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Week 16

Weekly
Grade
Minnesota Vikings
13-3 251.88
282.92
 
VS
proj
JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS
205.38 11-5
246.06

Minnesota Vikings top JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS for third straight win, 251.88-205.38

Minnesota Vikings extended their win streak to three games with a hard-fought victory over JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS, coming out on top with a 251.88-205.38 win. JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS earned a 114.28-point lead on Thursday behind a combined 41.48 points from Evan Engram (7 Rec, 113 Rec Yds) and Trevor Lawrence (229 Pass Yds, 51 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD). But Minnesota Vikings held the lead the rest of the way, powered by Justin Jefferson, who caught 12 passes for 133 yards and a touchdown for 38.3 points, and Kirk Cousins, who passed for 299 yards and 3 touchdowns (28.38 points).

Matchup Timeline

  Minnesota Vikings   JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Chark Jr. caught 4 passes for 108 yards as the Lions lost to the Panthers 37-23. In doing so, he put up 22.3 points and more-than-doubled his scoring projection, the highest percent increase of any player on Minnesota Vikings this week. Chark Jr. will battle the Bears in Week 17.
DJ Chark Jr.

Top Player Comparison

Minnesota Vikings
Points
% of total points 251.88
1
Justin Jefferson
WR
38.3
29.46
15.2%
2
Kirk Cousins
QB
28.38
26.11
11.3%
3
DJ Chark Jr.
WR
22.3
10.35
8.9%
4
Danielle Hunter
OL
20
12.6
7.9%
JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS
Points
% of total points 205.38
1
Evan Engram
TE
23.3
11.46
11.3%
2
Trevor Lawrence
QB
18.18
15.51
8.9%
3
Carl Granderson
DE
17
7.46
8.3%
4
Travis Etienne Jr.
RB
15.7
16.39
7.6%

Matchup Highlights

Saturday
DJ Chark Jr. had a 51-yard catch for Minnesota Vikings, helping the team to a 210.58-182.38 lead.

Points By Position

  Minnesota Vikings   JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS

Game Notes

Half of the starters on Minnesota Vikings exceeded their projected point totals.
JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS had only eight of their 22 starters score higher than their projected points.
Minnesota Vikings won despite starting Za'Darius Smith, who scored zero points.
Minnesota Vikings put up more points than their season scoring average (247.57) while JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS fell short of theirs (228.75).
Both teams failed to achieve their projected point total.
The loss concludes a streak of two straight wins for JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS.
Not only did Minnesota Vikings win, but they also covered the 36.86-point projected margin of victory.
For JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS, Evan Engram (23.3 points) posted the second-best score for a TE this week.

Coach Talk

Minnesota Vikings
Listen, Minnesota Vikings, we do certainly respect the confidence. Deploying a starter with zero points (Za'Darius Smith), while still earning the W... that's a bit too risky for us traditionalists.
JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS
Well, we can't really complain about a shortage of opportunities this time, can we? Our pass-catching corps (four WR and two TE) combined to receive a respectable 32 targets in Week 16. With just 19 total receptions, this group may have some chemistry issues.