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  • Minnesota Vikings at Los Angeles Rams Expert NFL Tips for Wild Card Round
  • Kick Off is at 12:15 PM (AEDT) at SoFi Stadium
  • Minnesota Vikings vs. Los Angeles Rams expected to see Sam Darnold's passing yards go Over.
  • Vikings' defense shows potential weaknesses against top-tier teams.
  • Rams rank 20th in pass defense, potentially allowing for high passing yards and TDs.
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Minnesota Vikings at Los Angeles Rams NFL Tips


Sam Darnold will go over his passing yards as the game script is expected to be tweaked in favour of the dominant Minnesota passing game this Tuesday (Aus time).
  • Minnesota Vikings at Los Angeles Rams NFL Tips
  • Head to Head Record
  • All Time Record
  • Most Recent Matchup
  • Statistical Rankings
  • Minnesota Vikings Form
  • Minnesota Vikings Betting Trends
  • Los Angeles Rams Form
  • Los Angeles Rams Betting Trends
  • Minnesota Vikings vs Los Angeles Rams Frequently Asked Questions

There has been conjecture all season as to whether the Minnesota Vikings are the real deal. In certain aspects they have proved their worth beyond reasonable doubt but every now and again cracks have appeared in their defence against good teams which makes me second guess.

The Vikings have a 3-3 record against playoff teams this season, one of their losses being to the Rams. Darnold was sacked 3 times in the game and the Minnesota rush was restricted to 64 yards on 22 attempts.

Sam Darnold had a 128.7 passer rating in the loss and it is here I believe the Vikings will need to focus to win the game. The game script will need to have more Sam Darnold passing and less Aaron Jones running. 

The narrative leads to Overs for Darnold in terms of Passing Yards and TD plays. 

  • LA are 20th in the league in opposition Pass Yards per game allowing 223 per match.
  • Sam Darnold threw for 240 yards on 25 attempts in the earlier season loss against the Rams.
  • Justin Jefferson has 10 receiving TD’s this season, the most of any Viking.
  • TJ Hockenson has yet to record a TD this season after taking 5 last season. 

Head to Head Record


All Time Record


Minnesota Vikings lead all-time series 27-19-2.

Most Recent Matchup


DateResult
Oct 24, 2024
MIN 20 @ LAR 30

Statistical Rankings


StatMINLAR
Points Scored/Game25.4 (9th)21.6 (20th)
Points Allowed/Game19.5 (5th)22.7 (17th)
Pass Yds/Game237 (6th)227 (10th)
Rush Yds/Game109 (19th)103 (24th)
Def. Pass Yds/Game242 (28th)223 (20th)
Def. Rush Yds/Game93 (2nd)130 (22nd)

Minnesota Vikings Form


Minnesota closed out their season with a big loss to divisional rivals the Detroit Lions 31-9 sending them from a potential first seed and Wild Card bye to 5th seed and a trip to LA to take on the Rams.

The Vikings dropped just 3 games all season, 2 of those to Detroit and the other to the Rams. In all three losses their opponent has scored 30 or 31 points the only times the team conceded more than 29 across the year.

Minnesota rank 5th in defence with a season average of 19.5 to their opponents, there is a worrying variable in the stats though. They have not played a whole lot of good teams. Apart from their divisional rivals Detroit and Green Bay which accounted for 4 games this season (2-2 record) they played just 2 games against teams that made the play-offs (Houston & LA, 1-1 record).

The competing argument is that while they have played comparatively bad teams they have beaten up on them, some quite severely. The connection between Sam Darnold and his receiving corp has become better as the season progressed and will be put to the test this weekend.

Minnesota Vikings Betting Trends


TeamRecordATSO/UAwayHome
MIN14-3-011-5-17-10-06-2-08-1-0

Los Angeles Rams Form


Los Angeles were rank outsiders to make play-offs despite a weak NFC conference after they started 1-4 heading into their week 6 bye. After the week off they were a different team going 9-2 in their next 11 games and lastly losing against the Seahawks in week 18 while resting starters. 

Despite not having elite numbers across the board the Rams have got the job done against their opponents. Matt Stafford has averaged a 65.8% completion rate this season which is ranked 19th among QB’s. 

Kyren Williams averaged 4.1 Yards per rush attempt as the main runner for the team while Cooper Kupp and Puka Nacua both battled injury through the season but averaged 10+ yards per reception. 

The only main metric in which LA are above the league average is pass yards per game where they rank 10th with 227 per match.

Los Angeles Rams Betting Trends


TeamRecordATSO/UAwayHome
LA10-7-09-8-08-9-05-3-05-4-0

Minnesota Vikings vs Los Angeles Rams Frequently Asked Questions

What time does Minnesota Vikings vs Los Angeles Rams start?

Kickoff between Minnesota Vikings vs Los Angeles Rams is at 12:15 PM (AEDT), Tuesday 14th January

What channel is Minnesota Vikings vs Los Angeles Rams on?

You can watch Minnesota Vikings vs Los Angeles Rams on DAZN

Verdict

The narrative leads to Overs for Darnold in terms of Passing Yards and TD plays.
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