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Sloppy Offense Leads To Reduced Touches For Aaron Jones Sr., Jordan Mason
Minnesota Vikings running backs Aaron Jones Sr. and Jordan Mason combined for only 13 carries in the team's Week 10 loss to Baltimore, but the running game was hindered by a significant number of presnap penalties. Minnesota committed a whopping eight false start penalties -- the most by a team since 2011 -- including five of them on first-and-10 situations, and also committed three turnovers. Both Jones and Mason were above five years per carry, but Minnesota found itself in so many poor down-and-distance situations that it attempted 42 passes. "When you average six yards a play on offense, it's all for naught if you're going to be giving back so many of those yards in different capacities," Vikings head coach Kevin O'Connell said. It was a frustrating day for managers who started Jones or Mason, but an aberrational amount of penalties suggests Minnesota's top two running backs were not the problem with the rushing attack.
Source: Minnesota Vikings
Source: Minnesota Vikings
