Matt and Nick are back to dive deep into the Vikings' win against the Dolphins.
Week 6 Review
- Another fraudulent win -- Vikings 5-1 despite being 13th in offensive EPA/play, 13th in defensive EPA/play and 17th in DVOA
- Offense
- 3 and out on 10 (!) of 15 total drives
- Dalvin averaging less than 2 ypc until the 53-yarder
- Kirk largely not able to take advantage of aggressive blitzing
- Dolphins blitzed on 55% (!) of drop backs
- Kirk under pressure on 42.4% of drop backs
- Ingram and Bradbury struggled one-on-one
- Pass pro miscommunications
- Dolphins defense: WRs not separating
- But a few explosives make up for inconsistency: switch to 21p play action for 1st TD drive, 47-yarder to JJ on wheel route, Dalvin Run
- Defense
- DL feasting: pressure on 24/55 (44%) of drop backs, largely with dropping 7 (only blitzed teddy twice)
- Z (11 pressures, 2 sacks), Hunter (6 pressures, 1 sack), Patrick Jones (2 sacks, 4 total pressures), big Dalvin
- P2’s best game in years: 1 INT, 3 PBUs, gave up 3 catches and 2 were contested and one was in the flat on 1st and 20
- Sully struggling vs Tyreek
- Special Teams
- 73 yard punt
- Metellus and Asamoah force stop on punt fake on 4th and 1
- Reagor with a 25-yard return
- Tape Talk
- Vikings suck at communication protections. Miami keyed off the half slide with double mugs
- How Miami’s fronts and blitzes stopped Dalvin and kept Kirk under wraps
- How Z and Hunter racked up 17 pressures -- bull rush, arm over, etc.
- Bye Week Priorities
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