Each week, VikingsTerritory tracks the 2022 Minnesota Vikings offense by the numbers. This is the year-end edition.
The Vikings finished the regular season with a 13-4 record and will host the New York Giants this weekend in the playoffs.
First-year head coach Kevin O’Connell fired up the best season in franchise history by a first-year head coach. Dennis Green authored an 11-5 campaign 30 years ago in his first crack at leadership, but O’Connell topped the mark.
The Vikings are three-point favorites against the Giants in the Wildcard Round, and the contest will feature two first-year skippers. Here’s how the Vikings finished 2022 on offense by the numbers.
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All of It: The Vikings Year-End Offense Stats from 2022
- 1st in 4th Quarter Points Scored
- 2nd in 4th Quarter Offense EPA/Play
- 2nd in 2nd Half Points Scored
- 3rd in 10+ Yard Gains
- 3rd in Pass Play % (frequency)
- 4th in Passing TDs
- 4th in 1st Downs
- 5th in Completion %
- 5th in 15+ Yard Gains
- 6th in Passing Yards
- 7th in Yards Gained
- 7th in Rushing TDs
- 8th in Points Scored
- 8th in Redzone TD %
- 8th in Yards per Point
- 8th in TDs Scored
- 9th in 50+ Yard Gains
- 10th in Points per Play
- 10th in 40+ Yard Gains
- 11th in 2nd Quarter Offense EPA/Play
- 12th in 3rd Down Conv %
- 12th in Yards per Pass
- 12th in Passer Rating
- 13th in Yards per Play
- 13th in Fewest Offensive Penalty Yards
- 14th in INT %
- 15th in Fewest Offensive Penalties
- 15th in Passing DVOA
- 15th in 1st Half Points Scored
- 16th in QB Sacked %
- 17th in Giveaways
- 18th in Offense EPA/Play
- 18th in 25+ Yard Gains
- 20th in Offense DVOA
- 22nd in 4th Down Conv %
- 25th in 1st Quarter Offense EPA/Play
- 25th in Sacks Allowed
- 26th in Time of Possession
- 26th in Yards per Rush
- 27th in Rushing Yards
- 27th in 3rd Quarter Offense EPA/Play
- 30th in Rush Play % (frequency)
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).