Just the Numbers: Vikings Offensive Rankings after Week 3
This will be straightforward. The Minnesota Vikings have three games in the books in 2021, so NFL rankings are a bit more realistic with a reasonable sample size.
On the whole, the Vikings offense is vastly outperforming the team’s defense.
These are the Vikings offensive rankings through Week 3.
- 1st in Fewest GiveawaysÂ
- 2nd in 10+ Yard Gains
- 3rd in Total Yards
- 3rd in Passer Rating
- 4th in Passing TDs
- 4th in Pass Completion %
- 5th in Total First Downs
- 5th in Passing DVOA
- 6th in Rushing YardsÂ
- 6th in Sacks Allowed
- 6th in Time of Possession
- 7th in Passing Yards
- 8th in Points Scored
- 8th in TDs
- 8th in Yards per Rush
- 8th in 15+ Yard Gains
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- 9th in DVOA
- 10th in Yards per Play
- 11th in Offensive 3rd Down %
- 11th in Offensive Penalties
- 12th in Points per Play
- 12th in 25+ Yard Gains
- 13th in Net Yards per Pass Attempt
- 14th in Redzone TD Conversion %
- 15 in Yards per Pass
- 16th in Offensive Penalty Yards
- 20th in 40+ Yard Gains
- 23rd in Rushing DVOA
- 25th in Rushing TDs
Dustin Baker is a political scientist who graduated from the University of Minnesota in 2007. He hosts a podcast with Bryant McKinnie, which airs every Wednesday with Raun Sawh and Sally from Minneapolis. His Viking fandom dates back to 1996. Listed guilty pleasures: Peanut Butter Ice Cream, ‘The Sopranos,’ and The Doors (the band).