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Minnesota Vikings at Buffalo Bills - Week 7
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Fantasy | Game Notes | Results & Schedule | Injury Report | Stat Comparisons | Weather | Team vs. Team History

NYJ
NE		 25
 27
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TEN
WAS		 17
 19
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SEA
STL		 26
 28
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NO
DET		 23
 24
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MIN
BUF		 16
 17
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MIA
CHI		 27
 14
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CLE
JAC		 6
 24
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CIN
IND		 0
 27
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CAR
GB		 17
 38
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ATL
BAL		 7
 29
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KC
SD		 23
 20
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NYG
DAL		 21
 31
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ARI
OAK		 24
 13
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SF
DEN		 17
 42
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HOU
PIT		 23
 30
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Playoffs: Wild-Card | Divisional Playoffs | Conference Championships | Super Bowl

Prediction: Bills 24, Vikings 13
by Mike Krueger | Follow @FF_Today

Player Rankings and Projections
Minnesota Vikings
Rank  Player Projections
QB 30 Teddy Bridgewater Pass: 215, 0 TD Rush: 20, 0
RB 22 Jerick McKinnon Rush: 60, 0 TD Rec: 3-25, 0
RB 38 Matt Asiata Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
WR 54 Greg Jennings Rec: 4-50, 0 TD
WR 57 Cordarrelle Patterson Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
WR 62 Jarius Wright Rec: 3-45, 0 TD
TE 30 Chase Ford Rec: 2-25, 0 TD
TE 37 Rhett Ellison Rec: 1-10, 0 TD
K 26 Blair Walsh FG: 2/2 XP: 1/1
DEF 19 Defense / ST  
 
Buffalo Bills
Rank  Player Projections
QB 13 Kyle Orton Pass: 280, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 13 Fred Jackson Rush: 50, 1 TD Rec: 5-35, 0
RB 30 C.J. Spiller Rush: 35, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
WR 17 Sammy Watkins Rec: 6-70, 1 TD
 WR 48 Robert Woods Rec: 4-55, 0 TD
TE 20 Scott Chandler Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
K 14 Dan Carpenter FG: 1/1 XP: 3/3
DEF 4 Defense / ST  

Game Notes

Vikings Rookie QB Teddy Bridgewater makes 1st career road start. In 1st 3 games (2 starts), has completed 62.1 pct. (54 of 87) & has 7.53 avg. gain... RB Jerick McKinnon has 206 rush yards, 2nd most by NFC rookie. Averaging 5.0 yards per carry, 2nd highest by NFL rookie with 200+ yards. Had career-high 6 receptions last week. RB Matt Asiata has 4 TDs (3 rush, 1 rec.) in past 5 games. WR-KR Cordarrelle Patterson has TD in 6 of past 11 (4 rush, 3 rec.). In past 3 vs. AFC, has 2 TDs (1 rec., 1 rush) & averages 57 yards per TD. WR Greg Jennings leads club with 20 receptions & 268 rec. yards... DE Everson Griffen has 6.5 sacks in past 8. Aims for 3rd in row with sack. CB Captain Munnerlyn has 41-yard INT-TD & 2 sacks in past 2 vs. AFC. S Harrison Smith has INT in 2 of past 3. Leads team with 3 INTs, incl. 81-yard INT-TD. Munnerlyn ties for NFL lead with 4 INT-TDs since 2012. Smith ties for 3rd with 3 INT-TDs. LB Anthony Barr has 2 sacks, tied for most by NFL rookie. LB Jasper Brinkley had sack last week. DT TOM JOHNSON has career-high 3 sacks, tied for 2nd most by NFC DT.

Bills In 2 starts with Bills, QB Kyle Orton has completed 54 of 81 (66.7 pct.) for 607 yards with 3 TDs for 90.9 rating. In last home game vs. Min. (10/19/08 w/ Chi.), passed for 283 yards with 2 TDs vs. 0 INTs for 114.5 rating... In past 6 vs. NFC, RB C.J. Spiller has 520 scrimmage yards (438 rush, 82 rec.) & 3 TDs (2 rush, 1 rec.). RB Fred Jackson scored 29th career rush TD last week, tying WRAY CARLTON for 4th in club history. Leads AFC RBs with 30 catches... WR Sammy Watkins (No. 4 overall) has 26 catches & 311 rec. yards, tied for most among AFC rookies, with 2 TDs. Last week, TE Scott Chandler had 6 rec. for career-high 105 yards. WR Chris Hogan had career-highs in catches (5) & yards (72) & scored 1st career TD vs. NE ... DE Mario Williams has 11.5 sacks in past 9 vs. NFC. DT Marcell Dareus has 5 sacks in past 4. Rookie LB Preston Brown (Rd. 3, No. 73 overall) leads team with 45 tackles.


Results and Schedule

Minnesota Vikings
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2014-09-07 STL A W 34-6 +28
2 2014-09-14 NE H L 7-30 -23
3 2014-09-21 NO A L 9-20 -11
4 2014-09-28 ATL H W 41-28 +13
5 2014-10-02 GB A L 10-42 -32
6 2014-10-12 DET H L 3-17 -14
7 2014-10-19 BUF A    
8 2014-10-26 TB A    
9 2014-11-02 WAS H    
10   Bye      
11 2014-11-16 CHI A    
12 2014-11-23 GB H    
13 2014-11-30 CAR H    
14 2014-12-07 NYJ H    
15 2014-12-14 DET A    
16 2014-12-21 MIA A    
17 2014-12-28 CHI H    
   

Buffalo Bills
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2014-09-07 CHI A W 23-20 +3
2 2014-09-14 MIA H W 29-10 +19
3 2014-09-21 SD H L 10-22 -12
4 2014-09-28 HOU A L 17-23 -6
5 2014-10-05 DET A W 17-14 +3
6 2014-10-12 NE H L 22-37 -15
7 2014-10-19 MIN H    
8 2014-10-26 NYJ A    
9   Bye      
10 2014-11-09 KC H    
11 2014-11-13 MIA A    
12 2014-11-23 NYJ H    
13 2014-11-30 CLE H    
14 2014-12-07 DEN A    
15 2014-12-14 GB H    
16 2014-12-21 OAK A    
17 2014-12-28 NE A    

Injury Report

Minnesota Vikings
Out  WLB Gerald Hodges (hamstring)
 RB Adrian Peterson (other-excused)
 TE Kyle Rudolph (groin)
 DE Corey Wootton (back)
Questionable  DT Sharrif Floyd (knee)
 WLB Chad Greenway (other-excused)
Probable  TE Chase Ford (foot)
 DT Linval Joseph (ankle)
 MLB Michael Mauti (other-illness)
 WR Cordarrelle Patterson (hip)
 CB Jabari Price (hamstring)
 FS Harrison Smith (ankle)
IR  QB Matt Cassel (foot, 9/24/2014)
 MLB Dom DeCicco (hip, 8/20/2014)
 FS Mistral Raymond (leg, 8/26/2014)
   

Buffalo Bills
Out  WLB Kiko Alonso (knee)
 WR Marcus Easley (knee)
 WR Marquise Goodwin (hamstring)
Probable  SS Da'Norris Searcy (knee)
 MLB Brandon Spikes (ribs)
 FS Aaron Williams (other-excused)
 DT Kyle Williams (knee)
IR  SS Jonathan Meeks (neck, 9/16/2014)

Offense Stats Comparison

  MIN
 Offense 		 BUF
 Offense 		 NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Points for 15.0 19.8 23.4 BUF
Rushing yards 106.3 91.0 112.8 MIN
Rushing yards per attempt 4.56 3.88 4.17 MIN
Completion % 57.9% 61.0% 63.3% BUF
Passing yards 174.8 223.8 243.8 BUF
Passing yards per completion 9.91 10.43 10.89 BUF
Passing yards per attempt 5.74 6.37 6.89 BUF
Interceptions 1.3 0.8 0.8 BUF
Fumbles lost 0.0 0.0 0.6 -
Sacks allowed 3.8 2.0 2.1 BUF
3rd down conversions 34.2% 37.5% 41.8% BUF
4th down conversions 40.0% 25.0% 42.2% MIN
Time of possession 29:12 29:26 30:13 BUF
  Defense Stats Comparison

  MIN
 Defense 		 BUF
 Defense 		 NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Points against 23.8 19.8 23.4 BUF
Rushing yards 120.3 71.0 112.8 BUF
Rushing yards per attempt 4.20 2.77 4.17 BUF
Completion % 66.1% 67.1% 63.3% MIN
Passing yards 213.3 266.5 243.8 MIN
Passing yards per completion 10.26 10.50 10.89 MIN
Passing yards per attempt 6.79 7.04 6.89 MIN
INT return 0.8 1.0 0.8 BUF
Fumble recoveries 0.0 0.8 0.6 BUF
Sacks 2.0 2.5 2.1 BUF
3rd down conversions 41.3% 34.6% 41.8% BUF
4th down conversions 33.3% 25.0% 42.2% BUF
Time of possession 30:48 31:08 30:13 MIN

Special Teams Stats Comparison

   MIN   BUF  NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Yards per punt return 8.1 6.6 8.4 MIN
Yards per kick return 25.9 27.2 23.5 BUF
Yards allowed per punt return 8.0 6.0 8.4 BUF
Yards allowed per kick return 22.0 21.1 23.5 BUF
  Misc Stats Comparison

   MIN   BUF  NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Penalties 7.3 9.0 6.9 MIN
Penalty yards 55.5 80.5 58.9 MIN

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 1 to 6 of the 2014 season after deducting the best and worst value from the data set. The exception is yards per rush attempt, completion %, yards per pass completion, yards per pass attempt, 3rd and 4th down conversions, special teams and the NFL averages, which are each calculated based on totals through Weeks 1 to 6 with no adjustment.

Weather


Team vs. Team History

Minnesota Vikings vs. Buffalo Bills
 Season   Week   Date   Vis   Home   Score   Winner 
2000 8 2000-10-22 BUF MIN 27-31 MIN
2002 2 2002-09-15 BUF MIN 45-39 BUF
2006 4 2006-10-01 MIN BUF 12-17 BUF
2010 13 2010-12-05 BUF MIN 14-38 MIN

Note: Only playoff games from the 2004 to 2010 seasons are included in the team vs. team history. Playoff games from seasons prior to 2004 are not currently included in the database.