Just the Numbers: Vikings Offensive Rankings after Week 9

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The Minnesota Vikings have eight games in the books in 2021, with a 3-5 record heading into Week 9.

The season increasingly feels like a lost one in the annals of Vikings history but might just inspire wholesale change.

These are the Vikings offensive rankings through Week 9

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


  • 1st in Fewest Interceptions Thrown %
  • 1st in Fewest Sacks per Dropback %
  • 2nd in Fewest Giveaways
  • 4th in 4th Down Conversion %
  • 7th in Passer Rating
  • 7th in 1st Half Points Scored
  • 8th in Completion %
  • 9th in Yards Gained
  • 9th in Yards per Rush
  • 9th in Rushing Yards
  • 9th in Passing TDs
  • 10th in Redzone TD %
  • 11th in Passing Yards
  • 12th in Yards per Play
  • 14th in Yards per Pass
  • 17th in Points Scored
  • 18th in Points per Play
  • 18th in Touchdowns
  • 18th in First Downs
  • 19th in Yards per Point
  • 19th in Time of Possession
  • 25th in 3rd Down Conversion %
  • 26th in 2nd Half Points Scored
  • 30th in Offensive Penalties
  • 31st in Offensive Penalty Yards
  • 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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