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Baltimore Ravens vs. Minnesota Vikings: Bullet points to know for the game

By Chris Schisler

OAKLAND, CA - OCTOBER 08: Javorius Allen #37 of the Baltimore Ravens celebrates after a touchdown against the Oakland Raiders during their NFL game at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum on October 8, 2017 in Oakland, California. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)
OAKLAND, CA - OCTOBER 08: Javorius Allen #37 of the Baltimore Ravens celebrates after a touchdown against the Oakland Raiders during their NFL game at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum on October 8, 2017 in Oakland, California. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images) /
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It’s the Baltimore Ravens vs. The Minnesota Vikings coming right up. Here are the game day bullet points:

The Ravens lead the series against the Minnesota Vikings 3-1

The last game between these teams was a Ravens home win in the snow in the 2013 season.

The Ravens lost to the Brett Favre’s Vikings in 2009 after Steven Hauschka missed a last second field goal.

Baltimore has the third worst offense in the NFL in terms of yards per game. The Vikings have a top 5 match-up.

Brandon Williams, who is listed as questionable is expected to play. This could have a huge impact on the defense. The only way the Ravens win this game is by making plays when their offense is off the field.

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  • The Ravens have the 30th worst defense in terms of rushing yards per game. The Ravens rank 5th against the pass. Williams and even Carl Davis returning should help against the run. Still the purple and black want to make the Vikings one dimensional.

    • The Baltimore defense has 16 sacks and nine interceptions this season. The Ravens need to add to these totals to win this game.

  • The Vikings are a run first offense. Jerick McKinnon is a speedy and shifty running back who has taken the workload over for the injured Dalvin Cook. McKinnon is averaging 4.6 yards per carry. 

    • Case Keenum has come on in relief of the injured Sam Bradford and he has more yards and less interceptions than Joe Flacco, who has started every game.

    A few extra points:

    • Mike Wallace is the only legitimate deep threat the Ravens have. He is going against his former team. His stint in Minnesota was the lowest point of his career.
    • Sam Koch has punted 33 times this season. The Raiders game was the only time he punted less than 5 times in a game.
    • Justin Tucker has only had 12 field goal attempts. Baltimore can’t even set up the best kicker in the league at the moment.
    • Everson Griffen has seven sacks this season. He is by far the biggest problem the Ravens face today, but the Vikings defense is stacked.

    Next: 3 key match-ups for the Ravens against the Vikings

    There you have it. These are your game day bullet points. Hopefully this can be a surprise win for the purple and black. The number one thing to remember is that the Ravens are capable. When they dominated the Bengals, Browns and Raiders, they played great football. This team is capable of anything. At the moment, the flock is still sulking after a horrible showing against the Chicago Bears. We’ll see what happens, stick with us today. We have your Ravens coverage right here.

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