The Vikings are a 3-point underdog in this week’s game, indicating a passing game script.
The leading projections forecast the Minnesota Vikings to be the 6th-most pass-heavy offense among all teams this week with a 61.3% pass rate, given their underlying tendencies and matchup dynamics.
The leading projections forecast the Minnesota Vikings offense to be the 8th-quickest paced team in the league (context-neutralized) right now, averaging 26.89 seconds per play.
The predictive model expects T.J. Hockenson to garner 8.5 targets in this week’s contest, on balance, ranking him in the 98th percentile among TEs.
This year, the shaky Bengals defense has allowed a staggering 69.0 adjusted receiving yards per game versus opposing tight ends: the worst in the NFL.
Cons
T.J. Hockenson’s skills in generating extra yardage have tailed off this year, totaling just 3.74 yards-after-the-catch (YAC) vs a 6.18 mark last year.