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Vikings 2020 NFL Schedule by Next Gen Stats
Take a Next Gen Stats look at the Vikings opponents in 2020. For more Next Gen Stats, be sure to check out nextgenstats.nfl.com.

Week 1 vs PACKERS
Running back Aaron Jones exceeded his expected yards after catch by 60 on a 67-yard touchdown reception at Kansas City in Week 8. Jones was expected to gain 10 after catching a quick screen pass but was able to deliver what proved to be the winning score midway through the fourth quarter. The play tied for the seventh-greatest excess of expected yards after a catch.

Week 2 @ COLTS
T.Y. Hilton led Indianapolis with a catch percentage of 66.2 in 2019, which ranked 46th in the NFL among receivers and tight ends. He was the only Colts receiver with a catch percentage above 60 last season. Two Vikings tight ends were in the top 10. Veteran Kyle Rudolph led the NFL at 81.3 percent, and rookie Irv Smith, Jr., ranked ninth at 76.9 percent.

Week 3 vs TITANS
Derrick Henry faced defenses with eight-plus players in the box 35.31 percent of the time in 2019, which was the fifth-highest percentage in the league.

Week 4 @ TEXANS
Texans tight end Jordan Akins tied for seventh in the league with an average of 7.1 yards after the catch on his 36 receptions.

Week 5 @ SEAHAWKS
Quarterback Russell Wilson and wide receiver Tyler Lockett connected on a 13-yard touchdown in Week 5 against the Rams that had a completion probability of 6.3 percent. That was the second-lowest among all completions this past season.

Week 6 vs FALCONS
Julio Jones gained all 54 yards of a touchdown in Week 2 against Philadelphia after the catch. He was only expected to gain 2 yards after the catch. The 52-yard excess ranked 14th in terms of greatest unexpected YAC.

Week 8 @ PACKERS
Against the Vikings in Week 2, rookie Darnell Savage recorded what would finish as the 20th-longest tackle in the NFL last season. Savage traveled 69.8 yards to track down Chad Beebe at the Green Bay 3 after a 61-yard gain. Officials wiped off a touchdown pass a play later, and Minnesota had to settle for a field goal just before halftime.

Week 9 vs LIONS
Detroit's Jamal Agnew recorded the third-longest play in 2019 at 133.8 yards. Agnew returned a kickoff 100 yards for a score on the play but weaved his way for 133-plus yards in Week 3 at Philadelphia.

Week 10 @ BEARS
Former Viking Cordarrelle Patterson recorded the second-fastest speed by a ball carrier in the NFL in 2019, reaching 22.23 mph during a 46-yard rush in Week 2. Only San Francisco's Matt Breida (22.30 mph on an 83-yard touchdown) was faster.

Week 11 vs COWBOYS
Quarterback Dak Prescott was able to connect on four of the 11 least likely completions of Week 10 (against Minnesota). According to Next Gen Stats, a 20-yard pass to Amari Cooper had a completion probability percentage of 18.9, which was the least-likely pass completion of Week 10. A 22-yard touchdown to Randall Cobb ranked fifth at 23.7 percent, a 13-yard pass to Cooper ranked ninth (25.5 percent), and a 25-yard pass to Michael Gallup ranked 11th (26.2 percent).

Week 12 vs PANTHERS
Christian McCaffrey reached 21.95 mph during an 84-yard touchdown run in Week 5, tying for the fourth-fastest speed by a ball carrier in the NFL last season.

Week 13 vs JAGUARS
Gardner Minshew II completed 60.6 percent of his passes during his rookie season. He was expected to complete 65.8 percent. The negative differential of 5.2 was the second-worst among qualifying passers in 2019. Kirk Cousins, however, ranked third-best in the category at 5.5 percentage points above expected completion percentage. Cousins completed 69.1 percent of his passes but was only expected to complete 63.6 percent.

Week 14 @ BUCCANEERS
Chris Godwin tied for seventh in the league with an average of 7.1 yards after the catch for his receptions.

Week 15 vs BEARS
Of the 8.5 sacks recorded by edge rusher Khalil Mack in 2019, the fastest occurred in Week 3. Mack's time of 2.37 seconds to get to Case Keenum ranked 13th in the NFL last season. Harrison Smith recorded the fastest time by a Viking (1.97 seconds, which tied for second-fastest in the league) in Week 9 at Kansas City.

Week 16 @ SAINTS
Michael Thomas broke Marvin Harrison's NFL record of 143 receptions in a season by catching 149 passes on a whopping 185 targets, which was good for a catch percentage of 80.5 that ranked second in the league behind only Minnesota tight end Kyle Rudolph last season. Rudolph caught 39 passes on 48 targets (catch percentage of 81.3).

Week 17 @ LIONS
Matthew Stafford led the league in average completed air yards per pass at 8.3.