Falcons vs Vikings Match Player Stats | Week 14 Sunday 2024

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Falcons vs Vikings Match Player Stats | Week 14 Sunday 2024

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Todays Matchup Details

Week 14 Atlanta Falcons at Minnesota Vikings
Todays Game is on Sunday, December 8th
08/12/24 13:00:00 PM EST Kickoff

Key Match Player Stats to this Game

Our trusted projections expect the Vikings to be the 4th-most pass-heavy team in the league (context-neutralized) right now with a 63.4% pass rate.

Accounting for the game dynamics and the underlying traits of each team, this contest is projected by the predictive model to see 129.8 offensive plays run: the 5th-highest number out of all the games this week.

The passing attacks of both teams (as it relates to both volume and effectiveness) figure to benefit from the still “weather” conditions (as in zero wind) inside this dome, while ground volume may drop.

The Atlanta Falcons defense has been a notorious pass funnel this year, inciting opposing offenses to attempt the 8th-most passes in the NFL (35.6 per game) this year.

Sam Darnold’s 249.0 adjusted passing yards per game this year shows an impressive progression in his passing proficiency over last year’s 33.0 mark.

A throwing game script is suggested by the Falcons being a -5.5-point underdog in this game.

The model projects this game to see the 5th-most plays run out of all the games this week at 129.8 plays, accounting for the approaches of each team and game dynamics.

This game will be played in a dome—which means zero wind, increased pass volume, increased TD potential, and increased passing effectiveness.

In this week’s contest, Kirk Cousins is expected by the predictive model to average the 6th-most pass attempts among all QBs with 37.6.,The Minnesota Vikings defense has been a bit of pass funnel this year, leading opposing QBs to attempt the 3rd-most passes in football (39.1 per game) this year.

Negative Match Player Stats Trends that should impact this Game

The Vikings are a 5.5-point favorite in this week’s game, likely creating a running game script.

The 9th-fewest plays in the league have been run by the Minnesota Vikings this year (only 55.8 per game on average).

This year, the daunting Atlanta Falcons defense has allowed the least yards-after-the-catch in the NFL to opposing squads: a mere 4.2 YAC.

The Falcons safeties profile as the 6th-best unit in football this year in defending receivers.

At the moment, the 5th-least pass-heavy offense in the NFL (58.1% context-neutralized) according to the projection model is the Atlanta Falcons.

As it relates to pocket protection (and the significance it has on all air attack stats), the offensive line of the Falcons ranks as the 9th-worst in the NFL this year.

Kirk Cousins’s 246.0 adjusted passing yards per game this year signifies a material decline in his throwing skills over last year’s 293.0 figure.

The Vikings defense has performed very well when opposing pass-catchers have gotten into space, surrendering an average of 4.59 yards-after-the-catch this year: the 8th-fewest in the league.

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