Just the Numbers: Vikings Offensive Rankings after Week 4

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Matt Blewett-USA TODAY Sports

The Minnesota Vikings have four games in the books in 2021, so NFL statistical rankings actually pack a punch.

On the whole, the Vikings offense is an average bunch, plummeting in the league’s pecking order after a lifeless performance versus the Cleveland Browns.

These are the Vikings offensive rankings through Week 4.


  • 2nd in Fewest Giveaways
  • 2nd in Fewest Interceptions per Pass
  • 5th in 10+ Yard Gains
  • 6th in 1st Half Points Scored
  • 7th in Passer Rating
  • 8th in Completion %
  • 8th in Sacks Allowed per Snap
  • 10th in Passing Yards
  • 11th in Redzone TD Scored %
  • 11th in 15+ Yard Gains
  • 12th in Touchdowns
  • 12th in First Downs
  • 13th in Rushing Yards
  • 14th in Offensive DVOA
  • 15th in Yards Gained
  • 15th in Time of Possession 
  • 15th in Yards per Rush
  • 16th in Offensive Penalty Yards
  • 17th in Points Scored
  • 17th in Yards per Play
  • 17th in 25+ Yard Gains
  • 18th in Points per Play
  • 18th in Offensive Penalties
  • 19th in Offensive 3rd Down %
  • 19th in Yards per Pass
  • 25th in 2nd Half Points Scored
  • 29th in 40+ Yards Gains
  • 30th 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).

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