WEEK 14 · PREVIEW
THE PREVIEW
Vikings
4-4
W
W
W
Patriots
4-5
L
L
W
Scoring
Patriots 41.0 · Vikings 37.0
Patriots
Defence
Patriots 39.0 · Vikings 35.0
Vikings
Season form and scoring only — Madden exports no drive or situational data,
so nothing here is guesswork dressed up as inside knowledge.
THE ROOM
Nobody's put a time up yet.
Vikings
thecozyfiles
Patriots
esaias32
The two owners put their times up here.
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
Pass-heavy
Pass 71% · Rush 29% · 37.0 scored, 33.4 allowed
10.9 yds/att
62.0% completions
5.8 yds/carry
393.9 yds/game
2.7 giveaways/game
4.6% sack rate
last 5: 4-1
SAPPHIRE METRICS
QB efficiency 68 · Aggressive
Balance 79
Ball security 24
Back usage 21%
QB runs 3.3/game
Most exposed: ball security -- 2.7 giveaways a game
PERSONNEL
off the roster — unit averages, best starters only
QB 77
WR 82
TE 83
RB 80
OL 83
DL 80
LB 78
DB 85
Best: Christian Darrisaw LT 90
Fastest: Zachariah Branch WR 95 SPD
9 at star dev or better
YOUR NOTEBOOK
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LEAGUE DATA
counted by Madden, and arithmetic on top of it
Pass-heavy
Pass 81% · Rush 19% · 40.1 scored, 40.6 allowed
12.0 yds/att
62.6% completions
5.7 yds/carry
514.6 yds/game
2.1 giveaways/game
4.6% sack rate
last 5: 3-2
SAPPHIRE METRICS
QB efficiency 69 · Aggressive
Balance 69
Ball security 40
Back usage 14%
QB runs 2.2/game
Most exposed: ball security -- 2.1 giveaways a game
PERSONNEL
off the roster — unit averages, best starters only
QB 96
WR 85
TE 90
RB 84
OL 82
DL 84
LB 80
DB 90
Best: Christian Gonzalez CB 98
Fastest: TreVeyon Henderson HB 95 SPD
7 at star dev or better
YOUR NOTEBOOK
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HOW THEY PLAY
the man, not the franchise — only weeks the record attributes to him, this season
esaias32
Patriots · his last 8 games
Throws it
Gives it away
Runs the quarterback
Pass / run81% / 19%
Points for / against40.1 — 40.6
Margin-0.5
Giveaways a game2.1
Sacks taken4.6% of dropbacks
Lead backTreVeyon Henderson · 5.5/g
Top targetA.J. Brown · 24%
QB carries2.2 a game
thecozyfiles
Vikings · his last 7 games
Throws it
Gives it away
Runs the quarterback
Pass / run71% / 29%
Points for / against37.0 — 33.4
Margin+3.6
Giveaways a game2.7
Sacks taken4.6% of dropbacks
Lead backDemond Claiborne · 7.3/g
Top targetGermie Bernard · 31%
QB carries3.3 a game
Counted from the weeks each man actually held his team — so a franchise that changed hands is not credited to whoever has it now. Nothing above is a playcall: the export does not carry those, and neither does this.
MATCHUP ADVANTAGES
unit averages against each other — inside three points is a push
Vikings receivers vs Patriots secondary
82 v 90
PATRIOTS
Patriots receivers vs Vikings secondary
85 v 85
EVEN
Vikings line vs Patriots front
83 v 84
EVEN
Patriots line vs Vikings front
82 v 80
EVEN
Vikings backs vs Patriots run defence
80 v 83
PATRIOTS
Patriots backs vs Vikings run defence
84 v 80
PATRIOTS
Vikings passer vs Patriots secondary
77 v 90
PATRIOTS
Patriots passer vs Vikings secondary
96 v 85
PATRIOTS
THE SHEET — PROJECTION
Vikings 38.0 — Patriots 38.0
favorite: Patriots
spread ≈ 0.0
total ≈ 76.0
sim: 47.1% Patriots
RECENT FORM
Vikings
W
42–38 vs Lions
WK 8
W
73–21 vs Colts
WK 7
W
27–20 vs Saints
WK 5
Patriots
L
10–16 vs Dolphins
WK 8
L
36–47 vs Bears
WK 7
W
48–27 vs Jets
WK 6
ALL-TIME HEAD-TO-HEAD
0
VIKINGS
—
0
PATRIOTS