The Minnesota Vikings may take to the air less in this week’s game (and call more carries) since they be rolling with backup quarterback Joshua Dobbs.
The leading projections forecast the Vikings as the 7th-most pass-heavy team among all teams this week with a 60.7% pass rate, given their underlying traits and matchup dynamics.
In this week’s contest, T.J. Hockenson is anticipated by the projections to position himself in the 100th percentile among tight ends with 10.3 targets.
T.J. Hockenson has accrued a staggering 65.0 air yards per game this year: 100th percentile when it comes to tight ends.
T.J. Hockenson’s 54.8 WOPR (Weighted Opportunity Rating—an advanced metric that calculates high-value offensive usage) has been significantly higher this season than it was last season at 43.5.
Cons
Opposing quarterbacks teams have been hesitant to lean on the pass against the Broncos, averaging the 9th-fewest attempts in the NFL (just 33.8 per game) this year.
T.J. Hockenson’s talent in generating extra yardage have tailed off this year, accumulating just 3.99 yards-after-the-catch (YAC) compared to a 6.18 rate last year.