Minnesota Vikings at New Orleans Saints
Kickoff 10/11/2026, 12:00:00 PM CDT · Caesars Superdome
Group not verified / Group not verified · Week 5
Article published 10/13/2026, 12:07:25 PM CDT · last material update 10/13/2026, 12:07:25 PM CDT
Minnesota Vikings
19.2PROJECTION
New Orleans Saints
20.5Model projections are estimates. Forecast timestamp 10/7/2026, 11:16:08 PM CDT · feature-data cutoff 10/7/2026, 11:16:08 PM CDT. Imported original pregame forecast. No archived pregame statistical comparison exists; current-season totals were not substituted.
Official betting selection
No official selection recorded
No official selection is stored for this game. The displayed forecast is not itself a published wager.
Team statistics & league rankings
Archived pregame comparison · ranks use covered teams within NFL · #1 is best for each metric.
| Metric | Minnesota Vikings | New Orleans Saints |
|---|---|---|
| Points / game | Unavailable | Unavailable |
| Points allowed / game | Unavailable | Unavailable |
| Total yards / game | Unavailable | Unavailable |
| Yards allowed / game | Unavailable | Unavailable |
| Passing yards / game | Unavailable | Unavailable |
| Rushing yards / game | Unavailable | Unavailable |
| Yards / play | Unavailable | Unavailable |
| Yards allowed / play | Unavailable | Unavailable |
| Third-down conversion | Unavailable | Unavailable |
| Third-down conversion allowed | Unavailable | Unavailable |
| Turnovers / game | Unavailable | Unavailable |
| Takeaways / game | Unavailable | Unavailable |
| Offensive EPA / play | Unavailable | Unavailable |
| EPA allowed / play | Unavailable | Unavailable |
| Offensive success rate | Unavailable | Unavailable |
| Success rate allowed | Unavailable | Unavailable |
| Red-zone scoring rate | Unavailable | Unavailable |
| Turnover differential / game | Unavailable | Unavailable |
| Defensive sacks / game | Unavailable | Unavailable |
| Tackles for loss / game | Unavailable | Unavailable |
| Passing EPA / pass play | Unavailable | Unavailable |
| Rushing EPA / rush play | Unavailable | Unavailable |
| Explosive-play rate | Unavailable | Unavailable |
| Sacks suffered / pass play | Unavailable | Unavailable |
| QB hits / pass play | Unavailable | Unavailable |
| Adjusted strength of schedule | Unavailable | Unavailable |
Statistical advantages
The stored production forecast is Minnesota Vikings 19.2, New Orleans Saints 20.5. New Orleans Saints is projected to win by 1.2 points. SE v3.0 uses recent team and opponent profiles rather than just the full-season averages shown here. The NFL model includes home/away context; an independently attributable home-field point adjustment is not exposed for this game, so none is claimed.
Archived pregame team statistics were not captured for this imported game. Current postgame season averages are not substituted into its historical preview.
Key matchup factors
Saved sportsbook observations
Spread unavailable
Total unavailable
Observed Not verified. Saved market observations can differ from the original locked betting line.
Final model assessment
New Orleans Saints is the projected winner in the original stored scoring forecast, with a 1.2-point margin and 39.7 combined points. Statistical coverage is limited, so the forecast should not be presented as a fully explained betting edge. The official selection, when published, remains the specific wager in the tracker.
Verified final & model performance
Minnesota Vikings 23 — New Orleans Saints 13
Source nflverse. The original forecast and official betting terms remain preserved.
- Winner prediction
- Incorrect
- Home margin · actual / model
- -10.0 / +1.2
- Total · actual / model
- 36 / 39.7
- Margin error
- 11.2
- Total error
- 3.7
- Official betting result
- No selection recorded
The actual combined score was 36, 3.7 points below the saved projection. The actual home margin was -10.0, compared with +1.2 projected.
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Definitions, coverage & original timestamps
Game ID nfl:2026_05_MIN_NO. Article creation is not the original prediction timestamp. Original forecast 10/7/2026, 11:16:08 PM CDT; final stored pregame forecast 10/7/2026, 11:16:08 PM CDT. Rates use summed observed numerators and denominators; game averages use games with that statistic. Rankings use competition ties within the covered league population. NFL data uses regular-season games. EPA / play uses observed PBP EPA counts; success means positive EPA. Explosive plays use the source aggregation’s 20-yard passing / 10-yard rushing thresholds. CFB red-zone scoring includes field goals and touchdowns; a different NFL red-zone rate is not substituted. Quarterback hit rate is a hit proxy, not a complete pressure rate. Missing adjusted strength of schedule, pressure rates or archived inputs remain unavailable.