Just the Numbers: Vikings Offensive Rankings after Week 8

Dustin Baker |

Nov 3, 2021

The Minnesota Vikings have seven games in the books in 2021, with a 3-4 record heading into Week 9.

The team is teetering on a collapse with the loss of Danielle Hunter for the remainder of the season. And that’s not because they’re terrible — the schedule is just so tumultuous.

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These are the Vikings offensive rankings through Week 8

Please note: Bye weeks have begun, so all stats are ranked on a per-game basis.

1st in Lowest INTs Thrown %
2nd in Fewest Giveaways
4th in Lowest Sacks per Snap %
5th in Completion %
6th in 1st Half Points Scored
7th in Yards Gained
8th in Passing Yards
8th in Passer Rating
10th in Rushing Yards
10th in Passing TDs
10th in 4th Down Conversion %
11th in Redzone TD Scored %
11th in First Downs
12th in Yards per Rush
14th in Offensive DVOA
14th in Yards per Play
14th in Time of Possession
16th in Yards per Pass
18th in Points Scored
20th in Points per Play
20th in Touchdowns Scored
24th in 3rd Down Conversion %
28th in 2nd Half Points Scored
28th in Offensive Penalties
29th in Offensive Penalty Yards
30th in 4th Quarter Points Scored
32nd 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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