Wk 7 · 2026
Indianapolis Colts at Minnesota Vikings — Sun, Oct 25
Sun, Oct 25 ·
U.S. Bank Stadium, Minneapolis, MN
· CBS
Weather
This one is played indoors. There is nothing to forecast.
AFC South · no games yet
at
1:00pET
MIN -2.5 · total 46.5 DraftKings
Ratings differential MIN by 2.6
NFC North · no games yet
What is at stake
An interconference game, AFC against NFC. It counts in both overall records — which is what seeding is settled on first — and in neither team’s division or conference record.
What the ratings imply
The differential above is arithmetic on two published numbers:
The Gridiron King’s 2026 final efficiency ratings, plus
1.7 points of home field.
It is not a projection, a value, an edge or a lean, and nothing on this site
compares it with the betting line to tell you one is better. Until 2026
games are played it is last season’s measurement of two rosters that have
been through a draft and a free-agency window since.
Efficiency · 2026 ratings
Efficiency margin
Offense
Defense
Points / game
Points allowed / game
Opponent-adjusted ratings from The Gridiron King’s 2026 final numbers. Bars share a scale within each row, so the two lengths are comparable; the brighter side is the better of the two, and a longer bar is the better number — including the rows where a lower figure is the good one. Pace is the exception: it is how fast a team plays, not how well, so neither side is lit and a longer bar there means only more plays.
Team stats
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Vikings form
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Colts this season
No graded games yet this season. Lines are captured before kickoff and graded when a game goes final, so these records start at Week 1.
Vikings this season
No graded games yet this season. Lines are captured before kickoff and graded when a game goes final, so these records start at Week 1.
Lines are captured from ESPN's board before kickoff and locked at kickoff, so an in-play price cannot overwrite the number a game is graded against.
Common opponents · 2
| Opponent | Colts | Vikings |
|---|---|---|
| Commanders NFC | N Wk 4 · scheduled preview | vs Wk 16 · scheduled preview |
| Dolphins AFC | vs Wk 10 · scheduled preview | vs Wk 4 · scheduled preview |
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Series history · 2006–2026
Since 2006, Colts leads 4–2 · Vikings has won the last 2
6 meetings
in 2006–2026 · average margin
6.7 points toward Colts
| Yr | Date | Result | Site | Won |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2024-11-03 | Colts 13 — 21 Vikings | at MIN | Vikings |
| 2022 | 2022-12-17 | Colts 36 — 39 Vikings | at MIN | Vikings |
| 2020 | 2020-09-20 | Vikings 11 — 28 Colts | at IND | Colts |
| 2016 | 2016-12-18 | Colts 34 — 6 Vikings | at MIN | Colts |
| 2012 | 2012-09-16 | Vikings 20 — 23 Colts | at IND | Colts |
| 2008 | 2008-09-14 | Colts 18 — 15 Vikings | at MIN | Colts |
Colts leaders 2025 regular season
| Passing | Daniel Jones QB #17 | 261/384, 3101 YDS, 19 TD, 8 INT |
| Philip Rivers QB #17 | 58/92, 544 YDS, 4 TD, 3 INT | |
| Rushing | Jonathan Taylor RB #28 | 323 CAR, 1585 YDS, 18 TD |
| Daniel Jones QB #17 | 45 CAR, 164 YDS, 5 TD | |
| DJ Giddens RB #21 | 26 CAR, 96 YDS | |
| Receiving | Alec Pierce WR #14 | 47 REC, 1003 YDS, 6 TD |
| Tyler Warren TE #84 | 76 REC, 817 YDS, 4 TD | |
| Michael Pittman Jr. WR #11 | 80 REC, 784 YDS, 7 TD | |
| Josh Downs WR #2 | 58 REC, 566 YDS, 4 TD |
Defense
| Tackles | Zaire Franklin LB #44 | 125 |
| Nick Cross S #25 | 120 | |
| Germaine Pratt LB #53 | 101 | |
| Sacks | Laiatu Latu DE #97 | 8.5 |
| DeForest Buckner DT #99 | 4 | |
| Kwity Paye DE #95 | 4 | |
| Interceptions | Cam Bynum S #0 | 4 |
| Laiatu Latu DE #97 | 3 | |
| Mekhi Blackmon CB #29 | 2 |
Vikings leaders 2025 regular season
| Passing | J.J. McCarthy QB #9 | 140/243, 1632 YDS, 11 TD, 12 INT |
| Carson Wentz QB #11 | 110/169, 1216 YDS, 6 TD, 5 INT | |
| Rushing | Jordan Mason RB #27 | 159 CAR, 758 YDS, 6 TD |
| Aaron Jones Sr. RB #33 | 132 CAR, 548 YDS, 2 TD | |
| J.J. McCarthy QB #9 | 37 CAR, 181 YDS, 4 TD | |
| Receiving | Justin Jefferson WR #18 | 84 REC, 1048 YDS, 2 TD |
| Jordan Addison WR #3 | 42 REC, 610 YDS, 3 TD | |
| Jalen Nailor WR #9 | 29 REC, 444 YDS, 4 TD | |
| T.J. Hockenson TE #87 | 51 REC, 438 YDS, 3 TD |
Defense
| Tackles | Blake Cashman LB #51 | 144 |
| Eric Wilson LB #55 | 115 | |
| Joshua Metellus S #44 | 86 | |
| Sacks | Dallas Turner LB #15 | 8 |
| Andrew Van Ginkel LB #43 | 7 | |
| Eric Wilson LB #55 | 6.5 | |
| Interceptions | Harrison Smith S #22 | 2 |
| Byron Murphy Jr. CB #7 | 2 | |
| Joshua Metellus S #44 | 2 |
These are regular-season totals for
the season named on each card — the players who led that team that year,
taken from ESPN's team leaders. That list is keyed to the season, not to today's
roster, so a leader who has since signed elsewhere, been traded or retired still
appears against the year he earned it; the
roster
pages and the depth chart on each team page are where the current squad is.
A team switches to this season's numbers once it has played a game.