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Chart: The good, bad and ugly QB play of Vikings

By Mark Craig

November 20, 2013 at 3:35AM

Purple pain

The (Not-so-)Good, the Bad and the Ugly of Vikings QB play in 2013:

Christian Ponder

• Record: 1-6

• QB turnovers:13

• QB vs. QB turnover differential: minus-6

• Points allowed off turnovers: 55

• Points scored off opposing QB turnovers: 24

• Point differential off QB turnovers: minus-31

Matt Cassel

• Record: 1-1

• QB turnovers: 3

• QB vs. QB turnover differential: minus-1

• Points allowed off turnovers: 17.

• Points scored off opposing QB turnovers: 7

• Point differential off QB turnovers: minus-10

Josh Freeman

• Record: 0-1

• QB turnovers: 1

• QB vs. QB turnover

differential: minus-1

• Points allowed off

turnovers: 0

• Points scored off

opposing QB turnovers: 0

• Point differential off QB turnovers: even

Total

• Record: 2-8

• QB turnovers: 17

• QB vs. QB turnover

differential: minus-8

• Points allowed off QB turnovers: 72

• Points scored off

opposing QB turnovers: 31

• Point differential off

QB turnovers: minus-41

now, a comparison ... Russell Wilson, Seahawks

• Record: 10-1

• QB turnovers: 10

• QB vs. QB turnover differential: plus-8

• Points allowed off turnovers: 17

• Points scored off

opposing QB turnovers: 71

• Point differential off

QB turnovers: plus-54

about the writer

Mark Craig

Sports reporter

Mark Craig has covered the NFL nearly every year since Brett Favre was a rookie back in 1991. A sports writer since 1987, he is covering his 30th NFL season out of 37 years with the Canton (Ohio) Repository (1987-99) and the Star Tribune (1999-present).