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THE WIRE
WK 1 FINAL Vikings 20, Broncos 45 WK 1 FINAL Bills 27, Giants 45 WK 1 FINAL Ravens 23, Seahawks 52 MOVE Wayne Colon signed with Texans MOVE Tomas Rimac signed with Texans MOVE Behren Morton signed with Texans THE WIRE someone: Dragons run away with it, 38-14 THE WIRE someone: Bengals run away with it, 49-28
WEEK 1 · FINAL
VIKINGS 0-1 · 20.0 PPG 20 – 45 BRONCOS 1-0 · 45.0 PPG
THE READ
Broncos run away with it, 45-20
THE WIDER PICTURE
Broncos — in the hunt · 1-0 Playoff picture →
Bo Nix
Broncos
16/24, 222 yards, 4 TD, 2 INT
Dennard Robinson
Vikings
11/18, 212 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT
Jonathon Cooper
Broncos
2 sacks
WHAT DECIDED IT
On the ground Vikings 104, Broncos 65 Vikings
Total yards Vikings 316, Broncos 287 Vikings
Through the air Broncos 222, Vikings 212 Broncos
Giveaways Broncos 2, Vikings 4 Broncos
THE ROOM Final. The recap is below.
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THE MATCHUP SCOUT every number below is counted from the export or read off the roster — nothing is inferred about playcalling
LEAGUE DATA counted by Madden, and arithmetic on top of it
Balanced Pass 59% · Rush 41% · 20.0 scored, 45.0 allowed
10.6 yds/att 60.0% completions 7.4 yds/carry 316.0 yds/game 4.0 giveaways/game 16.7% sack rate last 1: 0-1
Primary weapon: Bhayshul Tuten HB — 67% of the receiving yards · DEPENDENCY VERY HIGH
SAPPHIRE METRICS QB efficiency 54 · Aggressive Balance 50 Ball security 0 Back usage 35% QB runs 2.0/game
Most exposed: pressure -- sacked on 16.7% of dropbacks
PERSONNEL off the roster — unit averages, best starters only
QB 70 WR 84 TE 83 RB 80 OL 83 DL 81 LB 71 DB 81
Best: Justin Jefferson WR 96 Fastest: Omari Evans WR 95 SPD 3 at star dev or better
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MATCHUP ADVANTAGES unit averages against each other — inside three points is a push
Vikings receivers vs Broncos secondary 84 v 88 BRONCOS
Broncos receivers vs Vikings secondary 86 v 81 BRONCOS
Vikings line vs Broncos front 83 v 88 BRONCOS
Broncos line vs Vikings front 83 v 81 EVEN
Vikings backs vs Broncos run defence 80 v 85 BRONCOS
Broncos backs vs Vikings run defence 85 v 77 BRONCOS
Vikings passer vs Broncos secondary 70 v 88 BRONCOS
Broncos passer vs Vikings secondary 88 v 81 BRONCOS
TOP PERFORMERS
Bo Nix QB Broncos 222 pass yds
Dennard Robinson QB Vikings 212 pass yds
Bhayshul Tuten HB Vikings 140 rec yds
RJ Harvey HB Broncos 108 rec yds
Bhayshul Tuten HB Vikings 76 rush yds
RJ Harvey HB Broncos 59 rush yds
Jonathon Cooper LEDG Broncos 2 sacks
Byron Murphy Jr CB Vikings 1 INTs
De'Antre Prince FS Vikings 1 INTs
Jahdae Barron CB Broncos 1 INTs
🎬 The Game Recap
this game as an episode -- the score, the stars, the numbers that decided it -- and a video you can post ›
BOX SCORE
VIKINGS
PLAYER C/ATTYDSTDINTSCKLNGRTG
Dennard Robinson QB 11/182121244981
Kirko Cousins QB 0/20000039.5
BRONCOS
PLAYER C/ATTYDSTDINTSCKLNGRTG
Bo Nix QB 16/2422242244101
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TEAM STATS
Vikings Broncos
316 TOTAL YARDS 287
212 PASSING YARDS 222
104 RUSHING YARDS 65
4 SACKS ALLOWED 2
2 SACKS MADE 4
4 GIVEAWAYS 2
2 TAKEAWAYS 4

Bold is the side that won that line. Giveaways come off a team's own offensive rows and takeaways off its own defensive rows — two separate payloads, so they need not tie out against each other.

ALL-TIME HEAD-TO-HEAD
0 VIKINGS — 1 BRONCOS
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