Prediction: Vikings 20, Redskins 17
by Mike Krueger | Follow @FF_Today
Player Rankings and Projections
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| Washington Redskins |
| Rank |
Player |
Projections |
| QB 24 |
Colt McCoy  |
Pass: 255, 1 TD Rush: 0, 0 |
| RB 18 |
Alfred Morris |
Rush: 70, 1 TD Rec: 0-0, 0 |
| RB 38 |
Roy Helu |
Rush: 15, 0 TD Rec: 2-15, 0 |
| WR 16 |
DeSean Jackson |
Rec: 5-75, 1 TD |
| WR 31 |
Pierre Garcon |
Rec: 5-60, 0 TD |
| WR 69 |
Andre Roberts |
Rec: 2-25, 0 TD |
| TE 11 |
Jordan Reed |
Rec: 5-55, 0 TD |
| TE 27 |
Niles Paul |
Rec: 2-20, 0 TD |
| K 21 |
Kai Forbath |
FG: 1/1 XP: 2/2 |
| DEF 8 |
Defense / ST |
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| Minnesota Vikings |
| Rank |
Player |
Projections |
| QB 25 |
Teddy Bridgewater |
Pass: 220, 1 TD Rush: 10, 0 |
| RB 13 |
Jerick McKinnon |
Rush: 80, 1 TD Rec: 1-10, 0 |
| RB 42 |
Matt Asiata |
Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0 |
| WR 41 |
Cordarrelle Patterson |
Rec: 3-45, 0 TD |
| WR 50 |
Greg Jennings |
Rec: 3-45, 0 TD |
| WR 55 |
Jarius Wright |
Rec: 3-45, 0 TD |
| TE 25 |
Chase Ford  |
Rec: 2-25, 0 TD |
| K 17 |
Blair Walsh |
FG: 2/2 XP: 2/2 |
| DEF 7 |
Defense / ST |
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Game Notes
HEAD COACHES Was. JAY GRUDEN (off. coord., 2011-13) & Min. MIKE ZIMMER (def. coord., 2008-13) coached together at Cin...  Redskins QB Colt McCoy has led team to 2 wins in 4th Q/OT. Has 85.7 comp. pct. (36 of 42) & 107 rating. In 2 starts vs. Min., QB Robert Griffin III has 108.2 rating (4 TDs, 1 INT) & 182 rush yards (91 per game) with 2 rush TDs... RB Alfred Morris rushed for 139 yards in last meeting... In last game vs. Min., WR PIERRE GARÇON had 7 catches for 119 yards & TD. Last year vs. Min. (12/15/13 with Phi.), WR DeSean Jackson had 10 catches for 195 yards & TD. Had 6 catches for 136 yards last week & has 100+ yards in 3 of past 4. In last game vs. Min. (10/21/12 with Az.), WR Andre Roberts had 7 catches for 103 yards & TD. TE Jordan Reed had team-best 7 catches last week... S Brandon Meriweather had 30-yard INT in last meeting. Had 2 sacks, 2 FFs & FR last week. LB Perry Riley, JR. had sack in 12/24/11 game vs. Min. Since entering NFL in 2011, LB Ryan Kerrigan is only player with 30+ sacks (32) & 2+ INT-TDs (2).
 Vikings Rookie QB Teddy Bridgewater has won 2 of 1st 4 starts, incl. last week at TB... Rookie RB Jerick McKinnon has 186 rush yards (93 per game) in past 2. Leads NFL rookies with 392 rush yards. In past 5 at home, RB Matt Asiata has 7 TDs (6 rush, 1 rec.)... WR-KR Cordarrelle Patterson had TD in last meeting. Has TD in 7 of past 13 (4 rush, 4 rec.). Had 6 catches for 86 yards last week. WR Greg Jennings had 17-yard TD catch in Week 8. TE Chase Ford had career-best 6 catches & 61 yards last week... Rookie LB Anthony Barr had FF & 27-yard FR-TD in OT last week, only 4th FR-TD in OT in NFL history. Also had 8 tackles & sack. This season, has 54 tackles, 3 sacks, 3 FRs & FF. DE Everson Griffen had sack in last meeting. Has 6 sacks in past 4 & leads NFC with 8 sacks. Has 10.5 sacks in past 10 & aims for 5th in row with sack. Since 2012, CB Captain Munnerlyn ties for NFL lead with 4 INT-TDs & S Harrison Smith ties for 3rd with 3 INT-TDs. DT TOM JOHNSON has career-high 5 sacks, most by NFC DT. DT Sharrif Floyd aims for 3rd in row with sack.
Results and Schedule
| Washington Redskins |
| Week |
Date |
Opp |
H/A |
Score |
Dif |
| 1 |
2014-09-07 |
HOU |
A |
L 6-17 |
-11 |
| 2 |
2014-09-14 |
JAC |
H |
W 41-10 |
+31 |
| 3 |
2014-09-21 |
PHI |
A |
L 34-37 |
-3 |
| 4 |
2014-09-25 |
NYG |
H |
L 14-45 |
-31 |
| 5 |
2014-10-06 |
SEA |
H |
L 17-27 |
-10 |
| 6 |
2014-10-12 |
ARI |
A |
L 20-30 |
-10 |
| 7 |
2014-10-19 |
TEN |
H |
W 19-17 |
+2 |
| 8 |
2014-10-27 |
DAL |
A |
W 20-17 |
+3 |
| 9 |
2014-11-02 |
MIN |
A |
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| 10 |
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Bye |
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| 11 |
2014-11-16 |
TB |
H |
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| 12 |
2014-11-23 |
SF |
A |
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| 13 |
2014-11-30 |
IND |
A |
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| 14 |
2014-12-07 |
STL |
H |
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| 15 |
2014-12-14 |
NYG |
A |
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| 16 |
2014-12-20 |
PHI |
H |
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| 17 |
2014-12-28 |
DAL |
H |
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| Minnesota Vikings |
| Week |
Date |
Opp |
H/A |
Score |
Dif |
| 1 |
2014-09-07 |
STL |
A |
W 34-6 |
+28 |
| 2 |
2014-09-14 |
NE |
H |
L 7-30 |
-23 |
| 3 |
2014-09-21 |
NO |
A |
L 9-20 |
-11 |
| 4 |
2014-09-28 |
ATL |
H |
W 41-28 |
+13 |
| 5 |
2014-10-02 |
GB |
A |
L 10-42 |
-32 |
| 6 |
2014-10-12 |
DET |
H |
L 3-17 |
-14 |
| 7 |
2014-10-19 |
BUF |
A |
L 16-17 |
-1 |
| 8 |
2014-10-26 |
TB |
A |
W 19-13 |
+6 |
| 9 |
2014-11-02 |
WAS |
H |
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| 10 |
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Bye |
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| 11 |
2014-11-16 |
CHI |
A |
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| 12 |
2014-11-23 |
GB |
H |
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| 13 |
2014-11-30 |
CAR |
H |
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| 14 |
2014-12-07 |
NYJ |
H |
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| 15 |
2014-12-14 |
DET |
A |
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| 16 |
2014-12-21 |
MIA |
A |
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| 17 |
2014-12-28 |
CHI |
H |
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Offense Stats Comparison
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WAS
Offense |
MIN
Offense |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Points for |
19.0 |
13.5 |
23.9 |
WAS |
| Rushing yards |
85.5 |
108.8 |
110.4 |
MIN |
| Rushing yards per attempt |
3.65 |
4.59 |
4.12 |
MIN |
| Completion % |
65.7% |
57.4% |
63.4% |
WAS |
| Passing yards |
286.8 |
188.5 |
249.4 |
WAS |
| Passing yards per completion |
12.98 |
9.91 |
11.16 |
WAS |
| Passing yards per attempt |
8.53 |
5.69 |
7.08 |
WAS |
| Interceptions |
1.5 |
1.0 |
0.8 |
MIN |
| Fumbles lost |
0.5 |
0.0 |
0.7 |
MIN |
| Sacks allowed |
2.0 |
3.5 |
2.2 |
WAS |
| 3rd down conversions |
32.9% |
35.2% |
41.3% |
MIN |
| 4th down conversions |
66.7% |
50.0% |
45.6% |
WAS |
| Time of possession |
28:38 |
30:46 |
30:14 |
MIN |
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Defense Stats Comparison
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WAS
Defense |
MIN
Defense |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Points against |
27.8 |
20.5 |
23.9 |
MIN |
| Rushing yards |
117.5 |
112.3 |
110.4 |
MIN |
| Rushing yards per attempt |
4.41 |
4.41 |
4.12 |
- |
| Completion % |
67.0% |
67.3% |
63.4% |
WAS |
| Passing yards |
235.0 |
216.5 |
249.4 |
MIN |
| Passing yards per completion |
10.18 |
9.63 |
11.16 |
MIN |
| Passing yards per attempt |
6.82 |
6.48 |
7.08 |
MIN |
| INT return |
0.3 |
0.8 |
0.8 |
MIN |
| Fumble recoveries |
0.5 |
0.3 |
0.7 |
WAS |
| Sacks |
1.5 |
3.0 |
2.2 |
MIN |
| 3rd down conversions |
43.2% |
38.2% |
41.3% |
MIN |
| 4th down conversions |
66.7% |
80.0% |
45.6% |
WAS |
| Time of possession |
32:04 |
29:18 |
30:14 |
MIN |
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Special Teams Stats Comparison
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WAS |
MIN |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Yards per punt return |
11.6 |
8.0 |
8.6 |
WAS |
| Yards per kick return |
17.0 |
24.2 |
23.9 |
MIN |
| Yards allowed per punt return |
9.8 |
6.9 |
8.6 |
MIN |
| Yards allowed per kick return |
27.1 |
20.0 |
23.9 |
MIN |
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Misc Stats Comparison
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WAS |
MIN |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Penalties |
7.3 |
7.0 |
6.9 |
MIN |
| Penalty yards |
61.3 |
53.3 |
57.5 |
MIN |
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Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game
through Weeks 3 to 8 of the 2014 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 3 to 8 with no adjustment.
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Team vs. Team History
| Washington Redskins vs. Minnesota Vikings |
| 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 |
| 2012 |
6 |
2012-10-14 |
MIN |
WAS |
26-38 |
WAS |
| 2013 |
10 |
2013-11-07 |
WAS |
MIN |
27-34 |
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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