NFLStats2026 · Wk 2

Week 5 · Sunday, Oct 11 · 1:00 pm ET · Caesars Superdome (dome)

TBD referee · 7 rest days (MIN) / 6 (NO)

Model

53%MIN47%NO

Projected MIN 24.4 – NO 23.3
margin −1.1 · total 47.7

Market

No market line yet.

Edge

Model minus market. Small numbers are noise; a few points is a real disagreement.

Spread edge
Total edge

Side by side

Season to date with league ranks.

MINNO
+3.2 7thPower rating15th +0.6
+0.8 12thOffense rating17th +0.2
+2.4 8thDefense rating14th +0.4
+0.071 12thOffense EPA/play17th +0.019
−0.181 8thDefense EPA/play allowed14th −0.027
38.7% 26thOffense success rate15th 43.8%
38.2% 6thDefense success rate allowed20th 45.5%
+0.233 10thPass EPA/dropback17th +0.052
−0.059 11thPass EPA/dropback allowed14th +0.012
−0.125 22ndRush EPA/carry15th −0.075
−0.438 2ndRush EPA/carry allowed19th −0.072
3.2% 29thExplosive play rate16th 9.0%
13.2% 30thExplosive rate allowed22nd 10.4%
57.1% 5th3rd-down conversion10th 47.1%
25.0% 8th3rd-down conversion allowed17th 38.5%
100.0% 1stRed-zone TD rate10th 80.0%
25.0% 3rdRed-zone TD rate allowed20th 80.0%
16.1% 20thPressure rate allowed14th 14.3%
32.6% 1stPressure rate9th 19.5%
7.7% 12thTurnover rate29th 21.4%
16.7% 10thTakeaway rate24th 6.7%
39.0 3rdPoints per game11th 30.0
22.0 12thPoints allowed per game23rd 31.0
−8.0% Pass rate over expected +4.1%
32.7 26thNeutral pace (sec/play)2nd 21.6
+0.071 Off epa last3 +0.019
−0.181 Def epa last3 −0.027
+3.0 14thSpecial teams EPA29th −2.4

MIN offense vs NO defense

Offense percentiles for MIN against the matching defensive percentiles for NO. Where the offense polygon reaches beyond the defense, the attack has the edge.

PassRushSuccessExplosive3rd downRed zoneProtectionBall security
MINNO D

NO offense vs MIN defense

Offense percentiles for NO against the matching defensive percentiles for MIN. Where the offense polygon reaches beyond the defense, the attack has the edge.

PassRushSuccessExplosive3rd downRed zoneProtectionBall security
NOMIN D