass yards / game

Passing yards per game, gained and allowed.

Ranks run 1 to 32 on each side, best first: green is a top-10 unit, amber a bottom-10 one.

321.4#32
#206.70
Yards / attempt
Yards / attempt

Passing yards per attempt, blended into the projection.

Engine 7.10: the blended per-game value the projection used for this game; the league average is 7.02.

Ranks run 1 to 32 on each side, best first: green is a top-10 unit, amber a bottom-10 one.

engine 7.10 · lg 7.02
7.54#23
#1265.7%
Completion rate
Completion rate

Completions per attempt thrown, and per attempt faced.

Engine 65%: the blended per-game value the projection used for this game; the league average is 64%.

Ranks run 1 to 32 on each side, best first: green is a top-10 unit, amber a bottom-10 one.

engine 65% · lg 64%
68.1%#29
#1790.7
Passer rating
Passer rating

The quarterback rating the offense posts against the one the defense allows.

Ranks run 1 to 32 on each side, best first: green is a top-10 unit, amber a bottom-10 one.

106.3#29
#289.1%
Sack rate
Sack rate

Sacks per dropback: taken by the offense, generated by the defense.

Engine 7.6%: the blended per-game value the projection used for this game; the league average is 6.4%.

Ranks run 1 to 32 on each side, best first: green is a top-10 unit, amber a bottom-10 one.

engine 7.6% · lg 6.4%
8.1%#7
#1214.6%
Pressure rate
Pressure rate

Sacks or quarterback hits per dropback, the play-by-play pressure proxy.

Ranks run 1 to 32 on each side, best first: green is a top-10 unit, amber a bottom-10 one.

18.5%#9
#91.4%
INT rate
INT rate

Interceptions per attempt: thrown by the offense, forced by the defense.

Engine 1.9%: the blended per-game value the projection used for this game; the league average is 2.2%.

Ranks run 1 to 32 on each side, best first: green is a top-10 unit, amber a bottom-10 one.

engine 1.9% · lg 2.2%
1.4%#23
#28-0.232
Blitz
Blitz

Offense: its EPA per dropback when the defense sends five or more rushers, higher is better. Defense: the share of its pass snaps it sends five or more, ranked most to least with no good or bad (FTN charting). Display only, not an engine input.

Ranks run 1 to 32 on each side, best first: green is a top-10 unit, amber a bottom-10 one.

29%#16
#2310.2
Yards / catch
Yards / catch

Receiving yards per reception, offense only: where the ball goes once it is caught.

Ranks run 1 to 32 on each side, best first: green is a top-10 unit, amber a bottom-10 one.

offense only
#290.0
DPI yards / game
DPI yards / game

Pass-interference yards per game: drawn by the receivers, committed by the secondary.

Ranks run 1 to 32 on each side, best first: green is a top-10 unit, amber a bottom-10 one.

7.6#16
DET offense vs MIN defense

Lions offenseagainst theVikings defense

Projected DET offense output — equivalently, what the MIN defense allows. The engine blends each offense's season-to-date rates with the defense across from it, anchored on the market's implied points.

25.0Points
61Plays
233Pass yds
92Rush yds
2.6Sacks taken
0.7INTs thrown
Projected player lines · the team totals shared out by each man's role
QB
Att33
Cmp22
Yds233
TD1.6
INT0.7
Car ru2
Yds2
TD0
BacksCarRu ydsRu TDTgtRecRec ydsRec TD
RB21830.96.34.9400.3
RB370.10.70.570
ReceiversTgtRecYdsTD
WR8.96.5530.4
WR5.03.1440.3
WR3.42.1270.2
Tight endsTgtRecYdsTD
TE5.84.2400.4
TE1.20.950
Season to date · 2026 weeks 1–7
DET offenserank of 32MIN defense
#6+0.116
EPA / play
EPA / play

Expected points added per play, garbage time excluded: the one-number read of an offense, and of what a defense allows.

Ranks run 1 to 32 on each side, best first: green is a top-10 unit, amber a bottom-10 one.

-0.228#1
#249.8%
Success rate
Success rate

Share of plays that gain enough to stay on schedule.

Ranks run 1 to 32 on each side, best first: green is a top-10 unit, amber a bottom-10 one.

31.5%#1
#232.8
Points / game
Points / game

Points scored per game against points allowed per game.

Ranks run 1 to 32 on each side, best first: green is a top-10 unit, amber a bottom-10 one.

12.8#1
#766.0
Plays / game
Plays / game

Offensive snaps per game, a pace number: more plays means more volume to go around, not a better team.

Engine 60.8: the blended per-game value the projection used for this game; the league average is 60.8.

Ranks run 1 to 32 on each side, best first: green is a top-10 unit, amber a bottom-10 one.

engine 60.8 · lg 60.8
55.8#31
#1161%
Pass rate
Pass rate

Share of snaps that are dropbacks: how the volume splits between the pass and the run.

Engine 59%: the blended per-game value the projection used for this game; the league average is 56%.

Ranks run 1 to 32 on each side, best first: green is a top-10 unit, amber a bottom-10 one.

engine 59% · lg 56%
61%#7
#79.3%
Explosive plays
Explosive plays

Share of plays that go for a chunk: 20+ passing, 10+ rushing.

Ranks run 1 to 32 on each side, best first: green is a top-10 unit, amber a bottom-10 one.

7.2%#11
#2931.7%
Third down
Third down

The offense's third-down conversion rate against the defense's third-down stop rate.

Ranks run 1 to 32 on each side, best first: green is a top-10 unit, amber a bottom-10 one.

79.0%#1
#276%
Red-zone TD rate
Red-zone TD rate

Touchdowns per trip inside the 20: finishing drives against the defense that bends or breaks.

Engine 57%: the blended per-game value the projection used for this game; the league average is 58%.

Ranks run 1 to 32 on each side, best first: green is a top-10 unit, amber a bottom-10 one.

engine 57% · lg 58%
27%#1
#10.20
Giveaways / game
Giveaways / game

Turnovers the offense gives away per game against the ones the defense takes.

Ranks run 1 to 32 on each side, best first: green is a top-10 unit, amber a bottom-10 one.

1.40#5
#73.0
Flags / game
Flags / game

Accepted penalties per game committed by each unit.

Ranks run 1 to 32 on each side, best first: green is a top-10 unit, amber a bottom-10 one.

1.8#4
DET offenserank of 32MIN defense
#7-0.024
Rush EPA / carry
Rush EPA / carry

Expected points added per designed run, and per run allowed.

Ranks run 1 to 32 on each side, best first: green is a top-10 unit, amber a bottom-10 one.

-0.263#2
#13114.2
Rush yards / game
Rush yards / game

Rushing yards per game, gained and allowed.

Ranks run 1 to 32 on each side, best first: green is a top-10 unit, amber a bottom-10 one.

86.6#5
#124.39
Yards / carry
Yards / carry

Rushing yards per carry: the offense's own against what the defense gives up, blended into the projection.

Engine 3.66: the blended per-game value the projection used for this game; the league average is 4.36.

Ranks run 1 to 32 on each side, best first: green is a top-10 unit, amber a bottom-10 one.

engine 3.66 · lg 4.36
4.01#16
#43.08
Yards before contact
Yards before contact

Yards before a defender touches the runner, per carry: the line-and-scheme share of the run game (PFR charting). Feeds each back's efficiency tilt.

Ranks run 1 to 32 on each side, best first: green is a top-10 unit, amber a bottom-10 one.

2.17#11
#1054.7
O-line grade
O-line grade

A composite of the line's pass protection and run blocking, offense only.

Ranks run 1 to 32 on each side, best first: green is a top-10 unit, amber a bottom-10 one.

offense only
defense only
Box defenders
Box defenders

Average defenders the defense puts in the box on charted snaps (FTN). Ranked most to fewest with no good or bad: a heavy box crowds the run and dares the pass. Defense only; a look, not a grade.

Ranks run 1 to 32 on each side, best first: green is a top-10 unit, amber a bottom-10 one.

6.6#3
Run lanes · where DET runs, against what MIN allows there · 121 carries in 5 games, runs right most
Leftsoft spot
5.1#6
30% of runs · 56% success
MIN allows 4.9 #25 · 36% success
Middle
3.5#16
35% of runs · 52% success
MIN allows 1.8 #1 · 13% success
Right
5.3#3
36% of runs · 37% success
MIN allows 3.0 #4 · 27% success
DET offenserank of 32MIN defense
#7+0.204
Pass EPA / play
Pass EPA / play

Expected points added per dropback, and per dropback allowed.

Ranks run 1 to 32 on each side, best first: green is a top-10 unit, amber a bottom-10 one.

-0.206#1
#3297.0
Pass yards / game
Pass yards / game

Passing yards per game, gained and allowed.

Ranks run 1 to 32 on each side, best first: green is a top-10 unit, amber a bottom-10 one.

195.4#3
#87.77
Yards / attempt
Yards / attempt

Passing yards per attempt, blended into the projection.

Engine 7.04: the blended per-game value the projection used for this game; the league average is 7.02.

Ranks run 1 to 32 on each side, best first: green is a top-10 unit, amber a bottom-10 one.

engine 7.04 · lg 7.02
6.26#6
#667.0%
Completion rate
Completion rate

Completions per attempt thrown, and per attempt faced.

Engine 66%: the blended per-game value the projection used for this game; the league average is 64%.

Ranks run 1 to 32 on each side, best first: green is a top-10 unit, amber a bottom-10 one.

engine 66% · lg 64%
53.2%#1
#2111.3
Passer rating
Passer rating

The quarterback rating the offense posts against the one the defense allows.

Ranks run 1 to 32 on each side, best first: green is a top-10 unit, amber a bottom-10 one.

62.9#1
#156.0%
Sack rate
Sack rate

Sacks per dropback: taken by the offense, generated by the defense.

Engine 7.2%: the blended per-game value the projection used for this game; the league average is 6.4%.

Ranks run 1 to 32 on each side, best first: green is a top-10 unit, amber a bottom-10 one.

engine 7.2% · lg 6.4%
9.3%#2
#1515.3%
Pressure rate
Pressure rate

Sacks or quarterback hits per dropback, the play-by-play pressure proxy.

Ranks run 1 to 32 on each side, best first: green is a top-10 unit, amber a bottom-10 one.

24.2%#1
#10.0%
INT rate
INT rate

Interceptions per attempt: thrown by the offense, forced by the defense.

Engine 2.3%: the blended per-game value the projection used for this game; the league average is 2.2%.

Ranks run 1 to 32 on each side, best first: green is a top-10 unit, amber a bottom-10 one.

engine 2.3% · lg 2.2%
3.8%#3
#30.405
Blitz
Blitz

Offense: its EPA per dropback when the defense sends five or more rushers, higher is better. Defense: the share of its pass snaps it sends five or more, ranked most to least with no good or bad (FTN charting). Display only, not an engine input.

Ranks run 1 to 32 on each side, best first: green is a top-10 unit, amber a bottom-10 one.

70%#1
#1311.6
Yards / catch
Yards / catch

Receiving yards per reception, offense only: where the ball goes once it is caught.

Ranks run 1 to 32 on each side, best first: green is a top-10 unit, amber a bottom-10 one.

offense only
#271.0
DPI yards / game
DPI yards / game

Pass-interference yards per game: drawn by the receivers, committed by the secondary.

Ranks run 1 to 32 on each side, best first: green is a top-10 unit, amber a bottom-10 one.

0.0#1
Starters on the field

The elevens, rated

Defenders colored by rating percentile within their position group (2026 wks 1-7 + ½·2025); the offense by production percentile among the position's starter pool. Linemen are unrated. Each defense is last game's snap leaders in a nickel base, minus this week's Out / Doubtful.

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MIN offense vs DET defenseDET eleven from their 2026 wk 5 snaps
DET defense
MIN offense
87A. Hutchinson EDGE
74A. McNeill DI
11T. Williams DI
24D. Wonnum EDGE
68J. Campbell LB
84D. Barnes LB
14R. McCreary CB
55D. Reed CB
91K. Abney NB
24C. Clark S
62J. Mills S
80J. Jefferson WR
0M. Price WR
28T. Hockenson TE
48J. Addison WR
12K. Murray QB
72A. Jones RB
LT
LG
C
RG
RT
DET offense vs MIN defenseMIN eleven from their 2026 wk 5 snaps
MIN defense
DET offense
96D. Turner EDGE
51J. Redmond DI
31T. Ingram-Dawkins DI
63K. Van Noy EDGE
95B. Cashman LB
92A. Van Ginkel LB
75B. Murphy CB
50I. Rodgers CB
59J. Pierre NB
33J. Metellus S
95T. Jackson S
93A. St. Brown WR
9I. TeSlaa WR
91S. LaPorta TE
79J. Williams WR
94J. Goff QB
97J. Gibbs RB
LT
LG
C
RG
RT
Defender ratings: pass rushers on pressure, sack and TFL rate plus missed tackles; coverage players on targets drawn and yards allowed per snap plus missed tackles; linebackers add tackle and TFL rate. Each rate is shrunk toward the group average, z-scored within the group and weighted into one percentile.
Injury report

Who is listed

Everyone on the clubs' reports, the best-rated man first in his group: the designation, what is hurt, the practice line and the share of the snaps he took last game. Ratings are the same percentiles as the field above.

MIN 0 listedDET 0 listed
No club has filed a report for this game yet.