Sep 15, 2024; Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA; Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Justin Jefferson (18) celebrates an interception with cornerback Byron Murphy Jr. (7) against the San Francisco 49ers in the third quarter at U.S. Bank Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Brad Rempel-Imagn Images.
The VikingsTerritory collective staff prediction for the Minnesota Vikings at Jacksonville Jaguars is in.
Minnesota defeated the Indianapolis Colts in Week 9 by a score of 21-13, the club’s get-right game to restore winning ways and enhance the 2024 win-loss standing to 6-2.
This weekend, the Vikings are on the road to battle the 2-7 Jacksonville Jaguars, a team probably led by Mac Jones at quarterback, as Trevor Lawrence is nursing a shoulder ailment.
The writers at VikingsTerritory predict Minnesota will win its seventh game of the season.
Writers unanimously chose the Vikings, evidently confident that the Vikings’ 5-2 record will climb to 6-2.
Here’s how the panel sees the score for Week 10:
Dustin Baker: Vikings Win, 30-13
Brevan Bane: Vikings Win, 34-19
Sean Borman: Vikings Win, 31-17
Janik Eckardt: Vikings Win, 27-12
Josh Frey: Vikings Win, 27-20
Henrique Gucciardi: Vikings Win, 27-20
Wes Johnson: Vikings Win, 32-13
Kyle Joudry: Vikings Win, 33-17
Adam New: Vikings Win, 35-13
Ted Schwerzler: Vikings Win, 35-17
Ali Siddiqui: Vikings Win, 31-20
Cole Smith: Vikings Win, 34-7
Mathematically en masse, we predict the Vikings will top the Jaguars by a score of 31-16.
And 2024 season standings for our writers’ predictions:
Henrique Gucciardi: 6-2
Wes Johnson: 6-2
Kyle Joudry: 6-2
Ted Schwerzler: 6-2
Brevan Bane: 5-3
Josh Frey: 5-3
Ali Siddiqui: 5-3
Cole Smith: 5-3
Dustin Baker: 4-4
Sean Borman: 4-4
Janik Eckardt: 4-4
Adam New: 3-5
In Week 9, Adam New most accurately predicted the outcome of Vikings-Colts. He forecasted an eight-point win for Minnesota, and it did precisely that.
The Vikings are favored to prevail by 6.5 points against the Jaguars, and if so, Minnesota would improve its 2024 record to 7-2, firmly in position to visit the postseason tournament.
USA Today’s Lorenzo Reyes picked the Vikings over the Jaguars, too, 23-14. “Minnesota has shown some cracks recently, but defensive coordinator Brian Flores has been stellar in crafting game plans that confound opposing quarterbacks. The Jaguars often start games slowly and are sometimes forced to rely on the passing game to catch up. That’s not where you want to be against this Vikings defense,” Reyes wrote.
If the Jaguars find a way to beat the Vikings, they’ll snap a five-game losing streak against the purple team. They haven’t defeated Minnesota since 2001, the very first game of the Mike Tice era.
Dustin Baker is a political scientist who graduated from the University of Minnesota in 2007. Subscribe to his daily YouTube Channel, VikesNow. The show features guests, analysis, and opinion on all things related to the purple team, with 4-7 episodes per week. His MIN obsession dates back to 1996. Listed guilty pleasures: Peanut Butter Ice Cream, ‘The Sopranos,’ Basset Hounds, and The Doors (the band). He follows the NBA as closely as the NFL.
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