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Final Score Prediction

Redskins 27, Vikings 23

Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger
Minnesota Vikings
Rank  Player Projections
QB 7 Christian Ponder Pass: 280, 2 TD Rush: 10, 0
RB 10 Adrian Peterson Rush: 90, 0 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
RB 51 Toby Gerhart Rush: 10, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
WR 4 Percy Harvin Rec: 8-100, 1 TD
WR 49 Jerome Simpson Rec: 4-50, 0 TD
WR 57 Michael Jenkins Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
TE 5 Kyle Rudolph Rec: 6-60, 1 TD
K 4 Blair Walsh FG: 3/3 XP: 2/2
DEF 25 Defense / ST  
 
Washington Redskins
Rank  Player Projections
QB 2 Robert Griffin III Pass: 240, 1 TD Rush: 40, 1
RB 13 Alfred Morris Rush: 80, 1 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
RB 59 Evan Royster Rush: 10, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
 WR 33 Pierre Garcon Rec: 5-70, 0 TD
WR 45 Leonard Hankerson Rec: 4-60, 0 TD
WR 68 Santana Moss Rec: 2-30, 0 TD
TE 12 Fred Davis Rec: 4-50, 1 TD
K 17 Kai Forbath FG: 2/2 XP: 3/3
DEF 11 Defense / ST  

Game Notes

Vikings QB Christian Ponder ranks 2nd in NFL with 69.0 comp. pct. Aims for 4th win in row as starter... Since entering NFL in 2007, RB Adrian Peterson leads league with 7,172 rush yards & 66 rush TDs. Aims for 3rd in row at Was. with rush TD. RB Toby Gerhart rushed for career-high 109 yards in last game vs. Was... WR-KR Percy Harvin & HOFer GALE SAYERS are only players in NFL history with 20+ scrimmage TDs & 5 KR-TDs in 1st 4 seasons. Harvin had rush & rec. TD last week, finishing with 8 catches for 108 yards. Had TD catch in last meeting. Ties for 2nd in NFL with 38 receptions. Since Ponder's 1st start (10/23/11), Harvin has 100 receptions, 2nd most in NFL. TE Kyle Rudolph had 17-yard TD catch in last meeting. Had TD last week... DE Jared Allen has 35 sacks in past 30, incl. 23.5 in past 19. Since entering NFL in 2004, Allen has NFL-best 108 sacks. Aims for 4th in row vs. Was. with sack. In past 3 meetings, has 5 sacks, 2 FFs & 2 FRs. LB Chad Greenway had 16 tackles in last meeting. S Mistral Raymond had 1st career INT in last game vs. Was. DT Kevin Williams had sack in last meeting.

Redskins Rookie QB Robert Griffin III leads NFL with 69.1 comp. pct. & ranks 2nd with 8.35 avg. gain. Leads NFL rookies with 101 rating. Is 1st among NFL QBs with 241 rush yards & 4 TDs. His 4 rush TDs are tied for 2nd by any player... RB Alfred Morris leads NFL rookies with 491 rush yards & ties for 2nd among all players with 4 rush TDs. Redskins are only team with 2 players (Griffin, Morris) with 4+ rush TDs. Morris aims for 3rd in row with 100+ rush yards... TE Fred Davis had TD catch in his last game vs. Min. Is only TE in NFC to lead club in both catches (20) & rec. yards (266). WR Pierre Garcon avg. 19.1 yards per catch. WR Santana Moss aims for 6th in row vs. Min. with 3+ catches. Had 77-yard TD last week, longest rec. TD for Moss since 10/16/05 (78 yards). WR Leonard Hankerson has 50+ rec. yards in 3 of past 4... LB Ryan Kerrigan had 28-yard INT-TD last week, 2nd career INT & both have been returned for TDs. LB London Fletcher had 16 tackles in last meeting. CB DeAngelo Hall has 2 INTs in 4 career meetings.


Results and Schedule
Minnesota Vikings
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2012-09-09 JAC H W 26-23 +3
2 2012-09-16 IND A L 20-23 -3
3 2012-09-23 SF H W 24-13 +11
4 2012-09-30 DET A W 20-13 +7
5 2012-10-07 TEN H W 30-7 +23
6 2012-10-14 WAS A L 26-38 -12
7 2012-10-21 ARI H    
8 2012-10-25 TB H    
9 2012-11-04 SEA A    
10 2012-11-11 DET H    
11   Bye      
12 2012-11-25 CHI A    
13 2012-12-02 GB A    
14 2012-12-09 CHI H    
15 2012-12-16 STL A    
16 2012-12-23 HOU A    
17 2012-12-30 GB H    
   
Washington Redskins
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2012-09-09 NO A W 40-32 +8
2 2012-09-16 STL A L 28-31 -3
3 2012-09-23 CIN H L 31-38 -7
4 2012-09-30 TB A W 24-22 +2
5 2012-10-07 ATL H L 17-24 -7
6 2012-10-14 MIN H W 38-26 +12
7 2012-10-21 NYG A    
8 2012-10-28 PIT A    
9 2012-11-04 CAR H    
10   Bye      
11 2012-11-18 PHI H    
12 2012-11-22 DAL A    
13 2012-12-03 NYG H    
14 2012-12-09 BAL H    
15 2012-12-16 CLE A    
16 2012-12-23 PHI A    
17 2012-12-30 DAL H    

Injury Report
Minnesota Vikings
Out  SS Mistral Raymond (ankle)
Doubtful  MLB Marvin Mitchell (calf)
Questionable  WR Jerome Simpson (foot)
Probable  WR Percy Harvin (hamstring)
 RB Adrian Peterson (ankle)
 QB Christian Ponder (knee)
 CB Antoine Winfield (knee)
   
Washington Redskins
Out  SS Brandon Meriweather (knee)
Questionable  WR Pierre Garcon (foot)
 CB Cedric Griffin (hamstring)
 QB Robert Griffin III (head)
Probable  NT Barry Cofield (shoulder)
 CB DeAngelo Hall (knee)
 RB Evan Royster (knee)
IR  FS Jordan Bernstine (knee, 9/10)
 DE Adam Carriker (quadriceps, 9/18)
 RB Roy Helu (foot, 9/26)
 NT Chris Neild (knee, 8/31)
 OLB Brian Orakpo (pectoral, 9/18)

Offense Stats Comparison
  MIN
 Offense 
WAS
 Offense 
NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Points for 23.3 27.7 23.1 WAS
Rushing yards 132.0 163.0 112.5 WAS
Rushing yards per attempt 4.30 5.26 4.17 WAS
Completion % 69.0% 68.2% 62.0% MIN
Passing yards 229.3 231.7 240.4 WAS
Passing yards per completion 9.67 11.65 11.00 WAS
Passing yards per attempt 6.67 7.95 6.82 WAS
Interceptions 0.0 0.3 1.0 MIN
Fumbles lost 0.7 0.0 0.7 WAS
Sacks allowed 1.7 2.0 2.3 MIN
3rd down conversions 35.5% 23.3% 38.3% MIN
4th down conversions 100.0% 100.0% 59.1% -
Time of possession 30:46 31:11 30:15 WAS
  Defense Stats Comparison
  MIN
 Defense 
WAS
 Defense 
NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Points against 16.3 29.0 23.1 MIN
Rushing yards 76.0 85.3 112.5 MIN
Rushing yards per attempt 3.20 3.96 4.17 MIN
Completion % 61.8% 62.1% 62.0% MIN
Passing yards 217.0 321.7 240.4 MIN
Passing yards per completion 8.95 12.84 11.00 MIN
Passing yards per attempt 5.53 7.98 6.82 MIN
INT return 0.3 1.0 1.0 WAS
Fumble recoveries 1.0 1.0 0.7 -
Sacks 2.3 1.7 2.3 MIN
3rd down conversions 44.2% 39.3% 38.3% WAS
4th down conversions 42.9% 66.7% 59.1% MIN
Time of possession 29:12 28:49 30:15 WAS

Special Teams Stats Comparison
   MIN   WAS  NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Yards per punt return 14.9 5.8 10.1 MIN
Yards per kick return 30.1 23.8 24.6 MIN
Yards allowed per punt return 9.6 6.6 10.1 WAS
Yards allowed per kick return 33.6 21.6 24.6 WAS
  Misc Stats Comparison
   MIN   WAS  NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Penalties 5.0 8.3 6.5 MIN
Penalty yards 64.7 76.3 56.6 MIN

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 1 to 5 of the 2012 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 1 to 5 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
2010 12 2010-11-28 MIN WAS 17-13 MIN
2011 16 2011-12-24 MIN WAS 33-26 MIN

Note: Only playoff games from the 2004 to 2010 seasons are included in the team vs. team history. Playoff games from seasons prior to 2004 are not currently included in the database.