NFLStats2026 · Wk 2

Week 16 · Sunday, Dec 27 · 1:00 pm ET · U.S. Bank Stadium (dome)

TBD referee · 7 rest days (WAS) / 7 (MIN)

Model

38%WAS62%MIN

Projected WAS 22.3 – MIN 26.6
margin +4.3 · total 48.9

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.

WASMIN
+0.4 16thPower rating7th +3.2
+0.7 14thOffense rating12th +0.8
−0.3 17thDefense rating8th +2.4
+0.059 14thOffense EPA/play12th +0.071
+0.027 17thDefense EPA/play allowed8th −0.181
42.9% 19thOffense success rate26th 38.7%
34.0% 2ndDefense success rate allowed6th 38.2%
+0.133 14thPass EPA/dropback10th +0.233
+0.136 20thPass EPA/dropback allowed11th −0.059
−0.047 12thRush EPA/carry22nd −0.125
−0.167 10thRush EPA/carry allowed2nd −0.438
4.3% 27thExplosive play rate29th 3.2%
9.4% 19thExplosive rate allowed30th 13.2%
33.3% 18th3rd-down conversion5th 57.1%
42.9% 19th3rd-down conversion allowed8th 25.0%
100.0% 1stRed-zone TD rate1st 100.0%
66.7% 14thRed-zone TD rate allowed3rd 25.0%
5.1% 2ndPressure rate allowed20th 16.1%
15.2% 15thPressure rate1st 32.6%
0.0% 1stTurnover rate12th 7.7%
0.0% 25thTakeaway rate10th 16.7%
22.0 20thPoints per game3rd 39.0
24.0 16thPoints allowed per game12th 22.0
−4.7% Pass rate over expected −8.0%
28.3 10thNeutral pace (sec/play)26th 32.7
+0.059 Off epa last3 +0.071
+0.027 Def epa last3 −0.181
+0.2 21stSpecial teams EPA14th +3.0

WAS offense vs MIN defense

Offense percentiles for WAS against the matching defensive percentiles for MIN. Where the offense polygon reaches beyond the defense, the attack has the edge.

PassRushSuccessExplosive3rd downRed zoneProtectionBall security
WASMIN D

MIN offense vs WAS defense

Offense percentiles for MIN against the matching defensive percentiles for WAS. Where the offense polygon reaches beyond the defense, the attack has the edge.

PassRushSuccessExplosive3rd downRed zoneProtectionBall security
MINWAS D