NFL Game Preview: Minnesota Vikings at Washington Redskins - Week 12

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Minnesota Vikings at Washington Redskins - Week 12

Game Preview Fantasy \| Game Notes \| Results & Schedule \| Injury Report \| Stat Comparisons \| Weather \| Team vs. Team History

NE DET	45 24
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NO DAL	30 27
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CIN NYJ	10 26
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PIT BUF	19 16
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CAR CLE	23 24
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MIN WAS	17 13
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TEN HOU	0 20
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JAC NYG	20 24
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GB ATL	17 20
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MIA OAK	33 17
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KC SEA	42 24
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PHI CHI	26 31
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STL DEN	36 33
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TB BAL	10 17
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SD IND	36 14
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SF ARI	27 6
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Week:	1 \| 2 \| 3 \| 4 \| 5 \| 6 \| 7 \| 8 \| 9 \| 10 \| 11 \| 12 \| 13 \| 14 \| 15 \| 16 \| 17
Playoffs:	Wild-Card \| Divisional Playoffs \| Conference Championships \| Super Bowl

Final Score Prediction

Vikings 24, Redskins 20

Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger

Minnesota Vikings
Rank	Player	Projections
QB 21	Brett Favre	Pass: 240, 1 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 6	Adrian Peterson	Rush: 90, 1 TD Rec: 3-30, 0
WR 25	Sidney Rice	Rec: 5-70, 1 TD
WR 39	Percy Harvin	Rec: 6-70, 0 TD
WR 89	Greg Camarillo	Rec: 2-20, 0 TD
TE 13	Visanthe Shiancoe	Rec: 5-50, 0 TD
K 17	Ryan Longwell	FG: 1/1 XP: 3/3
DEF 10	Defense / ST

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Washington Redskins
Rank	Player	Projections
QB 25	Donovan McNabb	Pass: 240, 1 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 14	Keiland Williams	Rush: 80, 1 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
WR 36	Santana Moss	Rec: 6-80, 0 TD
WR 50	Anthony Armstrong	Rec: 5-70, 0 TD
TE 3	Chris Cooley	Rec: 4-50, 1 TD
K 13	Graham Gano	FG: 2/2 XP: 2/2
DEF 17	Defense / ST

Game Notes

Vikings QB Brett Favre is 4-0 as starter in career vs. Was... RB Adrian Peterson leads NFC with 1,277 scrimmage yards (980 rush, 297 rec.). Leads NFC with 65 1st downs. Needs 3 rush TDs to reach 50 for career... WR-KR Percy Harvin is only player in NFL this season with rush, rec. & return TD. Has 14 career TDs (10 rec., 3 KR, 1 rush). TE Visanthe Shiancoe is 2nd among NFC TEs with 13 rec. TDs since start of 2009. WR Bernard Berrian had 7 catches for 91 yards & TD in last game vs. Was. WR Sidney Rice made season debut last week & had 3 catches for 56 yards (18.7 avg.)... DE Jared Allen had 3 sacks, 2 FFs & 2 FRs in only meeting (10/16/05 with KC). Has 5.5 sacks in past 3 & seeks 4th in row with sack. LBs E.J. Henderson & Ben Leber each had sack in last game vs. Was. DT Kevin Williams had 1.5 sacks, INT & FF in 1/2/05 meeting. DE Ray Edwards had 2 sacks last week. Has 4 sacks in past 3.

Redskins QB Donovan McNabb is 5-0 in career as starter vs. Min. (incl. playoffs). In those 5, has completed 105 of 160 (65.6 pct.) for 1,387 yards with 9 TDs vs. 1 INT for 109 rating. When he has 100+ rating (min. 10 att.), his teams are 46-2 (.958), incl. playoffs. Passed for 376 yards last week... Rookie RB Keiland Williams has 287 scrimmage yards (182 rush, 105 rec.) in past 3 & has scored 4 TDs (3 rush, 1 rec.). RB Clinton Portis aims for 4th in row vs. Min. with rush TD... WR Anthony Armstrong has 23 receptions for 492 yards & averages 21.4 yards per catch, highest in NFC. Has 1st down or TD on 19 of 23 catches (82.6 pct.). WR Santana Moss had 4 catches for 71 yards (17.8 avg.) & TD (32 yards) in last meeting. Had 6 catches for 106 yards & TD last week, his 3rd 100-yard game of season. TE Chris Cooley had 33-yard TD in last meeting. Has TD in 2 of 3 vs. Min. Had 7 receptions (91 yards) last week. Is 3rd among TEs with 49 receptions... LB Brian Orakpo has 5.5 sacks in past 6. CB Phillip Buchanon had 43-yard INT last week. In 11/16/03 meeting (with Oak.), had 2 INTs, incl. 64-yard TD.

Results and Schedule

Minnesota Vikings
Week	Date	Opp	H/A	Score	Dif
1	2010-09-09	NO	A	L 9-14	-5
2	2010-09-19	MIA	H	L 10-14	-4
3	2010-09-26	DET	H	W 24-10	+14
4		Bye
5	2010-10-11	NYJ	A	L 20-29	-9
6	2010-10-17	DAL	H	W 24-21	+3
7	2010-10-24	GB	A	L 24-28	-4
8	2010-10-31	NE	A	L 18-28	-10
9	2010-11-07	ARI	H	W 27-24	+3
10	2010-11-14	CHI	A	L 13-27	-14
11	2010-11-21	GB	H	L 3-31	-28
12	2010-11-28	WAS	A	W 17-13	+4
13	2010-12-05	BUF	H
14	2010-12-12	NYG	H
15	2010-12-20	CHI	H
16	2010-12-26	PHI	A
17	2011-01-02	DET	A

Washington Redskins
Week	Date	Opp	H/A	Score	Dif
1	2010-09-12	DAL	H	W 13-7	+6
2	2010-09-19	HOU	H	L 27-30	-3
3	2010-09-26	STL	A	L 16-30	-14
4	2010-10-03	PHI	A	W 17-12	+5
5	2010-10-10	GB	H	W 16-13	+3
6	2010-10-17	IND	H	L 24-27	-3
7	2010-10-24	CHI	A	W 17-14	+3
8	2010-10-31	DET	A	L 25-37	-12
9		Bye
10	2010-11-15	PHI	H	L 28-59	-31
11	2010-11-21	TEN	A	W 19-16	+3
12	2010-11-28	MIN	H	L 13-17	-4
13	2010-12-05	NYG	A
14	2010-12-12	TB	H
15	2010-12-19	DAL	A
16	2010-12-26	JAC	A
17	2011-01-02	NYG	H

Injury Report

Minnesota Vikings
Out	SS Jamarca Sanford (Hamstring)
Questionable	WR Bernard Berrian (Groin) CB Chris Cook (Knee) FS Eric Frampton (Hamstring) WR Sidney Rice (Hip)
Probable	SS Husain Abdullah (Ankle) DE Jared Allen (Neck) QB Brett Favre (Right Shoulder) OLB Chad Greenway (Eye) OC John Sullivan (Calf)
IR	CB Cedric Griffin (Right Knee ACL) OG Anthony Herrera (Left Knee ACL)

Washington Redskins
Out	SS LaRon Landry (Achilles) RB Ryan Torain (Hamstring)
Questionable	OLB Lorenzo Alexander (Hamstring) OG Derrick Dockery (Knee) DE Kedric Golston (Elbow) OG Artis Hicks (Thigh) DE Jeremy Jarmon (Hamstring) ILB Rocky McIntosh (Thigh) WR Santana Moss (Knee) OC Casey Rabach (Knee) CB Carlos Rogers (Hamstring)
Probable	QB Donovan McNabb (Hamstring)
IR	SS Chris Horton (Ankle) WR Malcolm Kelly (Knee) RB Clinton Portis (Groin)
Non-Football Related	OT Mike Williams (Blood Clots)

Offense Stats Comparison

	MIN Offense	WAS Offense	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Points for	19.8	22.7	23.4	WAS
Rushing yards	98.3	108.3	112.1	WAS
Rushing yards per attempt	4.31	4.31	4.15	-
Completion %	62.9%	58.5%	61.3%	MIN
Passing yards	217.0	229.0	236.8	WAS
Passing yards per completion	10.93	10.81	11.06	MIN
Passing yards per attempt	6.87	6.32	6.78	MIN
Interceptions	1.8	1.7	1.0	WAS
Fumbles lost	0.8	0.3	0.7	WAS
Sacks allowed	1.5	2.7	2.1	MIN
3rd down conversions	33.8%	24.2%	39.1%	MIN
4th down conversions	44.4%	50.0%	52.3%	WAS
Time of possession	30:03	29:50	30:24	MIN

Defense Stats Comparison

	MIN Defense	WAS Defense	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Points against	26.8	26.7	23.4	WAS
Rushing yards	97.8	141.0	112.1	MIN
Rushing yards per attempt	3.44	5.63	4.15	MIN
Completion %	64.9%	63.6%	61.3%	WAS
Passing yards	243.3	259.0	236.8	MIN
Passing yards per completion	11.80	11.71	11.06	WAS
Passing yards per attempt	7.66	7.45	6.78	WAS
INT return	1.0	0.7	1.0	MIN
Fumble recoveries	0.0	1.3	0.7	WAS
Sacks	1.0	1.0	2.1	-
3rd down conversions	50.0%	32.8%	39.1%	WAS
4th down conversions	40.0%	100.0%	52.3%	MIN
Time of possession	30:32	30:04	30:24	WAS

Special Teams Stats Comparison

	MIN	WAS	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Yards per punt return	9.6	10.0	10.3	WAS
Yards per kick return	20.9	26.0	21.9	WAS
Yards allowed per punt return	8.2	19.5	10.3	MIN
Yards allowed per kick return	24.1	21.8	21.9	WAS

Misc Stats Comparison

	MIN	WAS	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Penalties	5.5	6.7	6.4	MIN
Penalty yards	42.5	47.3	54.2	MIN

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 6 to 11 of the 2010 season after deducting the best and worst value from the data set. The exception is yards per rush attempt, completion %, yards per pass completion, yards per pass attempt, 3rd and 4th down conversions, special teams and the NFL averages, which are each calculated based on totals through Weeks 6 to 11 with no adjustment.

Weather

Team vs. Team History

Minnesota Vikings vs. Washington Redskins
Season	Week	Date	Vis	Home	Score	Winner
2004	17	2005-01-02	MIN	WAS	18-21	WAS
2006	1	2006-09-11	MIN	WAS	19-16	MIN
2007	16	2007-12-23	WAS	MIN	32-21	WAS

Note: Only playoff games from the 2004 to 2009 seasons are included in the team vs. team history. Playoff games from seasons prior to 2004 are not currently included in the database.

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