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Week 7

Weekly
Grade
Vikings of Minnesota
2-5 205.52
174.2
 
VS
proj
Seattle Seahawks
88.34 2-5
129.12

Vikings of Minnesota brush off projections, earn win against Seattle Seahawks in 205.52-88.34 rout

Vikings of Minnesota beat expectations, cruising to a 205.52-88.34 victory over Seattle Seahawks, who fell short of projections. Vikings of Minnesota took a 1.70-point lead on Thursday behind Noah Fant and never looked back. Jimmy Graham (16.5 points) and Cameron Jordan (12) did their part for Seattle Seahawks in defeat. Vikings of Minnesota (2-5) will look to build on their success against Jacksonville JAGUARS, while Seattle Seahawks (2-5) will attempt to get back on track against Pittsburgh Steelers.

Matchup Timeline

  Vikings of Minnesota   Seattle Seahawks

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Going up against the Falcons in Week 7, the Rams defense allowed only 10 points, surrendered 224 yards, and forced 3 turnovers. In doing so, they put up 21 points to more-than-triple their 6.41-point projection, the highest percent increase of any player on Vikings of Minnesota this week. The Rams will play the Bengals in Week 8.
The Los Angeles Rams defense

Top Player Comparison

Vikings of Minnesota
Points
% of total points 205.52
1
Latavius Murray
RB
32
13.25
15.6%
2
The Los Angeles Rams defense
DEF
21
6.41
10.2%
3
Deshaun Watson
QB
19.52
25.8
9.5%
4
Yannick Ngakoue
DE
15
8.76
7.3%
Seattle Seahawks
Points
% of total points 88.34
1
Jimmy Graham
TE
16.5
8.05
18.7%
2
Cameron Jordan
DE
12
6.66
13.6%
3
Josh Lambo
K
10
8.04
11.3%
4
Carson Wentz
QB
9.84
23.89
11.1%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Deshaun Watson had a 45-yard pass and a 41-yard pass for Vikings of Minnesota, while Greg Zuerlein had a 55-yard field goal, contributing to a 127.92-43.70 lead for Vikings of Minnesota.
Sunday Night
Carson Wentz had a 28-yard touchdown pass for Seattle Seahawks, who trailed 204.32-80.64 after the primetime game.

Points By Position

  Vikings of Minnesota   Seattle Seahawks
Standings Update
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Vikings of Minnesota
There's plenty of time left to make a move, but it's hard to imagine Vikings of Minnesota making a run up the Standings if they don't start scoring more. The squad has some work to do in order to get into playoff position after averaging only 167.58 points per game through seven weeks, 16th-best in the league.
Important Players
Deshaun Watson
MVP
1952 Pass Yds, 13 Pass TDs, 196 Rush Yds, 5 Rush TDs
Greg Zuerlein
Best Drafted
15-19 FG, 58 long, 19-19 XP
Olabisi Johnson
Best Acquisition
13 Rec, 134 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD
Seattle Seahawks
There's plenty of time left to make a move, but it's hard to imagine Seattle Seahawks making a run up the Standings if they don't start scoring more. The squad has some work to do in order to make the playoffs after averaging only 157.37 points per game through seven weeks, 17th-best in the league.
Important Players
Carson Wentz
MVP
1649 Pass Yds, 13 Pass TDs
Larry Fitzgerald
Best Drafted
36 Rec, 439 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs
Whitney Mercilus
Best Acquisition
23 Tackles, 5.5 Sacks, 1 Int

Game Notes

Vikings of Minnesota won despite the fact that only 11 of their 23 starters exceeded their projected point totals.
Seattle Seahawks had only four of their 23 starters score higher than their projected points.
The final result could've looked differently, as Vikings of Minnesota had two starters score zero points, while Seattle Seahawks had 10.
Vikings of Minnesota had three players score more points than the leading scorer for Seattle Seahawks.
Vikings of Minnesota put up more points than their season scoring average (167.58) while Seattle Seahawks fell short of theirs (157.37).
Vikings of Minnesota recorded more points than their projected total, while Seattle Seahawks fell short of their projection.
The matchup's 117.18-point margin was the largest in the league this week.
The victory concludes a three-match losing skid for Vikings of Minnesota.
Not only did Vikings of Minnesota win, but they also easily covered the 45.08-point forecasted margin of victory.
In blowout games this year, Vikings of Minnesota moves to (1-1), while Seattle Seahawks falls to (0-3).
Despite the loss, Jimmy Graham put up 16.5 points, the fourth-highest score for a TE this week.