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Jones completed 55.3 percent of his passes (21 of 38), which ranked last among 28 qualifying passers. He was expected to complete 58.3 percent of his passes, according to Next Gen Stats.
The Vikings were able to apply pressure with blitzes and on rush attempts with the front four and played tighter coverage than they did the previous week in Chicago.
Jones topped all passers this week with an aggressiveness percentage of 31.6. Cousins ranked seventh with an aggressiveness percentage of 22.2. The stat is explained as follows:
“Aggressiveness tracks the [number] of passing attempts a quarterback makes that are into tight coverage, where there is a defender within 1 yard or less of the receiver at the time of completion or incompletion. AGG is shown as a % of attempts into tight windows over all passing attempts.”
The game also featured three of the 12 most improbable completions across the league.
Jones’ 35-yard touchdown to Darius Slayton had a probability of 22.7 percent (eighth least likely).
Cousins’ 15-yard touchdown to Adam Thielen ranked in the following spot with a likelihood of 25.2 percent, and his 9-yard score to Thielen was 12th (27.5 percent).
2. Incredible YAC
Part of the success Sunday revolved around getting the ball to playmakers.
The Vikings had four of the top 13 plays in terms of exceeding expected yards after catch.