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- The Vikings were 12th in yards per play and 22nd in points per drive with a combo of Josh Dobbs, Nick Mullens, and Jaren Hall at quarterback over the final 10 weeks of last season.
- When Justin Jefferson returned to a Kirk Cousins-less lineup last season, he ended those weeks as the WR63, WR22, WR7, WR34, and WR1 in overall scoring those weeks.
- Over the final five games of last season including the playoffs, Aaron Jones had an explosive run on 20.6% of his rushes and averaged 4.14 yards after contact per rush.
2023 Vikings Stats (NFL Rank):
- Points: 344 (22nd)
- Total Offense: 5,912 (10th)
- Plays: 1,071 (17th)
- Yards Per Play: 5.5 (9th)
- Offensive TDs: 37 (15th)
- Points Per Drive: 1.84 (18th)
- Situation Neutral Pace: 28.2 (25th)
2024 Vikings Coaching Staff:
- Head Coach: Kevin O’Connell
- Offensive Coordinator: Wes Phillips
Kevin O’Connell proved why he is a coach you want to believe in for fantasy at the tail end of last season by keeping the offense afloat after Kirk Cousins went down for the year.
The Vikings were 12th in yards per play and 22nd in points per drive with a combo of Josh Dobbs, Nick Mullens, and Jaren Hall at quarterback over the final 10 weeks of the season.
Justin Jefferson averaged just over 100 receiving yards with 2 touchdowns in the five games after returning from injury.
With Cousins now gone and first-round pick J.J. McCarthy set to miss the season with a knee injury, O’Connell will have to recreate that magic with Sam Darnold at quarterback.
We should still see a decent number of pass attempts even with Darnold running the show.
Without Cousins from Week 9 on last season, the Vikings were still eighth in neutral pass rate with that above mentioned assortment of quarterbacks.
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2023 Vikings Passing Stats:
- Dropbacks: 708 (4th)
- Neutral Pass Rate: 55.5% (10th)
- Pass Rate Over Expected: 2.1% (6th)
- Pressure Rate Allowed: 37.7% (21st)
- ESPN Pass Block Win Rate: 66% (3rd)
2024 Vikings Passing Game Preview:
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