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 |
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| 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 |
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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 |
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| 8 |
2012-10-25 |
TB |
H |
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| 9 |
2012-11-04 |
SEA |
A |
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| 10 |
2012-11-11 |
DET |
H |
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| 11 |
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Bye |
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| 12 |
2012-11-25 |
CHI |
A |
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| 13 |
2012-12-02 |
GB |
A |
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| 14 |
2012-12-09 |
CHI |
H |
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| 15 |
2012-12-16 |
STL |
A |
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| 16 |
2012-12-23 |
HOU |
A |
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| 17 |
2012-12-30 |
GB |
H |
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| 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 |
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| 8 |
2012-10-28 |
PIT |
A |
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| 9 |
2012-11-04 |
CAR |
H |
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| 10 |
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Bye |
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| 11 |
2012-11-18 |
PHI |
H |
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| 12 |
2012-11-22 |
DAL |
A |
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| 13 |
2012-12-03 |
NYG |
H |
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| 14 |
2012-12-09 |
BAL |
H |
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| 15 |
2012-12-16 |
CLE |
A |
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| 16 |
2012-12-23 |
PHI |
A |
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| 17 |
2012-12-30 |
DAL |
H |
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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 |
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Defense Stats Comparison
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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 |
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Special Teams Stats Comparison
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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 |
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Misc Stats Comparison
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MIN |
WAS |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Penalties |
5.0 |
8.3 |
6.5 |
MIN |
| Penalty yards |
64.7 |
76.3 |
56.6 |
MIN |
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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 |
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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.
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