The Vikings 2022 Offense by the Numbers: After Week 15

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Dec 20, 2022
The Vikings 2022 Offense by the Numbers: After Week 15
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Each week, VikingsTerritory tracks the 2022 Minnesota Vikings offense by the numbers. This is the after-Week-15 edition.

The Vikings have 14 games in the books in 2022, with an 11-3 record exiting Week 15.

First-year head coach Kevin O’Connell won for an 11th time in Week 15, thanks to a mega comeback against the Indianapolis Colts. Next up, the Vikings stay home to play the 8-5-1 New York Giants, the sixth seed in the NFC’s playoff chase. New York has an 87% of reaching the postseason, per FiveThirtyEight.com.

The Vikings 2022 Offense by the Numbers: After Week 15
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The Vikings are 3.5-point favorites at home against the Giants, a team that defeated the Washington Commanders on Sunday night in a game stuffed to the gills with playoff implications.

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The Vikings 2022 Offense by the Numbers: After Week 15

  • 1st in 4th Quarter Points Scored
  • 3rd in 2nd Half Points Scored
  • 3rd in Pass Play % (Frequency)
  • 5th in 1st Downs
  • 5th in Yards per Point
  • 7th in Redzone TD %
  • 7th in TDs Scored
  • 7th in Rushing TDs
  • 7th in Fewest Offensive Penalties
  • 7th in Passing Yards
  • 7th in Passing TDs
  • 8th in Points Scored
  • 8th in Fewest Offensive Penalty Yards
  • 11th in Points per Play
  • 12th in Passer Rating
  • 13th in Yards Gained
  • 13th in INT %
  • 13th in Fewest Giveaways
  • 13th in 1st Half Points Scored
  • 15th in 4th Down Conv %
  • 15th in Completion %
  • 18th in Passing DVOA
  • 18th in 3rd Down Conv %
  • 18th in Offense EPA/Play
  • 18th in Sack % Allowed
  • 19th in Yards per Play
  • 20th in Offense DVOA
  • 22nd in Rushing DVOA
  • 26th in Yards per Rush
  • 27th in Sacks Allowed
  • 27th in Time of Possession
  • 28th in Rushing Yards
  • 30th in Rush Play % (Frequency)
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Dustin Baker is a political scientist who graduated from the University of Minnesota in 2007. Subscribe to his daily YouTube Channel, VikesNow. 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).